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Kings XI Punjab have picked up South Africa batsman David Miller for $100,000 as a replacement for allrounder Dimitri Mascarenhas

Tariq Engineer07-Apr-2011

Kings XI Punjab have signed South Africa batsman David Miller for $100,000 as a replacement for allrounder Dimitri Mascarenhas. Miller, who also bowls offspin, is expected to join the squad on Friday. He is the second replacement player signed by the franchise, with South Africa allrounder Ryan McLaren coming in for Stuart Broad.Broad picked up a side strain during the World Cup, while Mascarenhas has not yet recovered from surgery to fix his achilles heel injury.Miller, 21, has played six T20 internationals for South Africa since his debut in May 2010, with a highest score of 36*. He has also played in four ODI series, the last against India earlier this year, and was named in South Africa’s preliminary 2011 World Cup squad, but did not make the final 15.”The coach and captain were of the view that we wanted a batting all-rounder,” Aravinder Singh, the chief operating officer for Punjab, told ESPNcricinfo. “[Miller is] a young guy who has proved his value in South Africa cricket and debuted for South Africa recently. He is very excited about being here and we are expecting him to play a crucial role for us. “Under IPL rules, the replacements have to be chosen from the pool of players who went unsold in the January auction, and cannot be paid more than the players they are replacing, though they can be paid less, depending on their base price in the auction.

Eddie Nketiah’s future at Arsenal is uncertain, amidst his desire to play regular first team football.

What’s the word?

The 22-year-old has started the last three games against Southampton, Chelsea and Manchester United, with his two goals in that time coming against Tuchel’s side.

Though, his contract expires at the end of the season, with the young forward having rejected an offer from Arsenal amidst concerns over his game time.

If he is to become a free agent in the summer, it will not be for long, with the former England under-21 international attracting reported interest from the likes of Crystal Palace and Borussia Monchengladbach.

A boost for Vieira

Amidst Arsenal’s latest links with Gabriel Jesus and Tammy Abraham, the future of Nketiah, despite his run of starts, does not look promising.

Nketiah – who has been dubbed “sensational” by James Benge on Twitter – is said to be considering offers from both Palace and Monchengladbach.

The latest reports surrounding Nketiah appear to be positive for Palace, who would majorly benefit in this deal.

Until recent, the striker has not been afforded consistent minutes at Arsenal but has seized his opportunities with two goals in three starts.

Crystal Palace have not struggled as such in their quest to find the back of the net, ranking in ninth place for goals scored in the Premier League this season with 43 goals.

Though, they could have scored more – with both Christian Benteke and Odsonne Edouard missing a combined 14 big chances. Not to mention the fact that their best performing striker in terms of goals is Edouard in the league this season with just six – Palace’s top scorer meanwhile is a winger, while their second highest scorer is a central midfielder.

They still have room for improvement in the centre-forward position, and a hungry Nketiah with something to prove could well be a viable option for Vieira’s side.

The Palace boss would be thrilled with such a move.

In other news: Palace now plotting bid to sign “immovable” £27m-rated gem, supporters will love it – opinion

Sunderland have been hit with a huge injury setback over centre-forward Nathan Broadhead…

What’s the latest?

Black Cats manager Alex Neil has hinted at a worrying blow for the on-loan Welshman, who limped off in the win against Morecambe on Saturday.

The 40-year-old has claimed that Ross Stewart is currently the only number nine who is fit and available in the squad ahead of Sunderland’s big play-off clash with Sheffield Wednesday later this week.

The Examiner quote him as saying: “The worry we’ve got now is we’ve finished the game with no centre forward on the pitch, I brought Stewart off because I knew the scores elsewhere. He’s literally [our only striker].. I don’t need to say anything else do I?”

Supporters will be raging

The prospect of Broadhead being unavailable for the first leg against Wednesday will surely leave Sunderland fans raging, as it would be a major blow for the Wearsider’s promotion prospects.

He has been phenomenal for the Black Cats since joining on loan from Everton, proving himself to be a reliable goalscorer at this level. The 24-year-old netted the winner against Morecambe to seal a play-off spot and that was his 10th League One goal of the season, on just his 15th start.

His recent form for the club has been sensational, with 11 goals in his last 14 outings in all competitions. This shows that he has been red-hot in front of goal and that is why the fans, and indeed Neil, will be desperate for the 20-year-old to be fit for the play-offs.

Sunderland are set to battle for a place in the Championship and they will need their best players to be fit and available for selection to give themselves the best chance of reaching the second tier. Broadhead’s goalcoring record suggests that he is one of the club’s top talents, as he has the quality to be a game-changer at the top end of the pitch with his finishing ability.

