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Sunderland are now only one nail-biting clash away from finally returning to the Premier League.

Of course, this isn’t going to be a straightforward passage back up to the promised land, as Chris Wilder’s intimidating Sheffield United will be aiming to make the Wearside outfit’s day out to Wembley dour by securing their own reentry to the exclusive division.

If Regis Le Bris’ side do perform to the heights they know they’re capable of and hold their nerve, however, top-flight football could finally be back on the menu at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland's key stars at Wembley

The Blades might well boast the Championship’s Player of the Season in Gustavo Hamer among other standout performers, but the Frenchman will back his own set of stars to get the job done regardless.

After all, Le Bris has his own creative menace down the left flank too in Enzo Le Fee, with the slick loanee’s excellent corner kick delivery against Coventry City last time out sealing Sunderland’s dramatic progression to Wembley.

Of course, Daniel Ballard also had to be in the perfect spot to power home the 25-year-old’s cross, with this ability to pop up with a moment of magic an effective weapon to call upon in the nerve-wracking final.

Alongside both Ballard and Le Fee, Le Bris also has Jobe Bellingham, Wilson Isidor and Eliezer Mayenda at his disposal in attack, with both Mayenda and Isidor getting in on the goalscoring action during the first leg victory over the Sky Blues.

But, Patrick Roberts might not be as fortunate as the tricky trio when it comes to making the starting XI for Wembley.

Consequently, the Black Cats boss could now be tempted to start Sunderland’s new version of Jack Clarke for the one-off tie over the hit-and-miss 28-year-old.

Clarke has history in the play-offs, albeit in League One, notably playing at Wembley on that day in 2022 when the Black Cats defeated Wycombe 2-0 courtesy of goals from Elliot Embleton and Ross Stewart.

GK – Anthony Patterson

RB – Lynden Gooch

CB – Bailey Wright

CB – Danny Batth

LB – Dennis Cirkis

CM – Corry Evans

CM – Luke O’Nien

RW – Patrick Roberts

CAM – Alex Pritchard

LW – Elliot Embleton

CF – Ross Stewart

While Clarke didn’t start, he did come on as a second-half substitute for Embleton. On this occasion, however, their new Clarke must be given his big day out in the capital.

Sunderland's new Jack Clarke

In an ideal reality, the promotion-chasers would still have their former hero around as they attempt to navigate a passage back up to the Premier League.

But, Clarke chose to join Premier League-bound Ipswich Town last summer instead. Yet, that doesn’t diminish his superb tally of 23 goals and 28 assists for the Black Cats when he was performing at the peak of his powers.

Whilst Roberts has shown throughout his long stay on Wearside to date that he can also conjure up moments of quality like Clarke before him – with nine goals and 17 assists coming his way from 144 games – Sunderland’s next iteration of their revered ex-number 20 could instead be Romaine Mundle.

This could result in Mundle coming in for Roberts down the right, despite the ex-Standard Liege man being more of a natural option on the left flank. But, after the 29-year-old failed to register a single on-target effort on the Sky Blues goal across two legs, drastic measures might be deemed necessary.

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This suggestion doesn’t even look that radical when you assess the table above with Mundle actually playing 35 career games down the right wing previously, culminating in a healthy six goals and five assists coming his way.

Away from his overall career numbers, however, and he’s already showing why he could be the most fitting recipient of the baton from Clarke when donning a Black Cats strip, with Mundle tallying up five goals and two assists across 23 league contests this season when injury-free.

Previously hailed as “brilliant” by Sunderland skipper Dan Neil, Mundle could well find he’s chucked out to the right flank for his team’s all-or-nothing playoff final, therefore, with the Frenchman having to play his best possible XI no matter what.

Le Fee 2.0: Sunderland set sights on signing "fantastic" star from France

Sunderland could be about to pick up their next Enzo Le Fee with this summer buy.

ByKelan Sarson May 21, 2025

Newcastle United are thought to be preparing to open talks over the signing of an “underrated” Nottingham Forest player, with a summer move to St James’ Park mooted.

