Baraka blazes into lead at Russian Open

KARIEM BARAKA, nephew of Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer, blazed his way to a superb nine-under-par round of 63 to lead the BMW Russian Open in Moscow by two shots.

The 26-year-old, who started on the 10th, began with four birdies in a row and with two further shots garnered at the 15th and 17th he went to the turn in just 30.

His second nine was slightly less eventful with birdies at two, five and six but his round, one off the Le Meridien Moscow Country Club course record, was bogey-free.