Aldrin, Ankita make Olympics cut
New Delhi
Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin and 5000m runner Ankita Dhyani today qualified for the Paris Olympics through world ranking quota and are set to be included in the Indian athletics team which will now have 30 members.
Johor (Malaysia)
Double gold for Abhay at Asian Doubles Squash C’ship
Abhay Singh performed admirably to win two gold medals at the Asian Doubles Squash Championships. Abhay took the men’s doubles crown along with Velavan Senthilkumar, before winning the mixed doubles final with Joshna Chinappa.
Calgary
Rajawat loses in semifinals of Canada Open
India’s campaign at the Canada Open Super 500 badminton tournament ended after Priyanshu Rajawat suffered a 17-21 10-21 loss to France’s Alex Lanier in the men’s singles semifinals.
london
Hamilton ends long wait with record ninth British GP win
Lewis Hamilton shed pent-up tears of joy after ending a 945-day wait for a win with a record ninth British Grand Prix victory in front of his home fans. Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen finished 1.465 seconds behind, extending his overall lead to 84 points.
lahore
Pakistan gears up for Champions Trophy
The Pakistan Cricket Board has allocated approximately 17 billion rupees for the upgradation of its stadiums in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi ahead of next year’s ICC Champions Trophy. Agencies
