GOLF
The Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) unveiled a full swing of 11 tournaments unfold over the subsequent 4 months, by its co-founder and model ambassador, cricketer Yuvraj Singh, right here on Thursday.
The primary event will begin subsequent week, on September 10, on the Chandigarh Golf Membership. The ten IGPL tournaments can be performed over three days every with 36 males, 12 ladies, other than a number of amateurs.
The important thing line as talked about by the CEO of IGPL, Uttam Singh Mundy was, “there can be no minimize, and there can be assured cash”.
The remainder of the tournaments are scheduled to be staged in Higher Noida, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Jamshedpur, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and likewise Dubai and Colombo.
Furthermore, there can be a daily Asian Tour joint sanctioned event at Kensville Golf Resort from November 27 to 30.
“I’m excited to be a part of this. Golf must develop. It’s such an incredible sport. The golfer’s life is so laborious. You pay all of your payments, and it’s a must to make the minimize to earn cash. Fortunately, in cricket we have been getting paid for no matter we performed. IGPL will give a number of confidence to the kids. I hope IGPL grows the way in which IPL modified the dynamics of Indian and world cricket,” stated Yuvraj, who additionally helps golfers by his YouWeCan Basis.
A eager golfer, Yuvraj urged that the Indian cricketers would profit vastly by unwinding with a spherical of golf.
“Any sport that helps you chill out, is sweet for the physique, and extra fruitful for the thoughts,” he stated.
Recalling the instances when golfers used to journey by practice, sleeping on their package bag, with no assure of incomes cash, Shiv Kapur appreciated the concept IGPL would give “monetary safety” to the golfers.
The secretary basic of the WGAI, Champika Sayal, referred to as it an “awakening” of golf, and that it augured properly for the way forward for the game, particularly the ladies. She needed the ladies to emerge extra assured and progress in the direction of the worldwide enviornment.
The Tour Commissioner of the Asian Tour, Cho Minn Thant, who appreciated the “holistic imaginative and prescient” within the formation of IGPL, introduced that the highest 4 gamers would get entry into the Qualifying College finals of the Asian Tour.
“IGPL will make a distinction to the game. It’s modern, inclusive and provoking,” asserted Mundy.
Pranavi to steer Indian problem at Houston Championship
Golfer Pranavi Urs will lead the Indian problem on the Houston Championship, the fourth occasion of the PIF International Collection this 12 months, beginning right here on Friday.
Pranavi, who needed to miss a number of earlier occasions attributable to a wrist damage, is hoping to get again to kind for the latter half of the season.
With Diksha Dagar sitting out the occasion at Golfcrest Nation Membership, the opposite two Indians within the area are rookie Avani Prashanth and the skilled Tvesa Malik.
The event will see 104 professionals compete in each the 36-hole Staff competitors and the 54-hole Particular person stroke play competitors.
Pranavi, a former a number of winner on her dwelling Tour, remains to be in search of her maiden win on the LET.
For the workforce occasion, she is alongside Belgium’s Manon De Roey , Daniela Darquea of Ecuador and German golfer Polly Mack.
Avani’s teammates embody Gemrany’s Laura Fuenfstueck, Rosie Davies of England and Vanessa Bouvet of France.
Whereas Tvesa will workforce up with Darcey Harry of Wales, Germany’s Olivia Cowan and Italian golfer Virginia Elena Carta.
A complete of 26 groups comprising 4 professionals will participate within the event with Staff Captains chosen utilizing the official Rolex Ladies’s World Golf Rankings as of August 25.
Every captain selected one skilled to be on their workforce, in the meantime the third and fourth members have been picked at random.
-PTI
FOOTBALL
sixty fourth Subroto Cup Kicks Off Sub Junior Boys (U-15) Class in Bengaluru
The sixty fourth Version of the Subroto Cup Worldwide Soccer Match kicked off its Sub Junior Boys (U-15) class right now in Bengaluru, with thrilling contests marking the opening day.
The outcomes:
Minerva Public College 2-1 Indira Trendy Excessive College; Tashi Namgyal Academy 1-5 Shri Leelanand Secondary College; Govt Mannequin Sr. Secondary College 1-3 River Facet Pure College; SFS Larger Secondary College 0-0 JNV Pakur-1; Anand Niketan College 0-0 Vidyachal Worldwide College
MOTORSPORT
Indian Nationwide Bike Racing Championship 2025 to restart on September 5
The Indian Nationwide Bike Racing Championship 2025 has offered dramatic twists and turns to date and the pattern is more likely to proceed within the third spherical because the nation’s prime two-wheeler racers and producers return to the Madras Worldwide Circuit right here after a two-month hole for 3 days of thrilling motion commencing on Friday, September 5.
