GOLF
Sneha Singh finest amongst eight Indians at LET Qualifying School last stage
Sneha Singh emerged as the highest Indian at tied-14th after the primary spherical of the Final Qualifier at LET Q-School.
Of the eight Indians within the area of 146, Sneha, taking part in on the Par-73 South Course, shot 2-under 71.
Sneha is 5 photographs behind the chief, 18-year-old Danish newbie, Amalie Leth-Nissen, who fired a bogey-free opening spherical of 64 (-7).
Of the opposite Indians, Seher Atwal 70 was tied thirtieth, , whereas Sharmila Nicollet (73 (Even) and Neha Tripathi 71 (Even) have been tied forty second as gamers aspire to earn a full card into the Ladies European Tour.
Hitaashee Bakshi 72 (+1) and Ridhima Dilawari 74 (+1) have been tied sixty fifth and Tvesa Malik 78 (+5) and Asmitha Sathish 76 (+5) have been tied 126th.
Sneha had 4 birdies towards two bogeys, whereas Seher had 4 birdies towards three bogeys.
Tvesa, who had a tough 2022, as soon as once more had a disappointing begin with 5 bogeys and a double towards two birdies for 5-over 78 on the Par-73 South Course.
The qualifier is a 90-hole stroke-play competitors with a lower after 72 holes for prime 60 and ties. For the primary 4 rounds, rivals will alternate between the North (Par 71) and South (Par 73) programs. The fifth spherical might be performed on the South Course.
The prime 20 and tied will get a Category 12 card and gamers between 21-50 and ties will get a Category 16 standing. Rest might be eligible for Category 19 standing.
Leth-Nissen was exempt to the ultimate stage as she was within the prime 25 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings. She obtained off to a great begin on the North Course rolling in a birdie on 11 earlier than making three consecutively on holes 14 by means of 16.
The teenager rolled in three additional birdies on her again 9, which was the entrance 9, to place herself on the prime of the leaderboard on seven-under-par at La Manga Club.
Two gamers sit in second place two photographs behind the chief with Norway’s Dorthea Forbrigd 68 (-5) at South Course and Germany’s Sophie Hausmann 66 (-5) on the North Course.
One shot additional again are Australia’s Gabriela Ruffels and England’s Lauren Horsford as they sit in a tie for fourth place on four-under-par.
-PTI
HOCKEY
Indian Navy pipped Punjab National Bank (PNB) by way of penalty shootout within the last to emerge because the champion within the 124th Beighton Cup hockey event on the SAI astro-turf floor right here on Sunday.
The end result (last): Indian Navy 2 (Aaqib Rahim 25, Ajinkya Jadav 36) vs PNB 2 (Gursimran Singh 12, Gurjinder Singh 24), penalty shootout: Indian Navy 3 (Kuldeep, Nitesh, Sunny Malik) bt PNB 2 (Gurjinder Singh, Vishal Antil).
-Y. B Sarangi
TENNIS
$25,000 ITF girls’s tennis event
Eighth seed Priska Nugroho of Indonesia beat third seed Anastasia Kulikova of Finland 6-4, 6-2 within the last of the Balaji Amines $25,000 ITF girls’s tennis event on the District Sports Complex on Sunday.
It was the fifth singles title of the season for the 19-year-old Priska who has additionally received ten doubles titles within the skilled circuit.
The outcomes(last): Priska Nugroho (Ina) bt Anastasia Kulikova (Fin) 6-4, 6-2.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
$15,000 ITF males’s tennis event: Sasikumar Mukund loses in last
Martyn Pawelski of Poland beat prime seed Sasikumar Mukund 6-2, 6-4 within the last of the $15,000 ITF males’s tennis event in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on Sunday.
The unseeded Martyn served higher and transformed 4 of six breakpoints that he compelled. He dropped serve solely as soon as within the match that lasted an hour and 18 minutes.
It was the maiden skilled title for the 18-year-old Martyn, ranked 1139 on the planet.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Tavish Pahwa makes semifinals of Orange Bowl
Tavish Pahwa who reached the under-12 semifinals of the
Orange Bowl tennis event in Florida, USA.
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Arrangement
Third seed Tavish Pahwa beat Advay Singh 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to achieve the semifinals of the under-12 occasion of the Orange Bowl tennis event in Florida.
Tavish had received his first 4 rounds in straight units towards Patrick Breen, Geoff Kosseifi, Leonardo Cicchinelli and Rafa Cordisa.
In the semifinals, Tavish was scheduled to fulfill second seed Tabb Tuck.
Tavish had completed effectively earlier within the Eddie Herr event when he reached the quarterfinals and misplaced to the eventual champion Michael Antonius.
The outcomes:
Under-12 (quarterfinals): Tavish Pahwa bt Advay Singh 2-6, 6-3, 6-2;
Pre-quarterfinals: bt Patrick Breen 6-0, 6-2; Third spherical: bt Geoff Kosseifi 6-3, 6-3; Second spherical: bt Leonardo Cicchinelli 6-1, 6-4;
First spherical: bt Rafa Cordisa 6-1, 6-0.
-Kamesh Srinivasan