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West Indies wicket-keeper/batsman Ridley Jacobs will captain the West Indies on their upcoming tour of Bangladesh. Meanwhile, fast bowler Cameron Cuffy has been dropped from the team for the tour.Jacobs, who is the current West Indies vice-captain, will lead the side in place of Carl Hooper, who will miss the trip to Bangladesh to undergo corrective surgery on his knees in Australia. The West Indies are in the middle of a seven-game limited-overs series against hosts India and currently lead the series 3-2.Jacobs is no stranger to leading sides, having captained the Leeward Islands in the West Indies first-class championship. Meanwhile, the West Indies selectors have recalled Trinidad & Tobago captain Daren Ganga as a replacement for Carl Hooper.With the squad picked to play in the three limited-overs internationals and two Tests, young speedster Daren Powell has been picked ahead of Cuffy, who has made limited appearances in India.This will also mean that Ricardo Powell, Vasbert Drakes and Corey Collymore, all of whom had been picked for the limited-overs section of the Indian tour, may have a chance to make Test appearances.The West Indies play Bangladesh in limited-overs matches at Chittagong on November 29 and at Dhaka in day/night contests on December 2 and 3. The two Tests will be contested at Dhaka from December 8 to 12, and at Chittagong from December 16 to 20.Squad: Ridley Jacobs (captain), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Pedro Collins, Corey Collymore, Mervyn Dillon, Vasbert Drakes, Daren Ganga, Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Jermaine Lawson, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Daren Powell, Ricardo Powell, Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan

According to a report by the Daily Express, Tottenham Hotspur are one of the sides interested in towering Dutch striker Wout Weghorst – with Wolfsburg managing director Jörg Schmadtke now confirming they are open to selling for the right offer.

The Lowdown: Spurs eyeing new forward?

Tottenham did not take up the £36 million option to buy 2020/2021 loanee Carlos Vinicius on a permanent deal as the club now need to keep watch for any new additions going forward (Sky Sports).

The Lilywhites’ first and foremost priority appears to be at centre-half this summer with new manager Nuno Espirito Santo aiming to oversee a defensive revamp (football.london).

However, Tottenham will still need to sign a new striker and provide sufficient back up for Harry Kane.

The Latest: Tottenham want Weghorst…

Writing for the Daily Express, journalist Ryan Taylor has detailed Tottenham’s interest in monster 6 foot 5 striker Weghorst this summer.

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Indeed, Spurs are apparently among the sides interested in a move for the Netherlands international – coming after he was allegedly close to a Premier League move before the pandemic.

Wolfsburg director Schmadtke, speaking to Kicker via this report, has confirmed that the Bundesliga giants are open to selling their player if they receive an offer which ‘satisfies all sides’.

The Verdict: Do it…

Weghorst notched an impressive 25 goals in all competitions over 20/21 for Wolfsburg (Transfermarkt) and his physical attributes certainly set him aside from other targets.

Teammate Admir Mehmedi also branded the 28-year-old as ‘so crazy’ with a ‘really strong mentality’ (Bundesliga) – which points to an ideal frontman who could potentially challenge or replace Kane next season.

Valued at £27 million by Transfermarkt, we believe a figure around this amount would be a suitable price to pay.

In other news: Tottenham are also now eyeing their dream signing with Paratici set for battle, find out more here.

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Contrariando a assessoria de imprensa da Chapecoense, que nega o interesse no atacante Emerson Sheik, o presidente do clube,Plínio David De Nes Filho, confirmou que o clube e o veterano de 38 anos já conversaram sobre um acerto.

– Eu não vou esconder de ninguém. O Emerson Sheik tem conversado, especialmente com o Departamento de Futebol, sobre a possibilidade de eventualmente participar em 2017 das cores do verde da nossa Chapecoense. Mas, não tem nada certo, não.Eu gosto de ser franco, sincero, não tem nada certo. Há uma intenção. Se concretizada, será bom para os dois- revelou o mandatário em entrevista ao SporTV.

