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Daily Record
04-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Brendan Rodgers welcomes quick fire Celtic transfer exit for Nicolas Kuhn for one key reason
The winger is set to seal a move to Serie A side Como and become the latest money-spinning sale boosting the Parkhead coffers Brendan Rodgers reckons Nicolas Kuhn 's megabucks move to Como offers great business all round. And the Celtic manager believes getting a deal done early provides the valuable opportunity to get more incoming moves done quickly in the summer market. Rodgers confirmed Kuhn is close to agreeing a switch to Serie A outfit for a fee understood to be around £17 million. The 25-year-old has been attracted by interest and, with the correct money on the table, Celtic have given the go ahead. Rodgers backs the switch and the timing as he said: 'We've virtually agreed between the club and Como, so it looks at this point that he'll be on his way, but we just have to wait for confirmation. 'I think it's very clear, the model of Celtic. He's come in and in the 18 months he's done absolutely fantastic for us. He was aware of interest towards the end of last season and that sort of followed through. 'Other teams have joined in that interest over the summer and that's why a lot of the young players come. It's a wonderful, brilliant club to come to develop and improve. "And you can see within a short period of time, 18 months, he's now getting the move that he wants. 'He's done brilliant for us in the 18 months and, if he does end up going and signing at Como, then it's great business all round.' Rodgers is instantly on the hunt for more recruits with the early deal key as he continued: 'Yes, it's exactly that. I think it really helps us. "The earlier, the better, really. Because if a player wants to go then I don't see the point in them hanging about. 'Really, if you can get the deal done and you get the valuation, what you think is right, then do it, move on and look to get the replacements in. 'I think we'll always look to improve the squad. There's money there to bring players in. It's just that we're getting the right ones. I'm really excited by this season.' Celtic will make a huge profit having signed the winger for £3 million and Rodgers continued: 'Yeah, and I think that is a part of our script here. Of course, we want to succeed, but a lot of these players come in with the notion that they can develop and improve. 'They're at a brilliant club, but they get the opportunity to go on and earn three or four times more in salary and that's something that will always be a challenge for the likes of ourselves.' As Kuhn's gets set to leave, Celtic have signed Hayato Inamura on a four-year contract after the Japanese centre-half left Albirex Niigata. The 23-year-old links up with countrymen Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate and has taken the No. 25 shirt once worn by Parkhead icon legend Shunsuke Nakamura. He said: 'He was one of my favourite players. The reason why I chose 25 is because out of the options I was given, that one really stood out to me. 'I used to imitate his kicking style when I was a kid. Many Japanese players have had success at this club. Across the world, this is a massive club and is really well known. 'I am truly excited to be joining Celtic. It's a huge opportunity for me. So far, even the current Japanese players have been performing at a high level.' Rodgers is delighted to get the Asian, but says he's not yet first-team ready and explained: 'No, he won't be. He's, again, a part of the investment of the club. "To bring a player in, we'll assess and see where he's at as a young player. And then it's whether he stays with the squad or whether he has to go out on loan.' Rodgers also confirmed Polish defender Maik Nawrocki is set for German outfit Hannover, with a loan deal mooted. He said: 'He's had a couple of years where he hasn't quite got the games that he would have liked. So it's important that he goes out and plays."
