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MLB's Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tn., is going to be quite the spectacle.

When the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves take the field on Saturday, they'll be the first MLB teams to stage a game at a NASCAR track—and will also be setting a new attendance record for MLB, as the venue will seat an astonishing number of fans: over 85,000.

Naturally, one would expect to see some seats in quirky areas, given that most MLB stadiums don't exceed 50,000 fans—Dodger Stadium, at 56,000 fans, is the biggest stadium in MLB.

But some seats at the Speedway Classic are so far away from the action, you have to see them to believe them.

Here's one such section, courtesy of Joe Danneman of Fox 19.

There's something to be said for the mindset of Though that logic may not apply here, given that this is such an odd and unique angle to watch a baseball game from.

Can one even watch a baseball game from this angle? Nobody knows.

At a venue such as SeatGeek, for example, one could procure a seat in this section in the $90-$100 range, albeit with the label that the view is "limited."

The Reds and Braves will start their engines for the Speedway Classic at 7:15 p.m. ET on Saturday.

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O zagueiro Thiago Silva, de 39 anos, sempre teve seu nome ligado ao Fluminense. Porém, nos últimos meses, as especulações aumentaram, devido ao término do seu contrato com o Chelsea da Inglaterra, que se encerra no dia 30 de junho.

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Após a eliminação para o Manchester City, na semifinal da Copa da Inglaterra, Thiago Silva revelou que já tomou uma decisão sobre o seu futuro e que os torcedores saberão em breve.

—Vocês vão saber nos próximos dias. Eu não quero dizer nada agora com a minha cabeça na derrota, com um pouco de tristeza. Mas cedo ou tarde vai acontecer.Eu já tomei a decisão na minha cabeça, já tenho — disse Thiago Silva, à Hayters TV.

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Em 2024, o Fluminense vem sofrendo muito com o seu setor defensivo. No início da temporada, a equipe das Laranjeiras vendeu o zagueiro Nino para o Zenit, da Rússia, e não pôde contar com Manoel e Marlon, em diversos momentos, por conta das lesões.

Como peça de reposição, o Fluminense contratou o experiente Antonio Carlos. Contudo, após alguns jogos formando a dupla de zaga com outro veterano, Felipe Melo, o técnico Fernando Diniz passou a improvisar ora o volante André, ora Martinelli, e em alguns casos, até utilizou os dois juntos.

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Mas a pergunta que muitos se fazem é “Por que o Fluminense não repôs a saída do Nino, com um zagueiro à altura?” E a resposta tem nome e sobrenome, Thiago Silva.

Não é de hoje que o atual presidente do Fluminense, Mário Bittencourt, fala abertamente sobre um possível retorno do zagueiro ao clube tricolor. E em 2023, Mario deu uma entrevista falando sobre a possibilidade de contar com o atleta em 2024.

“Então, contato com o Thiago Silva tenho sempre, ele é tricolor, mandou mensagem de apoio na semana da final. Depois, Thiago mandou mensagem de parabéns (pelo título). Nós não conversamos novamente quando ele disse de maneira honesta que iria até o meio de 2024 no Chelsea. Isso não impede que a gente converse novamente. Queria aproveitar para dizer que continuo com o desejo de trazê-lo pela alta performance que tem. Acredito que um dia possa voltar a jogar no Fluminense”, disse Bittencourt, à TNT Sports.

“Mas depende muito mais do desejo ele, não é pressão, se ele não voltar, isso não diminui o amor que tem pelo clube, nem pode diminuir o amor que temos por ele. É um desejo, sou uma pessoa que desde me entendo por gente gosto de ir atrás dos meus sonhos. Vou continuar tentando, tomara que a gente possa reforçar o nosso time no ano que vem”.

Caso o zagueiro volte ao clube, no fim do seu contrato, o Fluminense terá feito uma jogada de mestre. Pois, mesmo chegando no meio do ano e com quase 40 anos, Thiago Sila desembarca no Brasil, sendo o melhor zagueiro da América do Sul.

