يرى بول باركر، نجم مانشستر يونايتد السابق، أن المصري محمد صلاح قد يستفاد من كسل أحد لاعبي الشياطين الحمر خلال مباراة ليفربول المرتقبة، الأسبوع المقبل، في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

ويستضيف ملعب “الأنفيلد” مباراة فريقي ليفربول ومانشستر يونايتد، يوم الأحد القادم، في قمة منافسات الجولة الثامنة من الدوري الإنجليزي، موسم 2025/26.

ويعاني ليفربول من سوء النتائج مؤخرًا حيث خسر في 3 مباريات متتالية في مختلف المسابقات، حيث خسر أمام كريستال بالاس وجالطة سراي وتشيلسي.

اقرأ أيضًا.. فيديو | روبي سافاج: لاعب برشلونة أفضل من محمد صلاح

بينما يتعرض محمد صلاح للكثير من الانتقادات طوال الفترة الأخيرة بسبب تراجع مستواه، ولكنه يمتلك تاريخًا مميزًا ضد مانشستر يونايتد حيث سجل 6 وصنع مثلهم في 17 مباراة ضدهم.

من جهة أخرى، يرى بول باركر أن كسل لاعب مانشستر يونايتد لوك شاو سيمنح ميزة لصالح ليفربول وخاصة محمد صلاح.

وقال باركر، في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “ميرور” الإنجليزية: “انظر إلى الفرق التي لعب مانشستر يونايتد ضدها، ستجد أنهم لا يحسنون التعامل مع السرعة والطاقة”.

وأضاف: “إذا لعب ليفربول أمامهم، فسيكون ذلك رائعًا لهم، أعتقد أنهم سيحاولون قلب موازينهم، خاصةً على الجانب الأيسر مع لوك شاو”.

وواصل: “سيسعى محمد صلاح للركض خلفهم بالكرة وبدونها، وهو يعلم كسل لوك شاو، الذي سيجذب قميصه طوال الوقت، وما إلى ذلك”.

Hubli Tigers won a supremely thrilling Maharaja T20 Trophy game that required three Super Overs to separate the two sides at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday.With three wickets standing, Bengaluru Blasters could manage to score just five of the six runs remaining to beat Hubli in regulation time.Gneshwar Naveen put Blasters in front with a boundary off the very first ball off the 20th over, but fell off the next delivery.LR Kumar then bowled two dot balls before Lavish Kaushal was tactically retired out on the fifth ball, even as he and his partner Kranthi Kumar sneaked in a bye. Having to defend one off the last ball, Kranthi was run out to force the game into a Super Over.

First Super Over: Pandey gets lucky

Mayank Agarwal, the Bengaluru Blasters captain, was out first ball, but they recovered to score 10, courtesy a last-ball six from Aniruddha Joshi.Manish Pandey unlocked a big hit with Tigers needing eight of three. But with the equation down to 2 off 1, Pandey was dropped by Kaushal, the bowler, who let the ball slip through his fingers. Tigers sneaked a single to tie the Super Over.

Second Super Over: Kaverappa holds his nerve

Pandey walked out to open this time with 20-year-old allrounder Manvanth Kumar. Manvanth had played an influential role in the game until then; picking up 4 for 33 while defending 164, which incidentally had been achieved on the back of his late 15-ball 28. But in the second Super Over, he and Pandey could manage just eight.Having to defend a modest score, seamer Vidwath Kaverappa answered his team’s call. India’s selectors had seen fit to give him a fast-bowling contract earlier this year and he showcased the potential.Despite conceding a boundary early on, he held his nerve to concede just four more to force the game into a third Super Over.

Third Super Over: Manvanth gets third-time lucky

Joshi fell first ball to Manvanth to put Blasters in front, but it took a last-ball six over backward point by Shubhang Hegde to push Blasters up to 12 in the tie-breaker.Having failed to close out the game first in regulation time and then in the second Super Over, Manvanth had a third opportunity, and he set the ball rolling by lofting a boundary off the second ball. But Kranthi came back strongly to give up only three runs off the next three balls (one of them an extra).The Tigers now needed four off the final ball, and Manvanth broke the deadlock by heaving a full toss into the vacant square leg region to clinch a thriller as there was finally something to separate the sides.

