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Neste sábado (22), foram decididos os futuros das equipes Sub-15 e Sub-17 do São Paulo no Campeonato Paulista das categorias de base.

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A equipe Sub-15 do Tricolor paulista conseguiu sua classificação para a fase final do estadual após derrotar o Santos, em clássico que terminou em 3 a 0. O jogo de ida terminou em um empate sem gols.

Neste sábado (22), a autoria dos gols do São Paulo ficou com os jovens atletasPedrinho, Gustavo e Thierry Henry. Na etapa final,o Tricolor encara quem passar de Palmeiras x Corinthians, que se enfrentam neste domingo (23), às 9h. No primeiro jogo, o time alviverde venceu por 2 a 0.

Já a equipe Sub-17 se despediu do Paulista após perder para oSka Brasil por 2 a 1, sendo o gol do Tricolor marcado porWilliam. O jogo de ida havia terminado em um empate por 2 a 2.

A campanha do Tricolor no Campeonato Paulista Sub-17 terminou com 17 vitórias, quatro empates e três derrotas, além de 60 gols pró. Para chegar às semifinais, os são-paulinos superaram o Desportivo Brasil.

أسفرت قرعة بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز لموسم 2025-2026 عن تحديد منافس الأهلي في الجولة الافتتاحية من المسابقة المحلية، التي تنطلق رسميًا يوم 8 أغسطس المقبل وتستمر حتى نهاية مايو 2026.

ويخوض الأهلي، حامل لقب النسخة الماضية 2024-2025، مواجهته الأولى في رحلة الدفاع عن لقبه رقم 45 في تاريخه، وسط توقعات بموسم أكثر شراسة وتنافسًا، خاصة بعد التغييرات الكبيرة التي طرأت على نظام البطولة.

وكان الأهلي قد تُوج باللقب في الموسم الماضي بعد صراع طويل مع بيراميدز حتى الجولة الأخيرة، وهو ما يمنح انطلاق الموسم الجديد طابعًا خاصًا وترقبًا جماهيريًا كبيرًا.

وشهدت قرعة الدوري المصري إعلان نظام جديد للمسابقة، يقام خلاله الدور الأول بنظام الدوري من مجموعة واحدة تضم 21 فريقًا، على أن يتم تقسيم الفرق بعدها إلى مجموعتين: الأولى تضم الفرق السبعة الأوائل وتتنافس على اللقب، والثانية تضم 14 فريقًا تتصارع لتفادي الهبوط، على أن تهبط 4 أندية بنهاية الموسم، ويتأهل 3 من دوري المحترفين.

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أسفرت القرعة عن مواجهة الأهلي لفريق مودرن سبورت في الجولة الأولى من الدوري المصري الممتاز، تقام يوم السبت 9 أغسطس 2025، في تمام الساعة 8 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة.

Their one-wicket win took them level with India on ten points at the top of the table, but ahead on net run rate

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Urooj: Rizwan was a massive letdown against South Africa

As Keshav Maharaj exploded into celebration, having swung Mohammad Nawaz to the fine-leg boundary for the winning runs with the No. 11 for company, waves of relief and elation washed over his team-mates watching from the dressing room. South Africa had thrown off the yoke of the choke by the barest of margins against Pakistan in Chennai to chase successfully for the first time in their World Cup 2023 campaign.The one-wicket win took them level with India on ten points at the top of the table, but ahead on net run rate, though they have played an extra game.The victory was set up by their bowlers – Tabraiz Shamsi and Marco Jansen in particular – who dismissed Pakistan for 270 in 46.4 overs despite them having been well placed at 225 for 5 in the 40th. And when Aiden Markram – who overtook Virat Kohli to become the second-highest run scorer of this World Cup during his innings of 91 – and David Miller were putting together their 70-run stand for the fifth wicket, a South African win looked comfortable. All that changed when Miller edged Shaheen Shah Afridi behind in the 34th over, with the target still 65 runs away.The fine balance appeared to swing South Africa’s way once again as Jansen joined Markram and the pair began to hack at the equation rather than approach it with caution, being South Africa’s last pair of recognised batters. The ball after he clattered Haris Rauf back over his head for a flat six in the 37th over, Jansen spooned a slower ball to Babar Azam at point, leaving South Africa 36 away from the target with four wickets in hand.Fourteen runs later, the legspinner Usama Mir, who came into this game in the 15th over of South Africa’s chase as a concussion substitute for Shadab Khan, picked up his second wicket: Markram’s attempted heave resulting in a leading edge that landed in Babar’s hands once again. South Africa’s last recognised batter was gone with his team still 22 short.Afridi then found the outside edge of Gerald Coetzee and Rauf pulled off a one-handed diving return catch to dismiss Lungi Ngidi. By then, they had poked and prodded their way to within 11 runs of victory. On another day, umpire Alex Wharf might have upheld Rauf’s lbw appeal against the No. 11 Shamsi off the final ball of the 46th over. Not tonight. Pakistan reviewed the not-out decision, only to watch in agony as the ball-tracking showed impact to be umpire’s call. Nine balls later, it was all over – after 25 matches, the 2023 ODI World Cup had its first thriller. And South Africa did not choke.Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj celebrate South Africa’s nail-biting win•ICC/Getty Images

