INDIAN FOOTBALL
Kerala Blasters unveils ‘The Sanctuary’
Abhik Chatterjee, the CEO of the Indian Tremendous League outfit Kerala Blasters (KBFC), unveiled on the event of Onam the membership’s new coaching facility known as ‘The Sanctuary’ for the primary and youth groups.
“Few know and can recognise, how tough it’s to safe land in Kerala, particularly for sporting tasks, at economical values that make sense for stakeholders who’ve invested their blood and sweat in Indian soccer,” Chatterjee started on a put up on his X account.
“Our possession group was adamant that they needed to discover a method, they’d a dream to make this potential and it was Nikhil’s persistence and willpower that made this see the sunshine of the day. Our membership management group, Shushen and Rizwan specifically, have given this every thing. There have been challenges, roadblocks and pitfalls, however they have been all navigated with steely resolve,” he added.
The membership official additionally prolonged his due to Sree Narayana Vidyapeetam Public College, Thrippunithura, which is a accomplice of KBFC on this mission.
“Hopefully, this would be the first of many. We’re buzzing to develop this additional and make it a memorable website for a number of causes. It might seem as one thing routine for a lot of, however for us, it holds a particular place in our hearts,” he concluded.
– Staff Sportstar
CRICKET
KSCA Secretary XI in management in opposition to Gujarat
KSCA Secretary’s XI secured the higher hand in opposition to Gujarat, decreasing the latter to 73 for 5 at stumps on the second day of their KSCA Dr. (Capt.) Okay. Thimmappiah Memorial Cricket Event encounter, on the Kini Sports activities Enviornment in Bengaluru on Friday.
From an in a single day 211 for seven, Secretary’s XI made 373, courtesy half-centuries from M. Venkatesh (50) and Rajvir Wadhwa (80). Its bowlers then collectively struck, with Madhav P. Bajaj, Venkatesh, Nischith Pai and Dheeraj Gowda snaring a wicket every.
The scores:
Assam 206 in 49.2 overs (Denish Das 83, Atharva Ankolekar 7/39) vs. Mumbai 174/3 in 43 overs (Musheer Khan 41, Akhil Herwadkar 54, Ajinkya Rahane 48 batting).
KSCA Secretary’s XI 373 in 149.4 overs (Nikin Jose 81, Tushar Singh 42, Samit Dravid 45, M. Venkatesh 50, Rajvir Wadhwa 80) vs. Gujarat 73/5 in 26 overs.
Goa 211 in 62.2 overs & 104/2 in 29 overs (Ishaan Gadekar 51) vs. Vidarbha 208 in 61.2 overs (Atharva Taide 50, Darshan Nalkande 55).
KSCA President’s XI 250 in 91.5 overs (E.J. Jasper 87, Nadeem Shaikh 4/49) vs. Maharashtra 14 for no loss.
Madhya Pradesh 333/8 in 123 overs (Arshad 102) vs. Tripura.
Chhattisgarh 254 in 90.5 overs (Sahban Khan 61, Abhilash 4/39) vs. KSCA XI 169/7 in 61.4 overs (R. Smaran 47).
In Mysuru:
KSCA Colts 140 in 41 overs & 135/7 in 32 overs (Mohsin Khan 46, Vipin Sharma 4/40) vs. Himachal Pradesh 303 in 91.1 overs (Ankush Bains 96, Siddhant Purohit 68, Akash Vashisht 53, Shikhar Shetty 5/55).
Andhra 257 in 83.5 overs vs. Baroda 2856 in 96 overs (Jyotsnil Singh 50, Sukrit Pandey 81 batting, Ninad Rathwa 62).
– Staff Sportstar
TENNIS
Sumit Nagal loses quarterfinals
Wild card Joel Schwaerzler beat Sumit Nagal 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-1 within the quarterfinals of the €145,250 Challenger tennis match in Tulin, Austria.
Sumit received 14 ATP factors and €4195.
The outcomes:
€145,250 Challenger, Tulin, Austria
Singles (quarterfinals): Joel Schwaerzler (Aut) bt Sumit Nagal 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-1.
$160,000 Challenger, Shanghai, China
Doubles (semifinals): Pruchya Isaro (Tha) & Niki Poonacha bt Cui Jie & Te Rigele (Chn) 6-4, 7-6(5).
