Allrounder to lead Championship and T20 sides, Carlson will retain Royal London Cup captaincy
ESPNcricinfo staff15-Dec-2021
David Lloyd will lead the Championship and Blast sides•Getty Images
David Lloyd will replace Chris Cooke as Glamorgan’s club captain from the 2022 season, becoming the first Welshman since Mark Wallace to hold the position.Lloyd, the 29-year-old allrounder, will lead the side in the County Championship and the T20 Blast, with Kiran Carlson – who captained the club to their first trophy since 2004 this summer – retaining the captaincy for the Royal London Cup, unless he is drafted in the Hundred.Cooke, 35, has stepped back from the role despite an excellent season with the bat which saw him score four Championship hundreds. “This has not been an easy decision, but I feel that it is the right time, not only for myself, but also for the development of the squad,” he said. “Throughout my tenure I have tried to improve the culture and performances at the club and I will take a lot of pride from what we have accomplished. I hope that I have helped to set an exciting course for this group of players.”Wallace, now Glamorgan’s director of cricket, said: “Chris has done a great job as captain over the past few years and has led the team with a lot of skill and dedication, but he has decided that now is the right time to step aside.”Lloyd, a product of Wales’ National Counties set-up and the Glamorgan academy, is also the first man from North Wales to become club captain since Wilf Wooller in 1947. He had been due to captain the side in the Royal London Cup in 2020 until Covid-19 forced the competition’s cancellation, and Wallace described him as “the obvious choice”.”David’s hugely respected by everyone in the changing room and the way he stepped up to open the batting showed his leadership capabilities,” Wallace said. “He’s a very considered, measured player with an excellent cricket brain who we think will thrive with the captaincy.”We also think he’ll work very well in partnership with Kiran Carlson, who steps up as vice-captain after he showed an aptitude and talent for leadership during the Royal London Cup victory.”Lloyd will be expected to lead a promotion challenge in the Championship after a busy off-season for Glamorgan, which has already seen them sign Eddie Byrom, Sam Northeast and James Harris, with Australians Marnus Labuschagne and Michael Neser due to return as overseas players.
It would be unfair to expect Sean Dyche to turn Everton’s season toward the limelight with the aroma of a free-attacking, awe-inspiring brand. This is not his brand. This is hardly realistic.
But even so, concerns regarding Everton’s prosaic play are justly voiced. Dyche was appointed to lead the Toffees away from the pit of the Premier League. And he did that. But this cyclical pattern of performance has led the squad back to a point of struggle.
Last season, Everton comfortably avoided relegation despite being hit with an eight-point deduction for financial breaches. Presently, the Merseyside outfit ride a run of form that has seen one top-flight defeat across seven outings, but the concerns remain all the same.
It would be unfair to expect Dyche to shape Everton into a free-flowing offensive force, but it is absolutely fair to want more. Things are colourless, and the drop zone sits like mould in a corner, ever-threatening to spread.
Everton players react including Beto
Dyche, to be sure, isn’t being helped by his number nine. Dominic Calvert-Lewin isn’t hitting his a-game by half, and the end may well be near for the 27-year-old.
The end is near for Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Calvert-Lewin feels like an immovable part of Goodison Park, but then Goodison Park is soon to be no more and Everton must shift with the times. The 27-year-old’s fitness levels have been revivified but he’s posted only two goals and one assist across 11 Premier League matches this season.
For an outfit struggling for goals, this is a concern. Oh sure, Everton’s 16 big chances created in the Premier League this term put them 19th in said playmaking rankings, but he’s still failing to assert himself.
Suppose, then, that the 6 foot 3 striker becomes a free agent at the end of his contract next June. Would that be such a detrimental blow to the future success of a football club already stepping into a period of significant change?
Calvert-Lewin: Everton Stats by Season (PL)
Season
Apps (starts)
Goals
Assists
2024/25
11 (11)
2
1
2023/24
32 (26)
7
2
2022/23
17 (15)
2
1
2021/22
17 (15)
5
2
2020/21
33 (32)
16
1
2019/20
36 (30)
13
1
2018/19
35 (19)
6
2
2017/18
32 (18)
4
5
2016/17
11 (5)
1
0
Stats via Transfermarkt
Perhaps it is time to make some big changes. There is hope that Armando Broja is nearing a comeback from the injury that has ruled him out since he signed for the Merseysiders on a one-year loan (with an option for purchase in 2025). Beto is also showing signs of improvement this year.
