Alvaro Morata’s Como transfer hit another roadblock as the striker skipped training, prompting Galatasaray to take internal disciplinary action.

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Morata is in hot water at Galatasaray after failing to report for training for two consecutive days, amid an ongoing transfer deadlock with Como. The Spanish striker has been pushing for a move to the newly promoted Serie A side, who have reportedly agreed terms with both Gala and the player. But Galatasaray, where he is currently on loan until January 2026, have refused to sanction his exit. According to journalist Kaya Temel, the Turkish giants have filed an internal report and are preparing to fine and formally warn Morata for breaching club rules.

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Como see Morata as a marquee signing to spearhead their ambitious Serie A project, but the move has stalled due to the Turkish club's stance. But Morata's absence from training reflects growing frustration as Galatasaray block his exit to Como. With Victor Osimhen now in Istanbul to seal his permanent deal, the dynamics could finally shift. The Spanish striker’s future has been entangled in a three-way standstill involving Gala, Como and Milan, but Osimhen’s imminent arrival could unlock the next move in the domino chain.

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Como’s president Mirwan Suwarso has publicly expressed his frustration over the stalled transfer, telling : “What’s missing for Morata? Just him being here. What’s really missing? I don’t know. It’s between Milan and Galatasaray. We have an agreement with Milan and the player—now Milan needs to talk to Galatasaray.”

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With Osimhen now in Istanbul and close to signing, Gala may soon greenlight Morata’s exit, allowing Como to finally land their priority target. In the meantime, disciplinary action continues, with the club filing a report against Morata for skipping two straight training sessions, a fine and warning are expected shortly.

Northern Diamonds cruised their way to an opening-day nine-wicket victory over Thunder at Chester-le-Street thanks to commanding performances from three of their most experienced players.Veteran legspinner Katie Levick claimed 4 for 38 as the visitors were bowled out for 165 off 43.1 overs before England internationals Lauren Winfield-Hill and Hollie Armitage both hit unbeaten half-centuries as the hosts reached the modest target from 34.3 overs.Only opening batter Seren Smale showed any real opposition with the bat for Thunder with a knock of 32 at the top of the order on a disappointing day for Ellie Threlkeld’s side who were a distant second best in all areas of the game.Thunder never really recovered from the early blow of losing Emma Lamb, bowled by Jessica Woolston without scoring, with her fellow opener Smale subsequently struggling to find any partners of substance.Australian debutant Katie Mack threatened to do the job with a breezy 19 before she was trapped in front by Abi Glenn who then bowled Fi Morris first ball to leave Thunder 40 for 3.It was a busy day for the umpires with both Threlkeld and then Smale departing leg-before with the latter’s 32 the top score of the innings only matched by the same number of extras.Threlkeld was Levick’s first victim as the legspinner turned the screw effectively with the runs drying up for Thunder despite some defiance from Namoi Dattani, Danielle Collins and Tara Norris as the visitors squeezed their way above 150.It was Levick’s day though and last season’s leading wicket-taker for Diamonds took the last three wickets to fall to close with typically strong figures of 4 for 38 from 9.1 overs as Thunder were bowled out for a below-par 165.Winfield-Hill and Sterre Kalis attacked from the start of the Diamonds innings and although both Phoebe Graham and Mahika Gaur bowled tightly they were unable to make a crucial early breakthrough for Thunder.It was not until the 14th over when Diamonds had reached 59 and seen off the opening bowlers that the wicket finally came and when it did it was something of gimme: Kalis somehow scooping a full toss from slow-left armer Hannah Jones into the hands of Dattini at midwicket for 28.Despite Threlkeld shuffling her pack, a second wicket failed to materialise with Armitage joining Winfield-Hill at the crease and the pair attacking Norris and Morris, in particular, with some powerful hitting.Winfield-Hill eased past her half-century as the second-wicket partnership turned into a match-winning one with the only real drama concerning if Armitage would join her in reaching the landmark, which she did in the 34th over.The century partnership came up shortly before the winning runs were hit leaving Winfield-Hill and Armitage both not out at the close of a very satisfying day for Northern Diamonds who claimed the bonus-point victory.

Newcastle star Anthony Gordon has sparked rumours over his future on Tyneside after naming a Premier League as one of his 'favourite players ever' and role model.

• Gordon in South Korea for tour
• Named PL rival as role model
• Could make move to replace him

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  Gordon has been linked with a move away from Newcastle for over a year now, with Liverpool previously tipped to poach the England international. But another club has now entered the conversation after the winger named Tottenham captain Heung-Min Son as one of his favourite ever players.

