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EXPECTED STORIES: *Report of Pro Kabaddi League.

*Report of Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship in Cuttack. *Report of British Open of golf at Portrush, Ireland.

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SPO-IND-LD SQUAD

Fit-again Dhawan and Saha back, rookie Rahul Chahar gets maiden T20 call-up (Eds: Incorporating more details)

Mumbai, July 21 (PTI) Opener Shikhar Dhawan Sunday returned to India's limited overs squad after recovering from a thumb injury while Rishabh Pant was picked in all three formats for the West Indies tour as the selectors braced up for life beyond Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

SPO-BAD-2ND LD SINDHU Sindhu loses to Yamaguchi in Indonesia Open final

Jakarta, July 21 (PTI) P V Sindhu's hopes of breaking a seven-month title drought came crashing down as the Indian lost in straight games to Akane Yamaguchi in the finals of Indonesia Open BWF Tour Super 1000 tournament here Sunday.

SPO-PRASAD-WC-RAYUDU We had no bias against Rayudu: Prasad clears air on retired player's Cup exclusion

By Nikhil Bapat Mumbai, July 21 (PTI) Ambati Rayudu's sarcasm-laden '3D tweet' might have hastened his international retirement but chairman of selectors MSK Prasad defended the recently-retired Hyderabadi's non-exclusion from the World Cup squad, asserting that his panel cannot be accused of bias.

SPO-BAD-IND-MIXED

India in quarters despite losing last group match to Korea New Delhi, July 21 (PTI) India set up a quarter-final clash with Indonesia despite losing their last group match to Korea at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2019 (Mixed Team Event) in Suzhou, China on Sunday.

SPO-PAK-CAPTAINCY

PCB mulling split captaincy and coaching Karachi, July 21 (PTI) Pakistan could have separate captains and head coaches for Test and limited overs cricket following its failure to qualify for the World Cup semifinals in England.

SPO-PRASAD-DHONI

Life After Dhoni: Prasad backs young Pant for all three formats Mumbai, July 21 (PTI) Retirement is solely Mahendra Singh Dhoni's prerogative but chairman of selectors MSK Prasad on Sunday clearly stated that young Rishabh Pant will be "groomed" as India's first choice keeper across formats in the coming days.

SPO-DHARMASENA-WC-ERROR

I made error but won't regret decision: Dharamsena on six runs awarded on overthrow in WC final Colombo, July 21 (PTI) It indeed was a judgement error to award six runs to England from an overthrow in the World Cup final admitted umpire Kumar Dharmasena but the Sri Lankan will never "regret" the decision.

SPO-ATP-PAES

Paes and Daniell out of Hall of Fame Open Newport, July 21 (PTI) Veteran Leander Paes could only match his season's best performance as he lost a fiercely-fought semifinal alongside partner Marcus Daniell at the ATP Hall of Fame Open here Sunday.

SPO-MORGAN

Not fair to have result like this: Morgan on WC final London, Jul 21 (PTI) A week after England's maiden World Cup victory, captain Eoin Morgan is still struggling to make sense of the end, questioning if his side really deserved the title when there was so little separating the two finalists.

SPO-ATH-IND

Hima returns to 400m run, grabs 5th gold in July (Eds: Recasting overnight story)

Nove Mesto (Czech Republic), July 21 (PTI) Indian sprinter Hima Das extended her sensational run by claiming her fifth gold of the month as she returned to her pet 400m competition with a season-best time of 52.09 seconds here.

SPO-BOX-IND Nikhat Zareen advances in Thai boxing tourney

New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) Former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen (51kg) Sunday advanced to the second round of the Thailand Open International boxing tournament with a comfortable opening win in Bangkok.