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Craig Hope has revealed some big Newcastle United team news ahead of their game at home to Everton in the Premier League next Tuesday night.

The Lowdown: Wood ‘concern’

Shields Gazette journalist Dominic Scurr previously raised a ‘concern’ with regards to Chris Wood, who was away on international duty with New Zealand. The All Whites suffered a virus outbreak in their squad, which forced them to postpone their game against Uzbekistan on Tuesday.

It was not clear whether Wood was one of the players affected, but having likely come into contact with some of his affected teammates, it would naturally have raised some question marks over his participation against the Toffees next week.

The Latest: ‘Should be fine’

Taking to Twitter, Daily Mail journalist Hope has now revealed that Wood ‘should be fine’ to play in the match, as the Newcastle striker travelled back to the UK.

The reporter tweeted: “Chris Wood should be fine for Newcastle game v Everton on Tuesday & is travelling back to UK. There had been a Covid outbreak in New Zealand national-team camp which forced cancellation of yesterday’s game against Uzbekistan.”

The Verdict: Relief

It will most certainly come as a relief to the Toon Army that Wood is fine to play, given the injury to Callum Wilson.

It means that the former Burnley striker should now be able to play against Everton, against whom he has scored three times previously, including a fine finish at Goodison Park last season with Burnley.

His presence would give the Magpies a focal point in attack as they look to secure another vital three points in their race to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

In other news, find out who may have played his last game for NUFC

Having racked up 32 goals and 43 assists in 213 appearances across all competitions before joining fellow Premier League side Manchester City during the previous summer transfer window in a record-breaking deal, Jack Grealish had been a pivotal figure for Aston Villa after working his way through the club’s youth ranks.

Now having to move on without the England international, current Villa manager Steven Gerrard could potentially have the opportunity to unearth his own version of the £72m-rated Grealish.

That falls in the form of 18-year-old superstar Carney Chukwuemeka.

Since joining the club’s youth ranks back in 2016, the teenager has gone on to make 66 appearances across their U18, U23 and senior sides, scoring 13 goals and providing 14 assists along the way, showing how capable he is in front of goal like Grealish was when he was a Villan.

After it was reported that the youngster was not pleased with his game time in the first team and would not be signing a new deal at the Midlands club back in November, Gerrard seems to have been giving the teenager some chances to shine from the substitutes bench with eight league appearances under his belt since the former Rangers boss was appointed back in November.

Having been praised for his “outstanding” performances in a Villa shirt by Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson, Chukwuemeka could be just what the manager needs to freshen up his side at the moment having seen them win just one of their previous seven league games.

Moving forward, it could be worth the Liverpudlian boss giving his second start of the campaign after he played 63 minutes in their 1-1 draw against Brentford back in August.

If the youngster then manages to make the most of any opportunities he gets to play and show what he’s capable of, he could well follow in Grealish’s footsteps to become a regular and important figure in the team, putting to bed any speculation over his future at the club at the same time.

In other news: Gerrard will be having nightmares over “aggressive” £74k-p/w gem, AVFC badly need him – opinion

Javed Miandad’s nephew Faisal Iqbal has accused the PCB of unfairly targeting him after being left out of the team that will play six tests in England this summer

Cricinfo staff22-Jun-2010

Javed Miandad’s nephew Faisal Iqbal has accused the PCB of unfairly targeting him after being left out of the team that will play six tests in England this summer. “I’m really disheartened,” Faisal told the . “They have given me the shock of my life by discarding me without any due reason. It’s pure victimisation and nothing else.”Faisal last played for Pakistan on the disastrous tour of Australia, where he averaged 24.25 in the first two Tests before being replaced for the third Test. His exclusion from the England tour has left him disheartened and he claimed his shabby treatment would serve as a deterrent to young players coming through the system.”I’ve played as a replacement player for the last nine years,” he said. “I’ve scored even in difficult conditions though the chances I was given were few and far between. I’m young and fit and have matured now but they have just discarded me without any fault of mine. Such treatment of players like me, who are loyal to their country, will dishearten the next generation of cricketers.”He also argued that he turned down lucrative contract offers from the ICL because of his love for his country, unlike some of the players named in the squad. “I just wanted to play for my country and give my best for it.” Faisal has played 26 Tests for Pakistan since making his debut in 2001 against New Zealand, averaging a tad under 27 with one century and eight half-centuries

The Athletic’s Brighton correspondent Andy Naylor has confirmed that Premier League rival Aston Villa are interested in midfielder Yves Bissouma.