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  Tottenham were interested in Gordon during his Everton days and may be looking for a Son successor with the South Korean in talks to join LAFC this summer. However, with Newcastle missing out on so many transfer targets and likely to lose Alexander Isak, they may not be willing to sanction the sale of another attacking star.

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  Gordon and Son will come face-to-face with each other on Sunday when Spurs play Newcastle in South Korea. Gordon was giving his interview having already arrived in Son's homeland, which may explain the added praise for the 33-year-old.

أدلى كيليان مبابي، مهاجم ريال مدريد بتصريحات عقب قيادته لفريقه للفوز أمام أوساسونا في المواجهة الأولى للفريق ببطولة الدوري الإسباني.

وتغلب ريال مدريد على أوساسونا بهدف دون رد، سجله مبابي من ضربة جزاء، على ملعب “سانتياجو برنابيو”.

وقال مبابي في تصريحاته على قناة ريال مدريد: “كان من المهم لنا أن نبدأ بفوز على أرضنا، كنا نعلم أنها ستكون مباراة صعبة، كان لدى أوساسونا خطة واضحة لانتظارنا، وكان لديهم بوديمير”.

وأضاف: “في الشوط الأول، لم تكن لدينا أي مساحة، ثم في الشوط الثاني، سجلنا مبكرًا، أتيحت لنا فرص أكثر وسيطرنا بشكل أكبر، كنا نأمل في تسجيل هدف ثانٍ، لكنه لم يتحقق، نحن سعداء بالفوز ونسعى لتحقيق المزيد”.

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وعما ما طلبه المدير الفني تشابي ألونسو من لاعبي ريال مدريد، أوضح مبابي: “أراد منا أن نسيطر على الكرة بشكل كبير، وأن نلعب من جانب إلى آخر حتى لا يركض الفريق الآخر ولا يجد مساحة للعب، هناك أشياء يمكننا تحسينها؛ لقد عدنا للتو من العطلة، وهذا أمر إيجابي”.

وعما يشعر به، أفاد: “أشعر أنني بحالة جيدة جدًا، لكن الأهم دائمًا هو مساعدة الفريق، هجوميًا ودفاعيًا، إذا تحليت بروح عالية لمساعدة الفريق، فسنفوز بالمباريات”.

وعن تسجيله هدفه الأول في الدوري الإسباني بالقميص بالرقم 10، علّق: “إنه رقم مهم هنا، كما كان الرقم 9، الأهم هو اللعب في البرنابيو مع ريال مدريد، الجو حار، لكن من الرائع العودة إلى أجواء المشجعين، عندما ندخل الملعب، نرغب دائمًا في تقديم أداء جيد لجماهير ريال مدريد ولمن يشاهدنا على أرضنا”.

Ex-England star Andros Townsend has joined Thai club Kanchanaburi Power as he bids to revive a flailing career.

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• Ex-Spurs and England star in search of football
• Won 13 caps for his country

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  Townsend, a former England international with 13 caps, has completed a move to Thailand at the age of 34. The winger has joined the 16th club of a nomadic career, having previously played for the likes of Tottenham, Everton, and Crystal Palace. He left Antalyaspor in Turkey at the end of the 2024/25 season, and has now made the move to the Far East, joining Kanchanaburi Power after their promotion to the Thai top-flight. 

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  The club were only established eight years ago but have already made their way into the top-flight. Townsend had spent the summer working as a pundit on the Club World Cup but has now made the latest move of a long-running career. He is now 34.

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  The winger last played in the Premier League with Luton Town, in the 23/24 season. His last spell in the top-flight resulted in relegation; he played 27 games, scoring once and registering three assists. His last goal in England came against Newcastle in a 1-0 win. 

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Ipswich Town have assigned a first-team kit number to celebrity fan and stakeholder Ed Sheeran ahead of the their 2025-26 Championship campaign. The Tractor Boys lasted only one season in the Premier League and suffered an immediate relegation back to the second tier.

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With three days to go for their season opener, Ipswich released the squad numbers of all their first-team players. In that list, they designated the No.17 shirt for stakeholder and famous British musician Sheeran, who is known to be a die-hard fan of the club.

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Following their relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2024-25 campaign, the club sold star forward Liam Delap to Chelsea, as the Blues triggered the striker's £30 million ($41m) release clause. Other than Delap, they have also released Sam Morsy from last season's squad, as he left on a free transfer.

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Manager Kieran McKenna has also welcomed three new players, with Azor Matusiwa the big-money signing after joining the club from Rennes for a whopping £10m.

