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Daniel Alves parece ter reativado uma discussão que estava um pouco mais fria, nesta quinta-feira (18), ao responder seus seguidores no Instagram. O meia do São Paulo respondeu sobre a sua posição e sua disponibilidade para jogar como lateral, tema debatido desde a chegada do camisa 10 no Tricolor.

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Desde que chegou ao São Paulo, Daniel Alves foi motivo de muitas discussões sobre a posição em que deveria jogar. Com o desejo de jogar de meio-campista, o camisa 10 deixou a lateral direita, posição na qual fez história durante sua carreira inteira na Europa.

Após algumas atuações ruins pelo meio, passou a ser pedido na lateral direita por parte dos torcedores, mas sempre pareceu manifestar-se com o desejo de seguir como meia, o que aconteceu. Nesta quinta-feira, porém, em suas redes sociais, o atleta afirmou que está aberto para mudar de posição de acordo com o que for pedido pelo treinador Hernán Crespo.

Ao abrir seu perfil para receber perguntas em seus stories,o meia respondeu um seguidor que o questionou se jogaria na lateral pelo São Paulo.

– Eu jogo onde me colocarem, até de goleiro se precisar!! – respondeu o meia do Tricolor.

Daniel Alves ainda respondeu outras perguntas sobre o clube.

Um dos seguidores perguntou se o São Paulo sairá da fila em 2021. Dani respondeu com uma foto fazendo um sinal de positivo com o polegar, além de falar para ‘quem nunca esteve na fila’ atirar a primeira pedra.

Questionado sobre o sentimento de jogar no São Paulo, o camisa 10 respondeu que o sentimento é de um sonho realizado.

Daniel Alves é uma das peças importantes do São Paulo para a temporada de 2021. O jogador que mais conquistou troféus na história do futebol ainda espera levantar sua primeira taça pelo Tricolor, time no qual está desde 2019.

Opener steps up after sleepless night, as infant daughter is taken ill on eve of game

George Dobell at Trent Bridge17-May-2019

Jason Roy brings up his century•Getty Images

Jason Roy had to overcome a lack of sleep and concerns about his new-born daughter to make a match-winning century against Pakistan.Roy made 114 – the eighth century of his ODI career – to help England to the fourth highest successful run-chase in their ODI history at Trent Bridge; a result that gives them an unassailable 3-0 series win.But afterwards Roy revealed he had spent much of the night in hospital after his daughter, Everly, was taken ill and managed only a couple ofhours’ sleep. While Everly, who is seven weeks old, is understood to be out of danger, Roy returned to be by her hospital bedside immediately after the game.And while he admitted it “was not the most fluent innings of my life,” Roy described it as “a special” performance in testing circumstances.”I had a bit of a rough morning, so this one is a special one for me and my family,” Roy told the BBC. “It was my little one. We had to take her to hospital at 1.30 in the morning.”I stayed there until 8.30 and came back for a couple of hours sleep. I got to the ground just before warm-up and cracked on. It was a very emotional hundred.”Meanwhile Jos Buttler – captain in place of the suspended Eoin Morgan – expressed his confidence in England’s run-chase despite their apparently challenging total.”I thought the bowling unit did a great job to keep them to 340,” he said. “As daft as it sounds, I didn’t think 340 seemed such a vast score on a wicket like that with a very fast outfield and small boundaries.”The strength of the batting line-up has been a big plus for us overs the past few years. Jason played fantastically well and it is great to watch him in full flow.”We had four really poor overs with some soft dismissals, but Ben Stokes played fantastically well and for him to soak up that pressure and play so well will give him a lot of confidence.”England were also grateful for some flawed fielding from the Pakistan side, too. As well as several dropped chances, the ground fielding cost Pakistan at least a dozen runs while Tom Curran survived a run-out chance on 6. Curran, running for overthrows after a direct hit had removed one bail from the stumps but sent the ball ricochetinginto space, might have been run out had Sarfaraz Ahmed, the Pakistan captain, appealed when removing the remaining bail as Curran attempted to complete a second run.The Laws were updated a couple of years ago so that instead of removing a stump from the ground in such circumstances, only the remaining bail needs to be removed. Curran went on to make an important 31.”We had enough runs on the board,” Sarfaraz said. “If we had fielded well, we would have won this game.”The only thing we can do is work hard. Over the last year-and-a-half our fielding has been much improved, but in these three matches it isa concern for us.”I’ve seen a replay of the run-out. I thought both bails came off and, if the third umpire saw on TV, hopefully he would tell the on-field umpires. But we didn’t appeal.”

