Sports Highlights at 1700 Hours
New Delhi: Following is the top/expected stories at 1700 hours:
EXPECTED STORIES:
*Report of Junior Shooting World Cup in Germany.
*Report of Russia Open badminton tournament.
STORIES ON THE WIRE:
SPO-IND A
India 'A' beat WI 'A' by 148 runs, take an unassailable 3-0 lead
North Sound (Antigua), Jul 17 (PTI) Skipper Manish Pandey struck an impressive century while Krunal Pandya took five wickets to guide India 'A' to a 148-run win over West Indies 'A' in the third unofficial ODI and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series here.
SPO-WC-STOKES-ANDERSON
Stokes asked umpires not to add four overthrows to England total: Test team-mate Anderson
London, Jul 17 (PTI) England World Cup hero Ben Stokes asked the umpires to take away the four overthrows that proved decisive during their summit clash win over New Zealand on Sunday, according to his Test team-mate Jimmy Anderson.
SPO-DUTEE-INTERVIEW
I am not finished yet: Dutee
By Philem Dipak Singh
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) Ace sprinter Dutee Chand Wednesday declared that she is not finished yet and the gold she won at the World University Games last week would spur her to achieve more despite the negative vibes from some quarters after her recent admission of a same-sex relationship.
SPO-SHASTRI-WILLIAMSON
Shastri praises Williamson for showing remarkable composure despite tough loss
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) India head coach Ravi Shastri has saluted New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson for showing remarkable composure during his team's heartbreaking loss to England in the World Cup final, where the winner was decided by boundary count rule at Lord's.
SPO-ARCHERY-DEEPIKA
Archer Deepika bags silver in Tokyo Olympics test event
Tokyo, Jul 17 (PTI) India's top-ranked woman archer Deepika Kumari Wednesday clinched a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games test event after going down to 18-year-old Korean An San in straight sets here.
SPO-BAD-LD IND
Sindhu, Srikanth make an impressive start to Indonesia Open
Jakarta, Jul 17 (PTI) Top Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth made impressive starts to their campaign, progressing to the second round of the Indonesia Open with contrasting wins at the BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament here Wednesday.
SPO-BAD-GOPICHAND
If I travel with players all the time, we won't have another Sindhu: Gopichand
By Amit Kumar Das
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) India's top shuttlers have missed his court-side presence this year but national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand says he can't really help cutting down on travelling as that would come in the way of finding the next crop of world-beaters.
SPO-FOOT-IND-DRAW
India get comparatively easy 2022 FIFA WC draw; clubbed with Qatar, Oman, Afghanistan, Bangladesh
Kuala Lumpur, July 17 (PTI) The Indian football team was Wednesday handed a comparatively easy draw for the 2022 World Cup second round Asian qualifiers, being clubbed with Qatar, Oman, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh in Group E.
SPO-INZAMAM
Inzamam steps down as a national chief selector
Karachi, Jul 17 (PTI) Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq stepped down as the chief selector on Wednesday but was open to taking up any new assignment from the Cricket Board.
SPO-ICC-CONCUSSION Concussion substitutes could be introduced during Ashes series
London, July 17 (PTI) Bidding to make the sport safer, the ICC might introduce concussion substitutes in international cricket during next month's Ashes series before implementing it across all formats.
SPO-WC-WAQAR Pak seniors don't retire on time, compromise team's fitness and form: Waqar
Karachi, Jul 17 (PTI) Senior Pakistan players are guilty of stretching their careers way after they are past their prime, said former captain Waqar Younis, urging the country's Cricket Board to make no compromises on fitness and form to avoid debacles like the just-concluded World Cup.
