Woods shoots 82
Scottsdale: Tiger Woods fired his worst score as a professional, an 11-over par 82, to miss the cut at the US PGA Phoenix Open on Friday. Woods stood last at 13-over 155 for the tournament, his first tour event since last August after recovering from a back injury, and said he was healthy but simply needs more tournament work to try and recover his top form. Woods is assured of missing the cut for only the 13th time in his pro career.
Big Guns For Indian Open
New Delhi: A strong contingent from Europe besides some top Asian Tour golfers are set to see in action at the 2015 Hero Indian Open, which has become a co-sanctioned event between European and Asian Tours for the first time, from February 19 to 22 here. The field includes five players in world's Top-100 rankings, including India's Anirban lahiri. Indian golfers in Jeev Milkha Singh, Arjun Atwal, Jyoti Randhawa form the experienced lot along with upcoming golfers in Gaganjeet Bhullar, Shiv Kapur, SSP Chowrasia and the latest star, 23-year-old Rashid Khan.
Gold for Bajrang
Colorado Springs: On Saturday Bajrang bagged a gold medal in the men's 61kg Freestyle event at the Dave Schultz Memorial International Wrestling Championship at Colorado Springs, USA, even as Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt failed to take part in the competition due to ill health. Yogeshwar was supposed to compete in the 65kg category. In the gold-medal bout, Bajrang got the better of Vladimir Flegontov of Russia 12-3 to finish on top, according to information received here by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). However, other Indians in the fray — Rahul Aware (57kg), Praveen Rana (70kg) and Narsingh Pancham Yadav (74kg) — failed to make it to the podium.
Aus win Asian Cup 2-1
Sydney: Substitute James Troisi smashed home a dramatic extra-time winner as Australia beat South Korea 2-1 to win their first Asian Cup title in an electrifying final on Saturday. Troisi broke Korean hearts with the very last kick in the first extra period after Son Heung-Min had snatched a magical injury-time equaliser at the end of normal time.
‘Not Well To Fight’
Thiruvananthapuram: Unwilling to be caught in the tug of war between the Indian Olympic Association and Boxing India, rising Indian pugilist Sumit Sangwan on Saturday asserted that his pullout from the National Games here was caused by fitness issues and not the threat of a ban from BI. “I have withdrawn because I am not keeping well and the doctor has advised me rest for a few days. I have the medical documents to prove it,” Sangwan, a 2012 Asian Olympic Qualifiers gold-medallist, said. The Games' boxing competition, which starts on February 6, has been hit by a talent crisis after some established names such as Manoj Kumar and Shiva Thapa opted out after a threat of ban from BI.
India Win Squash Bronze
Kuala lumpur: India settled for a bronze each in boys and girls sections at the Asian Junior Squash Team Championship after losing to Malaysia in both the semifinals here on Saturday. Both the boys and girls lost by an identical 1-2 margin against their formidable opponents in the semifinals at Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia courts at Bukit Jalil.