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Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana will be withdrawn from the WBBL before the competition has finished, in order to participate in a training camp ahead of their 2017 World Cup qualification tournament

Adam Collins13-Jan-20173:36

Lemon: Sixers only side to lock themselves at the top

The BCCI have exercised their right to withdraw the batsmen Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur from the Women’s Big Bash League before the competition has finished.ESPNcricinfo has learned the duo will return to India ahead of the WBBL finals to participate in a training camp before their 2017 World Cup qualification tournament, leaving Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder without their prized recruits if competing in the trophy decider.The development, alongside Cricket South Africa’s retrieval of Dane van Niekerk and Marizanne Kapp from Sydney Sixers duty for the last four regular season fixtures, has bolstered calls for a dedicated ICC exclusivity schedule window for the WBBL.Anthony Everard, the head of the BBL, explained that the No Objection Certificate process – which includes provision for overseas boards to call back their national players for duty as they see fit – is respected widely, but acknowledged “degrees of frustration” experienced by the affected clubs at this late stage.Everard believes the WBBL, in its second season, has built a case for a window as the first women’s competition of its kind. “Given we’ve invested significantly in this competition, and the important role it plays in the development of women’s cricket not only within Australia but globally, we have at least got a seat at the table to have that discussion,” he said.It is a view shared by former England captain, and now Adelaide Striker, Charlotte Edwards. She said it was “frustrating” that her team-mate Sophie Devine missed two games to play for Wellington in New Zealand’s T20 event days after making the WBBL’s fastest century. “Hopefully [a window] is going to be something looked at in the future where the dates don’t clash and we can have as many of the New Zealand girls as possible in this tournament,” she said.A Sixers spokeswoman confirmed their South African pair had been signed before it it was clear they would be missing over a quarter of the regular season for five ODIs against Bangladesh. In turn, she added her club’s support for the window in future seasons. “I would be surprised,” she said, “if CA wasn’t advocating on our behalf so that it became a priority.”The Thunder are at this stage unlikely to incur the cost of replacing Kaur with another international, while the Heat are hopeful that West Indian Deandra Dottin will recover from facial surgery in time to fill Mandhana’s vacancy.The Sixers, who are two games clear at the top of the table, will substitute the South Africans with England wicketkeeper Amy Jones and Irish rookie Kim Garth for their last four group games. Kapp, spearheading their attack, is the most frugal bowler in WBBL02 to date.Perth Scorchers allrounder and New Zealand skipper Suzie Bates was the most prominent international representative drawn away from WBBL duty last season, missing six games where clashes existed across the Tasman in the Christmas-New Year period.While stressing the efforts made by New Zealand Cricket, Bates says it continues to be a “really difficult” process for all parties; both boards wanting players to be available full-time. “It is hard when it is the players that are left with those decisions,” she said, concurring with Edwards that it would be “helpful” having a window to avoid the predicament into the future.Bates also noted the difference between the depth in the men’s and women’s tournaments in finding suitable players. “No one wants to dilute their teams because we just don’t have the numbers,” she observed. “The top ten players in the world are in demand from everyone.”A competition insider echoed the concern for the fledgling tournament replacing marquee players as easily as it is the case for the men’s equivalent. “There just isn’t the depth,” he said, contrasting the BBL where “every player manager in the world” is contacting clubs when a vacancy arrives due to injury or international selection.Another affected player returned home to New Zealand was allrounder Amy Satterthwaite, captain of Canterbury in New Zealand, who agreed with the Hurricanes that she would miss two games, half of the amount she wasn’t available for in WBBL01. As was the case with Devine, Hobart lost the game the experienced allrounder was absent for, while the other was washed out.Everard is confident the Trans-Tasman piece of the puzzle is “solvable” between the boards between seasons. “Ideally you want to get to a point where it becomes a win/win,” he said. “I think there’s a workable solution in there somewhere.”

