Indian sports wrap, October 11: Shubhankar puts together strong second round to make cut in Spain

GOLF

Shubhankar makes cut in Open de España  Spain

India’s Shubhankar Sharma carded a steady two-under 69 in the second round to stay around for weekend action at the Open de España here.

Sharma’s combined 36-hole total of even par saw him make his first cut in a 72-hole event for the first time since the Hero Indian Open in March 2025.

The 29-year-old, who will be one of India’s top challengers next week at the DP World India Championship, is placed T-61 on the leaderboard.

Sharma began his second round on the first and dropped a shot early on the second hole. Sharma made three birdies in four holes between the 13th and 16th holes to make the cut.

Marco Penge (66-67) is the leader after the second day with a total score of nine under par.

The second place is a three-way tie between Joel Girbach (69-65), Aaron Cockerill (67-67), and Jeff Winther (70-64). The three players have a two-day score of eight under par.

-PTI

TENNIS

Parthsarthi, Tavish clinch U16 titles at Fenesta Open

Top seed Parthsarthi Mundhe and eighth seed Tavish Pahwa emerged as champions in the girls and boys U-16 categories, respectively at the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship here Saturday.

In the girls’ U-16 singles final, Parthsarthi was made to fight hard before defeating Shreeniti Chowdhury 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 in an intense three-setter.

She raced through the opening set without conceding a game, but Shreeniti responded impressively in the second to level the match.

In the decider, the top seed showed nerves of steel after trailing 2-4, winning the next four straight games to seal the title in one hour and 57 minutes at the DLTA Complex.

Meanwhile, in the boys’ U-16 singles final, Tavish produced a composed performance to beat Mannan Ashok Agarwal 6-2, 6-3 in straight sets.

Tavish dictated the rallies with consistent baseline play and crucial service breaks in both sets.

Mannan fought back in the second, but Tavish’s steady shot selection and mental strength saw him through to clinch the title in straight sets.

Jensi Kanabar stunned top seed Padma Priya Rameshkumar 6-2, 6-2 to lift the girls’ U-14 singles title. The second seed played brilliantly from the start, breaking Padma’s serve thrice in each set and maintaining her composure throughout to get a victory.

In the boys’ U-14 singles final, Harsh Marwaha produced another upset, defeating fifth seed Aarav Mulay by 6-2, 6-2 in straight sets.

Harsh broke Aarav’s serve two times in the first set and again twice in the second, showing strong return games and superior court control.

Earlier, Tavish and Prakaash Sarran defeated Mannan Ashok Agarwal and Om Ramesh Patel (Seed 3) 1-6, 7-5, 10-6 in a thrilling boys’ U-16 doubles final.

In the girls’ U-16 doubles final, Parthsarthi and Akansha Ghosh overcame Sanmitha Harini Lokesh and Deepshika Vinay Agamurthy 6-2, 7-6 in straight sets.

In the boys’ U-14 doubles final, Kaustubh Singh and Vivaan Mirdha defeated Rhunmaan Mahesh and Arjun Manikandan 7-6, 6-1 to claim the title. The girls’ U-14 Doubles final saw Padma Priya Rameshkumar and Shazfa SK beating Aniha Gavinolla and Zoha Qureshi 6-3, 6-2 in straight sets.

-PTI

Published on Oct 11, 2025