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Swiss Open badminton: Jayaram, Sai Praneeth, Sindhu in quarters
Jayaram, who currently has a world ranking of 60, beat the 12th ranked Gemke 21-18, 17-21, 21-13 to set up a match against Thai eighth seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn. Sai Praneeth got the better of Spain's Pablo Abian 21-12, 21-17 to enter the last-eight stage.
Swiss Open: Srikanth through to quarter-finals
India's Kidambi Srikanth on Thursday beat France's Thomas Rouxel in three games to enter the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament. Srikanth beat Rouxel 21-10, 14-21, 21-14 in 52 minutes.
India vs Eng, 4th Test: Axar Patel takes 2 as England reduced to 74/3
Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes then propped up the England innings, putting up a partnership of 44 runs to see them through to lunch. Bairstow was on 28 while Stokes had made 24 runs when the umpires led the players back into the pavilion.
Kieron Pollard's 6 sixes in an over help West Indies win first T20I against Sri Lanka
Pollard sent the first over long-on and the second hit the sight screen. The third was muscled over wide long-off and the fourth went sailing over deep midwicket. The fifth six was sent right over the bowler's head while the sixth went over deep midwicket yet again.
Ind vs Eng, 4th Test: England win toss, choose to bat first
The visitors are trailing the series 2-1 and are looking to draw level while India are looking to avoid defeat and qualify for the World Test Championship final. Both India and England have struggled in the last two Tests with the bat, although India have been a shade better than England.
2nd match: Resilient Indian men draw 1-1 with Germany
"This match was a good experience for our players. It was a tough match and the team worked hard. Both teams created opportunities and I believe we will learn a lot from this game," said India's chief coach Graham Reid.
Virat Kohli becomes 1st Indian cricketer to reach 100mn followers on Insta
Kohli has joined Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Argentine forward Lionel Messi, Hollywood actor and former pro-wrestler Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, American singer-songwriter Beyonce, and Ariana Grande in the 100 million club.
Hockey: India thrash Germany 6-1 in first match
Hungry to perform, India played with an intent to win. They went on an attacking mode right from the start and put pressure on the German line-up. After creating potential opportunities in the striking zone, India earned a penalty corner in the 13th minute of the first quarter, which saw midfielder Nilakanta Sharma breaking the deadlock for the visitors.
Barcelona keep title hopes alive with 2-0 win over Sevilla
Barca suffered a nervous wait before kick-off when goalkeeper Marc Andre Ter Stegen hurt his thumb in the warm-up and had to retire to the dressing room, and it was not until he came out with the rest of his team-mates that his presence was confirmed.
3rd Test: Gavaskar, Boycott defend Motera pitch
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said that the reason for the match ending inside two days is that the batsmen were unable to play spin rather than the pitch. England batting great Geoffrey Boycott said that it was a simple case of India being better than England.
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