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ATHLETICS

WORLD INDOOR CH’SHIPS (Emirates Arena, Glasgow)—Women’s, Shot Put: 1 S Mitton (Can) 20.22m, 2 Y Ogunleye (Ger) 20.19, 3 C Jackson (USA) 19.67, 13 A Campbell (Gbr) 17.21m.

CRICKET

1ST TEST MATCHES—(Abu Dhabi): Afghanistan 155 (54.5 overs, M Adair 5-39) & 218 (75.4 overs, Hashmatullah 55). Ireland 263 (83.4 overs, Akbar 5- 64) & 111-4 (31.3 overs, Balbirnie 58no). Ireland win by 6 wickets. (Wellington): Australia 383 (115.1 overs; Green 174no; Henry 5-70). and 13-2 (8.0 overs) New Zealand 179 (43.1 overs; Phillips 71; Lyon 4-43). ODI—(Dubai): Scotland 215-8 (50.0 overs, Munsey 68); Canada 220-3 (40.3 overs, Singh 87no). Canada win by 7 wickets.

GOLF

THE DP WORLD SDC CH’SHIP (St. Francis Links, Eastern Cape, South Africa)—2nd rd (Rsa unless stated): 133 D Brown (Eng) 66 67, 136 S Norris 65 71, R Williams (Eng) 69 67, 137 J Nicholas (USA) 68 69, J Gumberg (USA) 68 69, 138 N Bachem (Ger) 67 71, C Syme (Sco) 67 71, Jbe’ Kruger 69 69. LIV GOLF JEDDAH INVITATIONAL, (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)—1st rd (USA unless stated, Par 70): 62 A Meronk (Pol), J Rahm (Spa), 63 B DeChambeau, J Niemann (Chi), C Schwartzel (Rsa), 64 L Oosthuizen (Rsa), 65 T Gooch, T Hatton (Eng), L Herbert (Aus), J Kozuma (Jpn), P Mickelson, P Reed, B Steele. LPGA HSBC WOMEN’S WORLD CH’SHIP (Singapore)—2nd rd (USA unless stated, Par 72): 137 C Boutier (Fra) 73 64, 138 A Furue (Jpn) 71 67, 139 M Sagstroem (Swe) 71 68. MOTOR RACING F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir)—Qualifying: 1 M Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1min 29.179secs, 2 C Leclerc (Mon) Ferrari 1:29.407, 3 G Russell (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1:29.485.

TENNIS

ATP DUBAI CH’SHIPS (UAE)— Semi Finals: A Bublik (Kaz) bt A Rublev (Rus) 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-5) 6-5 DQ U Humbert (Fra) bt D Medvedev (Rus) 7-5 6-3. ATP MEXICAN OPEN (Acapulco)— Quarter-Finals: J Draper (Gbr) bt M Kecmanovic (Ser) 6-2 6-2; A de Minaur (Aus) bt S Tsitsipas (Gre) 1-6 6-3 6-3; H Rune (Den) bt D Koepfer (Ger) 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-0) C Ruud (Nor) bt B Shelton (USA) 6-7 (7-9) 6-4 6-4.