Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has expressed his desire to work with Erling Haaland again, with the Manchester United legend planning a return to management. He previously coached prolific frontman Haaland at Molde and is hoping to see their paths cross for a second time – potentially in the international arena as Norway close in on qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
One of the most trusted players Manchester City have had under Pep Guardiola over the years was Fernandinho. The Brazilian veteran, who is now 40 years of age, was a stalwart for City, playing 383 games for the club and winning five Premier League titles.
Of course, a lot of that success came under City’s legendary manager, Guardiola. The Brazilian played 244 games under his tutelage, skippering the side on multiple occasions and even chipping in with 12 goals and 17 assists.
Towards the end of his time at the Etihad Stadium, Fernandinho saw a drastic change in his position.
Fernandinho’s change of position at Man City
Of course, for much of his career, Fernandinho was a midfielder. In a City shirt, the former City captain tended to operate as a number six, although he did play in more advanced roles.
With that being said, 232 games came at the base of the midfield.
However, Guardiola did alter his role in the side, with the 53-cap Brazil star becoming a centre-back. That coincided with an injury for Aymeric Laporte, with City needing a dependable man at the back in his absence. In total, Fernandinho played 45 times there for City, becoming a trusted figure at the back.
Back in 2020, he spoke to Sky Sports about converting to a centre-back. He explained that “it was a little bit strange adapting” to his new role at first, due to the space in behind the back line, but eventually he “was able to do it.”
He gave a lot the credit to Guardiola for his impressive transition from midfield to defence.
He said the Spaniard “gives you the information you need about the opponent and of course about yourself,” which certainly assisted the move to defence.
Fernandinho is not the only City star who has benefited from Guardiola’s close man-management, especially when it comes to operating in a new position.
Pep’s modern-day Fernandinho
One of the real standout things about Guardiola as a manager is how adaptable he is. That could be flexibility during a game, switching up his system and showing great innovation, or asking a player to operate in a new position.
Well, someone who has reaped the benefit of that sort of adaptability is Matheus Nunes. The Portuguese international is a midfielder by trade, like Fernandinho. However, he has played plenty of times at right-back under Guardiola.
He has truly played everywhere in a City shirt, having just reached a century of games. In the 101 appearances he has made so far, 27 of those have come at right-back, more than anywhere else.
Nunes has been more productive there than in any other position on the pitch, too. He’s scored twice and assisted five from right-sided full-back. He offers a real threat, making runs into the penalty box, as this strike against Burnley earlier in the season showed.
The Portugal international, who has 16 caps for his nation, is a player whom Guardiola thinks highly of. Back in 2023, City’s manager described him as “one of the best players in the world,” which is huge praise indeed.
Well, the stats certainly show just how good a full-back Nunes has turned into. Last season, he was among the best attacking full-backs in the Premier League, for example, averaging 1.24 key passes per 90 minutes, which ranked him in the top 25% of Premier League full-backs.
Nunes vs. PL fullbacks (24/25)
Stat (per 90)
Number
Percentile
Key passes
1.24
75th
Passes into penalty area
1.4
90th
Assists
0.32
99th
Progressive carries
3.39
94th
Long passes completion %
65.4%
93rd
Stats from FBref
This is surely a move that you can put down as a success. Guardiola has certainly reinvented Nunes’ career with the positional change, making him a formidable right-back who can offer another presence in midfield and a goal threat.
Guardiola has a knack for successfully converting players’ positions, be it in a time of need or for a tactical shift, just as he did with Fernandinho. Nunes is certainly the latest success story.
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It wasn't a perfect performance, but it was a perfect response as Hayes challenged her team to bounce back vs Portugal
In the moments following Thursday's loss to Portugal – just their third of the Emma Hayes era – the U.S. women's national team coach and her players made it clear: that performance was unacceptable. In the moments following Sunday's rematch, Hayes and the USWNT were able to strike a different tone, and deservedly so.
In Sunday's revenge game – a real test for a USWNT that, before this week, had been unbeaten in 11 matches all-time against Portgual, never conceding a goal – Hayes turned the keys over to the team's youngest stars. And they rewarded her instantly.
