Ranji Trophy: MP enter quarterfinals; Saurashtra on brink of qualification
Karnataka on shaky ground against Punjab despite Rahul's fifty; Desai puts Saurashtra on cusp of win
B-town shows its support to Abhijeet.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday
Punjab, starting the penultimate day on 73/3 and needing 144 more runs, crumbled under pressure from Sindhu's relentless spin and Jayant Yadav's precise off-spin (3/35 in 10.4 overs), collapsing well before lunch and handing Haryana their second outright win in four matches.
The two highest rated Indian Grandmasters -- Abhijeet Gupta and Parimarjan Negi -- suffered major setbacks as they lost their second round ties in the Asian Chess Championship in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
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Grandmasters Parimarjan Negi and Abhijeet Gupta got back in contention with victories over Nguyen Anh Dung of Vietnam and Irwanto Sadikin of Indonesia respectively, in the third round of Asian Continental Chess Championship in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, on Tuesday.
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Himachal Pradesh, who were bowled out for 130 in their first innings, were 79 for one at stumps on day three needing another 393 runs for an improbable win.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Avinash Sable's national mark headlines strong showing in IGP 2
A roundup of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day matches played on Tuesday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Monday.
590 cricketers -- including 370 Indian players and 220 overseas players -- will go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
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