What’s the story?

After Sky Sports initially reported that the West Midlands club are interested in Bissouma, The Athletic have confirmed that this is true, with Andy Naylor stating that the south-coast club is “in a delicate position.”

Naylor also added: “They [Brighton] have the advantage of not needing to sell. There’s no desire to lose the influential defensive midfielder midway through a campaign rich in promise under head coach Graham Potter.

“The crunch point will come if any of Bissouma’s multiple admirers table what Brighton deem to be a suitable bid, which would be one of around £50 million.

“An offer of that magnitude would demand serious consideration from owner-chairman Tony Bloom, primarily because Bissouma only has 18 months left on his contract.”

The Villans are yet to table a bid for the midfielder, however, with the Malian entering the final year-and-a-half of his contract, a deal could be struck this month.

Villa fans will be buzzing

This would be a wise move from Villa, who have already made the audacious capture of Philippe Coutinho on loan in January.

With the long-term injury to midfielder Marvelous Nakamba, the addition of a central midfielder this window, in particular Bissouma, would surely leave supporters delighted.

Both Douglas Luiz and John McGinn have impressed under new manager Steven Gerrard, whose preference is to set up with a 4-3-3 formation, meaning that Nakamba’s absence is a particularly big blow.

However, with Bissouma being a more defensive-minded midfielder, the 25-year-old could prove to be the ideal replacement, especially when you consider his supremely eye-catching tally of 3.6 tackles per game in the top-flight this term.

20-year-old Jacob Ramsey has been deployed in the middle of the park on occasion and has impressed, scoring against Norwich, but the midfielder is still very young and will require good management from Gerrard.

Moreover, it would be a risk to rely on the Englishman to start the majority of Villa’s remaining games with the Villans targeting a top-half finish whilst Europe isn’t completely off of the cards yet.

Thus, the potential arrival of the Seagulls enforcer would very much fit the bill this winter.

In other news: Gerrard could unearth the next Drogba at Aston Villa with swoop for £7.2m-rated prodigy

Mohammad Ashraful is in line for a recall to Bangladesh’s squad for the Test series against England later this month, after being named as captain of the Bangladesh A side that will take on England in their three-day warm-up match in Chittagong from Sunday.The call-up comes after Ashraful was granted permission to miss the current ODI series against England, following a torrid tour of New Zealand in which he managed 62 runs in six innings, across all three forms of the game.”Ashraful himself wanted a break and we also felt that the pressure on him had increased to the extent that his confidence was suffering,” said the Bangladesh chairman of selectors, Raqiful Alam. “We believe that a gap from international cricket would be beneficial for him and he will come back strongly soon and do justice to his calibre.”Since scoring a century on debut as a 17-year-old, against Sri Lanka at Colombo in September 2001, Ashraful has gained a reputation as one of the most naturally gifted batsmen in the world game, and is an established star in Bangladesh thanks to his rare moments of brilliance, such as his matchwinning century against Australia in June 2005.But his respective Test and ODI averages of 22.78 and 23.72 do his talent no justice whatsoever, and he has often been prone to long periods of fallow form. When England were last in Bangladesh back in 2003, he was omitted from the two-Test series as the then-coach Dav Whatmore decided that the constant scrutiny from his countrymen was proving detrimental to his development, and in 2009, he was relieved of the national captaincy for similar reasons.He will form part of a strong batting line-up including several Test hopefuls such as Junaid Siddique, who played in the opening ODI at Dhaka before making way for an extra spinner, and Roqibul Hasan. There is no place, however, for Mashrafe Mortaza, who told Cricinfo earlier this month that he was considering retiring from Tests to prolong his one-day career, but nevertheless left the ODI squad in acrimonious circumstances on Tuesday morning.Squad Mohammad Ashraful (capt), Junaid Siddique, Mehrab Hossain Jr, Shamsur Rahman, Roqibul Hasan, Shuvogoto Chowdhury, Shahagir Hossain (wk), Mahbubul Alam, 9 Robiul Islam, Syed Rasel, Dollar Mahmud, Nur Hossain Munna

