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Pretoria Capitals have a revamped squad and support staff for the upcoming SA20 season

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Dec-2025Keshav Maharaj has been appointed Pretoria Capitals (PC) captain for the upcoming season of the SA20 league, replacing Rilee Rossouw. He was captain of Durban Super Giants until last season,”Maharaj brings a wealth of international pedigree across formats, along with a proven track record of guiding teams with composure, clarity and intent,” Capitals said in a statement on Friday. “Having captained South Africa in white-ball cricket and served as a senior figure within the national setup for several years, Maharaj’s leadership experience, tactical understanding and consistency make him an invaluable addition in this role. His presence strengthens the balance and direction of the Pretoria Capitals squad as the team heads into the new season.”Capitals have a revamped set-up this season, with Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain, taking over as head coach. Ganguly replaced Jonathan Trott and will be assisted by former South Africa captain Shaun Pollock.Related

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The franchise went into the auction in September with the biggest purse – 32.5 million Rand (US$1.85 million approx.) – and also the most slots to fill: 16. They splurged on Dewald Brevis, breaking the SA20 pay record by bidding 16.5 million Rand (US$945,000 approx.) on the batter.Maharaj was one of their big buys at the auction, where they also acquired Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams, Craig Overton, Saqib Mahmood and Codi Yusuf, among others. Andre Russell, who recently retired as a player from the IPL before signing on as Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) power coach, was acquired as a wild card, while Will Jacks and Sherfane Rutherford were their pre-auction signings.Capitals have had an up and down time in the SA20 so far: they finished the first season at the top of the table in the group stage, before losing to Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final. In the two seasons since then – in 2023-24 and 2024-25 – they have had more middling results, finishing fifth both times and failing to qualify for the playoffs.The 2025-26 season of the SA20 begins on December 26 with a contest between MI Cape Town and Durban’s Super Giants. Capitals begin their season the following day with a fixture against Joburg Super Kings. The final will be played on January 25, 2026.

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Fábio Santos expôs bastidores da relação de Jorge Sampaoli com os jogadores do Atlético-MG, quando o técnico treinou o clube em 2020, último ano do ex-lateral no Galo. O ex-jogador chamou o argentino de “insuportável” e afirmou que o restante do elenco “desistiu” do bom convívio com o treinador.

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– Eu fiquei quatro meses dando bom dia pra ele, aí depois do quarto mês eu desisti, pô. Ele não dava bom dia? Ele olha pra você e não fala bom dia. O que esse baixinho tá arrumando? (…) Eu falei pra os caras que ele chegava a ser engraçado de tão insuportável que ele era. Ele chega a ser engraçado. Você fala, esse cara deve estar de sacanagem, não é possível – revelou Fábio Santos, em entrevista à Espn.

– Os caras já tinham largado com 15 dias: ‘Eu não falo mais que esse baixinho’. Eu insistia, né? Três, quatro meses, o cara não me dava bom dia. Sério? Eu falei, não é pessoal, é dele mesmo. Tinha dia que ele chegava legal pra caramba, contava história, eu falei: ‘Agora ele vai’. No outro dia, ele não falava com ninguém, só xingava – completou.

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Além de Sampaoli, Fábio Santos criticou Vitor Pereira, com quem trabalhou no Corinthians. O ex-lateral afirmou que o português “não era um bom gestor” de elenco. Por sua vez, o técnico respondeu à declaração, chamando o ex-jogador de “covarde”.

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O Flamengo aceitou a proposta do Internacional de 4 milhões de euros (R$ 21,65 milhões na cotação atual) por Thiago Maia, mas um imbróglio envolvendo a equipe carioca e o Lille, da França, atrapalha a venda.

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A equipe francesa, dona de 50% dos direitos econômicos de Thiago Maia, quer que o Rubro-Negro repasse uma quantia maior para ceder 25% dos direitos.