Segundo o Sofascore, na Premier League da atual temporada, Thiago Silva tem 25 jogos (24 como titular), três gols marcados, 95% de passes certos, 4.9 bolas recuperadas por jogo, 4.8 cortes feitos por partida, 70% de duelos aéreos ganhos, 0.3 faltas por jogo e 7.08 de nota média.

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Liverpool believe both Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi and midfield superstar Adam Wharton want to move to Anfield in 2026, and FSG are willing to sell one of their stars to Real Madrid to fund the deals.

The Reds missed out on the signing of Guehi on deadline day in September, despite the 25-year-old agreeing a £35m move to Anfield. Since then, Liverpool have leaked goals at an alarming rate, with Ibrahima Konate producing too many sloppy performances and new signing Giovanni Leoni ruled out for the rest of the season through injury.

It would be a surprise if the Premier League champions didn’t return for Guehi in 2026, though they may now face competition from the likes of Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, while Inter are the latest team to be linked with the England international.

Crystal Palace meanwhile may be facing a massive rebuild with manager Oliver Glasner yet to commit himself beyond next summer, and now the Reds are looking to poach another Eagles star.

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Sources tell Football FanCast Wharton is keen to join Liverpool in 2026, and FSG are considering caving to Real Madrid’s interest in Alexis Mac Allister in order to fund the move.

A calm figure who oozes class on the ball, Wharton is reportedly valued at a whopping £150m, and the Reds believe his youthful exuberance could replace what Mac Allister is lacking since suffering an ongoing injury last year.

If Liverpool were able to sign both Wharton and Guehi next summer, it would be fantastic business, immediately giving them so much added quality and depth in two key areas. The former is one of the most exciting young players in the country right now, with Eberechi Eze describing what a great teammate he was at Palace last year.

The former Blackburn youngster would be a long-term acquisition with the potential to grow into an elite midfielder, and with Mac Allister struggling for form and fitness, he could fill the void left by the Argentine.

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Signing Guehi is arguably even more important for Liverpool, though, especially if Konate also moves to Madrid, with the England international one of the best centre-backs in the Premier League.

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White-ball captain frustrated by failure of players to adapt to requirements of 50-over cricket

Cameron Ponsonby30-Oct-2025Harry Brook conceded his side had been “hammered” by New Zealand, with the white-ball captain at a loss to explain England’s struggles in the format.For the first time during Brook’s tenure as captain, he failed to hide his disappointment after England slipped to a sixth ODI series defeat in seven and the second of his brief captaincy career.For all the talk of wanting to entertain, Brook’s disappointment was tangible as he responded to a question as to whether the result in Hamilton was the first time he had been frustrated with his players.”It’s disappointing, isn’t it,” Brook said. “You go round every single player there and you think, ‘bloody hell, there aren’t many teams that they don’t get into in the world’. It’s disappointing we haven’t performed as well as we could. It happens. They’ve played well and sometimes you’ve got to hold your hand up and say they’ve been the better team.”England were bowled out for 175 in the second ODI, three days after they had fallen to 234 all out at Mount Maunganui – a total saved by Brook’s own superb 135.It is a concerning trend for an England side who have been bowled out in seven of their eight away ODIs this year. In a remarkable statistic that was raised on the podcast, in 2025 they have failed to reach 250 in any innings where Joe Root hasn’t made a half-century himself. Furthermore, their commitment to “going hard” is borne out by the fact that when batting first this year, they have either made 350, or failed to bat their overs.Related

