Ronaldo earned a standing ovation from the home supporters after his wondergoal in Madrid’s 3-0 quarter-final first-leg win at 10-man Juve. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner broke the deadlock within three minutes before producing a moment of magic just past the hour-mark when he sent a bicycle kick beyond a helpless Gianluigi Buffon in Turin. Speaking to the media post-match, Juve head coach Allegri told reporters: “He has been the best forward in the world in recent years....

This year, the committee is looking at the “Golden Era,” and there are some very good candidates whose careers have come into sharper focus with developments in statistics and the passage of time. Here are the candidates. Dick Allen Pro: Allen was the 1964 National League Rookie of the Year, 1972 American League MVP, and a seven-time All-Star. Over the first 10 full years of his career, 1964-73, the only better position players in baseball from a WAR standpoint were Hank Aaron, Carl Yastrzemski, Roberto Clemente, Ron Santo, and Willie Mays....

Since leaving MK Dons three years ago Alli has become a key figure for club and country, although last season he struggled to deliver consistent performances, his nine Premier League goals half the tally he managed in 2016-17. La Liga giants Barca and Madrid, as well as Manchester United, have all been linked with the midfielder ahead of his World Cup campaign with England. And Alli has admitted he does not know what his future would hold if one of the big European names did come calling....

Tottenham were a class above Spanish giants Madrid as they ran out comfortable 3-1 victors at Wembley in Group H action on Wednesday. Spurs star Alli scored in either half, while Christian Eriksen was also on target to seal Tottenham’s passage through to the last 16. Spurs -1 4/6 v Crystal Palace “To be honest, no,” Alli told BT Sport when asked if he was surprised by Tottenham’s performance following their 1-1 draw in last month’s reverse fixture at the Santiago Bernabeu....

Rusk County Sheriff’s Office said they had conducted a investigation at a property in Kilgore on January 21 after receiving a tip-off related to alleged illegal drug dealing and possession of an illegal reptile. The county sheriff’s office posted pictures of what they uncovered during the raid to Facebook. Among the items police said they seized in the operation included firearms and controlled substances, including marijuana, magic mushrooms, PCP and THC-infused vape products....

According to the police report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office obtained by Newsweek, the responding officer saw the suspect, later identified as Joshua Applebaum, allegedly driving about 73 miles per hour in a 55-mile-per-hour zone. Applebaum reportedly ran through a flashing red light without stopping or slowing down. At that point, he was allegedly driving 98 miles per hour. Another officer assisted the responding officer, and they followed Applebaum’s car until he crashed and became stuck between trees....

There is no argument that a person’s sex is determined at the moment of conception, and that fertilization of an egg occurs with either an “X” or “Y” sperm cell, which will only determine one of two sexes. Following conception, the development pathways of males and females diverge immediately and substantially, right down to a cellular DNA level. These bifurcating pathways endure throughout an individual’s lifetime. Every single nucleated cell in the human body has 46 sex-specific “XY” chromosomes (denoting biological male sex) or “XX” chromosomes (denoting biological female sex)....

BY ZULHILMI ZAINAL Follow on Twitter Melaka United head coach Eduardo Almeida has defended his goalkeeper Zamir Selamat, after the custodian committed a blunder that led to their 4-1 defeat to Selangor on Wednesday. Zamir had earlier saved his side near the end of the first half by keeping Rufino Segovia’s penalty out in the Super League match. However, with the scoreline at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium tied at 1-1 in the 54th minute, Zamir committed a blunder, sending his clearance into Selangor winger Syahmi Safari, who then pounced on the loose ball to give the hosts the lead again....

The healthcare firm, which is based in North Carolina but also operates across South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia, announced plans to implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination program in July, setting a September 15 deadline for compliance. “While our hope is for every team member to accept the vaccine on their own, a mandatory vaccination program will ensure that Novant Health’s patients and visitors, as well as our team members, have better protection against COVID-19 regardless of where they are in our health system,” the company announced on July 22....

