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New Zealand are hopeful that fast bowler Lockie Ferguson will be able to make his return from a back injury in the T20I series against Bangladesh at the end of March.Ferguson has been sidelined since the middle of December, when he was diagnosed with a stress fracture shortly after the T20I series against West Indies, in which he claimed a career-best 5 for 21 in Auckland. The plan put in place for Ferguson’s comeback involves a couple of club cricket outings this month before he links up with the New Zealand squad around the ODIs against Bangladesh to further assess his recovery.”At this stage, he will meet up with the team around the time of the one-day series to put finishes touches on things and make sure the intensity is where we want it to be then if all goes well he’ll be available for the Bangladesh T20 series,” New Zealand coach Gary Stead told reporters in Wellington.”You never know how people react to it [the injury], but in Lockie’s advantage he’s strong, he’s fit and he works very hard at that S&C [strength and conditioning] area. Hopefully all those things will have helped him in a quick recovery.”Ferguson is one of six current New Zealand players to have IPL deals – there are seven in all including Adam Milne – while Ish Sodhi will also work with the Rajasthan Royals in an administrative role. The starting date for the tournament is yet to be confirmed, but Stead is preparing to not have all his first-choice names available for the latter matches of the season against Bangladesh.Kane Williamson, Jimmy Neesham, Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner and Kyle Jamieson are the other players heading to India in April. Mark Chapman and Hamish Bennett are part of the 13-man squad against Australia but it appears likely there will be opportunity for others – potentially including the hugely talented Finn Allen – against Bangladesh.Related

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“We are working through the final stages of that,” Stead said. “Don’t think we’ll scrap everyone from it… but think there will be cases where we say to some of those guys going away, don’t bother playing this series.”The IPL could also clash with New Zealand’s resumption of action overseas in England, when they are set to play two Tests ahead of the World Test Championship final.NZC have long taken a pragmatic view of their contracted players appearing in the IPL. Barring the absence of Ferguson, New Zealand have fielded a full-strength side in the T20I series against Australia, which sees them 2-0 up with two play. Earlier in the season, they had to mix and match their squad because of the proximity of the Tests against West Indies and Pakistan to the T20I matches on those tours.Overall this season, New Zealand have won six of their eight T20Is and in the first two matches of this series most of the side have made a telling contribution aside from Jamieson, who has struggled with his lengths, and wicketkeeper Tim Seifert.”It’s comforting that we’ve had some pretty good performances from just about all our players and that’s a little bit unusual,” Stead said. “Often people get on hot streaks, but it’s the quality of your side as well if someone misses out then the next person can step up. We are in a good position as a team.”

كشفت رابطة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، منذ قليل، عن هوية الفائز بجائزة أفضل مدرب في البطولة وذلك عن شهر ديسمبر الماضي.

وتنافس 4 مدربين على جائزة أفضل مدير فني في الدوري الإنجليزي عن الشهر المنصرم.

وتواجد مدرب ليفربول، آرني سلوت ضمن المرشحين، في ظل قيادته الرائعة للفريق الذي يتصدر جدول الدوري الإنجليزي برصيد 46 نقطة، ولديهم مباراة مؤجلة ضد إيفرتون.

اقرأ أيضًا | رسميًا – الدوري الإنجليزي يعلن عن لاعب شهر ديسمبر

كذلك ضمت قائمة المرشحين كل من نونو سانتو، مدرب نوتينجهام فورست، إلى جانب إيدي هاو مدرب نيوكاسل يونايتد وأندوني إيراولا مدرب بورنموث.

وحسبما أُعلن منذ قليل، فإن نونو سانتو هو من حصل على جائزة مدرب شهر ديسمبر في الدوري الإنجليزي.

وخاض نوتينجهام 6 مباريات في شهر ديسمبر حيث فاز في 5 وخسر واحدة فقط أمام حامل اللقب مانشستر سيتي.

ويتواجد نوتينجهام فورست حاليًا في المركز الثالث في جدول الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، برصيد 40 نقطة.

ويستعد نوتينجهام لخوض مباراة قوية ضد ليفربول، يوم الثلاثاء القادم في الجولة الحادية والعشرين على ملعب “سيتي جراوند”.

ويُعد نوتينجهام فورست هو الفريق الوحيد الذي حقق فوزًا على ليفربول في النسخة الحالية من الدوري الإنجليزي.

أعلن نادي الزمالك، تشخيص إصابة لاعب الفريق محمد شحاتة، بعد انتهاء مباراة المصري البورسعيدي، التي أقيمت بين الفريقين، اليوم الأحد في بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية الإفريقية.

