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Reactions from the Australian players after winning the World Cup

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Josh Hazlewood: “I think this is bigger [than 2015]. Obviously we had won at home in front of our home fans, but the challenges we’ve been through in the last couple of months – coming here, and playing in those conditions against India, which is a pretty special team. Again, to win on a day like this is amazing. Such a great crowd; the Indian fans are second to none. A couple had started leaving there towards the end, but some crowd! I think that’s just the belief that’s in the squad. The first two games [against India and South Africa] were against probably two of the better teams in the competition, but to sort of be knocking on wood the whole tournament basically, and [we’ve] just been on a run. I think tonight was our perfect game just about. We put it together when it counts.”Marnus Labuschagne: “What we’ve achieved today is unbelievable. It’s the best achievement I’ve ever been part of. Just to come to India… ten from ten with one to play – they’ve been the team of the tournament, they’ve played unbelievably. But you knew if we played our best cricket, we had a chance. Our bowlers were sensational, and then Travis [Head] put on a hell of a display. It’s great to be a part of it. I know you guys know I’m a man of faith, and believe in god. The way everything’s happened is unbelievable to me. It’s just amazing; I’m lost for words. The amount of times I thought I’m done – even last night the team didn’t get named until about 10.10 [pm]. Coaches went to the ground – might be dewy, I might be out. I’m very thankful to them for sticking with me. I don’t have many words to explain. Few months ago, I wasn’t even in South Africa in the one-day team; and to play 19 games straight is truly a miracle. I don’t know how; I give thanks to god for that.”Related

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Travis Head: “Yeah, would’ve been sitting on the couch at home [if he had not recovered from injury in time]. So yeah, very lucky that everything went well. And I was able to get back here… Yeah, I was a little bit nervous. Marnus was quite exceptional. That really soaked up the pressure and yeah, it was just an amazing partnership [of 192 runs for the fourth wicket].”Felt like the way when Mitch Marsh came out and took the game on, albeit didn’t go on with, it sort of set the tone and that was the energy that we wanted, and we knew that the wicket may get tough. It was a great decision to bowl first when we won the toss, and the wicket got better as the day went on.”Probably [Rohit Sharma’s] the unluckiest man in the world. Again, it’s something that I’ve worked on. I couldn’t imagine being 100 but could imagine probably holding on to that one [catch]. Again, nice to hold on to something that’s important… To be able to do that on a big stage in front of the full house and all that pressure is a nice thing.”Travis Head took a truly stunning catch to dismiss Rohit Sharma•Associated Press

Mitchell Starc: “He [Cummins] was phenomenal. I think he’s been phenomenal all tournament. His decision making, his leadership, at times he’s needed to step up with the ball when it’s a bit flat. He’s been phenomenal for us and he’s just capped off an unbelievable eight weeks with this group.”Between Pat, Ron [Andrew McDonald], all that coaching staff, all the players across the formats, it’s been an incredible winter. I don’t think you could write a script to top the winter we’ve had. To win a World Cup in India – it’s been a fantastic eight weeks, bit tough but gee whiz! It’s been bloody successful and bloody enjoyable.”David Warner: “Our bowlers were fantastic, the sort of flow from last game, they set the tone from ball one and the fielding again tonight supported that. To bowl them [India] out for 240 in the final is absolutely exceptional. There was a bit of nervous energy up in the change room [during the chase]. We sat in the dressing-room part, we sat in the lunchroom part, came in at one stage for a look. Fantastic partnership there with Marnus and Heady. What an incredible comeback from Heady, [got] injured in South Africa, come back in and score his hundred in his first game and a hundred here tonight in front of a jam-packed crowd. He was just absolutely phenomenal.”Steven Smith: “It’s incredible, the atmosphere was amazing here today. It was just a great performance. As Davey just said, our bowlers really set the tone, fielding was great this evening. Travis Head, the show he put on was just incredible. [He] took the game on even when we were 3 for 60-odd [47 for 3], just kept going, kept playing to his strengths. I thought Marnus played an unbelievable knock at the other end in a supporting role. It was a great partnership, and yeah, another one [World Cup title].Two-time ODI World Cup winners – Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Steven Smith, Josh Hazlewood, David Warner, and Mitchell Marsh – strike a pose with the trophy•ICC/Getty Images

