Sarfaraz’s father, Naushad Khan, who hails from Azamgarh, seems to have played an important part in the decision. “I spoke with Rajiv Shukla [Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association secretary] about the desire to return to my roots and he welcomed Sarfaraz back with open hands,” Naushad said. “Obviously Shuklaji has clarified that Sarfaraz will have to perform in the selection trials first but he is no stranger to proving himself time and again....
Sarma, a Cabinet Minister in Assam, was elected unopposed for a term of four years. He took over as the interim President of BAI last year after the demise of Akhilesh Das Gupta. Ajay Singhania of Haryana Badminton Association got elected as General Secretary after defeating K K Sharma of Rajasthan Badminton Association. Former Tamil Nadu Badminton Association president Anbumani Ramadoss was elected as the treasurer uncontested. Ramadoss, a former Union Minister, is currently a sitting Lok Sabha MP from Dharmapuri constituency....
Juve made it five consecutive wins and claimed their biggest result yet under head coach Sarri after triumphing in the Derby d’Italia to snap Inter’s perfect start to the season. Lautaro Martinez equalised from the penalty spot at San Siro after Paulo Dybala had justified his selection by firing the visitors into a fourth-minute lead, but Gonzalo Higuain came off the bench to snatch a vital victory for Juve 10 minutes from time....
The date was Aug. 22, 1965. The Dodgers and the Giants were fighting for the pennant. As pitchers of the time often did, more so than today, Juan Marichal had knocked down two Dodgers, Maury Wills and Ron Fairly. When Marichal came to bat later, Dodgers catcher Ron Roseboro decided to try a reverse knockdown of sorts. MORE: Every MLB team’s most infamous moment | Sports brawls you’ll never forget...
The SCA, in an email to the BCCI and the IPL GC, stated, “We have successfully staged ten IPL matches during Season 9 and Season 10, our stadium being the home ground of the Gujarat Lions. All these matches were well administered and had a very good response.” The SCA’s media release further stated that hosting a playoff match to be staged during the upcoming season “will meaningfully enhance the enthusiasm of cricket loving spectators of IPL in general and Gujarat in particular....
The Quarry is a game developed by Supermassive Games and published by 2K. In it, players assume the control of nine teenage summer camp counselors who have to survive a night at Hackett’s Quarry. In this interactive drama told through the nine characters, horrors await ready to cull their victims. Depending on the choices of the player, all nine characters may survive - or die. The Quarry is divided into ten chapters plus a prologue and an epilogue....
The 1600 series falls between Nvidia’s current generation of graphic cards, the 2000 series, and its previous generation, the 1000 series. This makes the 1660 an excellent midpoint in terms of price and specs. Performance-wise the 1660 is comparable to the GTX 1070, but functions on a newer architecture that draws less power. You can pick up the more compact version for cheaper – prices are around the £259 mark: Ebuyer has a Zotac-manufactured option for £259....
Kejriwal in his plea contended that Jaitley has also filed a civil suit in the Delhi High Court. Dismissing the plea, the bench of Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Jusice Uday Umesh Lalit asked senior counsel Ram Jethmalani to show a law under which criminal and civil proceedings cannot go together. As it was contended that the outcome of civil proceedings before the High Court would have a bearing on the criminal defamation proceedings before the subordinate court, the bench asked if there is a provision in the Evidence Act that says the High Court judgment in a civil case will be binding on the criminal defamation case....
This article has been preserved with the best information we had on the game before the cancellation, including trailers, screenshots, and details of the gameplay and setting, so you can read about what could have been. We have been fascinated by The Force that flows through the Stars Wars universe and moved by the tender friendship between Hiccup and Toothless in the island of How to Train Your Dragon. Now Platinum Games is going to combine them together in a new promising game, Scalebound....
And Fort Bragg officials want to keep it that way, the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer reported. MORE: Sporting News ranks the 50 best coaches/managers of all time All 12,500 tickets to the 8 p.m. ET game (ESPN) are non-transferable and not for resale. Still, according to the Observer, several “wanted” ads have popped up on Craigslist and other online classified-ad sites, posted by fans hoping to score the hottest ticket in town....
