ARCHERY
Indian blended workforce in competition for medal
The Indian compound blended workforce, consisting of Pragati and Ojas Deotale, stored its medal hopes alive by making it to the bronze medal match on the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Puebla, Mexico.
India will meet USA, comprising Alexis Ruiz and Stephan Hansen, within the bronze medal contest.
The outcomes
Recurve
Staff: Males: India (B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Yashdeep Bhoge) misplaced to Spain 0-6 (first spherical); Ladies: India (Kumkum Mohod, Deepika Kumari, Simranjeet Kaur) bt Nice Britain 5-1 (first spherical), misplaced to Türkiye 4-5 (shoot-off: 25-29) (quarterfinals); Combined workforce: India (Kumkum Mohod, B. Dhiraj) acquired a bye (first spherical), misplaced to Brazil 3-5 (second spherical).
Compound
Combined: India (Pragati, Ojas Deotale) acquired a bye (first spherical), bt Chinese language Taipei 155-151 (second spherical), bt Türkiye 154-152 (quarterfinal), misplaced to Denmark 149-157 (semifinal).
-Staff Sportstar
GOLF
Khalin Joshi wins Andhra Open by four-shot margin
Khalin Joshi fired a two-under 69 to win the Rs. 1 crore Andhra Open Golf Championship, sealing his seventh skilled title in dominant trend in Visakhapatnam.
The 33-year-old Bengaluru professional returned rounds of 68-68-70-69 to complete at nine-under 275, 4 photographs away from the sphere. The victory earned him Rs. 15 lakh and propelled him sharply up the 2026 DP World PGTI Order of Advantage.
Joshi climbed from fifty fifth to twelfth on the Order of Advantage, taking his season earnings to Rs. 18,13,875.
Chandigarh’s Akshay Sharma (70-70-74-65), a two-time Tour winner, fired a course-record six-under 65 within the last spherical to surge from in a single day thirteenth to complete runner-up at five-under 279 at East Level Golf Membership.
Saptak Talwar (70-74-68-68), the present DP World PGTI Rankings chief, completed tied third at four-under 280 alongside Dubai-based Yash Majmudar (71-69-69-71).
Chandigarh’s Ajeetesh Sandhu completed fifth at three-under 281, whereas Angad Cheema completed tied sixth at two-under 282 alongside Honey Baisoya, Rashid Khan and Manjot Singh.
The tour now strikes to Hyderabad for the Rs 1 crore Boulders Basic from April 14 to 17.
– PTI
Ganapathy strikes two photographs away from Baisoya at AM Inexperienced IGPL Mauritius
Veer Ganapathy produced an outstanding end to maneuver right into a sole two-shot lead after the second day of the AM Inexperienced IGPL Invitational 2026, hosted by Leander Paes in Mauritius on Friday.
In a single day co-leader Sachin Baisoya (67-71) slipped on the final gap, and it gave Ganapathy (67-69) the pole place and put him in a first-rate place to make a bid for the title.
The 18-year-old left-handed Bangaluru golfer, who shot 67 on Day 1, was even par after the entrance 9 on the Anahita Golf Course however landed three birdies on the again 9.
They included birdies on the sixteenth and the 18th, to card 3-under 69 and transfer to 8-under complete after 36 holes.
The primary-round co-leader, Baisoya (67-71), who was tied for the lead after 17 holes, bogeyed the Par-5 18th, and his enjoying companion Ganapathy birdied it. That two-shot swing noticed Ganapathy transfer into sole lead by two photographs as Baisoya fell to 6-under.
There have been three different gamers — former two-time All India Novice champion Aryan Roopa Anand (71-70), Ridhima Dilawari (69-72) and Milind Soni (69-72) — at 3-under for 2 rounds and are Tied-third.
Within the workforce competitors, RVR Delhi moved into the highest spot with a two-round two-player complete of 7-under, whereas Phoenix Hyderabad is second at one shot behind, alongside Atri Mumbai.
With the circumstances at Anahita persevering with to be difficult, solely 4 different gamers, WGAI professional Amandeep Drall (69-74), Udayan Mane (70-73), rookie Sukhman Singh (71-72) and Shaurya Binu (75-68) had been below par at 1-under complete every. They had been Tied-eighth.
Solely a complete of 12 gamers are in crimson numbers, indicating how difficult the course has been with the windy circumstances and demanding greens.
