SQUASH
Indians assured seven medals
The thirty second Asian Junior Particular person Championship 2025 has seen stellar performances from Indian squash gamers, with seven advancing to the semifinals, guaranteeing not less than seven medals for India. Within the final two editions, Indians gained 4 medals every.
Quarterfinal Outcomes
Boys Underneath-19
Yusha N [9/16] (IND) misplaced to Renshi M [5/8] (JPN) 2-3 (10-12, 7-11, 11-6, 11-1, 2-11)
Boys Underneath-17
Nickhileswar [1] (MAS) beat Subhash C [5/8] (IND) 3-1 (11-9, 6-11, 11-5, 11-7)
Aryaveer Dewan [3/4] (IND) beat Erwin KC [5/8] (MAS) 3-1 (11-6, 11-2, September 11, 11-7)
Shiven A [5/8] (IND) misplaced to Aqil MNBK [2] (MAS) 1-3 (September 11, 8-11, 11-7, 1-11)
Boys Underneath-15
Aryaman Singh (IND) beat Wong HK [3/4] (HKG) 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-8)
Harshal R (IND) misplaced to Nauman Khan (PAK) 0-3 (6-11, 5-11, 7-11)
Boys Underneath-13
Abhyuday A [5/8] (IND) misplaced to Muhammad S (PAK) 0-3 (2-11, 8-11, 2-11)
Amarya Bajaj (IND) beat Hiroto M (JPN) 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-9)
Ayaan Dhanuka (IND) beat Muhammad S [3/4] (MAS) 3-1 (8-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-8)
Women Underneath-19
Anahat S [1] (IND) beat Doyce L [5/8] (MAS) 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-3)
Women Underneath-17
Aradhya P [9/16] (IND) misplaced to Lo PYC [3/4] (HKG) 0-3 (8-11, 6-11, 6-11)
Anika Dubey [5/8] (IND) beat Chung YL [3/4] (HKG) 3-1 (11-8, September 11, 11-7, 13-11)
Women Underneath-15
Saanvi Kalanki (IND) beat Fabiha N (IND) 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-2)
Aadya B [5/8] (IND) misplaced to Jinoreeka N [2] (MAS) 0-3 (6-11, 2-11, 2-11)
Women Underneath-13
Divyanshi J [5/8] (IND) misplaced to Maisarah BKN [1] (MAS) 0-3 (2-11, September 11, 8-11)
Anika Ok [5/8] (IND) misplaced to Mahnoor A [3/4] (PAK) 0-3 (6-11, 2-11, 3-11)
– Staff Sportstar
HOCKEY
Sub Junior Girls Nationwide C’ship: HP, Assam, Karnataka, Manipur, Gujarat win on day 1
Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Manipur and Gujarat emerged winners on the opening day of the fifteenth Hockey India Sub Junior Girls Nationwide Championship in Ranchi on Thursday.
Within the first match of the match, Himachal defeated Rajasthan 7-0 in Division ‘C’, whereas within the second match Assam beat Goa 7-1 in one other match.
Telangana drew 2-2 draw towards Jammu & Kashmir.
Karnataka defeated Kerala 3-1, whereas Manipur gained 3-0 towards Dadra, Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu in Division ‘B’ Within the final match of the day, Gujarat blanked Bengal 3-0.
– PTI
TENNIS
Smiriti Bhasin beats high seed
Smriti Bhasin knocked out the highest seed Jacqueline Cabaj Awad of Sweden 6-2, 6-4 within the pre-quarterfinals of the $15,000 ITF ladies’s tennis match in Hillcrest, South Africa, on Thursday.
Within the quarterfinals, Smriti will play Lexue Xiao of China.
The outcomes:
€91,250 Challenger, Brasov, Romania
Doubles (quarterfinals): Siddhant Bhanthia & Alexander Donski (Bul) bt Andrew Paulson & Michael Vrbensky (Cze) 6-4, 7-5.
€91,250 Challenger, Modena, Italy
Doubles (quarterfinals): Ivan Liutarevich & Mick Veldheer (Ned) bt Sergio Gornes (Esp) & Vijay Sundar Prashanth 6-1, 3-6, [10-7].
$54,000 Challenger, Troyes, France
Doubles (pre-quarterfianls): Axel Garcian & Harold Mayot (Fra) bt Francis Casey Alcantara (Phi) & Parikshit Somani 6-4, 6-3.
