Wainman: Niall Huggins to Sunderland best for both parties

JustJoe Football Show presenter Joe Wainman believes Niall Huggins move to Sunderland from Leeds United is best for both parties. 

The 20-year-old penned at permanent deal at the Stadium of Light this summer, joining the Black Cats on a free transfer but with a sell-on fee has been included in the deal [BBC Sport].

Huggins featured mainly for Leeds United’s U23 side, playing 18 games for them in the 2020/2021 season, scoring two goals and providing one assist.

The full-back did feature for the first-team last season, as he came off the substitutes’ bench for the Whites against Arsenal in the Premier League.

Wainman believes the move suits all parties, telling Transfer Tavern: “They get to a stage where they just need game time and Bielsa’s pretty fair in that respect, you know.

“If he can’t give them what they need and they’ve been in the under-23s for a year and they’re not close to the first team, it’s time to move on. So, I think it’s best for both parties and I hope Niall Huggins does well.”

Huggins became Lee Johnson’s sixth summer signing, with Alex Pritchard, Corry Evans, Callum Doyle, Dennis Cirkin, Frederik Alves, Nathan Broadhead also joining Stadium of Light. The Black Cats have started in good form as they have won three of their opening four matches and currently sit fourth in the League One table.

Mano chama responsabilidade pela derrota e aceita vaias no Mineirão

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O técnico Mano Menezes reconheceu que fez as escolhas erradas e chamou a responsabilidade pela derrota do Cruzeiro por 2 a 0 diante da Chapecoense.

– Penso que o Cruzeiro perdeu porque a Chapecoense jogou melhor. Quando vários jogadores não vão bem individualmente, o culpado é o treinador – disse.

Mano também levou com naturalidade as vaias do torcedor. Ainda durante o jogo, o público presente no estádio mostrou-se muito insatisfeito com o desempenho do time. Além das vaias, os jogadores ainda ouviram gritos de “time sem vergonha”.

– Todas as vaias que recebemos hoje foram justas. Não temos que reclamar do torcedor do Cruzeiro. Ele veio ao Mineirão após um pedido nosso, logo depois da partida de quinta-feira. Ele esperava uma atuação melhor da equipe, que não correspondeu às expectativas. E nos vaiaram por isso. E é justo, pois é o mesmo torcedor que nos aplaude quando vamos bem e vencemos – completa.

Com a derrota dentro de casa, o Cruzeiro caiu para a oitava colocação e segue com sete pontos. Na próxima rodada, o time celeste vai a Salvador visitar o Bahia, quinta-feira na Fonte Nova.

Niall O'Brien takes Ireland within sight of title

An aggressive half-century from Niall O’Brien left his team poised for their third consecutive Intercontinental Cup title

Cricinfo staff01-Nov-2008
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Boyd Rankin’s four wickets kept Namibia down to 145 © International Cricket Council
Boyd Rankin led a terrific bowling performance that dismissed Namibia for 145, wiping out the disadvantage of a first-innings deficit, before an aggressive half-century from Niall O’Brien left his team poised for their third consecutive Intercontinental Cup title. At the end of the third day in Port Elizabeth, Ireland had reached 134 for 1, needing another 67 to win with loads of time and wickets in hand.The match was in the balance at stumps on the second day: Ireland had conceded a first-innings lead of 55 but pulled Namibia back by reducing them to 14 for 2. Ireland grabbed the initiative early this morning when, after two maiden overs, Rankin induced an edge from Sarel Burger that was sharply held by William Porterfield at second slip.Jan-Berrie Burger and Craig Williams tried to rebuild the innings but although they batted together for 16 overs runs were extremely hard to come by. They had added only 29 when Williams was caught at point off Andre Botha.Botha picked up another crucial wicket, that of Gerrie Snyman who hit two massive sixes in his 31, to finish with figures of 2 for 28. Rankin returned to cap an excellent performance by bowling the opener Jan-Berrie and then dismissed Kola Burger for a duck to end the innings. Rankin ended with 4 for 39 and Ireland were left with 201 to chase.Ireland had a poor start to their first-innings, losing both openers for 27, but Porterfield and Niall gave them an excellent start this time. They batted aggressively, scoring at over six an over at the start, and shared a stand of 68 for the first wicket. Porterfield started quickly, reaching 24 off 23 balls with six fours, before Niall joined in by pulling Kola over the midwicket boundary.Niall kept going, even after Porterfield was caught at mid-on for 34, and forged another valuable partnership with Alex Cusack, Ireland’s top-scorer from the first innings. Cusack played the holding role, scoring 19 off 68 balls, as Niall powered Ireland closer towards victory. He finished the day unbeaten on 77 and will hope to score a memorable eighth first-class century.

