Tottenham Hotspur have made a move for Brentford striker Yoane Wissa, with the Congolese forward reportedly open to a transfer.
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Vinicius Jr demands higher wages than MbappeBrazilian's current contract runs till 2027Real Madrid not keen to bow down to his demandFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Madrid and Vinicius had been in contact over a new extension for the Brazilian striker, which would see him stay at the outfit till 2030. However, reports the talks have stalled and no agreement has materialised. The reason behind the standstill is the Brazilian's demand for a higher wage of €30m (£26m/$35m), including a renewal bonus, which will make him the highest-paid Los Blancos player. The club, however, are not ready to adhere to his demands and are expected to delay the negotiations while also keeping the door open for a transfer this summer if suitable bids are placed on the table for Vinicius.
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The 25-year-old joined Madrid back in 2018 and currently has two years left on that contract. Discussions were ongoing regarding a probable contract extension, but the talks have come to a halt with the striker demanding mind-boggling wages. While it is true that Madrid have offered him an appraisal, which will see him earn €10m (£9m/$11m) per season, they don't want to play into his demands, considering his recent downfall in performance, which was visible in the Club World Cup. In the competition, the Brazilian recorded a goal and an assist in six appearances, and if not for Trent Alexander-Arnold's injury, he would not have started against Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-final, where he was subbed off in the second half after a poor outing.
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Vinicius was a front-runner for the Ballon d'Or last year but ultimately did not win the award. Manchester City midfielder Rodri was bestowed with the prize and Madrid boycotted the Ballon d'Or event in protest. The attacker did not live up to the same standards in the 2024-25 campaign, with the likes of Ousmane Dembele and Lamine Yamal far ahead of him in the running.
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Los Blancos will soon start their preparations. With their request for the postponement of their first La Liga match against Osasuna rejected by the league authorities, the club are set to play their opener on August 19 at the Bernabeu.
Rohit Sharma feels India were 20-30 runs short with the bat and one more early wicket away from making a game of it in Ahmedabad
ESPNcricinfo staff19-Nov-20231:37
‘Rohit and Kohli stood up for India in every moment’
While India captain Rohit Sharma is really proud of his team for their spectacular run to the ODI World Cup final, he admitted they were just “not good enough” on the big day to get past serial-winners Australia in Ahmedabad. For starters, about 20-30 more runs while batting, with a bigger partnership between half-centurions KL Rahul and Virat Kohli, he said, would have helped.”Honestly, the result hasn’t gone our way,” Rohit said at the post-match presentation ceremony. “And we know that we were not good enough today. But I’m really proud of the team, how we played from game one. It wasn’t our day, we tried everything we could from our side, but it wasn’t supposed to be.”Honestly, 20-30 [runs] more would’ve been good. We spoke around 25-30 overs when KL and Virat were batting. I thought when they were batting they were stitching a good partnership there and then we just needed to bat as long as possible. We were looking at 270-280 at that point, but then we kept losing wickets. We couldn’t stitch a big partnership there, and that’s exactly what Australia did to win the game. They stitched a big partnership after three [early] wickets.”Related
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Despite scoring quickly in the first powerplay, thanks largely to Rohit himself, and being 81 for 3 in the 11th over, India slowed down considerably in the middle overs, managing just four fours from overs 11 to 50 and not a single six. Rahul and Kohli were rebuilding after the early losses, putting together 67 off 108 before Pat Cummins dismissed Kohli. India would go on to lose their last five wickets for just 37 runs. The total of 240 was India’s second-lowest in this World Cup batting first, and came after they had amassed scores of 397, 410, 326 and 357 batting first in their previous four games.Australia got off to a jittery start in swinging conditions under lights, losing David Warner, Mitchell Marsh and Steven Smith in the first seven overs to be 47 for 3. But once the balls lost some of their shine, they skidded nicely on to the bat and Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne avoided any further hiccup with a 192-run stand dominated by Head.”When you have 240 on the board, you want to take wickets as early as possible, and we did that,” Rohit said. “But then credit to Head and Marnus, they stitched a big partnership and put us completely out of the game. But again, we tried everything we could but I thought the wicket got slightly better to bat on under the lights.”We knew under the lights it would be slightly better [to bat on]. I don’t want to give that as an excuse, we didn’t bat well enough to put enough runs on the board. And then upfront we got those three wickets and we thought another wicket there we can open up the game. But, again, credit to those two guys in the middle for stitching that big partnership.”
