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  Arsene Wenger has criticised the Premier League's festive fixture list calling the schedule the most "uneven" he has seen in 20 years. Wenger's team visit Bournemouth on Tuesday just two days after hosting Crystal Palace in the league but leaders Chelsea are not in action until Wednesday after their 4-2 victory over Stoke on Saturday. "It is, in 20 years, the most uneven Christmas period I have seen on the fixture front," the 67-year-old manager, who took the Arsenal job in 1996, told the reporters. "The difference of rest periods is absolutely unbelievable, compared to the other teams it is unbelievable."  With the Frenchman looking to rotate his squad, midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Francis Coquelin and defender Shkodran Mustafi are all set for a return to the starting line-up against ninth-placed Bournemouth after being on the bench during Sunday's 2-0 win over Palace. "Every game is so difficult in this Premier League that we go now in...

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has credited chief Antonio Conte for the side's record-equalling keep running of 13 back to back triumphs that has pushed them to the highest point of the Premier League table. Chelsea, who completed tenth in the class last season, are five focuses clear at the top and Costa trusts the adjustment in the fortunes of the club is down to the Italian chief's cozy association with the squad. "The chief has come, he's connected his thoughts, and things are going admirably," the 28-year-old striker told the British media. "The fact of the matter is the chief is great with the players, each time making more jokes with the players. "That is beneficial for us, to have a chief who is not only a supervisor, but rather like a man we can chat with, somebody whose bolster we can depend on in troublesome minutes." Chelsea striker Diego Costa has credited director Antonio Conte for the side's record-equalling keep running of 13 back t...

  Sofiane Feghouli was sent off after just 15 minutes for a challenge on Phil Jones – the fastest red card this season – and it’s fair to say fans really weren’t sure about the decision. West Ham's thrashing to Manchester United was about the arbitrators - and not due to Sofiane Feghouli's red card

Two Russian Navy ships touched base in Manila on Tuesday for a goodwill visit in the midst of President Rodrigo Duterte's moves to support ties with Moscow, including a conceivable weapons bargain. Raise Adm. Eduard Mikhailov, agent administrator of Russia's Pacific Fleet, said an extensive variety of hardware was brought on the counter submarine ship Admiral Tributs and the ocean tanker Boris Butomato to show to the Philippine military amid the five-day visit. "You can pick ... to collaborate with United State of America or to coordinate with Russia, yet from our side we can help you all around that you require," Mikhailov told columnists through a mediator after an inviting function. It is the third such Russian visit to the Philippines however is the first under Duterte's organization. Russian ships additionally made outings to the Philippines in January 2012 and May 2016. The current week's visit will incorporate gatherings between maritime authorities, an...

No less than 39 individuals were killed and almost 70 harmed in the mass shooting that occurred before and inside a well known Istanbul dance club in the principal hours of New Year's Day. The casualties included residents of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Iraq, France, Tunisia, India, Morocco, Jordan, Kuwait, Canada, Israel, Syria, Belgium, Germany and Russia. Among them was a cop and a security watch utilized to protect revelers, a visit manage escorting guests amid a night on the town and youthful grown-ups who had set out to Turkey for the occasions. A gander at what is known so far about the casualties and their nationalities. Alaa Al-Muhandia has been recognized as the Canadian lady murdered, the Canadian government affirmed. She was a 29-year-old mother of two from Milton, Ontario. Mehmet Kerim Akyil, 23, had headed out from Belgium to Istanbul for a New Year's get-away. His dad, Ali Akyil, told state-run Anadolu news office that they were a Turkish family who adored th...