Sullivan stance on Lopetegui sack as West Ham sound out title-winning boss

A report has shared David Sullivan’s new stance on sacking under-fire West Ham United boss Julen Lopetegui, with the east Londoners also sounding out a potential replacement who’s won Manager of the Year in his country three times.

West Ham told to sack Lopetegui after disappointing start

The Spaniard always had huge shoes to fill after David Moyes, who guided the Irons to their first major trophy in decades, but many would’ve expected a slightly more promising start to the new Premier League season than this.

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Lopetegui has managed just two wins in the top flight so far, going from late August to October without a single victory before their much-needed 4-1 demolition of newly-promoted Ipswich Town at the London Stadium.

However, a dismal loss to capital rivals Tottenham by the same scoreline followed soon after, which has piled more pressure on Lopetegui after technical director Tim Steidten backed him with a near-£120 million summer warchest.

West Ham summer signings

From

Fee (Transfermarkt)

Maximilian Kilman

Wolves

€47.5m

Crysencio Summerville

Leeds United

€29.3m

Niclas Fullkrug

Borussia Dortmund

€27m

Luis Guilherme

Palmeiras

€23m

Mohamadou Kante

Paris FC

Undisclosed

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Man Utd

€18m

Wes Foderingham

Sheffield United

Free transfer

Guido Rodriguez

Real Betis

Free transfer

Jean-Clair Todibo

Nice

Loan transfer

Carlos Soler

PSG

Loan transfer

West Ham summer departures

To

Fee (Transfermarkt)

Flynn Downes

Southampton

€17.85m

James Ward-Prowse

Nottingham Forest

Loan

Maxwel Cornet

Southampton

Loan

Kurt Zouma

Al-Shabab

Loan

Nayef Aguerd

Real Sociedad

Loan

Said Benrahma

Lyon

€14.4m

Angelo Ogbonna

Watford

Free transfer

Thilo Kehrer

Monaco

€11m

Nathan Trott

FC Copenhagen

€1.5m

Ben Johnson

Ipswich Town

Free transfer

Joseph Anang

St Patrick’s Athletic

Free transfer

West Ham face Manchester United on Sunday, with the clash representing a very important one for both Lopetegui and Erik ten Hag, as both tacticians battle to save their jobs.

There have been calls for West Ham to sack Lopetegui already, with journalist Dean Jones telling Sullivan and co to go out and find a replacement for the 58-year-old who clearly isn’t their right fit.

In the event West Ham decide to part company with the ex-Real Madrid, Spain and Wolves boss, it is believed that former Hammers backroom coach Edin Terzic is a candidate to replace Lopetegui.

West Ham sound out Sergio Conceicao as Sullivan makes Lopetegui decision

According to The Boot Room, former FC Porto boss Sergio Conceicao is a candidate to succeed West Ham’s current boss as well.

Indeed, the Primeira Liga title-winning boss has won his country’s Manager of the Year award on three separate occasions, but recently decided to leave Porto after seven years in the summer.

Chelsea were apparently offered Conceicao before electing to appoint Enzo Maresca, with West Ham now taking an interest in the 49-year-old. TBR write that West Ham are sounding out Conceicao as a potential Lopetegui replacement, but as things stand, Sullivan maintains his backing of the coach and wants to give him more time.

The Portuguese has won a grand total of 12 major trophies, with 11 of them coming during his time at Porto and one way back in 2011 – a Belgian cup triumph in charge of Standard Liege.

