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Opener Finn Allen could miss the start of New Zealand’s upcoming five-match T20I series in India due to BBL commitments.The series, which starts on January 21 in Nagpur, serves as important preparation for the T20 World Cup to be played in India and Sri Lanka. It is the second leg of New Zealand’s white-ball tour with three ODIs slated from January 11-17.But Allen might not be available until possibly the fourth T20I on January 28 if Perth Scorchers reach the BBL final set to be played on January 25. Scorchers wrap up their regular season against Melbourne Stars on January 17 in Perth. If they don’t qualify for the finals, then Allen should be available for the full T20I series.”Pending selection, I’ll head straight to India once the Big Bash finishes up for us [Scorchers],” Allen told ESPNcricinfo.Allen, 26, is one of five players who signed casual agreements in order to have some flexibility between playing for New Zealand, remaining within the high-performance system, and taking up franchise opportunities overseas.”Playing for New Zealand is still, for me, the pinnacle and the reason why I love playing is to represent my country,” Allen said. “But cricket’s obviously evolving and changing year on year.”New Zealand Cricket’s been really good to work with over the last wee while. [I’m] confident about getting back into some Black Caps stuff after the Big Bash and hopefully can continue that.”Gearing up to partner Australia T20I skipper Mitchell Marsh at the top of the order for Scorchers, Allen will be making his return to competitive cricket after being sidelined with a foot stress fracture sustained in the MLC in early July.In the season opener of MLC, Allen had smashed 151 – featuring a T20 record of 19 sixes – in San Francisco Unicorns’ victory over Washington Freedom at the Oakland Coliseum.Allen last played international cricket in March, where he hit 27 off 12 balls in New Zealand’s eight-wicket victory over Pakistan in Wellington.

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Remanescente do fatídico rebaixamento do Santos em 2023, João Paulo deu a volta por cima na crise e manteve o protagonismo na equipe. Com o goleiro como titular, atualmente o Peixe tem a melhor defesa do Paulistão.

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Assim como Palmeiras e São Bernardo, o time treinado por Fábio Carille foi vazado apenas sete vezes no torneio. Foram nove partidas disputadas e 13 gols marcados. Feliz com momento, João Paulo afirmou que os bons números são reflexos de um trabalho coletivo do Santos.

– Fico muito feliz com o momento que eu tenho vivido. Não só individual, mas também coletivamente. O fato de termos uma das defesas menos vazadas do campeonato é muito importante para qualquer goleiro, mas é reflexo também do trabalho de toda a equipe que começa lá na frente a marcação. Esperamos seguir assim, cada vez mais compactos, para oferecer poucas chances aos adversários e seguir com o bom rendimento defensivo – afirmou.

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+ João Paulo aceita redução salarial para permanecer no Santos

João Paulo foi um dos poucos jogadores que permaneceram no Santos após o rebaixamento. Segundo ele, a reformulação do clube é um processo difícil, e os atletas sabiam que precisavam dar uma resposta rápida à torcida.

– Todo mundo sabe que, depois do que aconteceu no ano passado, a gente precisava dar uma resposta rápida ao torcedor já no início do ano. Não é fácil fazer uma reformulação no elenco, trocar diversos atletas e se adaptar à filosofia de um novo treinador, então precisamos valorizar o que o grupo tem feito neste início de Paulistão. Sabemos que temos de melhorar ainda mais, mas estamos no caminho certo e graças a Deus já com o primeiro objetivo alcançado, que era a classificação – disse.

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Líder geral do Paulistão, o Peixe volta a entrar em campo no domingo (25), contra o São Bernardo. A partida acontecerá no estádio do São Paulo, na capital paulista.

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ذكرت تقارير إعلامية اليوم الإثنين، أن نادي برشلونة قد اقترب من تحصين لاعبه ضد أي احتمالية رحيل وأصبح على وشك تجديد عقد اللاعب لفترة طويلة الأمد.

برشلونة قام خلال الفترة الماضية بتجديد عقد فرينكي دي يونج، نجم خط وسط الفريق، وذلك إلى نهاية موسم 2029 المقبل، بعد شائعات كثيرة حول إمكانية مغادرة الدولي الهولندي للبلوجرانا.

كما قطع برشلونة أي شك حول فكرة الاستغناء عن مارك بيرنال، بعدما جدد اللاعب الشاب عقده مع البرسا إلى نهاية موسم 2030 المقبل، إلى جانب جول كوندي الذي جدد عقده هو الآخر.

لكن يبدو أن دي يونج وبيرنال وكوندي، لن يكونوا الوحيدين الذين تم تجديد عقودهم هذا الموسم مع برشلونة، وإنما إريك جارسيا أيضًا.