$30,000 ITF males, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Singles (quarterfinals): S Mukund bt Leo Vithoontien (Jpn) 6-0, 6-4.
Doubles (semifinals): Jesse Delaney (Aus) & Leo Vithoontien (Jpn) bt Sai Karteek Reddy & S Mukund 4-6, 7-6(4), [10-7].
$30,000 ITF males, Bali, Indonesia
Singles (quarterfinals): Yanki Erel (Tur) bt Prajwal Dev 6-3, 6-3.
$15,000 ITF males, Hong Kong
Doubles (semifinals): Hien Pham (Aus) & Tsz Fu Wong (Hkg) bt Parth Aggarwal & Ty Host (Aus) 6-1, 7-5.
$15,000 ITF males, Maanshan, China
Doubles (semifinals): Egor Agafonov & Maxim Zhukov bt Ivan Denisov & Vishnu Vardhan 6-3, 7-6(4).
$30,000 ITF girls, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Sahaja Yamalapalli bt Kylie Collins (USA) 6-4, 6-1.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Katarina Jokic (Srb) & Maria Ramirez (Mex) bt Sofia Dominguez (Ven) & Sahaja Yamalapalli 6-4, 6-1.
$15,000 ITF girls, Hurghada, Egypt
Doubles (quarterfinals): Yasmin Ezzat (Egy) & Daria Yesypchuk (Ukr) bt Saoirse Breen (Fij) & Ashmitha Easwaramurthi 6-3, 6-0.
$15,000 ITF girls, Denia, Spain
Doubles (quarterfinals): Didi Canizares (Esp) & Madhurima Sawant bt Maria Sanchez & Lucie Parres (Esp) 6-4, 6-0.
$15,000 ITF girls, Monastir, Tunisia
Doubles (semifinals): Alicia Dudeney (GBR) & Tanisha Kashyap bt Lina Soussi (Tun) & Mirabelle Tahiri (USA) 6-2, 6-2.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
SWIMMING
Sports activities minister Mandaviya launches mascot and emblem of Asian Aquatics Championship
Sports activities minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched the mascot ‘Jalveer’ and emblem for the upcoming eleventh Asian Aquatics Championship scheduled to be held in Ahmedabad from September 28 to October 11.
The occasion will function qualification meet for the 2026 Asian Video games.
Mandaviya was accompanied by officers from the Swimming Federation of India (SFI).
The Championship will happen on the newly constructed Veer Savarkar Sports activities Complicated, constructed as per Olympic specs, and can host over 30 collaborating nations throughout a number of disciplines.
With over 1000 members anticipated to reach in Gujarat for the championships later this month, the occasion will present Indian swimmers a chance to shine in entrance of the house crowd.
– PTI
MOTORSPORT
Rahil Pillarisetty grabs pole place
Hyderabad ace Rahil Pillarisetty, in great type this season astride a super-quick Yamaha R3, led a 1-2 for his group RACR Castrol Power1, within the qualifying session of the premier class Professional-Inventory 301-400cc Open because the third spherical of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian Nationwide Bike Racing Championship commenced on the Madras Worldwide Circuit in Chennai.
Whereas a pole place for 27-year-old Rahil barely raised an eyebrow, his team-mate, Bengaluru’s Anish Damodar Shetty, returning to competitors after a three-year break, delivered the large shock by ending second, forward of defending champion Sarthak Chavan, the 18-year-old from Pune and the lead rider for Petronas TVS Racing.
The outcomes (Qualifying – 3 finest laps):
Professional-Inventory 301-400cc Open: 1. Rahil Pillarisetty (Hyderabad, RACR Castrol Power1) (01min, 47.975secs); 2. Anish Damodar Shetty (Bengaluru, RACR Castrol Power1) (01:48.546); 3. Sarthak Chavan (Pune, Petronas TVS Racing) (01:48.728).
Tremendous Inventory 200cc Intermediate: 1. Kamal Navas (Chennai, Rockers Racing) (02:05.476); 2. Mohamed Samrul Zubair (Hyderabad, Motul Sparks Racing) (02:05.910); 3. Vyshak Shoban (Chennai, Pace Up Racing) (02:05.948).
