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Eleven-time grand slam champion Laver toasted the landmark by sampling a beer from a glass with ‘Cheers & Beers to 80 years’ printed on the side. The esteemed Australian tweeted: “Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes. “I am very grateful to have such great family, friends and those I don’t personally know, but feel like I do when I read your comments. I’m a lucky guy.” Boris Becker, Kim Clijsters and Martina Navratilova were among the fellow tennis stars to pay tribute to Laver on a special occasion for an icon who completed a calendar Grand Slam in 1969....

They stated that Mourinho has signed a four-year contract and he will return to the club where he won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups in his first tenure at Stamford Bridge between 2004 and 2007. Ron Gourlay, Chelsea FC Chief Executive, said: “I am delighted to welcome Jose back to Chelsea. His continued success, drive and ambition made him the outstanding candidate.” “It is our aim to keep the club moving forward to achieve greater success in the future and Jose is our number one choice as we believe he is the right manager to do just that....

The world’s most expensive goalkeeper was fined one week’s wages. “Although there was a misunderstanding, on reflection, I made a big mistake with how I handled the situation. I wanted to take the time today to apologize fully,” Kepa said in the statement. Manager Mauricio Sarri ordered Kepa to be substituted on Sunday as the final against Manchester City at Wembley Stadium was heading to a penalty shootout. Kepa had been cramping, but gesticulated wildly that he was not going to leave the pitch....

According to the Daily Mail, Thomas Tuchel’s side have prioritized the signing of a left-back during the ongoing transfer window. Ben Chilwell has been ruled out of action for the rest of the season. The former Leicester City full-back suffered a serious knee injury during the Blues’ clash with Juventus in the UEFA Champions League on November 24. Kurzawa joined PSG from AS Monaco in the summer of 2015 in a deal worth €23 million....

Except there’s one problem. This is Talladega. MORE: Chase standings breakdown | Chase scenarios | Keselowski, Steward fined for Charlotte retaliation The fact that the draft can allow drivers to gain or lose a dozen or more spots in the last couple of laps, as well as create havoc with a big wreck, means that Edwards could easily run 187 laps in the top 18 and still end up 35th....

It appeared that there was a possibility that Rick Hendrick might not have a Cup ride available in 2016, and the 19-year-old Elliott wondered about his future. He had just won the Nationwide (now Xfinity) Series title in 2014 and, after trying to defend his title in 2015, the next logical step was a Cup ride. MORE: Elliott to replace Gordon in 2016 | Larson guarantees win, Chase spot | Dillon on representing No....

Former sub-junior National Champion Prayag Chauhan (60kg) Thursday continued his winning spree at the ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships underway here. The 16-year-old marched into the finals with another prolific victory. With this win, the Delhi boxer is now assured of at least a silver medal from the tournament. Chauhan, up against Ernis Uulu Ruslan of Kyrgyzstan, was once again in top form as he comprehensively beat his opponent in what turned out to be a unanimous decision by the judges....

Greater Noida - The Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix organisers Saturday launched the three-day and race day tickets together for the first time, with the cheapest Sunday ticket priced at Rs.1,500. The cheapest three-day ticket will cost Rs.2,000. Race promoters Jaypee Sports International (JPSI) are aiming for a bigger crowd than the 2012 edition at the Buddh International Circuit where the turnout dropped to 60,000 from the 95,000 seen in the inaugural edition....

It’s true that most of GameStop’s Cyber Monday console bundle offerings are the same as the company’s Black Friday deals (PS4 and Xbox One S systems for $250 apiece), but the PS4 deal has been enhanced for online shoppers. Not only do consumers have a chance to pick up the Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End PS4 bundle for a mere $250, but in celebration of Cyber Monday, GameStop is throwing in two additional free games in the form of the critically-acclaimed titles The Last of Us Remastered and the Ratchet & Clank reboot....

