Indian Sports activities Information Wrap, October 1

GOLF

Aditi Ashok finds a closing birdie to make reduce on the Ascendant LPGA

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok holed a vital birdie on the 18th gap for an even-par 71, making the reduce for weekend motion at The Ascendant LPGA.

Aditi, who shot 3-over 74 within the first spherical, had three birdies and three bogeys for a 3-over 145 complete that noticed her proper on the cutline at T-Sixty fourth.

Aditi who began the day with a bogey received again the shot on the third earlier than selecting her subsequent birdie on the ninth.

Bogeys on the tenth and the 14th pushed her again earlier than a closing birdie gave her a lease of life over the weekend.

- PTI

Rashid slips to 73, however nonetheless shares lead in Taiwan Masters

Indian gofler Rashid Khan battled his manner by the third spherical to hold on to a share of the lead on the USD 1 million Mercuries Taiwan Masters right here on Saturday.

Rashid, who began the day 4 photographs away from the sphere, carded one-over 73. He shared the lead with Chinese language-Taipei’s Chan Shih-chang (69).

The 2-time Asian Tour winner, Rashid, and the four-time Asian Tour winner Chan, are each at 11-under.

Chan is seeking to win an Asian Tour occasion on dwelling soil for the primary time, whereas Rashid is searching for his first Asian Tour win since 2014.

4-time Asian Tour winner Chan carded a three-under 69 to achieve 11 beneath for the match and catch in a single day chief Khan, who fired a 73.

Bangladesh’s Siddikur Rehman (69), whose final Asian Tour title got here on the 2013 Hero Indian Open, ten years in the past, and Thailand’s Sarit Suwannarut (68) share the third spot.

They're each at 8-under and three photographs behind Rashid and Chan.

It was an excellent day for the Indians, as Veer Ahlawat (69) was T-8 and Aman Raj (67) and Shiv Kapur (71) had been among the many group tied at twelfth. Ajeetesh Sandhu (72) was T-15 and SSP Chawrasia (73) was T-20 as six Indians had been within the Prime-20.

Three different Indians, S Chikkarangappa (72), Khalin Joshi (74) and Honey Baisoya (76) had been T-26. Viraj Madappa (73) and Rahil Gangjee (77) had been T-38, whereas M Dharma (74) was T-48 and Udayan Mane (77) was T-54.

Rashid began the day with a four-shot lead having returned a 65 on day two. He was dissatisfied to card a 73, however the satisfaction was that he was nonetheless within the lead.

Rashid struggled on the outward 9 unable to make birdies and dropped a shot on seventh to make the flip in a single over, and when he made bogey on 10 it appeared the chasing pack would overwhelm him.

Chan and Thailand’s Pavit Tangkamolprasert led on the again 9, however Rashid birdied thirteenth and fifteenth to remain within the hunt.

“I advised myself, this isn't the golf course which we performed for the primary two days, so simply hold in there. And you realize, when you make two or three birdies on final eight holes, you’re nonetheless positive,” Rashid mentioned.

“I imply I’m nonetheless taking part in within the final group, and I've an opportunity, so I’m simply going to give attention to that.” Rashid gained each of his Asian Tour titles in 2014 – the SAIL-SBI Open in India, and the Chiangmai Golf Basic, in Thailand. This season he was joint runner-up on the Mandiri Indonesian Open in August.

-PTI

Sharma has one other tough day at Dunhill Hyperlinks Championships

Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma endured one other testing day as he shot a disappointing 5-over 77 within the second spherical of the twenty first Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship.

Sharma, who opened with a 2-over 74, is now 7-over.

Within the second spherical, Sharma suffered a bogey on fifth after which had a triple bogey on seventh. It was his second triple bogey in two days.

Three bogeys on tenth, seventeenth and 18th and two birdies in between on twelfth and 14th noticed him flip in a card of 77 at Carnoustie.

He was T-137 in a area of 168, who began the week.

