The allrounder takes over on a permanent basis from Travis Head

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Matthew Short, last season’s player of the tournament in the BBL, has been named Adelaide Strikers’ new captain.Short takes over permanently from Travis Head having stood in for him last season. He scored 458 runs and claimed 11 wickets in the 2022-23 edition of the tournament and has since made his T20I and ODIs debut for Australia.He will be in the running for a spot in next year’s T20 World Cup squad although there is a squeeze for top-order batting slots along with Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith.At the end of the recent T20I series in India Short was given a run lower down the order to see him in a finishing role”Matt was a standout choice to take on the captaincy at the Adelaide Strikers and we are thrilled to announce him as our sixth captain,” Strikers head coach Jason Gillespie said. “When he stepped up last year we were very impressed with his leadership and we are looking forward to seeing him grow further into the role.”Short added: “I really enjoyed the little taste of captaincy I got last season and I’m excited to put my full attention to it in BBL13.”Strikers are unlikely to see much of Head or Alex Carey for this season’s tournament given the Test schedule although there is a chance they could make an appearance between the Pakistan and West Indies series in mid-January.Strikers finished seventh last season with just five wins from 14 matches. They will open this campaign against Brisbane Heat in Adelaide on Saturday.

David Warner has announced his retirement from ODI cricket alongside the end of his Test career although kept the door ajar to play the 2025 Champions Trophy if Australia felt they needed him.”I’m definitely retiring from one-day cricket as well,” he said at the SCG on Monday. “That was something that I had said through the World Cup, get through that, and winning it in India, I think that’s a massive achievement.”So I’ll make that decision today, to retire from those forms, which does allow me to go and play some other leagues around the world and sort of get the one-day team moving forward a little bit. I know there’s a Champions Trophy coming up. If I’m playing decent cricket in two years’ time and I’m around and they need someone, I’m going to be available.”Related

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Barring a surprise return in two years’ time it means that the World Cup final against India in Ahmedabad was his final ODI leaving him with a tally of 6932 runs at 45.30 with 22 centuries. He is Australia’s sixth-highest run-scorer in men’s ODIs and second on the hundreds list behind Ricky Ponting who played 205 more ODI innings than Warner.Warner had already been expected to miss next month’s three-match ODI series against West Indies so that he could take up his ILT20 deal with Dubai Capitals. He is also set to miss the T20I matches before then but wants to continue his career in that format until at least June’s World Cup in the Caribbean and the USA. He is one game away from bringing up a century of appearances in every format.After the ODI World Cup in November, Warner had hinted at pushing on until 2027 although he would have been 41 by then and said that the way the team had rebounded in India made it the ideal finishing point.”It was a decision that I was very, very comfortable with,” he said. “To win in India, from where we were, was absolutely amazing.”When we lost two games in a row in India, the bond just got stronger with each other and it’s not by fluke or by chance that we were able to get to where we were. The heroics of Maxi [Glenn Maxwell], the captaincy and the skills and execution of the way that we played against India was phenomenal, and not to dismiss the Kolkata semi-final as well.”

يستعد نادي برشلونة لتوديع أحد لاعبيه المخضرمين والذي قدم موسماً مميزاً الموسم الماضي وساهم في حصول النادي على الثلاثية المحلية.

وتوصل النصر السعودي لاتفاق للتعاقد مع مدافع برشلونة المخضرم إينيجو مارتينيز الذي سيرحل عن صفوف البلوجرانا مجاناً.

أقرأ أيضاً.. رغم تقديمه موسمًا مميزًا.. لاعب برشلونة يفسخ تعاقده وينتقل إلى النصر السعودي

وبحسب صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” فقد غاب إينيجو مارتينيز عن تدريبات برشلونة المسائية بعد حضوره في التدريبات الصباحية بإذن من النادي.