نجح فريق العين في تحقيق فوز مثير ومستحق على نظيره أوكلاند سيتي بنتيجة 6-2، وذلك بالمباراة التي انتهت منذ قليل ببطولة كأس إنتركونتيننتال.

والتقي العين مع أوكلاند سيتي، على أرضية استاد هزاع بن زايد في الجولة الأولى من بطولة إنتركونيننتال في نسخته الجديدة.

وتقدم إبيو كاردوسو  بالهدف الأول للعين في الدقيقة السادسة، بعد عرضية من خالد البلوشي، استقبلها برأسية متقنة سكنت الشباك.

وجاء الهدف الثاني في الدقيقة 12 عن طريق سيكو بابا جاساما بتسديدة من خارج منطقة الجزاء.

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وفي الدقيقة 43 جاء هدف أوكلاند الأول عن طريق جيرارد جاريجا بعدما أرسل كرة عرضية من ركلة ركنية بطريقة رائعة سكنت الشباك.

وأحرز ماتياس بالاسيوس الهدف الثالث للعين في الدقيقة 45، بعدما استلم تمريرة وانطلق وأطلق تسديدة داخل المرمى.

وأضاف مير بيفان يضيف الهدف الثالث لأوكلاند سيتي في الدقيقة 54، بعد هجمة منظمة ثم وصلت إليه الكرة ووضعها داخل الشباك.

وسجل سفيان رحيمي الهدف الرابع للعين في الدقيقة 76 بعد كرة عرضية من فيليبي سالوموني وصلت إليه وقابلها برأسية داخل الشباك.

وفي الوقت الضائع تحديدا في الدقيقة 90+3، أحرز كاكو الهدف الخامس للعين بتسديدة صاروخية من خارج منطقة الجزاء سكنت شباك أوكلاند سيتي.

وبعد مرور دقيقتين تمكن سفيان رحيمي من تسجيل الهدف السادس للعين بعد تمريرة من ماتياس سيجوفيا استقبلها رحيمي بمرواغة وتسديدة من داخل منطقة الجزاء.

بهذا الفوز يتأهل فريق العين الإماراتي لمواجهة منافسه الأهلي المصري في الدوري الثاني من كأس الإنتركونتيننتال. أهداف مباراة العين وأوكلاند سيتي في كأس إنتركونتيننتال  

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No estádio Heriberto Hülse, em Criciúma, em partida válida pela 6ª rodada do Campeonato Catarinense, Próspera e Avaí empatam pelo placar de 1 a 1. O Avaí começou melhor, mas acabou tomando o gol no contra-ataque. O Próspera tentou intensificar a retranca para manter a vantagem, mas o Leão conseguiu empatar o jogo seis minutos depois.

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Com o resultado, o Esquadrão da Raça foi para 7 pontos, permaneceu na 9ª colocação e abriu 4 pontos da zona de rebaixamento. O Leão também foi para 7 pontos, mas por causa dos critérios de desempate está em 7º lugar

Na próxima rodada, o Próspera enfrenta o Criciúma, no estádio Heriberto Hülse, no dia 31 de março. Já o Avaí pega o Marcílio Dias, dia 1º de abril, na Ressacada. Ambas as partidas válidas pela 7ª rodada do Campeonato Catarinense.

A partida

RETRANCA DO PRÓSPERA FUNCIONA NA PRIMEIRA METADE DA PARTIDA
Mesmo fora de casa, o Avaí foi para cima do Próspera com tudo em busca do gol. O Leão ficava mais com a bola, mas a retranca do Esquadrão da raça não dava um milímetro de espaço para que chances fossem criadas pela equipe visitante.

AVAÍ CRIA CHANCES DE PERIGO, MAS TOMA O GOL NO CONTRA-ATAQUE
A partir dos 24 minutos da primeira etapa, o Avaí conseguiu furar a retranca do Próspera e criou duas excelentes oportunidades para marcar. A primeira surgiu em arremate da entrada da área. Bruno Silva recebeu o passe e soltou a bomba. O goleiro Roberto quase tomou um frangaço, mas conseguiu defender. A segunda chance surgiu com Valdívia. Após dividida, a bola sobrou para o camisa 10 que finalizou com perigo.

