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Hernandez signed a season-long loan deal from United and will add depth to a Real attack bursting at the seams with talent. Although the Mexico international is likely to play a supporting role to the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and James Rodriguez, United goalkeeper De Gea has backed him to shine. “He is a great person – one of the best people I have met in football,” De Gea is quoted as telling Marca....

Running back Knile Davis returned the opening kickoff of Saturday’s AFC wild-card game at NRG Stadium 106 yards for a touchdown. The Chiefs defense took over from there to hold a 13-0 halftime lead. MORE: Chiefs vs. Texans scoreboard | Texans line up Watt in wildcat | Knile Davis takes opening kick to the house The return by Davis was the longest kickoff return in an AFC wild-card game, besting a 96-yard return by Jacksonville’s Maurice Jones-Drew on Jan....

Kansas City is tied with the Jaguars for the most picks of the 2022 NFL Draft, with 12 total picks. That includes two first-, second-, third- and fourth-round selections and four seventh-round picks. The decision the Chiefs must face is whether to use all that capital to draft at their current positions (including the 29th and 30th overall picks) or use it to trade up in the draft. Chiefs general manager Brett Veach and coach Andy Reid will have to be a part of that decision-making process, one that likely hinges on whether a prospect they value enough somehow drops lower than their draft projection....

Blues captain Gary Cahill was sent off after 14 minutes at Stamford Bridge and Sean Dyche’s men have taken full advantage, racing into a 3-0 lead courtesy of Sam Vokes goals either side of Stephen Ward’s strike. Chelsea 14/1 to win the Champions League That has left Chelsea reeling against a side many have predicted will find themselves in a relegation battle this season. Unless Antonio Conte can organise his men into an astonishing comeback, they will be only the second defending champions to lose their first game of the following campaign....

Chelsea 5/4 to win Community Shield The traditional curtain-raiser has become essentially an exhibition match in recent years, a chance for teams to undergo a final rehearsal ahead of the Premier League campaign. Antonio Conte’s team, however, will be keen to start their league defence on a high note after a turbulent summer in the transfer market. CHELSEA INJURIES Chelsea have two confirmed absentees for the Wembley showpiece, with both casualties affecting Conte’s front-line....

The report claims that Morata is aware of Conte’s interest and is open to joining the 2014-15 Premer League Champions. Morata is struggling for regular game time under Zinedine Zidane and is certain to quit Santiago Bernabeu in the summer. Conte wants to deploy his preferred 3-5-2 formation next season with Morata to play as the strike partner to Diego Costa. Blues are currently on top of the Premier League table and are expected to clinch their second trophy in three seasons....

He was linked with a move to Manchester United and Palmeiras in January. He rebuffed all rumours of his departure from the club and said that he has not spoken to any anyone about leaving, even on loan. “There was never a contact made with Palmeiras, that’s why I decided to reply politely. I just want people to make sure that they know I am very happy at Chelsea,” he said....

And how ironic it is that in the same year that the ill-fated (but not yet defunct) Super League concept was thrust upon the soccer world, that fans are now treated to a final showcasing two of the deepest pockets in global soccer — in fact, two Super League founders before they withdrew under public pressure. Yet the fact that Chelsea and Manchester City are battling for the most prestigious trophy in club soccer is not just a product of the deep pockets of their respective owners....

Fire authorities said the specific cause was still unclear during an early afternoon update, although Gaius Hall, assistant chief at the Palm Bay Fire Rescue Department, confirmed the blasts originated at the FAR Chemical plant near U.S. Highway 1. He attributed the explosions to a refrigeration issue that caused barrels of chemical solvent to catch fire. The Palm Bay Police Department issued an alert around 11 a.m. EST on Tuesday to warn area residents of the explosion and resulting fires....

