The San Diego Wave captain delivered a rousing pre-game speech that set the tone for home opener win
Sheridan's motivational team talk energized the WaveSan Diego secured 3-2 win against Utah Royals FCVictory Wave's first of the 2025 NWSL seasonDenis Poroy-Imagn ImagesWHAT HAPPENED
Prior to San Diego Wave FC's home opener against Utah Royals FC last weekend, captain and goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan gathered her teammates for an impassioned pre-game speech.
Her pep talk proved effective as the Wave went on to secure a 3-2 victory over the Royals. Sheridan urged her teammates to show the crowd exactly what they could do in their home opener.
“These people, they’re here for you guys. They want to see you perform at your best. That’s all you got to give them, is your best today and we’ll bring that energy today,” Sheridan said in a video captured by the San Diego Wave’s social media team.
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San Diego Wave FC secured the win in their home opener at Snapdragon Stadium. The Wave took an early lead with goals from María Sánchez and Adriana Leon.
Utah Royals fought back in the second half, equalizing with strikes from Mia Fishel and Scarlett Camberos. However, Gia Corley's late goal sealed the win for San Diego.
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San Diego Wave FC moved up to fourth on the NWSL table with four points. They sit two points behind league leaders Orlando Pride after two league games and face them next on the road on March 28.
Phil Parkinson has explained who is to “blame” for Wrexham missing out on a place at Wembley, with no ‘Hollywood final’ lined up against Birmingham.
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Red Dragons took 2-0 lead in semi-final
Fluffed their lines in penalty shootout
Must now focus on another promotion bid
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The Blues, who count NFL legend Tom Brady among their investors, were the first side to book their place in the Football League Trophy final. Wrexham, with co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney watching on from afar, had the chance to join their League One promotion rivals at the home of English football.
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They appeared to be well on course to achieve that when taking a 2-0 lead in a semi-final date with Peterborough, but conceded a stoppage-time equaliser to send the game to a penalty shootout. Paul Mullin and Elliot Lee missed from the spot, allowing the Posh to continue the defence of their EFL Trophy crown.
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Disappointed Red Dragons boss Parkinson told reporters afterwards: “We've thrown away a chance to go to Wembley as far as I'm concerned. We were comfortable in the game, 2-0 up and made a lot of changes, I thought the lads did well.
“Two really poor goals to concede. Moments in the game of concentration and seeing the game through, particularly the second one. From a game which looked so comfortable for us, to end up not going to Wembley is very difficult to take for us all, but we've got no one else to blame but ourselves.”
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While silverware has fallen out of reach for Wrexham, they remain in the hunt for automatic promotion and can now focus all of their efforts on getting across that line. Parkinson added: “We've said before every round that the league is our number one priority, and it always has been, but when you get so close, we want to finish the job off. We've done well in this tournament throughout this season, but now we've got to focus on the league and learn.”
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Isso porque os compromissos em questão tem alto potencial de determinar qual será o caráter de briga por objetivos mais ambiciosos do Vozão tanto no Campeonato Brasileiro como, especialmente, na Sul-Americana.
Na esfera continental, a equipe dirigida por Marquinhos Santos defende o posto de únco time com 100% de aproveitamento em visita ao São Paulo, no dia 3 de agosto, além de receber o clube paulista no 10 do mesmo mês, na Arena Castelão.
Como estabelecido desde a temporada passada, o gol como visitante não é critério de desempate, valendo apenas o saldo de gols e, em caso de igualdade, disputa por pênaltis para decidir o qualificado a semifinal.
Já no aspecto nacional, o Ceará tem três missões difíceis na busca por ascender na tabela de classificação onde ocupa a 12ª colocação tendo 24 pontos. Além de receber o Palmeiras, no próximo sábado (30), a equipe viaja até o Rio de Janeiro para duelar com o Botafogo (6 de agosto) e, no dia 14 do próximo mês, fecha a sequência em questão, tendo o mando de campo, no Clássico-Rei com o Fortaleza.