O Internacional segue interessado em Thiago Maia, mas entende ser necessário a chegada de um volante e contratou Fernando, que ficou apenas 42 dias no Vila Nova-GO

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– Thiago Maia está mais distante do que estava, pois não tivemos respostas sobre as relações contratuais entre o Flamengo e ele. Nós avançamos  em outros jogadores  dessa posição, como o Fernando.- disse Alessandro Barcelos, presidente do Internacional, à Rádio Gre-Nal.

Enquanto aguarda o desfecho da novela, Thiago Maia segue treinando sepado no Ninho do Urubu. O volante, que atraiu interesse do Corinthians no início da temporada, está no Flamengo desde 2020.

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يلتقي الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك، اليوم الأحد، مع نظيره زيسكو يونايتد، ضمن منافسات بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية الإفريقية.

ويستضيف الزمالك، الفريق الزامبي اليوم الأحد، على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي، ضمن منافسات الجولة الأولى من دور المجموعات ببطولة كأس الكونفدرالية.

ويدخل الزمالك اللقاء تحت قيادة مدربه أحمد عبد الروؤف بحثًا عن الثلاث نقاط الأولى في بطولة الكونفدرالية.

طالع.. خاص | أقرب الراحلين عن الزمالك من الصفقات الجديدة في يناير المقبل

ويأمل لاعبو الزمالك، في تحقيق الفوز من أجل مصالحة الجمهور بعد خسارة كأس السوبر المصري الأخيرة، أمام الأهلي.

وكان الزمالك، قد تأهل إلى دور المجموعات على حساب ديكاداها الصومالي، بعدها أوقعته القرعة رفقة زيسكو والمصري وكايزر تشيفز. موعد مباراة الزمالك وزيسكو يونايتد في الكونفدرالية

وتنطلق المباراة في تمام التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة والعاشرة مساءً بتوقيت المملكة العربية السعودية. القناة الناقلة لمباراة الزمالك وزيسكو يونايتد في الكونفدرالية

ومن المقرر أن تنقل المباراة بين الزمالك وزيسكو على قناة “beIN SPORTS 6”. معلق مباراة الزمالك وزيسكو يونايتد في كأس الكونفدرالية

ومن المنتظر أن يعلق على المباراة بين الزمالك وزيسكو يونايتد، علي محمد علي.

ويُمكنكم متابعة أحداث مباريات اليوم لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنـــا

For the first time since February, Rangers have won three successive Scottish Premiership games.

On Sunday, the Gers demolished Dundee 3-0 at Dens, sporting their eye-catching luminous all orange fourth kit; that’s too many kits!

Nicolas Raskin broke the deadlock, heading home James Tavernier’s corner, Mikey Moore slotted home a second soon after before, after an uneventful hour or so, Djeidi Gassama rubber-stamped the points in stoppage time, curling into the top corner.

Danny Röhl’s side go into the international break in fourth, level on points with Hibs, five points below fierce rivals Celtic and 12 adrift of leaders Hearts, who dropped points elsewhere on Sunday.

When Rangers return to action against Livingston in a fortnight, which star can Röhl rely on following his outstanding display in the city of discover?

Mikey Moore's massive moment

Dens Park will always hold a special place in Moore’s heart, given that it is the venue at which he scored his first goal for Rangers.

When Moore joined on a season-long loan from Tottenham, he did so with sky-high expectations, with then-manager Russell Martin labelling him an “outstanding young player” upon his arrival.

However, he really struggled to make an impact under Martin, but in fairness, so did everyone, although he has become more of a regular under Röhl.

Well, he rewarded the new manager with a sparkling display against Dundee, attempting six dribbles, mustering two shots, registering two key passes and putting in a generally impressive display, as per Sofascore.

Speaking during Sky Sports’ Coverage, James McFadden believes that Moore is enjoying a lot more freedom under Röhl, expecting that he’ll get even better in the coming weeks, while Chris Sutton added that he has “flourished” more than any other player since the change of manager.

