Riley Meredith, the Australia fast bowler, has joined Somerset for their Vitality Blast campaign, and will remain with the club at least until the quarter-final stage of the competition.Meredith, 27, will also be available to play in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup group stages, plus a “managed number” of Vitality County Championship matches.”I’m looking forward to the challenge of playing in English conditions and I can’t wait to get started,” Meredith said. “Somerset are the current Vitality Blast champions and I’ll be doing everything I can to help them retain the title.”To date, Meredith has played five T20Is for Australia, taking eight wickets at 23.50, plus a one-off ODI against West Indies, all in 2021.Across his whole T20 career, Meredith has claimed 114 wickets in 91 matches, at an average of 25.42 with a best of 4 for 21 for Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League. He has also represented Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings in the IPL.”Somerset are one of the biggest names in the English domestic game and I’m excited to be able to play a part in their journey this year,” he added.Somerset Director of Cricket, Andy Hurry said: “We are extremely pleased to have been able to sign a cricketer of Riley’s ability and experience. He bowls with real pace and skill and will add further experience and a different dimension to our bowling attack.”He is driven to achieve further international and high-profile global franchise recognition, and we look forward to him playing a key role for us this summer.”

SRH captain said he loved how “brave the guys were in a high-pressure situation” like IPL and that there was a “lot of fun”

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) were “totally outplayed” by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the final of IPL 2024, Pat Cummins has conceded.Their eight-wicket defeat, completed with 57 balls to spare, was set up by Mitchell Starc’s blistering new-ball spell, in which he swung the ball around corners and took out the big-hitting Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi.”I thought they bowled fantastically,” Cummins said at the post-match presentation. “Unfortunately, [my] old mate Starcy turned it on again. Obviously, not enough tonight, [we were] totally outplayed.”Related

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SRH didn’t recover from the damage caused by Starc and the other KKR quicks, and were eventually bundled for 113. The longest partnership SRH managed was for the ninth wicket, and it lasted just 22 balls, which meant they could neither hit their way out of trouble nor take the innings deep and explode at the end.”It was a bit of a tricky wicket,” Cummins, who had won the toss and opted to bat, said. “I think if we got 160, it would have been like we were in the game. [It] didn’t feel like a 200-plus wicket, again [we fell] well short. But maybe, [if] we found a few extra runs [it] might’ve given us a chance.”You hope you get a few boundaries away [early on], you’re into the game. But they bowled fantastically well, didn’t give us anything [to work with]. Similar [to Qualifier 1] last week in Ahmedabad. They bowled really well, so, full credit [to them].”Despite the failure in the final, SRH’s batting line-up pushed the boundaries of aggression during the course of the tournament. Their openers, Abhishek and Travis Head, were key to this IPL being a high-scoring season. SRH broke multiple records and did it repeatedly to set the benchmark regardless of the risk involved, which pleased Cummins.”The style that the guys played,” Cummins said, “particularly with the bat, takes a lot of skill to not only get 250, [but] also [to do it] three times. You put yourself out there a fair bit. So I loved how brave the guys were in a high-pressure situation like the IPL. They took the game on, there was a lot of fun. [The] fans seemed to like it, back in Hyderabad. So, great season.”

A star-studded audience watched the MLS side secure a dramatic penalty shootout victory over their Liga MX opposition

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• LAFC won 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in regulation

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  Los Angeles Football Club defeated Liga MX side Club Pachuca 4-2 in a penalty shootout at BMO Stadium Friday evening, with numerous celebrities in attendance for their Leagues Cup match. Notable attendees included Tanzanian music star Diamond Platnumz, Olympic surfer Kanoa Igarashi, and "Love Island USA" contestants Iris Kendall and Jose Garcia. Hollywood personalities included actress Kaitlyn Dever, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, Korean actor Yuri Park, and both Natasha Rothwell and Jordan L. Jones were also spotted in the stands.

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  LAFC's ability to attract diverse celebrity attendance highlights the club's continued cultural relevance within the greater Los Angeles area. Since their 2018 debut, the club has consciously cultivated relationships with entertainment industry figures, creating one of Major League Soccer's most celebrity-rich supporter bases.

