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Cricketer Murali Vijay, Krisnamachari Srikkanth's Son Among Three Amateurs In Chennai Open Golf

Murali Vijay and state player Anirudha Srikkanth, son of former captain Krisnamachari Srikkanth, will be among three city-based amateurs in the Chennai Open Golf Championship, starting here from Tuesday. The other amateur is Suman Ranjeet. Top-flight golf returns to the city after four years with the tournament which will see participation of the country's top golfers. The tournament, part of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) Tour and to be held at the Tamil Nadu Golf Federation (TNGF) golf course, will see 126 golfers including 123 professionals and three amateurs taking part, the organisers said at a press meet here on Monday.

Cricketer Murali Vijay, Krisnamachari Srikkanth's Son Among Three Amateurs In Chennai Open Golf

Murali Vijay and state player Anirudha Srikkanth, son of former captain Krisnamachari Srikkanth, will be among three city-based amateurs in the Chennai Open Golf Championship, starting here from Tuesday. The other amateur is Suman Ranjeet. Top-flight golf returns to the city after four years with the tournament which will see participation of the country's top golfers. The tournament, part of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) Tour and to be held at the Tamil Nadu Golf Federation (TNGF) golf course, will see 126 golfers including 123 professionals and three amateurs taking part, the organisers said at a press meet here on Monday.

Mural of "dazzling beauty" vandalised just two weeks before being listed by the government

An artwork of "dazzling beauty" was vandalised just weeks before being given listed status by the government. The 1955 mural by Hungarian George Mayer-Marton of Christ on the cross dominates the interior of Holy Rosary RC Church in Oldham.

Long Jumper Murali Sreeshankar Finishes 6th In Monaco Diamond League

Commonwealth Games silver medallist long jumper Murali Sreeshankar finished sixth in the Diamond League Meeting with a below-par effort of 7.94m in Monaco on Wednesday. Sreeshankar achieved his best jump in his fifth attempt. He had won silver in the Birmingham CWG six days ago with a best jump of 8.08m. He has a season's and personal best of 8.36m.

Long Jumper Murali Sreeshankar Finishes 6th In Monaco Diamond League

Commonwealth Games silver medallist long jumper Murali Sreeshankar finished sixth in the Diamond League Meeting with a below-par effort of 7.94m in Monaco on Wednesday. Sreeshankar achieved his best jump in his fifth attempt. He had won silver in the Birmingham CWG six days ago with a best jump of 8.08m. He has a season's and personal best of 8.36m.

CWG 2022: Indian athletics contingent officially challenges Murali Sreeshankar's 4th jump

Commonwealth Games. Silver medallist Sreeshankar had said he initially thought he had a big valid jump in his fourth attempt but it was adjudged a foul under the new laser-based technology used in the Games. "The Athletics Federation of India had challenged the decision (regarding the fourth jump).

From life-threatening appendicitis to CWG silver, the 'comeback journey has been really tough' for long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar

Commonwealth Games (CWG) medal in men's long jump. "All of us had been waiting for this medal for a very long time." When Sreeshankar mentioned "all", he specifically meant his father and coach, Murali Sivashankar, a former triple-jumper, and mother KS Bijimol, who is a former international 800m runner. "I was seventh at World Indoors, multiple times sixth in Asian Games and World Junior Championships. So this really means a lot to me," he said, talking to TimesofIndia.com over the phone from Birmingham. Had it not been for a controversial foul called on Sreeshankar's fourth-round jump, he would have been wearing gold instead of a silver. That jump looked close to the 8.20m mark, as Sreeshankar waited nervously to know if the attempt was legal. It was declared a foul, and the margin was ever so little, even looking legal in pictures that circulated on social media soon after.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Murali Sreeshankar "Very Surprised" With 4th Jump Being Called A Foul

Commonwealth Games silver medallist long jumper Murali Sreeshankar rued missing out on a gold, saying his fourth jump, which was ruled a foul under laser-based new technology, would have been legal in earlier system and big enough to finish on top of the podium. Sreeshankar and eventual gold winner Laquan Nairn of Bahamas had identical best jumps of 8.08m. Nairn was adjudged gold winner as his second best of 7.98m was better than 7.84m of Sreeshankar.

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Cricketer Murali Vijay, Krisnamachari Srikkanth's Son Among Three Amateurs In Chennai Open Golf

Cricketer Murali Vijay, Krisnamachari Srikkanth's Son Among Three Amateurs In Chennai Open Golf

Mural of "dazzling beauty" vandalised just two weeks before being listed by the government

Long Jumper Murali Sreeshankar Finishes 6th In Monaco Diamond League

Long Jumper Murali Sreeshankar Finishes 6th In Monaco Diamond League

CWG 2022: Indian athletics contingent officially challenges Murali Sreeshankar's 4th jump

From life-threatening appendicitis to CWG silver, the 'comeback journey has been really tough' for long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar

Commonwealth Games 2022: Murali Sreeshankar "Very Surprised" With 4th Jump Being Called A Foul