SQUASH
Abhay Singh makes successful begin in Egyptian Open squash
Abhay Singh made a successful begin on the Egyptian Open, a USD 366,000 PSA World Tour Diamond occasion, in Giza on Friday by defeating French world No. 17 Gregoire Marche in straight video games.
World No. 38 Abhay, a multiple-time Nationwide champion, gained 12-10, 11-9, 11-3 in 36 minutes for what was his career-best win when it comes to victory over an opponent by rating.
Abhay, who trains on the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai, will meet Egyptian tenth seed Youssef Ibrahim within the spherical of 32.
In the meantime, reigning Nationwide champion Velavan Senthilkumar misplaced within the opening spherical to British world No. 28 Jonah Bryant 8-11, 11-5, Sep 11, 1-11.
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GOLF
Hitaashee and Ridhima make the reduce in Swiss Women Open
Ridhima Dilawari, enjoying on an invitation, and Hitaashee Bakshi had been the one two Indians to make the reduce on the VP Financial institution Swiss Women Open.
Each the Indian golfers shot 71-69 to get to 2-under 140 on the Par-71 Golfpark Holzhäusern in moist situations. They had been each Tied-Twenty third.
The opposite Indians, Vani Kapoor (74-70), Sneha Singh (70-75), final 12 months’s runner-up Tvesa Malik (72-74), and Pranavi Urs (74-76) missed the reduce and exited early.
England’s Alice Hewson took a two-shot lead, sitting at 9 below par after 36 holes. The 2-time LET winner – and defending champion – started the day on the tenth tee.
After a shaky begin with bogeys on the twelfth and thirteenth, she discovered her rhythm, rolling in six birdies on the best way to a second spherical of 4 below par (67).
Ridhima, who has had only a few begins on the LET this season, started properly as she had 5 birdies in opposition to three bogeys. In a single stretch between the sixth and the twelfth, she had 4 birdies, two bogeys, and only one par.
Hitaashee had 4 birdies and only one bogey for his 2-under 69.
Defending champion Hewson credited her work with sports activities psychologist Dan for serving to her keep within the second and concentrate on one shot at a time, a mindset she feels has been a giant constructive this week.
Two photographs again are Eire’s Lauren Walsh and Australia’s Sarah Kemp, who sit in a tie for second place on seven below par by way of 36 holes.
Walsh had a gradual, bogey-free spherical, with back-to-back birdies on the ninth and tenth holes.
An extra shot again are a complete of three gamers in a tie for fourth place, together with Spain’s Nuria Iturrioz, Wales’ Lydia Corridor, and Germany’s Celina Sattelkau, who all sit on six-under par.
It’s a stacked leaderboard, with 5 gamers sitting in a tie for seventh place on five-under par.
The gamers included Norway’s Dorthea Forbrigd, France’s Agathe Sauzon and Camille Chevalier, Germany’s Carolin Kauffmann, and Spain’s Harang Lee.
Switzerland’s Kim Metraux, Chiara Tamburlini, and newbie Axelle Martin are all an additional shot again alongside Canada’s Anna Huang and Germany’s Alexandra Forsterling.
After 36 holes of motion 67 gamers made the reduce which fell at one-over par.
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Theegala makes first reduce since April, lies 14th; Bhatia is Thirty seventh
Sahith Theegala rediscovered some contact from his title run right here three years in the past, carding rounds of 68 and 70 to make the reduce on the Procore Championship.
It was his first reduce for the reason that RBC Heritage in April this 12 months. After that, he withdrew as soon as and missed the reduce 4 occasions, as he struggled with a neck harm.
The Indian-American golfer, who was sixth after the primary spherical, is at present Tied-14th on the midway stage.
Amongst these tied at 14th was World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (70-68), who’s utilizing this occasion to tune up forward of the Ryder Cup.
Akshay Bhatia, additionally sixth after the primary spherical 68, added 73 within the second to be Tied-Thirty seventh.
Whereas Theegala missed the Play-offs, Bhatia made the second occasion and completed within the Prime-50 of Fedex Cup standings.
Ben Griffin, who makes his Ryder Cup debut this 12 months, performed bogey-free for the second straight day with a 6-under 66 to construct a three-shot lead.
Two “cup” gamers had been behind him — considered one of them fellow Ryder Cup rookie Russell Henley (68), the opposite Jackson Koivun, the top-ranked newbie who went 3-1 final week at Cypress Level to assist lead the Individuals to a Walker Cup victory.
They tied, three behind Griffin, who was at 14-under 130.
J.J. Spaun, the U.S. Open champion who additionally might be at Bethpage Black for the Ryder Cup, shot 68 however was 5 photographs behind, together with Lanto Griffin (70).
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Printed on Sep 13, 2025