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The Spain international was left out by the Blues at the King Power Stadium amid intense speculation surrounding his future. Antonio Conte maintained before and after the game that a back complaint was to blame for his top goalscorer missing the fixture, but Costa is the latest high-profile figure to be linked with a mega-money move to China. Conte dismisses reports of Costa bust-up Reports have also suggested that the 28-year-old has grown tired of life in England and is looking for a way out of Stamford Bridge, having previously admitted that he came close to securing a return to Atletico Madrid last summer....

It’s thought that anywhere from 15 percent to 70 percent of people are significantly affected by chemobrain after chemo, but we are just beginning to learn about the causes, and what you can do to cope and recover from this annoying condition. In addition, a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that some of the symptoms we have been attributing to chemobrain are actually present before chemotherapy is given, at least for people with breast cancer, and may instead be related to post-traumatic stress symptoms or disorder in cancer patients....

Free of graffiti and absent so much as a kid’s initials carved in the grandstand benches, Jackie Robinson Park is outfitted with a digital scoreboard and mechanical pitching machines. It sits in a tidy neighborhood of brick one-story homes and manicured lawns on Chicago’s South Side. MORE: Mo’ne and Co. honored in Philly While the words “South Side” are often shorthand beyond Chicago for gangs, shootings and poverty, the people who live here see a more nuanced picture....

The Chase for the Sprint Cup is finally here. This weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, 16 drivers will begin the championship-determining segment of the season. The field includes four first-time Chasers as well as previous champions Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch. The 1.5-mile track in Joliet, Ill., matches the distance of half the Chase tracks and offers the first glimpse of this Chase field competing for the championship instead of part of it racing carefully just to get into the field....

The star Mexico forward suffered a hamstring injury in early November with the national team during a 3-3 draw against Belgium. He returned to full training this week and is set to be included in the team Saturday against Chelsea. Watch Liga MX live and on-demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial) His role may be limited, but manager David Moyes, who Chicharito is yet to play for at West Ham because of the injury, said the forward is set to return....

To celebrate the big victory, cameras caught Andy Reid offering his players all-you-can-eat Uncrustables. In case you aren’t familiar, Uncrustables are sealed crustless “sandwiches” mushed full of peanut butter and jelly. MORE: Week 10 scoreboard | Chiefs comeback win over Bills | Week 10 must-see photos Yes, Reid offered a bunch of grown men who just played a professional football game a snack better suited for a Kindergarten child....

Last season feels like a lot longer ago, too. That was the last time the Chiefs looked like legitimate contenders — back when they were 9-0 and Peyton Manning and the Broncos were chasing them. That fell apart the second half of the regular season, though, completely crumbled in the playoffs, then stumbled out of the gate at 0-2 this year. And just when the ship seemed turned in the right direction, with five straight wins capped by a dramatic late defensive stand to preserve a win over Super Bowl champion Seattle … the Chiefs have fallen flat on their faces....

MORE: Notable NFL suspensions shorter than Tom Brady’s | Derrick Johnson’s worst career moment Smith crashed his car more than a year ago and pled guilty in March to DUI. The league hasn’t formally announced the suspension and as a result, there’s no word on if Smith plans to appeal.

Dan Meers has played KC Wolf since the mascot's inception in 1989. He was seriously injured Saturday while rehearsing a zip line routine ahead of Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers. No details about the injury have been released. Attorney Tim Dollar says Meers' injuries appear to have been caused from how an outside company secured the riggings. He says an investigation is pending. According to the website mascothalloffame....

In the AFC, the big shocker is that the reigning conference champion Chiefs are 1-2, in last place in the AFC West after losing to the rival Chargers on Sunday. The Steelers, who won the AFC North season, also find themselves in the basement at 1-2 after getting ripped by the rival Bengals on Sunday. The Colts, who finished 11-5 in 2020, fell to 0-3 by losing to the strong AFC South favorite Titans....

