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Liverpool now willing to offer up Chiesa to buy 19-goal star in £50m+ swap

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Liverpool will have a commanding presence in the transfer window this summer and could use that leverage to pull off an audacious player-plus-cash deal to land an exciting target, according to a report.

Liverpool look to build on Premier League title triumph

After laying claim to their second title of the Premier League era, the Reds are winding down for the campaign and won’t be too frustrated at surrendering a two-goal advantage in their draw with Arsenal last weekend.

Ultimately, Arne Slot has led his side to the goal they set out to achieve at the start of the season. Now, many are beginning to wonder what happens next once their celebrations are in the memory bank.

Arne Slot and Virgil van Dijk for Liverpool

That is still a while off yet, though Liverpool are active in their pursuit of summer reinforcements and could look to bring Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong to Anfield. The Netherlands international is someone the club are aware of as far as his situation goes, with a release clause of between £29.5 million and £33.8 million being something they are willing to exploit.

Lyon winger Malick Fofana is also being targeted by Liverpool, potentially becoming a replacement for Luiz Diaz amid the latter attracting interest from Saudi Pro League outfit.

Liverpool’s final Premier League assignments

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Darwin Nunez is another that could be moved on to free up funds and space for reinforcements in a period where Slot is expected to be ruthless in his decision-making to mould a squad fit to defend their crown. Realistically, Liverpool have nothing to prove to anyone, but they could potentially surpass their jointly-held record of 20 titles that they share with Manchester United next term with a repeat performance of this season’s excellence.

Making strides to equip themselves to do so, the Reds are now eyeing a swap deal that could see one of Europe’s revered attackers arrive on Merseyside.

Liverpool eye Ademola Lookman and Federico Chiesa swap deal

According to reports in Italy via Sport Witness, Liverpool would be willing to swap Federico Chiesa for Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman to bring the Nigeria international back to the Premier League. Formerly of Everton, Lookman has registered 19 goals and seven assists in 38 appearances across all competitions this season. His current employers are unlikely to make allowances relating to his £50 million+ valuation, so Chiesa could be used to whittle that number down.

Better than Jota: Liverpool make contact to sign "world-class" £85m star

Liverpool have made contact to keep informed on a “world-class” star who is miles better than Diogo Jota.

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The Liverpool star could now be thrown into a potential swap arrangement after struggling to make an impact following his move from Juventus. Earning £150,000 per week, the Italy international has scored twice and registered two assists in just 13 outings, making him a prime candidate for a summer departure.

That said, it remains to be seen whether a swap would be the preferred option for both clubs or if conducting seperate deals is a more viable alternative to put through the books.

Anderson to retire after Lord's Test against West Indies

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He will call curtains on a legendary career at the ground where it all began for him 21 years ago

Vithushan Ehantharajah11-May-202411:21

James Anderson ‘England’s greatest ever bowler’

