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The Red Devils have been largely inconsistent this season, especially in the Premier League, and have managed just four wins in 13 games. However, they have had some good results at home lately and will fancy their chances going into this weekend’s game. Aston Villa, on the other hand, will be going into the game full of confidence after their 2-0 victory against Newcastle United last time around. The Villans currently sit 15th on the Premier League table with 14 points, and a victory against Manchester United on Sunday will take them level on points with the Red Devils....

A total of 12 clubs will be in action on the day after Christmas following the postponements of Liverpool-Leeds, Wolves-Watford and Burnley-Everton due to COVID-19. Manchester United and Newcastle are the only other teams left out of Boxing Day proper since they’re set to play a day later on Dec. 27. There is plenty at stake. Chelsea visits an in-form Aston Villa side and needs a result to avoid slipping further out of the title race....

A report filed by Deloitte and Touche revealed that the teams involved in the English top-flight last season earned a combined £3.6 billion, more than ever before. Spiralling costs, however, meant that they recorded total pre-tax losses of £110m, having made a profit in 2013-14 and 2014-15. Messi made to look human by Juve Operating profits meanwhile remained more or less stable across the Premier League at £0.5bn, an identical figure to the previous campaign....

However, he has his mind set on a move to the Nou Camp and is ready to wait for the remaining few days before the summer transfer window slams shut. As reported earlier this month by transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the Chelsea man already has an agreement with Barcelona to sign a three-year contract. The Catalan club have had issues registering their new signings with La Liga, but finally got them all officially registered on August 27....

A TWO-HORSE TITLE CHASE Manchester City looked ominous in their defense of the championship. They brushed aside Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates and won literally at a cantor. Two unstoppable finishes from Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva were enough to defeat a listless Arsenal. The Gunners improved in the second half after few mistakes crept in City’s play especially from the goalkeeper Ederson. However, likes of Ozil and Mikhtaryan didn’t set the stage alight....

Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has decided to start a new program named ‘The Senior Player Program on Diversity and Equality’. The motive behind starting this is to inform the various players of the Premier League not to use abusive language on the field or in the dressing room, jokingly or seriously. There are five ways in which a player cannot be abused, which includes race, religion, disability, gender, and sexual orientation....

The M1 is Apple’s newest processor. It has a 8-core CPU made up of four high-performance cores and four energy-efficient cores that give newer Macs a considerable speed boost. The first of the M1 Macs launched in November, and although the new Macs were able to run Adobe apps, those programs were not able to take full advantage of the new processor. Adobe has been quick to update its apps to fully utilize this speed....

The European champions headed into their final qualifier in Lisbon three points shy of opponents Switzerland, who overcame them in the Group B opener in Basle last September. Both teams won every qualifier between that match and Tuesday’s decisive showdown, where a Johan Djourou own goal and Andre Silva’s 57th-minute strike ensured Portugal progressed to Russia 2018 on goal difference. “I always thought it was possible,” Santos told reporters afterwards....

Obama, like most, is rolling with Kentucky to take it all. Not much of a shocker there, but heavily favored as Kentucky is, you can’t blame the man for being practical. MORE: Jim Boeheim to retire in 3 years | Arizona ready to avenge Elite Eight loss | Must-see tourney photos He does have some rather interesting matchups though. While many favor Wisconsin to make it to the Final Four, the president has Arizona avenging their overtime loss last year to sneak past the Badgers....

He also gave a shoutout to a state the team doesn’t call home. MORE: How the Chiefs won Super Bowl 54 The tweet was deleted within minutes and a corrected version went up. Of course, this is a common mistake: There is a Kansas City in both Kansas and Missouri, and Kansas City, Mo., is close to the border with Kansas. It also has been home to professional sports teams for more than 60 years, beginning with the A’s and now including the Chiefs and Royals....

Trump has often referred to members of the Democratic party as the radical left while pointing out the differences between his ideologies and those of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. While Trump has described himself as a supporter of law and order who is tough on protesters, Biden has attempted to paint himself as a compassionate candidate. Trump’s remarks have caused the Biden campaign to go on the defensive....

But this summer, when the POWs filed a second lawsuit to collect the money from Iraqi frozen assets, the Bush administration balked. It argued the money was needed for the reconstruction of Iraq instead. In fact, most of the money had already been shipped to Baghdad, where U.S. soldiers are handing out cash to civil servants and military pensioners. A federal court recently sided with the White House, barring the POWs from collecting....

When we use the term ‘cultural phenomenon’ to describe a TV show, you can probably imagine the massive impact it had on global audiences. But Star Trek’s sheer awesomeness surely doesn’t end here, as fictional technologies displayed in the show have continued to inspire scientists and inventors for almost half a century. You might be surprised to know that several technologies and gadgets that we so casually use today, were first conceptualized by the crazy yet inventive Gene Roddenberry....

Here are 10 things that you should know about the Indian basketball icon who is about to get hitched to the Rising Pune Supergiants’ pacer: Pratima Singh was born on 6th February 1990 in the Shivpur area in the holy city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Hailing from the distinguished “Basketball family of India”, she is the youngest of five sisters. Together. all five Singh Sisters have represented the Indian women’s basketball team for over a decade now....

Classic Empire had a comfortable lead before Cloud Computing made a spirited run on the final stretch to win by a nose. Always Dreaming, who was seeking the Triple Crown after winning the Kentucky Derby, finished eighth after holding the lead for much of the race. Classic Empire and Always Dreaming, who were favorites to win it, were neck-and-neck for much of the race before Classic Empire made a kick to pull away....

In a preamplifier-to-power amplifier configuration, the preamp takes care of the input sources and signal processing, and the power amplifier is the component that supplies the signal and power needed for the loudspeakers to produce sound. This means you can’t connect speakers directly to a preamplifier unless the speakers are self-powered speakers that have RCA input connections. It’s also important to note that AV preamp/processors provide outputs that can be connected to a powered subwoofer....

The first Predator film was released in 1987 and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger in a sci-fi action film that took place in a vast jungle. Safe to say, the film was a huge hit and spawned a series of sequels and crossovers that were less successful but still cemented the franchises spot in popular culture. The game adaptations of the Predator franchise have varied greatly and many were hoping for a new game that could match the highs of the Alien versus Predator games....

Predators president Sean Henry and general manager David Poile made the move sound more like a family affair than a business decision Thursday. “I think you would do everything you could do just to rehabilitate your child or make the situation whole,” Poile said. “I’m hoping at the end of the day that maybe this is a blessing, that maybe this is what was meant to be for a lot of reasons and there’s going to be a good outcome for Austin and Jen and their baby....