At 2.31pm on a hot Mohali Friday, Sachin Tendulkar steered Peter Siddle towards the third-man boundary for three runs to break Brian Lara’s record for most Test runs. The record stood for nearly two years after Lara played his final Test and it was inevitable that Tendulkar would eventually break it. As the day progressed Tendulkar scored his 50th half-century and became the first player to cross the 12,000-run mark.The disappointingly small crowd, built largely of school kids, immediately got on its feet to salute the feat, and fireworks, which continued for three minutes, went off at the PCA Stadium. Tendulkar raised his bat in the air, took his helmet off, and looked up at the sky, as is his routine when he gets to a hundred. Almost all the Australians, wherever placed in the field, came to congratulate him. Ricky Ponting, the man most likely to challenge his status of being the top run-getter, was the first man to shake his hand. Sourav Ganguly, Tendulkar’s partner at the nonstriker’s end, reminded him that he was there when he scored his record 35th Test century.This also brought an end to the soap-opera-type frenzied anticipation for the record. Tendulkar was expected to overtake Lara in Sri Lanka recently, but he endured a poor series with the bat, scoring just 95 runs in three Tests. Then in the series-opener in Bangalore, during a fine match-saving effort in the second innings, it seemed he would get to the record, but he gifted his wicket when 15 short.Even today the anxiety around was palpable. During the time he got to 15, India lost two wickets in moving from 146 to 179 in 10.2 overs. While he scored at a fair rate, he didn’t get nearly as much strike during the period as he would have wanted. While he played 23 balls, VVS Laxman and Ganguly faced 19 each. It was fitting, in a way, that he achieved the record against Australia, a team he has tormented several times in the past.Coincidentally, Lara too achieved the world record against Australia, when he went past Allan Border’s tally of 11,174 runs during the Adelaide Test in 2005. They remain the only three players to cross the 11,000-run mark in Tests. Though it is uncertain how long Tendulkar will prolong his Test career – which has lasted 19 years – the two players who stand the best chance of beating his eventual tally are Rahul Dravid (10,302) and Ponting (10,239).

Some Everton fans have been left fuming as the arrival of Andy Lonergan was confirmed by the Toffees.

As per the official website of the Goodison Park faithful, they have signed the goalkeeper until the end of the 2021/22 season.

This is because Joao Virginia is poised to leave the Merseyside club on a loan deal, and Harry Tyrer suffered a serious injury in training.

With Jordan Pickford in the squad, Lonergan is not likely to get much game time under Rafa Benitez, if any, and at 37 years of age, is certainly not a signing for the future and a bit uninspiring with less than two weeks of the summer window left to go.

[web_stories_embed url=”https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/everton-updates-5/” title=”Everton updates! (5)” poster=”” width=”360″ height=”600″ align=”none”]

He is also a former Liverpool player, and so it is understandable to see so many Toffees supporters against the move.

Everton fans on Lonergan signing

These Blues fumed as news of the signing was shared on Twitter, with one even going as far as to claim that it is ’embarrassing’:

“Nearly as bad as me signing Adrian on FM this”

Credit: @BT_1878

“How do Everton constantly find a new way to shock you?”

Credit: @ben1878_

“Did we really just sign some random 37-year-old keeper? Where are the proper signings exactly? That improve the first team + squad. We are still desperate for a right-back more than anything”

Credit: @PeteClappo

“Sign some actual good players please”

Credit: @Everton0122

“Embarrassing”

Credit: @Emmet1878

“We are signing a player that is unlikely to even make the bench?”

Credit: @MrTeddy57464943

In other news, find out what Team News had these Evertonians talking here!

