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'Speed is better at football' – Cristiano Ronaldo told to retire after suffering Champions League embarrassment as Al-Nassr informed they are 'being scammed out of £200m every year'

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Fans have slammed Cristiano Ronaldo after Al-Nassr were dumped out of the AFC Champions League by Japanese side Kawasaki Frontale.

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  • Nassr lost 3-2
  • Ronaldo still yet to win a trophy in Saudi Arabia
  • Wait goes on for Portuguese superstar
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  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    Al-Nassr lost 3-2 to Kawasaki in the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League, meaning Ronaldo's wait for a trophy in Saudi Arabia goes on. Sadio Mane and Ayman Yahya scored his side's goals but they were to no avail, and fans have taken aim at the Portugal superstar.

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    WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

    @AliHassanHQ said: "At this stage, Speed is better than Ronaldo at both football and YouTube."

    @IamHBozz said: "Washed man. Scammed Al-Nassr of £200m every year."

    @Abrampah_ added: "Always ghosting when it’s time to save the club but statpad unnecessary goals."

    @Unknownyearning said: "When will this glitch be over for Ronaldo and Messi and they leave their current teams and come again for European football and end things like in Europe like a perfect ending to their stories…when they'll be over this craziness.."

    @Aceeeeeeed added: "This fraud should retire."

    @Bewhatyoubejr concluded: "They need to terminate Ronaldo's contract in order to win trophies."

  • THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Ronaldo had scored eight goals in eight games in the AFC Champions League this season but his blank in the single-legged semi-final has cost his side dearly. Despite netting 91 goals in 102 games for the club, his wait for a winner's medal goes on.

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    WHAT NEXT?

    Nassr play Al-Ittihad on Wednesday. Ronaldo's side are eight points behind the league leaders.

Masood century ends Yorkshire season on a high

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Victory over promoted Worcestershire ensures hosts avoid last-placed finish

ECB Reporters Network29-Sep-2023Shan Masood’s brilliant 123 gave Yorkshire a happy ending to another difficult season as they chased a final-day target of 360 to beat promoted Worcestershire at Headingley and avoid finishing bottom of the LV= Insurance County Championship for only the second time in their history.Yorkshire’s fourth-highest ever successful run chase was achieved with comfort, by six wickets with three overs of the allotted 70 remaining.With the game meandering ahead of day four, both sides opted to contrive a finish, with Yorkshire risking the draw which would lift them off the bottom of Division Two. As it was, they were able to achieve that by going for broke as captain Masood hit 15 fours in 131 balls.Worcestershire advanced their second innings – they started it with a lead of 127 late on day three – from 18 for 2 to 262 for 2 declared inside the first 70 minutes of play. Jake Libby benefited against declaration bowling with 109 not out, while Jack Haynes finished unbeaten on 113.James Wharton was one of those bowlers, but he later helped Masood steer the run chase with three sixes in a fine career-best 89. The third-wicket pair shared 164 either side of tea. Jonny Tattersall later hit the winning runs to finish 44 not out.This was just a minor blot on Worcestershire’s copybook having earned promotion on day two, and they should be applauded for their willingness to partake in invention.Yorkshire lost opener Fin Bean sharply caught and bowled by Dillon Pennington for 11 just before lunch as the score slipped to 22 for 1 in the 10th over.Pennington, playing his last game for the Pears before moving to Nottinghamshire, prevented 21-year-old Bean from reaching 1,000 Championship runs in an impressive breakthrough year. He fell only 17 runs short. The consolation for the left-hander was that he was awarded the Yorkshire Members’ Player of the Year award at lunch.Adam Lyth did, however, reach the milestone which Bean missed out on. He needed 32 at the start of this innings to reach 1,000 for the fourth time in his career. And his 51 off 62 balls gave Yorkshire a platform. He shared 88 either side of lunch with second-wicket partner Masood, only to fall caught at midwicket off a miscue against left-arm spinner Josh Baker.Captain Masood batted in dreamy fashion, driving and working particularly well in excellent batting conditions. He reached his fifty off 57 balls before tea – Yorkshire were 175 for 2 after 39 overs, needing 185 more – and his second hundred for the county off 107 balls afterwards.Yorkshire cruised through the final session. At 237 for 2, they took the target to 123 from the final 20 overs. By that time, Wharton had reached his fifty off 71 balls.Baker bowled Wharton and had Masood caught at deep midwicket in quick succession, leaving the score 279 for 4 – 81 needed inside 14 overs.But George Hill and Tattersall maintained the intent and shared an unbroken 84 for the fifth wicket. Hill contributed 38 of them, with both scoring at better than a run-a-ball.This finish was engineered following an hour of forgettable cricket. Worcestershire resumed on 18 for 2, a lead of 145. Yorkshire bowled properly for the opening 20 minutes through Matt Milnes and Ben Coad, but with no breakthrough they turned to declaration bowling from Bean and Wharton. They shared 19.1 overs, conceding more than 100 runs apiece.Libby and Haynes, the latter in his final appearance for Worcestershire ahead of a move to Notts alongside Pennington, were the beneficiaries of an open-goal chance to boost their averages. They both reached centuries as a total of 214 runs were scored in 23.1 overs.”People don’t come to watch draws, so it’s nice to set up a result,” said Bean as he accepted his Player of the Year award at lunch.For Yorkshire, things worked out well as they avoided a bottom-placed finished for the first time since 1983 and gave an early indication they will be promotion favourites next summer with no points penalty.

