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The former Jammu and Kashmir pacer has trail-blazed the way and is enjoying the current team’s success

Shashank Kishore in Jammu24-Feb-2020As Jammu & Kashmir fought to stay alive in their Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Karnataka, a dapper-looking government officer, who was in Jammu to attend meetings and finalise a tender for the installation of a water treatment plant, rushed to the Gandhi Memorial Science College ground to watch “my boys” attempt to do the unthinkable. He could’ve easily been in the tent meant for VIPs, but instead chose to sit and watch with the general public.Police officers on duty waved to him, a few players from the J&K bench walked up to shake hands during the tea interval while on a jog around the ground. Match officials, who’ve seen him from close quarters, smiled at him.Until three years ago, he was one of J&K’s key fast bowlers. Samiullah Beigh, the former captain, retired in 2017 after a run-in with the erstwhile administration. He says he hasn’t stepped into the JKCA office since, but keeps a close tab on the team.”You see, I’ve been a rebel of sorts,” Beigh tells ESPNcricinfo. “I’ve always called spade a spade. JKCA hasn’t honoured me in retirement or even during my playing days, but I have no regrets. Not many stand up for what is right, I did and I’m proud of that. Whatever issues I had was with JKCA, the players are dear to me, that is why I’m here.”Beigh leads a busy life these days. He has a bachelors degree in Civil Engineering and a masters degree in Structural Engineering. He currently works as an Assistant Executive Engineer in J&K’s Public Health Engineering department, with a team of 150 employees under him.He travels around the state for laying and installation of pipe networks and water filtration plants. It is one such assignment that has brought him to Jammu. He was to return to Srinagar, where he lives, the same day, but the temptation to watch “my boys”, many of whom he’s shared a dressing room with, was hard to resist. He even extended his stay to see if J&K could pull off a first-innings lead, and upset favourites Karnataka.We’re watching Shubham Khajuria and Suryansh Raina confidently bat against Karnataka’s pace attack. As he speaks, one eye is on the game. As and when ball hits the middle of the bat, he yells out words of encouragement.’Played, Chintu’ he repeats regularly. Khajuria is nicknamed Chintu. The two were one-time team-mates, Beigh a senior by a decade. Today, Khajuria is their leading batsman, a senior player. and Beigh is far away from the team, even if he’d like to contribute to the growth of cricket in the state.

“I’ve spent more on flights from my pocket, more than the match fees I earned initially, to fly back home to write exams during my B.Tech. Selectors would tell me on my face, ‘You won’t get a chance.’ But in club cricket next year, I used to do even better, so they couldn’t ignore me.”SAMIULLAH BEIGH

Last year, Beigh earned a coaching degree for junior cricket from Cricket Australia. He runs an academy in Srinagar which he founded with a few “like-minded people”. His day typically starts early with coaching, before he sets off for field work stretching to “10-12, maybe even 14 hours at times.” Such a routine can be draining, but Beigh says this is a life he has been used to since he was a teenager.”I came from a studious family. I’m the only rebel,” he laughs. “My younger brother is a doctor – ENT – my sister is a teacher, my mother a teacher and father was a revenue officer. There was no sports background to speak of. So once I told them I was serious about cricket, they said you can go, but you can’t miss exams, you can’t fail exams. So wherever I went, I used to carry my books. So I’m used to this intense schedule.”When I finished engineering in 2006, I got a scholarship at the MRF Pace Foundation after impressing in the trials. I spent five months learning the ropes of fast bowling under Dennis Lillee. It used to be two sessions of cricket, with a lunch break. Evening used to be our fitness work. And then at night, I used to go back to my room to study for GATE (an entrance exam for post-graduation degrees in Engineering).”I used to also teach Varun Aaron and Dhawal Kulkarni, they were in Class X or XII. So we used to all train in the morning until 4.30-5.00 pm, and in the night, we used to freshen up and sit to study in our rooms. This is how it was for six months. That is where I learnt the ABC of cricket. Whatever I did outside that was all natural ability. Because we didn’t have coaches here who were qualified enough to tell us what our weakness was, so in the name of coaching, our natural abilities were being compromised. The MRF stint was an eye-opener.”Beigh’s first-class career may have lasted 15 years, but he truly found his peak only after 2008. Prior to that, he was in and out of the team, mixing cricket with engineering. In his first five years, he featured in just six first-class matches as a result.”I’ve spent more on flights from my pocket, more than the match fees I earned initially, to fly back home to write exams during my B.Tech,” he says. “Selectors would tell me on my face, ‘You won’t get a chance.’ But in club cricket next year, I used to do even better, so they couldn’t ignore me.”But I also made mistakes, I never told them I had to miss matches for exams. I used to cook up excuses. ‘Important call from home’, ‘mother not feeling well’ – she wasn’t yes, but not so bad that I had to miss matches. I had thoughts of focusing completely on studies at times because cricket had no career security. My first match fees was INR 1500 per day. For five one-dayers, I received 7500 INR. It was a very small amount.”Giving up studies was a heavy risk. I played it safe, that’s the one thing I keep thinking about. If it would’ve happened now, I would have taken the risk. Now, even if you don’t make it to the top, if you’re a domestic stalwart and play a few IPL seasons, your career is secure.”Even after 17 years, my parents tell me, ‘You could’ve done better in studies’. Now, that perception is changing among people and parents. I was given no relaxation for sports during my graduation and masters. They realised only after I finished that I could do it, because I was made captain.”

