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5. 4. 3. 2. 1. 1... An extra second to see out 2016

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PARIS (AFP) - As if 2016 has not been long enough, the years dying minute will last an extra second to make up for time lost to Earths slowing rotation, timekeepers say.Countries that use Coordinated Universal Time -- several West African nations, Britain, Ireland and Iceland -- will add the leap second during the midnight countdown to 2017 -- making the years final minute 61 seconds long.For others, the timing will be determined by the time zone they live in, relative to UTC.This extra second, or leap second, makes it possible to align astronomical time, which is irregular and determined by Earths rotation, with UTC which is extremely stable and has been determined by atomic clocks since 1967, the Paris Observatory said in a statement.The observatory houses the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS), responsible for synchronising time.The sequence of dates of the UTC second markers will be: 2016 December 31 23h 59m 59s, 2016 December 31 23h 59m 60s, 2017 January 1, 0h 0m 0s, the IERS website states.The adjustment is necessary because Earths rotation is not regular -- it sometimes speeds up, sometimes slows down, but is gradually slowing overall.This is caused by factors including the Moons gravitational Earth-braking forces, which give rise to the ocean tides.The result is that astronomical time -- based on the length of an Earth day -- gradually falls out of sync with atomic time -- which is measured by nearly 400 super-accurate atomic clocks dotted around the world.Atomic time or TAI, in turn, is used to determine UTC, used for civil timekeeping globally.TAI is exactly 36 seconds ahead of UTC, a difference that keeps growing as leap seconds are added, and will reach 37 seconds on January 1.When leap seconds were introduced in 1972, 10 seconds had to be added to UTC, followed by another roughly every 18 months thereafter, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the US Department of Commerce.The last was added on June 30, 2015.Leap seconds are added in order to keep the difference between UTC and astronomical time (UT1) to less than 0.9 seconds, the NIST website explains.Usually leap seconds are added when UTC is ahead of UT1 by 0.4 seconds or more.The process, it added, can create problems for data logging applications and telecommunications systems.Special attention must be given to these systems each time there is a leap second. 2016 -- annus horribilis for many with its rash of celebrity deaths and political upsets -- has also had a leap day -- February 29 -- a four-yearly occurrence to keep the calendar synchronised with Earths movement around the Sun.

Broom century lifts New Zealand to 251

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NELSON (AFP) - Neil Broom scored a run-a-ball 109 not out in a defiant lone stand for New Zealand batting first against Bangladesh in the second one-day international in Nelson on Thursday. It was a maiden century for Broom as New Zealand struggled to 251. It was a good toss to win for Bangladesh skipper Mushrafe Mortaza who needs a victory to keep the three-match series alive after New Zealand won the first ODI by 77 runs. He put New Zealand into bat to make the most of the heavy overcast conditions. When the clouds cleared and the pitched flattened out Bangladesh maintained the pressure. Only Broom, back in the New Zealand side after nearly seven years in the wilderness, and whose previous best was 71, was able to offer any resistance. His 109 off 107 deliveries included three sixes and eight fours. He offered only one chance when dropped by debutant wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan in the penultimate over.Mashrafe had Bangladesh in charge from the start when removed Martin Guptill with the third ball of the match. He also dismissed the big-hitting Colin Munro for three in the middle of the innings and came back to remove Lockie Ferguson at the tail. Taskin Ahmed dismissed Kane Williamson (14) for the second successive match and first ODI century-maker Tom Latham struggled to 22 before he fell lbw to Shakib Al Hasan leaving New Zealand 47-3 in the 14th over.Jimmy Neesham added a quick 28 in a 51-run stand with Broom for the fourth wicket and Luke Ronchi was New Zealands second highest scorer with 35 when adding 64 with Broom for the sixth wicket. For Bangladesh, Mashrafe took three for 49 while Taskin Ahmed and Shakib Al Hasan both took two for 45.

