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Glasgow Rangers will need a new manager in the dugout at Ibrox when the 2025/26 campaign gets underway later this year, having relieved Philippe Clement of his duties in February.

Barry Ferguson came in to replace the Belgian head coach as an interim manager until the end of the season, and his side did beat Aberdeen 4-0 last time out in the league.

However, the former Rangers central midfielder has only won five of his 13 matches in charge of the club in all competitions, losing four of those games.

Ferguson’s most recent managerial experience before his current stint at Ibrox came at Alloa Athletic in the 2021/22 campaign, when he lost 17 of his 33 games at the helm.

These statistics do not suggest that the former Scotland international is the right man to lead the Light Blues back to glory in the Scottish Premiership moving forward, which is why he should not be a contender for the job.

It does appear as though Rangers are set to look externally for their new head coach this summer, as they have been linked with a move for Davide Ancelotti.

Why Davide Ancelotti could be exciting for Rangers

It was recently reported that the son of Carlo Ancelotti, who is currently part of his father’s coaching staff at Real Madrid, is closing in on the Rangers job.

The Light Blues were reported to be pushing to bring him to Ibrox to convince him to take his first role as a senior head coach, rather than going to join his dad when he becomes the Brazil manager later this year.

The Rangers-linked coach has worked with his father at Real Madrid, Everton, and Bayern Munich, and has been described as an influential figure behind the scenes.

Former Bayern midfielder Javi Martinez, as quoted by the BBC, hailed Davide’s influence on Carlo: “The evolution process never stops and it is more difficult to adapt for older coaches. Davide completes Carlo and helps him understand the evolution of football. Davide is incredible: prepared, serious, a great person, like his father.”

As you can see in the graphic above, he has learned from one of the best managers around, given the incredible number of trophies his father has won, and that illustrates why him being an influential figure on his coaching staff is a big positive ahead of a possible move to Rangers.

This is why, despite his lack of outright managerial experience, Ancelotti could be an exciting appointment for the Gers and a chance to get behind a new era at Ibrox, which could be kickstarted with an excellent signing.

Rangers make contact to sign English forward

According to The Herald, Rangers have made contact with Blackburn Rovers forward Tyrhys Dolan to remain informed on his situation ahead of the summer transfer window.

The report claims that the Gers want to keep tabs on the English attacker, who could become a free agent this summer if he does not extend his contract with the Championship side.

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It reveals that Blackburn would value Dolan between £5m and £10m but they could lose him for a nominal compensation fee if he runs down his contract to sign for the Light Blues.

The report, however, adds that Premiership rivals Celtic are also monitoring the winger ahead of a possible swoop for his services in the summer window, which shows that there will be competition for the 23-year-old dynamo’s services.

This means that Rangers may have to act fast once it becomes clear that Dolan will be available to sign when his contract at Ewood Park expires at the end of June, as they will have to beat other teams to his signature.

The board should push to get a deal over the line for the Blackburn star because he could be an excellent signing to kick the Ancelotti era off with a bang, should a move to appoint the Real Madrid coach go through.

Why Rangers should sign Tyrhys Dolan

The Light Blues could kickstart the Ancelotti era in exciting fashion by signing Dolan because he is a promising young talent with the potential to make a big impact at the top end of the pitch in Scottish football.

At the age of 23, the Blackburn star would arrive with plenty of time left ahead of him to develop and improve as a player, which means that he could be a long-term addition to the side as well as having the quality to make an instant impact.

As you can see in the clip above, Dolan is also a player who has showcased his quality in the final third in the Championship for the English side this season.

The incredibly versatile attacker, who can play on the left, on the right, as an attacking midfielder, or as a striker, has shown that he has the potential to deliver goals and assists on a regular basis if put in the right environment.

Dolan has only averaged 38.1 touches per game in a Blackburn team that ranked 16th in the league for xG, with 51.6 xG in 46 matches, which shows that he was not getting loads of touches in a well-coached attacking side.

Vaclav Cerny, meanwhile, has delivered 12 goals and three assists with 50.7 touches per game for Rangers on the right flank in the Premiership this season.

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As you can see in the table above, Dolan enjoyed a better conversion rate of shots to goals than Cerny has managed so far this season in the Premiership, and created more ‘big chances’ for his side with roughly 12 fewer touches per game on average.

