Le joueur vedette LeBron James a accepté un contrat de deux ans, d’une valeur de 104 tens of millions $ pour revenir avec les Lakers de Los Angeles. 

C’est ce qu’a rapporté mercredi le journaliste Adrian Wojnarowski. 

La carrière de James, 39 ans, tire à sa fin.

Mais il a toujours exprimé le souhait de jouer dans la NBA avec son fils, Bronny, qui a été récemment repêché par les Lakers; il s’agirait du premier duo père-fils de l’histoire de la NBA. 

Par ailleurs, un bon ami de James, JJ Redick, été nommé entraîneur-chef de la formation californienne, autre incitatif pour un retour à Los Angeles. 

«King James» a récolté en moyenne 25,7 factors, 8,3 passes décisives et 7,3 rebonds, mais ses Lakers ont été stoppés dès le premier tour des séries par les Nuggets de Denver, en cinq petits matchs.

L’âge ne ralentit toutefois pas celui que certains considèrent comme le meilleur joueur de l’histoire – il y a un débat entre lui et Michael Jordan -, automotive James a affiché son meilleur taux d’efficacité du centre-ville, à 41%.

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Ryan Garcia was expelled by the World Boxing Council on Thursday after he repeatedly used racial slurs in opposition to Black folks and disparaged Muslims in feedback livestreamed on social media.

WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman announced the penalty against Garcia on the social media platform X.

“Exercising my authority as president of the WBC, I’m hereby expelling Ryan Garcia from any exercise with our group,” Sulaiman posted. “We reject any type of discrimination.”

Garcia posted an apology of sorts on X.

“I used to be trolling I would like all of the killing to cease,” Garcia wrote. “I like everybody sorry if I offended you.”

An lawyer representing Garcia didn’t instantly reply to an e-mail from The Related Press looking for remark.

Final month, Garcia was suspended for a yr by the New York State Athletic Fee, which additionally dominated that his April 20 victory over Devin Haney can be thought of a no-contest after he examined optimistic for performance-enhancing medicine.

LeBron James is making it official: He is coming again for a record-tying twenty second season within the NBA, one the place the league’s all-time scoring chief may share the ground along with his son Bronny as teammates with the Los Angeles Lakers.

James has agreed to a two-year contract to stay with the Lakers, an individual with information of the negotiations mentioned Wednesday. The second yr of the deal is at James’ choice and means he may grow to be a free agent once more subsequent summer season, mentioned the individual, who spoke to The Related Press on situation of anonymity as a result of the settlement had not been introduced publicly.

ESPN reported that the Lakers and James’ agent, Klutch Sports activities CEO Wealthy Paul, could agree on a wage barely lower than the max that James may have gotten — a transfer that would maintain the staff from reaching the second apron and protect some roster flexibility going ahead.

CBC Sports activities has not confirmed the reviews. 

Both means, the expectation is that James will make round $50 million US — give or take a bit bit — this coming season, pushing his profession on-court earnings to round $530 million and making him the primary participant in NBA historical past to eclipse the $500 million mark.

It is going to be James’ twenty second season within the NBA, tying Vince Carter for the league file. The Lakers chosen Bronny James final week within the second spherical of the draft, placing them in place to have the primary on-court father-son duo in NBA historical past.

Getting the deal completed clears one logistical hurdle: LeBron James wanted a brand new deal in place earlier than he may take the ground with USA Basketball for the beginning of its coaching camp in Las Vegas this weekend, one the place the squad will begin preparations for the Paris Olympics. James will play within the Olympics for the fourth time, his first since serving to the U.S. win gold on the 2012 London Video games.

He’ll flip 40 in December and averaged 25.7 factors, 7.3 rebounds and eight.3 assists final season — because the oldest energetic participant within the league.

Not solely is James the all-time chief in factors (40,474), however he is fourth in assists (11,009), sixth in video games performed (1,492), and eighth in each 3-pointers made (2,410) and steals (2,275).

His 20 All-Star alternatives is a file, as are his 20 appearances on the All-NBA staff. He holds the information for being each the youngest participant, and oldest participant, to make an All-NBA squad.

