Tamil Nadu power ahead against Odisha while current group toppers Andhra ride on DB Prasanth’s century versus Tripura
ESPNcricinfo staff09-Nov-2017
Murali Vijay drives off the back foot on his way to a half-century•Getty Images
M Vijay’s 21st first-class ton and his century-stands with N Jagadeesan and Baba Indrajith took Tamil Nadu to 292 for 3 against Odisha on the opening day in Cuttack.Having elected to bat first, Tamil Nadu lost opener Abhinav Mukund early to a run out. Vijay battled through to add 145 for the second wicket with Jagadeesan, who contributed 88, before Govinda Poddar sent back the wicketkeeper. Tamil Nadu didn’t let the momentum slip as Vijay then found an ally in Indrajith. Vijay was set on 140 before being caught and bowled by fast bowler Suryakant Pradhan late in the day. Indrajith (41*) and Vijay Shankar (8*) were set to resume batting on the second day.DB Prasanth’s unbeaten 120 lifted Andhra, the current group toppers, to 252 for 2 at stumps as the visitors started strongly against Tripura in Agartala. Andhra, put in to bat first, lost opener KS Bharat early for 18. This brought Prasanth together with Hanuma Vihari (62*) as the pair put on 108 for the second-wicket. Vihari, the captain, was dismissed post lunch, following which Prashant put up a century-stand with Ricky Bhui (49*).
Manchester United may spring into action again late on in the market, given their stuttering start to the Premier League season…
Who are Manchester United signing this summer?
Having narrowly defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers in their opening-day clash, and falling to a disappointing defeat most recently to Tottenham Hotspur, it has hardly been the most inspiring beginning to this campaign.
Such underperformance could spur Erik ten Hag and the Red Devils' hierarchy into action, with a big-money move to potentially silence the vocal critics.
Read the latest Man United transfer news HERE…
However, it will have to be a monumental acquisition to truly solve their big issues, with one name in particular able to fit the bill who could potentially soon be available.
After all, they have shown an interest in Real Madrid's Aurelien Tchouameni this window, with the Spanish giants expected to command a mouth-watering fee to sanction his exit. Football Transfers value the Frenchman at just €51.5m (£44m).
How good is Aurelien Tchouameni?
They would likely have to pay way over that aforementioned figure, with a fee that could rise close to what Arsenal paid for Declan Rice.
In what turned into a heavily drawn-out saga, the Gunners saw off competition from Manchester City to tempt the former West Ham United captain to spearhead their revolution.
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Mikel Arteta remained incensed that the England international was imperative to any future success they would enjoy, and so a mouth-watering £105m was paid.
Last term saw the 24-year-old maintain an impressive 88% pass accuracy, register six goal contributions, 2.1 tackles and one key pass per game, via Sofascore, highlighting his all-round qualities from the middle of the park.
His new Spanish boss was quick to laud him upon confirming the deal: "He is a player with tremendous ability, who has been performing at a high level in the Premier League and for England for a number of seasons now. Declan is bringing undoubted quality to the club and he is an exceptional talent who has the potential to be very successful here."
These marked exceptional figures for a side that endured a relegation battle for large parts of their term, which makes his similarities with Tchouameni an exciting prospect for Ten Hag.
FBref even emphasises them by including Rice on his 'similar players' list, whilst also showcasing how he ranks against other midfielders across Europe. The Frenchman sits in the top 1% for pass completion rate per 90, as well as the top 2% for interceptions per 90.
He is a truly outstanding defensive midfielder, and despite his game time being somewhat limited in his debut campaign in Madrid, still shone.
His 7.13 average rating in La Liga emphasised this, as he too clearly shone in the same key areas that have seen Rice so lauded. Defensively outstanding and economical in possession, their respective presences help maintain balance within their teams.
However, it could even be argued that his ceiling is above that of the Arteta favourite, with journalist Stefen Bienkowski including him as one of "three potentially world-class midfielders" already at the Santiago Bernabeu, noted even before the arrival of Jude Bellingham.
It is this depth that could actually suggest an exit would be on the cards for Tchouameni, who might seek to become a leading figure elsewhere rather than one of the peripheral figures for Los Blancos.