These statistics suggest that the English star’s output at the top end of the pitch could soar if he was put in a Rangers team that gives him plenty of touches in the final third, with more chances to take shots and create chances as an exciting wide player.

Dolan, once hailed as “outstanding” by former boss John Eustace, would also provide an exciting celebration for supporters when he scores, as shown in the clip above.

In all seriousness, though, he could be the perfect first signing of the Ancelotti era as a superb young talent who has the quality and the potential to be a star at Ibrox, with the chance to be more influential in the final third as part of a more dominant and attacking team than he has been at Blackburn.

Rangers: 49ers plotting statement signing of "very talented" £4m Brazilian

The Gers’ prospective new owners have set their sights on a midfielder.

ByDominic Lund May 13, 2025

Arsenal have wasted no time in drawing up plans for the summer transfer window, looking to finally end their two-decade wait for a Premier League title.

Mikel Arteta has done a superb job of transforming the squad during his near five-year spell in charge, but more work needs to be done to take them to the summit of the division.

Viktor Gyokeres has emerged as a huge target for the upcoming window, with new sporting director Andrea Berta making an immediate impact in pursuing a move for his signature.

Given his goalscoring record, which has seen him score 86 times in his 93 outings in the last two seasons, it’s understandable that the Gunners are pursuing a striker to bolster their forward line.

Should he move to North London in the summer, he could be joined by another player who’s been a constant target, with a new update emerging on his potential move to the club.

Arsenal make contact to land £51m talent

According to Sun Sport, Arsenal’s director Berta has already been in contact with the representatives of Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi ahead of a summer move to the Emirates.

It was reported in January that a deal was on the verge of being agreed for this upcoming window, but no news has emerged since – with this the latest update on any transfer.

The Spanish international has made 29 LaLiga appearances this campaign, featuring in all but one of their league outings, showcasing his importance and quality.

The report claims that the hierarchy are still “working hard” on a deal to land the 26-year-old this summer, with the £51m release clause not thought to be an issue.

Any move for Zubimendi could provide added quality to the middle of Arteta’s side, allowing one player to return to his former best after his recent slump in form.

Why Zubimendi could decide Odegaard at Arsenal

Midfielder Martin Odegaard has been a player so often tasked with providing the goods for Arsenal in attacking areas but ultimately has struggled to deliver in recent months.

The Norwegian had a long injury layoff with an ankle issue but hasn’t been the same player since his return – leading to huge amounts of criticism in the process.

He’s also featured in more of a deeper role, taking away his best qualities with his intricate passing able to create chances for attackers within the final third.

Zubimendi, who’s a defensive midfielder, could be able to sit in front of the backline should he move in the coming months, freeing up Odegaard to go and create carnage further up the field.

The Spaniard, who’s been labelled “superb” by the Spanish Football Podcast, has excelled out of possession, having the quality to be the ball-winning talent the side have been crying out for.

He’s won 1.3 tackles per 90 to date, along with 5.4 duels won – coming out on top of the latter on 60% of the occasions he’s entered a battle with an opposition player.

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However, he’s also got the passing ability to aid Odegaard in higher areas, registering an 85% pass completion rate, along with a 70% dribble success rate.

Whilst the club would have to fork out a pretty penny to secure his signature this summer, it’s evident that Zubimendi would be a player who could certainly increase the club’s title credentials.

As for Odegaard, he’s been an influential player in various title battles, with Arteta needing him to return to top form if they are to go one better next season – with the Sociedad star having a huge say in his fortunes if a deal is completed.

Better than Trossard: Arsenal ace who won 14 duels is hitting "cult status"

He’s been one of the bright sparks at the Emirates in recent weeks.

ByAngus Sinclair Apr 6, 2025

Arsenal have prepared an offer to sign a “dominant” attacking gem who’s drawn comparisons with Brazil legend Neymar, with sporting director Andrea Berta already having a fee in mind to put forward.

Arsenal targeting two wingers and a striker this summer

Berta, who’s set to work in tandem on the club’s recruitment with manager Mikel Arteta, arrives at N5 with a glowing reputation after 12 successful years at Atlético Madrid.

Arteta has "serious" wish to sign £40m star with Arsenal contact made

The Gunners boss is “huge fan”.

