India beat Japan 2-0

Bhubanewsar: India defeated Japan 2-0 in the second game of the four-match hockey Test series here on Tuesday. Yuvraj Walmiki and Dharamvir Singh scored for the home team. On Sunday, the first match of the series ended in a 1-1 draw.

Prison sentence

Copenhagen: A 28-year-old man was handed a one-year suspended prison sentence by a Danish court on Tuesday, after being found guilty of fixing football matches involving second-tier club Hvidovre.

Jones's future

London: Manchester United could have defender Phil Jones back for the final three games of their season as they try to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League. The versatile England international has been out since mid-April with an ankle injury but played for United's under-21s on Monday and came through unscathed.

BHA League

Calcutta: Punjab Sports Club edged past ERSA 1-0 in a BHA first division group A match here on Tuesday. Port Trust and Police AC played out a goalless draw.

Badminton meet

Calcutta: Pallab Bose won the men’s singles title, defeating Mayukh Ghosh 16-21, 21-17, 21-19, in the Bishnupriya Kundu Memorial Senior State Ranking Badminton Tournament, here on Tuesday. Anuriya Das, who beat Sanchali Dasgupta 21-15, 14-21, 21-13, won the women’s title.

Nandi shines

Calcutta: Arnab Nandi hit 64 as East Bengal finished Day I of the CAB first division championship play-off quarter final against Kalighat at 347/9. 

Brief scores: East Bengal 347/9 in 85 overs (A. Nandi 64; RK Pal 3/56) vs Kalighat.

Shaharyar visit

Karachi: The PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan will be going to India later this week to convince the Indian government to allow restoration of bilateral cricket. 

4-match ban

Karachi: Batsman Faisal Iqbal has been banned for four matches by the PCB for showing indiscipline during the Pentangular Cup one-day tournament.