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Chennaiyin are placed seventh with 14 points from 12 matches and need six points from their remaining two group matches to possibly qualify for the semi-finals. Title holders Chennaiyin have to prove they can achieve both the wins needed, starting with NorthEast at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Last season, Chennaiyin were languishing at the bottom of the standings for much of the group stage but turned their fortunes around with a late surge, not just qualifying for the semi-finals but going on to win the title, beating FC Goa’s in a thrilling final....

The game of chess has got a new format, it has 100 squares (10x10) as compared with the traditional 64 squares and a new piece known as the “Dynamo” which has the qualities of both a knight and a bishop. Launched by chess grandmaster Dibyendu Barua, the format is called “Twenty20” as it comprises 20 pieces on both sides of the innovated board. All the other rules though remain the same, except the pawn now can move three squares in the first move unlike the traditional form where it can be moved up to two....

With the UCLA product, Zach LaVine (23.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 4.5 apg) coming into his own, along with Lauri Markkanen, who played 52 games averaging 18.7 ppg and 9.0 rpg - bringing a huge upside of being an effective floor-spacing big man - the team seems to be heading in the right path. If the franchise can pull off the right moves in the upcoming offseason - add some much-needed depth and shooting - the Bulls might make a legit playoff push in the 2019-20 season without a doubt....

Emily Choi, 34, was walking with her infant son in a stroller near University Village in Chicago on Wednesday, when she was harassed by a man walking his dog, as reported by ABC7. The man confronted Choi, who is of Chinese descent, about her wearing a mask and told her to take it off, cursing at her. Choi works as a pharmacist and told the Chicago Sun-Times that she wears a mask to protect the immunocompromised....

The next thing to watch for in December: The white flag being waved on what was once a dream season for the Chiefs. It’s on the verge of happening after a 38-31 road loss to the New York Jets dropped Kansas City to 6-6. The 5-0 start that began with a stunning season-opening win in New England seems like an eternity ago. And there’s plenty of blame to go around for it....

The best part is this quote came from the 11th annual Fam 1st Foundation Football Camp, which was hosted by Lynch in Oakland over the weekend. Even during a fun event for kids, the rivalry between the Chiefs and Raiders is strong. MORE: Eli Manning is like LeBron James? To the original point, though, Peters said it’s “dope” Lynch gets to finish his career in Oakland, where he grew up....

Second-fastest? He went in the sixth last spring. Now, if defensive back Tremon Smith can perform anything like Tyreek Hill when he steps onto the field for the Chiefs’ preseason opener against Houston on Thursday night, general manager Brett Veach and coach Andy Reid will have hit on something special at a position of tremendous need. “I’m curious to see how he does in the games,” Reid acknowledged. “He’s a talented kid....

When a Chiefs assistant walked by Reid in the final two minutes of Saturday’s 27-20 loss to the Patriots and took the coach’s red challenge flag, he was simply doing what he was supposed to do. MORE: Stunning AFC playoff photos | Playoff scoreboard | Amendola will appeal fine The NFL does not allow coaches to challenge plays in the final two minutes of games because all plays are automatically reviewed....

The Crosthwaites family took out a court injunction last May arguing that the planned expansion to 60,000 seats would block light to their home. However, the Blues have now reached a compromise, with a spokesperson saying: “Chelsea FC have reached an agreement to settle the ongoing legal proceedings in relation to rights to light. “The details of the agreement are confidential.” The cost of the redevelopment is reported to be £1billion, and could lead to Chelsea playing away from their home stadium for up to four years....

Chelsea raided Arsenal once this season, bringing French forward Olivier Giroud to Stamford Bridge on deadline day of the January transfer window. They also agreed on a deal to sign Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain last summer, but he rejected the Blues to instead seal a move to Liverpool. The 27-year-old Welsh international, who has spent a large portion of the campaign out of action with a hamstring injury, has scored seven goals and assisted 10 in 23 appearances this season....

