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John Lyon, the former Lancashire wicket keeper, died in South Africa over the Christmas holidays.

Cricinfo staff04-Jan-2010John Lyon, the former Lancashire wicket keeper, died in South Africa over the Christmas holidays. He was 58.Lyon played 84 matches for Lancashire between 1973 and 1979, initially as a replacement for Farokh Engineer before becoming the first choice for his last three seasons, taking 159 catches and making 12 stumpings. Although he was a limited lower-order batsman, he did score a first-class hundred against Warwickshire in 1979 along with Bob Ratcliffe, who also made his only first-class century.Lyon then had a marked impact on Irish cricket, initially with Bangor and then Clontarf where he proved highly successful as a coach.He subsequently emigrated to South Africa where he ran a sports bar while continuing to coach.

وصل الثلاثي محمود حسن تريزيجيه نجم منتخب مصر وطرابزون التركي وأحمد سيد زيزو ومحمود حمدي الونش ثنائي الزمالك إلى معسكر الفراعنة المقام ببرج العرب بالإسكندرية.

وكان روي فيتوريا ضم 27 لاعبًا لقائمة مصر النهائية بينهم 5 لاعبين من الأهلي ومثلهم من الزمالك و7 محترفين على رأسهم محمد صلاح المحترف بصفوف نادي ليفربول الإنجليزي. طالع القائمة.

وحرص البرتغالي روي فيتوريا المدير الفني لمنتخب مصر على استقبال الثلاثي المذكور والتحدث معهم.

جدير بالذكر أن منتخب مصر يستعد لخوض وديتي النيجر وليبيريا يومي 23 و27 سبتمبر الجاري في الثامنة مساءً باستاد الاسكندرية.

A number of Liverpool supporters have reacted positively to Curtis Jones’ tweet hinting that he is close to returning from injury.

The Reds made a scintillating return to Premier League action on Saturday evening, winning 4-0 at home to an in-form Arsenal side.

After losing 3-2 at West Ham before the international break, it was a huge response from Jurgen Klopp’s men, who kept within four points of leaders Chelsea.

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Jones was absent from the game at the weekend, having been unavailable in recent weeks after suffering an unlucky eye injury in training.

However, the 20-year-old took to Twitter on Sunday to hint that his comeback isn’t too far away, posting an emoji of a timer, which appears to suggest that he will be back imminently.

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Liverpool fans love Jones injury hint

It is a much-needed positive midfield injury update for Liverpool, who currently have numerous players sidelined, and these Reds fans reacted to Jones’ tweet with excited optimism.

“Please come back ASAP”

Credit: @Loyiso_Zako

“Will be soo good to have him back”

Credit: @SociallySober

“My guy is back!!”

Credit: @NiHADlfc

“Okay we are cooking”

Credit: @iam_kiddee

“My boy”

Credit: @bayowaaaa

“Let’s go!!”

Credit: @NegusSabali

In other news, James Pearce has provided a positive Liverpool injury update. Read more here.

A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship…

Cricinfo staff06-Sep-2009Division OneA strong second-innings performance from Yorkshire’s batsmen ensured a stalemate against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, leaving the hosts 27 points behind Division One leaders Durham, who also have a game in hand. Yorkshire began the final day on 269 for 2, leading by 173 runs, and their middle and lower order built on that strong position. Jonathan Bairstow made 82 off 155 balls, Ajmal Shahzad contributed 45, while Rich Pyrah remained unbeaten on 50 off 96 deliveries. The efforts of the Yorkshire batsman against unthreatening part-time bowling stretched the total to 519 for 8 before both captains agreed to end the match in a draw. Paul Franks, who finished with 3 for 71, had the best figures for Nottinghamshire. Yorkshire ended the match on 136 points, above Sussex, Hampshire and Worcestershire in Division One.