While South Africa’s batting performance may have been jittery, their bowling effort – their weaker discipline so far in the tournament – was impressive on a flat surface. After Pakistan opted to bat, it took incisive use of the short ball from Jansen and Coetzee and the smart selection of Shamsi, who turned the ball both ways, to dent their run-scoring.Ngidi returned from a knee niggle that had kept him out of the Bangladesh game to open the bowling alongside Jansen and the pair began with a short ball barrage. One of Jansen’s went over both Abdullah Shafique and Quinton de Kock’s heads for byes, while another from Ngidi, went to the point boundary but South Africa’s relentless approach did not take long to pay off. In Jansen’s third over, Shafique holed out off Ngidi at deep-square leg.In Jansen’s next over, South Africa inserted Heinrich Klaasen at a deep-slip/short-third and Jansen went full and wide. Imam-ul-Haq reached for it, edged and was caught to leave Pakistan 38 for 2 in the seventh over.Markram was introduced in the eighth over – presumably for the match-up with Babar who has not been at his best against spin – and Rizwan continued living dangerously. He chipped Markram wide of cover and batted on to bring up his 2000th ODI run and then hit boundaries of Jansen, Markram and Maharaj to get Pakistan going.With spin at both ends, Rizwan and Babar built steadily and their third-wicket stand grew to 49 before Bavuma called on Coetzee. Used in the enforcer role, Coetzee was up at 140kph and around the helmet from the get-go and it did not take too long for him to have an impact. His fifth ball was a bouncer which Rizwan top-edged to de Kock.Pakistan then promoted Iftikhar Ahmed to No. 5 for the first time in his career, ahead of Saud Shakeel who is reputed for playing spin well. He scored only five runs off the first 14 balls he faced, then hit Maharaj over cow corner for six, Ngidi over midwicket for four but then, just after the halfway stage, failed to read a Shamsi googly and hit it to Klaasen at mid-on.All the while, Babar was ticking along and he went on to bring up a third half-century of this World Cup campaign, off 64 balls. Pakistan needed him to bat on but a review from de Kock, who thought he had Babar caught down leg off a Shamsi legbreak, ended his vigil.Haris Rauf took a stunning catch to get rid of Lungi Ngidi•ICC/Getty Images

