Indian sports wrap, November 1: Pranavi Urs secures top 20 finish in Taiwan

FILE PHOTO: India's Pranavi Urs finished the four rounds with a score of nine under par. | Photo Credit: Reuters

GOLF

Pranavi logs another top-20 finish in Taiwan

India’s star golfer Pranavi Urs shot a solid four-under 68 to round off a decent week at the Wistron Ladies Open, finishing Tied-17th in Chinese Taipei on Sunday.

This was her ninth top-20 finish of the season, which has also had two top-5 finishes including one at her home event — the Hero Women’s Indian Open.

She ended with rounds of 70-68-73-68 to be nine-under 279 here.

South Africa’s Casandra Alexander put on a great show on the final day, winning by three strokes after a final round of 64 (-8) at the Sunrise Golf and Country Club.

Pranavi had three birdies and one bogey on either side of the course.

-PTI

BASKETBALL

Youth Nationals: Karnataka, Maharashtra book semifinal spots in women’s event

In the girls’ semifinals, powerhouse Karnataka awaits the winner of the clash between Kerala and Haryana, while host Maharashtra will lock horns with the winner of the Chandigarh versus Tamil Nadu fixture.

In the boys’ section, a dominant Rajasthan line-up will take on the winner of the Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh quarterfinal, while title-contenders Tamil Nadu are scheduled to play the winner of the Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh match.

RESULTS (Quarterfinals)

Girls

Karnataka 79 (Mahek Sharma 22, HS Shreshta 17, Aanchal P Seervi 18, Vibha S M 12, Aadhya Vijay 10) bt Chhattisgarh 55 (Rumi Konwar 26); Maharashtra 68 (Siya Bhonsle 17, Sawa Bhagat 12, Tanvi Jadhav 11, Vaishnavi Pardeshi 11, Sawan Saranaya 10) bt Telangana 53 (Mytri Reddy Daggula 22, Saanvi Kolisetty 11, Divyansi Mishra 10)

Boys

Rajasthan 86 (Jay Sharma 19, Abhishek Chowdary 15, Akshay Nayak 13, Himanshu 10) bt Kerala 70 (Joel Jose 21, Govind Govar 19, Niranjan S R 11); Tamil Nadu 93 (Sarvesh Raghu 20, Ranjith K 19, Fyodor Athithan 17, Barati Vaj 16, Arunpandi B 10) bt Gujarat 80 (Mahendra Singh Jaitawat 18, Amit Sariya 17, Garvit Grover 15)

MOTORSPORT

Indian Racing Festival in Greater Noida comes to an end

Aryan Narola of Goa Aces JA Racing and Ruhaan Alva of Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru emerged champions in the F4 Indian Championship and Indian Racing League (IRL), respectively, as the Indian Racing Festival concluded its two-day Buddh International Circuit (BIC) leg in Greater Noida on Sunday.

TENNIS

Karan Singh, Atharva Sharma win ITF doubles event in Egypt

Roundglass Tennis Academy (RGTA) athlete Karan Singh added another prestigious international trophy to his cabinet, capturing the men’s doubles title at the ITF Men’s World Tennis Tour M15 tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Partnering with fellow Indian player Atharva Sharma, the top-seeded duo delivered a masterclass in tactical discipline, sharp net play, and mental fortitude throughout the tournament, which ran from October 26 to November 1, 2026.

This victory marks Karan’s fifth title of the year, and underscores his incredible recent momentum, standing as his third title win and fifth final appearance in the last two months.