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As those at Tottenham Hotspur are aware more than most, not every prospect bursts onto the scene like a Lamine Yamal or a Jude Bellingham – sometimes a little patience or perseverance is required.

The golden example for those of a Lilywhites persuasion is that man Harry Kane, the now England skipper and record scorer having been forced to travail the EFL, before eventually securing his place in the club’s first-team plans.

Something of a late bloomer in modern terms – having made his first Premier League start in April 2014, three months shy of his 21st birthday – the free-scoring sensation has gone on to have a career that few could have envisaged amid his early struggles at the likes of Leicester City and Norwich City.

From his days at Leyton Orient, Kane is now a record-breaker for both club and country, recently reaching 100 Bayern Munich goals from just 104 games – the fastest player this century to achieve that feat in Europe’s top five leagues.

Schooled by Spurs, but arguably made and nurtured during his string of temporary moves away from the club, Kane is a glowing success story of the loan system.

Excitingly for Thomas Frank and co, the north Londoners could look to profit from their loan set-up again in the near future.

How Spurs’ loan stars are getting on this season

Among the hottest prospects to have departed N17 this summer was Croatian teenager, Luka Vuskovic, with the towering centre-back earning rave reviews already at Bundesliga side, Hamburg.

Still just 18, the 6 foot 4 defender is a mountain of a man, remarkably winning 73% of his total duels in the league so far this term, as well as a staggering 85% of his aerial duels.

For context, Micky van de Ven has averaged 53% and 47% for Spurs, respectively, in 2025/26, as per Sofascore.

The former Hajduk Split star – who scored seven league goals on loan at Belgian side Westerlo last term – is the main attraction as far as Spurs’ loanees go, although academy graduate Alfie Devine is currently flourishing for Preston North End, with three goals and assists from eight Championship outings.

Mikey Moore looks to have been swept up in the chaos of Russell Martin and Rangers, having failed to score in ten games at Ibrox, although fellow teenager winger Min-hyeok Yang has already netted twice in just four league games for Portsmouth in the second tier.

The Championship has also proven a fruitful destination for the next Kane, Will Lankshear, with the promising striker scoring three goals in nine league appearances for Oxford United, albeit while failing to convert in any of his last four.

High hopes remain for Jamie Donley, who registered 19 goals and assists for Orient last term, although his time at Stoke City is yet to truly take off, having been restricted to just three substitute appearances for the promotion-chasing side in the league.

Donley isn’t quite hitting the heights of last term, although one man who certainly is 20-year-old sensation, George Abbott.

The Spurs starlet who’s been “compared to Grealish”

Many may view those operating outside of the Championship as having little chance of making the leap to Premier League level, although that’s not necessarily the case.

Take Dele Alli example, with the then-youngster rising from EFL star at MK Dons to top-flight sensation at White Hart Lane in double-quick time, having ended his first campaign in the capital – 2015/16 – with 18 goals and assists to his name in the league, as per Transfermarkt.

Kane, too, stepped down into League One with Orient, before later exploding back at Spurs, with that the level where homegrown starlet, Abbott, is currently flourishing for Wycombe Wanderers.

Abbott – 24/25 League Two

Stat (*per game)

Record

Games (starts)

40 (37)

Goals

5

Assists

6

Pass accuracy*

86%

Key passes*

1.1

Big chances created

6

Balls recovered*

4.9

Total duels won*

50%

Successful dribbles*

0.6

Stats via Sofascore

The versatile midfielder – who has operated all across the park in the Tottenham youth ranks – joined the Chairboys this summer after starring at Notts County in the fourth tier last term, registering 13 goals and assists in all competitions for the League Two side.

That included what proved to be the division’s Goal of the Season away at Accrington Stanley, with the Englishman thumping home in emphatic style after meeting an inswinging corner flush on the volley.

At a club with a rich history for welcoming in potential stars of the future, including now Celtic skipper Callum McGregor, the Magpies allowed Abbott to sparkle, with ITV’s Dan Salisbury-Jones noting that the youngster had even been “compared to Jack Grealish”.

The new Everton talisman – another former loan hero at the Nottinghamshire club – previously came agonisingly close to joining Spurs back in 2018, although could the Lilywhites now have his heir apparent in the shape of Abbott?

His Grealish-like ability to glide forward with the ball at his feet has also led to comparisons to ex-Wycombe loanee, Eberechi Eze, with Abbott having scored his first goal for the Buckinghamshire side in true Eze fashion against Northampton.

