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According to The Daily Mail, Tottenham have been offered the chance to sign Bernardo Silva by Manchester City as the Premier League champions continue their pursuit of Harry Kane.

The Lowdown: Kane future remains uncertain

Kane’s future at Tottenham remains uncertain. He has already expressed his desire to leave north London this summer (Sky Sports), while he missed several days of training to further illustrate his point (talkSPORT).

Manchester City are the club most interested in capturing his services, with Pep Guardiola admitting that he would love to capture the 28-year-old (The Guardian).

The Latest: Spurs offered Silva

As per this latest report, Spurs have been offered Silva in part exchange for Kane.

The Citizens are unwilling to offer the £150m that Tottenham reportedly want for the striker, so their best chance of striking a deal may be to offer a player in exchange as well as cash.

The Verdict: Worth a punt?

Of course, losing Kane would be a huge loss for Spurs. After all, he has 221 goals in 336 games for the club and has been their talisman for years (Transfermarkt). Losing him would leave a huge hole up front for Nuno Espirito Santo which he would need to replace, and he would need a lot of money to do that.

However, capturing Silva and bankrolling millions of pounds at the same time could well be a win for Tottenham. Since signing for City in 2017, the £63m-valued 26-year-old (Transfermarkt) has scored 35 goals and provided 44 assists in 202 games for the club.

He has been called “unstoppable” by Pep Guardiola (acefootball.com) and has even been compared to Manchester City legend David Silva (Goal.com). Signing him without paying a fee would be a great signing for Spurs, even if it meant losing Kane.

In other news, Tottenham want to sign this two-time Champions League winner.

The squad chosen for the Canada Cup Four Nation 20/20 has not got the approval of sports minister Gamini Lokuge

Cricinfo staff21-Sep-2008The squad chosen for the Canada Cup Four Nation 20/20 has not got the approval of sports minister Gamini Lokuge because he is considering a complaint from 35-year-old batsman Indika de Saram, who hasn’t been selected.”I have had a letter from de Saram,” Lokuge told AFP. “Also there was no name of a team manager in the team sheet sent to me. So I have returned it to Sri Lanka Cricket.”de Saram met Lokuge on Friday and complained about his exclusion despite good performances in local competitions, reported. de Saram had captained Sri Lanka in their victorious campaign at this year’s Hong Kong Sixes and is also a wicketkeeper. The squad selected for the Twenty20 tournament does not include a specialist wicketkeeper. Tillakaratne Dilshan will stand in for Kumar Sangakkara, who had undergone a finger surgery in Australia.Sri Lanka squad: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Udawatte, Chamara Kapugedera, Jehan Mubarak, Tillakaratne Dilshan (wk), Jeevantha Kulatunga, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilina Thushara, Ajantha Mendis, Thilina Kandamby, Dilhara Fernando, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Kaushalya Weeraratne.

Aston Villa manager Dean Smith could sign the club’s new Stewart Downing in Burnley winger Dwight McNeil this summer.

What’s the story?

The Telegraph had recently revealed that Villa still have the 21-year-old high up on their target list as they look to strengthen the squad ahead of the new Premier League season.

Football Insider then suggested that the Midlands club would turn their attentions towards the England under-21 international if they can’t get a deal done for Arsenal’s Emile Smith Rowe.

The Liverpool Echo have now claimed that while Everton have joined the race to land McNeil, but it’s Smith’s side who are currently in pole position to lure him away from Turf Moor this summer.

Villa’s new Downing

The £34m-rated McNeil has been one of the few standout players for Sean Dyche’s side in recent seasons, and the Burnley manager has been quick to praise his young prospect.

The 50-year-old said: “He’s a real talent. He’s a really good player, he’s improving, his calmness at the end – I’m saying get it in the corner – but he cuts in, and his calmness to cross it into a dangerous area, and then gets his reward. Before then, his calmness to dribble out of trouble – he’s a really good player, really good, and he can only mature.”

A left-winger who plays on the left (rather unusual nowadays), McNeil offers much of the same threat that Downing posed when he was in his prime at Villa Park.

Before his high-profile switch to Liverpool, the former England international enjoyed some good times at the club, including a 2010/11 season which saw him pick up both the Players’ Player and Fans’ Player of the Year awards.

He scored 11 goals and provided 14 assists in 79 games for Villa, and when you compare that 2010/11 campaign to what McNeil produced last season, there’s a lot to like.

As per WhoScored, Downing averaged 2.1 crosses and 0.7 dribbles per game compared to McNeil’s 1.4 crosses and 1.8 dribbles per match in the top flight – both have that ability to not only get to the byline and beat their man, but also deliver the kind of pinpoint cross off of which strikers can feed.

