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The BCB has appointed Salma Khatun as the country’s first woman selector. The former Bangladesh captain will join Sazzad Ahmed in the women’s selection panel. Bangladesh are in the last stage of preparation ahead of the Women’s World Cup next month.Salma was Bangladesh’s first captain in international cricket. She went on to lead the country in 65 WT20Is and 18 WODIs. At the time of her last WT20I, she was Bangladesh’s most-capped women’s T20I cricketer, having played 95 matches. She has also played 46 WODIs.Salma was also the ICC’s No 1 bowler in WT20Is in 2014 and 2015. She took 84 T20I wickets with her offspin at an average of 18.57, with best figures of 4-6 against Sri Lanka.”I think this is a revolutionary decision by our [BCB] president [Aminul Islam], as having someone like Salma involved will provide great support for women’s cricket,” Iftekhar Rahman, the BCB’s media committee chairman, said. “This is the first time such an appointment has been made in Bangladesh.”The board has also promoted Hasibul Hossain to the senior men’s selection panel. He will join chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain and Abdur Razzak. The third position had been vacant since Hannan Sarkar left the role in February this year.Hasibul, the former fast bowler, played five Tests and 32 ODIs. He played in Bangladesh’s inaugural Test match against India in 2000, and was involved in the famous leg-bye that won Bangladesh the ICC Trophy final in 1997.Hasibul had been a junior selector in the BCB since July 2016, having worked closely with the Bangladesh Under-19 side that lifted the World Cup in 2020.

Lionel Messi scored twice and added an assist, while Tadeo Allende bagged a brace as Inter Miami thumped Nashville 4-0 to reach the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Herons were dominant throughout, leaning on their star man to cruise past their opponents, with Jordi Alba also providing an assist as Miami sealed their first-ever playoff series win.

Miami only needed one moment early on. Messi provided it. The ball fell to the Argentine, 40 yards from goal, and he did the rest. Messi left three defenders in the dust before finishing back across the goalkeeper to give the Herons a 1-0 lead early. They got a second shortly before halftime. Young striker Mateo Silvetti latched onto a Jordi Alba through ball, before cutting back to Messi – who finished into an open net.

Nashville showed a bit more attacking intent to open the second half, but left themselves open on the break. One mistake cost them. They briefly fell asleep and allowed Messi and Alba to combine. The left back found a wide-open Allende for an easy finish from close range. And then the rout started. Miami's fourth was simply sublime. Messi received the ball at midfield, evaded his man, and released an inch-perfect through ball to Allende. The striker added his second of the day with a delightful chip to make it four. 

It was otherwise a formality for the Herons, who were rather stout against a tepid Nashville attack. FC Cincinnati are next, who will surely offer more of a test in a single elimination fixture in two weeks. For now, though, they seem to be hitting their stride. 

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Rocco Rios Novo (7/10):

Barely had a save to make, but was solid when called upon. 

Ian Fray (7/10):

A solid shift at right back. Did his defensive job well, and put in a few good crosses, too. Finding form at the right time.

Maxi Falcon (4/10):

A comedy of errors at the back. Missed tackles, gave the ball away, and did pretty much everything wrong – but got away with it.

Noah Allen (7/10):

The more solid of the two center backs, and handled Sam Surridge well. 

Jordi Alba (8/10):

Played a glorious pass in the lead up to Miami's second. Assisted the third. A typical, lovely attacking performance. 

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Sergio Busquets (6/10):

A bit erratic at the base of midfield. Gave the ball away a few times, but also made some key interventions – and connected with Messi well. 

Rodrigo De Paul (7/10):

A solid two way showing. Played a crucial pass in the lead up to the third goal.  

Baltasar Rodriguez (6/10):

Not at his best, but still put in a shift. Will likely start going forward, though. 

Tadeo Allende (8/10):

Bagged a brace, and offered plenty of off-ball work. One of his best games of the year. 

