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Indian sports wrap, April 26: Diksha drops to T-26 at Women’s South Africa Open  Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar dished out a disappointing final round at the International Series Singapore as he finished the tournament with a 2-over 73 and tied 26th on Sunday, after having been in contention for the title earlier in the week at the Sentosa Golf Club.The four-time IGPL winner, Bhullar, also a 11-time Asian Tour winner, had an early birdie on the second, but in the next seven holes, he dropped four shots. On the back nine, he birdied the 10th and the 17th and the 18th, but also double bogeyed the 15th in his 73.The top Indian on the final day was yet another IGPL star, Pukhraj Singh Gill, who shot his best score of the week with a 4-under 67 with five birdies against one bogey to join Bhullar in the T-26th spot.The only other Indian player to make the cut, Karandeep Kochhar (76), also from the IGPL, was 70th.-PTIDiksha drops to T-26 at Women’s South Africa OpenIndian golfer Diksha Dagar managed just one birdie against four bogeys on a rough and windy day at the Investec SA Women’s Open in Cape Town.Diksha slipped down to T-24 with one more day to go in the Ladies European Tour event.Diksha, who has been the leading Indian woman on the LET for many years, had one birdie on the fourth but gave away shots on the eighth and ninth and more bogeys came on the 15th and the 18th.Things were slightly different for Pranavi Urs (74) and Avani Prashanth (75), who, despite over-par rounds, moved up slightly on the leaderboard. Pranavi, who was T-43, is now T-35 and Avani moved up to T-47 from T-53.The other three Indians in the field, Tvesa Malik, Vani Kapoor and Hitaashee Bakshi missed the cut.-PTIGYMNASTICSUttar Pradesh wins junior national titleUttar Pradesh gymnasts took the team title in men’s junior competition of the National gymnastics championships at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
The results: Team: Men: Junior:

1. Uttar Pradesh (Agrim Rawat, Harschit Damodaran, Hrigu Srivastava, Mohd. Zaid Ansari, Soham Sagar Atre, Vikas Yadav) 282.464, 2.Maharashtra (Adhyan Desai, Ayush Dalvi, Mayuresh Vartak, NIshad Narvane, Prasun Amalnerkar, Shreeyash Patil) 270.268, 3. West Bengal (Ayush Debnath, Premanshu Bera, Reetesh Debnath, Sk. Nabhigh Ali, Sohan Haque, Suman Dutta) 267.265.
– Team SportstarPublished on Apr 26, 2026  #Indian #sports #wrap #April #Diksha #drops #T26 #Womens #South #Africa #Open

Indian sports wrap, April 26: Diksha drops to T-26 at Women’s South Africa Open

Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar dished out a disappointing final round at the International Series Singapore as he finished the tournament with a 2-over 73 and tied 26th on Sunday, after having been in contention for the title earlier in the week at the Sentosa Golf Club.

The four-time IGPL winner, Bhullar, also a 11-time Asian Tour winner, had an early birdie on the second, but in the next seven holes, he dropped four shots. On the back nine, he birdied the 10th and the 17th and the 18th, but also double bogeyed the 15th in his 73.

The top Indian on the final day was yet another IGPL star, Pukhraj Singh Gill, who shot his best score of the week with a 4-under 67 with five birdies against one bogey to join Bhullar in the T-26th spot.

The only other Indian player to make the cut, Karandeep Kochhar (76), also from the IGPL, was 70th.

-PTI

Diksha drops to T-26 at Women’s South Africa Open

Indian golfer Diksha Dagar managed just one birdie against four bogeys on a rough and windy day at the Investec SA Women’s Open in Cape Town.

Diksha slipped down to T-24 with one more day to go in the Ladies European Tour event.

Diksha, who has been the leading Indian woman on the LET for many years, had one birdie on the fourth but gave away shots on the eighth and ninth and more bogeys came on the 15th and the 18th.

Things were slightly different for Pranavi Urs (74) and Avani Prashanth (75), who, despite over-par rounds, moved up slightly on the leaderboard. Pranavi, who was T-43, is now T-35 and Avani moved up to T-47 from T-53.

The other three Indians in the field, Tvesa Malik, Vani Kapoor and Hitaashee Bakshi missed the cut.

