Briefly: Devajit Saikia set to take over as BCCI secretary

Mumbai

Devajit Saikia on Saturday filed his nomination for the post of the BCCI secretary whereas Prabhtej Bhatia applied for the post of the treasurer, with both officials being the only applicants for the two roles. Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh’s Bhatia has applied for the treasurer’s position after the post was left vacant by the exit of Ashish Shelar, who recently took oath as a cabinet minister in the Maharashtra Government.

New Delhi

Saurabh, Varun in air pistol final at shooting nationals

Former world No 1 Saurabh Chaudhary and multiple international medallist Varun Tomar were among the marksmen to enter the final of the men’s 10m air pistol competition in the National Shooting Championship, here on Saturday. Representing Railways, Saurabh will be vying for the title with Army man Varun at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting range on Sunday. At the end of the qualifications, no shooter could overhaul Saurabh’s national record of 591, which he shot a few days earlier.

Karachi

Ayub sustains ankle injury, ruled out for six weeks

Pakistan’s young all-format opener, Saim Ayub could miss next month’s ICC Champions Trophy after being ruled out of competitive cricket for six weeks because of an ankle injury that he sustained during the ongoing second Test against South Africa. He will take no further part in the Test against the Proteas at Cape Town. The Pakistan Cricket Board said on Saturday that MRIs and other tests were carried out on him and the doctors have advised Saim six weeks rest.

Miami

US Olympic runner Fred Kerley arrested

US Olympic runner Fred Kerley has been arrested in South Florida following a confrontation with police, authorities said. Body camera footage released by Miami Beach police shows Kerley arguing with a group of officers late Thursday before a physical confrontation erupted.

Riyadh

AC Milan beat Juventus 2-1 to progress to Super Cup final

AC Milan will face city rival Inter in the final of the Italian Super Cup after it beat Juventus 2-1 in semifinal in Saudi Arabia. Juventus took a first-half lead after Turkish striker Kenan Yildiz converted a sublime pass by Samuel Mbangula but AC Milan grew in the second half.