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NBA & Olympics 2021: NBA commissioner Adam Silver said on Friday NBA is not likely to have a break next season for the Olympics which is postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. 


NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in an interview with NBA TV," We will consider it. I think it is unlikely, at the end of the day that if we start late, we would stop for the Olympics."


He also said," Because as you know, It's not just a function of stopping for the period in which they are competing over in Tokyo but they require training camp. and they require afterward."


Adam Silver also showed some concern about foreign players. There are nearly over 100 players in the NBA.


He said," There are so many incredible players, beginning with the USA team, We will be able to field a very competitive team. I am a bit worried about some of the international teams because some of their stars play in our league and their absence would make a huge difference for those national teams ."


He also said," I'd only say these are such extraordinary circumstances that even if we set out to plan for the Olympics, How can they even know what the world is going to be like next summer and whether they can go forward? So I think during these extraordinary times, all the conventional rules are off the table and everybody is going to have to make certain accommodations."


The Olympics was on the 23rd of July, 2020 but it was postponed by a year and it will be on 8th August, 2021. This happens due to the corona pandemic. NBA also effected by this corona pandemic and they shut it for some months. In the regular season, NBA season was already over in June but because of this postponed NBA finals are playing in October and a new season will start in months of January. So players will get the next season full of games. 


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Nadal enters into the quarter-finals after a win over American S. Korda.
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French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal continues his dominant performance in French Open with the win over S. Korda 6-1 6-1 6-2. This is the 14th time Nadal enters into the French Open quarterfinals. 


Now he is in the search for the 20th grand slam title and 13th french open. Italian Teenager Sinner stuns Alexander Zverev who is 6th seed in the tournament. Sinner won a match 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3. Now Nadal will face Sinner in the quarter-final of the French Open. Sinner is just 19 years old. Sinner becomes the youngest player to reach the quarter-finals at a Grand Slam since Novak Djokovic in 2006.


Nadal is yet to drop a set in the French Open but he has yet to face a seeded player in the tournament. Nadal always gives a dominant performance on clay but in this strong wind, he also struggled. Rafael Nadal saved two break points in the first game and took breakpoints in the 2nd and 4th game of the set as he took a 5-0 lead in the first set. Nadal took the first set 6-1 in 37 minutes.


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Rafa took care of 2nd set with some very good holds and also took 2nd set with 6-1. In the third set American youngster broke Rafa's first game of the set and hold his serve to take a 2-0 lead in the game but Nadal stayed strong and won 6 consecutive games of the 3rd set by breaking the American's all serve. Nadal is Sebastian's idol and he is the son of a tennis star, Australian Open Champion Petr Korda.  


Nadal said," He has a big future ahead of him, and I wish him all the best. It's an honor for me to inspire young players and kids to pick up the racquet and step on the court. My entire generation has tried to give its best on the court every day and always improve, I am glad that we inspired the new generation."


He also said," Sebastian made some mistake in crucial points but the way he hits the ball is impressive. It wasn't easy to find the right shots in those windy conditions."


Rafael Nadal converted 8 breakpoints from 11 chances while Korda was unable to get an advantage on his breakpoints. he was able to get only one breakpoint from 6 on Nadal's serve.


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Bayern Munich dominates the 2019-20 season's UEFA awards.
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UEFA Awards 2020: Bayern Munich dominates UEFA awards. Robert Lewandowski bags the Player of the year award with the success of Bayern Munich in the season. Bayern won the Treble in the 2019-20 season. Robert Lewandowski was the main reason Bayern has a huge success in the 2020 season. 


Robert Lewandowski beat Man. City's Kevin De Bruyne and his own teammate Neuer to win this UEFA prestigious award. He won this award by a huge points difference. He gets 477 points while Bruyne got 90 points and Neuer gets 66 points.  


Robert Lewandowski wins this award because of his great performance in the season. He scored 34 goals in 21 Bundesliga games and 15 goals in UCL with 6 assists. In German Cup, he scored six goals. He scored a total number of 54 goals in the season. Robert Lewandowski wins the best forward of the season award. He grabbed two UEFA awards this season.


Last year Virgil van Dijk won the award playing with Liverpool and Netherlands. Before this Luka Modric won this award with Real Madrid and Portugal.


