Shiva Thapa Bags Silver at Olympic Boxing Qualifiers

Qian'an: An Olympic quota place pocketed, Indian boxer Shiva Thapa (56kg) ended his campaign with a silver medal after losing in the final of the Asian/Oceania Qualifying Tournament. (Read More in Boxing)
The 22-year-old Assamese, who is a World Championship bronze-medallist, went down 0-3 to Thailand's Chatchai Butdee in the summit clash. Butdee is the reigning Asian champion.
Shiva had booked his ticket to Rio de Janeiro by making the finals after beating Kazakhstan's Kairat Yeraliyev.
Meanwhile, it was a heartbreak once again for L Devendro Singh (49kg), who missed a second opportunity to qualify for the Olympics.
The Commonwealth silver-medallist, who lost in the semifinals, went down in the box-off for the Olympic slot.
Devendro fought his heart out in a keenly-contested bout against Mongolia's Gan-Erdene Gankhuyag but lost 2-1. The Indian lost the opening round unanimously and the second round on a split decision before winning the final in three minutes.
However, that was not enough to make up for the deficit he conceded earlier in the bout.
On Saturday, star woman boxer M C Mary Kom (51kg) will take on Chinese Taipei's Yu-Ting Lin in the box-off to decide the new rankings and seedings for next month's World Championships in Kazakhstan.
Mary Kom had missed out on an Olympic quota place after losing the semifinals of the ongoing event. In the women's draw, this tournament offered Olympic berths for only the gold and silver-medallists.
Mary Kom will have her next and final shot at Olympic qualification during the World Championships, a tournament she has dominated by winning five gold medals in the past. In fact, such has been her stature that she was dubbed 'Magnificent Mary' by the International Boxing Association for her unprecedented feats.source--.ndtv

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Tiger Woods to Skip Masters Due to Back Surgery

Miami: Former World No.1 Tiger Woods confirmed on Friday that he will not participate in next week's 80th Masters, saying his rehabilitation from back surgery has not progressed far enough to allow him to compete. (Tiger Woods Uncertain Of Return As Masters Tournament Looms)
The 14-time Major champion, a four-time Masters winner, has not played a PGA event since last August. Since then, he underwent back surgery and a follow-up procedure to ease discomfort from a pinched nerve. (Tiger Woods Confident Of Winning More Majors On His Comeback)
"I've been dedicated to my rehab and improving daily, but I'm not physically ready to compete in the Masters," Woods tweeted.
The Masters will be played in Augusta from April 7 to 10.
There had been a bit of mystery about Woods' status for the year's first major tournament, as Woods had not updated the status of his rehabilitation for several weeks. He had said there was no timetable for his return.
"After assessing the present condition of my back, and consulting with my medical team, I've decided it's prudent to miss this year's Masters. I've been hitting balls and training daily, but I'm not physically ready. I've said all along that this time I need to be cautious and do what's best for my long-term health and career," Woods said in a posting on his website.
"Unfortunately, playing Augusta next week wouldn't be the right decision. I'm absolutely making progress, and I'm really happy with how far I've come, but I still have no timetable to return to competitive golf."
Woods said he will go to Augusta National for the annual Champions Dinner where reigning champion Jordan Spieth plans a special Texas barbecue offering, but offered his disappointment to Augusta National and ticket holders that he would not be playing.
"It's a very important and special week to me and it's upsetting to miss it. I do plan to attend the Champions Dinner and see a lot of old friends," Woods said.
Woods also thanked supporters for sticking by him through his physical ailments. Woods has not won a Major since the 2008 US Open and has not captured any title at all since the 2013 WGC Bridgestone Invitational, his 79th PGA triumph -- three shy of matching Sam Snead's all-time record.
"I'd like to thank the fans for their concern and support. The last few years have been difficult, but I have the best fans anywhere, and I want them to know that," Woods said.Woods remains for Major wins shy of the record 18 won by Jack Nicklaus, who will serve as honorary starter when the Masters tees off on Thursday.source-ndtv

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Tottenham Hotspur Manager Mauricio Pochettino Urges His Side to Believe After Title Setback

