DELIA SMITH has offered her controlling stake in Norwich after 27 years in cost.

Norfolk Holdings, a bunch run by American businessman Mark Attanasio, have purchased the Canaries and can tackle the membership’s debt, totalling round £59million.

Attanasio will maintain an 85 per cent stake with Smith and her husband Michael Wynn Jones retaining 10 per cent.

However Smith and Wynn Jones is not going to obtain a penny after handing over the reins.

The couple need to make sure the “long-term monetary safety of the membership” they usually each really feel Norfolk Holdings will take the membership ahead.

Delia and her husband first met with the group in 2022 and really feel the construction of the takeover deal secures “the long-term monetary safety of the membership and an efficient and optimistic transition.”

Delia purchased Norwich in 1997 shortly after they had been relegated from the Premier League, which left the membership in a deadly monetary state.

She and her husband had been season ticket holders and had been invited to spend money on the membership, and as soon as they did Delia rapidly took up a job revamping Norwich’s matchday catering.

Since taking up Delia has skilled many highs and lows with the Canaries, together with dropping to the third tier in 2009.

Norwich have additionally gained promotion to the Prem 5 instances underneath her stewardship, and relegated the identical quantity, which means the Canaries have suffered extra relegations from the highest flight than another staff.

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Norwich launched an announcement which learn: “Delia and Michael have all the time been clear that they might act in the perfect pursuits of the membership when passing on stewardship of it.

“In deciding on Norfolk Holdings following their introduction to the membership in 2022, and additional strengthening of the connection and alignment of pursuits since, Delia and Michael really feel that the group are greatest positioned to be the following custodians of the membership.

“By structuring the settlement on this means – which entails no fee to Delia and Michael in trade for the issuance of the choice shares that allow Norfolk Holdings to accumulate majority management of Norwich Metropolis – the events have secured the long-term monetary safety of the membership and an efficient and optimistic transition.”

Topic to shareholder approval, Delia will step down as a director and turn out to be an honorary president of the membership.

Attanasio will proceed as a director, a job he has held since September 2022, when his group purchased a 15.9 per cent stake in Norwich.

Norfolk Holdings upped that to 40.4 per cent in April they usually now have a majority stake, which implies they’ll appoint one other director to the board having already introduced in Richard Ressler.

FC Barcelona was hammered 3-0 by AS Monaco on the Montjuic Stadium on Monday evening, in flip shedding the Joan Gamper Trophy for the primary time in 12 years.

The night began with whistles for top earners Frenkie de Jong and Clement Lenglet whereas the primary staff squad was offered earlier than kick off, as is custom in what’s regarded to be Barca’s season opener earlier than its La Liga debut.

However there could be extra boos to comply with because the Catalans had been overwhelmed on the again by their French guests and conceded three sloppy second half objectives.

Barca went down the tunnel with the rating tied 0-0 at half time, with Raphinha having a profitable effort dominated offside.

Head coach Hansi Flick hooked defender Andreas Christensen and midfielder Pablo Torre through the interval to introduce Sergi Dominguez and Ilkay Gundogan.

Within the latter talked about German’s case, nevertheless, he might muster barely greater than 20 minutes earlier than being introduced off for Ferran Torres.

Gundogan was blamed by some followers for slowing down Barca’s tempo, and it was simply 4 minutes after his introduction that the primary purpose was conceded.

Amid a mix-up on the again, Marc Bernal was quick asleep when receiving the ball and oblivious to Lamine Camara’s urgent him forward of netting his aspect’s opener.

Gundogan shedding the ball resulted in Breel Embolo doubling Monaco’s account across the hour mark as Christian Mawissa made it three 4 minutes from time.

There have been boos within the speedy aftermath of the final of these two strikes, and a “confused” Barca was roasted by SPORT for taking part in “with out spark, with out depth, with out stress, [and] with out pace”.

“There isn’t a mobility, the circulation of the ball may be very sluggish and on high of that the staff is exhibiting a really tender defence. 5 days till the [La Liga] debut in Valencia, the emotions will not be good in any respect,” the Catalan paper added.