That was followed by an assist as Michael Duff’s side saw off Wigan Athletic in the Carabao Cup third round, before he also starred off the bench away at AFC Wimbledon, as the visitors narrowly slipped to a 2-1 defeat.

Introduced at half-time, Abbott was a central figure as Wycombe, albeit unsuccessfully, fought their way back into the game, notably winning 100% of his ground duels, while providing one key pass from his 36 touches, as per Sofascore.

Fleet of foot but with the steel to match, the dynamic midfielder – who also played the full 90 in Saturday’s narrow win over Wigan – looks to have all the tools at his disposal, with the hope being that he can force his way into Frank’s first-team plans later down the line.

At 20, the modern game might suggest his time has already come and gone to break into an elite team like Spurs, yet if he can look to the case of Kane for inspiration, Abbott could prove to be the north Londoners’ next shining loan success story.

With a new long-term contract signed back in north London ahead of the new campaign, he is certainly one for the future.

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Gambhir had flown back home because of his mother’s poor health, but will be back with the squad three days out from the first England vs India Test

ESPNcricinfo staff16-Jun-2025

Gautam Gambhir, India’s head coach, will rejoin the rest of the squad in Leeds on Tuesday ahead of the first England vs India Test match that starts on Friday.Gambhir had flown back home, to Delhi, on June 11 after his mother was hospitalised, and wasn’t around when the senior India team and the touring India A side took part in a three-day game in Beckenham. It is understood that her health has improved since.In Gambhir’s absence, Ryan ten Doeschate and Sitanshu Kotak, the assistant coaches, and Morne Morkel, the bowling coach, oversaw the team’s prep, with Hrishikesh Kanitkar, the India A coach, with them. The game in Beckenham was played behind closed doors.Related

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Speaking about the game itself and the preparations in general, Morkel mentioned in an interview to bcci.tv, “There’s some quality energy in this group and, you know, that’s what you need. You need to go into a Test series confident, you need to have that team spirit in the group and I think so far they have done a great job.”Later, after the game was over on Sunday, Kuldeep Yadav stressed on the importance of “volume” of overs for the bowlers in the group, who had only played T20 cricket – for over two months, at the IPL – in the lead up to the five-Test series.”We’ve played a lot of T20 in the last four-five months, so volume is very important,” Kuldeep told bcci.tv. “All the bowlers are instructed to bowl as many overs [in practice as they would in a match]: the fast bowlers will bowl at least 15 to 20 overs so they can build up fully for the Test match, and it’s the same for the spinners – the more they bowl, the better it will be.”0:28

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With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli now retired from Test cricket, Shubman Gill has been made the new Test captain, and he got Kuldeep’s vote of confidence after the tour game: “I have seen over the last three-four sessions that Shubman has the same qualities that I’ve seen in our previous leadership groups. He’s fully ready to lead us.”Once back, from the point of view of the first Test, Gambhir will have to take some quick decisions along with the rest of the team management on the make-up of the playing XI. It has been known for a while that Jasprit Bumrah will play only three of the five Tests to manage his workload, though it’s not known which three those will be.That aside, B Sai Sudharsan, uncapped at this level, and the returning Karun Nair are among the contenders to fill the Rohit and Kohli vacancies. Nair scored a double-century for India A against England Lions earlier on the tour, while the likes of Dhruv Jurel and Abhimanyu Easwaran have also been among the runs.There is also likely to be a toss-up between the two seam-bowling allrounders, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shardul Thakur, with neither showing great form in their India A appearances.

تحدث مهاجم برشلونة روبرت ليفاندوفسكي، في مؤتمر صحفي اليوم الثلاثاء، قبل مباراة فريقه أمام كلوب بروج ببطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

وأدلى ليفاندوفسكي بتصريحات بشأن زميليه لامين يامال، وماركوس راشفورد، والمنافسة في بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، وحالته البدنية بعد العودة من الإصابة، وما يخطط له بعد هذا الموسم.

وقال ليفاندوفسكي: “أشعر أنني بحالة جيدة بعد الإصابة، بدنيًا، أنا في حالة جيدة جدًا، كنت مع الفريق ولعبت قبل ثلاثة أيام، الأهم هو كيف أساعد فريقي على الفوز”.

