SQUASH
Squash within the Land 2026: Chotrani books PSA silver quarterfinal spot for first time
Veer Chotrani booked a PSA Silver-level occasion quarterfinal spot for the primary time on the ongoing Squash within the Land 2026 in Cleveland (US) with an 11-6, 11-8, 11-3 victory over Swiss eighth seed Yannick Wilhelmi within the round-of-16.
World No. 52 Chotrani will tackle Mexican second seed Leonel Cardenas within the last-eight stage.
In Detroit, Ramit Tandon superior to the quarterfinals of the DR21 Motor Metropolis Open, a PSA Silver-level event, whereas compatriot Velavan Senthilkumar bowed out within the round-of-16 to American seventh seed Timothy Brownell in 4 shut video games.
World No. 41 Tandon defeated Egyptian third seed Mohamed Abouelghar 11-8, 10-12, 11-2, 13-11, and can subsequent meet Egyptian eighth seed Yahya Elnawasany.
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Kuldeep Yadav was amongst three athletes to soar over the pole vault meet document (5.00m) with all of them clearing 5.10m.
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Kuldeep Yadav was amongst three athletes to soar over the pole vault meet document (5.00m) with all of them clearing 5.10m.
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ATHLETICS
Kuldeep soars to a brand new excessive, lengthy jumper Mubassina continues fantastic run
Shifting to the Anju Bobby Academy in Bengaluru 5 months in the past has modified Mubassina Muhammed’s life.
The 19-year-old from Lakshwadeep, daughter of a coconut tree climber, has improved her lengthy soar by 15cm to six.36m after coming beneath coach Robert Bobby George and that has given her new confidence.
She gained the under-23 and under-20 Nationals final October and on Thursday took the ladies’s lengthy soar gold comfortably within the 85 th all-India inter-university athletics championships on the Swarajya Stadium, Moodubidiri, Mangaluru with 6.15m.
“I got here right here pondering I’d break A. Sherin’s 6.32m meet document right here however I had a foul,” mentioned Mubassina who was representing SRM College right here.
Whereas Mubassina was trying to interrupt the document, three younger males – Kuldeep Yadav, S. Kavinraja, Ram Ratan – simply soared over the pole vault meet document (5.00m) with all of them clearing 5.10m. And Gwalior ITM College’s Kuldeep Yadav, who cleared that peak in his first strive, took the gold whereas Periyar College’s S. Kavinraja bought the silver.
There was a giant upset there as GNDU’s Dev Kumar Meena, the Nationwide document holder with 5.40m, didn’t clear 5.10 in all his three makes an attempt. Nevertheless, Dev bettered the meet document along with his opening peak of 5.01m which fetched him the fourth place.
THE RESULTS
Males
1500m: 1. Vikash (Panjab) 3:44.83s, 2. Akash Bhati (MDU, Rohtak) 3:45.06, 3. Yogesh Kumar Dhindwal (Madras) 3:45.07.
110m hurdles: A. Aravinth (Madras) 14.10s, 2. S. Shahul (Calicut) 14.20s, 3. Okay. Paari (Madras) 14.47.
Pole vault: 1. Kuldeep Yadav (ITM, Gwalior) 5.10m meet document, previous Madras’ Gowtham 5.00m; 2. S. Kavinraja (Periyar) 5.10m BMR, 3. Ram Ratan (Guru Kashi) 5.10 BMR.
Javelin throw: 1. Aditya (SRM, Andhra) 74.43m, 2. Mohit (MDU, Rohtak) 73.90, 3. Moh Junaid (Madras) 73.54.
Ladies
1500m: 1. Anisha Patel (Dr. Rammanohar Lohia) 4:22.80s, 2. Milal Deepak Bhoyar (Rashtrasant Tukdoji) 4:24.04, 3. Anju (KLU) 4:25.12.
100m hurdles: 1. S. Akschida (Anna, Chennai) 13.75s, 2. Srireshma (Madras) 13.75, 3. Okay. Yamini (Madras) 13.84.
Lengthy soar: 1. Mubassina Mohammed (SRM, Andhra) 6.15m, 2. V.S. Shridevika (Mangalore) 6.06, 3. O. Pamila Varshini (Madras) 5.87.
Pole vault: 1 Vanshika Ghanghas (Chandigarh) 3.70m, 2. V. Karthika (Madras) 3.70, 3. Nekha Eldho (Calicut) 3.70.