Emerson backed for Spurs stardom

Speaking to Football Insider, Sky Sports pundit Kevin Campbell has backed summer singing and new Tottenham Hotspur starlet Emerson Royal for stardom in north London.

The Lowdown: Spurs snap up new royal…

As confirmed on deadline day, Spurs finally bolstered their right-back options with the signing of Emerson from Barcelona.

Spurs had been linked with a plethora of full-back options on that side throughout the window, with the likes of Max Aarons, Tariq Lamptey and Takehiro Tomiyasu also linked.

Alas, with the latter man heading to Arsenal instead, Spurs snapped up the Brazilian in a last-minute swoop.

The Latest: Emerson backed for Spurs stardom…

Speaking to Football Insider, Sky pundit and former Premier League striker Campbell has been left overjoyed by his signing and insists the South American youngster can thrive at Tottenham.

Indeed, still only 22-years-old, the former Betis starlet comes to Spurs with the potential to have significant sell-on value as well as comparisons with Brazil legends like Maicon and Daniel Alves.

Campbell backs the hype and insists he is ‘perfect’ for the club.

“Let me tell you, this guy is very, very good. He is all action. He is up and down, very quick and loves to attack,” the pundit explained.

“The way Spurs play, with the full-backs bombing on, he is perfect. He is relentless down the flank because he is an incredibly fit guy. He also has good quality on the ball so I expect him to quickly become a fan favourite there.

“For £25.7million? It is cheap money.”

The Verdict: Get excited?

Still with plenty of years ahead of him, the Lilywhites have many seasons to see the very best of Emerson and it is justifiable to start getting excited.

He comes as an arguably perfect replacement for departed defender Serge Aurier and his attacking threat is there for all to see.

Emerson notched four assists from out wide for Betis last season and attracted more fouls on average per 90 (2.1) than any Spurs player managed in the Premier League (WhoScored) – perhaps highlighting his real trickiness.

In other news: ‘Finished article’…Sky pundit in awe of Spurs youngster who’s an ‘improved version of Ndombele’, find out more here.

مران الزمالك | فقرة تأهيلية وفيريرا يجتمع بـ محمد عواد استعدادًا لـ المقاولون

وجه البرتغالي جوسفالدو فيريرا، المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك، العديد من التعليمات الفنية للاعبين قبل انطلاق مران اليوم الأحد، المقرر إقامته على ملعب عبد اللطيف أبو رجيلة استعدادًا لمواجهة المقاولون العرب في الدوري المصري الممتاز.

ويستعد الزمالك لمواجهة المقاولون العرب المقرر لها يوم 12 يوليو الجاري في الجولة الرابعة والعشرين من عمر المسابقة المحلية.

وتحدث فيريرا خلال الجلسة السريعة التي تمت مع اللاعبين في حضور معاونيه عن بعض الأفكار الفنية المراد تنفيذها خلال المران.

وشدد المدير الفني خلال حديثه مع اللاعبين على ضرورة التركيز الشديد ومواصلة العمل بكل جدية كما هو معتاد منهم من أجل مواصلة تحقيق الانتصارات.

طالع أيضًا.. المقاولون: مباراة الزمالك خارج التوقعات.. والنني يستحق الانضمام لأفضل أندية العالم تدريبات تأهيلية للاعبين

خصص فيريرا، فقرة تأهيلية خفيفة للاعبين خلال مران اليوم، وخاض اللاعبون تدريبات تأهيلية بالكرة تحت إشراف جميع أفراد الجهاز الفني.

وفضل الجهاز الفني أداء الفريق لتدريبات تأهيلية بالكرة فقط خلال مران اليوم، نظرًا لخوض مباراة ودية غدًا الإثنين أمام مصر المقاصة. فيريرا يجتمع مع عواد

عقد المدرب البرتغالي جلسة مع محمد عواد حارس المرمى، في حضور أيمن طاهر مدرب الحراس.