1 ByEmilio Galantini Apr 16, 2025

The 53-year-old was responsible for key transfer deals at the Wanda Metropolitano, including the signings of Jan Oblak, Marcos Llorente, Rodri, Antoine Griezmann, Luis Suárez, Yannick Carrasco and noteworthy names, with supporters now hoping he can replicate his excellent pieces of business in north London.

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Arsenal’s board are set to back Berta with a significant transfer kitty this summer, which GiveMeSport estimates could be up to £300 million on as many as seven major signings before the beginning of 2025/2026.

Three items on their agenda include the potential acquisitions of a left-winger, right-winger and striker.

Arsenal have already held talks with the representatives of Nico Williams, who’s expected to leave Athletic Bilbao this summer, while it is also believed that they’re in ongoing communication with Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman’s agents as well.

Arsenal have also been told the price for Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres, according to Fabrizio Romano, with Berta sent a “clear” message in recent days/weeks that the Sweden international will cost around £60 million.

It is pretty evident that a new attacker or two will be coming to the Emirates Stadium, and it is now believed Berta has his eyes firmly on a rising star in Brazil.

Arsenal prepare bid for Atlético Mineiro starlet Gabriel Veneno

According to journalist Lucas Tanaka, that man is teenage forward Gabriel Veneno, who is earning quite the reputation in South America.

The 15-year-old right-winger has even drawn comparisons to Neymar due to his dribbling ability, with Future Ballers on X also branding Veneno a “dominant force” in one-v-one situations and an exceptional dribbler.

Tanaka believes Arsenal already have an offer prepared for Veneno, but he cannot reveal the exact nature of his bid for now.

“Here’s some exclusive information on Gabriel Veneno. The jewel of Atletico is considered a jewel by the people who follow the youth team,” said Tanaka on YouTube.

“Remember he’s in the under-16s, he’ll be 16 in July. He was called up to the Brazilian national team under-16s last year. If I’m not mistaken he’s an attacking midfielder who likes to play on the right wing, pulling inside.

“Gabriel Veneno is being watched and approached by a big European club, Arsenal.

“Arsenal in England is keeping an eye on Gabriel Veneno. I already have the value of the possible offer that they’re thinking of sending in the middle of the year, but I can’t give you the value yet.”

Despite flat-track preferences, this was a victory that displayed skill and nous

Cameron Ponsonby20-Oct-2025When the going’s good, this England team is great.The common critique of Harry Brook’s team, and Jos Buttler’s before him, is that they are flat-track bullies. The best in the world when the odds are in their favour but one-dimensional when they are not.The opening T20I at Christchurch hinted towards that. They slipped to 81 for 5 on a wicket that was lively, only to be bailed out by Sam Curran and New Zealand’s lasagne hands. A total of 153 may look under par, but at the lowest scoring ground in the country, where the average run rate is 7.8 (aka, a final score of 156), it was a step in the right direction for a team aiming to add brains to their brawn.Cut to 48 hours later and, while the match was on the same wicket, it was a different pitch. Less live grass plus two days of sun had both captains scratching their heads at what to do. Mitchell Santner said bowl, but wasn’t sure.”We’ll see if there’s anything there,” Santner said at the toss. “And if there’s not it might be more of a challenge.”It was more of a challenge.England’s 236 for 4 blitzed the previous highest score at Hagley Oval by over 30 runs. In the history of international T20 cricket at the venue there had only ever been four scores above 170. All things considered, this was an anomalous performance. And a close-to-perfect one at that.”The boundaries are way back,” Curran said after the first match. “A couple of balls you smack and it goes nowhere.”But while England did pack their biceps, striking ten sixes, they also packed their running shoes, scampering 16 twos across the innings. Brook and Phil Salt’s partnership cruised along in fifth gear but took different forms. The boundary may be big, but that means the outfield is too.”He’s very good at playing the field,” Santner explained after the match. “Both him and Salt were very smart using the wind and were able to run hard and hit the pockets on the big side. I think they had 20-something twos (16) and when it’s tough to find dots, when you go two, then four, you’re leaking.”Despite unfurling his ramp once more, Brook’s strengths came down the ground•AFP/Getty ImagesBrook had spoken about this innings before he played it. Ahead of the series he explained his “disappointment” at his white-ball returns. For all the glamour of his roly-poly ramp shots in the Hundred, they weren’t where he believed his strengths lied. He wanted to stand there. And hit straight.”That’s one goal for me this series,” he said, one day out from the first match. “Just to try and play on instinct as much as possible.”All five of Brook’s sixes came from the City End, where the leg-side was to the shorter boundary and had the wind in assistance. Two landed in the stands, one dropped onto the roof, and two went over it.Related