Ten Hag would likely love to profit from such uncertainty, securing his very own Rice to hold down his midfield and get their season back on track.
Leeds United clinched their first victory of the season in an enthralling encounter against high-flying Ipswich Town, with Daniel Farke's side defeating their newly promoted opposition 4-3 at Portman Road.
How did Leeds perform against Ipswich?
In what was one of the most frenetic openings to a match the 2023/24 campaign has seen, Leeds rebounded from Joe Rodon's early own goal to blast three past Ipswich goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky inside 20 minutes, with Georginio Rutter, Wilfried Gnonto and new striker Joel Piroe the scorers.
Nathan Broadhead halved the deficit in the dying embers of the first half, but Luis Sinisterra's 72nd-minute strike all but confirmed Farke's first victory with the Elland Road side, before Conor Chaplin's goal gave the Tractor Boys a late consolation.
The defensive frailties that have plagued the Whites over the past few years were there to be seen, but the attacking intent was also on the front shelf, and Farke and his team will be delighted with the performance of Rutter, who could be set for a big season after struggling last year.
How did Georginio Rutter perform against Ipswich?
Before taking the job, Farke informed the Leeds hierarchy that the club would need to score 75+ goals in the league this season if they were to have a chance of securing an immediate return to the Premier League.
The fact that Piroe netted on his debut after his £10.5m move with Swansea City will have been galvanising for his manager and the endearing Whites support, who will now have renewed confidence regarding the outfit's seasonal prospects, with Piroe's record of 19 and 22-goal seasons across the past two years hinting that Leeds now have a thriving frontman.
The one-time PSV Eindhoven youngster impressed on the day, converting after Hladky failed to deal with Sinisterra's cross and earning an average Sofascore rating of 6.9, hitting the target three times, making one key pass and completing 79% of his total passes.
While Piroe did impress, Rutter's own maiden goal for the West Yorkshire team will have also left his manager delighted, and indeed optimistic when considering the Frenchman's future at the club.
Praised by The Athletic's Phil Hay for his “quality” effort, restoring parity after Town's opening goal, Rutter impressed with his blend of dribbling, incisiveness and creativity – truly a multi-functional offensive outlet.
The £70k-per-week gem recorded an average match rating of 7.7 – the highest of any Leeds player – complementing his driven strike with two key passes, success in three of his six dribble attempts and winning eight of his 15 duels, emphasising his tenacity and willingness to get stuck in to obtain three points.
The important thing is that Leeds got the win – against an in-form outfit that had won their opening three matches, no less – and while it was not a flawless performance, Farke now has a platform on which to build and a crop of players with a renewed passion to fight for a place back in the big time.
O Botafogo pode ter um desfalque para a partida decisiva contra o Vasco, pela quarta fase da Copa do Brasil. O atacante Pedro Raul se reapresentou se queixando de dores na coxa direita e virou dúvida para o confronto da próxima quinta-feira, às 19h, no Estádio Nilton Santos. A notícia foi dada primeiramente pelo portal “Fogo na Rede” e confirmada pelo LANCE!.
Pedro Raul não participou do treinamento do Botafogo na última terça-feira e preocupa o departamento médico do clube. Ele será reavaliado horas antes do duelo contra o Vasco para saber se terá condições de, pelo menos, ser relacionado e ficar no banco de reservas.
Diante do próprio Cruz-Maltino, no último domingo, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro, Pedro Raul entrou no segundo tempo e atuou em pouco mais de 30 minutos. O atacante tem 16 partidas e seis gols marcados na atual temporada.
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يخوض فريق الكرة بالنادي الأهلي مباراة صعبة أمام منافسه الترجي اليوم السبت، والتي تجمع بينهما ضمن منافسات بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.
وتقام مباراة الأهلي والترجي اليوم على أرضية استاد رادس في ذهاب المباراة النهائية من البطولة القارية.
وسبق أن تواجه الأهلي والترجي في 24 مناسبة ببطولات الأندية الإفريقية، منها 22 في بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، ومباراتان في بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية.
فاز الأهلي في 12 مباراة، منها 6 لقاءات على ملعب الترجي بتونس العاصمة، بينما فاز الترجي في أربع مناسبات، وتعادل الفريقان في ثماني مباريات، أحرز الأهلي 30 هدفاً وتلقت شباكه 15 هدفًا.
