Dominant Jharkhand amass 880 as Nagaland stare at big defeat

Shahbaz Nadeem scored 177 before also striking with the ball, as Nagaland ended day three 750 runs behind

Himanshu Agrawal14-Mar-2022

Rahul Shukla congratulates Shahbaz Nadeem after the latter brought up his century•PTI

After two days of resolute batting, Jharkhand continued to pile the misery on a hapless Nagaland attack, finally folding for a massive 880 on the third day in Kolkata. Shahbaz Nadeem, who was on 123 overnight, finished on 177, while No. 11 Rahul Shukla remained unbeaten on 85, as the final-wicket stand yielded 191.While it was almost surprising to see Jharkhand continue to bat after they had ended day two at 769, Nadeem and Shukla’s intentions of getting quick runs was clear after a quiet first six overs of the day. Nadeem cracked three consecutive fours off Chopise Hopongkyu, and Shukla wasn’t to be left behind either. He quickly found boundaries off Raja Swarnkar before launching Shirkant Mundhe for six to get to his second first-class fifty.The partnership was past hundred by that time, and the pair resumed their attack after the drinks break, with Shukla smashing another four sixes – he hit six in total – as Nagaland ended up bowling more than 200 overs.Their reply with the bat wasn’t convincing either. Ashish Kumar cleaned up opener Sedezhalie Rupero for 8 in the fifth over of Nagaland’s innings before Shukla joined the action on the field by running Rupero’s partner Yugandhar Singh out for 9. Anukul Roy soon after had the captain Rongsen Jonathan caught for another single-digit score, as Nagaland stood at 43 for 3 at one stage.There was a brief fight with a 56-run fourth-wicket partnership between Mundhe and Chetan Bist, but Nadeem hit back with the ball after earlier frustrating Nagaland with the bat. He had Mundhe caught for 39, as the next man in Hokaito Zhimomi was forced to retire hurt on 5 for what seemed like a hand injury, meaning Nagaland were effectively five down.They ended the day a massive 750 runs behind, and with two full days of the game remaining, stare at a huge defeat unless something miraculous happens to rescue them.

Arsenal considering new striker target in £42m star wanted by Bayern Munich

Arsenal are considering a new striker target in one £42 million Premier League player, who’s also attracting attention from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and a plethora of other clubs after his excellent start to the season.

Arsenal draw up striker shortlist as Mikel Arteta chases Kai Havertz alternative

Mikel Arteta has been heavily reliant on makeshift centre-forward Kai Havertz to deliver the goods up front, with £265,000-per-week number nine Gabriel Jesus out-of-form and bagging just one goal in all competitions this season.

Arsenal ready to attempt £80m offer for "Thierry Henry-esque" forward

He could be a hugely popular addition.

ByEmilio Galantini Nov 28, 2024

This has led to consistent reports in the press that Arsenal could look to sign a new striker next year, and there are many names on their agenda as we approach 2-2025.

Newcastle United star Alexander Isak is a top target for Arsenal, according to various public sources, with CaughtOffside claiming that they could try offering around £80 million to secure the Sweden international’s signature.

Arsenal’s next five Premier League games

Date

West Ham United (away)

November 30

Man United (home)

December 4

Fulham (away)

December 8

Everton (home)

December 14

Crystal Palace (away)

December 21

However, he is likely to cost in excess of £100 million, so the Gunners would need to invest heavily in one of the Premier League’s best strikers. A more astute alternative could be summer target Benjamin Sesko, who had an offer to join Arsenal before deadline day (Fabrizio Romano), but ultimately chose to rebuff their advances in favour of remaining in the Bundesliga.

The Slovenian bagged 18 goals in all competitions last season and is widely regarded as one of Europe’s most promising young number nines. There is a belief that Sesko has a “gentleman’s agreement” with Leipzig that he can leave in 2025 or 2026, so this potential transfer saga could be one to watch in the near future.

Other interesting strikers linked with moves to Arsenal include Juventus star Dušan Vlahović, Inter Milan’s Marcus Thuram, Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres, Jhon Duran of Aston Villa and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush – who’ve all been mentioned by media sources in the last two months.

According to CaughtOffside this week, a new striker target has found his way onto their growing shortlist – Ipswich Town star Liam Delap.

Arsenal considering Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap

The Englishman has started this season in fine fashion at Portman Road, netting six goals in 12 Premier League appearances, and his form is turning heads across Europe.

Arsenal are now considering a move for Delap – alongside the likes of Bayern, Aston Villa, Newcastle, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Ajax and PSV Eindhoven – and Ipswich could demand as much as £42 million to sanction his sale.

