BOXING
Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain set to launch her boxing academy in Guwahati
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain is about to launch her personal academy, which might be inaugurated by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati on Tuesday.
“This academy is greater than only a coaching facility. It’s a dream realised and a promise stored to myself and to the numerous younger girls and boys in Assam who dream of entering into the ring,” Borgohain stated.
“With the Lovlina Boxing Academy, my deepest want is to create a nurturing atmosphere the place aspiring athletes not solely be taught the artwork of boxing but in addition develop the resilience, self-discipline, and unwavering spirit wanted to succeed,” she added.
The Lovlina Boxing Academy is a testomony to Borgohain’s dedication to nurturing uncooked expertise and offering them with world-class coaching and infrastructure.
It additionally marks a historic step within the improvement of sports activities and sporting infrastructure within the north-east area of India.
-PTI
SQUASH
British Open: Abhay beats Brownell in Spherical 1 conflict
Abhay Singh clinched a 11-9, 4-11, 11-6, 11-4 win towards USA’s Timmy Brownell of their Spherical 1 conflict on the British Open on Sunday.
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FOOTBALL
Geno FC appoints Francisco Bruto da Costa as head coach forward of 2025-26 season
Geno Soccer Membership named Francisco Bruto da Costa the top coach of its senior crew forward of the upcoming season.
A seasoned tactician with a wealth of home and worldwide expertise, Bruto da Costa brings elite-level data and management to the membership.
Francisco, a local of Margao, holds an AFC Professional Licence, the very best teaching qualification issued by the Asian Soccer Confederation.
His teaching journey contains high-profile roles with the Indian nationwide groups, SC East Bengal, NorthEast United FC, and Kerala Blasters, alongside worldwide assignments in Malaysia, Bangladesh, Egypt, and Vietnam. He most lately labored with Cong-Viettel FC within the Vietnam League 1 and the Egyptian nationwide crew with Carlos Queiroz and gamers like Mohamed Salah.
Joyner Antao, former coach at Sesa Soccer Academy, will be a part of the technical crew as Assistant Coach.
-Group Sportstar
GOLF
Scheffler strikes into lead as Bhatia slips to twenty third
Akshay Bhatia slipped down the leaderboard with two double bogeys on the shifting day on the Memorial, whilst World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler was at his finest with a 4-under 68 that took him to the highest.
Bhatia slipped with an 8-over 80 that noticed him drop to T-23, down 20 locations from his in a single day third place.
Bhatia who shot 70-69 on the primary two days had a tough third day.
He had 4 bogeys on first, fifth, tenth and the 18th and double bogeys on the eleventh and the seventeenth for an 80. It was his highest single spherical rating of the season
– PTI
Ahlawat struggles in third spherical however stays inside prime 30 in Austria
Veer Ahlawat performed a spherical of even par with three birdies and as many bogeys to complete the third day of the Austrian Alpine Open introduced by SalzburgerLand tied twenty eighth within the standings.
Marcel Schneider of Germany continued to steer the sector, heading into the fourth and ultimate day at 15-under after a 3rd spherical of 66.
Ahlawat started his spherical on the entrance 9 making consecutive bogeys on the third and fourth gap earlier than gaining again a shot on the fifth gap after which claimed again the second misplaced stroke on the ninth gap. It was his third birdie in as many days on the ninth.
On the again 9 he dropped a shot on the tenth gap earlier than making birdie on the 14th gap to shut the day with a rating of even par 70. His complete rating is now 5 beneath par.
The 29-year-old Gurgaon golfer, has made the lower this week for the primary time since his prime 20 end on the Hero Indian Open held in March earlier this yr.
– PTI
MISCELLANEOUS
Match India motion positive aspects momentum
The Match India Sundays on Cycle Motion gained appreciable momentum throughout the nation on its twenty fifth version, celebrating World Bicycle Day, and paying tribute to the armed forces.
