Cycling’s world champion did not disappoint, timing his move to reach maximum speed as he swung past two challengers to claim Stage 13 by a wheel length and take his third win of this race. Seconds after Sagan reasserted his status as the most feared finisher left on the Tour, overall leader Geraint Thomas safely crossed in the pack along with teammate — and nearest challenger — Chris Froome....
The race for the World No.1 ranking in women’s singles hots up with badminton stars set to take to the courts of the Siri Fort Sports Complex where the $275,000 India Open Super Series commences on Tuesday. Top seed and India’s best hope Saina Nehwal and reigning World Champion Carolina Marin of Spain are both capable of wresting that coveted spot this week. Should this happen, it would be the first time a non-Chinese will top the women’s singles rankings in more than four years, the last being Denmark’s Tine Baun in December 2010....
Saina lost a place to be ranked 11th now. P V Sindhu, who clinched her second successive silver medal at the World Championship, remained static at the third spot. H S Prannoy, who also lost in the second round at Nanjing, remained steady at the 11th place. A quarterfinal finish at the World championship saw B Sai Praneeth improved two places to the 24th place, while Sameer Verma dropped two places to world no 21st....
New Delhi - London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal retained the second place in the women’s singles rankings in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released Thursday. In the men’s singles, Olympic quarterfinalist Parupalli Kashyap also retained his career-best World No.9 ranking. Hyderabadi P.V. Sindhu also remained static at a career-best No.16 in the women’s singles rankings. 0 votes
It has been a whirlwind fortnight for Sainsbury and the Australia international defender has arrived in Milan with Inter vying for a spot in the Champions League, having not featured in the competition since 2012. WATCH: Cavani scores sublime volley Inter’s struggles were evident under former boss Frank de Boer, but with Stefano Pioli at the helm, the 18-time Italian champions find themselves fifth in Serie A, eight points adrift of third-placed Roma, who occupy the Champions League play-off berth....
Receiver Nick Toon was among several young, relatively unproven players who survived the last round of cuts before the Saints begin preparations for their Sept. 7 regular-season opener at Atlanta. Others still with the club include undrafted rookie cornerback Brian Dixon; linebackers Kyle Knox and Kasim Edebali; and offensive lineman Senio Kelemete. New Orleans also held onto to veteran defensive tackle Brandon Deaderick. The Saints brought in Bailey after he was released by Denver and general manager Mickey Loomis said after the move that Bailey was expected to compete for a starting cornerback job....
If Saints Row players travel to the northern section of the map, they will end up in an area called Monte Vista. Monte Vista features a variety of businesses for players to check out, including a tattoo parlor called Lemoneedle, a clothing store called Woodbush Country Club, and a weapon shop named Friendly Fire. There is also a section, just west of Lemoneedle, where players can build one of their criminal ventures....
The Ukraine invasion continues to stagnate more than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his plans for the “special military operation.” Although Putin initially aimed for a quick victory against his smaller Eastern European neighbor, his troops have struggled to achieve any substantial victories as losses continue piling up. Military experts say the invasion exposed several flaws among Putin’s troops, including an inability to maintain well-trained, motivated ones....
On Friday, CBS News’ Twitter page shared a trailer for its Arming Ukraine documentary and said the money being sent to Ukraine was not regularly reaching its destination. “The new CBS Reports documentary, ‘Arming Ukraine, explores why much of the billions of dollars of military aid that the U.S. is sending to Ukraine doesn’t make it to the front lines: Like 30 percent of it reaches its final destination,” the tweet read....
Those making a living in the indie game Rust can craft a huge variety of items as well as repair them and research more advanced pieces of technology. Many of such pursuits will require Scrap, a resource that represents minor metallic components like tiny gears, bolts, and more. There are a few ways to acquire Scrap, and these methods can often be used in conjunction to maximize the amount of Scrap gained....
A couple of months ago, Antonio Conte was a frustrated man, calling into question the quality of his players and criticizing the club’s hierarchy for not backing him enough in the January transfer window. However, a lot has changed since then, with Spurs impressively racking up five wins in their last six Premier League matches. The latest in that great run of form was a 5-1 drubbing of Newcastle United on Sunday, where Tottenham put up a scintillating performance in the second half to annihilate their opponents....
A video of the angry tirade was posted to Instagram and Twitter on Monday by @Subway_DJ in an attempt to try and identify the man filmed in the clip. The video sparked a massive search across social media to try and find the man recorded verbally abusing a woman wearing a mask. Bartels’ identity was first uncovered on TikTok after user @auntkaren0 issued an appeal for information. That request was happily taken up by another TikTok user, @rx0rcist, who revealed Bartels name and other background details along with the fact he was recently employed by CarMax....
With just under six minutes left in the first half, on second-and-seven, Tagovailoa was slammed to the ground after getting hit by defensive lineman Josh Tupou. Tagovailoa was unable to get up and had his fingers stretched in an awkward position. Tagovailoa was sent to the hospital and was ruled out for the game. During the halftime show, former NFL quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick gave his thoughts on the sensitive injury....
Ryan Lochte announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from the Arena Grand Prix at Charlotte because of continued problems with his surgically repaired left knee, missing a chance to compete at his new training base. Lochte was injured in November during an encounter with an enthusiastic fan. He missed five months before returning to the pool for the Grand Prix season, beating Phelps in the 100-meter butterfly at Mesa, Arizona, last month....
The lowly Wrexham AFC has a long history in world football being Wales oldest club and the third oldest professional football team in the world, however, things had not been so rosy for Wrexham over the past 100 years or so with the team currently sitting in English football’s fifth tier competition level. Reynolds and McElhenney pledged over $2m in investments for the club, aside from the considerable media exposure their involvement with the team might bring and that was enough to convince fans and ownership to jump on board....
McIlroy will participate this week in his fourth Ryder Cup buoyed by an upturn in form that culminated in his Tour Championship victory Sunday. Having triumphed at the Deutsche Bank Championship earlier in September, the 27-year-old outlasted Ryan Moore in a playoff to win the Tour Championship and edge out Dustin Johnson for the $10 million FedEx Cup bonus prize. MORE: Classic photos of Arnold Palmer “To have him go out and do that and to shoot what he did on the back nine, trying to win the FedEx Cup — that was very impressive,” Clarke said Monday in his first news conference of the week at Hazeltine....
Australia’s three-match Test series against the Proteas got indefinitely postponed on Tuesday. The Australian board stated that travelling to South Africa would pose a high risk to player safety, owing to the COVID-19 situation in the country. Cricket Australia interim CEO Nick Hockley spoke to ESPNCricinfo on Wednesday, reiterating the board will not change the T20I squad flying to New Zealand. Cricket Australia initially picked two separate squads for the Test series in South Africa and the T20I assignment in New Zealand....
The USFWS officially published its decision in a report on Tuesday, saying the authority now considered it necessary to add the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly to the Endangered Species Act (1973.) The Act considers any animal that faces danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range as endangered. The FWS proposal said the species now only exists in two surviving populations, isolated from one another, in very low numbers....
You have two SI joints—one on either side of the sacrum. Bones of the SI Joint Like most joints of the body, the sacroiliac is comprised of two bones, namely, the sacrum and the ilium. In front, it is classified as diarthrodial joint (which means it is a freely movable type of joint) comprised of the sacrum and the two hip bones in the back. These two hip bones (ilium, as mentioned above) are technically called the innominates of the pelvis....
