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Small and useful contributions from the players have helped the Men in Blue maintain a winning run in this World Cup Bhuvneshwar out for next few matches

Special Correspondent case looks like a niggle, a Manchester case of slipping on the Bhuvneshwar Kumar is footmarks. It doesn't look likely to miss India’s next too serious at the set of games following a moment and looks like he K.C. Vijaya Kumar could recover in a couple Manchester left hamstring strain that he suffered during the of games from now, maximum of three India’s triumph over Pakis­ World Cup match against games.” tan here at Old Trafford on Pakistan here at Old With Bhuvi joining the Sunday blended the big mo­ Trafford on Sunday. list of the walking­ ments with the small suc­ During his third over wounded, that includes cesses. Well­oiled teams get and after delivering the Shikhar Dhawan, this symmetry right, the fourth delivery, the Mohammed Shami is players are alive to the situa­ seamer was in visible expected to step into the tion and every move advanc­ discomfort and left the playing eleven when India es the squad’s fortunes. “I turf. takes on Afghanistan at cannot single­handedly Later, at the Southampton’s chase a 300­plus score. Oth­ presentation ceremony, Hampshire Bowl on ers chip in, partnerships Virat Kohli said: “Bhuvi's Saturday. happen and inside the dress­ ing room, we recognise those contributions,” Virat ball the respect that it de­ four years, the whole world Kohli recently said. manded and we carried on,” will be watching. I have al­ Rahul said. “I give myself six ways given importance to Building blocks * Camaraderie: The Indian team is gelling well and every player is playing a part in the team’s victories. REUTERS out of 10 and hopefully I can the right preparation. I work The Indian captain was get better,” he added. really hard and keep myself pointing out how a winning vian Richards, Gordon Gree­ Cut to the bowling, a thrilled and the Tamil Nadu quently, also praised Shan­ har Dhawan, grabbed the fit. I should keep improving performance is linked to nidge and Desmond Haynes, damp landing area affects all­rounder gets his hair ruf­ kar: “He bowled really well opportunity and looked the Hard work pays my cricket,” Shankar said. multiple building blocks. but there is no denying the Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s final fled. “I was so blank, be­ and in these conditions, you part. “Rohit and Shikhar Strong units have efficiency duo’s intrinsic merits. delivery stride, he bowls, cause I wasn’t expecting it need fast bowlers. When have been number one and Both Rahul and Shankar Kohli’s men have opted to at their core and feature Rohit Sharma’s splendid twitches, gingerly feels his (to bowl) at that time. It was Bhuvi bhai got injured, we two and they have owned were not certainties for the rest for two days before cricketers, who can chip in 140 was the cornerstone of left leg and then returns to swinging a bit so I just had five bowlers and we these positions. I had to wait World Cup but through their gearing up for their Satur­ the crucial 30, prise out India’s batting and his knock the dressing room. It is a thought I should hit the right knew that if we kept picking for my chance and I am just sheer weight of performanc­ day’s joust against Afghanis­ wickets and may be effect a gained cumulative strength blow to India but a noncha­ areas. Getting a wicket off up wickets, the pressure of happy that I got to bat in the es over the previous six tan at Southampton’s Hamp­ run­out. The West Indies in thanks to the supporting lant Shankar’s first ball is on your first ball is always spe­ losing Bhuvi would become top three. Mohammad Amir months, they broke open shire Bowl. And it helps to its pomp had Gus Logie and cast — K.L. Rahul (57) and the money. Straight, homing cial,” Shankar recalled his less.” is a quality bowler and we the door. “Making a World know that so far they have Larry Gomes in the ranks. Kohli (77). Towards the end, into