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Manchester City’s troubles continue, and their fixture list isn’t getting much easier any time soon.

On Sunday, the Sky Blues were steamrollered 5-1 by Arsenal in North London, conceding four times after Erling Haaland had equalised with a towering header shortly after half time, completely capitulating as Pep Guardiola suffered their heaviest defeat of his managerial career.

This saw the Sky Blues slip down to fifth in the Premier League table, in a real battle for Champions League qualification.

On Saturday, the Citizens will face Leyton Orient in the FA Cup but, after that, they’ll meet holders Real Madrid in a two-legged Champions League tie, while their next four league matches are against Newcastle, Liverpool, Tottenham and then Nottingham Forest.

So, for Man City’s form to improve in the coming weeks, something needs to change, but do they already have the perfect youngster who could come in and help solve their issues both in and out of possession?

As it happens, he could be their answer to man of the moment; Myles Lewis-Skelly.

Myles Lewis-Skelly's success at Arsenal

Of course, during Sunday’s 5-1 demolition, Arsenal’s Lewis-Skelly was the main character, putting in, as Sam Blitz of Sky Sports called it, a “dazzling… stunning performance”, scoring the third goal that got the party started, then imitating Haaland’s meditation celebration, after the Norwegian striker had asked the teenager who he was following September’s heated draw.

Lewis-Skelly made his senior debut off the bench at the Etihad earlier this season, shown a yellow card before even making it on the pitch, a rare feat, only starting a first-team game for the very first time against Monaco in mid-December.

Now though, he has cemented himself as the Gunners’ first-choice left-back, starting seven of nine Premier League games since then despite, as Arsenal youth expert Jeorge Bird notes, the fact he “mainly played in midfield” at youth level.

Alex Howell of BBC Sport outlines that Lewis-Skelly “received a standing ovation” for his performance in January’s North London derby win, while Simon Collings of the Evening Standard believes Arsenal “have found their next big academy star”.

The fact that both 18-year-old Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri, who’s still only 17, scored was a stark reminder of what Man City are missing right now, having sold many of their most highly-rated youngsters.

As outlined by Miguel Delaney of the Independent, Cole Palmer, Roméo Lavia, Morgan Rogers, Liam Delap and Taylor Harwood-Bellis are amongst the many Man City academy graduates who have been sold in recent years and are now staring at Premier League level.

Rob Dawson of ESPN notes that this has allowed the Citizens to spend big this January, with these academy sales allowing them to comply with Profit and Sustainability rules, but Jamie Jackson of the Guardian believes an “ageing squad” is a key reason behind Man City’s downturn in form, suggesting these academy graduates would’ve made an impact.

Nevertheless, is one who has stuck around being under-utilised, as Guardiola searches for solutions?

Manchester City's answer to Lewis-Skelly

Earlier this season, Guardiola was full of praise for 20-year-old Rico Lewis, describing him as “so intelligent”, adding “he’s playing because he’s playing really good.”

Well, in more recent times, Lewis has not been playing, seeing just 18 minutes of action across the last four Premier League games, introduced at Ipswich with the score already 6-0, not starting any of the last seven matches in any competition.

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Instead, Guardiola has favoured Matheus Nunes at right-back, with the Portuguese international starting all seven of those fixtures, despite the fact Michael Cox of the Athletic described Nunes as an “uncomfortable… makeshift right-back”, while Graham Ruthven of Forbes adds that he “doesn’t have the defensive instincts of a natural full-back”.

Lewis’ lack of recent action is a mystery, so let’s analyse how he and Lewis-Skelly compare as like-minded inverted full-backs who were more accustomed to playing in midfield in the youth teams.

Lewis vs Lewis-Skelly 2024/25 comparison

Statistics (per 90)

Lewis

Lewis-Skelly

Appearances

34

20

Minutes

2,548

1,263

Touches

55

39

Attempted passes

49

39

Pass completion %

92.3%

92.6%

Shot-creating actions

2.34

1.51

Take-on success %

43.8%

66.7%

Interceptions

0.7

0.5

Clearances

1.2

0.7

Tackles

1.2

1.8

% of dribblers tackled

68%

90%

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Of course, as noted in the table, Lewis has played more than twice the number of minutes Lewis-Skelly has accumulated this season, with the Arsenal youngster only offering a small sample size.

That caveat aside, the numbers underline that Man City’s full-back, who’s vastly more experienced, is significantly better in possession while comparing favourably in most out-of-possession metrics too.

In the Premier League this season, only nine players have a higher pass completion percentage than Lewis’ 92.1%, of which four have attempted at least 150 fewer passes, while he is the youngest player in the top 39 of this statistic.