“I used to also teach Varun Aaron and Dhawal Kulkarni, they were in Class X or XII. So we used to all train in the morning until 4.30-5.00 pm, and in the night, we used to freshen up and sit to study in our rooms. This is how it was for six months. That is where I learnt the ABC of cricket. The MRF stint was an eye-opener.”SAMIULLAH BEIGH

In 2007, Beigh received an offer to move to Railways. It brought with it not just the promise of playing for a “slightly better team” but also job security. But the basis of that offer was to do with his cricketing abilities. On a flat, Karnail Singh Stadium deck, he bent his back to pick up five wickets against a strong Railways side. J&K lost but Beigh had made a mark.”There was an upsurge after my MRF stint,” he remembers. “I was on the brink of getting neglected forever by my state, but word got around that a J&K fast bowler is here. So I remember, once I returned, I was picked for a match against Railways in Delhi. Sanjay Bangar was captain. That is the match that changed my career.”After the match, Bangar spoke to a few Railways authorities, and they handed over an appointment letter as an engineer that evening. It was a posting with Western Railways, so I had to move to Mumbai. It was an awesome feeling; he didn’t even ask me if I had a job or anything. He felt if I had to play at a better level, I had to choose a better team, because J&K was going nowhere those days.”There was logic, I was convinced, but I didn’t want to go to Mumbai, because it’d mean settling down there forever. Somehow, I also felt the job didn’t resonate with my profile. I felt it was too small a job, a Junior Engineer, non-gazetted post. I thought for career’s sake I can sacrifice, but for how long? I talked to my family, they didn’t agree. Here, we’re all attached to our families. If any other state offered me, I could’ve played during the season and returned home after it, but for a full-time settlement outside, it didn’t feel right. But in that match, I realised I had the potential.”Beigh gave up on the offer, just like he had a year earlier when he was offered INR 75 lakh by the Indian Cricket League. “Dhruv Mahajan, Abid Nabi had left, so I didn’t feel the time was right. The team needed me,” he says. “I spoke to my parents too, and they weren’t in favour of the cash. Karsan Ghavri was one of the team coaches, and he’d sent me the contract papers. He’d seen me in a game in Tripura, so he wanted to sign me up with the team he was associated with. As difficult as it was to tell him no, I had to do it.”Hardeep Singh, Samiullah Beigh and Ram Dayal after the win•Devashish FuloriaFrom 2009 to 2015, Beigh enjoyed his best years for J&K. It coincided with the side’s first-ever appearance in the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals in 2013-14. Rewarded with a promotion to Group A the following season, they went on to upset Mumbai. He also led the state in the same period.”As J&K cricketers, we learn to cherish small things in life,” he says. “Some people may say, ‘so what, it’s just one win’, but they wouldn’t know the struggle for that one win. For me the progress we made despite all our challenges, both administrative and political, is a big win. There is real passion for cricket here. People are crazy about the game, but don’t know how to go further. If this game is in Srinagar, I can give it to you in writing: there would’ve been 5000-6000 people.”The day’s play draws to a close. Beigh is ready to leave, but delays booking his return tickets. J&K end on 88 for 2, and the first-innings dream is alive. He calls his superiors and informs them of a change in plan. “I’ve taken leave till Monday,” he says. “My team doesn’t get here often. I have to be here when they do, right? Hopefully they will qualify.”Beigh’s passion for cricket is a mere reflection of the love the region has for the game, and he wishes the system becomes more streamlined than it was when he started off as a confused teenager. “That’s the dream. When kids can fearlessly say they can manage both cricket and studies here. One day, one day, it will happen.”

On the strength of a seventh-inning rally, the Red Sox stormed back to seize Game 1 of the American League wild-card series against the Yankees on Tuesday night. The seventh inning will largely be remembered for two things: Yankees manager Aaron Boone's decision to remove ace Max Fried from the game, which drew criticism, and reliever Luke Weaver's implosion.

But something else happened in that seventh inning, which flew a bit under the radar. With one out in the inning, Weaver walked Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela, bringing second baseman Nick Sogard up to the plate. Sogard lined a 1-1 pitch to right center, then decided to make a critical decision.

"It kind of took a while to field it and it was Judge fielding it, and I just tried to challenge the arm in that spot," Sogard told Ian Browne of MLB.com.

In a smart, but risky, baserunning move, Sogard pushed for second base and beat the throw from Judge, putting the go-ahead run in scoring position. His decision loomed large one batter later, when pinch hitter Masataka Yoshida lined a ball to center, scoring both Rafaela and Sogard, giving Boston a lead it would not relinquish.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that Sogard's decision to test Judge's arm boiled down to "preparation", according to Jorge Castillo of ESPN.

Judge missed 10 games during an injured list stint that began in late-July due to a flexor strain in his right elbow. The 2024 AL MVP returned to the lineup on Aug. 5, but as the designated hitter and was still in the midst of what was ultimately a six-week throwing rehab program.

During mid-August appearances on WFAN and the podcast, Boone, in what may have been a Freudian slip, said he doubted that Judge would be able to get back to "throwing like he normally does at any point this year." Judge offered some healthy pushback and Boone later walked back the comments.

In Judge's first game back in right field on Sept. 5, the Blue Jays proceeded to test the Yankee captain's throwing arm—and the 6'7" slugger appeared unwilling to throw at full force. Judge went on to downplay any injury concerns after the game, but it became increasingly clear that he was either unable or unwilling to turn his arm loose as he had pre-injury.

Judge, whose throws from the outfield are regularly clocked in the 90-mph range, has made just two throws that have exceeded 80 mph since returning to the field. His throw to second base on Tuesday night? It registered at just 73.2 mph, according to Yes Network.

"Yeah I'm trying to get in there and make a play," Judge said when asked if that's how hard he can throw a ball right now. "I definitely don't want to overthrow it. He’s quick. He's pretty quick. He got in there and yeah, just trying to make a play."

Ultimately, Judge's compromised throwing arm became another Yankees weakness that the Red Sox were able to exploit in a postseason game, where the margins for error become razor thin. New York, on the brink of elimination, must win Game 2 on Wednesday night.

