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While stars from England, New Zealand and West Indies feature in this year’s tournament, the likes of Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry will miss it

Annesha Ghosh25-Apr-2019

The Australian team poses for a selfie•ICC/Getty Images

No players from Australia and South Africa are in the three squads that will take part in the four-match Women’s T20 Challenge, which will be held in Jaipur from May 6 to 11 on the sidelines of the IPL playoffs.South Africa’s players are unavailable because of their home series against Pakistan, which begins on May 6. The surprise, however, is in the absence of Australia’s cricketers. The world leaders in the women’s game, Australia had fielded the largest overseas contingent in last year’s one-off exhibition match, including stars such as Meg Lanning, Megan Schutt, Ellyse Perry, Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney.Only last month, Cricket Australia’s female high-performance manager Shawn Flegler had told that the board would support Australians participating in any exhibition matches played this year. “It’s a great opportunity for the players, and to see a women’s IPL get off the ground would be a great thing for the game more broadly,” Flegler had said.A report on CA’s website yesterday, headlined “Aussies in frame for women’s IPL games”, suggested the players would take part in the tournament. However, the report also confirmed that Australia’s pre-Ashes camp would begin in Brisbane on May 13, two days after the final of the Jaipur tournament.For the upcoming Indian competition, 39 players, including internationals, have been divided among three teams – Supernovas, Trailblazers, and Velocity. The teams will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj respectively.Some of the top players from England and New Zealand will be present and, unlike last year, when only players from Australia, New Zealand and England made up the overseas contingent, the upcoming edition will feature three West Indians in Stafanie Taylor, Hayley Matthews and Shakera Selman, while Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be represented by Chamari Atapattu and Jahanara Alam respectively.Current India women head coach WV Raman has been named the coach of Harmanpreet’s Supernovas, while fielding coach Biju George will be in charge of Mandhana’s Trailblazers. Former India women’s captain Mamatha Maben, who had applied for the India women head coach’s position after the exit of Ramesh Powar last year, will coach Raj’s Velocity.Supernovas: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Anuja Patil, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Mansi Joshi, Poonam Yadav, Priya Punia, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Chamari Atapattu*, Lea Tahuhu*, Sophie Devine*, Natalie Sciver*Trailblazers: Smriti Mandhana (c), Bharti Fulmali, Dayalan Hemalatha, Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Jasia Akhtar, Jhulan Goswami, R Kalpana (wk), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Suzie Bates*, Sophie Ecclestone*, Shakera Selman*, Stafanie Taylor*Velocity: Mithali Raj (c), Devika Vaidya, Ekta Bisht, Komal Zanzad, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sushma Verma (wk), Sushri Dibyadarshini, Veda Krishnamurthy, Amelia Kerr*, Danielle Wyatt*, Hayley Matthews*, Jahanara Alam*

Manchester United are keen to bolster their squad in a few key positions this month, with the striker role being the most talked about.

However, a centre-back is also a priority position to purchase, with the 2-2 draw against Spurs highlighting their vulnerability at the back at times.

In that game, Lisandro Martinez received a warm welcome back to the field, but Erik ten Hag still needs to scan the market to find the Argentine a partner.

Man Utd’s centre-back search

Sky Sports journalist Florian Plettenberg recently took to X to state that Man United could move for Matthijs de Ligt, as he is on Ten Hag’s wishlist.

The Dutch centre-half is reportedly unhappy at Bayern Munich, with Thomas Tuchel favouring others in his defence.

Any move is likely to occur in the summer rather than in January, especially considering United’s limited budget this winter.

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Posts ByLuke Randall Feb 1, 2024 How De Ligt fits into the Man Utd team

With Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof, and Harry Maguire all dealing with injuries and failing to nail down the right centre-back role this season, that spot is open for a new defender to thrive.

In truth, the aforementioned trio aren’t the most reliable, yet a player that the boss can rely upon is De Ligt, who he knows extremely well from their time together at Ajax.

De Ligt's record under Ten Hag

Games

70

Goals

8

Assists

5

Yellow cards

7

Red cards

0

Minutes played

6,198

Clean sheets

30

Stats via Transfermarkt.

However, the 24-year-old has only played 12 matches across all competitions this campaign, yet five of those were only cameos off the bench.

Since bursting onto the scene at Ajax in 2017, his career hasn’t really progressed, but he has the chance to revive it at Old Trafford under Ten Hag, who knows how to get the best out of him.

The table below displays De Ligt’s statistics from the last year across the top European competitions and how they compare to his positional peers.