After a 2-1 win away from home against Swedish club Malmo FF, it was evident that the second leg last night was going to be a cakewalk for the Blues, but it was a matter of earning back the loyalty from the supporters after falling to embarrassing defeats to Manchester City and Manchester United. Goals from Olivier Giroud, Ross Barkley and Callum Hudson-Odoi, all of them coming in the second half sealed Malmo’s Europa League season who were reduced to 10 men after defender Rasmus Bengtsson was shown a second yellow for his challenge on Emerson....

The Blues had a major share of the ball in the opening stages but brought their A game onto the deck only after Giroud netted the opener. Since then, there was no way back for Malmo, who never really looked like threatening Chelsea at their backyard. Chelsea registered their sixth consecutive Europa League victory. They have also scored 2.86 goals per game in Europe’s second-tier competition, despite having suffered major setbacks in front of goal of late....

Real Sociedad winger Antoine Griezmann has alerted Premier League sides to his availability, refusing to rule out a summer move away from the Spanish side. The winger has been in sparkling form this season, and scored took his season’s goal tally to 14 with a double in last night’s 4-0 win over Elche. After the game, Greizmann insisted that he is relaxed about his future, but hinted to Spanish newspaper AS that he could leave the club in the summer....

Goal understands the Blues have agreed to pay the £8m release clause in Sarri’s contract with Napoli, which still requires paying despite Sarri having been replaced by Carlo Ancelotti on Wednesday. Though Chelsea are yet to formally part ways with Conte, the decision has now been made to relieve the former Juventus boss of his duties despite him guiding the Stamford Bridge outfit to the Premier League title and FA Cup during his two seasons in charge....

Dasilva spent the 2018-19 campaign at City, making 32 appearances and impressing on the left side of defence. His performances helped him earn international recognition with the England Under-21s, winning a spot in their squad for the European Under-21 Championship in Italy, with the Young Lions failing to get out of the group. It had been suggested Dasilva was in line to be given an opportunity to impress in Chelsea’s first team in pre-season, particularly given their transfer ban and likely appointment of Frank Lampard as Maurizio Sarri’s successor....

Both players have also earned contract extensions from Chelsea and will return to the Football League to continue their development. Dabblebet: Odds for the ICC tour in Asia and the U.S. Kalas has travelled with Chelsea on pre-season but he is still expecting to leave, and favours the continuity of working under Slavisa Jokanovic, who got the London club into the play-offs last season. The 24-year-old’s contract had enterred its last year but he has agreed an extension to facilitate the loan move, as Chelsea don’t permit temporary moves for players in the final years of their deals....

He was one of the late arrivals to the squad for the pre-season because of his involvement in the tournament, and because of that his manager Jose Mourinho had earlier expressed some concerns regarding their fitness. ‘It worries me because the boys (returning late from the World Cup) that start tomorrow don’t have time to get ready for the start of Premier League,” Mourinho said. So it remains to be seen if he uses them straightaway for the first game....

That win against Leeds had taken Chelsea to the top of the Premier League table, albeit temporarily. However, the Blues have since won just one game. December was such a poor month for Chelsea that they have moved from a side challenging for the title, to one that is currently struggling to break into the top four. A month ago, they were being touted as title contenders, but it seems it was all premature....

Flair returned to WWE television on Friday’s episode of SmackDown after an absence of almost eight months. The Queen defeated Ronda Rousey in an impromptu 41-second match to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship. In doing so, she became a 14-time world champion. On Busted Open, Bully Ray gave his opinion that Flair is significantly better than everyone else in WWE’s women’s division. Moving forward, the Hall of Famer thinks the new champion will struggle to progress unless she wrestles male superstars like Randy Orton and Seth Rollins:...

For years surgeons have dreamed of relieving the perpetual shortage of human donors by harvesting hearts, livers, kidneys, pancreases and lungs from other animals. Primates seemed like the best bet, but so far the gonzo surgery has failed abysmally–Baby Fae died 20 days after California surgeons gave her a baboon heart in 1984, and both patients given baboon livers at the University of Pittsburgh (in 1992 and last January) died within 10 weeks....

There would be eight to 10 other cities competing with Charlotte for the game, reports Xinhua. Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina, last hosted the All-Star game in 1991. 0 votes