Imam­ul­Haq’s pads and special moment, Rahul, pitch­forked into had to focus from ball one. Cup debut against Pakistan only lost to nature once — They may have lived in the Hardik Pandya and Vijay India gets its first break. Kuldeep Yadav, who the opener’s slot after a We got used to the wicket, is something great for me. the rains at Nottingham’s shadow of Clive Lloyd, Vi­ Shankar too chipped in. Kohli and company are bagged two wickets subse­ thumb injury laid low Shik­ gave the bowlers and the World Cups come once in Trent Bridge! The Chinaman bowler who rattled the Pakistanis England has enough batting reserve

Shayan Acharya Moeen Ali coming in against weapons — Rashid Khan and India now has the advantage in middle­overs with KulCha bowling well in tandem Manchester an Afghanistan side, which Mujeeb Zadran — have With Jason Roy ruled out, has looked weak so far, En­ looked off­colour. K.C. Vijaya Kumar a wicket because Pakistan desh spinner regained his siz­ England may have to re­jig gland has enough batting in Expectations were riding Manchester was in the middle of a good zle against Pakistan. Explain­ its batting order when it reserve. high on Rashid, but the 19­ Sunday’s adrenaline­sprin­ partnership. Babar and Fak­ ing his recent performances, squares off against Afghanis­ Though it came into the year­old hasn’t had a mem­ kled but rain­marred World har bat well against spinners, Kuldeep said: “I have been tan in a World Cup fixture at tournament with a lot of pro­ orable campaign so far, bag­ Cup clash between India and rotating the strike and attack­ bowling well from the first the Old Trafford on Tuesday. mise, Afghanistan has had a ging only three wickets. Pakistan at Old Trafford, had ing when needed. Babar is a match, I don’t ever doubt my disappointing campaign so While Roy will be out of But Tuesday’s fixture will entered a decisive phase. Pur­ good player of spin. Taking skills. This is a 50­over game, far — losing all four of its action for the next few be played on the same sur­ suing 336, Sarfaraz Ahmed’s his wicket was very impor­ it is a very long format, it is games — and against the3 games with a hamstring inju­ face used by India and Pakis­ men needed a pivotal part­ tant and when Fakhar got out not like a T20. host, the going could get ry, captain Eoin Morgan — tan on Sunday, which fa­ nership and Fakhar Zaman almost immediately, they tougher for the Gulbadin who had a sore back in the voured the Indian spinners, and Babar Azam were pre­ came under pressure.” Backing yourself Naib­led side. last fixture — hopes to be and Afghanistan will be hop­ cisely doing that, nudging the Kuldeep’s effort finally “Sometimes you bowl well For the team from Asia, available for the clash, even ing to put pressure on the single, blocking the good de­ yanked him out of a middling and can still get hit, you may which is featuring in its se­ England batting line­up. liveries and slamming the though it would all depend show in recent times. In the not get wickets. So at that cond World Cup, nothing England captain Morgan loose ones. on how he ‘pulls up’. The Indian Premier League, turn­ time, it is very important to has really gone its way. admitted that spin is ‘proba­ ing out for Kolkata Knight home team, however, will Kuldeep Yadav then steps back yourself. In the match The batsmen have failed bly Afghanistan’s strongest Riders, he played nine hand a World Cup debut to in. A gentle amble leads to a against Australia, I kept the to settle in, while its spin component as a team.’ games, bagged a mere four James Vince and plans to see whirring left arm and as the scoring in check. “Although I and had an economy rate of him as the opener. delivery curves and dips, Ba­ didn’t get wickets, their re­ 8.66. Against the West Indies, bar stays rooted to the crease, quired rate kept going up. England showed its depth in his legs and bat are not in In the World Cup, he had a When the ball leaves your batting with Johnny Bairstow sync and through the gap the Flying high: Kuldeep Yadav is back in business after