TAIPEI, Taiwan — Defending champion Nelly Korda shot a 7-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the LPGA Swinging Skirts.

Korda, who started the third round one stroke back of overnight leader Mi Jung Hur, carded seven birdies at the par-72 Miramar Golf Country Club to finish at 18-under 198, three strokes ahead of Minjee Lee, who shot a 67.

Lee briefly moved into a tie with Korda after back-to-back birdies on the 11th and 12th. But Korda quickly regained the lead with a birdie of her own on the par-5 12th.

Caroline Masson shot 66 and was in third place, four strokes behind.

Jin Young Ko, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, withdrew during the third round. She was 2 over after 10 holes and 5 over on the tournament. No immediate reason was given for her withdrawal.

Mi Jung Hur, who is looking for her third victory this season, shot a 71 and was in fourth place at 13-under 203.

Brooke Henderson, who shot a 64 on Friday, had five birdies against a pair of bogeys and a double bogey for a 71 that left her at 10-under 206.

Azahara Munoz was tied with Henderson in ninth place after a 64 that included seven birdies, an eagle and a bogey.

England prop Kyle Sinckler was taken off with concussion in the third minute of the Rugby World Cup final against South Africa.

The 26-year-old collided with team-mate Maro Itoje, trying to tackle Makazole Mapimpi, and immediately hit the floor.

There was a lengthy stoppage as Sinckler was assessed by the on-duty doctor, before he regained consciousness and walked off the field.

The Harlequins front-row was replaced by 32-year-old Dan Cole.

Analysis

Former England international and BBC Radio 5 Live pundit Paul Grayson

Sinckler's a runner, key to those pivot plays England use. Dan Cole is a good tight-head but not as nimble.

You think in an hour, with the pressure he'll be under, he's going to be drained.

Battling the flu this week in Shanghai, Xander Schauffele appeared in danger on falling off the pace Saturday at the WGC-HSBC Champions before a furious finish put him in position to potentially defend his title Sunday.

Just 1 under on his round through 15 holes and 2 over through his last 12, Schauffele was stalled and appeared in danger of throwing away a birdie opportunity at the 288-yard, par-4 16th when his tee shot found the fairway bunker.

But it was this approach from 98 yards that sparked a late turnaround.

He followed with a lengthy make at the par-3 17th and one more circle at the par-5 18th to finish birdie-birdie-birdie, sign for a 4-under 68, and position himself just two behind solo leader Rory McIlroy through 54 holes.

The winner last year in a playoff over Tony Finau, Schauffele now looks to become the first player to successfully defend at the HSBC-Champions in its 14-year history.

Surprising though it may be for a player of his caliber, Louis Oosthuizen has just a single PGA Tour victory to his name: his major breakthrough at the 2010 Open Championship at St. Andrews.

But after a Saturday 65 in China, Oosthuizen has once again put himself in position for a long-overdue follow-up.

The South African will enter Sunday at the WGC-HSBC Champions 14 under par, just one off the 54-hole pace set by leader Rory McIlroy.

Oosthuizen poured in nine birdies in the third round and briefly appeared headed for 18-under 54 when he circled each of his first five holes.

He'd add four more birdies, including a two-putt 4 at the par-5 18th, and two bogeys to work his way into solo second.

Although he's captured just that one PGA Tour title — a pretty important one, at that — Oosthuizen is a nine-time European Tour winner who most recently took the South African Open in December of last year.

His best finish in a World Golf Championship was a loss to Jason Day in the final of the 2016 Match Play. It's one of eight Tour runner-ups for Oosthuizen, who has recorded second-place finishes at all four majors and The Players Championship.

Tasmania 226 & 2 for 31 need 108 more runs to beat Victoria 127 and 237 (Harris 60, Handscomb 52, Bird 4-65)

Early strikes from Victoria quicks Peter Siddle and Chirs Tremain put Tasmania on the back foot in their small chase before rain arrived in Hobart.

Tasmania needed just 139 to win in the fourth innings after bowling Victoria out for 237 in their second innings. But their chase was rocked first ball when Beau Webster was caught by Will Pucovski off Siddle.

