GOLF
Aditi retains going at Founders Cup
India’s Aditi Ashok ensured weekend play as she squeezed contained in the minimize line alongside an extended checklist of stars on the LPGA Tour’s Founders Cup.
Aditi added 1-under 70 to her first-round 72 and was now even par and tied-Fiftieth alongside the likes of Lydia Ko, Minjee Lee and former Girls’s Open winner Sophia Popov.
Aditi birdied the second, tenth and thirteenth and dropped photographs on the twelfth and fifteenth on the Bradenton Nation Membership.
– PTI
Jeev Milkha improves to Tied-Twenty fourth place in Trophy Hassan
Jeev Milkha Singh improved on his first spherical and shot 1-under 72 to get to even par for 2 days on the Trophy Hassan II, an occasion on the Champions Tour PGA.
Jeev, enjoying his first seniors occasion in 2025, rose from T-33 to T-24 with yet another spherical to go.
Jeev had 4 birdies towards three bogeys on the Par-73 Royal Golf Dar es Salam course.
– PTI
Shubhankar, Ahlawat miss minimize in Qatar Masters
Shubhankar Sharma performed a stable 3-under 69 within the second spherical however the Indian nonetheless missed the minimize on the Qatar Masters by one shot right here.
It was his third straight missed minimize on the DP World Tour in 2025, although he made a minimize in between on the Asian Tour.
Sharma’s first spherical 75 with 69 within the second meant he was even par for 2 days and the minimize fell at 1-under.
Additionally lacking the minimize was rookie Veer Ahlawat, who after making cuts in Ras Al Khaimah, had a tricky week with 80-76 and missed the weekend.
– PTI
Diksha tied-14th; rookie Avani makes minimize on her professional debut
After an preliminary excessive, Diksha Dagar dropped two photographs on the again 9 and slipped to tied 14th after the second spherical of the Lalla Meryem Cup in Rabat, Morocco.
She has rounds of 71-73 and is 3-under after two rounds on the Par-73 course at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam.
Additionally making the minimize on her professional debut was the younger Avani Prashanth, who added 74 to her first spherical 71 and is now 1-under 145.
She is Tied-Twenty fourth, whereas the third Indian within the subject, Tvesa Malik missed the minimize with playing cards of 79-76.
With Prime-60 and ties making the minimize, 56 gamers made the minimize which fell at 3-over.
– PTI
India’s Rayhan Thomas on second at Korn Ferry Tour
India’s Rayhan Thomas closed the second day with an excellent eagle for a day’s card of 7-under 64 that carried him inside two photographs of the lead within the Astara Golf Championship in Bogota on Saturday.
Thomas (66-64) is now 11-under and two behind the chief, Ross Steelman (67-61) at 13-under.
Thomas is tied for second with Jack Maguire (66-64) whereas South African Christo Lamprecht (69-62) in sole fourth at 10-under.
The Dubai-based Indian, who performed faculty golf in US, gained his maiden professional title on the PGTI Tour in India final 12 months. He additionally gained professional occasions whereas being an newbie.
Thomas picked his first birdie on his third gap, the twelfth of the course after which instantly gave it again. Over the following 4 holes, he birdied 3 times to show in 3-under 35.
On the second 9, he birdied the primary and the sixth after which landed an eagle on the ninth, his closing gap.
Making it to Korn Ferry by way of the Qualifying Faculty, Thomas has set his eyes on attending to the PGA Tour and plans to tee up as typically as he can.
Thomas additionally has a standing on the HotelPlanner Tour (the erstwhile Problem Tour) in Europe, however plans to play as a lot as attainable on the Korn Ferry.
Thomas’ present comes lower than three weeks after an Indo-Canadian, Sudarshan Yellamaraju grabbed a maiden win on the Korn Ferry in Bahamas.
Thomas, making his fifth profession begin on Tour this week, matched his career-low spherical with a 7-under 64 and holds the perfect 36-hole place of his younger Korn Ferry Tour profession.
– PTI
Lahiri mendacity Eleventh in Liv Golf in Riyadh
Anirban Lahiri fired a bogey free spherical of 5-under 67 and moved as much as tied-Eleventh after the second day on the Liv Golf Riyadh being performed below the lights.
Lahiri shot 3-under 69 on the primary day and is now 8-under however eight photographs behind the chief Adrian Meronk (62-66) at 18-under.
As per LIV Golf’s new scoring format which made its debut this week, all 4 scores rely in each spherical within the group competitors.
– PTI
TENNIS
Sasikumar, Ramanathan, & Karan Singh Obtain Wild Playing cards for 2025 Delhi Open
Former World No. 31 Lloyd Harris and 2019 Wimbledon Boys’ Singles champion Shintaro Mochizuki will likely be among the many Prime 8 seeds on the 2025 Delhi Open, an ATP Challenger 75 occasion returning for its fifth version on the DLTA Advanced from February 10-16.
India’s Mukund Sasikumar, Ramkumar Ramanathan, and Karan Singh have obtained wild playing cards after starring within the nation’s 4-0 Davis Cup World Group I Playoff win over Togo.
The hard-court match will function a aggressive 32-player singles draw, comprising 21 direct entries, three wild playing cards, six qualifiers, and two particular exempts. With momentum on their aspect, Mukund, Ramkumar, and Karan will likely be keen to increase their profitable streak on the DLTA Centre Court docket in entrance of residence followers.
4 promising Indian gamers—Aditya Govila, Chirag Duhan, Sidhart Rawat, and Aryan Shah—have obtained wild card entries to the qualifying stage, the place they are going to compete towards seasoned execs for the six principal draw spots on provide. Duhan and Shah have been additionally a part of India’s Davis Cup squad, underlining their excessive potential.
The 2025 Delhi Open will likely be an ATP Challenger 75 occasion, granting its singles winner 75 factors, runner-up 44, and semifinalists 22 every.
– Workforce Sportstar