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Pakistan rose to number two in the test rankings last year after series wins in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and by beating England in the United Arab Emirates in November. However, they have failed to replicate the success in limited-overs formats recently and started 2016 with defeats in both 50-overs and Twenty20 series in New Zealand. “It’s the start, I don’t have a magic wand,” Inzamam told reporters. “It will take time, there will be technical things and other problems too which we have to see....

At 17-1, they have the best combined record for two opponents this late in the season since the 1970 merger. But the Colts' 39-33 win over the Broncos on Oct. 20 is evidence that the Broncos and Chiefs might be more smoke and mirrors than we want to admit. That was the only game either has played, of 18 total, against a team currently with a winning record. Their combined record against winning teams this season, then, is 0-1....

Arsenal and Chelsea are set to take on each other in the Community Shield on Sunday and Mourinho has stepped up his mind games ahead of the English football season opener. The Special One had kicked off the war or words by suggesting that Arsenal had spent the same amount as Chelsea over the last few years. Wenger responded by reminding that his side have developed players rather than just buying them, the remark an obvious jibe at Chelsea’s failure to bring in players from their youth setup into the senior team....

Bakayoko was Antonio Conte’s second capture of the transfer window, the midfielder joining from Monaco in a move reported to be worth £40million, following Roma defender Antonio Rudiger’s switch to Stamford Bridge. Desailly says fellow Frenchman Bakayoko will slot in immediately at Chelsea but called for the club to be more active in the transfer window, having missed out on former striker Romelu Lukaku, who instead joined Manchester United from Everton for £75m....

Chelsea signed the midfielder after they successfully managed a deal for the older Hazard with Lille. Chelsea sold the player permanently to Borussia Monchengladbach on February 2015 for a fee in the region of £6 million. Although the player signed a 5-year contract, Chelsea have a buy back clause included in the contract. It is believed that the player’s recent run of form has forced the Chelsea think-tank to consider re-signing the player....

The 23-year-old made 11 league appearances for Marcelo Bielsa’s leaders but only two starts, failing to score a goal. And the former England Under-21 international will now spend the rest of the campaign on loan at the Royals. Reading are 23rd in the table, five points adrift of safety, and Baker could make his debut against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. “Lewis is a player of undoubted ability who, having grown up at Chelsea, has gone on to regularly represent his country at youth level and earn valuable first team experience on loan both in England and Holland,” said Reading boss Jose Gomes....

Abraham was tied down to a five-year contract by the English champions on Tuesday, with a temporary switch to Swansea secured in a bid to aid his development. Chelsea’s Abraham signs for Swansea The 19-year-old spent last season at Championship side Bristol City and scored 26 goals in 48 appearances in all competitions, form he hopes to replicate at Swansea. “I’m really excited. I enjoyed my time at Bristol City last season, playing regular first-team football and scoring goals....

The Belgium international arrived at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2016 on the back of a 23-goal season at Marseille and with a £33 million price tag to justify. With Diego Costa keeping his route to the first team blocked, though, the 23-year-old has been forced to play a bit-part role under Antonio Conte. Conte shows Italians do it better! He was, however, the man to net the all-important effort which secured the Blues another top-flight crown, with a 1-0 win over West Brom getting double-chasing Chelsea over the line....

The Frenchman also has generated interest from France, with Bordeaux vying for his signature as well, but is warming up to the prospect of reuniting with his former manager Antonio Conte in the Serie A. Giroud was brought to the Stamford Bridge by Conte and played for half a season under the Italian, scoring 5 goals and winning the F.A Cup. Inter Milan need Giroud as Conte prepares to rotate his squad Inter Milan’s Italian manager already has a potent strike force in his team this season, with both Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez firing on all cylinders so far....

The Blues had won seven games out of eight and produced a masterful away performance at Atletico Madrid before losing to Manchester City at the end of September. They have since been beaten by Crystal Palace and drawn with Roma and will hope to snap their current skid in their second of three consecutive matches at Stamford Bridge. TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM In the UK, the match will be available to watch live on television on Sky Sports Premier League or by stream via Sky Go....

