Sindhu, Srikanth, Sameer advance; Saina loses

Bangkok
PV Sindhu beat world No. 12 Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-17 21-13 in Round 1 of the Thailand Open. Kidambi Srikanth beat Thailand’s Sitthikom Thammasin 21-11 21-11. Sameer Verma stunned world No. 10 Lee Zii Jia 18-21 27-25 21-19. Saina Nehwal lost 17-21 8-21 to former world champion Ratchanok Inthanon.

Santiago (Chile)
Junior women’s hockey team beats Chile 4-2
The Indian junior women’s hockey team scored thrice inside the last nine minutes to register a 4-2 victory over its Chilean counterpart. Gagandeep Kaur (51st and 59th minutes) scored a brace, while Mumtaz Khan (21st) and Sangita Kumari (53rd) scored one each.

Mumbai
Syed Mushtaq Ali: Haryana qualify for knockouts
Haryana beat Kerala by four runs to qualify for the knockout stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament with an all-win record in Group E. Haryana scored 198/6 and restricted Kerala to 194/6. Haryana topped the Elite Group E points table.

Kolkata
Late goal hands Churchill 1-0 win over Punjab FC
Clayvin Zuniga’s 85th-minute strike scripted Churchill Brothers’ 1-0 win over Punjab FC in the I-League. Real Kashmir FC were held to a 1-1 draw by Sudeva Delhi. Agencies