By means of the loss, Barca ceded the Joan Gamper Trophy for the primary time since 2012 when Sampdoria beat it 1-0 in Camp Nou.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum didn’t have the most important influence on the courtroom throughout Crew USA’s gold medal run on the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer time.

Whereas he admitted that was a tough factor to cope with, Tatum insisted on Saturday evening that he wouldn’t let it influence his resolution on the subject of the following Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.

Tatum got here off the bench and performed simply 11 minutes in america’ 98-87 win over France on Saturday, which gave Crew USA its fifth consecutive gold medal. He had two factors and three rebounds on the evening and shot 1-of-3 from the sector.

Tatum didn’t play in both of Crew USA’s video games in opposition to Serbia, both, together with their wild 17-point comeback win within the semifinals. United States coach Steve Kerr insisted that was attributable to matchups and had nothing to do with Tatum’s efficiency or the rest.

A number of different members of Crew USA had their moments once they didn’t see the courtroom. Joel Embiid didn’t play in any respect in opposition to South Sudan, and Derrick White didn’t play in opposition to France on Saturday. Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton sat in three of the six Olympic video games — together with the ultimate two. He nonetheless appeared thrilled about his gold medal.

Tatum averaged 26.9 factors, 8.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists final season whereas main the Boston Celtics previous the Dallas Mavericks within the NBA Finals to assert their first championship since 2008. He agreed to a five-year, $315 million extension with the franchise after that championship run, too.

He’s undoubtedly the centerpiece of the Celtics in Boston, however Tatum needed to take a little bit of a again seat with Crew USA at instances throughout their gold medal run.

Whereas it’s nonetheless 4 years away, Crew USA ought to look very totally different for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. LeBron James and Stephen Curry will each be of their 40s and certain gained’t be on the roster, and Kevin Durant will likely be 39 if he opts to play once more.

So whereas he could also be a bit pissed off with how Paris went, Tatum is attempting to maintain issues in perspective and keep away from making a fast resolution.

Barcelona’s preparations for the brand new LaLiga season ended with a disappointing 3-0 defeat at dwelling to Monaco within the Joan Gamper Trophy on the Olympic Stadium on Monday.

Lamine Camara, Breel Embolo and Christian Mawissa struck within the second half because the Ligue 1 facet turned the primary staff to beat Barça of their annual curtain-raiser since Sampdoria in 2012.

The loss rounds off a combined preseason for Barça below new coach Hansi Flick after wins towards Manchester Metropolis and Actual Madrid had been adopted by a defeat to AC Milan within the United States.

This summer season’s worldwide tournaments and accidents have prevented Flick from fielding his strongest facet up to now, with Ronald Araújo, Pedri, Gavi and Frenkie de Jong amongst these nonetheless sidelined with health points.

Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal did function for the primary time in preseason towards Monaco, coming off the bench within the second half, however Ilkay Gündogan was pressured off with an damage.

Barça kick off the brand new LaLiga season on Saturday with a troublesome journey to Valencia.

Monaco, in the meantime, will start the brand new Ligue 1 marketing campaign with confidence at dwelling to Saint-Étienne this weekend after a convincing win towards the Catalan facet.

Barça had the higher of a quiet first half with striker Pau Victor, who scored a brace towards Madrid final week, lacking the most effective likelihood.

Raphinha had a purpose disallowed for offside after the break earlier than Monaco struck twice in seven minutes to silence the gang of simply over 40,000 in Montjuic.

Camara netted the primary within the fiftieth minute after younger midfielder Marc Bernal was caught out for Barça, with Embolo scoring the second seven minutes later with a dinked end contained in the field.

Yamal was launched to a heat reception from the house followers after his exploits with Spain helped them win the European Championships this summer season and he instantly arrange an opportunity for Victor, who lifted his end broad.

Barça then misplaced Gundogan to a head damage earlier than Mawissa struck late on to seal the Blaugrana’s largest ever defeat within the Joan Gamper Trophy.

PARIS — Jayson Tatum stated his restricted position enjoying for Crew USA this summer season is not going to have an effect on his determination to play for the nationwide crew sooner or later.