A card of 21 races throughout the six Nationwide Championship classes, moreover the Petronas TVS One-Make Championship and the Idemitsu Honda India Expertise Cup, has been scheduled with 162 riders, representing 18 groups, within the fray even because the battle for championship factors heats up
-Staff Sportstar
SHOOTING
Abhay, Raiza prime nationwide shotgun choice trials 4 in Bhucho
Abhay Singh Sekhon and Raiza Dhillon topped the nationwide choice shotgun trial 4 (T4) within the males’s and ladies’s skeet occasion respectively right here on Thursday.
Raiza additionally topped the ladies’s qualification rounds within the line-up of 19 athletes whereas Asian Taking pictures Championship gold medallist Anantjeet Singh Naruka dominated the boys’s qualification amongst 35 athletes at Bhucho Village Bhai Devinder Singh Sidhu Gun Membership.
Within the skeet males, Abhay hit 55 out of 60 targets to complete on the highest within the T4, whereas Gurjoat Singh and Naruka completed second and third within the finals with 53 and 44 hits, respectively.
Earlier within the {qualifications}, Abhay completed fourth within the qualification with 117 hits within the 5 collection of 25 photographs every (24, 21, 23, 24, 25) and +3 within the shoot off.
Naruka topped the T4 qualification line-up with 121 hits (24, 23, 25, 25, 24) whereas Gurjoat Singh completed second with 118 (23, 24, 22, 25, 24) and +2 within the shoot-out as Bhavtegh Singh Gill, additionally on 118 (24, 25, 24, 24, 23), completed third within the qualification with successful much less within the shoot-out.
Yuvek Battula with 117 hits (24, 24, 22, 23, 24) and Zorawar Singh Bedi, additionally with 117 hits (23, 24, 23, 23, 24), have been the opposite finalists with +2 and 0 within the shoot-off.
Raiza Dhillon emerged as the highest performer in T4 skeet ladies, as she maintained the excessive scores throughout all 5 rounds to complete with 119 hits (24, 25, 23, 23, 24) within the qualification and secured the highest spot within the finals with 55 hits whereas Ganemat Sekhon shot two much less to complete second within the finals.
Parinaaz Dhaliwal accomplished the rostrum with 43 hits within the finals, and she or he had earlier secured a stable qualification by ending second with 115 (24, 22, 21, 24, 24) and +4 after a shoot-off towards Darshna Rathore, who additionally scored 115 (24, 23, 23, 22, 23) and +2.
Ganemat and Yashasvi Rathore completed fourth and fifth within the qualification with 114 (23, 24, 22, 24, 21) and 109 (21, 24, 20, 24, 20) hits. Risham Kaur Guron secured the sixth spot within the finals with 108 (20, 23, 22, 22, 21) and +2 within the shoot off towards Vanshika Tiwari 108 (20, 21, 20,24, 24).
-PTI
HOCKEY
Sabian Kiro stars for Naval Tata Academy, Roundglass and Namdhari safe wins
Sabian Kiro scored a hat-trick to assist Naval Tata Academy, Jamshedpur, to a 3-1 victory over Ghumanhera Risers, Delhi, within the Punjab Hockey League on the Balbir Singh Senior Worldwide Stadium right here on Thursday.
Roundglass Academy beat the Sports activities Authority of India workforce from Sonipat, 3-1, to return to the highest of the desk within the eight-team competitors.
Yuvraj Singh did all of the scoring to assist Namdhari Academy beat SGC Academy, Amritsar, 2-1 within the shoot-off after the groups have been locked 1-1 on the finish of regulation interval.
Yuvraj transformed a penalty stroke for Namdhari within the common time, after Sukhdev Singh had put the Amritsar workforce forward with a penalty stroke conversion.
Within the shoot-off, Yuvraj first transformed a penalty stroke after which scored on his flip for the one two targets. In distinction, Prabhjot Singh alone was capable of finding the goal for the Amritsar workforce.
The outcomes:
Naval Tata Academy, Jamshedpur, 3 (Sabian Kiro 3) bt Ghumanhera Risers, Delhi, 1 (Parikshit).
Surjit Academy, Jalandhar, 4 (Charanjeet Singh, Manmeet Singh Rai, Ajaypal Singh, Harmolbir Singh) bt SDAT Academy, Tamil Nadu, 1 (M Sugumar).
Namdhari Academy 1 (Yuvraj Singh) bt SGPC Academy, Amritsar, 1 (Sukhdev Singh) 2-1 (in shoot-off).
Roundglass Academy 3 (Gursewak Singh, Jobanpreet Singh, Amandeep) bt SAI, Sonipat, 1 (Navraj Singh).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
DOMESTIC
Nikin Jose top-scored with 81 as KSCA Secretary’s XI made 211 for the lack of seven wickets at stumps versus Gujarat on the opening day of their KSCA Dr. (Capt.) Ok. Thimmappiah Memorial Cricket Match encounter, on the Kini Sports activities Area right here on Thursday.
