Indian sports activities information wrap, November 11

GOLF

Vani off to quick begin with 69 to be T9; Tvesa playing cards 71 in Aramco Series

India’s Vani Kapoor continued her high quality kind as she opened with 3-under that put her within the High-10 on her debut on the Aramco Workforce Series.

Vani was simply two photographs off the lead, which was shared by 5 gamers, as she ended the day tied ninth.

Tvesa Malik and Diksha Dagar carded 71 every to be tied thirty third.

The fourth Indian within the fray, Amandeep Drall, runner-up on the Indian Open, opened with a disappointing 74 to be tied 77th.

5 gamers held a share of the lead with 5-under 67 every they usually included Ursula Wikstrom of Finland, Nicole Garcia of South Africa, Virgina Elena Carta of Italy, Ana Pelaez Trivino of Spain and Johanna Gustavsson of Sweden.

Vani, coming off a high quality High-10 end on the Girls European Tour’s Hero Girls’s Indian Open at house, had an excellent begin with 4 birdies within the first 5 holes -- the primary, second, fourth and fifth.

She then ran out of birdies however maintained pars, besides on the par-4 14th, the place she dropped a shot.

Tvesa had three birdies towards two bogeys as did Diksha. Amandeep had two bogeys on eighth and ninth and no birdies.

Workforce Kreuzer held a one-shot lead on the finish of the primary day.

It was fairly the morning for Germany’s Helen Tamy Kreuzer as she was the primary reserve heading into day one of many event and acquired a message at 5am to say Becky Brewerton needed to withdraw and she or he would now be taking part in.

Few hours later Kreuzer alongside Carta, Sweden’s Lina Boqvist and Saudi novice Lujain Khalil went atop the leaderboard within the crew competitors on 17-under-par.

The quartet didn’t drop a shot on day one, capturing nine-under-par on the entrance 9 and coming house in eight-under-par to place them a shot clear on the high of the leaderboard at Royal Greens Golf & Nation Membership.

Three groups sit in second place on the leaderboard with Workforce Ström, Workforce Garcia and Workforce Peláez Trivino all on 16-under-par.

Workforce Wikstrom are one shot additional again on 15-under with Workforce Grechi in sixth place on 14-under and 4 groups spherical up the highest 10 with Workforce Then, Workforce Gustavsson, Workforce Wolf and Workforce Alonso all on 13-under-par.

Within the particular person competitors, 5 gamers share the lead on the finish of day one. It was a bogey-free day for each Garcia and Peláez Trivino, who rolled in a single eagle and three birdies apiece on their technique to five-under-par.

Gustavsson is again on the venue which kickstarted her 2022 season, as she completed as runner-up right here on the Aramco Saudi Girls Worldwide in March and is coming into the week off the again of a Workforce victory in New York.

Three gamers are one shot additional again with France’s Lucie Malchirand, Germany’s Chiara Noja and Sweden’s Jessica Karlsson in T6 on four-under-par.

9 gamers together with Vani and 4 Swedes are in a tie for ninth place on three-under-par.

- PTI

Sharma begins with a modest even par 72 in South Africa

India’s Shubhankar Sharma opened with a modest even par 72 to be tied thirty second after the primary spherical of the Nedbank Golf Problem.

Sharma, who began the season within the Center East with a runner-up end in Abu Dhabi, has struggled this yr, lacking quite a few cuts. He's in search of a very good end within the Nedbank Problem, the place there isn't any reduce.

Sharma is assured of a begin on the DP World Tour Championships in Dubai subsequent week.

In the meantime, Ryan Fox gave his possibilities of topping the DP World Tour Rankings a lift as he fired a powerful opening spherical of 64 to steer the sphere.

After carding two birdies and a bogey on the entrance 9, Fox fired an eagle and 5 birdies after the flip to get to eight underneath par and transfer one stroke forward of European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald, who has returned to Gary Participant Nation Membership for the primary time since 2014.

