Morelos voltou a marcar pelo Santos após mais de dois meses. O centroavante fez o quarto gol do Peixe na goleada por 4 a 1 sobre o Guarani, pela terceira rodada da Série B do Brasileirão. Mesmo assim, o técnico Fábio Carille ainda acha que o jogador pode mais.
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– Morelos pode mais. Já conheço esse atleta há algum tempo. Eu dificilmente desisto de atleta. Claro que você tem um grupo que você conta com 30, 33. Ele não me deu problema nenhum no dia a dia. Todos os dias vem para treinar, comprometido, trabalhando bastante. Não me deu motivo algum para afastá-lo.
O colombiano foi titular no jogo de volta da final do Paulistão, contra o Palmeiras, mas não foi bem. No jogo seguinte, ficou fora da estreia santista na Série B, contra o Paysandu. Mas, entre a titularidade e o corte, o jogador retornou à equipe inicial no duelo contra o Avaí, pela segunda rodada da competição nacional.
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Muito do motivo de Morelos recuperar a posição foi a má condição física de Julio Furch. O atacante argentino sofreu uma lesão na região da coxa esquerda, voltou a ser relacionado, mas tem sentido bastante o púbis.
O garoto Enzo, que foi titular contra o Paysandu, na primeira rodada da segundona, perdeu espaço pela má atuação. Por outro lado, Willian Bigode retornou de uma lesão muscular que o tirou mais de dois meses de campo e agora voltouaseropção.
They might have dropped points for the first time since late September on Saturday, but Arsenal remain atop the Premier League table heading into the international break.
Mikel Arteta’s side are four points clear of Manchester City in second place and have looked utterly sensational for much of the season, even with most of their attackers out of action.
Moreover, those who have remained fit have stepped up massively so far and currently look like some of the best players in the country, if not in Europe.
One of those stars is, of course, Declan Rice, but even the Englishman is being outperformed by another of Arsenal’s most important players, someone who could be one of their best-ever signings in the Premier League era.
Rice's development at Arsenal
When Arsenal splashed a club record £105m on Rice in the summer of 2023, most fans expected him to come in and become the club’s first choice six for the foreseeable future.
After all, while he had played in other positions for West Ham United, he was first and foremost a defensive midfielder in East London.
Unsurprisingly, this was how Arteta used the Englishman for much of the 23/24 season, with him making 31 appearances at the base of midfield, 19 in central areas and one at centre-back.
However, towards the end of that season, the manager was playing his record signing higher up the pitch, and that trend continued into the following campaign, where the 26-year-old became far more of an all-action, box-crashing left-eight.
For example, by the end of the season, he had made 37 appearances in central midfield and just 15 as a six, and as a result, his output massively improved, with him scoring nine goals and providing ten assists.
It seemed that the former Hammers’ captain would continue to play further up the pitch this season, especially with Martin Zubimendi joining the club, but once again, and for the third consecutive campaign, his role has slightly changed.
The 70-capped Englishman is still starting games in central midfield, but on top of getting forward and crashing into the opposition’s penalty area, he is once again dropping deep at times, specifically to create a double pivot with his new Spanish teammate.
Rice’s Arsenal career
Appearances
120
Starts
109
Minutes
9613′
Goals
18
Assists
25
Goal Involvements per Match
0.35
Minutes per Goal Involvement
223.55
Points per Game
2.10
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This change is clearly visible during games and on his heatmaps, but he was also happy to tell the press during the last international break that the manager has “adjusted my position at Arsenal a bit this year to give me a bit more freedom to drop deeper but to also get in the box when I can.”
Add an outrageous ability with dead balls that has already seen him chalk up five assists to go with his two goals this season, and it’s easy to see why so many consider Rice to be one of the best players in the league.
However, even with how well he is playing this year, there is another Arsenal star doing even better who could be in for a shout as being one of the club’s best signings in the Premier League era.
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However, when it comes to someone who has really taken yet another step up this season, it’s practically impossible to ignore Gabriel Magalhães.
The Brazilian was once seen as something of a liability at the back, so much so that he made just 32 appearances, totalling 2807 minutes, across all competitions during his first season with the club.
However, he began to steadily improve after that initial campaign, and while there were rumours of him being up for sale in the summer of 2023, he’s become utterly invaluable since.
In fact, while William Saliba is viewed as the more cultured of the two centre-backs, and was constantly touted for a move to Real Madrid before his contract renewal, it could be said that the Brazilian has been the better player across the last two years.