أكد فراس البريكان لاعب الأهلي السعودي أنه يتمنى مزاملة المصري محمد صلاح نجم ليفربول، في صفوف الفريق بالموسم المقبل.

وحل البريكان ضيفًا على برنامج المقالب “رامز جاب من الآخر” وقال من خلال قناة “إم بي سي مصر”: “أتمنى انضمام محمد صلاح لـ الأهلي، هو يستحق ما يتقاضاه بنزيما الذي حصل على أموال أكثر مما ينبغي، ورونالدو يستحق ما يتحصل عليه”.

وأكمل: “النادي المفضل لك في مصر؟ الأهلي.. فهو أكثر شعبية من الزمالك في السعودية”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. بعد ساعات من هز شباكه.. الأهلي السعودي يعلن ضم فراس البريكان

يذكر أن البريكان صاحب الـ23 عامًا بدأ الموسم الجاري بقميص الفتح، لكنه سرعان ما انتقل إلى صفوف الأهلي السعودي.

وفي 23 مباراة نجح البريكان هذا الموسم في تسجيل 14 هدفًا وصناعة 6 أهداف مما يعني المساهمة في 20 هدفًا.

Manchester United hold a strong interest in signing Declan Rice, and they are considering making a bid for the West Ham United midfielder, according to a report from 90min.

What's the latest Declan Rice transfer news?

Arsenal and Manchester City are doing battle for Rice, with transfer expert Fabrizio Romano recently claiming the race for his signature remains "open", with West Ham keen to receive "big money paid now", rather than a number of installments.

The Gunners have made two bids for the West Ham midfielder, and they are expected to table a third, while Man City have recently submitted an offer worth a total of £90m, however, that was swiftly rejected, with the Hammers holding out for £100m.

According to a report from 90min on Tuesday, the Irons are hoping City's offer will spark a bidding war between the two parties, having been left frustrated by the bids made for their captain up to this point, and a third party could now become involved.

Man United are said to hold a significant interest in the 24-year-old, and they are currently considering whether to make a bid, after reaching an impasse in their pursuit of Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount.

With the Blues unwilling to accept an offer of £55m for the England international, the Red Devils may move on to other targets, and Rice fits the bill.

Is Declan Rice going to Man United?

According to reports, the Englishman is aiming to stay in London, which means he has been keen on a move to Arsenal since their interest became clear, but a move elsewhere is not completely out of the equation.

A move to Old Trafford would surely be an attractive proposition for the West Ham captain, as Champions League football is on offer next season, however, United will need to formalise their interest with a bid soon if they are to win the race.

An enquiry has already been made about the England international, which indicates there has been some progress made, and there is every indication he could be an excellent acquisition for Man United, given his range of abilities.

Having been hailed as a "very good finisher" by teammate Tomas Soucek, Rice would clearly pose a threat on the front foot if he made the move to Man United, while he is also impressive defensively, making the highest number of interceptions in the Premier League last season, and it looks as if the Red Devils could be ones to watch in the transfer saga.

كشفت تقارير صحفية ألمانية، أن نادي بايرن ميونخ مستعد لبيع لاعبه جوشوا كيميتش، خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية المقبلة، وعرضه في السوق.

ويمتلك كيميتش عقدًا مع بايرن ميونخ حتى 30 يونيو 2025، ولكن هناك الكثير من الشائعات حول مغادرته لملعب “أليانز أرينا”.

شبكة “سكاي” الألمانية، أكدت بأن بايرن ميونخ على استعداد لبيع كيميتش هذا الصيف إذا جاء عرض مناسب لرحيل اللاعب.

طالع أيضًا.. بايرن ميونخ يوضح موقف هاري كين من الانضمام إلى إنجلترا بعد الإصابة

وأشارت التقارير إلى أن اللاعب منفتح على المفاوضات مع 5 أندية، في ظل عدم وجود محادثات ملموسة من جانب بايرن ميونخ بشأن تجديد عقده الذي سينتهي في نهاية الموسم المقبل.

