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Senior Test players have been rested for this two-Test series in Bulawayo, with Senokwane, Yusuf and Subrayen also in line for Test debuts

Firdose Moonda06-Jun-2025

Teenager Lhuan-dre Pretorius has played for South Africa U-19 and scored 97 on his T20 franchise debut for Paarl Royals•Getty Images

Nineteen-year-old breakout batting star Lhuan-dre Pretorius headlines a South Africa squad with five uncapped players for a two-Test series in Zimbabwe starting later this month. Dewald Brevis, Lesego Senokwane, Codi Yusuf and Prenelan Subrayen are the four others in line to make their Test debuts.The Tests, to be played in Bulawayo, are not part of the World Test Championship (WTC) as Zimbabwe do not feature in that competition and offer coach Shukri Conrad an opportunity to build depth ahead of the 2025-2027 cycle. With that in mind, six players from South Africa’s World Test Championship squad – Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada – have been rested, while Dane Paterson could retire after Lord’s.Lhuan-dre has only played six first-class games to date but burst onto the scene with three hundreds in his first five games, including a century in the domestic red-ball final. He averages 65.57 in the format.Brevis, who was part of the Test squad to Bangladesh last year but did not play, has been rewarded for his consistency in domestic first-class competition. He was the second-leading run-scorer in the tournament with 573 runs in 12 innings, including two hundreds and two fifties and averaged 47.75 and is seen as fulfilling the potential he showed when he finished the 2022 Under-19 World Cup as its leading run-scorer.”Dewald deserves a lot of credit for how he has progressed over the past 12 months,” Conrad said in a statement. “He’s shown real growth and maturity in the longer format, and it’s encouraging to see him evolving into a more complete cricketer.”A mix of experience and youth: South Africa’s Test squad for Zimbabwe tour•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

The other newcomers have also impressed domestically. Senokwane was the fourth-highest run-scorer in the first-class competition, Subrayen, a spin-bowling allrounder, was the second highest wicket-taker last season and seamer Yusuf was joint-fifth. “This tour provides the ideal platform to expose them to the demands of Test cricket and see how they respond. It’s also our first tour to Zimbabwe since 2014, so we’re really looking forward to heading over there later this month,” Conrad said.The series is a chance for batter Zubayr Hamza, who played eight Tests between 2019 and 2024, to make a comeback but three of South Africa’s quicks – Gerald Coetzee (groin injury), Nandre Burger (lower back stress fracture) and Lizaad Williams (knee surgery) – will have to wait their turn. Kwena Maphaka, who debuted at the Newlands Test against Pakistan earlier this year, will combine with Lungi Ngidi in the pace department.”Nandre has been given the all-clear by the medical team to play T20s. The plan is to ease him back into the game, starting with the shortest format, and then slowly work him up to the longer formats,” Conrad said. “We’ll be keeping a close eye on how he handles the workload as he builds toward playing Test cricket again.”With Gerald, it’s part of a bigger plan to help him better handle the physical demands of red-ball cricket. The idea is to give him the best chance to avoid a recurrence of the injuries that have kept him out of Test cricket since the tour against Sri Lanka. His recent performances in T20s have been really encouraging, but the focus is on his long-term growth and ensuring he stays fit across all formats.”Lizaad is progressing well and is currently in the final phase of his rehabilitation from his knee surgery.”Anrich Nortje, who was in line to play Tests last summer albeit that he turned down a central contract, and has not played international cricket since the 2024 T20 World Cup final was not in the Test squad. After battling with hip and back problems, he broke his toe last December and has only played two games, at the IPL, since. But Conrad confirmed at a press engagement that Nortje is likely to be named in the T20I squad that will play a tri-series in Zimbabwe after the Tests. New Zealand are the third side.South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma, David Bedingham, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Corbin Bosch, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Lesego Senokwane, Prenelan Subrayen, Kyle Verreynne, Codi Yusuf.

تحدث أشرف بن شرقي، لاعب النادي الأهلي، عن فوز فريقه بكأس السوبر المصري، أمام الزمالك، في المباراة النهائية التي أقيمت مساء الأحد.

وتوج النادي الأهلي ببطولة كأس السوبر المصري للمرة الخامسة على التوالي والـ16 في تاريخه، بعد الفوز على الزمالك في المباراة النهائية بنتيجة 2-0.

وقال بن شرقي خلال تصريحات عبر قناة “الأهلي”: “المكسب جيد، كلنا سعداء به، أهم شيء بالنسبة لي هو الفوز بالكأس ونسعد كل الجماهير التي تحب هذا النادي”.

