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Eden Hazard’s superb cameo off the bench inspired the Blues to a 4-2 victory over their rivals and they now return to Stamford Bridge looking to deal them another blow by staying on track for the league championship. Hazard says no to Chelsea captaincy Standing in their way are Southampton, who are well rested having not played at the weekend amid the cup fixtures. TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM In the UK, the match will be available to watch live on television on Sky Sports 1 and by stream via Sky Go....

How your medication affects you depends on many factors, such as how aggressive treatment is, overall general health, and what type of cancer. Side Effects Chemotherapy can produce many side effects that include: Anemia, low red blood cell countLow white blood cell count (this increases the risk for infection)Hair loss, or thinning hairFatigueDiarrhea, constipationNausea or vomitingFertility and sexuality problems These are a wide range of side effects from chemotherapy. Remember that not everyone will experience side effects....

Holmgren put up a ridiculous stat-line of 23 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and six blocks, and he did it all with versatility and composure beyond his years against the Jazz’s G-League affiliate, the Salt Lake Stars. Where Holmgren looked most impressive was in the paint, where he was able to stifle several shots and set a G-League record for most blocks. After the game, Holmgren was unimpressed. MORE: Live scores, stats for California Classic Summer League...

Chicago have been one of the stories of the first week of the season, with a new-look roster surging to their best start in over two decades. NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) The 4-0 record has widely been taken with a grain of salt in the basketball community, with the wins coming against expected non-playoff squads. The light schedule is about to change in a big way, with the loss to the Knicks opening up a torrid stretch of 13-straight games against playoff teams from last season....

It isn’t a coincidence that 10 of the 11 players on Goal’s list of the most improved players in MLS were members of playoff teams. The Chicago Fire enjoyed the biggest turnaround in the league, and while new arrivals Nemanja Nikolic, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Dax McCarty deserve a lot of credit for the Fire’s improvement, 2016 holdovers David Accam, Matt Polster and Brandon Vincent all enjoyed much improved seasons to emerge as some of the league’s best at their respective positions....

It’s a goal, sure. But it’s only a rest-stop on the way to loftier expectations. After arguably the best season of his career and now armed with a new contract extension, Charles has his sights set on the Hall of Fame. The two-time All-Pro running back wants his name to be mentioned in the same breath as Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders, players he grew up idolizing in Port Arthur, Texas, and who will forever be considered some of the best to play the game....

BetMGM currently lists the Chiefs as 1-point favorites to edge the Bengals in the 2023 AFC Championship as the betting market has actively reacted to the injury updates around Mahomes, who was hurt during last Saturday’s divisional round win against the Jaguars. When the lines initially came out, Kansas City was favored by a point to beat the Bengals. However, by Wednesday, sports books began to give Cincinnati the edge in the contest, shifting the line as far as 1....

The Chiefs are in the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season on the back of their fifth consecutive division crown. Their playoff journey is just getting started, though, and their playoff seeding has yet to be settled. WEEK 18 PICKS: Against the spread | Straight up While their playoff berth has been clinched, the Chiefs can land anywhere from the No. 1 seed to the No. 4 seed depending on results from this weekend’s games....

The four-time Pro Bowl linebacker will be a huge addition to Kansas City’s defense. Just two years ago, Houston had 22 sacks, which is just half a sack from the single-season record. His presence will be needed as the Chiefs look to slow down the Steelers’ potent offense. MORE: Predictions for NFL playoffs Although Reid didn’t mention a snap count, there’s a chance Houston will come in only on passing downs....

The number of child COVID-19 cases per 100,000 children was highest in several states across the Midwest and the southern and eastern regions, according to the April 29 report. Of the 319,601 new infections reported from April 22 to 29, children represented 22.4 percent (71,649 cases) of the total, according to the research, which is based on the “best publicly available data” on child cases at the state level....

Authorities said they were called after a man brandished a gun at McDonald’s drive-thru employees. The incident occurred on Monday, 1:30 p.m., at the McDonald’s located at 425 W. 7200 S in Midvale, according to a press release issued by the Unified Police Department. Authorities say the man pulled out a gun after workers got his order wrong. The drive-thru workers told the man to drive to the next window and called the police....

Citing both his own field research into ape community socialization and human-centered studies, Dr. Roman Wittig of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology argues that the term doesn’t accurately reflect how we should be protecting ourselves during the pandemic. We should keep a healthy and safe distance, Wittig believes, but still remain in touch with one another socially. “We were able to show in several studies that chimpanzees with no close friends are more susceptible to diseases,” Wittig said in an interview for Germany’s Max Planck Society, describing social interaction as “extremely important” for both chimpanzee and human health....

The monolithic solid rocket motor, developed by a branch of the Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)—a state-owned contractor of the Chinese space program—is 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) in diameter and has a thrust of 500 tons, according to China’s state broadcaster CCTV, which described it as the largest in the world. The report said the rocket was independently designed by CASC’s Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology with a “high-performance” fiber composite shell and a “supersized” nozzle....

At the close of the four-day Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Suva, Fiji, Sogavare told Western press that concerns about a permanent Chinese military presence in the Solomon Islands had been blown out of proportion. A number of Pacific neighbors, including fellow PIF members Australia and New Zealand—along with the United States—have expressed unease at Honiara’s deal with Beijing, which was among the topics at the annual regional dialogue. Provisions of the security pact allow Chinese naval vessels to make calls at local ports, and for the Solomons to call on China’s police and military for assistance, according to documents leaked ahead of the signing....

While appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Sherman spoke about China’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Asian nation’s relations with the U.S. “We are all very candid, very direct about what has to happen here, what great powers must do, what the responsibility is of Xi Jinping if he wants to be a true leader on the world stage, if he wants to sign up to the principles of the U....

The sixth plenum, which opened on Monday and is expected to run through Thursday, will see Xi, 68, issue a draft resolution on the ruling Chinese regime’s “major achievements and historical experience,” according to state-run Xinhua News Agency. “Xi Jinping is undoubtedly the core figure mastering the tide of history,” the news agency said in relation to the resolution. A communique of discussions and resolutions is expected to be issued after the final session....

In his third trip to Beijing in less than a year, Khan’s office said he “underscored that China was Pakistan’s steadfast ally, staunch partner and iron brother” during Wednesday’s meeting with Xi. Khan “maintained that China had firmly stood by Pakistan in supporting Pakistan’s core national interests and played a major role in advancing Pakistan’s economic as well as national development goals.” The Chinese Foreign Ministry described the friendship between the two countries as “unbreakable and rock-solid” with cooperation that “continued to expand and deepen....

“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory and there is only one China in the world,” Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for Beijing’s embassy in Washington, told Newsweek. “This is an irrefutable historical and legal fact.” Asked if China saw comparisons in Washington’s approach to sending arms to Kyiv despite Moscow’s protests and offering weapons to Taipei in spite of Beijing’s challenges, Liu said “the Taiwan issue and the Ukraine issue can’t be compared....

Scheller posted a video online last week criticizing the decisions of top military commanders amid the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan after two decades of war. The clip quickly went viral, and on Friday Scheller posted to Facebook to say that he had been relieved of duty as a result of the public criticism. A Marine Corps spokesperson also confirmed to media outlets that Scheller had been relieved of his command....