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Indian compound girls’s crew assured of medal at Archery World Cup Stage-1
Indian compound girls’s crew, comprising Pragati, V. Jyothi Surekha, Madhura Dhamangaonkar, reached the ultimate to guarantee the nation of a medal within the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Puebla, Mexico.
The highest-ranked Indian aspect received a bye and beat Denmark 235-234 and Turkey 233-230 to arrange a summit conflict with USA.
The outcomes:
Recurve:
Qualification spherical: Particular person: Males: B. Dhiraj (tenth, 664), Tarundeep Rai (thirty fifth, 650), Yashdeep Bhoge (fifty fifth, 633), Atanu Das (sixtieth, 630); Girls: Kumkum Mohod (tenth, 647), Deepika Kumari (twenty fourth, 630), Simranjeet Kaur (twenty ninth, 624), Ankita Bhakat (thirty third, 622); Staff: India: Males (tenth, 1947), Girls (seventh, 1901), Combined (seventh, 1311).
Compound:
Staff: Males: India (Ojas Deotale, Abhishek Verma, Sahil Jadhav) received a bye (first spherical), misplaced to Mexico 232-234 (quarterfinal); Girls: India (Pragati, V. Jyothi Surekha, Madhura Dhamangaonkar) received a bye (first spherical), bt Denmark 235-234 (quarterfinal), bt Turkey 233-230 (semifinal).
-Staff Sportstar
GOLF
Khalin Joshi extends result in three photographs at Andhra Open 2026
Khalin Joshi carded a one-under 70 to increase his result in three photographs at seven-under 206 after spherical three on the Rs 1 crore Andhra Open 2026 right here on Thursday.
Bengaluru-based 33-year-old Khalin (68-68-70), a six-time winner, who opened the week on the DP World PGTI occasion with rounds of 68 and 68, now carries a cushty benefit into the ultimate spherical on the East Level Golf Membership right here.
Dubai-based Yash Majmudar (71-69-69) and Delhi’s Rashid Khan (70-72-67) have been tied second at four-under 209. Majmudar returned a 69, whereas Rashid produced the day’s greatest spherical of 67 to maneuver into rivalry.
Joshi, presently fifty fifth on the PGTI Order of Advantage, is now in prime place to finish a four-year winless run, along with his final title coming in Coimbatore in August 2022. With a three-shot benefit, Joshi will look to carry his nerve within the ultimate spherical as he targets his seventh skilled title.
The spotlight of Joshi’s spherical was a powerful restoration after a shaky begin that included three three-putts early on. He bounced again with a tap-in birdie on the seventh after his strategy shot left him inches from the outlet, after which delivered an important eagle on the par-5 twelfth, the place he sank a 15-footer.
“I didn’t get off to a great begin, however I stayed affected person and trusted my ball-striking. I’m driving it effectively and hitting my irons strong, so I simply must maintain the putter going. I’m happy with the best way I dealt with myself on the course regardless of the poor begin and fought again on the back-nine,” Joshi stated.
“Going into the ultimate spherical, I’ve been in such conditions earlier than so I do know that I simply should be in my zone and play good golf photographs and that ought to handle every part else.” The par-5 seventh has been adjusted to a 477-yard par-4, bringing the course par right down to 71.
Majmudar, a San Diego College graduate, continued to impress along with his unconventional one-handed chipping method and seemed set to shut inside two photographs earlier than a bogey on the ultimate gap dropped him again right into a tie for second.
Rashid, a two-time Asian Tour winner, surged into rivalry with a powerful penultimate spherical of 67 which included an eagle, 5 birdies and three bogeys.
Kolkata’s Viraj Madappa (69-71-71), the youngest Indian winner on the Asian Tour and a winner on the DP World PGTI final season, was tied fourth at two-under 211 alongside Larger Noida’s Arjun Sharma (71-70-70), who has been one of many constant performers on the DP World PGTI.
-PTI
HOCKEY
Semifinals determined at Sub Junior Males Nationwide Championship 2026
The eighth day of the sixteenth Hockey India Sub Junior Males Nationwide Championship 2026 in Rajgir, Bihar witnessed Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh register wins of their respective Division ‘A’ quarterfinals on the Rajgir Sports activities Complicated.
Within the opening recreation of the day, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey clinched a 2-1 victory towards Hockey Chandigarh. Captain Dhiraj Pal (27’, 42’) scored for the winners, whereas Jasmeet Singh (59’) scored for Hockey Chandigarh.
Within the second quarterfinal, Hockey Punjab secured a 5-3 win towards Hockey Jharkhand in a high-scoring conflict. Rajveer Singh (29’, 56’) scored a brace, whereas Akash Deep (11’), Sahabajpreet Singh (32’) and Sanmukh Singh (39’) additionally scored for Hockey Punjab. For Hockey Jharkhand, Ashish Tani Purti (15’, 19’, 56’) bagged a hat-trick.
The third quarterfinal noticed Uttar Pradesh Hockey register a 6-3 win towards Hockey Affiliation of Odisha. Nitish Yadav (49’, 51’) scored a brace, whereas Karan Dhanuk (33’), Prahalad Rajbhar (39’), Captain Ketan Kushwaha (42’), and Romit Pal (52’) additionally scored for Uttar Pradesh Hockey. Deepak Prakash Toppo (34’, 45’, 57’) scored a hat-trick for Hockey Affiliation of Odisha.
Within the ultimate recreation of the day, Hockey Madhya Pradesh and Hockey Haryana performed out a 0-0 draw earlier than the previous clinched a 4-3 win within the shootout. Karan Gautam, Gazee Khan, Siddharth Ben, and Ronin Ningombam Singh scored within the shootout for Hockey Madhya Pradesh, whereas Ayush Rajak was distinctive in aim for them, making two essential saves. For Hockey Haryana, Ashish, Sachin and Vishwjeet transformed within the shootout.
– Staff Sportstar
Printed on Apr 09, 2026