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Mikel Arteta is now driving Arsenal’s move to sign Scott McTominay, with the manager of the belief the Scot would be the perfect addition to his midfield, and Napoli’s asking price has been revealed.

Arteta is already blessed with a wide array of options in central midfield, having signed Christian Norgaard and Martin Zubimendi in the summer, while Declan Rice also continues to impress, receiving plaudits from Gary Neville after the recent 4-1 North London derby victory.

Neville said: “The only player you would be worried about losing for a period of time would be Declan Rice because you cannot replace that,”

“That is your Roy Keane, that is your Rodri, the player that holds you together. There is only one of them.”

However, despite strengthening considerably in the summer, the Gunners have struggled injury-wise this season, with Viktor Gyokeres, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus being ruled out against Tottenham Hotspur, meaning Mikel Merino had to lead the line.

As such, it could be a wise idea to bring in another central midfielder in the transfer window, and Arteta is personally a fan of a Serie A star…

Arteta driving Arsenal move for Scott McTominay

According to a report from Spain, Arteta believes McTominay could be the ideal addition to his midfield, with Arsenal closely monitoring the Napoli star’s performances over the past few months.

The Spanish manager rates the Scotland international highly due to his ability and press forward, and there are signs that a deal could be possible, though Andrea Berta will have to stump up £60m.

The 28-year-old is under contract until 2029, meaning Napoli are in a strong negotiating position at present, but interest from elsewhere is growing, with Manchester United also joining the race to re-sign their former player.

The Napoli star has certainly taken his career to new heights since leaving Old Trafford, with football writer Mark Carruthers praising him for the part he played in the Serie A side winning the title last season.

The former Man United man displayed his attacking quality as Napoli went on to win the league, picking up 12 goals and six assists in 34 Serie A outings, and he recently scored a remarkable bicycle kick as Scotland beat Denmark 4-2 to qualify for the World Cup.

It may be difficult for McTominay to force his way into the Arsenal starting XI ahead of Rice and Zubimendi, but he would certainly provide Arteta with fantastic depth in the middle of the park.

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Kade Anderson's beginning to his MLB career was a bit more unusual than most draft prospects, largely because he didn't know where the city he was drafted to was located.

Anderson was the third player taken off the board in this year's draft, getting selected by the Mariners. The LSU product was the first lefty and the second pitcher taken in the draft, and is heralded as one of the most exciting prospects in his class.

After growing up in Louisiana and playing his college ball for the Tigers, Anderson is already experiencing a bit of culture shock with the move out to the Pacific Northwest. In fact, the 21-year-old admitted to reporters that he wasn't even aware of where Seattle was when the Mariners drafted him.

"I knew, kind of, a little bit of where it was, but had to really make sure. It's really shocked me how nice it is here. Super excited to get to learn the area… excited to just venture. I got to go to the fish market and do all of the cool Seattle things and learn what Seattle's all about," said Anderson.

While the weather in Seattle has been beautiful this summer, hopefully Anderson doesn't become disillusioned about the volume of rain that's to come. Still, he seems to have been thoroughly enjoying his time in the Pacific Northwest and seemed plenty eager to learn about his new surroundings.

Anderson was dominant at LSU, recording a 3.18 ERA with 180 strikeouts and 35 walks in 119 innings. Now, he becomes the latest arm in a Mariners organization that already boasts a grade-A pitching staff.

Opportunities have been scarce, but the stonewalling to prevent an outright defeat against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy quarter-final was a big tick mark for North East Zone

Himanshu Agrawal01-Sep-2025Jehu Anderson is 25. He made his first-class debut for Mizoram in 2022, but this is the first time he has faced genuine swing and pace in his fledgling career.Deepak Chahar was making the ball hoop around, as he does, and Khaleel Ahmed was banging them in short and into the body. One such delivery hit Anderson in the ribs. The angry red mark, Anderson joked, is like a “badge of honour” for having fought his way through a tough passage to make 64 in the second innings of that Duleep Trophy quarter-final.The innings ensured North East Zone didn’t lose outright; though a massive first-innings lead meant Central Zone were through to the semi-finals.Anderson hit 11 fours and a six in his innings, while his captain, Rongsen Jonathan, hit 60. The two put on 110 for the fourth wicket, denying a potent attack of Chahar, Khaleel, Kuldeep Yadav and Harsh Dubey on the final day. “Getting blows like that from Khaleel is part of the mental challenge,” Anderson said after the match.Related