وتعادل فريق الزمالك مع نظيره المصري، سلبيًا، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الرابعة لمباريات بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية.

وكان محمد شحاتة تعرض لإصابة أثناء الاشتراك في كرة مع لاعب المصري في الدقيقة 77 من عمر اللقاء، لكنه تم علاجه واستكمل المباراة حتي نهايتها.

وقال محمد أسامة رئيس الجهاز الطبي للفريق، خلال تصريحات عبر المركز الإعلامي لنادي الزمالك: “الإصابة التي تعرض لها محمد شحاتة لاعب وسط الأبيض، عبارة عن كدمة في الفك”.

طالع | ترتيب مجموعة الزمالك في الكونفدرالية بعد التعادل مع المصري

وأشار إلى أنه من المقرر أن يخضع اللاعب لفحوصات طبية غداً، لتحديد حالته ومدى احتياجه لإجراء آشعة من عدمه.

وبتعادل الزمالك اليوم، واصل الفارس الأبيض صدارته لترتيب المجموعة الرابعة من بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية برصيد 8 نقاط.

وتضم المجموعة الرابعة من بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية، كلاً من الزمالك والمصري من مصر، وإنيمبا النيجيري وبلاك بولز الموزمبيقي.

Beaten T20 Blast semi-finalists Gloucestershire and Lancashire held their hands up and offered no excuses after 11-over defeats, refusing to blame conditions for their exits and instead accepting that they were beaten by better teams.Both sides were defeated convincingly batting first after a day and a half of persistent rain in Birmingham, Gloucestershire losing to Surrey with eight balls to spare after posting a below-par 73 for 7, before Lancashire’s 94 for 4 proved to be too few against Nottinghamshire, who chased that target with 16 balls left.Instead, both teams’ captains pointed to their missing overseas players and hoped that the addition of international stars next season would propel them into the final.Gloucestershire had signed Afghanistan legspinner Qais Ahmed and Australian seamer AJ Tye for the Blast, but cancelled their contracts due to the impact of the pandemic on both club finances and international travel. In previous seasons, they have been led by the talismanic Michael Klinger, who has been the linchpin at the top of their batting order.”We’ve used our squad and guys have stepped up and chipped in at different times,” said Jack Taylor. “We’ve got such a competitive squad, and we’re having to leave guys out who want places in the team and that’s without having overseas players.””I’ve no doubt we’ll come back next year and put in another strong showing like we have done in the group stages in the past four or five years. I don’t think there are any excuses: we all wanted to play and prepared to play and were very excited to get out there but we weren’t quite good enough. We didn’t quite sum up the conditions – I reckon we only needed 15 more runs.”Lancashire, meanwhile, had planned to add Glenn Maxwell and James Faulkner to their squad for the second year in a row, but again had to cancel their contracts. As a result, they lacked power in the middle order with the bat, and added only 20 runs in the final 2.5 overs of their innings.For Nottinghamshire, Imad Wasim bowled his three overs for just 20, while Dan Christian finished the game with four sixes in as many balls off Liam Livingstone after bowling a tight final over.”Tonight wasn’t our night,” Lancashire captain Dane Vilas said. “Their overseas stepped up and did the business, with overseas players maybe being the difference tonight.”I think momentum was with us: we were pretty confident at the halfway stage getting near that competitive 100 mark and then we squeezed with our spinners. But unfortunately, in any game Dan Christian hitting those sixes takes it away from you.”For the second year in a row, Vilas was left to rue his decision to bowl Livingstone at a crucial time. In last year’s quarter-final, he bowled the 19th over against Essex and disappeared for three sixes; this evening, Christian managed one more off the eighth to effectively end the game as a contest.”Credit to Livi,” Vilas said. “He stuck his hand up and he wants to be that sort of guy who does well for us and has done it in the past. I was confident, and I was backing him tonight. I thought we had a chance when he was going with the bat, but it wasn’t to be.”

Manchester United will be hoping for a season better than their previous one in 2024/25. They finally know who their manager will be; Erik ten Hag will keep his job at the helm of the club, following the club’s post-season review. It was confirmed recently by reputable journalist David Ornstein that the Dutchman will lead his side into the next campaign.

Indeed, the Red Devils will need to improve on their lacklustre Premier League efforts. They finished eighth in the league, with 60 points and a -1 goal difference, eight points behind Aston Villa in fourth. However, they massively overachieved. As per Understat’s expected points metric, they should have finished 14th, with just 44xPTS to their name.

