Ronaldo, Manchester United parting ways
Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Manchester United “with immediate effect,” the Premier League club said Tuesday.
The termination of the 37year-old forward’s contract comes after he conducted an explosive interview in which he criticized manager Erik ten Hag and the club’s owners.
It wasn’t immediately clear where he would end up next after failing to secure a move to a Champions League club in the summer.
“Following conversations with Manchester United we have mutually agreed to end our contract early,” Ronaldo said. “I love Manchester United and I love the fans, that will never ever change. However, it feels like the right time for me to seeka new challenge.”
It was learned in the hours after the announcement that the owners of the franchise would consider selling the franchese.
College football
LSU moved up to fifth and USC to sixth in the College Football Playoff rankings behind Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The top four remained the same for the third week in a row, but the teams chasing changed order after Tennessee lost to South Carolina Saturday night. The topfour figurs to change next week after Ohio State plays Michigan this Saturday.
• A Los Angeles jury rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death.
The widow of Matthew Gee, a linebacker on the 1990 Rose Bowl-winning squad, claimed he endured an estimated 6,000 hits that caused permanent brain damage and led to cocaine and alcohol abuse that eventually killed him at 49.
College basketball
The Final Four is headed for the first time to Las Vegas, where wagering on the NCAA tournament has long been a staple of March. The NCAA awarded the men’s national semifinals and championship game to Allegiant Stadium for the 2027-28 season..
Baseball
The Pirates claimed first baseman Lewin Diaz, 26, a one-time top prospect in the Twins organization, off waivers from the Miami Marlins. Last season with Miami, he hit .169 with a .512 OPS in 58 games. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Pirates announced they designated Hoy Park for assignment.
• The NL champion Philadelphia Phillies gave team president Dave Dombrowski a three-year contract extension that takes him through the 2027 season.
Tennis
Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson won their singles matches to help Australia qualify for the Davis Cup semifinals for the first time since 2017 with a win against the Netherlands in Malaga, Spain.