India A bowlers toil on Day 1 of unofficial Test

Bloemfontein (South Africa)

The India A bowlers had a tough time on the field as Pieter Malan and Tony de Zorzi scored centuries to take South Africa A to 343/3 at stumps on Day 1 of the opening unofficial Test here today. After opting to bowl, the Priyank Panchal-led side got two early wickets before Malan (157 batting) and Zorzi (117) shared a 217-run stand for the third wicket. Navdeep Saini, Arzan Nagwaswalla and Umran Malik took a wicket each.

Bambolim

ISL: Chennaiyin start campaign with win

Chennaiyin FC pulled off a 1-0 win over Hyderabad FC in their opening match of the Indian Super League here today. Vlagyimir Koman scored from the spot in the 66th minute.

Patiala

Ganemat leads in skeet at shooting Nationals

Punjab’s Ganemat Sekhon led the field after Day 1 of the skeet competition at the 64th National Shooting Championship Competition in shotgun events, which started at the New Moti Bagh Gun Club ranges here today. Ganemat (72/75) was followed by Areeba Khan of Uttar Pradesh (69/75) and Jasmeen Kaur of Punjab (68/75). Punjab’s Ganemat, Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Asees Chhina led in the team category with 195/225.

Bali

Lakshya, Kashyap lose in Indonesia Open opener

India’s Lakshya Sen fought hard before going down in straight games to top seed Kento Momota of Japan in the opening round of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event here today. In another men’s singles match, Parupalli Kashyap went down to Loh Kean Yew of Singapore. In men’s doubles, MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila lost to South Korea’s Choi Solgyu and Kim Wonho. — Agencies