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Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo claimed a record-equalling fifth Ballon d’Or on Thursday to move level with Barcelona rival Lionel Messi. Kante finished eighth in the voting for France Football’s prestigious individual award in Paris and while Conte heaped praise on the hard-working midfielder, the Italian doubts the 26-year-old’s chances of upstaging Ronaldo and Messi. “Honestly I don’t know if N’Golo Kante can win the Ballon d’Or in his life because of the characteristics of this player,” Conte said....

The veteran center back sustained strained foot ligaments during the 2-2 draw at Swansea City and missed last Friday’s 2-1 Premier League loss to Liverpool. Antonio Conte felt his side missed Terry’s organizational qualities during that defeat and, although he is set to remain on the sidelines for Tuesday’s EFL Cup tie against Leicester City, his recovery remains on track. Terry posted a picture to his Instagram page showing him doing some ball work with a member of Chelsea’s coaching staff....

The 70-year-old regularly uses the social media platform to pass comment on certain issues or individuals and he sent the Internet into meltdown with a single tweet on Wednesday. The best signings of the season Trump referred to ’the constant negative press covfefe’ in a message posted on his page before removing it some hours later, but people had already begun to run with it, poking fun at the President’s error....

The Brazilian has been in sparkling form since moving to the Hornets in the summer, so much so that Chelsea are weighing up bringing him to Stamford Bridge at the end of the season. He arrived at Vicarage Road in part thanks to manager Marco Silva, yet the shockwaves of the Portuguese’s exit from the club as he was sacked on Sunday, may lead for him to push for a move....

David Luiz ’took a risk and a pay cut’ to return to Chelsea After John Terry and Gary Cahill jointly lifted the trophy after a 5-1 win over Sunderland, Antonio Conte wants to turn a very good season into a great one with victory over Arsene Wenger’s side who are looking to save theirs. Arsenal go into the match after the disappointment of missing out on fourth place and the Champions League for the first time in 21 years....

Palmer signs new Chelsea deal Chelsea want to keep Baker but don’t think he is ready for the first team, and they have decided to offer him a new deal before loaning him out. Baker has just come out of a successful two-year loan spell at Vitesse in the Eredivisie and impressed for England’s Under-21s at the European Championship. The attacking midfielder will avoid being sold as Charly Musonda looks set to join Celtic - with other loanees having already left the west London club in 2017, including Nathan Ake, Bertrand Traore, Christian Atsu and Patrick Bamford....

The club had earlier signed two Spanish players — Sandro Rodriguez Felipe (midfielder), and Roberto Eslava Suarez (defender). They are also in talks of signing another Spanish attacking midfielder, Goal can confirm. All these signings are being supervised by Jordi Vila, the new assistant coach of Chennai City. After a disappointing season, V Soundararajan was shown the door and Mohammed Akbar is currently the head coach of the side. It is also learnt that Edwin Sydney Vanspaul will not extend his stay with the Rohit Ramesh-owned club and is looking for fresh opportunities....

Cherundolo wasn’t interested in gloating about moving one step closer to what could be his fourth World Cup. Instead, he talked about his right back position and where the next generation of right back options were to help take over for him. He sounded equal parts concerned for the national team’s lack of depth and genuinely tired of carrying the torch that had been his for the better part of a decade....

The structural lung changes in COPD cause that sensation of chest and lung tightness. If you experience this, your medical team will likely order some diagnostic tests for you so that the exact cause can be identified. This will help in planning the right treatment to relieve your chest tightness. Symptoms Chest tightness can manifest with a number of associated symptoms, and it can worsen when your COPD acts up....

El Tri finished second in Group A, ahead of host nation Russia and level on points with European champion Portugal, but could not overcome a talented young German side to reach the tournament’s final. “[I feel] sad, disillusioned, but with my head held high and proud of all from team, the coaching staff and the fans,” the Bayer Leverkusen striker is quoted as saying by ESPN. Mexico’s defense overwhelmed...

“We’re thinking he’s going to play,” Kansas City coach Andy Reid said, via ESPN.com. “We’ll just see how things go from here. But he’s been going here, so I think he’s ready to get out here and do his thing.” More: Chiefs’ De’Anthony Thomas embarasses teammate | Jerry Jones wants NFL in L.A. | Smith being ‘smug’ led to punch Berry was diagnosed with the disease in December and has gone through rigorous treatments, which he completed in May....

Kansas City’s expected to do just that, per BetMGM, sitting as 9.5-point home favorites with an implied win probability of 83.3 percent (-500 on the moneyline). Jacksonville’s looking to play the role of spoiler though, as an upset win would result in Kansas City’s second-consecutive home playoff loss. For DFS players looking for advice on some sleeper and breakout picks, we’ve crafted our favorite DraftKings lineup for Saturday afternoon’s contest that involves a Chiefs-heavy build....

Since Reid has led the team, the Chiefs have made the playoffs in seven of eight seasons. They have won the AFC West five consecutive times. There’s every expectation, with Patrick Mahomes giving them a high floor, the Chiefs will stay in first place, with the Chargers being their closest challengers. Here is a complete breakdown of the Chiefs’ 2021 schedule, including dates, start times and analysis for all 17 games....

“We’ve seen an alarming increase in the number of unsafe aerial intercepts and confrontations at sea by PLA aircraft and vessels,” Austin said at the Shangri-La Dialogue defense summit in Singapore. During the summit, he took aim at China for its tension with Taiwan and for its “coercive and aggressive” approach towards its territorial claims in the South China Sea. ‘Dangerous intercepts’ “In February, a PLA Navy ship directed a laser at an Australian P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, seriously endangering everyone onboard....

The government eased restrictions in 2015 to allow couples to have two children when many were previously permitted only one. In the 1960s, Chinese mothers were having more than six children on average, and the number fell to under three in 1980, according to the World Bank. “When you have a kid, you take pregnancy leave, but will you still have this position after you take the leave? Relative to men, when it comes to work, women have to sacrifice more,” He Yiwei, who is returning to China after receiving a master’s degree in America, told the Associated Press....

Family is the bedrock of Chinese society, at least in theory. But three decades of gut-wrenching change are testing those old bonds. More kids than ever are leaving their hometowns—even the country—in search of jobs. This generation is the first to grow up under the one-child policy, rolled out in 1979. They are “more likely to be spoiled and self-centered,” says demographics expert Cai Feng. “As adults, children of this generation lack the inclination to support their parents....

Here in China, animals do fall victim to bad pet food—and a lot worse. Such as pets as food, which animal lovers apparently discovered earlier this year at a market in Tianjin. Many cats sold in the Hebei District pet market are bought by entrepreneurs who ship them to the southern province of Guangdong, where the felines wind up as restaurant fare. (Guangdong residents are notorious for eating “anything with four legs, except for the kitchen table,” as a proverb goes....

Xi told the former vice president that the healthy and stable development of China-U.S. relations was not only mutually beneficial to the peoples of both nations, but also the “common expectation” of the international community, Xinhua News Agency said. The Chinese president expressed a hope for Beijing and Washington to uphold principles of “no conflict and no confrontation,” the report said. Xi also called for mutual respect, a “win-win spirit,” a focus on cooperation as well as a reining in of disagreements....

Thirteen aircraft were seen flying toward Taiwan Monday morning, Reuters reported, down from a significantly larger mission that saw 39 jets approach the island in January. The January mission was the largest such mission conducted by China since over 50 aircraft were used for another similar mission last October, Newsweek reported. Taiwan’s government has complained of similar missions in recent years, when Chinese jets have approached the island that the Chinese government claims as part of its territory, according to Reuters....