Does Jude Bellingham need surgery? Fans question Real Madrid star after concerning footage shows midfielder requiring heavy strapping before coming on as a substitute

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Jude Bellingham is being urged to undergo surgery this summer, with the Real Madrid superstar still clearly struggling with a shoulder problem.

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  • Issues first surfaced at Dortmund
  • Suffered dislocation in 2023
  • Decided against going under the knife
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  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    The England international first suffered issues with that part of his body during a three-year stint in Germany with Borussia Dortmund. He would often take to the field wearing shoulder supports.

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    Bellingham then dislocated his left shoulder during an outing for Real against Raya Vallecano in November 2023. He was forced to miss fixtures for club and country as a result of that injury setback.

  • DID YOU KNOW?

    The expectation was that the 21-year-old would go under the knife, but an operation never happened. Bellingham is still nursing a familiar ailment, though, with the Three Lions midfielder seen getting heavy strapping before stepping off the bench for Real against Getafe.

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    It took a member of the Blancos’ medical staff over a minute to ready Bellingham for action. He has previously said of nursing a shoulder complaint: “It’s OK. I’m still in the sling, which is a little uncomfortable, but the overall feeling is pretty good.”

Dhaliwal, Sana star as Canada qualify for T20 World Cup for the first time in their history

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Bermuda kept themselves in the chase, but two collapses at different times washed away their hopes

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Oct-2023Canada 132 for 4 (Dhaliwal 45, Kirton 26, Sabir 2-34) beat Bermuda 93 (Fray 30, Leverock 23, Sana 3-4, Gordon 3-6, Dutta 2-16) by 39 runsCanada have booked a place in the T20 World Cup for the first time after beating Bermuda by 39 runs in the final game of the Americas Region qualifier to secure a spot in the 2024 edition.It was a straight shootout between Canada and Bermuda to determine who made it to the T20 World Cup co-hosted by USA and West Indies next year. Batting first in the rain-reduced 18-overs-a-side contest, Canada posted 132 for 4 with Navneet Dhaliwal leading the way with 45 off 38.Canada lost opener and their highest run-scorer of the tournament Aaron Johnson in the fifth over but Dhaliwal held one end up. He added a 39-run third-wicket stand with Harsh Thaker before both batters fell off successive deliveries.While Derrick Brangman sent back Thaker off the final ball of the 15th over, Dhaliwal fell first ball of the next to give Bermuda an opening. But Nicholas Kirton slammed 26 off 10 balls, which included two sixes and two fours to give Canada a strong finish. They smashed 37 in the final three overs including 20 off the final to reach 132 for 4.In reply, Thaker had opener Tre Manders caught in his first over, but Kamau Leverock and Terryn Fray kept the chase on track. They added 50 for the second wicket off 44 balls before a collapse washed away Bermuda’s hopes.From 52 for 1, Bermuda slipped to 63 for 4 in the space of 11 balls with Nikhil Dutta picking two key wickets. Allan Douglas kept Bermuda’s hopes alive, but once he fell for a 13-ball 22, another collapse ensued which saw them lose their last six wickets for just eight runs in 3.3 overs.Kaleem Sana, turned out to be the pick of the bowlers as Bermuda were bowled out for 93 in 16.5 overs. Sana was named Player of the Match for his figures of 3.5-1-4-3.

