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The Neroverdi are in fifth place, with 19 points from 10 games. Newly-promoted Benevento have garnered 11 points this season, leaving them in 13th place. Sassuolo bounced back from their dispiriting 3-0 loss to Inter Milan at home by holding 10-man Roma to a goalless draw at the Stadio Olimpico. Pedro’s red card just before the break handed Sassuolo the advantage, but the visitors were unable to benefit. However, they had a goal ruled out in the second half....

Sathiyan, who was nowhere near the top-100 bracket until a few months ago, is the leader today at world No. 49, thus pushing Kamal to the second spot at 51. They are followed by Soumyajit Ghosh (58), Harmeet Desai (60), Sanil Shetty (68) and Anthony Amalraj (87). As for the women, Manika Batra is topping the world chart among Indians at 62, while Mouma Das (74) and Madhurika Patkar (81) trail the leader....

A lot can happen in a time frame like that. During one 11-day stretch last season, Juan Soto reached base 36 times via hit or walk (18 of each). Heck, during one 14-day stretch last year, Shohei Ohtani hit 11 home runs. It’s easy to miss baseball right about now, isn’t it? If we’re lucky and things go very well on Saturday, maybe the sides will talk about timing. FOSTER: How fans can have a voice in lockout proceedings...

Rajkot, Jan 8 (PTI) Bowlers helped Saurashtra successfully defend a small total and record an exciting four-run victory in the West Zone Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 league at the SCA stadium here today. Chasing Saurashtra’s modest tally of 142 for 9, Maharashtra started well in their quest to score their second win on the trot in as many days before falling short, ending up at 138 for 7. Maharashtra, who defeated Gujarat in their opening game yesterday, began in right earnest when openers Ruturaj Gaekwad, top scorer with 41 in 27 balls, and Rahul Tripathi (20) put on 60 runs in 7....

Like most slow cookers, the Bella Triple Slow Cooker comes with individual temperature controls with low, medium and high settings, meaning you can cook three different dishes at different temperatures in one go. A 2.5 quart capacity is brilliant for entertaining, meaning you can cook dips or side dishes to accompany a spread for the whole family without compromising on size. The stoneware in the Bella Triple is dish-washable, making cleanup as easy as the cooking process itself, and each pot comes with a serving spoon and spoon rest....

He figured wrong. Thomas Brown, whoowned Winom Tool & Die, deducted the money from plan members’ paychecks but didn’t reserve it for their accounts. The company went broke, owing its 401(k) more than $192,000. Brown pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of lying about the plan’s condition and will be sentenced in February. Cold comfort for Edwards and his fellow employees. “I trusted everybody,” he says, “but you have to forget about trust....

Real Madrid cannot wait for Messi to retire The Gelsenkirchen club lost Joel Matip to Liverpool last year and reports in England suggest the Anfield side have now set their sights on three more Schalke players. Nevertheless, Heidel says he is unaware of any interest from Liverpool, believing his good relationship with Jurgen Klopp means he would know if there was any truth in the reports. “I happen to know some guy in Liverpool quite well,” Heidel told RevierSport....

The “Royal Blues” start with a setback into their preparation as summer signing Jorge Andujar Moreno, known as Coke, sustained a cruciate ligament rupture in his right knee during a test game, reports Xinhua. After 45 minutes on the pitch on Friday, the Spaniard felt a pain, which turned out to be a ligament injury. Further medical examination will determine how to proceed with the injured knee in the coming days....

Confederations Cup opponent Germany decided to rest their biggest stars for the upcoming tournament, but South American champions Chile opted for a strong side. Aguero misses out for Argentina While Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger would have preferred to see Sanchez rested following consecutive appearances at the 2014 World Cup and the Copa America in 2015 and 2016, Chile boss Juan Antonio Pizzi had no hesitation including the 28-year-old in his 17-man squad, initially made up of European-based players....

Arsenal announced on Friday that Sanchez was the “overwhelming” winner of their fans’ vote after a stunning individual season that has seen him score 29 goals across all competitions. It is the second time in three years at the club that the Chile international has won the accolade and he came second the only time he missed out on top spot in 2015-16. Ozil was last year’s winner, but he has not been recognised in the top three this season, having received criticism from many observers for his inconsistent form, prompting manager Arsene Wenger to defend him....

England winger Sancho, whose grandmother passed away in mid-week, slotted the winner 15 minutes from time in Gelsenkirchen to seal Dortmund’s first away derby win for five years and maintained their unbeaten start to 14 league games. “The goal was for my grandmother,” Sancho told reporters after netting his sixth goal of the season. Thomas Delaney’s seventh-minute header for Dortmund was cancelled out by a Daniel Caligiuri penalty just after the hour mark before Sancho struck following a beautiful one-two with Raphael Guerreiro....

Arsenal signed Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang for a club record £57.38m in January, from Borussia Dortmund in a major coup for the London outfit, as they looked to take back what was rightfully theirs – A Champions League spot. He scored 10 times in 13 games, spearheading a scary Arsenal attack. Alvaro Morata arrived at Stamford Bridge last season with a glowing reputation, heavy expectations and a price tag to match. The Spaniard started superbly, linking up with Eden Hazard and Cesar Azpilicueta to great effect, but dropped off towards the middle of the season....

Reports claimed that many women shed their underwear during the concert. The concert was a part of the Spanish singer’s world tour called “Love and Sex”. There were also reports that the event as a whole was extremely mismanaged. The event began after the scheduled start and other security-related issues. Both Sangakkara and Jayawardene are in Australia playing the Big Bash, the two issued an apology via Facebook on December 27....

Described as one of the “most polished and prudent of batsmen” in cricket, Sangakkara is set to retire after the first two Tests against India in the current series. He began his Test career behind the stumps, as Romesh Kaluwitharana’s replacement. He had some success with the bat in the early years, averaging 46.90 in mid-2006, the selection committee then believed he would be more valuable to the side as a specialist batsman....

The 20-year-old glovesman was lucky to get a late call to the Indian team after batsman Ambati Rayudu was left out due to an injury and it was only on Thursday that Samson reached the Zimbabwean capital. Just ahead of the team being announced, Samson’s parents left their home and arrived at their local parish church - the St. Mary’s Church in Pallithura, located near the proposed Vizhinjam Port near the state capital....

In his rookie season, he finished with 1,307 rushing yards and 721 receiving yards, including 11 touchdowns. MORE: NFL predictions 2019: Cowboys clip Eagles, Giants dip with Redskins in NFC East While he’s not known for his arm, the Giants’ star has been seen challenging his teammates to throwing contests during 2019 training camp. It makes you wonder, what can’t he do? Throw a no-look pass, that’s what. On Wednesday, Barkley says, “no-look Mahomes” before striking a Giants assistant coach while attempting a Patrick Mahomes-like pass....

Their upstairs neighbors have no complaints either. The Pijevics, a mixed Serbian and Muslim couple, had their own baby, a boy, a month earlier. They made up the name Mak, which means “poppy,” because it has no ethnic associations. Senad, the boy’s father, mused recently about having a second child. His wife, Zana, turned to him and scoffed, “We’d have to be crazy.” There’s a lot of that craziness going around....

Inter are top of Serie A with a 100 per cent record after six games, while Juve sit two points behind them going into the Derby d’Italia. Antonio Conte is enjoying the kind of start to life in Milan that he experienced at the Bianconeri, where he achieved an unbeaten first league campaign. Inter suffered a 2-1 defeat at Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday, but Sarri said his men would not be favourites to win....