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Panic at Bayern Munich as stars demand more big signings

Panic at Bayern Munich as stars demand more big signings

In the 2018-19 season, Bayern won the Bundesliga with 78 points. It was the lowest figure of the Bavarian giant in the last seven seasons, since Borussia Dortmund raised the championship for the last time, in 2011-12. In the past year, Bayern was eliminated in the round of 16 for the first time in eight seasons, having been inferior to Liverpool. Despite having expanded its dominance in Germany, 2018-19 was turbulent in Munich. In November, coach Niko Kovac was a foot and a half outside the club. The departures of Ribéry and Robben helped the conclusion that the equipment had to be renewed.

We will have to do something and we will do it in the summer. We want to rejuvenate the workforce, “said Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, general manager of Bayern, before the end of last season.

The club moved strongly before the conclusion of the course. Bayern signed two world champions like Lucas Hernández and Pavard, joining the 19-year-old Arp. However, in the last three months no reinforcements have arrived at the Allianz Arena, which he is not liking in a team that was orphaned of his offensive referents. The players ask to sign The most decisive was Robert Lewandoski. In the previous one of the friendly one before the Arsenal, last Thursday, the battering ram sent a message: “It is necessary to wait for new incorporations. The Bayern needs great signings to win the Champions”. Words similar to those said by Joshua Kimmich, also the week Past: “You have to sign up to be a candidate in Europe. Right now, there are 17 field players on the professional roster and that’s bad.”
Lewandowski also warned of the small size of the group at the orders of Kovac: “Everyone knows that it is not good that we have few players on the team. I hope something happens in the next few days.” Rummenigge’s warning The pressure made by the players adds to the fans, but Rummenigge asks for peace of mind: “I know that patience does not abound in football, but we have to have it. The market is open until September 2. We are waiting for the domino effect in the market to sign a top player. I am not nervous. ”Despite the need to incorporate players, in December Rummennige guaranteed that Bayern would not go crazy in the market. “There is great inflation in the transfers. We have our philosophy and we want to continue making rational and financially sustainable decisions,” he said.

New York Knicks Sign Reggie Bullock and Marcus Morris

New York Knicks Sign Reggie Bullock and Marcus Morris

The New York Knicks have announced in the last hours the signings of Reggie Bullock and Marcus Morris. Both players were in the market as free agents.

Although the New York franchise has not revealed the terms of any of the two players’ contracts, ESPN journalist Adrian Wojnarowski has announced that Bullock will sign a two-year, $ 8.2 million contract with an option for the Knicks. to extend it for one more season. Meanwhile, Morris will be for a season and 15 million dollars.

“With Reggie and Marcus, we added two versatile, hard-working players to the squad,” said Knicks general manager Scott Perry. “We value the ability to shoot from the perimeter of both and his figure both on the court and in the locker room,” added Perry.

Bullock averaged 11.3 points in 63 games last season, in which he played in the Pistons and the Lakers. For his part, Morris averaged 13.9 points and 6.1 rebounds with the Celtics.

The former Atlético goalkeeper Lucas Hernández, now a Bayern player, performed, four months after undergoing knee surgery, his first races at the Munich club’s training center. While his new teammates began their tour of the United States on Sunday, the world champion with France stayed in Germany following his recovery process.

Lucas Hernández hopes to be able to train with the Bayern group in two or three weeks, but may not be about to start the Bundesliga with his new team, which starts in the 2019-20 German championship on August 16 against Hertha Berlin .

Agut Bautista defeated Karen Khachanov and will play against Benoit Paire

 

At the beginning of the season, Roberto Bautista Agut had never reached the quarterfinals in a Grand Slam tournament. Now, however, the Spaniard will have the opportunity to reach his second quarter-final of the year after defeating Karen Khachanov, seeded No. 10, 6-3, 7-6 (3) and 6-1 the third round of Wimbledon this Friday.

Roberto Bautista Agut has proved to be a difficult opponent for Khachanov in the Grand Slams this year, as he defeated him in straight sets in Melbourne and also London. The 31-year-old, nine-time ATP Tour champion, proved too solid for the Russian, committing only 11 unforced errors in the match, while also achieving 28 winners. Khachanov reached the same number of winners, but committed 14 unforced errors in his match of one hour and 53 minutes.

