Indian sports wrap, September 19: India wins FIBA U-16 Women’s Asia Cup Division B to gain promotion
BASKETBALL
India U-16 women’s team wins after eight years
The Indian basketball team clinched the FIBA U-16 Women’s Asia Cup Division B title after an unbeaten tournament in Malaysia.
This is the side’s first title since 2017 when it had won the Division B.
In the 2025 final, India beat Iran 67-66.
With this championship, India has also earned promotion to Division A.
– Team Sportstar
CYCLING
Inaugural Asian Cycling Games to take place in 2031
In a historic move, the Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) Management Committee HAS officially approved the organisation of the first-ever Asian Cycling Games in 2031, bringing together five disciplines — Track, Road, Mountain Bike, BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle — all in one host city marking a historic milestone for the development of cycling in the continent.
The Management Committee also confirmed the awarding of host nations for the 2028 and 2029 Asian Continental Championships, covering four core disciplines.
2028
Track – Uzbekistan; Mountain Bike – Iraq; BMX Racing – Malaysia
2029
Track – India; Road – Malaysia; Mountain Bike – Nepal; BMX Racing – Uzbekistan
– Team Sportstar
SHOOTING
Manini, Rahi and Kiran shine at National Shooting Selection Trials
Manini Kaushik beat Ayushi Podder by 0.8 points to top the women’s rifle 3-position event in the National Shooting Selection Trials at the Madhya Pradesh Academy on Friday.
Aakriti Dahiya rose to the third place ahead of Shriyanka Sadangi, Mehuli Ghosh and Surabhi Bharadwaj. Qualification topper Anjum Moudgil placed seventh, while Ramita Jindal finished eighth.
Ayushi Podder (centre), topper, Manini Kaushik (left) and Aakriti Dahiya (right) in rifle 3-position event at the National Shooting Selection Trials in Bhopal on Friday.
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Ayushi Podder (centre), topper, Manini Kaushik (left) and Aakriti Dahiya (right) in rifle 3-position event at the National Shooting Selection Trials in Bhopal on Friday.
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In women’s sports pistol, multiple World Cup champion Rahi Sarnobat was too strong in the final as she beat Vibhuti Bhatia 38-33. Both had scored 578 in the qualification round, the topper in which, Simranpreet Kaur Brar, finished fourth behind Kavita Dhoundiyal.
Riya Singh, Arshdeep Kaur, Ariha Aggarwal and Anuja Verma were the others to make the final.
In the men’s air rifle, Kiran Jadhav beat Dhanush Srikanth by 1.1 points to top the final. Qualification topper Vishal Singh (634.7) was pushed to fourth place by Vivek Sharma. Bathula Mahesh Babu, Arshdeep Singh, Sri Karthik Sabari Raj and Sandeep Singh were the others to make the final.
The results:
10m air rifle: Men: 1. Kiran Jadhav 253.0 (631.6); 2. Dhanush Srikanth 251.9 (632.4); 3. Vivek Sharma 229.4 (630.7).
25m sports pistol: Women: 1. Rahi Sarnobat 38 (578); 2. Vibhuti Bhatia 33 (578); 3. Kavita Dhoundiyal 25 (578).
50m rifle 3-position: Women: 1. Manini Kaushik 461.9 (585); 2. Ayushi Podder 461.1 (586); 3. Aakriti Dahiya 451.2 (589).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
FOOTBALL
Uttarakhand, Army Public School, and West Bengal impress on Day 4 of Subroto Cup Junior Boys (U-17)
The Junior Boys (U-17) category of the 64th Subroto Cup International Football Tournament rolled into its fourth day with a mix of high-scoring wins, tight encounters, and standout performances.
RESULTS
Army Public School 4-2 Sri Lanka School Football Association: Atul’s brace (17’, 33’) and Yash’s two goals (40’, 69’) gave APS the edge, while Sri Lanka fought back through Aadil (61’, 66’), keeping the game lively till the end.
West Bengal’s Chowbaga High School 6-0 Tashi Namgyal Academy (IPSC): Abhishek starred (24’, 28’, 65’), supported by Bijoy (6’, 55’) and Sahid (51’).
Fr. Agnel Multipurpose Higher Secondary School (Goa) 2-1 PM Shri B.T.M. Higher Secondary School (Jharkhand): Pinto scored a quick double (30’, 35+2’). Sujai (20’) had earlier put Jharkhand in front.
Gujarat’s S.M. Hindi Higher Secondary School 2-0 Guru Govind Singh Sports College (Uttar Pradesh): Metha (28’) and an own goal by Abhishek (21’) settled the score.
Mizoram’s RMSA School 2-0 Government Model Senior Secondary School (Chandigarh): Laldin scored twice (12’, 42’).
