New Zealand still have 227 runs to get with two days left to take the series

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Stumps Will O’Rourke’s five-wicket haul on Test debut helped New Zealand come roaring back into the contest after David Bedingham’s classy hundred on day three of the second Test in Hamilton. From 202 for 4, South Africa lost the last six wickets for just 33 runs in the final session to set New Zealand a target of 267.At stumps, New Zealand were 40 for 1, having lost Devon Conway off what turned out to be the last ball of the day, from Dane Piedt. With New Zealand needing a further 227 runs and South Africa nine wickets to win, the contest is evenly poised heading into day four.Related

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If New Zealand do chase this down, it will become the highest successful chase at Seddon Park, eclipsing the 210-run target mowed down by Australia in 2000.New Zealand began the day well by striking early, two falling to O’Rourke in his morning spell and one to Rachin Ravindra – Neil Brand hung around for a bit before falling for a 60-ball 34 in South Africa’s 39 for 3 at that point. From there, Bedingham and Zubayr Hamza gave South Africa much-needed momentum. Bedingham, in particular, targeted Ravindra’s poor deliveries as South Africa scored 30 off his three overs before lunch. The two, who started aggressively in the morning, switched gears to play cautiously after lunch when Matt Henry and O’Rourke were making the ball nip around a fair bit.Surprisingly, Tim Southee took 36 overs to hand the ball to Neil Wagner, who was playing his first Test in almost a year. And Wagner took just five balls to end the 65-run partnership as an impatient Hamza holed out to deep square-leg off a short delivery. However, from that point, again, South Africa were in control, with Bedingham and Keegan Petersen stitching together a healthy partnership.Though this is only Bedingham’s fourth Test, the clarity in his thinking and approach – perhaps the experience of playing close to 90 first-class matches helped – stood out. He played aggressively when necessary and scored at a good pace. In his 141-ball stay, he hit 12 fours and two sixes, playing almost a faultless innings.Will O’Rourke claimed the best match figures on Test debut by a New Zealand bowler•Hannah Peters / Getty

Petersen, at the other end, was good against spin and pace and ticked along nicely in the middle session. They put on 98 runs together for the fifth wicket, putting South Africa in a strong position at tea.But, just when it looked like South Africa were going to put the game beyond New Zealand, Henry triggered a collapse, Glenn Phillips’ stunning catch at gully to send back Petersen for 43 starting things off.Not long after, Phillips, with his offspin, cleaned up Ruan de Swardt when he exposed his stumps attempting a sweep. But it was O’Rourke who delivered the key wicket once again when he dismissed Bedingham for 110, Phillips figuring in the script again. It was a back-of-a-length delivery that Bedingham cut but Phillips was waiting at gully for just that shot.The extra bounce on offer and O’Rourke’s pace and accuracy meant New Zealand wiped out South Africa one hour into the final session.By finishing with an overall match haul of 9 for 93, O’Rourke registered the best bowling figures on Test debut for a New Zealand bowler.

Her 128-ball innings lifted the hosts to 270 for 6 in East London

Firdose Moonda09-Apr-2024No result Tazmin Brits’ second ODI century was scored in vain as the first ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka was washed out in East London.After a delayed start from a wet outfield, Sri Lanka were set a target of 271 but only faced 6.5 overs before rain forced the fixture to be called off. Sri Lanka were 23 without loss at the time.Brits and Laura Wolvaardt were off to a strong start and put on 94 for the first wicket, largely unthreatened by a Sri Lankan side that chose to bowl first. Brits was the early aggressor, kept the bulk of the strike and allowed Wolvaardt to find her tempo. They posted 55 in the first Powerplay and Sri Lanka looked uninspired, with the ball and in the field.Brits reached 50 off 56 balls and the partnership grew to 94 when, against the run of play, Wolvaardt was caught behind off Kavisha Dilhari. Anneke Bosch, playing in her 17th match, was in at No.3 and shared in a 70-run second wicket stand with Brits and brought up her third highest ODI score in her 17th match.Her dismissal brought the struggling Sune Luus to the crease and she scored 22 off 30 balls before being caught and bowled by Sugandika Kumari and sparking a mini-late collapse. South Africa lost 3 wickets for 28 runs, with Chamari Athapaththu creating pressure at one end and the offspinners Kumari and Oshadi Ranasinghe benefitting with wickets at the other. In that time, Brits brought up her 100 off 118 balls, her second this summer after a maiden century against Bangladesh, and was also dismissed which meant she could not finish the innings off.Before the match, Wolvaardt stressed the need for South Africa to push past totals of 170 into the 200s and Nadine de Klerk, having now embraced her role as a finisher, took that to heart. She scored 34 off 22 balls, including the innings’ only six to push South Africa to 270.That meant Sri Lanka had to pull off their highest successful ODI chase to win, after a previous best of 257 for 7 against India in 2018. They were steady in pursuit and saw off Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka’s opening spells and did not have the opportunity to test themselves against South Africa’s change bowlers. The second match takes place on Saturday in Kimberley, where conditions are expected to be drier.

