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Wilfred Ndidi joins Besiktas after eight years at Leicester City

Hans India

08-08-2025

Sport
Hans India

Wilfred Ndidi joins Besiktas after eight years at Leicester City

Leicester: English Premier League side Leicester City have confirmed that an agreement has been reached with Turkish Super Lig side Besiktas for the permanent transfer of long-serving midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, subject to international clearance. The Nigerian midfielder joins Besiktas on a three-year contract with an option to extend by one more year. The Turkish side confirmed that both clubs reached an agreement over a sum of eight million Euros. Wilfred joined Leicester from Belgian side Genk in January 2017 and became a key figure in the Foxes midfield across eight seasons at King Power Stadium. He made 303 appearances in all competitions, finding the net 18 times. A tireless and combative presence in the center of the pitch, Wilf played a vital role in some of the Club's most successful moments in recent years - helping them to consecutive fifth place finishes in the Premier League, lifting the Emirates FA Cup and FA Community Shield in 2021, and winning the Sky Bet Championship title in 2023/24. The club thanked the 28-year-old for his services across nine years with the club in an emotionally charged statement. "Having arrived as a promising 20-year-old, Wilf departs as a seasoned international with the admiration of team-mates, staff and supporters alike for his efforts and achievements in a Leicester City shirt. He leaves with the sincere thanks and best wishes of everyone at Leicester City for the next chapter of his career," read the statement by the club. Leicester were relegated to the Championship after having gained promotion in the previous season, in 2024-25, and Ndidi played 2337 minutes across 28 league appearances while also scoring five goals. Ndidi's move to Turkey marks the end of yet another cherished tenure with Leicester, after club legend Jamie Vardy left following the conclusion of the season.

Vikings, Chiefs owners donating to Texas flood recovery efforts

Miami Herald

10-07-2025

Sport
Miami Herald

Vikings, Chiefs owners donating to Texas flood recovery efforts

Owners of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs have joined the list of professional sports organizations making donations to support the recovery from flooding that has devastated the Texas Hill Country, they announced on Wednesday. As of 7 p.m. ET, state officials confirmed at least 120 people have died from the floods in central Texas, including 96 confirmed fatalities (60 adults and 36 children) in Kerr County. Five campers and one counselor were still missing from Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River. A wall of water swept over the area after heavy rainfall forced the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in less than an hour early Friday morning. The Vikings and the Wilf family committed $500,000 in support of relief and recovery efforts. "We are deeply saddened by the continued devastation and loss of life in the Texas Hill Country and can't imagine the pain so many are experiencing," Vikings owners Mark, Zygi and Leonard Wilf said in a statement Wednesday. "We are praying for peace for the families who have lost a loved one and strength for those who continue to risk their lives leading the rescue and recovery effort." Major League Soccer's Texas-based clubs -- Austin FC, FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo FC -- have joined the league in committing $500,000 toward disaster-relief efforts. Clark Hunt, who owns FC Dallas as well as the NFL's Chiefs, lost a 9-year-old cousin in the floods. "Our family is devastated by the tragedy in Central Texas," Hunt said in a statement. "Our hearts go out to those grieving -- in particular, to the parents who lost children, those who lost family members, and the far-too-many who have lost friends, neighbors, and loved ones. "This has shaken our community to its core. Today, along with our MLS partners, my brother, (Dan), and I are humbled to support those directly assisting the victims of this unimaginable tragedy. In the wake of such sadness, we are awed by the hearts of our fellow Texans, and we are grateful for the true community leaders -- in boats, helicopters or trucks filled with food -- who are showing up for their neighbors in need." One of the campers at Camp Mystic who died was Janie Hunt, the grand-granddaughter of the late William Herbert Hunt -- brother of Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt. "The FC Dallas family is heartbroken over the disaster in Central Texas," Dan Hunt said. "We are grieving alongside the families and communities who are living through the unimaginable right now." Camp Mystic, in the community of Hunt in Kerr County, is a Christian girls camp that opened in 1926. In recent days, the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and the NFL committed $500,000 apiece while Major League Baseball's Houston Astros and Texas Rangers each pledged $1 million. The Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, the NBA and the NBA Basketball Players Association announced more than $2 million in donations to support immediate and long-term relief. --Field Level Media Field Level Media 2025 - All Rights Reserved

Vikings and Wilf family commit $500,000 to rescue and recovery efforts in Texas flooding

NBC Sports

09-07-2025

Sport
NBC Sports

Vikings and Wilf family commit $500,000 to rescue and recovery efforts in Texas flooding

It made perfect sense for the NFL teams based in Texas to contribute $500,000 each to rescue and relief efforts from the catastrophic flooding that has claimed many lives and caused widespread deduction. Now, a team not tied to Texas is matching what the Cowboys and Texans did. The Vikings and the Wilf family have also contributed $500,000 to the effort. The team announced the move on Wednesday. 'We are deeply saddened by the continued devastation and loss of life in the Texas Hill Country and can't imagine the pain so many are facing,' Vikings owners Mark, Zygi, and Leonard Wilf said in a statement. 'We are praying for peace for the families who have lost a loved one and strength for those who continue to risk their lives leading the rescue and recovery effort.' It's an impressive gesture by the Vikings, and it hopefully will cause other NFL teams to follow suit. Texas is a hotbed of football, with its Friday Night Lights a feeder system for a broad array of college programs in the state, which funnel plenty of great players to the NFL. Regardless of whether other teams jump in, it's a great gesture from a team that is headquartered a long way away from where the flooding has happened. And it's a reminder that, even though we all live in our own states, we are all Americans.

Palestine has ‘always rejected' a Jewish state

Sky News AU

11-06-2025

Politics
Sky News AU

Palestine has ‘always rejected' a Jewish state

Former Israeli Politician Dr Einat Wilf says the Jewish people have 'accepted' every two-state solution in the past century. Ms Wilf told Sky News host Chris Kenny that the Jews required Jewish state. 'The Palestine Arabs have always rejected a two-state solution if one of the two is the Jewish state.'

UNRWA feeds the ‘Palestinian delusion' of no Jewish state