Ashwini & Jwala progress

Jakarta: Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa prevailed over the Indonesian pair of Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Ribka Sugiarto to register a 21-7, 20-22, 21-10 win and progress to the second round of Indonesia Open Super Series Premier badminton tournament here on Wednesday. 

Messi case

Barcelona: Lionel Messi’s former tax advisors came out in his support on Wednesday as his trial for alleged fraud continued in Barcelona, saying he never handled his wealth management. “He didn’t take any decision and I didn’t see anyone consulting him for anything,” said Angel Juarez, one of the partners at law firm Juarez Veciana, which used to manage Messi’s tax affairs.

Drubbing

Salzburg: European Champions Spain produced a dominant display to thrash South Korea 6-1 on Wednesday in their penultimate friendly before Euro 2016. Nolito and Alvaro Morata scored twice each, while David Silva and Cesc Fabregas were the other scorers for Spain. 

Gianni’s view

Moscow: Russia’s economic difficulties will not affect the country’s preparations to host the 2018 World Cup, Fifa president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday. 

Hockey meet

Kuala Lumpur: The men’s Asian Champions Trophy will make a return to the international calender after two years and the fourth edition of the tournament will be held in Kuantan, Malaysia, from October 20 to 30, the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) announced on Wednesday. Introduced in 2011, the Asian Champions Trophy was last held in 2013.

Nuwan quits

Colombo: Sri Lankan seamer Nuwan Kulasekara announced his retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday, but said he would continue to be available for limited-overs matches. “I hope it will allow me to better prepare for ODI and T20 cricket,” he said.

Charity tie

Mumbai: The Virat Kohli Foundation has joined hands with Abhishek Bachchan’s ‘Playing for Humanity’ to hold a charity football match which will also feature Mahendra Singh Dhoni apart from the Test captain himself and top Bollywood actors like Ranbir Kapoor. The match termed as ‘Celebrity Clássico 2016’ will take place at the Mumbai Football Arena on Saturday.

Super League

Calcutta: Anustup Majumder hit an unbeaten 107 as Mohun Bagan scored 349 against Kalighat on Day II of a CAB Super League tie at the BCA ground in Kalyani. In the other match at the Eden, Tapan Memorial were all out for 321 versus East Bengal.

SUMMARISED SCORES

Mohun Bagan 349 in 89.5 ovs (A. Majumder 107 n.o.) vs Kalighat.

Tapan Memorial 321 in 113.4 ovs. East Bengal 71/0 in 24 ovs

Both matches to continue