England took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka with a win at Lord’s with Gus Atkinson making a stellar appearance with both bat and ball. Atkinson, who smashed his maiden century in the format, finished with a fifth as he put his name on the honours board at Lord’s. Elsewhere, Nishad Kumar claimed his second successive Paralympic silver medal in the men’s T47 high jump event with a leap of 2.04m. All that and more in our sports roundup today.
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England beat Sri Lanka by 190 runs to win the series
England took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka with a big 190-run win in the second Test at Lords. Joe Root with his two hundreds and Gus Atkinson with his all-round show shone for England, who stayed alive in the fight to reach the WTC final.
Gus Atkinson celebrates another fiftieth anniversary and joins the list of elite players
Gus Atkinson has enjoyed a spectacular summer of Test matches, going from strength to strength, scoring his first century in the format and finishing with a fifteenth, earning him a place on both rolls of honour at Lord’s. Atkinson has become only the third player to score a century and take a fifteenth in the same Test match at Lord’s.
Nishad Kumar wins silver in men’s high jump at Paralympic Games
Indian Paralympian Nishad Kumar won his second consecutive Paralympic silver medal in the men’s high jump T47 category with a leap of 2.04m. This was India’s third medal and seventh overall in athletics at the Paris Paralympics.
Preethi Pal makes history with her second Paralympic medal in Paris
Preethi Pal became the first Indian athlete to win two medals at the Paralympics after winning a bronze in the women’s 200m T35 event. Pal had already won a bronze in the women’s 100m T35 event at the ongoing Games.
Pakistan in trouble after third day of second Test against Bangladesh
Litton Das, with his fourth Test century, put Bangladesh in the driving seat in the second match against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. Bangladesh recovered from 26/6 to 262 and had Pakistan 9/2 in the second innings to dictate the terms on the fourth day of the Test match.
Ajinkya Rahane Hits hard to help Leicestershire draw with Glamorgan
Ajinkya Rahane showed his fine form for Leicestershire in the ongoing County Division Two, scoring a superb century in the second innings while leading a superb rearguard action for his team alongside Peter Handscomb against Glamorgan in Cardiff. Leicestershire drew the match 369-6.
Kylian Mbappé debuts goal in LaLiga
After three games without goals, Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid’s star signing, opened the scoring by scoring twice against Real Betis to help his team win 2-0.
Suhas and Nitesh take the medals, the latter will play the gold medal match today
Suhas Yathiraj defeated his compatriot Sukant Kadam in the all-India semi-final of the SL4 category in para-badminton, while Nitesh Kumar will play his gold medal match after beating his Japanese opponent in the semi-final of the SL3 event.
Coco Gauff drops out of US Open as Sabalenka advances to quarterfinals
Defending champion Coco Gauff lost 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to Emma Navarro in the fourth round of the US Open and was eliminated early, while Aryna Sabalenka reached the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Elise Mertens of Belgium.
Frances Tiafoe makes history and reaches US Open quarterfinals
American Frances Tiafoe became the first American tennis player to reach three consecutive US Open quarter-finals after beating Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-3.
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