SQUASH
India storms into remaining of Squash World Cup with victory over Egypt
India stormed into the ultimate of the SDAT Squash World Cup with an emphatic 3-0 victory over defending champion Egypt on the Specific Avenue Mall right here on Saturday, reaching a historic first for the host nation within the competitors.
Seeded second, India was conscious that the duty wouldn’t be easy regardless of Egypt fielding a facet with out its prime stars. The African powerhouse’s depth was on show, and whereas the scoreline instructed dominance, two of the three rubbers have been keenly contested and stretched to the restrict.
Nationwide champion Velavan Senthilkumar laid the inspiration with a scientific opening efficiency, utilizing immaculate size and precision to subdue Ibrahim Elkabbani and hand India an early benefit.
The tie actually got here alive within the second rubber, the place Anahat Singh survived a stern take a look at from Nour Heikal in a gripping five-game duel. Ranked 44 on the planet, Heikal belied her rating towards world No. 22 Anahat, troubling the Indian with deep probing photographs from the backcourt and a collection of beautiful cross-court backhand winners.
The decisive second arrived within the fifth recreation when Anahat, main 5-3, took a short damage timeout for her left hand. On resumption, she confirmed exceptional composure, stringing collectively essential factors to shut out the sport and the match 7-3, drawing loud cheers from the house crowd.
Within the third rubber, Abhay Singh sealed India’s place within the remaining after a bruising 55-minute battle towards Adam Hawal. The competition was marked by punishing size rallies and sustained depth earlier than Abhay prevailed in 4 hard-fought video games.
Earlier within the day, Earlier, prime seed Hong Kong entered the ultimate regardless of being tied 2-2 with Japan, after the Asian groups received two matches every. Hong Kong superior, due to profitable extra variety of video games (8) to Japan’s 7.
The outcomes:
India bt Egypt 3-0 (Velavan Senthilkumar bt Ibrahim Elkabbani 7-1, 7-3, 7-6; Anahat Singh bt Nour Heikal 6-7, 7-5, 7-3, 3-7, 7-3; Abhay Singh bt Adam Hawal 7-5, 6-7, 7-5, 7-6).
Japan drew with Hong Kong 2-2 (Tomotaka Endo bt Henry Leung 5-7, 7-4, 2-7, 7-5, 7-5; Satomi Watanabe bt Ho Tomato Tze-Lok 7-4, 7-4, 7-5; Ryunosuke Tsukue misplaced to Alex Lau 2-7, 3-7, 5-7; Akari Midorikawa misplaced to Ka Yi Lee 3-7, 7-4, 3-7, 2-7).
-Ok. Keerthivasan
BADMINTON
Odisha Masters 2025: Hooda, Isharani attain ladies’s remaining
High seed Unnati Hooda and compatriot Isharani Baruah arrange a ladies’s singles remaining conflict on the Odisha Masters Tremendous 100 after registering contrasting semifinal victories on Saturday.
The 18-year-old Hooda, a winner of the 2022 version and 2023 Abu Dhabi Masters, was stretched by former junior world No. 1 Tasnim Mir earlier than prevailing 18-21, 21-16, 21-16 in a hard-fought encounter that lasted an hour.
After conceding the opening recreation, Hooda raised her depth, managed the rallies higher and confirmed superior temperament within the closing phases of the subsequent two video games to e-book her place within the remaining.
Within the different semifinal, Assam’s Isharani produced a powerful comeback to defeat Tanvi Hemanth 18-21, 21-7, 21-7.
Within the males’s singles, second seed Kiran Geroge and Rounak Chouhan, who have been a part of India’s historic World Junior Championships medal-winning squad, will conflict within the semifinal to resolve the finalist.
Within the blended doubles semifinals, India’s S. Kanapuram and R. Uthayasooriyan bowed out after happening 16-21, 19-21 to fifth seeds Dejan Ferdinansyah and B. Wardana of Indonesia.
The Indonesian pair stored their composure in each video games, dealing with strain conditions higher to seal a straight-game victory and progress to the ultimate.
-PTI
CRICKET
Madhya Pradesh authorities honours Blind Girls’s T20 World Cup Winners
Dr. Mohan Yadav, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, has felicitated three gamers from the championship-winning Indian crew from the Bind Girls’s T20 World Cup. The state authorities introduced a money reward of Rs. 25 lakhs for every participant, comprising Rs. 10 lakhs as a direct cheque and Rs. 15 lakhs as a Fastened Deposit, making certain each fast honour and long-term monetary safety for the athletes.
The honoured gamers from Madhya Pradesh—Sunita Sarathe, Sushma Patel, and Durga Yevle—have performed an important function in India’s historic World Cup triumph.
-Group Sportstar
TENNIS
GS Delhi Aces seals semi-finals berth with largest win of season; Rajasthan Rangers stays within the hunt with win
The penultimate day of the Tennis Premier League (TPL) 2025 witnessed high-octane tennis motion on the Gujarat College Tennis Stadium. GS Delhi Aces registered the largest margin of victory this season, whereas Rajasthan Rangers additionally received its match.
Rajasthan Rangers and Chennai Smashers received proceedings underway within the opening recreation on Saturday. Ekaterina Kazionova and Irina Bara confronted off within the Girls’s Singles match, with the previous clinching a 13-12 win to set the tone for the Rangers. Within the Blended Doubles match, Ekaterina Kazionova and Dhakshineswar Suresh registered a 14-11 win towards Irina Bara and Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli.
World No. 26 Luciano Darderi cruised to a 15-10 victory towards Dalibor Svrcina within the Males’s Singles. Though Dalibor Svrcina and Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli managed a 14-11 win towards Luciano Darderi and Dhakshineswar Suresh, Rajasthan Rangers prevailed 53-47 within the matchup.
Within the second match of the day, table-topper GS Delhi Aces carried on its distinctive run with a win towards Gujarat Panthers. Sofia Costoulas triumphed 18-7 towards Nuria Brancaccio within the Girls’s Singles. Sofia Costoulas then teamed up with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan to win 15-10 towards Nuria Brancaccio and Anirudh Chandrasekar within the Blended Doubles.
Billy Harris secured a slim 13-12 win towards world No. 42, Alexandre Müller within the Males’s Singles. Billy Harris and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan accomplished the rout with a 16-9 victory towards Alexandre Müller and Anirudh Chandrasekar, giving GS Delhi Aces a 62-38 win – the largest margin of victory this season.
Within the second half of the day, Gurgaon Grand Slammers confronted Yash Mumbai Eagles. SG Pipers and Hyderabad Strikers may also go head-to-head with a spot within the prime 4 up for grabs.
-Group Sportstar
Printed on Dec 13, 2025