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Mikel Arteta has issues in attack to sort out at Arsenal following the arrival of Viktor Gyokeres and Noni Madueke this summer.

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  Mikel Arteta is facing a transfer headache with Leandro Trossard after splashing out heavily to strengthen his attack by signing Gyokeres and Madueke. Trossard is now stalling on a new contract offer from the Gunners as he wants to keep his options open, particularly as the north Londoners continue to be linked with a move for Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze, according to the .

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  Trossard has also attracted interest from elsewhere ahead of the start of the new campaign. Borussia Dortmund are currently monitoring his situation, while he also has two "concrete offers" from Premier League clubs, according to reporter Florian Plettenberg. Trossard's current contract runs until 2026 but Arsenal have an option to extend it for a further year.

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  Trossard celebrated his 30th birthday in December and, with his contract expiring, it's entirely possible that Arsenal could sanction a sale. The Belgium international was a regular last season, featuring in all 38 of Arsenal's Premier League matches, but there's no doubt that competition for places has ramped up with the arrival of Gyokeres and Madueke.

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  Arsenal are currently in Asia for their pre-season tour and are back in action on Thursday with a friendly against bitter rivals Tottenham in Hong Kong. Trossard is part of Arsenal's tour squad but fans will have to wait and see if he's still with the Gunners by the time the start of the season rolls around.

خاض فريق باريس سان جيرمان، بقيادة المدرب لويس إنريكي، ثاني مبارياته في الموسم الجديد من بطولة الدوري الفرنسي لكرة القدم، مساء اليوم الجمعة، وذلك ضد نظيره أنجيه.

واستضاف ملعب “حديقة الأمراء” مباراة باريس سان جيرمان وأنجيه، ضمن لقاءات الجولة الثانية من الدوري الفرنسي، موسم 2025/26.

وتمكن باريس سان جيرمان من تخطي أنجيه بصعوبة، حيث حقق فوزًا بهدف دون رد، ليكرر نتيجة مباراته في الجولة الأولى على نانت. هدف فوز باريس سان جيرمان على أنجيه

كان التعادل السلبي هو صاحب اليد العليا في المباراة، حيث استمر منذ الدقيقة الأولى وحتى 50.

وتمكن فابيان رويز من فك شراكة التعادل مع أنجيه، بعدما سجل هدفًا لصالح باريس سان جيرمان، حيث سدد كرة من داخل منطقة الجزاء، هزت شباك الضيوف.

ورغم استحواذ باريس سان جيرمان وفعاليته الهجومية طوال المباراة، إلا إنه فشل في تعزيز تقدمه بهدف ثاني، لينتهي اللقاء بهدف نظيف.

بتلك النتيجة، ارتفع رصيد باريس سان جيرمان إلى 6 نقاط في المركز الأول، بينما تجمد رصيد أنجيه عند 3 نقاط في المركز الثامن.

Atletico Madrid are pursuing Napoli winger Giacomo Raspadori and have their eye on Juventus winger Nico Gonzalez.

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According to , Atletico have submitted a €30 million (£26m/$34m) offer including bonuses, but Napoli are holding out for €35 million (£30m/$40m) with bonuses included. Should their pursuit of Raspadori fall through, Atletico have shortlisted Juventus winger Gonzales as a backup option but face stiff competition from Inter.

