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قال حمد إبراهيم المدير الفني لفريق الإسماعيلي، إن الدراويش لم يبدأوا مباراة حرس الحدود بشكل جيد.

وكانت مباراة الإسماعيلي أمام حرس الحدود قد انتهت بالتعادل الإيجابي بهدفين لكل فريق في سادس جولات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز “النيل” 2024-2025.

فيديو | الإسماعيلي يتعادل مع حرس الحدود إيجابيًا في الدوري المصري

وأضاف إبراهيم في تصريحات تلفزيونية لفضائية “الحياة”: “اللاعبون كانوا في مستوى تركيز جيد اليوم، وبعد التأخر حاولت التدخل بشكل سريع”.

وأضاف: “بعد استقبال هدفين عدلنا طريقة اللعب واستطعنا تسجيل هدفي التعديل”.

وأردف: “التعادل نتيجة مقبولة جدًا، خاصة بعد العودة من الخسارة، ولكن الخسارة هي فقدان نقطتين في الإسماعيلية”.

وأتم: “لا أستطيع لوم اللاعبين، أدوا مباراة قوية جدًا، ليس سهلًا على لاعبين صغار السن أن يعودوا بعد الخسارة ونحرز هدفين وسط جماهيرنا وعلى أرضنا”.

ويحتل فريق الإسماعيلي المركز الحادي عشر في جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري برصيد 6 نقاط بعد الفوز في مباراة واحدة والتعادل بـ3 مواجهات وتلقى هزيمتين.

Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah and Najmul Hossain Shanto to lead the teams, Mashrafe Mortaza left out

Mohammad Isam06-Oct-2020

The BCB has announced a one-day competition between three teams – to be led by Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah and Najmul Hossain Shanto – between October 11 and 23 to build up towards the return of domestic cricket in Bangladesh. The three teams will play each other twice in the league stage, with the top-two teams meeting in the final. All players, support staffers, match officials and others connected to the matches, which will be day-nighters, are going to be placed in a bio-secure bubble during the course of the tournament.Most members of the 15-man squads are players who were part of the two-leg training camp held since September 20 in preparation for the now-aborted Sri Lanka tour. To that group, the selectors have added some members of 2020 Under-19 World Cup-winning squad, including captain Akbar Ali, as well as players from the BCB’s high-performance programme; one specialist legspinner has been added to each team too. The senior team management has also mandated that all 45 players must be selected for at least two matches.ALSO READ: Domingo – Hard to be in camps ‘without knowing your end goal’Once the tour of Sri Lanka was postponed, the BCB had announced that the players would continue to train at their camp in Dhaka, during which the players would play two intra-squad two-day games and one three-day game. The two-dayers are done, and the three-day contest now stands cancelled.Mashrafe Mortaza, who resigned from ODI captaincy in March this year, was not included in any of the squads. “Mashrafe will be playing the T20 tournament but not this one-day tournament,” BCB president Nazmul Hassan said. “It is not that he doesn’t want to play. [But] he has to be quarantined [after having been treated for Covid-19] and will need time to regain fitness.”The T20 tournament Hassan referred to is likely to be a five-team affair, to be held in mid-November. The BCB is yet to decide whether it will sponsor the event on its own or bring corporate houses to own the teams.”We have to decide if it will be a corporate league or a BCB-sponsored event,” Hassan said. “We also want to see if we can allow foreign players. It is likely to be a five-team event, which will involve 75 local players. All we need is to ensure who will manage the teams and how they will manage social distancing in this pandemic. Whether they will send the players home after the games, we just want to ensure these things first.”Abu Jayed, who had tested positive for Covid-19 on September 23 – the same day Saif Hassan, who had earlier tested positive too, returned a negative test – has since tested negative, and both players were included in the squads.Squads for the one-day tri-series
Mahmudullah XI: Mahmudullah (capt), Mohammad Naim, Liton Das (wk), Mominul Haque, Mahmudul Hasan, Nurul Hasan (wk), Sabbir Rahman, Imrul Kayes, Hasan Mahmud, Ebadot Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rakibul Hasan, Aminul Islam Biplob.
Najmul XI: Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Soumya Sarkar, Saif Hassan, Afif Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Towhid Hridoy, Irfan Sukkur (wk), Parvez Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain, Abu Jayed, Mukidul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain.
Tamim XI: Tamim Iqbal (capt), Tanzid Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Mithun (wk), Shahadat Hossain, Yasir Ali, Akbar Ali (wk), Anamul Haque (wk), Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaled Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mahedi Hasan, Taijul Islam, Minhajul Abedin Afridi.

