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War and pandemics aside, there had been seven such instances before the Afghanistan-New Zealand Test in Greater Noida

Sreshth Shah13-Sep-2024A Test to be called off without a ball being bowled is very rare. Barring games cancelled due to war and pandemics, it has happened only seven times previously, with the Afghanistan vs New Zealand game in Greater Noida being the eighth such instance in the 147-year history of the format. Here is a look at the circumstances under which the previous seven games were abandoned completely.England vs Australia, Old Trafford, 1890
Those days, Test matches were three days long, and Australia were looking to earn a consolation victory in the third and final Test of the tour against WG Grace’s England when they arrived in Manchester. But it rained on all three days, leaving the organisers with no option but to call off the Test without even a toss. It was a damp end to a thrilling tour that included 34 first-class matches and the three-Test series which England won 2-0.England vs Australia, Old Trafford, 1938
Manchester was the scene once again, nearly half a century later. The teams were the same, although by now Test matches were four-day affairs with a rest day in between. Wally Hammond and Don Bradman were the captains, and the Old Trafford Test was supposed to be the third Test in the five-match Ashes series. The weather, though, did not allow the toss again, and the teams moved to Leeds next for the fourth game.Australia vs England, Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1970
This time it was in Australia that rain played havoc. Now, Tests had become five-day affairs, and the first two Tests of what was originally a six-match series had been drawn. England elected to bowl at the toss, but right when the teams were heading out, it began to rain, and it did for three straight days in Melbourne. Once it was clear a proper Test wasn’t possible, the administrators got together and came up with a remarkable plan to thwart the idea of a third straight draw and recoup lost revenue.They organised a 60-over one-innings-a-side game on the scheduled fifth day, and it was watched by around 46,000 fans, thereby retrospectively earning status as the first-ever ODI. The organisers also hastily arranged for a seventh Test later in January 1971 to make up for the lost fixture.New Zealand vs Pakistan, Dunedin, 1989
It was an inauspicious start to the three-Test series as the heavy, sweeping rain on the first two days of the Dunedin Test left nearly no chance of a result, and the game was cancelled by day three. However, with conditions improving on the scheduled fourth day of the Test, the two captains John Wright and Imran Khan agreed to play an ODI instead where Richard Hadlee claimed 5 for 38. The next two Tests of the tour went on without a hitch, although those too were draws and the series honours were shared.West Indies vs England, Bourda, 1990
England arrived in Guyana with a 1-0 lead in the four-game series, but a week of torrential rain leading up to the second Test left the Bourda outfield under water. With three days already lost, a contentious early decision was made on the scheduled rest day to call off the game altogether and instead host an ODI on the scheduled fourth day. That ODI could not take place either due to wet conditions, and so the ODI was moved to the scheduled fifth day. A 49-overs-a-side game was finally possible, and Gordon Greenidge’s 77 sealed a comfortable win for the hosts.Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, Faisalabad, 1998
Thick December fog welcomed both sides in Faisalabad for the third Test of the series. Visibility was so poor that after the second day, most players did not even come to the venue in the morning. On day four, the umpires called off the game. However, some commentators felt the decision was made in haste as conditions had improved by the afternoon. The PCB was also criticised for scheduling a Test in Faisalabad, a place where December fog was the norm. The silver lining for Zimbabwe, though, was that the abandoned Test ensured they won their maiden Test series after 15 previous attempts.New Zealand vs India, Dunedin, 1998
It was a remarkable coincidence that the sixth and seventh abandoned Tests were called off on the same day – December 20, 1998. While fog played spoilsport in Faisalabad, it was the rain in Dunedin that had the final say. As the rain continued into the third day of the first Test between New Zealand and India, the umpires called the fixture off, forcing a second abandoned Test in Dunedin. For Umpire Steven Dunne, it was the second time in his career – after Dunedin 1989 – to have to abandon a game, and an unofficial one-dayer was played on the scheduled fourth day.

