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In the previous EPL game, Conte’s men had lost 1-2 that preceded our English Football League Cup win over Leicester. Prior to the Liverpool game, they were held to a 2-2 draw by Seansea City. And Conte was concerned about the manner in which the players started the London derby against Arsenal on Saturday. Arsenal went ahead on 11 minutes and scored all their goals before half-time. “We started this game in a bad way, and from the first minute....

Revealed: Chelsea’s summer transfer plans Denmark international Christensen has spent the past two seasons on loan at Gladbach, but is returning to Chelsea to push for a regular first-team spot this summer. With current Blues captain John Terry leaving Stamford Bridge, Christensen is widely expected to figure prominently in manager Antonio Conte’s pre-season preparations. However, if things do not go to plan for Christensen, then Gladbach’s sporting director Max Eberl would be keen to re-sign the centre-half, either on loan or permanently....

Tiemoue Bakyoko, Eden Hazard and Pedro could all be rushed back into contention despite not being fully fit, after a disjointed Chelsea side were reduced to nine men last weekend in a 2-3 defeat to Burnley. Conte’s rivalry with Mauricio Pochettino is a friendly one and the pair spoke about their admiration for each other’s work despite a title run in and FA Cup semi-final clash last season. Conte concedes that Chelsea need time to build a more stable squad and identity like Tottenham, as they aim to be the best club in the world....

“Although there was a misunderstanding, on reflection, I made a big mistake with how I handled the situation,” Kepa said in a statement on Chelsea’s website which announced the fine. The club simultaneously published a statement from Sarri in which the manager said the pair had spoken following the row, which occurred in extra time of the match which Manchester City won on penalties. “He has apologised to me, his team-mates and the club,” said Sarri....

Antonio Conte’s men moved into second place in the table on Saturday after a comprehensive 5-0 thrashing of Stoke City at Stamford Bridge. The hosts raced into a 3-0 lead midway through the first half thanks to Antonio Rudiger, Pedro and Drinkwater as Stoke were brushed aside with ease. Willian and Davide Zappacosta completed the win late on to fire Chelsea above Manchester United and to within 13 of leaders City – who face Crystal Palace on Sunday....

So the challenge of rebuilding a college basketball program shouldn’t be that hard, right?MORE: Past national champions | Hornets bring back Crown Club But before Price took over a program, Price said Tuesday he wanted to be sure he was ready to be a head coach and all the challenges that came with it. “I didn’t come into it blindly,” the 51-year-old Charlotte 49ers coach said Tuesday. “I knew what kind of commitment it takes....

Testing your internet connection with the Charter Speed Test is free and, while available to everyone, is probably best reserved for Charter customers (more on this at the bottom of the page). How to Test Your Bandwidth With the Charter Speed Test Like most speed tests out there, Charter’s test requires only a click or tap to get started: Head to spectrum. com and wait for that to load. Select GO in the middle of the screen....

Charter Communications on Tuesday said that after its $56.7 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable becomes final Charter plans to offer the Dodgers-owned SportsNet LA channel in Southern California, the Los Angeles Times reported. “We are going to get the Dodgers on,” Charter chief executive Tom Rutledge told the Times. “We want the Dodgers on every outlet, and we are committed to making that happen.” Charter has been one of several pay-TV companies refusing to carry SportsNet LA, basically preventing hundreds of thousands of LA-area fans from potentially seeing the home team’s games other than those carried on national outlets such as ESPN and Fox....

The simple reason: This is the easiest round to lose the championship. MORE: Chase breakdown: Where they stand | Gordon liking new Chase | Bowyer baby | Kansas schedule Kansas Speedway, repaved in 2012, has challenged both tire manufacturer Goodyear and the competitors. The last four races have featured 45 caution flags for 224 laps. Then, after a stop at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the three-race segment ends at Talladega, the wildest of all wild cards....

