Indian Sports Wrap, April 6: Aditi completes T-27 as Lauren Coughlin wins in Las Vegas

GOLF

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok shot three over 75 in her final round to finish tied for 27th at the Aramco Championship here, ending the week with a total of eight over par.

Aditi dropped three bogeys in her final round – at the fourth, sixth and 17th holes – and with no birdies to compensate for them, she signed off with a round of three over par.

She had previously returned rounds of 74, 71 and 76 in the first three days.

Pranavi Urs shot a four-over 76 to finish tied for 66th with a total of 17-over-par (76-75-78-76), while Avani Prashanth returned a five-over 77 to end the week in 73rd place with a total score of 21-over-par (75-76-81-77).

Lauren Coughlin claimed her third LPGA Tour title, with the 33-year-old ending her title drought since winning her second at the 2024 ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open.

Coughlin posted a final round of even-par 72 to beat Leona Maguire and Nelly Korda by five strokes to the title.

-PTI

Yellamaraju finishes T-14 at Valero Texas Open

Sudarshan Yellamaraju continued his good run this week, finishing T-14 with a score of 10 under par (69-73-66-70) at the Valero Texas Open here.

Yellamaraju put together a bogey-free third round of 6-under 66, including six birdies despite rain delays, and followed it up with a 2-under 70 final round to rise from T-41 in the rankings when play was suspended on the third day to T-14 by the end of the week.

The final round included birdies at the 14th, 15th, fourth and sixth holes, and later two consecutive bogeys at the eighth and ninth holes to end the round, meaning Yellamaraju missed out on his third straight top 10 finish.

All eyes were on Robert MacIntyre and Ludvig Aberg when play was suspended on the third day. The two seemed to be in a dominant position with less than two rounds to play.

It was a different story, however, as JJ Spaun (69-69-66-67) finished the week at 17 under par after carding 6-under 66 for the third round, followed by 5-under 67 to win the title by one shot, while MacIntyre (66-64-72-70) finished the week in T-2 alongside Matt Wallace (71-69-64-68) and Michael Kim (72-65-66-69).

-PTI

India’s newest superstar Kochhar is all set for Mauritius after a fine show in Japan

Fresh from a brilliant week in Japan, Karandeep Kochhar is excited to come to Mauritius for the IGPL Invitational 2026, hosted by Leander Paes, which kicks off the three-part Africa segment of the event.

The Africa leg includes events in Mauritius, South Africa and Congo, in addition to one event in each of the franchise’s cities, plus two more international events.

In the team format, the top two scores are counted for each round, and points are accumulated throughout the season to determine the top-finishing teams among the 10 franchises. In addition to the prize money, the individual winners will also compete for positions in the IGPL Order of Merit, which will earn them places in the $2 million International Series events in Asia, Africa and Europe.

The season-long International Series Rankings in turn provide direct access to the LIV Golf League.

The 27-year-old Kochhar, who flies direct from Japan to Mauritius, finished tied for fifth in Japan for his second top-5 finish in three starts on the Asian Tour this year.

He is also keen to add to his tally of IGPL wins following his success at the Dubai event.

Even as he geared up for the event, Kochhar said, «I’m excited to go to Mauritius. I played there a few years ago (2019) in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at the Anahita Course when it was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. And now to get there for the IGPL on the same golf course is amazing.»

Kochhar commented: «I’ve also said before that putting together a Tour like the IGPL, which started less than a year ago, actually six months, and having associations like the one with the International Series and bringing events to Mauritius, shows how strong the leadership is. It’s great and kudos to the leadership and the International Series, Liv Golf and everyone involved.»

-PTI

FOOTBALL

CISF men’s team secures All India Police Games title

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Sunday secured the 74th BN Mullick Memorial All India Police Games Football Championship title after beating Goa Police 1-0 in the final in Hyderabad.

CISF emerged as champions in a strong field of 35 teams and clinched the coveted gold medal for the second time.

To add further pride to the Force, the CISF women’s team, which was recently constituted, put up an impressive performance by securing the bronze medal among 9 participating teams. The team defeated SSB 2–0 in the third-place play-offs.

-Team Sportstar

Published on April 6, 2026