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Lifter Yadav wins gold at CWG
Vikas, on the other hand, lifted a combined total of 351 kg (159 kg in snatch and 192 kg in clean and jerk ) to win his second medal after winning silver in Glasgow in the men's 85 kg category. Earlier in the day, weightlifter Punam Yadav won gold in the Women's 69kg weightlifting category. Thakur added a second Commonwealth Games medal to his name, extending India's overall tally... [Full Article...]
Jurgen Klopp Is Pep Guardiola's Kryptonite
Victory against United would have seen City crowned champions of England for the fifth time, and they looked well on course to do so in the sweetest style in Saturday's Manchester derby as captain Vincent Kompany and Ilkay Gundogan propelled them into a richly deserved two-goal half-time lead. [Full Article...]
Mayweather Discusses McGregor Incident and his Future in MMA
Is it possible I come back? "I can do whatever I want to, when I want to and how I want to", said Mayweather. Mayweather fought UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing match last August, knocking him out in the 10th round of the second-highest grossing fight in history. [Full Article...]
Hernandez earns West Ham a valuable point at Chelsea
The Mexican striker had only been on the field for three minutes when he swept home the equaliser to cancel out Cesar Azpilicueta's first-half opener. Described by many as the ideal gentleman, it was at Chelsea where he launched his senior career, scoring 30 goals from only 179 appearances in the Blues midfield. [Full Article...]
'Day to remember' after Rafael Nadal's record-setting win at Davis Cup
A prowling Nadal came up with 21 winners and world number four Zverev racked up 57 unforced errors as the 16-time grand slam champion extended his winning run to a Davis Cup-record 24 matches. "It was a great match for me in an unbelievable atmosphere". World No. 1 Nadal had not played since he retired from his Australian Open quarterfinal against Marin Cilic in January with a leg injury, but ... [Full Article...]
Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix preview
The German, victor a year ago on this circuit, lapped the 5.4-km Sakhir track in a time of one minute 27.958 seconds on Saturday, edging Raikkonen by a margin of 0.143 seconds. Vettel drew first blood when he won the season-opening Australian GP ahead of Hamilton. But he could only manage fourth, failing to improve his time on his final lap and leapfrogged by Bottas. [Full Article...]
Masters 2018: Augusta National showing teeth early in Round 1
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Patrick Reed tops the leaderboard after a six-under 66 at Augusta National, where a stunning approach into the par-four 14th set up one of nine birdies in his round. Ridley, who succeeded Billy Payne as chairman of Augusta National in October, spoke at the traditional chairman's press conference on the eve of the Masters . [Full Article...]
Jacob Zuma appears in court charged with corruption
Mr Ramaphosa came in on a ticket of clean governance and entertaining yet another Zuma controversy could lose him the support he is now enjoying. In a similar way, former ANC MP and arms-deal activist Andrew Feinstein told news agencies that there was good amount of evidence against Zuma and that "should find himself in jail". [Full Article...]
Everton vs Liverpool, Premier League preview
The Ireland underage star is now in line for inclusion in Liverpool's squad for the Premier League clash with Everton , along with midfielder Curtis Jones and attacking talent Rafa Camacho. Allardyce also claimed that it's only a small minority of Everton fans that want him to leave the club. After his transfer in January, Theo Walcott has played for 764 minutes scoring two goals and a... [Full Article...]
Al Iaquinta Set For New UFC 223 Main Event Opposite Khabib Nurmagomedov
Ironically, Iaquinta was the only fighter at media day Thursday to not have a sign with his name on it provided by the UFC. McGregor appeared in court in NY on Friday charged with assault and criminal mischief. He is being arraigned right now and dealing with what he has to deal with. MMA fighter Conor McGregor walks out of the 78th police precinct after charges were laid against him followi... [Full Article...]
CC Sabathia leaves with sore right hip after allowing three home runs
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There was no explanation for why Drury left the game. None of these latest injuries appear at this time to be all that serious. Whilst the teams performed past mid night, the score stayed stuck at 3-3, and also the Yankees' bullpen, that has struggled in early portion of the year, and wound up pitching nine scoreless innings. [Full Article...]
Tiger Woods overshadowed by playing partner Marc Leishman on Masters return
Woods, who said it was only after playing an exhibition last December that he felt he would be able to compete in the year's first major, has since shown flashes of the form that helped him earn a staggering 79 PGA Tour wins. So was Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy, who can complete a career Grand Slam with a victory this week. In a talent-laden field, 47-year-old five-time major victor Phil Mick... [Full Article...]
The Masters: Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player admit golf must speed up
Even this effort managed to be overshadowed, however, as elsewhere on the course, America's Tony Finau was to grab his own hole-in-one out on the course. Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player choked back tears as two of golf's greatest players officially opened the second Masters without the legendary Arnold Palmer on Thursday (Friday NZ Time). [Full Article...]
Conor McGregor was not considered a replacement option for UFC 223
The incident is believed to have been sparked by an altercation earlier this week between Khabib Nurmagomedov and McGregor's training partner, Artem Lobov . "Conor went bananas and put a beating on the van that we were in looking for Khabib", Chiesa's coach Rick Little said. Conor McGregor will have a chance to reclaim his belt when and if he ever returns to the UFC. [Full Article...]
Robert Griffin III agrees to 1-year deal with Baltimore Ravens
Even if not called upon to play, Griffin can be a valuable practice asset for when the Baltimore defense is preparing for mobile quarterbacks like Tyrod Taylor, Marcus Mariota and Cam Newton, all of whom they're scheduled to face during the 2018 season. [Full Article...]
Angels-Ohtani, 1st Ld-Writethru,219
This was Ohtani's second major league hit, with his first coming in his first major league at-bat against the Oakland Athletics . In fact, Ramirez's home run was the only hit Richards (1-0) allowed before coming out of the game after 5 2/3 innings and making 102 pitches. [Full Article...]
Commonwealth Games 2018: Program clanger puts England as in Africa
The opening ceremony at the fully-packed 35,000-seat Carrara Stadium was beamed to an estimated 1.5 billion television audience, and viewers were treated to a spectacular showpiece despite a sudden and brief downpour minutes before the programme began. [Full Article...]
Patriots Trade Cooks to Rams for 1st Round Draft Pick
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For those who thought LA had been willing to let a bad decision go with the departure of Watkins, will find room to criticize a Rams team who traded for a guy already traded twice in the last 13 months. Instead, it has more to do with getting value for a player who New England may not have wanted to pay a premium for. Why did the Patriots make this trade? Yes. [Full Article...]
Ian Poulter beats Hossler in Houston playoff to earn final Masters spot
The victory is Poulter's first since November 2012, his maiden PGA Tour strokeplay success and secures him the final invitation for the first major of the year at Augusta National. Hossler then took centre stage as four successive birdies gave him that one shot advantage heading to the 18th - only to learn that Poulter has never gone quietly in his life. [Full Article...]
The Sedins Officially Announce Retirement From The NHL
Others have noted they made sure to treat their fellow competitors with respect, one time requiring all the players on the Canucks' roster to shake hands with former Edmonton Oilers' forward Ryan Smyth when he retired from the National Hockey League and played his final game in Vancouver. [Full Article...]