Gabriel’s Arsenal record
Season
Games
G+As
25/26
17
5
24/25
42
8
23/24
50
5
22/23
48
3
21/22
39
5
20/21
32
4
All Stats via Transfermarkt
For example, he has almost entirely rid his game of the silly mistakes that hurt his reputation early on and has become a titan at the back.
Moreover, while he is more than capable of the cute passes his French partner likes to play, he also has that old-school approach to the game.
He makes more than his fair share of perfectly timed but nonetheless thunderous all-action challenges that get the fans on their feet.
Add to that the fact he’s 6 foot 3, a vocal leader and clearly someone who loves the art of defending, and it’s easy to see why Arsenal writer Adam Keys has described him as the Gunners’ “colossus” at the back.
Now, the 27-year-old’s defensive contributions, which played a vital role in the club’s eight clean sheets in a row, would be reason enough for him to be classed as one of their best signings in the Premier League era, but he’s more than just a defender.
Since joining the league, no defender has been involved in more goals than the Brazilian, and across all competitions, he has racked up an outrageous tally of 22 goals and eight assists.
Seeing the São Paulo-born monster’s name on the scoresheet at the end of a game has become something of an inevitability this season, and yet opposition teams remain incapable of stopping it from happening.
Ultimately, Rice is a world-class player, but over the last couple of years, especially this season, Gabriel has been operating just above him, and therefore, could be one of Arsenal’s best-ever Premier League signings.
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O São Paulo entra na última rodada da fase de grupos do Campeonato Paulista precisando de uma vitória simples para garantir vaga nas quartas de final da competição. Líder do grupo D, a equipe comandada por Thiago Carpini soma os mesmo 19 pontos do Novorizontino, mas leva vantagem no saldo de gols.
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No entanto, o Tricolor precisa garantir os três pontos para não correr o risco de ser eliminado. Isso porque o São Bernardo, terceiro colocado da chave, totaliza 18 pontos e pode ultrapassar o São Paulo na tabela de classificação.
Portanto, o Carpini deve escalar força máxima contra o Ituano. O provável time titular do São Paulo tem: Rafael; Igor Vinícius, Arboleda, Diego Costa e Wellington; Alisson. Bobadilla, Lucas e Luciano; Ferreirinha e Calleri.
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O lateral Rafinha, recuperado de uma lesão no tendão da perna esquerda, é a grande novidade do Tricolor para o duelo. O jogador treinou normalmente neste sábado (9) e estará à disposição da comissão técnica.
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Uma vitória contra o Ituano garante automaticamente o São Paulo na próxima fase do Paulistão. Em caso de empate ou derrota, o Tricolor precisa torcer pelo tropeço de um de seus adversários.
The other stars for Knight Riders were Usman Tariq and Saurabh Netravalkar, who returned 5 for 42 between them to stop Antigua and Barbuda Falcons at 166
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Usman Tariq picked up two wickets in the same over to derail Antigua and Barbuda Falcons•CPL T20 via Getty Images
It was set up nicely for Trinbago Knight Riders after their bowling innings, with Saurabh Netravalkar and Usman Tariq, in the main, restricting Antigua and Barbuda Falcons to 166. Then it was over to Nicholas Pooran, with Alex Hales his able collaborator, to knock off the runs with 15 balls and nine wickets in hand – Falcons were out of CPL 2025, and Knight Riders are now in Qualifier 2, where they will take on either Guyana Amazon Warriors or St Lucia Kings, and take them on full of confidence.The last two games of the CPL group stage had been played in Providence too, and a total in the range of 185-190 might have been competitive based on that small evidence. On the night, though, Pooran made it seem like even 215-220 wouldn’t have been enough.Knight Riders had gotten off to a good start courtesy Colin Munro and Hales, who put on 25 in three overs before Munro fell. But that was it as far as Falcons’ bowling was concerned.Pooran signalled his intentions off only the third legal ball he had faced, sending wicket-taker Rahkeem Cornwall over deep midwicket for six to get off the mark. Then came Hales’ first six, in the last over of the powerplay, off Cornwall again, and Hales followed that up with two more sixes in the same over to end the powerplay with 59 runs on the board.
