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Shubman Gill has made a comeback to India’s T20I squad for the Asia Cup, replacing Axar Patel as vice-captain.The 15-member squad, picked by the selection committee on Tuesday, will be led by Suryakumar Yadav, and includes Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson as the two other opening candidates. With Gill as vice-captain, however, he is the frontrunner for one of the slots at the top of the order.”We obviously see some leadership qualities in him, and his form in England was what we were hoping for. [He] exceeded all our expectations, which is a great sign when there’s so much pressure as captain,” chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar said in Mumbai.Related

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The middle and lower-order batting options are Suryakumar, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma, who could be the first-choice wicketkeeper if India decide to open with Gill and Abhishek. There are also three allrounders in Axar, Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube. The specialist bowling options are Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy and Harshit Rana, who provides some extra batting depth too.There was no place for Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was instead among the five reserve players, along with Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel. Shreyas Iyer, who scored 604 runs at a strike rate of 175 in IPL 2025 and led Punjab Kings to the final, also did not find a place in the 15.”With regard to Yashasvi, it’s just unfortunate again,” Agarkar said. “There’s Abhishek Sharma: what he’s done over the last year or so – plus he can bowl a little bit – he gives us that option if required. One of these guys was going to miss out. Yashasvi just has to wait for his chance.”With regard to Shreyas, who can he replace? No fault of his, nor is it ours. At the moment, you can just pick 15. So he will have to wait for his chance.”ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Gill was vice-captain in the previous T20I series he had played – in Sri Lanka in July 2024 – but he had not been picked in any of the subsequent series as India prioritised his appearances in the Test and ODI formats. Axar was then appointed vice-captain for the home T20Is against England in January. Gill’s return to the T20I format comes on the back of his contributions to India’s Champions Trophy triumph earlier this year and his record-breaking run as batter in the five-Test series in England, where he led India to a 2-2 draw in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. He also scored 650 runs for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025 at a strike rate of 155.87.”Last time when he [Gill] played T20 for India, post T20 World Cup when we went to Sri Lanka – not Zimbabwe – when I was leading, he was the vice-captain,” Suryakumar said after the selection meeting in Mumbai. “So that’s where we started a new cycle. After that, he got busy with all the Test series, and he didn’t get an opportunity to play T20s because he was busy playing Test cricket and Champions Trophy. So he’s there in the squad, and we’re happy to have him.”The Asia Cup is India’s first T20I assignment since the bilateral series against England at home in January. India are in Group A, along with Pakistan, Oman and UAE. Their first game is against UAE in Dubai on September 10, after which they play Pakistan in Dubai on September 14, and Oman in Abu Dhabi on September 19.”This is the first big tournament we are playing since the [2024] T20 World Cup,” Suryakumar said. “We have played three-four bilateral series. It’s a good tournament to test ourselves. After this, there are a lot of T20s – close to 20-22 T20s in total – before we play our first game in the [2026] World Cup, so I think the journey starts from the Asia Cup.”

India’s squad for the Asia Cup

1 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 2 Shubman Gill (vc), 3 Hardik Pandya, 4 Arshdeep Singh, 5 Abhishek Sharma, 6 Tilak Varma, 7 Shivam Dube , 8 Axar Patel, 9 Jitesh Sharma, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Varun Chakravarthy , 12 Kuldeep Yadav, 13 Harshit Rana, 14 Rinku Singh, 15 Sanju SamsonReserve players: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal

The USMNT are playing some of their best soccer under Pochettino, but the focus stays on the bigger picture as Uruguay offers their toughest test yet on the road to the 2026 World Cup.

TAMPA, Fla. – Vibes are high around the U.S. Men's National Team – and rightly so. Saturday’s win over Paraguay capped a run of three wins in four, the kind of stretch that finally makes Pochettino’s months of “trust the plan” messaging feel real. For the first time in a while, the U.S. look like a team with purpose. Things are, at long last, falling into place.

But Pochettino didn’t craft this plan to peak in a November friendly. He built it for the World Cup. These results are encouraging, sure, but they only represent a small step toward where the U.S. need to be. Even as this group carries real momentum into a showdown with Uruguay, Pochettino is clear: the blueprint stays the course — praise, criticism, and everything in between.

"Now, we are adapting," Pochettino said Monday. "We need to improve a lot. It's not that we are now so good and we are now so happy. No, I think that we have settled. We are changing the mindset, and I think that is working and, for sure, we're going to have time to arrive at the World Cup in the best condition."

Pochettino, funnily enough, continued the wave metaphor on his own. 

"You keep going with the project, because it's not easy to change in the middle of it," he said. "You don't change the captain in the middle of the storm. No, you give confidence."

With that confidence, the U.S. are now preparing to face Uruguay, one of the toughest opponents on their schedule. Yes, this fall has been a gauntlet of World Cup-bound teams: South Korea, Japan, Ecuador, Australia, and most recently, Paraguay. Uruguay, though, are a different beast.

"Games are games, and we saw their game in Mexico," Pochettino said. "It was a tight game again between two very good teams. For us, it's another challenge, completely different from Paraguay. It's a good challenge…. All of these teams were playing qualification now, and it's a moment for them to try different things or give an opportunity for different players. We are not playing official games. In the last year, everyone says we've been playing friendly games, but they're not for us."

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Following the win over Paraguay, Reyna said he was somewhere between "80-85 percent" when asked about his fitness. What does that mean, then, for this game? Is he in a position to play more minutes against Uruguay?

Realistically, it’s unlikely Reyna will play a big role. Given his workload not just over the last few months but the last few years, it would seem a bit risky to start him again, given the turnaround. Managing his workload is key, and overworking him could have major consequences. Because of that, the best move would likely be to give Reyna a cameo, if anything.