The Tamil Nadu batter has worked hard on developing a more aggressive approach to his game

Shashank Kishore, with inputs from Deivarayan Muthu21-Nov-2022N Jagadeesan is a positive person. He tends to find hope, according to friends and team-mates, in tough situations. Like he did when MS Dhoni, in a rare outburst, spoke of how the youngsters on the bench at Chennai Super Kings “lacked spark” after their dismal showing in the first half of IPL 2020.Jagadeesan, 26 now, was one of those youngsters who sat out for much of that season. And when he was asked if Dhoni’s comment had hurt, Jagadeesan’s response was that it was the captain’s way of “firing up youngsters to stand up and deliver”.Last week, Jagadeesan was one of eight players released by CSK ahead of the auction on December 23. It brought an end to a four-year stint with the team, during which he’d only played seven games. And like several others released, Jagadeesan was back on the long and winding road that is India’s domestic cricket to chart a way forward.One week later, Jagadeesan is in the news again, this time for spark turning into a wildfire in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He came into the tournament with three List A hundreds in 36 matches across five years. Nine days on, Jagadeesan has nearly tripled that tally, becoming the first batter in history to score five consecutive List A centuries.Related

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On Monday, when he smashed 277 off 141 balls against Arunachal Pradesh at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, he surpassed the record of four consecutive tons held by Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, South Africa’s Alviro Petersen and India’s Devdutt Padikkal. He also shattered Alistair Brown’s two-decade old record for the highest List A score of 268. His innings included 25 fours and 15 sixes.Jagadeesan’s previous four hundreds in the tournament had come against Haryana (128), Goa (168), Chhattisgarh (107) and Andhra (114 not out). In comparison, the record-breaking 277 was against a vastly inexperienced Arunachal Pradesh attack that had a combined 43 wickets between them. All said, runs are runs, and his feat helped Tamil Nadu shatter the record for the highest score in List A cricket, as they blasted 506 for 2 in 50 overs.Even as the sensational news began to make waves on social media, Jagadeesan’s knock itself was witnessed by no more than a handful of people. At the innings break, the Tamil Nadu team manager was lining up to chat with the video analyst and retrieve footage of the innings. Jagadeesan appeared his usual self – chirpy and jovial with his team-mates as they prepared to field.This Vijay Hazare Trophy has been all the more crucial for Jagadeesan because he has been able to shake off the perception of being a batter who plays a safe game. It also ended talk of his form being on the wane, especially after a disappointing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he managed just 118 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 131.11.ESPNcricinfo LtdOn Monday, Jagadeesan got to his century off 76 balls; took just 23 more deliveries to bring up the 150; and another 15 balls to get to his double-century. This aggressive approach could make a difference when his name comes up for bidding at the IPL auction.So far, Jagadeesan has played only seven IPL games and batted just four times, scoring 73 runs for CSK at a strike rate of 110.61. One of the factors that supposedly prevented him from getting more opportunities was that he was an accumulator and not an aggressive batter. And with the growing clamour for dynamism in T20 cricket, Jagadeesan decided to work on developing his skills.Those who have followed Jagadeesan in Chennai’s cricket circles vouch for his work ethic. Even though he wasn’t a part of CSK’s traveling contingent during the 2019 IPL season, his drive was not dimmed. Jagadeesan would often play a league game in the morning and return to train at Chepauk with the squad during their home games.While opportunities in the IPL have been few, Jagadeesan has been prolific for Chepauk Super Gillies in the Tamil Nadu Premier League. Last year he made 336 runs – third most in the tournament – in 10 innings at a strike rate of 125.37. There may have been concerns about his ability to accelerate, and he has recognised his shortfalls and worked on overcoming them.While you could argue that four of his five hundreds have come at relatively small grounds in Alur on the outskirts of Bangalore, those who watched Jagadeesan bat vouch for how he’s managed to accelerate seamlessly. His knocks have earned praise from a number of talent scouts – from the Super Kings camp too.Having been a key part of Tamil Nadu’s white-ball revolution over the years, Jagadeesan is now enjoying a sensational run of form. And a timely one too. He was sold to CSK at his base price of INR 20 lakh at the mega auction earlier this year. After a record-breaking 277 off 141 balls, the demand for his skills is likely to be higher come December 23.