Um pouco mais cedo, o empresário do atleta, Reinaldo Pitta, afirmou que as partes conversam desde antes do Carnaval. De acordo com o agente do atacante, há chances de ele ir, sim, para o Verdão do Oeste.

– Estamos conversando com a Chape desde antes do Carnaval. Existem questões a serem tratadas entre as duas partes, mas temos conversas adiantadas com a Chapecoense. Hoje, existe a possibilidade de o Emerson vestir a camisa da Chapecoense – comentou, em entrevista ao site UOL.

Emerson Sheik está sem clube desde dezembro, quando não renovou o seu contrato com o Flamengo. Também jogou por Fluminense e Corinthians, onde chegou a ter o seu nome ventilado para voltar nesta temporada. Também foi especulado no Atlético-PR.

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Crystal Palace confirmed on Friday evening that they will take on Ipswich Town in a pre-season friendly next month.

And a number of Palace supporters have been giving their thoughts regarding the fixture announcement on social media.

The Eagles will travel to Portman Road on Saturday, July 24 for a 3pm kick-off to continue their preparations for the 2021/22 campaign.

Palace learned on Wednesday that they will travel to Stamford Bridge to face Champions League winners Chelsea for their Premier League opener.

Steve Parish is yet to land Roy Hodgson’s long-term successor, but pre-season plans are rightly being finalised despite the absence of a new boss.

James McArthur scored twice the last time Palace and Ipswich faced off in 2017 in a League Cup clash.

Palace fans react

Palace shared the news regarding the friendly with the League One side on their official Twitter page.

This is what these Eagles fans had to say in reply, with one describing the news as ‘decent’.

“You don’t know how excited I am hopefully I’ll be able to get tickets and we won’t be in a full lockdown again!”Credit: @parnellphoto_”This ones decent. The Darren Ambrose derby”Credit: @ReeceJMT”BRO JUST ANNOUNCE FAVRE”Credit: @CPFC_Trigs”And who’s picking the team?”Credit: @cpfc_Rob”Are we expecting Paddy or Sean Derry to be caretaker manager for all of these pre-season matches ?”Credit: @cmburns76″Do we even have enough players to field a team?”Credit: @cockneydub

In other news: Many CPFC fans react to Lucien Favre latest, find out more here. 

A major update has emerged on Southampton target Neco Williams regarding his transfer status this summer.

What’s the talk?

According to The Athletic, the Liverpool right-back is set to push for an Anfield exit this summer in search of regular game-time. The 20-year-old wants to be a first-choice option and is now prepared to leave Merseyside after the European Championship to achieve his goal.

The report claims that Southampton, Burnley and Leeds have all shown an interest in signing Williams this year. Liverpool are expected to demand a fee in the region of £10m for the Welsh international, who is set to ask the club to let him leave upon returning for pre-season training next month.

Last year, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp labeled Williams a ‘machine’ in training, telling the club’s official website: “Neco from the first day he trained with us, he trained like a machine.

“Every day he became better and better and better and I thought, ‘OK, what’s that?!’ Unfortunately then, in the moment he started playing for us, I saw it, he got a little physical knock, like it was always really intense all of the time. But then he had to play.”

Fans would be fuming

Southampton fans would likely be fuming if Williams arrives at St. Mary’s this summer for £10m. The Saints already have a first-choice right-back in Kyle Walker-Peters, and Williams has not shown enough for Liverpool to suggest that he could replace the former Tottenham man.

Signing him could mean that £10m would be wasted by Martin Semmens if he decides to sanction a deal for the £25,000-per-week defender in the coming weeks.

Walker-Peters enjoyed a solid campaign with Southampton as he started 30 of the club’s 38 Premier League matches, averaging a WhoScored rating of 6.84. His defensive numbers were impressive as he averaged 2.8 tackles and 1.3 interceptions per game – only three full-backs (Tyrick Mitchell, Serge Aurier and Luke Ayling) won more tackles per game in the Premier League.

This highlights how strong the right-back was defensively and why signing a player for £10m in his position may not be a wise move for the Saints.

