FOOTBALL
India U-17 males lose in opposition to Turkiye
The India U-17 males’s group misplaced 1-6 to Turkiye of their second pleasant match in opposition to the hosts on the Manavgat Atatürk Stadyumu in Manavgat, Antalya, on Thursday.
India had misplaced 0-1 within the first pleasant on Tuesday.
The Blue Colts are utilizing these video games to arrange for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026, which can happen in Might. India will tackle Uzbekistan, Australia and North Korea in Group D.
Within the recreation performed in windy and wet situations, Turkiye took an early lead by way of Efe Seçil, who smashed residence a unfastened ball from a slim angle contained in the field within the seventh minute. After a interval of temporary resistance by India, the hosts overpowered Bibiano Fernandes’ aspect once more and raced to a 5-0 lead by half-time.
Efe Fettahoğlu scored from the penalty spot within the 14th minute earlier than Alaettin Ekici netted a fast brace — changing a first-time shot from 10 yards within the twentieth minute and heading in a cross from the correct to make it 4-0 within the twenty eighth.
Captain Eren Sayar obtained in on the act and scored the fifth objective within the thirtieth minute.
India confirmed some enchancment within the second half and pulled a objective again early after the restart. Within the forty seventh minute, Diamond Singh Thokchom picked out Denny Singh Wangkhem simply outdoors the field. The latter curled a surprising effort into the far nook from 20 yards out to deliver India on the scoresheet.
Turkiye wrapped up the scoring within the eighty fifth minute, with Hasan Tuncel sneaking into the field and slotting residence a left-footed shot into the underside nook.
-PTI
GOLF
Tvesa ends winless run, takes title in play-off in third leg of WPGT
Tvesa Malik ended a winless run going again to greater than two years as she emerged triumphant in a play-off in opposition to Anvitha Narender within the third leg of the Ladies’s Professional Golf Tour right here on Thursday.
Tvesa, who started the ultimate day one shot behind Anvitha, drew stage on the fourth gap regardless of carding a bogey, as Anvitha faltered with a double bogey there. Anvitha then dropped additional pictures on the sixth and eighth holes earlier than recovering with a birdie on the ninth on the Oxford Golf Resort.
The again 9 was a see-saw battle with the lead altering arms greater than as soon as. Tvesa, who held a one-shot benefit on the flip, stretched it to 2 with a birdie on the eleventh. Nevertheless, a double bogey on the twelfth introduced the competition again on stage phrases.
Anvitha confirmed admirable resilience, bouncing again from a bogey on the thirteenth with birdies on the fifteenth and sixteenth. Tvesa, too, birdied the fifteenth to maintain herself in rivalry because the duel went all the way down to the closing stretch.
The 2 gamers have been as soon as once more stage with two holes to go. Tvesa bogeyed the seventeenth to fall one behind as Anvitha parred. Tvesa wanted a birdie on the 18th to pressure a play-off, and he or she delivered as each gamers have been tied at 1-over 217.
Tvesa’s expertise noticed her maintain her nerve within the play-off for a long-awaited win.
Riya Jadon (74) was sole third as she had three birdies in opposition to 5 bogeys, together with three in a row from the 14th to the sixteenth.
Newbie Aradhana Manikandan (72) and seasoned Vani Kapoor (72) have been tied for fourth place. They have been the one gamers to shoot even par on the ultimate day, and there have been no under-par scores.
Mannat Brar (74) was sixth, whereas Ridhima Dilawari (75), Karishma Govind (74) and Shagun Narain (76) have been tied for seventh place, and Vidhatri Urs (74) rounded off the Prime-10.
Ridhima Dilawari continues to steer the Hero Order of Benefit, whereas Vani Kapoor is second and Jasmine Shekar is third.
The tour stays on in Pune because the fourth leg of the WPG Tour can be held at Poona Membership Golf Course from February 17 to 19, with February 16 reserved for the apply spherical.
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Avani, Aditi and Pranavi make reduce in Riyadh
Indian golfers Aditi Ashok, Avani Prashanth and Pranavi Urs made the midway reduce on the PIF Saudi Women Worldwide being performed on the Riyadh Golf Membership.
The most effective of the lot was the youngest star Avani, who added a combating 1-under 71 to her first spherical 3-under 69 to get to 4-under complete. She was Tied-Thirty fifth.
Aditi, a five-time winner on LET, shot a stable 33-under 69 to get to 3-under complete and was Tied-Forty third, whereas Pranavi (69) performed a bogey-free spherical.
After parring the whole again 9, which was her first 9, Pranavi had three birdies, which helped her make up for her first spherical 73. At 2-under complete, she was T-51 and ensured herself the weekend motion.
Diksha Dagar was unfortunate to overlook out by one shot as she carded 2-over 74, and her complete of 1-under for 2 rounds noticed her make an early exit. Hitaashee Bakshi (74-72) additionally missed the reduce.
Diksha had two bogeys and simply couldn’t get her putts to fall, and was left and not using a single birdie.
Avani, an early starter from the tenth tee, made an ideal restoration after being 2-over via her first six holes. She dropped pictures on the eleventh and the fifteenth. She fought again fantastically with a birdie on the 18th and added two extra on the fifth and the seventh to offer herself an opportunity to make up additional floor on the weekend.
Aditi, who was within the first group from the primary tee, had an early bogey on the second however then picked 4 birdies with out dropping any extra pictures for a 69.
