Pakistan reach 212/4 after Windies’ early wickets

Kingston (Jamaica): Babar Azam and Fawad Alam combined in a 158-run stand to guide Pakistan to 212/4 at stumps after the West Indies took three wickets in the first four overs on Day 1 of the second Test. Agencies

New delhi
Three Indians assured of medals at Asian jr boxing

Chandigarh’s Rohit Chamoli (48kg), Ankush (66kg) and Haryana’s Gaurav Saini (70kg) advanced to the semifinals of the ASBC Youth and Junior Boxing Championships in Dubai, assuring themselves of at least bronze medals. Ashish (54kg), Anshul (57kg) and Preet Malik (63kg) were the other three junior pugilists to emerge victorious in their respective opening round matches. On the other hand, Yashwrdhan Singh (60kg), Usman Mohd Sultan (50kg), Naksh Beniwal (75kg) and Rishabh Singh (81kg) suffered defeats in their respective preliminary bouts.

Brest
No Messi as Di Maria scores in PSG’s 4-2 win vs Brest

Paris Saint-Germain survived a scare without Neymar and Lionel Messi before beating Brest 4-2 and extending their winning start in the French league to three games. Substitute Angel Di Maria sealed the victory on a counterattack in injury time just when it looked like Brest might score an equaliser to claim a point.