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Aston Villa have entered into the international break way off the standards they had previously set for themselves, with four dire defeats in a row.

Unai Emery’s men haven’t had the easiest batch of fixtures in truth, with tough away trips to Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool confronting the Villans, who don’t have it any nicer when football resumes with Juventus and Chelsea awaiting them.

One major positive does remain in the form of Morgan Rogers, who will enjoy his time off with the England senior squad, after winning himself a Three Lions call-up off the back of his scintillating displays this campaign, even when his team have come up short.

Rogers' form this season

After taking time to acclimatise to his new surroundings last season, having joined mid-way through the 2023/24 campaign, the former Manchester City youth player has been an absolute star for Emery’s men recently.

The 22-year-old ace has amassed three goals and three assists from 15 total appearances, with the attacking midfielder even being referred to as “box office” to watch by Sky Sports journalist David Reed after a captivating showing in the Champions League versus Bologna, as Rogers ended up completing a stunning seven dribbles on the night.

Clearly, the England senior set-up had been watching and felt he was worthy now of his first call-up to the men’s team, having scored four times for the U21s previously from just six caps.

Villa Park could now be garnering a reputation as the place to be for young starlets to thrive and succeed, therefore, with another tricky attacker on the club’s agenda this January, who could blossom into an even bigger talent than Rogers if nurtured correctly.

Aston Villa targeting a bigger talent than Rogers

It was reported earlier this month that Villa were looking at snapping up Southampton star Tyler Dibling when the drama of the transfer window gets back underway, with the Saints also well-known for producing a fine crop of youngsters.

Now, it has been confirmed by a restless Southampton boss in Russell Martin that bids have been received for the standout 18-year-old ahead of January rolling into view, with Dibling sparkling for his side in flashes this campaign even as the South Coast outfit sit at the very foot of the Premier League table.

Martin hasn’t shied away from waxing lyrical about the homegrown gem either, even as a number of top-flight suitors begin to sniff around, labelling the teenager as “special” after an encouraging cameo was gifted to him in the top-flight versus Nottingham Forest back in August.

Since then, Dibling has even managed to score in the Premier League for his relegation-threatened employers, when he managed to net his team’s early opener versus Ipswich Town in September, with six starts in the elite division coming his way in total.

Whilst Dibling has instantly hit the ground running in the Premier League, despite only being 18, Rogers – when he was the same age – had to be far more patient for his opportunity, with loan spell after loan spell in the EFL coming his way over making the grade at Manchester City.

At 19 years of age, Rogers would only manage to score once for AFC Bournemouth during a mixed bag of a loan stint, before only winning himself a move up to the top-flight where he would then dazzle with Villa at 21, after coming good under Michael Carrick’s guidance at Middlesbrough.

Rogers’ career path before joining Villa

Club played for

Games played

Goals scored

Assists

Lincoln City (loan)

28

6

4

Bournemouth (loan)

17

1

0

Blackpool (loan)

22

1

2

Middlesbrough (permanent)

33

7

9

Sourced by Transfermarkt

As you can see, it was arguably a slog for Rogers to get to the very top, with the 22-year-old intent on staying here for as long as possible.

Whereas, Dibling already looks ready-made for the big time, and with Emery presumably wanting more reinforcements down the right wing away from an underperforming Leon Bailey – who is yet to score – picking up the hotly tipped 18-year-old feels like a decision Villa should make.

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Having been dealt the ultimate blow in the form of Abdul Fatawu’s season-ending injury, Leicester City are now reportedly battling Newcastle United to sign a replacement for their winger in 2025.

Leicester transfer news

In a mixed season so far, Fatawu had been one of few bright sparks for the Foxes and was beginning to break into Steve Cooper’s side on a consistent basis, before injury struck at the worst possible time. The 20-year-old picked up the serious knee injury whilst on international duty with Ghana in their recent draw against Angola.

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Cooper confirmed the news, telling reporters as relayed by BBC Sport: “It’s not good, it’s a serious injury. He’s had an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury that is going to rule him out for the rest of the season.

“It’s a real blow, first and foremost for him, being a young player and having an injury as serious as what an ACL is. Albeit, it can be quite common in sport and in particular football, but it’s still a serious injury. For it to happen at a young age is a blow for him and a blow for us as well.”

After such a damaging blow to their survival hopes, the Foxes have seemingly turned their attention towards the transfer market. According to Caught Offside, Leicester are now eyeing Ibrahim Maza from Hertha Berlin, who have reduced the price tag for their versatile attacker to €20m (£17m).

