BADMINTON
Badminton Asia C’ships: Shaina, Diksha win gold as India end with greatest ever medal haul
India recorded its best-ever exhibiting on the Badminton Asia Beneath-17 & Beneath-15 Championships as Shaina Manimuthu and Diksha Sudhakar clinched gold medals of their respective classes on Sunday.
Within the U-15 ladies’ singles ultimate, Shaina overcame Japan’s Chiharu Tomita 21-14, 22-20, whereas Diksha outclassed compatriot Lakshya Rajesh 21-16, 21-9 to take the U-17 ladies’ singles crown.
With Sunday’s triumphs, the Indian contingent wrapped up the continental occasion with two gold, one silver and two bronze medals — its best-ever haul on the championships. The final time India secured two gold medals was in 2013 when Siril Verma received the U-15 boys’ singles title and Chirag Shetty and MR Arjun claimed the U-17 boys’ doubles crown.
On Sunday, Shaina grew to become the fourth Indian ladies singles participant to clinch the U-15 crown as she dominated Tomita within the opening sport after which staved off a late problem within the second sport to shut out the match in 44 minutes.
Later, Diksha grew to become the primary Indian ladies singles participant to win the U-17 title, dominating the 27-minute all-Indian ultimate.
Jagsher Singh Khanggura and blended doubles mixture of Jangjeet Singh Kajla and Jananika Ramesh had bagged bronze on Saturday.
– PTI
SQUASH
Anahat Singh advances in Canadian Open squash
Reigning ladies’s nationwide champion Anahat Singh superior to the round-of-16 on the Canadian Ladies’s Open squash, a USD 96,250 PSA Silver occasion in Toronto.
The Delhi teenager, ranked 43 on this planet, defeated Swiss Cindy Merlo 11-3, 11-3, 11-4 in 17 minutes within the opening spherical and can subsequent meet world No 20 and sixth seed Melissa Alves (French Guiana).
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Sub-Junior/Junior Nationwide squash: Native lady Barisha Begum creates a flutter
Native lady Barisha Begum created a flutter within the Beneath-11 class, who picked up a racket just a few months in the past, moved into the Qualifying draw third spherical within the Sub-Junior & Junior Nationwide Squash Championships in Chennai on Sunday.
The principle draw throughout 10 classes will run between Oct 28 and Oct 31, with eight qualifying spots out there in every class.
Choose qualifying outcomes:
Ladies:
U-11 (Spherical 2): Barisha Begum (TN) bt Garvi Choudhary (HR) 11-9, 6-11, 11-4, 11-7; Kriya Sathiyamoorthy (TN) bt Tulasimira Ok (KA) 11-4, 11-7, 11-3.
U-13 (R2): Naisha Naik (MH) bt Sarika Balu Vir (MH) 8-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-1, 11-5; Hrida Jain (TN) bt J.N. Laya Shri (TN) 11-4, 11-3,11-5.
U-15 (R2): D Nitiyasree (TN) bt Jai Lende (MH) 11-4, 11-3, 11-1; Rashi Choudhary (RJ) bt Shashwi Raman (RJ) 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9.
U-17 (R1): Kriya Saravanan (TN) bt Sanvi Dwivedi (CG) 11-5, 11-5, 11-2; Pakshalika Panigrahi (MP) bt Dharmi Hiru Pardhi (MH) Sep 11,11-8, 14-12, 11-6.
Boys:
U-11 (R2): Rathan Payas (TN) bt Abhyuday Rajgarhia (WB) 7-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 11-8; Harshveer Pahwa (MP) bt Aayansh Kolte (MH) 15-13, 7-11, 11-2, 12-10.
U-13 (R3): Thanuj Reddy Puli (TL) bt Kavya Shankar (UP) 11-8, 11-5, 11-9; Dhruv Dubey (MH) bt Nirmaan Chamaria (MH) 11-7, 3-11, 11-8, 11-7.
U-15 (R3): Divvyam Upadhyay (CG) bt Kanav Dalal (MH) 11-9, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6; Arjun Maheshwari (UP) bt Raamanujan. C. Suresh (TN) Sep 11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5.
U-17 (R3): Pradeepsingh Rathore (KA) bt Adithya Ok (TN) 5-11, 11-3, 8-11, 11-8, 13-11; Ishaan Dabke (MH) bt Mithun Mahadu Darvada (MH) 11-13, 11-6, 5-11, 11-9, 11-4.
