Spinners hit back for India A vs South Africa on Day 1

Potchefstroom: Shahbaz Nadeem and Krishnappa Gowtham brought India A back into the match in the final session as South Africa ended the first day on 258/5 in the second and final ‘unofficial’ Test. Brief Scores: South Africa A: 258/5 (Stephen Cook 98, Aiden Markram 74; Shahbaz Nadeem 2/101, Krishnappa Gowtham 2/67) vs India A.  

New Delhi
Govt removes one from Drona nominees 

The Sports Ministry has dropped para-sports coach Satyanarayana from the list of this year's Dronacharya awardees due to a criminal defamation case pending against him, but made no changes to the names recommended for the Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards. The decision means that tennis player Rohan Bopanna and weightlifter Sanjita Chanu will miss out on the Arjuna awards despite the late push given to their names. 

Taipei City (Taiwan)
Indian contingent miss WUG opening ceremony

India were among the nations which missed the opening ceremony at the 29th World University Games after the contingent was stuck amidst protest from senior citizens. The ceremony was adversely affected by a protest by retired government employees against the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s new legislation to slash 40 per cent of veterans’ pensions across the board. — Agencies