BASKETBALL
FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup: Harsh Dagar sparkles as India qualifies for main draw
Harsh Dagar led the scoring with 10 points as India defeated the Philippines 21-11 on Thursday for its third straight win and qualified for the FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup basketball’s main draw here.
India had beaten Korea 21-11 and Macau 21-6 in its two earlier matches to top the qualification round’s Group ‘B’. Dagar had scored 12 points in both these matches.
India is now in the main draw’s Group ‘B’ which includes China and Chinese Taipei and the top two teams will progress to the knockout stage. The main draw, which begins on Friday, features 12 teams divided into four groups with the top two from each qualifying to the knockout phase.
Meanwhile the Indian women’s team, led by Sreekala Rani who scored 13 points, defeated Guam 21-12 for its first win. India had lost its two previous qualifying-round matches, against Chinese Taipei (13-17) and Hong Kong (6-17).
– Stan Rayan
TENNIS
Yuki-Borges pair loses quarterfinals at Miami Open
Sixth seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool of Britain beat Yuki Bhambri and Nuno Borges of Portugal 7-6(1), 3-6, [10-8] in the doubles quarterfinals of the $9,193,540 ATP tennis tournament in Miami, USA. Yuki and parter collected 180 ATP points and $65,000.
– Team Sportstar
Siddharth Vishwakarma knocked out in pre-quarterfinals
Siddharth Vishwakarma knocked out the second seed Moerani Bouzige of Australia 7-6(5), 6-4 in the pre-quarterfinals of the $30,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament at the Altevol Academy on Thursday.
In the quarterfinals, the two-time national champion Siddharth will play fellow Davis Cupper Aryan Shah.
The results:
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Jay Clarke (GBR) bt Grigoriy Lomakin (Kaz) 6-0, 6-1; Chirag Duhan bt Dev Javia 7-5, 4-6, 6-3; Karan Singh bt Rishi Reddy 6-3, 6-2; Ryotaro Taguchi (Jn) bt Ishaque Eqbal 7-5, 6-1; Aryan Shah bt Madhwin Kamath 6-4, 6-4; Alexandr Binda (Ita) bt Ryuki Matsuda (Jpn) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5; Kriish Tyagi bt Nitin Kumar Sinha 4-6, 6-4, 6-1; Siddharth Vishwakarma bt Moerani Bouzige (Aus) 7-6(5), 6-4.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Ryuki Matsuda & Ryotaro Taguchi (jPn) bt Parth Aggarwal & Maan Kesharwani 6-0, 6-1; Nick Chappell (USA) & Grigoriy Lomakin (Kaz) bt Aryan Shah & KaranSingh 6-4, 6-4; Chirag Duhan & Dev Javia bt Dmitrii Baskov & Madhwin Kamath 6-4, 6-4; Adil Kalyanpur & Kody Pearson (Aus) bt Ishaque Eqbal & Parikshit Somani 7-6(2), 6-2.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
PARA SPORTS
Svayam launches Sports Accessibility handbook at Khelo India Para Games 2025
Sports Minister Raksha Khadse and the Founder Chairperson of Svayam, Sminu Jindal, launch the Sports Accessibility handbook in Delhi on Thursday.
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Sports Minister Raksha Khadse and the Founder Chairperson of Svayam, Sminu Jindal, launch the Sports Accessibility handbook in Delhi on Thursday.
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The Union Minister of State for Sports, Raksha Khadse along with the Founder Chairperson of Svayam, Sminu Jindal, launched the Sports Accessibility Handbook during the closing ceremony of the Khelo India Para Games on Thursday.
The handbook offers practical guidelines for designing, retrofitting, and implementing inclusive sports facilities. It integrates insights from accessibility standards established for healthcare facilities, the nation building code and guidelines.
“We are delighted to launch the Accessible Sports Handbook. It is our contribution to building a sporting ecosystem where accessibility is not an afterthought, but a foundation,” said Sminu Jindal.
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