طالع.. فيديو | بن شرقي وزيزو يقودان الأهلي لفوز مثير على الزمالك والتتويج بـ السوبر المصري للمرة الـ16

وأضاف: “لن نتوقف عند ذلك، يتبقى أمامنا مباريات كثيرة وسنكون في الموعد، ونسعى للفوز بجميع البطولات”.

وأكمل: “عندما تلعب أمام جماهير الأهلي الكبيرة هذا يعطينا حافزًا معنويًا كبيرًا وثقة، من أول لآخر دقيقة يشجعوننا ولم نخيب ظن أحد”.

وتابع: “ييس توروب مدرب كبير ويعطينا معلومات جيدة ويحفزنا، ولديه فكر جيد، مع اللاعبين المتواجدين سنسير لبعيد”.

وأتم: “الكرة المغربية تطورت بشكل كبير، منتخب المغرب تحت 20 سنة حصد كأس العالم، وإن شاء الله نحصد كأس أمم إفريقيا المقام في المغرب، أتمنى التواجد معهم لحصد اللقب، لكي لا يخرج الكأس من بلادنا”.

Liverpool are now reportedly ready to launch an offer worth over £35m to sign a key defensive addition instead of Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi in 2026.

Carragher admits it's "crisis time" at Liverpool

Liverpool look out on their feet. Mentally and physically, they have simply not competed in the last month. Defeat against Crystal Palace was a warning sign, before games to forget against Chelsea, Manchester United and now Brentford arrived to compile the Reds’ misery.

Off the back of four Premier League defeats in a row, the Premier League champions no longer look inevitable. They look like one of the most beatable sides in the top flight. It has been an inescapable disaster for Arne Slot in the last month, who couldn’t help but admit that even he’s not sure how to solve his side’s current problems after defeat at Brentford.

Meanwhile, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher went as far as to say that it’s “crisis time” for those at Anfield: “To see the champions lose 4 games in a row in the Premier League with the expenditure in the summer, I think we’re in crisis time for Liverpool right now.”

Serious questions have now been asked about Liverpool’s summer spending. They finally broke the bank, handing Slot the keys to the kingdom with a spending spree worth over £400m.

They broke records to sign Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz while also welcoming Hugo Ekitike and Milos Kerkez, among others, all arrived. It was, barring Guehi’s collapsed move, the perfect summer.

Yet, months later, and only Ekitike has shown signs of real instant quality and the Reds have seemingly been forced back to the drawing board in need of defensive improvements.

Liverpool ready to launch Ordonez offer

As reported by South American outlet Bolavip and relayed by Sport Witness, Liverpool are now ready to launch an offer to sign Joel Ordonez ahead of Inter Milan worth over €40m (£35m) in 2026.

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The Club Brugge defender would act as an alternative to Guehi, who has interest from Anfield and elsewhere ahead of becoming a free agent next summer.

With Ibrahima Konate yet to sign a new deal and Virgil van Dijk approaching his final year, Liverpool desperately need to organize the future of their backline. If they are to miss out on Guehi, then they must go all out on an alternative like the Ecuador international.

League stats Per 90 25/26

Ordonez

Konate

Van Dijk

Minutes

532

742

810

Progressive Passes

4.83

4.51

6.22

Tackles Won

0.52

1.22

0.44

Successful Aerial Duels

2.41

4.27

5.11

Whilst there should be concerns about Ordonez’s aerial ability, his work in possession would at least help provide a solution for Liverpool, who have struggled to progress play without Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Described as “hyper aggressive” by analyst Ben Mattinson, the 21-year-old will be one to watch if Liverpool miss out on Guehi and Konate departs in 2026.

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Com muita emoção, o Corinthians empatou com o América-MG por 1 a 1, neste domingo (22), pela 28ª rodada do Brasileirão. Benítez abriu o placar no primeiro tempo e Giuliano, no último lance da partida, deixou tudo igual na Neo Química Arena.

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Com o empate, o Corinthians chega aos 33 pontos, cai para a 15ª posição e fica a três pontos do Vasco, primeiro time dentro da zona do rebaixamento.O Coelho fica com 19 pontos e segue na lanterna da competição.

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Cinco lances que marcaram a partida

> !QUASE NO PRIMEIRO MINUTO!Fagner ajeitou de cabeça para Gabriel Moscardo. O volante invadiu a área e chutou cruzado. A bola tirou tinta da trave e o Timão quase abriu o placar com um minuto de jogo.

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> !LOBO BENÍTEZ NÃO PERDOA!Após boa trama do América-MG pelo lado direito, Rodriguinho tocou para Benítez na entrada da área. O camisa 10 do Coelho soltou uma bomba, a bola desviou em Veríssimo e morreu nas redes de Cássio na reta final do primeiro tempo.

