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علق جلال القادري، المدير الفني لمنتخب تونس على خسارة نسور قرطاج، اليوم أمام أستراليا في بطولة كأس العالم 2022.

والتقى منتخيا تونس مع أستراليا على أرضية ملعب “استاد الجنوب”، وخسر نسور قرطاج بهدفٍ دون رد، ضمن منافسات الجولة الثانية من المجموعة الرابعة والتي تضم أيضًا كل من فرنسا والدنمارك.

وقال القادري في تصريحات عبر قناة “بي إن سبورت”: “كنا نعلم إن مباراة اليوم ستكون مصيرية، أستراليا في نفس المستوى، قمنا باللازم في المباراة الأولى ونجحنا فيها، للأسف لم نعرف أن نفعل ذلك اليوم”.

طالع أيضًا | ترتيب مجموعة تونس في كأس العالم 2022 بعد الخسارة أمام أستراليا

وتابع: “الشوط الأول كنا سيئين، كنا نعرف نقاط قوة المنتخب الأسترالي، حاولنا أن نتفاداها ونلعب على الأطراف، لكن خسرنا كرات كثيرة”.

وأضاف: “أضعنا فرصا عن طريق يوسف المساكني والدراجي، وكان يمكن نعود في المباراة لو استغللنا نصف فرصة”.

واختتم: “في الشوط الثاني غيرنا طريقة اللعب وسيطرنا سيطرة كاملة على المباراة، وأضعنا فرصا كثيرة، وكان يجب خلق فرص هجومية أكثر تصنع الفارق”.

Former England batsman Usman Afzaal has been released by Surrey leaving him searching for a new county.It is a move that was widely expected after Afzaal, 33, hadn’t featured in a first-class game since Surrey’s innings defeat to Middlesex at the end of July.Afzaal, who played for England in three Ashes Tests in 2001, joined Surrey from Northamptonshire at the end of the 2007 season and made 4328 runs in 101 games in all competitions for the county, with a first-class average of 46.44.This season, however, Surrey have backed the younger players coming through their system as they try to find a route off the lower end of the second division.Batsmen Arun Harinath (23), Tom Lancefield (19) and most recently Jason Roy (20), have all featured this summer and Surrey may also have Kevin Pietersen on their books after he joined on loan earlier this month.Surrey’s managing director Gus Mackay praised Afzaal for all he’s given the club over the last three seasons and wished him luck in finding a new county with which to continue his career: “I would like to thank Usman for his contribution to the club during his time here and wish him all the best for the future.”

Trinidad has turned out to be a nightmare for the organisers with yet another match – the second – to be abandoned without a ball being bowled

Cricinfo staff29-Jul-2010 – Match abandonedTrinidad has turned out to be a nightmare for the organisers with yet another match – the second – to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. The afternoons haven’t been kind to the players and spectators with the weather dictating terms. After yesterday’s game between Canada and Leeward Islands was washed out, today it was the turn of Barbados and Guyana to share points. Trinidad & Tobago will now play Guyana in the first semi-final while Barbados will take on Guyana in the other.nowThe rain still puts a question mark on the chances of playing the second game of the evening, the inconsequential one between Windward Islands and Combined Campuses and Colleges. However, yesterday’s late-evening game between T&T and Jamaica went ahead despite the first game being washed out.

The New Zealand selectors have named a 14-man squad for the annual Emerging Players Tournament in Australia in August. The tournament involves teams from Australia, India, New Zealand and South Africa, and each team will play four Twenty20s and four one-dayers.The trip offers an opportunity to players like Neil Broom, Daniel Flynn and Aaron Redmond to fight their way back in to the senior squad. Fast bowler Ian Butler was not considered due to an injury. The selectors, however, did not name a captain.Squad: Brent Arnel, Michael Bates, Neil Broom, Brendon Diamanti, Daniel Flynn, Colin de Grandhomme, Peter Ingram, Tim McIntosh, Rob Nicol, Aaron Redmond, Shanan Stewart, Neil Wagner, Luke Woodcock, Reece Young (wk)

Taking to Twitter, Sky Sports reporter Lyall Thomas has reacted to some news out of Tottenham Hotspur involving star summer signing Cristian Romero.

The Lowdown: Spurs boost emerges…

As now confirmed by manager Antonio Conte, the former Atalanta centre-back and Serie A MVP award winner is now back in contention for Tottenham alongside Son Heung-min after a lengthy absence.

Romero has been sidelined since sustaining a ‘very serious’ injury during Argentina’s crunch World Cup qualifier against Brazil in November.

Conte has since had to cope with limited defensive options but now, in what the Italian has described as ‘good news’, Romero has returned to the fold.

The Latest: Thomas makes claim…

Taking to Twitter, reacting to the South American powerhouse’s comeback, Thomas believes his impact will be ‘big’ and has described his potential inclusion as ‘like a new signing’.

“Cristian Romero’s return might also feel like a new signing within the squad by the way,” the Sky man explained.

