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£70 million signing Wesley Fofana swept in his first goal for the club after 24 minutes to send new manager Graham Potter on his way to the first win of his career in the competition. After Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck from Reece James’ 56th-minute cross, the defender lashed in his side’s third shortly afterwards. The hosts’ impressive performance sent them above Milan on goal difference in second place in Group E ahead of their trip to the San Siro on Tuesday....

Jurgen Klopp clinched his first domestic cup triumph as Liverpool boss, having lost his only previous final — the 2016-17 Carabao Cup final against Manchester City. Chelsea, meanwhile, extended an awful recent record in Wembley finals, which has now surprisingly seen the Blues lose 10 of their last 11 showpiece occasions across the FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Community Shield. The Blues are of course in the middle of a rollercoaster few weeks, which has seen the new highs of winning the FIFA Club World Cup, and the uncertainty over their structure following Roman Abramovich’s handing over of the club amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine....

Mourinho: I was sacked by Chelsea Chelsea will welcome Mourinho back to Stamford Bridge on Sunday as he returns with United for the first time after being sacked by the Blues last December. Although Conte was not referencing Mourinho side’s defensive display in Liverpool directly, he was firm in saying that he would be uncomfortable in setting his team out to achieve anything other than all three points. “No, I think it is always right to play for a win,” Conte told a press conference at Cobham Training Centre....

In the last gameweek of the season, Chennai faced defending champions Mivera Punjab, while second placed East Bengal faced Gokulam Kerela. East Bengal needed to win against the southern India side, Gokulam Kerela and expect Chennai City FC to drop points against Minerva Punjab. After struggling in the first half, Chennai City FC made a comeback in the second-half to break the heart of East Bengal fans. Minerva Punjab had scored the opening goal in the third minute of the game through Roland Bilala....

Season 2 champions Chennai, who were drubbed by Hyderabad Hunters in their previous match, thus registered their first win in the fourth season of the tournament. Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Rajeev Ouseph upset Ahmedabad Trump Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and former World No. 2 Sung Ji Hyun won the Chennai Trump clash with Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland to inflict the first defeat of the season on the Smash Masters....

The 27-year-old was rarely used by former coach Bozidar Bandovic and Thomas Brdaric, who’s trying to spearhead the Marina Machans’ into the playoffs. He fell out of favor after making his debut against Hyderabad FC during the opening game of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2021-22 season and managed to clock as little as 241 minutes across all competitions since signing for the club in 2021. In fact, he featured in a game against Hyderabad FC as a substitute in the Durand Cup last year....

Vladimir Koman made his senior national team debut for Hungary in 2010 and went on to play 36 matches, scoring seven goals. He was a vital cog in the country’s third-place finish in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and emerged as the second highest scorer with five goals. Vladimir Koman also guided the U-19 Hungarian side to the semi-finals at the 2008 UEFA European Championship. The Ukrainian-born footballer began his professional career in 2006 with UC Sampdoria in the top-tier Italian league, Serie A....

The versatile former Afghanistan international can deploy as a central defensive midfielder or central defender and has previous experience of playing in India with Aizawl FC. Saighani joins Chennaiyin after a season-long stint at Bangladeshi side Abahani Dhaka. “It will be an honour to play for Chennaiyin FC, Head Coach John Gregory and the club’s fantastic supporters. I am very thankful for this opportunity. CFC and the Indian Super League have always impressed me, and I am excited to participate in the tournament....

In 2019, Cooper, now in his second term and this year’s chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, named Beasley to be the first Black woman to oversee the judicial branch in North Carolina history. She lost her bid to be elected to an eight-year term as chief justice by 400 votes in November of 2020. “As someone who knows what it takes to win, I can tell you that Cheri’s got it,” Cooper said in a video provided by Beasley’s campaign....

Chernihiv, located about 90 miles north of Ukrainian capital Kyiv, has been under assault by Russian forces for weeks. Harrowing reports of civilian casualties, including amongst families attempting to get to safety, have emerged from the violence. On Monday, journalist Tim Judah, a Balkans correspondent for The Economist, posted a photo on Twitter showing a vast crater left behind in the Chernihiv Stadium, once known as the Yuri Gagarin Stadium....

