According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Oliver Glasner has made Milan his preferred destination and is awaiting a fresh approach from the Rossoneri, while David Alaba‘s chances of moving to San Siro will increase if the ex-Crystal Palace boss is appointed along with Ralf Rangnick.

Milan are rebuilding their club’s structure after sacking their coach and prominent directors at the end of the 2025-26 campaign.

Milan revolution: latest on Glasner, Rangnick and Alaba

Gazzetta newspaper reports on Monday that ex-Crystal Palace boss Glasner is willing to move to San Siro and expects a call from the Rossoneri in the coming days after a first meeting between his agent, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gerry Cardinale last week.

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Milan are also due to appoint a technical director, and Austria coach Rangnick is among their primary options.

The German has already made it clear that he wants to develop his project with his own ideas and trusted men, including Southampton director Johannes Spors and Manchester United head scout Christopher Vivell.

Just like Glasner, Rangnick also expects a call from Milan in the coming days.

LEIPZIG, GERMANY – MAY 27: Oliver Glasner, Manager of Crystal Palace, looks on prior to the UEFA Conference League Final 2026 match between Crystal Palace FC and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at Football Arena Leipzig on May 27, 2026 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

MADRID, SPAIN – DECEMBER 20: David Alaba of Real Madrid warms up prior to the LaLiga EA Sports match between Real Madrid CF and Sevilla FC at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on December 20, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

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According to Gazzetta, if both Glasner and Rangnick join Milan, Austria international Alaba will have a greater chance of moving to San Siro as a free agent.

The 34-year-old has already been offered to Milan as well as Inter and Juventus, but he’s on very good terms with Rangnick, so he’d naturally be glad to join his national team coach in Milan next season.

Milan are aware that Alaba has had physical issues in the 2025-26 campaign, but are confident that his experience would help the team next season.

Also in this sports roundup:

Morocco and Norway drew 1-1, just a few days before the World Cup. Denmark‘s Christian Eriksen once again collapsed on the pitch.

In Formula 1, Kimi Antonelli secured his fifth win of the season in Monaco. Metz won the first Women’s Champions League in the history of French handball. The French Rugby Sevens team won the final stage of the World Championship in Bordeaux.

This week, the UFC will host an unprecedented fight card at the White House, as part of a celebration of 250 years of the United States.

Various details around the event have emerged since last summer, but the fights themselves were confirmed in March, drawing a disappointed reaction from many fans.

The UFC had promised the greatest card in its history, with US president Donald Trump (who will turn 80 on the day of ‘UFC: Freedom 250’) predicting “eight to nine” fights – all of them for world titles.

Instead, fans will get seven, six of which will feature US stars and two of which will be title bouts. Is the card good enough? Let’s grade the fights themselves, then the event on the whole.

Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje

A title-unification fight in one of the UFC’s most-stacked divisions?! That sell makes it feel like a strong grade is incoming… but Gaethje is a heavy underdog here, with many fans expecting him to be knocked out by the unforgiving fists of Topuria. Of course, anything is possible in MMA, and in piecing up Paddy Pimblett for five rounds to collect the interim lightweight belt, Gaethje showed what he can do as an underdog. But Topuria is not Pimblett; he is a generational talent. Plus, Gaethje’s tendency to take huge risks and immense damage mean he’s tailor made for “El Matador” to add another highlight-reel KO to his unbeaten record.

Furthermore, Gaethje isn’t even the second-best lightweight in the world; that’s Arman Tsarukyan, who even has a claim to being the UFC’s best 155lb-er. Then there’s Islam Makhachev, who left the division to win welterweight gold, but whom many fans wished to see paired with Topuria in a battle of the top two pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Given those options were out there, it’s hard to grade this main event too highly. Grade: C+

Ciryl Gane vs Alex Pereira

Another example where there was at least one more-interesting option on the table (get used to that sentiment in this article). Once Pereira vacated the light-heavyweight belt last week, some fans thought a dream showdown with all-time great Jon Jones was on the cards – especially given Jones had just claimed he was in negotiations for a spot at the event. Instead, UFC president Dana White gave a conflicting report to Jones’s, saying the retired ex-champion was never on his mind, and we’ll get Pereira vs Gane for the interim heavyweight belt.