So what does that leave? In the attacking midfield spots, Pochettino could turn to Real Salt Lake's Diego Luna, who did well off the bench last game. He could stick with Brenden Aaronson, who, after going through English soccer's meatgrinder, isn't a stranger to short turnarounds. Or he could roll with two strikers, putting either Ricardo Pepi or Haji Wright into the fray. There are options there.

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Balogun is one of three strikers in the USMNT camp alongside Haji Wright and Ricardo Pepi. What was once a significant weakness for this USMNT is now a significant strength as Pochettino now has three strikers at his disposal with legitimate arguments to start. All three are scoring goals in recent appearances for club and country, so choosing between them isn't particularly easy.

Pochettino has generally rotated, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see a name other than Balogun on the team sheet. Pepi, though, is still building fitness, which is something Pochettino pointed out ahead of the Paraguay game. That didn't stop him from featuring in that game, although he did end up missing a chance that, when fit, he'd bury 100 times out of 100.

As for Wright, he's been the Championship's best striker and is coming off two goals against Australia. He, too, will feel like he's made a good argument to start this game, which will be a significant test and a significant chance to prove himself.

Whoever plays will have to face off with some wily veteran defenders in the Uruguay team, with the team starting Athletico Madrid's José María Giménez and Flamengo's Guillermo Varela against Mexico on Saturday. Because of that, it's the type of match that could see one of these three really shake up the striker picture with a goal or two.

Getty Images SportRevenge game, or just a big test?

Uruguay weren't the reason that the USMNT went out at the Copa America, but they were the final nail in the coffin. That loss doomed the U.S., and the Gregg Berhalter era, last summer, effectively kickstarting the Pochettino era.

So, for those still in the squad, this might feel like something of a revenge game. At the very least, it is a chance to compete against one of the better teams out there.

In the latest FIFA rankings, Uruguay sit 15th in the world, with the USMNT just one spot behind them and in a strong run of form. For those who weren’t part of last summer’s Copa América squad, this still offers a clear measuring stick – a chance to test themselves against a top-tier opponent they could easily see again in a future tournament.

This Uruguay team, like the USMNT, will be missing some key players. Darwin Nunez, Federico Valverde, and Lucas Torreira, all mainstays, are among those out. There are, though, familiar faces, players like Manchester United's Manuel Ugarte, Tottenham's Rodrigo Bentancur,  Gimenez, and Barcelona's Ronald Araujo. This is, unquestionably, a talented team, one managed by an all-time great in Marcelo Bielsa that Pochettino knows well. Tanner Tessmann, who wasn't on last year's Copa America team, is eager to see how the U.S. line up against one of the world's best. 

"Ball's ball," said Tessmann. "Playing against everybody, at the end of the day, you have to play to a certain standard, no matter who you're playing against. I've had big wins, but I've had big losses against teams that we should have never lost to, and it's because we didn't go out and compete and play to a certain standard. 

"I think the United States can play with any national team and play against anybody, and I think a lot of players in their club teams do the same. They play against top teams and top players, so I think it's just about knowing that you have to bring a certain standard and play against whoever's in front of you."

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Bielsa is a legendary figure in the sport – so much so that Pochettino is among the many Argentines who idolize him. The USMNT boss played under Uruguay’s current manager at Newell’s Old Boys from 1990 to 1992, and that admiration has endured ever since.

"I know what it means to play for him and I know what it means to play against him," Pochettino said. "It's going to be tough, for sure. It's going to be a game that is going to be really tough, but at the same time, I want to enjoy it because it's a possibility to see and share time. 

"When I was 30 or 35, I don't know who could have told me that I was going to face Marcelo Bielsa with the USA and Uruguay. I think it's fantastic. In some ways, we are going to suffer [in Tuesday's match], but in some ways, we are going to enjoy."

For those unfamiliar with Bielsa, it's important to note that he's nicknamed 'El Loco' for a reason. He's a meticulous planner, one who drives a culture of preparation and, ultimately, loyalty. His teams are always difficult to play against, and when you combine that with the famous Uruguayan spirit, you have a national team that will always fight for every inch.

How will the U.S. combat that? Given their own penchant for scrapping recently, it's clear they won't back down from the challenge. It'll be a fun clash, then, between Bielsa and Pochettino, two of the finest managers Argentina has ever produced.

More than anything else, it was a chance for India’s two most celebrated batters – Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma – to do something big. They failed, as did India

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The big mistakes that cost India the MCG Test

There were already 50,000 people in the morning to watch the final day’s play of the Boxing Day Test.Four results were possible.It was AUD 10 entry for adults and free for kids under 15.One man had come in with a sign saying “Chase master Kohli” and on the back it said “All the way from Canada”.Virat Kohli – the brand, not the person – has long graduated to King Kohli. Chase master was a long time ago. He aced them so often and so easily that the catchphrase was losing meaning. But it might be coming back now. With a different meaning. A less flattering one. Referring to his natural response to seeing balls angled across him.Related

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India needed 340 to win. Ninety-two overs to play. This was a day made for India’s two celebrated senior batters. A day to atone because it was a day with life. By the end of it, they were in a tortured place.”A lot of the things that I am trying to do is not falling in the place that I would want to,” the captain Rohit Sharma said. “But mentally, it is disturbing without a doubt.”Rohit had come through a very disciplined, hour-long examination by the three Australia fast bowlers. Twenty-two for no loss after 15 overs. Seven balls after the drinks break, though, Rohit went for a big shot. A flick across the line and the ball went 180 degrees in the opposite direction into Mitchell Marsh’s hands at gully.”When you come here chasing 340 – we did that last time around, so there’s no way that we were not thinking of the target,” Rohit said. “But to get that target, you need to lay the foundation.”India were 33 for 3 in the 27th over. They had lost three wickets for 11 runs on a pitch where Australia’s Nos. 10 and 11 had put on a fifty partnership. “Wicket was slowing down a fair bit,” Rohit said. So if you wanted to sit in, you could. If you wanted to back your defence, you could.Kohli fell to the sucker ball in the over before lunch.

