Tvesa Malik grabs a top-10 finish in Jeddah

Kaec (Saudi Arabia): Indian golfer Tvesa Malik carded a fine 3-under 68 in the final round to finish tied-10th in the individual segment of the Aramco Team Series Jeddah, her first top-10 finish after more than three months. Malik finished with a creditable 10-under 206 in the individual segment. However, her team finished T-18. Diksha Dagar, part of the winning team in the Aramco series event in London, was T-38 with rounds of 68-73-72.

Abu Dhabi
Varma finishes inside top-10 in Abu Dhabi

Anika Varma today carded a 1-under 71 in the final round to become the first Indian to post a top-10 finish in the history of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) championship.

The 17-year-old picked up three birdies against two bogeys in the final round to finish tied-ninth in the premier regional tournament, which was won by Japan’s Mizuko Hashimoto.

Houston
Lahiri fighting to stay afloat in Houston Open

Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri will need at least two birdies to make the cut after being 3-over through 28 holes in the weather-hit second round of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open here. Lahiri was moving along with a series of pars for the first 15 holes before dropping two quick shots in succession to finish at 2-over 72 in the first round. He then had one bogey in 10 holes in the second round when play was suspended due to darkness.

Sao Paulo
Hamilton tops Brazil qualifying, gets grid penalty

Lewis Hamilton beat rival Max Verstappen in qualifying to take pole position for sprint race ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix, although an engine change means the British driver is facing a five-place grid penalty on Sunday. Hamilton was more than 0.4 seconds ahead of his Red Bull rival. Agencies