Para shooters secure Games quota through bipartite rule

New Delhi: Indian para shooters Rubina Francis and Swaroop Unhalkar today secured quota for Paris Paralympics under bipartite rule, taking the total number of shooters at the Games to 10. The Paralympic Committee of India had applied for two bipartite (wildcard) spots for Rubina (women’s 10m air pistol SH1), who has a world ranking of No. 2, and Unhalkar (men’s 10m air rifle SH1).

Braunschweig

Cachin ousts Sumit Nagal from ATP Challenger

India’s top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal was ousted by Pedro Cachin of Argentina 6-4 7-5 in the pre-quarterfinals of the Braunschweig ATP challenger today.

New Delhi

Athletics team to train at 3 sites for final Olympics prep

The 30-member Indian athletics team for the Olympics will train at three different venues abroad in their last leg of preparations before assembling in Paris on July 28, four days before the start of track and field competitions. The Olympic Sports Center in Spala, Poland, Antalya in Turkey and St Moritz in Switzerland are the three chosen places.

Dubai

Suryakumar retains second spot in T20I batting rankings

Star batter Suryakumar Yadav stayed put on second position in the latest ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings, which also features Ruturaj Gaikwad. Suryakumar is placed second with 821 rating points behind Australia’s Travis Head (844). Gaikwad has gained 13 places to climb to the seventh spot.

East Rutherford (USA)

Messi leads Argentina into Copa America final

Lionel Messi scored his 109th international goal and first of the tournament, leading defending champions Argentina to a 2-0 win over Canada on Tuesday night and into the Copa America final. Julian Alvarez put the Albiceleste ahead in the 22nd minute and Messi redirected Enzo Fernandez’s shot in off the face of goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau in the 51st. Messi has 28 goals in his last 25 matches for Argentina and 14 in Copa America play, three shy of the record. Agencies