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Salt had been on 39 off 21 when Brook arrived at the crease. But when it became clear Brook was the man of the moment his strike-rate slowed as he focused on getting his captain back on strike. From his next 35 balls he made just 46 runs but England continued to motor.Salt is on four T20I centuries. Only Glenn Maxwell and Rohit Sharma have five, a stat of which Salt is aware, but one he put to one side.”The difference between me going on and getting that score or not was getting Brooky on strike,” he said afterwards. “And, 100 times over, I’d like to be at the other end watching that again.”That’s batting, isn’t it? You have to take the ego out of it.”This was as complete a performance as England could have hoped for. A coach’s dream, in which all parties played their role. Two batters batted big, and those that didn’t, did so quickly. All of Jacob Bethell (24), Tom Banton (29*) and Sam Curran (8*) struck at above 200.”It’s warming to be able to say ‘lads, you go do your thing’,” was Brook’s conclusion at the close.Rashid and Dawson benefitted from England’s willingness to attack their catches in the deep•Joe Allison/Getty ImagesEngland’s perfect day extended to ball in hand as well. Brydon Carse took two up top, before the spin duo of Liam Dawson and Adil Rashid killed the game in the middle. Dawson bowled four through the middle, counterintuitively bowling to New Zealand’s left-hand-heavy middle order to the shorter side, but keeping his line wide. Until Santner got a hold of him in his final over, it worked. After 3.4 overs his figures were 2 for 18. Somehow, his final two legal deliveries conceded 20 runs. We’ll brush over that bit.”Dawson bowling to the short side,” Santner said afterwards. “I thought that was very smart, keeping it off the batsman.”Even Rashid’s four-fer, all of which were caught in the deep, came with thought attached, as those on the large square boundaries were instructed to settle five or ten metres in from the rope.”That’s something we spoke about,” Brook said of his fielders roaming around. “There’s a lot of balls plinked into the outfield and if our fielders were on the rope they’re probably not carrying. So that’s another positive move about taking wickets.”So much of T20 cricket comes down to volatility. One player executing on the day and wrenching the match in one direction or the other. England’s joy this evening will be their success at the bits that are repeatable. Plans were made. And plans were executed.”That’s part of being a team,” Salt concluded. “You have to take the ego out of it. Everything is team first and team orientated. And long may that continue.”

