TENNIS
Hitesh Chauhan loses in Junior French Open second round
India’s Hitesh Chauhan lost out to the USA’s Benjamin Willwerth in the Round of 32 at the Junior French Open 2025. The Indian lost 2-6, 6-2, 6-7 (6) to bring his singles campaign to an end.
The 17-year-old and Turkish partner Haydar Cem Gokpinar also went down to Willwerth and Noah Johnston in the men’s doubles Round of 16, losing 1-6, 4-6 in straight sets.
– Team Sportstar
Ankita Raina sails into second round of Portugal ITF tournament
Ankita Raina beat wild card entrant Analu Freitas 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the $40,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
The results:
$40,000 ITF women, Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
Singles (first round): Ankita Raina bt Analu Freitas (Por) 6-2, 6-2.
$30,000 ITF women, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Singles (first round): Carla Markus (Arg) bt Saumya Vig 6-3, 6-0.
$15,000 ITF women, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Vaishnavi Adkar & Punnin Kovapitukted (Tha) bt Maftunabonu Kahramonova & Sabrina Olimjanova (Uzb) 6-1, 6-0; Ingkar Dyussebay & Anastasiya Krymkova (Kaz) bt Natalia Fehr (Sui) & Sonal Patil 6-1, 6-2; Vladislava Andreevskaya (Kgz) & Uladzislava Zverava (Blr) bt Akanksha Nitture & Soha Saidq 6-3, 7-6(4); Daria Khomutsianskaya & Daria Zelinskaya bt Pooja Ingale & Jeong Moon (Kor) 6-3, 7-5.
$15,000 ITF women, Monastir, Tunisia
Singles (first round): Astrid Cirotte (Fra) bt Anjali Rathi 6-2, 6-4.
$15,000 ITF men, Luan, China
Singles (first round): Kuan-Yi Lee (Tpe) bt Siddharth Vishwakarma 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
KHO-KHO
Kho Kho Federation hosts advanced coaches and technical officials course
The Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) is hosting an advanced coaches and technical officials course for the international fraternity at the Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tercentenary University, Budhera, for a fortnight.
The course, scheduled till June 15, caters to about 50 coaches and 65 officials in the country, apart from about 20 coaches and officials from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Iran, Australia, England, Korea and Malaysia.
“It is our commitment to prepare a new generation of coaches and technical officials equipped with the tools and knowledge to take kho kho to the next level globally. As the sport integrates science and technology in all dimensions, from mat-based play to the Decision Review System, developing human capital is key to sustaining its global growth,” said the president of KKFI, Sudhanshu Mittal.
-Team Sportstar
TABLE TENNIS
UTT Juniors: Dempo Goa Challengers beats PBG Pune Jaguars
Sahil Rawat and Aarya Redkar guided Dempo Goa Challengers to a 7-2 victory over PBG Pune Jaguars in the Dream UTT juniors table tennis tournament at the EKA Arena on Tuesday.
It was the third victory in four matches for Dempo Goa, and it took its tally to 23 points.
Kolkata Thunder Blades also registered its third win in four matches, by beating Dabang Delhi 7-2, and took its tally to 21 points.
The results (league):
Kolkata ThunderBlades bt Dabang Delhi TTC 7-2 (Ritvik Gupta bt Akash Rajavelu 3-11, 11-6, 11-8; Ritvik & Swara Karmakar bt Akash & Dhaani Jain 11-10, 11-9, 11-9; Swara bt Dhaani 11-9, 11-9, 6-11).
Dempo Goa Challengers bt PBG Pune Jaguars 7-2 (Sahil Rawat bt Atharva Nawarange 11-3, 11-4, 5-11; Sahil & Aarya Redkar bt Atharva & Tushti Sood 11-9, 11-7, 11-6; Aarya bt Tushti 11-3, 11-8, 6-11).
– Kamesh Srinivasan
KARTING
Yatharth Gaur becomes first Mini Max Meritus Cup karting champion
Yatharth Gaur of Leapfrog Racing topped the Mini Max class in the third round to become the first champion of the category, which was added to the Meco Meritus Cup Karting competition this year.
Yatharth, the 11-year-old from Faridabad, emerged victorious in the hard-fought season and edged out Chennai’s Rivaan Dev Preetham, who was disqualified in the final race at Coimbatore.
The one point advantage gained in the sixth and final race of the season saw him clinch the honours with 81 points.
Yatharth, who first won a race in the very second round of his debut season in 2023 as a novice, missed 2024 due to an accident and made a successful comeback to karting this year.
-PTI
VOLLEYBALL
India beats Kazakhstan to book CAVA Nations League final spot
India secured a spot in the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) Nations League final after beating Kazakhstan in a nail-biting clash in Fergana, Uzbekistan on Tuesday.
The match ended up being a five-set showdown with India winning 26-24, 19-25, 23-25, 25-21 and 15-13.
India will face Iran in the gold medal match on Wednesday while Kazakhstan will face Pakistan in the bronze medal game.
-Team Sportstar