However the three matches on the Alur Grounds have been all affected by in a single day rain, with the primary day’s play in each the Mumbai-Assam and KSCA President’s XI-Maharashtra contests, at Alur-1 and Alur-2 respectively, totally washed out.
At Alur-3, lower than 30 overs play was doable, with Madhya Pradesh making 77 for one towards Tripura.
The scores:
KSCA Secretary’s XI 211/7 in 85.4 overs (Nikin Jose 81, Tushar Singh 42, Samit Dravid 45) vs. Gujarat.
Goa 211 in 62.2 overs (Abhinav Tejrana 74, Praful Hinge 4/32) vs. Vidarbha 39 for no loss in 13 overs.
Madhya Pradesh 77/1 in 29.5 overs vs. Tripura.
Chhattisgarh 187/6 in 68.1 overs (Sahban Khan 47 batting) vs. KSCA XI.
In Mysuru
KSCA Colts 140 in 41 overs (Aneeshwar Gautam 33) vs. Himachal Pradesh 134/1 in 39 overs (Ankush Bains 76 batting).
Andhra 257 in 83.5 overs (Revanth Reddy 101, Yara Sandeep 64, Ninad Rathwa 5/92) vs. Baroda 20/1 in six overs.
-Staff Sportstar
TENNIS
Sumit Nagal raced previous Filip Cristian Jianu of Romania within the pre-quarterfinals of the €145,250 Challenger tennis event in Tulin, Austria.
Within the quarterfinals, Sumit will play Joel Schwaerzler of Austria who beat the highest seed Jan Choinski of Britain in straight units.
The outcomes:
€145,250 Challenger, Tulin, Austria
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Sumit Nagal bt filip Cristian Jianu (Rou) 6-3, 6-4.
$160,000 Challenger, Shanghai, China
Doubles (quarterfinals): Pruchya Isaro (Tha) & Niki Poonacha bt Yousuke Watanuki & Takeru Yuzuki (Jpn) 6-4, 7-6(5); Cui Jie & Te Rigele (Chn) bt Siddhant Banthia & Ramkumar Ramanathan 7-6(6), 6-3.
€91,250 Challenger, Cassis, France
Doubles (quarterfinals): Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan & Jakub Paul (Sui) bt Michael Geerts (Bel) & Thijmen Loof (Ned) 6-2, 6-3.
$30,000 ITF males, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): S Mukund bt Thando Longwe-Smit (RSA) 6-2, 6-3; Dong Ju Kim (Kor) bt Sidharth Rawat 7-5, 6-4.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Sai Karteek Reddy & S Mukund bt Jan Klimas (Cze) & Thando Longwe-Smit (RSA) 6-2, 6-4; Suk Ann & Jeamoon Lee (Kor) bt Tarun Karra & Dheeraj Srinivasan 6-1, 6-1.
$30,000 ITF males, Bali, Indonesia
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Prajwal Dev bt Invoice Chan (Sgp) 6-3, 6-4; Mitsuki Leong (Mas) bt Maan Kesharwani 2-6, 6-0, 7-5.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Clan Maguire (Irl) & Vladislav Melnic (Rou) bt Ajay Malik & Yash Yadav 6-3, 6-3; Patricio Alvarado (Eu) & Stefan Storch (Aus) bt Maan Kesharwani & Atharva Sharma 4-6, 7-6(5), [10-4].
$15,000 ITF males, Hong Kong
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Sora Fukuda (Jpn) bt Digvijay Pratap Singh 6-3, 6-4; Alafia Ayeni (USA) bt Parth Aggarwal 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Parth Aggarwal & Ty Host (Aus) bt Sora Fukuda & Yuta Kawahashi (Jpn) 6-3, 3-6, [13-11].
$15,000 ITF males, Maanshan, China
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Yuta Kikuchi (Jpn) bt Vishnu Vardhan 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Ivan Denisov & Vishnu Vardhan bt Yuquan Jin & Zekai Li (Chn) 6-7(3), 6-3, [10-2].
$30,000 ITF ladies, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Singles (first spherical): Sahaja Yamalapalli bt Sara Dols (Esp) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
$15,000 ITF ladies, Hurghada, Egypt
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Anna Kubareva bt Ashmitha Easwaramurthi 6-0, 6-1.
$15,000 ITF ladies, Telavi, Georgia
Doubles (quarterfinals): Katerina Tsygourova (Sui) & Alexandra Vagramov (Can) bt Harsshali Mandavkar & Noelani Teso (Jpn) 6-3, 6-3.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
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