Hayes' starting XI had an average age of just under 21 – with six starters 20 years or younger. Despite that, the USWNT looked as composed as could be on Sunday afternoon in East Hartford, Connecticut. Save for one early mishap, the U.S. seized control, exacting revenge on Portugal in a 3-1 win.
It wasn't a perfect performance but it was a perfect response. Hayes challenged her team to bounce back and they did just that.
"I think we have to keep developing the group the way we are," Hayes told TNT post-match. "The last game was a blip and that, for me, is not something I expect to be happening on a regular basis."
It started similarly enough. After Rose Lavelle scored just 33 seconds into Thursday's game, Olivia Moultrie nearly matched the feat, netting the first of her two goals just 44 second in. Again, the U.S. conceded shortly after, giving Portugal a way back into the game on their only shot on goal for the game. This time, though, the U.S. didn't wilt – they pushed.
Moultrie added a second in the 10th minute and Sam Coffey put the game to bed in the game's final moments with an exclamation point on a fairly complete U.S. effort.
"I think we did a better job of being compact, not chasing the ball in the wrong moments," Hayes said. "That's probably the biggest thing, without being too technical. If you want to control games and get players in the right positions higher up, then you have to build up very well, successfully, build up control in the right areas, make the opponent work. That's something we didn't do the other night. We did do it tonight.
"So I think we got those two pieces right. I thought positionally, attacking-wise, we were much, much better in all phases of the field."
There's still one more game this window, on Wednesday against New Zealand in Kansas City. Hayes has already learned plenty about her team this week, though, as this group continues to build towards the bigger moments ahead.
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Getty ImagesWINNER: Olivia Moultrie
It's easy to forget, at times, that Moultrie is still just 20. It seems like she's been around for years. Yet she's still the fourth-youngest person on this USWNT roster, one that still only has a few caps to her name. She also now has two USWNT braces on her resume.
Moultrie made her mark almost immediately as she followed Lavelle's lead from Thursday by scoring within the first minute of the match. That quickly went out the window with a Portugal equalizer. No worries, though, because Moultrie popped up once again in the 10th minute to restore the USWNT's lead.
"Honestly, my reaction to both goals was pure adrenaline," Moultrie said. "I don't even know what I was thinking. I couldn't even think about a celebration."
Moultrie was rightfully excited. This was another statement performance from a player who has made a habit of this recently. She's now scored three braces within the last three weeks. Her first USWNT goals, meanwhile, came in a brace last February, too.
Now, six years after she was first introduced as American soccer's next rising star, Moultrie is growing into a role as a USWNT regular. Based on Sunday, she may also be a USWNT game-changer, too.
"I was talking to Emma about it, and just feeling the trust in both club and country and allowing all the work I’ve put in to just showcase itself," Moultrie said. "People are like, 'Have you changed anything recently?' Am I’m like, 'No, not really.' I’m just trying to stay consistent with what I’ve been told by my coaches and staff, and do the work, do the film, talk to my teammates.
"And honestly, just try to do the right thing and stay patient, especially in my positioning, which has been a big thing with me and Emma."
AdvertisementGetty Images SportLOSER: The centerback position
Things happen, particularly in international soccer. You can't keep clean sheets every game, particularly against good teams. These last two games, though, have been headlined by some pretty frustrating goals conceded by the USWNT.
There's an obvious missing piece behind that, it's worth mentioning. If the currently injured Naomi Girma were in the XI, things would surely be different. She is that level of player and that vital of a defensive leader. It's worth wondering what these games would have looked like if she were in the starting XI. Several players have been fighting to be her partner when she does return. So far, though, there hasn't been a standout.
Emily Sonnett is the incumbent but, for the second consecutive game, she was beaten to a header. Tara McKeown, Emily Sams and Jordyn Bugg, meanwhile, are all relatively new. It was Bugg who got the nod on Sunday and, while she was very good on the ball, she didn't go so far as to really dominate in a way that would vault her into contention.
Getty ImagesWINNER: Lily Yohannes
You know those highlights of charity games featuring everyday players taking on ex-pros? It's always easy to spot the ex-pro. They're bigger, stronger and smarter than everyone else on the field. They run the game despite never needing to go past a slight jog. It's all so easy.