“The batters, they sometimes perform, they sometimes don’t. But, it is much more painful if you don’t get the desired results [as a team]. But why don’t you get the results? It happens when you have the opportunity to grab hold of a game, then you should”Rohit Sharma

Mitchell Starc was the bowler. He wasn’t 100%. “He’s a warrior,” Pat Cummins gushed in the end.But that was a point of vulnerability. Australia batting on day five was partly to get themselves as big a score as possible and partly because their battering ram of a left-arm quick needed to be managed slightly. Cummins was seen putting his arm around Starc as he began a new spell.India did something really cool at the Gabba in 2021. But the coolest thing about it is that it helped them win that series and that was only possible because they were able to come out with a draw in Sydney. They lasted five overs longer (97) than they needed to here (92) even though they had only eight wickets to work with. Hanuma Vihari and R Ashwin kept a full-strength Australia attack – that one included their regular allrounder Cameron Green – waiting for basically ever. There were three No. 11s below them: Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. All of them could have put their feet up.There was a time when this team could have done that too. For 32.5 overs, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant showed admirable application. Jaiswal was being stalked by Starc with his smiles and his awayswingers. Eleven times the fast bowler went past his bat. On the fifth, Jaiswal smiled back. He knew he had done what he could do. Play the line of the ball and not follow the movement. That gave him a bit of pride. It took him straight into the contest. Earlier, he was driving away from his body and getting beaten.A record number of people came in to the MCG across the five days to watch a compelling contest•Getty ImagesPant showed such restraint. Of all his innings that have lasted more than 15 balls, only three others have seen him forget about scoring as much as he did today. And those didn’t last beyond 33 balls. This one went up to 104. India were taking time out of the game. They were putting overs into the Australian bowlers’ legs, which, if the series had remained 1-1 and considering the short turnaround to Sydney, would have been a tangential benefit. They were getting closer and closer to safety. They had seven wickets in hand to negotiate the last 38 overs. They failed.”The pain of losing a Test match is more,” Rohit said. “The batters, they sometimes perform, they sometimes don’t. But, it is much more painful if you don’t get the desired results [as a team]. But why don’t you get the results? It happens when you have the opportunity to grab hold of a game, then you should. Be it bowling or batting, batters or bowlers, both have the same role. We had the chance…”Cummins gambled that Pant and Jaiswal, having seen off the main bowlers, might chance their arm against a part-timer. Travis Head came on. Pant took on the long square boundaries at the MCG even though Australia had three men posted there and was caught at deep midwicket. Jaiswal, who ended up as India’s last recognised batter, went for another aggressive shot, trying to pull a slower bouncer from Cummins and gloving behind to the wicketkeeper. Ravindra Jadeja received an unplayable ball. Earlier, KL Rahul had received an unplayable ball. The other batters fell to shots that weren’t really conducive to what they were trying to accomplish – what one injured batter and one injured bowler who could bat accomplished in Sydney.”Today, we had the opportunity to win or draw the game,” Rohit said. “We tried but a lot of the boys about whom you are talking, the ones that have scored runs, could have played longer. But they are new, the more they play, they will learn.Steven Smith gets into position to take the catch to dismiss Nitish Kumar Reddy off Nathan Lyon•Getty Images”Sometimes I know you want to do the target, you want to chase the target, you want to be positive and stuff like that. But you’ve got to be realistic as well sometimes. And getting six an over [India needed 228 off 38 overs] on that pitch, it seems a little tough.”Cummins rated this win as his best. Certainly something to rival Edgbaston 2023. Three-hundred-and-fifty-thousand people came through the gates creating a raucous atmosphere. The game ebbed and flowed. Both teams had periods where they were under the pump and fought through it. And really, in the end, it went to the one that made the fewest mistakes. Australia didn’t have any mix-ups running between the wickets. India did and 153 for 2 – a position from which they could at least contest for a first-innings lead – all of a sudden became 159 for 5.Rohit and his men were playing catch-up from that point on and as well as they tried it just wasn’t going to happen. In the end, they were stuck in the dressing room watching their bowlers, who have given everything on this tour, being raked over the coals. Washington Sundar had so many close catchers that Mitchell Marsh who had been asked to join them didn’t know where to go because there was no place. Eventually, Steven Smith moved off to his right basically becoming a second wicketkeeper to facilitate a field that had a silly mid-off, silly point, two gullies, a slip, short leg and leg slip.Bumrah’s wicket – the penultimate one that Australia needed for victory – produced such a visceral roar that the sea gulls sat on top of the MCG roof scattered as a group; fleeing the scene of danger. Eventually they took over the ground. Scores of them were on the outfield as day turned to night. The MCG had turned peaceful. India, though, look a long way from peaceful. They have to digest a loss that needn’t have happened.

Fabrizio Romano has shared an update on Thomas Frank amid the mounting pressure surrounding his position as Tottenham boss.

Thomas Frank facing sack calls after underwhelming Spurs start

The north Londoners have failed to impress under Frank lately and are winless across their last five games in all competitions.

Much has been made of their lack of creative spark going forward too, not to mention their dire home form.

Tottenham have lost 10 home games in the Premier League alone this calendar year, their joint-worst record in club history, with Spurs also losing 10 in 1994 and 2003 respectively.

