The Frenchman's fifth goal in four matches sent Enzo Maresca's side on their way to another European victory.
Christopher Nkunku and Mykhailo Mudryk got the goals as Chelsea kept their perfect Conference League record intact with a 2-0 win at Heidenheim on Thursday, but it was Jadon Sancho who deserved most credit for the victory.
Sancho created both goals with excellent crosses in the second half, overcoming a quiet start to tee up Nkunku and Mudryk for fine finishes as the Blues put the first blemish on the hosts' own record in the competition.
The German side had a few chances to hurt the Blues, in part thanks to some questionable displays from the likes of Axel Disasi and Benoit Badiashile, but they came up against a superb shot stopper in Filip Jorgensen. They were also frustrated to see two goals chalked off.
Chelsea had the upper hand for the majority of the game, with Marc Guiu showing a lot of promise early on but he failed to deliver. It was left to Nkunku to break the deadlock when his outstretched leg met Sancho's cross and the forward added a composed finish.
The game appeared to be fading out when a smart combination from Sancho and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall ended with the winger's excellent ball back to Mudryk to send it into the top corner.
GOAL rates Chelsea's players from the Voith-Arena…
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Filip Jorgensen (8/10):
Pulled off some excellent saves to keep Heidenheim at bay.
Renato Veiga (7/10):
Was aways looking to get forward to add energy to Chelsea's moves.
Benoit Badiashile (5/10):
Booked right at the beginning of a shaky display for the centre-back.
Tosin Adarabioyo (6/10):
Made some passes to help Chelsea get forward but was a bit erratic at times.
Axel Disasi (6/10):
A bit of a hectic display as he gave plenty away, but made the challenge that kickstarted the move for the goal.
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Mykhailo Mudryk (7/10):
Tried his best to create some danger but failed to connect to his team-mates a few times before a lovely finish to make it 2-0.
Cesare Casadei (6/10):
Looked uncomfortable in his role and needed more support. Ended up being sent off with a second yellow late on.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (7/10):
Made some poor decision making and bad passes but had a role in the build up for both goals.
Jadon Sancho (8/10):
Kept quiet in the first half despite his efforts to get the ball forward, but got the assist for Nkunku and looked more dangerous afterwards. His excellent work created the second.
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Christopher Nkunku (7/10):
Lively throughout and was rewarded with the goal after a fantastic first touch but he should have had a second.
Marc Guiu (5/10):
Had a bright start with good runs and smart positioning, but his finishing let him down.
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Joao Felix (5/10):
Didn't have impact after replacing Guiu beyond a good pass to tee up Nkunku for a wasted effort.
Carney Chukwuemeka (5/10):
Put a good ball in but couldn't connect with a team-mate.
Samuel Rak-Sakyi (N/A):
Had no time to impact the game.
Tyrique George (N/A):
Came on in the final minutes.
Enzo Maresca (6/10):
His side got over the line but gave away too many chances and the coach will be concerned by some of his players' performances.
أوضح مدرب ريال مدريد، كارلو أنشيلوتي، موقف البرازيلي فينيسيوس جونيور من المشاركة مع فريقه أمام فياريال.
ويلاقي ريال مدريد خصمه فياريال غدًا السبت، في إطار مواجهات بطولة الدوري الإسباني “الليجا”.
وشهدت تدريبات ريال مدريد اليوم الجمعة، غياب فينيسيوس جونيور، وأوضح أنشيلوتي السبب.
ونشرت صحيفة “آس” الإسبانية تصريحات المدرب الإيطالي، وقال: “ما زلنا في مرحلة التعافي، وهو أمر علينا مراعاته ضد خصم قوي، علينا أن نلعب بذكاء”.
وأضاف: “لقد منحنا فينيسيوس يومًا إضافيًا من الراحة لأنه كان متعبًا للغاية، لكنه سيعود ضد فياريال”.
اقرأ أيضًا | أنشيلوتي: لا أفهم قرار رابطة الليجا.. ولم أدرك الجدل حول ركلة ترجيح ألفاريز
ويأتي ذلك بعد مباراة ريال مدريد وأتلتيكو مدريد في إياب دور الـ 16 لدوري أبطال أوروبا، والتي أقيمت يوم الأربعاء وامتدت للأشواط الإضافية وركلات الترجيح، وحسمها فريق أنشيلوتي لصالحه بنتيجة (4-2).
