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The Indian looked in totl command of proceedings from the first minute, taking an 5-0 lead before stretching it to 11-3 at the interval mark. The other side of the break saw the 26-year-old continue to chip away with the points, as she won 10 out of the next 17 points to clinch the opening game 21-10. The second game saw Saina resume from where she had left off in the opening game, as she took an early 7-3 lead over her Korean opponemt, looking assured both near as far as well at the far end of the court....

The franchise and transition tag numbers for each position appear below, via ESPN. The first number is the franchise tag, followed by the transition tag. MORE: Top free agents | Combine a cattle call Quarterback: $19.953 million/$17.696 million. Running back: $11.789 million/$9.647 million. Receiver: $14.599 million/$12.268 million. Tight end: $9.118 million/$7.713 million. Offensive line: $13.706 million/$11.902 million. Defensive end: $15.701 million/$12.734 million. Defensive tackle: $13.615 million/$10.875 million. Linebacker: $14.129 million/$11....

Here’s how all the action unfolded: 1.Mixed Doubles: Bodin Issara/K Maneesha[AW] vs Khim How/Ashwini Ponnappa[BTG] The opening game saw the Awadhe pair start off on a positive note, taking a 4-1 lead before How and Ponnnappa fought back to equalise the scores at 4-4. But a few costly errors on the part of Maneesha and Issara meant that it was How and Ponnappa who led 8-5 at the interval. After the interval, The TopGuns pair continued their domination and eventually sealed the game 15-13....

Here’s how the action unfolded: 1.Men’s Singles: Ajay Jayaram(DA) vs Sameer Verma(BTG) The opening game saw a very keen contest as both players clinched 6 out of their opening 12 points before Jayaram won two points straight to go 8-6 up at the interval mark. The other side of the break saw Jayaram keep a tight grip on proceedings as he put pressure on his opponent, by chipping away with the points at regular intervals before winning the game 15-10....

Can’t quite say that this new system will change all that much when it comes to All-Star snubs and outrages, but it’s an effort at least. And it was fun to go through and pick starters for a change. With voting for starters having wrapped up Monday night, here’s how my ballot went. TRADE RUMORS: Will these big men move before the deadline? 2017 NBA All-Stars: East backcourt Kyle Lowry, Raptors...

Scorers: Australia - Isobel Anee Anstey 20 points, 12 rebounds, Nnenna Agnes Emma-Nnopu 5 steals; Indonesia - Faizzatus Shoimah 8 points, Mario Leony Alvaretta 7 rebounds The Story: Australia romped past Indonesia with a comfortable 68 points victory in the opening match of the FIBA U-18 Asian Championship at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru. First Half: Emma-Nnopu scored six points with a couple of lay-up as the Gems raced away to a 21 point lead....

The Mascots are frequently one or more anthropomorphic characters targeted at Children with cartoon shows and other merchandise. Zabivaka the Wolf was the Mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Football held in Russia in 2018. It won over Tiger (27%) and Cat (20%) with 52.8% votes in a Nationwide poll in which over a million votes were cast in September 2016. The competition results were announced on 22 Oct 2016 and Zabivaka was declared winner during Vachernily Urgent (Evening Urgant) TV Programme on Perviy Kanal....

The Warriors this year dropped a game at the AT&T Center to the San Antonio Spurs, while the only sweep in this year’s first round had a result that 22 analysts at ESPN got woefully wrong in their predictions. The Eastern Conference playoffs bracket was littered with extremely competitive series, while the ones in the West that turned out to be competitive weren’t the ones that most people foresaw turning out that way....

It’s a unique Olympic year, with the NHL not allowing its players to participate in the 2018 Winter Games. So without some of the top hockey talent on the country, Russia (7/4) is the current favorite according to Bovada, who released its first round of odds on Wednesday. Russia will benefit from having some of its top players, like forwards Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk, playing overseas in the KHL, and eligible to play in the Games....

Men in Blue started their ODI cricket calendar with a hat-trick of wins against South Africa at home and ended the 6 match series with a 5-1 victory. Up next, India locked horns with England in July where the lost the three-match series even after winning the first match by eight wickets. This was the only ODI series India lost in 2018. The biggest achievement in 2018 for India in ODIs was the Asia Cup triumph....

Shanghai Masters’ semifinals had two matches, four deserving candidates to lick up the final two spots. Any result could’ve been possible. But, it all came down to who had a stronger mental prowess on the day. Both matches were expected to be nail-biters from start to finish, and, in the end, the older youngster set up a mouthwatering match-up against the younger veteran, courtesy some dazzling individual performance. In the first match of the day, Novak Djokovic had to face Alexander Zverev in their replay of 2017 Rome Masters final....

By Amit Kumar Das New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI) Memories of a path-breaking 2010 CWG gold are still fresh in her mind as Saina Nehwal embarks on a quest to regain the title at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games next month. Eight summers ago, a 20-year-old Saina stood on the podium with the gold medal around her neck on the final day to not only become the first Indian woman to achieve the feat but also take the country to the second position ahead of England with a gold count of 38 in the overall medal’s tally....

Defending champions FC Porto take on English Premier League leaders Manchester City, while their city rivals Manchester United face Ajax Amsterdam. The other English entrant left Stoke City have to take on the mighty FC Valencia, while Lazio Roma have been paired with Atletico Madrid. In a low country derby AZ Alkmaar take on Belgian giants RSC Anderlecht. The Round of 32 matches will be played on February 16 and 23, while the Round of 16 games are scheduled to take place on March 8 and 15....

Brazil dominated the entire match by taking all four quarters 27-11, 25-6, 25-12 and 30-14 respectively to win their second match in a row. Brazil had defeated Puerto Rico on day one of the championship. In other matches, Canada beat Jamaica 75-37, Cuba defeated Chile 85-59 and Puerto Rico emerged victorious in a close fought contest against Argentina, winning 85-79. Venezuela will play Cuba, while Chile will face Canada next....

69 nominations for games released in 2014 were received from all parts of Canada, with ­­28 making the cut for the final nominations. All awards are for work developed in Canada. A body of Canadian industry experts will vote on the winners in each category but fans have a voice as well! Members of the general public can get involved by casting their vote for the Fans’ Choice Award here....

While the story line will be how many quarterbacks go in the first round, the first round should once again be dictated by the offensive linemen and pass rushers. denotes underclassman Houston Texans - Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville*
As of today, the Texans hold the first pick in the draft, needing a quarterback to utilize the many talents on this offense. As of today, Teddy Bridgewater is still the top rated quarterback, and Houston shouldn’t pass....

Two thrilling trips down Mammoth Mountain later in the afternoon all but solved that problem. Oh, and they sent a message too. The sport's greatest ever is still on top of his game. In fact, he's building on it. Soaring through the California air looking very much like someone intent on making history, White dominated the afternoon session, posting a score of 98.6 to move closer to one of the four spots on the U....

The temporary arrangement isn't the final word in a custody clash that has become a public drama for the skier and a cause of concern among women's rights activists. But the pact is in place at least until a March 31 court date, and lawyers for both sides said they hoped the dispute could be resolved. In the meantime, "we're psyched about the cooperative plan," Miller said outside a family court in Manhattan, where he'd traveled after a strong second-place finish in the men's World Cup giant slalom Sunday in Beaver Creek, Colo....

It was only later on a walk in the Italian Alps that Tracy told her what was really on her mind: She would give up her spot on the team so Lanny, a three-time Olympian who finished just behind her, would qualify for the team and compete in Sochi instead. "She is my hero and this only shows true selflessness and the Olympic spirit. This has motivated me even more to not only represent my country but to represent her as well," Lanny Barnes, 32, of Durango told The Associated Press in an email from Italy....

J.R. Celski is poised to step into the void as the country's best hope for a medal in the wild and wooly sportknown as roller derby on ice. Celski, a 23-year-old from Federal Way, Wash., will compete at his second Olympics looking to add to the pair of bronze medals he won at the 2010 Vancouver Games, when Ohno was ending his career as America's most decorated Winter Olympian. Celski qualified in all three distances for Sochi, in addition to the 5,000-meter relay....