Williams has averaged one tackle and 1.4 interceptions per game across his short career for Wales and Liverpool so far. The 20-year-old recorded a WhoScored rating of 6.49 in the Premier League in the season just gone for the Reds, which does not stand out in comparison to Walker-Peters.

Therefore, Semmens should be avoiding a deal for Williams at £10m as it does not appear to be a good signing on paper for the Saints for the reasons listed above. If Southampton want to bolster their full-back options, they should look for a player who has already proven that he can compete at a high level or is available for significantly less than £10m.

AND in other news, Major development emerges on “outstanding” dynamo, it will leave Saints fans fuming…

West Ham manager David Moyes will not be thinking of moving on, says former Premier League midfielder Carlton Palmer.

The West Ham board recently decided to offer Moyes a new three-year contract, which he has signed, to keep him at the club after his previous deal reached its final month.

Prior, the 58-year-old had been linked with a return to Everton, while various other Premier League jobs have also been available this summer.

Moyes, however, has opted to stay at West Ham and Palmer expects the Scotsman to honour his contract if interest arises in the near future.

“He signed a new three-year contract, he’s had a fantastic season, he seems to be a good fit with [David] Gold and [David] Sullivan, so why would he want to leave?” the ex-Leeds United player said in an interview with TT.

“You don’t sign a three-year contract and be thinking of moving on. If he was thinking of moving on, then I think after the season he’s had, I’m sure he would have had clubs, especially before he signed his contract.”

Would Moyes fancy another crack at one of the top jobs in the country after his disappointing spell at Manchester United? Perhaps, but he looks at home at the London Stadium, enjoying a second tenure with the Hammers.

Considering that, it is hard to imagine Moyes walking away from the club anytime soon.

Saturday’s play-off final was the biggest of Steve Cooper’s managerial career, but the defeat for Swansea City could prove to be defining for his future, according to Lawrie Sanchez.

Having fallen at the semi-final stage 12 months ago, the former England youth manager, who famously led the U17s to World Cup glory back 2017, will be hoping to go two better this time and guide the Swans back into the Premier League.

Cooper, who according to fresh reports from Football Insider has held two rounds of talks with the south London outfit, has impressed during his two years at the Liberty Stadium, securing consecutive top-six finishes. His fine work has caught the eye of the Palace hierarchy, confirmed by transfer guru Fabrizio Romano earlier this month.

But whilst Cooper is preparing for the most expensive game in club football, worth more than £130m at present, manging in the Premier League could be on the cards whatever the result against Brentford.

But he has just two years of club management on his CV, which is stark contrast from Palace’s previous boss Roy Hodgson, who’s taken charge of more than 350 Premier League matches.

When asked whether Cooper would be a suitable replacement, Sanchez exclusively told Football FanCast:

“Steve Cooper is up and coming. Had a good season with Swansea, came from nowhere, and was in the play-off final.

“His career will be determined by that.”

India were 480/9 at the end of the third day’s play in the third and final Test match against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Tuesday

