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

Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma (71-73) was placed Tied-66th at halfway st of Abu Dhabi Championship.

Sharma, who h five birdies against four bogeys in his first round 71 h three birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey in second round 73.

Paul Warring produced a stunning 11-under 61, one better than record set by first day leer Tommy Fleetwood who h a 62 a day earlier.

That helped Warring take le 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 rgaard (65-65), who were all at 14-under.

On Day 1, Fleetwood carded a course record-equalling 10 under par 62 to take first round le at tournament, first event of DP World Tour Play-Offs and penultimate event of 2024 Race to Dubai.

Englishman, alrey 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 ahe of former Ryder Cup teammate Thorbjørn Olesen and America's Johannes Veerman.

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 me six furr gains as he signed for his bogey-free round, rolling in a final birdie at last to take outright le.