Duleep Trophy: India Blue 232/3 after rain curtails Day 3

Kanpur,
India Blue could add only 16 runs to their overnight total to reach 232/3 against India Red as the third day’s play of the Duleep Trophy encounter was called off after only 4.4 overs of play.
Brief Scores: India Red: 383; India Blue: 232/3 (G Hanuma Vihari 88, Deepak Hooda 37).
Lahore
Pakistan beat World XI to win T20 series
Pakistan beat World XI by a thumping margin of 33 runs in the final T20I to clinch a three-match series which marked the return of international cricket to the country.
Brief Scores: Pakistan: 183/4 (Shehzad 89, Babar 48; Perera 2/37); World XI: 150/8 (Perera 32, Miller 32; Hasan Ali 2/28).
London
Essex claim first English title in 25 years
Essex won the English County Championship for the first time in 25 years when closest rivals Lancashire lost to Somerset by seven wickets on Friday. Lancashire set Somerset only 68 to win after losing the final two wickets of their second innings cheaply. Somerset knocked off the runs with relative ease to leave Lancashire 56 points behind Essex with two games left. Essex turned the screw when they thrashed Warwickshire by an innings and 56 runs on Thursday. They are only the second county to win the title after being promoted the previous season since two divisions were introduced to English cricket in 2000.
New Delhi
Nine medals assured at Ahmet Comert Boxing
India have been assured of at least nine medals at the Ahmet Comert youth boxing tournament for women in Istanbul after a fine performance in the quarterfinals. Nine boxers advanced to the semifinals with contrasting victories to make the medal rounds. Lalita (64kg) defeated local favourite Candu Cakir in a split verdict, while Ankushita Boro scored a commanding victory over Aleyna Turk in the same weight category. Shashi Chopra (57kg) edged past Turkey’s Havanur En. Manisha (69kg) got the better of Thailand’s Thanchanok Saksri — also in a 3-2 decision. Tilotama Kshetrimayum Chanu (60kg) defeated Russia’s Anna Kzasnoperova. Parveen beat Ayten Cumentor of Turkey. In the 48kg category, Soniya defeated Ukraine’s Olga Shalimova, while Jyoti Gulia (51kg) got the better of Mlisa Polat in a unanimous verdict.
Den Bosch (Netherlands)
Hockey girls lose to Ladies Den Bosch
Defender Navdeep Kaur scored the solitary goal as the Indian women’s hockey team suffered a 1-3 loss to Ladies Den Bosch team in their third match of the Europe Tour. Goals from Ireen van den Assem (12th, 45th) and Imke Hoek (57th) were enough for the hosts to register the win.
LILLE
France and Serbia level at 1-1 as Tsonga beats Djere
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga claimed a 7-6(2) 6-3 6-3 win against Laslo Djere as France drew level with Serbia in their Davis Cup semifinal after the first singles on Friday. Les Bleus fell 0-1 behind after Lucas Pouille slumped to a 6-1 3-6 7-6(7) 7-6(5) defeat by Dusan Lajovic. Belgium lead Australia 1-0.