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West Bromwich Albion picked up a hard-fought win away at Norwich City on Wednesday night as Ryan Mason’s side momentarily got their stuttering Championship season back on track in Norfolk.

Only four points off the top of the league now after narrowly securing the three points through a 1-0 victory, Mason will hope his promotion-dreaming team can push on and pick up some more early season wins soon, with games against Millwall and Preston North End up next in the second tier.

It was certainly a night to remember for Josh Maja, with a first start of the season for the usually injury-ravaged centre-forward resulting in his first strike of the campaign also quickly following.

It was a typical poacher-like finish from the ex-Sunderland man, with a tricky run by Samuel Iling-Junior thankfully not going to waste, as the experienced attacker enjoyed a great return to form versus the Canaries.

Maja's standout night

Aune Heggebo would fall to the substitutes bench as the experience of the 26-year-old was preferred over the promise of the new Norwegian recruit.

It was a smart call by Mason in the end, with West Brom having to be potent in front of goal to secure a slim away day win.

Maja’s performance in numbers

Stat

Maja

Minutes played

60

Goals scored

1

Assists

0

Shots

1

Touches

19

Accurate passes

7/8 (88%)

Stats by Sofascore

Amazingly, Maja’s only shot of the night was the one that beat Vladan Kovačević in the Norwich goal, with the injury-prone forward also only needing a mere 19 touches of the ball to leave his mark on the contest.

Sky Sports’ Jobi McAnuff would sum it up nicely when labelling Maja as a player known for “making a difference”, as the clinical striker now aims to be free of the Hawthorns treatment room to try and match, or even, surpass his 12-goal tally from last season.

However, if it wasn’t for a stern defensive performance in Norfolk, West Brom might have well crumbled late on, with Josh Griffiths hailed as having a “coming of age” moment by journalist Lewis Cox when completing four vital saves in between the sticks.

He wasn’t the only very impressive figure at the back, however, with one defensive titan arguably putting in an even better display than the returning Maja.

West Brom star was even better than Maja

Come the end of the tense game, it was clear that the entire team picked by Mason all contributed to a gutsy three points being secured.

In particular, former Liverpool colossus Nathaniel Phillips stood out at Carrow Road, with the 6-foot-3 centre-back keen to make amends on the road after a late own-goal robbed his team of a win against Leicester City last time out on home soil.

Phillips’ performance in numbers

Stat

Phillips

Minutes played

90

Goals scored

0

Assists

0

Touches

77

Accurate passes

51/59 (88%)

Clearances

10

Tackles

3

Total duels

7/11

Stats by Sofascore

While Maja showed off his goalscoring prowess with an instinctive finish, before then waiting on scraps to come his way, Phillips shone throughout, winning seven duels and making ten clearances, keeping the likes of Josh Sargent for the hosts quiet.

Away from living up to his tag as a “monster” in the air that was handed to him by Jurgen Klopp at Anfield, the towering 28-year-old would also display a necessary composure on the ball in heated moments, with 51 accurate passes tallied up from his 77 touches of the ball.

Truthfully, minus that own-goal hiccup against the Foxes, Phillips has been very impressive in the demanding Championship so far this season, winning 5.8 duels per game, further reinforcing his no-nonsense approach.

Yet – as was visible at Carrow Road – he has also been unerring with his passes out from the back, as seen in an 89% pass accuracy being averaged as well.

Express and Star journalist Jonny Drury dished out a high 8/10 rating to the Baggies number 3 off the back of another assured showing, with Drury simply stating that the 28-year-old was “so solid” once more.

Mason will know he needs both Maja and Phillips to continue delivering, with West Brom’s chances of clinching promotion glory largely resting on the experienced pairing being able to grind out more results together like this 1-0 success.

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Finalista da Copa do Brasil e classificado às quartas de final da Conmebol Sul-Americana, o São Paulo vive grande fase nas competições mata-mata que disputa em 2023. Porém, o retrospecto recente no Campeonato Brasileiro não é positivo, e o Tricolor Paulista está há mais de um mês sem vencer no torneio de pontos corridos.

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No período, o clube do Morumbi disputou cinco jogos – empates contra Bahia, Flamengo e Botafogo, e derrotas para Cuiabá e Atlético-MG. A última vitória da equipe do técnico Dorival Júnior foi em 16 de julho sobre o Santos por 4 a 1, no Morumbi. Com apenas três pontos conquistados neste intervalo de partidas, o São Paulo caiu da quarta para a décima posição na tabela, afastando-se do G6, zona que garante vaga para a Libertadores.

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Uma recuperação no campeonato nacional é fundamental para o São Paulo atingir as metas esportivas projetadas pelo conselho deliberativo do clube. Na proposta estipulada por Casares e aprovada pela diretoria, é esperado que o Tricolor fique pelo menos entre os seis primeiros colocados do campeonato. A posição (6º) renderia ao time uma premiação de R$ 33,7 milhões, bonificação referente ao Brasileirão de 2022. Até o momento, a CBF não divulgou os valores exatos da edição 2023.