Australia 395-4 at lunch, trail Pakistan by 48

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MELBOURNE (AFP) - Skipper Steve Smith had an unbeaten half-century as Australia reduced Pakistans first innings lead to 48 runs by lunch on day four of the second Test in Melbourne on Thursday.Smith reached the interval unbeaten on 61 off 107 balls with rookie Nic Maddinson, badly needing a big score to protect his Test place, not out seven in Australias 395 for four.Australia added 117 runs off 34 overs in the extended morning session and were poised to take the lead during the afternoon.Usman Khawaja was dismissed on 97 for the second time this season when he played away from his body and edged Wahab Riaz to wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed.He faced 12 balls for two runs Thursday before he was out in the days fifth over and left the ground with his head bowed.Khawaja also missed out on a century against South Africa in the second innings of last months first Test in Perth.Peter Handscomb claimed his third half-century in his three Tests to push along the Australia scoring.He was dropped off a sharp caught-and-bowled chance by Mohammad Amir on 51, but three runs later he found Sami Aslam at point off Sohail Khan.Handscomb, playing on his home pitch, added 92 runs with Smith off 141 balls.Maddinson, under pressure after scores of 0, 1 and 4 in his three Test innings, looked composed during the 20 balls he faced before lunch.Paceman Riaz continued to have problems bowling no-balls and has overstepped 12 times in the 23 overs he has bowled so far.

Top 5 moments of sports in the year 2016

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LAHORE (Web Desk) - 2016 was a very historic and memorable year for sports as many world records were broken in the Olympic games, which were held in South America for the first time.Many great events were held in the fields of Football, Tennis, Athletics, Swimming and other sports, so we will have a look back at some events, which would never be forgotten by sports fans.1. Olympic Games in BrazilThe Olympic Games were held after four years, which is the biggest sporting event of the world, with every country/nation participating in it. These Olympic games became even more memorable and historic as they were held in a South American country for the first time.There were many protests and riots in Brazil, which had put the world in doubt to play in the games or not but finally they were held in July, when many records were shattered and history books were re-written.2. Usain Bolt completed the hat-trick of hat-tricksThe fastest ever human-being in the history of mankind, Usain Bolt participated in his last Olympic games. He was defending champion in all three events of sprint, 100m, 200m and 100x4m relay.Bolt had won these three events in Beijing 2008 Olympics and London 2012 Olympics but due to injuries, it was doubted that he may not be able to achieve this feat, which was never done before.Bolt was able to successfully defend all three titles and marked the end of his Olympic career in a grand style.3. Michael Phelps increased his tally to 23 gold medalsThe most successful Olympian of the history, Michael Phelps also participated in his last Olympics. Phelps had won 6 gold medals in 2004 Athens Olympics, 8 gold medals in 2008 Beijing Olympics, which was also the record for most gold medals at one Olympics.He won 4 gold medals in 2012 London Olympics and took retirement as he was already the most successful Olympic with 18 gold medals, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals.Phelps took his decision back and came back for the Rio Olympics. The American won 5 gold medals and 1 silver medal to end the career with 23 gold medals, 3 silver medals, 2 bronze medals and a total of 28 medals.It meant that, if Phelps were a country, he would be 38th on the all time medal table.4. Portugal winning the 2016 Euro CupPortugal faced hosts France in the 2016 Euro Cup final as they were chasing their first ever Euro Cup title. Cristiano Ronaldo was looking for his first International trophy, looking to do something his rival Lionel Messi had not done.Portugal did not win any game in the group stage and only drew games to barely reach round of 16. France were clear favourites to win the final, with players like Paul Pogba, Antoine Greizmann, Patrice Evra, Dmitry Payet, Olivier Giroud in their team.Ronaldo was injured in the early stages of the match and it looked like Portugal had lost their last hope as he went out of the ground with tears in his eyes.But he inspired his team from the sidelines as Renato Sanches scored the winning goal in the extra-time and Ronaldo finally got his holy grail.5. Novak Djokovic completed Career Grand SlamSerbias Novak Djokovic became first ever Tennis player in 47 years to win all four Grand Slams in a row in Tennis. He had won Wimbledon and US Open last year and started this year by winning the Australian Open for the sixth time.Djokovic had lost in the French Open final twice before but this time he faced Andy Murray in the title match. Djokovic dropped the first set and it looked like he would have to wait more for the most awaited title but he came back strong and won next three sets to make history.Djokovic became only the fifth player in open era to win all four grand slams and only the fourth to win on three different surfaces.

