Khalin Joshi stays second as Chika, Sandhu occupy 7th place

Singapore

India’s Khalin Joshi struggled with his putter to shoot a 2-over 74 on the second day but stayed two shots off the lead at the halfway stage of the Singapore International. Thailand’s Rattanon Wannasrichan eagled the 626-yard par-five 18th to take the lead. S Chikkarangappa and Ajeetesh Sandhu were T-7, Shubhankar Sharma and Viraj Madappa were T-20, while Shiv Kapur, Rashid Khan and Abhijit Chadha were T-54.

New Delhi

Mauritius’ Pandoo appointed as first HPD for weightlifting

The Sports Ministry has approved the appointment of Mauritian Aveenash Pandoo as the first High Performance Director for weightlifting until the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Bengaluru

PKL: Bengaluru beat Gujarat to move on top

Jaipur Pink Panthers stunned table-toppers Patna Pirates 38-28 in their Pro Kabaddi League match. In another game, Bengaluru Bulls beat Gujarat Giants 46-37 with Pawan Sehrawat scoring 19 points to go on top of the table. — Agencies