The two opening batters did quite well on an Eden Gardens pitch that was slow and gripping
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Prabhsimran Singh took Varun Chakravarthy for 19 runs in an over•BCCI
Punjab Kings 201 for 4 (Prabhsimran 83, Arya 69, Arora 2-34) vs Kolkata Knight RidersPriyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh scored half-centuries to take Punjab Kings to 201 on a pitch that almost everyone said was “very, very slow”. They were almost obsessed with not over-hitting, holding their shape and relying more on their timing, adding 120 for the first wicket, PBKS’ only century stand this IPL. Arya scored 69 off 35, Prabhsimran 83 off 49, and even though the last six overs produced only 42, PBKS were confident they had scored an above-par total.On the slow track with grip available for those bowling into the pitch, PBKS took 74 off the eight overs of spin between Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine. Even Harshit Rana, Kolkata Knight Riders’ slower-ball specialist, was allowed to bowl only two overs for 27 runs.Arya, in particular, was clever in his targeting of the bowlers. He took 50 off 20 balls off pace, and just 19 off 15 balls of spin. Prabhsimran took the spinners on, taking 41 off 22 balls bowled by them. Both openers were measured in the first couple of overs, getting used to the pace in the pitch, before targeting the fast bowlers. Arya preferred timing – his first four fours were driven between mid-off and cover – and Prabshimran struggled early, getting to only 34 off 32 at one point.With an audacious switch-hit six off Narine, Prabhsimran turned his innings around, in the process consigning Narine to a 22-run over. His worst has been 23 in all T20 cricket. Prabhsimran scored 49 off the last 17 balls he faced; Shreyas Iyer managed only five in a 40-run stand with him.That the death overs were not easy to hit will only encourage PBKS. Andre Russell managed reverse-swing, Narine and Varun conceded just 13 in their final overs, and Vaibhav Arora drew purchase when he bowled slower balls. KKR were left hoping for heavy dew.
تمكن الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الاتحاد السكندري، من تسجيل الهدف الأول أمام الأهلي، في اللقاء الجاري بينهما الآن.
ويلتقي الأهلي مع الاتحاد السكندري على ملعب استاد القاهرة ضمن منافسات الجولة الحادية عشر من مسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز
طالع.. فيديو | زيزو يسجل هدف الأهلي الثاني أمام الاتحاد السكندري
وتشير النتيجة بتقدم الأهلي بهدفين مقابل هدف، حيث سجل ثنائية الأحمر أشرف بن شرقي وأحمد سيد زيزو.
وسجل فادي فريد، مهاجم زعيم الثغر هدف تقليص الفارق في الدقيقة 68 من عمر اللقاء.
وجاء الهدف بعد تمريرة رائعة من أبو بكر إليادي لاعب الاتحاد السكندري إلى فادي فريد داخل منطقة الجزاء والذي أسكنها الشباك. هدف الاتحاد السكندري الأول أمام الأهلي
O São Paulo empatou em 1 a 1 com o Flamengo no Maracanã, em jogo válido pela 19ª rodada do Brasileirão. O destaque da partida fica por conta de Lucas Moura, que marcou o gol do Tricolor aos 38 minutos da primeira etapa. Esta foi a primeira vez que Lucas balançou as redes desde que retornou ao Brasil. Já nos acréscimos, Michel Araújo cometeu um pênalti infantil, que resultou no gol do Rubro-Negro, e levou a pior nota. Veja as avaliações do Lance!.
