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Veteran manager Sam Allardyce has voiced his willingness to fill the current vacancy at Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Hired in late 2024, Vitor Pereira guided Wolves away from the relegation zone in the second half of the 2024/25 Premier League season. Across the summer, though, the club sold star players Rayan Ait-Nouri and Matheus Cunha, replacing them with options that, seemingly, are not of the same quality. After 10 league matches without a win, Pereira was sacked by Wolves in early November, despite having signed a new contract earlier in the year.

Since the Portuguese was dismissed, Wolves have been linked with a number of potential replacements. Gary O’Neil, who himself was replaced by Pereira at Molineux, was seemingly in the frame for what would have been a shock return. O’Neil has since taken himself out of the running to be the manager that will try and ensure Wolves’ Premier League safety.

O’Neil, who had a generally solid tenure at Molineux, would have been a bold appointment from the Midlands club, whose search for a new manager is ongoing. As per David Ornstein of The Athletic, Erik ten Hag is “among the other candidates”. The former Man United manager was hired by Bayer Leverkusen to replace Xabi Alonso in the summer but was sacked after just three matches with the German side.

Now, it would appear that an English football icon is open to trying to save Wolves from dropping to the Championship.

Allardyce would be open to Wolves job

As per talkSPORT, Sam Allardyce would be open to taking the current vacancy at Molineux. Having been out of work since his brief stint in charge of Leeds United came to an end in 2023, the veteran said:

Since taking up management in the early 1990s, Allardyce has worked extensively in the past three decades. The Englishman found a lot of success with Bolton between 1999 and 2007, going onto manage sides including Blackburn Rovers, West Ham and the England national team amongst many others.

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Across a period of over 20 years, Allardyce is unbeaten in 10 games against Wolves, with games coming during his time at Bolton, Blackburn and West Bromwich Albion.

Though he no longer has a perfect record of avoiding relegation, Allardyce’s reputation could be a leading contributor to what would be a truly sensational return to Premier League management. As he noted, though, it may be that Wolves look for a younger candidate.

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Vote for the best individual Border-Gavaskar Trophy performance by an Indian in Australia since 2000

Alagappan Muthu12-Nov-2024Update: The fan voting exercise has ended. Rahul Dravid’s Adelaide 2003 performance has been picked as the winner.ESPNcricinfo LtdRahul Dravid celebrates a famous win at Adelaide Oval in 2003•AFP via Getty ImagesRahul Dravid – 233 and 72* in Adelaide, 2003India win by four wickets, lead series 1-0Long before Rahul Dravid was immortalised for revealing that he too had the ability to yell his head off, he was immortalised for having the ability to yell his head off and also punch the air. The image of him doing so as he hit the winning runs in Adelaide almost 20 years ago is part of Indian cricket history. It was only the fourth time they had ever won a Test match in Australia – and their first victory since 1981 – and they had to come from behind to do it. From way behind, 556 runs to be exact. But Dravid kept whittling away at it, wearing Australia down not once but twice. Finally, after 12 and a half hours at the crease, scoring more runs than he has ever done or will ever do in a single Test, it made perfect sense that he would be there at the end, soaking in the Adelaide sunshine, teeth gritted, arms up high, the personification of triumph.Dravid’s heroics in that match gave India a 1-0 lead, in a series they went on to draw in Australia for the first time since 1985.Round of 16: Dravid’s 233 & 72* beat R Ashwin’s 3-57 & 3-92.Quarter-final: Dravid’s 233 & 72* beat Sachin Tendulkar’s 241* & 60*.Semi-final: Dravid’s 233 & 72* beat Jasprit Bumrah’s 6-33 & 3-53.Watch the highlights of these performances on the Star Sports network at 10am, 1pm, 4pm and 7pm IST, from November 12 onwards.Rishabh Pant – 89* in Brisbane, 2021India won by three wickets, and the series 2-1All the things that didn’t make sense on this tour – India all out for 36, their three jillion injuries, the hassle of cricket in quarantine – found meaning when Rishabh Pant began to play the innings of a lifetime. He was 23 and he helped obliterate a record that had stood for way longer than he’d been alive. Australia’s undefeated streak in Brisbane was 32 years old when it was finally laid to rest. “This is one of the biggest things in my life right now,” Pant said after a performance that proved just how dangerous a batter he could be when he adopts even the smallest bit of restraint.Chasing 328 at the Gabba – 324 on the final day – India still needed 161 runs with about 43 overs to go when Pant walked in at No. 5. He got going, and kept going, even as wickets fell and the overs ticked by. Eventually, with only minutes left on the clock, he lashed Josh Hazlewood down the ground to accomplish one of the greatest series wins in Test history.Round of 16: Pant’s 89* beat Ajit Agarkar’s 6-41.Quarter-final: Pant’s 89* beat VVS Laxman’s 167.Semi-final: Pant’s 89* beat Virat Kohli’s 115 & 141.Voting closes at 11am IST on November 17. The winner of this match-up will be decided by the total votes cast on polls conducted across ESPNcricinfo, Star Sports and Disney+ Hotstar platforms.