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Lionel Messi (9/10):

Scored an obligatory silly goal. Added a second, as well as a ridiculous assist. Dominant throughout. 

Mateo Silvetti (8/10):

Showed great composure to assist Messi's second. Deserved a goal of his own.

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Telasco Segovia (7/10):

Offered a bit more attacking intent – which helped open the game up when Miami were under pressure. 

Yannick Bright (7/10):

Broke up play effectively at the base of midfield. 

Tomas Aviles (N/A):

No time to make an impact. 

Javier Mascherano (7/10):

Went for more or less the same system, save for replacing Luis Suarez with Mateo Silvetti. Not tactical genius, but his side won convincingly. A good night. 

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Urvil Patel smashes 31-ball ton for GujaratUrvil Patel marked his T20 captaincy debut with a remarkable 119 not out off just 37 balls as Gujarat opened their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign with an eight-wicket win over Services in a Group C fixture in Hyderabad.Retained by Chennai Super Kings after being signed midway through IPL 2025 as an injury replacement, Urvil reached his hundred off just 31 balls, the third fastest by an Indian. His fireworks at the top of the order turned a chase of 183 into a cakewalk. Urvil hit 12 fours and 10 sixes as Gujarat won with 45 balls to spare.

Sam Elliott had the final say after New South Wales had suffered a middle-order collapse

AAP20-Oct-2025Charlie Stobo was nearly the hero for New South Wales, as Victoria held on in the last over for their first one-day win of the season.Stobo, batting at No. 8, made 47 from 41 balls in a riveting finish, after NSW had collapsed again at Junction Oval in the wake of last week’s Sheffield Shield loss.Stobo’s impressive knock, which included 19 off the penultimate over from Todd Murphy, brought them to within five runs of a comeback win, before he holed out to Murphy at mid-off off the bowling of seamer Sam Elliott with four balls left.”It was a cracking game in the end … obviously very happy with the result,” said Elliott, who is back from an Australia A white-ball tour of India. “Anyone who says they don’t get nervous is a liar. I was definitely nervous at the end there.”Luckily, we’ve played a lot of cricket together now. Being able to have that clear communication towards the end, that definitely does help.”The game had been shortened to 36 overs per side because of morning rain.The visitors were well on their way at 97 for 3 in the 21st over. Young quick Austin Anlezark then struck twice in three deliveries and part-time spinner Campbell Kellaway took another wicket in the next over to wrest control from NSW.Kellaway starred with 2 for 25 from seven overs with his left-arm spin after anchoring the Victorian innings at No. 3 with 43.Captain Will Sutherland top-scored with 46 from 44 balls after NSW won the toss.Stobo top scored for NSW with four fours and a six in his rearguard knock after taking 3 for 32 to lead their attack.Sam Konstas and Kurtis Patterson gave NSW a solid start with their opening stand of 54, before wickets fell steadily.On Friday, Victorian Test paceman Scott Boland rifled through the NSW tail with five wickets to decide their Sheffield Shield match.”A frustrating week – we were in the game, both games, and we let it slip,” said NSW captain Jack Edwards. He [Stobo] held his nerve, gave us a chance. He showed in the last game as well, what he can do with the bat – he’s a very handy cricketer.”It’s a shame he couldn’t get over the line there. We need to be more ruthless if we want to be a good side. We let them back in the game, they take the opportunity and run with it.”NSW are 2-2 in the One-Day Cup after Monday’s loss, with Victoria 1-3.NSW will regain Test star Steve Smith for their next Shield game from October 28, against Queensland at the Gabba.

Celtic are in the process of finding their long-term successor to former head coach Brendan Rodgers, who resigned from the role last month after a 3-1 loss to Hearts.

The Northern Irish manager returned to Parkhead in the summer of 2023, replacing Ange Postecoglou in the dugout, and won the Scottish Premiership title in both of his full seasons in charge.