> !COBRANÇAS DURANTE O INTERVALO!Incomodada com a postura do Corinthians, parte das torcidas organizadas protestaram após o primeiro tempo com gritos: “O ô ô ou joga por amor ou por terror filho da p…”

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> !CÁSSIO EVITA O SEGUNDO!O América teve chance de ouro para ampliar a vantagem aos 24 minutos. O Coelho explorou o lado esquerdo do Timão com Juninho, que cruzou na área para Marlon. De primeira, ele soltou uma bomba, que foi defendida por Cássio.

> !GIULIANO NA BACIA DAS ALMAS!O Timão partiu para o tudo ou nada e conseguiu o empate aos 53 minutos do segundo tempo. Fagner levantou na área, Gil cabeceou para a marca do pênalti, e Giuliano apareceu para salvar o Corinthians de um vexame dentro de casa.

Como foi o primeiro tempo?

O Corinthians começou a partida pressionando o América-MG e teve ótima chance no primeiro minuto. Com uma linha de cinco, a defesa da equipe mineira prevaleceu e travou as chegadas do Timão, que viu seu laterais e meias sem poder de criação. O Coelho foi feliz no contra-ataque e abriu o placar com belo chute de Benítez.

E a etapa final?

Mano Menezes promoveu quatro alterações no começo do segundo tempo, mas o Corinthians seguia apresentando problemas na criação de jogadas e não conseguiu ameaçar a equipe mineira. O Coelho manteve a solidez defensiva e explorou o lado esquerdo corintiano nos contra-ataques. O jogo ficou aberto nos 15 minutos finais, e ambas equipes perderam boas chances no fim.

O que vem por aí?

O próximo compromisso do Corinthians é na quarta-feira (25), contra o Cuiabá, pela 28ª rodada do Brasileirão, às 21h30. Mais cedo, às 19h, o América-MG recebe o Athletico-PR, na Arena Independência.

FICHA TÉCNICA
CORINTHIANS 1 x 1 AMÉRICA-MG
CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO – 28ª RODADA

Local:Neo Química Arena, em São Paulo (SP)
Data e horário:22 de outubro de 2023 (domingo), às 18h30 (horário de Brasília)
Arbitragem:Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz (RJ)
Assistentes:Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa (FIFA/RJ) e Lilian da Silva Fernandes Bruno (RJ)
VAR:Wagner Reway (PB)

Público e renda: 37.954 / R$ 2.285.568,00
Cartões amarelos:Fagner, Wesley (COR); Rodriguinho, Ricardo Silva (AMG)
Cartões vermelhos:-

GOLS: Benítez(0-1, aos 37′ do 1ºT) e Giuliano(1-1, aos 53′ do 2ºT)

CORINTHIANS (Técnico: Mano Menezes)
Cássio; Fágner, Gil, Lucas Veríssimo e Bidu (Fábio Santos, após o intervalo); Fausto Vera, Moscardo (Giuliano, aos 11′ do 2ºT), Ruan Oliveira (Rojas, após o intervalo) e Renato Augusto (Wesley, aos 25′ do 2ºT); Pedro (Felipe Augusto, aos 11′ do 2ºT) e Yuri Alberto

AMÉRICA-MG (Técnico: Fabián Bustos)
Jori; Rodriguinho, Ricardo SIlva, Iago Maidana, Danilo Avelar e Marlon (Éder, aos 33′ do 2ºT); Juninho, Emmanuel Martínez (Cazares, aos 21′ do 2ºT); e Benítez (Breno, aos 21′ do 2ºT); Gonzalo Mastriani (Wellington Paulista, aos 33′ do 2ºT) e Felipe Azevedo (Alê, aos 45′ do 2ºT)

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South Africa needed a little over two sessions to bundle Zimbabwe out and win by an innings

Himanshu Agrawal08-Jul-2025

Senuran Muthusamy struck in his first over on day three•Zimbabwe Cricket

A complete mismatch of a Test in Bulawayo ended within two sessions on the third day, as Wiaan Mulder alone scored only 23 runs lesser than what Zimbabwe’s entire line-up managed across two innings. But even that happened when, at nine wickets down after being asked to follow-on, an outside edge off Wellington Masakadza dribbled away for four wide of the slips.The tenth-wicket stand between Masakadza and Tanaka Chivanga frustrated South Africa for nearly nine overs, but couldn’t prevent an innings defeat. South Africa comprehensively won by an innings and 236 runs to wrap the series 2-0 after confining Zimbabwe to their heaviest defeat by runs in the first Test of the series. It was South Africa’s tenth Test win on the trot, including their victory over Australia in the WTC 2025 final last month.Related

