Hindustan Times (Delhi)

LEADERBOAR­D

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– Dustin Johnson (69+67); – Scott Piercy (69+71), Charley Hoffman (71+ 69); – Tommy Fleetwood (75 + 66), Henrik Stenson (71 + 70), Justin (71 + 70), Brooks

Koepka (75 + 66), Ian Poulter (69 + 72).

- Russell Henley (69+73), Rickie Fowler (73+69)

-- Shubhankar Sharma (74 + 76); Tiger Woods (78 + 72)

Vani Kapoor recorded a fine top-10 finish as she rounded off the week at the AXA Czech Ladies Challenge with a two-under 70 in the third round to end with a total of five-under 211.

Vani, who is dividing her time between Ladies European Tour and Ladies Access Tour, achieved her first top-10 of the season. Her 70 included four birdies on the front nine against one bogey but she dropped two bogeys against one birdie on back nine. She had rounds of 69, 72 and 70. In her previous start, Vani finished T-33 at the Viaplay Finnish Open. But her best has been third at Mineks Et Regnum Ladies Classic in 2014. She was T-6 at Women’s Indian Open.

Sharmila, who was tied-2nd after the first round despite an ankle injury, added one-under 71 with five birdies and four bogeys after 68-73 on first two days. She finished four-under 212 in T-13th place.

Spain’s Carmen Alonso recorded her first internatio­nal profession­al win as the 33-yearold finished on 205, 11-under par, with a final day 69. She shot 70-66 on first two days.

ADITI MISSES CUT AT MEIJER LPGA CLASSIC

GRAND RAPIDS (US): Aditi Ashok missed the halfway cut as she shot a dismal 2-over 74 following her first round of 1-over 73 at the Meijer LPGA Classic.

At 3-over 147, Aditi missed the cut by a long margin. The cut fell at an incredible low 2-under 138.

World No. 6 So Yeon Ryu made five birdies on her inward nine to grab the solo 36-hole lead at 13-under. Sandra Gal and Sakura Yokomine are one shot back at 12-under while Caroline Masson is two back at 11-under.

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