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The following are the top/expected stories at 1700 hours:

EXPECTED STORIES: *Report of third ODI between India and West Indies.

*Report of Day 1 of second Ashes Test between Australia and West Indies. *Report of Pro Kabaddi League.

STORIES ON THE WIRE:

SPO-DAVIS-LD IND

ITF snubs AITA, refuses to shift or postpone Davis Cup tie against Pakistan By Amanpreet Singh

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) In a big snub to India's national tennis federation, the world governing body ITF on Wednesday refused to either postpone or shift the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan out of Islamabad.

SPO-IND-DISABILITY-KASHMIR Kashmiri households await calls from 'World Cup' winning sons Wasim and Amir

By Kushan Sarkar New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) The Hussain family from Sopore and the Iqbal household in Kashmir's Anantnag are eagerly waiting for their cell phones to buzz.

SPO-IND-PANT

Each day, I want to improve as a cricketer and human being, says Pant Port of Spain, Aug 14 (PTI) Rishabh Pant is on a learning curve in a tricky journey called international cricket and his only endeavour is to improve each day, not only as a cricketer but also a human being.

SPO-WREST-TRIALS

WFI to conduct remaining World Championship trials next week New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Struggling for form, double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar will take the mat to prove his worth when the national federation conducts trials for the Wrestling World Championship in remaining men's categories, here on Tuesday.

SPO-DUTEE

Sprinter Dutee Chand unable to travel to Germany due to "technical problems" New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) India's fastest woman Dutee Chand on Wednesday expressed regret for not being able to travel to Germany to participate in a couple of races in her bid to qualify for the World Athletics Championships due to some "technical problems".

SPO-HOCK-IND

Indian hockey teams set for Test event challenge ahead of Olympic qualifiers Tokyo, Aug 14 (PTI) Brimming with confidence ahead of the Olympic Test event here, the Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal and her male counterpart Harmanpreet Singh said their respective teams are capable of beating any side in the world and will not be intimidated by high-ranking opponents.

SPO-BCCI-SUBRAMANIUM

Punishment For Misconduct: BCCI instructs manager Subramaniam to return home from WI By Kushan Sarkar

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) In a first in Indian cricket, the national team's administrative manager Sunil Subramanium was on Wednesday asked by the BCCI to return midway from the ongoing tour of West Indies for allegedly misbehaving with senior officials from the country's High Commissions in the Caribbean.

SPO-DAVIS-IND Postpone tie or shift venue suo moto: AITA tells ITF on Davis Cup in Pakistan

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) India's national tennis federation on Wednesday asked the world governing body ITF to either postpone the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan in Islamabad or take it to a neutral venue "suo moto" given the current diplomatic tension between the two countries.

SPO-IND-DISABILITY India beat England by 36 runs to lift Physical Disability World Series T20

Mumbai, Aug 14 (PTI) Title favourites India lifted the inaugural T20 Physical Disability World Cricket Series after defeating hosts England by 36 runs in the finals here.

SPO-IND-BRATHWAITE Brathwaite working on fitness and reprogramming his thoughts to regain batting form

Port of Spain, Aug 14 (PTI) Struggling with his form, West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite said he is working on his fitness and trying to "reprogramme" his thoughts to get his batting back in order.

SPO-GOLF-IND Kapur leads 17-man Indian challenge at Sarawak Golf Championships

Kuching (Malaysia), Aug 14 (PTI) The seasoned Shiv Kapur will be eager to turn his season around when he spearheads a 17-man Indian challenge at the Sarawak Championship starting here on Thursday.

SPO-SAQLAIN Saqlain applies for U-19 team head coach's job, to appear for interview on Monday

Karachi, Aug 14 (PTI) Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has applied for the position of head coach of the national Under-19 team and will appear for an interview on Monday with the Pakistan Cricket Board.