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World Boxing Cup Finals: Jaismine, Nikhat Zareen blaze into finals; India has record 15 pugilists in gold-medal bouts (ld)

IANS | November 19, 2025 9:09 PM

Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 19 (IANS) Reigning World Champion Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) and two-time former World Champion Nikhat Zareen (51kg) led India’s most dominant day yet at the World Boxing Cup Finals 2025, powering into the gold-medal bouts as the host nation confirmed a staggering 15 finalists for Thursday’s title clashes—the highest of any country in this elite eight-only competition, being played at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida on Wednesday.

World Boxing President finds SAI's NCOE in Rohtak 'very impressive'

IANS | November 19, 2025 8:44 PM

Rohtak, Nov 19 (IANS) World Boxing President Boris van der Vorst, who is currently in India for the World Boxing Cup that is being hosted in Greater Noida, visited the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) in Rohtak on Wednesday. During his extensive visit to the centre, he went to the training area, the hostels, recovery area, gym, and even the kitchen, to study the facilities being extended to the boxers training at the centre.

IGPL Mumbai: Karandeep Kochhar takes sole lead, Pukhraj moves to second, top woman Pranavi is third

IANS | November 19, 2025 8:28 PM

Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Karandeep Kochhar got the better of Pranavi Urs in what was their first-ever round together in a proper professional event, though they had Aman Raj for company in the lead three-ball of the second round of the IGPL Invitational Mumbai here on Wednesday. Kochhar (62-66), who had a share of the first-round lead with Pranavi, edged ahead with a 2-under 66 to be the sole leader at 8-under.

FIDE World Cup 2025: India’s challenge ends at QF stage as Arjun Erigaisi goes down to Wei Yi in tiebreak

IANS | November 19, 2025 8:09 PM

Panaji, Nov 19 (IANS) India’s challenge in the FIDE World Cup 2025 came to an end on Wednesday after GM Arjun Erigaisi went down against China’s GM Wei Yi in the quarterfinal tiebreak here. Arjun was the only Indian left in the fray at the quarterfinal stage, and after drawing both the classical games, the tiebreak was always going to be a tricky contest.

Pretorious and Moonsamy hundreds set up South Africa A’s big 73-run win over India A

IANS | November 19, 2025 7:50 PM

Rajkot, Nov 19 (IANS) South Africa A signed off from the tour with a commanding 73-run victory over India A in the third and final one-day match at the Niranjan Shah Stadium on Wednesday. The visitors rode on a mammoth 241-run opening stand between centurions Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Rivaldo Moonsamy to post 325/6, before their bowlers combined to dismiss India A for 252.

Football: Options and talent put Spain among favourites for 2026 FIFA World Cup

IANS | November 19, 2025 6:22 PM

Madrid, Nov 19 (IANS) Although coach Luis de la Fuente wants to keep it lowkey, Spain will enter the 2026 FIFA World Cup as one of the sides to watch in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Spain went into their World Cup qualifying campaign as reigning European champions, having only lost to Portugal on penalties in the UEFA Nations League final.

World Boxing Cup Finals: Jaismine marches into final, Pawan Bartwal, Jadumani among 10 Indians to reach finale

IANS | November 19, 2025 5:51 PM

Greater Noida, Nov 19 (IANS) World Champion Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) delivered a commanding performance to storm into the final of the World Boxing Cup Finals 2025, outclassing Kazakhstan’s Ulzhan Sarsenbek, the former Asian Youth Championships gold medallist, with a flawless 5:0 win at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida on Wednesday..

ICC announces schedule for U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup

IANS | November 19, 2025 4:30 PM

Dubai, Nov 19 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the match schedule for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026, set to be co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15 to February 6, 2026. In all, 16 teams will compete in 41 matches, with the final scheduled for February 6 at the Harare Sports Club.

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