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Atletico president Enrique Cerezo declared winning the treble as the club’s main goal for the season, which led to seven new signings, including David Hancko from Feyenoord. However, with the departures of Rodrigo De Paul and Angel Correa, and the potential exit of Thomas Lemar, the addition of Alex Baena has not sufficiently bolstered Atletico’s attack. They showed interest in Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman, but the Nigerian rejected their approach, making it clear he is only interested in joining Inter.

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Atletico are also pushing to sign Stuttgart midfielder Enzo Millot, aiming to activate his release clause after already agreeing personal terms with the player.

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Atletico will hope negotiations will go smoothly with Napoli and they will be able to land Raspadori. Meanwhile Raspadori will hope his future will be clear soon as Antonio Conte has placed the Italian winger on the market and is looking to raise funds for more additions this window for Napoli.

Benfica have recently enquired about the possibility of signing Antony on loan amid Real Betis uncertainty. Manchester United remain adamant on a sale

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Manchester United are still waiting for offers for Antony in the transfer market. The English club wants to receive around €40 million (£34.7m/$46.5m) to sell the player permanently, but is suffering from a lack of offers. Recently, Benfica made an enquiry about the player, according to GOAL.

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Betis, the club where Antony played on loan last season, remains the striker's preferred destination. The Spanish side are still interested, but are still far from the asking price set by the English club. GOAL has heard that the player felt good at the Spanish club and wants to stay there. The financial aspect is the main obstacle, as United are asking for a fee that is considered too high for Betis.

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Benfica are aware of the financial complications in their pursuit of Antony, which is why they have asked United if they would be willing to loan Antony this summer. However, the Red Devils remain adamant on selling the player permanently. Per reports from , negotiations between the two sides are ongoing. 

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United are still waiting for offers to sign Antony permanently, but may consider another loan deal given the difficulty in receiving concrete offers matching their valuation of the 25-year-old. Despite a good season with Betis, Ruben Amorim does not see him as part of his plans for the 2025-26 season. Ideally, Antony would love to return to Estadio Benito Villamarin, but he might be forced to consider other offers given he has no future at Old Trafford.

Marsh confirms he is not ready to play yet but should be right for Australia’s World Cup opener “barring any setbacks”

Alex Malcolm02-May-2024Australia’s new T20I captain Mitchell Marsh has confirmed his recovery from a hamstring “is on track” despite initially taking longer than expected, although he admits he can’t afford a setback in the build-up in Australia’s first World Cup match against Oman on June 6 in Barbados.Marsh has not played since his last appearance for Delhi Capitals in the IPL on April 3 due to a right hamstring strain. He was flown home from the IPL to Perth on April 12 to do his initial recovery with Australia team physiotherapist Nick Jones, who is also based in Perth.Two weeks later, Capitals confirmed he would miss the remainder of the IPL after Marsh’s initial recovery from the injury had taken longer than anticipated.Related