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Depois de jogar em 2017 pelo Bahia, Allione vai se reapresentar no Palmeiras em 2018 e será observado por Roger Machado na pré-temporada. Se agradar, o meia-atacante pode ser mantido no elenco alviverde para o ano que vem.

Contratado em 2014, o argentino teve uma boa temporada jogando pelo clube baiano: foram 42 jogos, 12 assistências e três gols. Seu vínculo com o Tricolor é válido até o fim deste ano, mas o jogador já está organizando a volta para São Paulo (SP).

Allione tem contrato com o Verdão até o meio de 2019. Pelo clube, fez 71 partidas, sete gols e participou dos elencos que conquistaram a Copa do Brasil e o Brasileiro.

Ele não será o único emprestado que iniciará a temporada no grupo de Roger Machado, quem pediu sua volta, de acordo com o GloboEsporte. O lateral-direito João Pedro, o lateral-esquerdo Victor Luis e o atacante Artur estão todos nos planos do Palmeiras para 2018.

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أعلن محمد مصيلجي رئيس نادي الاتحاد السكندري رسميًا اليوم الإثنين عن التعاقد مع صفقة جديدة خلال فترة الانتقالات الحالية.

وكان الاتحاد قد ضم منذ قليل محمود علاء مدافع الزمالك لمدة موسم واحد على سبيل الإعارة.

طالع أيضًا | رسميًا.. الاتحاد السكندري يعلن ضم محمود علاء من الزمالك

وقال مصيلحي خلال مداخلة هاتفية ببرنامج “جمهور التالتة” المُذاع على قناة “أون تايم سبورتس1”: “تعاقدنا مع ظهير أيمن منتخب أوغندا تحت 21 عامًا”.

وأضاف رئيس الاتحاد: “زوران المدير الفني للفريق يعرفه جيدًا، وتواصل مع مواطنه ميتشو مدرب الزمالك السابق لأنه الذي يتولى تدريب أوغندا، وأثنى على اللاعب”.

ولم يكشف مصيلحي عن اسم اللاعب الأوغندي الذي ضمه الاتحاد، لكنه عرض صورة له أثناء التوقيع على عقود الانضمام.

West Indies 2 for 214 (Gayle 102, Dowlin 55) trail Australia 7 for 520 dec (Katich 99, Watson 89, Haddin 88, Hussey 82, North 68) by 306 runs
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How they were outNo, Chris, we should be bowing at you: Gayle kneels down to mark his awesome century•Getty Images

