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sports Dialuna 16 augustus 2021

Ali’s grandson wins in pro debut

(AP) — Nico Ali Walsh “It’s been an emotional jour- and displayed good hand
made a successful pro de- ney, this whole ride,” Ali speed and power against
but Saturday night, win- Walsh said. “Obviously, my Weeks, an MMA fighter who
ning in the first round and grandfather, I’ve been think- had been stopped in his last
then paying homage to his ing about him so much. I boxing match.
grandfather, Muhammad miss him.”
Ali. Ali Walsh celebrated with
The fight between Ali Walsh, family members in the ring
Wearing trunks made for a 21-year-old college student, afterward along with 89-year-
his grandfather, Ali Walsh and Jordan Weeks was no- old promoter Bob Arum,
knocked down his out- table not because of anything who promoted 27 of Mu-
matched opponent midway the two had done in the ring, hammad Ali’s fights.
through the first round be- but because Ali Walsh was
fore the middleweight fight trying to follow in his grand- “I’m a believer in genes,”
was finally stopped at 1:49 father’s large footsteps into Arum said.
of the round with Ali Walsh boxing.
landing unanswered punches Ali Walsh said the white
to the head. Still, Ali Walsh looked com- trunks with black lining were who gave them to him. “I’m never wearing these
petent for a relative novice made for his grandfather, trunks again,” he said.

LA Clippers re-sign injured superstar Kawhi Leonard

timetable for his return, and bounds and a career-high player and a relentless worker
it’s possible he could miss a 5.2 assists last season, while who improves himself every
good portion of the upcom- shooting 51% from the field day,” said Lawrence Frank,
ing season while rehabbing. and 88% from the line. He president of basketball opera-
was named to his seventh tions. “We share many of the
Leonard declined his $36 All-Defensive team and his same goals, which include a
million option last week, third All-NBA first team last long-term relationship.”
setting up his ability to sign season.
a maximum contract worth Frank said the Clippers will
35% of the team’s salary cap Leonard was even better in “do whatever we can” to sup-
and allowing him to earn up- the postseason. He averaged port Leonard in his injury
wards of $3 million more for 30.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and rehab.
the 2021-22 season. 4.4 assists in 11 games. He
first got injured in Game 4 of “We look forward to seeing
By re-signing Leonard, the the Clippers’ second-round him back where he wants
Clippers are guaranteed to series against the Utah Jazz. to be, on the court with his
have him and Paul George in He was held out of the last teammates,” Frank said.
the fold for the next few sea- eight postseason games, in-
(AP) — Kawhi Leonard is his hometown team. sons. George signed a maxi- cluding the Clippers’ 4-2 loss Leonard joined George, Reg-
staying in Los Angeles af- mum contract extension last to the Phoenix Suns in the gie Jackson, Terance Mann
ter the Clippers re-signed He suffered a partially torn December. Leonard is from West finals. and Luke Kennard courtside
their free-agent superstar right ACL during the playoffs nearby Moreno Valley, and to watch the Clippers’ rookies
on Thursday. and missed the Clippers’ first Paul is from Palmdale, north He still had a presence in the NBA Summer League
Western Conference finals of Los Angeles. around the team, despite be- in Las Vegas this week. Leon-
Leonard averaged 26 points, appearance. Leonard had sur- ing unable to play. ard wasn’t wearing a brace on
6.8 rebounds and five assists gery on his knee a month ago. The five-time All-Star av- his right leg.
in his first two seasons with The team has said there’s no eraged 24.8 points, 6.5 re- “Kawhi is a transcendent

Bayern Munich and former West Germany great Gerd Müller dies

(AP) — Gerd Müller, the Bayern Munich he had been cared for professionally with the sup- “He was the best German forward of all time.
and former West Germany forward known as port of his family since the beginning of February Without him, FC Bayern and the German team
“Der Bomber” for his scoring-prowess, has that year. would never have been able to take this successful
died. He was 75. path,” Bavarian state president Markus Söder said.
Müller made 607 competitive appearances for Bay- ”I myself was a big fan. All of Bavaria is mourning.”
The Bavarian club announced his death on Sunday, ern. He was the league’s top-scorer on seven oc-
with club president Herbert Hainer saying it was “a casions. He was as important to Bayern’s ascent to
sad, dark day for FC Bayern and all its fans.” becoming Germany’s powerhouse as former team-
mates Franz Beckenbauer and Uli Hoeneß.
Müller scored 566 goals for Bayern between 1964
and 1979, helping the team to four German titles, Müller’s record of 40 goals scored in the 1971-
four German Cup wins and three European Cup 72 Bundesliga season was only beaten last season,
victories in that time. He still holds the record for when current Bayern forward Robert Lewandows-
the most goals scored in the Bundesliga with 365, ki scored his 41st in the last minute of the last game.
scored in 427 league games.
Müller also helped West Germany win the Euro-
“Gerd Müller was the greatest striker there’s ever pean Championship in 1972, then the World Cup
been, and a fine person and character of world two years later, when he scored the winning goal
football,” Hainer said in a statement posted on the in the final against the Netherlands. Altogether he
club’s website. “We’re all united in deep mourning scored 68 goals in 62 appearances for West Germa-
with his wife Uschi as well as his family.” ny. It was a national record only surpassed in 2014
by Miroslav Klose, who needed 129 appearances to
Bayern announced in October 2015 that Müller match him.
had Alzheimer’s disease for “a long time” and that