ويعني خروج اللاعب توفير مساحة كبيرة في سلم الرواتب واللعب المالي النظيف، حيث سيوفر حوالي 12 مليون يورو، ويستعد مارتينيز للسفر إلى السعودية خلال ساعات.

ويعود سبب رحيله المجاني رغم تبقي عام في عقده إلى اتفاق شفهي سابق بين برشلونة واللاعب، بعد أن تلقى عرضاً مغريًا من الدوري السعودي الموسم الماضي.

وقد رفض إينيجو مارتينيز عرض السعودية، حيث عبر عن قناعته بمشروع هانز فليك لكنه اتفق مع إدارة النادي إذا وصله عرض جديد في صيف 2025 وأراد الرحيل، فإنه سيمنح كامل الحرية وسيحصل اللاعب على ضعف راتبه مع برشلونة.

ويدرك إينيجو مارتينيز أنه لم يعد قادراً على خوض 50 مباراة في الموسم على أعلى مستوى، ويرى برشلونة أن اللاعب كان دائماً صادقاً ومحترماً في تعاملاته ولهذا قرر تسهيل رحيله بدون مقابل.

Ronald Araujo has opened up on his future amid rumours of Barcelona offloading him.

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• Araujo wants to stay at Barcelona
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• The Uruguayan's release clause expires soon

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  Araujo has refuted claims that he is leaving the club and stated that he wants to stay, despite the club trying to sell him this summer to abide by the Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. He was on the verge of an exit in January when Serie A giants Juventus emerged as his potential suitors; however, he signed a contract extension until 2031 soon. Currently, he has a release clause worth €60 million ($70m/£52m), which would be valid until July 15.

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  When a journalist asked him if he wanted to stay at Barca, he replied: "For me, yes."

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Ahead of the semi-final against New Zealand, Rohit Sharma says the team environment isn’t dictated by results

ESPNcricinfo staff14-Nov-2023When they step over the boundary at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday, India will confront head-on the pressure of a World Cup semi-final – a heightened version, perhaps, of the feeling that’s enveloped them right through this tournament. While this pressure is unavoidable once they step on the field, India have made every effort to minimise it when the team is away from the ground.On the eve of the semi-final against New Zealand, Rohit Sharma detailed the efforts the team management has made to create a relaxed environment, going back to the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia.”We started in Australia in the last World Cup, we started there the same way,” Rohit said. “We reached Australia 10 or 15 days early. And we had set up a small camp in Perth for seven or eight days. There is an island near Perth, we went there. We went away from cricket. Wherever we get a chance, we try to do activities like that. To keep the team’s environment light. It’s not like it’s only happening in the last two years. It used to happen before as well. But now, I don’t know. I don’t know if it’s more visible now.”Related

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This has continued into this World Cup, where the team’s off-field activities have even included the players putting on a fashion show – the finer details of which Rohit declined to go into.”Our conscious effort has been on this, that the team’s environment does not change based on the results,” he said. “We have to create the environment that is needed for the team and that is mandatory. And this cannot be done by one or two boys. It is important for all the boys to come together, including the support staff.”So, like we were in Dharamsala, we had a five or six-day break there. We stayed in Dharamsala for two days. We did a lot of team activity there. We did a fashion show there, but no one knows about that. It’s a good thing that no one knows about it.”So, all this effort, the environment of the team that we always talk about, this is the environment where we like to be very relaxed. And all the boys like this a lot. Because you know when you come on the ground, there will be pressure, pressure of performance, pressure of winning the match. That can’t be changed. Because once you reach the ground, it is then up to the individuals how they want to take it forward.”But before that, we have done everything we can to make the team’s environment easy. The team’s atmosphere is very good. It is very relaxed. So, this is a good thing.”On an individual level, Rohit said having his family with him during the tournament has allowed him to take his mind off cricket whenever possible.”I have a family with me, so my mind goes here and there, which is a very good thing,” he said. “When I go to my hotel room, we completely stay away from cricket. We discuss a lot of other things. It’s a good thing. You think a lot about cricket, yes, but when you have time, when you have a chance to not think, then you shouldn’t think. Because, even if you think all day, what will happen? So it is important to think about something else.”One contributing factor to the relaxed dressing-room atmosphere, Rohit suggested, is the security players have enjoyed of having clear roles in the side and the faith of the team management in their ability to perform those roles even through lean runs.”I just believe that as a captain, if you have decided that this is how you want to play as a team, then there needs to be a clarity among the team,” Rohit said. “And then if a certain player wants to go out there and play in the way that you want him to play, then you’ve got to back that player to the hilt. And that is what we’ve done.”We’ve backed certain players because we’ve given them a different role. And if they perform the role, well and good, but even if they don’t, which will not come off in every game, we have got to back that player and tell him that we stand by you. That is something that I believe in and I want to do it as much as I can from my side and also got to give credit to Rahul [Dravid] as well, to buy into that thought of not changing too much when the player doesn’t come off with that plan.”So yeah, that is something that we have stuck by right from the beginning. And we will continue to do that even in the future as well. But yeah, that is something that I feel is quite important. And giving freedom to each player to go out there and perform their role. That is also again another important aspect of the game and how you want to play as a team. So, these are the two things, role clarity and giving the guys that freedom and going there and expressing themselves.”