$15,000 ITF males, Monastir, Tunisia
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Pablo Gomez (Esp) bt Karan Singh 6-4, 6-4; Cooper Williams (USA) bt Dev Javia 7-5, 6-2.
$60,000 ITF ladies, Bucharest, Romania
Doubles (quarterfinals): Rutuja Bhosale & Wushuang Zheng (Chn) bt Mariana Drazic (Cro) & Shuo Feng (Chn) 7-5, 6-0; Riya Bhatia & Sada Nahimana (Bdi) bt Ines Ibbou (Alg) & Naima Karamoko (Sui) 6-3, 6-3.
$15,000 ITF ladies, Hillcrest, South Africa
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Smriti Bhasin bt Jacqueline Cabaj Awad (Swe) 6-2, 6-4; Allegra van der Walt (RSA) bt Paavanii Paathak 6-4, 6-4.
$15,000 ITF ladies, Los Angeles, USA
Singles (first spherical): Maria Aytoyan (USA) bt Prathyusha Rachapudi 6-4, 6-3; Krisha Mahendran bt Simone Kay (USA) 6-2, 6-0.
$15,000 ITF ladies, Hong Kong
Doubles (quarterfinals): Mayuka Aikawa & Kisa Yoshioka (Jpn) bt Ashmitha Easwaramurthi & Yuhan Liu (Chn) 6-2, 6-2.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
ESPORTS
S8UL included in EWCF Membership Accomplice Program, BGMI Invitation to EWC 2025, and broadcast on one in every of India’s main streaming platforms
The Esports World Cup Basis (EWCF) introduced a serious enlargement of its engagement with the Indian esports ecosystem. Key developments embody a soon-to-be-announced strategic broadcast partnership with India’s main streaming and digital providers firm, an official invitation of a Battlegrounds Cellular India (BGMI) crew to compete on the Esports World Cup 2025 (EWC), and the inclusion of premier Indian group S8UL within the 2025 EWCF Membership Accomplice Program.
– Staff Sportstar
Saumya Raj, Samihan Kulkarni Oleed F and Kunal Bhaskar Qualify for BMPS 2025 Finals
Saumya Raj, Samihan Kulkarni Oleed F and Kunal Bhaskar, 4 athletes from the BGMI Rising Stars 2025 program, have certified for the celebrated Battlegrounds Cellular India Professional Collection (BMPS) Finals, to be held from July 4–6 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi. ation of BGMI stars.
With the nation’s high groups battling for a large INR 4 crore prize pool, the BMPS Finals will function the last word proving floor for India’s subsequent technology of BGMI stars.
– Staff Sportstar
BOXING
Hitesh, Sakshi guarantee India two extra medals at World Boxing Cup
Hitesh Gulia and Sakshi assured India of two extra medals after securing the semifinal spots on the World Boxing Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Thursday.
Hitesh, a gold medallist from the Brazil leg earlier this 12 months, delivered a dominant 5:0 win over Kazakhstan’s Almaz Orozbekov within the males’s 70kg quarterfinal, guaranteeing one other medal to his identify.
Within the ladies’s 54kg class, Sakshi placed on a composed show to beat Brazil’s Tatiana Regina de Jesus Chagas through unanimous resolution.
They thus joined assured medallists Minakshi (48kg) and Pooja Rani (80kg), in addition to Sanju (60kg), who confirmed a podium for herself on Wednesday after advancing to the semifinals.
Anamika (51kg) additionally stays in competition after reaching the quarters.
With a number of medals assured and extra boxers nonetheless within the combine, Staff India’s marketing campaign in Astana continues to construct towards a powerful end forward of the World Boxing Cup Finals in New Delhi.
– PTI
GOLF
Disappointing begin for Indian ladies golfers in Irish Open
The Indian quartet obtained off to a disappointing begin on the KPMG Irish Open and all of them will want a low second spherical effort to make the minimize in a month that is stuffed with high-profile occasions on the Girls European Tour.
Tvesa Malik had the very best rating among the many 4 with 1-over 74 on the par-73 Carton Home golf course. She was mendacity on tied-86th, although variety of gamers have been but to complete their opening spherical.
Diksha Dagar, who has ensured her place within the AIG Girls’s Open, and rookie Avani Prashanth shot 2-over 75 every and have been Tied-A hundred and fifth. Hitaashee Bakshi was 3-over by means of 5 holes.
– PTI