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Mohammad Abbas celebrated his first LV= Insurance County Championship five-wicket haul of the season but Gloucestershire’s ripsnorting evening session snatched the momentum from Hampshire.Hampshire looked set for a first-innings lead in excess of 200 after Abbas ripped through the visitors with a textbook showcase of line and length bowling with 6 for 45. But Ajeet Singh Dale and Jared Warner added 55 for the last wicket to reduce the deficit to 163.And then Mohammad Amir continued the Pakistani bowling dominance with 3 for 22, with Ryan Higgins also pilfering a scalp, to leave Hampshire 28 for 4, with their lead 191.To start the day, Liam Dawson and Kyle Abbott had failed to reach the bonus point for 350 runs despite a spirited morning effort, with Graeme van Buuren pinning Abbott lbw and Dawson flailing to deep extra cover – Hampshire all out for 342.Abbas came into his own with an incredible seven-over spell of 4 for 16. Abbas’ second over was an Ageas Bowl classic. Marcus Harris left the first ball and pumped the second for three before the overseas signing found George Scott’s tentative outside-edge behind. James Bracey was shelled at third slip first ball, played and missed the second before he finally tickled behind – Abbas coming over, around and then over the wicket again, a plan hatched by Keith Barker during their meeting last year.Hampshire were now in the box seat and relentlessly hunted down further wickets. Miles Hammond was the next to feather Abbas to keeper Ben Brown before van Buuren was leg before on the cusp of lunch.Abbas’ spell initiated murmurs in the Hampshire dressing room that it had produced more heat than other efforts in recent weeks due to compatriots Amir and Naseem Shah watching on.Marcus Harris ended the procession to Abbas by loosely driving Abbott to second slip and Tom Lace had his off stump left lopsided by James Fuller.Ryan Higgins countered with an entertaining 46 in conjunction with Dom Goodman before taking on Felix Organ one too many times to top-edge to deep midwicket. Abbas then completed his five-wicket haul with a short ball into Goodman’s ribs, which was gloved through to Brown. Amir followed two balls later with a sharp edge to second slip – Abbas celebrating by running down to his friend and laying his hands on his shoulder in a consolidatory manner.The hosts debated whether to enforce the follow-on or not at the fall of that ninth wicket, only for Dale and Warner to put on 55 – the highest partnership of the innings. Dale, against his former county, laughed at his No.11 billing with a brisk 36. Organ eventually got Warner to push to short leg to bowl Gloucestershire out for 179.Gloucestershire’s glee was increased as, in 11 evening overs, Amir had Organ jabbing to the cordon second ball, before Ian Holland fell in the following over – caught behind attempting to leave Higgins.Abbott and Abbas were lbw in successive balls to Amir coming around the wicket, as Hampshire saw their openers and tail disappear in a little over 45 minutes of havoc.

West Ham United boss Julen Lopetegui is a man under huge pressure, with the meeting against former side Wolverhampton Wanderers seemingly his last opportunity to save his job.

The Hammers fell to an embarrassing 3-1 defeat against Leicester City on Tuesday night, heaping more misery onto the Spaniard after their terrible start to the new Premier League campaign.

The 58-year-old was brought in over the summer, replacing David Moyes, but up to now, the appointment has been a disaster, looking well off the levels expected by many upon his arrival.

He was handed a huge transfer budget over the summer, spending over £120m on new talent, but so far he’s been unable to extract the best out of his squad, currently sitting in 14th, just six points clear of the relegation zone.

It’s been reported that he’s set to lose his job should they taste defeat against a Wolves side who are also on the brink of parting ways with Gary O’Neil, leading to one manager being touted for the role at the London Stadium should Lopetegui succumb to another loss on Monday.

West Ham targeting £9m Lopetegui upgrade

After the latest loss to the Foxes in midweek, various names such as Graham Potter, Edin Terzić and Sergio Conceicao have all been thrown into the mix as a possible replacement.

