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Uh oh: Ange hints £190k-a-week Spurs star could miss Bodo/Glimt with injury

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has now dropped some early team news ahead of Bodo/Glimt, and he has hinted that a key player may not be available.

Europa League or bust for Ange

It was always going to be a daunting task travelling to Anfield to take on a Liverpool side that needed just one point to clinch the Premier League title, but it was yet another dismal performance from Tottenham on Sunday afternoon, suffering a crushing 5-1 defeat.

Courtesy of a third defeat on the spin, Spurs are 16th in the table with just four games left to play, but it appears as though Postecoglou’s job could be safe for the time being, given that his side are in a strong position to win the Europa League.

The Lilywhites picked up a rare clean sheet against Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of the quarter-final, advancing to the final four after a 1-0 victory in Germany, and on paper they have a kind route to the final in Bilbao.

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Postecoglou’s side are set to face Bodo/Glimt in the semi-final, with the Eliteserien champions becoming the first Norwegian side ever to reach the semi-finals of a European competition after defeating Lazio over two legs in dramatic fashion.

The Norwegian side defeated the Italians on penalties at the Stadio Olimpico, progressing to the semi-finals despite losing 3-1 on the night, so they will be confident they are capable of causing Tottenham problems.

As such, Postecoglou will be hoping to have Son Heung-min available for the crucial match, but the manager has now hinted the forward may not be available for the first leg, saying: “It’ll be touch and go for Thursday. He’ll try hard. If [he’s not ready] for the first game we think he’ll be ready for the second game.”

Tottenham Hotspur’s upcoming fixtures

Date

Bodo/Glimt (h)

May 1st

West Ham United (a)

May 4th

Bodo/Glimt (a)

May 8th

Crystal Palace (h)

May 11th

Aston Villa (a)

May 18th

"Incredible" Son would be big miss for Spurs

Tottenham may have seriously underperformed in the Premier League this season, but Son has continued to catch the eye with some of his performances, picking up seven goals and ten assists in 28 appearances.

The £190k-per-week forward has impressed throughout the Postecoglou era, with his manager previously lauding him as “incredible”, and he could be a big miss if he is unavailable for the crucial encounter against Bodo/Glimt.

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That said, Spurs should have more than enough to progress past the Norwegians regardless, given the disparity between the Premier League and the Eliteserien.

There have been suggestions that Postecoglou is set to face the sack regardless of whether Tottenham win the Europa League, but if they come up short in the semi-final, it would surely be the end of the road for the Australian.

Stats – Lhuan-dre Pretorius, youngest to score 150 in men's Tests

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All the records that the South Africa batter broke on his Test debut against Zimbabwe

Sampath Bandarupalli28-Jun-202519 years, 93 days Lhuan-dre Pretorius’ age on Saturday, when he scored 153 in the first Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. He became the youngest batter to score 150 in Test cricket, bettering Javed Miandad, who was 19 years and 119 days old when he notched up 163 against New Zealand on the opening day of the Lahore Test in 1976.4 Number of players younger than Pretorius with a hundred on their Test debut. Three of those four have done it in the second innings on debut.1 Pretorius is also the youngest among seven South African men to score a hundred on their Test debut. In fact, no man younger than Pretorius had scored a fifty in any format for South Africa in International cricket. His hundred off 112 balls is also the fastest for South Africa on debut.157 Balls that Pretorius needed for his 150 against Zimbabwe. It is the fastest 150 for South Africa in Tests, a record previously held by AB de Villiers, who had achieved it off 162 balls against Australia in 2012 (where data is available).His effort is also the second fastest by a debutant in Tests, only behind Shikhar Dhawan, who got to his 150 in only 131 balls against Australia in 2013.4 Batters to have scored a century on their Test debut as well as their first-class debut. Pretorius had scored 120 on his first-class debut in December last year against the Warriors. Gundappa Viswanath, Dirk Wellham and Prithvi Shaw are the other players to have achieved this feat.38 Balls that Dewald Brevis needed for his half-century on Saturday, the fastest by a debutant for South Africa in Tests. The previous quickest was by Dave Nourse, who scored a fifty off 40 balls on his debut against Australia in 1902. Brevis’ 38-ball effort is also the joint-fourth fastest on debut in men’s Tests.95 Partnership runs between Pretorius and Brevis for the fifth wicket. It is the highest partnership between two debutants for South Africa in men’s Tests. The previous highest was 92 between Andrew Hudson and Adrian Kuiper, also for the fifth wicket against West Indies in 1992.