وأضاف: “أنا مطمئن بشأن مستقبلي، أفكر أيضًا فيما هو الأفضل لي، لديّ أمور أعمل عليها، مباريات كثيرة، والمنتخب الوطني، أركز على هذه الأمور وعلى تسجيل الأهداف”.

وواصل: “لقد تعرضتُ للإصابة وبدأ موسمي للتو، في النهاية، أفكر أيضًا في فريقي وكيفية مساعدته، عندما يكون لديك الكثير من المباريات في الموسم، من المهم أن تكون لائقًا حتى النهاية”.

وأشار: “الأمر مختلف بعض الشيء بالنسبة لي، لكنني كنتُ أعمل بجدٍّ كبير خلال الأسبوعين أو الثلاثة الماضية، عندما أتدرب، أرى أنني في مستوى عالٍ جدًا، إذا لعبنا كفريق واحد، يمكننا الفوز بالألقاب، بالنسبة لي، بعد سنوات طويلة في كرة القدم، أنا هادئ وأعلم أنني أستطيع مساعدة فريقي كثيرًا”.

وعما يريد أن يفعله بعد هذا الموسم، أجاب ليفاندوفسكي: “لست مستعجلاً، الأهم هو شعوري، وفي الوقت الحالي، لستُ مضطراً للتفكير في مستقبلي، قد تحدث أشياء كثيرة، حتى في حياتي، أنا سعيد للغاية ومركّز على هذا الموسم”.

وإذا كان بإمكانه تكرار أداء الموسم الماضي، رد: “لا أعرف من حيث الأرقام، لقد غبت عن العديد من المباريات بسبب الإصابة، لكن عندما ألعب، أعتقد أن معدل الأهداف في الدقيقة الواحدة قد يكون مشابهًا”.

واسترسل: “عليك أن تنظر إلى جوانب أخرى لم تكن تنظر إليها من قبل، لكنني واضح جدًا بشأن هذا الأمر، أتدرب بمستوى عالٍ جدًا، مما يُسهّل الأمر على المهاجم، إذا عملنا بجد، يمكننا الفوز في النهاية”.

وسُئل إذا فكر في عدم الانضمام للمنتخب البولندي، ورد: “لقد فاتني الكثير من اللعب هذا الموسم، ويمكن للمنتخب الوطني مساعدتي في ذلك، الخطة التي وضعناها صُممت خصيصًا لي، أنا سعيد جدًا بتدريباتي خلال الأسابيع القليلة الماضية، وآمل أن أتمكن من اللعب بمستوى عالٍ بنهاية الموسم، هناك العديد من المباريات، والأهم هو كيفية إنهاء الموسم”.

وعن زميله في برشلونة، لامين يامال، وإذا وجه نصائح له في ظل الجدل الإعلامي الدائر حوله، أفاد: “كنتُ أتحدث مع لامين كثيرًا، من الأفضل عدم التحدث إليه الآن، يحتاج إلى الهدوء والوقت والخبرة، هذا أمر طبيعي في سنّه”.

وبشأن بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، علّق ليفاندوفسكي: “الآن نعرف كيف يعمل النظام الجديد، كل مباراة مهمة، وكل نقطة مهمة، رأينا ذلك في الموسم الماضي، حيث عانت الفرق الأخرى للتأهل، لهذا السبب، كل ما نفكر فيه هو الفوز بالمباراة، الرغبة في الفوز هي أفضل ما يمكن أن يحدث لنا، كلوب بروج فريق قوي جدًا على أرضه، ونريد العودة بالنقاط الثلاث”.

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وعن زميله ماركوس راشفورد، أشار: “كنت أعرفه من قبل، لعبت ضده، وعرفته من مانشستر يونايتد، لديه إمكانيات هائلة، منذ اليوم الأول، رأيت أنه قادر على مساعدتنا، إنه يلعب بشكل جيد، آمل أن نلعب بشكل أفضل معه، معه، نكون أقوى، إنه يسجل الأهداف، ويقدم الكثير من التمريرات الحاسمة”.

وأردف ليفاندوفسكي: “أعتقد أن فليك أشار إلى وجود نقص في الاستقرار لدى اللاعبين المصابين والغائبين عن الفريق، لكن في كرة القدم، هناك أوقات لا تسير فيها الأمور على ما يرام، وهذا أمر طبيعي، لكن الأهم هو الفوز بالمباراة واللعب بشكل أفضل”.