However, The Telegraph have reported that Brentford boss Thomas Frank is also of interest to the club’s hierarchy should they decide to part ways with the Spaniard.

Any move for the Dane would undoubtedly be an ambitious one, especially considering he was linked with the Manchester United post after Erik ten Hag’s departure last month.

Should they decide to pursue any deal for the Bees head coach, it would cost them around £9m, with that the figure currently in his contract should any side want to prise him away from the Gtech Community Stadium.

He’s worked wonders during his time across the capital, leading the Bees to the Premier League for the first time, establishing them as a consistent top-flight side, as they currently sit in 11th place – five points better off than the Hammers.

Frank would be an unbelievable appointment, hopefully getting the best out of one player should the club decide to make the move for his services.

Why Frank would be perfect for Bowen at West Ham

Jarrod Bowen has been one of the leading stars for West Ham over the last couple of years, with his efforts being rewarded by being named as club captain in the summer.

However, he’s only notched three goals in his first 14 matches so far this campaign, struggling to match his form from 2023/24, which saw him end the year with 20 goals in all competitions.

The potential arrival of Frank could see the 51-year-old replicate his success with winger Bryan Mbeumo so far this season, allowing the England international to recapture his best form.

Games played

34

Goals scored

16

Assists

6

Shots on target

37

Pass accuracy

75%

Touches in opposition box

186

Duels won

151

Possession won in final third

27

The Cameroonian has registered eight goals in the same number of games as Bowen, evidently being able to extract the best of his abilities in the same role as the Hammers star.

The Brentford boss utilises a 4-2-3-1 system, the same as Lopetegui, with a real impetus of being strong at the back and being intense in regaining possession and breaking on the counter-attack, leading to journalist Henry Winter dubbing the boss as “remarkable”.

His side have registered 27 goals, the fifth-best record of any side in the division, handing Bowen all the ammunition needed to thrive once more at the London Stadium – something which he’s simply been unable to do under the Spaniard.

It’s clear that, given his ability to extract the best out of his side, the Bees boss would be the best option to replace Lopetegui, providing an upgrade on the current Irons manager with his ability to work on a budget and still deliver the goods – as seen by their current league standing.

Lopetegui is faced with a perilous task on Monday night, potentially losing his job should the worst outcome come to light, but if it does happen, Frank would be able to help transform the club’s fortunes and catapult them back to their performance levels from a couple of seasons ago.

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The wicketkeeper-batter has been handed a “surreal” chance to make an New Zealand debut because of the absence of a number of IPL-bound players

Deivarayan Muthu24-Mar-2022It has been an eventful few weeks for Dane Cleaver. In February this year, he became a dad, and around mid-March, he made his captaincy debut for Central Districts, against Northern Districts, in the four-day Plunket Shield. Nearly two weeks later, he is preparing to make his international debut for New Zealand, against Netherlands, at his domestic home ground of McLean Park, in front of his friends and family.Blair Tickner, Doug Bracewell and Will Young, Cleaver’s team-mates at Central Districts, are also part of New Zealand’s squad, drafted in because of the absence of a number of seniors who are gearing up for IPL 2022. Their presence adds to the celebratory mood in the New Zealand camp.Related