Final two IPL league matches to start at the same time on October 8

Two new franchises for IPL 2022 to be unveiled on October 25

Nagraj Gollapudi28-Sep-2021

RCB vs DC will now be played simulatenously with MI vs SRH•BCCI

In a first, the final two matches in the league phase of the IPL will start simultaneously. As per the original schedule, the league phase was scheduled to end with a double header on October 8. In the morning match, starting at 11 am UAE time, Sunrisers Hyderabad were scheduled to face defending champions Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi while the evening match, starting at 6 pm UAE time, would see Royal Challengers Bangalore play Delhi Capitals. Now both matches will begin at the same time on October 8, at 6 pm local time.The last time IPL was a ten-team event was in 2011, when there were 70 league matches and four playoff games. The last time more than eight teams played in the IPL was in 2013, when nine teams took part and played a total of 76 matches.Two new IPL franchises on October 25
The IPL Governing Council, on Tuesday, also decided to unveil the two new franchises on October 25. The deadline to submit the bids was recently extended to October 10. It is learned that about 11 bidders had bought the tender document so far. The BCCI has set the minimum bid price for each of the new franchises in the region of INR 2000 crore (USD 270 million approx). There are six cities in the fray, including Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Guwahati and Cuttack, with successful bidders owning the new teams for perpetuity.The BCCI has also decided to issue a tender for the IPL media rights for the next cycle (2023-27) on October 25. The IPL media rights are the most lucrative property in cricket. In 2017, Star India paid a record 16,347.5 crore (US$ 2.55 billion then) to bag the consolidated IPL rights – both television and digital worldwide – for the 2018-22 seasons.Back then the BCCI has put the bids for seven categories: television in India, digital in India, and rights for the USA, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the rest of the world. For the five international markets, the bids included both television and digital rights.

Lucão espera um grande ano do Guarani nas competições e confia no elenco de jogadores montado

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Um dos principais jogadores do Guarani para a temporada 2022, o atacante Lucão quer fazer um grande ano com o clube. Segundo o centroavante, sua meta é fazer um 2022 de alto nível no Bugre.

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– Estou confiante em fazer uma grande temporada com a camisa do Guarani esse ano. Tenho me empenhado ao máximo no dia a dia para que as coisas saiam como estou planejando. Espero fazer um ótimo 2022 no clube.

O jogador destacou, ainda, o elenco formado pelo Bugre para os torneios.

– Temos um ótimo grupo, que tem uma base boa, e isso vai ser importante. Vamos trabalhar para fazer uma temporada de alto nível em 2022.

Chelsea star who left for £0 just finished above Palmer in the Ballon d’Or

Enzo Maresca has made a superb start to life as Chelsea boss, looking to be a shrewd appointment by Todd Boehly despite the question marks upon his arrival.

The Italian has the Blues sat in fifth place in the Premier League after the first nine matches of the new campaign, losing just twice to title chasers Liverpool and Manchester City.

His side have also impressed in the Europa Conference League, winning both of their opening two fixtures, sitting top of the league format and looking strong favourites to win the entire competition.

The 44-year-old has taken superbly to life in England’s top flight, with his philosophy suiting the current crop of players, allowing him to have a settled starting lineup and giving the big-money additions a chance to flourish under his guidance.

One player in particular has starred once more this campaign, picking up where he left off from 2023/24 and looking like a leading force in the Blues’ recent revival.

Cole Palmer’s stats for Chelsea

Following his £40m move from rivals Manchester City last summer, it was unknown what sort of impact Cole Palmer would have on the first team at Stamford Bridge – but the Englishman quickly established himself as a first-team regular.

The 22-year-old played a huge role in their ability to qualify for Europe last season, registering a combined 33 goals and assists – the highest of any player in the division.

However, he’s not been a one-season wonder, continuing his excellent form under Maresca and undoubtedly proving the talisman in the club’s early-season success.

Palmer, who’s now a regular in the England national team setup, has registered 12 goal contributions in the opening nine league matches – scoring four times in the victory over Brighton a couple of weeks ago.

Chelsea star Cole Palmer

Once again, he’s currently the leading contributor in the league, currently ahead of Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah as he looks to remain on top of the tree for a second consecutive campaign.

As a result, his performances have been recognised, winning the PFA’s Young Player of the Year award for last season, whilst also being nominated for the Ballon d’Or.

However, he was unable to get the better of one former Chelsea player who departed West London in the last few years.

The man who finished ahead of Palmer in the Ballon d’Or

Centre-back Antonio Rüdiger joined Chelsea in a £29m deal from Serie A side Roma back in the summer of 2017 – aiming to bolster Antonio Conte’s backline after their Premier League triumph the season prior.

The German made over 200 appearances over his five-year stint at the Bridge, helping the club secure their second Champions League title back in the 2020/21 season.

However, despite his success with the Blues, he would depart on a free transfer to join Real Madrid in the summer of 2022, allowing him to reach the next level in his career.

Antonio Rüdiger’s stats for Real Madrid since leaving Chelsea

Statistics

Tally

Games played

116

Minutes played

9,191′

Goals scored

6

Assists

3

Yellow cards

11

Trophies won

7

Stats via Transfermarkt

The 31-year-old “warrior”, as described by Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, has since won seven major honours following his move to LaLiga, including another Champions League last season.

As a result, Rudiger was in the top 30 of the Ballon d’Or rankings, finishing 22nd, three places higher than Palmer, who finished 25th despite his stellar year at Stamford Bridge.

