BOXING
4 Indians one win away from gold medal at World Boxing Futures Cup 2026
Chandrika, Gunjan, Joyshree Devi and Ambekar Meetei superior to the finals after registering convincing victories of their semifinal bouts on the World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 in Bangkok on Saturday
Within the girls’s 51kg class, Chandrika delivered a powerful efficiency to defeat Rihab Hamdoune of Morocco by Referee Stopped Contest (RSC) within the second spherical. Within the girls’s 48kg class, Gunjan defeated North Korea’s Yu Gyong Kim by a 5-0 unanimous choice.
Joyshree Devi (54kg) produced one other commanding show bettering Mexico’s Sofia Ramirez by Referee Stopped Contest (RSC) within the first spherical to safe her spot within the closing.
Within the males’s 50kg class, Ambekar Meetei additionally superior to the ultimate after registering a 5-0 unanimous choice victory over Uzbekistan’s Abdugani Yorkinjonov.
In the meantime, Radhamani Longjam (57kg) fought a intently contested bout however went down 2-3 to Ukraine’s Yevanhelina Petruk within the semifinals, ending with a bronze medal.
-Staff Sportstar
FOOTBALL
India U-17 girls safe comeback win over Myanmar with two late strikes
The India Below-17 girls’s staff produced a dramatic late comeback to defeat Myanmar 3-2 within the second of two worldwide friendlies on the Thuwunna Stadium on Saturday.
Substitutes Anushka Kumari and Joya scored within the closing minutes because the facet, coached by Pamela Conti, overturned a first-half deficit to safe the win.
Myanmar led 2-1 at half-time by objectives from Hnin Wint Battle Kyaw (12’) and Min Htone Could Zitar (45’), with Alva Devi Senjam (33’) scoring India’s first-half equaliser. Late strikes from substitutes Anushka Kumari (88’) and Joya (90+1’) accomplished India’s comeback.
The match was a part of India’s preparations for the upcoming AFC U-17 Girls’s Asian Cup 2026, scheduled to be held in Suzhou from Could 1 to Could 17. Myanmar, which has additionally certified for the continental event, is utilizing the fixtures as a part of its preparations. India had earlier received the primary pleasant 2-0 on Thursday.
Myanmar began brightly and put India below early strain, creating a few possibilities inside the opening 10 minutes. Ahead Shin Thant Phyu Sin Pyone pressed Indian goalkeeper Munni into making an errant move that fell to Saung Thazin Oo, however she did not hold her effort on the right track with the objective at her mercy.
Moments later, Myanmar threatened once more from a set-piece. Pin Myint Yan’s free-kick struck the wall earlier than the unfastened ball fell kindly for Phyu Sin Pyone, however Munni recovered in time to disclaim her in a one-on-one state of affairs.
Myanmar’s early dominance paid off within the twelfth minute. Khaing Zin Myint delivered a free-kick from the left flank into the penalty space and Munni rushed out to punch clear. Her weak clearance fell to Hnin Wint Battle Kyaw, who calmly struck a left-footed shot into the online to present the hosts the lead.
India steadily settled after the setback and started to seek out its rhythm. A lot of its attacking play got here down the left flank, the place Alva Devi Senjam and Redima Devi Chingkhamayum mixed successfully to stretch the Myanmar defence.
The equaliser arrived within the thirty third minute when Redima noticed Alva making a run and floated a exact ball over the defence. The ahead managed it contained in the field earlier than firing a robust left-footed shot previous the goalkeeper on the close to submit. It was the 15-year-old’s first youth worldwide objective for India.
Myanmar regained the benefit simply earlier than the break. Within the forty fifth minute, Saung Thazin Oo delivered a nook from the left and Min Htone Could Zitar rose sharply to go house from a decent angle, restoring the hosts’ lead as they went into half-time forward 2-1.
The second half was a tightly contested affair, with each side adopting a cautious method. Clear possibilities have been few because the midfield battle intensified.
India drew stage within the 88th minute by substitute Anushka Kumari, who had changed captain Julan Nongmaithem earlier within the half. Accumulating a move from fellow substitute Bonifilia Shullai, the 15-year-old surged ahead and tried a strike from over 25 yards, sending the ball over the goalkeeper and into the online.
The late equaliser lifted India and the guests accomplished the turnaround in stoppage time. Within the 91st minute, Elizabed Lakra launched a protracted ball from deep. Myanmar defender Pin Myint Yan misjudged her header, permitting substitute Joya to latch onto the unfastened ball and slot a left-footed end previous the goalkeeper to seal the victory.
Joya’s objective was her first youth worldwide strike for India and got here in solely her second look.
