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The Blues have indeed fought hard in various circumstances during pre-season, against a variety of opponents, but it’s always good to bag some wins under one’s belt heading into a wearying Premier League season. Not only did a lanky 20-year-old youngster named Mason Mount do his confidence a world of good, but also stimulated hope among the Chelsea faithful with his promising display - a sight that is largely quotidian now in pre-season....

Nuno Espirito Santo’s men could have moved level with fifth-placed Manchester United with a win on Wednesday but, having seen Ruben Neves hit the crossbar with a free-kick in the first half, were undone by John Egan’s 93rd-minute winner at Bramall Lane. Egan headed in Oliver Norwood’s corner, having rescued a point at Burnley last time out, to give the Blades a victory that moves them a point behind sixth-placed Wolves....

By doing so, Manchester City become the first team to retain the Premier League title in nearly a decade. The last team to do so were Manchester United (2006-2007, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009) when they set the record for being the first club to win the Premier League title three consecutive seasons in a row. While there may be a few records in the Premier League that look unbreakable such as Arsenal’s “invincible season” (2003-2004) and Leicester City defying all odds to lift the title (2015-2016), there are many records that are broken year-after-year....

Manchester United, the most successful English club of all time, have been down in the dumps ever since the end of the Ferguson era. Ferguson’s successor David Moyes was a total failure. Then Louis Van Gaal was expected to change the fortunes of United, which didn’t quite happen. Finally, they placed their trust in the Special One, Jose Mourinho. But he too was sacked last week. Mourinho seemed to have been taking United in the right direction by winning UEFA Europa League, the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield and finishing second in the league last season....

The smiles are back. The mood is buoyant and the football that is supposed to be played is there for all to see. The man responsible for the remarkable turnaround? Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Manchester United executives went back to the drawing board and brought in someone who knew the club, imbued with calm and progressive football. Manchester United surprised everyone when Solsjkaer was their appointment to steady the ship, post a tumultuous start to the season under Jose Mourinho....

It began with a lunch-time kickoff at Anfield as table toppers Liverpool hosted Newcastle at home. The Reds are the only side across England’s top six divisions who have a 100% record so far, and given how agonizingly close they came to winning a first Premier League title last season, Jurgen Klopp’s men would be seeking to go one better this time around. They fell behind to a goal by Jetro Williams in the 7th minute, but from then on, it was all Liverpool....

Although the window is closed, the clubs can still sell their players to a different league, but cannot complete any signings of their own. Harry Maguire will finish the summer as the most expensive transfer as Manchester United dished out £80 million for him. The most expensive export could still change but the chances are very slim. So far it is Eden Hazard’s move to Real Madrid for a sum of £88....

The campaign, which will be interrupted by the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, will conclude on May 28. Below is your day-by-day guide to all the fixtures of the new campaign, with kickoff times and the first batch of UK televised fixtures already set for the first three months of the season, until the end of October. Beyond that, as broadcasters fill out their schedules, matches will inevitably be moved into other time slots over the course of each weekend....

WhoScored.com has formulated their Premier League team of the season using our unique rating system. Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has been on the receiving end of a fair deal of stick in years gone by, but has proved his worth for Arsenal this season. The Pole attained a respectable average WhoScored.com rating of 7.04, his highest in the Premier League in any of the last 4 seasons, with no goalkeeper keeping more clean sheets (16) as the Gunners’ number one....

With Washington stalled on a plan to provide a Medicare prescription-drug benefit, patients like Pickstone are taking matters into their own hands. It’s technically illegal to import drugs from other countries, but U.S. authorities have made exceptions for “personal use.” Nearby Canada makes an inviting shopping ground. Because the Canadian government buys drugs in bulk, it can negotiate better prices from U.S. drugmakers. And today’s favorable exchange rate helps, too: Yankees typically save 30 percent to 50 percent....

You know the chant. Sporting News broke down the preseason polls for several publications, and a few teams came out much higher than expected. Which schools run the risk of hearing that time-honored chant in 2014? Here’s a closer look at the five most overrated teams heading into 2014. MORE: Composite Top 25 | SN Top 25 | All-Americans | Bowl projections UCLA Composite: No. 8 High: No. 5 (Phil Steele) Low: No....

Appearing with congressional allies and iconic singer-songwriter James Taylor, Biden held a White House event Tuesday to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act. The bill is the most ambitious attempt by Biden and congressional Democrats to tackle the runaway cost of living before the midterm elections. But critics seized on data showing another month of unusually high inflation that caused stocks to tank. “Grocery prices increased in August by the most in 43 years,” Republican Representative Mary Miller said in a tweet....

title: “Pptm File What It Is And How To Open One " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-22” author: “Frank Pfaff” What Is a PPTM File? A file with the PPTM file extension is a Microsoft PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation file. They’re comprised of pages called slides that hold text, media files like images and videos, graphs, and other things pertinent to a presentation. Like PowerPoint’s PPTX format, PPTM files use ZIP and XML to compress and organize the data into a single file....

Training adolescents in life skills has been shown to be of huge benefit not just in preparing for the rigors of adult life but also boosting self confidence. In a 2011 study conducted by researchers from Iran, 160 students were split into two groups. Half were taught life skills by trained counselors while the others served as a control group. Afterward, the two groups were brought back together to answer a self-esteem questionnaire....

The Preakness might be moving from its long-time home at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course to nearby Laurel Park. In addition, future races could run on Sunday in an effort to increase revenues. MORE: Preakness in pictures | Results, payouts | Triple Crown winners | Contenders Maryland Jockey Club officials are giving “serious consideration” to moving the race, according to The New York Times . Laurel Park was recently refurbished. A water issue at Pimlico on Saturday forced the closing of several restrooms, causing backups in the ones that worked....

“My client was and is a young girl,” the woman’s lawyer, Larry Friedman, told The Associated Press. “And no young girl should be subjected to that kind of behavior, the kind of conduct by an adult that she’s complaining about.” Ribeiro’s wife, Tamara, is also mentioned in the suit, according to TMZ, for allegedly making “inappropriate comments and/or threats” to the woman, who was just out of high school at the time of the alleged assault....

The reception to the announcement has been quite mixed, with some fans being optimistic about the whole ordeal while others have been worried about the changes that it could end up bringing to the series. Whatever the case may be, it’s still quite fun to speculate on what release window Ubisoft might have on the cards for its biggest Assassin’s Creed project to date. RELATED: 5 Settings Perfect for the Assassin’s Creed Infinity Project...

In the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, who has been rested, all-rounder Hardik Pandya will lead the Men in Blue. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli are among the others who have been rested from this tour, with a three-match ODI series set to follow the T20Is. With the growing cry for a changed outlook in selection towards the T20I format, it remains to be seen if India choose to experiment or stick to a predictable playing combination....

As always, Masahiro Sakurai and his team made an effort to give Sora the same look and feel of his home series. Taking up his iconic Keyblade, Sora leaps and twirls across Smash’s many worlds, exhibiting huge, floaty jumps infused with a surprising amount of control. An effort was made to ensure he would still be easy to play, matching the reputation of Kingdom Hearts itself. As always, fans are wondering just how strong this new fighter will be....

However, at the same time, at the end of the F1 2022 season, multiple driver contracts are bound to expire which should lead to at least some movement in the driver market as well. The possibility of drivers switching teams is what makes the silly season interesting and in this piece, we predict the top three driver movements we will see this season. #1 Pierre Gasly replaces Sebastian Vettel at Aston Martin Pierre Gasly is stuck at Alpha Tauri....