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Niko Kovac’s contract at Borussia Dortmund has been extended by one season until 2027, according to a statement released on Tuesday.

In January 2025, Kovac, a former manager of Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Monaco, signed an 18-month deal with the club and became the 11th position manager.

Kovac helped bring Dortmund’s season to a close with 22 of a possible 24 points and place in fourth place, the final Champions League spot, despite dropping as low as 13th.

We want to help Borussia Dortmund regain its former strength, Kovac stated in a statement.

“We still have a lot to do together,” he said.

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Sebastian Kehl, the Dortmund sports director, said Kovac “appreaches every game with conviction, intensity, and passion,” adding that “we believe together we can continue the successful path of last season’s final spurt.”

Kovac, who was first regarded as a disciplinarian with a focus on fitness and work-rate, won the German Cup as Frankfurt manager in 2018.

Before being given his marching orders the following year, Kovac won the double in 2018 and 2018 before moving to Bayern.

The Berlin-born Kovac played for Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, and Hamburg as a player, scoring 14 goals and playing for Croatia 83 times.

In the final five minutes of the season, Dortmund were held to a disappointing 3-3 draw at St. Pauli, where they each conceded two goals and were reduced to 10 men.

The final event before the Tokyo world championships is this week’s Diamond League final in Zurich, where Federand Omanyala, who is the African 100-meter record, will be competing. Omanyala is injured.

The 29-year-old is one of 17 Kenyans who has qualified for Zurich, where the world’s elite athletes will compete on Wednesday and Thursday.

In light of recent severe hip, leg, and glute pain, Omanyala said, “I regret to inform you that I will not be able to participate in the Diamond League final.”

He stated in a statement posted on Instagram that he was optimistic about his recovery and that he would be fit for Tokyo (September 13 to 21).

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Omanyala, the only male athlete to compete in the 100 meters in Tokyo at the Kenyan trials in July, was chosen because he set the African 100-meter record of 9: 77 in September 2021.

This season, he has struggled to find his winning ways in the Diamond League.

In a race won by South Africa’s Akani Simbine and Jamaica’s Olympic champion Kishane Thompson, he finished second in China and Morocco, but he came in last in Shanghai.

Beatrice Chebet, a three-time world 1500m champion, and Faith Kipyegon, a three-time champion in the 10,000m will compete in Zürich.

They join Emmanuel Wanyonyi, the 800-meter champion at the Olympics and gold medalist in the Diamond League, who has won four games while moving the fastest this year.

Real Madrid defeated Real Oviedo 3-0 in La Liga on Sunday to defeat Kylian Mbappe once more on the spot.

The arrival of the 15-time European champions was a grand occasion for Oviedo, who had been out for almost a quarter of a century, and the Asturian fans made their presence known.

In the north of Spain, Mbappe and Vinicius Junior were the stars. Before the Brazilian slid in the final third, the Frenchman added a brace.

In place of Rodrygo Goes and club captain Dani Carvajal, who both returned from injury, in Madrid’s opening 1-0 victory over Osasuna, coach Xabi Alonso made a few notable changes to his starting lineup.

Vinicius made a half-hour comeo with an assist and goal to give up after the drop.

Alonso praised the game as being “very serious and very complete.” “With and without the ball,” assembling a team.

And Vini joined us and played a part in those two objectives that gave us rest. Everyone will enjoy the games.

According to the statement, “Decisions are made with the team in mind, and that’s how it is today.”

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Franco Mastantuono, an Argentine teenager sensation, made his Los Blancos debut in a different way.

The 18-year-old showed off his explosive dribbling ability early on when he burst past two defenders inside the Oviedo box before going down and appealingly gazing at the uninterested referee.

Leander Dendoncker made a rare move in the 23rd minute to try to save Thibaut Courtois with a chipped effort, but the Belgian scorers had no trouble gathering the ball.

When Madrid’s goalkeeper Aaron Escandell superbly saved Arda Guler’s drive from inside the box, they were on the verge of making a breakthrough.

Contentious Opener

On 37 minutes, the Turkish international turned provider when he drilled a pass into Mbappe’s feet, which the Frenchman welcomed on the turn before slamming Escandell.

The home side yelled out loudly to meet the goal. When Dendoncker won possession back for his side in the build-up, Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni appeared to be following suit strongly.

Vinicius and Brahim Diaz made way for Rodrygo and the lively Mastantuono shortly after the hour.

Escandell produced a fingertip save, but Diaz immediately gave the galloping Fede Valverde a chance.

