The Telegraph drop major Jack Grealish update

The Telegraph have dropped a very encouraging Aston Villa update on Jack Grealish’s future and it could be very, very good news for fans of the club.

What’s the story?

Amid speculation off the pitch linking him with a move to Manchester City, Grealish has made his presence felt on the field of play at EURO 2020, with his latest substitute appearance seeing him have a huge hand in England’s 2-0 win over Germany on Tuesday night, with the Villa star assisting Harry Kane’s goal that put the tie to bed and secured England a place in the quarter-finals.

However, as Grealish now prepares to play Ukraine in Rome at the weekend, updates are emerging about Villa’s stance on his club future.

Now, The Telegraph have claimed that Dean Smith’s Villa side are “very hopeful” of the Three Lions star putting pen to paper on a new contract to stay at the club, and thereby draw a “line in the sand” over a possible summer move away.

Villa fans will be buzzing

In a recent article for The Birmingham Mail, Ashley Preece declared: “BirminghamLive has been told that despite such reports, Aston Villa remain unaware of transfer interest surrounding captain Grealish. There’s been no contact from City, no bids while Villa have never put a valuation on their star asset.

“Villa have no intention of selling England star Grealish. The plan now is to kick on once again in 2021/22 and to catch those who finished above them last season. Villa, as CEO Christian Purslow put it, “remain deeply ambitious” and they’ll do all they can to match Grealish’s aims of becoming a European performer.”

The England international scored seven goals and provided another 12 assists across all competitions last season, and will no doubt have been hoping that his club side would be doing everything they can to try and match his ambitions.

And, with the signings of Emi Buendia and Ashley Young, Villa have already got their transfer window off to a superb start.

If Villa’s talisman needed any signs that his club were intent on surrounding him with more quality around him, then they have certainly given him just that.

Villa fans will surely be absolutely buzzing at The Telegraph’s latest update.

Meanwhile, Villa could sign their new John Carew in this man…

Da Turquia, Paulo Victor parabeniza ex-companheiros pela vaga na final

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Após a classificação do Flamengo no último sábado para a final da Taça Guanabara contra o Fluminense, Paulo Victor, parabenizou os seus ex-companheiros do elenco rubro-negro através das redes sociais e mostrou acompanhar o time mesmo da Turquia, onde atualmente defende oGaziantepspor.

– Quero parabenizar todo elenco e comissão técnica do Flamengo. Estou na Turquia, mas torcendo muito por vocês – dizia a mensagem do goleiro de 30 anos, publicada no Facebook.

Paulo Victor deixou o Flamengo no início de 2017 por empréstimo de um ano e meio para o futebol Turco, mas antes renovou com o rubro-negro até o final de 2019. No contrato, os turcos têm a opção de compra após o final do contrato.

Paulo Victor estava na reserva de Alex Muralha desde o ano passado. Por isso, a saída dele já era especulada há meses. Aos 30 anos, o goleiro mantinha o discurso de que iria respeitar a preferência de Zé Ricardo por Muralha, mas que iria buscar seu espaço, mesmo que fosse em outro clube, o que acabou acontecendo no final de janeiro.

الأهلي: نريد السعة الكاملة لـ الاستاد أمام وفاق سطيف.. وطلب حكام أجانب ليس مفاجئًا

قال سعد شلبي المدير التنفيذي بالنادي الأهلي، إن الجميع كان يشعر بالفخر بلاعبي الفريق الأول بعد تخطي عقبة الرجاء المغربي، موجهًا الشكر لإدارة الأخير.

وأضاف شلبي في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “أون تايم سبورتس”: “أتوجه بالشكر لإدارة الرجاء وعلى رأسهم رئيس مجلس الإدارة على حفاوة الاستقبال، وجماهير الفريق المغربي التي احترمت النادي الأهلي، ونحن لدينا علاقة جيدة مع جميع الأندية العربية مثل علاقتنا مع المريخ السوداني أيضًا”.

طالع | ميدو: لاعب الأهلي يمثل 70% من قوة الفريق

وأردف: “فخورون بالروح الرياضية التي شهدتها مباراة الأهلي والرجاء، والكابتن محمود الخطيب أهداهم تذكار عبارة عن قميص رئيس النادي ودرع النادي”.