Those close to the cultural pulse of the Blue half of Liverpool would tell you that Everton’s identity is strictly interwoven with youth development. As such, maybe the search for a Calvert-Lewin successor need not be swept across football’s vast landscape.
Perhaps, there’s a homemade option at Finch Farm just waiting to explode.
Meet Everton's next Wayne Rooney
Earlier in November, 17-year-old prospect Braiden Graham signed his first professional contract with Everton, having been riding the crest of a wave at youth level.
The Northern Irish ace, who joined the Merseysiders this summer after previously breaking into Linfield’s first team in his homeland, is touted for big things alright, with one reporter claiming that “he looks like a future star” after seeing him in Blues U18 action.
Linfield boss David Healy has also waxed lyrical over his former talent, saying: “He’s brave and he’s ‘goals, goals, goals’, he prowls in and around and he’s a deadly finisher.”
Healy’s words have been corroborated by the youngster’s on-pitch performance, with six goals scored across his first seven matches in the U18 Premier League – ahead of Calvert-Lewin’s first-team total. Whisper it quietly, but Everton might have their finest young forward emerging since Wayne Rooney.
Rooney definitely needs no introduction (but here’s one anyway). The legendary English striker, now managing Plymouth Argyle, made an unforgettable entrance to the major stage with the Goodison Park side.
Stocky and as powerful as an ox, Rooney belied his tender age when breaking into Everton’s development ranks aged just 15. Of course, he made his senior debut as a 16-year-old, scoring against Arsenal in 2002 to become the club’s second-youngest-ever goalscorer.
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, but Graham definitely has the quality to become an Everton mainstay in the years to come. He’s been acknowledged for his sinewy frame and athletic sheen, and could indeed be the galvanising force to tunnel from the youth depths and into the limelight.
Further to the point, Graham is displaying positional flexibility that holds echoes of Rooney’s iconic dynamism. Youngsters often take some time to find their feet and establish themselves in one role or another, but the invariable attacking success suggests that he has that inborn footballing intellect to mirror Rooney’s – a genius on the pitch.
Braiden Graham: Everton Stats by Position
Position
Apps
Goals
Assists
Centre-forward
2
2
0
Right winger
2
1
0
Left winger
1
1
1
Second striker
1
0
0
Attacking midfield
1
2
0
Stats via Transfermarkt
He’s a real player, one who might just find himself revelling in the success of a starring role at Everton. A new era. Calvert-Lewin has been a great servant, but perhaps it’s time for him to move on. With Broja and Beto already in the ranks, Graham can take tentative steps into the big league before letting all of English football know his name.
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The batter did not field in Canberra and both teams have an eye on the upcoming World Cup
ESPNcricinfo staff05-Feb-2022
Beth Mooney’s innings helped seal the Ashes•Getty Images
Australia may take a cautious approach with Beth Mooney in the second ODI but they are in no mood to let up on England despite the Ashes having been retained.For those involved in the 2017-18 series there are memories of how England were able to fight back to level the contest at 8-8, something Australia are determined not to let happen again.”We didn’t finish off as well as we would’ve liked,” Rachael Haynes said of 2017. “We played some good cricket but we just opened the door and it felt like we allowed them to finish pretty strongly, I guess walk away feeling like they drew the series. From our point of view we want to make sure that we win.”However, they are unlikely to take a risk with a key player as the departure date for the World Cup approaches. Mooney, who has returned to action remarkably quickly after a fractured jaw, did not field in Canberra due to some quad tightness after her 73 had anchored Australia to what proved a match-winning 205 on a tricky surface.Related
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The squad departs for New Zealand two days after the Ashes concludes, and will undergo 10 days hard quarantine which adds to the complexity for anyone who is carrying an injury into the tournament.”I wouldn’t be surprised if our staff took a little bit of a conservative approach with Moons just given how crucial she is to our line-up,” Haynes said. “I don’t think they’ve selected the team yet but I wouldn’t be surprised if she was rested just to make sure she’s raring to go with what’s ahead.”If Mooney does sit out it could open the door for a return for either Annabel Sutherland or Nicola Carey unless they call in someone from outside the Ashes squad.Although both teams have insisted their focus has remained firmly on the Ashes, Haynes would not be surprised if a few different combinations are tried out. The two teams face each other in their opening World Cup match on March 5.”It’s sort of a bit of a tricky time because you want to make sure you’re peaking at the right moment,” Haynes said. “You don’t want to peak too early and then all of a sudden you get to a World Cup and run out of gas.”It might even be interesting to see how both teams approach these last couple of games. Whether there’s a bit of cat and mouse in terms of how they mix up their attacks or lineups in general in teams. It could be something that each opposition does.”After the first ODI, England captain Heather Knight conceded her team had not seized the chances that had come their way but they are determined to leave their mark on the series.”We feel like we’ve played some good cricket on this tour so far but it’s about getting over the line and we haven’t quite been able to do that which is frustrating,” Anya Shrubsole said. “There’s still a chance to level up the Ashes if we win the next two games…It’s not what we came to do, we came to win the Ashes but there’s still a huge amount to play for in this series and with the World Cup around the corner.”After the England A portion of the tour concluded in Canberra, Lauren Bell, Georgia Elwiss, Eve Jones and Emma Lamb have stayed with the England squad for the final two ODIs. The World Cup squad will be announced on February 9.
