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Bombayla won 27-24, 27-24, 26-27, 28-26 at the Sambodromo. Earlier, she defeated Austria’s Laurence Baldauff 105-98 in the 1/32 Eliminations Women’s Individual round match. Bombayla started the match with 9 pointer, following it up with a seven and an eight. But the cumulative 24 points in the first set were not enough for her to win as Laurence scored three consecutive nine’s to take a three-point lead. But Bombayla quickly found her rhythm to score 28 in the second round to win 28-24....

Symptoms of bone cancer can be a bit tricky to pin down at first because these types of symptoms are much more commonly caused by noncancerous conditions such as sports injuries or joint problems, including forms of arthritis. Additionally, symptoms of bone cancer vary and can depend on factors such as the location and type of tumor. Frequent Symptoms Symptoms are usually present for several months before a diagnosis is made—about three months, on average....

“Turn of the Century” bristles with sharply observed detail: suits, SUVs, restaurant menus and, above all, words–whose meanings fluctuate like stock prices. A TV producer tells an aspiring anchor he’d like to see her audition tape; “since he is interested, he uses like, which is a more serious word than love.” Irony, one character muses, “is now embedded in the language,” and a deadly knowingness filters all experience. When the moon rises above an outdoor party, one guest says it resembles “some wonderful black-and-white picture of old New York....

The Book of Boba Fett may be struggling to honor its namesake character, but the show is still packing plenty of Star Wars hype, including a very special appearance from one Luke Skywalker that has the actor playing him swooning over the opportunity to step into Mark Hamill’s iconic role. That is because ever since Luke Skywalker came back for his special cameo in The Mandalorian season 2 finale, Hamill hasn’t been playing the Jedi legend, who was instead first portrayed by Max Lloyd-Jones in that instance and now by Graham Hamilton....

Del Rio won four world titles in WWE, apart from winning the United States title, the Royal Rumble, and Money in the Bank. He had two runs with the company, with his second run ending in 2016. On the Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T praised Del Rio for pulling off his character well: He further stated that Del Rio would’ve been a sure-shot inclusion into the Hall of Famer if not for his controversies:...

Goldust has had several runs in WWE since debuting in the company over three decades ago. He left the company in 2019 and joined AEW, where he faced Cody Rhodes in his debut match. Goldust’s former tag team partner, Booker T, said on his Hall of Fame podcast that the AEW star seems comfortable in his current role in the company. However, Booker feels that a future return can’t be ruled out....

You’d hardly expect such a retro book from Andersen, the journalist whose first novel, 1999’s “Turn of the Century,” anthropologized contemporary Manhattan. The characters—a prostitute, her scary brother and her lover, a Brit who wants to be an American—end up in California, where they’re followed by the lover’s nemesis. He sets much of “Heyday” in Manhattan, too, but 150 years earlier, and the research behind it seems intimidating—and meticulous: blacks-only railroad cars are painted black (a “black” theater means men-only, because of male evening dress), “heat wave” is such a new coinage that it appears in quotes....

A double from Neymar followed by a Kylian Mbappe strike gave the Parisians a comfortable 3-0 lead at the hour mark. However, late goals from Alberth Elis and substitute M’Baye Niang cut their lead to just one, ensuring a nervous finish at the Matmut Atlantique. The Girondins were the more dangerous side on the night and with a little more cutting edge, could as well have beaten their mighty visitors....

BMW who is competing against Audi and Mercedes, said that to keep its leadership position it would add new dealers and expand model range. “In 2013, we expect some growth on the basis of new dealerships and new model range. We will launch new X1 and 7 Series, besides introducing the 1 Series,” BMW India Group President Philipp von Sahr told the media He said the company would increase its dealers to 50 by 2014 from 29 at present across India, while inaugurating its largest dealer here....

The visitors come into this match second on the table, having come from behind to defeat Braga 3-1 last weekend, while Boavista played out an exhilarating 3-3 draw away to Nacional. Boavista vs Porto Head-to-Head Boavista have clashed with FC Porto on 19 occasions in the past and, despite being a derby, the visitors have the overwhelming advantage in matches played between the pair. The Dragons have triumphed on 15 occasions, scoring 36 goals and conceding just four, while Boavista have picked up a solitary victory and three draws....

