Francesco Laporta is on top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
The 29-year-old from Italy fired a stunning round of nine under par 63 to lead Matthew Fitzpatrick and Rafa Cabrera Bello by a shot going into Saturday's third round.
Meanwhile world number one Brooks Koepka struggled to a three over par 75 to sit seven shots off the pace.
Paolini and Swiatek reach Dubai last-16
Defending champion Jasmine Paolini overcame a rain delay on match point to advance to the last 16 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Germany's Eva Lys.
Josh Tarling powers to victory in UAE Tour stage 2
Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers) won the Stage 2 time trial at the UAE Tour, setting a time of 12:55 while speeding through the 12.2 km flat course on Abu Dhabi's Al Hudayriyat Island.
Wyndham Clark maintains The Bay's undefeated streak
Wyndham Clark recorded the go-ahead point at the 15th hole to give The Bay GC a 5-4 win over Rory McIlroy's Boston Common Golf team, on Monday to close a TGL tripleheader in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Lewandowski penalty fires Barcelona to top spot
Striker Robert Lewandowski scored a first-half penalty to give Barcelona a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Rayo Vallecano on Monday that moved them to top of the LaLiga standings.
Stearns advances past Jabeur into Dubai second round
American Peyton Stearns defeated Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 7-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday.
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