India caused a major upset at the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Asia Challenge in Tehran on Tuesday, beating China, Asias top-ranked team, 70-64 in a second round Group E fixture.The win boosted Indias chances of making the quarterfinals of the event. Amritpal Singh was the standout player from India, scoring 23 points along with 14 rebounds, while Vishesh Bhriguvanshi led the assists chart for either side with six.India had lost 2 straight games coming into this game whereas China had a 3-0 record and looked to keep it that way as it led 27-18 halfway through the second quarter. But India came back strongly to score 17 points in 10 minutes to lead 31-29 at half-time.Within the opening 3 minutes of the third quarter captain Amritpal Singh scored 8 points to put serious pressure on China. India kept their nerve and opened a six-point gap at the end of the third quarter, to lead 51-45 as the match headed into the final quarter.?By this time two of its big three of Amjyot Singh and Amritpal were on four fouls each, but the coach decided to keep them playing. With both playing a seemingly passive game to avoid getting fouled out, Indias bench stepped up to hold on to the lead throughout the quarter.?The last quarter was the most tightly contested, with both teams registering 19 points each. The highlight of the quarter was when?Amritpal stripped his Chinese centre off the ball, and threw down a dunk to get India back up by 6 pts with 7:50 left in the game. With five minutes left and the score reading 60-51 Indias bench made sure they closed out the game to rack up a famous victory.?Overall it was a team effort and they played as well as they did at the practice sessions at NITTE Campus. We worked on defence and this gave my boys more confidence on offense. Our strategy was to pressure the ball man and not let the first receiver receive the pass easily, Head Coach Sat Prakash Yadav said after the game.?This is 53rd-ranked Indias second win over China in two years. In July 2014 they had beaten China 65-58 in the FIBA Asia Cup group stages in Wuhan. India and China had last played each other in October 2015 at the Asian Championships quarter-final playoffs; China had won 104-58.India are now fourth in the six-team Group E, with six points from four matches. Earlier in the tournament, India had beaten the Philippines 91-83, before losing 90-66 to Chinese Taipei. 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Michael Bourn is one of the players enjoying it after coming to Baltimore from Arizona -- tied for last place in the National League West before Friday.Bourn played a significant role in Baltimores latest win over Tampa Bay. He had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning off Brad Boxberger and started the game-ending relay throw from left field to get Mikie Mahtook at the plate in the ninth.Its September, and youd like to play games that mean something and be in playoff contention, Bourn said. You dont know how many times you to get to play this time of year and have it be meaningful. When its not happening for you, then you realize it.Chris Tillman (16-5, 3.68) will start Saturday for the Orioles, his second game since coming off the disabled list. His first was last Sunday when he allowed just one run on four hits in six innings during a victory at Boston.Matt Andriese (7-7, 4.46) starts for the Rays Saturday. 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Theyll make a decision on that Sunday or Monday after giving him a day to rest and see how he feels.Baltimore also wanted to see if outfielder Joey Rickard could return Monday (thumb ligament) from the disabled list. But Rickard lasted just a few swings in a simulated game on Friday, so that might not happen and the team could bring up another outfielder.For Tampa Bay, outfielder Nick Franklins hamstring problems sidelined him Friday, and the team will be watching him. Manager Kevin Cash said its a day-to-day situation.Franklin did not play Friday night.First baseman Logan Morrison (strained wrist) will get a second opinion on the injury when the teams back in Tampa Bay and appears headed for surgery.Cash said even though the Rays are out of the playoff chase, his team is learning from playing in games that are high-pressure for their opponents, and hes glad theyre getting that chance.Saturday will be more of the same.I think its outstanding, Cash said. 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