Whilst the club tried everything to tie down the German – even offering him a £200k-per-week contract – they would undoubtedly wish that they had kept hold of the defender given his recent success.

He would’ve handed Maresca that added defensive solidity that could’ve added that extra quality to help the Italian be a success in his maiden season in charge of the Blues.

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Jahanara Alam, Salma Khatun and Nahida Akter skittle Zimbabwe Women for 48 as Bangladesh go 1-0 up

Visitors chased down the paltry total in Bulawayo with more than 39 overs to spare

ESPNcricinfo staff10-Nov-2021

File photo: Salma Khatun and Jahanara Alam both grabbed three wickets each against Zimbabwe•Raton Gomes/BCB

Jahanara Alam, Salma Khatun and Nahida Akter combined to bowl out Zimbabwe Women for 48 in the first ODI against Bangladesh in Bulawayo, as the visitors, playing their first international game in nearly 21 months, won by eight wickets to go 1-0 up in the three-ODI series.Bangladesh lost both openers Murshida Khatun and Sharmin Akhter early in the paltry run chase, with Esther Mbofana and Precious Marange managing a wicket each. But that proved to be too little a resistance considering the score to defend, as Fargana Hoque and Rumana Ahmed ensured their side crossed the line without any further damage and with more than 39 overs to spare.Earlier, only Marange managed to get into double figures for the hosts, as they lost their last five wickets for only eight runs.Alam, who took 3 for 18, had done the early damage, with all three of her wickets coming inside the first 11 overs, by which time Zimbabwe were already 20 for 4. The other wicket, of opener Modester Mupachikwa, had gone to Salma, who joined hands with Nahida to polish off the middle and the lower orders.Zimbabwe’s highest partnership came for the sixth wicket, when Loreen Tshuma and Marange added 13 before Nahida got Tshuma for her first wicket.Nahida eventually finished with 3 for 2 while Salma eventually ended with figures of 3 for 6, as Bangladesh wrapped Zimbabwe up in less than 24 overs.The second ODI of the series, deemed a preparatory assignment for both teams ahead of the 2022 ODI World Cup global qualifier scheduled for later this month, will be played at the same ground on Saturday.

Athletico relembra último jogo feito no seu antigo estádio

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A data de 30 de janeiro de 1997 tem um significado especial para a história do Athletico-PR. Isso porque, nesta data, o clube fazia seu último compromisso no Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães antes de se tornar o que é hoje conhecido como Arena da Baixada.

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Nas redes sociais, o clube relembrou o fato e exaltou o fato de que, na oportunidade, a sua casa foi a primeira dentro do conceito de Arena em grande porte no futebol brasileiro:

– Há 25 anos, o Athletico entrava em campo pela última vez na antiga Baixada. Uma vitória de 3 a 0 sobre o Batel marcou a despedida. Dias depois, o velho estádio seria demolido para a construção da primeira Arena do Brasil.

Foram necessários dois anos para que a primeira parte processo de reconstrução completo do estádio nas últimas décadas fosse concretizado, tendo a sua efetiva finalização do projeto entre os anos de 2012 e 2014 com a participação na Copa do Mundo realizada no Brasil.

الزمالك يفتتح كأس الرابطة بمواجهة الجونة.. والتاريخ ينصف الأبيض

يستعد فريق الزمالك لمواجهة الجونة في الجولة الثانية من بطولة كأس الرابطة (كأس عاصمة مصر)، حيث يدخل الفريق الأبيض اللقاء باحثًا عن أول انتصار له في البطولة بعد غيابه عن الجولة الأولى.

في المقابل، يسعى الجونة لتحقيق فوزه الثاني على التوالي لتعزيز صدارته للمجموعة والاقتراب من التأهل إلى الدور المقبل.

ويضم الزمالك في مجموعته كل من الجونة وبتروجت ومودرن سبورت وسموحة، لكنه لم يخض المباراة الأولى نظرًا لوجود خمسة فرق في المجموعة، فيما يتصدر الجونة وبتروجت المجموعة بثلاث نقاط لكل منهما بعد فوز الأول على مودرن سبورت والثاني على سموحة.

ويسعى الزمالك إلى تحقيق انتصاره الأول في البطولة لتفادي الدخول في حسابات معقدة خلال الجولات القادمة.

