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Jay Ajayi had a pair of touchdown runs, Nick Foles caught another pass to jump-start a sputtering offense and the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles needed another defensive stand to open the NFL season with an 18-12 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. A sloppy, mistake-filled game that featured 26 penalties came down to Ryan throwing an incomplete pass to Jones in the left corner of the end zone on the final play from Philadelphia’s 5....

While the 16th seeded Chinappa faces the 29th ranked Egyptian wildcard Kanzy El Defrawy, the 13th seeded Pallikal takes on a qualifier in the first round. The draw gets tougher from there for both as Joshna is likely to meet the fifth seed Omneya Abdel Kawy next while Dipika has seventh seed Nour El Sherbini waiting for her. India men’s No. 1 Saurav Ghosal is not playing at this tournament as he continues to recuperate from a fatigue fracture sustained at the Hong Kong Open in December....

The Red-and-Gold brigade’s title aspiration virtually went up in smoke after their back-to-back draws against Churchill Brothers and Aizawl FC, which also concluded their home stretch. The interim suspension will last till March 3 when the AIFF disciplinary committee meets. East Bengal’s top-scorer will miss at least two matches – against Real Kashmir and Minerva Punjab. Jobby was found spitting on Kareem after an ugly second-half tackle, while the Nigerian was involved in a fight with East Bengal top defender Borja Gomez....

Brandon Vanlalremdika (4th minute), Jobby Justin (14th) and Lalram Chullova (82nd) were on target as the Red and Gold brigade secured their first win on home soil this season. In the 58th minute, Ghanaian striker Christian Sabah pulled one back for Gokulam Kerala FC tapping the ball into an open net after goalkeeper Rakshit Dagar was caught napping. This was East Bengal’s third win from six matches to be on nine points, as they climbed past their bitter foes Mohun Bagan on goal difference ahead of their December 16 clash here....

Everybody Hates Cleveland has recently interviewed Ethan Carter III. Here are a few highlights: Now, your last year has been kind of crazy. You debuted last October in TNA, and just look at you now. You’re definitely a main event player here, and it’s kind of a turnaround because I believe you were released back in May 2013 from WWE. Can you talk about your past year? How has this been for you to be in a position like this?...

According to a police report obtained by NBC Philadelphia, the two players were outside a Washington, D.C. nightclub when an argument turned into a physical fight just before 3 a.m. ET. It’s not clear what sparked the incident. Both players were arrested for disorderly affray, a charge for public fighting. Mills paid a “small fee” and was released, but he will have a court date unless the charges are dropped....

“You don’t go there,” Pederson said on SportsRadio 94WIP. “That’s a knee-jerk reaction.” Pederson’s comments come after the Eagles tied the Bengals in Week 3, 23-23. Philadelphia lost its first two games before the tie, and Wentz has thrown two intereceptions in each of the Eagles’ first three contests while also losing one fumble. But Pederson also probably has a few points working in his favor when it comes to keeping Wentz as his starting quarterback....

It was a Super Bowl LII rematch between the Eagles and New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium, where Foles made an early exit after he sustained a hit to his throwing arm on Thursday. The strip sack came from New England’s veteran defensive end Adrian Clayborn and caused Foles visible pain as he grabbed his upper arm. Philadelphia later announced his return would be questionable. Foles was awarded the start with Carson Wentz still out after reconstructive knee surgery....

1. Patriots Why they’re here: Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are on top of the world again. Look around the AFC, and they are an easy favorite to return to the Super Bowl. They have that quarterback-defense combination right where they want it. What’s pressing: Darrelle Revis and Devin McCourty are both free agents, so they will need to do a little work to keep their talented, deep secondary intact....

The Verge’s review of Ouya (in which it received a 3.5/10) criticized several aspects of the console’s operating system, lineup of software, and limited functionality. The Verge is responsible for the most negative Ouya evaluation to surface thus far, but it wasn’t alone. Engadget wasn’t too fond of the indie system either, claiming that the controller wasn’t up to scratch with industry standards and that the buttons often got stuck — making the controller effectively feel cheap....

Intellivision Entertainment, a hardware and software development company headed up by legendary game music composer Tommy Tallarico, announced on Wednesday that a brand new entry into the series was currently in development… and it’ll be an exclusive for the upcoming Intellivision Amico console. “We have been talking about this moment for many years, it’s a dream come true to finally get the entire team back together,” Tallarico said in a press release shared with Variety, regarding the team behind the new game, which will include personnel who were involved in the first two Jim titles....

