GOLF
Noida golfer Sukhman Singh wins IGU newbie golf occasion
Noida golfer Sukhman Singh rang in early Christmas celebrations by capturing the Novice Golf Championship of India right here Sunday.
Sukhman posted a dominant efficiency to defeat Harman Sachdeva of Haryana within the 36-hole ultimate following an unassailable 7UP lead after 29 holes on the Tollygunge Membership.
It’s the world’s longest-running newbie matchplay championship organised by the Indian Golf Union (IGU).
With a scorching putter and a powerful lengthy sport, Sukhman stored attacking the flags from the beginning of the ultimate. He was all sq. until the sixth gap earlier than going 4UP after 12 holes and remained 2UP after the primary 18 holes.
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Schaper wins back-to-back DP World Tour titles after playoff eagles
South African Jayden Schaper chipped in for an eagle on the second playoff gap to win the DP World Tour’s Mauritius Open on Sunday and proceed his exceptional current run of success.
Schaper (64) beat American Ryan Gerard (66) within the playoff after each gamers completed the event at 22-under-par in windy situations on the Heritage La Reserve Golf Hyperlinks.
Schaper, 24, has now completed second-first-first in his final three tournaments on tour after successful the Alfred Dunhill Championship final week with an eagle on the primary additional gap.
He tied for second on the Nedbank Golf Problem at Solar Metropolis the weekend earlier than that.
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Shaurya finishes 2nd in Asian Tour Q-College; Rashid, Ajeetesh and Jaglan additionally earn playing cards
India’s 22-year-old rising star, Shaurya Bhattacharya, faltered on the end, however nonetheless completed second on the Ultimate Stage of the Asian Tour’s Qualifying College to safe his full enjoying rights for the Asian Tour 2026 season.
Bhattacharya, who appeared to be on his method to a win, dropped three bogeys within the final seven holes and misplaced by one to Lin Yuxin, a two-time Asia-Pacific Novice champion.
The 23-year-old left-hander Yuxin (67) totalled 16-under for 5 rounds, and Bhattacharya (72), who wanted a par on the 18th to pressure a tie for the highest place, bogeyed and ended second at 15-under.
It was a superb day for the Indians as three others from the nation — Rashid Khan, Ajeetesh Sandhu and Shubham Jaglan — additionally earned the rights after ending contained in the top-35.
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ATHLETICS
KOA felicitates Ayush Shetty, Prajwal Dev, Pranavi Urs amongst others in annual awards operate
The Karnataka Olympics Affiliation on Sunday felicitated notable sportspersons, together with promising shuttler Ayush Shetty and seasoned tennis participant SD Prajwal Dev, from the state as a part of the annual KOA awards operate.
The 20-year-old Shetty gained the US Open Tremendous 300 event in June, ending India’s title drought in BWF World Tour. He defeated Brian Yang of Canada 21-18, 21-13 within the males’s singles ultimate.
Prajwal was a member of India’s Davis Cup squad in 2024.
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