هناك 5 أندية كبيرة ترغب في ضم اللاعب، وهم مانشستر سيتي وليفربول وآرسنال، بالإضافة إلى ريال مدريد وبرشلونة، كما أن بعضهم تواصل بالفعل مع كيميتش.

الذهاب إلى مانشستر يونايتد أو باريس سان جيرمان أو تشيلسي، ليس خيارًا بالنسبة للاعب الألماني، الذي حدد أولوياته مع وكيله للاختيار بينهم.

Manchester United have not accepted "a more flexible offer" from Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS, and any potential deal that sees the Glazer maintain their position at United would need the board's support, claims journalist Ben Jacobs.

Manchester takeover news – What's the latest?

Another week passes, and yet the potential sale of one of the biggest sports teams in the world still seems no closer than it did a few weeks ago.

It has been seven months since the Glazers first announced they were looking for outside investment for the club, news that was celebrated almost like a title win by many fans of the club who have long opposed the American families' ownership of their football club.

Yet, over half a year later, they are still firmly in control.

There have been three rounds of bidding for the Red Devils, which have left Ratcliffe's INEOS-supported bid and the Qatari bid fronted by Sheikh Jassim as the two most serious parties.

While it is hard to genuinely gauge the feelings of such a massive and international fan base, Ratcliffe's offer to buy just 51% of the club and allow the Glazers to keep a stake of around 20% is unlikely to sit well with much of the support.

What has journalist Ben Jacobs said about the Manchester United takeover?

Speaking to Football FanCast, he said: "INEOS, with a more flexible offer for control of the football club, have never at the point we're recording this anyway been put in exclusivity, nor have they obviously completed a deal for the football club.

"And the reason for that is because even if the Glazers like the offer on the table that could allow Joel and Avram to stay, it's still got to get board approval."

What other sports teams does Jim Ratcliffe own?

Should Ratcliffe and INEOS get their way this summer and become the majority owners of United, it'll be the British Billionaires' fifth sports organisation and his third football club for which he will be the majority owner.

The first football team he purchased was the Swiss super league outfit FC Lausanne-Sport. He bought the team back in 2017, and things immediately went wrong, with the side being relegated in his first year of ownership, coming back up the following year.

The second side in his stable of European football teams is the slightly more prestigious Ligue 1 side, Nice.

INEOS took control of the French club in 2019, and since then, things have gone okay for the club, finishing fifth in 2020, ninth in 2021, fifth again in 2022 and finally ninth again last year.

The 70-year-old businessman also owns the sailing team Ineos Britannia and the cycling team Ineos Grenadiers which has competed in the Tour de France.

If the lifelong United fan really wants to add the historic club to that list and win the fans onside, he might want to reconsider the offer to keep the Glazers onboard.

Australia batsman Nic Maddinson will miss a second straight Sheffield Shield match because of ‘personal reasons’

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Feb-2017

Australia batsman Nic Maddinson, who missed New South Wales’ clash against Victoria last week, will miss the game against Queensland too, starting February 10, because of “personal reasons”.”Cricket Australia and Cricket NSW advises that Australian and NSW batsman Nic Maddinson will not be available for selection due to personal reasons, until further notice,” CA and CNSW said in a joint statement.In the absence of Maddinson, 18-year-old offspinner Arjun Nair, who made his Shield debut against South Australia in Coffs Harbour last year, has been added to the squad for cover.Maddinson made his Test debut against South Africa in the day-night game in Adelaide, where he fell for a duck. He then made modest scores of 1,4,22, in his next three innings against Pakistan, before being dropped for the third Test against Pakistan at the SCG.”At the end of the day I’ve had my chance and I couldn’t grab it,” Maddinson said last week. “I actually haven’t even thought about playing Test cricket again since.”After being left out of the Test squad, Maddinson linked up with Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League. He scored 75 runs in seven innings.

حصل النادي الأهلي على توقيع مع لاعب فريق يد البنك الأهلي “أبو الفتوح حماصة” لتدعيم صفوف الفريق الأول لكرة اليد.