McNeil is very much a throwback with his style of play, and Smith could help unlock that “talent” which Dyche has hailed.

With Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta already insisting Smith Rowe will be going nowhere, Villa should turn their attentions firmly towards McNeil and forget about the Gunners starlet.

Meanwhile, Ashley Preece has dropped an exciting Aston Villa transfer update…

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O goleiro Victor não esconde a felicidade de estar retornando ao Atlético-MG. Recuperado de uma cirurgia no ombro direito, o camisa 1 voltou aos treinos na última terça-feira quando participou por alguns minutos do treino tático promovido por Roger Machado e defendeu algumas cobranças de falta de Otero e Cazares.

– Foi um dia especial e de muita alegria para mim. Após quatro meses, eu fui liberado para trabalhar normalmente com os companheiros. Obrigado ao departamento médico por toda a atenção e empenho para que me recuperasse da melhor forma, em especial aos fisioterapeutas Rômulo Frankie, Ismael Liu, Guilherme Fialho e ao Dr. Glaydson Godinho que demonstrou muita competência para realizar a cirurgia. Agradeço também à minha família pela paciência e apoio e a todos pelas manifestações de carinho nesse período de recuperação – publicou o arqueiro no Instagram.

Em dezembro, em um jogo amistoso entre amigos de Nenê x Amigos do Romário, ao tentar defender um chute do atacante Gabriel Jesus, ele deslocou o ombro e sofreu uma luxação. Precisou ser operado e o retorno deve ser em breve, ainda sem uma data mais precisa.

Ainda sem Victor e com Giovanni, o Atlético-MG volta a campo na próxima quinta-feira quando recebe o Sports Boys, da Bolívia, pela segunda rodada do Grupo 6 da Libertadores. Na estreia, com gol de Fred, o Galo ficou no empate em 1 a 1 com o Godoy Cruz.

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Com nota 7,5, os alvinegros Sassá e Gilson foram os destaques da classificação do Botafogo para a final da Taça Rio após vitória sobre o Fluminense neste domingo. O atacante foi autor do terceiro gol do Botafogo no Nilton Santos e infernizou a zaga tricolor. Já o lateral-esquerdo deu duas assistências no confronto. Pelo lado do time de Abel, o atacante Richarlison recebeu a maior nota. Veja a avaliação dos jogadores do Clássico Vovô.

BOTAFOGO

6,5
Gatito Fernández
Logo no início, salvou lance em que Marcos Junior saiu sozinho com ele. Bem colocado nas ações, ainda buscou cabeçada de Pedro no canto.

5,5
Fernandes
Quebrando um galho pela direita, ficou muito preso a defesa. Fazia um jogo seguro, mas cometeu pênalti bobo convertido por Richarlison.

6,0
Renan Fonseca
Com dificuldades na saída de bola, se sai melhor fazendo o simples. Alguns cortes importantes dentro da área alvinegra no decorrer da partida.

7,0
Igor Rabello
Belo gol logo no primeiro minuto de jogo. Ganhou a maioria de Pedro e não comprometeu atrás. Partida segura do zagueiro revelado no clube.

7,0
Gilson
Mais um jogo titular e mais duas assistências para sua conta, repetindo o jogo com a Portuguesa-RJ. Se destacou nas bolas paradas do Botafogo.

6,0
Rodrigo Lindoso
Tranquilo na contenção do meio e distribuição da bola. Fechou bem os espaços e se manteve firme no combate ao veloz time do Fluminense.

7,0
Dudu Cearense
Além de tomar conta do meio, deu experiência ao time foi coroado com um gol de cabeça (em impedimento). Jogo para ganhar moral com Jair.

6,5
João Paulo
Deu pegada na marcação e conseguia tranquilizar a bola. Cresceu mais de produção no segundo tempo, com o time tendo mais espaço para sair.

5,5
Camilo
Muita disposição, mas pouca efetividade. Depois de toda a polêmica na semana, voltou a atuar centralizado. Pouco produziu na parte ofensiva.

6,5
Guilherme
Correu como poucos em campo. Tanto que apareceu bem na marcação pelas laterais do campo. Ainda deu a assistência para Sassá no gol dele.

7,5
Sassá
Sofreu as duas faltas que resultaram nos primeiros gols do Botafogo. Na etapa final, ganhou fácil da zaga tricolor para guardar o seu no clássico.

5,5
Vinícius Tanque
Acertou a trave de Julio Cesar na chance que teve para o quarto gol. Em algumas situações, acabava pecando pela sua lentidão nas jogadas.

