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The footage is part of a documentary, The Way of the Cheetah, which is set to premiere during Big Cat Week on February 8. Made by National Geographic explorers and filmmakers Beverly and Dereck Joubert, the film tells the story of Immani, a female cheetah with four cubs in Kenya. Cheetahs are incredibly vulnerable. There are only estimated to be around 7,000 left in the world, and their population decreasing....

The former Italy and Juventus boss rejuvenated the Blues in his first season at the helm of the Stamford Bridge club and narrowly missed out on a double as his side lost out to Arsenal in the FA Cup final. Chelsea 100/1 to go unbeaten in the PL The new season brings with it new challenges and Conte must guide his team through one more competition as they return to Europe’s top table in the Champions League, but he may be without the likes of Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic, who were not part of the club’s pre-season plans....

A penalty from Jorginho in the form of a welcome goal put the Blues in front after it looked like another case of a team coming to West London and preventing the hosts. It was dodgy, lacklustre and blunt from Chelsea, who were struggling to up their tempo or pick spaces in between. However, the partnership that struck gold in the FA Cup rout of Nottingham Forest - between Callum Hudson-Odoi and Reece James - worked incisively down the right once again, before the latter delivered one of his many teasing balls for Tammy Abraham to leap and plant beyond a clueless Nick Pope....

The Blues have spent a club-record £70 million bolstering their attacking ranks this summer, with a high-profile addition brought in from Real Madrid. Michy Batshuayi 3/1 to score first against Burnley With Diego Costa deemed surplus to requirements, Spain international Morata was identified as the man to fill his boots. The 24-year-old is, however, having to adjust to life in England and it could be that a man snapped up 12 months ago gets the opportunity to lead the line after impressing with five goals in pre-season....

Willian gave reason to a bold team selection from Conte on Tuesday by putting the English champions ahead just after the hour mark, having also hit the woodwork twice before half-time. However, Barca pounced on a very rare Chelsea mistake on the night as Andres Iniesta intercepted a slack pass by Andreas Christensen and squared for Lionel Messi to slot home his first goal in nine appearances against Chelsea....

Without question, Cesar Azpilicueta has been outstanding ever since he came into the side at left back. Game after game, he plays consistently well and at the moment is Jose’s preferred starter in that position. So what of Cole? Well he’s 32 now and his contract expires at the end of the season. There are reports that Leighton Baines has forged his way ahead of Cole into the thinking of Roy Hodgson ahead of the World Cup in Brazil next summer so Cole has his hands full!...

So where does this take Chelsea? Di Matteo knows the importance of representing this club having been part of the club as a player as well, but things were a little different back then. The level of expectation of the players, fans was very different back then when you compare it with today’s time and Di Matteo is very well aware of this fact having seen Andre Villas Boas get sacked due to poor results....

Spurs had hooked up a drummer to the PA system in an attempt to enhance the noise of the 73,587 crowd at their new temporary home, but were made to axe the idea during the first half. Chelsea 11/2 to win title Courtois believes the atmosphere improved as a result, but that the Spurs support must do more if they are to intimidate opposing teams which visit the stadium this season....

How Chelsea profit from Juventus’ success The Blues currently have no players injured and have had no long-term absentees all season, taking advantage of their lack of European commitments to select a consistent side with only limited rotation enforced. Conte is hoping to seal a domestic double by beating Arsenal in the FA Cup final after Chelsea have sewn the league championship up and credited Chelsea’s behind-the-scenes staff for the part they have played in keeping his key players fit....

Hazard is recovering after undergoing surgery on his ankle that he injured in a training session with Belgium after the 2016-17 season ended and could miss several games at the start of the new campaign. Ronaldo & Messi: Children of Football Cole thinks that Hazard is the best player in the league and, while his injury is a blow for his former side, he is glad that it could hinder Zinedine Zidane’s attempts to sign him....

The 18-year-old won in his sixth career start and is the second youngest winner in series history. He's roughly four months older than Joey Logano, who was 18 years and 21 days when he won his first career Nationwide race in 2008. Elliott won in a Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, driving the No. 9 as a tribute to his father, 1988 Cup champion Bill Elliott. "I can't believe it, just to have the opportunity to race with these guys at JR Motorsports, just to have this opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for any racer who wants to make it to the top," Elliott said....

Anthony was a star with the Knicks and Nuggets but has not played in the NBA since he parted ways with the Rockets in mid-November. “The reason he’s not in the league — because he’s still worthy — he hasn’t mentally taken that step back to say ‘Okay, I’ll come in and play against backups. I’ll try to help the team out. I know I might not be able to close, but I just want to help the team out,’" Billups said during a recent interview with SiriusXM radio....

CHC have been in great form in the Mizoram Cricket League 2022, winning four of their five games and occupying the second spot in the standings. Their previous game against Chhinga Veng had to be abandoned due to adverse weather conditions. Meanwhile, BSCC are the only winless team in the Mizoram Cricket League 2022 and unsurprisingly find themselves rock-bottom in the points table. They suffered a five-wicket defeat at the hands of the Venglai Cricket Club in their last outing....

Before lifting the jacket, a Cuban geophysicist lowered his head in a gesture of respect. Watching journalists and local townspeople fell silent. Several scientists sobbed as the jacket was removed. ““Che was such a mythic figure, and there were a hundred different versions about what happened to his body,’’ says Patricia Bernardi, one of three Argentine forensic experts on the excavation team. ““Now the last chapter has been written.''...

Wall Street Journal follows up on previous reporting to say that the Nintendo Switch will expand to include a “Pro” style console and a cheaper model meant to replace the 3DS. The Nintendo Switch Pro will not be as powerful as the PS4 Pro or Xbox One X, but it will offer a premium, enhanced experience. Moreover, the Nintendo Switch Premium is said to sport a design that will “surprise” gamers, which suggests that is more than just a 4K Nintendo Switch....

Various words springs to mind when I think of Chelsea’s season so far: chaotic, wild, unpredictable, inconsistent. The latter perhaps best summarises the way in which Chelsea’s results have gone. The season started well with wins over Wigan, Newcastle and Reading, but a 4-1 demolition ensued, spearheaded by Radamel Falcao in the UEFA Super Cup against Atletico Madrid. After the oh so controversial sacking of Roberto Di Matteo and equally controversial appointment, wins over Aston Villa, Norwich and Everton made it seem like things were really on the up at Stamford Bridge....

Henrique Hilario Although it may be unfair to include the veteran Portuguese goalkeeper in this list of Chelsea flops, but the former Porto man is now 38, is now in his 8th season with the Blues and has only turned out 20 times for the 2012 Champions League winners. Although he came in on a free transfer, there was little money wasted on the former Portugal international, but what they have wasted is a considerable part of the wage bill on a player who might as well not have been there for the past 8 years, overall not a good move for the Russian owner....

Pedro Rodriguez, Willian and Callum Hudson-Odoi scored a goal apiece for Chelsea, which was in full control throughout and easily could have translated its dominance into more goals. It was the third win in three games in all competitions for Chelsea as coach Maurizio Sarri has managed to turn things around after a string of poor results. Fellow London club Arsenal, though, is in trouble following a 3-1 loss at Rennes....