Karachi: Two accused apprehended in police operation

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Crackdown against criminal elements under National Action Plan (NAP) continues in Karachi as two more accused were taken into custody during police operation in the city on Wednesday, Dunya News reported.According to details, police conducted an operation in Iqbal Market area of Orangi Town and apprehended two target killers. The arrested target killers were identified as Rafiq and Sher Ali and were members of Raees Mama group.Police sources said that the accused were wanted in several cases of extortion and target killing in Korangi area. Police have also recovered arms and a motorcycle from their possession.

Rajanpur: Two kids died in roof collapse incident

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RAJANPUR (Dunya News) – Roof of a dilapidated house in Muhalla Qureshian area of Rajanpur collapsed on Wednesday claiming the lives of at least two people and injuring three other, Dunya News reported.According to details, eight-year old Diya and six-year-old Tanvir were killed when roof of their house collapsed while their father Munir and two brothers Shani and Taimur were wounded.Rescue teams reached the scene and pulled out the injured and dead bodies from the debris and shifted them to District Hospital Rajanpur.

Top 10 moments of Cricket in year 2016

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LAHORE (Web Desk) - As the year 2016 comes to an end, we will have a look at some of the top moments of the year in the cricket grounds all over the world.It was a busy year for cricket as World T20 was played, whereas Pakistan conducted their first T20 cricket league. Lets have a look at some of the top moments.1. Pushups at Lords cricket groundThe 2010 test series in England had ended in an awful way for Pakistan as they lost the test match at Lords in a one-sided affair and got their 3 main players Muhammad Amir, Muhammad Asif and skipper Salman Butt banned. But they returned at the same venue 6 years later and started the series at same ground.Pakistan team had gone to England after taking training from Pakistan Army at Military Academy in Kakul and captain Misbah paid a tribute to Army by doing pushups after scoring a century in the first innings.But the best scenes were witnessed at the end when Pakistan won the match and whole side did pushups, to thank Pakistan Army.2. Pakistan hosted the first edition of PSLPakistani players were looking for an opportunity and a chance to showcase their T20 skills, as Pakistan had not hosted an International T20 league, despite being former T20 champions.Due to secuity issues, players were reluctant to come to Pakistan so countrys first ever T20 league was hosted in UAE, in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.It proved to be a great success and many top players like Kevin Pietersen, Kumar Sangakkara, Shane Watson, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Shaun Tait were part of the league.Dunya News team Islamabad United went on to become the champions under the leadership of Misbah-ul-Haq and gave some promising players like Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif and Babar Azam to the national side.3. West Indies won the World T20West Indian cricket team were not among the favourites to win the title as they were struggling in other formats, but they surprised everyone by reaching semifinals of the event, where they faced in-form hosts India.Virat Kohli was in sublime form and scored a fifty but West Indies chased that total and faced former champions England in the final. They needed 24 runs in the last over and then Carlos Braithwaite stunned the whole world by hitting 4 sixes off four balls.4. Muhammad Amirs comebackMuhammad Amir remained out of cricket world for 5 years due to spot fixing ban and then finally made the return at the start of the year against New Zealand in New Zealand.The young pacer showed that he still had got the talent and represented Pakistan in the Asia Cup and World T20. But everyone was looking for him to perform against England in England where he was banned.Amir resumed his test career at the same Lords ground and finished the match by taking the wicket.5. Afghanistan defeated eventual champions West IndiesWest Indies went on to win the World T20 but they faced only one defeat in the competition. The loss came against the high-spirited Afghanistan side, who were coached by Pakistans Inzamam-ul-Haq.Afghanistan scored 123 runs in 20 overs and it was expected that strong West Indian batting line-up will easily chase the total, but Afghanistan stunned the eventual champions by restricting them to just 117 runs.The amazing scenes were seen as Afghani players celebrated in the DJ Bravo style, by dancing. Chris Gayle also showed some great sportsman spirit and danced with the winning side.6. Brendon McCullums fastest century in the last testNew Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was playing in his last test against Australia. The