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Croft oversees victory in first match as interim coach to soothe county cricket’s crisis club
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Keaton Jennings scoops en route to a matchwinning 66•Dan Adams
Steven Croft got cricket’s equivalent of the new manager bounce in his first game as Lancashire’s interim head coach as the Lightning beat Worcestershire Rapids by seven runs in their Vitality Blast opener at Emirates Old Trafford.Red Rose legend Croft, a Blast-winning captain in 2015, was elevated from his position on the coaching staff when Dale Benkenstein left the club on Wednesday following a winless first seven Championship matches.Lightning captain Keaton Jennings top-scored with 66 off 38 balls in 176 for eight, while left-arm spinner Fateh Singh impressed with two for 23 from four overs on his career T20 debut for the Rapids.England left-arm seamer Luke Wood, released from the ODI squad to play, then returned two for 39 from his four overs as Worcestershire, needing 15 from the last over, finished on 169 for seven.Jennings and opening partner Luke Wells raced out of the blocks against a Worcestershire attack who failed to settle, sharing 79 inside the first eight overs.Wells pulled New Zealand quick Jacob Duffy for one particularly big six over midwicket in 35 off 22 balls.Jennings cut, pulled and slog-swept his three sixes, two of which came in a 30-ball fifty on a true pitch with sizeable boundaries.Ethan Brookes took a superb catch at deep midwicket to help left-arm spinner Tom Hinley, on T20 debut, remove Jennings as the Lightning fell to 112 for three after 12 overs.Brookes threw the ball up before going over the rope and catching it on the dive once he’d returned to the field.Brookes – one for 26 from four overs – also impressed with his canny medium pacers. But Singh’s spin was to the fore late on.He had Chris Green caught and bowled for a golden duck and Jack Blatherwick caught at long-off in his last over as Lancashire reached 158 for six after 18 overs. Australian overseas Ashton Turner contributed 31 on his Red Rose debut.Ed Pollock then skewed Wood high to cover in the opening over of Worcestershire’s reply before Kashif Ali blasted three sixes in 39 off 21 balls. Two were off Mitch Stanley’s pace, one gloriously arrow straight.Kashif fell when he miscued at pull at the leg-spin of Wells to long-leg.And that was the first of three wickets to fall for 22 inside four overs as the Rapids fell from 71 for one in the seventh over to 93 for four in the 11th. Blatherwick’s pacy short ball had captain Brett O’Oliveira caught behind for 30 before, next ball, Adam Hose miscued a pull at Tom Aspinwall to short fine-leg.From there, the Lightning squeezed.Worcestershire failed to score a boundary between the first ball of the ninth over and the first of the 16th, where they reached at 125 for five, needing 52.Gareth Roderick was smartly run out by a throw to the striker’s end from Josh Bohannon at long-on.Brookes hit the lion’s share of 17 off Blatherwick in the 16th over as the Rapids got going again.But he fell to Wood for 28 in the penultimate before seamer Tom Aspinwall (one for 25 from three overs) brilliantly defended that 15 off the last to boost Lancashire.
O Palmeiras está cada vez mais próximo de zerar a dívida com a Crefisa pela compra de jogadores com dinheiro emprestado da patrocinadora. Segundo informou o Uol e confirmou o Lance!, a quantia caiu para R$ 43 milhões e foi informada em reunião do COF (Conselho de Orientação e Fiscalização). Além disso, no balanço do mês de julho, o clube teve um superávit de R$ 28,9 milhões, bem acima do previsto.
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No fim de 2019, que é considerado o auge da dívida com a empresa de Leila Pereira, o valor do débito era de R$ 172 milhões. Ou seja, em cerca de três anos e meio, a gestão palmeirense conseguiu cortar em quatro vezes esse montante.
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O motivo desse abatimento é a mudança na forma com que o clube quita o valor. Anteriormente, apenas a venda dos jogadores contratados com o dinheiro da Crefisa era a fonte do pagamento. De um tempo para cá, com as conquistas dos últimos anos, o “bônus” pago pela patrocinadora a cada troféu também passou a valer como forma de abater a dívida, o que ajudou a deixar o débito como está.
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No acordo com a empresa de Leila, o Palmeiras poderia fazer o abatimento conforme fosse negociando os atletas, e caso eles saíssem do clube sem custos, haveria um prazo de dois anos para que o valor fosse pago com juros amigáveis para facilitar a quitação. Para se ter uma ideia, o Verdão pagou quase R$ 65 milhões desse débito somente em 2022.
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Outra boa notícia para o Palmeiras é o resultado financeiro do mês de julho. Depois de fechar os seis primeiros meses do ano com déficit acumulado de R$ 2,7 milhões, o clube abriu o segundo semestre com R$ 28,9 milhões de lucro. Ou seja, já amenizou os valores negativos do semestre anterior.
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Segundo o orçamento do Verdão, o valor previsto como superávit de julho era R$ 11,7 milhões, bem menor do que acabou sendo arrecadado no período. A grande diferença foi no quesito “negociação de atletas”, já que o Alviverde faturou R$ 26,5 milhões a mais do que o orçado para o mês.
Já o resultado anual também sofreu um impacto diante do lucro de julho. Em 2023 o superávit já está em R$ 26,2 milhões, também por influência da negociação de jogadores, que estão em R$ 40,5 milhões a mais do que foi previsto nos sete primeiros meses do ano. Assim, o que foi orçado como déficit de R$ 2,2 milhões no período, está positivo muito por conta dos números do “mês 7” de 2023.