Tatum didn’t play in two of the six video games within the Olympics, together with the semifinal victory over Serbia on Thursday. He then got here off the bench within the first quarter and performed 11 minutes in Crew USA’s victory within the gold medal recreation Saturday towards France, scoring two factors with three rebounds.

“It was a troublesome private expertise on the courtroom, however I am not going to make any determination off feelings,” Tatum stated. “When you requested me proper now if I used to be going to play in 2028 — it’s 4 years from now and I [would have] to take time and take into consideration that. So I am not going to make any determination primarily based off how this expertise was or how I felt individually.”

Crew USA coach Steve Kerr stated repeatedly his alternative to not play Tatum was not primarily based on efficiency however matchups. Tatum missed each video games towards Serbia, the place Kerr usually performed an even bigger lineup. He additionally was typically enjoying behind LeBron James and Kevin Durant, who performed on the second unit for the primary 5 video games till beginning within the closing.

Kerr sat starter Joel Embiid for a recreation towards a smaller South Sudan. He sat Derrick White in the course of the gold medal recreation. Tyrese Haliburton did not play in three video games. Tatum stated a number of instances after the sport that he was thrilled with profitable his second gold medal and did not need his state of affairs to remove from the crew’s success.

However he additionally acknowledged, as a three-time All-NBA participant and lately topped NBA champion, he was listening to so much about it from residence.

“Lots of people textual content me and reached out and stated ‘Be certain this fuels you,’ which I admire. There’s lots of people that care about me,” Tatum stated. “I believe the powerful half is sure, you should use issues to gasoline you, however I am nonetheless human.

“…A part of being within the second, I’ve sacrificed and put so much into this recreation and work actually, actually onerous. So within the second it’s powerful. You are not essentially anxious about fueling me for November or [whenever] the season is, however like I stated, it is one thing I am going to remove from this and study from this expertise. It is undoubtedly difficult and humbling on the identical time.”

“That’s nuts,” Emile Cairess remarked after ending fourth within the males’s marathon on the Paris Olympics. He was not speaking about his personal efficiency, however as a substitute the brand new champion and gold medallist Tamirat Tola and, particularly, the Ethiopian’s scorching splits. The 32-year-old stormed residence on a sweltering day in Paris, clocking 2hr 6min 26sec due to a staggering second half of 61min 35sec to clinch a brand new Olympic file.

Belgium’s Bashir Abdi and Kenya’s Benson Kipruto received silver and bronze respectively. However Tola’s 21sec victory was made much more spectacular given the stifling circumstances and a course with some venom due to a number of punishing hills. The race was successfully over after 35km when Tola clocked a shocking 5km break up of 14min 02sec, which is six seconds sooner than the primary warmth of the boys’s 5000m spherical one this week.

The course’s complete elevation was 1,430ft, considerably greater than Boston (891ft) or New York (945ft). It did for a fading Eliud Kipchoge; the two-time defending Olympic champion may very well be seen strolling at occasions earlier than finally stepping off the course at 31km.

However Tola made it look simple, significantly given his coaching block is unlikely to have been so particular, not when he was not even alleged to be on this race, having acquired the decision simply two weeks in the past when compatriot Sisay Lemma pulled out injured. After Cairess ran the race of his life, the brand new Olympic champion has set a frightening customary.

The Bradford man stormed down the blue carpet on the majestic Esplanade des Invalides quickly after in 2hr 7min 29sec, with the Eiffel Tower peeking over the stands. Cairess surged previous Deresa Geleta of Ethiopia, a 2hr 3min man and greater than three minutes sooner on paper than the Briton (private greatest 2hr 6min 46sec). However Cairess is constructed from the proper stuff: from the Meanwood Coaching Camp in Leeds alongside Workforce GB teammate Phil Sesemann, who completed forty sixth, to the hills of Iten, Kenya and Sestriere, Italy.

“I’m fairly good at hills,” Cairess mentioned after narrowly lacking out on the rostrum and turning into the primary British Olympic medal within the males’s race since Charlie Spedding in 1984. “I attempted to maintain an excellent tempo. The hills come naturally to me, I believe that was one of many benefits for me within the race right now. I didn’t actually care the place I got here, it’s extra about doing my greatest race and feeling I fulfilled my potential. I can’t management how match the opposite guys are. I ran one of the best I might have and I’m actually happy with myself.”