6,0
Pachu
Aberto pela ponta, até aproveitou os espaços dados pelo rival no final da partida. Faltou ter uma chance mais efetiva de marcar seu gol pelo clube.

5,5
Matheus Fernandes
Voltando de lesão, entrou nos 10 minutos finais para readquirir o seu ritmo de jogo e ocupar com maior vitalidade o meio-campo do time alvinegro.

6,5
Jair Ventura
Em um time apenas com reservas, manteve a característica de muita marcação e compostura tática. O gol cedo ajudou no seu plano de jogo.

FLUMINENSE

5,5
Júlio César
Os gols do Botafogo não foram falhas, mas o camisa 22 poderia ter feito mais para evitá-los. No fim, fez boas defesas e evitou um placar maior.

6,0
Luiz Fernando
Improvisado na lateral-direita, o camisa 29 foi bem, especialmente na parte defensiva, com bons desarmes. Discreto na subida ao ataque.

5,5
Frazan
Fez uma partida regular, mas foi batido com extrema facilidade por Sassá no terceiro gol do Botafogo. É jovem, pode evoluir.

4,5
Reginaldo
Sofreu demais na marcação de Sassá. Não foi capaz de acompanhar as arrancadas do atacante, tendo que apelar para as faltas. Expulso no fim.

6,5
Marquinhos Calazans
Já fez a função de lateral outras vezes e correspondeu bem de novo. O garoto tem intimidade com a bola e mostrou qualidade na marcação.

5,0
Orejuela
O equatoriano foi disreto. Com o Botafogo fechado, Orejuela tinha espaço para conduzir a bola na intermediária, mas sem opções de passe.

6,5
Douglas
Não sentiu o ritmo após desfalcar o Flu em quatro jogos. Buscou a bola e criou lances de perigo perto da área do Botafogo.

6,0
Marquinho
Apresentou uma melhora em relação aos seus últimos jogos. Ajudou bastante no combate, mas precisa melhorar a finalização.

5,0
Marcos Junior
Atuação ficou marcada pela claríssima chance perdida no primeiro tempo, quando o rival vencia por 1 a 0. Não voltou para a etapa final.

5,0
Lucas Fernandes
Segue sem aproveitar as oportunidades dadas por Abel Braga. Levou mais perigo ao rival quando atuou pelo lado direito do ataque.

6,0
Pedro
Deu chapéu e caneta, mas faltou o gol. Na melhor chance que teve, cabeceou bem, mas Gatito Fernandez fez grande defesa.

5,0
Osvaldo
Foram 45 minutos em campo e nenhuma chance criada. É verdade que a bola não chegou, mas o camisa 17 poderia ter se apresentado mais.

7,0
Richarlison
Deu maior movimentação ao ataque e precisou ter a bola poucas vezes para ameçar o rival. Sofreu pênalti no fim e cobrou com categoria.

6,0
Sornoza
Já entrou nos minutos finais, após ser pedido pela torcida. Tocou poucas vezes na bola, mas com muita qualidade. Poderia ter entrado antes.

5,5
Abel Braga
O Fluminense teve a posse de bola, mas não estava inspirado. Para piorar, sofreu gol irregular e viu as boas defesas do goleiro adversário.

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Com o golaço por cobertura sobre o Uruguai, na goleada por 4 a 1, nesta quinta-feira, em Montevidéu, Neymar aumentou seu leque de vítimas. Ele nunca havia marcado sobre a Celeste e agora restam apenas duas seleções da América do Sul que ainda não sofreram com ele: Venezuela e Paraguai, adversário da próxima terça-feira, na Arena Corinthians.

O gol no Estádio Centenário também deixou o camisa 10 ainda mais próximo de Romário, quarto maior goleador da Seleção Brasileira. Neymar chegou a 51 tentos, quatro a menos que o Baixinho.

O artilheiro máximo do Brasil é o Rei Pelé, com 95 bolas na rede, seguido porRonaldo (67) e Zico (66). Aos 25 anos, Neymar tem grande chance de se aproximar e até ultrapassar este pelotão de frente.

Mesmo vivendo grande fase, o atacante do Barcelona não era o artilheiro da Seleção com Tite até a noite desta quinta. Ele estava um gol atrás de Gabriel Jesus, que foi desfalque em Montevidéu por lesão.

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Owing to a troublesome hamstring strain in the right leg sustained in the recent championship match against Gloucestershire, it has been decided to rest Jon Dakin for the next two weeks

Essex CCC Media Release02-Jul-2002Owing to a troublesome hamstring strain in the right leg sustained in the recent championship match against Gloucestershire, it has been decided to rest Jon Dakin for the next two weeks. This will give him the opportunity to receive intensive treatment whilst simultaneously providing time to improve his personal fitness level. He will undergo a fitness test on Saturday 13th July when a decision will be made with regard to his future availability.

