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Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla will be in charge of Team Giannis during the 2023 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, the league announced on Monday night. Mazzulla is the first interim head coach to get the nod at the All-Star Game since Ty Lue in 2016, and is just the third first-year coach to earn the honor in the past 24 years.  While the Celtics were idle on Monday, the Philadelphia 76ers' loss to the Orlando Magic guaranteed that the Celtics will have the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference at the cut-off point on Feb. 5. The All-Star Game coach es are determined by which team has the best record in each conference at that deadline.  Boston Celtics interim head coach Joe Mazzulla and his staff will coach Team Giannis in the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. pic.twitter.com/LHA4cWjzqT — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 31, 2023 The 34 -year -old Mazzulla is the youngest c...

Jhon Duran has expressed his gratitude for the Chicago Fire following his dream move to Aston Villa. The West Midlands club revealed last week that they'd reached an agreement for the Colombian teenager, paying an initial $18m fee that could rise to $22m - as reported by 90min . Duran spent just one season with the Chicago Fire after joining from Envigado in his homeland for $2.5m. But it was certainly a productive campaign, with the striker scoring eight goals and providing six assists in 28 appearances across all com Pet itions, including five goals in his last five MLS regular season outings. That was enough to convince Premier League giants Villa to spend big, with the fee a Chicago Fire club record for an outgoing player. Duran is understandably thankful for the launchpad the club have provided for his career. On this edition of Talking Transfers, Scott Saunders hosts Toby Cudworth & Graeme Bailey to discuss all the big transfer stories. This week's agenda includes J...

Manchester City remain top of the latest Deloitte Football Money League, which ranks all clubs on their revenue across the 2021/22 season to reveal a top 20. The table shows the financial power of the Premier League , with 11 English sides making the list and only nine others from the rest of Europe. Revenue is made up of three streams: Commercial, which is the money earned from sponsorships; Broadcasting, what is paid for media rights; and Matchday, which is anything a club brings in from ticket sales, hospitality and merchandise directly relating to games. Transfer income is not counted. City, who retained the Premier League title in 2021/22, raked in just under £620m for the season. That was more than the equivalent of £604.5m for Real Madrid in second place. Liverpool shot up four places from their 2020/21 ranking, leapfrogging fierce rivals Manchester United in the process for the first time ever in the 26 years of the Deloitte Football Money League. The Merseysiders saw a 22%...

Former Arsenal forward Marc Overmars has suffered 'irreparable damage' to his heart after suffering a cardiac arrest last month, according to reports in the Netherlands. The Dutchman was hospitalised at the end of 2022 with what Royal Antwerp, Overmars' employers, claimed was a 'mild stroke'. But De Telegraaf report that Overmars' condition is significantly worst than first feared, as part of his heart muscle is no longer working as it should, and that the ability to pump blood around Overmars' body is understood to have been reduced by 70% compared to normal capacity. It's unclear at this stage whether Overmars will recover, though he was recently quoted by Dutch media that he needed to 'take it easy and move forward one step at a time'. Overmars is well known to Football fans not only in the Netherlands, but also because of his stints as a player in England and Spain. He burst onto the scene during the mid-1990s after Louis van Gaal signed hi...

Honda was the only brand that failed to win a MotoGP race in 2022, finishing last in the world constructors' standings. The factory team, traditionally considered the paddock's biggest superpower, finished no higher than ninth out of 12 places in the teams' rankings. Meanwhile, the best-placed Honda rider in the championship was Marc Marquez in 13th, and he only scored in 10 of the 20 grands prix. Injuries that continued to plague him meant he missed eight races. Honda's negative performance last year triggered a profound restructuring for 2023 both in its rider ranks, with the arrival of Joan Mir to the factory squad and Alex Rins to the satellite LCR structure, and at its technical level. Arguably the most interesting development is the hiring of Ken Kawauchi as the new technical manager. He replaces Takeo Yokoyama, who will now be in charge of supervising the engineering staff that Honda has in Japan. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/the-othe...

