The second round of the US PGA Tour's inaugural Zozo Championship in Japan was postponed on Friday because of heavy rain with Tiger Woods and Gary Woodland leading the 78-player event.
Officials made the decision half an hour before the scheduled 7am start after overnight showers turned heavy with forecasts of up to 130 millimetres (five inches) rain falling over the next 24 hours at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club.
The second round will now be played on Saturday, with a 6:30am start time (2130 GMT Friday), followed by the third round.
"The golf course has already taken on four-tenths of an inch of rain, so it has actually reached the point of saturation and it's become unplayable," said Gary Young, US PGA Tour vice-president of rules and competitions Gary Young.
"With more rain in the forecast and three to five inches of rain (75mm to 130mm) for the day, we thought the right decision was to call (off) play."
Golfers will stay in the same threeball groupings for the third round, .

Tiger Woods shares lead as weather delays new Japan US PGA Tour event

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Alain Prost has warned Ferrari that they must control their embattled drivers or risk handing another world title double to Mercedes next season.
The four-time world champion, who was embroiled in one of Formula One's fiercest in-team rivalries when he and Ayrton Senna were team-mates at McLaren in the late 1980s, said Ferrari faced a "complicated situation of management".
The Frenchman said he could foresee the battles between four-time champion and team leader Sebastian Vettel and young pretender Charles Leclerc costing them the title and handing it to Mercedes again.
"With his experience, Vettel was considered the number one in the team, so it;s hard to manage that," he told BFM TV. "I think it's going to be difficult, especially next year.
"I think Ferrari will be strong next year and they will have to deal with the fight between Charles and Sebastian. If the car is good and they are both fighting over the title, that could give it to Mercedes."
Ferrari have shown outstanding ...

Prost tells Ferrari to keep Vettel and Leclerc in line

Stan Wawrinka was forced to withdraw from Friday's Basel quarter-final showdown against best friend Roger Federer with a back injury, just an hour after struggling past America's Frances Tiafoe in a gruelling second round clash.
"The bad news is that I will have to retire," the 34-year-old three-time Grand Slam winner said after his 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win.
"I had some trouble with my back in the last game. I'm sure I cannot make it for tomorrow (Friday). I will pull out." Top seed Federer, chasing a 10th title at his hometown event, will receive a walkover into Saturday's semi-finals.
It would have been the 27th meeting between the two Swiss teammates and Federer would have been the comfortable favourite boasting a 23-3 record over their 14-year rivalry.
Wawrinka stands in provisional 14th place in the points race to the year-end ATP Finals and his chances of qualifying now look slim with just next week's Paris Masters to play on the regular schedule.
The struggle against Tiafoe, which ...

Back injury forces Wawrinka out of Federer clash in Basel

Netherlands and Canada saw their unbeaten runs at the 2020 T20 World Cup qualifier come to an end on Thursday as they were beaten by Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong respectively.
PNG stunned the Dutch with a five-wicket victory.
A half-century from Kinchit Shah (59 not out) and a three-wicket haul by Nasrulla Rana helped Hong Kong to a 32-run victory over Canada.
Elsewhere, UAE beat Nigeria by five wickets.
In the final game of the day, Scotland put on 204 for four against Bermuda who in reply fell 46 runs short as they finished on 158 for eight.

Dutch, Canada lose unbeaten records at World T20 qualifiers

Tokyo's governor said Friday she opposes moving next year's Olympic marathon and race-walking events to northern Japan over heat fears, describing the proposal as a "bolt from the blue."
The International Olympic Committee announced earlier this month it would propose shifting the marathon and race walking to northern Japan's Sapporo over persistent concerns that Tokyo's summer heat could pose health risks for athletes.
Local media reported overnight Thursday that Tokyo may counter that proposal by suggesting keeping the marathon in the capital but moving the start time to as early as 3am.
Governor Yuriko Koike, speaking on Japan's Fuji TV, reiterated her unhappiness with the proposed move.
"I didn't agree with (moving events to) Sapporo," she said.
"The expression 'a bolt from the blue' would be appropriate," she added, when asked for her reaction when she heard about the plan.
She said the Tokyo government was looking at counter-proposals, including starting the events earlier, ...