What works in this bout’s favour is that it’s interesting stylistically – Gane, a fleet-footed big man, against Pereira, a powerhouse moving up in weight – and marks Pereira’s long-awaited heavyweight debut. Furthermore, he could become the UFC’s first-ever three-weight champ (albeit with an interim belt), so there’s history on the line. Grade: B

Sean O’Malley vs Aiemann Zahabi

As with Topuria and Pereira, US star O’Malley is one of the biggest names in the UFC and definitely should be fighting at this event. But against Zahabi? The Canadian is a more-than-competent opponent for ex-champ “Suga’ Sean” in this bantamweight clash, but O’Malley vs Cory Sandhagen was the obvious play here. That bout would’ve been an all-American contest between two sharpshooters, with real ramifications in the title picture. Or, you could have put O’Malley in a rematch with reigning champion Petr Yan, although Merab Dvalishvili claimed that Russian fighters were always unlikely to feature at the White House. Grade: C

Mauricio Ruffy vs Michael Chandler

Chandler is a big American name who always delivers excitement, and after he was teased with the prospect of a Conor McGregor fight for three years, God knows he deserves a spot at the White House. But here, he should have been given that bout with McGregor, who was pining for a place at this event, and who said he’d gladly face Chandler – two years after a broken toe ruled the Irishman out of their planned match-up. Instead, Chandler will take on flashy Brazilian striker Ruffy.

The bout is sure to deliver fireworks, so we’ll give the UFC credit there, but the expectation is that “Iron Mike” will fall victim to the rising star. It just feels a bit unfair… That said, we do understand that the UFC is operating at a loss on this event, and hypothetically saving McGregor for International Fight Week in July makes more financial sense. Grade: B-

Bo Nickal vs Kyle Daukaus

This is perhaps the flattest match-up on the card. Yes, it’s an all-American bout; and yes, it sees two exciting middleweight prospects square off. But fans have soured somewhat on wrestler-turned-power-puncher Nickal, while they respect but don’t care too much about Daukaus. The winner will edge towards the title picture at 185lb, but this is hardly the kind of big-stakes fight that we were promised for 14 June. Grade: C

Derrick Lewis vs Josh Hokit

A late addition in April, and a personal request by Trump, who watched from cageside as Hokit won an instant classic with Curtis Blaydes in Miami. Hokit has emerged as a controversial, rising star courtesy of his WWE-style promos, and he will take on one of Trump’s favourite fighters in Lewis. This could go either way: it could be a slugfest to match Hokit’s last outing, or it could be a cumbersome encounter; it is unlikely to be anything in between. In any case, it did get two extra American fighters on the card. Grade: C+

Diego Lopes vs Steve Garcia

Here are the positives: Lopes always excites, and the match-up makes divisional sense at 145lb. Lopes is aiming to bounce back from two title-fight losses in his last three fights, and the Brazilian’s opponent here is a rising contender who represents the US. Tick, tick, tick. But while our counter-point isn’t especially dynamic, it holds true: this one just doesn’t get the juices flowing enough for the White House fight card. Lopes vs Garcia? Come on, now… This was meant to be the greatest card in UFC history. Grade: C+

Overall event grade: C+. We can see what the UFC was trying to do. Seven fights is a smarter move than doing too many, especially given title bouts are scheduled for 25 minutes. And of the seven fights, six feature US stars, including big homegrown names in Gaethje, O’Malley and Chandler. What’s more, Topuria and Pereira are two of the UFC’s biggest stars regardless of nationality. But while we’ve praised the UFC for the good elements it’s bringing to the White House, it’s so difficult not to focus on what is lacking.

Above are clear examples of better match-ups, and that’s without even disregarding some of these fights altogether to mention totally different athletes. By usual standards, this would be an A grade card for the UFC – maybe an A+ at a push. But not for an event of this magnitude.

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The New York Knicks practice prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Sunday, June 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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NEW YORK — Madison Square Garden has seen just about everything in sports and entertainment, from the first Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier fight to the first Wrestlemania.

It just hasn’t seen much of the NBA Finals.

