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With the opening fixtures nearing, can these 5 players rise above the ‘best in the world’ and win the ultimate individual prize, the ‘Golden Boot’, for their trophy cabinet? A long season is up ahead, and only the time can actually let us all know the answer to our questions. #5 Harry Kane - Tottenham Hotspur Over the recent years, Spurs have decorated themselves as being a team with some of the most world-class players in the world....

The Nerazzurri have been in inspired form this season under Antonio Conte and are currently top of the Serie A table, having won all six of their league fixtures till date. They were seeking to get their continental campaign back on track after drawing with Slavia Prague at home on matchday 1. Barcelona themselves had begun the campaign in indifferent form, having opened their Champions League quest with a goalless stalemate against Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park on matchday 1....

When City appointed Pep Guardiola at the beginning of the 2016-17 season it hoped he would be able to deliver a first Champions League crown after winning it in 2009 and 2011 with Barcelona. The Spaniard has delivered back-to-back English Premier League titles so far and transformed City into arguably the best side in Europe, but continental success has proved frustratingly elusive. In Guardiola’s first season, City bowed out in the round of 16 on the away goal rule after drawing 6-6 on aggregate with Monaco....

Despite not being in Pot One, City managed to avoid the likes of Bayern Munich and Real Madrid - though all of their opponents are strong enough to feel they have a chance of making the knockout stage. City 1/2 to win Group F Napoli won their group and, like City, were knocked out in the last 16 in 2016-17, while Shakhtar could not get through the qualifying rounds but have previously enjoyed success in this competition....

Furthermore, results in the Champions League can significantly increase a club’s payout, meaning performances in the European tournament are of the utmost importance, as is advancement from round to round. UEFA released the detailed figures for prize money payouts in the 2022/23 Champions League, with a total purse of €2.032 billion (£1.72b / $1.98b). The Sporting News brings you a full breakdown of all the prize money allocations for group stage and knockout stage participants in the 2022/23 Champions League....

It is fair to say that Sri Lanka have never fully recovered from the loss of their three colossal batting talents - Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardena and Tillakaratne Dilshan. Their batting now looks haphazard, exposed and vulnerable to even the slightest of threats while their bowling was clubbed around by Kyle Coetzer and Matt Cross, the two Scottish openers who put on a scintillating 201 stand. But then, cricket is a funny game and one day you could be playing like Kenya and the next day like Australia....

West Brom announced Pardew’s exit “by mutual consent” on Monday, with the 56-year-old presiding over a disastrous run which has left them looking certainties for relegation. Pardew was only in charge for four months after replacing Tony Pulis in November and a streak of eight successive Premier League defeats proved enough for the club’s hierarchy to give him the boot, with West Brom 10 points adrift of safety six games from the end of the season....

Wolves were held to a 1-1 draw by Preston North End on Saturday and they followed that up in even more disappointing fashion, as Norwich equalised in second-half stoppage time. There was similar late jubilation for Derby County, who clinched a 2-2 draw at home to Leeds United in the dying stages. And sixth-placed Bristol City dropped points for the fourth match in a row, as Fulham left Ashton Gate with a 1-1 draw....

Chandimal was included in a 15-member squad for the one-off T20 that will round off South Africa’s tour of the island nation Tuesday in Colombo, Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement. The 28-year-old missed the two-Test series, which Sri Lanka won, and was out of the first four one-day internationals. The fifth and final ODI is on Sunday, but Chandimal was not included in the squad for that match....

The controversial tactic, first mooted as part of the Argus Report into improving the fortunes of Australian cricket, will involve the combative ex-India manager offering The Little Master one-on-one net sessions, as well as motivational advice and tips on where best to bat in the order. Chappell, 63, said that it was an excellent opportunity to ‘give back’ to Indian cricket, after having taken ever so much from it during an ill-fated and tempestuous two-year reign as coach....

However, rationing of American health care also takes place every day in subtler ways. We see that when a weekend tennis player with a sore shoulder decides to hold off on getting an MRI, or when a smoker with a touch of heartburn takes a few antacid tablets rather than schedule an appointment with her primary care physician. They delay care because their insurance companies require them to fork over copays and deductibles to cover the cost of these services, and they’ve decided that their money is better spent in other ways....

The former NBA star, who is now a sports analyst with TNT, made the remarks on Saturday before a Final Four game between Baylor and Houston. He appears to have been responding to footage of Robert F. Kennedy announcing the news of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968. Kennedy, who was also assassinated later that year, spoke movingly about King’s death in famous remarks delivered in Indianapolis, which is the location of the 2021 Final Four....

Charles Oliveira said that “he’s ready” for a crack at the 155lbs title. Currently, the #6 ranked lightweight boasts of an incredible record inside the Octagon. Charles Oliveira is on a seven-fight winning streak with all seven wins coming via stoppage. Oliveira has a 29-8, 1 NC record in MMA including a 17-8, 1 NC record in the UFC. The fighter is known for his beautiful ground game but he is equally adept and dangerous with his striking....

Date: 8 April 2021 Tournament: Volvo Car Open 2021 Round: Third round (Round of 16) Venue: Charleston, United States Category: WTA 500 Surface: Green clay Prize money: $565,530 Garbine Muguruza vs Yulia Putintseva preview 6th seed Garbine Muguruza will lock horns with 11th seed Yulia Putintseva in the third round of the 2021 Volvo Car Open on Thursday. Muguruza and Putintseva both registered comprehensive victories in their respective second-round fixtures on Tuesday....

Kirk, a Newsweek contributor, was taking questions at the Nampa Civic Center in Nampa, Idaho, as part of his Exposing Critical Racism speaking tour when a man warned him that he wanted to ask him something “a bit out of the ordinary” and that he should “prepare himself,” before openly calling for the killing of Democrats. The man asked Kirk when should people start shooting those who stole the 2020 Election, pushing the so-called “Big Lie” that Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden because of widespread voter fraud....

De Godenzonen travel to London for the semi-final first leg, facing Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday. The Ajax players have proved their mettle in this year’s tournament, holding Bayern Munich and to a draw in both group fixtures, and surprising the entire football fraternity after their semi-final qualification. The Amsterdam outfit lock horns with a euphoric Tottenham Hotspur, who managed to beat the competition favorites, Manchester City, over two legs. Erik ten Hag’s side anticipate a stern challenge to overcome a shrewd tactician in the form of Mauricio Pochettino....

A lot has changed since then, as a refurbished side under Frank Lampard is beginning to find their rhythm, with the emphatic 5-2 victory over Wolves this weekend providing partial evidence. Although draws against Sheffield United and Leicester City proved to be frustrating, Chelsea remain unbeaten in their last four fixtures. However, Lampard is yet to win a game at Stamford Bridge so far. Meanwhile, Valencia enter this game on the back of a demoralizing 5-2 defeat at the hands of Spanish champions Barcelona....

The two clubs met in last season’s quarter-finals, with Juve triumphing 3-0 on aggregate after a convincing first-leg win in Turin. Juve 12/1 with dabblebet to win Champions League Massimiliano Allegri’s side went on to advance to the final only to be beaten by Real Madrid. Olympiacos and Sporting complete the group and will face an uphill struggle to deny two of Europe’s big guns a place in the knockout stage....

In case you didn’t know… Lukaku has been largely impressive for the Nerazzurri since his summer switch from Manchester United. The Belgium international has netted three goals in his first six appearances in Serie A and is currently Inter’s top goalscorer in the league alongside midfielder Stefano Sensi. The 26-year-old striker has helped the Milan giants to the summit of the Italian top-flight, following six consecutive victories in the division....