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As Chelsea prepare for what could be a tricky game against Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, the Saints sit fifth and have already taken four points from Manchester United and Liverpool, Jose Mourinho was again asked about his striker situation as Samuel Eto’o was ruled out of the game with a muscle injury. His absence means Fernando Torres is likely to make his first start in over a month after suffering a similar injury in the win over Manchester City....

The first half saw Liverpool control the tempo of the game, in which the front three of Mohammed Salah, Firmino and Sadio Mane exploited the gaps left in between Chelsea’s midfield and defence. The visitors deservedly took the lead in the 14th minute through Alexander-Arnold’s free kick. And, Jurgen Klopp’s side doubled their lead in the 30th minute through Firmino. Chelsea found their goal in the 27th minute cancelled out via VAR, as replays saw Mason Mount stray offside in the build up to Cesar Azpilicueta’s strike....

The defender also penned a new six-year contract at Chelsea, indicating his future at Stamford Bridge is not yet complete. Get Chelsea’s EPL title odds “Kurt is undoubtedly one of the most talented young defenders in the game, so naturally his arrival will enhance our playing squad for the forthcoming campaign," Stoke City boss Mark Hughes told the club’s official website. “We have prioritised adding further strength in depth to defensive positions this summer, and we have certainly done that by fending off any number of clubs who were all interested in taking Kurt on loan....

Real must avoid CRexit The managerless Black Cats finished bottom of the Premier League last season under David Moyes and will seek an instant return in 2017-18, kicking off the EFL campaign with a home clash against the Rams on Friday August 4. Fellow relegated clubs Hull City and Middlesbrough, both of whom have changed managers, face opening-game trips to Aston Villa – managed by former KCOM Stadium boss Steve Bruce – and Wolves respectively....

Meanwhile, Indian batsman Hanuma Vihari has shed light on his confidence-instilling conversation with ‘A’ team coach Rahul Dravid prior to his debut Test innings. England icon Alastair Cook has broken an all-time record during his final Test innings. Here are all of today’s important developments from the cricket world. Gilchrist backs Indian pacers to shine in Australia Iconic wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist has backed the Indian fast bowlers to challenge Australia in the upcoming Test series Down Under....

Unlike the Oscars, screener tapes have never been allowed. That’s meant that any member of the American Academy of Television Arts and Sciences who hadn’t been watching much TV had to attend group showings of programs that were nominated. The folks who showed up for these marathon viewing sessions at hotels and theaters were largely those with lots of time on their hands. That is, older viewers. That’s why perennial Emmy favorites such as John Lithgow and “Frasier” have taken home awards again and again....

Some have much bigger chores than others. Bringing in a new coaching staff usually means the previous one did too much losing. That’s true times seven this year as Smith takes over at Tampa Bay, Caldwell in Detroit, Zimmer in Minnesota, Ken Whisenhunt in Tennessee, Bill O’Brien in Houston, Jay Gruden in Washington and Mike Pettine in Cleveland. PETTINE: BEING BLUNT Pettine might have the biggest challenge because he takes over a perennial loser: Cleveland last made the playoffs in 2002....

Meet Charles Fan, co-founder and CEO of MemVerge. His startup is leveraging RAM and cloud tech to create storage software. Founded in 2017, MemVerge’s software transparently virtualizes different types of RAM, such as persistent memory, into a pool of software-defined RAM with the same performance as DRAM but with many times the capacity. “I had been working on storage for the last 20 odd years and always knew that the holy grail of storage is no storage....

Both sides have blamed the other, while fans continue to be frustrated over not seeing arguably the two best heavyweights duking it out for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world. The journey for Joshua to get to this point began when he scored a second-round knockout of Charles Martin to capture the IBF strap in April 2016. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year...

RELATED: Best Movies Starring Ana De Armas, Ranked She portrayed dozens of roles primarily in movies but also occasionally in TV series. She’s no stranger to switching genres with ease and playing demanding roles. Despite her popularity, some of Theron’s movies got better ratings and higher critical acclaim than her other roles. 5 Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Mad Max is a popular science fiction franchise that first premiered in the late 1970s....

We all saw the Gatorade commercial which reminded us of Williams’ self-confidence as a child. And we know where that conviction got her. Now this little girl — who can’t be older than 4 or 5 — is following in the footsteps of the tennis superstar. Not to mention, her cuteness and charisma make her instantly lovable. MORE: Celebrities at the U.S. Open | 10 defining moments of Serena’s career...

But few have missed practice for high school graduation. That’s what Nationwide Series points leader Chase Elliott will do Saturday morning, attending his high-school graduation before flying to Iowa Speedway for Sunday's race. MORE: Dillon not counting on 3 for fan vote | Danica favored | Earnhardt sponsor concerns | Weekend schedule Elliott, 18, will graduate from Kings Ridge Christian School in Georgia in Alpharetta, Georgia. He will participate in all three practice sessions at Iowa on Friday before flying home on Friday night....

The 30-year-old Headley can become a free agent after this season. He’s hitting .229 with seven homers and 32 RBIs but has a .339 average since July 4. He was a Gold Glove winner two years ago, when he hit .286 with 31 homers and a National League-leading 115 RBIs. As part of the deal, the Padres will pay $1 million of the $3,968,443 remaining of his $10,525,000 salary this year....

The veteran second baseman is close to re-signing with Los Angeles, Fox Sports reports. He’ll get a one-year deal, according to Yahoo Sports. MORE: Possible bargain bin free agents Coming off what was by far the worst season of his career, Utley should come at a relatively affordable price — perhaps on an incentive-laden deal considering his struggles with an ankle injury. That shouldn’t be a huge issue for a man who has cleared more than $115 million in his career, particularly since Utley reportedly prioritized staying near his Southern California home....

The founders raised over $1 billion total, which has since been spent developing various AI technologies such as the image generator DALLE-2 among other notable computational feats. ChatGPT is a reworking of the company’s core language model (GPT-3.5) to engage in conversations and answer questions from a human partner. It is an extension of the Instruct version of the GPT model whose focus was education, which may explain ChatGPT’s propensity for answering human questions....

A win for either of the teams can reward them with the coveted top position hence, both the teams will give it all they have in the upcoming match. The Tigers are coming off a 12-run-defeat against Dhaka Platoon where captain Mushfiqur Rahim’s 64 runs went in vain. The skipper would hope that the team’s South African stars Rilee Rossouw and Robbie Frylinck make utmost use of their T20 experience....

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Detroit and Green Bay both are playoff bound regardless, but it’s a momentous opportunity for the Lions, who can shake off a lot of bad history in the 23 years since. The 1991 season also marked the last playoff victory for the Lions. Including the loss to the Redskins in that year’s NFC championship game, they’ve dropped seven straight in the postseason. The Packers beat the Lions away and home in the teams’ only two playoff meetings....

The Brazilian attracted criticism for a pair of videos posted to his social media page during his side’s pre-season tour of the country. The posts were considered offensive by many Chinese fans and Kenedy was jeered by large sections of the crowd during his side’s 3-0 friendly win over Arsenal in Beijing on Saturday. Sources have confirmed to Goal that government authorities have ordered Chinese media to “withdraw all related stories about Chelsea from their dual homepages and news apps"....