Durham 13 7 00 6 0 195 Nottinghamshire 14 3 1 0 10 0168 Somerset 14 3 10 10 0 162 Warwickshire 14 2 2 0 10 0151 Lancashire 14 3 20 9 0 146 Yorkshire 14 1 2 0 11 0136 Sussex 13 2 30 8 0 128 Hampshire 13 2 3 0 8 0127 Worcestershire 13 0 90 4 0 70

Rangers could find Steven Gerrard’s perfect heir at Ibrox after being mooted with a move for someone who’s already spent some time with the Gers in Glasgow.

What’s the story?

Gerrard was formally announced as Aston Villa’s new boss after a successful two-and-a-half-year stint in Scottish football, leading to intense speculation over who will take over the reins.

The Sun journalist Bruce Archer took to Twitter on Wednesday afternoon as doubts over Gerrard’s future grew, saying: “Think I’d go for Gio or Paulo Fonseca #RangersFC,” when addressing who he would appoint as his successor. 

A report from the same outlet, meanwhile, claims the former defender is even keen on coming to Scotland.

While Fonseca would be an extremely intriguing option, Van Bronckhorst’s past experience with the Glasow giants could make him the ideal replacement.

Steven Gerrard’s perfect heir?

The 46-year-old enjoyed a hugely successful playing career at both club and international level, making 106 appearances for the Netherlands and turning out for Feyenoord, Rangers, Arsenal and Barcelona at left-back.

Van Bronckhorst won two league titles, two Scottish Cups and one League Cup during his three-year stay with the Gers between 1998 and 2001, before going on to claim further silverware in north London.

After joining the Gunners in a big-money move, he secured one Premier League title and two FA Cups with the capital club, and then also enjoyed two league title victories and one Champions League success at Barca and two Dutch Cups with Feyenoord.

He retired in 2010 having helped the Netherlands reach the World Cup final and was appointed as Ronald Koeman’s assistant manager at De Kuip a year later, eventually replacing his compatriot at the helm in 2015.

In just his first year in charge, Van Bronckhorst guided Feyenoord to the KNVB Cup and followed that triumph up by winning the Eredivisie in 2016/17.

It was the Rotterdam outfit’s first top-flight title in 18 years and they continued their quest for silverware by claiming the Dutch Cup once again in the subsequent campaign, illustrating his true credentials as a top-class manager.

The Dutchman’s fairytale time at his boyhood club came to an end in 2019, and when discussing Van Bronckhorst’s decision to leave Feyenoord, the club’s former technical director Martin van Geel lauded his work.

“Gio has done more than fantastic here and he continues to do well. So we would have liked to sit down with him next month, as planned, to start talking about any contract extension,” Van Gaal said.

“Gio is really someone who follows his heart and if he feels he wants to do something else after this season, we can only respect that. We are incredibly grateful to him, already, for the great contribution he has made to the club’s recent unprecedented successful period.”

A spell at Chinese outfit Guangzhou followed in 2020, but Van Bronckhorst has been out of work since, but judging by his previous accomplishments, he may well be the perfect heir to carry on Gerrard’s excellent work at Rangers.

Both as a manager and a player, he has a history of winning titles on a consistent basis. With that in mind, it feels like a match made in heaven for the trophy-hungry Gers.

And, in other news…Bye-bye Stevie: Rangers could land dream Gerrard successor in “excellent” 50 y/o boss

ScorecardRikki Clarke drives during his useful half century as Warwickshire hunted batting points•Getty Images

