World Cup: In Monchengladbach, Germany, India on Thursday beat Spain 4-2 to enter the semi-finals of the Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup for the. Monika, Navneet Kaur, Vandana Katariya & Rani scored.
Local football: The inaugural match of the Rising Stars school football tournament was played between Bantra Madhusudhan P.C.H.S and Kola Union High School. The former won by a score of 1-0.
Gold pot: Nearly $1 million will be up for grabs in prizes in the inaugural Caribbean Premier League. The prize money for the preliminary matches adds up to $525,000. The final match will be worth $250,000.
Open bounty: The US Tennis Association has announced that the men’s and women’s singles champions of the US Open would get a record $2.6 million as prize money. The total prize money is $34.3 million.
Dhoni&’s pup: MS Dhoni has adopted a pup in Ranchi. He posted its picture on his Twitter page, saying that it had been named "Leah English and Liya in Hindi.” Earlier, he "adopted" a tiger.
Barca&’s choice: Barcelona coach Tata Martino has expressed interest in recruiting Danish national team captain and Liverpool defender Daniel Agger. Agger and Chelsea’s David Luiz are the top choices on his wish list.
McGrath image: Glenn McGrath’s life-size wax image became the newest addition to the Madame Tussauds Museum in Australia. He was the winner of the Sydney Aussie Votes campaign. The wax figure portrays McGrath in mid-action.
Lara, Sachin equal: Former Australian captain Steve Waugh on Thursday rated Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar as “equals” because they played in different conditions and under different sort of pressures.
Dope cheats: Nine Turkish athletes have been banned for two years after testing positive for anabolic steroids. The International Association of Athletic Federations said six of the athletes were women, including two teenagers.
Spurs’ gain: Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement with Valencia for the transfer of Spain striker Roberto Soldado, the London club said on Thursday. Manager Andre Villas-Boas earlier revealed Spurs were chasing him.
Golf feat: Playing over the course of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club on 20 July, 2013, Arun Kumar Gupta was on Thursday stated by the institution in a Press Note to have holed out in one stroke at the second hole. 
Roma triumph: AS Roma beat Major League Soccer’s All-Star team 3-1 in a pre-season friendly.  Kevin Strootman, Alessandro Florenzi and Junior Tallo scored for Roma, and Omar Gonzalez hit one goal for the hosts.
Milan lose: Manchester City outclassed AC Milan to set up a showdown with Bayern Munich in the final of the pre-season Audi Cup tournament following a 5-3 victory on
Wednesday.
Sneijder out:  Galatasaray&’s Wesley Sneijder was left out of the Holland squad for the friendly against Portugal. Meanwhile, Indian software major HCL has signed a multi-million dollar deal with Galatasaray.