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SPO-IND A

India 'A' beat WI 'A' by 148 runs, take unassailable 3-0 lead

North Sound (Antigua), Jul 17 (PTI) Skipper Manish Pandey struck an impressive century while Krunal Pandya took five wickets to guide India 'A' to a 148-run win over West Indies 'A' in the third unofficial ODI and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series here.

SPO-WC-STOKES-ANDERSON

Stokes asked umpires not to add four overthrows to England total: Test team-mate Anderson

London, Jul 17 (PTI) England World Cup hero Ben Stokes asked the umpires to take away the four overthrows that proved decisive during their summit clash win over New Zealand on Sunday, according to his Test team-mate Jimmy Anderson.

SPO-DUTEE-INTERVIEW

I am not finished yet: Dutee

By Philem Dipak Singh

New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) Ace sprinter Dutee Chand Wednesday declared that she is not finished yet and the gold she won at the World University Games last week would spur her to achieve more despite the negative vibes from some quarters after her recent admission of same-sex relationship.

SPO-SHASTRI-WILLIAMSON

Shastri praises Williamson for showing remarkable composure despite tough loss

New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) India head coach Ravi Shastri has saluted New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson for showing remarkable composure during his team's heart-breaking loss to England in the World Cup final, where the winner was decided by boundary count rule at Lord's.

SPO-ARCHERY-DEEPIKA

Archer Deepika bags silver in Tokyo Olympics test event

Tokyo, Jul 17 (PTI) India's top-ranked woman archer Deepika Kumari Wednesday clinched a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games test event after going down to 18-year-old Korean An San in straight sets here.

SPO-BAD-LD IND

Sindhu, Srikanth make impressive start to Indonesia Open

Jakarta, Jul 17 (PTI) Top Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth made impressive starts to their campaign, progressing to the second round of the Indonesia Open with contrasting wins at the BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament here Wednesday.

SPO-BAD-GOPICHAND

If I travel with players all the time, we won't have another Sindhu: Gopichand

By Amit Kumar Das

New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) India's top shuttlers have missed his court-side presence this year but national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand says he can't really help cutting down on travelling as that would come in the way of finding the next crop of world-beaters.

SPO-FOOT-IND-DRAW

India get comparatively easy 2022 FIFA WC draw; clubbed with Qatar, Oman, Afghanistan, Bangladesh

Kuala Lumpur, July 17 (PTI) The Indian football team was Wednesday handed a comparatively easy draw for the 2022 World Cup second round Asian qualifiers, being clubbed with Qatar, Oman, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Group E.

SPO-INZAMAM

Inzamam steps down as national chief selector

Karachi, Jul 17 (PTI) Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq stepped down as the chief selector on Wednesday but was open to take up any new assignment from the Cricket Board.

SPO-ICC-CONCUSSION

Concussion substitutes could be introduced during Ashes series

London, July 17 (PTI) Bidding to make the sport safer, the ICC might introduce concussion substitutes in international cricket during next month's Ashes series before implementing it across all formats.

SPO-WC-WAQAR

Pak seniors don't retire on time, compromise team's fitness and form: Waqar

Karachi, Jul 17 (PTI) Senior Pakistan players are guilty of stretching their careers way after they are past their prime, said former captain Waqar Younis, urging the country's Cricket Board to make no compromises on fitness and form to avoid debacles like the just-concluded World Cup.

SPO-BAD-RUSSIA

Subhankar, Rituparna enter pre-quarterfinals of Russia Open

Vladivostok (Russia), Jul 17 (PTI) Five Indian shuttlers, including top seed Subhankar Dey and former national champion Rituparna Das advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of their respective singles competition at the Russian Open BWF Tour Super 100 here Wednesday.

SPO-FOOT-DURAND

ISL, I-League teams to vie for glory in revamped Durand Cup in Kolkata

Kolkata, Jul 17 (PTI) Heavyweights Mohun Bagan will kick off the historic Durand Cup at the Saltlake Stadium here on August 2 after the third oldest competition football tournament of the world has been shifted out its traditional venue, New Delhi for the first time.

SPO-IND-LD COACH

Dev-led panel frontrunner to pick coach, but no decision before SC hearing (Eds: Adding fresh inputs)

New Delhi, July 17 (PTI) The Kapil Dev-led ad-hoc committee has emerged as the frontrunner to pick the next national coach but a final decision on panel formation would be taken only after the next Supreme Court hearing.

SPO-TT-COMMONWEALTH

India begin Commonwealth TT on a bright note

Cuttack, Jul 17 (PTI) Hosts India made a bright start to their campaign at the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, topping their groups to qualify for the Super Eight stage in both men's and women's team events here Wednesday.

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