-PTI

GYMNASTICS

Uttar Pradesh wins junior national title

Uttar Pradesh gymnasts took the team title in men’s junior competition of the National gymnastics championships at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

The results: Team: Men: Junior:

1. Uttar Pradesh (Agrim Rawat, Harschit Damodaran, Hrigu Srivastava, Mohd. Zaid Ansari, Soham Sagar Atre, Vikas Yadav) 282.464, 2.Maharashtra (Adhyan Desai, Ayush Dalvi, Mayuresh Vartak, NIshad Narvane, Prasun Amalnerkar, Shreeyash Patil) 270.268, 3. West Bengal (Ayush Debnath, Premanshu Bera, Reetesh Debnath, Sk. Nabhigh Ali, Sohan Haque, Suman Dutta) 267.265.

– Team Sportstar

Published on Apr 26, 2026

#Indian #sports #wrap #April #Diksha #drops #T26 #Womens #South #Africa #Open

Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar dished out a disappointing final round at the International Series Singapore as he finished the tournament with a 2-over 73 and tied 26th on Sunday, after having been in contention for the title earlier in the week at the Sentosa Golf Club.

The four-time IGPL winner, Bhullar, also a 11-time Asian Tour winner, had an early birdie on the second, but in the next seven holes, he dropped four shots. On the back nine, he birdied the 10th and the 17th and the 18th, but also double bogeyed the 15th in his 73.

The top Indian on the final day was yet another IGPL star, Pukhraj Singh Gill, who shot his best score of the week with a 4-under 67 with five birdies against one bogey to join Bhullar in the T-26th spot.

The only other Indian player to make the cut, Karandeep Kochhar (76), also from the IGPL, was 70th.

-PTI

Diksha drops to T-26 at Women’s South Africa Open

Indian golfer Diksha Dagar managed just one birdie against four bogeys on a rough and windy day at the Investec SA Women’s Open in Cape Town.

Diksha slipped down to T-24 with one more day to go in the Ladies European Tour event.

Diksha, who has been the leading Indian woman on the LET for many years, had one birdie on the fourth but gave away shots on the eighth and ninth and more bogeys came on the 15th and the 18th.

Things were slightly different for Pranavi Urs (74) and Avani Prashanth (75), who, despite over-par rounds, moved up slightly on the leaderboard. Pranavi, who was T-43, is now T-35 and Avani moved up to T-47 from T-53.

The other three Indians in the field, Tvesa Malik, Vani Kapoor and Hitaashee Bakshi missed the cut.

-PTI

GYMNASTICS

Uttar Pradesh wins junior national title

Uttar Pradesh gymnasts took the team title in men’s junior competition of the National gymnastics championships at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

The results: Team: Men: Junior:

1. Uttar Pradesh (Agrim Rawat, Harschit Damodaran, Hrigu Srivastava, Mohd. Zaid Ansari, Soham Sagar Atre, Vikas Yadav) 282.464, 2.Maharashtra (Adhyan Desai, Ayush Dalvi, Mayuresh Vartak, NIshad Narvane, Prasun Amalnerkar, Shreeyash Patil) 270.268, 3. West Bengal (Ayush Debnath, Premanshu Bera, Reetesh Debnath, Sk. Nabhigh Ali, Sohan Haque, Suman Dutta) 267.265.

