France great Henry announces retirement

Former World Cup winner and Arsenal's record goal-scorer Thierry Henry announced his retirement from football on Tuesday, bringing an end to his a glittering 20-year career. The 37-year-old Frenchman scored 51 goals in 123 appearances for his country as he helped them win the 1998 World Cup and European Championships in 2000. 

 

Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed a century and grabbed three wickets in his 300th One-day International as Sri Lanka whipped England by 87 runs in the seventh and final match in Colombo on Tuesday.  Dilshan passed the 9,000-run mark on his way to a stroke-filled 101 to lead the hosts to 302-6. England, in reply,  were bowled out for 215.  Brief scores: Sri Lanka 302 for 6 (Dilshan 101, Chandimal 55no, Perera 54); England 215 (Root 80, Prasanna 3/35, Dilshan 3/37).

 

Himachal Pradesh drew with Uttarakhand (2–2) in the North Zone Sub-junior Football Tournament (U-14) being played in Sundernagar. In the second match of the day, Haryana defeated Delhi 2-1. Punjab will take on UP while J&K will take on Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Agencies