طالع | الأهلي من أجل الحفاظ على اللقب يواجه الترجي في نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا
ويرغب الأهلي في تحقيق نتيجة إيجابية خلال مباراة الغد أمام الترجي لتسهيل مهمته بمواجهة العودة في القاهرة.
واستطاع الأهلي التأهل إلى المباراة النهائية من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، بعد الفوز على مازيمبي الكونغولي 3-0 في مجموع مباراتي الذهاب والإياب لدور نصف النهائي.
على الجانب الآخر، الترجي التونسي تخطى عقبة العملاق الجنوب إفريقي صن داونز، بهدفين دون رد، في مجموع مباراتي الذهاب والإياب.
وتُلعب مواجهة الإياب بين الأهلي والترجي على أرضية استاد القاهرة يوم 25 مايو الجاري. موعد مباراة الأهلي والترجي اليوم في نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا
من المقرر أن تنطلق المباراة اليوم السبت 18 مايو 2024 في تمام الساعة العاشرة مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية. القناة الناقلة لمباراة الأهلي والترجي اليوم
من المنتظر أن تنقل المباراة بين الأهلي والترجي اليوم، عبر قناة بي إن سبورتس 6. معلقين مباراة الأهلي والترجي في ذهاب نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا
ويتولى مهمة التعليق على أحداث مباراة الأهلي والترجي عبر قناة بي إن سبورتس الثنائي التونسي عصام الشوالي والمصري علي محمد علي.
ويمكنكم مطالعة مواعيد ونتائج جميع المباريات لحظة بلحظة عبر مركز المباريات من هنا
The race for the knockouts continues to be a three-way fight between Kerala, Gujarat and Saurashtra
ESPNcricinfo staff20-Nov-2017
Ranjith Peralam
Spinners Jalaj Saxena, Sijomon Joseph and KC Akshay skittled Saurashtra for 95 as Kerala won by 309 runs in Thiruvananthapuram. Sanju Samson’s 175 had assisted Kerala’s comeback to seize control and stretch their lead to 411, handing Saurashtra 404 to chase on the last day.Joseph prompted Saurashtra’s slide as they resumed from their overnight score of 30 for 1, dismissing Robin Uthappa and Snell Patel early. The rest of the line-up, save Sheldon Jackson – failed to fire. Saxena and Akshay struck back-to-back, removing four batsmen for ducks, as Saurashtra lost five wickets in six overs. The win vaulted Kerala to second in the points table with one game to play.Siddharth Desai’s stunning debut season continued to get better. His five for along with and Piyush Chawla’s three-for spun Gujarat to a bonus-point win. Rajasthan were bowled out for 341 on the last day in Surat.Resuming on 183 for 4, Rajasthan lost their overnight batsman AR Gupta early on the day, but a 72-run sixth-wicket stand between Mahipal Lomror (60 off 98 balls) and Rajesh Bishnoi resurrected them, taking them to 265 for 5. With Rajasthan still needing 183 runs to erase the deficit, Bishnoi struck to end the stand, following which wickets fell successively. Chawla cleared the tail, and Rajasthan surrendered ten overs after tea, as Gujarat kept their top spot on the Group B table intact.Ajit Chahal’s five-for wrecked Jammu & Kashmir as Haryana won by 39 runs in Lahli. This was their first win of the season.Haryana added just six runs to their overnight score of 161 for 9, handing J&K 176 to chase. After losing their opener Ahmed Bandy in the fourth ball of their innings, Shubham Khajuria and Bandeep Singh added 47 runs for the second-wicket. Chahal triggered the collapse, removing Khajuria and Puneet Bisht in the 15th over and coming back in the 17th over to remove Bandeep Singh.The resistance for J&K came in the form of Owais Shah and captain Parvez Rasool in the middle-order. They added 54 runs to the sixth-wicket. Following their wickets in subsequent overs, Chahal and Ashish Hooda struck back-to-back to bowl J&K out for 157. Chahal finished with match figures of 8 for 117.
