A top Taliban commander was among the five people killed on Friday in a powerful blast in a market in Pakistan's restive South Waziristan tribal region.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
Uzbekistan Grandmasters Saidali Iuldashev and Dzhumaev Marat have joined him on 7.5 points.
Uzbekistan upset three-time champions Saudi Arabia 1-0 on Thursday to become the first team to reach the Asian Cup quarter-finals.
While Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal won their opening matches in straight sets on Saturday, World No. 4, David Ferrer became the first top seed to make an early exit from the BNP Paribas Open.
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