أشاد أيمن يونس، نجم الزمالك ومنتخب مصر السابق، بالمستوى التحكيمي في انطلاقة النسخة الجديدة من بطولة الدوري المصري، مؤكدًا أن الحكام قدموا أداءً مميزًا على المستويين البدني والفني، إلى جانب قرارات غرفة تقنية الفيديو.
وكتب أيمن يونس عبر حسابه الرسمي على منصة “إكس”: “من زمااان ما قولناش كلمة بداية مميزة للدوري المصري.. بصراحة مستوى التحكيم ممتاز لمعظم الحكام بدنيًا وفنيًا في اتخاذ القرار، وغرفة الـVAR أيضًا برافو”.
وتابع: “نتمنى من الجماهير الانضباط والالتزام، وبلاش أي خروج عن أصول التشجيع. عايزين دوري محترم يعيد الأمجاد للدوري المصري.. كلنا مسؤولين”.
من زمااان ما قولناش كلمه بدايه مميزه للدوري المصري.بصراحه مستوي التحكيم ممتاز لمعظم الحكام بدنيا وفنيا في اتخاذ القرار وغرفه الVAR أيضا برافو.نتمني كمان من الجماهير كل الانضباط والالتزام وبلاش اي خروج عن أصول التشجيع.عايزين دوري محترم يعيد الامجاد للدوري المصري..كلنا مسؤلين 🙏🏼 — Ayman Younis. ايمن يونس (@AymanYounis) August 10, 2025
طالع أيضًا | رغم الإشادة به.. سامي قمصان يوضح سر عدم الاعتماد على ديانج أساسيًا في مباريات الأهلي
وانطلقت منافسات النسخة 67 من الدوري المصري، يوم الجمعة، بثلاث مباريات؛ حيث تعادل بيراميدز مع وادي دجلة سلبيًا، وفاز المصري على الاتحاد السكندري بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدف، فيما تفوق الزمالك على سيراميكا كليوباترا بهدفين دون رد.
وفي مباريات السبت، فاز زد على المقاولون العرب 2-0، وتعادل سموحة مع طلائع الجيش 1-1، بينما تعثر الأهلي حامل اللقب في أولى مبارياته بتعادل مثير 2-2 أمام مودرن سبورت، وانتهت مواجهة الإسماعيلي وبتروجيت بالتعادل السلبي.
أما الأحد، فشهد فوز الجونة على كهرباء الإسماعيلية 1-0، والتعادل السلبي بين البنك الأهلي وغزل المحلة، وكذلك بين فاركو وإنبي. وبانتهاء الجولة الأولى، تصدر المصري جدول الترتيب برصيد 3 نقاط، متفوقًا بفارق الأهداف على الزمالك وزد والجونة أصحاب الرصيد نفسه.