دافع أسطورة آرسنال عن مهاجم الفريق فيكتور جيوكيريس، وذلك بعدما ظهر الأخير بشكل باهت خلال مواجهة الجانرز يوم أمس الأحد مع مانشستر يونايتد بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

آرسنال تعاقد مع جيوكيريس خلال صيف العام الحالي، قادمًا من صفوف سبورتينج لشبونة مقابل 64 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

لكن جيوكريس لعب بشكل سييء خلال مواجهة آرسنال ومانشستر يونايتد يوم أمس الأحد، والتي فاز بها آرسنال بهدف دون رد.

تابع .. روي كين: شرط واحد يحول لقب الدوري الإنجليزي من آرسنال إلى ليفربول هذا الموسم

لكن فريدي ليونبيرج، أسطورة آرسنال، دافع عن جيوكيريس، حيث يرى الدولي السويدي السابق أن مهاجم لشبونة السابق قادر على تسجيل أكثر من 20 هدفًا لصالح الجانرز هذا الموسم.

وقال ليونبيرج في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “مترو”: “لقد كان يومًا صعبًا بالنسبة لجيوكيريس في لقاء الأمس، من الواضح أنه يريد تسجيل الأهداف، والجماهير تريد رؤيته يسجل الأهداف”.

وأضاف ليونبيرج في حديثه: ”لقد قلتها سابقًا وسأكررها، هذا هو الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، وليس الدوري البرتغالي، لكن يمكنك أن ترى أنه يمتلك هذه الموهبة، لذلك لست قلقًا بشأن جيوكيريس”.

وأتم ليونبيرج عن جيوكيريس: ”أعتقد أنه سيسجل حوالي 20 هدفًا هذا الموسم وأكثر من ذلك إذا كسر صيامه التهديفي أولًا”.

وأحرز هدف آرسنال في لقاء الأمس ريكاردو كالافيوري، وذلك من كرة رأسية ليبدأ الجانرز موسمه بانتصار هام للغاية.

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A chegada do técnico Lisca foi cercada de expectativa por parte da torcida vascaína. Contudo, os resultados não vieram e o profissional decidiu pedir demissão após doze partidas à frente do Vasco. Entre elas, foram dez pela Série B, com cinco derrotas (para Botafogo, Remo, Londrina, Operário (PR) e Avaí), que fizeram com que a equipe se afastasse ainda mais do G4 da competição.

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– A gente tentou de todas as maneiras buscas os objetivos do clube no curto prazo que a gente tinha para trabalhar e infelizmente os resultados não vieram. O nosso objetivo aqui era resultado em curtíssimo prazo.Como isso não aconteceu, hoje estou me desligando do clube e desejo um grande final de campeonato, que o Vasco busque seu objetivo que é o acesso. Que consiga fazer jogos melhores que fez comigo. É uma tristeza muito grande. Uma oportunidade que eu percorri trinta anos para conseguir espaço em um clube grande como o Vasco. Mas chega o momento que temos que ter hombridade de saber que o trabalho não funcionou nesse momento. – frisou o treinador Lisca ao deixar o Vasco.

+ Confira e simule a tabela da Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro

Com as vitórias de Goiás e Botafogo, a diferença do Vasco para o G4 aumentou mais dois pontos. O time tem 32, oito a menos que o atual quarto colocado, o CRB – justamente o próximo adversário, na quinta, às 19h, no Rei Pelé. O confronto direto marcará a estreia do técnico Fernando Diniz no comando do Cruz-Maltino.