O Gre-Nal 435 não aconteceu por conta de um ataque ao ônibus do Grêmio, onde o volante Villasanti acabou se ferindo.As duas torcidas chegaram a estar presentes no Beira-Rio. Até a véspera do clássico, o Tricolor Gaúcho já tinha conseguido vender todas as 2 mil entradas disponibilizadas para a torcida visitante.
Nas redes sociais, colorados reclamaram de relatos de depredação por parte de gremistas no setor visitante do Beira-Rio. Segundo torcedores do Internacional, os relatos afirmam que cadeiras foram quebradas, além do banheiro ter sido depredado e pichado.
A situação já foi analisada por Victor Grunberg, vice-presidente de Administração do Inter, em entrevista à Rádio Gre-Nal. “Isso é o custo do clube visitante, que é responsável pelos seus torcedores dentro de outros estádios”, disse o dirigente.
Grunberg também comentou sobre a evacuação de torcedores do Grêmio. “Assim que recebemos a informação da Federação Gaúcha de que o jogo não aconteceria, começamos nosso plano inverso para a evacuação do estádio”, explicou.
Grunberg ainda explicou sobre os torcedores que compraram ingressos e não poderão ver a partida, que será remarcada. Ainda não há uma nova data oficial anunciada. “Em relação aos ingressos do jogo de ontem, terá validade. Se o torcedor quiser seu reembolso, também terá. Veremos melhor quando tiver a data do próximo jogo. Acredito que segunda-feira, no início da semana, logo terá uma nova data. Estamos apenas aguardando isso”, encerrou o dirigente.
امتدح لويس ناني، لاعب مانشستر يونايتد الأسبق، النجم المصري محمد صلاح جناح فريق ليفربول الإنجليزي.
وظهر ناني في مقابلة مع ريو فرديناند مدافع مانشستر يونايتد السابق، حيث حل عليه ضيفًا على البودكاست الذي يبثه عبر “يوتيوب”.
وقال ناني عن محمد صلاح: “إنه لاعب مذهل، ويعرف ما يفعله جيدًا، وعندما ينزل إلى الملعب، يعرف تمامًا نقاط قوته، ويستغلها دائمًا”.
وأوضح ناني: “سرعته وطريقة إنهاء الهجمات حول منطقة الجزاء تجعله خطيرًا للغاية، لهذا السبب هو دائمًا حاضر، سواءً للتسجيل أو التمرير”.
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وأردف: “لا تراه يتراجع إلى العمق لبناء الاستحواذ، يتمركز لاستلام الكرة، والتغلب على خصمه، والانطلاق نحو المرمى، في كل مرة يركض فيها بالكرة، يشعر وكأنها فرصة سانحة”.
ويتصدر محمد صلاح ترتيب هدافي الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز في الموسم الجاري برصيد 27 هدفًا حتى الآن.
وسجل محمد صلاح 243 هدفًا وقدم 109 تمريرات حاسمة مع ليفربول في 393 مباراة منذ انضمامه للفريق في صيف 2017.
حسم التعادل الإيجابي مواجهة توتنهام هوتسبير وآينتراخت فرانكفورت بهدف لكل منهما، في إطار منافسات الدوري الأوروبي لموسم 2024/2025.
