Mehar takes day one honours

Mehar Atwal, second on the Merit List, took the honours on the opening day of the two-day qualifying round for 91st Ladies All-India Amateur Golf Championships at the Eagleton Golf Resort on Tuesday.

The 13-year-old from Delhi shot a two-over-par 74 in the Gold Division (0-12 handicap).

Laverry Kumar, semifinalists last year and who missed most of the season, was two shots further back in second spot. Gauri Monga was third on 77.

Fancied Sharmila Nicollet, the Merit List leader, failed to fire, finishing with a dismal six-over-par 78 card.

In the Silver Division (13-24), Megha Varma and Dhanalakshmi were on top with identical cards of 84, while Anisha Padukone and Raksha Phadke share the tied third spot on 84.

Asha Doshi was a runaway leader in the Bronze Division with a 96.

Rama Khanna and Neelu were tied in second spot, 10 strokes behind the leader.

Scores (after 18 holes):

Gold Division (0-12): 74: Mehar Atwal; 76: Laverry Kumar; 77: Gauri Monga; 78: Sharmila Nicollet; 79: Sonavi Chopra; 80: Akrati Singh; 81: Gaubani Singh.

Silver Division (13-24): 83: Megha Varma, Dhanalakshmi Rice; 84: Anisha Padukone, Raksha Phadke.
Bronze Division (25-36): 96: Asha Doshi; 106: Rama Khanna, Neelu.

NLS notch up big win

New Lucky Star slotted seven first-half goals to trounce Jawahar Union by the same margin in Bangalore District Football Association’s ‘C’ Division football league at the Austin Town grounds on Tuesday.

Naveen opened the floodgates for NLS in the very second minute and Mahesh doubled the tally just three minutes later.

String made it 3-0 in the 15th minute while Santosh struck a double (18th, 22nd) to take the scoreline to 5-0.
Topinaw (24th) and Ramesh (29th) then completed the rout.

With a massive lead under their belt, New Lucky Star took it easy in the second session. But Jawahar Union could not capitalise,  failing to strike even a single goal in reply.

Swimming camp from Feb 1

The Karnataka Swimming Association for Disabled will organise a free swimming coaching champ for the disabled for two weeks starting from February 1. For further details, contact Santhosh Kumar - 9845232099.