O Santos derrotou o Agua Santa por 4 a 2 nesta segunda-feira (15), pela terceira fase da Copinha 2024. A partida foi a reedição do encontro da última rodada do Grupo 26 da competição. Os gols da partida foram marcados por Davi Gomes e Luiz Eduardo marcaram pelo Água e Enzo Monteiro, Miguelito, Thiago Balieiro e Gabriel Bontempo para o Peixe.
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⚽ COMO FOI A PARTIDA?
O primeiro tempo foi bem movimentado. O Água Santa abriu o placar logo no inicio, mas não conseguiu superar os meninos da Vila. O Santos virou a partida ainda na primeira etapa e deixou o jogo em 4 a 1 no ínicio do segundo tempo. O Água até ensaio uma reação com um gol, mas não ameaçou o Peixe.
✅ O QUE VEM POR AÍ?
O adversário do Santos na próxima fase sairá do confronto entre Portuguesa e Cruzeiro. A partida ainda não tem data definida.
شهدت مباراة إلتشي وريال مدريد تسجيل هدفين متتاليين، ضمن منافسات الجولة الثالثة عشر من الدوري الإسباني لكرة القدم.
ويجري اللقاء بين الفريقين على ملعب “إلتشي” وكان الشوط الأول بين الفريقين قد انتهى بالتعادل السلبي في الدوري الاسباني.
وجاء الهدف الثاني عن طريق ألفارو في الدقيقة 84 بتسديدة رائعة من خارج منطقة الجزاء، بعد مراوغة للمدافع راؤول أسينسيو.
وفي الدقيقة 86 عاد جود بيلينجهام ليتعادل للفريق الضيف بعد تمريرة من كيليان مبابي وتم الاحتكام لتقنية الفار التي جاء قرارها في صالح ريال مدريد، رغم اعتراض إلتشي على عدم صحته.
اقرأ أيضاً.. تيباس: أنا مشجع لـ ريال مدريد منذ طفولتي.. وسأواصل دفاعي عن الدوري الإسباني
وكان أصحاب الأرض قد تقدموا عن طريق أليكس فيباس في الدقيقة 53، وتعادل جود بيلينجهام في الدقيقة 88 بعد متابعة كرة طائشة داخل منطقة الجزاء واستغلال ركلة ركنية نفذها ألكسندر أرنولد.
The opener exuded confidence ahead of Pakistan’s first game of the Asia Cup in Abu Dhabi, against Sri Lanka
Danyal Rasool22-Sep-20251:39
Chopra: Clear difference in Pakistan’s intent with the bat
Pakistan may be sitting at the bottom of the Super Four table after another fairly convincing defeat against India, but their best performer on the night felt the game showed what Pakistan were capable of. Sahibzada Farhan, who dominated the first ten overs of the contest and scored a 34-ball half-century, was confident Pakistan were well set up to put themselves on the board against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.”The way we batted today, the boys are very confident,” Farhan said, speaking after the game against India. “The wickets in Abu Dhabi are true and the ball comes onto the bat, and we’ll play to win.”Unlike Sri Lanka, who have played two of their four games in Dubai, Pakistan’s four matches at the Asia Cup have all taken place there. Without a formal training session, they will go into a game which may end up proving an eliminator for the losing side, with Sri Lanka having begun the Super Fours with defeat to Bangladesh. Farhan, though, dismissed the idea that preparation was a concern.Related
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“We’re very well prepared. The boys are confident ahead of the Sri Lanka game because this wasn’t a one-sided game; it was one we took right to the end.”That increased optimism is largely down to Farhan himself. His start, particularly in the way he took down Jasprit Bumrah in the powerplay, as well as the aggression against Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel in the four overs that followed, took Pakistan to 91 for 1 in ten overs, their highest midway total against India. Despite a post-drinks slowdown which robbed them of momentum, Pakistan posted 171, requiring India to complete the highest successful chase of the tournament for victory.”I worked a lot on my six hitting,” Farhan, who hit three sixes and is Pakistan’s highest run-scorer of the tournament, said. “When I used to score runs before, there were very few boundaries among them. If we’d won this game, it would have been very valuable to me. Performing against India is very highly rated but I just regret we didn’t win the game today.”The mistake we were making in previous matches was losing wickets early on and not utilising the powerplay. This time around our powerplay was brilliant, with 91 in 10 overs. There was a collapse in the middle and we’ll look to rectify that.”When, with a six of Axar, Farhan reached his half-century, he opted to celebrate in a manner that raised eyebrows at the time, with Farhan cocking his bat and miming the firing of a gun. It was just one of the flashpoints in an ill-tempered game between the two sides, though Farhan said there was nothing to read into it.”That celebration was just a spur of the moment. I rarely celebrate when I get to fifty,” he said. “But when I got there I suddenly got the idea of celebrating, and so I did without knowing or caring how people would interpret it. We should play aggressive cricket against any team, not just India, the way we played today.”Farhan hoped Pakistan and India aren’t done with each other yet in the Asia Cup. “We’d love to be able to meet India again in the final.”Their trip to Abu Dhabi is likely to have a huge say in determining how realistic that ambition is.
