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Indias top-ranked womens badminton player Saina Nehwal saw her singles campaign at the Olympics come to an abrupt end as world No. 61 Maria Ulitina of Ukraine upset her 21-18, 21-19 in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. But Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu kept Indian hopes alive by advancing to the last 16 in the mens and womens singles, respectively.Saina began the match by racing away to a 7-1 lead, but Ulitina began using her height and reach to good effect to move Saina around the court and bring the score to 13-13. After frequent exchanges of service breaks, Ulitina brought up three game points with two cross-court smashes. She wrapped up the first game 21-18 off Sainas subsequent service, winning it in 19 minutes.In the second game, Saina had a 4-1 lead at one stage, but then Ulitina started mixing lobs judiciously with her retrieval skills to log four points on the trot. Ulitinas fighting spirit was in evidence when she lost her footing at 9-9 but still managed to get the shuttle back and extract an unforced error from Saina.Saina opened up a two-point lead to 15-13 with a fantastic cross-court smash, but then Ulitina brought herself back to parity. Saina would then pick two points in a row, and then there were two points for Ulitina. At 18-18, Ulitinas serve hit the net cord and plopped back into her side of the court, extracting a wry smile from her.Ulitina then picked up three points in succession to close out the match 21-18, 21-19.I had inflammation on my right knee, Saina said after the match. It was strapped and I could not move as well. She played well but I was restricted by my movements.It was Sainas worst performance at an Olympics. At her debut in Beijing she reached the quarterfinals and four years later in London she won a bronze.Ulitina now awaits the winner of the final Group H match between Thailands Porntip Buranaprasertsuk and Kate Foo Kune of Mauritius in the pre-quarterfinals.In the mens singles, Kidambi Srikanth moved into the pre-quarterfinals with a comfortable 21-6, 21-18 win over Finlands Henri Hurskainen.Srikanth, who is playing in his first Olympics, blitzed through the first game in 13 minutes against the left-handed Finn. Hurskainen, ranked 50th in the world, fought back strongly in the second game but fell short against the eighth-seeded Indian.Srikanth had defeated Mexicos Lino Munoz 21-11, 21-17 in his first match in the group stage. He advanced to the last 16 by virtue of topping the group.In womens singles, PV Sindhu came back from a game down to beat world No. 19 Michelle Li of Canada 19-21, 21-15, 21-17?in a gruelling 72-minute match.The 21-year-old Sindhu played a lot of drops at the backhand of Li but the Canada shuttler was up for it. After a tough fight, Sindhu managed a slender 11-10 lead at the break in the opening game. After the breather, the duo continued to fight for each point before ?Li ?pocket the first game.The second game was no different as both the shuttlers fought tooth and nail before Sindhu entered the break at 11-8.The Indian continued her good run and surged to a 18-13 lead and then reached game point with a powerful smash. She won the second set when Li found the net.After lagging 1-3 in the decider, Sindhu turned the tables at 6-5. A couple of taps from Li going to the net meant Sindhu led 8-5. The Indian entered the interval with a 11-7 lead.After the change in ends, Sindhu committed a couple of unforced errors and Li produced a down the line smash to narrow it down to 10-11.Li continued to fight and grabbed a few points before Sindhu managed to reach match point at 20-16 after a deceptive tap at the net.Sindhu lost a point before reaching the pre-quarterfinals. Frank Clark Jersey . With their top three point guards and Kobe Bryant all sidelined by injury, the Lakers signed Marshall out of the D-League on Friday before their home game against Minnesota. Eric Fisher Jersey . -- Jaye Marie Green shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to increase her lead to five strokes after the second round of the LPGA Tours qualifying tournament. http://www.prochiefsauthentic.com/Youth-Kansas-City-Chiefs-Elite-Jersey/ . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. Anthony Sherman Jersey . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. 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Kevrin Justice had 111 yards and two touchdowns, freshman Mulbah Car added 109 yards and a score in his debut and Postma scrambled for a career-high 106 yards with two TDs.Dark clouds descended on the stadium soon after Postmas score, and a lightning strike forced the game to be suspended at 11:36 a.m. with 3:13 left in the first quarter.Multiple lightning strikes followed, pushing the game back again and again. It wasnt raining at the beginning of the delay, and fans remained in their seats despite a warning to move to the concourse. It was a festive atmosphere, with many fans chanting and dancing, and at one point doing the wave.But it began to rain at about 1:30 p.m. and chased all but a few fans out of their seats. By the time the game resumed at 3:12 p.m., the once mostly-full stands were dotted with many empty seats. The official time of the delay was three hours, 36 minutes.The Cougars passed the time during the delay receiving some extra coaching, listening to music and even dancing. They also had some chicken sandwiches delivered as lunchtime came and went with no end to the delay in sight.Everybody made the most of it, linebacker Steven Taylor said.It didnt take Houston (2-0) long to get going after the delay, and a touchdown dive by Justice made it 14-0 with less than a minute left in the first quarter.That score was the first of three straight touchdowns, which included a second score from Justice, which pushed the lead to 28-0 at halftime.We kkind of wore down, Lamar coach Ray Woodard said.dddddddddddd I was proud of our effort, but we just got outmanned today.The Cougars answered those who wondered if they would suffer a letdown after their huge win over then-No. 3 Oklahoma last week, or be looking past the FCS Cardinals (0-2) toward Thursdays American Athletic Conference opener at Cincinnati.Herman said that Ward would have played had Saturdays game been a conference game and that hed return against Cincinnati.He believes his team can be much better despite coasting to Saturdays win.To win a game 42-0 and still have that much work to do is a definite eye-opener for our guys, he said.THE TAKEAWAYLAMAR: The Cardinals should benefit from the experience of facing a top 10 team when they open Southland Conference play next week.HOUSTON: The Cougars did what they were supposed to do against a lesser opponent and were able to give some of their banged-up starters a little bit of a break with a quick turnaround.YES, THEYRE RELATEDIn case youre wondering, Lamar quarterback Carson Earp, who started but threw for just 14 yards while splitting time with Andrew Allen, is related to infamous Old West lawman Wyatt Earp.The senior and the man known for his part in the legendary battle at the O.K. Corral are distant cousins.The propensity for people to refer to quarterbacks as gunslingers seems a little silly when compared to the likes of Wyatt Earp, who was literally a gunslinger in the wild West.TOUGH DAYThe only area where Houston struggled on Saturday was in the kicking game. Ty Cummings was 12 for 12 in his career before missing field goals attempts from 31 and 25 yards against Lamar.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Cougars should maintain their position in the poll after getting a lopsided win against a team they were supposed to beat.UP NEXTLAMAR: The Cardinals host Sam Houston State on Saturday.HOUSTON: The Cougars play at Cincinnati Thursday.LAST WORDIt was 511? It seemed like about 1,511, Woodard said about Houstons total yardage.---AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '