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Out of all the interesting encounters, some top sides will also be facing each other for the first time in this competition. So, the fans can put away the history books and relish the added uncertainty that makes these matchups worth remembering. Scroll on to know about three such clashes which will be recorded for the first time in the competition’s history. #1 Chelsea FC vs AFC Ajax Chelsea return to the Champions League with realistic expectations in a major transition phase with Frank Lampard taking charge of a squad missing the brilliance of Eden Hazard, who departed for Real Madrid in the summer....

Santiago Solari still has a long way to go to emulate former teammate Zinedine Zidane, but he can help his case for more time in charge when he makes his coaching debut in the competition at Viktoria Plzen on Wednesday. Solari is already following in Zidane’s footsteps. The 42-year-old Argentine had been coaching Real Madrid’s reserve team since 2016, taking over not long after Zidane left for the job with the main squad....

Griezmann helped Atletico Madrid bounce back from a heavy loss to Borussia Dortmund with a 2-0 win over the German club, a result that sent last year’s semifinalist Monaco crashing out. Liverpool was handed a 2-0 shock loss at Red Star Belgrade while Barcelona, without Lionel Messi, drew 1-1 at Inter Milan in the evening’s showcase match to become the first team to progress to the knockout stage this season....

After an impressive performance in the first six Special Stages (SS) of Prologue, Chandigarh driver Gurmeet Virdi, with co-driver Kirpal Tung, maintained his lead in the points table on Day 2 of the Force Gurkha Rainforest Challenge (RFC) India here on Sunday. The day 2 of the completion also tested the competitors’ mental and physical skills as it involved only winching their cars. The competitors’ ability to cope up with pressure was also tested....

He took the opportunity to say something in his Hall of Fame speech Saturday that needed hearing. He wants everyone to “listen.” “Tonight, I thanked many people who supported my career and many of you are my closest friends,” Bailey said. “Some of you are also considered experts of the game as much as I am. Out of the people I mentioned tonight, most of you are black men. My brothers....

Reigning ONE Strawweight World Champion Joshua “The Passion” Pacio of the Philippines will have his hands full in his first world title defense when he meets Japanese veteran Yosuke Saruta in the main event of ONE: ETERNAL GLORY on Saturday, 19 January in Jakarta, Indonesia. The 22-year-old product of Team Lakay understands that it won’t be an easy out for him in ONE’s first event for 2019. “I’m coming into this fight, as usual, in the best shape of my life,” Pacio said confidently....

The chaos led to the kickoff time being pushed by 38 minutes as the match finally kicked off at 9:38 p.m. local time. With kickoff set for 9 p.m. local time in France (8 p.m. BST / 3 p.m. ET), the game was primed for a massive crowd and plenty of excitement all around the outskirts of Paris. Unfortunately, the traveling support was so large that stadium crew and local police had trouble dealing with the large crowd, causing delays outside the stadium for fans trying to enter the venue....

Lippi, who like Conte formerly managed Juventus and Italy, does not believe the prospect of taking the Inter job would appeal to the Stamford Bridge boss at this early stage of his career in England. Despite the 47-year-old’s continued denials, speculation still links him with a move to San Siro, while Diego Simeone is another rumoured candidate to replace Stefano Pioli as the Serie A club’s Chinese owners Suning target a big name....

Norwich had built a five-point lead at the top of the table after beating Swansea City, but Sheffield United saw off 10-man Rotherham United 2-0 at Bramall Lane in one of Saturday’s early fixtures, before Patrick Bamford’s strike gave Leeds a 1-0 away win over Bristol City. The Canaries therefore sit two points ahead of Leeds and four clear of Sheffield United with 10 matches to play, as the three teams fight it out for two automatic promotion spots....

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side look destined for a charge to the title and they showed little sign of slowing up at Molineux on Tuesday with all three goals arriving after half-time. Neves opened the scoring with a fine free-kick in the 57th minute and less than 120 seconds later the advantage was doubled as Douglas smashed home from Ivan Cavaleiro’s low cross. Jota’s close-range strike completed the scoring 10 minutes from time as Wolves moved a dozen points clear of second-placed Derby County....