And what is the highest score by a player in his first innings as captain in a Test?

Steven Lynch14-Jul-2020How often have the rival captains got each other out in the same Test, as Ben Stokes and Jason Holder did at the Rose Bowl? asked Kevin Mills from England

The exciting behind-closed-doors match in Southampton was the 12th Test in which both captains had dismissed each other, but the first to include three such dismissals. It was the second time Jason Holder had been involved in such an occurrence, as he and Zimbabwe’s Graeme Cremer accounted for each other in Bulawayo in 2017-18.Holder’s double dismissal of Ben Stokes was the 19th occasion one captain had disposed of his opposite number in both innings of a Test – and it was the third time Holder had done it: he dismissed Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh twice in Kingston in 2018, and then, in West Indies’ most recent Test before the one at the Rose Bowl, he removed Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan in both innings in Lucknow in November 2019. Shakib dismissed India’s Virender Sehwag twice in Chittagong (now Chattogram) in 2009-10, and in return Sehwag caught Shakib in both innings.The wily Australian Richie Benaud dismissed his opposite number twice in a Test on two occasions, and also claimed the wicket of England’s Ted Dexter once in each of the five matches in the 1962-63 Ashes series.Stuart Broad was dropped after playing 51 successive Tests at home. Was this a record for England (or everyone)? asked Dennis Mitchell from England

There have been two England players with longer unbroken home runs than Stuart Broad’s 51. Since he played 159 successive Tests in all – the record – it’s not surprising to find Alastair Cook top of this list too: he played 89 in succession at home between 2006 and 2018. Cook’s longtime opening partner Andrew Strauss played 61 successive Tests in England.Another similar run came to an end in Southampton, as Joe Root missed the match to be at the birth of his second child. It ended his run of 77 successive Test appearances in all, second only for England behind Cook.There wasn’t a single six hit at the Rose Bowl. When was the last time this happened? asked Dewan Rezwan Rabbi from Bangladesh

You’re right to think that this is a rare event these days. The Test in Southampton was the first not to feature a six for about 145 matches, since the Boxing Day Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Port Elizabeth in December 2016. There have been only 28 Tests with no sixes since the turn of the millennium.Virat Kohli made a century in each innings in his first Test as captain, in 2014•Getty ImagesWhat is the highest score by a player in his first innings as captain in a Test? asked Savo Ceprnich

The highest Test score by a captain in his first innings in charge is 239, by New Zealand’s Graham Dowling, against India in Christchurch in 1967-68. Shivnarine Chanderpaul also scored a double-century – 203 not out for West Indies v South Africa in Georgetown in 2004-05. The highest in the second innings of a captain’s debut Test is 163, by Clive Lloyd for West Indies against India in Bangalore in 1974-75.The most runs in total on captaincy debut is 256, by Virat Kohli, with 115 and 141 against Australia in Adelaide in 2014-15. Greg Chappell also scored two centuries in his first Test as captain, for Australia against West Indies in Brisbane in 1975-76.Who conceded 149 runs in his only Test without taking a wicket? asked Gordon Brine from South Africa

This unfortunate bowler was the Australian legspinner Bryce McGain, who won his only cap against South Africa in Cape Town in March 2009, the week before his 37th birthday. McGain nearly took a wicket early on, as Christian Ryan remembered in this evocative piece for ESPNcricinfo, but after that he was caned, finishing with 0 for 149 from just 18 overs as South Africa ran up 651. McGain took 86 first-class wickets for Victoria – and ten in two matches for Essex in 2010.Use our
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أعلن المدير الفني لفريق ليفربول، آرني سلوت، التشكيل الأساسي لخوض مباراة يوم الثلاثاء في إطار منافسات بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، ضد خصمه فريق إنتر ميلان.

