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He’s the closest thing NASCAR has to a genuine road-racing ace. The popular Aussie has six NASCAR victories, all of on road courses, including two Cup wins at Watkins Glen. If he can win this weekend at Sonoma, where he’s one of the favorites, he would qualify for the Chase for the first time. So Ambrose should be a staunch supporter of more road-course races, right? Not necessarily. He might be a rumbling, tumbling road-racing machine, but Ambrose is a politically correct statesman as well....

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended that the U.S. State Department designate the Russian Federation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) since 2017. Under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, a CPC designation carries the consequence of sanctions against governments that perpetrate or tolerate systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom. Russia not only perpetrates such violations, but it has exported them to neighboring Ukraine and influenced crackdowns on religious freedom in many former Soviet states....

Some cult classic movies that feature Thanksgiving include A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, A Christmas Story, and The Blind Side, just to name a few. Each of these movies tell the usual story of the pilgrims and Native Americans getting together and feasting on an abundance of food, and how like the pilgrims, Americans must give thanks for the land they stand upon. But during a time when it’s vital to take a deeper look into history, watching these scenes feels odd....

Rajkot, Oct 5 (PTI) Ravindra Jadeja finally scored his maiden century after almost a decade in international cricket and the Indian all-rounder says being calm in the nervous 90s helped him reach the ‘special’ milestone. Jadeja had scored an 86 and 90 in Tests against England but could never cross the hurdle in the previous 37 Tests in addition to the 140 ODIs he has featured in. Fittingly, he achieved the feat at his home ground and dedicated the innings to his late mother....

Verratti impressed during the Azzurri’s first game under interim boss Luigi Di Biagio but limped out of the action after 72 minutes to be replaced by Bryan Cristante. Italy had looked the most likely winners after half-time but their poise deserted them in the 25-year-old’s absence, with Ever Banega breaking the deadlock 15 minutes from time and Manuel Lanzini blasting into the roof of the net to make sure of the win....

This article will go over what causes itchy moles. You’ll also learn how to assess whether a mole could be melanoma skin cancer. Does an Itchy Mole Mean Cancer? Moles, also called nevi, are extremely common. The vast majority of moles do not turn into skin cancer. When they do, itching can be one of the symptoms. Most of the time, however, itchiness isn’t the only change you’ll notice in a cancerous mole....

The world number 79 tested positive for banned substance meldonium, added to the World Anti Doping Agency’s (WADA) prohibited list on Jan. 1, during an in-competition test at the 2016 Brisbane International, and on three subsequent occasions. The Uzbekistan-born player was provisionally suspended in March but successfully appealed against her ban on the grounds that the meldonium traces came from tablets she stopped taking “on or around 20 December 2015”....

Xisco Hernandez had equalised three minutes after Nerijus Valskis gave Chennaiyin the lead in the 51st minute. Valskis, though, popped up again in the 71st minute to head Chennaiyin into the lead, that they ultimately could not hold on to. The draw didn’t really do either team any good in terms of the table, even as Chennaiyin jumped up a spot ahead of Kerala Blasters, into 8th place. Odisha remain in sixth, and three points off a spot in the top four, with Chennaiyin a further point behind them....

Twice they took the lead, but allowed their opponents back into the contest. On Monday the club registered it’s first win of the season with late goals in injury time to secure victory against Hyderabad FC. After the game, Chennaiyin head coach John Gregory was none too pleased with the scheduling. “We played just three days ago and we were expected to play again. Our next game is on 9th (December) and then we have another game on the 12th (December)....

Hyderabad FC are currently ahead of NorthEast United FC on the points table, but only on goal difference. Both sides have managed to pick up 22 points from 15 outings. The two teams are battling it hard with FC Goa for a third-place finish, with the Gaurs also accumulating 22 points from 15 matches. Both Hyderabad FC and NorthEast United FC are in the midst of unbeaten runs. While the former are unbeaten in their last seven outings, the Highlanders have not tasted defeat in five matches....