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“Yeah [starting to sink in], absolutely. Just being around the group and I suppose dreaming of this moment and hopefully getting the opportunity on Friday night [in the one-off T20I],” Cleaver, a wicketkeeper-batter, said. “Yeah, there’s a pretty excited bunch of family members that are organising their way over for Friday night. So, it will be very special to amongst not only friends and family but just home crowd in general.”Cleaver heard the news of his call-up from selector Gavin Larsen. “Gavin Larsen gave me the call and just, I suppose, ran me through the possibility and the squad selection,” Cleaver said. “It was a pretty surreal moment really – I suppose something you always aspire to and all that time and effort, love for the game, trainings, travel, everything sort of culminates in that. Yeah, [it] took a while to sink in and now that I’m here, it’s really exciting.”Sure, this is a second-string New Zealand side, but the 30-year-old Cleaver’s call-up is reward for his toil in domestic and A-team cricket. He was part of New Zealand’s squad in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup alongside Michael Bracewell. More than a decade later, the pair could make their international debuts together, against Netherlands. Fun fact: in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup, it was Cleaver’s first cousin Kane Williamson, who captained New Zealand.ESPNcricinfo LtdCleaver has now played nearly 200 games across formats for Central Districts and is seen as a senior figure in the set-up. He brings with him strong Super Smash form: he hit 369 runs in nine innings at an average of 46.12 and a strike rate of 166.21 in the latest edition. Only Bracewell scored more runs than Cleaver. Cleaver was particularly brutal in the middle overs; his middle-overs strike rate of 171.52 was the best among batters who had faced at least 100 balls in the season.”Yeah, absolutely [confident ahead of a possible international debut],” Cleaver said. “I think playing Netherlands [in the warm-ups] last week – you see the quality in their side and also the fact that you can stack up against an international side and taking that form from domestic into this… I suppose it’s just another game of cricket and just got to prepare the best you can and hopefully have some fun.”The weather in Napier, though, could spoil the fun, as it did during the third warm-up fixture against Netherlands.”You’ve got to take in a bit of a what-will-be-will-be attitude,” Cleaver said. “You can’t control the weather – so you got to prepare the best you can and I’m pretty positive that it will turn around in the next couple of days and we get some good cricket on Friday night.”New Zealand have a rich stable of wicketkeeper-batters – Tim Seifert, Devon Conway, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Finn Allen – but this is Cleaver’s chance to shake things up, and step out of his illustrious first cousin’s shadow, ahead of twin World Cups.

The score ended 4-1. Tottenham were rampant. Ange Postecoglou was in a jubilant mood. The Lilywhites had just dispatched Unai Emery’s Aston Villa 4-1.

That was last week, though. That result is now history. In the week since, Spurs have endured a horror few days.

Victor Osimhen dismantled them in the Europa League in midweek as the Londoners lost 3-2 to Galatasaray. On Sunday, it was Ipswich, lowly Ipswich who had yet to win a game in the Premier League this season who defeated Postecoglou’s side.

How does this keepening you may ask? Only a few weeks ago they allowed Crystal Palace to pick up their first three points of the season, defeating Spurs 1-0 at Selhurst Park.

Okay, so Tottenham haven’t been great on the road this season but they have been electric at home. The 2-1 defeat courtesy of goals from Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap, therefore, was bizarre. In truth, it was classic of a football club who haven’t just endured an up-and-down season but an up-and-down few decades.

At the heart of their poor display yet again was centre-back Radu Dragusin. How they must long for Micky van de Ven’s comeback.

Radu Dragusin's performance vs Ipswich

When Van de Ven left the field in tears during Spurs’ win over Manchester City in the Carabao Cup, it’s likely a few supporters will have shed a few tears too.

After all, the Dutchman has been one of their most consistent players since arriving during Postecoglou’s first transfer window in charge during the summer of 2023.

Full of pace, full of heart, full of bravery, it is everything Romanian Dragusin is not. You can excuse your third-choice centre-back not quite being of the quality of Van de Ven and Cristian Romero but you cannot excuse the week he has just had.

Sadly, it was the former Genoa defender who was at fault during the midweek defeat to Galatasaray. He was caught in possession for the second goal of the night, turning right into trouble and subsequently gifting their Turkish opposition a goal.

It did not get much better on Sunday afternoon for the centre-back who dismally defended Ipswich’s second of the match. A ball was played across the box and instead of clearing it first time, he knocked it straight into the path of Delap who had a simple tap in from a matter of yards out.

That said, he wasn’t the only player at fault, far from it.

Pedro Porro's performance in numbers vs Ipswich

Pedro Porro may have left Sunday’s clash with an assist to his name, supplying Rodrigo Bentancur’s consolation strike, but his overall performance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium simply wasn’t good enough.