Only bottom-side Wolves, who appear destined for relegation to the Championship, have a worse record on their own patch this season.

Premier League home form table

Team

Wins

Draws

Losses

Points

GD

16. Burnley

2

1

4

7

-2

17. Nottingham Forest

2

1

4

7

-5

18. West Ham

2

0

5

6

-9

19. Tottenham

1

2

4

5

-1

20. Wolves

0

1

6

1

-11

Granted, their problems at home this year stretch back to Ange Postecoglou’s final half a season in charge, but the Australian notably had fewer options to play with during one of the worst injury crisis’ Spurs had ever seen.

Frank was backed with a £171 million transfer war chest in the summer window, including a deal for highly-rated young playmaker Xavi Simons, yet Tottenham’s head coach has relegated him to the bench in each of their last four outings.

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Frank’s constant tinkering has also drawn criticism, with ex-Lilywhites defender Ramon Vega recently telling talkSPORT that this will be affecting the players’ rhythm.

Vega went on to suggest that Frank doesn’t have the bottle to manage a club like Spurs, while sections of the fanbase also call for his dismissal early doors.

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has already been linked with the Tottenham job, but Romano has now provided his own update on Frank’s future at N17.

Fabrizio Romano shares Thomas Frank update out of Tottenham

Speaking to GiveMeSport, Romano says that Spurs are monitoring Frank closely amid the growing fan unrest, but there are no immediate plans to replace him as yet.

Frank is poised to take on former club Brentford this weekend, and nothing but a win will do at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to convince some supporters that he is indeed the right man for the job.

Spurs have another crucial home game just a few days later when they face off against Slavia Prague in the Champions League, two very winnable games that could seriously help to change the mood.

They also travel to Nottingham Forest on December 14 before their final match pre-Christmas against Liverpool in north London, with Frank hoping for a vital points swing to get them nearer the Champions League places.

January is right around the corner as well, and reports suggest that Tottenham are intent on signing a new attacker to provide that much-needed extra threat going forward.

كشفت صحيفة ذا أتلتيك صباح اليوم الإثنين، عن تطور هام بشأن أزمة محمد صلاح، نجم نادي ليفربول، والذي خرج بتصريحات نارية خلال الأيام الماضية.

محمد صلاح انفجر غضبًا في وجه وسائل الإعلام، عقب تعادل ليفربول مع ليدز يونايتد بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز يوم السبت الماضي 3-3، حيث تواجد ابن ال33 عامًأ كبديل للقاء الثالث على التوالي.

وأشار محمد صلاح إلى أن علاقته مع مدرب نادي ليفربول، آرني سلوت، قد وصلت إلى طريق مسدود ،في حين أن إدارة الريدز قدمت له وعودًا لم تنجح في تنفيذها في نهاية المطاف.

وأثار ما قاله محمد صلاح جدلًا كبيرًا بين وسائل الإعلام، حيث ورد أن ليفربول سوف يفكر جيدًا في معاقبة الدولي المصري خلال الساعات المقبلة.

وأفادت ذا أتلتيك في تقريرها اليوم، أن مسئولي ليفربول قد أدركوا جيدًا، أنه مع كل مباراة يغيب فيها محمد صلاح عن الفريق، تزداد فرصه في التعبير عن رأيه ، حيث يمتلك اللاعب بعض الغرور ويعتبر من النخبة، ولم يكن ليصمت أبدًا عن ما اعتبره ظلما من قبل سلوت والنادي الإنجليزي.

وأضافت الصحيفة، أن الرأي السائد في ليفربول بعد تصريحات محمد صلاح، هو أن بقاء الأخير كبديل خلال الفترة الأخيرة ما هو إلا مجرد قرار فني من سلوت، حيث ساءت نتائج الفريق ، لكن لم يحاول أحد في النادي الإنجليزي إجبار الملك المصري على الرحيل.

اقرأ أيضًا .. رومانو يكشف تطورًا هامًا في أزمة محمد صلاح مع ليفربول وأوضحت الصحيفة، أن ليفربول اعتبر غياب محمد صلاح عن التشكيلة الأساسية للفريق هو حل مؤقت فقط، وليس أمرًا مسلمًا به أنه أصبح بديلًا.

وأردفت ذا أتلتيك، أن ليفربول يرى أن قرار سلوت بالدفع بدومينيك سوبوسلاي في مركز الجناح الأيمن بدلًا من محمد صلاح كان صحيحًا وفعالًا، حيث يقدم الدولي المجري مجهودات كبيرة بدون الكرة.

ولعب سلوت بسوبوسلاي في مركز الجناح الأيمن بدلًا من محمد صلاح خلال الثلاث مباريات الأخيرة لليفربول، حيث لم يستقبل الريدز سوى فرصًا قليلة على لسان ذا أتلتيك، بينما فاز الفريق في مباراة وتعادل في اثنتين.

وألمحت الصحيفة، أن سلوت قد وضع خطة لإدارة ليفربول أثناء غياب محمد صلاح عن الفريق بسبب بطولة كأس الأمم الأفريقية والتي سوف تنطلق هذا الشهر ، ورأى من المنطقي إجراء تعديل في الخطة قبل مغادرة اللاعب النادي الإنجليزي والانضمام لمعسكر منتخب مصر.

وتابع المصدر قائلًا، أن سلوت لا يزال يحظى بدعم مجموعة فينواي الرياضية المسئولة عن إدارة ليفربول، ولن تتم إقالته لمجرد اعتراض لاعب على جلوسه كبديل، مهما كان اسم وحجم اللاعب.

