SQUASH
India’s Velavan Senthilkumar and Veer Chotrani misplaced within the quarterfinals of the Charlottesville Open squash, a USD 31,250 PSA Copper occasion, in Charlottesville (US) on Thursday.
Reigning Nationwide champion and fourth seed Senthilkumar went all the way down to Salman Khalil, with the Egyptian successful 12-10, September 11, 11-8, 11-3.
Seventh seed Chotrani misplaced to American prime seed Timothy Brownell 6-11, 11-9, 1-11, 6-11.
Senthilkumar and Chotrani, together with Abhay Singh and Ramit Tandon, will subsequent compete within the Open Squash Traditional, a USD 74,000 PSA Bronze occasion, in New York beginning October 5.
GOLF
Bhullar rises to second in rain-hit Jakarta Worldwide C’ships
Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar fired an excellent five-under 65 within the opening spherical and adopted it up with one other spectacular 65 on day two to climb to second place on the rain-affected Jakarta Worldwide Championship right here on Friday.
Bhullar sits only one shot behind Thailand’s Pavit Tangkamolprasert (64-65) although the second spherical is but to be accomplished.
The 37-year-old began with an eagle on the primary gap of the primary spherical however was unable to finish his first spherical as darkness fell. He got here again on the second morning and completed his spherical earlier than continuing to the touch double digits 10-under.
Bhullar has 5 wins in Indonesia from his whole of 11 on the Asian Tour. He’s now searching for a sixth success within the nation.
Suteepat Prateeptienchai, the primary spherical chief, had performed solely 5 holes and had two birdies. His whole was 9-under with 13 holes to go.
The second finest Indian after Bhullar was S Chikkarangappa (69-67), who confirmed that he’s slowly getting again to kind. He was presently T-Twenty sixth.
Rahil Gangjee, who carded a bogey-free 4-under 66 to be positioned at T-16 after Day 1, was one over on the eighth gap within the second spherical. Khalin Joshi and Viraj Madappa carded 2-under 68 within the opening spherical. Karandeep Kochhar and Ajeetesh Sandhu had shot rounds of even par to be positioned at T-83 after day 1.
SSP Chawrasia and Yuvraj Sandhu performed rounds of 1-over 71 to put themselves at T-98. Rashid Khan shot 3-over 73 (T-135) and Shiv Kapur shot 4-over 74 (T-138) after spherical 1.
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Rayhan Thomas off to a positive begin with 64 in Korn Ferry
Indian-origin golfer Rayhan Thomas was off to a splendid begin on the Compliance Options Championship, capturing 7-under 64 to be Tied-Sixteenth within the penultimate occasion of the Korn Ferry Tour, the place chief Davis Chatfield shot a sub-60 whole of 12-under 59.
Indo-Canadian Sudarshan Yellamaraju carded 6-under 65 at The Patriot Golf Membership and is now positioned T-24.
Thomas had 9 birdies in opposition to two bogeys within the first spherical. He began the day on the again 9 with a birdie and went on to make six extra birdies on the again 9.
Thomas, who birdied from the sixth to the ninth, added one other one on the tenth to make it 5 in a row. A bogey on the second and the eighth with birdies in between on the fourth and the sixth, noticed him get 64.
Yellamaraju started his first spherical on the again 9 and performed a bogey free first spherical that included 4 birdies and one eagle.
Three consecutive birdies on the 14th, fifteenth and Sixteenth holes together with a birdie on the fifth and the eagle on the primary gap noticed him card six below for the day.
Thomas began this week positioned 106 on the Korn Ferry factors record and can be trying to make use of the sturdy begin to the week to interrupt into the highest 100 and earn a conditional standing on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Yellamaraju is presently positioned 18th on the identical record and would goal for a robust end this week to remain throughout the prime 20 and safe his card to the PGA Tour.
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Gradual begin for Akshay Bhatia, four-way lead at Sanderson
Akshay Bhatia had a disappointing begin to the 2025 Sanderson Farms Championship as he was positioned tied for 88th after capturing a good par card on the opening day event, right here.
Bhatia, getting into because the betting favorite, bogeyed the seventh and the eighth and turned in 2-over. Birdies on the tenth, twelfth and the thirteenth noticed him get below par however bogeys on the 14th and Sixteenth dashed his hopes regardless of a birdie in between on the fifteenth.
He wants a quick begin on the second day to maneuver up the chief board and keep within the event.
There was a four-way tie for the lead with Eric Cole, Sam Ryder, Danny Walker, and Garrick Higgo all sharing the primary–spherical lead at 7-under 65.
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Printed on Oct 03, 2025