GOLF
Ajeetesh Sandhu shot a superb 5-under 66 to complete tied 14th, the most effective amongst Indian golfers, on the ultimate day of the US$1million Saudi Open right here on Sunday.
It was a creditable end for Sandhu who started the season on a medical exemption.
Other Indians within the subject have been: Shiv Kapur (67) on tied thirty seventh and Gaganjeet Bhullar (71) on tied forty ninth, whereas remainder of the eight Indians missed the minimize.
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Aditi Tied-64 at Chevron Championship, Thai star Atthaya leads
Aditi Ashok was tied sixty fourth among the many 73 gamers who made the minimize after the third spherical on the Chevron Championship right here.
She had disappointing rounds of 75-71-73 to be 3-over 219 on the Par-73 Woodlands course, whereas the third spherical couldn’t be accomplished as harmful situations suspended the spherical.
Thailand’s Atthaya Thitikul (69-67 and 3-under via 12 holes) was main at 11-under, whereas Canada’s Brooke Henderson (71-71 and 8-under via 17 holes) was benefiting from transferring day with an 8-under spherical heading into her remaining gap.
Henderson was 10-under, as was Nelly Korda (68-69 and 3-under via 11 holes within the third spherical).
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PARA BADMINTON
Tarun, Kadam win gold and silver at Spanish Para Badminton
India’s Tarun beat compatriot Sukant Kadam to win gold within the SL 4 class on the Spanish Para Badminton match right here.
Tarun beat Kadam 21-13, 16-21, 21-16. In the semi-finals, Sukant defeated world champion Suhas Yathiraj.
In SL3 class, Kumar Nitesh, Manoj Sarkar and Jagadesh Dilli secured gold, silver and bronze for India.
In the SH 6 class, Sivarajan Solaimalai secured bronze and Nithya Sre silver.
Deep Ranjan and Manoj secured silver whereas Umesh Vikram and Surya Kant bagged bronze within the males’s doubles SL 3and SL 4 classes.
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TENNIS
Rithvik and Niki win doubles title
Rithvik Bollipalli and Niki Poonacha beat the highest seeds Luke Johnson and Skander Mansouri 7-6(4), 7-5 within the doubles remaining of the $164,000 Challenger tennis match in Acapulco, Mexico.
The second Challenger title of the season, collectively as a pair for Rithvik and Niki, fetched $9,350 and 125 ATP factors. The runners-up received $5,440 and 75 factors.
The outcomes:
$164,000 Challenger, Acapulco, Mexico
Doubles (finals): Rithvik Bollipalli & Niki Poonacha bt Luke Johnson (GBR) & Skander Mansouri (Tun) 7-6(4), 7-5.