GOLF
Ridhima and Tvesa tied seventeenth at La Sella Open
Indian golfers Ridhima Dilawari and Tvesa Malik had been tied seventeenth at 2-under 70 every on the finish of the primary spherical of the La Sella Open on the Girls European Tour.
The opposite two Indians, Pranavi Urs (even par 72) and Seher Atwal (73), had been positioned T-31 and T-63 respectively.
Ridhima, who completed late on Thursday night, had a bogey begin after which had three birdies towards two bogeys in an action-filled five-hole stretch between the eighth and the twelfth. At even par via 16, she birdied her final two holes for a strong 2-under card.
Tvesa teed off from the tenth and had a gentle back-nine with eight pars and a birdie on the par-4 fifteenth. On her second 9, she began with a birdie on the primary and added another on the third to go to a wholesome 3-under.
She then dropped her solely shot of the day on the par-3 fourth and parred the remaining holes for a 2-under card.
Pranavi had three birdies and three bogeys in her 72.
It was a tightly-packed leaderboard on the finish of the primary day with Virginia Elena Carta, Helen Briem and Elina Nummenpaa sharing the lead. All of them fired 5-under 67 every on the a million euro occasion.
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Sharma means down as Baldwin leads at Wentworth
India’s Shubhankar Sharma had a tough begin with a 3-over 75 that can make it tough for him to make the minimize on the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Membership.
Shubhankar was mendacity T-114th following an eagle, a birdie and 6 bogeys. He had a birdie, an eagle and two bogeys in his first 4 holes and 4 bogeys on his again 9.
Matthew Baldwin produced a flawless seven-under-par spherical of 65 to guide the championship by one shot. The 38-year-old Englishman managed to maintain his card clear and held his nerve to roll in his seventh birdie on the final to take the outright lead
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Disappointing begin for Aditi; Buhai in lead
Aditi Ashok, competing in her first occasion for the reason that Girls’s Open at St. Andrews, had a disappointing begin on the Kroger Queen Metropolis Championship, ending with a two-over 74 to be tied 103rd.
With the projected minimize set at one-under, the world No 66 Indian will want a robust second spherical to stay in rivalry.
In her opening spherical, Aditi carded two birdies and 4 bogeys, discovering many fairways however struggling along with her greens in regulation.
South African Ashleigh Buhai shot a gap 65 to take the first-ever first-round lead at TPC River’s Bend.
Regardless of lacking the minimize in her final two appearances, Buhai’s lowest spherical of the season provides her an early one-stroke benefit.
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WEIGHTLIFTING
IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships: Loganathan Dhanush wins males’s 55kg bronze
Loganathan Dhanush turned the primary Indian to win a medal on the IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships when he clinched a bronze within the males’s 55kg class.
 Okay. Duong of Vietnam received the gold medal with a complete of 253 kg, and Tomari Kotaro of Japan received the silver medal with a complete of 247 kg.
Dhanush of India received the bronze medal with a complete of 231 kg and in addition bagged a bronze medal in snatch occasion having lifted 107 kg.
Within the ladies competitors, Payal completed sixth with a complete of 150 kg within the 45 kg weight class. A complete of 9 athletes are representing India on this match.
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Taarini Lodha clinches gold in EFI Concours De Dressage Nationwide (CDN) Competitors
Taarini Lodha from Newbie Riders’ Membership secured gold medal within the Dressage Kids II class on the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) organized Concours De Dressage Nationwide (CDN).
Taarini secured first place and completed her spherical with a mean rating of 68.5% whereas driving on Chase. Harshini B got here second and completed her spherical with a mean rating of 65.343% whereas driving on Star Proof and Kripa Jain completed third and ended her spherical with a mean rating of 65% whereas driving on Christy.
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