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Após a vitória por 2 a 0 sobre o Pyramids, do Egito, que garantiu o Flamengo na final do Intercontinental de 2025, o atacante e capitão Bruno Henrique projetou o confronto contra o Paris Saint-Germain e ressaltou a preparação e o foco do grupo rubro-negro.

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– Claro que temos que tomar cuidados. O Filipe, com certeza, vai nos mostrar exatamente onde precisamos estar atentos nesse jogo. É uma final em que tudo pode acontecer, mas o Flamengo vem forte mais uma vez para tentar vencer e conquistar esse título – afirmou o jogador.

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Questionado sobre as expectativas para uma decisão de tamanha magnitude, Bruno Henrique admitiu a ansiedade natural do momento, mas destacou a concentração necessária para o duelo decisivo.

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– Não é sempre que se disputa uma final desse tamanho. Existe, sim, uma ansiedade, um foco muito grande nessa final e em vencê-la. Vamos estar preparados para tudo o que vier, para fazer um grande jogo e, se Deus quiser, sair campeão desse torneio – completou.

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Flamengo e Paris Saint-Germain se enfrentam na próxima quarta-feira (17), às 14h, horário de Brasília, em uma partida que promete fortes emoções e um grande espetáculo para os torcedores. A expectativa é de um confronto equilibrado, em que cada detalhe poderá fazer diferença na busca pelo título intercontinental.

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Virat Kohli’s Player-of-the-Series performance against South Africa has pushed him up to No. 2 among ODI batters in the latest update in the ICC rankings. Kohli is only behind Rohit Sharma on the table.Kohli climbed two places following the series to displace Daryl Mitchell from the second spot after tallying 302 runs at an average of 151 in the three matches against South Africa. That included back-to-back hundreds in the first two matches before an unbeaten 65 in the third game as India won the series 2-1.Rohit, meanwhile, held on to the top spot after a good time of it himself. He struck two half-centuries on his way to 146 runs in the series at an average of 48.67, and has 781 rating points compared to Kohli’s 773.

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Apart from Kohli and Rohit, India also had KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav gaining in the ODI rankings. Rahul, who had stood in as captain against South Africa, is up two places to No. 12 among batters after scores of 60 and 66* in the first two ODIs. Kuldeep, whose nine wickets were the most in the series, stepped up three places up to No. 3 among bowlers.South Africa’s Dewald Brevis, meanwhile, entered the top ten among T20I batters, rising three places to No. 8 with his 22 in the first game against India.There were also gains for Australia’s in-form quick Mitchell Starc, who has starred with successive Player-of-the-Match awards in the ongoing Ashes series against England. Starc gained three places to rise to No. 3 among Test bowlers, with 852 rating points. Both are career-high numbers for Starc, who has 18 wickets at an average of 14 in the series so far.Among Test batters, Joe Root continues to lead the table after a knock of 138* in Brisbane, his first Test century in Australia. Root is followed by Kane Williamson and Steven Smith on the table, with both batters having gained one spot each. While Williamson scored 52 in the first Test against West Indies in Christchurch, Smith has got 103 runs at an average of 51.50, including a best of 61, so far in the Ashes.

Uncapped seam-bowling allrounder Kristian Clarke called up as reinforcement; Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell included in squad

Deivarayan Muthu08-Dec-2025New Zealand’s bowling spearhead Matt Henry (calf strain), seam-bowling allrounder Nathan Smith (side strain) and spin-bowling allrounder Mitchell Santner (groin injury) have all been ruled out of the rest of the home Test series against West Indies.Glenn Phillips, who joined the squad in Christchurch early as a substitute fielder, has officially been added to the Test squad for the remainder of the series, New Zealand Cricket confirmed. This after he proved his match fitness in the Plunket Shield before joining the squad for the first Test, and he could be in contention to be selected in the XI for the second Test.In another bit of good news for New Zealand, Daryl Mitchell, who put in a long shift as a substitute fielder in the first Test, is set to be available for the second and slot back in as their middle-order mainstay.Related

