LEICESTER, England -- Champions one season. Relegated the next.It has only ever happened to one team in the highest division of English football -- Manchester City in 1937-38 -- so Leicester is trying to avoid an unwanted piece of history this season.At the start of a week when the team from central England could clinch a place in the last 16 of the Champions League, it is Leicesters form in the Premier League that is possibly the biggest talking point.A 3-1 loss to Watford on Saturday left Leicester in 14th place in the 20-team league and just two points above the bottom three. No one foresaw Claudio Ranieris team winning the Premier League last season -- the pre-season odds on that happening were 5,000-1 -- but its rapid fall from grace is taking many by surprise, too.The relegation is very close to us and we have to react, Ranieri said after the loss to Watford. I expected difficulties, but not so strong.On Monday, Ranieri dismissed a suggestion that his players have been distracted by competing in the Champions League.I dont think its a distraction, its enjoyment, Ranieri said at a news conference ahead of the home match against Club Brugge on Tuesday. I dont see the difference.Yet, in five Premier League matches played the weekend before a Champions League game, Leicester has collected just one point. Leicester has already lost six games in the league, which is double the number of losses from last seasons title-winning campaign.If you see the match against Watford and the match against Copenhagen or Brugge or Porto, its the same, Ranieri said. The difference is in the Champions League matches we score, in the other matches no.Our focus is this: Try to win tomorrow and then go back into the Premier League and try to improve our table. Yes, of course I have to work harder, everyone has to work harder.Leicester was fortunate to be drawn in one of the weaker Champions League groups and the team has made the most of it, winning three games, drawing the other and conceding no goals.The Foxes only need a point on Tuesday to be sure of a place in the knockout stage, allowing the focus to switch entirely to the teams league form -- at least until February.Our fairytale is continuing, Ranieri said. We did something special last season and were doing it again this season. Cheapest Running Shoes Store . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Discount Running Shoes Sale . 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TORONTO -- For two months, WWE set forth on a buildup for the ages ahead of Sundays rematch between Goldberg and Brock Lesnar, more than 12 years in the making.Many wondered if the man himself, 49-year-old Bill Goldberg, could still prove to be a believable and strong enough opponent for Lesnar, the former UFC champion, in their main event at WWEs Survivor Series pay-per-view.?The consensus was that Lesnar, 39, would inflict a tremendous amount of damage and ultimately do what he had done since returning to the WWE in 2012 -- record lopsided victories over the biggest names in the company, including?The Undertaker (which ended his unbeaten Wrestlemania streak at 21) and John Cena.In 1 minute, 26 seconds -- the exact amount of time it took Goldberg to pin Lesnar -- it became clear that wouldnt be the case.A sold-out crowd at the Air Canada Centre, who were on their feet cheering during Goldbergs classic entrance, appeared hungry for an epic (and violent) throwdown following a buildup in which Lesnar and Goldberg didnt make contact once on Raw.It certainly started off that way, as Lesnar carried Goldberg into the corner, but from the moment Goldberg shoved back and put Lesnar on his back, it was clear something else was at hand. After the momentary shock on Lesnars face wore off, Goldberg hit a spear. He would soon hit a second, and then did what some thought would be impossible -- he got Lesnar up for his Jackhammer finishing move.While this opening sequence shocked most in attendance, the collective crowd expected that with more than a half-hour left in the scheduled show, this was just a way to make Lesnar look vulnerable. Technically, it was -- as Lesnar proved so vulnerable, GGoldberg recorded the same kind of squash victory that made him famous during his scripted 173-bout winning streak at his peak in WCW in the late 1990s.ddddddddddddWith the crowd in shock -- many of them still chanting for Goldberg, expecting something else to happen in the meantime -- Goldberg celebrated and even carried his 10-year-old son, Gage, into the ring. When it became clear this was the end of the show, a smattering of boos filled the arena as the in-house announcer, JoJo, hyped this weeks episode of Raw, which takes place in the same building on Monday night.The match was expected to be a one-shot deal for the long-retired Goldberg, who hadnt appeared in a pro wrestling ring since his 2004 victory over Lesnar at WrestleMania XX, and returned to WWE after agreeing to be a downloadable character in the WWE 2K17 video game. Now, the feud appears to have legs as Sundays rematch could prove to be the launching point toward a third meeting in the near future, whether that be the Royal Rumble in January or WrestleMania 33 in April.?It will be interesting to see whether the fallout of such a decisive loss to a man one month shy of 50 has a negative effect on Lesnars character, considering how destructive and unbeatable he has been presented in recent years. One thing is for sure, WWE 2K17 got the match and hype it wanted with this return match, despite the fact that it ended very much the same way the first Goldberg-Lesnar showdown did -- with a sour taste in the mouths of many fans.For full match recaps and ratings from Survivor Series, click here. ' ' '
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