Gatorade signs Neeraj as brand ambassador

New Delhi

In what could be a first for an Indian track and field athlete, junior world record holder javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was today named as brand ambassador by sports drinks giant Gatorade until 2021. Commenting on the association, Neeraj said, “I am honoured to join the Gatorade family of athletes, which consists of sporting legends from across the world.” Neeraj burst on the scene when his gold medal effort in the 2016 IAAF World U-20 Championships saw him set the world junior record with a massive throw of 86.48m in Bydgoszcz, Poland. 

Kolkata

Ganguly writing book on mind games

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is penning a book on mind games in sport even though he considers authoring books a nightmare. “To sit and write, dictate someone, then correct it and make sure it’s on time with the publisher, it’s a nightmare,” said Ganguly. “I was chased for a long time but I’m not a great writer. I’ve been asked to write a book on mind games in sport.”  

BULAWAYO

Dowrich, Holder take West Indies to brink of series win

Shane Dowrich and Jason Holder scored centuries as West Indies hammered home their advantage on Day 4 of the second and final Test against Zimbabwe here today. The tourists posted 448 all out in their first innings before reducing Zimbabwe to 140/4 at the close of play, a lead of just 18 runs for the home side with six second innings wickets remaining. Zimbabwe have mounted a sort of recovery, though, with Sikandar Raza (58 not out) and Peter Moor (39 not out) putting on an unbeaten stand of 94 for the fifth wicket.  Dowrich (103 from 232 balls) had earlier scored his maiden Test ton as he put on 212 for the eighth wicket with Holder (110 from 198 balls) as West Indies claimed a 122-run first innings lead. 

Brief scores: Zimbabwe 326 & 140/4 (Raza 58*, Moor 39*; Roach 2/14); 

West Indies 448 (Holder 110, Dowrich 103, Powell 90; Raza 5/99) — Agencies