Indian sports activities news wrap, August 14

The main developments from the world of sports activities on August 14 the place Indians took half are as follows:

GOLF

Lahiri finishes runner-up in Liv Golf at New Jersey, Smith wins

India’s Anirban Lahiri earned a giant paycheque with a second-place end at LIV Golf Bedminster, firing an mixture of 5-under on the occasion.

Lahiri, the one Indian enjoying within the Liv Series, shot rounds of 74-64-70, totalling 5-under and ending behind Australia’s Cameron Smith (66-67-68), who aggregated 12-under.

Smith’s crew Rippers additionally received the crew title whereas Lahiri’s aspect, led by Bryson DeChambeau, was second.

It was the third runner-up end for Lahiri on the LIV Golf Tour. He was second on the Boston Invitational in 2022 and once more completed runners-up in Adelaide.

He earned $2.25 million for his second place however it additionally included $375,000 as his share of the prize cash within the crew occasion.

Smith received $4 million for his title triumph.

This was the second runners-up end for Lahiri this season. He has had 4 extra top-20 finishes and is at the moment fifteenth within the participant standings.

Lahiri, ranging from the primary tee, dropped a shot on the second. He birdied the third, solely to drop one other shot on the sixth. He picked back-to-back bridies on the fifteenth and sixteenth for a 70 that gave him a complete of 5-under, which was seven behind the winner.

Lahiri had shot 7-under 64 on the second day, which had catapulted him into rivalry.

The successful crew of Rippers included Cameron Smith, Jediah Morgan, Matt Jones and Marc Leishman.

The Crushers comprised Bryson DeChambeau, Anirban Lahiri, Charles Howell III and Paul Casey.

– PTI

Jeev shoots even par, stays in Top-10 at Legends occasion

Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh remained within the Top-10 regardless of a roller-coaster experience within the second spherical of the Legend Tour Trophy.

Starting his second spherical in Tied-sixth place, Jeev birdied the primary and the third holes to maneuver up however three bogeys between the tenth and 14th pulled him again.

The 51-year-old Indian legend discovered a late birdie on the seventeenth to get again even par and at 4-under 144, he was Tied-ninth with yet one more spherical to go at Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club.

It has been a very good run for Jeev, who was T-14 on the Senior Open in Royal Porthcawl in Wales after which fifth at JCB Championships which was reduce brief to 36 holes because of inclement climate.

Jeev is enjoying in Seniors Tours in Europe and Japan, and likewise a whole lot of occasions on the Asian Tour.

– PTI