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Anderson was playing in rural England just two weeks ago – for Wellingborough Town Cricket Club. It’s a stint that enriched him as a cricketer. Apart from playing matches on weekends, part of his responsibilities as an overseas professional involved helping the age-group players with their training and conducting one-on-one sessions for kids.If the Duleep Trophy hadn’t reverted to a zonal format, chances are Anderson, like many from the northeastern part of India, would have been starved of the opportunity to prove themselves on the big stage. So, when his opportunity came, Anderson had to return.He faced eight balls from Khaleel in the first innings, but couldn’t score a run. He hit two fours off him in the second innings. Off Kuldeep, he seemed tentative and edgy in the first innings, managing just one run off 16 deliveries. In the second, Anderson scored 27 off Kuldeep alone, including four fours and his only six.”I told myself to play the ball and not the bowler,” Anderson said of his experience of facing Kuldeep. “I take back lots of confidence. It was quite the challenge to face him and to play fearless cricket against them, which was quite nice.”

“In [Ranji Trophy] Plate matches, we don’t get this quality bowling. Nor in practice do we get this kind of speed from bowlers in the nets. We play at home at around 120kph [from pace bowlers], but suddenly we have to come and face 135kph-plus”Rongsen Jonathan

Unlike Anderson, whose best years are perhaps ahead of him, Jonathan is at the sunset of his career. Having grown up in Bengaluru, he came through the ranks in junior cricket alongside the likes of Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey and KL Rahul. Then in 2017, Jonathan, now close to 39, returned to his roots in Nagaland after the northeastern states earned BCCI affiliation.Jonathan is a journeyman, having played in Karnataka and for Railways before moving to Nagaland. For many in the set-up, he is captain-coach-mentor, and as several players vouch, an elder brother. Prior to the match, Jonathan’s words to his players centred on showing fight, showing guts.He asked them to feel the “privilege” of playing a quality team, like Central Zone.”You have been watching them on TV, and [now] you are going to face them. So a lot of things played in our mind,” Jonathan said. “Like, you have been a fan of [some of the players], and now you are getting to face them in a match.”In [Ranji Trophy] Plate matches, we don’t get this quality bowling. Nor in practice do we get this kind of speed from bowlers in the nets. We play at home at around 120kph [from pace bowlers], but suddenly we have to come and face 135kph-plus.”With the match reduced to a mere formality the moment Central Zone decided to bat again despite taking a 347-run first-innings lead, Jonathan was more interested in soaking up lessons from the middle.If the Duleep Trophy hadn’t reverted to a zonal format, chances are players from the northeastern part of India would have been starved of the opportunity to prove themselves on the big stage•Jehu Anderson”I spoke to Shubham Sharma when he was past his hundred in the second innings,” Jonathan said. “I asked him, ‘how do you go about your innings?’ A very valuable point he gave me was ‘when you let bowlers bowl more balls to you, there are more chances of getting out’. So he said ‘try and go to the non-striker’s end as quickly as possible’, and concentrate more on singles and doubles.”For those from the northeast, every little opportunity is possibly the biggest. Ask Ankur Malik, the Sikkim legspinner, who may replay his wicket of Rajat Patidar over and over in his mind. Or Manipur seamer Bishworjit Konthoujam, who dismissed double-centurion Danish Malewar.Konthoujam’s first love was boxing – he was a gold medallist at a junior boxing championship in Arunachal Pradesh in 2014. But when a shoulder injury prevented him from continuing as a boxer, his interests wavered and he eventually chose cricket. Like Anderson, Konthoujam came back from a club cricket stint in the UK, with Tynemouth Cricket Club, to play in the Duleep Trophy.”More than even my own development, my priority is to use this opportunity to create pathways for young cricketers in Manipur and throughout India,” he said. “I want to support and mentor a new generation of cricketers, to get to my level, and to go beyond my level.”Over time, the bruise on Anderson’s ribs will fade, Malik and Konthoujam’s wickets may end up being mere footnotes on scorecards, but they will hope their performances spur belief and hope for cricketers from the northeast aspiring to make a career out of the game. All of them, Jonathan and the others, will be around to help with that process.

Winter is here, and Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank knows he is staring down the barrel of a gun as he looks to find form and consistency after a tough start to his tenure.

That may be an understatement. Spurs have lost three on the trot, and Saturday’s home defeat against Fulham in the Premier League means the 3-0 victory over Burnley in August remains an outlier in regard to three points down N17 this season.

The fans are frustrated, no doubt about that. And they have a right to be. Tottenham have lacked sparkle in their attacking play this season, though Frank will feel that injuries to Dominic Solanke, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski have put him on the back foot.

Much has been made of the Londoners’ creativity (or lack thereof), but it’s also clear that the Lewis Family need to authorise the signing of a centre-forward.

