أكرم توفيق مبررًا رحيله عن الأهلي: عندي التزامات.. طلبت الربع ولم أقل عن الجمهور "ما يزعل"

وجه أكرم توفيق لاعب الأهلي السابق، التهنئة إلى أخيه أحمد توفيق لاعب بيراميدز، بعد الفوز على صن داونز والتتويج بلقب دوري أبطال إفريقيا، كما تحدث عن رحيله من القلعة الحمراء.

وأعلن مجلس إدارة النادي الأهلي، رحيل عدد من لاعبي الفريق بينهم أكرم توفيق، الذي انتقل إلى صفوف الشمال القطري، مع بداية الموسم الكروي الجديد.

وقال أكرم توفيق في تصريحات عبر قناة “إم بي سي مصر”: “سعيد لأحمد توفيق وأقول له مبروك وإن شاء الله لا تكون آخر بطولة لك، ربنا يُعطي المجتهد، وأنا أحب أن أراه في أفضل مكانة دائمًا، أنا وأخي لا نتكلم قبل أي مباراة، لكن نتحدث بعدها”.

وتابع: “صن داونز ليس في أفضل مستوى، لكن بيراميدز قد يكون لعب على نقاط ضعفهم، لأنني لم أشاهد اللقاء، دائمًا أفكر في مباراة الأهلي أمام صن داونز وخروجنا من البطولة أمام جماهيرنا، وأستغرب من هذا اللقاء، وليس عندي أسباب للخروج سوى أنها قدرية”.

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وعن رحيله من الأهلي، قال: “توجد مشاعر مختلطة كثيرة، لكن أنا صليت استخارة كثيرًا، حتى الآن لا أتخيل أنني سأرحل عن الأهلي، لكن هذه سنة الحياة، لا أعرف كيف أُعبر، 9 سنوات في ناد كبرني وكان بيتي، كل الأوقات الحلوة والسيئة كانت في النادي، وكسبت أشخاصًا وجمهورًا في ضهري، تُوجت ببطولات، 9 سنوات عشرة كبيرة لذلك كنت أبكي بعد اللقاء الأخير”.

وأفاد: “آخر 3 أشهر كنت أنظر لكل ركن في النادي ولا أركز مع أحد، وأقول لنفسي هل صحيح أنني لن اتواجد هنا مرة أخرى وأرى الملعب والعمال وزملائي، حتى في البيت كنت صامتًا لا أتحدث، حتى الآن لم أذهب للنادي، لا أعرف كيف أذهب، ولو ذهبت لا أعرف ماذا سيحدث”.

وأوضح: “حصلت على كل البطولات مع الأهلي، لكن هناك أمور أخرى أنظر لها، لدي أسرة والتزامات، عندما جلست مع الأهلي العرض لم يكن كما يتخيل البعض، فقلت لهم إن لدي عرض بمقابل معين وأنا أريد مبلغًا مقاربًا لم نتفق، وصليت استخارة وقررت”.

وأردف: “محمد رمضان جلس معي وقال لي نُريدك معنا، قلت له إن الأولوية دائمًا للأهلي، لكن أنا أريد كذا، لأن الرقم كان بعيدًا تماما عن العرض، قلت له أنا أريد أن أحصل على نصفه أو ربعه حتى وأستمر في الأهلي”.

واستطرد: “عندما جاء مشعل العلي إلى مصر، جلست معه وعرض علي المشروع والفكرة أعجبتني، وطلب مني التفكير، ذهبت للكابتن رمضان وحكيت له قال لي لكن الفارق بعيد قلت له أريد الربع فقط”.

وأكد: “أنا عندي إصابتين وعدت بقوة، حسبتها أنني فعلت كل شيء للنادي، واللاعب عمره في الملعب ليس كبيرًا، لو مثلًا لعبت 15 سنة إذا لم تؤمن نفسك ستجد صعوبة لأن هذا مصدر دخلي، هذا لا يعني أنني شخص مادي، لست ماديًا إطلاقًا”.