Mikel Arteta is expecting Leandro Trossard to have an 'immediate impact' on Arsenal 's fortunes after finally securing the transfer of the Belgian winger. The Gunners completed the £27m signing of Trossard earlier on Friday after he demanded an exit from Brighton and Hove Albion, where he'd played since 2019. Trossard will now look to earn his spot as quickly as possible in a bid to help Arsenal maintain their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League and lift their first title since 2004. With Manchester City hot on their tails, there is need for Trossard to make an instant impression, and Arteta is confident he can do just that. "I think he can have an immediate impact on the team. He's a very intelligent player, he fits our way of playing for sure," Arteta told reporters at his Friday press conference. On this edition of  The Chronicles of a Gooner , part of the 90min podcast network,  Harry Symeou  discusses Arsenal 's signing of Brighton ...

There's only a couple more weeks until the 2023 NBA trade deadline on Feb. 9, so of course there's been no shortage or rumors to keep our minds churning. We've already had one trade, as the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Rui Hachimura from the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kendrick Nunn and three second-round picks on Monday, but it surely won't be the last deal as we inch closer to one of the busiest days on the league's calendar.  Let's take a closer look at some of the latest rumors: Wizards are adamant in not trading Kyle Kuzma Washington already pulled off a trade that netted them three second-round picks and Kendrick Nunn in exchange for 2019 lottery pick Rui Hachimura, who was sent to the Lakers. While some might think that signals a potential rebuild on the horizon for the Wizards, the team has reportedly told others around the league that Kyle Kuzma will not be made available ...

Listen to this article Though Ducati shot its bolt a day early by accidentally revealing 2022 MotoGP title winner Francesco Bagnaia would be running the #1 on its website, that fact was finally confirmed on Monday morning at the Italian marque's launch event in the Dolomites. And thus the debate over the draw of the #1 plate continues: fans either feel passionate that a world champion must carry the #1 plate, as if it were some sort of birthright or – like this writer – you don't really care either way. The #1 hasn't appeared on the front of a MotoGP bike since 2012, when Casey Stoner rode what would be his final season in the series with the number to mark his second world title. It's fitting, then, that Bagnaia – who ended Ducati's 15-year drought last season since Stoner's first world title in 2007 – picks up the mantle for 2023 on his Desmosedici. T...

Jurgen Klopp joked his 1,000th game in management went better than Arsene Wenger's after Liverpool's goalless draw with Chelsea on Saturday. The Reds boss headed into the landmark Game with his side in poor form, sitting well outside the top four following consecutive losses to Brighton and Brentford. He would have fancied his chances of claiming victory at Anfield too, with opponents Chelsea doing even worse in recent times. However, Graham Potter's team were able to hold the hosts to a 0-0 draw and were arguably the better team, creating clearer chances across the 90 minutes. However, Klopp wasn't too disappointed, saying his 1, 000th match wasn't that bad compared to Wenger's, which also came against Chelsea and ended in a humiliating defeat. "Arsene Wenger lost his 1, 000th Game 6-0 so I'm pretty happy," the German said after the match . The best stats from Jurgen Klopp's 1,000 games in management Sir Alex Ferguson congratulates Jurgen...

Erik ten Hag has explained that Manchester United's win against Arsenal earlier this season proves that they are capable of toppling the Gunners even without Casemiro. The Brazilian midfielder, who has quickly become a fan favourite at Old Trafford, picked up his fifth Premier League booking of the season in the latter stages of Wednesday's 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace, ruling him out of Sunday's trip to the Emirates Stadium through suspension. United brought Arsenal 's winning start to the 2022/23 campaign to a stop back in September, running out 3-1 victors at Old Trafford. Manchester United's win percentage with and without Casemiro Casemiro made a ten-minute cameo as a substitute that day, with Scott McTominay and Christian Eriksen starting in midfield instead, and this gives Ten Hag belief that United have what it takes to prevail in the reverse fixture. Speaking on Arsenal 's rise to the Premier League summit, Ten Hag began: "It is obvious they are in...

Newcastle striker Chris Wood is set to undergo a medical at fellow Premier League club Nottingham Forest as he nears an initial loan switch, 90min understands. 90min had reported earlier on Thursday that the Magpies are prepared to sanction Wood’s exit this month. He has fallen behind Callum Wilson and Alexander Isak in the St James’ Park pecking order, with the latter making his return from injury in the last couple of weeks. Wood, who was a £25m capture from Burnley only 12 months ago, has scored only two Premier League goals for Newcastle this season and has had to make do with all but four of his 18 appearances coming from the bench. Leeds had enquired about the New Zealand international, who played at Elland Road from 2015 to 2017. Everton, Southampton and Bournemouth have also been keeping tabs on him. But it is Nottingham Forest, having already entered talks, who have taken things on. 90min understands the deal will take the form of a loan with a view to permanent summer t...

Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Manchester City star man Kevin De Bruyne will be available for the Premier League clash with Tottenham on Thursday night. The midfielder was not at training on Tuesday, sparking rumours of an injury. However, in his pre-match press conference on Wednesday ahead of City's meeting with Tottenham Hotspur, Guardiola confirmed that the Belgian was back in training after one day on the sidelines. “He had a personal issue and was not training [on Tuesday]. Today he is back," the boss said. Along with the news regarding De Bruyne, Guardiola also provided an update on the fitness of John Stones and Ruben Dias, both of whom have now returned to training following injury lay-offs. On this edition of Talking Transfers, Scott Saunders hosts Toby Cudworth & Graeme Bailey to discuss all the big transfer stories. This week's agenda includes Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane, Declan Rice, Hakim Ziyech, Leandro Trossard, Pedro Porro, Mykhaylo Mudryk and mor...

West Ham United's hierarchy are to meet before Saturday's clash with Everton to discuss David Moyes' future, 90min understands. The Hammers slipped into the relegation zone on Saturday after falling to a 1-0 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers and are only above Everton and Southampton on goal difference. That defeat was West Ham's sixth in their last seven Premier League outings and comes at at time when Nottingham Forest and other teams at the bottom are starting to build momentum - Forest have picked up three wins from their last five to pull five points clear of the drop zone. 90min revealed prior to the World Cup that West Ham were reluctant to make a change and were backing Moyes, who famously led the club to the semi-finals of last season's Europa League, in the hope that he would turn their disastrous form around. But the pressure has been mounting on the former Manchester United boss as results have been no better since the Premier League resumed. Indeed, j...

The Golden State Warriors are past the halfway point of their season and they're under .500 at 21-22, good enough, or bad enough, for the West's No. 8 seed and just one game clear, as crazy as it sounds, of a spot in the lottery. The defending champs have lost four of their last five to a decidedly bad group of opponents including the Pistons, Magic, the injury-depleted Suns and now the Bulls, who took out Golden State 132-118 on Sunday without DeMar DeRozan.  Golden State's vitals don't look great: 17th in offense, 19th in defense, negative net rating and the worst road record in the league. The Warriors attempt the fewest free throws while allowing the most. They have the league's second-worst turnover rate and make fewer restricted-area shots per game than any other team.  It makes for a tough shot diet, mostly jumpers, which the Warriors are still equipped to survive and even thrive on, but...

Harry Kane is on the verge of becoming Tottenham's all-time top scorer, but how exactly does his goal record compare to that of the man to formerly hold that title, Jimmy Greaves? Kane has long been a club great, being their star man since bursting to life in 2014, scoring a minimum of 17 goals in every season since then. One of the biggest compliments to him is the fact that he's so often mentioned in the same breath as the legendary Greaves, who lit up English football in the 1960s. Tottenham's current number nine is closing in on the World Cup winner's record goal tally, but let's take a closer look at how their records compare . How does Harry Kane's goal record compare to Jimmy Greaves'? There may be over half a century separating their spells at the club, but Greaves played in the same domestic competitions as Kane does, even if the Premier League had a different name back in his day. The league is, of course, the most important competition, and he s...

West Ham are only being kept off the foot of the Premier League table on goal difference after losing 1-0 to relegation rivals Wolves. The pressure has been cranked up on David Moyes after another limp defeat, with Julen Lo Pet egui's side climbing to 16th with victory. After some Wolves bursts forward without getting a shot away in the opening minutes, Jarrod Bowen fired an effort towards Jose Sa, with the Portuguese goalkeeper doing enough to keep him out. A low cross from Nelson Semedo towards the free Daniel Podence rolled just behind the diminutive winger with the goal gaping as Wolves continued their fruitless forays into the opposition's final third. Semedo and Matheus Nunes both had shots from distance blocked, while Ruben Neves' improvised half-volley sailed harmlessly wide of Lukasz Fabianski's goal soon after. At the other end, Vladimir Coufal had a shot blocked off the line by Hugo Bueno after Lucas Paqueta's high ball into the Wolves box caused confusi...