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Better use of resources rather than more government funding will help Australia return to the top five Olympic nations, Australia Olympic Committee president John Coates said on Friday. The AOC has set another top-five target for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics after Australia slipped to 10th in the medals table at last year’s London Games. “This is not the time for national federations, or the AOC on their behalf, to be going cap in hand to the federal government,” Coates wrote in the AOC’s annual report, released Friday....

While praising him for his unbeaten 63 runs in the ongoing third Test between Australia and India, the legend termed Rohit an ’effortless’ stroke-maker. “Rohit is really a treat to watch when he is batting. He bats effortlessly and I hope he continues to plunder runs in Test cricket like he does in ODI,” Kapil told TOI. The background The flamboyant Mumbai based batsman owns a record three double tons in ODI cricket and four T20I hundreds but he hasn’t shared much success in the longer version of the game....

Starting the day off on 24 for 0, the Australian openers Marcus Harris and Usman Khawaja began on an aggressive note with some good stroke play. Harris looked aggressive against the Indian bowlers and reached his half-century off just 67 balls. However, it was Kuldeep Yadav who got the breakthrough, dismissing Usman Khawaja for 27 after both the openers had added 72 runs for the first wicket. Harris and Marnus Labuschagne then played with positive intent as they led Australia to 122 for 1 at lunch....

The Indian team had two changes in the team with KL Rahul opening the innings while Kuldeep Yadav coming in place of Ishant Sharma. Rahul looked to be struggling right from the start with two streaky boundaries before being dismissed by Josh Hazlewood for just 9 runs. Agarwal was then tested by short balls but he came out with flying colors. Pujara looked at his best again. India went into lunch at 69 for 1....

In the first innings, Pant took six catches and in the second, he took five. He could have easily caught one more but dropped a regulation catch to give Nathan Lyon a chance off the bowling of R Ashwin early in his innings. Pant joined an elite group of four other wicketkeepers, who had taken 11 catches in a Test and the list includes the likes of former England wicketkeepers Jack Russell and Bob Taylor, South Africa’s AB de Villiers and the greatest wicketkeeper to have graced the sport, Adam Gilchrist....

And while Novak Djokovic meets an unseeded player, attention in the men’s draw will be on a clash between David Ferrer and Kei Nishikori. Most pretenders have been eliminated, and now the world’s best tennis players meet equally qualified opponents as Aussie heads toward championship play. Matches starts at 7 p.m. ET. Watch this one on the women’s side: 11th seed Dominika Cibulkova stands in the way of resurgent Victoria Azarenka, who shows she once again is capable of title contention....

The South Koreans join Iran, Japan, Brazil, Belgium and Mexico plus hosts Russia in the 32-team tournament, which will take place from June 14 to July 15. (Reporting by Michael Church; Editing by Ken Ferris) 0 votes

A ticket to the 2023 FIFA Under-20 men’s World Cup will be on the line when the USA men’s U-20 team faces Costa Rica in a regional tournament. Two other tickets to the men’s U-20 World Cup will be handed out: Panama vs. Honduras and the European playoff between Slovakia and Austria will both see the winner clinch a berth. The U.S. women’s national team will play a few hours later when it hosts Colombia in a friendly....

ondon, Nov 9 (IANS) Following are the results from the ATP World Tour Finals here Friday (prefix number denotes seeding), according to Xinhua. Men’s singles: Round Robin 1-Rafael Nadal, Spain, bt 5-Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. 7-Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, bt 3-David Ferrer, Spain, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-1. Men’s doubles: 2-Alexander Peya, Austria/Bruno Soares, Brazil, bt 6-David Marrero, Spain/Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-3, 7-5. 3-Marcel Granollers, Spain/Marc Lopez, Spain, bt 7-Leander Paes, India/Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-8....

Before Antinori could secure his place in infamy, members of the Raelian sect announced the birth of “Eve,” an alleged clone of her 31-year-old American mother, on Dec. 27 (following story). The outrage reached a new climax. President George W. Bush was “deeply troubled.” A Vatican spokesman called the event “an expression of a brutal mentality, lacking all ethical and human consideration.” Even Antinori, of all people, went on the attack....