Tottenham Hotspur have levels still to reach under Thomas Frank’s management, but with such an exciting academy underbelly, there’s every reason for fans to be excited about the club’s long-term success.
There has been a real wave of youth investment in recent years, with Lucas Bergvall and Luka Vuskovic among the formative additions landed after showing signs of prodigious potential. However, the next superstar has yet to present himself.
Harry Kane is the most notable alumnus kicking a ball today, with the Three Lions captain in devastating form for club and country this season. Kane is one of the Londoners’ greatest players of all time, for sure.
Tottenham’s All-time Record Scorers
Player
Apps
Goals
Harry Kane
435
280
Jimmy Greaves
376
266
Bobby Smith
316
211
Heung-min Son
454
173
Martin Chivers
350
167
Data via Transfermarkt
How Frank must long for the 32-year-old’s qualities. He would be the icing on the cake down N17 this season. However, Kane isn’t the only one-time Spurs striker making headway at the moment, with Troy Parrott in the form of his life.
Parrott's record since leaving Spurs
Parrott left Tottenham for AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie in July 2024, completing a transfer worth around £7m. He had only featured four times for Spurs’ senior side and had completed five separate loan spells away, the last of which was a prolific year in Holland with Excelsior.
However, his 2024/25 campaign stood as the opus of his young career. The 23-year-old has been thriving with Alkmaar, and he has used that platform as a springboard toward new heights with the Irish national team too.
Indeed, after scoring 13 goals and supplying two assists across 14 matches in all competitions for his club this season, Parrott has headed out with his nation and dragged them to the World Cup qualifiers, scoring a brace in last week’s surprise victory over Portugal.
But it was the sublime hat-trick over Hungary on Sunday evening that consolidated Parrott’s new reputation as a hero in his homeland and one of the most talented up-and-coming strikers out there.
How Spurs must regret letting him leave, especially considering the current conundrum Frank is dealing with at number nine. That said, they do have a potential replacement in the wings who could be seen as the club’s new version of Kane.
Spurs' new version of Harry Kane
Dane Scarlett may have envisaged a bigger role at this stage of his career, but the 21-year-old Tottenham talent is undoubtedly still in with a shot of making it at the club.
Having been praised by former coach Jose Mourinho in the past for being a “diamond” of a prospect, Scarlett found a way back into the reckoning after a series of loan spells last season, and in this, he could emulate Kane and take a step forward where Parrott was unable to.
Curiously, Kane completed a series of loan spells away from Tottenham before establishing himself as one of the finest strikers of his generation. He was 21 when it all came together in London.
Scarlett must not be written off, not yet. The “fantastic finisher”, as he has been called by Frank, scored his first goal for the club in the Europa League last season, and while Frank has not yet unleashed him in the Premier League, the 5 foot 11 striker has made the bench five times across the club’s past seven matches.
TNT Sports pundit Peter Crouch said after that win over Elfborg last season that Scarlett reminded him of Kane back in his younger days, having displayed such resilience to kick on after a series of loan spells and become one of Tottenham’s greatest players.
While Parrott might have seen the chance for such success pass him by, it’s certainly not too late for Scarlett, and given the current attacking issues at the club, one golden chance may bloom into a prosperous future down N17.
However, given his record at senior level to date, it would not be a huge surprise if things ended in the same way it did for Parrott; a move elsewhere.
