Norman can continue as HI employee: COA
SL close in on Test, series win in Bangladesh DHAKA: Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal hit centuries as Sri Lanka raised hopes of winning the second Test after reducing Bangladesh to 34/4 on Day 4 on Thursday. The hosts still need 107 runs with six wickets remaining on the last day to force Sri Lanka to bat a second time. Bangladesh were in survival mode after their hopes of a first home series win over Sri Lanka were shattered. Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das, who helped Bangladesh recover from 24/5 to post 365 on Tuesday with a record 272-run partnership, were in the middle at stumps after another top-order rout. Mushfiqur was 14 not out and Liton on 1. “If someone can bat like Mushfiqur or
Liton, there is a chance to save the Test,” Bangladesh left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan said.
NEW DELHI: The Committee of Administrators (COA), appointed to run Hockey India (HI), on Thursday said it won’t object if Elena Norman continues to work for the federation but she must relinquish her positions in the managing committee and executive board of the sports body. The COA also said that it’ll soon find an appropriate candidate to manage the day-to-day affairs of HI.
Ding Liren seizes advantage vs Praggu CHENNAI: Chinese world No 2 Ding Liren seized the advantage against India’s GM R Praggnanandhaa in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters online tournament final, taking a 2.5-1.5 lead after the opening day of the match early on Thursday. The 16year-old, who lost the opener of the all-asian final, bounced back strongly to level the first match when he won game two.