In the next round, the Spaniard will face Benoit Paire, who beat Jiri Vesely in the third round by a score of 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3 and 7-6 (2) in two hours. and 45 minutes of game on the track18. Paire, seeded No. 28, hit 78 winners, including 19 aces.

Paire, 30, who advanced to the fourth round of a Grand Slam championship for the fourth time (also at Wimbledon 2017), lifted two ATP Tour trophies in 2019 in Marrakech (see Andújar) and Lyon (v. Auger-Aliassime).

Bautista Agut has won the six previous FedEx ATP Head2Head matches against Paire. One of those two battles took place at Wimbledon in 2015, when Bautista Agut overcame a two-set deficit against the Frenchman to advance after two hours and 37 minutes.

There will be a lot at stake for both rivals, as they seek the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, nothing more and nothing less.

Wimbledon, Day 3 women’s roundup: Pliskova, Svitolina, Halep

 

Elina Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova were the first favorites to qualify for the third round of Wimbledon after solving their commitments very differently against Gasparyan and Puig, respectively.

Svitolina (8th) was lucky, because he was having a bad time against an opponent, the Russian, who had won him very recently in Birmingham and who dominated by 7-5 and 5-6 when he had to leave due to injury. Anyway, the Ukrainian, who put the last Monday to a three-game losing streak, will face for a place in the second round to the Greek Maria Sakkari, who beat the Czech re-peat Marie Bouzkova (6-4 and 6-1) .

Pliskova (3ª), on the other hand, passed over the Puerto Rican Mónica Puig, especially in the first set (6-0 and 6-4 in 60 minutes). With nine aces, he only lost once in the second set when he already had the victory rather than on track. Now they will be seen with the dangerous Taiwanese Su-Wei Hsieh, who beat the Belgian Kirsten Flipkens 7-6 (3) and 6-3. Pliskova is, along with Barty, Kvitova and Mertens, one of the four tennis players who fight for number one and had beaten Puig in their only previous showdown on grass, heading to Nottingham three years ago.

Anett Kontaveit (20th) won one of the British hopes that did not quite take off, Heather Watson by 7-5 and 6-1, and I come the defeat against her at Roland Garros 2014 to be able to face in the next phase the Czech Karolina Muchova, who could with the American Madison Brengle (6-3 and 6-4).

Simona Halep suffered to overcome her Romanian compatriot Mihaela Buzarnescu, whom she faced in an ITF tournament when she was 16 years old. It was the first time they crossed paths in a WTA and Grand Slam match, and the ex-number one of the world won in three sets: 6-3, 4-6 and 6-2. She will face in the third round another who was leader of the world ranking, the Belarussian Victoria Azarenka, who seems again in good shape and who won the Australian Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2 and 6-0.

Official: Mateu Morey signs for Borussia Dortmund

 

Borussia Dortmund reported that the young Spaniard Mateu Morey is reinforcement of the club, signing a contract until 2024. The 19-year-old winger did not reach an agreement to renew with Barcelona and lands in the Bundesliga as a free player. “Dortmund it’s a fantastic club that is very committed to youth, I think my qualities fit into what the team is asking for, “Morey told the Dortmund official website, adding:” I want to integrate quickly. language, which will make everything easier “. Michael Zorc, sports director of the German team, praised the Spanish side:” He is a great talent from the Barcelona youth academy, we want to develop the potential that Mateu has “.

Mateu Morey was a key player in the Spanish Under-17 team that was European champion in 2017, also playing the U-17 World Cup of the same year. An injury to the meniscus of the left knee conditioned his progression in the 2018-19 season, and after rejecting Barca’s renewal offer, the club decided not to play in all that remained of the championship.

Carreno sneaks into the semi-finals on Antalya

This Friday he will look for a place in the final against the Italian Lorenzo Sonego, executioner of Adrian Mannarino by 3-6, 7-6 (3) and 6-3. It should be remembered that Carreño, one of the 10 Spaniards in the Wimbledon men’s singles, the third ‘Grand Slam’ that starts on Monday at the All England Club tracks, will form in doubles with Feliciano Lopez, the new champion of everything at Queen’s. The penultimate round of Antalya allows him to ascend ten places in the ranking, from 59 to 49. At 27, the tennis player who trains at the Equelite Academy Juan Carlos Ferrero has room to recover positions in the second part of the season.