جارسيا ثبت أقدامه بشكل جيد مع نادي برشلونة خلال الفترة الماضية، لكن لاعب مانشستر سيتي السابق لم يجدد عقده حتى هذه اللحظة مع البلوجرانا والذي سينتهي بنهاية شهر يونيو من العام المقبل.

اقرأ أيضًا .. نال إشادة مساعدي أنشيلوتي.. برشلونة يجهز عرضًا للتعاقد مع صفقة برازيلية

وأكدت صحيفة موندو ديبورتيفو، أن إدارة برشلونة قد اقتربت وبشكل كبير من التوصل إلى اتفاق مع جارسيا من أجل تجديد عقده مع النادي الإسباني.

وأضاف المصدر، أن عقد جارسيا سيكون حتى نهاية موسم 2030 المقبل، حيث تسير المفاوضات بشكل جيد بين إدارة برشلونة ومحيط اللاعب.

وبات جارسيا لاعب جوكر يستطيع اللعب في العديد من المراكز، وقد شارك اللاعب مع برشلونة هذا الموسم في جميع المباريات الـ17 التي خاضها النادي الإسباني في كافة البطولات، مما يعكس أهميته في الفريق.

وتغيرت مسيرة جارسيا في برشلونة بالكامل بعدما وصل هانز فليك ليكون مدرب الفريق الجديد العام الماضي.

ويستطيع جارسيا اللعب في مركز الظهير الأيمن والظهير الأيسر، إضافة إلى مركزه الأصلي وهو قلب الدفاع إلى جانب دوره في خط الوسط كإرتكاز دفاعي.

Yorkshire 295 for 3 (Imam 117, Luxton 77, Shetty 1-35) beat Lancashire 294 for 7 (Jones 102, White 2-66) by seven wickets Group B leaders Yorkshire maintained their 100 percent winning start to this season’s Metro Bank One-Day Cup as they confidently chased 295 to beat Lancashire by seven wickets at Clifton Park in York thanks to a second successive century for in-form overseas opener Imam-ul-Haq.The White Rose won their third successive game, beating the previously unbeaten Red Rose, who had won one and had the other washed out.Lancashire posted a 294 for 7 total thanks largely to an entertaining opening 102 off 88 balls from Michael Jones in front of a sell-out 4,500 crowd.But Imam was the cornerstone of Yorkshire’s reply with 117 off 124 balls and shared a defining 153 for the second wicket with Will Luxton, 77 off 63. They won with 19 balls remaining.Classy Pakistani left-hander Imam is now the leading run-scorer in this season’s One-Day Cup with 331 having hit 10 fours and five sixes. He hit a career best 159 in victory at Northamptonshire last Friday.Ormskirk-born ex-Red Rose Jones posted his first century since rejoining from Durham over the winter. Inserted, Lancashire started well as Jones reached a 33-ball fifty and helped them to 100 for one in the 18th over.Either side of losing George Bell lbw playing to leg against two-wicket seamer Jack White – 43 for 1 after seven – Jones hoisted three sixes over long-on and long-off and hit one arrow straight off Ben Coad’s seam.He later pulled successive sixes off Matthew Revis towards the latter stages of a 92-run stand with his captain Marcus Harris, who was the first of two wickets to fall in as many overs as the score fell to 136 for 3 in the 24th.Harris was caught behind driving at Revis for 32 before Ben Coad trapped Josh Bohannon lbw without scoring. Jones reached his century off 79 balls and hit seven sixes in all. But the visitors were checked impressively through the middle of their innings.They were limited to 40 runs from the end of the 25th over – 143 for 3 – to the end of the 35th, where they reached at 183 for four having lost Jones slicing White out to deep cover.Replays suggest George Balderson was reprieved on 18 as he pulled Dan Moriarty for four. Him stepping on off-stump in the process went unnoticed by the umpires. Balderson made a dynamic 70 off 48 balls as Lancashire fell just short of 300 in excellent batting conditions.Tom Bailey had Adam Lyth caught behind driving early in Yorkshire’s chase, which fell to 16 for 1. But Luxton kicked things into life by taking three fours and six – all through leg – off Will Williams’ first four balls, in the 11th over, as the score moved to 57 for one.From there, Luxton and Imam cruised along against a Lancashire attack lacking depth, understandable with half a dozen bowlers on Hundred duty.By the time Luxton reached his fifty off 42 balls, Yorkshire were 107 for one after 20 overs. Imam’s third in as many matches – this off 72 balls – followed shortly afterwards.When Luxton miscued Charlie Barnard’s left-arm spin to long-on, Yorkshire were still a long way ahead at 169 for two in the 30th over.Imam reached his latest hundred off 118 balls by pulling Bailey for his third six before falling caught at midwicket on the pull against Arav Shetty’s spin – 220 for three in the 37th. This was the fourth time in his career he has scored List A centuries in successive matches.James Wharton and Revis wrapped things up with 41 apiece in an unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 75.