Last 10 Years Winner of UEFA Men's Player Of The Year:


SeasonPlayerCountry and Club
2019-20Robert LewandowskiPoland and Bayern Munich
2018-19Virgil van DijkNetherlands and Liverpool
2017-18Luka ModricCroatia and Real Madrid
2016-17Cristiano RonaldoPortugal and Real Madrid
2015-16Cristiano RonaldoPortugal and Real Madrid
2014-15Lionel MessiArgentina and Barcelona
2013-14Cristiano RonaldoPortugal and Real Madrid
2012-13Frank RiberyFrance and Bayern
2011-12Andre IniestaSpain and Barcelona
2010-11Lionel MessiArgentina and Barcelona


Manuel Nuer also wins his best Goalkeeper award with a huge margin in points. He got 376 points compared to his rival Jan Oblak who got 92 and Keylor Navas who got 92 points(PSG). Neuer played in 11 UEFA Champions League game and only 8 goals conceded with 6 clean sheets. In Bundesliga, he had 15 clean sheets in 33 games. 


Another Award goes to Bayern Munich's side as Hansi gets the Coach Of The Year Award. He beat Jurgen Klopp and Julian Nagelsmann to get this award.


Bayern's Joshua Kimmich wins this award by beating his own teammates in the race. He got 161 points while his teammate Alphonso Davies got 138 and David Alaba got 119 points. These 3 players played a major role to get Bayern Munich a treble. 


Winners Of The Awards:


WinnerAward
Pernille HarderUEFA Women's Player of the Year
Hansi FlickMen's Coach Of The Year
Jean-Luc Vasseur Women's Coach Of The Year
Manual NeuerMen's Goalkeeper Of The Year
Joshua KimmichMen's Defender Of The Season
Kevin De BruyneMen's Midfielder Of The Season
Robert LewandowskiMen's Forward Of The Season
Sarah BouhaddiWomen's Goalkeeper Of The Season
Wendie RenardWomen's Defender Of The Season
Dzsenifer MarozsanWomen's Midfielder Of The Season
Pernille HarderWomen's Forward Of The Season
Didier DrogbaUEFA President's Award


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Anthony Davis and LeBron James both scored 30+ points in a game.
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NBA Finals 2020: LeBron James and Anthony Davis scored combined 65 points in a game to give the Lakers victory over Miami Heat. Anthony Davis dropped 32 points with 15 of 20 FGA. LeBron James scored 33 points with nearly triple-double. 


Rajon Rondo was superb in this game. He scored 16 points with 10 assists. For Miami, Olynyk scored 24 points coming off the bench. Rajon Rondo passes Steve Nash and Larry Bird for the 6th most playoff assists ever. Anthony Davis was red hot in a game. He missed only 5 shots in a game. 


Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo(neck and left shoulder) and Dragic(torn left plantar fascia) missed a game due to an injury. It is a huge blow for Miami Heat in a game. Tyler Herro started an NBA final in the place of Dragic and becomes the youngest player to start an NBA finals game. Before this Magic Johnson was the youngest one to start an NBA finals game.  


Los Angeles Lakers made 9 3-pointers out of 27 in the first half. They shot a ball with 55 FG%. Lakers made 16 3-pointer from 47 in a game(season-high). Miami Heat got a huge number of free throws in a game with 34 and they made 31 out of them. Lakers got 16 offensive rebounds compared to Miami Heat's 6. Lakers made 16 consecutive shots in a game.  


 

Quarter 1


Lakers and Miami were tied at 8-8 when 8:35 to go in the quarter. After that Lakers turn around a game and made a 14-6 run to get 8 points lead when 4:07 left in the quarter. 3:53 to go in the quarter, Duncan Robinson made 3 free throws which cut the lead to 5 points. 2:37 to go, Anthony Davis made a dunk on LeBron James assist. Lakers were able to get 6 points lead after the first quarter.


Quarter 2


LeBron James started the quarter with a 3-point jumper. Alex Caruso made 3-pointer on LeBron James assist to give 10 points lead to the Lakers. Lakers got 12 points lead with LeBron James making a driving layup but Nunn made both free throws to cut the lead to 10 points. 9:01 to go, Danny Green's 3-pointer gave 13 points lead to the Lakers


5:11 to go, Nunn's 3-pointer cut a lead to 4 points. Miami Heat made 14-5 run to cut the Lakers' 13 points lead to 4 points. Markieff Morris hit a long-range shot on Rondo's assist. Kyle Kuzma made all 3 free throws which gave 11 points lead to the Lakers. Lakers made a run of 9-5 in the last 2:13 minutes of the quarter. 