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Wicketkeeper-batter Tom Blundell had already been sidelined from the second Test in Wellington after suffering a hamstring injury while batting on day one in Christchurch. Mitchell Hay has been added to the squad and could make his Test debut.Also, a day after uncapped seamer Michael Rae was called up to the Test squad, Kristian Clarke, a seam-bowling allrounder from Northern Districts, was added to it. With Kyle Jamieson and Will O’Rourke managing “return to play” protocols, New Zealand were left scrambling for last-minute replacements, with the Wellington Test set to begin on November 10.Both Rae and Clarke were pulled out of the third round of the Plunket Shield. Clarke didn’t bowl for ND in the final innings against Otago in Hamilton, with rookie James Naylor stepping in as his replacement.Clarke, 24, is uncapped in Test cricket, but was recently part of the ODI series against England as a replacement player after Henry had suffered a separate calf injury. He has now earned his maiden Test call-up as a like-for-like replacement for Smith.Kristian Clarke could be in line for a Test debut•Getty Images”On the cricket field, I’m a bowling allrounder, you know, and I pride myself on trying to offer as much as I can in the game,” Clarke said in October after breaking into the ODI side. “I just want to be a good person around the group also and just offer as much as I can.”Clarke has played 27 first-class games so far, taking 77 wickets at an average of 33 and scoring 893 runs at an average of 23.50. He was also part of a New Zealand A tour to Bangladesh during the winter. Though bowling is his primary skill, Kristian is also a capable batter and had notched up his maiden century in senior cricket, against Central Districts in the one-day Ford Trophy, in October.Clarke hails from Te Awamutu, a small town in the Waikato region and played for Waikato Valley in the Hawke Cup before rising up the ranks in New Zealand cricket. His brother Matti Clarke has also played for Waikato Valley in the Hawke Cup.Daryl Mitchell could be back in action in the second Test against West Indies•Getty Images”Yeah, so [I was] born and raised in Te Awamutu, [and I] still live in Te Awamutu, still at home,” Clarke said. “I hold Te Amuru very dear to my heart – it’s a cool little town and yeah, quiet little place. Just sort of grew up through the cricket system there and then yeah, sort of just went from there.”While Blair Tickner, who was the reserve seamer at Hagley Oval, comes into the selection frame for Wellington, there might be a toss-up between Rae and Clarke for a potential Test debut at Basin Reserve.The first Test was drawn after West Indies, faced with a 530-run deficit in the fourth innings, held on for 163.3 overs to pull off a draw, with Justin Greaves (202 not out) and Shai Hope (140) their main men with the batNew Zealand squad for second Test vs West IndiesTom Latham (capt), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell, Zak Foulkes, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner, Michael Rae, Kristian Clarke

Ex-Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur icon Gareth Bale has revealed the real reason why he announced his retirement from football at the age of 33. The former winger brought the curtains down on his illustrious professional career just months after Wales were knocked out of the 2022 World Cup group stage after finishing bottom with just a point from their three matches.

• Bale took retirement at just 33

  Bale started his professional journey at Southampton in 2006 after graduating from the Saints' youth system. After an impressive debut campaign at St Mary's Stadium, the wide man caught Tottenham's attention and the north London club snapped him up. He spent the next six seasons at White Hart Lane, before completing a dream move to Real Madrid for a then world-record transfer fee.

  In Madrid, he won every major trophy on offer, including multiple La Liga and Champions League titles. In 2022, Bale joined MLS side LAFC where he spent a season before hanging up his boots in January 2023. His retirement announcement came in the aftermath of Wales crashing out of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in the group stage.

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  Why did Bale took an early retirement?