O gol do Leão estava madurinho, mas quem marcou foi o Esquadrão da Raça em contra-ataque. Em cruzamento pelo lado direito, Maicon Santana subiu e cabeceou de forma implacável e abriu o marcador: 1 a 0 para o time do Próspera aos 35 minutos.

LEÃO EMPATA SEIS MINUTOS DEPOIS
O Avaí não se abateu com o gol, continuou melhor, foi para cima do Próspera em busca do empate e conseguiu o gol. Aos 41 minutos, Getúlio é derrubado dentro da área e árbitro marcou o pênalti. Edilson bateu e igualou o placar: 1 a 1.

NO INÍCIO DA ETAPA FINAL, AVAÍ PERDE A CHANCE DE VIRAR
As equipes voltaram com modificações para etapa final, mas o panorama não mudou no início da etapa complementar. Enquanto o Próspera permanecia na retranca, o Avaí continuou bem melhor, pressionando e quase virou o marcador, aos 12 minutos.

Renato recebeu passe e cruzou na medida. Getúlio subiu sozinho e cabeceou de forma fulminante de frente para o gol, mas a bola caprichosamente não entrou e o Leão da Ilha perdeu uma grande chance de passar à frente no placar.

ROBERTO SALVA PRÓPERA NO FIM DO JOGO E PARTIDA ACABA EMPATADA
O jogo foi caminhando e as duas equipes começaram a cair de rendimento com o passar dos minutos. As oportunidades de gol também passaram a rarear. Só no finzinho da partida é que surgiu uma oportunidade de perigo cuja zaga do Próspera quase acabou fazendo contra, mas Roberto fez uma defesa monumental e garantiu a igualdade no marcador. Galiardo ainda foi expulso instantes antes do apito final.

PRÓSPERA 1 x 1 AVAÍ – 6ª Rodada – Campeonato Catarinense
Estádio: Heriberto Hülse, em Criciúma (SC)
Data: 28 de março de 2021, às 16h00 (de Brasília)
Árbitro: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann
Assistentes: Valdir Caldatto e Luciane Rodrigues dos Santos
Cartões amarelos: Sueliton, Jessé, Galiardo, Jean Natal e Gabriel Henrique (PRO); Diego Renan, Marcos Serrato, Lourenço e Getúlio (AVA)
Cartões vermelhos: Galiardo (PRO)
GOLS: Maicon Santana, 35’/1ºT (PRO), Edilson, 41’/1ºT (AVA)

PRÓSPERA (Técnico: Paulo Baier)
Roberto; Sueliton, Matheus Ernandes, Gullithi (Baiano, no intervalo) e Xaro (Diego Soares, no intervalo); Jessé, Galiardo e Leomir (Jean Natal, aos 23’/2ºT); Gabriel Henrique, Daniel (Roger, aos 36’/2ºT) e Maicon Santana (Alex Bruno, aos 23’/2ºT).

AVAÍ (Técnico: Claudinei Oliveira)
Glédson; Edílson (Rafael Pereira, no intervalo), Fagner Alemão (Giovanni, aos 24’/2ºT), Betão e João Lucas (Diego Renan, aos 07’/1ºT); Marcos Serrato, Bruno Silva e Valdívia (Ronaldo Silva, aos 20’/2ºT); Renato (Vinícius Leite, aos 24’/2ºT), Lourenço e Getúlio.

One exciting Sunderland youngster could leave the Stadium of Light in a cut-price deal with a number of clubs circling for his services.

Sunderland’s January transfer window

The Black Cats and Michael Beale were fairly busy in the winter market, with the club continuing the trend of signing players aged 23 or under. Winger Romaine Mundle and defender Leo Hjelde joined on permanent deals from Standard Liege and Leeds United, whereas versatile midfielder Callum Styles joined on loan from Barnsley.

There were also a number of Sunderland players who left the club at the beginning of 2024.

