Rohtak, May 24

Independent MLA from Meham Balraj Kundu on Tuesday called on Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan in Delhi and urged him to help get revoked the life ban imposed by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on wrestler Satendra Malik, allegedly for manhandling a referee during the Commonwealth Games trials.

Satyendra belongs to Mokhra village, which falls under the Meham segment.

"The ban on Satyendra is unjustified as it was just a reaction to an inappropriate action shown by the referee. His act was totally unintentional, hence I have requested the minister to talk to the WFI president for revoking the ban so that Satyendra can get justice and move forward in his career in wrestling," said Kundu.

TULSA (Oklahoma), May 23

Justin Thomas capped a breathtaking comeback by beating Will Zalatoris in a three-hole playoff to win the PGA Championship on Sunday after Chile's Mito Pereira blew a one-shot lead on the final hole.

The playoff ended a day of pulsating drama at Southern Hills Country Club that saw Thomas stage one of the greatest fightbacks in Majors' history and Pereira suffer one of the most calamitous collapses.

Seven back at the start of the final round, Thomas seized his chance in the playoff to clinch the Wanamaker trophy with a tap-in par on the 18th to beat Zalatoris by one.

It was the second Major victory for Thomas, who also won the PGA Championship in 2017. "I had a good feeling," said Thomas. "Although I was so far back there wasn't that many guys ahead of me, and it's a very tough golf course."— Reuters

New Delhi, May 23

Back in the national team for the Birmingham Test after scoring a bagful of runs in the English County Championship, Cheteshwar Pujara said his stint with Sussex will hold him in good stead when India take on England in the red-ball fixture in July.

The 34-year-old scored 720 runs, including two double hundreds and two centuries, in five Division 2 games for Sussex, forcing the selection committee to give him a call-up for the rescheduled fifth Test of last year's series.

"I am glad to have been selected for the England Test, and happy that my recent county performances were recognised," Pujara said. "Having spent some time in the middle during the county games, I do believe it will keep me in good stead as we get ready for England."

TULSA (Oklahoma): Unheralded Mito Pereira became the first Chilean to lead a Major, surging three shots clear at the top of the PGA Championship third round leaderboard on Saturday, as miserable conditions brought many of the world's best golfers to their knees, including Tiger Woods who withdrew. Playing in just his second Major, Pereira has refused to surrender to pressure carding a 1-under 69 to get to 9-under 201 and a 3- shot advantage over Britain's Matt Fitzpatrick and American Will Zalatoris going into the final round. Woods withdrew after having the third worst round of his career at a Major, carding a 9-over 79 to leave him at the bottom of the leaderboard. Reuters

Montmelo, May 22

Max Verstappen reclaimed the Formula One points lead as the reigning world champion won the Spanish Grand Prix today for his third consecutive victory after Charles Leclerc's Ferrari broke down while he was comfortably in front.

Verstappen needed an assist from Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to get his fourth victory of the season, however. Perez was leading the race after Leclerc had abandoned when his team told him to let Verstappen pass on Lap 49 of 66. "It's unfair but OK," Perez told his team. Perez, who could have taken just his third career win, finished second ahead of Mercedes' George Russell in third. Verstappen overtook Leclerc in the standings. — AP

Manchester, May 22

Manchester City clinched their sixth Premier League title in 11 seasons on Sunday by scoring three times in five minutes to come from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 in the finale to avoid being toppled by challenger Liverpool.

City was trailing 2-0 to Villa until Ilkay Guuml;ndogan began the comeback in the 76th. Rodri equalized two minutes later and Guuml;ndogan put City in front in the 81st.

At one point even when City was losing, it was still set to defend the title as Liverpool was only drawing 1-1 to Wolverhampton. But Mohamed Salah then put the second-place side in front in the 84th minute, which would have taken Liverpool into first place had City not mounted its fightback at the Etihad Stadium. Andy Robertson then sealed Liverpool's 3-1 win.

Had City conceded a late equalizer, Liverpool would have snatched the trophy away but Pep Guardiola's side held on for the win in a thrilling climax.

Bangkok, May 21

A profligate PV Sindhu faltered in the semifinals of the Thailand Open, going down in straight games to Olympics champion and world No. 4 Chen Yu Fei of China here today.

Sindhu, a two-time Olympics medallist, lost 17-21 16-21 to the third-seeded Chen in 43 minutes to end an impressive run in the Super 500 tournament. Sindhu, seeded sixth, enjoyed a 6-4 head-to-head record against Chen coming into the match but committed too many unforced errors against the Chinese, who played an aggressive brand of badminton. Sindhu had also lost to Chen in their last meeting at the 2019 BWF World Tour Finals.