offseason, immediately leading to thoughts of a twice-a-season matchup with Beckham.The Giants receeiver told GQ that for sure Norman is in Washington because of him and called it a

Gujarat were in line for full points after enforcing the follow-on against Punjab in Belgavi. After declaring on 624 for 6, courtesy Priyank Panchals triple century, Rush Kalaria picked four wickets to skittle Punjab for 247 in 85.2 overs. Manan Vohra top scored with 68, while cameos from Mayank Sidhana (39), Gitansh Khera (35 not out) and Manpreet Gony (26) ensured Punjab added 113 for the last four wickets. Hardik Patel and RP Singh complemented Kalaria by picking two wickets each.Having to wipe out a deficit of 377 to prevent Gujarat from winning a bonus point, Punjab closed on 36 for 1, with Vohra and Jiwanjot Singh at the crease. A loss here could mean Punjabs qualification for the knockouts hinges on other results.Centuries from Manoj Tiwary (169) and Sudip Chatterjee (130) helped Bengal give themselves an outside chance of an outright win over Mumbai in Nagpur. The pair put on 271 for the fourth wicket as Bengal, who resumed on 198 for 3, finished on 433 for 8 when bad light ended play early.They will have at least 303 to defend on the final day, depending on whether or not they declare overnight. Once they broke the fourth-wicket partnership, Mumbai picked up the next five wickets for just 63, with Abhishek Nayar and Dhawal Kulkarni taking two wickets apiece. Three points courtesy a lead in this game could be enough for Mumbai to secure a quarter-final berth.Madhya Pradesh were within one wicket of completing and outright victory against Baroda in Dharamsala. MPs day began with the loss of overnight batsman Shubham Sharma in the fourth over. They were 131 for 6 at that point, with a lead of 184, before a partnership of 50 for the seventh wicket between Harpreet Singh (73) and Ankit Kushwah and one worth 69 for the ninth wicket between Puneet Datey (41) and Ishwar Pandey (36) helped them add 162 for the last four wickets and set Baroda 347 to win. Barodas Atith Sheth finished with 4 for 51, following his 11-wicket haul in the previous game.Barring an opening stand of 32, and a third-wicket stand of 24, Baroda didnt display any resistance as they collapsed yet again. Medium-pacer Chandrakant Sakure (4 for 17) was the most successful MP bowler. In partnership with Ishwar (2 for 19) and Datey (2 for 49), he pegged Baroda back as they were reduced to 95 for 9 within the 30th over before an unbroken last-wicket stand took them to stumps on 114 for 9.Railways captain Karn Sharma took his second five-for this season, but found himself batting sooner than he may have expected after his team was reduced to 35 for 5 in a chase of 347 against Uttar Pradesh in Rajkot.UPs overnight pair of Shivam Chaudhary and nightwatchman Kuldeep Yadav hung around for 17 overs in the morning, adding 37 to the overnight score of 64 for 2, before Kuldeep was dismissed with the score on 101. UP scored at 4.77 an over from that point, as they looked to set Railways a target. This effort was led by captain Suresh Raina, who was dismissed for 91 for the second time in this match. His partnership of 140 with Shivam, who scored a maiden first-class century before being stumped for 124, helped swell the lead before UP were bowled out for 330.Medium-pacer Praveen Kumar, playing his first match of the season, took wickets in consecutive overs to reduce Railways to 4 for 2 in the third over. Railways couldnt quite recover from this, and by stumps had crawled to 35 for 5 in 27 overs. Wicketkeeper Mahesh Rawat (3 off 43) was batting with Karn (7 off 33). Carolina Hurricanes Gear . Three came down to the fourth quarter while quarterbacks continued to shine in all four games; so important to the overall quality of the game. Carolina Hurricanes Store . Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid. https://www.cheaphurricanes.com/ . 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It also produced anticipation for when Washington Redskins cornerback?Josh Norman and New York Giants receiver?Odell Beckham Jr.?match up again this?season -- twice.A few words by Beckham will add more spice to a budding rivalry.The reason hes become so relevant is because of me, Beckham told GQ for its August issue, which has yet to be published online.When Beckham and Norman faced each other last December, with the latter then playing for Carolina, it produced a highlight reel of good and bad: more attention focused on their extracurricular activity than anything else.Beckham earned a one-game suspension.Then Norman signed with Washington this offseason, immediately leading to thoughts of a twice-a-season matchup with Beckham.The Giants receeiver told GQ that for sure Norman is in Washington because of him and called it a smart business move for him.dddddddddddd The fact that Washington gave him $15 million a season didnt hurt, either.Norman heard about the matchup quite often this spring at Redskins Park -- one time, a young boy visiting practice asked him why he hated Beckham.Norman just laughed.It goes back to what I was saying, Beckham said. If I wasnt playing him twice a year, maybe people wouldnt bring it up as much. But now itll be a lot more media attention for him, attention that I dont really look for, attention that I dont need.The Redskins and Giants play in New York on Sept. 25 and in Washington on Jan. 1. ' ' '