Maguire shoots her third 70 to stay in contention in Singapore

Leona Maguire recorded her third straight round of 70 to sit in a tie for 15th as defending champion Ko Jin-young takes a two-shot lead into the final round of the HSBC Women's World Championship after firing a successive seven-under-par 65 in Singapore.

South Korea's Ko, who was tied eighth before the third round, got off to a strong start as she birdied four of her first five holes.

She managed another four against a lone bogey and moved to a 14-under par total of 202 - two ahead of world number two Nelly Korda - after another weather-delayed day at the Sentosa Golf Club.

Maguire is eight shots back after another two-under-par round of 70 left her on six under for the tournament. The Cavan golfer birdied the opening two holes before a run of eight pars was broken by a bogey at 11.

She birdied the par-five 13th before finishing with another string of pars to leave herself in a four-way tie for 15th, but just two shots off the top 10 heading into the final round.

American Korda's consistency continued as she carded a third straight four-under 68 to remain in contention after finishing one shot ahead of compatriots Allisen Corpuz and Elizabeth Szokol, who were tied for third place with a two-under 70.

Szokol, the leader after Thursday's first round, had another inconsistent day after mixing five birdies with three bogeys, while Corpuz drained six birdies but suffered a setback on the fifth with a double-bogey.

Overnight leader Danielle Kang slipped to fifth with a 72 while top-ranked Lydia Ko (70) of New Zealand was tied for 13th with Japan's Yuka Saso (72) after a round of two-under 70 to be seven-under for the tournament.

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