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Tottenham Hotspur could be back on the hunt for another head coach a lot sooner than they would’ve wanted, and one candidate to replace Thomas Frank may find the job too good to turn down.

Pressure piles on Thomas Frank amid Tottenham slide

Frank’s tenure has reached boiling point following three consecutive defeats that have exposed major frailties and escalating supporter unrest.

After humiliating losses against Arsenal (4-1), PSG (5-3) and most recently Fulham (2-1), with just one victory to show from their last seven in all competitions, Spurs currently languish 12th in the Premier League table, boasting just one win at home all season.

Tottenham have suffered ten league defeats on their own turf in 2025, equaling their worst-ever calendar year record. With challenging fixtures against Newcastle, Liverpool and Crystal Palace due this month, starting against the Magpies this evening, things don’t get any easier for Frank.

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Media sources also suggest that players have grown increasingly bewildered by Frank’s constant tactical alterations, with strategies frequently changed moments before kickoff or abandoned entirely during matches.

Saturday’s Fulham capitulation — conceding twice within six minutes before Mohammed Kudus’ consolation ultimately proved futile — exposed defensive fragility that has seen Spurs ship eleven goals across their last three encounters.

Relationships between supporters and players have also deteriorated dramatically, with goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario subject to constant booing against Fulham following his catastrophic error which gifted Harry Wilson their second goal of the game.

Frank criticised fans in the aftermath, calling the behaviour ‘unacceptable’, and this has only heightened tension between Spurs and Lilywhites loyalists in the stand.

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The tactician elaborated on this in his pre-Newcastle press conference, attempting to reassure supporters that their feelings matter but the north Londoners need to create a ‘fortress’ at home.

Reports are now emerging that Tottenham are beginning to make contingency plans in the event they decide to sack Frank, so nothing but a victory will do against Newcastle as the Dane looks to relieve the humongous pressure on his shoulders.

Tottenham could prove 'irresistible' to Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner

If Frank is shown his P45, one manager who’s very much in contention to replace him is Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner.

Former Palace chairman and talkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan admitted back in September that he urged ex-Spurs chair Daniel Levy to consider appointing Glasner, and it isn’t hard to see why.

The Austrian, who guided Palace to their first ever major trophy after an historic FA Cup final win over Man City in May, also led the south Londoners to an unprecedented 19-game unbeaten run in all competitions this year — before it was ended by Everton at the Hill Dickinson.

This run was made all the more impressive given his very limited resources and the constant threat of losing star players, with Spurs believed to be real admirers of Glasner’s work.

That is according to TEAMtalk, who report that, while Frank is safe for now, Tottenham could make a move for Glasner and accelerate new manager plans if this slide continues.

They also state that Tottenham could prove ‘irresistible’ to Glasner as a managerial opportunity, with the 51-year-old’s future far from certain as his contract is due to expire at the end of June.

The former Eintracht Frankfurt boss, who won the Europa League with them in 2022, is a fine candidate to succeed Frank and his looming free agent status makes the prospect of a move all the more appealing.

كشف عبد الناصر محمد، مدير الكرة بنادي الزمالك، تفاصيل استبعاد الحارس محمد عواد من مواجهة كايزر تشيفز الجنوب إفريقي في كأس الكونفدرالية، والتي انتهت بالتعادل الإيجابي 1-1 ضمن الجولة الثانية من دور المجموعات.

وأوضح عبد الناصر، في تصريحاته للموقع الرسمي للنادي، أن المدير الفني أحمد عبد الرؤوف يُعد من المدربين الواعدين، مشيدًا بثقافته وشخصيته القوية، وقدرته على التعامل باحترام مع جميع عناصر المنظومة دون السماح لأي طرف بالتدخل في مهامه الفنية، مؤكدًا أنه يعمل بلا توقف من أجل مصلحة الفريق.

وأضاف أن أحد اللاعبين (محمد عواد) ارتكب خطأ استوجب فرض عقوبة داخلية ولن نُعلن عنها، مشيرًا إلى أن الزمالك لا يضطر للرد على كل ما يُنشر بهدف تشتيت الفريق، لكن من حق الجماهير معرفة الحقائق الأساسية، لذلك تم توضيح الموقف دون كشف تفاصيل العقوبة.

