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Quick read South Korean athletes have their Barty, Osaka lead women’s own food service at the Games Seoul: South Korean athletes will have their own food service entries for tennis in Tokyo at the Tokyo Olympics because of contamination fears, the WTA sent their country in the ITF’s Yonhap news agency reported international team competi- on Tuesday. The report said that World No.1 Ashleigh Barty tions. The entry lists are still the nation’s Olympic Committee and No.2 Naomi Osaka will be subject to change. However, KSOC has set up a makeshift making their Olympic debuts with the deadline for adding kitchen in three containers at at Tokyo 2020 Games. The new players having passed, a hotel parking lot some 20 ITF has confirmed the final any further replacements minutes away from the athletes entry lists for the Tokyo 2020 would need to be from players village. Fourteen chefs are Olympic Tennis Event. already on-site in Tokyo, e.g., preparing three boxed meals per The finalized entry list in- a doubles-only player moving day for each team member, with cludes the top nine players into the singles draw. more than 400 boxes delivered on the Porsche Race Lead- In addition to direct quali- each day to the athletes and erboard, as well as 15 of the fication of the top 56 players officials. WTA Top 20. Amongst the by ranking - with no more Yonhap said the decision to Top 20, only the USA’s Sofia than four singles players qual- make their own meals came out Kenin and Serena Williams, ifying per nation - the ITF also of fear about food from Fuku- Canada’s Bianca Andreescu, reserves eight Final Qualifica- shima, the Japanese region ex- Romania’s Simona Halep, and tion Places. These qualification posed to high levels of radiation Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka spots are held for (1) athletes following a tsunami-triggered have opted out. based on their performance at meltdown at a nuclear power Between the men’s and the Pan American Games, the plant in March 2011. women’s fields, a total of 46 Asian Games and the African The kitchen team is to spend nations will be represented Games, (2) one previous gold the entire Games at the hotel in this year’s Olympic tennis medalist or Slam champion but the operation will have to be event, which will take place at who does not qualify by rank- stopped if someone tests posi- Ariake Tennis Park from Sat- ing, (3) representatives from tive for the coronavirus, Yonhap urday, July 24 until Sunday, the host nation. quoted Jeong Nyeon Goo, head August 1st. Top women’s entries: 1. Ash- of operations at the national According to the ITF’s leigh Barty, Australia; 2. Aryna training centre, as saying. Olympic Qualification Sys- Sabalenka, Belarus; 3. Barbora South Korean athletes have tem, entries are based on the Krejcikova, Czech Republic; 4. been served local meals at WTA rankings on June 14, the Iga Swiatek, Poland; 5. Karolina Olympics since the 2008 Monday after Roland Garros. Pliskova, Czech Republic; 6. Games in Beijing, the report All players must be in good Naomi Osaka, Japan; 7. Garbine said. (dpa) standing with their national Muguruza, Spain; 8. Anastasia Japan’s Naomi Osaka attends a training session at the Ariake Tennis Park ahead of the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan association and have made Pavlyuchenkova, Russia; 9. Ons on Tuesday. (AFP) themselves available to repre- Jabeur, Tunisia. Search under way for South Korean climber missing on Pakistan peak Islamabad: Army helicopters Long jump world champ Mihambo and fellow mountaineers on Tuesday were searching an over 8,000-metre high peak in northern Pakistan after a has 7m in her sights despite doubts South Korean climber went missing during his descent, officials said. DPA more in Tokyo “because the Kim Hong Bin, 57-year-old Frankfurt Germany’s Malaika conditions are so much more mountaineering veteran, fell Mihambo ruled the difficult than in a regular year. in a crevasse on Sunday after World champion Malaika “It would be great to end he completed the summit of Mihambo is not free of doubts long jump in 2019 these tough times with some- 8,047-metre high Broad Peak in but has the 7-metre mark highlighted by the thing nice,” she said. Karakoram Range, said Kar- firmly in her sights as the Ger- world title. Now she is Mihambo, whose father Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal rar Haidri, the secretary of the man long jumper makes her is from