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NASCAR announced Tuesday that the crew chief of Ryan Newman, Luke Lambert, has been suspended six races and fined $125,000 after a tire audit conducted following the March 22 race at Auto Club Speedway found illegal modifications to the team’s tires. MORE: Changes to qualifying format | Winners and losers at Martinsville | Larson released from hospital As a result of the P5 penalty, Newman and car owner Richard Childress have each been docked 75 points....

While his financial success with Aviation Gin’s venture is indisputable after the company was sold to liquor giant Diageo in a deal worth $600m, the public might be be more pleased with how the gin brand and Maximum Effort have unleashed Reynolds’ creative and comedic talents turning out ads that continue to blur the thin line between the movie star’s real life persona and his beloved Deadpool personality. RELATED: Ryan Reynolds Isn’t Just Deadpool, He’s Also a Marketing Genius...

Al Czervik would be right at home. Take a look at the video below as the first fourballs competition began. Ivor Robson’s introductions draw chants and cheers for the European players, but then Robson screws up Webb Simpson’s intro. Simpson calming waves to the crowd as a correction is made … and then flubs his tee shot. When Bubba Watson steps to the tee, Eurofans provide a breakfast serving of hoots and raspberries … and Watson eggs them on....

Domantas Sabonis was 12-for-12 shooting while matching his career high with 30 points, Oladipo scored 11 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and the Indiana Pacers beat the Knicks 107-101 on Wednesday night. Oladipo, who arrived in a Black Panther costume for Halloween, has been dealing with bronchitis for about a week, and it worsened two days ago. He started off cold Wednesday, scoring five points and picking up three fouls in the first half while feeling short of breath at times....

However, James Erskine, the famous sports docudrama director did full justice in his most awaited documentary of the year - Sachin: A Billion Dreams. The director has made numerous sports docudramas in his long career and when he was asked about the reason behind making such kind of films, he said, “Sport intersects with culture, so they’re not simply films about athletes just being athletes, they’re about films where the athlete transcends, transforms, or changes the way that we’re thinking about things....

The LA Lakers lost to the Washington Wizards in their last game, despite Anthony Davis producing his best performance since making his return from a lengthy injury layoff. Andre Drummond produced yet another double-double. LeBron James is still some way from a return, though. Sacramento Kings, meanwhile, were at the receiving end of a thrashing from Utah Jazz, as they conceded 154 points and endured a woeful shooting night. Buddy Hield and Richaun Holmes were the joint top-scorers with 18 points apiece, while Maurice Harkless played for over 23 minutes but scored no points despite taking five shots....

Mithali rued the missed opportunity to not only complete a 3-0 series whitewash against a quality side like England, but also lose out on crucial two points in the ICC Women’s Championship. “Well, it does play a very important part because, obviously we are not playing Pakistan and we just have one more team that we are still to play, the West Indies,” said Mithali after the hosts lost the third and final ODI of the series by two wickets here on Thursday....

Several Caribbean islands reported hazardous air quality as residents took to social media to post images of hazy skies and vehicles covered in dust. While Saharan dust clouds are not uncommon in the Caribbean at this time of year, experts say that a plume of this size and concentration has not been seen for around half a century. “This is the most significant event in the past 50 years,” Pablo Méndez Lázaro, an environmental health specialist at the University of Puerto Rico, told the Associated Press....

While Saina beat World No. 23 Lindaweni Fanetri 21-17, 21-10 in the first singles to gain a 2-1 advantage in career meetings, and after that World Championship bronze medallist Sindhu overcame Bellaetrix Manuputty 21-16, 10-21, 25-23 to give India a 2-0 lead. Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa will play the first doubles next against World No. 9 pair Greysia Polii and Nitya Krishinda Maheswari. If India win the match, they will qualify for the semi-finals and ensure a historic first bronze medal....