وسُئل أنشيلوتي عن تفسيره بشأن تقديم فينيسيوس لأداء ضعيف في بعض الأحيان، ورد: “فينيسيوس لا جدال فيه، ربما تكون لديه مباريات أفضل أو أسوأ، ولكن هذا أمر لا جدال فيه”.
وأتم: “إذا لم يلعب بشكل جيد في بعض الأحيان، أو ارتكب أخطاء، فأنا لا أجادل في ذلك، لقد كان مهمًا جدًا لهذا النادي ولا أستطيع الجدال حول ذلك”.
Arsenal have made a player plus cash offer for one of their top transfer targets this summer, according to the latest reports.
Mikel Arteta keen to go one better
Just like England, Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side have suffered back to back heartbreaks after finishing as runners up to Manchester City across both of the previous Premier League seasons.
Pipped by just two points in the most recent campaign, the Gunners are expected to strengthen this summer as they look to make it third time lucky against Pep Guardiola's side.
So far though, business has been slow. The north London side have signed David Raya on a permanent deal from Brentford after impressing on loan last season, a campaign in which he won the golden glove with Arsenal.
Arsenal chiefs ready to sell £58k-p/w ace who Arteta thinks is "very good"
He could be on his way out of the Emirates Stadium this summer.
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They are also closing in on a deal to sign teenage goalkeeper Tommy Setford, with a move from Ajax believed to be in the closing stages.
The focus has largely been on exits though, with English quartet Aaron Ramsdale, Emile Smith Rowe, Reiss Nelson and Eddie Nketiah all believed to be up for sale this summer in a bid to raise funds for incomings.
So far, only two players have departed, with both Albert Sambi Lokonga and Nuno Tavares having left north London for Seville and Rome respectively. Another exit seems likely soon, and Arsenal are trying to use it as a chance to land one of their summer targets.
Gunners offer defender in deal
That comes in the shape of Jakub Kiwior, who has endured a mixed spell at the Emirates Stadium since his arrival in January 2023. Deployed either at left centre-back or more regularly at left back, the Poland international started just 11 Premier League games last season and that number is likely to reduce further with Jurrien Timber's return from injury.
Options for Arsenal at left back
Player
Age
Oleksandr Zinchenko
27
Kieran Tierney
27
Jurrien Timber
23
Takehiro Tomiyasu
25
Now, the Gunners have reportedly tried to use him in a deal to sign another left-footed centre back. That, of course, is Bologna's Riccardo Calafiori, who has risen to the top of Arsenal's wishlist with a strong EURO 2024 showing on top of an excellent season in Serie A.
Dubbed a "monster" by analyst Ben Mattinson on X, the 6 foot 2 defender was wanted by Chelsea but they have since pulled out of a move, and the 22-year-old seems likely to end up with Arsenal this summer.
According to Bologna outlet Il Resto del Carlino, the Italian is keen to join Arsenal and has accepted personal terms on a five-year deal in north London worth 5m euros per season (roughly £80,000 per week), which is a massive increase on his current £12,000 per week deal with the Serie A side.
Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori
However, an agreement with Arsenal is not so easy, thanks in part to Swiss side Basel having a 50% claim to any fee taken in for Calafiori.
To try and get around this, it is claimed by the same outlet that Arsenal offered Bologna the services of Kiwior on loan with an obligation to buy the defender next summer, but that the Italian side rejected the proposal.
However, The Telegraph claim that despite this failure, there remains "a growing expectation that a deal will be done" in the weeks to come, and that Calafiori will be plying his trade at the Emirates Stadium next season.