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Zimbabwe started day three of the Bulawayo Test trailing by a massive 405 runs, with nine wickets in hand. While an innings defeat was inevitable given the deficit and the time remaining in the Test, a middle- and lower-order collapse of 6 for 31 after lunch hastened the eventual result.But before that, overnight batters Takudzwanashe Kaitano and Nick Welch negotiated the seven overs from Codi Yusuf and Corbin Bosch to start play by mostly blocking and leaving the deliveries. The first over of spin, though, got South Africa the breakthrough. Off his second ball, Senuran Muthusamy had Kaitano chipping to cover for 40 in the 24th over.Welch, at the other end, struggled to tick along. His first 45 balls fetched him only 14 runs, and one of his two boundaries came earlier in the day when he outside-edged Yusuf between third slip and gully. In the 26th over, however, Welch swung Muthusamy for a huge six down the ground. Next ball, he went for a hoick across the line, and the ball missed both the bat and the leg stump.But that didn’t prevent Welch from keeping his counterattack going. He punched Mulder wide of gully for four, had a difficult chance dropped by David Bedingham at backward point off Muthusamy, was beaten and nearly stumped next ball, and repeated his massive hit for six off Muthusamy – all these in the space of facing nine balls.It was Mulder’s Test, though, and come the 29th over, his heel was just within permissible limits as he cleaned Sean Williams up for 11. Welch slowed down after that wicket, looking content to push for singles and bat time. He raised his fifty just before lunch when he flicked Prenelan Subrayen for two to fine leg , before both Welch and Craig Ervine went unbeaten at the interval. At the time, Zimbabwe were still another 313 runs behind South Africa.However, Welch and Ervine didn’t last long enough. Muthusamy got a leading edge from Welch, who was caught by Mulder at slip for 55 in the third over after lunch. That began the slide, as 153 for 3 soon turned out to be 184 for 9. Yusuf got among the wickets when he trapped Wessly Madhevere in front for 5 in the 53rd over. Ervine and Tafadzwa Tsiga strung together plenty of dots as the scoring stalled, before Yusuf had Tsiga chipping to short midwicket to end his stay on 1 off 20 balls.At six down, Masakadza joined Ervine, and kept South Africa waiting for more. Masakadza edged one just short of second slip off his first ball, and had a tight stumping decision go his way. It was Bosch who ended the five-run union in almost six overs when he had Ervine edging behind for 49 to start the 65th over. Three balls later, Bosch bowled Kundai Matigimu for a duck to bag his third wicket. In the 69th, Bosch had Blessing Muzarabani edging to third slip without scoring, with Zimbabwe trailing by 272 runs.It was a matter of time before South Africa wrapped up victory, but while last man Tanaka Chivanga had some fun, Masakadza too hung around to annoy South Africa. Chivanga scored 22 off 26 balls, with three boundaries and a six, but was the last man to fall when Muthusamy had him top-edging to slip. Fittingly, it was Mulder who took the winning catch, having stood in as captain for this Test, and being named Player of the Match for his marathon 367* and Player of the Series for scoring 531 runs overall and bagging seven wickets.

شهدت المباراة الجارية حاليًا بين منتخبي البرتغال وأيرلندا، إثارة قوية، في إطار التصفيات المؤهلة إلى بطولة كأس العالم، نسخة 2026.

ويحل منتخب البرتغال ضيفًا على خصمه منتخب أيرلندا، في خضم لقاءات الجولة قبل الأخيرة من تصفيات قارة أوروبا المؤهلة إلى كأس العالم.

وتحصل قائد منتخب البرتغال، كريستيانو رونالدو، على بطاقة حمراء في الدقيقة 61 من عمر المباراة بسبب اعتدائه على أحد لاعبي الخصم دون كرة، عن طريق الكوع، حيث تدخلت تقنية الفيديو في الأمر.

واكتفى الحكم في البداية بإشهار البطاقة الصفراء في وجه رونالدو، قبل أن تتدخل تقنية الفيديو ليتم طرده فيما بعد، وقام بإشارة ساخرة ناحية جماهير الخصم بعدما أشار بعلامة البكاء.

وحرصت جماهير منتخب أيرلندا على استفزاز رونالدو خلال خروجه مطرودًا، حيث أطلقت صافرات الاستهجان ضده وقامت برد إشارة البكاء ضده، وهو ما قوبل بالتصفيق الساخر من جانب النجم البرتغالي.

