GOLF
Indian golfer Diksha Dagar carded a one-under 71 to lie tied Thirtieth after the primary spherical of the Girls’s Open, the final Main of the 12 months for girls.
Diksha, making her sixth look on the Girls’s Open, picked up 4 birdies towards three bogeys in unpredictable climate circumstances right here.
She was mendacity Tied-Thirtieth after being Tied-14th until the fifteenth gap. She picked birdies on the primary, seventh, ninth and eleventh and the bogeys got here on the sixth, eighth and eleventh.
Diksha, who’s the only Indian within the area this week at Porthcawl, completed Tied-Twenty first in 2023, her finest efficiency on the Open.
Pranavi Urs performed the qualifiers however did not make the principle occasion after taking pictures 75 within the one-round ultimate qualifier on the Par-71 Pyle and Kenfig course three days in the past.
Japan’s Eri Okayama and Rio Takeda shared the lead within the opening spherical with each carding a formidable five-under-par 67 at Royal Porthcawl.
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Saptak Talwar has robust begin in Scotland
India’s Saptak Talwar produced a stable five-under 66 to make begin on the Farmfoods Scottish Problem right here.
Talwar, who gained his maiden Indian Tour title this season, picked up 5 birdies in a bogey-free spherical to lie T8 alongside 5 different gamers.
Beginning on the again 9, Talwar made birdies on the Twelfth, fifteenth, and seventeenth holes earlier than transferring onto the entrance 9, the place he made birdies on the second and fifth holes.
The chief on the finish of the primary spherical was Will Enefer, who set a brand new course document with a shocking 10-under 61. Three gamers — Quim Vidal, Daniel Younger and Marc Hammer — shot 7-under 64 every to be tied second.
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Vedika lies second in US Youngsters World Championship, Ojaswini is ninth
Indian golfers Vedika Bhansali and Ojaswini Saraswat made promising begins to discover a place within the top-10 after the opening day of the US Youngsters World Championship golf at Pinehurst Village right here.
Bengaluru’s Vedika with a bogey-free 3-under 33 was tied-second with 5 others and was one shot behind the chief, Audrey Zhang of the US.
Ojaswini from Mohali, a former medallist on the US Youngsters World Championship, was Tied-ninth in Women 12 after a card of 2-under. She was runner-up in Women 11 a 12 months in the past and is taking a look at going one higher.
Vedika, who was fourth a 12 months in the past in Women 8 class, had three birdies and Ojaswini, runner-up final 12 months in Women 11, had three birdies and dropped her solely shot on the 18th on the Longleaf membership.
Chandigarh golfer Nihal Cheema, who was runner-up on Boys 7 in 2024, had only one birdie towards two bogeys in his nine-hole spherical at Mid Pines (Black).
Cheema, enjoying in Boys 8 Class this 12 months, was positioned Tied-Twelfth.
Outcomes of the Indians at US Youngsters World Championships at Pinehurst:
Boys 8: Nihal Cheema (Boys 8, Chandigarh) T-12; Boys 10: Kabir Goyal (Boys 10, Noida) shot 72 (T-33); Boys 11: Sohraab Singh Talwar (Boys 11, Mohali) – 76 (T-50); Boys 12: Adit Veeramachaneni (Boys 12, Bangalore) – 73 (T-23), Siddhant Sharma (Boys 12, Faridabad) 78 – (T-93) and Hridaan Saraogi (Boys 12, Jaipur) 79 (T-112).
Women 8: Pramati Veera (Women 8, Bangalore) – 37 in 9-hole spherical (T-21), Naaysha S Sinha (Women 8, Noida) 38 in 9-hole spherical (T-29); Women 9: Vedika Bhansali (Women 9, Bangalore) 33 in 9-hole spherical (T-2); Ahana Shah (Women 9, Mumbai) 41 (T-61), Suhani Chandra (Women 9, Gurugram) 43 (T-75), Aahana Shrivastava (Women 9, Gurugram) 44 (T-83); Women 11: Aida Thimmaiah (Women 11, Bangalore) 75 (T-23); Women 12: Ojaswini Saraswat (Women 12, Mohali) 70 (T-9).
