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Aditi Ashok Lies Tied Second At Andalucia Open On LET

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok fired a bogey-free four-under 68 that catapulted her into the tied second spot after the second round of the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana. At seven-under for 36 holes, Aditi, who won the season-opener in Kenya, is just two shots behind Australia's Kirsten Rudgeley (66-69) who is nine-under. The Indian shot 69 in the first round. India's other player in the Tour Championships, Diksha Dagar shot 72-71 to lie at T-23. Currently she is third in the Race to Costa Del Sol, the order of Merit for Ladies European Tour.

"They Pick Holes Out Of Your Leadership, Decisions": Hardik Pandya Sent Firm Captaincy Warning

Hardik Pandya is all set to lead Mumbai Indians in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), starting Friday, March 22. Hardik replaced Rohit Sharma as the captain of the franchise after MI traded him from Gujarat Titans before the IPL 2024 players auction. The 30-year-old led GT to IPL glory in their debut season in 2022 and then guided them to the final last season where they lost to Chennai Super Kings (CSK). While MI's decision to remove Rohit as captain received huge backlash from fans, former Australia batter Tom Moody labelled Hardik as proven "performer", and said that the all-rounder will get support from his teammates in the upcoming season.

Watch: Rinku Singh Welcomes KKR's Rs 24.75 Crore Buy Mitchell Starc With A Mammoth Six

Returning to "IPL circus" after almost a decade, Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc bowled with the new ball, and took some hits from Rinku Singh at the death during Kolkata Knight Riders' second warm-up match at Eden Gardens on Tuesday. The Aussie, who last played in the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2014 and 2015, was bought by KKR ahead of IPL 2018 but an injury had ruled him out of that season. The Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise broke the all-time auction record this year to buy him at a price tag of Rs 24.75-crore to bolster their pace attack that had lacked sting in the recent past. "It's always a bit of a circus when it is the best T20 league in the world. It's definitely a new challenge. Yeah, it's going to be exciting. So, yeah I look forward to it," Starc told cricket.com.au.