So, after Sam Lee of the Athletic praised Lewis’ “superb progress” earlier this season, his importance has faded, but he could be just the injection of youth, exuberance and quality that Man City need ahead of a nightmare run.

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Gilchrist four-for keeps hosts below target, despite fighting fifties from Weatherley, Vince and Fuller

ECB Reporters Network22-Sep-2022Hampshire’s dream of winning the LV= Insurance County Championship title for the first time in 49 years was ended by a 77-run defeat to Kent.Joe Weatherley, James Vince and James Fuller – 56, 73 and 78 not out respectively – had given the south coast county a sniff of successfully chasing an unlikely 378 runs.But Hampshire’s hopes of replicating the 1961 and 1973 champions were dashed to give Surrey the pennant for the second time in five seasons – with Nathan Gilchrist taking 4 for 60, including the winning wicket as Hampshire only reached 300.It was Hampshire’s third defeat of the season, and Kent’s third victory.For Kent, their battle for survival in Division One was given a huge boost. To go with the 19 points they took from this win, closest rivals Warwickshire suffered a shock defeat to rock-bottom Gloucestershire, giving Kent a 14-point buffer ahead of the final round – where they face Somerset at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence.Hampshire’s hopes of winning the game had been trounced after they had been bowled out for 57 – in doing so giving up a 108-run first-innings deficit – and were further diminished when they had lost four wickets in their pursuit of 378 on the second evening.Weatherley had been the shining light of that period with his first score above 25 since April. He had ended the day on 54, having left and defended well, while also finding ways to score.The morning only brought two runs in a six-over stay before a full Gilchrist delivery thudded into his shin. Gilchrist’s following over saw the end of the unbalanced Ben Brown, who clipped a similarly full ball to square leg.Conor McKerr had been sent on loan from Surrey for this fixture, but hadn’t personally helped his parent county with one and a duck with the bat, and no chance to bowl in the first innings. His celebration was perhaps the loudest of the day when he pinned Aneurin Donald in front.Vince wasn’t allowing Kent to ease to victory though, as he demonstrated his trademark mix of dogged determinism to win the game for his team and beautiful shot-making. His first three scoring shots were variations on a cover drive, including the first ball of the day.He moved to his sixth half-century of the season off 81 balls with a dabbed three down to third, to take the required runs down to 169 runs at lunch.But only 27 more runs were knocked off before a turning half-tracker from Jack Leaning lit up Vince’s eyes, and his pull shot fell straight into Tawanda Muyeye’s grasp on the deep midwicket boundary. It ended a 90-run stand with Fuller which had almost made Hampshire surprise favourites.Kyle Abbott was undone by bounce out of the footholds by Leaning to loop to first slip. And despite Fuller racing past a 74-ball fifty and biffing some late runs, Mohammad Abbas had his off stump knocked over by Gilchrist.The defeat is Hampshire’s first at home in the Championship since losing to Somerset last May – a run of 10 victories – and just their second since the start of the 2019 season.

Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier will be dropped to the bench for his team's Championship match against Luton, coach Daniel Farke has confirmed.

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• Meslier punished after Swansea blunders
• Darlow set to start against Luton
• Leeds eye replacements for French goalkeeper

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• WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Frenchman made two crucial errors in his team's 2-2 draw against Swansea last week, despite saving a penalty early on. He dropped the ball after a Swansea corner, allowing Harry Darling to equalise for the Welsh visitors in the second half. Then, after Leeds had restored their lead, a shot deep in injury time slipped under his gloves as they missed out on the chance to go level on points at the top of the Championship alongside Sheffield United.

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  Meslier's displays for Leeds have resulted in calls for Farke to drop him and the German coach has decided to call on Karl Darlow to start against second-bottom Luton this weekend. The 25-year-old's mistakes could prove detrimental to his Leeds career, too, as the Elland Road team reportedly want to sign Caoimhin Kelleher from Liverpool or Djordje Petrovic from Chelsea should they earn promotion to the Premier League.

• WHAT FARKE SAID

  Farke said: "I have taken my decision and spoken to the goalkeepers, Karl Darlow will play Saturday. It's been important that we had clarity early in the week, so Karl could concentrate on this."

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  The French shot stopper was linked with a move to Manchester United as recently as December last year and will hope to prove he has the quality of reaching such heights by bouncing back from the upset of losing his spot.