Thomas Tuchel’s side did not make much of an impression on the Eagles’ defence in the first half at Wembley Stadium on Sunday and lost Mateo Kovacic to injury. But it was Kovacic’s replacement Loftus-Cheek who clattered home a fine finish after the hour to break the deadlock before Mount slotted home to set up a final showdown with quadruple-chasing Liverpool. Chelsea probed fruitlessly during the opening quarter of the match, with their hopes of unpicking a disciplined Palace compromised by Kovacic hobbling off with a twisted ankle....

Now, according to a recent report from the Daily Mail, the Blues are ready to sell N’Golo Kante to make room for Rice in the summer. The 30-year-old Kante has started showing signs of recurring injuries this season. Hence, the Blues will reportedly look to replace him with the 23-year-old English midfielder. The West Ham captain has been one of the top names on the bucketlist of many Premier League heavyweights....

After having won five of their six games, the Chennai City juggernaut now reaches the home of city giants Mohun Bagan for a clash at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan. The visitors are on a dream run while the hosts are on the backfoot after a stunning reverse against Churchill Brothers in the last game. Only two statistical points work in Mohun Bagan’s favour going into the game. The fact that they have conceded two fewer goals than Chennai in the campaign so far, albeit with a match in hand, and that they lead the head-to-head 2-1....

Chennai’s first and only women’s run is back..this time with a cause..breast cancer awareness “Running for a Change” a Chennai based running initiative announces Chennai Pink Run, a women’s running event to be organized on behalf of the breast cancer awareness month [Internationally called as Pink October]. The event will be held on October 13, 2013 at Elliots Beach, Chennai. The event is a first of its kind women’s running event in Chennai....

Hosts Chennai Super Kings (CSK) posted 150/7 in their 20 overs against Delhi Daredevils (DD) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Thursday. CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s (30) and his Indian teammate Ravichandran Ashwin (12 not out) guided the team to the modest total after the home team struggled to force the pace throughout their innings. CSK’s hope for a strong start got an early jolt when New Zealand’s World Cup hero Brendon McCullum (4) was dismissed in the second over....

Real Clear Politics shows a 2-point lead for current U.S. Representative Budd, while polling by Emerson College and the Trafalgar Group each shows Budd 3 percentage points ahead. FiveThirtyEight’s latest polling average shows a much tighter contest, with Beasley trailing Budd by three-tenths of a percentage point. Both candidates are vying to replace retiring Republican Senator Richard Burr, who was first elected in 2005. Trump is putting his own legal troubles aside as he stumps for Budd on Friday night in Wilmington....

Written and created by Craig Mazin, Chernobyl was nominated for nineteen Emmy Awards and won for Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Writing. Renck is also known for directing the pilot episodes of Vikings and Bloodline, and he has also directed episodes of Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead. He is also credited with directing David Bowie’s final two music videos. Renck is currently wrapping production on the sci-fi feature film Spaceman, which stars Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, and The Batman actor Paul Dano....

Two Native American tribes, the Cherokee and the Choctaw, are both granted the right to send delegates to the House of Representatives. The Choctaw still haven’t exercised that right, but the Cherokee are in the process of sending their first: Lobbyist Kimberly Teehee, who served as Barack Obama’s senior policy advisor for Native American affairs. Born in Chicago, Teehee, 50, graduated from Northwestern University in 1991 and from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1995....

During a live session hosted by Shanivi Sadana on Sportskeeda’s Facebook page, Chetan Sharma elaborated at length the reason for picking Gavaskar over the likes of Tendulkar and Kohli. While taking nothing away from the latter two, he pointed out Gavaskar’s brave and gutsy batting against the fearsome foursome from the West Indies- Joel Garner, Andy Roberts, Colin Croft and Michael Holding - and that too without a helmet....

Lo and behold, it actually turned out OK. That’s a decent effort. MORE: ‘Star Wars’ versions of MLB logos for every team Candace Payne continues to reap the benefits of the (delightful) Facebook video she posted last month. So far, it’s netted her about $500K worth of gifts and a gig signing paid autographs at a convention, which … whatever. Get money while you can. Throw out first pitches while you can....