a one for 46 against South Afri­ hand nicely and slowly, the wickets also start coming.” and Joe Root — who ham­ white ball slides in and mediocre show in the IPL. * AFP ca and a none for 55 while mered a ton — stitching a so­ knocks the stumps. The bails facing off with the Aussies. By With Kuldeep seemingly lid opening partnership, and light up, M.S. Dhoni roars and had prised out Pakistan’s wicket: “It is my first World his high standards — an over­ back in the groove and strik­ Chris Woakes chipping in Kuldeep, the Chinaman spin­ heart. Cup match against Pakistan, all tally of 90 wickets in 47 ing a tandem with fellow with a steady knock of 40 at ner, is back in vogue. Then he Later, speaking to the me­ so the expectations were a ODIs, the latest skid looked spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, No.3. scalps Zaman too and with dia in the ICC mixed zone, lot. The ball I bowled was a even more pronounced. India has an advantage in the his two for 32 yield, Kuldeep Kuldeep recalled Babar’s dream ball. The team needed Thankfully, the Uttar Pra­ middle­over battles. And with chances of

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Shakib and Liton batter West Indies into submission WEST INDIES Chris Gayle c Mushfiqur b Sai- Bangladesh capitalises on some shambolic fielding and wayward bowling to canter home with 51 balls to spare fuddin 0 (13b), Ewin Lewis c sub b Shakib 70 (67b, 6x4, 2x6), Reuters Shai Hope c Liton b Mustafizur TAUNTON 96 (121b, 4x4, 1x6), Nicholas Bangladesh all­rounder Sha­ Pooran c Sarkar b Shakib 25 kib Al Hasan scored his se­ (30b, 2x4, 1x6), Shimron Het- cond century in as many myer c Tamim b Mustafizur 50 World Cup matches and Li­ (26b, 4x4, 3x6), Andre Russell c (2b) ton Das cracked an unbeaten Mushfiqur b Mustafizur 0 , Jason Holder c Mahmudullah b 94 (69b, 8x4, 4x6) as they Saifuddin 33 (15b, 4x4, 2x6), of batting chart with 384 thumped West Indies by se­ Darren Bravo b Saifuddin 19 ven wickets on Monday. runs. (15b, 2x6), Oshane Thomas (not Chasing 322 for a famous out) 6 (11b); Extras (lb-6, w-16): victory, Shakib took com­ Satisfying 22; Total (for eight wkts. in 50 plete control with an unbea­ “To stay at the wicket till the overs): 321. ten 124 off 99 deliveries, as end was most satisfying,” FALL OF WICKETS his ninth ODI century guided man­of­the­match Shakib 1-6 (Gayle, 3.2 overs), 2-122 Bangladesh home with 51 said after leading the second (Lewis, 24.3), 3-159 (Pooran, balls to spare. highest successful run chase 32.2), 4-242 (Hetmyer, 39.3), 5- 243 (Russell, 39.6), 6-282 The 32­year­old, who be­ in World Cup history, match­ (Holder, 43.4), 7-297 (Hope, came the second Bangladesh ing Bangladesh’s effort know if I bat at number three Evin Lewis and Shimron Het­ 46.6), 8-321 (Bravo, 49.6) player to pass 6,000 runs in against Scotland four years I’ll get more opportunities, myer also made half­centu­ BANGLADESH BOWLING ODIs after Tamim Iqbal, ago. more time to bat,” Shakib ries to help the Caribbean Mortaza 8-1-37-0, Saifuddin 10- made his fourth consecutive “I’ve been working on my said. side post 321 for eight after 1-72-3, Mustafizur 9-0-59-3, 50­plus score to go to the top batting and it’s paying off. I After Bangladesh started being asked to bat. Mehidy 9-0-57-0, Mosaddek 6- strongly through openers Ta­ Hope anchored the in­ 0-36-0, Shakib 8-0-54-2. mim (48) and Soumya Sarkar nings superbly while Lewis BANGLADESH (53b, (29), Shakib and Liton added hit 70 before Hetmyer’s 26­ Tamim Iqbal run out 48 6x4), Soumya Sarkar c Gayle b 189 runs for the fourth wicket ball 50 and skipper Jason Russell 29 (23b, 2x4, 2x6), to take the game away from Holder’s 33 off 15 balls boost­ Shakib Al Hasan (not out) 124 West Indies. ed the West Indies total. (99b, 16x4), Mushfiqur Rahim c World Cup debutant Li­ “I thought we were about Hope b Thomas 1 (5b), Liton Das ton, who smashed Shannon 40­50 runs short, the wicket (not out) 94 (69b, 8x4, 4x6); Gabriel for three consecutive played well throughout,” Hol­ Extras (b-1, w-25): 26; Total (for sixes in the 38th