510 kilometers over 22 yards, and a wicket before his first ball

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Fifteen freakish numbers from Virat Kohli’s 15-year international career

Sampath Bandarupalli18-Aug-2023More than 500 kilometres between wickets
In his 15-year-long international career, Virat Kohli has run roughly 277km between wickets for his non-boundary scoring shots. He’s also covered some 233km for his partners’ runs when he’s been at the crease, taking the tally to approximately 510km. Only once has Kohli run an all-run four to date, during an ODI in 2013 against Zimbabwe.ESPNcricinfo LtdAn average of 518
Kohli’s success with the bat in T20 World Cups is well documented. He was Player of the Tournament in both 2014 and 2016, and his record in chases is particularly outstanding. India have won nine of the ten matches during which he has batted in chases, and he’s remained unbeaten on eight occasions.Kohli averages 270.5 in those ten chases, which is nearly twice the average of the next best, Marcus Stoinis (146), among batters to have played a minimum of five innings. Kohli’s average shoots up to 518 in successful chases, close to five times that of the second-best, Cameron White (104).Helmet off at 46 venues
Kohli has played at 83 venues in his international career so far, and has scored hundreds in 46 of them. Adelaide Oval is the standout venue for Kohli; it has witnessed five of his 76 tons. Only one player has had a hundred on more grounds than Kohli – Sachin Tendulkar, unsurprisingly, at 53 venues.ESPNcricinfo LtdA perfect start to World Cups
Kohli made a dream start to his World Cup career with an unbeaten century against Bangladesh in Dhaka in the opening match of the 2011 edition. A year later, he scored a fifty on his T20 World Cup debut against Afghanistan, to become the first player to complete the double of a hundred on Men’s ODI World Cup debut and a fifty on Men’s T20 World Cup debut. Aaron Finch matched this double, with a fifty in the 2014 T20 World Cup and a century on the opening day of the 2015 ODI World Cup.Excelling in oppositions’ backyards
Kohli has scored a century in all nine countries where he has played ODI cricket, and in seven of the eight countries in Test cricket, with Bangladesh the only exception. He has scored both Test and ODI hundreds in six countries against the home team – Australia, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies. Only two players have had both Test and ODI tons against the host nation in as many or more countries as Kohli – seven by Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara.Nearly 1000 runs in ten innings
In 2018, between February and October, Kohli scored nearly 1000 runs in a span of ten ODI innings. Kohli amassed 995 runs between his 197th and 206th ODI innings at an average of 142.14, with five hundreds and three fifties. It is the best 10-innings ODI streak for any batter. He surpassed by 138 runs the previous record held by David Warner for scoring 857 runs between October 2016 and June 2017.

