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Nico Hulkenberg marked his first day of 2016 action with an impressive display as Force India finished quickest on Day Three in Barcelona.The German posted a best time of 1:23.110, the second quickest of the week so far.What made the lap more impressive was despite being set on the supersoft tyres, Hulkenberg was only two tenths slower than the benchmark time set by compatriot Sebastian Vettel on Day Two using the quicker ultrasoft tyres on his Ferrari. It is impossible to know how much fuel both cars had onboard for their respective laps, with Hulkenberg posting the time on just a three-lap run. Nevertheless, the Force India VJM09 looks an impressive car and has performed admirably across different tyre compounds this week.I wouldnt get too excited at these early stages. Today we tried a bit more to see and test where our package stands at the moment more that the competition, said Hulkenberg.There is no reason to get over excited, but I think the package looks okay so far. However, there is still a lot of work in front of us. Romain Grosjean went second quickest late on for Haas on the soft tyres as F1s newest team continue to impress. In all, the Frenchman completed 82 laps, taking the teams pre-season mileage to around the 555 mile mark. It was the first time that Ferrari havent been quickest at this test. Kimi Raikkonen lost the first two hours of the day due to a fuel system issue, but did manage to complete a half century of laps in the SF16-H. Setting his fastest time on medium tyres, the Finn ended the day 2.8 seconds behind Hulkenberg.After a difficult two days saw Jolyon Palmer complete just 79 laps in total due to reliability issues for Renault, Kevin Magnussen enjoyed a better day, posting the fourth quickest time and completing over a century of laps.However, the Dane couldnt escape all the gremlins and came to a stop on the pit straight with an hour of the session remaining. He was sent out again after a brief stop in the garage, but only made it to the end of the pitlane before stopping again. McLarens day also ended prematurely after a hydraulic leak bought Jenson Button to a halt at the end of the pitlane. After two days of solid running, it amounted to the first setback of the winter as they bid to recover from their wretched 2015.F1 qualifying shake-up is agreedMercedes opted to split their days running between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton and the German completed 74 laps during his mornings running.We need to push the car to its limit in order to find little problems. At some point something will break and for now we need to keep on going to find out where the little weak points are, Rosberg said.Lap time-wise, its not realistic where we are. We havent showed our cards, were holding back, but the car is quick.Hamilton took over after lunch adding a further 87 laps as the Silver Arrows demonstrated incredible reliability once again. The world champion ended the day in eighth with another 88 laps to his credit and Mercedes are quickly closing in on the 1500 mile mark in pre-season. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton takes his dog for a walk in the paddock on a hoverboard. On his final day behind the wheel of the STR11 this week, Carlos Sainz was the busiest driver as he completed 161 laps for Toro Rosso.Propping up the timesheet was Manor newbie Rio Haryanto. The Indonesian will make his F1 debut this season and completed 78 laps on his first day in the car. He did cause a red flag with a spin at Turn Five towards the end of the morning session.Day Three timesheet1. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:23.110, supersoft tyres, 99 laps;2. Romain Grosjean, Haas, soft tyres, 1:25.874, 82 laps;3. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:25.977, medium tyres, 77 laps.4. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, 1:26.014, soft tyres, 111 laps;5. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:26.084, medium tyres, 74 laps;6. Carlos Sainz, 1:26.239, medium tyres, 161 laps;7. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, 1:26.392, medium tyres, 115 laps; 8. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:26.421, medium tyres, 88 laps;9. Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull, 1:26.497, medium tyres, 74 laps;10. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:26.712, medium tyres,109 laps;11. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:26.919, medium tyres, 51 laps;12. Rio Haryanto, Manor, 1:28.249, medium tyres, 78 laps; Keep up to speed with all the latest news, pictures and video from all eight days of F1 testing via the daily live blog on the Sky Sports website and mobile apps. Sky Sports News HQ will also broadcast regular updates from trackside in Barcelona. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here.Also See:Every 2016 race liveF1 qualifying shake-up agreedJerian Grant Magic Jersey . With Parker having a quiet game for once, Nicolas Batum and Boris Diaw provided the scoring as France won its first major basketball title by beating Lithuania 80-66 on Sunday. 