وطالب المدير الفني محمد عواد ببذل أقصى جهد لديه في التدريبات ومواصلة العمل بقوة استعدادًا للفترة القادمة، كما منحه بعض الرسائل التحفيزية. علاء وأوباما يواصلان التدريبات التأهيلية

يؤدي الثنائي محمود علاء ويوسف إبراهيم “أوباما” لاعبا الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك، المرحلة الأخيرة من البرنامج التأهيلي المخصص لهما لتجهيزهما للفترة المقبلة.

وأدى علاء وأوباما تدريبات خفيفة بالجري حول الملعب لمدة دقائق إلى جانب بعض الوحدات التدريبية التأهيلية، وبعدها خاض الثنائي تدريبات بالكرة تحت قيادة أندريه فيليب سوزا مخطط الأحمال.

وكان الجهاز الطبي للفريق بقيادة الدكتور محمد أسامة بالتنسيق مع الجهاز الفني بقيادة البرتغالي جوسفالدو فيريرا، وضع برنامجا خاصا للثنائي محمود علاء الذي يعاني من كدمة قوية في كاحل القدم، و يوسف إبراهيم “أوباما” الذي يعاني من شد عضلي.

Himachal and Bengal seize control

A round-up for the first day’s play of the third-round matches of the Ranji Trophy Plate League

Cricinfo staff17-Nov-2008Ganguly to play for BengalUse this class for non-bulleted text. Sourav Ganguly will play Bengal’s final league game against Vidharba in Nagpur starting December 12. Bengal were relegated to Plate this season and took a single point from their draw in the opening game. Arun Mitra, the joint-secretary of the Cricket Association of Bengal, confirmed Ganguly had agreed to play the Vidharba game.”We had requested him repeatedly to play for Bengal and, having seen the proceedings today with Bengal taking a huge lead, Ganguly said the team is playing very well. ‘I don’t think I should come in the very next match. Give me some time and I will turn up for Bengal from the Vidarbha match onwards,’ Ganguly told me today,” Mitra said.Jammu & Kashmir 22 for 4 (Malik 3-9) trail Himachal Pradesh 295 (Thakkar 122, Mannu 50, Beigh 6-94) by 273 runs
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Group A leaders Himachal Pradesh slipped from 232 for 4 to 295 all out on the first day in Dharamsala, but a three-wicket burst from medium-pacer Vikramjeet Malik put them in firm command of the match against Jammu and Kashmir. Bhavin Thakkar scored 122 for the hosts but there was not much support from his team-mates, with Ajay Mannu the only other batsman to go past 30.Thakkar added 61 for the first wicket with Sangram Singh, before Samiullah Beigh had him caught by the wicketkeeper in the 13th over. HP were in a spot of bother at 104 for 4 before Mannu and Thakkar pushed the score to 232. Beigh then dismissed the duo and finished with 6 for 94. Pranav Mahajan, the left-arm medium-pacer, chipped in with 3 for 35 and HP lost their last six wickets for 63. In reply, J&K’s top four couldn’t last the remaining 12 overs of the day. Malik, the leading wicket-taker in the league, prised out the first three wickets and offspinner Sarandeep Singh had Manoj Joglekar trapped lbw.
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At Fort Maidan in Palakkad, Kerala overcame a disastrous start to end the day at 214 for 6. Opener Sambasiva Sarma’s maiden first-class century anchored the innings, after Jitender Billa removed Sony Cheruvathur and VA Jagadeesh for ducks. Billa who took the next two wickets as well, and Sarma added useful stands of 45 and 78. The sixth-wicket partnership put on 65 as Karimuttathu Rakesh gave Sarma company for 25.3 overs with his 81-ball 24. Rakesh was run out in the 90th over, and Sarma will resume batting on 103.
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Goa recovered from an abysmal start – they were down to 26 for 5 after choosing to bat – to finish the first day in Margao very much in the contest. Shadab Jakati top scored with 68 from No. 6 and Saurabh Bandekar made 49 down the order to help the hosts reach 190 in the first innings. Besides Jakati and Bandekar, only two other batsmen – No’s 7 and 9 – made it to double digits and extras, 21, were the third-highest contributors to their score. Medium-pacer Shankar Rao took 5 for 51 in 17.3 overs. Jharkhand, though, let Goa wriggle out of an embarrassing situation and themselves slipped to 36 for 3. They were at 77 for 4 at stumps.
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A hat-trick in the last game sent Services crashing to an innings defeat and a similar result looms for them in their match against Bengal at Eden Gardens. Put in to bat, Services were shot out for 107, with medium-pacer Sourav Sarkar taking his second first-class five-for, and allrounder Laxmi Shukla grabbing 3 for 8 in nine overs. Services’ first innings lasted only 47.1 overs and their score was overhauled by Bengal’s openers in the 30.1 overs faced before stumps. Anustup Majumdar and Rohan Banerjee made unbeaten 40s, with Services conceding 19 extras in Bengal’s 109 for 0.
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There was a five-wicket haul for Tripura left-arm spinner Tushar Saha in Agartala. However, Ranjit Paradkar’s unbeaten 56 guided Vidarbha to 188 for 6 at close on the first day. Vidarbha, put in to bat, had a steady 49-run start. Opener Faiz Fazal, who made an unbeaten 200 in the previous game, was the second to fall: he made 40 with the score at 74. Saha got his third wicket in the same over, Alind Naidu caught and bowled, and Tripura made it 75 for 4 when Saha caught Ravi Jangid off Jayanta Debnath’s offspin. Paradkar and Shalabh Shrivastava (34) took the visitors to 146. Saha added two more scalps and Vidarbha crawled at a run-rate of 2.06 in the 91 overs they faced in the day.