وواصل: “هناك أشياء لا أستطيع أن أتحدث عنها، لأنني تربيت في النادي، لكن عندما عدت بعد الإصابة لم أبخل بنقطة عرق والناس كانوا يطالبونني بالهدوء حتى لا أتعرض لإصابة أخرى، لكن توجد أسباب جعلتني أرحل، أنا أتقي الله جدًا في عملي”.

وتطرق للحديث: “في الدوري القطري لا يوجد ضغط، لكن أنت كلاعب في النادي الأهلي قدرك أن تتوج بالبطولات، وأنا لا أستطيع أن ألعب تحت ضغط كثيرًا، تعبت وكنت أفكر كثيرًا، أنا جالس حاليًا وأنا أفكر في الأهلي وأستيقظ كل يوم على موعد التدريبات”.

واستمر: “الرحيل عن الأهلي أمر لا يُصدق، دموعي كانت كبت، إن الأيام مرت ولن تعاد، لو كان أحد مكاني وشاهد الجماهير كان سيبكي، لكن جمهور الأهلي أساء الظن بي، أريد أن أقول لهم توجد أسباب معينة وقرارات تضطر أن تجازف بسببها”.

وبسؤاله هل أنت قلت ردًا على جمهور الأهلي (ما يزعل)؟ أجاب: “والله لم يحدث ذلك مني، وأنا جريء جداً، ولو كنت أريد أن أقول شيئًا كنت اعترفت أن ذلك صحيح”.

وأتم: “الصحفي كان يقول لي لا تترك الأهلي الجماهير تحبك وستغضب، فرديت وقلت: ستغضب؟، لكنني لا أعرف ماذا قال بعد ذلك”.

'Getting the Jack Grealish treatment!' – Cole Palmer told he's now an 'average robot' as Chelsea star's worrying goal drought extends to 17 games

Cole Palmer endured another frustrating afternoon as he struggled in Chelsea's narrow 1-0 win over Everton, extending his goal drought to 17 games.

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Palmer's worrying form showed no signs of turning at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The 21-year-old was regularly caught in possession, and failed to influence the game as Chelsea suffered through a laboured second-half performance.

AdvertisementWHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

The watching public made their feelings about the display know on X. @TheKopWatch said: "Cole Palmer is getting the Jack Grealish treatment at Chelsea. He’s just an average robot now because he’s over coached. Modern football 😴"

And user @leecarty8 posted: "Have we all been catfished a bit by Cole Palmer?"

Another poster, @ElSaminou added: "Cole Palmer i don’t know what to tell him. Chelsea should probably sell him next season."

@fullback03 said: "The Cole Palmer drop off is frightening. I think he might actually be holding chelsea back here. Slow, poor touches and can’t pick a pass either. What happened to him?"

@CricketRea45554 questioned: "Is Cole Palmer a one season wonder? Still a good player obviously but no where near as good as some people will have you believe"

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Despite Palmer's struggles, Chelsea have laid down a marker for the other players in the race for Champions League qualification. Maresca's men made the most of their early kick-off jumping into fourth place.

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AFPWHAT NEXT FOR COLE PALMER?

Despite his issues, you still wouldn't bet against Palmer popping up with a vital goal in the run-in. The Blues have maybe the hardest slate of games remaining, as they take on champions-elect Liverpool, as well as two tricky away trips to Newcastle and Nottingham Forest.

رجل مباراة ليفربول وبرايتون في الدوري الإنجليزي

أعلنت رابطة البريميرليج، الفائز بجائزة رجل مباراة ليفربول وبرايتون في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

والتقى الفريقان مساء الإثنين، حيث حل ليفربول ضيفًا على برايتون، في مباراة بالجولة السابعة والثلاثين للدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

ونجح برايتون في تحقيق الفوز على ليفربول، وعاد بالنتيجة ليحسم المباراة لصالحه بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدفين.