It is worth noting that his former club Man City inserted a buy-back clause in their deal to sell Delap to Ipswich, which is worth just £20 million, so Pep Guardiola’s men have an advantage over every other suitor – should they decide to bring him back to Eastlands.

Delap’s excellent run showcases the limitless potential in his locker, leaving little wonder why Arsenal are now one of his possible landing spots, with England Under-21s boss Ben Futcher calling him a “real handful”.

“Absolute handful. If you want to go and fight him, he’ll match you. If you want to race him, he’ll win the race,” said Futcher.

“He’s very difficult to deal with, he’s quick, he’s powerful, he’s in good form in the Premier League. Liam’s a top number nine and he’s going to keep developing.”

Fortaleza e Ceará garantem uma vaga no mata-mata da Copa do Nordeste

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No último sábado, Fortaleza e Ceará confirmaram seu favoritismo e carimbaram uma vaga no mata-mata da Copa do Nordeste.

– VEJA A TABELA DA SÉRIE A DO BRASILEIRÃO

No Piauí, o Fortaleza visitou o Altos e conseguiu o empate por 1 a 1, que foi necessário para chegar aos 13 pontos e abrir seis pontos do Atlético-BA, primeiro time fora do G4.

Agora, na rodada final, o time de Pablo Vojvoda encara o CRB e precisa vencer para garantir a melhor campanha da chave A.

Do outro lado do campeonato, o Ceará não bobeou diante do CSA, mostrou a sua força dentro da Arena Castelão e chegou aos 15 pontos, seis a mais que o Altos.

Na rodada final, o time de Tiago Nunes encara a Campinense fora de casa e também precisa da vitória para confirmar a melhor campanha do grupo.

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منافس منتخب مصر تحت 17 عامًا في الملحق المؤهل إلى كأس العالم 

تحدد منافس منتخب مصر للناشئين (تحت 17 عامًا)، في المباراة الفاصلة المؤهلة إلى نهائيات بطولة كاس العالم القادمة التي ستقام في قطر.

ومن المقرر، أن تقام البطولة في قطر، خلال الفترة ما بين 3 وحتى 27 نوفمبر 2025، وهي النسخة الأولى من المسابقة التي تضم 48 منتخبًا.

وكان منتخب مصر، تأهل إلى المحلق المؤهل إلى نهائيات كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا بعدما احتل المركز الثالث في المجموعة الثالثة من منافسات بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا المقامة حاليًا في المغرب.

منتخب مصر كان قد خسر أمام جنوب إفريقيا في لقاء الجولة الأولى 4-3، هُزم في مباراة الجولة الثانية أمام بوركينا فاسو 2-1، وفاز في مواجهة الجولة الثالثة والأخيرة أمام الكاميرون 2-1.

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وبهذا الفوز، حصد منتخب مصر 3 نقاط، جعلته يتواجد في المركز الثالث ويواجه المنتخب صاحب المركز الثالث في المجموعة الرابعة، التي تضم أنجولا ومالي وكوت ديفوار وجمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى من أجل حسم المقاعد المتبقية للتأهل لكأس العالم.

وحسم منتخب أنجولا، المركز الثالث في المجموعة الرابعة، بعد نهاية مباريات دور المجموعات مساء اليوم الإثنين. منافس منتخب مصر تحت 17 عامًا في الملحق المؤهل إلي كأس العالم 

سيواجه منتخب مصر نظيره أنجولا، صاحب المركز الثالث في المجموعة الرابعة، ذلك يوم السبت المقبل 12 أبريل، في تمام الساعة 9 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة.

تجدر الإشارة إلى أنه يتأهل 10 منتخبات من القارة الإفريقية إلى بطولة كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا القادمة، إذ تضمن 8 منتخبات أصحاب المراكز الأول والثاني مباشرة من الـ 4 مجموعات إلى المونديال، بينما المنتخبين المتبقين سيتم حسمهما من مباريات المحلق.

'I feel incredibly safe,' Cummins says as Australia touch down in Pakistan

Australia captain says “we’re really lucky to be surrounded by so many professionals”

AAP27-Feb-2022Pat Cummins says he feels “incredibly safe” after touching down in Pakistan on Sunday for Australia’s first tour of the country in 24 years.Cummins will captain Australia in an overseas Test match for the first time when they take on the hosts in Rawalpindi next Friday. The Test is the first of three, before a trio of ODIs and one T20I.Related

