en hit the first 170 of the 2016 Premier League to move within a leg of beating Phil Taylor Walking away with the upper hand, it would have been Phil Taylor, because Michael had darts to win and didnt, said Mardle.Michael was the favourite to win and didnt. Being 5-1 up, that would have hurt Michael.

A day before her 23rd birthday, Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian to qualify for the apparatus finals in an Olympic gymnastics competition, after she finished eighth in the qualifiers of the vault event.?Im happy but wish I could have done a bit better, Dipa said. In practice, I perform way better than this.Dipa, who is taking part in her first ever Games, scored 14.850 points from her two vaults at the Rio Olympic Arena on Sunday afternoon, which temporarily placed her at sixth. She then had to wait for nearly five hours for 38 other competitors to finish their vaults, before her qualification was secure. There were some nervous moments towards the end of the qualifiers when Canadas Olsen Shallon pushed Dipa down to the eighth, the last qualifying spot.?As the Produnova vault was the first thing I attempted today and it did not go as expected, it immediately put me in a bad mood, Dipa said. It wasnt very good. I was hoping for a better score from the first vault and because it was low. I was really disappointed. My landing had been better in training. My hip touched the mat today which wasnt in the plans. That I have reached the final is an amazing achievement.USAs Simone Biles, the three-time world champion, topped the qualifying round with a score of 16.050. The top eight gymnasts will now compete in the individual apparatus finals on August 14.Simone Biles came up to me and wished me luck to do well in Produnova, Dipa said. She is like a star to me and difficult to think of standing beside her. Im so overwhelmed.At the Olympic Games, Dipa was to compete in exactly the same two vaults as she did at the worlds: the first being the front handspring double somersault (the Produnova) with a D-(difficulty) score points value of 7 and the second, a Tsukahara stretched double twist (also known as the Zamolodchikova) with a D-score points value of 6. 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Andrew Luck lost his favourite target and the Indianapolis locker room lost one of its most revered leaders when Reggie Wayne was diagnosed Monday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that will cost him the rest of the season.Michael van Gerwen refused to engage Phil Taylor in a verbal battle after their latest Premier League showdown, says Wayne Mardle.Van Gerwen and Taylor played out a dramatic 6-6 draw on night seven and the pair then shared a lively post-match interview at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow.With Mighty Mike standing a few inches away, Taylor warned his rival: Look into my eyes, Im going to get him. Sky Sports expert Wayne Mardle had joined the pair on stage and believes Van Gerwen was purposefully blocking out this defiant prediction from The Power. Normally in years gone by, the player that is playing Phil hangs on every word he says, because hes been the master. But Michael feels hes better than him. Wayne Mardle Michael, you could clearly see, could not give a hoot what Phil Taylor was saying or doing, said Mardle. He was just disappointed.Hes got a respect for Phil on the board, but once the game was done he just wanted to be out of there. He didnt want to listen to Phil. Michael van Gerwen missed three winning darts as Phil Taylor came from 5-1 behind to draw six all with the Dutchman in the Premier League Normally in years gone by, the player that is playing Phil hangs on every word he says, because hes been the master, but Michael feels hes better than him. Price Boost Smith, Anderson & Lewis alll to win now 13/2 from 11/2 Phil was the one over the moon and actually said a draw was a good result.dddddddddddd Michael didnt feel that way, not at 5-1 up. He would have been absolutely livid and devastated.Taylor overcame an early deficit to claim a draw and Mardle feels the 55-year-old would have gained confidence from this battling result.But the Sky Sports expert insists the story of the match was more about Van Gerwen giving away a point rather than Taylor deservedly earning one. Michael van Gerwen hit the first 170 of the 2016 Premier League to move within a leg of beating Phil Taylor Walking away with the upper hand, it would have been Phil Taylor, because Michael had darts to win and didnt, said Mardle.Michael was the favourite to win and didnt. Being 5-1 up, that would have hurt Michael. But Michael still played well and showed that he has to miss for Phil to get anything out of that game.In my opinion we learned little. Michael should have won and didnt. 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