Rinku Singh also sparkled on a banner day for India in Bengaluru

Sampath Bandarupalli17-Jan-20241 The match between India and Afghanistan became the first in international cricket to feature two Super Overs. It is only the second T20 match to have two super overs – Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab in the IPL in 2020 was the first.424 Runs aggregated by India and Afghanistan in Bengaluru are the second most in a T20I to have ended in a tie. Four-hundred-and-twenty-eight runs in the 2010 Christchurch T20I between New Zealand and Australia are the highest, with both teams scoring 214.5 Hundreds for Rohit Sharma in T20I cricket are the most for any batter in the format, going one ahead of Glenn Maxwell and Suryakumar Yadav. The unbeaten 121 off 69 balls on Wednesday was his highest T20I score and the fourth-highest individual score for India in T20Is.ESPNcricinfo LtdRohit had set the record for most T20I hundreds in November 2018, with his fourth century to surpass Colin Munro (3). That record was equalled recently by Maxwell (in November 2023) and Suryakumar (in Dec 2023) before Rohit claimed it back.190* Partnership runs between Rohit and Rinku Singh. It is now the highest for India in T20Is, surpassing the 176-run stand between Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson for the second wicket against Ireland in 2022.ESPNcricinfo Ltd58 Runs were added by India in the last two overs of their innings. These are the most by any team across 19th and 20th overs in all men’s T20s, overhauling Nepal’s 55 runs against Mongolia in last year’s Asian games (where ball-by-ball data is available).1 The 36 runs conceded by Karim Janat in the 20th over of India’s innings against Rohit and Rinku are the joint most in an over in men’s T20Is. Yuvraj Singh off Stuart Broad in 2007 and Kieron Pollard off Akila Danajaya in 2021 scored 36 runs off an over, with sixes off all six balls.103 Runs scored by India in their last five overs. Only one other team has amassed 100-plus runs between the 16th and 20th overs of a men’s T20I innings – 108 by Nepal against Mongolia in 2023 (where ball-by-ball data is available).ESPNcricinfo Ltd8 Number of partnerships higher than the 190* by Rohit and Rinku in men’s T20Is. Seven of those eight have been for the opening wicket. The unbroken 190-run stand between Rohit and Rinku is the highest for the fourth wicket or lower in T20Is.2 The partnership of 190* between Rohit and Rinku is also the second highest in all T20s for the fifth wicket or lower. Iftikhar Ahmed and Shakib Al Hasan shared an unbroken 192-run stand for the fifth wicket in last year’s BPL game.3 out of Rohit’s five T20I hundreds have come while captaining India. He has now equalled Babar Azam for most T20I tons as captain. Babar also had hit three centuries during his captaincy tenure.69* Rinku’s score against Afghanistan is the highest by an Indian while batting at No.6 or lower in T20Is. The previous highest was 65 by Axar Patel while batting at No.7 against Sri Lanka in Pune in 2023.36y 262d Rohit’s age on Wednesday makes him the oldest player from a Test-playing nation to score a century in T20Is. Chris Gayle was the previous oldest – 36 years and 117 days old when he scored an unbeaten 100 against England in 2016.5 Fifty-plus scores in Bengaluru – Rohit and Rinku for India and half-centuries by Afghanistan’s top three in the chase. It is only the second T20I game with five fifty-plus scores. The 2020 Auckland T20I between New Zealand and India was the first.

They remain on course for a rare win in Asia, but recent near-misses will be in the back of their minds

Andrew McGlashan15-Mar-2022An Australia win is still the favoured result in this Karachi Test, but as Babar Azam ended his wait for a century then walked off alongside Abdullah Shafique it was less certain than when they claimed the second wicket of Pakistan’s innings shortly after lunch on the fourth day.Eight wicket-taking opportunities (which then need to be taken) should be within Australia’s grasp, but this is a scenario that has confronted them a couple of times in little more than a year, both times at the SCG, when they have been unable to secure victory by bowling out the opposition in the fourth innings.Related

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In early 2021 they were denied by India – who then famously went on to take the series in the following game – and just a couple of months ago England clung on nine wickets down to take their only morsel of comfort from the Ashes. Against India Australia began the final day needing eight wickets and against England 10. While those SCG pitches did not break up, there were signs on the fourth day that the Karachi surface may not deteriorate quite as much as expected either.In those Sydney contests, missed catches also ended up proving crucial in allowing the opposition to survive. Australia have shelled one in this innings when Shafique edged Pat Cummins to Steven Smith at slip. Smith was standing reasonably close, but it was a catch that should have been taken. Pakistan would have been 38 for 3 with Fawad Alam, on a king pair, next in and the ball starting to reverse.”That’s when reverse-swing was starting for us, the ball was quite hard, and yesterday that’s when we got the breakthroughs,” Australia’s assistant coach Michael Di Venuto said. “It was a drop that we would have liked to have taken and Steve’s got outstanding hands so it’s a catch he would take 99 out of 100. It can be tough, the slips have to stand really close, and unfortunately on this occasion it went down.”[Yesterday] when the ball was hard and reversing we got a couple of breakthroughs and were able to put a hole in them. Today they got through that, the ball softened and it doesn’t do as much. We probably thought there might have been a bit more in the wicket today as far as spin and variable bounce [were concerned], but once the ball softens, there was occasionally, but those chances just didn’t come for us.”Australia will believe that with another new ball (which is currently two overs old after Cummins took it in the closing moments), and then the opportunity when reverse-swing comes into play, that they can create the chances needed. However, it will also be a big day for the spinners. It would be unfair to place the burden of winning a Test match on debutant Mitchell Swepson’s shoulders, but Nathan Lyon was the frontline spinner in both those Sydney Tests.Across those two final innings against India and England he claimed 4 for 142 off 68 overs. This scenario, the fifth day of a Test on the subcontinent with a mountain of runs to defend, is what an experienced spinner should dream of.He struck early in Pakistan’s second innings when he undid Imam-ul-Haq for the second time in the match, this time angling a delivery into his front pad which would have smashed middle stump. Only Imam will know why he reviewed, and it may later have played a part in why Azhar Ali did not when it would have saved him against Cameron Green.However, from then on, Shafique and Babar played Lyon with a reasonable degree of comfort. It was Swepson, with a few sharply-spun leg-breaks and later some turn from the footmarks outside leg stump, who caused more uncertainty. It could be especially challenging for the left handers who are to come in Pakistan’s order but there remains the expectation that the quicks will be a threat.”While [the new ball] is shiny…and when reverse swing comes in – 20 overs has generally been when it’s started with the harder ball – will be a crucial period for us,” di Venuto said.Twenty-four hours ago Australia could barely have dreamed of the position they had put themselves in. It remains firmly in their grasp for a significant victory – just their third in Asia since 2006 – but tomorrow is a very important day for this evolving team.

