New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) The following are the top/expected stories at 1730 hours:

EXPECTED STORIES

*Report of 2nd ODI between India and West Indies in Port of Spain.

*Report of Ultimate Table Tennis.

*Report of Pro Kabaddi League.

STORIES ON THE WIRE:

SPO-IND-IYER

I am flexible batting at any position, can't demand number 4 spot: Iyer

Port-of-Spain, Aug 11 (PTI) Shreyas Iyer says he is "flexible" batting at any position as the Indian team management continues its search for a reliable number four batsman.

SPO-RAINA-STATEMENT

Second knee surgery was a tough call to make, says Raina

Amsterdam, Aug 11 (PTI) Out-of-favour India batsman Suresh Raina, who underwent a second knee surgery here a couple of days ago, said it was a tough decision to make as he knew it would keep him out of action for a few months.

SPO-ATP-IND

Bopanna-Shapovalov bow out of Rogers Cup after losing in semis

Montreal, Aug 11 (PTI) India's Rohan Bopanna and his partner Denis Shapovalov crashed out of the ATP Montreal Masters after going down in straight sets in the semi-finals of the men's doubles event here.

SPO-IND-HOLDER 300 is lot of games, some of us can't even imagine it: Holder on Gayle's impending record

Port-of-Spain, Aug 11 (PTI) West Indies skipper Jason Holder expects 'Universe Boss' Chris Gayle to come good against India in the second ODI which will be his 300th match, the most by a West Indian.

SPO-BAD-JUNIOR Indian junior shuttlers win 3 gold, a silver and 2 bronze at Bulgarian Open

Pazardzhik (Bulgaria), Aug 11 (PTI) Indian junior shuttlers reaped rich dividends at the Bulgarian Junior International Championships, returning with six medals including three gold, a silver and two bronze.

SPO-VOLLEY-IND-U23 Indian boys settle for silver at Asian U-23 C'ship

Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar), Aug 10 (PTI) India on Sunday settled for the silver medal after suffering a 1-3 loss against Chinese Taipei in the final of the men's Asian U-23 Volleyball Championships here.

SPO-WREST-VINESH Vinesh suffers defeat in final of Medved event in Belarus

New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) Top Indian woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat lost to N Malisheva of Russia in the 53kg final of the Medved event in Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday.

SPO-KOHLI-RECORD Kohli breaks Miandad's 26-year-old record of most ODI runs against Windies

Port-of-Spain, Aug 11 (PTI) India captain Virat Kohli on Sunday shattered a 26-year-old record when he surpassed Pakistan's Javed Miandad for most runs by any batsman in ODIs against the West Indies.

SPO-SAI

SAI set to hire nutritionists, chefs to provide personalised diet to athletes

New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) In a first, the Sports Authority of India is set to hire top-of-the-line professionals -- nutritionists, chefs and managers -- to ensure that athletes are given personalised diets at its centres.

SPO-DAVIS-PTF PTF rules out shifting of Davis Cup tie against India to neutral venue

Karachi, Aug 11 (PTI) The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Sunday ruled out shifting of the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group-1 tie against India to be played in Islamabad on September 14-15 to a neutral venue.

SPO-HOCK-OLY-TEST

Indian men's and women's hockey teams leave for Olympic Test event

Bengaluru, Aug 11 (PTI) With an eye on the Olympic Qualifiers later this year, the Indian men's and women's hockey teams on Sunday left for Tokyo to take part in the Test events, starting on August 17.

SPO-BINDRA

Of Bindra's 100 pushups and his favourite moment

New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) His rewriting of India's Olympic history has been retold several times but that, surprisingly, is not Abhinav Bindra's favourite moment of his illustrious career.

SPO-BAD-CHIRAG

Chirag-Satwik eye World Championship medal and retaining top 10 spot by year end

By Amit Kumar Das

New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) Buoyed by a maiden Super 500 title win at Thailand Open, India's new doubles sensation Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy are eyeing a medal at next week's World Championship.

SPO-BAD-LD IND

Sourabh wins Hyderabad Open, Ashwini-Sikki finishes runners-up

Hyderabad, Aug 11 (PTI) Reigning National champion Sourabh Verma capped an impressive week at the Hyderabad Open with a thrilling win over Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the summit clash to claim the men's singles title here Sunday.

SPO-PAK-COACH Mohsin confirms running for Pakistan head coach's job

Karachi, Aug 11 (PTI) Former Pakistan batsman Mohsin Khan Saturday threw his hat into the ring for the national team head coach's job left vacant after the cricket board decided not to renew South African Mickey Arthur's contract.

SPO-ARRC

Rajiv grabs six points with top 10 finish at ARRC

Zhuhai (China), Aug 11 (PTI) IDEMITSU Honda Racing India team rider Rajiv Sethu recorded his best-ever top 10 finish, grabbing six points in the fifth round of FIM Asia Road Racing Championship 2019 (ARRC) at Zhuhai circuit here Sunday.

SPO-PCB-SHARJEEL

Sharjeel will have to admit his involvement in spot-fixing if he wants to resume playing: PCB

Karachi, Aug 11 (PTI) Tainted Test opener Sharjeel Khan completed a 30-month ban for spot-fixing on Sunday but Pakistan Cricket Board has made it clear that he has to accept his wrongdoing and attend Anti-Corruption rehabilitation programme before resuming his career.

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