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ARCHERY
Sahil Jadhav, Shrey Bhardwaj felicitation
World College Video games champion archer Sahil Jadhav mentioned coach Rahul Banerjee’s pep discuss helped him clinch the gold medal within the keenly-contested compound males’s particular person ultimate in Essen, Germany, not too long ago.
On his maiden worldwide journey, Jadhav was delighted after defeating his compatriot Kushal Dalal within the semifinals. “I used to be comfortable to have secured a person medal. However Rahul bhaiya mentioned, ‘If you wish to be a champion, you shouldn’t nurture such a mindset.’ His phrases impressed me for the ultimate,” mentioned Jadhav, who pipped Nice Britain’s Ajay Scott 149-148 within the title conflict, at a felicitation perform organised by the Sports activities Authority of India (SAI) regional centre in Kolkata on Friday.
“I’ve gone by so many trials and competitions with none success. Once I bought the chance, I wished to make it depend.”
Archers Sahil Jadhav (R) and Shrey Bhardwaj.
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Archers Sahil Jadhav (R) and Shrey Bhardwaj.
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Hailing from Maharashtra’s Satara district, the 24-year-old, who was educated by Pravin Sawant earlier than being coached by SAI’s Haresh Kumar, has overcome a part of frustration to dream massive. “I need to go step-by-step, however the final purpose is the Olympics,” mentioned Jadhav.
One other archer in Shrey Bhardwaj, a 22-year-old recurve archer from Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum, was felicitated. He claimed gold medals in outside, 3D and area archery on the World Police and Fireplace Video games (WPFG) in Birmingham, USA, and expressed gratitude for the SAI centre’s assist, which performed an important function in his success.
“I educated throughout the day and within the evenings and put rocks on the bottom to organize for various codecs of the WPFG,” mentioned Bhardwaj, proving that switching from cricket to archery was the proper resolution for him.
SAI Nationwide Centre of Excellence (NCOE) Regional Director-in-charge Amar Jyoti lauded the archers for carrying ahead the legacy of the centre.
– Y.B. Sarangi
MOTORSPORT
Rahil Pillarisetty grabs pole place with a shocking lap
Hyderabad’s Rahil Pillarisetty delivered a shocking lap late within the qualifying session to take pole place within the premier Professional-Inventory 301-400cc Open class to kick begin his marketing campaign within the Rolon Spherical of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian Nationwide Motorbike Racing Championship 2025 on the Kari Motor Speedway, in Coimbatore on Friday.
Others who certified for pole positions of their respective Nationwide championship classes had been: Raj Kumar in Tremendous Inventory 165cc Intermediate; Mohamed Mikail in Inventory 301-400cc (Novice) and Charu Sreekara Kedarnadh in Inventory 165cc (Novice).
Provisional outcomes (Qualifying – prime 3 finest laps):
Nationwide Championship:
Professional-Inventory 301-400cc Open: 1. Rahil Pillarisetty (Hyderabad, RACR Castrol Power1) (01min, 10.972secs); 2. Chiranth Vishwanath (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (01:11.249); 3. Sarthak Chavan (Pune, Petronas TVS Racing) (01:11.262).
Tremendous Inventory 165cc Intermediate: 1. Raj Kumar (Coimbatore, Motul Sparks Racing) (01:23.303); 2. Mohammed Samrul Zubair (Hyderabad, Motul Sparks Racing) (01:24.517); 3. Kamal Navas (Chennai, Rockers Racing) (01:24.683).
Inventory 301-400cc (Novice): 1. Mohamed Mikail (Thiruvallur, Mad Rabbit Racing) (01:18.533); 2. Varun Patil (Bengaluru, Mad Rabbit Racing) (01:19.447); 3. Jagadeesh Nagaraj (Bengaluru, Motul Sparks Racing) (01:19.703).
