BADMINTON
India’s sturdy run on the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Championships reached new heights on Friday, with 5 Indian shuttlers securing semifinal berths—and in flip, confirming medals—in Chengdu.
The spotlight of the day got here from Lakshya Rajesh, who produced a spirited fightback to upset prime seed Lalita Sattayathadakoon of Thailand 11-21, 21-16, 21-19 within the U-17 ladies’ singles quarterfinals. Her win capped off an outstanding day for the Indian contingent, which now options throughout a number of semifinal classes.
Becoming a member of Lakshya within the final 4 is sixth seed Diksha Sudhakar, who powered previous Indonesia’s Raisya Affatunisa 21-17, 21-8 in one other commanding show. Within the boys’ singles, Jagsher Singh Khangurra continued his fantastic type with a straight-games victory over Zhan Shing Yui of Hong Kong China, profitable 21-13, 21-14.
India additionally celebrated progress in doubles, as Jangjeet Singh Kajla and Jananika Ramesh superior to the U-17 blended doubles semifinals following the retirement of their Chinese language opponents. Earlier, top-seeded Shaina Manimuthu eased into the U-15 ladies’ singles semifinals with a 21-14, 21-16 win over Japan’s Yubuki Azumaya.
-Crew Sportstar
SQUASH
Joshwa Vasikaran advances in Sub-Junior/Junior Nationwide squash qualifiers
Joshwa Vasikaran of Tamil Nadu beat Shiv Dev Mittal (DL) 3-1 within the Beneath-19 boys qualifying first spherical within the Sub-Junior & Junior Nationwide Squash Championships 2025 which started on the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai.
The event has attracted over 600 entries throughout 10 classes.
Choose outcomes:
GU11 (R1): Inaaya Ghosh (KA) bt Jeevikamohan Chalageri (KA)11-13, 7-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-1.
GU13 (R1): Sarika Balu Vir (MH) bt Aashraya Ashokkumar (MH) 11-5, 11-9, 0-11, 12-14, 11-5; J.N. Laya Shri (TN) bt Nakshatra Murukesh (TN) 7-11, 11-4, 11-3, 7-11, 11-4.
GU15 (R1): Siona Jayabhanu (KA) bt Saiyuri Tapadia (MP) 11-7, 11-5, 11-3; Muthu Shanmugam (TN) bt Sutharshana N (TN) 11-2, 11-4,11-3; Soniya Waghamare (MH) bt , Aakanksha Jaiswal (JH) 11-0, 11-0,11-0; Hemlata Hiraman Daravada (MH) bt Parisa Malhotra (DL) 11-5, 11-5, 11-5.
BU11 (R1): Shivin Yuvaraj (TN) bt Vaibhav VC (KA) 11th of September, 11-2, 11-7, 11-8; Harinandan CJ (KL) bt Adhritwardhan Sharma (RJ) 2-11, 8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-8.
BU13 (R2): Aarav Chakkravarthi (TN) bt Naman Kumar (UP) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5; Haribala Ok (TN) bt Kaushal Shingava (MH) 11th of September, 11-0, 4-11, 11-7, 11-8.
BU15 (R2): Kiaan Kulkarni (MH) bt Sahil Waghamare (MH) 7-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-3; Agastya Jain (MH) bt Prathmesh Ghute (MH) 14-12, 6-11, 12-10, 11-6.
BU17 (R2): Reyansh Kulshreshtha (CG) bt Naresh Hariharan A (TN) 7-11, 5-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-9.
BU19 (R1): Joshwa Vasikaran (TN) bt Shiv Dev Mittal (DL) 11-6, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8; Yash Parmar (CG) bt Ramanathan N (TN) 11-5, 7-11, 7-11, 11-4,11-9.
– Crew Sportstar
GOLF
Bhullar mendacity seventh in Manila after third spherical
Gaganjeet Bhullar stayed within the combine regardless of a closing bogey on the 18th within the third spherical of the Worldwide Sequence Philippines.
Bhullar, who has been within the Prime-10 because the first spherical, is now Tied-seventh with rounds of 67-69-67 and is 13-under.
