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MORE: Newman confronts Jeff Gordon after comment Though Elliott was inconsolable, there were plenty of positives in his performance. The Hendrick cars showed real speed for the first time since the playoffs began two weeks earlier at Chicagoland, and Elliott moved on comfortably to the Round of 12. Not as fortunate were Ryan Newman, Austin Dillon, Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch, who were eliminated from the playoffs, as Ricky Stenhouse Jr....

As good as Elliott was, it was Ryan Blaney who had the fastest car for much of the day as he set the track record in Round 2 with a 14.528-second run. Blaney has been very good as of late finishing with three top 5s in his last four races and will once again be in good position to come away with a great placing. William Byron will start second....

The new rule will be enforced in all three national series. That’s a dramatic change from the long-standing rule previously in place that penalized an offending race winner with fines, suspensions and/or points deductions, but still allowed the victory to stand. NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. instilled a belief that fans should leave the race track knowing the winner, but now fans won’t know for up to two hours after the race is completed....

Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Security intervened and Nurmagomedov and Diaz were separated and moved to different parts of the venue. Diaz, who was at the event in support of friend and training partner Gilbert Melendez, wound up leaving the arena shorty thereafter. During the UFC 239 post-fight press conference, Dana White confirmed the altercation with reporters. “Yeah, they got into a fight — Khabib and Diaz,” White said, adding that it was just a “verbal” confrontation....

Cut to the final matchday. NEROCA are leading 1-0 at half-time against East Bengal and news would have already trickled in that William Opoku had put Minerva in the lead against Churchill Brothers in Chandigarh. Gift Raikhan was seen motivating his boys to concentrate on the game on hand and maintain the lead, and leave the rest to the god. NEROCA did not lose the battle against East Bengal that day but they lost the war - the league title....

During an entertaining matchday one clash between the defending champions and a familiar foe from last season, there was little to separate the pair. Napoli’s club-record signing Hirving Lozano thought he broke the deadlock seven minutes in, but was correctly ruled offside after Adrian’s double save thwarted Fabian Ruiz moments earlier. Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino both came close before half-time, while Adrian made an excellent acrobatic stop to deny Mario Rui’s effort from swerving into the top corner....

The Serie A giants have made use of FIFA regulations to ensure they have the duo, included in a group of nine foreign-based players selected by U21 coach Marcin Dorna, with them for the start of pre-season training. Hector hails advice from Terry Poland will host this year’s tournament, which runs from June 16 to 30, but fans will not get to witness Milik or Zielinski in action. A letter from Napoli published by the Polish Football Association read: “In reference to the call-up of the players Arkadiusz Milik and Piotr Zielinski for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship … we would like to inform you that SSC Napoli does not authorise the release of the two players for the mentioned competition....

Goal understands that the former Liverpool and Barcelona shot-stopper has a preliminary agreement with PSG to sign before the transfer window closes at the end of August. A new goalkeeper was not a priority for coach Unai Emery, but Reina’s ability and experience will be a boon for the Ligue 1 giants as they look to retake the French title as well as mount a challenge for the Champions League....

The visitors led through Leonardo Pavoletti’s strike midway through the second half at Stadio San Paolo on Sunday. But Dries Mertens hit back, with his 107th goal for Napoli moving him level alongside Attila Sallustro as their joint-third most prolific players. In added time Fabrizio Cacciatore was penalised for a handball, the penalty awarded following a VAR check, with Artur Ionita dismissed in the aftermath. Lorenzo Insigne stepped up to convert in the eighth minute of added time, ensuring Carlo Ancelotti has matched last season’s second place in his first campaign in charge....

RELATED: Naruto: 7 Weak Characters With Overpowered Abilities Itachi awakened the special power of the Uchiha, known as the Sharingan, at quite the young age of 8. Soon after, he went on to master this eye to a great degree and earned the admiration of some of the most incredible shinobi, such as Orochimaru. But, Itachi’s true strength didn’t blossom until much later, when he finally awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan while serving as a member of the ANBU....

RELATED: All Known Characters That Can Use Every Nature Type In Naruto While Madara’s introduction as the main villain during the 4th Great Ninja War was certainly hyped up quite a lot, things didn’t quite go his way in the end. Expectedly, Madara was supposed to fall at the hands of the heroes, otherwise, the story wouldn’t make much sense. However, Madara’s character was treated quite harshly and to this day, remains to be one of Kishimoto’s biggest mishandling in the story....

Introduced first towards the end of Sasuke Uchiha’s fight against his brother, Itachi, the Susano’o went on to become a power of great importance. Granting those of the Uchiha tremendous power in combat and giving the fans yet another great look at their staggering visual prowess, the Susano’o is one of the mightiest powers in the Naruto world yet not many wield this incredible ability. RELATED: Naruto: The Infinite Tsukuyomi, Explained...

While boasting a different headband may seem quite peculiar, it’s not that surprising considering Jiraiya’s own unique circumstances. Being a wandering shinobi and serving as a spy for the Hidden Leaf Village, it’s understandable that he would wear a different headband, especially considering the hostilities between the Five Great Nations. However, the Japanese Kanji etched on to the headband that replaces the Hidden Leaf emblem has never been explained, leading to many speculations as to what it may entail....

In fact, Gordon doesn’t seem to even have a deal lined up to run a single race this year, which is a huge disappointment for his fanbase. Will 4 time NASCAR Cup Series champion come out retirement? Fortunately for the diehard Rainbow Warrior fans however, Gordon did an interview with For the Win.com, and said that he is open minded to the idea of a return. Of course, he’s not anywhere near interested in running a full 36 race NASCAR schedule, or even a full schedule in one of the lower tiered series, but he is open to a one-off return apparently....

“We have six ready to go — we’re just waiting for you guys to ask us when,” the seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion quipped during a Thursday question-and-answer session with reporters at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “It’s going really well. We will hopefully have something to announce in the near future. “But the excitement about the No. 48 car, the multiple companies that are interested and the ideas and the ways that people would like to use us are very exciting and encouraging....

Sunday’s Sprint Cup Coke Zero 400 at Daytona begins at 7 p.m. ET from Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. MORE: 2015 Sprint Cup winners | Sprint Cup standings | Busch’s dramatic win Jimmie Johnson has won four Sprint Cup events this season and leads Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch, who are each both two-time winners. Aric Almirola won last year’s Coke Zero 400. What time does the NASCAR race at Daytona start?...

He won Sunday’s Championship 4 race at Phoenix over Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin. Keselowski came in second place but was far off Elliott’s runaway pace over the final 30 laps, finishing 2.74 seconds behind the breakout 24-year-old prodigy of Hendrick Motorsports. Elliott was tagged with an inspection penalty that sent him to the back to start the race, but it took him less than a stage to vault into the top 10....

Unfortunately for NASCAR, all that got derailed in the opening laps of the Camping World Truck Series race, when several drivers had dirt stuck to their grills and windshields. The mud was so bad that officials had to park the trucks shortly after and the race was eventually rescheduled for the next day. Following that, NASCAR was met with another day of nonstop rain on Sunday, which caused record flooding and forcing officials to move the race to Monday afternoon....

Kyle Busch and Joey Logano were among stockcar racing participants who took to social media to express their thoughts. NASCAR spent Friday in preparation for racing at Phoenix while events unfolded in Paris. MORE: Horror in Paris | Cup qualifying results | Mission in Phoenix | Weekend schedule More than 120 people died and about 350 more were wounded as terrorists attacked the French capital. Sprint Cup qualifying for Sunday’s race took place about the time of the Paris attacks....