India A beat England Lions by innings and 16 runs
Ahmedabad: A fine all-round performance powered India A to an innings and 16-run win over England Lions in their second Test here today. The hosts dismissed England Lions for 321 in their second innings, with Arshdeep Singh (2/62) and Yash Dayal (1/37) claiming the wickets of overnight batters Ollie Robinson (85) and Tom Lawes (32).
Brief scores: England Lions: 152 and 321 all out in 90.2 overs (Robinson 85; Saurabh 5/104, Akash Deep 2/57); India A: 489 in 111.1 overs.
Mapusa (Goa)
India’s Sreeja advances to quarterfinals, Manika loses
Indian paddler Sreeja Akula registered a 12-10 8-11 11-8 11-8 win to move into the women’s singles quarterfinals of the ongoing World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Goa 2024, while Manika Batra and Archana Kamath suffered defeats in their respective last-eight matches here today.
Wijk Aan Zee
Tata Steel Masters: Gukesh drops to second spot
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh dropped to the second spot after drawing with Alireza Firouzja of France as Nodirbek Abdusattarov of Uzbekistan snatched the lead going into the penultimate round of Tata Steel Masters here.
Manchester
Ake keeps alive Man City’s treble trophy defence
Manchester City’s losing run at Tottenham is over. Their defence of the treble is very much alive. Nathan Ake struck in the 88th minute to secure a 1-0 win in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Friday.
Muscat
India beat SA to enter FIH Hockey5s Women’s WC final
India registered a thrilling 6-3 win over South Africa to advance to the final of the FIH Hockey5s Women’s World Cup here. In Cape Town, the men’s team continued its unbeaten run on the tour of South Africa, winning 3-0 over the hosts. Agencies
