Indian sports wrap, July 10: Recurve men’s and women’s teams lose early at World Cup Stage 4
ARCHERY
World Cup Stage 4: Recurve men’s and women’s teams lose in second round
Indian recurve men and women teams’ campaign ended early after they lost their respective second round matches at the Archery World Cup Stage-4 in Madrid on Thursday.
On the previous evening, B. Dhiraj and Ankita Bhakat emerged as the best Indians in individual qualifying rounds.
RESULTS
Recurve: Qualifying round: Individual: Men: B. Dhiraj (13th, 674), Rahul (34th, 665), Neeraj Chauhan (35th, 664), Tarundeep Rai (42nd, 660); Women: Ankita Bhakat (15th, 660), Deepika Kumari (18th, 653), Gatha Khadake (25th, 647), Sharvari Shinde (48th, 629); Team: India (Men: 9th, 2003; Women: 4th, 1960; Mixed: 9th, 1334).
Elimination rounds: Team: Men: India (Dhiraj, Rahul, Neeraj) bt Poland 6-2 (first round), lost to Brazil 2-6 (second round); Women: India (Ankita, Deepika, Gatha) got a bye (first round), lost to France 3-5 (second round).
– Team Sportstar
HOCKEY
15th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship: Mizoram, Bihar defeat Delhi to finish group stage
Mizoram and Bihar finished group stage with win over Delhi in Division A of the 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2025.
In the first match, Mizoram won 4-0 against Delhi with captain Vanlalrinhlui (13’, 34’) leading from the front as she scored a brace. Lalremruati Esther (17’) and Laldinpuii (51’) also contributed with one goal each to take the game away from Delhi. With this win, Mizoram stands tall at the top of Pool ‘D’ with six points in the bank.
In the other match, Bihar defeated Delhi 6-0 with Pushpanjali Kumari (2’, 35’, 58’) scoring a hat-trick. Captain Sidhi Kumari (31’, 60’) also scored a brace whereas Vinayak Siddhi (57’) netted the ball once in the match. Bihar now holds the second spot in Pool D.
Quarterfinal Line-Up:
Quarterfinal-1:
Uttar Pradesh vs Haryana – 06:00 HRS
Quarterfinal-2:
Odisha vs Bihar – 08:00 HRS
Quarterfinal-3:
Mizoram vs Punjab – 10:00 HRS
Quarterfinal-4:
Jharkhand vs Madhya Pradesh – 16:00 HRS
– Team Sportstar
Murugappa Gold Cup: Tamil Nadu draws with Maharashtra; Karnataka beats CBDT on opening day
Defence held centerstage as teams produced low-scoring matches on the opening day of the 96th MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup invitation hockey tournament at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Thursday.
Host Tamil Nadu held Maharashtra to a 1-1 draw in Pool-A contest while Karnataka shut out Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) 2-1 in a Pool-B tie.
Both the matches were engaging with fast breakthroughs, the defence and midfield in unison. But in the final third, the strikers kept striking a discordant note. More often than not, it was the defence that held strong.
Maharashtra opened the account against the host when Rohan Patil converted a penalty corner, hitting in the middle of the net in the second quarter.
An inconsistent Tamil Nadu struck back through its star forward, B. P. Somanna, whose grounder off a penalty corner went through the left leg of goalkeeper Shivratna Rasal in the third.
There was little to separate CBDT and Karnataka in the second and final match of the day. Both attacked with vigour and purpose, but faltered in the final third, till the second quarter.
As the match was heading for a climax, Rahul’s backhand flick off a long corner in the dying minutes of the third quarter provided the needed spark for Karnataka. Bharath Mahalingappa’s blistering penalty corner strike hit the right side of the roof in the fourth, which pretty much sealed the contest in Karnataka’s favour.
The results:
Pool-A
HUTN 1 (B. P. Somanna 42) drew with Maharashtra 1 (Rohan Patil 15).
B: Karnataka 2 (C. J. Rahul 45, Bharath Mahalingappa 52) bt CBDT 1 (Pranam Gowda 56).
– K Keerthivasan
FOOTBALL
Two Indian teams given warm send-off for Gothia Cup
The Indian girls’ U-15 side and the Special Olympics Bharat boys’ team at a send-off ceremony at the Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi on Thursday.
| Photo Credit:
Kamesh Srinivasan/The Hindu
The Indian girls’ U-15 side and the Special Olympics Bharat boys’ team at a send-off ceremony at the Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi on Thursday.
| Photo Credit:
Kamesh Srinivasan/The Hindu
The Under-15 Indian girls’ football team, bound for the Gothia Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden, was given a warm send-off by the Ambassador of Sweden, Jan Thesleff, at the Embassy in New Delhi on Thursday.
“You are not only going there to win, but to have fun. I am very proud of you,” said the Ambasador.
Along with the U-15 girls football team, a boys team from Special Olympics Bharat will also be competing in the tournament scheduled from July 13 to 19.
More than 30,000 athletes from about 70 countries are expected to assemble for the Gothia Cup that will be celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Interestingly, the boys team of Special Olympics Bharat had won the trophy last time.
