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#Indian #sports #wrap #April #Veteran #Indian #golfer #Vijay #Kumar #passes">Indian sports wrap, April 29: Veteran Indian golfer Vijay Kumar passes away GOLF
Veteran Indian golfer Vijay Kumar dies
Veteran Indian golfer Vijay Kumar has died in his home town Lucknow due to a heart attack. He was 57.
The winner of the 2002 Indian Open and a four-time Order of Merit champion, Vijay was among the most accomplished and respected names in Indian professional golf.
Vijay turned professional in 1988. He dominated Indian domestic golf from the mid-1990s to the early part of the next decade with an illustrious career marked by numerous titles.
Vijay’s iconic triumph at the 2002 Indian Open remains a landmark moment in Indian golf. He is one of only nine Indian golfers to have won the Indian Open. Vijay also represented India at the Alfred Dunhill Cup 1999, played at St. Andrews in Scotland.
Widely admired for his skill, consistency, competitive spirit and exemplary conduct, Vijay inspired generations of golfers and contributed significantly to the growth of the sport in the country.
Kapil Dev, President, DP World Professional Golf Tour of India, said, “Vijay Kumar ji was one of the true stalwarts of Indian golf. His achievements, humility and commitment to the sport made him a role model for generations of golfers.
“His passing is a great loss to Indian golf, and we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones.”
-PTI
CRICKET
Super Kings Academy to continue across six centres in Chennai
The Super Kings Academy’s summer cricket coaching camp will continue in May at the six centres in Chennai, the Chennai Super Kings announced on Wednesday.
Super Kings Academy is a cricket coaching centre for boys and girls with state-of-the-art infrastructure and expert coaching.
An initiative by Chennai Super Kings, the Academy was launched in April 2022. Super Kings Academy has more than 45 centres operating across India, the USA, Australia and Canada.
The summer camp will be held from May 1 to 31.
In Chennai, the camp will be held at Thoraipakkam, Velachery (Guru Nanak College), Porur (Sri Ramachandra Medical College), Vanagaram (SV High School), Injambakkam (Akshar Arbol International School) and Ottiambakkam (MS Dhoni Global School).
All boys and girls aged six to 23 will be able to join the camp.
-Team Sportstar
Published on Apr 29, 2026
GOLFVeteran Indian golfer Vijay Kumar diesVeteran Indian golfer Vijay Kumar has died in his home…
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#Indian #sports #wrap #April #Rugby #Premier #League #womens #franchises #S8UL #represent #India #Worlds">Indian sports wrap, April 27: Rugby Premier League to have women’s franchises; S8UL to represent India at Worlds
RUGBY
Rugby Premier League Season 2 introduces women’s franchises
The second edition of the Rugby Premier League will introduce women’s franchises, building on the success of the men’s league in the 2025 season.
Four of the existing six men’s teams—Chennai Bulls (owned by Avid Sys Sports), Delhi Redz (owned by RMZ Corp), Mumbai Dreamers (owned by Dream Sports), and Kolkata Banga Tigers (owned by Hunch Ventures), formerly Kalinga Black Tigers and now relocated from Bhubaneswar to Kolkata—will also field women’s teams.
“It has always been our dream at Rugby India to have an RPL Women’s edition. This year, that dream comes to fruition,” Rahul Bose, President, Rugby India, said.
The 2026 edition of the Rugby Premier League is scheduled to be held from June 16–28 at Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad. The player draft and auction for the four women’s teams and six men’s teams, including Hyderabad Heroes and Bengaluru Bravehearts, will take place in Hyderabad on April 30.
Sujoy Ganguly, CMO, GMR Sports, added, “At GMR Sports, we have always believed in building platforms that drive meaningful change in Indian sport. The inclusion of women’s teams in the Rugby Premier League is a natural and important progression for the league.”
ESPORTS
S8UL wins national qualifier to seal spot in Pokémon UNITE World Championship
S8UL won the India Qualifier of the Pokémon UNITE World Championship Series 2026, and will now represent the country at the Worlds in San Francisco between August 28 and 30.
The tournament will feature a prize pool of USD 500,000 (~INR 4.7 crore).
The India Qualifier featured a double-elimination format, with all matches played as best-of-three series except the grand finals, which were contested in a best-of-five showdown.
Led by Captain Manmohan Singh (All Might), the S8UL roster comprising Anklesh Satelkar (Novaa), Darshan Nate (Kai), Naitik Jain (Wolf), and Md Sarim Hasan (Qing) delivered a commanding performance throughout the tournament.
With the win in the qualifier, S8UL claimed USD 15,000 (~INR 14.1 lakh) from the tournament’s overall USD 25,000 (~INR 23.5 lakh) prize pool.