Mahatma Gandhi Inter College (Uttarakhand) 11-0 Sacred Heart English School (DNH&DD): Rohit netted four times (14’, 26’, 54’, 60’), while Bisth grabbed six goals (7’, 28’, 38’, 45’, 50’, 62’). An own goal by Prience (5’) added to the tally.
– Team Sportstar
GOLF
Gaganjeet Bhullar crowned Indian Golf Premier League champion
Gaganjeet Bhullar asserted his undisputed class as he shot a six-under 64 on the third and final round to run away with the champion’s cheque of ₹22.5 lakh in the second IGPL golf tournament at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort on Friday.
“Winning is always pleasing,” said Bhullar, who was champion last week in Chandigarh in the inaugural event.
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“Winning is always pleasing,” said Bhullar, who was champion last week in Chandigarh in the inaugural event.
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Starting the day five shots behind the overnight leader, Kartik Singh, Bhullar played close to his best to reach 9-under before the last hole, virtually assured of the title. He had an anticlimactic finish as he three-putted on the 18th, yet emerged a champion by two shots.
“Winning is always pleasing,” said Bhullar, who was champion last week in Chandigarh in the inaugural event.
“It did go well, but for the last hole”, he said, even as he expressed his admiration for the bunch of youngsters playing strong.
Pukhraj Singh Gill rose to second place with a six-under 208, two shots ahead of 16-year-old Kartik Singh. The two won ₹15 lakh and ₹10.5 lakh respectively.
Amandeep Drall was the best among the women, as she finished tied 11th with I Aalaap, Aryan Anand and Saarthak Chhibber, with one-over 213. They all earned about ₹2.5 lakh each from the overall prize purse of ₹1.5 crore.
Except for the first day when the par was 72, the second and third days were played with par 70.
The scores:
1. Gaganjeet Bhullar (72, 68, 64) 204; 2. Pukhraj Singh Gill (72, 66, 68) 206; 3. Kartik Singh (68, 67, 73) 208; 4T. Syed Saqib Ahmed (74, 67, 68), Karandeep Kochhar (70, 68, 71) 209; 6T. Aman Raj (73, 71, 66), Kartik Sharma (70, 70, 70) 210; 8T. Raghav Chugh (72, 68, 71), Sachin Baisoya (71, 71, 69) 211; 10. Shiv Kapur (73, 68, 71).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
HOCKEY
Punjab hockey league: SAI consolidates position at top after beating Roundglass 6-4
Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre of Excellence, Sonipat, further consolidated its position at the top of the table as it beat Roundglass Academy 6-4 after trailing by two goals in the first quarter in the Punjab hockey league at the Surjit Singh Stadium on Friday.
Gurwinder Singh scored three goals for Roundglass, but his efforts proved inadequate, as SAI controlled the match through two goals each from Sunil and Navraj Singh.
The SAI team has 30 points from 11 matches, while Roundglass has 26. Naval Tata Academy stayed in the third place with 20 points following a 4-0 victory over Ghumanhera Risers, Delhi.
The results (league)
Surjit Academy, Jalandhar, 2 (Charanjeet Singh, Ajaypal Singh) bt SDAT Academy, Tamil Nadu, 0.
SGPC Academy, Amritsar, 4 (Jarmanpret Singh, Diljeet Singh, Harwinder Singh, Kamaljeet Singh) bt Namdhari Academy 0.
SAI, Sonipat, 6 (Sunil 2, Navraj Singh 2, Bharat Kaushik, Pankaj Sharma) bt Roundglass Academy 4 (Gurwinder Singh 3, Amandeep).
Naval Tata Academy, Jamshedpur, 4 (Premchand Soy, Tintus Hemrom, Anish Dungdung, Ashish Tani Purti) bt Ghumanhera Risers, Delhi, 0.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
TENNIS
Columbus Challenger: Reddy-Matsuda duo wins quarterfinal clash
Sai Karteek Reddy, in partnership with Ryuki Matsuda of Japan, beat Nicolas Mejia and Abdullah Shelbayh 6-4, 6-3 in the doubles quarterfinals of the $100,000 Challenger tennis tournament in Columbus, USA.
The results
$100,000 Challenger, Columbus, USA
Doubles (quarterfinals): Sai Karteek Reddy & Ryuki Matsuda (Jpn) bt Nicolas Mejia (Col) & Abdullah Shelbayh (Jor) 6-4, 6-3.
$15,000 ITF women, Heraklion, Greece
Doubles (quarterfinals): Shelly Krolitzky (Isr) & Maria Rentoumi (Gre) bt Baylen Brown (USA) & Tanisha Kashyap 6-2, 5-7, [10-8].
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Published on Sep 19, 2025