An FA Cup final victory secured United both a trophy and a spot in Europe next season. Goals from academy graduate duo Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo sealed the win over Manchester City, giving Ten Hag his second trophy in as many years and a place in the Europa League next season.

United will need to dip into the transfer market over the summer in order to strengthen their squad for next season. Already, they have been linked with one player who can add both depth and quality to their squad.

Man Utd target La Liga attacker

The player in question here is Barcelona and Brazil striker Vitor Roque. The 19-year-old joined Barca in a big-money move from Brazilian side Athletico Paranaense in January but has struggled to find his feet and could depart the club this summer.

At least, that is according to reports in Spain, via Football365. It's explained that the Red Devils have already placed a bid for Roque, but have “had their first offer” rejected by the Spanish giants.

This transfer rumour comes after his agent, André Cury, called former manager Xavi out in May for Roque’s lack of game time. Cury said that the young Brazilian will only leave permanently and that nobody “understands why Xavi doesn’t play him” stating that they will speak to the club in due time.

This has opened the door to a potential move to Old Trafford for Roque. However, a potential transfer fee has not been named should United look to sign the Brazilian. However, as per Football Observatory, Roque is valued at £51m. Barca paid £25.6m up front for Roque, with a suggested £26.4m in add-ons potentially being paid.

How Roque would fit in at Man Utd

To say Roque was underused last season by Xavi would be something of an understatement. He made 14 La Liga appearances, scoring twice. However, the 331 minutes he played equates to just three full 90-minute games.

However, he is still a quality striker despite being just 19 years of age. In Roque’s final season in the Brazilian Serie A, he scored 12 goals and registered three assists in 25 games, with football talent scout Jacek Kulig explaining that his “quality is indisputable”, whilst also praising his mentality.

The teenager is an excellent ball carrier, something that is reflected in his Fbref stats. The youngster averages an attempted 3.50 take-ons per 90 minutes, and completes 1.17 of those take-ons. This places him in the top 7% and 16% respectively of strikers. Not only that, he averages 1.37 carries into the final third, ranking him in the top 12%, and 1.17 carries into the penalty box, placing him in the top 11%.

Roque dribbling stats

Stat (per 90)

Numbers

Take-ons attempted

3.50

Take-ons completed

1.17

Final third carries

1.37

Penalty box carries

1.17

Stats from Fbref

This carrying from deeper areas could suit United down to a tee. Roque would offer a completely different profile than Rasmus Hojlund, who impressed in his debut season at Old Trafford. The Dane scored 16 goals in 43 appearances during the 2023/24 campaign.

Last season, Hojlund was used as a back-to-goal type of striker,for United, whereas he is perhaps better utilised in another way. As Sky Sports analyst Adam Bate pointed out, Hojlund “would prefer to be running channels, finding space with his movement” than holding the ball up and carrying from deep.

However, Roque, a slick dribbler, may be better at dropping deeper to link up play. He is just 5 foot 7 and uses his slight frame to help slalom around defenders. Dropping deeper would allow him to dribble from deeper areas and carry the ball forward, or link up play with opponents offering a completely different profile to the Dane, who prefers to get down the sides of the pitch.

Described as “truly magnificent” by the aforementioned Kulig, although we haven’t seen the best of him at Barca, he is no doubt a talented player. Just look at his form during his final season in Brazil. If this is a deal the Red Devils get over the line, they would add a new profile to their squad and bring in another exciting and talented centre-forward.

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أعلن الجهاز الفني لفريق الكرة الأول بنادي المصري البورسعيدي عن تشكيل لاعبيه لمباراة الزمالك في منافسات كأس الكونفدرالية 2024-2025.

ويواجه الزمالك نظيره المصري، على ملعب استاد برج العرب بالإسكندرية، في الجولة الثالثة من دور المجموعات لبطولة الكونفدرالية الإفريقية.

أحمد مجدي يعلن تشكيل الزمالك أمام المصري في الكونفدرالية.. الجزيري يقود الهجوم

ويتواجد فريقا الزمالك والمصري، في المجموعة الرابعة ببطولة الكونفدرالية، التي تضم إلى جوارهما إنيمبا النيجيري وبلاك بولز مابوتو الموزمبيقي.

ويحتل الزمالك صدارة المجموعة برصيد 4 نقاط متساويًا مع المصري صاحب الوصافة ولكن يتفوق الأبيض بفارق الأهداف.