O novo comandante terá a tarefa de fazer o time engrenar e conquistar dez vitórias nos quinze jogos que restam. Além disso, o técnico precisará arrumar o sistema defensivo, que tem falhado constantemente e fazer com que o ataque seja mais efetivo. Ele dará o seu primeiro treinamento no CT Moacyr Barbosa neste domingo.

+Em meio à crise, Cano enfrenta seu maior jejum de gols no Vasco; Diniz precisa potencializar o artilheiro

Para o duelo contra a equipe alagoana, o técnico não poderá contar com o atacante Daniel Amorim, que tomou o terceiro cartão amarelo diante do Avaí. Por outro lado, ele deverá ter o retorno do meia Sarrafiore, que se recuperou da Covid-19,

Além dele, Diniz poderá colocar em campo o zagueiro Walber, que foi regularizado no BID da CBF. O atacante equatoriano Jhon Sánchez, por sua vez, ainda não foi regularizado e aguarda seu nome aparecer no BID para poder estrear também na quinta. Ambos os reforços foram pedidos por Lisca, mas não puderam estrear sob o comando do treinador.

Confira o desempenho do Vasco nas últimas dez rodadas

24/07 – Vasco 4 x 1 Guarani;
31/07- Botafogo 2 x 0 Vasco;
07/08 – Vitória 0 x 1 Vasco;
10/08 – Vasco 1 x 0 Vila Nova;
13/08 – Remo 2 x 1 Vasco;
18/08 – Vasco 1 x 2 Londrina;
21/08 – Operário-PR 2 x 0 Vasco;
29/08 – Vasco 2 x 0 Ponte Preta;
03/09 – Vasco 1 x 1 Brasil de Pelotas;
06/09 – Avaí 3 x 1 Vasco

* quatro vitórias (Guarani, Vila Nova, Vitória e Ponte Preta), um empate (Brasil de Pelotas), e cinco derrotas (Botafogo, Remo, Londrina, Operário (PR) e Avaí)

In pursuit of a replacement for Raphael Varane, Manchester United have reportedly intensified their efforts to sign a European star for Erik ten Hag and his side ahead of next season.

Man Utd transfer news

After another disappointing season to undo a positive first campaign under Ten Hag, Sir Jim Ratcliffe had a decision to make this summer regarding the manager's future. Eventually, the new minority owner opted to keep the Dutchman rather than turning towards the likes of Thomas Tuchel and Gareth Southgate and has now backed his choice even further by entering advanced talks over a new contract, as per Fabrizio Romano.

With Ten Hag's future almost sealed, the Red Devils have also turned their attention towards potential summer incomings, including a reported replacement for Varane.

According to Sport in Spain, Manchester United are ready to double the salary of Ronald Araujo with talks intensifying to sign the Barcelona centre-back, who currently earns a reported £114k-a-week. Valued at £64m, a deal to sign the defender won't come cheap this summer, but it is undoubtedly one that would go a long way towards fixing United's defensive problems.

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What's more, at 25 years old, those at Old Trafford wouldn't just be getting a replacement for Varane, but arguably a major upgrade in the form of a player at the peak of his powers. Next to Harry Maguire, the Uruguay international could form the basis of a side finally capable of taking a permanent turn in the right direction.

"Excellent" Araujo would be a major upgrade on Varane

Ultimately, Varane should look back on his time at Old Trafford thinking what could have been rather than what was, despite winning both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup in the space of two seasons.

The Frenchman arrived as the latest defender tasked with fixing United's defence, before injuries took their toll and Old Trafford never truly saw his best form. Now, however, if Araujo arrives, the Premier League giants can see the impact that Varane was initially tipped to make.

