Prior to the match, Lampard had called on Rudiger, 26, to become a leader for his young squad but his return to action came to a premature end at half-time on Saturday. The former Roma defender was making his first appearance since suffering a serious knee injury in April, but had to be replaced by Kurt Zouma at Molineux. But Lampard is optimistic over Rudiger’s status ahead of Chelsea facing Valencia in the Champions League on Tuesday....
Marc Guehi, Reece James and Billy Gilmour all made their first starts for the club, while Faustino Anjorin and Ian Maatsen were introduced as second-half substitutes as Chelsea cruised into round four with a crushing 7-1 win at Stamford Bridge. The Blues raced two goals ahead inside the opening seven minutes thanks to strikes from Ross Barkley and Michy Batshuayi, but their League Two opponents pulled one back through Matt Green....
With less than two weeks remaining in the January transfer window, we look at the best Chelsea transfer news and rumours making the headlines today. Lampard comments on Cavani’s move to Stamford Bridge Chelsea manager Frank Lampard remained coy on the rumours linking Edinson Cavani to a January move to Stamford Bridge. The Uruguayan forward has handed a transfer request and The Blues are looking to sign a quality striker this month....
Jeremiah Johnson, CEO of the Des Moines-based clothing brand Stylent, claims his landlord kicked him out of the space he and his partner had been leasing after seeing pictures of them attending a protest where looting had occurred. The pair denied that they committed any criminal acts while joining in the demonstration over the death of the Minneapolis man. A video of Johnson’s partner Exodus Barbglor confronting his white landlord David Harkin over the eviction was posted on Twitter, where it has since been viewed more than 3....
Ole Miss and former Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin humiliated Saban’s defense on Saturday in a 63-48 loss, moving the ball at will in a way never before seen in Saban’s tenure in Tuscaloosa. And while Kiffin’s undeniable offensive genius contributed to Ole Miss’ repeated explosive plays, the issue seems much worse for the Crimson Tide (3-0, 3-0 SEC). The defense is routinely confused. It is routinely caught out of position....
According to SB Nation, Kiffin will meet with Houston on Sunday after Alabama’s game against Florida for the SEC title. Alabama coach Nick Saban is reportedly recommending Kiffin to Houston, likely to keep him from going to division rival LSU under Ed Orgeron. MORE: Keep up with the 2016 coaching changes Houston’s search for a head coach began after Tom Herman left the school for Texas. The Longhorns hired Herman after firing Charlie Strong....
In a clip of Packer’s coming interview on Good Morning America, Packer gives more insight into what happened behind the scenes after the infamous slap. Although Packer said he didn’t speak to Smith directly that night, he recalled officers with the Los Angeles Police Department spoke to Rock in his office. “They were saying, you know, this is battery was the word they use in that moment,” Packer said. “They said we will go get him; we are prepared....
The 10th season of Curb Your Enthusiasm premiered on Sunday night and tackled some of the biggest news topics within the jocular plot lines. Along with the #MeToo movement and Harvey Weinstein, the first episode included several Trump-centric moments. After running into Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal at a dinner party, David looks for a way to get out of meeting with him and finds it in Trump’s MAGA hat....
The retired player argued that because of past instances where professional sports organizations participated in inclusive events promoting equality, this meant these organizations had an “effeminate agenda” but that “we” — presumably those in the professional sports organizations — are “not ready to have that conversation yet.” The tone of the tweets shifted wildly, suggesting the slim bodies of some players in the NBA is a sign of effeminacy. He also made light of two Tennessee Titans, linebacker Brian Orakpo and safety Michael Griffin, having an ownership stake in the Austin, Texas cupcake shop Gigi’s Cupcakes as another example of the “effeminate” problem in professional sports....
The rioter—identified as retired Air Force lieutenant colonel Larry Rendall Brock Jr. by The New Yorker in collaboration with John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School—also said he wore tactical gear because he “didn’t want to get stabbed or hurt.” Brock is based in Texas and a graduate of the state’s Air Force Academy. He was attached to the 706th Fighter Squadron....
Enlisted straight out of high school. One of four Marines killed when a suicide bomber set off a propane truck in Rawah on July 29, 2006.
The hosts had looked on course to take all three points from a drab match when Anthony Knockaert pounced on a loose ball and fired home eight minutes from fulltime. Yet Brighton defender Bruno caught Dominic Calvert-Lewin with an elbow in the final minute and Rooney converted the resulting penalty. Ronald Koeman’s side almost snatched victory in the 94th minute, but Brighton goalkeeper Mathew Ryan produced fine saves to deny Kevin Mirallas and Calvert-Lewin on the follow-up....
The trove of documents—which were requested under the Freedom of Information Act earlier this year by a lawyer for a right-wing nonprofit with ties to former Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller—includes nearly 300 emails and dozens of photographs dating back to 2014, when Biden’s son joined the board of the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma despite having no experience in the sector. Hunter Biden’s ties to the country—as well as the contents of a laptop acquired by journalists at the New York Post in late 2020—have inspired widespread speculation in the conservative press that the younger Biden exploited his political connections to enrich himself....
Trump, who is married to the president’s second-youngest son, Eric Trump, defended her father-in-law’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops near the Turkish border in a move many have described as an abandonment of Kurdish allies. More than 440 Kurdish fighters have been killed since the pullout last week, but Lara Trump said such losses should be put in context because regular Americans would have no idea who the Kurds are or why the U....
The Texans offensive tackle famously fell to the No. 13 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft after a video emerged of Tunsil appearing to inhale marijuana fumes using a gas mask. It was a low point for Tunsil, who was the target of widespread criticism, much of which was unfair, in retrospect. Tunsil, now a two-time Pro Bowler, is one of the league’s best tackles. And six years after the incident that drew so much of the football world’s ire, Tunsil is moving into the NFT business....
Contact tracing involves warning people if they have encountered the coronavirus so they can self-isolate in an attempt to stop the disease from being passed on. The authors of the paper published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases looked at data collected by the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on 391 COVID-19 cases and 1,286 of their close contacts who were tested for the coronavirus between Jan 14 to Feb 12....
The Inside California Politics and Emerson College poll found California voters favored Elder by 10 points when asked which of the recall candidates they planned to support. Speaking with KRON-TV Wednesday evening, Elder said he announced his candidacy earlier this month, and has thus not been a candidate in the race to recall Newsom for long. Elder credited his public profile as a nationally syndicated radio host with his showing in the poll....
That’s the question many Cardinals fans are asking about future Hall of Fame receiver Larry Fitzgerald. The Arizona wideout is trying to decide if he is going to retire following the 2016 season. MORE: Week 16 NFL Power Rankings “I mean, we’re not making the playoffs and there’s nothing else to talk about right now I guess, so. …” Fitzgerald told reporters Wednesday. “I don’t know what I am doing next year....
