أكد حسن موسى المدرب العام لفيوتشر على أهمية الفوز في مباراة اليوم أمام سيراميكا كليوباترا في اللقاء الذي جمع بينهما ضمن منافسات الدوري المصري.

واستطاع فيوتشر الفوز على حساب سيراميكا كليوباترا بهدف وحيد في المواجهة التي جمعتهما بإطار لقاءات الجولة 26 من المسابقة المحلية.

طالع.. فيديو | فيوتشر يفوز على سيراميكا في الدوري المصري

وقال حسن موسى في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة اون تايم سبورتس: “حققنا فوزًا هامًا والمباراة بـ 6 نقاط أمام فريق منافس، تعاملنا مع المباراة رغم الغيابات، وأهدرنا 3 أو 4 أهداف”.

وتابع: “مباراة اليوم أمام سيراميكا كليوباترا كانت صعبة أمام فريق قوي ومحترم، وأشكر لاعبي فيوتشر على الروح القتالية العالية، وأتمنى أن يستمروا على ذلك”.

بينما أوضح علي الفيل لاعب فيوتشر: “نحمد الله على الفوز، نسير بخطى ثابتة منذ أن تولى الكابتن طلعت قيادة الفريق، والمستوى في تصاعد”.

واختتم: “أشكر اللاعبين الرجال، وهذه مكانة فيوتشر، هدفنا التواجد في المربع الذهبي واللعب في بطولة إفريقيا”.

Virat Kohli steered his side to 175 in Bengaluru, but the KKR top order fired collectively to win with five balls to spare

The Report by Nikhil Kalro29-Apr-2018
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Agarkar: KKR doing the basic things better than RCB

Kolkata Knight Riders gained two significant advantages even before a ball was bowled in Bengaluru. First, Dinesh Karthik chose to bowl at a favourable chasing ground. Then, Knight Riders found out that AB de Villiers was out with a viral fever. Both those factors had a decisive impact as Knight Riders chased down a target of 176 with relative ease, with five balls to spare, consigning Royal Challengers to their fifth loss in seven games.Without their highest run-scorer of the season, Royal Challengers had to employ a less attacking approach, aiming for par instead of a 200-plus score, like the one they got in the previous game against Chennai Super Kings after losing the toss. All they could manage was 175 – the par score in day-night games at this ground in the IPL since 2015 has been 172 – even with a terrific, 44-ball 68 from Virat Kohli.Even on a pitch that was turning appreciably, Knight Riders had too much firepower. Led by Chris Lynn’s 62, along with rapid cameos from Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa and Dinesh Karthik, Knight Riders cruised home against a bowling attack that lacked penetration and sufficient defensive skill.Sussing out conditionsBrendon McCullum was brought into the XI due to de Villiers’ sickness. Quinton de Kock, despite coming off a half-century in the previous game, hadn’t quite found his fluency. For Royal Challengers’ batting line-up, already weakened significantly, a strong start was imperative.ESPNcricinfo LtdMcCullum and de Kock scored 40 runs in the Powerplay, 11 runs below their average score in the period this season. McCullum soon found his hitting rhythm, though, with two fours and two sixes in two overs after the Powerplay, lifting the scoring rate to over eight.Soon after the time-out, however, Royal Challengers lost their way. De Kock holed out to deep cover. McCullum toe-ended a pull to the keeper. Two balls later, Manan Vohra was bowled off the inside edge. A score of 67 for 0 quickly turned to 75 for 3.Kohli owns the deathDe Villiers’ absence also hampered Kohli’s scoring template. Aware that his presence in the death overs could marginally increase the utility of Royal Challengers’ score, Kohli was cautious early in his innings. He took 18 balls to score 20, but with Royal Challengers at 100 for 3 in 14 overs at that point, Kohli couldn’t wait any longer.Royal Challengers hit nine boundaries in six overs thereon; Kohli hit six of them. Royal Challengers scored 75 from there; Kohli hit 48 of them. His innings included three sixes, two of which were a direct result of a strong bottom hand through the line of the ball, hit in the arc between long-on and deep midwicket. Royal Challengers had 175, a score that seemed below par given the ground dimensions.Theatrics of T20sBefore the start of the chase, Knight Riders’ target of 176 – one less than the score Royal Challengers needed to beat Delhi Daredevils earlier this season and one more than the score Knight Riders needed in the reverse fixture against Royal Challengers at the Eden Gardens – seemed insufficient.Lynn and Narine made a strong start before a rain interruption that lasted 30 minutes. Then, with Knight Riders seemingly in control, the game drifted on with the illusion of control. Royal Challengers made a strong comeback in that period, including having Andre Russell caught for a golden duck on his 30th birthday.The equation by then came down to 43 off 24 balls. But just when the game seemed in the balance, Knight Riders broke the chase open, much like those two previous games Royal Challengers were involved in.