Newcastle suffer blow to Champions League hopes

The Magpies have been in impressive form in recent months, not least winning the EFL Cup after a memorable final victory over Liverpool, but they were humbled by Aston Villa on Saturday evening.

Newcastle lost 4-1 at Villa Park, despite equalising through Fabian Schar in the first half, with their Champions League qualification hopes dented in the process.

That’s not to say that Eddie Howe’s side don’t still find themselves in a great position, sitting third in the Premier League table, but they are now only one point ahead of Manchester City, following their 2-0 win at Everton, and two clear of Nottingham Forest and Villa, in fifth and sixth place respectively.

With five games to go in the league this season, it is all to play in the Champions League battle, with Newcastle knowing the importance of finishing in the top five, in terms of top-quality signings coming in this summer.

Newcastle to open talks to sign "underrated" Forest star Aina

According to Caught Offside, Newcastle are expected to open talks with Nottingham Forest right-back Ola Aina’s representatives over a summer move to the club.

The rumoured discussions are likely to take place in the “coming weeks”, with Tottenham also in the same position as the Magpies. The likes of Liverpool and Chelsea are mentioned as possible suitors, too.

Right-back is an area that Newcastle should be focusing on at the end of the season, with Tino Livramento still a young player and Kieran Trippier’s best days now behind him at the age of 34.

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Newcastle’s winning run in the Premier League came to an end at Villa Park.

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In Aina, the Magpies could have a great option to come in and be an immediate hit, having stood out as one of Forest’s most consistent players this season, being hailed as “underrated” by analyst Ben Mattinson.

The 28-year-old has been part of a solid Reds defence that has helped them get into the Champions League reckoning, starting 30 out of 33 Premier League games and averaging 2.9 clearances per match.

The fact that the £40,000-a-week Aina already has plenty of experience in the Premier League can only bode well for Newcastle, allowing him to be an instant hit, and his entertaining social media presence off the pitch could also make him a popular figure among the fanbase.

Manchester City have not set the Premier League alight by their lofty standards this season, but there are still some positive green shoots beginning to appear.

Indeed, the likes of Nico O’Reilly and Omar Marmoush have settled in swimmingly to first-team life in Manchester, with the exciting academy product a first-team regular now, alongside his entertaining Egyptian teammate who already has six Premier League goals to his name.

That’s the case despite the City number seven only being on the books of Pep Guardiola’s men since January, meaning there will plenty of optimism in the air that deals happening this coming transfer window can be equally as impactful.

How Man City could replace De Bruyne in the transfer window

The main area of the pitch that could do with some reinforcements is the number ten spot with Kevin De Bruyne edging ever closer to exiting the Etihad the more the season ticks away.

This has led City down the path of pursuing some statement buys with both names such as Florian Wirtz and Morgan Gibbs-White on their agenda to try and adequately replace the constant heroics of De Bruyne.

But, Guardiola’s titans could plug the gap left behind by their iconic Belgian by snapping up Sporting winger Francisco Trincao instead, despite the ex-Wolverhampton Wanderers man’s main preference to line up down the flanks.

The Portuguese was linked with a move to the Etihad earlier this week but it won’t be an easy deal to get over the line.

That’s because top four rivals Newcastle United and Arsenal are also after the wide forward, while city rivals Manchester United have a vested interest too.

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Why Trincao could replace De Bruyne's creativity

If Trincao were to relocate back to the Premier League, he would have a burning desire to prove any naysayers wrong after a turbulent stint at Molineux.

After all, the 25-year-old attacker – who was once hailed as “special” by football talent scout Jacek Kulig – has proven himself to be an assist king ever since returning to his native Portugal, which could lead to De Bruyne’s sad exit being quickly forgotten about.

The on-fire Sporting number 17 was more cold than hot donning a Wolves strip, with Trincao only capable of picking up a mere three goals and one assist from 30 appearances for the Old Gold, before then retreating to a more comfortable environment in Lisbon.

Now, he is front and centre of Sporting’s devastating attacking arsenal alongside goal machine Viktor Gyokeres, with this season alone seeing the reinvigorated forward pick up a substantial 18 assists from 51 total contests.