جاءت استعدادات الزمالك تحت قيادة البرتغالي جوزيه بيسيرو مركزة على دراسة فريق الجونة وتحليل نقاط قوته وضعفه من خلال مشاهدة مقاطع فيديو لمبارياته الأخيرة.

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ويعمل الجهاز الفني على وضع الخطة المناسبة لمواجهة منافس يجيد الاستحواذ على الكرة ويمتلك مجموعة من اللاعبين المميزين الذين قد يشكلون خطورة كبيرة على دفاع الزمالك.

لم يسبق أن التقى الزمالك والجونة في بطولة كأس عاصمة مصر من قبل، مما يجعل هذه المواجهة الأولى من نوعها بين الفريقين في المسابقة.

وعلى مدار التاريخ، التقى الفريقان في 19 مباراة سابقة، جاءت معظمها في الدوري الممتاز، حيث تمكن الزمالك من تحقيق الفوز في 11 مواجهة، بينما انتهت خمس مباريات بالتعادل، وحقق الجونة انتصارين فقط، كان الأول عام 2011 بنتيجة 2-1، والثاني في الموسم الماضي بنتيجة 3-2. ورغم تفوق الزمالك التاريخي، إلا أن الجونة أثبت في مناسبات سابقة قدرته على تحقيق المفاجآت أمام الفرق الكبرى، مما يزيد من صعوبة المباراة المرتقبة.

المباراة ستقام يوم الأربعاء 19 مارس 2025، في تمام الساعة التاسعة والنصف مساءً على ستاد القاهرة الدولي، وستكون منقولة عبر قناة أون تايم سبورتس مع استوديو تحليلي يضم مجموعة من نجوم الكرة المصرية.

بطولة كأس عاصمة مصر تُلعب للمرة الرابعة في تاريخها، حيث شهدت النسخ الثلاث السابقة تتويج فيوتشر باللقب الأول، ثم سيطر سيراميكا على النسختين الثانية والثالثة. وتنقسم الفرق المشاركة إلى أربع مجموعات، حيث تضم مجموعتان خمسة فرق لكل واحدة، بينما تضم المجموعتان الأخريان أربعة فرق فقط.

وتعتمد بطولة كأس الرابطة (كأس عاصمة مصر) في مرحلتها الأولى على نظام المجموعات، قبل أن تبدأ مرحلة الأدوار الإقصائية من الدور ربع النهائي، على أن تُختتم المنافسات في 14 يونيو 2025.

يدخل الزمالك المباراة مدركًا أهمية الفوز لتحقيق بداية قوية، خاصة أن أي تعثر قد يعقد موقفه في المجموعة التي تضم فرقًا تنافس بقوة على التأهل. في المقابل، يسعى الجونة إلى استغلال حالته المعنوية المرتفعة بعد فوزه في الجولة الأولى لمواصلة نتائجه الإيجابية.

Six Sri Lankan women cricketers test positive for Covid-19

The players had taken part in the World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe; unclear whether the positive tests were for the new Omicron variant

Reuters29-Nov-2021

The South Africa-Netherlands ODIs were also postponed due to fears over the new Covid-19 variant•Cricket South Africa

Six Sri Lanka women cricketers who took part in the World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe have tested positive for Covid-19, the SLC said on Sunday.The ICC had called off the qualifiers in Zimbabwe on Saturday after discovery of a new variant in South Africa, which has prompted widespread travel curbs. It was not known whether the Sri Lankan players’ positive tests were for the new Omicron variant of the virus.Related

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The ICC took its decision after Saturday’s game between the West Indies and Sri Lanka was called off when a member of the Sri Lankan support staff tested positive for Covid.”The team is still in Zimbabwe, and we’re talking with the ICC to try and get them back to Sri Lanka as soon as possible,” SLC CEO Ashley de Silva told ESPNcricinfo. “The players who have tested positive will have to stay there until they test negative. There is a doctor traveling with the team who will stay behind with them.”Although the non-infected members of the squad could come back sooner, they will still have to undergo quarantine upon arrival in Sri Lanka, as the island’s government has just reimposed mandatory quarantines for arrivals from southern Africa, following the news about the Omicron variant. All of Sri Lanka’s squad members are currently in isolation in Zimbabwe.After the cancellation of the qualifiers, the ICC said that Bangladesh, Pakistan and the West Indies will progress to next year’s World Cup in New Zealand by virtue of their rankings. The three teams will join New Zealand, Australia, India, England and South Africa.South African sport began to shut down on Friday as the travel bans forced rugby teams and golfers to scramble to try to leave the country.

