Slow starts for Diksha Dagar and Shubhankar Sharma in Sweden

Stockholm

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Indian golfers Diksha Dagar and Shubhankar Sharma endured disappointing starts as both lay outside the top-100 after the opening round of the Scandinavian Mixed Open, an event jointly held on the Ladies European Tour and the DP World Tour. Diksha, coming off a pair of top-10 finishes on the LET, was way down at tied-135 after carding a 5-over 77 while Sharma shot a 3-over 75 to be tied-116.

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Italy to face Uruguay in Under-20 World Cup final

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Toronto

Canada’s Conners shares lead at Canadian Open

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