Briefly: Rahane hundred keeps Leicestershire afloat
Cardiff: Seasoned India batter Ajinkya Rahane compiled his 40th First-Class century — a marvellous 192-ball 102 — as Leicestershire battled hard to avoid defeat against Glamorgan in their County Championship Division 2 match. Rahane, who has scored 12 Test hundreds, made 42 off 67 balls in the first innings.
Dublin
Diksha rises after shooting bogey-free 69 in 3rd round
Diksha Dagar played a bogey-free 4-under 69 and rose to T-31 from T-55 in the third round of the Women’s Irish Open. Diksha is now 4-under for 54 holes.
New Delhi
Odisha FC secure women’s AFC Champions League berth
Odisha FC secured AFC Women’s Champions League group stage berth by topping their preliminary round in Zarqa, Jordan. Making their international debut, the Indian Women’s League champions first defeated Lion City Sailors FC (Singapore) 4-1 before notching a hard-fought 2-1 win over hosts Etihad Club to qualify for the group stage.
Chicago
Suarez scores two goals as Miami roll past Fire
Luis Suarez scored two goals in a second straight match to spark Inter Miami to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Fire. The 37-year-old has already scored a single-season club-record 16 goals in his first season in the league.
Monza
Leclerc delights home F1 fans with Italian GP win
Charles Leclerc secured Ferrari a rare win at the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, much to the home fans’ delight, as the team’s bold one-stop strategy paid off. Ferrari, who had brought nine upgrades to their home race, were one of the teams to choose to only pit once. And that proved the right decision for Leclerc, who despite heavily degrading tires, managed to hold off Oscar Piastri and his McLaren teammate Lando Norris.
ALCANIZ (Spain)
Marquez ends long wait to win Aragon GP
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez stormed to victory at the Aragon Grand Prix in front of his home crowd as the pole-sitter and sprint winner completed a perfect weekend. The 31-year-old took the chequered flag almost five seconds ahead of fellow Spaniard and world championship leader Jorge Martin for his first win since the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. —Agencies