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At a time when David Luiz and Willian are questioning the tactics of Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, one Chelsea player has risen in defence of the Italian, describing him as the best coach in the world. In an interview with Marca, Alvaro Morata says Conte is a coach who does not like to lose matches and could sacrifice his life for his committed players.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday suspended former Namibian sprinter, Frankie Fredericks after he was placed under formal investigation in France in a probe into allegations of vote-buying. The vote-buying was towards winning the bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics by Rio de Janeiro.

Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane says it is unfair to label him as the worst performing coach in the world after his side lost two consecutive matches against newly promoted Girona in the Spanish La Liga and Tottenham in the European Champions League. Zindane who recently won the award for being the best coach in the world claimed that he is neither the number one nor the worst coach.

Argentina Captain, Lionel Messi says he dreads being drawn in the same group with Spain in the 2018 FIFA World Cup billed to take place in Russia. Argentina after struggling to qualify for the tournament, thanks to Messi's heroic performance against Ecuador on the last matchday of qualification are in pot 1.

American Shalane Flanagan has written her name in the history books, for being the first American woman since 1977 to win the New York City Marathon, beating a field that included usual winners from Kenya. However, Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor won the men’s race by 3 seconds Sunday in the New York City Marathon.

Ferrari could quit Formula One after 2020 if the sport’s new owners take it in a direction contrary to the Italian sportscar maker’s interests, Sergio Marchionne said. Marchionne told analysts on a conference call that while he supported cost-cutting, there were other strategic issues under discussion that could force Ferrari to consider racing elsewhere. “It (Formula One) has been part of our DNA since the day we were born,” he said.