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Rasmus Hojlund sends emotional message to player linked with £34m Manchester United transfer

Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund has sent a message to a former teammate who has been linked with following him to Old Trafford this summer.

Para-Badminton Player Aarti Patil Wins Bronze Medal In Bahrain

Para-badminton player Aarti Patil made a bronze medal-winning return to the international circuit after a leg injury that had kept her out of action for months and she is now aiming for a top-10 ranking by August to be eligible to play Level 1 tournaments on the BWF circuit. Patil, who had not played any international event since the BWF World Championship in Thailand in February, went down to compatriot Manisha Ramadass in the semifinals in the women's SU5 category at the Bahrain Para-Badminton tournament on Saturday. The runup to the semifinals helped Patil jump six spots to reach 14th rank in the world ranking but knows that she needs to climb even further.

ADDP Revokes Bajrang Punia's Suspension Till NADA Issues Notice Of Charge

The National Anti-Doping Agency's Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) on Monday revoked the provisional suspension imposed on Bajrang Punia till NADA issues a Notice of Charge to the wrestler, who had refused to provide his sample for dope test after the selection trials in March. NADA had suspended Tokyo Games bronze medallist Bajrang on April 23 and subsequently the world governing body UWW also took similar action. The trials to pick the men's national team for the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Bishkek were held in Sonepat on March 10 and Bajrang had walked off the venue without providing his urine sample after losing a bout. He did not compete in the 3rd-4th place bout.