ARCHERY
Hyderabad to host second season of Archery Premier League in October
Hyderabad will host the second season of the Archery Premier League from October 8 to 18, with no expansion to the six-franchise field that competed in the inaugural edition last year.
The 11-day tournament will be held at People’s Plaza on Necklace Road and will retain the six franchises from the inaugural edition — defending champions Rajputana Royals (Rajasthan), Mighty Marathas (Maharashtra), Prithviraaj Yodhas (Delhi), Kakatiya Knights (Telangana), Chero Archers (Jharkhand) and Chola Chiefs (Tamil Nadu).
A total of 48 Indian and international archers will compete across recurve and compound disciplines.
Unlike last year, when the league began on the day of Dussehra, the second season will conclude well before the festival.
Details regarding team squads, player signings, fixtures and broadcast arrangements will be announced later.
Each franchise will field a squad of eight archers, with the competition following a double round-robin format.
The top four teams will advance to the semifinals, with the final scheduled for October 18.
-PTI
GOLF
Kochhar, Bhullar in 10-member Indian golf contingent for Morocco event
In excellent form with three top-10 finishes in just five Asian Tour starts this season, Karandeep Kochhar will lead a 10-member Indian contingent in the International Series Morocco golf tournament which will tee off on Thursday.
The other Indians in the USD 2 million event are Anirban Lahiri, Gaganjeet Bhullar, Aryan Roopa Anand, Udayan Mane, SSP Chawrasia, Rashid Khan, Shaurya Bhattacharya, Ajeetesh Sandhu and Shubham Jaglan. The 26-year-old Kochhar was tied ninth at last week’s AM Green IGPL Bharath Classic, after a tied fifth at International Series Japan and fourth place at the Philippine Golf Championship. Late last year, he won the Egypt Golf Series Red Sea Open on the Asian Development Tour.
“I think I’ve been playing really well this year. I’ve only played five events so far and I’ve already had three top-10 finishes, so that’s definitely encouraging,” said a confident Kochhar.
“Even in the other events, I felt like I was playing solid golf. In New Zealand, I just had a poor Sunday, and in Singapore I wasn’t playing my best, but I still managed to make the cut, which I was happy about.” That consistency has been tested over the past three weeks as Kochhar competed throughout Morocco’s unique professional golf swing, progressing from the Asian Development Tour and Asian Tour to this week’s International Series Morocco.
This week’s International Series field also gives Kochhar another opportunity he has been relishing, spending time alongside Indian golfing icon Anirban Lahiri.
The pair were already sharing some friendly competition before tournament week officially began.
“We actually had a little seven-hole match today. Me and Aryan (Roopa Anand) versus Anirban and Shaurya (Bhattacharya),” Kochhar said.
“Aryan and I were two down with two holes to play, but I birdied the last two holes to halve the match. I was pretty happy about that.”
-PTI
Published on Jun 10, 2026
