Arjun Atwal became the first Indian and just the sixth Asian-born player to win on the PGA Tour when he secured a one-stroke victory at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday. Atwal joined Japanese trio Isao Aoki, Shigeki Maruyama and Ryuji Imada and South Koreans K.J. Choi and Y.E. Yang in an elite but growing club of champions from world's most populous continent.
The Indian star improved by four shots with a second round of two-over-par 73 at Carnoustie but his eight-over-par 150 meant he would not feature in the weekend of a Major for the first time in five appearances.
India will not take part in baseball, bowling, fencing, karate, modern pentathlon, rugby, softball, soft tennis and triathlon because of the athletes' poor standards.
The second day of the final will also feature four games and the tie-break if required.
Asian Tour star Anirban Lahiri wrote a small slice of Indian sporting history with an eye-catching equal fifth place finish at the PGA Championship on Sunday and reinforced his growing reputation in world golf.
Jeev Milkha Singh rode on a flawless back-nine to card an improved two-under 70 and rise to tied-41st as Gaurav Ghei (70) continued to the best-placed Indian at tied-ninth after the second round of the Volvo Masters of Asia in Bangkok on Friday. While Ghei has a total of four-under 140, Jeev languishes in the bottom heap with two-over 146 at the US $750,000 Asian Tour's season-ending event.
Gaurav Ghei, who won the Pine Valley Beijing Open a fortnight ago, credited his recent good form to adjustments made to his swing.
The designation means that Pakistan will join an exclusive club of nations that are given preferential treatment by the US in areas of foreign aid and defence cooperation.
The Delhi-based golfer lost the overnight lead but stayed within one shot of the joint-leaders Panuwat Muenlek and Chapchai Nirat of Thailand.
He shot four-under 68 for a tied 27th place after the third round of the TCL Classic tournament.
The Indian golfer produced a eye-catching 67 to be placed behind England's Robert Rock after the opening day at the Maybank Malaysian Open.
World No 1 Novak Djokovic ended Kei Nishikori's impressive debut at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 semi-final victory at the O2 Arena on Saturday.
The Indian golfer was tied seventh at three-under 141, four behind midway leader Liang Wen-Chong of China at the Philippines Open.
The Indian ace was four off the lead, shared by Retief Goosen of South Africa and Australian Richard Green, at the halfway stage of the Qatar Masters.
With key players -- KL Rahul (thigh) and Shreyas Iyer (lower back) yet to prove their fitness, the BCCI top brass and selectors could opt for safer options that gives them an opportunity to check all available players in the five (six if they reach final) Asia Cup games in Sri Lanka.
The Malaysian claimed his maiden Asian Tour title with a two-stroke triumph.
Disappointed Anirban Lahiri believes Asia on brink of major success.
Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee ended a frustrating 22-month winless run by lifting the season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia title.
The two Indians were five strokes adrift of leader Prayad Marksaeng after the opening day of the Volvo Masters of Asia.
About 3,000 police and paramilitary forces will guard the National stadium and the teams' hotel.
A tied ninth place finish at the high-profile HSBC Open in Shanghai lifted Jyoti Randhawa\n14 places and saw him join compatriot Jeev Milkha Singh in the top-100 of the world golf rankings on Monday.
As India took an unassailable 2-0 lead over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar series, a dejected Allan Border opened up on the visitor's loss.
India's top golfer intends to show his stripes at the US $5 million HSBC Champions, and there will be no better way than doing it in the presence of the world number one.
The Indian ace has a three-shot lead after three rounds in the Asahiryokuken Yomiuri Memorial golf tournament.
The duo share the lead on 10-under-par 134 on day 2 of the Indian Open.
Rookie S S P Chowrasia and the in-form Rahil Gangjee occupied the top two spots at the end of the first round at the Taiwan Masters golf tournament.
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri got off to a brilliant start at the European Tour's six-round Qualifying School Final Stage with a flawless five-under 65 at the par-70 Purple course and was placed second overall among the 156 starters.
Jeev Milkha Singh shot a level-par 72 to be tied 23rd after the penultimate round at the US Masters. The 2006 Asian Tour's number one fired three birdies against an equal number of bogeys on a wet and chilly day at the Augusta National for a three-day total of one-over 217 to lie just outside the top-20.
Nabi announced his decision to resign as the captain of the national team following their four-run loss to Australia
The young Indian carded an even par 72 on Day 1 of the British Open.
Shaping strategies to suit different oppositions and venues will be key for every team during the World Cup and New Zealand have an Indian, who is familiar with conditions and owns the data to assist them -- Saurabh Walkar, their performance analyst.
Jyoti Randhawa, Arjun Atwal, Shiv Kapur and Jeev Milkha Singh feature in the elite list
The South African equalled the course record with a seven-under 65 to return to a three-way tie for the lead after round three of the Asian Tour Aamby Valley event.
Young Indian pro Ashok Kumar cruised into a four-stroke lead after the second round of the Asian Tour's Aamby Valley event on Friday.
Jeev Milkha finished a creditable tied second in the USD 600,000 SK Telecom Open
Now, high profile media barons have an India visit in their itinerary. Four months after the launch of two Disney channels in India, Walt Disney's CEO Michael D Eisner plans to visit India next week along with his successor, Robert A Iger.
After Shah's statement about holding Asia Cup at a neutral venue, PCB issued a statement saying, "The overall impact of such statements has the potential to split the Asian and international cricketing communities and can impact Pakistan's visit to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and future ICC Events in India in the 2024-2031 cycle."
His mere presence causes hysteria and pandemonium in the Land of the Rising Sun and he has no tennis equal in a continent heaving with 4.427 billion inhabitants, yet self-effacing Kei Nishikori thinks he is simply 'one' of the best players in Japan.
Senior Pakistani players have been asked to attend a children's cricket match that U.S President George W. Bush will watch in Islamabad.
India's rising star Shiv Kapur will have one last throw of the dice at the season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia next week as he bids to end his year with a victory.