MLS shared they're repeating the format from October 2024, which drew 6.4 million views tune in across platforms to watch the Argentine and Miami

‘Messi cam’ will track the Argentine star throughout entire matchStream will feature mobile-friendly vertical format with custom graphicsPrevious Messi-focused stream in Oct. 2024 drew 6.4 million viewsGet the MLS Season Pass today!Stream games nowWHAT HAPPENED

Major League Soccer announced Thursday that Lionel Messi will be the focus of an exclusive TikTok livestream during Inter Miami's Aug. 2 Leagues Cup matchup with Necaxa. The special broadcast will feature a dedicated camera tracking the 38-year-old Argentine superstar throughout the entire game, presented in a mobile-friendly vertical format with custom graphics.

MLS is calling the broadcast series "Player Spotlight: Messi" and plans to produce a total of four such streams during the 2025 season.

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This continues an approach MLS first tested in October 2024, when a similar Messi-focused stream during his playoff debut attracted 6.4 million views across the league and team's TikTok pages, making it the most widely viewed sporting event in Apple history according to the company.

The match, Messi's playoff debut, saw the defeat Atlanta United 2-1 in game one of their Best-of-3 series that eventually saw the South Beach club eliminated in the opening round of the postseason.

MLS commissioner Don Garber spoke Wednesday ahead of the MLS All-Star Game, claiming the league is averaging 120,000 unique viewers per season pass stream in 2025. The number is an "almost 50 percent" increase from last year, per Garber.

In April, MLS and TikTok announced a multi-year partnership to bring live match highlights and fan reactions to the platform. Now, come the Leagues Cup, a live match will be shown as the clash with Necaxa – a club co-owned by a group of A-list celebrities including Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, Mesut Özil, Kate Upton, Odell Beckham Jr., Justin Verlander, Victor Oladipo, and Eva Longoria.

WHAT SETH BACON SAID

“Everything we’re doing is focused on fan growth,” MLS EVP of media Seth Bacon said in an interview via Sportico. “We’re a league that is going to put the content where the people are…Everything is on Apple, but we’re also going to find you in other ways, so that you can see it, experience it, and then you know that it’s on Apple.”

“We have the ability to say, ‘Hey, come this way, or come this way, or come this way,” Bacon added. “We’ve got ways to entertain and engage people, no matter what level of interest they have.”

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Messi and his teammate Jordi Alba could face a suspension for Inter Miami's game against FC Cincinnati on July 26 after failing to show up for the MLS All-Star game.

The TikTok stream will be the first of four planned "Player Spotlight: Messi" broadcasts scheduled for the 2025 season, though MLS has not yet announced the dates for the remaining three streams. Inter Miami will face Atlas first in the Leagues Cup on July 30 and then Necaxa on Aug. 2 before their final group stage game against Pumas UNAM on Aug. 6.

Former Bangladesh coach says the allegations against him are premeditated

Mohammad Isam18-Oct-2024

Sacked Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe has accused BCB president Faruque Ahmed of making “premeditated” allegations against him – of assaulting a player and breaching his terms of employment. The BCB had on Thursday removed Hathurusinghe as coach of the national men’s team citing those reasons, and appointed Phil Simmons until the Champions Trophy in 2025.”These allegations appear to me to be premeditated,” Hathurusinghe said in a statement sent to ESPNcricinfo. “On the first day of the new president’s term, he made a public statement expressing his desire to remove the head coach, which he acknowledged might involve financial repercussions for the BCB.”Additionally, I was shocked to receive a ‘show cause notice’ just four hours before the appointment of another head coach, despite the notice stating that I had 48 hours to prove my innocence. This sequence of events raises serious questions about the motives behind these actions.”Related

