Following a goalless first leg, Galatasaray opened the scoring in this fixture as Marcao scored with an emphatic header. Barcelona tried their utmost to respond and they eventually did so through Pedri, who scored a sublime goal as he tormented the Galatasaray defense prior to scoring. Just after halftime Barcelona took the lead as Aubameyang scored from close range after he was found by Frenkie De Jong. Barcelona have shown some significant signs of improvement under Xavi and they were resilient on this occasion as they dealt well with a determined Galatasaray team and a spirited home crowd....

The peloton returned to action after the race’s first rest day with the 187.5-kilometer (116.3-mile) ride from Besancon to Oyonnax, not far from the Swiss border. The stage featured four small- to medium-sized hills near the end. In the stage’s mini-drama, American Andrew Talansky, struggling through pain from crashes earlier in the race, dropped out of the pack and rode solo much of the day. In a show of grit, he finished some 32 minutes back — enough to qualify to ride another day under race rules....

Moyes: It’s my worst day in football Sitting bottom of the table as they lined up for their last home game of the season, the club have already been relegated from the bottom of the England’s fourth tier - dropping out of the Football League (EFL) for the first time in 112 years. As well as new sporting lows, Orient failed to pay their staff’s wages on time in March and the EFL has yet to receive a response to a letter sent questioning the club on the situation....

Fabian is a gamer from New Jersey and the picture of his study has delighted internet users with its stunning arrangement of houseplants. Millennials and houseplants are perhaps one of the greatest modern partnerships. Statistics show that 66 percent of Americans own at least one houseplant, and 7 in 10 millennials would refer to themselves as a “plant parent.” A simple way to create a healthier space, house plants can help to purify the air and maybe even to boost your mood....

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The game between Miami Northwestern and Glades Central was canceled because of “gang violence in the area.” A shooting near Glades Central that forced the school into lockdown during a Thursday night activity is a big reason for the cancellation, the Palm Beach Post reported. MORE: SEC icons | Week 9 picks | Top rivalries A 17-year-old was shot—he has non-life threatening injuries—and a 15-year-old and 17-year-old were arrested in connection with the shooting....

Payet left the field in tears after 32 minutes of the 3-0 loss in Lyon , having recovered from a muscle injury in time to be named in Garcia’s starting line-up. Garcia concedes his captain was not 100 per cent match fit but hoped the inclusion of the team’s star player could inspire his players to victory. “I chose to start Dimitri, one of our best players,” explained Garcia. “Even diminished, he set up a chance for Valere Germain....

There was another way to look at this event, of course. A group of computer scientists and chess experts had undertaken a challenge almost as old as the computer itself and succeeded after years of brilliant work. From that angle, the historic parallels were the Lindbergh flight, the Apollo moon launch or Alexander Graham Bell’s first message unit. Certainly, this was the way the Deep Blue team leader, C. J....

dabblebet: Back Real to win the CL again! It is said that Zidane’s status as one of the finest players ever to have laced up a pair of boots has helped him command a group of superstars but not every former great finds it so easy to boss a dressing room. Indeed, as our list of the worst managers of all time shows, many ex-professionals struggle with the transition from player to coach…...

NASCAR announced the return of Gateway Motorsports Park, where the trucks last raced in 2010, and New Hampshire Motor Speedway, where it last raced in 2011, to the 2014 schedule. The series made a celebrated return to Rockingham in 2012 but will not be returning in 2014. Rockingham Speedway owner Andy Hillenburg said NASCAR wanted his track on the schedule but he said that he had some “issues” — he would not elaborate — that he had to solve before he could have more racing at the track....

Quarterback Treon Harris and cornerback Jalen Tabor will be sidelined due to a violation of university policy. According to ESPN, Harris was suspended for a failed drug test while Tabor refused to take a drug test, which results in an automatic suspension. MORE: This week’s SEC Power Rankings | Top player performances Gators coach Jim McElwain addressed the suspension Wednesday. Redshirt freshman Will Grier will start again at quarterback, while redshirt freshman Deiondre Porter could take over for Tabor....

Torii Hunter singled, Miguel Cabrera doubled, Victor Martinez singled home a run, and then back-to-back homers by J.D. Martinez and Nick Castellanos turned what had been a two-run Baltimore lead into a three-run deficit to the Tigers. Chen got the next two batters out, but when he gave up a booming single to Rajai Davis — who would have had an easy double had he not pulled up lame — Buck Showalter called to the bullpen for Kevin Gausman....

In a statement, Newsom said rioting at the U.S. Capitol last week, in which five people died, led to the decision to increase security in California. Protests are expected to take place across the U.S. on the day of Biden’s inauguration, January 20. “In light of events in our nation’s capital last week, California is taking important steps to protect public safety at the State Capitol, and across the state,” he said....

A pair of gay male African Penguins were discovered nesting an egg alongside heterosexual couples at the DierenPark Zoo Amersfoort in the Netherlands, Out.com reported on Thursday. “The gay couple are looking after the egg very well and take turns in keeping it warm,” zookeeper Marc Belt told DutchNews.nl. “Homosexuality is fairly common in penguins, but what makes this couple remarkable is that they have gotten hold of an egg....

The France international was speaking at the launch of UEFA’s RESPECT campaign in Monaco, where stars of the game were helping to promote diversity, fan culture and accessibility for everyone in football. Former Aston Villa midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger is the only Premier League player to have openly declared his homosexuality, but did so after retiring from the game. When asked whether the league would provide a safe environment for a gay player, Pogba said: “That’s something that I’ve never seen but why not?...

Cavallo’s decision to come out publicly was centred around encouraging others to be more open and accepting of themselves and their sexuality. “Today, I’m ready to speak about something personal that I’m finally comfortable to talk about in my life,” Cavallo posted on Twitter. “I am proud to publicly announce that I am gay. It’s been a journey to get to this point in my life, but I couldn’t be happier with my decision to come out....

If only it was always that easy for other people to accept how Williams and her partner, Jo Deutsch, 40, came to be the parents of Jacob, now 9, and Matthew, 5. But for this lesbian couple, raising two boys in the Maryland suburbs has been a sometimes painful journey. Even the simplest exchanges with the rest of the world can be fraught with anxiety. “One of our neighbors has never spoken to us,” says Williams....

The 44-year-old will play host to the tournament this year as he makes only his third appearance since 2006 at the the Riviera Country Club, located just outside Los Angeles. Woods made his PGA Tour debut on the course as an amateur in 1992 but has never won the event, finishing in the top 10 just three times and tied for 15th last year. Thomas finished second last year at Riviera and arrives in California in excellent form, with three wins under his belt since August and a tied-third place finish at the Waste Management Open in Phoenix, Arizona, last week....