BOXING
Gunjan, Radhamani, Chandrika register wins for India in Day 5 of World Boxing Futures Cup
The Indian Youth crew recorded a sequence of robust performances on the fifth day of the World Boxing Futures Cup in Bangkok, with Gunjan, Radhamani Longjam and Chandrika Pujari registering victories of their respective bouts.
Gunjan (48kg) secured a 5-0 unanimous choice win over Poland’s Katarzyna Gornisiewicz, Radhamani (57kg) defeated Ecuador’s Melissa Carrion when the referee stopped the competition within the first spherical, and Chandrika Pujari (50kg) posted an unanimous victory over the USA’s Ruby Lopez.
Nonetheless, Prachi (60kg) went down 5-0 to Slovakia’s Karolina Kollarova and Morocco’s Marouane Jaafri obtained the higher of Priyansh Sehrawat 5-0 within the males’s 70kg class.
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MOTORSPORT
Madras Worldwide Karting Area to host worldwide Karting competitors in September
The Madras Motor Sports activities Membership will host India’s first-ever worldwide karting competitors, the FIA-CIK Arrive and Drive, in September at its Madras Worldwide Karting Area (MIKA) in September this yr.
Asserting this on the MMSC Annual Awards Perform to honour the 2025 Nationwide Racing Championship winners right here on Thursday, MMSC Vice-President Vicky Chadhok stated: “The Arrive-and-Drive competitors in September on the MIKA circuit, might be one of many three rounds and we’ll see karters from throughout the globe competing, and it’s the first of its form in India.”
One other first for MMSC might be a 4×4 off-road facility, additionally on the Madras Worldwide Circuit facility in Sriperumbudur. “That aside, now we have plans to introduce the Crosscars into the Indian motorsport ecosystem.
First of the crosscar is predicted on the MIC shortly and we might be including one other 4 or 5 of those automobiles that might be seen in a membership championship. Later, this might be developed right into a Nationwide Championship,” Chandhok added.
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TENNIS
ITF M25 event – Rawat upsets Dominik Palan as 4 Indians enter quarterfinals
Unseeded Indian Siddharth Rawat delivered a formidable efficiency to upset fourth-seeded Dominik Palan of the Czech Republic within the pre-quarterfinals of the Central Excise & CGST – ITF M25 Match on the Bengal Tennis Affiliation Advanced on Thursday.
A member of the Indian Davis Cup squad, Rawat displayed glorious management and precision all through the match. He raced by means of the opening set 6-2 and was firmly in command at 3-0 within the second set when Palan conceded the match, citing sickness and discomfort. Rawat will now face compatriot Abhinav Shanmugam within the quarterfinals on Friday.
Shanmugam, a wild card entrant from Tamil Nadu and at the moment ranked 22 within the nation, continued his spectacular run with a hard-fought 7-6(4), 7-5 win over higher-ranked Rohan Mehra to succeed in the final eight. One other Indian wild card, Shanker Heisnam of Manipur, bowed out after a spirited struggle towards high seed Luca Castelnuovo of Switzerland, who gained 7-5, 6-2.
Second seed Karan Singh and unseeded Manish Sureshkumar additionally progressed to the quarterfinals, making certain a powerful Indian presence within the event’s ultimate eight.
The outcomes
Males’s singles (pre-quarterfinals): Luca Castelnuovo (Sui) bt Shanker Heisnam 7-5, 6-2, Leo Borg (Swe) bt James Van Herzeele (Tha) 6-4, 6-2, Philip Sekulic (Aus) bt Ishaque Eqbal 6-2, 6-1, Manish Sureshkumar bt Dev Javia 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, Abhinav Shanmugam bt Rohan Mehra 7-6(4), 7-5, Sidharth Rawat bt Dominik Palan (Cze) 6-2, 3-0 (retd), Yurii Dzhavakian (Ukr) bt Chirag Duhan 7-5, 4-1 (retd), Karan Singh bt Bekhan Atlangeriev (Rus) 6-2, 7-6(4).
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Balaji-Oberleitner pair reaches quarterfinals at Challenger occasion in Dominican Republic
N. Sriram Balaji and his Austrian accomplice Neil Oberleitner progressed to the quarterfinals of the ATP 175 Challenger occasion in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday.
Balaji and Oberleitner gained 7-6(4), 6-4 towards Uruguay’s Ariel Behar and Britain’s Joshua Paris.
On the ATP 100 Challenger event in Kigali, Rwanda, all-Indian duo of S D Prajwal Dev and Nitin Kumar Sinha defeated Frenchman Corentin Denolly and Finland’s Eero Vasa 6-3, 6-3. Siddhant Banthia and his Bulgarian accomplice Alexander Donski, the highest seeds, beat the French-Tunisian pair of Florent Bax and Aziz Ouakaa 6-4, 7-6(4) to arrange a semifinal conflict with Dev and Sinha.
On the W15 ITF occasion in Sham ElSheikh in Egypt, Tanisha Kashyap misplaced 6-2, 6-4 to Russia’s Ekaterina Tupitsyna within the spherical of 16.
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TABLE TENNIS
Manav Thakkar knocked out of WTT Champions Chongqing
India’s Manav Thakkar misplaced within the first spherical of the WTT Champions occasion in Chongqing, China, on Thursday.
