Bridgetown
Kusal Perera battled through the considerable discomfort of a painful chest injury in partnership with namesake Dilruwan Perera to guide Sri Lanka to an historic series-levelling four-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third and final Test at Kensington Oval. Set a target of 144 and resuming on the fourth day at the overnight position of 81/5, Sri Lanka reached their goal for the loss of one additional wicket to become the first Asian team ever to win a Test match at Caribbean cricket's most iconic venue.
New Delhi
Sushil, Pooja Dhanda get TOPs backing
Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has been included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for the first time after 2016. Pooja Dhanda, who won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 57kg weight category, has also been included. As many as 11 athletes who have not made the cut for the Asian Games have been dropped.
Dubai
Sindhu, Srikanth move into Rd 2 at Malaysia Open
PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the $700,000 Malaysia Open World Tour Super 750 tournament here today. Sindhu edged out world No. 14 Japan's Aya Ohori 26-24 21-15 in the opening round, while Srikanth dumped Jan Jorgensen of Denmark 21-18 21-9 in a 31-minute clash. — Agencies
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