Shakeel and Shadab combined for an 84-run sixth-wicket stand as South Africa’s death bowling struggles appeared to come early. Runs came off the spinners and Coetzee, who eventually broke the stand with a signature bumper. Shadab tried to clear midwicket but gave Maharaj a simple catch. Fifteen balls later, Shakeel threw his bat at a Shamsi delivery close to off stump and nicked off. Pakistan had already used their finisher earlier in the innings and the impact of how far that backfired was clear when neither Afridi nor Mohammad Nawaz came off and Pakistan were bowled out with 20 balls to spare.Pakistan gave Iftikhar a promotion with the ball too, and he bowled the first delivery of the chase down leg side for five wides. Two balls later, Shadab hit his head on the turf while fielding and had to be walked off the field. The eventful start to South Africa’s innings continued when de Kock, the top scorer of the World Cup, took 18 off Afridi’s opening over. Afridi, however, eventually had de Kock caught on the deep-square-leg boundary.Bavuma had a quiet start to his comeback innings, after missing the last two games with a stomach bug, but took on Nawaz. He found boundaries via the sweep, the cover drive and the on drive, then hit Afridi over the inner ring and Haris over midwicket but played one big shot too many as the powerplay came to a close, pulling Wasim to midwicket.Rassie van der Dussen and Markram dealt with the pace from Rauf and Wasim with ease and Markram’s upper cut over deep third off Rauf was the shot of their 53-run stand for the third wicket. While they were batting it was confirmed that Shadab would not be able to take any further participation in the match and his replacement Usama was brought on in the 19th over. He made an almost immediate impact when he pinned van der Dussen on the pads with a topspinner. Van der Dussen reviewed and ball-tracking showed it was going on to clip leg stump. Seventeen deliveries later, Klaasen top-edged Wasim to Usama at deep third and South Africa were stuttering.Markram and Miller then came together to steady the chase with their attacking approach – adding 70 off 69 balls – and though South Africa stumbled again after they were separated, they did not fall short like they had done against Netherlands.

Jon Lewis, England Women’s head coach, believes that the recruitment of Chris Liddle to the women’s performance programme will help to provide the “scaffolding” needed for the team’s crop of young fast bowlers to thrive, in the wake of Issy Wong’s high-profile struggle for form last summer.Liddle, the former Northamptonshire assistant coach, was announced as England Women’s performance pace bowling coach on Friday, ahead of the forthcoming England A training camp in Oman, as well as the senior squad’s T20I and Test tour of India.And with Lewis declaring that fast bowling is the “biggest area of growth” in the women’s game, Liddle will now work closely with Matt Mason, England Women’s fast bowling coach, having been on London Spirit’s books in the Women’s Hundred for the past two seasons.”It’s an incredibly exciting time to be joining England Women and I’m really looking forward to getting started,” Liddle said. “The demand on the fast bowlers has increased over the years and I want to be able to provide them with the skills required to grow and develop to be successful over a long period of time.”The shoring-up of England’s pace-bowling set-up comes in the wake of Wong’s tough time in the English season just gone. Having been overlooked for the T20 World Cup at the start of the year, she featured in a solitary T20I against Sri Lanka in Chelmsford in September, but struggled visibly with her run-up as England slumped to a shock eight-wicket defeat.In the wake of that loss, England’s captain, Heather Knight, blamed Wong’s loss of form on the fact that she had been “listening to a lot of different voices” – a not-so-veiled suggestion that her handling at Birmingham Phoenix had been at fault. In the course of their winless campaign, Wong claimed a solitary wicket in five appearances, but bowled just one set of five deliveries in four of those games.At the age of 21, however, she remains one of the most promising young talents in the country, and has now been named as part of a 21-player training camp for the Oman leg of England’s winter. She is also due to feature for Mumbai in the forthcoming WPL season, having claimed a memorable hat-trick in the tournament’s first staging last year.”Issy obviously had a really tough summer,” Lewis said. “There’s no doubt that she’s a really spirited competitor, but after the Sri Lanka series, I said we would scaffold as much support around her as possible. She’s been practising really well up in Loughborough, and the next step for Issy is to move back into competitive cricket.Related

