Nikhat Zareen wins opening bout in National women’s boxing

Hisar: Former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen (52kg) stormed into the second round of the National Women’s Championships with a thumping win in her opening bout here today.

Dubai

West Indies women to play ODIs in Pakistan in November

West Indies women will visit Pakistan for three One-Day Internationals in November, the Asian side’s cricket board (PCB) said today.

Zurich

France up to No. 3 in FIFA rankings, Belgium still No. 1

France’s Nations League title moved the country’s national team up to No. 3 in the FIFA rankings. France still trail both top-ranked Belgium and No. 2 Brazil.

Kitakyushu (Japan)

Melnikova wins all-around final at gymnastics worlds

Angelina Melnikova of Russia won the women’s all-around final today to claim the first gold medal of the gymnastics world championships. Melnikova, the 2020 Olympics all-around bronze medalist, finished with 56.632 points. Agencies