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The Indian men's and women's throwball teams created history by clinching gold medals in the World Games held at Kathmandu. While the men’s team secured a 15-13, 15-12 victory over Bangladesh in their final match, the women’s team beat arch-rivals Pakistan by the same margin to win the title.

Anil Kumble stepped down as the Indian coach yesterday due to his differences with the Indian skipper Virat Kohli after a dazzling stint with the team. Former cricketers expressed their views on the move, via Twitter, terming the move to be a huge loss for the Indian cricketing fraternity.

Rafael Nadal entered the quarterfinals of the French Open after beating Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, while Novak Djokovic also became an 11-time quarter-finalist as he beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-6 (7/5), 6-1, 6-3, in another match. However, Garbine Muguruza crashed out in the last 16.

Amla’s 103 coupled with Tahir's 4/27 helped the South Africa secure a 96-run victory over Sri Lanka. AB de Villiers failed to perform with the bat In the match, but he assured the Proteas defended 299, with an extraordinary run-out which send Dinesh Chandimal back to the pavilion.