Celtic face rival in Zinedine Ferhat chase

Celtic face a real battle to land Zinedine Ferhat with Trabzonspor ‘on a mission’ to win the race, according to Foot Mercato. 

The lowdown

The French publication originally reported on New Year’s Eve that Nimes Olympique star Ferhat was on The Hoops’ radar.

The 28-year-old, who’s predominantly a right winger but can also play in a central attacking midfield role, is out of contract at the end of the current season.

He’s valued at £4.05million by Transfermarkt, but it’s worth noting that he’s also free to strike a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club ahead of the summer.

The latest

Ferhat has been ‘ardently courted’ by Celtic as well as Ligue 1 outfits Montpellier and Saint-Etienne, but there’s now a chance he ends up in Turkey, according to the French outlet.

Trabzonspor sources have indicated that Ferhat is a ‘priority recruit’, with ‘significant financial resources’ available for the pursuit.

They’re determined to secure his signature and could initiate talks ‘in the coming days’.

The verdict

Celtic should make a big push to see off Trabzonspor – Zerhat’s 2020/21 season was hugely impressive, as he combined six goals with ten assists for a side that finished down in 19th and suffered relegation.

Only Lyon’s Memphis Depay, who subsequently joined FC Barcelona, set up more goals in the French top flight last term.

Celtic started the January window strongly but the tide seems to be turning. They lost out to Middlesbrough after holding talks with Riley McGree and now Blackburn-bound Dilan Markanday seems to evaded them.

Ange Postecoglou may be frustrated if another target moves elsewhere.

In other news, Frank McAvennie thinks this summer signing could leave.

Faisalabad, Karachi begin campaign with crushing wins

A round-up of the RBS Twenty20 Cup matches that took place on March 1

Cricinfo staff01-Mar-2010Group COne of the tournament heavies Faisalabad Wolves began their campaign by crushing Abbottabad Rhinos by 90 runs at the National Stadium. Mohammad Hafeez and Asif Hussain set up the win with an opening stand of 89 before Asid Afridi, the left-arm seamer on debut, dismissed Hussain. Afridi later made a big impact in the final over, taking four wickets in five balls to leave Faisalabad at 165 for 7. The astute Misbah-ul-Haq, with 40 off 26 balls including four sixes, ensured it didn’t derail his side from an impressive total.Abbottabad’s chase was never on, throttled early by Samiullah Khan Niazi. It turned out to be an evening for left-arm seamers as Samiullah dented the top order with three wickets. Abbottabad then lost three wickets with no addition to the score, including two to the excellent Shahid Nazir and at 57 for 7, the contest was long gone. Saeed Ajmal cleaned up the tail to finish with 3 for 4. Abbottabad are a traditionally weak side but were strengthened this year by the inclusion of a number of Peshawar players such as Yasir Hameed, Yasir Shah and Riffatullah Mohmand and will look to improve results.Group DKarachi Dolphins got off to a winning start making light work of Hyderabad Hawks at the National Stadium. They had much to thank the visitors for pressing the self-destruct button before crawling to 119, a target that was always going to be easy.Opener Shahzaib Hasan, a World Twenty20 winner, provided the fireworks during the chase, smashing 46 off 21 balls, including six fours and two sixes. Once Karachi had reached the halfway mark in just the fourth over, Khalid Latif continued the momentum, blitzing 32 off 15 balls. The openers’ charge was enough as the hosts sealed the win in the 10th over. Hyderabad had made a watchful start with opener Sharjeel Khan managing a near-run-a-ball 39, but three run-outs in the space of three overs meant they ended on a well below-par score. Fawad Alam was Karachi’s most successful bowler with 2 for 20.Group A Multan Tigers recorded their second consecutive win after cruising past Quetta Bears by seven wickets. Mohammad Hafeez and the tall Mohammad Irfan – at six foot ten, one of the tallest bowlers going – set it up by sharing seven wickets between them to restrict Quetta to a poor 99. Rameez Alam then scored an unbeaten half-century to guide them home within 17 overs. Irfan and Hafeez cut through the middle order to reduce Quetta to 59 for 5 and it was a position from which they never recovered. Hafeez finished with 4 for 17 while Irfan took 3 for 14 before wrapping up the innings off the penultimate ball. Multan lost Babar Ali off the first ball of the chase but Rameez piloted the innings to help them coast home.