تحدث سيد عبد الحفيظ، أحد أبرز الأسماء المطروحة ضمن قائمة الكابتن محمود الخطيب، عن رؤيته للمرحلة المقبلة، مؤكدًا أن الترشح لانتخابات الأهلي يمثل شرفًا ومسؤولية كبيرة، وأن هدف القائمة هو خدمة الكيان وتاريخه العريق بروح الانتماء والعمل الجماعي.
وقال سيد عبد الحفيظ، في تصريحات صحفية، أن الترشح لانتخابات النادي الأهلي يعد مسؤولية كبرى وشرفًا لا يضاهيه شرف، مشيرًا إلى أن الأهلي بالنسبة له هو البيت والتاريخ والانتماء، وأن العمل من أجل مستقبله واجب على كل من ينتمي إليه.
وأضاف أن قائمة الكابتن محمود الخطيب تمتلك رؤية واضحة ومشروعات طموحة تسعى للحفاظ على مكانة الأهلي وريادته في كل المجالات.
وأوضح أنه يفخر بانضمامه إلى قائمة تضم نخبة من رموز الأهلي وأبنائه، شخصيات تجمع بين الفكر والخبرة والمسؤولية، اتحدوا جميعًا على هدف واحد هو خدمة النادي وأعضائه وجماهيره.
وأكد أن كل عضو في القائمة يمثل قيمة مضافة، وأن العمل الجماعي سيكون الأساس لتحقيق التطور المستمر الذي ينتظره الأعضاء في كل الملفات الرياضية والخدمية.
طالع.. سيد عبد الحفيظ: سأراعي الأقدمية في مجلس الأهلي الجديد.. ووافقت على الترشح لهذا السبب
وأشار إلى أن السنوات الماضية شهدت إنجازات كبيرة على مستوى المنشآت والخدمات والفرق الرياضية، ما يستوجب البناء على هذه القواعد الراسخة لمواصلة مسيرة التطوير بما يليق بتاريخ الأهلي ومكانته.
كما شدد عبد الحفيظ على أن أعضاء النادي يمثلون القلب النابض لكل ما يتم إنجازه، وأن طموحهم المستمر نحو الأفضل هو الدافع الرئيسي لمزيد من العمل والعطاء.
وأضاف أنه سيولي اهتمامًا خاصًا بملفات فريق الكرة ومشروع الاستاد، مستفيدًا من خبرته الطويلة في المجال الرياضي، مع الالتزام بالعمل الجماعي لتحقيق تطلعات جميع الأعضاء.
واختتم تصريحاته بالتأكيد على أن الجولات الانتخابية أظهرت وعيًا كبيرًا لدى أعضاء النادي وحبًا صادقًا للكيان، داعيًا الجميع إلى المشاركة الفاعلة في الانتخابات المقرر إجراؤها يوم 31 أكتوبر، قائلاً: “الأهلي يجمعنا دائمًا على قلب رجل واحد، والانتماء الحقيقي لا ينتهي بالمناصب، بل يستمر بالعطاء والإخلاص، ومن واجبنا جميعًا أن نحضر من أجل الأهلي ونواصل خدمته بكل حب ووفاء”.
After watching on as he limped off in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat against Coventry, Birmingham City boss Chris Davies has confirmed the extent of Ethan Laird’s injury.
David admits "frustration" after Sheffield Wednesday draw
It’s not been a good week for Birmingham, who were pushed aside by Frank Lampard’s Coventry side at the weekend and then forced to rescue a point in the 99th-minute against Sheffield Wednesday last night. The Blues were expected to defeat the Owls, whose struggles away from the pitch have created an impossible scenario for the players on it, but found themselves frustrated once again.
Davies couldn’t hide his frustration in his post-match reaction, but did admit that there is some “relief” among the Birmingham squad after they salvaged a late point.
He told reporters: “We stabilised at half time and regrouped, we came out well again and on the front foot, having moments and chances. We couldn’t take them and then they go in front from a set piece, out of nothing, and a goal.
“What it leads to is a very difficult situation, at home, 2-1 down in a game that we really feel we should be winning. That’s a test of character, that’s a test of mental strength, and the players did it. It could be one of the biggest points of our season, and one of the biggest moments of our season.