The game was pretty much over then and there, and for a while, Hales and Pooran went neck and neck, Hales on 42 from 30 and Pooran on 45 from 36 at the end of the 13th, with just 58 left to get. The sight of Cornwall in front of him in what was his last over switched something on in Pooran, and he took two sixes off the that over, two sixes and a four off the next, bowled by Shakib Al Hasan, and then it was all over in a flash, Pooran finishing the game in the 18th with another six, his eighth of the night, off Jayden Seales.Pooran finished with 90 from 53 balls, and Hales 54 in 40.ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Earlier, Amir Jangoo and Andries Gous put on a century stand for the Kings’ second wicket after Netravalkar had got his first wicket, of Cornwall, in the third over. Solid as they were, Jangoo and Gous were never going fast enough to really worry Knight Riders, their 108 runs taking 85 balls.As a result, when Jangoo (55 in 49 balls) and Gous (61 in 45) both fell in the 17th over, to the ever-impressive Tariq, all Falcons had on the board was 130. They had Shakib’s 26 not out in just nine balls, with four fours and a six, to thank for taking them to 166, but it looked like they had fallen short.Netravalkar returned 3 for 23 from his four overs and Tariq 2 for 19 from his four. When two of your five bowlers have figures like that, you usually finish on the winning side, as Knight Riders did, keeping alive their hopes of collecting a record fifth CPL title.
تحدث غنام محمد، لاعب منتخب مصر الثاني، عن استعدادات الفريق للمشاركة في بطولة كأس العرب 2025، وحديث حلمي طولان المدير الفني معه.
وقال غنام محمد، عبر قناة “أون سبورت”: “كابتن حلمي دائما يتحدث معي بشكل إيجابي للغاية، ويؤكد أنني لاعب جيد ولست أقل من أحد، وأنني سأقدم بطولة قوية مع المنتخب إن شاء الله، ويطالبني دائما بالثقة في نفسي وتقديم أفضل ما لدي”.
وأضاف: “محمد النني لاعب كبير جدًا، ودائما يتحدث معي ويوجه لي النصائح، ويطالبني بعدم القلق وأن ألعب بثقة، وإن شاء الله أقدم مستوى مميزًا في البطولة وكذلك عمرو السولية، فهو من اللاعبين الكبار والمؤثرين معنا في المنتخب”.
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وتابع: “أنا أتعامل مع الأمر خطوة بخطوة، وتركيزي الآن مع منتخب مصر في البطولة، وإن شاء الله نحقق شيئًا جيدًا وبعد ذلك طموحي بالطبع هو الاحتراف واللعب في مستوى كبير، ولكن من خلال النادي”.
وواصل: “أسمع كلامًا كثيرا عن اهتمام الأهلي والزمالك وبيراميدز، لكن حتى الآن لم يتحدث معي أحد شخصيًا، أنا أركز تمامًا مع فريقي، وأي خطوة ستكون من خلال النادي، وأنا تحت أمر النادي في أي شيء”.
وأشار:”لو جاء لي عرض من الأهلي أو الزمالك، فهما الأفضل بالنسبة لي، وجماهيرهما رقم واحد في مصر، والانضمام لأحدهما يقربك من منتخب مصر ويجعل الناس تتحدث عنك بصورة أفضل”.
وأوضح: “سعيد بارتباط اسمي بالأندية الكبيرة مثل الأهلي وبيراميدز والزمالك، وأتمنى أن تكون خطوتي المقبلة جيدة، ولكن الأهم الآن هو التركيز مع المنتخب”.
وتابع: “أتعامل مع البطولة وكأنها تحدي، ووضعت لنفسي هدفًا فيها، وإن شاء الله أحققه بمساعدة زملائي في المنتخب ونسعى للعودة بالبطولة إلى مصر، ومع نادي مودرن، بإذن الله ننهي الدوري ضمن المراكز السبعة الأولى”.
وأتم: “كل المنتخبات قوية: الجزائر، المغرب، تونس، والسعودية بالطبع، أي منتخب من هؤلاء عندما يواجه مصر يعرف جيدًا أنه يواجه منتخبًا كبيرًا لديه تاريخ وبطولات”.
O Palmeiras se incomodou com o acordo feito entre São Paulo e o Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva da Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) sobre as polêmicas no Choque-Rei. As partes definiram o pagamento de multas para dirigentes e jogadores do Tricolor envolvidos na confusão, evitando punições aos são-paulinos.
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Anderson Barros, diretor de futebol do Palmeiras, entende que o acordo abre um precedente no futebol brasileiro, e questionou a ausência de punição aos envolvidos no lado do São Paulo.
