سجل عمر الساعي، لاعب النادي المصري، هدف التعادل والثاني لفريقه أمام بيراميدز، في المباراة المقامة بينهما الآن، ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.
بيراميدز واجه المصري، في إطار منافسات الجولة الثالثة من عمر مواجهات بطولة الدوري المصري، على ملعب استاد هئية قناة السويس.
طالع.. فيديو | إيفرتون داسيلفا يسجل هدف بيراميدز الأول أمام المصري
وسجل الساعي هدف المصري الثاني في الدقيقة 83 من عمر اللقاء، بعد تسديدة من داخل منطقة الجزاء، لتصبح نتيجة اللقاء 2-2. هدف المصري الثاني أمام بيراميدز.. عمر الساعي
وكان بيراميدز تقدم بهدف أول عن طريق البرازيلي إيفرتون داسيلفا، وتعادل للمصري عبد الرحيم دغموم، ثم تقدم لبيراميدز فيستون مايلي.
Plenty of Chelsea stars are featuring for their countries during the international break, with Pedro Neto and Marc Cucurella both playing in the Nations League on Thursday night and the likes of Reece James and Levi Colwill are involved in Thomas Tuchel’s first squad for England.
Cole Palmer has pulled out of the Three Lions squad, meanwhile, staying back at Cobham to recover from his injury setback, with the hope of being available for Chelsea’s first game back against Tottenham on April 3rd.
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But it isn’t just the senior stars who are featuring for their countries on international duty this week, as four academy graduates all featured for England U19 this week in their 2-0 win over Wales.
Chelsea's U19 England stars
Three of Chelsea’s academy stars started in the game against Wales, with Josh Acheampong captaining the side, playing as a left-sided centre-back, which isn’t his natural position.
Kiano Dyer started in midfield alongside Newcastle star, Lewis Miley and Tyrique George started on the left.
George and Acheampong have both played multiple times for the first team this season, with the 19-year-old winger making 17 appearances this season, providing four assists and totalling 713 minutes played.
Meanwhile, Acheampong has made eight appearances, totalling 421 minutes played.
Tyrique George
But there was a fourth Cobham star who featured against Wales in England’s U19 European Championship Qualifiers, who many fans are already very excited about, due to the high praise the youngster is already earning at such a young age.
Chelsea's own Osimhen & Aguero hybrid
Chelsea’s Shumaira Mheuka came from the bench against Wales for England U19 on Wednesday night, coming on for Manchester United’s Ethan Wheatley – who scored the other goal in England’s 2-0 victory – and netting in the 84th minute.
Mheuka has been labelled “Cobham’s Finest” by talent scout Jacek Kulig, stating the 17-year-old forward is a “jewel”.
The young striker has brilliant strength to initiate contact, often being able to ride challenges and bully defenders, even if they are slightly bigger than him. But he also has deceptive agility, especially inside the box, often crafting himself an extra half-yard of space to get shots off, much like Sergio Agüero.
This unique ability to shift the ball in tight spaces is extremely valuable for strikers in the Premier League, as they are able to create their own shooting opportunities, rather than relying on others to create chances for them, again reminiscent of Aguero, who was the master of creating his own shooting angles.
Whilst Mheuka has the ball-manipulation quality of an Aguero-type striker inside the box, he also possesses those physical traits of a Victor Osimhen, using his body to shield the ball and bully defenders inside the box. Chelsea has been linked with a move for Osimhen in recent windows, but Mheuka’s development could well save them a big chunk of change.
The 17-year-old is still developing physically, as well as technically, and if he continues to grow, adding some extra height to his advantage, his already strong base layer of physicality could become even more useful, making Mheuka a huge box presence in the Premier League.
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Minutes
45
Touches
9
Accurate Passes
4/5
Ground Duels Won
0/1
Aerial Duels Won
0/2
The 17-year-old striker made his first full debut, starting against Copenhagen in the UEFA Conference League, before being subbed off at halftime for Christopher Nkunku. Mheuka was unable to get himself involved, barely getting any service, leading to his three lost duels and just nine touches in 45 minutes.
