Deportes

“The spirit of the 1993 team will always be there for Zambia.”Kalusha Bwalya, Zambia’s former football captain, is reflecting on the day that changed his life forever.On April 27, 1993, a military aircraft taking 18 of his team-mates and their coach to a World Cup qualifier against Senegal crashed shortly after refuelling in Gabon. All 30 people aboard died.Bwalya would have been on the plane, too, but for the fact that he was playing for PSV Eindhoven at the time. Being based in the Netherlands meant he made his own way to the match from Europe and ultimately saved his…

In the backyard of Draymond Green’s $10 million home in the Los Angeles suburb of Brentwood, where white columns and a marble patio overlook the greenest of grass, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr chatted with the heartbeat of his team.Hours earlier, the Warriors had landed in Los Angeles to a whirlwind of drama. The night before, Dec. 12 in Phoenix, Green had protested an uncalled foul by spinning and flailing his arms. He struck Suns center Jusuf Nurkić in the face, incurring a Flagrant 2 foul and automatic ejection. This was just shy of a month after his previous…

Christian Pulisic is perched on a bar stool in the old clubhouse overlooking the first-team training pitch at Milanello, AC Milan’s training ground.He makes a hand gesture, one he didn’t need the past six months living in Italy to learn. Pulisic is talking about himself as one of the “older guys” on the USMNT and, as he does so, he is sure to put air quotes around it.Nearby is a portrait of Milan legend Paolo Maldini lifting a trophy, a player who retired in his forties. Pulisic isn’t that age yet. He turned 25 shortly after joining Milan from Chelsea…

L'unico posto in cui avviene un rovescio nella NFL è sul campo. La Lega raramente fa passi indietro quando si tratta di aumentare le casse per i diritti dei media. Se dovessi scommettere sul fatto che la prima partita esclusiva di playoff NFL trasmessa in live streaming di sabato verrà ripetuta in futuro, faresti bene a scommettere molto sulla stessa cosa che accadrà durante la postseason del 2024.Hans Schroeder, vicepresidente esecutivo della distribuzione media della NFL, quasi lo disse durante una teleconferenza con i giornalisti tre giorni prima della partita."Per quanto riguarda esclusivamente il gioco delle carte jolly, siamo entusiasti…

It was late September when Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion and transcendent star of her sport, finally got on the phone with her former coach to talk about her next comeback. Wim Fissette is a cerebral Belgian who thinks long and hard before taking on a player, even one with a resume like Osaka’s. He had one, very serious question.Is it going to be different this time?There was then another conversation, with Florian Zitzelsberger, a 34-year-old German who is one of the most respected strength and conditioning coaches in the world. Zitzelsberger had worked with Osaka before, too. He…

Por Christopher Kamrani, Bruce Feldman, Kennington Smith III y Chris VanniniEl hombre elegido para suceder al mejor entrenador de fútbol universitario en la historia de este deporte proviene de la zona rural de Dakota del Sur, de la que estoy seguro algunos fanáticos de Crimson Tide nunca han oído hablar. Al menos hasta las últimas 72 horas.Kalen DeBoer, conocido en la industria como creador de programas y excavador, le dijo a su personal en Washington que aceptará una oferta de Alabama para el antiguo puesto de entrenador de Nick Saban, confirmaron fuentes del equipo el viernes. DeBoer se reunió con…