A diferença entre a atual colocação (10º lugar) para a mínima planejada no início da temporada (6º lugar) é de R$ 9 milhões (números de 2022). Estes valores podem fazer mais falta ainda aos cofres do clube caso a tendência recente, de aumento das premiações, seja confirmada também em 2023.

A próxima tentativa do São Paulo para reencontrar o caminho das vitórias no Brasileirão é no próximo domingo (27), quando enfrenta o América-MG pela 21ª rodada da competição. Antes disso, no entanto, a equipe terá mais uma decisão pela Copa Sul-Americana, quando visitará a LDU (EQU) na próxima quinta-feira (24), às 19h (de Brasília), pelas quartas de final do torneio.

كشف الإعلامي أحمد شوبير، حقيقة ما تردد بشأن استقالة الكابتن حسين لبيب، رئيس نادي الزمالك، من منصبه، مؤكدًا أن ما يثار حول هذا الأمر غير صحيح، وأن مجلس الإدارة لا يزال يباشر مهامه رغم الضغوط والأزمات.

وقال شوبير في تصريحات عبر برنامجه الإذاعي صباح اليوم: “من يقول إن الكابتن حسين لبيب غير متضايق فهو لا يقول الحقيقة، ومن يزعم أنه غير غاضب أو غير منزعج فهو أيضًا غير صادق، الكابتن حسين يشعر بالضيق والتعب والملل من كثرة الأزمات التي يواجهها النادي، لكن القول بأنه قدّم استقالته غير صحيح تمامًا”.

وتابع: “الكابتن حسين لبيب لم يستقل لسببين؛ الأول أنه مرتبط بمجلس إدارة كامل لا يمكنه الانسحاب منفردًا دون التشاور، والثاني أن تقديم الاستقالة يجب أن يتم بشكل رسمي من خلال مجلس الإدارة وليس بقرار فردي، فلا يصح أن يذهب إلى الوزير ويقول له: أنا مستقيل”.

وأضاف شوبير موضحًا تفاصيل لقاء لبيب مع وزير الشباب والرياضة: “البعض قال إن الاجتماع كان يوم الاثنين، لكن الحقيقة أنه تم يوم الأحد. وكان الحديث بين الوزير الدكتور أشرف صبحي والكابتن لبيب حول أزمات الزمالك، ومستجدات أرض أكتوبر، ومحاولة إيجاد حلول للأوضاع الحالية”.

وأوضح: “خلال اللقاء عبّر لبيب عن ضيقه وتعبه من حجم المسؤوليات، قائلاً إنه يبذل هو وأعضاء المجلس أقصى ما في وسعهم، وطالب بمزيد من الدعم من الوزارة، لكن هذا الحديث لم يكن إعلانًا عن استقالة، بل مجرد فضفضة”.

واستطرد: “قيل إن الكابتن حسين لبيب ترك النادي وفوّض المهندس هشام نصر بإدارة الأمور، وهذا صحيح جزئيًا، إذ حدث ذلك في فترة مرضه، حيث زاره الوزير في منزله للاطمئنان عليه، لكنه بعد شفائه عاد مباشرة لممارسة مهامه”.

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وأكد: “الكابتن لبيب كان حاضرًا في الجمعية العمومية الأخيرة التي لم تكتمل، وشارك مع أعضاء المجلس في الفعاليات داخل النادي، كما أن آخر القرارات الإدارية كانت بالتنسيق بينه وبين المهندس هشام نصر وجون إدوارد، وتم خلالها تعيين الكابتن أحمد عبد الرؤوف ضمن الجهاز الفني لنادي الزمالك”.

وأردف: “أعضاء مجلس إدارة الزمالك يعملون بكل طاقتهم لتجاوز الأزمات، ومنذ سحب أرض النادي لم يلوّح أي منهم بالاستقالة رغم حالة الضيق والضغط التي يعيشونها”.

وتابع: “لكن إذا وصل المجلس إلى قناعة بعدم القدرة على إيجاد حلول، فسيتم تقديم استقالة جماعية، وليس استقالة فردية من الكابتن حسين لبيب وحده، وقد يختار فرد أو اثنان فقط عدم المشاركة في الاستقالة، وهو أمر وارد”.

واختتم: “مجلس إدارة الزمالك ما زال يتحمل مسؤولياته، لكنه يواجه ظروفًا صعبة للغاية. هناك مطالب مالية من اللاعبين والمدربين والموظفين، والمجلس يحاول قدر الإمكان تدبير الموارد المالية لتغطية تلك الالتزامات”.