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Chelsea start a massive week with a win at Turf Moor, so is momentum starting to build?
On Saturday lunchtime, the Blues proved to be simply too strong for Burnley, prevailing 2-0, with Pedro Neto heading home Jamie Gittens’ cross on the cusp of half time, before Enzo Fernández lashed home the clinching second right at the end.
The match was significantly more comfortable than the scoreline would suggest, with the Clarets creating only one big chance and accumulating a miserly 0.44 xG, rarely threatening Robert Sánchez’s goal.
This made it three successive Premier League victories for Enzo Maresca’s side, who’ve now won five of their last six in the league, ahead of a massive week, with both Barcelona and then Arsenal visiting Stamford Bridge over the next eight days.
Despite victory in Lancashire, a few Chelsea players came in for some criticism, one in particular compared to a player who departed for pastures new over the summer.
Why Chelsea sold Noni Madueke
In one of the surprise moves of last summer, albeit this is now a well-trodden path at this point, Noni Madueke departed Chelsea during the Club World Cup to sign for Arsenal for a reported fee of £52m.
Last season, the England international scored 11 goals across all competitions for the Blues, including seven in the Premier League, a tally only bettered by talisman Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson, another who was parachuted out.
Thus, it was certainly a surprise that Madueke was the one Chelsea decided to sell, but that has been the business model since Clearlake Capital’s takeover of the club and, having signed him from PSV Eindhoven for £28.5m in January 2023, Todd Boehly and the other owners simply view that as a quick profit.
Nevertheless, on the pitch, it could be argued that Maresca’s side have missed Madueke’s direct running and pace, even if he’s not featured for Arsenal since September due to a knee injury.
Having said all of that, a frequent criticism from Chelsea supporters of Madueke was that he was selfish, often going for goal when passing to a teammate would be the better option.
Well, to support this zeitgeist, Madueke attempted 80 shots in the Premier League last season, behind only Palmer, but had the lowest goals – xG figure of any player in the Blues’ squad, ending up with -2.6.
Meantime, he registered just three assists and created only six big chances, suggesting that perhaps the view of supporters – and Martin Keown – was not too inaccurate.
So now, which current member of the Chelsea forward line showed similar levels of selfishness at Turf Moor?
Chelsea's Madueke repeat at Turf Moor
Since the days of Didier Drogba, Chelsea feel as though they’ve found themselves in a never-ending search for a reliable centre-forward; they even twice signed Romelu Lukaku in an attempt to solve this issue.
This summer, after freezing out Jackson, as already mentioned, they put a lot of faith in Liam Delap, making it not ideal that he then missed six successive Premier League matches due to a hamstring injury, as well as another following a red card at Molineux in the EFL Cup on the day of his return.
Back now, Delap has started the last two Premier League matches either side of the international break, but is yet to score since netting against Espérance Sportive de Tunis during the Club World Cup, for what that is worth, and his display on Saturday did not earn rave reviews, with the numbers underlining why.
Delap stats vs Burnley
Stats
Delap
Match rank
Shots on target
Zero
7th
Shots off target
1
4th
Expected goals
0.04
10th
Attempted dribbles
Zero
14th
Accurate passes
8
23rd
Key passes
Zero
14th
Duels won
2
21st
Offsides
1
2nd
Touches
20
21st
SofaScore rating
6.2
30th
Stats via SofaScore
As the table documents, Delap did not have much impact on the afternoon’s proceedings at Turf Moor.
He attempted zero dribbles, completed just eight passes and won only two of the eight duels he contested, while, in 67 minutes on the pitch, he touched the ball only 20 times, which is 28 fewer than goalkeeper Robert Sánchez, while only one more than his replacement Malo Gusto.
Simon Johnson of The Athletic noted that it is obvious that “Delap is still not fully up to speed post hamstring injury” while, as noted by Taha Hashim of the Guardian, there were multiple occasions when Delap failed to play the ball to a teammate after an opening had presented itself.
Considering Chelsea’s array of attacking options, when Delap is the centre-forward, one of his key responsibilities has to be facilitating attacks and linking up with teammates, as well as score goals of course, neither of which he is doing at the moment.
