lahiri finishes fifth
Crans Montana: Anirban lahiri repeated his 2014 performance to produce an excellent finish, a six-under 64, and end outright fifth at the Omega European Masters on Sunday. lahiri, starting the day just outside the Top-10 carded 67-67-70-64 for 12-under 268 and the result was his best since the win at the Hero Indian Open in February this year. lahiri was five shots behind the winner. SSP Chawrasia needing a good finish to seal his 2016 European Tour card had a disappointing finish after making a great charge on the back nine. He was lying four-under for the day with two holes to go and in tied-10th place. But he bogeyed 17th and double bogeyed 18th and finished tied 24th alongside Shiv Kapur (67) at five-under 275. Jyoti Randhawa (71) was tied 37th at three-under 277 and Rashid Khan (74) was tied 68th.
Kush wins PSA tour title
New Delhi: Kush Kumar on Sunday bagged his maiden PSA title by defeating top seed Jamie Haycocks of England in straight games in the summit clash of the $5,000 Tasmanian open in Devonport in Australia. The third seeded Indian, a semi-finalist in the recent National Championship, beat Englishman Haycocks 11-4, 11-5, 13-11. After scripting several successes as a junior, this was Kush Kumar’s first title as a senior pro in a PSA world tour event. Kush, who has been with the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai since the age of 14, has had a dream run in the tournament.
Toronto to bid for 2024 Oly
Toronto: The head of the Canadian Olympic Committee says Toronto will bid for the 2024 Olympics, joining a crowded field that already includes five cities. Marcel Aubut, president of the COC, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation the city will use the Pan Am Games — which end Sunday — as a springboard. Toronto joins Boston; Budapest, Hungary; Hamburg, Germany; Paris; Rome. Toronto lost recent bids to Atlanta for the 1996 games, and against Beijing for 2008.
Wrestling team finish 2nd
Astana (Kazakhstan): The Indian women’s wrestling team warmed-up for the upcoming World Championship in style, finishing second in the fifth Senior International Wrestling Tournament — Cup of the President of Republic of Kazakhstan — here. Teen sensation Vinesh (48kg), lalita Sehrawat (55kg) and Anita (63kg) put up impressive shows as they won all their bouts in their respective weight categories, while Sakshi Malik lost just one fight in 58kg division to help the eight-member team bag a silver medal at the July 23-26 event.
The other members of the side — Nirmala Devi (53kg), Sarita (60kg), Navjot Kaur (69kg) and Nikki (75kg) — also came up with spirited performances against wrestlers of some of the top nations of the world.
United beat Barca 3-1
Santa Clara (USA): Wayne Rooney scored a header in the eighth minute off Ashley Young’s corner kick, and Manchester United kept the pressure all afternoon to beat Barca 3-1 on Saturday and stay unbeaten during its preseason tour in the United States. Jesse lingard added the Red Devils’ second goal on a cross by Tyler Blackett in the 65th. Adnan Januzaj scored for Man United in the 90th minute, some 30 seconds after Rafinha got Barcelona on the board in the 90th.
Froome wins Tour de France
Paris: Resplendent in yellow and riding a canary yellow bike, Chris Froome has won his second Tour de France in three years, with a leisurely pedal into Paris to wrap up a spectacular three-week slog of furious racing that culminated with a thrilling late fight-back by the British rider's toughest rival, Colombian Nairo Quintana. Cheered on the Champs-Elysees under suitably rainy skies for Britain's third win in the 112-year-old race, Froome took it easy on the last Stage 21, his work done having grimly resisted Quintana's last-ditch assault on his hard-won Tour lead on Saturday on the final Alpine ascent.