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20 hours ago
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Aditi Ashok makes cut in Portland
Agency: PTI Last Updated: Portland (Oregon), Aug 16 (PTI) Indian golfer Aditi Ashok made the cut at the Standard Portland Classic on the LPGA after an action-packed second round of 2-under 70, here. Aditi had five birdies and three bogeys in her 70 and is now Tied-27th at the halfway stage with an aggregate of 5-under for two days. Indian-American Gurleen Kaur (65-68) is still Tied-second while Savannah Grewal, a Canadian with Indian origins is T-11 with cards of 69-67. Korea's Jeongeun Lee5 shot a 6-under 67 to take the lead while 65-year-old Juli Inkster fell short in her bid to become the oldest player to make a cut in LPGA Tour history. Lee5, the 36-year-old South Korean player, had a 12-under 132 total at Columbia Edgewater. Winless on the LPGA Tour, she birdied the final five holes on her front nine in the morning round. Inkster, the Hall of Famer who won the 1999 event, followed her opening 69 with a 74 to miss the cut by a stroke. Grace Kim of Australia and Gurleen of the United States were a stroke back on the tree-lined course. Kim had a 65, and Gurleen shot 68 and both were 11-under. Akie Iwai had her second straight 67 to join Pajaree Anannarukarn (67) and Ashleigh Buhai (68) at 10 under. First-round leader Adela Cernousek followed her opening 64 with a 75 to drop to 5 under and was T-27. PTI Corr AT AT (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) view comments First Published: August 16, 2025, 13:15 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Hindu
20 hours ago
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Indian Sports Wrap, August 15: Anahat, Akanksha enter semifinals at Bega Open
SQUASH Anahat, Akanksha reach semifinals at Begu Open India's Anahat Singh and Akanksha Salunkhe sailed into the semifinals of the NSW Squash Bega Open, a PSA World Tour (Copper level) event, in Australia on Friday. The 17-year-old Anahat, the top seed, defeated seventh-seeded South African Hayley Ward 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 14-12) in 27 minutes. Fifth seed Akanksha Salunkhe beat fourth seed Alexandra Haydon of Australia 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-3) in 24 minutes. In the semifinals, Anahat will face Egypt's Nour Khafagy while Akanksha will be up against Habiba Hani, another Egyptian. - Team Sportstar GOLF Portland Classic: Aditi lies 32nd, Indian-American Gurleen tied second Indian golfer Aditi Ashok produced four birdies in a row towards the end of her first round to make a solid start at The Standard Portland Classic. She shot 3-under 69 and was Tied-32nd. Four pars at the start from the 10th were followed by a birdie on the 14th and then bogeys on the 18th and the third at which point she was 1-over. Then came a birdie run with four in a row from fifth to the eighth for a 3-under 69. Two-time champion Brooke Henderson birdied all four par-5 holes for a 7-under 65 and was a stroke behind first-round leader Adela Cernousek. Henderson is tied second with four others including Gurleen Kaur, a first generation Indian-American. The others are China's Miranda Wang, Koreans Jeongeun Lee5 and Sung Hyun Park, all of whom shot 65 like Henderson. The 25-year-old Gurleen played the 2021 US Women's Open and made the cut. She turned pro in 2022 and played Epson Tour and came to LPGA in 2024. Starting on the 10th, Gurleen had eight birdies including five in a seven-hole stretch between the second and he eighth. Canadian Savannah Grewal, who has roots in India, was T-32. Leader Cernousek shot a 65 in the final group of the day off the 10th tee. The 22-year-old Frenchwoman played her final nine holes in 7-under 29 — highlighted by an eagle on No. 7. - PTI Danish Golf Championship: Shubhankar tied-70th after first round India's Shubhankar Sharma played a round of even par 71 on the opening day of the Danish Golf Championship and was placed tied 70th at the Par-71 Furesø Golf Klub in Copenhagen. Having failed to make the cut since the Hero Indian Open held earlier this year in March, Shubhankar would be keen to avoid an early end to his week. Veer Ahlawat shot 2-over 73 and was in danger of missing the cut as he was struggling at tied 113th. Englishman Marco Penge played a bogey free round of 7-under 64 to set a new course record and place himself as the sole leader by two strokes at the end of the first day. - PTI Slow start for Saptak in Finland Saptak Talwar started his campaign at the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge with a score of 1-over 73 to be placed Tied 104th in Vierumäki, Finland. Fresh off his best finish in the Hotel Planner Tour just last week at the Irish Challenge Saptak has a fair bit of ground to cover to make the cut. The leader after the first round was Alvaro Hernandez Cabezuela with a score of 9-under 63. - PTI Rayhan Thomas off to a strong start in Boise, lies Tied-8th Indian golfer Rayhan Thomas got off to a good start in the Albertsons Boise Open, firing a round of 6-under 65 to finish the day at tied-eighth at the Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, USA. Rayhan shot four birdies and one eagle. Indo-Canadian Sudarshan Yellamaraju also had a good first day as he shot a bogey-free round of 4-under 67 to be placed tied 33rd. Yellamaraju started his round on the back nine and shot birdies on the second, third, fourth and 15th holes. The leader after the first round was Ward Dalton, who started his day with a bogey and closed with another bogey but still shot a round of 9-under 62. He made five birdies and three eagles for his first-round score and leads the field by one stroke. - PTI Sandhu wins Mysuru Open, clinches third title of season Yuvraj Sandhu clinched his third title of the 2025 season here on Friday with a thumping eight-shot win at Mysuru Open that also helped him consolidate his lead in the PGTI Order of Merit. Sandhu (61-65-62-61), who hails from Chandigarh, emerged wire-to-wire winner after an exceptional final round of nine-under 61, matching his tournament low from round one, that saw him end the week with an astounding total of 31-under 249. The 28-year-old Sandhu, an international winner, picked up the winner's cheque of Rs 15 that took his season's earnings to Rs 73,67,200, giving him a substantial lead of over Rs 12 lakh in the PGTI Order of Merit. As the preferred lie rule was in application through the week due to the rains preceding the event, Yuvraj's tournament total, the lowest ever on the PGTI, will not register as a PGTI record. Delhi's Arjun Prasad (66-62-64-66) secured the third place at 22-under 258 after shooting a last round of 66. As a result, Arjun, one of the most consistent performers this season with eight top-10s to his credit, moved up from third to second place in the PGTI's money list with season's earnings of Rs. 61,12,549. Sandhu, the leader from round one till the end, began the last day with a healthy three-shot lead. Sandhu went on to strengthen his position at the top early on day four with five birdies on the front-nine. His drive on the Par-4 third hole found the green while he chipped-in and produced a great chip for a tap-in on the next two holes. On the back nine, Sandhu continued his march towards the title by adding four more birdies courtesy a couple of terrific tee shots and his second chip-in of the day on the 11th. Mysuru's Dhruv Bopanna had the best finish among the local professionals as he totalled three-under 277 to end up in tied 53rd position. -PTI TENNIS Sidharth Rawat in semifinals Sidharth Rawat sustained his good run and beat Yanki Erel of Turkey 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the $30,000 ITF men's tennis tournament in Bali, Indonesia, on Friday. In the semifinals, Sidharth will challenge the top seed Arthur Gea of France. The results: €91,250 Challenger, Todi, Italy Doubles (quarterfinals): Arjun Kadhe & Vijay Sundar Prashanth bt Ivan Sabanov & Matej Sabanov (Srb) 6-4, 6-2. $30,000 ITF men, Bali, Indonesia Singles (quarterfinals): Sidharth Rawat bt Yanki Erel (Tur) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Philip Sekulic (Aus) bt S Mukund 5-7, 6-3, 6-0. $15,000 ITF men, Singapore Doubles (semifinal): Sora Fukuda & Yamato Sueoka (Jpn) bt Abhinav Sanjeev Shanmugam & Manish Sureshkumar 6-4, 6-2. $30,000 ITF women, Aldershot, Britain Doubles (quarterfinals): Martyna Kubka (Pol) & Amelia Rajecki (GBR) bt Alicia Dudeney (GBR) & Ankita Raina 6-1, 3-6, [10-4]. $30,000 ITF women, Bydgoszcz, Poland Doubles (quarterfinals): Weronika Falkowska (Pol) & Valentini Grammatikopoulou (Gre) bt Vaishnavi Adkar & Emma Slavikova (Cze) 6-4, 6-3. $15,000 ITF women, Monastir, Tunisia Singles (quarterfinals): Iva Ivanova (Bul) bt Tanisha Kashyap 7-5, 3-0 (retired). Doubles (quarterfinals): Alena Kovackova & Jana Kovackova (Cze) w.o. Aaddi Gupta & Anna Tabunshchyk (Can). - Kamesh Srinivasan HOCKEY 15th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2025: Kerala, Telangana, Chattisgarh, Delhi and Bengal win Kerala, Telangana, Chattisgarh, Delhi and Bengal winning their respective fixtures while Gujarat drew with Goans on day four of the 