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Igor Coronado e Rodrigo Garro foram os protagonistas na vitória do Corinthians sobre o Racing-URU, pela Sul-Americana. Esta foi apenas a terceira vez que a dupla de meias começou como titular graças a um encaixe tático de António Oliveira e um ‘sacrifício’ do camisa 77.

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Tanto Garro quanto Coronado possuem características similares e gostam de atuar na mesma faixa do campo. Para atender aos pedidos da torcida do Corinthians, António Oliveira manteve o argentino centralizado no meio-campo e deixou o brasileiro na ponta-direita.

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– Pelas características serem similares, em um jogo ou outro um de nós vai ter que fazer um sacrifício, jogar na ponta. Independente, quando estivermos em campo, vamos ajudar o Corinthians e nós dois estamos à disposição do mister para dar o nosso melhor, independente da posição – disse o camisa 77 na zona mista de Itaquera.

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Recentemente, António Oliveira já havia se mostrado favorável a escalar Coronado e Garro juntos, com a ressalva de que o equilíbrio coletivo não seria prejudicado. Enquanto o argentino se firmou como titular da equipe, o brasileiro sofreu com problemas físicos.

O treinador português ainda irá avaliar a condição física de Coronado e Garro, além de analisar o Botafogo, próximo adversário do Corinthians no Brasileirão, antes de definir se a dupla será mantida para o duelo na Neo Química Arena.

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A 48ª edição da CONMEBOL Copa América já tem sua bola oficial pronta para rolar pelos gramados dos Estados Unidos entre os dias 20 de junho e 14 de julho. A PUMA, patrocinadora oficial da competição e fornecedora da bola Cumbre, também disponibilizará para venda camisetas e bonés para os fãs de futebol.

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O nome PUMA Cumbre busca inspiração na cordilheira que se estende por toda a América, uma forma de homenagear e levar o futebol da região para um novo patamar. Seu design é inspirado no formato do continente, apresentando 16 linhas que remetem ao total de países participantes da CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™. Desta forma, a bola entrelaça todas as nações que competem no torneio de seleções mais antigo e emocionante do mundo.

Puma apresenta destaques

PUMA Cumbre destaca-se pela sua tecnologia de alto nível e máximo desempenho, atestado pela FIFA Quality Pro, certificação que atende aos mais altos padrões de desempenho da FIFA. Seu design é composto por 12 gomos selados que proporcionam uma distribuição de peso equilibrada, com costuras expandidas e profundas que garantem aero dinamismo. Apresenta ainda a válvula PAL (PUMA Air Lock), assegurando retenção de ar. A PUMA Cumbre é um exemplo do compromisso da marca esportiva em estar na vanguarda de design e tecnologia.

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No contexto do ano do esporte, a marca esportiva de vestuário de esporte reforçará a comunicação da PUMA Cumbre através de sua campanha de marca mais importante dos últimos anos, “FOREVER. FASTER. – See The Game Like We Do”. Durante a competição, a campanha também apresentará os marcos alcançados por diferentes nações latino-americanas nas edições anteriores da CONMEBOL Copa América™, tendo a PUMA como protagonista.

Uma versão especial da PUMA Cumbre, com detalhes dourados, será a protagonista da final do torneio no dia 14 de julho, no Hard Rock Stadium, em Miami Gardens, nos Estados Unidos.

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Braves manager Brian Snitker will be moving into an advisory role in the front office and will not manage the club moving forward, the franchise announced on Wednesday morning.

"The Atlanta Braves and Brian Snitker today announced that the long-time manager will transition into an advisory role within the organization for the 2026 season, and will be inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame prior to a game next year. …He exits his managerial post with the third-most wins by any skipper in the history of the franchise. Snitker completed his 49th season in the Braves organization in 2025, and his ninth full campaign as the Braves manager. [Snitker] joined the organization as a non-drafted free agent in 1977," the release said in part.

