Hockey girls edge S. Korea in opener

Jincheon: Indian women’s hockey team defeated hosts South Korea 2-1 in the first match of the three-match bilateral series to begin its short tour on a confident here on Monday. Young striker Lalremsiami (20th minute) and Navneet Kaur (40th) scored for India, while Shin Hyejeong (48th) found the net for Korea. After missing out on an opportunity to score from a penalty corner early in the first quarter, India scored a field goal through Lalremsiami in the 20th minute. The visitors’ second goal came in the 40th minute when Navneet struck beautifully to extend the lead. While the hosts won five penalty corners in the course of the match, and a penalty stroke in the last quarter, they managed to convert only one set piece in the 48th minute through Shin Hyejeong. India will play its second match of the tour on Wednesday.

I’m pleased with the way I played. I gave myself a chance. The golf course played extremely difficult. — Dustin Johnson, after finishing runner-up at the PGA championship

◗ Koepka became the first player to win his first four majors in less than two years, joined by Woods, Nicklaus and Hogan for winning four in eight starts

He returned to the top of the world rankings on Monday after his nerve-jangling second straight US PGA Championship victory at Bethpage Black

◗ WORLD TOP 10

1. Brooks Koepka (USA) 11.00 average pts (+2)

2. Dustin Johnson (USA) 10.93 (-1)

3. Justin Rose (ENG) 8.75 (-1)

4. Rory McIlroy (NIR) 8.12

5. Justin Thomas (USA) 7.42

Brooks Koepka (USA) (Bethpage Black)

Brooks Koepka (USA) (Bellerive)

Justin Thomas (USA) (Quail Hollow)

Jimmy Walker (USA) (Baltusrol)

Jason Day (AUS) (Whistling Straits)

Rory McIlroy (NIR) (Valhalla)

Jason Dufner (USA) (Oak Hill)

Rory McIlroy (NIR) (Kiawah Island)

Keegan Bradley (USA) (Atlanta Athletic Club)

Martin Kaymer (GER) (Whistling Straits)

6. Tiger Woods (USA) 7.39

7. Francesco Molinari (ITA) 6.98

8. Bryson DeChambeau (USA) 6.71

9. Xander Schauffele (USA) 6.17

10. Rickie Fowler (USA) 5.67