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Ri, who is just 4ft 7in (140cm) tall, hoisted a massive 112kg in her first clean and jerk attempt to power past Agustiani who had taken a shock one kilogramme lead after the first snatch discipline. Olympic silver medallist Agustiani, known affectionately as Yuni, hoisted 107kg on her first attempt at the clean and jerk. She tried and agonisingly failed twice to lift the 112kg she needed for victory despite the huge cries of “Indonesia, Indonesia” ringing around the Jakarta International Expo venue....

Manchester City striker Aguero and Reid were involved in a scuffle during Sunday’s clash at Etihad Stadium, when the pair tangled while challenging for a long ball in the 76th minute. Referee Andre Marriner appeared not to see the incident, but after Reid hit the deck, television replays showed Aguero flailing an arm that made contact with the New Zealander’s throat. The West Ham defender was subsequently forced off with his injury, and the Football Association could now review video footage of the incident to decide whether any retrospective action should be taken....

Aguero joined City from Atletico Madrid in 2011 for a reported £35million after establishing himself as one of the world’s most sought-after young talents in LaLiga. He swiftly adapted to life in the Premier League and, although he has had some injury troubles over the years, that has not stopped him becoming a City great. His famous title-clinching goal in his first season will ensure Aguero’s time is always remembered at City, while the club’s record goalscorer became their first player to pass the 200-goal mark and recently signed a new three-year deal....

Internal conflict at the company is expected to come to a head on Wednesday as employees planned to walk out in protest of Netflix’s response to the backlash surrounding Chappelle’s special, which critics have called transphobic. In recent days, co-CEO Ted Sarandos has admitted to having “screwed up” in handling employee concerns around what Netflix classifies as hate speech and has made a commitment to feature diverse talent. “I’m firmly committed to continue to support artistic freedom for the creators who work with Netflix and increase representation behind the screen and on camera,” Sarandos told the Wall Street Journal....

Gregory McMichael who, along with his son Travis, has been charged with the murder of the 25-year-old Arbery, spent nearly 25 years working as a chief investigator for the Brunswick District Attorneys Office before his retirement in 2019. According to documents obtained by sites including News4Jax and 11alive, McMichael was informed by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) in 2014 that he had not completed enough hours of his training....

The 25-year-old got his sixth goal in 15 appearances across all competitions for the Red and Blues to help Viktor Goncharenko’s men to their 16th league win this season. Fedor Chalov got the curtain raiser two minutes into the tie and Musa doubled the lead in the 11th minute from a Vitinho assist. Chalov registered two other strikes that sandwiched Aleksandr Golovin’s effort as the hosts go into the break 5-0 up....

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) revealed yesterday that the organisers of the Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China, have agreed to refund the air fare and visa fees that were incurred by some of the Indian athletes who were not allowed to compete, reports TOI. The AFI had received some severe flak for the issue involving over-age Indian athletes, where some members of the contingent were disqualified from competition for being over the age limit....

Klinsmann’s men twice led before going down courtesy of a Nicklas Bendtner hat trick in Aarhus on Wednesday. MORE: Takeaways from the U.S.’s loss to Denmark | Klinsmann’s downfall at Bayern That meant a fourth defeat in five outings for the USA, which is making squandering leads an unwelcome habit, having also held second-half advantages during recent friendly reverses to Colombia and Chile. Klinsmann is keen to highlight the positives of a team in transition after the World Cup, but he concedes that losing in such a manner, even against esteemed opponents, has been tough to take....

According to a report in Sydney Morning Herald,“The Melbourne Cricket Club’s bid to hold on to the Boxing Day Test has been boosted after the MCG was given an average rating by the International Cricket Council following India’s 137-run win. As per reports, the ICC confirmed the rating on Tuesday, a marked improvement from the three demerit points that they earned after last year’s drawn Ashes Test. A rating of average means that the ground does not get demerit points from ICC....

The move comes hours after Trump appeared to contradict his own officials in a tweet where he called reports that the citizenship question had been thrown out “FAKE,” despite the DOJ and Trump administration officials pledging just one day earlier that the census would not include a citizenship question. “The News Reports about the Department of Commerce dropping its quest to put the Citizenship Question on the Census is incorrect or, to state it differently, FAKE!...

Rawat has not been included in the national camp for the preparation of next year’s Commonwealth and Asian Games as the AFI felt that his recent performances were not up to the mark. “I have come here to prove a point. I am not being considered for national camp and am training alone in Ranikhet at my Army unit (Kumaon Regimen),” he said. “Today, I have proved a point that I am fit and am still a top distance runner in the country,” he told reporters after winning the half marathon race in a new course record of one hour, three minutes and 53 seconds....

Tuanzebe was recalled by United at the start of January and has already secured another short-term move. The defender made five Premier League starts for Aston Villa before November, but lost his place as Esri Konza and Tyrone Mings established a solid partnership. The 24-year-old will line up for Napoli for the rest of the season on loan and hopes to find more playing time than under the ex-Liverpool legend....

Raiola, who has Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and Erling Haaland on his books, has faced criticism for forcing the hand of reluctant sellers and providing unwelcome distractions for clients. He has no issue with his methods though, and claims to have only ever acted in the best interests of those that trust him to manage their playing careers. How does Raiola defend his methods? Raiola told Sport1: “I’m ready to go to war for my players....

Our demo started off with a section of the game’s tutorial mission, which introduces the game’s central conceit: the ability to switch between three different characters on the fly. Volition has worked very hard to ensure that the cast of Agents of Mayhem is as diverse and possible, and that effort has produced some truly dynamic combat gameplay. The tutorial mission tasks players with bringing three different characters to a rendezvous point deep within the bowels of an enemy lair....

The world number four went down in a hard-fought first set in which Pavlyuchenkova saved four set points. After the first set which lasted almost half of the match time, Radwanska roared back in the next two sets to take the match. “Especially after a great match, almost three hours of great tennis at a really high level, of course I’m very happy. It was a very close match — tight sets, all of them — but I was just a little bit better in the important moments today,” Radwanska said after the win....

The Argentine striker was involved in a fracas with police and stewards while celebrating Manchester City’s late winning goal at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday. Man City 6/1 to win the EFL Cup A number of away fans spilled on to the pitch in the melee, resulting in Raheem Sterling receiving a second yellow card on the basis that his celebrations had instigated the scene. A steward later told police he had been hit by Aguero but footage from television cameras appeared to show the 29-year-old attempting to defuse a situation in which one City fan was being pinned to the ground by stadium staff....