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Cristian Benavente will continue in Peruvian football. After wearing the shirt Lima Alliance In the last two seasons – in 2023 he did not play – and after recovering from his ankle injury, the “Chaval” will remain in our country and defend the colors of Roberto Mosquera's César Vallejo University.

As many will remember, the Real Madrid youngster scored 6 goals in 30 games in the 2022 season, the year in which he won the championship twice with the team, but was unable to repeat his actions in 2023 due to the serious ankle injury He suffered. That kept him away the whole time.

After leaving the Alianza Lima club, the journalist Gustavo Peralta revealed that “Lad” had reached a verbal agreement with the UCV and that he would arrive in the City of Eternal Spring this weekend to sign his signature.

“Oral agreement between the César Vallejo Club and Cristian Benavente. The 'Chaval' will undergo a medical examination on Saturday and then sign his contract with the Trujillo Club,” said the club's communicator. Libero diarywho also added that the contract between both parties runs for one season with the option to extend it for another if certain goals are achieved.

Information about Cristian Benavente. Photo: Photo “X”/Gustavo Peralta

Why didn't Cristian Benavente extend with Alianza Lima?

After confirming his departure from the blue and white club, Cristian Benavente took to his social networks to clarify that he agreed to a pay cut; However, new coach Alejandro Restrepo preferred to look for other options in the offensive zone and decided not to extend him.

“Lad” also sharply criticized the rumors that he had asked for a pay rise in order to remain in the squad.

“That I wanted a raise? I reduced my salary significantly to stay at the club. And no one asked for any raises. Please check your sources, they are misleading you. I tell you, I believe I am a reliable source on the matter,” he posted on “X” (formerly Twitter).

Benavente Publication. Photo: Photo “X”/Cristian Benavente

Jim Owczarski on the Bucks' winning streak and Giannis' greatness

The Milwaukee Bucks' recent game seems to show that they have turned things around. And where does Giannis stand in NBA history? Jim Owczarski discusses.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Pacers ended the Milwaukee Bucks' 15-game home winning streak on Monday. Tonight the Bucks look to end the Pacers' four-game winning streak at Gainbridge Field House. The meeting time is 6:00 p.m. CT.

Indiana (18-14) has already won the season series against Milwaukee (24-9) and has won three of the four games so far.

The Bucks lead the Pacers 68-66 in a high-scoring first half in which all ten Bucks played scored. All 10 Pacers who played also scored points. Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 13, while Obi Toppin led Indiana with 12 off the bench.

The Pacers took an early 8-3 lead and took a 33-31 lead after the first quarter. Seven of the eight Bucks playing scored, while Jalen Smith led the Pacers with seven points.

Khris Middleton will play for the Bucks

Three-time All-Star Khris Middleton was listed as questionable earlier in the day because of two injuries he sustained for the game against the Pacers, but Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin said he will be ready to play. In addition to treating a right knee injury, he is also suffering from a left wrist sprain. Middleton underwent surgery to repair a torn scapholunate ligament in his wrist in the summer of 2022 and missed the first 20 games of the season after recovering.

Griffin said the team will continue to monitor the wrist sprain.

The Bucks travel to San Antonio to play the Spurs on Thursday, and Middleton has yet to play back-to-back games.

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What is Bucks' record without Middleton?

Milwaukee is 4-1 in games Middleton has missed this season.

Bucks injury report

• Middleton, questionable (treatment for right knee injury and left wrist sprain)
• Pat Connaughton, questionable (no COVID illness)
• Jae Crowder out (left adductor muscle surgery) Crowder is nearing the eight-week mark since his Nov. 14 surgery to repair a torn adductor muscle. Since then, its activity has gradually increased.
• AJ Green out (nose fracture) Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin said Green broke his nose during the team's practice on Dec. 31. A procedure was considered since he did not play against Indiana on Monday, but he will return to the team for the Spurs' game on Thursday. However, Green is familiar with the injury. He broke his nose last season while practicing with the Wisconsin Herd on Oct. 28 and had surgery on Nov. 1. Green returned to action on November 16.

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Is Giannis playing?

Yes.

Antetokounmpo recorded a triple-double against Indiana on New Year's Day. He scored 30 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and dished out 11 assists.

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Bucks starter

• Guards: Damian Lillard, Malik Beasley
• Forward: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton
• Center: Brook Lopez

What happened between the Bucks and Pacers?

It was an interesting season series. First, Antetokounmpo scored 54 points at Indiana on Nov. 9, but the Bucks lost a double-digit lead in a loss. Then the Pacers knocked the Bucks out of the in-season tournament with a win in the semifinals in Las Vegas on Dec. 7.