“Wasn’t the ideal start for us [in the tournament]. Yeah, we had belief that we got a good group of players here, great staff and we had belief that we were going to turn around and, fortunately, we were able to do that and get ourselves into the top four, and then it’s a whole new ball game from there. Australia typically plays pretty well in those moments, and yeah, it’s another dream come true today to win another final. It’s been a pretty big year for us, winning the Test championship and then this, and it’s been great fun.”Glenn Maxwell: “It feels amazing. I think we all pretty much got excited when it got down to 20 [required]. I had sort of resigned to the fact that I wouldn’t have to bat – much like [in] 2015 – but unfortunately Heady got out. But it was nice to be out there with Marnus [at the end], and have the guys come out, and what a win! It’s a bit different when you watch Heady take on [Jasprit] Bumrah; not so often you’re next in… but how good were those two! Marnus soaked the pressure out there – he was absolutely outstanding – and Heady, that ball-striking under pressure in a final was second to none.”Mitchell Marsh: “Pure elation. I said to a few boys just earlier – it’s been hard. We won when Sri Lanka were 0 for 120; that feels like a lifetime ago. But to be here with this group, it’s unbelievable.”

Arsenal are concerned over the future of wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri, per a new report, with his contract set to expire at the end of the 2025-26 season.

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Per The Athletic, the Gunners have concerns over Nwaneri's future as his contract continues to run down. His deal expires at the end of the season and the two parties are locked in talks over a renewal. While the England Under-21 international wants to stay, there are concerns over the fact he can speak to foreign clubs from January, and the Gunners want to resolve his future before then.

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The 18-year-old has already made 39 first-team appearances for the club, and Arsenal have been forced to wait to open negotiations, because players under the age of 18 cannot sign deals that run for longer than three years. They are said to be hopeful of tying him down for five years, as they have with left-back Myles Lewis-Skelley. They are also aware of strong interest in Nwaneri from both the Premier League and abroad.

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Nwaneri was involved in England's success at the European Under-21 Championships, playing 29 minutes in the final win over Germany, and talks could intensify now his international commitments are over this summer. The winger wants to ensure his development continues, and while the Gunners want him to stay and have no interest in selling him, they recognise that they cannot allow him to become a free agent, opening the door to a potential January exit if he refuses to commit.

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Arsenal will hope to have Nwaneri's future sorted by the start of the 2025-26 season, particularly if he enjoys a strong opening to the campaign under boss Mikel Arteta.

استطاع الأوروجواني داروين نوينز، إحراز الهدف الثاني لصالح ليفربول أمام نظيره بريستون، في المباراة التي تجمعهما اليوم، الأحد.

ويواجه الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ليفربول، نظيره بريستون، عصر اليوم، الأحد، في مباراة ودية ضمن تحضيرات الريدز للموسم الجديد 2025/2026.

وشهد اللقاء الوقوف دقيقة حداد من كل المتواجدين بالملعب على روح ديوجو جوتا، الذي فارق الحياة بسبب حادث سير، بأحد شوارع إسبانيا رفقة شقيقه.

وسجل نونيز، الهدف الثاني لليفربول في مرمى بريستون بالدقيقة 54 من المباراة، كما تمكن برادلي، الظهير الأيمن للريدز من إحراز الهدف الأول في الدقيقة 33.

ويرتدي محمد صلاح، جناح ليفربول وقائد منتخب مصر، شارة قيادة الفريق خلال مباراة اليوم أمام بريستون بعدما تواجد أساسيًا في اللقاء. هدف نونيز في مباراة ليفربول وبريستون اليوم

Manchester United are now looking to sell a £10 million-a-year player and have already identified his replacement, according to a new report.

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The Red Devils have enjoyed a rather successful international break so far, as they didn’t have many players away on international duty and have seen striker Rasmus Hojlund among the goals once again, as he helped Denmark beat Portugal 1-0 last week.