Leave it to Costas to come up with one of the most intriguing ideas we’ve heard on how the NFL can handle protesting players such as Colin Kaepernick — while placating #BoycottNFL fans angered over disrespect of the American flag and national anthem. Costas, the 27-time Emmy winner, will host the pregame show for NBC’s portion of the “Thursday Night Football” package, along with Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy and two-time Super Bowl champ Rodney Harrison....

“With apologies to all you reggae fans, I think Bolt has even outdistanced Marley,” Costas said on NBC after Bolt won his third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 100 meter dash. This was all part of a bloviated attempt to make Americans care about Bolt beating an American, Justin Gatlin, through over-the-top hagiography. Of course, American sports fans and all other fans of the Olympics mostly love Bolt already (unless they hate him)....

Bostic was 16 in Dec. 1995 when he and Donald Huston, 18 at the time, robbed a group of people of Christmas presents being donated to a local family in need. Prosecutors said both men fired guns at the group, causing minor injuries, before stealing another woman’s car and robbing her. Huston agreed to a plea deal to spend 30 years in prison, while Bostic decided to go to trial....

Louisville coach Bobby Petrino started politicking after the Cardinals improved to 8-1 and continued in their efforts to get in the College Football Playoff. Petrino does not embrace the concept of blowing out his next three opponents in order to impress the committee, citing “sportsmanship” as a reason. MORE: Week 11 bowl projections “Maybe looking back at it, in Florida State, we should have kept all the starters in and scored 80 points and did that,” Petrino told ESPN....

According to a report from the sheriff’s office, authorities were altered to the situation by a 911 call from a teenager just before 12:30 p.m. The caller was one of three teens who arrived at the park around 9 a.m. to relax and enjoy the water. Deputies said that before entering the water, the two divers talked to the trio. After entering the water around 11 a.m., deputies said the two men resurfaced momentarily and spoke with each other....

Massaging the egos at Santiago Bernabeu and ensuring that everyone is pulling in the same direction has proven as challenging to the man in the hot-seat as tactical tinkering and team selection over recent years at the club. With a galaxy of stars at his disposal, Zidane has tough calls to make on a daily basis – and some of those decisions are not going to be universally accepted, something which past managers have struggled to deal with....

Long-range shooting touch pulled the Pacers through. Bojan Bogdanovic sank the go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds to play and the Pacers escaped with a 109-104 victory over the Suns on Tuesday night. The Pacers, coming off 121-88 victory at Utah the previous night, had their hands full in a tight fourth quarter against a 4-15 Suns team. “That wasn’t pretty at all,” Indiana coach Nate McMillan said. “We weren’t sharp in this game but you got to find ways to win games like that....

The Mariners announced Friday that Bolt’s indefinite training period with the club “has drawn to an end, effective immediately.” Central Coast reportedly offered Bolt a contract worth 150,000 Australian dollars ($110,000) and hoped to get a third-party endorsement to increase the salary package into the millions, but management for the eight-time Olympic gold medalist rejected the offer. “It has been a pleasure to work with Usain as he pursued his desire to become a professional football player,” Mariners owner Mike Charlesworth said in a statement....

The 100-pound chocolate Labrador retriever named Boogie ran most of the 13.1 miles in the Oct. 5 Evansville event after escaping his leash the night before. Owner Jerry Butts made an appointment for the dog to be neutered after the race to curb his wandering ways. The Evansville Courier & Press reports (http://bit.ly/16kYycp ) that Boogie died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack. He was 10. Butts says on his Facebook page that the dog was a rascal and was "not being too shy to soak up the glory....

On the latest Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T was unhappy with Dupree’s comments and pointed out that he should’ve made them 15 years ago when the incident happened. He also disagreed with the former superstar’s statement that WWE is desperate, which is why the company has brought back the WCW icon. The two-time Hall of Famer stated that Rene Dupree was in a trajectory where he would have gone on to be a successful star in WWE but doesn’t know what happened to him....