India coach Gautam Gambhir sees big things ahead in Yashasvi Jaiswal’s career after the opener made his first ODI century on Saturday.Jaiswal is a regular in India’s Test team but has only played four ODIs. He got his chance against South Africa, with regular opener and captain Shubman Gill out injured.”In [the] one-day format, you need to know the template you want to play,” Gambhir said after India beat South Africa by nine wickets. “When you come into white-ball cricket from red-ball cricket, you think you have to bat aggressively. But you don’t need to bat aggressively in one-day cricket, because you can split it into 30 overs and 20 overs.Related

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“If you play 30 overs like one-day cricket – and the quality that Jaiswal has, if he can bat till 30 overs – there is no doubt he will be close to a hundred. Even after that, you have 20 overs left, which you can look at as a T20 match. It is only about finding a template. This was just Jaiswal’s fourth game. The moment he figures out which tempo he needs to bat in one-day cricket, the sky is the limit.”Jaiswal batted through the innings: first in the company of Rohit Sharma, with whom he put on 155 runs, and then with Virat Kohli, with whom his second-wicket, unconquered partnership of 116 ushered India to victory. Earlier in the series, another non-regular member of the ODI squad, Ruturaj Gaikwad, stepped up to score a hundred as well. He scored it from No. 4, even though he is a specialist top-order batter.Ruturaj Gaikwad got to his maiden hundred in the second ODI•BCCI

“Someone like Rutu, who’s batted out of position… He’s a quality player, we all know. We wanted to give him an opportunity in this series because of the kind of form he was in with India A. And he actually grabbed that opportunity with both hands, getting a hundred in the second game. And when we were under pressure actually – we were 40 for 2 – and then getting that kind of a hundred was proper quality.”Both players are likely to slip out of contention though, with Gill already fit to start India’s T20I series against South Africa, and Shreyas Iyer recovering well from his spleen injury.”Look, we try and give [new players] opportunities wherever we can. Because we still want a reasonable group… probably around 20-25 players in that group before the World Cup.”But once your captain and vice-captain [Iyer in ODIs] is back, obviously they are your starters. But yes, what they [Jaiswal and Gaikwad] had to do [with their opportunities], they have done that. And hopefully whenever it is possible, we will try and give them opportunities.”And more importantly, I think they need to keep themselves motivated because they should be ready whenever they get that opportunity. “Harshit Rana has been earmarked as India’s No. 8•BCCI

India have been trying to gain depth in their ODI XI, so that they can score at a high tempo through the innings, and are looking at Harshit Rana as an option to lengthen their batting line-up.”That’s one of the reasons why we are trying to probably develop someone like Harshit, who can actually bat at 8 and contribute with a bat at No. 8. That’s how we need to find the balance, because come South Africa in two years’ time, we would be needing three proper seamers as well.”And if he can continue to develop as a bowling allrounder, it’s going to give us a massive boost. Because obviously with Jasprit Bumrah coming back, and what we saw of Arshdeep [Singh], Prasidh [Krishna] and Harshit in this series, [it] was incredible.”All these three guys do not have a lot of experience under their belts, especially in the 50-over format… They’ve hardly played less than 15 ODIs, all these three bowlers, but they’ve done a fabulous job. So I feel that if we can develop someone like Harshit at No. 8, who can contribute with the bat, I think it is going to give us the right balance as well… Let’s see. I think it’s still a long way.”India have also been using Washington Sundar in various roles in both red- and white-ball cricket. Gambhir touched on that: “I’ve always believed in white-ball cricket, batting orders are very overrated. Except the opening combination, I think it is very, very overrated. Yes, [in] Test cricket obviously you’ve got to have a fixed batting order. But again, you’re talking about someone who’s got a hundred at Manchester, you’ve got someone who’s got a fifty at Oval, who averages what, 40-plus in Test cricket.”And sometimes, you’ve got to look at the balance as well. I know it’s tough on someone like Washi, but then I think he’s done an incredible job – whether he’s batted at No. 3, he’s batted at No. 5, he’s batted at No. 7, 8. And that’s the kind of character he is, and that’s the kind of character we want in that dressing room, who are willing to do everything for the team with a smile on his face, which me as a batter knows how tough it is.”We’ve asked him to bat in Manchester at No. 5, he got a 100. We asked him the next game to bat at No. 8, he got a 50. And at Eden Gardens, he contributed at No. 3. Again, he contributed at No. 8 in Guwahati. So I feel we need characters like that, who are willing to put everything for the team. And I’m sure he’s going to continue doing that and we’ve got to keep developing him, because he’s got a massive future ahead for Indian cricket.”

Australia’s T20I captain has a series against India starting on Wednesday but could return to Shield cricket after that

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McGlashan: ‘Marnus has done everything asked of him’

The door remains open for Mitchell Marsh to return to Test cricket in the Ashes, with Australia head coach Andrew McDonald saying he’s batting “as well as he has for a long period of time”, while Usman Khawaja has endorsed his Queensland team-mate Matt Renshaw as the best option to partner him in the first Test.Speaking ahead of the T20I series against India but with much of the focus on the Ashes, McDonald said the selection panel would be confident picking a player out of white-ball cricket to face England, but added there could be a window for Marsh to return to the Sheffield Shield when it overlaps with the first two Tests.McDonald’s view is consistent with what was first stated back in April when the chair of selectors said Marsh’s Test career wasn’t over after his axing against India in January. In recent weeks the notion of a recall has gained traction amid Marsh’s impressive ODI and T20I form, which has brought 555 runs in his last ten innings.Related

