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"I like to think I have kept us in the game. It could have so easily been a game where they could have run away with it after the second session. I like to believe I was just dogged enough," Ashwin said after the day's play.

Bengaluru Blasters set up a potentially explosive championship match with Hyderabad Hunters after notching up a hard-fought victory over Ahmedabad Smash Masters in the second semifinal of the third Premier Badminton League on Saturday.

On the eve of Chennaiyin's match against FC Pune City, assistant coach Syed Sabir Pasha had said that Saturday's match will be all about Pune's attack against Chennaiyin's defence.

Belarus' Vanesa Kaladzinskaya overcame Nigeria's Odunayo Folasade to guide UP Dangal to their second successive victory in the Pro Wrestling League at the Siri Fort Indoor Stadium on Saturday.

Former swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag on Saturday stated that Virat Kohli "should drop himself" if he fails in the second Test against South Africa, launching a scathing attack on the India skipper for his team selection.

A day of toil turned into a position of parity for India, and lifted their mood after two sessions of largely ineffective bowling barring R Ashwin's two wickets. At stumps on Saturday, South Africa were 269/6 with skipper Faf du Plessis (24*) the last specialist batsman.

India skipper Ajay Reddy's all-round performance helped the in-form team beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the 5th Blind Cricket World Cup on Saturday. Electing to bat, Bangladesh scored 226 for eight in the stipulated 40 overs.

Former greats Allan Donald and VVS Laxman on Saturday slammed India's team selection for the second Test against South Africa, saying the move to play Ishant Sharma at the expense of Bhuvneshwar Kumar was baffling.

South Africa scored 104 runs in the second session, with Amla (35*) and AB de Villiers (16*) setting the tone for a dominating day. At 182/2, Virat Kohli has plenty of concerns on a surface not offering much for the fast bowlers.

Indian tennis star Ramkumar Ramanathan won his second round qualifying match in straight sets, beating France's Gleb Sakharov 6-4 7-6 (12) at the Australian Open qualifiers on Saturday.

Belgian Elise Mertens defeated Mihaela Buzarnescu of Romania 6-1 4-6 6-3 in a rain-interrupted final to defend her Hobart International title on Saturday.

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday questioned India's team selection for the second cricket Test against South Africa, saying opener Shikhar Dhawan's "head is always on the chopping board".

Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin on Saturday dismissed the charges levelled against him by the Hyderabad Cricket Association president G Vivek and said he has written to the BCCI about the developments in HCA.

India endured a wicketless morning session as the second Test got underway at Centurion's SuperSport Park on Saturday, with South Africa's openers seeing out the first hour and then cashing in on a period of wayward bowling to take the score to 78/0 at lunch.

Former world number one Angelique Kerber continued her 2018 resurgence with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Ashleigh Barty in the Sydney International final on Saturday, giving herself a welcome boost ahead of next week's Australian Open.

Optimism mingled with an eagerness to know what lies ahead as India's potential future stars geared up to lock horns with Australia in their big-ticket campaign opener of the ICC U-19 World Cup on Sunday.

India vs South Africa Live Cricket Score: Follow all the live updates from the Day 1 of the second Test between India and South Africa in Centurion.

Women in black abayas and fluorescent orange vests stood at the gates at King Abdullah Stadium, welcoming people into the family section that, for the first time in Saudi Arabia, allowed women to attend a men's soccer match.

World number one Rafael Nadal embarks on a new era without his coach and uncle in the players' box at the Australian Open but the Spaniard said he would always welcome advice from his lifelong mentor with open arms.

Roberto Bautista Agut continued to shine in New Zealand when the Spaniard won his second Auckland Classic title with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 victory over second seed Juan Martin Del Potro on Saturday.

A withering spell by Trent Boult saw New Zealand destroy Pakistan by 183 runs in the third one-day international to comfortably wrap up the series in Dunedin on Saturday.