BHULLAR IN JOINT LEAD AT PATTAYA

New Delhi: Gaganjeet Bhullar put himself in prime position for a ninth Asian tour title with a second successive six- under 65 to share the lead with Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond after the third round of Queen’s Cup in Pattaya, Thailand, on Saturday. Bhullar moved from tied third to share the top spot with a total of 15- under 198. Bhullar shot four- under 31 on Saturday. Rashid Khan ( 68) moved to T11, while Khalin Joshi ( 67) moved up to T23 and S. Chikkarangappa ( 70) was T38. Honey Baisoya ( 73) and Viraj Madappa ( 71) were both T55 and Himmat Rai ( 74) was T66.

SHARMA MAKES THE CUT In Paris, Shubhankar Sharma made the cut at the HNA Open de France, carding a 2- under 69 in the second round. The 21year- old totalled 3- over 145 to make the cut which fell at 4over. S. S. P. Chawrasia ( 75- 74) missed out. Marcus Kinhult hit a stunning 65 that handed him a two- shot lead heading into the weekend.

ADITI TIED 21ST Aditi Ashok shot a one- over 73 to be tied 21st with a 36- hole aggregate of 1- under 143 in the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in Kildeer, USA. Aditi parred the first 15 holes and found her first birdie on the Par- 4 16th hole but finished bogey- bogey for last two holes and dropped to 73. So Yeon Ryu finished strong with birdies on 14, 15 and 17 to move into a share of the lead at 6- under par, along with first round leader Sung Hyun Park and Brooke Henderson.