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Season 3 of Ice Hockey program in the Himalayas to start with coach and referee training

IANS | November 19, 2025 11:24 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The third edition of the ice hockey season 2025-26, featuring developmental competitions including the Royal Enfield Ice Hockey League (REIHL) in Ladakh and the Spiti Cup, will be conducted in Himachal Pradesh. Building on the success of the previous editions, the 2025–26 season begins with a strong focus on training and community capacity building.

Haryana win women’s sabre, SSCB clinch men’s epee and TN triumph in women’s foil in fencing nationals

IANS | November 19, 2025 10:21 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Haryana won the gold medal in the Women's Sabre while Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) bagged the top spot in Men's Epee on the final day of the 36th Senior National Fencing championship, which witnessed adrenaline-charged action in all the three finals held at the KD Jadhav Hall, Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Digboi Masters 2025: Yuvraj Sandhu maintains two-shot lead on Day Two of PGTI event

IANS | November 19, 2025 9:25 PM

Digboi (Assam), Nov 19 (IANS) PGTI Ranking leader Yuvraj Sandhu maintained his two-stroke lead following his second round of three-under 69 at the INR 1 crore SERVO Masters 2025 being played at the Digboi Golf Links in Digboi in Assam on Wednesday. Yuvraj (65-69), a two-time winner in Digboi, totalled 10-under 134 at the halfway stage.

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.

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