Tremain and Siddle tightened the screws under very dark skies to build pressure on Tasmania's top order. Alex Doolan and Charlie Wakim scored just one boundary between them in 87 deliveries.

Doolan eventually made an error in judgement opting to leave a late inswinger from Tremain to be trapped lbw. That was the last ball bowled for the day as rain sent the players off and they never returned.

Earlier in the day, Jackson Bird picked up two of the last four wickets of Victoria's second innings to finish with 4 for 65 but the visitor's tail wagged to give them a target to defend.

Sam Harper and Tremain only made 17 and 14 respectively but they frustrated Tasmania with obdurate occupation before Siddle and Scott Boland added 39 for the ninth wicket. Boland made 24 while Siddle finished with 21 to give themselves something to bowl at.

Western Australia 7 for 255 (Marsh 77, Green 50*, Gannon 4-74) against Queensland

Shaun Marsh continued his tantalising form with another half century but a skilful spell of seam bowling from Cameron Gannon helped Queensland restrict Western Australia on an even first day of the Sheffield Shield clash at the Gabba.

Marsh, playing his 100th Shield match for Western Australia, salvaged the visitors innings with a sumptuous 77 after they had slumped to 2 for 2 in the third over having been sent in to bat.

Marsh struck 13 elegant boundaries in his 167-ball innings. He looked set for another hundred but fell just after tea, getting an inside edge onto pad to be caught at short leg off Mitch Swepson.

Marsh now has scores of 77, 82, 85, 85 and 214 in 10 innings for Western Australia across both the Marsh Cup and the Shield this summer although it is unlikely he will be recalled to the Test team.

After Marsh's departure, Western Australia collapsed at the hands of Gannon. Having lured Sam Whiteman into a false drive with his first ball of the day Gannon returned after tea to take three more wickets and leave Western Australia struggling at 7 for 171, having been 2 for 120 prior to tea following a 118-run stand between Marcus Stoinis (44) and Marsh.

However, Queensland would not take another wicket for the day with promising allrounder Cameron Green and Jhye Richardson combining for an unbeaten 84-run partnership before bad light stopped play. Green looked very comfortable in making his maiden first-class half-century in his 11th innings and he got good support from Richardson who remained 35 not out.

Earlier, there were further concerns for Test aspirant Cameron Bancroft who was caught at leg gully for a duck. It is the third time in three Shield matches he has been dismissed in such fashion.

South Australia 7 for 222 (Head 109) trail New South Wales 289 (Solway 133*, Nevill 53, Sayers 8-64)

With the decision looming on Australia's Test batting line-up, Travis Head made a timely century against a strong New South Wales attack to shore up South Australia's first innings at Adelaide Oval although the visitors ended the second day with the advantage.

Head, who was left out of the final Ashes Test when Australia rebalanced their side with Mitchell Marsh, had made an unconvincing start to the first-class season with a scratchy half-century on a flat pitch at Junction Oval before scores of 0 and 12 against Queensland.

However, he was named in the Australia A side to face Pakistan in Perth later this month in what is billed as a showdown for probably two batting spots with Head vying for a middle-order role. He will now enter that game with confidence having brought up his 11th first-class hundred from 200 deliveries with a boundary off Australia team-mate Josh Hazlewood, but he could not reach the close as Hazlewood hit back during an impressive spell with the second new ball.

There was less from the rest of the batting order than he would have liked. Trent Copeland struck early to trap Jake Weatherald lbw although the batsman indicated he got an inside edge and Callum Ferguson edged to gully. Copeland struck again when a Henry Hunt got into a tangle against a short ball to leave South Australia 3 for 68.

Tom Cooper helped Head added 73 for the fourth wicket only to send a top edge to fine leg where Hazlewood took a well-judged catch. Another 50-run partnership followed before Nathan Lyon earned reward for a probing spell by having Harry Nielsen caught at slip, the batsman happy to take the word of Copeland that the ball had carried.

When Tom Andrews was caught behind off Moises Henriques shortly before the second new ball New South Wales were firmly on top and the removal of Head left them sensing a handy lead.

