Indian sports activities news wrap, August 25

The main developments from the world of sports activities on August 25 the place Indians took half are as follows:

GOLF

Amateur Avani in Top-10 at professional occasion in Sweden

Asian Games-bound Avani Prashanth, India’s prime newbie, moved into the Top-10 of the Ahlsell last on the Ladies European Tour’s Access Tour.

Avani, who shot 72, added 71 to get to 1-under after 36 holes and was tied ninth.

Asmitha Sathish (74-76) and Vidhatri Urs (80-74) missed the minimize, which fell at 5-over with the Top-50 and ties making the minimize.

Avani, winner of the person honours at Queen Sirikit Cup, has Top-10 finishes on the principle LET Tour additionally. She had three birdies and two bogeys within the second spherical.

Avani has certified to signify India on the Asian Games following a trial held by the Indian Golf Union. She will likely be becoming a member of professionals Aditi Ashok and Pranavi Urs within the workforce for the Games to be held in Hangzhou, China in September-October.

– PTI

Gandas makes one other tremendous begin with 66 in Prague

India’s Manu Gandas loved a superb begin for the second week in a row as he shot 6-under 66 to be tied seventh after the primary spherical of the D+D REAL Czech Masters.

Gandas, a DLF Academy product, who got here into the DP World Tour after topping the Indian PGTI Tour in 2022, began the again 9 and had seven birdies towards only one bogey.

Gandas, who started final week’s ISPS Handa Invitational with an analogous 66, was T-20 then, however his recreation confirmed that he was lastly settling into the European circuit.

The Indian was three photographs behind the primary spherical chief, Sami Välimäki who carded his lowest spherical since January as he signed for a 9 beneath par 63 to take a two-stroke lead.

Gandas began from the tenth and was off in type with 4 birdies within the first six holes. He dropped his solely shot on the seventeenth. On his second 9 he completed with three birdies in his final 4 holes with beneficial properties on sixth, eighth and ninth.

With Shubhankar Sharma taking a while off, Gandas is the lone Indian within the subject.

– PTI