chelsea Defender Ibrahima Konate ‘intends to try his luck’ this summer as he leaves Liverpool on a free transfer.

Team The report adds that Xabi Alonso’s side intend to keep their name in the hat for the Frenchman as he looks set to leave Anfield.

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The newspaper covered Ibrahima Konate’s departure today following Thursday evening’s report that he was no longer signing a new deal with the Reds.

The centre-back is set to become a free agent this summer but looked set to sign a new five-year deal at Anfield just a month ago. Now this French player also seems to be on his way out.

The newspaper reports that this happened due to ‘internal disagreement’. On the finances behind the scenes, and how they will be allocated. But other contenders have also started pushing the defender.

According to information from L’Equipe, they have ‘entered into much more concrete negotiations’ to try to secure the signature of the 27-year-old. They were there a month ago and are now in the picture.

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And the proposals are so concrete that Ibrahima Konate has been given ‘pause for thought’. Chelsea is one of those who is curious. He is described as a lover who ‘intends to try his luck’ this summer.

Like Bayern Munich, Real Madrid have also maintained contact with him. There is no one in front at this time. Indeed, Konate is expected to travel to the World Cup on June 10^th Without a clear picture of his future.

This suggests he will consider Chelsea’s offer carefully. On paper, the Blues are less attractive than a pair of European giants.

But despite the current squad having six players, a centre-back has been a priority for some time now. Eight if you include Jorel Hatto and Josh Acheampong.

Konate would come in as the immediate leader of the group, something that could be attractive after being Virgil van Dijk’s understudy for years at Anfield.

las vegas- Lady luck was not on Vegas’ side as the Utah Mammoth (1-1) defeated the Vegas Golden Knights (1-1) 3-2 to tie the first-round series at one on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena. Both teams took advantage of their opponent’s mistakes, but both teams also took advantage of some puck luck. In Game 2, it was Utah that had a little more luck on its side, otherwise it was a fairly evenly played game.

In an eventful first round, Lady Puck Luck was on the side of both teams. With Utah’s Logan Cooley held for interference, the Vegas power play began to work. Mark Stone (2) gained control of the puck low and attempted a cross-crease pass to teammate Tomas Hertl. However, instead of the puck reaching Hertl, it deflected off the skate of Utah defenseman Mikhail Sergachev and into the net at 11:42 of the first. It was Stone’s 12th career power play goal in the postseason, the most in Vegas franchise history, and his 43rd postseason goal overall.

Utah got a bit of a run of luck when they tied the game at one each. With 3:01 left in the first, McKenzie Weegar (1) took a shot from the point that bounced off Vegas defenseman Noah Hanifin, then off the stick of netminder Carter Hart, then off the right shin pad of Vegas defenseman Rasmus Andersen once again and past an unmarked Hart.

A total of eight penalties were called in the first period, five against Utah and three on Vegas. To no one’s surprise, five of the eight penalties in the first period were for roughing. The penalty box parade will continue to start the second period. At 2:27 of the second frame, Nick Dowd was whistled for tripping and the Utah power play went back to work. This power play was notable, not because of the Utah goal, but because of four Vegas blocked shots during the penalty kill, two of which seriously fouled Hanifin and Jeremy Lazaun, respectively. While both players were hobbled on the bench, they were both able to continue the game after some recovery time. Vegas would kill all four Utah penalties in the game.

Unsuccessful attempts by both teams resulted in the next two goals of the game. Four seconds after Utah killed another Vegas power play, the Mammoth took that momentum and then took their first lead of the night. Mitch Marner attempted to clear the puck from under his own goal line, but Utah defenseman Kyler Yamamoto was able to thwart the clearing attempt with his right glove and then completed a backhand, cross-ice pass to Dylan Guenther (1), who was positioned at the top of the left circle. He then fired a one-time blast that sent Hart high up to his stick-side. The goal came at 14:56 of the second minute, giving Utah a 2-1 lead. However, this gain will be short-lived.

Just 1:02 later, Ivan Barbashev (2) deflected a Sergachev pass attempt at center ice and then skated in a one-on-three, but somehow managed to dance past all three Utah players like the Bellagio fountain and then backhand over the glove of Utah netminder Karel Vejmelka to tie the game at two and that’s how the score stood until the second intermission.

