SHOOTING
ISSF World Cup Shotgun: Shapath, Manisha finish as greatest Indian shooters on opening day
Shapath Bharadwaj hit two good collection and adopted it up with 21 photographs within the third collection to finish day one of many males’s entice occasion with a complete of 71 hits from 75 within the Worldwide Capturing Sports activities Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun on the Asanov Capturing Membership in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Manisha Keer with a rating of 69 was the most effective Indian ladies.
Shapath began the day with two good rounds however solely managed 21 within the third collection, dropping him down the standings. Vivaan Kapoor additionally shot an ideal 25 in his second collection, after beginning with 22 hits and ending the day with 23 photographs within the third collection. The third Indian within the competitors, Ahvar Rizvi shot 23, 22 and 23 to complete day one on a rating of 68.
Udaivir Singh Jaijee and Ali Aman Elahi, competiting for rating factors scored 71 and 66, respectively.
Within the ladies’s occasion, Manisha additionally began the day with two consecutive collection of 24 every earlier than ending the day with a complete rating 69 after hitting 21 targets within the third collection. She is at present in seventeenth place. Nationwide champion Neeru Dhanda hit 23, 23 and 22 to complete the day in twenty first place with a rating of 68. Pragati Dubey, the third Indian shot 65 (18, 23, 24) to be positioned in thirty fifth place.
Competing for rating factors Varsha Varman (20, 20, 21) shot a rating of 61 whereas Vidhi Singh (18, 21, 23) hit 62 targets.
The ultimate 50 targets and the finals of each males’s and girls’s occasions can be held tomorrow.
-Crew Sportstar
GOLF
Golfer Sandhu main Indian after stable opening spherical in Barcelona
Yuvraj Sandhu was the main Indian after the opening spherical, as he shot 4-under 68 to be positioned T-16 on the Estrella Rattling Catalunya Championship golf match in Barcelona.
He was 4 photographs behind first spherical chief Shaun Norris (64) on the Actual Membership de Golf El Prat.
The 2 different Indians within the subject are Shubhankar Sharma (71) and Veer Ahlawat (75), who had a troublesome time. Sharma, with 71, was T-70 on the leaderboard whereas Ahlawat, who acquired a late berth this week, carded 3-over 75 in his first spherical and is positioned T-136.
Sandhu started his opening spherical on the again 9 and made birdies on the twelfth and fifteenth holes earlier than making his solely bogey of the spherical on the seventeenth gap. On the entrance 9 Sandhu made three extra birdies to complete 4-under.
Sharma and Ahlawat began their first spherical on the entrance 9. Sharma made three birdies and two bogeys in his 71.
Ahlawat opened his spherical with two consecutive birdies earlier than dropping a shot on the fifth gap. On the again 9 he dropped one other 4 strokes in a matter of 4 holes two bogeys and a double bogey.
Norris, who leads the sphere after the primary spherical, started his spherical on the again 9 and had seven birdies, one bogey and one eagle in his opening spherical of 8-under par. His closest rivals have been Alexander Levy, Ewen Fergusson and David Legislation at 7-under.
-PTI
BOXING
Asian Boxing U15 & U17 Championships 2026: India confirms 27 U-15 Medals as boxers dominate with a number of RSC wins
India’s younger boxers have assured an astonishing 27 out of 30 potential medals within the Underneath-15 class on the Asian Boxing U-15 & U-17 Championships 2026 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Showcasing absolute dominance, the U-15 women’ contingent secured 14 out of 15 potential medals, whereas the U-15 boys almost matched the feat by confirming 13 out of 15 medals, setting the stage for a historic general podium end for the nation.
Following this large medal affirmation, the Indian boys delivered one other day of ruthless performances, marked by a flurry of RSC (Referee Stops Contest) victories. Sastha Vasanth Ashok Kumar (37kg) and Parshant (49kg) led the aggressive cost, each stopping their respective UAE opponents, Mohammed Albannai and Mayed Alyammahi, through RSC within the very first spherical. Nitin (40kg) and Harshvardhan Jeena (55kg) additional displayed India’s attacking prowess, securing second-round RSC wins over Kazakhstan’s Sayat Mengdibay and Tajikistan’s Muhammad Fozilov, respectively.
Within the intently contested bouts, Yash Kumar (33kg) and Rohit Pothina (35kg) navigated powerful opponents with tactical brilliance to safe hard-fought 4:1 break up determination victories towards Tajikistan’s Rasuljon Karimov and Mongolia’s Temuulen Munkhbayar.
The squad additionally registered a collection of flawless unanimous selections, asserting its technical superiority. Samir Bohra (43kg) outclassed Thailand’s Chutinan Yaram 5:0, and Nongpoknganba Meitei Oina (46kg) delivered a equally convincing 5:0 win over Mongolia’s Munkh-ochir Ganzorig. Rounding off the proper day, Mohd Yasser (58kg) impressed the judges to safe a 5:0 victory towards Kazakhstan’s Meiirlan Beissekhan.
– Crew Sportstar
Revealed on Could 08, 2026