His career total of 53 assists – away from this season’s count – is some way off eclipsing De Bruyne’s unbelievable 177 tally at the Etihad, but the powers that be at City will just pray he can be as classy as the departing 33-year-old when cutting defences open if he joins, having also once been openly praised as “really exciting” by Wolves technical director Scott Sellars.

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To further back up Trincao as a likely heir to De Bruyne’s playmaking throne, the Portuguese superstar has also shown across his career to date that he can shine in multiple different positions.

Of course, the assist-heavy Belgian is most commonly known as lining up as a number ten for Guardiola’s giants, but he has lined up in eight different positions during his lengthy stay at the club, including as a main striker in recent times, a role Trincao can fulfil too.

Therefore, this is yet another box that Trincao ticks if he’s going to be the next ace up Guardiola’s sleeve, similar to De Bruyne’s high standards.

Adding in a player of the 25-year-old’s creative calibre can only be a positive for those at City, with a further low price-tag next to his name of just £34m making this potential summer move a must to complete.

Their answer to Wirtz: Man City preparing bid for "world-class" £85m star

Manchester City could still win their answer to Florian Wirtz by signing this superstar instead.

ByKelan Sarson May 8, 2025

He is about to become the second-fastest player in Test history to the double of 300 wickets and 3000 runs

Alagappan Muthu25-Sep-2024This is a bunch of words. Fair warning, they aren’t particularly concerned with making sense. They could try but at this point they aren’t quite bothered. They are just placeholders. Actually, they’re a gimmick. It’s ham-fisted, as they can be occasionally but that doesn’t preclude them from working, which let’s hope this does because it’s already starting to peter out. We’re conducting an experiment. It involves Ravindra Jadeja. We’re already close to halfway there.In 2021, he pulled off an extreme version of what he is so good at. Trapping batters on the crease. India were behind in the game, trying to rectify a problem that seemed to follow them whenever they go away from home. The lead bowlers building pressure – Jasprit Bumrah and Umesh Yadav combined had figures of 26-7-76-5 – without finding any real support: the others were 16-3-56-0. Jadeja had been on the periphery of things until now but as soon as the captain Virat Kohli realised he needed a little more control he turned to him. Also, we’ve arrived. It would’ve taken about 60 seconds to read this. And if Jadeja had been bowling while you were reading this, you’d have missed the entire over. He bowled the 50th of England’s first innings at The Oval in 64 seconds.Disbelief is the shadow that genius leaves behind. Let’s call that the first law of Warnodynamics. Every time he bowled legspin it was like he was tilting the world. There were numerous batters who needed a second look just to check, yep, those are my stumps and yep, they’ve been shattered by a ball that only seemed half interested in landing on the cut strip.Related

