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Elsewhere, Unadkat and Pandey joined their seventh IPL teams, while Wiese kept the Associate flag flying

Sampath Bandarupalli24-Dec-2022Dealing in crores
A sum total of INR 167 crore was spent by the ten franchises for signing 80 players in the 87 available slots for IPL 2023. The aggregate of INR 167 crore is the highest spent in an IPL mini-auction, surpassing the INR 145.3 crore in 2021. That this was the first mini-auction to feature ten teams contributed to the sum.

In addition to cricket, the pandemic has disrupted football, tennis, the NBA and Formula 1

Anirudh Menon29-Aug-20206:45

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At least ten members of the Chennai Super Kings IPL franchise, including an India player, tested positive for the coronavirus on August 28. On the next day, it emerged that another player, uncapped at the highest level, also tested positive. The infected persons, most of them being support-staff members or net bowlers, are understood to have been moved to a different hotel from the team hotel, and are being monitored by medical personnel behind closed doors.ALSO READ: CSK’s Chepauk camp in sharp focusThe IPL is set to start on September 19, but with Super Kings expected to play defending champions Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener, and with their start to training now delayed, it remains to be seen how the schedule is affected. Football
In Spain, a spike of positive cases at second division club Fuenlabrada caused a major disruption to the schedule. Fuenlabrada were forced to abandon their last league (against already relegated Deportivo La Coruna), a match in which a point would have secured their place in the playoffs. The league initially decided to cancel the fixture to keep the integrity of the playoff schedule, but after a furore it was played out three days later. Fuenlabrada lost, meaning Elche, in sixth place ahead of them, sneaked into the playoffs, which they duly won.In early August, the rescheduled Champions League suffered a scare when two Atletico Madrid players tested positive for covid-19. However, this happened before the squad travelled to Lisbon where the knockout stages were to take place. The two were placed under self-isolation at home, and after all other squad members tested negative, the team travelled to Lisbon and the tournament went on without any incident.Now, a number of footballers, returning from post-season holidays, have tested positive for covid-19, including Manchester United’s Paul Pogba and AS Roma’s Justin Kluivert. There are growing fears it may affect the scheduled restart of the domestic seasons in England, Spain, and Italy.Tennis
Novak Djokovic’s Adria Tour event – held during the middle of the worldwide lockdown in June – saw a number of high profile players, including himself, test positive for the virus. Controversy surrounded the tournament due to its apparent lack of coronavirus protocols.ATP and WTA then restarted their events this month, with the protocols in place. The crammed (re)schedule plans to have the US Open run from August 31 to September 13, followed almost immediately by the rescheduled French Open from September 21 to October 11.Novak Djokovic had contracted coronavirus and has since recovered•Getty ImagesThe US Open is going ahead despite the withdrawal of several high-profile names ,including defending champions Rafael Nadal and Bianca Andreescu, due to the apprehensions over covid-19. The tournament had already cancelled the qualifying rounds, the junior matches, and the mixed-doubles event.The players, meanwhile, have been placed in a bio-secure bubble at Flushing Meadows to minimse their chances of contraction. Testing will be conducted through the tournament, and anyone testing positive will be forced to withdraw.Baseball – MLB
The restart of baseball has been beset with postponements due to players testing positive for covid-19. Games across August and July were postponed while teams that did not have positive cases went ahead with their games. This ad-hoc approach seems to remain the plan for the MLB.Basketball – NBA
Multiple players tested positive immediately preceding and following the suspension of the league in March. The league resumed on July 30 with 22 teams in a bio-secure bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort, and there have not been any positive cases amongst the active players since.Motorsport – Formula 1
Racing Point driver Sergio Perez tested positive ahead of the British GP, and his place was taken by Nico Hulkenberg for the two races held at Silverstone. However, after testing negative, Perez returned to the circuit for the next race at the Spanish GP.

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O Santos vai contratar um goleiro na janela de transferências do meio do ano, que abre no dia 10 de julho. Nomes ainda estão sendo discutidos e os próximos seis jogos serão fundamentais para definir como o clube alvinegro vai agir no mercado.