De Ligt's Stats

Metric

Stats (per 90)

Ranking in Europe

Aerials won

3.48

Top 7%

Touches

83.69

Top 11%

Passes completed

68.55

Top 9%

Pass completion %

91.3%

Top 8%

Passes into final third

6.01

Top 5%

Progressive passes

5.50

Top 8%

Stats via FBref

De Ligt is the very definition of a “monster,” as per football writer Ben Mattinson, with his 6 foot 2 frame allowing him to bully opposition attackers. He is a dominant defender who is particularly untouchable in the air, as shown by his ranking in the top seven % of defenders in Europe for aerials won, which would be important next to Martinez, who can be targeted due to his lack of height for a centre back.

That said, the Red Devils' number 6 excels with the ball at his feet, as displayed by his 3.92 passes into the final third per ninety, and the former Juventus rock also thrives in possession, with the above passing statistics all ranking in the top 10% for centre backs.

The above also certainly sounds like it could be used to describe Virgil Van Dijk, and even Nathan Ake alluded to the fact that De Ligt shares plenty of similarities with the Liverpool captain, saying: "

“He's quick, strong for his age, very good in the air and on the ball he is very good. He scores so many from set-pieces so he's got a lot of the same attributes as Van Dijk."

FBref supports the Man City player's claim, with the Bayern defender being classed as a similar player in their similar players model.

In short, De Ligt would elevate United to an entirely new level, and Old Trafford could be the perfect environment for the Netherlands star to thrive.

يستعد منتخب قطر لخوض مواجهة كورية وهامة أمام منافسه كوريا الشمالية، مساء اليوم الثلاثاء، وذلك ضمن تصفيات آسيا لكأس العالم 2026. 

ويتواجه المنتخب القطري مع كوريا الشمالية على أرضية استاد نيو لاوس الدولي، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الثانية لتصفيات كأس العالم.

وتعرض منتخب قطر في مباراته الماضية لهزيمة أمام نظيره الإماراتي بثلاثية مقابل هدف، وذلك خلال المواجهة التي أقيمت بينهما بالجولة الأولى.

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على الجانب الآخر تلقى منتخب كوريا الشمالية هزيمة أمام أوزبكستان بهدف دون رد، في مباراة الجولة الأولى.

ويتواجد منتخبا قطر وكوريا الشمالية في المجموعة الأولى التي تضم إلى جوارهما منتخبات أوزبكستان وإيران وقرجيكستان والإمارات في تصفيات آسيا لكأس العالم.

ويتواجد منتخب كوريا الشمالية بالمركز الرابع بدون نقاط، فيما يحتل المنتخب القطري المركز السادس والأخير بدون نقاط أيضاً. موعد مباراة قطر وكوريا الشمالية في تصفيات كأس العالم

تنطلق صافرة بداية اللقاء اليوم الثلاثاء في تمام الساعة الثالثة عصراً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، الرابعة بتوقيت قطر. القنوات الناقلة لمباراة قطر وكوريا الشمالية اليوم

تُنقل المباراة عبر قناتي بين سبورتس 2، وقناة الكأس القطرية. معلقا مباراة قطر وكوريا الشمالية

يتولى حسن العيدروس مهمة التعليق عبر بين سبورتس، بينما يعلق أحمد الطيب عبر فضائية الكأس.

ويُمكنكم متابعة أحداث مباريات اليوم لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنــــا.

Last week, three Aston Villa scouts watched Norwich City's Jonathan Rowe in action against Leeds United in the Championship. Unai Emery's side are showing a strong interest in Rowe and have long been big admirers, but he looks like a plan-b if they can't get their top target.

The number one priority for Emery appears to be Middlesbrough's Morgan Rogers, who's already been subject to two unsuccessful bids. There have been conflicting reports on the likelihood of him ending up at Villa Park, with one suggesting that he may receive the greenlight after Chelsea knocked Boro out of the Carabao Cup, and another saying this saga could run until the very end of the window. We've now seen another significant development as Thursday's deadline looms.

Villa make third Rogers offer

According to The Athletic's David Ornstein, Villa have now submitted another bid for Rogers. This one is worth up to £15m with add-ons, and while Boro have yet to accept it, negotiations are ongoing. The hope at Villa Park is that a deal will move quickly towards completion in the early part of this week.

In an attached article, Ornstein confirms that Rogers is the primary target for Emery in the days that remain. The player is thought to be "excited" by the prospect of making the move to Villa Park, and may be waiting anxiously to see the outcome of the current talks.