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United are not back in action until next Tuesday and the break has come at the right time to allow some of the injured players to return to training. Ruben Amorim had nine players out in the game against Leicester City, plus Patrick Dorgu suspended, but he could be set to receive a welcome boost.

Harry Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo are targeting a return to the matchday squad for the game against Nottingham Forest. Meanwhile, Ayden Heaven is also in contention for that game at the City Ground after coming out of his protective boot. Manchester Evening News report that their chances of playing against Forest rest on how they come through training this week.

Meanwhile, winger Amad Diallo teased supporters on Monday evening that he could be available sooner than expected. The Ivory Coast international damaged his ankle ligaments in training last month, and it was suspected that he would be out until the end of the season, but Amad could be back before the campaign comes to a close.

Man Utd desperate to shift Harry Maguire's wages

As Amorim prays that he has some of his key players back for the final run-in, INEOS are looking ahead to the summer transfer window and are keen to offload several players. According to TEAMtalk, Man United are now ready to sell Maguire and replace him with Jarrad Branthwaite.

The report states that the Red Devils have been trying to move the 32-year-old on over the past two transfer windows, but due to him earning £10 million a year at Old Trafford, clubs have backed out of any potential deal.

It goes on to add that United are now ‘desperate’ to sell Maguire, as they want to get his wages off their books and bring in money which can help them sign Branthwaite, who has been dubbed a “monster” by scout/writer Jacek Kulig.

Branthwaite is high on United’s list of targets, but Everton’s valuation may make it hard for United to sign the Englishman. So, the Red Devils will hope moving Maguire on can clear some money and space to bring Branthwaite to Old Trafford.

Maguire has been a United player since August 2019, and despite the negativity towards him, he has continued to be an important player at the back. He has played 28 times in all competitions this season and has started 12 games in the Premier League under Amorim so far.

كشف لاعب منتخب ألمانيا، فلوريان فيرتز عن تفاصيل انضمامه إلى ليفربول، ودور المدرب آرني سلوت، في قراره والتوقيع على العقود مع الريدز.

وقال فيرتز في تصريحات للموقع الرسمي للنادي: “كان من الصعب حقًا اللعب هنا (في أنفيلد ببطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا)، ظللت أفكر في تلك المباراة وتحدثت مع المدرب (تشابي ألونسو سابقًا) وبعض اللاعبين”.

وتابع: “خسرنا 4-0، وركضنا كثيرًا وخسرنا تقريبًا كل التحاماتنا، كان مثالًا على مدى صعوبة اللعب ضد ليفربول”.

وأضاف: “كنت فقط أرغب في أن أكون جزءًا من هذا الفريق، أعلم بالطبع أن جماهير ليفربول مذهلة، شاهدت احتفالاتهم بعد الفوز بلقب الدوري الإنجليزي، والآن متحمس جدًا للعب أمامهم، سيكون أمرًا رائعًا بالتأكيد”.

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وتحدث فيرتز عن المحادثة الأولى مع المدرب الهولندي آرني سلوت، مشيرًا إلى أنها كانت حاسمة في قراره: “أتذكر أول مرة تحدثنا فيها، لقد عرض علي بعض المقاطع التي توضح كيف يريد أن نلعب، وكيف يمكنني أن أندمج داخل الفريق، شعرت حينها أنني أستطيع أن أكون جزءًا من هذه المجموعة وأسهم في تطويرها”.

وعن شعوره الشخصي تجاه النادي، قال: “من داخلي، كنت أشعر بقوة هذا الفريق، وبحجم ليفربول، كنت دائمًا أفكر في تلك المباراة التي لعبتها هنا، وما زلت أتذكر تمامًا كيف كان الإحساس”.

كما أشار إلى دور زميله السابق في ليفركوزن، جيريمي فريمبونج، والذي انتقل أيضًا إلى ليفربول هذا الصيف: “جيريمي لاعب رائع وشخص مرح للغاية، ويمتلك إمكانات فنية كبيرة في الهجوم والدفاع، كان أول من وقع مع ليفربول، وكان يريدني أن أنضم أيضًا، قراري كان مستقلًا، لكنه ساعدني قليلًا على اتخاذه”.