وتابع: “وجود الخطيب الذي لديه فنون في إدارة كرة القدم على رأس بعثة الفريق في المغرب، استطاع أن ينتزع الأزمة، ورئيس نادي الرجاء كان عنده نفس الحكمة، ولذلك ظهر هذا السلوك الحضاري في اللقاء وهذا يعكس العلاقات الأخوية بين الشعبين”.

وعن سفر الأهلي في طائرة عامة: “لم نتمكن من حجز طائرة خاصة في مباراة الذهاب بسبب رحلات أداء مناسك العمرة، وكنا حريصين على راحة اللاعبين في رحلة العودة، والبعثة غادرت عقب اللقاء مباشرة”.

وعن كيفية إدارة الأهلي لملف الحضور الجماهيري في مباراة نصف النهائي أمام وفاق سطيف، قال: “الجمهور أحد العوامل التاريخية في تحقيق الإنجازات الرياضية، وسنكون حريصين على تحقيق طموحات الجماهير وسنطلب ملئ سعة الاستاد، وملعب اللقاء سيتحدد وفقًا لوجهة نظر الجهاز الفني”.

واستكمل: “خاطبنا الاتحاد الإفريقي فور تأهلنا وبمجرد وصولها سنُعلن عن مكافآت الوصول إلى نصف النهائي”.

وعن خطاب الأهلي بشأن استقدام حكام أجانب في الدوري: “الخطاب ليس مفاجئًا، سبق وخاطبنا الاتحاد المصري بشأن الحكام، وفي الخطاب السابق حددنا 5 محاور رئيسية وقلنا إن النادي يرغب في استقدام حكام أجانب”.

طالع | الأهلي يسدد قيمة استقدام حكام أجانب لمباراتي الجيش وسيراميكا كليوباترا.. ويحدد 5 دول أوروبية

وأتم: “الاتحاد أخطرنا بسعر الحكام الأجانب، والنادي قرر إرسال القيمة المادية لاستقدامهم لمباراتين قادمتين من أفضل خمس دوريات في العالم، واتحاد الكرة أخطرنا بتعذر استقدام حكام من الدوريات الكبرى”.

'We want a result' says Kevin Shine

Steffan Jones is still recovering from his hamstring injury so Somerset coach Kevin Shine has named the same twelve players that lost to Warwickshire on Sunday, for the Benson and Hedges match against Glamorgan at Taunton tomorrow

Richard Walsh29-Apr-2002Steffan Jones is still recovering from his hamstring injury so Somerset coach Kevin Shine has named the same twelve players that lost to Warwickshire on Sunday, for the Benson and Hedges match against Glamorgan at Taunton tomorrow.Kevin Shine told me this morning: "We will leave the the final line up for the game until the morning after we have had a look at the wicket."The full squad is: Jamie Cox, Matt Wood, Mike Burns, Peter Bowler, Keith Parsons, Ian Blackwell, Rob Turner, Pete Trego, Keith Dutch, Richard Johnson, Matt Bulbeck and Simon Francis.Reflecting upon yesterday’s defeat at Edgbaston the coach told me: "We were very disappointed with the result. We didn’t bowl as well as we should have, and once the Duckworth Lewis method came into play we were really up against it."What about the game tomorrow I asked. The coach told me: "We will go into the game against Glamorgan on Tuesday with a very positive attitude. We want a result!"Meanwhile Somerset’s two England contract players Andy Caddick and Marcus Trescothick were both in the Centre of Excellence at the County Ground this morning training and having nets alongside youngsters from the Academy.

Phillips backs Sam Vokes for Sunderland

Kevin Phillips has offered his verdict on Sunderland’s reported pursuit of Sam Vokes…

What’s the talk?

The former Black Cats striker has backed the club to pursue a deal to sign the 31-year-old on loan from Stoke this summer. According to The Sunday Mirror’s Darren Witcoop, via Chronicle Live, Sunderland are interested in a potential temporary swoop for the Welsh forward ahead of next season.

Phillips has compared Vokes to Charlie Wyke as he believes the pair have a similar style of play. The one-time Sunderland centre-forward has said that the Potters attacker could be a great addition to Lee Johnson’s side.