James grew to become the youngest to make All-NBA when he was voted onto the staff for the 2004-05 season. This previous season, he grew to become the primary participant to be age 39 or older in what grew to become an All-NBA marketing campaign.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Duncan had been each just some days from turning 39 when the common seasons resulted in what grew to become their remaining All-NBA campaigns, Abdul-Jabbar’s being 1985-86 and Duncan’s being 2014-15. James performed in 71 video games this previous season, the final 42 of these coming after he turned 39.

LONDON (AP) — There have been tears from Andy Murray. Standing ovations from the Centre Court docket crowd. A video tribute replete with messages from Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Venus Williams. And, sure, a doubles match Murray performed alongside his brother Thursday, all a part of the primary cease on the two-time Wimbledon singles champion’s farewell tour at a match that meant a lot to him.

The Murrays misplaced 7-6 (6), 6-4 within the first spherical of males’s doubles towards Rinky Hijikata and John Friends — however the outcome was, actually, irrelevant on this night.

“The match itself, it was robust, bodily. It was onerous for me. … I used to be lucky I used to be even capable of get on the courtroom to play,” mentioned Murray, who had surgical procedure to take away a cyst from his backbone lower than two weeks in the past, forcing him to withdraw from singles.

“It was fairly emotional,” Murray mentioned in regards to the postmatch tribute. “Watching the video was good, however onerous as properly, for me. As a result of you already know it’s coming to the top of one thing that you just completely cherished doing for such a very long time. In order that was troublesome.”

It was the primary time a males’s doubles first-round match was performed within the occasion’s important stadium in practically 30 years, a becoming means for him to start to say goodbye — and for his many followers to supply their thanks and properly needs, too.

Murray, a 37-year-old from Scotland, has mentioned he’ll head into retirement after enjoying on the All England Membership, the place he’s additionally entered in blended doubles with 2021 U.S. Open winner Emma Raducanu, and the Paris Olympics, which start later this month.

“I’m prepared to complete enjoying,” Murray mentioned, “as a result of I can’t play to the extent I wish to anymore.”

Murray sometimes fidgeted together with his again and appeared a tad uncomfortable whereas enjoying, however he additionally let loose a celebratory scream after hitting a forehand return winner to go up a break at 2-0 within the second set, the kind of shot that helped him attain No. 1 within the rankings.

This was the primary time the Murray siblings had performed collectively on the All England Membership. They bumped fists earlier than the match started; they slapped palms between factors. Their mom, Judy, who taught each boys tennis, was in a visitor field, sitting with Andy’s spouse, Kim, and two of the couple’s 4 youngsters.

“It was a enjoyable expertise for me to be on the market and play with him,” Jamie mentioned. “It was type of unusual figuring out what the background was.”

Jamie’s youthful brother turned a celebrity in these components by profitable Wimbledon in 2013, making him the first British man to triumph in singles on the All England Membership in 77 years. He gained the title once more in 2016.

His different Grand Slam trophy got here on the U.S. Open in 2012, the identical 12 months he gained his first singles gold medal on the London Olympics at Centre Court docket — “Certainly one of my favourite days I’ve ever had, definitely as an athlete,” he mentioned Thursday — and the following, at Rio de Janeiro in 2016, made him the one participant with two in a row.

There have been a few of his typical mannerisms, whether or not it was tugging on the brim of his white hat or leaning over to drag on the tongues of his sneakers or clenching a fist whereas trying up on the stands. There wasn’t as a lot of the fireplace and brimstone he was well-known for, the cursing and muttering directed at his group or, simply as regularly, himself.

“Typically,” Djokovic mentioned throughout the four-minute video, “it appeared such as you towards the world.”

Then it was Federer’s flip to say: “However you had been by no means alone. As a result of when you you carried your individual desires, you additionally carried theirs,” referring to Murray’s many followers.

After the ceremony, Murray was greeted by a number of present and former gamers, together with Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, Lleyton Hewitt, Holger Rune, Cam Norrie, Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe.

After which Murray walked over to his brother, and so they hugged.

