Indian Sports Report, October 10: Premier League concludes week of fan and community engagement with Michael Owen

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The Premier League concludes a week of fan and community engagement in Mumbai with England legend Michael Owen

The Premier League has successfully completed a week-long program of fan and community engagement in India, marking the League’s first major initiative in the country since opening its Mumbai office earlier this year.

The activities featured former Liverpool, Manchester United and Newcastle United striker Michael Owen and highlighted the Premier League’s continued commitment to its loyal Indian fan base and to the development of grassroots football in the country.

Former England international Owen added some stardust to the event and was joined by Indian cricketer and Liverpool fan Sanju Samson, adding to the fans’ excitement.

Michael Owen said: «India has been a really important part of the Premier League’s international community work for almost two decades and it was inspiring to see the Coach Development Programme. It was great to hear about the coaches’ journeys, and I have no doubt that their involvement in this program will help them make an even greater impact on grassroots football in communities across India.»

-Team Sportstar

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In a riveting three-team round-robin format, Chennai clinched gold with an unbeaten streak. Thanjavur secured silver with two wins, while host team Trichy took home bronze and finished the competition with one win.

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-Team Sportstar

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-Team Sportstar

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From the 10th, Shubhankar had one birdie against three bogeys and will need a low round to play the weekend. Sam Bairstow birdied four of his last five holes to join Ugo Coussaud for a share of the first-round lead.

The Englishman posted a six under par 65 to join Frenchman Coussaud at the top of the leaderboard, one ahead of Englishman Marco Penge, Frenchman Frederic Lacroix and Austrian Bernd Wiesberger at five under at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.

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-PTI

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Ashok has had a consistent first half of the week, shooting rounds of 2-under 70 on both the first and second days for a 36-hole score of four-under par.

On the second day, Ashok again started from the front nine and made her only bogey of the day on the sixth hole.

Back-to-back birdies on the eighth and ninth holes to close out the front nine and a late birdie on the 17th helped her post another card of 2-under 72.

-PTi

Published on October 10, 2025