  In a chat with , Bale revealed how his father's ill health prompted him to quit football at just 33. He said: "I feel incredibly fortunate to have realised my dream of playing the sport I love. It has truly given me some of the best moments of my life. My dad got ill and that played a massive role in my decision. People don't know what anyone's going through at home but I soon realised there's more to life than just football. [My dad] sacrificed everything when I was younger. He took me everywhere. Without my dad and my parents, I wouldn't be where I am today."

  He added: "I achieved so much in my career so playing in a World Cup was pretty much the last thing that I wanted to achieve. It didn’t go amazingly well for us, but it was the first time in 64 years. After that, I didn't feel like I had anything else left to achieve, goal-wise."

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  During his time in Madrid, Bale had once held aloft a now-infamous flag which read 'Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order' after his nation qualified for Euro 2020. The incident did draw some criticism in Spain and since the former Wales international has been closely associated with the sport, with many believing that he is obsessed with golf.

  However, later in the interview, the Spurs icon cleared the air as he claimed he "never used to play golf that much" and would only pick up his clubs "once every two to three weeks" – and always "on a day off".

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  Speaking about his relationship with former Madrid team-mate and Portugal icon Cristiano Ronaldo, the Welshman said: "I'm not really in touch with that many [old Madrid team-mates] – a few of the Wales boys – but I always got on with everybody. I never had any problems with anyone. I never had any big arguments. Sometimes the media might say about me and Ronaldo, we never had an issue, never had an argument, never had a fight, never had anything."

Harry Kane and his Bayern Munich team-mates have wished former team-mate Thomas Muller luck ahead of Vancouver Whitecaps' MLS Cup Final against Lionel Messi's Inter Miami. Muller had an immediate impact at his new club after joining the MLS side this summer. He has led the team from the front and helped the Whitecaps to their first-ever MLS Cup final.

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Muller's club mates at Bayern Munich came up with a surprise for the German legend as Kane and Co. sent out good wishes for him ahead of the all-important MLS Cup final against Inter Miami on Saturday. Muller, who served Bayern Munich throughout his career, parted ways with them this summer after his contract expired. The former Germany international followed Messi's footsteps and moved to the US and signed for the Whitecaps.

In his first season in Vancouver, the 36-year-old scored nine goals in 12 matches across all competitions, including seven goals in as MLS league stage appearances. As he gears up to win his first-ever trophy with his new side, Bayern stars wished him luck. Kane said in the video message: "Congratulations on getting to the final. Wishing you the best of luck. We'll be watching Saturday evening. It'll be late here but we will make the effort for you for sure. All the best. Hope it goes well. I'll see you soon. Stars like Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala and Dayot Upamecano also had some words of support for Muller. 

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Messi, who has faced Muller on multiple occassions in the past during their stints at Barcelona and Bayern respecively, is excited to meet his old rival once again at the grandest stage. Speaking to reporters, the Herons captain said: "First of all, it is very nice that Muller has come to play in MLS and the repercussions that this represents. It’s good that this final came to be and that we can face each other again. We have already faced Vancouver, and we know what kind of team they are. 

"In fact, they eliminated us in [the CONCACAF Champions Cup]. It was also a very consistent team throughout the year that finished among the top teams and competed in all competitions until the end, just as we did. And well, we know it's going to be a very, very tough game. And the addition of Muller coming to that team, makes them much better still. It brings more awareness to the game, to the team, and it will be a very, very special final, in which we hope it will be in our favour."

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Muller earlier claimed that Vancouver Whitecaps are a more balanced until compared to Inter Miami as he felt that their MLS Cup final opponents were overdependent on their captain. Speaking to MLSsoccer.com, the German said: "It's not about Messi against Thomas Müller; it's Miami against the Whitecaps. Maybe they rely a little bit more on him than we do on me, because we are such a good group, you know what I mean?" 

He went on to call Messi "the greatest player who played our game and is still playing our game" and added that the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner has brought a new audience to MLS. He added: "If more people are watching, the value also for you as a player, as an individual, also for your team and also for your franchise, is way bigger."