over, scored der said. three wkts. in 41.3 overs): 322. the winning runs with a “We could have been more FALL OF WICKETS 1-52 (Sarkar, 8.2), 2-121 (Tamim, boundary off the same disciplined with the ball and 17.3), 3-133 (Mushfiqur, 18.6). bowler. we also let ourselves down in WEST INDIES BOWLING the field. It was just a situa­ Cottrell 10-0-65-0, Holder 9-0- Hope’s patient knock tion where we never got mo­ 62-0, Russell 6-0-42-1, Gabriel Earlier, West Indies opener mentum going as we should,” 8.3-0-78-0, Thomas 6-0-52-1, Shai Hope made a patient 96 said Holder whose team is se­ Gayle 2-0-22-0. (121b, 4x4, 1x6) while opener venth in the standings. Toss: Bangladesh. MoM: Shakib. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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TV PICKS ICC World Cup: Star Sports 1 Woodland bags his first Major title ‘You got this, Woodland’ & 2 (SD & HD), 3 p.m. FIFA Women’s World Cup: ary Woodland took in­ Sony Ten 1 & 2 (SD & HD), Tops a clutch of 31 players returning under par totals Gspiration from Special 12.30 a.m. (Wednesday). Olympics golfer Amy US OPEN Bockerstette, who played IN BRIEF the 16th hole at the Waste Agence France-Presse Management Phoenix Pebble Beach (USA) Open a few months ago. Gary Woodland won the Amy, who has Down’s 119th US Open on Sunday, Syndrome, managed to capturing his first Major title make par on the practice Amy Bockerstette. with a 13­under total to deny hole, confidently told * COURTESY: AMY BOCKERSTETTE/ two­time defending cham­ Woodland “I got this” be­ TWITTER pion Brook Koepka's bid for fore making tough shots. history here. Before Woodland’s dland spoke to Amy on Fa­ Woodland punctuated the third round at the US cetime from the media Henderson on top of victory with a birdie bomb at Open, Amy tweeted to centre. “I used your posi­ Canadian heap 18, a final flourish in a display Woodland: “You got this.” tive energy, you were awe­ NEW YORK of back­nine fortitude that After his triumph, Woo­ some,” he told her. Brooke Henderson fired a saw him convert a 54­hole two­under 69 on Sunday to lead for the first time in eight grab a one­stroke victory at career attempts. were pressing on a receptive 11 shots off the pace. the LPGA Meijer Classic, Pebble Course. “Gary played a great four becoming the winningest Special finish Louis Oosthuizen got to days. Cool way to go out on Canadian golfer in history “Once that went in, it all kind nine­under. So did Adam 18, to make that bomb,” with her ninth career crown. of came out of me, it was spe­ Scott. Only Rory McIlroy was Koepka said. Henderson had been level cial to finish it off here at Peb­ going backwards, the North­ “He deserves it, he's with Sandra Post, former ble Beach,” said Woodland, One to cherish: Gary Woodland’s display of back­nine fortitude saw him convert a 54­hole lead ern Ireland star's bid worked hard and I'm happy Masters champion Mike Weir for the first time in eight career attempts. * AFP doomed by a brace of for him.” and George Knudson on eight who threw his arms in the air The results: 271: Gary Woo­ victories until capturing her then pumped his fist. double­bogeys. dland (USA) 68, 65, 69, 69; second Meijer title in three He knew his total was one board that featured 31 strokes off Woodland's lead four rounds in the 60s. Mi­ with Americans Xander 274: Brooks Koepka (USA) 69, seasons. It was the second better than the 12­under players under par. and immediately applied nutes later, Woodland be­ Schauffele and Chez Reavie Too little too late posted by Tiger Woods in his Most dangerous was Koep­ pressure with four birdies on came the fifth with a final and Spain's Jon Rahm. Even Tiger Woods got on the 69, 68, 68; 277: Jon Rahm (Esp) title of the year for the 69, 70, 70, 68, Xander Schauf­ US Open victory in 2000. But ka, trying to become just the his first five holes. But his scoreline of 68, 65, 69, 69. Woodland, who admitted birdie bandwagon with six 21­year­old prodigy, who also fele (USA) 66, 73, 71, 67, Chez took the LPGA Lotte 19 years ago, Woods was the second