Santhosh S20-Mar-2001India were 480/9 at the end of the third day’s play in the third and final Test match against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Tuesday. They lead by 89 runs going into the fourth day tomorrow. India scored 269 runs, losing eight wickets in the 90 overs bowled today.India resumed at a commanding score of 211/1. But Glenn McGrath drew first blood for Australia with the very first ball of the day; SS Das trapped in front of the wicket on his overnight score of 84. In the seventh over of the day, McGrath went on to dismiss VVS Laxman (65), caught by Mark Waugh at second slip.Sourav Ganguly who had a tense stay at the crease before lunch, troubled by Gillespie’s pace and bounce, was the next man to be dismissed. He made 22 runs off 76 balls and never looked convincing today, before playing a flashy shot outside the off stump to give Gilchrist a simple catch off the bowling of McGrath.Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar was cruising along watchfully, punishing the loose balls to the fence. Rahul Dravid who joined him in the middle was in attacking mood as the two batsmen went on reaping runs off some listless Aussie bowling in the post lunch session. Dravid’s good form was evident in his stroke play and in the assurance he has shown in the middle as he smashed Gillespie for a straight six.Soon after tea, Tendulkar lofted Colin Miller to the mid-wicket fence; the mistimed stroke went up in the air straight to Michael Slater. But Slater misjudged the flight of the ball completely and over ran forward to miss out an opportunity to dismiss the most sought after wicket in international cricket. Slater’s misery in the field on this tour was truly compounded.Aussies were losing their way as Gilchrist failed to latch on to a leg side catch offered by Dravid off the bowling of Gillespie. Tendulkar reached his 25th Test hundred in grand style, lofting Miller for a straight six. The crowd got to their feet to applaud the little master.Jason Gillespie was bowling with a big heart and rewards were due to him. Gilchrist and Gillespie got together to dismiss Dravid and Tendulkar in the space of 26 balls. Dravid made 81 attractive runs off 140 balls with the help of six and a dozen boundaries. He and Tendulkar added 169 runs for the fifth wicket in 42.2 overs.Tendulkar waltzed his way to 126, punctuating his knock with two sixes and 15 boundaries before being dismissed. The highlight of his innings were the three fours he scored off an over from Shane Warne. There were two little gems to the fine leg fence off Warne who was bowling around the wicket. This prompted Warne to bowl a bouncer and Tendulkar dispatched it to the third man fence with a stylish upper-cut.Gillespie’s telling spell of 7-4-15-2 made a difference to the outcome of the day’s play, enabling a late order collapse of the Indian innings. Warne who bowled well all through the day was at last rewarded with the wicket of Sameer Dighe (4), trapped in front of the wicket.Colin Miller who had trundled all along, being whacked to the fence by Tendulkar and Dravid, managed to get amongst wickets. In fact he claimed two, Zaheer Khan (4) caught and bowled and Harbhajan Singh (2) caught by Mark Waugh at slip. At close of play, Sairaj Bahatule was unbeaten on four with Nilesh Kulkarni who is yet to open his account.

وجه أليو سيسيه المدير الفني لمنتخب السنغال، رسالة لجماهير أسود التيرانجا قبل مواجهة مصر، في إياب الدور الفاصل المؤهل بتصفيات قارة إفريقيا المؤهلة إلى كأس العالم 2022.

وتستعد السنغال لملاقاة مصر يوم الثلاثاء 29 مارس، على ملعب “عبد الله واد”، ضمن لقاءات إياب تصفيات المونديال وتنطلق المباراة في تمام الساعة السابعة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة.

وقال سيسيه في تصريحات للصحفيين بعد وصوله إلى ديامينياديو: “نحن سنحتاج إلى جماهيرنا وأنصارنا، لأن كما ينتظر الشعب السنغالي من اللاعبين الاحتفال بالتأهل إلى كأس العالم، ننتظر أيضا الحضور الجماهيري لدعمنا”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. “بطولات” يكشف موقف عبده ديالو من المشاركة في مباراة الإياب بين مصر والسنغال

وأضاف سيسيه في تصريحات عبر شبكة “senenews” السنغالية: “لقد عملت في مجال التدريب لسنوات كما أنني كنت لاعبًا سابقًا وقائدًا لمنتخب السنغال، وهناك ثقافة غائبة لدى جماهيرنا ويجب أن تحضر في مباراة الثلاثاء”.

وتابع: “أنا أتمنى حماسًا في المدرجات مثلما رأيت من قبل في مدرجات الجزائر وتونس، لسنا بحاجة لمن يرتدون ربطات العنق في المدرج أمام مصر ولكننا بحاجة لمشجعين حقيقيين، لقد رأيت في تونس يصبح الصحفيون والسياسيون مشجعين عندما يلعب المنتخب الوطني”.

وأتم تصريحاته قائلا: “نريد أن نرى ألوان علم السنغال في المدرجات، وأناشد الجماهير أن تحضر وتدفعنا بقوة للفوز”.

