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Shaurya Bhattacharya edges Yuvraj Sandhu in playoff to win Poona Club Open 2025

Pune, Oct 31 (UNI) Shaurya Bhattacharya, who trailed by two shots after round three, saved his best for the last as he upstaged the pre-tournament favourite Yuvraj Sandhu and snatched victory in a playoff at the Poona Club Open 2025 played at the Poona Club Golf Course here today.
Shaurya (69-63-67-64) carded a flawless seven-under 64 in the last round, the day’s best score, to finish with a total of 21-under 263 before making a birdie in the playoff to edge out Yuvraj Sandhu.
It was Shaurya’s second title of the season and his third overall which earned him a cheque worth Rs15 lakh and saw him consolidate his fourth position in the PGTI Order of Merit as his season earnings moved to Rs 83,02,392.
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Axar, Gill star in India’s first win on UK tour; Beat England by 6 wkts in Birmingham

14 Jul 2026 | 11:41 PM

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New Delhi, Jul 14 (UNI) Shubman Gill continued his love affair with Edgbaston in Birmingham, the venue where he amassed 430 runs during last year's Test series, with another classy knock, while Axar Patel produced a superb all-round performance to power India to their first victory of the ongoing UK tour.

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Axar's allround masterclass powers India to six-wicket win

14 Jul 2026 | 11:27 PM

Birmingham, July 14 (UNI) Axar Patel delivered a match-winning allround performance, claiming career-best figures of four wickets before returning with an unbeaten half-century as India defeated England by six wickets in the opening ODI of the three-match series at Edgbaston on Tuesday.

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UTT: Sayali stuns Manika in golden point thriller, hands UP rometheans 8-7 win over Ahmedabad

14 Jul 2026 | 10:48 PM

Panaji, July 14 (UNI) Indian youngster Sayali Wani scripted one of the most dramatic finishes in Butterfly Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Powered by ChatGPT, saving three successive tie points before defeating Indian icon Manika Batra on Golden Point to seal UP Prometheans' first victory of Season 7.

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Indian athlete Vishal TK explains why CWG is tougher than Asian Games

14 Jul 2026 | 10:28 PM

New Delhi, July 14 (UNI) With the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow starting on July 23 and the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya to follow later this year, India's top 400m runners believe the tougher test will come in Scotland rather than Japan.
India’s 400m runners told SAI media that the presence of athletes from Australia and England will make races more competitive at the Commonwealth Games and that will serve as good preparation ahead of the Asian Games 2026.

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Over 570 sports infrastructure projects underway across J&K: Shahid

14 Jul 2026 | 10:15 PM

Jammu, July 14 (UNI) Marking one of the most comprehensive infrastructure development programmes undertaken in recent years, more than 570 sports and youth infrastructure projects with an estimated investment exceeding Rs 650 crore are presently under various stages of planning and execution under the Department of Youth Services and Sports during current financial year across Jammu and Kashmir.

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