Say hello to the 4-2 Kansas City Chiefs. Yes, the Chiefs. Kansas City, here it comes. FANTASY: Best Week 8 waiver wire pickups But wait, how can one be sure they’re even the best team in their own division, let alone a conference championship contender? At the moment, the Raiders lead the AFC West at 5-2, and the Broncos are favorites to get to that mark Monday night, which would drop the Chiefs to third place....
Liverpool exposed previous leader Arsenal's frailties in a 5-1 drubbing of the Gunners at Anfield and third-placed Manchester City was held to a goalless draw at Norwich. Hazard, coming off an excellent performance in Chelsea's surprise win at City on Monday, scored twice within seven minutes in the first half and added another goal from the penalty spot after the interval as the Blues leapfrogged bitter rival Arsenal. Liverpool went on a scoring rampage at lunchtime, netting four times in the first 20 minutes to end Arsenal's eight-match unbeaten sequence with a bang....
Despite having guided the Blues to Premier League title glory in 2016-17, the man in charge at Stamford Bridge has seen serious questions asked of his role in west London. Conte has helped Chelsea to recover from a testing run through late January and early February which saw him faced with imminent sack reports, with a top-four challenge still in place and a spot in the semi-finals of the FA Cup secured....
In case you didn’t know… Pulisic signed for Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund in the January transfer of 2019, but he only joined the Blues’ camp in July due to his six-month loan spell at the Signal Iduna Park. The USA international played 127 games during his spell with the German club, scoring 19 goals in the process. He helped the Dortmund-based club to the DFB-Pokal 2016-17 and was also included in the UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI in 2016....
With qualification to the next phase of the UEFA Champions League not at stake anymore, Lampard can rest some key players for the upcoming clash away at Everton. Ahead of the game, we take a look at some of the latest Chelsea news. Lampard confirms two starts against Krasnodar Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has confirmed that Billy Gilmour and Kepa Arrizabalaga are in line for stars against Krasnodar in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday....
The Belgian striker was taken to Stamford Bridge while still in his teens, with a big-money deal taking him to England from Anderlecht. Lukaku makes history with hat-trick He was, however, to make just 15 competitive appearances without finding the target before being moved on. Productive loan spells at West Brom and Everton proved how devastating he could be in the Premier League, and the Toffees broke their transfer record to land him on a permanent basis in the summer of 2014....
Batshuayi 4/5 to score anytime The Italian made his first appearance in the Blues’ 2-1 win over Leicester City on Saturday although is selected from the start at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night. Batshuayi, who hasn’t started since the Premier League defeat to Burnley on the opening weekend of the season, also features in the XI, replacing the in-form Alvaro Morata. As confirmed by Antonio Conte in Monday’s press conference, Eden Hazard remains on the bench as he continues to work his way back to full fitness following an ankle injury....
A move back to his former club has been mooted for Rice ever since he made a name for himself in the West Ham starting XI. But according to The Times, Chelsea have now stepped up their pursuit of the versatile player. Rice is predominantly deployed as a central defensive midfielder, but can also play across a midfield three and as a centre-half. Lampard personally wants the Englishman to slot into Chelsea’s backline....
A big slew of problems has risen to the boiling point for Chelsea, but the cup final defeat against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City did hint at positives that are due at West London. Meanwhile, Spurs will be looking to get back to winning ways after they surrendered in the title race with a disheartening defeat to Burnley. Chelsea have lost just one of their last 32 home games against Spurs in all competitions, but the defeat came last season in the same fixture....
Gabriel stabbed over the line in the 63rd minute to end the hosts’ 12-match unbeaten home run and give the visitors a third successive triumph at Stamford Bridge with an assured display. “For such a young team, the composure, resilience and courage they showed was phenomenal,” Arteta told BT Sport after seeing his side become the first team to prevail at Chelsea since their 4-2 win in the same fixture in April....
