“He will add a lot of firepower to our batting line-up is a big part of our squad,” says head coach Pocknall
Mohammad Isam02-Sep-2021
Finn Allen had made his T20I debut against Bangladesh earlier this year•Getty Images
New Zealand opener Finn Allen has returned to the team bio-bubble after returning two negative Covid-19 tests on successive days. If Allen is available for the second T20I against Bangladesh on Friday, it will be a major boost for the visitors who were bowled out for 60 in the first game on Wednesday.New Zealand head coach Glenn Pocknall welcomed back Allen although he said that the batter’s condition has to be checked before a final decision on his selection is made.Related
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“He has returned two negative results so that’s great for us,” Pocknall said. “He is a very attacking batsman. He has showed that around the world in the shorter format. He will add a lot of firepower to our batting line-up is a big part of our squad. Hopefully he can come into the squad as soon as possible. He will be considered (for selection) but it is a matter of when.”He has just come off Covid so there are some unknowns about how he will be physically. He is fine now but we have to assess the affects in these conditions before we decide which game he comes back.”Allen and Colin de Grandhomme arrived in Dhaka on August 20 three days before the rest of the New Zealand squad as they were done with their Hundred campaign early. But Allen tested positive two days later. He showed some symptoms but was generally said to be doing well as he was quarantined in another part of the team hotel.Allen tested negative on Wednesday and Thursday, to be called back into the side. He had made his T20I debut against Bangladesh earlier this year, hitting a half-century in the third game. Allen went on to play for Lancashire in the Vitality Blast, where he struck four fifties in 13 games. He played the Hundred for Birmingham Phoenix, making 165 runs in eight games.New Zealand lost four wickets during the powerplay in the first game in Dhaka, with debutant Rachin Ravindra falling in the first over. His fellow opener Tom Blundell too didn’t make much of a contribution, which could mean Allen taking his place.Matt Henry, who was named as Allen’s replacement, is finishing up his three-day isolation in the hotel, before joining the team on Friday, pending a negative Covid-19 test. Although not a like-for-like player, Henry’s full vaccination gave him a place in managed isolation for his return to New Zealand, due to being part of the ODI squad to face Pakistan, which made him the logical replacement.
O São Paulo desistiu da contratação do atacante Douglas Costa, do Grêmio. Segundo o clube os prazos estabelecidos para a negociação se encerraram, o que causou a desistência da diretoria são-paulina.
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Os vencimentos do jogador eram considerados os principais entraves para o fechamento da negociação. Nos últimos dias, também surgiu a vontade do atacante de permanecer no Grêmio, conforme externado pelo presidente do clube gaúcho, Romildo Bolzan.
– Tem contrato conosco, está em vigor, vamos fazer abordagens em todos os contratos que entendemos necessários para adequar o fluxo de pagamento, talvez prorrogando, parcelando, diferindo. O Douglas tem que entrar nesta situação. O Douglas manifestou que quer ficar e o Grêmio tem interesse que ele fique — disse o dirigente à Rádio Gaúcha.
Pelo Grêmio, Douglas Costa disputou 28 jogos na temporada, marcando três gols e dando duas assistências. Ele também conviveu com lesões e polêmicas, como a do casamento marcado na reta final do Campeonato Brasileiro, quando o Imortal estava brigando contra o rebaixamento.
O São Paulo segue no mercado em busca de um atacante, pedido do técnico Rogério Ceni. Agora, o clube foca na contratação de Soteldo, venezuelano do Toronto.
VEJA A NOTA OFICIAL DO SÃO PAULO “O São Paulo desistiu do Douglas Costa, que em sua carreira acumula passagens com destaque por algumas das principais equipes do mundo, única e exclusivamente porque os prazos estabelecidos para a negociação se encerraram hoje”
As Mohamed Salah’s contract continues to run down at an alarming rate, Liverpool could yet turn towards the Serie A and one star player who now reportedly favours a move to Anfield.