Mheuka has made 42 appearances for Chelsea’s academy across the U18 and U21 sides, scoring 19 goals, providing five assists and totalling 2,593 minutes played. He has also netted ten times for various England age groups, making 20 appearances from U15-U19.
Whilst he is still young and developing, many have the right to be excited about Mheuka, who has all the attributes of an excellent forward, with the physical levels required to play in the Premier League already developing nicely.
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Celtic made a huge decision in the recent January transfer window when they decided to cash in on Japanese centre-forward Kyogo Furuhashi.
The Hoops sold the Japan international to Ligue 1 side Rennes for a reported fee of £10m after a three-and-a-half-year spell with the Scottish giants for the Hoops number eight.
Kyogo racked up 85 goals in 165 appearances in all competitions for the Scottish Premiership champions, with 34 of those coming in the 2022/23 campaign.
The 30-year-old marksman was not at his very best in front of goal in the first half of this season, before his move to Rennes, though, and that may have played a role in the club’s decision to let him leave.
Kyogo's goalscoring record this season
Kyogo scored 19 goals in all competitions during Brendan Rodgers’ first season back at the club last term, and started the current campaign as the first-choice centre-forward once again.
However, the Japanese attacker’s wasteful finishing was noticeable in the Premiership. He scored ten goals in 22 outings in the top-flight and missed a whopping 17 ‘big chances’ along the way.
The £10m-rated star also only scored one goal from 2.47 xG across seven appearances in the Champions League, which shows that the forward was incredibly wasteful in Europe as well as in the Scottish top division.
Kyogo scored 12 goals in 32 matches in all competitions, seven short of his tally from last term, and he has yet to score in three matches for Rennes in Ligue 1 to date.
Market Movers
Despite his drop-off in form, Celtic still lost a goalscorer when they sold the striker in January, but that did not matter because Rodgers has hit the jackpot with two other goalscorers in Daizen Maeda and Adam Idah.
Celtic have struck gold with Idah
The long-serving Maeda has exploded with 27 goals in 41 appearances in all competitions, but he is not the only Celtic star who has outscored Kyogo this season.
Idah was signed on a permanent deal from Norwich City for an initial £8.5m last summer and was valued at £2.9m by Transfermarkt at the time of the move.
He has enjoyed a very steady first full season at Parkhead, adjusting to permanent life in Glasgow, and has racked up a tally of 14 goals – two more than Kyogo – in all competitions. That includes three goals in ten matches in the Champions League, whilst Kyogo only scored three goals in 19 games in his Celtic career in that competition.
Idah, who scored twice in the 4-2 loss to Aston Villa, has shown that he can step up to perform on Europe’s biggest stage, which is something that the Japanese forward struggled with.
Appearances
19
10
Starts
17
3
xG
5.68
2.22
Goals
3
3
Big chances missed
8
2
Assists
1
0
This, along with the fact that he has outscored Kyogo – alongside Maeda – in all competitions this season, suggests that Rodgers hit the jackpot by recruiting him to be Celtic’s new number nine last summer.
His market value has also soared as a result of his form for the Scottish giants this term, with Transfermarkt currently valuing him at £4.2m – more than £1m more than he was valued at last year.
Celtic will, now, be hoping that Idah can continue to shine and show that he has what it takes to be the long-term number nine for the club, replacing Kyogo, and increasing his market value to potentially be sold on for even more in the future.
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The Hoops already have a centre-forward who has provided a bigger threat in front of goal than Kyogo did immediately before his exit, whilst also having a player with the potential to leave a bigger mark in Europe moving forward.
Celtic are back in action in the Champions League this evening as they prepare to travel to Germany to take on Bayern Munich in a defining clash.
The Hoops lost 2-1 to Bayern Munich at Parkhead last week and this means that they will need a huge result against the Bundesliga giants tonight to turn things around, or else they will be knocked out of the competition at the play-off stage.
Brendan Rodgers’ side have been in action since their loss to the Bavarian team, though, as they beat Dundee United 3-0 in Glasgow at the weekend in the Scottish Premiership.
As you can see in the highlights above, all three of Celtic’s goals were impressive as Callum McGregor, Jota, and Adam Idah produced moments of individual quality.
