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Inter Milan agree deal with Diego Godin The last 5 months have been tough for Diego Godin. He was the subject of a stunning bid from Manchester United in the summer transfer window but the Uruguayan defender decided not to join the Red Devils as he wanted to continue at Atletico Madrid. Fast forward 5 months and he is getting ready to leave the Spanish side. Inter Milan have reportedly shown interest in him and have already made contact with him....

All matches of the Lalitpur Mayor Women’s Championship will be played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur from April 3 to April 10. The four semi-finalists of the recently-concluded PM Cup in Dang will participate in the competition along with Mayor XI, which was formed from the best 11 players from the league stage of the PM Cup. All five sides will play against each other in the round-robin phase, with the top two teams set to battle it out in the grand finale....

It was Lamar Odom, the team’s star forward. “He picked up the phone and called me up,” Gentry recalled Wednesday at Pelicans training camp. “He said, ‘I want to apologize because I feel like I am as responsible as anybody for getting you fired because I didn’t play the way I supposed to and I didn’t do what I was supposed to.’ I been in the league 27 years, and that’s happened once, OK?...

The 18-year bought the NBL’s Illawarra Hawks — the team he played for — for an unspecified sum, he announced Thursday through manager Jermaine Jackson. That’s a big baller flex from Ball considering he hasn’t received his first NBA paycheck yet. Any teammate who wronged Ball over the past year is probably pretty scared of the ramifications of the move, though it does appear Ball had an overwhelmingly positive experience with the club....

Peterson, 35, was dropped late in the 10th round at the MGM National Harbor after an action-packed fight between the former champions. Join DAZN and Canelo Alvarez vs. Daniel Jacobs on May 4 After losing, Peterson confirmed the fight — his 41st — would be the last of his professional career. “It’s been a long career, but today is the day and I thank you for the support throughout my career,” he told Fox Sports during an in-ring interview....

Messi has won five Pichichi Trophies (the award for the highest goalscorer of the season) in La Liga, the highest by any player. He has been the winner of the trophy in both of the last two campaigns, and that too in the presence of Ronaldo. Messi scored 34 goals and assisted 12 goals for the Blaugrana in the last season. He was also on the top of most dribbles and key passes list....

Here is how Real Madrid and Barcelona line-up on the sixth matchday of the season. Real Madrid The record 33-time La Liga champions are one of three teams unbeaten in the Spanish top-flight this season, the others being league leaders Athletic Bilbao and their Madrid’s matchday 5 visitors Osasuna. Madrid started their 89th consecutive season in La Liga with a 3-1 win at Celta Vigo which put the capital club top of the Spanish top-flight for the first time in two years....

On the other hand, Florentino Perez has identified local rivals Atletico Madrid’s star defender Jose Maria Gimenez as a potential replacement for the Frenchman. In case you didn’t know.. Real Madrid signed the Frenchman from French club RC Lens for a reported fee of €10 million in 2011 during the tenure of Portuguese tactician Jose Mourinho at the Bernabeu. Since then, the World Cup winner has been an asset for the Los Blancos....

“It’s inappropriate for children to have a casket, especially 5- and 6-year-olds who are returning to school after probably some of the most traumatic times we’ve had in the last 18 months,” Superintendent Bernard Bragen told NJ Advance Media. When students and staff arrived at Lincoln Elementary School on Friday, they encountered a funeral casket with an image attached depicting the toe-tagged feet of a dead body, said the news outlet....

When talking to 101WKQX in Chicago, The Sassy Southern Belle vehemently denied the idea that she was called up to the main roster too soon, saying (H/T WrestleZone): Evans was pushed right off the bat when she joined the main roster. She spent a few months merely walking out and walking back in, but once WrestleMania 35 season was over, she was the first to challenge the newly-crowned RAW Women’s Champion at the time, Becky Lynch....

Southampton will take on Liverpool in the semi-finals after first half goals from Jordy Clasie and Ryan Bertrand got them past a weakened Arsenal side and into the last four for the first time since 1987. “We didn’t have enough urgency in the first half. We were weak in some departments and we paid for that,” Wenger told reporters. “We gave ourselves a mountain to climb. We were not good enough defensively and gave cheap goals away … it was one of these nights where we looked like we could play for two hours without scoring a goal....

This has been the story of Rivers’ career: Put up big numbers, but often fail to make the playoffs. The QB turns 35 in December, so he doesn’t have much time left in the league. That’s why his former teammate, and current NFL Network analyst, LaDainian Tomlinson thinks San Diego should trade him. MORE: All-time greatest San Diego Chargers “Let’s just call it what it is,” Tomlinson said. “The Chargers are rebuilding right now, OK?...

Not only was that not enough for them to make the playoffs, it wasn’t even enough for them to make the Play-In. To rub salt in the wound, the Lakers don’t have a pick in the 2022 NBA Draft to show for it because it’s one of three that they parted with to acquire eight-time All-Star Anthony Davis from the Pelicans in 2019. The Pelicans were kind enough to remind them of that ahead of the NBA Draft Lottery....

The mood in the Barcelona dressing room is sure to be livened up more with reports of the early arrival of Argentine ace Lionel Messi back to the training camp. Rayo Vallecano, on the other hand, will be looking for a point against the league leaders as they continue to struggle in the La Liga notching up just six points in their opening 10 matches and sitting at the 19th position on the table....

Three of the league’s top four are in action on Sunday, with two facing off against one another in the day’s featured fixture from 8pm - Sevilla host Real Madrid. Julen Lopetegui will face his former club less than a year after being sacked as the league leaders entertain Zinedine Zidane’s Real, who have resembled a beaten giant over the past 18 months. Their comprehensive 3-0 Champions League defeat by PSG on Wednesday could spur them on to respond emphatically against a difficult opponent - Sevilla have not lost at home against them since May 2015, and have beaten them in two of their last three meetings....

Beyond the off-field issues, fans can look forward to another exhilarating season of top level football, with some of the best footballers on the planet battling it out in a bid to claim glory come May next year. While a lot of the focus would be on superstar forwards and midfielders like Lionel Messi, Eden Hazard, Joao Felix and Luka Modric among others, there are a number of top quality goalkeepers in LaLiga who are sure to play a key role in deciding the fate of their respective clubs....

A police statement said multiple arrests, including current and former first-division LaLiga players, are expected. “Police agents are carrying out an operation against an organization allegedly involved in match-fixing in professional football. “Eleven people are expected to be detained, including current and former players from the first division, as well as club presidents and executives. “The investigation has allowed us to corroborate that those investigated reached agreements with different players to “fix” at least three games relating to the [Spanish] first, second and third divisions....

The Blues were held to a 1-1 draw at Brighton and Hove Albion on New Year’s Day, having beaten Tottenham and Arsenal away either side of a home defeat to Southampton in a mixed run. Encouraged by some aspects of Chelsea’s performances but concerned by others, Lampard said his side must now “remain humble” and “work hard” as he addressed reporters at a news conference. “We’ve got work to do,” he said....

In other news, the Purple and Gold are also reportedly targeting Brooklyn Nets All-Star guard Kyrie Irving when he becomes a free agent in 2023. Here are the latest rumors involving the LA Lakers as of Sept. 29th, 2022. Draymond Green could leave Dubs for LA Warriors All-Star Draymond Green has only one year left on his contract before he can opt-out and become an unrestricted free agent next summer....