London: Mauricio Pochettino was disappointed at seeing his Tottenham Hotspur side squander two points in an entertaining 1-1 draw at Liverpool but insisted they must still believe they can overtake Premier League leaders Leicester City. (Arsenal, Manchester City Stroll, Martin Olsson Stuns Newcastle)
With Leicester not in action until 24 hours later, second-placed Spurs could have closed the gap to two points.
But Philippe Coutinho put Liverpool ahead and Harry Kane's 22nd league goal of the campaign rescued a point.
"I know they have a very tough game tomorrow," said Pochettino, referring to Leicester's match against Southampton.
"There are six games ahead of us and four points (between Spurs and Leicester) now so we need to believe. In football all can happen. To be honest, I hope that Southampton can pass (beat Leicester) and leave it at four points like now."source-ndtv

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Cristiano Ronaldo Winner Helps Real Madrid End FC Barcelona's 39-Game Unbeaten Run

Barcelona: Cristiano Ronaldo struck the winner as 10-man Real Madrid came from behind to end FC Barcelona's 39-game unbeaten run 2-1 in El Clasico at the Camp Nou on Saturday night. (Read more football stories here)
Gerard Pique's towering header put the hosts in front on the night they honoured legendary former player and coach Johan Cruyff.
Yet, Karim Benzema quickly levelled before Ronaldo fired home five minutes from time after Madrid captain Sergio Ramos had seen the 21st red card of his career.
Victory reduces Barca's lead over third-placed Madrid to seven points with seven games remaining.
Atletico Madrid closed the gap on the leaders to six points with a 5-1 thrashing of Real Betis earlier on Saturday.
"I liked everything from my players both defensively and offensively against a great team with very good players," said Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane after a successful first Clasico in charge.
"When I see the team like this, fighting for their teammates, it is the best thing for a coach."
There was an emotive homage to Cruyff before kick-off with over 90,000 fans holding up a display reading "Thank you Johan" alongside a Barca jersey with the number 14 the Dutch great adorned during his playing career.
Yet, it was a sad end to a spectacular run for the European champions as they tasted defeat for the first time since losing at Sevilla in October.
"Their first goal damaged us and disorientated us and caught us out of position," said Barca coach Luis Enrique.
"One day it had to happen and it happened today. Now we have to prepare for the Champions League, rest and keep going."
Tired Barca Lose Steam
Barca started by far the better and only an incredible miss by Luis Suarez let Madrid off the hook on 10 minutes.
Neymar unselfishly squared for his Uruguayan strike partner, but Suarez failed to make any connection from his low cross with the goal at his mercy.
The hosts were enraged midway through the half when Lionel Messi looked to have been brought down by Ramos right on the edge of the area, but referee Alejandro Jose Hernandez waved play on with Ramos already having been booked.
Madrid grew into the game as the first half progressed and finally threatened the Barca goal when Ronaldo's shot was beaten away by Claudio Bravo before Gareth Bale blazed a volley over from a narrow angle.
Barca started on the front foot again after the break and Navas made a brilliant save to prevent Messi's cheeky chipped effort floating in at the far post.
But that save only momentarily denied Barca as Pique rose highest to power home Rakitic's corner on 56 minutes.
The lead lasted just six minutes, though, as Benzema swivelled to blast home Toni Kroos's deflected cross into the bottom corner.
Bale had the chance to turn the game on its head, but his tame effort on his favoured left foot was easily held by Bravo as Madrid again threatened on the counter-attack.
The Welshman did have the ball in the net nine minutes from time, but was incredibly unfortunate to be penalised for a push on Jordi Alba as he headed in.
Ronaldo then fired against the bar and Bravo saved a one-on-one with Bale as Madrid's pace on the break began to tear a tired-looking Barca apart.
The visitors' hopes of a famous win looked to have gone when Ramos was finally given his marching orders for a second booking after chopping down Suarez seven minutes from time.
However, just two minutes later Ronaldo struck the winner as he controlled Bale's cross to the far post before slotting under Bravo.source-.ndtv

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Rahul Dravid Approached For Team India Coaching Job