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– Se comete um ato grave e para não ser punido levanta o dedo e pede desculpas? E mais, vaza-se um vídeo antes da transação (disciplinar esportiva) ser assinada. Acho que estamos perdendo por completo a noção do que é racional em uma situação como essa – disse o dirigente palmeirense ao ge.
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Em vídeo vazado na terça-feira (12), Belmonte pediu desculpas a Abel Ferreira por chamá-lo de “português de me…”. O diretor do São Paulo explicou que buscava identificar o treinador do Palmeiras ao árbitro do jogo, Matheus Candançan.
– Nunca foi enviado ao Palmeiras (o vídeo) e não cabe enviar ao Palmeiras. Um vídeo transacional eu não consigo entender que ele tem valor que tem que ter. Quando você quer pedir desculpas a alguém, vai falar com a pessoa – esbravejou Anderson Barros.
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A única chance de Palmeiras e São Paulo se enfrentarem na semifinal do Paulistão seria se o Verdão avancasse, o Tricolor passasse pelo Novorizontino nos pênaltis, o Red Bull Bragantino vencesse a Inter de Limeira e o Santos eliminasse a Portuguesa (no tempo normal ou pênaltis).
Sparkling innings from replacement keeper turns close game for home side
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Tom Moores and Tom Banton put on a match-turning stand•ECB/Getty Images
Trent Rockets 145 for 6 (Moores 55, Banton 49) beat Southern Brave 140 for 4 (du Plooy 55, Stoinis 2-18) by four wicketsA brilliant innings on his home county ground by Tom Moores saw Trent Rockets to a four-wicket win over Southern Brave in the Hundred men’s competition.Moores, making his first appearance in this year’s competition having only just arrived as an emergency wicketkeeper replacement, hit 55 in a partnership of 76 with Tom Banton as Rockets got home with four balls to spare.Rockets chose to bowl first on a slow surface and struck early when James Vince was bowled by one that ran across him from David Willey.Jason Roy and Leus du Plooy began to get to terms with the surface, Roy scooping Marcus Stoinis’s first ball for four. Left-hander du Plooy then slog swept Callum Parkinson for six and smashed Lockie Ferguson for a maximum over long-off.Stoinis returned to bowl Roy for 23, but du Plooy kept his own momentum going, switch-hitting Calvin Harrison into the stands and bringing up his half-century with another six off Parkinson.The game then was forced to pause for a while, the players leaving the field as Adam Hose received medical treatment after a nasty slip on the leg-side boundary. Trent Rockets later confirmed Hose had dislocated his ankle and been taken to hospital for further assessment.When play resumed, Brave looked to accelerate through Michael Bracewell and James Coles. Coles struck Ferguson for two boundaries in the final set to see the Brave reach 140 for 4, a competitive total on this Trent Bridge surface.Trent Rockets came flying out of the blocks – Banton hit the first two balls of the chase for four and then reverse-swept Coles for six from the fourth.Jordan Thompson picked up Joe Root for 6, before Jofra Archer was pulled for fours by both Banton and Rehan Ahmed as Rockets closed the powerplay on 41 for 1.Rehan then went well caught by Roy off Tymal Mills and Max Holden followed, caught by Archer off Danny Briggs. Bracewell removed Willey with his first ball but was later deposited over midwicket for the first of Moores’ five sixes, the left-hander’s arrival shifting the momentum of the match.Mills picked up his 50th wicket in the Hundred, but it came too late as Rockets reached their target.Moores, the Meerkat Match Hero, said: “It was a little bit slow at times but ultimately I felt it was a pretty good wicket. It was a nice win.”It’s great to bat with Tom [Banton], he was keeping me nice and calm and we just tried to bat together really and bounce off each other. We score in different areas so we complemented each other well.”The way I play, I’m always trying to take it to the bowler if I can. It’s always nice to do it in front of a home crowd and I thought the boys stuck at it really well after a tough thing in the field that happened to Adam [Hose] and we hope he’s all right.”
Matchday tickets to watch live football appear to be going up with every season, pricing out the regular punters who have supported their teams for years.
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Here is a look at ticket prices for every Premier League side for the 2025/26 campaign, looking at their cheapest and most expensive ticket excluding hospitality.