166 not out thumps 73 all out
Virat Kohli made 166 not out against Sri Lanka in the Thiruvananthapuram ODI earlier this year, as India plundered 390 for five in their 50 overs. They went on to win by a record 317 runs, the biggest-ever in men’s ODIs, as Sri Lanka were bowled out for only 73.Kohli alone outscored the Lankans by 93 runs, the second-biggest difference between a batter’s score and the opposition’s total in a men’s ODI game. The highest also came during an India-Sri Lanka ODI, when Sanath Jayasuriya made 189 and outscored India (54 all out) by 135 runs in 2000.Dealing in double tons
Until 2016, Kohli had 11 hundreds in 41 Tests, but had gone past the 150 mark only once – 169 against Australia in Melbourne in 2014 – and had been dismissed seven times below 120. But between 2016 and 2019, he converted seven of his 15 hundreds into double hundreds, an Indian record. Kohli also became the first-ever player with double tons in four consecutive Test series – scoring them against West Indies, New Zealand, England and Bangladesh in the 2016-2017 period.A unique double
Kohli recorded the fastest ODI hundred for India in 2013, a 52-ball ton against Australia in Jaipur after coming in to bat in the 27th over. Later in the same series, he smashed a 61-ball ton in Nagpur, the third fastest for India in the format. Kohli walked in to bat in the 30th over in Nagpur, making him the only batter with multiple hundreds in ODI chases while coming in to bat after the 25th over. Kevin Pietersen, Abdul Razzaq, Jacob Oram and Jos Buttler are the only other batters with a hundred in an ODI chase having arrived after the completion of the 25th over (where data is available).Going 5-0 three times
Kohli’s first full assignment as India captain was the 2013 tour of Zimbabwe, where he led India to a 5-0 win in the ODI series, a result he witnessed twice more as captain in the next few years. In the absence of MS Dhoni, Kohli successfully led India to a 5-0 win against Sri Lanka at home in 2014. In 2017, Sri Lanka were once again on the receiving end of a 5-0 defeat, this time in their backyard. Kohli remains the only captain in men’s ODI cricket with three whitewashes in series of four matches or more.Making it count in big chases
Though Kohli is three hundreds away from equaling Sachin Tendulkar’s record 49 hundreds in the ODI format, he is well ahead while chasing. He now has 26 centuries in ODI chases, nine more than Tendulkar’s 17. As many as nine of Kohli’s chasing hundreds have come when India have been in pursuit of 300-plus targets. The nearest contender on this list is Jason Roy, with five such hundreds, while four other batters have four tons apiece in 300-run target chases.ESPNcricinfo LtdIndia’s youngest debutant opener
Virat Kohli made his International debut in an ODI against Sri Lanka in 2008, aged 19 years and 287 days. He opened the innings in that game, making him the youngest Indian to open on men’s ODI debut, a record that still stands. Only three players younger than Kohli have opened the batting for India in men’s ODIs – Parthiv Patel, Yuvraj Singh and Vinod Kambli. Kohli, who opened in all five matches during that series, has returned to the position only twice more in these 15 years.The zeroth ball wicket
Virat Kohli opened his wickets tally in T20Is even before he bowled a legitimate delivery. He had Kevin Pietersen stumped off a wide in 2011 when he came on to bowl his first ball in the format. He remains the only player to claim a wicket off his 0th ball in any format in men’s internationals.There have been only three other instances of a bowler taking a wicket before bowling their first legal delivery in a men’s T20I innings: Graeme Swann against Shoaib Malik in 2010, Sunil Narine against Martin Guptill in 2012 and Shakib Al Hasan against Lendl Simmons in 2014.Master of the big stand
Kohli has regularly been part of long partnerships in ODI cricket. He holds the record for featuring in 13 double-hundred stands. He has shared five of them with Rohit Sharma, the most by any pair in the format. Rohit is second on the list, having been part of ten double-century stands, while no other player has featured in more than seven. The other eight double-hundred stands of Kohli have involved six partners – Gautam Gambhir (three), Virender Sehwag, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Kedar Jadhav and Ishan Kishan.Jamaica to Jamaica
Virat Kohli made his Test debut at Sabina Park in 2011, shortly after being part of India’s World Cup triumph. Eight years later, at the same venue, Kohli was crowned India’s most successful captain in Test cricket when they beat West Indies by 257 runs. With 28 wins as India Test captain, Kohli surpassed MS Dhoni’s 27 wins. Kohli added 12 more victories, finishing with 40 Test wins, the fourth-highest for any captain.

Petersen and Bavuma show spark but then fade on pitch that's 'not getting easier to bat on'

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There was the prospect of centuries from both, but errors cost them on a cat-and-mouse type of day

Firdose Moonda04-Jan-2022It’s not perfect – and batting in these conditions isn’t supposed to be – but South Africa’s line-up finally showed some of the mettle they have been missing over much of the last two years. You won’t find much proof of that on the scorecard, with no centuries and no partnerships in triple-figures, but you will find it in an analysis of how the runs were scored and who scored them.Keegan Petersen and Temba Bavuma sussed out the situation and adjusted accordingly to provide something of a blueprint for how to approach both the Wanderers surface and the Indian attack. Neither allow batters to hang around and wait for runs. The uneven bounce means you never quite know when you get a ball that has your name on it. The visiting bowlers rarely deliver a bad ball. “You’re never really in,” Petersen confirmed. So, you have to do what you can when you are.When Ottis Gibson was South Africa’s coach between 2017 and 2019 and South Africa embarked on a revenge-pitches approach, the line-up adopted a mantra along the lines of get-runs-before-you-get-out. That was the kind of strategy needed here.Petersen looks like has the technique to do that anywhere; a technique he honed under the watch of his father, Dirk, who played club cricket alongside Marais Erasmus, one of the umpires in this Test. “If you could ask people that I know, they would always see my dad throwing thousands of balls to me in the nets at the time. That’s where I learnt my batting,” he said.