League stats 23/24 (via FBref)

Ronald Araujo

Raphael Varane

Minutes

1,997

1,375

Progressive Passes per 90

4.55

3.86

Tackles Won per 90

0.99

0.72

Ball Recoveries per 90

4.59

4.38

It's no shock that former Barcelona manager Xavi was so full of praise for Araujo throughout his tenure, saying via Heavy: "I’m very happy to have Ronald on the team. He has such a great personality.

"He celebrates everything and to have that type of profile as a defender, to be so engaged with the team, and celebrate everything is hard to find. We welcome him with open arms because it’s spectacular to see him train, he’s so positive, he has an excellent character and that’s fundamental to us.”

Both Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma were missing from the squad after picking up injuries in the IPL

Vishal Dikshit26-Oct-20201:52

Will Rahul’s IPL form help him in Tests?

Rohit Sharma has not been included in any of the three squads for India’s tour of Australia after he picked a hamstring injury in the ongoing IPL. KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav have returned to India’s Test squad and uncapped fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has also been called-up for the four-match series in December-January. Ishant Sharma’s injury in the IPL meant he was not in the Test squad either, and the BCCI has said in a statement they will “continue to monitor the progress of Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma.”While Rohit picked up a hamstring injury last week and he is still in the UAE with the Mumbai Indians squad, Ishant was ruled out of the IPL much earlier with an abdominal muscle tear and he had returned to India. Ishant has been at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru since then.Rohit had also missed India’s last Test series, against New Zealand earlier this year, with a calf injury.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

India’s openers in Rohit’s absence are Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill, just like was the case for the New Zealand Tests earlier this year, with the addition of Rahul now to make it an 18-man squad. Siraj will be the fifth pace-bowling option along with Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Navdeep Saini whereas Kuldeep will be the third spinner along with Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin.The BCCI release also said four additional bowlers – Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kartik Tyagi, Ishan Porel and T Natarajan – will travel with the Indian contingent.Rishabh Pant, who is missing from the white-ball squads, and Wriddhiman Saha are the two wicketkeepers, and Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain) and Hanuma Vihari are the expected batsmen in the squad led by Virat Kohli.Pujara and Vihari – the two specialist Test batsmen – flew to the UAE recently along with the majority of India’s coaching staff. India’s squads will then fly to Australia directly from the UAE after the IPL final on November 10, with the tour expected to start on November 27 in Sydney with the ODIs, followed by the T20Is and the Tests.Rahul, who last played a Test in the West Indies last year and also toured Australia in 2018-19, has been one of the most consistent batsmen this IPL while opening for the Kings XI Punjab and is currently the leading run-scorer of the season with 595 runs. Siraj has impressed for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, especially with his stunning figures of 3 for 8 against the Kolkata Knight Riders last week. Overall, Siraj has six wickets from 16 overs in five games so far.It is for the longer format, though, that Siraj has been impressing the selectors by regularly representing India A in the last few years. He toured New Zealand with the A squad earlier this year for three wickets from two games, after a tally of 19 wickets in five games in the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy. Prior to that he was part of the A squads for the home series against South Africa A and the tour of West Indies in 2019.It was in late 2018, however, that he turned heads with the red ball when he took career-best figures of 8 for 59 against an Australia A line-up that had several Test batsmen. When he took another three wickets in the second innings, he finished with 40 wickets in five first-class games against the A squads of West Indies, England, South Africa and Australia.Kuldeep’s last Test was in Australia in 2019 in Sydney, where he took a five-for, and he has been more regular in the shorter formats since then, having played an ODI in New Zealand earlier this year and the home series against Australia, Sri Lanka and West Indies before that.The fixtures have not been announced officially yet but the Test series is expected to start with a day-night game in Adelaide from December 17, before moving to Melbourne for the Boxing Day Test starting December 26, followed by the New Year’s Test in Sydney from January 7 and the last one in Brisbane from January 15.India Test squad: Virat Kohli (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj

أعرب الألماني هانز فليك المدير الفني لفريق برشلونة، عن سعادته بالتأهل إلى نهائي كأس السوبر الإسباني، بعد تخطي أتلتيك بلباو.