Morgan Gibbs-White has held showdown talks with Nottingham Forest as he bids to force through his move to Tottenham Hotspur.

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  On Friday, Spurs triggered Gibbs-White's £60 million ($81m) release clause, with the England ace keen to make the move to north London. Since, however, Forest have attempted to block the move by threatening legal action against the Europa League winners.

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  Gibbs-White has returned to Forest training as he prepares for the new season. Whether he will be wearing red or white remains to be seen.

تقدم مجلس إدارة النادي الأهلي، بشكوى رسمية اليوم الاثنين، ضد لاعبه السابق، وذلك بعد التجاوزات التي قام بها في حق النادي ومجلس الإدارة.

وأعلن عن ذلك المجلس الأعلى لتنظيم الإعلام، برئاسة المهندس خالد عبدالعزيز، حيث كشف عن استقباله شكوى من سعد شلبي، المدير التنفيذي للنادي الأهلي، ضد الكابتن مصطفى يونس لاعب الفريق السابق.

وأكد النادي الأهلي في شكواه، أن الكابتن مصطفى يونس، دأب على ارتكاب العديد من التجاوزات في حق رئيس وأعضاء مجلس إدارة النادي على مدار أكثر من 5 سنوات، خلال استضافته في برامج تلفزيونية منها برنامج “الكابتن” الذي يقدمه الكابتن أحمد حسن على قناة DMC، وبرنامج “اللعيب” الذي يقدمه الإعلامي مهيب عبدالهادي، على قناة MBC، وكذلك نشره وبثه تلك التجاوزات والإساءات عبر صفحته على موقع يوتيوب المسماه “مصطفي يونس”.

وتقدم النادي الأهلي بأسطوانة مدمجة عليها تسجيل الحلقات المذكورة وكذلك بعض الروابط الخاصة بالفيديوهات المذاعة على صفحة اليوتيوب، وتم إحالة الأمر إلى لجنة الشكاوى بالمجلس برئاسة الإعلامي عصام الأمير، وكيل المجلس، لإعمال شئونها فيها.

طالع | مصطفى يونس: سأذهب إلى النائب العام بجيش.. وعندي معلومة لا يعرفها أحد في الأهلي

يذكر أن النادي الأهلي كان قد قرر إحالة مصطفى يونس عضو النادي إلى التحقيق بمعرفة الشئون القانونية بشأن ما جاء على لسانه من وقائع واتهامات طالت الذمم المالية مع إيقافه لحين انتهاء التحقيق، وفقًا للائحة النظام الأساسي للنادي.

Arsenal are reportedly relaxed over the future of Ethan Nwaneri and believe the wonderkid will sign a new contract extension in north London.

