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Neil Robertson laments 'pretty horrendous' situation at Northern Ireland Open and isn't 'stressing' over ranking
Neil Robertson says the practice situation at the Northern Ireland Open is “pretty horrendous” as he has been unable to hit a ball before his matches. Robertson cruised through his opening two matches in Belfast with a 4-0 win over Fraser Patrick and a 4-2 victory against Fan Zhengyi. Ad With the held-over qualifying matches and the last 64 taking place over the first three days, there is a battle between the players to secure practice time ahead of their games.
Former British junior Tanysha Dissanayake, who played against Emma Raducanu, retires aged 21 due to long Covid
Former British junior Tanysha Dissanayake has retired from tennis at the age of 21 due to the effects of long Covid, saying she feels “a million years away” from being able to play again. Dissanayake played alongside Emma Raducanu at a third-tier tournament in Sunderland before the Covid-19 pandemic struck in March 2020. Ad She was close to breaking into the top 1,000 in the world rankings at the time but did not compete again for another year.
T20 World Cup: Wanted to give Shami a challenge: Rohit on holding him back till final over
Rohit Sharma said the plan was to throw a "challenge" at the man returning from a long layoff. Taking the challenge head on, Shami put the concerns over his fitness to rest with a sensational 20th over as India pulled off a six-run win in their first warm-up fixture of the T20 World Cup here on Monday. Drafted into the squad as a replacement for the injured Jasprit Bumrah, Shami landed yorker after yorker and ended up with three wickets in the over.
Special being back where it changed for me: Neeraj Chopra returns to National Stadium at 'Thank You Tokyo'
As per the Olympics.com, the Olympic champion was in the Japanese capital on Sunday to attend the event, which was organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Japanese Olympic Committee to commemorate the successful hosting of the global sporting event last year. The people of Japan were also appreciated for making the event a huge success despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost 18,000 people turned out to watch the event, which involved a series of sports initiations and demonstrations from top athletes. The massive crowd, which had not turned up to the stadium due to the pandemic, now got to see the sight of Neeraj storming down the runway and hurling a javelin once again, just like he did during his Olympics triumph. "Had a great time at the #Tokyo2020 Commemoration Ceremony today, and was a special feeling being back at the stadium where it all changed for me. Thank you to @iocmedia, @gorin and @Tokyo2020 for the invite! #ThankYouTokyo #arigatouDong Jing ," tweeted Neeraj.
Northern Ireland Open: ‘Everyone knows he hit it’ – Referee calls wrong foul against Sam Craigie
There was a moment of controversy in the middle of the second round match between Mark Selby and Sam Craigie when referee Monika Sulkowska called a foul that wasn’t. In the fourth frame, Craigie rolled up to a yellow to play a safety shot but Sulkowska called a foul even though replays clearly showed the ball moved. Ad Craigie went on to lose the match 4-2 to Selby in a scrappy affair.
Nick Pope hits back at Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo complaints over disallowed goal
Nick Pope insists referee Craig Pawson was right to disallow Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal in Manchester United’s goalless draw with Newcastle United on Sunday.