FINCH SETS SURREY RECORD WITH T20 TON
LONDON: Aaron Finch made an unbeaten 131, the highest score by a Surrey batsman in a T20 match, as his side ended Sussex’s unbeaten start to English cricket’s Blast tournament with a 52-run win at Hove. He, however, had been lucky to be dropped on one by Sussex paceman Jofra Archer. Finch made the opposition pay with a stellar 79-ball innings, including 10 fours and seven sixes, as Surrey piled up 192 for three. It was a total Sussex never came close to and they were bowled out for 140 in the 18th over.
Bangladesh make strong comeback against Windies
KINGSTON: Bangladesh captain Shakib al Hasan wrecked the West Indies top-order batting on Saturday although the home side remained in command as the second test reached lunch on the third day in Jamaica. The left-arm spinner snared the first four wickets but the Caribbean squad recovered from the depths of 64 for five to reach the interval at
108 for six in their second innings, an overall lead of 313 runs.
Brief scores: West Indies 354 and 108/6 (Roston Chase 32; Shakib Al-hasan 4/31) at lunch v Bangladesh 149 all out
Dylan wins eighth stage as Martin loses ground
AMIENS: Dylan Groenewegen won for the second straight day after a bunch sprint on stage eight of the Tour de France on Saturday, edging Andre Greipel and Fernando Gaviria to the Amiens finish line after a 181km run from Dreux. But there was drama as race organisers disqualified the second and third placed finishers Greipel and Gaviria from their places for breaching rules on physical contact. Greg Van Avermaet of BMC held on to the yellow jersey for a sixth day, but after a mass fall 17km from the line GC contender Dan Martin of UAE Team Emirates lost around a minute to his title rivals.
Marquez extends German pole streak to nine
SACHSENRING: Marc Marquez took pole at the German Grand Prix for a ninth consecutive year after qualifying on Saturday. The Spanish star set himself up for a sixth straight Motogp win at the Sachsenring by breaking the course record with a time of 1 minute 20.27 seconds on his final lap to nudge into first spot on Sunday’s grid. The front row is a repeat of last year with Marquez joined by Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Pramac) who was 0.025 seconds back and Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati) who was 0.057 slower.