New Zealand’s Fox started the week second on the DP World Tour Rankings, having already claimed two victories in a stellar 2022 season.

If he can add one other win to his tally in Solar Metropolis on Sunday, Fox will overtake chief Rory McIlroy forward of the season finale in Dubai subsequent week.

Former world primary Donald is in second place after notching seven birdies in a bogey-free 65, with Italy’s Guido Migliozzi two photographs additional again after his 67.

Australian Min Woo Lee continued the shape that noticed him notch up back-to-back third place finishes in his final two appearances, attending to 4 underneath par together with his spherical of 68, alongside Fabrizio Zanotti of Paraguay and England’s Richard Bland.

Edoardo Molinari, certainly one of Donald’s vice-captains for subsequent yr’s Ryder Cup in Rome, is amongst 5 gamers a shot additional again at three underneath par.

- PTI

Madappa has roller-coaster spherical, lies twenty first

Indian golfer Viraj Madappa endured a roller-coaster spherical, that included eight birdies, two double bogeys and a bogey, to return a three-under and be positioned tied twenty first on the Worldwide Series Egypt.

Madappa, who had a double bogey on Par-3 eleventh, his second gap of the day, recovered beautifully with six birdies between twelfth and the 18th.

He added two extra birdies to get to 6-under, earlier than dropping his second double bogey of the day on eighth and a bogey on ninth for a 67 that noticed him tied twenty first after wanting good to be in top-5 two holes earlier than the end.

SSP Chawrasia, who had a double bogey and an eagle on two successive holes on second and third, completed the day with 2-under 68 and was tied thirtieth as the following greatest Indian.

Veer Ahlawat (69) was tied forty fourth whereas Ajeetesh Sandhu, S Chikkarangappa and Honey Baisoya all shot 70 every to be tied fifty fifth.

Gaganjeet Bhullar (71) was tied 72nd, Aman Raj (71) was tied 91st and the trio of Khalin Joshi, Karandeep Kochhar and Saptak Talwar carded 72 to be tied 102nd.

Scott Hend continued his comeback as he shot a elegant eight-under-par 62 to take the first-round lead. The Australian, who has battled again from prostate most cancers, appeared like his outdated self making 9 birdies and one bogey.

Thailand’s Pawin Ingkhapradit and Seungtaek Lee from Korea shot equally spectacular 63s, whereas South African Jaco Ahlers and Canadian Richard T. Lee returned 64s.

Hend has absolutely recovered from most cancers however says the largest impediment he faces now could be a insecurity.

He stated: “I'm a 10-time winner on the Asian Tour, I'm a 15-time winner all over the world, I'm an Asian Tour Order of Advantage winner, I'm second on the Asian Tour Profession Cash Checklist, I've been taking part in golf since I used to be 14 years outdated, I understand how to play, I've simply received to maintain telling myself that.” The 49-year-old was tied third going into the ultimate spherical ultimately week’s Worldwide Series Morocco earlier than capturing a 78 to complete 14th.

He might simply have completed with a decrease rating right here however missed three putts from inside 4 toes on the outward half and one from an analogous size on the best way again. 

- PTI

SQUASH

Second leg of HCL-SRFI India Tour to be held in Jodhpur

Egyptian world quantity 71 would be the high seed within the males’s draw whereas Malaysian Aira Azman will headline the ladies’s draw within the second leg of the HCL-SRFI India Tour, to be held in Jodhpur from November 17 to 21.

The house crew problem shall be led by Abhay Singh and Akanksha Salunkhe as 48 squash gamers from 9 nations will compete.

India have handed wild card entries to Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Krishna Mishra, Lakshya Gwala and Yashi Jain.

A junior occasion will even happen from November 20 to 24.

“Squash is among the most enjoyable, difficult sports activities that requires an distinctive stage of agility, fast strategic mindset and bodily energy. The Tour was launched with the goal of serving to our gamers improve their recreation and encourage global-level competitors,” SRFI secretary common Cyrus Poncha stated. 

- PTI