SPORT IN BRIEF

÷CRICKET

FIRST TEST MATCH — Bangalore,

India 474 (104.5 overs, S Dhawan 107, M Vijay 105, H H Pandya 71, K L Rahul 54), Afghanistan 109 (27.5 overs, R Ashwin 4-27) and 103 (38.4 overs, R A Jadeja 4-17). India bt Afghanistan by an innings and 262 runs.

÷CYCLING

TOUR DE SUISSE (Switzerland) — Stage 7 (Eschenbach/Atzmännig - Arosa 170km): 1 N Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 4hrs 01mins 39secs, 2 J Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team at 22s, 3 R Porte (A) BMC Racing Team ast, 4 G Muhlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe at 38s.

Overall: 1 R Porte (A) BMC Racing Team 26hrs 06mins 10secs, 2 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team at 17s, 3 W Kelderman (Hol) Team Sunweb at 52s.

÷GAELIC GAMES

MUNSTER U20FC quarter-final — Kerry 1-30 Limerick 0-5

÷FOOTBALL

SSE AIRTRICITY PREMIER LEAGUE — Limerick 0 Shamrock Rovers 2 (Coustrain 45, Burke 47); St Patrick’s Athletic 0 Sligo Rovers 3 (McClean 11, Roy 28, Keaney 82); Bray Wanderers 0 Waterford 0; Cork City 1 (Morrissey 89) Bohemians 0; Derry City 0 Dundalk 4 (Benson 41, Connolly

62, Hoban 73, Duffy 71)

SSE AIRTRICITY FIRST DIVISION — Cobh Ramblers 1 (Mylod 72) Athlone Town 0; Longford Town 1 (Verdon 27) Drogheda United 0; Shelbourne 0 Cabinteely 0; Finn Harps 1 (Place 56) UCD 3

(O’Connor 49, 54, Kelly 72); Wexford 0 Galway United 0

CARABAO CUP — 1st-round

draw: Northern section: Blackpool v Barnsley, Carlisle United v Blackburn Rovers, Crewe Alexandra v Fleetwood Town, Grimsby Town v Rochdale, Leeds United v Bolton Wanderers, Macclesfield Town v Bradford City, Mansfield Town v Accrington Stanley, Middlesbrough v Notts County, Nottingham Forest v Bury, Oldham Athletic v Derby County, Port Vale v Lincoln City, Preston North End v Morecambe, Rotherham United v Wigan Athletic, Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers, Sheffield United v Hull City, Shrewsbury Town v Burton Albion, Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday, Tranmere Rovers v Walsall.

Southern section: Bristol City v Plymouth Argyle, Bristol Rovers v Crawley Town, Cambridge United v Newport County, Cheltenham Town v Colchester United, Exeter City v Ipswich Town, Millwall v Gillingham, Milton Keynes Dons v Charlton Athletic, Norwich City v Stevenage, Oxford United v Coventry City, Portsmouth v AFC Wimbledon, Queens Park Rangers v Peterborough United, Reading v Birmingham City, Southend United v Brentford, Swindon Town v Forest Green Rovers, West Bromwich Albion v Luton Town, Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town, Yeovil Town v Aston Villa.

*Ties to be played week commencing Monday, 13 August.

÷GOLF

Meijer LPGA CLASSIC (Grand Rapids, Michigan) — 1st rnd (USA unless stated): 64 — S Yeon Ryu (Kor); K Shon; 66 — S Oh (A); C Herbin (F); A Nordqvist (Swe); L Salas; 67 — C Masson (G); LeeAnne Pace (SA); S Popov (G);

68 — C Inglis ; J Lee (a) (Can); M Pressel ; A Munoz (Sp); B Do ; L Thompson ; A Buhai (SA); S Gal (G); M Stackhouse ; S Yokomine (Jpn); C Hedwall (Swe); K Dambaugh (a) ; H Green (A); A Stanford ; M Harigae;

÷TENNIS

MERCEDES CUP (Stuttgart, Germany) — Men’s Qtr-finals: (1) R Federer (Swi) bt G Pella (Arg) 6-4 6-4; (4) N Kyrgios (A) bt (8) F Lopez (Sp) 6-4 3-6 6-3; (7) M Raonic (Can) bt (3) T Berdych (Cz) 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-1); (2) L

Pouille (F) bt D Istomin (Uzb) 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-3. LIBEMA OPEN (‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands) — Men’s Qtr-finals: J Chardy (F) bt M McDonald (US) 6-4 4-6 7-6 (7-5); M Ebden (A) bt M Copil (Rom) 6-3 6-3; B Tomic (A) bt (4) F Verdasco (Sp) 6-4 7-6 (7-3); (2) R Gasquet (F) bt (5) S Tsitsipas (Gre) 7-6 (72) 7-6 (7-4). Women’s Qtr-finals: (1) C Vandeweghe (US) bt A Riske (US) 7-5 (8-6) 3-6 7-6 (14-12); (7) A Krunic (Ser) bt V Kudermetova (Rus) 6-2 6-2; K Flipkens (Bel) bt (8) A Sabalenka (Blr) 6-4 6-4; V Kuzmova (Svk) bt A Lottner (G) 6-3 6-2.

÷TODAY’S ACTION

BOXING Title: — IBF Errol World Spence Welterweight Jr v Super Carlos Bantamweight Ocampo, WBA World Title: Daniel Roman v Moises Flores (The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas). WBO World Light Flyweight Title: Angel Acosta v Carlos Buitrago (Puerto Rico). BBBofC British Lightweight Title: Lewis Ritson v Paul Hyland

Jnr, Commonwealth Welterweight Title: Josh Kelly v Kris George (Newcastle). CRICKET — Second One Day International: England v Australia (The SWALEC Stadium, 11.00am). MOTOR CYCLING — MotoGP rd 7, Catalunya Grand Prix (Montmelo, Barcelona). British Superbike Championship rd 4 (Snetterton, Norfolk). RUGBY LEAGUE — Betfred Super League: Hull v Wigan

(5.0). Betfred Championship: Toronto Wolfpack v Dewsbury (2.30), Toulouse v Leigh (9.30). RUGBY UNION — International

Match: Argentina v Wales (8.40), Australia v Ireland (11.0) , Japan v Italy (6am) , New Zealand v France (8.35), S Africa v England (4.05).

÷TOMORROW

BOXING — WBA World Flyweight Title: Artem Dalakian v Sirichai Thaiyen (Kiev, Ukraine). CRICKET — Royal London OneDay Cup - Semi-Final: Worcs v Kent (New Road, 11am). MOTOR CYCLING — British Superbike Championship rd 4 (Snetterton 300 Circuit, Snetterton, Norfolk). MotoGP rd 7, Catalunya Grand Prix (Barcelona). RUGBY LEAGUE — Betfred Super League: Castleford v Hull K R (3.0), Wakefield v Warrington (3.30).

Betfred Championship (3.0): Batley v Sheffield, Featherstone v Barrow, London Broncos v Rochdale, Swinton v Halifax.

Women’s Super League (2.0): Bradford Bulls Women v Wigan Warriors Women, Castleford Tigers Women v St Helens Ladies, Leeds Rhinos Women v York City Knights Ladies (5.30). RUGBY UNION — International Match: USA v Scotland (4.0).