Rahul Dravid has been approached to become Team India's head coach, according to a member of the cricket advisory committee to NDTV on Sunday. (BCCI to Take a Call on New Coach as Shastri's Contract Ends)
The committee comprises of batting greats Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman.
The position of the head coach has been lying vacant ever since Duncan Fletcher's contract expired at the end of the 2015 ODI World Cup
Ravi Shastri was handling the support staff as Team India director.
Dravid, who has been India A and India U-19 World Cup coach, is currently the mentor of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Delhi Daredevils.
A decision on India's head coach is likely to be taken on Tuesday.
According to reports, Michael Hussey was approached to become the head coach but the Aussie declined.
Shastri's contract as team director expired at the end of the ICC World T20. India crashed out in the semifinals after losing to the West Indies by seven wickets in Mumbai on Thursday.
Shastri is also in the frame to become head coach but reports suggest that Dravid will be the first choice if he agrees to take up the assignment.
In an recent interview to NDTV, Dravid had said that he was unwilling to take up long-term assignments and preferred shorter assignments like the IPL.
India will play more than 15 Test matches from June 2016, and therefore, Dravid's experience as a Test batsman is being considered and is the reason why he is the number one candidate for the coach's job.
Dravid played 164 Tests for India, scoring 13,288 runs at an average of 52.31 - including 36 hundreds and 63 half-centuries. He made 344 appearances for India in the ODIs, where he scored 10,889 runs - notching 12 centuries and 83 fifties.source-ndtv.

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ICC World Twenty20: Mahendra Singh Dhoni should stay on as India captain, says Ian Chappell

Former Australian captain Ian Chappell has heaped praise on Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying the Indian captain was in good form both as a player and captain during the ICC World Twenty20.
Chappell, an outspoken commentator, said India would be happy to see Dhoni lead them in the shorter formats for now.
"Well! I think he was in form in T20. It means as a player and as a captain. He captained pretty well in the T20. We don't have him as a Test captain but we want him and I think he was too good in World T20," Chappell said on ESPNcricinfo programme 'Match Day'.
An Australian scribe had asked Dhoni if he was contemplating retirement in the press conference shortly after India were handed a heartbreaking defeat by West Indies in Mumbai last night. Dhoni stepped down the wicket to deal with the question and the reporter with panache and indicated that he was not going anywhere at least until the 2019 World Cup.
Chappell said that India's total of 192/2 should have been good enough for them to defend but he lashed out at Ravindra Jadeja, who leaked 48 runs in his four overs.
"I think they would be quite happy about that. Anything above 190 or more than 8 an over, you feel you can win. There are not more games you lose."
"Jadeja seem to control the delivery when there is help. When there is no help, he loses control."
Chappell said India tried but could not contain the West Indian batsmen from scoring the bulk of runs (as many as 146) through boundaries.
The 72-year-old felt the West Indies were not great on the field in the semi-final but made up for that with their ability to produce the big shots.
"You think about the things West Indies do. They are not great runners between the wickets. They were not very good in the field today. Without these you cannot make up except hitting those sixes and fours."
Dhoni has had a dream run in 2016, leading India to victories over Australia and Sri Lanka in back-to-back T20I series before lifting the Asia Cup T20 in Bangladesh. Touted as pre-tournament favourites ahead of the World T20, India would have to now reconcile with a semi-final exit in the second ICC tournament in two years.sorrce--intoday

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West Indies vs England LIVE Score: Final, World T20 Live Cricket Match, Score Updates: Root Fifty Helps England to 155/9

England were inserted in and they got off to a disastrous start as they lost Alex Hales and Jason Roy. Joe Root notched up his fourth fifty and his 61-run stand with Jos Buttler got England going. However, West Indies struck back with some quick wickets at the death and England have ended on 155/9. Will the West Indies chase this total down? Catch all the live updates of the West Indies vs England final here. (LIVE SCORECARD | NEWS | PHOTOS | VIDEOS | WHERE TO WATCH LIVE STREAMING?)
20:45 hrs IST: This will be a record chase in the final of the World T20. In the 2007 final, India notched up 157/5 but Pakistan lost the match by five runs in Johannesburg.
20:32 hrs IST: Rashid helps England past 150 and they end up on 155/9. Decent total on a sluggish pitch. Can the West Indies chase this total down?
20:26 hrs IST: WICKET! Plunkett c Badree b Bravo 4 (4) || Overs 18.3.
Brilliant from Badree. Plunkett aims to carve a full, slow ball past cover but gets the outside edge, Badree runs to his right and dives to take a splendid catch. However, he has hurt his shoulder and he is off the field. He had injured his shoulder even in the 2014 Big Bash League
20:23 hrs IST: WICKET! Willey c Charles b Brathwaite 21 (14) || Overs 17.3.
Slow and short delivery on off stump, Willey drags the pull shot to deep mid wicket, Charles misjudges it initially but dives forward to take the catch.
20:21 hrs IST: Willey breaks the shackles by smashing two sixes off Dwayne Bravo. Can England go past 150?