BCB had requested the UAE board to play the extra game as Bangladesh are still unsure about their Pakistan tour

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Bangladesh had planned the UAE series to be a precursor to their five-match T20Is against Pakistan•Emirates Cricket Board

An additional T20I has been added to Bangladesh’s tour of UAE, making it a three-match series. The third T20I will be played on May 21 in Sharjah, also the venue for the first two games.ESPNcricinfo has learned that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had been the one to request for the extra match and the Emirates Cricket Board agreed to it. Bangladesh are, however, still unsure about their next assignment – a T20I tour of Pakistan. This prompted the BCB to keep their team in the UAE, so they could fly to Pakistan directly if that tour goes ahead as scheduled.Bangladesh beat UAE in the first game of the series on Saturday. They had planned this series to be a precursor to their five-match T20I series against Pakistan, which was initially scheduled to start on May 25. But due to the India-Pakistan tensions, the PSL had to be suspended temporarily, which meant the Bangladesh tour also became uncertain.Related

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Once a ceasefire was announced, a new date for the PSL final was fixed – May 25 – which meant that the Bangladesh tour had to be pushed back. According to reports, the Pakistan Cricket Board sent the BCB a new draft schedule, which had the first T20I on May 27 and the last one on June 5.The BCB got a directive from the Bangladesh government that the Pakistan tour can go ahead, but the board is now seeking the players’ opinions on the matter. The plan was for the final decision to be made by May 20.

Hale End. It’s not quite La Masia but Arsenal’s academy system has very quickly become revered across the country.

While the Gunners have always had a habit of producing top young players, in the last decade it’s taken on a particular level of prominence.

From Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe to Ethan Nwaneri and Max Dowman, the conveyor belt of talent has consistently provided Mikel Arteta with some of the finest young talents in the country.

For Nwaneri and Dowman, the goal will be to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors and there is every chance they will.

The generational academy duo have become the two youngest players in Premier League history and the world is their oyster. They look ready to dominate English football for years to come.

Youngest players in PL history

Player

Age

1. Ethan Nwaneri

15 years, 5 months

2. Max Dowman

15 years, 7 months

3. Jeremy Monga

15 years, 8 months

4. Harvey Elliott

16 years, 1 month

5. Matthew Briggs

16 years, 2 months

While Nwaneri looks special, Dowman looks next level. He’s burst onto the scene at an almighty rate of knots and aged just 15, is already impacting Premier League games. It’s echoes of Lamine Yamal’s rise at Barcelona.

While Arsenal will hope they have another Yamal or Saka on their hands, expectations must be tempered, just as they had to be when the latter burst onto the scene under Unai Emery.

What happened when Saka burst onto the scene at Arsenal

Arsenal supporters don’t have much to thank Emery for but he was the manager who spotted Saka and gave him his first-team debut.

The date was 29th November 2018. The competition was the Europa League. The opposition were Vorskla Poltava. Saka appeared from the bench in a 3-0 win aged 17 years, two months and 24 hours. The rest, as they say, is history.

Just a few weeks later, Saka made his first start for Arsenal in a 1-0 Europa League victory over Qarabag. Then, in the New Year, he made his Premier League debut in a 4-1 win over Fulham on 19th January 2019.

Starting lineup for Saka’s first start

GK – Emi Martinez

RB – Carl Jenkinson

CB – Sokratis

CB – Laurent Koscielny

LB – Ainsley Maitland-Niles

CM – Mo Elneny

CM – Joe Willock

CAM – Mesut Ozil

RW – Eddie Nketiah

LW – Bukayo Saka

CF – Alexandre Lacazette

At first, Saka appeared on the left wing but made a seamless transition across both flanks. It was from the right side that he scored his first senior goal.

While he should have scored in that game against Qarabag, firing at the goalkeeper from a matter of yards out, he did finally find the net nearly a year later.

The Europa League was a fine competition for Saka to develop in and it was on the continental stage that he scored in Arsenal colours for the first time, bagging in a 3-0 win over Frankfurt.

While the England international has now found a home on the right wing, much of the embryonic stages of his career played out at left back or left wing-back.

Indeed, he has played at left-back 21 times in his club career. During Arteta’s first match in charge of the club in December 2019, Saka was fielded in that position. He even made his England debut in that area of the pitch.

It’s rather remarkable, therefore, that he is now one of the best wingers in world football. Arsenal journalist Charles Watts even went as far as to say that the club’s number 7 was “the best right winger in the world” in 2023.

Now, in 2025, Saka has very much lived up to that billing, winning England’s Player of the Year on a couple of occasions and proving he is the man for the big occasion for club and country. He stepped up and scored at a vital moment at the Euros in 2024, netting against Switzerland and bagging inside the Bernabeu last season.

So in 2025, seven years after Arsenal’s best player burst onto the scene, where is the next Saka coming from?

Arsenal's next Saka has emerged from Hale End

Be it luck, be it the hard work of those behind the scenes at academy level, Hale End has had enormous success in recent years at producing players ready to be integrated into the first team.

Last term, Nwaneri featured on 37 occasions for the Arsenal senior side, scoring nine goals and supplying two assists. For a 17-year-old, it was a remarkable campaign.

However, the teenager is not the academy darling anymore. Dowman is the shiny new toy and he’s making his own impact.