Thus, the teenager appears set to remain a key figure for Rangers, but which other key member of their squad shone during Sunday’s win?

Rangers star was as impressive as Moore

Martin made many mistakes during his ill-fated and historically short Rangers reign, but falling out with Raskin was arguably his most egregious misstep.

Raskin’s exclusion for home games against Celtic and Hearts, failing to win or score in either, was when supporters began to turn against Martin, a baffling decision considering he was the club’s player of the year last time round, as voted for both by fellow players and fans alike.

Röhl on the other hand has made him a central figure, and Raskin underlined why with a dominant display at Dens, not just scoring but proving dogged, winning 100% of his tackles and winning plenty of duels.

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1st

Shots

2

3rd

Big chances missed

1

1st

Accurate passes

53

2nd

Key passes

2

1st

Defensive actions

6

6th

Interceptions

2

2nd

Duels contested

16

1st

Duels won

7

2nd

Touches

73

4th

SofaScore rating

8.4

2nd

As the table documents, Raskin put in a dominant display on Sunday.

He ranked in the top two for a whole host of statistics, including accurate passes, key passes, interceptions and duels contested, heading home his second goal of the season and he very easily could have scored another, denied by Jon McCracken who made seven saves all told.

During Sky Sports’ coverage, Kris Boyd asserted that Raskin is at his best when allowed to be “on the front foot”, believing he can rediscover his “outstanding” form from last season, with Sutton agreeing that he remains “Rangers’ best player”.

John Walker meantime labelled his performances “utterly sensational” earlier this year, expecting that when he does depart, is could well be for a club-record fee.

So, if Rangers harbour any hopes of salvaging this season, both domestically and in the Europa League, Raskin will certainly be a key figure.

Thelwell said he'd "flourish": Rangers flop is on borrowed time under Rohl

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On Aug. 26, New York Yankees center fielder and designated hitter Aaron Judge became immortal in the cartoon world. The 2022 American League MVP hit 100 home runs in a home-run derby on the animated television show , a spin-off of .

However, it may have come at a price in our own world.

Judge has not hit a home run since his guest appearance, Fox Sports pointed out in a Tuesday evening tweet. His last home run came on Aug. 25 in a 10–3 win over the Colorado Rockies—one day before Judge's episode aired.

That is a home-run drought of 15 games—tied for the longest of his career with a 15-game dry spell in 2017.

Judge smashed 51 home runs in the Yankees' first 131 games this year, which would have put him on pace for an American League-record 63 home runs. Now, he is on pace for a "mere" 57 dingers.

A note to Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani: avoid like the plague.

He also spoke about taking over Rohit’s seat on India’s team bus, and what he’s learning from Jadeja

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Jun-2025Kuldeep Yadav has been “spending a lot of time” with fellow spinner Ravindra Jadeja, both on and off the field, picking his brains ahead of India’s five-match Test series in England.Kuldeep has played only one Test in England so far, at Lord’s in 2018. He conceded 44 in nine overs and failed to pick up a wicket in England’s only innings. Since then, however, he has grown into a more rounded bowler, and currently has 56 wickets in 13 Tests at an average of 22.16 and a strike rate of 37.3, which is bettered by no spinner in Test history with a cut-off of 50 wickets.Related

