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After winning the toss, Sri Lanka got off to the worst possible start as they lost a wicket off the first ball of the Test. It got worse as the other opener was dismissed cheaply as well. But Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera led the revival and took them to lunch without any further loss. Although Perera departed just one shy of his fifty, Mendis got to his and was involved in another good partnership with captain Angelo Mathews....

0 - number of times a target of 100 plus has been chased down successfully at Galle; overall there have been 13 instances in Test, including this one, when a team has been asked to pursue 100 or more runs at this ground with 3 matches drawn and 10 concluding in favour of bowling side. The highest successful chase at this ground is Sri Lanka’s 99 against Pakistan. 3 - instances in Tests before this match when a team took first innings lead in excess of 190 runs and still lost the match....

Line: San Diego State -3.5, Total: 120 (check our odds page for current spreads and totals) San Diego State Record 26-8 ATS 14-18 OVER/UNDER 11-16 Overview: With the third most efficient defense in the nation, allowing just .847 points per possession, San Diego State naturally plays a lot of UNDERs. The bet, in fact, has cashed in five of the Aztecs’ last six games. SDSU has advanced out of the Round of 64 in three of the last four years....

“Uber-aggressive and very powerful” is the way analyst Brian Anderson describes the Brewers’ lineup, drawing a comparison to recent vintages of the Blue Jays for Rays fans who might not be familiar with a National League team that he points out sees the fewest pitches per at-bat of any club in baseball. Dewayne Staats complements this point after the first two outs by noting that it has taken Jake Odorizzi only five pitches to work two-thirds of an inning, where sometimes a leadoff hitter might be that deep into the game’s first at-bat....

According to an Orlando television station, the announcement stated that “no criminal wrongdoing” was found in the case. Monday’s announcement comes after the parents, Shirley and Jeffrey Steel, demanded an investigation into an elementary school and members of its staff after learning that their 7-year-old child with Down syndrome had a mask tied to her head without her consent. Prior to the incident, school faculty sent a note home with all students detailing the district’s mask policy....

This may yet change in the coming weeks, however, as sources claim that GSC Game World is now moving its headquarters to a neighboring country to try and continue working on STALKER 2. Reports on this information come from Czech gaming website Vortex, as well as a prominent Czech gaming journalist, Pavel Dobrovsky. RELATED: STALKER 2 Delay Is Just The First Of Many for 2022 According To Insider Even though development of STALKER 2 was put on hold until “after Ukrainian victory,” sources now claim that GSC Game World is moving its headquarters over to the Czech Republic....

Nike understands this better than anyone. The Oregon-based company sold $1.7 billion worth of shoes and apparel last year, much of that scooped from the $56 billion teens spend annually. Nike is so good at getting kids to lust after their shoes–with sly, witty campaigns and popular pitchmen like basketball star Michael Jordan–that it has even been accused of exploiting them. So let’s take a look at the launch of a new Nike line, sort of a case study....

The reigning ONE Atomweight Kickboxing and Muay Thai World Champion will have her fourth mixed martial arts bout with ONE Championship on 10 January when she faces Puja Tomar at ONE: A NEW TOMORROW in Bangkok, Thailand. Stamp remains undefeated in her quest for a third sport’s world title. Stamp won all her four bouts in 2019 with ONE Championship. Years of practicing Muay Thai has sharpened her striking skills, but that alone is not enough for her to stand toe-to-toe with the reigning ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion....

The official gamepad is being made exclusively for the Xbox One, which means that Xbox 360 users won’t be able to use a variation of the design for their time spent in Titanfall. That said, Microsoft and Respawn’s art department have worked in unison on the the limited edition controller’s design, and the end result should delight fans of the actual game — providing they take the time to familiarize themselves with the content post-launch....

If so, many Pakistanis disagree with her. Though Zardari has always denied any wrongdoing, his critics call him ““Mr. Ten Percent’’–the commission allegedly demanded and collected for facilitating government licenses, permits and contracts worth millions of dollars. Zardari’s family was nearly broke when he married Bhutto, but since she came to power his personal fortunes have conspicuously improved. His wife, born to great family wealth herself, may not question how he got his Mercedes-Benzes and his string of racehorses, but others are suspicious....

