ربطت تقارير إعلامية خلال الأيام الماضية بين نادي النصر السعودي وتشيلسي الإنجليزي بشأن صفقة محتملة في سوق الانتقالات الصيفية الحالية، بعدما أشارت إلى أن النادي السعودي يسعى لتعزيز صفوفه بضم أحد المدافعين من الفريق اللندني.

لكن نيلسون فيجا، وكيل اللاعب ريناتو فييجا، نفى تمامًا تلك الأنباء، مؤكدًا في تصريحات لصحيفة “الرياضية” السعودية، أن ما يُقال عن وجود عرض رسمي من النصر غير صحيح.

وكانت وسائل إعلام عالمية قد ذكرت أن اللاعب الشاب يلقى اهتمامًا من أندية عدة بعد خوضه تجربة إعارة مع يوفنتوس الإيطالي في النصف الثاني من الموسم الماضي، حيث شارك مع الفريق بشكل منتظم ولفت الأنظار بأدائه.

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ريناتو فييجا يلعب في وسط الملعب أحيانًا بجانب الخط الدفاعي، وفي مركز الظهير الأيسر، ولديه قوة بدنية وموهبة في الخروج بالكرة والفوز بالمبارزات الهوائية.

اللاعب الذي ولد في 2003، نشأ في سبورتينج لشبونة، ثم لعب لـ أوجسبورج الألماني ومن ثم انضم إلى بازل، قبل أن ينضم إلى تشيلسي في صفقة بلغت 14 مليون يورو، ثم أعير إلى يوفنتوس، وعاد إلى الفريق الإنجليزي مرة أخرى.

Joao Pedro was straight into Chelsea training after completing a £60 million ($82m) transfer from Brighton ahead of the Club World Cup quarter-finals. The 23-year-old wasted no time in linking up with his new team-mates, joining Enzo Maresca’s side in the United States. He could be in contention to make his debut in Friday’s tie against Brazilian side Palmeiras.

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Pedro becomes the latest in a growing list of players who have made the move from the south coast to Stamford Bridge in recent years. He follows in the footsteps of Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo and Robert Sanchez, all of whom left Brighton for Chelsea.

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During his time at Brighton, Pedro amassed an impressive 30 goals across 70 matches in all competitions. His versatility in the attacking third, combined with sharp movement and clinical finishing, has made him a standout talent in the Premier League. Chelsea will be hoping he can replicate that form in blue, and the player is already sweating it out with his new team to fulfil the expectations that come with a sizeable price tag.

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Pedro is eligible to feature in the Club World Cup thanks to a mid-tournament registration period that closes on July 3. With Chelsea eyeing international glory, Pedro’s inclusion could add an extra attacking edge against Palmeiras in the last eight of the Club World Cup.

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A Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) escolheu Braulio da Silva Machado para apitar o primeiro duelo da final da Copa do Brasil, entre Corinthians e Flamengo, nesta quarta-feira (12), às 21h45, na Neo Química Arena.

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O árbitro da Federação de Santa Catarina será auxiliado por Kleber Lucio Gil, também catarinense, e pelo mineiro Guilherme Dias Camilo. O trio de arbitragem faz partedo quadro da FIFA. O VAR fica por conta de Rodrigo D’Alonso Ferreira, também de Santa Catarina.

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Na atual temporada, Braulio já apitou três jogos tanto do Timão quanto do Rubro-Negro. O catarinense esteve no apito nos empates do clube alvinegro com o Internacional, no primeiro e no segundo turno do Campeonato Brasileiro, além do triunfo corintiano por 1 a 0 sobre o Goiás, em Itaquera.

No lado carioca, o profissional de 43 anos apitou o empate do Flamengo com o Atlético-GO, na primeira rodada do Brasileirão, além da vitória do Rubro-Negro sobre o Goiás, por 1 a 0, e o revés diante do Internacional, na estreia de Dorival Jr.

O jogo de volta, no dia 19, ainda não possui arbitragem definida.

يستعد منتخب مصر للناشئين تحت 19 عامًا،  للمشاركة في بطولة كأس العالم لكرة اليد، التي ستقام في مصر خلال الأيام القادمة.