Beneath-19 (R2): Anshuman Jaising (MH) bt ,
Kunal Pal (CG) 11-6, 11-4, 11-5; Abdus Samad Shah (GA) bt Yash Parmar (CG) 11-3, 11-0, 11-4.
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RUGBY
India in semifinals of Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy
The Indian males’s rugby staff has made it to the semifinals of the Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy following a formidable opening day of the match.
After a combating 14-10 win over Lebanon within the opener, India maintained momentum with a 26-5 victory in opposition to Afghanistan and went on to safe a commanding 21-7 win over Iran within the quarterfinal.
With three wins from three matches, India faces Saudi Arabia within the semifinal on Monday.
A win is not going to solely ship the staff into the ultimate but additionally seal a historic promotion to Division 1 – the Asia Rugby Sevens Collection – for the primary time ever.
– PTI
FOOTBALL
Punjab FC ropes in native goalkeeper Arshdeep Singh forward of Tremendous Cup
Punjab FC strengthened its goalkeeping division with the signing of skilled Indian custodian Arshdeep Singh on a one-year contract forward of its AIFF Tremendous Cup 2025-26 opener in opposition to Gokulam Kerala FC on Monday.
The 28-year-old from Mahilpur joins the membership from Hyderabad FC (now Sporting Delhi), marking a homecoming for the previous Minerva Punjab participant who was a part of its historic I-League-winning squad within the 2017-18 season.
A product of the AIFF Elite Academy, Arshdeep made his skilled debut with Minerva Punjab earlier than shifting to the Indian Tremendous League in 2019, turning out for Odisha FC, FC Goa, and Hyderabad over successive seasons. He has remodeled 50 ISL appearances so far.
Punjab FC technical director Nikolaos Topoliatis stated the signing underlined the membership’s dedication to native expertise.
“Punjab FC is extraordinarily proud to have signed Arshdeep, who is not going to solely bolster our goalkeeping unit but additionally deliver a key piece of homegrown expertise into the system,” he acknowledged in a launch.
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GOLF
Bhullar registers first High-10 of the yr in Manila
Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar produced a gentle three-under 69 on the ultimate day to register a High-10 end on the USD 2 million Worldwide Collection Philippines right here on Sunday.
Bhullar (67-69-67-69), who stayed within the High-10 this entire week, carded all 4 rounds beneath 70 for a complete of 16-under. He completed Tied-seventh for his first High-10 on the Worldwide Collection in 2025. It was additionally his first top-10 outdoors India this yr.
Amongst different Indians in fray, Karandeep Kochhar (72) at nine-under was T-36, Ajeetesh Sandhu (69) was eight-under for the week at T-Fortieth.
SSP Chawrasia and Rayhan Thomas had missed the lower.
Miguel Tabuena, who was one of many three co-leaders after the third spherical, compiled a advantageous seven-under 65 to interrupt out of the in a single day lead group, which additionally had Sarit Suwannarut and Sampson Zheng.
Native hero Tabuena had an eagle and 6 birdies in opposition to one solitary bogey as he held off Japan’s Kazuki Higa, who additionally had a 65, which included 4 closing birdies.
Tabuena received comfortably by three pictures as he stored the momentum with 4 birdies on the again 9.
Higa was tied for second with fellow Japanese Yosuke Asaji at (67) at 21-under. Sarit (69) and Zheng (69) have been tied for fourth at 20-under, whereas Marc Leishman (65) was sixth at 19-under.
Bhullar was tied for seventh with Caleb Surrat (67) at 16-under.
Bhullar picked two birdies on the entrance 9 on the third and the eighth gap and added a 3rd on the tenth earlier than dropping his first shot on the eleventh. A late birdie on the fifteenth and three closing pars noticed him end a 69.
In six Worldwide Collection begins this season, Bhullar made the lower in all six occasions.
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Hitaashee finishes Twenty first at Wistron Women Open in Taipei
Hitaashee Bakshi, who was inside top-3 after her first spherical 4-under 68 at The Wistron Women Open, shot even par 72 within the second to complete T-Twenty first in an occasion that was lower brief to only two rounds and 36 holes.