Cairess has now backed up a 3rd place at London this yr with fourth within the Olympics, a race devoid of the comforts pacers convey. He’s beginning to show himself as a menacing racer, relatively than a machine constructed for a flat race resembling a time trial.

Cairess has so much to do if he’s to slash a number of minutes off his private greatest, but the best way he disposed of Geleta and different sooner runners on paper suggests that can are available time.

“I really feel like I could be up there within the majors,” Cairess maintains. “It’s solely my third marathon, I’m nonetheless younger. I’ve large targets however I simply must take the whole lot step-by-step. Maintain bettering and dealing onerous.

“I all the time did cross nation and I’m not frightened of hills. Will probably be harder to compete in [a fast, flat marathon such as] Valencia the place the successful time may be 2hr 1min or 2 hr 2min, however hopefully I can get there.

“I simply want extra time, extra health. Operating is sort of easy, it’s simply lots of coaching.”

And in that regard, he’s in good fingers with the venerable Renato Canova, the veteran Italian coach who has educated a who’s who of elite marathoners.

Highway operating and the majors particularly, since their inception in 2006, has largely taken over the game lately. Significantly if you happen to’re not contending for a podium at a serious championship. Its attract has seen many observe stars prematurely discard the prospect of medals at Olympics in a bid for bigger prize funds, the New York Metropolis marathon pays its winners $100,000, and elevated publicity on the roads. Cairess at simply 26 might fall into that class, regardless that his energy, constructed from the mud-sapping circumstances of British cross-country operating, lends itself to the longer-distance races. He was simply 9 seconds again and runner-up to Jakob Ingebrigtsen on the 2022 European cross nation championships.

Solely two Britons have ever received a world marathon main, with Mo Farah’s win in Chicago in 2018 and Paula Radcliffe capable of rely two New York Metropolis wins, though she will be able to rely 5 extra victories in New York and London earlier than the collection was established.

The mixture time of the three winners of the collection to date this yr, in Tokyo (2hr 2min 16sec),  Boston (2hr 6min 17sec) and London (2hr 4min 1sec), is 2hr 4min 11sec. But Cairess stays bullish about his possibilities.

“It’s all the time been my goal however it’s important to give respect to stuff,” he says. “After I’ve run one marathon and performed 2hr 8min. Not many individuals win London. You would flip up in 2hr 2min form and never win. It’s simply actually tough. Nevertheless it’s nonetheless my objective.”

Olympics 2024 – Males’s Marathon outcomes

Ending place/Bib quantity/Title/Nationwide olympic code/ DOB/Time/+Time behind winner

1. 622/Tamirat Tola/ETH/11 Aug 1991/2hr 6min 26sec OR, SB

2. 372/Bashir Abdi/BEL/10 Feb 1989/2hr 6min 47sec/+21sec SB

3. 974/Benson Kipruto/KEN/17 Mar 1991/2hr 7min 0sec/+34sec

4. 692/Emile Cairess/GBR/27 Dec 1997/2hr 7min 29sec/+1min 3 sec

5. 616/Deresa Geleta/ETH/14 Jan 1996/2hr 7min 31sec/+1min 5sec

6. 926/Akira Akasaki/JPN/21 Jan 1998/2hr 7min 32sec/+1min 6sec

7. 1011/Tebello Ramakongoana/LES/13 Oct 1996/2hr 7min 58sec/+1min 32sec NR

8. 1330/Conner Mantz/USA/8 Dec 1996/2hr 8min 12sec/+1min 46sec SB

9. 1357/Clayton Younger/USA/14 Sep 1993/2hr 8min 44sec/+2min 18sec SB

10. 574/Samsom Amare/ERI/1 Jan 1994/2hr 8min 56sec/+2min 30sec SB

(OR = Olympic file; SB = season’s greatest; PB = private greatest; NR = nationwide file)

Emile Cairess tamed one of many hardest programs in Olympic historical past to say Nice Britain and Northern Eire’s greatest males’s marathon efficiency in 20 years.

