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Leicester are looking to receive £40million for Drinkwater after rejecting two bids from Chelsea in recent weeks. The Blues, meanwhile, are aiming to agree a fee of around £30m, but they will hope that the transfer request can help to bring down the asking price. Chelsea have identified Drinkwater since the start of August as their prime target to replace Nemanja Matic, who left for Manchester United, and Nathaniel Chalobah, who left for Watford....

The Belgium captain has two-and-a-half years left to run on his current deal but his father Thierry Hazard had claimed that he has rejected a contract from Chelsea, as he aims to keep his options open for the summer with Zinedine Zidane’s side interested in his services. The former Lille winger has not in fact been offered a deal yet by Chelsea, though the Stamford Bridge club are known to be prioritising their efforts to keep Hazard....

With the £58m American star secured for next season, attention has turned to other incomings and outgoings. The likes of Gary Cahill, Cesc Fabregas, Victor Moses, Davide Zappacosta amongst others have been linked to potential exits. This is understandable as the Blues board would like to reduce the average age of the squad which currently stands at 27.5. Except for problem positions like the centre-forward role, the priority will be on younger players....

Meanwhile, Chelsea want to sign a Nigerian striker who plays for Napoli. Elsewhere, Real Madrid are attempting to lure a Blues defender by offering him a lucrative salary package. On that note, here’s a look at the key Chelsea transfer stories as on 7th November 2021. Chelsea want to sign Victor Osimhen Chelsea want to sign Victor Osimhen, according to The Hard Tackle via El Nacional. The Blues are preparing to move for the Nigerian next summer....

City’s lead at the top was cut to five points by United on Tuesday, with Chelsea a further six points back ahead of hosting Swansea City. Pep Guardiola’s side have been flying atop the table with 12 wins from 13 matches, scoring 42 goals and conceding just eight. Conte said Chelsea simply needed to focus on overtaking United, not high-flying City. “We have to look at ourselves and not the others....

Both sides got their campaigns off to winning starts last weekend, but the contrasting nature of those victories was in line with the broad moods surrounding the clubs heading into 2022/23. Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea were forced to grind out a 1-0 win at Everton after Jorginho scored the only goal from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time, while Spurs were rampant, tearing Southampton apart in a 4-1 win at a buoyant Tottenham Hotspur Stadium....

For the first time four two-wheeler manufacturers – Suzuki, Honda, TVS and Yamaha – will be supporting a motorsport event in India with over 150 riders, including the country’s leading racers of proven international credentials like Rajini Krishnan, Jagan Kumar and Sarath Kumar. The organisers, Madras Motor Sports Club (MMSC), have lined up as many as 20 races which will be run on Saturday and Sunday while the preceding two days are set aside for practice and qualifying sessions....

Milos Raonic slammed 17 aces on way to an impressive 6-4, 6-4 win in 72 minutes against World No.10 Nicolas Almagro to enter the final of the Aircel Chennai Open tournament here Saturday. Raonic, the 20-year-old Canadian fourth seed and ranked 31, relied heavily on his serves most of which were outright winners while the second seeded Almagro from Spain played on gamely, but was unable to handle the missiles from the other side of the net....

Anirudh Thapa (67’) did score a goal for Chennaiyin FC, but it became inconsequential while deciding the outcome of the match. Here are the Player Ratings from the match. Chennaiyin FC Vishal Kaith - 6.5/10 Chianese could have scored two goals for Hyderabad FC in the first half, but Kaith’s brilliant saves from point-blank range denied him. A miscommunication between him and Sabia led to Chennaiyin FC conceding the first goal....

Big enough to cover Notre Dame Cathedral, the New Safe Confinement is worth $1.7 billion, is 354 feet high, weighs 39,600 tons and is able to withstand a tornado. The project was partly funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) with plans starting back in 1998 and the contract for the structure being put in place in 2007, Metro reported. Deputy project manager Victor Zalizetskyi, who has worked at the Chernobyl plant since 1987, said he was “filled with pride” that he got to contribute to something “that has such a big importance for all humankind,” according to ITV News....

Entire Indian batting in this Test was an ‘exclusive King Kohli show’ who almost single-handedly brought them to sniffing distance of winning the first Test of a series in England, in over three decades since back in 1986, when many of the current squad members were not even born. Kohli fought valiantly himself on the ground, but why India lost the match had more to do with his off-field decisions than on-field ones....

Pujara was born in Rajkot in 1988 and was a prolific run-scorer in every grade, since childhood. In 2005, he played his first match for Saurashtra and scored tons of runs for the club, at Ranji level. However, he made his test debut in the year 2010 at Bangalore. Apart from having a solid defense, Pujara also shares the same charisma of Dravid, like calmness, dedication and hardworking nature....

Dropped from the Test team on tours of Australia and Bangladesh, the technically and politically correct Pujara said, “These things happen. You have to accept it and move on. While I’ve tried hard, I know I haven’t been able to match the standards I set out to achieve. “Hopefully, the India A series will help me get in touch with the game and it goes on well. Then there is the Sri Lanka series....

It turns out the cover of NHL 16 will feature two athletes on the front of the box instead of one, and both originate from the current Stanley Cup champions, the Chicago Blackhawks. For anyone that knows anything about the team, the obvious picks are Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, and that’s exactly the duo that’ll be featured on the cover. The announcement was made during the NHL Awards, in which the most talented players in the National Hockey League were awarded trophies based on their performances this past season....

The amount given in the settlement has been kept confidential. It was reached after the sides met with a mediator to discuss the suit. Beach and the franchise’s CEO, Danny Wirtz, participated in the meeting. Beach sued the team alleging that former video coach Brad Aldrich sexually assaulted him during the team’s 2010 Stanley Cup run, and that the organization tried to cover it up. An investigation commissioned by the Blackhawks backed up the former player’s claims....

(Our MLS Power Rankings are voted on by Goal’s editors and writers. Comments written by Rudi Schuller ). 1. TORONTO FC LAST WEEK: 1 CHANGE: — The winning streak came to an end, but the unbeaten streak remains. TFC felt aggrieved to only take one point out of Red Bull Arena, which tells you where the bar is set with this team at the moment. 2. NEW YORK CITY FC LAST WEEK: 3 CHANGE: +1...

Goossens was injured late in the Fire’s season-opening 1-1 draw at the Columbus Crew last weekend. He will undergo surgery on Friday and will be placed on the disabled list. U.S. grouped with Panama in 2017 Gold Cup “John’s injury is cruel, particularly given the effort he was making on the play in added time," Fire general manager Nelson Rodríguez said in a news release. “We’re sure he will work to return to the field this season and find ways to contribute to the team in the interim....

The Chicago Police Department told Newsweek in an emailed statement Saturday that it has opened an investigation into an incident with an officer who had his body worn camera turned off. “All Chicago Police Officers are required to wear their unit assignment designator, nameplate and prescribed star so that they are clearly visible. An internal investigation has been opened into the officer who was photographed without his unit assignment designator and nameplate and with his star number covered....

The Mexico international was injured during last weekend’s 3-2 defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach, and Leverkusen announced Wednesday he will not be available this weekend. Osorio calls in usual suspects for Mexico friendly “A slight groin injury rules the Mexican striker out of Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s away fixture at Hamburg SV on Friday night,” the statement posted on the club’s website said. There is no further word on when Hernandez may return to action....