England still need 210 but Brook and Root have added 58 in the last ten overs, after India’s early incision
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There’s never a shortage of belligerence when Harry Brook’s batting•AFP/Getty Images
Lunch Harry Brook launched an exhilarating counterattack to help England recover from the loss of two wickets on the fourth morning, keeping the fifth Test in the balance. India were on top when Mohammed Siraj trapped Ollie Pope lbw, leaving England 106 for 3 in pursuit of 374, but Brook and Joe Root added 58 in 10.3 overs to put their seamers back under pressure.Brook made the play, and was given a life on 19: he picked out long leg with a miscued pull off Prasidh Krishna, only for Siraj to step on the advertising toblerone on the boundary rope after completing the catch. He continued to attack, lashing Prasidh through cover and cutting him past gully having cracked back-to-back boundaries off Akash Deep’s previous over.It was Prasidh who struck the first blow of the morning, dangling a carrot outside off stump which Ben Duckett snatched at. He was drawn into driving at a fuller ball in the channel, and KL Rahul made a sharp chance at second slip look straightforward. India came out fired up, their close fielders vocal, and regularly beat the bat in the first hour.
Pope, England’s stand-in captain, hit three boundaries in an over off Prasidh to pass 300 runs for the series, but was trapped plumb in front by Siraj’s nip-backer and took a review with him. He has only reached 50 once since his first-innings century in Leeds, and incredibly, the 27 was his second-highest score in the fourth innings of a Test.Root started uncharacteristically skittishly, surviving a tight lbw shout from Prasidh, but steadily grew into his innings. He was happy to play in Brook’s slipstream, and is the key wicket for India as they bid to square the series.
O Botafogo negocia a contratação de Thiago Almada, campeão do mundo com a Argentina e atualmente no Atlanta United, da MLS. Após a vitória sobre o Red Bull Bragantino, na noite de quarta-feira (6), John Textor, confirmou o interesse no meio-campista e explicou a situação. Antes da partida, o dono da SAF alvinegra já havia revelado que o clube havia feito proposta de 20 milhões de euros por um jogador.
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– Eu respeito o clube onde ele joga. Você não vai em um clube e tira um jogador na primeira semana da temporada. Ele foi eleito o melhor jogador do ano na MLS. Então quando você fala de jogador desse nível, você fala com o clube. Felizmente nós não temos que ir a empresários. Essa é a relação que temos nos Estados Unidos. Eles sabem que a gente gosta dele. Quando eles estiverem prontos para vendê-lo, estaremos prontos para conversar – disse Textor.
– É como o Luiz Henrique. Em dois anos esses caras estarão na Europa valendo de 40 a 60 milhões de dólares. Nós gostamos do Almada, temos interesse, não apresentamos proposta escrita, mas deixamos claro nosso interesse. Eles também o amam, assim como a torcida do Atlanta. Então ele deve permanecer no Atlanta até eles estarem prontos para negociar – completou.
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Revelado pelo Vélez Sarsfield, Almada tem contrato com o Atlanta United até 2026. O meio-campista de 22 anos é, até hoje, a contratação mais cara da história do futebol dos Estados Unidos, comprado por 16 milhões de dólares em 2022. Além do Botafogo, clubes europeus também observam o jogador.
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Aos 21 anos, Almada foi campeão do mundo com a Argentina no Qatar. O jovem foi convocado para a Copa após o corte de Joaquím Correa e entrou em campo nos minutos finais da partida contra a Polônia, ainda na fase de grupos. Neste ano, o meia-atacante foi artilheiro do Pré-Olímpico pela Albiceleste.
تغلب فريق أستون فيلا على خصمه ولفرهامبتون بهدف دون رد، خلال مباراة الفريقين مساء اليوم الأحد، بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.
وحل ولفرهامبتون ضيفًا على أستون فيلا، بملعب “فيلا بارك”، في إطار مباريات الجولة الثالثة عشر لبطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز “البريميرليج”.
وسجل أبو بكر كامارا هدف المباراة الوحيد، حيث وضع أستون فيلا في المقدمة بهدف في شباك ولفرهامبتون بالدقيقة 67 من عمر المباراة.
وبفوزه اليوم، يرفع أستون فيلا رصيده للنقطة 24 في المركز الثالث خلف مانشستر سيتي بفارق نقطة واحدة، ويتراجع تشيلسي للمركز الرابع بـ 23 نقطة، وتجمد رصيد وليفرهامبتون عند النقطة 2 في المركز الأخير.