وأكدت ذا أتلتيك، أن محمد صلاح يحظى باحترام كبير في غرفة ملابس ليفربول ، لكن زملائه المقربين في الفريق رأوا حالة من الغضب الشديد على النجم المصري بعدما علم أنه سيكون بديلًا ضد ليدز يونايتد، بالتالي كانوا سيعلمون ان ابن الـ33 عامًا سيخرج عن صمته عاجلًا أم آجلا ولم يتفاجأوا بما قاله.

وأوضحت الصحيفة قائلة، أن إقالة سلوت في الوقت الحالي من تدريب ليفربول أمر مستبعد، حيث تعتبر مجموعة فينواي أنه من غير المعقول إقالة مدرب بسبب اعتراض لاعب على قراره، مهما كان اللاعب الذي تم استبعاده.

وأردفت الصحيفة، أن محمد صلاح قد أجرى عدة مناقشات مع وكيل أعماله رامي عباس، والمقيم في دبي حاليًا، من أجل الحديث عن مستقبله مع ليفربول، بينما يفكر الريدز في استبعاد اللاعب من مباراة إنتر ميلان يوم غدًا الثلاثاء في دوري أبطال أوروبا.

وتابعت الصحيفة قولها، أن هناك اهتمام كبير بضم محمد صلاح من قبل الدوري السعودي للمحترفين، وكذلك الدوري الأمريكي ، وذلك خلال فترة الميركاتو الشتوي المقبل في يناير إذا قرر اللاعب مغادرة ليفربول.

وتطرقت ذا أتلتيك إلى توتر العلاقة بين محمد صلاح وسلوت، والتي كانت في أفضل أحوالها، حيث قال النجم المصري خلال شهر إبريل الماضي بعد الفوز بلقب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز عن المدرب الهولندي: “قلت له، طالما أنك تمنحني راحة دفاعية فسأقدم أداءً هجوميًا، لقد استمع لي كثيرًا ويمكنك أن ترى الأرقام”.

واستطاع محمد صلاح بالفعل الفوز بجائزة هداف الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز الموسم الماضي مع ليفربول برصيد 29 هدفًا، كما قدم 18 تمريرة حاسمة وحصل على جائزة أفضل لاعب في العام من رابطة كتاب كرة القدم ورابطة لاعبي كرة القدم المحترفين في إنجلترا.

وأوضحت الصحيفة، أن محمد صلاح لم يجد نفسه بعد وسط الصفقات الجديدة في ليفربول، والذي أنفق 450 مليون جنيه إسترليني لضم لاعبين جدد ، حيث كان الدولي المصري يحب اللعب إلى جانب داروين نونيز ، وترينت ألكسندر أرنولد، إلى جانب الراحل عن عالمنا ديوجو جوتا.

وأردفت الصحيفة، أنه كانت لا توجد أي مؤشرات على انهيار علاقة محمد صلاح مع سلوت، حيث كان الدولي المصري أساسيًا في أول 12 مباراة لعبها الريدز بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز هذا الموسم، بينما على الجانب الآخر قدم مدرب منتخب مصر ، دعمه للاعب، موضحًا أنه كان على تواصل دائم مع محمد صلاح خلال الفترة الماضية.

وأكدت الصحيفة، أن محمد صلاح كان من الممكن أن يلتزم الصمت إذا انتصر ليفربول على ليدز يونايتد، لكن انتهاء المباراة بالتعادل جعل الملك المصري ينفجر غضبًا.

واختتمت الصحيفة قائلة، أن إدارة ليفربول متعاطفة بشكل كبير مع سلوت، خصوصًا وأن الأخير قام بحماية محمد صلاح من قبل أمام وسائل الإعلام، حيث قال قبل مباراة سندرلاند: “لقد كان محمد صلاح رائعًا لهذا النادي لسنوات عديدة وسيظل كذلك معنا في المستقبل، بالطبع، اللاعب ليس سعيدًا بغيابه عن اللعب. لكن تصرفه كان متوقعًا من لاعب محترف، كان داعمًا جدًا لزملائه في الفريق، وتصرف بشكل ممتاز”.

 

The fastest fifties in IPL history, featuring some of the world’s mightiest hitters

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Chawla: Very little margin for error against Shepherd