Newcastle have reportedly had officials in attendance to watch Maza and are in pole position, as they look to boost their own attack and remain ahead of the chasing pack for his signature. Leicester’s position has recently become more desperate after Fatawu’s injury, however, in what could create an interesting race against the Magpies as well as the likes of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Still just 18 years old, Maza can play attacking midfield as well as on the left-hand side and as a centre forward in what would prove to be vital versatility for a side in Leicester’s position.

Pressure would be on "Exciting" Maza at Leicester

Considering how important Fatawu was becoming for the Foxes, whoever does step in for the talented winger will have a lot of pressure to perform. And whether the pressure of keeping a side in the Premier League should be placed on the shoulders of an 18-year-old Maza is questionable. The young forward is at a delicate stage of his career, albeit a stage in which he’s impressing many, and the wrong move could quickly derail his potential.

Dubbed “one of the most exciting U19s in Germany” by Football Talent Scout’s Jacek Kulig, Maza must get his next move right amid a number of interested clubs in the Premier League.

With four goals and three assists for Hertha Berlin so far this season too, it’s no surprise that the young forward has earned such high praise.

The legspinner questioned whether CA has put the integrity of the competition at risk

AAP09-Jan-2022

Adam Zampa claims Cricket Australia has “taken the piss” out of the Melbourne Big Bash derby after he was one of 12 infected Stars unavailable for last week’s loss to the Renegades.Zampa will captain the Stars on return to the BBL on Monday after overcoming Covid-19, with a flat Stars camp to leave individual players to decide if they feel up to playing against Adelaide.Only the infected Glenn Maxwell and injured Nathan Coulter-Nile are certain to miss, with the Stars last on the ladder after losing both games without the bulk of their squad.Zampa admitted he did not know what the solution was for officials, who are determined to press on with the full 14-round tournament with all teams set for a Melbourne hub.Related

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But he warned the integrity of the league had to be kept front of mind, with Brisbane Heat also having lost their last two games while under strength.”The next question is when does when does the line get crossed?” Zampa said. “We’ve worked really on the brand of BBL and been really careful about how we go about BBL and making sure that it stays the same and we have fun playing it.”Once that gets questioned, and once the integrity of the competition starts being in doubt, then I guess that’s when the line gets crossed.”Zampa’s chief concern centred around the Renegades clash, which has traditionally been one of the highest rated and attended matches of the competition.”At the end of the day, the broadcasters have had the last say with Cricket Australia,” Zampa said. “Obviously the derby day scheduled for January 3, you would think that you would want two full-strength squads available for a game.”Competitions like this are built on rivalries. And I think the derby day was taken the piss out of a little bit and that was because it was set in stone on January 3, and that day makes a lot of money for broadcasters and Cricket Australia.”I don’t necessarily say it’s right or wrong. I don’t know what the other options were because we weren’t really communicated with.”Zampa said he sympathised with CA, who did not have the practical option to postpone the tournament like the Indian Premier League was in 2021. But he also said CA had set the tone for finals to be played amid outbreaks.”If there’s enough heads flying around with certain coloured shirts on, then the competition goes ahead,” he said.CA has long insisted they have put players’ health first during the tournament, postponing three games in that time.

يتقدم حارس مرمى نادي برشلونة، مارك أندريه تير شتيجن بثبات في مرحلة التعافي بعد إصابته قبل ستة أشهر، حيث خضع لجراحة في وتر الرضفة عقب سقوطه أمام فياريال في بطولة الدوري الإسباني.

ورغم صعوبة الإصابة، يبدي الحارس الألماني تحسنًا ملحوظًا ويواصل العمل بجدية للعودة للملاعب قريبًا.

وكثف تير شتيجن تدريباته البدنية والفنية خلال الشهر الماضي، حيث بدأ بتمارين القوة والثبات، ثم انتقل إلى التدريبات بالكرة، ونشر برشلونة صورًا له وهو يخوض تدريبات فردية، ما يعكس استعادته جزءًا كبيرًا من لياقته البدنية والفنية.

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وظهرت السعادة على تير شتيجن بتقدمه في التعافي، وظهر بروح معنوية عالية خلال مباراة جيرونا، حيث كرم زميله إريك جارسيا بوصوله إلى 100 مباراة مع الفريق الأول، مما يعكس دوره القيادي حتى أثناء غيابه عن المباريات الرسمية.

