Indonesia Masters: George carries India’s hopes

Jakarta: India’s Lakshya Sen and Priyanshu Rajawat suffered straight-game defeats in their pre-quarterfinals to bow out of the Indonesia Masters Super 500. However, Kiran George progressed to the quarterfinals with a 21-11 13-21 21-18 victory over Lu Guang Zu of China.

Brisbane

Da Silva, Hodge lead WI to 266/8 against Australia

Australia’s fearsome pace trio combined for five wickets in the opening session to leave West Indies reeling on Day 1 of the second Test but a gutsy century partnership between Kavem Hodge and Joshua Da Silva steadied the ship.

Brief scores: West Indies: 266/8 (Da Silva 79, Hodge 71; Starc 4/68)

AL WAKRAH

Asian Cup: S Korea through to last-16 after 3-3 draw

South Korea finished second in their Asian Cup group after Malaysia held them to a 3-3 draw with an equaliser in the 15th minute of added time which saw Bahrain finish top with a 1-0 win over Jordan.

Barcelona

Xavi’s trophy hopes at Barca hit after Copa del Rey exit

Xavi Hernandez’s Barcelona exited the Copa del Rey quarterfinals after losing at Athletic Bilbao 2-4, just two weeks after being beaten by Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup. Agencies