NEYMAR TO MISS NICE GAME AFTER PICKING UP RED VS MARSEILLE

PARIS: Neymar was handed a onematch ban after being sent off in PSG’s explosive 2-2 draw at Marseille at the weekend. The Brazilian forward will miss visit from Nice. Neymar grabbed a equaliser in the encounter at Marseille before his side went down 2-1 with ten minutes to go. Leading the chase for another equaliser, Neymar lost his cool, picking up two yellows quickly for retaliation.

Neymar was also given a further one-match suspended ban that will be activated should he be sent off again this season.

PRANNOY IN QUARTERS

PARIS: H S Prannoy dumped Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Vittinghus in straight games to progress to the men’s singles quarterfinals of the French Open Super Series .

Prannoy, who regained his career-best ranking of World No 12 that he had achieved in June two years ago, took just 31 minutes to see off Vittinghus 21-11 21-12 to set up a clash with 2016 Australian Open finalist Jeon Hyeok-jin of Korea.

“Good win against Vittinghus last night to advance to the Quarterfinals!! Tricky one awaiting later in the evening,” Prannoy tweeted after the match.

THAPA IN LAST EIGHT

VISAKHAPATNAM: Shiva Thapa and Manoj Kumar advanced to the quarterfinals but an injured Devendro Singh bowed out of the senior men’s National Boxing Championships. Defending champion Shiva, a three-time Asian medallist and a World Championships bronze-medallist, defeated Chattisgarh’s Suraj Singh to make the last eight stage of the lightweight (60kg) category. Manoj on the other hand, beat Mizoram’s Anthony Lalduhawma in the welterweight (69kg) division.