sachin resumes training after hand surgery
Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar has started batting in the nets and is looking forward to the Champions league Twenty20 after recuperating from a surgery for a hand injury sustained during the Indian Premier league this year. "Yes. I had surgery on my hand for the injury I sustained during the IPl match in May. I have already started batting in the nets since last ten days and I am looking forward to the Champions league," said Tendulkar on Saturday when asked about news reports that he underwent a surgery in london last month.
England level T20 series against Australia
Kolkata: Alex Hales's 94 provided the platform for England's 27-run win against Australia in the second Twenty20 international on Saturday as the two-match series ended all square at 1-1. Australia, set 196 for victory, finished on 168 for nine at Chester-le-Street with opener Aaron Finch — who made a T20 international record 156 in the tourists' 39-run win at Southampton on Thursday — out for just five. Brief Scores: England: 195 for 5 (Hales 94, Ahmed 3-25) beat Australia: 168 for 9 (Warner 53, Dernbach 3-23) by 27 runs.
India aim to continue domination against Pak
Kathmandu: Defending champions India will be aiming to start their SAFF Championship campaign on a winning note against arch-rivals Pakistan here on Sunday. Irrespective of the sport, an Indo-Pak rivalry always invokes a lot of passion and pride among those who play as well as those who follow the game. The SAFF championship has been a happy hunting ground for the Indian football team having won six out of the nine editions and having never lost to Pakistan.
Misbah leads Pakistan to series victory
Harare: Captain Misbah-ul-Haq scored a steady half-century and effected two crucial run-outs as Pakistan clinched the one-day series against Zimbabwe with a sizeable win in Saturday's third and final match. Brief Scores: Pak: 260/6 (Misbah 67, Shehzad 54; Tendai Chatara 3/48) beat Zim: 152 (Malcom Waller 48; Ajmal 2/15, Rehman 2/23) by 108 runs.
Chowrasia lone Indian to make cut
Cardiff: SSP Chowrasia was the lone Indian golfer to make the cut at the ISPS Handa Wales Open after Jeev Milkha Singh and Shiv Kapur fell by the wayside at the halfway mark of the tournament here. Chowrasia, a two-time winner on European Tour but winless since 2011, shot one-under 70 and was even-par for two rounds. He was lying 20th at the end of the second round. Shiv Kapur (72-77) and Jeev Milkha Singh (76-75) missed the cut, which fell at four-over 146.
Indian men's Sepaktakraw team in semifinal
New Delhi: The Indian men's sepaktakraw team came back from behind to eke out a thrilling win over Iran and storm into the semifinals of the World Super Series here on Saturday. The team of Akash Singh, Sandeep Kumar and G Jiteshor Sharma defeated the Iranians 3-1 (9-15, 15-11, 17-16, 15-10) to book a semi-final spot against second seeds Malaysia.