Shiv Kapur is tied 8th
Hyogo (Japan): Shiv Kapur shot three-under 68 for a share of the eighth spot after the second round of the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open here on Friday. Kapur is now seven-under 135 for 36 holes. Three other Indians made the cut. Jeev Milkha Singh had an even-par 71 to be tied 25th at four-under while SSP Chowrasia (67) and Chiragh Kumar (72) also ensured weekend action at one-under and tied 59th for two rounds.
Title for Nalini
Calcutta: Nalini Singh Siwach on Friday clinched the Hero-DLF GCC trophy, the fifth leg of the Hero-WGAI Tour in gurgaon, on Friday. Nalini totalled 217, four clear of Smriti Mehra (80) and Vani Kapoor (72), who were tied for second at 221.
Rahil danger
Midland: Rahil Gangjee witnessed a rough start in the WNB Golf Classic on the Web.com Tour, as he opened with a three-over 75 that put him way back on the leaderboard. Lying one-over after 15, he bogeyed the 16th, birdied the 17th and double bogeyed the 18th for a 75 that will make it difficult for him to make the cut as he lies 119th.
Two-way lead
Atlanta: Justin Rose hit a four-under-par 66 to end Thursday's opening round of the Tour Championship in a tie for the lead with Tiger Woods.
Akanksha best
New Delhi: Akanksha Salunkhe claimed her maiden international title when she beat Kuwait’s Kimiya Mohammed 11-1, 11-5, 11-4 in the final of the Iran Junior Open squash tournament in Teheran.
Laura show
Guangzhou: Laura Robson scaled new heights when she became Britain’s first woman to reach a WTA singles final in 22 years after beating Romania’s Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 6-2 here.
Daddy Diego
Buenos Aires: Diego Maradona is set to become a father again. His girlfriend Veronica Ojeda, 33, confirmed the pregnancy reports. It would make the Argentine great a father for the fifth time.
Schools’ meet
Calcutta: The Assembly of God Church School defeated St Aloysius High School 3-1 while Ballygunge Government High School drew 1-1 with Loyola High School in the inter-school football matches, organised by St Lawrence, on Friday.
Salvi comes in
Calcutta: Medium-pacer Aavishkar Salvi has replaced an ill Varun Aaron in the Delhi DareDevils squad for the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament to be held in South Africa from October 9-28.
Srinivasan’s no
Lahore: BCCI president Narayanswamy Srinivasan has turned down an invitation to attend the Asian Cricket Council development committee meeting to be held in Islamabad on Monday, informed PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf. Instead, Srinivasan has nominated a BCCI vice-president of to attend the meeting.