James Anderson has announced he will retire from international cricket after England’s first Test of the summer at Lord’s, against West Indies, bringing the curtain down on a legendary career where it all began 21 years ago.Anderson, who turns 42 in July, made his Test debut at Lord’s in 2003 against Zimbabwe. He has gone on to take 700 wickets – the most by any pace bowler in Test history. His eventual tally of 188 caps will be the second most in Test history, with just Sachin Tendulkar ahead of him on 200.In a personal statement released on Instagram, Anderson confirmed he would represent England one last time, although speaking later to the BBC’s Tailenders podcast, he did not rule out the possibility of extending his playing career with Lancashire.”Hi everyone. Just a note to say that the first Test of the summer at Lord’s will be my last Test,” Anderson wrote on Instagram.”It’s been an incredible 20 years representing my country, playing the game I’ve loved since I was a kid. I’m going to miss walking out for England so much. But I know the time is right to step aside and let others realise their dreams just like I got to, because there is no greater feeling.””I couldn’t have done it without the love and support of Daniella, Lola, Ruby and my parents. A huge thank you to them. Also, thank you to the players and coaches who have made this the best job in the world.”I’m excited for the new challenges that lie ahead, as well as filling my days with even more golf.”Thank you to everyone who has supported me over the years, it’s always meant a lot, even if my face often doesn’t show it.”See you at the Test,”Go well”Jimmy x”Anderson had previously harboured ambitions to play England’s six Tests this summer against West Indies and Sri Lanka and even refused to rule out being around for the 2025-26 Ashes, by which point he would be 43. However, following a face-to-face meeting on the golf course with Test head coach Brendon McCullum in April, and further conversations involving managing director Rob Key, Anderson was informed the team needed to look beyond him this summer with a view to building to that tour of Australia.The news of that meeting, initially reported in on Friday, ultimately brought confirmation from Anderson 24 hours later. He was due to feature as part of the BBC’s live coverage of England Women’s first match of the summer against Pakistan at Edgbaston on Saturday but has subsequently pulled out.James Anderson is set to finish his career with 188 Tests to his name•Getty ImagesSpeaking to Tailenders, Anderson confirmed that his discussions with McCullum had come up as part of his annual appraisal, at the six-month mark of his one-year contract.”I feel like I have talked about it for ten years with every coach I have had, asking ‘how long you going to play for’,” Anderson said. “Looking ahead, could a 43-year-old me make the Ashes in 18 months time? I sort of came to the decision ‘probably not’. From my point of view it feels like a stretch at this point in my career, and from their point of view there are 15 or so Tests before the Ashes so it gives them time to get other guys Tests and experience before that Ashes series.”I feel good about it, I have had an amazing career. Stuff about retirement has been hanging around for years now, ever since I turned 30 and grown even more since I turned 40. I just feel really lucky that I have managed to get to this stage, still playing at this very high level.”Anderson reached the 700 Test-wicket mark earlier this year in the fifth and final Test of England’s tour of India. Though he has long been the lynchpin of the English attack, he bowled just 110 overs in seven innings in that series after a tough Ashes campaign last summer in which he took just five wickets at 85.40 in four Tests. Anderson is currently on a one-year central contract which expires at the end of the summer.Regarding his county career, however, Anderson admitted he was “not 100% set” on hanging up his boots, and could yet feature in the latter half of Lancashire’s Championship campaign.”There are games at the end of the season that I’m not ruling out at this moment,” he said. “That’s a conversation I’ve got to have with Lancashire and see what they want to do.”It is part of the thought process. I’m not 100% set on what I’m going to do next. That will be a conversation further down the line with Lancashire and see what they want to do, see if I’ve actually got the desire and willingness to do that as well. Again, that will be later in the year.”In a statement released by the ECB alongside Anderson’s, chair Richard Thompson said:”I don’t think we’ll ever see a bowler to match Jimmy again. It has been an honour as an England fan to watch him, and to marvel at his skill with the ball.”To still be bowling at the top of his game at 41 is remarkable, and he is a true inspiration and role model for peers and younger generations alike.”His final Test promises to be an emotional one, and having been there for his first Test in 2003, it will be an honour to watch his final one at Lord’s in July.”English cricket owes Jimmy Anderson a send-off like no other.”

Is Angelo Mathews actually a terrible runner?

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Is the Sri Lanka allrounder such a poor runner that the selectors’ decision to drop him, despite him being the most consistent ODI run-maker in the side, defensible?