Shot put: 1. V.S. Anupriya (Calicut) 14.53m, 2. Jaskanwal Kaur (Punjabi) 14.50, 3. Sonu Kumari (Bhupal Nobles) 14.44.
Heptathlon: 1. Okay.A. Anamika (SRM, Andhra) 5158 pts, 2. Kirti Isharwal (Pretty Skilled) 4979, 3. Isha Negi (Kalinga, Bhubaneswar) 4949.
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CYCLING
Dhoni named ambassador of Pune Grand Tour
Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Thursday named ambassador of the Bajaj Pune Grand Tour, the first-ever UCI 2.2 class multi-stage highway race biking occasion in India, to be held from January 19 to 23.
The five-day Continental Street Biking Race for Males will wind via a 437km route throughout the Deccan Plateau and Sahyadri Vary, that includes sharp bends and difficult elevations.
“With the emergence of the Pune Grand Tour, India is pedalling into a brand new chapter in biking as an expert sport. I want the organisers nice success with the initiative. A particular point out to the Indian nationwide staff—that is their second to shine in entrance of residence followers and convey glory to the nation,” mentioned Dhoni.
Main the worldwide cost will likely be Spain’s Professional Crew Burgos Burpellet BH, ranked twenty seventh within the UCI rankings, adopted by China’s Li Ning Star (thirty sixth) and Malaysia’s Terengganu Biking Crew (thirty seventh). The host problem will likely be led by famend rider Naveen John.
The occasion has attracted 171 riders from 29 groups throughout 35 nations.
The race is being organised by the Pune District Administration beneath the aegis of Biking Federation of India.
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KHO KHO
Maharashtra, Railways win titles in Kho Kho Nationals
Defending champion Railway Sports activities Promotion Board (RSPB) and Maharashtra clinched the titles within the males’s and ladies’s classes, respectively, on the 58th Senior Nationwide Kho Kho Championship in Kazipet on Thursday.
Whereas Railways (males) registered victory for the second time in a row, Maharashtra (girls) clinched the title for the fifth consecutive time.
Within the girls’s class, Maharashtra defeated Odisha 23-22 in a tightly contested match. Within the males’s class, Railways triumphed over Maharashtra in an exhilarating 26-21 ultimate.
Apparently, each Odisha and Maharashtra gained silver within the girls’s and males’s class for the second time.
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GOLF
Jasmine fires bogey-free 65 to start out yr with win
Jasmine Shekar bought off to a flying begin within the new season as she gained the opening leg of the Hero Ladies’s Professional Golf Tour 2026 on the Bombay Presidency Golf Membership on Thursday.
The 20-year-old Bengaluru golfer accomplished a wire-to-wire win as she compiled the week’s greatest card of 5-under 65, which was bogey free.
With rounds of 67-70-65, she totalled 8-under 202 and gained by 4 photographs over Ridhima Dilawari (67). Jasmine held a one-shot lead after day one, prolonged it to 2 after two rounds and doubled it to 4 by the top of the occasion.
Jasmine was the one participant to card par or higher on every of the three days on the Par-70 course.
Jasmine picked up the winner’s cheque of Rs. 2.30 lakh from a complete purse of Rs. 17 lakh. Ridhima earned Rs. 1.70 lakh, whereas the third-placed Lavanya Jadon took residence Rs. 1.40 lakh.
It was Jasmine’s fourth win on the WPG Tour since turning professional in 2023. She gained twice in 2024 and as soon as in 2025 and has now opened the 2026 season with a convincing victory.
The win additionally confirmed Jasmine’s constant progress since turning into a professional. She completed sixth on the Order of Benefit in her rookie yr in 2023, was fifth in 2024 and third final yr.
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Rayhan Thomas opens season with modest tied-Thirty third end in Bahamas
Dubai-born Indian golfer Rayhan Thomas compiled 16-under complete for the week to complete a modest tied-Thirty third on the Bahamas Golf Traditional at Atlantis Paradise Island.
American Taylor Dickson stormed to a record-setting, bogey-free win.
Thomas put collectively rounds of 64-70-66-72 for the week. An explosive opening 64 put him contained in the early prime bracket, and he stayed nicely beneath par via three rounds earlier than cooling off on the ultimate day.
Whereas the closing 72 slowed his progress, Thomas left the Bahamas with encouraging indicators from his ball-striking.
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Printed on Jan 15, 2026