He top-scored with 51 off 33 as India racked up 198 for 8 and then took four wickets to dismantle England

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The post mortem into India’s group-stage exit from last year’s T20 World Cup was long and gruesome, but perhaps the diagnosis was simple: they are a different team with a fully-fit Hardik Pandya in their middle order.Hardik was a bit-part player at the World Cup following back and shoulder injuries, facing 45 balls and bowling only four overs across five games, but at the Ageas Bowl on Thursday night, he was the driving force behind India’s 50-run win. He top-scored with 51 off 33 as India racked up 198 for 8, playing with plenty of attacking intent, then took three wickets with the new ball to dismantle England’s top order, before finishing with 4 for 33.Related

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Rohit Sharma, returning to competitive cricket after contracting Covid-19, chose to bat first on an excellent pitch, and set the tone with 24 off 14 before edging Moeen Ali’s arm ball through to Jos Buttler, in his first game as England’s full-time limited-overs captain after Eoin Morgan’s international retirement.Deepak Hooda and Suryakumar Yadav both contributed with fast-scoring cameos, putting England’s attack under pressure, though Chris Jordan’s impressive spell of 2 for 23 in four overs, eschewing his usual yorker plan for hard lengths, kept India below 200.England needed a fast start but slumped to 33 for 4 against the new, swinging ball. Arshdeep Singh, on debut, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar both found prodigious movement as the sun went down, Bhuvneshwar bowling Buttler for a first-ball duck with a hooping inswinger.Hardik struck twice in his first over, removing Dawid Malan and Liam Livingstone, then removed Jason Roy with the first ball after the powerplay for an uncharacteristically scratchy 4 off 16 balls. Moeen and Harry Brook added 61 for the fifth wicket in six overs to keep England’s hopes alive, but Yuzvendra Chahal removed both of them in the space of five balls to end the game as a contest.2:26

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India went hard against England in the powerplay, and Moeen in particular. Buttler introduced his offspinner to bowl the third over, matching him up against the left-handed Ishan Kishan, but after Kishan knocked a single, Rohit slog-swept him for consecutive fours through square leg.He fell immediately after, edging through to Buttler, but Hooda continued to take Moeen on, launching consecutive sixes over long-on to move to 12 off three balls. Kishan fell to his second ball from Moeen as Buttler had planned, top-edging a sweep to short fine-leg, but India finished the powerplay 66 for 2, with Moeen’s two overs worth 26.Hard lengths pay off
England have struggled big time at the death over the past year, epitomised by their defeat to New Zealand in last year’s World Cup semi-final, and made a distinctive shift in their plans in a bid to address that issue. Jordan tends to rely heavily on his yorkers, but used the long square boundaries at the Ageas Bowl to his advantage, banging the ball into the pitch and hitting 89mph/144kph.From 150 for 4 after 14 overs, India’s innings fell away somewhat. Matt Parkinson, playing as England’s main wristspinner with Adil Rashid making the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, dragged his figures back after an expensive start but was thrashed for six by Hardik to bring up a 30-ball half-century.He fell to Reece Topley shortly after, slashing to deep point, and despite a couple of late boundaries from Dinesh Karthik, India fell short of the 200-plus score that had looked like an inevitability for much of the innings.1:45

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Win the powerplay, win the game
Bhuvneshwar’s first over was a masterpiece, moving four balls away from Roy before hooping an inswinger through Buttler and into the top of his leg stump. Arshdeep, the left-arm seamer who starred for Punjab Kings at the IPL this year, shared the new ball on his debut and moved it both ways, starting his international career with a maiden to Roy.Malan hit England’s first four boundaries, three of them in the space of four balls, as he found his timing against length balls. But then he dragged Hardik’s nip-backer on to his own stumps as he looked to guide him away through third. Hardik struck again in his second over, following Livingstone as he shuffled across to scoop, inducing a glove through to Karthik, and when Roy miscued the first legal ball after the powerplay to third, India had the game sewn up.Moeen and Brook kept England alive, attacking Chahal and Axar Patel, but Brook picked out midwicket and Moeen was stumped in the same Chahal over to end any faint hopes of a comeback win. Hardik claimed his fourth wicket when Sam Curran edged behind, and Arshdeep marked his debut by dismissing Topley, caught behind off a slower ball, and Parkinson, slapping to point.The margin of victory would have been even wider but for India’s mistakes in the field, with Karthik, who dropped three catches, particularly culpable. But a 50-run win reflected their dominance. With five members of the Test squad returning for Saturday’s game at Edgbaston, they will be confident of sealing the series.

Celtic are interested in signing a new midfielder, but face competition from clubs in both Italy and Greece, according to a new report from a Sky Sports journalist.

Celtic transfer news

Celtic are flying high nine points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership, but that hasn’t stopped the Hoops being linked with a number of new players ahead of the January transfer window.

Among those rumoured to be Glasgow-bound is Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka. The 21-year-old has found opportunities scarce this season under Enzo Maresca, failing to make the squad for any of Chelsea’s 15 Premier League games, and managing just five cameo appearances in the Blues’ other competitions.

