Australia seamer heads back to Canterbury after impressive first county spell
ESPNcricinfo staff03-Nov-2023
Wes Agar took 21 wickets in six matches for Kent last season•Getty Images
Wes Agar has agreed a return to Kent as one of their overseas players for the 2024 season. Agar, the right-arm seamer who has twice been capped by Australia in ODIs, will be available for the County Championship and Vitality Blast until the end of July.Agar, 26, enjoyed a successful stint in Canterbury earlier this year, taking 21 wickets at 28.33 in the County Championship as well as seven in five Blast appearances.”I’m so stoked to be coming back to Kent again in 2024,” Agar said. “I absolutely loved being a part of the squad in 2023, Kent Cricket is such a special club and I’m really excited to be coming back for the new season.”I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again and getting started with the lads in April.”Kent secured their Division One status on the final day of the season, with Agar their joint-leading wicket-taker alongside Matt Quinn despite only playing six games as a last-minute signing.Agar, who last week claimed his best first-class figures of 6 for 42 in South Australia’s defeat to Western Australia, is expected to be involved in up to ten Championship fixtures next summer, as well as the group stage of the Blast.Kent’s Director of Cricket, Simon Cook, said: “We’re delighted to have Wes with us again for a big part of our season in 2024. He was a big addition to our squad this past season, contributing across two formats, as well as becoming a big part of the dressing room.”We hope to see more big performances from Wes in a Kent shirt in 2024.”
كشف الإعلامي أحمد شوبير عن وجود لاعب أجنبي جديد معروض على الجهاز الفني لنادي الزمالك، بقيادة البلجيكي يانيك فيريرا، لتدعيم مركز الجناح خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية.
وقال شوبير في تصريحات عبر برنامجه الإذاعي صباح اليوم الإثنين: “بعض الوسطاء طرحوا اسم اللاعب الروماني أندري كورديا، جناح أيمن يبلغ من العمر 26 عامًا، ولعب في صفوف الطائي السعودي، وهو حاليًا لاعب حر”.
وأضاف: “كورديا معروض على المدير الفني للزمالك، وتبلغ قيمته السوقية 1.3 مليون يورو، وخلال آخر موسمين خاض 65 مباراة، سجل خلالها 17 هدفًا وصنع 13 آخر، وهي أرقام جيدة”.
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وتابع شوبير: “رغم جودة الأرقام، أتمنى من إدارة الزمالك أن تدرس الصفقة بعناية وأن تتريث، لأن النادي لا يتحمل الدخول في أزمة جديدة”.
واختتم: “نأمل ألا يتكرر سيناريو كونراد ميشالاك، الذي كانت تحيط به العديد من المشكلات لا يصح الحديث عنها الآن، لكنه جاء ورحل دون أن يترك بصمة تُذكر، بينما بقيت الأزمة فقط”.
O técnico Tite deixou cinco jogadores do Flamengo na lista de pré-convocados para a Copa do Mundo de 2022. De acordo com o “GE”, o clube recebeu neste domingo (30) da CBF a notificação de que Everton Ribeiro, Gabigol, Pedro, Santos e Filipe Luís estão entre os 55 nomes da lista pré-convocados enviada para a Fifa.
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O comandante definirá os 26 convocados para o Mundial no dia 7 de novembro. Contudo, após mandar a lista para a Fifa no dia 21, o regimento interno previa que os clubes seriam notificados neste domingo.
Entre os mais cotados da Seleção estão Everton Ribeiro e Pedro, chamado na última convocação por Tite. Autor do gol do tricampeonato da Libertadores, Gabigol já recebeu oportunidades anteriormente com o treinador canarinho e esteve na Copa América de 2021 (atuando inclusive na final contra a Argentina).
Santos conquistou a medalha de ouro pela Seleção Olímpica em 2021 e foi convocado em alguns momentos por Tite. Já Filipe Luís tem bom relacionamento com o treinador e a comissão técnica e surge como alternativa caso Alex Sandro e Alex Telles (mais cotados para a lateral esquerda) não sejam chamados.
Filipe esteve com a comissão técnica recentemente para passar suas impressões sobre o trabalho do atual ciclo de Tite. A última convocação do lateral foi na Copa América de 2019.