Charlotte Edwards’ Vipers fall short of reaching Charlotte Edwards Cup final
ECB Reporters' Network05-Sep-2021Northern Diamonds gained revenge for their 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final defeat by beating Southern Vipers to reach the Charlotte Edwards Cup final. England international Lauren Winfield-Hill’s 65 laid the foundation for a competitive total of 135 before veteran seamer Jenny Gunn’s 4 for 26 capped a magnificent all-round bowling display.Vipers, who were without key batters Danni Wyatt, Maia Bouchier and Charlie Dean due to international call-ups, fell 18 runs short – leaving them unable to win the trophy bearing their head coach’s name. Diamonds will next face South East Stars in the final at the Ageas Bowl.After Diamonds had won the toss, opening batter Leah Dobson and mid-off Ella McCaughan engaged in an early battle. McCaughan first spilt a catch before running out Dobson an over later. Bess Heath had her middle stump knocked back by Lauren Bell, as Diamonds recorded their lowest Powerplay score of the tournament – 30 for 2 -but Winfield-Hill and Hollie Armitage provided the backbone of a competitive total with a 59-run stand.Runs never came by the bucketload on a hybrid pitch but they ticked along at six an over – with both batters’ strike rates teetering around 100. Armitage fell for a season-high 25 when she chipped to mid-off, before Sterre Kalis was bowled attempting a ramp.Winfield-Hill reached a 41-ball half-century with a ramped four and exploded with a six and a four before Georgia Adams bounced back to bowl her. Veteran Gunn led a late flurry of runs with two sixes, and although Linsey Smith departed in the last over, Diamonds reached a strong score.In response, Vipers lost both openers in the Powerplay, with McCaughan stumped after hitting the ball into her foot and failing to get back and Adams clothing a pull to short midwicket. Paige Scholfield hammered Alex MacDonald down the ground but was undone by a perfect leg cutter next ball and Georgia Elwiss top-edged to deep midwicket.A spell of 43 barren balls without a boundary meant running between the wickets needed to be exemplary, something Emily Windsor led. Windsor had been dropped on 3 but made the most of her life with an energetic 32 – although her team-mates were largely unable to assist with the run-scoring as the required rate skyrocketed.Tara Norris holed out to wide long-on before Gunn had Alice Monaghan lbw and Bell bowled in successive balls; Windsor was then caught and bowled by Smith and Ella Chander was run out. Carla Rudd whacked the last delivery straight to deep midwicket as Vipers were bowled out for 117.
The story of how South Africa won one out of their first five Tests and then remained unbeaten in their next seven
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Philander: ‘SA will put up massive fight against favourites Australia’
1st Test vs India, Centurion: won by an innings and 32 runs
Dean Elgar’s daddy hundred in his penultimate Test set up a massive victory for South Africa, ensured they could not lose the series and that the country remained India’s final frontier. Elgar’s 185 came after South Africa’s decision to go in all-pace paid off as Kagiso Rabada’s 14th five-for left India splintered around KL Rahul’s second hundred at Centurion. Elgar had support from David Bedingham, who scored 56 on debut and Marco Jansen, who scored 84 at No. 7, and South Africa took a 163-run first innings lead.It proved enough as the combination of Rabada, left-arm seamer Nandre Burger (also on debut) and Gerald Coetzee dismissed India for 131, with Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill the only second innings batters to get into double figures. South Africa did lose something: their captain, Temba Bavuma to a hamstring injury.Jasprit Bumrah shared the Player-of-the-Series award with Dean Elgar•Gallo Images/Getty Images
2nd Test vs India, Cape Town: lost by 7 wickets
Things went from the sublime to the ridiculous as Newlands played host to the shortest Test – which lasted just seven overs more than a full ODI – and South Africa were bowled out for their lowest total in a hundred years. Mohammed Siraj took 6 for 15 in the first innings as all but two South African batters – Bedingham and Kyle Verreynne – got past ten.India’s response showed signs the surface was improving and led by Kohli’s 46, they scratched together 153. Against the run of play, Aiden Markram produced his seventh Test hundred but Jasprit Bumrah’s 6 for 61 made a mess of South Africa and left India a target of 79. They reached in 12 overs, after lunch on the second day, to share the series spoils. The pitch later received an unsatisfactory rating from the ICC.Rachin Ravindra smashed his maiden Test double century in just his seventh innings•Getty Images
1st Test vs New Zealand, Mount Maunganui: lost by 281 runs
