Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed that the club’s intention is to sign both Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix on permanents transfers when their respective loan deals end.Neither loan included an option to make it permanent in the original agreements, which means talks with Manchester City and Atletico Madrid will have to take place.”Cancelo and Felix have been playing on a high level since they joined. The club will be able to keep them for the coming seasons,” Laporta insisted. “We plan to start negotiations for them shortly, and we have good relations with both Man City and Atleti.”Barca had been trying…
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Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has said that the club had enough chances to win the game against Aston Villa and he was partly at fault for the 1-0 Premier League defeat away from home. The Gunners went into the game at Villa Park with the opportunity to climb back to the top of the table with another win, but they failed to find the back of the net over 90 minutes. The hosts opened the scoring in just the 7th minute through John McGinn and his goal proved enough in the end for Unai Emery’s side to come on top…
Surging UFC light heavyweight Khalil Rountree tries not to take in what fans say – unless, of course, they have a really good idea. When Alex Pereira captured the UFC title at 205 pounds, adding his second octagon title in his seventh UFC fight, Rountree said his social media blew up. Fans liked the matchup. The problem was, at that point, Rountree couldn’t make a very strong case for the fight. He needed to beef up his resume. On Saturday, Rountree did just that by stopping one-time title challenger Anthony Smith, who fell prey to his preternatural power in the…
In speaking with media members before the Heisman ceremony, Jayden Daniels was asked about the way he wants to be remembered in LSU lore. “It was important to me coming back this year to leave LSU in a better place than I found it. Continue his growth with everybody, not just me. Garrett [Nussmeier], Rickie [Collins], the guys who are coming after,” Daniels said. “Being a mentor for them. I’ve been in college for some time so I have a little bit of knowledge that I can give them.“The thing I’m proud of most is the leadership aspect. I had…
Major League Baseball and its fans are no strangers to the ongoing phenomenon that is Japanese baseball and the players who got their start across the globe from where they would later become household names. One of them, two-way marvel and new Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, has even become the highest-paid player in the history of the sport. Ohtani’s agreement with the Dodgers is fitting in more ways than one — not only has he found a spot on a high-priced, star-studded roster, he’ll also be joining a franchise that has already played host to some of the most talented…
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Indiana Pacers, 123-109, to win the first NBA in-season tournament. – LeBron James: 24 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists – Anthony Davis: 41 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks – 11:26 PM
Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNDec 9, 2023, 05:07 PM ETCloseAlaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. You can follow her via Twitter @agetzenberg.KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Buffalo Bills are getting back another key member of the team’s offense, activating tight end Dawson Knox from injured reserve ahead of the team’s critical five-game stretch to finish the season…
Ashton Hewitt became Dragons’ second highest try-scorer with his 36thDragons (0) 24Tries: Hewitt, Davies, Dyer 2 Cons: Reed 2Oyonnax (7) 7Try: Treilles Con: SoulanDragons stunned Oyonnax with three tries in the last five minutes to claim an unlikely bonus-point win in the European Challenge Cup.Leo Treilles gave the French visitors a 7-0 lead at half-time at Rodney Parade.Ashton Hewitt became Dragons’ all-time leading European try scorer with his 14th to level the scores.Rio Dyer scored twice after lock Joe Davies’ try, as a remarkable late flurry finally settled a game of few points or quality but plenty of spirit. How…
India have just six T20Is left to identify their best XI before next year’s World Cup in the West Indies and USA, but Suryakumar Yadav, who is their captain for the three-match series in South Africa, isn’t too perturbed by the limited game time. Suryakumar added that IPL 2024, which will precede the T20 World Cup, will help India’s team management nail down their combination.”I feel there are limited T20s going forward, before the T20 World Cup, but then we play 14 league games in the IPL as well,” Suryakumar said on the eve of the series opener against South…
Germany: Bundesliga⚽ K. Volland (23), ⚽ B. Hollerbach (50), ⚽ M. Kaufmann (75) By Peter Weis @PeterVicey FC Union Berlin’s new head-coach and its squad captain were both able to convey some relief after their team finally won a match for the first time in over three months on Saturday. Rani KhediraWikijunkie CC-BY-SA-4.0 A 3-1 home win over visiting Borussia Möchengladbach was, in the words of 1. FC Union Berlin’s newly appointed trainer Nenad Bjelica, a “practically perfect” way to celebrate his debut in the league. The 52-year-old trainer called for “more of the same” when conducting his post…