On December 13, Antetokounmpo set a franchise record with 64 points, but this led to several heated conversations between players and staff from both teams after the game. The Bucks didn't like Pacers players leaving the court without shaking hands, and there was also a misunderstanding about where the game ball was.

In the final game between the teams on Monday, the Pacers overcame two 15-point deficits to give Oshkosh native Tyrese Haliburton his first win as a pro in his home state.

Whether you're a fan of his music or not, Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger appears to be good friends with Wayne Gretzky, with whom he watched the Vancouver Canucks game on Tuesday night.

“La Merveille” was at Rogers Arena to watch the British Columbian team take on the Ottawa Senators. Kroeger was at his side, as was Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini.

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Many on social networks described this trio as unlikely, especially since the former ice hockey player and the artist apparently have no connection to Vancouver. Gretzky is from Ontario and Kroeger is from Alberta.

One thing is certain: the best scorer in the history of the National Hockey League seemed to have made his guests laugh with his anecdotes. The Rogers Arena host also took the opportunity to play Nickelback's music while the group member appeared on the giant screen.

Meanwhile, the Canucks won the game 6-3.

Celta de Vigo beat Real Betis 2-1 and left the relegation zone. The figure of this game was the Peruvian Renato Tapia, who started and played the 90 minutes. The Peruvian team's efforts were recognized by his club, who voted him MVP of the game. After his great performance, the Spanish media decided to question him Coach Rafa Benitez about the presence of the Peruvian.

During the press conference, the Spanish strategist was asked how he sees the performance of Renato Tapia in the team; Also about whether he is interested in playing for the Peru national team next season, as his relationship with the club ends in June.

“I already said at the last press conference that I was very happy with him. I can tell you that we are all very happy with him,” explained the Celta de Vigo coach.

Renato Tapia was voted MVP player of the game Celta vs. Betis. Photo: Celta de Vigo

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Renato Tapia and his numbers with Celta de Vigo

The Peruvian football player has arrived Celtic from Vigo In 2020, he played a total of 6,550 minutes in 107 games, provided 2 assists, but has not scored any goals so far.

How much is Renato Tapia worth?

According to the specialist portal Transfermarkt, Renato Tapia's market value as of October 2023 is 5 million euros. This value makes him the most expensive Peruvian player today, although it is far from his personal record (20 million euros in 2021).

Woo-Suk Go signs deal with Padres

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France St-Louis played on the international stage from 1990 to 1999 with the Canadian women's ice hockey team, which won the world championship, which was only played every two years, five times. At the age of 39, she was part of the Canadian team at the Nagano Olympics. It was the first ever women's Olympic ice hockey tournament. The team won the silver medal despite winning five consecutive World Championships.

This defeat hurt St. Louis so much that she couldn't help but burst into tears after the loss. However, this defeat allowed women's hockey to clinch its spot in the Olympics. Ultimately, the Americans' victory brought women's hockey onto the international stage.

Before I got there, at the Olympics, it was very difficult and even painful. If you are a pioneer in your sport, there are several pitfalls. Today we don't even dare to believe that they existed.

His dream as an athlete could be destroyed by one person

She was invited to Calgary to take part in the women's training camp for the Olympics, which would be held in Nagano. She asked her principal at the school where she taught for unpaid leave because the camp lasted eight months. She was surprised when the director denied her unpaid leave. The director added even more. France had to choose between teaching or trying to make the Canadian Olympic team. She told him clearly that if she went to boot camp she would be fired. His dream as an athlete could be destroyed by a person who does not care about the decision he imposes on France.

The media reported on this situation that France had to experience. An outcry from parents forced the principal to take action, who eventually granted France unpaid leave.

To make matters worse, the principal asked her to wear the silver medal she won at the Olympics when she returned to school.

Without hesitation, there was no question that she would deprive the children of this beautiful moment. However, after the ceremony, she immediately submitted her resignation to the principal.

France St-Louis is a member of the Quebec Sports Pantheon, she received the Order of Hockey in Canada and was inducted into the Quebec Hockey Hall of Fame, received an honorable mention from the Association québécoise de pedagogie collegiate, deputy chef de mission at she accepted Sochi Olympics and was named a Woman of Influence by CAAWS in 2014.

Doesn’t she deserve her place in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

No place for girls in minor hockey

Courtesy of France Saint Louis

They come from Laval.

I was three years old when we moved to Rimouski because my father, Guy St-Louis, was a sales representative for the Labatt Brewery. A few years later, my father got a new job at the brewery in Montreal.