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“We would be comfortable picking someone, and if you want to put a name to it, Mitch Marsh, out of white-ball cricket, if we felt like that was going to benefit the Test team,” McDonald said. “He’s the captain of the white-ball team. It’s very hard for him to vacate and balance out Test preparation, if he was to be in the window for that.”We feel he’s batting as well as he has for a long period of time. And when he got dropped last summer, I think he was one of our highest averages from Headingley [in the 2023 Ashes] to that point. He hit a bit of a flat patch there, and we felt it best at that time to bring Beau Webster in.”Marsh, Australia’s T20I captain and stand-in ODI leader, has played down the prospects of a Test return with varying degrees of humour over the past month, starting with a simple “no” in New Zealand when asked if he was thinking about to, to saying he’ll be “six beers deep” by lunch on day one having got tickets for the opening Test.”We still haven’t given up on Mitch Marsh’s Test career,” McDonald said. “So what would the prep look like for him? It would have to be through white ball or maybe some Shield cricket after white ball if he isn’t in that first squad and then [he] he can press his claim through that.Mitchell Marsh’s immediate priority is the T20I series against India•Cricket Australia via Getty Images”There’s Shield [rounds] five and six also when we’re playing the Test matches, where players that aren’t in the first Test will obviously go to work then.”Western Australia play a day-night game against South Australia from November 22 and then face Victoria in the final round before the Big Bash break. Marsh played two Shield games last season before the India series, where he was then dropped after six single-figure scores in seven innings.It’s unlikely Marsh would be an all-round option, having shelved his bowling and not done any since late last year against India.Meanwhile, Khawaja believes that Renshaw is ready to return to Test cricket as the selectors ponder over who will open in Perth. Sam Konstas is the incumbent alongside Khawaja, having done the job in the West Indies but has just one fifty in four Shield innings so far this season after his lean returns in the Caribbean.Marnus Labuschagne could yet take the role if both Cameron Green and Webster make the XI but Khawaja would prefer him to return at No. 3.”I think our best line-up has Marnus three, [Steve] Smith four and [Travis] Head five,” he said ahead of Queensland’s match against New South Wales at the Gabba. “I know if Renshaw is picked, that he is in the best space right now to have a crack at Australia again and be ready to score runs. Obviously, I am a little bit biased because he is my opening partner and a friend of mine, but he’s been there and done it. He has scored 184 for Australia.”He hasn’t done himself any harm with the way he has played in the last three matches in the one-dayers [against India]. He has taken the pressure on really well and looked the part, which he always does whenever he goes to the next level. You feel like he is one guy that really belongs at the next level.”

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O Vasco acertou a renovação de contrato com o atacante Pablo Vegetti até dezembro de 2025. O novo vínculo prevê renovação automática por mais um ano se algumas metas estabelecidas forem cumpridas.

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A novela, que se arrastava desde o final de 2023, se dava pelo impasse entre o clube carioca e Vegetti em relação ao salário do atleta. Por ser um dos principais jogadores do Cruz-Maltino, o centroavante queria uma valorização salarial.

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Superchargers captain hails form of fellow batters, and stays upbeat after unfortunate Eliminator exit

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Zak Crawley shares a joke with Harry Brook in the Superchargers dug-out•Nathan Stirk/ECB via Getty Images

Harry Brook has challenged Zak Crawley and Jordan Cox to back up their performances in the Hundred in order to break into his England white-ball set-up.Brook, whose Northern Superchargers were knocked out of the Hundred on Saturday night after their Eliminator against Trent Rockets was abandoned, took over from Jos Buttler as England’s limited-overs captain in April. He now faces a tight turnaround before the first of their three ODIs against South Africa starts on Tuesday at Headingley, followed by three T20Is against the same opposition.He has spent the last three years playing Test cricket alongside Crawley, and is understood to have pushed hard for Superchargers to sign him on a lucrative £120,000 deal in March’s draft. Brook’s advocacy was rewarded by Crawley’s 280-run season, which left him third in the men’s run charts ahead of Sunday’s final, behind only Cox (327) and Buttler (283).Crawley has played 59 Tests but only eight ODIs – most recently in December 2023 – and is uncapped in T20Is. Cox, meanwhile, won three ODI and two T20I caps last year and was a surprising omission from next month’s squads after his recent form – not least for England’s three T20Is in Ireland, from which Brook, Ben Duckett and Jamie Smith have all been rested.Related

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“Everybody’s in the mix: whoever does well,” Brook said on Saturday night. “He [Crawley] obviously has the attributes that we’re talking about: putting pressure on the bowlers with their good and bad balls; he can manipulate the field really well; he’s good against fast bowling and he’s good against spin. He’s got all the attributes to play white-ball [cricket] for England.”It’s the same with everybody. Everybody’s been talking about Jordan Cox: he’s obviously an unbelievable player, alongside Creeps. You’ve just got to keep on doing it, and be as consistent as you can for a long period of time… It’s good to have competition [for places].”Brook has hardly had a day off since the start of England’s international summer in May but said that he has managed his time well during the Hundred: “I’ve said a million times that England cricket gets my priority. I’ve been trying my best throughout this competition to stay as fresh as I can for England.”Northern Superchargers had never previously qualified for the knockout stages of the men’s Hundred, missing out on Net Run Rate last year, and were denied the chance to reach the final for the first time by the rain on Saturday night. Brook has now won 10 out of 14 completed matches as captain since taking over ahead of last season, and remained upbeat.”It’s unfortunate that we didn’t get through – but that’s cricket,” he said after Rockets progressed to Sunday’s final by virtue of a higher group-stage finish. “We’ve had an unbelievable season. This comp’s been so much fun, playing with some really good lads and alongside Fred [head coach Andrew Flintoff] who is an absolute legend, so I’ve had a lot of fun.”

Going head-to-head with Chelsea in the transfer market, Aston Villa have now reportedly set their sights on signing one of the “most promising” defenders that Ligue 1 has to offer.

Emery not "surprised" by Go Ahead Eagles defeat

Whilst the rest of the Premier League may have watched on in shock as Go Ahead Eagles defeated Aston Villa in the Europa League on Thursday, Unai Emery admitted that the 2-1 loss did not “surprise” him.

The Spaniard initially saw his side race into the lead courtesy of one of their most expensive signings, Evann Guessand, before goals from Mathis Suray and Mats Deijl turned the game on its head in dramatic fashion. Emiliano Buendia did have the chance to level things up from the spot, but only compiled Villa’s misery by missing his penalty.