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(Ottawa) Une meneuse « exceptionnelle » animée d’un « souci d’excellence » : le premier ministre s’est félicité de son choix de nommer la lieutenante-générale Jennie Carignan cheffe d’état-major de la Défense nationale. La décision de lui confier les rênes des Forces armées a été saluée par le Bloc québécois et le Nouveau Parti démocratique, mais n’avait toujours pas suscité de réactions au Parti conservateur en début de soirée.

« Je veux féliciter Jennie Carignan, qui a grandi ici au Québec, qui est promue au poste de cheffe d’état-major de la Défense », a déclaré Justin Trudeau en marge d’une annonce à Montréal, mercredi.

« Au fil de sa carrière, son management, son souci d’excellence et son dévouement ont été des atouts considérables pour nos Forces armées », a-t-il enchaîné.

Et Jennie Carignan, a-t-il assuré, saura « contribuer à rendre le Canada plus fort et plus sécuritaire ».

Le ministre de la Défense nationale Invoice Blair a salué la désignation de la militaire « qui a servi le Canada avec grande distinction, tant au pays qu’à l’étranger » pendant sa carrière de plus de 35 ans.

Sa « vaste expérience » fait d’elle « la personne idéale pour mener les Forces armées canadiennes (FAC) », et « j’ai confiance en l’avenir de cette importante establishment sous son management », a-t-il aussi dit.

Parmi ses faits d’armes, Jennie Carignan a été commandante de deux régiments du génie de fight, ainsi que le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean et la 2^e Division du Canada.

Elle a été déployée en Bosnie-Herzégovine, sur le plateau du Golan et en Afghanistan, et elle a commandé la mission de l’OTAN en Irak pendant un an, de novembre 2019 à novembre 2020.

Sa sélection pour relever « un grand défi » a aussi été applaudie par la gouverneure générale du Canada Mary Simon, qui est officiellement commandante en chef des FAC.

« Je sais qu’elle saura maintenir les hauts requirements auxquels nous ont habitués les FAC, et qu’elle le fera avec dignité, honneur, respect et un grand sens du devoir », a déclaré la représentante du roi au Canada.

D’autres, notamment l’ambassadeur des États-Unis à Ottawa, ont joint leurs voix à ce live performance d’éloges pour cette nomination historique.

« Ce fut un privilège de travailler avec la lieutenante-générale Carignan, qui est une éminente chief et une amie précieuse pour les États-Unis », a notamment écrit David Cohen sur le réseau X.

La veille de la désignation, qui avait été éventée au cours des derniers jours, les porte-parole bloquiste et néo-démocrate en matière de Défense nationale s’étaient montrées enthousiasmées par ce choix.

Sollicité à plusieurs reprises mardi et mercredi, le Parti conservateur n’a pas réagi.

Une courte transition

En vertu de cette nomination, Jennie Carignan sera promue générale.

Elle remplacera le général Wayne Eyre, l’actuel chef d’état‑main de la Défense, qui prendra sa retraite des FAC après environ 40 ans de service.

Il a d’ailleurs tenu à féliciter sa successeure.

« Nous œuvrerons au cours des prochaines semaines à assurer une transition efficace et sans heurt », a-t-il entre autres souligné dans un message publié sur le réseau X.

Le général Eyre, qui tenait les rênes des FAC depuis 2021, continuera à assumer ses fonctions jusqu’à ce que la nomination de la nouvelle cheffe d’état‑main de la Défense entre en vigueur.

Cela se fera le 18 juillet prochain, lors d’une cérémonie de passation de commandement.

Le délai entre la nomination de Jennie Carignan et le passage officiel du témoin est donc relativement court docket.

Des officiers supérieurs avaient d’ailleurs déploré la lenteur du gouvernement Trudeau à procéder à cette nomination, selon nos informations.

L’annonce du départ à la retraite du général Eyre remonte au 12 janvier dernier, il y a donc près de six mois.

For the Australian duo of John Friends and Rinky Hijikata – who defeated the Murray brothers 7-6(6) 6-4 – the expertise was simply as significant.