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Cummins, who will lead a strong Australia side on the back of their successful Ashes campaign, said the players’ concerns had been allayed by a delegation from Cricket Australia ensuring appropriate safety standards were met.”I feel incredibly safe and we’ve been really well looked after by the Pakistan Cricket Board,” Cummins said. “There’s been lots of security upon arrival. We were straight off the plane and straight to the hotel.”We’ve got a pretty good set-up and we’ll be confined to the hotel except for games and training. We’ve travelled to places like India where you don’t leave the hotel too much so we are used to it. It’s comforting and we’re really lucky to be surrounded by so many professionals.A convoy carrying the Australian team is flanked by heavy security in Islamabad•AFP/Getty Images

“One of the factors we wanted to be really thorough on before arriving here was not only security but also bio-security. Everyone has done a fantastic job, so we can just concentrate on cricket and really enjoy our first tour here for 24 years.”Australia’s players must isolate for the 24 hours following their arrival but can hit the training ground on Monday provided they do not test positive for Covid-19.Cummins said he felt privileged to play a Test series in Pakistan when so many greats of the game in Australia hadn’t been afforded that opportunity.”We feel lucky to get to come back here after a whole generation didn’t get the chance to play any cricket over here,” Cummins said. “I think it [Pakistan] has slowly had more cricket here. George Bailey, our selector, came and played a couple of games a few years ago.”The Pakistan Super League has also been hugely successful. We’re fortunate that they have come to play us in Australia and it’s great we can return the favour.”Cummins’ side has been boosted by the inclusion of Pakistan-born Australian international Fawad Ahmed as a spin bowling consultant. He has been playing in the PSL with Lahore Qalandars.”He’s got a wealth of experience here and he knows the venues quite well and he’s always great fun for the group,” Cummins said.

صراع بين ليفربول وبايرن ميونخ على ضم موهبة بوروسيا دورتموند

كشفت تقارير صحفية ألمانية، أن هناك صراعاً بين ليفربول وبايرن ميونخ، لضم موهبة بوروسيا دورتموند، خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية المقبلة.

بايرن ميونخ يسعى لتدعيم صفوفه مع المدرب فينست كومباني، مع رحيل توماس مولر المؤكد بنهاية الموسم، وعدم الوضوح بشأن مستقبل ليروي ساني.

بينما في ليفربول، فإن الفريق يحتاج للصفقات بعدما ضم كييزا فقط خلال آخر فترتي انتقالات، ومع عدم اليقين بشأن استمرار محمد صلاح أيضًا، الذي ينتهي عقده بنهاية الموسم الجاري.

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وحسب ما أفادت شبكة “سكاي” الألمانية، أن جيمي جيتنز موهبة فريق بوروسيا دورتموند، قرر الرحيل بنهاية الموسم الجاري، وأبلغ النادي برغبته في ذلك.

ومن المتوقع أن يرحل اللاعب صاحب الـ 20 عامًا، لمواصلة مسيرته في فريق آخر، بعدما تم تصعيده مع بوروسيا دورتموند في 2022.

ليفربول أبرز المهتمين بضم اللاعب ويريدون عودته إلى إنجلترا من جديد، حيث يعتبر جيتنس من ناشئين ريدينج وتشيلسي، قبل أن يرحل من مانشستر سيتي في 2020 إلى الفريق الثاني في بوروسيا دورتموند.

ويواجه ليفربول منافسة قوية مع بايرن ميونخ، ولكن حتى الآن لم يقدم أي نادٍ عرض لـ بوروسيا دورتموند، لحسم صفقة اللاعب الشاب.

ولدى جيتنس 3 سنوات في عقده، حيث من المفترض أن ينتهي في 2028، وقيمته السوقية حاليًا تتخطى الـ 50 مليون يورو.

ANÁLISE: Após primeiro tempo ruim, São Paulo melhora no segundo e esbarra em sistema defensivo rival

MatériaMais Notícias

O São Paulo teve duas rotações na derrota por 1 a 0 para o Palmeiras, na noite da última quinta-feira (10), em duelo atrasado da quarta rodada do Campeonato Paulista.

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A primeira foi a apresentada na etapa inicial: dificuldade na armação das jogadas e desatenção. O técnico Rogério Ceni escalou um time muito parecido com o da vitória sobre o Corinthians, trocando apenas Léo na vaga de Welington e retornando Diego Costa para a zaga.

No entanto, o ímpeto mostrando diante do Alvinegro não foi o mesmo do confronto diante do Palmeiras. O Tricolor permitia que o rival trocasse passes e avançasse nas laterais. Em uma dessas, Marcos Rocha cruzou na cabeça de Rony, que se antecipou a Arboleda e marcou. Atrás do placar, o São Paulo não conseguia assustar a meta de Weverton, terminando o primeiro tempo com apenas três finalização, com uma certa.