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Speaking in Perth on Thursday after being confirmed as Australia’s captain for the World Cup, Marsh said he was still working back to full fitness but was confident he would be right for the World Cup.”The hammy is good, it’s coming along really well,” Marsh said. “It’s pretty much exactly where we want it to be. It’s one of those things. Just got to get it right over the next three weeks and get on the plane.”If we had to play tomorrow, I would be in a bit of trouble. Still a couple of weeks away, and the timing probably sits perfectly barring any setbacks.”Marsh’s hamstring concern is part of the reason why Cameron Green has been included in the 15-man squad ahead of the in-form Jake Fraser-McGurk. If Marsh needs to play as a batter only or needs to be managed early in the tournament and anything were to happen to the other injury-prone pace-bowling allrounder in Marcus Stoinis, Australia would not have had a pace-bowling option to bat in their top seven.”Anytime there’s a World Cup team picked, there’s only 15 and some guys have to miss out,” Marsh said. “But I think we’ve got a really great squad that we’ve picked, we’ve got a lot of versatility, a lot of experience. And that brings a lot of excitement.”Australia T20I captain Mitchell Marsh poses in their new jersey for the T20 World Cup•Cricket AustraliaAustralia are holding two separate training camps in Brisbane across each of the next two weeks for the players who aren’t playing in the IPL. Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Ashton Agar, Josh Inglis and Marsh will head there to get some nets and fitness preparation done before heading to the Caribbean. Marsh is a chance to be at both camps but would likely be on light duties for the first one. Others who missed out on the squad but could still be taken as a travelling reserve, including Xavier Bartlett, are also likely to be involved. Bartlett is set to head to England for the T20 Blast at the end of May.Australia’s other major fitness concern heading to the World Cup is David Warner, who is still recovering from some deep bone bruising in his finger after copping a blow on the hand while batting against Lucknow Super Giants on April 12. He missed a game and then returned to play against Sunrisers Hyderabad but was still experiencing soreness and hasn’t played since. It is understood he could return to batting later this week but Australia’s chairman of selectors George Bailey was unsure when he would be pain-free again.”It’s still causing him a fair bit of discomfort,” Bailey said on Wednesday. “So obviously we’ll monitor that. Hopefully, he can get back and play a couple more games in the IPL to finish off, but I think it’s just one of those ones, just some deep-seated bone bruising and is going to take a little bit of time.”But I don’t think anyone’s going to be able to give him a really definitive answer on how long that’ll be.”Marsh has backed Warner to be a vital cog in Australia’s campaign in what will be his swansong from international cricket after retiring from Test and ODI cricket earlier this year.”It’s been a long last hurrah, hasn’t it for Davey?” Marsh said. “We’re always really excited to have him in the team. Just the experience that he brings. I think if we look back at his career. There’s been so many big moments that you need your big experienced players to stand up and Davey has always been one of those. So we’re lucky to have him.”

تفاعلت الصحف الإنجليزية على قرعة مسابقة بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا مرحلة الدوري، وبالتحديد عن الكبيرين ليفربول ومانشستر سيتي ومشوارهما في البطولة.

وأوقعت قرعة دوري أبطال أوروبا، مانشستر سيتي وليفربول في مواجهة نارية مع ريال مدريد، وذلك في سيناريو مكرر مثلما حدث الموسم الماضي.

ولعب ليفربول مع ريال مدريد في ملعب أنفيلد الموسم الماضي في دوري أبطال أوروبا مرحلة الدوري، حيث انتصر الريدز بهدفين دون رد.

وفي ملحق دور الـ16 من دوري أبطال أوروبا تواجه ريال مدريد مع مانشستر سيتي، حيث انتصر ريال مدريد ذهابًا بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدفين، وكرر الفوز في العودة بنتيجة 3-1.

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وتعتبر هذه هي المرة السادسة في آخر سبع سنوات التي يتواجه فيها ريال مدريد ومانشستر سيتي في بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، في حين لعب الفريق الملكي ضد ليفربول الموسم الماضي وفي موسم 2023 بدور ال16 وفي نهائي المسابقة عام 2022. ردود فعل الصحف الإنجليزية على مواجهتي ريال مدريد مع ليفربول ومانشستر سيتي بدوري الأبطال

وبدأت صحيفة ديلي إكسبريس بقولها عن نجم ريال مدريد، تريت ألكسندر أرنولد، ومواجهة فريقه السابق ليفربول، حيث قالت: ”يستعد ترينت ألكسندر أرنولد للقاء سريع مع ليفربول بعد أن أوقعت قرعة دوري أبطال أوروبا فريقه في مواجهة ريال مدريد، مسجلاً عودته إلى ملعب أنفيلد بعد انتقاله الصيفي إلى سانتياجو برنابيو”.

وأضافت صحيفة ميرور: ”ستمثل ستة فرق من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز إنجلترا في دوري أبطال أوروبا. ينضم ليفربول، حامل لقب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، إلى مانشستر سيتي وأرسنال وتشيلسي ونيوكاسل، بعد أن احتل كل منهم مركزًا بين الخمسة الأوائل الموسم الماضي. ويكمل توتنهام سداسي إنجلترا بعد فوزه بالدوري الأوروبي”.

وأوضحت ذا أثلتيك: ”قرعة ريال مدريد في دوري أبطال أوروبا ، ليفربول ومانشستر سيتي ورحلة مدتها 3985 ميلاً إلى كازاخستان”.