Zanzibar, said she in action against Zimbabwe at Pakistan Alpine Club. final preparations for the To- struggling for results would unlikely take a knee Harare Sports Club on Tuesday. “We are trying our best to find kyo Olympics. ahead of the Tokyo before or after the competi- him,” said Haidri, whose club The coronavirus and a tion because “I can’t get on arranges expeditions for moun- changed approach run have Olympics but remains friendly terms with big ges- Tamim ton taineers in Pakistan. Kim, who complicated matters for the confident in difficult tures” even though she has has scaled all of the world’s 27-year-old who is yet to re- times. been the target of racism her- powers peaks over 8 kilometres high, is gain the form of 2019 that Germany’s Malaika Mihambo after claiming the long jump title at the self in the past at school. the first climber with a disability made her untouchable in the IAAF World Championships in Doha in 2019. But she praised other Bangladesh to do so, Haidri said. discipline. Mihambo added she firmly athletes who protest against An Irish, a Chilean and a Paki- Mihambo claimed to world hasn’t worked out yet this among the reason the two- believes she can go beyond 7m racial discrimination in this to series win stani climber went missing while title that year in Doha with an year. But the good thing is that time German Sportswoman of again and the last fine-tuning way, “standing for greater making a daring attempt to sum- impressive 7.30m. I know what I am capable of, the Year changed her approach will come at a team training values that are partly for- ICC mit the K-2 peak during winter Now her 2021-best is that I am in good shape, that I from 20 to 16 steps, which she camp in Japan. gotten.” There is also a vis- Harare this year. 6.92m in an Olympic season can and will show it now,” Mi- says cost her half a year. Qualifying at the Olympics ible change in Mihambo as Their bodies were never found. where six others have already hambo told dpa. “I never imagined it would is on August 1 and the final on her once black hair are now Bangladesh captain A Bulgarian and two other climb- sailed beyond 7m. “There are many good be so hard. There was a lot of August 3. blonde. Tamim Iqbal led from the ers also died this year during a “My personal aim is to do jumpers ahead of me in the self doubt: can I still do it? Am Mihambo, who finished “Tokyo will determine front, slamming a 97-ball 112 winter expedition at K-2. (dpa) my best, to show what I am rankings but I am not writ- I good enough? Can I compete fourth at Rio 2016, said a whether they are golden that helped the visitors take capable of. Unfortunately it ing myself off.” Injuries were with the best?” she said. medal would be worth even blonde,” she said with a smile. the ODI series 3-0 in Harare on Tuesday. Tamim’s stunning knock comprised of eight fours and three sixes as he laid the foun- dation of a five-wicket win in Chahar’s heroics help India seal series victory the third and final ODI. With another 10 points ICC Scoreboard in the bag, Bangladesh have Colombo strengthened their position on Sri Lanka P. Shaw b Hasaranga 13 the ICC Men’s Cricket World Deepak Chahar’s fine all- A. Fernando c K. Pandya b Kumar 50 S. Dhawan lbw b Hasaranga 29 Cup Super League table with M. Bhanuka c Pandey b Chahal 36 I. Kishan b Rajitha 1 round display with both bat B. Rajapaksa c Kishan b Chahal 0 M. Pandey run out (Shanaka) 37 80 points. and ball helped the visitors D. de Silva c Dhawan b Chahar 32 S. Yadav lbw b Sandakan 53 Chasing 299, Bangladesh gain an unassailable 2-0 lead C. Asalanka c sub (D. Padikkal) b Kumar 65 H. Pandya c D. de Silva b Shanaka 0 got off to a brisk start. The in the ODI series in Colombo. D. Shanaka b Chahal 16 K. Pandya b Hasaranga 35 openers Tamim Iqbal and W. Hasaranga b Chahar 8 D. Chahar not out 69 Chasing a target of 276, C. Karunaratne not out 44 B. Kumar not out 19 Liton Das kept the scoreboard openers Prithvi Shaw and Shi- D. Chameera sub (D Padikkal) b Kumar 2 Extras: (b1, lb4, w16) 21 ticking with Tamim being the khar Dhawan went all guns L. Sandakan run out (?Ishan Kishan) 0 Total: (For 7 wickets, 49.1 overs) 277 aggressor in the partnership. blazing for India, notching up K. Rajitha not out 1 Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Shaw), 239 (Kishan), 3-65 Tamim shared another Extras: (lb6, nb2, w13) 21 (Dhawan), 4-115 (Pandey), 5-116 (H. Pandya), 6-160 26 runs in the first two overs. Total: (For 9 wickets, 50 overs) 275 (Sandakan), 7-193 (K. Pandya). half-century stand, combin- But the stand didn’t last long Fall of wickets: 1-77 (Bhanuka), 2-77 (Rajapaksa), Did not bat: Y. Chahal, K. Yadav ing with Mohammad Mithun as the introduction of spin saw 3-124 (Fernando), 4-134 (D. de Silva), 5-172 Bowling: Rajitha 7.1-0-53-1 (w6), Chameera 10-0 after Shakib’s wicket. Howev- (Shanaka), 6-194 (Hasaranga), 7-244 (Asalanka), 65-0 (w2), Hasaranga 10-0-37-3, Sandakan 10-0-71- the early dismissal of Shaw 8-264 (Chameera), 6-266 (Sandakan). 