ويستضيف ملعب “سان سيرو” مباراة فريقي ليفربول وإنتر ميلان، في الجولة السادسة من دوري أبطال أوروبا، مرحلة الدوري، موسم 2025/26.

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يدخل ليفربول تلك المباراة وهو يمتلك 9 نقاط فقط حيث يحتل المركز الثالث عشر، في حين أن إنتر ميلان في المركز الرابع برصيد 12 نقطة.

ويغيب النجم المصري محمد صلاح عن مباراة ليفربول اليوم بعد استبعاده من القائمة المستبعدة بقرار من آرني سلوت، إثر تصريحاته النارية التي أدلى بها يوم السبت الماضي. تشكيل ليفربول أمام إنتر ميلان في دوري أبطال أوروبا

حراسة المرمى: أليسون بيكر.

خط الدفاع: جو جوميز، إبراهيما كوناتي، فيرجيل فان دايك، روبرتسون.

خط الوسط: سوبوسلاي، جرافنبيرخ، ماك أليستر.

خط الهجوم: كورتيس جونز، ألكسندر إيزاك، هوجو إيكتيكي.

البدلاء: مامارداشفيلي، وودمان، كيركيز، فيرتز، برادلي، نيوني، نجوموها، لاكي. 

The Lahore Qalandars management understands it and the PCB is just beginning to appreciate it

Danyal Rasool26-May-2025Ostensibly armour-plated, yet surprisingly sensitive. Pressure-hardened prodigy, yet a successful adult superstar who still yearns for unconditional appreciation. Shaheen Shah Afridi, who just won a record-extending third PSL title as captain amid wild scenes at his home ground, is perhaps not a man who loves playing cricket so much as one who loves to be loved for playing cricket.What else could explain the change in mood from the delirious high of a last-gasp title victory as Sunday gave way to Monday, to the stultifying demeanour at the post-match trophy ceremony?When Sikandar Raza – his own dramatic journey now well-documented – struck the winning runs for Lahore Qalandars, Afridi was among the first to pour onto the field to exult with his team, uncomplicated joy writ large on his face. Half-an-hour later, as an almost comically large cadre of dignitaries gathered on stage to present the trophy, it seemed the complex emotions that Afridi has come to associate with Pakistan cricket were back.Related