Gailey joins the staff of new head coach Todd Bowles, who was hired Jan. 14. He is the team’s fourth offensive coordinator in the past five years. MORE: Coaches fired, hired, resigned, retired | Jaguars tab Olson to run offense | Trestman lands with Ravens | Kubiak: Broncos opening a game-changer Gailey’s pro resume dates to 1985, but his previous NFL experience was in 2012 as head coach of the Bills....

There are three classes in Destiny 2, namely Hunter, Warlock, and Titan who have their respective skills. These skills can be boosted using exotic gear acquired from all over the system by completing quests and activities, and also from vendors and world drops. Bungie has a list of exotic armor in their sights that they think outshines other choices of Guardians, especially in high-difficulty endgame activities. Bungie’s main aim is to standardize how some of the exotics will work and cap the amount of super uptime each armor can grant the Guardians....

Frye, who missed the 2012-13 season with the Suns because of a heart issue, returned to Phoenix last season to post 11.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. HEAT: Granger accepts two-year deal | McRoberts makes verbal agreement | Free-agent tracker One of the better shooting big men in the league, Frye maintained a 37.0 percent average from the 3-point line last season. The Magic will be Frye’s fourth NBA team over a nine-year NBA career....

The second-year safety was a Pro Bowler last year having been selected 17th overall by the Chargers in the 2018 NFL Draft. However, he underwent surgery in August due a stress fracture in his foot. The Chargers also announced fellow defensive back Adrian Phillips, another Pro Bowler last season, has been activated having missed 10 weeks with a broken forearm. However, with a 4-7 record in the AFC West, the Chargers face an uphill battle to return to the playoffs....

“It’s been very awful basketball this year. Awful. I mean just bad,” he said. “I’m not no old guy hating. But unless Golden State is playing the Clippers, the Cavs, Oklahoma City or the Spurs, I’m not gonna watch a full [game]. It’s not very good basketball, and I love basketball. There’s probably five games (that are worth) watching top-to-bottom.” MORE: Every NBA team’s worst single season since 1990...

According to the university’s federal tax return, which ESPN obtained Monday, Notre Dame paid Weis $2.05 million from July 2013 through June 2014. According to ESPN, Weis has been paid that amount four prior times in addition to the $6.4 million he was initially paid after his firing. That creates a total of nearly $15 million he’s been paid to not coach in South Bend, and it doesn’t end there....

Charlie has already garnered a large fan following thanks to his beautiful golf swing and swagger on the course. It’s hard not to see shades of his dad in the way he plays. Last year, the father-son team rattled off 11 straight birdies on Sunday en route to a runner-up finish at this event. We’ll see if they can do one better and hoist the trophy at this year’s edition....

RELATED: Chainsaw Man Might Be Taking A Cue From JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure ​Much of the series’ core cast is dedicated more to the devil-hunting side of things than outright devilry. Regardless, plenty of narrative attention is focused on the different fears and phobias covered by the series’ colorful devil population. Some, like the Gun Devil, have provided ultra-violent set pieces and plot points. Despite some more obvious themes and concepts having already been covered in the series, there’s a variety of both obvious and intriguing concepts that are yet to be covered....

The teams though, come into the game on the back of some contrasting fortunes. While Ajax has been leaving everyone in their wake over the past few weeks, Spurs has slipped and stumbled its way to a top four league finish. Mauricio Pochettino’s troops have lost five of their last six competitive fixtures with two of them being the defeats to Ajax and Manchester City in the Champions League. Thus, the Lilywhites arrive in Netherlands hoping to rediscover their early-season form to keep their chances of a final appearance in Madrid alive....

Bob Bradley himself has singled out Mido for special praise, terming the former Marseille hitman as a fantastic player but who needs to lose considerable weight and start playing regular football before being considered for an international recall. It seems Mido has a hell lot of work to do in the coming season. The player himself has admitted that leaving Zamalek for the second tier of English football is a result of a serious rethink on his part to don national team colours once again after years of dealing with fitness issues and ego problems with former coach Hassan Shehata....