قدم برناردو سيلفا، نجم نادي مانشستر سيتي، وعدًا هامًا إلى جماهير فريقه اليوم الإثنين، قبل بداية الموسم الذي سوف ينطلق بعد أقل من أسبوعين من الآن.
مانشستر سيتي سوف يلتقي مع نظيره باليرمو وديًا يوم السبت المقبل، قبل أن يستهل مشواره في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز ويلعب أمام وولفرهامبتون يوم السبت الموافق 16 أغسطس.
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وأكد سيلفا في تصريحات لموقع نادي مانشستر سيتي الرسمي، أن فريقه سوف يظهر بشكل مختلف تمامًا خلال الموسم الجديد، عقب الخروج الموسم الماضي بدون تحقيق أي لقب.
وقال سيلفا: “لم يكن الموسم الماضي كما كنا نتمناه، وهذا هو الشعور نفسه الذي يشعر به اللاعبون والمشجعون على حد سواء”.
وأضاف: “لكن الموسم المقبل فرصة لطي صفحة الماضي والبدء من جديد، نحن نركز بشدة على التحسين والمنافسة على الألقاب مجددًا، وهو أمرٌ متأصل في جوهر هذا النادي وهذا الفريق”.
وأوضح سيلفا: “نبدأ الموسم الجديد بجلسة تدريبية مفتوحة مع جماهيرنا، ونتطلع جميعًا إلى ذلك، جماهيرنا مهمة جدًا في كل ما نقوم به، في كل مباراة، المشاعر التي نشعر بها على أرض الملعب، يشعرون بها هم أيضًا”.
أتم الدولي البرتغالي: “لقد قضينا وقتًا رائعًا معًا على مدار مواسم عديدة، وشاركنا هذه اللحظات الرائعة معًا، نريد المزيد منها ونحن نستعد للموسم الجديد”.
Butt’s appointment, his first position at the PCB since being banned for spot-fixing, came in for heavy criticism
Danyal Rasool02-Dec-2023
Salman Butt was appointed along with Kamran Akmal and Rao Iftikhar Anjum only on Friday•AFP via Getty Images
Salman Butt has withdrawn as the consultant to chief selector Wahab Riaz a day after he was appointed to the position. Pakistan chief selector Wahab called a press conference to say Butt’s name was being withdrawn from the consultancy panel with immediate effect.Wahab accused the media of looking to besmirch the PCB’s name following Butt’s nomination to the advisory panel. He said he had been accused of giving Butt, known to be a close friend of Wahab, preferential treatment, and that he wanted to shield himself against those allegations. Saying his top priority was maintaining the reputation of the PCB and his own integrity, he confirmed Butt would now not be involved with team selection “in any capacity”.On Friday, Butt was appointed as a consultant member alongside Kamran Akmal and Rao Iftikhar Anjum “with immediate effect”, and they would be advising Wahab in selecting Pakistan’s team for the five-match series against New Zealand. The selection came in for heavy criticism for a number of reasons, including the provincial composition of the panel. All three members are from Punjab, historically the most influential and dominant region in Pakistan cricket. With Wahab also currently holding a government ministry in the Punjab government, the board instantly came in for allegations of favouritism.But it was Butt’s appointment that caused the greatest uproar. It was the first time Butt was handed a position at the PCB in any capacity since being banned for spot-fixing in 2010. He played domestic cricket and the PSL after returning from his ban, and has taken up a role as an analyst for various media outlets.Related
Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal and Rao Iftikhar to assist chief selector Wahab Riaz
But ESPNcricinfo understands Butt’s appointment was met with fierce internal resistance within the PCB too, with at least one employee said to be uncomfortable with it to the extent they threatened to resign. With criticism mounting across the board, Wahab convened a hastily arranged press conference on Saturday evening, withdrawing Butt’s name from the panel.Wahab said a replacement would be announced shortly, pointedly saying he would be from Karachi. Wahab also said Asad Shafiq is likely to be appointed to that position in due course.While Butt was the most high-profile appointment, he was not the only member of that panel to be wholly free from controversy. While Butt was banned and has served time for his role in the 2010 scandal, both Wahab and Akmal were questioned in and around that same episode. Akmal was sent a notice by the ICC after the T20 World Cup in 2010 – much before the spot-fixing incident broke out that year – though he was later cleared to be selected by Pakistan. Akmal did not play another Test after the episode at Lord’s, though he did feature in Pakistan’s white-ball sides.Wahab was also questioned by Scotland Yard in the immediate aftermath of the Lord’s Test that year, but was never charged with any offence. He was appointed the new chief selector of the senior men’s team two weeks back after Inzamam-ul-Haq had stepped down from his position in the wake of conflict-of-interest allegations.