Many Southampton fans want the club to sign Ryan Christie after they were linked with a move for the Celtic midfielder.

The Saints are planning ahead for the new campaign after finishing in a lowly 15th place in the Premier League last term. Ralph Hasenhuttl has revealed that Southampton will unlikely be able to spend more than £10m on any one player this summer (Sky Sports), so they will need to be clever in the transfer market.

However, it seems they may have found themselves a very good deal if they can pull it off. According to The Sunday Post (via The Scotsman), the Saints are interested in signing Christie, who is reportedly keen to leave Scotland this summer and could be available for just over £1m – an absolute bargain for a player who has managed 65 goals and 68 assists throughout his career and is rated at £6.3m by Transfermarkt.

The news was shared on Twitter by @SaintsExtra, and it attracted plenty of attention from Southampton supporters. These fans took to the social media platform to share their thoughts on the speculation as they again seek to raid Celtic, from whom the Saints also purchased Virgil van Dijk, Victor Wanyama and Stuart Armstrong.

Let’s see what the fans had to say about the Christie link below

“1 million?”

Credit: @Hasenhuttl1

“Tell him the South Coast is abroad”

Credit: @BobJame13215912

“Heck let me just find out my bank balance…… Get my bank balance then times it by 100, pay 1m for his transfer and give him 500k as a bonus. Easy money let’s get it”

Credit: @@Hyper_SFC

“I’m still not overly convinced that he’ll add a whole lot to our squad, but for 1M?!? I’d pay this in a heartbeat if I’m us, low risk – high reward.”

Credit: @Ingsanity

“Stu come get your boy”

Credit: @neuhausenmatt

“For £1 million we have to”

Credit: @sfcjo_

In other news, Southampton are set to confirm the sale of this player.

Somerset Under 17’s travelled to the Rose Bowl to play a 2 day match against Hampshire last week

Richard Walsh16-Jul-2002Somerset Under 17’s travelled to the Rose Bowl to play a 2 day match against Hampshire last week.When Hampshire batted they were all out for 268 in 92 overs, with Miles Webber being the pick of the Somerset bowlers, ending with 5 for 38.Somerset were all out for 178 in 68 overs, with Lloyd Davies top scoring with 41, to give the home side victory by 92 runs.

It’s all change at Hampshire County Cricket Club with today’s unveiling of a re-branded identity and the announcement that the Club is now to be known as `Hampshire Cricket’.

Media Release11-Mar-2002It’s all change at Hampshire County Cricket Club with today’s unveiling of a re-branded identity and the announcement that the Club is now to be known as `Hampshire Cricket’.The move to re-brand Hampshire is in line with the company’s development strategy. This month, Hampshire makes history by becoming the first professional cricket club to convert to a plc via their parent company, Rose Bowl plc. A Public Offer opened on March 4th 2002 and the Club aims to raise a further £5 million to supplement the £18 million already spent on the 150-acre Rose Bowl site at West End, Southampton.Evolving from the traditional Rose and Crown icon and retaining the blue and yellow Club colours, the new logo reflects the exciting developments at the Club. The new brand has a fresh and contemporary style in order to reflect the dynamic values of the Club.The Hampshire Hawks logo has also been updated to integrate with the new Club brand and image.A new brand identity has been created for Rose Bowl plc based on the modern design of the new Pavilion’s highly unusual, canopied roof. This will act as the umbrella brand under which the individual Hampshire Cricket, Hampshire County Golf Club and Connor’s Health & Fitness brands will operate.All the new identities have been created by a London-based brand design consultancy, the-field, whose managing director, Simon Barbato, commented: "Rather than create a new identity for Hampshire at the risk of alienating a wide audience, we concentrated on gently evolving the badge whilst retaining the Club colours A visual communication strategy has also been created that reinforces the breadth of sporting, corporate and entertainment opportunities at the Rose Bowl through a wide array of media."The re-branding will encompass all consumer literature, corporate sales materials, stadium signage, stationery, identity guidelines and an interactive digital presentation to promote sponsorship and venue naming rights opportunities."The new brand identities and design strategy positions Hampshire as a contemporary and dynamic club in what is still a traditional market." said Samantha White, group commercial & marketing director, "We believe that this will enable Hampshire to attract younger spectators to cricket and build a broader sports entertainments brand as well as enabling Rose Bowl plc to present a professional and authoritative tone to the city."