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“But I think to push her straight back into an England jersey would be a mistake after what happened in the summer. I want to give her time, to show us that she’s more certain about where she’s going to land the ball when it comes out of the end of her fingers. The A side is a really good way to do that. We hope the work that we’re doing with her will be really clear for everyone to see.”At her best, Wong remains one of the fastest bowlers in the women’s game, and an obvious heir across formats to Katherine Sciver-Brunt, who brought down the curtain on her 19-year career in August.However, with other young England fast bowlers now competing for international recognition – most notably the 17-year-old left-armer Mahika Gaur, and Lauren Filer, 22, the break-out star from this year’s women’s Ashes – Lewis said that Wong’s difficult development should be taken as a warning for others coming through the system.”There’s definitely an upward trajectory,” he said of Wong’s return to action. “But is she the finished article yet? No. She’s a young fast bowler. All young fast bowlers go through ups and downs. Especially young fast bowlers who haven’t played much cricket.”It takes a long time, and a lot of balls, for fast bowlers to control the ball as they would really wish,” he added. “I would expect all of our young fast bowlers to have bumpy journeys over the next two, three, four years, until they get to the age of probably 26-27, when they’re much more in control of not only their bodies, but their minds.”We’ll see some ups and downs across the across the next two or three years, but we’ve got an incredibly exciting group, and now two excellent fast-bowling coaches in Matt Mason and Chris Liddle. I’m really pleased that we’re putting the right support around our fast-bowling group, because I really believe that fast bowling in the women’s game is the biggest area of growth.”

It was their first ODI series victory in Zimbabwe

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An excellent all-round effort from Curtis Campher and Andy Balbirnie’s half-century helped Ireland win the rain-hit third ODI and win their first men’s ODI series in Zimbabwe 2-0.Career-best bowling performances from Campher and Graham Hume helped restrict Zimbabwe to 197 in 40 overs before Balbirnie, Campher and Harry Tector knocked off the target with 13 balls to spare in Harare.Set a DLS-adjusted target of 201 from 40 overs, Ireland lost Paul Stirling early, but a 70-run stand between Balbirnie and Campher meant that the visitors were set to finish their tour of Zimbabwe on a high barring a spectacular collapse.While Balbirnie struggled to get the ball away in the first ten overs, opting for a more watchful approach on a tricky surface, Campher followed up his half-century from the second ODI with a fluent 40 with six boundaries before a stunning catch from Wellington Masakadza at midwicket denied him consecutive fifties.Balbirnie continued to hold one end down as Tector then went about being the aggressor as they added another 63 runs to consolidate Ireland’s position.Tector got a leading edge to Sikandar Raza off Luke Jongwe on 33 after Balbirnie reached his half-century off 76 balls, but Balbirnie then shifted gears, hitting 32 runs off his next 26 balls, to complete the chase with ease. A six off a Jongwe slower ball and sweep over short fine leg off Raza were the highlights of an innings which saw Balbirnie grow in confidence. In the process, he became just the fourth Irishman to hit 3000 ODI runs.Lorcan Tucker hit back-to-back boundaries to crown Ireland winners of both the ODI and T20I series.Ireland had started well after inserting Zimbabwe as Mark Adair kicked things off with a maiden. Hume gave Ireland the early breakthrough when Tinashe Kamunhukamwe edged him to second slip in the second over and Adair followed it up with another maiden.But Gumbie and Kaitano dug in to ensure Zimbabwe did not lose any more wickets in the first powerplay, despite a couple of edges evading the slips cordon.The two steadily added 43 runs before some sharp fielding from Tector at backward point saw him throw the stumps down to send Kaitano packing in the 14th over. Innocent Kaia, back in the side after being dropped in the second ODI due to Ryan Burl’s concussion, was out lbw to Campher next over. Raza then joined Gumbie at the crease, but just as they started to milk the spinners Theo van Woerkom and Andy McBrine for some quick runs, rain stopped play.When the game resumed after a two-hour delay, Zimbabwe were immediately on the front foot. Raza pulled a Theo van Woerkom drag-down for six while Gumbie got a streaky boundary off Craig Young while trying to steer him to deep third.Gumbie soon got to his second ODI fifty, off 80 deliveries, before Raza swept van Woerkom for four more, to bring up the fifty-run stand for the fourth wicket off 52 balls. The two continued to cash in on anything that was too short or too full, while also rotating strike with regularity.But Campher broke the innings open by having Raza caught at deep midwicket off a pull before bowling Clive Madande through the gate over for a two-ball duck in the same over. Luke Jongwe and Brandon Mavuta tried to play their shots before they both flicked Hume to George Dockrell at deep square leg in near-identical dismissals.Gumbie, who played a number of innovative scoops and ramps in his 106-ball 72, was soon run-out as Masakadza tried to run two after pulling Craig Young to long-on. Masakadza hit 24 off 19 to take Zimbabwe close to the 200-run mark, before he holed out trying to clear long-on.It was a better batting effort after disappointing displays in the first two ODIs, but not enough for Zimbabwe, who now have plenty of ponder as a disappointing streak of results continued.

