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India complete series sweep with another emphatic win
Pallekele: An authoritative India today completed a 3-0 clean sweep of Sri Lanka with an innings and 171-run annihilation in the third and final Test, bringing to an early end to one of the most lopsided series in recent years.
World Athletics: Indians disappoint once again at showpiece
London: A final qualification here and a personal best there -- this best summed up India's dismal show at the just-concluded World Athletics Championship, in which the country was once again relegated to an also-ran. A final round appearance by javelin thrower Davinder Singh Kang and a personal best effort by 5000m runner Govindan Lakshmanan were the only noteworthy performances from the Indian contingent.
India inch closer to 3-0 sweep, Sri Lanka struggle
Pallekele: India closed in on a clean sweep of the three-match series by reducing Sri Lanka to 82 for four in their second innings in the third and final Test here today. At lunch on the third day, the hosts trailed by 270 runs with six wickets remaining. Thanks to an unbroken 43-run partnership between Dinesh Chandimal (26) and Angelo Mathews (17), Sri Lanka managed to delay the inevitable.
Bhmabri, Myneni back; Paes out of Indian Davis Cup squad
New Delhi; Top singles player Yuki Bhambri today returned to the Indian Davis Cup team along with Saketh Myneni even as veteran Leander Paes was expectedly dropped from the squad for the tie against Canada next month. Apart from Bhambri and Myneni, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Rohan Bopanna made the squad, captained by Mahesh Bhupathi.
Usain Bolt collapses in final race, Great Britain seal 4x100m relay gold
Usain Bolt’s unparalleled career ended in extraordinary drama as he pulled up with injury on the anchor leg of his very last race, the 4x100 metres relay final at the World Championships.
Usain Bolt will be back in ‘a year or two’: Justin Gatlin
Justin Gatlin remains convinced Usain Bolt will return to athletics after injury dramatically ruined his farewell in the 4x100 metres relay final in London on Saturday.
Davinder Singh Kang falls short, finishes 12th in javelin throw at World Championships
Davinder Singh Kang finished a disappointing 12th in the men’s javelin’s throw final on the penultimate day of competitions at the World Athletics Championships in London on Saturday. Kang, who has become the first Indian to have qualified for the final round in javelin throw in a World Championship, came up with a best throw of 80.02m in his third attempt to end 12th in a 13-man field.
Hardik Pandya’s maiden ton takes India to 487 against Sri Lanka
A maiden Test century from Hardik Pandya, coming in at number eight and off just 86 balls, helped India make 487 runs in the first innings of the third Test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele. This was Pandya’s maiden century in first-class century which helped India score 158 runs from 32 overs in the first session, an extended one, on Sunday.
Rahul, Dhawan set platform for another run feast
Pallekele: India's domination of the Sri Lankan bowlers continued unabated as KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan struck fluent half-centuries to take the visitors to a comfortable 134 without loss at lunch on the opening day of the third and final cricket Test, here today. Rahul (67 batting) and Dhawan (64) were never troubled by the Sri Lankan bowlers, punishing them with as many as 15 boundaries in the first session.
Shot at History: Kohli & Co aim for first overseas whitewash
Kandy: Virat Kohli and his men stand on the cusp of history, aiming to become the first Indian team to complete a whitewash in an overseas three-Test series when they meet a below-par Sri Lanka in the third and final match, starting here tomorrow. India have won the first two Tests by comprehensive margins -- by 304 runs in Galle and an innings and 53 runs in Colombo.