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ويستعد تشيلسي لمواجهة متصدر الترتيب آرسنال، في تمام الساعة السادسة والنصف مساء اليوم الأحد، بتوقيت القاهرة، حيث يستضيف خصمه على ملعب “ستامفورد بريدج”.
وحال فوز تشيلسي سيرفع رصيده للنقطة 26 ويرتقي لوصافة الترتيب، والجدير بالذكر أن آرسنال يملك 29 نقطة في الصدارة.
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe will be chewing on his pencil over the November international break as he works toward solutions that are so badly needed.
Fortunes have gone somewhat askew at St. James’ Park this season, with the club’s away form laying waste to Howe’s hopes of progress after a testing summer transfer window.
But it may be that the ramifications of that Alexander Isak-dominated summer are still being felt. However, tactically, things aren’t right, and the wider struggle of the summer market has led to the current issues which must be overcome if the Magpies hope to make it another positive campaign.
Where PIF have gone wrong in the transfer window
Newcastle have fallen by the wayside, but it’s hardly too late for them to pick themselves back up. But there’s no question that PIF have to learn from their recent transfer struggles, with those brilliant windows of Howe’s early reign something of a distant memory.
In 2024, Newcastle failed to sign a right-sided forward, a glaring gap in the squad. That has now been amended through the £55m addition of Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest, but Elanga has blanked across 16 matches for the club, and with concerns over his form, questions must be raised over the extensive scouting that led to his signature being obtained.
Interestingly, Nick Woltemade’s fine form at centre-forward has eased the Isak blow, and before the season, that would have been viewed as the biggest issue. Newcastle’s attacking problems stretch more toward the creative side, with Anthony Gordon joining Elanga in having failed to register a goal contribution in the Premier League this season.
For a team whose 97 big chances created were bettered only by Liverpool in 2023/24, this is a real concern. This year, United have only created 14 from 11 matches, placing them 12th for that statistic. Gordon and Elanga must be doing a lot more, with the recruitment having felt they had hit the jackpot when shaping this wide duo.
While Newcastle have added exciting talents to their ranks this summer, Malick Thiaw and Jacob Ramsey among those with plenty of scope for growth, this is frankly an ageing squad and one whose freshen-up needs to go a lot further.
Tactical issues this season have been suggestive of this, and considering the company Newcastle are keeping in regard to the average age of their starting 11, it wouldn’t be unfair to suggest that younger profiles are needed for balance and continuity.
Premier League 25/26 – Oldest Average Starting XIs
Team
Position
Av. Age
Everton
13th
28.0
Aston Villa
6th
27.9
Newcastle
14th
27.6
Fulham
15th
27.6
Burnley
17th
27.1
Data via Transfermarkt
The need for depth and quality on the defensive flanks is alarming. Kieran Trippier at right-back is 35 years old and out of contract at the end of the season, and Tino Livramento has been unfit at times and deployed as a makeshift left-back at others.
This is largely because of Lewis Hall’s own unavailability this season. But with the 22-year-old drawing strength and fitness once again, we are turned toward the situation of one of Howe’s mainstays.
The Newcastle star now on borrowed time
Newcastle comprise players of myriads shapes and sizes and skills. Some are renowned as being among the best in the world, but some are of a shrewder nature, like Dan Burn, who returned home from Brighton for around £12m at the start of the manager’s reign and has since become one of his mainstays.
After all, it is only the skipper, Bruno Guimaraes, who has featured more prominently for Howe’s Newcastle than him.
Howe’s Most-used Players at Newcastle
Rank
Player
Apps
1
Bruno Guimaraes
170
2
Dan Burn
165
3
Fabian Schar
163
4
Jacob Murphy
150
5
Joelinton
145
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The 32-year-old has done more than endear himself to the Toon fanbase since arriving, but he’s getting on a bit and has been guilty of some suspect performances at left-back this season.
Naturally a central defender, Burn ranks against Premier League full-backs this term among the bottom 6% for shot-creating actions, the bottom 29% for progressive passes and the bottom 4% for progressive carries per 90, as per FBref.
In the first five matches of the season, he was in the centre. Six appearances since have seen the England international deployed as a left-back, and this is inhibiting Newcastle’s flow and overarching connectivity.