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The second-ranked Norwegian made her season debut after missing the LPGA Tours opening event last month in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury.PHILADELPHIA -- After all the disheartening injuries and trying skids this summer, the New York Mets are right back in the playoffs.With their ace on the mound at Citi Field.New York clinched a postseason spot Saturday, beating the Phillies 5-3 to secure the top National League wild card and set off a bubbly celebration that spilled from the visitors clubhouse onto the field in Philadelphia.The defending NL champions will host San Francisco or St. Louis on Wednesday night, with the winner advancing to face the Chicago Cubs.We never gave up, said third baseman Jose Reyes, back in the playoffs for the first time in 10 years. We never doubted the talent we had in here.The only other time the Mets made the postseason in consecutive years was 1999-2000. New York won the NL East last season and went all the way to the World Series before losing to Kansas City.This season has presented all sorts of new challenges. The banged-up Mets (87-74) overcame a bevy of injuries that depleted their lineup and decimated a terrific young rotation -- with Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Steven Matz all sidelined by season-ending ailments.Two games under .500 on Aug. 19, the Mets have gone a major league-best 27-12 during the last six weeks to vault over four teams in the NL wild-card race.This year was much tougher, winning pitcher Bartolo Colon said through a translator. We had a lot of people injured and it was hard to get here to play just this one game were going to play.James Loney hit a two-run homer to back the 43-year-old Colon (15-8), and Jeurys Familia closed for his major league-high 51st save. T.J. Rivera, Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera each had an RBI single.By clinching with one day to spare in the regular season, manager Terry Collins and the Mets can save All-Star Noah Syndergaard for the wild-card game.When youre in, youre capable of anything, Collins said after getting doused by his players with beer and champagne. Anything can happen. Weve got our ace going on Wednesday. If he can spin one up and you get a couple breaks, you never know.When left fielder Michael Conforto made a sliding catch of Aaron Altherrs soft liner for the final out, the excited Mets streamed out of their dugout and gathered near the mound, bouncing in unison.Back in the clubhouse, they wore goggles while spraying beer and champagne, then went onto the Citizens Bank Park field to celebrate with thousands of Mets fans behind the visitors dugout. Several players sprayed champagne and sparkling cider into the crowd while a few others lit victory cigars.We have a great fan base, Loney said. You can see their excitement and their passion, and we play off that.Collins thinks playing at homme Wednesday could be a huge advantage.dddddddddddd.Say what you want about (Mets fans), he said. Theyre energetic and enthusiastic and they want to win. Theres no second place in New York City.Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer in what was likely his penultimate game with the Phillies.Philadelphias defeat was its sixth straight overall and 91st of the season. It is the clubs second straight season with more than 90 losses.Howard, expected to receive a $10 million buyout from the Phillies after the season, brought fans out of their seats with a tying shot in the fifth inning. He turned on a 1-0 fastball from Colon, driving his 25th homer of the year into the right-field seats.At the urging of fans, Howard stepped to the top of the dugout steps and raised his right hand in appreciation.The curtain call was awesome, he said. It was good to be able to do it and tie the game.The Mets regained the lead in the next inning when Loney drove a 3-1 pitch from reliever David Hernandez into the right-field seats.Loney immediately turned to the Mets dugout and raised both arms in triumph before flipping his bat and rounding the bases. He was mobbed by teammates when he returned to the bench.My emotions just took over, Loney said. I was in the moment. You know how big the game is. This is what you play for.The Phillies drew within one when Darin Ruf hit a pinch-hit homer in the seventh, but Addison Reed and Familia closed it out with scoreless relief.Colon allowed two runs and five hits in five innings.Patrick Schuster (0-1) took the loss.Curtis Granderson had three hits and scored twice for New York. He is 12 for 23 in his last six games.LOOKING AHEADThe Mets went 3-3 against the Cardinals this season, and 4-3 against the Giants.HOME (RUN) ON THE ROADLoneys homer was the Mets 106th on the road this season, eclipsing their previous record of 105 set in 2000.TALE OF TWO BULLPENSNew Yorks bullpen had its scoreless streak snapped at 23 2/3 innings when Fernando Salas allowed Rufs homer. Conversely, the Phillies relievers have given up 62 earned runs in their last 14 games (58 1/3 innings).HOWARDS LEGACYHowards home run was his 382nd for the Phillies and tied him with Jim Rice and Frank Howard for 67th place on baseballs career list.TRAINERS ROOMPhillies shortstop Freddy Galvis, who left Friday nights game in the seventh inning with tightness in his left hamstring, did not play. He was replaced in the lineup by Andres Blanco.UP NEXTThe regular season ends Sunday, with RHP Gabriel Ynoa scheduled to face Phillies RHP Jerad Eickhoff (11-14, 3.72). ' ' '