City sports briefs: AV College wins Inter-college boxing championship
In tennis, Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty of Telangana and Ankita Raina won ITF Womens doubles title
Hyderabad: AV College won the Osmania University Inter-college boxing championship team title here on Saturday.
The results: Finals:
Fly Weight: P Dhwarkash Babu (AV College) bt T Vivek Vardhan (Dr BR Ambedkar)
Bantham Weight: Mohammed Bilal (Anwarululoom) bt R Chandra Sai (SP College)
Light Weight: Md Abdul Hadi Omair (GDC, Falakunam) bt Mohammad Malik (GDC, Kukatpally)
Welter Weight: A Vamshi Krishna (SP College) bt Vishnuvardhan (GDC, Khairtabad)
Light Middle Weight: B Tarun (AV College) bt B Jaidatta Goud (IIMC)
Middle Weight: M Aaditya Mourya (Nizam College) bt G Vinay Babu (Loyola)
Light Heavy Weight: K Dinesh Karthik (St. Joseph) bt Aakarsh Gopi (Badruka)
Cruiser Weight: B Sohan Kumar (Methodist) bt Md Numan Ahmed (MVSR)
Heavy Weight: Mohammed Abdullah (MJCET) bt Syed Kazeem (Anwarululoom)
Super Heavy Weight: M Keshava Yadav (Bhavans) bt Nithin (Vishwa Bharathi)
Team Championships: 1. AV College, 2. Anwarululoom, 3. MJ College of Engineering.
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Skykings beat Young Dynamos
Skykings FC defeated Young Dynamos FC 2-1 in the TFA C-Division football league championship at Gymkhana Ground here on Saturday.
Rosangzela and Shaik Naga Sharif scored for the winners, while Mahesh reduced the margin for the losers.
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Shrivalli-Ankita emerge doubles queens
Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty of Telangana and Ankita Raina won the doubles W 75 Pune NECC Deccan $ 60 K ITF Women Tennis Tournament held at Deccan Gymkhana in Pune on Friday.
For Shrivalli Rashmikaa’s this is the 9th ITF women’s title.
Shrivalli and Ankita defeated Matsuda and Shimizu 7-6(3), 6-3 in the final.
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Sreenidi FC signs up Gassama
Sreenidi Deccan FC have completed the signing of Senegalese midfielder Pape Gassama ahead of the Indian Football League 2025–26 season, as the club adds a crucial engine to its midfield for the upcoming campaign.
The 29-year-old central midfielder joins the Deccan Warriors after established stints in Indian football, most recently with Churchill Brothers FC. Gassama brings significant European experience to the squad, having started his career in France with US Créteil-Lusitanos, where he featured in Ligue 2, the French second division. His career has also seen him ply his trade in Belgium with Royal Cappellen and in Romania with AFC Turris, adding a layer of tactical versatility to his game.
Gassama arrives in Hyderabad on the back of a standout 2024–25 I-League season. As a commanding presence in the middle of the park, he registered an impressive 6 goals and 1 assist in 21 appearances, and was adjudged the Best Midfielder of the League. Known for his ball-winning ability, distribution, and knack for scoring crucial goals from midfield, Gassama is expected to dictate play and provide stability to Sreenidi Deccan FC’s formation.
Sreenidi Deccan FC’s Chief Football Officer, Fabio Ferreira, addressed the signing of Gassama and said, “We are very pleased to have Pape join us. He is a midfielder who understands the rhythm of the league perfectly. His experience gives him a high level of tactical maturity, and we believe his energy and leadership in the midfield will be key for us this season.”
Speaking on his move to Sreenidi Deccan FC, Gassama said, “I am thrilled to sign for Sreenidi Deccan FC. It is a club with a clear vision and a hunger to win, which matches my own ambition. My time in India has been very rewarding, and I enjoyed my football last season, but now I am ready for this new challenge. I look forward to helping the team, my teammates, and giving the fans plenty of reasons to celebrate.”
