Amit misses bronze narrowly
Rio de Janeiro: India's Amit Kumar Saroha missed a bronze medal by a whisker in the men's F51 club throw competition at the Rio Paralympic Games here on Friday. The 31-year-old Haryana para-athlete was leading initially in the six-round competition with a best throw of 26.63m — which he came up in his second attempt — before eventually losing his way later to fall out of medal bracket and finish fourth. 2012 london Paralympics gold winner Zeljko Dimitruevic of Serbia took the top spot with a world record throw of 29.91m, while Milos Mitic (26.84m), also of Serbia, and Marian Kureja (26.82m) of Slovakia bagged the silver and bronze respectively. Another Indian in the fray, Dharambir finished ninth and last in the finals with a throw of 21.39m.
Aus A lead India A by 150 runs
Brisbane: India A bowlers frittered away the initial advantage with hosts Australia A's middle-order putting up a collective performance to reach a healthy 319 for five at stumps here on the second day of the second 'Test'. After dismissing India A for overnight score of 169, Australia A were reduced to 11 for 2 within first five overs but Hilton Cartwright batted responsibly to remain unbeaten on 99 as the home team cruised to a commendable 150-run lead by the end of the day's play. The 24-year-old right-hander Cartwright, who will be eager to get that one run when he comes out to bat on Saturday, hit 14 boundaries and a six in 153 balls. He added 152 runs in 43.2 overs for the fourth wicket with Beau Webster (79) to take Australia A to a position of dominance.
30 stitches for injured Starc
Sydney: Australia's leading fast bowler Mitchell Starc was in hospital on Friday following surgery on a leg wound which required 30 stitches. Starc, 26, suffered deep lacerations after colliding with training equipment on Thursday, Cricket Australia said. left-armer Starc, who was rested from Australia's tour of South Africa later this month, is expected to have his left shin in a brace for up to three weeks to aid his recovery. "There were no bone fractures or tendon damage to his leg and he underwent surgery to clean the wound and received approximately 30 stitches," Cricket Australia Chief Medical Officer John Orchard said. "At this stage, barring any complications, we are hopeful he is on track to play at the start of the Australian summer."
Saurav in s/f of Macau Open
Macau: National champion Saurav Ghosal lived upto his second seed rating by beating compatriot Harinder Pal Sandhu for a place in the semifinal of the Macau Open, a PSA world tour event, here on Friday. Saurav won 11-9, 11-6, 3-11, 11-8. It was not an easy outing for Saurav as Harinder, known for his fighting abilities, displayed that to the fore. The 64-minute affair saw the national champion getting tested. But except for the thrid game which saw Harinder at his best, the senior Pro had his way in the end to reach the last four where he will face fourth seed Daryl Selby of England.
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