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A ideia da diretoria é dar confiança para Gabriel Brazão. Contratado no início desta temporada, o atleta entrou no decorrer do jogo contra o América-MG, na última rodada da Série B, quando o titular João Paulo rompeu o tendão de Aquiles do tornozelo esquerdo. Até a abertura do período de contratações, são sete jogos para que ele conquiste confiança na equipe.

Com isso, o nome de Marcelo Grohe, que voltou a ser pauta imediatamente após a lesão de João, perdeu força internamente. A direção santista fez um contato com o estafe do profissional, mas o desejo dele em ter um contrato até o fim de 2026 afastou inicialmente o interesse do Peixe, que não formalizou proposta e não pretende realizar neste primeiro momento.

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Sem plena confiança em Diógenes, reserva imediato da meta santista atualmente, a ideia é contratar um goleiro para a suplência, caso Brazão se destaque. Ao contrário, o nome de Grohe pode retornar à pauta.

Hoje, o principal cotado para ser contratado é Hugo Souza, que pertence ao Flamengo e está emprestado ao Chaves, de Portugal, até o meio do ano. Neneca, como também é chamado, tem vínculo até dezembro do ano que vem, mas o interesse do Peixe é tê-lo, inicialmente, até o fim desta temporada.

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Além dele, Jordi, do Novorizontino, e Pedro Rocha, da Ponte Preta, também estão no radar. O primeiro agrada até mais a direção do Santos, mas ainda está atrás de Hugo Souza na lista de preferências.

A preocupação é que os times do interior paulista dificultam uma possível liberação, já que ambos são adversários diretos na segunda divisão do Campeonato Brasileiro.

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The 2025/26 campaign has deepened and we now have a clear picture of how things are going. For Liverpool, improvements are needed across the board.

Arne Slot has cut a dismayed figure over the past several months, unable to grasp how his high-flying squad have been grounded so miserably. A run of six defeats from seven in the Premier League before the weekend win over West Ham United has cast doubt over his tenure.

With the January transfer window less than a month away, FSG are attentive to potential opportunities, and it’s no secret that Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo is at the top of the Merseysiders’ Christmas list.

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While the thought of activating Semenyo’s £65m release clause next month is tempting, he is not the only talented (and versatile) winger on the market.

And Liverpool are not the only club looking to seal his signature. Semenyo is also on Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur’s radar, with the latter “intensifying their interest”, according to Sky Sports.

But Liverpool have earmarked a number of potential signings, and Caught Offside have revealed that they have been boosted by Real Madrid’s transfer-listing of rogue winger Rodrygo for around €85m (£75m), whose fortunes at the Santiago Bernabeu have been sour for a while now, and is surely set for an exit in 2026.

Rodrygo has not been in good form for Los Blancos this season or last, but there remains a world-class talent in there, and he could finally reach his potential in a leading role at Liverpool.

Why Liverpool want Rodrygo

Rodrygo is one of the most talented forwards in the world. Rodrygo has also gone 30 La Liga matches without a goal.

It’s clear that he needs to leave Real Madrid and restore his reputation as a “world-class superstar”, as he has been called in the past by former teammate Luka Modric. This is a versatile and multi-faceted forward who has proved himself on the biggest stages time and time again.

Cody Gakpo is a consistent force down the left for Liverpool, but he’s not Sadio Mane, who was one of the best players in the world when in his prime. Now, Slot could land such a player in Rodrygo, who is out of sorts under Xabi Alonso’s wing but still, even at an ebb tide, ranks among the top 14% of positional peers for shot-creating actions, the top 6% for progressive carries and the top 10% for successful take-ons per 90, as per FBref.

The Brazil international hasn’t actually played that much football on the left flank, but that is his preferred position. Right-footed, he is at his most prolific when cutting inside and striking on goal, all the while retaining a creative flair that sets him apart from so many other talented wingers.