NEW YORK — For the second night in a row, with a crowd there to see him, Jazz Chisholm showed them his back. On Tuesday, he rifled through his locker and mumbled monosyllables as reporters asked him if he agreed with manager Aaron Boone’s decision to bench him in Game 1 of the American League wild card series. On Tuesday, back in the starting lineup for Game 2, Chisholm dashed around third from first base on an eighth-inning single, slid on his belly into home plate and lay there, pounding the dirt, for nearly 10 seconds. 

Redemption was not on his mind, he insisted later. Winning was. 

Well, he got both. His run was the game-winner in a 4–3 victory over the Red Sox, the second straight classic in the best-of-three series. He also saved at least one run—Boston manager Alex Cora thought it was more like two—with a diving stop in the seventh. 

“That was the game right there,” said reliever Fernando Cruz, who extinguished a fire that inning to preserve the 3–3 tie and then celebrated so passionately that Boone joked about getting out of his way in the dugout. “That’s something that people don’t notice a lot of times, but I want to make sure it’s mentioned. Jazz saved us the game, completely.”

Chisholm, too, has always played with passion, often to the chagrin of his opponents and sometimes even his teammates. So when he learned that on the heels of a season in which he became only the third Yankee ever (after Bobby Bonds in 1975 and Alfonso Soriano in 2002 and ’03) to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases, he would sit in Game 1, he shared his frustration with anyone who asked. Chisholm did not care that as a lefthanded hitter, he was part of a group that hit .166 with a .455 OPS against the Red Sox’ lefthanded ace, Garrett Crochet. 

“As tough as Crochet is, he has been especially tough on lefties,” Boone said, explaining why he was sitting Chisholm, lefthanded first baseman Ben Rice and lefthanded third baseman Ryan McMahon in favor of righties Amed Rosario, Paul Goldschmidt and José Caballero. (Crochet allowed one run and struck out 11 in 7 ⅔ innings, so it might not have mattered who was in there anyway.) “There’s no great matchup.”

Chisholm obviously thought he was one. His reaction to his Tuesday benching could have rankled the Yankees, but on Wednesday, they said they understand who he is. “He is a guy that wears his emotions on his sleeve,” Boone said before Wednesday’s game. “I don’t need him to put a happy face on. I need him to go out and play his butt off for us tonight. That’s what I expect to happen.” Afterward, right fielder and team captain Aaron Judge praised Chisholm’s maturity in not letting his disappointment distract him. 

Indeed, Chisholm said that by the time he managed his custom New York Aliens team (starring him, Ken Griffey Jr. and Jimmy Rollins) to a 12–1 victory in the video game on Tuesday night, he had moved on. 

“All that was clear before I came to the field today,” Chisholm said. “After I left the field yesterday, it’s . It is win or go home for us. It is all about winning.”

Wednesday was a banner day for the players who sat on Tuesday. With a man on first in the first inning, Rice became the sixth player since 2000 to homer on the first pitch of his postseason career. Third baseman Ryan McMahon added a single and a walk. (Rice did not attribute his success to residual frustration over the lineup decision. “I know my role,” he said. “Yesterday my role was to be ready for a big at-bat off the bench, and today I was starting.”)