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Jadeja has invoked this same reaction from Steven Smith. Twice. In 2013, Smith let a ball that pitched outside off stump go and got bowled, and then, in 2017, he let a ball that pitched outside leg stump go and got bowled. But those matches were played on spinning pitches – Delhi’s day one already looked like day three and Ranchi’s by day five was no picnic. So the skill that was required to make one of the world’s best all-conditions run-scorers essentially give up his wicket gets overshadowed.There is merit to both sides of this debate, except we’re not going to go there. Instead, we’ll pick up on how even the most ardent Jadeja fan and the most dedicated Jadeja myth-buster will come together to agree that the way he hustles through his overs is not normal. Once, in Mumbai 2016, with barely seconds on the clock, he got through what seemed certain to be the last over of the day quickly enough that R Ashwin had a chance to bowl at the nightwatch Jake Ball and dismiss him before end of play. Nowadays nobody bats an eyelash at that.Numbness becomes a necessary salve against genius. Second law of Warnodynamics. Eventually, people just began to accept that he could do amazing things amazingly well and amazingly frequently that it would be exhausting to react to all of them. He was one of the first to see the potential in Jadeja. He called him a rockstar.In Kanpur, Jadeja will set another speed record. He will become the second-quickest player in the almost 150 years of Test history to the double of 300 wickets and 3000 runs. He’ll get there in 74 matches, just two more than Ian Botham. There is a temptation to brush even this off, because only 26 of those matches have come away from home and in them his bowling average is 32.78, which is almost a full 10 points above his career figure. But the thing is he isn’t picked for his wickets when India travel. He gets in on the basis that he can hold up one end so that the fast bowlers can be rotated from the other.The ‘rockstar’, as Shane Warne called Ravindra Jadeja, has given the impression he can land the ball on a laser pointer•BCCIAt the Oval, three years ago, when India were racing against time to go 2-1 up in a five-match series, Jadeja got through a workload of 30 overs in the final innings and allowed just 50 runs. Along the way, he kept hitting the rough so often and so hard, not because it was giving him a whole load of help but because it was scuffing the ball up enough for his team-mates to generate devastating reverse swing.That smooth, easy, three step, maybe four, at best five, repeatable action with which he has given the impression he can land the ball on a laser pointer is a super power and it is not too far off from, say, an action that is jittery and wind-milling and weaponises an elbow that can hyper-extend. Because in the end both of them create the same effect on the batter. It is hard to line the ball up and play it with confidence. And with how rapidly he goes through his overs, Jadeja traps them inside this feeling, which must feel doubly annoying for an opposition because he rarely reciprocates.”He has been a very inspirational story as far as I am concerned,” Ashwin said after the final day’s play in Chennai earlier this week. “He made his Test debut just after me. Probably six months apart maybe. And I saw how he used to bat. Then I was batting ahead of him at one stage. And he has actually walked in at No. 5 for us several times. Many of these occasions over the last three or four years, when he has walked in to bat, I felt so good in the dressing room. You feel so calm and composed when he is batting. He has brought that kind of assurance. And someone who is an allrounder, who is a bowler who can bat, to turn himself being such an impeccable batsman…”His second skill in some ways lends him more of a presence in the minds of the fans. Because when he get to a landmark, he does the sword dance. The first time it happened was when he stopped caring about the match situation and simply began whacking the ball. He doesn’t do that anymore. He’s grown beyond that.Only once in the last nine years has Ravindra Jadeja had a sub-35 batting average in Tests•BCCIIn only one of the last nine years has Jadeja averaged anything less than 35. The strength of his defence was on show during a century in Birmingham when he walked in with India on 98 for 5, and it has been a vital part of why India are able to outlast oppositions. Getting rid of the top-order actually brings one of their better batters to the crease.”[He has] played some great knocks for us overseas as well,” Ashwin said. “Such an inspirational story about how he has found his off stump, how disciplined he has managed to be, how he has contributed. Jadeja on the field is a fire, he is a rocket on the field. So, all in all, I envy him. I am jealous of him but totally admire him. I have learnt to admire him for the last four-five years, even more than I have in the past. Sometimes, when you are in the race along with your co-cricketers – you are in a race – you compete, you are ambitious, you want to get ahead of one another even inside a team. It’s like brothers going in arms. And then you slowly start admiring one another. That admiration has gone one step higher, knowing that I can never beat Jadeja. I am comfortable in my skin but totally inspired by what he has done.”It is interesting seeing the profile of people that have appreciated Jadeja for his work so far. As a 19-year-old, he had Shane Warne convinced. Through his 20s, he was harassing batters of incredible quality. Faf du Plessis, when asked about which bowler gave him sleepless nights, went “Test matches in India, Ra-vin-draaa Jade-jaaa.” Smith’s said the same and Ashwin’s probably already filing the necessary papers to start a fan club. Game don’t get any gamier and you know what game does. #Recognise.

