Jaglan and 13-year-old Kartik amongst seven Indians at Asia-Pacific Golf
Shubham Jaglan, who got here near logging a top-10 on his debut in 2021, returns to the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) for one more shot at what he calls the ‘finest’ newbie alternative out there to the gamers of the area.
The AAC, now celebrating its 14th version, offers the winner top-of-the-line prizes within the sport for the amateurs with a spot in each the Masters on the Augusta National and the Open for the next yr.
For the third time in as a few years, India has seven gamers of whom three are making their second begin on the match from Thursday.
The closest any Indian has come to profitable the distinguished occasion is Rayhan Thomas, who was runner-up in 2018 in Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. Thomas, initially slated to play right here, pulled out because of an damage.
The Indian squad, despatched by the Indian Golf Union, contains Kartik Singh, a 13-year-old, who turns into the youngest participant within the occasion, as he makes his debut on the AAC.
Interestingly Kartik at 203rd on the earth is now the highest-ranked Indian in Melbourne following the withdrawal of Thomas.
The different six gamers are Jaglan, T-11 in his earlier AAC begin in 2021, Krishnav Nikhil Chopra (T-44 in 2022) and Shaurya Bhattacharya (T-47 in 2022). Kartik Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Raghav Chugh and Vedant Sirohi are making their debut on the AAC.
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Nehru junior hockey newest scores and outcomes
Three objectives every by Kamal Barla and Lokesh Sidar helped Raj Kumar College, Raipur, beat Government Senior Secondary School, Kalpi, Mandla, 10-1 in a league match of the Kanwarji 51st Nehru junior hockey match on the Shivaji Stadium right here on Tuesday.
Raj Kumar College, Raipur, 10 (Kamal Barla 3, Lokesh Sidar 3, Jatin Bhoy 2, Rosshan Sidar, Ansh Banjare) bt Government SSS, Kalpi, Mandla, 1 (Lal Singh Masram).
DM’s PVS Kushe HSS, Assagao, 2 (Kiran Lamani, BK Vasant) bt Shantaben Haribhai Gajeraa School, Amreli, 1 (Nayanbhai Tank).
SN Trust HSSS, Kollam, 4 (Sai Ram 2, Anish Minz, Suraj Bahala) bt BT Kuchi HS, Sawkuchi, Guwahati, 1 (Ritik Patir).
SM Lohiya HS, Kolhapur, 9 (Siddhant Patil 3, Pruthviraj Chavan 3, Pawan Kadam, Yash Kamble, Aditya Mohite). Bt Patanjali Gurukul, Haridwar.
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Rawat strikes into pre-quaterfinals; Ramanathan-Raja pair in quarterfinals in ITF males’s World Tennis Tour
Fifth seed Indian Sidharth Rawat brushed apart compatriot Suraj Prabodh to march into the singles pre-quarterfinals of the ITF Davangere males’s World Tennis Tour right here on Tuesday.
Rawat was in his assured self whereas notching up a 6-1 6-4 victory over Prabodh.
Karan Singh joined him within the spherical of 16 of the USD 15000 occasion with a 6-1 6-4 win over native boy Rishi Reddy.
In the doubles, high seeds Ramkumar Ramanathan and Purav Raja entered the quarterfinals after heading off Indo-Malaysian pair of Dev Javia and Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong 6-3 7-6 (4).
However, the Indian duo of Rishab Agarwal and Nitin Kumar Sinha went down 7-6 (4), 1-6, 9/11 towards second seeds Nick Chappell and Bogdan Bobrov.
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