Liverpool transfer news
Things can’t get much better for Liverpool on the pitch. Arne Slot has enjoyed one of the best starts in the club’s history and is already breaking records, having won 11 of his first 12 games in charge. The Reds have looked relatively untouchable unless Nottingham Forest are in town, which continued against RB Leipzig in the Champions League, as Darwin Nunez’s goal sealed all three points.
Away from the pitch, however, problems remain. Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah are all on course to leave as free agents at the end of the season as Liverpool head towards what would be the ultimate disaster. And although the best-case scenario is that all three sign fresh deals at the club, those at Anfield must prepare for the worst, which could see one Serie A star arrive.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scores
According to reports in Spain, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia now favours a move to Liverpool if he decides to leave Napoli after contract talks with the Italian club reportedly reached a standstill, eyeing up the possibility to step into Salah’s shoes. The ‘Egyptian King’ of course followed a similar career path, launching his career on Merseyside after an impressive spell in Serie A.
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With his current deal not set to expire until 2027, the winger certainly has time to make his decision but if the Reds come calling in their search to replace Salah, the Georgian may well join international teammate Giorgi Mamardashvili at Anfield in 2025.
By completing such a move, Kvaratskhelia will get a hefty pay rise that is yet to come his way at Napoli, where he earns a reported £24,000-a-week.
"Cheeky" Kvaratskhelia could replace Salah
Of course, it’s not so long ago that Kvaratskhelia was causing Fabinho and Trent Alexander-Arnold all sorts of nightmares as Napoli defeated Liverpool 4-1 in 2022, and now he can take that earlier audition and potentially replace Salah at Anfield.
The Georgia star earned the praise of former Reds boss Jurgen Klopp during that campaign, with the Liverpool legend telling reporters via This Is Anfield after his battle against Alexander-Arnold: “I know people will talk about one or two situations when Trent tried to be in front of him and the ball goes through.
“But he is really good, the boy, and really quick and you have to defend him together in these moments. When he has the advantage of the first movement, then he is already gone.
“You have to try to be there in the moment when the ball arrives, but if you cannot do that then you need to be protected because he has speed, he is cheeky, he goes inside, he can go outside, that makes it always really difficult.”
The Napoli man has certainly got off to a eye-catching start under new boss Antonio Conte too, scoring four goals and assisting another two in eight Serie A games to leave his stock higher than it’s been since 2022.
أكد طه إسماعيل، نجم القلعة الحمراء الأسبق، أن الأهلي والزمالك لا يعيشان أفضل أحوالهما قبل لقاء القمة غدًا، مشيرًا إلى أن لكل فريق أسلوبه الخاص في التعامل مع المباراة.
ويلتقي الأهلي مع الزمالك، غدًا الثلاثاء 11 مارس، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الأولى من عمر منافسات المرحلة الثانية لبطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز، للموسم الحالي 2024-2025.
وأضاف طه إسماعيل، في تصريحات عبر برنامج “ع المكشوف” على إذاعة “أون سبورت إف إم”، أن الزمالك يعتمد على الاستحواذ بفضل وجود عبد الله السعيد، الذي يسهم في بناء اللعب وتحويل الاستحواذ إلى فرص هجومية.
وتابع: “الأهلي يمتلك قوة هجومية كبيرة بوجود العديد من النجوم، لكنه بحاجة إلى التوظيف الصحيح والتناسق بينهم، كما يجب استغلال الفرص المتاحة وعدم التفريط فيها، خاصة أن الفريق أهدر العديد من الفرص في المباريات الأخيرة”.
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وتابع: “القمة تُحسم باستغلال الفرص، لذا على الأهلي إذا تقدم في النتيجة ألا يتراجع للدفاع، لأن الزمالك سيضغط بكل قوته، الفريق يحتاج إلى إدارة فنية جيدة طوال اللقاء، مع تحقيق التوازن بين الدفاع والهجوم، وهذا دور المدرب”.
