GROUP D (Central Zone): FC Ahal (TKM) v FC Alay (KGZ): Turkmenistan’s FC Ahal are at home to Kyrgyz club FC Alay on Tuesday in a Group D encounter. Both teams are coming off losses in their opening matches. Ahal were beaten comprehensively by Altyn Asyr were Alay were edged by FC Istiklol. As such, both teams need a win badly from this game. Venue: Ashgabat Stadium, AshgabatKick-off: March 13, 15:00 UTC+5...

The two-time defending division champion Texans have a promising rookie passer and what could become the league’s best defense. The Titans have real pieces around their young star quarterback. The Jaguars (on paper, at least) improved significantly on defense. The Colts have Andrew Luck. Even if the AFC South is not great, it’s competitive. Don’t be surprised if a team not named Indianapolis or Houston wins the division for the first time since 2008....

The Harvard case in particular gets to the heart of the problem with the current use of racial preferences because it spotlights how affirmative action for Black and Hispanic students largely comes at the expense of another racial minority that has itself historically been subject to discrimination: Asian-Americans. Evidence presented in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College showed that Asian enrollment at Harvard would be up to 50 percent higher if affirmative action were eliminated....

Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen announced Wednesday that a four-hour video conference has taken place involving representatives of Afghanistan’s Kabul-based government, the Taliban insurgency, the United States, Qatar and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Shaheen tweeted that “detailed discussions were held regarding the prisoner release process” and that a date had been fixed to begin freeing detained prisoners, a move previously delayed by recently re-elected President Ashraf Ghani, whose administration did not participate in recent U....

The U.N. World Food Program (WFP) stated nearly 17 million Afghans are living with severe hunger. That amounts to almost half the population struggling to find food. “We are ending our military operations while we focus our efforts on supporting, diplomatically, the ongoing peace process,” a senior Biden administration official said earlier this month. Peace is never founded on empty stomachs and malnourished children. Afghanistan has long had one of the highest rates of child malnutrition in the world....

Bailly left Villarreal in 2016 to join Jose Mourinho’s Red Devils but after his bright start, the Ivorian defender suffered a number of injuries which has left his career at Old Trafford in the balance. The 26-year-old is said to be available with Phil Jones if Villarreal will consider his permanent or temporary return as a sweetener in any Torres’ deal. Lyon monitoring Nigerian striker Ligue 1 club Lyon have set their sights on a Nigerian striker in Switzerland....

The fifth-generation Integra goes on sale this spring, trying to capture the interest that the first generation had in the North American market in 1986. It quickly gained a reputation for sportiness and handling during its 20-year original run. The new Integra’s exterior look combines the effectiveness of a coupe with sporty cues, four doors and a hatchback. Outward visibility is enhanced with thin A-pillars and a low cowl....

“Please everyone, let’s end this election strong. We need to face & start addressing the problems in front of us with someone decent & experienced at the helm. #VoteBidenHarris,” she tweeted on Friday. In another tweet, she wrote “Please vote for @JoeBiden to save this country!!” Giuliani announced her support for the Democratic presidential nominee in an op-ed published in Vanity Fair titled, “Rudy Giuliani Is My Father. Please, Everyone, Vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris....

Those in favor of reform contend that the process is too easy to initiate and deeply flawed. It involves making two votes: Does one favor recall? And who should replace the recalled governor? Had a majority of voters favored Newsom’s recall, the governor would have been ousted. “Now that the recall is over, I believe it is time to re-evaluate and update California’s recall process,” state Senator Steve Glazer told reporters....

Today, five years after the apartheid era ended with the inauguration of Nelson Mandela, Botha coaches youth soccer teams in an effort to keep kids away from crime. He proudly points to new power lines that have brought electricity to the shacks of Duncan Village. Last week he egged on a crowd that packed the township’s main street to welcome the African National Congress candidate to succeed Mandela, Thabo Mbeki....

While the world awaits this month’s keenly anticipated clash between boxing great Mayweather and UFC superstar McGregor, two other cross-discipline rivals have tried to muscle in on the limelight. More: How to watch Mayweather-McGregor When former WBC cruiserweight title holder Tony Bellew said in an interview with Sky Sports that he would take on UFC champion Michael Bisping, the mixed martial artist was quick to respond on Twitter. Before long, the pair had agreed to a boxing match – once Bisping has dealt with Georges St-Pierre in a challenge to his middleweight crown on November 4....

“The world sees Trump for what he is: insincere, ill-informed, corrupt, dangerously incompetent and incapable, in my view, of world leadership,” Biden tells voters in the ad. Biden’s campaign released the ad on Wednesday night, and by Thursday morning the video Biden posted on Twitter had 4.8 million views. The ad is a compilation of clips of people laughing or mocking the president, opening with the recent NATO video and showing his 2018 U....

The Wolverines’ regular uniforms were still on their plane that slid off the runway at Willow Run Airport on Wednesday afternoon because of high winds. MORE: Michigan basketball team safe after plane accident The team was traveling to Washington, D.C., ahead of its game against ninth-seeded Illinois. (UPDATE: The eighth-seeded Wolverines won 75-55 and will face top seed Purdue in the quarterfinals on Friday.) MORE: Big Ten Tournament schedule, seeding, bracket...

The commander-in-chief said on Wednesday morning that his administration would consider the measures if the tech platforms were to “totally silence conservative voices.” He also urged social media firms to “clean up” their acts a day after Twitter labeled two of his tweets as “potentially misleading.” Posting on social media, Trump said: “Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen....

“We will NOT stand for looting, arson, violence, and lawlessness on American streets,” Trump tweeted. The president added that his staff recently spoke with Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, who agreed to accept the federal troops in his state, according to the tweet. “TODAY, I will be sending federal law enforcement and the National Guard to Kenosha, WI to restore LAW and ORDER,” Trump said in a second post on Twitter....