Smith to lead Aus
Sydney: Batsman Steve Smith was on Friday named Australia's new Test captain to replace Michael Clarke, who announced his retirement after his side's drubbing in the current Ashes series, Cricket Australia said. David Warner, 28, will be the Test team's vice-captain.
Chain clinches Oly berth
New Delhi: Rifle shooter Chain Singh became the seventh Indian marksman to clinch an Olympic quota place after he finished eighth in the 50m Rifle 3 Position event of the ISSF World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan. Chain shot a qualification score of 1174/1200 to enter the final and thereby secure India's seventh Olympic quota in shooting. In the final, Chain finished eighth with a score of 403.7 but it was enough to fetch him the much sought after Olympic quota place after narrowly missing out on a place in the final in all the three preceding World Cups.
Patna remain in hunt
Bengaluru: Gurvinder Singh emerged star for his side as Patna Pirates edged past Bengal Warriors 34-32 to keep their play-off hopes alive in the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi tournament, here on Friday. Gurvinder's 10 raid points, a couple of bonus points and a few assists in defence tilted the crucial and closely fought in his Patna's favour. He also got good support from defender Girish Ernak. With five points, Patna have taken their tally to 30 points with three matches to play. They are now placed fifth in the table. The Warriors with 26 have just one match left and lie seventh. The match was a do-or-die for Patna while for the Warriors it was a matter of pride. Agencies