Promising young batter moves down the coast to Ageas Bowl for 2024 season

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Nov-2023Ali Orr has become the latest promising young Sussex cricketer to move on from Hove, after agreeing to join Hampshire ahead of the 2024 season, on a multi-year deal.Orr, 22, had been part of the Sussex set-up since the age of ten, and enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2022 when he racked up more than 1500 runs in first-class and List A cricket combined, including three Championship centuries and a career-best 206 from 161 balls against Somerset at Taunton in the One-Day Cup.However, his opportunities were limited in 2023, in part due to a knee injury and a subsequent finger dislocation, and with Sussex missing out on promotion in the County Championship and as well as the knock-outs of both limited-overs tournaments, he has chosen to move on.”I am very grateful for the opportunity to play for Hampshire, it is a club I have always followed very closely,” Orr said. “I’m hoping I can contribute to the success of the club moving forward and can’t wait to get started.”Hampshire challenged for silverware across formats in 2023, reaching T20 Finals Day for a record tenth time before losing the One-Day Cup final by two runs to Leicestershire. The club also finished third in the County Championship after memorable victories over both title contenders, Essex and champions Surrey, in their final two games.Giles White, Hampshire Director of Cricket, added: “Ali has had an encouraging start to his career, he’s got a strong desire to win and I think he is an excellent fit for our squad.”During our discussions he impressed me with his determination to challenge himself and improve. He’s stepped outside of his comfort zone to join us and we are all looking forward to welcoming him to Hampshire.”Orr is the latest high-profile player to move on from Hove, following George Garton’s recent decision to quit his childhood club and link up with his former Sussex coach Mark Robinson at Warwickshire.”Sussex Cricket have agreed to the termination of Orr’s contract for him to make the move and will receive compensation from Hampshire for the switch,” a statement from the club read.”Orr had one year remaining on his contract and was seeking to renegotiate the terms with the Club, however with this not possible, he signalled his intentions to move elsewhere.”Everyone at Sussex Cricket would like to wish Ali all the best in his career moving forward.”

The Inter Miami coach addressed speculation surrounding potential reinforcements but made it clear no deals are in place

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Atletico Madrid's Rodrigo De Paul and Brian Rodríguez have been the two hottest names linked with Inter Miami ahead of the summer transfer window, which officially opens on July 24. But Javier Mascherano has poured cold water on the rumors – for now.

When asked about the possible arrival of Atlético de Madrid midfielder Rodrigo De Paul, the Argentine manager was direct.

“There’s nothing official. I’ve seen the reports, but I always try to be cautious. He’s a player from another club, and I prefer not to talk about players who don’t belong to us,” Mascherano said.

As for Brian Rodríguez, the winger currently playing for Club América, Mascherano dismissed the rumors altogether.

“I have no idea. I won’t speak about it," he said.

The coach added that discussing specific names would be irresponsible, particularly given the league’s salary cap restrictions.

“We’ve talked more about the types of players we want, rather than individual names. A lot depends on what’s financially viable,” he explained.

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Mascherano once again addressed concerns for the current matchload for 38-year-old star Lionel Messi.

"We’ll take it step by step and decide what’s best, always discussing it with him," he explained. "It’s not just about rotating Leo – it’s also about managing the workload of our veteran players and monitoring how they’re feeling with so many matches."

At 38, Messi has scored twice in each of his last four MLS appearances, setting a new league record.

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While his future remains uncertain, Brian Rodríguez featured for Club América in their Apertura 2025 opener on Friday, providing the assist on Alejandro Zendejas’ goal in a 1-1 draw against FC Juárez.

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Mascherano's team is focused on the task at hand, a crucial Eastern Conference showdown this Saturday against second-place Nashville SC, who currently sit on 41 points.