بعد ركلة جزاء الترجي.. إبراهيم نور الدين يعتذر عن عدم إدارة مباراة تونس والكونغو

كشف الحكم الدولي المصري إبراهيم نور الدين سبب اعتذاره عن إدارة مباراة منتخبي تونس والكونغو تحت 23 عامًا.

ومن المقرر أن يستضيف منتخب تونس الأولمبي نظيره الكونغولي في تصفيات كأس الأمم الإفريقية 2023.

وقال نور الدين في تصريح مقتضب عبر حسابه الشخصي بموقع “فيس بوك”: “توضيح، قمت بالاعتذار عن إدارة مباراة تونس والكونغو في تصفيات أمم إفريقيا تحت 23 عامًا”.

طالع | جمال الغندور: اعتراض الأهلي على إبراهيم نور الدين مُبكر جدًا.. والتحكيم الأجنبي عار على الدوري المصري

وأضاف: “لتقليل الضغوط واستشعارًا للحرج، لضيق الوقت بين مباراتين في بلد واحدة”.

واختتم: “وشكرًا لجنة الحكام الإفريقية لتفهمهم”.

يُذكر، أن نور الدين قد أثار جدلًا واسعًا عقب إدارته مباراة الترجي التونسي وبلاتيو يونايتد النيجيري في إياب دور الـ32 ببطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وذلك بعد احتسابه ركلة جزاء للترجي، نال على أثرها انتقادات حادة، كما أنها تسببت في صعود أصحاب الأرض.

Levy takes Spurs action over Ndombele

As per an update in the paper edition of Corriere dello Sport, as shared by Sport Witness, there has been an exit development out of Tottenham Hotspur involving Tanguy Ndombele.

The Lowdown: Conte seeking sales…

The January transfer window has just 11 days remaining with Spurs still yet to confirm an incoming despite heavy links to Wolves star Adama Traore.

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Tottenham transfer chief Fabio Paratici and club chairman Daniel Levy, however, have managed to shift one face with promising youngster Dilan Markanday completing a permanent move to Blackburn Rovers.

Other names have been linked to a north London exit, including the likes of Matt Doherty and Dele Alli, with news from Italy now sharing a development involving club record signing Ndombele.

The Latest: Levy personally green-lights exit…

As explained in the report, Tottenham’s Levy has now personally given the go-ahead for him to leave this window as he transfer lists Ndombele.

According to CDS (via Sport Witness), the Spurs honcho has even offered him specifically to former boss Jose Mourinho at Roma – but Ndombele’s €10m-per-year (£8.3m) salary has proven a major stumbling block despite their interest.

The Verdict: Time to go?

Mourinho himself lauded the 25-year-old’s ‘amazing ability’ during his tenure at N17 and it’s little secret Ndombele possesses real talent when applying it correctly.

He finished last campaign as Spurs’ best dribbler in the Premier League, averaging more successful take-ons per 90 (2.2) than any Lilywhites man over 2020/2021 (WhoScored).

However, the real point of contention is Ndombele’s attitude and application, especially considering this isn’t the first time he has been linked to unceremoniously leaving Tottenham.

Now may be the best time to cut ties as Conte seeks a major rebuild and new dawn at the club.

In other news: Spurs edge closer to first January signing as Conte personally eyes ‘massive’ £15m man, find out more here.

Seamers set up Bangalore win

On a slow pitch that lacked bounce, Bangalore restricted Rajasthan to 130 before they knocked it off without much fuss to win a crucial encounter in Jaipur.