Hashan Tillakaratne, the former captain, has said Sri Lankan cricket is going though “the dark ages” and that an elected body is the way forward

Sa'adi Thawfeeq30-Nov-2008
Hashan Tillakaratne: “Today the cricket committees are corrupt” © Hong Kong Cricket Association
Hashan Tillakaratne, the former captain, has said that Sri Lankan cricket is currently going through “the dark ages” and that an elected body is the way forward.”Under Arjuna Ranatunga the interim committee is divided,” Tillakaratne said. “The most popular sport in this country is cricket. Arjuna is not allowed to do the work he wants to do by other interim committee members. Normally when an interim committee is appointed the previous members are dissolved and a new committee is appointed. The decisions taken by Arjuna are not approved by the Sports Minister [and] as a result of this the development of cricket is not taking place. Because of their differences all cricket development has come to a standstill. After so many years I see Sri Lanka cricket at present going through the dark ages.”Tillakaratne, 41, felt cricket in Sri Lanka was not progressing because interim committees were allowed to run for longer periods than elected bodies. “Since 1999 it has become a habit that whenever there is a TV deal around the corner the elected body is dissolved and an interim committee is appointed. Even in the past and even today this has been the practice,” he said. “Don’t be surprised if elections are held the moment a new TV deal is struck by the present interim committee.”If someone comes up with an action plan for SLC he is not allowed to implement it because someone else comes and puts a spoke in the wheel. Elected bodies run for only six months but interim bodies carry on for more than three years.”Tillakaratne also said politics played a role in stemming the chances of players from villages and smaller localities. Constant political interference, he believed, led to a breakdown in development.”The meaning of interim is for a short time,” he said. “For so many years cricket administration has been run by interim committees where development cannot take place. You can make money and waste money and you are not answerable to anyone. Appointing interim committees should be for a short time maybe to clear a problem that has come up. But elections should be held immediately and elected bodies should run cricket.”As a result of a breakdown in the development of cricket in the outstations, Tillakaratne said clubs do not receive funds, thereby leading to the stagnation of provincial cricket. “Our cricket is going backwards. Look at India and how they have developed youngsters. [Sachin] Tendulkar, [Rahul] Dravid, [VVS] Laxman and [Sourav] Ganguly are under constant pressure from the youngsters because of their development. Where is Sri Lanka today in comparison? Our international calendar is empty. We are trying to win the 2011 World Cup but how can we develop new cricketers playing against weak teams like Zimbabwe and Bangladesh? The only way to solve this problem is to go for elections.”Tillakaratne, who also works with Cricket Aid, the SLC’s tsunami-relief programmes, said cricket committees were “corrupt”. “I am a member of the present cricket committee. The appointment of former captains to the committee makes it difficult for me to do any work inside it. There are a lot of problems with cricket. For these problems we don’t get a proper answer. I don’t think my services are required. Arjuna is saying one thing and Gamini Lokuge [Sri Lanka’s sports minister] is saying another. This problem has to be solved first before we can take any decisions with regard to cricket.”In July, Tillakarante was removed as Sri Lanka’s team manager for the India series after just two days into the job.

Celtic are interested in signing Tottenham defender Cameron Carter-Vickers on deadline day, according to Sky Sports’ Paul Gilmour.

The Lowdown: Carter-Vickers links

Links to the Spurs defender emerged back in June, with Celtic in talks over a deal for the USA international.

As we know, Celtic have added to their defensive ranks with Carl Starfelt, Liam Scales and Osaze Urhoghide.

Carter-Vickers was keen on a move to Parkhead earlier in the summer, and it seems as if a move to Scotland could be on the cards late on deadline day.

The Latest: Sky Sports claim

Gilmour, reporting from Tottenham’s training ground, shared Celtic’s late interest in Carter-Vickers on-air.

Cited by Football Daily, Gilmour said:

‘We’re being told Celtic loan interest in him, but a difficult deal to do’.

The Verdict: McKay set for a late-night?

With Sky Sports sharing links to Carter-Vickers this afternoon, Dominic McKay could be in for a late-night at Parkhead.

Expected deals for Georgios Giakoumakis and Filipe Jota are yet to be announced, so you’d expect those would be a priority before Carter-Vickers with Odsonne Edouard and Ryan Christie heavily linked with exits.

