FOOTBALL
Premier League concludes week of fan and neighborhood engagement in Mumbai with England legend Michael Owen
The Premier League has efficiently concluded a week-long programme of fan and neighborhood engagement in India, marking the League’s first main initiative within the nation because the opening of its Mumbai workplace earlier this yr.
The actions featured former Liverpool, Manchester United, and Newcastle United striker Michael Owen and highlighted the Premier League’s sustained dedication to its loyal Indian fanbase and to the event of grassroots soccer within the nation.
Former England worldwide Owen added some stardust to the occasion and was joined by Indian cricketer and Liverpool fan Sanju Samson, including to the thrill of the followers.
Michael Owen stated: “India has been a extremely essential a part of the Premier League’s worldwide neighborhood work for practically 20 years, and seeing the Coach Growth Programme was inspiring. It was nice to listen to in regards to the coaches’ journeys, and I’ve little question that their involvement on this programme will assist them make a fair better impression on grassroots soccer in communities throughout India.”
-Workforce Sportstar
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Chennai College boys make robust mark in volleyball, desk tennis and swimming on CM’s Trophy Day 9
Desk tennis and swimming commenced in Chennai on day 9 of the CM’s Trophy, whereas it was an exhilarating gold medal win for Chennai’s College boys volleyball staff in Trichy.
In a compelling three-team round-robin format, Chennai clinched gold with an unbeaten streak. Thanjavur, with two wins, secured silver, whereas host staff Trichy took dwelling bronze, ending the league with one win.
Chengalpattu led a mixture of elite and inclusive occasions, internet hosting college-level badminton medal matches for girls and boys and inspirational contests in tailored volleyball and athletics for the visually challenged, otherwise abled women and men.
In Chennai, the motion was full of medal-deciding bouts in boxing, judo, swimming, faculty ladies’ volleyball, and weightlifting, in addition to thrilling school-level contests in cricket, squash, kabaddi, and desk tennis.
-Workforce Sportstar
IRONMAN 70.3 Goa India launches Champions of Endurance
IRONMAN 70.3 Goa, India’s greatest worldwide triathlon, organised by Yoska, introduced the launch of ‘Champions of Endurance’, a first-of-its-kind initiative celebrating athletes, celebrities, and health leaders who embody the true spirit of endurance.
Launched forward of the fifth version of IRONMAN 70.3 Goa, the marketing campaign goals to highlight inspiring voices from sport, leisure, and tradition, uniting them underneath a shared message of perseverance and power.
The initiative brings collectively a few of India’s most inspiring figures, together with Saiyami Kher, the primary Bollywood actor to be a two-time IRONMAN 70.3 finisher and the race weekend ambassador for the 2025 IRONMAN 70.3 Goa, and Tejasvi Surya, the primary sitting Member of Parliament to finish an IRONMAN 70.3.
-Workforce Sportstar
TENNIS
Fenesta Open Nationwide Championships: Parthsarthi, Shreeniti, Mannan and Tavish attain U-16 finals
Prime seed Parthsarthi Arun Mundhe and Shreeniti Chowdhury arrange the ladies’ U-16 singles closing, whereas Mannan Agarwal and Tavish Pahwa will conflict for the boys’ title after hard-fought victories on the Fenesta Open Nationwide Tennis Championship in New Delhi on Friday.
Within the ladies’ U-14 singles semifinals, prime seed Padma Rameshkumar defeated Deepthi Venkatesan 6–1, 6–3, whereas second seed Jensi Kanabar breezed previous Jahnavi Tammineedi 6–2, 6–0 to arrange an thrilling closing.
Fifth seed Aarav Mulay outlasted Heet Kandoriya (13) 6–1, 7–6, whereas Harsh Marwaha prompted an upset by beating fifteenth seed Puneeth M 6–3, 6–4 to succeed in the title conflict within the Boys’ U-14 singles class.
– PTI
GOLF
Disappointing begin for Shubhankar in Madrid
Indian ace Shubhankar Sharma endured one other disappointing begin as he carded 2-over 73 and was means down in tied 81st spot after the primary day on the Open de España right here.
Ranging from the tenth, Shubhankar had one birdie in opposition to three bogeys and can want a low spherical to play the weekend. Sam Bairstow birdied 4 of his final 5 holes to affix Ugo Coussaud in a share of the primary spherical lead.
The Englishman posted a six underneath par 65 to affix Frenchman Coussaud on the prime of the leaderboard, one away from England’s Marco Penge, France’s Frederic Lacroix and Austrian Bernd Wiesberger on 5 underneath at Membership de Campo Villa de Madrid.
The main Spanish hopeful is Angel Ayora, who shares sixth place with Scotsman Grant Forrest, Frenchman Alex Levy, England’s Dan Bradbury and Canadian Aaron Cockerill.
-PTI
Aditi tied tied thirty first as Minami Katsu continues her robust kind
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok was positioned tied thirty first after the second spherical on the Buick LPGA Shanghai match right here.
Ashok has had a constant first half of the week as she carded rounds of 2-under 70 on each the primary and second days for 36 gap rating of 4 underneath par.
On the second day Ashok began from the entrance 9 as soon as extra and made her solely bogey of the day on the sixth gap.
Again-to-back birdies on the eighth and ninth holes to shut the entrance 9 and a late birdie on the seventeenth helped her put up one other card of 2-under 72.
-PTi
Printed on Oct 10, 2025