Inter, who have been arguably the busiest traders in the market thus far, were all set to sign Leonardo Spinazzola in a swap deal that would see forward Matteo Politano switch camps. The former was having a medical on Wednesday as per many reports, but there have been no further updates regarding the same. Conte, who is also in line to reunite with Olivier Giroud, with whom he lifted the FA Cup during his two-year stint at Chelsea, is now monitoring Moses as an expressive wing-back option....

Chinese Super League club, Tianjin Quanjian claim that any possible transfer of Diego Costa will have to wait until the end of the of the season as the club’s owner, Roman Abramovich has confirmed that they have no interest in doing business before their campaign ends. The owner of Tianjin FC, Shu Yuhul revealed his interest in PSG striker, Edinson Cavani as well and also confirmed that he had a meeting with Costa’s agent, Jorge Mendes....

The details of the 36-year-old’s contract weren’t released after he became Chelsea’s first signing of last season on a free transfer from Manchester City, but the agreement included an option for an extra year, which will be taken up by the Blues. Caballero has quickly struck a positive relationship with Chelsea’s other goalkeepers, including Courtois, while his good performances in his sporadic displays have earned him a call-up to the Argentina squad....

Frank Lampard on Eden Hazard Chelsea legend Frank Lampard has opened up on the possible departure of Eden Hazard from Chelsea, with Real Madrid being the expected destination. Hazard has been linked to the Galacticos for a year now and this summer might be the end of the saga. And according to Lampard, Hazard is one of the best players in the world and thinks that the signs point towards the Belgian leaving the club if he wishes to....

The visitors have lost three of their last four games, including a shock defeat to Indian Arrows away, and what will worry coach Bino George more will be the fact that they last won in the third week of November. Chennai, on the other hand, have looked the most accomplished of sides in this year’s league and deservedly hold the top spot. Brakes were seemingly put on their rampant run when they lost four points in two games but they quickly got back to the rhythm with a dominating 6-1 victory against Shillong in their last game, which should boost confidence ahead of the crucial Gokulam clash....

The local favourites beat Calicut 15-11, 15-12, 16-14 in the summit clash. League’s top scorer and best spiker Rudy Verhoeff again delivered as he scored 13 points (11 spikes and 2 blocks) for the winners. For Calicut, league’s most valuable player Ajith Lal was the highest scorer with nine points (9 spikes). By virtue of this victory, Chennai Spartans have also qualified for this year’s FIVB Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship....

Gregory said Bengaluru FC were not unbeatable as his side had defeated them in Bengaluru in the league stage, which will boost the confidence of the visiting side. “It is a game where if we score first, they have a mountain to climb. There has got to be a winner on the day. Both teams probably have to be a little bit more attack-minded. With the quality of the two teams, I think we will have a winner (without extra time and penalties),” he told reporters on the eve of the final at the Kanteerava Stadium....

The draw left Chennaiyin FC in sixth spot with 14 points from 11 matches while Atletico de Kolkata moved to the third spot with 15 points from 11 matches, the same as FC Pune City and Kerala Blasters. ATK (plus one), however, have a better goal difference than Pune (minus one) and Kerala (minus four). Also Read: Chennaiyin 1-1 Atletico de Kolkata - Player ratings Atletico de Kolkata coach Jose Molina surprised all with his starting line-up as he opted to start with Juan Belencoso, leaving Canadian striker and highest goal-scorer in the ISL, Iain Hume, on the bench....

The pop icon took to Twitter on Monday night to reflect on the miscarriages which happened during her marriage to Sonny Bono. “When I was young I had 3 miscarriages.1st at 18.I was alone in our house.son came home & I was sobbing,& rocking on our floor,” she tweeted. The 76-year-old singer said one of her miscarriages resulted in her being rushed to the hospital as she hit out at lawmakers who support the recent repeal of Roe v....

Hanks, whose parents Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were among the first high-profile figures to contract the novel coronavirus in March 2020, initially appeared to have a different stance altogether when he shared the video on Monday. Captioning his clip “SUPER IMPORTANT PSA GUYS LETS GET THRU THIS TOGETHER,” Hanks said at the start: ‘Look, I’ve been kind of on the fence about this for a while, that’s why I never spoke on it....