SKIPPER NAIR'S 90 ANCHORS INDIA A TO VICTORY
Potchefstroom: Skipper Karun Nair anchored a tricky chase with a polished 90 as India A beat South Africa A by six wickets in the second 'unofficial' Test to level the two-match series 1-1. Chasing a target of 224, India A took 62.3 overs to cross the line in 62.3 overs as Nair got rid of wretched form hitting 13 boundaries in 144 balls. Nair's statemate and opener Ravikumar Samarth (55), hit his second half-century of the match and added crucial 74 runs for the third wicket with Nair. The match-winning stand was the 93 runs for the 4th wicket between Nair and Ankit Bawne (32). Bawne held one end, consuming 92 balls hitting five boundaries in the process. When Nair was finally gone, India needed only two runs for victory.
GUJARAT THRASH PUNE 35-21 IN PKl
lucknow: In a battle of heavyweights, Gujarat Fortunegiants defeated Puneri Paltan 35-21 in the fifth Pro Kabaddi league here on Tuesday. Fazel Atrachali scored nine tackle points to lead his team to victory and also created the record of scoring most points in Pro Kabaddi league Season 5. Gujarat now top the table in Zone A with 41 points after 10 matches. Puneri Paltan suffered only their second defeat of the season and remain second with 21 points from six games. It was a tight game in the early part of the match as both teams were level at 5-5 after eight minutes.
CHENNAIYIN FC SIGN GAVIlAN
chennai: Chennaiyin FC has signed Spanish attacking midfielder Jaime Gavilan Martinez for the upcoming season of the Indian Super league. The 32-year-old has joined Chennaiyin on a free transfer after the expiry of his contract at South Korean club Suwon FC. Gavilan played in the second season of the ISl for Atletico de Kolkata. He made 15 starts for the Kolkata franchise, bagging three assists and helped them reach the semifinals. Gavilan said he was delighted to return to India and the ISl. "I would like to thank Chennaiyin FC for giving me a chance to come back to India. I enjoyed my time here on and off the field but this time I want to win the title," Gavilan said.
AITA TERMINATES CTl CONTRACT, VIJAY SHOCKED
new delhi: The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Tuesday terminated the contract of Vijay Amritraj's Champions Tennis league due to breach of contract, much to the shock of the former star, who says the move has come at a time when they were striving to revive the league. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) had entered into a nine-year contract in 2014 with Second Serve Private limited (SSPl), led by Amritraj, who was one of the Directors of the company. The AITA Secretary General Hironmoy Chatterjee said that the organisers have failed to pay Rs 30 lakh to them as Annual Fixed fee for 2016 season, apart from 10 percent of surplus amount in the first two years. "They knew very well that we were regrouping and making efforts to revive it. They wanted to almost double the amount of fee," Amritraj said.
MANIPUR BEAT HARYANA 5-0 IN SUBROTO CUP
paris: Utlou High School, Manipur made a flying start to the 58th edition of the Subroto Cup Football Tournament when they beat Vishvas Nav Sharda Public School, Haryana 5-0 at the Ambedkar Stadium here on Tuesday. Manipur dominated the match as they took a 2-0 lead by first seven minutes. Haryana were never in the match as they conceded four goals in the first half.