Inventory 165cc (Novice): 1. Charu Sreekara Kedarnadh (Tirupati, Motul KTM Gusto Racing India) (01:27.101); 2. Tejash BA (Tumakuru, Mad Rabbit Racing) (01:27.428); 3. Rajender Beedani (Hyderabad, MAI Racing) (01:27.433).
Petronas TVS India One-Make Championship:
Professional (Apache RR 310): 1. Mohan Babu P (Chennai) (01:16.625); 2. Siddesh Sawant (Kolhapur) (01:17.099); 3. Abdul Basim (Chennai) (01:17:310).
Girls (Apache RTR 200): 1. Jagathishree Kumaresan (Chennai) (01:27.718); 2. SP Shuria (Bengaluru) (01:28.185); 3. Elakiya Ravi (Chennai) (01:28.580).
Idemitsu Honda India Expertise Cup:
Honda CB300F: 1. Raivat Dhar (Jammu) (01:23.424); 2. Tejash BA (Malappuram) (01:24.022); 3. Amit Prasad (Bengaluru) (01:24.175).
– Group Sportstar
HOCKEY
fifteenth India Sub Junior Males Nationwide Championship 2025: Uttar Pradesh dominates Delhi 10-1
Uttar Pradesh beat Delhi 10-1.
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Uttar Pradesh beat Delhi 10-1.
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Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab and Haryana had fruitful outings after securing win of their respective matches on day 5 of the fifteenth India Sub Junior Males Nationwide Championship 2025 on the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai.
Within the first match, Chhattisgarh gained 6-2 towards Bengal in Division ‘B’. Adarsh Raj Singh (3’, 8’, 20’, 60’) scored the opening purpose of the match and was the highest purpose scorer for Chhattisgarh. Aman Verma (48’) and Abhishek Yadav (58’) additionally scored one purpose every to place their crew in a powerful place. On the opposite aspect, Abhishek Shaw (6’) and Hiten Rajak (35’) scored for Bengal however fell brief.
Within the subsequent match, Manipur defeated Himachal 6-0 in Division ‘B’. Getik Ningombam Singh (4’, 55’) and Saikhom Nishi Singh (56’, 58’) scored a brace every to strengthen their place within the sport whereas Manimatum Maibam (37’) and Sanjit Singh Konthoujam (41’) additionally contributed with one purpose every to take the sport additional away from Himachal.
Within the Division ‘A’ match, Uttar Pradesh defeated Delhi 10-1. Shahrukh Ali (5’, 29’, 38’, 43’) scored 4 objectives within the match joined by Romit Pal (20’, 25’) who additionally scored a few objectives within the second quarter. Dhanuk Karan (23’), Sunil Pal (26’), Mohmmad Danish (42’) and Mohd Aqib Raynee (60’) scored one purpose every to verify first victory within the match. In response, captain Uday Randhawa (51’) scored the comfort purpose for Delhi.
Odisha confronted off Maharashtra within the subsequent match of Division ‘A’ the place the previous gained 5-1. Arman Soreng (12’, 43’, 49’) scored a hat-trick joined by his teammates Sanjeet Raj Lakra (51’) and Deepak Prakash Toppo (17’) who additionally scored one purpose every. On the opposite aspect, Rehan Shafi Khan (34’) managed to attain the one purpose for Maharashtra.
Then Punjab defeated Karnataka 10-0. Mandeep Singh (5’, 41’) scored a brace whereas Gursimranpreet Singh (14’), Varinder Singh (17’), Arshpreet Singh (23’), Yuvraj Singh (30’), Akash Deep (36’), Jashanpreet Singh (47’), Anurag Singh (55’) and Vijay Kumar Pal (60’) additionally scored one purpose every to safe first win within the match.
Within the final match of the day, Haryana gained 3-0 towards Tamil Nadu. Captain Ankur Ror (28’, 53’, 55’) led from the entrance and single-handedly took the sport away from Tamil Nadu.
