TENNIS
The seventh season of the Tennis Premier League (TPL) is scheduled to happen from December 9 to 14 on the Gujarat College Tennis Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The occasion might be headlined by two-time Grand Slam champion Rohan Bopanna, World No. 29 Luciano Darderi (Italy), World No. 38 Corentin Moutet (France) and World No.39 Alexandre Muller (France), main a stellar line-up of world stars becoming a member of forces with India’s most interesting gamers.
The competitors will characteristic eight franchises – GS Delhi Aces, SG Pipers Bengaluru, Gurgaon Grand Slammers, Chennai Smashers, Yash Mumbai Eagles, Hyderabad Strikers, Gujarat Panthers and Rajasthan Rangers – with the participant public sale set to happen on October 9 in Mumbai.
Bopanna will signify SG Pipers Bengaluru whereas Darderi is about to play for Rajasthan Rangers, with Moutet main the Gurgaon Grand Slammers. Different marquee gamers embody Muller and Arthur Rinderknech for Gujarat Panthers and Hyderabad Strikers, respectively.
The lineup additionally contains Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Damir Dzhumhur (former World No. 23, present No. 67) main Yash Mumbai Eagles, Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry (World No. 58) representing GS Delhi Aces, and rising Czech star Dalibor Svrcina (World No. 91) becoming a member of Chennai Smashers.
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GOLF
Sharma finishes T-61 in rain-hit Dunhill Hyperlinks
India’s Shubhankar Sharma carded 1-under 71 and completed tied 61st on the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks with inclement climate having decreased the match to 3 rounds and 54 holes.
Sharma performed the ultimate spherical at Carnoustie Golf Hyperlinks and made two birdies in opposition to one bogey. He completed with a rating of 5 below par, and it was his first reduce for the reason that Hero Indian Open.
Robert Macintyre added to his Ryder Cup triumph with one other title this week. Macintyre shot a 3rd consecutive spherical of 6-under 66 to win by a margin of 4 strokes.
On the ultimate day, he performed on the Previous Course at St. Andrews and very like he did the 2 earlier rounds within the week, he made seven birdies and one bogey to win comfortably.
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Rayhan misses out narrowly to complete T-Twentieth, earns restricted standing on Korn Ferry
Indian-origin golfer Rayhan Thomas was unfortunate together with his ultimate drive on the 18th gap of the fourth spherical of the Compliance Options Championship and missed an opportunity of stepping into the Prime-10 earlier than the Tour Championship.
He completed tied Twentieth. With rounds of 64-65-68-68, Rayhan totalled 19-under and completed 88th on the standings.
A spot within the Prime-75 of the standings would have earned Rayhan an opportunity of stepping into the Tour Championships subsequent week, from October 9-12 at French Lick Golf Resort in French Lick, Indiana.
Within the ultimate spherical, Rayhan began very properly regardless of an early bogey on the third. He birdied 4 instances in a row from fourth to the seventh holes and turned in 3-under. Two extra birdies on the thirteenth and the sixteenth took him nearer to the Prime-10.
Nevertheless, an errant drive on the 18th, which he had birdied within the first spherical price him a double bogey and he dropped to T-Twentieth.
At 88th place, Rayan will earn a conditional standing on the Korn Ferry Tour, which suggests he’ll get a restricted variety of begins however can then transfer up in precedence through re-ranking. In any other case, three wins on the Korn Ferry subsequent yr can earn him a ‘battleground’ promotion to the PGA Tour.
Upon conclusion of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, the highest 20 gamers on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Factors Record will earn PGA TOUR membership for the 2026 season.
Moreover, the participant who finishes No. 1 earns exemptions for the 2026 PLAYERS Championship and 2026 U.S. Open.
Adrien Dumont de Chassart gained the Compliance by seven strokes, which catapulted him from No. 26 to No. 6 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Factors Record to successfully safe one of many 20 PGA TOUR playing cards obtainable by means of the Factors Record.