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وحصل الياباني كاورو ميتوما لاعب برايتون، على جائزة رجل المباراة أمام ليفربول، بعد أدائه المميز خلال المواجهة.

وسجل ميتوما هدفًا لصالح برايتون في شباك ليفربول، وسدد تسديدتين على المرمى، ومرر تمريرة مفتاحية.

ميتوما حصل على أعلى نسبة تصويت من الجماهير عبر الموقع الرسمي للبريميرليج، ليحصل على جائزة رجل المباراة بنسبة تصويت بلغت 38.5%، وأتى في المركز الثاني هارفي إليوت لاعب ليفربول بنسبة 25.1%.

وقد تجمد رصيد ليفربول حامل اللقب، عند 83 نقطة في المركز الأول، وارتفع رصيد برايتون إلى 58 نقطة في المركز الثامن.

Dream Potter signing: West Ham could sign "one of the most exciting CFs"

West Ham have struggled at the start of the 2024/25 Premier League season, only picking up 23 points after 20 games played, winning six games, drawing five but losing nine times.

Julen Lopetegui spent just over six months in charge at the club, managing 22 games and picking up 1.18 points on average.

West Ham head coach Julen Lopetegui

The Hammers have averaged 14.6 shots taken per game (7th highest in the division), holding 46.6% possession (7th lowest) and conceded 16.6 shots per game (4th most).

Despite having slightly more control and possession in games, Lopetegui’s style wasn’t coming together, especially with their out-of-possession ideas often being exposed, leading to him being sacked and replaced by Graham Potter.

What Graham Potter could do first at West Ham

Potter is likely to be flexible with his ideas, both in and out of possession, looking to stabilise the club and get results on the board first, before looking ahead to next season.

With this being said, it’s hard to predict whether we see a four or five at the back from the former Brighton boss, as he has used both extensively in the past.

This could see the Englishman get the best out of Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen again, perhaps giving a chance to a new midfielder such as Lewis Orford from the academy, in order to fix their mobility issues in central midfield, and even three central defenders used to stop leaking goals.

Graham Potter as Chelsea manager

But, with the Hammers’ current striker situation, the directors could make a move to sign a new striker, reuniting Potter with one of his old players, which could turn out to be his dream first signing at the London Stadium.

A dream first signing for Graham Potter

According to reports from The Telegraph earlier this week, West Ham are weighing up a move for Brighton striker Evan Ferguson.

The Republic of Ireland international has scored 17 goals in 79 appearances for the Brighton first-team, also providing five assists in 3,525 minutes played.

Once thought to be “one of the most exciting centre-forwards on the planet” as dubbed by Ryan Adsett of TSR Football, the youngster has enjured a lean season, scoring just once in 220 minutes of Premier League football but there is a belief that, with regular game time, he could live up to that quote once again.

Indeed, hailed by Brighton team-mate James Milner for his “phenomenal” finishing, the 20-year-old has shown already in his short career the quality he has in and around the box.

Evan Ferguson vs Michail Antonio comparison

Stats (per 90 mins)

Ferguson

Antonio

Goals

0.26

0.10

Assists

0.00

0.10

xG

0.20

0.24

Progressive Carries

0.80

3.12

Progressive Passes

0.40

1.94

Shots Taken

2.76

2.08

Shots on Target

1.18

0.52

Key Passes

1.20

0.97

Shot-Creating Actions

1.60

2.37

Aerial Duels Won

1.60

1.83

Stats taken from FBref

When comparing Ferguson to Antonio (who is currently out injured, which further shows their need for a striker option this month), you can see the extra shot volume and efficiency the youngster could provide, taking more shots and getting more on target.

However, Antonio clearly offers much more than his goal-scoring, running the channels and helping with his progressive qualities, especially carrying out to relieve pressure. This role would therefore need to be tweaked by Potter, to allow the Irishman to play his best role, whilst not losing the progressive qualities needed in the team.

Michail Antonio scores for West Ham

Not only would Ferguson offer a more youthful striker option (all of West Ham’s current first-team strikers are over the age of 30), but he would also offer a new dimension to their play, being a mobile target man who can link play but also provide the finishing touch. That would surely be a dream for any new manager.

