Eng give Anderson 6-week break
london: To be in his best shape to counter India in the upcoming Test series, paceman James Anderson will go into a six-week rehabilitation period to recover from a long-standing shoulder injury, England coach Trevor Bayliss has said. The five-Test series will begin on August 1 at Birmingham. Bayliss, in an ECB statement, said they want Anderson to be in best possible shape before the challenging India tour. "We have five Tests against India in a six-week period from August 1, which will be an intense and challenging period for all our bowlers, and therefore it's vital that we ensure Jimmy goes into that series in the best possible condition," said Bayliss in an ECB statement issued on Sunday.
Sakshi, Vinesh to lead in Asiad
lucknow: Olympic Bronze medallist Sakshi Malik and Commonwealth Games Gold winner Vinesh Phogat will lead a six-member Indian women wrestling team at the Asian Games to be held in Indonesia later this year. Sakshi, who won Bronze medals in this year's Gold Coast Commonwealth Games as well as 2016 Rio Olympics, and Vinesh were exempted from the trials by the Wrestling Federation of India because of their current form and past performances. Sakshi and Vinesh will carry India's hopes in the 50kg and 62kg freestyle categories in the Asian Games, which is planned to take place in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18.
Vettel claims pole at Canadian Prix
montreal: German Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel secured pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix, the seventh race of the Formula One season. The four-time F1 champion posted a fastest lap of 1:10.764 in the third and final round of qualifying for Sunday's race at the 4.361-kilometer (2.709-mile) Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Saturday. That was nearly one-tenth of a second quicker than the best lap recorded by the second-place finisher in Q3, Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas. Mercedes driver lewis Hamilton, the defending F1 champion and current leader of this season's drivers' standings with 110 points, finished fourth in Q3 and will be joined on the second row by the third-place qualifier Max Verstappen.
scotland stun england in odi
EDINBURGH: Scotland beat England by six runs in their only ODI payed at Grange Cricket Club on Sunday. Coming to bat first after losing toss, Scotland posed 371 for the loss of five wickets in their 50 overs. Number three, Calum Macloed 140 off 94 balls was the main highlight of their innings apart from some minor contributions from skipper Kyle Coetzer(58) and George Munsey(55). In return, England were also off to the brilliant start by Jonny Bairstow (59-ball 105) and Jason Roy(34). But in the slog overs the English side couldn’t keep pace and were bowled out just six runs short of the target to pull out an upset.