“He hasn’t been present in Tottenham’s upsurge under Antonio Conte so far, so anticipating a big impact in the final half of the campaign if he stays fit.”

The Verdict: Big news…

Signed for £42 million last year, Romero could indeed be a major player for Tottenham over the remainder of 2021/2022.

His phenomenal campaign for Atalanta last season is a real indicator of his ability, with Italian football expert Conor Clancy calling Romero ‘one of the most exciting centre-backs in the world’ in an exclusive interview with The Transfer Tavern.

The 23-year-old also made an amazing 3.1 interceptions per 90 for Atalanta over 2020/2021 – far more than any Spurs player managed in that same season (WhoScored).

Indeed, if Romero can remain fully fit, he looks set to be a massive plus point for Conte.

In other news: ‘Transfer was almost complete’ – Chairman makes major claim involving Spurs and 6 foot 2 ace, find out more here.

The latest January transfer window has come to a close and it was a very proactive period for Aston Villa, who brought new players in as well as move some of their current ones on elsewhere.

With that in mind, here’s our suggestion for what Steven Gerrard’s side could look like for the remainder of the season with their new recruits.

In goal, despite bringing in Robin Olsen on loan from AS Roma until the end of the season, it seems unlikely that he will immediately take Emi Martinez’s place in the team after the Argentine has played in all but one of Villa’s Premier League games this season.

At left-back, after immediately being put into the team by Gerrard after moving from Everton in a deal worth a reported fee of £25m, it seems likely that with Matt Targett heading to Newcastle United on loan for the remainder of the season, winter signing Lucas Digne will be Villa’s first-choice left-back from now on.

At centre-back, while Villa managed to bring in Calum Chambers from Arsenal as a free agent towards the end of the January window, we feel that Gerrard’s first-choice centre-back pairing will be Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa given their experience of playing together.

For the right-back position, despite some late links with Atletico Madrid, Matty Cash is still at Villa and likely to keep his place in the team from now until the end of the season.

Moving on to the midfield, with Marvelous Nakamba still out injured and the fact that they missed out on signing Rodrigo Bentancur before he eventually joined Tottenham Hotspur, Gerrard will have to make do with the options he has at his disposal at the moment, making a midfield trio of John McGinn, Douglas Luiz and Jacob Ramsey a viable one for the Villa boss for the time being.

Then for their attacking positions, having brought in former Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona on loan, Gerrard has been keen on giving him minutes in his side by bringing him on for his debut in Villa’s 2-2 draw against Manchester United where he score their vital equalising goal, followed by starting him in their 1-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park on the left-wing.

Finally, having scored seven goals and provided four assists between them in the league so far this season, we think Gerrard will stick with Ollie Watkins through the middle. That’s instead of the “unbelievable” Danny Ings, who is currently picking up a weekly wage of £100k-per-week according to Salary Sport, and Emi Buendia on the right.

In other news: Preece claims AVFC now “looking to” secure £11.7m-rated gem, he’s likened to Busquets – opinion

The coach Mark Greatbatch has called on New Zealand’s batsmen to be more consistent and ruthless so they can challenge Australia. Greatbatch doesn’t think his side has gone backwards during the Chappell-Hadlee Series defeat, but he wants more runs from his order starting with the final ODI in Wellington on Saturday.”Hopefully you see fight in the players across the board,” he said. “Yes, our batting is not consistent enough and needs to be more ruthless. When guys get in they need to finish the job, and they know that.”Australia have registered one hundred and seven half-centuries during the first four games while the hosts have managed four fifties, including two to Ross Taylor. “It’s pretty tough to win a series with numbers like that,” Greatbatch said. “There’s definitely some improvement needed.”Greatbatch said the issue had been spoken about and it was up to the players to make the changes. “The individual needs to take personal responsibility to be better,” he said. “Whoever it is, if he’s on 50 he needs to get 80 or 100. If it’s the fifth bowler, he goes for 40 instead of 60.”Nathan Hauritz, the offspinner, said Australia would be chasing another victory to finish off the limited-overs leg of the tour. “We’ve copped a fair bit of stick since we have been out here,” he said, “so the boys would be pretty keen to wrap it up 4-1.”

As per TUTTOmercatoWEB, sharing an update from Italy, a Tottenham Hotspur exit development has come to light involving winger Steven Bergwijn.

The Lowdown: Conte making ‘evaluations’…

Ahead of the January transfer window, Spurs manager Antonio Conte has already admitted that he is making ‘evaluations’ on his squad over who could leave or stay next month.

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As he assesses who is best to take the club forward, a few big names have been linked with a possible exit. Perhaps the most notable candidate is Dele Alli, with the Lilywhites and chairman Daniel Levy now open to letting him leave (The Athletic).

Tanguy Ndombele has also been tipped with a move away, and so is Harry Kane, with winger Bergwijn also apparently in Conte’s mind for a winter sale.

The Latest: Lazio ‘at work’ for Bergwijn…

According to TUTTOmercatoWEB, an exit development has emerged involving the Netherlands international, with Serie A outfit Lazio now ‘at work’ as they set their sights on signing the Tottenham ace.