Plan to move Olympic marathon, walking stirs Tokyo dissent

Top Pakistan cricketers, including former captain Shoaib Malik and pacer Muhammad Aamir, stand to lose out on millions of rupees earnings after the Pakistan Cricket Board revoked all NOCs issued to players to take part in the T10 league in Abu Dhabi.
A board official made it clear that only retired players, Shahid Afridi and Imran Nazir, could take part in the tournament but all other players who were issued NOCs would not be able to take part in the T10 league under the new directives.
"NOCs of players who are centrally or domestically contracted have been revoked," he said.
Besides Malik and Aamir, others to lose out on their earnings include Muhammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim and Wahab Riaz.
The PCB said it was binding on all players who had central or domestic contracts that they can't take part in any other league without board clearance.
"To manage the players' workload, continued work on their fitness levels as well as to ensure primacy and participation of its players in its premier .

Pak cricketers stand to lose money with PCB revoking all NOCs to participate in T10 league

Selection committee chairman MSK Prasad on Thursday said they are "moving on", clearly indicating that veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not in their scheme of things anymore.
His committee will instead focus on Rishabh Pant, Dhoni's natural heir, Prasad said.
"This is our clear thought process that post World Cup we are focusing on Rishabh Pant only," he said.
When the question on Dhoni's future in international cricket was repeated, the chief selector added, "I made it very clear post the World Cup that we are moving on. We are giving opportunities to youngsters and see that they establish themselves in the side.
"With Rishabh Pant doing so well and even Sanju Samson coming into the side, I am sure you must be understanding our thought process."
Samson was picked in the side for the upcoming three-match T20 series following his remarkable performance in the domestic circuit in recent times.
Dhoni has made himself unavailable for selection after the 50-over World Cup in ...

We are moving on, says chief selector MSK on Dhoni

Misbah-ul-Haq was handed the dual positions of head coach and chief selector by the PCB only because he is a "yes man" and would not risk any confrontation with the Board, former batsman Mohsin Khan said.
"Why has Misbah been given the posts of head coach and chief selector? Only because he is a 'Tabidar' (one who follows orders). He is a yes man. The board wants people like him in their employment," Mohsin, a former chief coach and selector, claimed on a show on GTV News channel.
"The board will never hire people like me or others as head coach or chief selector. Because they know I will not take any dictation and I will not compromise on discipline or selection on merit.
"Misbah has been picked because the board knows he will not confront or argue with them on any issue," he added.
Pakistan's most successful Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq is the first man in Pakistan cricket history to be given dual positions of head coach and chief selector.
But his reputation took a dent when media ...

Misbah was given dual position as he is a 'yes man': Mohsin Khan

A late goal from Amine Chermiti saw Mumbai City FC stun Kerala Blasters FC 1-0 in a closely-fought Hero Indian Super League clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday.
The teams had several half chances to break the deadlock but lacked an end product for most of the game until Chermiti's smart 82nd-minute finish settled the contest.
While the result meant Mumbai start their season with a win, it was also their first-ever victory over Kerala Blasters in Kochi.
Kerala Blasters struggled to test Amrinder Singh early on while Mumbai resorted to aerial balls and floating crosses into the box at the other end.
A Diego Carlos cross into the box from the right flank in the 10th minute had the home defence under pressure but Mohamed Larbi's weak header fell straight into the hands of goalkeeper Bilal Khan.
Mumbai continued to threaten and Carlos outpaced Jessel Carneiro on the right flank again in the 19th minute. This time around, the former FC Pune City player attempted a ...

Mumbai City open account in Kochi

The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty shocked reigning world champions Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan to join P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal in the quarterfinals of the USD 750,000 French Open here on Thursday.
Satwik and Chirag, who had claimed their maiden Super 500 title at Thailand Open in August, notched up a stunning 21-18 18-21 21-13 win over the world No 2 pair, a winner of the 2013, 2015 and 2019 World Championships.
The world No. 11 pair will next face Denmark's Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.
World champion Sindhu, who made early exits in the last three tournaments at China, Korea and Denmark, beat Singapore's Yeo Jia Min 21-10 21-13 in 34 minutes to snap her recent run of early exits and enter the quarterfinals.
The world No. 6 Indian is expected to meet world No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei next.
The eighth-seeded London Olympics bronze medallist Saina, who had won the Indonesia Masters early in the year before going ...