In truth, the Spaniard has struggled to replicate his performances of last term across the 2024/25 season, with that assist being his very first of the Premier League campaign.

While decent going forward, it was a “horror show” at the back for both Dragusin and Porro in the words of journalist Mitch Fretton.

Why? Well, he wasn’t great for either of the goals scored by the visitors. Porro and Brennan Johnson were left blaming each other after both players failed to close down Szmodics who acrobatically opened the scoring.

Then, with the second, it was the full-back who again failed to get out to Szmodics who then played the ball towards the byline where it was cut back for Delap. On that evidence, it was hardly a surprise that Football.London’s Alasdair Gold judged the right-back’s display as a 5/10.

Minutes played

95

Touches

95

Accurate passes

47/61 (77%)

Key passes

4

Successful crosses

3/10

Long balls completed

5/12

Possession lost

24x

Ground duels won

3/7

Aerial duels won

0/3

Tackles

2

Dribbled past

1

Interceptions

2

Clearances

0

The numbers didn’t exactly paint him in a great light either with the 25-year-old giving possession away a worrying 24 times. Yes, he takes set pieces, but it wasn’t great regardless.

To make matters worse, he won just three of his ten duels and succeeded with only one of his four dribble attempts.

Porro will likely keep his place post-international break but he simply has to improve defensively. In fact, Spurs as a whole must clean up their act at the back sharpish. If they can do so they will undoubtedly be in the conversation for a top-four berth. On this evidence, though, they will not.

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Batter was rushed to a hospital after complaining of chest pain while playing a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match

Umar Farooq21-Dec-2021Abid Ali was taken to hospital after complaining of chest pain while playing for Central Punjab against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the ongoing last round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in Karachi.According to a PCB statement, he was taken to a specialist hospital immediately, “where he was diagnosed as a case of Acute Coronary Syndrome” or ACS. “He is under the care of Consultant Cardiologist who is liaising with PCB medical team regarding further treatment. He is currently stable.”ACS is often used to describe a range of conditions resulting from a sudden, reduced blood flow to the heart.Abid returned to his domestic side, Central Punjab, following the recent Bangladesh tour, where he was Player of the Series for the Tests after scoring 263 runs at 87.66. He was playing his sixth first-class game this season and had scored 766 runs at an average of 51.89 with three hundreds. On the last day of the ongoing game at UBL Complex in Karachi, he had crossed a half-century when he complained of discomfort around his shoulder and chest area before he was rushed to the hospital.Abid has been the highest run-getter in Tests for Pakistan since his debut in 2019, and in 2021 he is fifth in the world with 695 runs in nine Tests at 48.87, including a double-hundred against Zimbabwe in Harare. He made his debut in Rawalpindi in 2019 after spending 12 years in domestic cricket for 7116 runs in 106 first-class games. He made his Test debut at the age of 31 and began with a century, and also became the only player in history to reach three figures on both Test and ODI debuts.Central Punjab are sitting in fourth place on the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy table at the moment and are out of the finals race, with Northern and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sitting in the top-two spots. They have drawn five games, won two and lost two so far this season.

Tom Harrison meets Ramiz Raja on bridge-building visit to Pakistan after October pull-outs

