Author: Black Dog

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has told winger Alejandro Garnacho he will be allowed to join a new club this summer. The Argentina international seemed to be on a collision course with his boss after both he and his brother posted messages around Wednesday’s Europa League final defeat by Tottenham, when Garnacho was only introduced as a 71st-minute substitute. Speaking after the match, Garnacho said: “Up until the final I played every round helping the team, and today I play 20 minutes, I don’t know. “The final will influence [my decision] but the whole season, the situation of the…

Cedric Coward is keeping his name in the 2025 NBA draft and will forgo the opportunity to play at Duke next season, he told ESPN on Saturday. “This is the best opportunity for me to achieve part of my dream, which is making the NBA,” Coward said. “Everything is pointing in the right direction right now to follow that.”Coward, a 21-year-old senior, spent the past season at Washington State, but he was forced to redshirt after suffering a partially torn shoulder labrum that sidelined him after six games and required season-ending surgery. He was averaging 17.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.7…

Chelsea have reportedly stolen a march on their rivals in the race to sign Brighton & Hove Albion forward Joao Pedro. The Brazil international currently finds himself out of contention at the Amex Stadium due to an alleged bust-up with defender Jan Paul van Hecke. However, that will not take away from the 23-year-old’s impact with the Seagulls this campaign, a total of 10 goals and six assists coming from 27 appearances in the Premier League. Head coach Fabian Hurzeler has spoken of his desire to retain the versatile attacker’s services in the long term, but Brighton would consider opportunities…

Igli Tare is officially the new Sporting Director of AC Milan, even though the club has not yet announced it through its official channels. Not a big deal, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport: the Albanian executive can already begin working on all fronts from now until the start of the next football season. The former Lazio man will have to fill several gaps after a disappointing campaign. That’s why multiple meetings are scheduled at Casa Milan starting Monday, involving Giorgio Furlani and the rest of the management team.The top priority is the head coach. La Gazzetta points out that…

Former NBA All-Star and Denver Nuggets guard Isaiah Thomas wasn’t happy with the New York Knicks coachNew York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau talks to center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) and guard Josh Hart (3) and forward OG Anunoby (8) during a time out during the third quarter of game six in the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn ImagesThe New York Knicks have broken a 25 year dry spell and returned to the Eastern Conference Finals. Oddly enough, their last four visits to…

The 30-year-old is valued by Mikel Arteta and clearly he feels has a part to play. There was interest from Saudi Arabia at the end of the previous summer transfer window, and the club are moving to stave off potential repeats of offers from elsewhere.This begs the question of both what happens regarding a wide player being signed in the summer and the presence of Gabriel Martinelli in the side and his own future. The club are thought to be keen on renewing the Brazilian too, and therefore it seems unlikely either will depart.understands could be a market opportunity the…

AC Milan fans are rightly worried heading into the summer, after a disastrous 2024-25 campaign and the rumours of big sales being needed. As Tuttosport reports this morning, as if potentially finishing ninth in the league and missing out on European football were not enough, in all the newspapers there is nothing but talk of Milan needing to sell players because of a worsening financial situation. It is no secret that Tijjani Reijnders is in the sights of Manchester City, who are trying to replace Kevin De Bruyne. Milan have already shown their hand in the recent past by agreeing…

2025 NBA playoffs: Eastern and Western conference finals takeaways play SGA pinpoints OKC’s defense as key to The 2025 NBA conference finals have tipped off, with four teams fighting for a spot in the Finals. The No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder, after a tough seven-game series against the Denver Nuggets, kicked off the Western Conference finals Tuesday night. They defeated Anthony Edwards and the visiting No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 31 points and then took a 2-0 lead in the series in Game 2 on Thursday night. The Thunder will now travel…

Oct 24, 2018; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Lebron James (right) greets teammate Lonzo Ball against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesFormer Los Angeles Lakers lottery pick Lonzo Ball, now a reserve guard for the Chicago Bulls, has a hot take on his former L.A. teammate LeBron James. The 21-time All-Star power forward, the league’s oldest active player at age 40, hasn’t made it out of the first round since 2023, and hasn’t quite looked like his prime self in a few seasons.Still, Ball believes…

As the Los Angeles Lakers prepare for a critical offseason centered around Luka Doncic and LeBron James, questions continue to circulate about James’ long-term future with the franchise. In the latest episode of his podcast, Buha’s Block, The Athletic’s Jovan Buha offered a candid assessment of James’ current standing with the team, calling the relationship “a little frosty” in recent years. “I mean, I think there’s always a chance that LeBron could walk,” Buha said. “As we’ve reported at The Athletic multiple times — and it hasn’t just been me, Sam Amick has also reported this — the relationship has…