India push Windies to verge of defeat

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Pacers Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Shami (right) claimed an impressive four-wicket haul each to put India in driver's seat at stumps on the third day

CRICKET

Yadav, Shami put India on top

Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Shami took four wickets apiece as India dismissed West Indies for just 243 in their first innings. Amit Mishra accounted for the other two wickets.

Ishant Sharma dismissed the hosts’ top scorer from the first innings, Kraigg Brathwaite (74 and 2), to reduce them to 21 for 1 at the end of day 3. They still trail India’s first innings score of 566 for 8 declared by 302 runs.

HOCKEY

Oltmans asks for consistency

Indian hockey coach Roelant Oltmans believes that his squad has the wherewithal to finish in the Olympics podium and that it is only a question of consistently churning out the best performances through the length of the tournament.

TENNIS

Monfils to take on Karlovic in Washington final

France’s Gael Monfils defeated Alexander Zverev and Croatian Ivo Karlovic got the better of Steve Johnson to set up the final in the ATP and WTA Washington Open.

Venus Williams one win away from 50th title

Venus Williams will have to defeat Briton Johanna Konta, playing her first career WTA final, to claim her 50th WTA title when the two face off in Stanford.

WRESTLING

Narsingh’s Olympics hopes in jeopardy

Narsingh Yadav’s participation in the upcoming Rio Olympics is in doubt after he has tested positive for a banned steroid.

While Narsingh alleges a conspiracy against him, both his samples turning positive has seriously dented his chances of representing India at the Games.