The day had started with New South Wales seven down in their first innings and Chadd Sayers claimed two of the remaining wickets to finish with a career-best 8 for 64. Debutant Daniel Solway, who marked the opening day with a century, finished unbeaten on 133.

Big Picture

Amid Delhi's air quality plummeting to hazardous levels, a severely depleted Bangladesh team will run into an Indian side that has hung up caution in trying to adapt to the changing T20 landscape. India will be without their rested captain Virat Kohli, but still have the wealth of experience and a variety of options at their disposal.

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However, the same can't be said of Bangladesh who are desperate for some breathing space (both literally and figuratively). No Shakib Al Hasan. No Tamim Iqbal. Mashrafe Mortaza has retired from the shortest format. The promising Mohammad Saifuddin isn't available because of a back injury. They've recalled Arafat Sunny and Al-Amin Hossain - both of whom last featured in a T20I over three years ago.

As Bangladesh prepare for life after Shakib's ban, the onus is on Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mustafizur Rahman to step up. This Mustafizur, however, isn't that Mustafizur who had (off)cut through India in 2015. He has lost some fizz - no pun intended - since then, but his knowledge of Indian conditions, having turned out for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in the IPL, might come in handy.

ALSO READ: Calm Mahmudullah must guide Bangladesh through choppy waters

In their most-recent T20I, against South Africa, Kohli challenged himself and his team-mates to break out of their comfort zones and although the bat-first experiment didn't quite come off, it highlighted India's new, daring T20 approach. This series presents India another opportunity to test out their allrounders - Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar and newbie Shivam Dube. Yuzvendra Chahal is back in the mix once again and while India have been going big on batting depth in recent times, his wicket-taking threat can't be ignored.

Form guide

India LWWWW (completed matches, most recent first)
BangladeshWWLWL

In the spotlight

Twenty-six-year-old Mumbai allrounder Shivam Dube has stepped in to try and fill the Hardik Pandya-sized hole. Dube has a reputation of being a ferocious ball-striker in domestic cricket as his T20 and List A strike rate of 142.35 and 121.34 respectively suggest. He's a decent medium-pacer to boot, but he had a tepid debut IPL season in 2019. Can he shrug that off and show the world that he belongs to the biggest stage?

Liton Das has a variety of sparkling shots in his repertoire and India will be wary of it, having watched him crunch a century against them in the 50-over Asia Cup last year . After being called into Jamaica Tallawahs' roster in CPL 2019, Liton will aim to enhance his limited-overs reputation further on this trip.

Team news

India are set to hand an international debut to Dube while it remains to be seen if the returning Sanju Samson fits in the top three. Chahal has returned to the side, and might get the nod ahead of Rahul Chahar. India will also have to make a choice on the fast-bowling front: Shardul Thakur or Khaleel Ahmed?

India (possible): 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Sanju Samson/KL Rahul, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 Rishabh Pant (wk) 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 Washington Sundar, 9 Yuzvendra Chahal/Rahul Chahar, 10 Deepak Chahar, 11 Shardul Thakur/Khaleel Ahmed

Bangladesh's XI is harder to predict, with only the middle order wearing a fairly familiar outlook. Mohammad Naim, who made back-to-back one-day fifties against Sri Lanka A last month, might be rewarded with his international debut while Al-Amin and Sunny are set to slot back into the XI.

Bangladesh (possible) : 1 Liton Das 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3 Mohammad Naim/Mohammad Mithun, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) 5 Mahmudullah (capt) 6 Mosaddek Hossain, 7 Afif Hossain, 8 Arafat Sunny, 9 Mustafizur Rahman, 10 Al-Amin Hossain, 11 Abu Hider/Taijul Islam

ALSO READ: Dube ready to 'be the player the Indian team needs'

Pitch and conditions

The after-effects of Diwali have led to a public-health emergency in Delhi, and conditions will continue might continue to be hazy on Sunday as well. The pitch for the last international game - an ODI against Australia - at the Feroz Shah Kotla offered some purchase for the spinners as the match progressed. Expect some assistance for the spinners on Sunday as well.

