New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said the reason behind picking a new-look squad for the Bangladesh ODIs, including three uncapped players, was with one eye on resting some of the regulars who have been on tour with the national team for a long time and another on starting preparations for the next ODI World Cup in 2027. The three-match series begins on Sunday in Dunedin.”Look, the guys who have been rested have been away for a long period of time. If you look back, it’s anything up to three to four months away on the road. So for us, finding that balance between playing series and looking at the health and physical wellbeing of these players is really important,” Stead said at a press conference. “We’ve got a huge summer in front of us with a lot of cricket coming up. So it’s really having conversations with the guys that when they are playing, they are mentally fresh and ready to go.”It’s also the start of an ICC cycle. So this is the first ODI games when we prepare for 2027 in South Africa,” Stead said. “And whilst that might seem a long time away, we don’t actually play any other ODIs for another nine or ten months after this. So it’s an opportunity to look at some potential faces for the future.”Related

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Will O’Rourke, Josh Clarkson and Adithya Ashok are all uncapped, while Ben Sears last played for New Zealand in a T20I in 2022 and might make his ODI debut.”The reason they’ve been selected is we’ve seen things we like in their game. So it’s really about coming in and just being themselves,” Stead said. “We try and put them in roles similar to what they play in domestic games. Sometimes it’s slightly different, so it’s just making sure they’re nice and clear on what their roles are and what we expect of them.”But really, it’s about being themselves and coming in and enjoying the environment.”Fast bowler Sears has been picked for the first ODI but is currently not in the squad for the second and third games. However, with Kyle Jamieson unlikely to take part in this series after returning from the Bangladesh Test tour with a stiff hamstring, Sears could end up being retained for the whole series, Stead said.Stead also heaped praise on Sears, saying that he brings something different from the other fast bowlers in the squad.”The other three bowlers we look at in that squad right now are new-ball bowlers and can bowl, I guess, more up front. Ben gives us that option of having genuine pace through the middle overs. So it’s exciting,” he said. “We’ve had Ben in the past. He’s had a bit of an injury run for a while, but he’s back bowling fast again, and we like the look of the way he’s going.”Stead also said he is excited to see O’Rourke and Clarkson in action.”We’ve had a couple of trainings out there. Will O’Rourke certainly troubled a number of our batsmen yesterday. It was spicy and new ball doing plenty, that was encouraging to see. He gets good bounce off the wicket, which is nice.””Josh Clarkson is one of the hardest hitters in New Zealand and certainly puts bowlers on notice if they miss,” Stead said. “It’s exciting to see the skillsets that they bring. I think when you have new and inexperienced people at the international level that come to it, it brings that added excitement to the group as well, so that’s always nice to see.”

Barcelona continue their quest for young talent as they rope in Croatian wonderkid Lovro Chelfi.

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According to , Barcelona defeated Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund to acquire the services of Lovro Chelfi from Croatian club NK Kustosija in Zagreb. After monitoring him for more than a year, the Catalans ended up emerging victorious in the quest and will pay a €2 million fee to the Zagreb-based side for the left-footed playmaker.

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The 28-year-old playmaker will join the Barca reserves for pre-season; however, there is a slight chance he will get to train with the first team if manager Hansi Flick approves. In case that plan doesn’t get approval, he will not be loaned out but will feature for the reserves, as the club are confident he can adapt to their playing style. While Arsenal and Dortmund were attempting to land him, numerous Premier League clubs ended up speaking to his representatives.

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His representative, Andy Bara, said in an interaction with Croatian media outlet : “Of course, he caught the eye of every club in the world that has a good youth system. He had six, seven serious options, but due to the style of football, we decided on a place where it might be the most difficult. That's life, you never know, if he doesn't make it there, he will break through somewhere else. It will be much easier for him from Barcelona. He deserved it with his work and honesty. I am glad that he is a Croatian player, that he is a Croatian national team player. I hope that he will progress even more and become a real player."

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Barca sporting director Deco is exploring more such talents in the market, having had a difficult time bringing in new faces for the first team as the Catalan side missed out on top target Nico Williams.

Former Arsenal and Everton midfielder Angharad James is determined to beat England and knock the reigning champions out of the Women's Euro 2025. James, who is leading Wales in their first major women's tournament in Switzerland, spoke about the rivalry that the two countries share, while claiming that is in their 'blood and DNA' to knock the Lionesses out of the competition.

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  The Lionesses' title defence campaign got off to a nightmare start as they lost the tournament opener against France but they bounced back strongly to beat Netherlands 4-0 to remain alive in the Women's European Championship. Wales, on the other hand, lost both of their previous fixtures and are now staring at elimination from the group stages unless they beat rivals England heavily and the Dutch go down against France.

