CRICKET
Bengal T20 League altering ladies’s cricket panorama: Jhulan
On the sidelines of the Girls’s Public sale for the Bengal T20 League, former India pacer and Bengal cricket icon Jhulan Goswami, who additionally serves because the mentor of ladies’s cricket on the Cricket Affiliation of Bengal (CAB), hailed the match’s influence on ladies’s cricket within the state, calling it a “big platform” for the following technology of gamers.
Earlier this week, the Bengal T20 League concluded its first-ever participant public sale for Season 3, the place franchises constructed their squads from a pool of greater than 1000 cricketers, with important investments throughout each senior and rising classes in males’s and ladies’s cricket. Shahbaz Ahmed emerged as the highest males’s choose at Rs. 12.20 lakh, whereas Mita Paul turned the highest-valued participant within the ladies’s public sale at Rs. 3 lakh.
Crediting the Cricket Affiliation of Bengal (CAB) for investing closely in grassroots cricket, Goswami stated the ladies’s sport in Bengal has witnessed super progress through the years. “Once I used to play for Bengal, hardly 60-70 women used to play. Now greater than 500 women are enlisted within the Bengal T20 League,” she stated.
Goswami believes the league helps younger cricketers achieve publicity to skilled environments whereas getting ready them for the pressures of elite-level cricket. “There can be stress, nervousness, social media engagement, and cameras round them. Lots of them have by no means skilled these items earlier than. Hopefully, they’ll overcome all of it and carry out nicely,” she stated.
– Workforce Sportstar
FOOTBALL
Minerva Academy topped AIFF Sub-Junior League champions
Minerva Academy FC was topped champion of the AIFF Sub-Junior League 2025-26 after registering a 4-1 win over Basic Soccer Academy at Scamper Park, FC Madras in Mahabalipuram on Wednesday.
Khutheipham Muktar Rehman opened the scoring within the eighth minute with an olimpico, curling a nook straight into the online to provide Minerva an early lead.
The Punjab aspect, which dominated possession and created probabilities at common intervals, doubled its benefit within the twenty seventh minute when Ngayaiza Zingyo gained the ball from Kangjam Rickson Singh and struck a strong right-footed effort previous the goalkeeper.
The title triumph helped Minerva make amends for its defeat in final season’s last and end in dominant type.
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The title triumph helped Minerva make amends for its defeat in final season’s last and end in dominant type.
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Minerva made it 3-0 within the thirty third minute by means of captain Rimoson Singh Huidrom, whose long-range left-footed shot struck the put up earlier than entering into. By half-time, Minerva had registered seven pictures on track and loved 60 per cent possession.
Basic Soccer Academy pulled one again within the seventieth minute when captain Ngangom Suman Singh scored with a looping header following a rebound from a nook. It nearly added one other instantly after, however Minerva goalkeeper Tonmoy produced a pointy save to maintain his aspect’s two-goal cushion intact.
Minerva sealed the win within the ninetieth minute after substitute Thangmingun Kipgen was fouled contained in the field by Ngangom Suman Singh. Khumanthem Lanchenba Meitei transformed the penalty, sending goalkeeper Songarin the unsuitable technique to full the 4-1 scoreline.
The win helped Minerva Academy FC make amends for its defeat in final season’s last and end a dominant marketing campaign with the title
– Workforce Sportstar
GOLF
Pranavi, Avani and Vani look to make mark on Girls European Tour in Germany match
The Indian trio of Pranavi Urs, Avani Prashanth and Vani Kapoor will compete within the Amundi German Masters golf match, which begins in Hamburg on Thursday, as they appear to make their mark on the Girls European Tour.
The match has steadily grown into one of many marquee stops on the LET calendar, and for Indian golf, it presents one other vital platform to showcase a brand new technology of expertise alongside skilled campaigners.
Among the many Indians in focus can be Pranavi, who continues to ascertain herself as one of many nation’s brightest prospects on the European circuit. The Mysuru golfer has proven encouraging consistency over the previous two seasons and already owns a number of robust LET finishes, together with a tied-third outcome on the Andalucía Open final 12 months.
Pranavi additionally has optimistic reminiscences from Germany. On the 2024 version of the match, she closed with an outstanding 69 to complete tied-Twenty fourth alongside compatriots Diksha Dagar and Tvesa Malik. That efficiency underlined her capability to deal with demanding European circumstances and tough layouts.
The Inexperienced Eagle course, recognized for its size and punishing tough, rewards endurance and disciplined iron play — qualities that match Pranavi’s regular type. Having gained worthwhile expertise from common LET begins, she arrives higher ready to contend deeper into the weekend.
One other participant drawing consideration is Vani, one of many senior figures in Indian ladies’s golf. A a number of winner on the home circuit, Vani has been working to translate that success onto the worldwide stage. Her latest LET performances have proven flashes of promise, significantly in Germany final 12 months when she climbed into the highest 10 after the second spherical with a glowing 70.
For Vani, the problem has usually been consistency throughout 4 rounds, however her expertise might show essential on a course the place technique issues as a lot as energy. With partial LET standing, each robust end carries further significance in securing extra begins and bettering her standing on the tour.
The third Indian participant to look at is teenage sensation Avani, whose fast rise continues to excite Indian golf followers. The Bengaluru golfer turned skilled after a embellished novice profession that included representing India on the Asian Video games and turning into the primary Indian novice to win on the LET Entry Collection.
