WEIGHTLIFTING
India clinches silver on Day 1 of Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships 2025
Pungni Tara clinched a silver medal within the 44 kg weight class (Youth Women) with a complete elevate of 141 kg on the opening day of the 2025 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Her particular person lifts included snatch of 60 kg, clear & jerk of 81 kg, recording a complete weight of 141 kg.
With this efficiency, Tara secured a gold in clear & jerk, leading to a silver in whole elevate.
Outcomes
India outcomes (Semifinals):
Boys: u-13: D. Ayaan bt Y. Liu (Chn) 12-10, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6; S. Muhammad (Pak) bt Amarya Bajaj 11-5, 11-1, 11-2; u-15: Okay. Nauman (Pak) bt Aryaman Singh 11-5, 11-1, 11-5;
u-17: Aryaveer Dewan bt MNBK Aqil (Mas) 11-7, 11-3, 11-7.
Women:
u-15: Saanvi Kalanki bt Chung KY (Hkg) 3-1 (11-7, 5-11, 11-8, 8-3 (retd.); u-17: Harleen Tan (Mas) bt Anika Dubey 11-5, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7; u-19: Anahat Singh (Ind) bt Whitney Isabella (Mas) 13-11,11-6, 11-6.
-Crew Sportstar
INDIAN FOOTBALL
NorthEast United FC indicators ahead Lalbiakdika on a long-term deal
NorthEast United FC introduced the signing of ahead Lalbiakdika Vanlalvunga on a long-term contract that can hold him on the membership till the tip of the 2027 season.
Vanlalvunga, 25, joins the Highlanders from Aizawl FC following the conclusion of his contract with the I-League aspect.
At Aizawl FC, he registered eight objectives and 9 assists in 37 appearances over two seasons. His performances within the 2024–25 marketing campaign — 5 objectives and 6 assists in 20 matches — performed a vital position in serving to his aspect keep away from relegation.
“Coming from Mizoram, I’m actually delighted to affix NorthEast United FC. It’s a membership that represents the area and one I’ve at all times dreamed of enjoying for,” Vanlalvunga mentioned.
“Lalbiakdika is a superb addition to our ahead line. He’s constant, clever, and one of the crucial promising Indian attackers. His versatility offers us depth within the closing third, and I’m assured that, with the appropriate atmosphere, he can develop right into a top-level skilled,” Juan Pedro Benali, Head Coach, NorthEast United FC, mentioned.
Lalbiakdika turns into NorthEast United FC’s second Indian signing of the summer season, following the arrival of Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia. The duo will hyperlink up for the Highlanders up high because the 2024 Durand Cup champions kick off their pre-season in Guwahati on 13 July.
-Crew Sportstar
SQUASH
India secures three bronze medals, 4 closing berths at thirty second Asian Junior Particular person Championships 2025
Saanvi Kalanki, Anahat SIngh, Aryaweer Dewa and Ayaan D will play the ultimate of their respective classes.
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Saanvi Kalanki, Anahat SIngh, Aryaweer Dewa and Ayaan D will play the ultimate of their respective classes.
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India continues its stellar efficiency on the thirty second Asian Junior Particular person Championship 2025, securing 4 closing berths and three bronze medals within the semifinals.
Aryaveer Dewa entered the boys U-17 closing, whereas Ayaan D certified for the U-13 summit conflict. High-seed Anahat Singh made it to the U-19 women closing, and Saanvi Kalanki reached the U-15 women closing.
India additionally clinched three bronze medals – Amarya Bajaj within the boys U-13 class, Aryaman Singh within the boys U-15 and Anika Dubey within the women U-17.
-Crew Sportstar
GOLF
Indian golfers face early exit from Irish Open
Issues have been trying bleak for the Indian ladies golfers on the KPMG Irish Open as three out of 4 in competition have been gazing an early exit at Carton Home on the Girls European Tour.
Led by Tvesa Malik, who had the very best card among the many 4 Indians on the primary day with a gap rating of 1-over 74, none have been contained in the projected reduce line of even par.