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Arsenal confident on Nwaneri extensionCurrent deal expires next summerEnjoyed breakout campaign in 2024-25Follow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

Arsenal are confident young star Nwaneri will sign a new contract with the club, according to . The England Under-21 international is said to be interesting Chelsea and clubs from Germany after a breakout season which saw the 18-year-old score nine goals in 37 appearances in all competitions.

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Concern over Nwaneri's future was said to have emerged given the teenager can talk to other clubs in January and last season's Premier League runners-up are keen to get their wonderkid tied down to fresh terms before then. Arsenal have, however, managed to announce a new contract for Myles Lewis-Skelly, another 18-year-old who has quickly become an important part of Mikel Arteta's squad.

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Arsenal are hoping to complete a deal for Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres and Nwaneri recently got fans excited by wearing a Sporting CP shirt in a picture posted on social media. However, talks are said to have hit an "impasse" as the Gunners try to recruit the prolific central forward they so desperately need.

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Arsenal will hope to get a long-term contract for Nwaneri sorted in the near future. They'll be looking to claim some silverware during the 2025-26 season, having come close in both the Premier League and Champions League last term.

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O Fluminense carimbou a vaga na fase de grupos da Libertadores com o empate entre São Paulo e Atlético-MG. Agora, o Tricolor busca terminar o Campeonato Brasileiro nas primeiras colocações para bater a meta de premiações da temporada. No momento, a equipe ocupa a quarta colocação e está levandoR$ 38,2 milhões.

+Cano iguala Magnata! Relembre os artilheiros do Fluminense em cada temporada neste século

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No entanto, a equipe carioca tem condições de lutar pelo vice-campeonato, visto que o Palmeiras conquistou o título na tarde desta quarta. Com o tropeço do Internacional, o Tricolor pode alcançar o adversário na próxima rodada (64 a 61). O Flamengo, por sua vez, mede forças com o Corinthians nesta noite e também pode chegar aos 64.

+ Confira e simule a tabela do Campeoanto Brasileiro

Pela contas, caso o Fluminense termine a competição pelo menos em terceiro, irá alcançar a meta de premiação da temporada. Com o aumento no valor da premiação do Brasileirão anunciado pela CBF, o clube ainda tem condições de bater a meta orçamentária, que é de
R$ 67,2 milhões (no momento somouR$ 26,9 milhões).

No início do ano, o clube esperava chegar à fase de grupos da Copa Libertadores, às oitavas de final da Copa Sul-Americana, às quartas de final da Copa do Brasil e encerrar o Brasileirão em sexto.

+Fluminense volta à Libertadores e repete sequência após dez anos; relembre as campanhas do Tricolor

No momento, falta apenas o valor do Brasileirão, mas o Fluminense já somou R$ 5,5 milhões da Pré-Libertadores, R$ 4,3 milhões da fase de grupos da Sul-Americana e R$ 16,8 milhões até a semifinal da Copa do Brasil. Vale lembrar que o time foi campeão carioca, porém a competição não teve premiação. Resta, então, R$ 40,3 milhões, e caso termine em terceiro receberá R$ 40,5 milhões.

Confira a premiação Brasileirão 2022 posição por posição
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1º colocado: R$ 45,0 milhões
2º colocado: R$ 42,7 milhões
3º colocado: R$ 40,5 milhões
4º colocado: R$ 38,2 milhões
5º colocado: R$ 36,0 milhões
6º colocado: R$ 33,7 milhões
7º colocado: R$ 31,5 milhões
8º colocado: R$ 29,2 milhões
9º colocado: R$ 27,0 milhões
10º colocado: R$ 24,7 milhões
11º colocado: R$ 19,3 milhões
12º colocado: R$ 18,0 milhões
13º colocado: R$ 16,6 milhões
14º colocado: R$ 16,2 milhões
15º colocado: R$ 15,7 milhões
16º colocado: R$ 15,2 milhões