Oz women wrap up ODI series with 8-wicket win
Hobart: Smriti Mandhana's ton went in vain as Australia rode on half-centuries by Nicole Bolton (77) and skipper Meg Lanning (61) to register a comfortable six-wicket win over India in the second ODI to seal the three-match series 2-0. After restricting India to 252/8, Australia reached the target with 20 balls to spare, losing just four wickets in the process.
Brief scores: India: 252/8 in 50 overs (S Mandhana 102, M Raj 58; E Perry 3/54, M Schutt 2/35); Australia: 253/4 in 46.4 overs (N Bolton 77, M Lanning 61; R Gayakwad 2/42)
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Rurka boys in semifinals of Harbhajan memorial football
Punjab Police Jalandhar defeated IAF Delhi 4-1 to make their way into the semifinals of the Principal Harbhajan Singh Memorial Football Tournament in Mahilpur. The match was decided in a penalty shootout after the score remained tied (1-1) at the final whistle. IAF put up a poor show in the tie-breaker, losing to their opponents 4-1. In another contest, CRPF Jalandhar beat SGHS Banga 1-0 to reserve a berth in the semifinals. The lone goal of the match was scored by Vijay in the first half. In the college category, FA Paldi ousted DAV Jalandhar. Paldi boys conceded a goal in the first half but made a strong comeback in the second half, striking twice to seal the match 2-1. Tomorrow's match: (Semifinals): PP Jalandhar vs FC Rurka, RCF Kapurthala vs CRPF Jalandhar , FA Mahilpur vs FA Paldi (U-17 category).
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Sethuraman, Harikrishna finish joint third
Indian Grandmasters SP Sethuraman and P Harikrishna finished joint third in the masters section of Gibraltar International Chess Festival following draws against Etienne Bacrot of France and Li Chao B of China, respectively, in the final round. In a gruelling finale, Hikaru Makamura of the US retained the Gibraltar title for the second time running after winning the tiebreaker against second seed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France. Among other Indians in the fray, Abhijeet Gupta won his final round game against Eylon Nakar of Israel to finish tenth on seven points. Vidit Gujrathi finished with seven points after drawing with Dmitry Jakovenko of Russia. Viswanathan defeated Erik Blomqvist of Sweden, ending on 6.5 points. — Agencies
