CRICKET
India Claim Top Spot In Test Rankings: The Virat Kohli led Indian side, clinched yet another Test Match victory with 316 runs in their first innings while the Kiwis replied with 204. During their second innings the hosts put up yet another 263 runs on the board, leaving the visitors to chase a mammoth total. An all-round team effort saw India grab victory as New Zealand were all out for 197, with Team India winning by 178 runs. Wriddhiman Saha was declared ‘Man of the Match’. India is now the number 1 Test Side in the world and are 2 up in the series.

South Africa Beat Australia In 3rd ODI: Australia won the toss, elected to bat, scoring 371/6, with David Warner and Steven Smith scoring centuries. SA openers, De Kock and Amla played well but it was a David Miller show with his gritty performance of 118 runs in 79 balls, smashing 10 fours and 6 sixes. South Africa won the 3rd ODI with Miller adjudged ‘Man of the Match’ for his performance.

Indian Team Selected For ODI Series Against New Zealand: The first of the ODIs will be played in Dharamsala on 10th October and the Indian unit will be led by Captain MS Dhoni. The others forming the core group include Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Suresh Raina, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Dhawal Kulkarni, Umesh Yadav, Mandeep Singh and Kedar Jadhav.

FOOTBALL
Premier League Results: On 1st October Liverpool won 2-1 playing V/s Swansea City, Chelsea outplayed rivals Hull City to win their contest 2-0. Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion played out a draw 1-1, as did Watford and AFC Bournemouth at 2-2. West Ham United and Middlesbrough drew one all. 2nd October saw Manchester United draw 1-1 with Stoke City. Leicester City and Southampton were 0-0. Tottenham Hotspur beat opponents Manchester City 2-0 and Arsenal outplayed Burnley to win 1-0.

SHOOTING
Jitu Rai Grabs Silver In ISSF World Cup: India’s ace shooter Jitu Rai clinched a silver medal in the 50 m pistol event of the ISSF World Cup Final in Italy.

TENNIS
Kei Nishikori Wins Opening Clash In Japan Open: Japanese top seed Kei Nishikori beat America’s Donald Young 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the opening encounter at the Japan Open.