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In the world of football, Aaron Wan-Bissaka has signed a seven-year deal worth £15 million with West Ham United, leaving Manchester United following a five-year association. Erling Haaland is in line to win his second straight PFA Player of the Year award after getting named among the six-shortlisted players for it. Alexei Popyrin defeated Andrey Rublev to win maiden ATP Masters 1000 title in Montreal at the Canadian Open.
Read below to learn details about these top stories and other happenings in the sporting world in the last 24 hours.
Football
Aaron Wan-Bissaka signs with West Ham United for £15 million
Aaron Wan-Bissaka has signed a seven-year deal with West Ham United for £15 million, leaving Manchester United after making 190 appearances for them in the last five years. After becoming the eighth player to join West Ham United this season, he said, “It was a no-brainer for me to join West Ham - I'm excited and happy to be here," said Wan-Bissaka. I can't wait to get on the pitch, get to know the players, and push on from there.”
Erling Haaland among six player shortlisted for PFA Player of the Year award
Erling Haaland, the Manchester City striker, found his name on a six-player shortlist to win the PFA Player of the Year award for a second season running. After scoring 27 goals in the Premier League, to finish as the top-scorer, he could win the top prize by pipping the likes of Phil Foden, Rodri, Cole Palmer, Martin Odegaard, and Ollie Watkins.
Julian Alvarez moves to Atletico Madrid; Vinícius Jr likely to consider Saudi Arabia offer
In two latest developments in the football world, Argentine forward Julian Alvarez left Manchester City to join Atletico Madrid, agreeing to a six-year deal. On the other hand, Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior is reportedly considering a proposal to move to the Saudi Pro League, and as per the latest report from ESPN, the footballer is also considering a transfer.
Sergio Aguero picks Manchester City to win Premier League 2024-25 in exclusive interview
Sergio Aguero named Manchester City as the winning team and Arsenal as the runners-up for the Premier League 2024-25 season, while picking Aston Villa as the surprise package. Speaking up on his choice of Player of the Year award, he picked Phil Foden, while naming Cole Palmer as his pick for the Young Player of the Year award.
Manchester City agree £60 million fee to sign Liverpool winger Luis Diaz: Reports
Manchester City have reportedly reached an agreement to sign Liverpool winger Luis Diaz for £60 million, as per El Chiringuito's Marcos Benito. The Colombian winger has been an integral part of the Reds' attack since joining the Merseyside club in January 2022, scoring 24 goals in 98 appearances since his move to the Premier League and has helped Liverpool win the FA Cup and two Carabao Cup trophies.
Some major results in football are as under:
Championship
Luton Town 1-4 Burnley
Coppa Italia
Cagliari 3-1 Carrarese
Frosinone 0-3 Pisa
Tennis
Alexei Popyrin defeated Andrey Rublev to win maiden ATP Masters 1000 title
Alexis Popyrin, the Australian tennis player, defeated world number six Andrey Rublev from Russia in straight sets to win his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title in Montreal. At the Canadian Open, Alexis Popyrin got the better of Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 in 90 minutes, to become the first Aussie since Leyton Hewitt, to take home an ATP Masters 1000 trophy in 21 years.
Basketball
Kevin Durant to purchase minority stake in Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Olympics 2024 gold medallist and NBA great Kevin Durant is set to purchase a minority in French club Paris Saint-Germain. KD became the Olympic champion after playing an integral role for the USA men's basketball team in the Paris 2024 campaign which ended with them defeating France 98-87 in the final, to secure their 17th gold medal at the Olympics.
Formula 1
Porsche’s aspirations for F1 return “off the table right now”
Thomas Laudenbach, the Vice President of Porsche, revealed that their potential return to F1 is now off the table after their last engagement as an engine supplier with Footwork in 1991. He said, “It is off the table: right now F1 is not a task for us and we are not spending any energy on that," he explained. We are only focused on what we do right now, and if you look at it, we have many different activities: we are well-occupied and extremely happy with what we do.”
