HOCKEY
Kerala Hockey, Chhattisgarh Hockey impress in dominant wins at Junior Males Nationwide Championship
Day 2 of the fifteenth Hockey India Junior Males Nationwide Championship noticed Kerala Hockey, Le Puducherry Hockey, Chhattisgarh Hockey and Goans Hockey win in Division ‘C’ whereas Hockey Chandigarh, Hockey Uttarakhand and Delhi emerge victorious of their Division ‘B’ league matches in Jalandhar, Punjab.
The day started with a Division ‘C’, Pool A match during which Kerala Hockey constructed on its kind with a dominant 8-3 win over Telangana Hockey. Captain Muhammed Kaif (14’, 57’) and Adity Kumar (17’, 28’) scored braces whereas Akshay Anil (14’), Shalik Okay S (21’), Rohit Kushwaha (22’) and Arjun Krishna M L (53’) additionally contributed with objectives for Kerala Hockey. Pradeep Kodapa (3’, 29’) and Aggu Manoj (30’) scored objectives for Telangana Hockey.
The second match noticed Le Puducherry Hockey defeat Tripura Hockey 4-0 in its Pool A fixture. Captain Keerthivasan (28’, 59’) scored a brace for the profitable group and Illamaran (24’) and Madhavan (34’) additionally struck the online for Le Puducherry Hockey.
In Pool B of Division ‘C’, Chhattisgarh Hockey outperformed Hockey Gujarat with a commanding scoreline of 13-0. Mohit Nayak (6’, 10’, 28’, 30’, 31’, 33’) was in sensible kind as he registered six objectives to his identify. Om Kumar Yadav (36’, 55’, 57’), Karan Kumar Sahu (13’, 38’), Captain Anand Kumar Suryavanshi (18’) and Avinash Ekka (58’) had been the opposite goalscorers for Chhattisgarh Hockey.
Within the remaining match of Division ‘C’, Goans Hockey defeated Hockey Raj 4-2 in Pool B. Krish Shyam Gaunkar (3’, 47’) and Tushar Sharma (23’, 57’) scored braces for Goans Hockey whereas Manvendra Gurjar (31’) and Mohammad Ubaid Raza (41’) scored the 2 objectives for Hockey Raj.
In Division ‘B’, Hockey Chandigarh beat Hockey Jammu & Kashmir 7-2 in its Pool A match. Satnam Singh (22’, 26’, 28’, 36’, 47’) showcased sensible ability scoring 5 objectives for the profitable facet. Dheeraj (10’) and Moohamed Jaeed (15’) additionally scored for Hockey Chandigarh. Captain Rajveer Singh (49’, 58’) was the lone scorer for Hockey Jammu & Kashmir.
Within the subsequent fixture, Hockey Uttarakhand defeated Hockey Affiliation of Bihar 3-1 in Division ‘B’. Mahendra Singh Bisht (32’, 36’, 40’) scored a match-winning hattrick for the winners. Nandlal Shah (9’) scored the one purpose for Hockey Affiliation of Bihar.
Within the final fixture, Delhi continued their profitable kind with a slim 1-0 win over Hockey Bengal in Pool B of Division ‘B’. Yuvraj Singh (40’) transformed a penalty nook within the third quarter to win the match for Delhi.
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BOXING
Haryana reign supreme in each classes as Companies, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh full the rostrum
Haryana’s younger boxing brigade delivered a shocking all-round efficiency on the 4th Sub Junior (U-15) Boys and Women Nationwide Boxing Championships, clinching the general group titles in each classes. Competing towards the perfect rising expertise from throughout India at Galgotias College, Haryana’s boxers mixed ability, energy and consistency to complete atop the standings forward of Companies within the Boys division and Women competitors.
The championship happened within the presence of SpiceJet’s Chairman and Managing Director, Ajay Singh who additionally honoured Dr. Dhruv Galgotia, CEO of Galgotias College. The occasion was additionally graced by Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Hon’ble Minister of State for Ability Growth & Entrepreneurship and Minister of State for Training and Olympic medalist Vijender Singh, together with different dignitaries who witnessed the spirited contests from ringside.
Within the Boys class, Haryana secured 4 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze medals to say the group crown, whereas Companies adopted intently with 5 gold, 4 silver and 9 bronze. Uttar Pradesh rounded off the rostrum with 2 gold, 1 silver and a couple of bronze. Haryana’s cost was led by clean-sweep wins from Ravi Sihag (49–52kg) and Sanchit Jayani (55–58kg), alongside strong podium finishes throughout weight courses.
The Women group mirrored this success, producing champions in a number of divisions together with Garima (35–37kg), Princi (49–52kg), Sunaina (58–61kg), Jivika (61–64kg) and Radhika Sharma (67–70kg). Companies completed second general, with gold medalists like Navya (52–55kg) and Nishalini Muthukumar (43–46kg), whereas Maharashtra claimed third place with standout wins from Riya Shinde (30–33kg) and Ovi Adwant (46–49kg).
