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However, the top two pairs have Kolkata’s Sudhip Kumar Ghosh and Arindam Ghosh in their rear-view mirrors as just 11 seconds separate the top three. The husband-wife combination of Gopalkrishnan and D’Souza from Bangalore, enjoyed a good run on Wednesday to slip past the Kolkata duo and come within five seconds of Maruthi and Anand. Also gaining a place were Erode’s Ganesh Moorthy and T. Nagarajan, who gained a position to lie second behind Sudhip Kumar and Arindam in the Car Open category while Babno Machaiah and Natarajan dropped one spot to third....

The Sunday Guardian journalist Abinandan Mishra released a picture of the suspect, a Chinese woman named Song Xiaolan. He added: “Bihar police has released an alert about a suspect Chinese national who is on a mission to attack Dalai Lama who is right now in Bodh Gaya.” The village of Bodh Gaya, in the Indian state of Bihar, is considered one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites. On Thursday, the Dalai Lama, known as Gyalwa Rinpoche to the Tibetan people, addressed a gathering in the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Bodh Gaya, according to a Hindustan Times report....

Earnhardt spent time on NBCSN’s race coverage at Talladega. After that, he did a few laps on MRN’s radio coverage. He wasn’t half bad. MORE: Martinsville schedule | Talladega winners/losers Earnhardt’s presence was the good news for NBCSN and NASCAR regarding their Talladega coverage. Now you are waiting for the opposite end of the spectrum. SN’s friends at SportsMediaWatch.com report another record low weekend for TV viewership of a Cup race....

On Sunday, he also saw him tie the 76-win mark in the NASCAR Cup series of his father, Dale Earnhardt Sr. It’s a mark Jeff Gordon also hit before retiring from the sport. MORE: Photos from Atlanta race | Jimmie Johnson ties Dale Earnhardt victory mark And while Earnhardt Jr. expected Johnson to hit the mark, he says it wasn’t until he got out of his car on Sunday that he realized that it had happened....

But the fun part of the celebration is the “ring the bell,” where all the employees get to ring a bell with the race winner. PHOTOS: Daytona 500 | MORE: Race winners, losers | Jr. joins Twitter Earnhardt truly relishes that moment. He has a prediction for the bell celebration that he expects will take place in a few weeks. “They better have another bell,” Earnhardt said as he plans to ring and ring and ring the bell so much it might break....

MORE: Junior angry about poor recent results, including Dover Because of a crash, Earnhardt finished 32nd at Dover. NASCAR warned Elliott’s team after the No. 24 car failed template inspection twice. Elliott finished third at Dover. NASCAR also announced: — Dover runner-up Kyle Larson’s car failed the laser exam twice before the race. Larson drives for Chip Ganassi Racing. It’s the second warning for Larson’s No. 42 team. — A member of David Ragan’s BK Racing No....

The veteran arrived at the crease when the scoreboard read 101-7. Steyn joined hands with Andile Phehlukwayo to keep the scoreboard ticking; the duo stitched a crucial partnership of 75 runs to help South Africa’s way to a respectable total. Initially, he got a lucky few times, but once his eyes were set, he scythed through the Zimbabwe bowling attack playing his career-best knock of 60 runs to barge down the South African innings close to the 200-run mark at 198....

Eller, a forward for the Montreal Canadiens, had this to say about the Oilers before Tuesday's game, per Sun Media's Chris Stevenson: “They play a little bit like a junior team, I think, sometimes,” said Eller, tied for the scoring lead among Habs forwards along with linemate Alex Galchenyuk with seven points in seven games. “They take a lot risks, a lot of chances. They’re a little all over the place....

The Houston Rockets fought back and almost led in the fourth quarter, but the Dallas Mavericks staved off every rally. Here are our five hits and flops from the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets game: Hit: Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks) It was the Luka Doncic show from the beginning. The Dallas Mavericks’ star scored 20 points in the first half alone, picking apart the Houston Rockets’ defense like a hot knife through butter....

