GOLF Pranavi Urs fired a bogey-free round of six-under 66 to be T-2 after the opening round of the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de Espana in Malaga. She was one shot behind the leader, Noora Komulainen of Finland, who got off to a flying start with a round of 65 (-7) at the Real … Read more
TENNIS Nagal in action at the PSPB inter-unit tourney Sumit Nagal and Divij Sharan did not drop a game as Indian Oil outplayed Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) 2 0 in the semifinals of the 43rd PSPB inter-unit tennis tournament at the Deccan Gymkhana on Thursday. In the final, Indian Oil will play Oil … Read more
TENNIS AITA ranking tennis tournament: Samriti Punyani upsets second seed Saily Thakkar in quarters Samriti Punyani knocked out the second seed Saily Thakkar 6-3, 6-4 in the women’s quarterfinals of the HPCL-Mittal Rs.200,000 AITA ranking tennis tournament at the CLTA Complex on Wednesday. The results (quarterfinals) : Men: Sarthak Suden bt Vansh Yadav 6-1, 6-2; … Read more
GOLF Indian Golf Union likely to host Asia-Pacific events The Indian Golf Union (IGU) is likely to host some Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) tournaments in 2025 and 2026 respectively, the federation said on Tuesday. With excellent support from global bodies like the International Golf Federation (IGF), the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews … Read more
TENNIS ITF junior tennis: Wild card Aditya outs NZ’s Atkinson in boys’ first round Wild card Aditya Mor overcame a sluggish spell to oust the third seed Cody Atkinson of New Zealand 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the boys’ first round of the ITF junior tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex here on Monday. A trainee … Read more
ATHLETICS Supriya wins discus gold in 98th Inter-College athletics meet Supriya Attre of Lady Shri Ram College came up with an impressive throw of 45.63 metres to clinch the discus gold in the 98th Inter-College athletics meet at the Delhi University Polo ground on Thursday. Amaty Sharma (10.93) and Tanisha Raghav (12.49) won the men’s … Read more
HOCKEY Haryana storms into quarterfinals of Senior Men’s Nationals Two-time champion and last year’s finalist Haryana stamped its authority with a 8-0 victory over Mizoram in a Pool B contest of the Hockey India-14th Senior National men’s championship at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Monday, thereby cementing its place in the last eight. Mizoram … Read more
HOCKEY Senior National men’s hockey c’ship: Maharashtra confirms place in quarters As the Senior National men’s hockey championship approaches the knock-out stage, Maharashtra confirmed its place in the quarterfinals with a resounding 5-0 win over Goa in a Pool G encounter at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Sunday. Barring Pool B, where the match … Read more
HOCKEY Manipur overcomes Bengal hurdle In a potential clash to decide the table topper, Manipur blunted the challenge of Bengal 3-1 in a Pool-H contest of the 14th Hockey India Senior National men’s championship at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Saturday. While Bengal completed its quota of three matches with a sole defeat, an … Read more