Indian sports wrap, November 22: Anahat edges out Joshna to clinch Indian Open title

SQUASH

Anahat edges out Joshna to clinch Indian Open title

Teenaged talent Anahat Singh rose to the occasion, edging out experienced Joshna Chinappa 3-2 in an exciting all-Indian women’s final of the Daly College SRFI Indian Open squash in Indore on Saturday.

Top seed Anahat, ranked 33 in the world, won a close clash that lasted 55 minutes 11-8, 11-13, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9 for her 13th PSA title.

Former world No 10 Joshna, 39 years of age, drew from her wealth of experience to take the contest down to the wire, even levelling the final game at 6-all before youthful Anahat nosed ahead.

– Team Sportstar

HOCKEY

Madurai International Hockey Stadium inaugurated ahead of FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025

The honourable Deputy Chief Minister of TN, Udhayanidhi Stalin (M)inaugurated the Madurai International Hockey Stadium in the presence of other dignitaries.

Ahead of the start of the 2025 FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup, the Tamil Nadu Government inaugurated the Madurai International Hockey Stadium, a newly built world-class facility at the Race Course Complex, on Saturday.

Designed to meet rigorous Olympic standards and equipped with the latest infrastructure, the stadium marks a major boost for hockey development in southern India.

The honourable Deputy Chief Minister of TN, Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurated the facility in the presence of other dignitaries.

Madurai is set to host matches of Junior World Cup 2025 along with Chennai from November 28.

– Team Sportstar

Published on Nov 22, 2025