There was an air of futility at Edgbaston as Warwickshire and Lancashire fought for bonus points amid the showers.But it is not just the weather rendering this game meaningless. It is also changes mooted by the ECB that could make this whole season something of a farce.For there may well be no promotion or relegation this year. If changes currently being discussed are agreed – and it’s simply too close to call at present – it will make little difference if these teams finish sixth or ninth.Indeed it appears everything is under consideration: a return to three-day cricket; the introduction of three conferences rather than two divisions; a 12, 14 or 16 match championship season; and city (rather than county) cricket. And, crazy though it sounds, it’s all to be announced in August and implemented next season.The driving force of the changes is the increase in Twenty20 cricket. Most pertinently, the scheduling of the Champions League, next September, has convinced the ECB that they need to shorten the season.At quite a cost, however. The ECB have suggested a raft of different proposals aimed at ‘easing scheduling.’ Even they admit, however, that the ‘integrity’ of the championship may be compromised.Against this backdrop, Lancashire and Warwickshire traded blows at a soggy Edgbaston. Though only 35 overs were possible, the hosts garnered another two batting bonus points, while the visitors claimed one more bowling point.The most impressive performances came from two former England men with contrasting claims for a recall. For while Sajid Mahmood is considered to be very much on the England radar, Rikki Clarke has fallen out of contention after a couple of poor seasons.Mahmood has certainly performed well here. He has bowled with pace and control and fully deserved the wicket of Jonathan Trott with an excellent slower-ball yorker.Clarke also impressed, however. Playing admirably straight, he timed the ball well and provided a gentle reminder that he could be the natural successor to Andrew Flintoff in the England Test side if only consistency can be added to the talent. The manner of his dismissal, cutting directly to point, suggested he had some way to go.Chris Woakes also batted well. One pulled six bore the hallmark of real class, while he also did well to deny the admirable Oliver Newby. The others struggled. Tim Ambrose clipped to mid-wicket, before Ant Botha’s indecision over his pull shot resulted in a skied catch to thekeeper. Warwickshire require another 30 runs to take full batting bonus points for the sixth time in seven games.Meanwhile the club stated that they hoped their new overseas player, Indian fast bowler Sreesanth, would be with them in between 10 days to two weeks.

كشف الحكم الدولي السابق والمحلل الحالي سمير عثمان، مدى صحة ركلة الجزاء التي حصل عليها فريق الكرة الأول بالنادي الأهلي خلال مواجهة مصر المقاصة اليوم الأحد.

وكان الأهلي قد نجح في تحقيق الفوز على المقاصة في دور الـ16 ببطولة كأس مصر، بهدف نظيف سجله رامي ربيعة من ركلة جزاء.

طالع | سمير عثمان: هدف الأهلي صحيح.. وفاركو يستحق ركلة جزاء

وكان حكم اللقاء وائل فرحان قد احتسب ركلة الجزاء بداع لمسة يد على المدافع هشام شعبان، بعد الرجوع إلى تقنية الفار.

وقال سمير عثمان في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر فضائية “أون تايم سبورتس2”: “قرار الحكم باحتساب ضربة جزاء لصالح النادي الأهلي كان صحيحًا”.

وأضاف: “إذا اصطدمت الكرة في جسم اللاعب وبعد ذلك لمست يده فتُحتسَب ضربة جزاء، ويد لاعب مصر المقاصة كانت خارج الجسم بالكامل، وقرار الحكم كان سليمًا”. ركلة جزاء الأهلي أمام مصر المقاصة

Manchester United will be looking to end a three-game winless run when they welcome fierce rivals Liverpool to Old Trafford this afternoon.

The Red Devils suffered a hugely disappointing 4-2 defeat at the hands of Leicester City in their last Premier League outing, dropping Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s charges down to sixth in the top-flight table.

However, United will be full of confidence going into today’s tricky encounter after they pulled off a dramatic comeback victory over Atalanta in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Their magnificent midweek win may have come at a heavy price, though. Both Marcus Rashford and Fred left the field of play with separate injury issues, while Solskjaer revealed that midfield talisman Bruno Fernandes is also a doubt.

With that in mind, here’s how Football FanCast expects the Norwegian tactician to line up against Liverpool, with just one change from the side which started last time out…

The in-form David de Gea will start between the sticks once again for United, keeping Dean Henderson on the bench for another week.

Ahead of the Spain international is set to be an unchanged back four. Raphael Varane’s injury means Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and Aaron Wan-Bissaka will complete the defensive unit, although they’ll be hoping to put in a more convincing display than the one they managed in Europe.

If Fred can recover from his fitness concern in time, then there is unlikely to be any surprise selections in the midfield engine room either.