وتنطلق بطولة العالم لكرة اليد، في مصر، خلال الفترة من 6 أغسطس حتي 17 من الشهر نفسه، على صالات استاد القاهرة والعاصمة الإدارية وحسن مصطفي بـ 6 أكتوبر.

ويتواجد منتخب مصر، في المجموعة السابعة، من بطولة العالم لكرة اليد، بجانب كل من كوريا والبحرين واليابان.

طالع | مواعيد مباريات منتخب مصر في بطولة كأس العالم لكرة اليد للناشئين ومن المقرر أن يستهل منتخب مصر مبارياته في بطولة كأس العالم لكرة اليد، أمام كوريا الجنوبية ثم يلاقي البحرين ويختتم دور المجموعات بلقاء اليابان.مجموعات بطولة العالم لكرة اليد تحت 19 عامًا في مصر

المجموعة الأولى: السويد – البرتغال – الكويت – النمسا.

المجموعة الثانية: المجر – سويسرا – المغرب – كوسوفو.

المجموعة الثالثة: صربيا – إسبانيا – كرواتيا – الجزائر.

المجموعة الرابعة: أيسلندا – البرازيل – غينيا – السعودية.

المجموعة الخامسة: ألمانيا – سلوفينيا – أوروجواي – جزر الفارو.

المجموعة السادسة: النرويج – فرنسا – الأرجنتين – المكسيك.

المجموعة السابعة: مصر – اليابان – كوريا الجنوبية – البحرين.

المجموعة الثامنة: الدنمارك – تونس – التشيك – أمريكا. القناة الناقلة لمباريات منتخب مصر للناشئين في بطولة العالم لكرة اليد تحت 19 عامًا

ومن المقرر أن تنقل مباريات الفراعنة في بطولة العالم لكرة اليد للناشئين، على قناة أون سبورت.

Keshav Maharaj was just having dinner around the time when Pakistan’s concussion substitute Usama Mir pinned Rassie van der Dussen lbw for 21. South Africa were 121 for 3 at that point, needing a further 150 runs off almost 30 overs. Given South Africa’s gun middle-order – Aiden Markram at No.4, Heinrich Klaasen No.5 and David Miller at No.6 – Maharaj might have felt like he could just put his feet up during the chase, having put in a shift with the ball in Chennai’s oppressive heat.But it eventually came down to him scoring the winning runs for South Africa with No.11 Tabraiz Shamsi at the other end, lifting the lid on what had become a cauldron of immense tension at Chepauk. When left-arm fingerspinner Mohammad Nawaz darted one into the thigh from around the wicket, Maharaj coolly shuffled and played a half-pull, half-paddle, directing the ball between midwicket and short fine leg. He also comfortably beat the man on the square-leg boundary.”I think it was a surreal moment,” Maharaj said after South Africa’s one-wicket triumph. “You always dream of winning games for your country, but winning games in a World Cup…it’s very special. Those are the moments that you cherish, building up towards the tournament.”To be honest, there were a lot of thoughts running through my head. I was just watching the ball and fortunate enough I was in a position where I could just score and place it in the gap.”Maharaj wasn’t supposed to be ready for the World Cup in the first place. But he made a remarkable return – a ruptured Achilles tendon usually takes nine months to heal but he was back on the park in less than six – to make it to India. He has roots in the country and now they’ve only grown stronger. On Friday, in front of almost 30,000 spectators in Chennai, he delivered a remarkable . He celebrated it with cathartic chest thumps and roars.”It was one of those moments for me,” Maharaj said. “I knew how big the win is for the team. I think that’s why the emotions were on a high.”Maharaj had got together with Shamsi, with South Africa needing 11 off 27 balls. Haris Rauf had just pulled off a sensational one-handed return catch in his follow-through to dismiss Lungi Ngidi for 4. Shamsi had to see off three legal balls from Rauf and then front up to an over from Mohammad Wasim, who was getting the ball to fizz off the Chepauk deck. But the last-wicket pair knocked off those 11 runs in as many balls to seal the deal.Related