Your brother was your first coach.

My brother Bernard enabled me to excel in ice hockey. He gave me the opportunity to play with him and his friends at the rink in the park not far from our house. Sometimes it was funny when a man would say while pointing at me, “He has a girl's voice.” My brother would quickly reply, “Yes, she's my sister, and don't hit her.”

There was no place for girls on minor hockey teams.

Mr. Collerette was in charge of ice hockey at Loisirs Saint-Alphonse. There's no way I would play on a men's team. So much so that he stopped me from attending a father-son friendly match with my brother. I finally had to play around with parent training.

Your parents never stopped you from playing hockey.

On the contrary, my father Guy and my mother Lise encouraged me, they went to my games and were also present when I trained in athletics.

What was difficult for you?

The lack of respect for women's hockey and especially the stereotypical idea that some people judge the girl playing hockey.

Would you like to deepen your thinking?

I'm invited to a radio interview with Pierre Pascau, host of the number one radio talk show in Canada. He was surprised to meet a slim girl who played hockey. He was of the opinion that female ice hockey players were built like “truck drivers”.

What was your reaction?

I expressed my disappointment to him about his opinion of female hockey players.

They had several other obstacles to overcome.

The girls who were part of the Canadian teams at the World Championships received no subsidies. It was almost impossible to find ice time before 11 p.m.

Sponsorships.

Sponsorships for men's garage leagues were common. With the girls' teams, however, in most cases we didn't even get a call back.

You were able to achieve your dream of being part of the Olympic team.

I am 39 years old and knew that this was my only and last chance. However, I have won several championships. When Team Canada's coach confirmed my presence on the team, the mere thought still gave me goosebumps.

You are a pioneer for girls.

At the University of Sherbrooke I was the first girl to take hockey lessons with the boys. I was one of the founders of the women's hockey sports study in Boucherville.

A first hockey school for girls.

There are hockey schools for boys that girls can also take part in. My school was exactly the opposite. It was a hockey school for girls and over time boys were added too.

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Your school has grown.

I was invited as a consultant for the French women's ice hockey team. I also gave ice hockey lessons to young people in France. For eight years I traveled to Japan to share my knowledge. I even played ice hockey for a season in Switzerland for the Lyss team from the canton of Bern.

You were appointed Deputy Chef de Mission of the Sochi Olympics.

Steve Podborski led the Canadian delegation as Head of Mission, while I shared the role of Deputy Head of Mission with Jean-Luc Brassard. What a beautiful, extraordinary moment for me and especially for the recognition of women's hockey!

What are you most proud of?

Without a doubt, the women's hockey program in Canada, now offered to girls. Personal: Caroline Ouellette's career as a player and now as a coach at Concordia University. When she started, I gave her a lot of advice.

You are now retired.

I have taught elementary, secondary and CEGEP. Today I am a season ticket holder for Montreal's new professional women's ice hockey team. It is my pleasure to occasionally look after Caroline Ouellette's children.

Barcelona vs Las Palmas LIVE They will compete against each other on matchday 19 of LaLiga EA Sports. The clash between the two teams is scheduled for this Thursday, January 4th, from 3:30 p.m. (Peruvian time) at the Gran Canaria Stadium and will be broadcast by ESPN and the streaming platform STAR Plus. Remember that you can follow this and today's games minute by minute on the La República Deportes website.

The duel in Las Palmas will be dominated by a possible debut Victor Roque, the 18-year-old Brazilian who moved to the Barça team from Athletico Paranaense and was registered for LaLiga in record time with the number “19”. Ahead of the game, Xavi Hernández had already confirmed his participation and everything indicates that “Tigrinho” will play his first minutes at Barcelona.

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When and at what time do Barcelona vs. Las Palmas play?

The clash between Barcelona vs. The Palms for LaLiga will take place this Thursday, January 4th, from 3:30 p.m. (Peruvian time).

Which channel broadcasts Barcelona vs. Las Palmas?

The transmission of Barcelona vs. The Palms will be responsible for the international network ESPN and the streaming platform STAR Plus for all of South America.

Remember that if you don't have access to these services, you don't have to worry: you can connect to the La República Deportes website where you will find all the information about this game as well as the individual minutes.

Where will they play against Barcelona? Las Palmas?

Barcelona and Las Palmas meet at the Gran Canaria Stadium, a sports venue in Spain's Siete Palmas district that can accommodate 32,400 spectators.

Stadium of the Great Canary Islands. Photo: Wikipedia

How much do Barcelona vs. Las Palmas cost?