وفاز برشلونة بثنائية نظيفة على أتلتيك بلباو مساء اليوم الأربعاء، في نصف نهائي كأس السوبر الإسباني بملعب الجوهرة المشعة بمدينة جدة في المملكة العربية السعودية.

طالع أيضًا.. موعد مباراة برشلونة القادمة في نهائي كأس السوبر الإسباني

وينتظر برشلونة الفائز من مباراة نصف نهائي الآخر، بين ريال مدريد وريال مايوركا، مساء غد الخميس، في المواجهة التي ستقام الأحد المقبل.

وقال هانز فليك في تصريحات بالمؤتمر الصحفي عقب المباراة: “أنا سعيد للغاية بالفوز، كما أنني سعيد بأن داني أولمو وباو فيكتور يمكن أن يكونا معنا في النهائي”.

وأضاف: “لا أريد التحدث عن الماضي، علينا أن نركز في المستقبل، وأن نمضي قدمًا ويكون هذا الفوز مفيدًا لنا قبل مباراة النهائي”.

وأردف: “لعب تشيزني اليوم لأن هذا كان قراري، وقررت أن يجلس إينياكي بينيا على مقاعد البدلاء”.

وكانت التقارير كشفت قبل المباراة، أن المدرب الإسباني أجلس بينيا على مقاعد البدلاء كإجراء انضباطي.

واختتم: “لامين يامال خرج لأننا لابد وأن نحافظ على جميع اللاعبين ونعتني بهم، أعلم أنكم تريدون رؤية لامين دائمًا، لكنه عائد من إصابة وكان علينا تغييره بعد ساعة أو أكثر بقليل من المباراة”.

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Em partida válida pela 21ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro 2021, Chapecoense ePalmeirasse enfrentam neste sábado (18), às 17h (horário de Brasília), na Arena Condá, em Chapecó–SC.

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Na vice-liderança da competição nacional com 35 pontos, sete atrás do líderAtlético-MG, o Verdão vem de derrota para oFlamengopor 3 a 1, no Allianz Parque. Já a Chape, por sua vez, ocupa a lanterna do Brasileirão com 10 pontos conquistados e, na última rodada, conseguiu sua primeira vitória no campeonato ao derrotar o Red Bull Bragantino por 2 a 1, no Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, em Bragança Paulista-SP.

Desfalque importante da Chape para o confronto contra o Palmeiras neste sábado (18), na Arena Condá. O atacante Anselmo Ramon, que marcou na primeira vitória da equipe no Brasileirão sobre o Red Bull Bragantino, recebeu o terceiro cartão amarelo e está fora do duelo.

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O Palmeiras segue realizando as atividades de preparação para o duelo contra a Chape. O volante Danilo não participou dos últimos treinos da equipe por conta de um trauma sofrido no tornozelo esquerdo na partida contra o Flamengo, no último fim de semana, e realizou procedimentos na parte interna do centro de excelência para trabalhos de recuperação.

Por outro lado, o lateral-esquerdo Jorge treinou com o grupo durante todo o tempo, e pode ser a novidade entre os relacionados.

Horário, transmissão, arbitragem, prováveis escalações: os dados de Chapecoense x Palmeiras

Data: 18 de Setembro de 2021, sábado
Horário: 17h (horário de Brasília)
Local: Arena Condá, em Chapecó – SC
Árbitro: Paulo Roberto Alves Júnior – PR
Assistentes: Ivan Carlos Bohn – PR e Sidmar dos Santos Meurer – PR
VAR:Adriano Milczvski – PR, Luciano Roggenbaum – PR e Rodrigo Pereira Joia – CE

Transmissão:

–PREMIERE(pay-per-view para todo o Brasil, com narração de narração de Milton Leite, comentários de Alexandre Lozetti (por vídeo) e Ricardinho, central do apito com Sálvio Spinola e reportagens de Eduardo Florão).
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CHAPECOENSE:Keiller; Matheus Ribeiro, Kadu, Jordan e Busanello; Alan Santos, Anderson Leite e Denner; Mike, Bruno Silva e Perotti.Técnico:Pintado