That was what Yohannes looked like on Sunday. She was in a different class than everyone else on the field, and it was so easy to see. Yohannes set the tempo throughout the game, demanding the ball and making the right decisions Portugal, no matter what they did, could not get anywhere near her. It was so calm and, seemingly, so effortless.
But don't forget, that's not easy. Credit to those around her, too. Teammates constantly made themselves available, while Claire Hutton, her teenage partner in midfield, seemed like the perfect foil for Yoahnnes in the center of the park.
"We changed something positionally for Lily," Hayes said. "Hutton, she plays beyond her years. She has no fear to get on the ball with pressure, solve pressure, she can switch balls out, she can thread balls in behind."
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Getty ImagesLOSER: Alyssa Thompson
Thompson didn't play poorly in either game. Her performances, though, have left something be desired, particularly for those waiting to see her take a huge leap into this team's starting XI. The Chelsea winger's performance in the first Portugal match was largely defined by poor decision-making, as she was never able to play the final ball needed to create a goal.
On Sunday, she had even fewer decisions to make as Thompson didn't seem as involved. That happens, of course, but it's frustrating that, in roughly 160 minutes, Thompson wasn't able to really make Portugal sweat. She will do that to other teams, though.
Her speed remains elite, which you can't teach. You can, however, teach a player to be more composed in the final-third. That will come in time, and you've already seen her take some leaps in that regard. Thompson is so talented, which is why it's fair to expect her to be the star of the show in these types of games.
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Nesta terça-feira (29), o anúncio de James Rodríguez pelo São Paulo completa um mês. O colombiano estava livre no mercado após deixar o Olympiacos (Grécia) e assinou um contrato válido por duas temporadas, até o final de 2025. Mas como foi esse um mês do jogador com a camisa do Tricolor?
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Embora tenha sido anunciado no final de julho, estreou somente contra o Flamengo, no dia 13 de agosto, após o São Paulo ter algumas dificuldades para resolver as burocracias pendentes. Na ocasião, esteve em campo por 36 minutos. Mesmo que tenha começado a partida sem ritmo, quase deu uma assistência para Wellington Rato, que só não deu certo porque não foi aproveitada pelo companheiro.
Além do duelo com o Flamengo, foram mais três jogos. No caso, contra o Botafogo, a LDU e o América-MG. Mas a primeira vez de James como titular aconteceu contra o Botafogo, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro. Mas mesmo sendo a maior novidade, se contentou com um empate por 0 a 0.
Mas de todos os jogos que James Rodríguez participou, ainda não venceu nenhum. Foram dois empates e duas derrotas até o momento.
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Neste um mês, James Rodríguez ainda não se consolidou nas escalações de Dorival Júnior. Muito se justifica pela questão do ritmo, tendo em vista que o colombiano ficou praticamente quatro meses sem entrar em campo. Neste contexto, o treinador destacou: está levando tudo com calma.
-Temos que ter calma, tudo vai ser construído com tranquilidade desde nossa chegada, estamos buscando um reposicionamento para eles – disse após o confronto em LDU.
Com preparo e mais minutos em campo, James Rodríguez pode ser uma das peças-chaves para a sequência de decisões do São Paulo. Nesta semana, define seu futuro na Copa Sul-Americana, e em setembro, tem o desafio da final da Copa do Brasil contra o Flamengo.