Na segunda etapa, precisando do resultado, o São Paulo foi para o abafa, mas parou nas boas defesas do goleiro Weverton. Buscando dar mais profundidade e velocidade, Ceni sacou Igor Gomes (mal novamente) e colocou Marquinhos, que acertou um belo chute no travessão.

Prova do ímpeto mais ofensivo são os números de finalizações no segundo tempo se comparado com o primeiro: foram dez chutes, com sete para fora e três acertando o gol do Palmeiras. A reação foi lembrada por Rogério Ceni na entrevista coletiva.

-Podemos tirar muita coisa positiva desse jogo. Lógico que derrota em clássico é sempre muito ruim. Mas o time teve a bola, tentou o gol, teve a oportunidade de fazer, mas não conseguiu. E cedemos poucos contra-ataques a um time que joga muito bem assim. Acho que controlamos bem o jogo. Uma pena não termos conseguido, no mínimo, o empate – analisou.

O São Paulo volta a campo no domingo (13), quando encara o Mirassol, fora de casa, pelo Campeonato Paulista. Resta saber qual será a postura do time: a do primeiro ou do segundo tempo.

Chelsea board prepared to green-light £83m bid for potential "world star"

Chelsea’s boardroom are apparently prepared to bid around £83 million for the signing of a big-name attacker – and one who would undoubtedly elevate Enzo Maresca’s side to new heights.

Chelsea face Tottenham after big Premier League win

The west Londoners don’t return to action until Sunday, with Chelsea set to take on topsy-turvy Tottenham Hotspur across the English capital.

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Chelsea are going into the contest in imperious form, remaining unbeaten in the Premier League since a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield in October, winning their last three top-flight games.

Maresca’s men have also scored more goals than any other side in the division, which is testament to the excellent job he’s done since taking over from Mauricio Pochettino in the summer, as national media carry on floating the idea that Chelsea could be genuine title contenders.

Chelsea’s next Premier League fixtures

Date

Tottenham (home)

December 8

Brentford (home)

December 15

Everton (away)

December 22

Fulham (home)

December 26

Ipswich Town (away)

December 30

Maresca denies Chelsea could win the league this season, though, as the Italian looks to keep his team’s feet firmly planted on the ground.

Tottenham, meanwhile, have endured a 2024/25 of serious inconsistency. Ange Postecoglou guided his side to a very impressive 4-0 win away to English champions Man City around a fortnight ago, only to watch his men fail to beat struggling Serie A side Roma, Fulham and Bournemouth thereafter.

Postecoglou is under growing pressure at Spurs as a result, and many would fancy Chelsea to win this one comfortably, especially after they smashed Southampton 5-1 at St Mary’s in their most recent encounter.

However, Maresca has praised Sunday’s opponents as a “fantastic” team and suggested that they won’t be easy customers.

“They have very good players with a very good manager,” said Maresca on Tottenham.

“It is very clear what they want to do on and off the ball. What kind of problems they have, I don’t know – you would have to be there to understand the problems. But they are a fantastic team. Two weeks ago, they beat City 4-0, so they are a very good team.”

Off the field, Todd Boehly and BlueCo are believed to be on the hunt for a new No 9, regardless of Nicolas Jackson’s excellent start to this campaign, Chelsea’s overall scoring form and their abundance of attacking quality.

Chelsea prepared to bid £83m for Isak

Chelsea have drawn up a shortlist of striker targets heading into 2025, which includes Ipswich Town starlet Liam Delap, among others.

Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak, who bagged 25 goals in all competitions last term, is regarded as one of the Premier League’s best centre-forwards – and his contract situation at St James’ Park is putting a host of elite clubs on red alert.

Eddie Howe is attempting to secure a contract extension for Isak, but these talks are proving “complex”, with Chelsea apparently lurking to take advantage. Reports have suggested that Chelsea could make a move for Isak next year, with a report in the Spanish media now providing further news on this.

It is believed that Chelsea’s board are prepared to bid around £83 million for Isak and view the Sweden international as a potentially gamechanging signing who could change the direction of Maresca’s attack.

At Newcastle, they’d analyse such an offer, which would also put the club at a “crossroads”.

Called a potential “world star” by Jamie Redknapp, Isak has also drawn comparisons with Thierry Henry, and we anticipate that the competition for his signature will be ferocious – either in January or next summer.

Lucas Silva fala sobre agressão que sofreu no Beira-Rio: 'Imaginei que poderia ter sido algo pior'

MatériaMais Notícias

No último sábado, o Grêmio visitou o Internacional e encaminhou a sua vaga na final do Campeonato Gaúcho ao vencer por 3 a 0.Apesar de não ter marcado nenhum gol na partida, o volante Lucas Silva foi um dos nomes mais comentados do Tricolor, já que foi atingido no rosto por um celular pelo torcedor do Inter.

