Gunjan won Youth Olympic gold in Dakar, and Ambekar Meetei’s win the same day gave India its first boxing titles at the Games. The men’s cricket team collapsed for 89 against New Zealand, Lakshya Sen reached the Kumamoto semi-finals, and the National Sports Awards were presented in Delhi.
Gunjan wins Youth Olympic boxing gold in Dakar
Gunjan beat Algeria’s Bouthaina Bensalah 5-0 in the women’s 48kg final on Thursday, becoming India’s first female Youth Olympic boxing gold medallist. Ambekar Meetei had earlier won the men’s 50kg gold, 3-2 against Ireland’s Kristian Jubani. India finished the Dakar Games with 10 medals: two gold, three silver and five bronze.
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India bowled out for 89 in Mount Maunganui ODI
India were all out for 89 in 26.4 overs chasing 334 at Bay Oval, losing by 244 runs. Matt Henry took 6 for 27, and Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer were all dismissed for ducks in the first over. Will Young made 125 for New Zealand. India still lead the five-match series 2-1, with the decider on Sunday.
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Lakshya Sen reaches Kumamoto Masters semi-finals
Lakshya Sen beat Japan’s Yushi Tanaka 21-16, 21-15 in 40 minutes to reach the Kumamoto Masters Super 500 semi-finals. The world No. 13 is chasing a place in the BWF World Tour Finals top eight. Kidambi Srikanth lost 22-24, 15-21 to Koki Watanabe after leading 12-5 in the second game.
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India meet Pakistan in the U19 Asia Cup final
India will face Pakistan in the Under-19 Asia Cup final on Saturday at Al Amerat, Oman, chasing a record ninth title. Pakistan beat India by three wickets in the group stage on 8 November, with Hamza Zahoor scoring an unbeaten 100 and Arjun Rajput making 107. Ishan Sood is India’s key bowler.
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President presents National Sports Awards 2025
President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Sports Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Seventeen athletes received the Arjuna Award, including Tejaswin Shankar, Priyanka Goswami, Divya Deshmukh, Vidit Gujarathi, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand. Lalremsiami became the first Arjuna awardee from Mizoram, and Isaiah Arumainayagam received the lifetime Arjuna Award.
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Dhochak and Sirohi lead women’s wrestling squad
Kajal Dhochak (76kg) and Neelam Sirohi (50kg) lead India’s women’s squad for the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Polokwane, South Africa, from 4 to 6 December. Selection trials were held in Delhi on Friday. Amruta Pujari won the 72kg spot by beating RSPB’s Bipasha.
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Indian Women’s League 2026-27 kicks off
The Indian Women’s League 2026-27 began on Friday with eight clubs playing 56 matches. Lxme is the competition’s first title sponsor, while Capri Sports has signed a 15-year partnership with the All India Football Federation to support the women’s game.
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Pochettino named Manchester United head coach
Mauricio Pochettino has been appointed Manchester United head coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract from 18 November, leaving the United States men’s national team. He replaces the sacked Michael Carrick, with United 18th in the Premier League after 10 games.
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