Hitaashee had the privilege of taking part in the primary spherical with the eventual winner, Yani Tseng, a former World No. 1 and winner of the primary Hero Ladies’s Indian occasion in 2007.
The five-time main champion winner and former World No. 1 Yani clinched her seventh Women European Tour (LET) title in what was an emotional win on residence soil, ending on 14 under-par at Dawn Golf and Nation Membership.
Hitaashee who accomplished her first spherical this morning added yet one more birdie to card 68 within the first spherical.
Within the second spherical, she had only one birdie in opposition to three bogeys and on the again 9 she had three birdies, together with one on the 18th, in opposition to only one bogey. Her two-round complete was 4-under.
There have been three different Indians within the occasion, and so they didn’t make the lower.
Pranavi Urs (70) was T-67, Tvesa Malik (71) was T-75 and Avani Prashanth (72) was T-98.
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TENNIS
Karnataka’s Srishti Kiran clinches maiden worldwide title at ITF J30 at Cabarete
Karnataka’s 13-year-old prodigy Srishti Kiran secured her first worldwide junior title, profitable the ITF J30 at Cabarete within the Dominican Republic on Saturday.
Srishti delivered a commanding efficiency to defeat the highest seed, Stephanie Pumar of Venezuela, with a rating of 6-2, 6-2, securing the championship in straight units.
The victory capped a formidable marketing campaign, through which she had earlier shocked second-seed Arina Vansovich of Russia 6-2, 6-3 within the pre-quarterfinals and superior by means of the following two rounds similarly.
Reflecting on the match the place she didn’t concede a single set, Srishti stated, “Successful my first worldwide title in Cabarete feels actually particular. The choice to play was taken by my academy, RPS Academy, in Florida. The sector was robust, with high-ranked others who had competed in main junior occasions, so each match was a problem.”
She additional added, “I’m proud that I stayed composed and loved my tennis, which made the distinction within the essential moments, particularly the upset in opposition to the second seed and clearly the ultimate.
“Adapting to clay wasn’t straightforward, however I settled in shortly and gained numerous confidence all through the week. I’m grateful to RPS Academy, Florida, and KSLTA for his or her fixed help. This win is a crucial step, and I’m motivated to maintain enhancing, climbing the rankings, and dealing in the direction of my dream of competing in junior Grand Slams.”
Srishti’s triumph at Cabarete, Dominican Republic, is a major milestone for Indian junior tennis. She is going to now proceed her marketing campaign within the Dominican Republic, competing in one other ITF J30 occasion subsequent week, as she appears to be like to construct on this momentum.
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POLO
India beats Argentina at Worldwide Polo Cup
Host India edged previous Argentina 10-9 within the KogniVera Worldwide Polo Cup on the iconic Jaipur Polo Floor on Sunday.
India was led by Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur.
From precision strikes to strategic performs, the match embodied the very essence of worldwide polo with ardour, energy, and partnership.
“Successful in opposition to Argentina is an unbelievable second for all of us. Each participant gave their greatest, and the power from the stands pushed us even additional. It’s a proud day for Indian polo,” India captain Simran Singh Shergill stated.
-PTI
MOTORSPORT
Indian Supercross Racing League: BB Racing dominates spherical 1 of season 2
BB Racing Group take the highest spot within the staff standings spherical 1 of Indian Supercross Racing League (ISRL) Season 2.
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BB Racing Group take the highest spot within the staff standings spherical 1 of Indian Supercross Racing League (ISRL) Season 2.
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Indian Supercross Racing League (ISRL) Season 2 roared to an electrifying begin as spherical 1 concluded on the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports activities Advanced in Balewadi, Pune with residence staff BB Racing emerged as the general winner of the night time.
The opening race weekend of the world’s first franchise-based Supercross league noticed BB Racing Group take the highest spot within the staff standings, setting the tone for a fiercely aggressive season forward.
Within the 450cc Worldwide Class, Matt Moss (Australia) of BigRock Motorsports powered by means of a difficult monitor format to safe the win aboard the Kawasaki, whereas Hunter Schlosser (USA) representing BB Racing impressed the gang within the 250cc Worldwide Class driving the Honda, showcasing impeccable management and pace. The 250cc India-Asia Combine class noticed Ben Hallgren (Thailand) of Gujarat Trailblazers take the chequered flag in entrance of a roaring crowd. Jordi Tixier of Indie.
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