ATK sign two more
Calcutta: Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) have signed two new Spanish players — Jaime Gavilan Martinez and Jose Luis Espinosa Arroyo — for the upcoming second season of the ISL. The 35-year-old Martinez is a midfielder currently plays for Greek club Platanias FC. Arroyo is a 24-year-old defender has been trained at the Atletico Madrid academy.
Bagan move
Calcutta: I-League champions Mohun Bagan signed striker Subhas Singh on a one-year contract on Thursday. Subhas represented Bharat FC last season.
France advance
Ottawa: France and England advanced to the last 16 of the Women's World Cup. Colombia booked their spot as one of the best third-placed finishers.
Third-ranked France whipped Mexico 5-0 to finish top of Group F with six points. England, also on six points but behind France on goal difference, beat Colombia 2-1. Colombia advanced past the group stage for the first time.
Good day
New York: Indian shuttlers Ajay Jayaram, RMV Gurusaidutt and Sai Praneeth entered the pre-quarter finals of the US Open Grand Prix Gold. Jayaram defeated Czech Jan Frohlich 21-9, 21-7.
India win
Antwerp: India posted a 3-1 win over Great Britain in their fourth practice match ahead of the hockey World League Semi-Finals, here on Thursday. Gurbaj Singh, Devindar Sunil Walmiki and Akashdeep Singh scored.
Sania out
Birmingham: Top seeds Sania Mirza and Casey Dellacqua crashed out of the Aegon Classic, losing 4-6, 2-6 to unseeded Jie Zheng and Yung-Jan Chan in the opening round here on Thursday.
Table tennis
Calcutta: Howrah ABS defeated East Kolkata Table Tennis Promotional Organisation 4-2 in a match of the WBTTA Premier League, on Thursday. In another match, Calcutta University Institute beat Burrabazar Yuwak Sabha 4-1.
Clean sweep
New Delhi: India claimed both the junior boys and cadet girls team championship titles at the South Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships here Thursday.
Jhulan in
Calcutta: Jhulan Goswami is the lone cricketer from Bengal to be included in the probables list, for the women’s ODI series against New Zealand.
Staff Reporter & Agencies