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Jadeja’s all-round value makes him the frontrunner to be India’s first-choice spinner on this tour, but Kuldeep is likely to come into the picture if conditions allow them to pick a second spinner. Kuldeep’s left-arm wristspin was instrumental in India’s comeback from 1-0 down to beat England 4-1 at home in early 2024 – he picked up 19 wickets in four Tests at an average of 20.15.”Playing alongside Jadeja is such a great honour for me,” Kuldeep said. “Obviously, Jadeja and [R] Ashwin have been brilliant over the last few years. When I made my debut in India, they helped me a lot. And even now, we have been having a lot of chat about how to bowl to certain batters, given the way the England batters are batting at the moment.”I’m actually spending a lot of time with him, not only on the field, but also outside as well. So it has actually helped me a lot in terms of tactics and the field placements, and he has given some tips as well.”In the team bus, Kuldeep has been sitting next to Jadeja, taking over a seat previously occupied by Rohit Sharma, now retired from Test cricket. When asked about it, Kuldeep laughed.”I can never take Rohit ‘s place,” he said. “It’s just that I’m spending a lot of time with Jaddu bhai. It’s obviously very important for me as a spinner, because Ash [Ashwin, also retired] isn’t there, and I’ve learned a lot from Ash , and now that he isn’t there, [I’m looking to learn from] whichever senior player is there.”Kuldeep on Gill: ‘As a leader, he’s very motivated and he’s been playing an active role in lifting the team’•Gareth Copley/GettyIndia are currently playing an intra-squad match in Beckenham. Sunday is the third day and, with the sun out, Kuldeep expects the pitch to start taking turn. With England transitioning away from green seamers, over recent years, towards flatter pitches that suit their ultra-aggressive style of batting, there is a chance spin could play a role in the five Tests should the matches last longer.”It seems like there will be good wickets for spinners,” Kuldeep said. “The wicket for the practice match was good for batting. There was some light moisture on the first day, and the seamers got some help, but as the game went on, I felt there was some bounce for the spinners, and while I didn’t get much turn during my first spell on the first day, it’s day three today and I’ll get to know how the wicket is now when I get to bowl, but whatever practice sessions I’ve had so far, the ball has been turning a bit. It’ll be really nice if it remains this way during the [Test] matches too.”If the conditions are warm, as they have been over the last three-four days, and if the wickets are like this, spinners can get help. I don’t worry that much about conditions, but yes, it feels good to bowl if you get a slightly helpful wicket.”When asked what the players looked to achieve from an intra-squad match, Kuldeep said: “We’ve played a lot of T20 in the last four-five months, so volume is very important, and all the bowlers are instructed to bowl as many overs [in practice as they would in a match]: the fast bowlers will bowl at least 15 to 20 overs so they can build up fully for the Test match, and it’s the same for the spinners – the more they bowl, the better it will be.”In the wake of Rohit’s retirement, India have handed the Test captaincy to Shubman Gill. Kuldeep felt Gill was “fully ready to lead” the side.”Shubman knows how to lead a team,” Kuldeep said. “He has worked under the seniors in the last couple of years. In the last one year, you’d have seen him in a lot of discussions with Rohit – not only in Tests but even in ODIs. I’m sure he has learned a lot, but as a leader, from what I have seen so far, he’s very motivated and he’s been playing an active role in lifting the team.”I have seen over the last three-four sessions that Shubman has the same qualities that I’ve seen in our previous leadership groups. He’s fully ready to lead us.”

Former Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy’s exit is having a huge ripple effect, with his departure now leaving a previous agreement to potentially collapse.

Levy resigned as Spurs chair after 24 years, leaving his long-term hands-on role at the club as the Lewis Family and ENIC attempt to usher in what they describe as a new era.

During his tenure, Levy was a polarising Tottenham figure who attracted huge criticism and disdain from sections of the fanbase — specifically over their lack of success on the pitch with just two major trophies since 2001.

In that time, Spurs were often chastised for not spending anywhere near as much as their Premier League rivals on transfers, with Levy also overseeing some disastrous decisions like certain managerial appointments.

Off the field, Levy did work wonders — transforming the Lilywhites into a revenue-generating powerhouse and overseeing the move to their brand-new state-of-the-art stadium.

Real Madrid

£1.2 billion

Man City

£727 million

PSG

£700 million

Man United

£668 million

Bayern Munich

£664 million

FC Barcelona

£659.5 million

Arsenal

£621.5 million

Liverpool

£620 million

Tottenham Hotspur

£533 million

Chelsea

£474 million

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There is no doubt that Spurs’ commercial appeal increased ten-fold during Levy’s stay, but the focus for ENIC, and particularly Vivienne Lewis (the daughter of Joe Lewis), is now to deliver more silverware.

