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Matheus Martins se vê diante de uma prova de fogo para comprovar sua ascensão com a camisa do Fluminense nesta temporada. Lançado com frequência por Fernando Diniz, o jogador de 19 anos é o mais cotado para “herdar” a titularidade de Paulo Henrique Ganso no confronto com o RB Bragantino, no domingo (13), na última rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro.

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O meia foi essencial para que a equipe chegasse à vitória por 3 a 0 sobre o Goiás na última quarta-feira (9), no Maracanã. Além da mobilidade na troca de passes, chamou atenção sua precisão nos cruzamentos para dois gols tricolores.

Em uma partida na qual a equipe das Laranjeiras persistiu rumo ao gol, Matheus Martins foi fundamental para a goleada. O jovem fez o cruzamento que deixou Germán Cano livre para fazer seu gol de número 43. E, na reta final, deu drible desconcertante para, logo depois, achar Michel Araújo.

A velocidade de Matheus Martins vem acompanhada da capacidade de municiar o setor ofensivo tricolor. Neste Brasileirão, o meia acertou 75% de passes no campo adversário. Além disto, tem 72% de acerto em bolas longas, de acordo com dados do Sofascore.

Sua entrada em campo no decorrer das partidas coincide com o aumento cerco do Fluminense aos adversários. Em um momento bom na equipe das Laranjeiras, o atleta agora pode assumir uma responsabilidade ainda maior.

Como Ganso cumprirá suspensão automática, Matheus Martins tem chance de ratificar neste domingo, contra o RB Bragantino, sua capacidade de aliar velocidade a habilidade. O meia tem oportunidade de se consolidar ainda mais como ótima cartada para Fernando Diniz na próxima temporada e pedir passagem no Fluminense.

Frequent heavy showers killed off any prospect of a positive result from Sussex’s visit to Leicestershire in the Vitality County Championship, meaning no play was possible at all on the final scheduled day of their Division Two clash.Skipper John Simpson’s maiden double century had put Sussex in a strong position on day three, which ended with Leicestershire 270 in arrears at 86 for 1 in their second innings after Sussex had declared at 694 for 9 just after tea, a lead of 356 on first innings.But after a saturated outfield delayed the start on day four, the combination of more showers and the safety issues raised by trying to remove the covering sheets in winds gusting to gale force gave umpires James Middlebrook and Paul Pollard little option but to abandon the match as a draw shortly before 1pm.Related

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“It’s disappointing, but looking at it another way, we’ve had three days of good cricket,” Paul Farbrace, Sussex’s coach, said. “The groundstaff did brilliantly to get us on considering the outfield is very soft and they’ve had a lot of rain here, like everywhere else… it was a shame for both sides that it couldn’t be finished in the way both sides would have wanted, but I guess that’s cricket in April.”We can take a lot of positives from the game. We played good cricket last week and couldn’t quite get over the line, and here we’ve bowled the opposition out for 330 and then batted ourselves into a position where there was only one side going to win the game. In both the first two games we’ve been in with a good chance of winning going into the last day, which is what we’ve talked about doing.”Alfonso Thomas, Leicestershire’s coach, said that his side’s bowling attack was “undercooked” with Josh Hull yet to return from injury, Rehan Ahmed on a pilgrimage and Chris Wright absent for “personal reasons”.Thomas said: “We knew it would be hard work for the bowlers. They stuck at it well for a long period of time but they were probably a little bit undercooked after the pre-season we have had, not the best of pre-seasons.He also called for the ECB to reconsider their decision to introduce the Kookaburra ball for four rounds of the Championship season. “There has been a lot said about wanting to get rid of average bowlers in the English game but what the Kookaburra has done when it has been in use here is make average batters look very good,” Thomas said. “Is that good for the game? Probably not.”Would you rather have a guy like [Chris] Rushworth taking 70 wickets with the Dukes, or average batters making hundreds? And in a Test match played in England in English conditions I would back a Rushworth to bowl a team out but I probably wouldn’t back a lot of the batters who’ve got runs against it here to go to Australia and score hundreds.It means both sides have two draws from two matches so far, with Sussex the more frustrated, having seen a winning position come to nothing against Northamptonshire at Hove last week, with weather again having the last word.Sussex take 14 points from this match, giving them 29 from two, with Leicestershire taking 12 to swell their early-season total to 25.

تحدث لاعب الأهلي ومنتخب مصر السابق، والمحلل بقنوات بي إن سبورتس، وائل جمعة، عن تتويج محمد صلاح بجائزة أفضل لاعب في إنجلترا من رابطة اللاعبين المحترفين.