Barty, closer to number 1, after getting into the Birmingham final

The Australian Ashleigh Barty beat the Czech Barbora Strycova (6-4 and 6-4) and qualified for the final of the Birmingham tournament, so, lifting the title on Sunday, she will be number one of the WTA.

Barty, 22 years, recent champion in Roland Garros, would surpass the Japanese Naomi Osaka, in case of winning in the final of Birmingham, while, with a defeat, would stay two points in the ranking.

The current number two in the world possesses, after this triumph, 6,375 points, for the 6,377 of Osaka, which was eliminated in Birmingham in the second round. In case of not succeeding, Barty would have another opportunity to ascend to the first step next week in Eastbourne, last commitment before Wimbledon, although yes, to become number one there, would no longer be first seeded in the third Grand Slam of the season.

His opponent in the final will come out of the clash between the German Julia Goerges and the Croatian Petra Martic

Can the Colombia Team win the Copa América? This says a study of the Icesi

 

The Research Center in Economics and Finance of the Icesi University conducted a study that shows that the Colombian National Team is a favorite to win the Copa América 2019.

The authors of this project are Julio César Alonso Cifuentes, director of Cienfi, and students of the Master’s Degree in Economics Diego Antonio Bohórquez Ordoñez and Cristian Camilo Urbano Florián.

According to the results of the 10,000 simulations of the tournament, the Colombia Selection is the favorite to the title, with a probability of 28.6%. The second favorite to the title is the local team, Brazil, with a probability of 23.3%, followed by Argentina (21.7%).

“For the construction of the analysis model, the information from the last 5 editions of the Copa América (2004, 2007,
2011, 2015 and 2016), “details the final report with the results.

“Additionally, 10,000 simulations of the Copa América 2019 were made, using our model, in order to determine the chances of the teams being the first of their group, to reach
quarterfinals, semifinal, the final and to be champion “, he assures.

The Colombian National Team will debut in the Cup next Saturday at 5:00 in the afternoon in Salvador de Bahía. This will be the starting point to know if the team of Carlos Queiroz can meet the great prognosis of the Icesi.

“Rafa, twelve Roland Garros, it’s unreal”

 

  • Rafa Nadal and Dominic Thiem share compliments at the trophy ceremony at Roland Garros

“Rafa, twelve Roland Garros, it’s unreal.” Dominic Thiem said it and could barely stand the lazy laugh that comes before an event difficult to digest, especially if you are a victim of the deed that is starring the manacorí in Parisian Grand Slam.

“You are an incredible champion, a legend of the sport”, said the finalist, defeated for the second year in a row, this time scratching a set, yielding 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 and 6-1 in 3h.01 ‘ .

Nadal received the Cup of the Musketeers from the tennis player who completed two Grand Slam in two natural seasons, in 1962 and 1969, the Australian Rod Laver.

The Spanish also spared no praise at the ceremony, before the 15,000 people of the Philippe-Chatrier, for Thiem. “Keep trying, you’ll get it. You have a great team and a great family. You are an example, a great worker and always with a smile on his lips. You are a good person, which is the most important thing. ”

And he had special words for his closest people, those who lifted him after the hard stick of a new injury in Indian Wells, which sustained him in the difficult start of the earth. “It would not have been possible without you in the most complicated moments. It is very, very special. It was a dream to play here in 2005, I could not even think that in 2019 I would be here and with the trophy with me. ”

Almost the tears to the champion of 2018, Carlos Moyà, now directing the technical team that forms with Francis Roig, Rafa Maymó, Carlos Costa, Angel Ruiz-Cotorro, Jordi Robert ‘Tuts’ and Benito Pérez-Barbadillo. And Toni Nadal, omnipresent in the career of his nephew.

This time he sat behind Carlos Moyà, next to his brother Sebastià, father of the ‘creature’. In the next row the mother, Anna Maria Pararea, the sister, Maribel, and the fiancee, Maria Francisca Perelló.

He thanked the presence of “His Majesty the King (Don Juan Carlos) and Doña Elena”, in the box next to the Minister of Culture and Sports, José Guirao, and the president of the CSD, María José Rienda.

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