Having his say on the result, Emery said: “It was not a surprise to lose for me and the players because we are having here our experiences playing in Europe and playing away. Every year we had one defeat like that. Two years ago, Legia Warsaw, last year, Brugge, and this year, yesterday.

“Of course, still matches to play, and I want to learn. For me, yesterday, everything happened, for us, is learning. Learning, and as well reminding ourselves the experiences we had in some similar circumstances.

“Why? Because of course we were favourites and of course we dominated and of course we had more chances, but even like that, you can lose. In Europa League we are being consistent, even yesterday, losing, we are being consistent.”

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Performing well on the European stage will be the key for Aston Villa if they want to avoid further PSR problems and then attract some of the most promising talents around. Advancing in the Europa League would, for example, do them no harm in the race to beat Chelsea to an impressive Ligue 1 defender.

Aston Villa set sights on Guela Doue

According to Pete O’Rourke, Aston Villa are now eyeing a move to sign Guela Doue from Strasbourg, but face competition from Chelsea, who are looking to put Todd Boehly’s links to good use once again, with Strasbourg under BlueCo ownership.

If there were any doubts about Doue’s potential, then they should have been put to bed against PSG last weekend. The right-back got an assist as Strasbourg shocked the European champions by racing into a 3-1 lead before eventually drawing 3-3 at the Parc des Princes.

At just 23 years old, there’s still plenty to come from Doue and that plenty could come at Villa Park in the near future.

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A inesquecível campanha vitoriosa do Santos no Brasileirão de 2004, conquista marcada pelos vários episódios superados pela equipe santista desde o início do campeonato, como os erros de arbitragem, que se somaram no decorrer da competição, a punição rigorosa do STJD (Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva), que obrigou o Peixe jogar longe da Vila Belmiro durante parte do campeonato. Após conquistar o título brasileiro de 2022 depois de 34 anos, o Santos conseguiu mais um título na “Era Moderna”, este, o primeiro no sistema de Pontos Corridos. Com três pontos de vantagem para o Athletico-PR, o Peixe foi campeão com um ataque magnífico, autor de 103 gols nas 46 partidas disputadas.

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Com 89 pontos ganhos e 27 vitórias, o Peixe superou punições extracampo, falhas da arbitragem que o prejudicaram no decorrer da competição. Uma conquista que ficará para sempre reconhecida pela raça e resiliência da equipe, que mesmo após 46 dramáticos capítulos, teve um final feliz para a apaixonada Nação Santista. 

Campanha
46 jogos (27 vitórias, 8 empates e 11 derrotas)
103 gols marcados
58 gols sofridos

JOGO DECISIVO
Santos 2 x 1 Vasco
Campeonato Brasileiro – 46ª rodada
Data: 19/12/2004
Local: Estádio Benedito Teixeira, em São José do Rio Preto-SP
Árbitro: Leonardo Gaciba (RS)
Público: 36.426 pessoas

Santos: Mauro; Paulo César, Ávalos, Leonardo e Léo; Fabinho, Preto Casagrande, Ricardinho e Elano (Marcinho); Robinho (Basílio) e Deivid (William). Técnico: Vanderlei Luxemburgo

Vasco: Everton; Henrique, Fabiano (Gomes) e Daniel; Claudemir, Ygor, Coutinho, Júnior (Rubens), Rodrigo Souto (Rafael) e Diego; Marco Brito. Técnico: Joel Santana

O Lance! te convida a viajar pelos outros sete Brasileiros vencidos pelo Peixe, e nele, tem cada campanha vencida com o Rei Pelé, confira:

CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO – 1961 (TAÇA BRASIL)

A primeira edição do Campeonato Brasileiro, conhecido como Taça Brasil, ocorreu em 1959. No entanto, o Santos só conseguiu o primeiro título dois anos depois. Em 1961, o Peixe entrou como campeão paulista de 1960 e se juntou a outros 17 campeões estaduais. Disputada em três fases, todas eliminatórias, o Santos encarou o Bahia na final, e após empate por 1 a 1 no primeiro jogo, fez 5 a 1 na partida decisiva e ficou com o primeiro título nacional.

Campanha
5 jogos (3 vitórias, 1 empate e 1 derrota)
18 gols marcados
6 gols sofridos

JOGO DECISIVO
Santos 5 x 1 Bahia
Campeonato Brasileiro – Final (2º jogo)
Data: 27/12/1960
Local: Vila Belmiro, Santos-SP
Árbitro: Baymonilso Lisboa
Público: 18.672 pessoas

Santos: Laércio (Silas); Lima, Mauro (Olavo) e Dalmo; Zito e Calvet; Dorval, Tite, Coutinho, Pelé e Pepe. Técnico: Lula

Bahia: Naldinho; Hélio, Henrique e Florisvaldo; Pinguelo (Antonio) e Vicente; Nilsinho, Alencar, Didico, Mário e Marito. Técnico: Armando Simões.

CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO 1962 – (TAÇA BRASIL)

No primeiro jogo da decisão, o Santos tinha vencido, no Pacaembu, por 4 a 3. Depois perdera no Maracanã por 3 a 1, no domingo, diante de 102.260 torcedores que estabeleceram o recorde de arrecadação no Brasil, com mais de Cr$ 37 milhões, e naquela terça-feira à noite, apenas dois dias depois da derrota, tinha de reunir os cacos para a partida desempate. No dia 02/04/1963, a imprensa dava o amplo favoritismo ao Botafogo, mas ficou boquiaberta ao presenciar um fantástico 5 a 0 para a equipe do Rei e de seus súditos, naquele que, na época, foi denominado como o “Maior jogo do Mundo”, vitória de Pelé e companhia, e vaga garantida para a Libertadores de 1963.

