TWOTIME MAJOR CHAMPION HUBERT GREEN PASSES AWAY

BIRMINGHAM: Two-time major winner Hubert Green, who shook off a death threat en route to a US Open triumph, died from complications after a lengthy battle with throat cancer. He was 71. Green was a dominant force during the 1970s and 1980s when he won 19 times on the PGA Tour, including at the 1977 US Open and 1985 PGA Championship, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007. His one-shot U.S. Open triumph at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma, came despite being informed by tournament officials after 14 holes that a death threat was made against him saying he would be shot when he reached the 15th green. “He was perhaps best known for his win at the 1977 US Open, where he received a death threat during the round, but continued on and ultimately captured the title,” Hall of Fame President Jack Peter said on the shrine’s website on Wednesday.

Russia’s Shubenkov sets 110m hurdles marker

MONTREUIL: Russia’s Sergey Shubenkov set the fastest 110m hurdles time this season on Tuesday with a performance of 12.99s at a meeting outside Paris. The 2015 world champion beat the former mark of 13.15sec set by American Grant Holloway from his run at Knoxville in May. “I always train to be the best but I didn’t expect to go under 13 seconds,” said Shubenkov, who was world silver medallist in London 2017. Shubenkov is on the card in a large field for the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Paris.

Karsan Ghavri set to join MCA’S CIC

MUMBAI: Former India pacer Karsan Ghavri is set to join the Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC) of the Mumbai Cricket Association. Ghavri, who played 39 Tests and 19 One-day Internationals, himself confirmed the development. Asked when he would join MCA, 67-year-old Ghavri said, “As soon as I get the letter from the MCA. Let the MCA decide (about it).” The MCA CIC can have six members. Presently, it has former India skipper Ajit Wadekar and former Mumbai skipper Amol Majumdar as its members. A senior MCA official told PTI that the Committee of Administrators had asked former India pacer Ajit Agarkar to either be the CIC chairman or the chief selector of the senior team. “He (Agarkar) has preferred to be remain in the selection committee, but he is yet to give it in writing,” the official maintained.