“For us, the focus was on staying disciplined, communicating clearly, and adapting quickly in every match. I’m proud of the way everyone on the team stepped up when it mattered most,” Manmohan Singh, aka All Might, Captain of S8UL’s Pokémon UNITE team, said.
Published on Apr 27, 2026
RUGBY
Rugby Premier League Season 2 introduces women’s franchises
The second edition of the Rugby Premier League will introduce women’s franchises, building on the success of the men’s league in the 2025 season.
Four of the existing six men’s teams—Chennai Bulls (owned by Avid Sys Sports), Delhi Redz (owned by RMZ Corp), Mumbai Dreamers (owned by Dream Sports), and Kolkata Banga Tigers (owned by Hunch Ventures), formerly Kalinga Black Tigers and now relocated from Bhubaneswar to Kolkata—will also field women’s teams.
“It has always been our dream at Rugby India to have an RPL Women’s edition. This year, that dream comes to fruition,” Rahul Bose, President, Rugby India, said.
The 2026 edition of the Rugby Premier League is scheduled to be held from June 16–28 at Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad. The player draft and auction for the four women’s teams and six men’s teams, including Hyderabad Heroes and Bengaluru Bravehearts, will take place in Hyderabad on April 30.
Sujoy Ganguly, CMO, GMR Sports, added, “At GMR Sports, we have always believed in building platforms that drive meaningful change in Indian sport. The inclusion of women’s teams in the Rugby Premier League is a natural and important progression for the league.”
ESPORTS
S8UL wins national qualifier to seal spot in Pokémon UNITE World Championship
S8UL won the India Qualifier of the Pokémon UNITE World Championship Series 2026, and will now represent the country at the Worlds in San Francisco between August 28 and 30.
The tournament will feature a prize pool of USD 500,000 (~INR 4.7 crore).
The India Qualifier featured a double-elimination format, with all matches played as best-of-three series except the grand finals, which were contested in a best-of-five showdown.
Led by Captain Manmohan Singh (All Might), the S8UL roster comprising Anklesh Satelkar (Novaa), Darshan Nate (Kai), Naitik Jain (Wolf), and Md Sarim Hasan (Qing) delivered a commanding performance throughout the tournament.
With the win in the qualifier, S8UL claimed USD 15,000 (~INR 14.1 lakh) from the tournament’s overall USD 25,000 (~INR 23.5 lakh) prize pool.
“For us, the focus was on staying disciplined, communicating clearly, and adapting quickly in every match. I’m proud of the way everyone on the team stepped up when it mattered most,” Manmohan Singh, aka All Might, Captain of S8UL’s Pokémon UNITE team, said.
Published on Apr 27, 2026
RUGBYRugby Premier League Season 2 introduces women’s franchisesThe second edition of the Rugby Premier League…
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#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
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.
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 golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar dished out a disappointing final round at the International Series Singapore…
![Indian sports wrap, April 19: Aditi Ashok cards 69 to move to T-36 in Los Angeles GOLFAditi Ashok cards 69 to move to T-36 in Los AngelesIndia’s Aditi Ashok fought back with three birdies on the back nine to move up to tied 36th place with a third-round card of 3-under 69 at the JM Eagle Los Angeles Championship.Aditi birdied the sixth but gave it back on the Par-5 seventh. On the back nine, she birdied the 11th and added two more gains on the 16th and the 18th for a 69, after 70-72 on the first two days.Korea’s Sei Young Kim led by two following a roller-coaster round of 71. She had five birdies on the front and ran up an eight-stroke lead with five holes left at El Caballero Country Club.She then bogeyed four times in a row the 14th to the 17th. Her late meltdown with four straight bogeys gave two-time event winner Hannah Green and others a foot in the door.She salvaged an up-and-down from off the back of the 18th green to salvage a two-shot advantage.Kim (71) is 15-under, while Green, the 2023 and 2024 champion at Wilshire Country Club, had a 67 to join Suvichaya Vinijchaitham (67), Jessica Porvasnik (68) and Ina Yoon (71) at 13 under. Former UCLA star Patty Tavatanakit was another stroke back after a 67.– PTIPranavi shoots 3-under to move to 30th place in JoburgPranavi Urs, the lone Indian in the weekend rounds, carded 3-under 70 to rise up to the 30th place at the Joburg Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour.After 70-74 on the first two days, she had six birdies against three bogeys and reached 5-under for 54 holes and was placed a respectable T-30th in the Euros 330,000 event.The other Indian golfers, Diksha Dagar, Tvesa Malik, Avani Prashanth and Hitaashee Bakshi, missed the 36-hole cut at the Par-73 course measuring 6710 yards.Three French golfers, all past winners on Ladies European Tour (LET), Camille Chevalier, Celine Herbin and Agathe Laisne went low on moving day at Randpark Golf Club. They will now play in the final group.Chevalier and Herbin lead the way on 16-under par after carding rounds of 67 (-6) and 68 (-5) respectively in South Africa.