A career-best haul from Bulls quick bowler Joe Dawes has helped Queensland secure first innings points on a remarkable day one of its Pura Cup match againstWestern Australia. Dawes claimed a sensational 6/19 as the Warriors were humbled for a miserable total of 78.But it wasn’t all smooth sailing for the Queenslanders either. Around fine innings from the ever-reliable Martin Love (62*) and an intelligently aggressive Andy Bichel(38), they lost seven wickets of their own when it quickly came their turn to bat. They finished a rain-shortened first day at 7/178 and clutching a one hundred runlead.With an eye to a ‘Gabba strip that looked in good order and gave no indication of the batting calamities which were to follow, Warriors captain Tom Moody electedthat his team would bat first after he had called correctly at the toss. It was a decision that he must now wish that he had never made.After a cautious start, the Warriors lost their first wicket when Mike Hussey (7) attempted a pull shot off Bichel (2/38), only to succeed in skying the ball straightback up the pitch and offering a simple caught and bowled.In the next over, Marcus North (9) was dropped by Jimmy Maher at third slip in the only blot on the Bulls’ copybook for the morning. However, it barely cost thehome team anything – an lbw appeal from Adam Dale (2/19) meeting the requirements of Umpire Peter Parker shortly afterward.The form of Murray Goodwin (0) at one-day level has been wonderful in recent times. But that stands in contrast to his Pura Cup form. And the gap between thetwo was not closed at all today, the former Zimbabwean international the victim of a magnificent catch from wicketkeeper Wade Seccombe, who was forced to hurlhimself in front of first slip to intercept a thick outside edge.For Western Australia, things had become grisly enough at 3/21 but matters continued to tumble from bad to worse. This was particularly true once Dawes enteredthe attack. The redoubtable right arm fast bowler enjoyed immediate success when he dismissed Brad Hogg (0) and Moody (5) in successive overs to leave theWarriors in dreadful trouble at 5/33.Brendon Julian (22) and Simon Katich (14) halted the flow of wickets for a time but the trend was largely irresistible.Dawes used to his advantage a helpful bowling track which contained both bounce and pace, catching the Warriors completely off guard after they had elected tobat after winning the toss. He claimed the wickets of Katich, Moody, Hogg, Julian, Matthew Nicholson (16) and Jo Angel (0) in a stint that was never short onaction.For the Western Australians, it was simply an horrific start to a match which they really need to win in order to galvanise their Pura Cup hopes. Against the backdropof the sustained pressure that was applied by the pace trio, some poor batting also predominated. All but two of the ten players to fall lost their wickets to catches,many of them succumbing to over-aggressive strokes.In their turn at the crease – and with only a mere seventy-nine runs needed for the acquisition of first innings points – Queensland openers Maher (16) and JerryCassell (6) looked for early runs, finding the boundary on two occasions before Maher was dismissed by former Test quick Nicholson. The diminutive left handerwas caught at backward square leg as he attempted to powerfully pull away a short delivery.Cassell was then joined by Love, a centurion in Friday night’s Mercantile Mutual Cup encounter and the scorer of more than seven hundred first-class runs for theseason. The elegant right hander wasted no time in displaying the form that could gain him selection for the upcoming Ashes tour, stroking his first delivery past midon for a boundary.But it wasn’t all smooth sailing. Cassell was defeated by Moody’s very first ball and then an early tea was taken when Bulls captain Stuart Law (2) mistimed an ondrive at Julian and was caught at mid on.It was when Andrew Symonds joined Love at the crease (with only forty runs needed by the Bulls to achieve first innings points) that the Bulls’ batting moved intotop gear. The one-day international star relished the situation, compiling a very well made 26 before falling to a dubious lbw decision at the hands of Moody. Bichelthen joined Love and, before falling late in the day, swelled the Bulls’ lead to close to the century mark. By this stage, noticeable frustration was setting in for thevisitors.Moody’s spell of bowling could not be underplayed, however. It was first class medium pace bowling at a difficult time for the Warriors and his return of 4/38 told itsown tale about his effectiveness. He might even have secured a fifth wicket if he had been able to hold a hot caught and bowled chance offered early in Bichel’sinnings.Like so many others during the day, though, it was an opportunity squandered by the Warriors.