Fidel Fernando, Shiva Jayaraman and Srinath Sripath02-Oct-2018Angelo Mathews’ recent fall in limited-overs cricket was dramatic. Following Sri Lanka’s embarrassing Asia Cup exit, Mathews was first stripped of the captaincy, then dropped from the one-day team altogether, only 10 months after the same coach and selectors had requested him to lead the team. Chandika Hathurusingha and chief selector Graeme Labrooy have since attempted to publicly explain the decision to axe him, and have landed on three inter-related reasons:a) Mathews is not “cricket fit”, in that they are not confident he can field for 50 overs, then be relied on to bat effectively for 30 or more overs.b) Mathews’ running between the wickets in particular is affected by this lack of “cricket fitness”, and he has run out an unusually high number of partnersc) As a result of the two reasons above, Mathews’ presence in the side creates a less-than-ideal “team dynamic”Hathurusingha spoke most strongly about reasons b) and c), stating that: “Running between the wickets is a very big concern for the whole team at the moment…If you look at his record, he has been involved in about 64 run-outs, and 49 times the opposite guy got run out. That’s a world record.” So do Hathurusingha’s claims stack up? Is Mathews such a poor runner that the selectors’ decision to drop him, despite being the most consistent ODI run-maker in the Sri Lanka side, defensible?At first glance, Hathurusingha may be on to something. No batsman has been involved in as many run-outs as Mathews since his debut in 2008. In fact, no one even comes close. Mathews has been party to 65 run-outs over his career, across formats – 35% more than the next-worst offender in the time period, which is surprisingly AB de Villiers. Of that total, 42 of the run-outs involving Mathews have come in ODIs.Also note MS Dhoni’s presence at No. 3 on this list – that will become relevant later in the story.Most run-outs across formats•ESPNcricinfo LtdMathews has not only racked up a high volume of run-outs since his debut, but it also translates to a high percentage of his partnerships being ended by a run-out. More than a tenth of Mathews’ ODI partnerships have been brought to a close by a run-out. Just to contrast, the overall run-out percentage in ODIs since Mathews’ debut is 6.19%.A 4.2% run-out percentage change between Mathews’ partnerships and your average ODI partnership does not seem like much, but do keep in mind that run-outs are largely seen as a completely avoidable form of dismissal. Also, remember what Hathurusingha said about Sri Lanka’s “team dynamic”. From a batting partner’s perspective, you are roughly 60% more likely to have your present partnership ended by a run-out if you are batting alongside Mathews, rather than your average ODI batsman.De Villiers is again the second-worst on this statistical measure, while Shane Watson, Eoin Morgan and Martin Guptill have had the lowest percentage of their ODI partnerships end in run-outs in this period.Where does Mathews rank among the worst ODI runners?•ESPNcricinfo LtdWe can now be sure that Mathews has registered an unusually high volume and percentage of run-out involvements over a 10-year career, but Hathurusingha’s other point was that the run-outs Mathews was involved in have overwhelmingly led to the dismissal of his partner, rather than himself. This was certainly the case in the recent Asia Cup, where Mathews was party to two running mix-ups in successive games, and was largely to blame for the dismissal of his partner on both occasions.Overall, his statistics suggest this is a trend for Mathews. In fact, not only is his involvement in dismissals of his partner unusually high for his own playing period, it is the highest – in terms of percentage of overall run-outs – in the last 30 years. In nominal terms, Mathews has been party to a run-out of his partner 50 times, across formats. Which means that of the run-outs he has been involved in, it’s his partner who has lost his wicket 77% of the time.

Although based on the statistics it now seems irrefutable that Mathews is an unusually poor runner, there are some considerations that may temper this view.First, glance up at the graph above. The top 10 features Michael Bevan, Chris Harris and Dhoni – three batsmen in Mathews’ exact class: finishers who bat in the lower-middle order. These batsmen often go to work in the most frantic stage of limited-overs innings (the vast majority of the run-out involvements these players have accrued have come in limited-overs games), and also must frequently bat with the tail. Hashan Tillakaratne, another on that list, was also a lower-middle order man for the majority of his career, even if no one will quite call him a finisher.Not only must batsmen like Mathews take many more running risks in trying to retain or regain strike – and in generally trying to score as many as in the death as possible – they are also often justified in letting their partner suffer the dismissal in a run-out situation. For the majority of his career, Mathews’ wicket has been much more valuable to the team in the last quarter of a limited-overs innings – more so than any other Sri Lanka batsman you might care to name, tailender or not. He has also run out partners in the course of playing some of his greatest innings, so although some of these statistics appear damning, they do not reflect the particular match situation Mathews was required to deal with. A decision to safeguard his own wicket may have made good cricketing sense on a number of these occasions.Finally, we will address Hathurusingha’s comment about Mathews’ run-out stats being a world record. Strictly speaking, this is untrue, as the graph below lays out.

In terms of pure volume, Mathews does not even crack the Sri Lanka top five in run-out involvement (across formats, last 30 years), with Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Marvan Atapattu, and Kumar Sangakkara having been involved in more, albeit during longer careers. Rahul Dravid has been involved in more run-outs in this period than any other batsman, but note that does not necessarily make him a poor runner – many other batsmen had a higher percentage of their partnerships end in run-outs. Wasim Akram, for example, had over 12% of his partnerships end in run-outs.For Mathews, this means that although he is one of the worst runners of his era, he is not a historically terrible runner. And that although the statistics might just support his temporary omission – particularly for the purpose of sending him a message about getting his fitness in order – they don’t conclusively suggest he is so poor between the wickets that his place should be in danger based on his running alone. Plenty of great batsmen have been worse than Mathews, and have enjoyed longer careers.For now, a temporary omission is in fact all Hathurusingha and Labrooy are suggesting, with Hathurusingha having said he wants Mathews “back as fresh as possible”. It is also worth remembering that Hathurusingha played a role in removing Shakib Al Hasan in 2014, again in order to deliver a message to the player about the primacy of the team, and in order to make changes to the team culture. Shakib returned to the fray soon enough.Perhaps Hathurusingha is thinking along similar lines once more.