Cairess (Leeds Metropolis) completed fourth on Olympic debut, the identical outcome posted by Jon Brown on the 2004 Video games in Athens, as Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola took gold and an Olympic report.

The 26-year-old, in solely his third marathon after two appearances in London, clocked 2:07:29, ending simply 29 seconds exterior the medals.

“I’m actually happy with myself, I’m actually proud of that,” he stated.

“I simply wished to offer myself an opportunity. That was my pondering, simply attempt to run as quick as I may till the tip. Perhaps somebody of them would blow up and I may catch them, nevertheless it simply so occurred that three of them didn’t blow up.

“The course was powerful, it was actually arduous. I’ve solely achieved two marathons. London is fairly flat, in order that was means tougher, with the hills it felt for much longer.”

Charlie Spedding was Nice Britain’s final Olympic medallist, profitable bronze in Los Angeles 40 years in the past.

With the following Video games happening in California, Cairess want to finish that run.

“I’ll attempt to prepare extra, be constant and never put stress on myself to do anything,” he added.

Elsewhere, Philip Sesemann (Andrew Henderson/Leeds Metropolis) got here residence forty sixth in 2:13:08 and Mahamed Mahamed (Idris Hamid/Southampton) was 11 locations additional again in 2:15:19.

The ladies’s marathon will get underway tomorrow at 7:00 BST as Olympic debutants Clara Evans, Rose Harvey and Calli Hauger-Thackery tackle the streets of Paris.

The Chargers opened exhibition play Saturday night time towards Seattle at SoFi Stadium.

Here’s a recreation recap from Week 1 of the preseason:

Easton Stick, AJ Finley, Jaret Patterson and Scott Matlock had been the Chargers captains. The Bolts opened the sport with a 43-yard kickoff return from Jaelen Gill to their very own 45-yard line. However the offense went three-and-out as Seattle took over at its personal 12-yard line. The Seahawks moved the chains as soon as earlier than rookie edge rusher Tre’Mon Morris-Brash pressured a third-down incompletion by hitting Sam Howell’s arm. The Chargers took over at their very own 27 however went three-and-out once more. The Seahawks had been ultimately pressured to punt however pinned the Bolts at their very own 2-yard line. The Chargers as soon as once more went three-and-out as Seattle took over and superior into the purple zone as the primary quarter got here to a detailed.

PARIS — Caden Cunningham gained taekwondo silver on the Paris Olympics on Saturday as he was narrowly denied within the gold-medal match in opposition to Iran’s Arian Salimi on the Grand Palais.

Cunningham gained the primary body 3-3 within the males’s +80kg occasion however he was dispatched 9-1 within the second following a double kick from Salimi to the pinnacle. The Iranian edged Cunningham 6-3 within the third and ultimate body.

The Brit was competing at his debut Olympic Video games, however he nonetheless managed to stun Rio 2016 champion Cheick Sallah Cisse within the semifinals.

It’s Group GB’s 63rd medal of the Paris Video games, shifting the nation only one behind their Tokyo 2020 complete.

“It was excellent, very enjoyable,” Cunningham stated. “I’ve acquired numerous respect for that athlete, as soon as that match began, just like myself, he needed to kill. Exterior of that, very good man, a real fighter, I’ve acquired no drawback dropping if the person is healthier than me on the day, and that is what he was.

“I am gutted I did not get the gold for myself, my coach and my household and for Britain. Nevertheless, I am very proud to be right here immediately.

“Now I wish to see my dad, he is who I made a decision in regards to the Olympics with. I advised my mum as nicely once I was very very younger. I simply wish to see them, give them a hug, hope they’re pleased with me. And simply chill, go house and have a KFC or one thing, I do not know!”

Group GB missed out on a bronze medal within the girls’s +67kg occasion, with Rebecca McGowan dropping a ultimate body decider to Turkey’s Kus Aydin.

“In taekwondo, the little issues make the match. It is gutting. It is a little bit heart-breaking proper now. Dropping the assessment was a turning level but it surely’s the game I selected, the life I selected. In some unspecified time in the future I’ve to cope with it and decide myself up,” McGowan stated.