Nonetheless as per the format of the occasion, he'll play the third spherical at Kingsbarns earlier than the reduce is utilized. The gamers play one spherical every on the three programs -- St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns -- earlier than the highest 60 return for a last spherical at St. Andrews.

- PTI

SNOOKER

Pankaj Advani solidifies his place in knockouts of Crimson Snooker Championship

Pankaj Advani of India performed towards Loh Chung Leong of Malaysia with whom he was main 2-0 after which Loh took two frames to equal the match however after that Pankaj sealed the following two frames to shut the proceedings and to get higher place within the reseeding for the knockout stage. His body rating towards Loh Chung Leong is 34-26, 37-01, 24-38, 19-47, 32-20, 41-10

On day-1 (29 ^th September) of the World Males 6 Crimson Snooker Championship, Advani performed two matches. He's in Group B the place he defeated the gamers from Libya and Mongolia.

Within the morning session on day one, Pankaj defeated Mohamed Emeesh of Libya 4-0 scoring 60-01, 42-01, 53-20, 71 (break of 71) - 00

On the night session match, Pankaj gained towards Enkhtuvshin Bat-Ochir of Mongolia 4-1 scoring 40-01, 36-12, 53-17, 27-50, 71 (break of 63) – 01.

Pankaj Advani qualifies for the knockout stage (Final-32) of the World 6Red Snooker Championship 2022 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Advani gained all 4 group matches scoring 4-0, 4-1. 4-1, 4-2.

The Final-32 stage will begin on 2nd October in two periods i.e. at 10 AM and 11:30 AM IST.

PICKLEBALL

Ajeet Bhardwaj presents World Championships medals to membership

Ajeet Bhardwaj sports activities the 2 gold medals he gained within the current Pickleball World Championships in Bali earlier than presenting them to the Vasant Vihar Membership on Founder’s Day on Saturday. | Picture Credit score: Kamesh Srinivasan

The reigning World Champion in Pickleball in each the over-50 and over-60 sections, Ajeet Bhardwaj introduced each the gold medals to the Vasant Vihar Membership on the Founder’s Day celebrations right here on Saturday.

A daily within the ITF Masters tennis circuit, with two rooms at dwelling devoted to the trophies that he has gained over time, the 64-year-old Ajeet mentioned that he owed his late blooming sporting profession to the Vasant Vihar Membership.

"I learnt tennis on the age of 40 on this membership," mentioned Ajeet, a number one optometrist within the nation.

The president of the membership, Lt. Gen. Shankar Prasad, lauded Ajeet for his excellence in each tennis and pickleball.

“Our membership is targeted on sports activities. We would like our members to take pleasure in sports activities and excel on the membership, native, state, nationwide and world stage like the way in which Ajeet Bhardwaj has finished," mentioned Lt. Gen. Shankar, a famend defence analyst on tv reveals.

“I've given the medals to the membership as a result of they may put it on show and that can encourage many different members. It's higher that manner than mendacity in a room at my dwelling," noticed Ajeet.

After the puja ceremony on the Founder’s day within the morning, the Vasant Vihar Membership made it some extent to first felicitate all its main sports activities stars, led by Ajeet Bhardwaj, earlier than every other exercise.

Aside from his World Championship gold medals, Ajeet was additionally felicitated within the annual operate, for profitable the gold in Asian pickleball championship, other than profitable six ITF Masters singles and doubles tennis titles around the globe in a single yr.

- Kamesh Srinivasan

HOCKEY

Punjab Sports activities Institute of Sports activities beats Kreeda Prabodhini in Nehru U-17 ladies match

New Delhi: Kamaldeep Kaur and Sania scored the purpose in serving to Punjab Institute of Sports activities, Mohali, to a 3-1 victory over Kreeda Prabodhini, Pune, within the Charanjit Rai twenty eighth Nehru under-17 ladies hockey match on the Shivaji Stadium on Saturday.

Sukanya Sagar Dhavare diminished the margin for the Pune staff.

- Kamesh Srinivasan