Sunderland January exits

Alex Pritchard

Birmingham City (Permanent)

Jewison Bennette

Aris Saloniki (Loan)

Eliezer Mayenda

Hibernian (Loan)

Jack Diamond

Carlisle United (Loan)

Jay Matete

Oxford United (Loan)

Nectarios Triantis

Hibernian (Loan)

Attention is now on the remainder of the Championship season as Beale looks to take his side into the playoffs, but off the pitch over the coming months, Sunderland could be in danger of losing an in-demand talent.

Update on future of Chris Rigg

The Sunderland Echo shared a transfer update on Rigg in the last 48 hours, and when it came to whether there was interest, said: “This isn't what Sunderland fans will want to hear, but yes there is… and from just about every major club in Europe too. The Echo understands that Bayern Munich are keen as are Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool.”

The report then adds: “Rigg is not yet eligible to sign professional terms and could, technically, move to another club if a fee was agreed between the two clubs. Sunderland would be compensated via a tribunal if Rigg was to leave at the end of his scholarship deal and move elsewhere.”

Rigg, who has played as a central and defensive midfielder this season for the Black Cats, has featured on seven occasions in the Championship this season.

In total, the 16-year-old has made 11 senior appearances for the club and has earned plenty of praise after coming through Sunderland’s academy. For example, former manager Tony Mowbray labelled Rigg as a youngster with “wonderful qualities” back in the summer.

“Chris Rigg is pushing really hard for a starting place in our team I would suggest, and I don’t say that lightly, he’s a 16-year-old boy. He knows where the goal is and wants to run forward, he’s got energy to burn and can keep running all day.

“He looks you in the eye and wants to please and do what you want him to do. He should have scored again to be honest, if he’d trusted his right foot he would have scored again.

"Rigg is doing really well and is a real positive for our football club. I’m eulogising about him there, we shouldn’t overly build him up. He’s still a young boy but he has wonderful qualities and wonderful attributes.”

However, it looks as if some of the biggest clubs in Europe are keen on his services, which isn’t exactly ideal news for Black Cats supporters, making this one to keep an eye on ahead of the summer.

Sam Hain and Sam Curran drafted into squad after injuries to Ben Duckett and Saqib Mahmood

ESPNcricinfo staff11-Jul-2019

Lewis Gregory claimed a five-wicket haul•Getty Images

Lewis Gregory, the Somerset allrounder, will captain the England Lions in their four-day game against Australia A which starts at Canterbury this Sunday.Gregory, who was called into England’s first ODI squad after the 2015 World Cup but did not make the final XI in the one-off game against Ireland, is the leading wicket-taker among Division One seamers this year, with 44 wickets at 13.88 in his eight games.He has some captaincy experience, having skippered England’s under-19s back in 2011, and will again lead Somerset in their upcoming Vitality Blast campaign after taking over from Jim Allenby last year.Gregory is realistically an outside bet for Ashes selection given England’s catalogue of seam-bowling allrounders, but can hope to force his way into their T20I plans ahead of this winter’s tours to New Zealand and South Africa.There are also late call-ups for Sam Curran and Sam Hain.Curran, who has taken 18 wickets in his four Championship games for Surrey since returning from the IPL, replaces Saqib Mahmood, after the Lancashire fast bowler suffered an abdominal problem during their game at Northampton this week.Hain’s call-up comes immediately after his twin hundreds for Warwickshire secured a draw against Hampshire. He is included after Ben Duckett’s groin injury in Nottinghamshire’s defeat at Somerset.Jack Leach, Ben Foakes, and Curran are the three Test players in the squad, and all will look to press cases for Ashes selection.Australia A warmed up for this game with a ten-wicket thrashing of Sussex at Arundel, in which both openers – Marcus Harris and Joe Burns – made centuries. Both men are in contention to open the batting with David Warner this summer.England Lions: Lewis Gregory (captain), Jack Leach (both Somerset), Sam Hain, Dom Sibley (both Warwickshire), Sam Curran, Ben Foakes (both Surrey), Sam Northeast (Hampshire), Jamie Porter (Essex), Zak Crawley (Kent), James Bracey (Gloucestershire), Ollie Robinson (Sussex).

كشف السويسري مارسيل كولر، المدير الفني لفريق الأهلي، عن قائمة اللاعبين المقرر لهم خوض مواجهة السوبر الإفريقي أمام الزمالك.

الأهلي يواجه الزمالك في مباراة نهائي السوبر الإفريقي، للمرة الثانية تاريخيًا بين الفريقين، بعد لقاء نهائي نفس المسابقة بنسختها الثانية عام 1994.

