Mehuli, Anish, Ganga win in national selection trials

Bhopal: India’s Paris Olympics quota holders enjoyed a favourable outing in the first finals of the national rifle-pistol selection trials 3 and 4, with West Bengal’s Mehuli Ghosh and Haryana’s Anish Bhanwala ending up winners. Army marksman Ganga Singh bucked the trend in the day’s final competition, winning the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event.

New Delhi

India fails to add medals on Day 5 of Asian Track Cycling

India failed to add any medals to its tally today after four fruitful days in the Asian Track Cycling Championships. Malaysia, with 17 gold, continue to top the charts.

London

Liverpool claim League Cup with extra-time victory

Liverpool won the League Cup by beating Chelsea 1-0 through a late extra-time goal from captain Virgil van Dijk after a fierce end-to-end battle. It was the third Cup victory for Juergen Klopp’s team over Chelsea in two years, the Reds winning the League and FA Cups in 2022.

Auckland

Australia sweep T20 series against New Zealand

Australia completed a sweep of their three-match T20 series against New Zealand as Matthew Wade’s side won a rain-affected clash by 27 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method. The Australians racked up 118/4 in 10.4 overs that were repeatedly interrupted by rain. New Zealand were set a target of 126 runs in 10 overs. Agencies