India beat Pak in U-19 Asia Cup
Moratuwa: Opener Arjun Azad and No 3 batsman NT Tilak Verma scored hundreds as India comfortably crushed arch-rivals Pakistan by 60 runs in an U-19 Asia Cup encounter on Saturday. Batting first, India scored a challenging 305 for 9 in 50 overs riding on 183-run second wicket stand between Arjun (121 off 111 balls) and Tilak (110 off 119 balls). In reply, Pakistan were never in contention as they were bowled out for 245 in 46.4 overs. Left-arm spinner Atharva Ankolekar took 3 for 36 in 10 overs. The right-hander, Arjun hit eleven fours and four sixes while Tilak had 10 boundaries and a six to his credit.
SA T20 team arrives in India
New Delhi: The Quinton de Kock-led South Africa team set foot on India on Saturday for the upcoming three-match T20 series. "Excited to be back in India and looking forward to playing cricket again," pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada tweeted. South Africa will start the tour with the T20 matches, the first of which is in Dharamsala on September 15 followed by Mohali (September 18) and Bengaluru (September 22). That will be followed by Tests in Visakhapatnam (Oct 2-6), Pune (Oct 10-14) and Ranchi (Oct 19-23) as the Proteas open their campaign in the ICC World Test Championship.
Payas settles for Silver
New Delhi: India's Payas Jain lost to top-seed and world number 1 Yuanyu Chen of China 0-4 to settle for the Silver medal in the 25th Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Saturday. Jain did show his aggression initially but in the face of a fine attacking play by the Chinese, the Delhi paddler wilted and lost 11-13, 6-11, 8-11, 5-11 in less than 20 minutes. His Silver medal earned him a berth in the Asian squad which will participate in the World Cadet Challenge at Wladyslawowo (Poland) in October.
Alonso hints at possible F1 return
Monza: Fernando Alonso hinted on Friday he is considering making a return to Formula One following an overhaul of the rules for the 2021 season. But the two-time world champion Spaniard, who ‘retired' last year after a disappointing spell with McLaren, was enigmatic when asked if he was in contact with any teams. “Let's see,” he said, during an interview with Sky Sports F1. “I need to figure out a couple of different challenges out of Formula One that I need to complete. “They are not yet finished — like the Indy 500 and some other stuff. So, 2021, with the new regulations... I think it's a good mix that we can find there and maybe a different Formula One than what we see now.