Nerveless Fawad to prodigious Sarfaraz, the best of India v Pakistan

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India-Pakistan clashes have never been short of passion and excitement at the Under-19 World Cup. We look at five memorable clashes from previous editions

Shashank Kishore in Christchurch29-Jan-2018India and Pakistan will meet in the second semi-final for the right to face three-time champions Australia in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup final in Mount Maunganui on February 3. The rivalry is fierce, but unlike in the men’s World Cup, where India have a 6-0 advantage, Pakistan hold the slight edge here. Contests between the two have been engrossing, and only occasionally one-sided. Here is a look back at five of them from previous editions:Group-stage fixture in Dubai, 2014India brushed aside questions over their preparedness after they had lost both warm-ups, and turned up on the big day. Sanju Samson, who had already played top-flight cricket with Rajasthan Royals at the Champions League T20 just a few months earlier, consolidated with a half-century. But it was Sarfaraz Khan, the 16-year old, billed as a special talent in Mumbai’s cricketing circles, who set the stage with a combative half-century that propelled India to 262 on a sluggish Dubai surface. It proved to be 40 too many for Pakistan, after Deepak Hooda returned five wickets with his flat offbreaks.Quarter-final in Townsville, 2012Returning from illness, left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh was prolific with the ball, and bailed India out with the bat. While Sandeep did the bulk of the damage with three wickets, Harmeet’s 1 for 20 in 10 overs played a part in Pakistan tumbling for 136. That ought to have sufficed for a relaxing second half, but it was anything but.ICC/GettyStill 17 away, India had stumbled to 120 for 6. When 10 were needed, they were 127 for 9, fast bowlers Azizullah and Ehsan Adil triggering the meltdown. Harmeet was left with No. 11 Sandeep Sharma to salvage a win. The pair batted for seven overs with admirable composure to drag India over.Quarter-final in Lincoln, 2010In cold and grey Lincoln, Pakistan seamer Fayyad Butt made use of helpful conditions to snare 4 for 27 and limit India to 114 for 9 in a match reduced to 23 overs a side. Pakistan, though, came out playing shots, and at 16 for 3, it was game on.It was then down to middle-order batsman Hammad Azam, whose brisk cameo knocked out the defending champions.Jaydev Unadkat, an IPL millionaire on Sunday, ended a brief recovery as Pakistan were five down needing another 37. With 24 needed off 16, Mohammad Waqas smashed Ashok Menaria over midwicket for six, but fell next ball. With 16 needed off 12, a timely four from Usman Qadir brought the equation down to a run a ball, but he too fell next ball.Amid the swinging fortunes, Hammad brought out his adventurous streak, biffing Sandeep across the line for six over midwicket, and then scooping Unadkat for four over short fine leg. Now, Pakistan needed just four off the final over, but lost Sarmad Bhatti off the second ball. Hammad, however, crossed over, and took control of the situation by slapping Sandeep through point to seal a thrilling two-wicket win.Final in Colombo, 2006A decade before they would become Test cricketers, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja were starry-eyed teenagers eyeing a World Cup prize when they ran into familiar opponents Pakistan in the final. The trophy must have seemed a formality when Pakistan were bundled out for 109. Not in the face of Anwar Ali’s swing, as he demolished Piyush Chawla’s record for best figures in a final with a five-for that floored India.AFPGaurav Dhiman, who had earned a reputation of being a hard-hitter upfront, was out first ball. Pujara was dismissed off Anwar’s first ball, to a potentially harsh lbw call. Rohit was bowled by an inswinger from the same bowler, and India were in tatters at 23 for 7. Chawla and Pinal Shah resisted to bring the target under 50. As the two looked increasingly comfortable, Pakistan’s fielders began to stutter. But when Shah got one that reared up from nowhere to kiss the edge, the end was near. Amid the carnage, Chawla stood inconsolable, after a performance that could’ve earned him a Player of the Final on most days. Pakistan had done the unthinkable.Semifinal in Dhaka, 2004With 497 runs in the competition, Shikhar Dhawan was in the form of his life. But when he fell for 8, India crumbled under pressure to fold for 169. It left the bowlers with a too tall a task in superb batting conditions in Dhaka. Despite that, Dhiman and RP Singh broke open the game, swinging the ball under lights, as Pakistan lost half their side with 83 on the board. But Fawad Alam stood tall, and with Tariq Mahmood, put on an unbroken 88-run stand to snuff out India’s fight. This match was a lesson for Pakistan in how to ease pressure in a stiff. They would go on to beat West Indies and win the tournament.