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Bayern faced Stuttgart in the Bundesliga earlier on Saturday. The reigning German champions thrashed their opponents 5-0, courtesy of yet another hat-trick from Kane as they extended their unbeaten run in the league to 13 matches and are now 11 points ahead of second-placed RB Leipzig.

Vincent Kompany's side next face Sporting CP on December 9 at home in a key Champions League fixture. 

It appears the Houston Astros will have to wait to sign their rising star shortstop to a contract extension.

The New York Post's Jon Heyman reported Wednesday that Jeremy Pena and the Astros were in "serious long-term contract talks" before the shortstop switched agents to Scott Boras.

Now, according to Heyman, those talks are on hold.

Pena, 27, is in the middle of a breakout season in his fourth year as the Astros' starting shortstop. In 78 games, Pena is batting .328/.380/.493 with 11 homers and 15 stolen bases. He has received the third-most All-Star votes among American League shortstops.

Pena has two more years of team control on his contract and is currently set to hit free agency after the 2027 campaign. The Astros appear motivated to get him locked down for the future, but they'll have to wait as Pena's camp pivots to Boras.

Coming together at 97 for 4, a wicketkeeper promoted to open and an 18-year-old rookie took charge

Shashank Kishore14-Jun-2022Himanshu Mantri rose through the age-group circuit as a middle-order batter. When Chandrakant Pandit took over as Madhya Pradesh coach two years ago, he felt Mantri was batting two positions lower than he should. Having worked with him through the off-season, Pandit was convinced that Mantri’s technique and grit would be better utilised at the top of the order.The move up the order was a challenge, and Mantri embraced it. He had debuted in 2019-20, and played three games that season, keeping wickets and batting in the lower middle order. He wasn’t seen as a white-ball player, so he spent the 2020-21 season on the fringes of the MP team, with the Covid-19 pandemic forcing the cancellation of all domestic first-class cricket in India. Mantri was itching for opportunities to prove himself, and when Pandit offered him the opportunity to open this season, he jumped.Tuesday, the opening day of Madhya Pradesh’s Ranji Trophy semi-final against Bengal, brought validation of Pandit’s backing and Mantri’s belief. He batted through the day, calmly, unhurried by the bowlers or the circumstances around him, to construct a maiden first-class century to bail his team out of choppy waters and end the day unbeaten on 134 off 280 balls as MP moved from a precarious 97 for 4 to 271 for 6.It was particularly satisfying because only last week, he had missed out on the opportunity to make a three-figure score – he was out for 89 – against Punjab in the quarter-finals. That knock, like this one, helped set the match up for MP.The essence of Mantri’s batting is simple and old school: solidity over style and patience over flamboyance. His set-up and stance are orthodox. He leaves deliveries generously, his bat comes down in a nice, clean arc from a lovely, high backlift as he presses forward to drive, with his bat close to the body. He has a good technique against the short ball, with an ability to pick lengths early and either commit fully to the pull or to bail out of the stroke, swaying away from the line with his gloves safely out of the ball’s way.When he committed to the pull on Tuesday, Mantri ensured he almost always kept it along the ground. It wasn’t until he got to his half-century that he brought out the full-blooded pull. Overall, it was an exhibition of batting that wasn’t necessarily the most enterprising, but one full of grit. The odd occasion he was beaten by low bounce, he religiously walked up to his partner, tapped bats, tapped the spot on the pitch, took guard again, and batted on, unfazed by demons he couldn’t see on a decent batting deck.If Rajat Patidar was the box-office hero who missed out, out for 7 after coming out at No. 3, Mantri was the able assistant who won critical acclaim for his application, temperament, and execution. And he had invaluable support from an 18-year-old with whom he put together a century stand in the afternoon.File photo – Chandrakant Pandit, seen here after coaching Vidarbha to the Ranji Trophy title in 2017-18, has played a pivotal role in the development of Mantri and Raghuwanshi•PTI MP had just lost Aditya Shrivastava, their captain, to Shahbaz Ahmed with the score reading 97 for 4. Bengal, seemingly mindful of the impact Uttar Pradesh’s Saurabh Kumar had made on the same surface against Karnataka last week, played two left-arm spinners and summoned them in tandem to attack young Akshat Raghuwanshi. A wicket here and Bengal would have been right on top, but Raghuwanshi had other ideas.He is an attacking batter at the best of times. The kind of player who even Pandit, otherwise known to be a stickler for orthodox cricket, doesn’t dissuade from playing the way he likes, even if he may not always say this to the youngster in as many words. In a 20-minute spell soon after Shrivastava’s dismissal, Raghuwanshi sent the ball scurrying to the ropes repeatedly to throw the left-arm spinners off gear.One of the overs from Shahbaz went for 20. When Raghuwanshi stepped out, he lofted them cleanly. He nonchalantly flicked Pradipta Pramanik against the turn and drove with authority. He realised pushing and prodding wasn’t going to get MP anywhere. So he took the attack to the bowler. Any semblance of pressure dissipated in no time, and MP were on the march again. While sweeping, he almost always got outside the line to minimise the risk of lbw against the left-arm spinners. It was a game without half-measures.The confidence in his shot-making was remarkable when you consider this was only Raghuwanshi’s fourth first-class game. He only got the opportunity in the middle order this season because Madhya Pradesh didn’t have the services of Venkatesh Iyer, and he has responded with a century and three half-centuries. He’s only played four innings in first-class cricket, and he’s yet to be dismissed for less than 50.”I saw him in an Under-19 game two years ago,” Pandit said of Raghuwanshi. “I had just become Madhya Pradesh coach. He was 17 or something. I’d heard a lot about him but hadn’t watched him. I was also umpiring in the game. The first ball he came into bat, he got hit on the pad and it was plumb. I didn’t give him out because I wanted to watch him. He made 165.”That impressed me, and later in the selection-committee meeting we discussed his name. I told the selectors this was a good time to give him a run. The intent and courage he has shown is a great thing. I told the team the same [after the quarterfinals], that you have to learn from this 18-year-old boy.”On Tuesday, Mantri and Raghuwanshi gave viewers two different and equally valid answers to the question of how to approach an innings on a tricky surface that might become harder to bat on as the game progresses. The watching Bengal matters may have taken on a few pointers too. Over coming years, the duo will have plenty more opportunities to thwart opponents in domestic cricket.

