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Jamshedpur FC (JFC) were a really unfortunate lot in not being able to make the play-offs in last season's Indian Super League (ISL).

Tiger Woods turned back the clock and briefly tied for the lead en route to a five-under-par 66 as players plundered Carnoustie in perfect conditions in the third round of the British Open on Saturday.

England leg-spinner Adil Rashid has said he is open to the possibility of making a Test return for the series against India, just months after he opted out of playing red-ball cricket to concentrate on the shorter formats.

Till 1.45 am on Saturday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had not thought it fit to utter even a word on first-choice Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha’s right shoulder injury. However, The Telegraph learns that the 33-year-old will undergo surgery in the UK.

Shubhankar Sharma on Friday became the youngest Indian golfer to make the cut in any Major after he capped a wonderful back nine to achieve the feat at the 147th Open Championships here. 

Keshav Maharaj came up with the best-ever figures by a South African spinner on the subcontinent and the best against Sri Lanka by any South African, as the Proteas restricted the hosts to 277 for nine on Day I of the second and final Test, at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground.

Opening batsman Fakhar Zaman became Pakistan’s first double-centurion in one-day Internationals, smashing an unbeaten 210 off 156 deliveries against Zimbabwe here on Friday.

Liverpool’s new midfielder Fabinho says his club can wrestle the Premier League title away from Manchester City while he tries to lure France star Kylian Mbappe to Anfield.

Sri Lanka leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay has been put on probation with a one-year suspended sentence from all forms of international cricket and fined 20 per cent of his annual contract after admitting a misconduct charge, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Friday.

Graeme Swann foresees a strong Indian comeback in next month’s Test series against England if the ball fails to swing, the chances of which are high due to a warmer-than-usual English summer.