Polícia federal da Argentina vai proibir torcedores do São Paulo com camisa de maior rival do Tigre em estreia na Copa Sul-Americana

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da betsson： A polícia federal argentina deve tomar algumas medidas de segurança para o jogo entre Tigre e São Paulo, que acontecerá na próxima quinta-feira (6), em Buenos Aires. Entre elas, a proibição da torcida tricolor de entrar no estádio vestindo a camisa do Chacarita.

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da bet esporte： O Chacarita é o maior rival do Tigre, e por coincidência, existe uma identificação entre a torcida do Tricolor paulista. Entretanto, a rivalidade entre as duas equipes argentinas é bem forte, sendo comum cena de brigas nas partidas entre os dois. Desta forma, para evitar problemas, terá esta proibição dentro doestádio José Dellagiovanna – palco da partida. A informação foi confirmada por portais argentinos, como ‘Olé’.

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Veja tabela da Copa Sul-Americana e simule os próximos jogos

Além disso, o cerco de segurança será feito há um quilômetro do estádio. Tudo isso por conta da forte rivalidade criada entre o Tigre e o São Paulo, que se reencontram após onze anos. Em 2012, as equipes disputaram a final do continental no estádio do Morumbi. Após uma confusão generalizada, os argentinos se recusaram a jogar o segundo tempo, alegando também que foram ameaçados pela segurança local, e o Tricolor foi campeão.

As medidas de segurança também foram destacadas pela maior torcida organizada do São Paulo, a Independente. No caso, em comunicado emitido, proibiu a presença de mulheres e crianças na caravana que será feita para o confronto, uma vez que existe um forte indício de confusão pelo clima que já está sendo criado.

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O jogo desta quinta-feira (6) acontecerá às 21h (de Brasília). O Tigre também fará uma partida no estádio do Morumbi, no dia 27 de junho.

Atlético-GO x Volta Redonda: data, horário e onde assistir ao vivo pela Copa do Brasil

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da bet7： Atlético-GO e Volta Redonda duelam pela segunda fase da Copa do Brasil nesta quarta-feira, às 19h, no Estádio Antônio Accioly, em Goiânia, Goiás. Em caso de empate no tempo normal, a decisão pela vaga na próxima etapa do torneio vai para a disputa de pênaltis.

O Volta Redonda disputa o jogo de volta da semifinal do Campeonato Carioca contra o Fluminense no próximo sábado.

ATLÉTICO-GO X VOLTA REDONDA
Data: quarta-feira, 15/03
Horário: 19h
Local: Estádio Antônio Accioly
Onde assistir: SporTV e Premiere
Árbitro:Rafael Rodrigo Klein
Assistentes:Mauricio Coelho Silva Penna eFabricio Lima Baseggio

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خاص | الأهلي يجدد عقد لاعبه 4 مواسم قادمة

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نجح مسؤولو النادي الأهلي، في التوصل إلي اتفاق لتجديد عقد أحد لاعبي القلعة الحمراء، لمدة 4 مواسم جديدة، ,ذلك ضمن الحفاظ على الركائز الأساسية.

وأفاد مصدر لـ بطولات، أن إيهاب أمين لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة السلة، توصل لاتفاق مع النادي الأهلي لتجديد تعاقده لمدة أربعة مواسم.

وكان من المقرر أن ينتهي عقد اللاعب إيهاب أمين مع الأهلي بنهاية الموسم الجاري 2025-2026.

