Ajeetesh edges out Veerman to win first Asian Tour event
TAIPEI:: India’s Ajeetesh Sandhu shot a two-under-par 70 to claim his first Asian Tour victory at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Taiwan on Sunday.
Sandhu edged American Johannes Veerman to the title after trading three birdies against one bogey and ended with a total of 12-under-par 276 at the Linkou International Golf and Country Club.
“I’m still shaking from the last putt but now that I’m thinking about it, it is absolutely amazing,” Sandhu said.
“I’m proud of myself that I was able to focus on my own my game. I was just trying to hit the next shot the best that I could and I won.”
He became the tenth first-time Asian Tour winner in 2017.
Veerman almost forced a play-off when his eagle chip on the 18th hole hit the pin but ended up a runner-up for the second time in his career on the Asian Tour. Local star Lu Weichih, who came back following brain surgery in 2012, posted a 72 to finish third after firing four birdies against as many bogeys.
GURUSAIDUTT WINS BULGARIAN TOURNEY
NEW DELHI: Playing an international tournament after almost a year, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist RMV Gurusaidutt clinched the men’s singles title at the Bulgarian International Future Series tournament. Gurusaidutt, who has been out of action since the US Open in July 2016 due to an injury, defeated Muhammed Ali Kurt 21- 17, 21-16 in a 35-minute match. “Though it is a small tournament, but coming back after a year was not so easy,” Gurusaidutt said.
MITTAL ACHIEVES WORLD NO. 1 RANK
NEWDELHI: Ankur Mittal became only the second person in the history of Indian shooting to reach World No. 1 in double trap.
The 25-year-old Mittal will enter the prestigious ISSF World Cup Finals, to be held in the Capi- tal from October 23 to 30, as the numero uno shooter in his event.
SAMIYA WINS GOLD AT U-15 ASIAN JUNIORS
YANGON(MYANMAR): Indian shuttler Samiya Imad Farooqui clinched gold medal at the Under-15 women’s singles competition after defeating Indonesia’s Widjaja Stephani at the Asian Junior Championship.
The t hird-seeded Indian defeated Stephani 15-21, 21-17, 21-19 in a 56-minute match to lay claim to the coveted title.
INDIA WIN JR & CADET TABLE TENNIS TITLE
BELGRADE: India clinched gold medal in the team event of the Serbia Open Junior and Cadet Open on Saturday. The Indian team, featuring Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah and Ishaan Hingorani, beat the Us-canadian team 3-1 in the final to win.
MAKHIJA CLAIMS GOLD IN 1500M FREESTYLE
DURBAN: Aryan Makhija claimed gold in the 1500 m freestyle event (short course) at the Seagulls Winter Short Course Championship with a 15:21.99 finish in Durban, South Africa.
GUJARAT BEAT PATNA IN PRO KABADDI
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Fortunegiants produced a terrific defensive performance as they beat Patna Pirates 33-29 in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL). Iranian duo of Fazel Atrachali and Abozar Mighani combined to score nine points. Gujarat are top of the table in Zone A with 77 points.