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The second seeded Indo-Mexican pair, playing its second consecutive final, came from behind to beat Ariel Behar and Roberto Quiroz 4-6 6-3 10-5 in the summit clash, which lasted one hour and 26 minutes. Paes, who is ranked 69, added 110 ranking points to his kitty and shared a prize purse of USD 7750 with his partner. Last week, the 45-year-old Paes and Angel ended runners-up at Montrrey Challenger to Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Marcelo Arevalo....

While the first thing I had to do was clear up some comments made by Triple H when I asked The Game about a potential in-ring return for Paige and/or Edge, of course I also had to ask The Anti-Diva whether a return to the ring may actually happen in the wake of a tweet that teased big things to come. BT Sport is the exclusive live broadcaster of WWE in the UK, showing RAW, Smackdown, NXT and NXT UK plus all the year’s biggest PPV events on BT Sport Box Office....

Experts say the explanation is simple: the American overabundance of food – combined with sedentary lifestyles – is creating an epidemic of overweight. “The chickens have come home to roost,” says Michael Jacobsen of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, and he might have added that they are fried. What about the fitness craze, or the move to lite diets? Media myths. Studies have found that less than half of Americans exercise in their leisure time....

India’s long home season of 13 Test matches came to an end when they took on Australia in the fourth Test at the HPCA stadium in Dharamshala and won the game with a day to spare by eight wickets. I have no doubt in my mind that in the coming years, cricket writers and historians will sit down and ponder over two things: #1 How in the world, in times of extensive T20 cricket, did we see a team play as many Tests as India did in a single season?...

With that in mind, it’s not surprising to hear that the vocal and heavily publicized analyst is at it again, but this time he believes that Microsoft will make some notable changes to its current Xbox One SKU. In the latest edition of Bonus Round, Pachter laid down a prediction that Microsoft will be ditching the mandatory camera peripheral in favor of a Kinect-less Xbox One bundle. This speculation, while a move that’s been heavily requested by gamers for quite some time, does make a lot of sense for Microsoft, and Pachter points to the current price point of the hardware as incentive enough to remove Kinect as a mandatory feature....

Before answering that question, eight Sporting News staffers had to sit down and participate in a 10-round draft. As you can imagine, with 72 years’ worth of players at their disposable, the choices weren’t easy. While legends ruled the first couple of rounds, our crew of drafters, which skewed younger, often opted for more recent players over some of the lesser-heralded all-time greats. Perhaps that’s the right way to play it in a video-game tournament, but more seasoned NBA fans will happily argue that the guys in short-shorts would more than hold their own against any era of competition....

Ancelotti joined the Naples club last May but has been unable to orchestrate a significant challenge to Juventus’ Serie A dominance. Juve travel to Stadio San Paolo on Sunday with a 13-point lead over their second-place hosts and appear destined to get their hands on an eighth consecutive Scudetto. De Laurentiis, however, is delighted with the mentality Ancelotti has brought to the club and is in awe of his ability to deliver results wherever he coaches....

The bizarre creature had 10 long arms and sharp tentacle-like claws to grip the seabed. It was a type of feather star, which are abundant today on rocky bottoms from the Equator to the poles. Ausichicrinites zelenskyyi is closely related to sea stars, sea cucumbers, and sea urchins. “The fossil is extraordinarily preserved,” said lead author Professor Mariusz Salamon, of the University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, said. “Ausichicrinites zelenskyyi had 10 massive arms and a ring of claw-like appendages near the base to grip the substrate....

“These games have been up a couple weeks, so there have been some wiseguy moves early, and then they kind of settle out," Avello told The Linemakers on Sporting News this week. “On big game days, they’ll get hit pretty hard. A lot of times, the favorite gets whacked, so they end up going back the other way. “It’s hard to gauge the first week out of the box. You only can go by any personnel changes — some teams will lose like 20 guys, but they’re still going to be good....

The 20-year-old is regarded as one of the biggest talents around and has also been linked with clubs such as Manchester United, Inter and Atletico Madrid in recent months. Nevertheless, Ligue 1 champions Monaco have seemingly won the race for the gifted midfielder’s signature. “Youri Tielemans will be leaving Anderlecht. We will make an announcement about him in the upcoming week,” Van Holsbeeck told VTM. “There are still a few details that need ironed out, but Youri will normally leave the club before the end of the week....

One of the biggest features of an Andre Villas-Boas side is a defence that attempts to catch opposition attackers in an offside trap by maintaining a very high line. It’s not any regular high line used by most managers in Europe, hell no. This is a ridiculously high line that leaves no margin for error at all. You could go on and even christen it as “The AVB Line”....

Barcelona have been searching for a replacement for the current manager since the turn of the year and had even talked to former player Xavi for a possible mid-season takeover. However, the Al Sadd manager had turned down the offer, even though he stays interested in a summer job. Barcelona then approached Ronald Koeman for the job, but the Dutch National team manager also declined the offer. While speaking to Onda Cero, Iniesta stated that both Xavi and Koeman are capable and experienced enough for the Barcelona job, but added that sometimes experience matters for little in a task of this magnitude....

That’s going to be the first question asked if the Green Bay Packers — who could not pull off a trade deadline deal to give veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers another offensive weapon — fall short in the NFC playoffs in 2020. NFL TRADE DEADLINE: Full list of deals completed Packers fans have every right to be frustrated after the tease that unfurled Tuesday. Green Bay showed interest in Houston receiver Will Fuller, who would have given the Packers a more reliable deep-threat complement opposite Davante Adams for the second half of the 2020 season....

Line: Packers -3, Total: 46.5 Line movement: The Packers opened as 3-point favorites at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook last Sunday. The number dipped to as low as -1 prior to Carolina’s Monday night contest, but rallied to -2.5 for Green Bay midweek. Most Vegas books are juggling the total between 46 and 46.5 with The Wynn the lone outlet at 47 on Friday. Visit our odds page for updated NFL lines and totals....

Meanwhile, Minnesota’s looking for a regular season sweep over Green Bay following a dominant 23-7 win over the Packers back in Week 1. At this point in the season, Minnesota’s playing for playoff seeding, having clinched with NFC North in their come-from-behind win over the Colts in Week 15. The Vikings added to their historic season with a 27-24 last-second win over the Giants in Week 16, as kicker Greg Joseph came through with a game-winning 61-yard field goal as time expired....

After leading the Super League (MSL) standings for over four weeks, the Red Eagles were finally pipped to the top spot. Pahang’s persistence in chasing league leaders Kedah finally paid off, when they defeated PKNS FC 3-0 at the Darul Makmur Stadium on Tuesday to snatch the top spot, as Kedah’s match was only played on Wednesday. Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) meanwhile edged Sarawak 2-0 at the Sarawak State Stadium, in the other match of the night....

Following that, Paige took to Twitter to share a heartbreaking response that read, “Even my boss jokes about me.. no wonder you guys still do it too.” Gary Cassidy then spoke with Paige exclusively after the incident, and the member of WWE Backstage panel gave an elaborate response. She also confirmed that Triple H reached out to her and that the two will be talking about a few things....

Paine, who played four Tests in 2010 before a succession of finger injuries derailed his career, was sensationally named in Australia’s squad despite the fact he is not the first-choice wicketkeeper for his state, Tasmania. Matthew Wade has taken the gloves for Tasmania at the start of the Sheffield Shield season, but both he and Peter Nevill have been overlooked due to their poor form with the bat. Ponting presented Paine with his baggy green cap seven years ago and believes his former team-mate has what it takes to nail down the Test position he has surprisingly regained....