Cong Phuong 'shines', Coach Park secretly rejoices; Man City causes shock at Bernabeu
(Baonghean.vn) - Sharapova retires from tennis at the age of 32; Cong Phuong shines, Coach Park secretly rejoices; Olympic Committee prepares $900 million fund if tournament is canceled due to Covid-19; Man City causes shock at Bernabeu are notable Sports news in the past 24 hours.
Sharapova retires from tennis at age 32
Famous tennis player Maria Sharapova has decided to retire, ending her professional tennis career at the age of 32.
On the evening of February 26, Vietnam time, famous tennis player Maria Sharapova shared her decision to end her tennis career with Vanity Fair magazine. Masha's retirement stemmed from her poor performance in recent tournaments and frequent injuries.
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| Sharapova retires at the age of 32. Photo: Getty |
Cong Phuong shines, Coach Park is secretly happy
Yesterday, Asian media also praised Cong Phuong after witnessing the striker’s performance in the AFC Cup matches. Live Sport Asia published an article with the title: “The return of the king: Cong Phuong on the path to rebuilding his career in Vietnam”.
In the article, the author emphasized: “Although playing away at Hougang United, Ho Chi Minh City FC still played better. Thanks to Cong Phuong's excellent performance, the Vietnamese team scored 3 goals. Cong Phuong contributed 1 goal in this match. That was the second goal of Vietnamese Messi for Ho Chi Minh City FC.”
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| Cong Phuong. |
Cong Phuong's stable performance is a good sign for Mr. Park Hang-seo. The Vietnamese team recently encountered problems in the attack when the strikers had low efficiency. In the near future, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team will have an important match when they visit Malaysia in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Asia. The outstanding performance in the Ho Chi Minh City shirt is the lever for Cong Phuong to confidently carry the attack of the Vietnamese team in the coming time.
Olympic Committee prepares $900 million fund if the tournament is canceled due to Covid-19
According to Bloomberg, the Olympic Committee has a reserve fund of $897 million available to support global sports if the 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo, Japan) are canceled due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
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| Japan still decides to host the Tokyo Olympics. Photo: bloomberg. |
Mr. Dick Pound, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said that the reserve fund was established to support international sports federations that depend on the IOC to balance their finances.
The fund was established in 2001 with $105 million. The fund was then increased to $422 million in 2008. The current figure is $897 million.
Man City shocks at Bernabeu, Juve loses when Ronaldo is silent
Despite being behind, Man City caused a shock when they came from behind to defeat Real Madrid right at the Bernabeu. The match ended with a 2-1 victory for Man City. Losing at home and allowing the opponent to score 2 goals, Real will face a lot of difficulties in the away match at Etihad Stadium in the second leg.
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| Jesus equalized for Man City. |
Chelsea plans to sell the world's most expensive goalkeeper
Chelsea are considering selling goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, with Atletico Madrid's Jan Oblak being targeted as a replacement.
On February 26, The Sun reported that Chelsea are planning a goalkeeper swap deal with Atletico Madrid. Specifically, Chelsea will make an offer including goalkeeper Kepa, plus 25 million pounds in exchange for the services of goalkeeper Jan Oblak.
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| Chelsea plan to swap Kepa for Oblak. Photo: Getty |
Currently, Kepa has almost no future at Chelsea. He has been on the bench for the last 4 matches and lost his starting position to goalkeeper Willy Caballero.