وواصل: “أتمنى أن نشاهد مباراة مفتوحة من الفريقين، سواء هجوميًا أو دفاعيًا، لنستمتع بمواجهة مليئة بالفرص والأهداف، تليق بحجم ديربي الأهلي والزمالك”.
واختتم: “أرى أن اللاعبين الكبار سيكون لهم الدور الأكبر في حسم اللقاء أكثر من المدربين، فهم قادرون على صناعة الفرص وتسجيل الأهداف، ونتمنى أن نشهد مباراة ممتعة للجماهير بعيدًا عن أي نتيجة سلبية”.
He had sustained a back injury on October 6 during the National T20 Cup
Umar Farooq09-Oct-2021
Sohaib Maqsood failed an MRI scan on his lower back•Getty Images
Pakistan’s Sohaib Maqsood has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup after failing an MRI scan on his lower back. Shoaib Malik will replace him in the squad, the PCB has confirmed*. Maqsood had sustained a back injury on October 6 while playing for Southern Punjab against Northern during the National T20 Cup at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, which required him to rest and undergo an extensive rehabilitation process.”Sohaib is devastated to miss out on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup as he had worked hard for this event and was in sparkling form,” chief selector Muhammad Wasim said in the PCB release. “We feel for him but injuries are part and parcel of the sport. I am sure after undergoing rehabilitation, he’ll fully recover to be available for future assignments.”In his place and following discussions with the team management, we have decided to include Shoaib Malik in the side. I am sure Shoaib’s experience will be handy for the entire squad.”Related
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Malik was the captain of the side in the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007 and was a member of the squad that lifted the trophy in 2009. He also played in the 2012, 2014 and 2016 editions.But he has not played for Pakistan since the England tour last year and the selectors initially opted against picking him for the World Cup by preferring a younger prospect, while looking into the future. Malik continued to play T20 leagues around the world, averaging 30.85 with a strike rate of 133.16 in the last one year in 49 games. His inclusion now has made him the most capped player for Pakistan in ICC events – two ODI World Cups (2011 and 2019), six Champions Trophies, and this will be his sixth T20 World Cup.More recently, however, Malik did not have a great run in the CPL for Guyana Amazon Warriors. In 11 games for them, he managed just 67 runs at an average of 7.44, the worst for a specialist batter (in the top six with minimum 10 innings) in a T20 tournament.Maqsood had been in good form since making his return to the national team after a gap of five years, making a mark in recent tours of England and the West Indies. He then followed it up by helping Multan Sultans to the PSL title this year, scoring five half-centuries from 12 innings at the top of the order and getting more runs in boundaries than any other player in the league.Since the start of 2020 and leading up to this season’s PSL, Maqsood had the highest T20 strike rate among Pakistan batters and the ninth best on the global list (among those with a minimum of 500 runs and 20 innings). It was a marked improvement for the batter, who was previously striking at 125.79.The Pakistan squad will depart for Dubai on October 15 and will play two warm-up games, against West Indies and South Africa on October 18 and 20, before they begin their main campaign in a high-profile clash against India on October 24 in Dubai.Squad: Babar Azam (capt), Shadab Khan (vice-capt), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Shaheen Afridi, Shoaib Malik. Traveling reserves: Khushdil Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir.*11.10 GMT: The story was updated after the PCB issued a release
Na manhã desta terça-feira, o Flamengo oficializou a renovação de contrato de Arrascaeta, que terá uma valorização salarial, até 2026. Depois do anúncio, o meio-campista comemorou ter firmado o acordo com o Rubro-Negro e explicou por que quis permanecer na Gávea por mais tempo. Além disso, o camisa 14 também destacou que a sua responsabilidade é conquistar títulos.
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-Era o que todo mundo queria. Tanto torcedores e dirigentes quanto Daniel e eu. A gente queria ficar aqui, sabemos que vai dar certo. Então, estou muito feliz, muito grato por tudo o que o clube tem me oferecido, a torcida. Minha responsabilidade é continuar ganhando títulos para continuarmos sendo felizes – disse o meia, à Fla TV.