Campanha
5 jogos (03 vitórias, 1 empate e 1 derrota)
15 gols marcados
7 gols sofridos

JOGO DECISIVO
Botafogo 0 x 5 Santos
Campeonato Brasileiro – Final (3º jogo)
Data: 02/04/1963
Local: Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro-RJ
Árbitro: Eunápio de Queiroz
Público: 70.324 pessoas

Botafogo: Manga; Rildo (Joel), Zé Maria, Nilton Santos (Jadir) e Ivan; Ayrton e Édison; Garrincha, Quarentinha, Amarildo e Zagallo. Técnico: Marinho Rodrigues.

Santos: Gilmar; Lima, Mauro, Calvet e Dalmo; Zito e Mengálvio; Dorval, Coutinho (Tite), Pelé e Pepe. Técnico: Lula

CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO 1963 – (TAÇA BRASIL)

Nesta quinta edição da Taça Brasil, o Peixe foi campeão invicto. Nos quatro jogos que disputou, não deu a mínima chance para os rivais, e sagrou-se campeão pela terceira vez consecutiva, após vencer os dois jogos da final contra o Bahia, repetindo as finais de 1959 e 1961. Dividido em Zona Norte (Taça Norte) e Zona Sul, esta edição contou com a participação de vinte campeões estaduais, sendo que os campeões dos estados de São Paulo e da Guanabara já entravam na fase final. O Peixe então tirou o Grêmio na semifinal, e derrotou o Bahia na decisão com duas vitórias, por 6 a 0 e 2 a 0.

Campanha
4 jogos (4 vitórias)
15 gols marcados
4 gols sofridos

JOGO DECISIVO
Bahia 0 x 2 Santos
Campeonato Brasileiro – Final (2º jogo)
Data: 28/01/1964
Local: Estádio da Fonte Nova, Salvador-BA
Árbitro: Armando Marques
Público: 35.365 pessoas

Bahia: Nadinho; Hélio, Henrique, Roberto e Russo (Ivan); Nilsinho e Mário; Miro, Vevé, Hamilton e Biriba. Técnico: Negreiros

Santos: Gilmar; Ismael, Mauro e Geraldino; Haroldo (Joel) e Lima; Dorval, Mengálvio, Coutinho, Pelé e Pepe. Técnico: Lula

CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO – 1964 (TAÇA BRASIL)

O Santos sagrou-se campeão pela quarta vez consecutiva, após vencer a final contra o Flamengo. Esta edição da Taça Brasil, contou com a participação de vinte e dois clubes, e como nas edições anteriores, os campeões dos estados de São Paulo e do Rio de Janeiro já entravam na fase final. Dividido em Norte e Sul, o Santos participou de seis jogos e venceu cinco deles. Foi uma campanha incrível, para sacramentar mais uma taça nessa época dourada da equipe paulista.

Campanha
6 jogos (5 vitórias e 1 empate)
20 gols marcados
5 gols sofridos

JOGO DECISIVO
Flamengo 0 x 0 Santos
Campeonato Brasileiro – Final (2º jogo)
Data: 19/12/1964
Local: Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro-RJ
Árbitro: Armando Marques
Público: 52.508 pessoas

Flamengo: Marcos Aurélio; Murilo, Ditão e Ananias; Paulo Henrique e Carlinhos; Evaristo, Amauri, Airton (Berico), Paulo Alves e Carlos Alberto. Técnico: Flávio Costa

Santos: Gilmar; Modesto e Geraldino; Ismael, Haroldo e Zito; Toninho (Lima), Mengálvio, Coutinho, Pelé e Pepe. Técnico: Lula

CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO – 1965 (TAÇA BRASIL)

Nesta edição da Taça Brasil, contou com a participação de 22 clubes, quase todos campeões estaduais. O único vice que entrou, foi o Palmeiras, visto que o Paulistão havia sido conquistado pelo Santos, que já tinha sua vaga garantida no nacional. Vitória, Campeão do Norte-Nordeste e Grêmio, Campeão do Centro-Sul, se uniram a Fortaleza e Palmeiras para a disputa de um mata-mata, onde os vencedores iriam encarar Santos e Vasco, que já estavam classificados diretamente à semifinal. O Santos então eliminou o rival Palmeiras na semifinal e na decisão, foram duas vitórias diante do Vasco, sendo uma delas por 5 a 1.

Campanha
4 jogos (3 vitórias e 1 empate)
11 gols marcados
4 gols sofridos

JOGO DECISIVO
Vasco 0 x 1 Santos
Campeonato Brasileiro – Final (2º jogo)
Data: 08/12/1965
Local: Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro-RJ
Árbitro: Armando Marques
Público: 38.788 pessoas

Vasco: Gainete; Joel, Caxias e Oldair; Maranhão e Ananias; Mário (Luisinho), Nivaldo Lima, Célio, Danilo e Zezinho. Técnico: Zezé Moreira

Santos: Gilmar; Carlos Alberto, Mauro e Geraldino; Lima e Orlando; Dorval, Mengálvio, Coutinho, Pelé e Pepe (Abel). Técnico: Lula

CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO – 1968 (TORNEIO ROBERTO GOMES PEDROSA)

Com a mudança de nome, antes Taça Brasil, agora Taça de Prata, ou Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, esta foi a 11ª edição do Campeonato Brasileiro. Com um formato diferente, 17 equipes participaram, dividas em dois grupos, um com 7 e outro com oito times. Na primeira fase os participantes jogaram todos contra todos, em turno único. Classificaram-se os dois primeiros de cada grupo para a fase final, onde os quatro clubes classificados jogaram todos contra todos, em turno único. O clube com maior número de pontos nesta fase foi o campeão. Neste caso foi o Santos, que ficou com a liderança do quadrangular que ainda tinha Internacional, Vasco e Palmeiras.

