Maccabi Confirmed, Reinforcement Comes Right From The NBA! AUTHOR: IVAN CVETKOVIĆ SOURCE: SPORTSKE.NET The Israelis continue to strengthen the team. Maccabi Confirmed, Reinforcement Comes Right From The NBA! Photo credit: Epa / Elvira Urquijo A. What has been speculated in previous days has now received official confirmation. Queens Acy is Maccabi's new basketball player, "Pride of Israel". Fener was also interested, but they managed to bring in Derrick Williams, and Acy opted for Tel Aviv to be his first engagement in Europe. Acy has 337 games in the strongest league in the world, averaging 4.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, but has not yet received an adequate offer from the NBA, which was a crucial decision in his decision. He has played in NBA careers for Toronto, Sacramento (twice), New York, Dallas, Brooklyn and Phoenix. Maccabi Tel Aviv BC ✔ @MaccabitlvBC Welcome to Maccabi @QuincyAcy 💪 Read more👉http://bit.ly/Acy2020-en View image on Twitter Continue on https://www.sportske.net/vest/kosarka/makabi-potvrdio-stiglo-pojacanje-pravo-iz-nba-383348.html

Sands vanquishes Venus in San Jose opener Bethanie Mattek-Sands, San Jose 2019 (©Jimmie48/WTA) In a clash of wildcards in the first round of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, Bethanie Mattek-Sands took out Venus Williams - and afterwards, opened up about her comeback from her second knee surgery in the past three years. WTA STAFF SAN JOSE, CA, USA - In a first-round battle between wildcards at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, Bethanie Mattek-Sands got the better of Venus Williams under the lights. From a set down, and later, a break down at 1-0, 40-0 down in the final set, Mattek-Sands won six consecutive games to pull off an upset over the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-1. "Honestly, I felt pretty good in the first set - but I didn't feel I had her until I shook her hand," revealed the American afterwards. "I know she's always capable of coming back, she doesn't get too intimidated by being down a set or 4-1." The 34-year-old scored her first singles victory in over a year, dating back to last year's French Open, with the victory, and also tallied her first singles victory on hardcourts since the 2017 Miami Open. It makes for a positive start to yet another comeback: in February, Mattek-Sands underwent her second knee surgery in three years. Continue on https://www.wtatennis.com/news/i-didnt-feel-i-had-her-until-i-shook-her-hand-mattek-sands-vanquishes-venus-san-jose-opener

Falcao leaves AS Monaco and Western Europe! COLOSAL salary that the Colombian will receive International football More than six years after signing with AS Monaco, Radamel Falcao is very close to leaving France. Even if he leaves Western Europe, the Colombian will receive an amazing salary for his age, considering his decline in recent years. A journalist from BEIN Sports claims that the Colombian striker has agreed with Galatasaray and is expected to sign a three-season contract if the two clubs agree. Falcao is to receive a salary of 5 million euros per year. The striker still has a contract until 2020 and is valued at 10 million euros, so Monaco will not ask for too much for the peak, considering that he can lose it free in January. Sick of medical problems, Falcao failed to win in the Premier League when he was loaned to Chelsea and Manchester United. In total, he has scored 83 goals in 140 matches for AS Monaco. Contine on https://www.telekomsport.ro/falcao-pleaca-de-la-as-monaco-si-din-vestul-europei-salariul-colosal-pe-care-il-va-primi-columbianul-19074709