Thakkar went down 0-3 (6-11, 7-11, 6-11) to Germany’s Dang Qiu in 19 minutes within the spherical of 32.
Earlier, in ladies’s singles, Sreeja Akula had suffered a 1-3 (12-14, 11-5, September 11, 8-11) defeat towards Welsh wildcard Anna Hursey in 33 minutes within the first spherical.
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FOOTBALL
Pritika’s brace helps India defeat Myanmar in first of two U-17 friendlies
India’s Beneath-17 ladies’s crew secured a 2-0 win over Myanmar within the first of two worldwide friendlies on the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon on Thursday, with Pritika Barman scoring each targets.
The matches are a part of India’s preparations for the AFC U-17 Ladies’s Asian Cup, scheduled to be held in Suzhou, China, from Might 1 to Might 17, 2026. Myanmar, which has additionally certified for the event, is utilizing the fixtures as a part of its build-up. The second pleasant might be performed on Saturday, March 14.
India delivered a composed efficiency, scoring as soon as in every half whereas retaining a clear sheet towards a decided Myanmar aspect. Goalkeeper Munni made necessary saves when known as upon, whereas defenders Abhista Basnett and Elizabed Lakra marshalled the backline successfully.
India created the primary clear likelihood within the thirty first minute when captain Julan Nongmaithem performed a cross down the left for Alisha Lyngdoh, whose cross discovered Pearl Fernandes, however the ahead’s header went off course.
The breakthrough got here within the thirty eighth minute after Redima Devi Chingkhamayum gained possession close to the centre circle and despatched a exact by means of ball to Pritika Barman. The winger beat her marker, rounded Myanmar goalkeeper Saung Pwint Phyu and slotted the ball into the empty web to present India a 1-0 lead.
India doubled the benefit 4 minutes after the restart when Alva Devi Senjam made a run down the left and delivered a cross into the field. Pritika arrived on the proper second and volleyed it into the web to finish her brace.
India almost added a 3rd within the sixtieth minute when Abhista’s highly effective free-kick from over 30 yards struck the crossbar. Nonetheless, the customer remained in management for the remainder of the match, defending effectively and managing possession to seal a cushty victory.
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GOLF
Hero Ladies’s Professional Golf Tour: Beginner Lavanya overtakes Jasmine to guide in fifth leg
Beginner Lavanya Gupta moved previous in a single day chief Jasmine Shekar to take the lead after two rounds of the fifth leg of the Hero Ladies’s Professional Golf Tour on Thursday.
Lavanya, who trailed Jasmine by one shot after the primary spherical, carded an even-par 72, whereas Jasmine returned a 2-over 74 to slide behind by one stroke. Lavanya now leads at 1-under 143, with Jasmine at even-par 144.
Each gamers dropped essential photographs late within the spherical. Lavanya bogeyed the 14th and seventeenth holes, whereas Jasmine double-bogeyed the fifteenth. Lavanya completed with three birdies and three bogeys, whereas Jasmine had three birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey.
Durga Nittur produced the day’s finest spherical of 2-under 70, with 5 birdies towards three bogeys, to maneuver into third place at 1-over 145.
Children Saanvi Somu (75-73) and Mannat Brar (72-76) had been tied fourth, whereas Amandeep Drall (75-74) was sixth.
Beginner Mahreen Bhatia improved by six photographs with a 72 after a gap 78 and was tied seventh with novice Aradhana Manikandan (78-72) and former Hero Order of Benefit winner Sneha Singh (76-74).
Khushi Khanijau (75-77) and Vidhatri Urs (74-78) rounded off the top-10 at 8-over 152.
A few of the main gamers struggled on the difficult DLF Golf and Nation Membership course, with Neha Tripathi (77-78) tied 14th, Tvesa Malik (78-77) additionally tied 14th and Ridhima Dilawari (78-82) tied twenty fourth.
A document area of 57 gamers is competing for the Rs.18 lakh prize purse. The reduce after 36 holes fell at 168, with 41 gamers progressing to the third and ultimate spherical.
Lavanya, Jasmine and Durga, separated by only one shot, will type the lead group for the ultimate spherical.
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Aman Raj takes four-shot lead over Bhullar at IGPL Chandigarh
Aman Raj, who battled accidents final season, jumped to the highest of the leaderboard, reaching 11-under to be 4 photographs away from Gaganjeet Bhullar on the midway stage of the IGPL season-opener on the Chandigarh Golf Membership on Thursday.
The 30-year-old from Patna, who gained twice final season, shot an excellent 8-under 64 after his opening spherical 69 to place himself in a really robust place.
Bhullar, India’s most profitable participant on the Asian Tour with 11 titles, adopted his opening 68 with a 71 to be second at seven-under.
IGPL debutant Varun Parikh carded a 67 after a first-round 71 to lie third at six-under.
A bunch of 4 gamers—Kapil Kumar (70-69), native veteran Ranjit Singh (70-69), Manav Shah (69-70) and defending Order of Benefit champion Gill (70-69)—had been tied fourth at five-under.
Yashas Chandra (68-72) and Chiragh Kumar (69-71) shared the eighth spot at four-under.
Beginner Harjai Milkha Singh, son of Jeev Milkha Singh, shot a 69 to be tied tenth at three-under alongside Karandeep Kochhar (70-71) and Sachin Baisoya (72-69).
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Printed on Mar 12, 2026