Idah’s strike was the pick of the bunch as he cut in from the left flank to unleash a tremendous effort into the far top corner for his 13th goal of the season in all competitions.
Last week, Celtic were on the wrong end of a stunning strike from a similar range when Michael Olise put Bayern Munich 1-0 up in the second half.
Michael Olise's Bayern brilliance
The former Reading and Crystal Palace star beautifully controlled a ball over to the right wing and cut inside of Greg Taylor with ease before unleashing a sublime shot into the top corner of Kasper Schmeichel’s near post.
It was a sensational goal from Olise and one that broke the deadlock on the night, as it had been a tense 0-0 game until he delivered that moment of brilliance.
That strike was the London-born magician’s 11th goal in all competitions for Bayern this season since he made the move from Crystal Palace last summer to try his luck in the Bundesliga.
Michael Olise for Crystal Palace
The left-footed wizard had racked up an impressive return of ten goals and six assists in 19 appearances in the Premier League for the Eagles in the 2023/24 campaign, which attracted Bayern’s attention.
Olise has hit the ground running in Bavaria as a left-footed right winger with the ability to score and assist goals on a regular basis, cutting in on his favored foot to devastating effect at the top end of the pitch.
24/25 Bundesliga
Michael Olise
Starts
17
xG
4.60
Goals
6
Big chances created
13
Key passes per game
2.0
Assists
7
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, the France international has been directly involved in 13 goals in 17 starts in the Bundesliga so far this term, and has been let down by the wasteful finishing of his teammates at times, as they have only scored seven times from the 13 ‘big chances’ that he has created for them.
Celtic will need to contain his threat better than they did in the first leg, but they could also cause Bayern problems by unleashing their own version of Olise on the right flank, and that is not Hyun-jun Yang.
Why Hyun-jun Yang should be dropped
The South Korean forward was selected to start on the right side of the front three in the 3-0 win over Dundee United at Parkhead in the Premiership on Saturday.
Chalkboard
Rodgers must, however, instantly drop the former Gangwon attacker from the starting line-up for this clash with Bayern Munich in the Champions League tonight, despite his assist for McGregor’s goal.
Yang’s short pass to the captain led to the midfielder’s brilliant run into the box and finish, but the winger also missed a ‘big chance’, completed one of his three attempted dribbles, and lost six of his nine duels.
These statistics show that it was far from a perfect performance from the 22-year-old forward, who has struggled for consistency in the final third throughout the 2024/25 campaign.
Hyun-jun Yang (24/25)
Champions League
Premiership
Appearances
5
15
Goals
0
1
Key passes per game
0.6
0.8
Big chances created
1
2
Assists
1
1
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, Yang has failed to offer much in the way of quality at the top end of the pitch in the Champions League or the Premiership.
This is why Rodgers must ruthlessly ditch him from the XI for this knockout clash with Bayern tonight, and Nicolas Kuhn is the man who should replace him in the line-up.
Why Nicolas Kuhn could be Celtic's own Michael Olise
The German forward has the potential to be Celtic’s own version of the game-changing Olise from last week if he can step up with a big performance this evening.
Kuhn thought he had his own moment of glory in the match after just 26 seconds when he cut in from the right flank and found the bottom corner of Manuel Neuer’s goal with an excellent left-footed strike from distance, only for VAR to ultimately rule it out for Idah being in an offside position in front of the German legend.
Unfortunately, the Celtic winger was unable to produce another moment of magic on the night, but his form this season suggests that he is very capable of being a match-winner for the Scottish giants this evening.
Like Olise, the 25-year-old star, who was once described as “magical” by Rodgers, is a left-footed forward who typically plays on the right flank and cuts in to produce goals and assists on a regular basis.
Nicolas Kuhn (24/25)
Champions League
Premiership
Appearances
21
9
Goals
10
2
Big chances created
8
4
Key passes per game
1.8
1.6
Assists
6
1
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, Kuhn has delivered goals and ‘big chances’ created with regularity for the Hoops in both the Premiership and the Champions League this season.
These statistics show that the former Bayern youth prospect has the quality to step up and deliver a big moment for Celtic tonight, as he almost did with his disallowed goal last week.
