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Antonio Conte surprised many when he left Azpilicueta out against Swansea City as he rested him to be fresh to start against both Newcastle and Atletico Madrid. It was his first rest in league competition since 2015 and the Spaniard admitted that he was proud due to the difficulty of accomplishing such an impressive run. “Of course [it hurts]! I want to play every game,” Azpilicueta said with a smile after Chelsea’s 1-1 Champions League draw with Atletico Madrid....

The Pole won the prize last month for his blistering exploits throughout 2021, the second year in a row that he’s been named the winner. However, when the list of votes was released, it revealed a shocking snub - Messi didn’t name Lewandowski in his top three picks for the award. In December last year, after picking up his seventh Ballon d’Or, the PSG ace said he believed the latter deserved the prestigious Golden Ball for 2020, which was controversially scrapped due to COVID....

Arsenal have fallen all the way to seventh in the Premier League table and have lacked inspiration of late, most recently being held to a 0-0 draw by West Ham on Wednesday as their run of matches without a victory stretched to three. They have been particularly poor on the road, where they’ve picked up just nine points points from nine matches, the second-worst run at this stage of the season in the club’s Premier League history....

Although France dominated the game and had 31 shots, the visitors gave a gutsy display and even went close to securing an incredible victory when Telstar winger Gerson Rodrigues hit the post on a counterattack. European WCQ odds here Even if the hosts were themselves luckless, the Atletico Madrid star was full of admiration for their opponents, comparing them to Diego Simeone’s side. “We’ve no excuses,” he told Canal+. “We played against 11 warriors....

FIFA Player of the Year: All you need to know about the ’new’ award A report in Germany has claimed that the Mexico international could be sold in January if the Bundesliga club’s asking price is met. It is also rumoured that the 28-year-old, who has been linked with Paris Saint-Germain and a possible return to the Premier League, has become unsettled after a falling out with some of his team-mates....

After losing the first set to the Australian wildcard, Nadal rallied back to win the match 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3. Having survived an on-court scare, the Spaniard was then probed by a journalist post-match about the serve clock rule. Every player must serve within 25 seconds of the previous point and the likes of John McEnroe have previously suggested Nadal regularly breaks the rule without being punished. Asked whether such claims could tarnish his legacy, Nadal looked to laugh off the question and admitted timing is something he struggles with but stressed he’s never received preferential treatment....

The Red Devils’ interim boss Ralf Rangnick indicated after their 4-0 defeat against Liverpool that the club could recruit up to 10 new players before next season. Signing a striker could very much be on the cards given their struggles at times this season. The club have used Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani, Cristiano Ronaldo and Anthony Elanga as their central attacker at various points of the season. While Ronaldo has been their top scorer this season, Cavani has been injured for most of the campaign....

The lawsuit, brought forward by Washington, D.C., and Maryland, challenged the legality of payments made to Trump’s hotels by foreign officials after he was elected president. They claimed that the president was in violation of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, which prohibits members of the U.S. government from receiving gifts from foreign states without the consent of Congress. On Monday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found that the states had no legal standing to sue Trump....

The home side dominated the visitors completely in the first half, registering a memorable win at the Gtech Community Stadium. Following the loss, the Old Trafford faithful are understandably angry at most of the Manchester United players. However, goalkeeper David de Gea’s error in conceding the first goal has put the goalkeeper in their sights. The Spaniard was directly responsible for the first two goals scored by Brentford. Taking to Twitter, United fans slammed the goalkeeper for his horror first half showing that saw Manchester United concede an unexpected four goals....

A couple of weeks ago, tension boiled between Pokimane and JiDion, bringing out a heated dispute that involved a couple of warnings and a ban dished out by Twitch. Now, everyone who’s been following their quarrel is sitting in shock as both are seen in the same room with smiling faces. Pokimane and JiDion settle their dispute and join together for a Q&A JiDion sent out this tweet below of Pokimane sitting next to him eating food....