When Kwasi Sibo struck the post for Oviedo out of nowhere, Courtois rooted the spot, on 81 minutes, just inches from unleashing the home support.

Madrid was awakened by that chance. After two minutes, Vinicius drove the ball forward before slipping a covert pass to Mbappe, who slotted home first.

When Diaz found him in space and fired a composed finish into the 93rd minute, the Brazilian made it 2-0.

Villarreal also defeated Girona 5-0 at home thanks to Tajon Buchanan’s hat-trick to open his La Liga account.

Girona, who played Champions League football last season, is bottom of the table with seven goals conceded and none scored as a result of a second consecutive defeat to start the season.

A Villarreal-classic team will run you over when you don’t compete at 100%, according to Girona coach Michel Sanchez.

“That’s what occurred,” the statement read. We play to earn the respect and pride of the people, but we failed to accomplish our goals.

Within 30 minutes, Buchanan scored twice as the home side jumped to a 4-0 lead. Nicolas Pepe and Rafa Marin added goals.

The Yellow Submarine gave the Canadian his third bow four minutes after the hour to cap a stunning performance.

Real Sociedad rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the Basque country to earn a point against Espanyol.

In eight second-half minutes, Sociedad were led by Pere Milla and Javi Puado before Ander Barrenetxea and Orri Oskarsson responded.

After falling 1-1 at Fulham on Sunday, Manchester United are still without a Premier League victory, while Everton, who embodied Jack Grealish, won 2-0 at Brighton to open their new stadium.

As they were relegated to Craven Cottage, Bruno Fernandes’ side were left to rue their first-half penalty at the hands of Ruben Amorim.

On the hour mark, Rodrigo Muniz scored the winning goal, but Fulham rallied back on the bench to save a point.

Amorim’s new £200 million ($270 million) forward line, which includes Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, and Benjamin Sesko, has not yet fired despite a disastrous 15th-place finish last season.

United will now feel as though another two points have been lost in west London following their season opener against title-chasing Arsenal, which ended in a 1-0 defeat.

However, Fulham believed that two contentious calls were handled favorably by the visitors.

Following a VAR review of Calvin Bassey’s grappling on Mason Mount, United received the penalty.

Although Fernandes is typically trustworthy right away, he blasted his effort over the bar.

United did finally score their season opener through Leny Yoro’s header after a Fulham body as Muniz deflected the ball into his own net.

However, the home side complained that Yoro had pushed Bassey this time and VAR did not intervene.

When Smith Rowe, a former Arsenal midfielder, ran into the box before turning in Alex Iwobi’s cross 17 minutes from time, Fulham still managed to save the game.

Everton’s newest era 

Everton are hoping the move to a new 53, 000 capacity stadium will rekindle their bygone glory days after a heartfelt bid to the club’s former home, Goodison Park, which they have owned since 1892.

Only four clubs have won more titles than Everton’s nine in English football.

However, they haven’t won a significant trophy in 30 years and have struggled to stay in the top three at Goodison.

“We’re trying to move the club forward,” the club said. Manager David Moyes praised the move as a significant step forward for Everton.

Grealish has so far been Moyes’ most notable addition to his squad and has shown glimpses of the talent that led to Manchester City’s purchase of Aston Villa for $ 100 million in 2014. He also provided the assist for both goals.

In May, Iliman Ndiaye scored the final goal for Goodison against Southampton, and he also made history with his first goal at Everton’s new stadium.

Ndiaye perfectly timed his run to meet at the back post in 23 minutes after a drilled left foot cross that Grealish had created.

Brighton wasted a lot of chances by leaving Merseyside empty-handed.

Danny Welbeck spooned over with the goal gaping as Kaoru Mitoma hit the bar and Jan Paul van Hecke’s effort hit the post.

Early in the second period, James Garner’s blistering strike from Grealish’s lay-off doubled Everton’s lead.

Welbeck’s poor penalty was saved by Jordan Pickford to cap a memorable afternoon for the Toffees, but Brighton still had a chance to create a nervy finale.

Nuno no go 

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Nuno Espirito Santo, manager of Nottingham Forest, vowed to stay in charge despite their 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace.

Ismaila Sarr’s first-half opener for Palace was saved by Callum Hudson-Odoi, who scored the winning goal.

As a result of the slim chances that Nuno would become the first Premier League manager of the season to be fired, Nuno claimed on Friday that his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis had deteriorated.

That is absurd. The Portuguese coach, who questioned whether he was trying to engineer a club exit, said, “That makes no sense.”