ومن المتوقع انضمام تير شتيجن إلى التدريبات الجماعية بعد ربع نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا أمام بوروسيا دورتموند، مما يمثل خطوة نحو جاهزيته الكاملة، لم يُحدد موعد عودته للمباريات، إذ يعتمد القرار على مدى تحسنه واستعداده البدني والفني خلال الفترة القادمة.

وقد تكون بطولة الدوري الإسباني الخيار الأنسب لعودته، خاصة إذا حسم برشلونة اللقب مبكرًا، مما يتيح له استعادة حساسية المباريات دون ضغوط، مع العلم أنه لا يمكنه المشاركة في دوري أبطال أوروبا، حيث استبدله برشلونة بالحارس فوتشيك تشيزني خلال فترة غيابه الطويلة.

ومع تألق تشيزني في حماية مرمى برشلونة، سيواجه تير شتيجن تحديًا كبيرًا لاستعادة مركزه الأساسي، خاصة أن الحارس البولندي بات أحد الأعمدة الرئيسية في تشكيل المدرب، هانز فليك، ومن الصعب الاستغناء عنه.

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O novo técnico do Corinthians está a caminho do Brasil. Vitor Pereira está no aeroporto da cidade de Porto, em Portugual, e embarcará nesta sexta-feira (25). A previsão de chegada do treinador a São Paulo é nesta segunda-feira (28).

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Torcedores corintianos, da Fiel Porto, estiveram presentes no aeroporto para o contato com o novo comandante da equipe alvinegra.

Alguns presentes, inclusive, tentaram fazer com que Vitor Pereira provocasse o arquirrival do Corinthians, o Palmeiras, falando que o time alviverde não tem título mundial, mas o treinador se recusou. Contudo, Pereira comentou sobre o DNA corintiano e se disse ter um pouco de identidade, sobretudo fazendo menção a loucura, costumeiramente representada pelo torcedor do Timão com o termo ‘Bando de Loucos’.

-Eu e o Corinthians temos um pouco do mesmo DNA. Eu sou um pouquinho louco. Escolho sempre projetos que me desafiam, projetos com paixão, como é o caso deste do Corinthians – disse o técnico à veículos de imprensa presentes no embarque do profissional rumo ao Brasil.

Inicialmente a chegada de Vitor Pereira ao Brasil era prevista para segunda-feira (28), mas deve ser antecipada e acontecer na manhã deste sábado (26). Assim, a tendência é que o treiandor esteja presente nas tribunas da Neo Química Arena para acompanhar o duelo entre Corinthians e Red Bull Bragantino, neste domingo (27), às 11h, pela nona rodada do Campeonato Paulista.

CSA T20 round-up: Boland and Knights are yet to get off the mark

Firdose Moonda11-Feb-2022

North West have emerged as frontrunners at the CSA T20 tournament with two victories, including a bonus-point win, in the opening week of the tournament. They are a point ahead of Western Province, who also triumphed in both their matches, and five clear of the Dolphins, Lions, Titans and Warriors, all of whom won one each. Boland and the Knights are yet to register a win. Here are the highlights from the first round:North-West crush troubled KnightsAfter the semi-final between these two teams in the CSA T20 knockout earlier in the season was washed out, with the Knights advancing to the final and eventually claiming the trophy, North West exacted sweet revenge with an eight-wicket victory on Thursday. North West’s attack, which included ODI allrounder Dwaine Pretorius (1/13) and two-time Test cap Senuran Muthusamy (2/8), kept the Knights to 95 for 9 in 20 overs. Wesley Marshall’s 29-ball 43 and an opening stand of 69 ensured the result was never in doubt. Pretorius finished things off in the 11th over, to give North West an eight-wicket win.The loss speaks to broader problems for the Knights, who are struggling without marquee batter Rilee Rossouw, who is at the PSL. They hold the two lowest first-innings scores in the competition so far, after their opening match against the Dolphins saw them post just 128 for 5. All eyes will be on Raynard van Tonder, Farhaan Behardien and Pite van Biljon to see if Knights improve next week.North West, meanwhile, also beat their neighbours, the Lions, by defending 136. Their most successful bowler so far is left-arm spinner Johannes Diseko, who is the joint-leading wicket-taker and has the best economy rate among the leading 10 bowlers. De Kock, Levi, Lubbe in the runs His retirement from Test cricket means Quinton de Kock is not with the national side in New Zealand and available for the Titans as he focuses solely on white-ball fixtures. His campaign began with a first ball duck against the Warriors, who went on to defend 163 on the opening day. But de Kock quickly turned things around, scoring 72 off 61 balls and sharing in a 106-run opening stand with Gihahn Cloete to help Titans get to 158 for 2 against Boland. In what was the game of the round, Janneman and Pieter Malan got Boland off to a good start with 69 runs inside eight overs, then lost 3 for 29 before Under-19 World Cup returnee Michael Copeland hit a 39-ball 33. But then they lost three wickets for two runs and finally fell three runs short of victory. Junior Dala took two wickets in three balls in the penultimate over to leave Ayabulele Gqamane 11 to defend in the last over.Boland’s week went poorly after they also lost to Western Province, who chased 143 with little trouble. Richard Levi set the tone with 67 from 39 balls and then helped Western Province to victory over the Warriors as well when his 17-ball 40 provided the foundation to chase the highest total of the week: 164. Levi is the second highest run-scorer in the competition, with the highest strike rate.Wihan Lubbe leads the run-charts, 18 ahead of Levi, with two half-centuries. He scored 69* against Western Province and 56, in a winning cause, against the Titans.