It was a good day for the Indian men’s trap squad as they were on 215, just two points behind leaders Czech Republic and on the same score as powerhouses Italy, who are currently placed third. In the individual event, Kynan ended the day in third place with a score of 74 out of 75 over two days of qualifying, while Zoravar was in ninth position with 72 hits to his credit....

Yuki Bhambri, the 19-year old former World No.1 junior, made an impassioned plea for financial support to young Indian tennis players who are in the critical transitional stage of moving into senior ranks. Speaking to the media after his 6-2, 6-3 rout of Slovakia’s Karol Beck in the first round of the Aircel Chennai Open here on Monday, Bhambri felt that players needed a full-fledged trainers and coaches to perform well on the tour....

The 21-year old Raonic, a product of the Canadian National Training Centre in Montreal, showed a lot of fluency and grace in his movements despite his six feet, five-inch frame that also helped him deliver nine aces, six of them in the second set. Raonic also displayed a pleasing touch that often wrong-footed the 30-year old Hanescu, aninch taller than his opponent, but a step slower. Clearly, the Romanian’s best days are behind him as he was ranked 26 in July 2009, but thereafter fell away and a dodgy knee furthered affected his playing career....

KL Rahul (55) and Sarfaraz Khan (67) each compiled fifties for the Kings XI after they had been rocked by a double-wicket-maiden from Harbhajan Singh in the second over of their chase. However, the two set batsmen were unable to score quickly enough against Harbhajan (2-17 off four overs), Imran Tahir (0-20 off 4) and Ravindra Jadeja (0-24 off 4), meaning the visitors to the MA Chidambaram Stadium were left with too much to do at the death....

Bedashwor Singh scored the winning goal in the 61st minute, slamming a low drive from a throw-in by Aimol Reamsochung, past the ICF custodian. The first half ended goalless with both sides failing to create any clear-cut chances. The second half too progressed in a similar manner till Bedashwor Singh broke the deadlock. Despite ICF’s best attempts to find the equaliser, the CFC ‘B’ defence held firm to secure a win and progress to the next round, where it will meet Viva Chennai FC....

The 28-year-old joins the 2015 ISL champions on a free transfer after the expiry of his contract at Finnish outfit FC Ilves, said a press note here. After coming through the youth ranks at Nigerian club FC Ebedei, Nworuh signed for Danish top tier outfit FC Midtjylland as a teenager. He spent five seasons there, finishing runners-up in the domestic league and cup. He also featured for FC Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League....

The 2015 ISL champions would leave Chennai in the early hours of Wednesday morning, a press release here said. CFC’s training base would be at True Arena, Hua Hin, which is 125 miles from the capital Bangkok. The team started its pre-season preparations at SDAT Nehru Park from October 2. A total of 26 players including all eight foreigners trained for ten days in Chennai under the guidance of head coach John Gregory and his coaching staff....

26.4, Woakes to Pujara, short on the body, Pujara gets inside the line and pulls to the deep backward square where he finds Adil Rashid. Now, rewind back to the first test where Captain Kohli decided to leave out Cheteshwar Pujara for KL Rahul. The move baffled a few Indian fans and left others fuming. Before the commencement of the series, Pujara was being considered as one of the most dependable batsmen in this Indian lineup....

Gurugram, May 6 (PTI) Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri today said that the country should play more international matches away from home and against much stronger opponents in the next six months if it is to do well in the AFC Asian Cup tournament. Chhetri said his team needs the best of preparations to make it count in the January 5 to February 1 event in the United Arab Emirates next year after crashing out of the group stage in the 2011 edition – the last time India played in the prestigious event – by losing all their matches with big margins....

Jason Brown, 37, is accused of providing $1,500 to a confidential informant with the understanding that the money would be wired to a front-line ISIS soldier. Brown controls the Bellwood-based gang, according to court documents, which is comprised of former members of the Black P-Stone, Gangster Disciples and Four Corner Hustlers street gangs. Law enforcement officials believe “AHK” to be a non-standard spelling of the word “akh,” which means ‘brother’ in Arabic....