N.C. State gave a crash course in that principle Thursday night at Consol Energy Center. When you’re playing in the last East Coast game on the first night of the NCAA Tournament, odds are you’ve done your share of sitting around and watching other teams play basketball. MORE: Referee saves UCLA | Harvard’s Saunders leaves impression | Ball falls right for Cincy “We watched the SMU-UCLA finish today about a hundred times on television,” Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried said after his team’s 66-65 win over LSU....

The Dutchman, however, understands that this could be expected considering that this is the debut season for new technical regulations. As a result, he feels there are far too many variables for the tire manufacturer to get right. The Red Bull driver said: Max Verstappen also claimed that part of his discomfort with the car comes from its weight and tire structure. He said: Despite all of these persistent lingering issues, the Dutchman was able to make his way through the field and win the 2022 F1 Hungarian GP....

On August 27, a concerned fan asked ENHYPEN’s Jake if the the ongoing reports about his “girl hunting” controversy in Itaewon are true or not. To which, Jake replied directly to this fan, For the unversed, “girls hunting” in the aforementioned context means picking up girls as potential dates, to put it in a polite manner. Fans are happy that ENHYPEN’s Jake has taken it upon himself to clear his name and respond to the allegations against him, especially when his agency BELIFT Lab’s response has not been a satisfactory one....

Ever since the live adaptation being made for Paramount + was announced, the community has been rife with a lot of speculation. Amidst all this, official news arrived that Master Chief would be revealing his face in the series. It should be noted that throughout the series of several video games, Master Chief has never revealed his face. So it’s been almost assumed that the Halo Chief not revealing his face is the norm....

With his individual gold medal on his board at the World Team Championships, 2019, he secured this phenomenal entry. With a number of accomplishments that makes his title apt, Adhiban is surely one of India’s greatest ever chess talents. So, without wasting a single thought, we caught up with him in an exclusive interview. Let’s go! Firstly, congrats on entering the 2700 club from India. You’re only the fifth Indian in history to cross this rating benchmark, the others being Vishy Anand, Pentala Harikrishna, Vidit Gujrathi, and Sasikiran....

Chelsea are champions in all but name Marcos Alonso and substitute Cesc Fabregas scored either side of Eden Hazard’s magnificent solo effort in the 53rd minute as Antonio Conte’s men stretched their advantage at the Premier League summit to 12 points. Olivier Giroud headed a consolation in stoppage time to prevent Chelsea from matching the scoreline they suffered at Emirates Stadium in September, but it did little to temper the jubilation at the final whistle....

Max Holloway was not the original competitor chosen to face Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC Lightweight title at UFC 223. Originally, it was ‘El Cucuy’ Tony Ferguson who was scheduled to face Khabib Nurmagomedov on April 7, 2018. Unfortunately, Ferguson had to pull out of the fight due to a knee injury, bringing about the fourth cancelation between the pair. ‘Blessed’ stepped in on 6 days’ notice, while he was the UFC Featherweight champion, to face Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223....

The game marked the first senior meeting between the heavyweights since a remarkable World Cup semi-final in 2014 when Germany thumped hosts Brazil 7-1 in Belo Horizonte. Low’s side did not come close to replicating that performance, though, and failed to recover from Gabriel Jesus’ solitary first-half goal for Tite’s impressive men. Speaking after the game, Low told ZDF: “It wasn’t a good performance, everyone had problems. We made too many unforced errors and made Brazil stronger....

Elliott’s last first-team appearance came in September against Leeds United. He suffered a nasty injury that ruled him out for a long time. The teenager also had to undergo surgery. The 18-year-old returned to training last month and played a closed-door game last week against Wrexham. He scored a goal and assisted two more in that match. James Pearce of The Athletic also reported that Elliott is “on the brink” of returning to first-team action....

The wing-back was nominated along Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, Naby Keita and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for the award. Moses played a major role as Antonio Conte’s men won the English Premier League title last season. Besides, he helped the Super Eagles qualify for the World Cup in Russia and the forward is thrilled with the achievement and hoping to cart home the prestigious prize. “I am very proud and delighted. It’s been a great year for me so far....