Churchill regain I-League top spot with win over NEROCA

Kolkata

Churchill Brothers regained the top spot in the I-League after they beat NEROCA FC 1-0. Clayvin Zuniga’s 16th-minute strike was enough to give Fernando Varela’s side all three points. TRAU defeated Indian Arrows 5-1 to climb to the fifth spot.

Adelaide

Coco advances to Adelaide International quarterfinals

Coco Gauff’s five-week stay in Australia has been extended with a second-round win at the Adelaide International. The 16-year-old American beat sixth-seeded Petra Martic 5-7 6-3 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals. In other matches, second-seeded Belinda Bencic advanced with a 6-1 6-3 win over Misaki Doi, Storm Sanders upset seventh-seeded Yulia Putintseva 6-4 5-7 6-1, Jil Teichmann beat eighth-seeded Wang Qiang 3-6 6-3 6-3, and Anastasija Sevastova defeated Christina McHale 6-4 6-1. Top-ranked Ash Barty was beaten 6-3 6-4 in the second round by Danielle Collins.

Montpellier (France)

Murray loses 1st ATP Tour match in 4 months

Andy Murray lost in straight sets to world No. 83 Egor Gerasimov at the Open Sud de France in the former No. 1’s first ATP Tour match since October. Murray’s lack of match fitness was apparent as he was beaten 7-6(8) 6-1. Agencies