Carlos Brathwaite picked up the wicket of Jos Buttler as West Indies took wickets at regular intervals.

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20:15 hrs IST: England are really struggling against Bravo and Brathwaite at the death. Can England get past 140? Willey breaks the shackles with a six over deep mid wicket.
20:10 hrs IST: WICKET! Joe Root c Benn b Brathwaite 54 (36) || Overs 14.1.
England in deep trouble. Brathwaite bowls the short cutter on leg stump, Root attempts the paddle scoop but the ball hits the glove, Benn at short fine leg dives forward and takes a good catch, Root is furious as he walks off.
20:06 hrs IST: WICKET! Moeen Ali c Ramdin b Bravo 0 (2) )|| Overs 14.
Short ball and down the leg side, Moeen Ali aims to nudge it to fine leg but ends up gloving it to the keeper.
20:02 hrs IST: WICKET! Stokes c Simmons b Bravo 13 (8) || Overs 13.4.
That is brilliant work from Bravo. Short, slow bouncer and it leaps up from the surface, Stokes is unsure whether to play it or leave it, in the end, he does neither and the ball goes off the bottom edge to backward point.

Joe Root notched up his fourth fifty as England looked to rebuild against the West Indies.

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19:56 hrs IST: Brilliant from Joe Root. He notches up his fourth fifty off 33 balls. He is a magnificent run-machine.
19:52 hrs IST: Darren Sammy into the attack. He is into the attack to make up for the one over which Benn will not bowl.
19:50 hrs IST: WICKET! Buttler c Bravo b Brathwaite 36 (22) || Overs 11.2.
The 61-run stand is broken. Brathwaite heaves a shortish delivery on the pads to widish long on and Dwayne Bravo takes the catch. He dances the champion jig.
19:44 hrs IST! BANG! BANG! Buttler brings up the fifty-run partnership with some big hits. He once again targets Suleiman Benn as he launches two consecutive sixes. The first one goes over long on for a six while the second one is inside out over wide long off. 16 runs in Benn's third over and he has figures of 3-0-40-0.
19:39 hrs IST: Benn has figures of 2-0-24-0. Can Carlos Brathwaite or Andre Russell break this stand? Root is batting like a dream as he uses the pace to pull it to fine leg.
19:34 hrs IST: Benn continues to leak runs. Buttler pounces on a length delivery and launches it inside out over wide long off for a six. England 57/3 after nine overs.
19:29 hrs IST: Root is looking in magnificent touch. Badree finishes his bowling spell. 4-0-16-2. Fabulous effort.
19:24 hrs IST: Dwayne Bravo is into the attack and he concedes 10 runs in his first over. Disastrous powerplay for England. After six overs, they are 33/3.

Samuel Badree picked up two wickets as West Indies were on top against England in the final.

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19:20 hrs IST: WICKET! Eoin Morgan c Gayle b Badree 5 (12) || Overs 4.4.
Badree is on a roll. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Morgan looks to turn it to the leg side but gets the outside edge that is taken by Gayle at slip.
19:16 hrs IST: Root ends the over with a flicked four wide of mid on for a boundary. 14 runs in the fourth over.
19:14 hrs IST: Suleiman Benn into the attack. Root punches another four off the back foot. He is looking in great touch. Morgan also gets off the mark with an inside-out lofted drive over cover.
19:12 hrs IST: Only one run in the next over bowled by Badree. West Indies have made a great start.
19:10 hrs IST: WICKET! Alex Hales c Badree b Russell 1 (3) || Overs 1.5.
Full ball on leg stump, Hales heaves it to short fine leg and he thinks he has a boundary. However, he finds Badree and Hales is gutted as he walks off.
19:06 hrs IST: Joe Root gets going with a boundary. England need him to fire today in the big final.
19:04 hrs IST: WICKET! Jason Roy b Badree 0 (2) || Overs 0.2.
West Indies strike immediately. Straight delivery that skids on, Roy plays down the wrong line and the leg stump is uprooted.
19:00 hrs IST: Alex Hales and Jason Roy come out to the middle. Samuel Badree will open the bowling.