وتشير النتيجة في الوقت الحالي إلى تقدم منتخب أيرلندا على البرتغال بهدفين دون رد، وجاء طرد رونالدو ليزيد من معاناة كتيبة روبرتو مارتينيز، مع العلم أنه الأول في مسيرته الدولية.

وسيغيب رونالدو عن مباراة الجولة الأخيرة من تصفيات أوروبا ضد أرمينيا، وذكرت صحيفة “ذا صن” الإنجليزية أنه قد يغيب عن أول مباراة لمنتخب بلاده في كأس العالم حال تأهلهم، ولكن سيتقرر ذلك من جانب فيفا في وقت لاحق.

Middlesex coast to chase of 256 as visitors left light at Lord’s

ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay10-Aug-2025

Sam Robson top-scored in Middlesex’s chase•Getty Images

Middlesex 256 for 5 (Robson 89, Cracknell 79) beat Sussex 255 for 9 (Carson 73, Hudson-Prentice 58) by five wicketsSam Robson and Joe Cracknell shared a blistering stand of 144 in 111 balls as Middlesex sped to victory over Sussex in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup at Lord’s.Robson, in his benefit year with the Seaxes struck a run a ball 89, with 14 fours and a six, while Cracknell also cleared the ropes and hit 12 boundaries in his 78 as the hosts chased down a target of 256 with 25 balls to spare, despite 3 for 48 for Henry Crocombe.Earlier, Sussex’s total of 255-9 was built around half centuries from Jack Carson (73 from 58) and Fynn Hudson-Prentice (58 in 73). Noah Cornwell returned 3-50 while 18-year-old Jamie Feldman, making his List-A debut took a wicket with his second ball on route to figures of 2-36.Middlesex seized the initiative early thanks to Toby Roland-Jones’ double strike, Tom Haines caught at mid-on before Danial Ibrahim was trapped in front.Hudson-Prentice’s innings got off to a bizarre start when a quick single saw a shy at the stumps which hit the non-striker Tom Clark, the ricochet carrying the ball to the fence.The all-rounder almost played on to a ball from Cornwell, swatting the ball away from danger, but a lovely off-drive soon had him motoring, a Roland-Jones delivery nonchalantly flicked over the short boundary for six.Feldman then made a dramatic entrance, having Clark caught by skipper Ben Geddes and he struck for a second time to cut short Sussex skipper John Simpson’s breezy 22.Hudson-Prentice passed 50 in 61 balls, sharing a stand of 52 with Oli Carter before being superbly caught by Jack Davies and when Cornwell ended Carter’s promising innings three runs later the visitors were 152-6.The fact they batted out their overs was down almost entirely to Carson’s splendid innings. The all-rounder ruthlessly exploited the short boundary, endangering occupants of the Mound Stand on four occasions as he sprinted to 50 at more than a run a ball before finally perishing caught at cover in the penultimate over.By then Feldman had unfurled another party piece, brilliantly running out Danny Lamb with a direct hit.Middlesex lost De Caires lbw to Ari Karvelas early in the chase, but Robson and Cracknell responded with a boundary blitz, the former clubbing one from Hudson-Prentice over the ropes as well as creaming several fours effortlessly through the covers.Carson relieved the quicks only to be swept twice to the ropes by Cracknell, who followed that by dispatching one from Crocombe into the stands as 93 came from the powerplay.Cracknell’s ninth four took him to 50 in 33 balls and Robson’s half-century took only three more as the pair forged on.The Durham University graduate took a liking to the spin of Archie Lennon too, cutting successive balls behind square, and it needed Lamb to end his revelry courtesy of Haines’s catch on the square leg fence.While Robson became more circumspect, Geddes picked up the baton, clearing the ropes and driving Lamb to the cover fence, reaching 30 before Crocombe pegged back his off stump.When Robson followed him to the pavilion seven balls later courtesy of a magnificent diving catch by Lamb at mid-on there were jitters in the home dressing-room.Davies cleared the ropes only to perish to the next ball and with the visitors employing three slips runs slowed to a trickle.Hollman though steadied the ship with a mature unbeaten 30 to see the hosts over the line.

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O Corinthians foi atropelado pelo Bahia e perdeu, em casa, pelo placar de 5 a 1, em jogo válido pela 35ª rodada do Brasileirão. Os gols do Tricolor de Aço foram marcados por Rezende, Cauly, Thaciano (2) e Ademir. O primeiro tempo terminou com 3 a 0 para os baianos. No intervalo e após a partida, a torcida do Timão vaiou e entoou cantos de protesto contra a equipe, em protesto pelo péssimo desempenho em campo.