Quite simply, Burn is not a natural left-back, even though he has played ample football in the moonlit role. He is a centre-back. 6 foot 6 and cool and composed.
Hall is far more dynamic and energetic in his role, and this will not only widen and add a dimension to Newcastle’s backline, but it could revive the likes of Gordon up ahead.
The boy from Blyth has been a revelation at Newcastle, and, pound for pound, “one of Newcastle’s best signings” since Howe arrived, as has been said by reporter Andy Sixsmith. A small fee and an immortalising contribution at Wembley last season have made sure of that.
But Howe will be putting a spoke in his own wheel if he continues to persist with Burn on the flank, limiting his side’s progression and mobility and dynamism at the back.
With this in mind, the modern legend might find himself slipping into his obscurity over the coming months, and perhaps that will lead to a departure to make way for this new chapter on Tyneside.
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Their 358 stand beats Derbyshire’s third-wicket record as Reece makes 211 and Madsen 198
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Wayne Madsen swings away a pull•Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
Kent 117 for 2 (Dawkins 53*, Morley 2-45) trail Derbyshire 698 for 6 dec (Reece 211, Madsen 198, Andersson 85) by 581 runsDerbyshire plunged the knife deep into the Kentish ribcage on day two of their Rothesay County Championship match at Canterbury.They posted the second-highest score ever made at The Spitfire Ground when they declared on 698 for 6, before reducing Kent to 117 for 2 at stumps, a deficit of 581.Luis Reece and Wayne Madsen made a stand of 358 eclipsing the Derbyshire record for a third-wicket partnership in first-class cricket. Reece made 211, his highest first-class score, while Madsen fell for 198. Martin Andersson then blasted 85 from 75 balls and Anuj Dal was unbeaten on 52 when the declaration came.Kent’s openers initially responded well, reaching 111 without loss, before Jack Morley took two late wickets to finish with 2 for 45. He bowled Ben Compton for 46, then had nightwatcher Michael Cohen caught and bowled for four in the final over. Ben Dawkins was unbeaten on 53.Kent members have endured too many days like this in recent seasons, with the permanent injury crisis forcing the permanently makeshift bowling attack to toil for hours while the opposition batters tick away landmarks.Derbyshire were 389 for 2 overnight and while Reece and Madsen enjoyed the race to get to 200, home fans were reduced to applauding the occasional maiden or gallant bit of fielding.When the stand passed 292 Madsen had broken his own record, the previous mark for the third wicket being the partnership he’d shared with Shan Masood against Sussex in 2022.Reece was dropped on 196 by Ollie Curtiss, an admittedly violent drive off Joey Evison, but Matt Parkinson then broke through with a full toss that hit Madsen on the knee and got him lbw.That left them stranded, two runs short of the all-time record stand for any wicket, the 360 put on by Reece and Harry Came against Glamorgan in 2023.Reece nudged Parkinson for a single to bring up his double ton, then flicked Ekansh Singh for four to beat his previous high score of 201.Curtiss dropped Martin Andersson, off Parkinson, at first slip when he was on 14, but the bowler struck again in his next over when he had Reece caught by Ben Compton on the boundary, leaving the visitors on 550 for 4 at lunch.Brook Guest was the only batter not to fill his boots, run out by Ben Dawkins for 9, but Andersson blazed away until Curtiss had him caught at deep backward-square by sub Mo Rizvi.When the declaration came it was the second-highest first-class total by a team at Canterbury, behind only Northamptonshire’s 722 for 6, posted earlier this season.Home morale was partially restored by the way their openers responded. Kent were 42 without loss at tea, however and Dawkins hit Morley for two sixes off three balls before a delivery from the same bowler reared up and hit him on the grille.He was able to continue after a concussion check, but with the light deteriorating play was suspended at 5.22pm. Play resumed after a 28-minute delay, allowing Dawkins to reach his 50, before Morley turned one down the slope to bend back Compton’s off stump.Cohen then had a moment of madness, driving the penultimate ball of the day straight back to Morley.
O Palmeiras bateu o Vitória por 1 a 0 neste domingo (14), no Barradão e estreou com três pontos no Brasileirão 2024.
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Após a difícil vitória, Abel Ferreira falou sobre a partida e não deixou de criticar o gramado do Barradão, que segundo o técnico, foi determinante para a performance do Verdão na partida.
