The 21-year-old, playing in his maiden PGA Tour event and first World Golf Championships tournament, remained the man to beat after a two-under-par 69 at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City.
Shubhankar Sharma continues to live a dream as four-time major champion and former world no 1 Rory Mcllroy has extended an invitation to him for a practice round at the Augusta National Golf Club before the Masters begins in April.
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Leading the Asian challenge after the first day was Korea's Byeong Hun An, who celebrated his return to the Tournament with a battling two-under 70 to share the ninth place.
Golf's inclusion in the 2016 Olympics, has prompted the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to seek government help for making the sport popular and enhance the country's chances of winning a medal in Rio de Janeiro.
The 21-year-old Indian golfer fired a sizzling six-under 65 to grab the tied second place after the opening round in Mexico City.
Already twice a winner this season on the European Tour, the 21-year-old proved himself equally at home among the most elite of company at the World Golf Championships.
The Indian golfing ace will be playing in India after a gap of four years.
The players and support staff played Battle Ground, Foot Volley, Futsal, Pickleball, Mini Golf and Box Cricket.
Realising that a 'taxing' calendar can drain you completely, rising Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma is now focussing on improving his mental toughness ahead of the new season, during which he is set to make his Major debut.
Milkha Singh is back among the elites again with the latest world golf rankings putting the Indian pro on the 46th place after his sensational triumph at the Singapore Open. Jeev claimed a thrilling one-stroke victory over multiple Major winners Padraig Harrington and Ernie Els at the Singapore Open on the Asian Tour at Sentosa Golf Club's Serapong course on Sunday.
Shiv Kapur joined the chorus in showering praise on young Shubhankar Sharma, describing him as an 'exceptional talent' with maturity beyond his age.
Diksha, who was born with a hearing impairment, will now have the unique honour of having represented India at both the Deaf Olympics in 2017, where she finished second for a silver medal, and the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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Excess hype often leads to broken hearts and hence it is always necessary to strike a balance, legendary Kapil Dev said on Tuesday in context of India's six-wicket defeat at the hands of Australia in the World Cup final earlier this month.
The touring England team will head back to their pre-series base, Abu Dhabi, for a much-needed break during which Ben Stokes and Co. will also indulge in some golf before returning to India in time for the third Test in Rajkot, starting from February 10.
A day before their return to India, England were dealt a blow with their frontline spinner Jack Leach ruled out of the remaining three Tests with a knee injury.
India will be represented by Shubhankar Sharma and Anirban Lahiri at this year's World Cup of Golf slated to be held at The Metropolitan Golf Club in Melbourne from November 21 to 25.
The Indian ace stayed in touch with the leaders with a gritty two-under par 70 on the third day of the Crowne Plaza Open.
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri notched up his second title of the year, lifting the Venetian Macau Open with a sparkling final round of the five-under 66 on Sunday.
Jeev Milkha Singh remains the best placed Indian at 36th while compatriot Jyoti Randhawa, thanks to his Thailand Open triumph, rose three notches to 117 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings issued on Monday.
The 22-year-old Delhi golfer displaced Mukesh Kumar from the top of the Money List of the 2003-04 season of the Hero Honda Indian Golf Tour.
Simarjeet Singh and Jagmohan Gill submitted an identical score of two-under 70 after the first round in the Northern India Amateur championship.
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Shrugging off the disappointment of missing a PGA Tour card, Indian-origin Swede golfer Daniel Chopra was sharing the lead but the Indians in fray were struggling when thunderstorm stopped play at the Thailand Golf Championships in Chonburi, Thailand.
India will stage a second Asian PGA Tour event near capital New Delhi from Feb. 20, organisers said on Tuesday
SSP Chowrasia will be looking to defend his crown in the Hero Honda Open West which commences on Tuesday.
He chipped-in for birdies on three holes and snatched the lead from Ashok Kumar on the penultimate day of the DHL Challenge.
Digvijay and Mukesh have a three-stroke lead over third-placed Zai Kipgen after the third day's play in the Bangla Bank Open golf tournament.
The Rookie of the year' 2002-03 award winner moved to the top of the Order of Merit List on the Hero Honda Golf Tour.
The Kolkata pro set ablaze the Beldih Golf Course in Jamshedpur with a card of six-under par 66 on the opening day of the tournament.
The 22-year-old golfer is the fifth and the youngest Indian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
The team of team Simarjeet Singh, Manav Das, Amit Luthra and Vikrant Chopra placed ahead of Malaysia and South Africa in that order.
Parag credited Sangakkara for making things easier for him as he was easy to approach.
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Nikhil did commentary duty for a match in Australia before coming to Bangkok. He will return to Australia at the end of this week after his son's event on Sunday.
Mukesh Kumar fired a superb five-under 65 to nudge to within striking distance of Rafiq Ali in the penultimate round of the tournament.
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