The Karnataka allrounder on dealing with setbacks, conversations with Brian Lara, and much more

Shashank Kishore01-Feb-2023For most of his career, Shreyas Gopal has occupied a precarious place in the Karnataka side, the allrounder who makes way should the team decide to strengthen its bowling or lengthen its batting. But on Wednesday, that feeling wasn’t there, because Shreyas batted like a dream and brought up a superb century, his first in the Ranji Trophy since the 2017-18 season.It was his fifth overall in first-class cricket, and it helped Karnataka swell their lead to a mammoth 358 at stumps on the second day of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Uttarakhand in Bengaluru. Victory, and a berth in the semi-finals, seem a formality now.Related

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“It was good. Felt good,” Shreyas said with a big smile after the day’s play ended. “The nerves were there, I would be lying if I say it wasn’t there. Because I got out on 95 [against Rajasthan] and very weirdly I started panicking a little bit in the 40s because I got out on 48 in the Kerala game. Those nerves were there. I went back and when I was practising, some [age-group cricketers] were there, when I met them, they just told me – [brother], when you’re close to 90, try and push a little bit, [and hit out] (laughs).”For Shreyas, the knock couldn’t have come at a better time, especially because he’s hardly had a role to play with the ball this season. It can get to you as a player, perhaps more so if you’re a veteran of 74 first-class matches. To Shreyas’s credit, he’s kept his chin up and has delivered when called upon.Now 29, Shreyas has encountered every challenge a professional cricketer can face. He’s battled injuries, losses of form and crises of confidence. He has experienced the highs of winning the Ranji Trophy back-to-back, and picking up an IPL hat-trick including the wickets of AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli. He’s also endured the lows of missing out on Karnataka’s first XI and, earlier this year, rejection at the IPL auction.All said, it’s not like this season was going to be make or break, but he needed to compile the strong body of work the team management expects from senior players, especially because they’ve spoken about promoting young players and not being swayed by reputations – their decision to drop Karun Nair from the squad altogether this season being a case in point.Shreyas came in to bat on Wednesday with Karnataka 307 for 4, already ahead by 191. And he took the attack to the bowlers right from the outset. Particularly impressive was his use of feet against spin, alternating between imperious drives through the covers and forays out of his crease to hit against the turn through midwicket. His fluency made Manish Pandey, flamboyant at the best of times, look a tad mellow.Shreyas says he spent ‘hours together’ with Brian Lara at Sunrisers Hyderabad last season, trying to pick up insights into building big innings•BCCIAfter he brought up the hundred, it was as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. Arms aloft, with a smile big enough to hurt his jaw, he walked off a satisfied man. Later, Shreyas didn’t mince words when asked about having to prove himself constantly as an allrounder. He spoke candidly about dealing with rejection and fighting through the low phases.”Sometimes you do feel a little bad when things don’t go your way or you’re not picked or anything on those lines,” he said. ‘You do feel bad, and it is very natural and it’s a human tendency to feel bad, to feel disappointed or to probably burst out. Everyone has their own way of dealing with it. It was hard but I am someone who has always tried to mask it to the best of my ability. I don’t try and show it. I have very selected two-three people who probably see that side a little bit. Other than that, I really try and mask it. That’s how I deal with it.”But when you come to the ground, when you’re with your team-mates and when you’re fighting for a trophy and for victories, that somewhere down the line fades a little bit. It does keep pinching you every now and then, but when you’re really in the moment, it fades away temporarily at least. So you’re really trying to win as many games as possible.”When I come out with the bat, I really want to make a difference. I want to make some hundreds, I want to make 150s, I want to probably score my first double-hundred. I get the ball; I want to take 10 wickets in a game. Why not? You’ve got to keep challenging yourself. You can’t really sulk about those things for too long. Because that’s only going to eat you up a lot more. My thought is, ‘you have to come up, pull your socks up, take it on the chin. Maybe you’re not just good enough at the moment, you need to double those performances, triple those performances, keep coming harder and harder and one day that door will open.’ That’s how I’ve looked at it.”Last year, Shreyas had the opportunity to learn some tricks of the trade from Brian Lara, who was mentor at Sunrisers Hyderabad. He gushes about those memories, but he’s also quick to point out the others who have helped him along the way as a batter.”There are a lot of coaches, to be honest, I’ll be doing a lot of wrong if I miss out on someone’s name,” he said. “I think in the last 7-8 months, I’ve been in touch with Brian Lara a lot. His inputs when I was in SRH were quite different to what some others told me. Obviously because I was in the same team and spent hours together, [I was] trying to eat his 400- and 500-run brain. Just trying to ask him, how he ever did that.”At 100, I am half-cooked and at 400 he still wanted to score a hundred more runs. So small things on how he batted and how he addressed situations. I am trying to add a couple of points here. I have come and discussed with a lot of other coaches on what their views are to that and try to adapt and see if that kind of paves another path in my batting, if I can make some more runs or be more effective as a batsman.”And then with my bowling, coming in and getting a few wickets would help the team and help my cause personally. There are a lot of conversations I’ve been having and there are a lot of batsmen whom I’ve been literally worshipping growing up and I go back to watch their videos. To understand what situation they were batting [in] and how they were handling them. I’ve played a lot of those situations in first-class and not international cricket. But the situation is very similar. So I try to adapt what they did and what these coaches told me.”

