Tvesa falters in final round, finishes tied-10th

Bordeaux (France): India’s Tvesa Malik faltered in the final round to finish tied-10th at the Lacoste Open de France here today. After four birdies on the first day and five on the second, Tvesa failed to make any birdie on the final day. She made four bogeys for a 4-over 75, slipping from tied-second at 4-under to tied-10th at even-par. “Things did not go the way I wanted, so I am disappointed. But I want to take the positives, and have learnt a lot in these past few weeks,” said Tvesa. Overnight leader Julia Engstrom shot a 1-over to win by a one-shot margin

Chennai
Harikrishna finishes 7th; Carlsen, So joint winners

A below-par performance in Blitz-2, in which he managed only three points from nine rounds, saw Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna finish joint seventh in the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz online chess tournament. World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So finished joint winners.

New York
NBA: Celtics bounce back to beat Heat

Boston Celtics recovered from back-to-back losses to beat Miami Heat 117-106 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. Agencies