Liverpool have finally filled their managerial vacancy ahead of the new Women's Super League season, appointing former Man City boss Gareth Taylor.

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The Reds have been without a permanent head coach since the departure of Matt Beard back in late February. Amber Whiteley, his assistant, took charge of the team on an interim basis for the remainder of the 2024-25 season and did her best to stake a claim for getting the job on a full-time basis. However, Liverpool have gone in a different direction, announcing Taylor's appointment on Friday.

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Taylor left his post as Man City boss back in March, when he was shockingly sacked just five days before his team were set to play the League Cup final. League results had been disappointing, with City's title charge well and truly over by that point and their chances of secure a Champions League spot in danger. As such, the club tried to make a change in time to improve their chances of European football, but it did not work. It brought to an end an almost five-year spell in charge for Taylor, who delivered an FA Cup and a League Cup in that time.

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"I am delighted to have been appointed as Liverpool’s new head coach," Taylor said upon the announcement. "Everyone in football knows about the history, size and potential of this club, and I am really looking forward to the task ahead. Our aim is to create a team that supporters can be proud of, which plays good football and which will hopefully bring success along the way."

Andy O'Boyle, the managing director of Liverpool's women's team, added: "I’m absolutely delighted to welcome Gareth to the club. This has been a very detailed process and it was clear that Gareth was the outstanding candidate. He has a proven track record of building successful, identity-driven teams and his ability to develop players and help them reach the next level is second to none. We have a very clear vision of how we will return [this team] to the upper echelons of the game and this is a crucial step on that journey. We want our team playing with a clear identity as a Liverpool team, playing Liverpool football in front of passionate Liverpool fans. Gareth shares that vision and we believe he has the qualities and experience to deliver it."

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Taylor should have plenty of money to spend in what remains of the transfer window as Liverpool sold Olivia Smith, their star player, to Arsenal for a world-record fee of £1 million ($1.34m) last month. It is a blow to lose the 21-year-old but the hope among fans will be that the club can use those funds to strengthen the squad overall, after an underwhelming seventh-placed finish in the WSL last term. In the season prior, the Reds – champions in 2013 and 2014 – came fourth.

Juventus are unlikely to let Douglas Luiz leave the club on loan this summer, despite strong interest from Premier League sides Nottingham Forest and Everton. Luiz endured a nightmare debut campaign in Turin after leaving Aston Villa last summer, as the Brazilian started three Serie A matches. The midfielder now wants to return to England but his move is being blocked by the Italian giants.

• Juventus won't let Luiz leave on loan
• Everton & Forest want to sign Luiz
• Split up with Lehmann earlier this year

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  Luiz has been linked with a move away from Turin since the start of the summer transfer window after a forgetful debut campaign with the Serie A outfit. Premier League clubs like Everton and Forest have shown an interest in signing the Brazil international, but Juventus are unwilling to let the out-of-favour star leave on loan, according to the . 

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  The report adds that while the English club are willing to push for a loan with an option or obligation to buy next season, the Bianconeri are firm on their stance on selling the player for a transfer fee in the region of £26 million ($34.5m). Last month, Luiz failed to report back at Juventus on the first day of pre-season and for that, he is likely to face punishment.

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  Apart from his on-field struggles in Italy, Luiz also endured personal problems as he broke up with long-term girlfriend Alisha Lehmann. The Swiss footballer followed her boyfriend from Aston Villa to join Juventus last summer. However, in May 2025, it was reported that the couple had split up.

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  Igor Tudor's side will face Borussia Dortmund and Atalanta in pre-season friendlies before kicking off the new Serie A season against Parma on August 24. 

يبدو وأن مستقبل مصطفى محمد غير محسوم وغامضًا بعض الشيء قبل أيام قليلة من انتهاء سوق الانتقالات الصيفية في الدوريات الأوروبية الكبرى، رغم اقتناع مدرب نانت بإمكانياته الفنية.

ويلعب مصطفى محمد مع نانت منذ عام 2023 وينتهي عقده في يونيو 2027، لكن هناك العديد من الأندية الراغبة في ضمه.

وينوي نادي باناثينايكوس الدخول بقوة في سباق التعاقد مع مصطفى محمد مهاجم نانت، قبل أيام قليلة من غلق الميركاتو الصيفي في أوروبا، بطلب مباشر من مدربه روي فيتوريا المدير الفني السابق لمنتخب مصر.

ويبحث الفريق اليوناني عن مهاجم بديل في ظل اقتراب مهاجمه فوتيس إيونيديس من الرحيل إلى سبورتنج لشبونة، لتعويض انتقال فيكتور جيوكيريس إلى آرسنال.