player — and the first three­under 68 left him three England's Justin Rose, he used to have trouble han­ birdies on his last 12 holes. Reavie (USA) 68, 70, 68, 71, Championship in April in only player under par, in more than a century — to strokes shy on 10­under 274. who started the day one shot dling the rush of adrenaline But after four bogeys on his Justin Rose (Eng) 65, 70, 68, Hawaii. AFP marching to victory by a win the US Open three Koepka did grab a slice of behind Woodland, struggled in pressure situations, dis­ first five, it was too little too 74; 278: Adam Scott (Aus) 70, massive 15 strokes while straight times. US Open history, becoming to a three­over 74 to finish played impressive poise on a late, the 15­time Major win­ 69, 71, 68, Louis Oosthuizen Woodland topped a leader­ He started the day four the fourth player to complete tied for third on seven­under day when plenty of players ner finishing two­under and (RSA) 66, 70, 70, 72. Record­breaking Lloyd Qatar scripts remarkable comeback Divij and Demoliner Uruguay starts campaign with a hammering of Ecuador Olympic silver medallist propels USA into last 16 make the main draw Kirwa banned for doping Sports Bureau The results: €2,219,150 No­ PARIS Scores twice in the first­half HALLE venti Open, Halle, Germany: Kenya­born Bahraini Eunice Qualifying doubles (second Jepkirui Kirwa, who won Divij Sharan and Marcelo Hat­trick hero in the 2015 Marcelo De­ WOMEN’S WC Demoliner of Brazil grabbed and final round): marathon silver at the Rio final win over Japan, Lloyd moliner (Bra) & Divij Sharan bt Olympics in 2016, has been Agence France-Presse squandered the chance to the lone qualifier spot for Matthew Ebden (Aus) & Denis suspended for four years for PARIS get a third goal in this game the doubles in the Noventi Kudla (US) 6­4, 6­4; First doping, the Athletics Carli Lloyd became the first as she missed a late penalty, Open ATP 500 tennis tour­ round: Demoliner & Divij bt Las­ Integrity Unit announced on player to score in six consec­ but her double still took her nament here. The Indo­Bra­ lo Djere (Srb) & Benoit Paire Monday. Kirwa had been utive Women’s World Cup into the record books. zilian pair will play Oliver (Fra) 6­2, 6­7(1), [10­8]. provisionally banned since matches as the United States The 36­year­old has now Marach and Jurgen Melzer € 2,219,150 Fever­Tree Cham­ May after the prohibited pionships, London: Qualifying brushed aside Chile 3­0 on overtaken the mark of Birgit of Austria in the blood­booster EPO was Sunday to secure a passage pre­quarterfinals. singles (first round): James detected in her blood Prinz, the German who Ward (GBr) bt Prajnesh Gunnes­ into the last 16. found the net at five consec­ In the Fever­Tree Cham­ sample. Her four­year pionships ATP 500 event on waran 6­1, 6­4. utive matches at the 2003 $54,160 Challenger, Fergana, suspension is backdated to grass in London, Prajnesh May 7, 2019. The 35­year­old One­sided World Cup. Uzbekistan: Singles (first Gunneswaran was beaten finished second in Rio behind The winning margin might Lloyd opened the scoring round): Khumoyun Sultanov 6­1, 6­4 by James Ward of Kenya's Jemima Sumgong, not have been near to its re­ in the 11th minute, volleying (Uzb) bt Arjun Kadhe 6­2, 6­4; Britain in the first qualifying who was banned for eight cord­breaking 13­0 hammer­ home first­time on her left Altug Celikbilek (Tur) bt Vijay years in January for ing of Thailand in its open­ foot after a headed clea­ round . Sundar Prashanth 6­3, 6­4. attempting to hinder an ing Group F game, but this rance by Su Helen Gaez fell investigation into her use of was still an extremely one­ to her at the edge of the box. The equaliser: Qatar’s Boualem Khoukhi’s strike helped the Asian Cup champion share points EPO by supplying false sided victory for the holder. The second came in the with Paraguay. * REUTERS documents. AFP Lloyd netted twice in the 26th minute as Ertz met a Lyngdoh back with BFC first­half either side of a Julie corner from the right with a pion conceded again when throwing an arm