Manisha’s brace seals India’s win against Estonia

Alanya (Turkey): The Indian football team withstood a late charge by Estonia to pick up a hard-fought 4-3 win in the Turkish Women’s Cup. This was India’s first victory against a European nation. Manisha Kalyan struck in the 17th and 81st minutes while Indumathi Kathiresan (62nd) and Pyari Xaxa (79th) scored the other goals for the Chaoba Devi-coached side. Lisette Tammik (32nd), Vlada Kubassova (88th) and Mari Liis Lillemae (90th) found the target for Estonia.

Chandigarh
BAM Khalsa College beat FA Mahilpur in semifinals

Garhshankar’s BAM Khalsa College beat PHS FA Mahilpur in the semifinals after a 4-2 tie-breaker win in the 61st All India Principal Harbhajan Singh Memorial Football Tournament. In the club event, Namdhari FC beat CRPF Jalandhar 2-1.

Pune
Mukund storms into quarterfinals at MahaOpen

Indian wildcard entry Sasikumar Mukund trounced British qualifier Felix Gill 6-1 6-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the MahaOpen ATP Challenger 100 event. In doubles, top seeds Arjun Kadhe and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, and Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan entered the quarterfinals.

Panchkula
PKL: Puneri Paltan beat Yoddhas to top league stage

Puneri Paltan overturned a 13-point deficit to beat UP Yoddhas 40-38 and finish at the top of the points table in the Pro Kabaddi League. —Agencies