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For years, England had the excuse of their frontline players rarely competing in the ODI format, and the consequent difficulties that players face when adapting back to the format. That excuse doesn’t hold this year, with a settled batting line-up who have been available throughout. Furthermore, with five of England’s ODI top six also in the Test squad, the theory is that their natural attacking game should be well suited to the rhythms of one-day cricket, although this has also failed to be the case.”It’s not too dissimilar to the way we play Test cricket, really,” Brook said of the difficulties of switching formats. “We play aggressively in Test cricket and it’s not too far off. Obviously we haven’t played much one-day cricket in the last however many years. I can’t quite put my finger on why we haven’t batted well enough. It’s just one of those things. You come to play the second-best team in the world on their own patch and they’ve hammered us.”Brook also refused to be drawn on losing both tosses against New Zealand, where the chance to bowl first in the opening ODI at Mount Maunganui would have been a significant advantage.”That’s just an excuse,” Brook said. “I haven’t won many tosses, I’d have liked to have had a bowl today [in Hamilton] but that’s just an excuse. Everybody in that batting line-up is good enough to be able to face a swinging and seaming ball, cope with that and score runs against that.”There was one promising sign for England during the second ODI, with Jofra Archer returning to England colours for the first time this winter and producing a fantastic display of bowling where he claimed three for 23 from his ten overs.Having only arrived in the country a few days previously, Archer’s speeds were high as he averaged 88mph across his first spell. There was one moment of concern, when Archer appeared to injure himself diving for a ball in the outfield, but it later transpired that he had merely winded himself heavily, and he returned soon after to bowl out his remaining overs.”He’s gone back-to-back five-over spells there, after just getting off the plane a few days ago,” Brook said. “So hopefully he recovers alright. But thankfully he did run in for me. That’s all I asked from him and he was bowling wheels. He’s going to be good to touch for the rest of this winter.”England will hope to respond to the series defeat in a similar manner to how they bounced back in their last ODI against South Africa in September, where they put on 414 for 5, a game which Brook hopes they can take confidence from.”It’s disappointing for the fans, who want to watch us, we entertain people, because they know that we play such an exciting brand of cricket.”It was only a couple of games ago against South Africa in the summer when we got 400, so we’re not a million miles away. It’s just about a couple of scores here and there and then we nail it down and hopefully we do find that template.”

تحدث وليد صلاح الدين، مدير الكرة بالنادي الأهلي، عن تفاصيل عرض برشلونة لضم مهاجم القلعة الحمراء الشاب حمزة عبد الكريم، وعرض هانوفر بشأن بلال عطية.

وقال صلاح الدين، عبر قناة “النهار”: “هذا الأمر سيكون مع الإدارة، عرض هانوفر الألماني معايشة لبلال عطية، حمزة لا يوجد عرض رسمي أتى للنادي الأهلي”.

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وواصل: “نعرف قدر اللاعبين ونريد خروجهم للاحتراف ولكن مهم جدًا مصلحة الأهلي إذا كان إعادة بيع أو إعارة أو نية شراء برقم كبير، كل ذلك سيُبحث عندما توجد عروض رسمية بأرقام مؤكدة”.

وذكرت صحيفة سبورت، أن المفاوضات بين برشلونة والأهلي جارية منذ ثلاثة أسابيع بشأن حمزة عبد الكريم، وأن هناك تفاؤلاً في الفريق الكتالوني بإتمام الصفقة، على الرغم من اهتمام العديد من الأندية الأوروبية بضم اللاعب.

وأوضحت الصحيفة، أن رغبة برشلونة هي ضم حمزة عبد الكريم خلال فترة الميركاتو الشتوي المقبل في يناير على سبيل الإعارة لمدة ستة أشهر، مع وجود خيار الشراء النهائي في نهاية الموسم.

وأردفت الصحيفة، أن حمزة عبد الكريم سيبلغ الـ18 من عمره في بداية العام الجديد، ما سيسهل كثيرًا على برشلونة التعاقد معه، حيث يتم الآن وضع اللمسات النهائية على الصفقة.