Atlanta’s famous hospitality will set an Olympic record next year by making 11 million tickets available – more than the ‘84 Los Angeles Games and the ‘92 Barcelona Games combined. Last week ACOG unveiled its game plan to put 36.5 million ticket brochures – and the majority of those 11 million tickets – in the hands of American fans. ““The perception is that tickets are hard to get, require a long, involved process and are very expensive,’’ says Scott Anderson, ACOG’s director of Games services....

Despite leading 2-0 at half-time thanks a brace from Jamie Maclaren, Roar were pegged back after the break and had to settle for a point in Melbourne. The draw means Roar missed the chance to close the gap on second-placed Melbourne Victory but Aloisi refused to be too critical of his side. Roar only arrived back in Australia on Friday after their successful midweek trip to China where they qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage with a win over Shanghai Shenhua....

Their team is in the playoff hunt, Joel Embiid is playing big minutes consistently and they finally have some veterans to help implement Brett Brown’s shorter-term goals. Despite a plethora of injuries that are forcing a hard look at the team’s lack of depth, it’s impossible not to smile when thinking about the then and now. The Sixers are currently 10th in the Eastern Conference, but are also 15-18 on the season despite having the second-highest strength of schedule in the league....

The woman’s Title IX lawsuit, filed late Wednesday in federal court in Waco, Texas, names the school and school officials, including football coach Art Briles, as defendants. MORE: 2016 preseason top 25 | Ban on satellite camps lifted; will SEC react? Former Baylor linebacker Tevin Elliott was convicted in 2014 of two counts of sexually assaulting the woman, now 22, and was sentenced to 20 years in state prison....

That certainly was the case in June 2013, when Altidore ended a 19-month international scoring drought with an emphatic volley against Germany at RFK Stadium, kicking off a stretch of seven goals in five matches. After the 25-year-old scored twice in a 2-1 win over Peru on Friday at that same venue, marking his first U.S. national team goals since March, there’s hope that the burly target forward is burying his summer struggles....

Priyanka demurs. At 28, the Delhi University graduate has worked in two election campaigns. Tall and witty, Priyanka wrote many of the speeches her mother gave for Congress party candidates. Priyanka has emerged to fend off reporters curious about her future. “Why is it so difficult for you to understand that I can come here to work, without wanting to get into politics?” she asks. For one, her parents were both reluctant politicians who eventually succumbed to Congress party pressure to run....

The problem is not that the boys in the band, who are now edging into their 50s, are too old to rock. Joe Perry is as sinewy and inventive a guitar player as he’s ever been, and there are flashes of greatness here, although the simpering pop choruses are almost uniformly lame. The problem is that the songs, which were co-written with folks outside the band, sound so inorganic, so randomly spliced and diced....

My company, Vagaro, provides a marketplace for service-based businesses within the self-care industry (e.g., spas, salons). Initially, clients were wary of using the marketplace because they were afraid customers would see competitors and book appointments elsewhere. To ease this anxiety, the team and I built the capacity to gather verified customer reviews in the marketplace. By building and maintaining this system, we established clear best practices that companies and customers can lean on to understand what’s going on in the business....

The infant’s experience was described in a federal report on child separations as a result of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. The document was released by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform as part of a congressional hearing on the issue on Friday. The Honduran boy, identified as “Child 2” in the report, was only eight months old when he arrived in the U.S. with his father. The two had crossed the border in Texas in May 2018....

But things were about to get nightmarishly worse. Jennifer accepted a ride from an “old white man” who pulled up alongside her as she was walking through town. “He said he was going to take me home,” says Jennifer, who spoke to NEWSWEEK on the condition that her full name not be used. Instead, police believe, 67-year-old retired handyman John Jamelske kidnapped Jennifer and held her captive in a homemade concrete bunker in his yard, turning her into his sex slave....