“I would like those who are not playing IPL, especially Pujara, to go and play county cricket in England. He would encounter different types of wickets in April and May which will give good experience and exposure. It will help him when he tours England or other places where the ball moves around and bounces,” Azhar remarked. Extra Cover: Latest ICC Test Rankings: Kohli, Pujara move down, Jadeja remains No....

In the wake of the shootings in El Paso and Dayton that left at least 31 dead, Trump tweeted: “Let us not overlook that Chicago experienced its deadliest weekend of the year. With 7 dead and 52 wounded near a playground in the Windy City—and little national outrage or media coverage—we mustn’t become numb to the violence faced by inner city communities every day.” But as CBS Chicago pointed out, in fact no fatal shootings happened near a playground....

Pritzker’s order remains in effect through May 30, though state Republicans have challenged it in court. Lightfoot has said that she doesn’t intend to arrest parishioners nor has she mentioned what specific actions she plans to take against defiant churches. “We don’t want to see a cluster break out because faith leaders believe they have only one way of showing their reverence to the God that they worship,” Lightfoot said....

WATCH: Ronaldo’s amazing toast trickery The former Manchester United forward struck 26 goals in all competitions for the Bundesliga club last season but is now without a goal in 14 outings and has been linked with a move away from the BayArena in the winter transfer window. Tigres and France striker Andre Gignac experienced a similar drought, failing to find the net in 862 minutes of play, but re-opened his account in Liga-MX following a session with hypnotist John Milton....

The Mexican striker started up front alongside Cristiano Ronaldo away at Ludogorets in Sofia, with Isco and Asier Illarramendi included as well in a 4-4-2 formation which featured Gareth Bale as an orthodox right winger. So prolific in its last few games, hitting 20 goals in its previous four fixtures, Madrid played poorly in this one and never really found its rhythm until right at the end. Ludogorets proved a tougher nut to crack than many had anticipated - just as the Bulgarian side had done in the first round of matches against Liverpool - and the home team went ahead early on as Madrid once again failed to deal with a set piece....

Yadav, a former national level wrestler and now coach of the Air Force Development Group in Bengaluru, has been associated with the junior national camp. This will be his first major assignment. Yadav said maintaining discipline in the national camp will be one of his priorities. Keeping young and experienced wrestlers fit to perform at the optimum level at major international competitions scheduled for the second half of the year will be a challenging task for Yadav....

Chelsea’s bid for the 21-year-old was rejected and the Blues turned their attention towards signing David Luiz from Paris Saint-Germain, but contact between all three parties has remained positive, which sees them in pole position, if Hoffenheim decide to sell in January or in summer. Why did Oscar fall short at Chelsea? Hoffenheim and Sule would prefer to remain in Germany for the duration of the season as the defender wants to continue his development with his current club, with competition for places so high at Stamford Bridge....

In case you didn’t know… Kerr is widely believed to be one of the best strikers in the world, leading the all-time goalscoring charts in the top leagues in Australia and the United States. The 26-year-old previously played for Chicago Red Stars in America’s top division of women’s football, the NWSL, and was recently named the league’s Most Valuable Player after netting 19 goals in 23 games. She guided the side to the NWSL Championship final but missed out on the title to North Carolina Courage....

In case you didn’t know The FIFA U-17 World Cup took place in India in 2017, marking the first time the nation hosted a FIFA tournament in its history and the first time an Asian country hosted the U-17 World Cup since 2013. Twenty-three teams went head-to-head in games that were played in six stadiums across the country. The final took place at the Salt Lake Stadium in West Bengal and was played between England and Spain....

Juanmi got the call on Monday after Chelsea striker Diego Costa suffered an Achilles tendon injury during his side’s game against Hull City on Sunday afternoon. Following that game, Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho said Costa had a long-standing problem with his tendon and would probably be unavailable for Friday’s Euro 2016 qualifying game in Seville and next week’s friendly against the Dutch. The 21-year-old Juanmi has scored seven goals in 24 appearances for Malaga this season and is one of the club’s rising stars after making his first team debut aged just 16 years old....