Anthony Davis scored 15 points with 4 boards, 1 assist. LeBron James added 12 points with 4 boards, 6 assists, and a block. Kuzma scored 8 points while Rondo made 9 points with 4 boards. Jimmy Butler dropped 11 points with 5 boards, 8 assists, and 1 steal. Crowder and Herro made 9 points in the First Half.  Lakers made 9 3-pointers in the half.


Quarter 3


LeBron James started a quarter with a pull-up jump shot. 10:57 to go, Crowder made 3-pointer on Jimmy Butler's assist. 9:35 to go, Duncan Robinson made 3-pointer but Anthony Davis replied with his own 3-pointer to get back 15 points lead. 8:24 to go, Anthony Davis scored consecutive 9 points for the Lakers until LeBron James made 3 points play. Lakers got 18 points lead in a game. Howard missed both free-throws but KCP got offensive rebounds. Danny Green missed an open 3-pointer. Miami Heat cut a lead to 14 points with Iguodala's 2 points shot. 5:47 to go, Anthony Davis' tip a shot on KCP missed shot. 


4:36 to go, Anthony Davis grabbed another rebound and scored on it. 3:56 to go, Kelly Olynyk's 3-pointer get back Miami Heat to 13 points deficit. 3:08 to go, Olynyk made another 3-pointer but the Lakers replied with Rajon Rondo's 3-pointer. 2:15 to go, LeBron James knocked down a 3-pointer on Rondo's assist. Olynyk made a driving layup with a free throw and cut a lead to 11 points. 48.8 seconds to go, Herro made both of his free throws which cut a lead to 9 points. 37.2 to go, Rajon Rondo made 3-pointer.  


Quarter 4


9:41 to go, Morris made 3-pointer on LeBron James assists for 12 points lead to the Lakers. 6:13 to go, Both teams were unable to score any points in a game LeBron James made a tip shot in 3 minutes. Lakers never gave any chance to Miami Heat with the lead they have. 



Lakers' Scorers


LeBron James: 33 points, 9 boards, 9 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. Anthony Davis: 32 points, 14 boards(8 offensive rebounds), 1 assist, 1 steal. Green: 3  points, 2 boards, 2 steals, 2 assists. Howard: 6 points, 2 boards, 1 assist, and 2 blocks. KCP: 11 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, and 1 steal.

 

Bench Players


Rondo: 16 points, 10 assists, and 4 boards. Kuzma: 11 points. Morris: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists. Caruso: 6 points, 2 boards, 2 assists, and 1 steal.


Miami's Scorers


Jimmy Butler: 25 points, 8 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 steal. Crowder: 12 points, 7 boards, 2 assists. Leonard: 7 points. Robinson: 9 points, 4 assists, and a steal. Herro: 17 points, 7 boards, 3 assists.


Bench Players


Olynyk: 24 points, 9 boards, 2 assists. Nunn: 13 points, 4 boards, 3 assists, and 1 block. Iguodala: 7 points. 


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French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal cruises into the round of 16 with an easy victory over Stefano Travagla of Italy. Rafael Nadal getting near and near to match Roger Federer's 20 major titles. Rafael Nadal won a game with 6-1, 6-4, 6-0.


Rafael Nadal registered his win in just 95 minutes. It's another game where Nadal won one set without giving any points in a game of the third set. He gave only 5 games to his opponent in a match. Nadal is yet to drop any set in the french open. 


Nadal started a game in a dominant fashion, He gave only one game in the first set with winning the first nine points. He gave his opponent only six points. 


Nadal broke Travaglia's serve and went ahead with 4-3 but in the next game his opponent got a breakpoint on his serve but Nadal showed his resilient nature and saved a breakpoint. After this Travaglia held his serve in a second set. Nadal also held his serve and took a game, a set. He took a 2-0 lead in a match.


In the third set of a game, Nadal didn't give any chances to his opponent as he won the last set 6-0. Travaglia managed to get only 8 points in the set. Now he will face 213th ranked American qualifier, Sebastian Korda. 

 

Nadal said," I think today I played the best match this year at Roland Garros. " 


Domini Thiem also got a win in the third round of the French Open. He defeated Norway's Casper Ruud with a 6-4 6-3 6-1. Now he is in the round of 16 of the french open. Thiem struggled in the first set of a match where he faced 6 breakpoints. Thiem will face Daston who stuns Wawrinka.  


2015 french open champion Stan Wawrinka faced a shock defeat against 239 ranked player Hugo Gaston with 2-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-0. 