وعلم “بطولات”، أن الأهلي استقر على صفقة حماصة لتدعيم صفوفه قبل بطولتي السوبر الإفريقي لكرة اليد وكأس الكؤوس الإفريقية.

وجاء ذلك بعد طلب من المدير الفني الإسباني ديفيد ديفيز قبل المشاركة في بطولتي السوبر الإفريقي وكأس الكؤوس.

طالع | نتائج قرعة كأس الكؤوس الإفريقية لكرة اليد.. صدام ناري للزمالك والأهلي مع منافسين جزائريين

ومن المقرر أن تقام بطولة كأس الكؤوس الإفريقية خلال الفترة من 18 إلى 27 أبريل، بمدينة وهران الجزائرية.

كما يلعب الأهلي في بطولة كأس السوبر الإفريقي لكرة اليد يومي 14 و15 أبريل المقبل بمشاركة الزمالك وسبورتنج من مصر وجي اس كي من الكونغو.

Arsenal have been slowly building year-on-year under Mikel Arteta, with that culminating in last season's unexpected title charge to which they were narrowly edged out by Manchester City.

Their rivals were vastly more experienced in such a situation and in the end it showed, as Pep Guardiola's team finished five points ahead of the Gunners, before going on to win the FA Cup and the Champions League.

Whilst many factors aided such a historic campaign for the Manchester club, undoubtedly one of the most important was the decision to sign Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund.

How many goals has Erling Haaland scored?

The Norwegian forward had lit up the Bundesliga following an imperious spell in Germany where he scored 86 goals in 89 games for the club, and his switch to the Etihad cemented his rise to the top. However, few could have expected the 22-year-old would come to dominate English football with such speed.

He would finish the term on 52 goals across all competitions, having broken the league's scoring record alongside numerous others.

Shifting from playing with no striker to a 6 foot 4 one was drastic for Guardiola, but ultimately it proved to be the difference.

Now, in an effort to emulate such success and once again seek to replicate the style that his former mentor has made, Arteta could replicate this by turning their rumoured interest from this year in Dusan Vlahovic into a reality.

Are Arsenal signing Dusan Vlahovic?

Although his €80m (£70m) price tag might put many off given what the north London outfit are already set to spend this summer with their various ongoing deals, if he was to have a similarly revolutionary effect like Haaland, it would be more than worth it.

After all, the Spanish head coach had reportedly made it clear that a taller, more aggressive striker was an important target for this summer back in March.

Given that the Serbia international stands at 6 foot 3, just one inch shorter than the Citizens' striker, he immediately ticks that box.

Not to mention he is also blessed with that same frightening speed that makes Haaland such a physical marvel and allows him to pin defenders, bully them in the air and run them in behind.

Given he is just 23 years old, the future remains bright for this young finisher to continue his development which has seen him also shoot to the top of the game.

In what was his true breakout year for Fiorentina, where many took note of this hulking forward, the left-footed star notched 21 league goals before earning his move the year following.

However, despite switching to Juventus mid-season, he would still record another 24 goals in Serie A to supplement his ever-growing reputation.

Podcaster Tom Rooney sought to outline his qualities back in 2021, forecasting such a high-profile transfer: "I thought Vlahovic was just exceptional tonight before Mitrovic came on, surely on the move from Fiorentina in the summer? Plays with proper bite, uses his size but can really play ball too."

With a freakish physique, blistering speed and an uncanny ability to find the net with regularity, there are few in world football who profile as close to the relentless Haaland.

Perhaps under Arteta, he could reach new heights and set up a new striking rivalry for the ages.