Why Spurs need a striker

Harry Kane and Heung-min Son have both left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in recent years, and the superstars have not really been replaced with elite options.

Mathys Tel is young and talented, but he is also raw. Solanke is a proven Premier League star, but his entire stint in north London has been blighted by setbacks. Richarlison is in fine form, but probably not the long-term solution at number nine.

What Frank and the fanbase need is an up-and-coming superstar to spearhead this next era at the club.

That’s why Samu Agwehowa has been earmarked. According to TEAMtalk, Tottenham have joined the race for the 21-year-old Porto striker after his convincing performances in Portugal.

The Spanish international has a €100m (about £88m) release clause in his contract, though Fabio Paratici and Johan Lange would be certain to lodge an offer far south of that daunting figure.

What Samu would bring to north London

Richarlison is a curious striker. He is capable of so much, and yet he performs to his full capacity with consistent inconsistency.

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Injuries have not helped the Brazil international, but it’s clear that he is not Kane. That said, Richarlison has been in moderately good form this season, essential in providing an outlet as Solanke founders in the infirmary.

But in Samu, Frank would land a goalscorer who has the potential to be “one of the best strikers in Europe”, according to journalist Zach Lowy, so powerful and potent in the final third.

Joining Porto from Atletico Madrid in 2024, Samu has chalked up 37 goals and four assists across just 62 appearances, including ten from 17 outings in all competitions this season.

He ranks among the top 8% of forwards in the Primeira Liga for progressive carries and the top 3% for successful take-ons, emphasising not only his pace but his control and force when on the ball and driving forward.

His athleticism and natural poaching instinct earn him a certain likeness to Richarlison, but given his age and the consistency of goalscoring, Samu might actually prove an upgrade on the South American.

Take, for example, his Europa League performances this year, winning 57% of his duels and averaging a tackle per game, as per Sofascore.

Combativeness forms a key part of Richarlison’s toolbox, and if Spurs are to upgrade on the 28-year-old, who has actually been linked with a move away from the club of late, they will want to sign someone who can emulate him while building up a skillset that transcends what Spurs have hosted in recent years.

Samu is all that and more, and he would be a fantastic signing for a Tottenham team in need of a new talisman.

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شهدت مباراة ريال مدريد وسيلتا فيجو في الدوري الإسباني، مساء الأحد، حالة من الفوضى في الدقائق الأخيرة، أسفرت عن إشهار حكم المباراة بطاقة حمراء ثالثة لأصحاب الأرض.

واستقبل ريال مدريد خصمه سيلتا فيجو على ملعب “سانتياجو برنابيو”، وقد تعرض للهزيمة بهدفين دون مقابل.

وخلال اللقاء، أشهر الحكم بطاقة صفراء لفران جارسيا في الدقيقة 64، ثم أشهر بطاقة حمراء لألفارو كاريراس في الدقيقة الثانية من الوقت المحتسب بدلاً من الضائع، وكلاهما نال البطاقة الحمراء بعد الحصول على بطاقة صفراء ثانية.

وبحسب ما ورد في صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية، انفعل لاعبو ريال مدريد بسبب البطاقات الحمراء، وسخر فينيسيوس بالقول: “سيشهر بطاقات حمراء أكثر”، وهو ما حدث بالفعل.

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وعلى مقاعد البدلاء، بدا الغضب واضحًا على أسينسيو، ماستانتونو، إندريك، إبراهيم دياز، والمدرب تشابي ألونسو، ويوضح التقرير أن الجميع حاصر الحكم الرابع.

وأما كاريراس، الذي كان قد طُرد بالفعل، فاضطر زملاؤه للإمساك به لتهدئته، إلى أن عاد الحكم كوينتيرو جونزاليس مجددًا، ليُشهر بطاقة حمراء جديدة، هذه المرة في وجه إندريك، الذي بدا الأكثر انفعالاً، رغم أنه لم يكن أول من واجهه.

ومع صافرة النهاية، كان نصف لاعبي ريال مدريد في طريقهم إلى غرف الملابس، حاول بيلينجهام فهم قرارات الحكم، فيما كان فينيسيوس على غير العادة الأكثر هدوءًا، فأمسك بزميله من خصره وأبعده من أمام الحكم تفاديًا لمزيد من حالات الطرد.

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Sem dois de seus principais jogadores entre os titulares, o Flamengo empatou sem gols com o Palmeiras, no Allianz Parque, e perdeu o 100% de aproveitamento nesta edição do Campeonato Brasileiro.