Massive stars who’re outdoors High-10 of the scoreboard embody Pukhraj Gill (72-72), SSP Chawrasia (73-71) and Gaurav Ghei (74-70) at T-12; Shiv Kapur (70-73) at T-20; Karandeep Kochhar (73-73) at T-22 and Gaganjeet Bhullar (73-74) at T-29.
-PTI
SURFING
Nationwide degree browsing championship debuts in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
The inaugural version of the Little Andaman Professional 2026, a national-level browsing championship, formally kicked off at Little Andaman.
The occasion witnessed the participation of round 86 surfers, together with worldwide rivals, competing throughout a number of classes reminiscent of Males’s Open Browsing Shortboard, Ladies’s Open Browsing Shortboard, Males’s Open Stand-Up Paddleboard (SUP), and Ladies’s Open Stand-Up Paddleboard (SUP).
Within the Browsing Males’s Open – Spherical 1, standout performances got here from Sivaraj Babu, who scored a powerful 15.17 (received by 11.1), Kishore Kumar with 15.00 (received by 7.97), and Ramesh Budihal with 13.67 (received by 7.94), every topping their respective heats.
Within the Browsing Ladies’s Open – Spherical 1, Shrishti Selvam posted a powerful 9.50 (received by 5.34), whereas Sugar Shanti Banarse led her warmth with 9.63 (received by 6.39), rising as early frontrunners within the competitors.
The SUP Dash Males’s Quarterfinals noticed Sekar Pachai clock the quickest time of 1:04.70, adopted carefully by Dinesh Selvamani at 1:05.89 and Selvarasan Nagamuthu at 1:09.19 of their respective heats.
Within the SUP Technical Males’s Semifinal – Warmth 1, Rajesh D led the pack with a time of 6:08.02, whereas Dinesh Selvamani (6:14.28) and Selvarasan Nagamuthu (6:14.63) secured robust finishes to advance additional within the competitors.
-Staff Sportstar
HOCKEY
Hockey Madhya Pradesh and Hockey Jharkhand safe spots in gold medal match of Sub Junior Ladies Nationwide Championship 2026
Hockey Madhya Pradesh and Hockey Jharkhand secured their locations within the gold medal match after profitable their respective semifinal fixtures in Division ‘A’ of the sixteenth Hockey India Sub Junior Ladies Nationwide Championship 2026 in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Within the first semifinal of Division ‘A’, Hockey Madhya Pradesh defeated the Hockey Affiliation of Odisha 2-1. For the winners, Keshar Bhabar (58’) and Nousheen Naz contributed one purpose every to information their workforce to victory. For Odisha, captain Rubina Baxla (27’) was the lone goalscorer.
Within the second semifinal of Division ‘A’, Hockey Jharkhand defeated Uttar Pradesh Hockey 2-0. The house workforce’s medical efficiency was fueled by objectives from Rejina Kullu (25’) and Sandeepa Kumari (43’), making certain its spot within the summit conflict.
Within the championship last, Hockey Madhya Pradesh will face off in opposition to Hockey Jharkhand, whereas Hockey Affiliation of India will play in opposition to Uttar Pradesh Hockey within the third-place match. Each matches shall be performed on Sunday, April 12.
-Staff Sportstar
Hockey Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh Hockey win semifinals of Sub Junior Males Nationwide Championship 2026
Hockey Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh Hockey registered wins within the semifinals of the sixteenth Hockey India Sub Junior Males Nationwide Championship 2026 in Rajgir, Bihar of their respective Division ‘A’ matches on the Rajgir Sports activities Complicated on Friday.
In Semifinal 1, Hockey Madhya Pradesh secured a 4-2 win in opposition to Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey. Deepak Singh (29’), Karan Gautam (43’), Gazee Khan (47’) and Siddharth Ben (51’) scored for the winners, whereas Captain Dhiraj Pal (36’) and Apurwa Chauhan (54’) netted for Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey.
In Semifinal 2, Uttar Pradesh Hockey registered a 6-2 victory in opposition to Hockey Punjab. Shahrukh Ali (11’, 32’) and Nitish Yadav (26’, 29’) bagged a brace every, with Captain Ketan Kushwaha (42’) and Rahul Yadav (42’) additionally discovering the again of the web for Uttar Pradesh Hockey. For Hockey Punjab, Ali Razzaq (39’) and Rajveer Singh (43’) scored a purpose every.
Hockey Madhya Pradesh will tackle Uttar Pradesh Hockey within the Finals, whereas Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey and Hockey Punjab will face one another within the third/4th Place match on Sunday, twelfth April.
-Staff Sportstar
Printed on Apr 10, 2026