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Santosh, representing Hero MotoSports Team Rally, completed the 136 km long stage with a fast yet steady performance, taking three hours and three minutes. Santosh was not the fastest rider in stage 3 and 4 but still leads the pack by two minutes and 14 seconds. Angata Racing’s Mare produced scorching speed in the sand to be the fastest on day two and second in the overall standings. Lorenzo of TVS Racing was impressive too, improving to fourth from eighth overall after being the second fastest rider in the stages....

With both the teams already qualifying for the semi-finals, the match only decided which team remained at the top. Kerala and West Bengal are by far two of the most dominant teams in the competition. West Bengal needed a win to top the group as Kerala were ahead by goal difference. Coach Ranjan Choudhury played safe by resting Bengal’s some of the senior players to ensure their availability for the all-important semi-finals....

The Gaurs had a nervy start to their ISL campaign. They were winless in their first three games before beating Kerala Blasters. Juan Ferrando’s men won their second game in the league, with a 1-0 scoreline over Odisha FC. The Gaurs suffered a slump after that as they lost their next two games to ATK Mohun Bagan and Chennaiyin FC. But they managed to bounce back with wins over Jamshedpur FC and Hyderabad FC....

As news of the arrests circulated in the city, there were rumors that up to half a dozen others had also been nabbed. Fellow student activists were frantically calling each other on cell phones late into the night to determine exactly who had been taken in. The three detainees–Said Razavi-Faqih, Abdullah Momeni and Akbar Atri–all are members of the Office for Fostering Student Unity, an umbrella organization for Islamic student unions across the country....

England international Sancho honed his skills at Watford and Manchester City’s academies before joining Dortmund for €8.7million in August 2017 and has since emerged as one of Europe’s hottest prospects. He made his England debut in October 2018 and has scored eight goals in 27 Bundesliga appearances this season, making himself a transfer target for some of the world’s biggest clubs. Freund said young English players frustrated by limited opportunities on home soil should seek to emulate Sancho’s success by moving to Germany....

Sandipan playing with the black pieces defeated compatriot FM Srihari L.R. (ELO 2316) on the third board. Top-ranked GM Aleksandrov Aleksej of Belarus (2590) also finished his second round with a win against Indias Ritviz Parab (2338) on the top board. Meanwhile, on the second board, third ranked Belarusian GM Stupak Kirill (2557) playing with the white, suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Egyptian IM Ameir Moheb (2327) who is lowly ranked at 42....

Veteran Lyle, who won The Open in 1985, was handed the honour and teed off alongside Martin Kaymer and Andy Sullivan at 6.35am local time. Defending champion Jordan Spieth is due to start his first round just before 10am in a group with Justin Rose and Kiradech Aphibarnrat, shortly before Jon Rahm, Rickie Fowler and Chris Wood follow in the next trio. Rory McIlroy gets his Open started at 12....

This title is Mirza’s 25th doubles title on the WTA tour. The top seeds won their first tournament in Indian Wells last month when they got the better of the same Russian team. Makarova and Vesnina were off to a great start leading 5-2 in the opening set. Mirza and Hingis saved a set point at 3-5 before winning eight games in a row to take firm control of the match....

Sania Mirza, the newly-crowned world number one in doubles, will lead India in Fed Cup tennis, Asia/Oceania, Group II, beginning here on Tuesday. The Hyderabadi, who became the first Indian woman to reach the top, will be playing captain of the India team in the tournament, which will see participation by 12 countries. Sania leapfrogged to the top spot on Sunday after winning her third consecutive WTA title - Family Circle Cup - with new partner Martina Hingis at Charleston, US, on Sunday....

Tigres won the first leg with a typical Tigres performance. Both goals came from set pieces with center back Hugo Ayala nodding in the opener and Andre-Pierre Gignac adding a second from the spot. It’s a decent cushion, and with Thursday’s defeat marking the fourth in a row for Santos, the Torreon club is reeling. Still, with Liga MX leading scorer Djaniny plus Julio Furch and Jonathan Rodriguez up top, there will be a push from the home team to move into the semifinals....