كاف يُعلن حكم مباراة الزمالك وستيلينبوش في الكونفدرالية

تلقى مسئولو نادي الزمالك، إخطارًا من الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم، بطاقم الحكام في مواجهة ستيلينبوش الجنوب إفريقي، في إياب دور الثمانية لبطولة كأس الكونفدرالية الإفريقية.

ويلتقي الزمالك مع بطل جنوب إفريقيا يوم 9 أبريل المقبل، على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي، في إياب دور الثمانية من بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية.

طالع.. خاص | تحديد عدد جماهير الزمالك في مباراة ستيلينبوش بـ الكونفدرالية

ومن المقرر أن تقام مباراة الذهاب في الثالثة عصر يوم 2 أبريل المقبل على استاد كيب تاون بجنوب إفريقيا.

ونجح الزمالك في التأهل إلى ربع نهائي الكونفدرالية بعد تصدره المجموعة الرابعة التي ضمت كلًا من المصري البورسعيدي، إنيمبا النيجيري وبلاك بولز الموزمبيقي.

بينما حسم ستيلينبوش تأهله بعد احتلاله المركز الثاني في المجموعة الثانية برصيد 9 نقاط، جمعها من الفوز في 3 مباريات وخسارة مثلها. حكم مباراة الزمالك وستيلينبوش في الكونفدرالية

ويتكون طاقم تحكيم لقاء الإياب من، الإثيوبي باملاك تيسيما وييسا حكماً للساحة ويعاونه البوركينابي سيدو تياما، والجيبوتي ليبان عبد الرازق أحمد، والإثيوبي تيودروس ميتيكو حكماً رابعاً.

ويتواجد الغاني دانيال لاريا على تقنية الفيديو، ويعاونه الكيني ستيفن إليزار أونيانجو.

واختار “كاف” يوسف أويي من أوغندا مراقباً عاماً على المباراة، في حين يراقب الحكام الإيفواري سونجيفولو يو، والمنسق العام محمد بلال جندوز من الجزائر.

Vasco x Nova Iguaçu: prováveis times, desfalques e onde assistir

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Após empatar com o Boavista, o Vasco volta a campo nesta quarta-feira, às 21h35, diante do Nova Iguaçu, pela terceira rodada do Campeonato Carioca. O palco será novamente São Januário, e a equipe busca somar mais três pontos parase manter na liderança da competição estadual. Cabe ressaltar que o Cruz-Maltino não vence na Colina Histórica desde o dia 16 de outubro – quando derrotou o Coritiba, pela Série B 2021.

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A tendência é que Zé Ricardo repita a escalação das duas primeiras partidas para dar sequência e ritmo de jogo à equipe. O volante Yuri Lara deixou o gramado com caibrãs diante do Boavista, algo normal neste início de temporada, mas está confirmado e será novamente titular no meio de campo.

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Por outro lado, o comandante não deve poder contar novamente o meio-campista Vitinho. O jogador sofreu uma lesão no tendão retofemoral direito, no jogo-treino diante do Audax. Desde então, ainda não conseguiu estrear e segue sendo monitorado pelo Departamento Médico do clube.

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O Nova Iguaçu ainda não venceu no campeonato eocupa a penúltima colocação. O Carrossel da Baixada empatou com o Audax Rio e foi derrotado pelo Resende. Dessa forma, esse será o primeiro confronto da equipe contra um dos quatro grandes do Rio de Janeiro. O volante Paulo Henrique sentiu um incômodo no joelho direito e desfalca a equipe.

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Vasco x Nova Iguaçu

Data e horário: 02/02/2021, às 21h35
Local: Estádio São Januário, no Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Árbitro: Paulo Renato Moreira da Silva Coelho
Assistentes: Carlos Henrique Alves de Lima Filho e Thiago Gomes Magalhães
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VASCO (Técnico: Zé Ricardo)
Thiago Rodrigues; Weverton, Ulisses, Anderson Conceição, Edimar; Yuri Lara, Juninho, Nene; Gabriel Pec, Bruno Nazario e Raniel

Desfalques: Vitinho, Weverton Jesus e Sarrafiore (lesionados)

NOVA IGUAÇU (Técnico:Carlos Vítor)
Cerqueira; Digão, André Santos, Gilberto e Carlinhos; Vinícius Matheus, Abuda, Vandinho e Dieguinho; Luan Viana e Dedé

Desfalque: Paulo Henrique (incômodo no joelho dirieto)

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