Chelsea are in need of signing some world-class players in the future, and they could be the front-runners to snap up one marquee star, according to a fresh update.

Will Chelsea sign more players in January?

It's fair to say that the Blues' 2023/24 season hasn't got off to the start that many hoped it would during the summer, at which point there was fresh positivity in the air after the arrival of Mauricio Pochettino as manager.

There is already plenty of pressure on the new boss, following just one win in Chelsea's opening six Premier League matches of the season, and new signings arguably haven't yet made a big enough impact.

In attack, the Blues looking lacking in genuinely top-quality, established options, and it could be that the January transfer window is seen as a perfect opportunity to make reinforcements in attacking areas.

Chelsea supporters will then be buoyed by a new update that has emerged regarding the club's search for attacking superstars, with one former target still seen as a potential option.

Which world star are Chelsea in the race to sign?

According to Football Insider, Chelsea are the "best-placed club" sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, should he force through a move away from the reigning Serie A champions.

The chances of him leaving are believed to have "increased" due to a "social media scandal" that has happened in recent days, with his agent even reportedly threatening to take legal action over the saga.

Meanwhile, journalist Fabrizio Romano talked up Chelsea signing Osimhen to Caught Offside, saying he would be "perfect" for them: "There’s no concrete information about Victor Osimhen’s future yet. Obviously after the social media story and uproar we will see links with 10 clubs, but nothing is happening now. He’s a beast, can score lot of goals from anywhere and, for sure, he’d be perfect for any club including Chelsea."

Osimhen was one of Europe's most devastating attacking players last season, scoring 26 goals in Serie A and helping Napoli win their first league title since 1990, so the idea of him in a Chelsea shirt is clearly an exciting one.

At 24, the Nigerian is someone who is not only excelling as a "world-class" player at the moment – Rudi Garcia has described him exactly that – but also remaining that way for the foreseeable future. His tally of 63 goals in 108 appearances speaks for itself, in one of Europe's toughest leagues, and while he would clearly cost a lot of money, he could prove to be worth every penny.

He could lead the line to perfection for Chelsea, combining brute strength, clever movement and ruthlessness in front of goal, providing strong competition for Nicolas Jackson and allowing the youngster to play second fiddle, giving him time to hone his trade at the same time without so much pressure.

The fact that Osimhen could be unhappy at Napoli after everything that has happened this week acts as an added bonus for the Blues, heightening the chances of a January move happening and the west Londoners acquiring the services of a fantastic player at the peak of his powers.

Leeds United are one of England's finest footballing institutions, and as such boasts a rich history laden with European adventures, trophy-winning exploits and supremely memorable moments.

However, the former two have certainly been in short supply in recent memory, with their 2004 relegation proving to be catastrophic for the long-term future of the club. It would take 16 years for them to return to the top flight, enduring numerous trials and tribulations across that period which caused such misery.

The ever-changing and often dysfunctional hierarchies that oversaw such failure were largely to blame, as it was their financial mismanagement which led to dropping out of the Premier League, but even during their Championship stint and a brief flirtation with League One, the decision-making was torrid.

Even in the modern era, the same foolish errors continue to be made, with Andrea Radrizzani the latest villain to add to the long and ever-growing list. It was his choices which led them back into the second division, with Daniel Farke having been handed a broken outfit with the task of leading them to promotion.

That being said, already the German has taken great strides towards such a goal, having invested with intelligence over the summer to bolster a squad that was ravaged by various questionable clauses left in contracts by the old ownership.