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The BCB had suspended Hathurusinghe on October 15 for allegedly assaulting a player during the 2023 ODI World Cup and for taking more time off than was permitted in his contract. The board formally terminated his contract on October 17.Hathurusinghe said the player in question had not reported the incident to the Bangladesh team manager at the time, and that the alleged incident came to light only when a YouTuber “orchestrated the narrative”.”I cannot allow this presumption [to go] unchallenged without responding,” Hathurusinghe wrote. “I believe it is essential to clarify the facts as I see them surrounding these accusations and present my side of the story. Firstly, the alleged incident purportedly occurred in the players’ dugout or dressing room, a location that is under constant surveillance during World Cup matches…”Furthermore, if the incident was as serious as claimed, it is perplexing that the player involved did not report the incident to the team manager or any authority immediately following the alleged event. If a complaint was made, I wonder why I was not questioned or approached for my side of the story at that time. It raises the question as to why the narrative was orchestrated months later by an individual on YouTube?”The BCB’s second allegation against Hathurusinghe was taking excessive time off. ESPNcricinfo has learned that he reportedly took 112 days off in 2023 and 59 in 2024, when his contract allowed him only 45 days of leave in a year. Hathurusinghe said he had been granted leave by BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury and the cricket operations committee chairman Jalal Yunus.”I have consistently sought and received approval from both the CEO and the chairman of cricket operations whenever I have taken personal leave,” he said. “At no time did the BCB tell me that they were unhappy with my leave situation, but conversely, every time I asked for leave, it was granted by BCB. At no time did I go on leave without their authorisation.”When the new board members alleged that I had taken excessive leave, they did not account for public holidays, such as Eid, nor the Fridays which may have occurred during my leave. Nor did they give credit for when I did not take allowed time off during public holidays. As I understand it, according to Bangladesh labour law, I am entitled to ‘time in lieu’ for work done on Fridays. Additionally, as a BCB employee, I am entitled to leave on Fridays and a half-day off on Thursdays.”Hathurusinghe: I was advised to leave Bangladesh on security groundsHathurusinghe said he had left Bangladesh for reasons of security, and questioned the BCB’s treatment of its employees and the motivation of the new board administration, which was put in place following the overthrow of the Bangladesh government in August.”Given the circumstances, I was advised to leave Bangladesh on security grounds,” Hathurusinghe said. “The combination of these allegations, the swift appointment of a new head coach, and the apparent lack of due process raises significant concerns about the motivation of the new management and the treatment of employees within the BCB.”I am committed to defending my reputation and will cooperate fully with any investigation into these matters. In the end truth will prevail, and I can continue to contribute positively to the sport I love.”This was Hathurusinghe’s second stint as Bangladesh coach. He was appointed in 2014 and stayed for three years before resigning in October 2017. He returned in February 2023 and was sacked with five months left in his two-year term.

If you’re looking for some plus-money player props tonight, look no further. The Astros-Giants game has a couple of hot players to watch tonight at Minute Maid Park.

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Astros rookie Hunter Brown has started seven major-league games and appeared in 12 across the past two seasons for Houston. He has five wins in 50⅔ innings of work with a strikeout rate of 9.49 batters per nine innings. His ERA was 0.89 last season and it’s 2.37 this year. But, that’s still not what’s most impressive. Listen to this:

Yes, you read that correctly. Brown has not given up a long ball in any of his 50⅔ innings of work.

The Giants have the third-most home runs in the league this season (48) with 60.5% of their runs scored coming from the home run. That’s the most in MLB.

A controversial moment. A last-ball six. There was plenty of final-over drama in Jaipur for the cricketing fraternity to talk about on social media

ESPNcricinfo staff11-Apr-2019It was no surprise that MS Dhoni’s 100th win as a captain in the IPL came about via a last-ball finish.

What a win @ChennaiIPL , never say die!

— Sam Billings (@sambillings) April 11, 2019

Another win, another milestone! Congratulations @msdhoni , the first captain to win 100 IPL matches! What incredible innings by @imjadeja & @RayuduAmbati , let’s keep roaring! pic.twitter.com/ogF1EKWxco

— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) April 11, 2019

Legendary. #CSK is BOSS. Dhoni’s the biggest rock star #IPL has ever seen….. #RRvCSK

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 11, 2019

Dramatic last over that. Seen it all #CSKvsRR

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 11, 2019

Mad last over that

— Tymal Mills (@tmills15) April 11, 2019

Is daar Krieket aan? #masters

— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) April 11, 2019

The game was yet another thriller in this IPL 2019 season.

What a tournament this IPL is …. unbelievable matches … yesterday mumbai and now CSK ..only better competition is the World Cup

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) April 11, 2019

Wow ! What a game, what a tournament this IPL has been. Yesterday Polly Kaka for Mumbai , today Santner and Dhoni , shaandaar . #RRvCSK

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 11, 2019

Long live the IPL, long live T20 cricket! #CSKvRR

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) April 11, 2019

But there was an unexpected twist, with Dhoni walking on to the field during the final over after a contentious no-ball call.

Umpiring standards have been pretty low in this #IPL and that was a no-ball given and reversed. Enough to feel crossed and miffed. But the opposition captain has no right to walk out on the pitch after being dismissed. Dhoni set a wrong precedent tonight. #RRvCSK #IPL

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 11, 2019

This is not a good look for the game … No place at all for a Captain to storm onto the pitch from the Dugout … !! #IPL

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 11, 2019

RCB fans, there’s one positive for us, with all this drama, we won’t be last on the fair play table #RRvCSK

— Danish Sait (@DanishSait) April 11, 2019

Rajasthan Royals lost the game, but Jofra Archer was among the standout performers. Should he be playing for England at the 2019 World Cup?