Stats and trivia

• India have played eight T20Is against Bangladesh and have won all of them. This is the second time India are playing Bangladesh at home, the first being the nerve-wracking World T20 encounter in Bengaluru in 2016.

• Since the 2016 T20 World Cup, India have had a run rate of 8.66. Only Australia and New Zealand have scored faster than India in this period.

Big Picture

There has been plenty bandied about in the build-up to this series about the World Cup final and New Zealand trying to erase some painful memories - perhaps a trip to Wellington can provide a psychic salve. Not only did their last outing at the Westpac result in an 80-run T20I thrashing of India, but it was also the scene of England's lowest moment at the 2015 World Cup.

That "Cake Tin" creaming at the hands of Brendon McCullum's gung-ho New Zealand side eventually set England on the path to ODI reinvention under Eoin Morgan. The "no fear" philosophy developed since then has given their white-ball cricket a previously unimaginable edge, and even with a mix-and-match group to pick from on this tour, it shone through again in the first T20I in Christchurch.

ALSO READ: Seifert the top-order outsider looking in

New Zealand acknowledged after that seven-wicket defeat that there was a bit of rust around, with their season only just beginning and England having enjoyed a couple of competitive warm-up games. An aggressive top order, missing the reassurance of Kane Williamson, struggled to get going and England's attack - including two debutants in Sam Curran and Pat Brown - was able to pick off timely wickets throughout the rest of the innings to leave them a comfortable chase.

For England, this is a tour of opportunity - and James Vince has pronounced himself determined to take his, after setting up victory with his maiden T20I fifty. However, the chance for Joe Denly to further his claims in this format has already disappeared, an ankle injury sustained on the eve of the Christchurch game ruling him out of the rest of the series. Tough luck for Denly but the rest of England's party are again hoping to create happier memories at New Zealand's expense.

Form guide

New Zealand LLWWW (completed matches, most recent first)
England WWWWW

In the spotlight

He may have been a little unlucky to drag on to his own stumps, but an innings of 2 off 7 balls did little to assuage concerns about the form of Martin Guptill. After the struggles of his World Cup, in which he opened with 73 not out against Sri Lanka and then ploughed slowly into the dirt, he has now gone 11 international innings without passing 35, including six single-figure scores. A return to Wellington, where he averages 41.00 in T20Is whilst also recording his ODI best of 237, might help perk him up.

James Vince is the habit England just can't kick - and you can understand why when he plays as he did in the first match of the series. His 59 in Christchurch was the first time he had recorded a half-century in T20Is; but the fact it was only his fifth in 42 innings across all formats for England highlights the problems he has experienced combining substance with undoubted style. There is plenty of competition at the top of the order but England won't mind Vince giving them the right sort of headaches.

Team news

Scott Kuggeleijn's poor outing in Christchurch might encourage the selectors to have a look at Blair Tickner, who made his debut against India earlier this year. Jimmy Neesham is also an all-round option but New Zealand may well decide to give the same group another chance.

New Zealand (possible): 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Colin Munro, 3 Tim Seifert (wk), 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Colin de Grandhomme, 6 Daryl Mitchell, 7 Mitchell Santner, 8 Scott Kuggeleijn/Blair Tickner, 9 Tim Southee (capt), 10 Lockie Ferguson, 11 Ish Sodhi

Morgan's England tend to stick with a winning team, though you would imagine the management want to look at Tom Banton sooner rather than later. Given they know what they're getting from Chris Jordan, Tom Curran and Adil Rashid, there's a case to throw Saqib Mahmood and/or Matt Parkinson in, too.

England (possible): 1 Dawid Malan/Tom Banton, 2 Jonny Bairstow, 3 James Vince, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Sam Billings (wk), 6 Lewis Gregory, 7 Sam Curran, 8 Chris Jordan, 9 Tom Curran/Saqib Mahmood, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Pat Brown

Pitch and conditions

The Westpac Stadium is not the biggest - Guptill memorably hit the ball on to the roof during his double-hundred against West Indies at the 2015 World Cup - and its drop-in pitches have aroused suspicion in the past, though when England and New Zealand met in a T20I on the ground in February 2018 the game produced nearly 400 runs. Sunday's forecast is for a bright, sunny afternoon with zero chance of interruption.

