The Kolkata golfer is aiming to upstage Mukesh Kumar in the Sir Padampat Singhania Open which begins tomorrow.
The local lad fired a blemish-less tour-under 68, to win with a tally of 14-under 274.
Tiger Woods has declared he is the fittest he has been in around a decade ahead of his first tournament of the year.
The 21-year-old is on course for his maiden professional title after a third-round three-under 69. Vijay Kumar and Uttam Singh Mundy following him closely.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia will be the first in more 35 years to be held without spectators after organisers introduced tighter measures to protect against the coronavirus. Here is a list of international sports events hit by the coronavirus outbreak.
World number one Caroline Wozniacki might have been better off asking Serena Williams about how to win the biggest tournaments instead of seeking guidance about relationships.
Rough day for Shubhankar at Augusta Masters
Leading rookie of the year Sandeep Syal shares the lead with the experienced Pappan and Gast Ram at the half-way stage.
The United States recovered from a stunning collapse by the much-vaunted pairing of Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker to take a commanding 4-2 lead in the Presidents Cup at the end of Thursday's opening foursomes.
Tiger Woods proved he could be competitive again after playing some of the best golf of his comeback with a final-round four-under 68 to tie for ninth at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.
PGA Tour rookie Brendan Steele and fellow Americans Briny Baird, Garrett Willis and Matt Bettencourt stole the limelight from Tiger Woods by charging into a tie for the Frys.com Open lead on Thursday.
The number of aces on the Indian Golf Tour rose by more than 100 per cent compared to 2001-02.
Shubhankar Sharma, on Friday, became the youngest Indian golfer to make the cut in any Major after he capped a wonderful back nine to achieve the feat at the 147th Open Championships in Scotland.
Former World No 1 Greg Norman has said he feels sorry for Tiger Woods' position as a fallen idol.
As the curtains come down at the Tokyo Olympics, here's a glance at the medallists and those who came within touching distance of glory.
Golf fans can look forward to the tantalising prospect of world number two Jordan Spieth and third-ranked Rory McIlroy continuing their battle for Masters glory in the final pairing in Saturday's third round.
Tiger Woods appears to be unmatchable in appeal, even when he does not play well as at this year's Masters.
Arjun Atwal fired a three-under 67 in the first round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico to lie 14th.
SSP Chawrasia clinched his fourth European Tour title on Sunday when he won the Indian Open for the second successive year with a seven-shot victory over Malaysia's Gavin Green.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Rory McIlroy turned the last 11 holes of his British Open into a glorified practice round on Friday as the Northern Irishman missed a British Open cut for the first time.
Short of practice but rejuvenated after a break, India's first PGA Tour title winning golfer Arjun Atwal on Tuesday said he is aiming to round off his consistent year by lifting the Hero Honda Indian Open for the first time in 11 years, this week.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the seventh day of the Asian Games on Saturday.
Anirban Lahiri registered an impressive six-stroke victory at the PGTI Players Championship, presented by Aamby Valley Golf Course, on Friday after he posted an immaculate five under 67 in the final round. He finished the tournament with a total of 24 under 264, thus breaking the PGTI record of 22 under for four rounds, set by Jyoti Randhawa in 2007.
Winning a major is its own reward, but rivalries, rankings and next year's Rio Olympics were also on the mind of contenders at the Women's PGA Championship.
Roger Federer said on Monday, dismissing concerns that players might treat the event, which launches in September, as an exhibition.
Nearly every player who has lifted a club at the Ryder Cup has described that moment standing on the first tee as one of the most nervous of their professional lives.
Jeev Milkha Singh's title defence just got tougher with Major champions Padraig Harrington and Ernie Els committing for this year's Barclays Singapore Open, where both had finished runners-up last season.
With the cut expected to fall around 5-over, Sharma would require a couple of birdies and play the back under par to stay on in the tournament.
World No 2 Federer became the first player to book his place in the semi-finals of the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals by seeing off a spirited challenge from 20-year-old Alexander Zverev of Germany 7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 6-1 in a thrilling round robin clash that lasted two hours and 11 minutes on Tuesday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Arjun Atwal carded the USD 5 million Bellsouth Classic title's best round of eight-under 64 to gatecrash into a five-man play-off
Local golfer Katsumune Imai emerged the winner with an aggregate of 24-under 264 at the Casio World tournament in Japan.
Shiv Kapur opened his campaign in the new golf season with a creditable 13th place finish in the Asia-Okinawa Open
Tiger Woods was a 'geek,' used to have 'Star Wars' wallpaper in his room.
The Asian Games golf gold medallist scored a single stroke victory over four-time champion Mukesh Kumar to win the Amby Valley-MGC Open title.
Golf legend Gary Player believes Tiger Woods, before he changed his swing, was on target to smash Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 major championship victories.
The United States' Ted Purdy leads the field with an aggregate of 14-under 128.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
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