That’s was quick from Joffra Archer! Dhoni beaten by pace hit on the helmet, a very rare sight. #CSKvsRR

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) April 11, 2019

Jofra is exceptionally quick off the surface. What an addition he would be for England in the World Cup….if picked!!! #RRvCSK #IPL

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 11, 2019

England’s CWC team is going to be a lot better if it has Jofra Archer in it. He’s that good.#topbowler #RRvCSK #IPL2019

— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) April 11, 2019

But once again, Dhoni and his team had scripted a perfect finish.

Bhajji played the last game. Man of the match.
Santner plays in place of Bhajji today. Six off the last ball.
Kya karta hai Mahi?? Kaise karta hai bhai?? #RRvCSK

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 11, 2019

Arsenal have confirmed that they will screen their pre-season friendly with rivals Tottenham in Hong Kong at Emirates Stadium.

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• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Arsenal take on Tottenham on July 31 as part of their pre-season campaign, and now the Gunners have decided to hold a screening of the match on Club Level at their home ground. However, it appears to be only open to Arsenal fans, rather than Spurs ones, which is likely to be a wise move.

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  WHAT ARSENAL SAID

  A post on the club's website reads: "If you’re looking for the perfect place to watch our pre-season friendly against Tottenham in Hong Kong, then why not head to Emirates Stadium to witness the thrills and spills with a host of fellow Gooners? We are holding a screening of the match on Club Level at Emirates Stadium on Thursday, 31 July, with doors opening at 10:30am and kick-off at 12:30pm (UK Time). Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Red members can purchase tickets for just £5 for adults and £2.50 for concessions. Food and drink will be available to purchase, as well as official merchandise, plus the entertainment continues with a live band roaming around to help build the atmosphere."

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Arsenal will have been left smarting after seeing their trophy drought extend to five years this summer, plus, rivals Tottenham won the Europa League to end their 17-year wait for silverware. Both teams will look to start the season with a bang but before then, this match will provide bragging rights for a short time.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  Arsenal and Tottenham will contest the first north London derby outside of the United Kingdom when they lock horns in Hong Kong later this month. In the days prior to this encounter, the Gunners also take on AC Milan and Newcastle United.

يرى النجم السابق لنادي مانشستر يونايتد، روبي سافاج، أن أحد لاعبي فريق برشلونة أفضل من محمد صلاح، جناح ليفربول، ولكنه فضّل المصري على كيليان مبابي.

ويعاني محمد صلاح من تراجع في مستواه مؤخرًا رفقة ليفربول، حيث لم يسجل إلا هدفين في الموسم الحالي من الدوري الإنجليزي، بعد مرور 7 جولات، أحدهما من ضربة جزاء.

بينما قدم محمد صلاح أداءً مذهلًا الموسم الماضي وقاد ليفربول نحو تحقيق لقب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، 2024/25، واحتل المركز الرابع في جائزة الكرة الذهبية للعام الحالي.

اقرأ أيضًا | بين محمد صلاح وهالاند.. “بي بي سي” تتكهن بهداف الدوري الإنجليزي 2025/26

وظهر روبي سافاج في مقطع فيديو عبر حساب صحيفة “ديلي ميل” الإنجليزية، عبر تطبيق تيك توك، حيث سُئل عن الأفضل بين لاعبين محددين.

وطُلب من روبي سافاج الاختيار بين لامين يامال لاعب برشلونة وجود بيلينجهام لاعب ريال مدريد، حيث فضّل الأول، بينما اختار محمد صلاح على كيليان مبابي، نجم ريال مدريد.

واختار هاري كين نجم بايرن ميونخ على إيرلينج هالاند لاعب مانشستر سيتي، وفضّل عثمان ديمبلي لاعب باريس سان جيرمان على فينيسيوس جونيور لاعب ريال مدريد.

وعندما طُلب منه الاختيار بين لامين يامال ومحمد صلاح، اختار لاعب برشلونة، بينما فضّل هاري كين على عثمان ديمبلي.

وفي النهاية، وقع اختيار روبي سافاج على لامين يامال باعتباره الأفضل مقارنة بـ هاري كين.

