Indian sports activities news wrap, August 13

GOLF

Diksha improves as Aditi slips in third spherical at Women’s Open

India’s Diksha Dagar performed a gradual spherical of even-par 72 with a birdie and a bogey to be one-over and positioned tied-Thirty fifth — up from tied-Forty seventh — after the third spherical of the Women’s Open at Walton Heath.

Diksha’s senior country-mate, Aditi Ashok, taking part in her twenty seventh Major, struggled to a 3-over 75, regardless of a closing birdie and is now tied-Twenty eighth from T-9 on the midway stage. Going into the ultimate spherical, Diksha has scores of 74-71-72, whereas Aditi has carded 72-69-75 after 54 holes.

England’s Charley Hull (68) and America’s Lilia Vu (67), on nine-under-par after three rounds, are sharing the highest spot.

Aditi, who has 4 Ladies European Tour (LET) wins together with the Hero Indian Open, appeared headed for a disastrous spherical as she bogeyed thrice on the entrance 9. She amassed extra bogeys on the eleventh and twelfth to go 5-over. However, birdies on the thirteenth, fifteenth and 18th helped salvage the spherical, although she had one other bogey on the seventeenth.

Diksha had 10 pars to start out her third spherical and birdied the Par-5 eleventh, however gave away a shot on Par-4 fifteenth and parred the remaining holes.

Aditi discovered simply 10 of the 15 fairways. She wanted 32 putts and had 10 greens in regulation out of 18. Diksha had 15 greens in regulation however wanted 33 putts.

– PTI

GOLF

Jeev Milkha Singh lies sixth on Legends Tour

– Jeev Milkha Singh strung 5 birdies in a row on the again 9 throughout his 4-under 68, within the inaugural staging of the Legends Tour Trophy.

He had six birdies towards two bogeys on the Jack Nicklaus-designed course right here, on the Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club.

Jeev’s 68 positioned him in a tie for sixth, as Sweden’s Joakim Haeggman and Welshman Stephen Dodd shared the lead after the opening day.

The duo shot 6-under 66 every, whereas three gamers — South Africa’s James Kingston, Welshman Bradley Dredge and Scotsman Grieg Hutcheon — have been tied third with 5-under 67 every.

– PTI

GOLF

Lahiri shoots 7-under, rises to fourth in LIV Golf at Bedminster

India’s Anirban Lahiri was on hearth with 5 birdies in his first six holes as he shot 7-under 64 to rise to Tied-4th place within the LIV Golf Bedminster.

Lahiri, who shot 3-over 74 on the primary day, is now 4-under and shares the fourth place with Bubba Watson and Patrick Reed.

Lahiri started on the tenth and birdied the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, 14th and fifteenth and added another on the 18th to be six-under with half the spherical nonetheless left.

He birdied the second, bogeyed the fifth and added extra features with birdies on the seventh and eighth however dropped a shot on his final gap, the ninth.

Cameron Smith will take a four-shot lead into the ultimate spherical. Smith, who received LIV Golf London final month, is in search of his third LIV Golf victory.

GOLF

Nishtha Madan finishes fifty fifth on Epson Tour

Nishtha Madan completed in a tie for the fifty fifth place within the Four Winds Invitational on the Epson Tour within the United States.

With a spherical of 1-over 73 on the South Bend Country Club and earlier scores of 71-75 on the primary two days, she was 3-over for the 54-hole occasion.

Earlier, India’s Nikita Arjun had missed the minimize within the occasion, which is on the second rung ladies’s tour within the US.

Meanwhile, Gabriela Ruffels sealed her third win of the season. The Aussie performed a closing spherical of 3-under par 69 and totalled 12-under general for a three-shot victory, over Katherine Smith and Becca Huffer.

Though Ruffels received for a 3rd time, the Battlefield Promotion to the LPGA Tour is not in play. It was modified with the general restructuring with the approaching in of Q-Series in 2018.

Ruffels plans to compete in many of the closing occasions on the Epson Tour calendar and put together for what seems like her rookie season on the LPGA in 2024. She now has three wins in 12 begins on the Epson Tour.

She does have a begin on the Canadian (CPKC Women’s Open) on the LPGA Tour.

– PTI

BASKETBALL

India defeats Syria, Indonesia in FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament Asia 2023

The Indian males’s basketball group defeated hosts Syria 85-74 in its opening match of the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament Asia 2023 in Damascus on Saturday.

Pranav Prince was India’s standout participant, scoring 21 factors. Amyjot Singh netted 12 whereas Indian basketball group captain Vishesh Bhriguvanshi chipped in with eight factors.

On Sunday, India beat Indonesia 90-74 in its second match. Currently, India share the highest spot with Bahrain.

Six nations – India, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Syria – compete within the Asian leg of the Olympic pre-qualifiers basketball event for the Paris 2024 Games.

India’s subsequent match is towards world No. 85 Indonesia on Sunday.

Only the highest group from the occasion will advance to the ultimate Olympic basketball qualifying event scheduled in 2024.

-Team Sportstar

CRICKET

Maharaja Trophy: Defending champion Gulbarga Mystics beats Bengaluru Blasters by six wickets

Defending champion Gulbarga Mystics was off to a successful begin within the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, beating Bengaluru Blasters by six wickets on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.

Asked to bat first, the Blasters misplaced Mayank Agarwal early (4, 3b, 1×4) and managed simply 43 runs within the PowerPlay. It couldn’t speed up within the center overs too, with Pavan Deshpande’s keep on the crease (14, 24b, 1×4) emblematic of the group’s struggles.

Only an unbeaten 46-ball 62 from Suraj Ahuja helped drag Blasters’ whole to 137. Left-arm fast Abhilash Shetty was the very best bowler for Mystics, claiming 3/17 from 4 overs.

In reply, Mystics openers L.R. Chethan 36 (24b, 3×4, 3×6) and Aadarsh Prajwal 31 (20b, 6×4) smashed 61 runs within the PowerPlay. Rest of the chase proved simple, because the Kalaburagi aspect reached the goal with 15 balls to spare.

In the day’s second match, Hubli Tigers received a rain-interrupted contest towards Mysore Warriors by 9 wickets. Put into bat, the Warriors might rating simply 111 for the lack of 9 wickets, with R. Samarth’s 24-ball 21 the very best effort. Left-arm spinner Mitrakanth Yadav impressed with figures of three/17.

Hubli’s chase was led by Mohammed Taha, whose blistering 61 n.o. (30b, 9×4, 3×6) floored the Mysuru aspect. A one-hour rain break ended up decreasing the goal to 80 from 14 overs, however Taha was unperturbed by the break in momentum, carrying his group to a good-looking victory.

India pacer Prasidh Krishna, getting back from damage, bowled two overs for the Warriors, conceding 13 runs and choosing up the lone wicket to fall. 

-Sudarshan N