Avani’s fearless strategy and aggressive shot-making have already made her one of the talked-about younger names on the LET. Although she withdrew from the 2024 German Masters due to a dental concern after an encouraging opening spherical, she has since gained additional expertise competing in opposition to stronger worldwide fields. Her rising confidence might make her a harmful contender if she will get off to a quick begin.
Germany’s Esther Henseleit is again on the Girls European Tour (LET) this week and competing on dwelling soil. The 2-time LET winner hails from simply outdoors of Hamburg and is trying ahead to the check the North Course at Inexperienced Eagle Golf Programs will present.
With the occasion being so near dwelling, Henseleit can have loads of household and buddies supporting from the sidelines.
Denmark’s Smilla Tarning Soenderby can also be right here as a two-time winner this week following her victory on the MCB Girls Basic – Mauritius. The Dane clinched her first win by means of a playoff on the 2023 KPMG Girls’s Irish Open and secured her second because of a birdie putt on the final gap of the Legend Course on the Constance Belle Mare Plage.
-Press Belief of India
Soccer
Swami Vivekananda U20 Males’s NFC: Meghalaya a win away from quarter-final berth
NARAINPUR, CHHATTISGARH: Meghalaya took a step nearer to qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Swami Vivekananda U-20 Males’s Nationwide Soccer Championship from Group A after routing Andhra Pradesh on the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama on Wednesday.
Within the different Group A match, Jharkhand defeated Rajasthan, whereas Group C noticed Kerala beat Chandigarh and Uttarakhand register a giant win over Andaman and Nicobar.
Meghalaya 8 (Alex Manar 9’, 45’, Mebanlamlynti Masharing 16’, 28’, Ryan Gibbs Kharnaior 48’, 50’, Phermanbha Lyngdoh 58’, Sholinstar Syngkli 84’) beat Andhra Pradesh 1 (B. Bharath Kumar Reddy 25’)
Meghalaya routed Andhra Pradesh 8-1 on Floor 1 on the RKM Ashrama to maneuver nearer to the quarterfinals.
Alex Manar, Mebanlamlynti Masharing and Ryan Gibbs Kharnaior scored two targets every, whereas Phermanbha Lyngdoh and Sholinstar Syngkli added one apiece. B. Bharath Kumar Reddy was the lone scorer for Andhra Pradesh.
Jharkhand 2 (Roushan Kumar 41’, Animesh Champia 79’) beat Rajasthan 1 (Rudra Pratap Singh 6’)
Jharkhand opened its account in Group A with a 2-1 win over Rajasthan on Floor 1.
Rajasthan took the lead by means of Rudra Pratap Singh within the sixth minute, however Jharkhand levelled simply earlier than half-time by means of Roushan Kumar. Animesh Champia then scored the winner within the 79th minute.
Meghalaya consolidated its place on the high of Group A with 9 factors from three matches and wishes solely a draw in opposition to Rajasthan on Could 17 to safe high spot and progress to the quarterfinals.
Kerala 5 (Sheril Shaji Thomas 3’, 12’, 29’, Calwin Thomas 71’, Usman T.H. 86’) beat Chandigarh 1 (Sarthak Ghosh 70’)
In Group C, Kerala registered a 5-1 win over Chandigarh on Floor 2 on the RKM Ashrama.
Sheril Shaji Thomas scored a first-half hat-trick to place Kerala in management. Sarthak Ghosh pulled one again for Chandigarh within the seventieth minute, however Calwin Thomas and Usman T.H. scored late targets to seal the win for Kerala.
Uttarakhand 9 (Sanjay Mehra 5’, Yash Mittal 25’, Gourav Singh 36’ p, 75’, Harshit Mahar 38’, 67’, Deboshish Mazumdar 81’, Abhinav Yadav 87’, Naveen Kumar 90+3’ og) beat Andaman and Nicobar 1 (P. Mohammed Hasir 26’)
Within the second Group C match of the day, Uttarakhand routed Andaman and Nicobar 9-1 on Floor 2.
Sanjay Mehra and Yash Mittal scored early for Uttarakhand earlier than P. Mohammed Hasir pulled one again for Andaman and Nicobar. Uttarakhand pulled away after that, with Gourav Singh and Harshit Mahar scoring two targets every.
Deboshish Mazumdar and Abhinav Yadav added late targets earlier than Andaman and Nicobar’s Naveen Kumar scored an personal objective in harm time to finish the outcome.
Uttarakhand moved to the provisional high spot in Group C with three factors from one match, with Kerala additionally on three factors however behind on objective distinction.
– Workforce Sportstar
TENNIS
Kriish and Manish bag wins in Karnataka Open ATP Challenger R-16
Kriish Tyagi and Manish Sureshkumar stored the Indian hopes excessive with victories within the round-of-16 of the Karnataka Open ATP Challenger on the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium right here on Wednesday.
It was a milestone second for the 2 as they entered a Challenger quarterfinal for the primary time.
Wild card entrant Tyagi posted a fluent 6-4, 6-4 win over Japan’s Yuta Kawahashi.
The 19-year-old, pretty new to the senior ranks, confirmed good composure in crunch factors and excelled with a robust forehand, hitting down-the-line winners at will.
Manish overcame qualifier Alastair Grey, who retired halfway by means of the second set as a result of an sickness. Manish’s reliable groundstrokes helped him win the primary set 6-4, earlier than his opponent started to wane.
Grey struggled to chase the ball down, bringing a untimely finish to the match. Earlier, Mukund Sasikumar went all the way down to second-seed Hamish Stewart 4-6, 4-6.
– Ashwin Achal
Printed on Could 13, 2026