BASKETBALL
India begins FIBA U-16 Asia Cup marketing campaign with loss
The Indian males’s nationwide workforce opened its FIBA Below-16 Asia Cup marketing campaign with a defeat, struggling a 75-93 loss in opposition to Lebanon in Mongolia.
India will subsequent play Australia in its second Group A fixture. Bahrain is the opposite workforce on this group.
Solely the 4 group winners will instantly qualify for the quarterfinals, whereas the second and third-placed groups will take part within the playoffs.
The highest 4 groups within the competitors will qualify for the FIBA U-17 World Cup.
– Group Sportstar
BADMINTON
Kazuma clinches double crown at India Junior Worldwide Grand Prix
Indian pair of Aanya Bisht and Angel Punera produced a spirited efficiency to clinch the ladies’ doubles title with an upset win over fifth-seeded Japanese duo Aoi Banno and Yuzu Ueno on the Yonex Dawn India Junior Worldwide Grand Prix Badminton Event on Sunday.
The unseeded pair rallied from a recreation right down to beat the Japanese duo 21-23, 21-12, 21-17.
There was additional pleasure for the hosts within the blended doubles, the place Vansh Dev and Shravani Walekar outplayed C Lalramsanga and Taarini Suri 21-12, 21-13 to carry the crown.
In different outcomes, Japan’s Kazuma Kawano secured a memorable double, bagging each the boys’ singles and doubles titles.
Within the boys’ singles ultimate, ninth seed Kawano shocked second seed Hyuga Takano 23-21, 18-21, 25-23 in a marathon contest that lasted one hour and 9 minutes.
The ladies’ singles title additionally went Japan’s means with Yuzuno Watanabe overcoming tenth seed Yurika Nagafuchi 16-21, 21-13, 21-17 in an all-Japanese summit conflict.
Within the boys doubles, Kazuma Kawano teamed up with Shuji Sawada to get previous one other Japanese pair of Shunsei Nemoto and Nagi Yoshitsugu 21-15, 21-18.
-PTI
MORE SPORTS
GoSports strikes partnership to information Arunachal expertise
The GoSports Basis has partnered with the Authorities of Arunachal Pradesh in direction of guiding 30 athletes from the State to world requirements.
Serving because the information associate for the Chief Minister’s Athlete Teaching and Empowerment Scheme (CM ACES), GoSports will execute the scheme in offering holistic assist to 25 athletes and 5 para athletes.
As a part of the plan, athletes will get world-class coaching, teaching, competitors publicity, sports activities science assist, aside from a top-class vitamin program, guaranteeing their complete improvement to characterize Arunachal on the nationwide and worldwide ranges.
– Group Sportstar
INDIAN FOOTBALL
India suffered their solely defeat of their final match of SAFF U17 Girls’s Championship 2025, dropping 3-4 to Bangladesh at Changlimithang Stadium, Bhutan, on Sunday, August 31. Regardless of the defeat, the Younger Tigresses have been topped champions, having earned an unassailable lead within the factors desk with a recreation in hand.
The Younger Tigresses concluded the SAFF U17 Girls’s Championship with 5 wins and one loss.
Consequence
India 3 (Anushka Kumari 9’, Pritika Barman 65’, Julan Nongmaithem 89’) misplaced to Bangladesh 4 (Purnima Marma 1’, Alpi Akter 34’, Sauravi Akanda Prity 49’, 90 +5’)
Printed on Aug 31, 2025