India Today
03-07-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Wimbledon live score Day 4 updates: De Minaur fights against Cazaux, Navaro through to Round 3
India's N Sriram Balaji and Mexico's Miguel Reyes-Varela went through to the second round of men's doubles against Aleksandar Kovacevic and Learner Tien. Balaji and Reyes-Varela won 6-4, 6-4 on Centre Court. Emma Navarro is through to the third round of the women's singles after beating Veronika Kudermetova 6-1, 6-2 on Court 3. Navarro will next be up against the winner of the match between Barbora Krejcikova and Caroline Dolehide. ORDER OF PLAY ON DAY 4: WIMBLEDON 2025 (ALL LOCAL TIMES) Centre Court (Start: 1:30pm) Dan Evans (GBR) vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [6] Iga Swiatek (POL) [8] vs. Catherine McNally (USA) Jannik Sinner (ITA) [1] vs. Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) No.1 Court (Start: 1:00pm) Mirra Andreeva (—) [7] vs. Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) Maria Sakkari (GRE) vs. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) [11] Jack Draper (GBR) [4] vs. Marin Cilic (CRO) No.2 Court (Start: 11:00am) Alex de Minaur (AUS) [11] vs. Arthur Cazaux (FRA) Not before 12:30pm: Luciano Darderi (ITA) leads Arthur Fery (GBR) 6–4, 6–3 (match to finish) Not before 1:30pm: Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) [17] vs. Caroline Dolehide (USA) Sofia Kenin (USA) [28] vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) Ben Shelton (USA) [10] vs. Rinky Hijikata (AUS) No.3 Court (Start: 11:00am) Veronika Kudermetova (—) vs. Emma Navarro (USA) [10] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [19] vs. Corentin Moutet (FRA) Sebastian Ofner (AUT) vs. Tommy Paul (USA) [13] Daria Kasatkina (AUS) [16] vs. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) On Thursday, seven-time champion Novak Djokovic and World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will highlight men's singles action while the likes of Iga Swiatek, Mirra Andreeva and Elena Rybakina will be in action in the women's singles field. Djokovic will face a ticky test against veteran Dan Evans, a wildcard at Wimbledon. Djokovic will be looking to avoid five-setters early in the tournament in a bid to have a deeper run and achieve his goal of winning No. 25 at SW19. The last batches of second-round matches are underway. Australia's Alex de Minaur and Emma Navaro are in action in singles. Alex de Minaur takes on World No. 115 Arthur Cazaux. And guess what, 11th seed is leading the opening set 4-2. On Court 2, women's singles 10th seed Emma Navaro takes on lower-ranked Veronica Kudermetova.
India Today
03-07-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Wimbledon 2025 Day 4 schedule: Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner eye Round 3 berths
Normalcy returned to Wimbledon on Wednesday as top seeds successfully cleared second-round hurdles and progressed after the first two days of chaos. Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka clinched comfortable second-round wins, but fourth seed Jasmine Paolini joined the likes of Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev in crashing out of the competition who needed five sets to win his opening round in London, took on British qualifier Oliver Tarvet. The defending champion was not the most popular man on Center Court as the crowd rooted for the local hope. However, Alcaraz got the job 22-year-old second seed was not at his best but after saving three break points in a nervy first service game against a college student ranked 733rd in the world, he asserted his authority to win 6-1 6-4 6-4. Wimbledon 2025: Full CoverageEarlier on Centre Court, women's top seed Sabalenka battled to a 7-6(4) 6-4 win against Czech Marie Thursday, seven-time champion Novak Djokovic and World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will highlight men's singles action while the likes of Iga Swiatek, Mirra Andreeva and Elena Rybakina will be in action in the women's singles will face a ticky test against veteran Dan Evans, a wildcard at Wimbledon. Djokovic will be looking to avoid five-setters early in the tournament in a bid to have a deeper run and achieve his goal of winning No. 25 at mouth-watering contest awaits the London crowd in the evening. On Court 1, fourth seed and local hope Jack Draper will take on veteran Marin Cilic in the men's singles second likes of Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul will also be in action while French showman CorentinMoutet will take on seasoned pro, Grigor Dimitrov on OF PLAY ON DAY 4: WIMBLEDON 2025 (ALL LOCAL TIMES)Centre Court (Start: 1:30pm)Dan Evans (GBR) vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [6]Iga Swiatek (POL) [8] vs. Catherine McNally (USA)Jannik Sinner (ITA) [1] vs. Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)No.1 Court (Start: 1:00pm)Mirra Andreeva (—) [7] vs. Lucia Bronzetti (ITA)Maria Sakkari (GRE) vs. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) [11]Jack Draper (GBR) [4] vs. Marin Cilic (CRO)No.2 Court (Start: 11:00am)Alex de Minaur (AUS) [11] vs. Arthur Cazaux (FRA)Not before 12:30pm:Luciano Darderi (ITA) leads Arthur Fery (GBR) 6–4, 6–3 (match to finish)Not before 1:30pm:Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) [17] vs. Caroline Dolehide (USA)Sofia Kenin (USA) [28] vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP)Ben Shelton (USA) [10] vs. Rinky Hijikata (AUS)No.3 Court (Start: 11:00am)Veronika Kudermetova (—) vs. Emma Navarro (USA) [10]Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [19] vs. Corentin Moutet (FRA)Sebastian Ofner (AUT) vs. Tommy Paul (USA) [13]Daria Kasatkina (AUS) [16] vs. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH WIMBLEDON IN INDIAadvertisementStar Sports will provide TV coverage while JioHotstar will offer live streaming of Wimbledon from 3:30 pm IST. The live coverage of Day 4 can be followed on our website. - Ends