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  Ahead of the all-important clash against their arch-rivals, the 31-year-old Wales captain said: "As a Welshwoman, do you want to knock England out? Of course you do. It’s in our blood, our DNA, and the rivalry has always been there and always will be there. But you have to come back to the occasion and this is just another game of football. Hopefully, we can perform in a better way than we did against France, keep improving our performances and the result comes with that.

  "There’s no hiding behind the history of Wales v England, whatever sport you are playing in. It’s a rivalry match and it’s one everyone wants to play in. As a group, we’ve come on so much since the first game [v the Netherlands], the second game was such a big improvement from us and we’re looking to step it up again in this game. But the pressure is all on England. They have to come out, they have to perform. They’re expected to win this game. Within our group we believe we can upset a very top team but we’re preparing as normal and we’re ready for the fight."

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  James added: "Before we came to this tournament, we said: ‘We have already won, whatever happens'. We’ve had little wins at this tournament, [such as] Jess [Fishlock] scoring our first goal, and a result tomorrow night would be our next ‘win’. It’s big for our nation, being here, showing all the little girls and boys at home that we can be on the biggest stage, can compete at the biggest stage, and we deserve to be here as a nation."

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  Sarina Wiegman's side will play their final group game against Wales at St. Gallen on Sunday.

India fast bowler has been out of action since the ODI World Cup final on November 19

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Jan-2024Mohammed Shami has said his recovery from an ankle injury is “on track” and that he hopes to make a comeback during India’s five-Test series against England starting on January 25.”My rehabilitation is well on track and the medical experts at NCA are happy with my progress,” he told . “There is slight stiffness in my ankle but that’s fine. I have started my training sessions and I believe I will be able to make a comeback in the England series.Shami was included in India’s Test squad for the two matches in South Africa, subject to fitness. He did not travel with the team and was subsequently withdrawn from the series, which India drew 1-1 by winning the second Test in Cape Town, after not recovering in time. He was not named in India’s T20I squad for the matches against Afghanistan on January 11, 14 and 17.”We did well in the second Test,” Shami said about India’s performance in South Africa. “Everyone contributed and our bowling effort was brilliant. It was a brilliant comeback by India to level the series. Unfortunately I missed it because of injury but I want to get back to competitive cricket as soon as possible. Hopefully you can see me back in action against England.”Shami was the recipient of the Arjuna Award, India’s second-highest sporting honour after the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, and was in Delhi to receive it on January 9. He was the highest wicket-taker at the 2023 ODI World Cup, with 24 wickets in just seven games at an average of 10.70 and strike rate of 12.20.India play England in five Tests in Hyderabad (Jan 25-29), Visakhapatnam (Feb 2-6), Rajkot (Feb 15-19), Ranchi (Feb 23-27) and Dharamsala (Mar 7-11). The series will be India’s third in the ongoing World Test Championship cycle, where they currently are in second place behind Australia.

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson has confirmed star man Ollie Rathbone was rushed to hospital for a scan on his ankle after their clash with Sydney FC.

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  Parkinson has confirmed that Rathbone was taken to hospital during Wrexham's pre-season defeat to Sydney in Australia. The midfielder was substituted in the first half, and was helped down the tunnel by the club's medical staff.

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  Parkinson has explained that Rathbone's ankle "swelled up" once he reached the dressing room, sparking further concern from the physios. The 28-year-old won Wrexham's Player of the Season award in 2024-25 after contributing eight goals from midfield.

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  Parkinson told reporters: "Ollie's had to go to hospital for an X-ray.

  "It's a very quiet dressing room in there because we're concerned about Ollie.

  "It didn't look that bad an incident when it happened but it swelled up instantly in the dressing room.

  "Kev's [physio Kevin Mulholland] gone with him to hospital and we've just got to keep our fingers crossed."

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Wellington Rato, um dos destaques do Atlético-GO nesta temporada, despertou interesses de vários clubes – sendo São Paulo um dos times que estão sondando o jogador.

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A informação foi confirmada pelo próprio atleta em entrevista à ‘ESPN’. Na ocasião, Wellington Rato afirmou que além do São Paulo, recebeu propostas do Vasco e do Cruzeiro. Segundo suas palavras, uma resposta deve chegar na próxima semana.

– Creio que na semana que vem ou na próxima a gente já vai ter definido com o pessoal do Atlético-GO. Chegaram propostas de Vasco, São Paulo e Cruzeiro. Ainda teve o Fortaleza que fez contato. Em breve, vou decidir – disse o atleta.