Yashasvi Jaiswal (13 balls) Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2023Yashasvi Jaiswal, 21, ripped up the IPL record books, slamming the league’s fastest half-century, off 13 balls. He made a two-paced pitch look like a belter to reignite their IPL campaign. Surprisingly, KKR captain Nitish Rana gave himself the new ball and the move backfired, with Jaiswal hitting 26 runs off the opening over. The other Rana – Harshit – wasn’t spared either as Jaiswal chopped the fast bowler behind point and flat-batted him down the ground for fours. Jaiswal also laid into Shardul Thakur and brought up his half-century inside three overs. Jaiswal threatened to convert it into a hundred, but the target wasn’t big enough. Eventually, Royals hunted down 150 with nine wickets and almost seven overs to spare.Romario Shepherd (14 balls) Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2025At the start of the 19th over, RCB were 159 for 5, having slumped alarmingly following quick fifties from openers Jacob Bethell and Virat Kohli. They had scored just 45 in their previous seven overs, for the loss of four wickets, but proceeded to score an astonishing 54 off their last two overs, setting a new IPL record for most runs across the 19th and 20th overs. Romario Shepherd faced all but one of the last 12 legal balls and hammered six sixes and two fours off Khaleel Ahmed and Matheesha Pathirana, en route to an unbeaten 53 off just 14 balls.BCCIPat Cummins (14 balls), Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2022Chasing 162, KKR slipped to 83 for 4 in 12 overs on a challenging Pune pitch. Pat Cummins, though, came in at No.6 and hoicked the second ball he faced for six. In the next over, Cummins took Jasprit Bumrah for a six and a four to raise KKR’s hopes. He then smashed Daniel Sams for 6,4,6,6, 2 (nb), 4,6 to zoom to 56 off 15 balls and seal victory for his side.BCCIKL Rahul (14 balls), Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2018For nearly four seasons, the record for the fastest fifty in the IPL stood at 15 balls, before KL Rahul went berserk with a flurry of boundaries on his debut for Kings XI Punjab. A fortunate top-edged six off Trent Boult kicked things off, before he unveiled an array of exquisite cover drives and pulls off Mohammad Shami’s first over. At 27 off nine balls, the fastest fifty seemed some way away, until he smashed Amit Mishra’s undisciplined first over for 24 runs to eclipse the previous mark by a single ball. He soon got out trying to whip Boult through the legside, only to be caught at short third man off the leading edge. By then, though, he had taken his place at the very top of a list of the IPL’s elite hitters.BCCISunil Narine (15 balls), Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2017After their destructive opener Chris Lynn injured his shoulder early in the 2017 season, Kolkata Knight Riders experimented with Sunil Narine as a pinch-hitting opener. He got them off to some quick starts and showed enough ability to retain his position as an opener when Lynn returned. Chasing 159 in Bengaluru, Lynn and Narine decided they wanted to try and finish the game inside 10 overs. Both went ballistic, but it was Narine who raced Lynn to a 50. He went after fellow Trinidadian Samuel Badree, hitting him for three sixes in a row, before smashing three fours in a row off S Aravind. When he lofted seamer S Aravind into the stands beyond long-on, Narine equalled the record for the fastest half-century in the IPL.Yusuf Pathan struck the fastest IPL fifty•BCCIYusuf Pathan (15 balls), Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2014Yusuf Pathan’s innings came in his side’s final league game, in which they had to chase 161 in 15.2 overs to get two shots at qualifying for the final. After being dropped twice early on in his innings, Yusuf made the most of it, mowing Dale Steyn for 26 runs in an over, ensuring Knight Riders closed out the chase in just 14.2 overs.Associated PressNicholas Pooran (15 balls), Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2023Chasing a mammoth 213 against Royal Challengers, Pooran came in with Super Giants still needing 114 from 56 balls. From 10 off five deliveries at one stage, Pooran ended with a 19-ball 62; seven of those deliveries were dispatched for six, while four went for fours. He reached his half-century off just 15 deliveries, mercilessly going after every bowler. By the time he was dismissed, Super Giants needed just 24 off 18, and would end up edging a one-wicket win.Associated PressJake Fraser-McGurk (15 balls), Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2024Jake Fraser-McGurk made a mark early in his maiden IPL season, smashing a 15-ball fifty in just his third match, although in a losing cause. Chasing a mammoth 267 against SRH, Fraser-McGurk tried to do his bit at No. 3. After starting with two dot balls, he struck four fours in the next six balls before smashing three sixes against Washington Sundar. He handed the same treatment to Mayank Markande as well, to reach the half-century off 15 balls, and eventually finished on 65 off 18, an innings studded with seven sixes and five fours.AFP/Getty ImagesJake Fraser-McGurk (15 balls), Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2024Fraser-McGurk matched his feat seven days later, against MI, and this time batting first to haul his team to 257. Opening the batting in a day game, Fraser-McGurk started took on Mark Wood off the first ball of the game. After carting Wood around the park in a 19-run over, Fraser-McGurk also struck a six and four off Jasprit Bumrah in the second over, which went for 18. He brought up his fifty by dispatching Piyush Chawla over long-on for six, followed by a four, before tearing into Hardik Pandya in a 20-run over full of boundaries down the ground. He eventually fell for a stunning 84 off 27, holing out off Chawla, after setting things up nicely for the middle order.

As part of the centenary celebrations, NZC has designed a special logo and will unveil an all-time Plunket Shield XI

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Aug-2025The 2025-26 edition of the Plunket Shield, New Zealand’s domestic first-class tournament, will start on November 18, with the eighth and final round scheduled from March 27. New Zealand Cricket confirmed that it would be the 100th season of the competition.The Plunket Shield was introduced in 1906, originally competed for on a challenge basis. But it was not until 1921-22 that the tournament was contested over a round-robin format by all New Zealand first-class teams.CLICK HERE FOR PLUNKET SHIELD SCHEDULE”The Plunket Shield was first awarded in 1906, by the Governor of New Zealand, Lord Plunket, and was given to Canterbury as the association with the best record that season,” NZC statistician Francis Payne said in a release. “The 1921-22 summer was the start of the men’s domestic first-class competition as we know it, with the Plunket Shield competed for on a seasonal basis featuring four of today’s six major associations, with Central Districts (1950-51) and Northern Districts (1956-57) later additions.”The competition was suspended for five seasons during World War II (1939-1945), thus making the 2025-26 its centenary season. Central Districts play Auckland, Wellington take on Otago, and Canterbury face defending champions Northern Districts in the opening round this season.Wellington fast bowler Michael Snedden has a very strong connection with the history of Plunket Shield as he is a fourth-generation first-class player. His father Martin, grandfather Warwick and great-grandfather Nessie have all played in the past, with Nessie playing the inaugural season in 1921-22.”It’s been said before and I agree, our domestic competitions are the equal of any others in the world, and the Plunket Shield is the jewel in that crown,” NZC CEO Scott Weenink said. “The basis for the Black Caps side that won the inaugural ICC World Test Championship and achieved that wonderful piece of history in India last year is the Plunket Shield. It continues to produce international-ready Black Caps and demonstrate its relevance, more than 100 years on from when it began”.As part of the centenary celebrations, NZC has designed a special logo and will unveil an all-time Plunket Shield XI.