طالع | الأهلي يعلن الجهاز الفني المؤقت بعد رحيل ريبيرو.. قائم بأعمال مدرب ومدير كرة جديد

وتوج إيهاب أمين مع الأهلي بالعديد من البطولات، أبرزها الدوري وكأس مصر والسوبر المصري وبطولة إفريقيا والبطولة العربية.

إيهاب أمين كان قد إنضم إلى صفوف فريق سلة الأهلي في 2019 قادما من صفوف سبورتنج بعد رحلة احتراف في دوري الجامعات الأمريكي.

Rohit: 'Prasidh has ability to succeed at this level'

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India captain also confirms Jadeja’s return to fitness, which gives the team more depth and options

ESPNcricinfo staff02-Jan-20245:24

Rohit: ‘When you have an inexperienced attack, you have to show faith in them’

Ravindra Jadeja is fit and available for selection, giving India more batting depth and options when it comes to bowling combinations. He is also the only left-hand batter outside opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jadeja had missed the first Test with spasms in the upper back on the morning of the match.While confirming Jadeja’s return to fitness, Rohit Sharma spoke of the importance of not judging inexperienced bowlers too harshly. “Although we’ve had a brief chat with the management, the coaching staff about what we want from this game, and what we want from the bowlers in this game, we’ve not completely finalised our playing XI. Everyone is available for selection. There’s no injury concern. All of them who are here are available to play. We’ll sit down in the evening and decide what is the right one.”Having said that, I still feel that, sometimes we’ve got a little bit of inexperience in our bowling, and sometimes when you have that, you’ve got to show some faith in them, show trust in them, and that can happen to any team. Like I said in the last post-match press-conference [in Centurion] about Prasidh [Krishna] playing his first game, we all get nervous when you are playing your first game. It’s understandable, but I thought, and I’ll still back that thought of mine, that he’s got good ability to succeed at this level and especially in this format. So it’s just about showing faith and trust in everyone and getting the job done from them.”Related

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Apart from Krishna, it was Shardul Thakur, in his 11th Test, who disappointed with the ball in the first Test. Jadeja’s return opens up the possibility of playing two spinners as R Ashwin brings with the bat more than what Thakur does.However, the conditions might not support that idea. Rohit was asked if he expected the conditions to be less hostile to India in Cape Town. “I honestly don’t know too much about that,” he said. “You know, the conditions look pretty similar to what it was. I mean, the pitch looks similar to what it was in Centurion, maybe not so much grass, but there is enough covering of grass on the pitch.”But yeah, the overhead conditions will matter. I think it’s pretty hot here compared to Centurion, which was a little cooler the first two days. Again, when we played last time here, 2018 and ’21… I wasn’t here in ’21, but the guys were telling me it was pretty similar conditions. We know exactly what is required when the conditions are like that. Based on the pitches, how the conditions are, you gotta respond to that.”India do have reinforcements in the squad. Avesh Khan, who played for India A at the same time as the first Test, has been called up to provide the team management that option of a tall bowler. He took a five-for in that game. That India are giving themselves these options tells you how much they need a hit-the-deck bowler. They already have Mukesh Kumar, who has the best body of work in domestic cricket among contenders for a fast-bowling spot, but is a skiddy, shorter bowler.With Thakur struggling with the ball in his last six Tests, India could even think of sacrificing the batting depth and play four out-and-out fast bowlers. Any two of Thakur, Krishna, Avesh and Mukesh could play at Newlands.

تشكيل برشلونة أمام ليفانتي في الدوري الإسباني.. موقف ليفاندوفسكي

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يحل فريق برشلونة ضيفاً على نظيره ليفانتي، خارج ملعبه، في الساعة العاشرة والنصف مساء، في الجولة الثانية من الدوري الإسباني لكرة القدم.

وافتتح برشلونة موسمه في الدوري الإسباني بالفوز ضد ريال مايوركا بثلاثية نظيفة في الجولة الأولى من الدوري الاسباني، ويرغب الفريق في مواصلة انتصاراته وتحقيق الانتصار الثاني على التوالي.

