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Vardy: I’ve received death threats Conte arrived at Stamford Bridge on a three-year deal in the off-season and the Italian boss has overseen significant improvement, with Chelsea 10 points clear atop the table and closing in on the Premier League trophy. The 47-year-old’s exploits in England have enhanced his reputation amid reported interest from Serie A side Inter, but Courtois backed Chelsea to retain the former Juventus coach. “The talks are maybe just rumours, I don’t know,” Courtois said....

Wilmots was speaking on Qatari television when he suggested he had been told the Chelsea goalkeeper’s father, Thierry, had revealed Belgium’s team selections to journalists at Euro 2016. The former striker was dismissed after the tournament, as they were surprisingly eliminated by unfancied Wales in the quarter-finals, ensuring the talented Belgium squad were seen as having underperformed. Wilmots, who left his role with Ivory Coast in November after failure to qualify for the World Cup, now faces a court battle, with Courtois and his father angered by the 49-year-old’s claims....

Goal understands that Real have prioritised the purchase of a goalkeeper in the next transfer window, with Courtois one of a number of targets, including Atletico Madrid’s Jan Oblak and Manchester United’s David De Gea. Recent reports have suggested that Real believe Courtois will be easier to extract from the Blues than De Gea from United. Courtois has previously claimed that his “heart is in Madrid”, but he now says that he was misunderstood, despite him having family in the Spanish capital....

On Day 14 of the study, 62 percent of patients who received the drug within 10 days of symptoms onset were able to be discharged from the hospital. Only 49 percent of those who received treatment after more than 10 days of symptoms were able to be released, according to Gilead Sciences, which produces remdesivir. Officials worldwide have reported more than 3 million cases of SARS-CoV-2, the official name for the virus, and as of Wednesday, 218,456 people have died....

The latest record figure comes as the Spanish government plans to ease restrictions in the country, which has been in lockdown mode for several weeks in a bid to help curb the spread of the virus. Some companies, including those within the construction and manufacturing industries, will be allowed to resume work beginning Monday, Reuters reported. Under the new guidelines issued Saturday by the office of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, any companies returning to work are required to provide employees with appropriate protective equipment and ensure they have space to remain at roughly six feet apart....

Dr. Peter Hotez, professor and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and director of vaccine development at Texas Children’s Hospital, said Thursday in a CBS Austin report that the recent increases in COVID-19 cases in cities like Houston and Dallas look “absolutely apocalyptic.” During a daily briefing in San Antonio on Thursday, Bexar County Metro Health Director Dr. Dawn Emerick said people had become too complacent and were not wearing face coverings in public....

A bull market is a run of value growth fueled by optimism that it will continue. A bear market, however, is when the value drops by more than 20 percent in a short period of time. The current bull market in U.S. stocks has run since March 2009 at the end of the financial crisis. The Dow Jones suffered the steepest one-day fall in its history on Thursday, down 4....

South Korea has reported a cluster of new cases in its capital Seoul. Cases have also surged past 1,000 in the U.S., which saw its first deaths in New Jersey and South Dakota. While the number of global cases has climbed to more than 119,000, including around 4,000 deaths, more than 66,000 people have recovered from the infection, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. Cases of the virus, which was first detected in China’s Wuhan city in the Hubei province, have been reported in Brunei on the Asian island of Borneo, as well as Mongolia, Guernsey of the Channel Islands and Panama, in the past couple of days....

Stay: Live like a rock star at the Hotel Bel-Air (http://www.hotelbelair.com/), where a typical day on the sun-mottled patio restaurant brings sightings of real rock stars, legends like Nancy Reagan and international glitterati. Bungalows with private patios and French country furnishings are tucked among the über-verdant foliage and old-growth trees in this exclusive residential Bel-Air neighborhood. Rates from $395. The Huntley Hotel (thehuntleyhotel.com) in Santa Monica towers over the Pacific with views of the landmark Santa Monica Pier and its rainbow-colored Ferris wheel....

Join Zac Landry and Aaron Leach every week for the same Game Rant-flavored awesome-sauce that you’ve grown accustomed to… only now with pictures! This scenario might seem ridiculous, but I know that all the Corrupted Saves know otherwise. With the 3DS looming large on the horizon, it’s only a matter of time until we see a Mario Kart release. That means it’s also only a matter of time before some newly licensed gamer goes all Split/Second when Johnny Law tries to give him a speeding ticket....