واختتم النجم الألماني تصريحاته بالكشف عن العلاقة الخاصة التي جمعته بـ فريمبونج سابقًا: “كان يجلس بجانبي في غرفة الملابس، وكنت أتحدث معه بالإنجليزية، لم أكن أجيدها بعد انتهاء الدراسة، لكنه ساعدني كثيرًا على تحسين لغتي، أنا متحمس جدًا لمشاركته الملعب مرة أخرى في نادٍ بحجم ليفربول”.

There's a path forward for Milan, but nothing the team showed indicates they'll be ready to successfully walk it

Facing down the one match to save their season, AC Milan did … that.

By "that" we mean "that thing that Milan tends to do," which is not much of anything. To put it lightly, with the future of the club well and truly at stake, AC Milan fell well short, and now everyone involved in the team will have to reckon with that fact.

That will include manager Sergio Conceicao, who is almost certainly gone at the end of this season. That will include several players who will likely be jettisoned as part of a much-needed rebuild. And, yes, that will include Christian Pulisic, who, through little fault of his own, will likely now be one of the key figures charged with helping Milan escape the fallout.

Oh, and there will be fallout. Milan's 1-0 loss to Bologna in Wednesday's Coppa Italia finale wasn't just a missed chance at saving this season with a trophy; it was a missed chance at saving next season, too. Milan missed out on the Europa League spot attached with that trophy and, with just two games remaining in the Serie A season, their chances of earning a spot in Europe via the traditional route are far from guaranteed.

Milan director Giorgio Furlani spoke to SportsMediaset after the Wednesday’s match, addressing Milan's disappointing 2024-25 campaign.

“We can’t deny it, this is a failed season. Despite the victory in the Super Cup, we are far from the goals we had set ourselves… We share the disappointment of the fans. Various mistakes have been made, and we will have to look ahead and correct them to get back to where we, the managers and the fans, expect to be.”

Pulisic is a Champions League-level footballer, but, as things stand, even a Europa Conference League spot will require Milan to beat the odds the rest of this season. The Conference League, even as a consolation prize, will feel like a letdown for Milan, who will feel both the sporting and financial ramifications of all of this, even if they do sneak into Europe's third-tier competition.

Again, Pulisic isn't to blame here. He's one of few Milan stars who have consistently stepped up to the big occasion. But, on this occasion, the biggest of the season, Pulisic and Milan fell short. And will leave the American among the few left standing long enough to ask the big question: what now?

GettyPulisic's big season

For as poor as Milan have been this season, Pulisic has been equally as good. Even when those around him have gone quiet, the U.S. men's national team star has generally been the one to turn up the volume.

Pulisic is top 10 in Serie A in goals, assists and shots, while he also leads the league in key passes with 64 and chances created with 60. With 11 goals and nine assists to his name in league play, he leads Milan in both categories. He's one of only three Serie A players to have been involved in 50 goals over the last two seasons, having now firmly established himself as one of the most dangerous attacking players in all of Italy.

Despite all of that, there was little Pulisic could do on Wednesday. With the seasons on the line, he, like the rest of his teammates, was unable to generate much of anything as Milan squandered a chance to make all of their struggles this season worth it.

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It all came down to one chance, but putting it that way does minimize the truth: Bologna were the better team.

Yes, Dan Ndoye made the most of his opportunity, firing past Mike Maignan early in the second half after patiently weaving through the Milan defense. Yes, Milan squandered some opportunities of their own. But, no, this wasn't just fortune – Bologna were deserved winners and Milan, therefore, were deserved losers.

Pulisic wasn't able to drag Milan out of it. He was as quiet as the rest of the Milan attack – perhaps quieter. Pulisic attempted just 18 passes, failed to take a shot and didn't create a single chance during his 88-minute runout, one which saw Bologna's unorthodox defense suffocate the Milan attack. Pulisic, so often Milan's main man, had just 33 touches, including just one in the opposing box.

It was a theme. Luke Jovic, Milan's starting striker, had just 21 touches with two in the box. Rafael Leao had the fewest touches of any outfield player to play all 90 minutes. Bologna's gameplan was to limit Milan's front three, and they did so with relative ease.

