Hyderabad: Here are the big developments that happened in the sphere of sports across the globe this week.
# In a big blow to India, all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been ruled out of the 2019 World Cup due to a toe injury. He was replaced by uncapped opener Mayank Agarwal. The Karnataka opener made his Test debut in December 2018 against Australia. Vijay is the second Indian cricketer to return home after Shikhar Dhawan.
# Lionel Messi's hope of winning a Copa America title was dashed by Brazil in the semifinal as South America football giants defeated the La Albiceleste 2-0.
# 15-year-old America Tennis prodigy Cori Gauff stunned her idol Venus Williams in her debut match in a grand slam tournament- Wimbledon. Gauff is the youngest player to qualify for the Wimbledon. She defeated Venus in straight sets.
# Renowned Indian sprinter Hima Das won 200m gold in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in Poland. The Assam girl is a world junior champion and a national record holder in 400m.
# Hockey India on Friday named a list of 33 core probables for the upcoming junior women’s national coaching camp scheduled to begin on July 8 at Sports Authority of India’s (SAI), Bengaluru.
# The shocking news of this week is that 33-year-old Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after being ignored thrice for the 2019 World Cup.
Vijay Shankar was preferred ahead of him in the 15-man Indian squad for the 2019 World Cup. Later, Rishabh Pant got the nod in place of Shikhar injured Dhawan and then India called in uncapped opener Mayank Agarwal as injured Shankar's replacement.
