SQUASH
World Junior squash: Anahat, Aryaveer advance to round-of-16
Anahat Singh and Aryaveer Dewan advanced to the round of 16 at the World Squash Junior Individual Championships in Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday.
Women’s top seed Anahat brushed aside Hong Kong’s Pui Yin Chole Lo in straight games in the round of 32 and will next meet Malaysian 13/16 seed Doyce Ye San Lee.
Aryaveer, seeded 5/8, eased past South African Joseph Feast in straight games in the round of 32 and will take on American 9/12 seed Yaseen Shalaby next.
Meanwhile, Gurveer Singh, Yusha Nafees, Saanvi Kalanki, Rudra Singh and Anika Dubey lost to higher seeded opponents.
Results (Round of 32):
Men:
5/8-Aryaveer Dewan bt Joseph Feast (RSA) 11-4, 11-3, 11-3; 2-Adam Hawal (Egy) bt Gurveer Singh 11-6, 11-8, 11-3; 5/8-Nickhileswar Moganasundharam (Mas) bt Yusha Nafees 11-9, 11-7, 11-8.
Women:
5/8-Savannah Moxham (Bel) bt Saanvi Kalanki 11-7, 11-4, 11-2; 3/4-Barb Sameh (Egy) bt Rudra Singh 11-5, 11-6, 11-1; Tsz Ching Cheung (HK) bt Anika Dubey 11-6, 11-7, 11-5; 1-Anahat Singh bt Pui Yin Chole Lo (HK) 11-3, 11-1, 11-3.
– Team Sportstar
HOCKEY
Indian boys beat Pakistan, Oman in Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship
The Indian sub-junior boys’ team maintained its winning run, outplaying Pakistan and Oman in the Elite Pool of the FIH Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship here.
Led by Ketan Kushwaha, India first registered an emphatic 14-0 win over Oman, with the skipper scoring four goals (6’, 11’, 15’, 20’). Against Pakistan, India prevailed 7-4, with Karan Gautam (5’, 9’, 19’) completing a hat-trick.
The Indian sub-junior girls, meanwhile, were held to a 2-2 draw by China before thrashing Uzbekistan 16-0 in another Elite Pool match.
Trailing for most of the contest after Chen Ge (4’) put China ahead, India fought back through Nousheen Naz (16’, 17’), who scored twice to give her side the lead. However, Jiaxin Guo (19’) netted a late equaliser to earn China a share of the points.
The tournament serves as a qualifier for the inaugural FIH Youth Hockey5s World Cup.
– PTI
ESPORTS
India’s Rocket League team secures qualification for Esports Nations Cup 2026
India has qualified for the Rocket League main event at the inaugural Esports Nations Cup (ENC) 2026 after an impressive run in the Asia-Pacific Regional Qualifier.
The team secured one of the region’s three qualification spots and will represent the country at the global nation-based esports competition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from November 2 to 29, 2026. Abscrazy, Karvin, Riyal, and substitute Jay booked India’s place at the inaugural global nation-based esports competition. Rocket League at ENC 2026 will feature 48 teams competing for a prize pool of USD 1.32 million (~INR 12.5 crore).
– Team Sportstar
Published on Jul 22, 2026