It is even believed that they could swoop in the ‘next few days’ as the report refuses to rule out an ‘offensive’ from the Biancocelesti.

The Verdict: Contemplate selling?

Since signing for Spurs in a £27m move from PSV Eindhoven in January 2020, it’s safe to say that Bergwijn’s time at the club has been a mixed bag.

After scoring on his debut against Manchester City and instantly making an impression, flashes of good form have been followed by spells out of the team. Speaking to the press, former Spurs manager Nuno Espirito Santo raved over the Dutchman as a ‘unique’ and ‘very talented’ player in his squad after a great start to the 2021/22 campaign (via TEAMtalk).

Despite rumours that he could turn to Bergwijn as a makeshift striking understudy to Kane, Conte has rarely started the 24-year-old, but we believe the winger could still have life in him yet.

Fairly young and possessing plenty of ability, the Netherlands international could still revitalise his career at Tottenham, and Conte shouldn’t contemplate selling him at this moment.

In other news: Spurs eye January bid for ‘explosive’ attacker who’s now open to move, Paratici absolutely loves him…find out more here.

كشف ماركو دي فايو، المدير الرياضي بنادي بولونيا، السبب وراء فشل انتقال الدولي النمساوي، ماركو أرناوتوفيتش، إلى مانشستر يونايتد في سوق الانتقالات الصيفية الماضية.

وكان أرناوتوفيتش قريبًا من الانتقال إلى مانشستر يونايتد في الصيف الماضي، ولكن تم التراجع عن الصفقة بسبب احتجاج المُشجعين.

ولكن دي فايو في تصريحات مع صحيفة “كورييري ديلو سبورت” الإيطالية أكد أنّ أرناوتوفيتش هو من رفض الانتقال إلى مانشستر يونايتد، وليس إدارة الشياطين الحمُر.

اقرأ أيضًا.. والده: هالاند قد لا يستمر في مانشستر سيتي لنهاية عقده

وقال دي فايو: “لقد قمنا بعمل رائع مع ماركو، لقد أبرزنا دائمًا مدى ثقتنا به، لم يقدم يوفنتوس طلبًا مباشرًا أبدًا، لكن مانشستر يونايتد فعل ذلك بالفعل”.

وأصاف: “لم يتراجع مانشستر يونايتد عن التعاقد مع أرناوتوفيتش بسبب المُشجعين، ولكن ماركو هو من أراد البقاء في بولونيا”.

وواصل: “لقد تصرف كبطل حقيقي، ويفهم حقًا ما يمثله بولونيا كنادٍ ومدينة، إنه نقطة مرجعية داخل وخارج الملعب”.

واختتم تصريحاته قائلًا: “ماركو يساعد اللاعبين الشباب، ولديه نهج جيد حقًا، ويعطي كل ما لديه دائمًا”.

Dermott Monteith, Ireland’s all-time highest wicket-taker, has died at the age of 66.In a remarkable career he played 76 times for Ireland, taking 326 wickets at 17.37, including 47 in five matches in 1971, with his left-arm spin. He took five wickets in an innings on 27 occasions, and seven times took 10 wickets in a match. His best figures came in 1973 when he took 13 wickets against The MCC at Lord’s, including a 8 for 44 in the second innings as Ireland triumphed by seven wickets.His playing career with Ireland spanned 19 years from his debut in 1965 at Lord’s, until his last appearance in 1984 against Scotland. On both occasions he made an impact with the bat, rather than the ball, testament to his all-round ability. He scored 54 against the MCC on his debut, and made 95, his highest score, on his final appearance for his country. In total he made 1712 runs at 20.63 with nine half centuries and also captained Ireland 38 times.Middlesex spotted Monteith’s ability and he played for them during the 1981 and 1983 seasons, deputising for John Emburey and Phil Edmonds when they were on England duty. He played his first game for the county aged 38 and proved more than capable, taking 24 wickets in eight Championship appearances with a best of 5 for 60 against Essex.After his playing career ended Monteith took up a leading position in the administration of Irish cricket and became a national selector. Roy Torrens, his former team-mate and the current Ireland manager, commended the confidence and skill that characterised Monteith’s career.”Dermott was in many ways ahead of his time. He was a trail-blazer in every way. He was an innovative captain, and had no fear of failure. He was always looking to make things happen, and was great to play alongside. He was quite simply a magnificent cricketer, and he was a pioneer in many ways, being one of the first Irishmen in the modern era to make a mark in county cricket.”He was very highly regarded by his Middlesex colleagues, and on my travels with Ireland, I was often asked by Mike Brearley and John Emburey how he was doing.”I probably got to know Dermott better when we both were retired and travelling around as national selectors. He was great to have as a friend, and was marvellous company. My thoughts and prayers are with his family circle at this sad time.”David Williams, the Cricket Ireland chairman, added his tribute saying: “I learned of the death of Dermott Monteith with great sadness. He was one of our very greatest players and a much valued colleague in the administration of cricket in Ireland when his playing days were over.”