And then from the ridiculous to the barely believable when South Africa took a squad with seven uncapped players to New Zealand as almost all their frontliners were engaged with their new T20 tournament: the SA20. Six made their debut in this Test and it was evident how deep the gulf was between them and New Zealand.A century from Kane Williamson and a career-best 240 from Rachin Ravindra saw New Zealand pile on 511. They bowled South Africa out for 162 and, as if to make a point, batted again. Williamson scored a second-innings ton too and New Zealand left South Africa a humongous 529 to chase. At 5 for 2, it was clear what the outcome would be. South Africa were bowled out for 247 in what can only be described as an embarrassing state of affairs.Kane Williamson became the quickest (number of innings) to 32 Test centuries•Getty Images
2nd Test vs New Zealand, Hamilton: lost by 7 wickets
A more competitive South African side had moments where they looked as though they would pull off an upset for the ages when they took a 31-run first innings lead over New Zealand and then set them a target of 267. The notable performances came from the more established names – Dane Piedt, on comeback from the United States, who took 5 for 89 in the first innings and eight wickets in the match – and Bedingham, who shunned the SA20 for a chance at an international career and scored his first, and to date only, hundred.But there was no stopping Williamson, whose 133* saw New Zealand home and earned them their first series win over South Africa. South Africa’s coach Shukri Conrad binned the tour as an aberration, which he likened to “when Burnley went to Anfield,” and it has been referred to in those terms ever since.Keshav Maharaj picked eight wickets for the match•AFP/Getty Images
1st Test vs West Indies, Port of Spain: drawn
A stung South African side – some of whom had just lost their first ICC white-ball final – regrouped in the Caribbean with a herculean task on their hands. They had to win seven of their eight remaining Tests to have any chance of qualifying for the WTC final. Bavuma returned and scored 86 in the first innings in Trinidad before Rabada and Keshav Maharaj combined to take seven wickets and leave South Africa in control with a 124-run first innings lead. With rain around and victory on their minds, South Africa declared on 173 for 3 and left West Indies 298 to chase. At 64 for 3, South Africa would have sensed victory but despite Maharaj’s best efforts, time and 92 from Alick Athanaze denied South Africa and left their campaign hanging by a thread.Wiaan Mulder put up an all-round show•AFP/Getty Images
2nd Test vs West Indies, Guyana: won by 40 runs
Being bowled out for 160 in their first innings – thanks largely to Shamar Joseph’s 5 for 33 – could have been enough to make that string snap, but the stirrings of a comeback began when South Africa bowled West Indies out for 144. Markram’s 51 and Verreynne’s 59 held together a second innings effort of 246 and left West Indies 263 to chase. They were 104 for 6 when Gudakesh Motie and Joshua da Silva put 77 for the seventh wicket and things seemed to be getting away from South Africa. But, Maharaj broke the stand and took three of the last four wickets to give South Africa a tense win and put them back on track.Kyle Verreynne is all smiles after getting to his second Test century•AFP/Getty Images
1st Test vs Bangladesh, Mirpur: won by 7 wickets
Bangladesh were stunned by a South African attack with two frontline spinners (Piedt had been retained from the wreckage of New Zealand) who bowled them out for 106 but responded strongly to leave South Africa 99 for 5 in the reply. A lower-order rescue act between Verreynne, who scored his second century, and Wiaan Mulder saw South Africa score 308 and hold the advantage. Rabada left Bangladesh reeling with a second six-innings 6 for 46 but Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 97 and Jaker Ali’s 58 kept South Africa in the field for a ball short of 90 overs. Bangladesh scored 307 and, in poetic synchrony, set South Africa 106 to win. They got there with a few jitters, and without Bavuma. He had re-injured his elbow, after it was a concern in 2022, and Markram led the side.Tony de Zorzi celebrates his maiden ton•AFP/Getty Images
2nd Test vs Bangladesh, Chattogram: won by an innings and 273 runs
Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs and Mulder all scored their first Test centuries in an innings that marked the rebirth of South Africa’s batting prowess after a dearth of hundreds. They declared on 565 for 6, confident they had more than enough. Rabada took a second successive Test five-for in Bangladesh’s first innings, where they made 159, and followed-on. Maharaj claimed 5 for 59 in the second innings as he and Rabada bookended both South Africa’s bowling experience and their success. The match was over inside three days as South Africa claimed a first series win in the subcontinent in more than a decade, since beating Sri Lanka in 2014. Many members of the squad, including Maharaj, have identified this as the turning point that gave South Africa the belief they could go all the way.Marco Jansen finished with 11 wickets for the match•AFP/Getty Images