وأكمل: “بعد موسم لعبنا فيه بأفضل حالاتنا، يُكرر الجميع أن هذا الموسم ليس سهلاً، وعلينا أن نستعد نفسيًا، من تجربتي، أعلم أنه إذا سجلت الكثير من الأهداف في موسم، فإن الموسم التالي يبدأ من الصفر، نريد الفوز دائماً، لكن هناك أوقات في كرة القدم لا يهم فيها كيف نحقق ذلك، بل علينا فقط الفوز بالمباراة”.

وأتم: “أنا متأكد من أننا سنعود إلى أفضل مستوياتنا ونلعب بشكل أفضل بكثير، لا يجب أن نبالغ في التفكير، إذا عملنا بجد، في النهاية يمكننا الفوز بالعديد من الأشياء”.

MatériaMais Notícias

A Taça das Favelas São Paulo 2023 terá dias muito importantes e intensos, neste final de semana. Neste sábado, 30, acontece o último dia da categoria masculina do torneio organizado pela Central Única das Favelas (CUFA) e produzido pela InFavela, enquanto o domingo, dia 1º de outubro, vai celebrar a chegada das campeãs do interior, na etapa estadual do maior campeonato de futebol entre favelas do mundo.

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Nos dois dias, os jogos são no gramado da já tradicional Vila Manchester, na Zona Leste de São Paulo, e as favelas entram em campo a partir das 8h. No sábado, serão oito jogos válidos apenas pela categoria masculina, enquanto no domingo, serão dois pela masculina e cinco pela feminina, totalizando sete.

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– Como sempre falamos, a Taça das Favelas é uma realidade em São Paulo e cada vez cresce mais. A chegada das favelas do interior paulista vem pra abrilhantar ainda mais o nosso projeto – diz Geovana Borges, diretora de relações institucionais da CUFA.

A partir do domingo, dia 1º, todos os jogos válidos pela edição paulista do maior campeonato de futebol entre favelas do mundo serão em formato eliminatório, o famoso mata-mata. As semifinais acontecem no dia 4 de novembro, e as grandes finais no dia 18 de novembro.

Serviço
Final de semana de jogos da Taça das Favelas São Paulo 2023
Data: 30/09/2023 (Sábado) e 1/10/2023 (domingo)
Local: Centro Esportivo Vicente Feola – Vila Manchester
Horário: 8h (início dos jogos)
Endereço: Praça Haroldo Daltro S/N – Vila Manchester – São Paulo, SP

Confira os jogos deste final de semana da Taça das Favelas 2023

SÁBADO 30/09

Masculino
8h – Favela Jardim Jaqueline x Favela do Chacrinha

9h20 – Cp. Promorar x Cp. Teleatlas

10h40 – Cp. Vila Clara x Favela Jardim 9 de Julho

12h – Cp. Jardim das Palmas x Cp da Alba

13h20 – Favela do Mutirão x Favela Cinga Pura

14h40 – Heliópolis x Complexo Jardim dos Francos

16h – Complexo JVF x Favela da Marcone

17h20 Cp. Jd Brasil x Cp. Jd St Eduardo

DOMINGO 01/10

Masculino
8h – (Guarulhos) Favela Dutra x Favela Sônia (Piracicaba)

9h20 – (Jundiaí) Favela Vila Popular x Favela Jardim Brasil (Embu Guaçu)

Feminino
10h40 – (Itapecerica da Serra) Favela da Lagoa Yes x Areião (Itapevi)

12h – (Jundiaí) Favela Vila Ana x Cp. Unidos do São Victor (Osasco)

13h20 – (Guarulhos) Favela São Rafael x Cp Vila Nova União (Mogi das Cruzes)

14h40 – (Embu Guaçu) Favela Vila Cristina x Favela Industrial (Piracicaba)

16h – (Campinas) Favela Paranapanema x Favela Agenor de Campos (Mongaguá)

Sai Sudharsan continues to lead the batting charts but Gill is just two runs away from him