AC Milan are also interested in the Englishman, but according to Calciomercato, the Hoops are in pole position to land him, with a loan move with an option to buy touted.

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Another potential target is Manchester United’s Christian Eriksen. But while the Danish midfielder would no doubt be an experienced addition to Rodgers’ midfield, his current weekly wage is a huge roadblock. The playmaker currently earns £150,000-per-week at Old Trafford, which is over four times the amount Celtic’s top-earner, captain Callum McGregor, takes home.

Bhoys want Tahirovic

Another player understood to be on Celtic’s radar is Ajax midfielder Benjamin Tahirovic. According to Sky Sports reporter Gianluca Di Marzio, the Bhoys are one of a number of clubs interested in the 21-year-old, with Lazio and Greek side PAOK also keen.

Tahirovic was a regular feature for Ajax last season, making 37 appearances in all competitions, scoring two goals and assisting five more. This term, however, the Bosnia and Herzegovina international, who has been capped 14 times by his country, has been limited to just 215 minutes of football.

Di Marzio claims that Tahirovic recently changed agents and now “wants to leave” Ajax in search of regular first-team action. Despite Celtic’s interest, however, the versatile midfielder would, according to Di Marzio, prefer a return to Italy.

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Tahirovic's career to date

Tahirovic began his professional career in Sweden with Vasalunds IF, before joining Roma in 2021. After just 13 appearances for the Italian club, however, he then moved to Ajax in the summer of 2023 for a fee of £6.2 million.

Upon joining Ajax, Tahirovic said: “I love to play as a six the most. I think that position fits my qualities as a player best. I am good when it comes to the technical aspect, have a good pass and play from ball possession.”

The club’s now former director of football Sven Mislintat, meanwhile, described him at the time as “one of the biggest talents I’ve ever seen in this position”.

How much does Frenkie de Jong make per week playing for Catalan giants Barcelona?

Frenkie de Jong has been a regular presence in Barcelona's midfield ever since his arrival from Ajax in 2019.

Despite struggling with injuries at times, de Jong has eventually won over each manager he's worked with at the Catalan club so far.

Thanks to his dedication, performances, and seniority within the squad, De Jong has been rewarded with a high salary, making him one of the top earners at the club.

Let's take a look at exactly how much the Dutchman earns playing for Barcelona.

GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!

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  Under his current contract at Barcelona, De Jong earns £308,130 ($398,203) every week while, his annual salary exceeds £18.5 million ($20m).

  Player	Nationality	Weekly wages in GBP	Weekly wages in USD	Annual wages in GBP	Annual wages in USD
  Frenkie de Jong	Dutch	£308,130	$398,203	£18,546,242	$20,706,538

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  Top earners at Barcelona

  Robert Lewandowski and De Jong acquire the top spots in the wage bill.

  They are followed by a surprise entrant at number three in Ansu Fati. The youngster had a promising start to his career at Barca, however, it has only spiralled downhill since then.

  Meanwhile, making an appearance in fourth place is former Sevilla defender Jules Koundé, who has been highly impressive in recent times.

  Finally, rounding off the list at number five is Brazilian winger Raphinha.

  Player	Nationality	Weekly wages in GBP	Weekly wages in USD	Annual wages in GBP	Annual wages in USD
  Robert Lewandowski	Polish	£542,525	$698,341	£28,107,307	$36,323,627
  Frenkie de Jong	Dutch	£308,130	$398,203	£18,546,242	$20,706,538
  Ansu Fati	Spanish	$292,365	£292,365	£11,764,084	$15,202,958
  Jules Kounde	French	£219,745	$283,981	£11,426,763	$14,767,031
  Raphinha	Brazilian	£202,717	$261,975	£ 10,541,294	$13,622,722

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  Lewandowski is not only the highest earner at Barcelona, but also across all of LaLiga.

  Meanwhile, three Real Madrid players in Kylian Mbappe, David Alaba and Jude Bellingham also make the top five.

  The only Atlético Madrid player to make the cut is Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak.

  Player	Nationality	Weekly wages GBP	Weekly wages USD	Annual  wages GBP	Annual wages USD
  Robert Lewandowski	Polish	£528,330	$ 674,908	£27,473,166	$35,095,197
  Kylian Mbappe	French	£498,248	$629,355	£25,908,917	$32,726,459
  David Alaba	Austrian	£356,659	£455,608	£18,546,242	$23,691,627
  Jan Oblak	Slovenian	£330,187	$421,792	£17,169,698	$21,933,182
  Jude Bellingham	English	£330,187	$421,792	£17,169,698	$21,933,182

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  Although it may seem like players in La Liga earn incredible wages, their salaries don't even come close when compared to the top earners worldwide.