The New York Knicks have brought the finals back to their home court for the first time since 1999 and can make sure they don’t leave again this year. Fans are spending astonishingly high prices for tickets and the potential to witness a celebration more than five decades in the making.

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With a 2-0 lead over Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, the Knicks are halfway to their first championship since 1973. They are the biggest thing in the Big Apple, and it seems everyone is caught up in the hoopla except the Knicks themselves.

“I know the fan base is really excited, as they should be,” captain Jalen Brunson said. “But as a team, us inside the locker room, we have more work to do.”

Game 3 is Monday, with President Donald Trump in the building. Whether they’ve played in the arena or sat way up in the cheap seats — not that there is such a thing this time with tickets reselling for more than $10,000 — people know this night will be different.

“I think it’s going to be through the roof,” Spurs guard Dylan Harper said. “I think it’s going to be everything that I’ve kind of seen or dreamed of times 10.”

It will be the first NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden since June 25, 1999, which ended with the Knicks watching the Spurs celebrate their first championship after winning Game 5.

That series, and one in 1994, were the only finals games played at MSG since the Knicks won the 1973 title. They were rarely close again until this 13-game winning streak, the second longest by any team in one playoffs, with the atmosphere around the city seemingly becoming more raucous with each victory.

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“Fans have earned the right and deserve the right to see finals basketball be played here at Madison Square Garden,” Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns said. “For this to be the first game in a long time that they have seen finals basketball, it’s up to us to bring it, give them something to cheer for, give them something to get loud for and also give them something to believe in.”

Wembanyama, Brunson and the rest of the players will be only part of the scene Monday, sharing it with the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game and the celebrity fans who surround the court. Some of them were already there Sunday for practices, with Knicks coach Mike Brown finally getting to meet actor Ben Stiller, then having his news conference extended when rapper Fat Joe insisted on a chance to speak from the back.

Wembanyama got to show his stuff at MSG in his second season, when the Spurs were given the leadoff game on the NBA’s marquee Christmas schedule and he scored 42 points. Opportunities like that, which the Spurs increasingly have been treated to since drafting the 7-foot-4 phenom from France, could help them with what they will face Monday.

“This arena’s like no other. The added circumstances will be on top of that,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “We’ve been fortunate to play some games in this arena recently that have been, again, not finals, but a Christmas game. Again, I just think added attention around Victor and being in this arena a few times, we’ve experienced that. I would expect tomorrow will be more than that.”

The Knicks have been so dominant during this run that they haven’t gotten to see MSG much. They have played only four home games since May 4, when they opened the second round of the playoffs. So even the home team struggles to put into words exactly what Monday will look and sound like.

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“I’ve seen a lot of crazy atmospheres,” guard Deuce McBride said. “I don’t think I’m going to know what to expect, but I’m just proud to be here, I’m so blessed to play here and I know the fans are going to bring it and we’re going to do everything we can.”

The arena that shook when Willis Reed walked onto the court for Game 7 in 1970 will be rocking again Monday. The current MSG had opened just a couple of years earlier, and the previous one never even saw the NBA Finals. The Knicks made it three straight years from 1951-53, but those games were played at the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Avenue because the Garden was hosting the circus.

Game 3 kicks off a massive sports week in the New York region, with a World Cup game scheduled for Saturday in nearby East Rutherford, New Jersey, which will host the final. Knicks forward Josh Hart had signed on in an ambassador role for the local World Cup committee but knows the Knicks have put even the world’s biggest sporting event on the back burner for the moment.

“I love football, man, so obviously a little bummed I can’t go to some of those matches, but I have something a little more interesting right now going on in my life,” Hart said. “It also adds to the energy of the city.”

Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has been re-elected until 2030 after defeating businessman Enrique Riquelme in the club’s first genuinely contested presidential election in two decades.

However, within hours of victory, attention quickly shifted from the election itself to Pérez’s biggest football promise — the return of José Mourinho.

According to reports from Spain, Mourinho’s comeback was a major part of Pérez’s campaign messaging, with the veteran president immediately signalling a new era focused on restoring Real Madrid to the summit of European football.

Riquelme mounted Madrid’s biggest challenge in years

Riquelme’s candidacy created the most politically competitive Real Madrid election in recent memory.

