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Bet on Chelsea’s Tour of Champions Antonio Conte’s team swept to a dominant title success last term, winning 13 games on the spin to take control of the league before cantering to success. Kante lifted the Premier League trophy for a second year, having inspired Leicester City’s incredible title tilt the previous season before making a £30million move to Stamford Bridge. With a return to the Champions League in view, and having lost last season’s FA Cup final to Arsenal, Kante says one piece of silverware will not do in 2017-18....

Today’s Wordle is a little tricky to crack, so Newsweek has put together a few tips and tricks to help you solve the latest brainteaser. The game was was released by Brooklyn-based software engineer Josh Wardle in October 2021. The puzzle is a play on his name, and he initially intended it to be played by him and his partner Palak Shah. Wardle first began working on the game in 2013, and completed it during the COVID-19 pandemic....

Wordle was invented during corona virus lockdown by Josh Wardle, a New York-based software engineer, who wanted to create a game “for me and my partner to enjoy.” The game’s simplicity is a big part of its appeal, meaning it can be played by almost anyone regardless of their prior experience with word puzzles. Each day the player has to work out a new five-letter word, in six attempts or less....

Despite having overseen another positive season with Spurs which has delivered a top-four finish and Champions League qualification, questions are being asked of Pochettino’s future. He has dropped subtle hints during the 2017-18 campaign that he could soon be heading for pastures new, and some reports have suggested that he could cross London to succeed Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge. Former Blues striker Cascarino admits such an appointment would be “a massive coup” for Chelsea, but doubts it will happen as Spurs would be left “absolutely devastated”....

PSG recorded a personal video with Brazilian winger Lucas Moura, while Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba and former Hull City fullback Bernard Mendy posted images in tribute on Twitter. Numerous Ligue 1 clubs also showed their support, writing tributes like “One year on, we do not forget” and “We will never forget.” The terror attacks saw 130 victims lose their lives in Paris, while almost 400 were injured as they were attacked while attending a concert and an international football match at at the Bataclan and the Stade de France...

The 0.75-mile-long D-shaped oval proved to have track evolution on the higher side as drivers reported more grip as more rubber was laid down on the tarmac. The short-track saw Kevin Harvick take back-to-back trips to Victory Lane after breaking his winless spell at Michigan just the previous week. Austin Dillon finished P16 after qualifying in P12 for the race on Sunday, and admitted to having struggled with the handling of his car during the race....

Britain’s David Weir won the men’s wheelchair marathon for his fourth gold of the Games, as the London Paralympic Games entered their final lap on Sunday with a valedictory tour of the city’s streets. In a triumphant finish for the host nation, Weir — dubbed “the Weirwolf” — claimed a clean sweep of four golds out of four races, completing the gruelling 42-kilometre (26.2-mile) course in 1hr 30min 20sec.....

KD explained in an interview that part of the reason he requested a trade from Brooklyn was to play on a stable team with a championship culture. He had significant doubts that the Nets could accomplish that after spending the last three seasons with the franchise. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith promptly called out Durant’s reasoning for wanting to run away from the Nets: Kevin Durant refused to hold Kyrie Irving accountable for his many off-court issues as a member of the Nets....

The video, posted to TikTok by labor and delivery nurse Anna (@anna.the.nurse), has garnered more than 956,000 views and over 2,000 comments from viewers who said most, if not all of the reasons, were cause for divorce. According to a 2019 study conducted by the parenting site ChannelMum.com, one in five fathers have missed the birth of their child, The Independent reported. How Do You Miss the Birth of Your Child?...

Pep Guardiola’s City now hold a massive 13-point gap at the head of the table thanks to Kevin De Bruyne’s second-half goal at the Etihad Stadium. After the match, Cole pointed out that both Pulisic and Ziyech “weren’t at their very best” in the crunch tie against the league leaders. Cole also drew comparisons to Arsenal’s 2-1 loss to City last month. Speaking on BT Sport, he said: He added:...

Heading out of a medical facility after a physical therapy session, Conor McGregor, recovering from his leg injury, briefly spoke to a Brazilian interviewer. As featured in a video posted on the Gossip Bae YouTube channel, Conor McGregor asked the interviewer where he’s from. Upon learning that he’s Brazilian, McGregor stated: Jose Aldo’s reign of dominance in the featherweight division lasted for about a decade. The Brazilian legend won titles in multiple MMA organizations, including the UFC....

Biden conceded he would have to pare back his Build Back Better plan, but said he was confident he could get “big chunks” of the spending package signed into law before the midterm elections later this year. Biden also criticized Republicans for uniting against his proposals. “I did not anticipate that there’d be such a stalwart effort to make sure that the most important thing was that President Biden didn’t get anything done,” he said....

Redditor u/libran-essence shared three screenshots from her Instagram story to the popular r/antiwork subreddit on Friday. In the post, she shares a photograph of notes she took during a conversation with her boss, identified only as “Jerry,” and some text screens of additional context. Her post got over 10,200 upvotes and more than 1,750 comments. She explains that one of her duties is to work with a coworker, “Glenn,” on revising a manual....

The students are typically 15- and 16-year-olds from lower socioeconomic immigrant families. They study in an Amsterdam vocational program that prepares them for trade school or apprenticeships. Van der Stap, who runs entrepreneurship classes at the school, got the idea when a bank executive speaking to her students needed their help to answer a text message. She persuaded wireless firm KPN Telecom to underwrite workshops, recruited a dozen students and spent three months training them....

However, of course, there will be plenty of theatergoers who will have not read the original book and therefore will be seriously surprised by the movie’s huge twist, which takes place right at the very end. Speaking to Newsweek, Where the Crawdads Sing director Olivia Newman shared she was excited for those who haven’t read the book to discuss the jaw-dropping ending. She said: “I’m excited for audiences that haven’t read the book because they’ll get to go into the movie, not knowing where Delia’s story takes you, and get to have that sort of fresh experience of the story....

It had been believed that Valverde’s contract was due to expire at the end of the current campaign, though Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu revealed in October that the 54-year-old’s deal does not expire until 2020. However, Valverde and Barca have the option to terminate the contract a year early. Asked about his future by Barca TV, Valverde – who was appointed in 2017 – responded: “I do not know what I will do next season....

In the second round of the just concluded Masters 1000 tournament, the 28th-ranked Australian defeated defending champion Medvedev 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-2. Following his loss, a video emerged online in which the 26-year-old is seen engaging in a war of words with a fan at the venue. As Medvedev was leaving the stadium, a person can be heard calling him a “loser.” He immediately turned and walked up to the fan to confront him....

The Switzerland international arrived at Emirates Stadium last summer with a colourful disciplinary record from his time at Borussia Monchengladbach. Xhaka hasn’t learnt from mistakes Arsene Wenger was convinced by his talent, though, and spent big to add him to a star-studded midfield unit in north London. Xhaka has struggled to make the impact expected of him in the Premier League, with his penchant for picking up cards continuing to overshadow his performances....

The Spain international has been heavily linked with a big-money transfer away from Stamford Bridge in recent times. Interest from the Chinese Super League was said to have turned his head in January, with the riches on offer in Asia difficult to turn down. Can anyone stop a Chelsea double? Prior to that, Costa has admitted that he was eager to secure a return to Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2016....

Jesus: Roma are the anti-Juventus Totti has spent most of his life with the club, having joined the youth system in 1989 and has been in the first-team since 1992. The attacker has gone on to become a legend for club and country, winning Serie A with Roma once and the World Cup with Italy. At 40 years old, Totti is edging closer to the end of his career, with his contract in the Italian capital expiring at the end of the campaign....