Bangladesh, meanwhile, thumped USA by 121 runs to book a spot in the Super Six of the Under-19 World Cup
ESPNcricinfo staff27-Jan-2024
Aakash Chand, the Player of the Match, got 5 for 34•Getty Images
Afghanistan and Nepal had everything to play for in East London on Friday, and play they did, toe-to-toe, inch-for-inch, all the way to a thrilling finish amid gripping drama. Nepal won by one wicket in the end, and entered the Super Six stage of the men’s Under-19 World Cup at the expense of Afghanistan; but the game was, perhaps, more than just the result and the make-up of the next stage of the tournament.Nepal seemed to have it in the bag at various stages, when first Aakash Chand was running through the Afghanistan batting, and then when Dev Khanal, the captain, was stroking his way to an 89-ball 58. But if there’s one thing Afghanistan don’t do – at any level of the game – it’s to give up. They took it deep, before Subash Bhandari, who had earlier returned 1 for 15 from 8.1 overs, poked at one outside off to the legspin of Arab Gul, got a healthy edge and sent it through a packed off-side field for four. Deal done. The celebrations were as wild as the game itself was.The win was set up by Chand, later named Player of the Match. By the tenth over, Afghanistan were tottering at 34 for 5 after having opted to bat. Chand had four of those wickets. The fightback came courtesy Hassan Eisakhil (20) and Naseer Khan Maroofkhil (31), and then Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (37); but all Afghanistan could put up was 145. Chand finished with 5 for 34, his fifth wicket that of Eisakhil.Nepal’s reply started almost as shakily, with Khalil Ahmed and Faridoon Dawoodzai reducing them to 24 for 3. But a dominant Khanal and a sedate Aakash Tripathi appeared to take the game away from Afghanistan with a 49-run stand, the best of the innings.A twist had to come, and it came in the form of Maroofkhil sending Tripathi back in the 24th over, with the target still 73 runs away. Khanal wasn’t going anywhere, though, even as a couple more wickets fell at the other end, before being felled by Ghazanfar for 58.The total then was 127 for 7. Overs were not an issue, but Afghanistan were into Nepal’s tail. Dipak Bohora ensured it wagged enough to take Nepal to within a shot of victory, but he too fell with six runs still to get. The fielders were all around the bat at that stage, and the dot balls piled up; but somehow, in the end, Bhandari found a way out.Nathan Edward’s all-round performance helped West Indies beat England by two wickets in Potchefstroom and qualify for the Super Six round. He picked up 3 for 28 with his left-arm seam as England folded for 192, and then scored an unbeaten 49 to take his side home.After West Indies opted to bowl, Nathan Edward castled Jaydn Denly in the first over of the match. England captain Ben McKinney and Noah Thain added 50 for the second wicket, before he sent McKinney back. Thain and Hamza Shaikh, who scored 54 off 83, took England to 97 for 2 in the 21st over, but once offspinner Tarrique Edward removed Thain, the innings collapsed. At one stage, England were 146 for 7, but the lower order dragged them close to 200.West Indies, too, lost a wicket in the first over, and were 31 for 2 in the sixth. But their captain Stephan Pascal absorbed all the pressure and scored 58 off 84.Legspinner Tazeem Chaudry Ali tried to keep England in the contest with his three wickets, including that of Pascal. When West Indies lost their seventh, the target was still 37 runs away, though the asking rate was never a concern.But Nathan Edward stood up once again with an unbeaten 49 off 80 balls. He added 36 off 32 deliveries with Tarrique Edward, in which the latter’s contribution was 5, before hitting the winning boundary.Ariful Islam made a run-a-ball 103•ICC via Getty Images
Ariful Islam’s 103, followed by Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby’s four-wicket haul helped Bangladesh thump USA by 121 runs in Bloemfontein. With two wins in three matches, Bangladesh finished second in their group, and advanced to the Super Six stage of the tournament.USA had Bangladesh at 94 for 3 after opting to bowl first, but a 122-run fourth-wicket stand between Ariful and Ahrar Amin, who scored 44, took Bangladesh to 291. Ariful notched up nine boundaries, and kept the scoring rate healthy. But left-arm seamer Arya Garg continued his fine form for USA, taking 3 for 68 to finish the competition with five wickets.USA started the chase steadily, with opener Prannav Chettipalayam scoring 57. But he didn’t find much support from the other end, as USA lost track towards the halfway mark. What was 86 for 1 became 112 for 4, while from the 40th over onwards, they lost 6 for 16 to get bowled out for 170. Left-arm spinner Rabby was the star of the Bangladesh bowling attack, as he got 4 for 31 from ten overs.