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وأكد عبد الناصر أن بعض الأطراف يواصلون نشر أخبار غير صحيحة عن الزمالك رغم وجود 21 ناديًا آخر في الدوري، لافتًا إلى أن ما يحدث داخل النادي أمر طبيعي وموجود في كل الفرق، خاصة مع وجود منافسة قوية بين ثلاثة من أفضل حراس المرمى في مصر، إضافة إلى حارس شاب ينتظره مستقبل كبير.

وشدد على أن التقويم والانضباط داخل المنظومة هما الأساس، وأن تكرار المخالفات يعني عدم استمرار اللاعب.

كما أشار إلى أن الكم الكبير من الأخبار السلبية المتداولة حول نادي الزمالك لا يعكس الواقع، مؤكدًا أن الهدف منها زيادة الضغط، إلا أن الفريق لا يتأثر بمثل هذه الضغوط، فكل لاعب محترف ويدرك دوره جيدًا.

وتطرق عبد الناصر للحديث عن الأزمات المالية، مؤكدًا أنها موجودة في معظم أندية الدوري، لكن التركيز دائمًا يكون على الزمالك دون غيره.

واختتم حديثه بالتأكيد على أن لاعبي الزمالك يتحملون المسؤولية ويعملون بروح واحدة، مشددًا على أن الفريق يضم عناصر مميزة وأخرى صاعدة تستمد قوتها من دعم الجماهير، وأن العمل مستمر لتحقيق النتائج التي ترضي عشّاق النادي في مختلف البطولات.

Australia captain Alyssa Healy believes “this is going to be the tightest World Cup” she has been part of

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Is this India’s best chance to win a World Cup?

Asia Cup 2024. Commonwealth Games 2022. T20 World Cup 2020. At all those tournaments, India Women lost in the final. But as they get ready to co-host the 2025 ODI World Cup, captain Harmanpreet Kaur is confident that “this time we will cross the line”.”No doubt we have been through these situations many times,” Harmanpreet said at the captains’ meet in Bengaluru. “We have been playing good cricket, and it’s only about going with good confidence and doing the things the way our team is expecting from us. At the same time, we have been only talking about enjoying this moment rather than thinking [about] what happened in the past. We have learned a lot from our mistakes, and hopefully, this time, we will be on the other side.”This will be Harmanpreet’s fifth ODI World Cup, but first as captain. While she described the feeling of leading India in a home World Cup as “unbelievable”, she does not want her team to take “too much pressure” as they chase their maiden title.Related

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“Leading your country is always very special for any player, but leading your country in [an] ODI World Cup is even more special,” she said. “On top of that, it is a home World Cup, so it’s even more special. When I started playing, I never even thought I would get the opportunity to lead my country… it was only in a dream. Everything altogether is exciting.”I just want to go there and enjoy, and play my best cricket. That’s what I’ve been telling myself and my team. The ODI World Cup is happening [in India] after 12 years, and I think it is going to be very amazing for all of us. It’s all about not taking too much pressure.”India have won ten of their 14 ODIs in 2025, with Smriti Mandhana playing a key role with 928 runs – comfortably the most for any batter this year.Smriti Mandhana is the leading run-scorer in ODIs this year•Getty Images

“She has been great,” Harmanpreet said of Mandhana. “The way she is batting nowadays is something really exciting to watch. When I’m batting with her, things become quite easy on the pitch. You don’t need to stress so much because she is always there to help. Having her in my team is a big strength.”India’s only away game during the group stage is against Pakistan in Colombo. At home, they play in Guwahati, Visakhapatnam, Indore and Navi Mumbai. Of those grounds, only Visakhapatnam has hosted a women’s ODI previously, in 2014. But Harmanpreet isn’t too worried about the unfamiliarity with the conditions.”The wickets are going to be flat,” she said. “We will get a few practice sessions there to get used to the conditions and the pitches. It’s really about being in a good space. Even though this World Cup is in India, we are not very familiar with the stadiums we are going to play at. But we have enough data to see how the conditions and the pitch are.”Healy: ‘Getting complacent not in Australian culture’With seven titles, defending champions Australia are the most successful team in the Women’s ODI World Cup. But their captain Alyssa Healy feels “every team is on equal footing” this time.”I firmly believe that this is going to be the tightest World Cup that we have been a part of,” she said. “Defending a title is not easy. Obviously, no one has really done it for a long period of time, but it’s not really about that. Every team is here to win the World Cup. We know what we need to do. We have got to beat every single side in the world to be able to lift that trophy at the end.””I feel like I’m part of a really special group at the moment that wants to be better every single day” – Alyssa Healy•Getty Images

The numbers are stacked in Australia’s favour – they have lost just two of their 18 ODIs since the start of 2024, a run that includes beating India in India 2-1 earlier this month. But they are not complacent.”I don’t think it’s quite in the Australian culture to get too complacent about things at any point in time,” Healy said. “People tend to write more about us when we lose than when we actually win. It’s quite a nice thing to experience. I feel like I’m part of a really special group at the moment that wants to be better every single day. They are working to improve themselves both on and off the field, which I think is a really great place to be.”The fact that that mindset’s already in place just allows them to go out there and enjoy their cricket on the field. And that’s basically as simple as it gets. We go out there, we compete as hard as we possibly can, and hopefully the results go our way.”Healy believes it could come down to how a team handles the pressure.”I think conditions could potentially change throughout the World Cup,” she said. “It’s just [about] adapting to them as quickly as possible, and knowing that you have got that depth in your side to make that happen. But I think it’s going to be about who can hold their composure the longest in this tournament and handle the pressure for long periods of time. You are going to have to sustain pressure at different points in time, and put it back on the opposition when you get the opportunity.”

In his absence, India will have to make a choice between the uncapped Anshul Kamboj and Prasidh Krishna

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India captain Shubman Gill has confirmed that Akash Deep has not returned to full fitness in time for the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford. Akash Deep sustained a groin injury during the Lord’s Test, and bowled into Morne Morkel’s mitt two days before the Test but not in the nets. His replacement will be either Anshul Kamboj or Prasidh Krishna.India had already confirmed this would be the last of the three promised Tests that Jasprit Bumrah plays in this series. That leaves India with a call to make on the final morning between Prasidh, who is taller and can bring extra bounce into play but has gone at an average of 55.16 and economy of 5.33 in this series so far, and the uncapped Kamboj, who is closer to a like-for-like replacement for Akash Deep in terms of being able to extract seam movement.Gill said Kamboj was close to making his debut, but didn’t rule out Prasidh. Prasidh was asked to move away from his good length and bowl short on flat decks in the first two Tests. “He [Kamboj] is very close to making his debut,” Gill said. “We’re going to see tomorrow between him and Prasidh as to who is going to make it to the XI.”Related

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Kamboj’s batting could also be a factor. He averages 16.20 with the bat in first-class cricket, and can strike the ball hard. He has hit 22 sixes in 24 first-class matches, striking at 73.08 per 100 balls. Prasidh has scored just 198 first-class runs at 8.6 per dismissal.Gill repeated that he had full faith in anyone from the squad making it to the final XI. “The kind of skillset that he brings to the table is exactly what we want in this team and he’s there because we believe that he can win us the match,” Gill said of Kamboj. “Even in the second Test match, when Akash Deep was brought in, a lot of people had questions why he’s been brought in, but it’s mainly the belief that we have within our squad that any player that comes in the team is able to or can win matches for us.”The third fast bowler is not the only decision India need to make. They have lost their fourth quick from the last two matches – Nitish Kumar Reddy – to a knee injury. Unlike Akash Deep, whom they trust to be available for The Oval, Reddy has been ruled out of the series. India look set to replace him with a specialist batter in B Sai Sudharsan, leaving them room to replace Washington Sundar with Shardul Thakur should the conditions demand that.Two days out, the conditions in question didn’t look as seam-friendly as you might expect in rain-hit Manchester, but Gill said another day of drizzle and the consequent covering of the pitch might result in help for seam bowling.2:50

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“When I saw the wicket yesterday, it didn’t look that damp,” Gill said. “But obviously, now having to look at the weather, I don’t think there is much chance for the wicket to dry that moisture out. So I think there will be a little bit more for the bowlers. And generally at this venue, it’s a little bit quicker than the other venues we have seen. There’s a bit more pace and bounce.”It will be interesting to see where Karun Nair bats if Sai Sudharsan does come back in. In the first Test, when both played, Sai Sudharsan batted at No. 3 and Nair at No. 6. Nair has had starts after that but has not topped 40 in three Tests. Gill backed Nair to come good.”We think Karun is batting well,” Gill said. “First match, he didn’t really play at this number. It’s difficult when a player is making a comeback in a series like this, but I don’t think there’s been any issue with this batting. I think he’s been batting well. Sometimes it’s also about getting that click. Once you’re able to make your fifty, then you’re able to get back into your zone and get some big runs. Unfortunately, that hasn’t happened for him so far, but we are hopeful that he will be able to turn it around.”Gill also confirmed that Rishabh Pant was good to keep wicket after a finger injury kept him away from keeping at Lord’s.India’s likely XI for the fourth Test vs England1 KL Rahul, 2 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3 Karun Nair, 4 Shubman Gill (capt), 5 Rishabh Pant (wk), 6 B Sai Sudharsan, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Washington Sundar/Shardul Thakur, 9 Anshul Kamboj/Prasidh Krishna, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Mohammed Siraj

خاض فريق ليفربول، بقيادة المدرب آرني سلوت، مباراته في بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، موسم 2025/26، مساء يوم الثلاثاء، وذلك ضد خصمه فريق ريال مدريد.

واستضاف ملعب “الأنفيلد” مباراة فريقي ليفربول وريال مدريد، في الجولة الرابعة من بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، مرحلة الدوري، حيث حقق الريدز فوزًا بهدف دون رد. هدف فوز ليفربول على ريال مدريد في دوري أبطال أوروبا

وسيطر ليفربول بقوة على الكرة في اللحظات الأولى من عمر الشوط الأول في محاولة للضغط على ريال مدريد مبكرًا، ولكن دون ترجمة ذلك إلى فرص محققة للتسجيل.

وسدد أليكسيس ماك أليستر كرة ناحية مرمى ريال مدريد، في الدقيقة 11، ولكنها جاءت بعيدة خارج الملعب، لتتحول إلى ضربة مرمى.

وفي الدقيقة 17 من عمر الشوط نفسه، سدد النجم كيليان مبابي كرة بعيدة عن مرمى ليفربول، بعد هجمة مرتدة سريعة للفريق الملكي، ولكنها لم تكلل بالنجاح في النهاية.

وتحصل فينيسيوس جونيور على بطاقة صفراء في الدقيقة 24، بعد تدخله على كونور برادلي، من أجل منع لاعب ليفربول من الوصول إلى مناطق الخطورة في منطقة ريال مدريد.

وتصدى تيبو كورتوا لتسديدة خطيرة من لاعب ليفربول، دومينيك سوبوسلاي، في الدقيقة 27، حيث كادت أن تسكن المرمى، لولا براعة البلجيكي الذي تألق بمهارة.

وشهدت الدقيقة 30 إثارة بعد لمسة يد من تشواميني بعد تسديدة من سوبوسلاي، واحتسب الحكم خطأ على حدود المنطقة، ولكن ليفربول طالب بضربة جزاء، وتدخلت تقنية الفيديو، التي أقرت بعدم وجود أي شئ.

وسدد سوبوسلاي كرة تجاه مرمى ريال مدريد ولكن تيبو كورتوا تصدى كالعادة، في الدقيقة 37، وتكرر الأمر في الدقيقة 43 حيث سدد المجري كرة خطيرة ولكن البلجيكي منع مرماه من الاهتزاز.

وتحصل دين هويسن، لاعب ريال مدريد، على بطاقة صفراء بعدما تدخل على هوجو إيكتيكي، في الدقيقة الأولى من الوقت المحتسب بدلَا من الضائع للشوط الأول.

وواصل كورتوا تألقه حيث أبعد كرة خطيرة قبل نهاية الشوط الأول، ومع بداية الشوط الثاني، حيث كادت كرة إيكتيكي تسكن مرماه، لولا تألقه حيث نجح في إبعاد الكرة عن شباكه، في الدقيقة 47.

وتحصل ليفربول على خطأ جديد لصالحه بعد تدخل من تشواميني على سوبوسلاي، في الدقيقة 55، ولكنها مرت بشكل طبيعي مثل التي سبقوها من جانب كتيبة آرني سلوت.

وظفر جود بيلينجهام ببطاقة صفراء، في الدقيقة 60، بسبب تدخله على ريان جرافنبيرخ، وتحصل ليفربول على ضربة حرة مباشرة، والتي تحولت في النهاية إلى هدف أول لصالح الريدز.

