BADMINTON
Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Championships: Lakshya Rajesh, Diksha Sudhakar, and Jagsher Singh Shine on Day 2
India’s younger shuttlers continued their spectacular run on Day 2 of the Badminton Asia Beneath-17 & Beneath-15 Championships 2025, with a number of standout performances securing Spherical of 16 berths throughout classes.
Within the U-17 women’ singles, Lakshya Rajesh and Diksha Sudhakar turned in stable shows to storm into the pre-quarters. Lakshya eased previous Chinese language Taipei’s Kuan Yi Lin 21-17, 21-11, whereas Diksha produced a robust comeback to beat China’s Luo Ya Ru 17-21, 21-16, 21-11. Among the many boys, Jagsher Singh Khangurra impressed with a commanding 21-14, 21-17 victory over China’s Zhang Yu Feng.
India’s doubles contingent additionally appeared sharp. The women’ doubles pair Deepak Raj Aditi and P. Vriddhi overcame Malaysia’s Sue Mei Teoh/Zi Qing Wan 22-20, 21-12, whereas the U-15 combined duo Hemanth Sri Sammetla and Sharayu Ranjane cruised previous fifth seed Singapore pairing Ng Yu Ze/Lavatory Package Rei Chara 21-9, 21-11 to maneuver into the Spherical of 16.
Anvi Rathore, Wazir Singh, and SL Dhakshan Sugumaran continued their profitable begin to the match, joined by the top-seeded women’ singles participant, Shaina Manimuthu, who registered a 21-6, 21-10 victory towards Malaysia’s Jing Er Tan.
India had received a gold and a bronze in 2024, and one gold, one silver, and one bronze in 2023, with each editions happening in Chengdu.
A 36-member squad is combating for silverware throughout two age classes this time round.
– Workforce Sportstar
SQUASH
Sub Junior & Junior Nationwide Squash Championships 2025 to start from Oct. 25
The Sub Junior & Junior Nationwide Squash Championships 2025 will happen from October 25 to 31 in Chennai. The occasion will unite 623 gifted younger athletes throughout 10 classes, representing the way forward for Indian squash.
The match kicks off with qualification rounds on 25 October, adopted by the most important draw from 28 to 31 October.
Whereas these worldwide stars lead the cost, 17-year-old Anahat Singh will skip this 12 months’s Nationals as she competes on the PSA Tour, aiming to enhance her world rating.
Anil Wadhwa, SRFI president, highlighted that the Sub Junior & Junior Nationals stay the premier junior occasion on the SRFI calendar, offering a platform for India’s younger squash expertise to check their expertise at a nationwide degree.
The Championships promise every week of intense competitors, showcasing not solely the highest seeds but additionally rising expertise from throughout India.
High-seeded gamers in most important draw
Boys:BU11: 1. Aryan SK (KA) | 2. Ved Sanganaria (WB) | 3/4. Ayaan Kaushik (AS) | 3/4. Agastya Uppal (DL); BU13: 1. Abhyuday Arora (DL) | 2. Amarya Bajaj (DL) | 3/4. Dhairya Gogia (RJ)| 3/4. Rishabh Shyam (MH); BU15: 1. Shreyansh Jha (MH) | 2. Harshal Rana (HR) | 3/4. Shresht Iyer (KA) | 3/4. Dhruv Bopana (TN); BU17: 1. Subhash Choudhary (RJ) | 2. Purav Rambhia (MH) | 3/4. Darshil Parasrampuria (TN) | 3/4. Lokesh Subramani (TN); BU19: 1. Arihant KS (TN) | 2. Yusha Nafees (DL) | 3/4. Rachit Shah (MH) | 3/4. Aayush Verma (MH)
Ladies:GU11: 1. Alia Kankaria (WB) | 2. Akshara Makhija (KA) | 3/4. Aarna Pandey (KA) | 3/4. Sameeksha Sugumar (KA); GU13: 1. Divyanshi Jain (RJ) | 2. Shanaya Parasrampuria (MH) | 3/4. Shanaya Roy (MH) | 3/4. Nandikasree Kalaivanan (TN); GU15: 1. Vasundhara Nangare (MH) | 2. Fabia Nafees (UP) | 3/4. Goushika M (TN) | 3/4. Aadhya Budhia (JH); GU17: 1. Aradhya Porwal (DL) | 2. Sehar Nayar (CH) | 3/4. Diva Shah (MH) | 3/4. Saanvi Kalanki (MP); GU19: 1. Unnati Tripathi (UP) | 2. Navya Sundarajan (DL) | 3/4. Rudra Singh (MH) | 3/4. Yashi Jain (RJ)
– Workforce Sportstar
GOLF
Bhullar leads Indian cost at Worldwide Sequence Philippines, tied for seventh
Gaganjeet Bhullar spearheaded the Indian problem on the Worldwide Sequence Philippines
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Gaganjeet Bhullar spearheaded the Indian problem on the Worldwide Sequence Philippines
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In-form India star Gaganjeet Bhullar spearheaded the Indian problem on the Worldwide Sequence Philippines, ending the primary spherical tied for seventh place, three strokes behind chief Sarit Suwannarut of Thailand.
Bhullar, the 2023 BNI Indonesian Masters champion, carded a formidable five-under 66 on the “lovely” Sta Elena Golf Course, that includes six birdies towards a solitary bogey. He expressed satisfaction along with his efficiency, stating he hit 15 greens in regulation.
Compatriots Ajeetesh Sandhu and Karandeep Khochhar additionally had a stable begin, each ending the day two beneath par. Nevertheless, SSP Chawrasia (+2) and Rayhan Thomas (+5) each have work forward to make the weekend lower.
The star-studded subject consists of former world No.1 Dustin Johnson and different Main champions like Patrick Reed and Louis Oosthuizen.
– Workforce Sportstar
Printed on Oct 23, 2025