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Spanish La Liga leaders Real Madrid are back in training after an eight-day Christmas break. Real said in a statement that Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo and the rest of the squad returned to training. The squad divided into two groups and practised passes and changes in position in a closed door session Thursday. Ricardo Carvalho, the Portuguese fullback, was also back in training having recovered from a ligament injury in his right knee suffered in early December, reports Xinhua....

The 25-year-old featured in the 3-1 Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday and has started all six of his side’s Liga matches so far this season. 9/1 for Real and Espanyol to draw That run is expected to come to an end on Sunday, though, with the combative full-back poised to miss the home clash against Espanyol. Carvajal had been named in Spain’s squad for their final two World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Israel next week, but it now appears likely that he will miss those matches as well....

The left-back was a doubt for the game after suffering a hamstring injury during a LaLiga match against Real Betis last month. But the Brazilian was back in training for Madrid on Thursday, giving the 29-year-old a chance of facing PSG at the Parc des Princes on March 6. Marcelo scored Madrid’s last goal in a 3-1 defeat of PSG in the opening leg. PSG coach Unai Emery is set to be without star man Neymar due to a foot injury....

The 18-year-old has been heavily linked with the European champions amid a breakout second season at Stade Louis II. Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane, Mbappe’s countryman, is known to be an admirer of the teenager, having sought, without success, to sign him for the club’s youth academy in 2013. President Florentino Perez has also expressed his tentative interest in pairing Mbappe with fellow Frenchman Karim Benzema up front at the Santiago Bernabeu....

On the eve of his 18th birthday, it was reported that the Flamengo starlet was all set to join Madrid for a €35 million fee. The club though, had to wait for a day for him to turn into a major. Los Blancos, level on points with arch-rivals Barcelona, have endured a relatively quiet transfer window after they spent the summer shopping for high profile European stars. Reinier, an attacking midfielder by trade, is poised to become their first winter signing....

Yes, it is only pre-season, but match against Real Madrid is mouth-watering nonetheless. Chelsea will be taking on Real Madrid in the final of the Guinness International Champions Cup. The game will be special for a number of reasons. It will be the first time Mourinho comes up against Madrid since leaving them a few months ago. Chelsea will also face former manager Carlo Ancelotti, who is now in charge of the Spanish club....

Goal scorers: Raphael Varane Own Goal (Crossed in by Serge Aurier, Flicked on by Harry Kane) and Cristiano Ronaldo (off a penalty won by Toni Kroos, who was fouled by Aurier) After an entertaining 90 minutes, the leaders of group H shared the honours with a goal apiece in a match that had plenty of thrills and spills… and was good value for the 1-1. Both teams created chances aplenty and the clash of playing styles, and kits, was pleasing to the eye....

Club America claimed an early lead which was a just reward for a fiery start by the Mexican side, but Benzema equalized with a perfectly placed low curler after a quick combination with a teammate. The Frenchman played the entire first half and was replaced by Eden Hazard at the break. In addition to Hazard, Real Madrid virtually introduced a new lineup for a second half which saw the two teams exchange penalty kicks for the final 2-2 scoreline....

On July 14th, some 155 years after the Civil War took place, Campfire Games sent an update to over 500 companies and at least 36,000 soldiers who were itching to try munitions they had been hearing rumors about for the past year. Civil War era artillery rarely appears in video games at all, though players can get shot out of a cannon in Fortnite. This may be the first time a video game has ever recreated the lengthy process it takes to load and fire the unwieldy yet devastating weapon....

From paper bags to power: Republicans are finding that institutions look different from the inside – and that leaders can be remade by the system they want to remake. In the minority for 40 years, Republicans are facing realities they didn’t see or admit before Election Day – like the need to figure out how the paper flows. ““The fact is, except for Newt, almost no one believed that any of this would actually happen,’’ said Jeff Eisenach, a longtime political adviser to Gingrich....