Wrexham fume after club branded 'circus' by rival manager Nathan Jones as Phil Parkinson bites back at Charlton boss ahead of promotion showdown

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Wrexham are fuming after they were branded "circus" by rival manager Nathan Jones as Phil Parkinson hit back at Charlton boss.

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  • Charlton manager Jones labelled Wrexham a "circus"
  • Parkinson accused him of being disrespectful
  • Jones claimed that his comments were "misunderstood"
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  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    Jones drew attention on Monday following his side’s emphatic 4-0 win over fellow promotion hopefuls Wycombe Wanderers. In discussing the upcoming fixture with the Welsh side, Jones made an offhand remark that Wrexham's environment resembles a "circus," seemingly referencing the intense media attention surrounding the club.

    Jones said: "All we do is take a game as it comes. We are not looking at the play-offs, we are not looking at Burton at home on the final game. We'll finish, we'll debrief, we'll breathe a little bit and then we'll move forward with Wrexham. It's a bumper game, we have to go to the circus and see what we can get."

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    WHAT PARKINSON SAID

    Parkinson, the man steering Wrexham's remarkable rise through the English football pyramid, didn't mince his words in response to the comment. He took issue not only with the implication but also with the tone of Jones’ description, calling it deeply disrespectful.

    "It is a lack of respect to our owners, the team, the staff, the supporters and the heritage of Wrexham Football Club. But we will just concentrate on what we've got to do," he said.

  • THE BIGGER PICTURE

    After facing mounting criticism, Jones later attempted to smooth things over, claiming that his comments had been taken the wrong way.

    "I didn't mean the club or players or anything there because they are a very well run, excellent club," he added. "The owners there have done a fantastic job, not only galvanising a club and taking the club forward, they've actually taken a community which needed it as well. It's a Welsh community, so one that has heart and they've done a magnificent job.

    "What I meant was what follows Wrexham around is a lot of pomp, a lot of ceremony, a lot of cameras, a lot of coverage, a lot of scrutiny. They've handled that very well. At times that can be a distraction, and I don't want it to be for our thing, so that's what I meant – hopefully that clears that."

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    WHAT NEXT FOR WREXHAM?

    With emotions running high and promotion on the line, Saturday’s matchup at the Racecourse Ground is set to be an explosive affair. The fallout from Jones’ comments may have added fuel to the fire, but both sides are aware that only performance on the pitch will matter when the whistle blows.

    The Red Dragons currently hold second place in the League One standings, two points ahead of Wycombe and four clear of Charlton. A win this weekend, coupled with a Wycombe failure to beat Leyton Orient, would secure Wrexham’s promotion to the Championship.

