The team was to leave for the tournament on July 13 but applied for visa just three days prior to their departure. Cricketers and other sports personalities took to social media and wished their fans on the festival. She told Vogue magazine last month about her “outrageous plan” to defend her title in Australia, where the year’s first grand slam will be played from Jan. “It’s unbelievable: The atmosphere, the tradition, the history. This time, the federation blamed ‘a couple of wrestlers’ for not providing their tax returns in time, which resulted in the delay. Not surprisingly, the visas did not arrive in time, which forced India to withdraw. Ghavri, who played in 39 Tests and 19 ODIs for India, had formed a players’ association himself consisting of nine former players. Mbappe, 18, signed on loan from fellow Ligue 1 side AS Monaco with PSG having an option to buy the player at the end of the season. Neymar moved from Barcelona to PSG for a world record fee of 222 million Euros. entry for Rio in the 74 kg class after he secured it in Las Vegas in 2015, was thrown out of the Games a day before his opening bout by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.