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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Gujarat and Saurashtra registered outright wins on the last day of 2025/26 Ranji Trophy round five, while India left-handed batter Rinku Singh and Yash Dhull struck big centuries in drawn encounters for Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, respectively.
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.
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..
Hyderabad, Nov 19 (IANS) India’s rising para swimming star Himanshu Nandal dominated the National Para Swimming Championships 2025, held in Hyderabad from November 15 to 18, winning three gold medals in the S11 category (100% visual impairment) and securing the prestigious Best Swimmer Award for his exceptional all-around performance.