If they are finalised, McKay could then put all his efforts into signing Carter-Vickers, but it looks like it could go down to the wire given all the business left to sort out in Glasgow.

In other news: ‘Race against time’ – Sky Sports reporter’s ‘huge’ deadline day transfer news involving Celtic. 

MatériaMais Notícias

O Flamengo não para de se reforçar e anunciou na última terça-feira a chegada do meia-atacante Everton Ribeiro como seu mais novo reforço para a temporada. Além dele, o time ainda conta com Diego, Conca, Guerrero… Ajude o técnico Zé Ricardo e escale qual deve ser a escalação ideal do Mengão em campo!

Tottenham Hotspur have been handed a fresh setback ahead of their return to Premier League action this weekend…

What’s the latest?

Spurs’ versatile wide man Ryan Sessegnon has been forced to withdraw from international duty this week in what has been described as a “frustrating injury.”

The Evening Standard’s Dan Kilpatrick relayed the key information from the Three Lions’ official Twitter account, and said:

“Another frustrating injury for Sessegnon who picked up a knock in Eng U21 training & returns to Spurs.”

Frustrating

The 21-year-old, signed for a whopping £25m in the summer of 2019, has found game time hard to come by in north London but the appointment of Nuno Santo should’ve given him renewed hope of making it at the club.

This latest development is another kick in the teeth for a player that, on his day, could be a valuable option in a multitude of positions – notably at left-wing and left-back, where he can back up the likes of Heung-min Son and Sergio Reguilon.

Sessegnon started both of the Lilywhites’ two UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying legs against Pacos de Ferreira, playing in both the aforementioned roles, though that has only taken his total number of appearances for Spurs to 29, per Transfermarkt.

The £16.2m-rated dynamo, who was once lauded as a “big. big talent” by ex-Fulham teammate Stefan Johansen and compared to Spurs legend Gareth Bale, may well struggle to put up a case of being involved in Nuno’s squad should this knock rule him out for the next few weeks and beyond.

He already has Son, Lucas Moura, Steven Bergwijn and Bryan Gil vying for a starting spot, so this injury will do him no favours. Furthermore, the Portuguese head coach may feel a little gutted himself as the youngster is clearly a player with bags of potential.

Nuno was brought in to oversee the development of the club’s emerging prospects and you could argue that Sessegnon falls under this bracket despite appearances in Europe over the last few seasons.

The Spurs faithful aren’t impressed by this update either. Some were claiming that the Englishman was ‘worse than Erik Lamela’ due to his injuries, whilst others pleaded for the club to offload him at the next opportunity, as relayed by Sportslens.

A little unfair, perhaps, but you certainly want to see a better return from a £25m investment. Hopefully, Sessegnon can shake off this setback and respond if selected.

AND in other news, Nuno could have a future Spurs star in 19 y/o “livewire” who’s got “plenty of talent”…

أعلنت لجنة الحكام بالاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، طاقم تحكيم مباراة الأهلي وسموحة غدًا الأربعاء في المواجهة التي تجمع بينهما ضمن لقاءات الدوري المصري.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع نظيره سموحة في المباراة التي تقام على استاد الإسكندرية في إطار مباريات الجولة الثالثة والعشرون من المسابقة المحلية.

طالع | تقارير: الأهلي يفكر في تسريح لاعبه خلال الميركاتو الصيفي

ويدخل الأهلي مباراة الغد وهو يحتل المركز الثالث في جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري، برصيد 44 نقطة، حصيلة 19 مباراة، فاز في 13 وتعادل في 5 مواجهات وخسر مرة وحيدة.

فيما يتواجد سموحة في المركز الخامس برصيد 36 نقطة، لعب 22 لقاء، وفاز في 9 وتعادل في مثلها، وخسر 4 مرات. حكام مباراة الأهلي وسموحة في الدوري المصري

حكم ساحة: محمود البنا

حكم مساعد أول: محمد أبو الرجال.

حكم مساعد ثاني: يوسف البساطي.