With 15 senior players departing, it remained clear one position that needed particular strengthening: a striker. Fortunately for the former Norwich City boss, he got his man in Joel Piroe.

How is Joel Piroe playing?

Unloading around £10m to tempt Piroe to Elland Road marked an almighty bargain for the Yorkshire outfit, as it saw them instantly attain a proven goalscorer for this level.

Having joined Swansea City from his homeland, the former Feyenoord finisher would score 22 and assist six in his debut term, before recording a further 19 goals the following season.

Such consistency in front of goal is a rare commodity nowadays, with former boss Russell Martin having praised his performances: "If you wanted it to fall to anyone, it is him, he is so clinical with both feet, and he is a great technician.

"But the most important thing he has is the right mentality when he gets around the goal. He shows composure, he is calm, and he just focuses on his technique, something that all top strikers possess."

Despite all of these starring attributes, which were in line to make him an instant hit at his new club, Farke clearly has other ideas. Although the Dutchman fired home a debut goal in their first and only win of the campaign thus far, their most recent fixture saw him deployed in a far deeper role, dropping into midfield at times.

Unsurprisingly, this nullified their attack, and they were held 0-0 by a poor Sheffield Wednesday side.

If the German is so intent on maintaining such a tactical notion, he will continue to draw frustration from fans. Many will likely even be harking back to their elite strikers of the past who could fulfil such a role, with there being one true standout in Jermaine Beckford who would surely fire them to promotion if he were to have his time again in Yorkshire.

How good was Jermaine Beckford?

Beckford is a hero around Elland Road, having come up from seemingly nowhere to fire them out of their darkest period as a club.

Playing non-league football whilst working as a repairman, it was a simple start to life for the now 39-year-old, who would go on to become one of League One's most prolific forwards.

However, that all changed when he heard of Leeds' interest: "Leeds United? Seriously?’ I was on my way. It was a two-second decision. I felt really awkward because I’d told Boothroyd I would sign and he thought I was making a mistake. He told me I’d play more at Watford," he told The Athletic.

Even if they would find their way to the Premier League before he did, he explained his decision with immense passion and a love for the club that few players nowadays would understand:

"The thing is — and it’s hard to explain this unless you saw it through my eyes — but once I played for Leeds there was literally no other club in the world I’d have swapped them for. I embraced everything about it, the club, the city, the culture. I’d got a taste and you couldn’t tell me it was better elsewhere. I wasn’t listening.”

Having made his debut in the Championship, after a couple of loan spells, he returned ready for first-team action despite their relegation. The 2007/08 season would mark his breakthrough, as he started it in blistering fashion before finishing on 20 league goals for the year. However, it would not be enough for promotion.

The term following he would improve upon those numbers, but again his 27 goals in League One could not push them over the line and they remained in the division. He would even claim the league's Player of the Year award as if to exacerbate his failure to earn promotion.

It would certainly be third time lucky for Beckford though, who added some creativity to his game to forge seven assists alongside his 25 goals. They would go up in second under Simon Grayson's leadership, cementing the forward's status as a "legend" in the eyes of reporter Anthony Lewis and much of the fanbase. 2010 was at last a good year to be a Leeds fan.

However, despite finally triumphing after years of relentlessly pushing, this would mark the end of his journey with the club he had clearly fallen in love with.

The finances looked no better despite moving up a level, and it almost seemed like the club owed something to the six-cap ex-Jamaica international when they cancelled his contract to allow him to move to Everton.

He would never score with the same consistency that he did at Leeds, but it would have marked an impossible task to maintain such ludicrous numbers.

Beckford is still remembered with fondness today, even despite the stain that his transfer requests left at the time, as he was the man who stuck with them despite all their struggles. The free-scoring forward was not to bail out on his club despite their failure to achieve promotion, only leaving once he'd finished what he started.

Grayson owes plenty of his success to the heroic forward, and were he in Farke's team today, Piroe would certainly have to step aside to let the promotion king do what he does best.

Celtic are already making inroads ahead of the January transfer window and could look to pull off a surprise move to bring a £25m player to Glasgow, according to reports.

What's the latest news involving Celtic?