The Bulletin by Sriram Veera14-Apr-2010
Scorecard andball-by-ball details
Kevin Pietersen’s fluent innings snuffed out any hopes of Rajasthan springing a surprise•Indian Premier League

On a slow pitch that lacked bounce, Royal Challengers Bangalore restricted Rajasthan Royals to 130 before they knocked it off without much fuss to win a crucial encounter in Jaipur. With this crushing win, Bangalore now move to second position in the points table.It was a disciplined performance from Bangalore who kept things simple and let Rajasthan’s top order collapse under the pressure of setting a target. Shane Warne said at the toss that he reckoned 165-170 was a par total and perhaps, the attempt to set a big target did them in. The pitch too, certainly, played its part and they lost their way.The chase was over in a blink, with Kevin Pietersen taking complete control of the innings with an entertaining and aggressive knock. He looted 18 runs in the fourth over, bowled by Kamran Khan, with the help of four boundaries – a slapped four, a muscled hit over mid-off, a scorching off-drive and a pulled six. When he collected three more boundaries in the sixth, bowled by Adam Voges, Bangalore were comfortably on course. The only hope left for Rajasthan was whether Warne could produce any magic but Pietersen and Robin Uthappa went after him in style to deliver the killer blow.Though their bowling lacked bite, it was the batsmen who let down Rajasthan today. Things went wrong right from the start when Michael Lumb was run out trying to steal a single to backward point. The new batsman Amit Paunikar fell for a first-ball duck, edging an attempted hook to the keeper. The worst shot from a top-order batsman, though, was from Naman Ojha who heaved a back-of-a-length delivery from outside off to mid-on. In a blink, Rajasthan had slipped to 21 for 3 in 3.2 overs and though Shane Watson attempted a repair job, there was never a phase of play where Rajasthan dominated.Once the top order collapsed and Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, who likes to stay beside the line and thread the off side, struggled to pierce a packed off-side field, it was obvious that the responsibility of scoring runs would fall on Watson and Yusuf Pathan. And they seemed to have a plan. Jhunjhunwala would try to hit out while Watson would drop anchor, but with Jhunjhunwala failing to get any momentum, Watson tried to force the pace, and fell. He pulled Jacques Kallis low to the right of square leg where Pietersen took a sharp catch to leave Rajasthan wobbling at 53 for 4.Much depended on Yusuf at that stage but he was kept quiet by a barrage of short-pitched deliveries. Some kicked up shoulder high, some reared towards his chest and some jumped just above his waist but, collectively, it was enough to keep him in check. He edged the pull shots, was late on attempted hooks, couldn’t connect with his upper cuts and his mode of dismissal showed his mindset. When Dale Steyn, who turned in yet another impressive spell of pace bowling, came on to bowl at him, Yusuf expected a short delivery first up and retreated well inside the crease. However, Steyn surprised him with a full delivery that curved away gently and Yusuf, rooted to his crease, couldn’t get bat to ball. It could have been worse for Rajasthan, who were struggling at 72 for 6, but Adam Voges played a calm hand, along with Abhishek Raut, to ensure they crossed 100.For Bangalore, each bowler impressed with his discipline: Pankaj Singh hit the full length and varied his pace, Vinay Kumar hit the back of length, Steyn troubled with his pace and variations in length, Kallis used his offcutters to good effect and Kumble was, well, his typical nagging self. They kept Rajasthan down to an under-par score, and Pietersen finished them off.

Negociação avança e Cruzeiro confia em acerto por volante Bruno Silva

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A negociação entre Botafogo e Cruzeiro parece avançar. Após receber uma contraproposta do Alvinegro para ter o volante Bruno Silva em 2018, a Raposa respondeu e ofereceu uma outra proposta pelo jogador de 31 anos, desprestigiado com a torcida alvinegra. A informação foi confirmada pelo agente do atleta, Carlinhos Sabiá. Os mineiros esperam uma resposta alvinegra nas próximas horas.

Do lado do Botafogo, há algumas certezas: o clube só libera o atleta se a Raposa pagar a quantia a ser acertada (que pode incluir ainda um jogador cedido ao Glorioso) à vista. O Glorioso não aceita liberá-lo por menos de R$ 4 milhões.

O curioso é que amulta rescisória do jogador é de R$20 milhões, mas o Alvinegro tem 40% dos direitos econômicos do camisa 8 e só ganharia R$8 milhões. O time carioca também demonstrou interesse na inclusão do atacante Roni, de 22 anos, do Cruzeiro, mas emprestado ao Albirex Niigata, do Japão.

Em caso positivo do Cruzeiro para as exigências botafoguense, a negociação pode ter final feliz já nesta quarta-feira. Em caso negativo, a permanência do volante alvinegro até o fim do ano que vem, data do fim do contrato, já passa a ser opção viável.

