Kapur tied fourth at The Open after first day

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 09:48

A stunning front-nine took Shiv Kapur to the top of the leaderboard before the Indian golfer let it slip in an erratic backward journey to be tied fourth after the opening round of the 142nd Open Championships.

Kapur to try and qualify for British Open, Jeev fails

Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 18:51

Shiv Kapur will try and earn a berth for the Open Championships as he tees up at the Local Regional qualifiers at Dunbar even as his celebrated compatriot Jeev Milkha Singh failed in his attempt at Sunningdale.

Indians fail to make Open, Kiradech tops

Last Updated: Friday, March 1, 2013, 15:08

None of the three Indians in fray made the grade at the International Final Qualifying (Asia) today as Thai Kiradech Aphibarnrat led the four qualifiers into the prestigious Open Championships at Muirfield.

Lahiri finishes 31st, emerges as best Asian at British Open

Last Updated: Sunday, July 22, 2012, 22:49

Anirban Lahiri emerged as the best Asian golfer at the 141st Open Championships despite a final round of 73, his highest of the week to finish at three-over 283 that left him in tied 31st place in the world`s oldest Major.

Hole-in-one icing on the cake for debutant Lahiri, Jeev slips

Last Updated: Saturday, July 21, 2012, 23:56

Anirban Lahiri continued his dream debut with a stunning hole-in-one on the ninth hole in the third round of 141st Open Championships at the Royal Lytham and St Annes on Saturday.

Jeev cards 70 on day one at British Open

Last Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2012, 23:04

Jeev Milkha Singh made the most of perfect conditions on the front nine but then failed to hold onto those early gains and ended with a modest even-par 70 in the first round of The Open Championships at the Royal Lytham & St Annes on Thursday.

Discus thrower Seema Antil qualifies for Olympics

Last Updated: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 10:13

Seema Antil has become the second female Indian discus thrower to make the cut for this year`s London Olympics by achieving the `A` qualification mark at the University of California (Irvine) Open Championships in the United States.

Doping continues in athletics, three more caught for steroids

Last Updated: Monday, October 10, 2011, 19:12

Doping menace continued unabated in Indian athletics with three more track and field competitors returning positive for steroids in the tests conducted during the National Open Championships held in Kolkata last month.