Substituto de Fábio Santos, Danilo sonha com bom jogo pelo Atlético-MG

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Confirmado pelo técnico Roger Machado como o substituto de Fábio Santos na lateral esquerda, Danilo espera fazer um bom jogo diante do Vitória, domingo, em Salvador. Fábio Santos está suspenso pelo terceiro cartão amarelo. Válida pela sexta rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, a partida acontecerá às 16h, no estádio Barradão.

– É uma oportunidade de ouro. Confesso que estou com um pouco de saudade de jogar ali, posição que joguei durante toda a minha vida, e me sinto muito à vontade. Tomara que a gente consiga trazer os três pontos para Belo Horizonte e consiga fazer mais um jogo sem tomar gols. Já são três jogos sem sofrer gols e isso mostra crescimento da equipe em todos os aspectos – afirmou Danilo.

– Quando a gente se propõe a isso, a vitória fica bem mais próxima porque temos um ataque muito potente. É nessa levada que a gente está indo, o professor Roger vem nos passando, jogo a jogo, que essa nossa recuperação no Brasileiro, daqui para frente, vai ser muito importante – acrescentou.

O lateral esquerdo do Atlético-MG ainda fez a sua análise sobre o oponente do fim de semana:

– O Vitória tem um time de qualidade, foi campeão estadual e tenho certeza que está ali somente por um acaso. é muito forte em casa, joguei dois anos no Nordeste e sei como o Vitória é muito forte no Barradão. Vai ser um jogo difícil, mas esperamos trazer os três pontos para Belo Horizonte – completou o jogador.

مران الأهلي | سواريش يُحاضر اللاعبين بالفيديو.. وتدريبات استشفائية لثلاثي الفريق

أدى الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، مرانه مساء اليوم الأحد، على ملعب التتش، استعدادًا لمباراة الجونة في الدوري.

الأهلي يلتقي مع الجونة مساء الثلاثاء المقبل على استاد خالد بشارة بالغردقة، ضمن منافسات الجولة التاسعة المؤجلة من بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

وقبل انطلاق مران الفريق عقد ريكاردو سواريش المدير الفني، محاضرة بالفيديو مع اللاعبين للحديث في كافة الجوانب الفنية والخططية الخاصة بمباراة الجونة.

وعقب المحاضرة خاض الفريق فقرة بدنية قبل المشاركة في تدريبات الكرة، وخاض اللاعبون الذين شاركوا أمس أمام بتروجيت في تدريبات استشفائية للتخلص من حالة الإجهاد العضلي.

طالع | سواريش يرفض كشف تفاصيل حديثه مع لاعب بتروجيت ويؤكد: أشكر لاعبي الأهلي

وواصل أحمد عبد القادر لاعب الفريق تنفيذ برنامجه التأهيلي بالجري حول الملعب وتنفيذ بعض الفقرات، ضمن برنامج التأهيل تحت إشراف الجهاز الطبي بالنادي.

كما خاض عمرو السولية وياسر إبراهيم وحسين الشحات، ثلاثي الفريق تدريبات استشفائية على هامش مران الفريق الذي أقيم اليوم للتخلص من حالة الإجهاد العضلي، ووفقًا للبرنامج الذي وضعه لهم الجهاز الطبي بالتنسيق مع الجهاز الفني.