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Com futuro incerto no Flamengo, Gabigol tem como meta se tornar o segundo maior artilheiro da Libertadores. Com 31 gols na competição, o atacante está a seis gols de igualar Fernando Morena e Pedro Rocha (Uruguai) na artilharia do torneio continental.

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Em entrevista à Conmebol, Gabigol deixou claro que quer buscar a segunda posição no ranking, seja atuando pelo Flamengo ou outro clube do futebol brasileiro. O camisa 10 tem contrato com o Rubro-Negro até o final de 2024, e a diretoria do clube carioca vê a renovação do atacante como controlada.

– Tenho mais esse ano de contrato, não sei como vai ser. Caso fique no Brasil é possível. Para ser o maior artilheiro preciso jogar o maior número possível de jogos. É possível ser a vice-artilharia (faltam 6 gols). Caso eu fique no Flamengo e no Brasil pode acontecer naturalmente – disse o atleta.

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Gabigol valorizou o ambiente no Flamengo durante as últimas temporadas e disse que só vai conseguir bater sua meta pessoal caso esteja em campo.

– Acho que tudo isso vem ao natural, claro que quando se chega perto de metas individuais fica feliz. Mas creio que precisa muito do coletivo, nunca fiz nada sozinho. Espero que o time esteja bem. Para poder fazer gols em finais, a gente tem que chegar lá. Para eu ser artilheiro, tenho que jogar o maior número de jogos possível. Acho que uma coisa leva à outra. O importante mesmo é o time estar bem e fazer um bom campeonato – ponderou.

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