صفقة انتقال إيونيديس المرتقبة، والتي قد تصل قيمتها إلى 25 مليون يورو، ستمنح باناثينايكوس سيولة مالية قوية للتحرك نحو ضم مصطفى محمد هذه المرة بشكل حاسم، بحسبما علم بطولات.

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من جانبه، حدد نادي نانت مبلغ 10 ملايين يورو للتخلي عن خدمات مصطفى محمد، الذي بدأ الموسم الحالي في الدوري الفرنسي كأساسي أمام باريس سان جيرمان، وهو ما يجعل الصفقة ممكنة ماديًا للنادي اليوناني.

يُذكر أن باناثينايكوس كان قد دخل في مفاوضات مع مصطفى محمد خلال يناير الماضي، لكن اللاعب فضل في ذلك الوقت الاستمرار بالدوريات الخمس الكبرى وعدم الانتقال إلى الدوري اليوناني.

إلا أن الثقة تبدو أكبر هذه المرة داخل إدارة باناثينايكوس، في ظل اقتراب رحيل إيونيديس، وهو ما يفتح الباب أمام إتمام التعاقد مع مصطفى محمد قبل إغلاق سوق الانتقالات.

تجدر الإشارة إلى أن نادي نيوم السعودي كان قد تقدم بعرض رسمي إلى نانت لضم مصطفى محمد في وقت سابق من الصيف الجاري، غير أن المفاوضات لم تشهد تقدمًا ملموسًا حتى الآن.

The PCB is also pushing to permanently move the PSL window into April and May, where it will clash with the IPL

Danyal Rasool17-May-2024The PSL will get two new franchises from 2026, making it an eight-team league. This was officially confirmed in a statement by the PCB on Friday, which called the upcoming season in 2025 – the tenth edition – the “last six-team event”.While this had been likely from the day the PCB and the PSL franchises agreed not to add further teams until after the tenth season, this is the first time the PCB has publicly confirmed the PSL expansion. Multan Sultans’ entry in 2018 has been the only addition to the original five so far. The process for deciding which cities the new teams represent has not begun yet.The year following the tenth season is potentially one of sizeable flux and jeopardy for the PSL, with the ten-year lease ownership agreements the PSL reached with franchise owners expiring in 2025. ESPNcricinfo understands Sultans’ lease is also up for renewal next year, despite them joining the PSL two years after the rest. All six owners have right of first refusal, meaning ownership of a franchise only goes up for sale in the event of a current owner declining to match the franchise’s valuation.What is more contentious, however, is when the PSL will be played from next season onwards. The Champions Trophy will be played in the traditional PSL window in February-March, and with the ILT20 and the SA20 cutting in on PSL territory, the PCB wants a more reliable window. Their current preferred solution is the move the PSL into April and May, carving out a six week window from April 7 to May 20 next year, and clashing directly with the IPL. More contentiously, the PCB aims to make this the PSL’s permanent window rather than an ad hoc solution to a crowded calendar next year.Related

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There is by no means universal agreement for this option. Most of the PSL franchises initially opposed the idea because of the implications it would have on player availability and the inevitability of playing second fiddle to the IPL, and at least three of the six franchises remain firmly opposed to it. A PCB official, though, told ESPNcricinfo they remain confident the franchises will come around to it. It is also worth noting that franchise opposition to the idea cannot necessarily stop it happening; those decisions are made by the PSL governing council. De facto, that means the PCB could decide to play the tournament in any window, with or without the support of the franchises.The PCB has offered to tweak player recruitment rules and open up fiscal space to allow franchises to sign one marquee player independently of the draft to alleviate concerns around player availability. With their current broadcast partnership ending in 2025, the next season could effectively become a test case for the future viability of hosting the league at the same time as the IPL. In addition, the league’s expansion to eight teams would have necessitated a larger window anyway, with the three-month window currently carved out for the IPL providing enough time for a slightly extended PSL.However, this also necessarily means the PSL will effectively only have overseas players available to them who go unselected at the IPL, given the large financial disparity between the two leagues. This, for example, effectively rules out Rashid Khan turning out for the Lahore Qalandars – one of the franchises opposed to the window – for the foreseeable future. Qalandars opted to retain him for PSL 2024 despite knowing he would not be fit to ensure they would be able to keep the Afghanistan legspinner the following year. However, it is likely he would turn out for the IPL if the two leagues clash.ESPNcricinfo also understands the PCB is seriously exploring the possibility of hosting the playoffs and final of PSL 2025 in the UK if this April/May window is finalised. Lahore is unseasonably hot in mid-May – temperatures are currently hovering in the mid-40s. The move to the UK, according to the PCB, does more than mitigate against the weather, though; it also globalises the reach of the PSL. The UK is also believed to be a more cost-effective option than the UAE, which has, in the past, hosted every PSL match that did not take place in Pakistan.

