Belgium thrashed South Africa 5-1 in their last Pool C match of the men's hockey World Cup here on Sunday.

India gained a slender 15-run first innings lead after dismissing Australia for 235 in a truncated first session of Day 3 of the opening Test at the Adelaide Oval here on Saturday.

Travis Head's fighting 61 off 149 balls helped Australia reach 191/7 at stumps on Friday, the second day of the first test against India, after off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took three top-order wickets and helped the visitors dominate the day's play.

Cheteshwar Pujara fought his way to a gritty century even as familiar batting woes on foreign soil left India struggling at 250/9 on the opening day of the first cricket Test against Australia here on Thursday.

Germany thrashed fellow European heavyweights Netherlands 4-1 in a completely one-sided Pool D affair to confirm a quarter-final spot at the ongoing 2018 Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here on Wednesday.

India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat against Australia in the first test of the four-match series at the Adelaide Oval here on Thursday.

India recovered from a slow start to produce a superb second half performance and hold title contenders Belgium to a 2-2 draw in a crucial Pool C match of the FIH World Cup here on Sunday.

All set to play his first Test series against Australia, Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah came up with a delivery that will caution team Australia for the upcoming matches.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Argentina to attend G20 Summit, met FIFA President Gianni Infantino on his third day of visit. Sharing a picture of a football jersey gifted to him, Mr Prime Minister said Argentina is unimaginable without the sport.

In a major blow to the Test series preparations, India's promising opening batsman Prithvi Shaw suffered an injury in the warm up game against Cricket Australia (CA) XI at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Friday.