aggressive batsman had turned the Kiwi side into an attacking unit and showed them how to play in a perfect farewell match.McCullum hit 4 sixes and 16 fours against the strong Australian bowling line-up, which featured bowlers like Josh Hazlewood, James Pattinson, Jackson Bird and Mitchell Marsh.The Kiwi captain reached century off just 54 balls and broke the record which was previously held by Pakistans Misbah-ul-Haq and West Indies Sir Vivian Richard.7. Asias first day and night test/Azhar Alis triple tonPakistan and West Indies faced each other in Dubai in the first ever day and night test match in Asia and second overall. The match was made memorable because of Azhar Alis triple ton, which was first ever century in day and night test cricket.Pakistan scored 579 runs in the first innings and declared but West Indies showed some resistance and scored 357 in reply, as Yasir Shah took 5 wickets.The match took an interesting turn as Pakistan were bowled out for 123 in the second innings to set up a target of 346. West Indies fought hard and match could have had all 3 results, but at the end it went in Pakistans favour as they won the historical match by 56 runs.8. Pakistan scored 450 in the fourth innings at GabbaPakistan played their second day and night test match at Gabba stadium in Brisbane against Australia and were bowled out for just 142 in the first innings.Australia were in very strong position and declared early with almost 2 days left. They had set a target of 490, as Pakistan were not expected to go even close of the target.Pakistan were 223/6 and many were predicting them to lose by 200 runs, but Asad Shafiq showed some great fight with the tail-enders to take Pakistans scored above 400 for the first time in the history.Pakistan became only the fourth team to score 450 in the fourth innings of the test and lost by just 39 runs, as Australians did not have many nails left on their fingers.9. Kashmiri crowd supported Pakistan in World T20There were tensions between Pakistan and India ahead of the World T20 ahead of the tournament and Pakistan got a last moment invitation and security clearance.When Pakistan finally got the clearance, Kashmiri people reached the stadiums in big numbers, coming all the way to Kolkata and Mohali. The support for Pakistan team was amazing throughout the tournament.Shahid Afridi also thanked the Kashmiri crowd, for which Indians were furious and warned him for not saying anything about Kashmiris again. But Afridi thanked the Kashmiri crowd again after the last match against Australia.10. Pakistan given the title of World No.1 team/Test maceInternational Cricket remained out of Pakistan due to security reasons again but ICC was forced to come to Pakistan when they became the top ranked test side.ICC representatives came to Pakistan handed over the test mace to Pakistans captain Misbah-ul-Haq at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, which was a proud moment for every Pakistani.

Chiniot: Police recover boy abducted three days ago

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CHINIOT (Dunya News) – Police have recovered a class three student Yaseen Fazil, who was kidnapped three days ago, from Chanabnagar area of Chiniot on Wednesday and arrested his abductor, Dunya News reported.Police sources said that the accused was wanted by police in several cases of kidnappings. Sources further said that the accused was arrested with the help of geo-fencing technique.

Ryan Giggs in contention for the Swansea City manager job

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LONDON (AFP) - Manchester United great Ryan Giggs is one of the names being considered for the managerial vacancy at Swansea City, according to British media reports on Wednesday.Swansea, second from bottom in the Premier League, are looking for a new manager after American Bob Bradley was sacked just 11 games into his tenure on Tuesday.Welshman Giggs, 43, was interviewed twice prior to Bradleys appointment as the successor to Francesco Guidolin in October.Other men in the frame are said to include Swansea native Chris Coleman, who led Wales to the semi-finals at Euro 2016, and Gary Rowett, who was recently sacked by second-tier Birmingham City.First-team coaches Alan Curtis and Paul Williams have been placed in temporary charge for Swanseas home game with Bournemouth on Saturday.The most decorated footballer in British history, Giggs briefly took charge at United following David Moyess dismissal as manager in April 2014.He had previously worked under Moyes and was Louis van Gaals assistant from 2014 to 2016, but left United when Jose Mourinho was appointed manager last July.Reports at the time said Giggs had paid the price for an underwhelming interview when he first went for the Swansea job.I met with them a couple of times, but in the end there was just mixed messages from the football side and the ownership side of the club, Giggs told ITV after missing out to Bradley.I just felt their ambitions did not really match mine, so it didnt quite work out.