Matt Short also makes his return from injury ahead of Australia’s T20I tour of New Zealand

Alex Malcolm16-Sep-2025Despite retiring from ODIs earlier this year Glenn Maxwell will play 50-over cricket for his state side Victoria in the first two Dean Jones Trophy matches of the new summer to help prepare for the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand.Maxwell, 36, has been named in Victoria’s 14-player squad for their first two matches against Queensland and Tasmania at Allan Border Field on Wednesday and Friday respectively. Maxwell has played just one List A match for Victoria since March 2022, and that was against New South Wales in October last year.Fellow Australian T20I squad member Matt Short has also been named for his first game of cricket in any form since the MLC in July, after he was ruled out of the five-match T20I tour of the Caribbean then both the T20I and ODI series against South Africa at home in August due to a side injury. Like Maxwell, he has not played a 50-over fixture since the Champions Trophy.Related

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Captain Will Sutherland will only play in game one before departing to India to join the Australia A tour ahead of the second four-day game in Lucknow. Peter Handscomb will captain in game two.Young batter Oliver Peake, who is yet to make his Victoria 50-over debut despite making his List A debut for Australia A in July against Sri Lanka A, is unavailable as he is already in Lucknow playing in the first four-day match against India A. Todd Murphy is also playing for Australia A in India.Harry Dixon and Sam Elliott will play both games for Victoria before departing for India to play for Australia A in the 50-over matches in Kanpur that start on September 30.Meanwhile, Marnus Labuschagne will captain Queensland against Victoria on Wednesday and Western Australia on Sunday, also at Allan Border Field. Xavier Bartlett is unavailable due to Australia A duty while Mark Steketee (minor hamstring) and Callum Vidler (stress fracture) are also absent. Test opener Usman Khawaja won’t play either of Queensland’s 50-over matches this week as he continues his preparation for the start of the Sheffield Shield summer ahead of the Ashes.Former New South Wales allrounder Hayden Kerr is in line for a Queensland debut as is former Australian Under-19 World Cup winning captain Hugh Weibgen.Tom Straker and Lachlan Hearne will play both matches against Victoria and WA before departing to India to join the Australia A 50-over squad.Hearne has been called up to his first Australia A squad as an injury replacement for Aaron Hardie. Hearne has only played eight List A matches but the left-hander made an impressive 107 off 91 balls against his former state New South Wales in February.Victoria squad: Will Sutherland, Peter Handscomb, Blake Macdonald, Callum Stow, Cam McClure, David Moody, Glenn Maxwell, Harry Dixon, Marcus Harris, Matt Short, Mitch Perry, Sam Elliott, Sam Harper, Tom RogersQueensland squad: Marnus Labuschagne (capt), Jack Clayton, Benji Floros, Lachlan Hearne, Hayden Kerr, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Gurinder Sandhu, Tom Straker, Mitchell Swepson, Hugh Weibgen, Jack Wildermuth

We count down the best female players of the last 25 years

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Everyone loves a ranking list, right? Following on from our colleagues in ESPN, who have been running lists of the top athletes of the century on their platforms, we thought the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup was a good time to look back over the 21st century so far and select the top 25 female cricketers.Will the player you expect to finish No. 1 finish here? Will a player be ranked too high? Will your favourite player be ranked too low or not make the list (sorry if that’s the case). You’ll find out over the next two days.The game has evolved dramatically over the time frame under consideration for this list, particularly in the last decade with the advent of the WBBL, followed by the Hundred and WPL. More international teams are now beating each other and this upcoming World Cup has the potential to be one of the most competitive.A group of ESPNcricinfo writers came up with a longlist of 50 names, which were then put into a voting system that played off pairs against each other. Once that was completed, a smaller group then assessed the list for anomalies or glaring omissions.In this piece, we count down from Nos. 15 to 6. Here are Nos. 25-16 and 5-1.Note: only achievements posted after January 1, 2000 are taken into consideration, even if the athlete’s career ran either side of the millenniumStats for 2000 and beyond
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15: Shabnim Ismail (South Africa)

Shabnim Ismail: among the top five wicket-takers in international cricket•Gallo ImagesThe quickest bowler in women’s cricket, Ismail clocked 132.1kph in the WPL in March 2024, a year after she sent down a fiery spell that included multiple deliveries upwards of 128kph to bowl South Africa to their first senior World Cup final. Ismail played in all eight T20 World Cups from 2009 to 2023 and exited on the highest of highs in a home final. It ended a 15-year international career that included four 50-over World Cups, in which she forged a reputation for her passionate on-field presence and commitment to getting quicker. Ismail is the second-highest wicket-taker in women’s ODIs, behind Jhulan Goswami, and in 2022 equalled the record for most ODI wickets in a calendar year: 37. Overall, Ismail is the fourth-highest wicket-taker in all women’s internationals. She is South Africa’s fourth most-capped ODI player and third-most capped T20 international, and at 35 years old, is still going in the leagues. –

