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Korea surprise Australia with 1-1 draw
South Korea surprised Australia with a 1-1 draw in the only match on day three of the 20th Champions Trophy men8217;s hockey tournament in Lahore on Monday. After the first two rounds of matches, Olympic and world champions Holland remained at the top of the table with six points in two matches. Australia, with a better goal difference, are second and South Korea third.

Susanthika excels
Sri Lankan controversial sprint queen Susanthika Jayasinghe set the track ablaze by setting a new national mark and recording a grand double in the 76th National athletics championship in Colombo. She set a new 100m national record, finishing in 11.27 seconds while on Saturday, she ran her favourite 200m in 23.28 seconds.

Shruti in quarters
Shruti Dhawan, the 16-year-old former DHAITA trainee, got her name on the WTA computer, after she upset third-seed Montika Anuchan of Thailand 6-2, 6-4 to enter the quarterfinals of the Central Bank-ITF Women8217;s Circuit Masters tennis tournament at the DTA courts in New Delhi on Monday.

Army Boys champs
Army Boys Sports Company, BRC Danapur won the 27th edition of the Nehru Junior hockey tournament when they outplayed Chotu Ram Zamindar School from Sonepat 4-0.