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Ricky Ponting suggested the club might need to consider moving to find better conditions
AAP09-Jan-2024Sydney Thunder remain committed to their western Sydney home, despite question marks over a Showground wicket labelled “substandard” by Ricky Ponting.Thunder’s seven-wicket loss to Perth Scorchers on Monday was plagued by questions over a slow, spinning wicket that produces the lowest scoring rates in the Big Bash League.Ashton Agar took 2 for 6 off four overs for Scorchers, as Thunder were kept to 137 for 8 from their 20 overs. Scorchers reached their target with five balls to spare.Related
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It is not the first time the Sydney Showground wicket has come under attack, with Scorchers captain Ashton Turner labelling it “disappointing” in early 2019.The run-rate at the Showground of 7.76 since the BBL’s inception is the lowest of all regular grounds, with spinners and off-pace deliveries the norm.That raises questions over the ability of the venue – situated in one of Sydney’s most-populated areas – to assist the BBL in acting as a gateway for new fans into the sport.Former Australia skipper Ponting, in commentary for Seven on Monday night, went as far as to question whether Thunder should move to Canberra permanently, concerned the Showground wicket would stop them attracting or keeping talent.Two of Thunder’s home games this summer are at Canberra’s Manuka Oval.But AAP has been told there are no plans for Thunder to shelve western Sydney, or for the number of games in the area to be reduced.It is more likely Thunder could increase games in the region, given its population of 2.6 million, with the hope of kick-starting the introduction of better facilities.Thunder captain Chris Green rejected any suggestion the club should pick up and leave the Showground for the national capital.”We’re the Sydney Thunder, this is where we like to play. This is our home ground. This is where we’re from, the west of Sydney,” Green said.”I’d hate to see us move down [to Canberra] permanently. I like staying at home, playing at home, having my family come and watch me play. This is our home base.”Green also shot down any suggestion the Showground pitch had been a long-term issue, joking he would love to take the wicket everywhere he goes as a spinner.”This is better than a lot of wickets in the country. It’s just about adapting to those conditions better,” Green said on Monday. “We had a 200-game here last year [in the finals] and the rain ruined it. The Sixers game this year was a sellout, and the rain ruined it.”If we scored 10 more runs or about five less wides tonight, it’s probably going down to the last ball which is an entertaining fixture. So I disagree with those comments.”We can’t just roll out a belter of a wicket and have 220 plays 220, because that tests one side of skill – but this is another side of skill.”
He has not pondered what it would mean for him, or the team, if the move wasn’t a success
AAP and ESPNcricinfo staff14-Jan-20240:51
Clarke on Smith: He’ll be the No. 1 Test opener within 12 months
A reinvigorated Steven Smith has not considered what it would mean for his future if the move to Test opener does not pay off for Australia.Three days out from the first Test against the West Indies, Smith’s life at the top of the order began when he faced the new ball in the Adelaide Oval nets on Sunday.One of Australia’s greatest ever batters, Smith revealed he first flagged the idea of replacing the retiring David Warner as opener during last year’s Ashes. He mentioned it again last month, but did not believe the idea was taken seriously until talking with coaches during the SCG Test against Pakistan.Related
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Undecided at first, selectors have been won over by a history of players succeeding when going to the top.”I’ve kind of been pushing it for a few weeks, even before Perth I think, and I might have been floated in England just randomly and said ‘I’ll get up top and I’m happy to play up top’,” he said. “In Perth, I kind of said ‘you know after Davey’s done I’m actually keen to get up there’.”I don’t think they sort of took me seriously until I got to Sydney and I was like ‘I’m actually being genuine here. I’d be keen to get up top and face the new ball.’ And they were like, ‘all right, well, we’ll take that under advisement and see how it all looks.’But the move doesn’t come without risk. And the question remains that if Smith does not succeed and Cameron Green excels at No. 4, what would it mean for the former captain’s place in the side?”I don’t like thinking that way,” Smith said. “I don’t want to think negative thoughts at all. I’m not sure. If someone gets injured in the middle and the next batters in are genuine openers, then maybe they slot back in [at the top] and I go back down. I don’t know the answer. But for right now we’ve got what we believe is our best six batters playing.”Steven Smith hopes to be able to score more freely•Getty Images
Smith does see significant upside in the move, having only dropped down from No. 3 to No. 4 in 2017 to juggle the demands of captaincy.The 34-year-old believes he is at his best against the new ball. He averages 106.2 when walking to the wicket in the first two overs.Warner has also said teams would be unlikely to continue to regularly bounce Smith early in the innings, a tactic which has slowed the right-hander’s scoring down in recent years.”It would be pretty game if you’ve got a brand new ball bowling short stuff and wasting it,” Smith added. “It helps the scoring rate when you’re facing the new ball and there’s a bit more attacking going on.”Over the last few years I’ve come in after quite a lot of runs, the ball’s a bit softer. “[They] have a cover in and maybe four on the legside, guys are bowling straight and able to control the scoreboard a little bit more. That’s probably kept me quieter and made me face a lot more balls to score runs.”Perhaps that changes a bit with the new ball. You obviously have a bit more attacking fields and more gaps out there to score runs. I’m looking forward to that.”Sick of watching and waiting to bat, Smith said a desire to move was partly driven by the idea of a new challenge at this point in his career.But he also felt it unfair that Green could be forced to open this early in his career if the selectors’ desire to have the allrounder back in the team landed him there.”It didn’t sit right having him come in and bat up top,” Smith said. “I’ve played for a long time and I’m an experienced player and think it’s something that I should have done. He’s suited to No. 4. Plays there in Shield cricket, does well there.”