– Team Sportstar

Published on Apr 26, 2026

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Deadspin | Rays pitcher Griffin Jax backed by powerful lineup against Twins <div id=""><section id="0" class=" w-full"><div class="xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0"><img src="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/28786686.jpg" srcset="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/28786686.jpg" alt="MLB: Tampa Bay Rays at Pittsburgh Pirates" class="w-full" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager"/><span class="text-0.8 leading-tight">Apr 17, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Griffin Jax throws as Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin steals second during the sixth inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Philip G. Pavely-Imagn Images<!-- --> <!-- --> </span></div></section><section id="section-1"> <p>Looking for a way to get right-handed reliever Griffin Jax back on track, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash is starting him against the team that traded him last summer, the visiting Minnesota Twins, in their series finale on Sunday.</p> </section><section id="section-2"> <p>Jax was one of the American League’s top setup relievers when he was obtained on July 31 for starter Taj Bradley. But Jax is off to a slow start this season (1-2, 8.00 ERA), allowing six earned runs in seven innings pitched in April, and has allowed at least one earned run in two of his last three appearances.</p> </section><section id="section-3"> <p>It will be the second time Jax has faced his old team. He pitched two shutout innings of relief in a 4-1 win over the Twins in Minneapolis on April 5, allowing two hits and a walk.</p> </section><section id="section-4"> <p>Right-hander Jesse Scholtens (1-1, 2.93) will handle the bulk role as the Rays go for the series sweep and their fourth straight win.</p> </section><section id="section-5"> <p>Scholtens is 0-3 with a 9.64 ERA in three career appearances (one start) against Minnesota, all of which came in the 2023 season with a Chicago White Sox team that lost 101 games.</p> </section><section id="section-6"> <p>Scholtens made the start in a 6-1 loss to Cincinnati on Monday and allowed five runs, including a two-run homer to Sal Stewart in the first inning, on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out six and didn’t walk a batter.</p> </section><section id="section-7"> <p>The Twins, who have lost four straight games and eight of their last nine, will start right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson (0-3, 5.96), who is 0-0 with a 3.31 ERA in three career starts against the Rays.</p> </section><section id="section-8"> <p>Woods Richardson will try and cool down a Tampa Bay offense that has hit five home runs in the first two games of the series, all of which have traveled more than 400 feet.</p> </section><br/><section id="section-9"> <p>Junior Caminero and Jonathan Aranda both belted two home runs in Friday’s 6-2 victory, with one of Caminero’s landing over the batter’s eye in center field and measuring a career-long 450 feet.</p> </section> <section id="section-10"> <p>Jake Fraley hit a two-run shot 401 feet to right-center off Bailey Ober in the fourth inning to highlight Saturday’s 6-1 victory.</p> </section><section id="section-11"> <p>“This lineup is dynamic,” Fraley said. “If we’re having trouble driving the baseball, we’re able to lean on ‘small ball’ a little bit. We’ve got a lot of guys in the lineup that are able to do it well. And then these last two games, we were able to put it in the stands.”</p> </section><section id="section-12"> <p>Left-hander Shane McClanahan, who has missed the last two seasons due to Tommy John and left triceps surgeries, picked up his first win at Tropicana Field since 2023, allowing three hits and striking out seven over five shutout innings.</p> </section><section id="section-13"> <p>“I was happy for him,” Cash said of the two-time All-Star. “Want to see that continue to build. We all know how special Shane can be in our rotation, and he’s working hard to get to that point. Today was another good step for him.”</p> </section><section id="section-14"> <p>The Twins, who have been outscored 25-13 in their last four games, wasted a quality start by Ober, who allowed two runs on three hits over six innings. Reliever Taylor Rogers was roughed up for three runs in the seventh without registering an out. Jonny DeLuca greeted him with a leadoff pinch-hit double into the left field corner and Ben Williamson followed with an RBI triple to the wall in left-center. Rogers then walked Cedric Mullins with a pitch to end his appearance.</p> </section><section id="section-15"> <p>Minnesota batters were just 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Royce Lewis broke up the shutout with two outs in the ninth with a bloop single to center, driving in Luke Keaschall, who had been hit by a pitch.</p> </section><section id="section-16"> <p>“We’re not worried about this group,” catcher Ryan Jeffers said. “It’s the ebbs and flows of baseball.”</p> </section><section id="section-17"> <p>Despite the recent rough stretch, the Twins are third in the American League Central, just 2 1/2 games behind the first place Cleveland Guardians.</p> </section><br/><section id="section-18"> <p>–Field Level Media</p> </section> </div> #Deadspin #Rays #pitcher #Griffin #Jax #backed #powerful #lineup #Twins

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India’s Honor of Kings squad for the Esports Nations Cup 2026 was announced on Tuesday, with Ainul ‘Senpai’ Haidery leading the team in the tournament scheduled in Riyadh later this year.

NODWIN Gaming, India’s National Team Partner for the Nations Cup, announced the full team, which will compete between November 2 and 29 in Saudi Arabia.

Led by Revenant Xspark’s Ainul ‘Senpai’ Haidery, one of India’s leading Junglers, the team also features one of the country’s finest Clash Lane players in Deadshot. The duo recently won the Bengaluru leg of the Kings Arise India City Tour. Gradyano Valendy (Rinnqt), who was previously appointed as the team’s head coach by NODWIN, will oversee India’s preparations for ENC 2026.

“The Honor of Kings esports scene in India has grown tremendously in a short span of time, and this roster reflects the depth of talent that has emerged across different organisations. Representing India at the Esports Nations Cup is both an honour and a responsibility, and every player understands what this opportunity means,” Senpai said.