  Hollywood A-list celebrity Will Ferrell is a co-owner of the club, while NBA icon Magic Johnson and global footballing legends Mia Hamm and Giorgio Chiellini are also part of the ownership group.

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The match between RCB and CSK in Bengaluru on Saturday will decide the final playoff spot

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The weather in Bengaluru could impact the crucial IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday night.It’s a game that will likely decide the final qualifier for the playoffs, but it’s not impossible that the game could be affected by rain.The Indian Meteorological Department has said “heavy rain/thundershowers associated with gusty winds (40-50kph) are very likely” in some parts of Bengaluru on May 18.Related

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The city has received consistent rainfall over the last couple of weeks after a spell of uncharacteristically hot weather. While it was relatively dry on May 15 and 16, central Bengaluru, where the M Chinnaswamy Stadium is located, had overnight rain that continued into the morning on Friday. It was cloudy all morning on the eve of the match and the forecast had rain and thunderstorms in the evening. But, as it turned out, the promised rain did not arrive with the clouds giving way to relatively clear skies in the evening. Both the teams had long nets sessions without any disruptions.The forecast for Saturday does not look promising either with accuweather.com saying there could be thunderstorms in parts of Bengaluru, accompanied by showers, in the evening. The temperature around 7.30pm, the match start time, is expected to be around 23°C with a 100% cloud cover.It should be noted that the Chinnaswamy Stadium has an excellent drainage system. It is one of the few grounds in India with a subsurface aeration system, which allows play to begin 30 minutes after rain stops.A washout will end RCB’s chances of making the playoffs. Having lost seven of their first eight games, they have won five matches in a row to remain in contention. They currently have 12 points and a net run-rate of 0.387, while CSK are on 14 with an NRR of 0.538. To go past CSK’s NRR and make it to the playoffs, assuming a score of 200, RCB need to beat CSK by 18 runs or chase down the target with about 11 balls to spare. A truncated game will make that task tougher.For CSK, the equation is simple: a win, a washout, or even a narrow defeat is enough for them to join Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final four.”The weather and these kind of things we don’t have control over,” Dwayne Bravo, the CSK bowling coach, said on the eve of the game. “We don’t try to bring up things that we don’t have control over. It’s another game for us to push for a playoffs spot and we’re really looking ahead to the challenge against a very good team tomorrow.”

Dulip Samaraweera had been handed the role in early May and will now be replaced by Andrew Christie

ESPNcricinfo staff22-May-2024The head coach of the Victoria women’s team, Dulip Samaraweera, has resigned after just two weeks in the role after being denied an appointment he wanted to make to his staff due to the state’s policies.Samaraweera, who played seven Tests and five ODIs for Sri Lanka between 1993 and 1994, had been appointed on a two-year deal earlier in May after being the interim head coach since Jarrad Loughman left the role last November.”During the recruitment process Dulip had expressed a desire to make a specific coaching appointment in his support team,” Cricket Victoria CEO Nick Cummins said.”That appointment was unable to be facilitated due to internal policies we have in place. Following further conversations, Dulip decided he would prefer not to remain in the role.”Samaraweera will be replaced by Andrew Christie, Melbourne Renegades’ WBBL assistant coach, who had been part of the interviews for the initial job. Christie joined Cricket Victoria in 2021 leading the female emerging player program.

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Cristiano não está nos planos do Fluminense para 2023. O lateral-esquerdo foi liberado pela diretoria tricolor e está livre no mercado para atuar em um novo clube. A informação foi publicada primeiramente pelo “ge” e confirmada pelo LANCE!.

O jogador se reapresentou normalmente na segunda-feira, mas foi informado pelo clube que não participaria das atividades da pré-temporada. O lateral tem 24 anos e custou cerca R$9 milhões aos cofres tricolores.

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Cristiano tem recebido algumas sondagens e segue com futuro indefinido para 2023. O atleta disputou 35 partidas pelo Fluminense (24 como titular) na última temporada e não agradou muitos tricolores.

Com contratações e reformulações no elenco, Fluminense entra em campo no dia 14 de janeiro, diante do Resende, às 16h, fora de casa, pela primeira rodada do Campeonato Carioca.