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Altos-PI x Flamengo: prováveis times, desfalques e onde assistir ao jogo da Copa do Brasil

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Estreando na Copa do Brasil de 2022, o Flamengo visita o Altos-PI, em Teresina, neste domingo, na partida de ida da terceira fase do mata-mata. A bola rola às 18h no gramado do Estádio Albertão, que receberá grande público – formado, em sua maioria, por rubro-negros. Por motivos diferentes, os técniso Paulo Sousa, do Fla, e Francisco Diá, do Jacaré, escalarão times alternativos no duelo.

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Vindo de uma sequência de oito jogos em abril e diante de um adversário de nível inferior, Paulo Sousa deve mandar a campo uma equipe formada por reservas. Já o estreante Francisco Diá afirmou que vai priorizar a recuperação do Altos na Série C do Brasileirão. O clube de Piauí está na zona de rebaixamento e, na quarta, o time enfrenta o ABC, um dos líderes do torneio.

Se o Rubro-Negro estreia na competição, o Altos já eliminou o Sport – vitória por 1 a 0 em casa – e o ABC – nos pênaltis, após empate em 1 a 1, fora de casa.

Entre os relacionados do Flamengo, Ayrton Lucas é a grande novidade, com a expectativa de fazer sua estreia no clube neste domingo. Por outro lado, vários titulares foram preservados da viagem, como Gabi. Veja a lista completa aqui!

Saiba as informações da partida entre Altos-PI e Flamengo, pela Copa do Brasil:

Estádio: Albertão, em Teresina (PI)
Data e hora: 1º de maio de 2022, às 18h
Árbitro: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza (Fifa/SP)
Assistentes: Alex Ang Ribeiro (SP) eFabrini Bevilaqua Costa (Fifa/SP)
Onde assistir: Amazon Prime e Tempo Real do LANCE!

ALTOS (Técnico: Francisco Diá)

Marcelo; João Carlos, Mimica, Lucas do Carmo e Dyeson; Marconi, Sousa Tibiri, Dieguinho e Netinho; Elielton e Dico.

Suspensos: –
Pendurados: –
Desfalques: Del’Amore, Ray e Anderson Braz (lesionados)

FLAMENGO (Técnico: Paulo Sousa)

Santos; Pablo, David Luiz e Cleiton; Rodinei, João Gomes, Daniel Cabral e Ayrton Lucas; Diego, Marinho e Pedro.

Suspensos: –
Pendurados: –
Desfalques: Rodrigo Caio, Fabrício Bruno, Gustavo Henrique, Matheuzinho, Andreas Pereira, Matheus França e Vitinho (lesionados), Isla (liberado), Willian Arão, Thiago Maia, Filipe Luís, Everton Ribeiro, Arrascaeta e Gabi (preservados)

Everton have "opened talks" to sign 22 y/o Premier League winger this month

Everton have “opened talks” for a Premier League attacker over a permanent move in the January transfer window, according to a new update from Fabrizio Romano.

Everton transfer news

There is lots of transfer talk regarding the Blues currently, with Beto looking like a player who is going to be on the move this month. A new report has claimed that the 26-year-old is closing in on a transfer to Serie A side Torino, having been spotted at Manchester airport over the weekend taking a flight to Turin.

In terms of potential incoming signings, Real Valladolid centre-back Juma Bah has been linked with a move to Everton, with the Merseysiders thought to have made an approach for the 18-year-old.

Juma Bah for Real Valladolid.

Another player who has emerged as an option to join the Blues soon is Evan Ferguson, who is seen as a possible replacement for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, should the latter leave Goodison Park on a free transfer at the end of the season. The Brighton attacker has struggled for minutes this season, making only two starts in the Premier League, but is a player with a huge amount of potential.

Meanwhile, Galatasaray right-back Elias Jelert has been linked with a switch to Everton, too, being seen as a long-term successor to the likes of Seamus Coleman and Ashley Young.