How Scar Tissue Forms When the body is injured, scar tissue can form as part of the multi-stage wound-healing process. Scar tissue and other substances help mend injured tissue. Adhesions are analogous to a scar that forms when you scrape your skin, except that it is found internally in the body. Internal adhesions aren’t usually visible through the skin and they often are too deep for you to feel. They can cause pain due to inflammation and pressure on nearby structures....
On a night that began with Anibal Sanchez striking out four batters in the first inning, including Shane Victorino, who reached first base on a wild pitch, the Tigers' pitching staff had a near no-hitter in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Detroit won 1-0 to take the opening game in the series. Sanchez pitched the first six innings before giving way to Al Alburquerque in the seventh, Jose Veras and Drew Smyly in the eighth and Joaquin Benoit in the ninth....
Gary Sanchez did him one better. The Yankees catcher, who tested his manager’s confidence with a sub-.200 batting average and poor defense for most of the season, hit two homers, the second a 479-foot shot clear out of the ballpark that sent New York to a 6-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night and tied their AL Division Series at one game apiece. “Just a monster night,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said....
The highly-rated defender was a man in demand last summer after enjoying a breakthrough year in Amsterdam. Having spent just 12 months in Europe following a switch from Atletico Nacional in his native Colombia, the 21-year-old was acquired by Spurs in a £42 million deal. He is now gracing Premier League and Champions League stages, but admits that he could have been on the books at Barcelona had he opened himself up to interest from Catalunya in the summer of 2016....
That forces its new SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD to compete not only against the likes of Crucial, Samsung and Seagate, but also against sister brands from its own company. Has the SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD go enough to stand out in an increasingly busy marketplace? Price As with most WD, SanDisk or G-Technology products, the SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD is available directly from the Western Digital shop available in most regions....
Mark Barden, father of Daniel Barden, and Nicole Hockley, mother of Dylan Hockley, two children gunned down in the Sandy Hook school shooting, said in a statement, “Having a Sandy Hook and Parkland denier on the House Education and Labor Committee is an attack on any and every family member whose loved ones were murdered in mass shootings that have now become fodder for hoaxers.” “We’re grateful for people like Representative Jahana Hayes, who understand that hateful conspiracy theories and suggestions that are children’s violent deaths, never happened, have no place in society, much less the United States Congress,” Barden and Hockley added....
Sane, 22, enjoyed a fine campaign last season with Manchester City, impressing so much that he won the Professional Footballers’ Association Young Player of the Year award. Despite his age, he established himself as a key player in Pep Guardiola’s title-winning side and, to a neutral, looked an obvious selection for Germany’s squad. But a history of poor performances on the international stage caught up with him, resulting in Joachim Low overlooking Sane for Russia 2018....
“All other teams also have Indian coaches on their support staff,” Bangar said. “My advantage was that I was playing till just over 15 months ago. I have seen how most of these players respond under match situations. Maybe having played till very recently helped a bit.” Not many Indian coaches have been this successful or good enough to be there among the foreign coaches at the international circuit motoring the national side or a much demanding IPL franchise....
Santi Cazorla is hoping to make a start for Arsenal in their match against West Bromwich Albion after missing the last four games due to an ankle injury. The Spanish striker will, however, miss important ties including a Champions League clash against Napoli. The north London side is desperately in need for the Spaniard to make a comeback. In response to a question asking when he will be fit to return, he said: “I will be fit maybe in one week, I hope I can play at West Brom....
The American beat 2008 champion Christine Ohuruogu into second to top the podium at London 2012 and now has her eyes on a feat only previously achieved by France’s Marie-Jose Perec in 1992 and 1996. MORE: Men’s track and field record-holders | Genzebe Dibaba’s spectacular run A challenging season has seen the 30-year-old — hampered by a toe injury in recent years — miss out on qualification for the World Championships in Beijing later this month, but the Olympic Games in Brazil — exactly 12 months away — remain the focus....