Campanha
19 jogos (12 vitórias, 4 empates e 3 derrotas)
44 gols marcados
20 gols sofridos

JOGO DECISIVO
Vasco 1 x 2 Santos
Campeonato Brasileiro – 1968
Data: 10/12/1968
Local: Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro-RJ
Árbitro: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho
Público: 54.994 pessoas

Vasco: Valdir; Ferriera, Brito, Moacir (Fernando) e Eberval; Alcir e Benetti; Naldo, Valfrido, Bianchini e Danilo Menezes (Adilson). Técnico: Paulinho de Almeida

Santos: Claudio; Carlos Alberto, Ramos Delgado, Mario e Rildo; Clodoaldo e Lima; Edu, Toninho (Douglas), Pelé e Abel (Laércio) Técnico: Antoninho

CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO – 2002

Após longos 34 anos, o Santos conquistou mais um título do Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol. Vale lembrar que esta foi a última edição disputada antes da adoção do sistema de pontos corridos. Na decisão, o alvinegro praiano derrubou o rival Corinthians na grande final, disputada no Estádio do Morumbi. Recheado de jovens jogadores, o Santos classificou-se em oitavo lugar na primeira fase, e enfrentou o São Paulo nas quartas de final, onde venceu as duas partidas (3 a 1 e 2 a 1) e avançou à semifinal para encarar e eliminar o Grêmio. Na decisão, enfrentou o Corinthians e foi campeão com dois triunfos (2 a 0 e 3 a 2) e ainda teve um lance que ficou cravado na história da competição: as pedaladas de Robinho em cima de Rogério.

Campanha
31 jogos (17 vitórias, 8 empates e 6 derrotas)
59 gols marcados
41 gols sofridos

JOGO DECISIVO
Corinthians 2 x 3 Santos
Campeonato Brasileiro – Final (2º jogo)
Data: 15/12/2002
Local: Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo-SP
Árbitro: Carlos Eugênio Simon (RS)
Público: 74.586 pessoas

Corinthians: Doni; Rogério, Anderson, Fábio Luciano e Kléber; Vampeta, Fabinho (Fabrício) e Renato (Marcinho); Gil, Deivid e Guilherme (Leandro). Técnico: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Santos: Fábio Costa; Maurinho, André Luís, Alex e Léo; Paulo Almeida, Renato, Elano e Diego (Robert, depois Michel); Robinho e William (Alexandre). Técnico: Emerson Leão

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Team management will work with any players who opt to return to the IPL and are in the Test squad

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Sam Konstas will be part of the key Australia selection debate•Getty Images

The intrigue over who will open for Australia in the World Test Championship final is likely to continue until closer to the Test against South Africa at Lord’s with the decision to be made whether to recall Sam Konstas and if Cameron Green can be fitted back into the team.Meanwhile, the selectors and management will adjust the preparation plans for those players who are part of the WTC squad and opt to return to the IPL which will resume on May 17 with the final now pushed to June 3, just a week before the Test.Related

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There were no surprises in Australia’s 15-player squad for the final which will also be the same one which tours West Indies shortly afterwards. Green has been included following his return from injury where he is currently playing for Gloucestershire and left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann taking the final slot to provide direct cover for Nathan Lyon at Lord’s and a likely partner for him in West Indies. Josh Inglis, who made a century on Test debut against Sri Lanka, is another batting option and a reserve wicketkeeper behind Alex Carey.Josh Hazlewood picked up a shoulder problem before the IPL was suspended but it is not currently posing concerns for Australia’s medical staff. Hazlewood, who had an injury-hit home summer against India, was edged out of the 2023 WTC final against India when he couldn’t quite recover from a side strain with selectors taking a cautious approach given the Ashes series which followed.Hazlewood (calf) and captain Pat Cummins (ankle and paternity leave) missed the two-Test series in Sri Lanka earlier this year.The squad can be freely amended for another couple of weeks before technical committee approval would be required for any injury replacements.Brendan Doggett, the South Australia quick who had an outstanding domestic season and is currently playing county cricket for Durham, will be a travelling reserve.It remains to be seen how Cameron Green can be fitted back into the team•Getty Images

Australia’s opening questionBarring any injury concerns emerging in the next few weeks, the biggest question for Australia’s selectors will be who partners Usman Khawaja. Konstas was left out in Sri Lanka following his dramatic debut against India when selectors opted for a conditions-specific approach by using Travis Head at the top of the order.Now they need to decide whether the final is a moment to bring Konstas back or potentially wait for the Tests against West Indies. Part of the jigsaw puzzle is Green’s availability as a batter-only following the back injury which required surgery and ruled him out of the whole of last season. Green made a century on debut for Gloucestershire but has since scored 3, 4, 2 and 8.”I think there’s still a few moving parts in terms of guys [who are] playing and some of the other players,” chair of selectors George Bailey said in Brisbane as players based in Australia attended their first pre-tour camp. “Cameron Green’s returning as well, so where he works up into the line-up. Josh Inglis has performed really well. I think with the squad, Pat and Andrew [McDonald] will have plenty of options as to where they go, but we have been really strong on trying to delineate between the World Test Championship final and then separate out the West Indies.”Should the selectors opt to bring Green back space will need to be found and the option of promoting Marnus Labuschagne to open, which may be a final chance for him to save his Test place, could allow Green to come in at No. 3, although he has only batted that high once in his first-class career. Bailey also said that Inglis was capable of going in at the top. Prior to his back injury, Green had returned at No. 4 during the brief period where Steven Smith opened and made a superb 174 not out in Wellington.Marnus Labuschagne has had a lean run in Test cricket over the last two years•Getty Images