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If he continues to be both ineffective and selfish, you can bet your bottom dollar that Delap won’t be in the team much longer, because Boehly will probably just buy three other players in his position in January.
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O São Paulo demitiu o técnico Thiago Carpini nesta quinta-feira (18) e está em busca de um novo treinador para ocupar o cargo. Diversos nomes foram especulados nos últimos dias, e torcedores elegeram seus preferidos.
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Em enquete disponibilizada no canal do Lance! São Paulo no WhatsApp, os tricolores escolheram o português José Mourinho como nome ideal para assumir a equipe. Clique aqui para participar do canal!
Mourinho, inclusive, teria sido consultado pelo Tricolor. Contudo, seu elevado salário seria um empecilho para qualquer futura negociação avançar.
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Depois de Mourinho, o mais votado foi Hernán Crespo. Os torcedores são-paulinos ainda demonstram carinho pelo treinador, que trabalhou no clube em 2021 e foi demitido contra a vontade de parte dos tricolores.
O terceiro da lista é Felipão, que está livre no mercado após passagem pelo Atlético-MG. Vencedor de Copa do Mundo, Libertadores e outros grandes títulos nacionais, o treinador também trabalhou em clubes europeus e na seleção de Portugal.
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Salary pots increased significantly across men’s and women’s competitions in wake of equity sale
ESPNcricinfo staff31-Oct-2025
The Hundred is to switch from the draft system that has been in place since inception•Getty Images
The Hundred will switch from a draft system to a player auction for the 2026 season, imitating the long-standing method for squad-building in the IPL, while the overall salary pot for the men’s and women’s competitions will be significantly hiked, by 45% and 100% respectively, according to changes agreed in the wake of this year’s equity sale, which raised more than £550 million for the ECB.The maiden auction is set to take place in March 2026, and is one of several significant changes that were ratified by the Hundred’s Board on Thursday, as part of the ‘reset’ process to launch the first season in which the eight teams will be either co- or fully owned by private investors.In a bid to attract the best available players for the tournament, the total amount that men’s teams can spend per season will rise from the present level of £1.2 million to £2.05 million, while the women’s figure will rise to £880,000 per team. The base salaries for the lowest-paid women’s players will increase by 50%, from £10,000 to £15,000.According to the ECB, there will be salary caps in place, but also salary collars – a minimum spend per team per season – and the option of multi-year contracts will also be introduced. As flagged by ESPNcricinfo last year, the number of overseas players per squad is set to rise, from three to four – subject to Home Office clearance – with a total of 16-18 players permitted per squad.There will be no right to match, but direct signings will be permitted: up to two overseas players and two centrally-contracted England players. The window for such signings will extend from mid-November to mid-January, while the Hundred Board has also approved the retention of the wildcard system which will allow two players per franchise to be selected from the T20 Blast, via a player draft in June 2026.ESPNcricinfo Ltd
As a consequence, a cumulative pre-auction deduction will be factored in for each franchise, which will reduce the spend permitted at the auction depending on the number of players picked up beforehand.For the men’s competition, this will equate to: £350k (1 signing), £650k (2 players), £850k (3 players), £950k (4 players). For the women’s competition, the figures are: £130k (1 signing), £240k (2 players), £310k (3 players), £360k (4 players).Vikram Banerjee, the Managing Director of the Hundred, said: “This is a hugely exciting time for the Hundred. These changes will help us make the competition even better, ensuring we get the best players in the world and improving the standard of cricket and level of entertainment further again.Related
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“Working alongside our new partners we’ve been exploring how we can take The Hundred forward and we’ve decided that moving to an auction will allow us to improve the competition. For a competition that has always been proud to innovate, we’re delighted to be holding the first auction in major UK sport.”In making this decision, we have stuck to three key principles: i) ensuring The Hundred attracts the best players in the world, ii) maintaining a competitive balance between the squads, iii) guaranteeing whatever changes we make work across the men’s and women’s games. “The decision to increase the men’s salary pot by 45% has been taken because market forces in the men’s game necessitate a more significant uplift to ensure we’re able to attract the best players in the world.”The salary pot for the women’s competition in the first year of The Hundred was £120,000, with the top-earning players earning £15,000 – the pot has risen for the third year in a row. With the pot now £880,000, top-earning players are set to earn in the region of £130,000, as well as a significant increase in salaries for those at base price.”Salaries in The Hundred women’s competition are very competitive, and they compare favourably with other franchise cricket competitions and across the landscape of women’s sport.”It’s been fantastic to work alongside our new partners, they’re already bringing energy and expertise and I know that together we can make The Hundred even better, for fans and players alike.”
