SQUASH
India’s Velavan Senthilkumar and Veer Chotrani lost in the quarterfinals of the Charlottesville Open squash, a USD 31,250 PSA Copper event, in Charlottesville (US) on Thursday.
Reigning National champion and fourth seed Senthilkumar went down to Salman Khalil, with the Egyptian winning 12-10, 9-11, 11-8, 11-3.
Seventh seed Chotrani lost to American top seed Timothy Brownell 6-11, 11-9, 1-11, 6-11.
Senthilkumar and Chotrani, along with Abhay Singh and Ramit Tandon, will next compete in the Open Squash Classic, a USD 74,000 PSA Bronze event, in New York starting October 5.
– Team Sportstar
TENNIS
Keerthivassan enters final; All-Maharashtra clash in women’s summit clash
Qualifier Keerthivassan Suresh overcame a stiff resistance from Madhwin Kamath for a 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4 victory in the men’s semifinals of the Fenesta National Tennis Championship at the DLTA Complex.
Even as it was a delightful treat for the bunch of fans at the arena, it was a thorough test of character, fitness and competitive zeal of the two players, in a contest that went beyond the four-hour mark.
The 20-year-old Keerthivassan was able to fight back from every tense situation to assert his strong game and stout heart, much against the general perception of his wiry frame.
Keerthivassan Suresh fought for more than four hours to reach the men’s final of the National Tennis Championship in Delhi on Friday.
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Kamesh Srinivasan
Keerthivassan Suresh fought for more than four hours to reach the men’s final of the National Tennis Championship in Delhi on Friday.
| Photo Credit:
Kamesh Srinivasan
Keerthivassan will challenge the former champion Manish Sureshkumar, who recovered from losing the first set in a hurry, to outplay Ishaque Eqbal.
Apart from being from Tamil Nadu, the two are connected by their coach Sureshkumar Sonachalam who trains them with diligence in Chennai.
In the women’s section, Akanksha Nitture overcame the loss of the first set against Jennifer Luikham to turn the match around with aplomb. She went on to win two doubles matches later in the day to be crowned the champion with Soha Sadiq.
Top seed Vaishnavi Adkar had proved too hot for Soha earlier in the day as she raced to the singles final for the loss of one game. It will be an all-Maharashtra affair.
The results:
Men (semifinals): Manish Sureshkumar bt Ishaque Eqbal 1-6, 6-1, 6-1; Keerthivassan Suresh bt Madhwin Kamath 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4.
Women (semifinals): Vaishnavi Adkar bt Soha Sadiq 6-1, 6-0; Akanksha Nitture bt Jennifer Luikham 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles (final): Akanksha Nitture & Soha Sadiq bt Pooja Ingale & Yubrani Banerjee 6-2, 6-2.
Under-18 boys (semifinals): Hruthik Katakam 7-6(7), 0-6, 6-1; Tavish Pahwa bt Gandharv Gourav 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles (final): Vraj Gohil & Prakaash Sarran bt Karan Thapa & Channa Mallikarjuna Yale 2-6, 7-5, (10-5).
Under-18 girls (semifinals): Snigdha Kanta bt Shreeniti Chowdhury 7-6(0), 6-0; Harshini Nagaraj bt Parthsarthi Mundhe 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles (final): Savitha Bhuvaneswaran & Aahan bt Akanksha Ghosh & V Deepshika 6-3, 6-3.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
GOLF
Bhullar rises to second in rain-hit Jakarta International Championships
Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar fired a brilliant five-under 65 in the opening round and followed it up with another impressive 65 on day two to climb to second place at the rain-affected Jakarta International Championship here on Friday.
Bhullar sits just one shot behind Thailand’s Pavit Tangkamolprasert (64-65) even though the second round is yet to be completed.
The 37-year-old started with an eagle on the first hole of the first round but was unable to complete his first round as darkness fell. He came back on the second morning and finished his round before proceeding to touch double digits 10-under.
Bhullar has five wins in Indonesia from his total of 11 on the Asian Tour. He is now looking for a sixth success in the country.
The second-best Indian, after Bhullar, was S. Chikkarangappa (69-67), who showed that he is slowly getting back to form. He was currently T-26th.
