SQUASH
Anahat reaches closing at NSW Squash Bega Open
India’s Anahat Singh progressed to the ultimate of the NSW Squash Bega Open, a PSA World Tour (Copper degree) occasion, in Australia on Saturday.
The 17-year-old Anahat defeated Egypt’s Nour Khafagy 3-2 (10-12, 11-5, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7) in a 54-minute thriller to e book her place within the summit conflict.
Anahat, the top-seeded Indian, will face second-seeded Egyptian Habiba Hani within the closing after the latter’s 3-1 (11-9, 7-11, 12-10, 11-6) victory over fifth seed Akanksha Salunkhe.
– Crew Sportstar
BOXING
India’s younger boxers arrive in China for Worldwide Youth Boxing Gala
The Indian contingent is ready to compete within the third “Belt and Highway” Worldwide Youth Boxing Gala.
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The Indian contingent is ready to compete within the third “Belt and Highway” Worldwide Youth Boxing Gala.
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A 59-member Indian contingent has arrived in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China to take part within the third “Belt and Highway” Worldwide Youth Boxing Gala – U17/U19/U23 Worldwide Coaching Camp & Match, scheduled from August 15–30, 2025.
The squad includes 20 boys and 20 women, supported by 12 coaches, 6 help employees, and 1 Referee & Decide (R&J). Organised by the Chinese language Boxing Federation and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Area Authorities, the occasion begins with a coaching camp from August 17 to 25 in Urumqi, adopted by the competitors section from August 26 to 29 in Urumqi and Yili.
Solely U-17 girls and boys are representing India at this version. The boxers had been chosen from the sixth U-17 Junior Boys & Women Nationwide Boxing Championships 2025, with gold and silver medalists within the Asian Youth Video games weight classes and gold medalists within the Non-Asian Youth Video games weight classes making the reduce.
Boxers will compete throughout a number of divisions. U17 girls and boys will contest in 13 weight classes – 46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, +80kg.
– Crew Sportstar
GOLF
Copenhagen Golf: Ahlawat makes reduce as Shubhankar’s woes proceed
Veer Ahlawat performed a powerful second spherical to sneak contained in the reduce line on the Danish Golf Championship on the DP World Tour.
Ahlawat shot (73-68) to be 1-under and Tied-Forty fifth, stepping into the weekend, whereas Shubhankar Sharma, regardless of two rounds of even par, as soon as once more did not make the reduce, which was stored at 1-under.
Having shot 2-over 73 on the primary day, Ahlawat wanted a powerful second spherical, however an early double on the Par-4 thirteenth, his fourth gap, set him again additional. Ahlawat fought again with 5 birdies in six holes from the sixteenth.
After an early double bogey on the thirteenth gap, two consecutive birdies on the sixteenth and seventeenth holes helped him convey the spherical again below management. He started the entrance 9 with three consecutive birdies.
He was as soon as once more in bother with a bogey on the Par-3 fifth, at which level he was at risk of lacking the reduce. A birdie on the Par-4 eighth gap ensured weekend motion for the younger Indian.
Rasmus Højgaard performed a second spherical of 7-under 64 for a complete of 12-under to maneuver into the lead on the midway mark. Højgaard shot 66 within the first spherical.
The 24-year-old dwelling favorite is now two photographs forward of his closest competitor, the first-day chief Marco Penge (64-68), who’s 10-under.
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Boise on Korn Ferry: Rayhan Thomas makes reduce
Rayhan Thomas performed a second spherical of 1-under 70 on the Hillcrest Nation Membership to make the reduce within the Albertsons Boise Open on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Thomas slipped to tied thirty third from tied eighth on the leaderboard on the finish of the second day however safely made the reduce. He had three birdies and two bogeys within the spherical.
Having began on the again 9, he started the spherical with a bogey after which recovered the shot with a birdie on the eleventh earlier than making one other bogey of the day on the 18th gap.
On the entrance 9, he made consecutive birdies on the second and third holes for a rating of 1 below for the day. His mixed rating now stands at seven below.
Indo-Canadian Sudarshan Yellamaraju, a previous winner on the Korn Ferry Tour, shot a spherical of 1-under 70 as nicely however missed the reduce by one stroke after a first-round 67.
The reduce was set at six below par, and Yellamaraju had a two-day rating of 5 below par. Indo-American Julian Suri (63-72) additionally made the reduce at T-33 alongside Thomas.
Philip Knowles shot a second spherical of 7-under 64 to maneuver into the lead on the midway mark. The American performed a bogey-free second spherical, together with seven birdies.
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Aditi Ashok makes reduce in Portland
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok made the reduce on the Customary Portland Basic on the LPGA after an action-packed second spherical of 2-under 70, right here.
Aditi had 5 birdies and three bogeys in her 70 and is now Tied-Twenty seventh on the midway stage with an combination of 5-under for 2 days.
Indian-American Gurleen Kaur (65-68) remains to be Tied-second whereas Savannah Grewal, a Canadian with Indian origins, is T-11 with playing cards of 69-67.
Korea’s Jeongeun Lee5 shot a 6-under 67 to take the lead whereas 65-year-old Juli Inkster fell brief in her bid to develop into the oldest participant to make a reduce in LPGA Tour historical past.
Lee5, the 36-year-old South Korean participant, had a 12-under 132 whole at Columbia Edgewater. Winless on the LPGA Tour, she birdied the ultimate 5 holes on her entrance 9 within the morning spherical.
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Saptak Talwar performs bogey free to make reduce in Finland
Saptak Talwar performed a powerful bogey-free second spherical on the Vierumäki Finnish Problem to make the reduce and be positioned Tied thirty sixth.
With rounds of 73-67, he was 4-under on the Par-72 Cooke Course.
Talwar had three birdies and one eagle through the day. He began on the again 9 and made birdie on the thirteenth gap and turned in one-under.
On the entrance 9 he made consecutive birdies on the primary and second after which closed his spherical with an eagle on the ninth.
George Mason performed a second spherical of 6-under 66 to take the lead on the midway mark. The Englishman made eight birdies and two bogeys. Mason had performed a bogey free spherical of 7-under 65 on the primary day and has a mixed rating of 13 below par.
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