Romano drops big Everton transfer claim

According to Romano on X, Everton have now “opened talks” for Aston Villa youngster Jaden Philogene over a move, with a permanent transfer on the cards.

Blues supporters are likely to be buoyed by this news, at a time when new faces are needed, in order to bolster the quality and depth in Sean Dyche’s squad in the second half of the season.

Philogene is still a young player learning his trade, but he is a footballer with so much quality, with Liam Rosenior heaping praise on him during his time managing the Englishman at Hull City: “Ridiculous. His ability is something we missed for a long time.

“He’s only going to get better with the more games he plays. It’s not just his goal or his showreel moments, it’s his energy levels he gives the team – he works so hard. He’s got real belief he can be a top player but the reason he can be a top player is because he works so hard on his game.”

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Hopefully, Philogene can add the attacking quality that Everton so badly crave moving forward, having registered 18 goal contributions (12 goals and six assists) in 32 appearances for Hull, as well as netting three times in seven caps for England’s Under-21s. Granted, his time at Villa hasn’t worked out, but that can happen to any young player.

Healy 129, Haynes 85 power Australia to seventh final

Australia secured their place in the World Cup final after a powerful century by Alyssa Healy and her dominant opening stand with Rachael Haynes set West Indies a target that proved well out of their reach.The 157-run drubbing reflected each side’s path to the semi-finals, Australia unbeaten after starting the tournament as overwhelming favourites for the title and West Indies scraping into the top four on India’s last-ball heartbreak at the hands of South Africa in their final group-stage match.Australia’s opening pair put on 216 runs – the highest partnership of the tournament so far – passing the 196 by Haynes and Meg Lanning for the second wicket against England, to post an imposing total of 305 for 3 from 45 overs after rain over Wellington’s Basin Reserve had delayed the start by an hour and 45 minutes.Related

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Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews began the chase as aggressively as their hefty target required, but they both fell for 34. By the time captain Stafanie Taylor dug in for a steadying but rather circumspect innings, it was too late.Australia will play the winner of Thursday’s second semi-final between defending champions England and South Africa in the title decider.Despite a sedate start by Healy, West Indies’ bowlers struggled to find their lines and lengths after winning the toss. A rash of fielding mistakes spread from tough chance to squandered gifts as Healy overtook Haynes, to whom she’d played a supporting role initially. Healy’s first fifty runs came off 63 balls while her second came from just 28 and she finished with 17 fours and a six.After the powerplay, reduced to nine overs because of the rain delay, Australia were 37 without loss, although Healy hadn’t found the boundary while Haynes looked in fine touch, punishing anything short or overpitched as she picked off four fours en route to 26 from 34 balls.With four spinners at her disposal, Taylor turned to Matthews in the ninth over and she got her offbreaks turning sharply at the outset, using a patch of green grass outside the right-hander’s off stump to find some grip.Encouraged, Taylor brought on Anisa Mohammed – a replacement for Afy Fletcher, who was out after testing positive for Covid-19 – a short time later and her third legitimate delivery – a full toss – yielded Healy’s first four as she cleared mid-on.With Healy finding her groove, having survived on 5 when Chinelle Henry spilled a difficult return catch, she struck three fours off six balls from Mohammed and Henry, and Karishma Ramharack promptly replaced Mohammed in the attack as West Indies searched for a way to break the union.Even a return to pace with Dottin failed and both batters brought up their fifties in the same Ramharack over, the 22nd of the innings, before Dottin conceded 18 off her third over in which a gorgeous Haynes pull to the deep midwicket boundary was bookended by fours driven wide of cover and threaded through fine leg by Healy.Haynes miscued a sweep off Ramharack but was put down by Shamilia Connell at midwicket, and by the time Healy heaved Ramharack over mid-off, a patch of bright sunshine had broken through. But the pall of missed opportunity hung heavy over West Indies when Matthews put down a sitter at mid-on four balls later that would have seen Haynes dismissed for 61.It got even worse for West Indies as Mohammed, chasing hard to stop another Healy boundary, pulled up with what looked like a serious hamstring injury and had to be driven from the field.Healy then smacked a Ramharack full toss from about a foot above head height down the ground for a 73m six over long-on and struck the next ball for four back down the ground to move to 98. She brought up her maiden World Cup century – and fourth in ODIs – with a single through cover, with a visceral “yeeeeessss!” as she struck the ball.Beth Mooney took a stunning catch early in the chase•ICC via Getty Images