Chisholm’s role on Wednesday was to key his team to a win. After three lackluster at-bats, he took the field behind lefty Carlos Rodón to open the top of the seventh. Rodón had begun to show signs of weakening both physically and mentally—after he allowed a sixth-inning leadoff homer to Trevor Story to tie the game at 3, he looked furious with himself and walked the next batter, Alex Bregman, on four pitches—and he began the seventh with eight straight balls to put two of the Red Sox’ fastest players, Nate Eaton and Jarren Duran, on base. Boone summoned the right-handed Cruz to face Ceddanne Rafaela, who popped up a bunt. Cruz then induced a fly ball to left field. He got to 3–2 on Masataka Yoshida, and both runners took off. Yoshida lined a ball up the middle, and Chisholm knocked it down. The runners held at second and third. Cruz got Story to fly to deep center to end the threat. Cruz all but burst into flames in celebration. 

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“For me, you know what’s going on,” Chisholm said afterward. “You see a ground ball, you gotta stop it. You have to keep it in the infield. You have to stop that run from scoring. I felt at that point it would have been a really crucial run. I was doing what I could to keep the ball in the infield. Not trying to make the play at first base but keep it in the infield.” 

An inning later, he worked a walk and then took off when Austin Wells singled to right. When Wells went to congratulate him, Chisholm grinned. “If it was anywhere—left or right—I was scoring,” he said. Wells just laughed. He knows better than to doubt Chisholm. 

Boone has insisted he made the right decision on Tuesday, and he may well have. But on Thursday, the Red Sox will start lefty Connelly Early—and Boone will start Chisholm. 

The opener did not hide his displeasure at the surface in Perth despite it being rated “very good” by the ICC

AAP29-Nov-2025Cricket Australia officials will meet with Usman Khawaja this week and ask the opener to explain himself over criticism of the Perth pitch, as they weigh up whether to sanction him for labelling it a “piece of s***”.Khawaja raised eyebrows on Friday when he hit out at the surface for the first Test, just a day after the ICC handed it the highest possible rating of “very good”.Speaking at a fundraising lunch for the Usman Khawaja Foundation, he criticised the wicket’s variable bounce during Australia’s eight-wicket win.Related

Khawaja confident of Gabba fitness but slams Perth pitch

The Khawaja debate: for and against his Test career continuing

He also pointed to the fact 19 wickets were lost on day one this year against England, and 17 last year in the series opener between Australia and India.CA officials are believed to be disappointed by the remarks, and will speak with Khawaja in camp ahead of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba.The Perth Test was the shortest in Australia in 93 years, and the second shortest of all time in the country, with just 847 balls bowled in the entire match.”Nineteen wickets on the first day and about 20 people got hit. That’s a great wicket, that seems real fair,” Khawaja said at the luncheon. “The same thing happened last year in the India Test. It’s just that day-one wicket, the ball just does not react.”Steve Smith’s by far the best cricketer I’ve ever played with and he’s missing the middle of his bat by a long way. He does not miss the middle of his bat, (yet) he’s getting hit in the elbow.”So day-one wicket at Perth is a piece of shit, I’m happy to say that. Has been last year, it was this year.”CA this week praised the wicket, with chief of cricket James Allsopp saying the ICC’s rating had justified head office’s view the pitch provided “a fair balance between bat and ball”.The rating also shone a light on England’s poor batting, which was labelled “brainless” by the likes of former England opener Geoffrey Boycott after they faced just 68.3 overs across two innings.But Khawaja was adamant the Perth pitch was still not good enough, with his main issue being variable bounce.”You can’t really predict up and down. Up and down is the hardest. Sideways is little bit easier,” he said. But up and down, your hands can’t catch up. They do get better. Day two, day three and then day four, they start to crack up and cure again.”Whenever we play at Perth, it’s one of the few places we win the toss, bat first, hoping that we can bat again maybe at the end of day two and into day three.”Khawaja’s talk with officials comes with pressure on his spot at the top of the order, with concerns over both his fitness and form in Perth.Back spasms meant he was unable to open for Australia in either innings in Perth, allowing for Travis Head to score a match-winning century in the fourth-innings chase.Khawaja is confident he will be fit to play in Brisbane, with his back having improved, while also insisting he had paid no attention to calls for him to be dropped from the side and Head moved up to open the batting.