Aos 30 anos, mesmo com o rebaixamento do Atlético-GO, se destacou ao ser autor de 15 gols na temporada. Com 100 jogos pela equipe, sua permanência para 2023 no Dragão não é certa. De acordo com apurações do LANCE!, o contrato oferecido pelo São Paulo seria de dois anos.

– Eu não tenho preferência. Sei que posso render muito no exterior ou no Brasil. Espero tomar a melhor decisão para que eu possa fazer uma temporada brilhante em 2023, assim como foi essa – completou.

O meia tem vínculo com o Dragão até 2023. Caso deixe sua equipe atual, o São Paulo pagaria multa rescisória para tirá-lo de lá. Entretanto, o jogador também teria recebido uma oferta doAl Batin, da Arábia Saudita,de um milhão de dólares (5,3 milhões de reais na cotação atual).

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Big hits from English allrounder Paul Walter carried unbeaten leaders Brisbane Heat to a three-run win over the Sydney Sixers in a rain-affected top-of-the-table BBL clash in Coffs Harbour.Chasing 142, rain interrupted the match with the Heat at 80 for 4 after 12 overs, two behind where they needed to be under the Duckworth Lewis system. Three overs were lost with the Heat then needing 44 off five overs in a revised target of 124 off 17.Walter smashed a huge legside six off Tom Curran, the first ball after the break, and then whacked two fours in the first three balls of the only Power Surge over to lift the Heat to 104 for 4 three runs above the score required after 14.3 overs, when the second shower ended the game.Heat moved four points ahead of the Sixers, who were second going into the game but had each of their two previous games end in a no result due to rain.The Sixers were sloppy in the field early in the Heat innings dropping the dangerous Josh Brown on one and 36. The latter reprieve gifted to him by Curran came after the hard-hitting opener smashed successive sixes off spinner Todd Murphy later in the over.The Heat were well placed at 60 for 1 in the eighth over, but Brown (43 off 31 balls) was then bowled by Stephen O’Keefe and they lost 3 for 12 before the rain arrived. Walter and Nathan McSweeney (22 not out off 25) put on 32 for the fifth wicket and made sure their team was in front when the rain returned.Put in to bat, the second-placed Sixers struggled to score quickly on a slow pitch, finishing at 141 for 8. They struck six sixes, but just nine fours in their innings with Ben Dwarshuis taking 10 off the last two balls of the innings to lift them above 140. Left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann (2 for 19) bowled particularly well, claiming the first two wickets to fall.A third-wicket stand of 47 between opener Josh Philippe (41 off 36 balls) and Moises Henriques (22 off 22) lifted the Sixers to 82 for 2 in the 13th over. But the Sixers lost a wicket in each of the next four overs as their innings declined, losing 6 for 39. Jack Edwards (22 off 15) and Dwarshuis (13 not out off 6) added some late substance. The Heat’s bowling variety, execution and slick-fielding were instrumental in keeping the score down.

Manchester United have listened to Cristiano Ronaldo, with their training ground upgrade including a new pool and the Premier League's first barbers.

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Portuguese superstar CR7 savaged the facilities at Carrington when returning to English football in 2021, pointing out that the swimming pool being used by the Red Devils was the same one from his first spell with the club between 2003 and 2009.

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United officials thought Ronaldo’s criticism was harsh, but Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the INEOS co-ownership group have delivered a £50 million ($67m) facelift that has seen the senior squad sharing academy team facelifts for the last 12 months.

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Ruben Amorim’s side will move into the new base when returning from their pre-season tour of the United States. The refurbishment has been overseen by architects Foster + Partners, who have also designed the club’s proposed new 100,000-seater stadium.

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According to , Carrington now boasts "state-of-the-art equipment designed to help performance" on the first floor, while upstairs there is a recreational area for players to relax in and a "specifically-designed barbers room" – the first of its kind at a Premier League club.

At ground level, United also have changing rooms, a gym, pool and medical areas. claims "cryogenic chambers have been installed at Carrington and gym facilities have been upgraded". Windows have been installed in corridors that were "dark and dingy".