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the Giants' ballpark, team CEO says
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the San Francisco Giants' home stadium where he set baseball's career home run record, the team's CEO said Thursday. Giants President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Baer was asked during a radio interview about a statue for Bonds, and he responded that it was 'on the radar." But Baer didn't have any details of when that would happen. Advertisement 'Barry is certainly deserving of a statue, and I would say should be next up,' Baer said during an appearance on San Francisco's 95.7 The Game. 'We don't have the exact location and the exact date and the exact timing. ... It's coming. All I can say is it's coming.' Bonds played for San Francisco the last 15 of his 22 big league seasons, hitting 586 of his 762 homers while with the Giants from 1993-2007. He set the single-season MLB record with 73 homers in 2001, and hit his record-breaking 756th homer to pass Hank Aaron in a home game off Washington's Mike Bacsik on Aug. 7, 2007. There are currently five statues outside Oracle Park, those of Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and Orlando Cepeda. The Giants retired Bonds' No. 25 jersey in 2018. Bonds, a seven-time MVP and 14-time All-Star, is not in the Hall of Fame. He failed to reach the 75% threshold required during his 10 years on the Baseball Writers Association of America's Hall of Fame ballot, mostly because of steroids allegations that dogged him during his final years with the Giants. The Contemporary Player Committee also passed on electing Bonds in 2022, though the committee could reconsider Bonds' status. ___ AP MLB: The Associated Press
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the Giants' ballpark, team CEO says
San Francisco Giants infielder Rafael Devers, foreground, waits to hit during batting practice after talking with former player Barry Bonds, left, before a baseball game between the Giants and the Cleveland Guardians in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Francisco Giants President & Chief Executive Officer Larry Baer, left, and former player Barry Bonds listen as Rafael Devers speaks at a news conference before a baseball game between the Giants and the Cleveland Guardians in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Francisco Giants President & Chief Executive Officer Larry Baer, left, and former player Barry Bonds listen as Rafael Devers speaks at a news conference before a baseball game between the Giants and the Cleveland Guardians in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Francisco Giants infielder Rafael Devers, foreground, waits to hit during batting practice after talking with former player Barry Bonds, left, before a baseball game between the Giants and the Cleveland Guardians in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Francisco Giants President & Chief Executive Officer Larry Baer, left, and former player Barry Bonds listen as Rafael Devers speaks at a news conference before a baseball game between the Giants and the Cleveland Guardians in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the San Francisco Giants' home stadium where he set baseball's career home run record, the team's CEO said Thursday. Giants President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Baer was asked during a radio interview about a statue for Bonds, and he responded that it was 'on the radar." But Baer didn't have any details of when that would happen. Advertisement 'Barry is certainly deserving of a statue, and I would say should be next up,' Baer said during an appearance on San Francisco's 95.7 The Game. 'We don't have the exact location and the exact date and the exact timing. ... It's coming. All I can say is it's coming.' Bonds played for San Francisco the last 15 of his 22 big league seasons, hitting 586 of his 762 homers while with the Giants from 1993-2007. He set the single-season MLB record with 73 homers in 2001, and hit his record-breaking 756th homer to pass Hank Aaron in a home game off Washington's Mike Bacsik on Aug. 7, 2007. There are currently five statues outside Oracle Park, those of Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and Orlando Cepeda. The Giants retired Bonds' No. 25 jersey in 2018. Bonds, a seven-time MVP and 14-time All-Star, is not in the Hall of Fame. He failed to reach the 75% threshold required during his 10 years on the Baseball Writers Association of America's Hall of Fame ballot, mostly because of steroids allegations that dogged him during his final years with the Giants. The Contemporary Player Committee also passed on electing Bonds in 2022, though the committee could reconsider Bonds' status. ___ AP MLB:
