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ESPNcricinfo staff18-Jan-2024
Hamish Rutherford began his domestic career in 2008•Getty Images
New Zealand and Otago opening batter Hamish Rutherford will play the last match of his professional career next week, in the Super Smash clash against Northern Districts in Dunedin. Rutherford will end a career that started in 2008 and in which he has scored 16,468 so far across formats.Rutherford played 16 Tests as part of his 130 first-class games and scored a 171 on debut against England in 2013. He made 7863 first-class runs along with 17 centuries while averaging 35.26. He played only four ODIs but 127 List A games, scoring 4326 runs with 13 centuries in the format, and 192 T20s – including eight T20Is – for 4279 runs at a strike rate of 141.50.”It has been a privilege to play for Otago and be part of this iconic province,” he said in a statement. “While playing for New Zealand was always the dream, I’m grateful for the opportunities cricket has given me and my family. I’ve loved every minute of it. I appreciate all the support I have had from family and friends, fellow players, coaches and supporters of the province.”Rutherford will retire having played the most T20s for Otago; he broke Neil Broom’s record earlier this month. Overall, he will retire having played the third most matches for Otago across formats, behind Broom (348) and Derek de Boorder (292).”Hamish will undoubtedly be considered one of Otago’s greats,” Otago Cricket chief executive Mike Coggan said. “I have seen him play innings that very few other cricketers are capable of. He has been an entertainer at the top of the innings, and he has my utmost respect as a player and person. His contribution to Otago Cricket has been immense.”I have not seen another opener who has combined patience and aggression as Hamish has. His big century on debut at home was astonishing against a quality England side and the 155 (off 100 balls) he scored in a Ford Trophy match in Dunedin against CD back in 2020 was something to behold. Hamish has always been a student of the game and one of domestic cricket’s finest thinkers. He has been a pleasure to watch and know and I wish him well in retirement.”Otago Cricket will honour Rutherford on January 23 in his last game.
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Cristiano Ronaldo has once again proven that age is just a number, sweeping major honours at the Saudi Pro League's end-of-season awards ceremony following a record-breaking campaign with Al-Nassr. At 40, the Portuguese icon was officially named the 2025-26 Fans' Player of the Season, a title awarded to the player who earns the most man-of-the-match selections across the campaign.
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Ronaldo, who continues to rewrite the history books, collected 15 man-of-the-match accolades from his 30 league appearances, more than any other player in the division. This helped him win the Player of the Season award. He also finished as the league’s top scorer, netting 25 goals across the 2025-26 Saudi Pro League season. His knack for delivering in key moments has made him a talisman for the Riyadh-based club as the forward continues to chase his first league title in the Middle East.
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Alongside being named the top fan favourite, Ronaldo also walked away with the Goal of the Season award, with 19 per cent of the total votes. The winning strike came during Matchweek 27 against Al Riyadh, when Ronaldo unleashed a spectacular volley that rocketed into the top corner and helped secure a 2-1 win for Al-Nassr.
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While Ronaldo took home two of the night’s biggest prizes, another standout performer was N’Golo Kante, who was recognised for an exceptional moment of skill. During Matchweek 5, the French midfielder eluded multiple defenders before assisting Steven Bergwijn’s goal, which contributed to a dominant 4-1 victory. That moment, though not a goal itself, earned praise as one of the most technically-gifted highlights of the season.
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Amid months of speculation about his next move, Ronaldo has ended all uncertainty by extending his contract with Al-Nassr for another two years. The deal, which ensures his stay in Saudi Arabia until after his 42nd birthday, confirms his commitment to the club. Already the highest-paid athlete on the planet, Ronaldo’s new agreement is believed to be worth £492 million ($668 million) across two years. With his fitness, form, and hunger all still intact, few would bet against him reaching the 1,000-goal mark before finally calling time on a career unlike any other.
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The best team of the league stage. A team full of world-class allrounders. A bowling attack with all bases covered and a batting line-up with envious depth. A captain with more titles than you can count. But it all came down to one over that turned the WPL final on its heel and a team that was nearly knocked out two days ago lifted the trophy in front of a raucous crowd in Delhi.Sophie Molineux bowled a dream over of three wickets, Shreyanka Patil continued her stunning streak with a broken hand and Asha Sobhana ripped out two international allrounders in the space of three balls to see the three spinners combine for 9 for 46 in just 10.3 overs to script a Delhi Capitals collapse of 7 for 23 and 10 for 49 to bowl them out for 113. Having finished second from bottom last year, RCB turned their season around for their maiden WPL trophy that made Capitals the runners-up for a second straight year.The RCB line-up hardly had any nerves in the chase that required them to score at under run a ball. Smriti Mandhana anchored for 15 overs with risk-free batting and No. 3 Ellyse Perry pulled authoritatively for another classy batting show and even though it went down to the last over, Richa Ghosh smashed the third ball of it to long-off and avenge the tears of the one-run loss against Capitals from last Sunday.
Capitals wouldn’t have seen the collapse coming especially after the powerplay they had. Shafali Verma’s swings down the ground powered them to their second-best powerplay score of 61 for 0 and her strokeplay looked ominious. She started by shovelling Molineux over long-on, Renuka Singh straight back and Perry also over long-on. When she deftly steered Perry’s slower one to the deep-third boundary, it was her first four after having smoked three sixes. Meg Lanning, meanwhile, struck consecutive fours to accelerate from 5 off 10 to go past run a ball.6:03
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Capitals were ramming their way towards a big total and since pace hadn’t worked early on, Mandhana brought back Molineux’s left-arm spin against the two right-hand batters. She got the big blow when Shafali went for another six but found Georgia Wareham at deep midwicket, the longest boundary on the night. With a lot of batting depth and Shafali’s 44 off 27, one wicket was not going to dent Capitals.Two balls later, Molineux slowed one down to Jemimah Rodrigues and the shot that fetches her a lot of runs – the sweep – sent her back for a duck when she went too far across and missed. Alice Capsey took a similar approach for her paddle, but she missed as well and bagged a golden duck after hearing the ball rattle the stumps behind her.Sixty-four for 0 became 64 for 3 in a one-run three-wicket over.
With the crowd behind them, Mandhana attacked with spin from both ends. Patil kept it tight on the stumps, Molineux’s drift and accuracy stifled Capitals further and the boundaries dried up. Even though Patil nearly hung on to a rocket-like return catch of Marizanne Kapp just after the halfway mark, she more than made up for it by trapping Lanning two balls later for 23. Lanning reviewed, but having being struck in front on the back foot was not going to save her or the review.1:46
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They still had time to consolidate for a competitive total like RCB did against Mumbai two days ago from 49 for 4. Jess Jonassen and Kapp had scored just five more runs together but both of them gave their wickets away in the space of three balls. After Kapp went against Asha’s legspin with a big swing to find long-on, Jonassen miscued completely to be caught not far from the pitch by Mandhana, whom Asha nearly collided into.Eighty-seven for 6 after 14, Capitals would have at least wanted to bat out the innings, but a ruthless RCB attack give them anything to breathe. Minnu Mani missed her sweep to fall lbw after breaking the boundary drought of 46 balls and Radha Yadav’s back-to-back fours against Wareham didn’t count for much eventually because her run-out summed up the Capitals innings. Patil snared the last two wickets in three balls to finish with stunning figures of 4 for 12 from 3.3 overs and the tournament on top of the wicket-taking charts with a tally of 13, followed by Asha and Molineux at 12 each.
Mandhana and Sophie Devine were in no hurry to get to 114. They crawled to 25 for 0 in the powerplay with just three boundaries before Devine went after Radha’s first over as soon as the powerplay ended. She smashed three fours on leg with a six in between swung over long-off that reduced the equation to 71 off 78. Devine fell two overs later and Mandhana continued to play along the ground in the company of Perry’s solid strokeplay. As opposed to RCB’s dominance with spin, Capitals chose to bowl pace for 10 of the first 13 overs. Their 30 balls without a boundary were, however, not enough to make dents. Arundhati Reddy’s short length leaked two boundaries in an over and even though Mandhana holed out for 31, Perry and Ghosh wiped out the remaining 32 runs without leaving any room for another thriller.
The opener has been assessed regularly over the last few days and shown no concussion symptoms
Andrew McGlashan21-Jan-2024Usman Khawaja has been cleared to play the second Test against West Indies in Brisbane having passed all his concussion protocols following the blow to the head shortly before the end of the game in Adelaide.Khawaja was struck on the side of helmet by a short ball from Shamar Joseph and retired hurt with one run needed for victory. He passed the initial concussion assessment in the dressing room and has continued to not show any symptoms over the weekend, getting the all-clear from a final test on Monday.He will to return to training on Tuesday during Australia’s main session ahead of the Gabba Test.Related
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“Khawaja was assessed again today and has no symptoms of delayed concussion,” a CA spokesperson said.Khawaja’s progress means Australia are set to remain unchanged for the second Test as they look to wrap up the series 2-0. Matt Renshaw is the spare batter in the squad and has been made available for Brisbane Heat’s Challenger final against Adelaide Strikers on Monday. He may also be allowed to feature in the final against Sydney Sixers on Wednesday, the eve of the Test, if Heat make it through.The three frontline quicks are set to play their fifth Test of the season together with the opening match in Adelaide having taken little more than two days, following all three Tests against Pakistan ending in four.Alongside Nathan Lyon, it will be the first time since 2013-14 against England that Australia will have gone through a home Test summer of at least five matches with an unchanged attack when Lyon was also part of the group alongside Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris and Peter Siddle.”At the start of the summer I didn’t think it was going to be the case,” captain Pat Cummins said. “But it’s shaping up that way which is a huge nod to the fitness of the guys and the medical team and a couple of helpful wickets.”With Josh Hazlewood having passed 250 Test wickets in Adelaide, all four of the frontline bowlers now have that tally – the first attack in history to achieve the feat.Lance Morris could be called up if Australia need to boost their pace depth•Getty ImagesWith two Tests to come against New Zealand from late February there’s a chance they could play seven consecutive matches together as an attack. The three quicks are being rested from the ODI series against West Indies early next month but some could feature in the T20Is which follow.Scott Boland has been with the Test squad throughout the season (although was released to play games for Melbourne Stars) while uncapped quick Lance Morris would also be close to a call-up if a replacement was needed. He was part of the squad early in the Pakistan series before being left to play for Perth Scorchers where he took 13 wickets at 19.00 in nine matches.”It’s awesome travelling with the Aussie guys but nothing replicates playing cricket,” Morris said ahead of the Knockout final where Scorchers’ campaign ended against Adelaide Strikers.”[I’ve been] putting a few things into practice – having the bravery to take it out in the middle was tough, but I made a conscious effort to try a few different things and expand my game this year. It’s something you can only get with experience.”When the pressure is on and you’re in front of a big crowd, you need to fall back on to your strengths and it only comes through playing a lot of cricket.”Morris is in line for his ODI debut against West Indies in the three-match series while both he and Boland likely to be included in the Test squad to tour New Zealand.
نشر محمد صلاح النجم المصري لنادي ليفربول الإنجليزي، ردًا منذ قليل على تغريدة الاتحاد الأوروبي “يويفا” لكرة القدم حول استشهاد سليمان العبيد لاعب كرة القدم الفلسطيني.
وكان سليمان العبيد قد استشهد ولقى مصرعه برصاص قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي، ونشر الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم نعياً له حيث كان ينتظر المساعدات الإنسانية في جنوب قطاع غزة.
اقرأ أيضاً.. محمد صلاح يُحرج يويفا بسؤال بعد استشهاد الفلسطيني سليمان العبيد
وجاء رد محمد صلاح على تغريدة “يويفا” عبر منصة “إكس”: “هل يمكنكم أن تخبرونا كيف مات وأين ولماذا؟”.
وكان الاتحاد الأوروبي قد نشر تغريدة: “وداعًا سليمان العبيد، بيليه فلسطين، موهبة أعادت الأمل لعدد لا يحصى من الأطفال حتى في أحلك الأوقات”.
وفيما يلي جاءت بعض من ردود الأفعال على رد محمد صلاح على تغريدة يويفا بشأن نعي سليمان العبيد عقب استشهاده في غزة.
“هل حدث شيء غامض لهذا الرجل؟”
Something mysterious happened to that guy??🤔 — SYMPLYBELLS 發達 成長 (@symplyBells) August 9, 2025
“مو أنت الملك المطلق”
Mo, you are the absolute king ❤️ — Anfield Edition | æ (@AnfieldEdition) August 9, 2025
“احذر من أن الناس لا يحبون الحقيقة”
Be careful people don’t like the truth. — Alex Le Tissier (@AlexLeTissier) August 9, 2025
“أنا أحبك كثيراً يا صلاح، شكراً لك على التحدث”
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH SALAH THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING UP 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️ — fan account (@Asensii20) August 9, 2025
“لهذا السبب أحبك بشدة وسأدافع عنك دائماً يا رجل”
This is why I bloody love you and will always defend you man — ͏͏͏𝐉𝐚𝐲 ⌖ (@cagiago_) August 9, 2025
“شكراً لك محمد صلاح على حديثك هذا، أقدر شجاعتك”
Thank you Mohamed Salah for speaking about this. I appreciate your courage. — Muslim Archives ☪︎ (@muslim_archives) August 9, 2025
“لا يستطيعون قول الحقيقة، لو كانت فلسطين دولة أوروبية لساندوها مثل أوكرانيا ولما أزالوا إسرائيل من الاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم مثل روسيا”
They cannot tell the truth. If Palestine were a European country, they would stand by it like Ukraine, and they would not remove Israel from the UEFA like Russia 😂 — Ricky 🇮🇹 (@_9l3c) August 9, 2025
“لهذا السبب صلاح يستحق البالون دور على حساب لامين يامال، صلاح البالون دور”
This is why you deserve the Ballon d’Or over Yamal.
SALAH BALLON D’OR pic.twitter.com/qkrhkJncXN — Drix (@drixprods) August 9, 2025
“أحبك صلاح”
Love you Mo ❤️ — Raws (@Raws_LFC) August 9, 2025
“شكراً لك مو على التحدث بصراحة”
Thank you Mo for speaking out! 🇵🇸 ❤️ — Samuel (@SamueILFC) August 9, 2025
“إنهم يستطيعون قول السبب ولكنهم لن يفعلوا ذلك”
They can but they won’t — Peter (@MegallyPeter) August 9, 2025
علق محمد عادل المشرف على الكرة بـ نادي المقاولون العرب، على التعادل مع الزمالك بالمواجهة التي أقيمت بينهما أمس ضمن لقاءات الدوري المصري.
وحسم التعادل السلبي نتيجة مباراة الزمالك والمقاولون العرب في إطار مواجهات الجولة الثانية من الدوري المصري.
وقال عادل في تصريحات إذاعية عبر ميجا اف ام: “محمد مكي مدرب واعد واستطاع أن يقود الفريق للصعود مرة أخرى للدوري الممتاز، وأيضًا في حدود الإمكانيات كون فريقا مميزا ويستطيع تحقيق نتائج جيدة”.