Celtic are now looking for a manager to come in and build on that success in the months and seasons to come, and Columbus Crew boss Wilfried Nancy appears to be closing in on the job.

The latest on Wilfried Nancy to Celtic

According to Sky Sports, the Premiership champions have been granted permission by Columbus Crew to hold discussions with the French tactician this weekend.

The report claims that Nancy is open to making the move from the MLS to Scotland to replace Rodgers in the dugout, after the 2025 MLS came to an end for his side this month.

It adds that the Hoops want to have a new manager in place for their league clash with St Mirren next weekend, and that they will need to discuss compensation with Columbus Crew if they agree terms with Nancy.

If the French boss does take over the job in the coming days, one player who could benefit from his arrival at Parkhead is central midfielder Arne Engels.

Why Arne Engels could explode under Wilfried Nancy

Just as Matt O’Riley did when Rodgers took over from Postecoglou, Engels could explode with the change in manager from Rodgers to Nancy this season.

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The Belgian star could be O’Riley 2.0 with the potential that he has to be an exciting attacking force as one of the two number 10s behind the striker in his 3-4-2-1 system.

As you can see in the table above, the Denmark international, who now plays for Marseille, scored 15 more goals and provided one more assist in the league under Rodgers than he did under Postecoglou.

Engels could benefit in a similar way with this change in manager, as he has mainly played as a central midfielder in a 4-3-3 system for Rodgers, but he could play further forward under Nancy.

The Belgium international, whose set-piece delivery was hailed as “world-class” by Rodgers, produced nine goals and six assists in the Scottish Premiership last season, but has only managed one goal and one assist in ten games this term, with both of those goal contributions coming against Kilmarnock for Martin O’Neill.

Engels has created four ‘big chances’ in four appearances in the Europa League this season, being rewarded with one assist, per Sofascore, which is a testament to his technical and creative quality.

The midfield star is valued at £9m by Transfermarkt, over a year on from his £11m move from Augsburg, which suggests that the Hoops need to find a way to get more out of him, to ensure that their £11m investment does not turn out to be a poor one.

Playing further up the pitch, as a number ten, as part of Nancy’s preferred tactical set-up would put him in more positions to show off his brilliant technical ability, rather than often being too far from goal as a central midfielder or as a number six under Rodgers.

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Therefore, the Columbus Crew tactician could help Engels to explode and follow in O’Riley’s footsteps if Celtic hire him and he goes through with the 3-4-2-1 system used in the MLS.

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John Textor, sócio majoritário da SAF do Botafogo, citou dois jogos do Palmeiras em que teriam acontecido casos de corrupção: nas goleadas diante de Fortaleza e São Paulo, em 2022 e 2023, respectivamente.

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PALMEIRAS 4 X 0 FORTALEZA (03/11/2022)

O Palmeiras entrou em campo contra o Fortaleza já sabendo que era o campeão brasileiro de 2022. Antes de a bola rolar, o Internacional perdeu para o América-MG e ficou impossibilitado de alcançar o Verdão na pontuação.

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A partida contou com uma atuação de gala do Alviverde. Dudu foi o melhor em campo, marcando dois gols, Rony ampliou e Endrick balançou as redes pela primeira vez no Allianz Parque, além de começar como titular de forma inédita.

PALMEIRAS 5 X 0 SÃO PAULO (25/10/2023)

Em busca da reação no Brasileirão, o Palmeiras recebeu o São Paulo no Allianz Parque, fez 5 a 0 e poderia ter imposto uma goleada ainda maior.

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Somente no primeiro tempo, o Verdão abriu 3 a 0 contra o time treinado pelo então técnico Dorival Júnior. Breno Lopes anotou dois gols, e Piquerez ampliou. Na segunda etapa, Marcos Rocha balançou as redes, e o lateral uruguaio guardou mais um, em golaço com chute de longa distância.