West Indies women registered their first World T20 title by defeating Australia.

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18:58 hrs IST: Earlier in the day, the West Indies women notched up a brilliant win over Australia to register their maiden title triumph in the World T20.
18:50 hrs IST: The Eden Gardens is starting to fill up. Both the teams are coming out for the anthems, or in this case, the team songs.
18:37 hrs IST: Here are the playing XIs for both teams
England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Jos Buttler(w), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett
West Indies (Playing XI): Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Andre Russell, Denesh Ramdin(w), Dwayne Bravo, Darren Sammy(c), Carlos Brathwaite, Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn
18:30 hrs IST: Darren Sammy has won 10 tosses in a row. West Indies opt to bowl versus England. That is some feat.
18:28 hrs IST: The leg side is bigger than the off side. There is some patches of green grass and some brown grass. There are some footmarks from the earlier Women's game. The ball will slide on as the game progresses. There might not be much spin on offer.
18:19 hrs IST: In other news, Shahid Afridi has stepped down as captain of the Pakistan team after their disastrous performance in the Asia Cup and World T20. However, he has not retired.
18:17 hrs IST: West Indies are determined, motivated and focused. All because of one factor. Mark Nicholas, a Channel Nine commentator and former England player, said that West Indies are short of brains but have IPL history in their ranks in a column.
18:09 hrs IST: It is the clash between the 'Gayle' storm and the 'Hales' storm. West Indies also hold the advantage over England in World T20s.

West Indies women clinched their first World T20 title by registering an eight-wicket win over Australia in Kolkata.

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18:00 hrs IST: However, here is the first news of the day. West Indies women have created history by winning the final against Australia by eight wickets to clinch their maiden title. With the West Indies winning the U-19 World Cup earlier in 2016, the West Indies senior team have a chance to create a hat-trick.
17:55 hrs IST: After a month of Twenty20 International, it has boiled down to this. West Indies, the 2012 champions, meet England, the 2010 champions at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Both England and West Indies have endured a roller-coaster ride in the World T20. England started off with a loss to the West Indies, chased down a record score against South Africa and held their nerve against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka to qualify for the semi-finals. In the semi-final, they put on a clinical display to hammer New Zealand by seven wickets.
For the West Indies, they have been magnificent in this World T20. Their flair and aggression have made them the toast of the World Cup. Barring their slip-up against Afghanistan, they put on a magnificent performance against India to get to the final.

England have a superior record against West Indies in T20 matches.

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Darren Sammy's Open Challenge
The West Indies skipper is on a mission. The West Indies have been playing focused cricket since the start of the tournament. "People just paint us as money-grabbing cricketers because of our success in T20 cricket but yet they still don't respect us in that format and we get that sometimes from our own board. A lot happened before the tournament started and I think in life I always believe everything happens for a reason. I think the pre-tournament shenanigans brought us really closer together as a team."
The West Indies have used all the distractions to galvanise themselves and they stand on the cusp of their second title. However, they will not be taking England, the 2010 champions, lightly.
England Continue to Surprise
From the depths of despair in the 2015 World Cup, Eoin Morgan's men have engineered a remarkable turnaround in the limited-overs format. They have defied expectations and are in the final of the 2016 World Cup.
The skipper has credited Paul Collingwood, the skipper who led England to their only ICC title triumph, for their turnaround.
"The key component in that has been the mindset of the players and back-room staff, and it's rubbed off on everyone." Jason Roy, who was the Man of the Match during the semi-final against New Zealand has said Morgan leads from the front.
"He's a great captain. He's got a great work ethic. And working under someone like that gives a huge amount of confidence," Roy stated.source-ndtv

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World T20: West Indies Women Create History, Defeat Australia To Clinch Maiden Title