He told Football Insider: “He came in not long after I left. Vokes is that type of player, you know what you’re going to get.

“He is in that Charlie Wyke ilk. He’s big and powerful in the box and gets on the end of crosses.

“That’s not a bad one to be fair. You would like to think he can perform in League One.

“He could suit Sunderland’s style of play, that could turn out to be a decent signing.”

Forget Wyke

Wyke’s contract at Sunderland expired earlier this week and there has been no update on whether or not he will be signing an extension at the Stadium of Light. Football Insider claimed last month that he was keen on a transfer to Scottish giants Celtic, with the Glasgow side chasing a swoop for the striker. This means that there may not be much hope for another season on Wearside for Wyke, which is why Sunderland must now forget him and move on.

Kristjaan Speakman must instead focus his attention on a move for Vokes. As Phillips explained, he could be the ideal replacement for Wyke and ease any fears that there will be a gigantic hole to fill in the number nine role next season.

The 31-year-old is vastly experienced at Premier League and Championship level, which suggests that he could thrive if he drops down to League One. Upon his arrival at Stoke in 2019, then-Potters manager Nathan Jones hailed him as a marquee level signing for the Championship, pointing out Vokes’ experience in the Premier League.

He told Stoke’s official website: “Sam is a player of real pedigree, he has been promoted from this level and he’s an experienced international and Premier League player.

“To get it done is something totally different to anything we have and we think he’s a marquee player for this level.”

Vokes has played 113 games in the top flight during his career, scoring 17 goals and providing six assists. He has also been involved in 75 goals in 276 appearances in the Championship for the likes of Burnley, Stoke, Wolves and Norwich. This suggests that he has the pedigree to arrive at the Stadium of Light and be a key player in League One, as he has proven his quality in the two divisions above.

The £33,000-per-week beast also boasts a career average of 5.5 aerial battles won per game, which is slightly higher than Wyke’s 4.8 from last season. This suggests that he could be the aerial threat Johnson needs at the top end of the pitch following the departure of last season’s top scorer for Sunderland, which is another reason why Speakman must land Vokes this summer.

AND in other news, “He’s a very gifted player” – Exclusive: Pundit reacts to major Sunderland announcement…

Um dia para mudar a história: Botafogo joga a vida contra o Olimpia

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Pode parecer óbvio, mas esta quarta-feira, cercada de tanta expectativa para o Botafogo e seus torcedores, é também o dia mais importante para a maioria dos jogadores do atual elenco. Internamente, superar o Olimpia (PAR) e chegar à fase de grupos da Copa Libertadores da América é considerado um feito capaz de mudar as vidas de tais atletas. O duelo é no Estádio Defensores del Chaco, em Assunção, às 21h45 (horário de Brasília). O site do LANCE! transmite em tempo real.

– Podemos ter esse ambiente positivo o ano inteiro. Esse dia 22 pode transformar o Botafogo em algo bem diferente daqui a alguns anos. O clube já é grande, mas todos podem passar a respeitá-lo de maneira diferente. Os atletas serão mais respeitados. A leitura é de um dia tão especial, que todos podem aproveitar, vivenciar tudo. Vamos para uma guerra – avisa o volante Dudu Cearense.

Mesmo com 33 anos e participação e Liga dos Campeões da Europa, Dudu nunca havia disputado a Libertadores. O caso é o mesmo da esmagadora maioria dos jogadores do elenco botafoguense. Mesmo outros experientes, como Carli e Emerson Silva, também não tinham o principal torneio do continente no currículo. Agora, eles querem chegar longe.

– É um jogo diferente, todos os jogadores gostam de atuar. Trata-se de classificação. Sabemos da dificuldade, mas mostramos que temos qualidade para consegui-la, mesmo na casa deles. Nós vamos com nossos poucos torcedores, mas levando os daqui no coração. Em campo, vamos procurar fazer o nosso melhor. É bastante difícil, mas o grupo mostrou, Contra o Colo-Colo, no Chile, que vem amadurecendo, crescendo. Podemos fazer outro bom jogo e nos classificarmos – entende Emerson Silva.