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There was an acceptance of felicitations from the Pakistan president, but PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi and Afridi shared little more than frosty nods of acknowledgement, Naqvi increasingly receding into the background as the ceremony went on. The relationship between the two men is difficult, on occasion spilling out openly in the public domain. When Naqvi took over as PCB chief, Afridi was Pakistan captain. Now, he is no longer in the national side.It was a point clearly on his mind during a punchy post-match press conference. At the toss, Ramiz Raja had asked about his return to form, a question Afridi repeatedly appeared to interpret as a slight, because alluding to a return would suggest bad form earlier. When a journalist asked about it post-match, he got the same answer as Raja.”Ramiz asked about my form too and I said I am the same. But you need to have the eyes to see me. I am the same bowler. I have not changed, and I will not change.”When another spoke of how brilliant his final four games had been, he gave a stock reply, but the true riposte was playing around in his head, and, ten minutes later, he returned to it as an aside. “A journalist earlier mentioned that I performed in the last four games. Thank you for noticing that at least I performed in four games! People mention my performances in the last four matches, and appeared to forget all my previous performances.”It is, for the record, not controversial to say Afridi’s form towards the tail-end of this tournament has far superseded what he produced earlier on in the tournament. The last four games saw him take ten wickets, more than in the first seven games put together. His bowling in the second qualifier and the final are contenders for bowling performances of the tournament. But for Afridi, who feels he has endured more than he deserves to in Pakistani cricket as well as in its media, every compliment comes transfigured as a barb. The guard, lowered during the last six weeks with Qalandars, is back up against everyone else.Sameen Rana, the Qalandars owner, was alongside him at the press conference, if only to temper his captain should things go overboard. He referred to Afridi as “not a Qalandars player, but a family member”. He would then speak of his own philosophy of player management, one that, to his and Qalandars’ credit, has not wavered in good times or bad. “The advantage we have at Lahore Qalandars is we don’t judge our players, we back them. When you truly back someone, the results come.”Shaheen Shah Afridi’s Lahore Qalandars won the PSL title on Sunday•AFP/Getty ImagesThat is no longer the case with Afridi and the national side. There are days when that can be justified; the cold hard numbers tell a tale of a bowler not quite as effective in the Pakistan colours anymore. But then, there are also nights like these.After enduring a somewhat indifferent PSL, the suspension and resumption gave Afridi a second wind. By the time he was bowling the first ball in the final, he had become the most valuable bowler in the tournament. The first over lacked a wicket but none of his vintage brilliance, starting it with three consecutive yorkers, the ball hooping around at pace as Finn Allen and Saud Shakeel went into survival mode. Three years earlier in a T20 World Cup semi-final, Afridi had taken three balls to trap Allen in front; here, Allen wisely got off strike on the second.The wicket Afridi got in his second over was fortuitous (Shakeel wasn’t close to making contact on that flick down the leg side) but not undeserved. With Quetta Gladiators finding their feet from the other end and getting off to a fast start despite Afridi’s menace, there was, perhaps, an argument for a missed trick when the Qalandars captain did not return for a third powerplay over. That over, bowled by Haris Rauf, would instead go for 16, and Gladiators finished the powerplay at a relatively comfortable 57 for 2.But Afridi would save each of his remaining overs for the most difficult time to bowl. Gladiators rollicked along against the rest of the bowling attack, Hasan Nawaz surging to 52 off 23, the score 106 for 3 in 11 overs. After starting with a wide and a nasty boundary collision that saw two fielders injured and a needless boundary conceded, Afridi produced five consecutive yorkers of near-military accuracy. Gladiators could do little more than forage three singles, and at least the momentum was punctured.But by his fourth over, it was all Gladiators. They were up to 170 for 4 in 17, on course to producing a total high enough to never have been chased in the final of any T20 competition, and knocking Qalandars out of the contest halfway through. The fifth-wicket partnership between Hasan and Dinesh Chandimal was 45 off 25 balls when Afridi marked his run-up around the wicket.There’s no denying that Shaheen Shah Afridi is a generational talent•Associated PressHasan squeezed a low full toss for a single before Chandimal failed to get underneath one and holed out to long-on. Three balls later, Afridi had removed dangerman Hasan himself, drawing a miscue that Raza held on to. The 18th over had produced two runs, and shaved a chunk of Gladiators’ final total. His bowling figures read 4-0-24-3; the other four in his side had conceded 41, 42, 43 and 51.Halfway through the press conference between the Qalandars captain and owner, an official came up to place the PSL trophy on the table. Afridi barely glanced at it; it wasn’t the silverware he craved as much as the joy of achieving success in an environment he has come to value beyond all else.”The atmosphere here is familial,” he said. “No one is anyone’s boss or captain. Everyone is heard, everyone is respected. No one is allowed to disrespect someone else.”That last sentence, perhaps, explains much of what has gone wrong between Afridi and Pakistan cricket over the last 18 months. It is not the way he would characterise the PCB, or the environment within Pakistan cricket, one he has gradually begun to be excluded from.”To improve Pakistan cricket, we need to support our players. You look at the strong national teams abroad, their former players support their team. They don’t call for sackings and removals,” Afridi said. “When you don’t give players that atmosphere, nothing we can do will change the situation. If the media had been positive, the crowds that didn’t come for large parts of the PSL would have been full. I truly believe that. All we have in Pakistan is cricket.”It is likely difficult managing Afridi, as is the case for most high-profile sports stars. He may sometimes lash out, and take offence where it isn’t given. He can have frustratingly long spells of poor form when the analytical side of his game appears to desert him wholly, and he shrinks under pressure. There will be clashes of egos among team-mates and between player and board. But as he has shown time and again with Qalandars, and used to show so often with the national side, he is also a generationally talented bowler, and walking away from him is invariably a failure of management, and a waste of talent.As Rana appears to understand, there is a value to making Shaheen Afridi feel loved and, as the PCB may just be beginning to appreciate, a real cost to not doing that.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said he avoids using social media in order to protect himself after he was revealed to be the top target of online abuse in English football. An investigation by the BBC found that Amorim received more abuse than any other figure in the game during the weekend of United's 2-2 draw with Tottenham in November, followed by Liverpool manager Arne Slot.