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Ipswich will kick off their 2025-26 Championship campaign on Friday as they take on newly promoted Birmingham City in their season opener.

The project involved erecting a fresh stadium in five months, with drop-in pitches transported from Florida by land to New York

Nagraj Gollapudi15-May-2024Eisenhower Park in New York, the first modular stadium in international cricket, is ready for the T20 World Cup. The 34,000-seater venue, about 25 miles east of New York City, was formally launched on Wednesday by Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man and a World Cup ambassador.The ICC will conduct test events at the new venue in the days leading up to the World Cup, which begins on June 1 and will be played in the West Indies and the USA. New York will host eight of the 16 matches in the USA with Dallas and Texas hosting four each. The first match at Eisenhower Park, located in Nassau County, will be played on June 3 between South Africa and Sri Lanka.Eisenhower Park will also host a warm-up match on June 1, which ESPNcricinfo has learned will feature Bangladesh and India. During the main tournament, India will play three games in New York including the marquee contest against Pakistan on June 9.Related

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The project at Eisenhower Park, one of the most ambitious ever undertaken by the ICC, involved erecting a fresh stadium in five months on what in January was just normal park land. A significant part of the challenge involved preparing drop-in pitches in Florida and transporting them by land to New York before installing them both in the main square as well as the practice areas.Four drop-in pitches were put in place in the main square to go with six others for training a short distance from the ground. The pitches have been prepared by Adelaide Oval Turf Solutions, which is headed by Damian Hough, the head curator at Adelaide Oval. The outfield, meanwhile, was built by LandTek Group, a USA-based turf-making business that has prepared playing surfaces for baseball teams New York Yankees and New York Mets, and soccer (football) club Inter Miami.Usain Bolt brings out his trademark pose at Eisenhower Park•ICC/Getty Images”We’ve turned what was park land and an informal cricket ground into what you’ll agree looks like a world-class cricket stadium that you might find anywhere,” Chris Tetley, ICC’s head of events, said in a media interaction on Tuesday.While the Bangladesh vs India warm-up game will be the first featuring two international teams at Eisenhower Park, Tetley said “community cricket events” would be staged in the last two weeks of May to understand the operational demands and the management of the resources including testing the infrastructure. “There will be proper cricket played there before the first match of the event,” he said.Tickets still up for grabs for India vs PakistanTetley said that fans could still avail of “limited opportunities” to buy tickets to all eight matches of the T20 World Cup in New York, including the India vs Pakistan match.”There are still limited opportunities for people to buy tickets to any of the matches,” he said. “A few tickets and hospitality to all games have been made available, and will be made available as we get the odd returns back from allocations that have had to be withheld.”So much as I’d like it to be a sellout, right now, not quite. So the last few tickets are available for those that get online quickly.”

The PCB has also hired Simon Helmot and David Reid as fielding coach and mental performance coach respectively

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Gary Kirsten will start his two-year stint as the head coach of the Pakistan men’s national side on May 19 in Leeds, the PCB announced in Lahore on Tuesday.This will give him three days with the players and other members of the coaching staff before the first game of the four-match T20I series against England, at Headingley on May 22. The series will be Pakistan’s last before the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the USA, where they begin their campaign with a game against USA in Dallas on June 6.”These are indeed thrilling times for Pakistan cricket, with a new administration and players who are driven to deliver solid results,” Kirsten said in a statement. “The upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 presents a fantastic opportunity for us to showcase our skills and uphold Pakistan’s legacy as a formidable force in cricket.”However, success will require collective effort, meticulous planning and unwavering support for one another. With 19 other teams vying for the title, we must consistently outperform our rivals to realise our aspirations.”On a personal level, I’ve missed the experience of coaching at the international level and nurturing talented players to reach their full potential. I’m committed to working closely with the team to elevate their game and bring joy to fans around the world.”Kirsten’s most famous coaching achievement came with India, with whom he was head coach from 2008 to 2011 and won the 2011 ODI World Cup. He was head coach of South Africa for the two years that followed, and is currently batting coach of Gujarat Titans in the IPL.The PCB has also brought in Simon Helmot and David Reid as fielding coach and mental performance coach respectively. The board said Reid would join the side on May 20 and continue until the end of the World Cup, while Helmot will link up with the side on May 31. Aftab Khan, currently the fielding coach of the side, will “assume responsibilities of high-performance coach” for the World Cup once Helmot takes charge.Related