Your doctor might ask you about the color of your mucus, but they usually can’t diagnose you based on mucus color alone. They will also want to know about the consistency (thickness) and other characteristics of the mucus that you are coughing up. Here’s what we know about coughing up white-colored mucus. Why Do We Cough? Coughing is a protective reflex that keeps unwanted substances out of your airways and lungs....

With unemployment at 4.5 percent, the U.S. economy is hardly ailing. But three threats cloud the outlook. First, the real-estate bust. Speculation helped fuel the boom–and now it’s payback time. In the past year, housing starts have dropped 27 percent and sales of new homes 25 percent. With buyers waiting to see how low prices go, inventories of unsold new homes have risen 14 percent. Some economists see recession. Falling home prices could weaken consumer confidence and spending....

Fantasy? Today it might seem so, but by 2012 Hokkaido could be a major centrifugal force in Japan, just as it was once a major unifying force. After 1869, Tokyo’s drive to colonize the northern “wasteland” marked Japan’s birth as a modern nation. Now, more than a century later, calls for expanded self-government, statehood in a Japanese federation or “divorce” from the motherland resonate among Hokkaido’s intellectual elite. So unusual is this revolt, one has to wonder whether it foretells a new kind of global-age independence movement: the rebellion of provinces fed up with the economic failures of once rich, stable nations....

While all three are currently awaiting their 90-day grace period to end, they already have bookings for when they can work again. Both Chelsea Green and Mojo Rawley will be working with RDP Promotions, a meet and greet promotional company. Meanwhile, Tucker will be doing a virtual singing with Sorrentino Promotions and Ultimate Promotionz. On June 5, Mojo Rawley will be in Queens, NY, at The Wrestling Universe from 11am to 1pm....

The Classic Triad The classic triad is not a complete indicator for PCOS. Just because you only have two, one, or none of these symptoms does not mean you don’t have PCOS. You can still have a diagnosis of PCOS without these features, but it is helpful for you to know that they may occur. Women with PCOS can experience a wide variety of effects, and here is a closer look at each of the symptoms of the classic triad:...

Rochard follows a group of astro-miners who discover an alien structure on an asteroid by happenstance, confirming that humans are not alone in the universe. Shortly after the discovery, the team of astro-miners mysteriously disappears without a trace - except for one, John Rochard. Now left on a deserted asteroid, Rochard must defend himself and the discovery against invading space pirates who are attacking the asteroid mine with intentions of taking over the alien structure for their gain....

Read here for Among Us settings for 10 player games. Among Us Settings for 5-6 players When playing in smaller groups, dynamics change very quickly. While 10 players games have a fairly predictable pacing, small games can change with one well placed kill, or one poorly placed crew member. Balancing these teams is almost impossible the smaller the games go, but there are a few things that can be done to make the game more fun for small groups....

Aaron Cox uploaded a video of the terrifying incident to TikTok on Saturday alongside the caption “Final Destination” in a reference to the cult horror film franchise. In the movie, one particularly chilling scene shows an officer driving his patrol car behind a truck carrying a load of large logs. As the officer notices a loose chain dragging along the road, the chains holding the logs to the truck’s flatbed snap and the logs fall off, bouncing up from the ground, through the windshield and decapitating the officer....

Eris, full name Madam Eris Overbite, Queen of Snoots, is a 3-year-old Borzoi, otherwise known as a Russian Wolfhound, from Virginia. In a video that surpassed over 2 million likes, her owners Lily and Savannah showed just how tall the dog can be when she stands up on the hind legs. Eris can be seen perched up against the wooden garden gate, as they revealed she measures at 5 foot 7....

On the whole, there was joy as their national side finished off a fine World Cup qualifying campaign comfortably top of the South American pool, but Thiago Silva picked up an injury that prevented him from playing in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Dijon. One man who has enjoyed his time with his country, however, is Neymar. He may not have scored in a draw against Bolivia or the 3-0 win over Chile, but he has been impressed with the manner in which the team is shaping up before Russia and took to Instagram to explain just how much it means to be part of the squad....