India will eye a series win and may not want to tinker much with their XI after a close match

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India came within a couple of connected full tosses of possibly losing the first ODI•AFP/Getty Images

Big picture – Raipur’s second ODI everThere is a reason why ODIs are a format after India’s heart. Why, at a time when ODIs fight for relevance outside the World Cup, do Indians still sell out stadiums to watch their team in action? It doesn’t demand as much devotion as Tests do, but still provides enough time and certainty for their heroes to showcase their skill and fitness. And when two of the greatest of all time, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, find the form they did during the first ODI between against South Africa, it’s all the more reason for a three-match series to be frenzied.While ODIs are less reliant on luck than T20Is, the first ODI was also an example of how much heavy lifting the side losing the toss has to do. Despite all the pedigree they have, India came within a couple of connected full tosses of possibly losing to a side that has been chopping and changing, and has played 37 players in this year alone.Ranchi was India’s experience and skill coming up against the conditions and the incredible hitting depth in the South Africa line-up. You’d expect the same for the rest of the series if India keep losing tosses – they have now lost 19 in a row – but the only ODI Raipur has ever hosted was a bit of a dream for seam bowlers, who bowled New Zealand out for 108 in early 2023.Related

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It happened to be the match immediately after one that mirrored this series’ Ranchi ODI. Asked to bat first back then, India rode on Shubman Gill’s double-century to post 349 for 8 – exactly what India got against South Africa in Ranchi – and had New Zealand reeling at 131 for 6, but the lower order gave India a scare once the dew came in, getting to within 12 runs of the score.This time, you’d hope Raipur gives us a closer contest than the Ranchi thriller. Not least because if India are on the dealing end of a one-sided game, the series will then have to feature a dead-rubber in Visakhapatnam.Form guideIndia: WWLLW
South Africa: LLWLLIn the spotlight: Harshit Rana and Nandre BurgerIndia had only a brief window of movement in Ranchi before the dew turned bowling into a nightmare. But Harshit Rana took two wickets in that small window to put India ahead. He has now shown that not only can he be effective in hitting the pitch hard with the old ball, but also with the new ball. Rana’s next challenge might be taking the new ball in the afternoon, when it tends to do little.Unlucky to not be a regular part of the Test set-up just yet, Nandre Burger took on that challenge in the afternoon in Ranchi, and came out with credit. He bowled at consistent high pace, and found a way to challenge the batters. If Burger can find a way to do even better, he will be a theme in the rest of the series.Team news: Bavuma, Maharaj should be backIndia will not want to be fickle with Ruturaj Gaikwad and Washington Sundar at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. Now that they have started the series with them there, one match against a soft ball shouldn’t be enough to push the two players out.India (probable): 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Rohit Sharma, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Ruturaj Gaikwad/Rishabh Pant, 5 KL Rahul (capt, wk), 6 Washington Sundar, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Harshit Rana, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Prasidh KrishnaTemba Bavuma should be back after resting in the first ODI•ICC/Getty Images

South Africa rested regular captain Temba Bavuma and Keshav Maharaj for the first ODI, but they were both quite active. Bavuma spoke to the players during drinks breaks, and Maharaj served as a substitute fielder for a while. So they should come right back in. Maharaj is an easier swap for Prenelan Subrayen, while Bavuma should replace one out of Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton, both of whom scored ducks in Ranchi.South Africa (probable): 1 Aiden Markram, 2 Quinton de Kock/Ryan Rickelton (wk), 3 Temba Bavuma (capt), 4 Matthew Breetzke, 5 Tony de Zorzi, 6 Dewald Brevis, 7 Marco Jansen, 8 Corbin Bosch, 9 Keshav Maharaj, 10 Nandre Burger, 11 Ottneil BaartmanPitch and conditionsThe India vs New Zealand match from 2023 remains Raipur’s only day-night List A game, so there isn’t much history to go by. But the endeavour generally is to not produce a pitch too loaded in favour of the bowlers. So that 108 all out of nearly three years ago will likely be an aberration more than the trend. The weather promises to be pleasant for cricket, with temperatures not likely to go higher than 27 degrees celcius or lower than 14.Stats and trivia Rohit Sharma now holds the record for most ODI sixes: 352. The 681 runs scored in Ranchi was the highest aggregate for an India-South Africa contest.

The Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2025 will be held from November 27 to December 23. Now in its sixth edition, the tournament will take place across three venues – Colombo, Kandy and Dambulla.This will be the fourth time in six years that the LPL is scheduled for the November-December window rather than its preferred July-August slot. The last two seasons took place during July and August, however this year, with the 2026 T20 World Cup set to begin in February, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) felt the later window better suited their needs.”The idea to conduct the LPL during this time frame is aimed at aligning the tournament with the ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2026,” LPL tournament director Samantha Dodanwela said.ESPNcricinfo also learnt that talks are underway to incorporate a sixth team into the tournament. The first five editions saw five teams representing Colombo, Galle, Kandy, Dambulla and Jaffna compete.”Potential owners for a sixth team are currently being vetted,” Dodanwela confirmed.The inclusion of a sixth team has long been discussed, though SLC’s cautious approach to introducing new ownership might be understandable. The LPL has struggled with long-term franchise ownership over the years.Earlier this year, Jaffna Kings – formerly the longest-standing franchise, having joined in the tournament’s second edition – and Colombo Strikers were terminated by SLC for “failure to uphold contractual obligations.” As a result, the LPL currently has no franchise owners with a history stretching back beyond 2024. New owners for both the Jaffna and Colombo teams are yet to be announced.Dodanwela also elaborated on SLC’s desire to curate more batting-friendly surfaces, with a view to better prepare players for the kind of wickets they are likely to play on during the T20 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.”We were quite happy with the wickets during the last edition, particularly in Dambulla and Kandy,” Dodanwela noted. “We saw lots of high scores and even some centuries during that portion of the tournament. It was only in Colombo where batting was a little harder.”Backing up Dodanwela’s assessment is the fact that the pitches at the R Premadasa Stadium are currently in the process of being relaid. Several national players, such as Charith Asalanka and Dhananjaya de Silva, also recently voiced the need for more batting-friendly surfaces.