Surrey take 17 wickets in day to close in on victory, and Division One title

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Warwickshire seven down after following on as defending champions show ruthless streak

Matt Roller04-Sep-2023Surrey are closing in. They took 17 Warwickshire wickets at the Kia Oval on Monday and, with Essex unlikely to reach a third batting bonus point against Middlesex, will go at least 18 points clear at the top of the Championship table when the dust settles on this round.That will mean, depending on Essex’s ongoing fixture against Middlesex and the visit of Hampshire to Chelmsford in two weeks’ time (neither of the top two play next week), Surrey can hope to clinch their second successive title when they play their final home game of the summer against Northamptonshire from September 19. It would be difficult to argue that they have not earned it.Warwickshire’s side for this fixture always looked a batter light, despite the arrival of Kraigg Brathwaite for the final month of the season. They are without two first-choice top-order batters in Rob Yates (illness) and Alex Davies (back), while Jacob Bethell and Liam Norwell are also sidelined. The promotion of Ed Barnard to No. 3 was as optimistic as his first-innings leave, and his two innings brought five runs between them.Barnard’s day had started brightly: he took three wickets, including two in three balls, to finish with 5 for 66, his first Championship five-for since 2019. Surrey let their overnight 339 for 4 turn into 396 all out; they needed four runs off three balls to secure a fourth batting point when Ben Foakes dragged Danny Briggs to deep midwicket for 125.But this is not the Oval pitch of old, where runs flowed freely all season. Only once this summer has a team reached 400 in a red-ball match: Australia’s 463 all out in the first innings of the World Test Championship final, back in June. Surrey have generally played on pitches with a covering of live grass, keeping their seamers interested at all stages.And throughout a baking-hot South London afternoon, Surrey were utterly ruthless. Their five-man seam attack might lack in variety, but makes up for it in quality: Dan Worrall took six wickets in the day, Kemar Roach five, Jordan Clark four and Tom Lawes two, with Jamie Overton wicketless in his 10 overs.”We thought it was a good batting wicket: there’s a bit there for the bowlers, but once you get yourself in, you can get a big score like Foakesy did,” Roach said. “As a bowling unit, we were outstanding. We’re a very skilful group and once we put the ball in the right areas, we got the results. Happy for the 17 wickets, and it makes it pretty easy for tomorrow.”Surrey are missing a swathe of players on England duty yet could afford to leave out their new overseas signing this week. Sai Sudharsan, the 21-year-old India A batter who hit 96 in the IPL final earlier this year, was left to run the drinks, with Ryan Patel preferred at No. 3. Their squad will get even stronger next season, when Dan Lawrence joins from the likely runners-up.Worrall removed both openers before lunch, hooping one back into Will Rhodes’ off stump and having Brathwaite caught in the slips fencing at a short, wide outswinger. Roach, like Brathwaite deemed surplus to requirements by all six Caribbean Premier League franchises, bowled Barnard as he shouldered arms, then struck with successive balls in his first over after lunch to have Dan Mousley chopping on and Chris Benjamin caught at slip.Sam Hain and Michael Burgess stuck around for 12 overs, adding 40 runs and a veneer of respectability, before Hain was trapped lbw by Clark, and Burgess edged Worrall behind after a battling 54, Warwickshire’s only first-innings score above 30. Briggs played on against Roach, before Lawes accounted for the tail.Surrey enforced the follow-on after tea and Warwickshire struggled again, sliding from 19 for 0 to 20 for 4 in 15 balls. Clark bowled Brathwaite and had Hain edging behind, while Worrall did for Rhodes, edging behind, and Barnard, nailing a drive straight to cover.Warwickshire looked set for defeat inside two days when Clark trapped Benjamin on the back pad to leave them 35 for 5, still 200 behind. It took a 75-run stand between Burgess and the counter-attacking Mousley, who ended the day unbeaten on a stylish 60, to avoid that ignominy.But shortly before the close, Roach knocked out Burgess’ off stump and Worrall had Briggs pouched at second slip to leave Surrey three wickets away, and Warwickshire facing a journey home up the M40 tomorrow with their mid-table status confirmed.