The Hoops have been in excellent form in the Scottish Premiership and sit top of the pile with a four point advantage over St Mirren, having recorded six wins and one draw from their opening seven fixtures. Motherwell became the latest team to come unstuck against Celtic last weekend, as a 97th minute strike from Matt O'Riley sealed a 2-1 victory for Brendan Rodgers' men at Fir Park in dramatic circumstances.

Away from the field, former Celtic icon Tom Rogic has announced his retirement from professional football to focus on his family and he gave special thanks to his old employers in a heartfelt post on Instagram, as cited by The Daily Record.

Rogic wrote: "I feel very lucky to have had a career where I spent the majority of my time playing at Celtic Football Club, one of the biggest clubs in the world, playing European football, winning many trophies and playing in front of 60,000 fans each week. I have also been lucky enough to represent my country with the Socceroos on over 50 occasions and experienced playing in major international tournaments."

International duty beckons after this weekend for a number of Celtic's first-team players and both club captain Callum McGregor and left-back Greg Taylor will link up with Scotland later this month as the Tartan Army attempt to seal qualification for EURO 2024, as per BBC Sport.

Former Celtic defender Kieran Tierney has sustained a significant injury on loan at Real Sociedad ahead of Scotland's double header against Spain and France, paving the way for Taylor to take his place.

Who are Celtic linked with?

Speaking of former players, 90min report that Celtic are believed to be 'open' to the possibility of bringing Portuguese winger Jota back to Parkhead in light of his ongoing omission from new side Al-Ittihad, which has led to the 24-year-old not being registered in their squad and rendered him unable to take to the field for his new side.

Nevertheless, facilitating any dramatic return that would see Jota pitch up at Parkhead will be an extremely difficult task, given that Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford, Everton, Crystal Palace, Fulham, and West Ham United are all keeping tabs on his current situation in Saudi Arabia.

Leaving for £25 million in the summer, Jota left Celtic fans gutted by his departure after racking up 28 strikes and 26 assists in 83 outings across all competitions. He is rumoured to be earning close to £200,000 per week in the Gulf region, which could potentially provide generational wealth for the Benfica youth product and would've been extremely hard to turn down, all things considered.

Dubbed "absolutely brilliant" by Queen of the South manager Marvin Bartley in 2022, he now looks to have been cast out by his current employers; however, it would take some serious financial muscle to tempt Jota to return to Parkhead in light of other potential options on the table for the talented attacker.

Justin Langer asked his former boss – the WACA chief executive Christina Matthews – for his old job back. The new Australia coach was joking of course, during a draining week of meetings and discussions about how to revitalise cricket in the country in the wake of the Newlands ball-tampering scandal, before making his first address to the squad to depart for England on Monday.Among his key messages to the team, shorn of Steven Smith and David Warner due to their suspensions for what occurred in Cape Town, was that “if you’re not a good bloke, that’s what people remember”. Langer said that the missing names of Smith, Warner and Cameron Bancroft from the pool of potential players had reminded him of the size of the task at hand.”I’m looking forward to getting on the plane and starting to think about cricket to be honest,” Langer said in Brisbane. “There’s been a lot of information. I got here [to the National Cricket Centre] about 7am on Tuesday, had my first selection meeting, got home about 8pm, sat on my chair and I texted Christina Matthews my old boss and said ‘am I too late to get my old job back?’ It seemed like a good job, I had my feet under the table, I knew the lay of the land, it was pretty cruisey, but this has certainly been a big eye opener, which I’m really looking forward to.”We’ve got to aim to be No. 1 in professionalism in the world, we’ve got to be No. 1 in honesty, that’s a really important value, and we’ve got to be No. 1 in humility. It doesn’t matter how much money you’ve got, or how many games or how many runs, if you’re not a good bloke, that’s what people remember. So humility is important. Our mateship is really important, sticking together. So they’d be the main values at this stage.”When I had the first selection meeting the other day and I saw you take those three names out, it’s a bit of a shock to the system, and it’s not even a cliche, but it’s a very good opportunity for some blokes. It’ll be great for us in the future to make sure our depth is strong.”Australia are expecting plenty of hostility from English crowds and media on their first tour since Newlands, something Langer said was part of what would be a long process to restore the team’s reputation. “Expecting to cop plenty from the crowds and the media, but that’s England,” he said. “Even if you’re winning all the time and you’re squeaky clean you still cop it, so I’d say we’ll cop it just as much as usual, but that’s ok.”It won’t take one tour or one year. It will take one behaviour, one thousand behaviours, one million behaviours to win back respect. If we behave well on and off the field, we will earn some trust and respect back. The Australian public loves the Australian cricket team but there is more to it than just being good cricketers.”As for the way he would address Australia’s recently demonstrated deficiencies in the 50-over format, Langer said that he wanted to get away from talk of copying the advances made by other nations. “I’m hearing about mimicking England’s style and mimicking New Zealand’s style,” he said. “We’ve got to mimic Australian style, because we should be so proud of what we’ve achieved in our past. We’ve got our way of doing things and we shouldn’t shy away from that.”Can we get better in one-day cricket? Absolutely, our ranking shows that, we haven’t been great in one day cricket, we’ve just got to play it better. For me it’s really clear, you need really good athletes, they’ve got to be able to field well, got to be really fit, because they’ve got to run hard between the wickets, the little basics. We’ve got to take responsibility with the bat, we’ve probably got away from that the last year or so, our ranking suggests that. Ultimately it’s about what we are doing as a team, not the individuals.”Langer said he did not expect the wicketkeepers Tim Paine and Alex Carey to both be chosen in the same team, and flagged that there were numerous players in the mix – including Travis Head, D’Arcy Short and Marcus Stoinis – to partner Aaron Finch at the top of the batting order. He also spoke warmly of the recent progress made by the Test opener Matt Renshaw for Queensland and Somerset.