14: Harmanpreet Kaur (India)

Harmanpreet Kaur goes big during her 171 not out in the World Cup 2017 semi-final•Getty ImagesA ferocious bat-swing, great power-hitting ability, and a powerful slog sweep are keystones of Harmanpreet’s batting. All of those were on display in her epochal 171 not out in the 2017 Women’s ODI World Cup, a knock that sent the popularity of the women’s game skyrocketing in India. Harmanpreet has been the face of the new-age, aggressive Indian women’s cricket team, and was part of India’s maiden T20I series win in Australia in 2016. She became the first Indian woman to hit a T20I century, in the T20 World Cup 2018 against New Zealand. She was the first Indian – man or woman – to play in an overseas T20 league, when Sydney Thunder signed her up for the 2016 Women’s Big Bash League. Harmanpreet took over India’s T20I captaincy full time in 2018 and brought the same aggression to that role that she did to her batting. The high point of her international captaincy so far has been India’s runners-up finish at the 2020 T20 World Cup in Australia, and she also captained Mumbai Indians to the title in the inaugural Women’s Premier League in 2023.

13: Ashleigh Gardner (Australia)

At 21, Ashleigh Gardner was the joint highest wicket-taker at the 2018 T20 World Cup•ICC/Getty ImagesAn important member of the most dominant team ever seen, Gardner is among the most versatile allrounders in the game, delivering value across formats with her explosive batting and crafty offspin. She showed a glimpse of her all-round prowess in the first ODI of the 2017-18 Ashes series, taking three wickets and then scoring a crucial 27 off 18 from No. 8. She has particularly excelled in global tournaments, making contributions with bat and ball in Australia’s title win in the 2018 T20 World Cup and playing an important hand in several games in their next two titles as well, in the 2020 T20 World Cup and 2022 ODI World Cup. Gardner also helped Australia claim the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, taking three wickets in the final against India. She finished as the Player of the Tournament in the 2023 T20 World Cup, having scored 110 runs and taken ten wickets. Later that year she impressed in red-ball cricket as well, taking 12 for 165 in the Women’s Ashes Test at Trent Bridge.A regular in franchise cricket, she is among the most sought-after players on the circuit.

12: Deandra Dottin (West Indies)

Deandra Dottin: match-winner with bat and ball•Getty ImagesFew can hit the ball as hard as Dottin. She was just 19 when she scored the first century in women’s T20Is, which also happened to be the fastest, coming off just 38 balls – a record unbroken 14 years later. Dottin is also the fastest woman to hit 100 sixes in T20Is, has the second-fastest fifty in women’s T20 World Cups, has hit the most sixes in women’s ODIs, and is the only woman to have made a century and taken a five-wicket haul in T20Is. Dottin is also an effective death bowler and an electric fielder. Her exploits in the shortest format make her one of the most in-demand players on the T20 circuit, where she has won titles with Adelaide Strikers in the WBBL and Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL. She ended her decorated West Indies career in 2022 but walked back her retirement in July this year.

11: Mithali Raj (India)

More than the weight of Mithali Raj’s phenomenal numbers, it was the impact she had on the next generation of female cricketers coming up in India•IDI/Getty ImagesRaj was the link between a generation that played for the love for the game and the one that plays for contracts – both domestic and international – and now has pay parity. As a teenager, she said she trained like a racehorse, because cricket was her only career path – at a time when there was no money in the game and the BCCI was nearly a decade away from taking over women’s cricket. She batted on all sorts of pitches, on torn mats and grounds that barely had any grass, travelling to and from games in trains, sometimes without a seat reservation, on measly allowances that barely covered one meal, and lived in barely acceptable accommodations. All that changed in 2017 when she led India to a runners-up finish in the 50-over World Cup, captivating the attention of a nation that had been largely indifferent to the women’s game until then. Raj was finally on the front pages after two decades of toil that had produced a number of records, including most runs in women’s ODIs.