Relacionamento abalado

A relação estremecida de Bruno Silva com a torcida vem aumentando aos poucos, mesmo que ela tenha encerrado o ano como vice-artilheiro do time, com nove gols. Ele caiu de rendimento na reta final da temporada (atuou 60 vezes) e foi vaiado ao ser substituído na derrota de 2 a 1 para o Atlético-GO, em pleno Nilton Santos. Ao deixar o campo, ele fez um gesto com as mãos de que estaria saindo do clube, o que causou um grande mal-estar com os torcedores.

No dia seguinte, na reapresentação do clube, o carro dele foi cercado por um grupo de torcedores. Outros jogadores também foram cobrados na porta do Nilton Santos. Ele pediu desculpas ao torcedor pelo gesto do dia anterior, não muito bem aceitas pela torcida, mas bem vista pela diretoria, que não o puniu.

Suspenso contra o…Cruzeiro

Após o gesto de despedida, Bruno Silva não compareceu naquele que seria o reencontro dele com a torcida no Nilton Santos, na última rodada do Brasileirão, o empate em 2 a 2 contra o Cruzeiro, que acabou decretando a não ida do time à Libertadores de 2018. Ele estava suspenso, pois recebeu um cartão amarelo no jogo anterior, o que deixou alguns torcedores desconfiados.

Em entrevistas, ele vem pregando o desejo de jogar em Belo Horizonte, perto da sua cidade natal, Nova Lima. O fato da Raposa disputar a Libertadores de 2018, que seria apenas a segunda na carreira do jogador de 31 anos, também foi importante para os elogios. A torcida, claro, não gostou. No último domingo, um amigo de Bruno Silva publica um vídeo na Internet com o volante afirmando ter chegado ao clube mineiro. Ele ainda alfinetou o rival Atlético-MG: “Frangas”

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Jucilei assina contrato de quatro anos com o São Paulo e assume a camisa 8

MatériaMais Notícias

Pedido especial da torcida são-paulina, o volante Jucilei assinou contrato de quatro temporadas com o Tricolor e já posou com a camisa número 8, que usará nos próximos anos. Para tirar o atleta do Shandong Luneng, da China, o clube do Morumbi desembolsou algo em torno de US$1,5 milhão de euros (R$ 4,9 milhões) após longas negociações.

– Feliz pela minha permanência aqui por mais quatro anos. Feliz de coração mesmo. Eu, minha família e meus amigos estamos muito felizes. Agradecer a torcida do São Paulo por esse ano de 2017, mais uma vez. Por tudo que eles fizeram. Em todas as dificuldades que passamos, eles não deixaram de nos apoiar. Foi fundamental para sair daquela zona de perigo que vivíamos naquele momento. Dizer que 2018 seja um ano diferente para todos nós, que seja um ano de conquistas. Botar o São Paulo onde ele merece, comemorou o volante.

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O jogador estava emprestado pelo clube chinês até o fim deste ano. No entanto, como o Shandong já possui quatro estrangeiros em seu elenco, os asiáticos optaram por facilitar a negociação e aliviaram a pedida. O São Paulo, que via a contratação do meio-campista como prioridade para montar um elenco competitivo, não mediu esforços para trazê-lo em definitivo e oferecer um contrato longo, de quatro anos.

Ao todo, Jucilei fez 49 partidas pelo Tricolor nesta temporada e anotou um gol. No Brasileirão, o jogador teve um aproveitamento de mais de 94% de passes certos, sendo um dos melhores passadores da competição. Além disto, ficou marcado pelos desarmes e pela constante entrega dentro de campo.

Assim como o restante do elenco, Jucilei se reapresenta no CT da Barra Funda no dia 3 de janeiro. O São Paulo terá exatamente duas semanas de preparação até o início do Paulistão, quando o clube encara o São Bento, em Sorocaba, na estreia do estadual.

بسبب محمد صلاح ونونيز.. كلوب يلمح لإجراء تغييرات في هجوم ليفربول

كشف يورجن كلوب المدير الفني لفريق ليفربول الإنجليزي، أنه يعمل من أجل التوفيق بين محمد صلاح وداروين نونيز في خط الهجوم مع استمرار تطور هجوم الريدز.