طالع | مدرب المقاولون العرب: لاعب الزمالك خطير جدًا.. وأغلقنا أمامهم المساحات
وأكمل: “المقاولون العرب فريق كبير ولكن لا نستطيع أن نجاري الأرقام المالية المتواجدة في الدوري الممتاز ولكن نلعب في حدود الإمكانيات، وكنت سعيدا بالأداء أمام الزمالك رغم فارق الإمكانيات بيننا وبين الزمالك”.
وأردف: “لاعبو المقاولون قدموا مجهودا كبيرا طوال المباراة، كنا نتمنى الفوز ولكن التعادل نتيجة مرضية بالنسبة لنا، والدوري هذا الموسم صعب للغاية، والنتائج في نهائي الموسم لن تكون جيدة ، ولم نحل أزمة الهبوط حتى هذه اللحظة”.
وأوضح: “أتوقع حدوث أزمة في نهاية الموسم بسب الهبوط، هبوط 4 فرق عدد كبير، ولا أعلم ستستمر هذه الأزمة إلى متى، لا بد من اجتماع لإنهاء هذه القصة”.
وأتم: “سيكون هناك ناد جماهيري سيهبط من ضمن الأربع فرق ولا أعلم سبب عدم إقامة دوري من مجموعتين، ويقولون إن دوري من مجموعتين سيء السمعة، فلماذا، وهل الأندية ستوافق على هبوط 4 فرق في نهاية الدوري”.
Ashwin blames India’s “cinema culture” for the treatment meted out to Hardik at various grounds this season
ESPNcricinfo staff30-Mar-2024R Ashwin has come out in strong support of Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya, blaming India’s “fan wars” and “cinema culture” for the vehement booing Hardik has been subjected to at various grounds this IPL season.Hardik, who took over the Mumbai captaincy from Rohit Sharma this season, was given a hostile reception by the fans in Ahmedabad last week when he faced his former team Gujarat Titans, whom he had led to successive IPL finals including the title in 2022. The booing continued when Hardik faced Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, as Mumbai began their campaign with back-to-back defeats.Answering a question from a viewer on his YouTube channel on whether Mumbai should issue a statement to diffuse the situation, Ashwin said that the onus lay with the fans, not the team, to “get our act together” and put an end to such “ugly” scenes.Related
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“People should remember which country these players represent. It’s our country, ” Ashwin said. “Fan wars should never take such an ugly route. I’ve said it many times, this is cinema culture, that happens only here.”I know there are many things like marketing, branding, and positioning. I don’t deny it, but have you seen these fights happen in any other country? Have you seen, for instance, Joe Root and Zak Crawley fans have a fight? Or Joe Root and Jos Buttler fans fight? It’s crazy. Do you see Steven Smith fans fighting with Pat Cummins fans in Australia?”Ashwin brought up examples from the past, when several Indian greats like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid all played under each other’s captaincies, with minimal fuss or backlash from the fans.”I don’t understand. If you don’t like a player and boo him, why should the club come out and issue a clarification? We act like this has not happened before.”Sourav Ganguly played under Sachin Tendulkar and vice versa. These two have both played under Rahul Dravid. These three have played under Anil Kumble and all of them have played under MS Dhoni. When they were under Dhoni, these players were cricket (giants). Dhoni too played under Virat Kohli.”Ashwin said he believes that all fans have a collective responsibility to “correct ourselves” before blaming others, explaining that cinema can’t be compared directly to sports.”You know what the issue is? We all happily sit inside our houses and look at the trash outside. We expect someone else to pick it up instead of doing it ourselves.”This is real-time sport. Sport has real players with real emotions, nothing is scripted. Hero and hero worshiping is great, but sport should never be compared to cinema. How we go beyond that, counter it and find balance to play cricket is what this is all about.”You are free to enjoy what you like about your favourite players or team, but not at the cost of putting another player down. This is one thing I’d love to see disappear from the face of the earth in our country.”Mumbai will play their first home game of the season against Ashwin’s Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede on Monday.