10: Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka)

Chamari Athapaththu has been prolific during the biggest moments in Sri Lanka’s history•Getty ImagesOne of the greatest players to come out of Sri Lanka, Athapaththu is a trailblazer for women’s cricket. A prolific top-order batter with a trademark aggressive style of play, she has been Sri Lanka’s backbone for about 15 years. She is the leading run-scorer for Sri Lanka in ODIs and T20Is, and is one among three women to have scored three T20I hundreds apiece. Under her captaincy, Sri Lanka registered their first T20I series win over South Africa and England, and a maiden ODI series win against New Zealand. Her crowning glory came in July this year, when she led Sri Lanka to their first women’s Asia Cup title. Athapaththu’s career has also been marked by several firsts for Sri Lanka, be it topping the women’s ODI batting rankings, making over 1000 runs in women’s T20Is, and playing franchise cricket. –

9: Smriti Mandhana (India)

Smriti Mandhana: dismantling attacks the world over•BCCIA child prodigy who made her senior state team debut at 13 and captained them at 16, Mandhana has blazed a trail for over a decade at the international level. Armed with a silken batting touch and the ability to destroy accomplished attacks, Mandhana has also been consistent over long periods, which has placed her among the world’s top batters and among the most marketable female athletes in India. Instilling belief in the next generation of women cricketers in India has been a vital contribution Mandhana has made to the game. At a time when India’s representation in franchise T20 tournaments was next to nil, Mandhana broke the ceiling by featuring regularly in global leagues. And when India finally unveiled the WPL, she brought glory to one of cricket’s most popular sporting franchises, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, by delivering their first-ever title as captain. Most believe she is India’s next captain.

8: Hayley Matthews (West Indies)

Hayley Matthews is now one of the leading allrounders in the game•Getty ImagesOne of ther most audacious feats in Matthews’ international career came in the 2016 T20 World Cup final. In a Player-of-the-Match performance, she hit 66 of 45 balls against then three-time champions Australia to help West Indies to their maiden title days after her 18th birthday. That was a sign of things to come from a precocious allrounder who would go on to captain West Indies. Matthews truly came into her own when West Indies toured Australia in 2023, hitting a blazing 132 in a world-record chase of 213. West Indies’ fortunes largely hinge on how she performs with bat or ball, and that explains why she has been in demand on the T20 leagues circuit. –

7: Sophie Ecclestone (England)

Sophie Ecclestone has 260 wickets at an average of 16.3 and an economy of 6.1 in T20s•BCCIEngland’s devastating left-arm spinner has topped the ICC’s T20I bowling rankings since February 2020 and been No. 1 in ODIs since March 2022. That she isn’t higher on our list might be a reflection of the fact that she is still only 25, having made her international debut in 2016. This year she became England’s leading wicket-taker in women’s T20Is, and now sits fourth on the all-time world list with 126 at an average of 14.65 and economy rate of 5.85. In ODIs she has 108 at 19.94 and 3.66. The staggering thing about Ecclestone isn’t so much how far she’s come, but how far she can go.

6: Marizanne Kapp (South Africa)

Across four ODI World Cups, Marizanne Kapp has taken 32 wickets at an average of 22.8•ICC/Getty ImagesA genuine allrounder, Kapp is an all-format player extraordinaire: the maker of a Test hundred, taker of a T20I hat-trick, and one of only three players to have scored 3000 ODI runs and taken 150 ODI wickets. She also has three ODI centuries. Her magic lies in how she plays the big roles in major tournaments, which include bowling with the new ball (often finding appreciable swing), and batting as high as No. 3 in the later stages of her career. Though never South Africa’s captain in name, she has led them through some of their most significant ICC performances, including reaching the semi-finals of the 2017 and 2022 ODI World Cups, and the final of the 2023 T20 World Cup, and was Player of the Match in the final of the 2022 Hundred and that year’s Fairbreak Invitational tournament. ESPNcricinfo’s top 25 women cricketer’s of the 21st century: Nos. 1-5 | 6-15 | 16-25

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Após o pontapé inicial nas mudanças na direção, o Internacional terá uma quarta-feira (10) decisiva para o futuro do clube. Depois das saídas do vice de futebol José Olavo Bisol, do diretor executivo André Mazzuco e do diretor esportivo Andrés D’Alessandro, e de se reunir com dirigentes históricos, o presidente Alessandro Barcellos terá uma série de movimentos para substituir os integrantes do Departamento de Futebol.