East Bengal had been scheduled to train on Saturday morning at the Kanteerava stadium at 10 am, according to Bengaluru FC club officials, but showed up ahead of time at 9am. This resulted in the incident that could potentially stoke the fires ahead of an already decisive clash, with a BFC staff member allegedly abusing East Bengal team manager and club legend Alvito D’Cunha and Bernard Mendy. Speaking to Goal, Alvito recounted the incident, saying “First the bus that was supposed to pick us up didn’t arrive....

“We’re going to win. Talk again, Jim,” Hayford said Wednesday at the end of an interview with CBS Sports Radio’s Jim Rome. Earlier, Hayford said: “If you’re still in a pool you can fill it in, you want to put the Eagles in." MORE: Potential bracket busters | EWU vs. GU preview | Don’t sleep on the Eagles | Thursday lines and spreads Eastern Washington is a No. 13 seed but is playing close to home in Portland, Ore....

TCGPlayer founder and CEO Chedy Hampson officially announced the partnership between TCGPlayer and Ebay on August 22 through TCGPlayer’s blog site, TCGPlayer Infinite. The post assures fans that, while Ebay is acquiring TCGPlayer as a whole, the site will continue to operate independently of the auction site. Hampson reassures users that TCGPlayer will maintain the same level of flexibility with the site’s management as before, with Ebay reportedly bringing more tools and experience for the site to expand in the future....

Hurts replaced embattled starter Wentz in the third quarter of Sunday’s 30-16 defeat in Green Bay, and he almost triggered a comeback. BERNSTEIN: Eagles put Hurts in difficult situation A second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, Hurts finished 5-of-12 passing for 109 yards, a touchdown and an interception while rushing five times for 29 yards. Wentz, who signed a four-year, $128 million contract extension in 2019, was benched after going 6-of-15 passing for 79 yards and four sacks as the Eagles fell to 3-8-1....

According to multiple reports, Ertz’s extension is worth $42.5 million with $20 million in guarantees from the Eagles, making him the NFL’s fourth highest paid tight end behind Jimmy Graham, Julius Thomas and Rob Gronkowski. MORE: Want Super Bowl tickets? It’ll cost you a couple grand Ertz, 25, finished sixth among tight ends with 75 receptions and recorded the seventh-most receiving yards (853) with a pair of touchdowns. Ertz emerged as Sam Bradford’s favorite target over the final four games of the season hauling in 35 passes for 450 yards, leading all NFL tight ends during that stretch and trailing only Pro Bowl receivers Antonio Brown and Julio Jones....

After Monday night’s ugly 27-7 rout of the Giants, they matched the Giants with a 3-3 record and became the third team in the division to jump into first place through six games. MORE: The worst of Week 6 | Eagles get sloppy ‘MNF’ win | Top Week 6 performers Philadelphia got the job done despite quarterback Sam Bradford having his worst game of an awful season (24-of-38 passing, 280 yards, TD, 3 INTs, 61....

Six weeks later, after Sunday’s 48-7 loss to the Saints in New Orleans, everything remains fractured in Philadelphia. The Eagles have gone from bad to one of the NFC’s worst teams. PLAYOFF PICTURE: Eagles fading too fast Remember the Eagles’ Week 1 win over the Falcons? Now 4-6 Philly has the same disappointing record as injury-riddled Atlanta and (gulp) Detroit. The Eagles are 2-5 in conference play. Two of their wins came against the Giants and Jaguars, both 3-7....

But the emotion in Philadelphia Eagles left guard Stefen Wisniewski’s voice was strong when speaking up for his franchise and its beleaguered quarterback, just like it was when Owens did the same for then-Dallas Cowboys teammate Tony Romo a decade ago. Despite finishing the regular season atop the NFC, Philadelphia enters its second straight playoff game Sunday with underdog status. This time, it’s second-seeded Minnesota that heads to Lincoln Financial Field as a betting favorite — 3....

To Packers fans, it’s a harsh reminder of the infamous play during the 2003 NFL playoffs. For Eagles fans, it recalls memories of Donovan McNabb somehow completing a 28-yard pass to Freddie Mitchell to keep a critical drive alive. The scoreboard operator at Lincoln Financial Field sure remembers and posted “4th & 26” on the scoreboard as the Packers and Eagles were warming up ahead of Monday night’s game....