Luck Index estimates that the umpire’s call on the lbw shout against Keiron Pollard could have played a significant hand

ESPNcricinfo stats team03-Nov-2020With a place in the playoffs at stake in the match against Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad couldn’t have hoped for a better start to the match. They won the toss and put Mumbai into bat – a significant advantage given how dew has been a big factor of late. With this match not being of any consequence to Mumbai, they opted to rest their best bowlers this season Jaspirt Bumrah and Trent Boult. If that weren’t enough Sunrisers had Mumbai on the mat at five down for 82 runs in the 13th over. The match was following an almost ideal script for the Sunrisers.Until the 15th over of Mumbai’s innings. Rashid Khan came on to bowl the last over of his spell. In the absence of Hardik Pandya – who was also rested for this match – Mumbai had their last recognized pair in the middle. Getting one of either Keiron Pollard or Ishan Kishan would’ve have further tilted the scales in favour of the bowling team. Rashid – being the champion bowler he is – created opportunities to dismiss both. However, both batsmen survived his over. Kishan was dropped by the bowler himself and Pollard survived a close lbw shout on the basis of umpire’s call.ESPNcricinfo LtdWhile Kishan’s drop didn’t cost Sunrisers big, ESPNcricinfo’s Luck Index reckons that given the batting that was to come, Mumbai would’ve scored 20 runs fewer had umpire C Shamshuddin given Pollard out on the last ball of Rashid’s over. Pollard, who was on six off ten balls, went on to score 41 off 25. He plundered 35 runs off the 14 balls that he faced after that event. Luck Index estimates that Mumbai’s remaining batsmen would’ve got just 15 runs from those 14 balls. That is so because Mumbai went on to lose Kishan shortly after, and had they lost Pollard as well, it would have left the task of securing Mumbai a defendable total to Nathan Coulter-Nile – a bowling allrounder in T20s – and their tail.Luck Index estimates the impact of the decision by distributing the balls that Pollard faced after the event among the batsmen who weren’t dismissed and if necessary, those who didn’t bat in the innings. (This calculation takes into account the expected balls that each batsman is likely to play, based on their quality.)If the umpire’s decision had favoured Sunrisers they would’ve been chasing 130 instead of 150 in this high-stakes match that will decide whether they progress to the playoff of IPL 2020.

تقرر تصعيد ثمانية من اللاعبين الشباب بمختلف المواليد من أجل الانضمام إلى الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك خلال الفترة المقبلة.

ويأتي ذلك بعد التنسيق بين الجهاز الفني للفريق الأول للزمالك بقيادة أحمد عبد الرؤوف وإدارة قطاعات الكرة برئاسة بدر حامد ومعه تامر عبد الحميد وحازم إمام مساعدي المدير الفني لقطاع الناشئين.

طالع|خاص | الكشف عن سبب قرار فيفا بإيقاف قيد الزمالك للمرة السادسة

كما تم التنسيق والاتفاق على تصعيد مجموعة أخرى خلال الفترة المقبلة بالتنسيق ما بينهم.

وكان الزمالك قد تعادل مع كايزر تشيفز الجنوب إفريقي بهدف لكل فريق، بالمباراة التي جمعت بينهما يوم السبت الماضي، ضمن منافسات دور مجموعات كأس الكونفدرالية.

