CRICKET
Sachin Tendulkar meets Blind Ladies’s T20 World Cup Champion
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar met the Indian blind ladies’s cricket staff, the newly topped T20 Blind Cricket World Cup champion, on the MIG Cricket Membership in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Sachin spent almost an hour with the gamers, congratulating them on their historic achievement and listening to their journeys.
Praising their dedication, Sachin stated the staff had overcome formidable challenges to chase their desires and cross the ultimate hurdle by profitable the World Cup. He famous that their arduous work and perseverance can be remembered and celebrated nicely past the match.
He additionally acknowledged the essential function performed by the gamers’ households, significantly their mother and father, for providing encouragement and freedom quite than limitations, enabling the athletes to pursue the game on the highest degree.
“Assembly Sachin sir was like a dream come true. We now have at all times performed with ardour and perception, however listening to phrases of encouragement from him has touched our hearts deeply. This second will stick with us for all times and can inspire us to work even tougher and carry Indian cricket to better heights,” stated captain of the Indian Ladies’s Blind Cricket Group, Deepika TC, about assembly the cricketing legend.
-Group Sportstar
Wasim powers India Seniors to seven-wicket win over India A
Wasim Iqbal cracked a 45-ball 85 to assist India Seniors to a commanding seven-wicket victory over India A within the second match of the Bodily Incapacity Sequence on Wednesday. India A placed on a modest 143 for six batting first with Jitendra VN scoring 35 and Akash Patil making 37 not out.
In response, India Seniors chased down the goal with greater than 5 overs to spare, making 144 for 3 in 14.5 overs on the Wankhede Stadium.
The scores:
India A: 143/6 in 20 overs (Akash Patil 37 not out, Jitendra VN 35 not out.; Vipin 1/15, Vikrant Keni 1/10, Vikas Yadav 1/11, Jaswant Singh 1/20).
India Seniors: 144/3 in 14.5 overs (Wasim Iqbal 85 not out, Vrushant Gunjal 32; Santosh Choube 3/24).
-PTI
SHOOTING
Anantjeet, Darshna clinch combined staff skeet gold at Nationwide Taking pictures Championship
Asian Champion shooters Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Darshna Rathore produced a constant efficiency to win the Senior Skeet Combined Group gold medal, on the 68th Nationwide Taking pictures Championship Competitions (Shotgun) on Wednesday.
The Rajasthan duo defeated the Uttar Pradesh pair of Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Areeba Khan 45-43 in a intently contested gold medal match to seal the title on the Dr Karni Singh Taking pictures Vary.
Anantjeet hit 21 targets and Darshna contributed 24 to carry off Mairaj (21) and Areeba (22) within the gold medal match.
Earlier within the day, Rajasthan topped the qualification standings with 143 hits as Anantjeet shot 73 and Darshna added 70, securing a direct berth within the gold medal match.
Uttar Pradesh booked its place within the closing after edging previous Haryana in a shootout throughout qualification. The pairing of Mairaj (74) and Areeba (68) was tied with Haryana on 142, earlier than prevailing 4-3 within the shootout.
Haryana’s staff of Raiza Dhillon (72) with 21 hits and Ishaan Singh Libra (70) with 20 hits subsequently went on to safe the bronze medal, defeating Madhya Pradesh 41–39 within the third-place match.
The Madhya Pradesh duo of Rituraj Bundela (20) and Mansi Raghuwanshi (19) completed fourth.
Within the Junior Skeet Combined Group occasion, the Telangana pairing of Yuvek Battula and Lakku Venkat Lakshmi contributed 19 hits every to safe the title.
Madhya Pradesh fought arduous with Jyotiraditya Sisodiya hitting 17 and Vanshika Tiwari including 20 hits, however in the end completed one level brief in a intently contested closing.
The junior bronze medal went to Punjab as Harmehar Singh Lally and Parmeet Kaur claimed the third place with 40 hits over the Rajasthan pair of Yashasvi Rathore and Yashwardhan S Rajawat, who completed with 39 hits.
Earlier, within the junior qualification, Telangana topped the standings with 141 targets by Yuvek (73) and Venkat Lakshmi (66) to safe their spot within the gold medal match together with Madhya Pradesh, who completed in second place with 140 hits by Vanshika (71) and Jyotiraditya (69).