The Sports Minister of Haryana, Gaurav Gautam; the president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), Kalyan Chaubey; the vice chairman of Manav Rachna Institutions, which had helped the teams prepare, Amit Bhalla; and the president of the Special Olympics Bharat, Mallika Nadda, apart from a host of others, greeted the teams and wished them success.
The chairman of Prasad Bharati, Navneet Sehgal, assured support from the national broadcaster.
It will be a maiden flight experience for all the players, most of whom are from villages. “We have had good preparation, and we will do our best,” said the goalkeeper of the U-15 girls team, Ritika.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
East Bengal signs Ramsanga Tlaichhun for three years
Emami East Bengal FC has secured the services of Ramsanga Tlaichhun from Real Kashmir FC on a three-year contract, the club announced on Thursday.
The Mizoram-born is known for his precise passing, tenacity, and work-rate. He was a standout performer for Real Kashmir in I-League last season. He played 1,828 minutes across 21 matches in I-League 2024-25, registering three goals and two assists. Before joining Real Kashmir in 2024, Ramsanga represented Aizawl FC for two seasons.
“His consistency in last season’s I-League indicates that he is now ready to perform at a higher level. We are happy to scout and promote gems like him and Martand Raina from the I-League,” Mr Thangboi Singto, Head of Football at East Bengal, said.
Head Coach Oscar Bruzon said, “Ramsanga’s playing style involves breaking down rival attacks, winning back possession and distributing the ball to start offensive play. He also contributes with goals and assists, which proves his offensive capabilities in addition to his defensive duties.”
– Team Sportstar
WRESTLING
Asian U-20 Championships: Suraj bags 60kg gold in Greco-Roman competition
Suraj (60kg) won a gold medal, while Prince (82kg) and Naman (97kg) bagged a bronze apiece in Greco Roman competitions at the Asian under-20 wrestling championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Thursday.
Suraj, a former World under-17 gold medallist in 55kg, rallied to beat local favourite Erbol Ozgonov 3-3 via criteria in the final to claim the top honour. Indian Greco Roman wrestlers collected a gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
– Y.B. Sarangi
TENNIS
WTA: Sahaja Yamalapalli loses in pre-quarterfinals to Talia Gibson
Third seed Talia Gibson of Australia beat Sahaja Yamalapalli 6-3, 6-4 in the pre-quarterfinals of the $200,000 WTA tennis tournament in Newport, USA.
Sahaja won 15 WTA points and $3,533.
The results:
$200,000 WTA, Newport, USA
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Talia Gibson (Aus) bt Sahaja Yamalapalli 6-3, 6-4.
$200,000 Challenger, Newport, USA
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Anirudh Chandrasekar & Reese Stalder (USA) bt Brandon Holt & Zachary Svajda (USA) 6-2, 6-2.
€181,250 Challenger, Braunschweig, Germany
Doubles (quarterfinals): Vasil Kirkov (USA) & Bart Stevens (Ned) bt Sriram Balaji & Rithvik Bollipalli 6-7(6), 7-6(5), [10-5]; Pre-quarterfinals: Balaji & Rithvik bt Karol Drzewiecki (Pol) & Ray Ho (Tpe) 6-3, 6-2.
€54,000 Challenger, Nottingham, Britain
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Matteo Martineau & Arthur Reymond (Fra) bt Adil Kalyanpur & Divij Sharan 6-3, 6-3.
$30,000 ITF men, Kassel, Germany
Singles (first round): Kirill Kivattsev bt Aryan Shah 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.
$15,000 ITF men, Hillcrest, South Africa Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Digvijay Pratap Singh bt Hugo Pierre (Fra) 7-5 6-0. Doubles (quarterfinals): Aditya Balsekar & Daniil Sarksian (Arm) bt Aziz Ouakaa (Tun) & Billy Suarez (USA) 1-6, 6-4, [10-8].
$40,000 ITF women, Corroios-Seixal, Portugal
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Riya Bhatia & Elena Micic (Aus) bt Warona Mdlulwa & Wozuko Mdlulwa (RSA) 6-2, 6-2.
$30,000 ITF women, Hillcrest, South Africa
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Stephanie Visscher (Ned) bt Soha Sadiq 6-1, 6-3.
$30,000 ITF women, Don Benito, Spain
Doubles (quarterfinals): Esther Adeshina & Victoria Allen (GBR) bt Paula Redondo (Esp) & Madhurima Sawant 6-3, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF women, Huamantla, Mexico
Singles (first round): Sabastiani Leon (Mex) bt Saumya Vig 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Amanda Elkin & Ximena Senties (Mex) bt Gala Arangio (Arg) & Diva Bhatia 6-3, 3-6, [10-8]; Gabriella Mikaul (USA) & Emily Sartz-Lunde (Nor) bt Aashiyana Pallath & Ananya Hooli (Mex) 6-1, 6-2; Jessica Gomez & Maria Navarro (Mex) bt Lucia Natal (Esp) & Saumya Vig 6-0, 6-3.
$15.000 ITF women, San Diego, USA
Singles (first round): Krisha Mahendran bt Camille Allegre (USA) 7-5, 6-3.
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Camille Kis & Kaede Usui (USA) bt Jane Dunyon (USA) & Krisha Mahendran 2-6, 6-3, [10-4].
– Team Sportstar