Ind U19 team beat Eng u19 by 334 runs
Chesterfield: Manjot Kalra slammed a century and Kamlesh Nagarkoti picked up a 10-wicket haul as the Indian U-19 team notched up a crushing 334-run win over England U-19 side in the opening four-day Test here on Thursday. Put into bat, Harvik Desai (89) and Manjot (122) produced superb knocks as India posted a massive 519 all out in their first innings. Prithvi Shaw (86) and Riyan Parag Das (68) also contributed with respective fifties. Josh Tongue (3/69), Henry Brookes (3/85) and Amar Virdi (3/134) took three wickets each for England. In reply, England U-19 were bundled out for 195 in 54.2 overs, courtesy a superb five-wicket haul by Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi's four scalps. Will Jacks (46) was the top-scorer for England, while skipper Max Holden (32) and Ryan Patel (38) made useful contributions.
Shiva, 3 others enter semis
New Delhi: Asian silver-medallist Shiva Thapa (60kg) was assured of at least a bronze medal as he entered the semifinals along with three others on an all-win day for India at the Grand Prix Usti Nad labem boxing tournament in Czech Republic. Shiva defeated local favourite Erik Huleiv in a unanimous verdict to enter the last-four stage on Wednesday. Three others Indians were also assured of bronze medals after getting byes. They were Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg), Kavinder Bisht (52kg) and Amit Phangal (49kg). Advancing to the quarterfinals after winning opening bouts were Sumit Sangwan (91kg) and Manish Panwar (81kg). While Sumit defeated Czech Republic's Jiri Horky, Manish got the better of Belgium's Yassine Aydir.
Virdi reclaims the top spot in RFC
Goa: Amidst some jaw-dropping offroad motorsport action, Gurmeet Virdi (co-driver Kirpal Singh Tung) of Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh reclaimed the numero uno position with 1072 points out of 1500 on Day 3 of Force Gurkha RFC India 2017 here. Siddartha Santosh (co-driver Prithviraj AC) of Team Bangalore Offroad Drivers Association was pushed to the second position with 1066 points after toppling his vehicle sideways in Special Stage 10. He is closely followed by Jagat Nanjappa (co-driver Chetan Changappa) from Coorg-based Team V5 Offroaders with 1021 points.
Sindhu appointed as DC in Andhra
Amaravati: Ace shuttler and Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu was on Thursday appointed as Deputy Collector, a Group-1 service post, in the Andhra Pradesh government. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu personally handed over the Government Order to Sindhu in the Secretariat here, appointing her to the post. Expressing happiness over this, Sindhu said her first priority would continue to be badminton. "My focus will be on the sport only," she added, and thanked the Chief Minister for the job.
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