Os três jogos anteriores do Glorioso nesta Libertadores foram cercados de muita tensão. Os dois duelos contra o Colo-Colo e o primeiro contra o rival paraguaio tiveram festa de torcida, desafios físicos e dramas em busca de gols (assim como para evitá-los). Contudo, Bruno Silva lembra que de nada vai valer o que aconteceu nas últimas semanas se não for bem finalizado esta noite.

– Não vai adiantar termos superado o Colo-Colo e o Olimpia no Rio… vai decidir quarta (hoje). Sabemos que é um jogo importante. Se queremos a fase de grupos, esse jogo resume tudo. A verdadeira final. Estamos motivados e confiantes acima do normal. Sabemos que é um grande jogo. O jogo das nossas vidas, realmente – vibra o volante.

FICHA TÉCNICA:
OLIMPIA X BOTAFOGO

Local: Estádio Defensores Del Chaco, em Assunção (PAR)
Horário: 21h45 (de Brasília)
Árbitro:Julio Bacuñán (CHI)
​Auxiliares:Christian Schiemann (CHI) e Marcelo Barraza (CHI)

OLIMPIA (PAR):Azcona; Benítez, Cañete. Pellerano e Giménez; Fernández, Ortiz, Riveros e Benítez; Mouche e Montenegro- Técnico: Pablo Repetto.

BOTAFOGO: Gatito Fernández (Helton Leite), Marcelo, Carli (Marcinho), Emerson Silva e Victor Luís; Airton, Bruno Silva e João Paulo; Camilo e Rodrigo Lindoso (Roger); Rodrigo Pimpão – Técnico: Jair Ventura.

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Kenya defeat Sri Lanka A in Six Nations final

Kenya and Sri Lanka A, after a washed out last round between the same two teams, played in the final of the ICC Six Nations Challenge in Windhoek withKenya eventually coming out on top with a three wicket win

Keith Lane14-Apr-2002Kenya and Sri Lanka A, after a washed out last round between the same two teams, played in the final of the ICC Six Nations Challenge in Windhoek withKenya eventually coming out on top with a three wicket win.Asked to bat first, Sri Lanka started well with Jehan Mubarak continuing his late-tournament form, scoring 82 before being stumped. At the other end none of the Sri Lankan batsmen could consolidate and wickets fell at regular intervals.Chinthaka Jayasinghe (28) and Thilan Samaraweera (20) had a short flourish in the middle of the innings allowing the Sri Lankans to finish on 211 having been bowled out in 49 overs.Maurice Odumbe (2/30 in seven overs) was the early wicket taker but it was left to Steve Tikolo to race through the lower order taking 4/29 in his nine overs.With a good pitch to bat on, the Sri Lankan total always looked about 40 runs short, and early runs from all the top order batsmen made it even harder to defend. David Obuya (41), Tikolo (39) and Kennedy Otieno (38) laid the foundation for the middle and lower order to take them to victory in the 44th over.Akalanka Ganegama and Rangana Herath had limited success with the ball, bothtaking two wickets apiece.Zimbabwe A finished third in the tournament followed by Namibia, who were the surprise of the tournament beating the more-fancied Kenyans in round three. A reverse of some very close last-over results for the hosts could have seen them contest the final.Canada and Netherlands propped up the bottom end of the table, but gained valuable experience ahead of next year’s World Cup in South Africa.

موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة برشلونة ورايو فاييكانو اليوم في الدوري الإسباني

يستقبل برشلونة نظيره راييو فاييكانو مساء اليوم الأحد، في إطار منافسات الدوري الإسباني “الليجا” لموسم 2021-2022.

مباراة برشلونة ورايو فاييكانو مواجهة مؤجلة من الجولة الحادية والعشرين لليجا، وتم تحديد اليوم الأحد موعدًا لخوضها.

وتأتي المباراة بين الفريقين، على ملعب “كامب نو” معقل فريق برشلونة.

يدخل برشلونة المباراة وفي رصيده 63 نقطة في وصافة الليجا، خلف المتصدر ريال مدريد الذي يملك 75 نقطة.