The entrepreneur campaigned on promises of structural reform, transparency and football renewal. He also reportedly pushed ambitious sporting ideas involving club legends and high-profile transfer plans.

Although Pérez ultimately secured victory comfortably, Riquelme’s campaign generated major support among younger Madridistas and ensured the election became far more than a routine confirmation process.

Following the result, Riquelme congratulated Pérez but insisted:

“This is not the end.”

That statement immediately fuelled speculation that internal political battles at Real Madrid may continue well beyond this election cycle.

Mourinho return becomes immediate headline

Despite the election result dominating Spanish football headlines, Mourinho quickly became the centre of discussion among supporters.

Pérez reportedly told supporters:

“The fight for the 16th Champions League starts today.”

He also praised Mourinho publicly, calling him:

“One of the world’s best coaches.”

The Portuguese manager previously coached Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013, winning La Liga with a record-breaking 100-point season and helping end Barcelona’s domestic dominance under Pep Guardiola.

Many Madrid supporters still regard Mourinho as the man who rebuilt the club’s mentality before the Champions League dynasty that followed.

Now, more than a decade later, Pérez appears ready to bring “The Special One” back to the Santiago Bernabéu.

The president behind the Galácticos era

Pérez first became president of Real Madrid in 2000 and immediately transformed the club into football’s biggest commercial powerhouse.

His first spell saw the arrival of stars like:

• Zinedine Zidane
• David Beckham
• Ronaldo Nazário
• Luís Figo

That famous “Galácticos” project changed football marketing forever and helped transform Real Madrid into a global entertainment empire.

After returning to power in 2009, Pérez oversaw arguably the greatest era in the club’s modern history, including:

• Six UEFA Champions League titles
• Multiple La Liga triumphs
• The redevelopment of the Santiago Bernabéu
• Record-breaking commercial growth
• The signings of stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham

Under Pérez, Real Madrid strengthened their reputation as Europe’s ultimate big-stage club.

More than Mourinho: Pérez planning another Galáctico era

Mourinho’s expected return may be dominating headlines, but sources in Spain suggest Pérez’s plans go far beyond the dugout.

Real Madrid are reportedly already exploring defensive reinforcements, with names such as Ibrahima Konaté and Denzel Dumfries linked to the club ahead of the new season.

Even more intriguing are reports that Pérez has teased another blockbuster “Galáctico” signing potentially worth around €150 million.

The identity of that player remains unknown, but the speculation has already exploded across Europe as fans wonder who could become the next superstar at the Santiago Bernabéu.

It would not be the first time Pérez has shaken world football with a statement signing.

Across his presidency, Real Madrid have consistently targeted the biggest names in the sport, including:

• Luís Figo
• Zinedine Zidane
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Kaká
• Gareth Bale
• Jude Bellingham
• Kylian Mbappé

That strategy helped transform Real Madrid from a football giant into arguably the most powerful sporting brand on the planet.

A reign measured in trophies

Across his two spells in charge, Pérez has overseen one of the most successful periods any football club has ever experienced.

During his presidency, Real Madrid have won:

• Multiple UEFA Champions League titles
• Numerous La Liga crowns
• FIFA Club World Cups
• Copa del Rey trophies
• UEFA Super Cups

The club also became one of the richest and most powerful sporting institutions in the world under his leadership.

Few presidents in football history can match Pérez’s combination of sporting success, commercial influence and global brand growth.

What comes next for Madrid?

Reports in Spain suggest Pérez’s new term could immediately usher in another major rebuild.

With Mourinho potentially returning, transfer plans already taking shape and another Galáctico signing being teased, Pérez appears determined to launch one final era capable of delivering Real Madrid’s long-awaited 16th European crown.

For Pérez, the election victory was important.

But for many Madrid fans, the real excitement begins now.

Because if his latest promises become reality, José Mourinho is returning to the Bernabéu — and another era of Galácticos may be about to begin.

Two-time Olympic-medallist PV Sindhu will look to end a prolonged title drought, while rising star Ayush Shetty will spearhead India’s men’s singles campaign at the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament beginning on Tuesday. Sindhu, seeded third, enters the tournament with a favourable draw as she searches for her first BWF World Tour title since winning the Syed Modi International in 2024. The former world champion’s best result this season remains a semifinal finish at the Malaysia Open in January.