MatériaMais Notícias

Pedro Martins está no Vasco há mais de um mês e foi apresentado junto ao técnico Álvaro Pacheco, na véspera do clássico contra o Flamengo. O diretor executivo de futebol contou sobre a sua linha de trabalho e deu uma forte declaração afirmando que “não vai vender sonhos, mas sim ajudar a construí-los”. Confira abaixo.

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Eu estou aqui para desenvolver o projeto de futebol do clube. Não quero a chave do clube, não quero ser o dono do Vasco. Fui contratado por um clube que tinha dono e que tinha uma diretriz esportiva. Hoje o clube tem um presidente, que também tem uma diretriz. Vamos trabalhar dentro disso. O que é importante: não vamos ao mercado fazer algo que o Vasco não pode executar. Se isso é autonomia, eu não sei. Mas só vamos fazer o que o clube puder pagar. Temos que parar tudo e pensar no futuro dessa instituição

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afirmou Pedro Martins

– Desde o início, falando com o Lúcio e com a 777, eles queriam um diretor que ajudasse a construir saídas para o projeto de futebol. O que significa isso na prática? É desenvolver uma linha orientadora para a formação do elenco, contribuir no desenvolvimento do perfil do jogador que o Vasco vai formar, qual vai ser a estratégia que o Vasco vai adotar no mercado. Quando a gente fala de diretor de futebol, é isso. É uma visão muito mais ampla para ajudar na construção de um norte para o projeto de futebol do clube, não só pensando na janela, mas no futuro do Vasco. Um dos pontos que foi passado é que o Vasco pensou muito no imediato e deixou de pensar no seu futuro. Com relação a isso, acho que a gente estava bem alinhado. A minha felicidade é que o Pedrinho pensa da mesma maneira, a gente está 100% alinhado. Que não seja só vender o almoço para pagar a janta. Temos que começar a pensar num futuro para colocar o Vasco de novo entre os protagonistas.

– Para fazer isso, não é só dinheiro. Se não tiver uma lógica bem estabelecida, você pode ter um caminhão de dinheiro que vai gastar errado. A torcida normalmente está interessada num grande nome. Mas se a gente começar a tomar uma decisão popular sem respeitar a sustentabilidade financeira do clube, o clube quebra. Eu não estou aqui para dar notícia boa, estou para dar a notícia que é possível. Não estou aqui para vender sonho, estou aqui para ajudar a construir o sonho. Alguém precisa plantar, estou aqui para isso.

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Como as decisões no futebol do Vascao Vasco são tomadas hoje? Pedro Martins disse:

– Hoje é sentar numa mesa Pedro Martins, Álvaro Pacheco, Pedrinho e Lúcio e tomar a melhor decisão para o Vasco.

🎙️ MAIS RESPOSTAS DE PEDRO MARTINS:

PHILIPPE COUTINHO
– Falando em transferências, parte desse diagnóstico do que era o Vasco foi na análise financeira, para sabermos o que fazer na janela. Uma das grandes compreensões que temos é que o Vasco tem um orçamento limitado, o clube não está com cofres cheios. Isso leva diretamente ao fato de o Coutinho querer estar aqui. A briga do Coutinho não é financeira, não vamos ao mercado para oferecer mais dinheiro pelo Coutinho. Estamos fazendo uma conversa com alguém que quer estar no Vasco, que optou por isso. A opção dele não está atrelada de investimento, mas, sim à capacidade de entendimento do que é o projeto do Vasco hoje e a importância que ele tem nesse cenário. É por aí que as conversas caminham.

GARY MEDEL
– Até o momento o clube não recebeu nenhuma proposta de saída de jogadores, até porque tem uma distância para a janela. Quando acontecer, vamos avaliar caso a caso, sentar com os jogadores, com o Álvaro e entender se essa saída pode fazer sentido, se pode fazer bem para o jogador. Isso vai ser uma construção com toda equipe técnica e com os próprios jogadores.

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RELAÇÃO COM PEDRINHO
– Desde a decisão judicial, o Pedrinho foi muito cuidadoso para fazer algumas ligações importantes. Ele fez uma ligação com o Lúcio para alinhar os detalhes e construir essa entrada dele no aspecto operacional. E ele me liga para uma conversa no mesmo nível, para entender o planejamento, o que a gente estava pensando, quais os movimentos. Ele está muito preocupado com o ambiente no CT, como o CT está sendo impactado com isso. E todas as conversas foram muito positivas, está todo mundo pensando no bem do Vasco. Eu tenho visto com muito otimismo a entrada dele. Não foi uma entrada abrupta, muito pelo contrário. Foi muito suave, tranquila e pacífica.

– Todas as conversas não foram de mudança de planejamento, mas de continuidade e de fortalecimento de tudo que está sendo feito. Hoje teve conversa com os atletas. Desde então a gente tem trocado muita ideia, eu tenho visto muita sinergia tanto no pensamento dele, no pensamento do Lúcio… Se dá para resumir em uma frase, acho que a gente está muito unido e trabalhando em prol do Vasco.

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