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Nos bastidores, a ideia é que Abel Braga continue no clube. Não mais como técnico, mas como dirigente. Pelo que apurou o Lance! junto a pessoas próximas ao treinador aposentado, a tendência é de que, devido às saídas de Mazzuco e, principalmente D’Alessandro, Abelão não aceite o convite para trabalhar nos bastidores do futebol alvirrubro.

Quarta será decisiva

Até a tarde de terça, o argentino era cotado para ser treinador do Inter em 2026, um pedido de Abel. O ex-camisa 10 fez o curso de técnico da Associação Argentina de Futebol e estaria apto a comandar equipes. O ídolo colorado, contudo, estaria irredutível quanto a não assumir a casamata. Além disso, deixou o cargo por “questões particulares”.

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Agora, Barcellos terá que encontrar substitutos para a vice-presidência de futebol, para as direções executiva e esportiva, além também de técnico. Para o cargo, antes do anúncio das saídas, dois profissionais eram cotados, ambos trabalharam recentemente em Curitiba. Pelo que apurou o Lance!, o ficha 1 seria Mozart, campeão com o Coxa na Série B. O outro é Odair Hellmann, do Atlético-PR.

Como nos nomes que vinham trabalhando nessas possibilidades não estão mais na avenida Padre Cacique, é possível que a escolha do futuro treinador fique em compasso de espera, pelo menos enquanto novos dirigentes não assumem. Vale lembrar que a temporada 2026 começa no final de semana de 10 e 11 de janeiro, com o Gauchão. Já o Brasileirão tem seu início marcado para 28 de janeiro.

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Romário – O Cara, a série documental Max Original que trata de um dos nomes mais icônicos do futebol brasileiro, estreia na plataforma de streaming Max no dia 23 de maio. Com seis episódios, a produção mostra a trajetória de Romário até a histórica conquista do tetracampeonato mundial de 1994, que completa 30 anos no próximo mês de julho. A série também revela quais foram as motivações do ‘Baixinho’, como é conhecido, durante os momentos decisivos de sua carreira. A cada semana, serão lançados dois episódios.

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O público vai acompanhar os bastidores e os desdobramentos de conquistas e polêmicas protagonizadas pelo craque dentro e fora de campo. A produção Max Original conta com depoimentos exclusivos e sem filtros do protagonista Romário e de outros grandes nomes do futebol mundial, como Roberto Baggio, Pep Guardiola, Hristo Stoichkov, Franco Baresi, Ronaldo, Neymar e Bebeto.

Romário – O Cara, dirigida por Bruno Maia e produzida por Feel the Match e Kromaki, recupera as origens e reconstrói os caminhos traçados por um dos maiores atacantes de todos os tempos. O arco narrativo começa em 1992, quando o jogador é colocado no banco de reservas da Seleção Brasileira, entra em conflito com a comissão técnica e fica de fora de importantes convocações seguintes. Entre idas e vindas cronológicas, a série se desenrola até o seu épico retorno à Seleção, que culmina com as conquistas da Copa do Mundo de 1994 e do prêmio de melhor jogador do planeta do mesmo ano.

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A produção também mergulha na intimidade de Romário e aborda relevantes assuntos de sua vida pessoal, como o sequestro de seu pai, às vésperas do Mundial de 1994. O documentário ainda apresenta imagens inéditas das passagens do craque por PSV e Barcelona, além de relembrar marcantes acontecimentos da história recente do Brasil, como a morte de Ayrton Senna e o impeachment do ex-presidente Fernando Collor.

