Pranavi shoots 66 to finish in Top 20 as Aditi ends up T-17 in London

IANS | August 10, 2026 5:39 PM

London, Aug 10 (IANS) Pranavi Urs fired her best round of the week with a 7-under 66 and vaulted to T-19 in the final round of the 2026 London Championship at Centurion Club. Urs, who was T-12 after two rounds, slipped in the third with a 78 but again improved by 12 shots in the final round to move into the Top-20.

Golf: Theegala slips to 49th as Brennan seals Wyndham Championship title

IANS | August 10, 2026 5:08 PM

Greensboro, Aug 10 (IANS) Sahith Theegala's promising start to the Wyndham Championship faded on the final day as the Indian-American golfer carded a 4-over 74 to finish tied 49th, while Michael Brennan produced a decisive late surge to win the PGA Tour's final regular-season event.

Second edition of Coal India Open to kick off on Friday

IANS | August 10, 2026 4:51 PM

Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) Coal India Limited and the Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI), the official sanctioning body of men’s professional golf in India, will be jointly staging the second edition of the Coal India Open from August 11 to 14, 2026, at the Tollygunge Club in Kolkata.

Sports infrastructure is one thing, but a country achieves medals when sports culture is built: PM Modi

IANS | August 10, 2026 4:50 PM

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the importance of building a strong sporting culture alongside infrastructure as he interacted with India’s Commonwealth Games champions, crediting the country’s athletes for driving a transformation in Indian sport and inspiring a new generation through their performances on the international stage.

Hockey World Cup 2026: New format puts greater emphasis on pool-stage results

IANS | August 10, 2026 4:35 PM

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The FIH Hockey Men’s and Women’s World Cup 2026 will feature a revamped competition structure, with the traditional quarterfinal stage scrapped and the top two teams from each of the two crossover pools advancing directly to the semi-finals as Belgium and the Netherlands jointly host the tournament from August 15 to 30.