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Orange Cap tableGT’s opening pair of B Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill continue to hold on to their the top two spots despite scoring 21 and 35 respectively against LSG. Sai Sudharsan now has 638 runs from 13 innings while Gill is just two runs away from the leader.Mitchell Marsh, who stole the show on Thursday with his maiden IPL hundred, moved up in a big way. One of the most consistent run-getters this season, Marsh’s 117 off 64 balls helped LSG post a mammoth 235 for 2 and eventually win the game by 33 runs. Marsh took his tally to 560 runs from 12 games to sit fourth, with Mumbai Indians’ (MI) Suryakumar Yadav between him and the GT openers.LSG’s other major batter on the night, Nicholas Pooran, who had slipped down on the Orange Cap table after spending a lot of time at the top in the early part of the tournament, advanced to seventh place with 511 runs with his unbeaten 56 off 27.Purple Cap tableChennai Super Kings’ (CSK) Noor Ahmad has reclaimed the top spot after GT’s Prasidh Krishna, who was wicketless in Ahmedabad, slipped to second position. Both have 21 wickets. Prasidh’s average is 19.66 and economy rate is 8.09 while Noor’s average is slightly better, 18.42, while his economy rate is 8.41.Also in action was GT left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore, who jumped to sixth spot after his 1 for 34. He now has 16 wickets from 13 matches.Meanwhile, MI left-arm quick Trent Boult is third on the list with 19 wickets.Here’s what ESPNcricinfo’s MVP table looks like.And here are some other IPL 2025 tables that show the season’s best performers in different aspects of the T20 game. Highest batting strike rates Best bowling economy rates Most sixes Best bowling figures in a match

In a fresh transfer twist, The Friedkin Group are now reportedly working on a deal which would see Everton sign a £25m South American star with the help of AS Roma.

Calvert-Lewin confirms Everton exit

With contracts officially coming to an end around the Premier League, it’s no surprise that Everton’s transfer business has instantly shown signs of life. The Toffees are reportedly set to sign the impressive Thierno Barry and have also set their sights on a return for former loanee Jack Harrison in two deals that would reinforce their attack following Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s departure.

The forward confirmed his departure after failing to sign a new contract in Merseyside, taking to social media to say: “The choice to move on was not simply about me, it was a decision with my family and we spent a long time considering together. We believe it’s the right moment to seek a new challenge and continue growing, but that doesn’t lessen the bond I’ll always have with Everton.

“I’m deeply proud of what we’ve shared, fighting for this club when it mattered most, scoring big goals in crucial moments, wearing the shirt with commitment and pride. My hope is that I leave with your respect, knowing I always sought to uphold the values of this great club.”

Friedkin have, of course, already reacted to that news by agreeing a deal to sign Barry, but they may not be done there on the transfer front. Reports are now suggesting that the American owners want to put their Roma links to sign a £25m defender for Everton.

Friedkin now working on Wesley deal

As reported by Gianluca Di Marzio, Friedkin are now working on a move to sign Wesley in a deal that would see the Flamengo defender join Everton and then head straight out on loan to Roma. The Italian club are already reportedly working on a deal for the €30m (£26m) right-back, but it’s the Toffees who could benefit in the long run.

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Friedkin own majority stakes in both clubs and are seemingly looking to hand David Moyes and his side a major boost using that ownership. Whether the American owners can pull off a complicated deal remains to be seen, however. On Wesley’s end, there’s no doubt that Everton would be getting a talented player.

A player who has had his critics, as South American football expert Nathan Joyes explained in December, Wesley is still just 21 years old and his “pacey” speed could quickly help him transform into a Premier League star.

Klaasen, Miller, Maharaj and Rabada all had a hand in helping them win by four runs

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South Africa survived an almighty scare to to maintain a 100% win-record at the T20 World Cup 2024, and in New York, where they chose to bat first in their final fixture at Eisenhower Park. On a used wicket, Aiden Markram decided to put a total on the board, and it almost looked like a mistake. South Africa were 23 for 4, but a record 79-run fifth-wicket stand between Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller took them to 113, which they scrapped hard to defend.Bangladesh’s start was not ideal. They were 50 for 4 after ten overs, but Towhid Hridoy and Mahmudullah put on 44 for the fifth wicket and got them back on track. They almost also got them over the line and will look back on one incident which could have forced a Super Over. In the 17th over, Mahmudullah missed a flick off Ottneil Baartman, which hit his front pad and deflected to the boundary for what looked like four leg byes. But he was given out off that ball, which made it dead at the point of impact, and reviewed the decision. Ball-tracking showed Mahmudullah was not out, but because he had been given out, the four runs did not count, as outlined by the ICC’s protocols on DRS (3.7.1) in the playing conditions for T20Is.In the end. Bangladesh fell short by four runs. That, and their inability to capitalise on Keshav Maharaj bowling the final over for the first time in T20Is and sending down three full tosses, cost them the game.Maharaj was tasked with the final over after Markram bowled the seamers out earlier. It seemed a miscalculation, but he got two wickets as Bangladesh sought to clear the boundary though neither Jaker Ali nor Mahmudullah could. Mahmudullah was out on the penultimate ball – off a full toss – to a well-timed running catch by Markram from long-on, which all but ended Bangladesh’s hopes.0:59