It’s paying off. While Dean Elgar took 31 balls to add to his overnight score of 11 and survived being squared up and beaten by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami, Petersen found runs. He scored 24 in the first hour while Elgar managed four. The difference? Mostly just a matter of fortune, but while Elgar relies heavily on scoring opportunities on the leg side, Petersen can score all around the wicket. He is an organised player, compact in defence and with a full range of strokes at his disposal. His clips off the pads and front-foot drives were particularly well-timed and placed. He also acquitted himself well against the spinner, who he has faced for the first time in Tests, with confident footwork.That he played a loose stroke in the end disappointed him. After Petersen nicked off to a wide, and probably quite harmless, Thakur delivery, he swished his bat around and shook his head in disbelief as he walked off, thoughts of a first Test century reduced to a what-if. He is not the only one with that question. A lack of hundreds has been a running theme for this line-up over the last three years.Since January 2019, South Africa have collectively scored 43 fifties and eight hundreds, a conversion rate of a century even 6.4 fifties. Only Ireland, with four fifties and no centuries, have done worse in the same period.Petersen is now one of those offenders and Bavuma is among the worst. He has 17 fifties to his name, five since January 2019, and still just a solitary Test hundred. There are many mitigating factors for Bavuma’s inability to push on, including that he has often had to drag South Africa out of a hole which either left him batting with the lower order and running out of partners or which simply sunk deeper, but that’s changed.Related

Shardul 'Beefy' Thakur's day out at the Wanderers

In his last 10 innings, only once have South Africa had less than 50 on the board and six times, the score was over 100. Compare that to the 10 innings before, when Bavuma only twice walked out to a score greater than 35 and six times was called on with the score at less than 20 and you’ll see that the inclusion of Rassie van der Dussen and that South Africa have not toured India has helped Bavuma and now there is an awareness that he needs to step up.On the eve of this Test, Elgar singled out Bavuma as the batter on whom much is expected. “He needs to stop getting those good fifties and getting those hundreds because we know how far it goes with regards to setting up the team,” Elgar said at the time.Perhaps that also fuelled some of the urgency with which Bavuma batted today, an urgency that like so much else about him came from a slow burn. Bavuma did not start off rushed. He faced Shami for 16 of his first 20 balls, and had his outside edge found twice, while Kyle Verreynne took advantage of a few boundary balls from Shardul Thakur. But when the chance came for Bavuma to cash in, he did. A flick through midwicket off Mohammed Siraj, a straight drive down the ground off Bumrah and a square cut off Thakur and suddenly Bavuma looked a lot more aggressive than usual. Add to that the four through midwicket and the pull that went for six and you’ve got Bavuma’s strike rate peeping over 80.Keegan Petersen with his father Dirk•Cricket South AfricaHe finished with a strike rate of 85, his highest when he has scored more than 50 runs, and an indication of both his intent and India’s strategy. They were also searching: with fuller deliveries and gaps in the field, unafraid to give a few runs away because they knew rewards would come.It made for a cat-and-mouse day of play, with no-one certain of exactly how to approach these conditions. “I’m not actually sure what the right way to bat here is,” Petersen said. “Evidently, the attacking option worked out for a couple of guys but it wasn’t overly attacking. It was more pouncing on the bad ball when it doesn’t come and making the most of it, because there weren’t many. Whatever they offered we have to take.”Sometimes even that went wrong. When Bavuma stepped across early to meet a back-of-a-length Thakur delivery, he feathered it down the leg side. It was in equal parts unnecessary for Bavuma to move with enough time for Thakur to follow him and crafty of Thakur but when Bavuma watches the replay, he may think that of all the innocuous deliveries Thakur sent down, that could well be the most innocuous.In a situation where almost everything is tough, the last thing batters want to do is make it even tougher for themselves but Petersen cautioned against being too critical of their mistakes. “It’s only human to make an error so that’s probably where we faulted. I think it was a decent effort given the conditions.”And these conditions are only going to get more difficult. South Africa will bat last on a surface that “is not getting easier to bat on”, according to Petersen, who thinks “realistically anything under 200” is chaseable. “But the more they get, the further it gets for us and the more we have to get stuck in there again.”At least South Africa have shown themselves that they have some of what it takes to do that. India’s bowlers and the Wanderers deck will test whether that some is enough.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. Leaves Yankees Game Early With Apparent Leg Injury

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Jazz Chisholm Jr. left the Yankees’ game against the Astros early Thursday after he came up gingerly when he tagged out Jose Altuve as he attempted to steal second base.