in an aerial Special Correspondent Ertz goal, as the USA joined COPA AMERICA brilliant near­post header Derlis Gonzalez scored early challenge. Bengaluru Sweden — which downed which Chile goalkeeper Reuters in the second half with a The 23rd minute sending Former Bengaluru FC mid­ Thailand 5­1 earlier — in Christiane Endler got a RIO DE JANEIRO long­range rocket. off put Uruguay firmly in the fielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh qualifying for the knockout touch to but could not keep Qatar fought its way back driving seat and Edinson Ca­ Striker Almoez Ali made has rejoined the club on a phase from the group. out. from two goals down to vani with an acrobatic volley amends for spurning an ear­ one­year deal, it was an­ USA’s goal difference is The result: USA 3 (Lloyd 11, 35, draw 2­2 with Paraguay in its and Luis Suarez with a lier sitter by pulling his side nounced here on Monday. such that a draw against Ertz 26) bt Chile 0. first ever Copa America poacher’s goal made it 3­0 Garcia hangs on for back into the game with a The 32­year­old, who spent Sweden in Le Havre on Tuesday’s matches: Jamaica vs game on Sunday, proving it by half­time. seventh career title distance strike which looped three years at BFC, signed Thursday will see it advance Australia; Italy vs Brazil (both will be no pushover in the The Uruguayans took NOTTINGHAM into th e net in the 68th mi­ for Kolkata side ATK in 2017 in first place. 00:30 a.m., Wednesday). tournament by pulling off a France's Caroline Garcia nute. their foot off the pedal in an but now returns to thrilling revival at a near­ claimed her first title of 2019 Nine minutes later, Boua­ uneventful second half but Bengaluru. empty Maracana stadium. by holding off Donna Vekic lem Khoukhi levelled with a an own goal from Arturo Mi­ “Ever since I first signed 2­6, 7­6(4), 7­6(4) to win the The 2022 World Cup host scrappy finish. na 12 minutes from time, for Bengaluru FC I knew I Nottingham Open on Sunday. is one of two guest teams at In a Group C match at Be­ confirmed by VAR, sealed a was making the right deci­ Garcia needed to polish off the South American cham­ miserable night for Ecuador. lo Horizonte, Uruguay sion. Now that I’m here Eugeneson Lyngdoh. her semifinal against pionship along with Japan. The result puts Uruguay crushed Ecuador 4­0 in its again I want to relive those * FILE PHOTO American Jennifer Brady in However, its debut got off opener with help from an on top of group, with Japan moments and create new the morning 4­6, 6­3, 6­3 to a nightmare start when early sending off that deflat­ and Chile being the other ones,” said Lyngdoh, who jied United, was a fan favou­ after rain played havoc with Paraguay’s Oscar Cardozo ed its opponent and assured teams. the schedule. The heavy load becomes the club’s third In­ rite at BFC, as he went on to smashed in from the penalty the 15­times champion the The results: Group B: At Rio de dian signing for the season establish himself in the side appeared to take its toll as Janeiro: Paraguay 2 (Cardozo spot in the fourth minute. simplest of starts. after youngsters Prabhsuk­ under Ashley Westwood. Croatian Vekic romped 4­pen, Gonzalez 56) draw with through the opening set of Qatar caused its oppo­ Uruguay was already lead­ Qatar 2 (Ali 68, Khoukhi 77). han Singh Gill and Suresh He won one I­League title the final. However, Garcia nent plenty of problems but ing 1­0 from a sixth minute Group C: At Belo Horizonte: Wangjam. and two Federation Cups composed herself to hang on after Cardozo had another Nicolas Lodeiro goal when Uruguay 4 (Lodeiro 6, Cavani Shillong­born Lyngdoh, with the club, and was even for her seventh career singles Gilttering show: USA’s Carli Lloyd became the first player to strike ruled out after a VAR­ Jose Quintero was shown a 33, Suarez 44, Mina 78­og) bt who originally arrived at named AIFF Player of the title. AFP score in six consecutive Women’s World Cup matches. * AFP review, the Asian Cup cham­ VAR­assisted red card for Ecuador 0. BFC in 2014 from Rangda­ Year in 2015.

