Injured Cole facing spell on sidelines
He is also a major doubt for the FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City at Wembley on April 14. Asked about Cole, Benitez said: “This kind of injury at least two weeks. “That means for us maybe 20 games or something.” Benitez must manage his squad through a congested period – the United clash was the second of six games in 16 days. Cole’s injury is the latest defensive blow, with England defender Gary Cahill out for “another 15 days at least”, Benitez said. Chelsea interim boss Rafael Benitez confirmed the blow for Cole following the 1-0 victory, secured by Demba Ba’s spectacular second-half strike. England international Cole departed after 21 minutes of the contest and will now miss Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final first leg with Rubin Kazan and Sunday’s Barclays Premier League match with Sunderland. Press Association
Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole will miss “at least two weeks” after suffering a hamstring injury in Monday’s FA Cup quarter-final replay defeat of Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
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LeBron James tallies his fifth triple-double of the season tonight with 28 points, 11 boards, and 16 assists. pic.twitter.com/z00zniaCCx— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 13, 2019″You either make it or you don’t make it,” James said after tying Wilt Chamberlain for the fifth most triple-doubles ever with 78. “That’s when you worry about it.”The Lakers have lost four of their past five games and James added: “Some guys have never played a playoff game before. “You can’t teach them that. It’s very important to understand how important every game is, no matter who you’re playing or where you are.”James — who signed a four-year, $154 million contract with the Lakers in the offseason — and the Lakers are back in action against the Rockets on Feb. 21. Hawks fans chant ‘Kobe’s better’ at Lakers star LeBron James LeBron James is relaxed about the Lakers’ playoff chances following Tuesday’s defeat against the Hawks.The Lakers crashed to back-to-back losses after going down 117-113 to the lowly Hawks, despite James’ triple-double. James — who was taunted by Hawks fans as they chanted “Kobe’s better” — tallied 28 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds but his fifth triple-double of the season was not enough to lift the Lakers.The Lakers (28-29) are now two-and-a-half-games behind the Kings for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference heading into the All-Star break. Related News