-Staff Sportstar
TABLE TENNIS
Senior Nationwide TT: Powerhouses PSPB, RSPB begin strongly
Conventional powerhouses Petroleum Sports activities Promotion Board (PSPB) and Railways Sports activities Promotion Board (RSPB) began their marketing campaign within the 87th UTT Senior Nationwide Desk Tennis Championships with dominant victories, transferring nearer to the knockout stage in Indore on Saturday.
Within the males’s part, PSPB set the early tempo in Group A with convincing 3–0 victories over Andhra Pradesh and Punjab. Later, RSPB asserted management in Group B, defeating Rajasthan 3–1 earlier than brushing apart Gujarat 3–0.
West Bengal additionally made a formidable begin in Group C with back-to-back 3–1 wins over Uttarakhand and Odisha, whereas Telangana topped Group D after beating Chhattisgarh 3–0 and Madhya Pradesh 3–1.
The closest contest of the day got here in Group E, the place Delhi edged Maharashtra 3–2 in a gripping contest.
Mizoram and Assam dominated Group F with clear sweeps, whereas Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu superior easily in Group G with emphatic 3–0 outcomes. Haryana and Karnataka additionally opened their campaigns strongly in Group H with convincing wins.
The ladies’s staff occasion adopted the same sample, with the stronger groups asserting early management. The PSPB, RBI, and Maharashtra all registered successive 3–0 victories to underscore their power, whereas Tamil Nadu dominated Group C with wins over Meghalaya and Andhra Pradesh. West Bengal and Delhi additionally impressed with snug victories of their respective teams.
There have been a number of intently fought ties as effectively, notably Karnataka’s slender 3–2 victory over Assam and Uttar Pradesh’s hard-earned 3–2 win towards Odisha, including a contact of drama to in any other case one-sided early rounds.
In the meantime, the lads’s and girls’s groups from Ladakh are but to start their marketing campaign after arriving a day late owing to flight cancellation.
-PTI
GOLF
Saptak, Dhruv share high spot after spherical three
Saptak Talwar and Dhruv Sheoran shared the highest spot after spherical three of the DP World PGTI’s USD 300,000 (INR 2.7 crore) Indorama Ventures Open Golf Championship 2026 right here on Saturday.
Saptak (68-71-69) and Dhruv (69-69-70) have been joint leaders with an identical totals of eight-under 208. Saptak’s error-free 69 helped him climb three spots whereas Dhruv’s 70 noticed him soar one place on day three.
Manu Gandas fired a 67, the joint lowest rating of the day, to rise 11 positions to 3rd place at seven-under 209.
Aryaman Aditya Mohan additionally struck the day’s joint lowest of 67 to finish the spherical in tied fourth place at six-under 210 together with Arjun Prasad (69) and Clement Sordet (71) of France.
Saptak, who was in a single day tied fourth and two pictures off the lead, introduced himself as a contender along with his flawless spherical on Saturday.
Talwar, hailing from Larger Noida and a winner on the DP World PGTI final 12 months, made his three birdies from a spread of 10 to twenty toes on the fourth, eighth and twelfth holes.
-PTI
TENNIS
ITF M25 event: Karan Singh battles previous Sidharth Rawat to achieve the ultimate
Second seeded Karan Singh of India lived as much as expectations by reserving a spot within the closing of the Central Excise & CGST – ITF M25 event on the artificial courts of the BTA Advanced on Saturday.
Karan battled previous unseeded compatriot Sidharth Rawat in a hard-fought males’s singles semifinal. The match lasted two hours, with Karan prevailing 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 in a tense contest. Rawat began strongly, capitalising on Karan’s sluggish starting and unforced errors to say the opening set 6-2.
Nevertheless, Karan improved his consistency within the second set to take it 6-4 and stage the match. The deciding set noticed each gamers battling fiercely, however Karan secured two essential service breaks, in comparison with Rawat’s one, to win set 7-5 and seal the victory.
The lads’s singles closing will see Karan taking over third seeded Philip Sekulic of Australia, who ended the spectacular run of sixth seed Leo Borg with a cushty 6-3, 6-4 victory.
In the meantime, the lads’s doubles title went to the unseeded Indian pair of Madhwin Kamath and Atharva Sharma, who defeated compatriots Kabir Hans and Maan Kesharwani 6-4, 6-4 within the closing.
-Staff Sportstar
Banthia-Donski pair finishes runner-up at Kigali Challenger
Prime-seeded Indo-Bulgarian pair of Siddhant Banthia and Alexander Donski went down 7-6(5), 7-6(2) to Serbia’s Stefan Latinovic and Frenchman Luka Pavlovic within the closing of the ATP 100 Challenger occasion in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday.
In Cap Cana, Dominican Republic, N. Sriram Balaji and his Austrian accomplice Neil Oberleitner misplaced 3-6, 7-6(5), [10-8] to Israel’s Daniel Cukirman and USA’s Trey Hilderbrand within the semifinals of the ATP 175 Challenger event.
-Staff Sportstar
Printed on Mar 14, 2026