Siddikur steady in Hong Kong

Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman stayed at three-under-par after closing the second round of the UBS Hong Kong Open on even-par yesterday. The 32-year-old golfer, who had played out a three-under-par in the opening round on Thursday, exchanged a single birdie for a bogey at the Hong Kong Golf Club on Friday for an aggregate score of three-under-par (137).

That effort saw the two-time Asian Tour winner drop from overnight 13th to 18th position on the leaderboard, some eight strokes behind the leader, Rafa Carbera Bello of Spain. The Spaniard followed up with first round score of 64 with a 65 on Friday to race to a three-stroke lead over his nearest rival.