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danced through West Ham’s packed defence in the 24th minute to put Maurizio
Sarri’s side in front before sealing the points in the 90th minute with a
clinical finish. A third successive victory means Chelsea have 66 points from
33 games, while Tottenham and Arsenal have 64 and 63 respectively having
played a game less.
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Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has shaken off a muscle injury and
could return to action in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg
against Tottenham Hotspur, manager Pep Guardiola said on Monday. The
Argentine has returned to full training after missing the last two matches
following an injury in last month's 2-0 Premier League win over Fulham.
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Liverpool are confident Virgil van Dijk and Georginio Wijnaldum can shake off
minor knocks in time to face Porto in Tuesday's Champions League
quarter-final first leg at Anfield, manager Juergen Klopp said on Monday. The
Dutch international duo were among a number of players with problems
following Friday's 3-1 Premier League victory at Southampton that left the
title-chasing Merseyside club top of the standings with five matches
remaining.
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Brazilian soccer legend Pele was discharged from a French hospital on Monday
after recovering from a urinary infection, media in France reported. Pele,
78, was admitted to the hospital in Paris last Wednesday with a strong fever,
after attending an event in the city with France's World Cup-winning player
Kylian Mbappe.
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Barcelona have named French winger Ousmane Dembele in their squad for the
Champions League quarter-final first leg against Manchester United on
Wednesday. The forward has been sidelined with a hamstring injury, last
appearing in the 5-1 win over Lyon in the last 16 second leg clash on March
13, and has been waiting for medical clearance before he can feature.
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Newcastle United defender Florian Lejeune will miss the rest of the Premier
League season after suffering a "significant" injury to his left
knee in Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Crystal Palace, the club said on Monday.
Frenchman Lejeune was taken off on a stretcher in the second half of the
clash at St James' Park following a challenge with Palace winger Andros
Townsend.
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FIFA Women's World Cup hosts France showed no mercy to Denmark with a 4-0
victory in an international friendly on Monday with less than two months to
go before the quadrennial tournament. Delphine Cascarino scored a brace for
the fourth-ranked France, who also harvested goals from Griedge Mbock and
Valerie Gauvin at the Stade de La Meinau in Strasbourg.
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Multi Olympic gold winner Mo Farah is set to defend his title at the Vitality
London 10,000 on May 27, organisers said on Monday. The 36-year-old won the
2018 race in a time of 29:44 where he outsprinted British runners Richard
Allen (29:48) and Matthew Sharp (29:50) in the final 500m.
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The 19th Asian Games will be held from September 10-25, 2022, the Hangzhou
Asian Games Organising Committee announced on Monday.
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Source: NDO
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