“I think Marnus could open the batting,” Bailey said. “I think we’ve got a number of guys who could open the batting, but that’s not to say they will. I’m not trying to be cryptic about it. We’re [not] sitting on the XI and we know what it is, but we’re not announcing it. I just think there’s quite a bit to work through…the Test is another month away.”One other route that may be considered is whether Green edges out Beau Webster at No. 6 although that would leave the side without an additional bowling option behind the four specialists with Green not due to return with the ball until close to the Ashes later in the year.”I think that will become clearer once we get to the UK and probably get eyes on particularly those fast bowlers that have been playing in India,” Bailey said. “They’re all working pretty hard behind the scenes to make sure they start to ramp up their loads a little bit. But it will be a slightly different preparation, so we’ll get a bit of a chance to see where they’re at.”IPL impactAustralia’s preparations for the final have been handed a complicating factor with the updated IPL schedule. The players are due to have a pre-tour camp in Scotland from late May before shifting to London ahead of the Test.”We don’t expect any material impact on the preparation for the World Test Championship,” Ben Oliver, the head of national teams, said. “We’ve got players obviously preparing here in Australia, we’ve got players preparing around the world before they then assemble in the UK, but we’ll work through that individually with players over the coming days.It has yet to be confirmed which players will return to India, but Inglis (Punjab Kings) and Mitchell Starc (Delhi Capitals) are with teams who are in contention for the final as is Hazlewood should he be fit and make himself available. Head and Cummins (Sunrises Hyderabad) are not in the mix for the playoffs with their last league game now set for May 26 if they opt to return.”No doubt it was an extreme situation and we feel it’s really appropriate to support their individual experience and their individual decision as they work through that over the coming days,” Oliver said.Australia’s Test series against West Indies starts 10 days after the WTC final with matches in Barbados, Grenada and Jamaica.Australia World Test Championship final squad and West Indies Test tourPat Cummins (capt), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster | Travelling reserve: Brendan Doggett

Leeds United finally scored a goal from open play in the Premier League in their exciting 3-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers away from home on Saturday.

The Whites had only scored one goal, a penalty against Everton, in their opening four matches of the top-flight campaign, which created concerns over the attacking quality within the group.

Daniel Farke’s side hit back at the critics with three goals in the first half at the Molineux, two coming from open play, as Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Anton Stach, and Noah Okafor all got themselves on the scoresheet.

Stach’s goal was the pick of the bunch. The summer signing from Hoffenheim’s belting free-kick into the top corner was a beautiful goal, and he followed that up with an assist for Okafor’s strike.

That win does not put all concerns over the quality of the squad to bed, though, firstly because Wolves have lost all five of their matches in the division and appear to be one of the weaker teams in the league.

Secondly, because there are still some players in the team who are yet to reach lift-off in the Premier League, Brenden Aaronson is one of them.

Why Brenden Aaronson needs to step up for Leeds

To his credit, the USA international is a hard-working player who will always put in a shift and leave everything on the pitch with his relentless pressing and desire to win possession back.

Unfortunately, though, Aaronson’s lack of physicality often means that his hard work goes unrewarded at Premier League level, because opposition players are faster and stronger than him.

For example, the USNMT star has not won a single aerial duel in the division so far, across five appearances, per Sofascore, and he has already been dribbled past six times, ranking in the bottom 6% of wingers in the league in that statistic, per FotMob.

Aaronson showed flashes of quality in the Championship last season, scoring nine goals and providing two assists in 46 matches, but he has yet to prove that he is good enough for the Premier League.

His performances when the West Yorkshire outfit were last in the big time do not help the idea that he is not up to scratch at this level, as he was not up to the task in the 2022/23 campaign.

Appearances

36

xG

3.86

Goals

1

xA

2.59

Assists

3

Ground duel success rate

43%

Aerial duel success rate

17%

As you can see in the table above, Aaronson hugely underperformed in front of goal and lost the majority of his duels on the deck and in the air in that season, as Leeds were relegated from the Premier League.

This is why the 24-year-old attacker has to step up in the present day and start to show that he can deliver goals and assists on a regular basis, having failed to provide any goal contributions in five league games so far this term.

The lack of quality provided by Aaronson at the top end of the pitch should enhance the feeling of regret that the club should have for cashing in on a player who has gone on to be even better than the former RB Salzburg star.

Leeds had Polish attacking midfielder Mateusz Bogusz on their books before they decided to cash in on him in March 2023, for a fee of £874k, per Transfermarkt.

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What the versatile forward has achieved since moving on from Elland Road suggests that the Whites had a mare by allowing him to move on for a fee that was less than £1m.

Why Leeds United should have kept Mateusz Bogusz

Bogusz only played three times for the first-team, starting two of those matches, at Leeds before his move to LAFC in 2023, which means that the midfield star did not get many opportunities to shine in West Yorkshire.

The Poland international’s transfer to the MLS provided him with the chance to play regular football and showcase his quality at the top end of the pitch week-in-week-out, and he grasped that chance with both hands.

Bogusz, who was hailed as a “dangerous” player by reporter Greg Beacham, scored 24 goals and provided 19 assists in 90 matches for LAFC in all competitions, per Transfermarkt, which shows that he provided goals and assists on a regular basis.

The 24-year-old star, who is the same age as Aaronson, proved that he could produce consistent performances in the final third, mostly playing as an attacking midfielder for the American outfit.

Appearances

36

46

xG

9.20

11.43

Goals

16

9

Big chances created

9

9

xA

6.11

6.05

Assists

8

2

As you can see in the table above, Bogusz’s performances in the MLS during the 2024 season were more impressive, particularly from a goalscoring perspective, than Aaronson’s were in the Championship for Farke’s dominant side.

These statistics suggest that the Whites would have been better off with the Poland international in the number ten position, because he could have offered more quality as both a scorer and a creator of goals at the top end of the pitch.

As well as missing out on a quality player, Leeds also missed out on a bigger payday. Cruz Azul swooped in to sign the attacking midfielder for a fee of £7.4m in January of this year, which is significantly more than the £874k that the Whites raked in for his services in 2023.

At the time of writing (23/09/2025), Bogusz is valued at £6.5m by Transfermarkt after a return of two goals and seven assists in 32 outings for the Mexican side. This means that his value has soared by 644% from the £874k that he was sold for less than three years ago.

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Therefore, Leeds must regret cashing in on Bogusz for multiple reasons, because he would be an upgrade on one of the club’s current attackers, Aaronson, and because they missed out on millions.