Month: January 2024

Jan 20, 2024, 07:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brighton have signed highly-rated Argentina under-23 defender Valentín Barco from Boca Juniors, the club announced on Saturday. Barco, 19, arrives on England’s south coast after a promising start to his career in Argentina in which he helped Boca reach last year’s Copa Libertadores final. – Stream
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Adriana Garcia Jan 20, 2024, 07:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Al Nassr defender Aymeric Laporte has said many players like him that joined Saudi Pro League last summer clubs are “dissatisfied,” citing working conditions and broken promises. The Spain international joined Al Nassr in a €27.5 million ($30m) transfer from Manchester City in August,
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Adriana Garcia Jan 20, 2024, 10:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has said he believes his team’s next two games will define their season. Barça, who are eight points behind league leaders Girona and seven points adrift of second-place Real Madrid, play at Real Betis on Sunday in LaLiga before travelling
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Arsenal returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a 5-0 drubbing of toothless London rivals Crystal Palace to climb into third in the Premier League on Saturday. Gabriel‘s headed goal from a corner and a Dean Henderson own goal — courtesy of another Gabriel header from a corner — put Mikel Arteta’s side in
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Jan 20, 2024, 07:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Britain’s Cameron Norrie earned the biggest major victory of his career on Saturday, reaching the Australian Open fourth round for the first time with an impressive 6-4, 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 6-3 victory over Norway’s Casper Ruud. “Honestly it is so special,” Norrie said. “I had to
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The Tata Group has extended its title sponsorship of the IPL for another five years, from 2024 to 2028, for INR 2500 crore (US$301 million approx.), making it the “highest-ever sponsorship amount in the history of the league,” a BCCI statement said. The group were the IPL title sponsors in 2022 and 2023, and are
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Four days after being named FIFA’s best men’s player, Lionel Messi began the preseason with Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer, which played to a scoreless draw with the El Salvador national team in an exhibition on Friday night. The Argentina star played in the first half alongside Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, his new
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Associated Press Jan 19, 2024, 10:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Udonis Haslem averaged 7.5 points and 6.6 rebounds in his career. He never made an All-Star team. Never had a triple-double. Never signed anything close to a max contract. He never even won a player of the week award. The stats might
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