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That is why Rodgers has to drop Yang, who has lacked consistency in the final third throughout the season, in order to unleash his own version of Olise from the start on the right wing in Bavaria tonight, in the hope that he can fire Celtic through to the last 16 of the competition.
India fold for 148, suffering their third-biggest defeat in ODIs
Srinidhi Ramanujam02-Jan-2024
Phoebe Litchfield notched up her second ODI hundred•BCCI
The Alyssa Healy era began on a high note for Australia as they completed a 3-0 ODI whitewash against India in Mumbai on Tuesday.After Phoebe Litchfield’s classy hundred and Healy’s 82 propelled the team to 338 for 7, their spinners ran through the India line-up to hand Australia a mammoth 190-run victory. This was India’s third-biggest loss in ODIs.India were never in the chase, courtesy two brilliant catches from Litchfield and Tahlia McGrath and some disciplined bowling on a dry Wankhede pitch. The collapse started with Yastika Bhatia getting cleaned up by Megan Schutt in the fifth over. Four overs later, Smriti Mandhana, who had started steadily, perished for 29 while looking to go big as Schutt struck again. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur continued her poor run of form, getting dismissed for 3, finishing with a total of 17 in the series.Richa Ghosh, India’ new No.3, survived 29 deliveries before she was bowled by Georgia Wareham in the 16th over when she mistimed a sweep. But the game swung Australia’s way when Litchfield pulled off a sensational, one-handed catch at cover to send Jemimah Rodrigues back for 25, in the 21st over. Alana King then bowled a superb legbreak, pitching on leg stump and turning away to take Pooja Vastrakar’s off stump to leave India reeling at 128 for 7. Wareham collected three wickets while King, Sutherland and Schutt accounted for two each to bowl India out for 148 in the 33rd over.After having opted to bat, Litchfield and Healy dominated proceedings, sharing 189 runs for the opening wicket – the highest partnership for any wicket for Australia against India as the visitors also notched up their highest total against this opponent in women’s ODIs.Litchfield’s clarity and crispness in her footwork were more evident in the dead rubber than in the other matches on this tour as she made 119 off 125 balls. In contrast to the 63 she scored in the second match, where she took time to settle in, her second ODI hundred had plenty of boundaries – 16 fours and one six in all. Unlike her captain and opening partner, she is not a big hitter of the ball, but Litchfield was solid, and proactive and backed her technique to dominate spin on her first tour to India.The pair kept the run rate hovering around six throughout the 29 overs they batted, with Australia eyeing 350 at one stage.Smriti Mandhana was the only India batter to cross 25•BCCI
It was an important knock for Healy – the batter and the captain. Taking over captaincy from Meg Lanning on this tour, it was also Healy’s first half-century as full-time captain. She had a lean 2023 where she did not cross fifty in ODIs even once in eight innings and had scores of 0 and 13 in the series. However, on Tuesday, she put that behind and looked positive from the outset. She found the gaps comfortably and brought in her lofted shots when players were in the ring. Her 82 is also the highest individual score by a wicketkeeper-captain in women’s ODIs.Both batters targeted debutant left-arm spinner Mannat Kashyap, who replaced allrounder Sneh Rana. They hit a six and a four each as Kashyap conceded 23 off her first two overs.India needed 29 overs to break the stand, with Pooja Vastrakar ending Healy’s innings with the short ball. The dismissal slowed Australia down for a bit with Amanjot Kaur also getting her first wicket of the series by trapping Ellyse Perry lbw in the 33rd over. Shreyanka Patil, who was the star of the India bowling attack, picked up two wickets in two balls to dismiss Beth Mooney and McGrath soon after. From 189 for 0, Australia suddenly slipped to 223 for 4. Patil, playing her second ODI, varied her pace and bowled tight lines to end with figures of 3 for 57.At the other end, Amanjot added one more wicket to her name when she removed Annabel Sutherland for 23. Cameos from Gardner, Wareham and King, though, helped Australia surpass 300. King, in particular, punished Vastrakar for two sixes and a four in the 50th over to remain unbeaten on 26 off 14.India did not have a great day in the field, dropping two catches in the afternoon. In all, they have dropped ten catches in this series.With India hosting the ODI World Cup in 2025, they might have more questions than answers right now, though the series was not part of the Women’s Championship.
