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With Cristiano Ronaldo now the standout star in the Bianconeri team, fellow forwards Dybala and Higuain have repeatedly been linked with moves away from Turin. Dybala was a reported target for Manchester United and Tottenham last year, while Higuain had appeared set for a permanent departure at the same stage as he returned from unsuccessful loan spells with Milan and then Chelsea. The Argentina attackers have netted 21 Juve goals between them in all competitions this season, however, and sporting director Fabio Paratici is keen to see both men stay at the Bianconeri, who led Lazio by a point at the top of the Serie A table when the season was suspended in March....

We should all be so determined. Cancer kills more than 1,500 Americans a day and costs over $200 billion a year in medical bills and lost productivity. While survival rates have improved significantly and new targeted drugs are transforming treatment, there’s still plenty that doctors don’t know about why healthy cells run amok. Prior studies have uncovered major links: smoking causes lung cancer; obesity ups the odds of colon, endometrial and postmenopausal breast cancer....

While Biden discussed potentially taking executive action on gun control on Tuesday, Harris continued to urge the Senate to expedite two measures that have already passed the Democrat-controlled House. In an appearance on CBS This Morning, Harris told Gayle King, “The point here is Congress needs to act. On the House side, they did. There are two bills which the president is prepared to sign, so we need the Senate to act....

The government watchdog website GovTrack.us ranked all 100 U.S. Senators with an “ideology score” from 1.0 (most conservative) to 0.0 (most liberal). The score is based on each senator’s legislative behavior: namely, how similar the pattern of bills and resolutions they co-sponsor are to other congress members. “Members of Congress with similar political views will tend to cosponsor the same set of bills, or bills by the same set of authors, and inversely Members of Congress with different political views will tend to cosponsor different bills,” the website explains....

Influence of his WWE tenure Kane disclosed that he and the council of his campaign managers and advisors used his run in WWE to boost his political career. He mentioned that it was something that they couldn’t run away from and also it need not be ignored as well. Kane went on to state that he doesn’t want his WWE stint to define who he is. It was a part of his life, where he had a lot of fun but now his focus is to excel in his political career....

Making his first start in a month after an injury, the Tottenham striker netted in the second half of the win over Bournemouth at White Hart Lane. Chinese clubs battle it out for Costa The 23-year-old joins elite company with his third straight 20-goal season, as only Premier League legends Alan Shearer, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Thierry Henry have achieved the feat. Kane scored 21 league goals in his breakthrough 2014/15 season, before hitting 25 Premier League goals in 2015/16....

Tottenham have been using the Wembley Stadium for their home matches in the Champions League as their White Hart Lane Stadium undergoing renovation. It has not been a happy hunting ground for them as they lost to AS Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen in front of their home fans. The 1-2 away defeat to Monaco on Tuesday evening has sent them crashing out of the group stages of the Champions League and Kane rued that fact that Tottenham should have done better at home....

At the fourth time of asking this season, Spurs tasted victory in Europe’s premier competition on Tuesday, coming from behind to beat PSV 2-1 thanks to a brace from England captain Kane. Victories over Inter and Barcelona are still required to turn guarantee Spurs will progress from Group B, but their star striker is keen to add to a story of famous continental recoveries from Premier League clubs. “The Champions League has thrown up some amazing fairytales in the past,” he told reporters, before evoking Chelsea’s 2012 semi-final victory against Barcelona and Liverpool’s comeback from 3-0 down to lift the trophy in 2005 at AC Milan’s expense....

Oliveira was going to defend his lightweight title against Gaethje at UFC 274 on Saturday at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. After missing weight, he has been stripped of the title, and only Gaethje can win it. Gaethje last fought in November, winning a hard-hitting bout against Michael Chandler at UFC 268. He is taking a different approach vs. Oliveira. In an interview with The Sporting News, Gaethje discussed working with UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, a former NCAA Division I wrestler, to prepare for Oliveira....

Percy Harvin (2009) was the most recent Vikings winner at the position before Jefferson. When the award was still handed out by conference, Paul Flatley (1963) and Sammy White (1976) were the first two wideouts honored. MORE SN 2020 NFL AWARDS:Full voting results | All-Pro Team But Jefferson should be happiest to be mentioned in the same breath as Hall of Famer Randy Moss, who took home SN’s award 22 years ago....

