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This time, Wang Shanshan of China was the top scorer of the tournament with 12 goals to her credit. There was a total of 132 goals that were scored in 23 matches at the Games with an average of 5 goals per match. Gold Medal Match Japan bettered their Silver medal performance at Incheon by winning Gold in Jakarta. Japan adopted a 4-5-1 formation which kept the Chinese forwards at bay who were playing an aggressive 4-3-3 formation....

Neeraj will lead the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games and the young athlete said it is an honour for him to be the flagbearer. “It is a great honour for me to lead the Indian contingent and carry the country’s flag at such a prestigious event. As far my preparations for the Asian Games are concerned, I want to say that I am not thinking about any medal or rank, all I want to do is give my best there,” said the 20-year-old athlete....

Specifications: Heel height: 30mm Toe height: 20mm Heel-to-toe drop: 10mm Asics GT-2000 3 Lite-Show road running shoe is true to its size and a size 9 shoe weighs around 310g. The fit is great and you should be able to slide your foot comfortably. The lightest GT-2000 but when you compare with other running shoes, this is heavy. The support levels of this shoe are great. Like many other running shoes available in the running business today, the Asics GT-2000 3 Lite-Show also features reflective materials to improve visibility in low-light conditions....

It was a day to celebrate for Pakistan, as three of their athletes taking part in the Special Olympics here grabbed medals on Wednesday. The nation’s first gold medal came in the 100-metre freestyle swimming event as Asim Zar tasted victory. He became the first Pakistani to clinch a gold medal in Special Olympics history, according to Dawn.com. Diagnosed with autism at the age of three, Asim joined Special Olympics Pakistan 20 years ago and the now 27-year-old shot to prominence at the 2007 Special Olympics in China by clinching two silver medals in the 400-metre race and long jump....

Gaming personality Ninja, who has more than 18 million Twitch followers, took an unexpected hiatus from streaming, stating that he didn’t know when he’d be back and, more importantly, where. Some high-profile Twitch streamers have taken similar breaks, and others are leaving the platform altogether, which sparked questions about Ninja’s future. As the streaming star took the break, he also gave away his Twitch partner privileges. Those aren’t coming back either, since even the updated Twitch partnership program requires no simultaneous streams on other platforms....

According to reports, associate producer Karl Von Der Luhe has said that Ubisoft will be “looking into” making a version of Assassin’s Creed Rogue for PC “very soon”. Assassin’s Creed Rogue uses an interesting twist to the familiar formula by putting players in the boots of Shay Patrick Cormac, an Assassin who swaps sides to become a Templar after a betrayal at the hands of the Brotherhood. Sounds exciting right, but fans were disheartened when they heard that the game was only being released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with no news of a PC release....

However, this isn’t the ideal compromise fans had expected to see either, as Assassin’s Creed Mirage will focus on Basim, the enigmatic and dangerous individual players were introduced to in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Mirage is therefore Basim’s prequel and origin, and though it might evoke the original style of Assassin’s Creed, it may not scratch the itch for the first game. Given Basim’s known connections to the current narrative being built with the recent games, fans who had hoped for a remake and are seeing Mirage as a substitute may still find themselves wanting....

In 2020, Ubisoft announced an Assassin’s Creed title was coming to Meta VR alongside Splinter Cell. Fans have been piecing together bits of information to learn more about the VR Assassin’s Creed game, and for a while it appeared the future of Assassin’s Creed Nexus was in jeopardy, with rumors of cancelation running amok following the premature demise of the Splinter Cell VR title. Ubisoft has still yet to officially announce Assassin’s Creed Nexus is in development, attempting - albeit unsuccessfully - to keep any information firmly under wraps....

The 42-year-old from Khovd Province reportedly purchased two of the large rodents before contracting the disease, a spokesperson for the country’s health ministry said. The spokesperson, Dorj Narangerel, urged citizens to avoid hunting or eating marmots, which are carriers of the disease in the region, Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reported. It is illegal to hunt marmots in Mongolia. However, at least one person dies from plague every year in the country, usually after eating or coming into contact with marmots—a large member of the squirrel family....