Powerful half-centuries from Hayley Matthews and skipper Stafanie Taylor fired the West Indies to their maiden women's World Twenty20 crown in a thrilling last-over win against Australia in Sunday's final in Kolkata. (Latest Cricket News)
Chasing a competitive 149 for a win against the three-time champions, West Indies rode a blistering 120-run opening stand between Matthews (66) and Taylor (59) to triumph with three balls to spare.
The Windies won by eight wickets at the Eden Gardens stadium as they picked up their first win against Australia at their ninth attempt.
"Words can't explain what I'm feeling right now. Means so much for us and especially the people of the Caribbean," said Windies wicketkeeper Merissa Aguilleira.
Player of the match Matthews and Taylor, who looked determined from the word go, acquired 16 runs off the sixth over, including a humongous six from Matthews.
A destructive Matthews clobbered three sixes and six boundaries during her 45-ball blitz that made the Aussie bowling attack appear pedestrian.
Taylor played a more sedate but commanding innings to lead the Windies to an historic title after three previous failed semi-final attempts.
Leg-spinner Kristen Beams got Mathews caught at mid-wicket in the 16th over and 18 balls later Rene Farrell saw the back of Taylor but the wickets only proved to be minor hiccups on the Windies' road to victory.
Wild celebrations erupted from the Caribbean dugout as Britney Cooper hit the winning runs to script a new chapter in Windies women's cricket.
The Caribbean women danced with their male counterparts, who play England in the men's final later on Sunday.
The West Indies men can now complete a rare hat-trick after the Under-19 boys lifted the youth World Cup in February.
Earlier after electing to bat, skipper Meg Lanning and Elyse Villani helped Australia post 148 for five against a sloppy West Indies fielding display.
The Aussies lost opener Alyssa Healy early but a 77-run second wicket partnership between Lanning (52) and Villani (52) set the tone for a formidable score.
Villani's 37-ball knock was laced with nine fours as she and Lanning were helped by some shoddy West Indies fielding as captain Taylor juggled seven bowlers.
Medium-pacer Deandra Dottin was the pick of the Windies bowlers with two wickets, those of Villani and Ellyse Perry, the latter of whom chipped in with 28 runs off 23 balls including the only two sixes of the Aussie innings.
"Full credit to the West Indies they came out with the bat, did not quite get the result we wanted," Lanning said afterwards.source-.ndtv.

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Anirban Lahiri meets Matt Kuchar in first match at WGC Match Play

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Austin, US: For the second year running, Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri has been paired with Justin Rose as the top seed in Group for the WGC-Dell Matchplay in Houston, Texas.

The other two players in the group are WGC-Dell Matchplay debutant, Fabian Gomez, who won the Sony Open in Hawaii earlier this year, and Matt Kuchar, the 2013 champion, when it was still a single-elimination event.
Lahiri meets Kuchar in the first match of the Group stage, while Rose will meet Gomez.
A year ago, when Lahiri made his debut in the event, he beat Ryan Palmer, who was seeded above him. And then he gave Rose a real close fight before losing on the first extra hole, the 19th hole.
In his third match, Lahiri lost to Marc Leishman, who went in to top the group, as Rose was eliminated. Leishman, in turn, was beaten in the first round elimination by Gary Woodland, who went on to reach the final before losing to Rory McIlroy.
A total of 64 players have been divided into 16 groups of four. Each group has a top seed and World No.1 Jordan Spieth has to contend with Justin Thomas, Victor Dubuisson and Jamie Donaldson and with only the top player moving into the next stage, it will indeed be a tough first group stage for Spieth.
Kuchar is coming off a missed cut at Bay Hill last week, while Anirban was tied second in his defence of the Hero Indian Open, an event co-sanctioned by Asian and European Tours. It was also Lahiri's best result in his last 12 starts.
Rose was T-9 last week at Bay Hill and it was his 10th top-10 finish in his last 18 starts. In six other times he's finished inside the top 25. Gomez won the Sony Open in Hawaii to rise inside the top 64 but he's struggled since then and missed the cut in four of the last six starts.
Defending champion, Rory McIlroy has been grouped with Kevin Na, Smylie Kaufman and Thorbjoen Olesen. Jason Day, winner of Bay Hill last week, is grouped with Paul Casey, Thongchai Jaidee and Graeme McDowell.   source   .india

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