Desfalques: Ninguém;
Suspenso:Anselmo Ramon (3º Amarelo);
Pendurados:Busanello, Moisés Ribeiro, Geuvânio, Keiller, Denner, Derlan, Fernandinho e Lima;
Voltam de suspensão:Ninguém

PALMEIRAS:Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Luan, Gustavo Gómez e Piquerez; Felipe Melo, Patrick de Paula, Raphael Veiga e Dudu; Wesley e Rony.Técnico:Abel Ferreira

Desfalques: Danilo (trauma no tornozelo esquerdo);
Suspensos:Zé Rafael (Vermelho Direto);
Pendurados:Zé Rafael, Deyverson e Gabriel Menino;
Voltam de suspensão:Ninguém

The SCG will be filled to 50% capacity, and India will play their first game in nine months

Karthik Krishnaswamy26-Nov-20206:47

Moody: Will pick Agarwal over Gill as second opener

Big PictureThe SCG. Australia and New Zealand played an ODI here in March, in eerie silence. It was to be the last bit of international action for four months.Cricket has been back for a while now, but the silence hasn’t gone away. On Friday, though, we could witness something close to normalcy – something like the old times – with the SCG filled to 50% capacity when Australia meet India for the first of three ODIs.Fans at the ground, and India. You have both been missed.The match will open a long and an important Australian summer for both teams, who are looking to address two major long-term goals: to build towards next year’s T20 World Cup, and to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and firm up their respective chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship final.There’s plenty of wider context to the ODI series too. It’s part of the new ODI Super League, and for the India players who will be featuring in the Test series too, it’s also a chance to get back into the rhythm of longer innings and longer spells after a long IPL season that followed months of dormancy. For once, though, the wider context will be secondary.The context, on Friday, will be the game itself, and for India fans especially, all those familiar pleasures you may have regretted taking for granted. Two of the best teams in the world filled with some of the most competitive characters in the sport, clashing in front of a crowd. What more can you ask for?Form guideAustralia WLWWL (last five completed matches, most recent first)
India LLLWW
In the spotlightAn average of 15.42, a strike rate barely scraping above a run-a-ball, and no sixes in 106 balls. Glenn Maxwell had a horror IPL with the bat, but he’s back in home conditions. And in the ODI format too, which should give him a little more space and time – only a little, mind you, down at No. 7 – to play himself back into form. He batted magnificently in his last ODI series, in England just before the IPL, tonking 77 off 59 balls in the first ODI and 108 off 90 in the third, turning two dire situations into wins for Australia. But can Maxwell recapture that sort of form after a lean patch, and how will he go against his old nemesis Yuzvendra Chahal?Hardik Pandya didn’t bowl a ball right through IPL 2020, and while that didn’t necessarily hurt the Mumbai Indians’ campaign, it could upset India’s ODI balance given none of their other batsmen is a viable sixth bowling option. Pandya was in terrific hitting form right through the IPL, but he may have to show a little more versatility as a top-six batsman in ODI cricket. He has the game for it, but it will be interesting to see how he adapts, especially given that he hasn’t played an ODI since the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in July 2019.Aaron Finch and Virat Kohli pose with the ODI trophy•Getty Images

