Chicago Cubs owners beat evening deadline to submit bid for Chelsea takeover
The Ricketts family have officially submitted their bid to buy Chelsea, the PA news agency understands.
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Maria Sakkari sees off Paula Badosa to set up Indian Wells final showdown with Iga Swiatek
Maria Sakkari knocked out reigning champion Paula Badosa in Friday's Indian Wells semifinals and will take on Iga Swiatek in the title decider after the world number four fought back from a break down in each set to overpower Simona Halep. Sakkari, who had won only two of her last 14 semifinals, broke down in tears after reaching the biggest title match of her career following a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 win over Spain's Badosa in the California desert. "I work my entire life to get to this, to the late stages of the tournaments. It means a lot to me," said Sakkari, who is ranked sixth in the world.
Sakkari sees off Badosa to set up Indian Wells final showdown with Swiatek
:Maria Sakkari knocked out reigning champion Paula Badosa in Friday's Indian Wells semi-finals and will take on Iga Swiatek in the title decider after the world number four fought back from a break down in each set to overpower Simona Halep.
Duke Blue Devils get verbal commitment from five-star junior guard Jared McCain in 2023 class
Five-star junior guard Jared McCain announced his commitment to Duke on Friday, becoming the Blue Devils' third five-star pledge in the 2023 class.
Rublev downs Dimitrov to reach semis at Indian Wells
World number seven Andrey Rublev needed only 90 minutes to defeat Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 6-2 and reach the last four at Indian Wells with his 13th consecutive victory.
Chicago Cubs owners make bid to buy Chelsea official
The Ricketts family have officially submitted their bid to buy Chelsea. The Chicago Cubs owners have lodged their consortium offer for the Stamford Bridge club, ahead of merchant bank Raine Group's Friday night deadline. New York bank Raine had set a cut-off of 5pm New York time for bids for Chelsea amid frenzied interest in the sale of the Blues. Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts has partnered with US hedge fund chief Ken Griffin on a potent submission, centred around sports ownership expertise and major stadium redevelopment know-how. Roman Abramovich put Chelsea up for sale on March 2, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The 55-year-old was then sanctioned by the UK Government last week, after Downing Street claimed to have proved his links to Vladimir Putin. Russian-Israeli billionaire Abramovich has always denied those links, but had already moved to sell Chelsea amid the major geopolitical shift. Abramovich's UK assets are frozen by the UK Government but Downing Street has allowed Chelsea to continue operations under special licence.
Un español pone a punto a Alcaraz y Badosa en California
y triunfan estos días en Indian Wells con un tenis físico y agresivo que, de momento, resulta imparable para sus rivales. Los dos han llegado a las semifinales sin perder un solo set. El murciano de 18 años se enfrenta el sábado (21:00, #Vamos) a Rafa Nadal y la catalana de 24 juega este viernes (3:30, Teledeporte y DAZN) contra la griega Maria Sakkari. En su éxito ha tenido su parte de responsabilidad otro español, Alejandro García Cenzano, un experimentado sparring, con una trayectoria prestigiosa en el circuito a sus 26 años.