  Currently, all the players in the top-five highest earners globally play in the Saudi Pro League.

  Ranking first and second on the list are former Real Madrid attackers Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, respectively, while Riyad Mahrez takes the third spot. Finally, rounding off the top five are Senegalese internationals Sadio Mané and Kalidou Koulibaly

  Player	Club	Weekly wages GBP	Weekly wages USD	Annual wages GBP	Annual wages USD
  Cristiano Ronaldo	Al Nassr	£3,224,935	$4,166,513	£167,696,622	$215,658,680
  Karim Benzema	Al Ittihad	£1,612,468	$2,083,257	£83,848,311	$108,329,340
  Riyad Mahrez	Al Ahli	£841,708	$1,087,460	£43,768,818	$56,547,915
  Sadio Mane	Al Nassr	£644,987	$833,033	£33,539,324	$43,331,736
  Kalidou Koulibaly	Al Hilal	£559,526	$722,890	£29,095,364	$37,590,281

UAE captain takes 5 for 19 to power 68-run win against Nepal, while McBrine helped Ireland qualify for the seventh straight edition

Peter Della Penna22-Feb-2022Less than three years after the national team was brought to its knees by a devastating fixing scandal, UAE have completed the valley to peak transformation by qualifying for only their second ever T20 World Cup after a 68-run drubbing of Nepal in the tournament semi-finals. Captain Ahmed Raza, who kept the faith in spite of the chaotic events from October 2019 which left his side gutted, led his side to victory with a maiden T20I five-wicket haul to run away with Player-of-the-Match honours as UAE secured a return to the T20 World Cup for the first time since 2014.Raza had never taken more than two wickets in a T20I spell entering the day, but saved his finest performance for the most important of occasions. After medium pacer Junaid Siddique’s new ball burst decimated the Nepal top-order inside the first three overs to leave the score at 14 for 3 chasing a target of 176, Raza ripped the heart out of the Nepal middle order by claiming the two most prized scalps off consecutive deliveries in the 13th over, former captain Gyanendra Malla for 20 driving a catch to Muhammad Waseem at long-on and then in-form vice-captain Dipendra Singh Airee lbw for 38. At 83 for 6, Nepal were left deflated and Raza capitalised by ripping through the tail for three more wickets as Nepal were eventually bowled out for 107 in 18.4 overs.The win was set up by another rollicking display by the tournament’s leading scorer, 19-year-old Vriitya Aravind, who blitzed the Nepal bowling attack after entering in the second over to score 46 off 23 balls, including five fours and three sixes. Aravind dominated a 66-run partnership with Waseem before finally falling to Nepal captain Sandeep Lamichanne in the eighth over.But Waseem picked up the slack afterward as medium pacer Abinash Bohara bore the full brunt of the opener’s power-hitting, leaking a six and two fours in the 11th over to put UAE in total command. Waseem clobbered Kamal Singh Airee’s medium pace for another six in the 13th to bring up a 32-ball half-century, eventually ending with four fours and the same number of sixes in his 70 off 48 balls before falling in the 17th. It was part of a late flurry of wickets in which UAE lost 25 for 5 in a 17-ball sequence, but Raza and Rohan Mustafa combined to strike 14 off the final seven balls of the innings to put the target well beyond Nepal.Andy McBrine guides a drive through point•Peter Della PennaIreland win big against Oman
The only Full Member in the tournament dashed the dreams of the qualifier hosts, who were hoping to get back to a third straight T20 World Cup, as Andy McBrine’s solid all-round display clinched a 56-run win for Ireland and a spot in the T20 World Cup for the seventh consecutive occasion. Entering the day, Ireland did not have a single batter with 100 runs in the tournament, and nobody outside the top three of Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie and Gareth Delany had scored more than 39 runs.So when Stirling and Balbirnie fell to left-arm pacer Bilal Khan during a sizzling double-wicket maiden in the third over after being sent in to bat, it seemed unlikely that Ireland’s struggling middle order would be able to revive the innings. But Delany and Harry Tector forged a spectacular counterattack during an 82-run third-wicket stand, which reached its climax when Delany smashed Oman captain Zeeshan Maqsood out of the attack with a hat-trick of sixes that cleared the rope at midwicket and long-on in a 19-run 11th over.The momentum shifted back dramatically to Oman during an eight-ball sequence beginning in the 13th when Ireland lost 3 for 4 as Kaleemullah claimed Tector at backward point for 35 before getting Lorcan Tucker to chop on for a golden duck. A bigger blow was struck in the next over though as Khawar Ali’s magnificent spell of legspin ended Delany’s innings at 47, skying a top-edged slog sweep to Bilal at short fine leg, as Ireland slipped from 101 for 2 to 105 for 5.That triggered the arrival of McBrine, who entered the day with just 106 runs in 14 T20I innings but turned in a career-best 36 off 21 balls from No. 7. Knowing Bilal had two overs up his sleeve at the death, McBrine shrewdly chose to attack the opposite end during overs 18 and 20. Aamir Kaleem’s left-arm spin was smashed for a pair of sixes in the 18th before Fayyaz Butt was punched for a pair of boundaries in the 20th, giving Ireland a lift heading into the break.Mark Adair then struck the first blow during a timid powerplay by Oman as a top-edge by Kashyap Prajapati was taken at short third man by Craig Young for 7. Jatinder Singh’s poor run of form continued for Oman with an unfortunate lbw decision to Simi Singh for 7 in which replays indicated he was struck well outside the line of off stump on an attempted flick through midwicket.Oman maintained hope through a 40-run stand between Shoaib Khan and Maqsood. But an inspired bowling change by Balbirnie produced a double-wicket over in the 11th. Josh Little had bowled a sharp new-ball spell in which he conceded conceded just nine runs in two overs. Upon his return for a fresh spell, he found the outside edge twice in the space of four balls for a pair of edges behind to Tucker. Shoaib was cramped up by a short ball before Khurram Nawaz perished with a tame swish outside off for a third-ball duck to make it 68 for 4.Maqsood tried to soldier on but Singh sparked a swift collapse beginning in the 14th over as Oman lost their final six wickets for 25 runs. Khawar Ali’s attempted reverse sweep went pear-shaped for a simple lbw decision to go for 10. Young returned to the attack in the 15th, getting Naseem Khushi to heave to McBrine at deep midwicket for 1 before Maqsood’s vigil ended for 28, skewing a cut to Singh diving forward for a sharp catch at backward point off the next ball.McBrine sewed up Player of the Match honors in the 16th. Having bowled three tidy overs to concede just 14 runs, he struck twice in his final frame with the ball, getting Aamir Kaleem overstretching for a sharp stumping by Tucker for 1 before Kaleemullah heaved to Adair at long-on for 8. A relay effort between Tector and Adair to intercept a last desperate heave from Butt at the deep midwicket rope secured the final wicket for Singh to make victory official.After an off day on Wednesday, the teams return to Al Amerat on Thursday with UAE and Ireland contesting the tournament final to determine seedings for the T20 World Cup: the winner will join Sri Lanka and Namibia – plus the runners-up of Qualifier B in Zimbabwe in June – in Group 1 of the first round, while the runner-up will be in Group 2 with West Indies, Scotland and the winner of Qualifier B.Nepal and Oman will face off in the third-place play-off with only ranking points at stake. The same goes for Bahrain and Canada in the fifth-place match while Germany and Philippines each go in search of their first win of the tournament in the seventh-place play-off.

