1. About half an hour before the close of play on day one, India looked seemingly set to head back to the dressing room with the advantage. But a timely strike from Angelo Mathews during the fag end made honours even on an eventful day one of the Colombo Test. India are 319 for 6, a decent score considering what it comprises of - KL Rahul's second Test century and fifties from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, but just not strong enough if you are to assume how much batting is left.
2. Serena Williams pumped her fist after each important point and screamed as she smacked another emphatic shot. The defending Cincinnati champion wasn't going to ease into the tournament
3. Tiger Woods fired a six-under 64, his lowest opening-round score of 2015, to lie two shots off the early lead at the Wyndham Championship on Thursday and boost his hopes of qualifying for the FedExCup.
4. Reigning world chess champion Magnus Carlsen's fresh call for a 'new order' has found few takers. The Nordic prodigy had recently suggested that the current World Championship cycle should make way for an annual knockout event which would improve the odds for almost every player, with the exception of the defending champion, of winning the world title.
5. The BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur on Thursday felicitated batting great Kumar Sangakkara before the start of play of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India, which marks the farewell match for the legendary cricketer.