ESPNcricinfo staff14-Aug-2015Kumar Sangakkara and Angelo Mathews then added 87 runs to guide Sri Lanka out of a tricky position•AFPR Ashwin sent the crowd into silence when Sangakkara’s edge found a diving Ajinkya Rahane who took a one-handed catch•AFPMathews was then dismissed by Amit Mishra in the next over before Lahiru Thirimanne and Dinesh Chandimal steadied things, adding 125 for the sixth wicket. Ashwin and Rahane combined again to get rid of Thirimanne for 44•AFPJehan Mubarak brought up his highest Test score – 49 – striking four fours and two sixes before edging Harbhajan Singh to Rahane at slip, as Sri Lanka took the lead past 100•AFPChandimal on the other side was proving to be the thorn in India’s flesh, racing to his fourth Test hundred at run-a-ball•AFPChandimal eventually finished on 162* not before helping Sri Lanka turn the tables and setting India a target of 176•AFPR Ashwin capped off his six-for from the first innings with four wickets in the second and ended with match figures of 10 for 160•AFPRangana Herath trapped KL Rahul lbw for 5 as Shikhar Dhawan and nightwatchman Ishant Sharma helped India finish on 23 for 1 at stumps on day three•Associated Press
Manchester United have been nothing short of appalling this season. Erik ten Hag’s side have won just four times, with two of those victories coming against the side who are second-bottom of the Premier League – Southampton – and League One side Barnsley in the Carabao Cup.
Unsurprisingly, Ten Hag’s position as Red Devils boss has come under question of late. His side are currently sitting in an astonishing 12th in the Premier League on just 11 points and a goal difference of minus two.
In the event Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS board decide to remove the Dutchman from his position, there have been several managers linked with the post at Old Trafford.
The managers who could replace Ten Hag
Perhaps the most obvious candidate for the United job if Ten Hag was to be sacked would be Ruud van Nistelrooy. The former United striker was brought back to the club by his country at the start of the season.
Given his experience as manager of PSV Eindhoven and his position as assistant manager at Old Trafford, he has been linked with the job in the event of the United hierarchy changing manager.
The man whom the Red Devils missed out on was former Chelsea and Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel. The German was heavily linked with the post in the summer, and talks were believed to have taken place once again. However, the FA beat INEOS in the race, and Tuchel is now England’s boss.
Thomas Frank is another option that the United board are reportedly considering. He has done a superb job in charge of Brentford, both in the Premier League and Championship. His tactical flexibility is seen as a huge draw, and he recently said in a press conference that a new job might be the “challenge I need”. It is certainly something to keep an eye on.
There are certainly some viable options for the Red Devils, although there is one manager that could be good to turn down. That manager is Simone Inzgahi.
Why Inzaghi would be a good appointment
Inter boss Inzaghi has gone from strength to strength in Milan. According to multiple reports, including one from The Daily Star at the end of September, he is a ‘serious contender’ for the hot seat at Old Trafford.
Manchester United manager target Simone Inzaghi ahead of a Champions League game.
The Italian boasts a superb record at the helm of I Nerazzurri. So far during his time at the club, the 48-year-old has managed 169 games, getting 111 wins in that time, and suffering just 27 losses. It has been a very impressive tenure so far.
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Games
169
Wins
111
Draws
31
Losses
27
Goals for
335
Goals against
143
Inzaghi is a manager who favours a 3-5-2 system, placing great emphasis on his wingbacks to have a real licence to get forward and act as wingers when his side has the ball.
Playing this system, the Italian has masterminded some historic wins, although the best of the bunch may well have been the 5-1 victory over bitter rivals Milan.
Should the former attacker get the United job, United fans could finally see the best of striker Joshau Zirkzee. The Dutchman joined the club in the summer from Bologna for £36.5m, although he has just one goal to his name so far, a debut strike against Fulham.
United’s number 11 might well thrive under Inzaghi should he get the United job. The Dutchman, a self-professed 9.5, could excel in the Italian’s two-striker system. His game is built around dropping deep and linking up play, although that can leave the Red Devils short of a penalty box presence.
