1. Williamson & Latham Notch 50s as Rain Forces Early Stumps on Day 2
The Indian bowlers toiled hard without much success as New Zealand came up with a resolute performance and posted a score of 152/1 before rain washed out the final session on the second day of the opening Test at Kanpur on Friday.
Resuming at 291/9, India were bowled out for 318 in the morning session and in response, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (65*) and Tom Latham (56*) struck defiant half-centuries to take the visitors to 152 for one at the stroke of tea when the heavens opened up.
The score did not change after as rain rendered the field unplayable. New Zealand are trailing by 166 runs at the moment.
(Source: The Quint)
2. There is No Chance of Indo-Pak Cricket: Anurag Thakur
The BCCI President Anurag Thakur said that there is no question of cricket being played between India and Pakistan.
Thakur expressed that India cannot even think of playing cricket with a nation that encourages terrorism.
He added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a clear message that terrorists get trained in Pakistan and then spread terror around the world.
(Source: The Quint)
3. Sania Mirza-Barbora Strycova Enter Japan Final
India’s Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova defeated the unseeded pair of Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Spain’s Maria Jose Martina Sanchez 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 to enter the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo on Friday.
They will next face the winners of the match between China’s Chen Liang and Zhaoxuan Yang and third seeded Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears from the United States.
(Source: PTI)
4. Srikanth Loses, Indian Challenge Ends in Japan Super Series
Kidambi Srikanth fought hard before going down in a gruelling three-game men’s singles quarterfinal against experienced German Marc Zweibler competition to draw curtains on the Indian challenge at the Japan Super Series badminton tournament at Tokyo on Friday.
The eighth seed, playing his first tournament after the Rio Olympics, suffered a narrow 21-18, 14-21, 19-21 loss to the world number 15 Marc in a 58-minute battle.
Srikanth came into the match with a 2-1 head-to-head record, having beaten Marc the last time at the China Open but there was hardly anything that differentiated the two players in the quarterfinal as both fought tooth and nail.
(Source: PTI)
5. Injured Serena Pulls Out of Wuhan and China Open
Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Wuhan and China Opens due to a persistent shoulder injury and is targeting a return to action in next month’s WTA Finals in Singapore, the world number two said on Friday.
The 34-year-old American, 22-times grand slam singles champion, has played only eight tournaments this year and lost her spot at the top of the world rankings to German Angelique Kerber.
I am disappointed that I will not be able to compete at the Wuhan Open or the China Open due to continuing issues with my right shoulder.Serena Williams
(Source: Reuters)
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