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The Superstarz made a winning start to the tournament with a win against Hyderabad Hunters on an opening day as they won all their ties except the women’s singles match in which Hunters’ PV Sindhu prevailed over Gayatri Gopichand. Tommy Sugiarto, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Lakshya Sen and B Sumeeth Reddy looked in top form in the first tie as they went on to win their respective matches. Although Gayatri lost her match, she did produce some top moments during her clash against Sindhu....

The Raptors forward delivered the best game of his career in the 113-106 win, erupting for a career-high 52 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists on 17-of-25 from the field, 2-of-6 from the 3-point line, and an ultra-efficient 16-of-18 at the free-throw line. NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to watch every game (FREE 7-day trial) “Special players rise to occasion in the biggest moments, a stage like Madison Square Garden where there’s been so many historic performances, he just his name in the books as one of those guys,” teammate Fred VanVleet said....

Anyone who’s flown knows there are two types of luggage, checked bags and hand baggage, with restrictions on the weight and dimensions of both. Most of us will have fallen foul of either limit, seeing us frantically ditching items or putting on sweaters to try and avoid paying any excess luggage fee. But one woman came up with a nifty idea to bring half her wardrobe on her person by stuffing it down her top, after buying a large bra....

Hank Kunneman, who is the senior pastor of Lord of Hosts Church and co-founder of One Voice Ministries, made the comments during a church service. Along with his wife, Brenda Kunneman, he also is the co-host of a television program on Christian-based religious network Daystar. Kunneman’s website says that his “ministry has been marked with incredible accuracy in the word of knowledge and prophecy concerning nations and world events.”...

No, not a championship. A chance to be a head coach. That’s the one dark cloud in the sunny skies over the return of Georgetown’s greatest player to take over his alma mater in its time of need. This should not be Ewing’s first head-coaching job. MORE: Which other college basketball coaches are on the move? At some point during the past 15 years — the entirety of his post-playing basketball career — when he spent nearly all of it as an NBA assistant, some franchise should have given him his shot....

One reason? They might get Patrick Kane back into the lineup, if his broken collarbone allows. Kane is skating but has yet to test his injury in contact. MORE: Will Senators steal a berth? | Western Conference field set | Blues win, seal Central title Here’s the bigger reason the ‘Hawks aren’t worried. They’ve been there before. Getting in the playoffs is the most important first step. “You have to deal with it,” Marian Hossa said after Thursday’s loss ended the Blackhawks’ hope of winning the Central Division....

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Buccaneers pass-rusher Jason Pierre-Paul each pointed to something Bryant told a reporter after Game 2 of the 2009 NBA Finals between the Lakers and Magic. For context, here’s what Bryant said when he was asked why he wasn’t smiling after LA had taken a 2-0 series lead: “The job’s not finished . . . job’s not done,” Bryant said. The Lakers went on to win the series in five games....

Mahomes completed 21 of 26 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns in his team’s 26-17 victory over the Bills in rainy Orchard Park, N.Y., on Monday; however, the Chiefs’ running game was key as Kansas City rushed for 245 yards — with Clyde Edwards-Helaire accounting for most of those with 161 on 26 carries. Mahomes, who rushed for 36 yards himself, said he was happy to take any approach, so long as his team was winning....

Mahomes, who was asked whether he is evaluated differently as a Black quarterback, said he found it curious that he, Jackson and Murray are challenged to keep proving themselves despite their respective successes in the league. Though he declined to comment on whether he is evaluated differently, he did acknowledge that other QBs in the league have not faced similar critiques. “Obviously the Black quarterback has had a battle to be in this position that we are, to have this many guys in the league playing,” Mahomes said....

Chandler is confident he can beat his big brother if they stepped into the octagon, and wants to set up a one-round charity fight to prove his point. MORE: Henderson submits Thatch TMZ spoke with a Patriots official, who said, “It’s not a matter of if we’d allow Chandler to fight his brother. We can’t stop the players from doing what they want. But he might be voiding his contract obligations to the team if he went out and did it....

The Belknap County grand jury handed up the indictment against Chung, who turned 32 on Monday, among several others from its latest session. The alleged offense — that he “knowingly possessed cocaine” — happened in late June in Meredith, New Hampshire, according to WCVB.com. His arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 28. Possession of cocaine is a Class B felony in New Hampshire and carries a fine of up to $2,000 and a potential prison term of up to seven years....

After getting the call to show up to New England’s training camp, the undrafted rookie kicker won the second-most significant position battle in training camp, earning the starting job over veteran Nick Folk. The 23-year-old Michigan graduate originally waited four days following the NFL Draft for a call from any team. During that time, he began contemplating his future. As he awaited a team showing interest, Nordin explored his LinkedIn account for jobs....

I’ve been to the conference championship six times, and my teams won twice (1976 Vikings, 1999 Titans) and lost four times (Vikings in 1977, 1987 and 1998 and Titans in 2002). We lost the two Super Bowls in which my teams played, but it was absolutely more painful to lose in the NFC/AFC championship games. As this year’s final four teams are doing this week, we had done all of the logistics work to prepare for the Super Bowl....

Jimmy Garoppolo improved from the preseason opener with an excellent outing Thursday night against the Bears. Playing into the third quarter, Garoppolo was 16 of 21 for 181 yards and a touchdown in New England’s 23-22 win over Chicago at Gillette Stadium. “He’s worked his tail off to prepare, and I know he has the respect of everybody,” Brady said of Garoppolo earlier in the week. “That’s what you try to do....

Trailing 3-1 in the series, the Clippers traveled to Arizona with their back firmly up against the wall and needing their stars to step up and deliver. George heeded the call and responded in style, scoring a playoff career-high 41 points, 30 of which came in the second half, and adding 13 rebounds and six assists as the Clippers won 116-102. George has played 18 games throughout this postseason and has scored at least 20 points in each of his appearances on the court—a feat only three players have managed in NBA history, as per figures from ESPN Stats & Information....

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In the end, the Scot could not convince the star to stay at the club and he eventually left for pastures new. The reason was said to be Ferguson’s reluctance to play the teenager in the first team because of high competition for places. Pogba wanted first team football and Turin giants Juventus gave him exactly that which prompted him to leave the club. It has been revealed now that Pogba cried after Ferguson became furious with the youngster upon learning of his decision....