Indian Sports Wrap, September 30: Mahafeer Raghunathan takes class victory P1 in Imola in Italian GT Sprint

Motorsport

Mahafeer Raghunathan, the only driver of India in the Italian GT Sprint championship, delivered one of his strongest weekends of the season in Imola. Working with Lorenzo Ferrari in the AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3, the duo achieved first place (P1) in the GT3 Pro-Am-AM category and fourth General (P4) in Race 2 of the ACI Racing Weekend.

The result marked a return to the podium for the coupling after a series of mixed fortunes in the previous races. Speaking of this weekend’s race, Mahafeer shared: «Race 2 at Imola was incredible. After a great qualification, starting with the top 5 in general, we fought our way forward and handed the car to Lorenzo in a strong position.»

“In Race 1 we were on track for the overall victory. We had built a strong 16-second gorge to P2 after the pit stops during my stint. Unfortunately, a Jump-Start Penalty cost us the overall race 1 overinning. But bouncing back with the pro-am-Covering of Saturday.

– Team Sportstar

FOOTBALL

Five players released from the national football team camp

Head coach Khalid Jamil of the Indian men, Khalid Jamil, released five players on Tuesday, including Jithin MS and Manvir Singh (Jr.), from the Preparatory Camp in the run -up to the AFC Asian Cup qualification matches against Singapore.

«Defender Asheer Akhtar, Vooruit Jithin and Manvir Singh (Jr.), Mohammed Aimen, who plays on the wing, and midfielder Vibin Mohanan were released from the camp,» said the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on his social media handle.

This comes a day after Talismanic Striker Sunil Chhetri and his two Bengaluru FC teammates – Rahul Bheke and Roshan Singh Naorem – were joined the preparatory camp in Bengaluru.

With the accession of the trio, the total number of players who reported to the camp has risen to 28.

– PTI

Published on September 30, 2025