Day 5 Outcomes:
Chhattisgarh Hockey defeated Hockey Bengal 6-2 in Division ‘B’
Manipur Hockey defeated Hockey Himachal 6-0 in Division ‘B’
Uttar Pradesh Hockey defeated Delhi 10-1 in Division ‘A’
Hockey Affiliation of Odisha defeated Hockey Maharashtra 5-1 in Division ‘A’
Hockey Punjab defeated Hockey Karnataka 10-0 in Division ‘A’
Hockey Haryana defeated Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu 3-0 in Division ‘A’
– Group Sportstar
SWIMMING
Benedicton finishes forty seventh in males’s 100m butterfly at World Championships
India’s Rohit Benedicton signed off in forty seventh place within the males’s 100m butterfly on the swimming World Championships in Singapore on Friday.
The 21-year-old reigning nationwide champion clocked 53.92s, properly under his private finest, to be positioned final in his warmth and out of doors the highest 40 within the general standings.
The highest 16 swimmers progressed to the semifinals.
Benedicton had entered the meet on the again of a powerful home season. On the Senior Nationwide Championships in June, he had clocked 52.57s in the identical occasion, registering the ‘Finest Indian Time’.
– PTI
BOXING
U-19 Asian Boxing Championships: Suman Kumari wins, three others bow out
Suman Kumari gave India a profitable begin at the same time as three different boxers had been knocked out of the Below-19 Asian Boxing Championships in Bangkok on Friday.
Competing within the girls’s 48kg class, Suman outclassed Chinese language Taipei’s Meng-Sin Cheng to document a commanding and unanimous resolution win within the morning session and advance to the following spherical.
Nevertheless, the momentum didn’t proceed for the remainder of the Indian contingent.
Within the males’s 50kg division, Aakash Badhwar went down 1:4 in a hard-fought bout towards Uzbekistan’s Odilshoh Khalimov.
Sarthi Saini (70kg) was unable to get previous Haosheng Zhang of China, struggling a defeat in his opening bout.
The day ended on one other disappointing notice for India as Lokesh (80kg) misplaced to Norbek Abdullaev, additionally from Uzbekistan, within the night session.
– PTI
TENNIS
Dhakshineswar Suresh in quarterfinals
Qualifier Dhakshineswar Suresh fought his well past Mark Lajal 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 within the pre-quarterfinals of the $100,000 Challenger tennis match in Lexington, USA.
Within the quarterfinals, Dhakshineswar was scheduled to problem the second seed Eliot Spizzirri of USA.
Yuki Bhambri in partnership with Michael Venus of New Zealand was crushed 6-4, 3-6, [12-10] within the doubles first spherical by John Friends and Jan Zielinski within the $9,193,540 ATP tennis match in Toronto, Canada.
The Indo-Kiwi pair didn’t get any ATP factors however collected $19,050.
The outcomes:
$9,193,540 ATP, Toronto, Canada
Doubles (first spherical): John Friends (Aus) & Jan Zielinski (Pol) bt Yuki Bhambri & Michael Venus (Nzl) 6-4, 3-6, [12-10].
€91,250 Challenger, Hagen, Germany
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Niels Mcdonald (Ger) bt Sumit Nagal 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
$100,000 Challenger, Lexington, USA
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Dhakshineswar Suresh bt Mark Lajal (Est) 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Anirudh Chandrasekar & Ramkumar Ramanathan bt Zachary Fuchs & Wally Thayne (USA) 7-6(5), 6-3.
$60,000 Challenger, Astana, Kazakhstan
Singles (quarterfinals): Alexandr Binda (Ita) bt Karan Singh 6-4, 6-4.