Chisholm's glove and Altuve's helmet appeared to make contact with the Yankees' second baseman's knee on the play. After the inning-ending throw out, Chisholm took a moment to gather himself before slightly limping off the field. He grabbed toward his left knee as he eventually jogged to the dugout. You can watch the full sequence below:

Chisholm stayed in the game and took his at-bat in the next inning, but he struck out on three pitches and left the game shortly thereafter.

The Yankees then announced that he was pulled from the game due to knee contusions in both knees per SNY.

According to Gary Phillips of the , the multiple knee contusions happened on different plays. It appears Chisholm aggravated his left knee on the play with Altuve, however it's currently unclear the other play where he suffered the contusion to his right knee.

On the season, Chisholm is slashing .243/.341/.501 with 28 home runs and 70 RBIs for the Yankees.

MLB, ESPN in Talks for New Broadcasting Contract

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In February, it was reported that MLB and ESPN agreed to end their national television contract after the 2025 season, with ESPN opting out of the rest of its deal with the league. As of Monday, there have reportedly been further discussions between both sides about continuing the broadcasting rights in a new deal, 's Andrew Marchand reported.

If an agreement is not reached by October, then MLB and ESPN partnership will officially end. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred hopes an agreement on ESPN's current package is determined by the All-Star break in a few weeks, whether it remains with the network or goes to other bidders. ESPN opted out of their current contract three years early after the two sides have been in business together for 35 years. MLB followed suit and also opted out of the deal itself.

If ESPN does not reach a new agreement with MLB, the current frontrunners to take over the broadcasting rights are NBC, Apple and Fox.

ESPN's current deal is worth $550 million, which Manfred said he was O.K. with, though, ESPN felt that they were paying too much. With the package, ESPN broadcasts the weekly game along with the Home Run Derby and eight to 12 playoff games annually.

MLB has broadcasting deals with Apple ($85 million per year for Friday night doubleheader games) and with Roku ($10 million per season for Sunday morning games). The main issue for MLB right now is figuring out how to improve their local rights situations for viewers. ESPN’s chairman Jimmy Pitaro previously said that ESPN's new direct to consumer app, which will launch later this year, could be the league's solution for this problem.

We'll see what happens over the next few weeks.

'We have got the wedding dress' – Piers Morgan begs 'best ever' Arsenal to finally win Premier League title and predicts Gunners to go on 20-year winning streak

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Famous presenter Piers Morgan has begged Arsenal to win the Premier League, and kick off an era of dominance that will see them become the Premier League's best-ever team. The Gunners have not won the title since 2004 under Arsene Wenger but Mikel Arteta's side are top of the league in December, and are dreaming of lifting silverware in May.

  • Arsenal's rise

    The Gunners have enjoyed a stunning start to the season and fans are currently dreaming of ending a drought that runs back to 2004, when Arsene Wenger's side won the title. Arteta's charges sit five points clear ahead of Manchester City in second  – ahead of Pep Guardiola's side playing Fulham on Tuesday evening – and Morgan, one of the club's most famous, or infamous, fans, depending on your viewpoint, believes that the club can kick off a decade of dominance if they lift the trophy. 

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    Morgan's plea

    Morgan, in an interview with Sky Sports, said: “For 21, nearly 22 years, it’s been a torment exacerbated by the fact that in the last three years we’ve been the bridesmaid three times but never the bride when we should have been.

    “Now we can taste it, now we can feel it, now we have got the wedding dress.

    “Now we assume we have got the best chance ever to be the bride and my message to Arsenal is: Please, please, just win the league. 

    “Just shut up all our rivals. Just give me something. Because it’s the best chance we’ve got.”

    He also believes they can go on to become one of the best teams the league has ever seen, a la The Invincibles. 

    He added: “I’ll tell you what. This is the best squad I’ve ever known Arsenal have in my entire life supporting them. So this is since 1971, I’ve never seen a better squad in terms of depth.

