Nå er det klart: England får en ekstra mesterliga-plass

Premier League er også neste sesong garantert å ha med fem lag i mesterligaen.
Det har ligget i kortene lenge, men tirsdag kveld sikret England for andre år på rad en ekstraplass i den gjeveste europacupen. Arsenals 1-0-seier i den første av to kvartfinalekamper mot Sporting Lisboa sørget for det, skriver BBC.
Ved sesongslutt får de to best plasserte nasjonene på Uefas 2025/26-ranking en utvidet mesterliga-kvote, og nå er det matematisk umulig for den engelske toppdivisjonen å bli dårligere enn nummer to.
Det er godt nytt for mange klubber i PL-innspurten. Sju runder før slutt ligger Liverpool på 5.-plassen som gir lukrativt mesterligaspill til høsten, men det skiller bare sju poeng ned til 13.-plassen: (NTB)

His contract with VfB Stuttgart only runs until the summer. For many, it was surprising anyway that midfielder Nikolas Nartey had been handed another contract by the Swabians last year.

Above all, numerous injuries kept sidelining the 26-year-old time and again. As a result, he spent only 21 minutes on the pitch last season.

By now, however, he has developed so well that, according to many observers, he certainly has what it takes to become a regular starter for the Swabians.

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Against Augsburg, the Dane scored, netting his third goal of the season.

According to a report by ‘Sport Bild’, Nartey is expected to stay with the cup winners, but the two sides have not yet reached an agreement on a contract extension.

According to the report, the club is optimistic that such an agreement can ultimately be reached.

The biggest sticking point, as so often, is reportedly money. While the midfielder currently has a heavily performance-based contract, the player’s side would like to move away from that in the future.

The next few weeks will likely determine whether VfB Stuttgart ultimately gives in to this demand.

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The Los Angeles Lakers honored the UCLA Bruins for their first national title. The Bruins’ team was recognized during Tuesday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder, because the women’s basketball team had won its first national championship. The Bruins defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 79–51 on Sunday in Phoenix, Arizona.

ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin shared the news on X (Twitter), writing:

“The UCLA Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA National Championship team will be in attendance for tonight’s Lakers-Thunder game and be honored on the court for their title win over South Carolina.”

In a city like Los Angeles, where basketball is taken extremely seriously, the tribute clip was immediately shared by espnW with the caption:

“The Lakers celebrated UCLA's championship win 🏆 💛”

Mission accomplished for UCLA - Gabriela Jaquez, Lauren Betts, and the rest of the UCLA seniors secured the first NCAA women’s basketball national championship in school history. In the closing minutes of the game, players on the bench were already smiling through tears because they knew what they had accomplished.

“It's immeasurably more than I could ask or imagine,” coach Cori Close said. “It's beyond my wildest dreams.”

“I knew we were going to do it,” Jaquez said. “Coming to UCLA, we all set out for a goal, and I imagined this moment.”

Paige Creason - The Sporting Tribune

UCLA Bruins head coach Cori Close points during the women's college basketball game against the USC Trojans, Sunday March 1st, 2026 at Galen Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

The star players who deserved the spotlight were Gabriela Jaquez, who recorded 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists, along with Lauren Betts, who added 16 points and 11 rebounds.

On the other side, the Lakers appear to be drifting away from an NBA championship, dealing with injuries to star players Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and LeBron James. At Crypto.com Arena, the Lakers lost to the Thunder 87–123. That result certainly must have felt disappointing for the Bruins to watch. The Lakers are now 50–29 in the win–loss column and sit fourth in the Western Conference. Their next game will be against the Golden State Warriors.