Anirban Lahiri reels off 18 pars at Travelers, Rory McIlroy leads

Cromwell

Anirban Lahiri reeled off 18 pars for the second time on the PGA Tour as he carded an even-par 70 to lie tied-69 after the first round of the Travelers Championship here. Rory McIlroy shot a bogey-free 8-under 62 to share the lead with JT Poston.

New Delhi

Chennai Open chess: Nitin draws, but remains in lead

India’s International Master Nitin Senthilvel’s winning run was halted as he drew his eighth-round game against top-seed Boris Savchenko today but remained on top of the standings in the 13th Chennai Open International Grandmaster here with 7.5 points.

New Delhi

India clubbed with Brazil in women’s U-17 World Cup

Hosts India have been clubbed alongside football powerhouse Brazil, Morocco and the USA in a tough Group A for the upcoming U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Cheonan

All four Indians miss cut in S Korea, Sanghee in lead

All the four Indian golfers in the field this week at the Asian Tour’s Kolon Korea Open made early exits after missing the cut here today. While Rahil Gangjee came the closest before missing out by one shot after rounds of 72 and 75, Gaganjeet Bhullar (73-75) and Veer Ahlawat (78-76) also failed to progress beyond the second round. Honey Baisoya withdrew after scoring 80 in Round 1.

Bathinda

2 from Bathinda win silver at Asian Powerlifting C’ship

Two powerlifters from Bathinda have won silver medals in the Asia Powerlifting Championship held in Coimbatore. While Poonam won silver in the 63kg weight category, Reema Kumari won silver in the 47kg category. — Agencies