ويخوض الزمالك مباراة السوبر الإفريقي، بعد فوزه ببطولة الكونفدرالية النسخة الأخيرة على حساب نهضة بركان، بينما الأهلي حقق دوري أبطال إفريقيا أمام الترجي التونسي.

صور | وفد من “كاف” يزور بعثة الزمالك في الرياض.. والأهلي يواصل استعداداته لـ السوبر الإفريقي موعد مباراة الأهلي والزمالك في السوبر الإفريقي

ومن المقرر أن يلتقي الأهلي مع الزمالك في مباراة كأس السوبر الإفريقي على أرضية استاد “المملكة أرينا” في السعودية يوم الجمعة 27 سبتمبر الجاري، في تمام الساعة التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية.

وضمت قائمة الأهلي ثلاثة حراس مرمى، محمد الشناوي ومصطفى شوبير وحمزة علاء، إلى جانب الصفقات الجديدة أشرف داري، ويحيى عطية الله، ويوسف أيمن، وعمر الساعي.  قائمة الأهلي لمواجهة الزمالك في السوبر

حراسة المرمى: محمد الشناوي، مصطفى شوبير، حمزة علاء. 

خط الدفاع: أشرف داري، ياسر إبراهيم، محمد هاني، يحيى عطية الله، يوسف أيمن، رامي ربيعة، عمر كمال عبد الواحد.

خط الوسط: أكرم توفيق، مروان عطية، عمر الساعي، محمد مجدي أفشة، إمام عاشور، عمرو السولية أحمد نبيل كوكا حسين الشحات بيرسي تاو طاهر محمد رضا سليم.

خط الهجوم: وسام أبو علي ومحمود عبد المنعم كهربا.

رد مارك كلاتنبرج الخبير التحكيمي السابق بـ الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، على تصريحات عصام عبد الفتاح بشأن محاولته التلاعب بالخطوط في مباراة فاركو والأهلي ببطولة الدوري المصري، كاشفًا كواليس توليه رئيس لجنة الحكام.

وقال مارك كلاتنبرج في تصريحات عبر قناة “إم بي سي مصر” عن تقييمه لفترته كرئيس للجنة الحكام في مصر: “كانت فترة صعبة للغاية وكنت في مصر لمدة قصيرة، نحو 6 أشهر، سجلت بعض النجاحات، وكانت هناك رسائل تركتها مع الحكام فيما يتعلق بالضربات الحرة، حيث كانت أكثر إثارة ويتم اتخاذ القرار وتنفيذها بشكل سريع”.

هل كنت تعمل مع الاتحادين اليوناني والمصري في نفس التوقيت؟: “هذه كانت رسالة واضحة قلتها عندما جئت لمصر، قلت للاتحاد المصري إن لدي عقد استشاري، لأنني كنت أعمل مستشار للاتحاد اليوناني، هذا التعاقد أبرمته قبل تعاقدي مع الاتحاد المصري، وأوضحت هذه النقطة، وقلت ذلك قبل التزامي في مصر، ولكن كنت أعيش في مصر وأقوم بعمل بعض الاجتماعات في اليونان ولم تكن لدي أي مشكلة في عملي كرئيس لجنة الحكام بمصر”.

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وبشأن ما قيل عنه إنه ليس محاضرًا أو خبير داخل فيفا، قال: “قمت بإدارة أكبر المباريات وأعظمها في الدوريات الأوروبية وفي السعودية، وسافرت إلى الصين كحكم، وفي اليونان أدرت أصعب المباريات وسجلي حافل، ولدي الخبرة الكافية”.

هل كان يتم فرض أي قرارات عليك أو إبعاد بعض الحكام عن المباريات؟: “لا، عندما وصلت إلى مصر كل حكم يعرف حدوده”.

هل ترى أنك أضفت للدوري المصري؟: “كما قلت كنت سعيدًا بالتقدم الذي حدث، وكانت النتائج والتحسينات طفيفة، وأحرزت تقدمًا ملحوظًا ولم نشهد أي فضائح تحكيمية كبيرة خلال فترتي، وكانت عملية التقييم تتم بعد كل المباريات، كان الأمر يتسم بالشفافية والعدالة، لو عمل أي حكم خطأ نتحدث معه، كي لا يتم تكرار هذه الأخطاء”.