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THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12655 (set by Dr. X) SUDOKU FAITH 14 Good wine for family (7) 4 Incompetent fellow in assembly (5) They felt His presence 16 Amateur through analysis virtually flies an aircraft (7) 5 Start to speak clutching one One stormy night, the first three Azhvars, Poigai Azhvar , drink (9) Bhootatazhvar and Peyazhvar, took shelter in a small veran­ 17 Regular patron in a scrap with dah of a house, one after another, eventually leaving on ly character outside (7) 6 Completely avoids standing space for all three. But another presence was soon conservative bank (4) 19 On the contrary, cooked me a felt, and the three Azhvars through their verses showed who fantastic Japanese dish (7) that other One was, said V.S. Karunakarachariar in a dis ­ 7 Clever to embrace very upset course. wife — that’s easily done 21 Waif’s outfit kept in that case Poigai Azhvar in his verse said that he used the earth as a (2,5) (2,2) lamp, the oceans as the oil and the Sun as the spark to light a lamp. Why does he talk of the earth, the oceans and the 22 Moment when violence flares 8 Start a conversation with techie? (5,3,3) Sun? The earth holds so many riches — gold, precious up following strike on location stones, minerals and so on. Who put them all there? There (10) 10 Brexiteer say, planning secret are many creatures living in the oceans. Who made them 25 Being sexy, entices giddy coup around island (11) live there? The waves hit against the shore all the time, only youngsters on vacation to go to go back. Who made them behave in this repetitive fash­ out (9) 13 Discourage fool chasing girl ion? The Sun rises in the East and sets in the West. There is on stage (10) no change in this routine. Who made this happen? The 26 Not right mocking Greek answer to that is that the Supreme One — Lord Naraya na — architectural style (5) 15 Bit of deluge flooding made all this happen. The Azhvars had knowledge of the Su­ southern residences (9) Solution to puzzle 12654 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku preme One, as described in the Vedas, which enabled them 27 Presenting gold case and band ■ ACROSS to enjoy the greatness of the Lord by observing many things featuring a solitaire in the 18 Model wearing more vibrant of this world. 1 Leave the queue and middle (13) lingerie (7) misbehave (4,3,2,4) Bhootatazhvar used his love as a lamp; the ghee he used 8 Dim student breaks shoulder was his eagerness to see the Lord; his thoughts of the Lord ■ DOWN 20 Go in van around French city (5) (7) served as the spark to light the lamp, showing us th at love 9 Fierce rogue snatches idiot’s 2 Fix match! Go under, giving for Him is important. The third Azhvar — Peyazhvar — de­ meaty dish (9) away runs (3,4) 23 Strikes back holding oriental scribed what he saw in the light of the lamps lit by the other 11 Self­absorbed nut avoiding weapon (5) two Azhvars. He said joyfully that he had seen the Lord. The college to consume spirit (10) 3 Be responsible for what might Azhvars thus used nature to marvel at His greatness alth­ 12 Hard for fellow in panic to be displayed in a shop selling 24 A thug sadly kills girl in ough they already had understood Him through Vedas. understand (4) domestic animals (10) American state (4)

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