Jhajharia rewrites record, earns Paralympics berth

New Delhi
Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia rewrote his own world record as he punched his ticket for the Tokyo Paralympics during a national selection trial here. Asian Para Games gold medallists Amit Kumar Saroha (in discus throw and club throw) and Sandeep Chaudhary (in javelin throw) also qualified for the Paralympics.

Taunton
England beat India in 2nd women’s ODI, clinch series

England beat India in the second women’s ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead.

Brief scores: India: 221 all out (Mithali Raj 59, Shafali Verma 44; Kate Cross 5/34); England: 225/5 in 47.3 overs (Sophia Dunkley 73*; Poonam Yadav 2/63). Agencies