Handball, World Cup: The German handball players were unimpressed by the corona discussions in the run-up to the EM in Denmark. The DHB selection prevailed against Romania on Thursday 10:19 pm (1:10 pm) and thus made the first step towards the main round. Captain Kim Naidzinavicius as well as Emily Bölk and Julia Maidhof were the best throwers in Kolding with four hits each for the team supervised by co-trainer Alexander Koke. The second game in Group D against co-favorites Norway, who outclassed outsider Poland 35:22 (17:13) on Thursday evening, is already waiting on Saturday.
The German game against the Poles marks the end of the preliminary round on Monday (both 6.15 p.m. / sportdeutschland.tv). When national coach Henk Groener will join the German team after his COVID-19 illness is still open. The game against Romania was on the brink after a corona case occurred with the Romanians on Tuesday. The European umbrella organization EHF rejected a German application for a game to be rescheduled.
Football, Europa League: Premier League leaders Tottenham Hotspur secured a 3: 3 (1: 1) win against the Austrian first division club Linzer ASK on Thursday as the third English team after Leicester City and Arsenal FC to advance to the knockout round of the Europa League . Gareth Bale (45th + 2) and Dele Alli (86th) with converted penalties as well as the ex-Leverkusen Heung-Min Son (56th) scored the goals for the Spurs, who are now three points ahead of the in Group J Linzer and thanks to the better direct comparison, they can no longer be displaced from second place. Peter Michorl (42nd), the loaned Bremen professional Johannes Eggestein (84th) and Mamoudou Karamoko were successful in the third minute of stoppage time for the Austrians who never gave up.
At first, AC Milan had more trouble than expected as the clear leader of the Italian Serie A against Celtic Glasgow, which was quickly 2-0 in the lead after goals from Tom Rogic (7th) and Odsonne Edouard (14th). But ex-Bundesliga kicker Hakan Calhanoglu (24th) and Samu Castillejo (26th) equalized in just two minutes. The Norwegian Jens Petter Hauge (50th) and Brahaim Diaz (82nd) made it 4-2 with their goals. AC Milan has now reached the second round with ten points, currently second behind Olympique Lille (11). As the premature winners of Group I, Villarreal FC is determined by their 1-0 (0-0) win against the Turkish team Sivasspor.
NBA, LA Lakers: Los Angeles will also remain the second leader after LeBron James for the coming seasons. Forward Anthony Davis agreed to a new five-year deal with the Lakers that will put the 27-year-old in $ 190 million by 2025. Davis’ agent Rich Paul confirmed this to the broadcaster ESPN. National player Dennis Schröder’s new team had previously reached an agreement with James (35) on a new contract from 2021 to 2023 that would bring the best basketball player of his generation a maximum of 85 million US dollars in two seasons. In the 2020/21 season, James will previously be paid $ 39.2 million. Schröder, who was born in Brunswick, moved from Oklahoma City Thunder to California two weeks ago and has realistic title chances for the first time alongside James and Davis.
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