Month: May 2024

Tottenham Hotspur set for double Harry Kane reunion

20/05/2024 Raymond 0

Tottenham Hotspur are scheduled to play Bayern Munich twice within a week following the announcement of an additional friendly match. Earlier today, Tottenham confirmed they will face the Bundesliga champions in South Korea as part of the Coupang Play Series 2024, a set of pre-season games featuring top clubs from Europe and Korea. Heung-min Son, leading Tottenham in his home country for the first time since becoming club captain last summer, will play at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Saturday, August 3rd.

Tottenham had already announced a match against Bayern Munich at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, August 10th, as part of the Malta Cup. This doubleheader could see Tottenham encounter their former star, Harry Kane, twice in one week for the first time since his transfer. Kane, Tottenham’s record scorer, left the club last summer to join Bayern in an £86.4 million deal plus add-ons, after scoring 280 goals in 435 appearances for Spurs.

Emma Raducanu opens up on boyfriend ban and why she was ‘resentful’ of parents

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Emma Raducanu has revealed that she was prohibited from having boyfriends and felt “forced” into tennis during her childhood. The former US Open champion shared insights into her challenging path to professional tennis, which occasionally caused friction with her “pushy” parents. In an interview with The Times, Raducanu explained, “At the start, my dad forced me into tennis. I didn’t like it, but as I got older and tennis became more of a priority, I started pushing myself.” She described her parents as “pushy,” especially when she was younger, noting that now they advise her on what they think is best but recognize that excessive pressure leads to resistance.

Raducanu also mentioned that her rigorous training schedule left no time for boyfriends and limited her social interactions. “My parents were very much against boyfriends as it interfered with training. When I was younger, I wasn’t even allowed to hang out with my girlfriends,” she said. This led to feelings of resentment, but she believes it also made her confident and comfortable in her own company. Following her breakthrough, Raducanu experienced a series of disappointing results and endured an eight-month injury hiatus due to wrist and ankle surgeries.

Pacers set NBA playoff shooting mark, top Knicks 130-109 in Game 7 to make Eastern Conference finals

20/05/2024 Raymond 0

NEW YORK (AP) — When the Indiana Pacers achieved one of the most impressive offensive seasons in NBA history, it was only a prelude to their remarkable performance in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. On Sunday, they delivered an extraordinary display by shooting 67.1% from the field, a new NBA playoff record, to defeat the New York Knicks 130-109. This victory propelled the Pacers into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in a decade, with Tyrese Haliburton leading the charge by scoring 26 points.

“We have a historic offense obviously, but this guy got things rolling and everybody kind of just followed suit,” said center Myles Turner, acknowledging Haliburton’s leadership. He added that achieving such a feat on the road at Madison Square Garden in a decisive Game 7 was phenomenal and reflective of their season-long performance.

Throughout the regular season, the Pacers averaged 123.3 points per game, the sixth highest in NBA history, and set a record by scoring 140 points in 11 games. Their momentum continued into the playoffs, highlighted by an astonishing first-half shooting performance where they made 29 of 38 shots, achieving a 76.3% shooting percentage—the highest in the postseason since 1997. Despite the Knicks’ efforts to close the gap, the Pacers maintained their lead, heading into halftime with a 70-55 advantage and pulling away further in the second half.