Indian sports wrap, August 17: Vignesh, Saranya win Asian junior blitz championship title

Here are India’s major updates, scores, and results from the world of sports on Monday, August 17.

Updated : Aug 17, 2026 16:28 IST , Chennai - 4 MINS READ

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Vignesh Vemula and Saranya Narahari emerged as champions at the Asian junior blitz championship. | Photo Credit: PETER KOVALEV

CHESS

Asian junior blitz championship: Vignesh, Saranya emerge champions

Vignesh Vemula and Saranya Narahari emerged as champions at the Asian junior blitz championship in Mumbai on Monday. India, in fact, claimed five of the six medals on offer.

Viresh Sharnarthi and V.S. Nandish won the silver and the bronze in the open section to make it a clean sweep for the host. In the girls’ event, Sannidhi Bhat took the bronze.

The standings (Indians unless specified):

1-3: Vignesh Vemula, Viresh Sharnarthi and V.S. Nandish 6/7; 4-7. Akshay Borgaonkar, Madhvendra Sharma, Imangali Akhilbay (Kaz) and Apoorv Kamble 5.5; 8-10. Vivaan Sardana, Shageldi Kurbandurdyeev (Tkm) and Pratyush Kumar 5.

Girls: 1. Saranya Narahari 6.5/7; 2. Lala Shohradova (Tkm) 6; 3. Sannidhi Bhat 5.5; 4-10. Prishita Gupta, S. Shanmathi Sree, Anushka Kutwal, V. Tripurambika, B. Krithika, Sravyasree Bheemarasetty and V.C. Nivedita 5.

PADEL

Game Changers Lions beat Aussie Mavericks Jaguars to win maiden World Padel League title

As the curtains came down on Season 4 of the World Padel League, Game Changers Lions beat Aussie Mavericks Jaguars 19-10 to win its first title in Mumbai on Monday.

The Finals saw Beatriz Gonzalez and Paula Josemaria of the Lions face Alejandra Alonso and Claudia Jensen of the Jaguars in the first set. The Lions made a strong start and took the opening set 6-3 after a closely fought contest. Federico Mourino and Teodoro Zapata then took on Ignacio Piotto and Enzo Jensen in the second set.

The Lions pair produced a strong performance to win 6-2 and put their team in control. The Jaguars fought back in the decider, with Pol Hernandez and Guille Collado keeping the contest close against Gonzalo Alfonso and Sanyo Gutierrez. Both pairs were involved in some close exchanges, but the Lions held their nerve in the final stages to take the set 7-5 and claim the title.

CRICKET

Warner, Yuvraj, Bravo among stars set to feature in WCL Season 3

The third season of World Championship of Legends (WCL), starting October 3, will feature former Australian opener David Warner alongside stars of yesteryear such as Yuvraj Singh, Dwayne Bravo and AB de Villiers.

While the venue is yet to be announced, the tournament is scheduled to be held from October 3-18. The organisers, however, confirmed that the event will move out of the UK this year. Bangladesh Champions will be a new addition to the competition this year.

India Champions won the first season against Pakistan Champions. South Africa Champions won the title last year.

GOLF

Diksha Dagar drops one place to 11th on LET Order of Merit after Swiss Open

Diksha Dagar fell out of the Top 10 on the LET Order of Merit after missing the cut at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open this week.

Diksha, who had reached the Top-6 at one stage, is now 11th after starting the week in 10th.

Among the other Indians, Pranavi Urs is 46th, while Avani Prashanth, who did not play this week, is 53rd, and Aditi Ashok, who has played only six events on the LET, is 55th.

Hitaashee Bakshi is 133rd, Tvesa Malik is 117th, and Vani Kapoor is 181st.

The winner this week, Eleanor Givens, jumped to 23rd after collecting 500 points for the win. South Africa’s Casandra Alexander still leads the way with 1,899.98 points.

The next event for the stars of the LET is a trip to the prestigious K Club for the 2026 KPMG Women’s Irish Open. The tournament gets underway following an off-week on August 27.

-PTI

Published on Aug 17, 2026

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