While yet to score at senior level, the 15-year-old has showcased why he is rated so highly. He won a penalty against Newcastle in pre-season and won another spot-kick against Leeds in the 5-0 win at the beginning of the season. He did so by using his dazzling dribbling ability. Few in the game have as good close control of the ball as Dowman.

Yet, while both will naturally draw comparisons to Saka – being left-footed and playing off the right – it’s Myles Lewis-Skelly’s rise that evokes the strongest comparisons to his international colleague.

While many onlookers spent much of last season waxing lyrical about Nwaneri, it was actually Lewis-Skelly who enjoyed the brightest rise, quickly overtaking his good mate and becoming one of the first names on the teamsheet.

But, like Saka, he has emerged on the scene out of position and in the same role too.

Lewis-Skelly is a midfielder by trade and that is where the Gunners envisage his future. Yet, his development so far has been best served at left-back.

Standing in for an injured Riccardo Calafiori last term, the 18-year-old enjoyed a standout season, eventually being nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Season award.

While ill-discipline cost the youngster at times, being sent off on two occasions, he was particularly vital during the club’s run to the Champions League semi-finals.

Speaking on TNT during Arsenal’s win against Real Madrid in the Spanish capital, Premier League great Rio Ferdinand said: “I’m sorry, is Lewis-Skelly really 18? His date of birth is right, isn’t it? He looks so calm and so cool in and out of possession. Before the game he was on a call, just talking and chilling. He is special.”

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So, like Saka, he broke through at left-back despite it not being his natural position, and he’s got the composed, mature personality that his fellow Hale Ender possesses.

The problem for Lewis-Skelly, as Thomas Tuchel recently outlined, is his game time.

Last season was a special one for the teen, one that saw him also earn his first England caps. He even scored on his international debut. He’s an unbelievable talent, alright.

Yet, Arsenal’s squad is now stacked. Calafiori is fit again and the academy graduate is still awaiting his first Premier League start of the campaign.

Quizzed on whether Lewis-Skelly would be in next summer’s World Cup squad if he doesn’t play regularly, the Three Lions boss said: “Maybe it becomes a problem for him, yeah. To just be a good citizen in camp will not be enough over the course of a year.

“You have to perform at club level on a regular basis. In the last camp he got the credit, that I was convinced we have to take care of him and nominate him because we accelerated his career. It was our responsibility after we called him last season.”

We do have to remember that the Arsenal gem is still only 18. Even if he doesn’t make it to the World Cup next year, his time will no doubt come.

However, like Saka, it may not come at left-back. Arsenal’s sparkling number 7, the club’s poster boy, eventually made it on the right flank. He’s captained the club, he’s played 200 times in the Premier League, contributing 55 goals and 51 assists.

As club insider Hand of Arsenal once revealed, however, there is a belief that Lewis-Skelly could well be a “future captain” too, and he must now channel his inner Saka to get there.

A change of position to midfield will come at some point and it’s when that happens that he’ll get to really push on and explode. Just you wait.

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حقق فريق الأهلي السعودي، الفوز على نظيره السد القطري، بنتيجة 2-1، في المباراة التي جمعتهما اليوم الثلاثاء، ضمن منافسات بطولة دوري أبطال آسيا للنخبة.

والتقي الأهلي مع السد، على ملعب جاسم بن حمد، في قطر، ضمن مواجهات الجولة الرابعة من عمر منافسات مرحلة الدوري لبطولة دوري أبطال آسيا.

وسجل هدفي النادي الأهلي، الجزائري رياض محرز والبرازيلي ماتيوس جونسالفيس، في الدقائق 34 و68، بينما جاء هدف السد عن طريق لاعبه كلاودينيو.

وبهذا الفوز، وصل نادي الأهلي إلى النقطة العاشرة، محتلًا المركز الثاني في ترتيب مجموعة أندية غرب آسيا لبطولة دوري أبطال آسيا.

وعلى الجانب الآخر، يواصل فريق السد القطري نتائجه السلبية في البطولة الآسيوية، ويحتل المركز العاشر، برصيد نقطتين فقط.

طالع | ترتيب دوري أبطال آسيا  أهداف مباراة الأهلي والسد القطري في دوري أبطال آسيا

بطولة دوري أبطال آسيا للنخبة، تقام بنظام مرحلة الدوري من 24 فريقًا مقسمة إلى 12 لأندية الشرق ومثلهما لأندية الغرب (التي تمثل المنطقة العربية).

ويخوض كل فريق 4 مباريات على أرضه و4 مباريات خارج ملعبه، في مواجهة ثمانية أندية مختلفة، وتتأهل 8 أندية من كل منطقة (شرق وغرب) إلى دور الـ16، والذي تقام مبارياته من ذهاب وإياب، لتتأهل الأندية الفائزة إلى ربع النهائي.

واعتبارًا من دور الثمانية (ربع النهائي) تلعب مباريات البطولة بنظام التجمع (التأهل من مباراة واحدة) في دولة واحدة تم اختيار دولة السعودية لاستضافة تلك المباريات.