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AAP and ESPNcricinfo staff11-Oct-2023Australia’s women cricketers have started training with pink balls during the ongoing ODI series with West Indies in preparation for the day-night Test against India in December, which is likely to be played in Mumbai.Even with the prospect of West Indies star Hayley Matthews returning from a quad injury for the second ODI at the Junction Oval in Melbourne after missing the first ODI loss in Brisbane, the hosts spent the lead-in to Thursday’s match in Melbourne training with pink ballsThe famed Wankhede Stadium is set to host a Test in December in what would be India’s first home women’s Test since 2014. Mumbai hosted Australia’s most recent women’s Test in India way back in February 1984. India and Australia played out a draw at Carrara on the Gold Coast in a day-night Test in October 2021.Related
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“I think the coaches thought it could be a good chance just to have a try with the pink balls,” emerging allrounder Annabel Sutherland said on Wednesday.”We had a Test on the Gold Coast and weren’t able to get a lot of preparation for that just because of the short notice for the series and with Covid [restrictions].”You look at the men, they often swap between red and white balls within close windows of time, so if we can get comfortable with the pink ball, red ball, white ball, whatever it is, it’ll certainly make the lead-up Test matches [easier].”Any chance you get to play in India is one that you look forward to.”Sutherland, who turns 22 on Thursday, is eager for more time in the middle but will continue biding her time down the order. Already with a Test and ODI century to her name, Sutherland has been down to bat at No.7 in the matches against the Windies so far this summer.Australia have such depth with bat and ball that players who can open for their state and in franchise cricket regularly get relegated to the lower order.”I’m always up for more time in the middle,” Sutherland said on Wednesday. “I’m in the coach’s ear all the time, I’m sure I’m annoying [coach Shelley Nitschke] just as much as a few others who are pretty keen for a hit.”The girls up top are doing a pretty good job as always. I’m happy to be patient at the moment and watch the girls do their work up top.”Sutherland said Australia were expecting Matthews to return from a quad injury after the superstar was sorely missed by the West Indies during a heavy defeat on Sunday.Matthews blitzed 310 runs from 178 balls across the T20 component of the tour, lifting West Indies to a world record run-chase and offering hope in the two T20I losses.Australia will be without Darcie Brown after she was ruled out of the remainder of the ODI series with a hamstring injury. Heather Graham has been called into Australia’s squad as cover.
A marquee star apparently has one eye on a potential transfer to Chelsea this summer, following some discussions involving Enzo Maresca’s side and the player’s representatives.
What Enzo Maresca thinks about Chelsea's midfield
Maresca, according to reliable journalist Simon Phillips in January, feels as if the club are missing a certain type of profile in the engine room.
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While Chelsea are expected to significantly invest in a new striker and centre-back this summer, Maresca made his request to the Stamford Bridge hierarchy clear in the winter window when it comes to his desire for a potential new senior midfield star.
Arsenal (away)
March 16th
Tottenham (home)
April 2nd
Brentford (away)
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Ipswich Town (home)
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Fulham (away)
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Despite links to some big names, including Man United sensation Kobbie Mainoo, Maresca was forced to settle for teenage prospect Mathis Amougou – who joined Chelsea in the latter stages of January from Saint-Étienne.
The Frenchman has made one appearance for Chelsea since then – a seven-minute cameo against Southampton – and he’s expected to head back to Ligue 1 on a season-long loan to sister club Strasbourg for the 2025/2026 season (Fabrizio Romano), so the west Londoners could well return to the market for a new midfield technician.
Reports suggest that Chelsea are considering numerous options. They could even raid Barcelona for some key players, including Frenkie de Jong, who has apparently been offered to Maresca’s side by intermediaries (Graeme Bailey).
Gavi is also on Chelsea’s transfer shortlist, and it is believed they’ve approached the representatives of fellow Catalan midfielder Marc Casado (Cadena SER).