“You can appreciate certain guys more once you have them with you,” Cooper told Sporting News Canada. “Dan was always one of those guys you didn’t really notice as the opposing coach because he always was in a defensive role, not the guy running the power play, for example. He always did those unsung hero things. When you get him under your umbrella, that’s when you really can appreciate him more....

Whilst speaking to Newsweek to promote Season 6 of his animated show Rick and Morty, Harmon provided some “concrete” evidence of the Community movie’s existence and how far along in the creation process it is. The cult-hit show Community starred the likes of Joel McHale, Donald Glover, Alison Brie, Ken Jeong and Chevy Chase, and thanks to a huge fan movement, it stayed on the air for six seasons. The slogan “six seasons and a movie,” which originated in the show, is often used in support of Community, but fans have now been waiting over seven years for that final part of the prophecy....

Jon Jones was the first person to give birth to the speculations of a potential fight against Ngannou when he took to Twitter to tease a move to heavyweight. A possible heavyweight stint for Jones has been the subject of discussion in the past but it looks much more serious this time as the light heavyweight champ started trading verbal jabs with Francis Ngannou soon after talking about a possible move to heavyweight....

Spicer was still noticeably stiff Monday night, but the dance in general works. As for the judges—known by their first names—Len called it a “paso doble from Pasadena.” Bruno said that Spicer is “not Antonio Bandaras yet,” but he “Grabbed the bull by the horns.” Carrie Ann said Spicer had very committed arms." Leah says what she loves about him is his commitment and that he’s trying his best....

Stories like Carnegie’s are part of an alarming new trend. As shoppers snap up tapers and votives, the candle industry has doubled to $2.3 billion since 1995. These days, specialty shops offer such holiday novelties as eggnog-scented candles and burning Stars of David. But as the wax-and-wick industry booms, so do rates of fires and fatalities caused by careless candle lovers. The national fire count has dropped over the past decade....

Different–but still deadly dangerous. The hard reality confronting U.S. troops bound for patrol in the bleak city of Tuzla–headquarters for the American sector–is that their mission is fraught with risk. Narrow, torn-up roads will be hellish to traverse, particularly in the ice and subzero temperatures of a Balkan winter. The mountainous sector the United States will oversee is also laden with mines. Likely American bases are within easy range of Serb artillery....

The Brazilian veteran has had a good deal of time on his hands since he was sent off for dissent against Lyon, and it does not take too much for the right-back, whose catchphrase on social media has become ‘good crazy’, to do something mad on Instagram. This week’s antics, however, have been extreme even for the former Barcelona and Juventus star. Playing the blushing bride, dressed all in white, he throws a bouquet of flowers over his head to his waiting friends....

Over a five-round war, US-born wrestler Brooks was able to capture the ONE strawweight world championship against long-reigning former king Pacio. The two fighters mixed it up on the ground and on the feet. Top-five-ranked Danial Williams was watching closely as he is looking to face one of these fighters in a shot at the throne in the future. In an interview with ONE Championship, Williams discussed his future endeavors and explained:...

The rumor began to pick up speed when some of their fans noticed that Patrick had unfollowed Rodgers on Instagram. So far, the harsh social media move is one sided: Rodgers was still following Patrick at the time of publication. Despite the social media ties that she has cut, Patrick has yet to delete photos of herself with Rodgers. What’s left gives netizens a look into the romance, one which was never loudly broadcast in the public eye....

The more relevant question to come out of Alfredsson's "Goodbye, everyone" press conference on Thursday: Did he and the team seriously have an agreement that he'd retire before his last contract was up, then structure said contract in a way that added an effectively fake, cap-hit-crushing year on to the back end of the deal? Because he says that happened. And that is not allowed. "When I did my last contract for four years ending in the (2012-13) season, I was asked to help the team manage the salary cap by adding on a extra year to my contract....