Vinícius Jr.: Real Madrid open early contract talks - source - ESPN
Real Madrid have approached Vinícius Júnior's agent to start talks about renewing his contract, a source has told ESPN.
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Sources: Trey Mancini, Diamondbacks agree to minor league deal - ESPN
Veteran first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini and the Arizona Diamondbacks are in agreement on a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training, sources told ESPN, launching a comeback for the 32-year-old who sat out the 2024 season.
D Gukesh Starts Moderately In Freestyle Chess Grand Slam
World Champion D Gukesh began his campaign at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour with three draws and a lone loss, signalling that he is gradually coming to terms with the new format. A brainchild of World's number one Magnus Carlsen and German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner, the freestyle chess event marks the beginning of what could be a permanent fixture for professional chess players despite a showdown with FIDE, the world's apex chess body. Freestyle basically is a new name given to what was known as the Fischer random chess -- the name attributed to the 11th world champion Bobby Fischer who advocated this format that has the chess pieces randomly set up at the start of the game instead of conventional chess that sees a fixed alignment of forces on both sides.
Nico Gonzalez helps Man City fill void left by Rodri's absence, Guardiola says
Manchester City's new midfield signing Nico Gonzalez will help them plug the gap caused by the absence of injured key player Rodri, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday.
Horror as mum, 26, suffering from 'viral bug' told she was '12 hours from death'
A vomiting nursery worker claims doctors thought she'd caught a sickness bug from snotty kids - but it turned out she was only '12 hours from death'. Chloe Wakelin, 26, says she visited her GP weekly for two months to complain of persistent tummy ache, tiredness and low appetite.
Man City agree transfer as loan move confirmed
Manchester City winger Kayky has joined Brazilian club Bahia on loan.
Man City omit £29.5m January buy as new Champions League squad confirmed
Manchester City have left January signing Vitor Reis out of their squad for the knockout rounds of the Champions League.
National Games: Suruchi Strikes Gold As Haryana Dominate 10m Air Pistol Event
Haryana's Suruchi won the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol shooting competition with a remarkable score of 245.7 at the National Games in Dehradun on Wednesday. Palak, also from Haryana, secured the silver medal with 243.6, while Simranpreet Kaur Brar from Punjab took home the bronze with a score of 218.8 as the Trishool Shooting Range saw some intense competition on the day. The men's 50m rifle 3 positions event saw 33 participants from various states competing for a spot in the final round of eight shooters.