ورايو فاييكانو لديه 37 نقطة في المركز الرابع عشر بجدول ترتيب الدوري الإسباني. موعد مباراة برشلونة ورايو فاييكانو

تنطلق المباراة في تمام التاسعة مساء اليوم الأحد، بتوقيت القاهرة، الحادية عشر مساءً بتوقيت السعودية. القناة الناقلة لمباراة برشلونة ورايو فاييكانو

تذاع المباراة عبر قناة beIN sports HD1، وbeIN sports 1 HD Premium.

يمكنكم مطالعة مواعيد ونتائج جميع المباريات لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنا.

Atacante do Sinop-MT, após perder gol feito: 'Se tivesse mais 10 chances, fazia todas'

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O Fluminense venceu o Sinop-MT por 3 a 1 e se classificou para a terceira fase da Copa do Brasil. O resultado de dois gols de diferença dá impressão de que o jogo foi tranquilo, mas o Tricolor buscou virada na segunda etapa e quase viu o time da casa disparar. Aos 25 minutos do primeiro tempo, com 1 a 0 no placar, o atacante Jorge Preá teve chance cara a cara com o goleiro Júlio César e perdeu gol feito.

-Tivemos muitas chances no primeiro tempo. Se eu tivesse mais 10 chances como essa que eu tive, fazia todas, não ia perder – lamentou o camisa 9 do Sinop-MT.

No entanto, a boa exibição na primeira etapa deixou o atacante satisfeito com o rendimento. Para ele, a postura da equipe contra o Fluminense foi positiva.

– Enfrentamos um gigante do Brasil e não nos acovardamos. Fomos bem. Agora, vida que segue – concluiu.

Eliminado da Copa do Brasil, o Sinop-MT agora se concentra para a disputa da Série D do Brasileirão. Mesmo com a derrota, a partida contra o Fluminense foi boa para a diretoria: foram 7.500 pagantes, lotação máxima, e renda de R$ 147.140,00.

جوارديولا بعد الرباعية أمام ليدز: كنا نستطيع تسجيل المزيد.. وأتمنى أن أشعر بضغط أقل

أدلى بيب جوارديولا المدير الفني لفريق مانشستر سيتي بتصريحات بعد فوزهم اليوم على ليدز يونايتد، في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وفاز مانشستر سيتي بأربعة أهداف دون رد في الجولة الخامسة والثلاثين من الدوري الإنجليزي. أهداف مباراة مانشستر سيتي وليدز

وقال جوارديولا في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “بي بي سي” العالمية: “كنا نعلم بمجيئنا إلى هنا بالطريقة التي يلعبون بها، لقد عانينا كثيرًا في الشوط الأول، لكن في النهاية كان لدينا سيطرة وكان بإمكاننا تسجيل المزيد، كانت النتيجة رائعة بالنسبة لنا”.

وأضاف: “إنهم سريعون للغاية في الهجوم، كان اليوم مهمًا للغاية لجعل فرصنا في الفوز بالبطولة مرة أخرى”.

وواصل: “لقد دافعنا بشكل جيد وفي بعض الأحيان تصبح هذه النوعية من الكرات الثابتة مهمة للغاية، مع وجود ناثان أكي على أرض الملعب، نحن أقوياء للغاية”.

وأردف: “يا لها من مباراة لعبها لابورت، إنه يقوم بموسم مذهل، لدينا خمس مباريات متبقية، من المحتمل أن تكون ست مباريات حتى نهاية الموسم”.

واستكمل: “أفضل أن أشعر بضغط أقل مما أشعر به، إنه موسم طويل وهذا هو الجهد الأخير”.

وحول سباق اللقب، قال جوارديولا: “كنا في هذا المركز مرات عديدة، الأمر لا يتعلق بالضغط، الأمر ببساطة أنه علينا أن نفوز بجميع مبارياتنا لنكون أبطالًا، إذا لم نفعل ذلك، فسيكون ليفربول البطل”.

وأكد: “هناك الكثير من المباريات الصعبة التي يجب أن نلعبها، علينا الآن التعافي بشكل جيد والذهاب إلى مدريد من أجل دوري أبطال أوروبا، هذا كل شيء”.

وفيما يتعلق بإصابة المدافع ناثان آكي، قال جوارديولا: “لقد تعرض لضربة في الكاحل، لكنه كان جيدًا بما يكفي ليسجل”.

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