India captain Rohit Sharma has put the team’s maiden Test win at Cape Town, coming back an innings defeat in Centurion, right up there with the Gabba Test win in 2020-21. That Brisbane win sealed a miraculous series win in Australia, this one drew the two-Test series.”It’ll be one of our best Test match victories,” Rohit said after India’s seven-wicket win in just five sessions, the shortest Test ever played. “Having not won here in Cape Town [before], obviously this puts it right up there with all the victories that we’ve had. It’s very hard to compare the Test matches that you play because every Test match has its own importance and own relevance. The Test match that we won at The Gabba as well. The last test match that was lost by Australia in Brisbane was in 1988, I think. Nearly after 23, 24 years [32 years] we won the Test match there. It kind of became like their fortress. They never lose a test match there.”And the way we won that Test match as well was quite important. From where we came, we were 1-nil down, we won in Melbourne and then we drew the Test match in Sydney and then won in Brisbane. So you can’t really rank the Test matches, but this has to be right up there because we had not won here. That shows how important a venue this is for us to come here and perform. I give a lot of credit to our team to put up a performance like that and win the game.”Rohit spoke about the importance of judging the conditions and then sticking to their game plan. “We knew it was not gonna be a high-scoring game,” Rohit said. “So all we wanted to do was stay disciplined in how we bowl, not get ahead of ourselves and try and do too many things. Once we got them all out for 55, we spoke to the batters that we needed small contributions in this game.”It was not gonna be an easy pitch to bat on. So how much ever you can try and score, apply yourself, get hit on your body, it’s fine, but just go and put yourself ahead. If you have to take a blow, be ready for it. That’s something that we spoke of. To be honest, the top four or five batters showed a lot of grit. We knew that the first-innings lead here was going to be crucial.”Never thought we would lose six wickets for no runs. Little disappointing, but again that happens. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, they spearheaded our bowling attack. They put the ball in the right areas and let the pitch do the rest, and they got rewarded for it.”

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India came to the second day 36 ahead with three South African second-innings wickets down already, but Rohit said they needed to be on top of their game to convert that advantage into a win. “Any score to get on that pitch was going to be challenging,” Rohit said. “Yashasvi Jaiswal actually played quite freely. It is something that we discussed when we went to bat that we want to take the bowlers on. If the ball is in an area, we need to put it where it’s supposed to go.Related

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“When we came up here today, if we didn’t show up properly there was a good chance that they might get enough runs on the board. Luckily, we started off really well getting that first wicket in the first over. Then we had some plans to get Aiden Markram out, but he played a superb innings to get that hundred.”But again, Bumrah, we know his class, we know his quality, got six wickets for us in this innings, and put us ahead in the game a little bit.”Rohit gave his vote of trust to the young batters who might’ve found it tough on their first trip to South Africa. “Especially in this country, we know batting is very difficult,” Rohit said. “Especially when you play on pitches like that, obviously it’s tough. You’ve gotta show a lot of faith. You’ve gotta show a lot of trust. And especially in the guys who have come here for the first time, uh, you know, Shubman Gill, Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer.”It’s important to give them that confidence and allow them to play their game as well. And that is something we discussed before the start of the Test series, that we want to allow them to play the way they want to play. And while doing that, it may not come off because they all are naturally quite aggressive in how they want to play.”They can learn a lot from these two games as to what is required when the pitches are like that. When it is slightly challenging. It is swinging. There is a lot of lateral movement, and especially with the guys who are bowling from a little bit of height as well. They must have learned a lot from the series, and they can take a fair bit of confidence fas well. Although they didn’t get big runs, I think that’s okay.”

تلعب في الوقت الحالي مواجهة نانت مع نظيره باريس، في إطار لقاء ودي استعدادًا للموسم الجديد الذي سوف يبدأ في فرنسا في وقت لاحق من شهر أغسطس الجاري.

ويلعب مع نانت في مباراة اليوم مصطفى محمد، نجم منتخب مصر، والذي يريد دخول الموسم الجديد مع الفريق الفرنسي بأفضل مستوى ممكن.

تابع أيضًا.. فيديو.. مصطفى محمد يسجل هدف تعادل نانت أمام باريس وديًا

مصطفى محمد يشارك بشكل أساسي في لقاء اليوم أمام باريس، وتحت قيادة المدير الفني لنادي نانت، لويس كاسترو.

وتشير النتيجة حاليًا إلى تقدم باريس على نانت بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدفين، إذ يلعب الشوط الثاني في الوقت الحالي ولا يزال مصطفى محمد متواجدًا على أرض الملعب.

واستطاع مصطفى محمد صنع الهدف الثاني لـ نانت، والذي جاء بواسطة لويس لورو بحلول الدقيقة 45.

واستلم مصطفى محمد الكرة في آواخر الشوط الأول، ونجح في تمريرها بشكل رائع إلى لورو، ليضع الكرة بسهولة في شباك باريس.

كما تمكن مصطفى محمد من تسجيل هدف نانت الأول والذي جاء بحلول الدقيقة 20.