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Girona Piles on Misery for Lowly Valladolid with Easy Victory

Girona's Arnaut Danjuma poses after scoring the 3-0 goal during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Girona FC and Real Valladolid CF, in Girona, Spain, 20 December 2024. EPA/DAVID BORRAT
Girona's Arnaut Danjuma poses after scoring the 3-0 goal during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Girona FC and Real Valladolid CF, in Girona, Spain, 20 December 2024. EPA/DAVID BORRAT
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Girona Piles on Misery for Lowly Valladolid with Easy Victory

Girona's Arnaut Danjuma poses after scoring the 3-0 goal during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Girona FC and Real Valladolid CF, in Girona, Spain, 20 December 2024. EPA/DAVID BORRAT
Girona's Arnaut Danjuma poses after scoring the 3-0 goal during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Girona FC and Real Valladolid CF, in Girona, Spain, 20 December 2024. EPA/DAVID BORRAT

Girona beat Valladolid 3-0 and snapped an unhappy run of six games without a win in La Liga on Friday.
The result lifted Girona two places to eighth while Valladolid stayed second from bottom with just three wins in 18 games.
Valladolid has conceded more goals than any other team but it could do nothing about the opener after 31 minutes. David López’s shot from outside the box took a deflection and wrongfooted goalkeeper Karl Hein.
Hein’s misery continued eight minutes later when he got a hand on Abel Ruiz’s header but could not stop him from doubling Girona’s lead.
Danjuma made it 3-0 for Girona after 80 minutes with a close-range snapshot.
The result came at the end of a turbulent week for Valladolid. The club’s Brazilian owner Ronaldo Nazário said he would sell the club and run for president of the Brazilian Football Confederation.
Valladolid’s former mayor criticized Ronaldo and said he “had made promises he didn’t keep.”
Fans have protested the Brazilian’s stewardship of the club.

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Osaka Weighs Clay Court Season, Motherhood 'Dilemma'

Mar 21, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Naomi Osaka (JPN) walks off the court after her match against Talia Gibson (AUS) (not pictured) on day five of the 2026 Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
Mar 21, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Naomi Osaka (JPN) walks off the court after her match against Talia Gibson (AUS) (not pictured) on day five of the 2026 Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
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Osaka Weighs Clay Court Season, Motherhood 'Dilemma'

Mar 21, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Naomi Osaka (JPN) walks off the court after her match against Talia Gibson (AUS) (not pictured) on day five of the 2026 Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
Mar 21, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Naomi Osaka (JPN) walks off the court after her match against Talia Gibson (AUS) (not pictured) on day five of the 2026 Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Former world number one Naomi Osaka said she is considering how best to balance her tennis schedule with motherhood after a 7-5 6-4 loss to Australia’s Talia Gibson in her opening match on Saturday.

Osaka returned to the tour in 2024 after a 15-month break following the birth of her daughter and reached the US Open semi-finals last year. She withdrew ahead of her scheduled third-round match at the ⁠Australian Open in ⁠January due to an abdominal injury, Reuters reported.

The four-time Grand Slam champion lost to world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the Indian Wells pre-quarterfinals this month before another early exit in Miami.

Asked about her plans for the clay season, Osaka ⁠said she is weighing the demands of the tour with the time she wants to spend at home.

"I feel like this also is a dilemma for me," Osaka told reporters.

"For me, my daughter is very important, and I want to be a mom. I want to be the best mom I can, but sometimes I feel like I know what I have to ⁠do ⁠to become a really good player, and it's very difficult.

"Because for me, I want to win titles and I want to be the best player I can, but if I have to sacrifice having a lot of time with my daughter, I’d rather not do it.

"I'm not going to play Charleston. I hope I can play Madrid, Rome and then, obviously, the French Open."

Gibson, 21, will play Iva Jovic in the next round on Sunday.

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Mbappe 100 Percent, Bellingham Fit, Says Real Madrid’s Arbeloa

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe (C) attends a training session of the team in Madrid, Spain, 21 March 2026. (EPA)
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe (C) attends a training session of the team in Madrid, Spain, 21 March 2026. (EPA)
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Mbappe 100 Percent, Bellingham Fit, Says Real Madrid’s Arbeloa

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe (C) attends a training session of the team in Madrid, Spain, 21 March 2026. (EPA)
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe (C) attends a training session of the team in Madrid, Spain, 21 March 2026. (EPA)

Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said Saturday he has "maximum confidence" in French superstar Kylian Mbappe ahead of the derby clash against Atletico Madrid.