وأردفت صحيفة ذا صن: ”سيعود كيفن دي بروين، الذي أمضى فترة في تشيلسي، إلى ملعب الاتحاد لمواجهة مانشستر سيتي، حيث يظل أسطورة في النادي بعد قيادته الفريق إلى تحقيق الثلاثية من قبل”.

وواصلت بي بي سي سبورت: ”يواجه ليفربول ومانشستر سيتي ريال مدريد الفائز باللقب 15 مرة في مرحلة المجموعات بدوري أبطال أوروبا، بينما يتعين على توتنهام ونيوكاسل مواجهة باريس سان جيرمان حامل اللقب”.

وأتمت ديلي تلجراف: ”يواجه ترينت ألكسندر أرنولد عودة مثيرة إلى أنفيلد بعد أن أوقعت القرعة ريال مدريد في مواجهة فريقه السابق ليفربول في المرحلة الأولى من دوري أبطال أوروبا. ومن بين المواجهات الأخرى، مواجهة نابولي بقيادة كيفن دي بروين ضد مانشستر سيتي، حيث تحتوي البطولة على ستة فرق إنجليزية، وهو رقم قياسي”.

Abhishek Sharma said he “didn’t know” whether he would have to bowl for Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 against Rajasthan Royals in Chennai but was ready in case the call came. And despite bowling just three overs previously in IPL 2024, Abhishek sent down a match-winning spell of 2 for 24 to put SRH in the IPL final.”To be honest, I didn’t know I will bowl this match but I was very much ready with my bowling because I’ve been working really hard on my bowling,” Abhishek said after the game. “The last two years it’s been really good with my batting so I wanted to work on my bowling with my dad. So special mention to my dad.”Abhishek’s had a blockbuster season with the bat, scoring 482 runs at a strike rate of 207.75 in 15 innings. His 42 sixes are the most this season, and the most for an Indian batter in any IPL season. On Friday night, however, it was his left-arm spin that came to the fore against RR’s middle order. He had Sanju Samson caught at wide long-on with his third ball and bowled Shimron Hetmyer with a carrom ball in his third over to leave RR six down. Abhishek did not concede a boundary in his first three overs.He was the sixth bowler used by SRH in their defence of 175 as the Chennai pitch began to offer lots of turn in the absence of dew. Though he hadn’t bowled much for SRH this season, Abhishek had bowled 20 overs in Punjab’s successful campaign in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy last season.Related

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“When I saw the starting XI, I knew he’s [Abhishek] going to bowl today,” Varun Aaron said on ESPNcricinfo’s Time Out show. “He’s a really good bowler. I’ve seen a lot of him in domestic cricket. He’s one of those bowlers who tosses it up a little bit, more than the others. He bowls that carrom ball which comes out from the front of the hand, that was a really good ball. That shows he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve and he’s a full-time bowler for Punjab. He’s one of those who likes to bowl and tells the captain, ‘I want to bowl in domestic games, it helps me be in the game more.’ He’s one of those allrounders who look forward to bowling. The other thing is he would have been wanting this chance to bowl for the longest time and he lapped it up really well.”Though he hasn’t bowled much this IPL season, Abhishek is one of only a few Indian batters who can bowl as well in limited-overs cricket, along with the likes of Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag and Nitish Kumar Reddy. That skill-set has been missing in the Indian team for a while – none of the specialist batters in the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup can bowl.”He backs himself 100%,” Tom Moody said on ESPNcricinfo’s Time Out show. “Yes, he doesn’t bowl as much as he needs to bowl in domestic cricket for whatever reasons but for the future of Indian cricket he needs to be bowling because he is a serious package to be reckoned with. [Bats] at the top of the order, someone who can bowl left-arm spin whatever the format, he’s going to be a real asset going forward.”The reason that makes him unique as a spinner is he tosses it up and what he tries to do is get overspin on the ball, so the ball comes down like that (with seam upright and facing the batter, not sideways), Nathan Lyon style, it dips. So he doesn’t bowl side spin, he bowls overspin and he’s got that clever carrom ball he’s been working on which is the one Hetmyer got and was an absolute peach.”