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dMannarino said that playing inside the stadium helped him relax.F
dMannarino said that playing inside the stadium helped him relax.F
in Introduce Yourself As A Pony! Wed May 29, 2019 7:49 amby corse178 • 1.660 Posts
The organisation which owns Manchester City has revealed it wants to add another club to its growing portfolio of sides around the world. The City Football Group has four teams as subsidiaries in different continents, with the Etihad Stadium side its showcase acquisition. City in talks for Aubameyang Manchester City in talks over transfer for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Sky sources The organisation also has stakes in New York City FC, Melbourne City in Australias A-League and Japanese outfit Yokohama F Marinos. Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak says the group is looking to expand further and is currently assessing its options.He told CityTV: Today, we have four clubs and we are going through the development of the four clubs.Melbourne, New York and Yokohama are developing well. We have an ambition as a football group to have an organisation that is global and that will have multiple clubs as part of it. New York City FC are one of the four clubs currently attached to the CFG I would say when the opportunity arises - and we are looking at opportunities - you can expect us to add to the number of clubs we have already within the organisation.Its too early for me to pinpoint. We are looking at opportunities, well see how it goes. At the right time, the right place, we will tell you.City have been fined excessively in the past for breaking UEFAs rules on financial fair play and had their transfer budget limited as a result.They then spent almost £100m on new signings last summer, but Al Mubarak maintains the club still made money under Sheikh Mansour, whose Abui Dhabi United Group bought City in 2008. Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak claims City made a profit this season despite spending on players such as Kevin De Bruyne He added: We have made a profit again. We are constantly moving in the right direction financially as a club.One of the things Im particularly proud of is that Sheikh Mansour had a view from day one, a dream, that he would invest in a club, he would build value, he would put a lot of commitment to it and that club would be financially sustainable and profitable.That dream is still reality right now. Its a reality, it works and today we are a top club in the world. We are financially sustainable and we consistently profitable. Also See: City expect players to leave Pep tipped to transform City City in talks for Aubameyang City sign £21m Gundogan Swell Water Bottle Sale . With Parker having a quiet game for once, Nicolas Batum and Boris Diaw provided the scoring as France won its first major basketball title by beating Lithuania 80-66 on Sunday. It was a victory that ended a decade of frustration for Parker and a talented French generation, which lost the final against Spain two years ago and took bronze in 2005. 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NEWPORT, R.I. -- Fourth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus beat seventh-seeded Dudi Sela of Israel 6-2, 7-5 on Thursday to advance to the semifinals in the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.Third-seeded Gilles Muller of Luxembourg and sixth-seeded Adrian Mannarino of France reached the quarterfinals. Muller topped Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic 7-6 (7), 6-4, and Mannarino rallied to edge Australias Sam Groth 7-6 (6), 6-3.The 31-year-old Baghdatis kissed the court when the match ended after giving a long embrace at the net to longtime friend Sela. The Cypriot is seeking his fifth career ATP title.We know each other from a very young age, Baghdatis said. A lot of emotions.Playing on the stadium court two days after calling a side court ridiculously bad, the 28-year-old Mannarino lost the first three games of the opening set and fell behind 5-1 before rallying on Newports grass courts.The tournament is held on the grounds of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Marat Safin and Justine Henin head the 2016 class thats set to be enshrined during a center-court ceremony Saturday.Play was delayed for nearly three hours by rain after Mannarino won the first set.Second-seeded Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, a finalist in Newport the past two years, had his quarterfinal matcch against Switzerlands Marco Chiudinelli postponed until Friday.ddddddddddddMannarino said that playing inside the stadium helped him relax.For sure, I know that the stadium court is much better than the other court, he said. I knew that today was going to be some real tennis on the court. Thats pretty important to me. If Im going to lose, Im going to because the guy was better than me. I dont like to lose because the conditions were ugly for the players.Once play resumed, Mannarino continued his strong play.I was just trying to focus on my game (during the delay) and what I have to do, he said. It worked pretty well. When I got back on court, I was pretty consistent.Mannarino, the only Frenchman remaining in the field, was handed a French flag by a media member who wished him a Happy Bastille Day at a post-match news conference.On Tuesday, Mannarino said of a side court: The court is just ridiculously bad. Were playing (next to) the other court. Youve got the camera, the microphone on the court. You cant really move. This is really not respectful for the players to come, that kind of court.Mannarino entered the week ranked 55th on the ATP tour. ' ' '
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