Therefore, supporters will be raging with Neil’s claim that Stewart is the only fit striker in the squad ahead of their clash with Darren Moore’s team on Friday night. Hopefully it turns out to be merely a minor issue for the Everton loanee and he is able to feature but, for now, Sunderland fans will likely be very worried about his condition.

AND in other news, Cost £10m, left for nothing: Sunderland had a huge nightmare on £70k-p/w dud…

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Expulso no segundo tempo do Dérbi, Jailson deixou a Arena Corinthians revoltado. O goleiro disse que o Palmeiras foi “garfado mais uma vez” em Itaquera, reclamando do pênalti que Raphael Claus marcou dele em Renê Júnior e gerou o cartão vermelho.

– Posso ser punido, e muito, mas passaram a mão na gente de novo aqui dentro. De novo, todo ano que a gente vem aqui é alguma coisa. Vou ser punido, mas tenho que falar a verdade. Passaram a mão de novo na gente – afirmou.

– Ele (Raphael Claus) falou para todo mundo: ‘você viu a perna do Renê? Dei o pênalti por isso’. Eu defendi a bola, ela foi para a linha de fundo, cruzaram, o Henrique mandou para fora. Eu peguei a bola para bater o tiro de meta e ele deu pênalti. Pênalti onde? Eu acho que sim, acertei, mas primeiro defendi a bola e ela seguiu. (Pé) Alto por quê? Eu defendi a bola primeiro e ele deu o pênalti depois. Fomos garfados de novo aqui dentro – acrescentou.

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A jogada foi bastante confusa. Jailson se chocou com Renê Júnior em uma jogada dentro da área, mas o lance continuou. Jadson cruzou a bola mais uma vez, houve o desvio de Balbuena, Henrique dominou e chutou para fora.

Claus chegou a apontar a marca de tiro de meta, mas depois mudou de opinião e apontou o pênalti, expulsando o goleiro. Renê Júnior, por conta do lance, teve de receber seis pontos na coxa esquerda.

-Eu vi que defendi a bola e o lance seguiu, o Henrique depois, se não me engano, chutou para fora. Aí ele (Claus) deu o pênalti, chegou em mim e disse: ‘Jailson, você viu o buraco na perna do Renê?’. Eu disse: ‘não, não vi nada’. Ele deu o pênalti por causa disso, entendeu? Não sei qual o critério que ele usou – contou o goleiro, que encerrou sua sequência de 29 partidas sem perder.

Na saída de campo, Dudu chegar a falar também que “na dúvida, é sempre a favor do Corinthians”. O técnico Roger Machado evitou reclamações por conta da polêmica.

– Pela nossa câmera, lá de cima, como a bola desloca e desvia no choque entre os dois houve o contato com a bola e depois, obviamente, com o jogador. Queria evitar de falar. Tenho muito estima pelo Claus, acho um grande árbitro, mas, sem dúvida, se a penalidade foi dada pela ferida é um equívoco – completou o técnico.

Leeds United target Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is closing in on a move to Napoli, according to Fabrizio Romano.

The Lowdown: Leeds interest in Kvaratskhelia

The Whites were linked with a move for the 21-year-old ahead of the January transfer window. An offer in the region of £18m would have been enough for the winger at the time, but as we know, Victor Orta didn’t add to Leeds’ senior ranks during the winter market.

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Leeds were once again name-checked with an interest in Kvaratskhelia last month, but it looks as if he won’t be making the move to Yorkshire ahead of Jesse Marsch’s first season in charge.

The Latest: Napoli move

Romano took to Twitter in the early hours of Tuesday morning to reveal that Napoli are closing in on a move for Kvaratskhelia.

The Georgia international, who was also wanted by Tottenham, is now ready to accept the proposal from the Serie A title challengers.

The Verdict: Raphinha replacement needed?

Kvaratskhelia may have been viewed as a replacement for Raphinha, who has been heavily linked with a move to Barcelona. The Brazilian is thought to be in advanced talks over a move to the Nou Camp, but it doesn’t look as if the Georgian will be arriving as a possible replacement.

Orta may now look elsewhere, with Leeds checking in on Nottingham Forest gem Brennan Johnson, who is a similar age to Kvaratskhelia and has netted 14 Championship goals this season.

Attacking reinforcements appear to be needed at Elland Road over the coming months, both out wide and at centre-forward following Patrick Bamford’s injury struggles, so it could be a busy summer around Elland Road.

