Sports Roundup

CRICKET

India Lose Number 1 Ranking As 4th Test Match Gets Abandoned
Rain played spoil sport yet again as the fourth Test match between India and West Indies was abandoned after just 22 overs were bowled at the start of the game. This particular Test match goes down in history as the third shortest match ever. India won the series 2-0. Ashwin was awarded with the ‘Man of the Series’.

Sri Lanka’s Tilakaratne To Retire
Tilakaratne Dilshan, the pillar for the Lankan Lions, has decided to retire after a 17 year illustrious international career, having played 87 Tests, 329 ODIs and 78 T20s. Dilshan will retire from International Cricket after the end of the Australia series.

England Win 1st ODI Against England
Pakistan put up 260/6 on the board. In reply the Englishmen started well with Roy and Root hitting half centuries. Morgan and Stokes looked all set to pocket the match for England but could not due to rains. Pakistan looked out of steam; due to the D/L method, England clinched the game with 44 runs victory and Jason Roy was the ‘Man of the Match’.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE OLYMPICS

PV Sindhu Wins Silver Medal At Rio Olympics 2016
Sindhu won India’s second medal at Rio, a silver, losing out to World Champion Carolina Marin (Spain) 21-19, 12-21, 15-21.

Brazil Beat Germany In Penalty Shoot Out To Win Football Gold
A great contest is what the world witnessed between Brazil and Germany in the men’s Gold Medal Match. Skipper Neymar scored the winning goal, as the hosts beat the Germans 5-4 on penalties

FOOTBALL
Barcelona Win Against Real Betis In La Liga
Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick and helped his side Barcelona start of their title defence with an outstanding 6-2 finish over Real Betis.

TENNIS
Richard Gasquet Enters ATP Quarter Finals
Richard Gasquet outplayed his French opponent Stephane Robert 6-1, 6-3, and thus reached the quarter finals of the ATP tour’s Winston-Salem Open.

Leander Paes And Andre Begemann Enter Quarter Finals Of Winston-Salem Open
Indo-German pair, top seeds Leander Paes and Andre Begemann beat the Australian-Brazilian pair Chris Guccione and Andre Sa 6-4, 6-4 to advance into the quarter finals of Winston-Salem Open.

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