Not only did the Blues fail to bring the cup home in any of its chances, but they were also unable to win a game getting swept twice by the Montreal Canadiens and once by the Boston Bruins, the team the Blues find themselves squared up wtih this time around. STANLEY CUP FINAL 2019: 5 storylines to follow in Blues vs. Bruins The Blues/Bruins Stanley Cup of 49 years ago is encapsulated by the image of Bobby Orr floating above the ice after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 4....

The Rangers beat the Kings, 2-1, on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, cutting the Kings' lead to 3-1 and forcing the series back to Los Angeles for Friday's Game 5. MORE: Box score | Photos | Sounds like Rangers got lucky Benoit Pouliot and Martin St. Louis scored New York's goals. Dustin Brown beat Henrik Lundqvist 8:46 into the second period, and despite outshooting and outattempting the Rangers the rest of the way, the Kings couldn't come all the way back....

Anyway, it was one of the most brilliant title-races in the modern era and congratulations to Manchester City for winning it. Liverpool, you played your part. Since the league is all done and dusted, we shall look back at some of the best strikers last season. Looking back is really a fun thing to do. Strikers can come in all proportions and sizes, small and big, slow and pacy, etc....

The main event will be followed by networking and snack party. Here the Agenda 14:00 – 14:30: Registration and Networking14:30 – 14:45: Demo from EduSports – providing holistic education through sports14:45 – 15:30: Giving back to Sports – Reeth Abraham, International Athlete, Arjuna Awardee15:30 – 15:45: Demo from Bangalore Youth Football League – by Adhip Bandari15:45 – 16:00: Demo from The Fans of Hockey – by Manoj Mahala16:00 – 16:30: Snacks and Networking...

We discussed this in today's Week Ahead column, even listing a few sleepers who could help in both daily and weekly leagues. As we looked for updates today, we found some additional nuggets that fantasy owners should be aware of. Here are a few tips to get you through the first week: MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: Win cash on DraftStreet | Darvish, Kershaw injury updates | Join Fantasy Source Every opening day starter will get two starts next week A good amount of No....

In the Mumsnet post, which has more than 950 comments, user howdidIgetthere wrote on Friday how, in 2021, she and her husband were struggling to buy a house. “We were consolidating houses with my DF [father] to purchase a big house,” she wrote, “and hoped that myself of my DF could be on the mortgage or deeds as a safety due to my DF helping with the deposit.” The woman continued: “To cut a long story and identifying details this wasn’t possible....

Harvick earned his first pole here Friday night and had the most dominant car. But he had to make it through a restart with 10 laps left and two tries at a green-white-checkered finish — NASCAR's version of extra innings. 1. (1) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 374 laps, 148.9 rating, 48 points, $328,708. 2. (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 374, 120, 43, $205,690. 3. (26) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 374, 101.2, 42, $215,101....

Bruton Smith, chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc., confirmed Friday that he has given up the Labor Day weekend date at Atlanta Motor Speedway and will move the Atlanta race to March. Bristol Motor Speedway will get Darlington’s mid-April date. MORE: Angry words: Johnson vs. Newman | 2015 test, rules | Bristol picks NASCAR would only confirm that the Bristol spring weekend next year would be April 17-19. The remainder of the schedule will be announced at 5 p....

Huu Can Tran, 72, is alleged to have opened fire at a dance studio in the predominantly Asian American suburb of Monterey Park, California, on Saturday, January 21, 2023, as visitors celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year. Authorities said the suspect was found in a van around 30 miles southwest of the scene. Although little information has been made available about him, he is thought to be the oldest mass shooting suspect in a decade....

Murray suffered the injury in the second quarter of the Spurs’ 108-93 loss to the Houston Rockets, with San Antonio stating that a return date would not yet be determined. The 22-year-old had been tipped to be the Spurs’ starting point guard this season, but Patty Mills is now likely to take over the role in his absence. Murray averaged 8.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game last season, when he and Mills split the workload behind veteran Manu Ginobili, who retired in August....