Tvesa was tied 72 out of a subject of 131 gamers, whereas Diksha Dagar and Avani Prashanth with rounds of 75 every have been T-91 and Hitaashee Bakshi with 77 was T-133.
-PTI
Shubhankar and Veer stutter on opening day at Munich
Indian golfers Shubhankar Sharma and Veer Ahlawat struggled on the opening day of the BMW Worldwide Open on the DP World Tour, carding 2-over 74 to be tied 116 in a subject of 156 gamers, right here.
Shubhankar made two birdies and 4 bogeys in his spherical whereas Ahlawat shot three birdies, three bogeys and one double bogey.
-PTI
Bhullar lies Tied 37 in Morocco
Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar shot one-under 72 to lie at Tied-37 within the USD 2 million Worldwide Sequence Morocco right here.
Bhullar, essentially the most profitable Indian on the Asian Tour with 11 wins, was 4 pictures behind John Catlin, the reigning Asian Tour Order of Benefit champion.
-PTI
TENNIS
Riya-Sada enter Bucharest ITF ladies’s event closing
Riya Bhatia in partnership with Sada Nihimana beat Rutuja Bhosale and Wushuang Zheng 6-3, 6-3 within the doubles semifinals of the $60,000 ITF ladies’s tennis event in Bucharest, Romania, on Friday.
Within the closing, Riya and Sada will play the third seeds Estelle Cascino and Patricia Maria Tig.
The outcomes:
$100,000 Challenger, Cary, USA
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Kody Pearson (Aus) & Joshua Sheehy (USA) bt Niki Poonacha & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 6-7(4), 6-2, [10-2].
€91,250 Challenger, Brasov, Romania
Doubles (semifinals): Vladyslav Orlov (Ukr) & Santiago Taverna (Arg) bt Siddhant Banthia & Alexander Donski (Bul) 5-7, 6-4, [10-8].
$30,000 ITF males, Hillcrest, South Africa
Doubles (quarterfinals): Gerard Henning & Philip Henning (RSA) bt Ishaque Eqbal & Thando Longwe-Smit (RSA) 6-4, 6-7(1), 6-3.
$60,000 ITF ladies, Bucharest, Romania
Doubles (semifinals): Riya Bhatia & Sada NIhimana (Bdi) bt Rutuja Bhosale & Wushuang Zheng (Chn) 6-3, 6-3.
$15,000 ITF ladies, Hillcrest, South Africa
Singles (quarterfinals): Lexue Xiao (Chn) bt Smriti Bhasin 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.
$15,000 ITF ladies, Los Angeles, USA
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Krisha Mahendran bt Claire An (USA) 6-2, 6-0.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
BOXING
Nupur Storms Into Ultimate, Abhinash Jamwal Secures Semifinal Spot at World Boxing Cup
Nupur delivered a dominant efficiency in her semifinal bout, defeating Turkey’s Seyma Dustaz 5:0
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Nupur delivered a dominant efficiency in her semifinal bout, defeating Turkey’s Seyma Dustaz 5:0
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India’s medal rely on the World Boxing Cup–Astana, Kazakhstan 2025 continued to develop as Nupur (80+kg) superior to the ultimate, whereas Abhinash Jamwal (65kg) booked his place within the semifinals on Friday.
Nupur delivered a dominant efficiency in her semifinal bout, defeating Turkey’s Seyma Dustaz 5:0 to safe a spot within the ladies’s 80+kg closing. Earlier within the day, Jamwal impressed within the males’s 65kg class, overcoming Rene Camacho of the USA with a unanimous resolution win to maneuver into the final 4 and assure himself a medal.
In the meantime, Neeraj Phogat (65kg) and Anamika (51kg) noticed their campaigns come to an finish within the quarterfinals. Neeraj fought a detailed and spirited bout however went down 3:2 in a break up resolution.
With 10 pugilists within the semis and one within the closing, India’s robust exhibiting in Astana continues to collect momentum heading into the ultimate stretch of the event.
-Crew Sportstar