Healy was put down again on 123 by substitute fielder Shakera Selman running in from long-on, but she made amends a short time later, diving forwards at mid-off to hold onto a Healy top-edge off Connell and finally give West Indies a wicket in the 33rd over.Australia plumped for big-hitting finisher Ashleigh Gardner instead of usual No. 3 Meg Lanning but she failed to make and impact and Haynes fell spooning Henry to Dottin at extra cover for 85. Beth Mooney produced a neat cameo of 43 not out off 31 balls, including three consecutive fours off Taylor, as she and Lanning added 68 runs.Mooney then took a screamer during West Indies’ chase, diving to her right at square leg to pluck the ball from the air almost after it had passed her, which left bowler Megan Schutt aghast and Rashada Williams trudging off the field for a duck.At the end of the powerplay, West Indies were on track at 39 for 1 but Tahlia McGrath entered the attack in the 10th over and struck with her third ball as Dottin holed out to Annabel Sutherland at long-on.By the time Jess Jonassen removed Matthews, caught by Alana King who had earlier copped a nasty blow to the neck trying to stop a ball flicked soundly by Matthews on the bounce to midwicket, the required run rate was nudging 10 per over. And it crept ever higher as West Indies lost 3 for 8 in 10 balls, including Chedean Nation, run out by none other than Healy, while she was attempting a second run.Taylor was dropped on 46 by Sutherland off Gardner, although Gardner trapped Ramharack lbw next ball. With the injured Mohammed and an unwell Henry unable to bat, Australia progressed when King had Taylor caught by Jonassen at backward point for 48, sealing a comprehensive victory and a seventh World Cup final berth.

