FOOTBALL
The Indian Underneath-17 girls’s group misplaced 0-4 to Russia within the first of three pleasant matches on the Matsesta Soccer Middle in Sochi, Russia, on Saturday.
Valeria Menyailova put the host forward within the forty fourth minute. Dana Dobrovitskaya and Alisa Klimova transformed penalties within the 57th and 72nd minutes, respectively, earlier than Angelina Gulyayeva rounded off the scoring within the 88th.
The Younger Tigresses, coached by Italian Pamela Conti, are utilizing these matches to organize for subsequent month’s all-important AFC U-17 Ladies’s Asian Cup China 2026.
India and Russia will play two extra friendlies on April 14 and 17.
-Crew Sportstar
SURFING
Little Andaman Professional 2026: Sekar Patchai clinches males’s SUP Technical title, Arthi wins girls’s race
Sekar Patchai continued his dominance in Indian stand-up paddling as he clinched the Males’s Technical SUP title, whereas Arthi emerged victorious within the Ladies’s class on Day 2 of the inaugural Little Andaman Professional 2026, being held for the primary time within the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Thought to be the most effective stand-up paddlers within the nation, Sekar, a multiple-time nationwide champion, completed the 2km technical race with the quickest timing of 10:05.02 to safe the gold medal. Rajesh D claimed the silver medal with a timing of 10:26.34, whereas Dinesh Selvamani completed third with a time of 10:37.33 to take house the bronze.
Within the Ladies’s Technical SUP class, Arthi delivered a powerful efficiency to clinch the highest spot with a time of 13:53.20. Vijayalakshmi Irulappan adopted intently to safe the silver medal with a time of 14:06.01, whereas Nishi completed third with a time of 20:58.96.
The penultimate day additionally witnessed intense browsing motion within the Males’s Open class, starting with the repechage (Spherical 2), the place 18 surfers competed throughout six heats for a spot in Spherical 3. The highest two surfers from every warmth superior to the following stage, becoming a member of those that had already certified on Day 1.
Spherical 3 noticed high-quality performances as a few of the nation’s prime surfers battled for a spot within the knockout levels. Kishore Kumar (9.27) and Logesh S (5.84) superior from Warmth 1, whereas Harish M (9.17) and Ajeesh Ali (8.83) progressed from Warmth 2. In Warmth 3, Sanjay Selvamani (13.50) and Praveen Ratod (8.47) secured qualification, adopted by Ramesh Budhial (16.00) and Jeevan S (4.17) from Warmth 4.
Srikanth D (11.67) and Som Sethi (9.50) moved forward from Warmth 5, whereas Sanjaikumar S (10.90) and Nithish Varun T (9.16) superior from Warmth 6. Akilan S (9.00) and Ruban V (7.03) certified from Warmth 7, and Sivaraj Babu (8.24) together with Sheik Davudh S (7.07) progressed from Warmth 8 to e-book their spots within the knockout stage scheduled for the ultimate day.
Within the Ladies’s Open class quarterfinals, Sugar Shanti Banarse (12.84), Kamali Moorthy (10.34), Shrishti Selvam (7.47), Riva Aurora (5.43), Devi Ramanathan (5.07), and Sandhya Arun (4.20) emerged as the highest performers, advancing to the semifinals to be held tomorrow.
-Crew Sportstar
HOCKEY
Mohun Bagan clinches bragging rights
Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 3-1 within the closing to win the title within the Calcutta Premier Hockey League on the Salt Lake Hockey Stadium in Kolkata.
The outcome:
Mohun Bagan 3 (Abharan Sudev, Arjun Sharma, Mohd. Raheel Mouseen) bt East Bengal 1 (Pratap Lakra).
– Crew Sportstar
GOLF
Sachin Baisoya takes title at IGPL Mauritius
Sachin Baisoya broke by way of for his maiden win on the IGPL Tour on the IGPL Invitational 2026 Mauritius hosted by Leander Paes. An outstanding run on the again 9 with a 4-under 32 noticed the 30-year-old Baisoya card a 5-under 67 to take his complete to 11-under. In a single day chief Veer Ganapathy was left at 8-under following an even-par spherical that featured two birdies and two bogeys on both aspect of the eye-catching Anahita Golf Course.
For the 18-year-old Ganapathy, it was the third time he completed as runner-up. Getting back from two photographs behind, Baisoya gained by three to safe his first IGPL title after coming shut many instances final season.
An outstanding run on the again 9 with a 4-under 32 noticed the 30-year-old Baisoya card a 5-under 67 to take his complete to 11-under.
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An outstanding run on the again 9 with a 4-under 32 noticed the 30-year-old Baisoya card a 5-under 67 to take his complete to 11-under.
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Final yr’s Order of Advantage winner, Pukhraj Singh Gill (67), joined Olympian Udayan Mane (68) and a number of IGPL winner Aman Raj (69) in a tie for third place at 5-under totals. Milind Soni (71) was tied for sixth alongside Shaurya Binu (69) with 4-under totals. Three gamers—Aryan Roopa Anand (72), Yashas Chandra (69), and Raghav Chugh (69)—have been tied for eighth at 3-under.
A big group of six gamers completed tied for eleventh at 2-under. This group included the highest lady finisher, Ridhima Dilawari (73), and the highest native participant, Pierre Pellegrin (70). They have been joined by 11-time Asian Tour winner Gaganjeet Bhullar, who discovered his type with a 5-under 67, four-time Asian Tour winner Shiv Kapur (69), Harshjeet Sethie (70), and Indian-American Manav Shah (70).
– Crew Sportstar
Revealed on Apr 11, 2026