Mohun Bagan go atop league table after 1-1 draw with lajong
Shillong: Former champions Mohun Bagan failed to log home full points after Shillong lajong held them to a 1-1 draw but managed to climb up to the top of the I- league table, here on Wednesday. India international Jeje lalpekhlua struck in the 75th minute to give Bagan the lead but the joy was shortlived as home team striker Dipanda Dicka equalised within three minutes. Mohun Bagan are on 30 points now from 15 games and atleast for three days will remain at the top. With the league set to be decided in the 35-36 point zone, Bagan will like to atleast win a couple of matches in their last three games.
India-Australia series draws record viewership
New Delhi: The recent four-match Test series between India and Australia has drawn a record number of eyeballs. As India consolidated their position as the No. 1 Test team having defeating Australia 2-1 during the series that concluded last month, Star Sports delivered record viewership numbers. "The #TestofTheBest campaign for the India-Australia Test series delivered on its promise becoming the highest rated Test series in the history of BARC," a statement from Star Sports said. The Test series delivered a total of 1.1 billion gross impressions with the third Test match itself recording 383 million viewership. Year 2017 for cricket started with a bang as the ODI series between India and England became the highest rated bilateral ODI series in the last five years. Notably, the viewership increased on a series-to-series basis during India's home season, as India continued its dominance in Test cricket recording 10 wins in 13 tests.
Sindhu, Srikanth enter second round of Singapore Open
Singapore: Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu and ace male shuttler Kidambi Srikanth registered contrasting victories in their respective events to make it to the second round of Singapore Open Superseries, here on Wednesday. Sindhu staved off a stiff challenge from 2016 All England champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan to make a positive start to her campaign, while Srikanth blew away Kenta Nishimato of Japan in straight games in his opening duel. Sindhu fought back from a game down to eke out a 10-21, 21-15, 22-20 win in the opening round.