Manchester United's Joshua Zirkzee scores vs Fulham
However, playing in a two alongside the likes of Rasmus Hojlund, a more traditional striker who operates well inside the box, could see Zirkzee thrive. United get the best of both worlds, having one of the number nines dropping deep, pulling defenders with him to link up play and vacate space, whilst also having someone in the box to get on the end of chances.
That type of combination proved fruitful last term as Inter romped to the title, with Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez scoring 37 Serie A goals between them as a fearsome front two at San Siro.
The Italian manager’s system could manage to extract the best out of the young striker, something Ten Hag simply has not managed to do so far. Playing in a front two alongside Hojlund certainly gets the best out of him on paper.
Inzaghi, described as a “supreme” boss by football scout Antonio Mango, could be the ideal candidate to replace Ten Hag.
Not only is he an excellent tactician and motivator, but his system might get the best out of United’s forwards in a season where they have scored just seven Premier League goals.
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كشف مشعل العلي رئيس جهاز الكرة بنادي الشمال، تفاصيل مفاوضات الأهلي بشأن ضم الجزائري بغداد بو نجاح، موضحًا كواليس مثيرة في التعاقد مع أكرم توفيق لاعب القلعة الحمراء في صفقة انتقال حر بنهاية الموسم الجاري.
وقال مشعل العلي في تصريحات عبر قناة “الكأس” القطرية: “بغداد بونجاح، حدث اتفاق بيننا وبين الأهلي المصري، اتفقنا مع وكيل قطري كان يدير الاتفاق بيننا، وجاء شخص من النادي الأهلي وجلس مع اللاعب واتفق معه على كل شيء”.
وأردف: “قلت إننا ممكن نُعير اللاعب، لكن قلت بعد ذلك لو رحل لاعب مثل بغداد بونجاح ستحدث خسارة للفريق، فقلنا إن الأفضل هو استمراره ونغلق الموضوع مع الأهلي، هم جاءوا لنا من الباب ورحبنا بهم”.
وتابع: “أحيانًا من الممكن التواصل مع اللاعب بطرق أخرى، لكن هم جاءوا لنا بطريقة احترافية، ونحن كمشروع للنادي قلنا لا بد أن يستمر معنا”.
واستطرد: “بغداد أحد قادة الفريق، وقلنا لا بد أن يستمر معنا، خاصة بعد رحيل المدرب، ستكون سقطة كبيرة لو رحل اللاعب، ونحن نعرف كيف نتمسك بالفريق، خاصة لاعب مثل بغداد، لا نستطيع أن نستغنى عنه”.
وأكمل: “الاتفاق حدث بين بغداد والأهلي، ولكن رأينا أنه من الصعب رحيله، وأغلقنا الموضوع واتصلت باللاعب وقلت له أنت تنازلت عن الانتقال لناد كبير مثل الأهلي، ولكن نحن نريدك في مشروع الشمال وقد تكون مدير رياضي فيما بعد”.
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وأوضح: “الحرب خدعة، أكرم توفيق كان من ضمن حساباتنا، وكان هذا الوقت المناسب، في وقت كل الأنظار كانت على بغداد بونجاح، وأنت إذا ذهبت لتأخذ من الأهلي لاعبًا مهمًا فيجب اختيار التوقيت المناسب، أخذت معي رئيس الجهاز وبغداد وذهبنا حتى يظنوا أننا ذهبنا للاتفاق على صفقة بغداد، لكن تفاجأوا بموضوع أكرم توفيق، وكان كل شيء سريًا”.
وأضاف: “عندما ذهبنا إلى مصر عقدنا شبه جلسة مع أكرم توفيق، وشرحنا له المشروع، وهو لم يُعطينا الرد مباشرة، وبعدها اقتنع ووقع رسميًا”.
وواصل: “أكرم وقع معنا 3 سنوات، لكن أنا واثق من أنه بمجرد أن يضع قدمه في قطر من الممكن أن يستمر معنا 10 سنوات، هو كان من ضمن خطتنا بشأن المحترفين ونستفيد منه، جلست معه ووجدت أن عقليته احترافية وقد يفيدنا في المجال الإداري والفني، أي قد يكون مدربًا فيما بعد، فهو ضمن خطة كبيرة رسمناها”.
