BOXING
India assured of 5 medals at Futures Cup 2026
The Indian youth boxing workforce confirmed 5 medals on the World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 in Bangkok after a collection of spectacular quarterfinals wins on Friday.
Gunjan (48kg), Joyshree Devi (54kg), Ambekar Meetei (50kg), Chandrika Pujari (51kg) and Radhamani Longjam (57kg) superior to the semifinals, thereby assuring 5 medals on the event.
Within the morning session, Gunjan secured a convincing 5-0 unanimous resolution victory over Azerbaijan’s Gular Huseynova, whereas Joyshree produced a dominant show to defeat Japan’s Yura Kanemaru by Referee Stopped Contest (RSC) within the first spherical.
Ambekar additionally progressed with a 4-1 victory over Japan’s Akira Uekubo within the males’s 50kg class.
The night session noticed two extra Indian boxers advance, with Chandrika Pujari (51kg) defeating Spain’s Andrea Buelga García by RSC within the second spherical, whereas Radhamani Longjam (57kg) registered a 4-1 win over England’s Siobhan Haley.
Sahil Duhan (60kg) went down 1-4 to France’s David Harutyunyan in his bout.
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GOLF
Bhullar rallies from 4 behind to win IGPL Chandigarh
Gaganjeet Bhullar returned a bogey-free four-under 68 within the closing spherical to efficiently defend his title on the IGPL Invitational Chandigarh, rallying from 4 pictures behind to register his fourth IGPL win in simply six appearances.
Bhullar, who shot 68 and 69 within the first two rounds, signed off with one other 68, highlighted by three birdies in 4 holes between the thirteenth and sixteenth on the again 9.
His three-day complete of 11-under featured only one bogey, which got here within the second spherical, as he displayed exceptional consistency and precision all through.
Bhullar completed three pictures away from Varun Parikh (70), whereas Sachin Baisoya (68) was third alongside Manav Shah (70) at seven-under. Each Parikh and Shah are debutants and have been happy with their begin within the occasion.
“A win is at all times most satisfying, and I attempt to keep targeted always,” stated Bhullar, who was surrounded by his mates and followers as he accomplished the win on the 18th inexperienced on the Chandigarh Golf Membership.
“I like this course, that is my dwelling course,” stated Bhullar, who final yr received the primary two IGPL occasions and later added a 3rd title.
Bhullar, who performed solely 5 IGPL occasions in 2025, was third on the Order of Advantage behind Pukhraj Singh Gill and Aman Raj.
Debutant Parikh, who revealed that Bhullar helped him make the choice to return to the IGPL, was second with a par on the ultimate gap. He shot 71-67-70 to be 8-under and three behind the winner.
In a single day chief Raj (77) had a tough closing day and slipped to fifth at 6-under, whereas Varun Chopra (67) was sixth at 5-under.
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Diksha, Vani, Avani make lower in Australian Girls’s Open
Diksha Dagar, Vani Kapoor and Avani Prashanth made the midway lower on the Girls’s Australian Open, whereas two different Indians, Hitaashee Bakshi and Pranavi Urs, missed the lower right here on Friday.
Diksha, who was the highest Indian final week, additionally shot 2-over 74 and was now 2-over for 2 rounds.
Vani added 2-over 74 to her first spherical 72. She was additionally 2-over for 36 holes, and the duo was tied thirty first.
Avani, who missed the lower in her final two begins, shot 77 on the primary day and added 72 to make the lower on the road at 5-over.
She was tied-Sixtieth, as 67 gamers made the lower. Hitaashee (77-74) and Pranavi (78-75) missed the lower.
Celine Herbin will take a one-shot lead into the weekend after carding a second spherical 69 (-3) at a testing Kooyonga Golf Membership to maneuver to six-under par. Main winner Hannah Inexperienced sits only one again in a tie for second alongside compatriot Kirsten Rudgeley and France’s Agathe Laisne, a current winner on the Ford Girls’s NSW Open.
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TENNIS
Karan Singh fights his technique to the semis as Leo Borg upsets high seed at ITF event in Kolkata
Second seeded Karan Singh battled previous eighth seed Yurii Dzhavakian 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5 in a protracted quarterfinal of the Central Excise & CGST ITF M25 event on the BTA Advanced on Friday.
Karan was pushed onerous by the Ukrainian, who received the opening set in a tie-break to take the early lead. The Indian responded strongly within the second set to degree the competition with a 6-3 win. The deciding set became a intently fought battle earlier than Karan held his nerve to clinch it 7-5 after two hours and 26 minutes.
Karan will meet unseeded compatriot Sidharth Rawat in Saturday’s semifinal. Rawat ended the spirited run of wildcard entrant Abhinav Shanmugam in one other tight quarterfinal. Abhinav received the primary set 7-6(8-6), however failed within the second set tie-breaker which Rawat claimed by the identical margin. Rawat then moved forward 3-1 within the deciding set earlier than Abhinav retired citing belly muscle cramps.
In one other match, sixth seed Leo Borg, son of legend Björn Borg, upset high seed Luca Castelnuovo 6-2, 6-2 and can face third seed Philip Sekulic within the semifinals.
The boys’s doubles closing will likely be an all-Indian affair with Madhwin Kamath and Atharva Sharma taking over Kabir Hans and Maan Kesharwani.
RESULTS
Males’s singles (quarterfinals): Leo Borg (Swe) bt Luca Castelnuovo (Sui) 6-2, 6-2, Philip Sekulic (Aus) bt Manish Sureshkumar 6-4, 6-2, Sidharth Rawat bt Abhinav Shanmugam 6-7(6), 7-6(6), 3-1 (retd), Karan Singh bt Yurii Dzhavakian (Ukr) 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5.
Doubes (semifinals): Madhwin Kamath & Atharva Sharma bt Abhinav Shanmugam & Manish Sureshkumar 6-4, 6-4, Kabir Hans & Maan Kesharwani bt Bekhan Atlangeriev & Nikita Ianin (Rus) 7-5, 6-2.
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Printed on Mar 13, 2026