HOCKEY
Eyes on the title, Indian Males’s Hockey Crew arrives in Rajgir for Asia Cup 2025
Double Olympic Medallist and present Asia No.1 Indian Males’s Hockey Crew arrived in Patna, Bihar, on Monday for the celebrated Asia Cup Rajgir, Bihar 2025.
India had gained the Bronze medal within the earlier version held in Jakarta, the place a younger group with 15 debutants confirmed coronary heart of their marketing campaign by ending on the rostrum.
This time, nonetheless, with the World Cup qualification at stake, India has introduced their greatest squad to the marketing campaign and can be trying to showcase their A recreation in Rajgir.
Upon arriving this afternoon, recent from high-intensity pleasant matches towards Australia in Perth, Chief Coach Craig Fulton expressed his delight over enjoying in Bihar for the primary time.
“The group’s preparations have been stable for this event. Our method can be much like that of the Paris Olympics, the place we started with good wins within the pool stage. We need to begin nicely right here, take it game-by-game, construct on our momentum, and we’re cognisant that it’s been eight years since India final gained the title (in 2017, Dhaka). Whereas we’re assured of profitable, we don’t need to take any group flippantly,” Fulton mentioned.
The Captain Harmanpreet mirrored comparable feelings, he mentioned, “We have now by no means performed in Bihar and it’s thrilling to see that Rajgir is already internet hosting it’s second worldwide hockey event inside a span of 1 12 months. This exhibits the federal government’s intent to assist the sport and we’re wanting ahead to the love and assist of hockey followers right here all through the event.”
India is grouped in Pool A together with Japan, China and Kazakhstan whereas Pool B options Malaysia, Korea, Bangladesh and Chinese language Taipei.
GOLF
Aditi Ashok finishes thirty sixth at CPKC Open on LPGA
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok completed tied thirty sixth after carding an even-par 71 for the third time in 4 days on the CPKC Ladies’s Open in Canada.
She totalled two-under for the week.
Canadian Brooke Henderson gained her second CPKC Ladies’s Open title beating enjoying associate Minjee Lee by a stroke for her first victory in additional than two and a half years.
Henderson closed with a four-under 68 at Mississaugua Golf and Nation Membership to complete at 15-under 269. Lee, the Australian participant ranked fourth on this planet, had a 68.
Mao Saigo of Japan was third at 11-under after a 66. Fellow Japanese participant Akie Iwai, the winner final week in Oregon, who led after every of the primary two rounds, had a 69 to complete fourth at 10-under.
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Saptak Talwar finishes tied-Sixteenth in Netherlands
Indian golfer Saptak Talwar carded a closing spherical of 1-under 70 to finish at tied-Sixteenth place on the Dutch Futures in Spijk, Netherlands.
Talwar had all 4 rounds underneath par on Sunday, indicating his rising consolation on the Resort Planner Tour.
Talwar shot 70-69-69-70 for a complete of 6-under. He birdied the sixth and the seventh for the second day working and had different birdies on the tenth and the thirteenth but additionally gave away pictures on the ninth, eleventh and the 18th.
Filippo Celli birdied three of his closing 4 holes to seal a maiden Resort Planner Tour title at The Dutch Futures.
The Italian, who began the day with a one-stroke lead, signed for a closing six-under-par spherical of 65 to complete on 15-under par for the week, two pictures away from German Hurly Lengthy, who had earlier set the clubhouse lead on 13-under.
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Pranavi finishes as high Indian in Twenty first place in Hills Open
A double bogey late within the closing spherical put paid to Indian golfer Pranavi Urs’ hopes for a top-15 end as she ended at tied Twenty first on the Hills Open in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Pranavi, who’s slowly making a comeback after an damage, shot 2-under 69 and totalled 4-over for the week to complete tied-Twenty first on the Hills Golf & Sports activities Membership on Sunday.
After 4 birdies on the seventh, eleventh, 12tth and the 14th, she was going nice until she double bogeyed the par-4 seventeenth. The again 9 noticed robust circumstances.
Hitaashee Bakshi (71) completed tied-Forty first with a complete of 7-over whereas Sneha Singh slipped within the closing spherical with a 76 and ended tied-Forty seventh.
The opposite 4 Indian golfers, Tvesa Malik, Amandeep Drall, Avani Prashanth and Vani Kapoor missed the lower.
Swedish newbie Meja Ortengren secured her maiden Girls European Tour (LET) title on residence soil, ending two pictures away from the sphere.
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Ahlawat finishes 54th as Noren wins title
Veer Ahlawat had a poor closing spherical of 2-over 74 as he ended a disappointing tied 54th on the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo.
The opposite Indian entry this week, Shubhankar Sharma had missed the lower.
Ahlawat, who got here to the DP World Tour after topping the PGTI Order of Benefit, shot rounds of 73-71-71-74 to complete 1-over.
He had three birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey in his closing spherical.
Alex Noren ended a seven-year look forward to his eleventh DP World Tour title as he fought off Nicolai Højgaard and a charging Kazuma Kobori to win by one shot.
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Printed on Aug 25, 2025