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“Fortunately enough, the batters set a bit of foundation and we didn’t have too much [to score] at the back end, so yes, now and then there was a ball to take a risk,” Maharaj said. “But if you look at the bigger picture, with 40 balls to go…we knew if we batted those 40 balls, we would be able to score. Yeah, I had to fight temptation now and then, but I knew if we could take it deep, we could cross over the line.”Maharaj is a capable batter with two first-class centuries and five Test fifties to his name. But did he trust Ngidi and Shamsi to stick around with him, when the Pakistan quicks were generating some serious reverse-swing?”Yeah, definitely,” Maharaj said. “It’s easy for me to stand here and lie to you guys [laughs]. I genuinely did. Especially Lungi, he showed that he could stick around, especially in the game against Netherlands. We had simple plans and unfortunately, he got out to a really good ball and a good catch. Shammo and I have played a lot of cricket together and he’s pretty much like me when it comes to the hamster running in the head, but I’m really glad that he held his nerve. We just kept it simple. And he said to me he’s seeing it [the ball] big.”Maharaj was also particularly happy with the depth in South Africa’s attack. Prior to the start of the World Cup, Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala were both ruled out with injuries and, during the tournament, they’ve had to deal with niggles to Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada, who missed this match after a back spasm. But Gerald Coetzee has emerged from the fringes and has become South Africa’s enforcer in the middle overs. He has taken 10 wickets in five matches between overs 11 and 40 – the most by any fast bowler during this phase in this World Cup. And in Lucknow and Chennai, where the pitches are traditionally slow and low, they’ve paired Shamsi up with Maharaj.”Fortunately enough, we have a lot of depth from a fast bowlers’ perspective,” Maharaj said. “And I’m really pleased to see Gerald come through leaps and bounds. It just shows the quality that we have in our squad and I’m especially really happy for Shammo. He’s done an amazing job. He’s done some really hard yards in the nets and it’s good to see it pay off.”South Africa picked both Maharaj and Shamsi to do the job with the ball at Chepauk. As it turned out, they finished the job with the bat, too, putting South Africa on the top of the standings.

Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes has opened up on how Liverpool beat Bayern Munich and Manchester City to secure the transfer for German sensation Florian Wirtz this summer. Wirtz opted to move to Anfield for a British record transfer fee of £116 million ($159m) despite strong interest from Bundesliga champions Bayern and the Cityzens.

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• Leverkusen director revealed how Liverpool signed Wirtz
• Reds beat Bayern and Man City to sign the German
• Joined the Reds for a British record fee

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  Rolfes heaped praise on the Liverpool management for handling the entire process with utmost professionalism, while claiming the player was convinced of joining the English champions back in May. The sporting director further claimed that the German side were aware since February this year that the player had decided to move out of the club, although Leverkusen wanted him to stay at least for one more year.

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  Speaking to , the Leverkusen official said: "Florian's requirement was that everyone be comfortable with the move. He told us, literally, that he hoped Bayer 04 would also be happy with the result. There wasn't a single moment (where we realised he wanted to leave), but rather a development. Our goal was to extend Florian's contract and keep him for at least another year. Gradually, we sensed that he was more interested in making a move. Starting in February and March, the discussions focused more on other clubs and other leagues. We always knew what he thought. We knew from the parents who they were talking to. The clubs from abroad (including Liverpool and Manchester City) also informed us, and they handled the matter in a highly professional and serious manner.

  "In May, he told us that he had decided to join Liverpool FC. I believe he's a very good fit for Liverpool. The club has treated him very seriously. Florian was made to understand that they know exactly why they want him. This approach was a very important aspect of the overall package for him. All the clubs that had contacted us in advance were clear about the region in which the transfer would take place. We only negotiated with Liverpool after Florian told us that was his preferred club. It was clear to me from the beginning of the negotiations that it would work out. Of course, everyone is fighting for their position, but it was always respectful. The people at both clubs know each other so well that a face-to-face meeting was not necessary. We handled the transaction over the phone, via email, and via video conference."

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  Rolfes added: "We as a club can be just as proud of it as Florian. We signed him at the beginning of 2020 at the age of 16 and built a very trusting relationship with him and his parents. He has matured into a global star with us. With his style of training, playing style, and his ambition, he has managed to take the club to a new level in the last five and a half years, together with the other players. He himself has improved every year. He's 22 now, and he's matured into a person who made this decision on his own. It's important that he stands behind his decision 100 percent."