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Uma ação da Secretaria de Segurança Pública de São Paulo (SSP), por meio do programa “Muralha Paulista” e com a colaboração do Palmeiras, resultou na prisão de 28 criminosos em quatro jogos disputados pelo clube no Allianz Parque. Um dos detidos era procurado por tráfico internacional de drogas. O sujeito havia fugido em março de 2020, após a queda de um avião com mais de 400 kg de entorpecentes, e acabou preso antes de entrar no estádio.

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Além dos 28 detidos, 42 pessoas que estavam descumprindo medidas judiciais foram interceptadas, impedidas de entrar no Allianz Parque e notificadas para a vara de custódia. A iniciativa ainda identificou 253 desaparecidos, que foram abordados e qualificados.

Ao todo, 146.793 ingressos foram verificados pela nova ferramenta da Secretaria da Segurança Pública. Os dados utilizados nessa verificação são nacionais, para combater o problema de pessoas que cometem crimes em um estado se esconderem em outro. Um procurado por cometer o crime de pedofilia em Alagoas foi preso tentando acessar um dos jogos.

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+ Entenda como o sistema de identificação facial do Palmeiras ajudou a prender suspeito da morte de torcedora

Essa ação realizada pela SSP em parceria com o Palmeiras cumpriu mandados de prisão de diversos estados, relacionados aos crimes de roubo, peculato, furto e tráfico de entorpecentes.

O sistema de biometria facial, implementado neste ano pelo Palmeiras para coibir o cambismo, favorece a atuação da SSP. A tecnologia garante que o dono do CPF responsável pela compra do ingresso é o mesmo de quem entra no estádio, o que não necessariamente ocorre quando se utilizam bilhetes físicos ou com código de barras.

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O programa Muralha Paulista funciona a partir da integração de sistemas e possibilita que vendas de ingressos sejam analisadas em tempo real por meio de algoritmos de inteligência que respeitam um plano de gestão de riscos pré-estabelecidos para cada tipo de evento.

No caso dos jogos de futebol, analisam-se compra de ingresso de cambistas, uso de documento falso ou de terceiro, mandados de prisão em aberto, descumprimento de ordens judiciais ou de sanções impostas pelo Estatuto do Torcedor e pessoas desaparecidas. Quando alguém cai nesse filtro, ocorre o impedimento de acesso ao local do evento e as forças policiais recebem um indicativo de abordagem para uma intervenção.

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PRISÃO DO SUSPEITO DA MORTE DE GABRIELA ANELLI

Antes do jogo Palmeiras e Flamengo, pelo Brasileirão, em julho, uma briga nos arredores do Allianz Parque vitimou uma torcedora alviverde. Gabriela Anelli foi atingida no pescoço por estilhaços de vidro provenientes de uma garrafa atirada por um torcedor rubro-negro, até então não identificado.

Cerca de 20 dias depois, a delegada Ivalda Aleixo, do DHPP (Departamento de Homicídios e de Proteção à Pessoa), falou em coletiva de imprensa sobre a prisão de Jonathan Messias Santos da Silva, identificado como o responsável por atirar a garrafa que teria atingido a palmeirense. Segundo ela, a captura do suspeito somente foi possível pela ajuda fundamental do sistema de biometria da arena.

E é bom que os demais torcedores em todo o país fiquem espertos para a chegada da tecnologia, pois logo logo todas as arenas com capacidade para mais de 20 mil pessoas terão que, obrigatoriamente, implementar a biometria facial. A questão virou lei desde junho, quando passou a valer a nova redação da Lei Geral do Esporte.

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While the hosts have named their XI, the visitors are yet to decide on their No. 3 and No. 6

Karthik Krishnaswamy19-Jun-20253:16

Does England’s inexperienced bowling even the scales?

Big picture: England’s inexperienced bowlingYou might remember The Oval Test of 2011. A recall for RP Singh when he was on vacation in Miami, a double-hundred for Ian Bell, a six-for for Graeme Swann, a third century from Rahul Dravid in a backs-to-the-wall tour, a 42-ball pair for Suresh Raina, and the final coat of whitewash in England 4, India 0.That was the last time India went into a Test match without any of – in order of Test-cap number – Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma in their XI. Fourteen years on, none of those players will be around when India take the field against England on Friday. Leeds will mark the start not just of a new Test series in England – and not just the start of a new World Test Championship cycle for both teams – but also a new era in Indian cricket.It feels portentous to look ahead to a new series by looking back to 2011 and 4-0, but it’s appropriate too. India hit the reset button within a year of that tour, and began to assemble the most versatile and most successful team in their Test-match history. They begin this 2025 tour with the unenviable task of trying to match or better that team’s achievements with a largely new set of players.Related