Monday on Fox Sports 1, Elliott revealed the NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet paint scheme he will use for 24 races in 2016, his first full-time Sprint Cup season as Gordon’s replacement. MORE: Photos from Jeff Gordon’s final season in NASCAR Elliott drove in five races this season with Hendrick Motorsports, recording an average finish of 26.2 with his highest finish coming at Richmond (16th). Elliott’s team will be led by crew chief Alan Gustafson, who has earned 19 wins, 21 pole positions, 101 top-five finishes and 180 top-10s at the Cup level....

NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Ahead of the Trail Blazers’ game against the Brooklyn Nets Monday night, Billups says he believes Irving is the ‘most skilled’ point guard ever in NBA history. “Kyrie is just, he’s a wizard, man,” Billups said via ESPN’s Nick Friedell. “He’s must-see TV. I personally think, as somebody that played the position, I think Kyrie’s the most skilled player that’s ever played that position....

DID THE MACHINES DESTROY ZION AT THE END OF THE MOVIE? No. Commander Lock ordered a five-ship counterattack on the machines, but it didn’t work. The five ships were destroyed, not Zion. THE ARCHITECT GIVES NEO TWO OPTIONS AND THEY ARE… WHAT? Option 1: He can try to save Trinity and Zion, but if he does, the machines will crash the Matrix and kill every human plugged into it. Option 2: Screw romance, ditch Trinity, save everyone else....

Donatella Essential Sauce ($10; donatellastyle.com). No time to can tomatoes this summer? Then this sauce, made from low-acid San Marzano tomatoes grown in Naples, is the one for you. ‘The Lost Colony’ by Eoin Colfer ($17). Boy genius and criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl returns to save the world in book five of this best-selling series. The new James Blunt video on YouTube.com. “Goodbye My Lover” features Mischa Barton getting hot and heavy with “Kyle XY” star Matt Dallas....

Kuchment: How did “Vers la Flamme” come about? Clarke: I wanted to do something that was based on pure narrative. My previous work had been more abstract and imagistic, less linear in purpose. And I wanted to do something Russian, because I love Russian literature. I had read stories by Tolstoy and Dostoevsky but felt that Chekhov was the most suitable for me for the purposes of translating into movement....

Sarri Ball: Sarri’s Tactics explained Maurizio Sarri has stated in many pre and post-match conferences that the gameplay he plans on implementing, can only be achieved by playing a 4-3-3 formation. The three midfielders cover box to box area on the pitch, which further helps the right back and the left back to act as the wing backs and join the attack. So now there are two centre-backs at the halfway line instead of three, which used to be the case with Conte’s 3-5-2....

DFB-Pokal first round draw made The 29-year-old centre-back has suggested he is open to leaving the Bundesliga club in order to win silverware, with the Premier League pair both expressing an interest ahead of next season. Sokratis, who made 26 league starts under the now-departed Thomas Tuchel at Dortmund last season, and 41 appearances in total, is thought to be open to a switch to England, though is undecided on where his future sits....

A resilient Chelsea successfully nullified a team on an 11-game winning streak, and Demba Ba seized on Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard's slip in first-half stoppage time to score the opener at Anfield. After Chelsea withstood a series of attacks, Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge gave the ball away in the 90th minute to allow a rapid counterattack that Willian completed to inflict the Reds' first loss since their game at Chelsea four months ago....

Chelsea earned a penalty in the 13th minute of the Champions League game on Wednesday night when the clever movement of Timo Werner saw him upended by Kaio in the box. However, Jorginho’s hopping technique didn’t pay off this time around as he only managed to hit the post. The ball then ricocheted off Krasnodar keeper Matvei Safonov’s back and was scrambled away to safety. Jorginho was hooked off in the 71st minute for Mason Mount....

Chelsea lost 3-0 in the final game of a pitiful title defense that saw the London club finish fifth. Chelsea could soon be looking for a new manager with Antonio Conte expected to leave after Saturday’s FA Cup final against Manchester United. Dwight Gayle headed in the opener in the 23rd minute, and Perez’s second-half double ended a run of four successive losses and clinched 10th place, fuelling fresh calls from the stands for manager Rafael Benitez to extend his stay at Newcastle....