“To have the ability to step out and share it with Andy was one thing actually particular,” Friends mentioned. “It was Andy’s evening, however sadly, we upset it for him.”

Fellow Aussie Storm Hunter spoke on The AO Present Weekly in regards to the enormity of the event, and going up towards one in every of Nice Britain’s greatest-ever athletes of their home-Slam swansong.

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“I’m positive they grew up watching Andy and admiring Andy too, and nearly in a approach, not desirous to be those that finish Andy’s profession,” mentioned Hunter, the ladies’s doubles world No.6.

“What an incredible alternative for Peersy and Rinky to exit and play their first-round doubles on Centre Court docket at Wimbledon.”

The federal authorities has named Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan as defence chief.

As CBC Information first reported final week, Carignan’s appointment makes her the primary lady to carry the Canadian Armed Forces’ high job. She is presently the navy’s chief {of professional} conduct and tradition, a place created following the sexual misconduct disaster.

A number of high-ranking leaders had been compelled to step down from their posts after they had been accused of sexual misconduct in 2021.

The ensuing scandal prompted a damning exterior report by former Supreme Court docket justice Louise Arbour that made a collection of suggestions to vary the poisonous tradition throughout the Armed Forces. Carignan has been the face of the efforts to reform that tradition, offering updates to the general public about efforts to implement these suggestions.

Carignan joined the navy in 1986. She has commanded fight engineer regiments and led troops responding to floods in Quebec.

In 2008, she turned the primary lady to guide a fight pressure within the Canadian navy.

She acquired the Meritorious Service Medal and the Governor Common’s Order of Army Advantage, and her deployments included Afghanistan, Bosnia and Syria. She led a yearlong NATO mission in Iraq that resulted in late 2020.

Her official biography additionally notes that she has 4 youngsters, together with two who’re members of the Armed Forces.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau instructed reporters in Montreal on Wednesday that naming the brand new defence chief was an “terribly necessary selection.”

“Notably in these moments of difficult geopolitics and elevated threats, notably to our Arctic,” he stated.

“Ensuring that we’ve got the correct individual to guide our Armed Forces on this pivotal time was one thing that I believe Canadians appropriately felt that we wanted to take critically, which we did.”

Army struggling to recruit

Carignan takes over a navy in transition, amid the continued tradition change efforts and the pressing job of attempting to rebuild its ranks after years of declining recruitment and poor retention.

The Armed Forces is brief roughly 16,000 troops and for a number of years it has didn’t recruit extra members than it has misplaced to retirement or launch, one thing that Defence Minister Invoice Blair known as a “dying spiral” again in March.

That has been a supply of pressure between the federal government and navy management.

In the meantime, the Armed Forces face elevated calls for to answer weather-related emergencies in Canada and increase the nation’s presence in japanese Europe as warfare rages in Ukraine.

In a current interview, the outgoing defence chief stated the navy is “beginning to sense a turnaround” in recruitment.

Gen. Wayne Eyre stated Canada’s allies are dealing with related challenges in recruitment and the issue is just not absolutely understood.

He cited the “very tight labour market” as one problem, together with altering demographics.

Eyre stated there are additionally points with Canadians’ readiness to serve, with “elevated incidence of medical challenges, mental-health challenges.”

The Armed Forces is experimenting with modifications to its medical admissibility for folks with sure situations like allergy symptoms, or those that are taking remedy for ADHD.

“Now we have began a pathway for important change throughout the establishment,” he stated, including that an upcoming inner technique will element efforts to enhance the navy’s total readiness.

Eyre was appointed in 2021 when Adm. Artwork McDonald stepped down weeks into his tenure as defence chief after being accused of sexual misconduct.

He stated stabilizing the group amid that scandal was the highest precedence.

“It is a work in progress, and so that is what I go away for my successor: unfinished work, however work that may by no means be completed as a result of it continues to evolve,” he stated.

Carignan is about to formally take over command of the Armed Forces in a ceremony on July 18.

Lt.-Gen. Frances Allen, who was the primary lady to be named vice-chief of the defence workers, additionally plans to retire this yr and can be changed in an early August change-of-command ceremony. Her alternative has not been named publicly.