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  The BBC investigation showed that Amorim received more than 160 online messages described as 'extremely abusive' on the weekend of November 8-9, bearing the brunt of some 2000 messages flagged by data science company Signify. They included death threats and hate speech, breaking the rules of the platforms they were posted on including X, Instagram and TikTok.

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  Amorim: Social media abuse 'normal' but I don't read it

  Amorim told a press conference: "First of all, nowadays it is normal in any profession, when you are exposed, like we are exposed, it's harder, but I don't read it. I'm not faking it – I don't read it. I protect myself from everything. I don't watch TV when they are talking about Manchester [United], not because I don't agree most of the times. I agree with a lot of things that you guys say. But it is a way of me being healthy because it's enough. When we lose, when we draw, I know that we play bad, my feeling as a coach is enough. I don't need another another [person]'s feelings about around the club. So for me, this is the only way, there is no other way. The only way is protect myself."

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  Amorim has no official account on X and the official Instagram page set up in his name has had no updates since 2020. He said he is missing out on extra income from social media endorsements and promotions but said it was a price worth paying to not have to witness all the abuse.

  He added: "Of course, I lose money in sponsors, in Instagram. I could earn a lot of money. But for me, the quality of life, the protection of my family the way I can live a normal life – because I guarantee you, I live a normal life – it is not worth it. Some more dollars or pounds is not worth it. So I protect myself, and no one can be tougher than me when we lose, and when we lose when we don't play well. So that is the only way. But it's normal nowadays. Is really normal to have that abuse. So for me it's the only way to survive in this world."

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  Amorim guarded about injury issues before West Ham

  Amorim revealed that two players were fresh injury doubts ahead of Thursday's game against West Ham, but would not reveal who they were. However, he confirmed that Matheus Cunha is back after missing the last two games with a knock sustained in training, while Benjamin Sesko and Harry Maguire are still out.

  "We have two doubts, I will not tell you today because it will tell you the way we are going to approach, but the rest of the squad is good," said the coach.

  West Ham are 17th in the Premier League and they will be without playmaker Lucas Paqueta after he was sent off for arguing with the referee in their last outing against Liverpool. The game will see Amorim come up against compatriot and new Hammers boss Nuno Espirito Santo, whose Nottingham Forest side beat United on two occasions last season.

  "I had no doubts that he would have success, no matter what the club," Amorim said of Nuno. "He is really experienced. He knows how to work with different with different squads. He understands really well the league, and that is a plus. He's really smart, preparing the games, understanding the environment of the game. So it's going to be a tough match."

  United earned a vital 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in their last game and will be desperate to make amends for their most recent home game, when they were beaten 1-0 by Everton despite the Toffees playing the majority of the game with 10 men.

