Washington, DEC 13,
Sameer Verma kept hopes of progressing out of the group phase of the BWF World Tour Finals alive as he defeated Indonesian Tommy Sugiarto 21-16 21-7 in his second game. Sameer next faces Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen in his final group game on Friday and would be eager to notch up another victory.
Basketball
Celtics beat Wizards in overtime
Kyrie Irving scored Boston Celtics’ last 12 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers in the last 40 seconds, as they defeated Washington Wizards 130-125 in overtime.
Cricket
India lose Ashwin, Rohit to injury for second Test
India’s ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and batsman Rohit Sharma have been ruled out of the second Test that begins on Friday at Perth owing to injuries.
Hanuma Vihari, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav have been included in a 13-man squad announced on Thursday, apart from the ones who were in the playing 11 for the first Test.
Football
Lyon last team to qualify for Champions League last 16
Nabil Fekir’s equaliser in the second half gave Lyon a 1-1 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk, a result that made them the last team to qualify for the knock-out stages of the Champions League.
Already qualified Juventus, Real Madrid and Manchester United endured defeats, while Manchester City registered a come-from-behind 2-1 victory.