حكم رابع: عمرو رمضان.

حكم فيديو: عمرو الشناوي.

مساعد حكم فيديو: محمد محمود لطفي.

Talking to the Transfer Window Podcast, journalist Ian McGarry has made a claim on the future of Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane.

The Lowdown: Staying put in London 

The 28-year-old was at the centre of one of the biggest transfer rumours of the summer as Premier League champions Manchester City wanted to sign him to replace Sergio Aguero, who moved to Barcelona at the end of his contract at the Etihad Stadium. 

However, despite Pep Guardiola confirming his interest in the England striker in August, a deal couldn’t be agreed and Kane announced in a statement on Twitter that he was ‘100% focused on helping the team achieve success’. 

The England captain made his first club appearance of the season in the 1-0 victory at Wolves two weeks ago and he praised the Spurs fans for their ‘incredible’ reception that afternoon.  

The Latest: Input a release clause 

McGarry spoke about the striker’s future in a recent episode of the Transfer Window Podcast and claimed that Kane’s representative, his brother Charlie, is attempting to agree on a new and improved deal for the striker which would see an increase in wage and a release clause which could be activated at a specific point.

Speaking on the podcast, McGarry said: “My information is that Kane’s position now is that his representative, who is his brother, Charlie Kane, is hopeful of negotiating an upgrade on Kane’s current contract. 

“That would include a release clause, meaning that Kane could leave next summer or indeed in January for a set fee, rather than the haggling which went on during the last few months between City and Tottenham. 

“Kane himself still sees his future as playing in a team that will win trophies, something that he has not experienced.” 

The Verdict: Not good for Spurs 

Whilst it will be music to the ears of Tottenham fans who adore the star striker, it isn’t really good news for the club due to the addition of the release clause.  

Kane’s decision to stay put for now provides Spurs with a stronger chance of returning to the Champions League next season, but long-term it could ultimately lead to a deal happening in the future which will see the ‘special player in the history of the club’ finally move on if the release clause is triggered.

For now, let’s just enjoy what he can do at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where he has already become of the club’s greatest-ever goalscorers.

In other news: Forward lifts lid on summer links with Spurs – find more here.

The review system has elicited concerns from both New Zealand and West Indies, particularly with regards to the limited availability of television technology to the third umpire

Cricinfo staff23-Dec-2008
Daniel Vettori feels umpires must have access to more technology to make accurate decisions © Getty Images
The review system trialled in the recently concluded Test series between New Zealand and West Indies has drawn concern from both teams, particularly with regard to the limited availability of television technology to the third umpire.Brendon McCullum’s controversial dismissal on the final day of the second Test in Napier raised doubts over the system’s ability to produce accurate decisions. McCullum was adjudged caught behind by umpire Rudi Koertzen and the decision, when referred, was upheld by third umpire Mark Benson. However, Benson’s review of the decision was, under the rule, limited to normal television coverage and not the advanced “hot spot” technology, which indicated no contact between bat and ball. The decision was crucial as New Zealand, batting aggressively in pursuit of 312, called off their chase with 92 required off nine overs.Daniel Vettori said all available technology should be used in the referral process, without which it would not meet its intended purpose. “It was clear he didn’t hit it,” he said of McCullum’s dismissal. “If you’re going upstairs you should give umpires as much technology as they can have.”Hot Spot seems to be the best one I’ve seen in my time. You couple that with the snicko and the naked eye and you’d think you’d get the decisions right 100% of the time.”John Dyson, the West Indies coach, agreed. “I think if the feeling about technology like snicko is very good, that should be another tool given to the umpires to make decisions. Sometimes the eyes and the cameras don’t pick up everything.” There were a total of 19 reviews in the Test series, with seven used on the final day in Napier.Vettori, who had earlier called for referrals to be used only for ‘obvious calls’, also felt the three unsuccessful challenges allowed for each team gave captains an opportunity to use the system quite liberally for marginal decisions, as he did when he appealed for a leg-before decision against Chris Gayle early in his innings of 197.”We took a chance with Chris because it was such an important wicket. I don’t think that’s why the referral system was brought in. If we’re looking to rid the game of the obvious wrong decisions then it has to be brought back to one (challenge) in my opinion. If we get caught up in the 50-50s (decisions), that takes the power out of the umpires’ hands. Everyone involved in the game still wants that human element.”Dyson preferred two challenges. “With three there’s a bit of a feeling there; ‘Oh well, we’ll give it a go because we’ve got three’.”