Why Rogers can be the ideal Diaby alternative

Sports journalist Josh Bunting hailed Rogers as an "excellent" acquisition when he joined Boro from Manchester City in last summer's transfer window, and he's justified that with his fine performances in the Championship so far. In addition to scoring a couple of goals, he ranks ninth in the division for assists (six), and fares even better on a per-90 basis (second at 0.41).

Assuming a deal gets done, the natural question to ask is where he fits in at Villa. The Englishman's versatility will help him in this respect – he's mostly lined up in an attacking midfield role, but he can also play more advanced or on the left, as the table below shows.

Morgan Rogers position

Games played

Attacking midfield

10

Centre-forward

4

Left midfield

3

Left winger

2

Second striker

2

Emery's most common tactical set-up at Villa is 4-4-2, and in that shape Rogers could operate as the left midfielder or play the Moussa Diaby role in the front two alongside Ollie Watkins. Diaby has also served as the number ten in a 4-2-3-1 and a 4-4-1-1, which is another spot that could suit the youngster quite well.

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Villa have qualified for the Europa Conference League round of 16, and they'll be back in action on Thursday nights from next month onwards. As he simultaneously tries to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League, Emery will have to ramp up his rotation, and again that will play into Rogers' hands.

Allrounder will follow World Cup call-up with stint at Ageas Bowl

ESPNcricinfo staff08-May-2019

Chris Morris cleaned up Chris Lynn with a superb yorker•Getty Images

South Africa allrounder Chris Morris will join Hampshire for this year’s Vitality Blast.The 32-year-old Morris was this week called into South Africa’s World Cup squad as a replacement for fast bowler Anrich Nortje, who was ruled out of the tournament because of a fractured thumb.Morris will join Hampshire at the end of his World Cup commitments and will be available for the entire Blast season.A fierce right-arm seamer and destructive middle-order hitter, Morris has made 63 appearances so far for his national side since his debut in a T20I against New Zealand in 2012. He averages 20.50 with the ball in T20Is with a strike rate of 130.39 with the bat.Playing domestically for the Titans, Morris has also featured in several franchise competitions around the world, including the IPL and CPL, and he played for Surrey in the 2016 Blast.”I’m really looking forward to joining Hampshire for the Vitality Blast,” Morris said. “It’s an exciting tournament and it’s an exciting summer coming up – I can’t wait to get there and play at the Ageas Bowl and express what I can do.”Hampshire director of cricket, Giles White said: “We were delighted when Chris agreed early on to join us for the season. He’s a dynamic batsman in the middle-order and a handful with the ball both up front and at the death, so he’s a great fit for us and hopefully he’ll make a big difference this summer.”Hampshire begin their quest to reach an eighth T20 finals day in 10 years on July 19 when they host Sussex.

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O avô do atacante Pablo, Francisco, faleceu neste sábado (20). Ele estava internado em decorrência de uma grave doença. Torcedor fanático do São Paulo, ele chegou a comemorar que o neto estava jogando do Tricolor.

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– Quando cheguei na minha cidade, ele me deu um abraço e disse: ‘Está realizando o sonho do seu avô – afirmou Pablo na sua apresentação no São Paulo.

VEJA A TABELA DO CAMPEONATO PAULISTA

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Nas redes sociais, o atacante postou um vídeo se despedindo de Francisco, que veste uma camisa do São Paulo.

– Te amo Chicão! Descanse em paz vozão – escreveu o centroavante.

O São Paulo também homenageou o avô de Pablo. Em algumas partidas, o camisa nove jogou com o nome de Francisco. O clube usou uma foto desse momento para a homenagem.

❤️ pic.twitter.com/zmaBPSElZn

— São Paulo FC (@SaoPauloFC) March 21, 2021

كشفت تقارير صحفية إيطالية، أن زلاتان إبراهيموفيتش، المستشار الفني لنادي ميلان، يسعى للإقالة بـ باولو فونسيكا، المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بعد الخسارة من ليفربول.

ضحية الهزيمة من ليفربول بثلاثية مقابل هدف في دوري أبطال أوروبا قد يكون فونسيكا، الذي لم يحقق سوى انتصار واحد فقط في الدوري من أصل 4 مباريات، وخسر على ملعبه أمام الريدز.