The goaltenders took center stage in the third period, as both teams gave the opposing netminders a tough run, but each played brilliantly. However, late in the third, Utah was able to solve Hart for the third time through sheer tenacity. Guenther took a shot at Hart, then got his rebound and fired it off the post. As Guenther looked up to the sky in disbelief, his teammate Logan Cooley (2) swooped in and intercepted the rebound off the post and pushed it past Hart to put Utah ahead 3-2 with exactly six minutes left in regulation. With the goal, Cooley became the youngest American-born player to score in the first two playoff games of his career.

Vegas pulled Hart for an extra attacker and put some pressure on him late, but could not get the equalizer. Utah’s win is considered their first in franchise history as they were considered an expansion franchise after relocating to Utah from Arizona the previous season. While this was the first playoff win for Utah, it was the first regulation loss for Vegas under coach John Tortorella. Vegas was 8-0-1 since Tortorella became the new bench boss on March 30.

The series will now change venues to Salt Lake City’s Delta Center for Games 3 and 4. Game 3 will take place on Friday night and will be Utah’s inaugural home playoff game.

notes

• The final shots on goal were 29–21 in favor of Utah.
• The Hites defeated Utah 33–31.
• Blocked shots also led to a 17–15 win in Utah’s favor.
• The faceoff winning percentage was split equally at 50%.

Andrew Luck shocked the National Football League nearly seven years ago when he abruptly retired at the age of 29, walking away from his NFL career just weeks before the 2019 season. Fast forward to 2026, and one of his former teammates commented claiming to know what was causing it behind the scenes.

Former Indianapolis Colts tight end Eric Ebron, who played for the team from 2018–19, said on my soul Podcast that then-Colts general manager Chris Ballard had pressured Luck into retirement after issuing a mandate that he play despite chronic pain.

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The comments resulted in Luck, who rarely speaks publicly, sending an email to FOX 59 Indianapolis’ Mike Chappell to correct the record. He shared that he still has a strong relationship with Ballard to this day and that what Ebron said on the podcast is a lie.

“Chris and I had a wonderful partnership, especially through my decision to retire, and we remain close. Any notion of internal pressures influencing my decision is unfounded.”

Former Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck on rumors that pressure from then-GM Chris Ballard led him to retire

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It’s not entirely surprising that Ebron, who never even spent two full seasons as Luck’s teammate, might not have the most accurate information about what happened in Indianapolis. We’re also in an era where players are making podcast appearances more regularly or hosting their own, and viral clips bring attention and views to podcasts that they might not otherwise get.

Detailed reporting on Luck’s career in August 2025, primarily by Jack Keefer of The Athletic, revealed why he retired. The 6-foot-4 quarterback’s body had already begun to deteriorate rapidly, and the rigors of football and rehabilitation from all the injuries took a heavy toll on both him personally and his family. Now serving as general manager of his alma mater Stanford, Luck is happier and living the life he wants.

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Just before the 2026 Oscars ceremony, the New York Knicks greeted superfan Timothée Chalamet by honoring his new film, Marty Supreme.

The Knicks took to social media to post a photo of Karl-Anthony Towns in a Marty Supreme jacket ahead of the 2026 Oscars, and captioned it, “Sunday reminder to believe in yourself.” [Oscars]”

sunday reminds to believe in yourself #Oscar pic.twitter.com/9H8XmwxQMJ

– New York Knicks (@nyknicks) 15 March 2026

While self-confidence is important, it didn’t work for Chalamet and the Marty Supreme crew at the Oscars. Meanwhile, on Sunday, March 15, the Knicks defeated the Golden State Warriors.

While Nicks was the winner, Timothée Chalamet and the Marty Supreme Crew lost at the Oscars

At the same time at the 2026 Oscars, the Knicks were coming off a comeback against the Warriors. They finished the first quarter down by 15 points, and were down nine points at halftime.

Despite this adversity, the Knicks were able to move forward. They defeated the Warriors by three points for their third straight win before hosting the Indiana Pacers in New York.

Perhaps Chalamet’s night would have been better if he had been involved in the game. Marty Supreme received nine nominations at the 2026 Oscars, but did not win anything.

Chalamet was nominated for Best Actor for the third time in his career. He is still deprived of victory. A year earlier, he had lost to Adrien Brody despite his performance as Bob Dylan in the biopic, A Complete Unknown.

There was some controversy surrounding Chalamet’s nomination. He recently commented about the dying art forms of opera and ballet, and it rubbed many people the wrong way.

After all, Chalamet would have to wait at least another year to win an Oscar. He is scheduled to appear in only one film in 2026, and that is Dune: Part Three. Chalamet did not receive an Oscar nomination for his performance in any of the previous Dune films. Maybe the third time will be the charm.

