TENNIS
Maaya enters second spherical of Junior U.S. Open
Teenager Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi overcame China’s Zhang-Qian Wei to enter the second spherical of the junior ladies’ singles occasion on the U.S. Open in New York.
The unseeded 16-year-old, who hails from Coimbatore and trains on the Rafael Nadal Academy in Mallorca, Spain, defeated her Chinese language rival 7-6(5), 6-3 in little over an hour and half, driving on the factors she transformed on her first and second serves.
She is going to tackle second-seeded Hannah Klugman of the UK within the second spherical.
Klugman decimated Aspen Schuman of the US 6-0, 6-2.
Maaya, who’s rising as a promising participant, upset a number of senior gamers to make it to the semifinals of the Mumbai Open 2025 WTA 125 match in February.
– PTI
Nagal makes second spherical of Tulin Challenger occasion
Sumit Nagal beat Mili Poljicak of Croatia 6-4, 6-2 within the first spherical of the €145,250 Challenger tennis match in Tulin, Austria, on Monday.
Within the pre-quarterfinal, Sumit will play Filip Cristian Jianu of Romania.
The outcomes:
€145,250 Challenger, Tulin, Austria
Singles (first spherical): Sumit Nagal bt Mili Poljicak (Cro) 6-4, 6-2
– Crew Sportstar
Tennis Premier League’s Landmark seventh Season Heads to Ahmedabad
India’s solely skilled tennis league, the Tennis Premier League (TPL), held underneath the auspices of the All India Tennis Affiliation (AITA), is gearing up for its much-awaited Season 7 from December 9 to 14 on the Gujarat College Tennis Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The eight-franchise competitors, backed by icons comparable to Leander Paes, Sania Mirza, Mahesh Bhupathi, Rakul Preet Singh, and Sonali Bendre, will function worldwide tennis stars ranked between 30 and 50 within the ATP, alongside India’s high gamers, together with two-time Grand Slam champion Rohan Bopanna.
Famend for its distinctive 25-point format, TPL has carved a distinct segment for its thrilling, fast-paced play that continues to captivate audiences each in India and across the globe.
Ahmedabad, quickly rising as one in every of India’s main sporting hubs, will function a becoming stage for the league. Over the previous yr, Tennis Premier League has deepened its affiliation with the Gujarat State Tennis Affiliation by conducting tournaments throughout age teams and supporting younger gamers via the Race to Gold Scholarships, thereby strengthening its grassroots presence within the state via the TPL App.
TPL stands out for its distinctive mannequin of nurturing expertise on the grassroots whereas concurrently showcasing tennis on the highest degree. TPL has been actively engaged on the grassroots degree throughout greater than 20 cities, conducting over 400 tournaments in a single calendar yr.
-Crew Sportstar
HOCKEY
Amandeep and Gurwinder Singh among the many objectives for Roundglass Academy
Amandeep and Gurwinder Singh scored 5 objectives between them in guiding Roundglass Academy to a 7-0 victory over SGPC Academy within the Punjab Junior Hockey League on the Mohali Worldwide Stadium on Monday.
The Roundglass crew had earlier overwhelmed Namdhari Academy 2-0 on the inaugural day.
Sports activities Authority of India Centre, Sonipat, was the opposite crew to win each its matches towards SDAT Academy and Naval Tata Academy.
The outcomes:
Naval Tata Academy, Jamshedpur, 3 (Patras Hassa 2, Sabian Kiro) bt Surjit Academy 1 (Abhishek Gorkhi).
Roundglass Academy 7 (Amandeep 3, Gurwinder Singh 2, Sukhpreet Singh, Inderjit Singh) bt SGPC Academy 0.
SAI, Sonipat 5 (Harpal, Ashvani Singh, Ankush, Blissful, Pankaj Sharma) bt SDAT Academy 0.
Namdhari Academy 4 (Gurpreet Singh 2, Yuvraj Singh, Gurman Singh) bt Ghumanhera Risers 2 (Jatin, Parikshit).
Ghumanhera Risers 3 (Dinesh, Shubhdeer Singh, Parikshit) bt SDAT Academy 1 (S Vishal).
SAI, Sonipat, 6 (Navraj Singh 2, Bharat Kaushik, Sunil, Ankush, Neeraj) bt Naval Tata Academy, Jamshedpur, 1 (Sabian Kiro).
Roundglass Academy 2 (Jobanpreeet Singh, Gurwinder Singh) bt Namdhari Academy 0
Surjit Academy 4 (Kushal Sharma 2, Harmolbir Singh, Gursimranpreet Singh) bt SGPC Academy 1 (Harwinder Singh).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
GOLF
Aditi finishes Thirty second at FM Championships in Virginia
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok went via a rocky entrance 9 adopted for a one-over 73 within the last spherical to complete Tied-Thirty second on the FM Championship on the LPGA Tour.
Aditi had rounds of 68-70-70-73 for a 8-under whole. She had three birdies towards 4 bogeys within the last spherical.
Aditi is now 68th within the Race to CME Globe standings and must be in Prime-60 to qualify for the season-ending match.
The highest 100 gamers on the Race to the CME Globe standings earn their tour playing cards for the next season with the highest 80 gaining the next precedence rating.
This season Aditi has had two top-10 finishes in 15 begins and has made minimize in 9 occasions. Her greatest present has been sixth on the Portland Basic and he or she additionally a T-9 in Mexico.
Miranda Wang performed beautifully within the closing levels to beat the No. 1 participant in girls’s golf and gained her first LPGA title.
-PTI
Ahlawat finishes Thirty third at European Masters, improves possibilities of retaining card
India’s Veer Ahlawat completed the week with an up-and-down last spherical of 2-under 68 to complete Tied-Thirty third on the European Masters.
Ahlawat, who has steadily been discovering his ft on the DP World Tour, had rounds of 69-64-70-68 for a 9-under whole.
It was the fourth successive minimize he made and in these 4 begins he has as soon as been T-25 at Nexo Championship and twice within the 30s within the last standings.
Ahlawat is now 129th within the standings and some different good finishes might see the lanky star hold his DP World Tour standing.
General Ahlawat has made 11 cuts in 18 begins with T-13 at Austrian Alpine and T-17 in Hero Indian Open as his greatest outcomes.
Shubhankar Sharma continued to wrestle and once more missed the minimize this week. It was his thirteenth straight missed minimize and is 201st in Race to Dubai standings.
-PTI
Printed on Sep 01, 2025