GOLF
Two-time champion and four-time runner-up, SSP Chawrasia has been given a special invitation by the title sponsor for the USD 2.25 million Hero Indian Open golf championship to be played at the DLF Golf and Country Club from Thursday.
The 46-year-old Chawrasia has six international titles, and two of them were won at the DLF.
He will be one of the three past champions returning to the tournament, apart from Keita Nakajima of Japan and Marcel Siem of Germany.
Chawrasia won the championship back to back in 2016 and 2017. He had finished runner-up in 1999, 2006, 2013 and 2015.
File photo: SSP Chawrasia when he won the Hero Indian Open in 2017.
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File photo: SSP Chawrasia when he won the Hero Indian Open in 2017.
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The 138-strong field will have two champions from the last fortnight,Richard Mansell, the champion of Porsche Singapore Classic and Joshua Berry, the champion of Kolkata Challenge.
Callum Hill, John Parry, Johannes Veerman and Ryggs Johnston will be the other champions of the current season, lending intensity to the competition.
To add to the vibrant atmosphere, the organisers have thrown the gates open for the golf enthusiasts.
– Kamesh Srinivasan
HOCKEY
Odisha beats Haryana, Mizoram defeats Madhya Pradesh in National Women’s Hockey League 2024-2025
Odisha defeated Haryana 2-0 in Pool A.
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Odisha defeated Haryana 2-0 in Pool A.
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On day five of the final phase of the National Women’s Hockey League 2024-2025, Odisha, Mizoram, Maharashtra and Jharkhand registered wins in their respective matches, at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astro Turf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
In the first match, Odisha defeated Haryana 2-0 in Pool A. Prativa Kindo (9’) and Shibani Lugun (59’) scored for their team to take the game away from table-topper Haryana.
In the other match, Mizoram defeated Madhya Pradesh 2-1. With this win, Mizoram is now in the third position in the pool standings whereas Hockey Madhya Pradesh slipped to fifth position.
In the third match, Maharashtra defeated Bengal 4-2 to secure its first win in the tournament. Maharashtra is in the sixth position whereas Bengal is yet to open its account in the pool standings.
In the last match of the day, Jharkhand defeated Manipur Hockey 8-0. Jharkhand now holds the fourth position in the pool standings whereas Hockey is at the seventh position with one win in the tournament.
-Team Sportstar