PNG will be playing a match that will be televised back home for only the second time ever and their head coach Kila Pala and the cricket board are doing all they can to make sure the kids have fun
Shashank Kishore in Mount Maunganui15-Jan-2018
PNG pose for a team photo•Cricket PNG
Papua New Guinea last featured in junior cricket’s biggest tournament in 2014. They qualified for their eighth Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand this year after remaining undefeated in the East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2017 in Samoa. They needed to beat the hosts in the final match, and they did so, by eight wickets.Between 2014 and now, PNG have benefited from several administrative reforms. Corporate sponsorships have contributed to the development of the game. The number of turf wickets have gone up, and there is cricket being played in three centres now, as compared to just the one five years ago. It’s these positives that have brought about a new ray of hope for the side as they are set to compete with the big boys.PNG will take on India on Tuesday, and for only the second time in their history, they will be playing on live TV. It will mark a special moment for Hanuabada, a village close to Port Moresby, in particular because as many as 13 members of the current squad come from there. “They’re all very excited. This will be the first time an ICC event will be televised back home,” says Kila Pala, their former captain, who is now their head coach.Pala retired 18 months ago, wrapping up a career that began more than a decade ago in the 2004 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh. “Forget about telecast, nobody even knew we were a cricket team,” he laughs. “Today, these boys have an incentive to do well, get noticed and put themselves up for national selection for the World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe in March.The only other occasion the PNG people got to watch their team on live TV was when their board paid the local broadcaster – unheard of in these times of billion-dollar cricket deals – to air the ODI series against Scotland in September. The players are understandably excited, and nervous, but the coach and the CEO are going out of their way to calm the boys and help them enjoy the occasion.Cricket PNG chief executive Greg Campbell looks on anxiously as his team concedes a big total•Peter Della Penna
The PNG team management organised a party for the teenagers on the wharf, just around their hotel in Mount Maunganui. For a good two hours, they sang and danced to traditional music and by the end even the quieter members of the team were opening up in a manner never seen before. The overall mood in the camp now is starkly different to how things were after a loss to Zimbabwe in the opening game.”I don’t want them to worry about the results. That’s what we’ve sort of passed on as management,” says Greg Campbell, the former Australia fast bowler and current chief executive of Cricket PNG. He took over in 2011. “Let’s face it, the next two games are huge – against the two strongest cricket countries in the world. We see this week as a learning curve for us. We’re going to see some of the best players in the future for India playing tomorrow, and then we have Australia. These guys have to sit there and watch how they prepare and watch how they go about their game and we’ll take some stuff out of that.””The results are insignificant to us in a way. Yes, we also want to win. We go in there to show how we play our cricket. Don’t take away their culture; they are exciting cricketers but they’re probably the new baby compared to a 15 or 16-year-olds playing, but they’re looking forward to the challenge. They know it’s going to be hard but they spoke about it.”KP (coach) and the boys have been working for close to eight months which is quite a long time in PNG cricket. They’ve toured Samoa and Australia a couple of times having camps. What I’ve brought from Australia is, ‘you just keep working hard and results will come your way.'”At present, around 200,000 kids have been enrolled in the country’s soft-ball cricket programme, funded by one of Cricket PNG’s sponsors – Bank of South Pacific, who have a ten-year deal. Though not enough of them retained an interest in the game as they grew up – the rate of attrition was high till 2014 – things have changed now.The enthusiasm of the young cricketers in the programme excite Pala and Campbell. When Campbell took over as chief executive of the PNG board, there was just one synthetic wicket. Player contracts were unheard of, but they came into place in 2014, when the team was given ODI status. Two years ago, they introduced a development contract for the Under-19s that takes care of their studies and also provides them with a monthly stipend for meals and kits.”In four-five years, we will see the real benefits of the programme” Campbell says. “We’ve started our hard-ball competition and we’re about to build 50 synthetic wickets around PNG. It goes around the villages which creates more competition. All that will produce more cricketers – simple as that. In the years to come, we’re looking forward but we got to maintain the level our cricket consistently.”Pala is working towards retaining all the eligible players for the next edition of the Under-19 World Cup too, which means they will potentially have two more years in the age-group system as they develop their game. “A lot of these boys want to continue on to the next World Cup. The little left-armer Semo Kamea bowls fast. He just turned 16, so he’ll continue for a couple of years. I know India have got a couple of quicks who bowled in the high 140s so his job is to look at them and learn and feed off.”It’s all a learning curve, the whole cricket in PNG is a learning curve but we have come a long way in quite a small time but we know we’ve got a long way to go. Their culture and love for cricket is passionate and it keeps me going. Hopefully we see one of these boys play for the national side in one or two years.”
