Indian sports wrap, October 6: Bopanna, Darderi headline Tennis Premier League Season 7
TENNIS
The seventh season of the Tennis Premier League (TPL) is scheduled to take place from December 9 to 14 at the Gujarat University Tennis Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The event will be headlined by two-time Grand Slam champion Rohan Bopanna, World No. 29 Luciano Darderi (Italy), World No. 38 Corentin Moutet (France) and World No.39 Alexandre Muller (France), leading a stellar line-up of global stars joining forces with India’s finest players.
The competition will feature eight franchises – GS Delhi Aces, SG Pipers Bengaluru, Gurgaon Grand Slammers, Chennai Smashers, Yash Mumbai Eagles, Hyderabad Strikers, Gujarat Panthers and Rajasthan Rangers – with the player auction set to take place on October 9 in Mumbai.
Bopanna will represent SG Pipers Bengaluru while Darderi is set to play for Rajasthan Rangers, with Moutet leading the Gurgaon Grand Slammers. Other marquee players include Muller and Arthur Rinderknech for Gujarat Panthers and Hyderabad Strikers, respectively.
The lineup also includes Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Damir Dzhumhur (former World No. 23, current No. 67) leading Yash Mumbai Eagles, Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry (World No. 58) representing GS Delhi Aces, and rising Czech star Dalibor Svrcina (World No. 91) joining Chennai Smashers.
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GOLF
Sharma finishes T-61 in rain-hit Dunhill Links
India’s Shubhankar Sharma carded 1-under 71 and finished tied 61st at the Alfred Dunhill Links with inclement weather having reduced the tournament to three rounds and 54 holes.
Sharma played the final round at Carnoustie Golf Links and made two birdies against one bogey. He finished with a score of five under par, and it was his first cut since the Hero Indian Open.
Robert Macintyre added to his Ryder Cup triumph with another title this week. Macintyre shot a third consecutive round of 6-under 66 to win by a margin of four strokes.
On the final day, he played at the Old Course at St. Andrews and much like he did the two previous rounds in the week, he made seven birdies and one bogey to win comfortably.
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Rayhan misses out narrowly to finish T-20th, earns limited status on Korn Ferry
Indian-origin golfer Rayhan Thomas was unlucky with his final drive on the 18th hole of the fourth round of the Compliance Solutions Championship and missed a chance of getting into the Top-10 before the Tour Championship.
He finished tied 20th. With rounds of 64-65-68-68, Rayhan totalled 19-under and finished 88th on the standings.
A place in the Top-75 of the standings would have earned Rayhan a chance of getting into the Tour Championships next week, from October 9-12 at French Lick Golf Resort in French Lick, Indiana.
In the final round, Rayhan started very well despite an early bogey on the third. He birdied four times in a row from fourth to the seventh holes and turned in 3-under. Two more birdies on the 13th and the 16th took him closer to the Top-10.
However, an errant drive on the 18th, which he had birdied in the first round cost him a double bogey and he dropped to T-20th.
At 88th place, Rayan will earn a conditional status on the Korn Ferry Tour, which means he will get a limited number of starts but can then move up in priority via re-ranking. Otherwise, three wins on the Korn Ferry next year can earn him a ‘battleground’ promotion to the PGA Tour.
Upon conclusion of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, the top 20 players on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List will earn PGA TOUR membership for the 2026 season.
Additionally, the player who finishes No. 1 earns exemptions for the 2026 PLAYERS Championship and 2026 U.S. Open.
Adrien Dumont de Chassart won the Compliance by seven strokes, which catapulted him from No. 26 to No. 6 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List to effectively secure one of the 20 PGA TOUR cards available through the Points List.
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SQUASH
Senthilkumar, Chotrani advance in New York
India’s Velavan Senthilkumar and Veer Chotrani advanced to the round of 16 in the Open Squash Classic, a USD 74,000 PSA Bronze event, in New York on Sunday.
Reigning National champion and world No 45 Senthilkumar defeated Pakistan’s Md Ashab Irfan 11-2, 11-8, 14-12 in the opening round, while Chotrani rallied to beat compatriot Abhay Singh 6-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 in what was their first meeting on the tour.
Ramit Tandon, the eighth seed, received a first-round bye.
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Published on Oct 06, 2025