Vinu stars as Al Dhaman beat Al Ameen in Salalah cricket league

Tiger Woods evoked memories of his glory days by firing a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 on Friday at the Hero World Challenge in his second comeback round after a 16-month back surgery layoff.

Former world number one Woods, a 14-time major champion, thrilled about 200 spectators at the 18-man invitational event he hosts at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas to finish 36 holes on six-under 138.

“It feels great,” Woods said. “I moved myself up the board.”

Woods teed off first but alone and in last place on Friday after England’s Justin Rose withdrew. Rose, an Albany resident who captured Olympic gold at Rio in August, pulled out with a bad back after shooting a 74 on Thursday. Woods, who has slid to 898th in the rankings, shot a 73 on Thursday to end the longest layoff of his career after 466 days, then excited those looking for signs he might regain the form that once dominated the sport.

After a run of five birdies in seven holes that began at the par-5 ninth, where he made bogey on Thursday, Woods made clutch pars at 16 and 18 after double bogeys on each in round one. at 10-under as the top-5 broke away Woods, who turns 41 later this month, from the chasing pack. began on Friday in cloudy conditions

Dodt made just seven of 20 cuts and promptly birdied the 423-yard first in a frustrating 2016 European Tour hole, hitting a wedge approach four feet season but a win on Sunday would from the cup. hand him a third European Tour title. At the par-5 sixth, Woods hammered

“It would be one of my biggest a tee shot into the fairway but his achievements, for sure,” Dodt said. approach went left into sand. He chipped

“I’ve thought about it a couple of to 12 feet and sank the birdie putt. times this week but you don’t want to Woods rescued par with a six-foot get ahead of yourself. You just want to putt at the eighth after pulling his tee play each round. shot, then reached the 603-yard par

“It would be huge. All the top 5 ninth, the course-longest hole that guys have won the Australian PGA, Woods bogeyed on Thursday to launch so it would be nice to put my name a downward spiral. alongside them.” This time, Woods found the fairway

England’s Steve Webster equalled twice and dropped his third shot two feet the low-round of the week with a 65 to from the hole, tapping in for a front-nine get to six under alongside local hope 33 to match his Thursday start but doing Scott Hend and American Julian Suri. so in bogey-free fashion and in less than

90 minutes. MUSCAT: Al Dhaman Trading beat Al Ameen Indian Ayurvedic Clinic by 10 runs in the Salalah Cricket League.

Vinu was the topscorer for Al Dhaman with 30 runs while Nobin scalped three wickets for 31 runs. RESULTS Group D: Al Ameen Indian Aurvedic Clinic 134/8 in 20 overs (Manoj Kumar 31, Sinu Krishnan 24, Mukesh 21* Jyothi 3 for 22, Maneesh 3 for 15 Runs) lt to Al Dhaman Trading 144 all out in 19.5 overs ( Vinu 30 Runs, Ragesh R & Swaroop K scored 21 Runs Each, Nobin took 3 for 31, Joby V 2 for 17 & Nanda Kumar 2 for 16 runs ). Man of the match: Vinu (30 runs, 1 wicket). Group F: Al Awtmad Trading: 110 all out in 18.2 overs ( Shamim 24 and Jomon 16 runs, Sachin 3 for 30, Ashok & Numan 3 for 20 Runs ) lt to Al Taba Trading 152/9 in 20 overs ( Numan 67, Hamid 28, Sigal 4-30). Man of the match: Numan M (67 runs, 4 wickets). Group A: First technology 116 all out in 18.5 overs (Sreejith 34, Abhijith 19; Maneesh 3-15, Githeesh 3-28) lt to Creative Engineering Consultant: 119/6 in 18.2 overs ( Viji 30, Biju 18, Maneesh 15 runs & Sreeiji 2 for 22). Man of the match: Maneesh (15 runs, 3 wickets). Group E: Abu Faris Travels & Tours , 148 for 8 in 20 overs (Dider 39*, Ariful Karan 38, Shashika Ranatunga 4 for 19 runs & Prageeth 2 for 3) Lost to Gharbia Enterprises 149 for 4 in 19.2 overs (Shashika 70 Runs & Sameera 31 Runs, Nur 2 for 23). Man of the match: Shashika (70 runs, 4 wickets).

Woods lipped out a 25-foot birdie putt at 10 and settled for par, then made a tap-in birdie at the par-5 11th, another hole where he made bogey on Thursday.

The ball rolled to a stop inches from the cup at the par-3 12th to set up another tap-in birdie for Woods.

“I couldn’t hit it any better than that one,” Woods said. He curled in a 10-foot birdie putt at the 14th and tapped-in for birdie at the par-5 15th to reach seven under for the round. CLUTCH PUTTS SUSTAIN SPARK

Woods sent his tee shot right of the fairway at 16 and behind a bush in rocky sand. He blasted out into more sand but gave himself a 20-foot par putt and rolled it into the cup, pumping his right fist and smacking the putter blade to celebrate. “That was big, to not go down a shot and not lose any momentum,” Woods said.

At 18, Woods was right of the green with his approach but putted three feet past the cup and made the putt to end his best round in the event since 2013 after only two hours and 54 minutes.

“Those are big par putts to make,” Woods said. Starting solo was not a first for Woods, who went off first and alone in the final round of last year’s Memorial tournament after firing a career-worst 85 the day before. Woods shot a two-over 74 in that solo effort.

Until Thursday, Woods had not played a competitive round since August 2015, when he shared 10th at the PGA Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina.

He has not won an event since the 2013 World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone and has not won a major title since the 2008 US Open.

Woods, whose 79 career titles are three shy of Sam Snead’s all-time record, stages the benefit event for his charity foundation on a 7,302-yard Caribbean layout at an remote billionaires enclave. The field features six of the world’s top10 players over an Ernie Els-designed course with native sand and brush lurking for wayward shots.

I couldn’t hit it any better than that one. That was big, to not go down a shot and not lose any momentum TIGER WOODS,

US golfer