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The following are the top/expected stories at 1800 hours.

EXPECTED STORIES: *World Chess Team Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan.

*Report of China Masters and Swiss Open badminton tournament.

STORIES ON THE WIRE: SPO-IND-KOHLI

Responsibility is on players to manage workload in IPL: Kohli By Amanpreet Singh

New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) The Indian players will have to smartly manage their workload during the upcoming IPL since it will be their responsibility to stay fit and fresh for the ICC World Cup, says skipper Virat Kohli.

SPO-IND-KHAWAJA World Cup is still far, now it's time to savour this massive win: Khawaja

New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) Vanquishing India on their home turf is huge for this Australian side and it's time to relish the victory than thinking about the World Cup which is still far away, says opener Usman Khawaja.

SPO-IND-OVERVIEW Series Overview: Plan A in place but what about Plan B?

By Kushan Sarkar New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) India captain Virat Kohli made it clear that he has his Plan A in place but what also became clear in the just-concluded ODI series against Australia was the lack of an effective Plan B ahead of the World Cup starting May 30.

SPO-IPL-CAPITALS-GANGULY

Delhi Capitals appoint Sourav Ganguly as advisor New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was Thursday appointed advisor of Delhi Capitals for the upcoming edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).

SPO-GOLF-OPEN

Subhankar, Lahiri to lead India's challenge in Hero Indian Open golf New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) Ace golfers Subhankar Sharma and Anirban Lahiri will spearhead India's challenge at the 55th edition of the Hero Indian Open to be held at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram from March 28 to 31.

SPO-LANKA-COACH

Sri Lanka Cricket asks head coach to return home from South Africa Colombo, March 14 (PTI) Sri Lanka head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe was on Thursday told to return home from South Africa in the middle of the ODI series and fielding coach Steve Rixon will take charge of the team for the subsequent T20 series.

SPO-FOOT-GURPREET

Moved on from Asian Cup disappointment, says India goalkeeper Gurpreet By Abhishek Hore

New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) The Asian Cup ouster, after coming so close to qualifying for knockouts, was a bitter pill to swallow, but India's top goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has moved on and is hoping to win the Indian Super League with Bengaluru FC.

SPO-SQUASH-JOSHNA Joshna goes down fighting in Black Ball Open

Cairo, Mar 14 (PTI) Joshna Chinappa's memorable run in the Women's Black Ball Squash Open came to an end after she went down fighting against world number five Joelle King in the quarterfinals of the PSA gold event here.

SPO-OLY-BROADCAST Sony Networks to broadcast 2020 Olympics in Indian subcontinent

Mumbai, Mar 14 (PTI) The Sony Pictures Networks India has been awarded the broadcast rights in the Indian subcontinent for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Thursday.

SPO-CLARKE-DHONI Never underestimate importance of Dhoni: Clarke

New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) Former Australian captain Michael Clarke on Thursday warned critics to "never underestimate" the importance of veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the Indian limited overs teams.

SPO-GOLF-WOM Ridhima shoots under par, keeps 4-shot lead

Greater Noida, Mar 14 (PTI) Ridhima Dilawari shot a second successive under-par round to ensure a four-shot lead in the sixth leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour here on Thursday.

SPO-MCC-GAVASKAR Gavaskar slams MCC proposal of one ball in Tests, says unfortunate it's being taken seriously

Mumbai, Mar 14 (PTI) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar Thursday slammed the MCC's recommendation that single-make balls be used in Test cricket, saying that it would be "unfortunate" if the suggestion, which will take away the challenge of playing in overseas conditions, is considered seriously.

SPO-GYM-DIPA Dipa qualifies for final round of Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

Baku (Azerbaijan), Mar 14 (PTI) India's Dipa Karmakar Thursday made it to the vault finals after finishing third in the qualifying round of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup here.