Com este resultado, o Bahia deixa a zona do rebaixamento e alcança a 15ª posição, com 41 pontos conquistados no campeonato até aqui. Por outro lado, o Corinthians segue com sinal de alerta aceso: o time segue na 12ª colocação da tabela com 44 pontos, e não se vê completamente livre da ameaça do rebaixamento.

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CINCO LANCES QUE MARCARAM A PARTIDA

>!GOL DO BAHIA! Nem deu tempo de aquecer e o Corinthians já saiu atrás no placar: Luciano Juba cobrou escanteio do lado esquerdo em direção ao primeiuro pau. Rezende atacou a bola e desviou para marcar o gol do Bahia.

>!DE PLACA! Mais uma vez, a jogada começou pelos pés de Luciano Juba pelo lado esquerdo. O lateral encontrou Cauly por dentro, que tabelou com Thaciano dentro da área, gingou para cima da defesa do Corinthians e encheu o pé para ampliar o placar em Itaquera.

>!VAR EM AÇÃO! Após consulta ao VAR, o árbitro do jogo enxergou pisão de Gil no atacante Biel e assinalou pênalti para o Bahia. Thaciano balançou as redes e marcou o terceiro gol do Tricolor de Aço.

>!VAIAS E PROTESTOS! No fim do primeiro tempo, a torcida do Corinthians vaiou muito a equipe e entoou cânticos de protesto contra o elenco. O principal deles dizia ‘Bando de c*, tem que ser homem para jogar no Coringão’. Clima tenso em Itaquera!

>!REINATO AUGUSTO! O Corinthians pressionou a saída de bola do Bahia, Giuliano recuperou na entrada da área, e enfiou a bola para Yuri Alberto, que acabou desarmado na marca do pênalti. Na sobra, Renato Augusto finalizou de fora da área para diminuir a vantagem do Bahia.

COMO FOI O PRIMEIRO TEMPO?
O sistema com três zagueiros implementado por Mano Menezes não funcionou, e o Bahia teve total liberdade para jogar no espaço entre os volantes e zagueiros do Corinthians. O primeiro gol, de bola parada, teve pouco impacto no direcionamento da partida, tamanha era a superioridade do Tricolor de Aço. Vale destacar a troca feita por Mano Menezes logo aos 21 minutos, prova de que o treinador estava insatisfeito com o desempenho da equipe durante a primeira etapa.

E A ETAPA FINAL?
O Corinthians até teve a posse de bola durante o início da segunda etapa, mas seguiu exposto aos contra-ataques do Bahia. As substituições de Mano Meneses também não surtiram efeito algum. Nem mesmo o gol de Renato Augusto, mais na base da aleatoriedade do que pelo mérito da equipe, deu ânimo ao Timão, que seguiu sem rumo em campo. O Bahia, por sua vez, queria mais e estava organizado para isso, tanto que marcou mais duas vezes, ampliando o vexame em Itaquera.

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O QUE VEM POR AÍ?
Na próxima rodada, o Corinthians vai a São Januário para enfrentar o Vasco da Gama. A partida acontece na terça-feira (28), às 21h30 (hora de Brasília). O Bahia, por sua vez, recebe o São Paulo na quarta-feira (29), às 20h (hora de Brasília). Ambos os jogos são válidos pela 36ª rodada do Brasileirão.

FICHA TÉCNICA
CORINTHIANS 1 x 5 BAHIA
Local:Neo Química Arena, em São Paulo (SP)
Data e hora:24/11/2023 (sexta-feira), às 21h (de Brasília)
Árbitro:Marcelo de Lima Henrique (CE)
Assistentes:Nailton Junior de Sousa Oliveira (Fifa/CE) e Victor Hugo Imazu dos Santos (PR)
VAR:Pablo Ramon Gonçalves Pinheiro (VAR-Fifa/RN)
Público e renda:39.403 pessoas e R$ 2.449.046,00
Cartões amarelos:Gil (18’/1ºT) e Renato Augusto (30’/1ºT) para o Corinthians; Vitor Hugo (47’/1ºT), Thaciano (5’/2ºT) e Gilberto (19’/2ºT) para o Bahia.
Cartões vermelhos:-
Gols:Rezende (4’/1ºT) (0-1), Cauly (16’/1ºT) (0-2), Thaciano (29’/1ºT) (0-3), Renato Augusto (21’/2ºT) (1-3), Ademir (30’/2ºT) (1-4) e Thaciano (40’/2ºT) (1-5)