تستكمل باقي مباريات الجولة الثانية من المرحلة النهائية لبطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز، للموسم الحالي، اليوم الجمعة 11-4-2025، بالإضافة إلى إقامة عدة مواجهات قوية في مختلف البطولات.

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ونلتقي في الدوري السعودي بـ 3 مواجهات، الهلال ضد الاتقاق والأهلي يلاقي الرائد والأخدود يلعب أمام التعاون.

وفي بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا تحت 17 عامًا المقامة في المغرب، تقام مبارتين في دور ربع النهائي، تونس تلاقي مالي وكوت ديفوار أمام السنغال.

وفي الدوري القطري، من المنتظر ظهور الثلاثي المصري محمود حسن تريزيجيه مع فريقه الريان ضد الشمال، أحمد عبد القادر مع نادي قطر ضد الشحانية وحمدي فتحي مع الوكرة ضد الغرافة. مواعيد مباريات اليوم الجمعة 11-4-2025 والقنوات الناقلةمواعيد مباريات الدوري المصري اليوم

زد ضد الجونة، الساعة 4 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 5 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة أون سبورت 1.

غزل المحلة ضد سموحة، الساعة 7 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 8 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة أون سبورت 1. مواعيد مباريات الدوري السعودي اليوم

الأخدود ضد التعاون، الساعة 5:55 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 6:55 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة ssc extra 2.

الأهلي ضد الرائد، الساعة 6 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 7 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة ssc extra 1.

الهلال ضد الاتفاق، الساعة 8 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 9 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة ssc hd1. مواعيد مباريات الدوري القطري اليوم

السد ضد الخور، الساعة 5:30 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 6:30 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة الكأس 1.

الدحيل ضد العربي، الساعة 5:30 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 6:30 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة الكأس 2.

الوكرة ضد الغرافة، الساعة 5:30 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 6:30 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة الكأس 4.