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O Palmeiras está próximo de concretizar a venda de Danilo para o Nottingham Forest-ING. O negócio avançou nesta quinta-feira e os clubes ficaram perto do acerto que deve ser fechado na casa dos 18 milhões de libras (R$ 112 milhões na cotação atual), modelo de negócio conforme o Verdão buscava. A informação foi dada primeiramente pelo GE e confirmada pelo LANCE!.

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Dono de 80% dos direitos econômicos do jogador, o Alviverde ainda deve ter gatilhos no contrato que permitirão bônus por desempenho, além de um percentual em caso de venda futura. Nos bastidores do clube, até aqui, os valores foram mantidos em sigilo em conversa com a reportagem.

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O Monaco-FRA também está na briga para contratar o meio-campista, mas a proposta não agradou a diretoria do Palmeiras, pois os valores oferecidos estão muito abaixo do desejado. Sem contar que o os franceses queriam incluir Jean Lucas no negócio, mas o modelo foi reprovado. A equação seria: 13 milhões de euros (R$ 71,8 milhões) + 7 milhões de Jean Lucas (R$ 38,7 milhões).

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A tendência é que Danilo viaje para a Inglaterra nos próximos dias para fechar os últimos detalhes da contratação. Ainda não está certo se ele jogará neste final de semana pelo Paulistão, ou será preservado da partida contra o São Bento para fazer esses últimos ajustes na transferência para a Inglaterra. O contrato do volante deve ser assinado por um período de quatro anos e meio.

Com a saída do meio-campista, o Palmeiras deve ir ao mercado para contratar um substituto para o Cria da Academia. A reposição tende a acontecer ainda neste mês de janeiro, uma vez que o clube tem alguns alvos bem avaliados, como o próprio Jean Lucas (Monaco) e Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo-ITA). Segundo ouviu o LANCE!, nenhuma conversa oficial foi aberta pelos jogadores.

Aos 21 anos, Danilo tem contrato até dezembro de 2026 e sua multa rescisória é de 100 milhões de euros (R$ 564 milhões). Desde 2020 como profissional do Verdão, são 141 jogos e 12 gols, além de seis títulos. O volante irá se reencontrar com Gustavo Scarpa, com quem jogou até o fim de 2022.

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Form can change quickly in T20s, and in a league like IPL the non-stop action can quickly turn the tide too. Rajasthan Royals (RR) became the second team to prove that in this IPL after Royal Challengers Bengaluru. But unlike RCB, who have won five matches straight, RR have now lost four in a row after winning as many on the bounce to hurt their chances of a top-two finish.The latest loss came in Guwahati, where Sam Curran and the rest of the Punjab Kings (PBKS) bowlers combined to first restrict RR to 144. Curran, who picked up 2 for 24, led PBKS’ charge with the bat with an unbeaten 63 to complete the chase with seven balls and five wickets to spare. That, after PBKS had slipped to 48 for 4 in eight overs.Curran’s heroics spoiled local boy Riyan Parag’s day, who scored 48, exactly one-third of RR’s total.

Curran rings in the changes

Sanju Samson had opted to bat in the first game at the Barsapara Stadium this IPL. And after four overs, the game wasn’t going either ways, with RR on 31 for 1. Curran had Yashasvi Jaiswal chopping on off the fourth ball of the day after the first one was driven through cover for four.Samson hit three boundaries off his first eight balls, with a punch off Arshdeep Singh from the full face of the bat. At the other end, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, who came in for Jos Buttler, had started rather sedately.Curran then introduced Nathan Ellis for the fifth over. Ellis bowled cutters on a slow pitch where the ball seemed to stop, and even banged some on a hard length to test the batters. And that is when RR slowed down. The next 3.2 overs went for only 11 runs, with both Samson and Kohler-Cadmore departing for 18.