O elenco do Botafogo tem uma nova baixa. Após a classificação sobre o Vasco pela Copa do Brasil, o time se reapresentou nesta quinta-feira no Estádio Nilton Santos. Depois da atividade realizada pelo treinador Paulo Autuori no campo anexo da arena, o lateral-direito foi avisado que não faz mais parte dos planos e está liberado para assinar com outra equipe.
A explicação foi conduzida justamente por Paulo Autuori. O treinador conversou com o jogador após o treinamento e deu um panorama sobre a situação. A decisão, vale ressaltar, não foi somente do treinador – e sim um consenso entre diretoria e comissão técnica.
O contrato de Fernando acabaria em dezembro de 2020. O lateral-direito não tinha dado indícios que renovaria o vínculo e o Botafogo, sem ter recebido propostas pelo atleta, optou por liberá-lo. O clube continuará honrando os pagamentos de salário, previstos em contrato, até o final do ano.
Fernando realizou apenas duas partidas no Campeonato Brasileiro e pode se transferir para outra equipe da Série A. Na atual temporada, o lateral-direito entrou em campo em dez oportunidades.
Agora, o Botafogo tem três opções para a lateral-direita: Kevin, atual titular, Federico Barrandeguy e Marcinho, lesionado e que possui situação contratual idêntica a de Fernando.
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Liverpool are looking to acquire the services of another Bundesliga star – this time one who knows the Premier League well – according to a new claim on deadline day.
What's happening with Mo Salah?
The Reds have had a busy summer transfer window, both in terms of new signings and players leaving, with the squad looking very different now. Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo have all arrived at Anfield since the end of last season, while Ryan Gravenberch is also expected to join from Bayern Munich at the eleventh hour.
Meanwhile, the likes of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson have departed Liverpool, among with a number of others, and there are even concerns that star man Mohamed Salah could leave for Saudi Arabia before their transfer window slams shut next week.
On Friday, it was reported by reliable journalist David Ornstein that the Reds have turned down a mammoth £100m +add-ons offer for the 31-year-old from Al Ittihad, not wanting to lose him at this point in his career. It looks as though a potential contingency plan is in place, however, with a new target being eyed up as a possible replacement.
Who are Liverpool linked with?
According to Football Insider, Liverpool are interested in making a late push to sign Bayern and Germany star Leroy Sane, seeing him as an ideal successor to Salah:
"Liverpool are exploring a sensational deadline-day move for Bayern Munich star Leroy Sane, sources have told Football Insider. The Merseysiders have identified the wide attacker, 27, as a top-tier potential replacement for Mohamed Salah.
"The future of the Liverpool icon is up in the air going into the final hours of the summer window despite Jurgen Klopp insisting earlier on deadline day he is not for sale."
There is no doubting Sane's quality as a footballer, with Germany manager Hansi Flick saying: "When he brings his speed, he is simply one of the best there is in this position." He has scored 11 goals in 53 caps for Germany, also previously impressing for Manchester City before he joined Bayern.
The idea of Liverpool losing Salah at this point in his career doesn't bear thinking about, however, with the Egyptian still at the peak of his powers, and someone who is irreplaceable at this point. Next summer could make sense to sell him because he will have one more year remaining on his current deal, but the season would be thrown into chaos if he left now.
Sane certainly possesses similar attributes to the Reds' legendary No.11, in terms of being a left-footed wide player who can be devastating on the right-hand side, but he is nowhere near as prolific as Salah – he has scored 25 times in 90 Premier League appearances – and has suffered from more injuries down the years.
The 27-year-old could be a great addition to Liverpool's squad on top of Salah and the rest of the attackers – his current Bayern contract expires in the summer of 2025 – but there would be doubts over whether he could replicate the Egyptian King's world-class levels of consistency and match-winning brilliance.