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The end of the old era was abrupt, with three retirements in the space of one tour, and there’s no soft launch for the new one – no home series against a low-ranked opposition to ease players into new roles. The Shubman Gill era begins with a resounding splash at the deep end, away in England.For all that, though, India won’t be facing the England of 2011, 2014, 2018 or 2021-22. Those four series were significant points on the remarkable career graphs of Stuart Broad and James Anderson. Broad will take part in this series too, as a commentator, and Anderson as a name on the trophy.England, then, have inexperience to worry about too. It will worry them that this inexperience is concentrated in the department that’s most vital to winning Test matches in English conditions: fast bowling. Mark Wood and Olly Stone are out with long-term injuries, and while Gus Atkinson, and – for the first time in four years – Jofra Archer could feature in the second Test, they won’t start the series.There is vulnerability here, and India will know that. And India have Jasprit Bumrah.3:18

Gill: ‘Can’t win a Test without taking 20 wickets’

Form guideEngland: WLWWL
India: LLDLWIn the spotlight: Chris Woakes and Shubman GillThanks to England’s injury issues, they start the series with two fast bowlers, Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue, with eight Tests between them, and an offspinner, Shoaib Bashir, with 16. Without a genuine fifth bowler, England might also have to rely on Ben Stokes taking on a bigger bowling workload than he has been accustomed to in recent years. In this context, Chris Woakes becomes a key player. He has played 57 Tests, is nearing the 200-wickets milestone, and has an outstanding record in England: 137 wickets at an average of 21.59. And Woakes has come into his own as the senior man in England’s attack over recent months, taking 31 wickets at 23.58 in eight post-Anderson Tests.He’s about to become India’s 37th men’s Test captain, lead them into a new era, and slip into the role he has always looked destined for: Kohli’s successor as the defining face of Indian cricket. Shubman Gill is also about to go into his 33rd Test match with a batting average of 35.05. It’s a slightly misleading figure, because he has played a lot of his Test cricket on spicy pitches – top-seven batters average 32.10 in matches involving Gill – but you still expect someone of Gill’s lavish gifts to have better numbers. He sets high standards for himself too, and what better time to lay down a marker than his first series as captain?Team newsEngland named their XI two days out from the Test, confirming that Ollie Pope would bat at No. 3, and leaving Jacob Bethell to wait his turn.England: 1 Zak Crawley, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Ollie Pope, 4 Joe Root, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Ben Stokes (capt), 7 Jamie Smith (wk), 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Brydon Carse, 10 Josh Tongue, 11 Shoaib Bashir1:45

Reddy in Manjrekar’s India XI; no place for Kuldeep

Gill will take over the No. 4 slot vacated by Kohli, and Rishabh Pant will bat at No. 5. It leaves India needing to pick two out of Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and the uncapped B Sai Sudharsan and Abhimanyu Easwaran to bat at Nos. 3 and 6. Going by the precedent of the Australia tour, there’s even a chance India could play three of those five – two specialist bats plus Reddy as a seam-bowling allrounder. If they resist the temptation to hedge their bets and extend their batting, they could choose between the bowling allrounder Shardul Thakur and the wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav to occupy the No. 8 slot. Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj seem certain to start as the two senior fast bowlers, with either Prasidh Krishna’s height and bounce, Akash Deep’s accuracy and seam movement, or Arshdeep Singh’s left-arm swing in support.India (probable): 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 KL Rahul, 3 B Sai Sudharsan, 4 Shubman Gill (capt), 5 Rishabh Pant (wk), 6 Karun Nair, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Shardul Thakur/Nitish Kumar Reddy/Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Prasidh Krishna, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Mohammed SirajPitch and conditionsStart out as a green seamer, flatten out thereafter. This is how Headingley’s pitches have behaved over recent years: lowest collective average (27.48) in the first and second innings of all English grounds that have hosted at least five Tests since 2010, and best collective average (33.65) in the third and fourth innings.Bowl first is almost certainly the way to go at Headingley: teams bowling first have won each of the last six Tests at the venue, and the last four fourth innings here have produced successful chases of 322, 359, 296 and 251.Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Joe Root nine times in Test cricket•AFP/Getty Images

There is potentially one counterbalancing factor, though. The weather in Leeds has been unusually warm and dry in the lead-up to the Test against India starting on Friday, and if this persists (though there is rain forecast over the five days of the match), there is a chance for the pitch to break up more than it usually does.Stats and trivia Gill (25 years and 285 days old on day one) is set to become India’s fifth-youngest Test captain behind MAK Pataudi, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri, and push Kohli (26 years and 34 days) down to sixth place. Bumrah has dismissed Joe Root nine times in Test cricket. Bumrah hasn’t dismissed any other batter as often, and only Pat Cummins (11 times) and Josh Hazlewood (10 times) have dismissed Root more often. Since 2018, the year of his first tour of England, KL Rahul has made more runs (597 at an average of 37.31) and more hundreds (two) than any other visiting opener in England. India have played seven previous Tests at Headingley, losing four, drawing one, and pulling off famous wins in 1986 and 2002.Quotes”Shubman Gill’s a very, very fine player. He has been around a long time now, considering he’s only young. He has played a lot of cricket, a lot of IPL cricket, actually a lot of cricket for India. I think it’s an exciting time for Indian cricket, to be under new leadership. Obviously, a lot of pressure being captain of any Indian team, definitely; but yeah, it’s an exciting time. It always is for teams when a new leadership role comes into it. Obviously, he is my opposition for the next six weeks, so I won’t talk too much, but all the best.”
“Me and Rishabh [Pant], we have played a lot of cricket together, and our mindset and our thinking are sort of aligned, and our vision is sort of aligned. We want to create an environment in the team where everyone feels secure, and I personally believe that everyone’s best performances come when they’re feeling the most secure, and they’re feeling validated and secure, and that’s the kind of environment that we want to create in the team.”

