Indian sports wrap, November 25: East Bengal crashes out of Sikkim Governor’s Gold Cup
FOOTBALL
East Bengal lost 0-1 against Services in their Sikkim Governor’s Gold Cup quarterfinal clash at the Paljor Stadium in Gangtok on Tuesday.
With the scores level at 0-0, the match headed into extra-time, where Abhishek Pawar found the net in the 93rd minute to guide Services to victory.
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CRICKET
Cooch Behar Trophy: Bengal secures innings win against Chandigarh
Agastya Shukla and Rohit captured four wickets apiece as Bengal outplayed Chandigarh by an innings and 204 runs in an Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy match at the Bengal Cricket Academy ground here on Tuesday.
The scores
Bengal 628/7 decl. in 129 overs bt Chandigarh 122 in 32.5 overs and 302 in 61.2 overs (Aditya 111 n.o., Markanday Panchal 59, Rupesh Yadav 50, Agastya Shukla 4/64, Rohit 4/83).
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Mandaviya felicitates Indian women after Blind T20 World Cup triumph
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated the members of the Indian women’s cricket team at his residence on Tuesday for the recent victory in the inaugural Blind Twenty20 World Cup.
The Indian women’s team defeated Nepal by seven wickets in the final in Colombo on Sunday and remained undefeated in the six-team tournament.
“The Indian women’s blind cricket team has done the nation proud,” Mandaviya said, hailing the victory of the cricketers.
“Their victory is a huge inspiration for both specially-abled sportspersons and anyone who aims to bring glory to the country.” The blind cricket side’s triumph came closely on the heels of the Indian women’s team’s first-ever World Cup victory.
Captain of the Indian team, Deepika TC, said: “His (Dr Mandaviya’s) words will encourage not only us but more women from the blind community to take up sports as a career and make the country proud.”
-PTI
BASKETBALL
Delhi to host 3×3 All India Basketball Championship on December 27-28
A record 80 teams — 50 men’s and 30 women’s squads — will vie for honours when the national capital hosts the 3×3 All India Basketball Championship on December 27 and 28.
The tournament is being organised in memory of the late Harish Sharma, the former international basketball player and noted sports administrator.
The Prithvi Nath Club (PNC), affiliated with the Delhi Basketball Association (DBA), is conducting the championship, while DBA will host it under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI).
The event also carries official endorsement from FIBA 3×3.
“This format is the future of basketball and encompasses agility, reflexes, strategy, and everything in its recipe that makes it exciting. FIBA’s approval gives this tournament the prestigious status it deserves,” Sudhanshu Mittal, co-chairperson of the organising committee, said in a release.
“It is a proud moment for all basketball players and all Indians that this new future-centric format has the endorsement of FIBA,” he added.
Registrations for the championship are open until December 12.
-PTI
Published on Nov 25, 2025
