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Rayo Vallecano are finally in a position to dream of La Liga survival. Photograph: Javier Etxezarreta/EPA In the middle of Rayo Vallecano's dark days, when they'd been beaten 15 times in 20 games and the goals were flying in; when they'd let in five from Atlético Madrid, five from Málaga, five from Villarreal, four from Espanyol, four from Sevilla, four from Barcelona, three from Madrid, three from Osasuna, and three from Valladolid; when they plummeted to 19th and stayed there for 11 long weeks; when the only reason they didn't fall further was that Betis were even worse; when even a glimmer of hope, a 4-1 win over Málaga, immediately gave way to a six-goal hammering; and when relegation wasn't an "if" but a "when"; there was a phrase that got repeated over and over: Paco Jémez will die with his ideas. Paco Jémez, though, had other ideas. Not because Rayo's coach was going to back down on his principles - "any club that signs me knows what it's getting," he insisted - but because he didn't have any intention of dying at all. Even when Rayo were a disaster, Jémez had his defenders. Off the pitch, that is. Last season, only two teams in Europe had the ball more than Rayo did: Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Early this season, when Rayo played Barcelona, they had more possession than them, the first team to manage it in 316 games. They threw men into attack, they were fun to watch, and parading the touchline in a dizzying array of multicoloured elbow patches and waistcoats, pink shirts and purple ties, Jémez urged them forward, always. In a country that values the aesthetic, or in which some do, he was eulogised for the way his teams played de tú a tú: as equals. Rayo didn't simply defend - sometimes they didn't defend at all - but instead they went for it. And, mostly, they lost. Rayo took the ball off Barcelona and Jémez declared himself "very proud". But they were beaten 4-0. They went to the Camp Nou where they were praised by Barcelona's

WWE superstars love to perform in the ring and entertain the WWE Universe. However, there are a few who take pre-mature retirement for numerous reasons. Nonetheless, there have been countless instances when superstars have come out of retirement. Here are a few of such instances:

Some ghosts of Petron Blaze's past just came back to haunt it. Mark Isip scored a game-high 22 points, but former players within the San Miguel Corp. group enabled Air21 to charge and sustain a 97-76 wire-to-wire win over the Boosters Friday in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

CLOSE LOS ANGELES - Even before all the talk of Carmelo Anthony joining the Clippers came up, Chris Paul had a message worth sharing when it came to his embattled team: he's as confident as ever that they're title contenders.

To live the dream of clinching the Australian Open title, the duo partners hailing from India and Romania namely Sania Mirza and Horia Tecau hasted to semis of Australian Open championship while defeating the rivals Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Julia Georges in Melbourne on Thursday. Just 63 minutes long battle quarterfinals held in tennis court came to an end with a swirl of smile on the faces of Indian as well as Romanian fans as the six seeded Sania and Tecau couple marked an edge over unseeded Aisam And Julia pair with 6-3, 6-4.

The disappointing news came from the ground of Sochi Olympics as India's Shiva Keshavan managed 37th place out of 39 in the men's singles luge competition on Sunday.

India's defeat in finals of ICC World T20 came as a big disappointment for Indian Cricket team and soon after the Sri Lankan team clinched the title, stones were pelted over Yuvraj Singh's Chandigarh house in Manimajra.

"When most people think of the Winter Olympics, they usually envision snow skiing, hockey or perhaps even curling. The cold weather means snow on the ground and a real challenge to getting in and out of a hot tub. Here are some ideas we came up with for what we are calling the Hot Tub Winter Olympics."

Ashwin's statement came after India's second warm-up match against West Australia XI at WACA, Perth. India has won the match 64 runs. Ashwin has taken two wickets.

Pakistan's Yasir Shah has been in supreme form with the ball since he came back to the side in October. After a positive show in the Test series victory against Australia, Shah has continued his rich form against New Zealand. And his flurry of wickets has helped him eclipse a 82-year-old record.

Hardik Pandya's participation in the ongoing Asia Cup 2018 came to an end after the all-rounder was ruled out of the tournament with a lower back injury. Pandya suffered the blow in the match against Pakistan. It has been learnt that Deepak Chahar has been called upon as his replacement.

Australia have scripted a remarkable comeback in ODI cricket in a span of a month as they look like a real deal ahead of the ICC World Cup 2019. The Aussies inflicted a whitewash on Pakistan in the five-match ODI series recently. This stellar series victory came after a 3-2 win against India last month. Can they defend the World Cup title? We decode.

Day four of the Australian Open 2019 saw some mouth-watering clashes unfold. There were some tight second round battles in both the men's and women's section. The biggest result of the day came in the form of Milos Raonic beating Stan Wawrinka. There were wins for Naomi Osaka and Venus Williams.

Some of the Premier League's top clubs pulled out fascinating deals on the final day of the summer transfer window.The transfer window for EPL came to an end on August 8, much ahead of the other European leagues.Here are some of the lucrative signings done by clubs on deadline day in the Premier League.

India Women came up with a commendable performance as they defended a low total to beat South Africa Women in the opening T20I in Surat on Tuesday. Off-spinner Deepti Sharma was adjudged the Player of the Match for her fine bowling performance, as we take a look at the records broken in this tie.

While I hesitate to start this way, I do want to make it known that I am a former Division 1 cross country and track runner. This is not said to pump my own ego, but to show that I have a good knowledge base when it comes to running programs. After many weeks or research, I could not find a 10k running plan that actually works. For months, I scoured the internet, read running articles, magazines, and anything else I could get my hands on, but struggled to find a complete running program 5k or 10k. There were many running for beginners programs but nothing that was as complete as I was looking for. I wanted a 10k running program that was thorough and had all the information I was looking for. Each running schedule that I found, whether it be for a 10k or 5k seemed to missing something. Initially when I came out of mini-retirement, I decided that a 5k would be my first conquest, but I really wanted to train for a 10k. There are many things to look at when deciding on a 10k running plan. Length, experience level, and the results runners have gotten are all things to look at. While I understand that a running program for beginners is different than a 10k running program for advanced individuals, I wanted to make sure I got a plan that covered all the bases. When I finally thought I found a 10k running program I liked, there was something it was missing. A friend and former teammate finally referred me to RunLovin.com. Upon entering the site, it seemed like they had thorough content, but I still wasn't sold. Since there is a lot of free information on the internet, I thought, why should I pay for it? I signed up for sample program and got my answer. They emailed me a synopsis, and some actual wording from the purchased 10k running program. I was immediately impressed with how complete their program is. Although it was a 10k running schedule, they had information about shoes, nutrition, equipment, and injury prevention to name a few. What finall

Andy Murray on Sunday won his first ATP title since returning to action from hip surgery. Murray won the European Open after beating Stan Wawrinka in the final 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Murray's last ATP title win came in 2017, following which he underwent hip surgery and returned to action in January 2019.