    “And I think in terms of certain players, [Bukayo] Saka, Declan Rice, [William] Saliba, Gabriel [Magalhaes], [David] Raya, maybe some others, maybe [Viktor] Gyokeres, we’ll see, we could have players who end up being Arsenal legends.

    “Some are well on their way already and I picked a team recently of Invincibles and the current team. How many would get into a joint team? Six-five Invincibles at the moment.

    “That could change if we win the league. Exciting times to be an Arsenal fan.”

  • Can Arsenal see it out?

    The Gunners have been in this position before, and have led the league table at various stages since 2004, but have failed to get over the line. Morgan, though, may well have a point that the north London club will never have a better chance to finally end a lengthy drought. They came through a stern test last weekend, drawing 1-1 with Chelsea in a high-intensity and ill-tempered derby.

    Arteta has already called on the club's fanbase to roar them over the line, telling reporters: "It's an opportunity tomorrow to be at the Emirates, bouncing and putting energy to win the game.

    "7.30pm. Like animals, everybody at the Emirates, to go again and beat Brentford. That's the opportunity. Vital. Massive."

    "Our motivation comes from preparation, try to be better from the opposition. And in the league with what we're doing, we don't need any more motivation than that."

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    What comes next?

    Arsenal have a London derby against Brentford to come in midweek before taking on Aston Villa away from home this weekend. They are also continuing to compete in the Champions League, and face Club Brugge in Belgium next week. They then take on Wolves, and remain in contention for both the EFL Cup and the FA Cup. A glorious end to the season is possible, but whether it happens remains to be seen. 

سيرجيو راموس يحسم موقفه من البقاء مع مونتيري المكسيكي

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كشفت تقارير صحفية تطورات جديدة بشأن مستقبل المدافع الإسباني المخضرم سيرجيو راموس مع نادي مونتيري المكسيكي، والذي ينتهي عقده في 31 ديسمبر 2025.

وبحسب “Daily Sports” أعلن سيرجيو راموس صاحب الـ39 عاماً أنه لن يجدد عقده مع مونتيري المكسيكي وسيغادر خلال شهر واحد فقط.

ولا يخطط سيرجيو راموس للاعتزال بعد الفترة التي لعبها في المكسيك، وكلف وكلاء أعماله بالبدء في البحث عن ناد جديد.

وكان سيرجيو راموس اختار الانضمام إلى مونتيري المكسيكي في بداية عام 2025، كلاعب حر بعد انتهاء عقده مع إشبيلية.

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جدير بالذكر أن سيرجيو راموس شارك في 30 مباراة مع مونتيري المكسيكي وسجل 7 أهداف.

وبدأ سيرجيو راموس مسيرته مع الفريق الأول لإشبيلية في 2004، ثم انتقل لريال مدريد وبقى لـ16 عاماً ورحل لباريس سان جيرمان ولعب لمدة موسمين حتى 2023 وعاد لإشبيلية لموسم واحد قبل أن ينتقل لمونتيري في 2025.

Surrey face crucial game at Durham after eye-catching washout

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Emma Jones, Alice Davidson-Richards shine with centuries before rain hits

ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay10-Sep-2025Surrey 313 for 5 (Jones 141, Davidson-Richards 107) vs Essex match abandonedRain denied Surrey the chance of securing a semi-final spot in the Metro Bank Women’s One-Day Cup, after centuries from Emma Jones and Alice Davidson-Richards had put them in a commanding position over Essex.With Somerset washed out away to Hampshire, a bonus-point victory for Surrey would have been enough to secure fourth place ahead of their final match away to Durham on Saturday.Instead, the rain, which arrived at the innings break and didn’t stop, means the match at Chester-le-Street now turns into an effective quarter-final, with Durham in fifth place and only three points behind Surrey.Surrey had made two changes to their team that lost to Lancashire at the weekend, one of which was Jones coming in at No.3 in place of Alice Capsey.Jones had played just one fifty-over match for Surrey this year, and while showing glimpses with the bat across the T20 season, no-one predicted that her inclusion would bring such dramatic results, as she compiled a chanceless 141 off only 117 balls to record her first century for Surrey.Jones entered this season without a half-century to her name in List A cricket, but has now scored two massive centuries in the format, after making 147 not out off 101 balls earlier this year while on loan at Glamorgan.After rain early in the day, Surrey’s innings had been reduced to 45 overs, although they still managed to finish on 313 for 5 on what was a difficult day in the field for Essex, who with just two wins from 13 matches, remain bottom of the table.”Jonesy was hitting them wonderfully,” said Davidson-Richards, who made 107.”I was just enjoying helping her along and watching her smash fours at the other end. I think sometimes it’s really simple and you just realise how the other person is ticking. It was a really nice partnership.”

