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Also Read: Manchester United News and Rumours: August 6, 2019 #5 Manchester United officially reveal Harry Maguire shirt number Manchester United announced the signing of Harry Maguire on Monday, finally reinforcing a problematic position that has been their bane last season. The Englishman cost United around £80m, making him the costliest defender in the world ahead of Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk. With his arrival, it seems that the Red Devils finally have the leader at the back that they have craved since the exit of Nemanja Vidic....

The Red Devils need all three points against the Bees to keep their top-four hopes in the Premier League alive. Currently in seventh place, they trail fourth-placed West Ham by six points, but have two games in hand. Meanwhile, star attacker Cristiano Ronaldo has been criticised for bullying his Manchester United teammates. Elsewhere, the Red Devils have begun negotiations with RB Leipzig for Amadou Haidara. On that note, here’s a look at the key Manchester United transfer stories as on 17th January 2022....

According to Gazzetta delo Sports, United have offered €30million + Matteo Darmian which Inter Milan are more than happy to accept. Perisic is most likely to be unveiled as Mourinho’s third summer signing in the next 24 hours and will soon join his new team mates in their pre-season preparations. Mourinho ready to trade De Gea for Kroos or Bale Jose Mourinho is seriously considering the idea of using David De Gea to lure Gareth Bale or Toni Kroos to Manchester United this summer, reports Don Balon....

The Bianconeri believe the new deal will help them stave off interest from foreign clubs and subsequently keep hold of their star striker. The Argentinian international joined the Old Lady from Palermo in the 2015 summer transfer window for €32 million after he finished the previous season with an impressive tally of 13 goals and 10 assists. Dybala has been attracting interest, not only from Manchester United but also from Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona....

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be hoping to become just the third manager in Manchester United history to win his first 3 matches alongside Sir Matt Busby and Jose Mourinho. A win for the Red Devils will see them reducing the gap between them and fifth placed Arsenal to just 3 points, and with the top 4 to just 5 points. Eddie Howe and Bournemouth after a brilliant start to the season, seem to be struggling in the defensive department, conceding 12 goals in the space of 5 matches, with their last match against Spurs ending in a 5-0 thrashing....

Italy called up Kevin Lasagna as a replacement for Simone Zaza even though the Udinese striker only has one Serie A goal to his name this season, with uncapped Sampdoria forward Gianluca Caprari also included in the squad for the first time. The Azzurri are without Torino’s Andrea Belotti and Nice striker Mario Balotelli, both of whom were omitted by Mancini due to their poor form, while Toronto forward Sebastian Giovinco was recalled after three years....

The Senegal international, who suffered the injury in a 3-1 Merseyside derby victory over Everton in April last season, spent much of the summer working with the club’s medical team at Melwood. Klopp patient over transfers The 25-year-old, who has been undertaking outdoor sessions as the Reds reported back for pre-season on Wednesday, is on course with his recovery. However, Mane is expected to play no part in the domestic friendlies against Tranmere Rovers and Wigan Athletic....

On paper, this always looked to be one of the easiest matchups for the Mannings to add guests. Peyton Manning could have tapped into his connection with his former Colts coach Tony Dungy, who coached the Buccaneers before going to Indianapolis, to get a former Bucs great on the broadcast. Meanwhile, Eli Manning is obviously hyper-connected to the Giants’ franchise. That’s how he was able to get Michael Strahan on the show a few weeks back....

Pacquiao admitted in his post-fight news conference he entered the bout with an injured right shoulder. The injury occurred three to four weeks prior to the fight, as first reported by Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports. MORE: Mayweather wins fight | Pacquiao thinks he won | Round-by-round breakdown | PHOTOS Promoter Bob Arum compared the injury to the torn rotator cuff Kobe Bryant suffered that ended his season. Freddie Roach, Pacquiao’s trainer, said his camp considered pulling Pacquaio from the fight....

Pacquiao, 36, has been plagued by leg cramps but is fighting them with an anti-inflammatory cream that costs $1,800 for a small bottle, trainer Freddie Roach told Yahoo! Sports. MORE: Pacquiao-Mayweather revenue to top $400 million | Boxers getting random drug tests In contrast, a 3.5-ounce tube of Icy Hot, a popular topical analgesic balm, costs less than $6 at Walmart. Pacquiao is no stranger to cramps, and his current incident hinders preparation for May 2’s fight in Las Vegas....