On America’s Independence Day, Kendrick Lamar simply made issues private for Canadian basketball followers.

The rapper dropped his much-anticipated music video for “Not Like Us” tonight (July 4), which is stuffed with thinly veiled visible photographs at Drake. The diss monitor’s video was filmed in Compton, and it appears like the entire metropolis got here out to have a good time at Drake’s expense.

For followers in Toronto, although, there’s one cameo that cuts particularly deep: DeMar DeRozan.

The NBA participant seems on the 2:43 mark throughout this line: “I am glad DeRoz’ got here dwelling, y’all did not deserve him neither.”

For many who did not catch the reference initially, or who thought he was by some means referring to D-Rose (one other NBA participant, Derrick Rose), it is now painfully apparent who it is about.

The Compton-born skilled basketball participant is now a member of the Chicago Bulls, however was drafted by the Toronto Raptors — Canada’s lone NBA staff, for which Drake serves as the worldwide ambassador.

He was traded in 2018 for Kawhi Leonard, who then led the Raptors to their first NBA championship that season. In a number of interviews since then, DeRozan has talked about how he felt betrayed by the commerce and had wished to play his complete profession in Toronto. However he by no means had a nasty phrase for the town or the followers, who proceed to deal with him like a hometown hero each time he returns.

DeRozan was as soon as shut sufficient to Drake that he unintentionally spilled the beans on an upcoming mixtape, so it is laborious to not interpret this as him choosing his hometown rapper Kendrick Lamar’s aspect.

DeRozan additionally appeared onstage at Kendrick’s Juneteenth “Pop Out” live performance in Los Angeles, so this does not come totally out of nowhere. However his temporary cameo trying into the digital camera within the “Not Like Us” video feels one other direct hit.

Matteo Berrettini’s run by means of the Wimbledon draw to his maiden grand slam ultimate in 2021 felt like a big second. Regardless that he misplaced to Novak Djokovic within the decisive match, Berrettini had already established himself as one Italy’s best tennis gamers. After his defeat, Berrettini travelled straight from Wimbledon to Wembley the place spent that night time and the next days toasting to his success with the Italian crew that had conquered Euro 2020.

Three years later, Berrettini’s success is a distant reminiscence, a consequence of accidents, depressing luck and the flourishing greatness of his sensible opponent on Centre Court docket. Jannik Sinner, who turned the primary ever Italian ATP No 1 final month, has since taken tennis of their nation to unprecedented heights and on Wednesday afternoon, he bolstered the brand new establishment in a tense, high-quality tussle by producing three flawless tie-breaks below stress to defeat Berrettini 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-6 (4) and attain the third spherical.

“We’re superb pals, we play Davis Cup collectively, generally we practise collectively,” Sinner mentioned afterwards. “It’s clearly very, very robust that we needed to play one another in such an necessary event. At present was a really excessive stage match, I believed we each performed rather well. In three tie-breaks, I bought generally a bit fortunate, however I take it for as we speak.”

Since changing into the primary Italian man to achieve a grand slam ultimate since Adriano Panatta in 1976 and rising as excessive as No 6 within the ATP rankings, the previous three seasons of Berrettini’s profession have been ravaged by accidents and he fell as little as No 154 this yr. Whereas Berrettini fell out of relevance, Sinner has grown to turn into the most effective participant on the earth. This week marks his first grand slam event because the world no 1. Nonetheless, he continues to take his success in his stride.

Unseeded and susceptible, Berrettini’s brutal draw was additionally a particularly tough problem for Sinner. Together with his huge serve and forehand complemented by his depraved backhand slice and the weird really feel across the courtroom, Berrettini has turn into among the finest grass-court gamers over the previous few years.

Each gamers entered Centre Court docket serving extraordinarily nicely and frantically trying to take the primary strike with their forehands. The primary set tie-break, nonetheless, underlined the numerous extra choices that Sinner has in his recreation. His far larger defence, return of serve and backhand marked the distinction between them as he locked down his recreation and repeatedly drew out unforced errors from Berrettini to take a snug tie-break.