Closer to home, and away from the Camp Nou, chairman Todd Boehly is personally weighing up the prospect of a summer bid for Sunderland star Jobe Bellingham. The Sun reported this week that Chelsea are lining up an offer for Bellingham, but Mainoo is also said to remain firmly in Chelsea’s thinking.
The 19-year-old is one of United’s key stars, but his contract expires in 2027, and he’s currently earning far beneath other big-name players in Ruben Amorim’s squad.
Talks over fresh terms are dragging on, with Chelsea lurking in the background as they monitor his interesting situation at Old Trafford.
Kobbie Mainoo keen on joining Chelsea after contact
According to TEAMtalk, in what could be a boost for Maresca, it is claimed Mainoo is interested in the prospect of joining Chelsea from Man United – following some contact from the Blues with his camp.
The teenager is thought to be a real one to watch this summer, and Chelsea will be one of the main competitors for his signature, even if he is focused on life at United for now.
Amorim’s side are wary of PSR, and there is a hesitance to approve big-money contracts as a result, but this stance could force some of their most pivotal assets to ponder summer exits – including Mainoo.
Chelsea, meanwhile, would leap at the chance to strike a deal for the Englishman. However, some reports have claimed that United wouldn’t sell for less than £100 million, so BlueCo could even need to spend nine figures on a player for the third time since their takeover.
da esport bet： O Palmeiras registrou um superávit de R$ 18,2 milhões no ano de 2022, primeiro ano de mandato da presidente Leila Pereira. Os números foram apresentados pela administração do clube em reunião realizada na última quarta-feira (1º), no Conselho de Orientação e Fiscalização (COF) da equipe alviverde.
O acumulado apresentou as contas no azul mesmo com um déficit de R$ 3,3 milhões referentes ao mês de dezembro. A aprovação do balancete do último mês do ano passado se deu justamente por conta do superávit no apanhado geral.
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No total, a arrecadação do Palmeiras em 2022 foi de R$ 790,5 milhões, sendo as fontes de renda: negociações (R$ 173,8), cotas relacionadas aos direitos de transmissão (R$ 168), acordos comerciais/patrocínios (R$ 133,5 milhões) e premiações (R$ 94,5).
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If the loss to Australia in Dharamsala was heartbreaking, this one to South Africa in Pune was outright demoralising. The bowlers were sent on a leather hunt as Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen plundered centuries, and David Miller added more salt to the wounds with a blistering 30-ball 53 not out as South Africa posted 357 for 4; the last 10 overs alone brought them 119 runs.In reply, New Zealand’s top order unraveled against South Africa’s quality pace attack under lights. Marco Jansen’s extra bounce accounted for Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra, Will Young was out nicking behind off Gerald Coetzee, and Kagiso Rabada had Tom Latham chipping one to cover.Daryl Mitchell kept hope flickering, oozing class and confidence as he played a couple of gorgeous on-drives, but his dismissal while looking to hit out against Keshav Maharaj in the 19th over opened the floodgates. The game became staggeringly one-sided as New Zealand petered to 167 all out, with only Glenn Phillips offering any resistance to make 60.The defeat, and the quantum of it, was massive from a tournament’s standpoint, with New Zealand now slipping back to potentially enter a logjam for fourth place, which Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are all eyeing. Few would have expected New Zealand to cave in the manner they did, even after South Africa had set them 358.Quinton de Kock ane Rassie van der Dussen added 200 for the second wicket•ICC/Getty Images
New Zealand’s capitulation was a sharp contrast to how things panned out for South Africa after they were put into bat.Temba Bavuma was the early aggressor, crunching two cover drives off Matt Henry in the fourth over to kick the innings into gear. De Kock was largely subdued and fidgety early on, and even copped a blow to the shoulder from a Trent Boult bouncer in the ninth over. At that point, South Africa’s innings had barely gotten out of second gear. Having roughed up de Kock, Boult had sent Bavuma back with a sucker ball, a full one that had him nicking low to Mitchell at slip.It could have been wickets in back-to-back overs for New Zealand had Phillips latched on to a screamer at backward point off Tim Southee. That we’re even talking about it being a chance was down to his brilliance – anticipating de Kock’s cut and taking two steps to his right before flinging himself full-stretch to go one-handed. De Kock was on 12 off 24 at that point.At the other end, van der Dussen helped himself to a pull to begin