Cameron Green could hardly be blamed if he was feeling a little like he was damned if he did open the batting in the Adelaide Test and damned now that he is batting at No.4.The Western Australia allrounder says he is excited and grateful to make his Test match return against West Indies having not played the format since losing his place for the first time in his short Test career during the Ashes last July.But his presence in Australia’s XI this week has oddly raised the ire of some fans. Had he replaced David Warner at the top of the order, which was a possibility he was preparing for until as late as last Wednesday, he would have been seen as an unworthy, large square peg trying to fit in a bespoke round hole, given he has no opening experience at first-class level.Now that he isn’t, some believe he still hasn’t done enough to warrant batting at No.4 while Steven Smith moves from his prolific middle-order post to the top, despite Green averaging 65.09 in 24 Sheffield Shield innings at No.4 and 66.03 in his last 38 Shield innings overall.But Green says he is not feeling any added pressure given the high-profile game of musical chairs that has been played to get him back into the team.”I don’t feel any pressure,” Green said. “Obviously replacing someone like Steve is pretty tough. But I’m just going to play my own way. But I’m obviously grateful for him putting that in his mind and thinking of me.”I think he’s super excited to be opening. I think it’s a win-win.”Related
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There was a moment in March last year when it would have been inconceivable that Green wouldn’t be playing in Australia’s Test team just 10 months later.In the fourth Test against India in Ahmedabad, he made his first Test century. A chanceless 114 against an attack featuring Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel. He has more Test hundreds in India than David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh combined. It was just his second innings back from a badly broken finger, and just his second Test since he took his maiden Test match five-for against South Africa.At the end of the Ahmedabad Test, Green’s 20th, he averaged 37.64 with the bat and 34.30 with the ball. After 20 Tests, Jacques Kallis averaged 31.73 and 33.34 respectively.In the same week in early March 2023, Mitchell Marsh – eight years Green’s senior and averaging 25.20 and 38.34 respectively after 32 Test matches – was playing his first first-class match in 18 months and just his fourth in four years after missing three months of cricket due to ankle surgery. He didn’t bowl in the match against Tasmania but made a stunning unbeaten 108 off 111 balls to lift his career Shield batting average to 29.98.Four months and just four Tests later, Marsh had taken Green’s Test spot. Green’s performances in the World Test Championship final and the first two Ashes Tests were underwhelming and unsurprising given he had come off a full IPL where he had played 16 matches and scored 452 runs at 50.22, striking at 160.28, including a 47-ball century.Marsh, incidentally, scored 128 runs in nine innings with one half-century in the same IPL having gone home mid-tournament to get married.Green turned up to England unprepared, having never played cricket in the UK at any level, and having just a week of nets to acclimatise. A hamstring niggle kept him out of the third Ashes Test at Headingley after scores of 6, 25, 38, 28, 0, and 18 and five wickets at 45 apiece.Marsh took his chance making a stunning century at Headingley. He backed that up with a half-century and an unbeaten 31 at Old Trafford to outperform Green, who was playing in the same team. Green was then left out at the Oval when Australia picked just one allrounder.”It was pretty obvious,” Green said reflecting on his omission. “There wasn’t really a need to explain. I think Mitch is playing some incredible cricket and has done for a few years. I totally understood where they were going with that. But at the same time, I was grateful to be with the team so I could still work on my own craft and try and put my name back in the hat.”Green was aware too that his brutal schedule, which included the IPL in between the Test tours of India and England contributed to his form in the UK.”I always knew it was going to be a tough year,” Green said. “But also at the same time it’s a great opportunity to learn and improve my game and see different environments and different coaching staff as well.”I’m grateful I went through it.”Those four Tests have dragged Green’s averages with bat and ball, respectively, back to 33.59 and 36.03, which his critics will suggest aren’t worthy of his feted to return to No.4. But Ben Stokes was also averaging 33.21 and 37.84 after 24 Tests, something Australia’s coaching staff stressed to Green privately after his axing in England. Chair of selectors George Bailey is adamant he is in Australia’s best six batters, something Green was appreciative of hearing. But he is aware words aren’t the be-all and end-all.”It’s always nice when you get that from the coaching staff and the selectors,” Green said. “But you’ve got to also showcase on the main stage.”He returns to the main stage refreshed and rejuvenated having spent more time at home this summer than he did all of last year. And despite only playing twice since the ODI World Cup, he is ready to take on the responsibility and familiarity of No.4.”What I like is that I’ve got a bit of time,” Green said. “I’ve always felt maybe a touch rushed at No.6, especially after Heady [Travis Head], he makes it look a bit too easy at No.5. I’ve always felt like I’ve maybe had to push the game along where I feel like No.4 is my natural game, where I can take my time and get myself in.”
