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The Afghans rode on an unbeaten 107 from Ikram Ali to post a competitive 248 for seven after being asked to bat. In response, Pakistan was bundled for just 63 in 22.1 overs with off-spinner Mujeeb Zadran returning with brilliant figures of five for 13. Mujeeb had taken six for 23 in the league match between the two sides, which too Afghanistan had won, by seven wickets. Mujeeb, who finished the tournament with 20 wickets from five matches, removed openers Mohammad Arif (4) and Omair Yousuf (0) early in the chase to hand Afghanistan control over proceedings....

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Tuesday announced that the women’s relay teams in both 4x100m and 4x400m were cleared for the Asian Games starting Friday but there would be re-trials for triple jumpers Mayookha Johnny, Renjith Maheshwary and men’s 4x400 relay team. However, it looks tough for shot putter Om Prakash Karhana, who injured himself just before the retrial and the AFI is now awaiting his medical report....

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey held a news conference to discuss the escalating health crisis Monday, along with Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services. Christ said that officials are monitoring 250 residents who recently returned from travel abroad, but insisted that the state is “well prepared to a possible pandemic.” “In Arizona we still consider the risk to be low, unless you have a history of travel or contact with an infected person,” said Christ....

If you believed that, you’d be forgiven, since Jackson’s reputation as a genius coach precedes him — drawing up Xs and Os on the sidelines, he was playing chess while everyone else was playing checkers. But as an executive, he was playing chess while everyone else was building basketball teams. MORE: Knicks targeting Raptors’ Masai Ujiri after firing Jackson James Dolan, who’s been hands-off as promised during Jackson’s tenure, finally got wise and recognized that the team was heading nowhere in particular....

Aguero has scored six goals in as many league games this season and is just one strike away from joining Eric Brook as City’s all-time leading goalscorer. Aguero 7/2 to be PL top scorer The Argentinian is joined atop the scoring charts by Manchester United’s Romelu Lukaku and Chelsea recruit Alvaro Morata. While Harry Kane (four goals) and Jamie Vardy (five) have also made good starts to the campaign, Arsenal great Henry said Aguero deserved most of the plaudits....

Argentina international Aguero, 29, started his career at Argentine outfit Independiente in 1997 before leaving for Atletico Madrid nine years later. Aguero has since moved on to City, where he is contracted until 2020 having helped the club to two Premier League titles since 2011, while they are poised to claim a third crown under Pep Guardiola this season. Discussing his future during the international break, Aguero – sidelined with a knee injury – reiterated his desire to return to the Estadio Libertadores de America when his contract expires....

He is not adaptable enough out wide to give Raheem Sterling or Leroy Sane a sustained spell up top, although it was momentarily Sterling, not Aguero, haring through the middle when Sane scored from the left wing just after half time. Aguero & Sane fire City past Sunderland He might still give the ball away too often for Pep’s liking when he intends to trap it or lay it off....

A jury in November found three white men—Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan—guilty of Arbery’s murder. They were sentenced to life in prison earlier this month. All three men were due to stand trial in February on hate crime charges, accused of violating Arbery’s civil rights and targeting him because he was Black. But prosecutors filed notice in the U.S. District Court of Brunswick, Georgia, on Sunday asking a judge to approve plea agreements for the McMichaels....

Big tech companies are partnering with the University of Illinois to form the Speech Accessibility Project to upgrade AI’s understanding of people with disabilities or unusual speech patterns. The project will gather a set of high-quality, diverse speech samples that will help improve speech technologies. “Being able to devise new interventions and screening tools will help us be more proactive in early detection of conditions in children and help us customize more specific therapies for a patient’s condition,” Karen Panetta, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Tufts University and an IEEE Fellow, who is not involved in the project, told Lifewire in an email interview....

The Champions Cup may possibly see participation from an Asian, African and a North American Country in addition to hosts India. AIFF with inputs from its marketing partner FSDL have studied the current National Team’s engagement and have devised a strategic National calendar program to ensure the Senior National Team train and play more often through the year, with special attention to increasing the number of home games for the National Team....

lost to Frenz United, Indonesia 2 (Dody Al Fayed – 83rd, Habibi – 89th) BARASAT: It was a Saturday evening and the lights were on. Add to that cool breeze, perhaps, the coolest in the past few days amidst Kolkata’s heat-wave provided relief. It was the best Weather to play Football at least. The exchange of passes on the green made it all the more enthralling. Playing their first Home-match in the Asia Champions Trophy at the Barasat Stadium, AIFF XI went 1-2 to Frenz United, Indonesia on Saturday (May 24)....

The daughter of a rice farmer from a village in Assam’s Nagaon district, Hima scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships, claiming the top spot in the women’s 400m final race in Tampere, Finland. “#HimaDas speking to media after her SF win at #iaaftampere2018 @iaaforg Not so fluent in English but she gave her best there too. So proud of u #HimaDas Keep rocking & yeah,try ur best in final!...

Jordan gained notoriety last year following allegations that Richard Strauss, a team doctor for Ohio State University, had sexually abused athletes while employed from 1978 to 1996. During part of that period, Jordan served as an assistant coach for the university’s wrestling team. Jordan has maintained that he was never informed of any abuse, saying in a statement released by a spokesperson in July 2018 that he “never saw any abuse, never heard about any abuse, and never had any abuse reported to him during his time as a coach at Ohio State....

Reports emerged in October that suggested the 32-year-old was in discussions about a return to Serie A with Juve on a possible free transfer at the end of the current campaign. Thiago Silva’s current deal with PSG expires at the end of the season, but his contract will automatically renew if the club qualifies for the Champions League, something the Ligue 1 champion has not failed to do since the 2010-11 campaign....

What a profound and thorough Special Report on AIDS (" The Plague Years," Jan. 17)! It was an excellent way to break the silence. We’re proud that Dutch photographer Geert van Kesteren got to show his work so extensively. When we gave him the Zambia assignment, we did not expect such a broad coverage of his message. Chapeaux bas! Wiebe van der Woude Amsterdam, Netherlands “The Plague Years” was the most interesting coverage of the subject I’ve read....

Silva, who will end a 10-year association with City when his contract expires at the end of this season, sustained a thigh injury during December’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United and made brief substitute appearances against Everton and Port Vale at the start of this month. Aguero and Jesus last started a Premier League game in tandem against Newcastle United in September 2018. It means Guardiola has granted Aguero a shot at overhauling Thierry Henry as the Premier League’s leading overseas goalscorer....

Instead, Logano was fastest qualifier for the Xfinity Series race, the Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200. Then he came back and won the race, too. There are a lot of periods there. For provide an exclamation point, Logano must beat Harvick in Sunday’s Campingworld.com 500. Green flag: 3:30 p.m. ET from Phoenix International Raceway. MORE: Phoenix lineup | Odds on Harvick win? | Kevin’s key moment at Phoenix Logano has been really good this season, starting with his Daytona 500 victory....

As Biden takes the stage for the State of the Union, Americans are facing rising price tags amid inflation, an uncertain future as violence between Ukraine and Russia continues and an ongoing pandemic. Elected to take the country in an upward direction, Biden’s approval ratings have been underwater since summer and voters aren’t confident in his strategy for tackling key issues that could negatively impact Democrats in the upcoming midterms....