– PTITENNISBalaji-Oberleitner pair wins Challenger title in PortugalIndia’s N Sriram Balaji and his Austrian partner Neil Oberleitner won the doubles title at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Oeiras, Portugal, on Saturday.The third-seeded Indo-Austrian duo beat Nicolas Barrientos of Colombia and Ariel Behar of Uruguay 6-7(7), 6-4, [11-9] in the final after saving a match point in the super tiebreak. The pair gained 125 ranking points.It is the 18th career title on the second-tier challenger tour for Balaji and fourth in 2026 with Oberleitner.Vaidehee Chaudhari and Dutch player Jasmijn Gimbrere finished as runner-up at the women’s USD 40,000 ITF event in Bujumbura, Burundi. The duo lost 4-6, 7-5, [10-5] to the American-Dutch pair of Julia Adams and Merel Hoedt.On the junior circuit, teen sensation Maaya Rajeshwaran defeated Spain’s Paola Pinera Celorio 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 to clinch the J300 title in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France, while Arnav Paparkar beat Japan’s Kanta Watanabe 6-1, 6-2 in the J200 final in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.– Team SportstarPublished on Apr 19, 2026 #Indian #sports #wrap #April #Aditi #Ashok #cards #move #T36 #Los #Angeles](https://i3.wp.com/ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/smkm4e/article70880292.ece/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1200/2271859879.jpg?ssl=1 "Indian sports wrap, April 19: Aditi Ashok cards 69 to move to T-36 in Los Angeles GOLFAditi Ashok cards 69 to move to T-36 in Los AngelesIndia’s Aditi Ashok fought back with three birdies on the back nine to move up to tied 36th place with a third-round card of 3-under 69 at the JM Eagle Los Angeles Championship.Aditi birdied the sixth but gave it back on the Par-5 seventh. On the back nine, she birdied the 11th and added two more gains on the 16th and the 18th for a 69, after 70-72 on the first two days.Korea’s Sei Young Kim led by two following a roller-coaster round of 71. She had five birdies on the front and ran up an eight-stroke lead with five holes left at El Caballero Country Club.She then bogeyed four times in a row the 14th to the 17th. Her late meltdown with four straight bogeys gave two-time event winner Hannah Green and others a foot in the door.She salvaged an up-and-down from off the back of the 18th green to salvage a two-shot advantage.Kim (71) is 15-under, while Green, the 2023 and 2024 champion at Wilshire Country Club, had a 67 to join Suvichaya Vinijchaitham (67), Jessica Porvasnik (68) and Ina Yoon (71) at 13 under. Former UCLA star Patty Tavatanakit was another stroke back after a 67.– PTIPranavi shoots 3-under to move to 30th place in JoburgPranavi Urs, the lone Indian in the weekend rounds, carded 3-under 70 to rise up to the 30th place at the Joburg Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour.After 70-74 on the first two days, she had six birdies against three bogeys and reached 5-under for 54 holes and was placed a respectable T-30th in the Euros 330,000 event.The other Indian golfers, Diksha Dagar, Tvesa Malik, Avani Prashanth and Hitaashee Bakshi, missed the 36-hole cut at the Par-73 course measuring 6710 yards.Three French golfers, all past winners on Ladies European Tour (LET), Camille Chevalier, Celine Herbin and Agathe Laisne went low on moving day at Randpark Golf Club. They will now play in the final group.Chevalier and Herbin lead the way on 16-under par after carding rounds of 67 (-6) and 68 (-5) respectively in South Africa.– PTITENNISBalaji-Oberleitner pair wins Challenger title in PortugalIndia’s N Sriram Balaji and his Austrian partner Neil Oberleitner won the doubles title at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Oeiras, Portugal, on Saturday.The third-seeded Indo-Austrian duo beat Nicolas Barrientos of Colombia and Ariel Behar of Uruguay 6-7(7), 6-4, [11-9] in the final after saving a match point in the super tiebreak. The pair gained 125 ranking points.It is the 18th career title on the second-tier challenger tour for Balaji and fourth in 2026 with Oberleitner.Vaidehee Chaudhari and Dutch player Jasmijn Gimbrere finished as runner-up at the women’s USD 40,000 ITF event in Bujumbura, Burundi. The duo lost 4-6, 7-5, [10-5] to the American-Dutch pair of Julia Adams and Merel Hoedt.On the junior circuit, teen sensation Maaya Rajeshwaran defeated Spain’s Paola Pinera Celorio 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 to clinch the J300 title in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France, while Arnav Paparkar beat Japan’s Kanta Watanabe 6-1, 6-2 in the J200 final in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.– Team SportstarPublished on Apr 19, 2026 #Indian #sports #wrap #April #Aditi #Ashok #cards #move #T36 #Los #Angeles")