Romário – O Cara é uma produção da Feel The Match e Kromaki para a Warner Bros. Discovery, dirigida por Bruno Maia. Pela WBD, assinam a produção Sergio Nakasone, Adriana Cechetti e Patricio Díaz. Pela Feel the Match e Kromaki, a produção ficou a cargo de Rodrigo Letier, Bruno Maia, Roberta Oliveira, Anna Julia Werneck e Victor Hugo Fiuza.

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“We can pick a side capable of winning in most conditions,” says Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott ahead of game against Bangladesh

Shashank Kishore15-Sep-2025Jonathan Trott believes Afghanistan will start as “slight favourites” against Bangladesh, who face a must-win situation, in their Asia Cup Group B fixture in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. And going by recent history, there’s merit in that confidence.”Since I’ve been with the side, we’ve had some memorable moments,” Trott said. “I think back to when we beat Bangladesh in a 50-over series in Bangladesh for the first time [in 2023]. It had never been done before, and given how strong Bangladesh have been at home, to go there and do that gave us a lot of confidence and positivity.”Then there was the win in St Vincent at the [2024] T20 World Cup, which helped us qualify for the semi-final. That was such a tight, historic game, and it gave us great belief. This group I’m currently working with is not shy about achieving new things or breaking new ground.Related

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“Whenever there’s something that hasn’t been done before, like a big obstacle or a big challenge, this Afghan side rises to the occasion. They’re not only setting new standards for themselves but also paving the way for future players to keep pushing those boundaries.”Since opening their Asia Cup with a convincing win over Hong Kong on September 9, Afghanistan have had six days off. The break, in Trott’s opinion, has helped refresh them “mentally and physically” after the gruelling pre-Asia Cup tri-series against UAE and Pakistan, where they played five games in ten days.”I’m actually quite happy with the break,” he said. “Playing in the extreme heat here in the UAE takes a lot out of you. It’s been a good chance to recharge the batteries, take stock of where we are, and get ready to go again. Hopefully, with a win and qualification into the next round, we know there will be quite a few games in a short space of time.”At the opening press conference in Dubai, barely a few hours prior to their Asia Cup opener in Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan had spoken of the short turnaround – less than 48 hours – between the tri-series final and the game against Hong Kong. He had also said that it wasn’t ideal to be staying in Dubai and having all their group games in Abu Dhabi, leaving them with an added commute of three hours on match days.Looking at the schedule and putting that break into context, Trott felt it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. “I think our schedule has actually played into our hands, as long as we play well tomorrow and do the job in Abu Dhabi,” he said. “Playing there is very different to Dubai. It looks like it’s been spinning a little more here and in Sharjah. Abu Dhabi is a very different type of pitch – the make-up of the soil is different too.1:36

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“That’s the challenge of playing in these tournaments: you’re constantly adapting to a variety of conditions. I certainly feel that with our squad and the options we have, we can pick a side capable of winning in most conditions.”Trott, expectedly, talked up Afghanistan’s spin stocks, joking that they were good enough to field an XI of spinners if needed. There’s Rashid and Noor Ahmad as their frontline options, along with Mohammad Nabi. They have also got Mujeeb Ur Rahman, AM Ghazanfar and Sharafuddin Ashraf in the squad. That said, he felt that it wasn’t a given that Afghanistan would do well just because they had competent spinners.”We saw during the triangular series that just because the ball is spinning, it doesn’t automatically mean we’re going to win games,” Trott said. “We still have to do everything else well, and I stress that. Yes, our spinners have played a lot of franchise cricket and plenty of international T20 and ODI cricket, but we’ve got to be consistent across all departments. That’s why we work so hard as a side.”Right now, we have a great opportunity with the Asia Cup. Looking a bit further ahead, with the World Cup coming up in February, we have good memories of playing in the subcontinent – in Sri Lanka and India. It can be tempting to look too far ahead, but for now, Bangladesh is at the forefront of everyone’s mind, and we’re focused on winning that game.”