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Barcelona have a great chance to go within a point of La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid if they can win against Real Valladolid tonight. There has been a sense of optimism at the club ever since Joan Laporta was elected president and the club is now preparing ahead of what is expected to be a hectic summer transfer window. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top stories involving Barcelona from 5 April 2021....

Barcelona registered a 2-1 win over Villarreal this past Sunday and are now just two points off league leaders Atletico Madrid with a game in hand. The La Liga title race has now been blown wide open after Atletico Madrid slipped up and lost to Athletic Bilbao. Meanwhile, new club president Joan Laporta and co. are keeping themselves busy with preparations ahead of what’s expected to be a busy summer transfer window....

After being victorious against Nadal in the semi-finals, the Austrian wasn’t going to relinquish his shot at the title as he recorded a memorable, dominating and praiseworthy straight-set win over Daniil Medvedev in the final to win his first ever title in Barcelona. For Dominic Thiem, the win in Barcelona is a follow-up to his majestic win over Roger Federer in the final at Indian Wells where he won his first Masters 1000 title a little earlier this year....

Barcelona’s financial situation has been delicate for a long time now. The club had already activated three economic levers in order to make reinforcements to their squad. Following the successful signings of Robert Lewandowski, Jules Kounde, Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen and Raphinha, the Blaugrana faced a new hurdle in registering them. However, after a meeting involving club president Joan Laporta, Mateu Alemany and Rafa Yuste, the club sold 24.5% of Barça Studios to Orpheus Media for $103 million....

Even though the capital side finds themselves dangerously adrift of Barcelona in La Liga and with a difficult tie against PSG awaiting them in the Champions League, manager Zinedine Zidane has repeatedly denied that Madrid will splash the cash in the next few weeks. Since taking the job two years ago from Carlo Ancelotti, the Frenchman has established a new transfer philosophy for the club with an emphasis on young, Spanish and Cantera players over expensive, international footballers....

There are several bariatric surgeries—gastric bypass, gastric banding, and others—all of which have the same end goal: to reduce the amount of food your body can absorb in order to promote weight loss. Bariatric surgery is a major medical procedure used to help you avoid health complications of obesity, not for cosmetic reasons. This article will provide a complete overview of bariatric surgery—the types, risks, why it’s done, and what to expect....

Everton 80/1 to win PL crown Barkley’s Everton contract expires at the end of the 2017-18 season and his failure to agree a new deal at Goodison Park has led to suggestions Tottenham, Chelsea or Manchester United will attempt to lure him away from Merseyside. Barkley started one game and came off the bench twice for Hodgson’s England team at the 2014 World Cup but failed to make an appearance at Euro 2016....

Here are more strange-but-true minor league swaps: MORE: Best MiLB states | 17-inning no-hitter | Fenced in | Identity theft MUSCLE FOR MUSSEL: The Dallas Submarines had an oceanic name, so it made sense when they traded for seafood. The Texas League club sent pitcher John Martina to New Orleans for two barrels of oysters in 1921. Martina pitched in the Major Leagues for Washington a few years later, where teammates called him “Oyster Joe....

The board of directors retained its 10-player limit imposed on voters despite a proposal by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, whose veteran members cast the ballots, to raise the maximum to 12 players. MORE: Classic Sporting News covers of Baseball Hall of Famers “At some point, there has to be a line drawn,” Brad Horn, the Hall’s vice president of communications and education, told ESPN.com. “To retain the exclusivity of the Baseball Hall of Fame, entering the Hall of Fame should be difficult....

Griffey blasted 630 home runs while making 13 All-Star teams and earning 10 Gold Glove awards. He will no doubt become the first Mariner inducted into the Hall of Fame a year from now. MORE: The worst Hall of Fame selections ever But what about the rest of the BBWAA ballot? Here’s a partial list of those who will be eligible for the first time in 2016: Garret Anderson, Brad Ausmus, Luis Castillo, Jim Edmonds, Troy Glaus, Mark Grudzielanek, Jose Guillen, Mike Hampton, Trevor Hoffman, Jason Kendall, Mike Lowell, Russ Ortiz, Chan Ho Park, Mike Sweeney and Billy Wagner....

These days, of course, Kasper is the television play-by-play guy for the Chicago Cubs, alongside analyst Jim Deshaies. He’s been with the club since 2005, which means he’s been there for the World Series and the near-misses and the 95-plus loss seasons. In other words, he’s lived the Cubs experience. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN That makes Kasper the perfect choice for the next edition of Baseball Voices, the in-depth Q/A with the goal of learning a bit more about the men and women who are our eyes and ears when we’re watching — or just listening — to baseball games all summer....

Meerut born, Priyam Garg made his first-class debut against Goa in 2018 where he went on to score an unbeaten 117. He led the Under-19 Indian team at the World Cup earlier this year in South Africa where they finished runners-up. Priyam Garg has an impressive first-class record where he averages 66.69 in his 16 innings for Uttar Pradesh. The youngster has made rapid strides since his breakout debut and was one of the most sort-after players at the IPL auction in December....

Josh Scott's job that September day was to keep everybody working as a unit to accomplish the task — just in a different forum than usual for a group of young men accustomed to countless hours on the practice court. "Josh Scott, one of our best players, may have the best season out of all of us, but there was an exercise where he had to be on the bike trying to command the unit," Colorado junior guard Spencer Dinwiddie recalled....

World Cup winner Schweinsteiger and former world number one and French Open champion Ivanovic married in July 2016, with the Serbian confirming her pregnancy in November. And the couple shared news of their son’s arrival on Monday in posts on Twitter. “Welcome to the world our little boy! We are so happy,” wrote Schweinsteiger, who now plays for Chicago Fire. Ivanovic, who retired in 2016, posted: “Welcome to the world our little boy....

The teaser that was featured on the Warner Bros Montreal Twitter page features a set of five different badges, with each outlining and identifying key characteristics of certain Batman characters. With the game being slated as a 2020 release, with compatibility for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, fans are already frothing at the mouth trying to decipher the meaning of this teaser. RELATED: Artist Shows What Next-Gen Batman Could Look Like...

The first defeat inflicted on FC Goa this season was by Jamshedpur FC, a 4-1 thrashing in a game where Ferran Corominas was suspended. The two sides have met three times in the ISL, and the matches involving these two teams have coughed up a total of 11 goals. While Goa won the first two meetings, Jamshedpur’s win earlier this season was an eye-opener for all teams looking to counter FC Goa’s attacking football....

The news comes directly from the Twitter of the senior video & media director/editor at EA DICE, Randy Evans, who is working on the upcoming Battlefield trailer. His post was short and sweet, stating simply, “Battlefield 2018 reveal trailer is underway.” Evans did not specify an expected date for the trailer, but there isn’t a need to rush it out the door just yet. The game was confirmed by EA to release this October, so there’s plenty of time to hype the title....

It was recently announced that Battlefield 2042 will launch with seven maps, all of which the developers have provided details for on the game’s website. However, there is still a mystery game mode that Battlefield 2042 will feature that players have been told very little about. The developers have confirmed that it will not be a battle royale mode, but instead said that it is a mode built with the series’ oldest and most dedicated players in mind....

Despite being surprised in the manner in which Barcelona conceded some of the goals, Arteta claimed that any team could face such a result at Anfield. In case you didn’t know… Barcelona’s season ended in a disappointing manner as the Catalan giants only managed to win La Liga, despite being in the running for another treble. Barcelona beat Liverpool 3-0 in the Champions League semi-final first leg at the Camp Nou before crashing out of the tournament after losing 4-0 in the return leg on Merseyside....