In other news: Phil Hay has his say on ‘horrible’ Leeds ace who Marsch and Orta now want to offload

أعلن المدير الفني لفريق ليفربول، يورجن كلوب، تشكيل اللاعبين الذين سيخوضون مباراة ساوثهامبتون في الجولة السادسة عشر من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وتنطلق مباراة ليفربول وساوثهامبتون في تمام الساعة الخامسة مساءً بتوقيت “القاهرة” على ملعب “أنفيلد”، بقيادة الحكم سيمون هوبير للساحة، وأندري مارينر لتقنية الفيديو.

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وشهد تشكيل ليفربول تواجد قائد ومهاجم منتخب مصر، محمد صلاح، أساسيًا. تشكيل ليفربول امام ساوثهامبتون في الدوري الانجليزي

حراسة المرمى: أليسون بيكر.

الدفاع: أرنولد، فان دايك، جوميز، روبيرتسون.

الوسط: تياجو ألكانتارا، إليوت، فابينيو.

الهجوم: نونيز، فيرمينو، محمد صلاح.

يحتل ليفربول المركز الثامن برصيد 19 نقطة، بينما يأتي ساوثهامبتون في المركز 18 برصيد 12 نقطة.

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How we line-up to face Southampton this afternoon 🔴 — Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 12, 2022

According to an update by reliable journalist Alan Nixon of The Sun, there has been a development in West Ham United’s search for a striker involving Everton star Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

The Lowdown: West Ham in forward hunt…

Coming a year after West Ham sold club-record signing Sebastien Haller to Ajax, David Moyes is still yet to see a confirmed replacement come through the door at Rush Green.

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That isn’t for lack of trying, as the Hammers and recruitment chief Rob Newman draw up a list of targets, with offers having already been made according to reports.

Sky Sports reported that West Ham made a loan-to-buy bid for Flamengo striker Gabriel Barbosa, news which has since been backed by the player’s own representative, while the Irons are also weighing a move for Blackburn Rovers star Ben Brereton Diaz.

In a surprise update, Moyes and co have now set their sights on an England international.

The Latest: West Ham on Calvert-Lewin alert…

Writing for The Sun, reliable reporter Nixon claimed that Moyes has been ‘alerted’ to the possible availability of Toffees forward Calvert-Lewin, but it will cost them an eye-watering £60m.

The Hammers boss would apparently ‘really push the boat out’ to sign him but Everton’s valuation is currently too high.

Refusing to rule out a move, Nixon believes that West Ham will be right at ‘the head of the queue’ if that aspect of the story changes.

The Verdict: Big claim…

There is little doubt that Calvert-Lewin would be the ultimate centre-forward signing if West Ham decide to make a move, even despite his injury-ridden 2021/22 campaign.

Called ‘sensational’ by former West Ham favourite Tony Cottee, the £100,000-per-week striker scored 16 goals in 32 Premier League starts last term, whilst also averaging more attempts at goal per 90 than any Everton player (WhoScored).

At 24 years of age, Calvert-Lewin also comes with real potential for sell-on value, and his homegrown status comes as another incentive.

However, given that West Ham may have to break their transfer record again to land him, this is a move on which Moyes and Newman will have to deliberate carefully.

In other news: ExWHUemployee claims West Ham are eyeing ‘absolutely incredible’ ace with loan-to-buy move in discussion, find out more here.

Sunderland are back in League One action again on Tuesday night as they travel to face Cheltenham Town.

They are heading into the match without a permanent manager at the helm, with Kristjaan Speakman still in the process of sourcing Lee Johnson’s replacement.

Mike Dodds is set to take charge again in the meantime after overseeing the 2-1 defeat to bottom-of-the-table Doncaster at the weekend.

How many changes will he make to the team? Here is our predicted XI for tonight’s clash at Whaddon Road.

We are predicting that he will make four alterations to the team from Saturday, with Jermain Defoe, Jay Matete, Jack Clarke and Anthony Patterson all coming in.

It could be time for Patterson to be handed a start after some shaky displays from Ron Thorben Hoffmann between the sticks. The German has conceded some weak goals in recent weeks which you could argue that he should have saved, and Dodds may decide that he could benefit from watching on from the bench for this one.

In midfield, Matete could make his full debut in place of Corry Evans. The veteran scored in the defeat for Doncaster but Sunderland could go with youthful, energetic legs in Matete and Dan Neil due to the quick turnaround between matches.

On the right wing, Clarke may get the nod. He produced an outstanding three key passes in 29 minutes off the bench on Saturday, whilst Lynden Gooch managed two in 90 minutes. This means that the Black Cats could be better off starting the on-loan forward ahead of the American.

