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Popular Englishman Johnston found a spot of trouble with a marshy area near the green and rolled up his trouser leg to take his shot. However, it failed to have the full desired affect as the 29-year-old still ended up a little soggy. But, to the amusement of the watching crowd - many of whom were filming on their mobile phones - Johnston had a quick change into his waterproofs on the side of the green, lapping up the applause in the process....

Jhajharia, who won gold at the 2004 Athens Paralympics in the javelin throw, said the medal was the biggest achievement of his career and he is now looking forward to the Rio Games in September this year. “Winning the gold medal at 2004 Athens Paralympics has been the greatest achievement of my life. I have always kept a high ambition. I am looking forward to Rio Para Games and I hope I will give my best to bring laurel for my country,” Jhajharia said at the launch of ‘IndusInd For Sports’, a non-banking sports vertical here on Thursday....

The 17-year-old Prosper resident suffered a severe spinal cord injury while practicing tumbling—an acrobatic form of gymnastics—in a friend’s backyard on September 20, 2021. The injury occurred when Noble tried to do a flip but landed on her neck, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down and unable to move her hands. The teenager spent several weeks between the hospital and a rehabilitation facility before being allowed to return home....

George only turned one in August but he has had to overcome a lot of difficulties in his young life already as an orphan cat unable to use his two back legs. He’s never let any of that hold him back though - quite literally, in fact, as the video posted to TikTok showcasing his stunning turn of pace demonstrated. The lightning-fast footage can be viewed here: In the clip, shared to the brilliantly named account twopaw....

Palace slid down the standings after they accumulated a worrying 13-game winless run, including nine losses, prior to a welcome four-game unbeaten streak in the league. Their form in April, which includes three draws and a win, has taken the side clear of relegation in 16th place, nine points ahead of the bottom three with four games left. “We had a couple of meetings before the West Ham draw (on April 2) that were lively and where there was what you would call ‘frank discussion’....

“I am pleased with the verdict and hoping it brings some justice to the family,” Dale Galipo, an attorney for the family, told KNBC-TV. The federal jury in Riverside, California, concluded that Salvador Sanchez, a seven-year LAPD veteran, was acting within the scope of his employment during the incident, even though he was off duty. The June 14, 2019, shooting took place in a Costco store in Corona, where Sanchez was at a sausage sample table holding his 1½-year-old son when he was knocked to the ground by Kenneth French....

Two adults and 12 children drank the sealant with breakfast at the RALLY summer school program in Juneau, Alaska, the Juneau School District confirmed to Newsweek. “We are still investigating how it happened,” Superintendent Bridget Weiss said. “What we do know is that sealant that was packaged in large pouches was mistakenly delivered to the site on the same pallet as boxes of large pouches of milk,” said Weiss. “The liquid looked just like milk and was mistakenly put in the milk dispenser....

All PSG need to do to progress is avoid defeat. Even if they lose, a winner in the game between Manchester United and RB Leipzig will see them qualify. Their Turkish opponents, however, are guaranteed to finish bottom no matter the result. Paris Saint-Germain followed their eventful 3-1 win over Manchester United last week with a win by the same scoreline against Montpellier in Ligue 1 over the weekend....

An abdominal problem forced Nadal to abort his planned comeback from a knee injury, meaning he will cede the world number one ranking to Novak Djokovic next week. Nadal did win the Rogers Cup in Toronto this season, but he has otherwise endured nothing but misery in this year’s biggest hard-court events. We look at the problems that have contributed to the Spaniard completing just one major hard-court competition (that successful campaign in Toronto) in 2018....

The Bianconeri have won the league in the last eight seasons and begin their title defense in Parma on Saturday afternoon after an intriguing summer. Juventus bid goodbye to Massimiliano Allegri after five extremely successful seasons that delivered a combined 11 trophies, replacing him with Maurizio Sarri. The former Chelsea manager was one of Juventus’ fiercest rivals during his three seasons with Napoli and his arrival in Turin should usher in a significant change in style....

Heavy downpours prevented any play in the first ODI to be staged at the National Stadium in over a decade, as sections of the ground were left under water. With wet weather in the days preceding the fixture too, the two cricket boards have agreed to a change in the schedule. The second match was due to take place at the same location on Sunday but has now been shifted to Monday instead, allowing extra time to get the ground fit for action....

Opener Fakhar Zaman eased to his second ODI century, finishing with a career best 117 not out, to seal a win that had been set up by Pakistan’s seam attack, who bowled Zimbabwe out for 194. Usman Khan took four wickets and Hasan Ali chipped in with 3 for 32 to bowl the hosts out, Pakistan’s top order batsmen then capping a commanding performance. Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bat first on another cold morning in Bulawayo, They were put under immediate pressure by Pakistan’s new ball attack, and in particular Khan....

Pakistan crashed to their lowest Test total when they were bowled out for 49 by a South African pace barrage on the second day of the first Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday. Dale Steyn took six for eight in 8.1 overs as Pakistan failed to match their previous low – 53 against Australia in Sharjah in 2002/03. South Africa led by 204 runs on the first innings....

Regular skipper Nasir Ali will be leading the team as the captain. The selectors were unable to pick their right corner defender Wasim Sajjad, as a result of his retirement from the national team. The likes of Mudassir Shah and Kashif Razzaq are some notable names in the raiding department of the squad this year. They were also a part of the bronze medal-winning team at Dubai Kabaddi Masters, and Asian Games 2018....

Pakistan made two changes, giving top-order batsman Fakhar Zaman and left-arm seamer Mir Hamza test debuts as replacements for Imam-ul-Haq and Wahab Riaz. Australia retained the same XI that salvaged an expected draw in Dubai by batting for almost 140 overs and finishing at 362-8 in the fourth innings after being set a victory target of 462 on a seemingly deteriorating wicket expected to assist spin. After posting 482, Pakistan bowled Australia out for 202 in the first innings — taking 10-60 after the visitors made a promising start — and then declared in the second innings at 181-6 in order to have 1 ½ days to push for victory....

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have accused royal staff—and even family members —of leaking negative stories to the media about them. Liz Garbus, director of their six-part docu-series Harry & Meghan, told Vanity Fair: “Buckingham Palace said that we didn’t reach out for comment when we did. “They did that to discredit us…and by discrediting us, they can discredit the content of the show…. We lived through some of those moments that were a little bit like Alice Through the Looking Glass....

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil’s Palmeiras is close to signing former international striker Kleber on a one-year loan deal from Portuguese football club Porto. The Brazilian underwent a medical examination in Sao Paulo Wednesday and officials expect him to sign with the Brazilian club within days, reports Xinhua. “Negotiations are advanced and we only need to sort out some contractual details,” Palmeiras executive director Jose Carlos Brunoro said. “In Portugal there were four teams chasing him so we are delighted that he has chosen us ahead of them,” he said....

In their first-ever appearance in the competition, the Periquitos beat local rivals Santos to clinch the Copa Libertadores last weekend. That victory sealed their passage to Qatar. Breno Henrique Lopes was the hero of the showdown as the substitute came off the bench to prod home the winner in the ninth minute of stoppage time. They’ll be looking for another trophy here, but first, they will have to see off Tigres....