Por falar em levantar troféus, este é um dos objetivos de Arrascaeta. O jogador ressaltou a grandeza do Flamengo e lembrou que o time luta por campeonatos todos os anos. De acordo com ele, em 2022 não será diferente.
-A gente sabe que está num grande clube e todo ano briga por coisas importantes. Então, não vai ser diferente esse ano. Continuar lutando para a gente ganhar mais título.
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O camisa 14 também foi perguntado sobre como é ser ídolo da Nação. Nesse sentido, Arrascaeta destacou que sempre foi muito bem recebido no Fla e que precisa retribuir a gratidão que sente dentro de campo. Por fim, o meia mandou um recado para a torcida rubro-negra.
-Como sempre falo, desde o primeiro dia que cheguei aqui, sempre me receberam muito bem. Sou muito grato por tudo isso, e a gente tem que retribuir tudo isso no campo – disse.
-Vai ter Arrasca por muito tempo. Obrigado pelo carinho de sempre. Continuamos juntos – finalizou.
Last season there was an inevitability about Arsenal’s defence. For those of you who play Fantasy Football, a wise strategy was to set and forget. David Raya was your goalkeeper and then you’d have someone like William Saliba, Gabriel or Ben White.
That’s for good reason too. No side conceded fewer goals in the Premier League than Mikel Arteta’s side. No goalkeeper kept more clean sheets than Raya.
Yet, in 2024/25, they have struggled. Context must be applied, though. The Gunners have already had three red cards, have faced Manchester City and Liverpool and are enduring defensive injuries left, right and centre.
Riccardo Calafiori (injury) and Saliba (suspension) both missed the 2-2 draw with Liverpool at the Emirates on Sunday while Jurrien Timber has missed the first two games since the international break due to injury.
As a result, it was perhaps hardly unsurprising to see the Gunners ship twice against Arne Slot’s team on Sunday.
They started the game with Thomas Partey at right-back and Ben White at centre-back. They ended it with 17-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly at left-back and Jakub Kiwior at centre-back. Why? Timber went off with suspected cramp and Gabriel was forced off through injury.
It’s far from ideal, is it? Either way, the same magic that’s been present at Arsenal in recent years doesn’t truly feel like it’s there this time. There’s a setback every week and galvanising your troops through so many challenges is completely unsustainable.
Still, despite everything thrown in their direction, Arsenal have still only lost once in the top flight this term. Let’s not panic just yet, right?
Arsenal's defensive numbers against Liverpool
One of the biggest concerns for Arsenal at the moment will be their defensive deficiencies, notably from set-pieces too.
Everyone knows who Nicolas Jover is now. Arsenal’s genius set-piece coach has led the Gunners to become the best team from a dead ball in the Premier League.
Since the beginning of last season, no team has scored more from set-play situations and they very rarely concede in such a manner either.
Well, against Bournemouth and now against Liverpool, they have been caught out from a corner. Against the Cherries, it was a lovely worked routine that led to Ryan Christie’s opener and when Liverpool came to north London, it was something a bit more classical.
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s corner from the left was flicked on by Luiz Diaz and then nodded home by captain Virgil van Dijk.
Still, there were some positives at the back considering Saliba was missing and Partey started at right-back.
It was White’s sublime ball in behind Andy Robertson that led to Bukayo Saka’s opener after six minutes and Diaz got very little change from Partey on Liverpool’s left wing.
The Ghanaian – who is a central midfielder by trade – won 13 duels, of which five were tackles, as he restricted Liverpool’s tricky number 7 from succeeding with many of his take-ons.
Gabriel was his imperious self until he had to be withdrawn with injury but his replacement left plenty to be desired…again.
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Jakub Kiwior's performance in numbers
Last season Jakub Kiwior was an admirable performer in Arsenal colours. With Oleksandr Zinchenko enduring a period out of the team, the Pole was an underrated performer during one of Arsenal’s most gleeful passages of 2023/24.