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Nov-2021

England’s men will play two additional T20Is on their tour of Pakistan in September and October 2022, in compensation for the late cancellation of last month’s planned visit, following a meeting between ECB and PCB officials in Lahore on Tuesday.Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive, flew to Pakistan this week with his deputy Martin Darlow, to hold talks with Ramiz Raja, the chairman of the PCB, who had hit out at what he termed cricket’s “western bloc” in the wake of England’s eleventh-hour cancellation of what would have been their first visit since 2005.The ECB were roundly condemned for their withdrawal, citing concerns about the bubble fatigue among the England players, even though the tour had been planned as a four-day detour en route to the T20 World Cup in the UAE.The decision followed swiftly on from New Zealand’s cancellation on the morning of their first ODI in Rawalpindi due to a security threat. That led Ramiz to warn that the PCB would be making contingency plans in the event of England cancelling their multi-format tour in 2022-23, which is also due to feature a three-Test series in November and December, in the aftermath of the T20 World Cup in Australia.Now, however, Harrison has pledged not only that those matches will go ahead as planned, but that the T20I leg will be extended from five matches to seven, in a gesture to thank Pakistan for their support of English cricket during the 2020 season, when they had agreed to a full tour in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.”Myself and ECB’s Senior Director Martin Darlow visited Lahore to talk face-to-face with the PCB around some of the things that have happened over the past few weeks, leading to the cancellation of our tour in October,” Harrison said in a statement.”We also wanted to discuss the future as the two boards have a historic relationship and want to move the agenda towards a forward-looking one as opposed to one looking back.Related

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“This is just to reaffirm our commitment to Pakistan cricket to getting England teams, men’s and women’s teams, eventually playing in Pakistan at home.”I don’t think there’s a cricketer in England who doesn’t want to test their abilities against the huge talent this country has and in the conditions they know best.”Ramiz added that the ECB had shown “large-heartedness” to make the trip, and welcomed England’s commitment to the tour, which follows Australia’s confirmation of their own tour in March, which will be their first visit since 1998.”We put in lot of efforts to make sure that all visiting teams are comfortable in Pakistan,” Ramiz said. “As such, it is a matter of pride for the Pakistan fans, who look forward to welcoming Australia and England in 2022.”England have got a great team and it’s mind-boggling how they’ve produced so many match-winners in a span of about five to seven years. They play very engaging and attractive cricket, which is fantastic for the fans and a big advertisement of the game.”England’s women had originally been scheduled to join last month’s tour for a pair of double-headers in Rawalpindi ahead of their own ODI series. Those fixtures have not yet been reallocated, although Ramiz added that proposals surrounding “pathway engagement” and the women’s game had also been discussed with the ECB.

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A RecordTV confirmou os dias e horários padrões de transmissões dos jogos do Paulistão e do Cariocão, que serão transmitidos pela emissora neste ano. A emissora não vai repetir a estratégia de 2021 quando mostrou jogos do Carioca no sábado à noite. Os jogos, desta vez, serão nos horários tradicionais da concorrente, nas quartas e nos domingos.

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Os jogos serão transmitidos nas quartas-feiras, às 21h30, e nos domingos, às 16h. Durante coletiva de imprensa realizada nesta quarta, o vice-presidente de jornalismo da emissora, Antonio Guerreiro, confirmou os horários e falou sobre a concorrência que os jogos sofrerão nesses horários, entre eles o ‘Big Brother Brasil’, fenômeno de audiência nas noites de TV aberta.

– Essa é a riqueza da TV aberta (diversidade de conteúdos), mas acho muito difícil que qualquer outro produto de qualquer outra emissora tenha a paixão dessa equipe de entregar um excelente produto daqui pra lá. Acho muito difícil qualquer que seja nossa concorrência, mas essa vontade e determinação é só aqui – disse ele, empolgado.

Para o Paulistão, a Record preparou ainda uma transmissão nas plataformas digitais apostando nos humoristas Bola e Carioca, ambos ex-Pânico, no icônico narrador Silvio Luiz e no comunicador Zé Luiz. A emissora terá também um programa especial em todos os sábados apresentado por Fred Ring, de São Paulo, eMylena Ciribelli, do Rio.

Os campeonatos também terão ampla transmissão no streaming fora da Record. O Paulistão será mostrado por seis plataformas, já o Cariocão será transmitido pelo Cariocão Play, que pode ser adquirido por inúmeras plataformas, inclusive pelo LANCE!.