Inventory 301-400cc (Novice): 1. Mohamed Mikhail (Tiruvallur, Mad Rabbit Racing) (01:59.017); 2. Jagadeesh Nagaraj (Bengaluru, Motul Sparks Racing) (01:59.251); 3. Kamal Navas (Chennai, Rockers Racing) (02:01.015).
Inventory 165cc (Novice): 1. Rajender Beedani (Hyderabad, MAI Racing) (02:08.217); 2. CS Kedarnadh (Tirupati, Motul KTM Gusto Racing India) (02:08.349); 3. Amit Prasad (Mysuru, Mad Rabbit Racing) (02:09.868).
Petronas TVS One-Make Championship:
Knowledgeable (Apache RR 310): 1. Manoj Yesuadiayan (Chennai) (01:55.669); 2. Mohan Babu P (Chennai) (01:56.351); 3. Kaushik Subbiah Ganesan (Chennai) (01:56.478).
Girls (Apache RTR 200): 1. Jagathishree Kumaresan (Chennai) (02:11.988); 2. Elakiya Ravi (Chennai) (02:12.630); 3. SP Shuria (Bengaluru) (02:13.044).
Idemitsu Honda India Expertise Cup (Honda CB300F): 1. Solomon R (Chennai) (02:05.931); 2. Raivat Dhar (Jammu) (02:06.167); 3. Ann Jennifer (Chennai) (02:07.495).
– Staff Sportstar
SHOOTING
Bhowneesh, Neeru lead lure trials
Bhowneesh Mendiratta shot two excellent rounds to guide with 50 in lure within the fourth Nationwide shotgun choice trials on the Bhucho Village capturing vary in Punjab.
Bhowneesh was adopted by Jaswinder Singh and Lakshay Sheoran with 49 every, whereas Shapath Bharadwaj and Zoravar Singh Sandhu shot 48.
A few of the different main shooters like Vivaan Kapoor, Kynan Chenai and Prithviraj Tondaiman have been on 47 together with 4 others.
In girls’s lure, Neeru led with 46, one level forward of Preeti Rajak, Kirti Gupta, Manisha Keer and Rajeshwari Kumari.
Asian junior champion Sabeera Haris shot 44, together with Aashima Ahlawat.
Three extra rounds of qualification might be adopted by the ultimate amongst the highest six.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
KHO KHO
Twenty 4 Kho Kho athletes be part of CISF
A complete of 24 Indian Kho Kho gamers, together with 12 girls, have joined the Central Industrial Safety Pressure (CISF), by means of the sports activities quota after cracking the recruitment trials.
A couple of of the chosen athletes, together with Shengal Gajanand Maruti and Visag S, have performed for Mumbai Khiladis in Final Kho Kho.
Meenu was a part of the sKho-Kho World Cup whereas Sweety and Ananya Pradhan competed throughout the India vs Malaysia bilateral sequence.
– PTI
GOLF
Lucknow Golf Membership to host seventh occasion of PGTI Nexgen sequence
The seventh occasion of the PGTI Nexgen sequence, providing INR 20 lakh in prize cash, might be staged on the Lucknow Golf Membership from September 9 to 11.
The match, with 72 gamers, will characteristic three rounds over 54 holes, and the lower might be utilized after the second day. The highest-36 gamers and ties will make it to the ultimate day.
The occasion will characteristic Individuals Joe Hurn and Dominic Piccirillo, aside from Federico Zucchetti of Italy, Md. Muaj and Md. Solayeman of Bangladesh and Subash Tamang of Nepal.
Sanjeev Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Bhoop Singh, and Ashish Kumar Gupta would be the gamers from Lucknow.
The final six Nexgen occasions have had six totally different champions, underlining the robust competitors. The Nexgen Order of Benefit winner of the season will get an exemption on the principle PGTI Tour subsequent yr.
“The Nexgen sequence is all about nurturing younger expertise and selling golf throughout the nation. The return {of professional} golf to the Lucknow Membership after seven years is a big milestone for us,” stated the CEO of PGTI, Amandeep Johl.
“We’re thrilled to host the occasion. We’re dedicated to offering a fantastic expertise for the gamers and others,” stated the Captain of the Lucknow Golf Membership, RS Nanda.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Revealed on Sep 05, 2025