Kerala tactically outclassed the reigning champions and hardly allowed them to impose themselves. After adopting a defensive strategy in the first 45 minutes, Kerala coach Satheevan Balan took a more attacking approach in the second half. They created more chances and finally scored the all-important goal. Speaking about his team’s performance and his own tactics, coach Balan said, “I believe this was a very tough match against a team like Bengal....

Barkley was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice after missing the team’s last three games with an ankle injury, which is a good sign he will play Sunday. He returned to practice last week on a limited basis, but wasn’t cleared to play against the Patriots. The running back hinted Monday that he’ll “be back soon” by posting a video on social media with a fingers-crossed emoji. Barkley suffered an ankle sprain in the first half of the Giants’ Week 3 win over the Buccaneers....

On April 27, the comedian took to Twitter and pondered about the portrayal of Nazis in the video game. “Can someone explain why there are black nazis in CODWWII??” she asked her followers. “Not like some — like half of the Nazis are black. It’s truly taking the joy out of pretend-killing Nazis.” Fans flocked to the reply section and chimed in. “I mean there was a mixed-race population in Nazi Germany, so it is very feasible that some answered the call to fight for the reich,” one follower argued....

Abu Dhabi, Aug 13 (PTI) Young International Master Nihal Sarin made his final stride towards the third and last GM norm, disposing off higher rated Grandmaster Parligras Mircea-Emilian of Romania in the sixth round of Abu Dhabi Masters here. Taking his tally to 4.5 points out of six rounds, Nihal currently clocks a rating performance of over 2700 and a fifty percent score in the last three rounds should get him the coveted GM title....

The changes to plant growth have likely affected carbon and water cycles—environmental trends that are likely to impact those living downstream. How exactly it will do so is less certain. While past research has focused on glacial melt and snow cover, researchers from the U.K. and China used satellite imagery to spot changes to the subnival ecosystem: the area between the treeline and snowline. This is a region characterized by the presence of small plants, like shrubs and mosses, and seasonal (but not permanent) snow cover....

“This is an important day for Saudi Arabia made possible by King Salman and the Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman,” Commission President Awwad Alawwad declared, in the groveling tone demanded by absolute rulers. For two days, the news was posted in English, but not Arabic: a giveaway that it is intended for Western media rather than Saudi officials. There are currently 13 people facing death sentences in Saudi Arabia for offenses they are alleged to have committed as children, including my former client Ali al-Nimr, who was tortured into confessing to acts of terrorism after chanting anti-government slogans as a schoolboy in 2012....

After overnight centurion Avi Barot was out for 130 after adding just two runs to his yesterday’s score, another unbeaten batsman in Sheldon Jackson, starting on 54, made 94, followed by lower-order batters – Jaydev Unadkat (88) and Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (79 not out) – chipping with crucial runs. Rajasthan’s bowlers toiled for almost 144 overs before Saurashtra’s innings folded for 534. Jadeja then returned to take two Rajasthan wickets, as the hosts finished the second day on 60 for two....

From a potential bowling combination of pace or spin from either ends or orthodox/unorthodox fielding setups to draw the first blood, everything tried and tested, yet the batsmen were just as fresh as at the beginning of the innings. They were relentless and in no mood to share even a minute piece of the pie. Still, the captain hoped on batsmen to commit a fault. But, they didn’t. Saurashtra women’s recently concluded one-day league campaign resembles some extent the ‘fielding captain’ in the above context....

It was a happy return to the UK for Shields who last fought in London when she won an Olympic gold medal in 2012. However, Savannah Marshall came to crash the party. Savannah Marshall joined Claressa Shields after the fight as the pair were interviewed. Marshall let Shields know that if she performed like that against her, she would “wipe the floor” with ‘The Wolf’. Shields responded by saying:...

If you buy stocks directly – especially shares of small- or medium-size companies – you’ll want to figure out who owns the largest stakes. First, find out what percentage of the outstanding shares are owned by institutions, such as banks, mutual funds and pension funds. Some institutional ownership is good. Too much means “the game is over with. You’ll see those stocks drift down for two or three years,” says Jim Collins, who publishes OTC Insight, a newsletter....