أعلن منتخب تونس لكرة القدم، مساء السبت، ضم سيف الدين الجزيري، لاعب نادي الزمالك، إلى قائمة نسور قرطاج المشاركة في بطولة كأس العرب 2025.

ومن المقرر أن تنطلق بطولة كأس العرب 2025 في قطر، في الأول من ديسمبر حتى 18 من نفس الشهر بمشاركة 16 منتخبًا.

طالع.. فيديو | سيف الجزيري يسجل هدف الزمالك الأول أمام كايزر تشيفز

وجاء استدعاء الجزيري تعويضًا لغياب نعيم السليتي، الذي عانى من إصابة في أوتار الركبة، والتي أدت إلى استبعاده من القائمة.

ويقع منتخب تونس في المجموعة الأولى، إلى جانب قطر وسوريا وفلسطين.

وشهدت الفترة الأخيرة تألق سيف الدين الجزيري مع الزمالك، إذ سجل هدفين في الجولتين الأولى والثانية من الكونفدرالية أمام زيسكو الزامبي وكايزر تشيفز. قائمة تونس في كأس العرب 2025

حراسة المرمى: أيمن دحمان – بشير بن سعيد – نور الدين فرحاتي.

الدفاع: معتز النفاتي – محمد بن علي – علي معلول – محمد أمين بن حميدة – ياسين مرياح – حمزة الجلاصي – مروان الصحراوي – أسامة الحدادي.

الوسط: فرجاني ساسي – حسام تقا – إسماعيل الغربي – محمد الحاج محمود – شهاب الجبالي – محمد علي بن رمضان.

الهجوم: عمر العيوني – سيف الدين الجزيري – نسيم دنداني – ريان عنان – حازم المستور – فراس شواط.

حلل سانتياجو كانيزاريس، حارس مرمى نادي ريال مدريد السابق، تعادل الفريق الملكي مع إلتشي ببطولة الدوري الإسباني للدرجة الأولى، موضحًا أن تغيير التشكيل الأساسي أمس أثر كثيرًا على مستوى الميرنجي.

ريال مدريد سقط في فخ التعادل مرة أخرى في بطولة الدوري الإسباني للدرجة الأولى، وهذه المرة كانت أمام إلتشي بهدفين لكل فريق، ضمن منافسات الجولة الـ13 من عمر المسابقة المحلية.

وأصبح الفارق بين ريال مدريد وبرشلونة في الدوري الإسباني نقطة واحدة فقط، حيث انتصر البرسا في الجهة الأخرى على أتلتيك بلباو بأربعة أهداف دون مقابل.

ولم يقدم ريال مدريد المستوى المطلوب ضد إلتشي، حيث تعرض لاعبو الفريق الملكي والمدرب تشابي ألونسو كذلك إلى العديد من الانتقادات.

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ويرى كانيزاريس في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة موندو ديبورتيفو، أن ألونسو أخطأ بإجراء مداورة على تشكيل ريال مدريد أمس في لقاء صعب ضد إلتشي.

ألونسو أشرك كلًا من رودريجو جوس، وداني سيبايوس، وترينت ألكسندر أرنولد، وفران جارسيا في تشكيل ريال مدريد الأساسي، في حين جلس فينيسيوس جونيور وفيديريكو فالفيردي وإدواردو كامافينجا على مقاعد البدلاء.

وقال كانيزاريس: “أولًا، ريال مدريد واجه مشكلة أمس في ضغف الأداء، لا يوجد نظام يمكنك من خلاله العمل بكفاءة عند دخول أربعة لاعبين جدد إلى التشكيلة الأساسية”.

وأتم كانيزاريس في حديثه: ”المداورة أمر ضروري لأنه لا يمكنك اللعب بنفس اللاعبين طوال العام، ويجب على أرنولد اللعب يومًا ما، وسيبايوس، ورودريجو، ثم في الاستراحة تقول أين فالفيردي؟ أين فينيسيوس؟ ربما يغيب أفضل اللاعبين عن تشكيل فريقك، ولهذا السبب لا يقدمون أداءً جيدًا”.