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The reigning champions will be considered favourites to progress to the knockout stage but will be presented with some difficult fixtures from the start of their run in the 2017-18 competition. Real Madrid 4/1 to defend Champions League Dortmund were quarter-finalists last season and while Spurs exited in the group stage, they went on to enjoy another impressive Premier League campaign. Cypriot champions APOEL, meanwhile, will be regarded as major underdogs, having been eliminated in the play-off round by Copenhagen in 2016-17....

Cristiano Ronaldo was last season’s top scorer with 12 goals as Real Madrid clinched their second Champions League title in a row and he narrowly edged out long-time rival Lionel Messi, who scored 11. The likes of Paris Saint-Germain’s Edinson Cavani, Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski and the precocious Kylian Mbappe were also among the contenders last term. With the tournament already serving up plenty of goals in the group stage, we bring you the latest Champions League top scorer ranking....

With Liverpool and Tottenham playing on Wednesday, we are sure to get another rich diet of European football, goals and smattering of drama. Here is the preview of those two matches: Tottenham vs Barcelona Spurs will host Barcelona in their first Champions League home fixture of the season. The Catalans will be back at the stadium where they produced probably their most impressive display, annihilating Sir Alex’s Manchester United in a one-sided 3-1 score line....

It should be said that FromSoftware has not made any announcements regarding the existence of a Bloodborne 2, so everything here is merely speculation. Given the popularity of the original Bloodborne, it seems only reasonable that a sequel would come out eventually, but it has now been five years and there’s still not been a word. This is a testament to the community’s die hard dedication to the game, but that commitment has already been tested and fans would love to hear some official news about Bloodborne 2 in the future....

Sadly, the Pocket Monster in question is currently without any formal gameplay trailer, which is odd considering that the recently revealed Sceptile was accompanied by gameplay footage. Instead, Nintendo has promised that it will showcase the first ever footage of Chandelure in action during a “special fighting competition” on January 31. Not much is known about that, but fans hoping to see the newly-confirmed Pokken Tournament challenger in action will be able to do so then....

The South African team had fallen ill overnight and Quinton de Kock, who had just flown down yesterday, was pushed into the playing XI to play against India A today. Although he has a history of failing on slow, turning pitches, he managed to score a valiant century. He did not keep wickets and even while he was on the field, the heat took its toll on him. After struggling with a few cramps, he was taken off the field after the 32nd over....

If you haven’t changed the power button but still shut down your PC every night, you know very well that it’s a multi-mouse-click process. In other words, a waste of time. Reconfiguring the start menu power button will probably shave a few seconds off this daily process. How to Change the Windows Vista Start Menu Power Button Action Changing the start menu power button action in Windows Vista is easy and usually takes less than a few minutes....

Yes, the changes in the club’s coaching set up make eminent sense to just about everyone, for reasons that I documented this morning. I would, however, take issue with a couple of comments I have seen or received. ‘Anon’ – it’s almost always ‘Anon’ – says that there’s too many coaches. An assertion to which my response is an even more brief ‘How’? Players can really only improve from regular and sustained access to good coaching and the qualifications of the people that we have brought in speak for themselves....

Change the Sort Order of the ‘Select Names’ Dialog in Outlook To change how contacts are sorted in Outlook’s Select Names dialog box: Go to the File tab and select Info. Select Account Settings > Account Settings. Go to the Address Books tab, choose Outlook Address Book, then select Change. In the Outlook Address Books section, select the address book that you want to change the contact display format. In the Show names by section, select File As (Smith, John)....

San Diego pulled the trigger on the 2015 NFL Draft’s first trade Thursday and selected running back Melvin Gordon with the 15th overall pick. MORE: Follow each draft pick | Gordon’s scouting report | Fantasy projection The Chargers swapped picks with the 49ers and sent San Francisco a 2015 fourth-round pick and a 2016 fifth-round pick to obtain the talented back out of Wisconsin. Gordon followed Todd Gurley, who went No....

Standing 6-6 at 240 pounds, Green runs the 40 in the mid-4.5 range, putting him in the “physical specimen” category. MORE FANTASY FOOTBALL: Tough decisions at TE | Top 50 for 2014 | Top 25 rookies Plays like this 60-yard dusting hint at the type of things Green is capable of on the football field. As do plays like this score against the Bengals and this completely unfair TD grab in the AFC wild card game....

The Line: Chargers -7, Total: 43 Line movement: The Chargers opened as 7-point road favorites at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook on Sunday and were still -7 as of Friday morning, despite dipping to -6.5 briefly on Monday. The total opened at 43 and remained there in early betting action. For updated spreads and totals from around Las Vegas, visit our live odds page. Trends that matter: The Chargers are 5-0 ATS this season....

With just a few weeks until Christmas, organizations such as Toys for Tots, the Family Giving Tree, Operation Christmas Child and more are having difficulty finding enough toys, toiletries and other gifts for children in need around the world. The COVID-related supply chain issues have limited the number of items in the U.S. as clogged ports, a lack of workers to move cargo, and rising shipping costs have led to empty store shelves and increased prices on many products....

So says Charles Barkley. Say what you will about him, the former college and NBA basketball star never shies away from saying what’s on his mind. Is he right? It’s for you to decide. In this case, Barkley called it a “dirty, dark secret.” MORE: Barkley surprised ‘blackness comments gained attention | NBA players then and now | Under pressure When going through a list of Barkley quotes, start with the 50 listed here....

The “NBA on TNT” analyst opened Tuesday’s show with a shiny new “GUARANTEE!” button and used it before the first game of the evening. Barkley declared that the Hornets would defeat the Pacers to extend their season and advance to the next round of the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. MORE: Explaining the NBA’s play-in tournament While Indiana entered the play-in contest as the higher seed, it was also dealing with a long list of injuries, so Barkley was hardly the only basketball mind who felt Charlotte would prevail....

“As far as the rookies, and I know they probably got mad, but I said, ‘Why don’t you all act like the white guys? You never see them in the paper getting high or hitting people. Why don’t you act like that?’ They all looked at me crazy,” Haley told the San Jose Mercury News. CASH: Charles Haley’s ‘act white’ advice damaging and wrong | NFL rookies visit the Hall of Fame Haley, who won two Super Bowls with the 49ers and three more with the Cowboys, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame later this year, and in recent years, has taken an active role mentoring young Cowboys and 49ers players — Aldon Smith most notably....

The queen’s death certificate was released on September 29 and confirmed that she had died at 3.10 p.m. on September 8 at Balmoral Castle. Charles and his sister Princess Anne were with Elizabeth in her final moments but other members of the royal family were still scrambling to get to the castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Prince Harry was not told she had died for more than three hours, however, after having been left to organize his own transport to the castle....

I recently wrote that Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s testimony had officially turned this impeachment sham into something closer resembling the infamous Soviet show trials of 1936-38. That his testimony—that no one ever told him anything about a quid pro quo, he just inferred it—didn’t immediately end the impeachment inquiry is a national tragedy. Instead, Adam Schiff declared that the ambassador’s testimony confirmed the high crimes and misdemeanors of the president. The eagerly awaiting CNN, along with its print comrades The New York Times and The Washington Post, dutifully relayed his glorious revelation....

Major took a leave of absence in May to have surgery on his heart and both eyes. The 46-year-old Major said Monday in a press release issued by the school that he’s “very thankful to God to be back with the team.” Major is entering his fifth season at the helm of the 49ers program. Charlotte averaged 19 wins over the last two seasons and returns 12 players — including four starters — from last season....