"They played very well," Pulisic said after the match. "They pressed hard. We didn't find the right solutions. They played well."

Now, there will be fallout and, while Pulisic is nowhere near the chopping block, he'll have to deal with the ramifications.

Getty ImagesThe fallout

Change is coming to Milan, and it'll come quickly. A new sporting director is on the way, although details of that hire have yet to be finalized. That new voice will bring in a new strategy and, almost certainly, a new coach.

Coinceicao is presumably set to depart, despite his Supercoppa Italiana win in January. Milan never got any better under the Portuguese boss. In fact, they got worse since his arrival to replace Paulo Fonseca. Fonseca was dismissed in December after amassing 12 wins and six draws from 24 games.

Conceicao, meanwhile, has 15 wins and five draws in 29 matches. He won't have many more in charge. Speculation suggest that Max Allegri could be the guy, and his defensive style could have a negative impact on Pulisic. But, for the moment, nothing is particularly certain in either the sporting director or head coaching positions.

As for players, several will be on their way out. Kyle Walker and Joao Felix seem set to go, with both of their loan spells proving disastrous. Theo Hernandez and Fikayo Tomoro have long been rumored to be potential sales as a money-raising opportunity. Superstar Leao, too, could certainly leave in search of Champions League soccer.

You can add Pulisic's USMNT teammate Yunus Musah to the list of players that could be on the move, as he has failed to lock down a regular role this season. Musah's future would be very much up to the new manager and what they think they can make of the talented, but raw, midfielder.

As for Pulisic, the winger is reportedly set for a new contract, one that will include a significant pay raise. It hasn't been confirmed yet, so perhaps the lack of European soccer could change things. Pulisic, though, like the rest of Milan, will be holding on to a sliver of hope going into the final two matches.

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Technically, there is still a path forward that ends in a European spot. To walk it, though, Milan will have to be perfect.

Heading into the weekend, Milan sit eighth, three points behind sixth-place Roma, who are holding down that Europa Conference League spot. One point ahead of them are fifth-place Lazio and fourth-place Juventus, who are currently bound for the Europa League and Champions League, respectively. There will need to be some leapfrogging and some bounces Milan's way but, mathematically, it's still possible.

The good news? Milan's next game is against Roma, giving them a chance to make up ground on one of the teams ahead of them. It's the most must-win of must-wins. Anything other than three points will effectively end Milan's hopes.

After that, will face last-place Monza to close the season. Again, must-win, but with Monza not playing for much of anything, that seems doable. The Coppa Italia was their best chance at Europe. It's not their last one, though.

"We're all disappointed with this result," Pulisic said. "Our last two games are so important. We need to win them to finish higher in the table."

"Important" is putting it lightly. Milan could have made things easy with a win. Now, they'll have to take the hard road as they, for the last time, look to salvage their season.

Bangladesh fielding coach says team won’t take foot off the gas or rest players despite having already secured the series

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Bangladesh are eyeing a maiden ODI series sweep against India, and as a result, will not rest players or drop their intensity for the final game, according to their fielding coach Shane McDermott. The home side sealed the ODI series by winning the second game by five runs in Dhaka, but McDermott said that the team has learned enough lessons in the last two years not to put their guard down.All members of the Bangladesh squad came to their optional training session at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday, except Mehidy Hasan Miraz, captain Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Ebadot Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman.”You have to ask the selectors (about the playing XI) but when you are playing against India representing your country, unless there’s a workload management issue, I don’t think Bangladesh is in a position to rest players for the sake of resting players,” McDermott said. “We are not in the habit of winning consistently enough at the moment to have the luxury to leave good players out. We will be looking to pick our best team as often as possible, to win as many games as we can. The job is never done. We don’t take international matches lightly. This team has never beaten India 3-0, that’s a massive goal for us.Related

