Briefly: Odisha play out goalless draw against Mumbai City

Odisha FC and Mumbai City FC played out a goalless draw in the Indian Super League here on Thursday as the Juggernauts were unable to find the back of the net for the first time in a home game after 10 matches.

Scottsdale (US)

Atwal lies 20th in PGA Tour Champions Q-School

India’s Arjun Atwal had a roller-coaster round as he moved up to tied-20th after two rounds in the PGA TOUR Champions Qualifying Tournament (Final Stage). Only the top five players from the field will earn a full card to the PGA Tour Champions for 2025. Atwal had an eagle and five birdies against a bogey and a double bogey in his 67.

Riyadh

Bhullar lone Indian to make cut in Saudi Arabia

Gaganjeet Bhullar was the sole Indian golfer to make the 36-hole cut at the Saudi International as Anirban Lahiri and Shubhankar Sharma missed it. Bhullar added a 4-under 67 in the second round to get to 4-under for two rounds as Lahiri (73-67) missed it by one and Sharma (71-71) fell three shots short.

Pune

Dabang Delhi play out thrilling tie against UP Yoddhas in PKL

UP Yoddhas and Dabang Delhi produced a gripping contest, battling to a thrilling 32-32 tie in their opening match of the Pune leg of the Pro Kabaddi League. For UP Yoddhas, Gagan Gowda scored 13 points and Bhavani Rajput bagged 10 points, while Ashu Malik picked up yet another Super 10 for Dabang Delhi.

New Delhi

Shooting, hockey out of 2026 Youth Olympics

In a big blow to India’s medal prospects, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee has dropped shooting, weightlifting and hockey from the roster of medal sports for the 2026 Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal.

GQEBERHA

Rickelton scores maiden ton as South Africa reach 269/7

South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton scored a maiden Test century as the hosts finished on 269/7 against Sri Lanka on the opening day of the second Test. Rickelton was brought into the team, after Wiaan Mulder’s injury in last week’s first Test win ruled him out, and took his chance.

Bulawayo

Zimbabwe get consolation win against Pakistan

Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by two wickets in the last of their three-match T20 series, a consolation win after heavy defeats in the first two clashes. Zimbabwe scrapped past the target of 132 with one ball to spare in an exciting finish.