Reports claim that Levy was pushed out by Tottenham and didn’t find out about his resignation until hours before it was announced (The Times), with the news leaving influential footballing figures “stunned” (Miguel Delaney).

Levy’s exit is also having an effect on Tottenham’s potential re-appointment of popular ex-managing director Fabio Paratici.

Tottenham U-turn over Fabio Paratici agreement with return now in limbo

The Italian has now served his worldwide ban from football and acted as an unofficial advisor to the club as recently as the last transfer window.

Paratici had reached an agreement to return to Tottenham in his previous managing director role from the start of next month, according to talkSPORT, but now the 53-year-old is being left in “limbo”.

As per the outlet and journalist Alex Crook, Levy’s ally may not be returning to Spurs after all, as the move to bring him back was largely driven by the club’s now-former chair.

Paratici’s appointment at Tottenham is now in serious doubt, which will come as upsetting for some supporters who were fans of the director famed for his incredible work ethic.

The former Juventus chief played a key role in the signings of Cristian Romero, Dejan Kulusevski, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pedro Porro and Djed Spence, among others, with Levy previously hailing Paratici as a man who “lives and breathes” football.

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Além da importância esportiva e financeira da sofrida classificação do Internacional contra o River Plate, na Libertadores, um forte simbolismo também esteve presente no confronto da última terça-feira (8), no Beira-Rio.

Isso porque, tendo o clube uma política de constante incentivo ao programa de sócio-torcedor, a presença de 100% dos torcedores sendo de sócios no confronto continental decisivo também foi exaltada pela gestão do clube atualmente encabeçada por Alessandro Barcellos.

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Na avaliação do atual presidente do Inter, o aspecto do pioneirismo e o engajamento demonstrados pelos torcedores do Colorado são pontos dignos de comemoração e incentivo a continuidade da filosofia.

– Ter a bilheteria 100% preenchida por sócios torcedores é o que todas as agremiações almejam. Esta conquista do Internacional não surpreende, pois o clube possui um trabalho voltado para sócios muito estruturado e bem avaliado, sendo um dos pioneiros no Brasil na implantação do programa de sócio-torcedor – disse o mandatário, completando:

– Não me recordo de termos alcançado uma marca como essa no pós-pandemia, apesar de nossa taxa de ocupação com os associados ser sempre alta. Isso é um reflexo de vários fatores, como a grandeza e importância da partida, mas também a assiduidade e engajamento do torcedor com o nosso programa de sócios.

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Apesar da folga e do período sem jogos, Luís Castro teve dias movimentados nesta semana de Data Fifa. O treinador tem recebido sondagens do futebol árabe e ainda não resolveu sua situação contratual no Botafogo.

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O Al Nassr está interessado na contratação do técnico e não medirá esforços para tentar tirá-lo do Brasil. O português, no entanto, vive um momento decisivo na temporada e está focado em continuar seu trabalho no Glorioso.

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O contrato de Luís Castro no Botafogo ainda não foi renovado. O vínculo é válido até março de 2024. Os dirigentes alvinegros gostam do trabalho do treinador e buscam uma prolongação. A tendência é que esta novela receba novos capítulos nas próximas semanas.

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Apesar do interesse do Al Nassr e da situação contratual, Luís Castro está feliz no Botafogo. O time é líder do Brasileirão, está vivo na disputa da Sul-Americana e vem de uma sequência de resultados positivos na temporada.

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O Glorioso entra em campo na próxima quinta-feira (22), diante do Cuiabá, às 20h, na Arena Pantanal, pelo Brasileirão. A equipe alvinegra busca uma vitória fora de casa para se manter na primeira colocação da competição.