Leicestershire will take a lead of 382 into the final day of their Rothesay County Championship against neighbours Derbyshire, who will need to pull off the biggest fourth-innings run chase in their history to emerge with a win.Leicestershire were 291 for 8 in their second innings when bad light followed by rain ended play eight overs ahead of the scheduled finish time.Rehan Ahmed hammered 77 off 59 balls in an explosive start to their second innings after Derbyshire had been bowled out for 393, Netherlands international allrounder Logan van Beek taking 4 for 100 to go with his unbeaten 82 on his Leicestershire debut.By the end of the day, however, the scoring rate had slowed considerably, the home side appearing to take a safety-first approach, intent first on avoiding defeat on a pitch that has yielded runs quickly for most of the game.At the start of play, it took only 10 balls of the morning session for Leicestershire to take the ninth Derbyshire wicket as day two centurion Martin Andersson was bowled by van Beek with no addition to his or his team’s overnight score, 138 behind.The second new ball was not yet four overs old yet it took Leicestershire a further three quarters of an hour to claim the tenth, Blair Tickner and Jack Morley adding 47 before a short delivery from Ben Mike had the New Zealander caught at second slip off the shoulder of the bat.Derbyshire thus faced a final first-innings deficit of 91, with which they might have been relatively pleased, having been still 345 behind when their sixth wicket fell on Saturday. By lunch they were much less happy.As was seen in the first innings, Leicestershire’s openers, Rehan and Sol Budinger, took on the bowlers from the off and this time the approach proved highly profitable, putting on 86 in just 13 overs before the interval and another 46 afterwards before Derbyshire could stop them.Rehan led the charge, his range of shots combining the conventional with the improvised in a way that caused Derbyshire’s bowling plans to unravel at a disconcerting pace. Luis Reece, the left-arm seamer, was taken out of the attack after two overs, as was offspinner David Lloyd, summoned after just five overs and dispensed with 12 balls later, having gone for 23 runs.There was no stopping Rehan. Having reached 51 from 32 balls with his 11th boundary just before lunch, he was briefly checked at the start of the afternoon session before a glancing blow on the helmet inflicted by Tickner seemed to galvanise him afresh.Tickner persisted in banging the ball in short, in response to which Rehan persisted in helping it on its way to the boundary until eventually miscueing one to be caught at mid-off.He stood his ground momentarily as Derbyshire celebrated, perhaps querying whether Tickner had exceeded the limit of two balls bouncing above shoulder height in the same over. Nonetheless, his 77 from 59 balls, with 14 fours and a six (off Tickner) had given Leicestershire’s second innings as good a start as they could have hoped for, putting them 223 ahead.The middle session went better for Derbyshire in that they took five wickets but the concession of another 150 runs within it stretched Leicestershire’s lead to 327, already 30 more than Derbyshire have successfully chased in the fourth innings in this fixture’s history.Two more wickets followed swiftly after Rehan’s demise, Budinger falling leg before with no argument to Reece, Ian Holland tickling one down the leg side to be caught behind off Tickner as 132 without loss became 138 for 3.Lewis Hill and Peter Handscomb added 32 before Andersson obtained an lbw verdict that appeared to surprise the Leicestershire captain, Louis Kimber edging behind in Andersson’s next over.After tea, Tickner removed Ben Cox via a leading edge to mid-on, Morley had Hill leg before sweeping, after which Leicestershire’s batting became as conservative as it had at any point in the contest as Derbyshire spinners Morley and Lloyd bowled accurately in tandem.Van Beek and Ben Green added 43 in 19 overs before Morley induced a thin edge from the former, caught behind for 25 from 66 balls, shortly before bad light forced the players off.
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Quando escolhemos um clube para torcer, muitos fatores influenciam: família, a fase da equipe, cores, craques e até mesmo as mascotes ajudam nessa escolha. Essas personagens, que geralmente são criadas para representar a identidade do clube, têm histórias curiosas e encantam torcedores pelos estádios do país. A seguir, saiba quais são as mascotes dos times brasileiros.
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> América-MG – Coelho: criado por Fernando Mangabeira, chargista que criou as mascotes de Atlético-MG e Cruzeiro, e torcedor do América. O Coelho foi escolhido como mascote do clube por representar um clube ‘aceso, sempre pronto para o que der e vier’, em alusão à sua rapidez e inteligência.
> Athletico Paranaense – Fura-Cão: um cachorrinho cujo nome faz alusão ao apelido do clube, Furacão. O Fura-Cão foi anunciado em 2018, junto com a mudança de escudo e camisa do clube.
> Atlético Mineiro – Galo Doido: também criado por Fernando Mangabeira, que elegeu o Galo como mascote do Atlético com a justificativa de que o time não se entregava nunca, como um galo de briga.
> Bahia – Super-homem e Lindona da Bahêa (mulher-maravilha): conhecido por ‘Tricolor de aço’, o Bahia elegeu o ‘Homem de aço’ como seu mascote oficial. Em 2014, como forma de apoio à luta contra o racismo, o clube adotou uma mulher-maravilha negra, batizada de ‘Lindona da Bahêa’, como outra mascote.