ATK Mohun Bagan head coach Antonio Habas will be mighty confident coming into the clash against Jamshedpur. They have had three consecutive wins to start their ISL 2020-21 campaign. After their wins over Kerala Blasters and SC East Bengal, the Mariners bagged a close win over Odisha FC. Roy Krishna has been the standout performer for the ATK Mohun Bagan side, having scored in each of the three matches. His last-minute winner helped the side clinch all three points against Odisha FC....

Kerala Blasters are expected to make the announcement soon, just days after acquiring the signature of Indian Arrows’ Lovepreet Singh. With first-choice goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh rumoured to leave Blasters for East Bengal or Chennaiyin FC, Blasters had to consider their options for a man between the two posts. While Lovepreet was brought in as the back-up goalkeeper, Blasters were looking at either Khan or Vishal Kaith of FC Pune City as their No 1....

The Isles acquired Vanek, a potential 40-goal scorer and pending free agent, from the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday for winger Matt Moulson, a first-round pick in 2014 and second-round pick in 2015. The news was first reported by Newsday's Arthur Staple. Vanek, 29, has four goals and five assists in 13 games for the Sabres. He had 41 points in 2013, hasn't scored fewer than 26 goals in a full season, and twice has hit the 40-goal mark....

The Israeli government revoked Omar Shakir’s work permit in May and ordered him to leave the country within 14 days. Shakir—who is a U.S. citizen and the Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch—appealed the decision, but the Supreme Court has now upheld the government order, Haaretz reported. Shakir, Human Rights Watch and a range of other human rights and pro-Palestinian organizations have condemned the expulsion order as nakedly political....

Carlo Ancelotti’s side tied up their fifth successive Bundesliga title in April, though that will represent the only trophy of the Italian coach’s debut season in Bavaria. Die Roten have already secured the services of Hoffenheim duo Niklas Sule and Sebastian Rudy for next term, but Lewandowski - who has netted 43 goals across all competitions this season - is confident Bayern, who have the difficult task of replacing the retiring Philipp Lahm and Xabi Alonso, will be busy in the transfer market once again....

The report comes from insider and leaker Tom Henderson and specifically pertains to Activision’s partnership with PlayStation regarding Call of Duty. Henderson says he believes that Sony’s deal includes the next three major Call of Duty game releases. Considering Activision’s reported release schedule for its next several Call of Duty games, that would mean that Sony’s contract would end in 2024. As such, it would be 2025, or potentially 2026, before Microsoft had a main series Call of Duty title to even consider launching as an exclusive....

Thanks to recent changes on Windows, Delphi could be set to become a prominent development language once more. Whether you’re learning to program for the first time or looking to get back on the coding horse, here is why you should consider Delphi for coding in 2022. What Is Delphi? Released initially for Windows 3.1, Delphi is named after the Oracle at Delphi of Greek legend and is one of the first-ever Rapid Application Development (RAD) tools....

Saints went ahead early on through Manolo Gabbiadini, but Watford levelled through Jose Holebas in the second half to increase the pressure on manager Mark Hughes. Austin had been convinced he had secured the points prior to Holebas’ equaliser, but the goal was disallowed for an offside infringement from Maya Yoshida, despite the Southampton defender having not touched the ball. And the striker hit out at the match officials after the match, insisting they need more assistance for such decisions....

United have extended their unbeaten run to 16 matches across all competitions since returning from the coronavirus-enforced break last month and their forwards have played a significant role in that. Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood have scored eight goals between them already, while Fernandes has added another four and also grabbed a pair of assists. Pogba, too, has impressed since the resumption, coming back into the side after missing the majority of the first part of the campaign through injury, and now there is talk of a possible contract extension for the Real Madrid-linked midfielder....

The 40-year-old left-arm spinner was unable to enjoy a dream send-off as his side were thumped by 211 runs in the first Test against England in Galle. Herath was run out to bring the contest to an end on day four, but he was still able to look back with immense pride on a five-day career that yielded 433 wickets - the eighth-highest figure in Tests. “In this scenario, it’s a bit of an emotional situation....