Yuzvendra Chahal takes five-wicket haul for Northamptonshire

Northampton

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Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal worked his magic to grab five wickets in his second successive match as Northamptonshire resisted a Leicestershire fightback to secure a nine-wicket win in the English County Championship. Following up on his 4/82 in the first innings, Chahal claimed 5/134 as Northants bowled out Leicestershire for 316 to set an easy target of 137 in the Division Two County Championship.

Changzhou

Malvika loses to Yamaguchi in China Open quarters

Talented Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod could not stand up to the challenge of two-time world champion Akane Yamaguchi, losing 10-21 16-21 to the fourth-seeded Japanese in the quarterfinals of the China Open. This was the third successive loss for the world No. 43 Indian against Yamaguchi.

Galle

Karunaratne, Chandimal fire as SL take control of first Test

Sri Lanka put themselves in a good position on the third day of the opening Test against New Zealand after Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal made half-centuries but the hosts lost some of their momentum to reach 237/4 at stumps. Karunaratne scored 83 and Chandimal made 61 as the pair batted sensibly to milk the runs in a 147-run partnership.

Denia (Spain)

Ridhima, Tvesa tied-17th at La Sella Open

Indian golfers Ridhima Dilawari and Tvesa Malik were tied-17th at 2-under 70 at the end of the first round of the La Sella Open on the Ladies European Tour. The other two Indians, Pranavi Urs (even-par) and Seher Atwal (73), were placed T-31 and T-63, respectively.

Wentworth (England)

Shubhankar starts with 3-over, likely to miss cut

India’s Shubhankar Sharma had a difficult start with a 3-over 75 that will make it difficult for him to make the cut at the PGA Championship. Shubhankar was lying T-114th following an eagle, a birdie and six bogeys. Meanwhile, Aditi Ashok had a disappointing start at the Kroger Queen City Championship in Maineville, USA, finishing with a 2-over 74 to be tied-103rd.

Leon (Spain)

Lifter Dhanush wins bronze at Junior World C’ships

Loganathan Dhanush claimed the bronze medal in the 55kg weight category at the IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships. The 17-year-old lifted a total of 231kg, also securing a bronze in the snatch event with 107kg. Dhanush competed in Group B. The lifters with the highest entry weights are placed in Group A, followed by B and so on.

Anantapur

Duleep Trophy: Avesh gives India A upper hand

Pacer Avesh Khan sparkled with a gritty unbeaten half-century as India A mounted a strong challenge against India C on Day 2 of the Duleep Trophy. At stumps, India C were 216/7, trailing by 81 runs. Sanju Samson completed his 11th First-Class hundred before Arshdeep Singh took three wickets as India D held sway over India B. India D scored 349 while India B were 210/6. Agencies

Thimphu

India U17 win opener

Defending champions India made a winning start to their SAFF U17 Championship campaign, defeating Bangladesh 1-0 in Group A. Defender Sumit Sharma scored in injury time. PTI

New Delhi

ISL: Punjab beat Odisha 2-1

Riding on goals from Nihal Sudeesh and Leon Augustine, Punjab FC beat Odisha FC 2-1 to clinch their second successive win in the Indian Super League season. Punjab climbed to the second spot.  PTI