Sourabh Verma stood out with his top-of-podium finish performance in the men singles event even as the young mixed doubles duo of Rohan Kapoor and Kuhoo Garg finished with the silver medal in the Russia Open Tours Super 100 badminton tournament here.

Indian golfer Shiv Kapur carded a three-under 67 in the third and peultimate round to move into the second spot in the $500,000 Royal Cup here on Saturday.

Indian Super League (ISL) outfit FC Goa on Saturday announced the launch of its women's team. With this, the Gaurs have become only the second ISL club, after FC Pune City, to field a women's team.

India played out a draw against Essex in the three-day warm-up game at the County ground here on Friday.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday slapped a six-match suspension with immediate effect on opener Danushka Gunathilaka for breaching the code of conduct and contractual obligation.

A brilliant all-round show helped India Under-19 thrash Sri Lanka Under-19 by an innings and 147 runs in the second and final Youth Test to seal the series 2-0 here on Thursday.

 Indian golfer Khalin Joshi is determined to win his first title on the Asian Tour on home soil when he competes at the $350,000 Take Solutions Masters next month.

 England selectors on Thursday sprang a surprise by recalling leg-spinner Adil Rashid to the 13-man squad for the first Test against India, starting August 1 in Birmingham.