Liverpool targets City after crushing Stoke

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LIVERPOOL (AFP) - Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is looking forward to pitting his wits against Pep Guardiola again after seeing the Reds fight back to beat Stoke City 4-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday.The Reds moved back above Manchester City into second place in the table, and to within six points of leaders Chelsea, after claiming their third consecutive win and maintaining their unbeaten record at Anfield this season.The win, secured thanks to goals by Adam Lallana, Roberto Firmino, Daniel Sturridge and a Giannelli Imbula own goal, set Liverpool up nicely for their New Years Eve home clash with City, whose manager was in the Anfield crowd doing a spot of scouting.Im not sure whether he watched a lot of games in the last few weeks in other stadiums. That is the first sign it is a special game and we are already looking forward to it, Klopp said.The German -- a direct rival of Guardiolas when the pair were in charge of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich respectively -- admitted that it can be difficult to go to see opposition teams in action these days because the Premier Leagues superstar managers risk spending more time signing autographs than actually watching games.I respect them a lot also but I have not been at their stadium this season. Maybe he just wants to watch good football, he joked.Its a difficult game for both teams but exciting and the best thing is its at Anfield. They are an outstanding side and we are not too bad.Liverpool have won eight and drawn two of 10 games at Anfield this season and have not been beaten in front of their own fans in 23 games going back to January.City can therefore expect to face a daunting task but Stoke -- the last visiting team to win at Anfield -- looked like they could spring a surprise after Jonathan Walters put them in front in the 12th minute.Lallana equalised and Firminos fine strike just before half-time made it 2-1 before Liverpool ran away with the game in the second period.The Brazilians goal, his sixth of the season, came three days after he was arrested and charged for drink driving in the centre of Liverpool, and Klopp said there had been no prospect of the player being dropped.No because he was the best man in training so there was no chance to leave him out. No chance. He was outstanding, he said.There were important contributions from Sadio Mane, who forced Imbula into turning the ball into his own net, and Sturridge, who came off the bench and seconds later had his first goal of the season.Captain Jordan Henderson was also excellent, but Klopp said it was not the moment to shower praise on individuals.I dont think they need it. In this moment they are all happy about the team performance, the result, about the goals we scored, he said.If we speak about one player we speak always about the past but I already think about the next game and hopefully we can do better.Stoke boss Mark Hughes has still never won at Anfield as a manager and he was left to rue defensive errors that contributed to his teams downfall.We deservedly took the lead. The disappointment is that we allowed them back into the game just before half-time. We went in 2-1 down feeling a little bit hard done by, said Hughes.We made a couple of individual errors again for the next two goals and it was very difficult to come back from that. Because of individual and collective errors we have been beaten by four goals which is a little bit unfair on us, added Hughes, whose side are without a win in four and go to Chelsea next.

Lahore: 20 suspects apprehended in police operation

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – At least 20 suspects were apprehended during police search operation in different parts of Lahore on Wednesday night, Dunya News reported.According to details, police carried out search operation in Naulakha, Larri Adda, Shafiqabad, Lower Mall and Bhati Gate areas during which identity documents of the residents were checked. Police arrested at least 20 suspects during the operation.Police sources said that the arrested persons failed to produce any identity document during the operation.