Snitker, who turns 70 later this month, just concluded his 10th season as manager after taking over in the middle of the 2016 season, and has gone 811-668 with two 100-plus win seasons and a 2021 World Series title to his resume.

The Braves went 76-86 this season and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2017.

Glamorgan 261 and 348 for 7 dec (Northeast 132, Carlson 108) beat Lancashire 137 and 318 (Wells 102, Harris 61) by 154 runs Glamorgan extinguished any hope of a record-breaking run-chase from Lancashire as they wrapped up a vital 154-run victory at Emirates Old Trafford which keeps them on course for promotion from Rothesay County Championship Division Two.After a delay for rain, in which 20 overs were lost, the hosts were faced with scoring 247 runs with five wickets in hand off the 76 remaining overs but with Marcus Harris at the crease accompanied by nightwatchman Tom Bailey, the Red Rose still held ambitions that a win could be salvaged from a game in which they had been dismissed for 137 in their first innings.It took just 45 minutes before lunch for Glamorgan to make huge strides towards the victory with Bailey bowled by a brilliant Asitha Fernando inswinging yorker for 16 to make it 259 for 6, with all-rounder Chris Green following 18 balls later, top edging a sweep to Kiran Carlson off Ben Kellaway for 9 to leave the score 270 for 7.With Harris remaining, Lancashire still harboured a glimmer of a chance, and the Australian reached a battling half-century off 89 balls. But when Harris was out for 61, caught at short leg by Carlson off the impressive Mason Crane, the game was well and truly up, with Tom Hartley and George Balderson left with an almost impossible task.Hartley, who had scored his maiden first class century in the previous match, could not repeat his heroics and was out bowled Kellaway, who finished with 3 for 82, for 5, to leave skipper James Anderson joining Balderson in the middle.The England bowling great brought out a few trademark reverse sweeps to elongate proceedings with Balderson also swinging his bat to good effect as the last pair put on 25 for the final wicket.The final act came at around 2.20pm when Anderson missed a sweep to hand Crane his third wicket of innings to finish with match figures of 9 for 126 and leave Glamorgan celebrating a first win at Emirates Old Trafford since 1993.For Lancashire it is a defeat which sees them further adrift in the Division Two promotion race with the result leaving the Red Rose 38 points behind a gleeful Glamorgan with three games remaining.

Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez is set to miss more time this season with a "significant" left ankle sprain, Houston manager Joe Espada said on Tuesday.

Espada said Alvarez will be "out for a while," so a long-term plan hasn't been decided on yet. There is a chance he could return this season, which ends on Sunday, Sept. 28. The Astros currently sit in the last AL wild-card spot, so Alvarez could be needed for the postseason, too.

“Let’s not get into days or weeks or anything like that,” Espada said, via . “We are going to take one day at a time, but this is going to take some time to heal. We don’t have that many days left in the regular season. He’s in there getting some treatment, getting some work done. Hopefully he’s not out for a long period of time.”

Alvarez suffered the injury during Monday night's game vs. the Rangers. Alvarez was sprinting from third base and opted against sliding into home. He touched home plate with his left foot and appeared to roll his ankle after scoring. Alvarez could barely walk off the field under his own power, and was removed from the game as a result of the injury.

The three-time All-Star just returned to the majors on Aug. 26 after being out since May 2 while he dealt with a small fracture in his hand.

Through 48 games this season, Alvarez has averaged .273/.367/.430 with 45 hits, 17 runs, 27 RBIs and six home runs.

The phrase most commonly applied to pitching strategy in winner-take-all baseball playoff games is "all hands on deck." Ask the Mariners, who used seven pitchers to knock out the Tigers in 15 innings to end the American League Division Series Friday.

Accordingly, the Brewers are trying something unorthodox against the Cubs in Game 5 of the National League Division Series Saturday. Milwaukee is starting Trevor Megill—its All-Star pitcher—against Chicago.

Megill, 31, went 6-3 this season with a 2.49 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 47 innings. His 30 saves ranked third in the NL, and now he will start his first game since 2023.

The Cubs will counter with pitcher Drew Pomeranz, an All-Star in 2016 and a World Series champion in 2018. Pomeranz went 2-2 with a 2.17 ERA and 57 strikeout and 49 2/3 innings; he saved one game and started four for Chicago.

The Brewers and Cubs are seeking their first NLCS berths since 2018 and 2017, respectively.