Punjab completed third with an combination of 136 hits (Harmehar – 73 and Parmeet Kaur – 63) and Rajasthan completed fourth with a complete of 133 hits (Yashasvi -70 and Yashwardhan – 63).
The 10m Air Pistol Ladies’s finals is scheduled on Thursday.
-PTI
BADMINTON
Aman, Punyashloka win shut matches in Gautam Thakkar Memorial
It was powerful competitors within the opening spherical of the Boys U-15 Singles matches, with most of them going the space within the Yonex-Dawn Gautam Thakkar Memorial Junior State Badminton Championships on the Bombay Gymkhana on Wednesday.
Aman Anand saved his nerves within the closing sport to get the higher of Sharva Birajdar 15-9, 10-15 15-6. In one other match, Punyashloka Routray gathered his wits after dropping the primary sport tp beat Parth Kataria 10-15, 15-10, 15-6.
Shut matches have been additionally witnessed within the Women U-15 class with Aradhya Mohite and Gauravi Deshmukh profitable in three video games.
Temporary Rating:
Boys U-15 Spherical 64: Aman Anand bt Sharva Birajdar 15-9, 10-15, 15-6; Punyashloka Routray bt Parth Kataria 10-15, 15-10,15-6; Reyansh Agarwal bt Sharvil Banugade15-8,12-15, 15-8; Aaryan Nambiar bt Krithik M 11-15, 15-13, 15-13.
Boys U-11 Spherical 64: Samarth Sagar (6) bt Dhruv Salgaonkar 18-16, 15-13; Ziaan Ghiya bt Vihaan Gaikwad 15-13,16-18, 15-11; Lakshya Gaur bt Pavit Setty 15-10, 15-13; ditya Nayak bt Malhaar Shimpi 15-11, 15-13.
Women U-15 Spherical 64: Anvisha Ghorpade (1) bt Anvi Extra 15-8, 15-10; Aradhya Mohite bt Aarna Chandak 11-15, 15-11, 15-13; Gauravi Deshmukh bt Hreaana Kukreja 15-9, 7-15, 15-6.
GOLF
CIDCO Open: Ahlawat fires 65 once more, builds three-shot lead
Veer Ahlawat fired a second straight six-under 65 to open up a three-shot lead in spherical two of the CIDCO Open, right here Wednesday.
The 2024 PGTI Order of Advantage champion Ahlawat (65-65) matched his course file rating from spherical one to whole 12-under 130 on the midway stage and prolonged his in a single day lead.
Italy’s Michele Ortolani (67-66) introduced in a bogey-free card of five-under 66 to maneuver from in a single day tied second to lone second place at a complete of nine-under 133.
American Koichiro Sato (67-68) occupied third place at seven-under 135.
The lower fell at four-over 146. Fifty-one professionals made the lower.
Ahlawat, the chief by two pictures after spherical one, put collectively seven birdies and a bogey. He made birdies on all of the 4 Par-5 holes. Veer additionally transformed a 20-footer for birdie and arrange two tap-ins for birdie.
– PTI
ATHLETICS
Tata Metal Kolkata 25k race set to be a tricky check for runners
The Tata Metal World 25K Kolkata race, scheduled on Sunday, is anticipated to throw a more durable problem to the contributors.
“This time, the course is totally different and extra demanding, providing a mixture of challenges for the contributors. Nonetheless, good climate and an early begin will give all runners a tactical benefit,” stated race director Hugh Jones right here on Wednesday.
The race will begin at 5:45 a.m. and can be telecast stay on Sony Sports activities 1 HD and SD.
– Group Sportstar
SQUASH
Vedant Patel beats Ishaan Kohli on Day One among Western India Squash
Gujarat’s Vedant Patel made a profitable begin on the opening day as he defeated Maharashtra’s Ishaan Kohli on the CCI Western India Squash Event in Mumbai on Wednesday.
A current harm layoff however, Patel discovered his rhythm to get the higher of Kohli by a margin of 11-2, 11-6, 11-3.
The eightieth version of the match is being held from December 17-21 on the Cricket Membership of India with a prize cash of Rs. 10 lakh every for each the boys’s and ladies’s classes.
-PTI
Revealed on Dec 17, 2025