SPAIN
Getafe rally to claim win
A late goal by Pablo Sarabia gave Getafe a 2-1 comeback win against RC Celta de Vigo in La Liga on Monday. Charles had given the visitors the lead when he latched on to a long throw-in and beat Getafe goalkeeper Jordi Codina in the 15th minute. Alvaro Vazquez leveled with his third goal of the season by running up the right flank after collecting Sarabia’s pass and shooting past goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez in the 19th. Diego Castro missed a penalty for Getafe in the 78th minute, but Sarabia beat Alvarez in the 86th for the winner after being set up by a back-heel from Croatian midfielder Jorge Sammir. Getafe climbed to 14th place on 20 points, while Elche are 17th on 17.
ENGLAND
Magpies stick with Carver
Newcastle United have put caretaker manager John Carver in charge for the rest of the season, the club said on Monday. The 50-year-old has been at the helm for four matches since Alan Pardew left to join Premier League rivals Crystal Palace. Newcastle, who are 11th in the table, extended Carver’s deal, despite the fact he has yet to win a game. “At the beginning of this process it was my desire and intention to appoint an individual to the position of head coach, who would be available to start immediately,” managing director Lee Charnley told the club’s Web site. “Having now explored at some length the options available to us at this time, the decision has been taken to defer the appointment of a permanent head coach until the end of the season. The head coach will be a long-term appointment that will play a major role in shaping the future on-field progression of Newcastle United and it is vitally important that we get the right individual.” Newcastle travel to Hull City on Saturday.
ITALY
Parma end Cassano contract
Antonio Cassano is on the look out for yet another club as Serie A’s bottom side Parma ripped up his contract on Monday after the striker asked for unpaid wages. A club statement said the agreement had been mutual. The former AS Roma, Real Madrid, UC Sampdoria, AC Milan and Inter player has been the one shining light for Parma this season, with the northern Italian club on only nine points from 20 games and 10 points from safety. Cassano, 32, has scored five league goals, but his request for unpaid wages did not go down well with the club, who underwent a takeover last month. He went to talk to fans after Sunday’s home defeat by AC Cesena, but was threatened by one supporter. The colorful former Italy international has had run-ins with many clubs down the years, but Italian media have sympathized with him this time and hometown club Bari 1908 in Serie B are favorites to sign him.
ITALY
El Shaarawy out injured
Versatile forward Stephan El Shaarawy’s bid for a move away from AC Milan has been scuppered after he was sidelined for at least six weeks on Monday with a fractured foot. El Shaarawy has been tipped for a move to England, possibly Everton, in a bid to relaunch his career as the fallen Serie A giants continue to struggle in Italy’s top flight. El Shaarawy, who only returned to the Milan fray earlier this season following a lengthy injury layoff, suffered the injury late in Milan’s 3-1 defeat to SS Lazio on Saturday. He underwent medical tests in Amsterdam, which revealed he had “fractured the base of his fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot,” Milan said. El Shaarawy will have to undergo “conservative treatment... for about six weeks,” the statement said.
NO DOUBT: Spurs star Wembanyama was unanimously selected as NBA Rookie of the Year, winning all 99 votes to become the first Frenchman to capture the honor The Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night produced a dominant defensive display to seize a commanding 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series against the Denver Nuggets with a 106-80 road victory. The third-seeded Timberwolves harassed Denver relentlessly to claim a second straight win over the NBA champions as the series heads back to Minneapolis for Game 3 on Friday. Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards scored 27 points apiece, but the star of the show was Minnesota’s suffocating defensive effort, which knocked Denver out of their stride almost from the tip-off. The Timberwolves finished with 11 steals and 12 blocks, in sharp contrast to
One of Malaysia’s top soccer clubs has pulled out of today’s season-opening Charity Shield after a spate of assaults, including an acid attack, on players in the country. It leaves the kickoff of Malaysia’s season this weekend under a cloud following the unprecedented acts of violence against players, which have left the country shocked and angry. Authorities said they have imposed tighter security, but Selangor said that they would not play in the showpiece curtain-raiser against Malaysian Super League champions Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) citing “a series of criminal incidents and recent threats.” Selangor and Malaysia winger Faisal Halim is in intensive care
Caitlin Clark on Thursday walked into her new home arena with No. 22 shirts and jerseys peppered from floor to ceiling. She left as a first-time WNBA winner. A late-arriving, but louder-than-usual crowd roared during her official introduction to Fever fans and again when Clark made her first basket, a layup with 7 minutes left in the first quarter. The cheers grew when she completed a three-point play a few minutes later and hit a crescendo when she finally made a long three-pointer from the edge of the fieldhouse logo late in the third quarter. Clark successfully navigated the city’s most anticipated rookie
With the release of the latest table tennis mixed-doubles rankings on Tuesday, Taiwan is guaranteed participation in all five table tennis disciplines at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. On Tuesday, after losing to French opponents Alexis Lebrun and Yuan Jianan (袁嘉楠) at the World Table Tennis Saudi Smash 2024 during the round of 16, the International Table Tennis Federation ranked Taiwanese paddlers Lin Yun-ju (林昀儒) and Chen Szu-yu (陳思羽) as world No. 5 in the mixed-doubles. The placement of the two Taiwanese table tennis players secured them a ticket to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Speaking with CNA, head coach Wu