Satwik-Chirag stun world champions; Sindhu, Saina too enter French Open quarterfinals

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah on Thursday met captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on the sidelines of the selection committee meeting, to discuss a "roadmap" for Indian cricket.
It is understood that veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni's future in international cricket was discussed during the meeting, though everyone stayed tight-lipped.
Coach Ravi Shastri was not part of the meeting, though. It is certain that Ganguly will have a one-on-one with Shastri during the Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens next month.
"The president and the secretary wanted to meet the captain and the vice captain. There was some discussions on roadmap. The president gave his inputs which were refreshing," a BCCI source, privy to the selection committee, said.
Shah convened the meeting in the presence of the board president.
The BCCI shared a photo of the meeting with a caption on its twitter handle.
"All smiles at the Senior Selection Committee meeting earlier this afternoon as ...

Selection meeting: Ganguly meets Kohli, Rohit to discuss roadmap

Actor Rana Daggubati has joined ISL debutants Hyderabad FC as the franchise's co-owner.
The other co-owners are Varun Tripuraneni and Vijay Madduri.
"Hyderabad has a great legacy with the sport. This team, therefore, is a chance to rekindle that legacy," Daggubati said.
He added, "I am confidently counting on Kamaljit and his team to make a mark in our very maiden season. The team proved its mettle in the preliminary camps in Chennai and Goa. HFC aced all of the seven friendly matches, remaining undefeated."
Tripuraneni, co-owner of HFC and who has worked with Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters FC in the past, is elated at Daggubati joining the team.
He said, "Having Rana Daggubati associate with the HFC is a huge boost for the team and its following. What's more exciting is to see Rana being so committed to building a strong team.

Rana Daggubati joins Hyderabad FC as co-owner

London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal stormed into the women's singles quarterfinals of the USD 750,000 French Open with a straight game win over Denmark's Line Hjmark Kjaersfeldt here on Thursday.
The eighth seeded Indian, who had won the Indonesia Masters early in the year before going through a rough patch, dispatched Line 21-10 21-11 in 27 minutes.
The two-time Commonwealth Games champion, who had lost in the first round in three successive events, will next take on Korea's An Se Young, who had last week knocked out India's P V Sindhu in the opening round of Denmark Open.
Saina had defeated Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi 23-21 21-17 in the opening round last night.

Saina enters French Open quarterfinals

Bangladesh all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin was on Thursday ruled out of the upcoming three-game T20 series against India owing to a nagging back injury.
The 22-year all-rounder, who had missed Bangladesh's crucial World Cup match against Australia at Nottingham and the ODI series in Sri Lanka, will not be able to recover in time from a back injury for the India series, beginning November 3.
Multiple scans confirmed that the persistent injury would take more time to heal and he will continue his rehab while being monitored by the Bangladesh Cricket Board's medical team.
Saifuddin, who has taken 12 wickets in 13 T20Is, did not feature in any competitive match since playing the final of a T20 tri-series featuring Afghanistan and Zimbabwe on September 24.
"Due to a reoccurring back injury Saif(uddin) will be rested from the India tour this year giving him an opportunity to consolidate his recovery over a longer period of time," said Bangladesh team physiotherapist Julian Calefato in a ...

Saifuddin ruled out of India T20 series due to back injury

Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv Patel and Shubman Gill were on Thursday named captains of India A, India B and India C teams respectively for this year's Deodhar Trophy.
The teams were picked during the senior selection committee in Mumbai.
The Deodhar Trophy will be played at Ranchi from October 31 to November 4.
The India A team will also feature experienced off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan and Jaydev Unadkat, among others.
Out-of-favour India all-rounders Kedar Jadhav and Vijay Shankar feature in the India B squad, to be led by Parthiv.
In-form Test opener Mayank Agarwal and senior wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik are part of the India C squad.
Squads:
India A: Hanuma Vihari (capt), Devdutt Padikkal, A R Easwaran, Vishnu Vinod, Amandeep Khare, Abhishek Raman, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Sandeep Warrier, Siddarth Kaul, Bhargav Merai.
India B: Parthiv Patel (capt & wk), Priyank Panchal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, ...

Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman named captains for Deodhar Trophy

Elated after his years of hardwork finally paid off, Mumbai all-rounder Shivam Dube on Thursday said he loves power-hitting and would never give up his aggressive brand of cricket, which earned him his maiden call-up to the Indian team.
Dube was rewarded with a maiden call-up for his "phenomenal" exploits with the India A team.
The 26-year-old Dube's made into the Indian T20 squad for the three-match series against Bangladesh next month as all-rounder Hardik Pandya is yet to recover from a back surgery.
Dube pipped Vijay Shankar as the second choice all-rounder, primarily based on his big-hitting prowess.
"I have a bit of natural power and I work on that. My father always wanted to make me an aggressive batsman and that became my lifestyle. I love power-hitting," Dube told a select group a journalists soon after his selection.
"I would like to thank God and my dad. Specially my dad, who always supported me and it was his dream (that I play for India)."
Dube thanked all his well ...

