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Gautam Gambhir won the toss for Delhi against HP and chose to field. This proved to be the right decision, as the HP batsmen found scoring difficult, also being rocked by wickets at frequent intervals. Rishi Dhawan and Robin Bist, who had come up matchwinning performances in this campaign, were both dismissed for single-figure scores. All the four primary Delhi bowlers – Ishant Sharma, Navdeep Saini, Subodh Bhati and Manan Sharma – were on target, going for less than 4 runs per over in their 10....

The 29-year-old Japanese athlete will be tested by the Evolve trained Maira Mazar on 10 January at ONE: A NEW TOMORROW from the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. This bout is of great significance to Miura as a mixed martial artist as wishes to display her newly acquired skills. Her judo-heavy style along with her grappling remains Miura’s base skillset. Her five years of professional martial arts experience has taught her that she needs to acquire and integrate new disciplines to be successful in mixed martial arts....

Ayana, the world’s leading woman long distance runner on track, clocked one hour, seven minutes and 11 seconds to emerge champion in her maiden half marathon race as Ethiopians ran away with all the three top positions. Ababel Yeshaneh and Netsanet Gudeta were second and third, clocking 1:07:19 and 1:07:24 respectively to cover 21.097km distance. In the men’s elite race, 2015 winner Legese bagged the gold in 59 minutes and 46 seconds while another Ethiopian Anadamlak Belihu was second in 59:51....

In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda, the 22-year-old all-rounder spoke about his performances in the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2016, playing against his brother, his U-19 days and Tamil Nadu’s chances in this year’s Ranji Trophy: You are in fantastic form in the TNPL, do you think you will score more hundreds in the format? Definitely, I am working towards it and this is a process. So if I can get more hundreds it will be good but in T20s hundreds don’t happen regularly....

The calf fell gently to the sand at the zoo enclosure while her mother Donna and her grandmother Kaylee helped the youngster out of its amniotic sac. Then, in extraordinary video footage of the birth on Monday, Donna can be seen herding other elephants into a corner to keep her baby safe. Heartwarming footage shows the youngster getting to her feet and taking her first shaky steps around the enclosure at the zoo in Bedfordshire....

Since Dallas Zoo announced the news on social media Tuesday, their Facebook post has received an outpouring of support, racking up over 15,000 reactions and thousands of comments. Known as the world’s tallest land mammals, giraffes are often a favorite zoo attraction. However, in recent years, some have begun to argue against keeping the massive creatures in captivity at all. In Europe, activists have called for zoos to phase out captive giraffes in their facilities, advocating instead for an emphasis on the protection and conservation of their wild populations....

In a video posted to Twitter by Kim Shine of WDJT-TV in Milwaukee, dozens of baby strollers and chairs can be seen after they were recovered by city officials. “These are some of the items left behind after the #WaukeshaChristmasParade incident. Many chairs, shoes, tumblers, a backpack,” the tweet said. “You can pick them up at the Parks, Rec & Forestry Dept. — 1900 Aviation Dr. — from 8-4:30pm today and tomorrow....

Back 4 Blood’s Available Platforms Back 4 Blood will be an available title for just about any platform players might want it for. Not only will players be able to purchase the game for PC through Steam or the Epic Games Store, but it will also be available for PlayStation, Xbox, and as a day-one title for Xbox Game Pass. However, it doesn’t look like this title will be available for Stadia or Nintendo Switch; if it does come to either of these, it will be announced by either Warner Brothers or the devs of Back 4 Blood, Turtle Rock Studios....

According to the website True Trophies, Back 4 Blood will feature a number of achievements for fans to collect during play. There are, according to the list, 56 in total. Many of which will be what players can expect, such as trophies for completing campaigns on the most difficult settings, reviving a fallen teammate, finding numerous secrets throughout, etc. But there is also another trophy which is clearly a nod to the game’s spiritual predecessor....

Last week the Justice Department and the state of Alabama announced that they had reopened the investigation, throwing fresh light on the murky subculture of truck-stop racists that was at the heart of the South’s worst moments - and on how J. Edgar Hoover’s peculiarities may have helped guilty men go unpunished. By coincidence, Spike Lee has just released a documentary on the church bombing, ““4 Little Girls.’’ But the probe is part of a larger, more important trend: a series of visits back into the deadly days of the movement....

What does this mean for Braun Strowman’s future? Is the WWE happy with how his reign went? Does Strowman have fans backstage? Tom Colohue answered all these questions on the latest edition of the Dropkick DiSKussions podcast with host Korey Gunz. Braun Strowman has many fans behind the scenes in the WWE Tom noted that Bruan Strowman currently has many fans behind the scenes, probably more than he had before....

Veteran wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer noted that Triple H is the most likely option to dethrone Reigns – which is best for business from a storyline viewpoint. “It makes it real interesting. We know that Roman Reigns and Triple H is going to happen. But now, there’s the idea that Reigns beats 28 guys, then Triple H beats him to win the Rumble,” Dave Meltzer said after Raw on Wrestling Observer Radio,” Meltzer said....

Reports confirm that the duo haven’t shot any episodes yet for the show, but will be in Stamford, CT HQ of WWE next month to come up with a lot of content pertaining to the show. The talk is that the show will be a light-hearted show based around the WWE HQ and the everyday workings in it. The ball around the show was set in motion earlier this year when Edge & Christian made an appearance on the Steve Austin podcast, live on the WWE Network and the higher-ups were impressed enough to want to do something around the brand of entertainment that these two talented superstars are able to bring....

After the incident, there were recriminations over what Comey portrayed as an attempt by Bush’s top lawyer and chief of staff to “take advantage” of a very ill man. Comey didn’t tell the Senate panel that the bad feelings were stoked even more the next morning when White House officials explained the hospital visit by saying Gonzales and Card were unaware that Comey was acting A.G. (and therefore the only person authorized to sign off on the surveillance program), according to a former senior DOJ official who requested anonymity talking about internal matters....

Today, the Jazz’s defense takes the spotlight. Context: The Mavericks bounced back from their Game 1 loss to the Jazz in a big way. Led by Jalen Brunson’s 41 points, the Luka Doncic-less Mavericks defeated the Jazz to even the series and avoid going to Utah down 2-0. Maxi Kleber added 25 points off the bench in the win, and Spencer Dinwiddie overcame a rough shooting night to make some big plays down the stretch....

That’s the story Waldman would most like to see this magazine print. And the other story? Ads for dating services that have run on Beliefnet have done noticeably well–they generated 850,000 clicks in 2003. So a marriage between Beliefnet and dating was inevitable. But the good news is that Soulmatch gets it right. Instead of lumping all Jews or all Roman Catholics into one category, a questionnaire teases out the differences within the faith through queries about political preferences and churchgoing habits....

On a night when Jack Wilshere of all people netted a brace, Giroud couldn’t even register a clear shot on target. The closest he came was having a deflected effort trickle just wide of the near post. The other two efforts were blocked. He ended the game with the lowest Performance Score (-17 points) of any Arsenal player on the night, including the substitutes, but the fault is by no means all his own....