TENNIS
Bhosale-Plipuech pair reaches second spherical at Dubai Championships
India No. 1 Rutuja Bhosale made her WTA 1000 doubles debut on a profitable observe as she and her Thai companion, Peangtarn Plipuech, defeated Japan’s Eri Hozumi and Chinese language Taipei’s Fang-Hsien Wu 7-5, 6-2 to succeed in the spherical of 16 at Dubai Championships on Tuesday.
Bhosale, ranked 142 in WTA Rankings, and Plipuech will face fourth-seeded Kazakh-Serbian duo of Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic, the Australian Open finalists, for a spot within the semifinals.
– Staff Sportstar
GOLF
Tamil Nadu Golf Federation proclaims inaugural version of TNGF Premier League
The Tamil Nadu Golf Federation (TNGF) has introduced the inaugural version of the TNGF Premier League (TPL) 2026, an unique five-week group golf championship to be held from February 25 to March 25, 2026.
The event is structured as a group competitors below the Guidelines of Golf 2023 and shall be performed in Stroke Play format with Stableford scoring because the working foundation. A complete of 12 groups will compete within the inaugural version. Every group will comprise 16 gamers, with two obligatory picks and the remaining 14 gamers chosen by way of an public sale course of designed so as to add technique and pleasure to group formation. All gamers should take part in not less than one qualifying spherical through the event.
Every group will embody three Class A gamers with handicaps starting from 0 to 12, seven Class B gamers with handicaps between 13 and 18, and 6 Class C gamers with handicaps from 19 to 30.
– Staff Sportstar
Printed on Feb 17, 2026