Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth cruised to a victory over Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in the latest installment of The Match on Saturday night outside Tampa, Fla. Thomas and Spieth rolled to a 3 and 2 win in 10 holes under the lights at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair. Thomas and Spieth combined for seven birdies compared to just one for Woods and McIlroy. "Tiger and Rory, what happened," Thomas and Spieth spoofed on Twi
North Sound [Antigua], December 11 (ANI): The 17-year-old all-rounder Freya Kemp, who made her debut for England in the summer, has been ruled out of the rest of the ongoing tour against West Indies. Due to back pain, Kemp missed all three of England's one-day international victories over West Indies, which they won 3-0. "England Women's all-rounder Freya Kemp has been ruled out of the rest of the West Indies series with
DeMar DeRozan collected 28 points and nine rebounds and Nikola Vucevic added 20 and eight, respectively, to propel the host Chicago Bulls to a 144-115 blowout victory over the short-handed Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. DeRozan and Vucevic combined to make 17 of 24 shots from the floor for the Bulls, who took advantage of the absence of Luka Doncic to record 82 points in the first half and a season-high point total overal
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Women are amongst the biggest users of public transport across Indian cities. Eighty-four per cent of their trips were estimated to be by public transport, a World Bank report said. According to the World Bank's report -- a toolkit on 'Enabling Gender Responsive Urban Mobility and Public Spaces in India', how men and women travel is also intrinsically different. More women tend to wal
BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Japan's reigning world champion Shoma Uno won his first title at ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Torino, Italy on Saturday, while Mai Mihara claimed the women's title.
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Mitchell Marner scored a power-play goal 43 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Calgary Flames 5-4 Saturday night. Marner scored his 12th goal of the season on an assist from William Nylander, who had two goals and three assists. Marner also had an assist to extend his points streak to 22 games, which is already a team record. Toronto went on a power play in overtime when Jonathan Hub
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped all 16 shots he faced Saturday night for the visiting Carolina Hurricanes, who beat the New York Islanders, 3-0, in Elmont, N.Y. It was the second shutout of the season and of his career for Kochetkov, who recorded his first NHL shutout when he recorded 27 saves in the Hurricanes' 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Nov. 14. Paul Stastny scored in the second while Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordan
Caris LeVert scored 22 to lead the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 110-102 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. Cleveland was steady from the jump, leading for all but 55 seconds of the game after a slow start and a disastrous ending sent the Cavs to a loss vs. Sacramento on Friday night. The Cavs still needed to make up for their late-game problem after letting a 17-point, third-quarter lead slip away ea
Cam Thomas scored 21 of his career-high 33 points in the fourth quarter as the undermanned Brooklyn Nets rallied down the stretch for a 136-133 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night in Indianapolis. Playing their first back-to-back in nearly two weeks, the Nets were without stars Kevin Durant (rest) and Kyrie Irving (adductor). Brooklyn also rested Ben Simmons after he returned from a four-game absence becaus
Fatorda (Goa)[India], December 11 (ANI): FC Goa broke their losing streak and put an end to Odisha FC's winning after a comfortable 3-0 win in matchweek 10 of the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa on Saturday. Substitute Brison Fernandes broke the deadlock with his first touch in the 74th minute before Noah Sadaoui and Alvaro Vazquez wrapped up the three points for the Gaurs. The Juggernauts
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 11 (ANI): Chennaiyin FC put in a breathtaking performance on the road in a ten-goal torrent, coming out as 7-3 victors over NorthEast United FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Saturday. Midfielder Abdenasser El Khayati pulled all the strings for the Marina Machans, bagging a hat-trick and two assists, to set a new Hero ISL record for most goal contributions in a matc
Anze Kopitar and Viktor Arvidsson scored 19 seconds apart in the first period, and Pheonix Copley made 20 saves to lead the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Alexander Edler and Adrian Kempe also scored for the Kings, who were coming off a 5-0 loss at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. Mike Hoffman and Cole Caufield scored, and Jake Allen made 31 saves for the Ca
Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist Saturday as the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the visiting Buffalo Sabres 3-1 for their fifth win in a row. That gave Pittsburgh a sweep of the teams' home-and-home series after winning 4-3 in overtime Friday in Buffalo. Rickard Rakell also scored and Jake Guentzel added two assists for the Penguins, who are 12-2-2 in their past 16 games. Pittsburgh goaltender Casey DeSmith, who
Paul George scored 36 points and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 13-point, third-quarter deficit to defeat the Washington Wizards 114-107 on Saturday night Nicolas Batum's 3-pointer gave the Clippers a 110-107 lead with 23.8 seconds remaining. Kristaps Porzingis missed from long range, Terance Mann secured the rebound and a flagrant foul was called on Deni Avdija. George hit both free throws and after t
The Philadelphia Eagles activated cornerback Avonte Maddox from injured reserve on Saturday. He's set to play in Sunday's key NFC East game against the New York Giants. Maddox returned to practice Wednesday after a stint on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. Maddox, 26, had 27 tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and three passes defensed in six games (five starts) this season before landing on injured reserv
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returned to game action Saturday night against the Buffalo Sabres 12 days after suffering a stroke. Letang, 35, returned to practice on Thursday. He missed five games. The three-time Stanley Cup champion suffered the stroke on Nov. 28. Letang missed more than two months in 2014 following a stroke. Tests at the time revealed he was born with a tiny hole in the wall of his heart.