“From our point of view there’s very mixed feelings in the dressing room. There’s a sense of relief, or happiness that we got the goal, but there’s an underlying frustration because we know that we let that game turn into a game that was possibly going to get away from us.”
The manager also had more bad news to share regarding the extent of Laird’s injury, who has added to the Blues’ woes.
Birmingham games that Ethan Laird will now miss
Revealing the extent of Laird’s injury, Davies said: “Ethan is unfortunately an injury that will take him some time, a few months, which is a real blow. A real blow to him and us. He’s had it assessed and looked at, and unfortunately it was as bad as we feared it would be. We won’t see him for a few months.”
Based on the manager’s verdict, Laird is likely to miss at least three months of action and will be absent for a number of games as a result. The right-back had featured in all seven of his side’s Championship games prior to his injury – starting four times – but could now be forced to sit out for the next 16 in a monumental blow.
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That run could include games against the likes of Southampton, Sheffield United and will most certainly include Wrexham this weekend. Sat one point adrift of the playoff places, it’s an injury blow that Birmingham could do without.
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Grace Harris provided vital impetus in Surrey’s chase•Surrey CCC/Getty Images
Grace Harris starred with bat and ball as Surrey got back to winning ways with a five-wicket win over hosts Essex to return to the top of the Vitality Blast standings.The Australian allrounder took 3 for 26, including two caught and bowled, before striking the game’s only six in a swashbuckling 31 as the visitors chased down a target of 149 with nine balls to spare, despite 3 for 33 for in-form home seamer Esmae MacGregor.Harris shared a stand of 40 with Kira Chathli to allow Surrey to recover from 67 for 3 at the halfway mark.Earlier, Grace Scrivens and Lauren Winfield-Hill shared an opening stand of 75 but Surrey applied the squeeze with Tash Farrant removing the middle order on route to figures of 3 for 20.Scrivens bristled with aggression early, sweeping Alice Capsey square for four before belting another from the England allrounder over cover. This proved the hors d’oeuvre to the fifth over where Scrivens showcased shots all around the wicket to sweep, drive, cut and paddle Tilly Corteen-Coleman for four boundaries.Winfield-Hill, badly missed by Harris on 7, twice flayed fours back passed the bowler as the opening stand swelled.Scrivens was given a life on 38 when Phoebe Franklin shelled a tough caught and bowled chance, but the Essex skipper departed to the first ball of the next over caught at cover by Harris.Winfield-Hill departed soon afterwards, chipping a catch to short fine and the usually big-hitting Maddie Penna took 24 balls over 27 as only three fours came in the second half of the innings.Controversy came when Cordelia Griffith was given out caught on the boundary first ball by Danni-Wyatt Hodge, who stepped beyond the rope before coming back inside to complete the catch. Replays as to whether the England opener had stood on the rope ball in hand were inconclusive.Skipper Smith opened the chase in typically belligerent fashion, bludgeoning five boundaries in the first three overs, the pick, a lofted drive over mid-on which almost cleared the ropes.MacGregor ended the revelry as Smith edged onto the stumps and Capsey, back from England duty, was then brilliantly caught and bowled first ball by the 20-year-old. Chathli negotiated the hat-trick ball but Surrey were only 39 for 2 at the end of the powerplay.Wyatt-Hodge top edged one over the wicketkeeper’s head which fell to safety, was then spilt by Griffith at deep cover on 20, but failed to make the most of her good fortune, drilling one from Abtaha Maqsood down the throat of mid-off.With Surrey behind in the chase Australian Harris took up the baton, cutting and driving for four, while Chathli employed the reverse and conventional sweep for successive boundaries off Sophia Smale. However, having got to 40, Surrey’s wicketkeeper top edged the Welsh spinner to short fine.Harris, sent the first six of the day over the marquee only for MacGregor to exact revenge next ball, but Alice Davidson-Richards and Phoebe Franklin saw Surrey home without further loss.
There’s no doubt that Manchester United’s dismal displays on the pitch over the last couple of seasons have fallen way below the expectations placed on the side by the supporters.
The Red Devils faithful have been treated to constant success, as seen by their tally of 13 Premier League titles – all of which came under Sir Alex Ferguson’s guidance.
Ruben Amorim is the latest manager to try and add himself to the list of managers to achieve such a feat, with the club now going 12 years without an English top-division title.