Haryana’s dominance was additional mirrored within the remaining group rankings, with the state securing the highest spot in each Boys and Women classes. Within the Boys division, Haryana (4 Gold, 2 Silver, 6 Bronze – 47 pts) took house the crown, adopted by Companies (5 Gold, 4 Silver, 9 Bronze – 38 pts) and Uttar Pradesh (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze – 34 pts), with Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu finishing the highest 5. The Women group rankings noticed Haryana as soon as once more lead the desk (5 Gold, 4 Silver, 5 Bronze – 57 pts), forward of Companies (3 Gold, 3 Silver, 6 Bronze – 42 pts) and Punjab (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze – 33 pts), whereas Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra rounded out the highest 5.
Particular awards went to S. Obrait Meccades of Tamil Nadu (Finest Boxer – Boys), Abhijeet Tehlan of Companies (Finest Challenger – Boys), Trushana Vinayak Mohite of Companies (Finest Boxer – Women) and Nayana Yahvi S. of Karnataka (Finest Challenger – Women), highlighting particular person brilliance amid intense competitors.
The outcomes
Boys
30–33kg – Gold: S. Santhosh (TN), Silver: Saurav (CHD), Bronze: Manan (DEL), Nitin Mehla (PUN); 33–35kg – Gold: Yash Nikam (MAH), Silver: Rohit Pothina (SSCB), Bronze: Subhdeep Singh (PUN), Sohan Kumar (DEL); 35–37kg – Gold: S. Obrait Meccades (TN), Silver: Dikshant Rajain (SSCB), Bronze: Sanskar Atram (MAH), Yishu Nath Mukhi (JHA); 37–40kg – Gold: Gowtham Ganagalla (AP), Silver: Aneeraj Choudhary (RAJ), Bronze: Ashish Sardar (JHA), Ayush Piyush Bhosale (SSCB); 40–43kg – Gold: Niya Chery (ARU), Silver: Mascoori Ramcharan (TEL), Bronze: Sachin Kumar (HAR), R Sai Harish (SSCB); 43–46kg – Gold: Nongpoknganba Meitei (MAN), Silver: A. Dharshan (TN), Bronze: Rudraksh Singh (SSCB), Md Zayan Ahmed (ASM); 46–49kg – Gold: Aman Kumar (UTK), Silver: Chirag (SSCB), Bronze: Kartik (CHD), Yash (HAR); 49–52kg – Gold: Ravi Sihag (HAR), Silver: Reri Kongsar Jeba (ARU), Bronze: Harshvardhan Jeena (SSCB), Vighneswarar N. (TN); 52–55kg – Gold: Mohd Yasser (J&Okay), Silver: Nelson Khwairakpam (MAN), Bronze: Mohit Bhandari (UTK), D. Sakthi (TN); 55–58kg – Gold: Sanchit Jayani (HAR), Silver: Anik Babra (UP), Bronze: Kartik Adhikari (UTK), Laksh Thakran (DDNH); 58–61kg – Gold: Akash Kumar Singh (UP), Silver: Abhijeet Tehlan (SSCB), Bronze: Golkonda Abhinav (TEL), Bhavishya (RAJ); 61–64kg – Gold: Manish Koranga (UTK), Silver: Konkan Kishan (ASM), Bronze: Varnit Malik (UP), Yaiphaba Meitei (MAN); 64–67kg – Gold: Arpit Bishnoi (HAR), Silver: Bigson Meitei (MAN), Bronze: Lakshay Phogat (UP), Calvin Anthony (KAR); 67–70kg – Gold: Bhavya Pratap (UP), Silver: Meet (SSCB), Bronze: Milind Okay Borah (ASM), Ashtitva Thapa (UTK); 70–70+kg – Gold: Tanish (HAR), Silver: Yamanveer Jawandha (PUN), Bronze: Viren Chhabri (DEL), Manish Kumar (RAJ)
Women
30–33kg – Gold: Riya Shinde (MAH), Silver: Kritika (PUN), Bronze: Jeevitha Ponnada (AP), Komal (HAR); 33–35kg – Gold: Raju (HAR), Silver: M. Kaviya (TN), Bronze: Komalpreet Kaur (PUN), Kundana Somasree (AP); 35–37kg – Gold: Garima (HAR), Silver: Niharika Bokka (AP), Bronze: Laxmi Kumari (JHA), Arti Kumari (DEL); 37–40kg – Gold: Priyakshi Gogoi (ASM), Silver: S. Sarah Tamil (TN), Bronze: Kanchan (PUN), Tamanna (HAR); 40–43kg – Gold: Ishika Zambre (MAH), Silver: Hanshika Attri (DEL), Bronze: Alekya (AP), Ekampreet Kaur (SSCB)43–46kg – Gold: Nishalini Muthukumar (SSCB), Silver: ; ; Diviyabatti Devi Konthouj (MAN), Bronze: Reet Kumari (UTK), Juli Doley (ASM); 46–49kg – Gold: Ovi Adwant (MAH), Silver: Nayana Yahvi S. (KAR), Bronze: Shine Vimal (CHD), Khushi Rana (SSCB); 49–52kg – Gold: Princi (HAR), Silver: Mandisha Sahu (AP), Bronze: Reet Kaur (SSCB), V. Harshitha (TN)52–55kg – Gold: Navya (SSCB), Silver: Samruddhi Shinde (MAH), Bronze: Anshu (HAR), Manjot Kaur ; (CHD); 55–58kg – Gold: Pragati Raj (BIH), Silver: Tannvi (HAR), Bronze: Gargi Raut (MAH), Kosturi Gogoi (ASM); 58–61kg – Gold: Sunaina (HAR), Silver: S. Swathika (TN), Bronze: Ishmeet Kaur (PUN), Vaishnavi Yadav (UP); 61–64kg – Gold: Jivika (HAR), Silver: Neha Powdel (ASM), Bronze: Hemavathi S. (TN), Vridhi (PUN); 64–67kg – Gold: Trushana Vinayak Mohite (SSCB), Silver: Priyanshi Saini (RAJ), Bronze: Suman Rani (HAR), Priyanshi Naidu (MP); 67–70kg – Gold: Radhika Sharma (HAR), Silver: Okay. Banu Srimathi (TN), Bronze: Ipsa Mehta (UP), Nitya Pandey (GUJ); 70–70+kg – Gold: G. Monshika (TN), Silver: Manveer Kaur (PUN), Bronze: Mansi J Suvarna (KAR), Alisha Satiya (DEL)