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شبكة “سكاي” ألمانية، أكدت أن زلاتان إبراهيموفيتش، ليس راضيًا عن ما يقدمه المدرب البرتغالي، في ملعب سان سيرو، ويسعى للتعاقد مع إيدين تيرزيتش.

إبراهيموفيتش يرى أن تيرزيتش قادر على تطبيق فلسفته في ميلان، بعدما نجح مع بوروسيا دورتموند في الموسم الماضي، وقادهم لنهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا، وكان قريبًا للغاية في الموسم الذي سبقه من لقب البوندزليجا.

وتشير التقارير إلى أن مواجهة الديربي ضد إنتر ميلان، هي الفرصة الأخيرة للمدرب فونسيكا، وإذا أراد الاستمرار والحفاظ على وظيفته، عليه أن يفوز بها.

The tournament had its third abandoned match as India-New Zealand fixture was called off without even a toss

The Report by Varun Shetty13-Jun-2019

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India v New Zealand
As it happenedIndia and New Zealand took a point each and remained the only unbeaten teams in the tournament as rain prevented even a toss from happening at Trent Bridge. As things stood before the match, a result would have either further solidified New Zealand’s position at the top, or helped India nudge ahead of Australia into second place with a game in hand.There were large patches of damp turf in the point and midwicket regions, results of water rolling off the covers, which were on and off intermittently through the day. The sun didn’t come out all day and at the end of it, after several inspections, umpire Paul Reiffel declared at 3pm that the “weather had beaten us”.The abandonment follows an uninspiring trend this week, where two games have failed to start and one was called off less than an hour into play. The three abandoned games in this World Cup are an anomaly as far as this tournament goes, considering there were only two before this edition, since its start in 1975.Both teams would have been happy with the point, but India in particular would have liked to take some momentum from this game, given their upcoming blockbuster fixture against Pakistan on Sunday. But Virat Kohli admitted after the match that the right decision had been made.

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Na tarde desta segunda-feira (5), o São Paulo oficializou e apresentou Alex como novo técnico do Sub-20 do Tricolor.O ex-jogador assinou contrato válido por duas temporadas e terá como auxiliar-técnico PC Oliveira, que foi campeão mundial de futsal em 2008 com a Seleção Brasileira.

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Essa será a primeira experiência dele como técnico de futebol. O ex-meia vai assumir a vaga deixada por Orlando Ribeiro, demitido em fevereiro. Alexcomeça nesta semana o trabalho com o Sub-20, que tem como primeiro desafio na temporada o Campeonato Brasileiro, previsto para começar no fim de junho.

CONFIRA EM QUAL POSIÇÃO O SÃO PAULO ESTÁ NO PAULISTÃO 2021

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O presidente do clube, Julio Casares, falou sobre a chegada do novo membro da comissão das categorias de base.

– Temos muito orgulho de oficializar a contratação do Alex, um dos grandes expoentes do futebol brasileiro nos últimos anos. A chegada dele é mais uma ação da gestão para a profissionalização da base e do futebol do São Paulo – disse o mandatário do Tricolor.

A contratação do ex-meia, com passagens históricas pelo Palmeiras, rival do São Paulo, Cruzeiro, Coritiba e Fenerbahçe, da Turquia, é fruto do planejamento do coordenador de futebol do clube, o ex-treinador Muricy Ramalho, que deseja formar treinadores no clube.

– Estamos muito felizes pela chegada do Alex. Temos o projeto de formar um treinador em casa com o DNA do São Paulo, um time que faça a torcida ter prazer de ver jogar, e surgiu a ideia do Alex. Temos certeza de que ele vai ser muito importante no projeto da base e, quem sabe, mais na frente, possa ser técnico do time principal como aconteceu comigo. Acho que foi uma grande escolha e a gente espera bastante do Alex – disse Muricy Ramalho, coordenador de futebol do São Paulo.

Celtic ended the January transfer window with only two additions to their first-team squad to bolster Brendan Rodgers' options across the park.

Meanwhile, they allowed David Turnbull to join Cardiff City on a permanent basis and sent Mikey Johnston and Marco Tilio on loan to West Bromwich Albion and Melbourne City respectively.

Adam Idah was brought in on loan from Norwich City on deadline day, after Nicolas Kuhn was bought from Rapid Wien on a five-and-a-half-year deal earlier in the window.

The two new signings did combine for the equaliser against Aberdeen on Saturday, though, as the Ireland international teed up the winger to fire into the bottom corner to make it 1-1.

However, the Hoops did not enjoy a fully successful transfer window as they failed to secure signings in several positions that were identified by Rodgers.

