Flawless lahiri placed second in euro
Barcelona: Indian golfer Anirban lahiri stayed on course for a European Tour card for the coming season as he turned in another flawless round of four-under 66 at the par-70 Tour Course to be second after the third round of the European Tour Qualifying School. lahiri ceded the leadership to Swede Pelle Edberg, who followed his second round 62 with a 63 to move to 14-under, one shot ahead of lahiri. lahiri, who has had just one bogey in 54 holes, had four birdies against no bogeys in the third round but was far from happy with his putting, needing no less than 34 putts for his round of 66. India's other player in the field, SSP Chowrasia carded one-under 69 at the par-70 Tour Course with four birdies against three bogeys.
Woods returns to competitive golf
New Delhi: The Hero World Challenge the premier PGA TOUR event hosted by the Tiger Woods Foundation will tee off at the Isleworth Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Florida from December 4 to 7 this year. The world's top 18 golfers, including 14-time major champion Woods, will participate in the tournament with a total prize purse of USD 3.5 million. Other marquee players who have confirmed participation in the tournament include Billy Horschel, Bubba Watson, Chris Kirk, Graeme McDowell, Henrik Stenson, Hideki Matsuyama, Hunter Mahan, Jim Furyk, Justin Rose, Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Jimmy Walker, Keegan Bradley, Matt Kuchar, Rickie Fowler, Steve Stricker and defending champion Zach Johnson. At the invitation of Munjal, Tiger Woods came to India on his maiden visit in February this year.
Ankita sails through with easy win in itf
New Delhi: India's top woman tennis player Ankita Raina secured a comfortable 6-2 6-2 victory over Fatma Al-Nabhani of Oman on Wednesday to enter the second round of the QNET Open USD 50,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament at the DlTA Complex here. The 21-year-old from Ahmedabad dominated from the start and gave Fatma no chance of even putting up a fight. The Indian will meet third-seeded Russian Marina Melnikova in the second round.
Nadal criticizes captain for ‘false' sexism
Madrid: Rafael Nadal has criticized Spain's female Davis Cup captain for feeding a "false and absurd" debate that started when his coach and uncle questioned whether a woman could coach in the men's game. Nadal says "it seems strange to me, as Davis Cup captain, that instead of seeking union and harmony between players, captains and the federation, she has incited and fed a debate that is totally false and absurd." last month, Toni Nadal questioned Gala leon's appointment as Spain's first female Davis Cup captain by saying it was "preferable that (the captain) is someone with a background in the world of men's tennis." leon has since met with some Spanish players, but not Rafael Nadal.
FIFA files criminal complaint over wc bids
Geneva: FIFA filed a criminal complaint against unnamed individuals on Tuesday over the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests won by Russia and Qatar. FIFA said President Sepp Blatter asked Switzerland's attorney general to investigate the behavior of the unnamed people involved in the bid campaigns. In an apparent move to avert criticism of FIFA, Blatter acted on a request by FIFA ethics judge Joachim Eckert, whose summary last week of an investigation by American prosecutor Michael Garcia was widely denounced as a "whitewash" of Russia, Qatar and FIFA officials. Eckert concluded that any corrupt acts in the 11-nation bidding process did not justify reviewing the December 2010 votes by FIFA's executive committee.The criminal complaint is the latest twist in a chaotic drama playing out since Thursday.Garcia and Eckert are expected to meet Thursday at an undisclosed location. Agencies