Manohar, who became the first independent ICC Chairman in 2016, will continue for a second two-year term following his unopposed election. According to the election process, ICC Directors were each allowed to nominate one candidate, who had to be either a present or a past ICC Director. Nominees with the support of two or more Directors would have been eligible to contest an election. However, given that Manohar was the sole nominee for the position, the independent Audit Committee Chairman, Edward Quinlan, who has been overseeing the election process, declared the process complete, and Manohar the successful candidate....

LONDON (Reuters) - Administrators for the Manor Formula One team say talks with interested parties have intensified but a firm financial commitment has yet to be secured as a deadline looms. Manor need at least half a million pounds ($622,000) to pay salaries, prepare the cars and go testing before the season starts in Australia on March 26. Administrators FRP Advisory have agreed to pay all staff salaries to the end of January, after which employees may have to be laid off and preparations put on hold....

Ginobili, who won an NBA title with the Spurs last month, is likely to miss the FIBA Basketball World Cup this summer because of the injury. MORE: Patty Mills needs shoulder surgery | Bradley signs deal | Bucks mistakes The injury developed late in the Spurs’ season, and Ginobili was diagnosed with the early stages of a stress fracture in his final physical in San Antonio. Ginobili will seek a second opinion, according to the report....

Kohberger, 28, a graduate criminology student at Washington State University, was arrested Friday morning for allegedly stabbing to death University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, and Xana Kernodle, 20, at their off-campus residence in mid-November. Jason LaBar, the chief public defender of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, who is Kohberger’s lawyer, told NBC News on January 1 that Kohberger’s father flew to Seattle from Pennsylvania....

The long-serving midfielder is approaching the end of a 25th season as part of the first team set-up in the Italian capital. He is one of the greatest one-club players of all-time, having made 785 appearances for Roma. Szczesny: Leaving Arsenal for the best It may be that this is his last campaign at the top level, with no official announcement made on his future as yet, but that has not stopped Argentine legend Maradona acknowledging his achievements....

The Grizzlies have played two straight game without the NBA's reigning defensive player of the year, Gasol, who is expected to be lost for 3-4 weeks with a sprained MCL in his left knee. Gasol was originally expected to miss 6-10 weeks for an MCL sprain. "We're playing well. Everyone's contributing. We've got to continue to do that," Jerryd Bayless said of the team's effort without Gasol. "We still have Zach and Zach's a premier big man in the league....

Connecticut is the top overall seed as it begins its quest to win a 12th national championship after recording its seventh undefeated regular season. Joining the Huskies as No. 1 seeds are Mississippi State, Louisville and Notre Dame. The top seeds are no strangers to each other or the Final Four. Last year Mississippi State stunned UConn in the national semifinals, ending the Huskies’ 111-game win streak and streak of four straight NCAA titles....

Apart from a completely ravaged South Region, however, many of the projections I’d originally made are still in play; my retooled picks after two rounds still feature five of my projected Elite Eight teams, three Final Four teams and the national championship game participants. MARCH MADNESS BRACKET: Ranking the Sweet 16 teams Here are my updated bracket predictions for the Sweet 16 and beyond: March Madness bracket predictions Sweet 16 South Region Kentucky over Kansas State....

March Madness has surged in popularity in recent years, although the competition’s complex format can still make it a tough follow. So, as we quickly approach this year’s edition of college’s biggest tournament, here is everything you need to know. March Madness History While the NCAA tournament can trace its roots way back to the early 1900s, the term March Madness was first introduced in 1939. The term was first coined by Illinois high school official, Henry V....

There, after a lengthy debate, the Illinois House of Representatives voted to amend the state’s civil-rights statute to ban discrimination based on “sexual orientation.” Legislators decided that gays, lesbians and bisexuals should join persons of color, women and the disabled on the list of those protected against bias in housing, employment and social services. The same body had rejected the measure overwhelmingly two years ago. This time it passed easily, 6049-a margin that astonished even the most optimistic gay-rights activists....