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The opening game saw the Indian take a 3-0 lead before Hu won 5 points consecutively to go 5-3 up in the game. The Indian then won 2 more points to make 5-5. But the key turn in the game arrived 10-10 mark when Srikanth first won 3 out of the next 4 points to go 12-11 up and then won 5 points straight to go 17-11 up.He would eventually seal the game 21-14....

For Manchester United, however, this game has turned out to be a cynosure of a long and gruelling season of 64 competitive games. By encountering lengthy injury lists, packed fixture schedules, the unforgiving physical demands of the Premier League and trips to war-torn countries on freezing Thursday nights, manager Jose Mourinho has had to oversee one of Manchester United’s most challenging seasons yet. The results have been mixed. Though Mourinho has guided the Red Devils to a major trophy in his first season at the helm with victory in the EFL Cup, he knows that nothing less than a place in next season’s Champions League – a stage where United have failed to put their foot on in two of the last three seasons – will render it a successful season for the Old Trafford faithful and the board of directors....

The lack of clarity even at the top of the fantasy rankings is a nod to the tremendous depth at 1B, but it’s also a product of some unusual inconsistency at the position in recent years. Volatility aside, there’s still elite fantasy talent at first base, particularly in the power department. Expect a few to come off the board in the first round, but the best values will likely wait for you in the second and third rounds, or even later....

As with most rookie pitchers, there were some struggles, but there were plenty of things to like about Rodon’s first taste of big league action, namely his 8.98 strikeout rate, 0.71 homer rate and 1.57 GB/FB ratio. MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: 31 draft-day sleepers | Early mock draft | Early ADP | 2016 Fantasy Alarm Draft Guide It wasn’t all roses for Rodon, as a 4.59 walk rate played a leading role in his inflated WHIP (1....

It doesn’t matter if you play on ESPN, Yahoo, or even a DFS site like FanDuel or DraftKings – the information linked here will help you find the top players, make the best picks, and win big. DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Get Fantasy Alarm’s Draft Guide! Whenever we post something new this preseason, we’ll update this page with a link, so bookmark and check back often! Fantasy football rankings Quarterbacks: Cam Newton vs....

Triple-A International League: The Scranton-Wilkes/Barre RailRiders (Yankees affiliate) won the Governors’ Cup and discontinued the Gwinnett Braves losing-regular-season-yet-made-playoffs storyline. Triple-A Pacific Coast League: The El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Oklahoma City Dodgers and claimed the Padres’ first Triple-A title since 1988. The winning run scored on a bizarre bunt play. Double-A Eastern League: The Akron RubberDucks (Indians affiliate) won their fifth league title since 2003. MORE: Bat boy ejection...

The Terrapins, along with perennial powers Kentucky and North Carolina, are all listed at 7-to-1 to win the next season’s championship game, set for April 4, 2016 in Houston. Writes Sporting News college basketball editor Kami Mattioli, “Adding Sulaimon to an already-loaded 2015-16 roster would certainly give the Terrapins an even larger boost. Six of the team’s nine top scorers are returning to College Park this fall. (Coach Mark) Turgeon’s team is also adding a top center prospect in Diamond Stone, who turned down an offer from Wisconsin, his hometown team....

Despite the buzz around the position, one name is far too frequently left out. Tyus Bowser, a leader of the revitalized Houston program, doesn’t just merit consideration as one of many pass-rushers. He’s a first-round prospect, one of the most uniquely talented prospects in the 2017 NFL Draft, and deserves to be considered in that tier before and after the NFL Scouting Combine. MORE: All you need to know about 2017 NFL Scouting Combine...

It’s been a monumental year for Vince and crew, and for once, maybe they should be commended for delivering us, the common fans, a quality year of some of the best sports entertainment we’ve been privy to in quite some time. Looking ahead, into the new year, the 2017 Royal Rumble will officially kick-off Wrestlemania Season and the stakes are at an all-time high. On January 29, 2017, WWE rolls into San Antonio and unloads at the historic Alamodome for the 30th edition of The Royal Rumble....