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  Arne Slot's men will reconvene this month before they play their first pre-season friendly against Preston on July 13, before travelling to Hong and Japan for the remainder of their pre-season preparations.

The allrounder’s performance helped Brisbane Heat back to the top of the table

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Amelia Kerr wasted no time making an impression on the WBBL with a starring all-round performance to put Brisbane Heat back at the top of the table after they had briefly been over taken by Sydney Thunder.Kerr, who Heat knew would have a delayed arrival when they took her as expected in the draft, guided the run chase after a miserly performance with the ball in her first appearance of the season.Kerr had success in her second over when she removed Heather Graham lbw amid a stuttering Hobart Hurricanes batting display and later added Ruth Johnston with her final delivery.Fellow spinner Charli Knott had struck early to claim the key wicket of Lizelle Lee with her first delivery of the game. When Hurricanes fell to 44 for 5 in the 10th over they had been left a mountain to climb although Elyse Villani held things together with an unbeaten half-century to give them something to bowl at.When Grace Harris was lbw to Molly Strano’s first ball – beaten by one which went on with the arm – there was belief in the Hurricanes camp and Shabnim Ismail removed Georgia Redmayne to leave them 26 for 2.However, from there Kerr had things under control with a 38-ball half-century, adding 57 for the third wicket with Mignon du Preez before Knott helped finish the chase.Ismail was again impressive with the ball, sending down 13 dots in her four overs.

Tasmania’s No.3 Charlie Wakim made an unbeaten 148, his second century of the Shield season so far, to put the visitors in a strong position against Victoria

AAP and ESPNCricinfo staff05-Nov-2023An unbeaten century by Charlie Wakim has put Sheffield Shield leaders Tasmania on top after day one of the clash with Victoria at the Junction Oval.Wakim finished the day on 148 not out and had guided the Tigers to 282 for 4 at stumps after the hosts had won the toss and elected to bowl. The day hadn’t started well for Tasmania with Matthew Wade ruled out prior to the toss due to back spasms that had also kept him out of the Marsh Cup match against Queensland last week. Jake Doran was called in for his first game of the season as the replacement wicketkeeper.But Wakim covered Wade’s absence. The 32-year-old shared a 147-run stand for the second wicket with Tim Ward that set the tone, with the opener compiling a patient 67. It is a record second-wicket partnership for Tasmania against Victoria in Shield cricket.Wakim brought up his century with a late cut to the boundary off spinner Todd Murphy. It was his third first-class century and second this season. The late bloomer made a century on debut for the Tigers in 2019, a brilliant 160 against South Australia, and this season he has looked at home at the top of the order. He made 110 earlier in this season against the Redbacks and has been a key reason why the Tigers have started the Shield season strongly.Victoria started the day well with veteran paceman Peter Siddle claiming Caleb Jewell early as he edged seaming delivery to Sam Harper.The hosts had a window of opportunity in the first session during Murphy’s opening over. Ward edged Murphy’s first delivery low to the boot of Peter Handscomb at slip. Next ball, Wakim offered a sharp chance to Travis Dean at short leg but it was dropped.The bowlers then toiled without joy until Ward drove to Dean at short cover off spinner Matt Short.Tasmania allrounder Beau Webster was with Wakim at stumps on a day when 38-year-old Siddle asked the most questions for Victoria with his probing seam bowling, having come into the side in place of Scott Boland who was rested.

Alvaro Carreras is excited to live out his childhood dream by returning to Real Madrid in a long-awaited transfer from Benfica.

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After penning a six-year deal at Real Madrid, Carreras, who completed a €50 million (£43m/$58m) transfer from Benfica, was unveiled on Tuesday, where he reflected on what it means for him to return to the club where he spent a significant part of his youth.

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Carreras, who impressed at the Club World Cup, represented the youth teams of Madrid between 2017 to 2020 until he made a move to Manchester United. In 2024, he was signed by Portuguese heavyweights Benfica on a long-term deal. Madrid, were desperate to sign him in their search for a new left-back, and even considered asking United to trigger their buy-back clause, which was comparatively lower than what Los Blancos eventually paid to Benfica.

