GOLF
Diksha leads group of 5 Indians
Golfer Diksha Dagar will spearhead a five-member Indian contingent on the Joburg Women Open, co-sanctioned by the Women European Tour and the Sunshine Women Tour, beginning in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Diksha, at present within the prime 10 of the LET’s Order of Advantage with two top-10 finishes from six begins, will likely be joined by fellow Indians Avani Prashanth, Pranavi Urs, Hitaashee Bakshi and Tvesa Malik, a former winner on the Sunshine Women Tour.
Making her debut in South Africa, Hitaashee has rediscovered kind after 4 missed cuts, ending tied ninth on the Australian WPGA Championship, the fourth occasion of the Australian swing.
Avani, after an excellent rookie season in 2025, has had a modest season with three cuts in 5 begins, however her greatest end had been a tied-Thirty ninth on the PIF Saudi Women Worldwide initially of the season.
Tvesa, who misplaced her card final season, will likely be making her first LET begin in 2026, and an excellent week will give her confidence for the upcoming Investec Girls’s South African Open at Royal Cape.
Tvesa would be the first Indian to tee off alongside Ana Daybreak of Isle of Mann and Kaiyuree Moodley of South Africa, whereas Pranavi will play with Emma Spitz of Austria and Marta Martin of Spain.
Diksha will tee off with Luna Sobron Galmes of Spain. Avani performs with Alice Hewson of England and Patricie Mackova of Czech Republic and Hitaashee has been grouped with Alexandra Försterling and England’s Annabell Fuller.
– PTI
Shubhankar opens two-shot lead at Boulders Basic
Shubhankar Sharma took a two-shot lead after two rounds of Boulders Basic.
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Shubhankar Sharma took a two-shot lead after two rounds of Boulders Basic.
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Shubhankar Sharma carded a second consecutive six-under 66 to take a two-shot lead after spherical two of the inaugural Rs 1 crore Boulders Basic right here on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old Shubhankar (66-66), a six-time DP World PGTI winner, is taking part in his first occasion on the tour because the Tour Championship in Jamshedpur in December 2021.
He moved to the highest of the leaderboard at 12-under 132 with a gentle and managed show over the primary two days.
36-year-old Divyanshu Bajaj (69-65) of Kolkata produced an error-free seven-under 65 to climb from tied 14th to solo second at 10-under 134.
In a single day chief Vishesh Sharma (65-70) of Hyderabad slipped to 3rd at nine-under 135 after a spherical of two-under 70 on the Boulder Hills Golf & Nation Membership.
Honey Baisoya, a winner on the DP World PGTI this yr, broke the course document with an immaculate spherical of eight-under 64 that propelled him 38 spots from in a single day tied forty second to tied fourth at a complete of eight-under 136.
Ajeetesh Sandhu (68) and Anshul Kabthiyal (67) shared fourth place with Baisoya.
Shubhankar fired seven birdies towards a lone bogey, closing strongly with back-to-back birdies to construct on his opening-round momentum.
Yuvraj Sandhu, one of many pre-tournament favourites, adopted his opening spherical of 73 with a four-under 68 to be positioned tied twenty seventh at three-under 141.
The lower fell at even-par 144, with 53 of 131 gamers advancing to the final two rounds.
– Crew Sportstar
TABLE TENNIS
TN, Bengal, Delhi storm into pre-quarters of Jr and Youth Nationwide TT
Powerhouses Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Delhi stamped their authority early on, cruising into the pre-quarterfinals from their respective teams within the Below-19 ladies’ workforce occasion on the UTT Inter-State Junior and Youth Nationwide Desk Tennis Championships in Dehradun.
With only one spherical of league matches remaining — Telangana vs Punjab (Group A), Uttarakhand vs Assam (Group B), and PSPBA vs Chandigarh (Group C) — the outcomes can have little affect on the three dominant leaders, who’ve already sealed their spots.
Nevertheless, the ultimate spherical will decide the second qualifiers from every group, including intrigue to the closing league fixtures.
Elsewhere, Maharashtra (Group D), Uttar Pradesh (Group E), NCOE (Group F), Karnataka (Group G), and Gujarat (Group H) have nearly secured their pre-quarterfinal berths.
But, the race for the remaining knockout spots stays intense, notably in Teams E and F, the place the battle for the second qualification place is anticipated to go right down to the wire.
Positioned in a troublesome Group C, hosts Uttarakhand misplaced their match to West Bengal 0-3, however they’ll redeem themselves after they tackle Assam of their last-round tie later right now.
– PTI
FOOTBALL
FC Goa marches into RFDL Closing, to face Bengaluru FC
FC Goa formally confirmed its place within the Reliance Basis Growth League 2025-26 last. Regardless of a slender 2-1 loss to Punjab FC within the semifinal second leg on the GMC Stadium, in Goa, the Gaurs progressed on combination 5-2.
Punjab’s Vishal Yadav opened the scoring within the 2nd minute, however Goa’s Kavya Sunil Katkar equalised within the twenty fourth. Konsam Sanathoi Singh restored Punjab’s lead late within the 83rd minute, nonetheless, it wasn’t sufficient to overturn the deficit. The match ended with Sitroy Carvalho receiving a crimson card in stoppage time.
FC Goa now clashes towards Bengaluru FC in a extremely anticipated last on Saturday.
– Crew Sportstar
India U-17 males’s workforce to play friendlies towards United Arab Emirates in Thailand
The Indian U17 males’s workforce will play two pleasant matches towards United Arab Emirates on April 17 and 21, in Samut Prakan, Thailand.
The friendlies, a part of India and UAE’s preparations for the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026, will likely be performed behind closed doorways. Each matches will kick off at 16:30 IST on the Windmill Soccer Membership in Samut Prakan, close to Bangkok. The 24-member Blue Colts’ squad arrived in Thailand on Wednesday, April 15.
Final month, Bibiano Fernandes’ facet had performed three friendlies towards Thailand (2-2), Indonesia (3-0 win) and Korea Republic (1-2 defeat) in Lopburi, Thailand. Following the video games, the Blue Colts continued their coaching camp in Kolkata.
India U-17 males’s 24-member squad for friendlies towards UAE in Thailand:
Goalkeepers: Alok Nishad, Manashjyoti Baruah, Rajrup Sarkar.
Defenders: Abhishek Kumar Mondal, Indra Rana Magar, Korou Meitei Konthoujam, Lawmsangzuala, Md Aimaan Bin, Moosa Ashiq Sofi, Shubham Poonia.
Midfielders: Dallalmuon Gangte, Denny Singh Wangkhem, Diamond Singh Thokchom, Mukundo Singh Ningthoujam, Nitishkumar Meitei Yengkhom.
Forwards: Adil Aman A, Azlaan Shah Kh, Gunleiba Wangkheirakpam, Heeranganba Seram, Lesvin Rebelo, Rahan Ahmed, Raj Singh Wahengbam, Washington Singh Ngangom, Yuvraj Kadam.
India U-17 males’s friendlies schedule:
16:30 IST, April 17: United Arab Emirates vs India
16:30 IST, April 21: United Arab Emirates vs India
– Crew Sporstar
Printed on Apr 15, 2026