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said India had achieved the target they hadaimed to set Australia despite suffering a severe middle-order collapse onthe fourth day of the final Test in Nagpur

Cricinfo staff09-Nov-2008
Mahendra Singh Dhoni: “You know the part-timer bowler will bowl because they have one specialist spinner. That was the time we really took on the spinners and got some runs” © Getty Images
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said India had achieved the target they hadaimed to set Australia despite suffering a severe middle-order collapse onthe fourth day of the final Test in Nagpur.At tea India were reeling at 166 for 6 after a disastrous middle sessionduring which they lost six wickets for 68 runs. The dire situation wassalvaged by Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh who added 108 for the seventh wicketand led India to 295, leaving Australia with 382 to win.”That was a tough situation, all of a sudden we lost four-five wickets,”Dhoni said. “We got off to a good start and we were looking to capitalisebut at the end of the day we are quite happy with the amount of runs wehave got. That was the target – around 360 in 90 overs – and I think weachieved it.”A major factor in India’s recovery was Australia’s slow over-rate.Mitchell Johnson bowled only one over at the start of the final sessionafter which Ricky Ponting used a part-timer at one end along with JasonKrejza at the other. The combination of Cameron White, Michael Hussey andMichael Clarke eased the pressure and Dhoni and Harbhajan were given morescoring opportunities. Dhoni said it was a significant passage of play.”It is really great when you are not in a good situation and all of asudden you see they [Australia] are supposed to bowl close to 25 or28 overs in one hour and 15 minutes,” Dhoni said. “You know thepart-timer bowler will bowl because they have one specialist spinner. Thatwas the time we really took on the spinners and got some runs.”It [the over-rate] is always a concern if you are playing with too manyfast bowlers. At the start of the day if you don’t have the over-rate inyour mind then you know after 4.30 pm, when the guys are tired and youhave too many overs to bowl, the opposition can really capitalise.”To win Australia will have to score at four runs per over and Dhoni saidthat sort of a run-rate would be hard to achieve and maintain for 90 oversbecause of the rough areas on the pitch and the reverse-swing that wouldcome into play once the ball was older.”The match changes quite quickly on the fifth day in Indian conditions,”Dhoni said. “As you saw today, we lost six wickets quickly so that always plays on yourmind when you are chasing around four runs per over. It is not that youhave to bat only for 40 or 50 overs, you have to bat for the 90 overs.After a few overs the ball also gets soft and there is a lot more wear andtear on the pitch. It will be interesting tomorrow, a lot will depend onwhat kind of start we get, or the opponent gets.”Dhoni had exerted unbelievable control over Australia’s run-rate onSaturday by placing an 8-1 offside field and by instructing his fast bowlersto keep the ball wide outside off stump. As a result Australia scored only42 runs in the first session and 49 in the second. The fields didn’t makefor attractive cricket but it restricted Australia’s runs and broughtIndia wickets.”It is about winning the game,” Dhoni said when asked whether his fieldswere defensive. “There have been strategies that have not been liked byopposition captains. But the thing that you want to do is to go out thereand look to win games.”Maybe they [Australian batsmen] could have done something different if wewere bowling a bit away from them. We never saw anything like shuffling ortrying to hit the ball on the on-side. There was no real effort fromthem.”India have 369 runs to defend on the final day to win the Border-GavaskarTrophy. Don’t be surprised if Dhoni packs the off-side field with eightmen when Australia’s left-handers are on strike.