lahiri cards 67 despite missing putts
dallas (us): India's Anirban lahiri shot a four-under 67 in the second round to make the cut comfortably in tied 20th place at the AT&T Byron Nelson Championships golf tournament here. The second round 67 was lahiri's best since a similar score in the third round of the Genesis Open in February earlier this year. Curiously, lahiri has had only four rounds in 60s in 10 starts in 2018 and this was his fifth. lahiri had five birdies and one bogey, right at the finish line on 18th, which left a bitter taste. His last four holes alone could have had him at least three shots better, if not four. Marc leishman, who had his best PGA Tour career round on the first day at 10-under 61, added a 5-under 66 and broke Tiger Woods' 36-hole record.
Indian boxers to train in Italy, Ireland
new delhi: The legendary M C Mary Kom will lead a star-studded Indian women's boxing team's training stint in Italy as part of preparation for the upcoming Asian Games. India's top boxers began their preparation for the Asiad in earnest, with the women's team leaving for Italy last night and the men's squad setting off for Ireland on Sunday. The Boxing Federation of India has drawn out a three-month calendar that will see its boxers get extensive training in foreign camps, besides participation in key tournaments to be battle ready for the big continental games. The squad is led by India's most accomplished boxer, Mary Kom (48 kg), with Monika (48 kg), Sarjubala Devi and Pinki Rani (both 51 kg), Meena Maisnam (54 kg). The women pugilists will be training at the elite Olympic Performance Training Centre, alongside top women boxers from Finland, Romania, Italy and Montenegro who are already preparing there for the EUBC Women's European Boxing Championships.
Bwf swats down new scoring plan
bangkok: Badminton's global governing body swatted down a plan on Saturday to adopt a new scoring system that favours faster matches after players and associations expressed angst over the proposed changes. The Badminton World Federation was considering amending the rules to make sets shorter in a shift that supporters argued would attract more fans to the sport, which already has a large following in Asia. But the proposal, which would have seen players compete against each other in the best of five 11-point sets instead of the current set-up of three 21-point sets, failed to pass, according to a Facebook post on the organisation's official page. "Badminton will continue to be played under the 3x21 scoring system," the post said, adding that the proposal actually received more votes for the changes -- 129 -- than the 123 that opposed, but it fell short of the required two-thirds majority.
Rajinder Singh named Hockey India president
new delhi: Rajinder Singh was on Saturday named president of Hockey India (HI), following Mariamma Koshy's resignation from the post. Singh, who is the Senior Vice President of HI will take charge as President from today, according to media release. He was earlier the Treasurer of HI and currently serves as the Treasurer of Hockey Jammu & Kashmir. "We are happy to name Mr Rajinder Singh as the President of Hockey India from 19 May 2018 following the resignation of Mariamma Koshy. We wish Rajinder Singh the best in this new role," Secretary General Mohd. Mushtaque said.