وواجه توتنهام هوتسبير نظيره آينتراخت فرانكفورت، في منافسات ذهاب ربع نهائي الدوري الأوروبي، على ملعب “توتنهام هوتسبير”.
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في الشوط الأول ومع الدقيقة السادسة، افتتح هوجو إيكيتيكي التسجيل لصالح الفريق الألماني بمجهود فردي رائع وتسديدة يمينية قوية في شباك أصحاب الأرض.
وتمكن بيدرو بورو من تسجيل هدف التعادل لصالح توتنهام بحلول الدقيقة 26 بكعب القدم بطريقة رائعة، عقب تلقيه تمريرة حاسمة من جيمس ماديسون.
في الشوط الثاني واصل لاعبو توتنهام فرض سيطرتهم على مجريات اللقاء لكن دون خلق فرص حقيقية على مرمى الفريق الألماني.
لينتهي اللقاء بالتعادل الإيجابي بهدف لكل منهما، ليتأجل حسم المتأهل إلى دور نصف نهائي الدوري الأوروبي في مباراة الإياب.
يذكر أن لقاء الإياب بين الفريقين سيقام على ملعب “دويتشه بانك بارك”، يوم الخميس المقبل في تمام الساعة التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة. هدف تعادل توتنهام أمام فرانكفورت بـ الدوري الأوروبي
توتنهام يدرك التعادل عن طريق بيدرو بورو#الدوري_الأوروبي#UEL pic.twitter.com/fdn8jEEBBY — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) April 10, 2025
No Gigante de Iteberê, o Rio Branco massacrou o Paraná e ganhou por 4 a 0 com muita tranquilidade.
O Jogo
Ameaçado de rebaixamento, o Rio Branco entrou com o pé no acelerado e se aproveitou a fragilidade do Paraná. Com 12 minutos, a equipe da casa chacoalhou a rede do Tricolor. Antes do intervalo, José Augusto ampliou a vantagem.
A vitória se transformou em goleada na etapa final, Jonathan Carlos logo de cara aumentou a vantagem do Rio Branco. Nos minutos finais, Paulinho bateu forte para decretar o número final no placar.
Classificação
Com o placar, o Rio Branco-PR fechou na 9ª colocação, com 12 pontos. O Paraná fica na lanterna, com 4 pontos. O time está rebaixado para a Segunda Divisão do futebol estadual.
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Everton have fuelled themselves with the taste of victory after thrashing Wolverhampton Wanderers in midweek, but now face a different beast in neighbours Liverpool.
It’s set up to be a barnstormer. The final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park; the chance for the Toffees to pluck more points from their first-placed neighbours after they drew on Wednesday.
Sean Dyche has been dealt a reprieve after his side’s excellent Premier League win, but he knows that the gruelling run of fixtures still to come before the new year could be his undoing.
Everton – Remaining Fixtures in 2024 (PL)
Date
Opponent
Venue
07/12/24
Liverpool
Goodison Park
14/12/24
Arsenal
Emirates Stadium
22/12/24
Chelsea
Goodison Park
26/12/24
Man City
Etihad Stadium
29/12/24
Nott’m Forest
Goodison Park
Liverpool have their flaws, but the hosts will need to silence Mohamed Salah if they are to banish their neighbours back across the river with more ground ceded.
Why Everton need to silence Mohamed Salah
Salah’s been rather good this season, with 15 goals and 12 assists across 21 matches in 2024/25. The Egpyt forward doesn’t always play well, but invariably finds one pocket from which he makes a key contribution for Arne Slot’s side.
Everton haven’t recaptured their defensive solidity from last season but still boast a resilient and steely backline, with their 21 goals conceded in the Premier League this year the second-lowest from any team in the bottom seven.
Jarrad Branthwaite and James Tarkowski have been up and down in recent weeks but kept the Wolves at bay in midweek and made 21 total tackles, interceptions and clearances between them, as per Sofascore.
The English titans also won a combined six out of seven contested ground duels, and replicating that strength and toughness will be crucial in nullifying Salah.
Of course, the defenders can only do so much and will need those at the front of the ship to step up. Dyche will need Iliman Ndiaye to put in an electric display, for he might prove to be Everton’s own version of Salah this afternoon.
Iliman Ndiaye could be Everton's answer to Salah
Everton signed Ndiaye from Marseille for a £15m fee in the summer, and he has made his mark across the opening months of his Merseyside career, scoring three goals and being hailed for his “dynamite” quality by pundit Jamie Redknapp.
