The Blues go into this weekend’s round of games holding a six-point lead at the top of the table, while Mourinho’s men have also played one fewer match than their nearest challengers. Chelsea remains unbeaten at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League this season and are chalked up at -400 odds with William Hill U.S to claim all three points against the Potters this weekend. More soccer betting info: Goal....
The Blues come into the game having drawn 1-1 with Liverpool at the weekend and they will be determined to pick up three points in order to avoid slipping down to fourth, with rivals Arsenal also in action against Huddersfield Town. Antonio Conte’s men will be confident in their ability to secure a positive result, particularly considering the dismal run of form the Swans are currently on, which sees Paul Clement’s side languishing at the bottom of the table along with Crystal Palace....
The Red Devils put in one of their best performances of the Erik ten Hag era so far as they brushed aside Spurs and are now looking to make it six games unbeaten in all competitions. Graham Potter remains undefeated since he took charge of the Blues, who are currently on a seven-match unbeaten streak of their own, but they were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw against Brentford on Wednesday....
Waw, who is among the senior players at Chemelil, guided the youthful side to a 2-0 win over immediate former champions in the opening match of the 2018 Kenyan Premier League match on Saturday. Having begun the season with a clean sheet against a team of Tusker’s calibre, Waw said the result could not have come at a better time for the side that narrowly survived relegation last season....
Cherries are a rich source of polyphenols, naturally-occurring plant-based compounds that have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. They are also a good source of dietary fiber and are considered low on the glycemic index.There are many different varieties of cherries, but the two main types are sweet and tart. Montmorency cherries are a tart variety commonly studied for their health benefits, while Bing cherries are a popular sweet cherry variety....
“He kicked me after a too-many-men-on-the-ice call I took,” Avery told the New York Post. “He didn’t have me serve it, we got scored on, and he let me have it. You know how I stand at the end of the bench? He came down and gave me an ass kick that left a mark.” MORE: Hockey Canada releases statement in wake of Bill Peters scandal Crawford, now an assistant coach with the Chicago Blackhawks, allegedly conducted the physical abuse toward Avery during the 2006-07 season....
West headed to the sideline following a 1-yard reception with 11:23 remaining in the third quarter and was being looked at by trainers. He did not return to the game, finishing with 64 total yards on 13 touches. PHOTOS: NFL Week 11 action | MORE: Chiefs’ Dontari Poe sets NFL record Reid told reporters after the game that West’s injury is only a strain. Second-year running back Spencer Ware, who started the season on the Chiefs’ practice squad, replaced West, rushing for 96 yards and a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns on 11 carries....
According to a source from ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio, the gesture “should have been a foul for taunting.” MORE: Week 1 NFL Picks | Power Rankings The problem with Hill’s peace sign isn’t the fact he did it, but it’s because he did it in the direction of a defender. The part of the rulebook that explains this part of taunting goes as such: “The use of baiting or taunting acts or words that engender ill will between teams....
COVID-19 is wreaking havoc globally, with sport brought to a standstill; the Olympic Games have been postponed until 2021, while MLB, the NBA and the NHL are delayed or on hiatus. NFL teams are preparing for this month’s draft, ahead of the start of the season in September, and Reid is still working hard, albeit from a different location. MORE: ‘Madden 20’ to include play that sparked Chiefs’ comeback...
The Chiefs want to sign their head coach to a contract extension this offseason, ESPN reported Sunday. MORE: Best, worst of each AFC playoff team Reid, who signed a contract with the Chiefs in January 2013, is in the fourth year of his five-year deal. Reid led Kansas City to 12-4 record and the franchise’s first AFC West title since 2010 this season. The 58-year-old is 43-21 during his tenure with the Chiefs, and holds an overall record of 173-114 in his nearly 18-year coaching career....
The third-year player from Cincinnati will be featured on a new reality dating competition show titled “Catching Kelce,” E! Entertainment Television announced Thursday. MORE: Every NFL franchise’s best team of the Super Bowl era | Pro Bowl rosters finalized | Every Super Bowl winner, ranked Fifty eligible women, one from each state, will travel to Los Angeles with the hope that the 26-year-old Kelce picks one of them to be his special, lifelong “teammate....
The 20-year-old winger enjoyed something of a breakout season in 2017-18, playing 36 league games and scoring six goals. Although he burst onto the scene in the previous campaign with 27 Serie A appearances, it was in this term that he found consistency and started to become a regular option for the senior Italy side, featuring three times for his country. Other clubs have started to show interest in the Fiorentina youth product, with Roma and Napoli reported to be most keen, while Juventus, Inter and AC Milan are also said to be keeping an eye on him....
From January 15 to March 3, seven versions of the definition for a COVID-19 case were issued by China’s National Health Commission. The 5th version of the case definition “introduced a new category of cases (ie, clinically confirmed cases), specifically for Hubei province…here, clinically confirmed cases were patients that met clinical criteria and had radiological evidence of pneumonia with or without a certain epidemiological link but did not need to have a virological confirmation of infection,” the report said....
In its most common form, gray or curb market lending in China is channeled through a hui (which translates loosely as “coming together”). A hui is an informal credit association of friends or family members who pool their savings to finance anything from a new home to a wedding reception. It is led by a hui dong, or chairman, who records deposits in a ledger book or even pieces of scrap paper....
Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) in Beijing, said his counterparts at the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) in Taipei were distorting China’s policy on Taiwan, “hyping up the mainland’s so-called military threat and exposing their sinister intention to internationalise the Taiwan issue.” The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has maintained a decades-long claim to Taiwan, despite having never governed the island since Chinese Communist Party leaders established the country in 1949....
In an unsigned editorial on Tuesday, state-owned tabloid Global Times called the Chinese countermeasures “justified and timely.” “Through a swift counterattack, China manifested that any act that violates its interests or interferes in its internal affairs will be resolutely pushed back,” the newspaper wrote. “We have the will and tools to retaliate.” The EU sanctioned four individuals linked to Beijing’s policies in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, where United Nations rights experts say at least 1 million Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities have been detained against their will or subjected to forced labor....
China has reported a stunning turnaround in its coronavirus fight, greatly slowing new infections and subsequently being able to lift the tight restrictions that appear to have largely defeated the virus. But the international community remains skeptical of China’s success, and leaders—including President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo—have suggested that Beijing is not being entirely transparent about the number of people infected and the number who died....
Australia’s campaign in Russia was ended by Peru, who claimed a 2-0 Group C victory in front of a thunderous crowd at Fisht Stadium in Sochi. Having not played in the loss to France and draw with Denmark, fans demanded veteran and all-time leading goalscorer Cahill be included in Bert van Marwijk’s line-up for the final group game – Australia needing to win and Denmark lose to stand a chance of reaching the knockout phase....
With a surplus in the budget, Newsom announced in May that he wanted to send a $600 stimulus check to about 67 percent of Californians and an additional $500 to families with children. Direct payments have shown to be a generally popular measure among Americans and while Newsom’s plan would still have to pass the California legislature, it could score points with voters. “He’s got no shame,” Jenner said of Newsom during an interview on America’s Newsroom on Wednesday....
After his team was thumped by USC, 45-24, Thursday night, Dykes had some stinging words in regards to his team’s playing schedule. “We looked like a tired, beat up football team, and we were. I’ve said it last week. It’s a travesty whoever scheduled this game to schedule us to back weekday games on six days’ rest to play a team on the road on an open date,” Dykes said, via the Orange County Register....
