Rape-accused coach arrested in New Delhi

Panaji
Swimming coach Surajit Ganguly, who has been accused of raping a 15-year-old girl who was training with him, was arrested in New Delhi, a senior police official said. Superintendent of Police (North) Utkrisht Prasoon said Ganguly was held in New Delhi's Kashmiri Gate area. Goa Police on Thursday registered a case of rape against Ganguly, who was employed with the Goa Swimming Association. Prasoon said the girl's father had first approached Rishra police station in Hoogly district with the complaint. 

Chennai
Rayudu doesn’t regret his ‘3D’ jibe on Prasad

Former India batsman Ambati Rayudu said that he has no regrets about the “3D” jibe he made at chairman of selectors MSK Prasad in April after being dropped from the World Cup squad. The stylish right-hander was in the fray to be picked as the No. 4 batsman for India’s World Cup campaign before being ignored. The selectors instead picked up Vijay Shankar, and Prasad explained this by saying that “Vijay Shankar is three dimensional”. Rayudu mocked this description by writing on Twitter on April 16: “Just ordered a new set of 3D glasses to watch the World Cup.” Today Rayudu was asked if he regretted this comment. “I don’t regret anything,” Rayudu said, and admitted that the World Cup snub did affect him.

Pallekele
Malinga takes 4 in 4 balls as Lanka claim consolation win

Lasith Malinga claimed four wickets in four balls for the second time in his career to lead Sri Lanka to a 37-run consolation win over New Zealand in the third T20I. The 36-year-old bowled Colin Munro for 12 on the third ball of his second over to become the first T20 bowler to claim 100 wickets as he began his demolition of the Kiwi batting.

Brief Scores: Sri Lanka: 125/8 (Gunathilaka 30; Santner 3/12, Astle 3/28); New Zealand: 88 (Southee 28*; Malinga 5/6) 

Bengaluru
Easwaran’s 153 puts India Red on top in Duleep final

Bengal right-hand batsman Abhimanyu Easwaran staked his claim for a place in the senior national team with a 153-run knock as India Red marched towards the title by building a 114-run lead over India Green at stumps on Day 3 of the Duleep Trophy final. Easwaran (153) added 51 runs to his overnight score as India Red finished the day at 345/6 in reply to India Green’s score of 231. 

Brief Scores: India Green: 231 all out (M Markande 76*, A Rajpoot 30; J Unadkat 4/58, S Warrier 2/38, A Khan 2/56); India Red: 345/6 (A Easwaran 153, I Kishan 39, P Panchal 33; A Sarvate 30*; A Rajpoot 3/77, M Markande 1/24, T Haq 1/63).  

Thiruvananthapuram
Samson smashes Saffers, India A take series 4-1

Sanju Samson struck a blistering 48-ball 91 as India A romped to a 36-run win over South Africa A in the fifth and final unofficial ODI, helping the hosts claim the series 4-1. 

Brief scores: India A: 204/4 in 20 overs (S Samson 91, S Dhawan 51; B Hendricks 2/29, G Linde 2/43); South Africa A: 168 all out in 20 overs (R Hendricks 59, K Verreynne 44; S Thakur 3/9) — Agencies 

New Delhi
BKSP defend Subroto Cup U-17 girls’ title 

Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothishtan (BKSP) thrashed Nilmani English School, Manipur, 4-0 to defend their U-17 girls’ Subroto Cup football title here today. BKSP also won Rs 4 lakh, while Nilmani English School received Rs 2.5 lakh.

Bengaluru
UP Yoddha beat Patna Pirates 41-29 in PKL

UP Yoddha stunned three-time champions Patna Pirates 41-29 in a Pro Kabaddi League match here today. 

Paris
Spain, Italy maintain perfect Euro 2020 qualifying starts

Spain took a step closer to qualification for Euro 2020 after surviving a scare in Romania to win 2-1 and continue their 100 percent record, while Italy also kept their perfect start with a 3-1 win in Armenia.  

Buenos Aires
Maradona appointed coach of Argentine Superliga side 

Argentine legend Diego Maradona will take over as coach of Superliga side Gimnasia. The former Argentina coach quit his job at Mexican second division outfit Dorados in June for health reasons after just nine months in charge.

Johannesburg
Banned athlete Semenya joins Football club  

South African athlete Caster Semenya, who cannot defend her world 800m title this month because she refuses to take testosterone-reducing drugs, is set to become a footballer. The two-time Olympics gold medallist is training with the Johannesburg-based JVW club, but cannot play until next year because the registration deadline for this season has closed. 

London
Brazil legend Cafu’s son dies while playing football 

In a tragic incident, the 30-year-old son of Cafu, a two-time World Cup winner, passed away after suffering a heart attack. Danilo Feliciano de Moraes was playing football at his family home in Sao Paulo when he complained of feeling unwell and was taken to a hospital where he later died. Agencies