Cromwell (Connecticut), June 28 (IANS) Akshay Bhatia kept his hopes of a second PGA Tour title of the season alive by remaining in the leading group after three rounds of the Travelers Championship, ensuring that the Indian-origin star will begin Sunday’s final round with a realistic chance of lifting another trophy.Bhatia, backed by Hero, followed his spectacular second-round 62 with a composed three-under 67 to move to 15-under-par 195, leaving him tied for third at TPC River Highlands. Althou…
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Ontario, June 12 (IANS) Indian-American golfer Sahith Theegala produced one of his best rounds of the season to move into a share of the lead after the opening day of the RBC Canadian Open, offering further signs that his game is trending in the right direction ahead of next week’s U.S. Open.Theegala fired a flawless-looking 6-under 64 at TPC Toronto, joining a six-way tie for first place alongside Major champion Brooks Koepka, Sam Burns, Emiliano Grillo, Eric Cole, and Matthew Anderson. It ma…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Tennis legend Roger Federer will make a highly anticipated return to the U.S. Open this year, seven years after his last appearance at Flushing Meadows, with organisers announcing that the Swiss great will headline a special exhibition event in New York.The 20-time Grand Slam champion will be part of Roger Federer: An Icon Returns to New York on August 25, as one of tennis’ greatest players comes back to a tournament in which he had many of the best experiences of his ca…
Doral (Florida), May 4 (IANS) Sahith Theegala ended his week on a high note with a brilliant closing performance, climbing the leaderboard and regaining confidence despite an otherwise inconsistent outing at the Cadillac Championship.While Theegala’s late push drew attention, it was Cameron Young who delivered a commanding performance from start to finish, securing a convincing victory.Theegala carded a flawless 8-under 64 in the final round, matching his best score of the season. After openin…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Major champion Justin Rose is set to make his professional debut in India with confirmation that the world number five will tee it up at the India Championship, slated to take place from October 15-18 at Delhi Golf Club. Rose will join some of the best players in the world, including , including defending champion Tommy Fleetwood and back-to-back Masters winner Rory McIlroy, who are set to gather once again in for the highly-anticipated USD 4,000,000 event”I’ve playe…
Madrid, April 22 (IANS) Former World No.1 Venus Williams’s struggles continued on her return to the circuit as the veteran American star, who has won seven Grand Slam titles in her career, lost her 10th singles match in a row at the Madrid Open on Tuesday.The 45-year-old Williams lost her 6-2, 6-4 to Kaitlin Quevedo in the first round at the Madrid Open and became the first former number one to lose 10 matches in a row since the rankings were first published in 1975.According to the WTA Tour rec…
Houston (USA), March 28 (IANS) Sahith Theegala continued his consistent form at the Houston Open PGA Tour event, carding a second straight round of 3-under 67 to remain tied for 11th place at 6-under par after two rounds in Houston, Texas, on Friday night.Fellow Indian-origin golfer Sudarshan Yellamaraju also made significant progress, climbing to tied 20th at 5-under following rounds of 69 and 66.At the top of the leaderboard, former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland surged into the lead with a …