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Bhaichung Bhutia wants voting rights for players in future AIFF constitution

Bhaichung Bhutia on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to remove the Committee of Administrators as it was done to "salvage" the U-17 Women's World Cup and ensure revocation of the FIFA ban on India. The top court modified its earlier order to facilitate the holding of the women's age-group showpiece in India in October and revocation of suspension of All India Football Federation (AIFF) by the world governing body FIFA.

Borna Coric climbs 123 ranking places after Cincinnati title

The 25-year-old spent a year out of action with a shoulder injury which required surgery, before returning in March. He arrived in Cincinnati as the world number 152 after spending much of his 2022 season on the second-tier Challenger circuit but is now ranked 29th. Coric dropped just one set in the tournament, against 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the second round, and beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday's final.

Third-seeded Antonsen crashes out early at badminton worlds

The 2019 world silver-medallist Antonsen fell behind early and never managed to get a foothold in a 21-15, 21-19 loss to Japan's Kenta Nishimoto. The 25-year-old Antonsen was playing his first competitive match in three months after pulling an abdominal muscle in May and said it "felt a bit strange just to suddenly be on court again". "I felt like I played better and better and it was a shame that I didn't make the comeback in the second game, I was so close," said Antonsen, who had fended off four match points.

Cincinnati champion Caroline Garcia returns to WTA top 20

The 28-year-old, who had slipped to 79th in the standings in May, is back in the top 20 for the first time since March 2019. Garcia beat Kvitova 6-2, 6-4 in Sunday's final to win her first WTA 1000 title since 2017. Iga Swiatek retained her commanding lead as world number one despite losing to Madison Keys in the Cincinnati last 16.

CoA initiates poll process at Hockey India, appoints returning officer

Bihar government, Ajay Nayak has been appointed as the returning officer for the Hockey India elections, to be conducted by October 9. The appointment was made during a meeting held between the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the Committee of Administrators (CoA) running the sport in the country currently.

Pakistan unveil Test venues for England series in December

Major teams have been reluctant to travel to Pakistan due to security concerns since six policemen and two civilians were killed in a 2009 attack on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. The PCB has worked hard to convince teams to visit the country again and Australia this year undertook their first tour of Pakistan in 24 years. England, who pulled out of a scheduled tour last year, will play seven Twenty20 Internationals beginning on Sept.

Caroline Garcia extends strong run to re-enter top-20 ranking

Garcia, 28, was ranked at a career-high fourth in 2018 but slipped down the ladder due to confusion over her approach of play and injury problems. Since coming back from a foot injury in May, when she was 79th in the rankings, Garcia has won a WTA 1000 title on hardcourt, won a grasscourt event in Bad Homburg and the Warsaw tournament on clay. "We made it clear which way I have to play, which direction I have to go," Garcia, who climbed up to world number 17th on Monday, said, referring to her new coach Bertrand Perret and her team.

BWF Worlds: Lakshya Sen wins, Sai Praneeth loses

India also registered twin wins in women's and mixed doubles competition on the opening day which saw B Sai Praneeth bow out after losing in three games to world number 4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei. The 20-year-old Sen, who had returned with a bronze on his debut in Spain last year, prevailed 21-12 21-11 over an erratic Vittinghus in his opening match. Praneeth, a 2019 bronze medallist, earlier put up a brave effort before going down 15-21 21-15 15-21 to Chen in little over an hour.

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Bhaichung Bhutia wants voting rights for players in future AIFF constitution

Borna Coric climbs 123 ranking places after Cincinnati title

Third-seeded Antonsen crashes out early at badminton worlds

Cincinnati champion Caroline Garcia returns to WTA top 20

CoA initiates poll process at Hockey India, appoints returning officer

Pakistan unveil Test venues for England series in December

Caroline Garcia extends strong run to re-enter top-20 ranking

BWF Worlds: Lakshya Sen wins, Sai Praneeth loses