“We want to deliver performances the community can be proud of, establish India as a strong competitor on the global Honor of Kings stage, and inspire more players to pursue the game competitively.”

India’s full squad Honor of Kings at ENC 2026

Rahul Lavhate (Kyurem)

Aashish Chouhan (Deadshot)

Ainul Haidery (Senpai)

Saurabh Jagadale (Kael)

Bezalel Hmar (Eto).

Substitutes

Aryan Gulati (TT), Saad Sardar (Darkness)

The finals of Honor of Kings at ENC 2026 will take place from November 24 to 29, featuring 24 national teams competing for a prize pool of USD 1.32 million (~INR 12.5 crore).

A total of 64 countries and territories have officially submitted and confirmed their participation in the tournament.

Alongside India’s Special Invite, the Esports Foundation allocated 12 direct invitations through the ENC Ranking system, which aggregates points earned by players based on their performances in official Honor of Kings competitions until July 5, 2026.

The remaining nine qualification spots will be decided through regional online qualifiers, scheduled for July 18 to 19, while the final two places at the ENC Finals will be filled through wildcard invitations, comprising one Host Region slot and one Solidarity slot.

India has now secured representation in five titles at ENC 2026: Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), Chess, Honor of Kings, Trackmania and VALORANT. Similar to Honor of Kings, the nation has also earned a special invite in BGMI.

The country’s MOBA Legends: 5v5! squad also remains in contention for a direct invitation to the main event and, if required, will compete in the regional qualifiers scheduled for August 15 to 16.

Published on Jul 21, 2026

#Esports #Nations #Cup #India #squad #named #Honor #Kings #special #invite #ENC">Esports Nations Cup 2026 — India squad named for Honor of Kings after special invite at ENC  India’s Honor of Kings squad for the Esports Nations Cup 2026 was announced on Tuesday, with Ainul ‘Senpai’ Haidery leading the team in the tournament scheduled in Riyadh later this year.NODWIN Gaming, India’s National Team Partner for the Nations Cup, announced the full team, which will compete between November 2 and 29 in Saudi Arabia.Led by Revenant Xspark’s Ainul ‘Senpai’ Haidery, one of India’s leading Junglers, the team also features one of the country’s finest Clash Lane players in Deadshot. The duo recently won the Bengaluru leg of the Kings Arise India City Tour. Gradyano Valendy (Rinnqt), who was previously appointed as the team’s head coach by NODWIN, will oversee India’s preparations for ENC 2026.“The Honor of Kings esports scene in India has grown tremendously in a short span of time, and this roster reflects the depth of talent that has emerged across different organisations. Representing India at the Esports Nations Cup is both an honour and a responsibility, and every player understands what this opportunity means,” Senpai said.“We want to deliver performances the community can be proud of, establish India as a strong competitor on the global Honor of Kings stage, and inspire more players to pursue the game competitively.”
India’s full squad Honor of Kings at ENC 2026

Rahul Lavhate (Kyurem)

Aashish Chouhan (Deadshot)

Ainul Haidery (Senpai)

Saurabh Jagadale (Kael)

Bezalel Hmar (Eto).

Substitutes

Aryan Gulati (TT), Saad Sardar (Darkness)
The finals of Honor of Kings at ENC 2026 will take place from November 24 to 29, featuring 24 national teams competing for a prize pool of USD 1.32 million (~INR 12.5 crore).A total of 64 countries and territories have officially submitted and confirmed their participation in the tournament.Alongside India’s Special Invite, the Esports Foundation allocated 12 direct invitations through the ENC Ranking system, which aggregates points earned by players based on their performances in official Honor of Kings competitions until July 5, 2026.The remaining nine qualification spots will be decided through regional online qualifiers, scheduled for July 18 to 19, while the final two places at the ENC Finals will be filled through wildcard invitations, comprising one Host Region slot and one Solidarity slot.India has now secured representation in five titles at ENC 2026: Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), Chess, Honor of Kings, Trackmania and VALORANT. Similar to Honor of Kings, the nation has also earned a special invite in BGMI.The country’s MOBA Legends: 5v5! squad also remains in contention for a direct invitation to the main event and, if required, will compete in the regional qualifiers scheduled for August 15 to 16.Published on Jul 21, 2026  #Esports #Nations #Cup #India #squad #named #Honor #Kings #special #invite #ENC

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