Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat overcomes Chinese challenge, wins gold

Zagreb: Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat came up with a commanding performance to bag the 57kg gold medal in the Zagreb Open Ranking Series tournament, defeating China’s world No. 7 Wanhao Zou 10-0. Deepak Punia could not make it to the 86kg medal round.

Melbourne

Nagal one win away from Australian Open main draw

Sumit Nagal is just one win away from making the main draw of the Australian Open. Nagal beat Edward Winter 6-3 6-2 to reach the final qualifying round. The 26-year-old will face Alex Molcan of Slovakia next.

New Delhi

Jena, Mirabai to train abroad for Paris Olympics

The Sports Ministry approved javelin thrower Kishore Jena’s proposal to train in Australia, while also funding weightlifter Mirabai Chanu’s month-long rehab training in the US ahead of the Paris Games.

Riyadh

Last-gasp goals earn Real 5-3 win over Atletico

An own goal by defender Stefan Savic and a strike by Brahim Diaz late in extra-time gave Real Madrid a 5-3 comeback win over city rivals Atletico in a rip-roaring Spanish Super Cup semifinal. Antoine Griezmann to surpass Luis Aragones as Atletico’s all-time top scorer with 174 goals.

Liverpool

Liverpool stage second-half recovery to beat Fulham 2-1

Liverpool staged a second-half fightback and scored twice in a three-minute span to beat Fulham 2-1 in the first leg of the English League Cup semifinals.

Vasco

Kaviya’s goal gives Sethu win in women’s league

Kaviya Pakkirisamy headed the ball into the net in the 50th minute to give Sethu FC full points against a struggling Sports Odisha in the Indian Women’s League. Sethu now sit in the fourth position.

Riyadh

Accident ends Al-Rajhi’s hopes of home Dakar win

Overnight leader Yazeed Al-Rajhi rolled out of Dakar Rally contention in a new 48-hour Chrono stage with the accident ending the Saudi’s hopes of a first overall victory on home terrain. Agencies