Bangladesh make New Zealand bat in second ODI

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NELSON (AFP) - Bangladesh won the toss and put New Zealand into bat in the second one-day international at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Thursday. Captain Mashrafe Mortaza said the overhead cloud and green tinge to the wicket should assist his side.In the morning something can happen, he said of the Nelson wicket which has a reputation for being flat.New Zealand, who won the first ODI by 77 runs, would also have bowled first, captain Kane Williamson said.Bangladesh have made three changes: debutant Nurul Hasan is in for injured wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim; Tanvir Hayder replaces Soumya Sarkar; and Subashish Roy comes in for Mustafizur Rahman.The New Zealand side is unchanged.New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (capt), Neil Broom, Jimmy Neesham, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult. Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Nural Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Taskin Ahmed, Tanvir Hayder, Subashish Roy. Umpires: Chris Brown (NZL), Paul Reiffel (AUS).Third umpire: Chettithody Shamshuddin (IND).Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG).

Tottenham thrash Southampton 4-1 to go to near top 4

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SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Dele Alli scored twice as Tottenham came back from behind to win emphatically, 4-1, at Southampton on Wednesday.Harry Kane, who missed a penalty, and substitute Son Heung-min were also on the score-sheet in a game that saw Virgil van Dijk give Southampton an early lead.Nathan Redmond was sent off soon after Kane had made it 2-1 and although the England striker failed to convert the resulting penalty Southampton tried in vain to prevent a hefty defeat that moved Tottenham to within a point of fourth-place Arsenal in the Premier League table.It took Southampton all of 69 seconds to take the lead, through van Dijk.The Netherlands defender, coveted by a number of Premier League rivals and valued in the 30million bracket, rose to meet James Ward-Prowses free-kick to send a downward header beyond Hugo Lloris in the Tottenham goal.The home side were full of energy and aggression - the brand of football Pochettino brought with him to the St Marys Stadium before leaving for Tottenham in May 2014.The Argentinian could not have enjoyed the way his players were being put under constant pressure and there were a number of nervy moments as they attempted to stem the tide of Saints attacks.Former Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama had given away the free-kick for the goal on his first return to his old club and Mousa Dembele was booked for chopping Nathan Redmond down to end another attack.Fraser Forster had little to do in the Southampton goal but found himself picking the ball out of the net in the 19th minute when Moussa Sissoko saw his cross from the left deflected upwards off Redmond.That allowed Alli to out-jump van Dijk and plant a header past Forster that went in off a post.Parity perhaps flattered Tottenham but they made good use of their good fortune to fashion a number of chances.Christian Eriksen twice failed to hit the target after getting himself into promising shooting positions before Wanyama, having burst into the box and got the better of van Dijk, saw his shot blocked by Saints skipper Jose Fonte.Tottenham made a much better start to the second half and took the lead in the 52nd minute through the previously-dormant Kane from a corner won by Kyle Walker and delivered by Eriksen. Southamptons marking was poor to say the least as the England striker rose unchallenged to head into the top corner.Jose Fonte headed over from a free-kick at the other end before the home side found themselves a man down when Redmond was sent off for impeding Alli from behind in the act of shooting.Referee Mike Dean awarded a penalty and sent Redmond packing before Kane stepped up to send the spot-kick soaring over the bar in the style of a rugby conversion.The extra man was proving useful to Tottenham and Southampton were relieved when Eriksens effort bounced back off the crossbar.Danny Rose poked another effort wide after Saints made a triple substitution, with Dusan Tadic, Shane Long and Pierre-Emile Hjbjerg coming on to pep up their depleted ranks with just under 20 minutes remaining.Lloris had been a spectator for a while but almost gifted Pierre-Emile Hjbjerg, one of three 72nd-minute Saints subs, a comedy equaliser.The Frenchman kicked the ball straight to Hjbjerg, who was so surprised he sent the ball straight back instead of locating an empty net.Son Heung-min, Tottenhams first substitute, wrapped up victory in the 85th minute, with a cool finish across Forster after Saints had been caught on the break.Southampton couldnt wait for the final whistle, especially after Alli strode through to slot in a fourth after the hosts were caught out at the back once again.

