RABADA SPEARHEADS SOUTH AFRICA'S BIGGEST WIN
Bloemfontein: Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada led a ruthless bowling performance as South Africa completed an innings and 254 run win on the third day of the second Test against Bangladesh at Mangaung Oval on Sunday. It was the biggest win in South Africa's Test history, surpassing the innings and 229 run victory over Sri lanka in Cape Town in 2000/01. Rabada took five for 30 as Bangladesh were bowled out for 172, a slight improvement on their first innings of 147 in reply to South Africa's 573 for four declared. Rabada, 22, who had match figures of 10 for 63, became the youngest of 16 South Africans to take 100 Test wickets. He was playing in his 22nd Test.
MUKUND FIGHTS AFTER TN CONCEDES 133-RUN lEAD
Chennai: Tamil Nadu captain Abhinav Mukund fought back with a resolute half-century in the second innings after a century by B Sumanth gave Andhra Pradesh an important 133-run lead on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Group "C" match here on Sunday. Tamil Nadu was 112 for 2 in the second innings with Mukund batting on 52 in respone to Andhra's first innings total of 309. In Dharamsala, wicket-keeper Abhishek Gupta struck an unbeaten century on debut as Punjab reached 484 for six in reply to Himachal Pradesh's mammoth 729 for eight declared on the third day of a Group D Ranji Trophy match, here on Sunday.
AXElSEN, TAI TZU STAR ATTRACTION AT AUCTION
Hyderabad: World champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and numero uno Chinese Taipei shuttler Tai Tzu Ying will be up for grabs when the high-profile Players' Auction for the lucrative Premier Badminton league (PBl) gets underway here on Monday. Axelsen, the newly crowned World No 1 and reigning All England champion Tai Tzu have confirmed their participation at the PBl, to be organised by Sportzlive under the aegis of Badminton Association of India (BAI). Rio Olympic champion Carolina Marin and India's P V Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth are expected to be the top draws during the auction.
FRANCE ClOSE TO WC, DUTCH IN TROUBlE
Paris: Blaise Matuidi's early goal saw off Bulgaria 1-0 and kept France top of European World Cup qualifying Group A, while the Netherlands' hopes are hanging by a thread despite a 3-1 win in Belarus. France took the lead in only the third minute as midfielder Matuidi curled home a fantastic shot from a tight angle into the far top corner and Didier Deschamps's side closed out the vital win to book their ticket to Russia. The Dutch needed a victory in Barysaw to keep alive any hopes of a top-two finish, but despite a third goal in two games from Brighton Belarus equalised.