Chris Gayle whipped up the fifth fastest century by balls faced in Test history as West Indies refused to be blown over on a dramatic and heated day in Perth. Gayle unleashed the controlled fury of a captain who had watched his bowlers struggle for penetration with a 70-ball hundred that catapulted his side to 2 for 214, a promising collection which still leaves them 306 behind.Australia felt chirpy after declaring at 7 for 520 but were soon silenced by Gayle’s hot blade as he clumped 102 within 25 overs. The WACA has hosted some brutal innings and this one probably included the biggest six at the ground, with one of his straight sixes off Nathan Hauritz landing on the roof of the towering Lillee-Marsh Stand.That rocket, which was powered by his charge down the pitch and a free-flowing swing, took him to 91 and it was appropriate that his century came with another six, this one sailing over the sightscreen. It was his fourth clearance off Hauritz and sixth of the innings, prompting him to drop to his knees for a praiseworthy celebration. Everyone watching deserved to be bowing down at him.After a hard-working, unbeaten 165 in Adelaide, which re-floated his side after their three-day defeat in Brisbane, Gayle followed up in his traditional style. This was a batsman preening and flexing, exterminating the frustration of time in the field.Sulieman Benn, the giant spinner with a seriously grumpy alter ego, had signalled that West Indies would not slip away meekly when he started a lengthy confrontation with Brad Haddin that ended with Mitchell Johnson pushing the bowler away. Gayle then showed the right sort of aggression for a modern cricket field, an innings containing defence and leaving with Twenty20-style explosions thrown in.Gayle is without two of his best batsmen – Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Adrian Barath are out injured – on a surface with a reputation for supporting fast bowlers. He didn’t care. His team might look fragile but he was not going to be pushed around. Four boundaries were taken in Johnson’s opening two overs to set Gayle’s tempo and he would calm down only momentarily.The debutant Clint McKay was initiated with a four in front of point first ball and returned after tea to be swatted down the ground and lifted for a six to long-on. Gayle barely followed through and with his score on 79 from 46 balls there was a chance he could tackle Viv Richards’ record of 56 deliveries. It didn’t happen but, like Adam Gilchrist’s 57-ball effort in Perth during the 2006-07 Ashes, it didn’t matter.Strokes that would usually wedge in the mind were replaced at the speed of a wedding-ceremony slideshow. When Gayle flicked Doug Bollinger over square leg to bring up his half-century from his 34th ball it seemed like the shot of the series. An effortless swing cleared the fence on one of the world’s biggest grounds and the batsman’s heart-rate would not have fluttered. More grunt followed the grace.

Smart Stats

• Australia’s total of 520 is the second-highest score that did not feature a single century. Only India’s score of 524 for 9 declared against New Zealand is ahead on the list and featured six fifties against Australia’s five.

• Marcus North and Brad Haddin scored the 14th and 15th half-centuries for Australia in this series, but the hosts are yet to register a hundred.

• Chris Gayle’s century was the fourth for the visitors in the same time.

• If the Australian batsmen fail to register a century in the second innings, this would become only the ninth time that Australia have gone through a series of at least three matches without a century.

• The 15 half-centuries Australia have scored is already the highest scored by any team in a Test series where it did not score any centuries.

The Australians were in shock and awe, especially Hauritz, who will do well not to have nightmares of Gayle’s right leg stepping down at him. Ricky Ponting kept Hauritz on hoping for a mis-hit, and there was an edge on 81 that was spilt by Michael Clarke at first slip. If Gayle missed a century it would have been a bigger crime than the physical confrontation of Benn and Johnson.He didn’t and after such carnage his dismissal was as weak as the winds in the eye of a storm, a limp waft at a short ball floating to Shane Watson at point. Bollinger was the bowler but the noise that followed was for Gayle’s innings of 72 deliveries, which also had nine forgotten fours. As he exited to the first ball of the 24th over he had all but 34 off his side’s 136.Travis Dowlin was the almost silent partner but his 55 was hugely valuable until he scooped a catch to gully off Johnson. By stumps the tourists had Ramnaresh Sarwan on 42 and Narsingh Deonarine on 10, while Johnson, McKay and Hauritz were left to tend their bruises.It was a day for runs, none of which went to Ponting. He did not bat due to his injured left elbow, but closed the innings midway through the second session after Haddin had built on the work of Watson, Simon Katich, Michael Hussey and Marcus North. On another day Haddin’s 88 from 91 balls would have been the most memorable and North’s confident 68 would have been discussed with appreciative nods. Sorry, but Gayle’s special circumstances relegated them to small mentions.Australia resumed the second day at 3 for 339 and quickly lost Hussey for 82, with Haddin soon doing his best to impersonate Gilchrist. Gayle did a better job, but Haddin’s collection was important in inflating Australia’s total, which is still intimidating despite West Indies’ forceful reply.Haddin threatened to become the first Australian of the series to score a hundred, but instead became the 15th local to reach a half-century during a purposeful innings that gained intensity with his elongated debate with Benn. The complicated exchange inadvertently brought in Johnson when the bowler pointed at Haddin and accidently brushed his partner’s shoulder.It had all begun when Haddin took offence at Benn and Johnson running into each other when the bowler was fielding in his follow-through. The ultimately harmless episode was an unnecessary and ugly period that showed both teams have some fight left after three weeks of play. It didn’t help Benn though, as he returned 1 for 87 off 28 overs, but added to the excitement of a breathless day.