RUSSIANS DABIZHA & RUDYKH PROGRESS AGAINST AUSTRIANS PHOTO Russia's Daria Rudykh (left) and Ksenia Dabizha celebrate a point against Austria Tuesday at the A1 Major Vienna What was expected to be an All-Russian match to qualify a team for the A1 Major Vienna women's main draw did not materialize here Tuesday afternoon. But the result still favoured Russia as 13th-seeded Ksenia Dabizha/Daria Rudykh advanced to the main draw rounds at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event by avenging a setback by compatriots Ekaterina Birlova/Evgeniya Ukolova to the Klinger sisters (Dorina and Ronja) of Austria. The 29th-seeded Klingers opened qualifying play on Tuesday with a 2-1 (19-21, 26-24, 15-11) win in 59 minutes over the fourth-seeded Birlova and Ukolova to advance to an afternoon match against Dabizha and Rudykh, who defeated a team from Poland in the first round. Competing in their sixth qualifier this season on the FIVB World Tour, Dabizha and Rudykh advanced for the fourth time from the preliminary rounds to the main draw with a 2-1 (21-18, 15-21, 15-8) win in 45 minutes over the Klingers. “It means a lot for us to qualify again,” said the 25-year-old Dabizha after her team's victory over the Austrians. “Qualifying is not easy and I think we’ve been doing a good job. Step by step we’re getting a better team and getting better results. We obviously want to be in the main draw soon and this tournament is a good chance for us since it’s a Major and we can win a lot of points if we do well.” The 22-year-old Rudykh added "it’s always hard playing the home teams and the fans were very loud here. We knew they’d have massive support from the fans, and we prepared for it, but at times it was very hard to keep our focus. But going through this situation only makes us stronger going forward.” Two teams each from Brazil and Germany advanced from the $600,000 A1 Major Vienna qualifier along with pairs from Latvia, Spain and the United States. Brazilian pairs moving forward to Wednesday’s schedule were top-seeded Maria Antonelli/Carolina Salgado and sixth-seeded Talita Antunes/Taiana Lima. PHOTO Hitting the volleyball is Carolina Salgado of Brazil Laura Ludwig, who captured the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Vienna with Kira Walkenhorst, teamed with her seventh-seeded partner Margareta Kozuch to secure the last qualifying berth Tuesday for Germany. Seventh-seeded compatriots Victoria Bieneck/Isabel Schneider were the first German pair to advance Tuesday. Other teams netting main draw berths on Tuesday were second-seeded Kelly Larsen/Emily Stockman of the United States, third-seeded Tina Graudina/Anastasija Kravcenoka of Latvia and 21st-seeded Maria Carro/Paula Soria of Spain. Wednesday's A1 Major Vienna women's schedule will feature two rounds of pool play with the group winners advancing to Friday's Round of 16 elimination bracket while the second- and third-place finishers in each pool play on Thursday in the first round of the knockout phase of the competition. Continue on https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/russians-dabizha--rudykh-progress-against-austrians?id=87094

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Former Austrian tennis player says Simona Halep should have received less money than Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon Photo: Hepta.ro Julian Knowle believes Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer should get more money at Wimbledon than Simona Halep and Serena Williams. The former Austrian tennis player says there is no degree of comparison between the men's and women's finals. Knowle brings to discussion also the different price for the two finals, a ticket to the men's final, where they met Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, being more expensive by 40 euros compared to one at the women's final, disputed between Simona Halep and Serena Williams. "I know it's a very serious topic of discussion and I don't want to offend anyone. The market sets the price. Compare the ticket prices for the women's and men's finals. You will find out as soon as the product is most wanted. Everyone should - and get an idea. The three greatest tennis players in history play in the same era, "Julian Knowle told Tennis Net . "The men's final was amazing. Also, the semifinal between Federer and Nadal was incredible," he added. 2.35 million pounds were collected by Simona Halep and Novak Djokovic, champions at Wimbledon 2019. 1.17 million pounds were received by the two finalists, Roger Federer and Serena Williams. The women's final between Simona Halep and Serena Williams ended with our tennis victory in less than an hour, score 6-2, 6-2. On the other hand, the men's final was won by Novak Djokovic after a nearly 5-hour thriller, ending with a score of 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12! Discover more on http://m.ziare.com/simona-halep/un-fost-tenismen-austriac-spune-ca-simona-halep-ar-fi-trebuit-sa-primeasca-mai-putini-bani-decat-novak-djokovic-la-wimbledon-1571877?utm_source=DigiSport.ro-Cross&utm_medium=Un+fost+tenismen+austriac+spune+ca+Simona+Halep+ar+fi+trebuit+sa+primeasca+mai+putini+bani+decat+Novak+Djokovic+la+Wimbledon&utm_campaign=Interpromo