Celtic kicked off their Champions League campaign with a disappointing defeat away to Feyenoord as they lost 2-0 on Tuesday night.

The hosts took the lead through Calvin Stengs as his free-kick from distance curled and bounced up in front of Joe Hart, which prevented the former England international from being able to keep it out.

Hart then made up for his error as he saved a penalty from Igor Paixao but he could do nothing to stop Alireza Jahanbakhsh from smashing the ball into the top corner after a clearance fell kindly for him in the box not long after Odin Thiago Holm was sent off for a late challenge. However, he wasn't the only one to head for an early bath.

Why was Gustaf Lagerbielke sent off against Feyenoord?

The Swedish summer signing was given his marching orders by the referee after he was adjudged to have fouled the Feyenoord player racing through on goal, which led to the saved penalty.

It was his second booking of the match and resulted in a red card. However, it was a contentious decision as the opposition forward appeared to go down rather easily under minimal contact from the central defender, although Lagerbielke put himself in a dangerous position by holding onto him at all.

The 23-year-old stopper only won one duel in his 63 minutes on the pitch and recorded a game-low Sofascore rating of 5.7 out of all starters, which illustrates just how poorly the ex-Elfsborg titan performed on the night.

That said, alongside Lagerbielke, another player who let Brendan Rodgers down badly on the night was Honduras international Luis Palma as he struggled on the wing.

How well did Luis Palma play against Feyenoord?

The summer signing from Aris FC was handed a big opportunity to put a marker down after his move to Scotland and failed to do so.

He left much to be desired in and out of possession against Feyenoord in his 58 minutes on the pitch before Rodgers decided to haul the 5 foot 10 forward off.

As per Sofascore, Palma lost eight of his 11 duels (73%) and failed to make a single tackle, block, or clearance, whilst he was also dribbled past twice. This suggests that he did not provide Greg Taylor with much protection from the opposition forwards down that side of the pitch.

The 23-year-old did not make up for his lack of defensive work with quality wing play either. As per Sofascore, the former Aris star only completed two of his six attempted dribbles and did not create a single chance for his teammates. To make matters worse, his 38 touches were also fewer than Hart's 52.

Throughout the match, Feyenoord dominated Palma as they prevented him from being able to dribble past them or play dangerous passes to his teammates, meaning that he was ineffectual on and off the ball throughout the 58 minutes he was on the pitch.

The score was only 1-0 to Feyenoord until the 76th minute and there was plenty of time for Celtic to find an equaliser to change the game but Palma, along with the likes of Kyogo Furuhashi and Daizen Maeda, failed to provide the requisite quality to make something happen in the final third.