واختتم: “عقد أكرم مع الأهلي ينتهي بنهاية آخر مباراة للفريق في الدوري المصري، وعقده يحتوي على تفاصيل، لكننا لا نرغب أن ندخل في إشكالية مع الأهلي، ونريد أن يكون بيننا اتفق، أدرك إن ناديًا بحجم الأهلي لا بد أن تكون هذه شكل المعاملة بيننا للمستقبل، ونتمنى لهم التوفيق في كأس العالم للأندية”.
Real Madrid superstar Jude Bellingham has matched Champions League numbers posted by Lionel Messi, but Kylian Mbappe’s record remains intact.
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England star has reached 24 goal contributions
Same number Argentine icon posted at 21 years of age
Mbappe tops the charts with 37 goal involvements
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England international Bellingham starred for the Blancos as they swept aside RB Salzburg 5-1 in their latest European fixture. He posted two stunning assists in a comprehensive victory, with both of those teeing up Brazilian team-mate Rodrygo.
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Bellingham has moved on to 24 goal contributions in elite continental competition. That is the same return that eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi managed at Barcelona at 21 years of age. The iconic Argentine had 17 goals and seven assists to his name.
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Emulating Messi is a notable achievement, but Bellingham’s efforts only place him third on the list of most Champions League goal contributions by a player aged 21 or under. Manchester City striker Erling Haaland recorded 26.
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At the top of the chart sits Bellingham’s current Madrid team-mate Mbappe, with the World Cup-winning Frenchman posting 37 contributions across spells at Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain – with that record unlikely to be broken any time soon.
كشف مصدر مسؤول داخل نادي الزمالك، عن تحرك داخل القلعة البيضاء من أجل تدعيم صفوف الفريق الأول لكرة القدم في الانتقالات الصيفية، بالتعاقد مع أحد لاعبي أندية الدوري السعودي.
ويستعد الزمالك لملاقاة البنك الأهلي، يوم الإثنين المقبل، على استاد القاهرة الدولي، ضمن منافسات الجولة الرابعة من المرحلة النهائية للدوري المصري الممتاز.
وقال المصدر في تصريحات لـ بطولات: “الزمالك تواصل مع المغربي كريم البركاوي وهناك استقرار على ضمه، خاصة أن عقده ينتهي مع الرائد بنهاية الموسم الجاري”.
طالع أيضاً.. منتخب مصر يعقد حساباته بتعادل مخيب مع زامبيا في كأس أمم إفريقيا للشباب
وأضاف: “هناك قناعة باللاعب منذ الموسم الماضي ولم يتم التعاقد حينها”.
وأتم: “كريم البركاوي يحظى بتأييد من جانب لجنة التخطيط بالنادي وهو في أولويات التعاقد لدعم مركز رأس الحربة والجناح”.