يستعد فريق برشلونة لبدء حملة الدفاع عن لقب الدوري الإسباني لكرة القدم، مساء يوم السبت، حيث يلتقي مع خصمه ريال مايوركا على ملعب الأخير.
وأبرم برشلونة 3 صفقات في موسم الانتقالات الصيفي الحالي، حيث تعاقد مع كل من الحارس خوان جارسيا وماركوس راشفورد، والشاب روني باردجي.
ولم يتمكن برشلونة من تسجيل خوان جارسيا وماركوس راشفورد حتى الآن، بسبب الأزمة المالية التي يمر بها النادي الكتالوني منذ سنوات عديدة.
ولكن صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية ذكرت أن برشلونة انتقل من التفاؤل إلى اليقين فيما يخص إمكانية الاعتماد على خوان جارسيا وماركوس راشفورد في مباراة الغد ضد مايوركا.
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وأوضحت أن مصادر داخل نادي برشلونة أكدت أن تسجيل خوان جارسيا أصبح مضمونًا، حيث أن تواجده في قائمة الفريق في الدوري الإسباني مسألة وقت فقط، حيث سيتمكن من المشاركة في مباراة الغد.
وأشارت إلى أن حالة راشفورد في طريقها إلى الحل كذلك حيث أن برشلونة متفائل، ولكن النادي قدم المزيد من الوثائق في الساعات الأخيرة، وربما كون ذلك يتعارض مع العطلة قد يؤثر سلبًا على لأمر.
ولكن لا تزال مكاتب برشلونة واثقة من إمكانية تسجيل راشفورد اليوم، أو في أسوأ الأحوال غدًا قبل مباراة مايوركا في الليجا، حيث لا يوجد اعتقاد بوجود أي عقبات مالية في هذا الصدد.
Nome que vem sendo cobiçado por pelo menos outros três grandes clubes do futebol brasileiro (Atlético-MG, Corinthians e Vasco), o técnico Juan Pablo Vojvoda tem seu futuro em caráter ainda indefinido.
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Diante do cenário, o Fortaleza estruturou uma proposta que julga como suficiente para reter o treinador argentino que chegou em maio de 2021 e, apesar de alguns períodos de instabilidade, manteve os ascendentes resultados dos últimos anos obtidos pelo Leão do Pici.
De acordo com informações publicadas pelo diário ‘O Povo’ e confirmadas pelo Futebol Latino, a ideia do tricolor é de estabelecer um acordo com novas bases salariais e ampliação do tempo de duração até o fim de 2024. Data essa, aliás, que coincide com o término do mandato do atual presidente do Fortaleza, Marcelo Paz, que tem excelente relação junto ao comandante da equipe.
Financeiramente, as informações sobre valores tem sido mantidas em absoluto sigilo tanto para não influenciar nas conversas como pela postura do Fortaleza em falar sempre com os representantes do profissional sobre o tema, não diretamente comVojvoda.
Além dos elementos individuais, a diretoria do clube do Pici teria conversado com Vojvoda sobre modernizações a serem realizadas na estrutura do clube bem como o investimento em reforços.
