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United News of India
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U19 Asian Boxing Championships: Seven girls confirm medals on Tuesday
Bangkok, Aug 5 (UNI) Indian boxers continued their march towards significant medal count at the U 19 and U 22 Asian Boxing Championships 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday with seven women boxers in U 19 category assuring themselves of a podium finish. Yakshika (51kg), Nisha (54kg), Muskan (57kg) and Vini (60kg) reached the semi-finals of their respective weight categories in the morning session and were joined in the last four stage by Nisha (65kg), Akansha Phalaswal (70kg) and Aarti Kumari (75kg) in the evening session. The U19 and U22 Asian Boxing Championships, which are being held simultaneously, provides India's rising stars a platform to showcase their skills and determination against some Asia's toughest opponents. India has fielded a strong contingent of 40 boxers — 20 in each age group — with a perfect mix of proven champions and potential talents who have impressed in the domestic circuit. India is already assured of over a dozen medals in the U22 category and contingent will be looking to bag as many gold medals as possible in the business end of the competition. Yakshika began India's march in the last four stage with a hard-fought 3:2 split decision victory in the 51kg bout over Mukhtasar Alieva of Uzbekistan before Nisha showed her attacking prowess to force the referee to stop the bout against Milana Shikhshabekova of Kyrgyzstan in the 54kg contest. Muskan then came to the party and earned a unanimous decision against Robiya Ravshanova of Uzbekistan in the 57kg quarterfinals and Vini then forced the referee to stop the bout in the very first round with a flurry of punches to knock out Adelia Asylbek Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan to reach the last four stage in the 60kg category. In the evening session, Nisha was the first to add another medal to India's tally as she dominated the three rounds against Yu-En Li of Chinese Taipei for a unanimous verdict in the 65kg quarterfinals. Akansha then packed off Enkhgerel Gerelmunkh of Mongolia in the very first round in the 70kg bout to force a RSC before Aarti wrapped up the day with a 4:1 win over Zarina Tolybai of Kazakhstan. Suman Kumari was the only Indian boxer to miss out on Tuesday as she went down 3:2 in a very close contest against Maftuna Musurmonova of Uzbekistan in the 48kg category. UNI RKM
United News of India
26-07-2025
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Badminton Asia Jr Individual Champ's: Tanvi and Vennala clinch bronze
Solo, July 26 (UNI) India's impressive campaign at the Badminton Asia Junior Individual Championships 2025 concluded with Tanvi Sharma and Vennala Kalagotla securing bronze medals in the women's singles category, a historic first for India, with two women's singles shuttlers finishing on the podium in the same edition of the event. In a gripping semifinal, Vennala Kalagotla fought valiantly against China's Liu Si Ya. Down 15-20 in the second game, the young Indian saved three match points to make it 18-20, but a crucial late error allowed Liu to close out the contest 21-15, 21-18. On the other court, second seed Tanvi Sharma faced eighth seed Yin Yi Qing of China. After dropping the first game 13-21, Tanvi staged a spirited fightback in the second, racing to a 6-1 lead. However, Yin clawed her way back to level at 8-8, before pulling ahead to secure a 21-13, 21-14 win, leaving Tanvi with a well-earned bronze. This event marks a landmark achievement that reflects the rapid progress of the country's junior shuttlers. UNI RKM
United News of India
25-07-2025
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China Open 2025: Unnati looses to Yamaguchi in QF's
Changzhou, July 25 (UNI) Unnati Hooda's spirited run at the China Open 2025 came to an end today as she lost to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in the women's singles quarterfinals. World No. 4 beat the Indian teenager 16-21, 12-21 to enter the semi finals. Playing in her very first BWF Super 1000 event, 17-year-old Unnati made headlines with her fearless performances, becoming only the fourth Indian women's singles shuttler ever to reach the quarterfinals of a BWF Super 1000 event. Unnati delivered a sensational performance on Thursday to overcome two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and book her place in the Women's Singles quarterfinals at the China Open 2025. UNI RKM
United News of India
18-07-2025
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Pratika Rawal fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
Dubai, July 18 (UNI) India batter Pratika Rawal was guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first ODI against England and has been fined 10 per cent match fees. The Indian opener was penalised for two separate incidents that took place within a short period of time. In the 18th over, she made avoidable physical contact with bowler Lauren Filer while taking a single, and after being dismissed in the next over, she made similar avoidable contact with bowler Sophie Ecclestone on her way back to the dressing room. In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Rawal's disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period. Meanwhile, the England team were fined five per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate as they were found one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration. In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time. Rawal and England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt accepted their respective sanctions imposed by match referee Sarah Bartlett, so there was no need for a formal hearing. The series opener was a closely fought contest, with India holding their nerve in the chase to seal victory. England posted a competitive 258/6, powered by Sophia Dunkley's 83 and a composed half-century from Alice Davidson-Richards. India found themselves in trouble at 124/4, but a composed knock from Deepti Sharma (62 not out) - who was well supported by Jemimah Rodrigues (48), Richa Ghosh (10), and Amanjot Kaur (20 not out) - guided the visitors to a hard-earned win. UNI RKM
United News of India
17-07-2025
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Pro league a wakeup call for Indian team: Sreejesh
New Delhi, July 17 (UNI) Former India Hockey great PR Sreejesh feels that India's poor show at the European leg of the FIH Pro League 2024-25 is a wakeup call ahead of Asia Cup in August. India finished eighth on the FIH Pro League 2024-25 points table after suffering seven successive losses in the European leg of the tour. Speaking to the Press on the side-lines of the launch event of the 20th Vedanta Delhi Half marathon yesterday evening he said "I think the team performed well, we created a lot of opportunities, we gave very good fight on the field but sometimes it happens, the result went against us but the result went against us. This result is a very good wake up call for us ahead of the Asia Cup, and other crucial tournaments like the World Cup and Asia games next year." The Asia Cup will be held in Rajgir, from August 27 to September 7, 2025. The Hockey World Cup will be jointly hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands in August 14–30, 2026 while the Asian Games will be held from September 19 to October 4, 2026. Sreejesh, who won the 'World Games Athlete of the Year' in 2021 expressed happiness that more and more people are taking to running as a way to stay healthy "Every year more people are joining and running (in the Delhi Half Marathon) is becoming more popular, it's exiting, people should challenge themselves, get into the rhythm." The two time Olympic medallist who is now the Head Coach of India men's national U-21 team said that as a coach one of his main job is to ensure that the players learn how to handle pressure "As a coach my job is to take the pressure off the players, I tell them that during the Junior World Cup 10 thousand odd people will be cheering and yelling at you, accept these things, being a coach sharing my playing experience with the players is very important" he said. The 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup will be held in Chennai from November 28 to December 10, 2025. UNI RKM
