Shaheen Afridi became the first teenager to collect a four-wicket haul in the men’s World Cup as Afghanistan posted 227-9 in Leeds. Pakistan were ticking along nicely in reply despite the second-ball departure of Fakhar Zaman, but the quickfire losses of Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam, after a 72-run stand, saw nerves creep in. Afghanistan had Pakistan rocking at 156-6, only for Imad’s measured 54-ball 49 to see his side home....
Hazard’s contract expires in 2020 and he has regularly hinted at his interest in moving to Real Madrid, who are reportedly set to spend heavily in the transfer market following the return of Zinedine Zidane. Former Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has said he wants his Belgium team-mate Hazard to join him at Madrid, but the forward has also suggested he could renew his deal at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea’s situation is further complicated by the club’s two-window transfer ban, meaning they could not replace Hazard if he was sold, although their appeal will be heard by UEFA next month....
Sarri bowed to pressure by using Ronaldo, Dybala and Higuain together in attack ahead of the mid-season break. Although the star trio initially impressed in wins over Udinese and Sampdoria, they then started the 3-1 Supercoppa Italiana defeat to Lazio. Sarri insisted at the time that loss was not due to his front line, yet speaking ahead of a return to Serie A action against Cagliari, he would not commit to sticking with the system....
The result looked destined to be even better for the reigning champions – who face AC Milan later in the day – until Juve-owned defender Rogerio put past his own goalkeeper nine minutes from time, but it was too little too late for Napoli’s hopes of rescuing a win. Matteo Politano, who was strongly linked with Napoli in January, fittingly scored the opener after 22 minutes, showing quick reflexes to volley in from six yards after a header came back off the crossbar....
Even so, the international community was startled by China’s successful test of a satellite-killing ballistic missile on Jan. 11, which triggered protests from the United States, Japan, Australia and other countries. A defunct Chinese weather satellite in low orbit—which happens to be roughly where U.S. reconnaissance satellites are parked—was destroyed by a “kinetic energy weapon,” probably a DF-21 intermediate-range ballistic missile. That’s an old piece of kit. But what’s new is the accuracy of the homing device that helped it destroy a refrigerator-sized satellite 500 miles in space....
An image was shared on Twitter by the Sacramento branch of the National Weather Service (NWS) and was taken at 6:51 p.m. local time. A massive trail of smoke created by the Oak Fire can be seen arcing through most of Central Nevada, reaching the border into Central California. “Here’s a 651 pm satellite view of widespread smoke from the #OakFire now affecting much of the northern Sierra Nevada, Lassen Volcanic NP, the Mother Lode foothills, and the northern Sacramento Valley,” NWS Sacramento wrote in its tweet....
Critics were quick to question the timing of the president’s decision, coming as it did just days before Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s scheduled appearance before the Senate panel on Thursday. But in a briefing with the White House press corps today, Bush insisted that the mass sacking of the Senate Judiciary Committee had “nothing to do with” Mr. Gonzales’s impending appearance. “I just thought these folks needed to spend more time with their families,” the president said....
The annals of SNL are riddled with famed comedians and movie stars. Saturday Night Live made stars of several of its alumni, including Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Will Farrell, Dan Aykroyd, and Bill Murray. Listing them all would require a page of its own. So would listing all of its controversies, which range from on-air cursing, actors conducting sketches in blackface, and sketches making light of domestic abuse. It has been accused of stealing sketches more than once....
Incheon Asian Games squash team gold medallist and individual silver winner Saurav Ghosal was adjudged the best sportsperson of the country by the Calcutta Sports Journalists’ Club on Tuesday. Cue sport talent Doel Dey, a multiple winner in national championships, was adjudged best junior sportsperson of the country. The lifetime achievement awards will go to hockey legend, Olympian and former India captain Gurbux Singh and to Aparna Ghosh who represented India for 16 years in basketball and got the Dhyan Chand award in 2002....
Payne spent the previous evening celebrating her birthday with friends. She was last seen around 1:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, several blocks from the nearby riverfront. The Baltimore Police Department released an advisory notice later that evening, offering preliminary details about its investigation and requesting that anyone with information about Payne contact its missing persons unit. Homicide detectives took over the police investigation on Wednesday, a Baltimore Police spokesperson confirmed to Newsweek....
It may be Dole’s best chance to win: to turn this election into a referendum on baby-boom leadership. “It’s a situation unique in American history,” says William Strauss, coauthor of the book “Generations.” Torches have been passed, from one to the next, but never before have two such distinct generations clashed so directly-and never has the torch been passed backward. It will be a generational rematch, of course. But 1992 seemed a more familiar sort of politics, the youthful upstart (Clinton) challenging the political establishment in the midst of an economic recession, promising a more vigorous future....
The Bundesliga club are reported to have paid €8million to bring Harit to the club, with the midfielder having previously been linked with Arsenal. Harit made 30 appearances and scored one goal in a breakthrough year at the Ligue 1 side last season, but departs following the appointment of Claudio Ranieri. And Harit believes Schalke is the right club to move to at this stage in his development, with 31-year-old Domenico Tedesco having taken charge ahead of the new campaign....
And in August, that means a NASCAR triple-header that culminate with the 500-lap Cup race Saturday night around the 0.533-mile concrete oval. Here’s the schedule for the Irwin Tools Night Race weekend. Wednesday, August 20 Truck practice, 10-10:50 a.m. (no TV) Truck practice, Noon-1:30 p.m. (no TV) Truck qualifying, 4:40 p.m. (FS1) Modified race, 6:15 p.m. (Noon, Aug. 31, FS1) Truck race, 8:30 p.m. (FS1) Thursday, August 21 Truck race (ppd from Wednesday), 10 a....
Sancho has shot to stardom since leaving Manchester City for Dortmund in 2017, scoring 12 goals and supplying 14 assists in 34 Bundesliga appearances last season. The England forward has continued to shine in the new campaign with three goals and a league-high five assists to his name despite Dortmund’s inconsistent form. A Premier League return has been mooted for the 19-year-old, with Manchester United among the clubs reportedly interested in signing Sancho....
Ex-Department of Commerce advisor Stephen Cobb told Hill TV that “no one” came out of the argument “looking particularly good,” and suggested former Vice President Joe Biden had benefited from their feud. The non-aggression pact between the Warren and Sanders primary campaigns seemed to come to an end earlier this week, when the leak of a volunteer script sent to supporters of the Vermont independent senator led to Warren accusing Sanders of “sending volunteers out to trash me....
The match lasted for 1 hour and 25 minutes. After losing the first set Sania and Cara made a strong comeback and sealed the second set quite easily. In the third set they saved two match points before finally wrapping up the tie. Sania and Black fired 4 aces throughout the match and won all the break points they earned. They also saved 5 out of 9 break points that they faced....
Sanjay Jagdale’s name commands immense respect from everyone who knows him. The son of the late Major Jagdale, he followed his father’s footsteps in playing domestic cricket before becoming a national selector. He has always been an honest, disciplined, hard-working man whose cricket knowledge and level of commitment were praised by the likes of John Wright and Greg Chappell. Everything that I’ve heard and read about him speaks volumes about his character....
PARIS (Reuters) - Portugal coach Fernando Santos will make several changes to the side held to a shock 1-1 draw by European Championship debutants Iceland in their Group F opener when his team take on Austria in Paris on Saturday. “We need to refresh the team,” Santos told a news conference on Wednesday. He said he planned to make two or three changes but declined to give details. Group favourites Portugal had taken the lead against Iceland in St Etienne on Tuesday before a second-half equaliser from Birkir Bjarnason came against the run of play....