Morkel: South Africa held their nerve defending a low total

South Africa leave the USA with three wins from three matches, and will move to St. Vincent to play Nepal in their last group match. They are in pole position to qualify for the Super 8s. Bangladesh also head to the West Indies, and will play Netherlands and Nepal, with the Super 8s still in sight.Top-three troublesFor all the talk about the power of their batting line-up, South Africa’s top three have underperformed thus far, albeit on tough batting surfaces. Collectively, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks and Markram have scored 61 runs in nine trips to the crease at an average of 6.77. Of teams that have played at least two matches at the tournament, only Uganda and PNG average lower.The biggest concern will be Hendricks, whose scores of 4, 3 and 0 are the lowest of the trio, and whose methods of dismissal appear to show a technical deficiency. Twice in two games, Hendricks has been stuck in his crease and then played down the wrong line. He’ll be looking over his shoulder knowing fellow opener Ryan Rickelton is waiting on the bench, and could get an opportunity in the next match.Things got even worse when Tristan Stubbs was dismissed for a duck in the fifth over. South Africa have only lost their first four wickets by end of the fifth over on five occasions in men’s T20Is, and two of them came in this competition. Happily for them, they had Klaasen and Miller on hand to shore up the mid-section of the innings. Three overs: 13 runsAfter Tanzim Hasan (3 for 18) set the tone with wickets upfront, Taskin Ahmed took charge of the latter stages, helped by Rishad Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman. Between them, the trio gave away just 13 runs in the last three overs of South Africa’s innings, and removed both danger batters Klaasen and Miller in a clutch display of death bowling. Klaasen was dismissed halfway through the 18th over, when he slogged across the line but was early on his shot, and the low bounce took the ball onto leg stump. Taskin only conceded three singles off the rest of that over to finish with 2 for 19 from his four overs.It may have been a gamble to use legspinner Rishad for the penultimate over, especially when his previous three cost 28 runs, but he knocked Miller out with a topspinner second ball, and Maharaj could not get him away. Rishad’s final over cost just four. Then came the Fizz, who took the ball away from Maharaj for four consecutive dots before a fifth went wide and was called as such. The batters scored three runs off the last two balls and were frustrated by their inability to score any boundaries in the last three overs.1:24

Morkel: Miller and Klaasen showed maturity against spinners

Happy Birthday David MillerOn his 35th birthday, Miller was given a gift when he edged the first ball Mahmudullah bowled. But Litton Das, who was standing up to the stumps, was unable to react quickly enough to take the catch. Miller was on 13 at the time and went on to more than double his score and finish on 29. But that wasn’t the end of the presents for him. He was stationed at extra cover when Maharaj was brought on to bowl the first over after the powerplay, and Litton, not content with what he had already given Miller, slapped the ball straight to him. Miller made no mistake, and Bangladesh were 29 for 2 in the seventh over.Three overs: 15 runsBangladesh had to get 20 runs off the last 18 balls, and after putting on the squeeze in that period would have expected it to be difficult but perhaps not difficult. Kagiso Rabada bowled the 18th over, despite not being his best at the tournament so far. He only half-appealed when Hridoy missed an attempted clip to the leg side but was rewarded with a wicket first up. Rabada went on to concede only one more run in an over of hard lengths.Then Baartman stepped up for the 19th, and stuck to a slightly fuller length which neither Mahmudullah nor Jaker could get away. He conceded seven runs. The test was when Maharaj, who has never done this job before, was left with the final six balls. He started with a wide. His second legal ball was a low full toss that Mahmudullah hit hard down the ground, but the slow outfield stopped it from getting to the rope. Jaker tried to send the next one over the rope but couldn’t clear long-on, and then Rishad managed a leg bye.But the last two balls were both full tosses that should have been dispatched over the rope. However, Mahmdullah’s effort found Markram, while Taskin could only hit the final ball to cover to give South Africa a nervy anti-choke win.