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وكان هانز فليك مدرب برشلونة قد استدعى مهاجمه البولندي روبرت ليفاندوفسكي لقائمة المباراة بعد حصوله على التصريح الطبي، ولكنه سيجلس على دكة البدلاء اليوم. تشكيل برشلونة أمام ليفانتي في الدوري الإسباني

حراسة المرمى: خوان جارسيا

خط الدفاع: اريك جارسيا – أراوخو – كوبارسي – بالدي

خط الوسط: مارك كاسادو – بيدري – رافينيا

خط الهجوم: ماركوس راشفورد – لامين يامال – فيران توريس

ويجلس على دكة البدلاء كل من: إيناكي بينيا – جافي – ليفاندوفسكي – كريستينسن – فيرمين لوبيز – داني أولمو – كوندي – جوفري – درو – فرنانديز – كوشين

Arsenal struck gold by selling £25m gem who Arteta thought was "special"

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da dobrowin： Mikel Arteta has done a superb job of transforming Arsenal after his appointment back in December 2019, taking the club from mid-table strugglers to consistent Premier League title challengers.

da bwin： The Gunners have finished runners-up in two consecutive seasons to Manchester City, potentially finishing in the same position this year, but to Arne Slot’s Liverpool.

Injuries and poor recruitment from the hierarchy in January have certainly halted the club’s chances of ending their two-decade wait for a league triumph, with the Spaniard having to operate with a makeshift forward line in recent weeks.

Arsenal manager MikelArtetabefore the match

However, if they are to take the next step and claim title glory, the board desperately need to back Arteta once again, handing him the quality and depth needed to finally go one better than second place.

A repeat of one window could allow for such success, with a previous summer transfer window setting the club up for the progress they’ve seen over the last couple of years during the manager’s reign.

Arsenal’s transfer window in the summer of 2021

After an eighth-placed finish the season prior, the board handed Arteta the funds to improve his first-team squad, securing a £30m deal to sign Martin Odegaard on a permanent basis after his loan spell at the Emirates.

The Norwegian has since made over 150 appearances for the Gunners, often being the most creative player in the side, as seen with his tally of 36 goals and 28 assists since his big-money transfer.

Ben White also arrived during the same window, adding that defensive quality that had for so long been lacking under the management of former boss Unai Emery.

The 27-year-old cost £50m from fellow Premier League side Brighton, matching Odegaard in making over 100 appearances, but has struggled with fitness issues in 2024/25, restricting him to just 13 games across all competitions.

However, despite the big-money arrivals, the hierarchy also conducted excellent business in offloading multiple players, including one who Arteta was a big fan of after his appointment.

The player who Arsenal struck gold offloading

Given the success of the Arsenal academy, the first team is usually always benefitting from young talent who are looking to stake their claim for a consistent place in the squad.

Arsenal'sEthanNwaneriand MylesLewis-Skellyduring training

Miles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri are just two of the latest academy graduates to be challenging for regular minutes in Arteta’s side, gratefully benefiting from the ongoing injury crisis in North London.

However, another player who found himself in a similar position was midfielder Joe Willock, who emerged into the senior picture back in the 2017/18 campaign.

The Englishman made 78 appearances for his boyhood side over a four-season period, with his best undoubtedly coming in 2019/20, registering 44 appearances across all competitions – leading to Arteta dubbing him a “special” talent during his first year in charge.

Willock would fall down the pecking order in 2020/21, making just seven league appearances in the first half of the season, subsequently moving to Newcastle United on loan for the second half of the campaign.

He would find a massive run of form during his temporary stint at St James’ Park, scoring eight times in just 14 appearances, leading to a permanent £25m deal to join the Magpies at the end of the season.

However, since his big-money transfer, he’s only managed to score 10 goals in 117 appearances, struggling to replicate the form that led to his subsequent move to Tyneside.

Joe Willock’s stats for Newcastle since his £25m move

Season

Games

Goals

Assists

2021/22

31

2

0

2022/23

43

3

6

2023/24

14

2

0

2024/25

29

3

1

Total:

117

10

7

Stats via Transfermarkt

The added investment from the hierarchy at Newcastle has also seen him start just seven league matches this campaign, falling down the order – just like he did before departing the Emirates.

Given his lack of form, coupled with his decline in minutes under Eddie Howe, the Gunners certainly made the right call in allowing Willock to depart, cashing in on the 25-year-old whilst his stock was at its highest.

His move is evidence of how impressive the academy could be for Arteta over the coming years, either allowing the Spaniard to gain key talent for the first team, as seen with Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri, or moving them on and gaining a huge fee – subsequently helping them in their quest for Premier League glory.

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