January 17th 2016 was the last time Liverpool lost a game of football at Anfield to their dear old rivals.

That day it was a Wayne Rooney strike that sealed the win for Manchester United over the Reds. How times have changed since then. Liverpool have won the league on two occasions; their friends across the way have not.

Ruben Amorim came into this clash with slim hopes. Yes, Liverpool were in a rough run of form but United’s own form has been troublesome ever since the Portuguese took over.

Yet, for the first time during his tenure, they were able to secure back-to-back league victories. Perhaps Amorim is the right man for the job?

Regardless of the feeling among the Red Devils, questions may now be emerging about Arne Slot’s position.

This 2-1 defeat was a really tough one to swallow. Liverpool hit the post on a few occasions and registered a higher xG (expected goals) tally but failed to take their opportunities.

Cody Gakpo equalised but a late Harry Maguire header condemned the hosts to a third straight league defeat.

They are now four points behind Arsenal in the race for the Premier League title. It’s worrying, certainly when you consider just how much they spent over the summer.

So, where did it all go wrong?

What went for Liverpool against Manchester United

Well, where to begin? When things aren’t going your way, curious things happen, and that was certainly the case for Slot’s charges on Sunday evening.

Before scoring from close range in the second half, Gakpo hit the woodwork a staggering three times, the most notable came in the opening 45 minutes when Liverpool surged forward on the counter-attack.

The Dutchman found plenty of room to surge towards the penalty area but bent his shot against the post.

Liverpool could and should have equalised sooner. On another day, they win the game, such are the slim margins of Premier League football.

It wasn’t just their lacklustre finishing that cost them, however. Last term, the Reds were resilient and rock solid at the back but they are really paying the price for not investing further in the centre-back pairing.

Milos Kerkez has signed but is still struggling to get going in Liverpool colours with Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo – the scorer of United’s first goal – running rings around him.

Yet, skipper Virgil van Dijk is perhaps the most worrying of the lot, given his experience. Not for the first time in a game this term he was caught out and should have done better for the opening goal.

Mbeumo was allowed to ghost in behind the big Dutchman and he got on the end of Amad’s cute pass to fire home.

Whether Van Dijk has regressed is very much up for debate but perhaps a more pressing matter is the form of the Premier League’s most expensive signing.

Liverpool's biggest problem after Man United defeat

In the summer, Liverpool looked as though they had won the transfer window. £116m for Florian Wirtz? Don’t mind if we do. £125m for Alexander Isak? Yeah, go on then.

The Swede was at the centre of an almighty saga. He refused to go on Newcastle’s pre-season tour and then trained away from the Toon’s first-team squad for a few months before finally getting his move to Anfield.

However, since heading to Merseyside, he has scored just once, ultimately battling with fitness having not featured at all during pre-season.

Well, heading into the game with United, Slot declared that now was the time to judge him. “Fitness-wise he is close to the level he should be and we can judge him in a fair way from now on.”

Judge him is exactly what we shall do. Unfortunately, it was not a great showing from the Premier League’s record man.

For the sixth straight game, the centre forward failed to find the net and arguably, he should have done inside Anfield this weekend.

Isak had two shots and missed one OPTA-defined big chance, one of which he stuck straight at Senne Lammens’ right boot. It was unsurprising he left the game with a 4/10 match rating courtesy of GOAL, who rightfully suggested that the striker will be “hugely disappointed with his performance.”

At Newcastle last season, when the goals were flowing, he’d definitely have scored, such is his ruthless nature. You can point to a lack of sharpness but as Slot says, he’s now ready to go.

It’s incredibly difficult to leave your biggest signing of all time on the bench but Isak’s lack of form has had consequences, notably for Hugo Ekitike, arguably Liverpool’s player of the season so far.

He bagged five goals in his first eight games of the season for the Reds and registered an assist as well.

The Frenchman was ruthless in the final third; he was everything Isak has been over the last few seasons and he looked the full package doing it.

It’s perhaps no coincidence that since Ekitike became less of a regular starter Liverpool’s form has dwindled. During Isak’s three Premier League starts, Slot’s side have lost all three. It’s time for Ekitike to get a run from the start instead in the Champions League on Wednesday in Frankfurt.

