Advani tops draw with 4-0 win
Pankaj Advani made a clean sweep in the round robin stage by smashing Brazil’s Victor Sarkis 4-0 in the World Snooker Championships. He also grabbed the top seed spot in the draw of 64.
CHAWRASIA IN LEAD
SSP Chawrasia grabbed the first-round lead at the Hong Kong Open with a five under-par 65 on Thursday. He is one shot ahead of Shubhankar Sharma and Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick.
SPIETH STRUGGLES
Jason Day carding fiveunder-par 66 to finish the opening day of the Australian Open tied for third place with Nick Cullen, as Cameron Davis set the pace with a 63 to lead by two shots.
NEHA LEADS
Overnight leader Neha Tripathi shot a second consecutive round of two-under 68 to consolidate her lead after the second round of the 15th Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour.
DAVIS CUP FINAL
France captain Yannick Noah selected Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Lucas Pouille, Richard Gasquet and Pierre-Hugues Herbert to face Belgium in the Davis Cup final in Lille this weekend. The Belgian team, led by David Goffin, comprises of Darcis and Ruben Bemelmans, with doubles specialist Joris de Loore preferred to Arthur de Greef.
DOHA:
DOCTOR PLEADS GUILTY
HONGKONG:
Former USA Gymnastics team doctor Lawrence Nassar, accused of molesting more than 100 female athletes over several decades, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct. Nassar faced 22 criminal counts. Olympic gold medal-winning gymnasts Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney and Gabby Douglas are among those who have said Nassar abused them.
SYDNEY: LUCKNOW: LILLE: LANSING (US):