The concerning performances of the 20-time English champions should see Solskjaer going with a safety-first approach, meaning that Fred and Scott McTominay will form the double pivot.

In front of the pragmatic pair will be an exciting front four charged with providing the firepower to see off a dangerous Liverpool side. Paul Pogba should come into the side in place of the £76.5m-rated injury doubt Rashford, partnering Fernandes (who may yet be fit enough to feature), Mason Greenwood and Cristiano Ronaldo in attack.

In other news… Zero duels won: Man Utd lightweight who always gets “bullied” let Ole down against Atalanta 

Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge has claimed that Jack Clarke will not make it at Tottenham Hotspur.

The Lowdown: Clarke failing to make an impact

The 20-year-old made the move to Spurs from Leeds United in the summer of 2019 when Mauricio Pochettino was in charge, but he has so far struggled to make an impact at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

He has made just four appearances for the north Londoners (Transfermarkt), with him leaving the club to move on loan to Queen’s Park Rangers and Stoke City since that 2019 transfer, and even all four of those were as a substitute (Transfermarkt).

The Latest: Bridge sees no future for Clarke at Spurs

Although Clarke is still just 20, Bridge believes that he has no future at Spurs. The journalist told Give Me Sport:

“Even Leeds fans found it odd and then when he was loaned back Leeds fans were saying to me, they didn’t want him back.

“He didn’t get back into their team, so that was a season wasted for him. He’s had a lot of problems.

“He looks skinny to me, he hasn’t really bulked, he’s playing in the Under-23s, he’s never on the bench for the first-team.

“There becomes a time when they have to say, well have to sell him, he’s not going to make it at Spurs.”

The Verdict: Big improvement needed soon

With just those four appearances to his name, it could be argued Clarke has not been given a chance to really show his ability at Spurs. There has not been too much indication during his loan spells that he has what it takes to make it at the highest level, even if his former Stoke boss Michael O’Neill said that the 20-year-old has “great quality” (via Stoke Sentinel).

If Clarke is to make a telling contribution at Tottenham, he must do so quickly. At 20, it’s not as if his whole career is over, but you would have hoped for him to have done more than he has so far. The next 18 months could well decide whether it will ever happen for him at Spurs, with none of Pochettino, Jose Mourinho or thus far Nuno Espirito Santo putting much trust in him.

In other news, this man wants to leave Tottenham.

Birmingham City have been dealt a potential blow regarding the fitness of Marc Roberts ahead of their upcoming Championship clash.

What’s the latest?

Speaking in his pre-match press conference, manager Lee Bowyer revealed that the Blues centre-back is a doubt for the visit of Preston North End on Saturday, as the 31-year-old picked up a stomach injury in the 3-0 loss to Peterborough United last weekend.

However, the 44-year-old added that the defender’s scan on his stomach came back OK, although he suggested that Roberts is still feeling some discomfort in the area and is “touch and go” for tomorrow’s fixture.

Bowyer said: “Robbo came off, he went for a scan on his stomach, but that came back okay. He is touch and go, he still has a little bit of pain but we will see how he goes.”

Bowyer will be gutted

Considering just how impressive Roberts has been in the heart of the Birmingham defence so far this season, Bowyer will be gutted if he is unable to call upon the centre-back for the visit of Preston this weekend.

Indeed, over his eight Championship appearances this term, the £1.35m-rated man has scored one goal and has helped his side to keep four clean sheets, as well as making 1.3 interceptions, 1.3 tackles and 3.4 clearances and winning 5.5 duels per game (SofaScore).

These returns have seen the defender earn a fantastic average SofaScore match rating of 7.26, ranking him as Birmingham’s best performer in the second tier so far this season.

As such, while the absence of Roberts could see Dion Sanderson come into the team – with the 22-year-old Wolves loanee having also impressed over his two appearances for the Blues – the loss of the club’s best performing player in the league would nevertheless be a big blow for Bowyer, who will certainly be hoping that his side can get back to winning ways against Preston.