Rahil Gangjee, who carded a bogey-free 4-under 66 to be placed at T-16 after Day 1, was one over at the 8th hole in the second round. Khalin Joshi and Viraj Madappa carded 2-under 68 in the opening round. Karandeep Kochhar and Ajeetesh Sandhu had shot rounds of even par to be placed at T-83 after day 1.
SSP Chawrasia and Yuvraj Sandhu played rounds of 1-over 71 to place themselves at T-98. Rashid Khan shot 3-over 73 (T-135) and Shiv Kapur shot 4-over 74 (T-138) after round 1.
-PTI
Anna Huang targets historic hat-trick at Hero Women’s Indian Open
Sixteen-year-old Canadian prodigy Anna Huang, one of the brightest rising stars on the Ladies European Tour (LET), will be aiming to script history at the Hero Women’s Indian Open 2025, as she chases a rare hat-trick of titles on the Tour.
Having triumphed in her last two starts — in Spain and France — Huang now eyes a third consecutive victory at the DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurugram, from October 9-12.
A win in India would place her in elite company, alongside France’s Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (1989) and Denmark’s Emily Kristine Pedersen (2020), as only the third player to achieve a three-peat on the LET.
– Team Sportstar
Rayhan Thomas off to a fine start with 64 in Korn Ferry
Indian-origin golfer Rayhan Thomas was off to a splendid start at the Compliance Solutions Championship, shooting 7-under 64 to be Tied-16th in the penultimate event of the Korn Ferry Tour, where leader Davis Chatfield shot a sub-60 total of 12-under 59.
Indo-Canadian Sudarshan Yellamaraju carded 6-under 65 at The Patriot Golf Club and is now placed T-24.
Thomas had nine birdies against two bogeys in the first round. He started the day on the back nine with a birdie and went on to make six more birdies on the back nine.
Thomas, who birdied from the sixth to the ninth, added another one on the 10th to make it five in a row. A bogey on the second and the eighth with birdies in between on the fourth and the sixth, saw him get 64.
Yellamaraju began his first round on the back nine and played a bogey free first round that included four birdies and one eagle.
Three consecutive birdies on the 14th, 15th and 16th holes along with a birdie on the fifth and the eagle on the first hole saw him card six under for the day.
Thomas started this week placed 106 on the Korn Ferry points list and will be looking to use the strong start to the week to break into the top 100 and earn a conditional status on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Yellamaraju is currently placed 18th on the same list and would aim for a strong finish this week to stay within the top 20 and secure his card to the PGA Tour.
-PTI
Slow start for Akshay Bhatia, four-way lead at Sanderson
Akshay Bhatia had a disappointing start to the 2025 Sanderson Farms Championship as he was placed tied for 88th after shooting an even par card on the opening day tournament.
Bhatia, entering as the betting favourite, bogeyed the seventh and the eighth and turned in 2-over. Birdies on the 10th, 12th and the 13th saw him get under par but bogeys on the 14th and 16th dashed his hopes despite a birdie in between on the 15th.
He needs a fast start on the second day to move up the leader board and stay in the tournament.
-PTI
Tough start for Shubhankar Sharma at Dunhill Links
Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma carded four birdies in his first five holes, but faded away after that as he managed only two pars and two bogeys for a 4-under 68 that placed him T-76 after the first round at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Sharma birdied the first and then had three more from the third to the fifth. Thereafter, he cooled off with a bogey on the seventh. He did birdie again on the ninth and the 10th, but once again dropped a shot on the 12th and parred the remaining six holes at the Kingsbarns course.
His next two rounds will be at the St Andrews and Carnoustie.
Sharma will need a low score to end his run of 16 missed cuts since Hero Indian open in March this year. Overall, he has missed 20 cuts in 24 starts in 2025.
-PTI
HOCKEY
PSPB, RSPB earn wins on Day 4 of Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship 2025
Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, Railway Sports Promotion Board and Punjab & Sind Bank emerged victorious in their respective fixtures on the fourth day of the 5th Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship 2025, at the Naval Tata Hockey Academy ground ISWP ground in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.