15th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship featured four Division 'C' and two Division 'B' matches. In the final match of the day Bengal registered a dominant 8-2 win over Assam with Karan Shaw (5', 27', 41', 52') scoring four goals for Bengal. Other four goals for the team were scored by Rohit Kujur (48'), Ayush Prasad (43'), Bishnu Paswan (3') and Joydeep Singh (55'). Suraj Thakur (18') and Ritik Patir (4') were the two goal scorers for Assam. Results: Kerala Hockey defeated Le Puducherry Hockey 7-3 in Division 'C' Telangana Hockey defeated Tripura Hockey 8-2 in Division 'C' Chhattisgarh Hockey defeated Raj. 6-1 in Division 'C' Hockey Gujarat drew with Goans Hockey 5-5 in Division 'C' Delhi defeated Hockey Association of Bihar 3-2 in Division 'B' Hockey Bengal defeated Assam Hockey 8-2 in Division 'B' - Team Sportstar
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2 days ago
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Aditi lies 32nd, Indian-American Gurleen tied second in LPGA
Agency: Portland (Oregon), Aug 15 (PTI) Indian golfer Aditi Ashok produced four birdies in a row towards the end of her first round to make a solid start at The Standard Portland Classic. She shot 3-under 69 and was Tied-32nd. Four pars at the start from the 10th were followed by a birdie on the 14th and then bogeys on the 18th and the third at which point she was 1-over. Then came a birdie run with four in a row from fifth to the eighth for a 3-under 69. Two-time champion Brooke Henderson birdied all four par-5 holes for a 7-under 65 and was a stroke behind first-round leader Adela Cernousek. Henderson is tied second with four others including Gurleen Kaur, a first generation Indian-American. The others are China's Miranda Wang, Koreans Jeongeun Lee5 and Sung Hyun Park, all of whom shot 65 like Henderson. The 25-year-old Gurleen played the 2021 US Women's Open and made the cut. She turned pro in 2022 and played Epson Tour and came to LPGA in 2024. Starting on the 10th, Gurleen had eight birdies including five in a seven-hole stretch between the second and he eighth. Canadian Savannah Grewal, who has roots in India, was T-32. Leader Cernousek shot a 65 in the final group of the day off the 10th tee. The 22-year-old Frenchwoman played her final nine holes in 7-under 29 — highlighted by an eagle on No. 7. PTI Corr AT AT AT (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) view comments First Published: August 15, 2025, 15:00 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Time of India
'We begged for protection,' says daughter of Harjeet Dhadda, Indian-origin businessman killed in Canada
Harjeet Singh Dhadda, 51-year-old businessman, was killed by shooters in Canada. Gurleen Dhadda , the daughter of Brampton-based Harjeet Singh Dhadda, issued a statement after her father was shot several times at a parking lot in Mississauga, Ontario, in what the police called a 'targeted' shooting. Gurleen said his father was a proud Canadian resident since 1997 and worked hard to build a life in Canada, where he had to die -- despite clear signs of danger. Gurleen said her father was receiving repeated threats and extortion calls and there was a possible attack in 2023. All of this was reported to the police but there was no help. "We begged for protection. But our cries for help went unanswered. The system that was supposed to keep us safe failed him," she wrote. Blaming the government for failing to curb extortion and targeted violence, Gurleen wrote that the community is outraged. "Why are innocent people left defenceless while the threats grow louder? When the authorities fail to protect us, what options do we have?" the statement read. Who is Harjeet Dhadda ? Why was he killed? On Wednesday, the 51-year-old insurance broker and businessman was approached by suspects at the parking lot before noon and was shot. When officers arrived, they said they found Dhadda with "obvious signs of trauma". The shooters fled the scene in a stolen black 2018 Dodge Challenger who has been recovered. TOI earlier reported that the Lawrence Bishnoi group claimed responsibility for Dhadda's murder. They said Dhadda was assisting Khalistan Tiger Force chief Arsh Dalla with bail. My father was not involved in anything criminal, says son Dhadda's son Tanveer Singh Dhadda said his father was not involved in anything criminal. "My father did not deserve this. He was not involved in anything criminal. He lived an honest life. Yet, those who came to harm him were armed with illegal weapons, operating with complete disregard for the law and seemingly without fear of consequences," he said.
