Himmat Singh Rai lived up to his reputation of being one of the brightest young prospects of Indian golf when he posted his first professional win at the PGTI Players Championship in Kolkata on Friday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
The Bombay high court asked the BCCI to shift all the IPL matches after April 30 from Maharashtra due to the acute water crisis in the state. Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur are the three venues in Maharashtra scheduled to hold the IPL matches.
Winning his first national championship 14 years ago is one memory which Arjun Atwal will never forget and the veteran golfer said he can't wait to tee up again at the 50th Hero Indian Open next month as this was the title that made him the star that he is today.
India's Shubhankar Sharma roared back from a four-stroke deficit to claim a remarkable two-shot win at the Maybank Championship in Malaysia for his second European Tour title on Sunday.
Army led the tables with seven gold, three silver and six bronze medals at the National Winter Games in Gulmarg.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Tiger Woods jumped clear of fellow American Woodland, posting a 12-under 128 halfway total in the rain-affected event that will not finish until Monday.
Vijay Singh relied on his belly putter while grabbing a one-shot lead in Friday's second round at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
Aditi and Akshay Maliwal are mentoring young sports athletes from Asia to get through to top US universities.
Shubhankar Sharma's magnificent year continued as the Indian grabbed a spot in next week's US Open Golf Championships with a solid display of 69-68 in the qualifiers, in Columbus.
Jyoti Randhawa edged out veteran Mukesh Kumar by one stroke to retain the DLF Masters crown at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon on Sunday.
Indian golfer Shiv Kapur found the going tough as he returned with eight bogeys and two birdies in the second round but still is set to make the cut in the 142nd Open Championships in Muirfield, Scotland, on Friday. Kapur returned for a six-over 77 in the second round, and at three-over for two rounds he is expected to stay for the weekend.
The MLS and NBA were paying particularly close attention to Friday's events as many of the positive tests occurred in Florida where both leagues have announced plans to restart their seasons at Orlando's Walt Disney World.
Jeev Milkha Singh continued to make upward strides on the Japan Tour, carding a three-under 67 to be tied for the fourth spot after the second round of the 120 million Yen Crowns Tournament at the Nagoya Golf Club Wago Course in Nagoya on Friday.
Gaurav Ghei finished tied 28th, best by an Indian, as the Volvo China Open went down the history books as one of the few tournaments that did not see a even a single player breaking par in the final day.
The PGA Tour's much-trumpeted "new era" delivered enthralling golf in the inaugural FedExCup playoff series.
Woods had won five PGA Tour events in 2013 and, though major silverware had eluded him since 2008, there seemed no reason why he could not add to his haul of 14 majors as long as he stayed healthy.
Tiger Woods beat fellow American J.B. Holmes one up in the opening round at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
The world number four will be on the prowl in the Asian Tour and European Tour co-sanctioned event in India hoping to chalk up a win at the historical Delhi Golf Club.
Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar on Monday moved up to fourth in the latest Order of Merit after his fifth Asian Tour victory at the Indonesia Open.
India's Anirban Lahiri got off to a flying start on his tournament-debut, firing eight birdies in a blemish-free opening round to grab a share of the lead at the PGA Tour's Career Builder Challenge in partnership with Clinton Foundation in La Quinta.
The Indian ace is in prime position to lift his second successive Asian Tour title, pulling two shots clear in the rain-hit tournament.
Johnnie Walker Classic has attracted star players like Colin Montgomerie, Adam Scott and Vijay Singh in its debut edition in India.
The 14-times major winner has not competed since finishing 10th at the Wyndham Championship in August 2015, after which he had two operations on his back.
He shot four-under 68 for a tied 27th place after the third round of the TCL Classic tournament.
Reader Balaji sent us a picture of golfer Arjun Atwal from Delhi.
Jeev Milkha Singh lost his match 3 and 2 to Robert Karlsson as Europe crushed Asia 3 + to 12 + points to retain the Royal Trophy.
Anirban Lahiri equalled the course record with a sensational nine-under 62 at the par-71 Macau Golf and Country Club to finish second at the Venetian Macau Open on Sunday.
Shiv Kapur returned to the top-200 club in the world golf rankings when he climbed seven spots to 196th. Gaurav Ghei gained three places to 226.
Australian golfer Robert Allenby was recovering on Saturday from facial injuries after he was kidnapped, beaten, robbed and dumped in a park in Honolulu.
Australia's Paul Sheehan won the Japan Open with a final round of even-par 71.
Jeev Milkha Singh's finished tied 25 at the Volvo Masters in Spain.
Arjun Atwal dropped a final-hole bogey to miss the cut in the Miccosukee Championship, Miami.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
The 39-year-old golfer has half a dozen top-10 finishes at the Indian Open, including two in last two years, but never won it.
Shiv Kapur finished tied 65th in his first appearance in a World Golf Championships series tournament.
Tiger Woods surged to the top of the Buick Open leaderboard and was joined by Brett Quigley just before bad light halted second-round play on Friday.
Atwal seemed to have captured his old form at least for the day with a six-under 64.