Obama admired by most Americam, Trump comes second: poll

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CHICAGO (AFP) - In a survey released Wednesday, US President Barack Obama beat out Donald Trump as the man most admired by Americans in 2016.Twenty-two percent of those surveyed by Gallup chose Obama, followed by 15 percent who chose Donald Trump. Pope Francis was a distant third with four percent.Hillary Clinton topped the list of the most admired women in 2016, with 12 percent of Americans choosing her.She and Obama have been at the top of the poll every year since 2008.The survey, which tends to favor current and past presidents and first ladies, was released at an especially sensitive time.Tensions between Trump and the current White House have been growing for weeks over US foreign and domestic policies.Over the weekend, Obama suggested he may have won a third term were he not constitutionally barred, to which Trump tweeted, in part: NO WAYTensions flared again early Wednesday, when in an unprecedented personal condemnation of his soon-to-be predecessor, Trump tweeted: Doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory President O statements and roadblocks.Thought it was going to be a smooth transition - NOTTrump might take solace in the fact that he has been in the top 10 rankings of the most admired men in America before - five times, in fact, with the most recent being in 2015. He first appeared among the top 10 in 1988.Among women, Hillary Clinton has now earned the most admired spot 21 times. She first led the poll in 1993 when she was first lady.The current First Lady Michelle Obama was the second most admired woman in 2016, with eight percent of Americans choosing her.Also among the top five women, though far behind Obama and Clinton, were German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and former and current talk-show hosts Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres.

Football: Celtic stretch their lead at top of the table

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GLASGOW (AFP) - Celtic stretched their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership as they warmed up for Saturdays Old Firm clash against rivals Rangers with a comfortable 2-0 win over Ross County.The visitors had looked dangerous on the break before Erik Sviatchenko fired Celtic into a 38th minute lead with a long range effort, Stuart Armstrong adding a second in first half stoppage time.The win was Celtics 14th in a row as they remain unbeaten in 23 domestic matches since the start of the season.Brendan Rodgers side will now head into the second Old Firm derby of the season at Ibrox with a 16-point lead over second-placed Rangers, who were held to a 1-1 draw away to St Johnstone.Ross County had put pressure on Celtic from the start as they refused to allow the Hoops to settle on the ball. The Staggies created the early opportunities and Christopher Routis caused panic in the Celtic defence as he flashed a fierce strike across the six-yard box that was crying out for a touch to divert it into the net.Liam Boyce then messed up a chance following a quick breakaway move as he pulled his low drive wide after being teed up perfectly by Martin Woods.Despite this, Celtic should have taken the lead shortly after through Scott Sinclair who was picked out in the box by a sublime cross from Emilio Izaguirre, but the English winger flashed his header off-target.Jozo Simunovic then misjudged the flight of a high ball to allow Alex Schalk in behind the Celtic defence. The ball was then worked to Woods via Boyce but the Ross County man dragged his shot wide.The sides seemed to be heading to the break on level terms before Sviatchenko broke the deadlock with his first goal of the season. The Danish defender collected the ball just inside the County half and evaded one challenge before firing a powerful 25-yard strike into the bottom corner past County keeper Fox who should have done better.The Hoops extended their advantage in first half stoppage time. Mikel Lustig slipped a pass to Armstrong who twisted one way then another before drilling a fierce strike past Fox to net for the second successive match.Celtic showed no signs of easing up in the second half with Leigh Griffiths winding Fox as he lashed a shot straight at the keeper before the Scotland striker somehow managed to head over from just four yards out.Craig Gordon had a quiet evening in the Celtic goal but was called into action late on to tip a sizzling strike from Woods round the post and then stop a Andrew Davies header on the line as his side kept their third straight clean sheet.Glasgow rivals Rangers are the opponents on Saturday and their four-match winning run was brought to an end by St Johnstone. The Gers got off to the perfect start in Perth when Barrie McKay netted in the 23rd minute.Their lead lasted just five minutes, however, as a slack pass-back from Rob Kiernan was intercepted by Steven McLean who evaded Wes Foderingham before sliding it into the net.
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