For the first time this century, the Blue Jays are officially back in the World Series.

After defeating the Yankees in the American League Division Series, the Blue Jays returned to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2016. Toronto quickly fell behind to the Mariners, dropping their first two games of the series before winning the next two games to even it out. The Mariners won Game 5, but the Blue Jays rebounded by winning Game 6. Toronto again fell in a 3–1 hole to Seattle in Game 7, but propelled themselves to the pennant off a three-run home run by George Springer in the seventh inning.

The Blue Jays are now set to face the Dodgers in the World Series, which begins on Friday. Before the World Series begins, here's a look at the Blue Jay's prior World Series history.

When was the last Blue Jays World Series win?

The Blue Jays last won the World Series in 1993, when they defeated the Phillies in six games and Paul Molitor was named the MVP of the series in his first season with the team. Molitor hit two doubles, two triples and two home runs in the World Series victory to claim MVP.

Toronto won the 1993 World Series in dramatic fashion. They entered the bottom of the ninth inning trailing Philadelphia 6–5, who were on the verge of forcing Game 7 before Joe Carter hit a three-run walk-off home run to win the title. Carter became just the second player to win the World Series with a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

When was the last Blue Jays World Series appearance? 

The Blue Jays' last World Series appearance came the same year as their most recent championship victory in 1993. Following that win, it took the Blue Jays over 20 years before they returned to the postseason again in '15, when Josh Donaldson won the American League MVP award. Toronto is in its sixth postseason appearance since 2015, and made it to the ALCS for the third time since their last World Series appearance. This time though, they advanced.

How many World Series have the Blue Jays won?

The Blue Jays have won a total of two World Series titles, winning them in back-to-back years in 1992 and '93. They became the second expansion team to win multiple World Series titles, along with the Mets. The 1977 expansion team made their first postseason appearance during their ninth season in '85, and then their first World Series in '92.

The Blue Jays are one of seven franchises to win the World Series in consecutive seasons, joining the Yankees, Athletics, Reds, Giants, Red Sox and Cubs. The Yankees and Athletics are the only teams that have won back-to-back World Series multiple times.

Toronto was unable to achieve a three-peat after their two World Series wins. They finished 55–60 in '94, but even if they did finish with a better result, they would not have been able to try for a third straight title due to a player's strike which caused the postseason to be canceled that year.

أعلنت اللجنة المنظمة لجوائز جلوب سوكر لعام 2025 عن القائمة النهائية للمرشحين للفوز بجائزة أفضل لاعب في الشرق الأوسط، في نسخة تعد من أبرز نسخ الجوائز التي تسلط الضوء على اللاعبين الأكثر تأثيرًا في المنطقة.

ومن المقرر أن تُقام مراسم حفل توزيع الجوائز يوم الأحد الموافق 28 ديسمبر في فندق “أتلانتس ذا رويال” بمدينة دبي الإماراتية، حيث ستتضمن الفعالية حضور كبار الشخصيات الرياضية والإعلامية في الشرق الأوسط، إلى جانب نجوم كرة القدم البارزين.

واستمر تصويت الجماهير على اللاعبين المرشحين حتى 27 نوفمبر الماضي، ما يمنح عشاق اللعبة فرصة المشاركة في اختيار الفائز من خلال تصويتهم، وهو ما يجعل الجائزة أكثر تفاعلية ومصداقية في تحديد اللاعب الأكثر تأثيرًا على المستويين الفردي والجماعي.

طالع أيضًا | القائمة النهائية للمرشحين لجائزة أفضل لاعب في العالم من جلوب سوكر.. موقف محمد صلاح

وتشهد نسخة هذا العام تصدر النجم البرتغالي كريستيانو رونالدو، قائد فريق النصر، قائمة المرشحين، بعد موسم مميز مع الفريق السعودي على الصعيد المحلي والقاري، ويُشاركه 3 لاعبين آخرين من الدوري السعودي. المرشحين لجائزة أفضل لاعب في الشرق الأوسط من جلوب سوكر 2025

كريستيانو رونالدو – النصر السعودي

كريم بنزيما – الاتحاد السعودي

سالم الدوسري – الهلال السعودي

رياض محرز – الأهلي السعودي

الجدير بالذكر، أنه قد خرج من القائمة الأولية كل من ثنائي الأهلي السعودي روبيرتو فيرمينو وإيفان توني، إلى جانب نجم اتحاد جدة نجولو كانتي.