India beat Pakistan in Asia Men's Rugby Sevens Trophy 2017
However the Philippines team bagged the Asia Men's Rugby Sevens Trophy and secured a place in the Asia Rugby Sevens Series, which will feature three legs and will be played later this year.
The Indian side took part under the aegis of the Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU), is supported by Societe Generale, the financial partner of Rugby India.
India women Hockey team beat Belarus 3-1 to clinch the series 5-0
Indian women hockey team dished out a disciplined performance to notch up a 3-1 win over a fighting Belarus to register their fifth consecutive victory to win the five-match Test series 5-0 on 8 March 2017.
Key Highlights of the match
Vandana Katariya (6th min), Gurjit Kaur (15th) and Rani (55th) sounded the board for India, while Yuliya Mikheichyk (52nd) scored the solitary goal for Belarus.
Captained by striker Rani, the Indian women were quick to get off the blocks as Vandana scored a stunning field goal in the 6th minute of the match.
The first quarter went on to be an eventful one for the Indian team, as Gurjit Kaur successfully converted a PC in the 15th minute to take her side 2-0 up against Belarus.
Pablo Cuevas won 2017 Brasil Open
Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas on 6 March 2017 defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4 to win Brasil Open Men's Singles title.
It is the third straight Brasil Open title for Cuevas.
In the rain-delayed clay-court tournament, Cuevas finally wrapped up the title on 6 March 2017 with a victory against Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain. Ramos-Vinolas had won the first set on 5 March 2017; however, the second set was stopped by rain at 3-3 and deuce with Ramos Vinolas serving. Once the game resumed, Cuevas, the world No 33, quickly took control, winning the second set 6-4 and then taking the third by the same score against the Spaniard.
Pablo Cuevas:
Born on 1 January 1986, Pablo Cuevas is an Argentine-born Uruguayan professional tennis player.
He won the 2008 French Open men's doubles title with Luis Horna.He has won 5 singles titles.
In April 2009, he had achieved his career-high doubles ranking of World no. 14.
Brasil Open:
The Brasil Open is a tennis tournament held annually in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series.
The tournament is one of the main events in the Brazilian tennis calendar.
Since 2004, the competition has been a part of the South American clay court circuit. Before that, it was held on hard courts.
Spain's Nicolas Almagro and Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas hold the record for most titles at the tournament. The 2016 Brasil Open Men's Singles title was won by Pablo Cuevas.
Punjab won 2017 Santosh Trophy of Football
About Santosh Trophy
Santosh Trophy is an annual Indian football tournament played in India. It was founded 1941. The trophy is named after the late Maharaja Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhary of Santosh (now it is in Bangladesh). It is knock-out competition contested by the regional state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
Ashwin, Jadeja jointly on top in ICC Test rankings
Jadeja has caught up with Ashwin in the rankings after the second Test against Australia in Bengaluru which India won by 75 runs on the fourth day on.
Key Highlights
Jadeja's seven wickets in the match, which included a crucial six for 63 in the first innings, have helped him move up one rank to reach the top position for the first time in his career, the ICC said in a statement.
The last time two bowlers shared the top spot was in April 2008 when Dale Steyn and Muttiah Muralidaran were at the top.
Ashwin too played an important role in the Bengaluru match. His eight wickets took him past spin legend Bishan Bedi's tally of 266 wickets and made him the fifth-highest wicket-taker for India in Tests with 269 wickets.
In the lost for batsmen, India captain Virat Kohli has conceded the second rank to England's Joe Root after managing only 27 runs in the match and 40 in the series so far. Root is now one point ahead of Kohli at 848 points.
Cheteshwar Pujara's innings of 17 and 92 have lifted him up five places to sixth rank while Ajinkya Rahane has moved up two places to 15th rank after scoring 17 and 52 in Bangalore.
Player of the match Lokesh Rahul has gained 23 places to reach 23rd spot after scores of 90 and 51.
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon's eight wickets in the match have lifted him two places to 16th rank. His team's left-arm spinner Steve O'Keefe and India pace bowler Umesh Yadav have gained one place each to reach career-best 28th and 29th places, respectively.
In the rankings for Test batsmen, Australia captain Steve Smith has maintained his reign at the top for 77 Tests, going past Ricky Ponting's 76 matches and now has the third longest stint at the top among Australians after Steve Waugh (94) and Don Bradman (93).
His team-mate Matt Renshaw has gained six places to reach a career-best 28th rank with knocks of 60 and five.
Left-hander Shaun Marsh has moved up five places to 37th position with scores of 66 and nine.
The list of all-rounders saw a change at the top as Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan moved ahead of Ashwin, who has scored only 20 runs in four innings against Australia so far.
Ashwin had overtaken Shakib in December 2015.
India's win in the second Test assured them the No.1 spot in the ICC Test Team Rankings on the April 1 cut-off date and a cash prize of USD one million. The fight is now for the second, third and fourth places.