Stats and trivia

• England have now won six T20Is in a row - two shy of their best run in the format.

• Wellington has seen New Zealand win their last five T20Is in a row, going back to a ten-wicket defeat to England in 2013.

• Jordan needs one more wicket for 50 in T20 internationals - and two to draw level with Graeme Swann at No. 2 on England's all-time list.

Quotes

"We weren't quite up to standard but luckily enough we've got a five-match series so we've got four more and plenty of room to get better."
Tim Seifert admits New Zealand need to raise their game

"I think the way the new guys can come in and stick to their strengths and do what they do as soon as they come into international cricket is a credit to the culture that's created."
Eoin Morgan was happy with the performances of England's debutants in Christchurch

SAN FRANCISCO -- Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green injured his left index finger during Friday night's 127-110 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, and his status for Saturday's home game against the Charlotte Hornets is unclear.

Green was wearing a wrap over both his wrist and left index finger when he met with reporters following Friday's game and said he was dealing with a "ligament" issue. Officially, the Warriors called the injury a sprained left index finger. It remains to be determined whether Green will need an MRI.

"I hurt my finger," Green said. "Ligament action. But it is what it is. ... I don't know [about Saturday]; we'll see. It's pretty sore. I couldn't grip the ball the whole entire [game], probably since the second quarter. Which is why I was making a lot of one-handed, right-handed passes and dribbling left with my right hand. I couldn't really grip the ball, so we'll see. Hopefully, it will calm down a little bit overnight, but who knows?"

Green's injury comes just two nights after Warriors superstar Stephen Curry broke his left hand following a collision with Phoenix Suns big man Aron Baynes. The Warriors announced prior to Friday's game that Curry will be out at least three months after undergoing surgery.

With Curry out of the lineup, Green acknowledged that the atmosphere was much different inside a subdued Chase Center on Friday night.

"There were definitely less fans there tonight, which is to be expected," Green, 29, said after Golden State fell to 1-4. "It's a different vibe, for sure. When you're not winning as much, that's usually the case. The hope is that people ride with you through the thick and the thin, but that's just not the reality of this world that we live in, so it is what it is. We got each other and we're going to rock with that, and that's all that matters."

Warriors coach Steve Kerr said prior to Friday's contest that with Curry out for the foreseeable future and with Klay Thompson sidelined as he recovers from an ACL injury, the Warriors would be even more cautious about Green's minutes moving forward.

"The one thing we won't do is run him into the ground," Kerr said. "We have to maintain a good schedule with Draymond minuteswise and gameswise. If he's banged up, we should make sure we take care of him. He's ready to go tonight and excited to play. He's been great in our meetings, practices. He's taken on a real leadership role. He understands how much our young players need him, and he's been fantastic. He's also one of the most competitive people I've ever met in my life, and so this will be a big challenge for him and for everybody.

"Right now, he's kind of the lone survivor, so he's got to help all these young guys and teach them what we've been about, help to mentor them, and the most important thing is to carry on with the way we've gone about our business over the last five years-plus. In terms of preparation, work ethic and joy and everything that we've been about, it's got to carry forward, because that's what the culture is about. The players are the ones who really carry that, and so we will be relying heavily on Draymond for that."

After watching Green play 34 minutes -- compiling 6 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists -- in Friday's loss, Kerr said ideally he would like to keep his forward's minutes even lower than that in the future.

"Not more than that," Kerr said. "I definitely don't want to drive him up to the 40-minute mark. That's too much. We got a back-to-back; we play again tomorrow. We'll just sort of take it game by game and see how he's doing, but we were right there late in the third and so we wanted to make a push with him out there. So we played him a few extra minutes tonight than we normally would, but I thought he played well."

Like the rest of the Warriors' players and coaches, Green was upfront about the fact that Curry's absence changed everything for the group.

"Different," Green said of playing without Curry. "Obviously, Steph draws a lot of attention on the offensive side of the ball. He brings leadership to the table for us, so him not being out there, things are a lot different for us. And our offense is really built around him, so [still] kind of figuring that out and navigating through it. That's a different challenge."