تحدث الإعلامي أحمد شوبير عن كواليس انتقال المهاجم الفلسطيني وسام أبو علي من الأهلي إلى نادي كولومبوس كرو الأمريكي، مؤكدًا أن هناك كثيرًا من المعلومات المغلوطة التي تمت تداولها خلال الساعات الماضية حول الصفقة.

وقال شوبير في تصريحات عبر برنامجه الإذاعي صباح اليوم الإثنين: “أريد أن أتحدث عن قصة وسام أبو علي لأننا نعشق (الهري)، تردد أنه سيعود إلى مصر عن طريق بيراميدز، ثم قيل الزمالك.. سأروي لكم القصة من البداية”.

وأوضح شوبير: “كولومبوس كرو أعلن ضم وسام أبو علي بعقد يمتد حتى 2027 مع خيار التجديد لموسم إضافي، الأهلي يحصل على 7 ونصف مليون دولار، بالإضافة إلى مليون دولار حوافز، و10% نسبة من إعادة بيع اللاعب”.

وردّا على الانتقادات بشأن غياب اللاعب عن أولى مباريات فريقه الجديد: “البعض قال إن وسام أبو علي لم يظهر في أول مباراتين مع فريقه الجديد.. نعم لم يظهر لأنه ما زال لم يحصل على التأشيرة، لأنه لن يدخل الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية بتأشيرة سياحة، سيدخل بتأشيرة عمل”.

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وأشار شوبير إلى أن المعلومات التي حصل عليها جاءت من مصادر مباشرة داخل الدوري الأمريكي، حيث قال: “زكي عبد الفتاح (مدرب حراس مرمى منتخب مصر السابق واستشاري بنادي لوس أنجلوس حاليًا) أوضح لنا الأمر، وقال إن كل فريق له 3 لاعبين استثناء يحصلون على راتب فوق 3 ملايين دولار، وضرب لنا مثالًا بأن تكلفة انتقال ليونيل ميسي إلى الدوري الأمريكي كانت مليار دولار، وإن نادي إنتر ميامي بعد 3 أشهر كان قد جنى ثمن التعاقد مع ميسي من خلال المعلنين والرعاة والشركات”.

وتابع بتوضيح نظام الرواتب داخل الأندية الأمريكية قائلاً: “وضرب مثالًا آخر بنادي إنتر ميامي، وقال إن النادي تعاقد مع ميسي وسواريز وبوسكيتس، وبعد ذلك تعاقد مع ديبول وخرج بوسكيتس وسواريز من قائمة الأعلى راتب فوق الـ3 ملايين دولار، وأصبح ميسي وديبول هما الأعلى أجرًا، أما باقي اللاعبين أقل من 3 ملايين دولار”.

واختتم شوبير حديثه: “لذلك لا توجد مشكلة في قيد وسام أبو علي مع فريقه لأنه ضمن الثلاثة لاعبين أصحاب الاستثناء، والأمر الآخر إن تأشيرته تأشيرة عمل وفي طريقها للاستخراج، وخلال أيام سيتواجد مع فريقه الجديد بدون أي مشاكل”.

Manchester United have officially confirmed the appointment of club legend Darren Fletcher as the head coach of the U-18 side. Fletcher, who was serving as a first-team coach under Ruben Amorim in United's senior side, will now move into a more prominent coaching job. The ex-Scotland star considers the role as a first step towards realising his dream of becoming a manager.

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• Fletcher takes charge of United's U-18 side
• Will take up new job with immediate effect
• Amorim loses assistant coach

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  The official statement from the Red Devils on Fletcher's appointment read: "Manchester United are delighted to confirm the appointment of Darren Fletcher as lead coach of the Under-18s." The club further confirmed that the ex-United star has started his new role with immediate effect and has taken charge of the youth team's pre-season preparations which began with a training camp at the adidas global headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany, and a game against Queens Park Rangers in a friendly at Carrington.

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  A Red Devils academy product, Fletcher began his professional career in 2003 at Old Trafford under Sir Alex Ferguson and went on to play until 2015. In his 12-year stint with the club, the midfielder won five Premier League titles, one FA Cup, a Carabao Cup and a Champions League trophy.

