Open draw on Saturday, easing into the fourth round with a 7-5 6-3 6-4 win over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. ’Two early breaks in the third and Thiem made sure he would be able to celebrate his 24th birthday on Sunday with a win to extend his domination over the Frenchman to 6-0. Sreejesh and Manpreet Singh, who have played under the Dutchman over the last few years, were in the 24-member “power-packed” meeting that took the decision. A transfer didn’t happen for Mahrez and, with the winger unable to get to Zambia in time, Saturday’s qualifier didn’t go to plan for Algeria. A reporter asked her: “Stupid question: why did you win today. But there is no clarity over who will replace him, and when. But the Austrian flicked a switch to reel off seven straight games, taking the opener and a 3-0 lead in the second. The Spaniard, chasing his second grand slam title of the year, was on the back foot early on but onc. Rahane is not a limited-overs misfit, which his IPL record – 111 matches, 3,057 runs at a strike-rate of 120. Look at Jose Brasa, Terry Walsh and Paul van Ass… There are people who fund these programmes.