Sports Highlights at 2100 Hrs

New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) The following are the top/expected stories at 2100 hours:

EXPECTED STORIES:

*Report of intercontinental Cup match between India and Syria.

STORIES ON THE WIRE:

SPO-WC-NZ-COACH

New Zealand coach calls for WC rules review, says 'feeling very hollow'

Wellington, July 16 (PTI) New Zealand coach Gary Stead Tuesday called for the ICC World Cup rules to be reviewed, saying the feeling is "very, very hollow" after England beat them on a bizarre technicality in the showpiece' final.

SPO-WC-WILLIAMSON

No one lost the final, says Williamson

Wellington, Jul 16 (PTI) "No one lost the final," New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said Tuesday as his team tried coming to terms with the gut-wrenching defeat against England in the World Cup's greatest summit clash.

SPO-WC-MAY-ARDEN

England, NZ PMs praise teams' World Cup performance

London/Wellington, Jul 16 (PTI) The prime ministers of England and New Zealand lauded their cricket teams' performance in the World Cup, which helped bring the sport into limelight in nations obsessed with football and rugby.

SPO-MIRABAI-INTERVIEW (EXCLUSIVE)

Golden comeback but Mirabai Chanu in constant battle with fear of injury

By Aparajita Upadhyay

New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Top Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu Tuesday said she lives in fear of injuring herself ahead of next year's Tokyo Olympics despite recovering from an unspecified back problem, which marred her progress in 2018.

SPO-TENDULKAR-WC Another super over should decide winner instead of boundaries: Tendulkar

New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday endorsed a second super over to decide the winner instead of considering the boundary count if such an extraordinary situation arises like it did in the World Cup final.

SPO-MANDHANA-INTERVIEW After a stellar season, Mandhana wants to add more power to her game

By Bharat Sharma

New Delhi, July 16 (PTI) India opener and number one ODI batswoman Smriti Mandhana is in no mood to take it easy after a memorable season and is busy tweaking her all-round game in the lead up to the Women's T20 World Cup early next year.

SPO-BOX-AMIR (EXCLUSIVE) Amir credits India's system for rise in boxing, singles out Bidhuri for Olympic glory

By Amit Kumar Das

New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Former Olympic medallist and professional star Amir Khan feels India has a robust system in place to keep producing good boxers for the world stage and singled out 2017 World Championship bronze-winner Gaurav Bidhuri for Olympic glory at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

SPO-WC-WHATMORE World Cup trophy could have been shared: Whatmore

Chennai, Jul 16 (PTI) Former Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore Tuesday weighed in on the boundary count rule which handed England the World Cup, and said that the trophy could have been shared with New Zealand as it would have been a fair reflection of the two teams' "tenacity".

SPO-RASOOL-JKCA Rasool calls for 2-year ban on players who fudge age

Srinagar, July 16 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir's most recognisable cricketer, Parvez Rasool Tuesday called for a two-year ban on any player who fudges his date of birth.

SPO-MINISTER

India can match China and become weightlifting powerhouse: Rijiju

New Delhi, July 16 (PTI) Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju Tuesday said India has the potential to give traditional weightlifting powerhouses such as China and North Korea a run for their money.

SPO-IND-APPLICATIONS

Next India head coach should be below 60 and have minimum two-year international experience

New Delhi, July 16 (PTI) The Indian cricket board Tuesday invited applications for the men's team support staff including head coach who will need to be less than 60 years of age with a minimum international experience of two years.

SPO-STOKES-KNIGHTHOOD Stokes likely to be knighted for his World Cup heroics

London, Jul 16 (PTI) England's World Cup hero Ben Stokes is likely to be bestowed with knighthood for his sensational performance in the summit clash against New Zealand which helped the hosts claim their maiden title in the ICC's 50-over showpiece event.

SPO-BAD-IND Two Indian doubles pairs make impressive starts to Indonesian Open

Jakarta, Jul 16 (PTI) Indian shuttlers had a good day in office at the USD 1,250,000 Indonesia Open with two doubles pairs entering the second round of the BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament here Tuesday.

SPO-SHOOT-IND Vijayveer wins his 3rd gold at Junior Shooting World Cup

New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Vijayveer Sidhu picked up his third gold medal of the ongoing ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, combining with Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu and Adarsh Singh to clinch the men's 25m pistol event on Tuesday.

SPO-FOOT-GOA-CM

Passionate Goa chief minister writes to PMO on football matters

Margao, July 16 (PTI) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant Tuesday requested the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to intervene and help the state's popular club, Churchill Brothers, in overcoming the crisis currently facing Indian football.

SPO-DEEPA-PARA

Deepa backs out of 2020 Paralympics, considers taking up swimming

Mumbai, Jul 16 (PTI) Noted para-athlete Deepa Malik, who became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the 2016 Paralympics Games, has backed out of the next Games due to injury and is instead considering taking up swimming.

SPO-PCB-MEETING

PCB Cricket Committee to take decisions on splitting captaincy, inviting applications for new coach

Karachi, Jul 16 (PTI) Splitting the captaincy and inviting fresh applications for the national team coach and other support staff will be on the agenda when the PCB's Cricket Committee meets later this month to review Pakistan's debacle in the World Cup.

SPO-WC-PAK-MUSHTAQ

Saqlain Mushtaq gets extension as England spin consultant

Karachi, Jul 16 (PTI) Pakistan spin legend Saqlain Mushtaq, who was a part of England's World Cup-winning squad's support staff, has been rewarded with a 55-day extension which will cover the entire Ashes series. PTI

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