الأهلي ضد أم صلال، الساعة 5:30 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 6:30 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة الكأس5.

الريان ضد الشمال، الساعة 5:30 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 6:30 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة الكأس 6.

قطر ضد الشحانية، الساعة 5:30 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 6:30 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة الكأس 7. مواعيد مباريات الدوري الألماني اليوم

فولفسبورج ضد لايبزيج، الساعة 8:30 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 9:30 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت 5. مواعيد مباريات الدوري الأيطالي اليوم

أودينيزي ضد ميلان، الساعة 8:45 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 9:45 بتوقيت السعودية تنقل على قناة أبو ظبي بريميوم 1. مواعيد مباريات الدوري الفرنسي اليوم

لانس ضد ريمس، الساعة 8:45 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 9:45 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي ان سبورت 1. مواعيد مباريات الدوري الأسباني اليوم

فالنسيا ضد اشبيلية، الساعة 9 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 10 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي ان سبورت 3. مواعيد مباريات كأس أمم إفريقيا تحت 17 عامًا اليوم

كوت ديفوار ضد السنغال، الساعة 6 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 7 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت 6.

تونس ضد مالي، الساعة 9 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 10 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت 6. مواعيد مباريات كأس آسيا تحت 17 عامًا اليوم

عمان ضد كوريا الشمالية، الساعة 7:15 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 8:15 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت 9.

ايران ضد طاجيكستان، الساعة 7:15 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 8:15 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت اكسترا 1.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in signing a “reliable” and experienced defender with 49 caps for his country, according to a new report. The Midlands side finally picked up their first win of the Premier League season last weekend, as they beat Southampton 2-0 to lift them off the bottom of the table.

Related £90k-p/w Wolves forward keen to leave Molineux in January window

A Wolves player who has hardly featured under Gary O’Neil is keen to leave when January arrives.

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Gary O’Neil will hope that result can be a springboard for their season, but he will always know there is still a lot of work needed to be done if they are to move away from the relegation places.

Therefore, O’Neil may have his eye on one or two players he would like to add to his squad when January arrives. One player Wolves have an interest in is Liverpool’s Wataru Endo, as he is looking for a possible move away from Anfield, becoming unhappy with his game time this season. Endo is valued between £12-14 million, and he could be an ideal addition for Wolves as they look to bring in a bit more experience.

But while O’Neil may have his eye on additions, they also face the prospect of losing one or two players in January. One player who could leave is Goncalo Guedes, as he is keen to leave Molineux in January amid interest from La Liga side Villarreal. The forward spent last season on loan at the Spanish side, and given he hasn’t featured on a regular basis in this campaign, Wolves may be looking to get him off their books.

Guedes’ possible departure in the New Year could allow Wolves to add an experienced international to their ranks, who will likely cost a lot in wages.

Wolves plotting to sign £4.1m-a-year ace who is a free agent in 2025

According to TBR Football, Wolves are keeping an eye on Eric Dier’s situation at Bayern Munich ahead of a possible transfer. The Englishman joined the German giants first on loan in January of this year, and then that deal was made permanent in the summer when he joined on a free transfer.

Dier, who earns 5 million euros a year, which is roughly £4.1 million, only signed a one-year contract with Munich in the summer, meaning his future is up in the air. Munich are under new management with Vincent Kompany and Dier has been affected by that, as he’s not been as regular in the starting XI like he was under Thomas Tuchel.

The 30-year-old, who was labelled as “reliable” under Antonio Conte during his Tottenham days, has started just once in his six appearances in all competitions this season and now his future looks to lie away from Munich, with Wolves, Brighton and Brentford keeping an eye on his situation.

Eric Dier’s Bayern Munich stats

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Dier does still have hope that he can get a new contract at the German side, and Bayern are happy with his professionalism and are “open” to talks over a new contract, but there will be no guarantees of increased game time. Therefore, a move away in January could be on the cards or a pre-contract agreement for a free transfer next summer for the 49-cap Englishman.