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Antes disso, Matheus Peixoto deixou o futebol brasileiro tendo feito também apresentações destacadas com a camisa do Juventude, equipe que defendeu na temporada 2020, onde acumulou 12 gols e uma assistência nos 27 duelos disputados.

Eliminado do Campeonato Cearense e com a pausa na Copa do Nordeste nesse fim de semana, o Vozão voltará a campo somente na próxima terça-feira, jogando pela terceira fase da Copa do Brasil, em compromisso diante da Tuna Luso.

خاض فريق بايرن ميونخ مباراته في دوري أبطال أوروبا، مساء اليوم الثلاثاء، ضد نظيره فريق إنتر ميلان في إطار منافسات ربع نهائي البطولة.

واستضاف ملعب “الأليانز آرينا” مباراة الفريقين في ذهاب ربع نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا، حيث تقدم إنتر ميلان بهدف سجله اللاعب لاوتارو مارتينيز، في الدقيقة 38 من عمر الشوط الأول.

لاوتارو مارتينيز يفتتح التسجيل لإنتر ويشعل القمّة#دوري_أبطال_أوروبا#UCL pic.twitter.com/YZMGkMJyhp — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) April 8, 2025

واستمر تفوق إنتر ميلان على صعيد النتيجة حتى الدقيقة 85، حيث تمكن توماس مولر من تسجيل هدف التعادل لـ بايرن ميونخ.

مولر يظهر في الوقت الحاسم ويهدي بايرن ميونيخ التعادل#دوري_أبطال_أوروبا#UCL pic.twitter.com/VMVCFm2pp5 — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) April 8, 2025

ولكن إنتر ميلان لم يستسلم ليعود من جديد إلى التقدم بعدما سجل اللاعب دافيد فراتيسي الهدف الثاني للضيوف في الدقيقة 88.

ويستضيف ملعب “سان سيرو” مباراة الفريقين في إياب ربع نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا، يوم الأربعاء 16 أبريل الجاري.

ويلتقي المتأهل من بايرن ميونخ وإنتر ميلان مع المتأهل من برشلونة وبوروسيا دورتموند، في نصف النهائي.

December is still in its infancy, but the Scottish Premiership crown already looks to have been decided, with imperious champions Celtic marching on toward yet another league title under Brendan Rodgers’ watch, following their 3-0 win over Hibernian.

Yes, don’t count your chickens just yet, and all that, but the Old Firm giants currently sit nine points clear at the summit and with a game advantage over their closest rivals Aberdeen, who slipped up at home to St Johnstone on Saturday.

With Rangers – who take on Ross County on Sunday – currently 14 points adrift of the Hoops in third, it truly is Celtic’s league to lose, with the Glasgow outfit seeing off a spirited Hibs side to maintain their handsome advantage at the top.

Celtic's best performers vs Hibs

It certainly didn’t go smoothly at Parkhead, but with three goals scored and three points picked up, Rodgers and co will hope to move on swiftly, ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Dinamo Zagreb.

In truth, the former Liverpool boss has his goalkeeper to thank for helping to secure a valuable, hard-fought win against David Gray’s side, with Kasper Schmeichel having repeatedly thwarted the plucky visitors.