South Lake Tahoe City Manager Joe Irvin said the area is usually busy around and during Labor Day weekend, but they expect to see fewer tourists this year. “This is the week before Labor Day weekend—a busy weekend, normally,” Irvin said. “That is not going to be the case this year.” Plenty of tourists have remained in the area, crowding the highway that runs around the lake and spending time outdoors, despite the smoke from the Caldor Fire reaching hazardous levels....

On average, poll trackers have his lead at around 8 points with less than three months to election day. However, this is down from prior peaks of around a 10-point lead in late June and early July—Real Clear Politics has him at a 7.6 advantage now, down from 10.2 on June 23, while FiveThirtyEight places him at 8.4, down from 9.6 around the start of July. The poll showing the greatest tightening of late came from CNN, conducted by SSRS from August 12 to 15 among 1,108 respondents, in which 50 percent said they would back the Biden/Harris ticket compared to 46 percent for Trump/Pence....

“We are a free-market economy,” Pelosi told reporters on Wednesday when asked about the practice. “(Congress members) should be able to participate in that.” However, Democratic New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently voiced support for a ban on congressional stock trading. She called it “absolutely ludicrous” that Congress members can trade stock with the information, access and influence that they have. Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Jeff Merkley of Oregon have both introduced legislation that would ban Congress members from making such trades....

Last week, Oxford School District Superintendent Tim Throne announced that he will hire an outside agency to conduct an investigation into high school officials’ response to Crumbley’s behavior before the shooting. “Our community and our families deserve a full, transparent accounting of what occurred,” Throne told community members, according to the Detroit Free Press. Shortly after the announcement, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said that her office reached out to the school district offering to lead the independent investigation....

In order to take any official enforcement or regulatory action, the agency is required to have a quorum of four members on its board, but the resignation of Matthew Petersen, effective this week, leaves the commission with only three members, all of whom are still working even though their six-year terms of service have all expired. There were already three vacancies before this week’s kerfuffle. The FEC issued about $33....

“We’re going to protect our families, we’re going to protect our children, and we’re going to protect the industry,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort on New Year’s Eve, according to Associated Press. The president also said that “certain flavors” of the juice used in cartridges for e-cigarettes would be removed from the market “for a period of time” though he gave no details. A New York Times report said the Food and Drug Administration will shortly announce a ban on most e-cigarette cartridge flavors except menthol and tobacco—which are commonly used by adults—as part of an effort to reduce the growing number of teens who are vaping....

Also Read: Ashes 2017/18 - 5 England players to watch out for Keeping aside the criticism, Australia are still strong enough in their own backyard and can rattle any opposition on a regular basis. England will have their task cut out against the strong hosts. Let us take a close look at five Australian players who can make life very difficult for England. #5 Nathan Lyon Nathan Lyon has been a regular member of the Australian squad during the last few years owing to his consistent performances across all conditions....

In a media release, ICC stated that it noted the ‘comprehensive’ response given by Cricket Australia and asserted that the MCG has no history of preparing poor pitches. It warned the CA and Melbourne Cricket Club to improve the wicket for the subsequent games at the venue. In case you didn’t know… After the players, umpires and commentators lamented the drop-in wicket, match referee Madugalle had filed a report with the ICC stating that the MCG pitch was fit to be rated ‘poor’....

Anderson apologised to his team-mates after suffering a recurrence of a calf injury on day one of the series against Australia last Thursday. England’s leading Test wicket-taker was only able to bowl four overs as the tourists recovered from a poor start to win by 251 runs. Anderson was passed fit to play in Birmingham after missing the one-off Test against Ireland due to a calf injury he sustained playing for Lancashire last month....

Archer, who was presented with his Test cap while rain delayed the start of the second match against Australia, has made a dream start to his international career, playing a huge part in England’s Cricket World Cup triumph on home soil. The Barbados-born quick will also be under pressure to hit the ground running should he face Australia on his bow in the longest format in London after the tourists won the first match of the series at Edgbaston....

Surprisingly, however, the Hobart Hurricanes batsman has suddenly been thrust back into the limelight and following a successful return to the limited overs International cricket, he has now been called up to the Ashes squad against England. This recall however, was certainly not on the horizon as far as the creators of the latest cricket game were concerned, that of course being Ashes Cricket. The game highlights, as the name suggests, the historic rivalry between England and Australia, and is produced by Big Ant Studios to showcase the best of the epic rivalry between the two sides....