Indeed, throughout a run in February and March where Arteta’s team won six games on the bounce, scoring 26 goals in the process, Kiwior contributed with three assists, one goal and three clean sheets.
Kiwior’s amazing run @ Arsenal
Oppo
Result
Goals
Assists
Liverpool
3-1 win
0
1
West Ham
6-0 win
0
0
Burnley
5-0 win
0
1
Newcastle
4-1 win
1
0
Sheffield Utd
6-0 win
0
1
Brentford
2-1 win
0
0
Stats via Transfermarkt.
At that time the former Spezia man was playing at left-back, a role that suits him far better. He may not have been able to invert as well as someone like Zinchenko, Timber or Calafiori, but he did an admirable job.
Sadly, now playing in a more familiar centre-back role from the bench against both Bournemouth and Liverpool, he has not been good enough.
Jakub Kiwior for Arsenal
It was Kiwior’s poor backpass that led to Raya giving away a penalty at the Vitality Stadium and it was his indecisiveness and lack of awareness that led to Mohamed Salah’s equaliser at the Emirates.
Alexander-Arnold clipped a tremendous ball in behind and had it been Gabriel, it’s likely the Brazilian would have made the intervention. Instead, he didn’t fully commit to the ball and was then outpaced by Darwin Nunez who raced clear before laying the ball on a plate for Salah who was never going to miss.
It was another poor cameo from Kiwior who was handed a 5/10 match rating by The Standard’s Simon Collings. It was hardly surprising considering his 36 minutes on the field saw Kiwior win none of his contested duels.
It’s a difficult situation for the Poland international, that there is no doubt. He shouldn’t really be playing at all. Sadly, he’s completely out of his depth at centre-back and with so many options now to choose from at left-back, he needs to be moved on sooner rather than later.
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O Corinthians enfrenta o Santo André neste sábado (4), em partida válida pela última rodada da primeira fase do Campeonato Paulista. Durante a preparação para o duelo, o treinador Fernando Lázaro comentou sobre a expectativa e explicou o nível de importância do confronto.
– Estamos ajustando as coisas para o jogo, mantivemos o cronograma de nossa preparação mesmo com a antecipação. É o primeiro jogo deles com o novo treinador, mas mantiveram boa parte das ideias. Seguimos buscando nosso objetivo de vitória e continuar pontuando. É uma competição que também contempla isso, ter uma boa colocação na pontuação geral para trazer benefícios lá na frente – disse o comandante alvinegro.
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Com a 5ª melhor campanha da competição, Fernando Lázaro falou mais sobre a trajetória que o clube percorreu desde o começo do Paulistão e expressou uma visão otimista e progressista do seu trabalho no Timão.
– Foi o início de trabalho de uma temporada, time foi se ajustando, foi ganhando consistência ao longo do tempo. Conseguimos ajeitar primeiro a parte ofensiva mais rapidamente, que começou a trazer resultados e, assim, construir bem o jogo. Depois, a defesa foi o segundo ‘estalo’ que a gente foi aprimorar. A própria sintonia dos atletas vai trazendo isso com mais naturalidade, mas a parte defensiva a gente foi buscando ao longo do processo, para defender melhor como time – relatou Lázaro.
Apesar de ter saído vitorioso em apenas um dos últimos cinco duelos que disputou, o treinador do Corinthians refletiu sobre a melhora no desempenho individual dos jogadores com o passar do tempo.
– É uma sequência natural que o campo vai trazendo. Vão ocorrendo situações e vão surgindo oportunidades, as peças vão se ajustando. Foi uma sequência que foi encorpando o time, entendendo a execução de uma forma que foi crescendo ao longo dos jogos. A disputa interna é muita sadia, você mantém quem está iniciando sempre buscando mais, e quem está fora, colocando pressão. Você vai ganhando opções e vai precisar ao longo da trajetória toda, para estarem todos em um bom momento – concluiu o técnico.
O último desafio do Corinthians na fase de grupos do Paulistão acontecerá na Neo Química Arena, neste sábado, a partir das 18h30 (de Brasília).