Lauding his team’s self-belief in home Tests, Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain Rangana Herath also said that the pitch at the P Sara Oval would prove a little more helpful for batsmen than it had been in previous matches

Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo14-Mar-2017

Sri Lanka’s most recent Test outing may have been the chastening 0-3 result in South Africa, but, where home Tests are concerned, there is a great deal of belief, acting captain Rangana Herath said.There has always been a disparity between Sri Lanka’s home form and their overseas returns, but this has been especially pronounced over the last two years. While they have lost nine of their previous ten away Tests – not counting the series against Zimbabwe – they have won each of the last six Tests at home. Half of those wins came against Australia, who were the top-ranked Test side at the time.”The most important thing for a team to have is a winning mentality, and I think we have that in our team,” Herath said. “In matches we’ve played at home – against Australia especially – we’ve won. Maybe all our players won’t perform in the same match, but the trust that we have in each other is what helps us progress. We’ve got to carry that on in the next match as well.”Among the other home trends Sri Lanka will seek to extend is the proliferation of centuries. Five batsmen have scored hundreds in two of Sri Lanka’s most recent Tests at home. With the batsmen having already spoken in meetings about turning their big scores into match-winning ones, Herath hoped for more of the same at the P Sara Oval.”We play with either six or seven batsmen, and not everyone will get runs in every match. What we stress is that whoever gets a start, needs to carry on and get a big score,” he said. “That’s what Kusal Mendis and Upul Tharanga did in the last match. I’d love to see all the batsmen get runs, and I’m sure someone will here.”Though the surface at the P Sara has sometimes been a difficult venue for batsmen – Angelo Mathews even described it as an ‘extreme pitch’ during the most recent Test at the ground – Herath suggested there would be a little more for batsmen in this match, though bowlers of any ilk can prosper as well. The P Sara ground is effectively Herath’s home venue in domestic cricket.”The pitch is pretty similar to Galle. We know here that there is bounce for the fast bowlers in the first two to three days, though I’m not sure if this wicket will live up to that. I’ve played here a lot, and my experience is that towards the fourth and fifth days, it will take some spin as well.”

أشاد حلمي طولان، نجم الزمالك الأسبق، بأداء الأهلي في الفترة الماضية، مُشيرًا إلى أن مارسيل كولر المدير الفني للفريق، يُحقق المعادلة الصعبة بين الأداء والنتائج في معظم المباريات.

وقال حلمي طولان، في تصريحات عبر قناة “أون تايم سبورت”: “أنا أفضل المعادلة الصعبة، الأداء والنتيجة، وفي أغلب الأحيان الأداء الجيد يأتي بالنتيجة، وفي حالات أخرى وارد يحدث العكس، لكني أحب تحقيق المعادلة الصعبة دائمًا، لكن لو مُجبر على الاختيار فالنتيجة الأهم”.

وتابع: “مارسيل كولر شخصية جيدة وقوية، وقادر على السيطرة على غرفة الملابس بشكل جيد، ويُسيطر على النجوم، نسمع أن هناك مشاكل تحدث بينه وبين اللاعبين، لكنه قادر على تحجيم هذه المشاكل ويصنع نتائج جيدة”.

طالع أيضًا | شادي محمد: لاعبو الأهلي كانوا “بيغلوا مني”.. ونصف من حول الخطيب سيتركوه من أجل محمود طاهر

وأضاف: “اللاعب الجيد ذو الجودة العالية ينسجم سريعًا مع الفريق؛ ولذلك إمام عاشور انسجم سريعًا، خاصة أن زملائه تعاملوا معه جيدًا منذ قدومه، وهو واحد من أفضل لاعبي وسط الملعب في مصر”.

وأردف: “مصطفى شوبير أنا قابلته مرتين أو ثلاثة، هو لاعب يمتلك شخصية ومحترف وطور نفسه؛ لذلك كنت متوقع أن يتألق وينضم للمنتخب”.

واختتم: “أتمنى أن يحصل مصطفى شوبير على فرصة الاستمرار في اللعب أساسيًا في الفترة القادمة، خاصة بعد تألقه، هو يمتلك ثقة في نفسه وعقليته قوية، وهو مستقبل حراسة المرمى في مصر”.