Today's top five sports news from across the globe

The sporting world is filled with many happenings today. There is a lot to speak about, from New Zealand overcoming Ireland by one run in the first ODI to Maria Sharapova giving birth to a baby boy. Here are today's top five sports news from across the globe.

Long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar Enters Men's World Athletics Championships Final

Murali Sreeshankar (Image source- Twitter)

Murali Sreeshankar became India's first male long jumper to reach the World Athletics Championships finals. He entered the championships as a serious contender for a medal, sitting second on the season's top list, and finished second in qualification round Group B and seventh overall.

Sreeshankar, who could not clear the automatic qualifying standard of 8.15m, advanced to the finals as one of the top 12 performers. With an 8.36m leap at the Federation Cup in April, followed by 8.31m and 8.23m in an event in Greece and the National Inter-State Championships, the 23-year-old has been a consistent performer.

Maria Sharapova Welcomes Her Son Theodore

Maria Sharapova (Image source- Twitter)

Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one, announced the birth of her son Theodore on Friday. He is the first child of the Russian Tennis star and British businessman Alexander Gilkes, 42, who announced their engagement in December 2020.

"VII•I•MMXXII. The most beautiful, challenging, and rewarding gift our little family could ask for," Sharapova posted Friday on Instagram, indicating in Roman numerals that Theodore was born on 1st July 2022.

Scott Styris Feels That Switch Hit Should Be Banned Completely

David Warner (Image source- Twitter)

Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris believes the switch hit should be completely prohibited, as should the batter's possibility to change the position of his hands and feet. "I actually think even though we just had some fun with the switch hit, I think the switch hit should be banned completely. There are rules for captains and bowlers in terms of where their fieldsmen can be, how many behind point, how many on the leg side, all of these things," he said on Sports Over The Top.

"So, I don't think a batsman should be able to change his hands over and I don't believe he should be able to change his feet. You can play the reverse sweep or the reverse hit if you like but I don't like this," he added.

PV Sindhu Reaches Singapore Open Finals

PV Sindhu (Image source- Twitter)

PV Sindhu advanced to the Singapore Open final with a dominant win over lower-ranked Japanese Saena Kawakami in the women's singles quarterfinal on Saturday. Sindhu, a double Olympic medalist who won two Super 300 championships this year at the Syed Modi International and the Swiss Open, won the semifinal 21-15 21-7.

She is currently one win away from winning her first Super 500 championship in 2022. The former world champion appeared to be in total control of the shuttle against world number 38 Kawakami, who just couldn't handle the shuttle and was drowned in mistakes in the crushing defeat.

New Zealand survives Ireland's scare to win the 3rd ODI of the series

Paul Stirling (Image source- Twitter)

Paul Stirling and Harry Tector's barnstorming centuries gave New Zealand a fright, but they survived to defend 360. Martin Guptil (115 runs in 126 balls) and Henry Nicholls (79 runs in 54 balls) had earlier helped the Black Caps set a massive target of 361 runs.

Despite two centuries from Stirling (120) and Tector (108), New Zealand was able to defend the total. Blair Tickner, New Zealand's least experienced seamer and their most expensive bowler on tour, closed out a one-run victory for the team. New Zealand won the three-match series 3-0.