Arsenal are so good at set-pieces it’s boring. Their long throw-ins are ridiculous. They need to find other ways of scoring.

Those are not our words but the words of various pundits and neutrals in recent weeks.

Mikel Arteta’s men have won all three of their Champions League encounters and sit top of the Premier League.

It’s not been a captivating start to the new campaign for the Gunners but they’ve been super effective. Their core strengths, namely set-pieces and their defensive record, have formed the bedrock of Arteta’s success in recent years.

Arsenal are as solid as they’ve ever been, conceding just one open play goal all term in the top-flight. Yet, with a reliance on dead-balls again, some wonder just how sustainable this model will be.

The fact is, that as Arsenal showed this week, they are not over-reliant on those situations and have a great deal more than that in their locker.

Despite what pundits say, they are not boring. You don’t beat Atletico Madrid, one of the most defensively sound sides in Europe, 4-0 if you’re dull.

Indeed, their win over Diego Simeone on Tuesday evening was a statement to the rest of their continent, and while they did score from two set plays, their performance in the final third was perhaps their most impressive of the campaign.

Gabriel, Viktor Gyokeres and Gabriel Martinelli found themselves on the scoresheet but truth be told, it was Arsenal’s midfield that helped springboard them to this win.

The progression of Arsenal's midfield under Mikel Arteta

At this current moment in time, it feels like this squad of Arsenal players are the most complete set they have ever had under the Spaniard.

The backline has been bolstered beyond belief and they now arguably have the greatest depth in defence across Europe’s top five leagues, ensuring that no matter who plays, they will be solid.

Mikel Arteta’s first Arsenal XI

GK – Bernd Leno

RB – Ainsley Maitland-Niles

CB – Sokratis

CB – David Luiz

LB – Bukayo Saka

CM – Lucas Torreira

CM – Granit Xhaka

CAM – Mesut Ozil

RW – Reiss Nelson

LW – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

CF – Alexandre Lacazette

The forward line has been less of a priority but when you spawn Bukayo Saka from the academy and sign Gabriel Martinelli for just £6m, there wasn’t a huge amount wrong with it until last season. No player hit double figures for goals for the first time since the 1923/24 campaign.

The midfield, however, has really taken Arsenal to the next level in recent years.

Gone are the likes of Thomas Partey, Jorginho and Granit Xhaka. They all play elsewhere now but in a bid to replace them, they have done so superbly well.

Declan Rice was never going to flop and indeed, despite setting the club back a whopping £105m, has been a game breaker.

His tally of nine goals and ten assists in 2024/25 was a career high, while that pair of free-kicks against Real Madrid will never be forgotten. In the words of Sky Sporters reporter Sam Blitz, he’s also now “the best set-piece taker in the world”. It’s hard to disagree with that statement considering all four of his assists this season have come from dead-ball scenarios.

He’s now surrounded by some of the best midfield talents around. Tempo-setter Martin Zubimendi, another Martin in Odegaard and Eberechi Eze all make the Englishman’s job easier by either sitting behind him in Zubimendi’s case or providing the creative spark as Odegaard and Eze do so well.

When Odegaard is fit, it really does feel as though the midfield has everything you could want: power, creativity, goals and reading of the play.

Arsenal's new Xhaka is playing his part

When Xhaka arrived at Arsenal in 2016 under the stewardship of Arsene Wenger, it was a deal that was met with scepticism.

The Gunners had spent £30m on a talent from the Bundesliga, a rather unknown one at that, and the opening few years of his time in north London were a rollercoaster.

Xhaka was a defensive midfielder by trade when he arrived but his defensive work simply wasn’t up to scratch, quickly becoming known as a walking red card, picking up two in his opening season.

While the Swiss midfielder’s discipline did improve, fans grew impatient with his displays over a number of years and it all came to a head under Unai Emery.

He was now the captain but was swiftly relieved of his duties after chucking the armband to the floor and gesticulating towards the Emirates crowd when he was booed off the field during a game with Crystal Palace.

Xhaka’s revival under Arteta, therefore, was quite the sight. The Spaniard gave him a freer role as a left-sided 8 and he repaid the manager’s faith by delivering the finest campaign of his career to date in 2022/23.

That season, the now 33-year-old scored nine times and registered seven assists. The redemption arc was complete, only for him to leave in the summer of 2023 for Bayer Leverkusen.

Now back in the Premier League with Sunderland, Xhaka has rolled back the years, providing three assists in his first eight matches for the Black Cats.