Premier League boss reveals he had interview for Man Utd job in Sir Jim Ratcliffe's garage before Ruben Amorim's appointment

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Thomas Frank has lifted the lid on a remarkable moment from his Brentford tenure, revealing he was interviewed for the Manchester United job inside Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s garage — just hours before holding another meeting with Chelsea. The Tottenham boss says he still can’t believe he spoke with two of the world’s biggest clubs on the same day before United eventually chose Ruben Amorim.

  • Frank reveals talks with Man Utd in Ratcliffe's garage

    Frank has revealed that he was formally interviewed by Manchester United during their search for a new manager in the summer of 2024, and the unusual talks took place in Ratcliffe’s garage. It came as the Red Devils were weighing up potential successors to Erik ten Hag before eventually delaying the change until six months later. Frank also travelled across London later that same day to discuss a separate vacancy with Chelsea, who ultimately appointed Enzo Maresca instead.

    The Dane, then Brentford manager, had been firmly established as a Premier League success story, having guided the Bees into the top flight and cemented them as a stable mid-table force. His work placed him on the radar of both clubs as they conducted parallel managerial searches ahead of what they hoped would be major rebuilds. But while both sides admired his progression, neither interview resulted in an immediate job offer.

    Frank has revealed that the interview with Ratcliffe occurred while Manchester United’s squad were travelling to London ahead of the FA Cup final, which they went on to win 2-1 over Manchester City. That victory gave Ten Hag a temporary lifeline before the club replaced him with Amorim the following November. Frank, meanwhile, remained with Brentford until Tottenham triggered his release clause in 2025.

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    Spurs boss reveals back-to-back interviews in 2024

    Speaking to Danish outlet TV2, Frank described the surreal nature of the day in detail, insisting the experience alone proved just how far he had climbed in his coaching career: “Sitting down to talk to two of the ten biggest clubs in the world – two hours apart – is quite unique.”

    Reflecting on the moment he found himself walking between the two milestone meetings, he added: “I know I didn't get either job, but it was still huge. I remember walking through Battersea Park between the two interviews and thinking: ‘Thomas Frank from f*cking Frederiksvaerk – am I really experiencing this?’”

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    Frank finally got his big move in 2025 with Spurs

    Frank’s account of the day was included in an upcoming book, , which charts his rise from Danish football to managing in Europe’s biggest league. It also details the significance of him becoming someone considered by clubs that dominate the modern game financially and historically. For Frank, the episode symbolised not disappointment, but validation — the proof that his meticulous work had been noticed beyond Brentford’s buzzing west-London bubble.

    Chelsea’s interest came at a time when the Blues were again struggling for stability, while United explored several candidates ahead of a transition in leadership after Ineos took a controlling role in football operations. The fact that Frank was seriously interviewed by both within hours of each other underlined his rising reputation. While neither club opted for him then, it cemented his name among the elite managerial conversation.

    The following year, Frank finally received his major move. Tottenham parted ways with Ange Postecoglou in 2025 after a 17th-place finish, sparking an overhaul that saw Spurs activate Frank’s clause. The Dane took charge in June and has since overseen a respectable start, with five wins and three defeats leaving Spurs firmly in the top-four race after 11 matches in the league.

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  • Frank's story so far at Tottenham…

    Frank’s Tottenham remain unbeaten in Europe and are now preparing for a major test against league leaders Arsenal after the international break. His side have shown promise under his intense, structure-focused style.

    As for Manchester United, Amorim is now firmly in post, though their long-term direction under Ratcliffe continues to evolve. Frank’s revelation serves as a reminder of just how close the managerial landscape can shift, and how different the Premier League might look had that interview in a billionaire’s garage ended differently.

    For Frank himself, the door to the biggest benches in world football has clearly opened once, and there is little doubt it could open again. Spurs may prove the beginning of a journey that sees his name linked with such jobs for years to come.

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