BOXING

Youth Women’s Nationals: Nine Haryana pugilists enter semifinals 

Riding on spectacular performances, 9 proficient boxers from Haryana have secured their berths within the semifinals on the fourth day of the continuing sixth Youth Women’s National Boxing Championship held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

In the 50kg class Anshu of Haryana triumphed over Kafi of Madhya Pradesh with a 5:0 win. She will tackle Khushi Jadhav of Maharashtra within the semis.

Recording similar victories after the referee stopped contest (RSC) within the first spherical , Pranjal Yadav (70kg) and Muskan (75kg) sealed their spots within the final 4. While Pranjal will conflict with the proficient Amullya of Karnataka, Muskan of Haryana will tackle Sharvir Shetty who can also be from Karnataka.

Other pugilists from Haryana who will take to the ring to compete within the semifinals are Asian Junior champion Kirti (+81kg) alongside Bhawna Sharma (48kg), Mohini (52kg), Tanu (54kg), Priya (57kg) and Ankur Yadav (63kg).

Two-time Asian junior champion Nikita Chand (60kg) secured a tough fought 5:2 win on factors in opposition to Sakshi of Haryana and made her strategy to the semi-finals.

-Team Sportstar

GOLF

Modest begin by Indian golfers; Pranavi, Vani greatest amongst them in Finland

Every week after profitable her second Ladies European Tour title, it was not the very best of begins for Indian golfer Diksha Dagar as she was tied ninetieth after a storm-hit opening day on Friday.

Diksha’s fellow Indian golfers had respectable begins on the Ladies Open by Pickala Rock Resort.

The day’s proceedings have been hindered by not one however two storm delays and it took a toll on many gamers.

Diksha, who had 13 birdies and an eagle final week, had no birdies in her spherical of 74 and can want a stable second spherical to make the lower.

Pranavi Urs, enjoying on a sponsor’s exemption, shot even par 72 and was T-55, as was Vani Kapoor. Amandeep Drall and Ridhima Dilawari (73) have been T-78th whereas Tvesa Malik and Diksha, with 74 every, have been T-90.

But with the scoreboard quite tight, a great spherical might see the Indians make the lower.

Pranavi had two birdies in opposition to two bogeys. Ridhima Dilawari had as many as 5 birdies, but in addition gave away three bogeys and a double bogey.

Carmen Alonso of Spain stormed into an early lead after firing a powerful 64 (-8). She capitalised on her late begin and missed the storm delays to fireside birdies and one eagle to steer the sector.

One again from Alonso is Austrian Christine Wolf, who after her first and solely win on the LET in Hero Indian Open some years again, remains to be on the lookout for her second win.

Starting on the back-nine, the one-time LET winner posted birdies on the twelfth, thirteenth, and seventeenth earlier than play got here to a halt following {an electrical} storm. After a 3 hour delay, Wolf saved her composure to birdie the third, fifth and seventh holes earlier than establishing one other on the ninth following a superb strategy.

Hot on Wolf’s heels in T3 on six-under-par 66 have been Finland’s Linda Osala and Sweden’s Johanna Gustavsson.

-PTI

Gandas and Shubhankar battle in first spherical at British Masters

Indian golfers Manu Gandas and Shubhankar Sharma struggled to get their act proper within the first spherical of the British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo in Belfry on Friday.

Gandas did have two birdies and an eagle on his first 9, which was the entrance aspect of the Brabazon Course however he additionally gave away two bogeys and a double bogey.

With one bogey on the second 9, he ended with 1-over 73 and can want a low spherical to make the lower. Gandas, enjoying his first season on the DP World Tour, got here into the Tour by topping the Indian Tour’s Order of Merit.

Also in hassle was Shubhankar with a 77 that had two birdies in opposition to 5 bogeys and a double bogey.

Former world primary Justin Rose carded a seven beneath par 65 to take a one-stroke lead after the primary spherical.

A former winner and host of the British Masters, tasting victory at Woburn in 2002 and internet hosting at Walton Heath in 2018, Rose carded eight birdies on the Brabazon Course to steer by one stroke from 2014 Ryder Cup teammate Jamie Donaldson.

Starting his spherical on the long-lasting tenth gap on the four-time Ryder Cup venue, Rose opened his account with a birdie and made three additional features earlier than the flip. Three birdies adopted on the second, fifth and sixth holes and he cancelled out a bogey on the eighth gap along with his eighth birdie of the day, holing a 25-foot putt to signal for a seven beneath par complete.

Three-time DP World Tour winner Donaldson was six photographs off the tempo when he stood on the thirteenth tee however carded 5 birdies on his closing six holes to signal for a 66 and a six beneath par complete.

Five golfers share third together with Germany’s Yannik Paul, who has recovered from the again damage which pressured him to withdraw from final week’s BMW International Open on house soil, and English beginner John Gough.

Joining them on 4 beneath par are Spaniard Sebastian Garcia, James Morrison of England and Frenchman Adrian Saddier.

- PTI