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“Even when we don’t win 3-0, we really pride ourselves on being hard to beat. We have come close against Pakistan in New Zealand. We came close to potentially making it to the T20 World Cup semi-finals. We have been competitive and we are in pressure moments more often than not. I know that after the series win, the boys have one eye on one more win in this ODI series.”Despite the series win, however, Bangladesh’s top order is a worry. They slipped to 69 for 6 after 19 overs in the second ODI, having already collapsed to 136 for 9, chasing 187, in the first game. Only Litton has looked in good form, while the rest have either given away promising starts or been dismissed early.”It has been a common concern for us. It will be a better wicket here (in Chattogram) with more value for shots. Our KPI from a batting point of view is to have one of our top five batter around till the 40th over, to take the game as deep as we can.”Guys are getting through that tough patch of the first 20 balls, the hardest time to bat. It is the next step now to take that 20 balls to 50-100 balls and that match-winning innings. Someone from the top five has to start doing it.”McDermott was happy with how Bangladesh have caught and fielded during this series. They dropped three chances in the series so far, taking eleven catches, and have generally improved their catching this year compared to 2021.Ebadot and Anamul Haque dropped two catches in the dying moments of India’s chase in the second ODI, but McDermott explained that he wouldn’t read too much into those drops as the team won in the end.”KL Rahul dropped one as well, so we all drop catches. Talking about the fear factor, we think about potentially what are the repercussions of dropping a catch when the ball is in the air. We see a lot of high balls dropped under lights, because fielders have time to think. Trying to train what we think when the ball is in the air, is a very hard task. But it can be learned.”When we drop catches under lights in critical moments, we create one of the greatest learning experiences. When the player walks off the ground, hopefully having won the game, we can easily say to them that look, catches don’t lose matches. It is a fact. It happens quite regularly. It is a part of the game.”Obviously we want to drop as few catches as possible. As a team, if we drop a catch, our support staff and our team are gelling together really well. We are trying to keep everyone’s spirits high. Who knows, it could be someone else tomorrow to drop one. We could lose the match, but as I said before, we are very happy with the way the boys are training and committing on and off the field,” he said.McDermott said that he is enjoying his second term in Bangladesh after spending couple of years as the National Cricket Academy’s head coach in the early 2000s. It was a period when the likes of Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib, Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah came through the NCA’s high performance unit to get into the senior team. He said that returning to Bangladesh earlier this year as the fielding coach was a smooth transition due to the friendships he had with many in the country.”I loved my experience here back in 2006 to 2008. I worked for the Academy, A team and national team 15 odd years ago. It was great to see the likes of Mahmudullah and Mushi debut and now working with them at the end of their career. I think they are surrounded by a very good group of young and positive players. We have a good base of four or five senior players. They have been excellent at nurturing new players into the squad.”It is nice having friendships with senior players a long time ago. It has made the transition of coming back a lot easier. I love to watch them grow. Shakib, Mushfiq and Mahmudullah are the best players the country has ever produced. It is a fact, statistically. It is very humbling to be back here to work with them again.”

دخل نادي الهلال السعودي في مرحلة حاسمة تتعلق بمستقبل مهاجم الفريق الأول لكرة القدم، الصربي ألكسندر ميتروفيتش، وسط أنباء قوية عن إمكانية رحيله قبل انطلاق بطولة كأس العالم للأندية 2025.

وتقام بطولة كأس العالم للأندية في الولايات المتحدة الإمريكية في الفترة من 15 يونيو إلى 13 يوليو 2025 بنظام المجموعات، ويقع الهلال في مجموعة قوية تضم ريال مدريد وسالزبورج وباتشوكا.

ووفقًا لما كشفه برنامج “سبورتس سنتر” عبر القنوات السعودية الرياضية، فإن إدارة الهلال استقرت على فكرة الاستغناء عن ميتروفيتش، معتبرة أنه قدّم كل ما لديه مع “الزعيم”، ولم يعد هناك ما يمكن أن يُضيفه فنيًا في المرحلة المُقبلة.

وأشار إلى أن قرار رحيل ميتروفيتش مرتبط بشرط رئيسي، يتمثل في التعاقد مع النجم النيجيري فيكتور أوسيمين مهاجم نابولي الإيطالي المعار لـ جالطة سراي التركي، والذي ترى فيه الإدارة البديل المثالي لقيادة هجوم الزعيم في المحافل الكبرى، وعلى رأسها كأس العالم للأندية.