Team newsSteven Smith, who missed the ODI series in England with a concussion, is all set to slot back into the side in place of the injured Mitchell Marsh, with Marcus Stoinis vacating the No. 3 slot in all likelihood.Australia: 1 David Warner, 2 Aaron Finch (capt), 3 Steven Smith, 4 Marnus Labuschagne, 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Alex Carey (wk), 7 Glenn Maxwell, 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood.In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal is likely to partner Shikhar Dhawan at the top of the order with KL Rahul continuing to keep wicket and bat at No. 5. If India pick both Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah, they will have to choose between Navdeep Saini’s pace and Shardul Thakur’s lower-order batting for the third seamer’s role. Also, Chahal’s IPL form may help him edge out Kuldeep Yadav for the lone wristspinner’s slot.India: 1 Shikhar Dhawan, 2 Mayank Agarwal, 3 Virat Kohli (capt), 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Shardul Thakur/Navdeep Saini, 9 Yuzvendra Chahal/Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mohammed Shami, 11 Jasprit Bumrah.Pitch and conditionsThe game should be high-scoring if the pitch plays true to recent form. Teams batting first have won six of the last seven ODIs at this ground, and the average first-innings total in that period has been 312. The weather is expected to be warm and sunny, with a high of around 24 degrees Celsius.Stats and trivia Virat Kohli has an excellent ODI record in Australia – 1154 runs at 50.17, five hundreds – but Sydney has been something of a nightmare venue for him. He averages 9.00 after five innings at the SCG, with a highest score of 21. Australia have a 14-2 win-loss record against India at the SCG. It’s easily India’s least-favourite ground to play Australia at. India, however, come into this game having won three of their last four ODIs in Australia. Aaron Finch needs 17 runs to reach the 5000 mark in ODIs. Quotes”If you look at his record, it’s second to none. It really is remarkable. So I think what we have to keep in mind is we have to keep looking to get him out. When you go away from that and you’re looking to contain players, you can miss a trick there. He’s probably the best one-day player of all time, so it’s about sticking to our plans and being really committed in that regard.”

A "quality" forward will most likely join Chelsea if high-earner Raheem Sterling leaves Stamford Bridge this summer, with Enzo Maresca's plans for the winger currently unclear.

Sterling linked with high-profile exit after two years at Chelsea

Signed from Man City for around £50 million in the summer of 2022, Sterling has gone to make 81 appearances for the Blues in all competitions, scoring 19 goals and registering a further 12 assists.

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The Englishman, who hasn't been selected for the Three Lions at international level since the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, featured often under Mauricio Pochettino until the back end of 2023/2024 – where he would then find himself relegated to the substitute's bench more often than not.

Some reports have claimed that Sterling believes he may have no choice but to leave Chelsea if he wants to regain his place in the England setup, and potential arrivals could limit his chances in west London even more.

Sterling was apparently floated as a makeweight in Chelsea discussions for Michael Olise, before the 22-year-old chose to join Vincent Kompany at Bayern Munich.

Raheem Sterling's all-time stats for Chelsea in all competitions

Appearances

81

Goals

19

Assists

12

Yellow cards

13

Red cards

0

Minutes played

5,321

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Other media sources around that time stated that Chelsea were ready to sell Sterling if they sealed a deal for Olise. While the winger's transfer didn't come to fruition, co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley are still pushing to sign a winger as one of Maresca's top transfer priorities.

Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi is said to be firmly in their thinking in that regard. The 22-year-old, who registered seven goal contributions across 34 appearances in all competitions under ex-Dortmund boss Edin Terzic last term, could be a replacement for Sterling if the ex-City star does quit.

Chelsea are reportedly ready to offer Adeyemi a seven-year contract to join them and could bid, as per CaughtOffside last week, and another update has now surfaced courtesy of the same outlet.

Adeyemi would most likely join Chelsea if Sterling leaves

It is believed Adeyemi would most likely join Chelsea if Sterling leaves, amid reports he'd cost just £25 million to prise away from the Bundesliga.

The German represents fairly good value for money in this market, given his age and contribution at club level already, and Adeyemi was subject to serious praise from Terzic during the tactician's time at the club.

"This is the quality of Karim," said Terzic.

"It was a corner kick and we defended it quite well. It was a dangerous situation but then when you see his acceleration, and this is something we showed him at half-time as well. And this is what he did. His first touch was there to accelerate the game.

"If you are quick like this then it is going to be very tough for every defence to defend against him. It was a great goal and it was very important as it was the winning goal. I hope that he can continue to perform like this.”