1st Test vs Sri Lanka, Durban: won by 233 runs
South Africa’s home summer began with great expectation as Bavuma was back from injury and initially, a sense of dread. He top-scored with 70 in Durban but South Africa were bowled out for 191 against a Sri Lankan side with more pace variety than had toured this country before. Then, as though a spell had been cast on Sri Lanka’s batters, they played a baffling array of poor strokes as Jansen ran through them. He plucked career-best figures of 7 for 13 and Sri Lanka were bowled out for 42 – their lowest Test score. Stubbs scored a second Test hundred and Bavuma a redemptive third as South Africa set Sri Lanka an academic 516 to win the game. They were bowled out for 282 against an attack that lost two members – Gerald Coetzee to a groin strain and Mulder to a broken finger.Dane Paterson picked seven wickets in the Test•AFP/Getty Images
2nd Test vs Sri Lanka, Gqeberha: won by 109 runs
With Mulder out, Ryan Rickelton got an opportunity and made it count with a workmanlike debut century at St George’s Park. Bavuma contributed with 78 and Verreynne thrilled with a 133-ball 105 as South Africa’s first innings reached 358. Sri Lanka replied with guts and temperament, led by Pathum Nissanka’s 89 but they had no other milestones to record as Dane Paterson plugged away. At 35 years old, Paterson had proved the worth of his time in the county circuit and the value of having someone with over 500 first-class wickets in the squad as he gave South Africa a 30-run lead. On a good batting surface, they then scored 317, with Bavuma scoring another half-century. Sri Lanka needed 348 to win and things hung in the balance on 205 for 5 after four days. Maharaj took 5 for 76 to seal the series and South Africa’s fifth successive win.Kagiso Rabada roars in satisfaction after making 31 off 26 to take South Africa home•Associated Press
1st Test vs Pakistan, Centurion: won by 2 wickets
Stop. The. Press.South Africa didn’t need to win this match and at times seemed to be doing their best to lose it as they were faced with chasing 148 in the fourth innings and needed a ninth-wicket partnership of 51 to do it. The precursor to all that is that Paterson took 5 for 61 and Pakistan were bowled out for 211 in the first innings. Then Markram scored 89, Khurram Shehzad and Naseem Shah shared six wickets between them, and debutant Corbin Bosch scored an unbeaten 81 to give South Africa a 90-run lead.Jansen then took 6 for 52 as Pakistan were dismissed for 237. South Africa should have won at a canter but were 27 for 3 overnight on day three and Mohammad Abbas had all three. He added three more then next day at 99 for 8, South Africa were about to head into 2025 needing to win their last Test. Amid the devastating news of the death of batting coach Ashwell Prince’s wife, Melissa, the result barely mattered by lunch on day four until Rabada and Jansen formed the unlikeliest of alliances, nudged, nurdled, edged and smashed their way to the most thrilling of victories. South Africa qualified for the WTC final with a game to spare.South Africa celebrate their 2-0 victory against Pakistan•AFP/Getty Images
2nd Test v Pakistan, Cape Town: won by 10 wickets
The job was done and Newlands was a riot as South Africa saved their batting best for last. Rickelton scored the first double-hundred by a South African opener since Graeme Smith in 2013 and the first double by any South African since Hashim Amla in 2016. Bavuma brought up a fourth century and second in the campaign and Verryenne scored his first hundred at home in a first innings domination. Pakistan were bowled out for 194 and 478, and 19-year-old debutant Kwena Maphaka played his first game, and South Africa needed just 58 to win. They completed a magical summer with a clean sweep.Seven Tests wins is their second-longest streak (after nine in 2002-03) but they won’t be chasing that necessarily. One more has been the mantra through the campaign and the next one is Lord’s.
Based on the way he’s performed over the past six months, Kobbie Mainoo has the potential to be a future legend for Manchester United.
The 19-year-old’s quality and class continue to impress week in and week out, and he looks set to become a crucial player for England during the knockout stages of Euro 2024.
Mainoo’s performances and three goals over his 24 Premier League starts last campaign earned him a spot on the plane, and he’s certainly not letting the opportunity pass him by.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe will look to build around the fantastic teenager next season, and he could start with a move for a fantastic talent who’d make the number 37 world-class.
