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Anirban Lahiri finishes tied-56th in The Northern Trust
Needing a top-10 finish at the Liberty National Golf Club to have any hopes of advancing, Lahiri had a 1 under-70 in the final round, postponed to Monday due to bad weather, as he aggregated 5-under-279 for the tournament. Lahiri was making his return into the Playoffs for the first time in three years.
China to pull out of Asian Table Tennis Championships
As per Qin Zhijian, secretary-general of the CTTA, after finishing their quarantine upon returning from the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Chinese paddlers will return to their provincial teams in preparation for the 14th National Games, which is billed as the country's mini-Olympics, reports Xinhua. They will also prepare for the World Championships in Houston (USA) and the China Table Tennis Super League (CTTSL) afterwards.
Racism a societal issue, need to do more to eradicate it: Root
"I can't really speculate or comment too much on a report I have not seen. But, as a former team-mate and friend, it's hard to see Azeem hurting as he is," said Root during a virtual interaction with the media. "More than anything, it just shows that there is a lot of work we have to do in the game. It is a societal issue in my opinion. We have seen it in other sports, we have seen it in other areas," added Root.
Happy people talking about me, feeling important: Rahane
"I am happy people are talking about me. I always believe people will talk about important people so I am not too concerned about that. It is all about contribution to the team," he said in a virtual interaction with the media. "Everything motivates me. Playing for country motivates me. I am not bothered about criticism as I mentioned. People only criticise important people and they are criticising me. I only focus on controllables," he added.
England pacer Mark Wood ruled out of third Test against India
Despite Wood returning to bowl on the last day of the Lord's Test, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday that he will not be fit to play in the third Test. Wood had taken five wickets in England's 151-run loss to India at Lord's. "He will remain with the squad in Leeds and will continue his rehab with the England medical team. The 31-year-old will be assessed at the end of this Test match," said a statement from the ECB.
Kohli is right man at the right time to lead India: Hussain
"Virat Kohli is the right man at the right time to lead this formidable India side. His players, in particular the bowlers, want an aggressive captain. They want Kohli stirring things up, as he did so effectively in that brilliant second Test at Lord's," wrote Hussain in his column for Daily Mail.
FIBA Asia Cup: Saudi Arabia beat Palestine, India qualify for finals
India, who had lost 80-61 to the Saudis in their first match on Friday, had overcome Palestine 79-77 in a thriller on Saturday and needed the hosts to either beat Palestine or lose by a huge margin, to qualify for the finals. The Saudis won Sunday's match comfortably and finished with two wins while India ended second in the three-team group with one win and one defeat. Palestine lost both their matches and thus finished third.
World Athletics U20: Shaili wins silver in long jump
Shaili, who came into the final with the best performance in the qualifying stage with an effort of 6.48 metres, improved on her personal best with a superb effort of 6.59 in the women's long jump final. However, she lost out on the gold medal to Sweden's Maja Askag, the European junior champion, who cleared 6.60 metres. Mariia Horielova of Ukraine took the bronze medal with a season best effort of 6.50 metres.
Superhuman effort required from England: Gavaskar
The legendary cricketer expects the Virat Kohli-led Team India to hold sway over England after their emphatic 151-run win over the hosts in the second Test at the Lord's. the first Test at Trent Bridge was declared a draw after the fifth day's play was washed off by rain.
Thompson-Herah runs second fastest-ever women's 100m
Elaine, whose previous best was the 10.61 she set in retaining her 100m title in Tokyo, overhauled the fast-starting Olympic silver medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to bolster the position she already held as the second-fastest ever behind the 1988 10.49 world record belonging to the late Florence Griffith-Joyner of the United States.
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