FICHA TÉCNICA
PALMEIRAS 4 x 0 FORTALEZA
CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO – 35ª RODADA

Local: Allianz Parque, em São Paulo (SP)
Data-Hora: 02/11/2022 – 21h30 (de Brasília)
Árbitro: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Fifa/GO)
Assistentes: Bruno Raphael Pires (Fifa/GO) e Bruno Boschilia (Fifa/PR)
VAR: Wagner Reway (PB)
Público/Renda: 29.104 torcedores/R$ 3.675.069,73
Cartões amarelos: Gustavo Scarpa e Danilo (PAL) Titi (FOR)
Cartões vermelhos: –
Gols: Rony (14’/1ºT) (1-0), Dudu (31’/1ºT) (2-0), Rony (2’/2ºT) (3-0), Endrick (18’/2ºT) (4-0)

PALMEIRAS:Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo e Piquerez; Danilo (Gabriel Menino, aos 20’/2ºT), Zé Rafael e Gustavo Scarpa (Bruno Tabata, aos 20’/2ºT); Dudu (Mayke, aos 37’/2ºT), Rony (López, aos 30’/2ºT) e Endrick (Merentiel, aos 30’/2ºT).Técnico:Abel Ferreira.

FORTALEZA: Fernando Miguel; Tinga, Brítez, Titi (Marcelo Benevenuto, no intervalo) e Juninho Capixaba; Lucas Sasha, Caio Alexandre (Zé Welison, aos 22’/2ºT) e Lucas Crispim (Fabrício Baiano, aos 22’/2ºT); Romarinho (Hércules, no intervalo), Thiago Galhardo (Romero, aos 13’/2ºT) e Robson. Técnico: Juan Pablo Vojvoda.

FICHA TÉCNICA
PALMEIRAS 5 x 0 SÃO PAULO
CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO – 29ª RODADA

Local:Allianz Parque, em São Paulo (SP)
Data e hora:25/10/2023 (quarta-feira), às 20 horas (horário de Brasília)
Árbitro:Raphael Claus (FIFA-SP)
Assistentes:Alex Ang Ribeiro (FIFA-SP) e Fabrini Bevilaqua Costa (FIFA-SP)
VAR:Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos (FIFA-SP)
Público e renda:32.618 pessoas e R$1.995.950,97
Cartões amarelos:Zé Rafael (20’/1ºT), Endrick (44’/1ºT) e Raphael Veiga (55’/1ºT) para o Palmeiras; Lucas Beraldo (25’/1ºT), Rafinha (aos 47’/1ºT e aos 16’/2ºT) e Wellington Rato (34’/2ºT) para o São Paulo
Cartões vermelhos:Rafinha (aos 16’/2ºT, após receber o segundo amarelo)
Gols:Breno Lopes (16’/1ºT) (1-0), Breno Lopes (26’/1ºT) (2-0), Joaquin Piquerez (52’/2ºT) (3-0), Marcos Rocha (39’/2ºT) (4-0) e Piquerez (42’/2ºT) (5-0)

PALMEIRAS:Weverton; Luan, Gustavo Gómez e Murilo; Mayke (Marcos Rocha, aos 22’/2ºT), Zé Rafael, Richard Ríos (Fabinho, aos 22’/2ºT) e Joaquin Piquerez; Raphael Veiga (Artur, aos 27’/2ºT), Breno Lopes (Luis Guilherme, aos 34’/2ºT) e Endrick (Rony, aos 27’/2ºT).Técnico:Abel Ferreira

SÃO PAULO:Rafael; Rafinha, Diego Costa, Lucas Beraldo e Caio Paulista; Alisson (Nathan, aos 18’/2ºT), Gabriel Neves (Rodrigo Nestor, aos 35’/1ºT), James Rodriguez (Jhegson Méndez, no intervalo) e Michel Araújo; Lucas (Wellington Rato, aos 40’/1ºT) e David (Luciano, aos 18’/2ªT).Técnico:Dorival Júnior

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