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Arjun Prasad, Thangaraja headline area as Bengaluru Open golf returns after six years
Defending champion Abhinav Lohan, Arjun Prasad and Udayan Mane might be among the many main contenders when the Bengaluru Open tees off on the Karnataka Golf Affiliation on Tuesday, marking the match’s return to the PGTI calendar after a six-year hiatus.
The Professional-Am occasion might be held on October 11.
The fourth version of the occasion carries a prize purse of Rs 1 crore and options 126 golfers — together with 124 professionals and two amateurs.
The main Indian professionals within the area embody Arjun (at present No. 2 within the PGTI Order of Advantage), Shaurya Bhattacharya, Udayan, Angad Cheema, Lohan and Viraj Madappa, to call a number of.
The native problem might be led by Bengaluru-based professionals Rahil Gangjee, Khalin Joshi, Chikkarangappa S, Akshay Neranjen, Manoj S, Mari Muthu R and Varun Muthappa.
The 2 native amateurs within the area are Tanish R Gowda and Siddharth Paruthi.
The distinguished international names competing embody Sri Lankans N Thangaraja and Okay Prabagaran, Bangladeshis Jamal Hossain and Badal Hossain, Italy’s Federico Zucchetti, Nepal’s Subash Tamang and American Koichiro Sato.
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SQUASH
Senthilkumar, Chotrani advance in New York
India’s Velavan Senthilkumar and Veer Chotrani superior to the spherical of 16 within the Open Squash Basic, a USD 74,000 PSA Bronze occasion, in New York on Sunday.
Reigning Nationwide champion and world No 45 Senthilkumar defeated Pakistan’s Md Ashab Irfan 11-2, 11-8, 14-12 within the opening spherical, whereas Chotrani rallied to beat compatriot Abhay Singh 6-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 in what was their first assembly on the tour.
Ramit Tandon, the eighth seed, obtained a first-round bye.
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BOXING
BFI Cup 2025: Ankushita, Arundhati bag gold as Elite Ladies’s competitors crowns winners; Husamuddin, Vishwanath attain finals
Former youth world champions Ankushita Boro and Arundhati Choudhary have been among the many standout performers as the ladies’s finals concluded on the inaugural BFI Cup 2025 in Chennai.
The medallists on the BFI Cup 2025.
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The medallists on the BFI Cup 2025.
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Ankushita (Assam) showcased her trademark aggression to edge Rajasthan’s Parthavi Grewal 3:2 within the 60–65kg class, whereas Arundhati (Providers) stamped her class within the 65–70kg weight class with a commanding 5-0 win over Sneha (AIP). World Championships bronze medallist Parveen Hooda (SAI) additionally emerged victorious, defeating Priya (Haryana) 3-2 in 57–60kg ultimate because the Elite Ladies’s competitors topped its champions throughout all ten weight classes.
Different girls’s finals noticed Nivedita Karki (Uttarakhand) declare within the weight class 45–48kg title with a 3-2 win over World Championships silver medallist Manju Rani (Railways), whereas Bhavna Sharma (Railways) outclassed Savita (Railways) 5-0 within the 48–51kg weight class.
Maharashtra’s Khushi Jadhav edged Divya Pawar (AIP) 3-2 for 51–54kg gold, and Himachal Pradesh’s Vinakshi Dhota defeated Mushkan (AIP) 5-0 within the 54–57kg weight class. Monika (SAI) bagged 70–75kg crown with a 4-1 win over Nishu (Haryana), Babita Bisht (AIP) triumphed 3:2 in opposition to Komal (Punjab) within the 75–80kg class, and Ritika (SAI) sealed in 80–80+kg title by overpowering Shivani Tomar (AIP) 5-0.
On the boys’s facet, S. Vishwanath (Providers) entered the finals with a commanding 5-0 win over Gopi Mishra (Providers) within the 47-50 kg weight class. Nevertheless, Asian Video games gold medallist Amit Panghal (Providers) suffered a slender 1-4 defeat to teammate Ashish (Providers) within the 50-55kg kg semi-finals, whereas World Championships bronze medallist Mohammad Husamuddin (Providers) continued his tremendous run with a 5-0 win over Mitesh Deswal (Railways) within the 55-60 kg bout.
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