ونفذ دومينيك سوبوسلاي ركلة حرة لصالح ليفربول، ووصلت الكرة إلى أليكسيس ماك أليستر، وسددها برأسه في الشباك، وأكدت صحته تقنية الفيديو.

وسدد كيليان مبابي كرة خطيرة ناحية مرمى ليفربول، في الدقيقة 75، ولكنها جاءت بعيدة عن المرمى، لتظل النتيجة كما هي لصالح الفريق الإنجليزي.

وقرر المدرب آرني سلوت تنشيط الفريق حيث دفع بـ كودي جاكبو وكورتيس جونز بدلًا من إيكتيكي وأليكسيس ماك أليستر.

ودفع المدرب تشابي ألونسو بـ ترينت ألكسندر أرنولد في الدقيقة 80 بدلًا من أردا جولر، وتعرض الإنجليزي لصافرات استهجان من جانب جماهير فريقه القديم، ليفربول.

وشهدت الدقيقة 85 فرصتين متتاليتين، حيث كاد أن يسجل محمد صلاح هدفًا من إحداها، ولكن تيبو كورتوا تألق بالتعاون مع ميليتاو، من أجل الحفاظ على آمال ريال مدريد في إمكانية العودة.

ودخل فيديريكو كييزا في تبديل جديد لصالح ليفربول، في الدقيقة 87، حيث خرج آندي روبرتسون وسط تحية الجماهير، بينما تحصل تشابي ألونسو على بطاقة صفراء قبل ثواني من النهاية للاعتراض.

بتلك النتيجة، ارتفع رصيد ليفربول إلى 9 نقاط في المركز السادس، بفارق الأهداف عن ريال مدريد صاحب المركز الخامس.

Chris Jordan left the field apparently concussed after a heavy fall attempting a catch

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Will Jacks scored 97 off 56 balls•Ben Hoskins/Getty Images for Surrey CCC

Will Jacks’ scintillating 97 led Surrey to a fifth win in a row as they thrashed London neighbours Middlesex by 75 runs at the Kia Oval.The England allrounder, not required for Test duty against India, nevertheless reminded the selectors of his batting prowess, pummelling five sixes and 10 fours in a 56-ball masterclass. Noah Cornwell and Ryan Higgins were the pick of the Middlesex attack with two wickets apiece.Middlesex were never in it in reply, subsiding to 119 all out, New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner taking 3-25.It was a sobering watch for new Seaxes head coach Dane Vilas, who will officially take charge ahead of the County Championship clash with Northamptonshire on Sunday.The one concern for the hosts was the loss of Chris Jordan, who left the field apparently concussed after a heavy fall attempting a catch.Jacks sent the opening ball of the match to the fence before the first of his five sixes came from a clip over long leg.That was the prelude to 22 off the last over of the powerplay bowled by youngster Naavya Sharma which took Jacks to 50 in only 24 balls.There was a brief pause for breath before an audacious golf-swing shot into the crowd at long-off and after being given a life when dropped by Cornwell at deep fine leg, another vicious pull over square leg off Tom Helm took him into the 90s.There would be no hundred as he holed out going for the century in the grand manner, one of three wickets in four balls for Helm but this was scintillating stuff.To Middlesex’s credit others came and went as the hosts didn’t make the most of being 66 without loss after the powerplay and 95 for 2 at halfway.Dom Sibley, dropped on 8 by Shah, reached 27 and Sam Curran 26 before both being caught and bowled by Cornwell, as the visitors chipped away, Ryan Higgins hitting the stumps twice in the final over.Kane Williamson, fresh from his 50 against Essex 24 hours earlier, ramped, paddled drove and cut Reece Topley for four boundaries in his second over to launch the chase, but the former New Zealand Test skipper fell in the next over, slapping Tom Curran straight to Jason Roy at cover.Max Holden picked up the baton with fours to long leg and third, but perished attempting to sweep Mitchell Santner over the long boundary, while Ben Geddes, returning to face his former county, survived two vehement appeals for catches behind later in the same over, but left without scoring in the next trying to go over extra cover.Stephen Eskinazi’s torturous innings of less than a run a ball ended when he was bowled by Santner and Joe Cracknell in his first game in the tournament this season quickly came and went.With the rate required now 14 an over Santner then bowled the dangerous Luke Hollman to claim his third wicket as Middlesex folded.