Bedingham provides the ballast to make it two wins in as many days for Durham

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Durham 194 for 9 (Bedingham 63, Garton 3-41) beat Birmingham Bears 168 (Bethell 50, Davies 47, Raine 5-21) by 26 runsDurham completed a highly productive Vitality Blast raid on the Midlands with a 26-run victory over Birmingham Bears to follow their vanquishing of Leicestershire Foxes the previous evening.The visitors amassed an imposing 194 for nine at Edgbaston as David Bedingham continued his fine form with a scintillating 63 from 27 balls. Dan Mousley underlined his England white-ball credentials with a steel-nerved 4-0-23-2 while George Garton took three for 41.The Bears reply then fell short at 168 all out from 18.4 overs after Ben Raine (3.4-0-21-5) bowled beautifully to take important wickets at important times. Jake Bethell struck 50 (32), his maiden T20 half-century, but the chase petered out as wickets fell too regularly.The result keeps the North Division table very tight with both sides having won two and lost two. Momentum is very much with Durham after successive wins, however, while the Bears nurse back-to-back defeats.After choosing to bat, Durham lost a wicket second ball when Graham Clark chipped Garton to mid-wicket but the early strike worked against the Bears as it brought Bedingham to the crease. The South African smashed Garton for 18 in four balls and thundered to 50 in 21, reaching his half-century with six over mid-wicket in an Aamer Jamal over that went for 25.Alex Lees, the previous evening’s matchwinner at Leicester, contributed just eight to a stand of 60 before missing a slog-sweep at Mousley and falling lbw. Bedingham welcomed Jake Lintott into the attack with six into the pavilion but the wrist spinner’s revenge arrived three balls later when Rob Yates took a stinging catch at extra cover.Lintott also ended Ollie Robinson’s punchy cameo at 25, caught by Bethell at deep mid-wicket. Mousley cramped Raine’s desire to seek out the short leg-side boundary and bowled him. Ashton Turner improvised effectively for 33 (24) before top-edging a swipe at Garton and the Bears reined in the scoring during the closing overs. Just one four arrived in six overs before Matty Potts socked Garton for a six and a four in the last.Callum Parkinson trapped Yates lbw with the first legitimate ball of the Bears’ reply but Alex Davies (47,30) and Mousley (35, 20) gave their side a sound foundation with a stand of 80 in 46 balls. They fell in the space of three balls, however, when Raine won an lbw verdict to even up his personal duel with Mousley and Davies was emphatically stumped off Turner’s first ball.Sam Hain lifted Nathan Sowter to long off before Raine cranked up the pressure with a clever over which cost just five and then bowled Chris Benjamin and Jamal with the first two balls of his next.Bethell reached 50 in 31 balls but sliced to deep backward point off Potts and Hasan Ali hoisted the next to deep mid-wicket. Raine returned to bowl Lintott and then complete the win in glorious style by knocking out Garton’s middle stump.

Tottenham Hotspur appear to have lost out in the race for a highly-rated forward, as La Liga champions Barcelona agree terms to seal his signature before Thomas Frank’s side had the chance.

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Spurs are expected to back their new manager to the hilt this summer, especially after they qualified for the Champions League with their historic Europa League final win in Bilbao.

Tottenham’s best-performing regulars in the Premier League – 2024/2025

Average match rating

Son Heung-min

7.00

James Maddison

6.98

Pedro Porro

6.95

Dominic Solanke

6.84

Dejan Kulusevski

6.83

via WhoScored

The Lilywhites are set for a significant financial windfall, which Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge described as “huge” in terms of their recruitment drive. Chairman Daniel Levy and technical director Johan Lange no longer have to operate under a sell-to-buy policy, with Spurs already agreeing a permanent deal for Mathys Tel as they continue to scour the market for new wingers.

With Son Heung-min’s future uncertain, amid links to Saudi Arabia, the likes of West Ham United star Mohammed Kudus, Man City outcast Jack Grealish, Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo, Southampton sensation Tyler Dibling and Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo have all been linked within the past fortnight.

Tottenham face competition from Man United for Mbeumo, who’ve now submitted a fresh £60 million bid for the Cameroonian, while Bournemouth are expected to demand around £70 million for Semenyo (The Athletic).

Levy and Lange will need to either dig deep into the Tottenham coffers or get very creative in their pursuit of a high-profile winger, as all of their reported targets are likely to cost a premium.