South Africa batter leaves Melbourne Stars after playing 64 games over six seasons

ESPNcricinfo staff02-Sep-2021

South Africa batter Mignon du Preez has been prized away from Melbourne Stars, signing with Hobart Hurricanes for the upcoming WBBL season.Du Preez, 32, has played in every edition of the WBBL for Stars sitting second on their all-time games list and second on their all-time run-scorers list. She played in the final with the Stars last season but has moved to Hobart as part of the Hurricanes recruiting drive for WBBL 07.”I’ve obviously loved my time playing with the Stars but am really looking forward to this new challenge with the Hurricanes,” du Preez said. “From afar, the Hurricanes have been running a great program for several years now and have been building a great list over the off-season, so I can’t wait to experience it for myself.”It’s a great competition the WBBL, involving the best group of female cricketers in the world. I think with the team the Hurricanes have built for this season, combining both old and new faces, we will really have the opportunity to make a statement on-field this year.”Hurricanes have also recruited Australia offspinner Molly Strano from Melbourne Renegades and Rachel Trenaman, who was part of Sydney Thunder’s title-winning team last season. New Zealander Rachel Priest is also part of the squad.The WBBL is scheduled to start on October 14 with a double-header in Sydney but the current Covid-19 outbreaks and lockdowns in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra will force fixture changes, with Cricket Australia still working through the logistics. Players and teams have requested to avoid being put in a hub for the upcoming season after playing last season entirely in a biosecure bubble in Sydney.Hobart Hurricanes WBBL squad: Nicola Carey, Mignon du Preez (SA), Maisy Gibson, Rachel Priest (NZ), Chloe Rafferty, Amy Smith, Naomi Stalenberg, Molly Strano, Rachel Trenaman, Belinda Vakarewa, Tayla Vlaeminck

Former Manchester United star Jesse Lingard has been named FC Seoul’s new captain ahead of the 2025 K League 1 season.

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• Lingard named FC Seoul captain
• Joined the South Korean club last year
• Scored six goals in 26 appearances last season

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  FC Seoul have announced that Lingard will lead the club during the 2025 K League 1 campaign. Ex-United forward Lingard, who joined the South Korean club in February last year, has been handed captaincy responsibilities ahead of his second full season at the Sangam Stadium.

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  Lingard has had a mixed experience in the K League so far. He suffered a knee in the early stages of last season and subsequently underwent surgery. In the second half of the campaign, Lingard regained full fitness and started to gel with his team-mates, eventually finishing up with six goals and three assists to his name in 26 league appearances as FC Seoul finished fourth in the table.

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  The Man Utd academy graduate, who also took in Premier League spells at Nottingham Forest and West Ham, donned the captain’s armband for FC Seoul for the first time in June last year, and led the capital-based club frequently in the second half of the 2024 campaign.

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  The mercurial forward will be back in action for FC Seoul next month as they take on Jeju in their K League 1 season opener on February 15.

Jofra Archer and Ollie Robinson among players to commit disciplinary breaches

Matt Roller18-Jun-2021

Sussex have been handed a suspended points penalty after five of their players were charged with showing dissent at umpiring decisions within a 12-month period.Jack Carson, Ollie Robinson, Ravi Bopara, Delray Rawlins and Jofra Archer (playing for the club’s 2nd XI) have all committed Level One offences under the ECB’s disciplinary code since the start of last summer’s Bob Willis Trophy.Related

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A virtual hearing of the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) took place on Tuesday and imposed a suspended points penalty, which will result in a deduction of 12 points in the County Championship and/or two points in the Royal London Cup and/or two points in the T20 Blast if Sussex players incur a further two fixed-penalty breaches in any competition within the next 12 months.Sussex admitted the charge and agreed with the CDC’s panel that the penalty should be no greater than that imposed on Nottinghamshire last year, when five of their players committed offences during a five-week period in the T20 Blast.The panel, chaired by Chris Tickle alongside Amrisha Parathalingam and Paul Joy, also noted that Sussex had taken “steps to address their problem”, including a meeting held in March in which “players and coaches discussed dissent and other behavioural issues with the very experienced umpire Ian Gould”.