Briefly: Defending champion Anmol bows out of Nationals

Defending champion Anmol Kharb, along with five other seeded women’s singles players, bowed out of the Senior National Badminton Championships after suffering defeats at the pre-quarterfinals. Anmol, who recently reached the finals of the Guwahati Masters Super 100 tournament, lost 12-21 15-21 to 12th seed Shriyanshi Valishetty, while 16th seed Tasnim Mir packed-off top seed Aakarshi Kashyap 21-19 21-17.

Pune

Tamil Thalaivas trounce Bengaluru Bulls 42-32 in PKL

Tamil Thalaivas registered their eighth win of the season with a convincing 42-32 victory over Bengaluru Bulls in the Pro Kabbadi League here on Sunday. In the other game of the day, Haryana Steelers eased past U Mumba, winning 47-30.

London

Root back in England’s ODI squad for Champions Trophy

Joe Root returned to England’s One-day International squad for the first time since their ill-fated World Cup title defence in November 2023, as the country’s cricket board named players on Sunday for a white-ball tour of India and the Champions Trophy.

Orlando

Tiger and son Charlie share lead at PNC Championship

Tiger Woods and 15-year-old son Charlie ran off five straight birdies on the back-nine for a 13-under 59 in the scramble format, giving them a share of the lead in the PNC Championship in Woods’ first competition since back surgery in September. Woods said he scheduled that surgery — the sixth on his lower back in the last 10 years — to be sure he recovered in time to play with his son for the fifth straight year.