Ramirez signs for Everton from Spanish side Malaga

LONDON: Spanish forward Sandro Ramirez was on Monday lapped up by English Premier League club Everton from Spanish La Liga side Malaga on a four-year contract.

Everton have been looking to bolster their attacking options this summer, with Romelu Lukaku appearing likely to leave Goodison Park, and have now signed the former Barcelona player until 2021.

“I'm very happy, this is a big step in my career,” Sandro told Everton's official website.

“I know I'm signing for a massive club in England. Everton is the ideal place for me, I've got the ideal manager who is going to keep giving me the confidence to improve my game,” the 21-year-old added.

Ramirez said that it's a big leap in his career, and that the club has big plans for the future in store. “I cannot wait to wear the blue shirt in front of the Everton fans at Goodison Park. It's a big jump in my career coming to the Premier League and for a club like Everton which is really on the up. They have got big plans and want to succeed and keep developing.”

“I'm hoping I can get to know my teammates as soon as possible, and want to adapt to the football and the way of life in the city,” Ramirez said.

“Everton have made some big signings and we're hoping we can put in a great season and hopefully then we can achieve that aim of getting in the Champions League. It will be a big season for us.”

“I was lucky enough to play with some of the best players in the world and managed to win the odd trophy but the important thing now is that I'm very happy to be signing for Everton. We've got a fantastic squad and I'm excited about being able to compete at Everton and win plenty of silverware,” he added. Coming through the youth system of FC Barcelona, Sandro moved to Malaga last summer, where he scored 16 goals in 31 games.

He played 2 appearances for the first team and Everton in the process of roping him in, staved off competition from Atletico Madrid who also wanted his signature. POTOMAC (USA): Arjun Atwal shot a final round of 77 to finish on a disappointing tied-55th place at the Quicken Loans National, which was only his third start of the year on the PGA Tour this season.

The first and only Indian to have won on the PGA Tour, Atwal said it was good to get a start and the first two days were great.

He shot 68 and 67 and was inside top-5, but with extremely tough conditions and his putts just missing after burning the edges, he finished the weekend with 75-77.

Atwal's sole win on PGA came in 2010 Wyndham Championships.

Meanwhile, Kyle Stanley was in tears on the 18th green after he holed a 5-foot par putt to win the Quicken Loans National in a playoff over Charles Howell III.

He wept recalling the long slump between his first and second career victories.

Stanley's previous win came in 2012 at the Phoenix Open.

Later he was ranked a career-best 47th but declined after that, bottoming out at No. 683 in May 2015.

Stanley and Howell both parred the final four holes to shoot 4-under 66s and finished at 7 under, and no one could catch them.

Howell had a 21-foot putt to win on the final hole of regulation that rolled over the left edge of the cup.

Playing the par-4 18th again in the playoff, both missed their tee shots to the right, with Stanley getting lucky to draw a good lie. Both missed the green.

Howell's chip came up short and he missed the 11-foot par putt. Stanley chipped to 5 feet and pumped his fist as the putt dropped. Rickie Fowler was third with Martin Laird. SAINT PETERSBURG: Football legends Ronaldo Nazario and Diego Maradona exchanged words of praise after being guests of honour at the FIFA Confederations Cup final between Germany and Chile.

The World Cup winners — Ronaldo for Brazil in 1994 and 2002 and Maradona for Argentina in 1986 — arrived at the Krestovsky Stadium on the same bus and again crossed paths during the pre-match entertainment on Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency.

“It's good to see old friends again,” Ronaldo said. “Maradona was with us on the bus. It's always fun to be with him. One of the great things about coming to these events is that you bump into good friends.” Ronaldo later published an image of the pair on social media and described the former Argentina No. 10 as “the greatest”.

The former Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and AC Milan striker, who scored a hat-trick in Brazil's 6-0 victory over Australia in the 1997 Confederations Cup final, carried the trophy onto the pitch on Sunday. Maradona also posted a photo of the pair with the words: “If only we could play today.”

‘I’m very happy, this is a big step in my career,’ Sandro told Everton’s website