Sharma 66th in Abu Dhabi Warring shoots 11-under to take lead

     Abu Dhabi, Nov 8 (PTI) Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma (71-73) was placed Tied-66th at the halfway stage of the Abu Dhabi Championship.
     Sharma, who had five birdies against four bogeys in his first round 71 had three birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey in the second round 73.
     Paul Warring produced a stunning 11-under 61, one better than record set by first day leader Tommy Fleetwood who had a 62 a day earlier.
     That helped Warring take lead at 19-under and he was five shots clear of four players, Fleetwood (62-68), Johannes Veerman (63-67), Thorbjorn Olesen (63-67) and Niklas Norgaard (65-65), who were all at 14-under.
     On Day 1, Fleetwood carded a course record-equalling 10 under par 62 to take the first round lead at the tournament, the first event of the DP World Tour Play-Offs and penultimate event of the 2024 Race to Dubai.
     The Englishman, already a two-time winner of this tournament after claiming back-to-back victories in 2017 and 2018, carded eight birdies and an eagle on a low-scoring day at Yas Links to sit one stroke ahead of former Ryder Cup teammate Thorbjørn Olesen and America's Johannes Veerman.
     The 33-year-old, a seven-time DP World Tour winner, was four under after just three holes as he started birdie, eagle, birdie, and he made six further gains as he signed for his bogey-free round, rolling in a final birdie at the last to take the outright lead.

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