Make no mistake, these will change throughout the offseason, but this is how we see the top 12 right now. Matt Ryan might seem low; Cam Newton might seem high, and Jameis Winston might seem like he doesn’t belong on the list. These are the types of things we’ll debate heading into August. Just remember, what happened one year doesn’t repeat itself the following year, so before you swear off Cam or Russell Wilson or go all-in on Ryan, think about the histories of all involved....

Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool are on a brilliant run. And as things stand, they would be scripting history in May. Cristiano Ronaldo has successfully shrugged off his early season woes to acclimatize to new surroundings in the Serie A. He’s now a hot favorite for the Capocannoniere prize. Barcelona are sailing towards another La Liga title whereas Kylian Mbappe hasn’t looked back after taking the 2018 World Cup by storm....

The multi-sporting quadrennial competition will get underway from the 4th of April with the lavish Opening Ceremony at the Carrara Stadium and will come to an end on 15th April. It will be the fifth occasion that the Commonwealth Games will be hosted by Australia, with the previous time being the 2006 Games. India has been a steady performer at the Games and lies fourth on the all-time table of medal winners with a total of 155 Gold medalists so far in the sixteen editions that it has been a part of....

Jacksonville looked like the better team that week, but after that loss the Steelers won 10 of their last 11 games with the only defeat coming at the hands of reigning Super Bowl champions the New England Patriots on a controversial no-catch call in the final minutes. The Steelers are good but the Jaguars’ defense is more than formidable. Jacksonville cornerback A.J. Bouye warned Roethlisberger to “be careful what he wished for” because the Jags are back to prove what they did was not an accident....

That will be the biggest storyline this offseason for a conference that saw five teams make January bowls. Still, the SEC suffered the most coaching turnover of any Power 5 conference, with five coaches taking over and another losing his interim tag. MORE: 18 early questions for 2018 season The 2018 season promises to be an interesting one in the SEC. Sporting News takes an early look at what that might look like:...

10 days ago we posted a gallery showcasing screenshots for all of Skyrim’s playable races and today, Bethesda is helping us out by releasing a massive gallery of preset faces available for the ten playable races in Skyrim. There are a lot so if you’re looking to see just how improved the graphics are vs. Oblivion and Morrowind, read on. Below you will find 10 images (click to enlarge) taken from the game’s face creator, one for each race, and each image featuring a total of 20 different preset variations of faces that can be chosen or used as a template....

The scenario, as sketched by this hard-boiled insider, calls for Clinton to make an entrance as healer and unifier at the end of the primary season in May or June in the unlikely–but not impossible–event that none of the existing contenders has amassed a majority of the convention delegates. “You’d have to have Howard Dean not wrapping it up, and being an angry, wounded front runner,” this adviser said. “You’d have to have two of the other challengers tearing each other apart in primary after primary....

Another less-publicized aspect of the ad flap: the use of paid actors–including two playing firefighters with fire hats and uniforms in what looks like a fire station. “Where the hell did they get those guys?” cracked Harold Schaitberger, president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, which has endorsed John Kerry, when he first saw the ads. (A union spokesman said the shots prompted jokes that the fire hats looked like the plastic hats “from a birthday party....

The 23-year-old on Sunday clocked one minute, 57.37 seconds at the Olympic aquatic centre to eclipse the previous record of 1:58.03 set by teammate Manuella Lyrio, reports Xinhua. The event is serving as both the final Olympic qualifying competition for Brazilian swimmers and an official test event for the newly opened venue. “I am still in shock. I don’t believe it,” Oliveira said. Eight Brazilian swimmers have now qualified for the Olympics, to be held from August 5 to 21....

With Neil Patrick Harris doing the best he could with the material he had with a rather quiet audience, Guillermo del Toro becoming the best part of the award ceremony and an incredible live performance of “Far Away” by José González, the night was ripe with world premiere trailers and a plethora of awards handed out. Red Dead Redemption took home game of the year over its most worthy competitor, Mass Effect 2, and somehow, Sgt....