This is why, when a video surfaced on Twitter of a young girl selflessly shielding a dog from pouring rain, social media users flooded the replies section with admiring comments. In the clip, the girl can be seen holding her brightly colored umbrella over the animal, following it round to keep it dry as the rain crashes down on her. The child, who is wearing a grey hooded jacket and pink leggings, is apparently unaware that she is being filmed....

In a press conference, China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning responded to a US Department of Defense report, titled The 2022 State of the Space Industrial Base Report, which recognized space as a “priority domain of national military power,” and suggested that the two nations were participating in a new space race. “For a long time, the U.S. has openly defined space as a war-fighting domain,” Ning said. “It has built the U....

That’s making high-quality and innovative facilities all the more attractive. Case in point is the Yixian Home for the Elderly in Shanghai’s Changning district, which is filled to capacity with 300 residents and has 500 to 600 more on a waiting list. The claim to fame for Yixian, founded in 2003, is a system of Webcams, or “global eyes,” mounted in public areas such as the restaurant, gym and leisure hall....

China has reported 139 new cases of the illness caused by a new coronavirus, the World Health Organisation said Sunday. The WHO said the reports were “the result of increased searching and testing” for the virus among people sick with respiratory illnesses. According to Reuters, China’s National Health Commission said over the weekend that the bug appeared to be controllable. The organization will step up its efforts to track the infection as new year celebrations are due to start on January 24, with what is known as the Chunyun travel period set to last 40 days....

“At this,” recounts His Holiness in his autobiography, Freedom in Exile, “I felt a violent burning sensation all over my face and I was suddenly very afraid. ‘So,’ I thought, ‘you are the destroyer of the Dharma after all.’” Mao’s convictions indeed led to devastating consequences for Tibet as a Buddhist nation—including the destruction of more than 6,000 Tibetan monasteries, the disrobing and killing of thousands of monks and nuns....

Taiwan’s defense ministry has been recording the Chinese military’s near-daily warplane sorties into the island’s self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ) since last September. It reported two People’s Liberation Army Y-8 reconnaissance planes in the defensive airspace on Monday, without revealing further details about aircraft model, speed or altitude. However, military enthusiasts monitoring the aeronautical emergency frequency 121.5 MHz intercepted a radio warning issued by the Republic of China Air Force at 9:47 a....

Support for Newsom’s recall gained momentum during the pandemic, when some Californians grew frustrated with the closing of businesses and schools and strict lockdown measures. Jenner, who is vying to oust Newsom from office in the upcoming recall election, is hoping to win voters over by presenting herself as the anti-Newsom and criticized the governor for having similar results as Florida despite the “draconian” lockdowns. “Reminder! FL had real leadership while we had Gavin....

As a current California Gubernatorial Candidate, trans woman and former Olympic athlete, Jenner may seem to be in a qualified position to speak on fairness in trans athletes in school sports. Yet, she has changed her position multiple times and been reluctant to speak on the issue before, telling Fox News’ Sean Hannity, “I don’t know why they keep asking me that question,” during a May 5 episode of his show....

A Grand Princess cruise ship is also being held in the waters off California after passengers and members of the crew exhibited coronavirus symptoms. Those individuals are expected to be tested for coronavirus inspection. California had reported 53 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday afternoon. “That includes 24 individuals who were repatriated in the state of California,” Newsom told reporters, “29 individuals that have subsequently been tested positive.”...

From people hiding beneath archways, to rattling homes, to smashed glass bottles strewn across a liquor store’s floor, the footage shows panicked and chaotic scenes during and after the earthquake, the state’s strongest since the 7.1 magnitude Hector Mine event in 1999. The epicenter of the latest earthquake occurred in Salt Wells Valley, just outside of Ridgecrest, which is about 150 miles from Los Angeles, and was felt all across southern California, in Los Angeles, and in parts of neighboring Nevada, including Las Vegas....