MANCHESTER, England -- Every goal and stand-out performance by
Chelsea winger Eden Hazard in the Premier League makes his insipid form
of last season even more of a mystery.
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.The Belgium international took his tally for the season to five goals
with the sixth-minute strike in a 2-0 victory at Southampton on Sunday.
Hes scored in three straight league games and is back to being one of
the most feared attackers in English soccer.Its hard to fathom that this
is the same player who last season -- as the reigning Player of the
Year in England -- didnt score in the Premier League until April 23, the
34th game of Chelseas woeful title defense. After 10 games this season,
hes already netted more times than last season (4).Hazard was one of
the players whose form dipped sharply as Chelsea unraveled under
then-coach Jose Mourinho. He was even dropped at times, perhaps lacking
motivation and the appetite for being a hard-working winger in Mourinhos
rigid system.He is rejuvenated under new Chelsea coach Antonio Conte,
benefiting from being given a more central and attacking role which
lessens the need for him to track back and defend.Hazard had something
of a swagger at St. Marys Stadium as he tormented Southampton, which is
coached by Claude Puel -- the man who gave the winger his professional
debut in football at French club Lille in 2007.Diego Costa scored the
other goal as Chelsea won a fourth straight game to stay just a point
behind a trio of teams atop the Premier League. Manchester City, Arsenal
and Liverpool all won on Saturday.In the other game Sunday, another
Belgian stood out. Romelu Lukaku scored one goal and set up the other in
Evertons 2-0 win at home to West Ham.---SOUTHAMPTON 0, CHELSEA 2It was a
fourth straight clean sheet for Chelsea since Conte switched to a
three-man defense, but the Italian has the team rolling at both ends of
the field.Hazard got in behind Steven Davis, reached the byline, cut
inside the Southampton midfielder and slammed a fierce shot between
Fraser Fosters goals to put Chelsea ahead. It was another early goal by
Chelsea after its opener inside a minute in the 4-0 win over Manchester
United last weekend.Costa added the second goal in the 55th by curling
home a fine finish from 25 meters after picking up a lay-off from
Hazard.Costa has eight goals this season, making him the top scorer in
the Premier League.It was a first loss in six games for
Southampton.---EVERTON 2, WEST HAM 0Lukaku must wish he could play West
Ham every week.The striker scored a close-range header in the 50th to
set his team on its way to a 2-0 win over West Ham and a first Premier
League victory in five games. It was Lukakus ninth game against West Ham
for Everton -- and he has scored in every one of them.Lukaku also was
the provider for Evertons second goal, sending a cross over for Ross
Barkley to prod home at the back post in the 76th minute.Everton stayed
five points off the leaders.---LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPBirmingham and Aston
Villa drew 1-1 in the game known in English soccer as the Second City
Derby.Steve Bruce was back at St. Andrews as the recently hired Villa
manager, nine years after resigning as coach of Birmingham.
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.In my heart and mind Im competing for India, luge competitor Shiva
Keshavan told The Associated Press in an email interview. Every day Im
flooded with messages from Indians all over the world telling me they
are supporting me.
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Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play.
It worked.
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After Gasquet beat fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia 7-5, 6-3, Tsonga
followed up with a 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 win against sixth-seeded Edouard
Roger-Vasselin in an all-French match.
Its been almost four years and 40 starts since Group
One-winning sprinter Famous Seamus stepped out over 1500 metres but his
trainer believes now is the time to try again.The eight-year-old runs in
Saturdays Group Three Festival Stakes at Rosehill and, if he performs
as Noel Mayfield-Smith hopes, he will be aimed at Sydneys summer
showpiece, the Villiers Stakes (1600m).The only time Famous Seamus has
run over the Festival distance was in March 2013 when he finished two
lengths fifth in the Group Two Ajax Stakes and Mayfield-Smitrh wonders
why he waited so long.Every jockey who rides him says hes looking for
further, Mayfield-Smith said.There should be some pace in the race and I
expect him to be right behind the speed.Famous Seamus counts the 2014
Group One BTC Cup among his 12 wins which also include the more recent
Ladies Day Cup (1400m) on his home track, Hawkesbury.Mayfield-Smith
admits he made a mistake taking him to Melbourne and back in distance
for the Group Three Heffernan Stakes (1300m) in which he was unplaced
and is comfortablle with the rise to 1500 metres on Saturday.
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Hes come out of his last race well and is ready for it, he said.Famous
Seamus will carry second top weight of 58.5kg, half a kilogram less than
Amovatio, one of three runners for premier trainer Chris
Waller.Amovatio hasnt raced since his fourth in the Group Three LOreal
Paris (1400m) at Flemington on November 3 won by the Darren Weir-trained
Rageese who is among the 15 Festival Stakes entries.Amovatio won a
jump-out at Flemington last Friday and his fitness is up to the mark,
Waller said.Wallers other runners will be last-start winner Religify and
Marenostro who finished 6-1/2 lengths behind his stablemate when
seventh at Rosehill last Saturday week.Marenostro was a bit soft
first-up but I think he will have come on, Waller said.It was a smart
ride by Kerrin McEvoy on Religify last time.Religify will carry 57.5kg
on Saturday, a kilo more than Marenostro
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