Man Utd want to sign a defensive midfielder
As per a report from Sky Sports, via Dharmesh Sheth, Man United are weighing up a move for Manuel Ugarte.
Manuel Ugarte for PSG
The Red Devils have made an ‘initial approach’ to Paris Saint-Germain regarding the Uruguayan midfielder.
Despite there being no bid just yet, it’s said that ‘discussions continuing internally over next step.’
Luckily for United, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has announced that the French club are willing to sell the 23-year-old this summer.
Why Ugarte could be perfect for Mainoo
This time 12 months ago, Ugarte was regarded as one of the most highly rated young midfielders in Europe, hence why PSG splashed around £50m on him last summer.
The defensive midfielder started the campaign in the Ligue 1 side's best lineup, but as the season progressed, his involvement decreased.
This meant that across the entire league campaign, Ugarte made just 21 starts in 25 appearances, often operating as a lone defensive midfielder in a 4-3-3.
However, his performance levels were extremely impressive, and given the statistics he produced, he’d be an absolutely perfect fit alongside Mainoo.
Passes completed
48.5
31.1
46.5
Pass accuracy
91%
87%
83%
Tackles
3.9
2
3.3
Interceptions
1.6
0.9
0.7
Balls recovered
7.2
4
5.3
Duels won
6.4
5
5.8
Last season, it was mainly Casemiro who partnered the English midfielder, and the Brazilian was tasked with providing the majority of the defensive support.
However, as you can see from the table, Ugarte is just on another level entirely, particularly defensively and from an athletic standpoint.
The Uruguayan plays with intensity, tenacity, and aggression, which often makes him horrible to play against, and his tackles alone prove how effective he truly is, and it is why he's been called a "machine" by football scout Jacek Kulig.
On top of that, he can read the game brilliantly and mop up loose balls continuously, which would make United much more secure on the counterattack.
This means that Mainoo could be handed the license to impact the game more frequently in the final third, as he has that defensive foundation behind him.
As you can see from the clip below, this is arguably where Mainoo is at his best, due to his technical class, creativity, and ability to pitch in with goals.
On the other hand, Ugarte is also extremely composed on the ball himself, and he retains it brilliantly, which would enable the academy graduate to get on the ball much more frequently.
Another aspect that would make Ugarte an incredible signing is his reliability and availability, which would enable him to strike a telepathic relationship with Mainoo, as he’s only missed five matches in his entire career.
Kobbie Mainoo in Premier League action for Manchester United.
Overall, Ugarte ticks every single box that Man Utd so desperately need, and if he can even make Mainoo better, Ratcliffe must surely look to secure his signature.
What Man Utd's dream XI could look like after £230m spending spree
Twelve overs were still left in the game when umpires called bad light and the players started shaking hands
Annesha Ghosh26-Jun-20214:02
Mithali Raj – ‘The current bowling attack, especially the spinners over the years have won matches for us irrespective of the wicket we played’
Mithali Raj, India’s Test and ODI captain, has expressed surprise at how their one-off Test against England ended last week. According to her, the visiting side wanted to continue batting when play was called off on the final day with 12 overs still left to be bowled. In response to this assertion from Raj, England captain Heather Knight explained that bad light was the reason for the premature close to proceedings in Bristol.Though no result other than a draw was possible at the time, two of India’s five Test debutants, Sneh Rana and Taniya Bhatia, were batting on unbeaten scores of 80 and 44 respectively, their rearguard ninth-wicket stand having swollen to 104.”We wanted to continue the play and that’s what we informed to the opposite captain, and they continued,” Raj revealed on ahead of the ODI series opener between the two sides. “But then I was told by Sneh Rana because even I was a little on the back foot when I saw the bails coming off and them walking out. So I asked her what happened and she said it was a bad light call taken by the umpire.”That’s what they were told. But then I saw the teams were congratulating [each other], so the umpires told that since both the teams are congratulating, it’s pretty much taken that the match is over. That’s what I was told by Sneh Rana. So that’s what happened.Knight, meanwhile, revealed that Raj was nowhere to be found when England were ready to accept a stalemate.”It became apparent to us that it was going to end in a draw, so we asked to shake hands with the Indian team,” Knight said. “We couldn’t actually find Mithali, so I think eventually a message got back on to us to that we were to carry on, which was fine. And then the umpires [Chris Watts and Sue Redfern] took us off for bad light and then the Indians came over and shook our hands. So that was what happened.”Knight also confirmed that the first ODI on Sunday will be played on a fresh pitch and that Sophia Dunkley, who made a first-innings unbeaten 74 on her Test debut last week, will make her maiden ODI appearance.”Yes, I have [had a chance to take a look at the pitch],” Knight said. “You’ll be pleased to hear it’s a fresh one. It looks pretty good, [with] an even covering of grass. Yeah, [it] looks like a reasonably good batting deck as it usually is with a fresh wicket in Bristol.”The teams head into the three-ODI series, which kicks off the limited-overs leg of the multi-format tour, on an even keel, with two points apiece. Wins in the white-ball games, which also features three T20Is, will be worth two points each.