Brandon King’s unbeaten 98 went in vain as Chris Green put down four catches in the chase

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Sep-2025Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 188 for 6 (Gous 85* Wickham 26, Sams 3-29) beat Barbados Royals 187 for 4 (King 98*, Rutherford 29, Irshad 2-13) by four wicketsAntigua and Barbuda Falcons nearly lost grip of the last-ball thriller in Bridgetown with their over-reliance on singles and doubles in a tense chase of 188, but Shamar Springer hit the winning runs for them to strengthen their third spot on the points table. It meant Barbados Royals continued to scrape the bottom without a single victory to their name so far this season, as they failed to defend 187 after Brandon King’s 98 not out.Royals captain Rovman Powell thought they had enough runs at the halfway mark but two Royals fielders went on to drop six catches – Chris Green four and Daniel Sams two – which hampered their chances of getting their first victory. Royals have just one point from six games season, their qualification chances narrowing with every loss.Andries Gous was the leading man for Falcons, starring with an unbeaten 85 off 53 with five fours and four sixes, but he barely got strike in the last over, off which they needed 12. Powell rolled the dice by giving the ball to Sherfane Rutherford, who had last bowled 26 T20s ago, against England in June. Rutherford started with three wides in his first four balls before bowling hard lengths on a straight line. Three off two became two off one when Imad Wasim attempted a second after hacking the ball to long-on but a quick collection of the throw, turning around and hitting the stumps from Quinton de Kock found Imad short. Local boy Springer calmly collected two next ball and sealed Falcons’ first win away from home this season.Chris Green put down four chances•Getty ImagesOpeners Gous and Amir Jangoo had given Falcons a quick-fire start in the chase by pummeling 38 in the first four before Jangoo was cleaned up by a slower delivery from Sams, and Ramon Simmonds sent back Karima Gore. Green put down two chances off Kevin Wickham in consecutive overs after the powerplay and once again in the 11th one before Wickham was eventually taken by substitute fielder Kofi James at mid-off for 26. Needing 78 from 47 from there at over 9.75 an over, Gous, who had brought up his fifty off 32 balls, anchored the chase while Shakib Al Hasan and Fabian Allen holed out after hitting a few boundaries. Gous belted his fourth six in the 18th over before being dropped next ball by Green to bring it down to 19 from 12 before they sealed victory on the last ball.When Royals were put in to bat, they crawled their way to 31 for 0 in the powerplay before King took off with boundaries in every over till the halfway mark. De Kock tried to replicate it – and succeeded to an extent – but was run-out for a scratchy 27 off 28. King then took on Shakib and Imad before smashing Jayden Seales for three sixes in an over to reach 94 off 58 after 16. He faced only seven off the last 24 balls and scored only four of those as Salman Irshad sent down skiddy deliveries to rattle the stumps of Powell and Rassie van der Dussen and Falcons managed just 38 off the last four.

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As mudanças feitas pela nova diretoria do Corinthians vão além da renovação no elenco. O presidente Augusto Melo, que assume o cargo no dia 2 de janeiro, vai alterar o nome do centro de treinamentos do Timão.

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O CT homenageia o Joaquim Grava, médico que presta serviços há anos ao clube e será desligado pela nova gestão. O novo nome do CT ainda não está definido, porque o Corinthians estuda a possibilidade de vender os naming rights para uma empresa.

Vale ressaltar que Joaquim Grava não possui cargo no Timão desde agosto de 2022, mas fornecia consultoria médica aos atletas corintianos em sua clínica particular.

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O Corinthians também irá contratar um psicólogo para acompanhar o elenco masculino durante a próxima temporada. O nome do profissional ainda não está definido.

A chegada de um psicólogo foi aprovada pelo técnico Mano Menezes, e a intenção é que os jogadores sintam-se à vontade para tratar assuntos pessoais que eventualmente afetam a performance dentro de campo.

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O Núcleo de Saúde e Performance será dividido em dois, e o Corinthians fechou a contratação de Fábio Luiz Novi para chefiar o departamento médico do clube.

