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Lahiri ahead by five strokes at Eagleburg Open
The 26-year old Lahiri (73-62-64) had a terrific start to the day as he landed his approach shots from a distance of about 100 yards to within a couple of feet on both the first and second holes to collect two birdies.
NBA: Boston Celtics appoint Stevens as head coach
Stevens, 36, has spent the past six years as head coach of Butler University and will replace Doc Rivers.
Sunderland sign goalkeeper Mannone from Arsenal
He links up with compatriot Paolo Di Canio, who took charge of Sunderland late last season.
Pakistan recall Afridi; Malik, Akmal dropped for West Indies tour
Ahmed Shahzad and Umar Akmal were also recalled and Pakistan included uncapped Haris Sohail, Zulfiqar Babar and wicketkeeper Rizwan Ahmed in the ODI and T20 squads.
Life-ban stays as Kaneria spot-fix appeal dismissed
Kaneria, who has repeatedly denied any involvement in trying to engineer particular situations in a game, was banned in June last year after being found guilty of corruption while playing for county side Essex in 2009.
Kiwi fast bowler Chris Martin announces retirement
The right-arm seamer, who made his debut for the Black Caps in 2000 against South Africa, picked up 233 wickets from 71 tests.
Montgomerie fails to qualify for British Open
Montgomerie, who won a record eight order of merit titles on the European Tour between 1993 and 2005, has never won a major despite several close calls.
Els aims to be king of the castle at Scottish Open
The 43-year-old South African previously won the British Open warm-up event in 2000 and 2003.
Chris Paul to stay with Clippers; Houstan eye Howard
The contract is yet to be made official, but ESPN sources said that Paul had verbally agreed to sign it.
South Korean Park wins third consecutive major
Only Mildred (Babe) Didrikson Zaharias has previously won the first three women's majors in a season. She did it in 1950, winning the Titleholders Championship, the Women's Western Open and the U.S. Women's Open.
Teenager Oliveira gets first ever pole for Mahindra in Moto3
Mahindra had claimed a pole position during the two-stroke years, when Danny Webb put the 125cc machine in first position in wet qualifying at Valencia in 2011.
IMG-R to discuss IPL-style league with I-League clubs
The franchise-based tournament, based on the hugely successful Indian Premier League (IPL), has come in for criticism from I-League clubs.
IGU's initiative for golf in schools launched in J&K
Orientation for 54 children commenced from June 24 in two batches at DPS Srinagar, which has golf academy facilities within the school premises, and Royal Springs Golf Course.
Pak cricketer Mohd Asif robbed at gun point in Lahore
Asif, who has faced a tale of woes since 2010 when he and teammates Mohammad Aamir and Salman Butt were found guilty of spot-fixing in England, was robbed by four armed men.
Hockey India donates Rs 10 lakh for Uttarakhand flood victims
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh also announced that he would contribute Rs 10 lakh to the flood victims.
Gomez staying put at Bayern for now
Gomez, 27, a former Bundesliga top scorer, lost his starting spot to Mario Mandzukic last season as Bayern won the domestic league and cup double as well as the Champions League.
Four Indian boxers assured of a bronze each in China Open
Sunil Kumar (52kg), Ajay Kumar (56kg), Jaideep (75kg) and Manjeet Singh (+91kg) made it to the last four of the tournament played under the new 'Ten-Point must scoring system'.
FIH World League: Indian eves lose to Japan, to play in 7-8th play-off match
Going by the rankings, the ninth-ranked Japanese started the match as favourites against India (12th) and as expected they streamrolled their opponents
Blake withdraws from Jamaican nationals, to run just 100m at worlds
Blake suffered a hamstring injury in April and due to fitness issues was withdrawn from the Jamaican championships, his manager Cubie Seegobin said.
FA Cup restored as last match of English season
The English Football Association said Wednesday that the final will take place at Wembley Stadium on May 17 — a week after the Premier League has concluded.
MV Sridhar appointed India's manager for West Indies tour
A former Andhra cricketer, Sridhar is presently the secretary of the Hyderabad Cricket Association.
Veronica Campbell-Brown suspended after positive drug test
Jamaica's Campbell-Brown is a two-time Olympic 200 metres champion.
Dick Norman retires from professional tennis
The 42-year-old reached a career-high World No.10 in ATP doubles rankings in April 2010 and won four tour-level titles from seven finals.
Setback for Indian football as friendlies with Malaysia, Philippines cancelled
India were scheduled to play against Philippines on September 6 and Malaysia on September 10, both away matches falling on listed FIFA dates.
Russian judo champion jumps to death from 15th floor after Olympics failure
Elena Ivashchenko, 28, a four-time European champion (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012), jumped from the 15th floor in the Siberian city of Tyumen.
Karun Chandhok eyes top-five finish at Le Mans
Chandhok will be competing in the LMP2 category for Murphy Prototypes, an emerging outfit which led its class for five hours before retiring following a technical snag.
Suzuki to return to MotoGP in 2015
Suzuki, who won 500cc world titles with the likes of Briton Barry Sheene, and Americans Kevin Schwantz and Kenny Roberts Jr, pulled out in 2011 saying they needed to reduce costs in the face of a global economic downturn.
Lahiri slides to 10th at Queen’s Cup after final round struggles
Lahiri dropped no less than three bogeys and a double bogey in his five-over 41 for the front nine. Birdies on 15th and 18th just about ensured a top-10 finish.
Bolt's coach calls for Jamaica to set up anti-doping laboratory
Glen Mills, who mentors Bolt and world 100 metres champion Yohan Blake, said Jamaican athletes faced a minefield of substances and had little way of checking their validity.