The 30-year-old will open against Peru’s Ines Lucia Castillo and is likely to face the winner of the first-round clash between fellow Indian Isharani Barua and China’s Han Qian Xi.

Sindhu comes into the event after a round-of-16 finish at the Indonesia Open, where she lost to Paris Olympics champion and old nemesis and world No.1 An Se-young of South Korea.

If she progresses as expected, Sindhu could run into Japan’s world No.3 Akane Yamaguchi in the semifinals.

The Indian enjoys a slender 15-13 head-to-head advantage over the Japanese star. A potential final could pit her against second seed and world No. 8 Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand, against whom Sindhu leads 7-5.

India will have a sizeable presence in the women’s singles draw as Tanvi Sharma faces fifth-seeded Chiu Pin-Chian of Chinese Taipei, while Malvika Bansod takes on Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei.

Anmol Kharb has been handed a tough opener against former world champion and fourth seed Nozomi Okuhara of Japan.

Aakarshi Kashyap faces Malaysia’s Wong Ling Ching, while Tanya Hemanth takes on USA’s Ishika Jaiswal.

In men’s singles, world No. 20 Ayush Shetty, seeded sixth, will begin against a qualifier as he seeks a good run after a pre-quarterfinal exit at the Indonesia Open last week.

Former world championships bronze-medallist HS Prannoy opens against Indonesia’s Moh. Zaki Uba, while world No. 49 Kiran George will face Malaysia’s Justin Hoh in the first round.

India’s challenge in men’s doubles will rest on two pairs.

Hariharan Amsakarunan and M.R. Arjun, who are fresh from a quarterfinal appearance at the Indonesia Open, face a stiff opening-round test against eighth-seeded Chinese Taipei duo Lee Fang-Chih and Lee Fang-Jen.

Achutaditya Rao Doddavarapu and Pochana Arjun Reddy will take on China’s Huang Di and Liu Yang.

India have no representatives in the women’s doubles main draw.

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Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte has reportedly been frustrating people within the organization with the MLB trade deadline looming.

Marte, a switch-hitter with power from both sides of the plate, is someone Arizona has tried to trade this past winter despite his talent and six-year extension that kicked in this season.

But USA TODAY reported Marte “continues to frustrate segments of the organization by opting to take days off.” Most recently, Marte decided to sit for last week’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, where superstar Shohei Ohtani was pitching, and he then proceeded to hit a walk-off home run the next day for the D-Backs.

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Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks looks on before the game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, on May 30, 2026. (Maddy Grassy/Getty Images)

The reason for Marte missing the game last Wednesday was a mixture of his decision as well as the second baseman dealing with lower-back and hamstring ailments, per Arizona Sports. Marte didn’t want to risk any further injury.

“We’re all human, and we all need a day here and there,” Marte said through a translator following the walk-off homer he hit on Thursday’s game.

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This also isn’t new for Marte, who created some tension in the clubhouse due to absences and off-day requests near the All-Star break. It was reported that Marte’s teammates didn’t appreciate trying to time his off-days, leading to an apology later on.

Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks bats during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, on May 30, 2026. (Maddy Grassy/Getty Images)

With Marte being involved in trade rumors in the past, they will certainly pick up with MLB’s trade deadline scheduled for Aug. 3 this year. It’s later than usual, but with teams dealing with injuries as well as trying to bolster their lineups, rotations and bullpens, players with Marte’s talent will surely lead to calls to those in the Arizona front office.

Marte should be sold at a high price, if at all, given he is under contract through the 2030 campaign at a relatively low price after signing his six-year, $116.5 million contract. He also has a player option for the 2031 season, where he will be age 37.

While second base is his usual spot on the field, Marte has played shortstop as well as center field in his 12-year career. The Dominican Republic product has earned three All-Star nods, including each of the past two seasons.

Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against the Colorado Rockies during the fourth inning at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz., on May 23, 2026. (Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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This year, Marte is slashing .250/.304/.450 with a .754 OPS — the lowest mark since his 2022 campaign in Arizona (.727). He has hit 11 homers, driven in 37 runs and scored 37 times across 60 games.     

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