دافع خوان لابورتا رئيس برشلونة عن أحد لاعبي برشلونة والذي تعرض لانتقادات شديدة بعد الخسارة أمام تشيلسي بثلاثية نظيفة في دوري أبطال أوروبا.
وقال لابورتا في تصريحات نشرتها “موندو ديبورتيفو” :”أظهرنا شخصية قوية رغم اللعب بعشرة لاعبين، فيما يتعلق بالطرد كانت البطاقة الأولى قاسية للغاية ثم لعبنا بعشرة لاعبين”.
وقدم لابورتا دعمه لأراوخو الذي تعرض للطرد في مباراة تشيلسي وأكمل برشلونة المباراة بعشرة لاعبين: “أريد بطريقة ما، تشجيع أراوخو والدفاع عنه، لقد تعرض لانتقادات قوية ولا أعتقد أن هذا عادل”.
وواصل: “أراوخو يقدم كل ما لديه في الملعب، هو قائدنا والآن عليه تجاوز الوقت الحالي لأنه شخص عاطفي ومشاعره قوية، لقد مر بوقت عصيب، نحن ندعمه وعليه التقدم للأمام، نحن جميعاً نفوز ونخسر ولا أحد يتحمل مسؤولية الهزائم أو الانتصارات”.
أقرأ أيضاً.. رد قوي من لابورتا على تصريحات بيريز: مهووس بـ برشلونة
وأكمل لابورتا :”تحدثت مع فليك في طريق عودتي من لندن، أعجبتني ردة فعله وفريقه الذي يتحد بقوة، هانز متفائل وهذه النتيجة ستكون نقطة تحول، حدث لنا مرات عديدة في تاريخ برشلونة أن تدفعنا نتيجة سيئة لموسم جيد وناجح وأنا مقتنع بأن هذا سيتكرر، ستساعدنا هذه النتيجة على تقديم أداء أفضل ورؤية الجوانب التي نحتاج لتحسينها، الفريق يتحد وهذا يعجبني”.
وختم لابورتا عن إصابات فريقه :”نستعيد الآن لاعبين مصابين، سيغيب فيرمين لمدة أسبوعين كإجراء احترازي لكن بيدري عاد، خوان جارسيا عاد أيضاً، سيتمكن رافينيا من لعب دقائق أكثر من بيدري، وفي دوري ننافس فيه على الصدارة إذا فزنا ضد ألافيس سنتصدر الجدول”.
Bournemouth are next on the agenda for Ruben Amorim and Manchester United, with intrigue mounting over just who the Portuguese will have at his disposal on Monday night, not least in the forward areas.
Indeed, it has yet to be confirmed whether Bryan Mbeumo and Amad – alongside Noussair Mazraoui – will be in line to feature for the final time before heading off to AFCON, albeit with the trio pictured in first-team training on Thursday.
Among those not involved by all accounts, however, was £74m man, Benjamin Sesko, with it yet to be seen whether the Slovenian will make his return after sustaining a knee injury against Tottenham Hotspur last month.
The 22-year-old – who has scored just twice following his summer arrival from RB Leipzig – limped off in that 2-2 draw in north London, having squandered two potential openings following his introduction off the bench.
Regardless of his early “struggles”, as noted by Amorim, the loss of United’s number 30 remains a blow considering the lack of genuine alternatives, with Joshua Zirkzee a self-described ‘nine-and-a-half’.
That burden and reliance on Sesko could be aided in 2026, however, with a new centre-forward perhaps on the agenda.
Man Utd's search for a striker
There was talk of moving for another Premier League proven figure like Mbeumo, and Matheus Cunha, in the form of Ollie Watkins over the summer, before Jason Wilcox and co ultimately settled on a long-term gamble, in the form of Sesko.
