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sports Diaranson 31 augustus 2022

Evenepoel increases Vuelta lead with Yankees, LeBron James to

time-trial victory invest in AC Milan soccer team

NEW YORK (AP) — ing a separate marketing
Baseball's elite are get- agreement with Milan, a
ting involved with one of 19-time Italian champion,
Europe's most celebrated that will include broadcast-
soccer clubs. ing replays of games on the
YES Network, as Manches-
The New York Yankees are ter City does. There also will
ALICANTE, Spain (AP) said. "It's an amazing feeling. than three minutes off the becoming a minority inves- be cross-merchandising be-
— Remco Evenepoel came I think I achieved my dream." lead. Fellow Spaniard Carlos tor in Italian champion AC tween the pinstripes and the
into the Spanish Vuelta Evenepoel was 48 seconds Rodriguez was nearly four Milan, the second soccer Rossoneri.
with the goal of winning a faster than second-place Pri- minutes behind Evenepoel in team the baseball power will
stage. moz Roglic, taking his gen- fourth place. partially own after MLS's New York City plays most
eral classification lead over Riders will face a flat 11th New York City. of its home games at Yankee
He accomplished that in style the three-time defending stage that will favor the Stadium, and Levine is help-
on Tuesday and now also sees champion to 2 minutes, 41 sprinters on Wednesday. A Los Angeles-based fund ing lead the search for a site
himself in position to take seconds with 11 stages left. that includes LeBron James for a soccer stadium for the
the general classification title Nearly two dozen riders had also is becoming a minority MLS team.
as well. Evenepoel is the first rider to to withdraw from the race investor in the seven-time
beat Roglic in an individual because of positive coronavi- European champion under Milan is coming off its first
The Belgian rider from time trial in the Vuelta. He is rus tests, including Sam Ben- RedBird Capital Partners, Italian title in 11 years.
team Quick-Step Alpha Vi- also the first Belgian to win nett, a two-time stage winner The Financial Times re-
nyl pulled off an impressive an individual time trial in the this year. ported Tuesday. RedBird is Main Street Advisors, the
time-trial victory in the 10th Vuelta since Fons De Wolf in nearing a deal to purchase a fund supported by James,
stage in Alicante, increasing Valladolid in 1979. Monday's rest day came in controlling interest in Milan also counts the rapper Drake
his overall lead. handy for Astana rider Alex- for 1.2 billion euros ($1.2 bil- among its partners, as well as
Enric Mas, the Spaniard from ey Lutsenko, who took ad- lion). English Premier League club
"It's super nice to win this team Movistar, dropped from vantage of the time off to be Liverpool and the Boston
time trial in the red jersey," second to third in the general with his wife for the birth of Gerry Cardinale, who Red Sox.
the 22-year-old Evenepoel classification, sitting more his son. founded RedBird in 2014
and is a managing partner, James and Drake will be
Judge hits 50th home run, becomes 10th announced a preliminary passive investors in Milan
agreement in June to buy through the fund and have
player to do it twice Milan from fellow American not taken direct stakes, ac-
firm Elliott Management. cording to The Financial
The closing is to take place Times, which first reported
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) connecting in the eighth With his parents in the by the end of September. the investments.
— Aaron Judge hit his inning for the New York stands, the California-born
50th home run of the Yankees against the Los slugger sent a 434-foot solo Yankees Global Enterprises, RedBird is set to become
season Monday night, Angeles Angels. drive to left-center off re- the baseball team's parent Milan's fourth owner in five
years.
liever Ryan Tepera to trim company led by the Stein-
New York's deficit to one in brenner family, will take a
a 4-3 loss. stake of about 10% in Milan, Milan was owned by Silvio
a person familiar with the Berlusconi from 1986 until
Judge became one of 10 negotiations told The Associ- 2017. Italy's prime minister
players in major league his- ated Press, speaking on con- from 2001-06 and 2008-11,
tory with multiple 50-hom- dition of anonymity because Berlusconi sold control to a
er seasons. He smashed 52 the final deal has not been company controlled by Sino-
Europe Sports Investment
long balls in 2017, setting a announced.
rookie record that was bro- Management Changxing Co.
ken two years later when The Yankees agreed in 2013 The American hedge fund
Pete Alonso hit 53 for the to purchase a 20% stake in the Elliott provided financing
New York Mets. New York City Major League and took control of the team
Soccer team that launched in in 2018 when loan payments
The 6-foot-7 Judge is chas- 2015. City Football Group, were not made.
ing the single-season Yan- Manchester City's parent
kees record of 61 home runs company, is the controlling Inter Milan, Roma, Fioren-
established by Roger Maris owner. tina and Bologna are among
other foreign-owned teams
in 1961.
The Yankees, 27-time World in Serie A.
Series champions, are sign-