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With a small gap of eight points, the positions might change again before the World Cup ends

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Oct-2024Sadia Iqbal briefly became the first player from Pakistan to top an ICC women’s T20I player rankings table when she overtook Sophie Ecclestone to become the top-ranked bowler in the world. It didn’t last long, though, as Ecclestone snatched it back by the end of the week when the updates were made public.Ecclestone has been the top-ranked women’s T20I bowler since February 2020 – and continues to be – but for a few days over the week past, the throne belonged to Iqbal. Iqbal first drew level with Ecclestone after taking 3 for 17 against Sri Lanka in Pakistan’s women’s T20 World Cup opener. Ecclestone, in her first match of the World Cup, returned 0 for 21, and slipped behind Iqbal as a result. But Iqbal then took 1 for 23 against India, and Ecclestone bounced back with a Player-of-the-Match winning 2 for 15 against South Africa to claim the top spot again.There’s just an eight-point gap (762 and 754) between the two, though, so it’s quite possible that the positions might change again before the World Cup is done.

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As such, left-arm spinner Iqbal is having her best year in T20Is. Among all players at the World Cup, she has the most wickets in 2024 – 28 wickets in 17 games. Sana Mir, the former Pakistan captain, is the only other Pakistan woman cricketer to top an ICC player table – she was the top-ranked ODI bowler in 2018-19.The tussle at the top of the T20I bowlers’ rankings aside, a number of other players have made notable movements as the World Cup has worn on.Among batters, Suzie Bates’ 27 against against India has lifted her two spots to seventh, while Harmanpreet Kaur is up to 12th, a jump of four spots, after her 15 against New Zealand and 29 (retired hurt) against Pakistan. One of the top performers at the World Cup so far has been Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who has so far hit 41 and 43 against Bangladesh and South Africa, respectively, helping England win both games. That’s lifted her from No. 20 to joint 18th, where she is joined by team-mate Nat Sciver-Brunt, who was 19th last week, after she scored 48 not out in the win over South Africa.Among bowlers, Megan Schutt has risen nine places to enter the top ten at No. 10 after picking up 3 for 12 against Sri Lanka. Within the top five, Sarah Glenn is up one place to third, behind Ecclestone and Iqbal, after picking up a wicket in each of England’s two games so far. Below her, Ash Gardner is up three places to sixth and Rabeya Khan is up one place to No. 9.Nonkululeko Mlaba, who set up South Africa’s opening win against West Indies with returns of 4 for 29, and has since picked up 1 for 22 against England, has zoomed up nine spots to 13th.

After Pep Guardiola revealed the news that Kyle Walker will not be at the Club World Cup as he prepares to leave the club this summer, Manchester City have reportedly made one particular target their no.1 priority.

Kyle Walker set to leave Man City

Following a loan spell at Milan, Walker is set to leave Manchester City on a permanent basis this summer. The veteran defender looks set to bow out as one of the best defenders to play for the Citizens and will forever have his part cemented in their history books. After eight successful years, however, he’s set to bring his Manchester City career to an end.

Guardiola confirmed the news that the defender will not be at the Club World Cup, with Fabrizio Romano then revealing that he is on course to depart Manchester City in the coming months.

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This would certainly steal headlines…

ByTom Cunningham May 23, 2025

Walker’s exit should come as little shock. For all of his impressive work in Manchester, the England international was beginning to fall away from his best form before his loan spell away at AC Milan. Often at the centre of moments to forget for Guardiola’s side, a departure always seemed inevitable.

By the time his exit is confirmed, however, fans around The Etihad won’t remember Walker for this season’s defensive blunders. Instead, they will remember a right-back who became a mainstay in one of, if not the most successful side in Premier League history.

Replacing such a player should be among City’s priorities this summer in a task that certainly won’t be easy. Without Walker, Guardiola has been forced to turn towards some surprising options at right-back, including the likes of Matheus Nunes and the impressive Nico O’Reilly.

If the Spaniard wants to take his side back to Premier League glory after a season away, he will know more than anyone how important it is that City welcome a right-back this summer.

Man City prioritising Livramento move

According to Romano, Manchester City are now prioritising a move to sign Tino Livramento from Newcastle United this summer and have made the right-back their No 1 target.

The former Chelsea youngster has impressed at St James’ Park ever since arriving, but nailed his place down in Eddie Howe’s side ahead of Kieran Trippier once and for all this season. Now, he could be on his way to The Etihad if City get their way.

At 22 years old, Livarmento’s best years are yet to come and may well come under Guardiola as has been the case for several stars over the years. As Walker prepares to leave, the Newcastle man, who Howe described as “excellent” in April, should be seen as the perfect heir to his Manchester City throne.

Clearing £75,000 a week from their wage bill whilst welcoming a player who could spearhead a new era at The Etihad would, in many ways, represent an ideal way for Manchester City to commence their summer spending.