وفاز محمد صلاح، جناح فريق ليفربول، بجائزة لاعب الموسم في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز 2024-2025، من قبل رابطة اللاعبين المحترفين.

وقال وائل جمعة في الاستوديو التحليلي بشبكة “بي إن سبورتس”: “أرقام وجوائز كلها مستحقه لمحمد صلاح المجتهد، صلاح يكتب تاريخ كبير جدًا لنفسه وللاعبين العرب في إنجلترا”.

وأضاف: “لاعب دليه إصرار علي النجاح، حين ترى التزام محمد صلاح في التدريبات، تعرف سبب تحقيقه للأرقام القياسية والألقاب”.

وأكد: “هو يستحق ذلك، هو عنوان للنجاح والاجتهاد، والله يكافيء المجتهد والملتزم وصلاح يمك كل الصفات، لذلك الله يمنحه التوفيق بألقاب تستكثرها عليه الجماهير، لكن أرى أنه يستحقها”.

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وأتم بشأن بكاء محمد صلاح علي زميله الرحل ديوجو جوتا الذي لقى مصرعه في حادث سيارة مؤلم: “هو نوع من الوفاء لصديقه ورأينا تقدير كل اللاعبين لجوتا، لكن صلاح علاقته بيه كانت مختلفه وظهرت في رد فعله”.

The Herons will host Atlas this Wednesday at Chase Stadium in Miami

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A new edition of the Leagues Cup is set to begin, and for Inter Miami, it presents another chance to add to their growing list of achievements. The club lifted the trophy in 2023 and now sees this tournament as the first of three major titles still within reach during a demanding season that has been underway since February.

Ahead of their debut against Atlas, Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano confirmed that things are “back to normal,” with both Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba set to start on Wednesday.

"Yes, unless they get penalized again," Mascherano joked. He then spoke seriously about Messi’s condition: “He was forced to rest after many consecutive games. The break did him good. Now he’s starting another marathon of matches, and hopefully a bit fresher."

Mascherano also addressed the situation with Rodrigo De Paul, the team’s high-profile new signing. While he is expected to join the squad soon, the Argentine midfielder has not yet received his work visa.

"De Paul is not training with us yet – he’s working separately. Once he gets his paperwork in order, he’ll join the group sessions," Mascherano confirmed.

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Mascherano believes Inter Miami is poised for a strong showing in the Leagues Cup, following their impressive performances in the Club World Cup, the CONCACAF Champions Cup, and recent MLS matches. With Messi leading the way, are considered one of the favorites to win the tournament.

"We had very good runs in both the CONCACAF competitions and the Club World Cup. In the Champions Cup, we were just one step away from reaching the final. The goal is to maintain that same momentum. Obviously, it won’t be easy because the new Leagues Cup format gives you fewer chances to advance, but that’s part of the challenge," said Mascherano.

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Themade it clear that Inter Miami’s objective is to go deep in the competition.

"It’s a tournament designed to pit MLS teams against Liga MX clubs, and recent editions have shown that MLS teams can compete toe-to-toe with the Mexican sides – and even win, as we’ve seen in the last two editions," he said. "Our goal is to compete at the highest level. Playing at home is another advantage, and while Mexican football has teams with a lot of quality, I don’t think that’s an obstacle for us to aim high, qualify, and reach the top.”

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will face Atlas Wednesday at Chase Stadium, followed by group stage matches against Necaxa and Pumas as they look to secure a spot in the next round.

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Cruzeiro e Corinthians ainda não têm um acordo pela contratação de Mateus Davó, de 23 anos, pelo clube celeste. Segundo o que foi apurado pela equipe Valinor Conteúdo/LANCE!, em contato com o agente do atleta, houve um “desacerto entre as equipes”, mas o motivo não foi especificado.

Davó possui contrato com o Corinthians até o fim da próxima temporada e tinha negociações avançadas com a Raposa, mas que retrocederam. O atacante ganhou destaque no ano passado, quando fez 40 jogos, marcou dez gols e distribuiu quatro assistências com a camisa do Bahia.

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O Cruzeiro não comenta possíveis negociações que estejam em andamento. Nos bastidores celestes, não há informações sobre a contratação de um centroavante, pelo menos até o momento.

The Columbus Crew wingback has offered insight into the coaching approaches of his club manager Wilfried Nancy and USMNT boss Mauricio Pochettino

• Arfsten describes Nancy as very detailed
• Defender notes Pochettino encourages players to utilize strengths
• Values both perspectives, stating it is complementary

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  Columbus Crew star Max Arfsten is amid a breakout campaign, something he credits to working with two well-regarded managers in club manager Wilfred Nancy and USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino. The 24-year-old wingback detailed the specific characteristics that distinguish each manager's approach.