Rodrygo – Career Stats by Position

Position

Apps

Goals

Assists

Right winger

148

34

31

Left winger

89

23

18

Centre-forward

85

22

8

Attacking midfield

4

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1

Data via Transfermarkt

Mane was also a versatile and dynamic forward, devastating in the final third. Now 33 and playing in Saudi Arabia, Liverpool have sorely missed their one-time talisman’s presence, accentuated by the sale of Luis Diaz this summer, who was never quite on his predecessor’s level.

Liverpool’s data analysts are among the finest in the game. They will know to overlook Rodrygo’s woes in recent times and look at the wider picture. For example, he scored only five goals in La Liga last season, but Sofascore show that he missed only one big chance, emphasising the kind of clinical, Mane-like returns Slot would receive.

Big boots to fill, but the South American is one of the most accomplished wingers in the game,

Rodrygo is still young – the same age, in fact, as Mane when the Senegalese completed his move to Merseyside.

The fact he has accomplished so much already is a testament to his quality and will to win. Liverpool could do with a bit of that, and if they bring such a complete and dangerous player to Anfield, it might prove to be the catalyst for sustained change.

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Tottenham Hotspur have made a decent start to the campaign under Thomas Frank and could now be set to make a play for one of the world’s most renowned attackers to bolster their forward line, according to ex-Everton CEO Keith Wyness.

Admittedly, striking a balance has proved tricky for Spurs this season when it comes to maintaining Premier League consistency. Five victories, three losses and three draws have led to a respectable return now that the international break is here.

Still, there is an acknowledgment that Tottenham are struggling to put together free-flowing attacking moves, as evidenced by the fact they have kept the ball for a modest 53.7% of the time in top-flight action.

In attack, Randal Kolo Muani’s struggles and Dominic Solanke’s injury problems have left Frank without a prolific goalscorer to rely on, with Joao Palhinha, Richarlison, and Brennan Johnson tied as their best contributors on four strikes apiece.

Wales international Johnson divides some segments of the Spurs support and doesn’t always set the heather alight, though his knack of scoring crucial goals is something to take real encouragement from.

Regardless, Athletic correspondent Jack Pitt-Brooke told the BBC that he believes the former Nottingham Forest man is stuck between a rock and a hard place in North London.

With that in mind, Spurs could well now turn to a high-profile alternative to bolster the wide areas, per Wyness.

Wyness: Tottenham could sign Real Madrid star Rodrygo

According to the former Premier League official, in conversation with Football Insider, Tottenham could make a move for Real Madrid winger Rodrygo despite Liverpool also being in the hunt to sign the Brazil international.

Wyness even moots the possibility of a sensational Liverpool swap deal involving Florian Wirtz after hearing ‘whispers’, but believes that, if any Premier League side are going to win the race, then Spurs are most likely and will pay the money required.

This campaign, Rodrygo has completed ten dribbles on league duty and also directed five of his ten shots on target, proving that he is a livewire despite having to contend with premium talent such as Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Jr.

Rodrygo at Real Madrid

Appearances

283

Goals

68

Assists

53

At 24 years of age, it is suspected that he may consider a move to the Premier League after falling out of contention as an automatic starter, and Spurs may be at the front of the queue given he would likely step straight in as a key member of their squad.

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Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks is headed to the Los Angeles Angels on a one-year deal, 670's The Score's Bruce Levine reported. MLB Network's Jon Heyman is reporting the deal is worth around $3 million.

Hendricks was the last remaining player from the Cubs' 2016 World Series-winning team. It's the end of an era officially in Chicago.

The 34-year-old is coming off a .250 winning percentage in 2024, which is the worst in his career. He posted a career-high 5.92 ERA. He pitched 130.2 innings resulting in 147 hits, 88 runs, 86 earned runs and 87 strikeouts.

It was expected that Hendricks had played his final game with Chicago on Sept. 28 after playing all of his 11 MLB seasons there. The crowd at Wrigley Field gave him a standing ovation and celebrated one of the star pitchers from their team's legendary 2016 World Series run.