O profissional que estava no São Paulo vai assumir a função que vinha sendo exercida por Bruno Mazziotti, que possui futuro indefinido no Timão.

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O Palmeiras foi eliminado da Libertadores pelo Boca Juniors, nesta quinta-feira (5), no Allianz Parque e muito da revolta da torcida foi por conta das opções de Abel Ferreira no time titular. O técnico, porém, não abre mão de suas convicções e diz preferir perder com suas próprias ideias. Além disso, ele quer que se observe a atuação de Romero na partida, salvando os argentinos no tempo normal e nos pênaltis.

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A grande crítica dos palmeirenses foi sobre a insistência com Mayke e Marcos Rocha pela direita, sem colocar Endrick ou Luis Guilherme, que vinha de boa partida diante do Bragantino. No entanto, Abel fez questão de dizer que é ele que treina o time e faz o melhor que pode para buscar a vitória.

– Eu durmo na cama que eu faço, não durmo na cama que fazem pra mim, eu perco e ganho com as minha ideias não com as ideias dos outros, porque se fosse fácil, todos os outros estariam sentados no meu lugar.

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– Devia ter jogado o Endrick, o Luis Guilherme, o Rocha não devia ter jogado. Não é assim que funciona, o futebol às vezes é cruel, às vezes é maravilhoso como foi ganhar a primeira e a segunda Libertadores. Se você tivesse colocado o Endrick no primeiro treino, você tivesse posto o Kevin… No há ninguém no mundo que gosta de ganhar mais que eu.

+ Boca Juniors elimina o Palmeiras nos pênaltis e vai para a final da Libertadores

No lugar de lamentar o que não foi feito, Abel optou por destacar a atuação de Romero, que salvou o Boca Juniors no tempo normal e depois nos pênaltis.

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– Dar os parabéns ao Boca e ao Romero. Esse sim foi o jogador que fez a diferença para o Palmeiras não estar na final de mais uma Libertadores. Isso são fatos, todo o resto é se e se.

O Palmeiras agora foca na disputa do Brasileirão, no qual está oito pontos atrás do Botafogo, que é líder. Atualmente, o Verdão é quarto colocado com 44 pontos. Neste domingo, na Arena Barueri, recebe o Santos, às 16h.

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Folarin Balogun scored his first Champions League goal of the season, netting in the first half of Monaco's clash with Bodo/Glimt to put his club up 1-0 at the Aspmyra Stadion. The goal is Balogun's third since scoring for the U.S. men's national team against Ecuador in a 1-1 draw during the October international break.

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The American striker's finish came just before halftime, in the 43rd minute, and it was a moment of individual brilliance from Balogun. After being played in by Maghnes Akliouche, Balogun found himself facing a tight angle, but he was able to find the back of the net anyway by smashing a shot just inside the goalkeeper's near post. 

The goal gave Monaco the lead heading into the break as the Ligue 1 club searches for its first Champions League win this season. 

AdvertisementWatch the clipImagnBalogun's recent run

The goal continues the striker's good run of form as he continues to make his mark under new Monaco boss Sebastien Pocognoli, who took over as head coach on Oct. 11. Since then, Balogun has netted three goals in his last six matches – one against Angers, one against Nantes, and then Tuesday's finish against Bodo/Glimt.

On the international side, the striker has also been in good form. After returning to the USMNT in September after dealing with injury issues for the first half of the year, Balogun went on to score against both Japan that month and Ecuador in October to make his case to be the starting No. 9 ahead of the World Cup.

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The USMNT's roster for November friendlies is set to be released this week, and Balogun is widely expected to be among the headliners. Mauricio Pochettino's side will take on Paraguay and Uruguay during that break in their final matches of 2025. 

Before that, though, Balogun has one more club match with Monaco: a visit from Lens on Saturday. The club currently sits fifth in Ligue 1 on 20 points, two points behind Saturday's opponents, who are currently in third.