وبحسب المركز الإعلامي لنادي للزمالك، تقرر تصعيد مجموعة من اللاعبين الشباب بمختلف المواليد للتواجد مع الفريق الأول، وفقا للأرقام والإمكانيات التي يتمتعون بها، وهم:

محمد عبد الفتاح تاحا حارس مرمى فريق مواليد 2005

هشام فواد مدافع فريق مواليد 2005

يوسف الطباخ مدافع فريق مواليد 2009

محمد إبراهيم ظهير أيمن فريق مواليد 2005

أنس وائل جناح هجومي فريق مواليد 2005

يوسف وائل الفرنسي لاعب وسط فريق مواليد 2005

محمد حمد صانع ألعاب وجناح هجومي فريق مواليد 2007 و2008

أحمد صفوت صانع ألعاب فريق مواليد 2009.

انضم ثنائي فريق الكرة الأول بنادي الزمالك، إلى معسكر منتخب مصر الثاني، المشارك في بطولة كأس العرب 2025.

وتنطلق بطولة كأس العرب 2025 في الأول من ديسمبر المقبل وتنتهي في الثامن عشر من نفس الشهر بمشاركة 16 منتخبًا.

أحمد عاطف لـ “بطولات”: جهاز المنتخب أجرى فحوصات لإثبات إصابتي دون علمي

وانضم محمد عواد ومحمود حمدي “الونش”، حارس مرمى ولاعب فريق الزمالك، لمعسكر منتخب مصر، بعد انتهاء مهمتهما مع الفارس الأبيض في مباراة كايزر تشيفز ببطولة كأس الكونفدرالية.

وكان الزمالك تعادل مع كايزر تشيفز، 1-1 في المباراة التي أقيمت بينهما في الجولة الثانية من عمر منافسات دور المجموعات، مساء أمس السبت.

ويستعد منتخب مصر لافتتاح مشواره في البطولة بمواجهة منتخب الكويت، يوم الثلاثاء 2 ديسمبر، في المباراة الأولى بدور المجموعات من بطولة كأس العرب.

يذكر، أن منتخب مصر يتواجد في المجموعة الثالثة من بطولة كأس العرب، مع كل من الكويت والأردن والإمارات.

Wood has been contracted for one year and Ferdinands for two

Madushka Balasuriya04-Oct-2025Sri Lanka have hired Julian Wood and Rene Ferdinands as batting coach and spin-bowling coach, respectively, of their men’s national team. They will replace Thilina Kandamby and Piyal Wijetunge in the roles.Kandamby had been Sri Lanka’s batting coach since December 2023, while Wijetunge has been a fixture at SLC having been in the role of spin-bowling coach since February 2006. It is understood that the decision to shake up the coaching staff was taken after Sri Lanka’s T20I series defeat to Bangladesh at home in July.Wood has been given a one-year contract. Earlier this year, he had conducted a week-long “power-hitting programme” with Sri Lanka’s national players and impressed SLC during his brief stint. In August, he was named Bangladesh’s batting coach on a short-term contract, but they had opted not to extend it upon its conclusion in September.He has previously worked with the ECB, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Punjab Kings.Ferdinands will be in the role for two years, where he is expected to “lead spin bowling training, match preparation, performance analysis, and player development”.”Holding a PhD in biomechanics from the University of Waikato, Ferdinands brings extensive expertise in applying science to enhance cricket performance,” an SLC statement said. He has previously worked at the BCCI’s National Cricket Academy, “delivering biomechanics-based coaching programmes for elite players and coaches”. “A specialist in both wrist and finger spin, Rene has also served as a biomechanics consultant for New Zealand Cricket, carrying out performance evaluations and injury-risk assessments for leading bowlers.”Whether it’s scoring rates or six-hitting frequency, Sri Lanka have been closer to the bottom than the top of the table over the past decade, while their spinners have frequently struggled to produce results on flatter tracks. SLC will be hoping that the appointments of Wood and Ferdinands address these concerns.