  “Wilfried is extremely, extremely detailed and super detailed with the tactics and on point with how he wants us to play. And he's pretty stern with that, like how we want to play the shape and everything." Arfsten said on the podcast. “And yeah, it's just like his phrases are ingrained in my mind…Pochettino, I feel like he's a coach who wants his players to play to their strengths, you know what I mean? And so, he'll put you in positions where he thinks you will shine, and then from there he kind of, especially on the attacking side of the ball, like do what you do."

  He added, “I think they are different, and it's good. I'm not saying one's right or wrong, but it's good and I think it's good for me because it gives me two different perspectives. It makes you more well-rounded. So it's super cool. And like you said, like those are two amazing coaches to have experience with.”

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  The Columbus Crew defender opened up about his experience representing the USMNT at the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He acknowledged the challenging circumstances surrounding the team's entry into the tournament, noting they had to flip the script following disappointing results in preparatory friendlies.

  “I grew so much mentally,” Arfsten explained. “I think that was the biggest thing and the best thing for me because, like you said, there were a lot of roller coasters. I mean, starting with friendlies, two results that nobody wanted, bad results, and then yeah, going into the Gold Cup. We had to flip the script, and it's not easy.

  “I mean…but the vibe with the locker room is so important. And I think after those friendlies, it was a big turning point for us. We just had to decide to kind of put those two friendlies behind us, learn from it, and then individually, for me, I obviously going into it, I wanted to start and I wanted to play because that's what I wanted.

  Arfsten said the ups and downs from the tournament helped him grow.

  “And then there was a roller coaster because there was good moments and there was bad moments, but I think I grew from it so much mentally, like being able to kind of like find the courage to break through those bad moments on the field as they happen to anything, come out on the other side," he said. "So, for me, it was like, I just feel like I got mentally stronger and that just comes with the experience.”

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  Arfsten has earned 10 caps for the USMNT, with five of those appearances coming during the 2025 Gold Cup, where he contributed to four goals.

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The PCB Women’s Wing head said the decision “was quite disappointing” but hopes the league takes off soon with stability returning to the board

Danyal Rasool09-Feb-2024

The PCB has pushed back a commitment they made over three years ago to launch a women’s T20 league and shelved women’s exhibition matches on the eve of the start of the ninth season of the PSL.In 2023, three women’s exhibition matches featuring players from countries including South Africa, England and New Zealand were held, but this time around, it’s not on the agenda. Tania Mallick, head of the PCB women’s wing since 2021, attributed this to the uncertainty around the PCB chairman, saying the interim management committee led by Zaka Ashraf until last month did not wish to financially commit to a women’s league.”The impression I got was they did not feel they were in a position to make such big financial decisions,” Mallick told ESPNcricinfo. “What was conveyed to us was the next committee and administration would do this, ‘we don’t want to’. The obstacle is not within our management or the financial officers within the PCB. It was the interim management committee that was not willing to commit. I don’t feel frustrated with my management because they all agree [we need a league]. Even the PSL department, we had planned everything but it was taken off the board at the last minute. This was towards the tail-end of the Zaka regime. It was quite disappointing for all of us and I told the girls that repeatedly.”Related

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There was little to no public communication from the PCB regarding its plans or intentions for women’s cricket for the best part of 2023. Much of the year was a difficult period for Pakistan women’s cricket, though it ended on a note of optimism as the side whitewashed South Africa 3-0 in a home T20I series, before becoming the first Asian side to beat New Zealand in New Zealand, stunning them 2-1 in the T20Is.After that series, Fatima Sana spoke to ESPNcricinfo, and said that the three exhibition matches had “opened up the minds of our girls” and that “all the players want” to have their own league. The PCB has toyed with the idea of various leagues besides the PSL across three different chairs, with the Pakistan Junior League taking place in 2022. Last year, a local T10 league was also mooted, which Mallick said would have potentially included women’s games.But for a board that once spoke about getting Asia’s first women’s T20 league off the ground, things have changed significantly.”Every new administration who comes in also doesn’t necessarily have the same kind of interest in women’s cricket,” Mallick said. “I still feel Pakistan is at the emerging stage of women’s cricket and needs to go a long way. So [the administrative turnover] has a huge impact. We always wonder if we’ll have a women’s league or exhibition matches now, but if we had one chairman these question marks would not have been there. A couple of chairmen announced it’ll definitely happen but because every chairman had such a short span of time, they spent most of their time firefighting and couldn’t have a strategic policy.””There was talk about a T10, and women were a part of that but unfortunately that couldn’t take place and women’s exhibition matches have also been pushed back. But all the chairmen that have come in, it’s not as if they’re unwilling to support us. They’ve imposed no financial cap on us to prevent us from holding camps or sending our Under-19 team to Bangladesh. But the problem is that normally with a chairman we can plan for a three-year period. There was a restriction there because we were only able to plan for a few months here and there.For Mallick, there is a possible reason for optimism, as there are signs of stability returning to the PCB. Mohsin Naqvi was elected as PCB chairman on a three-year term earlier this week, and barring significant unforeseen events, should be in the role for the foreseeable future.The Pakistan women’s team celebrate a historic series victory in New Zealand•Getty Images