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Banned Australian batsmen to make appearances in Northern Territory’s Strike League in July; David Warner commits to playing two matches, Cameron Bancroft to entire season

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Banned Australian batsmen David Warner and Cameron Bancroft will commence their returns to cricket after their part in the Newlands ball tampering scandal with appearances at the Northern Territory limited-overs Strike League in July.Both players had been approached by Cricket NT to take part in the tournament, which takes in both T20 and one-day fixtures. Warner has committed to playing in two matches, while Bancroft will take part in the entire tournament. It is also looking increasingly likely that Warner will join former Australia captain Steven Smith in Canada’s Global T20 tournament in Toronto early in July.Warner, who has already spent time participating in community cricket projects in the territory, said that the earlier visit was the catalyst for his participation. “I’m really looking forward to playing in the Strike League in July,” he said. “I heard so much about the competition while I was in Darwin earlier this month that I’m keen to be part of it.”The inclusions of Warner and Bancroft are a publicity win for the competition, which in recent years has become a popular destination for Australian domestic players to get some off-season playing time without venturing overseas. “Their presence and experience will be invaluable for our local players, and it’s a big endorsement for the fantastic work being done by the staff at NT Cricket to make Darwin the winter destination of choice for Australian cricket,” NT Cricket chief executive Joel Morrison said.”The Strike League is a fantastic competition with a mix of local, interstate and overseas players participating, and is a great showcase of the excellent facilities and talent we have in the North.”Warner and Bancroft had previously committed to turning out for their local club sides during the Australian summer, Warner for Randwick Petersham and Bancroft for Willetton, after West Australian clubs voted to allow him an exception from WACA rules, which state that any player banned from playing first-class cricket may not play at club level.Similarly to his arrangement with Cricket NT, Warner appears to be keeping his options open to play overseas T20 tournaments while serving out his ban, having only committed to playing a few games in Sydney grade cricket.”We’re delighted to have him,” the club president Mike Whitney said earlier this month. “He’s one of the best players Australia has had since World War Two. He’s been speaking to one of our club officials and he has committed to the first three or four rounds of the season. Why it is only three or four rounds at this stage, I don’t know.”

Liverpool have “genuine” interest in one of the best players in the Premier League ahead of the January transfer window, but they face competition from a number of top flight clubs.

Liverpool shopping for Salah replacements

The talk around Anfield shifted away from the Reds’ perilous form last week courtesy of Mohamed Salah’s comments in the aftermath of the 3-3 draw at Leeds.

The legendary winger suggested there are forces within the club driving him out, but captain Virgil van Dijk has insisted he wants Salah to stay.

“I speak to him about everything. I told him I want him to stay,” said Van Dijk.

“I would love to have him around as he is one of the leaders, but the fact is he is going to AFCON. We will be in contact over the next days and weeks like we always are and let’s see.

“I wish him absolutely all the best – and (to) come back. Hopefully. I have no control over that.

“We hope he will be absolutely successful there and we all hope he will be coming back to be important for the rest of the season.”

Salah suggested the Brighton game could be his last in a Liverpool shirt, revealing he told family members to come to Anfield for what could be his final bow ahead of his departure for AFCON.

Liverpool are expected to shop for replacements for the Egyptian in January, and Fabrizio Romano, writing for Give Me Sport, has confirmed Antoine Semenyo is a “genuine” target.

However, he also reports Semenyo is dominating the transfer lists of several clubs, with Manchester United, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City also expected to compete for the Bournemouth winger’s signature.

Semenyo prefers to join Liverpool over Man Utd

Semenyo has reached elite level in the Premier League this season, scoring six times and providing three assists in 14 games – which is more direct goal involvements than any Liverpool player has in the league this season.

“He is incredible, he shows it every game now,” teammate Justin Kluivert said in October.

“He is just world-class. We are glad to have him and that is why I said we have a good team. He is the one that scores goals for us and we appreciate that. He’s doing an amazing job.”

And according to reports, Semenyo has chosen to join Liverpool over Manchester United, so the Reds may be able to fend off competition for his signature if they can stump up his £65m release clause, which becomes active only for certain teams in January.