The Premier League champions did not qualify for the competition last season and will be hoping to leave their mark during this campaign as they contemplate further games against Atletico Madrid and Roma. Chelsea -2 at 17/20 with dabblebet Antonio Conte won the competition as a player with Juventus in 1996, but has yet to get his hands on it as a manager and he will be optimistic about his side’s chances as they kick things off at Stamford Bridge....

Benzema’s treble saw Madrid remarkably defeat Paris Saint-Germain in the previous round and he was back at his brilliant best at Stamford Bridge. The 34-year-old applied the perfect combination of power and direction to Vinicius Junior’s cross to beat Edouard Mendy in the 21st minute, before ghosting between Thiago Silva and Andreas Christensen to deftly guide Luka Modric’s centre into the corner. Kai Havertz converted Jorginho’s cross five minutes before half-time to reduce the arrears but a dreadful Mendy error within a minute of the restart left Benzema with a simple job to claim the matchball....

Reece James’ strike on 78 minutes looked to have given the Blues all three points in this London derby at Stamford Bridge, but Kane flicked home a corner kick in the 96th minute to salvage a point for the visitors. Chelsea dominated much of the match and opened the scoring through Kalidou Koulibaly who registered his first Premier League goal in spectacular fashion, thumping home a volley from a Marc Cucurella corner....

Kedah and Tan Cheng Hoe finally parted ways, just one day before their first leg semi-final FA Cup match against Terengganu on Sunday. According to Stadium Astro, the Red Eagles head coach departed Alor Star to join the Malaysia national team setup on that day as he had tendered his resignation one month earlier. In the meantime, Kedah will be led by assistant head coach Nidzam Adzha, including in Sunday’s match....

Head coach of Kedah, Tan Cheng Hoe praised his team and believed that playing possession football helped them with the dominant 4-1 win over Pahang. Cheng Hoe stated that their style of possession football and short-passing game rewarded them with the three points and has urged his players to be more consistent in playing that way. Speaking after the game, Cheng Hoe said: “I told my players we must played with our style, with possession football and in the end, we scored the goal....

On Aug. 24, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that there’s fear Holmgren has suffered ligament damage in his right foot. On Aug. 25 the Thunder announced that the 20-year-old will miss his rookie campaign with a Lisfranc injury. The Thunder selected Holmgren with the No. 2 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. He showcased his potential at NBA Summer League, averaging 14.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.8 blocks across five games....

Both teams took care of business in the Round of 64, meaning we got to see a head-to-head clash between two top prospects in the 2022 NBA Draft class – Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren versus Memphis’ Jalen Duren. In my 2022 NBA Mock Draft leading into the NCAA Tournament, I had Holmgren going No. 1 overall with Duren falling a few slots behind him at No. 7. While the two big men play the same position, they couldn’t be more opposite in terms of stature and playstyle....

The Mexico forward, who is a goal away from becoming the country’s all-time leading scorer in international play, tweeted a message of unity on Sunday. Mexico has had a difficult start to 2017, with thousands taking to the streets to protest a rise in gasoline prices and new U.S. President Donald Trump signing an executive order to begin construction on a wall on the southern border. “Mexico in my heart....

Get West Ham’s EPL title odds Mexico’s all-time leading scorer was presented at West Ham after joining the London side from Bayer Leverkusen but still isn’t sure which number he’ll sport with the Hammers. It does appear, though, that his days wearing his traditional No. 14 may be over. “I’ve got a little bit of an idea, but I can’t say yet. They’re going to announce it when they have a bit of an idea what the rest of the club’s movements are like,” he told Fox Sports....

The flowers, leaves, and stems of chickweed have long been used to make oral decoctions, extracts, and teas. Today, chickweed is more commonly used in topical ointment form to treat a variety of skin conditions. The consumption of chickweed, while common in some cultures, is typically avoided due to the risk of side effects. Chickweed is recognized by its hairy stems, oval leaves, and small, daisy-like blossoms with five crenelated petals....

The Kansas City Chiefs long snapper is expected to play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in honor of his father, the Kansas City Star reported. MORE: Chiefs-Buccaneers stats that pop Michael Winchester, 52, an employee of Southwest Airlines, was killed Tuesday in the shooting at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers Airport. He was outside in an airport parking lot when the gunman opened fire around 1 p.m. local time and appeared to have been shot near the bottom of a ramp leading from the airport’s departure area....

Oh yeah, now it comes to mind. He keeps providing evidence of being the two words he hates: “game manager.” MORE: Ranking NFL playoff quarterbacks by their postseason resumes | Chiefs dominant in shutout win over Texans How can you blame us when the Chiefs’ defense just forced five turnovers and pitched a dominant 30-0 shutout in Saturday’s AFC wild-card victory in Houston? Or when the Chiefs offense rushed for 141 yards?...

After throwing out the first pitch at the Cubs-Phillies game Friday, along with fellow gymnast Alicia Sacramone, Johnson was surprised by her boyfriend, Chiefs long snapper Andrew East, who was down on one knee with a big question in mind. MORE: Classic photos of Wrigley Field | Giant alligator hangs out in visitor’s dugout The Cubs lost, but at least Johnson said yes.

The report, dated May 1 and obtained by The Associated Press, said Chinese officials “intentionally concealed the severity” of COVID-19 in early January so they could organize sufficient shipments of medical supplies to help their citizens respond effectively to the pandemic. The document revealed that Beijing increased imports and decreased exports of medical supplies during a period in January when they were also downplaying the severity of the novel disease....

Washington and Moscow control what are currently the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals, but the U.S. has sounded the alarm over Beijing’s rapid arms buildup. The Pentagon estimated in last November’s China Military Power Report that Beijing will operate around 700 warheads by 2027 and “at least 1,000” by the end of the decade. The Chinese government, meanwhile, has all but dismissed arms control dialogue while its nuclear stockpile—estimated at between 200 and 300—remains dwarfed by those of the U....

“Us vs. them” nationalism has become a hallmark of Chinese foreign policy under President Xi Jinping, observers say, and it can be a similarly popular recourse at times of crisis at home. After days of rare political unrest, early signs suggest Beijing may yet turn to this tried-and-tested outlet to stoke paranoia and skepticism about the legitimacy of the public’s grievances. The spontaneous protests took place in two dozen Chinese cities before largely dispersing in the early hours of Monday....

“China has been closely tracking its trajectory and issued statements on the re-entry situation in advance,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told the Associated Press. “There has been no report of harm on the ground. China also shares the results of re-entry predictions through international cooperation mechanisms.” American space officials and others accused Beijing of acting recklessly for allowing the debris from the rocket to fall back to earth in a seemingly uncontrolled manner over the weekend....

“Taiwan is one of the very few issues that might take China and the United States to conflict or even a war,” Jing Quan, minister of the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C., told reporters during a virtual press conference Friday. Given the sensitive nature of the issue, he argued that “extra caution and a sense of responsibility is indispensable when it comes to Taiwan.” “The right way for China and the U....

Taiwanese aircraft were dispatched to confront or warn away the large show of military force into Taiwan, which comes as U.S. Navy aircraft carriers including the Japan-based U.S.S. Ronald Reagan entered the disputed South China Sea. Maps released by Taiwan’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday showed 28 warplanes led the incursion as growing tensions have mounted over the island country that Chinese government officials see as part of the mainland....

This was in response to Australia believing that China influenced the labeling of the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger” for political reasons, the Associated Press reported. The committee will be meeting both visually and in the city of Fuzhou for the next two weeks. They will consider the draft decision on Friday. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below. The UNESCO committee will consider adding new sites to the World Heritage list, taking some off and adding others to the in-danger category....