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PUMA formally launched its new brand platform, Forever Faster in India with the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, in Bangalore today. The new brand platform signifies PUMA’s mission to become the fastest sport brand in the world. In conversation with some of the best runners from around the country and in the presence of media, Bolt spoke about his favourite racing memories, his special relationship with coach Glen Mills and his love for cricket and football....

The 29-year old sprinter will be hopeful for a steady warm-up series in order to be in perfect position for the start of the 2016 Summer Games. Bolt understands the fact that the British audience has great enthusiasm and appreciation for the track-field events and said, “I am pleased to announce my return to the Olympic stadium in London for the 2016 Anniversary Games. I know the athletics fans in London are very knowledgeable and passionate about track and field and will come out in force and create a great atmosphere like they always do,” Bolt said....

Allen, whose real first name is Javorius, will forgo his final season as a Trojan. CollegeFootballTalk.com obtained Allen’s released statement, which thanks the staff, the fans and school as a whole. He said the decision to go pro was tough. MORE: Mock Draft | Tracking declared underclassman “I went home to Florida and talked it over with my family … Now I’m ready to take it to the next level....

Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. The matchup will be televised on ABC. This is Lincoln Riley’s first prime-time closeup with the Trojans. USC (1-0) beat Rice 66-14 in Week 1, and the transfer portal tandem of Caleb Williams and Jordan Addison connected for two TDs. The Trojans have the potential to be one of the best offenses in the FBS, and the defense has some playmakers, too....

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands’ Chaos Chambers offer a few different run types for fans to enjoy. Not only can players enjoy normal runs that feature randomized rooms and Chaos trials that allow gamers to access new difficulty levels, but the Featured Run gives gamers a reason to log in every week. These runs feature the same room and enemy layouts each time players engage with them, allowing players to compete with each other to get better completion times or finish with the most crystals....

According to the American Heart Association, five lifestyle-related factors—never smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, getting regular physical activity, eating a healthy diet, and avoiding excessive alcohol consumption—could prolong life expectancy (at age 50) by 14 years for females and more than 12 years for males (versus people who didn’t adopt any of those lifestyle factors). Keeping your weight down, quitting smoking, staying fit, and reducing stress are some of the best ways to prevent illness and prolong life, and they could reduce the amount of money you have to spend on hospitalization, drugs, and other therapies....

Fresh off its 6-1 thrashing of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the USA faced a far bigger test at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. MORE: Photos from Paris attacks | England, France show unity at Wembley Forward Gyasi Zardes and midfielder Jermaine Jones struck the woodwork, but that was as close as the visitors came to making it two wins from two games in Group C. Instead, the USA had to share the spoils and now has four points after two matches, a record matched by Trinidad and Tobago....

Reuters reported Monday morning that USOC officials advised federation leaders on a conference call last month that those with fears about the mosquito-borne virus should stay home “if they don’t feel comfortable going.” The report cited two people who were on the call, naming USA Fencing president Donald Anthony as one of them. MORE: Portraits of Team USA athletes The USOC denied that implication in a statement released Monday afternoon by spokesman Patrick Sandusky, saying the discussions on the call applied only to employees and staff members, not athletes....

Yeimi Alcantara, who is seven months pregnant with her second child, told WGNO-TV she watched in disbelief as a USPS mail carrier flung her package onto the roof of her home Sunday afternoon. Alcantara said the mail carrier arrived at around 3:16 p.m. and appeared to be aiming the tossed package at her front door, but it landed too high. The soon-to-be mother said she first heard a noise and looked out her front door to see the mail worker leaving the driveway....

With the temperatures in the 90s for most of the game, even though it kicked off at 9 p.m. local time, Canada had functioned for much of the evening as though it had trained for this game in the Yukon. There nearly were a half-dozen breaks for injured Canadian players who fell to the turf, all of whom were able to return to play after they’d had their 90 seconds or more of attention, rest and hydration....

Woods will have 12 players with him, and he could be a playing captain. It leads to a messy schedule that could affect two tournaments — his unofficial Hero World Challenge, an 18-man field of players from the top 50 in the world, and the Australian Open, which was hopeful of a strong field a week before the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne. The Presidents Cup is Dec. 12-15, the latest it has ever been played....

Altidore tried to run onto a long ball over the top from Michael Bradley in the 21st minute, racing Ghana's John Boye down the left side of the U.S. attack. He pulled up, clutched at his hamstring and immediately began gesticulating to the training staff before being taken from the field on a stretcher. WORLD CUP: USA vs. Ghana photos | Live commentary | Fastest goal | Broken nose...

Tim Weah’s first-half opener gave the United States a deserved lead at the break, but the halftime introduction of Kieffer Moore up front for Wales changed the game in their favor and pinned the United States back for long stretches of the second half. Walker Zimmerman, one of the most rock-solid defenders for the United States through CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, brainlessly conceded a silly penalty 10 minutes from fulltime, one which Gareth Bale deposited in emphatic fashion to level the score and secure a point....

The two teams entered the game locked up in a tight race with every single team in Group B, aka the “Group of Death.” Through the first three days of the tournament, each team had won one and lost one, meaning you could easily win the group or fall to fifth and need to avoid relegation. Powered by two goals from Arthur Kaliyev and a dominating performance from Spencer Knight in net, the United States holds the cards....

Team USA defeated Spain 95-81 in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, ending Spain’s Olympic run for the fifth consecutive time. Rubio was spectacular in the loss, scoring a game-high 38 points on 13-of-20 shooting, but his teammates combined to go just 16 of 44 from the field. Kevin Durant led the Americans with 29 points in 31 minutes, but he got plenty of help. Four other players (Jrue Holiday, Zach LaVine, Damian Lillard and Jayson Tatum) hit double-digits in the scoring department, and Team USA shot 48 percent from the field overall with 28 assists....

It will be the first two all-time meetings between the two sides. Uzbekistan has never reached either the Women’s World Cup or the Olympics, nor has it ever exited the group stage of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup. The matchup marks the 55th different country that the USWNT has faced in its history, and the eighth all-time nation from the Asian confederation. It’s the first new Asian team the USWNT has met since a 2016 meeting with Thailand, a 9-0 victory for the USA....

The video has been titled “The World Only Moves Forward When We Move Together” and the it is being promoted on social media with #StrongerTogether. Eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt and four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka are two of the most prominent athletes to feature in the video. Other sporting stars who could be seen in the video are American professional skateboarders Tony Hawk and Nyjah Huston, Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini, Canadian sprinter Andre Degrasse and American gymnast Simone Biles....

Star sprinter Usain Bolt continued his goodwill tour of the city as a guide runner for Paralympic champion athlete Terezinha Guilhermina here. The 28-year-old Jamaican smiled as he held the Brazilian’s hand in a 50 metre sprint on Saturday. “It was a dream come true,” Guilhermina told rio2016.com on Saturday. “He was a little uncertain at the start, afraid that I might fall over or that he would run too fast....

I have updated the USB drivers but the problem will not go away. This makes my Pen drives practically useless for me if I want to watch a movie on my TV off of the Pen drive. Googling tells me that I’m not the only one with pen drive problems. My system is Windows 7 Home Premium. Your help would certainly be appreciated. Thank you…Dave