England wrap up big tour win over CA XI
Adelaide: England needed just seven overs to wrap up a comprehensive 192-run victory over the Cricket Australia XI early on the final day of the four-day tour match at Adelaide Oval on Saturday. James Anderson took two wickets and Craig Overton claimed the other to mop up the remaining three to dismiss CA XI for just 75 in the opening half-hour of play to claim victory. Anderson, named this week as team vice-captain for suspended Ben Stokes, finished with three for 12 off 10.2 overs while Overton captured three for 15 off 11 overs. Chris Woakes, who began the CA XI second innings collapse late on Friday, did not bowl on Saturday to finish with four for 17 off 10 overs.
PCB, WICB sign 5-year agreement to play T20s
Karachi: Pakistan and the West Indies have signed an agreement under which they will play a T20 series each year in Pakistan and the United States for the next five years. This was announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Najam Sethi at a press conference in lahore on Saturday. "There has been a lot of speculation regarding Pakistan and West Indies series. I can confirm now that both the boards have reached an agreement under which we will play a T20 series each year for the next five years in Pakistan and USA subject to availability of dates and venues which will be finalised later," Sethi said. He said the first series would take place with the West Indies board confirming they will send their full national side to Pakistan in March 2018.
Srikanth to return in Hong Kong after a week's rest
New Delhi: Star India shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has pulled out of the China Open Superseries due to a niggle but will be back in action after a week's rest at the Hong Kong Super Series where he will have the chance to reach the World No 1 ranking. Srikanth, currently the second ranked men's singles player, decided to take a week's rest after aggravating a leg injury during the Senior National Badminton Championships in Nagpur. "I am pulling out of China Open (November 14-19). It is a muscle strain and doctor advised me to take rest for one week. It happened in the Nationals but because I kept playing it got a little worse. But I should be ok in a week," Srikanth told PTI on Saturday. The Badminton Association of India (BAI), however, said that it was just a coincidence that Srikanth sustained the injury at the Nationals, the dates for which were pre-fixed in consultation with all the top shuttlers of the country.
Thompson sets course record at Indian Open golf
Gurugram: Michele Thomson opened up a handy three-shot lead with a course record on the second day of the 11th Hero Women's Indian Open at the DlF Golf and Country Club here on Saturday. Thomson smashed the existing record of five-under set by Thai Kongkraphan Patchrajutar in 2015 and by Marianne Skarpnord on Friday, by three shots. Even as the focus was Thomson, India's Vani Kapoor fired a 68, including back to back birdies on the last two holes. Vani is at the joint second place with a total of 7-under. Vani, teeing off from the 10th, once again took time to find her momentum as she took the turn at one-under. On the back nine, the front stretch of the course, she bogeyed the first, but birdied four times on second, fourth, eighth and ninth.
Vandeweghe gives US early lead in Fed Cup final
MINSK: CoCo Vandeweghe gave the United States a 1-0 lead in the Fed Cup final against Belarus on Saturday with the Americans looking to break a 17-year championship drought. Vandeweghe beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-4, 6-4 in front of a boisterous home crowd in Belarus. "I think that's part of having the home court advantage and I would expect the same in the US," said Vandeweghe. The Americans won a record 17th Fed Cup title in 2000, with Billie Jean King as captain.