Fourth seeded Canadian Milos Raonic aced his way past World No.10 Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-4, to set up a title clash with top seed Janko Tipsarevic who ended the dream run of Japanese qualifier Go Soeda 6-1, 6-4, in the Aircel Chennai Open here on Saturday. Raonic, the 20-year old ranked 31, slammed 17 aces that sent the second seeded Spaniard Almagro reeling to defeat in 72 minutes while the ninth ranked Serb Tipsarevic survived a strong second set challenge from Soeda who showed the strain of having played some tough matches over the past week....
Coimbatore, October 13: On a day of great thrills and a handful of crashes, Ashwin Datta made the most of his good fortune to hang on to his Euro JK 2018 lead in the 21st JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship here on Saturday. Joseph Mathew too continued his stunning run in the Suzuki Gixxer Cup, winning his fifth straight race to widen his Championship lead further. The LGB Formula 4, however, saw a mini-upset, with Delhi’s Rohit Khanna (Dark Don Racing) pulling off a stunning victory....
Chennai Super Kings have been playing the IPL since its inaugural season in 2008 and have been near the top of the cash-rich T20 cricket league ever since. They have qualified for the playoffs in each of the 9 seasons they’ve played, winning the tournament on three separate occasions (sharing the record for most number of titles with Mumbai Indians). CSK have also won the Champions League T20 tournament on two occasions (2010, 2014), again sharing the record for most number of titles with Mumbai Indians....
A new auction could be held to add 2 new teams in the league. The only thing which is bothering BCCI is the legal backlash by CSK and RR. As per the verdict both the teams cannot participate in IPL for next two years, at the same time, both are free to challenge the same in the court. BCCI has been issuing mixed signals on this matter. On August 29 the IPL governing council will deliberate on the Lodha committee judgement taking into account the report from the working group and legal team....
Warner, 43, joins head coach John Gregory’s coaching staff which already includes assistant coaches Mark Lillis and Syed Sabir Pasha and sports scientist Niall Clark. The former goalkeeper had a playing career spanning more than two decades with the majority of it having spent in English football. He has had spells at Liverpol, Hull City and Fulham and played over 200 league games for Millwall, having also reached the FA Cup final with them in 2004....
North Carolina’s GOP Senator Richard Burr pledged in 2016 that he would step down and retire at the end of his six year term. He stuck to that promise, and Democrats now hope to flip the Republican-held seat blue in November. Beasley previously served as a justice on North Carolina’s Supreme Court from 2012 to 2020, holding the role of chief justice for the final 22 months of her tenure there....
On the same day her Uncle Tiger was struggling to a front-nine 40 and 1-over 73 at The Memorial, Cheyenne Woods, 24, shot a career-best 63 Thursday at the Manulife LPGA Classic in Cambridge, Ontario, Golf Channel reported. MORE: Woman photobombs Tiger | Tiger, Vonn split | Featured groups at Memorial Woods’ score was 9 under par, good for her best round on tour as an LPGA rookie. She tied the course record at Whistle Bear Golf Club....
The Bears made a shocking move to trade up to select Trubisky at No. 2 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft on Thursday; Chicago made a deal with the San Francisco 49ers, moving up just one spot in return for giving the 49ers a third- and fourth-round pick this year (picks 67 and 111) and a third-round pick in 2018. MORE: Mitchell Trubisky already on clock with Bears Part of fans’ frustration is the shock that came with picking Trubisky....
Schweinsteiger joined the Fire in March and helped the club to a bounce-back campaign, as Chicago finished third in the Western Conference after back-to-back last-place finishes. The club was eliminated in the first round of the MLS playoffs, losing 4-0 at home to the New York Red Bulls. The 33-year-old scored three goals and added six assists in 24 games with the Fire, but was hampered by injuries down the stretch, making just one substitute appearance over the final two months of the season....
On Wednesday, Timothy Barfield, 27, was arrested on the Red Line transit platform in Chicago. Barfield is charged with arson causing more than $150 in damage, aggravated assault with a motor vehicle, and possession of a stolen vehicle, all of which are felonies. Barfield was attempting to leave a parking structure in downtown Chicago on August 17. As he drove up to the security booth inside the structure, he told the security officer that he “did not have any money to pay for the parking ticket,” according to Chicago police....
