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Real Madrid signs Spain defender Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth
MADRID: Real Madrid has signed highly rated Spain defender Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth in its first reinforcement of the offseason. The Spanish powerhouse said Saturday that the 20-year-old Huijsen had signed a five-year deal through June 2030. Madrid reportedly agreed to pay the player’s 50-million pound ($66.4 million) clause to sign him from Bournemouth. Huijsen is a Dutch-born, ball-playing center back who joined the Premier League team from Juventus for a reported 12.5 million pounds (now $16.6 million) in the offseason last year.
Olaroiu targets AFC Champions League Two with Sharjah as Singapore’s Lion City Sailors stand in the way
AUSTRALIA: Cosmin Olaroiu has just about won it all during his time as a manager, with success following the Romanian in stints in China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and, of course, the UAE.
Mahuchikh hopes to show Ukraine’s resilience in Tokyo
TOKYO: Olympic high jump champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh said Saturday she wants to “show people that Ukraine continues fighting” as she seeks to lay down a marker in Tokyo ahead of September’s world championships. The 23-year-old is competing in Sunday’s Golden Grand Prix in the Japanese capital at the same stadium where she will attempt to defend her world title later this year. Mahuchikh has emerged as one of Ukraine’s top athletes since Russia invaded the country in 2022. She set a world record of 2.10m last year before winning gold at the Paris Games. She said: “every competition is important for me because I represent my country.” “I do my best to show people that Ukraine continues fighting for independence,” she said. “I’m really proud to represent my country so I’m looking forward to coming back in September to protect my title of world champion.” Mahuchikh has been outspoken in her support of Ukraine, dedicating her Olympic gold to the hundreds of athletes and coaches who have been killed since the invasion began. Her country was again in her thoughts as she set her sights on defending her world title. “Of course, I have a target to win the gold medal,” she said. “I want to just give my people a happy time because, unfortunately, now is a difficult time — only sport and art can give these memories.” Mahuchikh is competing in Tokyo for the first time since the pandemic-postponed Olympics in 2021, where she won bronze. She has since gone from strength to strength, capturing the world title in Budapest in 2023 and Olympic gold a year later. She said she wanted to savour the atmosphere in Tokyo after fans were locked out four years ago because of pandemic restrictions. “I want to give the energy to the people, to my
NBA champion Celtics eliminated from playoffs by rampant Knicks
NEW YORK: The New York Knicks thrashed the Boston Celtics 119-81 to send the defending champions crashing out of the NBA playoffs on Friday. The Knicks booked their first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years with a rampant display to complete a 4-2 series victory. Six Knicks players finished in double figures, with Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby leading the way with 23 points apiece. Mikal Bridges drained four three-pointers on his way to 22 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns added 21. Josh Hart finished with a triple-double of 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. The blowout win sets up a showdown against the Knicks’ arch-rivals the Indiana Pacers next week for a place in the NBA Finals. New York will head into that best-of-seven series brimming with confidence after an electrifying performance that swept aside a Boston team who had dominated the Knicks in a game five win on Wednesday. “In game five they got the best of us and we responded tonight,” Brunson told ESPN after Friday’s win.
Knicks beat Celtics by 38, book long-awaited spot in East finals - ESPN
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years and ended the one-year NBA title reign of the Boston Celtics with astonishing ease, rolling to a 119-81 victory in Game 6 on Friday night.
Fever's Caitlin Clark enters 2nd WNBA season more confident - ESPN
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was the WNBA's rookie of the year and named to the all-league first team in 2024. But the launch of her pro career was — as expected — a challenge, with many observers scrutinizing every move of the No. 1 pick, whose Fever began the season 1-8 but recovered to finish 20-20 and make the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
ACC distributed record $45 million per school in '23-24 - ESPN
The Atlantic Coast Conference generated $711 million for the 2023-24 academic year, according to new tax documents released by the league, distributing an average of $45 million to each of its 14 full-time member schools, a new record for the conference.