shoulder injury ruled Duminy out of Australian tour
Cape Town: South African batsman JP Duminy has been ruled out of South Africa's limited overs tour of Australia, starting later this month, because of a shoulder injury. He is the second experienced batsman to miss the tour because of injury. Hashim Amla is out because of a finger injury. Cricket South Africa announced in a statement on Tuesday that Duminy will undergo surgery on his right shoulder after aggravating an old injury during a series against Zimbabwe which ended last weekend. Duminy will also miss the Mzansi Super League, which starts on November 15. He had been named as a marquee player for the Cape Town Blitz team.
kusal Perera out of England ODIs, dawson goes home
Colombo: Sri Lanka's middle order batsman Kusal Perera will skip the three remaining one-day matches against England, while visiting all-rounder Liam Dawson has been ruled out of the entire tournament, officials said. Perera, who scored 30 in Saturday's second ODI, suffered a hamstring injury and will be replaced by Sadeera Samarawickrama for the rest of the five-match series, Sri Lanka Cricket officials said. Dawson strained his right side while bowling during England's Saturday win, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday. The top order batsman and leg spinner has been ruled out of the rest of the tour and was due to return home Tuesday. He has been replaced by Joe Denly, who is in England's Test squad.
simona Halep withdraws from Kremlin Cup
Moscow : Romania's world number one Simona Halep on Tuesday withdrew from the Kremlin Cup, a joint WTA and ATP event, due to concerns over an ongoing back injury. "I tried everything I could to be ready here as I really wanted to play," Halep said. "But unfortunately the back is still causing me pain and I don't want to take any unnecessary risks." Halep, who has already qualified for the WTA year-ending finals in Singapore, said she needed more time to recover completely from her back injury. "While it's disappointing to withdraw, I know it's important to put my health first," she added.
Nagal, Myneni ousted from Ningbo Challenger
New Delhi: Sumit Nagal suffered yet another first round exit, albeit, after a valiant fight, while Saketh Myneni suffered a tame defeat as India's singles challenge shrunk at the ATP Ningbo Challenger on Tuesday. Nagal, who has been struggling for good results this season, lost 6-4, 4-6, 2-6 after battling for little over two hours against third seed Thomas Fabbiano in the opening round of the $ 150,000 tournament. Myneni, who had qualified into the singles main draw, lost his opening match 3-6, 2-6 to Renta Tokuda in one hour and 17 minutes. Ramkumar Ramanathan had also lost his first round, leaving only Prajnesh Gunneswaran as the only Indian left in the singles competition.