Ben Stokes century sets up England declaration before West Indies dig in

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Valkerie Baynes17-Mar-2022Ben Stokes made a welcome return to the ranks of Test centurion with a belligerent display against West Indies as England set a commanding first-innings total.It had been well over 18 months and 23 Test innings without a ton for Stokes and much has happened in that time – from losing his beloved father, Ged, to a four-and-a-half-month absence from the game during which he had two operations to repair a serious finger injury and took time out to manage his mental health. But once he got going on the second morning in Barbados, it was something to behold.He struck four sixes and 11 fours as he reached 89 off just 92 balls by lunch, having started the day on nought after Dan Lawrence fell on the last ball of the opening day.A quieter period ensued after the interval as Kemar Roach and Jason Holder put the lid on England’s scoring for a time, but Stokes went out swinging once more, for 120, after bringing up his 11th Test hundred with a scampered single and celebrating with his crooked-fingered salute to the heavens in memory of his dad, who died in December 2020. Stokes’ last Test century had come against West Indies at Old Trafford in July of that year.Meanwhile, his captain, Joe Root, was at the other end of the pitch for the most part, during a 129-run partnership for the fourth wicket, having brought up his second consecutive Test century the evening before, his eighth in 19 Tests since the start of 2021.Root ended up with 153 on this occasion, before leaving Stokes to carry on and then seeing a 75-run seventh-wicket stand between Chris Woakes and Ben Foakes, allowing him to on 507 for 9 shortly after tea.Debutant Matthew Fisher, drafted into the squad after the Ashes debacle and handed his chance when Craig Overton fell ill on the eve of this match, struck with just his second ball in international cricket before Kraigg Brathwaite and Shamarh Brooks resisted further damage to steer West Indies to 71 for 1 at the close.Having seen John Campbell thread his first ball to the rope through backward point, Fisher elicited a prod outside off-stump and the ball flew off the toe-end of Campbell’s bat to Foakes behind the stumps. Poignantly, as he celebrated his maiden Test wicket, Fisher raised his finger skyward in tribute to his own father, Phil, who died when Matthew was just 14.Fisher thought he had his second wicket when Brooks jabbed in the direction of second slip, where Zak Crawley stooped very low to grab the ball in his fingertips, although he came up looking uncertain as to whether it had been grounded in the process and replays showed it had, confirming the not-out soft signal.Brathwaite was then given out lbw on 14, Jack Leach skidding one into his back pack – but not before it had grazed the bat, as the DRS confirmed to reprieve West Indies’ captain.Earlier, Stokes and Root had England innings looking like London buses as they carried their side past 300. That mark had evaded them for 12 innings and more than six months, until the first Test in Antigua, when they racked up 311 and 349 for 6 declared.Matt Fisher struck with his second ball in Test cricket•Getty ImagesHaving begun the day on 244 for 3, with Root on 119, Stokes lit up the morning. He twice advanced on left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul to launch him down the ground for six in consecutive overs, bringing up his fifty in the second instance. He later muscled Permaul over the fence at midwicket before clubbing the very next ball over cover for four.Stokes took to Alzarri Joseph in the following over with three consecutive fours, bringing up the 100-partnership with Root via a powerful drive through cover before launching him over long-off and through midwicket. But Stokes wasn’t done, passing 5000 Test runs with a mow down the ground to clear the fence by some distance.Root passed 150 for the 12th time in his career, the most by any England batter, but then Roach, with his first ball back into the attack and the seventh after lunch, ended his stay with one that nipped back from outside off and rapped the front pad. Initially adjudged not out by umpire Nigel Duguid, the hosts reviewed and Hawk-Eye showed the ball crashing into the top of leg stump to move Roach past Sir Garry Sobers and clear into seventh on West Indies’ list of all-time wicket-takers.Jonny Bairstow crashed Jayden Seales down the ground and through the covers before holing out to deep midwicket off Joseph, and with that Stokes threw the bat again. He heaved Brathwaite over the fence at deep midwicket for his first boundary since lunch, some 13.2 overs after the resumption, and was very nearly out on the next ball, lofting Brathwaite to long-on, where Campbell spilled a tough chance while stepping on the rope. Stokes came undone going big again one ball later, this time skying Brathwaite to Brooks at long-off.West Indies took three wickets for eight runs in the space of 14 balls, prompting Root to call his men in six overs into the evening session. Permaul, who had come in for some tough treatment, particularly at the hands of Stokes, had Foakes and Leach stumped by Joshua Da Silva to bookend Woakes’ dismissal, sending Roach high into the air on the leg side to be caught by Seales.

ميدو يرد على أنباء مفاوضات شريف وكوتيسا.. ومشهد إزالة صور زيزو من نادي الزمالك

كشف أحمد حسام ميدو، عضو لجنة التخطيط بمجلس إدارة نادي الزمالك، عن حقيقة التفاوض مع محمد شريف لاعب الخليج السعودي والسويسري كوتيسا لضمهما لصفوف القلعة البيضاء.

وقال ميدو عبر قناة “أون سبورت” ردا على سؤال هل من ضمن الأسماء المرشحة للانضمام إلى الزمالك محمد شريف وكوتيسا؟: “لا أستطيع الحديث عن أسماء بعينها، ولم نُرسل لأي منهما عرضًا رسميًا حتى الآن، نحن نعمل في منتصف الموسم، وعلينا دور كبير في تصحيح الأخطاء بالتعاون مع المدير الفني جوزيه بيسيرو وسنُعلن عن صفقات مميزة في الفترة المقبلة”.