وكان الزمالك قد حقق الفوز في مستهل مشواره في بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية، على بلاك بولز 2-0، وتعادل مع إنيمبا في الجولة الثانية 2-2.

على الجانب الآخر، حقق فريق المصري الفوز على إنيمبا 2-0 في الجولة الأولى، بينما تعادل 1-1 مع بلاك بولز في الجولة الثانية. تشكيل المصري اليوم أمام الزمالك في الكونفدرالية

حراسة المرمى: محمود جاد.

خط الدفاع: عمرو سعداوي – باهر المحمدي – محمد هاشم – كريم العراقي.

خط الوسط: محمود حمادة – محمد مخلوف – سمير فكري.

خط الهجوم: صلاح محسن – فخر الدين بن يوسف– محمد الشامي.

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A irreverência marcou Marta após a estreia da Seleção feminina nos Jogos Olímpicos com uma goleada por 5 a 0 sobre a China, nesta quarta-feira. Em entrevista ao SporTV, a camisa 10, que marcou dois gols, destacou a união da equipe e falou sobre o fato de ter cedido a Andressa Alves a cobrança de pênalti que culminou no quarto gol das Guerreiras.

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– A Andressa bate muito bem, senti que ela queria muito, e por toda essa situação achei legal que ela cobrasse. É bom que agora a gente pode contar com elas todas. Aqui não tem vaidade, aqui tem uma equipe que vai trabalhar do começo ao fim juntas. Fiquei feliz que ela fez o gol – e depois adotou um tom irreverente:

– Se ela tivesse perdido, aí o bicho ia pegar – completou.

Em seguida, a Rainha falou sobre o gesto de “T” que fez ao comemorar seu segundo gol na partida.

-A comemoração foi para a Toni (a zagueira Toni Deon, sua noiva). Tentei fazerantes, mas no primeiro gol todo mundo me abraçou. Foi bom que fiz minha homenagem a ela depois – disse.

Ao falar sobre a expectativa após o primeiro jogo, Marta cantarolou o refrão de “Brasil Chegou”, música oficial da Seleção feminina, e garantiu.

– “Avisa lá, Brasil chegou, que vai ter gol”. Começamos com o pé direito. É só o começo!

A Seleção volta a campo no sábado (25), para enfrentar a Holanda, também em Miyagi.

Ireland allrounder Kim Garth could represent Australia in the future after leaving Irish cricket to accept a two-year contract with Victoria.Garth, 24, has played 34 ODIs and 51 T20Is for Ireland but has considerable experience in Australia following WBBL stints Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers. She has played club cricket in Melbourne; last season, here she was named Dandenong’s most valuable player.”While I have accepted the offer, it was not an easy decision to make,” Garth said. “To leave family, friends and the whole Irish cricket community was a very difficult decision and one I did not take lightly. However, my ambition has always been to be a full-time professional cricketer and to play at the highest level. A chance like this doesn’t present itself too often, so I am keen to seize this opportunity.””I will miss being part of the Irish squad, and indeed all the staff I have worked with at Cricket Ireland – I am very grateful and conscious of the opportunities afforded to me by Cricket Ireland over the years. But I have also learned a lot living and playing cricket in Australia and hope that, at some future time, I can bring this experience home and give back in some way.” Shaun Graf, Cricket Victoria’s general manager of cricket, said. “Kim has played a lot of cricket within Australia in recent seasons and brings further international experience to the squad. She will play as an overseas player initially however she intends to apply for permanent residency allowing her the opportunity to hopefully one-day play for Australia.”It is a significant blow for Ireland who will hope to secure a place in the 50-over World Cup if the qualifying event, which has been postponed from July in Sri Lanka due to Covid-19. Cricket Ireland is working towards being able to offer full-time contracts to their female players, but that remains some time away.”This is obviously a blow, there is no way around that,” head coach Ed Joyce said. “To lose one of your leading players anytime is a challenge, but I can understand Kim’s decision-making and she has been quite open with her ambitions.””Ambition is a good thing, though – I want our players to be ambitious for Ireland and for their careers. However, the reality is that it will take a few years for us to be in a position to offer our women cricketers full-time opportunities. We’re on that road, like we did with the men’s contracts, but I am optimistic we will get there with patience and commitment.”Richard Holdsworth, Cricket Ireland’s performance director, said: “We are obviously disappointed to be losing such a senior player during the transition we are going through, but can appreciate Kim’s desire to take this opportunity to play professionally in Australia. While she will step away from Ireland duty, this does not necessarily close the door on her Irish career, and we hope that we may see her in Irish colours once more at some stage in the future.””The contract agreement has been in the pipeline for a little while now, and we had hoped that Kim would have played for us at the World Cup Qualifier before starting with Cricket Victoria. With the postponement of that tournament, the timing will no longer allow this.”

