Sl DROP MENDIS, SKIPPER ANGElO RETURNS
Colombo: The Sri lankan selectors on Sunday dropped batsman Kusal Mendis from their 15-member squad while Angelo Mathews returned to lead the side in the upcoming tour of India. Right-handed opener Kaushal Silva was also omitted from the team that emerged victorious against Pakistan in the recent Test series held in the UAE. Mathews was ruled out of the Test series against Pakistan due to a calf muscle injury. Since making his Test debut in 2015, the 22-year-old Mendis was being seen as the best batting prospect for Sri lanka after the retirement of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. Mendis will miss out on a Test match after 22 consecutive appearances since his debut. Former skipper Angelo Mathews returns to the side which features middle-order batsman Roshen Silva as the only uncapped player.
GOERGES lIFTS THE TROPHY IN ZHUHAI
Zhuhai (China): Germany's Julia Goerges stormed to victory at the WTA Elite Trophy on Sunday, hammering number two seed CoCo Vandeweghe in the final to claim her second title of the year. The 29-year-old made an unexpected comeback in the first set to take down the fiery Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-1 in Zhuhai, China, as fellow German and tennis legend Steffi Graf watched from the stands. With the title, Goerges is set to end the season with a career-high ranking of world number 14. She joins other Elite Trophy winners Petra Kvitova and Venus Williams. Vandeweghe started off strong in the first set. But Goerges clung on, finally breaking serve in the ninth game and setting herself up for a fantastic comeback. Goerges went on to dominate in the second to win seven games in a row as Vandeweghe seemed to lose focus. The German claimed the match with a third break of serve.
55,000 TAKE PART IN SAlWAN CROSS COUNTRY RUN
New Delhi: The 22nd edition of the cross country run in the city brought in over 55,000 children from across India at the picturesque Army Equestrian Centre at New Delhi's Brar Square. Students from over 1200 schools across the country participated in the marathon in under 14 girls /boys (4.5 kms), Under 16 girls/boys (6 kms) and under 18 girls/ boys (8 kms) category races. This year's run witnessed increased participation by students from Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in addition to schools in Delhi NCR. Over 3300 visually challenged & differently abled children, with the help of volunteers, showcased indomitable spirit as they ran across 4.5 kms in the first race of the day.