CRICKET

Parsee Gymkhana Storms Into Quarter Finals: Creditable bowling performances from medium pacers Shivam Malhotra (3-65) and Manish Rao (3-24) coupled with gritty knocks from skipper Bravish Shetty (75) and Aakarshit Gomel (58) helped Parsee Gymkhana win by six wickets against Victory Cricket Club during their pre quarter final clash of the Young Comrade Shield Cricket Tournament. Batting first, Victory Cricket Club were bundled out for 223 in just 47 overs as Dhrumil Matkar top scored with 44. Along with Shivam and Manish, Aakarshit snapped up 2-36 in his eight overs. On the other hand, Nikhil Patil and wicketkeeper Ajinkya Patil were outstanding in the field as they grabbed some stellar catches. In reply, PG chased down their total and finished off with 228-4 in 45 overs. Bravish slammed seven boundaries and five big sixes while Aakarshit hit 10 fours. In the end, Arjun Shetty and Manish Rao remained unbeaten on scores of 35 and 37 respectively.

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HOCKEY

India Beat Malaysia In Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: A splendid performance from the Indian Men’s Hockey Team helped them beat Malaysia 5-1 in the 27^th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup match. Shilanand Lakra scored the first for his side during the 10^th minute, Gurjant Singh scored in the 42^nd and 57^th minute while Sumit Kumar pelted one during the 48^th minute and Ramadeep Singh scored in the 51^st minute. Faizal Saari scored the lone goal for Malaysia.

Indian Women’s Hockey Beat Korea: The women in blue beat Korea with 3-2 to take an advancing 2-0 lead in their five match series. For India, Poonam Rani, skipper Rani Rampal and Gurjit Kaur scored goals.

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ISSF WORLD CUP 2018

Manu Bhaker Makes India Proud: Sensational teenager from Haryana, pistol shooter Manu Bhaker won her second successive gold medal in the mixed team event partnering Om Prakash Mitharval. The Indians won gold with a score of 476.1. Earlier she won the women’s 10 m air pistol individual gold at the ISSF World Cup in Mexico scoring 237.5 in the final round.