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وبحسب مصادر لصحيفة “الرياضية” في وقت سابق، فإن الهلال سيدفع الشرط الجزائي لنادي نابولي، والمُقدر بـ75 مليون يورو، في واحدة من أغلى صفقات الانتقال في تاريخ الكرة السعودية، حيث سيوقّع فيكتورأوسيمين عقدًا يمتد لثلاث سنوات.

المهاجم النيجيري ساهم مؤخرًا في تتويج فريقه التركي بثنائية الدوري والكأس، بالإضافة إلى تحقيقه لقب الهداف بـ25 هدفًا، مواصلًا سلسلة تألقه منذ انطلاقته في أوروبا مع فولفسبورج، ومروره بمحطات ناجحة مع شارلروا، ليل، ثم انتقاله القياسي إلى نابولي مقابل 80 مليون يورو.

أوسيمين لم يكتفِ بالنجاحات المحلية، بل ترك بصمته على الساحة القارية والدولية، حيث قاد نابولي لتحقيق لقب الدوري الإيطالي بعد غياب دام 33 عامًا، وتُوج هدافًا للدوري، واختير كأفضل مهاجم في إيطاليا، كما نال المركز الثامن في سباق الكرة الذهبية لعام 2023.

وعلى مستوى المنتخبات، صنع الفارق منذ الفئات السنية، حين تُوج بكأس العالم للناشئين 2015، وواصل مشواره حتى قاد منتخب نيجيريا لبلوغ نهائي كأس أمم إفريقيا الأخيرة.

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has offered an inventive solution to tackle the problem of non-strikers leaving their crease too early, suggesting that umpires use on-ground cameras to make “short-run” calls if the non-striker tries to gain an advantage.The debate surrounding the spirit of cricket and fairness of such a dismissal was reignited last month when Deepti Sharma ran Charlie Dean out for backing up at the non-striker’s end at Lord’s.Starc himself was recently in the spotlight over the issue, after informally warning Jos Buttler about the England batter’s tendency to leave the non-striker’s end before he released the ball. Starc now feels that docking the batting side a run in such circumstances would leave “no grey area”.”Why not take it out of the hands of interpretation, and make it black-and-white?” Starc told and . “Every time the batter leaves the crease before the front foot lands, dock them a run. There’s no grey area then.Related

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“And in T20 cricket where runs are so handy at the back end and games can be decided by one, two, three runs all the time, if all of a sudden you get docked 20 runs because a batter’s leaving early, you’re going to stop doing it, aren’t you?”It’s harder to do down the levels of cricket, but particularly in international cricket, there are always going to be cameras square-on for the front foot and for the run-outs. So, why not? And if it either makes the batters think about it – or stops it occurring – isn’t that a good thing?”Starc said that umpires adjudicating on the penalty for the batting side would spare bowlers from toying with the idea of going through with such dismissals.”Then there’s no stigma,” Starc said. “It’s taken away from the decision to have to run someone out or think about it. If it’s blatant, it is a different story, but I feel like that is at least completely black-and-white.”Starc also revealed that before the recent incident involving Buttler, he had to warn many New Zealand batters during the ODI series between the two sides earlier this year.”I’ve warned batters plenty of times, [Buttler] is not the first occasion,” Starc said. “I warned probably seven Kiwi batters in those ODI games in the top end – some were two metres outside their crease. As I said to Jos, I could never see myself doing it [running a non-striker out], but it doesn’t mean that you should then feel free to leave your crease early.”Bowlers like R Ashwin have been vocal about promoting the use of the dismissal, having run Buttler out the same way in an IPL game in 2019. In fact, Buttler was dismissed the same way even against Sri Lanka in 2014, when Sachitra Senanayake whipped the bails off at the non-striker’s end to catch Buttler short in their ODI series decider at Edgbaston.Running a non-striker out has historically been one of cricket’s most controversial and opinion-dividing topics. In the past, bowlers who practiced running non-strikers out – like West Indies’ Keemo Paul, for example, at an Under-19 World Cup game – have taken a step back from doing so after receiving backlash over their decision.After Deepti’s decision to run Dean out, the MCC has proactively pushed to destigmatise the form of dismissal by tweaking its law books and stressing on its legitimacy. While some bowlers choose to warn non-strikers before actually breaking the stumps, a bowler is lawfully not required to do so.The MCC has done this by shifting the move of a player being run out by the bowler while backing up from Law 41 (which deals with unfair play) to Law 38 (which deals with run-outs) in its recent update.”The bowler is always painted as the villain, but it is a legitimate way to dismiss someone, and it is the non-striker who is stealing the ground,” Fraser Stewart, the MCC Laws Manager, had told the in March 2022. “It is legitimate, it is a run-out and therefore it should live in the run-out section of the laws.”In the past, bowlers have tackled the idea of effecting a run-out at the non-striker’s end differently. Dean herself, one day after being out that way, found humour to warn non-strikers without actually going through with the dismissal.Others – like Stuart Broad recently – have said they wouldn’t want to win games in that manner.