Celtic's January transfer window failings

Football Insider reported in January that Celtic's head coach wanted to bring in a centre-forward, a left-back, and a goalkeeper after the signing of Kuhn.

Idah arrived as another striker to compete with Kyogo Furuhashi and Hyeon-gyu Oh but the board failed to provide the Northern Irish tactician with the other additions that were desired.

The Daily Record also reported on deadline day that a central midfielder was on the agenda for the Hoops after Turnbull was allowed to join Cardiff and an injury to Reo Hatate forced the club to look at options in the market to bolster their midfield ranks.

This means that the Hoops ended the window with two of the up to five signings that they wanted to make, as they failed to bring in a left-back, a central midfielder, or a goalkeeper to improve the squad.

Football Scotland have since outlined the club's pursuit of a left-back and why they were unable to get one over the line before the deadline passed.

They claim that Celtic were keen on Estoril's Tiago Araujo in November of 2023 but his £4m price tag caused them to look elsewhere in the market.

Liverpool's Owen Beck was next on their list but the young defender was needed by the Reds after his loan spell with Dundee and could not be used for a third team in the same season.

They then asked Wolverhampton Wanderers about a possible loan deal for Hugo Bueno but were batted away by the Premier League side, who did not want to lose him.

Football Scotland add that Celtic also ambitiously targeted a swoop for Manchester City left-back Sergio Gomez but failed to convince the Cityzens to part ways with the Spaniard.

The Scottish giants, therefore, missed out on a huge upgrade in the number three position as the Premier League defender could have been a sensational signing to replace Greg Taylor as Rodgers' first-choice in that position.

Greg Taylor's form for Celtic

Celtic clearly felt they needed another option at left-back to compete with Taylor and Alexandro Bernabei, given their pursuit of Gomez and the other left-back targets.

The Scotland international has been the first-choice out of the pair over the past 18 months, under both Ange Postecoglou and Rodgers, and has been a solid, albeit unspectacular, option for the club.

Unlike academy graduate Kieran Tierney, who assisted 25 goals in 97 Scottish Premiership appearances, before him, Taylor does not offer an outstanding level of creativity from his position.

During the 2022/23 campaign, the 26-year-old gem played 31 league matches for the Scottish giants and contributed with four assists and two 'big chances' created for his side.

He also failed to register a single assist or any 'big chances' created in six Champions League starts for the Hoops, as he struggled in Europe.

23/24 Premiership

Greg Taylor (via Sofascore)

Appearances

22

Assists

One

Big chances created

Seven

Interceptions per game

0.4

Duel success rate

50%

As you can see in the table above, Taylor has produced more high-quality opportunities for his teammates in the Premiership this term than he managed in the whole of last season already.

However, he has also lost half of his duels and made less than one interception every other game on average, which suggests that his play at both ends of the pitch leaves a bit to be desired.

The stats that show why Gomez would have been a huge upgrade

Celtic, possibly through little fault of their own as City wanted to keep him, missed out on a huge upgrade on Taylor as Gomez could have added more quality to the starting XI.

The 23-year-old dynamo joined the Premier League champions from Anderlecht in the summer of 2022 and has only started two top-flight games for the club since then.

His lack of minutes in England has stopped him from being able to showcase the best of his ability, which was on full display for his previous team in Belgium.

21/22 Pro League

Sergio Gomez (via Sofascore)

Appearances

39

Assists

11

Big chances created

15

Interceptions per game

1.3

Duel success rate

55%

As you can see in the table above, the Spanish gem provided consistent quality in the final third with his superb ability to create 'big chances' to assist his teammates from a left-back position, whilst he also won a higher percentage of his duels and made far more interceptions per game than Taylor has this term.

The £50k-per-week whiz ranked within the top 2% of full-backs in the division for Expected Assisted Goals (0.33) and the top 4% for assists (0.33) per 90 respectively.

Gomez, who talent scout Jacek Kulig once hailed as the "king of assists", also caught the eye at the U21 European Championships – won by England – for Spain last summer.

He produced three goals, two assists, and three 'big chances' created in five appearances at the tournament whilst playing further forward as a winger for his country.

These statistics show that the 23-year-old gem has the attacking quality to provide a huge threat from left-back, or the wing, whilst also being a solid defensive option.

Therefore, Rodgers missed out on a big upgrade on Taylor in January as the rarely-seen City squad option could have created more chances, provided more assists, and won more of his duels than the Scottish full-back for Celtic.