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– O gramado aqui é muito pesado, duro e muito alto, é difícil, eu prefiro o sintético, sinceramente. Já aviso que vai nos trazer problemas para o próximo jogo, vocês viram a dificuldade de quem entrou e de quem jogou, alguns tiveram dificuldade de tirar a roupa. É um tipo de gramado que deixa marcas nos jogadores, mas pronto, quero dar os parabéns aos meus jogadores pelo esforço – disse Abel.
Abel ainda fez questão de elogiar a arbitragem da partida, pedindo jogos com menos faltas e que os árbitros deixem o jogo correr.
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O Palmeiras se reapresenta nesta segunda-feira (15), e já inicia a preparação para encarar o Internacional, na Arena Barueri, pela 2ª rodada do Brasileirão 2024.
علق وائل جمعة، نجم المنتخب السابق، على تعادل منتخب مصر مع الكويت بهدف لكل فريق في اللقاء الذي أقيم ببطولة كأس العرب 2025.
وأقيمت مباراة مصر والكويت، على أرضية استاد لوسيل ضمن لقاءات الجولة الأولى من المجموعة الثالثة بـ كأس العرب.
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وقال وائل جمعة، في تصريحات لقناة بي إن سبورتس: “للأسف تعادل بطعم الخسارة للمنتخب المصري، بعد السيطرة لمصر والفرص الكثيرة المهدرة خاصة في الشوط الأول، ونقطة الضعف الأزلية الركنيات، منتخب الكويت مميز بها استطاع أن يسجل هدفا وصنع خطورة منها في الشوط الأول ولم نتعلم منها”.
وتابع: “المنتخب في الشوط الثاني تأخر في التبديلات، وطالبت بخروج محمد شريف ونزول مروان حمدي وعمل إضافة وصنع ضربة الجزاء وكان من الممكن أن يسجل الهدف الأول لمنتخبنا”.
وأضاف: “مع إهدار الفرص والأهداف، الفريق المنافس قدر يسجل وهذا ما حدث، ويعتمد على التحولات والمرتدات وبعد الهدف كان ممكن أن يسجل هدفا ثانيا وينهي المباراة، المنتخب المصري حظه كان جيدا أنه قدر يسجل من ضربة جزاء”.
واختتم: “مباراة اليوم درس للاعبين أن الكرة دائمًا أهداف وأن تسجل الفرص المتاحة لك”.
With the pressure growing on Arne Slot, Xabi Alonso has reportedly made his mind up on taking the Liverpool job if it becomes available at the same time that he potentially leaves Real Madrid.
For the first time in Slot’s Liverpool career, serious questions are being asked about his tenure. Last season’s Premier League title win has provided him with plenty of credit but, as Jamie Carragher pointed out on Monday Night Football, not everyone is still convinced that he’s still the man for the job.
After eight defeats in 11 games, the Dutchman simply has to turn things around. The Reds backed him by breaking their transfer record twice in the summer and spending over £400m, but are yet to see that investment pay off.
The most concerning aspect of Liverpool’s recent run is that nothing has changed. Slot has persisted with the same system, which only provided false dawns against Real Madrid and Aston Villa.
Now, with Alonso also under pressure at Madrid, Liverpool could be presented with a tempting opportunity to make a sensational change.
Xabi Alonso makes Liverpool decision
According to Football365, Alonso is now ready to take the Liverpool job if Real Madrid decide to sack him. The Spaniard has been put under increasing pressure by reports that Vinicius Junior has decided against signing a new deal whilst the manager is in charge.
As Real Madrid are forced to decide between their star man and their new manager, it’s Liverpool who could take full advantage.
For many, the big question has centred around who would replace Slot if Liverpool decided to sack the Dutchman. In Alonso, they’d have the perfect answer.
The Reds were interested in a reunion with the Spaniard before they hired Slot and could now get what they initially wanted over a year later.
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Although a lot of pieces will need to fall into place, there’s little doubt that Alonso would be welcomed with open arms at Anfield.
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تحدث نجم كرة القدم الإيرانية المخضرم، مجتبي محرمي، عن مجموعتهم في بطولة كأس العالم، نسخة 2026، وذلك بعد إجراء القرعة مساء يوم الجمعة في مركز “جون كينيدي” في أمريكا.