طالع..خاص | طلبات معقدة من الونش للتجديد مع الزمالك.. والأخير يحسمها

وتابع بخصوص عودة مصطفى محمد، مصطفى فتحي، وطارق حامد: “هؤلاء لاعبون مهمون جدًا، وأي فريق يتمنى وجودهم معه، الثلاثي خدم الزمالك بشكل كبير، ونحن الآن في فترة مفاوضات، وسنُعلن عن الصفقات قريبًا جدًا”.

وأكمل:” دونجا من اللاعبين أصحاب الخبرة، وهو أحد اللاعبين الذين سنتحدث معهم بشأن تجديد تعاقده، وبخصوص زيزو تم تحديد أكثر من موعد، لكن تم تأجيلها، وأرسلنا له مراسلات رسمية، إلا أن هناك مماطلة كبيرة حدثت في الفترة الأخيرة، هناك الكثير من الأحاديث التي قيلت، وهي لا تمت للحقيقة بصلة”.

واستكمل: “طلبت عقد جلسة مع زيزو عن طريق عبد الواحد السيد، مدير الكرة وذهبت إليه بالعرض الذي تم الاتفاق عليه سابقًا مع عمر الجنايني، وكان بحوزتي الشيكات الخاصة بتجديد عقده لكن اللاعب تهرّب من الجلسة، وكان وقتها متواجدًا في السفارة الأمريكية، هو ووالده، وتجاهلانا كان هناك جانب مهم متعلق بكرامة نادي الزمالك، وكان يجب اتخاذ قرار يصب في مصلحة المجموعة”.

واستطرد: “لم تحدث أي إهانة لزيزو أو لأي شخص، ولا توجد مشكلة شخصية معه وسنظل نتعامل معه باحترافية حتى آخر يوم في عقده وبخصوص إزالة صورة زيزو من ملاعب الناشئين بالنادي، لن يُصدر أي قرار في هذا الشأن إلا عن طريق مجلس الإدارة”.

وأردف: “زيزو ما زال لاعبًا في الزمالك حتى هذه اللحظة، ونحن لا نقبل بإهانته، وسنتعامل معه باحترافية كاملة، لكننا لم نلمس نفس المستوى من الاحترافية في التفاوض، بعكس ما يُشاع، قدّمنا أفضل عرض في تاريخ الكرة المصرية للاعب، لكنه لم يُقدّر ما فعله الزمالك من أجله، هو لاعب مميز، لكن الزمالك وضعه في مكانة كبيرة، وكان من المفترض أن يكون واضحًا في إعلان موقفه بصراحة”.

Bangladesh Premier League to be held in January-February 2022

Six teams will take part in the tournament, which was last held in December 2019

Mohammad Isam22-Dec-2021

“There was a bit of uncertainty regarding the BPL” – Ismail Haider Mallick, BPL governing council chairman•BCB

The 2021-22 Bangladesh Premier League will take place from January 21 to February 18. The players’ draft will be held on December 27 in Dhaka, although the participating teams are allowed to sign one Bangladeshi and three overseas players outside the draft.Teams are required to register at least three overseas and ten local players (except those signed outside the draft) from the draft. During a BPL match, a team has to pick three overseas players. If picked in the draft, the overseas players can earn between US$ 20,000 and 75,000, while the local players will earn between BDT five lakh (approx. US$ 5,555) and 70 lakh (approx. US$ 77,700).Six teams will take part in the tournament, last held in December 2019, with four previous owners having bought franchises from the BCB.”There was a bit of uncertainty regarding the BPL,” Ismail Haider Mallick, BPL governing council chairman, said. “We had to consider whether the Bangladesh team can finally play in New Zealand due to the Covid situation. We were prepared to hold the BPL. Six teams have registered with us. We have a few conditions for them – they have to guarantee the participation money. They have to make this payment before the tournament starts.”The tournament will be played in three venues across Dhaka, Sylhet and Chattogram. The Bangladesh team will return home from New Zealand on January 14 or 15, which leaves them with a few days to prepare for the T20 competition.The champions will get BDT one crore (approx. US$ 111,100) while the runners-up side will get BDT 50 lakhs (approx. US$ 55,555).

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