A match between Sonego and Fritz went into 2 tiebreakers. Sonego won a match with 7-6(7-5), 6-3, 7-6(19-17). In the third set, the tiebreaker went to 30 minutes. This tiebreaker is just 2 points away from matching the record set by Tsonga and Andy Roddick. They record 38 points in a tiebreaker.  


Zverev came back from his bad performance in his last game and got an easy win over Marco Cecchinato with 6-1 7-5 6-3.



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UEFA Champions League Group Stage: Messi and Ronaldo. These are the big names in the football world and rule for nearly a decade. 


This is the first time in their career Lionel Messi and Ronald will face each other in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Barcelona and Juventus are both placed in the same group of the champions league. Messi won 6 Ballon d'Or and Ronaldo won 5 times this award. Both were rivals in La Liga. 


Ronaldo won 4 UEFA Champions titles with Real Madrid in 5 years and he won a total number of  5 UEFA Champions League Titles. Messi won 4 UCL titles. Ronaldo is ahead of Messi in UCL. Ronaldo scored 130 goals in 170 matches while Messi scored 115 goals in 143 matches at UCL. Messi had a chance to win another title last season but they faced a blowout loss to Bayern Munich which won a title. Barcelona lost that game 8-2.



Messi achieved many awards and titles in his early career while Ronaldo achieved many titles and awards with Real Madrid. Ronaldo achieved all his titles and awards in the middle of his career. Now he is ahead of his arch-rival Lionel Messi in UEFA Champions League.   


Barcelona and Lionel Messi faced many problems in recent times. Messi nearly left Barcelona but Barcelona somehow manage to keep him. Suarez also moves to Athletico from Barcelona. So It will be tough for Barcelona to give their best in the next season. If Ronaldo and Juventus will play at full strength than they have a chance to top the group. It is always important to top in the group stage for any club at UCL.


First, they met in 2008 where Manchester United won the semifinals and they ended up winning a trophy. In 2009, Barcelona won the title by defeating Manchester United in the finals where Messi scored the second goal. Last they faced each other in 2010/2011's semifinals where Messi outplayed Ronaldo.  Ronaldo never scored any goal against Messi's team.  


 Dynamo Kyiv and Ferencvaros ae the other teams which will join Barcelona and Juventus in their Group. The Hungarian Club made it to the group stage for the first time in many years.


Teams took part in a program of UEFA for the draw of 2020-21 season online due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which took part on Thursday. 


Current Champion Bayern Munich is paired with Athletico Madrid in Group A. Manchester United is paired with PSG in Group H. 


Group A: Bayern Munich, Athletico Madrid, Salzburg, Lokomotiv Moscow

Group B: Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Borussia, Shakhtar Donetsk

Group C: Manchester City, Porto, Olympiakos, Marseille

Group D: Liverpool, Ajax, Atalanta, Midtjylland

Group E: Chelsea, Sevilla, Krsnodar, Rennes

Group F: Zenit St. Petersburg, Borussia Dortmund, Lazio, Club Brugge

Group G: Barcelona, Juventus, Dynamo Kyiv, Ferencvros

Group H: PSG, Manchester United, RB Leipzig, Istanbul Baakehir

   


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NBA Rumours: Doc Rivers agrees to a 5-year deal to become 76ers Head Coach as per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.


Now Doc Rivers back with the Eastern Conference and Back with the same division as Boston Celtics.


At the starting of the 2020's NBA season, Doc's was a head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers and they were the heavy favorite to win an NBA title but they failed to do it. Doc River's landed Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in the Clippers team.   


Clippers not only lost series against Nuggets but they lost in a bad way with the kind of team they have. They had a 3-1 lead in the series but they blew it and they lost in the second round of the NBA playoffs. This led the Clippers to fire their head coach Doc Rivers.


But now He becomes a head coach with two great talents. Doc already won one NBA titles with the Eastern Conference team Boston Celtics. He can elevate the game of Embiid and Ben Simmons at the next level. 76ers has Harris who did a great job under Doc Rivers in the Clippers' jersey.


Philadelphia 76ers lost in the first round of the Eastern Conference against the Boston Celtics after this they fired their head coach Brett Brown. Now Doc Rivers will take his job with the talent they have. The 76ers will be one of the favorites to make into finals. 


As per ESPN, 76ers general manager Elton Brand on Monday reached out to Rivers and his agent, Lonnie Cooper, for Doc to become the next head coach of the 76ers. Doc went to the 76ers and a deal with happening in Philadelphia. Doc makes a multiyear deal with the 76ers. He signed 5 year's deal with the 76ers.



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