According to Gunners manager Mikel Arteta, Eberechi Eze will create “magic moments” and elevate Arsenal to a whole new level.

Eze was presented to the Emirates crowd shortly before Arsenal’s 5-0 victory over Leeds, which established the north London side as a Premier League champion.

After Arsenal scuppered his proposed move to Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal have agreed to a four-year contract in a deal that could be worth up to £68 million ($92 million).

Although the 27-year-old did not arrive in time to face Leeds, Eze might be given his Gunners debut against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday with both Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard injured in their second win in as many games.

He can produce these magical moments, according to Arteta.

“He can do it in a variety of positions and circumstances.” He has that charisma and flair that is infectious.

It demonstrates how much we want to change the course of this organization. His skill is unquestionable. He has knowledge of this category. Amazing people there.

He has versatility. He can play either right or left as an attacking midfielder. He is uninterested. And you can tell from what transpired on the pitch before the game that he is so blessed to have him.

With the signings of Viktor Gyokeres, Cristhian Mosquera, Martin Zubimendi, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Christian Norgaard, and Noni Madueke, Arsenal have now spent about $ 290 million on the summer transfer window.

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Arsenal has won a trophy five years ago and finished second in the Premier League every three years.

Eze’s signing, however, adds to their resolve to put an end to a 22-year wait for the Premier League title.

After scoring the winning goal in the Eagles’ FA Cup final victory over Manchester City in May, Eze is assured of a place in Crystal Palace history as a result of his return to the boyhood club Arsenal, which was their first major trophy.

In Leeds, Saka and Odegaard both suffered hamstring and shoulder injuries, respectively.

Saka missed three and a half months of last season with a broken right hamstring, and club captain Odegaard missed 12 games with an ankle issue as a result of injuries that prevented Arsenal from pursuing silverware.

On Sunday, the pair will go through scans to find out how many of their most recent setbacks they have experienced. Arteta continued, “You just have to see how many minutes the team played in 2023/24. The XI that comes first could be named.

Due to the number of injuries we had, and the start of the season not been as good as it was last year, “it was a little different.”

“We are, without a doubt, much more equipped, which is necessary. There is no other choice if you want to compete at this level and be extremely dominant.

After government figures revealed that businesses had systematically defrauded 450 million people of $2.3 billion annually, India’s parliament passed a comprehensive bill to outlaw online gambling.

The ban has an impact on platforms like India’s wildly popular homegrown fantasy cricket apps, which include cards, poker, and fantasy sports.

Additionally, it’s unclear who will be India’s top cricket team’s key sponsor.

The biggest fantasy sports gaming platform in India, Dream11, was named as the nation’s lead sponsor for three years in July 2023, with its logo appearing on Team India jerseys.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not made any announcements regarding that significant sponsor.

Devajit Saikia, the secretary of the BCCI, stated on Friday, “We will not do anything if it’s not permissible.” The BCCI will adhere to all national policies that the central government has set forth.

Late on Thursday, the legislation that criminalizes the offering, promotion, and financing of such games was passed by both chambers of parliament. Offenders could spend up to five years in prison.

In a statement released on Friday, Dream 11 advised fans to “stay tuned” even though the bill had been passed.

The bill still needs to be formally ratified by the president before going into effect, but other games did as usual on Friday.

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A government statement stated that “this legislation is intended to reduce addiction, financial ruin, and social distress brought on by predatory gaming platforms that thrive on deceptive promises of quick wealth.”

The Indian gaming sector, which has one of the largest markets worldwide, has been made exceptions for e-sports and educational games, which the government claims will be promoted as part of the digital economy.

The new law, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will “encourage e-sports and online social games” and “at the same time, protect our society from the negative effects of online money games.

Around a third of the world’s most populous nation, according to the government, had lost money gambling online.

Instead of a blanket ban, industry groups had urged regulation and taxation, warning that the move might lead to players turning to illegal offshore platforms.

However, bill supporters claimed that the social costs were excessive.

According to officials, widespread financial distress, addiction, and even suicide have been brought on by the rapid expansion of gambling platforms.

According to the government, it is also connected to terrorism financing, money laundering, and fraud.

The law distinguishes “social” online games from those that are played for money, according to Minister of Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw.

A government briefing note read, “It encourages e-sports, which are organized competitive video games, and promotes safe online social and educational games.”

It distinguishes legitimate online games of chance from wagering, gambling, and fantasy gambling games that use up users’ money to make fictitious profits.