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Speaking about his return to the La Liga outfit, Carreras said: "Everything, fulfilling a dream, coming home. I'm eager to take on the challenge and get started. I'm living a dream. I left as a child and I return as a man. My mother was thrilled, and that's normal."

Adding to that, he also mentioned that he does not look at the finances attached to the deal, saying: "I don't care about that. I'm confident in who I am and what I can give. I don't get involved in numbers."

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Carreras will join Real Madrid's pre-season camp on July 31 and undergo the medical examinations before the club's training commences on August 1.

The Jordan Cox show put Bangla Tigers on the board and condemned Deccan Gladiators to their second defeat in three games in the final fixture of the Abu Dhabi T10 league on Thursday.Cox, after Gladiators had asked Tigers to bat, smashed eight fours and six sixes in a rollicking 36-ball 90 not out that gave Tigers 143 for 4, the highest total in the tournament so far. It became the highest-scoring match of the tournament so far too, as Gladiators gave it a good thump in the chase, putting up 123 for 3 with quick 40s from Nicholas Pooran and Fabian Allen keeping them in the contest, if only just.There were three ducks in the Tigers innings – Chris Lynn, David Miller and Daniel Sams totaling zero from seven balls between them – but with Cox in marauding form, they didn’t have much to worry about. Contributions also came from Kusal Mendis (19 in eight balls) and Dasun Shanaka (25* in 11).In reply, Gladiators’ batting star of the previous two games, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, was dismissed cheaply, but Andre Fletcher (17 in five balls) and Pooran kept them going. After Pooran was dismissed for a 17-ball 41, with Gladiators 72 away with 4.5 overs left, it was game on. But Andre Russell’s 11 not out took 17 balls, and despite Allen’s 40 not out in 16 balls, Gladiators ended well short.Hazratullah Zazai brought up his fifty with a six•Abu Dhabi T10

Shamsi and Zazai take Northern Warriors to the top of the table

Northern Warriors 106 for 0 (Zazai 52*, Lewis 46*) beat Team Abu Dhabi 103 for 7 (Banton 33, Shamsi 2-17) by 10 wicketsTabraiz Shamsi’s wristspin and some power-hitting from openers Kennar Lewis and Hazratullah Zazai lifted Northern Warriors to the top of the table with a thumping 10-wicket win against Team Abu Dhabi.Abu Dhabi started off on the right note when their English openers Tom Banton and Alex Hales raced to 39 in under four overs but Shamsi truck to have Banton hole out off a slog sweep. Once Colin Ingram fell for 10 two overs later, Abu Dhabi struggled to get sizeable partnerships going as Shamsi removed Hales as well and only one of their next four batters dismissed reached double digits. Asif Khan scored a quick 19 off seven with two sixes to help Abu Dhabi reach 103 for 7.Lewis and Zazai crossed that target with an over to spare, facing 27 balls each of which 10 reached the boundary rope and five went over. While Lewis remained not out on 46, Zazai reached his fifty with a winning six over long-on.Faf du Plessis struck three sixes in his quickfire knock•Abu Dhabi T10

Janat, Moeen, Gous, du Plessis get Samp Army off the mark

Samp Army 99 for 3 (Gous 43, du Plessis 31) beat Chennai Braves 97 for 7 (Asalanka 31, Janat 2-15, Moeen 2-17) by seven wicketsTwo wickets apiece from Karim Janat and Moeen Ali kept Chennai Braves to 97 for 7 before Samp Army’s openers Andries Gous and Faf du Plessis put on a rapid fifty stand to script a seven-wicket win with one ball to spare.Jason Holder and Janat first combined to reduce Braves to 6 for 2 in the second over before three wickets in the fifth over, including a run out, placed them on 27 for 6. Charith Asalanka, however, smoked a counter-attacking 31 off 13 before unbeaten cameos from Aayan Afzal Khan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa stretched them to a more respectable total, even as Holder finished with stunning figures of 2-0-8-1.Gous and du Plessis scored at a good clip at the top and even though du Plessis and Moeen fell in successive overs, the quick start meant Samp Army needed 30 runs off the last three, which Najibullah Zadran ensured they scored by hitting a winning six on the penultimate ball of the game.