Early in the final round, Tejas Muthusamy, a 12-year-old from Glen Allen, Va., was given the word “Billiken,” which just so happens to be the mascot of Saint Louis University. MORE: Difficult sports names This may be the only word in the entire competition that we are able to spell. Hailing from the Richmond area, Tejas should be familiar with the Billikens. They do battle with the Spiders in Atlantic-10 action....

He doesn’t plan on going anywhere. MORE: Best photos from NFL Week 5 “I love it here,” Payton told reporters during a Monday teleconference. “I’m close to my children, I just built a brand new place here. So you get tired of answering the questions, and yet I understand you asking.” It’s not the first time Payton has been linked to other jobs, and he talked about past reports that he might leave the Saints, who have stumbled to a 1-4 start after Sunday’s 39-17 loss to the Eagles....

In 2013, at 5-0, the Saints should feel confident about their chances about getting a shot at that elusive second ring. Going into Week 6 of the season, they have emerged as the NFC favorites, which would put them in line to face off with Manning's Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. New Orleans Saints (5-0) (last week: 4) Why they’re here: They just threw down the Solider Field monkey with an impressive 26-18 win at Chicago, and it’s hard to tell what’s more impressive – their No....

One of the best examples of this is found in the prison mission, titled The Frontier, which sees the player breaking out the powerful and elusive Nahualli from jail, with the entire prison rioting all around as they make their escape. It’s chaotic, adrenaline-fueled, and exactly what fans have come to expect from the series over the years. Unfortunately, it’s also what the Saints Row reboot is really missing for the most part....

Dey came back from a game down to oust French shuttler Thomas Rouxel 6-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-4 in 40 minutes and book his place in the third round. He will next meet compatriot Rahul Yadav Chittaboina in an all-Indian clash for a place in the quarter-finals. The latter had two easy wins in his first couple of rounds. In the opener, he beat Japan’s Koji Naito, 11-5, 11-8, 11-5 and followed it up with an 11-2, 11-1, 11-4 victory over Russia’s Artem Serpionov....

Solo tourists are turned away from the country that has been wracked by war for the last eight years, but those prepared to travel in groups can choose itineraries offered by at least two companies, according to the newspaper Kommersant. So far, demand has been low, with one company telling the paper that it had taken only 50 tourists to the country this year. However, there is hope that tourists and bloggers will return to the country which more than eight million people visited in 2010, drawn by the attractions of some of the oldest cities in the world and UNESCO world heritage sights....

The scabies outbreak suggested that the migrants coming to Italy had been close enough to easily spread the disease during their holding time in Libya. According to the U.N. refugee agency, the disease is known to spread easily as Bangladeshis and sub-Saharan Africans were often held in the lower deck of the vessel, in extremely cramped conditions. The fishing boat carrying the migrants was also very crowded, with 686 people....

A Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Ann Arbor offered a discount on its steaks, based off Michigan’s margin of victory over the Scarlet Knights. Since Michigan won 78-0, the deal was worth 78 percent off. MORE: Five absurd stats from Michigan’s shutout Unfortunately for steak fans, Ruth’s Chris had to cap its promotion off at 50 percent. Even they didn’t think Michigan would win so handily over Rutgers, apparently. Meanwhile, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has to be foaming at the mouth at the thought of all those high-end steaks at such a cheap price....

Garcia, who won the WBC interim lightweight title with a seventh-round technical knockout win over Luke Campbell in January, will undergo surgery Monday to recover from the injury, which was sustained in a training session according to BoxingScene.com. MORE: Deontay Wilder: ‘No love’ for Tyson Fury after third bout, later thanks him in Instagram post “I want to thank my fans for all the continued support,” Garcia said in a tweet....

Garcia made his pro debut in 2016. In November 2019 and February 2020, Garcia beat Romero Duno and Francisco Fonseca after two brutal knockouts to win and hold onto the WBC silver lightweight title. He passed his first major test in January 2021 when he beat Luke Campbell via TKO to win the interim WBC lightweight title. MORE: Ryan Garcia net worth: Purse history, career earnings for lightweight boxing star...