Igor Tudor took something of a €1.5m gamble with Juventus, which ultimately paid off with a move to Tottenham Hotspur.

is according to tutomercatoweb And all juveBoth of which cover the manager today. Italian outlets cover Juventus’ half-yearly financial report. Those reports detailed the cost of Tudor’s dismissal in October.

TMW explained that the decision to terminate the contracts of Tudor and his coaching staff in October 2025 resulted in a total loss of €7.6m to the club.

The Croatian manager’s contract was for the next one and a half years. Juventus finished it off in early October before eventually arriving at Tottenham.

Why did the Tottenham manager walk away from €1.5m?

Tutto Juve provides more details on the matter. According to him, Tudor decided to leave ‘half a year’s salary’ on the table. Juventus owed him a further €3m but waived that sum ‘to avoid litigation and lengthy hearings’.

Fortunately, a few months later, he joined Tottenham, ‘probably with a bit of luck on his side.’ The perception was that the money he left at Juventus was ‘absorbed’ into the contract he later signed with Spurs.

In other words, Tudor took a bit of a gamble. They left €1.5m on the table but later freed themselves to move elsewhere. This was followed by a call from Tottenham and he signed a contract with them until the end of the season.

Why was the Juventus contract questioned?

There is no mention of his pay packet with Spurs, but it is likely to include the €1.5m he left at Juventus. Certainly no criticism from him.

Instead, Tutto questioned Juve as to why they handed Tudor such a deal at a time when “every euro counts”. Extending his deal for an additional year was a ‘half-measure’. This is especially the case as Antonio Conte was considered a target at all costs.

This means that Tudor could have been ‘only a backup’. Now the Italian side will have to pay €7.6m to remove Tudor and his staff as they focus on life at Tottenham.

前印第安纳波利斯小马队球星安德鲁·拉克以情绪化的方式讲述了他在 2019 年突然退役的情况、做出令人震惊的决定后他的生活如何，以及他退役后三年的计划。

至少可以说，这无疑是一个苦乐参半的故事，尤其是 Luck 的决定引发了 NFL 历史上最大的“假设”之一。 当他也赢得年度最佳复出球员时，他刚刚结束职业碗赛季，因此人们寄予厚望他可以继续领导球队。

幸运确实表明他对退休的时机感到遗憾，但考虑到伤病和身体不断受到的打击对他造成的影响，很难责怪他。

虽然一些球迷可能仍然对他的决定感到不满，但毫无疑问，在阅读了他最新的 ESPN 报道后，一些球迷改变了主意。 许多人对拉克赞不绝口，并表示支持他的决定，强调他确实做了正确的事。

“暂时解除我的‘不要费心讨论小马队’的政策……安德鲁·拉克曾经是，现在是，永远都是最伟大的，”一位球迷写道。

另一位支持者分享说：“如果你仍然对安德鲁拉克退休感到愤怒，请阅读这个故事。 NFL 球员没有义务牺牲他们的身体、大脑和生命来给你带来周日的娱乐。”

“精彩的作品。 Andrew Luck 提供了一个 迷人的样子 成为“救世主”球队四分卫的经历。 读完这篇文章，你很难不对其他四分卫以及比赛和压力对你的想法产生什么同情，”FOX Sports 的 Tanya Ray Fox 补充道。

与此同时，安德鲁拉克在小马队的前队友埃里克埃布伦忍不住表达了他的愿望 多谈谈QB的最后一年 并在 2018 年重返 NFL，那真是太棒了。

“我真的很想坐下来听一个播客，解释 2018 年在 Indy 中 Andrew Luck 的回归。 人们真的需要知道这个故事。 小马队的球迷应该知道安德鲁去年的表现，”埃布伦分享道。 “……我踢足球的最大乐趣。”

然而，另一位粉丝指出了 Adam Schefter 的感觉 真的毁了 幸运的退休。 对于那些不知情的人，这位前小马队 QB 正计划召开新闻发布会宣布他的退役，但 ESPN 内部人士泄露了它，拉克不得不即兴施压。

“读完 Andrew Luck 的文章后，我坚定地认为 Adam Schefter 绝对是垃圾。 Dude 毁了 Luck 的退休生活，因为他必须先报告信息。 幸运并没有按照自己的方式宣布退休，”推特用户分享道。

看起来 Luck 已经完全接受了退休。 希望球迷和那些仍然对他的决定感到愤怒的人也能像拉克一样继续前进并找到平静。