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A “distasteful joke” by US President Donald Trump has overshadowed the achievement of female athletes at the Winter Olympics, says USA women’s ice hockey captain Hilary Knight.
USA won both men’s and women’s ice hockey gold for the first time at the Milan-Cortina Games this month.
The men’s team received a congratulatory call from Trump, who invited them to his State of the Union address and said he would have to ask their female counterparts as well or he “probably would be impeached”.
The women’s team later declined an invitation from Trump to attend Tuesday’s speech in Washington DC.
The men’s team was criticised after several players appeared to laugh when Trump made his comment, but Knight said: “I think there’s a genuine level of support there and respect. That’s being overshadowed by a quick lapse.
“The guys were in a tough spot, so I think it’s a shame this storyline and narrative has kind of blown up and [is] overshadowing that connection and genuine interest in one another and cheering each other on.”
Knight, 36, ended her Olympic career with 15 goals, the most by any US male or female player.
She said she hopes the Trump controversy proves to be a “really good learning point, to really focus on how we talk about women, not only in sport but in industry”.
Cristiano Ronaldo has become co-owner of Spanish second division side Almeria after acquiring a 25% share in the club.
The 41-year-old Al-Nassr forward has bought his stake in Almeria, who are owned by a Saudi Arabian investment consortium led by Mohammed Al-Khereiji, through his recently formed CR7 Sports Investments company.
While the financial details have not been disclosed, Ronaldo said in a statement he was looking forward to working with the leadership team “to support the next phase of the club’s growth”.
The Portugal international added: “It has been a long-held ambition of mine to contribute to football, beyond the pitch.
President Al-Khereiji said: “[Ronaldo] is regarded as the greatest to ever play the game, he knows the Spanish leagues very well and he understands the potential of what we are building here both in terms of the team and the academy.”
Last year, Al-Khereiji’s SMC Group acquired Almeria from Turki Al-Sheikh, who is chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), a Saudi government department.
Ronaldo spent nine successful years in Spain playing for Real Madrid, winning La Liga twice and lifting the Champions League four times before joining Italian side Juventus in 2018.
He has played for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League since 2022 and is the best-paid player in football history with an annual salary of £177m.
Phil Parkinson has urged his Wrexham players to appreciate the strong position the club is currently in as the Red Dragons remain in the hunt to secure a fourth successive promotion.
Parkinson’s men have claimed 26 points from their 12 league matches since Christmas, more than any other side in the division.
It means they sit sixth in the Championship with a four-point buffer over seventh-place Southampton before Saturday’s trip to Charlton Athletic (15:00 GMT).
“I think mental freshness is key, getting that right, getting the rotation as well and the physical and mental freshness is really key at this stage of the season.
“I think really appreciating where we are this season in terms of in the Championship, in the top six and just making sure we really enjoy that feeling of being in this situation.
Wrexham are unbeaten in their past five away league matches – with only five teams averaging more than the Red Dragons’ total of 1.5 points per game on the road in the Championship so far this season.
And Parkinson hopes his side can go into their mouth-watering FA Cup fifth round contest with Chelsea at Stok Cae Ras on Saturday, 7 March (17:45 GMT) on the back of three successive league victories.
“We’re in good form and we go there (to Charlton) with a huge challenge on our hands to go into the FA Cup weekend in good league form,” added Parkinson.
Following his side’s 2-1 win against Portsmouth, Parkinson revealed that strikers Kieffer Moore and Sam Smith – who netted the opener against Pompey – were among those who had been struggling with illness.
But the Wrexham manager says he has no new concerns ahead of the contest with Nathan Jones’ Addicks.
“Yeah, one or two others as well (had been ill), but they’re all back in this morning. We were all off yesterday and back in today,” said Parkinson.
“It’s about getting the ones who didn’t play the right level of training, the ones who did play a second day of recovery and picking the team tomorrow to go and put a performance down at Charlton.”
January signing Zak Vyner was unavailable for the first three matches after joining Wrexham from Bristol City due to a toe injury.
The 28-year-old featured as a substitute in each of the league wins against Ipswich Town and Portsmouth in the past week and is now in a position to be used when called upon.
“Zak’s fine,” said Parkinson.
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Real Madrid has banned a club member for performing the Nazi salute during the Champions League playoff second leg against Benfica, a game already overshadowed by allegations of racism.
Madrid said in a statement that it had “urgently” requested the club’s disciplinary committee to start an “immediate expulsion procedure” for the member, who was caught on TV cameras making the gesture in the stands before kickoff in the game on Wednesday evening.
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“This [club] member was identified by the club’s security staff moments after appearing on the broadcast and was immediately expelled from the Santiago Bernabeu stadium,” the club said.
“Real Madrid condemns this type of gesture and expression that incites violence and hatred in sports and society.”
The incident comes after the first leg of the playoff last week, which Madrid won 1-0, was marred by alleged racial abuse aimed at Vinicius Junior by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni.
Prestianni, who denies the allegation, was provisionally suspended by UEFA for the game while the incident is under investigation, and Benfica had an appeal against his ban rejected earlier on Wednesday.
Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni said his team’s 2-1 win over Benfica to reach the Champions League last 16 was a “victory for everyone who is against racism”.
“We didn’t play our best match of the season, that’s for sure,” Tchouameni told reporters after Wednesday’s game.
“But I think there are things more important than this match, and more important than football.”
Vinicius, who scored Madrid’s second goal at the Santiago Bernabeu, wrote on social media after the game that “the dance continues”, alongside a photo of a huge “no to racism” banner hung at the Bernabeu.
Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said he was happy when Vinicius found the net.
“[I reacted] with joy obviously, for the great goal he scored, and because it was him, he deserves it,” said Arbeloa.
“Without [Kylian] Mbappe, I think it’s even more important, and I am very happy for him.”
Before the game, Arbeloa said French superstar Mbappe would spend some time out as he recovers from a knee problem.
“After yesterday’s session, we talked with the doctors, I spoke with him, and we felt the best thing was for him to stop, to recover 100 percent, and to come back in top shape, confident and without any discomfort for everything that’s coming, which is obviously very important,” Arbeloa told reporters after the match.
