CRICKET

India Start Off Their Series On A Winning Note
The Anil Kumble-Virat Kohli partnership has started on a positive note as India were on the top of their game against what looked like a rather weak West Indies side. Batting first the visitors notched up 566/8 (declared) in their first innings. Virat Kohli scored a massive 200 runs. In reply West Indies were bundled out for 243 runs. During their 2nd innings the hosts were still unable to put up runs and were all out for 231 runs. Ashwin found his rhythm perfectly and scalped 7/83 and grabbed the ‘Man of the Match’ award. With a complete team effort the Indians won by an innings and 92 runs. With this they registered their biggest win margin outside Asia. India are now 1-0 in the four match series.

England Thrash Pakistan To Level Series
England won the toss and elected to bat first. They declared at 589/8 while on the other hand Pakistan did not respond with a big score as they were all out for 198 runs. During their second innings the Englishmen declared at 173/1. Pakistan felt the pressure early on in their innings and thus fell one after another without crossing the line. In the end, England won their encounter by a mammoth 330 runs in the second Test Match at Old Trafford to level the four match series at 1-1.

FOOTBALL

Mumbai 5’s Crowned Premier Futsal League Champions
At the end of the 40 minutes regulation time Mumbai 5’s and Kochi 5’s were tied at 1-1. Further, Mumbai 5’s played well during the penalty shoot and managed to win against their opponents. With this Mumbai are the first Premier Futsal Champions. The winning team’s Giggs collected the trophy and was later joined by his team mates.

Kolkata And Goa Play Out A Draw In Premier Futsal 2016
Vampeta scored two quick goals in the third quarter as Goa 5’s held their opponents Kolkata 5’s to a 2-2 draw at Peddem Sports Complex.

TENNIS

Roger Federer to Miss Rio 2016 Olympics
The 17 times Grand Slam champion will miss the Olympics and the rest of the season with a knee Injury.

PRO KABADDI

In the Semi-Finals Patna Pirates will face Puneri Paltan, and Telugu Titans will compete against Jaipur Pink Panther. On 23rd July, Patna Pirates defeated Puneri Paltan by 3 points. Later, Bengaluru Bulls beat U Mumba by 1 point in an exciting clash. The next day Dabang Delhi beat Bengal Warriors by 21 points and Telugu Titans defeated Jaipur Pink Panthers by 12 points. Patna Pirates beat Dabang Delhi by 1 point in a thriller on 25th July. July 26th saw 2 great games take on each other, in the first clash of the day Telugu Titans won by 21 points at they beat Patna Pirates and Puneri Paltan won by 5 points against Dabang Delhi. On the following day Puneri Paltan beat Bengaluru Bulls by 3 points and U Mumba won against rivals Dabang Delhi by a small margin of 4 points.

BASKETBALL

Plymouth Raiders Sign On 3 Players
Plymouth Raiders have snapped up three players in the form of Peter Hooley, the main man Deji Adekunle who is 6’11’’ and David Humphries ahead of the new season.