Indian sports activities wrap, September 12: Gaganjeet wins inaugural IGPL match

ATHLETICS

Ethiopians Jemal Mekonen and defending champion Alemaddis Eyayu headline at Delhi Half Marathon

FILE PHOTO – Ethiopia’s Alemaddis Eyayu in motion throughout Delhi Half Marathon 2024.
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Defending champion Alemaddis Eyayu, alongside along with her Ethiopian teammate Jemal Mekonen, will headline the twentieth version of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Street Race, scheduled to flag off on Sunday, twelfth October 2025.

Jemal Mekonen, a key member of Ethiopia’s victorious staff on the 2017 World Cross Nation Championships in Kampala, will headline the boys’s elite line-up on the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon. Making his debut on Indian soil, the soon-to-be 29-year-old brings intensive worldwide expertise, together with a number of sub-60-minute finishes and a private better of 58:33.

– Crew Sportstar

TENNIS

Prajwal Dev advances to semifinals

Prajwal Dev beat Koki Matsuda of Japan 7-6(3), 6-3 within the quarterfinals of the $30,000 ITF males’s tennis match in Bali, Indonesia, on Friday.

Prajwal, nevertheless, in partnership with Nitin Kumar Sinha, was overwhelmed within the doubles semifinals, by Mitsuki Leong and Koki Matsuda, 10-2 within the tremendous tie-break.

-Kamesh Srinivasan

GOLF

Gaganjeet Bhullar wins inaugural IGPL match

Gaganjeet Bhullar asserted his class by clinching the trophy within the inaugural Rs. 1.5 crore IGPL golf match on the Chandigarh Golf Membership on Friday.

The 37-year-old Gaganjeet overcame an early bogey on the third and ultimate spherical to register a two-under 70 for the day, and an total five-under 211, that fetched the winner’s purse of Rs. 22.5 lakh.

“IGPL is a brand new chapter in Indian golf, and I’m proud to be a part of it as the primary champion. This one is for the historical past books,” mentioned a proud Gaganjeet.

He was assured that lots of younger Indian golfers would profit from the IGPL Tour and strengthen the Indian presence on the Asian Tour as was the case up to now.

M Dharma was two pictures behind Gaganjeet within the second place that received him Rs. 15 lakh. Veer Ganapathy, Kartik Sharma and Shaurya Binu had been joint-third and pocketed Rs. 8.7 lakh every.

FOOTBALL

Bengaluru FC unveils new coaching facility at Centre of Sports activities Excellence

Bengaluru FC on Friday introduced the opening of its state-of-the-art coaching Centre of Sports activities Excellence right here, marking a significant milestone within the membership’s journey to develop world-class soccer infrastructure in India.

The Blues, who’re set to regroup forward of the 2025-26 marketing campaign, will start their preparations on what’s India’s first-ever hybrid coaching pitch, the membership mentioned in an announcement.

A floor that mixes pure grass with artificial reinforcement to make sure consistency and sturdiness all year long, the hybrid pitch sits alongside a pure grass nine-a-side pitch, offering the primary staff and youth squads with diverse coaching environments that replicate aggressive circumstances.

The centre goes far past taking part in surfaces, with a fully-equipped gymnasium permitting for energy and conditioning packages tailor-made to the staff’s want, whereas two purpose-built dressing rooms present the squad with skilled matchday and coaching environments.

Restoration is an equally essential focus, with ice-baths and restoration rooms put in to assist gamers recuperate after periods.

Membership proprietor Parth Jindal mentioned, “Amid all of the turmoil that Indian soccer finds itself in, our effort to drive its growth has been steadfast for the reason that founding of Bengaluru FC. Our new coaching facility reiterates that intent.

“The nationwide staff educated on the facility within the build-up to what was a profitable CAFA Nations Cup outing, and we hope the venue turns into the popular coaching venue for Crew India sooner or later too.

“The membership had as many as six gamers within the Indian squad for the CAFA Nations Cup, and 7 gamers within the U23 squad for the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, and we’ll maintain contributing to the nation’s trigger.” As well as, the centre has been designed to foster a way of group and belonging for the squad. A kitchen and pantry serve the eating space, the place nutrition-led meals are deliberate for gamers and workers.

Away from the pitch, a recreation room provides the staff area to unwind, whereas a devoted assembly room serves because the hub for tactical discussions, video evaluation, and staff briefings.

– PTI

SQUASH

PSA Challenger: Tanvi Khanna beats Amina within the ultimate

Sixth seed Tanvi Khanna beat high seed Amina El Rihany of Egypt 11-9, 11-6, 1-11, 11-8 within the ultimate of the HCL $9,000 PSA Challenger squash match on the Otters Membership on Friday.

It was a commendable fare from Tanvi, who had completed runner-up within the final Challenger occasion in Jaipur.

It grew to become a double delight for India, as high seed Veer Chotrani cruised previous fifth seed Chi Him Wong of Hong Kong in 26 minutes within the males’s ultimate.

“Completely elated to win my first match after getting back from an ACL damage. It has been a protracted eight months, ready for this second”, mentioned Tanvi, understandably proud to have fought her method again so nicely.

“My coach Dhruv Dhawan and I’ve spent hours discussing coaching, determining the lacking hyperlinks. Lastly, immediately it clicked. I really feel it’s the starting of many nice issues to come back. With squash within the Olympics and the Asian Video games developing subsequent yr, I really feel issues are transferring in the precise course for me, and the rankings will mirror that quickly,” mentioned Tanvi.

– Crew Sportstar

Revealed on Sep 12, 2025