Sports News Highlights, July 16, 2024: Scotland Vs Oman ODI Washed Out; Nadal, Nagal Enter Swedish Open Pre-QFs – As It Happened

Colombia’s football federation president and his son were among 27 people arrested during the crowd control issues that broke out Sunday at the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia, police said Monday.

Ramón Jesurún and his son Ramon Jamil Jesurun were detained after the event at Hard Rock Stadium and charged, Miami-Dade police detective Andre Martin told The Associated Press.

Chinese swimmers going to the Paris Olympics are undergoing increased drug testing of at least eight times this year before the Games, World Aquatics said on Monday.

The Chinese swim team in Paris is set to have 11 athletes who tested positive for a banned heart medication in 2021, six months before the Tokyo Olympics. They avoided being suspended. In Tokyo, the swimmers won three gold medals. (AP)

“The first thing that needs to be decided is who will captain in T20Is. Rohit Sharma has retired, he won’t play T20Is. So you will have a new captain. I feel there are two contenders,” Saba told Sony Sports.

“If we see logically, Hardik Pandya should become the captain because he was the vice-captain in the winning World Cup campaign. He also captained India in the past. I feel the preparation now should be for the next T20 World Cup which is going to happen after two years,” Saba Karim said.

“I feel the discussion should be about SKY because Suryakumar Yadav captained India in the home series against Australia. India defeated Australia there and he also batted well. So he can definitely come forward as an option,” he added.

ISL side Mumbai City FC on Monday brought on board 24-year-old defender Sahil Panwar on a free transfer for one year, which will keep him with the club until the end of the 2024-25 season.

Panwar, who hails from Dehradun, began his professional career with the Pune FC academy, earning a spot after impressing in the Subroto Cup. While with the club, Sahil also captained its U-18 side. (PTI)

India’s Shaurya Bawa guaranteed himself of a medal as he moved to the semifinals with a hard fought 3-2 win over Malaysian Low Wa-Sern in the World Junior Squash Championships in Houston.

The 18-year-old from Delhi, thus, becomes only the second Indian male to reach the semifinals after Kush Kumar, who reached the last four stage in 2014. (PTI)

Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis on Monday said that he was “humiliated” after being handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines flight, then later apologised to by law enforcement, over the weekend.

Davis, who previously played for the Denver Broncos, wrote in an Instagram post that he had tapped a flight attendant on the arm, prompting the employee to shout “don’t hit me” and hurry toward the front of the plane. (AP)

The presence of some established foes notwithstanding, Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen has got a “fair” draw in his debut Olympics, according to his coach Vimal Kumar, who expects the youngster to play freely in Paris thanks to his “underdog” status and some technical improvements in his overall game.

World No. 19 Sen’s path to an Olympic medal has multiple hurdles as he will need to get past familiar Indonesian nemesis Jonatan Christie, last Olympics’ surprise semifinalist Kevin Cordon from Guatemala, and Julian Carraggi from Belgium in Group L. (PTI)

Bronny James struggled from the field again, finishing 1 for 5 in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 88-74 loss to the Boston Celtics at NBA Summer League.

Bronny James was the 55th overall pick in last month’s draft and the Lakers — who have said he will be a focus of their player development program — signed him to a four-year deal. If he and LeBron James play together in a game, they would be the first father-son combination to appear simultaneously in NBA history.

As per reports, all-rounder Hardik Pandya is all set to lead India in the three-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka starting July 27.

However, one of the heroes of India’s T20 World Cup victory last month will take a break during the three-match ODI series, which is scheduled in August, due to “personal reasons”.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday announced free entry for public during the women’s Asia Cup, beginning in Dambulla from Friday.

Eight teams — India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, hosts Sri Lanka, Thailand, UAE, Nepal and Malaysia — are set to battle it out for top honours at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.

“The Women’s Asia Cup 2024 is here, and entry is FREE!” SLC tweeted on Tuesday.

In all, 15 games will be played, including two semifinals and the final. India are set to open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on Friday. (PTI)

Olympic-bound Sumit Nagal continued his ascent in the ATP singles chart, climbing to a career-high ranking of 68.

The 26-year-old rose five spots in the latest ATP ranking list released on Monday. His previous best was 71.

Nagal thus moves past former world No. 71 Sashi Menon to become the fourth highest-ranked Indian man since 1973. (PTI)

Less than 48 hours after England’s defeat to Spain in the Euro 2024 final, Gareth Southgate has resigned as head coach. Southgate’s contract was due to expire at the end of the year, but he had revealed he was unlikely to carry on if they did not lift the trophy.