“I believe I used to be nonetheless resetting from the quarterfinal within the tunnel to be trustworthy. I’ve by no means felt something prefer it. My coronary heart has damaged twice immediately. I am actually pleased with myself that I used to be capable of decide myself up and battle the best way I did.”

On the finish of a fierce closing beneath the excessive domed ceiling of the Grand Palais, Caden Cunningham settled for silver. He smiled and graciously raised the hand of the brand new Olympic heavyweight champion, Iran’s Arian Salimi, who snatched victory within the deciding spherical of this combat after sending a protracted tentacled leg behind Cunningham to faucet the sensor on his head guard.

Cunningham is simply 21 and his probability will come once more. In some ways this was the night time he introduced himself to the world, however the outlines have been sketched a decade in the past in his household front room, when a 10-year-old Cunningham and his dad hatched a plan to qualify for the Olympics in 2024.

“I wished to maneuver over to kickboxing however that isn’t within the Olympics, so after we checked out it we thought, no, let’s keep on with taekwondo,” Cunningham advised The Impartial earlier than the Video games. “Me and my dad labored out that by Paris, that’s after I’d be sufficiently old to compete. That’s after I determined. I skilled each single second I may.”

He devoted himself to the game, and the exhausting work paid off right here on a tense run to the ultimate.

Cunningham first beat Niger’s Abdoul Issoufou in two straight rounds, after which noticed off Cuba’s Rafael Alba within the deciding spherical of their quarter-final. Within the semi-finals, the No 4-ranked Cunningham met Ivory Coast’s Cheick Sallah Cisse, the world champion and No 1. That they had shared some tetchy bouts earlier than and this was one other feisty contest that went to the wire. They completed the deciding spherical with 5 factors every and Cunningham progressed by advantage of his superior tally of non-scoring pictures.

That arrange the ultimate in opposition to Salimi, the champion of Asia ranked tenth. Salimi is rangy and tall, and tried to make use of his lengthy legs to land three-point head pictures within the early phases, however Cunningham ducked and spun and fired into the physique for 2 factors himself, to take the primary spherical.

The second spherical was cagey as Salimi selected his moments extra rigorously, and this time his toe prolonged out and clipped Cunningham’s head guard to pressure a decider. There, two extra head kicks proved decisive for gold.

Regardless of defeat, Cunningham lapped up the second, enjoying to the group and relishing the Olympic stage.

“I’m happy with myself,” he stated. “Gutted, however I’m proud nonetheless. I’ve executed job right now, took out some large folks. That fighter was wonderful, he was higher than me right now, in order that’s on me. We’ll work to make it higher so there’s none of this silver occurring.

“My opponent was the identical as me: after we’re within the ring we’re able to kill; exterior, respect.”

Cunningham took up the game aged six, inheriting his father’s love of martial arts, and he was quickly mapping out his Olympic future. He would tackle fights in opposition to greater, stronger boys who would depart him feeling “overwhelmed up”, however he loved the problem of studying the abilities to beat the bodily deficit.

He suffered a serious setback in his first combat of the 2022 World Championships when he felt the anterior cruciate ligament snap in his knee. However Cunningham’s perspective was to harness the adversity. “I simply thought, that is going to make it a cooler story after I do go [to the Olympics]. I actually knuckled down. I noticed it as a possibility to develop and are available again an absolute monster. And that’s what I did.”

The longer term may very well be something for Cunningham now. He has taken up part-time modelling with cowl shoots for magazines –  GQ lately referred to as him “an Olympic prince (and a menswear king)”. He additionally has goals of conquering UFC sooner or later, and his designs on the extra violent, profitable world of blended martial arts are critical.

He advised The Impartial earlier than the Video games: “UFC can wait till I’ve acquired my gold medal.” That may take one other 4 years a minimum of, and he should quickly resolve whether or not to chase that Olympic crown at Los Angeles 2028, or begin a brand new path.

Requested what the long run held after this closing, he stated: “It’s the begin of no matter I need it to be. If I keep on this, I would be the king of taekwondo within the subsequent 4 years. One combat doesn’t outline me as a fighter.”