Everton's Iliman Ndiaye
The Premier League has been alerted to his quality alright: as per FBref, Ndiaye ranks among the top 9% of attacking midfielders and wingers in England’s top flight for pass completion, the top 5% for successful take-ons and the top 1% for interceptions per 90.
This is a dynamic and rounded threat, capable of turning matches on their head through slick movements and combative defending – the latter of which was evidenced through his winning of eight duels against the Old Gold, not his flashiest performance but crucial for the win.
He’s so difficult to defend against, with that ‘X-factor’ that could swing the pendulum Everton’s way later today. Who knows, he might even prove to be Dyche’s answer to Salah, carrying that special something that none of his teammates can provide.
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In any case, he’s “Everton’s new hope” – as The Athletic’s Patrick Boyland has dubbed him – and will be desperate to make his mark against Liverpool.
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Deepak Hooda debuted for India against West Indies earlier this month•BCCI
Deepak Hooda, who made his India debut earlier this week in the ODI series against West Indies, has been moved up the IPL auction ladder having now become a capped player. In the revised auction list, which also featured ten new names, Hooda features in Set No. 3 comprising allrounders.Hooda, originally listed in Set No. 8, has upgraded his base price from INR 40 lakh (USD 53,000 approx) to INR 75 lakh (USD 99,000 approx).On Friday evening, the IPL distributed the updated player list of 600 names to the franchises. The 10 new, uncapped players include: Aaron Hardie, Lance Morris, Nivethan Radhakrishnan (all Australia), Agnivesh Ayachi, Hardik Tamore, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mihir Hirwani, Monu Kumar, Rohan Rana, Sairaj Patil (all India).The two-day IPL auction will take place in Bengaluru behind closed doors on February 12 and 13. As per the auction schedule, a total of 97 players (up to Set No. 11) will be put up for bidding on Saturday. The first six sets comprising 54 names will feature capped players, including the opening set of ten marquee names, with the remaining five sets on the day being uncapped players.Players 98 to 161 will be up until lunch on Sunday. The accelerated bidding begins after lunch on Sunday, from 162.Where will the IPL be played? At the pre-auction briefing on Friday, the IPL also told the franchises that the venues for the tournament would be finalised by the third week of February. The 2022 edition is likely to begin from March 27 and run until last week of May.Recently the BCCI had pencilled in Mumbai and possibly Pune as the first-choice venues, subject to getting relevant government permissions.Radhakrishnan, the ambidextrous spinner Nivethan Radhakrishnan, the only known male ambidextrous spinner in representative Australian cricket, turned out for his country in the just-concluded Under-19 World Cup in the West Indies. His three-for and half-century against Afghanistan in the quarter-finals won him the Player-of-the-Match award and secured Australia’s passage into the semi-final.Radhakrishnan also has a rookie contract with Tasmania and has bowled to top batters even outside Australia. He has been a net bowler in the Tamil Nadu Premier League for two seasons, and once under Ricky Ponting’s watch for Delhi Capitals in the IPL.Radhakrishnan has also batted at various positions – at the top, in the middle, right at the end – in representative cricket, and he can bowl seam-up as well.
حقق فريق النصر السعودي، فوزًا صعبًا على نظيره الرياض، في اللقاء الذي جمعهما اليوم السبت، ضمن منافسات مسابقة الدوري السعودي للمحترفين، بهدفين مقابل هدف.
والتقى النصر مع الرياض، ضمن منافسات الجولة السابعة والعشرين من مسابقة الدوري السعودي موسم 2024 – 2025 على ملعب الأول بارك.
طالع.. ترتيب هدافي الدوري السعودي بعد هدفي رونالدو أمام الرياض
تقدم فريق الرياض على النصر، عن طريق فايز سليماني في الدقيقة الثانية من الوقت بدل الضائع من الشوط الأول لينتهي الشوط بتقدمه.
سجل كريستيانو رونالدو هدف تعادل النصر في الدقيقة 56، قبل أن يعود نفس اللاعب ويسجل الهدف الثاني للنصر في الدقيقة 64، ليقود فريقه للفوز الثمين.
ورفع النصر رصيده إلى 57 نقطة في المركز الثالث من جدول ترتيب مسابقة الدوري السعودي، بينما الرياض تجمد رصيده عند 34 نقطة في المركز التاسع.