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“Ensuring the mental health and well-being of our elite cricketers is not just a priority, but a fundamental commitment,” Mohsin Naqvi, the PCB chairman, said. “Recognising that their performance on the field is intricately linked to their mental state, we have taken decisive action to provide them with the best support possible.”That’s why we’ve brought on board David Reid, a seasoned expert with nearly two decades of experience as a qualified mental health clinician. His track record speaks volumes, having successfully worked with world-record holders, Olympians and top-tier sports franchises like Chennai Super Kings, the Melbourne Stars and the Essendon Football Club in the AFL.”With his expertise in enhancing both functioning and performance, we are confident that our players will receive the comprehensive care they need to thrive both on and off the field.”Kirsten and Jason Gillespie were announced as Pakistan’s next white-ball and red-ball head coaches respectively last month. Gillespie will arrive in Pakistan in July, the PCB said, in time for the World Test Championship series at home against Bangladesh.

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Nathan vive momentos de indefinição para 2023. O meia-atacante tinha vínculo firmado com o Fluminense, mas não se apresentou no CT Carlos Castilho e causou mal-estar na diretoria tricolor, que melou o acordo. Ele também não faz partes dos planos do técnico Eduardo Coudet no Atlético-MG, com quem tem contrato até dezembro. Agora, outro clube pode aparecer como opção: o Vasco da Gama.

O Gigante da Colina procurou o staff do jogador logo após o imbróglio entre as partes, mas não houve qualquer tipo de proposta. O Cruz-Maltino negocia com cautela, mas expressa o desejo de ter o atleta no elenco para 2023. A informação é da ESPN e foi confirmada pelo LANCE!.

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Como mencionado, Nathan tinha acordo firmado com o Fluminense para estender o empréstimo junto ao Atlético-MG até dezembro. A boa temporada como suplente em 2022 fez com que Fernando Diniz quisesse contar com o meia, que havia expressado o mesmo desejo. No entanto, ele não se apresentou e causou dor de cabeça para a diretoria tricolor.

Depois do ocorrido, o Fluminense comunicou o Galo que não permaneceria com o atleta nesta temporada, e Nathan ficou em situação delicada. Fora dos planos de Eduardo Coudet, o jogador afirma que se reapresentará em Belo Horizonte no dia 13 de janeiro, mas o Atlético-MG teve outros planos. De acordo com a assessoria da equipe, o atleta terá férias prolongadas até encontrar outro clube.

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Por enquanto, Nathan está no mercado e pode pintar em outra equipe da Série A em 2023.Em 2022, o atleta disputou 38 pelo Fluminense, sendo 13 como titular. Além disso, ele marcou três gols e distribuiu duas assistências.

يشهد نادي الزمالك واحدة من أصعب فتراته في ظل الأزمات المتلاحقة، وعلى رأسها قرار سحب أرض فرع النادي بمدينة السادس من أكتوبر، وهو ما أثار جدلًا واسعًا في الشارع الرياضي المصري.

الأزمة التي تفجرت مؤخرًا تعود إلى عدم استكمال الإنشاءات في المدة الزمنية المحددة، الأمر الذي دفع وزارة الإسكان لاتخاذ قرار سحب أرض الزمالك، لتجد إدارة النادي نفسها أمام مأزق جديد يهدد مستقبل المشروع المنتظر.

إدارة الزمالك الحالية بدأت بالفعل في التحرك عبر الطرق القانونية، بجانب اتصالات مكثفة مع وزارة الشباب والرياضة، من أجل إعادة النظر في القرار أو على الأقل الحصول على فرصة جديدة لاستكمال العمل.

طالع أيضًا | أول رد من وزير الرياضة على أزمة سحب أرض الزمالك في أكتوبر

وفي خضم تلك الأحداث، كتب رامي نصوحي، عضو مجلس إدارة النادي، عبر حسابه الرسمي على “فيس بوك”: “الزمالك الآن في لحظة فارقة.. تهدد حاضر ومستقبل النادي العريق”.

وتابع: “إما نكون أو لا نكون.. هذه ليست قضية مجلس حسين لبيب فحسب.. هذه قضية كل زملكاوي وكل من ينتمي لهذا النادي سواء داخله أو خارجه”.

واختتم: “على جماهير الزمالك الوفية الوقوف بجوار النادي.. ليس بجوار أشخاص.. الأزمة ليست هينة والجميع يبذل أقصى ما لديه لمواجهة التحديات الداخلية قبل الخارجية، ولن ينجو الزمالك إلا بجماهيره وتكاتفها للمرور من هذه الغمة”.