Juventus have set their asking price for Dusan Vlahovic, rejecting his contract termination request amid interest from AC Milan and Manchester United.
Juventus set asking price of €25m for VlahovicStriker's request to cancel contract rejected by the clubAllegri keen on reuniting with him at AC MilanFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Juventus are keen to sell Vlahovic as they aim to cut €40 million (£34m/$46m) from their expenses to balance the books. According to , the club has set an asking price of €25m (£21m/$29m), which could be negotiated down to €20m (£17m/$23m).
With just one year remaining on his contract, Vlahovic and his agent requested Juventus to terminate the deal with a €10m (£9m/$12m) severance package, but the club rejected the proposal.AdvertisementAFPTHE BIGGER PICTURE
Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri is keen to reunite with Vlahovic as the club explore a potential move for the striker. While Milan are also considering other attacking options, Allegri’s influence could be crucial in securing the deal. The Rossoneri are reportedly offering Vlahovic a net salary of €6m plus bonuses.
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With Jonathan David officially signed by Juventus on a free transfer it means Vlahovic is out of the clubs plans for next season. Juventus are also in talks with Paris Saint-Germain for Randall Kolo Muani with a loan with obligation to buy next summer.
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Vlahovic is still on holiday after his Club World Cup campaign with Juventus but he will be monitoring the situation. Meanwhile Juventus General Manager Damien Comolli will be to cut expenses to make room for transfers in other departments of the pitch.
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O atacante Léo Natel sofreu uma lesão no tornozelo durante a vitória do Casa Pia sobre o Braga, fora de casa, no último domingo (6), pelo Campeonato Português, e pode não atuar mais nesta temporada. O jogador está emprestado pelo Corinthians ao clube português.
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Segundo informações obtidas pelo LANCE!, o atleta será avaliado clinicamente para saber se haverá necessidade de cirurgia, o que é bastante provável. Caso isso se confirme, Timão e Casa Pia conversarão se Natel fará o tratamento no Brasil ou em Portugal, além de também discutirem as questões referentes ao contrato, que tem duração até junho de 2023.
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A lesão de Léo Natel atrapalhará os planos da direção corintiana, que acreditava que poderia vender o jogador no fim da temporada. O acordo com o Casa Pia previa que os portugueses seriam obrigados a comprar o atacante caso ele fizesse pelo menos 45 minutos em 60% das partidas da equipe lisboeta. No entanto, até a lesão, Léo havia entrado em campo somente em quatro oportunidades pelo time de Portugal, todos entrando no segundo tempo. A partida em que o jogador atuou por mais tempo foi contra o Rio Ave no último dia 30 de outubro, quando jogou por 26 minutos – menos que a exigência mínima para a compra.
O contrato de Léo Natel com o Corinthians tem duração até dezembro de 2024. Ele não faz parte dos planos da diretoria corintiana para a próxima temporada e caso não fique no Casa Pia será monitorado para um novo empréstimo. Quando foi emprestado pelo clube potuguês, Natel também recebeu ofertas do Famalicão, também de Portugal, além de equipes do Chipre, Japão e do mundo árabe.
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