$30,000 ITF males, Brazzaville, Congo
Singles (quarterfinals): Florent Bax (Fra) bt Digvijay Pratap Singh 7-5, 6-3; Dev Javia bt Reda Bennani (Mar) 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Chinmaya Dev Chauhan & Dev Javia bt Vatsal Manikantan & Julappagari Reddy 6-4, 7-5; Matteo Covato (Ita) & Digvijay Pratap Singh w.o. Bor Artnak (Slo) & Stefan Vujic (Aus).
$15,000 ITF males, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Singles (quarterfinals): Soonwoo Kwon (Kor) bt Sidharth Rwat 6-0, 6-1.
$15,000 ITF girls, Monastir, Tunisia
Doubles (quarterfinals): Valeria Bhunu (Zim) & Tanisha Kashyap bt Georgina Hays (GBR) & Sarah Nita (Cuw) 6-4, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF girls, Huamantla, Mexico
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Raphaelle Leroux (Can) bt Saumya Vig 7-6(6), 6-4.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Myle Mcphillips (USA) & Amanda Elkin (Mex) bt Gala Arangio (Arg) & Diva Bhatia 6-2, 3-6, [10-8].
– Kamesh Srinivasan
Qualifier Shanker wins AITA rating match
Qualifier Shanker Heisnam had a fairytale finish to his marketing campaign as he beat prime seed Sarthak Suden within the ultimate of the HPCL Mittal Rs. 200,000 AITA rating tennis match on the CLTA Complicated on Friday.
Shanker led 6-3 when Sarthak retired.
High seed Sahira Singh battled arduous to beat second seed Tejasvi Dabas 7-5, 7-6(2) for the women title.
The outcomes (finals):
Males: Shanker Heisnam bt Sarthan Suden 6-3 (retired).
Girls: Sahira Singh bt Tejasvi Dabas 7-5, 7-6(2).
– Kamesh Srinivasan
Ajeet Bhardwaj wins over-65 title within the ITF Masters tennis match
Champion Ajeet Bhardwaj (l).
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Champion Ajeet Bhardwaj (l).
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Ajeet Bhardwaj beat Pramod Dixit 7-6(3), 7-6(3) within the ultimate to clinch the over-65 title within the ITF Masters tennis match on the MSLtA Academy.
Shrikant Parekh gained the over-80 title by profitable his league matches towards Janardan Kamble and Sitaram Nyaynirgune, dropping six video games in all.
The Outcomes:
Males: Over-30: Raju Muthukrishnan bt Manvir Randhawa 6-4, 1-1 (retired).
Over-35: Chand Shaikh bt Arun Bhosale 7-5, 6-3.
Over-40: Ramzan Shaikh bt Badri Vishal 7-6(4), 6-1.
Over-45: Narendra Singh Choudhary bbt Amit Kirti Tilak 6-2, 7-6(4).
Over-50: Sunil Lulla bt Quamaruddin Khan 6-3, 6-1.
Over-55: Sudhir Gothe bt Jeffery Belsher 6-0, 6-1.
Over-60: Chandra Bhushan bt Dipankar Chakravarti 6-2, 6-2.
Over-65: Ajeet Bhardwaj bt Pramod Dixit 7-6(3), 7-6(3).
Over-70: Thulasi Ramu bt George Thomas 6-4, 4-6, [10-1].
Over-75: MS Venkatachalam bt Govind Krishnakumar 6-2, 5-7, [10-6].
Girls: Over-30: Vaibhavi Trivedi bt Pooja Salgude 6-0, 6-0.
Over-40: Siddhi Khajuria bt Parul Gujarathi 6-1, 6-1.
Over-45: Sandhyarani Bandgar bt Smitha Ravindra 6-2, 6-4.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
WRESTLING
World under-17 championships: Rachana, Ashvini win gold in girls’s part
Following Rachana (43kg), Ashvini Vishnoi (65kg) added one other gold medal to India’s kitty within the girls’s part on the World under-17 wrestling championships in Athens. Moni (57kg) and Kajal (73kg) took silver medals.
Freestyle wrestler Lacky (110kg) produced some dominating performances to achieve the gold medal match.
– Group Sportstar