Matchday ticket prices in the Premier League 2025/26
Club
Cheapest
Highest
Arsenal
£31.80
£145.50
Aston Villa
£46.75
£96.60
Bournemouth
£30
£56
Brentford
£40
£65
Brighton
£34
£78
Burnley
£30
£55
Chelsea
£55
£78
Crystal Palace
£44
£74
Everton
£58
£75
Fulham
£36
£125
Leeds
£35
£59
Liverpool
£39
£61
Manchester City
£30
£60
Manchester United
£37
£97
Newcastle United
£55
£70
Nottingham Forest
£50
£70
Sunderland
£36
£46
Tottenham Hotspur
£38
£109
West Ham
£30
£115
Wolves
£26.50
£71
20 Sunderland Most expensive ticket: £46
Back in the Premier League after eight years away, Sunderland have the least expensive matchday ticket at just £46.
The Black Cats supporters were treated to some brilliant displays straightaway at the Stadium of Light, making this value for money.
19 Burnley Most expensive ticket: £55
Burnley also won promotion in 2025 and are one of the cheapest to watch in the Premier League.
Tickets start at just £30 and reach £55.
18 Bournemouth Most expensive ticket: £56
Bournemouth have been enjoying their finest Premier League football under Andoni Iraola.
At £56 for a ticket, they are the third-cheapest club on this list, however, prices may well go up should they qualify for Europe this term.
17 Leeds Most expensive ticket: £59
Leeds are the most expensive of the three promoted sides from the Championship, with the most expensive Elland Road ticket sitting at £59.
A stadium expansion is planned to increase capacity to over 50,000, and it’ll be interesting to see whether prices rise in Yorkshire as well.
16 Manchester City Most expensive ticket: £60
Manchester City may be going through their roughest spell since Pep Guardiola took charge in 2016, but compared to other clubs, their most expensive matchday ticket is a reasonable £60.
At £30 for the cheapest ticket at the Etihad, City fans can also get some decent value for seeing their team perform in the Premier League. Given they won the titles four years in a row, this figure isn’t too steep.
15 Liverpool Most expensive ticket: £61
Considering Liverpool’s success domestically and in Europe, it is admirable that their most expensive matchday ticket is £61, which ranks them relatively low on this list.
The club froze all ticket prices for the 2025/26 season. Not a bad price to watch the defending champions if you can get your hand on a ticket.
14 Brentford Most expensive ticket: £65
Brentford are now an established Premier League side, having secured promotion to the top flight back in 2021.
The Bees have never finished lower than 16th in the table. The most expensive matchday ticket at the club currently is £65, with no increases for the 2025/26 campaign.
13 Newcastle Most expensive ticket: £70
Newcastle United once again secured Champions League football for the second time in three seasons and won their first piece of silverware for 70 years in 2025 under Eddie Howe.
The most expensive Magpies ticket is £70, with the price of the cheapest ticket being £55.
12 Nottingham Forest Most expensive ticket: £70
Nottingham Forest’s most expensive matchday costs £70, which has increased after qualifying for Europe in 2025.
The cheapest option currently stands at £50, and the supporters going to the City Ground have seen three managers in the dugout during 2025/26.
11 Wolves Most expensive ticket: £71
Wolverhampton Wanderers have work to do if they are to avoid dropping into the Championship, with major unrest at Molineux.
Despite their poor season, the most expensive matchday ticket is £71 at Molineux, hardly worth the value considering. The cheapest is £26.50, the lowest in the division.