CORINTHIANS:Cássio; Gil, Lucas Veríssimo e Fábio Santos (Wesley, aos 21’/1ºT); Fagner, Maycon, Giuliano (Matheus Araújo, aos 22’/2ºT), Matheus Bidu (Pedro, aos 29’/2ºT) e Renato Augusto; Romero (Matías Rojas, aos 29’/2ºT) e Yuri Alberto (Felipe Augusto, aos 22’/2ºT).Técnico:Mano Menezes

BAHIA:Marcos Felipe; Gilberto (Cicinho, aos 36’/2ºT), Kanu, Vitor Hugo, Luciano Juba (Camilo Cándido, aos 28’/2ºT); Nicolás Acevedo, Rezende e Yago Felipe (Lucas Mugni, aos 42’/2ºT); Cauly (Rafael ratão, aos 42’/2ºT), Biel (Ademir, aos 28’/2ºT) e Thaciano.Técnico:Rogério Ceni

Liverpool have lost seven of their last ten matches in all competitions after they were hammered 3-0 by Manchester City at The Etihad in the Premier League on Sunday.

The Premier League champions have now lost five of their 11 matches in the division so far this season, per Sofascore, after losing four of their 38 games in the 2024/25 campaign.

After the match, as shown in the clip above, former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane suggested that the Reds should not be considered in the race for the title, and it is hard to argue with.

The current run of form, their position in the league, and their performance against Manchester City do not suggest that they are likely to retain their crown in the 2025/26 campaign.

Liverpool’s current situation is particularly frustrating for the club when you consider the significant money that they splashed on new signings during the summer transfer window in a bid to strengthen their squad.

Attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz was signed from Bayer Leverkusen for a club-record, at the time, fee of £116m, yet he failed to make an impact once again.

Why Liverpool should be worried about Florian Wirtz

It is fair to expect that a £116m signing would be able to make a fairly immediate impact for the club, but he has been anonymous far too often in his Liverpool career so far.

The Germany international produced 16 goals and 14 assists in all competitions for Leverkusen in the 2024/25 campaign, per Sofascore, which led to the Reds splashing a gigantic fee on his services.

This shows that he has the technical ability to make an impact in the final third. That was further evidenced by his two assists against a Bundesliga team in Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League last month.

However, the physicality and intensity of the Premier League has proven a bit too much for Wirtz when it comes to making an impact with goals and assists at the top end of the pitch.

Per Sofascore, the 22-year-old attacking midfielder has no goals and no assists in 11 appearances in the division for Liverpool since his £116m transfer to Anfield in the summer.

Vs Man City

Florian Wirtz

Minutes

83

Pass accuracy

88%

Crosses completed

0/2

Key passes

0

Big chances created

0

Shots

2

Shots on target

0

Duels won

4/8

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, Wirtz’s performance against Manchester City on Sunday lacked substance, with no shots on target, key passes, or ‘big chances’ created.

He was efficient in his passing and won half of his duels, to his credit, but his lack of physicality meant that he was unable to really threaten the Cityzens backline, marshalled brilliantly by Ruben Dias.

Liverpool should, therefore, be worried because his performances are not improving and his only goal contributions, outside of the Community Shield, came against a Bundesliga team.

Wirtz needs to adjust to the intensity of the English game, and quickly, to start proving why the Reds were right to spend so much money on his signature this year.

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The Germany international is not the only player whose performances are concerning, though, as central defender Ibrahima Konate put in another disappointing display.

Why Ibrahima Konate should be dropped by Liverpool

The French centre-back must be ruthlessly ditched from the starting line-up by Arne Slot when the team returns to action after the international break, because he put in a dismal showing against City.

For the opening goal from Erling Haaland, Konate was unable to time his jump correctly and allowed the Norwegian giant to beat him to the header, which landed in the back of the net.

That was followed up by some passive defending in the second half for the third goal. Jeremy Doku seemed destined to cut onto his right foot to shoot from distance, but Konate did not shape his body to react to the situation and allowed the shot to come in almost uncontested.

The France international, who was called “horrific” by Liverpool supporter Lawrie on X, was even worse than Wirtz against Pep Guardiola’s side, as he made costly errors for two of the three goals, whilst the German midfielder simply did not do much of note.

Whilst Wirtz, at least, won half of his duels in the game, Konate struggled with the physical challenge posed by Haaland, which is not a surprise given the Norway international’s presence and style of play.

Vs Man City

Ibrahima Konate

Minutes

90

Tackles

0

Interceptions

0

Ground duels won

2/5

Aerial duels won

1/3

Dribbles

0

Shots

0

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, the former RB Leipzig man lost the majority of his duels on the ground and in the air, which shows that he was far too easy to beat in duels throughout the match.