– VEJA A TABELA DA SÉRIE B

Com o sangue mais frio, o meio-campista se manifestou sobre a agressão que sofreu no Beira-Rio.

– Na hora do acidente, fiquei muito assustado, principalmente porque saiu muito sangue na minha mão. Imaginei que poderia ter sido algo pior, porém agradeço ao doutor Márcio Dornelles, ao Lucão, nosso massagista, que de prontidão conseguiram estancar rápido o sangue, tranquilizando que estava bem, apenas um corte. Ainda voltei para o jogo, mas pelo sangramento tive que ser substituído – afirmou o meio-campista.

Violência

Vale citar, que na fase de grupos do Gauchão, o ônibus do Grêmio foi atingido por uma pedra jogada pela torcida do Inter. O volante Villasanti foi atingido e o jogo cancelado.

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Shaun Tait's agenda – getting Pakistan bowlers to 'show how good they can actually be'

“As far as being a fast-bowling coach for a team, this is as good as it gets, working with some great talent”

Umar Farooq19-Mar-2022

“I haven’t got a specific task but right now it is to keep the ball rolling from the start”•Getty Images

Bringing in more intensity and aggression, and helping everyone showcasing how good they can be – that’s Pakistan bowling coach Shaun Tait’s mantra for a job that, he says, is “as good as it gets” for someone in his position.”Pakistan is known for some very good things and one of them is producing fast bowlers,” Tait said in a press interaction ahead of the Lahore Test against Australia. “As far as being a fast-bowling coach for a team, this is as good as it gets, working with some great talent. Obviously, they have had quite a bit of experience, but they’re also very young. So just getting to know them the last week or so and finding out how they tick going forward now is going to be exciting and, hopefully, I can help them out there.”I haven’t got a specific task but right now it is to keep the ball rolling from the start. I mean, that’s what you talk about with [batting coach] Matthew Hayden, aggression; that’s part of the way I play cricket, and certainly some stuff I can bring to them as well as their intensity and their aggression, is going to be a big part of fast bowling. It has to be. That’s something I can pass on to the boys as well.”Tait retired as a player in 2017, and after a short stint with Afghanistan, joined the Pakistan team on a year’s contract. He was expected to link up with the team before the start of the three-Test series, but his arrival was delayed because of a death in the family, and he only joined the squad last week in Karachi.Looking at the pool of fast bowlers at his disposal, Tait said, “There’s nothing [shortcomings] and there’s no issue that stands out. It is a very good bowling group and bumping into people since I got the job, chatting to people, whether it’s back in Australia or here in Pakistan, that just talks about how good this bowling is.”I suppose part of my job is going to be to show everybody how good they can actually be. All the talent is there and a lot of these guys have played enough now and are doing well in international cricket, and some guys that sort of just started out their journey. In 12 months’ time, if you guys sit back and see some results and, hopefully, I can be a part of showing you, that how good they can actually become.”Related

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After the Australia series, Pakistan have an away assignment in Sri Lanka, followed by the Asia Cup, then the T20 World Cup in Australia, and are later in the year scheduled to host England and New Zealand.”This 12-month calendar, possibly as busy as it’s ever been,” Tait said. “I think with all three formats being played quite heavily over the next 12 months, it’s a great time to come in. I’ve had a bit of experience, obviously, with all three forms, and then been around enough to know that there are pressures that come with playing international cricket. So, if I can help take the pressure off the fast bowlers by being there for them and helping them through the next 12 months, that’s probably a big part of my job.”Speaking specifically about the Pakistan bowlers’ inability to run through Australia – in Karachi, the visitors declared at nine- and two-down respectively – Tait said, “They didn’t struggle. I don’t think that’s a problem at all. I thought they bowled quite well. Obviously the wickets… it’s been tough going for the fast bowlers. It’s been a real grind for both teams, as we’ve seen from the results.”That sometimes is what happens in Test cricket in tough fast-bowling conditions. We don’t know what the next Test is going to bring, so I’m just working through that with the players and moving forward to the next match.”Also, in the Karachi Test, the Australia quicks bowled better reverse swing as compared to the local boys. “They did reverse the ball. Pakistan did get the ball reversing,” Tait said. “The Australian thing with this [Karachi] Test match, if you watch closely, there wasn’t a cluster of wickets from reverse swing, there was a couple of wickets from reverse swing. But I don’t think anyone sits back after the Test match and goes, well, reverse swing played a huge role, because it just didn’t. It didn’t play a big role at all for either side.”

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