> Botafogo – Biriba: um cachorro que realmente existiu e faz parte do longo histórico de superstições do clube. Em 1948, o Botafogo enfrentava um jejum de 13 anos e viu a possibilidade de título ser ameaçada durante um clássico contra o Flamengo, onde perdia por 3 a 1. Ate que Biriba, cachorro de um dos jogadores do elenco, entrou em campo e interrompeu a partida. O animal foi retirado e na sequência da partida o Alvinegro dominou a partida e virou para 5 a 3. A partir deste episódio, o presidente do clube, Carlito Rocha, concluiu que o clube só virou a partida graças ao mascote, que foi levado a todos os jogos da campanha. No fim das contas, o Botafogo faturou o carioca de 1948 e saiu da fila.
> Ceará – Vovô: existem duas versões para a criação deste mascote, mas a mais aceita é a de que o clube seria conhecido como ‘vovô’ por ser o mais antigo do estado.
> Chapecoense – Índio Condá: tem relação com o nome da primeira casa da Chapecoense, o estádio Índio Condá, uma homenagem a Vitorino Condá. Reza a lenda que Vitorinio Condá foi um cacique que lutou para que seu povo tivesse direito a terras tomadas por colonizadores na região de Santa Catarina.
> Corinthians – Mosqueteiro: surgiu após vitória do Corinthians sobre um clube argentino chamado Barrancas. No dia seguinte ao jogo, um jornal relatou que os jogadores do Timão jogaram com raça, como um time de mosqueteiros.
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> Coritiba – Vovô Coxa: baseado em uma pessoa real, o alemão Max Kopf, que era fotógrafo profissional e acompanhava o clube desde a sua fundação. O mascote, na figura de Max, simbolizava os imigrantes alemães que fundaram o clube.
> Cruzeiro – Raposa: criado em 1945, representa a astúcia e rapidez do então presidente do clube, Mario Grosso, reconhecido pela sua facilidade para contratar jogadores.
> Cuiabá – Dourado: representa um peixe muito comum na região Centro-Oeste do país.
> Flamengo – Urubu: era um apelido pejorativo que foi adotado pela torcida do Rubro-Negro, especialmente depois que um urubu foi colocado no gramado durante uma partida entre Flamengo e Botafogo, que terminou com o vitória do time da Gávea.
> Fluminense – Guerreiro: antes, seu mascote era o Cartola, mas pelo tom pejorativo da expressão, o clube resolveu trocar pelo Guerreiro, em alusão ao canto das arquibancadas de ‘time de guerreiros’, criado em 2009 na campanha histórica de luta contra o rebaixamento.
> Fortaleza – Leão: foi escolhido por representar a garra dos jogadores que passaram pelo clube, assim como tem o leão.
> Grêmio – Mosqueteiro: representa a bravura e união com que os gremistas se entregam, assim como sugere o lema dos mosqueteiros, ‘um por todos e todos por um’.
> Internacional – Saci: o clube gaúcho é conhecido pela sua história de combate ao racismo, incorporando jogadores negros ao seu elenco desde o final dos anos 20. Logo, a cada título conquistado pelo Colorado era inevitável que o clube fosse relacionado ao o personagem negro e que fazia travessuras.
> Palmeiras – Periquito e Porco: foi o primeiro mascote do Verdão, graças à sua cor (verde, igual aos uniformes do time). Reza a lenda que o periquito também foi escolhido como mascote do time pela existência de muitas aves da espécie nos bosques do Parque Antárctica. Já o porco surgiu, também, a partir de um apelido pejorativo dado por rivais e adotado pelos torcedores do clube.
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> Santos – Baleia: nos anos 50, um cartunista representou o Santos pelo desenho de uma baleia, graças ao seu tamanho e imponência, e logo o animal foi relacionado ao time da Vila Belmiro, se tornando popular entre os torcedores.
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> São Paulo – Santo Paulo: mais uma personagem criada a partir de cartuns de jornais, mais especificamente a Gazeta Esportiva, criado entre os anos 30 e 40, e que rapidamente caiu nas graças da torcida.
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> Sport – Leão: outro clube que tem o felino como mascote. Sua origem foi a vitória do Sport no torneio ‘Leão do Norte’, disputada em Belém (Pará).