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Questionado a respeito das ausências de Pedro, artilheiro do time na temporada, e De La Cruz, principal reforço da equipe para 2024, Tite revelou que o gramado sintético influênciou na decisão, que foi motivada pelo risco de lesão.

– Eu estava pedindo para chamar o Fábio (preparador físico do clube) porque ele tem detalhes específicos da área que são científicos, que não é da vontade do técnico. A vontade do técnico é competir. Mas tem alguns atletas com seis ou sete jogos seguidos. Aí o departamento médico diz: “A nossa posição é de cuidados”. Hoje especificamente tínhamos Pedro, Nico (De La Cruz), Ayrton, Erick Pulgar e Luiz Araújo, que estavam em sinal amarelo e vermelho porque tinham riscos importantes e você perde jogador para seis ou sete jogos. E o sintético tem uma característica diferente. A exigência articular e muscular no sintético é muito maior também – disse o treinador.

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Na sequência, o comandante elogiou o sistema defensivo de ambas as equipes, responsável por frear os setores de criação, e também aproveitou para criticar os critérios da equipe de arbitragem no confronto.

– Gramado que proporciona velocidade, a arbitragem também (poderia estar) em um nível melhor. Não é porque tomei amarelo, tem que ter um critério. Foi a supremacia das duas equipes do processo de marcação com dois modelos diferentes de contato em cima da criatividade. Nos poucos momentos em que as equipes tiveram criatividade, não houve a conclusão – finalizou.

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O duelo entre Palmeiras e Novorizontino pela semifinal do Paulistão reserva um encontro pra lá de inusitado e especial. Já de contrato assinado até 2028 com o Verdão, quis o destino que o meia Rômulo disputasse um dos maiores jogos de sua curta carreira diante do clube que será a sua casa para os próximos anos.

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Mas a dúvida do torcedor é: será que o Rômulo vai poder enfrentar o Palmeiras mesmo já de contrato assinado com o Verdão? A resposta é, sim!

No contrato não há nenhuma cláusula que impeça a participação do camisa 10, que inclusive já enfrentou o Palmeiras nesta temporada, no jogo de estreia do Novorizontino no campeonato, quando a partida terminou empatada por 1 a 1.

Rômulo deve ser titular do time de Eduardo Baptista e o ex-técnico do Verdão não pensa em poupá-lo da partida por conta do vínculo que o atleta já criou com o Verdão.

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Um dos destaques da bela campanha do Tigre no Paulistão 2024, Rômulo chegou ao seu terceiro gol na competição ao marcar o importante tento que levou a partida diante do São Paulo para os pênaltis.

Quinta contratação do Palmeiras para esta temporada, Rômulo deve se apresentar ao Verdão assim que a trajetória do Novorizontino neste Paulista acabar, e quis o destino que o Verdão possa ser o responsável por ele chegar mais cedo na Academia de Futebol.

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O meio-campista Lucas treinou com o restante do elenco do São Paulo e deve estar à disposição de Thiago Carpini para o duelo diante do Guarani, fora de casa, pelo Campeonato Paulista.

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O jogador, que sofreu uma lesão muscular na posterior da coxa esquerda, evolui no tratamento e participou pela primeira vez de atividades com bola, nesta quinta-feira (22), no CT da Barra Funda.

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Em contrapartida, Alan Franco sentiu dores na região da coxa direita e realizou atividades físicas na área interna do centro de treinamento. No entanto, existe a expectativa que o zagueiro treine normalmente nos próximos dias e esteja disponível para a partida contra o Guarani.

O capitão Rafinha (lesão no tendão da perna esquerda), Nestor (cirurgia no joelho esquerdo) e Moreira (lesão no músculo reto femoral da perna direita) seguem em tratamento com a equipe de fisioterapia do clube, intercalando momentos no REFFIS e no gramado.

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Barring rain-affected matches, the 106 balls in which India beat UAE is their shortest T20I ever

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57 UAE’s total against India in their Asia Cup game on Wednesday. It is the lowest total by any team against India in men’s T20Is. The previous lowest was New Zealand’s, who were bundled out for 66 while chasing 235 in Ahmedabad in 2023.1 UAE’s 57 all-out is their lowest total in the format, going past the 62 all-out against Scotland in 2024, also in Dubai.
It is also the second-lowest total in the men’s T20 Asia Cup, behind Hong Kong’s 38 all-out against Pakistan in Sharjah in 2022.93 Balls remaining when India reached the target of 58. It is their biggest win by balls to spare in men’s T20Is, bettering the win by 81 balls against Scotland in the 2021 T20 World Cup, chasing a target of 86.It is also the second-biggest margin of victory for a Full Member nation in men’s T20Is, behind England’s against Oman in last year’s T20 World Cup when they chased down 48 with 101 balls to spare. No team, before India, had won a game with ten or more overs to spare in the men’s T20 Asia Cup.Lowest men’s T20I totals against India•ESPNcricinfo Ltd4 for 7 Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling figures against UAE, the second-best in the men’s T20 Asia Cup, behind Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s 5 for 4 against Afghanistan in 2022, also in Dubai.Related