Join Zac Landry and Aaron Leach every week for the same Game Rant-flavored awesome-sauce that you’ve grown accustomed to… only now with pictures! It really is an uphill battle these days for the significant others of an avid gamer. Games and consoles are getting so tuned in to what a gamer needs, how can anyone really compete. So, buck up there, sad, lonely bald child. Would your meat-sack Valentine be able to stream media from your computer so you could watch things on your television?...

Corsair claims the K70 RGB Pro has lightning-fast responsiveness and long durability thanks to the company’s AXON processing technology, aluminum frame, and double-shot keycaps. The keyboard also comes with numerous customization options like a magnetic palm rest and the ability to customize its backlight. Because of AXON, the K70 RGB Pro can process key presses at 4,000Hz and transmit those inputs to the computer at 8,000Hz. According to Corsair, this makes the K70 RGB Pro processing eight times faster than standard gaming keyboards....

Dark energy is the name given to the mysterious force that appears to be driving the universe’s accelerating expansion. Scientists know that space appears to be getting bigger at an increasingly fast rate, they just aren’t sure why. With this expansion, the universe gets cooler. It stands to reason that in the universe’s earlier stages, things were warmer. In a study released this week, researchers outlined exactly how much warmer the universe was by measuring something called the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation—faint, leftover radiation from the Big Bang....

The Brazil international passed a medical on Monday after being granted permission to travel to Turin by the Bundesliga champions. Juve revealed the retain an option to sign Costa outright for a further €40m. “We had serious and constructive talks with the people in charge at Juventus,” Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told the club’s official website. “All the financial requirements of FC Bayern were fulfilled. “I want to thank Douglas for his achievements....

That’s what’s at stake between the two sides as they meet in San Jose, Costa Rica on Thursday, the first of a set of three final matches remaining in the World Cup qualifying campaign. John Herdman has led Canada to an undefeated record atop the CONCACAF World Cup qualification table. A win in San Jose would secure a spot at this winter’s big dance, while a point plus a Panama loss or draw against Honduras would do the trick as well....

The Brazil-born Spain striker Costa has done much to please Conte this season and tops the Premier League scoring charts with nine goals from 11 games. It was only a month ago, however, that he clashed publicly with the Italian during last month’s win over Leicester City but relations between Costa and his coach have clearly improved. “He’s an example for all,” Conte told British media. “If he continues to score, I’ll be very happy....

Some onlookers questioned the ethics of the act, as Costa’s sportsmanship has been brought into the spotlight for perhaps acting disrespectfully to Saturday’s opponents. Others, however, have questioned the legality of the celebration to the point that now match officials have had to involve themselves in the discussion. A photo posted by Yan Perin (@yangaucho) on Oct 22, 2016 at 10:05am PDT Referee Dr. Jochen Drees told ARD Radio: “For us, it depends on whether he has climbed a fence or made derogatory gestures....

Costa helped to fire Atletico to a stunning LaLiga title win in 2013-14, scoring 36 goals in all competitions. However, a thigh injury dogged him during the final weeks of the campaign and he lasted only nine minutes against rivals Real Madrid in Lisbon. It would prove to be Costa’s final appearance for Atleti before moving to Chelsea, and his team-mates went down to a 4-1 extra-time defeat after Sergio Ramos equalised for Madrid deep into stoppage time....

After years of tests and missteps, VOD may be having its day. With splashy launches this month in Philadelphia and New York City, 7 million homes now have access to what is essentially a giant DVD player that sits at the cable company’s hub and streams movies and programs to their TV sets. Unlike pay per view, which shows a handful of films at appointed hours, VOD lets digital-cable subscribers pay a few dollars to pick from a selection of new and classic movies at any time, and to pause, fast-forward or rewind at will....

The drivers had a coming together on the track, in which Wallace was knocked into the outside wall by Larson, on lap 95, before coming down the track and slamming into the right rear of Larson’s Chevrolet. The impact sent both cars spinning, with playoff driver Christopher Bell being caught in the crash, knocking him out of the race as well. With the race coming to slow, Wallace exited his car and headed towards Larson who had got out of his wrecked vehicle....