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Last update: 9 hours agoCommonwealth Games, Glasgow: India’s lawn bowls star Putul Sonowal kept the momentum going, beating Falkland Islands’ Cecil Alexander in a tense men’s singles sectional tie-break (7-5, 6-8, 1-0) after stunning world champion Ryan Bester earlier in the week. Commonwealth Games, para powerlifting: Jhandu Kumar won India’s first medal of the Games with bronze in the men’s heavyweight para powerlifting, lifting 181kg and 190kg (130.9 points). Commonwealth Games, lawn bowls (Falklands): The Falkland Islands’ Cecil Alexander began his campaign against Malaysia’s Izzat Shameer, while the islands’ women’s pairs team also took to the green in Glasgow. Falklands-Argentina fallout (World Cup): A petition demanding Argentina be permanently banned from the World Cup has surged past 23 million signatures, fueled by anger over the team’s Falklands-related banner and wider match controversies, as FIFA faces calls for action. Local Falklands angle: A Falkland Islanders contingent travelled to the UK for the Games via the South Atlantic Airbridge, with organisers noting the post-1982 airstrip legacy.
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