“With the new chairman coming in hopefully we can plan for a longer period,” Mallick said. “Higher management have told us repeatedly that it’s not that we are not supporting it, we definitely support it but as soon as we have firmer footing, it will be in place. We are hopeful we don’t have to go back on that one because I felt the exhibition matches had a very good impact in terms of exposure.”Mallick was unwilling to commit to a firm date for a women’s league. While she hopes it will happen “earlier than 2025”, that would mean a league happening independent of the PSL, as well as the PCB carving out a window that does not clash with other stakeholders, a scenario that is optimistic to the point of being unrealistic.But having been in the job for more than two years, Mallick admitted that having had just three exhibition matches to show by way of a league has been “frustrating”. She feels attracting top talent from around the world will not be an issue, pointing to the players that made the trip over for those exhibition matches, and adding Pakistan have received expressions of interest from players around the world.She also warned against the dangers of a league rushed through, though. “We don’t want to compromise on the quality of the league we put up. If you saw the exhibition matches, the broadcast, everything was at par with the men’s league,” she said. “It has to be of that quality, anything below that is not acceptable. The new chairman has only just come in, so you really can’t say how it’ll be taken up in the future with the Champions Trophy taking place in 2025 as well, but we’re very hopeful.”Pakistani women cricketers don’t get called up to many leagues. Fatima Sana was a one-off because she gave such an exceptional performance in New Zealand and she was asked to stay back. They don’t get that exposure, and I think that’s really holding us back. As the landscape in women’s cricket is changing, the style of women’s cricket is changing. Our girls only play against each other, and when they play, they play against international teams.”Playing a league is very liberating because you don’t have the pressure of international matches. When you play in a league, you can bring out your personality and play the way you want to. You play against senior players, you learn their style and learn from those coaches. But our girls don’t get that.”

O’Neill took 5 for 47, his third five-wicket haul of the season, as Victoria needs just 108 to win on the fourth day with eight wickets in hand

AAP05-Feb-2024Victorian paceman Fergus O’Neill has snared 5 for 47 to put the home side in the box seat for victory in their Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia.The Redbacks were bowled out for 271 in their second innings at Junction Oval on Monday, setting Victoria a victory target of 157. Victoria went to stumps on day three at 49 for 2, with the home side needing another 108 runs to secure the win.Nic Maddinson, who scored 104 in Victoria’s first-innings total of 288, is unbeaten on 21, while the home side’s second nightwatcher Xavier Crone also made it to stumps.Victorian opener Marcus Harris only made four before being bowled by Nathan McAndrew for the second time in the match. Nightwatcher Todd Murphy (18) was then trapped lbw by McAndrew in the final over of the day.The opening session on Monday was washed out by rain. When play resumed after lunch with South Australia 66 for 2 in their second innings, Victorian paceman Scott Boland was able to take his place on the field after passing a fitness test on his sore knee.O’Neill, who dismissed Jake Carder late on day two, then claimed another four wickets on Monday to put the brakes on South Australia’s second innings.The 23-year-old snared the key scalps of Henry Hunt (54), McAndrew (43) and Harry Nielsen (67), before finishing off his fine haul with the wicket of Ben Manenti (19). It was his third five-wicket haul of his short Shield career, with all coming against South Australia this season.Murphy took 3 for 54 and Boland chipped in with 2 for 35 from 16 overs in a strong bowling display from Victoria.McAndrew received a life on 34 when Crone dropped a tough caught-and-bowled chance.Hunt was bowled a short time later when O’Neill got one to jag back sharply. Every time the Redbacks steadied the ship, O’Neill was on hand to snare a vital wicket, and Victoria will fancy their chances of winning on Tuesday, despite the tricky nature of the pitch.