1 (w7), Karunaratne 6-1-26-0, Shanaka 3-0-10-1 er, a double-strike from Don- on 13, as Wanindu Hasaranga Bowling: Kumar 10-0-54-3 (w1, nb1), Chahar 8-0-53- (w1), De Silva 3-0-10-0. ald Tiripano in the 35th over celebrated a big scalp. 2 (w3), H. Pandya 4-0-20-0 (w7, nb1), Chahal 10-1- Toss: Sri Lanka shifted the momentum slight- Ishan Kishan then soon 50-3, Yadav 10-0-55-0 (w1), K. Pandya 8-0-37-0 (w1). Result: India won by three wickets. ly in the favour of the hosts. followed suit as he went for a India (Target: 276) Series: India lead three-match series 2-0. Tiripano first dismissed a set booming drive against Kasun Tamim and then snared Mah- Rajitha, but only managed to chipped in with a handy 19* as Soon finding themselves mudullah for a duck on the inside-edge the ball onto the the Sri Lankan bowlers were stuttering around at 134/4, it next delivery. With still about stumps. The onus was now on taken aback with the India was Charith Asalanka’s knock 90-odd runs to win Zimbabwe India’s two most experienced India’s Deepak Chahar (C) celebrates with his teammates after India defeated Sri Lanka by 3 wickets fightback. With five deliver- that injected some much- had a good chance of crippling campaigners – skipper Dha- in their second One-Day International at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday. (AFP) ies remaining, India sealed a needed momentum into the Bangladesh further. wan and Manish Pandey to get three-wicket victory and there- Lankan innings. His knock of However, Mithun (30) and the visitors through troubled nate as he was run-out on the the visitors, before the former into his own hands, unleash- fore gained an unreachable 2-0 65 off only 68 deliveries, along Nurul Hasan (45*) added an- waters. non-striker’s end as Dasun was dismissed after bringing ing a flurry of strokes to put lead in the three-match series. with a quick-fire 33-ball 44 other fifty for the fifth-wicket Dhawan though, could not Shanaka managed to get his up his half-century. the pressure back onto the Earlier in the contest, Sri by Chamika Karunanratne al- quashing the Zimbabwe fight- repeat his exploits from the fingers on the ball before it hit Pandya was the next bats- Lankans. Lanka got off to a steady if lowed the hosts to post a com- back. Nurul remained un- first match, as he was trapped the stumps from a Suryaku- man to be dismissed on 35 af- He was ably supported by not spectacular start after a petitive total of 275/9 on the beaten to ensure Bangladesh in front of his stumps by Hasa- mar drive, while he was caught ter he got off to a good start. Bhuvneshwar Kumar at the 77-run stand by their openers board. scaled the target with two ranga on 29. off-guard outside his crease. With seven wickets back in other end, as he played the an- Avishka Fernando and Mi- Avishka Fernando (50) overs to spare. Pandey and Suryakumar Hardik Pandya was then the shed, Sri Lanka were now chor role to perfection. Chahar nod Bhanuka. But they then and Dhananjaya de Silva (32) Scores: Bangladesh 302 for 5 Yadav then established a 50- dismissed for a duck as In- looking confident of over- brought up his maiden ODI started losing wickets in quick made also made vital con- (Iqbal 112, Nurul 45*, Madhe- run stand, while adapting the dia were left with their backs turning a nine-match losing half-century, as the match succession as Yuzvendra Cha- tributions for the hosts. For vere 2-45) beat Zimbabwe aggressive approach to coun- against the wall. Suryakumar streak against India in home hung finely in the balance. hal’s twin-strikes in the 14th India, Yuzvendra Chahal was 298 (Chakabva 84, Burl 59, ter-attack the Lankan bowlers. and Krunal Pandya’s stand of conditions. Chahar scored an unbeaten overturned the match on its the pick of the bowlers with Raza 57, Rahman 3-57, Saifud- Pandey though was unfortu- 44 then kept the game alive for Chahar then took matters 69 and Bhuvneshwar Kumar shoulders. figures of 3/50 in his 10 overs. din 3-87) by five wickets.