Parag, Ashwin fight in middle overs

PBKS bowled ten dot balls in three overs, starting with the sixth one. While Ellis and Harshal Patel used the variations to great effect, Rahul Chahar found turn. With two right-hand batters in Parag and R Ashwin at the crease, Curran gave the ninth over to left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar. But Ashwin managed a streaky boundary to get ten off the over.RR had only 68 on the board after 11 overs, when Ashwin counterattacked. He slogged Chahar over midwicket for six, before reverse sweeping and lofting him over the covers for four. But Arshdeep ended Ashwin’s party in the next over by having him caught at deep point after an entertaining 28 from 19 balls.Riyan Parag fell two short of a half-century•BCCI

Parag, though, continued to fight, even as RR were 102 for 6 midway into the 15th over. By then, Curran had removed Dhruv Jurel for a duck, while Chahar had Rovman Powell caught and bowled for 4. The death overs (17-20) began with RR on 113, before Parag walloped and sliced Arshdeep for consecutive fours.PBKS denied Parag the strike in the entire 19th over. Come the 20th, Harshal trapped Parag for 48 with his trademark dipping, slow full toss, as the Purple Cap switched heads again, with Harshal finishing the day on 22 wickets, two ahead of Jasprit Bumrah.

Curran, Jitesh spoil RR’s top-two chances

No. 6 Jitesh Sharma had joined Curran at the crease after RR slowed the chase down. Despite Rillee Rossouw counterattacking after the early loss of Prabhsimran Singh – it was an IPL record 28th time that Trent Boult had struck in the first over – RR had PBKS at 37 for 3 after five overs. When Yuzvendra Chahal had Jonny Bairstow caught at long-on for a scratchy 14 off 22, PBKS were reeling at 48 for 4.But Jitesh and Curran didn’t allow RR to run away with the game just yet. Jitesh pulled his second ball for six, before Curran managed a lucky four off the bottom edge off Chahal. They kept ticking over singles while also finding the occasional boundary, with Curran swiping Chahal wide of long-on, swatting Ashwin to deep extra cover, and whipping Boult behind square, all in consecutive overs.The required rate had risen up to 9.33 an over with six overs left, when both Jitesh and Curran pumped a six each off Ashwin. But Jitesh was caught off Chahal in the next over, before PBKS brought on Ashutosh Sharma as an Impact Sub, and the match was soon over.Ashutosh ramped Avesh for four, before Curran and Ashutosh smashed three sixes in the space of five balls to level scores and soon seal victory.

Barcelona star Pedri has paid tribute to Jude Bellingham after both midfielders received nominations for the 2025 Ballon d'Or.

• Pedri hails fellow midfielder Bellingham
• Barcelona and Real stars among Ballon d'Or nominees
• Pedri also praises Real forward Mbappe

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  Pedri and Real Madrid talisman Bellingham, both 22, are among the 30 nominees for the individual award, with the winner set to be announced on 22 September. Pedri has been recognised after helping Barcelona win the domestic double in 2024-25, while Bellingham produced a strong second season at Real, registering nine goals and nine assists apiece in La Liga.

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  Despite the fierce competitiveness between the El Clasico rivals, Pedri was full of praise for Bellingham – alongside his Real team-mate Kylian Mbappe – when discussing which players stand the best chance of getting their hands on the Ballon d'Or this year.

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  Speaking to France Football, in quotes carried by Mundo Deportivo, Pedri said of both Bellingham and Mbappe: “Real Madrid have a lot of very good players. When Kylian Mbappe has the ball and is in a one-on-one, it is very difficult to stop him. 

  "And Jude Bellingham is really incredible. He combines physical strength with technical ability, which makes facing him extremely difficult.”

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  Pedri and Bellingham are not expected to claim the Ballon d'Or despite their excellent efforts in 2024-25. Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele, who played a key role in his side's Ligue 1, Coupe de France and UEFA Champions League treble success, is viewed as the current favourite for the prize.

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A delegação do Vasco desembarcou na manhã deste sábado em Fort Lauderdale, na Flórida. Dando sequência à pré-temporada sob comando de Maurício Barbieri, o Cruz-Maltino disputará amistosos contra o River Plate na terça-feira, dia 17, e contra a Inter Miami no dia 21, ambos nos Estados Unidos.

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Das contratações para 2023, somente o zagueiro Robson que não vai embarcar para os Estados Unidos. O Vasco informou que o zagueiro segue no Rio, aos cuidados do Departamento de Saúde e Performance, readquirindo condicionamento físico. Veja a lista completa aqui.

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Enquanto os principais jogadores do Vasco estão à disposição para os amistosos, a equipe alternativa terá a oportunidade de representar o clube no início do Carioca, a partir deste sábado. Emílio Faro ficou no Rio de Janeiro e comandará a equipe – saiba mais informações clicando aqui.