Having finished last in the WPL earlier this season, the team appears to be looking for a fresh take

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UP Warriorz and their head coach Jon Lewis have parted ways after a three-year association that began with the start of the Women’s Premier League in 2023.Lewis had a strong start, taking Warriorz to the playoffs of the WPL in its inaugural season in 2023. They were beaten by the eventual champions Mumbai Indians. In 2024, they had finished second from bottom with three wins from eight games. In the latest season, the team had to deal with a bit of flux with their captain Alyssa Healy out injured and Deepti Sharma stepping up to lead. Warriorz finished bottom of the points table with three wins in eight games.Overall, under Lewis’ coaching, Warriorz won nine out of 25 matches. They hold the record for the highest total in the WPL – 225 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru earlier this year.

A major injury update has now emerged on a Leeds United star, who manager Daniel Farke has previously described as “crucial”.

Leeds suffer several early injury setbacks

We are only six games into the new Premier League season, but Leeds have already suffered more than their fair share of injury setbacks, with Ao Tanaka and Ethan Ampadu spending time on the sidelines, while Lucas Perri and Wilfried Gnonto remain unavailable.

Prior to the 2-2 draw against AFC Bournemouth, Farke confirmed that Gnonto was still experiencing issues with his calf, which ruled the winger out of contention, meaning Noah Okafor and Brenden Aaronson were given the nod on the wings.

Jack Harrison replaced Okafor in the second half, but failed to make any real impact, touching the ball just 11 times, having also been unable to register a single goal or assist in any of his five substitute appearances in the Premier League so far this season.

As such, Farke would’ve been hoping for some good news about Daniel James, who was widely reported to be making progress in his recovery from an injury, which has ruled the winger out of the last two Premier League matches.

However, Adam Pope has now dropped a major update on James’ fitness, and it wasn’t good news, with the reporter saying:

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The severity of the issue is yet to be confirmed by the club, however, Graham Smyth has heard from Leeds that the 27-year-old could be out for weeks not months and has now heard from the Whites who have shared an update.

James' injury could be big problem for Farke

Farke has previously made it clear just how important the Welshman is, describing his work-ethic as “crucial” after an impressive performance against Watford during the Whites’ promotion push last season.

The £75k-a-week winger hasn’t exactly made a flying start to the season, having failed to pick up a goal or an assist, but he played a major role in Leeds’ promotion back to the top flight, picking up 21 goal contributions in the Championship.

As such, James’ likely absence is a blow for Farke. Leeds will need their other forwards to step up, including Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who was failed to score against Bournemouth last time out, with the former Everton striker missing three big chances prior to Eli Junior Kroupi’s late equaliser.

The top of the Orange Cap table is unchanged, but there’s a lot of activity just below them after the LSG vs DC game

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Pujara: Rahul seems to enjoy being in his zone

The Orange Cap tableNicholas Pooran of LSG had a chance to regain the No. 1 spot from Gujarat Titans’ (GT) B Sai Sudharsan on Tuesday, but could make only nine runs. He remains at No. 2 and is one of three LSG batters in the top six.With his fourth fifty in nine innings this season, Markram has been steadily climbing up the run-getters’ ladder. The gap between him at No. 6 and his fellow opener Marsh at No. 4 is only 18 runs. Pooran, at No. 2, is 33 runs ahead of Marsh while Jos Buttler of GT is at No. 3Suryakumar Yadav, at No. 5, remains as the second-highest Indian run-getter with 333 runs. Rahul is only ten runs behind him while Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is one run behind Rahul’s tally at No. 8.1:51

Pujara: Mukesh got reverse swing, executed yorkers

The Purple Cap tableThere was not much movement among the highest wicket-takers after Tuesday’s encounter, with GT’s Prasidh Krishna (16 wickets) maintaining a healthy four-wicket lead over the bowlers at second place. With Kuldeep and Thakur finishing with no wickets, they remain tied at No. 2 with 12 wickets with GT spinner R Sai Kishore, CSK spinner Noor Ahmad, RCB fast bowler Josh Hazlewood and GT quick Mohammed Siraj.Mukesh Kumar, with his four-wicket haul on Tuesday in DC’s win, is now tied at 16th place on the Purple Cap list, although only three wickets separate him and the bowlers sharing second position.Mitchell Starc, his fellow DC pacer, claimed 1 for 25 on Tuesday to move to 11 wickets, and stands at tied eighth on the table. He is just one wicket behind the six bowlers sharing second place, while he is five wickets off the leader Prasidh.Highest batting strike ratesBest bowling economy ratesMost sixesBest bowling figures in a match