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Fabregas foils Watford in Chelsea title party
Now with Watford FC coming to Stamford Bridge, it's time for the newly crowned champions to celebrate with their home fans - a celebration that will hopefully come in the form of an emphatic win over the Hornets. Goals from Cesar Azpilicueta and Michy Batshuayi restored and then extended Chelsea's lead, only for Watford to reply through Daryl Janmaat and substitute Stefano Okaka. [Full Article...]
Eliud Kipchoge narrowly misses out in sub two-hour marathon attempt
Kipchoge clocked 2:00:25, the fastest a human has ever run by 2:32. Kipchoge needed an average of 2:50 per kilometre - an improvement of around 2.5 per cent on Kimetto's record. Called Breaking2, Nike worked for two years to prepare for Saturday's race, investing time and money into research related to shoes, training, nutrition, recovery, and other elements of long-distance running. [Full Article...]
Chelsea captain John Terry: A delight to see my teammates win title
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte: "They know we have to work during the training session to prepare in the right way these two games against Watford and then Sunderland". Prior to leaving Juve, Conte wanted to change to a 4-2-3-1 formation with Alexis Sanchez and Juan Cuadrado his major targets. "Of course, these players are giving me a lot of satisfaction - they are giving everything and tryin... [Full Article...]
Warriors' Brown blending his style into Kerr's foundation
For many on the team, it was the first time they had seen Kerr in almost two weeks. The Warriors were starting to pick up, to feel good about themselves, to increase the pressure on everybody else, and that's when we struggled because we couldn't have the guy who runs those plays and gets them off their pressure. [Full Article...]
Don't Doubt We Can Beat Manchester United - Celta Vigo Star Issues Warning
Rooney committed his future to United in February amid interest from Chinese clubs, while Everton manager Ronald Koeman has also stated he would be keen to sign the England worldwide. "In this moment we don't think about Champions League, we think about a title, we think about the possibility of playing the European Super Cup in August against a big club", he added. [Full Article...]
Jose Mourinho already has Europa League final squad in mind
I can rotate; I can go for every match . "I don't want my players to feel the Europa League is our competition". The Argentina goalkeeper has played 11 of the 14 Europa League matches this season but remains back-up to the outstanding de Gea, naturally leading to questions as to whether Mourinho will switch to the coveted Spaniard for the final. [Full Article...]
Fury: 'I can beat Joshua with one arm tied behind my back'
The British heavyweight rivals have accepted each other's challenge on the back of Joshua's sensational 11th-round stoppage of Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday night, at a sold-out Wembley Stadium. "I also feel that after Klitschko dropped Joshua with one punch that Eddie Hearn will never let Joshua get in the ring with me", he added. "We all saw (his career) had a life and death situation against... [Full Article...]
Thiem puts Nadal revenge in his sights
The reason I bring this up is because Thiem is probably the second best clay courter who has played in these tournaments Nadal dominated, especially considering the recent lackluster performances from Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, and Nadal beat him handily both times . [Full Article...]
Antonio Conte chasing Premier League win record v Sunderland
Two minutes later Terry gifted Watford a rare away goal scored by Etienne Capoue, while he was also culpable in Stefano Okaka's strike which made it 3-3 before Cesc Fabregas' 88th-minute victor. There was an element of good fortune about his goal as Willian's corner was headed by Kurt Zouma on to Terry's back. Cesar Azpilicueta and Michy Batshuayi, who scored the title-clinching goal at West Bro... [Full Article...]
Manchester United see top-four chances evaporate with Spurs defeat
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho's criticism of defenders Chris Smalling and Phil Jones for their "cautious approach" towards recovery from injury reflects his desire to have them on the field, England worldwide Smalling has said. However, he will not go overboard and field a team of youngsters - as he wants to ensure his players are good enough to provide some competition. An extremely ... [Full Article...]
India recall Shami for Champions Trophy campaign
Also, softening its previous stand against the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Indian board decided not to send a legal notice to the world body, calling it a conciliatory approach. India will begin their campaign against Pakistan on June 4, with the squad for the tournament to be announced on Monday. Rohit, Shami come back; No surprises in Indian team for Champions Trophy for 15 memb... [Full Article...]
Zabaleta to leave Manchester City after 9 years
Guardiola believes City need more players with Zabaleta's commitment if they are to succeed in the future. The club have confirmed that Pablo Zabaleta will not sign a new deal and will leave the Etihad at the end of the season. "It's bad luck from our point of view". Earlier in the day, Kyle Naughton's first goal in more than six years helped Swansea to the brink of Premier League safe... [Full Article...]
The legend of Isaiah Thomas grows on night of sister's birthday
By the way, the C's now have a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Washington led most of the game, leading by as many as 14 points during the first half. "We can't let those guys speak for the city", McCarty said, adding that he never had a similar experience during his playing days. Thomas spent six hours with a dentist on Monday to fix his teeth and played with a custom-made dental guard. [Full Article...]
Build consensus on Presidential candidate, Nitish Kumar tells BJP
CPM leader Prakash Karat said, "We are certain President Mukherjee will not agree to a second term in office unless there is absolute consensus over his name". Soon after Kumar's elevation as the party president, in April a year ago, several senior leaders of his party had also projected him as the PM material and wanted him to mobilise support of regional parties to nurture the JD (U)'s national ... [Full Article...]
All Blacks to play South Africa in RWC pool
Despite being cautious, Cheika will be happy the Wallabies are on the other side of the draw from both southern hemisphere rivals New Zealand and South Africa , meaning they would not face either of them in a quarter-final. Steve Hansen, whose All Blacks were barely tested in their pool at the 2015 tournament, said he was pleased to be in a group that would provide "some challenges". [Full Article...]
Ian Poulter returns to world's top 100 after second at Players Championship
Kim wound up playing eight PGA Tour events and didn't make a cut. This was Kim's second career PGA Tour win after the Wyndham Championship last August. Britain's Ian Poulter and South African Louis Oosthuizen shared second on 281, Poulter after a closing 71 with "Oosty" firing a 73. "The young guys now come out more experienced than ever, more prepared to win", said Adam Scott, who was 23 in... [Full Article...]
Chelsea midfielder Cesc admits: Tougher next season with Champions League
Antonio Conte gave his captain the first league start since September as the former England global was forced for a place on the bench for the majority of this season. But Fabregas came off the bench to sweep in Willian's pass and keep Chelsea on course to become the first team to win 30 games in a 38-game season in England's top division. [Full Article...]
Terry makes scoring return to line-up for champion Chelsea
This wasn't just an emotional 90 minutes for the likes of John Terry and his manager Antonio Conte. For all of the Italian's success, however, Manchester United legend Neville believes the team pieced together by Mourinho during his first stint at Chelsea still tops the class of 2017. [Full Article...]
National Basketball Association admits to mistake at end of Celtics-Wizards Game 6
Here's what the Celtics need to do to close this one out at home in a win or go home situation for both teams. Morris' formula for victory in Game 7 is simple, "Just like tonight, we have to have the will to win". "I don't care how well I played", Beal said afterward. He also erupted in Game 2 versus Washington , registering 53 points on 18-of-33 shooting. [Full Article...]
Debate rages on about play that sidelined Spurs' Leonard
The Spurs lost star forward Kawhi Leonard to a recurrence of his left ankle injury in the third quarter after having built a 25-point lead in the first half. We're hearing it through the other coaches, through the players - something he's been preaching all season. But things easily could have gone a different way in both situations. [Full Article...]