Huni created boxing history when he won the belt in his professional debut with a seventh round TKO win over Django Opelu in October. The fight headlines a stacked card, with Shannon O’Connell, Issac Hardman, Tej Singh and Ben Kite all set to fight. Here’s everything you need to know about Huni-Fosso. WHEN IS JUSTIS HUNI FIGHTING? Justis Huni is fight Arsene Fosso on Thursday, December 3. THAT’S TODAY, and the fights have started!...

Mou says its time for Mkhitaryan to step up The Serie A champions’ CEO Giuseppe Marotta confirmed last month that Juve were set to sign the 19-year-old midfielder. As part of the deal to send Carlos Tevez back to Boca, Juve were given first option to sign Bentancur. “It is already signed. When I was in Switzerland recently Juventus informed me that that they were going to activate the option so I will travel to Turin soon in order to complete the deal,” Angelici told TyC Sports....

Juve, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and CNH Industrial (CNHI) are all owned by the holding company Exor, which is controlled by the Agnelli family. The Serie A champions’ move for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has prompted a fierce response from the Unione Sindicale di Base (USB), which declared workers at a plant in the south of the country will down tools from July 15 until July 17. “It is unacceptable that while FCA and CNHI workers continue to make huge economic sacrifices, the company then spends hundreds of millions of euros on the purchase of a player,” a statement from the USB read....

Agent Marko Naletilic confirmed to Goal on Tuesday that his client has chosen Schalke as his next destination, despite interest from the club’s Bundesliga rivals Wolfsburg. Naletilic had also previously hinted at interest from Liverpool as well as other clubs in England, Italy and France. Pjaca joined Juve at the start of the 2016-17 season, but suffered a cruciate ligament injury that ended his debut campaign in March 2017....

Paulo Dybala put the hosts ahead inside 10 minutes but the Rossoneri restored parity through skipper Leonardo Bonucci. However, some frustrating finishing kept the visitors from driving ahead despite creating numerous chances, and they were eventually made to pay as Sami Khedira and super-sub Juan Cuadrado bagged a goal apiece late on to put the tie to bed. Here’s what we learned from the game: #5 Paulo Dybala is the key against Real Madrid The Argentine wizard has time and again left fans wonderstruck with his precocious talent; something that was once again at full pelt here and ultimately inspired Juventus to a crucial victory....

Since returning to Manchester United from Juventus back in 2016, Paul Pogba has been a constant name in the transfer rumor mill. His agent Mino Raiola has also fueled speculation after making several controversial remarks about the Frenchman’s future amidst interest from Juventus and Real Madrid. Pogba enjoyed an impressive four-year stint with Juventus, where he burst onto the scene in Europe before moving back to Manchester United for £94 million....

After becoming the first team to hold the Blaugrana scorless over the course of a two-legged tie since Bayern Munich in 2012-13, Juve maintained their proud record of only having conceded twice in this season’s competition. Explained: Why Higuain bottles big games Only two other teams have ever managed to ship so few goals after 10 Champions League games: Ajax in 1995-96; and Arsenal in 2005-06. Both sides went on to make the final but both finished as runners-up....

Cristiano Ronaldo is regarded as one of the best footballers to have played the game, and his longevity at the highest level has been highly appreciated. The Portugal international turned 36 yesterday, while also celebrating 20 years as a professional footballer. The forward admitted that he could not promise another 20 years of the same. However, the former Real Madrid star promised to give his best for as long as he played....

The Germany international has long been linked with a move to Turin and is free to discuss terms with the club as he has entered the final six months of his contract at Anfield. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted to DAZN on Saturday there was a good chance Can would allow his contract to run down rather than sign an extension, although he insisted the player would not leave during the January transfer window....

The special one-off strip, comprising the classic black-and-white stripes and a simple three-gold-star badge to mark 30 league titles in Italy, will be used for the match at the Allianz Stadium. Juventus -3 Asian Handicap 5/6 v Benevento Only 1897 shirts will be made, in honour of the year in which the club was founded by a group of students in Turin, and will be available to buy from the official club store....