ഇന്ത്യൻ കായിക വാർത്തകൾ: അണ്ടർ-19 ബോക്സിംഗിൽ ആദിത്യയ്ക്ക് മെഡൽ ഉറപ്പ്; ചെന്നൈയിൽ ടേബിൾ ടെന്നീസ് അട്ടിമറികൾ

In the semifinals, Aditya will face Nihat Gasimov of Azerbaijan.

Megha Sheokand (women's 80kg) and Prachi Tokas (women's 80+ kg) have already reached the semifinals of their respective weight categories to be assured of a medal.

In the late evening session on Friday, Mausam Suhag lost his men's 65kg quarterfinals 0:5 against Yashua Flemming of England, Aman Dev went down 0:5 against Georgia's Shalva Beridze in men's 50kg while Lakshu suffered a 0:5 loss against Marley Mcnealy of USA.

-Sportstar News Desk

Table Tennis

Pattekar-Basak stun top seeds Tulsani-Rewaskar at WTT Youth Contender Chennai 2026

Nilay Pattekar and Subhomita Basak knocked out top seeds Prateek Tulsani and Naisha Rewaskar in the U15 mixed doubles Round of 32 on a day of upsets at the WTT Youth Contender Chennai 2026 at the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University in Chennai on Saturday.

The four-day tournament, being held from October 23 to 26, features 12 categories from under-11 to under-19.

Pattekar and Basak trailed 1-2 before winning 11-9, 5-11, 9-11, 11-2, 11-6. They then edged Ruhaan Shaikh and Ishita Colaso 11-2, 11-6, 5-11, 10-12, 11-3, before Sathyanarayanan Karmeghakannan and Aarya Redkar ended their run 11-7, 11-3, 7-11, 8-11, 11-8 in the quarterfinals.

The second and third seeds also fell in the U-15 pre-quarterfinals. Shriram Kiran and Janvi Garg got the better of second seeds Vivaan Dave and Sreejani Chakraborty 7-11, 11-3, 11-5, 5-11, 11-4, while Vatsal Duklan and Ahona Ray blanked third seeds Aditya Das and Advika Agrawal 11-7, 11-9, 11-6.

Duklan and Ray did not drop a game all day, easing past Sanjey Arwindh and Myraa Sangelkar 11-6, 11-7, 12-10 in the quarterfinals and Dev Pranav Bhatt and Divija Paul 11-6, 11-4, 11-7 in the semifinals. Bhatt and Paul had come from two games down to beat Kiran and Garg 6-11, 13-15, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6.

Duklan and Ray will meet Akash Rajavelu and Tanishka Kalbhairav in Sunday's final. Rajavelu and Kalbhairav, who had not lost a game in three rounds, survived a five-game semifinal against Karmeghakannan and Redkar 11-4, 10-12, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8.

In the U-19 mixed doubles, top seeds Abhinandh Pradhivadhi and Divyanshi Bhowmick were in total control, dropping just one game on the day. They got past Souswarya Banerjee and Sreosree Chakraborty 11-4, 12-10, 9-11, 11-7, then blanked Rajdip Sen and Swetapadma Dalai 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 and Dhananjay Thakur and Diya Bramhachary 11-4, 11-2, 11-9.

They will face third seeds Sudhanshu Maini and Prisha Goel in Sunday's final. Maini and Goel blanked Arjav Gupta and Jennifer Varghese 11-7, 12-10, 11-6 in the semifinals after getting the better of Sahil Rawat and Hansini Mathan 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7.

Arjav and Varghese had packed off second seeds Ritvik Gupta and Ananya Muralidharan 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 in the quarterfinals. Rajdip and Dalai had earlier beaten Nikkhil Mannath and Shreya Limaye 11-7, 11-8, 13-11, a round after coming from 1-2 down against Sounav Barman and Archismita Mahato to win 11-4, 9-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4.

The U-13 and U-17 boys' and girls' singles titles will be decided on Saturday evening. Bhowmick, the top seed in the U-17 girls' singles, returns to face Ananya Muralidharan in the quarterfinals, while Bhaskar Sugra takes on Sahil Rawat in the U-17 boys' quarterfinals.

-Sportstar News Desk

Indian Football

RFYC Tleirawl League begins on October 24

The RFYC (Reliance Foundation Young Champs) Tleirawl League for the 2026-27 season officially commenced on October 24, 2026.

Featuring the under-16 Boys 11v11 category, the league will take place across four districts -- Aizawl, Champhai, Kolasib, and Lunglei -- with teams playing up to 27 matches.

Serving as the next opportunity and vital pathway following the foundational RFYC Naupang League, it creates a structured football funnel that guides young athletes directly into competitive U16 football.

-Sportstar News Desk

GOLF

Lahiri shares lead in Hong Kong, eyes first worldwide win since 2015

India's Anirban Lahiri carded a five-under 66 to share the third-round lead at the Link Hong Kong Open, putting himself in contention for his first worldwide title since 2015 ahead of Sunday's final round.

Lahiri, a former Asian Tour Order of Merit champion, reached 14-under, joining American John Catlin, Belgium's Thomas Pieters and American youngster Caleb Surratt at the top of the USD 2 million event at Hong Kong Golf Club.

Lahiri's last Asian Tour victory, which was his seventh Asian Tour win, came at the Hero Indian Open in 2015. The same year he won the Order of Merit before turning his focus towards the PGA Tour. More than a decade later, he has an opportunity to end that long wait against a strong international field.

Lahiri made five birdies and dropped just one shot in his third round, matching Catlin's tally of six birdies against one bogey. Pieters shot 65, while Surratt returned a 67 to join the leading group.

"It's hard to say," Lahiri said when asked about the winning score.

"Going to bed last night, I would have thought I had to get closer to 18 or 19 today, if the course played the way it did the first two days. But today the course played completely differently, and tomorrow will probably be a tougher version of what we saw today."

Lahiri also praised Hong Kong's Matthew Cheung, his playing partner in the third round, who remained in contention despite a difficult day. Cheung shot 71 to sit two strokes behind the leaders alongside Finland's Kalle Samooja, who produced the day's best round of 63.

Catlin, the 2024 Asian Tour Order of Merit winner, stayed alongside Lahiri after a 65 that included a crucial sand save on the 18th. The American is seeking his first Asian Tour victory since the 2024 Saudi Open.

-PTI

Shubhankar Sharma is T-15 in Genesis Championship in Korea

India's Shubhankar Sharma recovered from an early wobble to card a four-under 67 and lie tied 15th after three rounds at the Genesis Championship on the DP World Tour.

Shubhankar dropped a bogey on the third hole but recovered with five birdies over the next 15 holes to lie six-under overall.

Shubhankar shot 72-68 in the first two rounds and can still make it into the Top-10 with a good final round. Japan's Yuto Katsuragawa took a two-shot lead into the final day after equalling the course record with an eight-under 63 at Woo Jeong Hills.