FOOTBALL
India U17 defeats host Myanmar 2-1 in first pleasant
The India Underneath-17 males’s nationwide group defeated Myanmar U-17s 2-1 on the Thwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, on Tuesday within the first pleasant.
Washington Singh Ngangom (11’) and Gunleiba Wangkheirakpam (24’) put India two objectives forward within the first half. Whereas Myanmar mounted a comeback after half-time with Myint Myat Ko Ko (54’) getting on the scoresheet, the Blue Colts held on for the win.
India relied on counterattacks to open up the Myanmar defence for each its objectives, Gunleiba enjoying a serious position on the left wing on each events.
Within the eleventh minute, he broke on the counter down the left earlier than feeding it down the centre to Washington, who solely had the goalkeeper to beat. The latter completed off his probability on the close to submit.
Gunleiba turned from supplier to scorer within the twenty fourth minute, when captain Dallalmoun Gangte fed him a by way of ball that set him free behind the Myanmar defence. Aiming from a fairly tight angle, Gunleiba’s snapshot nestled into the side-netting to double the Blue Colts’ lead.
Myanmar tried to regain management within the second half however may solely reply by way of a set piece. Captain Ant Htoo Paing swung a long-range free-kick into the Indian field, and Myint headed it in.
India held on regardless of the second-half setback, incomes its first victory in Myanmar, because it prepares for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026, set to be held later this yr.
-Crew Sportstar
TENNIS
Balaji-Oberleitner pair by way of to quarterfinals at Thionville Challenger
N. Sriram Balaji and his Austrian associate Neil Oberleitner progressed to the quarterfinals of the Thionville Challenger in France late on Tuesday night time.
Balaji and Oberleitner, the highest seeds, defeated Switzerland’s Remy Bertola and Frenchman Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-3, 6-4 in 64 minutes.
The Indo-Austrian duo will face Israel’s Daniel Cukierman and USA’s Trey Hilderbrand for a spot within the semifinals.
N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth and his Spanish associate Sergio Martos Gornes additionally reached the last-eight stage with a 6-7(5), 6-3, [13-11] win over American duo of Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow.
Outcomes:
ATP Challenger (CH 100) – Thionville, France
Doubles, R16: [1] N. Sriram Balaji/Neil Oberleitner (AUT) bt [Alt] Remy Bertola (SUI)/Geoffrey Blancaneaux (FRA) 6-3, 6-4; N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth/Sergio Martos Gornes (ESP) bt Nathaniel Lammons (USA)/Jackson Withrow (USA) 6-7(5), 6-3, [13-11]
ATP Challenger (CH 75) – Kigali, Rwanda
Doubles, R16: [1] Siddhant Banthia/Alexander Donski (BUL) bt Pol Martin Tiffon (ESP)/Oriol Roca Batalla (ESP) 6-4, 6-4; S D Prajwal Dev/Nitin Kumar Sinha bt [4] Eero Vasa (FIN)/Seita Watanabe (JPN) 6-4, 6-4
ITF W35 Kalaburagi
Singles, R32: [8] Ankita Raina bt Sonal Patil 6-1, 6-3; [5] Zeel Desai bt [WC] Jennifer Luikham 6-2, 6-1; Anna Sedysheva (RUS) bt [Q] Sandeepti Singh Rao 6-2, 6-4; [1] Jasmijn Gimbrere (NED) bt [Q] Aishwarya Jadhav 6-2, 6-1; Elina Nepliy (RUS) bt [Q] Kashish Bhatia 6-0, 6-4; Polina Kuharenko (BLR) bt Akanksha Nitture 6-2, 6-1; Evgeniya Burdina (RUS) bt [4] Shrivalli Bhamidipaty 5-1, retd.; [Q] Eva Marie Desvignes (SGP) bt [WC] Soha Sadiq 7-5, 6-0
Doubles, R16: Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi/Michika Ozeki (JPN) bt Maayan Laron (ISR)/Maria Mikhailova (RUS) 6-2, 6-3; Snigdha Kanta/Harshini N Nagaraj bt [4] Polina Kuharenko (BLR)/Ekaterina Yashina (RUS) 6-7(4), 6-4, [10-3]; [3] Zeel Desai/Elina Nepliy (RUS) bt Anna Sedysheva (RUS)/Sofiia Suslova (RUS) 6-3, 6-4
ITF W35 Launceston, Australia
Singles, R32: [5] Vaidehee Chaudhari bt [WC] Ava Beck (AUS) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
ITF W15 SharmElSheikh, Egypt
Singles, R32: [WC] Aurora Nosei (ITA) bt [WC] Lakshmi Gowda 6-1, 6-2
ITF M15 Sharm ElSheikh, Egypt
Singles, R32: [8] Yurii Dzhavakian (UKR) bt [WC] Muthu Aadhitiya Senthilkumar 6-3, 7-5
– Crew Sportstar
GOLF
Gill and Gautam emerge joint leaders after spherical two of Phillaur Open
Sukhraj Singh Gill and Rajesh Kumar Gautam held the joint lead with a complete of five-under 137 after spherical two of the DP World PGTI Phillaur Open.
Gill (70-67) and Gautam (70-67), who had been each in a single day tied ninth, adopted up their first-round scores of one-under 70 with scores of four-under 67 in spherical two, to maneuver into the joint lead.
Aditya Raj Singh Chahal, Pankaj Maandiya, Shaurya Sharma and Md Muaj, had been all positioned tied third at totals of four-under 138.
The reduce went at three-over 145. The highest 42 professionals made the reduce for the third and remaining spherical.
– PTI
Revealed on Mar 04, 2026