وتستضيف كل من الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، كندا والمكسيك نهائيات النسخة المقبلة من بطولة كأس العالم، في الفترة بين 11 يونيو و19 يوليو.
وتُعد تلك هي النسخة الأولى من بطولة كأس العالم، بعد استحداث نظامها، حيث سيشارك فيها 48 منتخبًا، سيتم تقسيمهم على 12 مجموعة، ويتأهل متصدر ووصيف كل مجموعة إلى دور الـ32، بالإضافة إلى أفضل 8 منتخبات في مركز ثالث.
وشهدت القرعة تواجد كل من: بلجيكا، مصر، إيران ونيوزيلندا في المجموعة السابعة في بطولة كأس العالم الصيف المقبل (لمطالعة التفاصيل كاملة عن القرعة من هنا).
وقال مجتبى محرمي، في تصريحات لوكالة الأنباء الإيرانية: “ليس في رأيي فقط، بل برأي جميع المعنيين بكرة القدم، لقد وقعت إيران في قرعة جيدة جدًا، ووُضعت مع فرق ليس من الصعب مواجهتها”.
وأضاف: “بوجودها في مجموعة تضم بلجيكا ومصر ونيوزيلندا، ستتاح لإيران فرصة التأهل إلى الدور التالي من كأس العالم لأول مرة في تاريخها الكروي”.
وواصل: “بلجيكا ستكون أقوى منافس لنا في هذه المجموعة، لديهم فريق كرة قدم معروف عالميًا، ولطالما أظهروا أداءً مقبولًا في مسابقات كأس العالم”.
وشدد: كان مدربنا قد صرّح سابقًا بأنه سيبذل قصارى جهده لكسب أربع نقاط على الأقل في كأس العالم، وفي رأيي، سيكون كسب النقاط التي وعد بها أمرًا سهلًا”.
وأوضح: “على المنتخب الوطني أن يحاكي مباراة مصر بخوض مباريات ودية مع منتخبات إفريقية، كرة القدم الإفريقية تعتمد على القوة والتكتيك، وعلينا مواجهة منتخبات تشبه مصر في أسلوب لعبها”.
واختتم لاعب منتخب إيران السابق: “على اتحاد كرة القدم أن يُجهّز المنتخب الوطني على أكمل وجه خلال الفترة المتبقية حتى كأس العالم، وأن يُنظم معسكرات تدريبية تُمكن إيران من خوض كأس العالم في أفضل الظروف”.
O Grêmio planeja qual será o local para retomar os treinamentos, após a destruição causada no CT devido às intensas chuvas no Rio Grande do Sul, e conversa pela utilização da infraestrutura do RB Bragantino.
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As conversas estão em andamento e são consideradas complexas. Não há confirmação de datas, por exemplo, exatamente pela dificuldade logística que envolve a mudança dos gaúchos para o interior paulista. Atualmente, jogadores e outros trabalhadores do clube estão realizando ajuda humanitária à população do RS, além de prestar suporte às suas próprias famílias.
A questão logística também envolve mais obstáculos. Até porque uma mudança poderia envolver as famílias dos atletas e funcionários.
A cessão do espaço do Bragantino ao Grêmio vem através de uma relação colaborativa e não envolve aluguel ou qualquer negociação em dinheiro. O próprio clube paulista, nas últimas semanas, foi um dos que se disponibilizou a ceder as estruturas para contribuir com as equipes gaúchas. Além do Massa Bruta, Palmeiras, São Paulo e Corinthians foram outros que se colocaram à disposição dos times gaúchos.
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A ideia seria para o Grêmio treinar no novo e moderno CT do Bragantino, além de utilizar o Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid como casa provisória.
A informação sobre a conversa entre as partes foi publicada inicialmente pelo jornalista André Hernan e confirmada pelo Lance!.
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O centro de treinamento está em terreno de em torno de 157 mil m², tem seis prédios, 86 quartos, três refeitórios, piscina e banheiras de hidromassagem, mini estádio e auditório. Clique aqui e veja fotos do espaço.
Os jogos de Grêmio, Internacional e Juventude, além de todos os outros clubes gaúchos, estão adiados em competições da CBF até 27 de maio.
CHUVAS NO RS
Segundo a Defesa Civil do Rio Grande do Sul, são 148 mortes confirmadas, 124 pessoas desaparecidas e quase 540 mil desalojados, em decorrência das enchentes no estado.