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India’s PV Sindhu revealed remarkable skills to upset world number two Wang Yihan of China in the badminton women’s singles quarter finals to enter the semi finals of the Rio 2016 Olympics.

With the triumph Sindhu became only the second Indian women’s player to reach the semifinal after Saina Nehwal at the 2012 London Games of Olympic Games. As Wang tried to get the upper hand the tenth seeded Indian displayed an excellent blend of defence and aggression. Sindhu returned most of smashes and Wang’s drops and was up to the task.

Wang made a late comeback to tie it 20-20 but Sindhu kept her cool to win it 22-20. Both players made use of height and their long reach and showed great skills. It was neck-to- neck in the first set. Wang looked an improved player, but the momentum changed at the conclusion of that set in Sindhu’s favour.

Sindhu raced to a 8 and taken that momentum in the second set -3 lead and at the break she led 11-8 before Wang showed great defence which frustrated Sindhu. The score was tied 13-13 when Sindhu opened up a five-point advantage. She was running away with the set and led her rival 18-13 with some amazing cross-court smashes. That has been the last point she scored.

Sindhu pointed the Chinese netted two of them and three shots at Wang’s body to give the match to Sindhu. Wang’s cross- semis berth, and court drop effort found Sindhu and the net failed to the ground, celebrating the win.

Sindhu is a win from assuring India a medal in the women’s singles group. If she wins her semi-final, she plays with the gold medal match, which assures a silver for India. If she loses, she’d have to play a bronze medal play off with the loser of other semi-final. She plays her semifinal against Nozomi Okuhara of Japan on Thursday.

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Brazil’s Thiago Braz da Silva establish an Olympic record of 6.03m to win gold in the men’s pole vault at Rio 2016.

Defending champion Renaud Lavillenie of France looked on course to retain his title after clearing a height of 5.98m.

Da Silva, 22, who passed at 5.98m, failed his first effort at 6.03m but went clear with his second to win the sponsors’ second gold medal of the Games.

“The crowd were cheering me too much. I had to fix my mind on my technique, forget the people,” Da Silva said.

“The gold? Incredible. My first time over six metres. My home town wanted me to win.”

 

The pole vault competition was delayed due to rain and then held up with a mechanical fault that briefly saw the bar unable to be lifted, but ended in a thrilling ending that concluded just before midnight local time.

The last Brazilian Olympic gold medallist in a athletics event was Maurren Maggi, who won the women’s long jump.

“In 1936 the crowd was against Jesse Owens. We’ve not see this since. We have to deal with it,” he said.

“For the Olympics it is not a good image. I did nothing to the Brazilians.”

Lavillenie added: “There was no fair play from the public.

“You see it in football. It is the first time I have seen it in track and field. It is the biggest moment of your life. I can’t be happy about that. Now I have to wait four years to get back the gold.”

 

 

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Russia has reacted with anger after its bid to have a ban on its track and field athletes lifted to allow them to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games ended in failure.

The Court for the Arbitration of Sport rejected the appeal made 67 sportsmen and by the Russian Olympic Committee Thursday, a decision that’s caused the sports minister of the country’s calling for the disbanding of the athletics of the world governing body.

Russia was suspended by the International Association of Athletics Federations from track and field events — known as the IAAF — back in November 2015.

“It’s time to disband the IAAF,” said Russia’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko on Twitter, who also tweeted ‘”Corrupt judges! How can you deprive clean sportsmen of their dream, and what’s more WADA didn’t present either facts or evidence.”

“Thank you everyone for the funeral of sports,” she said.

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The 50-year-old took to Twitter to wish Sunrisers Hyderabad good luck for the “semifinal” of the Indian Premier League’s ninth edition on Friday. ”Can’t deny, feeling very sad we didn’t get it right. Ami KKR till next year now. Sometimes our best is just not good enough. All the best SRH,” Shah Rukh tweeted on Wednesday.

The Chennai Express star also shared an image of the cheerleaders from his team. ”Always wish my KKR boys the best and never said anything to the girls who bring so much cheer. Love you girls and thanks,” the Dilwale star captioned the photograph.

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Platini and former FIFA president Sepp Blatter were initially given eight years by world soccer’s governing body over a two million Swiss francs payment, worth around £1.4m at present exchange rates, made by Blatter to Platini in 2011.

That December opinion was reduced to six years by a FIFA appeal panel in February and has now been reduced again by CAS, but the Lausanne-based court has backed FIFA’s judgement the payment was “unjust” and a “conflict of interests”.

A spokesman for the attorney of Platini has recently verified the 60-year old Frenchman will step down a position he’s held since 2007, as UEFA president.

Blatter and Platini have consistently maintained that the payment was back-pay for consultancy work the former France and Juventus star did between 1998 and 2002, and it was based on a “gentleman’s agreement”.

They have repeatedly claimed that Blatter agreed to pay Platini an annual salary of one million Swiss francs, worth £700,000 now.

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The match began at a lively stride for India as they won a penalty corner but the chance went abegging as Anuradha mishit a rebound.

The Indian girls kept pressing through the first quarter and the deflection of Vandana went into the opponent goal but the referee disallowed it, ruling against the visiting side for dangerous play.

The second quarter also saw the Indian girls as Ritu nearly gave India the lead pressing difficult, but her shot was saved by the goalkeeper that was British.

Great Britain also had an excellent chance in the second quarter but couldn’t the penalty corner.

In the third quarter, the lead was taken by Great Britain with Ellie Rayar scoring in the 38th minute. Great Britain entirely controlled the third quarter.

Indian girls attempting to make an impact on the match were seen by the fourth quarter, but as Great Britain scored their second goal with three minutes that wasn’t to be.

Indian girls lost the match as they kept the home team but they seemed an organized side.

India play their second match of the Test series.