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Indian sports Highlights, July 5: News, updates, scores, results, commentary

Rohan Bopanna, Matthew Ebden Photo by Elsa/Getty Images

Welcome to ESPN India's daily blog, where we aim to bring you all the news from the dynamic world of Indian sports: from the wide variety of Olympic sports to franchise leagues.

July has plenty of sporting action taking place (including the big one, the Paris Olympics) - which you can find listed out in ESPN India's sporting calendar.


What's on today?

  • India's Olympic athletes step up their preparation for the showpiece event in Paris, less than a month away

  • Badminton: The Canada Open continues, with Priyanshu Rajawat, Tanya Hemanth and Anupama Upadhyay in action.

  • Billiards: Pankaj Advani bids for his third consecutive Asian Championship.

  • Chess: R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh are in action in the Superbet Chess classic.

  • Tennis: Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri continue their Wimbledon journey with their respective men's doubles partners.


What happened yesterday?

  • Athletics: Neeraj Chopra headlined a 28-member Indian team selected for the Olympics, long jumper Aldrin to be included later

  • Football: AIFF hopes to appoint Stimac's successor by July end

  • Badminton: Priyanshu Rajawat stunned Rasmus Gemke in the Canada Open

  • Billiards: Pankaj Advani defeated Siddharth Parikh in Asian Billiards Championships

  • Chess: Gukesh held Caruana; Praggnanandhaa drew with Nepomniachtchi in the Superbet Chess Classic with two rounds to go.

  • Athletics: 400m runner Deepanshi failed dope test, suspended by NADA

  • Tennis: Rohan Bopanna and Mathew Ebden entered round 2 at Wimbledon

  • Wimbledon: Bhambri-Olivetti pair moved to the second round; Balaji exited

  • Swimming: 14-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu reflected on being selected for the Paris Olympics

  • Equestrian: Delhi High Court upholds EFI selection criteria, clears Anush Agarwalla's participation in Paris

You can find the details of yesterday's news events here.