England’s Mimi Rhodes, who confirmed nice expertise final season, led the sphere at 11-under as she added 69 to her first spherical 64, and he or she was chased by South Africa’s Cassandra Alexander (67-67), who was one behind at 10-under. Sharing the second place with Cassandra was Chizzy Iwai (65-69).
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Paromita wins BPGC Open Women Newbie Golf
Paromita Mukherjee gained the 14th WIGA BPGC Open Women Newbie Golf Championships after shrugging off a stiff problem from Uma Menon on Thursday.
Native golfer Uma, who trailed Paromita by a stroke in a single day, set the tone early with a hat-trick of birdies on the second, third and fourth holes to grab the lead and pile strain on the sphere.
Nevertheless, she was unable to maintain the momentum because the skilled Paromita — the present top-ranked participant on the AVT Tour — responded with composure, steadily constructing her problem earlier than finally rising victorious.
Paromita shot one-over on each the back and front nines, carding a lone birdie for a gross rating of two-over 72, to complete with an total complete of 233 and carry the Mahindra Trophy.
Uma signed off with a final-round 75 to combination 237, settling for the runner-up spot.
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Guntas finest Indian at tied seventeenth
India’s Guntas Kaur Sandhu carded a one-under 71 on the Royal Wellington Golf Membership right here on Thursday to emerge as one of the best Indian at tied seventeenth place after the opening spherical of the Ladies’s Newbie Asia-Pacific.
The match is hosted by The R&A (Royal & Historical, Scotland), the world governing physique for the principles of golf, in affiliation with the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC).
A part of the four-member group despatched by the Indian Golf Union (IGU), Guntas started on a modest be aware with a bogey on the primary gap earlier than sinking birdies on the third, eighth and twelfth holes. However a bogey on the fifteenth gap pegged her again. She trails the chief, Yunseo Yang of South Korea, by seven strokes.
Different Indians in fray, Ananyaa Sood (2-over 74; Tied forty second), Zara Anand (7-over 79; Tied 66th) and Jia Kataria (9-over 81; Tied seventy fifth) had a disappointing first spherical.
Talking about her spherical, Guntas mentioned, “Royal Wellington is a difficult parkland course. I attacked the flags from the beginning, however obtained combined outcomes right now.
“I’ll draw inspiration from a few of my good performances on the home IGU circuit tomorrow. Trying ahead to a memorable outing right here.” The winner of World Newbie Asia-Pacific earns invites to play in three main championships – the AIG Ladies’s Open, the Amundi Evian Championship and The Chevron Championship.
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WEIGHTLIFTING
Nationwide weightlifting championships: Nipan luggage males’s 94kg gold
Abhishek Nipane overcame a robust problem from teenager Parv Chaudhary to win the lads’s 94kg gold medal by one kg margin on the Nationwide weightlifting championships in Modinagar on Thursday.
Other than claiming the silver within the elite part, Parv set three new information on his technique to bag the junior title with a complete carry of 333kg.
The outcomes (winners solely)
Males: 88kg: G. Ravi Shankar (RSPB) snatch 140kg, clear and jerk 182kg, complete 322kg; Junior: Sandeep Das Roy (TN) 146kg, 176kg, 322kg; Youth: Shah Hussain (Har) 117kg, 158kg, 275kg; 94kg: Elite: Abhishek Nipane (Mah) 143kg, clear and jerk 191kg, complete 334kg; Junior: Parv Chaudhary (UP) 149kg, 184kg, 333kg; Youth: Rehan Khan (Chg) 125kg, 161kg, 286kg.
-Staff Sportstar
ATHLETICS
Delhi to launch “Khel Mahakumbh” from Feb 13, over 30,000 athletes anticipated to take part
The Delhi authorities will organise “Khelo Delhi – Delhi Khel Mahakumbh” from Friday, with greater than 30,000 athletes anticipated to participate in competitions to be held throughout 17 stadiums within the nationwide capital.
Training Minister Ashish Sood interacted with over 50 sports activities influencers, Arjuna Awardees, health coaches and media representatives forward of the occasion. He mentioned the initiative goals to strengthen the sports activities ecosystem in Delhi and supply a aggressive platform to younger athletes.
In line with the assertion, competitions in seven main disciplines, together with soccer, basketball, volleyball and kabaddi, can be organised within the first part. Occasions can be carried out at main venues equivalent to Chhatrasal Stadium and different stadiums in Bawana, Najafgarh, Vikaspuri and South Delhi.
The formal inauguration can be held at Chhatrasal Stadium on Friday and can be attended by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. The opening ceremony will embrace a march-past led by para-athletes, it acknowledged.
Sood mentioned greater than 16,000 athletes have already registered, and the method is ongoing. The federal government goals to cross 30,000 individuals through the month-long occasion and plans to develop participation to over one lakh grassroots athletes yearly within the coming years.
He mentioned that the occasion will place particular deal with encouraging ladies’s participation, with measures to make sure security and wider inclusion. The minister added that sports activities play an essential position in selling self-discipline amongst youth and steering them away from substance abuse and different social points.
The occasion can even assist assess current sports activities infrastructure within the metropolis and establish areas for enchancment, he mentioned, including that the federal government plans to improve amenities in phases.
As per the assertion, cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has been appointed because the model ambassador of the occasion to encourage younger athletes.
He expressed hope that the initiative would assist construct a stronger sports activities tradition in Delhi and enhance the capital’s efficiency in nationwide and worldwide competitions.
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Printed on Feb 12, 2026