However, the club’s 15th-placed finish in 2024/25 highlights the work he and the first-team squad have to do before being able to achieve such a feat in the near future.
Whilst the prospect of battling for a title this campaign remains extremely slim, the 40-year-old will have certainly seen improvements in numerous players within his ranks.
Man Utd’s star performers in 2025/26 to date
In an attempt to get back to their former glory, United forked out a fee in the region of £71m for the signature of Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford during the recent summer transfer window.
Given the nature of the fee, the supporters have no doubt had big expectations of the forward to thrive, but he’s already shown glimpses that he’s able to live up to the hype.
The 26-year-old has netted two goals and registered an assist in his first eight outings for the club, already cementing himself as one of Amorim’s most important attackers.
He’s not been alone in impressing in such an area, with Amad Diallo also making an impression and picking up where he left off from the closing stages of last campaign.
The Ivorian has failed to register a single goal or assist, but has ranked third in the squad for chances created – subsequently highlighting his ability to cause the opposition endless chaos.
However, despite the performances of the aforementioned duo, one other first team member has managed to impress and managed to turn his career at the club around.
The United star who’s been their Player of the Season so far
Given the lowly league finish last time around, it’s a surprise to no one that many United players struggled to make the desired impact at Old Trafford.
Numerous players were moved on during the summer transfer window, as Amorim looked to complete an overhaul of his first-team squad to help suit his 3-4-2-1 system.
Part of the reason behind the departures was to make room for the £200m spending spree, which allowed the likes of Mbeumo to complete their own moves to the North West.
However, some of the below-par performers did stay put at the Theatre of Dreams, with Matthijs de Ligt just one talent who the manager decided to keep hold of ahead of 2025/26.
The Dutch international was often dug out for his lack of impact last season, with former Red Devils fan favourite Paul Scholes also voicing his disappointment with the defender.
Speaking on The Overlap last season, the 50-year-old described his lack of form as a “big concern” amid his move to Manchester – but us safe to say the former Bayern Munich star has started to prove his doubters wrong.
De Ligt has started all seven of the club’s 2025/26 league games to date, featuring for every minute and helping Amorim’s men keep a clean sheet in the recent win against Sunderland.
Matthijs De Ligt – PL stats (2025/26)
Statistics (per 90)
Tally
Games played
7
Minutes played
630
Pass accuracy
88%
Duels won
6.2
Aerials won
3.6
Interceptions made
1.2
Dribble success
50%
Tackles won
2.2
Stats via FotMob
His underlying stats are just as impressive, subsequently winning 6.2 duels per 90 – a tally that ranks him within the top 16% of all players in the Premier League.
He’s also won 3.6 aerial battles and made 1.2 interceptions per 90, with such numbers undoubtedly handing the side the defensive presence they lacked last season.
In possession, the 26-year-old has been just as impressive, completing 88% of the passes he’s attempted – arguably being the perfect all-round defender for the Red Devils.
Given his lack of form last campaign, and prior to joining United, it truly is a credit to the player for his remarkable turnaround, with De Ligt arguably one of the first names on the teamsheet at present.
His performances have certainly made him the club’s Player of the Season to date, with real hope that he can maintain such levels for the remainder of 2025/26.
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تقدم فريق الكرة الأول بالنادي الأهلي، بالهدف الثاني، في مرمى سيراميكا كليوباترا، ضمن مباريات كأس السوبر المصري.
ويواجه الأهلي نظيره سيراميكا كليوباترا، في نصف نهائي كأس السوبر المصري، على ملعب هزاع بن زايد، في نصف نهائي بطولة السوبر المصري.
طالع.. أيمن يونس: هناك ثغرة في الأهلي أمام سيراميكا كليوباترا
وتقدم الأهلي بالهدف الثاني، في مرمى سيراميكا كليوباترا، عن طريق اللاعب السلوفيني جراديشار، في الدقيقة 53 بعد تمريرة من أشرف بن شرقي.
وتشير النتيجة إلى تقدم الأهلي على نظيره سيراميكا كليوباترا، بهدفين مقابل هدف، في المباراة التي تقام في الوقت الحالي على ملعب هزاع بن زايد.
يذكر أن بطولة السوبر المصري ستقام في الفترة من 6 إلى 9 شهر نوفمبر الجاري بمشاركة الأهلي والزمالك وبيراميدز وسيراميكا كليوباترا. هدف جراديشار في مباراة الأهلي وسيراميكا كليوباترا في السوبر المصري