proceedings as Southee, coming in for the first game of his fourth World Cup, seemed erratic and down on pace to begin with. For much of the first 100 runs in their 200-run stand, de Kock and van der Dussen were steady and calculating, playing themselves into a position from which they could tee off in the back 15. It’s a plan that worked to the T for them, and perhaps much more easily than they may have anticipated because New Zealand had a massive hole to fill midway through.Henry pulled his hamstring halfway through his sixth over, the 27th of the innings, to leave Ravindra, James Neesham and Phillips to bowl 14.3 overs between them. De Kock and van der Dussen accelerated knowing fully well that New Zealand needed to back-load their part-timers.Aiden Markram, Keshav Maharaj and Temba Bavuma celebrate Daryl Mitchell’s wicket•AFP/Getty Images
The first sign of de Kock breaking the shackles came in the 16th over when he got stuck into Southee. He followed an imperious pull in front of square for four by walloping a six over the bowler’s head. De Kock had another slice of luck soon after when he chipped Phillips into the leg side, with the ball falling between three fielders. De Kock soon brought up his half-century off 62 deliveries and van der Dussen followed suit, getting there off 61.New Zealand’s cup of woe was far from over. Neesham, one of the part-timers called on to make up overs, suffered a blow of his own when he was struck flush on the thumb by a de Kock straight drive. On 95, de Kock should have been run out off the same delivery when he was sent back even as the ball deflected to Mitchell Santner at cover. The batter had given up hope when Santner fired a throw at the bowler’s end, but it missed the stumps. De Kock soon brought up his hundred – his fourth of this World Cup, which left him one behind Rohit Sharma’s record of five in a single edition – by getting inside the line and helping a pull deep beyond the fine leg fence for six. He reached the century off 103 balls, and seemed to be revving up for a big finish.At the other end, the industrious van der Dussen brought out cute reverse paddles and sweeps to throw New Zealand’s spinners off gear. The second-wicket pair had added 200 at better than a run-a-ball when de Kock picked out point to give Southee a wicket in the 40th over. It’s at this point that South Africa pulled out a surprise move, pushing Miller up the order, seemingly to keep the left-right combination going, and he tore into the bowling at the death to get to his half-century in 29 balls. Neesham went for 69 off his 5.3 overs, and conceded 18 in the 50th.While New Zealand walked off knowing they had a big chase, there was a sense that the game was still in the balance given how well they had batted in big chases against England and Australia. But their hopes were dashed by a South African attack that made you wonder if this was the same surface New Zealand had bowled on.After the top order was blown away, Phillips delayed the inevitable, getting in some batting time amid a lower-order collapse. By the end, New Zealand were so desperate to minimise the damage to their net run rate that an injured Henry hobbled out to bat and gave Phillips company for 5.1 overs, in the process adding 34 for the final wicket. However, even that didn’t quite diminish the magnitude of the defeat, which, all told, was a proper pasting.
Tottenham Hotspur players were spotted taunting Manchester United defender Harry Maguire during their Europa League title party.
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Spurs squad out until 4am in Bilbao
Curse at Maguire after encounter
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WHAT HAPPENED?
On Wednesday, Tottenham won their first trophy since 2008 as they beat Manchester United 1-0 in the Europa League final via a solitary goal from Brennan Johnson. Close to the full-time whistle, Spurs star Cristian Romero got into an argument with former Red Devils captain Maguire and the spat carried over until after the full-time whistle.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
has now reported that the Tottenham squad had beers and champagne delivered to their dressing room at the San Mames before taking the party out and around Bilbao. The report suggested that Ange Postecoglou's men partied into the night until 4am.
DID YOU KNOW?
The report has also claimed Tottenham stars were heard shouting: "F*ck you, Maguire". There were massive tensions between the two sets of players after full-time, as Spurs players were unhappy with the defender's behaviour close to the end of the game.
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WHAT NEXT FOR TOTTENHAM?
Spurs will host a trophy parade close to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday afternoon before preparing for their final game of the season, with Brighton visiting on matchday 38 of the Premier League campaign.