Sa ‘a’ Practice game shifted to 30th july
New Delhi: The three-day warm-up game between Board President's XI and South Africa 'A' has been postponed by a day and will now start from July 30, the BCCI said on Friday. "The warm-up fixture between Board President's XI and South Africa 'A' that was initially scheduled to be played from 29th of July 2018 will now be played on 30th July and 1st of August at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru," the BCCI said in a statement. The first four-day game between India 'A' and South Africa 'A' will be held as per schedule from August 4 to 7 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, while the second match between the two sides is scheduled for August 10 to 13 at Alur.
Scolari is new Palmeiras coach
Rio de Janeiro: Former Brazil manager luiz Felipe Scolari has been named coach of Palmeiras, signing a deal that ties him to the Sao Paulo club until after his 72nd birthday. Scolari replaces Roger Machado, who was sacked after Palmeiras' 1-0 defeat at Fluminense on Wednesday, a result that left them seventh in Brazil's 20-team Serie A standings. "Palmeiras have agreed to sign the coach luiz Felipe Scolari .... (who) has signed a deal with the club until 2020," the club said in an official statement. It will be Scolari's third time in charge of the nine-time Brazilian Serie A champions. He led them to the 1998 Brazilian Cup and 1999 Copa libertadores title - South American football's top club trophy - during his first spell in charge and again lifted the Brazilian Cup during his second stint in 2012. The 69-year-old has not coached in his homeland since the 2014 World Cup, when Brazil suffered a humiliating 1-7 loss to Germany in the semi-finals. He was also in charge of the Brazil team that won the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
India U-19 crush Sl to win series 2-0
Hambantota: India U-19 completed their domination of Sri lanka with another emphatic result - a victory by an innings and 147 runs in the second ‘Youth Test' here on Friday. Playing in his debut game at this level, left-arm spinner Siddharth Desai shone with four wickets on the final day, as the visitors completed a clean sweep with a 2-0 verdict. Desai returned impressive figures of 4/40 in 20 overs at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium. Beginning the final day on a precarious 47 for three, the Sri lankans kept losing wickets frequently to be bowled out for 150 in their second innings, with Desai adding to his two wickets in the home team's first innings. There were two wickets apiece for Yatin Mangwani and Ayush Badoni, too. This was Tendulkar junior's debut series at the international arena.