Chris Nash, the Sussex batsman, has been forced to return home from the England performance squad in South Africa after fracturing his thumb during training.Nash will undergo surgery next week and his rehabilitation will be monitored by the ECB medical team. No replacement will named in his place.The squad, made up of players in three categories depending on how soon they are expected to challenge for international honours, arrived in South Africa last week and will be based in Pretoria until December 17.The four category A players involved – those closest to an England call-up – are Michael Carberry, Stephen Moore, Mark Davies and Amjad Khan although the selectors have already moved outside the performance programme when they summoned James Tredwell to cover for Graeme Swann in the one-day squad.Nash is a category B player which means the selectors view him as being between one and three years away international cricket. He earned his spot after scoring 1298 runs at 59.00 in the County Championship.

Danish Kaneria, the Pakistan legspinner, has said Pakistan have a distinct advantage on the tour of Australia, for the hosts lack a wristspinner in their ranks

Cricinfo staff18-Dec-2009Legspinner Danish Kaneria has said Pakistan have a distinct advantage against Australia during the upcoming Tests because the hosts do not have a wristspinner in their squad. Kaneria was successful during the Test series in New Zealand, taking 13 wickets in two matches, including a seven-wicket haul, at 20.69. He will be backed up by offspinner Saeed Ajmal, who was impressive in the first Test in Dunedin and has been a regular fixture in the ODI team.”I think there is a distinct advantage,” Kaneria told AAP. “There is a big gap in the Australian leg-spin department. They have finger spinners like [Jason] Krejza and now Nathan Hauritz, the main problem for Australia in my opinion is they are lacking a wristspinner.”Kaneria said a wristspinner was an important part of any attack in Tests and could be expected to be effective on any kind of track. “Wickets around the world are being prepared so on the third day, the fourth, the fifth day, the spinners can do their part,” he said. “A wrist spinner will get the bounce from any sort of wicket, no matter if it’s green or it’s a flat track. A wrist spinner will get the turn on any track.”New South Wales allrounder Steven Smith, who bowls leg spin, was drafted in as cover for Nathan Hauritz for the third Test against West Indies, but since the departure of Shane Warne and Stuart Macgill, and the experiment with Beau Casson, Cameron White and Bryce McGain, Australia have lacked a frontline wristspinner.Pakistan take on Tasmania in Hobart in their first warm-up game of the tour, and the hosts will welcome the services of fast bowler Brett Geeves, who has been released from the Australia squad for the ongoing Perth Test. Geeves had earlier said he’d be rested for the tour game but injury concerns in the Australian line-up, the absence of Peter Siddle topping the list, had prompted a change in thinking.”It’s good for me ahead of the next Test,” Geeves said. “I’m 12th man at the moment which means I’m currently next in line and if I’m able to take some wickets who knows, anything is possible. But I certainly don’t have my hopes up and I just want to represent Tasmania as best I can.”Geeves said South Australia’s Peter George and Dan Christian, and NSW’s Burt Cockley, were also competing with him for a Test place. “But I guess the positive for me is that I’m playing against Pakistan in a tour game and the Aussies play them in a week’s time,” he said.Tasmania squad: George Bailey (capt), Ed Cowan, Brendan Drew, Alex Doolan, Brett Geeves, Wade Irvine, Jason Krejza, Tim Macdonald, Adam Maher, Dan Marsh, Tim Paine (wk), John Rogers, Jonathan Wells.Pakistan squad: Mohammad Yousuf (capt), Mohammad Aamer, Saeed Ajmal, Kamran Akmal (wk), Umar Akmal, Mohammad Asif, Fawad Alam, Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Faisal Iqbal, Danish Kaneria, Umar Gul, Shoaib Malik, Khurram Manzoor, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Rauf, Mohammad Sami.