But, who embodies the spirit of Xhaka in the present Arsenal squad? You may well think the aforementioned Rice is a strong candidate but in Zubimendi, they have someone who delivers similar attributes.

Now, it must be stated, the former Real Sociedad star is certainly classier on the ball and more disciplined than Xhaka ever was in Arsenal colours.

Yet, there are certainly parallels. Xhaka arrived as a defensive midfielder, a deep-lying playmaker, before going on to become a threat in the final third.

The same can be said of Zubimendi. He was declared “the best #6 in the world” by some after his dominant display during Arsenal’s 4-0 win over Atletico Madrid.

Zubimendi vs Atletico Madrid

Minutes played

73

Accurate passes

41/46 (89%)

Touches

56

Key passes

3

Big chances created

1

Accurate long balls

2/2

Accurate crosses

1/1

Distance covered

8.3km

Successful dribbles

1/1

Interceptions

2

Clearances

3

Stats via Sofascore.

That he may well be, but the 26-year-old is also a threat in the final third, just as Xhaka became in the latter stages of his Gunners career.

Zubimendi has already scored twice in the Premier League, netting a brace in the 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest.

His vision and eye for a pass are simply awe-inspiring too. Xhaka was known for a defence-splitting pass but Arsenal’s new Spaniard is cut from a similar cloth in that regard.

He provided a delicious assist for Viktor Gyokeres’ first goal for the club in pre-season and has often been the man to provide the pre-assist.

It was Zubimendi’s lovely ball in behind the West Ham defence for Eze that eventually led to Rice’s goal in the game and to pinpoint another example, he very nearly provided a remarkable assist for Gyokeres again on Tuesday night, popping the ball up and playing it behind.

The Basque midfielder has been a sensational addition, billed as “one of the best Emirates era signings” by Arsenal podcaster and content creator, Jamie Kent.

He’s not had a bad game yet and perhaps saved his finest performance in the famous red and white for Simeone’s men earlier in the week.

The big-money summer arrival completed 89% of his passes, created that big chance for Gyokeres and left the field with three key passes. He also won three of his five duels.

An all-round package, there is a reason that former Ballon d’Or winner Rodri has said that he is “leaving him the keys to the [national] team.”

As aggressive and eccentric as Xhaka he may not be, but the passing range and ability to pop up with key attacking contributions are certainly alike. You may well argue that Zubimendi is the best of both Xhaka and Rice. What a mighty fine combination that is.

أدلى قائد فريق ليفربول، فيرجيل فان دايك، بتصريحات عقب خسارتهم في مباراة يوم الأحد ضد مانشستر سيتي، في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

واستضاف ملعب “الاتحاد” قمة منافسات الجولة الحادية عشر من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي، موسم 2025/26، حيث حقق مانشستر سيتي فوزًا بثلاثة أهداف دون رد.

وسجل فيرجيل فان دايك هدفًا في اللحظات الأخيرة من الشوط الأول، ولكن تم إلغائه بداعِ وجود تسلل على زميله آندي روبرتسون.

وقال فان دايك، في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “بي بي سي” العالمية: “هدفي الملغي؟ الحكام في كرة القدم هم من يتخذون القرارات الحاسمة، وعلينا التعامل مع الأمر على أرض الملعب، لا جدوى من مناقشة هذا من وجهة نظري، الحقيقة هي أننا خسرنا 3-0، وهذه ضربة موجعة”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. فيديو | ماذا قدم محمد صلاح في مباراة مانشستر سيتي وليفربول بـ الدوري الإنجليزي؟

وأضاف: “لا يهم ما أقوله عن ذلك الهدف، لأن أي شيء أقوله سينُشر في وسائل الإعلام، وستكون فترة التوقف الدولي بأكملها مخصصة لتعليقي على القرار، أنا أركز فقط على حقيقة خسارتنا، يمكنكم مناقشة ما إذا كان يجب احتسابه”.

وواصل: “كان الشوط الأول صعبًا، كان مانشستر سيتي أكثر ارتياحًا مع الكرة وكان من الصعب على لاعبينا الضغط عليهم، لا أعتقد أن هناك خطورة كبيرة، لكن دوكو قدم مباراة جيدة، وكان الأمر صعبًا على كونور برادلي في بعض الأحيان في المواجهات الفردية، لا أعتقد أننا كنا في ورطة كبيرة، لكن كان بإمكاننا تقديم أداء أفضل”.

واستكمل: “كان علينا أن نضغط بقوة في الشوط الثاني، كان لدينا زخم أكبر في الاستحواذ على الكرة، لكن الضغط لم يكن كافيًا، الأمر يتعلق بالاستمرارية والثبات”.

واختتم الهولندي: “الآن سنذهب إلى بلادنا ونحافظ على لياقتنا البدنية ونستعد لسباق كبير بعد ذلك، لن نستسلم أبدًا، نحن في نوفمبر، ومستعدون لموسم طويل وتحد كبير”.