The Union Sports activities Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, led about 1,500 cyclists within the Capital from the Dhyan Chand Nationwide Stadium, accompanied by the Sports activities Secretary Hari Ranjan Rao. Sports activities icons Yogeshwar Dutt, Saba Karim, and Sarita Mor, Bollywood actress Sharvari, and about 75,000 cyclists joined the journey from about 5,000 centres.
“The Tiranga Rally is a salute to our jawans and their sacrifice. Health and patriotism go hand in hand,” the Sports activities Minister stated.
Sports activities Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on the forefront of the Match India motion in Delhi on Sunday.
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Sports activities Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on the forefront of the Match India motion in Delhi on Sunday.
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Moreover, a Match India e-newsletter was launched, and a carbon credit score function, to permit cyclists to trace their periods, was launched on its cellular app.
“Your pace from 7-34 kmph and the gap might be recorded, and your carbon credit might be added,” the Minister defined.
The month-to-month e-newsletter may have inspiring articles and coaching suggestions, amongst different options.
“It’s a motion that hyperlinks nationwide well being with nationwide delight,” stated Yogeshwar.
Dipa Karmakar flagged off the rally on the SAI centre in Agartala. It was archer Deepika Kumari and lots of others on the SAI Centre in Bengaluru. Cricketer Saba Karim recalled that he used to cycle to highschool.
“There is no such thing as a upkeep, no air pollution. An ideal instrument for well being and atmosphere”, he stated.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
WRESTLING
Aman claims bronze in Ulaanbaatar
Paris Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Aman Sehrawat (57kg) claimed a bronze within the Ulaanbaatar Open Rating Collection on Sunday.
On his comeback to competitors after the Olympics final yr, Aman defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Almaz Smanbekov 11-1 earlier than being pinned by one other Olympian and Pan-American champion, Mexico’s Roman Gulliermo Bravo Younger, within the semifinals. Nonetheless, he bounced again to beat Turkey’s Bekir Keser 12-2 for the bronze.
Udit (61kg) picked up a silver, whereas Amit (79kg) and Vicky (97kg) secured a bronze apiece.
-Y. B. Sarangi
TABLE TENNIS
UTT Juniors: Shreya helps Patriots down Pipers
Shreya Dhar received her singles and combined doubles matches to information Jaipur Patriots to a 6-3 victory over Ahmedabad SG Pipers within the Dream UTT juniors desk tennis match on the EKA Area on Sunday.
It was the second victory in two matches, by the identical 6-3 margin, for the Jaipur crew.
Dempo Goa Challengers additionally recorded its second win in two matches by beating Stanley’s Chennai Lions 5-4, with Sahil Rawat successful each his singles and combined doubles matches.
RESULTS (LEAGUE):
Dempo Goa Challengers bt Stanley’s Chennai Lions 5-4 (Sahil Rawat bt Siddhanth Dhariwal 11-9, 11-9, 11-5; Sahil & Arya Redkar bt Siddhanth & Divyanshi Bhowmick 11-10, 11-9, 5-11; Arya misplaced to Divyanshi 3-11, 7-11, 6-11).
Jaipur Patriots bt Ahmedabad SG Pipers 6-3 (Trishal Surapureddy misplaced to Abheek Kashyap 8-11, 6-11, 11-7; Trishal & Shreya Dhar bt Abheek & Mouboni Chatterjee 11-8, 11-9, 11-9; Shreya bt Moubonni Sep 11, 11-8, 11-10).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
TENNIS
Niki-Jeevan bested in doubles semis at Little Rock Challenger
Third seeds Niki Poonacha and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan had been crushed 7-6(4), 6-3 by Aziz Dougaz and Antoine Escoffier within the doubles semifinals of the $100,000 Challenger tennis match in Little Rock, USA.
The Indian pair collected 30 ATP factors and $1,730.
RESULTS
$100,000 Challenger, Little Rock, USA Doubles (semifinals): Aziz Dougaz (Tun) & Antoine Escoffier (Fra) bt Niki Poonacha & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 7-6(4), 6-3.
-Kamesh Srinivasan