Kent 261 (Evison 71*) and 166 for 3 (Bell-Drummond 79*, Compton 29) beat Lancashire 92 (Gilchrist 6-24, Agar 4-36) and 332 (Bell 65, Hurst 58, Agar 3-65) by seven wicketsDaniel Bell-Drummond made an unbeaten 79 to steer his side to a deserved seven-wicket victory over Lancashire in the Vitality County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford.The Kent skipper has now passed fifty in four of his eight innings this season but he and the other Kent batters had to withstand a trial by spin before reaching their target of 164 and completing their county’s first win on the ground since 1997.Both Nathan Lyon and Tom Hartley induced a number of false shots in the first hour of play and umpires Paul Pollard and Graham Lloyd turned down a number of vociferous appeals as Lancashire sought to win a first-class match after following on for the first time since 1888.However, it was noticeable that Kent’s top order managed to keep the scoreboard moving even when batting was difficult and Lancashire bowled no maidens on the final day.Both the wickets to fall were taken by Lyon, who caught and bowled Ben Compton for 29, thus ending his 86-run stand with Bell-Drummond, before having Jack Leaning caught at slip by Luke Wells for 16. But those wickets never threatened to prompt a collapse and the game ended in a flurry of boundaries as the visitors completed their first win of the season eight minutes before the scheduled lunch interval.Joe Denly struck the winning four to finish on 19 not out. Lyon took 2 for 48 from 22 overs while Hartley bowled 13 wicketless overs for 42 runs.It is Kent’s first Championship victory over Lancashire since 2013 and it moves them up to sixth in the First Division table. Lancashire are still without a win this season and remain bottom of the pile.

A Lamine Yamal mural has been vandalised with seven dwarves graffiti as controversy from the Barcelona wonderkid’s birthday party continues.

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Teen sensation Yamal reached the notable milestone in his life on July 13. Unsurprisingly, lavish celebrations were organised by the La Liga and European Championship winner as he mingled with friends and family.

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Some A-list guests were invited along for the ride, but some of the entertainment on show has generated lively debate. It was revealed that Yamal hired several professional dwarves to perform at his party.

Yamal faced the threat of legal action at one stage, despite those involved being quick to point out that they were merely doing their job and not coerced into a booking against their will.

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The fallout from the soiree rumbles on, though, with it being revealed that an act of vandalism has taken place in Catalonia. A mural created by urban artist TV Boy in Plaza Joanic has been defaced.

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The painting sees Yamal portrayed as Superman, with ‘L’ on his chest instead of the usual ‘S’. AI images have been generated and shared on social media displaying various different takes on the superhero design.

Journalist Edu Polo has now revealed that the mural has been altered in real life, with images of seven dwarves from the Snow White Disney film being added. He posted on Instagram: “Some ‘joker’ has destroyed Lamine Yamal’s mural in Joanic… This time it’s not fake or an AI montage. I just took the photo.”

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يحل فريق ريال مدريد، بقيادة المدرب تشابي ألونسو، ضيفًا ثقيلًا على خصمه فريق ريال أوفييدو، مساء اليوم الأحد، في إطار منافسات بطولة الدوري الإسباني لكرة القدم.

ويستضيف ملعب “كارلوس تارتيري” مباراة الفريقين وذلك ضمن منافسات الجولة الثانية من الدوري الإسباني، 2025/26.

ويمتلك ريال مدريد 3 نقاط بعد فوزه الصعب على أوساسونا، بهدف دون رد في الجولة الأولى، في حين أن أوفييدو خسر على يد فياريال بهدفين دون رد.

تشكيل ريال مدريد أمام ريال أوفييدو في الدوري الإسباني.. أرنولد بديلاً وتغييرات بالجملة تشكيل ريال مدريد المتوقع أمام ريال أوفييدو اليوم

حراسة المرمى: تيبو كورتوا.

خط الدفاع: ترينت ألكسندر أرنولد، إيدير ميليتاو، دين هويسن، كاريراس.

خط الوسط: فيدي فالفيردي، تشواميني،

خط الوسط الهجومي: أردا جولر، إبراهيم دياز، كيليان مبابي.

خط الهجوم: فينيسيوس جونيور.

ويمكنكم مطالعة مواعيد ونتائج جميع المباريات لحظة بلحظة عبر مركز المباريات من هنا.