One-shot lead for SSP in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: SS PC haw rasia holds a one-shot lead heading into the final day of the Hong Kong Open after carding a 69 in the third round on Saturday, with Rafa Cabrera Bel lo and Wade Or ms by closing in on the leader to set up a nail-biting finish at Fanling.
Chawrasia entered the third round with a two-shot lead and extended it to three at one stage beforebeing chaseddown after a run of seven pars.
SHAMIM LIFTS TITLE
DIGBOI: Sh a mi mK hanover came a challenge from Veer Ahlawat to register his second win at the Servo Masters Golf on Saturday. Shamim came through in a playoff against the 21- year-old Veer after both the Delhi-based professionals ended the regulation 72 holes with identical scores of nine-under-279. It wa sShamim’s third title of the season and his 15th overall.
RITU GETS SILVER
NEW DELHI: India wrestler Ritu Phogat (48kg) clinched the silver medal in the Under-23 Senior World Wrestling Championship at Poland. Phogat, who had won the gold medal at the Common- wealth Wrestling Championship last year, lost against Turkish Wrestler Demirhan in the final.
DALILA SET FOR DOUBLE
MUMBAI: Unseeded Dalila Jakupovic of Slovenia is in line for a double crown at the $125,000 L& T Mumbai Open after defeating Uzbekistan’s Sabina Sharipova 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the singles semi-finals on Saturday. She will face Belarus’ sA ry na Saba lenka who beat Amandine Hessa 6-2, 6-3 in the day’s other semi-final.
Ja ku po vic has already entered the doubles final with Russian partner Irina K hr om ac he va. On Friday, An kit a Rain a was beaten 6-3, 7-6 by Hesse in the quarter-final.
NAGALCHAMPION
BANGALORE: Sumit Nagal lifted his maiden Challenger level title after beating Briton Jay Clarke 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 in the ATP Bengaluru Open final on Saturday. Nagal, ranked 321, is likely to gain more than 80 places on the ATP ranking list.
MAIRAJWINSGOLD
NEW DELHI: India skeet shooter Mai raj Ah mad Khan won gold at the National Shooting Championship Competitions for shotgun events at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges at New Delhi. Mairaj and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa of Punjab recorded 57 out of 60 hits in the final and then went through a marathon shoot-off before Mai raj came through 26-25 to clinch gold.
ADVANIADVANCES
DOHA: Pankaj Ad va ni registered a convincing 5-0 win over Brazil’s I taro Santos to storm into the pr equarterfinals of World Snooker Championships on Saturday.