> Vasco da Gama – Almirante: outra personagem criada a partir de charges de jornais. O Almirante aparecia, geralmente, em uma caravela, tipo de embarcação utilizada no período das grandes navegações, em referência a Vasco da Gama, português que dá nome ao clube.
Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh’s most experienced ODI player, has announced his retirement from the format. Mushfiqur made the announcement on his Facebook page, a week after Bangladesh returned home from a disappointing Champions Trophy campaign where they failed to win a game.Mushfiqur finishes as Bangladesh’s second-highest ODI run-getter with 7795 runs at an average of 36.42, with nine hundreds and 49 fifties from 274 matches. He is one of only five wicketkeepers to play more than 250 ODIs, and his seven centuries are the fourth-most by a keeper, behind only Kumar Sangakkara, Adam Gilchrist and MS Dhoni.Mushfiqur’s form had been in the spotlight in recent times, though, and he came under more scrutiny during the Champions Trophy. Mushfiqur was out for a golden duck against India, and scored just 2 against New Zealand. His last ODI fifty was against Sri Lanka in March last year – he was injured for two ODIs against Afghanistan in November, and the West Indies tour in November and December.”I am announcing my retirement from the ODI format as of today,” Mushfiqur wrote on his official Facebook page. ” for everything. While our achievements may have been limited on a global level, one thing is certain: whenever I stepped onto the field for my country, I gave more than 100% with dedication and honesty. The last few weeks have been very challenging for me, and I have come to realize that this is my destiny.”Lastly, I would like to deeply thank my family, friends and my fans for whom I have played cricket for the last 19 years.”Widely hailed as a giant in Bangladesh’s ODI history, Mushfiqur first made a mark in the 2007 World Cup, when he was picked ahead of the veteran Khaled Mashud. He immediately repaid the selectors’ faith, scoring a fifty in the famous victory against India in Trinidad. Mushfiqur quickly became a middle-order mainstay, and barring a brief spell in 2008 when he lost his place, he was a constant presence in Bangladesh sides for almost two decades.Mushfiqur also holds the Bangladesh record for most consecutive ODIs, having played 92 matches between 2010 and 2016.He retired from T20Is following the 2022 T20 World Cup. He is currently on 94 Tests, in line to become the first Bangladeshi to reach the 100-Test landmark.
يستعد منتخب السودان لمواجهة نظيره منتخب موريتانيا، في المباراة التي تجمع بين الفريقين ضمن تصفيات إفريقيا المؤهلة لكأس العالم 2026.
ويلتقي منتخب السودان ضد موريتانيا، في الجولة التاسعة من عمر مواجهات تصفيات كأس العالم، على ملعب بنجامين مكابا في تنزانيا.
ويحتل منتخب السودان المركز الثالث في المجموعة برصيد 12 نقطة، بينما يحتل منتخب موريتانيا المركز الخامس في ترتيب المجموعة برصيد 6 نقاط، ويتصدر السنغال المجموعة برصيد 18 نقطة.
وكان منتخب السودان قد خسر في الجولة الماضية أمام نظيره منتخب توجو بهدف دون رد، بينما منتخب موريتانيا قد تعادل سلبيا في الجولة الماضية أمام منتخب جنوب السودان.
طالع.. ترتيب مجموعة السودان في تصفيات كأس العالم بعد الخسارة أمام توجو موعد مباراة السودان وموريتانيا اليوم في تصفيات كأس العالم
ومن المقرر أن تقام مباراة السودان أمام نظيره منتخب موريتانيا، في تمام الساعة الرابعة عصر اليوم الجمعة بتوقيت القاهرة، على ملعب بنيامين مكابا بتنزانيا، في الجولة التاسعة من تصفيات إفريقيا المؤهلة لكأس العالم. القناة الناقلة لمباراة السودان وموريتانيا
وسوف تذاع مباراة منتخب السودان أمام نظيره منتخب موريتانيا، عبر منصة شاهد.