Finally, Defoe could come in for Elliot Embleton after the attacking midfielder struggled against Doncaster. The £5.3k-per-week gem has enjoyed a strong season, but his performance at the weekend left a lot to be desired. As per SofaScore, he lost six of his seven duels, missed one big chance and failed to register a single key pass.

The 22-year-old has four goals and four assists in League One this term but was unable to show the best of his qualities against Doncaster, which could now lead to him being axed. Defoe could therefore come in and play in a slightly different role as a support striker to Ross Stewart instead of as a traditional number 10.

We are predicting that the rest of the team will stay the same, with Carl Winchester, Danny Batth, Callum Doyle, Dennis Cirkin, Neil, Alex Pritchard and Stewart all keeping their places.

AND in other news,  “Advanced discussions”: Craig Hope issues big Sunderland manager claim which will delight fans…

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Com poucas chances sob o comando de Dorival Júnior, Thomaz, definitivamente, chama atenção do futebol chileno. Além da Universidad de Chile, que demonstra interesse desde dezembro em usá-lo na Libertadores, oUnión Española, também do país andino, se coloca na concorrência para tirar o meia do São Paulo.

OUnión Española, que disputará a Copa Sul-Americana em 2018, procurou o Tricolor para saber as condições de negociação. Mas quem segue na frente na disputa é a Universidad de Chile: o técnico do clube de Santiago é o argentino Guillermo Hoyos, que comandou a Bolívia em 2016 e o convidou a jogar pela seleção local – Thomaz se naturalizou, mas precisava de mais dois anos na Bolívia para poder defender a equipe nacional.

Participantes da negociação informam que as conversas ainda estão apenas começando, mas a transação para um dos clubes deve ocorrer. O meio-campista de 31 anos gostaria de receber mais oportunidades no São Paulo, mas tem ficado mais tempo no banco de reservas e já disse no Chile que vê com bons olhos a chance de jogar no país.

À espera da definição de seu futuro, Thomaz vem participando normalmente da pré-temporada do São Paulo, no CT da Barra Funda, disputando posição com promessas recém-promovidas da base. O jogador tem contrato até 2020 echegou a pedido de Rogério Ceni no começo de 2017, após se destacar pelo Jorge Wilstermann, da Bolívia, na Libertadores.

O camisa 19 estreou pelo São Paulo em abril e era uma das apostas de Ceni para fazer sombra a Cueva. Mas, com a chegada de Dorival Júnior, em julho, foi perdendo espaço e terminou 2017 com 18 partidas disputadas e dois gols marcados pelo clube.

As per The Sun, La Liga giants Barcelona have now given the green-light for Tottenham target Ousmane Dembele to leave on loan until the end of this season.

The Lowdown: Spurs eye move…

The Lilywhites and manager Antonio Conte have been heavily linked with a possible move for the Catalans forward with Mundo Deportivo (via Sport Witness) even lifting the lid on an offer from Spurs chief Fabio Paratici.

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In another update, the same outlet claimed that Spurs were set to push for his signing in January, with Paratici apparently eyeing ‘quality players zero cost’ for the north London club.

Barcelona director Mateu Alemany recently confirmed that Dembele has no future at Barca after new contract talks stalled, claiming that the player has been told to ‘leave immediately’ as the club ‘expect’ him to move before deadline day (The Sun).

In a possible boost for Spurs, The Sun have now shared what Barca are willing to do to make that happen.

The Latest: Barca green-light loan…

According to their sources, the Spanish side ‘will let him go in a £3m loan deal’ until the end of 2021/2022 when his current deal expires.

However, Spurs may face competition from the likes of Chelsea and Newcastle – who The Sun claim are interested parties in the race to sign Dembele this month.

The Verdict: Time to pounce?

It looks more than likely that the 24-year-old, signed for a huge £97 million in 2017, may well be on his way out of the Catalan club – but should Tottenham take advantage and sign him on a temporary deal?

The France international’s history of hamstring problems combined with a lucrative £210,000-per-week wage packet point to a risky bit of business from Spurs’ perspective, but on loan, these factors are mitigated somewhat given they won’t be investing in a permanent transfer.

While pundit Carlton Palmer thinks he would be a ‘crazy signing’ due to the reasons mentioned above, Dembele’s quality could also be of use to Conte over an initial end-of-season period.

Called ‘better’ than Paris-Saint Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe by Barca president Joan Laporta, he is very highly rated within some sectors and perhaps he could find another home under Conte at Spurs – even for a short time.

In other news: Spurs ‘edging closer’ to signing ‘massive’ £15m defender, find out more here.