اتخذ بيب جوارديولا مدرب مانشستر سيتي قرارًا بالتخلص من أحد لاعبي فريقه في سوق الانتقالات الصيفي الجاري، بحسب ما ورد في تقارير صحفية.

وافتتح مانشستر سيتي موسمه، بفوز عريض أمام ولفرهامبتون برباعية دون رد، ثم تلقى هزيمة أمام توتنهام بهدفين دون مقابل، في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

في الجولة الأولى، شارك إيلكاي جوندوجان كبديل مع مانشستر سيتي، وبالجولة الثانية تواجد اللاعب على مقاعد البدلاء.

جوندوجان البالغ من العمر 34 عامًا، غادر نادي برشلونة قبل موسم وعاد إلى مانشستر سيتي، وكان من المنتظر أن يستعيد أفضل مستوياته تحت قيادة جوارديولا، لكن ذلك لم يتحقق بالصورة المتوقعة.

وذكرت صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية، نقلاً عن “توتو سبورت” الإيطالية، أنه من الواضح أن بيب جوارديولا فتح لجوندوجان الباب للرحيل، وهو يبحث عن وجهة قبل نهاية فترة الانتقالات الحالية.

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ويشير التقرير إلى أن هناك ناديًا إيطاليًا كبيرًا يسعى للتعاقد مع جوندوجان قبل غلق نافذة الانتقالات الصيفية الحالية، وذكرت أن يوفنتوس تواصل بالفعل مع وكلاء اللاعب.

وأفادت الصحيفة أن العائق الرئيسي يكمن في راتب جوندوجان المرتفع، لكنه مستعد لتوقيع عقد لمدة عامين لضمان إتمام الصفقة، حيث يرغب في تقديم أفضل ما لديه، من أجل المشاركة في كأس العالم 2026.

في موسم 2024-2025، شارك جوندوجان في 54 مباراة في جميع المسابقات مع مانشستر سيتي، وأحرز 5 أهداف وساهم بـ 6 تمريرات حاسمة.

Unbeaten centuries in hefty fifth-wicket stand thwart Derbyshire’s bid for control

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Gloucestershire’s James Bracey and Graeme van Buuren blasted their side out of trouble with swashbuckling centuries before rain took a hand on the third day of the Vitality County Championship Division Two match with Derbyshire at Bristol.The fifth-wicket pair launched a savage attack on the second new ball, producing a boundary blitz and adding 156 runs to their team’s overnight first innings total of 243 for four in just 21 overs before the heavens opened, with Bracey unbeaten on 137 and van Buuren having raced to 156 not out.No play was possible after lunch. At 399 for four, Gloucestershire were still 127 short of Derbyshire’s first innings total of 526, but on the most benign of batting surfaces, with two players in top form, they can feel optimistic of avoiding defeat on the final day.Bracey was on 87 and van Buuren 61 when play began, with 14 overs to bat before Derbyshire could take a second new ball both sides knew could be central to the outcome. Bracey moved comfortably to his second hundred of the season, reaching the milestone with his 15th four, a cut off Luis Reece, having faced 151 balls.Gloucestershire had just claimed a second batting bonus point when van Buuren elected to cut loose, moving from 88 to his 15th first class century with three fours off successive deliveries from off-spinner Alex Thomson in the over before the new ball became due.Derbyshire took it immediately, but suffered as a result when both Daryn Dupavillon and Sam Connors strayed in line and length, producing a plethora of short deliveries, while others were overpitched. The first five overs with the harder ball went for 65 runs.Bracey and van Buuren attacked at every opportunity, the latter pulling Connors over mid-wicket for six and clearing the ropes again off the same bowler with a sweetly-timed flick over fine leg. The diminutive Gloucestershire skipper needed only 28 deliveries to move from 100 to 150, sending the ball to all parts of the Seat Unique Stadium.From 318 for four when the new ball was taken, Gloucestershire had posted 383 for four by the end of the 85th over. Derbyshire captain David Lloyd had little option but to remove Dupavillon and Connors from the attack, bringing on Anuj Dal and Reece.Play had already been interrupted by a short shower when heavier rain arrived and lunch was taken. Bracey had faced 175 balls, striking 19 fours and a six, while the inspired van Buuren had clocked up 22 fours and 2 sixes in facing 172 deliveries.The partnership was worth 268 in 48.3 overs when the weather set in. Umpires Paul Pollard and Naeem Ashraf made a 3pm pitch inspection, ordered tea to be taken at 3.10pm, and looked again at 4pm, by which time more rain had fallen. They abandoned play for the day at 4.15pm.