The situation seems unbearable, Zidan declined to comment, but apparently Welshman goes on as usual. New Garrett Bale scandal! Photo: EPA-EFE / Ballesteros New Real Madrid earthquake scandal. Bale was not physically prepared to travel with the crew to the Audi Cup, Zidan said Tuesday that Welshman was not feeling well. At a time when Real was losing to Tottenham, the paparazzi caught Bale playing golf. His obsession with golf is well known, however, on the other hand it is clear that he neglects professional obligations. "I don't know, I didn't even see the picture. I'm here with the crew. I don't know what's going on with Bale. In private, let him do what he wants ," Zidan said. "You won't get me into the story of whether it's professional or not, we'll see when we get back to Madrid, " the French coach added. Still, media reports say Perez will have a serious conversation with Bale, though realistically, he can't do anything. China is gone, the transition deadline is over, there are seven more days left until the curtain drops on the PL market, but no one seems to be Welsh. He continues on his own, the contract protects him, Real will have to pay 90 million euros gross for the next three years. Remember, the transfer in Jiangsu failed because the Chinese offered symbolic compensation ... Continue on https://www.sportske.net/vest/medjunarodni-fudbal/novi-skandal-oko-gareta-bejla-383437.html

WOMEN’S POOL PHOTO Carolina Salgado (right) celebrates an A1 major Vienna point with Brazilian partner Maria Antonelli Wednesday on Donauinsel side court. Four teams awoke Wednesday morning knowing they’d not only be part of one of the toughest pools in the A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch, but also one of the more intriguing groupings. Just before gusty winds brought in an afternoon thunderstorm, few could be convinced otherwise. The team that emerged with two victories and advancement to the round of 16 might have been the most unlikely. Carolina Salgado and Maria Antonelli of Brazil, who started the tournament Tuesday dealing with transport issues to get to the Donauinsel courts just to play in the qualification tournament, defeated Germany’s Victoria Bieneck and Isabel Schneider to begin the day, then closed Wednesday with a nail-biting victory over Canadians Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson. That all came after two qualification wins on Tuesday, before which they barely arrived on the island in the Danube on time for their first match. “I think with the Brazilians, we are really prepared for these things because we are always playing country quota,” Carolina said. “We have a strong mind on these things. I try not to let my mind go to these kinds of problems. Sometimes it’s difficult, but we can handle these adversities.” The Brazilians’ 2-0 (27-25, 21-16) win over the Germans put them on a collision course with Bansley and Wilkerson, who had advanced with a 2-0 (22-20, 21-15) victory over defending tournament champions Barbora Hermannova and Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic. In a match that featured fierce winds at times that blew serves, passes and sets all over the court, Carolina and Antonelli scored a 2-0 (26-24, 24-22) victory over Bansley and Wilkerson. “It was a difficult day, the teams we played are very good,” Antonelli said. “We need to relax, study other teams, take care of our bodies, take care of our minds and come out again with this strength. “I’m very happy with our team, how Carolina played this game, and let’s do it again after tomorrow.” The Brazilians earned a day off. Meanwhile, the Canadians and Czechs also advance, but will play in the round of 24 on Thursday. Wilkerson and Bansley, who spent 35 weeks as the No. 1-ranked team in the world earlier this year, have struggled recently, particularly in the FIVB World Championships in Hamburg. Seeded third, they lost twice in four matches and finished 17th. PHOTO Canadians Brandie Wilkerson (left) and Heather Bansley Then they responded with a bronze medal last week at the Tokyo Open, a dress rehearsal for the 2020 Olympics. “I think that really gave us a lot of confidence,” Bansley said. “Coming here is a quick turnaround, but we wanted to continue playing our style of game that we played in Tokyo. “Yeah, there were some results we were disappointed with, especially at Worlds, but it’s a long journey and we know that. We wanted to continue to work hard to get back on that podium.” The recent adversity didn’t diminish the determination of the Canadians. “Sometimes things just don’t work and that’s OK,” Wilkerson said. “I don’t think we wanted to make it a big deal. From the outside it’s easy to say whatever you want to say about it, but it’s all perspective. Continue on https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/antonelli--carolina-win-intriguing-vienna-womens?id=87148