That decision, while still perhaps too soon to judge, has potentially backfired as far as INEOS are concerned, with Sesko yet to prove that he can be the man to end United’s long-standing number nine woes.
Not since the days of Robin van Persie has any Red Devil hit 20 Premier League goals in a season, with Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund notably scoring just seven top-flight goals between them in 2024/25.
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With that in mind, Caught Offside are reporting that United could be in the mix for further reinforcement at the top end of the pitch, having joined Chelsea in the race for Strasbourg striker, Joaquin Panichelli.
As per the report, it is the west Londoners who are leading the race for the Argentine’s signature, due to their BlueCo connections, although the Old Trafford side – alongside Aston Villa – are believed to have indirectly expressed their interest via intermediaries.
Enzo Maresca’s side, clearly, hold the advantage, yet if INEOS can lodge a suitable bid, they could provide Amorim with a wildcard Sesko upgrade.
How Panichelli compares to Sesko
There’s no suggestion that Sesko should be written off already, with United’s £74m investment highlighting their plan to back the young striker to be the main man later down the line, if not necessarily this season.
As was felt by Hojlund before him, however, he can’t shoulder the goalscoring responsibility on his own, having yet to prove he is a truly clinical and consistent striker.
The one-time Red Bull Salzburg starlet’s tally of two goals makes for grim reading with the New Year approaching, with Panichelli, meanwhile, regarded as “one of the most in-form strikers in Europe right now”, in the view of scout Antonio Mango.
The 23-year-old forward has enjoyed a real breakout season under the watchful eye of Liam Rosenior, having already scored nine goals in just 15 Ligue 1 outings in 2025/26.
It must be noted that he hasn’t scored in any of his last four, although, as seen below, only five strikers across Europe’s top five leagues have bettered his tally to date, further supporting Mango’s standout claim.
Top Scoring Strikers – 25/26*
Player
Goals
Harry Kane
17
Kylian Mbappe
16
Erling Haaland
15
Ferran Torres
11
Igor Thiago
11
Joaquin Panichelli
9
Esteban Lepaul
8
Robert Lewandowski
8
Jonathan Burkardt
8
Vedat Muriqi
8
* Europe’s top 5 leagues
Stats via Transfermarkt
A true, old-fashioned centre-forward, where Panichelli also catches the eye due to his work ethic when leading the line, ranking in the top 2% of European forwards for interceptions and the top 7% for tackles per 90, as per FBref.
For comparison, Sesko ranks in the just the bottom 35% and the bottom 12% for those same two metrics, respectively, albeit while unsurprisingly ranking in the top 22% for aerial duels won.
It’s not as if the Strasbourg man’s form is a flash in the pan either, having netted 20 league goals in Spain last season for CD Mirandes, while on loan from Alaves.
Having been in red-hot form in front of goal over the last 18 months, the 6 foot 3 marksman could represent a left-field solution to Amorim’s centre-forward woes, provided United can see off Chelsea in the tussle for his signature.
Sesko might require patience, but if the Red Devils are after someone to make an immediate impact, Panichelli might just be that.
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ESPNcricinfo staff01-Dec-2025
Amanda-Jade Wellington turned out for Somerset in 2025•Andrew Miller
Hampshire have recruited Australia allrounder Amanda-Jade Wellington as one of their overseas players for the 2026 season.Wellington, 28, has previous experience of playing at the Utilita Bowl with Southern Brave in the Hundred – she is the second-highest wicket-taker across five seasons of the competition – and joins after a successful campaign with Somerset in the inaugural women’s Tier 1 season earlier this year.”I’m really excited to join Hampshire for the upcoming season,” Wellington said. “I had a great time at Utilita Bowl in my two years at Southern Brave and I look forward to catching up with familiar faces and making new memories which will hopefully result in trophies come end the end of the summer.”Related
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An attacking legspinner and capable batter, Wellington has played 23 times for Australia across all formats, but not since 2022. She is expected to be available throughout the summer for Hampshire.Regional director of women’s cricket, Adam Carty, said: “We’re really pleased to secure Amanda-Jade for the whole of next season. She’s a friend of the club and a vastly experienced cricketer, who boasts a fine record with bat and ball in England having featured effectively in the Hundred and in Tier 1.”We look forward to welcoming her back to Utilita Bowl in 2026.”