• Betsson: if Barcelona win (1.53), if they draw (4.50), if Las Palmas win (6.00)
• Bet365: if Barcelona win (1.53), if they draw (4.33), if Las Palmas win (5.75).

AJ Brown cut through the crowd of reporters gathered around his locker room at the NovaCare Complex on Wednesday afternoon and pushed his chair out of the way.

“My goodness!” said Brown. “Okay, let me get comfortable.”

Then he really broke his silence.

But before he did that, Brown apologized to the team on Wednesday morning.

“I apologized to my teammates today because they don’t have to answer questions on my behalf,” Brown said. “I am a man. I can speak for myself.”

The Eagles' 26-year-old star receiver had declined interview requests since Christmas Day after the Giants game. In a nearly 13-minute interview Wednesday, Brown explained, among other things, his silence, his frustration over Sunday's fourth-quarter loss, why he apologized to his teammates and his relationship with Nick Sirianni.

“Honestly, the reason I didn’t talk to the media after the game was because I didn’t want to be negative,” Brown said. “I had already come to the mindset that we're going through a difficult time, and personally, being the person that I am, I just know that I just have to get back to work. I can not help it. Like I said after the (Giants) game, the way I grew up, if I didn't have anything nice to say, I won't say anything at all.

“I will not mix the negative with the negative so that you can write more negative things. You saw the game too, so you already know. That's why I thought: I can't say anything more about it. I'm not trying to make it worse than it is. And on top of that, whatever I do, whatever I say, whatever I do, I'm labeled a monster. Honest. And frankly, the opposite is true.”

After a 3rd-and-19 screen attempt failed in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 35-31 loss to the Cardinals, Brown was caught on a FOX camera shaking his head in frustration.

Without hearing from Brown himself, there have been many theories about this frustration. A lot of it revolved around the assumption that he was unhappy with the play calling or the lack of targets he saw in that series and towards the end of the game. Brown made a different statement Wednesday, saying he was upset because DeVonta Smith rolled his ankle on the play. Brown said he knew some people wouldn't believe that explanation, but he also said he didn't care.

“You could see my frustration on the field,” Brown said. “It wasn’t about the play calling, it wasn’t about none of that. It was about my husband getting beaten up. We're going to, I'm going to need Smitty to move forward. But that’s it.”

Brown doesn't understand why his frustration is on display. He said every player in the locker room was frustrated. The Eagles (11-5) have lost four of their last five games and have risen from a potential No. 1 seed to a likely playoff seed as a wild-card team.

This isn't the first time Brown has felt vilified for the way he expresses his feelings.

“Just because I shake my head? “I show emotion?” Brown said. “You can see that everyone in the stadium has bad body language. You are frustrated. And that's why I wanted to clarify that because it's not about me. We are all frustrated. I wanted to clarify this.”

And Brown also wanted to clear up any talk about him and head coach Nick Sirianni. Brown said Wednesday that he and the head coach have a strong relationship.

Sirianni has publicly and privately defended Brown as a player and teammate in recent weeks.

“People say I fight with Nick. I’m not mad at Nick,” Brown said. “I'm not angry with anyone. We have a great relationship. I have a lot of respect for Nick because he stands up for us when it comes to us.”

Brown also gave an example. According to Brown, Sirianni tried to cover for his players by saying that a play call late in the Seattle game was due to the Eagles trying to interfere with a defensive pass. Brown said that wasn't the case and that the Eagles' receivers were involved in the game on a freelance basis. “He really looked like an idiot to us,” Brown said.

Brown doesn't like being labeled a diva. He admitted on Wednesday – just like he did last season – that he always wants football. He said if he gets it 105 times, he'll want it 106 times.

But he also said that he doesn't demand the football during the game and even jokingly admitted that Smith was a squeaker wheel in that regard, but no one noticed.

“I don’t say anything during the game. I don’t ask for the ball,” Brown said. “But when a wide receiver says something, he’s considered a diva and wants the ball. Maybe I'll hold my teammates accountable. Like we're having these difficult conversations. But when a quarterback does it, no one says anything. But if a recipient says something, it's the end of the world. This is it and I can't control it. I know who I am and I try to push my teammates and I’m not going to change who I am and that’s it.”

The only thing Brown didn't deny on Wednesday is that he's frustrated.

Of course he is.

“Yes, because I want to win. I want to win,” Brown said. “And I’m trying to do everything in my power to win. I wake up before the sun rises and go home hours after the sun has set. That is our life. We dedicate our entire lives to this topic. But we are serious. It comes with frustration.”

And sometimes you just have to let it out.

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