The 53-year-old was in charge of the Three Lions for eight years, having taken on the role after Sam Allardyce’s abrupt exit in September 2016. Southgate managed England at four major tournaments, leading them to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup in the first.

In his first public address since being unveiled as a Real Madrid player, Kylian Mbappe speaks in Spanish: “Good afternoon everyone. I’m going to try to speak Spanish, wow it’s such an incredible feeling to be here, just incredible. I spent endless nights dreaming about one day playing for Real Madrid and today I am one happy guy.”

Real Madrid’s new No. 9 is asked about the exact moment he decided to sign for the club. “The exact moment took place when I was a kid, it’s easy. As I said before it was a dream, then it became a goal and when you become a professional you know you are closer to that dream.

“I knew it was my goal to play at Real Madrid. Now I am so lucky this dream has come true and I want to make the most of this,” the France superstar says.

At the press conference following his official Real Madrid joining, Mbappe is asked about his potential position for the club. He says: “For me, I will play wherever the manager tells me to. In Paris I played in all three positions up front, in Monaco as well, the most important thing is to be as fit as possible and mentally strong, so for me it’s not a debate really, not a dilemma, I’m not really concerned about the exact position, the most important thing for me is to play.”

On not having won the UEFA Champions League trophy yet, Mbappe says: “Of course, this is the best club to achieve something like that at, but the first priority is to adapt to the team, to the group, other teams will arrive naturally.

“Obviously I want to win the CHampions League but right now I am focused on those nearest goals and right now that’s the only thing I’ve got on my mind.”

Powered by 22-year-old medium-pacer Jasper Davidson’s four-wicket-haul, Scotland have skittled Oman for a meagre 123-run total in match 13 of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2.

Sumit Nagal has started his Swedish Open round of 32 match brightly, winning the first set against Elias Ymer 6-4. The Indian is fresh off achieving a career-high ATP singles ranking of 68.

Even though France president Emmanuel Macron is expected to accept the resignation of prime minister Gabriel Attal today, after their party’s defeat in the elections, Attal will stay on as the head of a caretaker government for the Paris Olympics, which start in 10 days.

Sumit Nagal advances to the Swedish Open pre-quarter-finals without much fuss. The Indian downs Elias Ymer 6-4, 6-3 to book a round of 16 meeting with fourth seed Mariano Navone.

Chasing Oman’s modest target of 124 runs in match 13 of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2, Scotland were batting at 99 runs for the loss of two wickets when rain stopped play. Richie Berrington’s team would be eager to knock off the remaining 25 runs as soon as (if) play resumes.

Rafael Nadal is marking his return from the injury-induced break at the Swedish Open. After winning his doubles match alongside Casper Ruud yesterday, the Spaniard is now well on his way to winning his singles round of 32 encounter. Nadal leads 6-3, 4-3 against Bjorn Borg’s son Leo in the best-of-three-sets clash.

And there we have it. Rafael Nadal completes a dominant win over Leo Borg and marches into the pre-quarter-finals of Swedish Open. The 6-3, 6-4 victory means Nadal will next face fifth seed Cameron Norrie in the round of 16.

Days after being added to the England squad for the second Test against West Indies, Mark Wood has made his way into the playing XI for the Trent Bridge match starting Thursday. Wood replaces the retired James Anderson, who had an emotional farewell at Lord’s after the first Test.

England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (capt), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir.

‘Mr. 360’ Suryakumar Yadav has emerged as a serious contender to become India’s T20I captain till the 2026 World Cup, and might just win the race against all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Pandya has made himself available for the Sri Lanka T20Is later this month, but a PTI report suggests that Suryakumar, who led India in eight T20Is against Australia and South Africa in 2023, is new head coach Gautam Gambhir and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar’s choice.

The Indian women’s cricket team has arrived in neighbouring Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup T20 tournament, which begins in Dambulla on July 19. India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on the opening day of the competition.

The Scotland vs Oman game in ICC Cricket World Cup League Two has been abandoned due to rain. Chasing a 124-run target, hosts Scotland needed just 25 more runs to win when rain came bucketing down and play never resumed.

With that, we conclude our coverage of today’s sports news and events. We will be back tomorrow morning with all that is current in the various fields of play. Until then, goodbye.