Baba Bhag Singh University in Harbhajan football final

Chandigarh

Forward Inderjit’s late strike helped Sant Baba Bhag Singh University, Khiala, confirm their berth in the final of the college category during the 58th Principal Harbhajan Singh Memorial All India Football Tournament in Mahilpur. The Khiala outfit beat Lyalpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, 1-0 in the first semifinal today. Inderjit scored the winning goal in the last minute of the match. In the club category, Gokulam Football Club, Kerala, logged a 2-0 win over Youth Football Club, Mahilpur. Nismad Roshan netted the first goal in the 36th minute, while Joseph Danial scored the second goal in the 85th minute. Punjab Football Club, Mohali, defeated CRPF Delhi 1-0. After a goalless first half, Moinudin scored the winning goal in the 78th minute.

Johannesburg
Bavuma out of first T20I against Australia

Batsman Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the first T20I against Australia at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday because of a hamstring strain. Bavuma opened the batting in three T20Is against England and scored 123 runs in three innings at a strike rate of 153.75. He was injured while fielding in the third match against England. He will stay with the South African squad in the hope that he will be fit for the second and third matches against Australia, to be played in Port Elizabeth on Sunday and Cape Town on Wednesday.

New Delhi
Navi Mumbai to host FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final

Navi Mumbai will host the final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on November 21 for which five host cities, including Kolkata, were unveiled by the organising committee. Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Kolkata and Navi Mumbai will host the 16 teams which will compete across 32 matches for the coveted trophy in Navi Mumbai. The tournament kicks off on November 2 with the final slated on November 21. The quarterfinals will be played on November 12 and 13 while the semifinals will be held on November 17.

Dubai
Sania-Garcia in Dubai Open pre-quarterfinals

Sania Mirza and Caroline Garcia registered a hard-fought win over Russia’s Alla Kudryavtseva and Slovenia’s Katarina Srebotnik to advance to the women’s doubles pre-quarterfinals at the Dubai Open. The Indo-French pair beat their Russian opponents 6-4 4-6 10-8 in the first round match. — Agencies