Scotland captain adds two wickets to half-century with bat as home side maintain 100% start

ECB Reporters Network31-May-2024Allrounder Kathryn Bryce played the starring role as The Blaze maintained their 100% cent record with a fourth win from four in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, defeating Central Sparks by 10 runs at Trent Bridge.Bryce top-scored with 57 for out of 134 for 6 for The Blaze, sharing partnerships of 55 with sister Sarah and 40 with South African allrounder Nadine de Klerk, with Sparks seamer Emily Arlott taking 2 for 23.She then took 2 for 28 with her medium pace, with Blaze skipper Kirstie Gordon taking 2 for 22 as Sparks fell short despite the efforts of Katie George, captain Eve Jones and Courtney Webb in reply.Invited to bat on a cloudy afternoon, The Blaze lost both openers in the powerplay. England’s Tammy Beaumont, having helped Arlott’s loosener round the corner for a first-ball boundary, promptly miscued to midwicket. Teresa Graves hit Grace Potts to extra cover, where Eve Jones took a fine one-handed grab.Kathryn Bryce had an escape on 17 when she was put down at midwicket as she and Sarah plundered 55 in 44 deliveries before Sarah holed out to deep midwicket, leaving The Blaze 71 for 3 in the 11th.The Scotland skipper reached the half-century milestone for the second time in as many matches when she paddle-scooped George for her eighth boundary from 44 balls, following up by sweeping Baker for her ninth but was leg before trying to give the same treatment to the next delivery.De Klerk’s run-a-ball 19 ended with a second catch for Jones at extra cover. Arlott limited Marie Kelly’s contribution to a single but Ella Claridge and Josie Groves added potentially valuable late runs.Needing 6.75 per over, Sparks were behind the clock and three wickets down after their batting powerplay. They had lost Chloe Brewer to a fine catch by substitute fielder Michaela Kirk at deep midwicket, Davina Perrin to a tame return catch and Abbey Freeborn leg before to be 20 for 3.Jones, reprieved on 9 after walking on a caught-and-bowled by offspinner Lucy Higham that umpires Amy Clark and Anthony Harris ruled did not carry, was joined by Webb and by reaching the halfway point with no further losses the pair kept their side at least in contention.But that changed in the course of two tight overs as Sparks captain holed out to long-on off legspinner Josie Groves and Webb was caught by keeper Sarah Bryce off a steepling top edge off Higham, pushing the required rate up to nine, Pavely falling to a superb catch at midwicket by Ella Claridge as the last 30 deliveries began with 46 needed.Arlott hit two boundaries but was bowled by Bryce, leaving 20 needed off the last over, which despite the efforts of George proved too much.

The board has also proposed increasing the gap between matches from three days to four, especially during the first-class tournaments

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The 2024-25 Indian domestic season is set for an overhaul with the BCCI keen on staging the Ranji Trophy across two phases to minimize weather-related disruptions, particularly in northern India. As per the proposal that will be reviewed by the BCCI’s apex council, the Ranji season could begin in late September or early October.The first five rounds of matches will be followed by the senior men’s white-ball tournaments – the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20) and the Vijay Hazare Trophy (50 overs). The remainder of the Ranji season, which will include three rounds of group fixtures and the knockouts, will be staged immediately afterwards.Related

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In 2023-24, the Ranji Trophy began in early January, with several matches during the first half of the competition severely affected by bad weather. Disruptions due to fog also caused logistical nightmares for a number of teams, leading a number of captains and coaches to voice their concerns publicly.The board has also proposed increasing the gap between matches from three days to four, especially during the first-class tournaments. A number of players, Shardul Thakur most notably, had spoken of the need for bigger breaks between matches to facilitate better recovery and preparation for players keeping in mind the length of the competition.Mumbai, for example, played 10 first-class matches in under 10 weeks during their run to the 2023-24 Ranji title. “If boys keep playing like this for two more seasons, there will be a lot of injuries across the country,” Shardul had said. “Next year, they [the BCCI] have to re-look at it and give more breaks. When I remember playing Ranji Trophy back in the day, [a] good seven to eight years back, the first three games used to have a three-day break, and then it was a four-day break, and knockouts were played with five-day breaks.”There has also been a lot of conjecture around the BCCI looking to further increase the match fees of domestic players, as a follow-up to its increase of match fees for contracted Test cricketers.However, ESPNcricinfo understands there are no immediate plans in the pipeline, even though discussions around the possibility of central contracts at the state level are ongoing. In March, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) agreed to incentivise its senior men’s team with a 100% pay raise from the 2024-25 season.