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Chennai, July 16, 2017: Marcos Freitas won two matches and local lad G Sathiyan recorded an impressive win to help Dabang Smashers T.T.C. edge out Falcons TTC 14-13 in an exciting tie on Day 4 of the CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), the country’s newest franchise sports league, at a packed Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Portugal’s world No. 14 Marcos Freitas first swept aside Sanil Shetty of Falcons TTC 3-0 to hand Dabang Smashers T....

Royals reliever Josh Staumont came in during the top of the seventh inning to pitch in Friday night’s Royals-Twins game. He faced Twins batter Ryan Jeffers, and worked him into a 1-2 count. He then threw a 100 mph pitch down the middle of the plate: an obvious strike. And yet umpire Jeremie Rehak was motionless. No strike call. MORE: Pitcher nearly throws ball in the dirt, but umpire still called it a strike...

Civil religion is the set of sacred values, rituals and symbols that tell a nation’s story and give a shared identity to its people. Defined by sociologist Robert Bellah in the 1960s, American civil religion can be found in our national holidays and political ceremonies, our historical myths and the statues we erect to commemorate them. The flag, the Constitution, the American Dream–this iconography is woven into American consciousness. The president speaks as civil religion’s prophet, and history shows that its tenets are more malleable than we like to imagine....

The former title challenger shared a picture of herself being head-kicked by reigning women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko. Lauren Murphy added a witty caption about her being thankful for not remembering being kicked in the head by Shevchenko. Murphy concluded her message by wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Lauren Murphy and Valentina Shevchenko faced each other at UFC 266. The challenger fought ‘Bullet’ in the pay-per-view co-main event. As many expected, Murphy didn’t stand a chance against the reigning women’s flyweight champion....

Diaz added a punch/raised fist emoji between the flags, suggesting a potential fight between a fighter representing the US and another representing Nigeria. Intriguingly, the welterweight division – the weight class that Diaz has competed in since 2016 – is currently ruled by Nigerian-American MMA stalwart Kamaru Usman. Needless to say, Diaz’s tweet has set the MMA community abuzz with speculation as to whether the veteran fighter from Stockton, California, USA, is indeed fighting Usman next....

UFC veteran Nate Diaz is in the process of applying for a boxing license in Nevada, according to MMA Fighting. In case you didn’t know… The 31-year-old Diaz, who is coming off the back of two fights against Conor McGregor, looks set to emulate his rival once again. McGregor also applied for a boxing license in order to edge closer towards a fight with Floyd Mayweather. Diaz, however, has always spoken highly about his love of boxing and has also been Andre Ward’s sparring partner....

He suggested that Jon Jones will likely do well at heavyweight but might have trouble against reigning UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Jackson himself is no stranger to Jones, having lost to ‘Bones’ via fourth-round submission in their UFC light heavyweight title bout at UFC 135 in September 2011. In an interview with Helen Yee Sports, ‘Rampage’ Jackson – who previously labeled Jones the MMA GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) – was asked about how he sees ‘Bones’ faring at heavyweight....

Elsewhere on the card, we’ve got a clash of two real veterans in the semi-main event, and, well, the rest of the card is quite weak, to be honest. Still, with a main event like Robbie Lawler vs. Colby Covington, it honestly shouldn’t matter. Here are the predicted outcomes for UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler. #1 Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler This is a huge fight at 170lbs, and despite Jorge Masvidal’s huge knockout of Ben Askren a couple of weeks ago, there’s every chance that the winner of this one could get the next shot at current Welterweight champ Kamaru Usman....

Penn’s return has been highly anticipated in the MMA community. He had planned on fighting as part of next month’s UFC 197. MORE: Ronda Rousey: People on Internet are evil | Lesner: Ronda must learn to lose The mixed martial arts organization released a statement Thursday: Penn, 37, has not been charged and says the allegations aren’t true. The case is under investigation on Hilo, where the alleged incident took place, Hawaii News Now reported....

The talented 32-year-old, who headlines this weekend’s return to Stockholm against recent title challenger Anthony Smith, possesses all the attributes you look for in a world champion: size, power, speed, technique, toughness, resilience, heart and poise, as well as a willingness to learn and a tireless work ethic. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year The 6-5 Swedish standout is the complete package. Unfortunately, his ascension in the UFC light heavyweight division came at the absolute worst time possible....

