Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Jyoti Randhawa bulldozed his way into a share of the early lead in the Dubai Desert Classic first round.
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.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
The Indian golfer turned in a roller-coaster two-under 68 to climb one spot to tied ninth after the second round of the Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament.
The Indian ace has a two-day tally of one-under 139, the very score at which the cut was applied, in the Sony Open in Hawai.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Jeev Milkha Singh's finished tied 25 at the Volvo Masters in Spain.
Many top athletes around the globe might be pulling out of the Rio Olympics due to Zika virus concern but chef de mission of the Indian Olympic contingent Rakesh Gupta said they are taking every possible step to address any possible risk. "We are concerned about Zika virus but we are taking every possible precaution for the Indian contingent that will travel to Rio. Whatever advisory we have received from the international body we have forwarded that to the players and federations," Gupta said on the sidelines of an event where Amul became the official sponsor of the Indian contingent.
Arjun Atwal dropped a final-hole bogey to miss the cut in the Miccosukee Championship, Miami.
Jeev Milkha Singh carded three-under 69 and was placed second after the second round of the Yen Casio World Open golf.
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.
Korea's Yang Young-Eun (69) cruised to a brilliant two-shot win in the HSBC Champions.
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.
Jyoti Randhawa slipped three notches further but still remains the highest ranked Indian golfer at 119.
Jyoti Randhawa returned a tournament best eight-under 64 to emerge sole leader after the penultimate round in the Hero Honda Indian Open golf tournament.
The ace Indian golfer came up with a brilliant final round at the Mercuries Masters in Taiwan to win his second Asian Tour title after 11 years.
The Indian ace shot a two-under 69 on the opening day to be sole second at the Coca-Cola Tokai Classic.
Jeev Milkha Singh found his touch late to finish tied 8th at the US $120 Million Acom International in Japan.
Shiv Kapur finished tied 65th in his first appearance in a World Golf Championships series tournament.
Atwal seemed to have captured his old form at least for the day with a six-under 64.
The Indian pro signed off at the US Open with a six-over-par 76 that contained two birdies and eight bogeys.
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The 37-year-old is yearning for a maiden Asian Tour title at this week's Aamby Valley Asian Masters.
Jeev Milkha finished a creditable tied second in the USD 600,000 SK Telecom Open
The Indian ace completed his third round in the Malaysian Open in four-under-par 67 for a two-shot lead over world No. 5 Retief Goosen.
The ace Indian golfer is hoping a desert safari mishap will not derail his winning ambitions at the Qatar Masters.
Two birdies in the last three holes gave Gaganjeet Bhullar a fine card of two-under 70 for the second successive day at the Doha Asian Games.
Fijian Dinesh Chand and Japan's Kaname Yokoo fired six-under 65 to share the opening day's glory at the Japan Okinawa Open.
In the medal standings, India were placed eighth with a compilation of seven gold, five silver and 17 bronze.
The 26-year-old Delhi pro moved to a two-shot lead with a total of 10-under 132 at the half-way stage of the Tata Open.
The Indian golfing ace added the BILT Open to the Indian Open crown he won last week.
England's David Howell held off world number Tiger Woods and Nick O'Hern to lead by one stroke after the third round in the US$5 million HSBC Champions tournament.
The Indian golfing ace shares the first place with Thai rookie sensation Chapchai Nirat at the halfway stage of the Crowne Plaza Open.
The Indian golfer was one shot off the lead, held by Thai Thaworn Wiratchant, before rain stopped play in the first round of the Crowne Plaza Open.
Devendra Jhajharia, on Tuesday became the first para athlete to receive India's highest sporting honour -- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- along with hockey star Sardar Singh, who has endured trying times off the field in the last one year.
Vaihayasi Pande Daniel discovers Ross Island where the clock can never be turned back.
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