ATHLETICS
Ethiopians Jemal Mekonen and title defender Alemaddis Eyayu Headline at Delhi Half Marathon
File photo – Alemaddis Eyayu of Ethiopia in action during Delhi Half Marathon 2024. | Photocredit: special arrangement
File photo – Alemaddis Eyayu of Ethiopia in action during Delhi Half Marathon 2024. | Photocredit: special arrangement
Defending champion Alemaddis Eyayu, together with her Ethiopian teammate Jemal Mekonen, will have planned the 20th edition of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, a Gold Label Road Race from World Athletics, planned on Sunday 12 October 2025.
Jemal Mekonen, an important member of the victorious team of Ethiopia at the World Cross Country Championships 2017 in Kampala, will be the line-up for men’s elite on the half marathon of Vedanta Delhi. The upcoming 29-year-old debuts about Indian soil and brings extensive international experience, including several finish of sub-60 minutes and a personal record of 58:33.
– Team Sportstar
TENNIS
Prajwal Dev goes to semi -final
Prajwal Dev defeated Koki Matsuda from Japan with 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the $ 30,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament in Bali, Indonesia, on Friday.
However, Prajwal, in collaboration with Nitin Kumar Sinha, was beaten in the semi-finals of Dubbels, by Mitsuki Leong and Koki Matsuda, 10-2 in the Super Tie-Break.
The results:
$ 160,000 Challenger, Guangzhou, China Doubles (quarterfinals): Petr Bar Biryukov & Marat Sharipov BT Anirudh Chandrasekar & Reese Stalder (US) 6-3, 6-4; Pruchya Isaro (Tha) & Niki Poonacha BT. Nathaniel Lammons (US) & Jean-Julien Rojer (Ned) 7-6 (3), 6-3. € 54,000 Challenger, Biella, Italy Doubles (quarterfinals): Adil Kalyanpur & Parikshit Somani BT. Stefan Popovic (SRB) & Volodoyyr Uzhylovskyi (OKR) 7-6 (6), 4-0 (retired). $ 30,000 ITF Men, Bali, Indonesia Singles (quarterfinals): Prajwal Dev Bt Koki Matsuda (JPN) 7-6 (3), 6-3. Doubles (semi -finals): Mitsuki Leong (Mas) & Koki Matsuda (JPN) BT. Prajwal Dev & Nitin Kumar Sinha 6-3, 6-7 (8), (10-2); Quarterfinals: Prajwal & Nitin BT. Anup Bangargi & Ethan Zapp (Ina) 6-4, 6-3; Joao Graca & Diogo Morais (Por) BT. Shanker Heisnam & Digvijay Pratap Singh 7-6 (5), 6-4. $ 15,000 ITF Men, Monastir, Tunisia Singles (quarterfinals): Manas Dhamne BT. Luca Wiedenmann (Ger) 6-2, 6-4. $ 60,000 ITF Women, Le Neubourg, France Doubles (semi -finals): Naiktha Bains (GBR) & Rutuja Bhosale BT. Tiphanie Lemaitre & Marie Mattel (FRA) 6-4, 6-2. $ 15,000 ITF Women, Heraklion, Greece Singles (quarterfinals): Zeel Desai BT. Iveta Dapkute (LTU) 6-4, 6-4. Doubles (quarterfinals): Tanisha Kashyap & Angelina Wirges (Ger) BT. Dunya Charalampopoulos (Ned) & Anna Jakovleva (Lat) 6-1, 6-1.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
GOLF
Gaganjeetet Bhullar wins Inaugulal IGPL -Tournament
Gaganjeet Bhullar claimed to conquer his class by conquering the trophy in the inaugural RS. 1.5 Crore IGPL Golf tournament in the Chandigarh Golf Club on Friday.
The 37-year-old Gaganjeet conquered an early bogey on the third and final round to register a semi-under 70 for the day, and an overall five-under 211, who took the wallet of the winner of RS. 22.5 Lakh.
«IGPL is a new chapter in Indian Golf, and I am proud to be part of it as the first champion. This is for the history books,» said a proud Gaganjeet.
He was convinced that many young Indian golfers would benefit from the IGPL tour and strengthen the Indian presence on the Asian tour, as was the case in the past.
M Dharma was two shots behind Gaganjeet in the second place that he won RS. 15 Lakh. Veer Ganapathy, Karts Sharma and Shaurya Binu were Joint-Third and Pocket RS. 8.7 Lakh each.
FOOTBALL
Bengaluru FC reveals a new training facility in the center of Sports Excellence
Bengaluru FC announced on Friday the opening of its ultramodern training center of Sports Excellence, which marks an important milestone in the club’s journey to develop world -class football infrastructure in India.
The blues, who are set up to regroup prior to the 2025-26 campaign, will start with their preparations about what the very first Hybrid Training Pitch in India is, the club said in a statement.
A surface that combines natural grass with synthetic reinforcement to guarantee consistency and sustainability throughout the year, the hybrid pitch is next to a natural grass nine-a-side pitch, and offers the first team and youth teams with varied training environments that replicate competitive conditions.
The center goes much further than playing surfaces, with a fully equipped gymnasium that makes power and conditioning programs possible tailored to the needs of the team, while two specially built changing rooms offer the team with professional matchday and training environments.
Recovery is an equally important focus, with ice cream baths and recovery rooms installed to help players recover after sessions.
Club owner Parth Jindal said: ‘In the midst of all the unrest that Indian Football is located, our efforts to stimulate their development is steadily since the establishment of Bengaluru FC. Our new training facility repeats that intention.
“The national team trained in the facility in the construction of what a successful Cafa Nations Cup outing was, and we hope that the location will also be the preferred training location for Team India in the future.
«The club had no fewer than six players in the Indian team for the Cafa Nations Cup and seven players in the U23 team for the AFC Asian Cup qualifications, and we will continue to contribute to the Nation’s business.» Moreover, the center is designed to promote and belong to a sense of community. A kitchen and pantry serve the dining area, where foods guided meals are planned for players and staff.
Away from the field, a recreational room gives the team the space to relax, while a special meeting room serves as the hub for tactical discussions, video analysis and team briefings.
– PTI
Published on September 12, 2025
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