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FARAH, Afghanistan, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- A traditional wrestling competition took place in Afghanistan's Farah province, with vigorous wrestlers and hundreds of people gathering around to enjoy it.
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Kedrian Johnson scored a season-high 17 points and Emmitt Matthews Jr. collected 16 points and nine rebounds to fuel host West Virginia to an 81-70 victory over UAB on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va. Matthews overcame landing awkwardly on his left knee early in the contest to make 4 of 5 shots from 3-point range. The Mountaineers (8-2) shot 50.0 percent from the floor (27 of 54) but just 26.3 percent from beyond the arc (5
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 11 (ANI): The fourth and final day of the round-robin leg of the Tennis Premier League (TPL) season 4 saw teams give it their all on court. The franchises in the hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals set to take place on Sunday put their best foot forward on Day 4 on Saturday. The first fixture of the day saw Hyderabad Strikers go head-to-head with Gujarat Panthers. Conny Perrin of H
Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Liam Coen is expected to return to Kentucky in the same role after the NFL season, ESPN reported Saturday. Coen would replace Rich Scangarello, fired by Kentucky after one season as OC. Scangarello replaced Coen, who left the Wildcats last February to take the role with the Rams. Rams head coach Sean McVay was asked about Coen on Friday. "We've talked about that being a possibilit
Big Ten sacks leader Nick Herbig of Wisconsin announced Saturday that he is declaring for the NFL draft. The linebacker was named Badgers MVP and earned All-Big Ten first-team honors while recording a conference-leading 11 sacks. He had 47 tackles, including 15.5 for loss, and forced two fumbles. The three-year starter thanked former Badgers coaches Paul Chryst and Jim Leonhard while making his announcement on Twitter.
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): Intergenerational trends in swimming skills, with stark racial and ethnic differences, were found during a parent survey from Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. The findings were published in the journal Pediatrics. Comfort with their own swimming skills was reported by fewer parents who identified as Latine (less than 25 per cent) and Black (28 per cent), compared
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): Ultralight fabric solar cells that can quickly and easily turn any surface into a power source have been developed by MIT engineers. These durable, flexible solar cells, which are much thinner than human hair, are glued to a strong, lightweight fabric, making them easy to install on a fixed surface. They can provide energy on the go as a wearable power fabric or be transported and rapid
Devin Vassell made two straight mid-range jumpers -- including the go-ahead shot with 1:13 left in the fourth quarter -- leading the lowly San Antonio Spurs to a 115-111 win over the host Miami Heat on Saturday night. With the Spurs leading 113-111, the Heat went for the potential win on their final possession and missed two straight 3-pointers by Tyler Herro and by Caleb Martin. Miami was led by Jimmy Butler, who score
Al Khor [Qatar], December 11 (ANI): Following his side's loss to France in the quarterfinal of the ongoing FIFA World Cup, England manager Gareth Southgate offered his words of support to captain Harry Kane, who missed a penalty that cost his side a semifinal spot. Strikes from Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud helped France beat England 2-1 at Al Khor on Sunday and march into the semifinals of the ongoing FIFA World