After becoming most expensive Indian bowler at an IPL auction, he says: ‘In 2018, I had met Srinivasan sir, and he said, ‘you will play in yellow always”
Sreshth Shah13-Feb-2022One day after Deepak Chahar was bought by Chennai Super Kings for INR 14 crore (USD 1.8m approx.), making him the highest-paid Indian bowler at an IPL auction, he has said that he always knew he would return to the four-time champions under MS Dhoni.He told Star Sports on Sunday that in 2018, franchise owner N Srinivasan had told him that he would have a long association with the franchise, and since then, Chahar said, he had never broached the topic of retention or auction plans with the team.He also said that he “could not imagine” playing for any other franchise. “I’ve never spoken about all this to Mahi [captain MS Dhoni] or CSK management,” Chahar said. “In 2018, I had met Srinivasan sir, and he has said, ‘you will play in yellow always’. So I took his word that day and since then I have never spoken about retention. I knew CSK would bid [for me].”We [India’s T20I squad] were travelling from Ahmedabad to Kolkata, and the whole team was watching the auction. Everyone was saying (what’s the bid price?) and all that.”I wanted to play for CSK because I haven’t imagined myself playing in other colour than yellow. At one point, I thought it [the bid price] was too much. As a CSK player, I also want to build a good team. So after they spent 13 crore, I actually wanted the bidding to stop so I can go to CSK quickly and then we can buy some other players [with the money saved].Chahar will represent the Super Kings for a fifth season in a row, having been bought by the franchise before IPL 2018 for INR 80 lakh. Before that, he had worked with some of the Super Kings personnel at the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise, where he played between 2016 and 2017 alongside Dhoni and current Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming as the Super Kings sat out their suspension in the aftermath of the spot-fixing scandal of 2013.Chahar also said that despite batting rather low in the Super Kings line-up in previous seasons, he hopes to score more runs in the upcoming IPL edition. Over the last 12 months, he has shown his usefulness with the bat for the Indian ODI side, with his unbeaten 69 in Colombo taking India over the line, a 54 against South Africa last month to almost rescue the team, and an important 38 against West Indies in Ahmedabad last week.However, Chahar does have one regret, and that is not having his cousin Rahul Chahar in the same franchise as him. The duo did share the dressing room at Pune, but never played together.”In Pune, I played first game, he played second, I played third, and he played fourth, but we never played together. I was thinking this auction we might play together, but may be some other time. I’ll ask Rahul to come from Punjab for next year (laughs).”
Durham fightback put into context as young side enjoy best day of the season so far
ECB Reporters Network28-Apr-2022Sussex enjoyed their best day of the season in the LV= County Championship, dismissing Durham for 223 before skipper Tom Haines made his third half-century of the season as they reached 82 for one on the first day at Hove.Durham’s total represented something of a fightback after they had been 75 for six with Liam Trevaskis supervising their recovery with a career-best 88.Aaron Beard, on his Sussex debut after signing for a month from Essex, and Tom Clark both took three wickets but Durham’s total looked some way short of par.And Haines and Orr put conditions in perspective in a first-wicket stand of 68. Haines hit ten fours, including three in one over off Matt Salisbury, and it was a surprise when Matthew Potts bowled him off a very thin inside edge for 54.The pitch looked good for batting but Durham, who won the toss, soon lost opener Alex Lees although it was a misjudgement by the England opener, who drove loosely at Henry Crocombe and was caught behind in the sixth over.There were few alarms for Sean Dickson and South African Keegan Petersen who took the total to 61 when Clark picked up his first wicket. Again, it was a misjudgement by the batter as Petersen drove off the back foot straight to backward point.Suddenly Durham’s top order had been blown away in a mad half-hour as five wickets tumbled for 15 runs in 7.1 overs. Clark picked up Dickson playing across a straight one and in the next over Beard struck in his ninth over as David Bedingham got a thin edge as he pushed forward.Skipper Haines replaced Beard and had immediate success when skipper Scott Borthwick was well caught in the gully by Orr. In the next over Clark had his third wicket with Ned Eckersley also leg before playing across the line.Durham were 79 for 6 at lunch but Trevaskis and Ben Raine regrouped in the afternoon. There was an extraordinary moment when Crocombe pitched the ball on the second bounce on an adjoining pitch and Trevaskis stepped several yards out of his crease to swipe it down to fine leg.Their seventh-wicket stand had been worth 53 in 17 overs when Beard struck in the third over of his new spell as Raine fell leg before to a delivery slanted across him.Leg-spinner Mason Crane has also joined Sussex on a month’s loan from Hampshire but Trevaskis greeted his arrival into the attack by hitting successive boundaries to bring up his fifty and he progressed to a fine 88 in a stand of 87 in 26 overs with Matty Pott.But Crane returned after tea to have Trevaskis superbly caught at short fine-leg by the diving Orr and Potts held off a top-edged slog sweep in successive overs. Beard took a return catch off Matt Salisbury to finish with 3 for 51 while Clark was the pick of the attack with 3 for 21 from 17 overs.Durham’s attack leader Chris Rushworth needed a concussion check after he was struck on the back of the helmet by Clark’s bouncer and Rushworth had little luck when he took the new ball as Haines and Orr ensured it was Sussex’s day.