وأكمل: “مع بداية تواجدي قمت بتحليل بعض الأخطاء، وكنت أشاهد كل المباريات، كان هذا دوري، كنا نتقابل مع الحكم على زووم بعد كل مباراة، وكنا نحاول الارتقاء بالتحكيم”.

وبشأن تصريحات عصام عبد الفتاح بإنه حاول التلاعب بالخطوط في مباراة فاركو والأهلي: “عبد الفتاح كانت له تعلقياته وهو كان رئيس لجنة الحكام قبل أن أصل، وقال في حقي كلمات غير جيدة، وربما تحدثنا لثواني ولم أقض وقتًا طويلًا معه، وقال لي بعض الكلمات السيئة، وكان دائمًا يعلق علي ولم يحترمني كحكم، ومن الغريب أن هذه المباراة كانت قبل تعييني بشكل رسمي، لم أتفهم المقصود من ردوده، هو لم يكن شخصًا مهمًا بالنسبة لي، لم يعتمد خلال وجوده كرئيس للجنة الحكام منهجًا معينًا لتطوير وتقييم الحكام قبلما أتولى المنصب”.

هل التحكيم في مصر يحتاج إلى خبير أجنبي أم مصريين؟: “أظن في مصر يمكن للمحليين أن يديروا المنظومة، وربما نصحيتي أنه يجب اتباع نماذج معينة ومناهج لتقييم الحكام، وكنا نحاول تقييم الحكم بعد كل لقاء”.

تمنح الحكم المصري كم من 10؟: “لديكم حكام مصريين متميزين شاهدتهم في المباريات، وهم أشخاص قوية مع اللاعب داخل المستطيل الأخضر وقادرين على اتخاذ القرار، مصر لديها حكام مصريين يستحقون الوصول إلى العالمية، وعدم وجود حكم مصري في كأس العالم يعد كارثة، الحكم المصري يحتاج إلى مشروع من سنة إلى 3 سنوات”.

The pair first powered Sri Lanka to an imposing total before Shanaka’s 3 for 27 derailed Bangladesh’s chase

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Sri Lanka cantered to a 122-run win in the third and final ODI of their series against Bangladesh to complete a 3-0 whitewash. After posting an imposing 294 for 8, their second-string bowling attack ran through the visiting side in 36 overs, bowling them out for 172. Bangladesh have now lost five ODIs in a row, starting from the World Cup, their worst run of results since 2014.There was hardly any resistance from Bangladesh as Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis starred with the bat and Dasun Shanaka put up an all-round show.Sri Lanka’s dominating total came mainly due to three partnerships, two of which Mathews helmed – 101 for the fourth wicket with Kusal Mendis and 52 for the fifth with Shanaka. He only stepped on the gas when he figured it was absolutely necessary, and by then Sri Lanka were well on their way to a strong total.After Kusal Perera and Dimuth Karunaratne exited in quick succession following their 83-run second-wicket stand, Mathews and Kusal Mendis kept it steady, hitting just a single boundary between overs 20 and 30. But they burst into life in the next ten overs, which set Sri Lanka on course for the big score.Kusal Mendis struck five fours and a six in his 54 off 58 balls, falling to the first of Sabbir Rahman’s three catches. Mathews, at the other end, kept up the scoring with ones and twos, and took advantage of two missed chances on 32 and 63 respectively. But once Shanaka found his range, in the 44th over, Mathews also went after the bowling.Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews put together a century stand•AFP

