Sports Highlights

The following are the top/expected stories at 5pm:

EXPECTED STORIES: *Report of India A vs West Indies A unoffical Test match.

*Report of Pro Kabaddi league. *Interview with Baichung Bhutia.

*Report of Thailand Open boxing tournament

STORIES ON THE WIRE: SPO-GANGULY-SELECTION

Selectors should be consistent, Shubman should have been in team: Ganguly New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday questioned the omission of veteran Ajinkya Rahane and young Shubman Gill from the ODI squad for the tour of West Indies, urging the selection committee to be consistent with their policies.

SPO-BAD-LD IND

Sindhu, Prannoy progress; Srikanth, Sameer bow out of Indonesia Open Tokyo, Jul 24 (PTI) Ace Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and HS Prannoy moved into the second round of Japan Open with contrasting wins over their respective rivals in the women's and men's singles events here on Wednesday.

SPO-IND-DHONI-JERSEY

World Test C'ship: With no Dhoni in Test matches, will India use Jersey No 7? By Kushan Sarkar

New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) The upcoming World Test Championship will feature jersey numbers behind the white shirts for the first time but there are two numbers that the Indian team is unlikely to use during the Test series against the West Indies in Antigua starting August 22.

SPO-GILL Disappointed but won't spend time thinking over it: Shubman Gill

New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) He was expecting an India recall after a stellar show in the A series and even though Shubman Gill is disappointed by the snub for the West Indies tour, the youngster is not ready to "spend time thinking over it."

SPO-SL-COACH Sri Lanka head coach Hathurusinghe asked to step down

Colombo, Jul 24 (PTI) Sri Lanka's head cricket coach Chandika Hathurusinghe has been asked to step down after the ongoing ODI series against Bangladesh.

SPO-HOCK-MANPREET We are on our toes to qualify for Olympics: hockey captain Manpreet

Bengaluru, Jul 24 (PTI) The Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh on Wednesday said the eight-time champions are focussed on qualifying for next year's Tokyo Olympics with just a year left for the start of the showpiece event.

SPO-DAVIS-PAK-ITF ITF delegation in Islamabad to assess preparations ahead of Indo-Pak Davis Cup tie

Karachi, Jul 24 (PTI) Ahead of the September Davis Cup tie between India and Pakistan, a two-member delegation of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) is in Islamabad to assess preparations and security for the Group-1 Asia-Oceania zone clash.

SPO-INZAMAM Being chief selector most challenging job ever: Inzamam

Karachi, Jul 24 (PTI) Pakistan's outgoing chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq says the tenure has been the most challenging of his professional career as he was subjected to "hurtful criticism" for picking his nephew Imam-ul-Haq in the team.

SPO-KULASEKARA-RETIREMENT Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Kulasekara calls it a day

Colombo, Jul 24 (PTI) Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Kulasekara has decided to call time on his international career, finishing as the third highest wicket-taker among his country's pace bowlers after Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga.

SPO-TT-CHINA Growth of Indian table tennis has forced China, S Korea to notice us: Sharath

New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) India's recent streak of good performances at tournaments like the Asian and Commonwealth Games has grabbed eye-balls in table-tennis powerhouses like China and South Korea, according to veteran star A Sharath Kamal.