However after such a high-quality set, Berrettini’s confidence grew. He continued to eviscerate forehands and he annoyed Sinner together with his backhand slice, which skidded low on the grass. It was Berrettini who took the primary break of the match, establishing a 4-2 second-set lead.

However within the decisive moments, Sinner once more simply had extra margin and potentialities in his recreation. After retrieving the break, he opened the tie-break with a devastating backhand down-the-line winner and it set the tone as he dominated from contained in the baseline, suffocating Berrettini’s backhand and taking a two-set lead.

After two property of supreme focus, Sinner’s stage lastly dropped at first of the third set and the No 1 fully misplaced timing in his forehand. Berrettini continued to serve extremely nicely, shutting Sinner out of his service video games and drawing errors together with his slice because the match shifted. The 28-year-old rolled by means of the third set and broke for a 2-1 lead within the fourth set.

Nonetheless, Sinner didn’t panic. He returned brilliantly to instantly retrieve the break and as he rolled by means of his personal service video games, the stress on Berrettini’s shoulders grew. Down match level at 5-6, 40-advantage although, Berrettini responded by spectacularly recovering to carry serve with an unreturned serve, an ace and a forehand winner in fast succession. As soon as once more, Sinner saved his greatest tennis for probably the most decisive moments, his sensible return of serve the distinction between them as he closed out a wonderful battle late on Wednesday night time.

“I knew that I needed to elevate my stage as we speak if I wished to play in opposition to him,” he mentioned. “He performed ultimate right here, he’s a grass-court specialist. I used to be trying ahead to it. It was a problem for me to return on the courtroom. I used to be very proud of how I dealt with the scenario.”

Having been dealt a tough hand so early within the event, Sinner left Centre Court docket emboldened by how he managed the difficult moments in opposition to a wonderful participant. He’s shifting higher on grass than ever earlier than, he’s bodily sturdy after his current hip points and, most of all, he seems to be decided so as to add to his grand slam depend as quickly as potential.

After the defending champion Carlos Alcaraz had booked his place within the third spherical, he was instructed instantly afterwards that his subsequent opponent, Frances Tiafoe, mentioned he’s “coming after you”.

Alcaraz simply smiled. “I’m going for him,” he mentioned. The Alcaraz smile has turn into nearly as well-known as his forehand, a function of his exhilarating run to the title right here final yr. On Wednesday, the Spaniard improved because the match went on to see off Aleksandar Vukic 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-2.

Ranked 69, the Australian made life uncomfortable for Alcaraz and served for the primary set however couldn’t shut it out. That was his final probability because the French Open champion gained the tie-break, earlier than pulling away to arrange his third-round assembly with Tiafoe.

“We performed a extremely good match on the US Open,” Alcaraz mentioned of the American. “I do know he’s a extremely gifted participant, a high one on grass. It’s going to be a extremely tough match however I’m able to take that problem, play a excessive stage of tennis and hopefully take him.”

The fifth seed, Daniil Medvedev, was being pushed so laborious by the Frenchman Alexandre Müller of their second-round match that he fully misplaced monitor of the rating.

After dropping some extent to path 6-3 in a tie-break, the Russian sat down on his chair pondering he had already misplaced the opening set to his 102nd-ranked opponent. He was then knowledgeable by the umpire that he was truly nonetheless alive within the first set and he returned to the baseline, solely to lose the following level anyway and fall behind.

Regardless of dropping that tie-break all of it turned out OK for Medvedev as he hit again to achieve the third spherical by successful the following three units.

“I believed it was 6-4 [not 5-3], I went somewhat loopy,” the 28-year-old mentioned. “I believed the set was gone. I heard the referee speaking to me. At one second I begin listening to: ‘Daniil, it’s 6-3.’ I’m like: ‘What are you speaking about? Then I see the rating. Don’t know if it ever occurred to me earlier than. Thought it was fairly humorous.”

Casper Ruud, seeded eight, was crushed in 4 units by Fabio Fognini. The Norwegian, who has solely just lately recovered from the after-effects of a parasite-related sickness, hit again from 5-2 down within the third set to increase the match however Fognini held on to win 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (1), 6-3.