Lahiri tied 26th at Northern Trust Open
PACIFIC PALISADES, US: Anirban Lahiri turned in a decent twounder 69 to jump a couple of places for a share of the tied 26th spot after the third round of the Northern Trust Open here.
After enduring some bad breaks on the front-nine, for which he was one-over, Lahiri holed four birdies against one bogey on the return journey for a round of two-under 69.
Lahiri is now five-under 208 and two places better than his overnight position.
Meanwhile, two-time Masters champion, Bubba Watson, who has already won once this season at the Hero World Challenge last December, moved to the top with a four-under 67 that gave him a one-shot lead over last year’s runner-up Dustin Johnson (68), Jason Kokrak (70) and Chez Reavie (69).
Lahiri, who has made the cut in two of his previous three starts this season, said, “I felt I played ok in the third round. I just got a few tough breaks on the front nine and the putting was not as sharp as it should have been.”
INDIA BEAT SOUTH AFRICA
CAPE TOWN: Deepika converted a penalty corner in the last quarter to lead Indian women hockey team to a 1-0 win over hosts South Africa in their tour-opener. MAHESWARY WINS SILVER
DOHA: Triple jumper Renjith Maheswary on Sunday won a sil- ver to swell India’s medal tally to five on the third day of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships.
Local lad Rashid Ahmed Al Mannai won the bronze with an effort of 15.97m. In 60m hurdles, India’s Gayathry Govindharaj qualified for Monday’s final with her personal best to 8.38 secs. KULKARNI FIT TO PLAY
MUMBAI: Mumbai’s bid to clinch their 41st Ranji Trophy crown got a boost with the availability of pacer Dhawal Kulkarni for the final against Saurashtra in Pune.
Kulkarni missed the semifinal against Madhya Pradesh at Cuttack, after picking up an injury during their quarterfinal victory over Jharkhand at Mysuru.