He provided a timely reminder of his red-ball credentials with a Test summer looming

Firdose Moonda08-Nov-2021

Lutho Sipamla bowls•AFP via Getty Images

Lutho Sipamla was one of three bowlers to pick up a six-for in the match as Lions beat Warriors by an innings and 20 runs to move to the top of the first-class points table.Sipamla took 6 for 34 as Warriors were bowled out for 96 in their first innings, before Marco Jansen took 6 for 38, as Lions were dismissed for 170. Then Sisanda Magala’s 6 for 30 knocked the Warriors over for just 54 on an unusually bowler-friendly St George’s Park strip. There were no individual scores of 40 or more in the match.”We don’t usually get such seamer-friendly conditions at this venue,” Sipamla, who moved from Warriors to Lions two seasons ago, told ESPNcricinfo. “The pitch gave us a lot. It wasn’t drastic movement and we just had to be very consistent with where we put the ball.”The result is that Sipamla is now the top wicket-taker in Division One of the competition with 12 wickets from the two matches he has played so far, at an average of 13.50, and has provided a timely reminder of his red-ball credentials with a Test summer looming. South Africa host India for three Tests, starting in mid-December at Sipamla’s new home ground, the Wanderers, where he last played for the senior side earlier this year. He made his debut last summer, in the series against Sri Lanka, where he took 10 wickets across two Tests but then found himself on the sidelines.”It’s tough with the national set up with KG (Kagiso Rabada), Anna (Anrich Nortje) and Lungi (Ngidi) all fit,” ” Sipamla said. “Last year, I got the opportunity because there was an injury (Rabada was recovering from a groin strain) and I took it with both hands, played well. Then, the senior players came back and just made things tough. I was part of the Test series with Pakistan as well but couldn’t get game time because its’ tough competition. But I am still in the system and am focusing on the Lions.”After traveling with the national side to Pakistan in January-February but was then not included on their winter tour to West Indies. Instead, he went with the South African A team to Zimbabwe where he got game time and finished as their third-highest wicket-taker in the one-day series and second highest in the curtailed unofficial Test series. Now, he is one of the leaders of Lions’ attack, albeit the most inexperienced in age terms, and is relishing the time with former Test player Duanne Olivier, and experienced domestic campaigners, Sisanda Magala and Malusi Siboto.”I am the youngest among the four so I am learning a lot,” Sipamla said. “My move to the Lions was to try and get as much exposure to senior players as I can. I am trying to be a sponge and it’s helping me a lot.”His new-ball partner, Olivier, has instilled in Sipamla an appreciation for the present moment. “He has taught me about mental toughness and also aggression. He focuses on the now and the task at hand. Opening the bowling with him has allowed me to be calmer, and just see what’s necessary at that moment in time,” he said, while Magala helps Sipamla find his fight. “He is also another aggressive type of bowler. He is fit, he is strong and he adds a lot of value in terms of seniority.”Although Sipamla does not have specific boxes to tick to catch the national selectors’ eyes again, he is working on, “trying to keep things a lot tighter and to have more control on where I place the ball,” he said. “And working on the mental side of the game.” He recognises that the “Proteas are on the up,”and is happy to bide his time until he is reconsidered. That may be sooner than he expects, though. South Africa have a heavy Test load over the coming months with the India series, a tour to New Zealand and matches against Bangladesh in the home summer before a tour to England in August.In other results:Division One: Pite van Biljon scored a second successive century, sits atop the overall run charts and set Knights up for a big win over North West. Knights scored 418 in their first innings, thanks for van Biljon and Patrick Kruger’s 192* and then bowled North West out for 237 and asking them to follow-on. North West were then bowled out for 197, leaving the Knights with a target of 17 runs. Mbulelo Budaza took 6 for 116 in the match.Titans and Dolphins played out a high-scoring draw at SuperSport Park. Jordan Hermann scored a century for the Titans, Sarel Erwee matched that with 163 to give the Dolphins a slender lead and the Titans were into their second innings, 117 runs ahead, when a final day washout meant no further play was possible.Pieter Malan gets forward•Getty Images

In Paarl, Boland drew with neighbours Western Province with former Test opener Pieter Malan the star of the show. Malan followed up a first innings 96 with 117* in the second innings. In between that, Western Province’s Tony de Zorzi also scored a century.Division Two: Offspinner Aubrey Swanepoel’s 6 for 42 bowled Northern Cape to a 130-run win over KwaZulu-Natal Inland in Kimberley. Northern Cape scored big in both their innings, making 333 in the first dig and declared on 301 for 9 in the second, where Ernest Kemm scored 121. Four of Kwa-Zulu Natal Inland’s top five reached first innings half-centuries but they were bowled out for 182 in their second innings in chase of 313.Musawenkosi Twala and Thomas Hobson traded hundreds in Benoni, where Easterns and Limpopo drew their match. Easterns racked up 441 in their first innings and bowled Limpopo out for 261 and enforced the follow-on. Easterns only took three second innings wickets and Limpopo finished on 207 for 3.No play on the first day and bad light on the last ended what was shaping up to be a thriller between South Western Districts (SWD) and Mpumalanga, which finished with SWD 41 runs away from victory. They were chasing 206 after falling 102 runs behind in their first innings and then bowling Mpumalanga out for 104. SWD were on track for victory on 166 for 2 when no further play was possible.