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Norway a 1-0 lead in the World Group I First Round Davis Cup tie here on Friday. Ruud, who finished runner-up at the US Open after going down to Carlos Alcaraz on Monday, turned up for national duty four days later and did the job for his team.
It took weeks and months for the girls to overcome the painful loss of having missed the opportunity to finish on the podium for the first time in their history. But, instead of sulking over the Olympic loss, the enriching Tokyo experience and appreciation which Rani Rampal & Co received for their valiant show spurred on the players to aim for medal glory in the run up to their next big assignment - the postponed Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, which will act as a direct qualifier for the Paris Games 2024. Under the fine leadership of goalkeeper Savita Punia, who has earned the epithet of the 'Great Wall of India' for her dazzling penalty corner saves, the team has set its sight on winning the Asiad gold to directly qualify for Paris, without having to go through the tricky qualification process later on.
BCCI) has decided to introduce a tactical player substitution rule in the T20 format with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy starting in October. The regulation will be called 'impact player'. According to a BCCI document, in possession of TOI, the regulation has been brought in keeping in mind the tactical changes allowed in other team sports like football, rugby, basketball and baseball.
Fulham, carried wreaths as they led their teams out toward the center circle ahead of a pre-match minute’s silence for Queen Elizabeth II at the City Ground. Over at Villa Park, the lights were dimmed, the middle of the field was illuminated and tributes to the late monarch were displayed on the screens. Later, a soprano sang 'God Save the King' in front of the players of Aston Villa and Southampton. When the clock reached 70 minutes at both matches, fans stood and applauded in memory of the queen — who died last week after 70 years on the throne. Play even briefly stopped.
This is the first time the Indian football team has been knocked out in the semifinals stage of the tournament. Rashmi Kumari Ghishing scored the only goal of the game as the hosts eked out a win on a mud-soaked pitch. The home side started off on the front foot, using the left flank on a number of attacks in the opening exchanges. However, Indian defenders Sweety Devi and Manisa Panna remained alert to the danger and thwarted the hosts' attacks. Renu had India's first real chance of the match in the 12th minute, when she darted into the opposition box, but Nepal's captain and goalkeeper Anjila Subba came off her line to clear it away.
The top-seeded Anand, who Thursday became the country's 76th Grandmaster, scored nine points from 11 rounds to emerge clear winner. He was half a point ahead of the rest of the field. Anand's compatriot M Pranesh, who was the second seed, finished joint third with eight points along with three others.
Much like her game against Maria on Thursday where she lost the opening set, the 25-year-old from Argentina suffered starting trouble against the 2014 Wimbledon finalist. Eugenie called the shots in the first set by breaking Nadia in the first game. Within the first 10 minutes, Eugenie had raced to a 3-0 lead.
Ecuador will play at the 2022 World Cup after FIFA dismissed an appeal in the case of Ecuadorian player Byron Castillo whom Chile claimed was ineligible for the qualifiers, world soccer's governing body said on Friday. Chile had appealed FIFA's June 10 decision to dismiss their complaint that Castillo was born in Tumaco, Colombia in 1995 and not in the Ecuadorian city of General Villamil Playas in 1998, as stated on his official documents.