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No regrets if I don't win another individual title, I've Thomas Cup gold: Prannoy

HS Prannoy says he will have no regrets even if it doesn't come his way since he has a Thomas Cup gold in his trophy cabinet now. The giant-killer's tag has stayed for far too long for Prannoy, who scripted some of the most headline-grabbing victories over top stars such as Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan, Chen Long and Viktor Axelsen. However, he could not weave the big wins together in a week's time and even though he rose to a career-best ranking of world number 8 in 2018, the Indian's last individual title win came way back in 2017, at the US Open Grand Prix Gold.

Senegal coach wants Afcon games delayed to boost World Cup build-up

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse wants the September Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers postponed to allow the five countries representing the continent at the World Cup to play friendly matches.

Has More Shots "Than Any Other Indian": Ravi Shastri Backs Sanju Samson For T20 World Cup Squad

With the 2022 T20 World Cup set to be held later this year in Australia, India's selectors face a problem of plenty in most departments. Among batters too, they have several options to pick from, and not enough spots to be able to include everyone who seems deserving of a chance. Apart from players like Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson, who have played for India but are not sure picks, there are also uncapped players like Rahul Tripathi and Tilak Varma who have been knocking on the doors with their standout performances in the Indian Premier League.