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GOLF
Sandhu maintains lead in Mysuru
Yuvraj Sandhu fired a second straight bogey-free spherical, a five-under 65, to take care of his one-shot lead on day two of the Mysuru Open right here on Wednesday.
PGTI Order of Advantage chief Yuvraj (61-65), who hails from Chandigarh, thus took his match whole to 14-under 126.
Bangladesh’s Jamal Hossain (62-65) additionally went error-free for the second day in succession as he returned a 65 to proceed in second place at 13-under 127.
Delhi’s Arjun Prasad submitted the day’s joint lowest rating of 62 to maneuver into tied third together with Gurugram’s Manu Gandas (63) at 12-under 128.
Rashid Khan, one other Delhi golfer, additionally shot the day’s joint lowest rating of 62, to be positioned tied fifth together with Viraj Madappa (63), Pranav Mardikar (63) and Honey Baisoya (66) at 11-under 129.
P Prabhu (68-66) of Mysuru was the best-placed among the many native professionals as he occupied tied twenty eighth place at six-under 134.
The midway lower got here down at three-under 137 as cloudy and overcast situations continued for the second consecutive day with the wind additionally coming into play on Wednesday. Sixty-two professionals made the lower.
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FOOTBALL
AIFF requires assembly of authorized counsels of ISL golf equipment and federations
The All India Soccer Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday requested the authorized counsels of the sport’s apex physique and the ISL golf equipment to “maintain discussions” on the groups’ considerations in regards to the uncertainty over the upcoming season of the top-tier league.
Final week, 11 Indian Tremendous League golf equipment had urged the AIFF to urgently deliver the “present state of affairs” of Indian soccer, arising out of the uncertainty over ISL’s future, to the eye of the Supreme Courtroom earlier than which a case referring to the structure of the nationwide federation is pending.
The ISL golf equipment, in a letter, stated that they are going to don’t have any possibility however to hunt judicial recourse independently if the AIFF doesn’t act on their request.
The nationwide federation has now responded.
“The AIFF, on the night of Friday, August 8, 2025, obtained a letter from 11 Indian Tremendous League golf equipment, collectively requesting that the Supreme Courtroom be apprised of the present uncertainty surrounding the ISL.
“On August 13, the AIFF responded and requested that the authorized counsels of the golf equipment and the federation meet to carry discussions on the matter and determine on additional motion,” the AIFF tweeted.
The golf equipment requested the AIFF to strategy the highest courtroom a day after the nationwide federation proposed the Tremendous Cup in September to make sure enough aggressive matches for the golf equipment after ISL organisers FSDL put a “pause” on the league resulting from uncertainty over the renewal of Grasp Rights Settlement (MRA) it signed with them in 2010.
Following the July 11 determination of ISL organisers FSDL to place the 2025-26 season “on maintain” because of the uncertainty surrounding the renewal of the MRA, three golf equipment have both paused first-team operations or suspended salaries of first-team gamers and workers.
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