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www.desitalk.com – that’s all you need to know Archery- India Women Stun Field, Li Leads China Charge At Archery World Cup In Shanghai I ndia’s women upset two of archery’s leading powers in recurve and China’s Li Mengqi delivered a break- through performance on home soil as Stage 2 of the 2026 ArcheryWorld Cup wrapped up in Shanghai on Sunday. Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and KumkumMohod defeated China’s Zhu Jingyi, Huang Yuwei and Yu Qi 28-26 in a shoot-off after the final finished level at 4-4 following four sets, denying China back-to-back women’s recurve team titles after their Stage 1 victory in Puebla. The fourth-seeded Indian trio had earlier beaten 10- time Olympic champions South Korea 5-1 in the semi- finals, with the Koreans going on to take bronze. China’s Li Mengqi capped a breakout performance on home soil by winning the men’s individual recurve title in just his secondWorld Cup appearance. Li, who debuted on the circuit in Medellin in 2023, beat Matias Grande of Mexico, top seed Tang Chih-Chun of Taiwan and Olympic champion Kim Je Deok of South Korea on his way to the final, where he defeated Turkey’s Mete Gazoz. He later partnered Huang Yuwei to win mixed team re- curve gold for China, beating South Korea’s Oh Ye-jin and KimWoo-jin in the final. Germany’s Michelle Kroppen and Leon Zemella took bronze. In the compound mixed team event, that will make its Olympic debut at the LA28 Games, American pair Alexis Ruiz and James Lutz beat Turkey’s Hazal Burun and Emircan Haney to win gold. Stage 3 of theWorld Cup will be held in Antalya, Turkey, from June 9-14. -Reuters Indian winners at Archery World Cup Stage 2, Shanghai 2026. PHOTO:FACEBOOK @ARCHERY ASSOCIATION OF INDIA Lakshay Storms Into Final As Indian Boxers Secure Bronze Medals At Asian U17 Championships I ndia’s U-17 boys boxing contingent endured a mixed day at the Asian Boxing U15 & U17 Cham- pionships 2026 in Tashkent, with Lakshay Phogat emerging as the lone finalist while four other Indian boxers secured bronze medals after semifinal defeats. Lakshay Phogat delivered a commanding perfor- mance in the 75kg semifinal, defeating Korea’s Seung- min Lee by a unanimous 5-0 decision to advance to the final and keep India’s gold medal hopes alive in the boys’ U-17 category. In the 46kg division, Narendra Nella went down 0-5 against Uzbekistan’s Abdulloh Nuraliev in a one-sided contest. Yash Yadav suffered a 1-4 defeat against Mon- golia’s Suld Usukhbaatar in the 50kg semifinal, while Nivesh Pal lost 0-5 to Uzbekistan’s Abdulbosit Yursun- boev in the 54kg category. Naman, competing in the 70kg division, fought a closely contested bout before losing 2-3 to Uzbekistan’s Abduvohid Abdumajidov. Despite the semifinal losses, all four Indian boxers finished with bronze medals. The championships, being held in Tashkent, have seen several strong performances from Indian youth boxers across both U-15 and U-17 categories. India’s girls contingent has also enjoyed success, with mul- tiple finalists advancing in their respective divisions. With Lakshay Phogat reaching the final, the Indian U-17 boys team will now look to conclude its campaign on a high note and add a gold medal to its tally. -ANI Cricket- Mumbai, Lucknow Out Of IPL Playoffs As RCB Win Thriller, CSK Stay Alive F ive-times Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore in a closely contested match, while Lucknow Super Giants fell to Chennai Su- per Kings on Sunday, as both teams were knocked out of playoff contention. Mumbai were left ninth in the table, with Lucknow rooted to the bottom of the 10-team standings. Both sides have six points from 11 matches. The top four teams in the unified points table qualify for the playoffs. Reigning champions Bangalore climbed to the top of the standings with 14 points, while five-time winners Chen- nai are fifth with 12 after recovering from a sluggish start to their campaign. Bangalore won the toss and opted to bowl first in Raipur, where Mumbai posted 166-7. India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah kept Mumbai in the contest with a superb penultimate over, conceding just three runs. Bangalore, however, held their nerve, chasing down 15 in the final over and sealing a two-wicket victory on the last ball to snap a two-match losing streak. Bangalore’s top order – Jacob Bethell (27), Virat Kohli (0), Devdutt Padikkal (12) and captain Rajat Patidar (8) – failed to build momentum, but all-rounder Krunal Pandya anchored the chase with a com- posed 73 off 46 balls. “I was cramping a lot – it started in my calf, then went to my glutes and back, so I was really struggling. I don’t usually bat that long,” Pandya, who is the elder brother of Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya and a former Mumbai player, said. “I love tough situations and always prepare for them. I wanted to finish it myself but couldn’t, though the shot Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) played was the shot of the match,” he added, referring to the six in the final over by the bowler. Earlier, Chennai beat Lucknow by five wickets after Lucknow posted 203-8, thanks to Urvil Patel’s blistering 23-ball 65 – the joint-fastest fifty in IPL history. -Reuters Indian Premier League – Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Mumbai Indians – Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Raipur, India – May 10, 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli celebrates after taking a catch to dismiss Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav off the bowling of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Indian Premier League – Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Mumbai Indians – Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Raipur, India – May 10, 2026 Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav shakes hands with Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar PHOTO:REUTERS/SAHIBA CHAWDHARY PHOTO:REUTERS/SAHIBA CHAWDHARY 21 ENTERTAINMENT May 15, 2026