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Kuldeep now has four four-wicket hauls in this format. Among Indians in men’s T20Is, only Bhuvneshwar (5) has more.4 Instances of Kuldeep taking three (or more) wickets in an over in T20Is. Among Indians, only Yuzvendra Chahal (2) has done it more than once in men’s T20Is. Overall, only Rashid Khan (6) has taken three or more wickets in an over in men’s T20Is as often as Kuldeep (where ball-by-ball data is available).10 Runs that were added by the UAE’s last seven partnerships from 47 for 3. Only once before has a Full Member team contained the opposition’s last seven partnerships to as little as 10 runs in a men’s T20I and that was India too, against England in 2017 at Bengaluru, when England were bowled out for 127 from 119 for 3.ESPNcricinfo Ltd17.4 Overs that UAE and India played out, the shortest completed match in the men’s T20 Asia Cup. The previous shortest, non-curtailed game was between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in Dubai in 2022, which lasted 29.5 overs.It is also the shortest men’s T20I involving India (excluding rain-affected matches). The previous shortest was against Scotland in 2021, which lasted 24.1 overs.15 Consecutive tosses lost by India across formats before the Wednesday’s game against UAE. Their previous toss win was in January this year against England in Rajkot. India’s streak of 15 tosses lost is the longest by any team in men’s internationals.

This week has been a strangely newsy one for the Montreal Expos, a Major League Baseball team that has not taken the field since 2004.

The release of a Netflix documentary examining the team's demise—entitled —was long planned. However, the filmmakers probably didn't count on Canada's younger MLB team—the Blue Jays—reaching the World Series and throwing an even bigger spotlight on baseball in the Great White North.

Like many of baseball's more famous relocations—the Dodgers', the Giants', or (more recently) the Athletics'—the Expos' defection to Washington to become the Nationals marked the culmination of a long and arduous process. It was also unique in that it involved a quasi-ownership "trade" that influenced the fate of a franchise thousands of miles away from Quebec.

Here's a look at how Canada's second-largest city lost its team.

How did Jeffrey Loria buy the Expos?

Liquor magnate Charles Bronfman and five partners founded the Expos in 1969—a time when Montreal was still widely known as Canada's cultural capital (Toronto wouldn't jump it in population until Canada's 2001 census). The Expos found sledding tough in their early years, making just one playoff appearance (1981) despite numerous winning seasons. Bronfman sold the team to Claude Brochu in 1991, and after a tumultuous decade, Brochu sold a controlling stake to art dealer Jeffrey Loria in 2001.

How did Jeffrey Loria get out of his deal with the Expos?

For much of Montreal's existence, the team faced one overarching question: how would the team replace Olympic Stadium? The oft-derided building long overstayed its welcome for the 1976 Summer Olympics, and Loria quickly sought public funding for a new park. As attempts to replace Olympic Stadium dragged, MLB attempted to fold the Twins and Expos—a move only stopped by a successful court challenge. Amid this turmoil in Montreal, Loria sold the team to MLB and used the money to buy the Marlins—taking the Expos' resources with him.

How did the Expos get to Washington?

MLB's purchase of the team was effectively the ballgame for Montreal, but the years leading up to the team's relocation produced a slew of interesting what-ifs. First, in 2003 and 2004, the Expos split their home games between Montreal and San Juan's Hiram Bithorn Stadium—routinely drawing better in Puerto Rico than in Canada. Along with San Juan, several non-Washington cities circled the Expos, with Charlotte and Portland discussed as contenders. Ultimately, the American capital won the Expos sweepstakes, and the team took on the name of several early Washington teams—the Nationals.

What is the legacy of the Expos' final years?

For many years, the legacy of the Expos' messy relocation seemed to be MLB's eagerness to avoid a repeat—but the Athletics' widely reviled, slow-motion departure from Oakland appears to have scuttled that. Montreal retains an appetite for baseball, as the Expos live on as a nostalgia item—"The DNA is still here even though they’re gone," documentary director Jean-François Poisson told 's Matthew Roberson Thursday. If expansion one day brings baseball back to Quebec, the Expos—as ever—will likely need to do something about Olympic Stadium, which somehow still stands on the eve of its 50th anniversary.