Masakadza scores ton vs WI
Bulawayo: Hamilton Masakadza's fifth Test century helped Zimbabwe recover from a horror start to the second Test against the West Indies today and end a rain-hit first day on 169 for four. Just 61 overs were possible as rain wiped out most of the final session, but that was still enough time for Masakadza to register an unbeaten 101 and drag Zimbabwe out of a hole. The home side slumped to 14 for three after winning the toss and electing to bat first, as fast bowlers Kemar Roach and Shannon Gabriel struck with the new ball. In cloudy conditions it took Roach just two overs to make the first breakthrough as he had Solomon Mire caught behind, and Craig Ervine and Brendan Taylor soon followed when they were bowled by Gabriel and Roach respectively.
Aditi finishes tied 28th
Kuala lumpur: Aditi Ashok closed the week in Kuala lumpur with a steady two-under 69 that gave her a creditable tied 28th finish at the Sime Darby lPGA Malaysia. Aditi's rounds for the week were 70-73-69-69 and was 3- under 281 for the week. The finish fetched her a handy $14,342. American Cristie Kerr holed a 36-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to close out a thrilling final round and win the Sime Darby lPGA Malaysia by one shot. A dropped shot by Kerr on the 17th, it looked as though the tournament was heading for a four-way play-off together with Danielle Kang (66), Jacqui Concolino (67) and Shanshan Feng (71). However, the seasoned Kerr showed her class to make the putt and claim the winner's cheque of $270,000.
Shiva, Manoj enter finals
Visakhapatnam: There was no stopping the favourites as Shiva Thapa and Manoj Kumar stood just one win away from their second successive national boxing titles after advancing to the marquee domestic event's final, here on Sunday. Shiva, a three-time Asian Championships medallist besides being a World Championships bronze-medallist, got the better of Delhi's Buntee Singh 5-0 in his lightweight (60kg) semifinal clash. He will next be up against Services Sports Control Board's (SSCB) Manish Kaushik, the man he had beaten in the previous edition's quarterfinal. Manish defeated Punjab's Palwinder Singh 5-0 in his last-four stage bout. Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj also continued his fine run as he beat Punjab's Shubaham in the welterweight (69kg) semis. Manoj's summit clash rival would be SSCB's Duryodhan Singh.
India colts win bronze
Johor Bahru: Indian junior men's hockey team thrashed hosts Malaysia 4-0 to claim the bronze medal at the seventh Sultan of Johor Cup, here on Sunday. Goals from Vishal Antil (15th, 25th minutes), Vivek Prasad (11th) and Shilanand lakra (21st) were enough for India to win the bronze at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium. India had earlier finished third in the points table with nine points after winning three and losing two of their round robin matches.
Diya wins one gold, one silver
Suva (Fiji): India's young table tennis player Diya Chitale won the silver medal in the girls' doubles category of the 2017 ITTF World Cadet Challenge here on Sunday. The Mumbai girl, who paired up with Hanna Ryu of South Korea went down to the top-seeded pair of Yingqi Huang (China) and Yumeno Soma (Japan) 7-11, 11-13, 7-11. Diya had earlier won the gold medal in the Team event, though, as part of a strong Team Asia. In the singles too, she did well to finish 10th.