Comfortable win sealed by 59 runs as Brewer, Davidson-Richards show way with the bat

ECB Reporters Network11-Sep-2022

South East Stars 254 for 9 (Brewer 57, Davidson-Richards 50, Russell 3-44) beat Central Sparks 159 for 9 (Davis 52*, Gray 3-28) by 59 runsThe South East Stars thrashed the Central Sparks by 59 runs in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy at Beckenham, limiting them to 159 for nine from 50 overs.Chloe Brewer and Alice Davidson-Richards were the top scorers with 57 and 50 as the Stars posted 254 for nine.Liz Russell took three for 44, but it was a total the visitors never looked like getting anywhere near after they lost their top six for 43 runs, despite a late stand between Georgia Davis and Grace Potts who made 52 not out and 30 respectively. Eva Gray had the Stars’ best bowling figures with 3 for 28.The Sparks won the toss and chose to field on a damp Beckenham wicket, but they were frustrated until the 16th over, when Russell struck twice.Jemima Spence was caught behind for 26, before Kira Chathli was out lbw to the third ball she faced.Brewer passed 50 when she nudged Hannah Baker to mid off for a single, but she was subsequently stumped by Abbey Freeborn after being lured down the wicket by Davis.Phoebe Franklin made 37 before she was caught at backward point by Milly Home, trying to cut Emily Arlott and Kirstie White was caught behind for two off Baker, with Freeborn standing up to the stumps.Davis claimed her second wicket when Rhianna Southby chipped her to Russell at mid-off for nine and Davidson-Richards’ hopes of batting through the death overs ended when she was caught by Russell off Grace Potts.Alexa Stonehouse holed out to Potts and was caught by Ami Campbell for six, before Arlott was then taken out of the attack after bowling a second full toss over waist height. Russell had Eva Gray caught at backward square by Baker for five, but Ryana MacDonald-Gay batted through to 50 overs to finish on 37 not out, alongside Danielle Gregory, who was unbeaten on six.Franklin struck first in the chase, bowling Gabby Basketeer off an inside-edge for 14, then pinging out Davina Perrin’s off stump for two.Gray then took two wickets in as many overs, getting Campbell to drive to midwicket, where she was caught by Franklin for six, before Sparks captain Eve Jones played at a leg-side delivery and was caught behind. She was denied a third when Stonehouse put down a top edge from Arlott two balls later, but it was a fleeting stay of execution as Arlott’s middle stump was bowled by MacDonald-Gay at the start of the next over.Gray then bowled Home in equally emphatic fashion, sending her middle stump flying for one to reduce the Sparks to 54 for six, but Freeborn lingered for 19 and was unlucky to be given lbw to Davidson-Richards.Davis and Potts then put on 66 for the eighth wicket, but the rate rose from around six at the start of their partnership to over ten by the time the latter swiped Davidson-Richards to Gray. Russell then joined Davis and made an entertaining 23 before she hit Stonehouse to MacDonald-Gay at cover point.That left Davis with the impossible task of hitting 67 from the final over, though she at least managed to get her half-century with two off MacDonald-Gay and then survived when the next delivery hit her stumps without dislodging the bails.