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  Speaking to the club's official website, the 41-year-old said: "I am really excited to take on this new role and increase my responsibility to directly develop our young players. I’m looking forward to working with such a talented age-group; supporting them to reach their potential and preparing them to enjoy careers at the highest level possible."

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  WHAT NEXT FOR MANCHESTER UNITED?

  Ruben Amorim's side will travel to the U.S. for the second part of their pre-season training later this month. They will play their first friendly match against Leeds United on July 19 in Stockholm.

Chennai Super Kings

Purse available: INR 31.40 crore (USD 3.77 million approx.)
Slots left: 6 (3 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: A replacement for Ambati Rayudu. They need another Indian batter for the middle order as well, ideally a power-hitter. Also, an overseas fast bowler who maybe doubles up as an allrounder, and an Indian fast bowler.
Current squad: MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Chowdhary, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana
The now-retired Ambati Rayudu played some crucial knocks for Chennai Super Kings as impact sub last season•Getty Images

Mumbai Indians

Purse available: INR 17.75 crore (USD 2.13 million approx.)
Slots left: 8 (4 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: The dominant Mumbai Indians teams of the past have always comprised two overseas fast bowlers, one of them being an allrounder, so expect them to look out for those skillsets. One of those could also be a spin-bowling allrounder.
Current squad: Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Hardik Pandya, Romario Shepherd

Gujarat Titans

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Purse available: INR 38.15 crore (USD 4.58 million approx.)
Slots left: 8 (2 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: While like-for-like might be tough, they need a replacement for Hardik Pandya – a batting or bowling allrounder, perhaps an overseas option. Also, an overseas fast bowler in place of Alzarri Josesph. And an Indian keeper-batter as a back-up for Wriddhiman Saha.
Current squad: David Miller, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Josh Little, Mohit Sharma
How do you fill a Hardik Pandya-sized hole in your squad?•BCCI

Kolkata Knight Riders

Purse available: INR 32.70 crore (USD 3.92 million approx.)
Slots left: 12 (4 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: Two overseas quicks, including one with all-round skills. And an Indian keeper-batter.
Current squad: Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Purse available: INR 23.25 crore (USD 2.79 millon approx.)
Slots left: 6 (3 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: Replacements for Wanindu Hasaranga and Harshal Patel. An overseas fast bowler to replace Josh Hazlewood. Also, an Indian allrounder or finisher to replace Shahbaz Ahmed, who transferred to Sunrisers Hyderabad via a trade.
Current squad: Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Cameron Green, Mayank Dagar
Having released Harshal Patel, and several other big names from their bowling attack, RCB have some shopping to do•BCCI

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Purse available: INR 34 crore (USD 4.08 million approx.)
Slots left: 6 (3 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: Overseas allrounder (batting or bowling), and an Indian batter. Also, an overseas wristspinner.
Current squad: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Shahbaz Ahmed

Delhi Capitals

Purse available: INR 28.95 crore (USD 3.47 million approx.)
Slots left: 9 (4 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: An overseas fast-bowling allrounder, an Indian keeper-batter, and an Indian finisher.
Current squad: Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Yash Dhull, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Pravin Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar
Released by Punjab Kings, Shahrukh Khan could be a big pull at the auction•AFP via Getty Images

Punjab Kings

Purse available: INR 29.10 crore (USD 3.49 million approx.)
Slots left: 8 (2 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: An Indian batting allrounder to replace Shahrukh Khan, who was released. An overseas fast-bowling allrounder.
Current squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shivam Singh, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Bhatia

Rajasthan Royals

Purse available: INR 14.50 crore (USD 1.74 million approx.)
Slots left: 8 (3 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: An overseas batter or batting allrounder, and an overseas fast bowler as back-up for Trent Boult.
Current squad: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan
Who can be Trent Boult’s back-up for Rajasthan Royals?•Associated Press

Lucknow Super Giants

Purse available: INR 13.15 crore (USD 1.58 million approx.)
Slots left: 6 (2 overseas)
Key position to be filled: A replacement for Avesh Khan, who was traded to Rajasthan Royals; this could be an Indian allrounder, too.
Current squad: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq, Devdutt Padikkal