India lose to Indonesia to finish 6th
New Delhi: India went down fighting to second seeded Indonesia 1-3 in the 5th-6th place play-off to finish sixth in the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships at Yogjakarta, Indonesia. The Indian team had earlier lost to Malaysia in the quarterfinals. India, who were unbeaten in the group stages, could not maintain their winning streak as they first went down to the eventual finalists Malaysia in the quarterfinals and then lost against Indonesia. Even though India missed out on the medal, they gave a good account for themselves to finish two places higher than 2015, where they finished eighth. India's best finish in the competition came in 2008, when they finished fourth and their second best is sixth place finish which they had achieved in 2011.
Thalaivas beat Patna Pirates 40-37 in pkl
Pune: Tamil Thalaivas produced a terrific first half performance to beat Patna Pirates 40-37 in a Pro Kabaddi league Season 5 match here on Saturday. Pardeep Narwal scored 20 points for Patna Pirates but his effort went in vain. Ajay Thakur scored 14 points for Tamil Thalaivas and made crucial raids for his team. Patna Pirates made a fight out of the game as they tried their best to make a comeback. Pardeep Narwal scored raid points and was ably supported by Monu Goyat but they fell short. Tamil Thalaivas kept their calm and held their nerve to win 40-37.
Pavlyuchenkova faces Gavrilova in final
HONG KONG: Playing in windy conditions, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Wang Qiang 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to advance to the final of the Hong Kong Open. The 21st-ranked Russian needed only 1 hour, 14 minutes to overcome Wang, who had been feeling sick all week. "(It was) very tough as a lot of wind and it was not easy to serve," said Pavlyuchenkova. "But I'm really happy with the way I handled the pressure and the weather." Sixth-seeded Pavlyuchenkova is chasing her third WTA singles title this year and faces Daria Gavrilova of Australia in the final. The 23-year-old Gavrilova beat Jennifer Brady of the United States 6-0, 7-5. "I'm not going to just go out and enjoy (the final)," Gavrilova said. "I'm going to go out there and fight and try and win my second title."
Stokes puts Ashes worries aside to wed
london: England's Ben Stokes -- whose Ashes hopes hang in the balance after he was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm -- was married on Saturday. The all-rounder tied the knot with fiancée Clare Ratcliffe in the southwest of England, with guests including Test captain Joe Root, former skipper Alastair Cook and fast bowler Stuart Broad. Stokes will not travel to Australia with the rest of the England squad for the Ashes as he waits to learn whether he will face criminal charges but has not been ruled out of the five-Test series.