I love power-hitting and aggressive style of batting: Dube

Juventus president Andrea Agnelli on Thursday asked the club's shareholders to approve a 300 million euro capital increase to help expand the Italian club's global ambitions.
Despite losses of 39.9 million euros last season, Agnelli asked shareholders for a major investment as part of a five-year plan to keep pace with European rivals such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United.
"Today, we ask you, the Shareholders to approve a 300 million capital increase for our 2019/2024 development plan," Agnelli said at the club's Allianz Stadium in Turin.
"The objective of this capital increase is the future development in a wide-ranging horizon," he continued.
"We must imagine this season as a new year zero, with the desire and determination to think big.
"We must be extremely proud of our development and our growth rates, but we must keep with the pace.
"These numbers seem enormous when compared to the Italian reality, but our point of reference is the great European ...

Juventus seek 300m euros boost to keep up with European rivals

UEFA has fined France 20,000 euros for playing the wrong national anthem for Albania ahead of a Euro 2020 qualifying match last month, according to multiple sources.
The Andorra national anthem was played instead of Albania's prior to the September 7 fixture, triggering confusion and a delay in the start of the game as the correct anthem was subsequently aired.
Amid the embarrasment, France coach Didier Deschamps apologised for the mistake to his opposite number Edoardo Reja while French President Emmanuel Macron took the matter a step higher by apologising to the Albanian President Ilir Meta.
France won the match 4-1.

UEFA fine France over Albania anthem mix-up

La Liga confirmed on Thursday it will appeal the decision to play Saturday's postponed Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid on December 18.
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced the new date on Wednesday after the two clubs came to an agreement following the postponement of the original fixture at Camp Nou due to violent, pro-independence protests in Catalonia.
La Liga proposed the postponement last week but want the match to be rescheduled for December 4.
"La Liga does not share the Competition Committee's decision to set December 18 as the date of the Clasico match and will appeal," La Liga said in a statement on Thursday.
Listing its reasons for opposing December 18, La Liga said the rules state postponed games should be played at the earliest possible opportunity, which is December 4, and that clubs have no power to decide dates of matches.
La Liga added that it holds the responsibility for setting dates due to broadcasting considerations and that December 18 also .

La Liga to appeal against new date for postponed Clasico

Sanju Samson has experienced so many lows in his chequered career that he has learned to embrace them. Back in the Indian team after a four-year gap, Samson is at peace with his flaws and doesn't try to be the "perfect batsman" that he wanted to be for the longest time.
Samson played his sole match for India -- a T20 -- in July 2015 when a second- string team toured Zimbabwe. He was 19 then.
Since that high, it has been a roller-coaster ride for the wicketkeeper-batsman, who has been dropped from the Kerala team on disciplinary grounds. He has not been consistent enough, has had fitness issues but every now and then, he came up with an innings befitting his rich batting talent.
One such knock happened earlier this month -- an unbeaten 212 -- the highest individual score in the history of Vijay Hazare Trophy.
"You rightly said it has been a roller-coaster ride for me. If you have a very safe and easy career there are very less things you will learn. I have learnt a lot in the last four 

Not trying to be the perfect batsman anymore, at peace with my flaws: Sanju Samson

Back home after suffering an away defeat, former champions ATK will look to regroup and pick their first points when they face Hyderabad FC in the sixth season of the Indian Super League (ISL) here on Friday.
For Hyderabad FC, who were formed after Pune FC were disbanded last season for financial irregularities, this will be the first match of the season.
Despite a sixth minute lead by Carl McHugh, ATK were left to rue some good opportunities as Kerala Blasters restored parity by converting a spotkick in the 30th minute and sealed the issue before half-time in the ISL opener in Kochi on Sunday.
The Kolkata franchise were also 'unlucky' with their appeals for penalties being turned down during the match and coach Antonio Lopez Habas will look for a fresh start for his team.
Former Spanish international goalkeeper Jose Molina took charge in the third season and the Kolkata franchise put up a dominant display to win their second title -- a record they jointly hold with Chennaiyin FC in ..

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