Bhullar is 4 photographs behind the three co-leaders, Sampson Zheng (62), Miguel Tabuena (65) and Sarit Suwannarut (69), who’re all at 17-under.
On a day when he discovered 11 of the 14 fairways and 15 of the 18 greens, Bhullar nonetheless wanted 28 putts.
He birdied thrice on the entrance 9 of the Sta Elena Golf Membership after which added three extra on the thirteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth to get to six-under for the day. A bogey on the 18th pulled him again barely.
Karandeep Kochhar (67) with eight birdies towards three bogeys was contained in the Prime-20 at T-19, and Ajeetesh Sandhu (72) with an eagle, two birdies, two bogeys and two double bogeys was T-Fiftieth.
Yosuke Asaji (65) is tied fourth at 16-under, whereas Dean Burmester (65) and Kazuki Higa (68) are tied fifth at 14-under.
-PTI
Hitaashee tied-sixth in Taipei
After ready for 2 full days, India’s Hitaashee Bakshi lastly acquired to swing her membership on the rain-hit Wistron Women Open however couldn’t full her opening spherical, mendacity three-under via 14 holes when play was suspended as a result of darkness.
She was tied-sixth.
Tvesa Malik and Pranavi Urs shot 74 every and have been tied 73rd, whereas Avani Prashanth struggled with 78 and was tied 104th. However since there isn’t any minimize, all gamers get to play the second spherical, which is able to now be the ultimate spherical within the occasion diminished to 36 holes.
– PTI
Mishra fires week’s greatest to interrupt into top-10 at Asia-Pacific Newbie
India’s Anshul Mishra produced his greatest golf of the week, carding an outstanding 4-under 68 to storm into the highest 10 after the third spherical of the Asia-Pacific Newbie Championship in Dubai.
Anshul, who turned 17 earlier this week, reached 7-under for the event after rounds of 72 and 69 on the primary two days on the Emirates Golf Membership’s Majlis Course.
Mishra was regular all through, dropping only one bogey on the 14th, whereas making birdies on the 2nd, sixth, eighth, thirteenth and seventeenth holes.
Amongst different Indians, Raghav Gulati (73-70-71) sits tied-Twentieth at 2-under, Rakshit Dahiya (72-72-74) is 2-over and tied-Thirty second, and Ranveer Mitroo (74-71-77) lies tied-Forty ninth. Harman Sachdeva had missed the minimize.
– PTI
Sharma finishes with one other missed minimize in Korea
A 3-under 68 was not sufficient to erase the injury of a horror opening spherical as Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma ended a disappointing season with one more missed minimize on the Genesis Championship.
Sharma had a six-over 77 within the first spherical and that included a run of 5 bogeys and a double bogey from the second to the seventh at Woo Jeong Hills.
Sharma’s second spherical had two bogeys and 5 birdies nevertheless it was not sufficient to maintain him in for the weekend.
– PTI
FOOTBALL
India U-20 ladies beat Kazakhstan U-19 3-2 in a pleasant
The India Beneath-20 ladies’s group gained 3-2 towards Kazakhstan Beneath-19.
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The India Beneath-20 ladies’s group gained 3-2 towards Kazakhstan Beneath-19.
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The India Beneath-20 ladies’s group gained 3-2 towards Kazakhstan Beneath-19 within the first of two friendlies on the BIIK Sports activities Advanced in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Saturday.
Sibani Devi Nongmeikapam opened the scoring within the second minute, handing over Neha’s cross from the proper, earlier than Anju Chanu Kayenpaibam doubled the lead within the fifteenth minute, once more assisted by Neha.
Kazakhstan pulled one again via a Zhanel Talasbayeva penalty within the twenty third minute, however Pooja restored India’s two-goal benefit earlier than half-time, ending off a fantastic supply from right-back Remi Thokchom.
Nazym Aldanazar transformed one other penalty late within the sport for the hosts, however India held agency to safe the victory.
The Younger Tigresses will face Kazakhstan once more on October 28 as a part of their preparations for the AFC U20 Ladies’s Asian Cup 2026.
– Crew Sportstar
Revealed on Oct 25, 2025