To grape vines, the glassy-winged sharpshooter is as deadly as a malarial mosquito. The bug spreads a fatal bacterium called Pierce’s disease that chokes off a vine’s circulation, making it impossible for water to circulate and nourish the plant. The bacterium itself is present in small amounts in almost every vineyard, but infected plants can usually be identified and plucked out since Pierce’s disease grows slowly. Throw the sharpshooter into the mix, however, and the disease spreads like wildfire as the insect inserts its stylus into the woody grapevine and then jumps from plant to plant....

Eren is the main character of Attack on Titan, one of the most popular anime ever made. When he was first introduced, he was a child who wanted to join the Survey Corps, a branch of the military that fights humanity’s predators, the titans. After they broke into his home and one of them ate his mother, Eren joined the 104th Cadet Corps and trained alongside his new comrades.RELATED: Kingdom Hearts: Ways Sora Changes Throughout The SeriesAfter they graduated, Eren discovered that he could transform into a titan and became the Survey Corps’ greatest weapon....

With less than 10 days to go until Euro 2016 kicks off in France, the final Republic of Ireland squad is now known and there are few surprises. Waiting until the last possible minute, Martin O’Neill announced his 23-man panel in the immediate aftermath of his side’s final tournament warm-up friendly against Belarus - a forgettable game which saw Ireland stumble to an insipid 2-1 defeat - and the mood, as is to be expected in such circumstances where bad news has just been broken, was subdued....

Gabon international Aubameyang scored twice as Arsenal secured a 3-0 victory over Stoke City at Emirates Stadium on Sunday, with Alexandre Lacazette marking his return from a knee injury with the other goal. Added to his debut strike against Everton in February and efforts versus Brighton and Hove Albion and Watford, the 28-year-old has scored five times in the Premier League for Arsene Wenger’s side. After goalless appearances against Tottenham and Manchester City, Gunners fans will be hoping Aubameyang can continue to find the net and prove as prolific as he did at Borussia Dortmund, where he scored 69 Bundesliga goals over the past two and a half seasons....

In a series of tweets, Huff took aim at the Black Lives Matter movement and claimed he was proud not to be invited to the franchise’s 10-year celebration of their last World Series triumph. Giants manager Gabe Kapler and several players, including right fielder Jaylin Davis, knelt during the anthem at Oakland Coliseum, as did first base coach Antoan Richardson. Shortstop Brandon Crawford, meanwhile, stood between Davis and Richardson with a hand on each of their shoulders....

“well there u go. Trump supporters don’t even know what they even stand for.. they are just angry and want to yell at people,” O’Day wrote. In the video, people in Maricopa County, Arizona, shouted “count the vote!” In Detroit, Michigan, demanded for the count to be stopped. Trump tweeted on Thursday morning, demanding to stop the count, as mail-in and absentee ballots are still being counted. On Wednesday, he also said that “ANY VOTE THAT CAME IN AFTER ELECTION DAY WILL NOT BE COUNTED!...

The same be said for their football stadiums. It’s a fierce arms race for all those schools to upgrade their facilities and gain a competitive edge for recruits and donors’ dollars to help pay for those improvements. This week, Ole Miss announced a $175.5 million renovation of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and other sports venues on campus. The stadium piece is tied to additional suites and club seats and an expanded and student section relocated to the north end zone — which will complete the stadium seating bowl — for the 2016 season....

The Tigers finished 14-0 and won a national championship in 2010 before a 12-2 record, SEC championship and BCS championship appearance in 2013. Of course, the 2011-12 seasons and 2014-16 amounted to a mediocre 34-30 record that led to the transition from Gene Chizik to Gus Malzahn. Up. Down. Up. Down. That has been the story of this program. MORE: Two-SEC playoff still alive with Bama, UGA and Auburn...