In a Pool A clash, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board edged past Punjab National Bank, 4-3. Despite conceding as early as the eleventh minute, Railway Sports Promotion Board triumphed against Comptroller & Auditor General of India, 5-2, in their Pool B clash. Punjab & Sind Bank defeated Sashastra Seema Bal, 7-0. Harmanjit Singh (6’, 40’, 53’) starred in the victory with three goals.
– Team Sportstar
RSPB, Indian Oil register set up final showdown in Senior Women Inter-Department National Championship 2025
Railways Sports Promotion Board and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. earned semifinal wins at the Hockey India Senior Women Inter-Department National Championship 2025 in New Delhi.
Railways Sports Promotion Board defeated Sports Authority of India 3-1. Lalremsiami (7’), Navneet Kaur (39’) and Vandana Katariya (50’) rose to the occasion as they scored a goal each to affirm their berth in the final.
In the second semifinal match, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Women defeated the Central Board of Direct Taxes 8-0. Rajwinder Kaur (12’, 43’) scored a brace, whereas Captain Udita (40’), Mumtaz Khan (49’), Sharmila Devi (52’), Jyoti (56’), Seema (58’) and Suman Devi TH (60’) also contributed with one goal each.
– Team Sportstar
PADEL
Hyderabad to host India’s first-ever FIP Silver padel tournament
The Indian Padel Federation (IPF) will host the first-ever FIP Silver Hyderabad 2025, which will feature both Men’s and Women’s categories and a prize money of INR 15,00,000.
The marquee event will be held from 12th October to 15th October and will be played at the KPGBA, Hyderabad.
Sneha Abraham Sehgal, IPF President, said: “The FIP Silver Hyderabad represents a watershed moment for padel in India. With world-class infrastructure, top-ranked international players, and the highest prize pool in our country’s history, this tournament sets a new benchmark.”
– Team Sportstar
MORE SPORTS
Medal contests begin at TN CM Trophy 2025 with with weightlifting events
Day 2 of the CM Trophy 2025 featured medal matches from the Weightlifting for School Girls category. In the 44kg category, K. Ishwariya of Vellore clinched the gold medal with a total lift of 125kg, surpassing her closest competitor, N.S. Vaishnavi of Ramanathapuram, who managed 110kg for silver. The bronze went to D. Kanimozhi of Ranipet with 101kg.
In the 48kg category, P. R. Keerthika from Ramanathapuram stood tall with a combined lift of 94kg, narrowly beating S V Meena.
Day 2 results- Weightlifting:
School Girls 44kg:
Gold: K Ishwariya, Vellore (Snatch – 57, Clean & Jerk – 68, Total – 125); Silver: N S Vaishavi, Ramanathapuram (Snatch – 48, Clean & Jerk – 62, Total 110); Bronze: D Kanimozhi, Ranipet (Snatch – 49, Clean & Jerk – 52, Total – 101)
School Girls 48kg:
Gold: P R Keerthika, Ramanathapuram (Snatch – 41, Clean & Jerk – 53, Total – 94); Silver: S V Meena, Kaniyakumari (Snatch – 39, Clean & Jerk – 54, Total 93); Bronze: S Hemasri, Erode (Snatch – 42, Clean & Jerk – 46, Total – 88)
– Team Sportstar
BOXING
BFI Cup 2025: Husamuddin, Bhawna, Parthvi advance on Day 3
World Championships bronze medallist Mohammad Husamuddin (Services) lived up to his reputation as one of India’s most reliable performers on the big stage, cruising through his opening bout at the BFI Cup Elite Men’s Boxing Championship 2025 with a dominant 5-0 verdict over Services’s Harsh.
The Elite Women’s competition too witnessed standout performances. Bhawna Sharma (Railways) — a Under-22 Asian bronze medallist — edged Simran (Haryana) with a hard-fought 3-2 split decision in the 48-51kg category. Meanwhile, Parthvi Grehwal (Rajasthan) delivered a commanding performance, sealing her bout with an RSC (Referee Stopped Contest) win, further reinforcing her rising status in Indian boxing.
In the men’s draw, apart from Husamuddin, Services’ boxers continued to impress, with strong performances adding to their team’s momentum.
– Team Sportstar
Published on Oct 03, 2025
Nguồn: Thegioithethao.org
