Bogey-free 66 in Rd 2 helps Tvesa Malik make cut

Holzhausern (Switzerland): India’s Tvesa Malik fired a superb bogey-free 6-under 66 which more than made up for her listless opening round of 73 at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open here. At a 5-under 137, she was 17th when she finished the second round. Of other Indians, Aditi Ashok, who started the week with a 2-under 70, was 1-under through eight holes in the second. Gaurika Bishnoi was 1-under and looked set to make the cut. Vani Kapoor was 1-over and Amandeep Drall was 2-over. Ridhima Dilawari was even-par Astha Madan was 2-over through three in the second.

Wentworth (UK)

Shubhankar shoots 2-under 70, lies 22nd at Wentworth

It was a tale of two nines for Shubhankar Sharma as he shot a 2-under 70 to lie tied-22 in the opening round of the BMW PGA Championship here.

Sharma was 2-over for the front-nine with bogeys on the third and seventh, but he changed his fortunes with birdies on the 14th and 15th and an eagle on the par-5 17th to be placed T-22.

Chennai

Online chess Olympiad: India tops Pool B, in quarterfinals

India sailed into the quarterfinals of the Fide online chess Olympiad, topping Pool B in the top division with an unbeaten record. On the final day of the league phase, India posted wins over Hungary and Moldova before sharing honours with Slovenia.

Buenos Aires

WC qualifiers: Leo Messi eclipses Pele’s scoring record

Argentine star Lionel Messi became the top international goalscorer in South American history, overtaking Brazil’s Pele. The 34-year-old netted all the goals in Argentina’s 3-0 win against Bolivia in the World Cup qualifying on Thursday, and now has 79 for the national team. Meanwhile, Brazil secured an easy 2-0 victory over Peru. Uruguay had a 1-0 victory over Ecuador and Colombia beat Chile 3-1. agencies