The north Londoners did have their eyes on a bargain option, though, in the form of FC Copenhagen starlet Roony Bardghji.

Bardghji, dubbed the ‘Swedish Messi’ by some, burst on to the scene with a heroic performance against Man United in the Champions League nearly two years ago.

He bagged a stunning late winner against them at the end of an unlikely 4-3 group stage victory over the Red Devils in November 2023, with Bardghji set to leave Copenhagen on the cheap this summer as his contract expires in late December.

The 19-year-old, after coming back from a serious injury, is now on the verge of joining Barcelona – but Spurs did try their hand.

Barcelona hijack Tottenham talks for Roony Bardghji

Tottenham held talks with Bardghji and his representatives in a bid to tempt the winger to London, according to journalist Graeme Bailey and TBR Football, but Barça are now seemingly set to “win the race” for his signature.

That is according to TBR again in another update this week, with Bailey reporting that while Tottenham hoped to inspire a ‘Lucas Bergvall-type’ transfer by opening talks with Bardghji, Hansi Flick’s side have hijacked their move by closing in on a deal for the top talent.

This is echoed by reliable media sources like Fabrizio Romano, who believe that Bardghji’s move to the Camp Nou is merely a matter of time with terms agreed.

Levy has now missed out on a potential bargain forward who could’ve joined for the meagre price of just £1.7 million, not to mention a player who’s been likened to Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah.

“He has very similar characteristics to Mohamed Salah,” said Scandinavian journalist Nicklas Degn.

“When Copenhagen have to come up with something brilliant or unlock a team, it is Roony they look to. He has this unique talent.”

Manchester United have now made an enquiry over signing a £34 million defender who is also wanted by Tottenham Hotspur and once rejected a move to Arsenal.

Man Utd eyeing defensive reinforcements this summer

It could be said that there are multiple positions United need to address this summer, with strengthening their forward line clearly a key agenda, given the arrival of Matheus Cunha and the expected arrival of Bryan Mbeumo. But as well as looking at the front of the team, Ruben Amorim is also mindful about his defence, and they are now looking at potential arrivals there.

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At the end of last week, it was reported in Spain that INEOS were readying a £25 million bid to sign Vanderson from AS Monaco. The Brazilian is a right-back by trade, so he would likely be a player to compete for a starting spot in Amorim’s wing-back role. The 23-year-old finished last season with one goal and three assists in 29 Ligue 1 games, and that earned him a call-up to the Brazil squad in Carlo Ancelotti’s first games in charge.

As well as preparing a bid to sign Vanderson, reports have emerged that United have opened talks to sign Aymeric Laporte from Al-Nassr. The Frenchman is expected to leave Saudi Arabia this summer, and that has alerted United, who would be making a bold move given his time at Manchester City. Al-Nassr are looking to get around £23 million for Laporte.

Man Utd make enquiry to sign Evan Ndicka from Roma

Laporte is not the only centre-back on the radar of the Red Devils, as according to RMC Sport, Man United have now made an approach to sign Evan Ndicka from AS Roma, who once rejected a move to Arsenal, saying: “I’m not pretending that I don’t see the rumours. But I have respect in Rome and I respect them. I have three years remaining on my contract, we will see what happens later.”

Amorim is looking to strengthen his options in defence, and Ndicka is now a name that is under consideration by the Red Devils. However, they are not alone, as Tottenham have also made an approach to Roma over a possible deal, and they could hold an advantage over United, as they can offer the defender Champions League football.

Despite being under contract until 2028, Ndicka, who has been dubbed “superb” by scout Jacek Kulig, is allowed to leave Roma this summer, with them reportedly looking to get €40 million, which is roughly £34 million, for his services.

Evan Ndicka’s 24/25 Serie A stats

Apps

38

Starts

38

Assists

1

Touches per game

75.3

Balls recovered per game

3.5

Dribbled past per game

0.2

Clearances per game

3.8

Errors leading to goal

0

The 25-year-old, who has been capped six times for the Ivory Coast, joined the Italian team in July 2023 on a free transfer. During his time in Italy, Ndicka has been a consistent performer for Roma, playing in every league game during the 2024/25 campaign.

He started all 38 matches and helped Roma keep 16 clean sheets. United have seen Victor Lindelof depart Old Trafford, and with Lisandro Martínez still recovering from his long-term injury, Amorim may see Ndicka as a player who can provide not only competition but also improve their defensive organisation.