وقال الدكتور أحمد أبو عبلة، رئيس الجهاز الطبي، إن ياسر إبراهيم اشتكى من إصابة عضلية خفيفة خلال مباراة الفريق التي أقيمت أمس أمام بتروجت، وأجرى آشعة جاءت نتيجتها مطمئنة، فيما سيتم حسم موقفه من المشاركة في التدريبات الجماعية قبل مران الفريق غدًا.

واشتكى ياسر إبراهيم من إصابة وتم استبداله بأيمن أشرف خلال مباراة بتروجيت التي أقيمت على استاد القاهرة في نصف نهائي بطولة كأس مصر، والتي نجح خلالها الأهلي في تحقيق الفوز بهدفين نظيفين وحسم الفريق تأهله إلى نهائي البطولة.

ويحتل الأهلي المركز الثالث في ترتيب جدول الدوري المصري، برصيد 44 نقطة.

Após hat-trick, Everton garante estar com confiança recuperada

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Nada como um dia após o outro! O atacante Everton, que sempre viu a torcida gremista pegar no seu pé, teve uma noite gloriosa na última quinta-feira, ao marcar três dos seis gols da goleada do Tricolor sobre a Chapecoense de 6 a 3.

Em entrevista coletiva na tarde desta sexta-feira, o camisa 11 destacou que agora está mais confiante e afirmou que o técnico Renato Portaluppi tem um mérito: aumentar a autoestima dos jogadores.

– Não é em todo jogo que se faz três gols. É uma sensação única. Todo jogador da frente quando faz gol tem uma certa confiança . O professor procura deixar a gente bem tranquilo. Ele diz que não importa se errarmos, tem que tentar de novo. Passa confiança para o jogador. Esse é o diferencial do Renato – comentou Everton, que tem boas chances de ser titular na próxima segunda-feira, às 20h, quando o Grêmio recebe o Bahia, pela sexta rodada do Brasileirão pois Lucas Barrios saiu lesionado. Ele não vê problemas em jogar centralizado.

– Na base, eu já jogava nessa posição. Para mim, jogar aberto ou centralizado tanto faz. Neste ano, o professor vem me usando mais ali (centralizado). Se ele optar por mim, estarei bem preparado – completou o meia-atacante.

Com quatro vitórias em cinco jogos e doze pontos, o Grêmio é o vice-líder do Campeonato Brasileiro. Quem está na ponta é o Corinthians, com um ponto a mais.

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Jack Grealish impresses for England

Jack Grealish has impressed since joining Manchester City and he was on top form once again for England as they beat Hungary 4-0 this week.

The 25-year-old, who joined City from Aston Villa in a deal worth £100m during the summer transfer window, spoke ahead of the game about how playing regularly for England had been a key factor in his move to the Citizens.

Despite a superb 2020/21 campaign with Dean Smith’s side, during which England team-mate Mason Mount hailed him as “unbelievable”, Grealish made just one start for England at the European Championship during the summer but was handed a spot in the starting lineup for the World Cup qualifier against Hungary on Thursday night.

He certainly gave Gareth Southgate a lot to ponder as he played superbly in the 4-0 win, giving a performance which continues to emphasise why City were willing to meet his release clause this summer.

As per SofaScore, the winger earned an impressive 8.2/10 rating for his performance, which was the best of any player to feature in the game from either team.

During the 90 minutes, Grealish complete 38 of his 44 passes, registering an impressive 86% passing accuracy, whilst he also contributed four key passes, the most of any player on the pitch.

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He played a big role in the opening goal as he played the ball through to Mason Mount to cut it back for Raheem Sterling, whilst he also claimed the assist for Declan Rice’s goal as he laid the ball off for the West Ham man to score England’s fourth of the night.

Grealish caused Hungary’s right-hand side all sorts of problems with his dribbling and passing, as right centre-back Ákos Kecskés was rated 6.0/10 and right wing-back Bendegúz Bolla earned a 6.1/10, which emphasises that the Man City maestro well and truly had the better of them.

The £100m man also created two big chances, completed two out of three of his dribbles and impressively won six out of seven of his duels during the game (SofaScore), so it was no surprise to see him rated as the best player on the pitch.

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Pep Guardiola will surely be delighted with the way the 25-year-old has started the season at Manchester City and will be hoping that this impressive England display only boosts his confidence further.

In other news… Txiki can redeem himself with move for “truly extraordinary” star

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