Nottingham Forest face arguably the toughest test in club football this weekend when they take on Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side at the City Ground on Sunday afternoon.

Nuno Espírito Santo's side come into the encounter looking to return to winning ways after falling to a 2-0 defeat against fellow relegation-threatened side Everton.

The Reds have failed to win in their last three league outings and sit perilously close to the dropzone, amid very real fears of a relatively swift return to the Championship.

However, the chances of the Reds picking up three points on Sunday are extremely thin, with the Premier League champions unbeaten in 90 minutes since the start of December.

Forest claimed a crucial point against City last season after Chris Wood tapped home from close range after a sensational team move which involved every single member of the Reds side.

If Nuno's side are to claim anything from the fixture, he must recall two players to the starting lineup, with the duo deserving of a starting position after missing out against the Toffees last weekend.

Why Anthony Elanga must start against City

After picking up a minor injury a few weeks ago, winger Anthony Elanga has failed to start in any of the last two Premier League games but managed to come off the bench during the defeat at Goodison Park.

Gio Reyna replaced the Swede on the right-hand side of the attack, but failed to make a real impact before making way for the former Manchester United man after just 53 minutes.

Elanga has managed five goals and registered eight assists in the Premier League this season, with the forward thriving from regular game time after his move to the City Ground.

He should start based on his stats alone, but his "electric" pace on the counter-attack – as hailed by pundit Paul Robinson – could cause City a lot of problems, especially given Pep's tendency to start with three centre-backs, potentially allowing for huge gaps down either flank.

Forest will likely sit behind the ball for the vast majority of the encounter, looking to break where possible, but Nuno should also turn to another Reds player to combat the Citizens' potent forward line.

The man to partner Murillo against City

After returning to the starting lineup against Everton on Sunday, centre-back Moussa Niakhate struggled for much of the game trying to deal with the aerial threat of Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

The Senegalese defender only managed to win 50% of his duels on Sunday, whilst giving possession away ten times and committing a singular foul.

Niakhate, who is left-footed like Murillo, featured on an unnatural right-side of the centre-back partnership, struggling to make the impact he usually would have if he played in his usual role.

Nuno decided to drop Andrew Omobamidele for the crucial clash, a decision which turned out to be a costly one given the Irishman's impact alongside the Brazilian so far this campaign.

The "sensational" talent, as dubbed by writer Brendan O'Brien, has started eight games in the Premier League under Nuno and looks like the perfect partner alongside Murillo at the back, offering balance and allowing each other to feature on their natural side of the backline.

Omobamidele's stats in the PL 23/24

Statistics

Tally

Appearances

10

Passes completed

263

Pass accuracy

87%

Duels won

19

Interceptions

13

Recoveries

20

Stats via FotMob

The former Norwich City man has proven to be an excellent addition for the Reds since his summer transfer, with the 21-year-old having the potential to be a long-term starter at the heart of Forest's defence.

He's got the potential to become a brilliant Premier League centre-back, but he needs consistent game time in order to reach the heights all Reds fans know he's capable of, with Nuno needing to reunite the Irishman with Murillo ahead of the tricky test against City on Sunday evening.

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The FA has announced that Jarred Gillett will referee the Community Shield this weekend, instead of John Brooks.

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• FA announce refereeing change
• Man Utd face Man City at Wembley
• Traditional curtain-raiser for new season

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  The FA issued a statement on Thursday, in which they announced that Brooks would not be taking charge of this weekend's traditional season curtain-raiser between Manchester United and Manchester City. Gillett will instead take charge of the game, having been promoted from his originally slated role of fourth official.

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  THE EXPLANATION

  Per the FA's statement, Brooks has sustained a minor injury and will not be fit to referee the game. Gillett has instead stepped in and will be in the middle for the Manchester derby. Sam Barrott will replace Gillett as the fourth official.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Gillett has refereed four Manchester United matches in total, and has also refereed City four times. He has never handed out a red card in those games, but has brandished 11 yellow cards.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  The Manchester derby will take place this weekend at Wembley. Then, United face Fulham in their opening Premier League game on August 16, while City play Chelsea two days later.