Head coach admits team “exposed” in record defeat, despite having already sealed series

Firdose Moonda07-Sep-2025

South Africa pose with the series trophy•ECB via Getty Images

South Africa’s coach Shukri Conrad labelled his team’s record 342-run defeat to England in the third ODI “embarrassing” while captain Temba Bavuma said the performance “doesn’t do us justice” after their recent ODI success. South Africa have beaten both Australia and England 2-1 in series over the last month.Their loss in the third match in England, which was a dead rubber, came after a comprehensive win in game one and a nail-biting triumph in game two. That secured a first series in England since 1998. But the magnitude of the defeat in Southampton, which comes after a 276-run loss against Australia – also in a series that was already won – asks questions of how quickly and dramatically South Africa switch off, especially when the result does not matter.”Any excuse is better than none. We were definitely off today. And against a top side like England, when you’re not on top of your game, you do get exposed,” Conrad said at the post-match conference. “A similar thing happened in Australia, where after going 2-0 up, it was a complete aberration. They got in excess of 400 as well. But if we were going to be poor at something, we’d rather be poor at games that aren’t clutch games. We’re not making light of today’s defeat. That was slightly embarrassing.”Related

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Both defeats – South Africa’s two heaviest in ODIs – have come when they have fielded first and were accompanied by lack of discipline and dropped catches. Against Australia, South Africa bowled 15 wides and put down Alex Carey, who went on to finish the innings strongly. Against England, they bowled 19 wides and dropped two catches including Jamie Smith on 23 and Jacob Bethell on 44. Bavuma said at the post-match presentation that bowling that many extras was “far from ideal, not good enough” and said it “could be complacency”, while Conrad believed a wayward bowling performance impacted the rest of their skillset.”The bowling affects the fielding and the other way around, but nine out of ten times, Matthew Breetzke is taking that catch [off Smith, who offered a chance off a leading edge in the covers],” Conraid said. “We’re not going to read too much into that, but it’s a difficult one because when that edge is not there and something doesn’t go your way and the harder you try, it’s just not there. I’m not offering it as an excuse because it’s not supposed to be like that, but the fielding wasn’t at the usual high standard that we set. All in all, yeah, it was an embarrassing performance in the field.”Among South Africa’s bowling lows were Nandre Burger’s 0 for 95, which was the most expensive in their history, and Codi Yusuf’s 0 or 80, the worst by a South African debutant. Some of that may be down to inexperience especially in the absence of pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada, who has not played an ODI in either Australia or England as he recovers from ankle inflammation.Conrad confirmed Rabada could have been “really pushed and forced through today” but South Africa decided they “didn’t want to take any risks with him” ahead of the T20Is next week. “The T20 is the priority for us. When we earned the right to give him another rest, we definitely exercised that because with the T20 World Cup looming, we want to make sure that we get a good take on that. We’ve obviously got two massive Test series [against Pakistan and India] coming up.”Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, who was rested, and Marco Jansen, who has not played since the World Test Championship final where he broke his thumb, will all be back for the T20Is. A new concern is Bavuma, who could not bat after hurting his calf – but as he is not part of the T20Is, he will be assessed on his return to South Africa. Bavuma’s injury was among the reasons South Africa’s batting stumbled to their second lowest total in ODIs – 72 – as they went in pursuit of a target of 415 for which Bavuma said there is “no real formula”.In the end, they were blown away by a searing opening spell from Jofrra Archer, who took 3 for 1 in his first three overs and finished with 4 for 18. Archer’s first wicket was Aiden Markram, who nicked off against a short, wide ball and sent the rest of the line-up into freefall.”Aiden lost his wicket to a pretty innocuous delivery, and that probably summed up the day,” Conrad said. “And then from there, before you know it, you’re four down. Obviously, the disruption of Temba not being able to bat, that played a part as well but it is very difficult to explain. If you’re not on top of your game, if the edge is not there, then you’re going to get exposed.”Bashful as they were in this match, Bavuma also highlighted South Africa’s achievements over the last month after beating both Australia and England with a game to spare. “There are lots of positives in the series, coming to England away with a fairly inexperienced side and we wouldn’t want today’s performance to diminish that,” he said. “There are shining moments so we’ll try to highlight those. They can’t be wiped away by one performance.”