New Zealand to host South Africa, Australia, Pakistan and Bangladesh this summer

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The women’s team will take on Pakistan in December 2023 and England in March and April next year

ESPNcricinfo staff18-Jul-2023New Zealand will host Australia for a Test series for the first time in eight years in the upcoming summer, right after attempting to secure a maiden Test series victory against South Africa, according to the fixtures released by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) for the 2023-24 home season.The New Zealand men’s team begin their home season with three ODIs and three T20Is against Bangladesh in the last two weeks of December. They then have a 11-day break before hosting Pakistan for five T20Is from January 12 to 21.South Africa then visit for two Tests between February 4 and 17, followed by Australia, who tour for three T20Is and two Tests between February 21 and March 12.Related

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New Zealand women also host Pakistan for three T20Is and three ODIs between December 3 and 18, and then take on England in five T20Is and three ODIs between March 19 and April 7. The England women’s A team will also tour New Zealand at the time.This will be the first international summer in 24 years to be screened live free-to-air on TVNZ.NZC said its schedule includes ten double-headers (two games back-to-back at the same venue) as it attempts “to address both the needs of different audiences and enhance the efficiency of its playing programme in an era of climate change awareness.”NZC chief executive David White said: “In terms of venues with lights, we’ve been able to schedule several back-to-back night matches and day matches to ensure good opportunities for both families and adult patrons, respectively, which we think is good for the game.”It’s a strategy that also complements our need to prioritise energy efficiency – and to just do the right thing as a sports organisation, given the challenges we’re facing from climate change these days.”

New Zealand men’s fixtures

vs Bangladesh
1st ODI: December 17, Dunedin2nd ODI: December 20, Nelson3rd ODI: December 23, Napier1st T20I: December 27, Napier2nd T20I: December 29, Tauranga3rd T20I: December 31, Taurangavs Pakistan
1st T20I: January 12, Auckland2nd T20I, January 14, Hamilton3rd T20I, January 17, Dunedin4th T20I, January 19, Christchurch5th T20I, January 21, Christchurchvs South Africa
1st Test: February 4 to 8, Tauranga2nd Test: February 13-17, Hamiltonvs Australia
1st T20I: February 21, Wellington2nd T20I: February 23, Auckland3rd T20I: February 25, Auckland1st Test: February 29-March 4, Wellington2nd Test: March 8-12, Christchurch

New Zealand women’s fixtures

vs Pakistan1st T20I: December 3, Dunedin2nd T20I: December 5, Dunedin3rd T20I: December 9, Queenstown1st ODI: December 12, Queenstown2nd ODI: December 15, Christchurch3rd ODI: December 18, Christchurchvs England1st T20I: March 19, Dunedin2nd T20I: March 22, Nelson3rd T20I: March 24, Nelson4th T20I: March 27, Wellington5th T20I: March 29, Wellington1st ODI: April 1, Wellington2nd ODI: April 4, Hamilton3rd ODI: April 7, Hamilton

Man Utd move ruled out? West Ham launch bid for Brazilian goalkeeper amid Andre Onana uncertainty

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West Ham have reportedly lodged an €8 million offer for Botafogo star John Victor following links with Manchester United.

  • Man Utd in market for new keeper
  • Linked with Botafogo's Victor
  • West Ham submit offer for him
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  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    According to Fabrizio Romano, West Ham have bid €8m for Botafogo goalkeeper Victor. Galatasaray and Everton are also said to be keen, with United 'monitoring' the 29-year-old in recent months. 

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    Huge question marks have been raised over whether Andre Onana should be United's first-choice keeper, with Ruben Amorim's side reportedly scouring the market for replacements. Ahead of the new season, it seems the Cameroon international will be in between the sticks; potentially ruling out a Victor pursuit.

  • DID YOU KNOW?

    The 6ft 5in keeper Victor, whose deal with the Brazilian side runs until the end of 2028, has made 84 appearances for Botafogo and has kept 36 clean sheets along the way. The former Brazil Under-17 international has also played for Brazilian giants Santos during his career.

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    WHAT NEXT?

    It remains to be seen if United or another rival suitor will try and outbid West Ham's offer for Victor. The Hammers are looking for a new keeper after letting veteran Lukasz Fabianski leave the club earlier this summer.