On top of that, the central defender did not step in to make a single tackle or interception, and did not attempt any dribbles to get his team up the pitch to bypass the first line of City’s press.

Passive was the word of the day for Liverpool and Konate, as evidenced by both the result and his individual statistics, which is why Slot may want to shake things up with some changes to his starting line-up after the break.

The France international could find himself out of the team when the Reds next play, with Joe Gomez waiting in the wings for his chance to start at the heart of the defence next to Virgil van Dijk.

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Whilst it is now down to Slot to decide whether or not that is the right call to make, Konate’s performance on Sunday has given the manager a decision to make.

With greats having made way, a new generation of cricketers will take centre stage in Dubai

Alagappan Muthu13-Sep-20253:30

Maharoof: I want to see next Virat, next Babar

Big picture: A new twist on an old taleA new generation of India and Pakistan players comes together at a time the contest has taken on enormous consequence.The greats are gone. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have to settle for a place on the couch. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan will need to produce tickets to get into the game. A page has inevitably turned – just as it did to bring those four into centre stage – and now it is the time of Abhishek Sharma and Saim Ayub and Salman Agha and Shubman Gill.In different circumstances, this might have been a salivating prospect. Intriguing at the very least. But Sunday will mark the first time India and Pakistan play against each other in this changed climate after Pahalgam. And maybe as the game goes on and there is a pretty shot or a perfect ball, we’ll feel that old flutter. Someone new to root for (or against, because that is fun too). There are plenty of contenders.Form guideIndia: WWWLW (last five T20Is, most recent first)
Pakistan: WWWLW2:02

Chopra: Shutting out the noise is not possible

In the spotlight: Suryakumar Yadav and Salman AghaIn five T20Is against Pakistan, Suryakumar Yadav has never been able to cross the score of 20. Batters who have such an intimate relationship with risk do go through lulls. The thing is, though, breaking out of them might be as easy as connecting one shot in exactly the way they want.Related

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Salman Agha set Pakistan on their path to catch up with the rest of the world, demanding his batters to err on the side of glorious abandon. He isn’t exactly a natural when it comes to that either, but over time, the allrounder learnt to tailor his strengths to keep up with the pace of T20 cricket. Four of his eight fifties in the format have come this year.Team news: India likely to stick with Samson and KuldeepWith pitches in the UAE tending to play slow, India seem comfortable playing just the one specialist fast bowler in Jasprit Bumrah, with Hardik Pandya and, if needed, Shivam Dube offering seam-bowling cover. That leaves ample room for a left-arm wristspinner (Kuldeep Yadav), a mystery spinner (Varun Chakravarthy) and a containment specialist (Axar Patel).India (probable): 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Sanju Samson (wk), 4 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 5 Tilak Varma, 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Varun Chakravarthy8:26

Wahab: Haris Rauf has to come back against India

Pakistan also have seam-bowling allrounders in their ranks capable of allowing the team to invest heavily in spin, which is what happened in their Asia Cup opener. They may however want to bring Haris Rauf back.Pakistan (probable): 1 Sahibzada Farhan, 2 Saim Ayub, 3 Fakhar Zaman, 4 Salman Agha (capt), 5 Hasan Nawaz, 6 Mohammad Haris (wk), 7 Mohammad Nawaz, 8 Faheem Ashraf, 9 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 10 Sufiyan Muqeem, 11 Abrar AhmedPitch and conditions: Big match on a hot nightDubai is not a high-scoring venue. The average run rate in the first innings over the last two years – that’s 36 T20s – is 7.7. Fast bowlers have picked up more wickets in this period (277 out of 441) but spinners have been more economical (7.03 vs 8.36). There is no rain expected, but the heat is likely to be stifling.Stats and trivia The team chasing has won seven of the eight T20Is between India and Pakistan since the start of 2014, including the three that have taken place in Dubai Hardik Pandya is the leading wicket-taker in the men’s T20Is between India and Pakistan, with 13 strikes from six innings. He took three three-fors in those six innings and averages only 12 runs per wicket with the ball. Since their previous meeting in T20Is at the T20 World Cup, India have recorded a run rate of 9.66 (third best among Full Members) in men’s T20Is, while Pakistan are 8.12 (seventh best among Full Members).Quotes”We’re very lucky with Sanju, Axar and Hardik – guys who can bat anywhere from up the order to 7-8. So it’ll be part of our strategy to use our versatility when conditions are a little bit tough, like we expect them to be.”
“It’s a big game, and fans from both countries care deeply about it. But it’s important for us to follow our processes in the same way, and work on improving our execution.”