سجل نونيز هدفه الخامس منذ وصوله الصيفي من بنفيكا – والأول للريدز في آنفيلد – ليحقق فريق كلوب فوزًا صعبًا 1-0 في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز على وست هام يونايتد يوم الأربعاء.

وقبل ذلك بثلاثة أيام، تم وضع اللاعب الأوروجوياني على مقاعد البدلاء في الفوز على مانشستر سيتي، عندما لعب صلاح بدلَا من ذلك في الهجوم وسجل الهدف الوحيد.

ابتعد ليفربول مؤخرًا عن أسلوبه المعتاد 4-3-3 بتشكيل شهد قلب المهاجم الرئيسي مدعومًا من قبل لاعب آخر في دور أعمق قليلاً.

وألمح كلوب إلى وجود احتمال أن يتم إجراء تغييرات في مراكز الهجوم بليفربول لإقران صلاح ونونيز في قلب الهجوم في المستقبل عندما سئل عن كيفية تأثير التشكيل الجديد على دور المصري عند اللعب على اليمين.

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قال كلوب في تصريحات نشرتها “ليفربول إيكو”: “لا على الإطلاق، كل ما علينا فعله هو الدفاع، ويجب على محمد صلاح أن يدافع في ذلك الوقت بشكل مختلف قليلًا عما فعل في الماضي أو في الوسط”.

وأضاف: “هناك فرصة ليلعب محمد صلاح ونونيز كقلب هجوم، سيكون ذلك مزيجًا عالي السرعة! – لكننا بحاجة للوصول إلى هناك بطريقة ما، ما زلنا نطور هذا النوع من النظام، وعلينا معرفة أفضل طريقة له للعبة محددة”.

وأتم كلوب: “يمكن لمحمد صلاح أن يلعب مركز 10 (صانع ألعاب)، وكان باستمرار في قلب الملعب (على الرغم من البداية على الجانب الأيمن)، لم يكن محظوظًا هنا وهناك، لكن لا فرق هجوميًا – دفاعيًا يختلف قليلًا بالنسبة له”.

 

Unbeatable Victoria prepare for Shield victory

Victoria enacted the Sheffield Shield’s version of torture on Queensland as they moved closer to lifting the trophy

Cricinfo staff20-Mar-2010Queensland 257 & 0 for 29 need 611 runs to beat Victoria 305 & 8 for 591 dec (Hussey 168, White 89, Quiney 73, Jewell 70, Finch 63, Boyce 6-181)
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsDavid Hussey, who scored an aggressive 168, made sure Victoria will lift the Sheffield Shield•Getty Images

Victoria enacted the Sheffield Shield’s version of torture on Queensland as they moved closer to lifting the trophy. The Bushrangers, who only need a draw to take the prize, finally closed their innings 45 minutes before stumps on the fourth day after gorging 8 for 591 declared.That left Queensland with an official target of 640, but they will have to settle for batting out the final day for a draw, which is the same thing that happened last year. They started well by reaching 0 for 29 at stumps, with Ryan Broad on 9 and Wade Townsend 16.David Hussey led the way with an aggressive 168 and with Cameron White, who fell for 89, they took the game well beyond Queensland’s reach. When Hussey, who hit 18 fours and four sixes during his 198 balls, and White fell with the score at 481 the Bushrangers had an advantage of 529. But they weren’t finished.Apart from Andrew McDonald, who was unbeaten on 44, the only other person the extra time was useful for was Cameron Boyce, the 20-year-old legspinner. He was able to record his first five-wicket haul in his second first-class game, finishing with 6 for 181 off 44 overs as he benefitted from the charging batsmen.He picked up both openers on the first day but had to wait until White somehow managed to play him on when defending a long way outside off stump. Matthew Wade (20) skied to mid-off and John Hastings (26) went down the pitch and missed a slog to midwicket to be stumped.Boyce’s sixth wicket was a mystery to Damien Wright, who was given out caught behind but missed the ball spinning out of the footmarks. Overall it was a promising sign for Queensland’s future, although being a slow bowler at the Gabba is not much fun.

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