Bobby Green accepted the fight on ten days’ notice after Makhachev’s scheduled opponent Beneil Dariush was forced to pull out due to a leg injury. Green will make a fourteen-day turnaround after his recent decision win over Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 271. The bout will take place at catchweight due to the quick turnaround time. The 35-year-old put on a striking clinic, thoroughly schooling Haqparast over the course of three rounds....

The report says Google plans to require UK Google users to acknowledge the changes via a new terms of service agreement. It says Google has made the decision to move UK users’ data under US jurisdiction as it is unclear post-Brexit whether Britain will continue to follow GDPR. In a statement run in the Guardian, Google said: “Nothing about our services or our approach to privacy will change, including how we collect or process data, and how we respond to law enforcement demands for users’ information....

Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine’s defense minister, in an interview with British newspaper The Times emphasized that as Volodymyr Zelensky’s troops push to recapture its southern territories from Russia, the country is seeking to arm all soldiers with weapons provided by Western allies. “We’re people of the free world and with a real sense of justice and liberty,” Reznikov said in the interview published Sunday. “We have approximately 700,000 in the armed forces and when you add the national guard, police, border guard, we are around a million strong....

Speaking to CNN, Murphy discussed what he had learned during a recent trip to Ukraine, during which he had met with leaders of the country’s recently elected government. “The government there, which is a novice government – President Zelensky – he’s never held elected office before, was very confused about whether they should be listening to the U.S. Embassy or they should be listening to the president’s campaign advisers, who were making these demands on them about investigations,” the senator from Connecticut said....

The purpose of the aid is clear: help the Ukrainian army sustain its defense and make Russia’s invasion as costly to Russian President Vladimir Putin as possible. Thus far, the U.S. approach has relied heavily on the stick. Russia is being isolated economically, Russian forces are bleeding militarily and U.S. officials are compiling evidence of war crimes to be used against Russia in the future. Given the damage Moscow has caused (Ihor Terehov, the mayor of Mariupol, estimated more than 1,100 buildings have been destroyed in his city alone), it’s only natural for Washington and its allies to hurt Russia economically, militarily and politically for what is an undeniable war of aggression against its neighbor....

One of the independent groups taking up this fight is Car4Ukraine.com, a crowdsourced startup that buys used pickup trucks in Europe and upgrades them for use on the front lines. While the finished product might not be up to the standards of a NATO army’s armored vehicle fleet, the improvised alternatives are filling a need among Ukrainian troops. Since the start of the war, the group has delivered 76 refitted pickups to the front lines, with 29 more already in progress....

One video, which has already amassed over 25,000 views shows a traffic jam as citizens attempt to leave Kyiv. Throughout the video, an air-raid siren can be heard. Another short clip shows a person walking down a deserted road while the sound of sirens can be heard in the distance. Not long after Russia declared war on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared martial law across the nation, according to a CNN report....

In India we don’t have a Women’s Division, every tournament experience has always come from playing Mixed. Over the last two years Chennai Ultimate Frisbee has been playing host to Free Spirits, an all women’s tournament which has done phenomenally in improving the quality of ultimate and the role of women in a team. This year, I had the opportunity of playing on a team that decided to play a Zone D....

Originally airing in 2019, The Umbrella Academy is a show that revolves around a misfit family of superheroes, based on a comic of the same name by My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way. While the show has its fair share of action sequences, it doesn’t immediately lend itself to the video game format, but that hasn’t stopped Call of Duty: Warzone from crossing over with it. Releasing yesterday, Warzone players can now purchase cosmetic bundles based on Umbrella Academy’s Cha-Cha and Hazel, including themed skins, weapon blueprints, and finishing moves....

UMI Fair review: UK price and availability Long gone are the days when buying cheap meant you had to skimp on features or performance. The UMI Fair is a budget Android phone available from as little as £61.19 yet it has everything most users will need, including soughtafter features such as microSD support, a removable battery, a fingerprint scanner and dual-SIM 4G LTE capability. The design’s really nice, too. Also see: Best smartphones 2015/2016....