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The batter posted his List A stats on social media, expressing surprise at his omission
ESPNcricinfo staff17-Dec-2024Prithvi Shaw has been left out of Mumbai’s squad for the first three rounds of the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning December 21. The announcement was made on Tuesday, two days after Mumbai beat Madhya Pradesh in Bengaluru to win the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.Ajinkya Rahane, who played a key role in the triumph by top-scoring in the tournament, has been rested following a request for a break. Rahane made 469 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 164.56, with five half-centuries, as an opener.Shreyas Iyer continues to remain captain, while Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and Shardul Thakur feature in a full-strength 17-member squad. Opener Ayush Mhatre, who missed the domestic T20 competition to be part of India’s Under-19 Asia Cup squad, returns to the mix.Shaw’s exclusion comes at a time when questions continue to be raised about his form and fitness. He failed to hit a half-century in nine innings in the SMA Trophy – 197 runs with a highest of 49 against Vidarbha in the quarter-final.Related
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Shaw expressed surprise at his omission by posting his List A stats in an Instagram story. “Tell me god, what more do I have to see…if 65 innings, 3399 runs at an average of 55.7 with a strike rate of 126, I’m not good enough…but I will keep my faith in you and hopefully people believe in me still…cause I will come back for sure. Om Sai Ram.”The spotlight has been on Shaw since he was dropped from Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy squad in October owing to fitness and disciplinary issues. While he received support from Greg Chappell and Kevin Pietersen, Shaw’s fitness standards and “work ethic” – as stated by Iyer – continues to be a concern. In December, Shaw wasn’t picked in an IPL auction for the first time.”He needs to get his work ethics right, and if he does that, the sky is the limit for him,” Iyer said after Mumbai won the SMA Trophy. “We can’t babysit anyone, right? Every professional who is playing at this level, they need to know what they should be doing. And he has also done it in the past; it’s not that he hasn’t. He has to focus, he has to sit back, [and] put a thinking cap on, and then figure out himself. He will get the answer by himself.Baroda, semi-finalists at SMAT, will be without Hardik Pandya for the first few rounds of the Vijay Hazare Trophy as part of his workload management, keeping in mind India’s upcoming schedule that includes six white-ball games at home against England followed by the Champions Trophy. Hardik played seven games for Baroda in the SMA Trophy, where he hit 246 runs at a strike rate of 193.70, with two half-centuries. He also bowled 19 overs in those games for six wickets.
Newcastle United are now “expected” to complete the signing of an “exceptional” player in the summer transfer window, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano.
Howe shares latest on Isak's Newcastle future
Magpies-related transfer rumours are continuing to make the rounds, but Alexander Isak’s future is still understandably the big current talking point.
Newcastle are desperately trying to convince the Swede to stay put and not join Liverpool this summer, and Eddie Howe has now provided some fresh comments on the situation.
“He is still our player. He’s contracted to us. We, to a degree, control what is next for him. I would love to believe all possibilities are still available to us. My wish is that he stays, but that’s not in my full control.”
One of the few pluses to Newcastle selling Isak is that they could receive the biggest fee in the history of English football for his signature, allowing Howe to build his squad in various positions. A goalkeeper has been an area of focus throughout the summer and a big update has now dropped regarding their search for someone new between the sticks.
Newcastle "expected" to sign £120k-a-week ace
According to Romano on X, Newcastle are “expected” to sign Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, who has “said yes” to a move to St James’ Park.
Missing out on James Trafford to Manchester City is an undoubted setback for Newcastle, considering he is such a highly-rated young ‘keeper, but Ramsdale could be an astute signing instead.
Granted, the £120,000-a-week England international has just suffered relegation with Southampton, but he knows Howe extremely well from their Bournemouth days, so there will be no concerns about him being the wrong type of character to come in.
Ramsdale may have left Arsenal after David Raya took his spot in the team, but Mikel Arteta was always a big admirer of his, once saying of him: “He’s been exceptional around the place with the situation. Like everybody. We love him more for sure. We have him every day. We know him, we know his character and we are really happy to have him. I don’t think I’m the one to answer the question about Aaron Ramsdale’s quality because I’m the one who signed him when everyone else was questioning that decision.”
There may be some Newcastle fans who aren’t necessarily overwhelmed by the signing of Ramsdale, especially with Trafford seen as the ideal addition, but at 27, he is still relatively young for a ‘keeper.
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