The Day in Sports: 21st February

1. Rory McIlroy crashes out of World Golf Championships

Rory McIlroy reacts during the first round of the World Golf Championships Match Play event in Arizona, United States. Both McIlroy and Tiger Woods crashed out in the opening round of the event.

2. Ricky Ponting is now the captain of the Mumbai Indians

Ricky Ponting has been surprisingly appointed as the captain of IPL side Mumbai Indians. Sachin Tendulkar was expected to take over the role after Harbhajan Singh was stripped of it earlier this year.

3. India beats Fiji 10 – 0

Indian women hockey team players celebrate after a goal against Fiji. The 12th ranked Indians won 10-0 against 59th ranked Fiji.

4. India beats Ireland 3 – 2 to retain top position in the Hockey World League

Rupinder Pal Singh of India celebrates with his team-mates after scoring a goal against Ireland. The Indian men’s team beat Ireland 3-2 in the toughest match of the tournament so far to maintain their position at the top of the points table.

5. Sania Mirza returns for the Dubai Open

Sania Mirza returns during the doubles quarter-finals of the Dubai Open. Sania Mirza/Bethanie Mattek-Sands beat Pavlyuchenkova/Safarova 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals.

6. Caroline Wozniacki beats Marion Bartoli in Dubai Open

Caroline Wozniacki in action during the Dubai Open quarter-finals against Marion Bartoli. Wozniacki won 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, despite being called for a code violation during the match.

7. Fernando Alonso the fastest on Day 3 of testing

Fernando Alonso during Day 3 of testing at Barcelona. Alonso topped the time sheets for the day.

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