Vani, Sharmila miss cut
NEWDELHI: It was a disappointing day for Indians at the Jabra Ladies Open as both Vani Kapoor and Sharmila Nicollet missed the cut at the Evian Golf Resort in Evian France.
Vani (74-75) finished tied 67th while Sharmila (75-76) was tied 86th on Friday.
Elsewhere at the Italian Open, India’s SSP Chawrasia missed the cut with rounds 73-71, while Martin Kaymer (68-63) is the leader at 11-under. here. Lahiri, who shot 71 in the first round, is now four-under 140 through 36 holes and is tied 35th, despite missing four putts inside 12 feet, one of them from five feet.
Shubhankar Sharma, who was tied 20th at the Colonial exited with an even par second round following a 76 in the first.
RIDERS FINISH OUTSIDE POINTS BRACKET
SUZUKA, JAPAN: In a disappointing finish for Honda Racing, Rajiv Sethu and Anish Shetty finished outside points following a dismal qualifying round in Race 1 of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) at the Suzuka circuit. MUMBAI: Heavy showers greeted the city for the first time this year as Kenya came back to beat New Zealand 2-1 in their first-ever Fifa recognised meeting in the Intercontinental Cup on Saturday night.
Debutant Sarpreet Singh, of Indian origin, opened the scoring for New Zealand with a leftfooted finish just before half time. But Miheso Cliffton pulled one back for the Harambe Stars in stoppage-time before Ovella Ochieng netted their winner in the second half at the Mumbai Football Arena. The Kiwis seemed lifted by the downpour in the first half, creating a host of chances but could not quite find their finishing boots, much to their eventual dismay.
Sarpreet, New Zealand’s best player on the night was in the thick of the action -- first creating a chance for striker Alex Rufer -who scuffed his shot over the goal. Minutes later, Sarpreet found himself through on goal but his tame shot did not trouble Kenya’s custodian Patrick Musotsi. Kenya’s best chance in the first half fell to Erick Ouma. The left back was fed by Ochieng and he out-muscled a Kiwi defender before unleashing a shot that struck the cross bar.