Indian Sports Wrap, April 4: Aditi top-placed Indian at Aramco Championship after second round

GOLF

Aditi best Indian after second day at Aramco; Pranavi, Avani make cut

Aditi Ashok was the top-placed Indian golfer after the second round, even as Pranavi Urs and Avani Prashanth also made the cut at the Aramco Championship here.

Aditi, a five-time LET winner, including Hero Women’s Indian Open, carded 1-under 71 to move into the top 15 of the leaderboard.

The two other Indians to make the cut are Pranavi (76-75) and Avani (75-76), both placed T-59 on the leaderboard with a score of 7-over par.

However, Diksha Dagar was unable to make the cut due to a difficult second round where she carded six-over 78 for a total of nine-over par. She shot three-over 75 on the first day.

– PTI

Kochhar slips but stays in top-5 at International Series Japan

Indian golfer Karandeep Kochhar returned a card of 73 in the third round to slip Tied-4th at the International Series Japan, here Saturday.

Kochhar after bogey free rounds on the first two days (67-65) had five bogeys on a windy third day though his three birdies lessened the blow.

With 73 he is now 8-under and Tied-4th after being Tied-second at the halfway stage.

Korea’s Hongtaek Kim kept the lead for the third straight day after a see-saw contest over the closing stages that saw Shugo Imahira from Japan join him in front.

– PTI

CRICKET

Super Kings Academy to open five new centers in Tamil Nadu

All five centres are set to be inaugurated on April 6, 2026.
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Super Kings Academy will be opening five new centres this summer at Madurai, Mayiladuthurai, Ariyalur, Kallakurichi and Tirunelveli.

All five centres are set to be inaugurated on April 6.

The five academies will provide coaching classes to boys and girls between the ages of six and 23.

-Team Sportstar

TENNIS

Bhambri, Balaji bow out

India’s Yuki Bhambri and N. Sriram Balaji along with their respective partners exited the ATP 250 event in Bucharest, Romania after losing in the semifinals.

– Team Sportstar

Published on Apr 04, 2026