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VAL DISERE, France -- A hand injury could not stop Frenchman Alexis Pinturault conquering the icy Face de Bellevarde course on Saturday as he won another World Cup giant slalom race to ramp up the pressure on rival Marcel Hirscher of Austria.The 25-year-old Pinturault earned his 17th career World Cup win and eighth win in GS, beating the French GS record set by Jean-Claude Killy. It was his second win of the season -- both in GS -- having also beaten Hirscher in the season-opening race at Soelden, Austria.Despite severely bruising his right hand in a training fall on Thursday, Pinturault finished .33 ahead of Hirscher -- who is the five-time defending overall World Cup winner -- and 1.5 seconds clear of Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen, who climbed up from 14th place after the first run.Even this morning it was extremely difficult for me to hold the pole, Pinturault said. But I gritted my teeth and I practically didnt feel it over the two runs.Over in the Italian resort of Sestriere, Tessa Worley won her second straight giant slalom to cap a good day for French skiing.Pinturault made his intentions clear in the mornings first run, shooting down the treacherous slope to place .65 ahead of Germanys Stefan Luitz and .67 clear of Hirscher.Its always special to see the crowd at the bottom, but you have to block it out, said Pinturault, who added that the shadows on the course made it even more difficult to trace a path.Luitz, meanwhile, dropped down to end the race in fifth spot behind Germanys Felix Neureuther.Having finished runner-up to Hirscher in the GS standings for the past two years, Pinturault is throwing down a serious challenge.However, he remains modest.I think you have to win the globe (overall title) to be the boss, Pinturault said. Ive never won it.The French men are leading the way this season in GS.Last weekend, also in Val dIsere but on a different course, Mathieu Faivre won and four of the top five were French -- with Pinturault third behind Hirscher.But this time Faivre was the only other Frenchman in the top 10, placing ninth.It wasnt great, Faivre said after the first run. It was melting near the bottom and I couldnt feel my skis at all.Victor Muffat-Jeandet, fifth last weekend, went inside on his ski on the second run, flipped up and flew into the safety netting. He sat up quickly and appeared unhurt as officials helped to untangle his skis.American Ted Ligety, out of the top 20 after the first run, failed to complete the race after going wide on a gate halfway down his second run.Ligety, an Olympic and world giant slalom champion, returned to action this season nine months after tearing the ACL in his right knee in a training accident. Countryman Tommy Ford, who was 17th in the morning, crashed out of the second run. Adidas Yeezy 350 Uk Release .C. United of Major League Soccer. United chose the defender in the second round of the 2013 MLS re-entry draft. Yeezy Boost 350 Buy Online Uk . 31, the CFL club announced Monday. The team also has yet to decide on the future of Doug Berry, who began the season as a consultant to the head coach but took over the offensive co-ordinators duties in July. http://www.yeezy350saleuk.com/ . LeBron James and Chris Bosh didnt need any more. Williams scored 11 points in 10 minutes, Alan Anderson scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets finished the exhibition season with a 108-87 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night. Adidas Yeezy 350 Uk . -- The Sacramento Kings are set to become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin virtual currency for ticket and merchandise purchases. Yeezy Boost 350 For Sale Uk . Vettel was 0.168 seconds faster than Red Bull teammate Mark Webber around the Suzuka circuit. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was two tenths of a second off Vettel. "The car balance is decent, but I think we can still improve," Vettel said.The National Lacrosse League and the Professional Lacrosse Players Association have agreed to a moratorium on all qualifying offers and franchise player designations, as well as any free agency offers under Article 7 of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, whichh will expire on July 31.dddddddddddd In a news release sent Friday, the league stated it has exchanged multiple bargaining proposals with the Players Association and the two sides continue to work actively towards a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. ' ' '