Indeed, the experienced Dane was called into action just minutes into the contest after denying Mykola Kukharevych from close range, with that one of nine saves that the veteran was forced to make, as per Sofascore.

Had it not been for the 38-year-old regularly bailing his side out of trouble – as well as some errant finishing from Joe Newell and co – there could have been a far more nervy finale at Celtic Park, with the eventual scoreline perhaps flattering the hosts somewhat.

That said, it should not take away from the Hoops’ quality in the final third, with Arne Engels rounding off a slick move with a well-taken finish to open the scoring, before Adam Idah’s header was diverted in by a helpless Newell just after the break.

Kasper Schmeichel’s game in numbers

90 minutes

9 saves

1 punch

7 saves from inside the box

45 touches

93% pass accuracy

7/9 long balls completed

2 clearances made

Stats via Sofascore

Substitute Kyogo Furuhashi then rubberstamped the victory with a delightful dink late on, following James Forrest’s threaded pass, although it was one man who didn’t get on the scoresheet that deserves notable plaudits.

Celtic's star man vs Hibs

Without Schmeichel, things may well have been very different on Saturday afternoon, although the former Leicester City man wasn’t alone in stealing the show, with skipper Callum McGregor also shining in his midfield berth.

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So often a player who goes under the radar – when he’s not firing in from range that is – the Scotsman is the true heartbeat of this side, as he has been for so long in Glasgow.

Quite simply, everything goes through the man in the middle, as it did again against the Edinburgh side, with McGregor having racked up a mammoth 131 touches, while also enjoying a staggering 98% pass accuracy rate.

Cool and composed in possession, the relentless star also made his presence felt off the ball after winning 100% of his duels, having also made three clearances and one block in that battling display.

Also still the joint-top scorer in the division, despite not getting in on the act on this occasion, the 31-year-old truly is the all-round package, with it simply a case of Rodgers deciding which duo should be the regular starters alongside him.

In a squad and a side where places are up for grabs, McGregor – much like Schmeichel – deservedly remains one of the few certainties in the starting lineup.

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Irshad’s 3 for 29 crucial in Zalmi’s defense of 206

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Feb-2022

Peshawar Zalmi 206 for 8 (Haris 70, Malik 38, Ashraf 3-33) beat Islamabad United 196 for 7 (Azam 85, Gurbaz 46, Irshad 3-29) by 11 runsAzam Khan and Islamabad United put on a mighty fight in trying to chase down 207, but Peshawar Zalmi’s bowlers held on to seal their third win in a row. Mohammad Haris’ blazing 32-ball 70 had led Zalmi to a total of 206, but while Azam batted, it was game on. Azam hammered 85 runs in 45 balls, but his wicket in the penultimate over of the chase ended Islamabad’s hopes. Salman Irshad impressed with 3 for 29, and together with Wahab Riaz, he closed the game out for an 11-run win.Haris started the game quick off the blocks, leading the way in Zalmi racing away to 73 runs inside six overs. His innings of five sixes and seven fours at a strike-rate of 218.75, however, was over before the tenth over when he failed to successfully play the reverse sweep to Waqas Maqsood. Yasir Khan (35 in 24 balls) and Shoaib Malik (38 in 23 balls) kept the innings moving through the middle overs, but three Faheem Ashraf wickets in the slog overs pegged Zalmi back. Zalmi could add only 41 in the last five overs, finishing with 206 for 8, the ninth 200+ total in PSL 2022.Islamabad’s chase was kickstarted by Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 19-ball 46. He hit five sixes and three fours, but a slower ball from Irshad had him caught in the fourth over. Four balls later, Riaz dismissed Danish Aziz for a duck, and in the ninth over, Mubasir Khan was also out for a 19-ball 21.However, Azam, the No. 4 kept muscling from the other end, keeping Islamabad in the hunt. He smacked three sixes in an Usman Qadir over and then cleared the ropes off Ben Cutting and Wahab too to keep the required run-rate at around 11. What he needed were contributions from the other end but Liam Dawson and stand-in captain Asif Ali could not deliver much.With 30 needed off the last three overs, Irshad was bought back for a final over, and he kept Azam off strike with Faheem Ashraf at the batter’s end with his slower balls. That five-run over, including Ashraf’s wicket off the last ball, gave the advantage back to Zalmi, and Azam’s toe-ended heave off the 19th bowled by Riaz for 85 ended Islamabad’s hopes. The tailenders swung but mostly missed, and Zalmi moved to third on the points table after Cutting finished proceedings.