Seja no caráter de reposição de peças como a adição de alternativas ao ponto de conseguir montar um elenco que precisará se dividir entre Campeonato Cearense, Libertadores, Copa do Nordeste, Copa do Brasil e Brasileirão.
Além do Cuiabá, onde dois jogadores lhe despertam a atenção, o Atlético-GO é outro clube onde o São Paulo foca suas atenções para conseguir opções de baixo custo para reforçar o elenco visando a 2023. O nome da vez no Morumbi é o do meia Jorginho, que facilitou as negociações com o Tricolor após rescindir o seu contrato com o Dragão. Jorginho pediu para deixar o Atlético no início da semana. Não tem interesse em disputar a Série B pelo clube, que viu sua saída com bons olhos por causa do grande salário.É o terceiro atleta do rubro-negro goiano a ser sondado pelo São Paulo para a próxima temporada. Conforme o LANCE! apurou, o ponta Wellington Rato e o lateral-esquerdo Jefferson também interessam ao Tricolor.
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Inicialmente, segundo a imprensa goiana, ele abriu negociações para reforçar o Cuiabá. Mas segundo o L! apurou, a busca do Tricolor por uma opção para o setor acabou fazendo com que seu estafe o tenha indicado no Morumbi.
É a mesma situação de Jefferson. O lateral-esquerdo de 24 anos atende os requisitos do São Paulo por ser uma peça para o setor que não rivalize com Welington, revelação da base e que será titular absoluto após a saída de Reinaldo. Justamente por isso, garantem fontes da cúpula são-paulina, opções como a de Juninho Capixaba, que deixou o Fortaleza, foram descartadas.
Ao L!, fontes garantiram que Jefferson foi oferecido ao clube do Morumbi. Também não teria interesse em seguir no Dragão para a disputa da Segundona. Além disso, os goianos definiram que o lateral-esquerdo Moraes, que estava emprestado ao Juventude, será aproveitado em 2023.
Ambos os nomes ainda passariam por avaliação de Rogério Ceni. Que deu sinal verde, segundo apurado pelo L!, para a chegada de reforços do Dragão, adversário que o comandante viu de perto na semifinal da Copa Sul-Americana, torneio em que as equipes se enfrentaram, e os paulistas saíram classificados nos pênaltis.
Justamente por isso, o sonho de Ceni para 2023 é Wellington Rato, outro que esteve em campo naquela eliminatória. Jogador rápido de lado de campo, um desejo antigo do treinador, ele também interessa ao Fortaleza, com quem o São Paulo vem duelando nos bastidores pela negociação.
O Tricolor ainda não tem reforço contratado oficialmente para o ano que vem. O mais próximo de ser anunciado é o meia Pedrinho, com quem o clube está apalavrado e depende da resolução de questões burocráticas com o Lokomotiv, da Rússia, para sacramentar o empréstimo por uma temporada.
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أعلنت رابطة اللاعبين المحترفين عن الفائز بجائزة أفضل لاعب شاب في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز لموسم 2024-2025.
وأقيم اليوم الثلاثاء حفل توزيع جوائز الأفضل، والذي يشمل أفضل لاعب شاب، أفضل لاعب في الدوري الإنجليزي، إلى جانب التشكيل المثالي للموسم (لمطالعة التفاصيل من هنا).
وتنافس على جائزة أفضل لاعب شاب، كل من دين هويسن لاعب بورنموث السابق وريال مدريد الحالي، ليام ديلاب (تشيلسي)، ميلوس كيركيز لاعب بورنموث السابق وليفربول الحالي، وثنائي آرسنال إيثان نوانيري ولويس سكيلي، إلى جانب مورجان روجرز، لاعب أستون فيلا.
وحسبما تم الإعلان منذ قليل، فإن مورجان روجرز حصل على جائزة أفضل لاعب شاب عن موسم 2024/25 من الدوري الإنجليزي.
وكان كول بالمر لاعب تشيلسي هو الفائز بجائزة أفضل لاعب شاب في النسخة الماضية، لموسم 2023-2024.
وسيتم بعد قليل الإعلان عن هوية الفائز بجائزة أفضل لاعب عن الموسم نفسه من الدوري الإنجليزي، حيث يُعد محمد صلاح نجم ليفربول هو المرشح الأقوى.