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By Timothy Akintola

New bits on Cadence Parker, FC Porto, LA Lakers, Thiago Motta and PL title race.

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Candace Parker announces retirement from the WNBA after 16 seasons.

Las Vegas Aces star, Candace Parker has taken to social media to announce her retirement from the WNBA after 16 seasons. The two-time league MVP who also played for Chicago Sky and Los Angeles Sparks became the first player to win the WNBA Championship with three different teams. She was also the first player in the league’s history to receive the Rookie of the year and Most Valuable Player award in the same season. Parker was included in the WNBA All Star and First Team seven times. She also won defensive player of the year in 2020 and two gold medals with the national team. In her social media announcement, Parker wrote, “I promised I’d never change the game and that I’d leave it in a better place than I came into it.”

André Villas-Boas elected as new president of FC Porto after runaway win.

Former Chelsea and Tottenham manager, André Villas-Boas has emerged the new president of FC Porto, ending Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa’s highly successful 42 year tenure to an end. Villas-Boas, who commenced his coaching career at the club as José Mourinho’s assistant manager, helped the team win the treble in 2011. With 21,489 total votes which makes up an 80.3% majority, Boas won the election by a landslide. In his statement, Boas said, “Winning, winning trophies and sustaining our club for the future is what I want.”

LA Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets to take game four in the playoff series.

After losing 11 straight games, the Los Angeles Lakers finally get a win against the Denver Nuggets. Lebron James and Anthony Davis, with 30 and 25 points respectively were clinical on both sides of the court, leading Lakers to a 119-108 win to avoid being swept in the series. They return to the Nuggets’ Ball Arena on Tuesday for Game 5 and will be looking to make history as the first NBA team in history to win a series after going down 3-0.

Thiago Motta is the leading candidate to take over as Juventus’ new coach.

With Max Allegri’s tenure as Juventus’ head coach ending after this season, the Serie A giant looks set to hire former midfielder and current Bologna coach, Thiago Motta as the club’s new manager. According to sources, Motta has been linked to both Juventus and AC Milan but the Italian would favour a move to Juventus. Motta has been monumental for Bologna, leading them to 4th on the league’s table and the Juventus board believes he is the figure needed to take the club back to winning trophies.

Manchester City and Arsenal win as the Premier League title race intensifies.

The Premier League season is coming to an end but the race for the title continues to intensify between Arsenal and Manchester City. On Sunday evening, Arsenal narrowly escaped a comeback against Tottenham, winning 3-2 to hold on to the PL top spot. Manchester City continued their impressive form as they clinched a 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground Stadium. Manchester City will have a chance to overtake Arsenal with a 2 point advantage if they win their game at hand.

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