Mbappe returned from a knee sprain as a substitute against Manchester City on Tuesday after missing five games and Arbeloa said he was excited to have the forward back at 100 percent, along with fit-again England international Jude Bellingham.

The duo will be in Madrid's squad for Sunday's La Liga game against Diego Simeone's Atletico at the Santiago Bernabeu.

"I already told you that the day (Mbappe) came back would be when he was at 100 percent," Arbeloa told reporters.

"I think that in the minutes we saw him in Manchester, with the two or three bursts of pace he made, every one of those actions showed he's in great shape and, above all, (it's about) his own feelings...

"We have maximum confidence, maximum security, maximum excitement to have a player like him back, so decisive and at 100 percent."

Mbappe is Madrid's top goalscorer this season with 38 goals in 34 games across all competitions.

Arbeloa said he was happy that the French national team have called up Mbappe for matches against Brazil and Colombia next week in the United States.

"I think it's fantastic. He's a player who's available to the coach, who has already played with us, who's definitely going to play tomorrow, so I don't see any problem with him going with his national team," added Arbeloa.

England coach Thomas Tuchel called up Bellingham for international duty even though the midfielder has not played since February 1 because of a hamstring injury.

"He's now available, he'll be in the squad tomorrow. We'll see if he plays. I think he will, he's available and I'm really looking forward to seeing him out on the pitch," said Arbeloa.

"From there it's normal that he can go with his national team.

"It's clear that Jude Bellingham is a very intelligent player, he knows especially well what he's doing at every moment and the situation he's in, but from my side I'm very happy that he'll be available tomorrow and ready to help us."

Madrid will be without goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who is set to miss several weeks with a thigh injury, but Arbeloa said he had faith in his replacement Andriy Lunin.

"The best goalkeeper in history gets injured, and we have another outstanding goalkeeper who will once again show how good he is," said Arbeloa, adding he has "utmost confidence" in the Ukrainian.

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Dortmund Extend Injured Captain Can’s Contract

14 December 2025, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Freiburg im Breisgau: Borussia Dortmund's Emre Can thanks the fans after the German Bundesliga soccer match between SC Freiburg and Borussia Dortmund at Europa-Park Stadium. (dpa)
14 December 2025, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Freiburg im Breisgau: Borussia Dortmund's Emre Can thanks the fans after the German Bundesliga soccer match between SC Freiburg and Borussia Dortmund at Europa-Park Stadium. (dpa)
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Dortmund Extend Injured Captain Can’s Contract

14 December 2025, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Freiburg im Breisgau: Borussia Dortmund's Emre Can thanks the fans after the German Bundesliga soccer match between SC Freiburg and Borussia Dortmund at Europa-Park Stadium. (dpa)
14 December 2025, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Freiburg im Breisgau: Borussia Dortmund's Emre Can thanks the fans after the German Bundesliga soccer match between SC Freiburg and Borussia Dortmund at Europa-Park Stadium. (dpa)

Borussia Dortmund have made good on their promise to support captain Emre Can as he recovers from an ACL injury, extending his deal by one season until 2027 on Saturday.

Can suffered the season-ending knee injury in Dortmund's 3-2 home loss to Bayern Munich in February after slipping on advertising hoardings.

The 32-year-old was expected to move on in the summer, but Dortmund sporting director Lars Ricken said the club discussed an extension with Can once the diagnosis became clear.

Calling Can "an absolute role model and a leader," Ricken said in a statement: "We said immediately after his serious injury that we wanted to continue supporting him.

"Now Emre needs to focus entirely on his recovery, and then we'll be delighted when he returns to the pitch."

Can arrived at the club in 2020 from Juventus and is set to become Dortmund's longest-serving current player next season.

"My goal is to get healthy again as quickly as possible, to be back on the pitch with my teammates, and to be successful with the club," Can said.