lahiri misses cut, Fowler takes lead
Palm Beach (Florida): Indian golfer Anirban lahiri made an early exit from the Honda Classic as he struggled to a six-over 76 in windy conditions on the second day of the event, here. lahiri, who had an even par 70 on first day, did not find the momentum from almost the start, as he teed off from the 10th hole. Also missing the cut were Rory McIlroy while defending champion, three-time Major winner, Padraig Harrington, who will be seen in action in India next month, recovered from a bogey-double start to find five birdies in the next seven holes as he roared to two-under 70. He made the cut at Tied- 28th. At the top Rickie Fowler kept bogeys off his card for the second straight round Friday for a 4-under 66 and took the early lead ahead of Jimmy Walker (67-66) and Sergio Garcia (65-69). Two birdies in the last four holes of the third round kept Shiv Kapur's hopes alive of securing his first Top-10 finish of the year at the ISPS HANDA Perth International, here on Saturday.
Glen's brace sinks Salgaocar
Vasco: Cornell Glen struck twice as defending champions Mohun Bagan continued their winning run by notching up a convincing 3-1 win over Salgaocar FC to remain at the top of the table after the 9th round of the Hero I-league played at Tilak Stadium here on Saturday. Bagan scored through Jeje lalpakhlua (13th minute) and Glen Cornell (30th, 45+2), while Salgaocar FC pulled one back in the 71st minute through Darryl Duffy. Salgaocar were reduced to 10 man in the second half after Gilbert Oliveira, who had altercation with substiute Bikramjit Singh, lost his cool and exchanged blow on him prompting referee Rowan Arumughan to give him marching orders. The win takes Mohun Bagan four points clear of East Bengal as they lead the table with 21 points from 9 matches. Elsewhere, after being reduced to ten men in the second half, a fighting Mumbai FC held Sporting Clube de Goa to a 2-2 draw and kept their unbeaten home record intact in the I-league football match here on Saturday.
men's hockey camps commence March 7
Bengaluru: Hection — will take part in the championships, besides other top athletes who are seeking for the Olympics ticket. Besides being an Olympics qualifying event, the championships will also serve as selection trial for Asian 20km Race Walking Championships to be held in Nomi, Japan next month (March 20). Forty-six athletes will compete in the men’s 20km race walk event while 15 will take in part in women’s 20km event, both of which will be held on Saturday. There will be 32 competitors in men’s 50km race walk importance of the camps increases considering that the Rio Olympics and the Junior World Cup are scheduled to be held this year. Names of 32 and 33 players have been announced for the junior and senior core probables respectively.
Yadav present at ICC-UNICEF Swachh Clinics
Nagpur: With an aim to raise awareness about sanitation and building toilets, International Cricket Council, with UNICEF and BCCI, organised Team Swachh clinics here on saturday as part of nationwide initiative. A group of around 25 children from Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, who have been advocating use of toilets in their villages, toured with Indian Cricketer Umesh Yadav and ICC T-20 trophy in a double-decker bus to spread awareness. The children shared their experiences with him about their campaign and the difficulties they faced. My friends and I went to around 50 households and explained harmful effects of open-defecation, said Govind Phule, a class IX student. "Though some people asked us not to lecture as they found it uncomfortable to discuss, but most of them took us very seriously and have already started building toilets," he said. Agencies