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The following are the top/expected stories at 1745 hours:

EXPECTED STORIES: *Report of Day 3 of first Test between India and West Indies in North Sound, Antigua.

*Report of Day 3 of third Ashes Test between Australia and England in Leeds. *Lead Report of Badminton World Championship in Basel.

*Report of Pro Kabaddi League.

STORIES ON THE WIRE:

SPO-BAD-SINDHU Sindhu storms into third successive finals at BWF World Championships

Basel (Switzerland), Aug 24 (PTI) India's P V Sindhu stood one win away from an elusive World Championships gold medal after storming into her third successive final with a straight-game win over All England champion Chen Yu Fei here on Saturday.

SPO-LD IND Ishant's fiver puts India on top in first Test

North Sound (Antigua), Aug 24 (PTI) A late three-wicket burst from senior pacer Ishant Sharma to complete his five-for and reckless batting by West Indies helped India take control of the first Test on day two here.

SPO-IND-ISHANT Bumrah told me to try cross-seam and it worked: Ishant

North Sound (Antigua), Aug 24 (PTI) Ishant Sharma's late burst broke the back of West Indies batting and the senior India pacer attributed the good show to pace bowling partner Jasprit Bumrah's advice of trying cross-seam stuff.

SPO-CWG-BATRA Sports minister asked IOA to come back after meeting CGF chief: Batra

New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to meet him again after talking to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief on the proposal to boycott the 2022 CWG for dropping shooting.

SPO-OPEN-LD NAGAL Dream to play the 'God' at Arthur Ashe arena: Nagal on playing Federer at US Open

New York, Aug 24 (PTI) Earning a dream Grand Slam debut for himself, Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal set up the US Open first round against one of the greatest players of all times - the legendary Roger Federer.

SPO-IND-JADEJA Jadeja not concerned about 'outside' talks, happy to repay captain's faith

North Sound (Antigua), Aug 24 (PTI) Ravindra Jadeja is glad that he could repay skipper Virat Kohli's faith in him with a gritty half-century, ignoring the few eyebrows being raised over his inclusion for the first Test against West Indies.

SPO-IND-CHASE Disappointed that I could not convert my start after camp with Lara, Sarwan: Chase

North Sound (Antigua), Aug 24 (PTI) West Indies' Roston Chase is disappointed to have thrown away his wicket for 48 in the opening Test against India, failing to do justice to the advice given by batting legend Brian Lara.

SPO-GOWTHAM-T20-RECORD Gowtham hits 134 and picks 8 wickets in jaw-dropping T20 show

Bengaluru, Aug 24 (PTI) Krishnappa Gowtham produced a jaw-dropping all-round performance in the history of T20 cricket, smashing a 56-ball 134 and then picking an incredible 8/15 in the Karnataka Premier League here.

SPO-JOHRI-NADA Will NDTL suspension affect samples collected in domestic events: Johri's letter to NADA DG

New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Concerned with the six-month suspension of National Dope Testing Laboratory's (NDTL) accreditation by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the BCCI in a letter to National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has sought to know about the "chain of custody" of the samples collected at domestic events during this period.

SPO-LD JAITLEY 'A part of me is gone': cricketers, Olympic stars mourn Jaitley's death

(Eds: Adding more reactions) New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Cricket administration was among the many hats Arun Jaitley wore in public life and in his death, the players remembered the man who seamlessly juggled roles, and stood by them in their hour of need.