da fazobetai： Os Garotos do Ninho estão prontos para buscar o penta da Copa SP de Futebol Júnior. Nesta segunda-feira, o técnico Fábio Matias comandou o último treino do Sub-20 do Flamengo, no Ninho do Urubu, antes do embarque para São Paulo, onde, em Barueri, o Rubro-Negro fará parte do Grupo 29, ao lado deOeste (SP), Floresta (CE) e Forte (ES). A estreia será na próxima quarta-feira.
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Newcastle United need some fresh ideas. This much is clear after a turbulent start to the season that has left Eddie Howe searching for answers, his side 14th in the Premier League after 11 matches.
There are internal solutions available to the esteemed English coach, but there’s no question that he views St. James’ Park academy graduate Elliot Anderson as being the missing cog in the machine.
The Magpies reluctantly sold Anderson to Nottingham Forest for around £35m in 2024 to avoid PSR ramifications falling on their head. But now, the 23-year-old is flying, and his boyhood club want him back.
The latest on Newcastle's interest in Elliot Anderson
It is understood that Newcastle and Manchester United are the most likely clubs to do battle for Anderson’s signature next summer. Word on the street, however, is that Forest are set to demand a figure in excess of £100m.
Matches (starts)
37 (33)
11 (11)
Goals
2
1
Assists
6
1
Touches*
54.2
94.4
Accurate passes*
28.7 (82%)
62.1 (87%)
Chances created*
1.0
1.4
Dribbles*
1.0
1.3
Ball recoveries*
5.6
8.4
Tackles + interceptions*
2.5
3.5
Duels (won)*
6.5 (52%)
7.5 (55%)
That might be an exorbitant asking price, but we can see why the City Ground side would be so reluctant to part with their man. Anderson has grown into a world-beater of a midfielder, and he is emerging as the most likely candidate to partner Declan Rice in England’s midfield at the 2026 World Cup over the pond.
Let’s keep our fingers crossed, but with the Tricky Trees likely to prove difficult negotiators, don’t hold your breath.
However, it might be pleasing to note that PIF have been busy at the academy level, reinforcing the youth team with top talents capable of finding a way into Howe’s outfit.
And there’s one who might actually prove a bigger talent than Anderson, once given an opportunity to make his mark.
Newcastle have a bigger talent than Anderson
There has been a concerted effort toward raising Newcastle’s youth system over the past few years. And it is working, with prospects such as Vakhtang Salia added to the fold.
Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich all fancied Dinamo Tbilisi’s talented forward this year, but it is a testament to Newcastle’s development that they won the race, enticing the youngster with a clear pathway toward the first team.
A versatile forward, Salia can play on either flank or in a central striking berth. In Ukraine, he scored eight goals and provided four assists across 57 matches for Dinamo’s seniors.
Salia only turned 18 in August, and it was then that his move to Tyneside was green-lit. However, it’s been a rocky start on English shores for the man who has been likened to Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal. He hasn’t played for United yet, injured early in his new start.
Journalist Graeme Bailey has described him as “one of the best teenage prospects in the world”, and with the right care and attention over the coming years, there is every reason that Salia could be fashioned into a superstar, so naturally gifted and with a physicality on the ball that suggests he could adapt to the brutality of the Premier League.
It is frustrating that Salia should have been disrupted in this way so early into his Newcastle career, but this will teach him about adversity, and in this, he could rival Anderson, who has weathered storms of his own before emerging as a superstar at the City Ground.
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