Sri Lanka are on the brink of elimination in the Asia Cup after sliding to their second successive defeat
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An unbroken stand of 58 off 41 between Hussain Talat and Mohammad Nawaz saved Pakistan’s blushes as they stumbled their way through a middling chase to eventually come away with a five-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup in Abu Dhabi.Having been set a target of 134, on a ground where the average winning total batting first was 183, Pakistan collapsed from 43 for 0 in five overs to 57 for 4 in the ninth over. Not long after it was 80 for 5 in the 12th over, but Talat and Nawaz got the job done for Pakistan without any further scares.Related
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Talat finished on 32* off 30, while Nawaz struck 38* off 24, while for Sri Lanka the wickets were spread between Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera.Talat had earlier made his initial impact with the ball, in a double-wicket over, removing both Charith Asalanka and Dasun Shanaka. It had followed a powerplay that saw Shaheen Shah Afridi pick up two wickets in the powerplay – he would end with three in total – as Sri Lanka lost their top three for the addition of 53 in the first six overs.From that point on Pakistan strangled Sri Lanka’s innings, as they only mustered 63 runs across the final ten overs. Kamindu Mendis’ 50 off 44 was the lone bright spot in an otherwise forgettable innings.The result means that Sri Lanka have lost two games, and are now dependent on Bangladesh beating India to keep their hopes of making the final alive.1:26
Aaron: Pakistan using three pacers up top made the difference
Afridi’s early impactPakistan got the best of the bowling conditions when the won the toss and elected to bowl, but it still needed to be utilised. Both Shaheen Shah Afridi and Faheem Ashraf found big movement early on, but that did not deter the Sri Lankan batters.Kusal Mendis clipped one in the air to short midwicket first ball, but Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera both found the boundary. Afridi then accounted for Nissanka as well, with the opener edging behind an attempted heave down the ground – one he had executed efficiently just a ball prior.Kusal Perera fell in the final over of the powerplay, miscuing one off Haris Rauf to mid-on. Sri Lanka had 53 runs in the powerplay, but Pakistan kept chipping away.2:09
Chopra: Talat holding one end up was important
Talat sets up the middle-overs squeezeDespite the loss of three wickets, Sri Lanka were still looking to attack – presumably reading that conditions were more than adequate for batting. However the two dismissals as a result of this approach, perhaps bordering on reckless at points, greatly reduced Sri Lanka’s ability to post a competitive total.The first was from Asalanka, who was batting well during his 19-ball 20, but ended up top-edging a short-arm pull to deep square leg. A ball later Dasun Shanaka nicked behind. Both those wickets came in Talat’s first over, and he went onto finish with 2 for 18 in his three overs.Sri Lanka’s scoring slowed to a trickle after that point, as they scored just 34 runs between overs six and 16. During this period Abrar Ahmed trotted through four overs, giving away just eight runs while picking up the wicket of Wanindu Hasaranga.ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Talat and Nawaz finish it offSahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman seemingly broke the chase with a 45-run opening stand, but when Theekshana picked up both batters in the final over of the powerplay – the latter courtesy an outstanding one-handed grab at mid-off by Hasaranga – Sri Lanka felt they had a sniff.Two Hasaranga overs later though and Pakistan had lost two more, and suddenly Sri Lanka were well and truly in it.A 23-run stand between Talat and Mohammad Haris briefly brought back some control of proceedings for Pakistan, but when Chameera burst one through Haris to peg back the middle stump, Pakistan still needed 54 more with half their side back in the dugout.Thankfully for them, Talat and Nawaz navigated the chase shrewdly, taking minimal risks to take the game deep. It was only in the death overs that they opened up, with Nawaz looking to take on Hasaranga and then finally Chameera. A trio of sixes off the latter brought the game to a rapid close.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have “spoken” to representatives of Erik ten Hag regarding their vacant managerial role and his stance on the position has now been made clear.
After 10 games in the Premier League this season, Wolves have acquired two points from an available 30. Without a win in those matches, Vitor Pereira was sacked following a 3-0 loss to Fulham, despite the Portuguese having signed a new contract just weeks earlier.
Wolves will, no doubt, hope to make a swift appointment to replace Pereira. The Old Gold have an interim manager in place for their game against Chelsea in the shape of James Collins, as they consider a wide range of options who could succeed Pereira.
Middlesbrough head coach Rob Edwards appears to be the top target for Wolves, even though Boro are reluctant to let Edwards, who only joined in the summer, depart for Molineux, where he has spent time as both a coach and player.
According to Football Insider, however, the club are seemingly interested in bringing one particular manager back to the Premier League.
Erik ten Hag open to Wolves role
Recent reports have indicated that not only have Wolves spoken with ten Hag’s representatives, but that the Dutchman would be “interested in speaking to Wolves about the job”.
No stranger to the Premier League, ten Hag moved from Ajax to Manchester United in 2022. Across the following two years, he won an EFL Cup and FA Cup, but struggled to enjoy much consistent success in both domestic and European football.
Sacked in 2024, ten Hag spent almost a year without a job until being hired by Bayer Leverkusen to replace Xabi Alonso in the summer of 2025. After taking charge of just three matches for the German side, however, ten Hag was sacked and remains a free agent.
Though recent seasons have not been the kindest for ten Hag, he remains a well-thought of coach. Thierry Henry, as per Manchester Evening News, has spoken positively of the Dutchman in the past.
The next Wolves manager must have a quick start at Molineux, due to the club’s current predicament in the league. As somebody who is “firmly in the running,” ten Hag would certainly be a bold appointment, given the misfortunes he suffered both at the end of his tenure at Man United and with Leverkusen.
"One of the best men" in football considered by Wolves