Shanaka struck two sixes and a four in Shafiul Islam’s 20-run 45th over, before falling to a catch that Sabbir made by running in from the long-off boundary. Bangladesh still conceded 43 runs in the last 3.5 overs as Sri Lanka took 106 runs in the last ten Mathews struck eight fours and a six in his 90-ball 87, while Shanaka blazed 30 off 14 balls.While Sri Lanka were served well by the partnerships their batsmen strung together, Bangladesh were undone in the first 12 overs. Tamim Iqbal’s wretched tour ended with a caught-behind in the second over before Anamul Haque, playing his first ODI in 12 months, top-edged a flick a ball after hitting two fours off Kasun Rajitha. Mushfiqur Rahim, who made an unbeaten 98 in the second ODI, was caught at slip off Shanaka for 10, and the visitors slipped to 46 for 3.Before 20 overs were complete, Bangladesh had lost half their side. Mohammad Mithun holed out to fine-leg where Lahiru Kumara juggled a couple of times before completing the catch, and Kusal Perera took a diving one-handed catch off a Mahmudullah edge in the 20th over, the batsman finishing the series with only 18 runs to his name.Sabbir and Mehidy Hasan were then both caught in the covers off Kumara, leaving Soumya Sarkar to try to bat through till the end. He reached his first fifty after ten innings, before being bowled by Akila Dananjaya for 69, having struck five fours and a six in his 86-ball knock, the only good hand in the innings.To add to his good batting effort, Shanaka picked up three wickets, while Rajitha and Kumara took two each.It was the sort of performance to lift a team after a disappointing World Cup campaign, and Sri Lanka, with the 3-0 win, got exactly what they wanted. It was the opposite for Bangladesh.

From the doom and gloom of last season, the clouds have lifted at Tottenham Hotspur following the appointment of Ange Postecoglou, with the former Celtic boss revitalising the club and its fanbase amid a strong start to life in the dugout.

At the forefront of a side that are now firmly on course to secure Champions League qualification is Postecoglou's standout skipper, Heung-min Son, with the South Korean sensation leading the charge in the absence of former talisman and teammate, Harry Kane.

Operating either in an unorthodox number nine role or in his usual left-wing berth, the 31-year-old has been equally as effective, racking up an impressive haul of 12 goals and six assists from his 21 Premier League outings – already a better return than he achieved in the top-flight in the whole of last season.

Son's Premier League stat comparison

2022/23

2023/24

Games

36

21

Goals

10

12

Assists

6

6

Chances created

8

12

Key passes per game

1.8

1.8

Pass accuracy

82%

84%

Possession lost per game

10.9

9.0

Big chances missed

9

3

Stats via Sofascore

Interestingly, that record of 18 goal involvements in all competitions has been matched by one of Son's former colleagues, with a fellow Mauricio Pochettino signing having also begun to flourish just a few years on from leaving the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium…

Georges-Kevin Nkoudou's record at Spurs

Having begun his career on the books at both Nantes and Marseille, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou arrived in north London back in the summer of 2016, forming part of a relatively underwhelming crop of additions in that same window which included the likes of Vincent Janssen and Moussa Sissoko.

The then-youngster had scored ten times and registered five assists in just 41 games during his spell at the Stade Velodrome, with that seemingly catching the eye of those at N17 enough for Daniel Levy to sanction an £11m move.

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As it proved, that investment ultimately backfired as the Cameroon international went on to score just once and provide only two assists in 27 games in all competitions for the Lilywhites, producing just one goal involvement in 19 top-flight outings.

As podcaster Chris Miller noted amid his eventual departure in 2019, the winger simply proved to be an "awful signing" having "sapped" Levy and the club of "hundreds of thousands in wages", having never come close to putting pressure on Son's starting berth on the flanks.

After loan spells at both Burnley and Monaco – which generated no goals and assists – the wideman eventually moved on to Besiktas on a £4.6m deal, albeit while having since been able to revive his career elsewhere.

Nkoudou's 2023/24 season in numbers

The 29-year-old spent four years in Turkey prior to leaving the Istanbul giants last summer on a free transfer, with that stint seeing the mercurial talent register 30 goals and assists in 108 games across all fronts – a respectable, albeit unspectacular return.

The Versailles-born speedster was part of the influx of foreign talent that arrived in Saudi Arabia last year after joining Damac FC, with that switch proving particularly fruitful on the evidence of his form over the last six months or so.

While operating in a league of perhaps questionable quality, the one-time France youth international has managed to rack up 14 goals and provide four assists in 17 Saudi Pro League games, proving just as clinical as Son in front of goal.

To put that into perspective, only Cristiano Ronaldo (20) and Aleksandar Mitrovic (17) have scored more times in the division so far this season, emphasising just what an impact Nkoudou has made in his new home.

That's not to suggest that Spurs should be ruing letting him go all those years ago – far from it – although it is intriguing to see just how this forgotten Pochettino signing is faring in his post-Tottenham life.

Nkoudou never proved to be the man to rival or replace Son in north London, although he can take solace in having at least outscored his former colleague this season. Every cloud…