New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is probably feeling pretty satisfied with his decision to start Cody Bellinger in left field during Sunday's Subway Series showdown against the New York Mets.
With Jasson Dominguez getting the day off, Bellinger took over in left field on Sunday and ended up making one of the most crucial plays of the game during the seventh inning.
With one man on and no outs in the inning, Juan Soto sent a blooper towards left field. Bellinger charged in on it and reached all the way down in order to pluck the ball out of the air just before it hit the ground. He then turned and fired it in to first base, where Paul Goldschmidt made a catch to double off Francisco Lindor.
That ball was centimeters away from dropping for a hit, and it could potentially have gotten past Bellinger and rolled all the way to the wall had he not made the extremely narrow catch.
Have a look at the web gem double play:
Failing to make that catch would've resulted in Lindor likely scoring and Soto getting on base with Pete Alonso due up. That's not a situation fans would be optimistic about given the recent struggles of the Yankees bullpen.
New York was able to get out of the inning unscathed and maintain their two-run lead heading into the eighth.
يستأنف ليفربول مشواره في دوري أبطال أوروبا، بعد التعادل ضد ليدز يونايتد على ملعب إيلاند رود بثلاث أهداف لكل فريق في الجولة الخامسة عشر من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.
وجاء هدفي ليفربول الأول والثاني عن طريق الفرنسي هوجو إيكتيكي في الدقيقة 48 بتسديدة رائعة من أحداث الشوط الثاني، وفي الدقيقة 50 من صناعة كونور برادلي.
وفي الدقيقة 73 أحرز دومينيك كالفيرت لوين هدفًا لصالح ليدز من ركلة جزاء، وتعادل الفريق المضيف بهدف ثاني عن طريق ستاخ في الدقيقة 75.
وفي الدقيقة 80 عاد سوبوسلاي مرة أخرى ليتقدم لصالح ليفربول، وفي الوقت القاتل تعادل ليدز عن طريق تناكا ليخطف نقطة للفريق المضيف.
وارتفع رصيد ليفربول للنقطة 23 في المركز الثامن، وأصبح ليدز يونايتد برصيد 15 نقطة في المركز السادس عشر.
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ودخل سلوت لقاء اليوم بتشكيل مكون من: “أليسون بيكر، كوناتي، فيرجيل فان دايك، كونور برادلي، كيركيز، جرافنبيرخ، جونز، جاكبو، فيرتز، سوبوسلاي، إيكتيكي”. موعد مباراة ليفربول وإنتر ميلان في دوري أبطال أوروبا
يلتقي ليفربول وإنتر ميلان، يوم الثلاثاء المقبل 9 ديسمبر، في إطار منافسات مرحلة الدوري ببطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، في تمام الساعة العاشرة مساءً بتوقيت مصر، الحادية عشر بتوقيت السعودية.
O Cruzeiro acertou a contratação de Fernando Seabra. O treinador, que deixou o clube em janeiro após o vice-campeonato da Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, retorna para assumir a vaga deixada pro Nicolás Larcamón.
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O profissional era uma das opções para assumir o comando do clube ao fim do último Brasileirão, mas a diretoria da Raposa acabou optando pelo argentino. Além da passagem pelo sub-20, o treinador também fez parte da comissão técnica que dirigiu a equipe mineira ao fim da última temporada.
Seabra já está na Toca II, centro de treinamentos do clube, e deve comandar a atividade desta terça-feira (9), que ocorre no período da tarde. As informações foram divulgadas inicialmente pelo jornalista Samuel Venâncio.
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DETALHES DA CARREIRA DE FERNANDO SEABRA
Fernando Seabra iniciou sua carreira nas categorias de base do Red Bull Bragantino. Posteriormente, foi coordenador de base do Corinthians e técnico do sub-17 do Athletico. Na sequência, o treinador se transferiu para Desportivo Brasil, onde dirigiu a equipe sub-20 e, posteriormente, os profissionais do clube.
Ele chegou ao Cruzeiro em março de 2020. Nos dois anos em que comandou o sub-20 da Raposa, Seabra acumulou 57 vitórias, 18 empates e 16 derrotas em 91 partidas disputadas. Pelo profissional, ajudou na manutenção da equipe na elite do futebol brasileiro.
Chelsea have had their ups and downs over the past decade, but the strength of the Cobham academy has remained a satisfying constant throughout.
Whether talented hopefuls are integrated into the Stamford Bridge set-up or sold for pure profit, it’s a model that has served Chelsea well and has bred trophy-winning success with comparative consistency.
Chelsea captain Reece James
Enzo Maresca demonstrated throughout the first year of his tenure a willingness to promote youth. In fact, Chelsea fielded one of the youngest average line-ups in the Premier League last year, securing their place in the Champions League with a top-four finish.
That emphasis has carried into the new season, with the Londoners’ strategy seeing them field a younger average XI than any other team in the division.
Premier League 25/26 (Youngest Average XIs)
Club
Position
Av. Age
Tottenham
3rd
25.1
Man City
5th
24.9
Sunderland
9th
24.7
Brentford
16th
24.7
Chelsea
7th
23.9
Data via Transfermarkt
This thread has only strengthened during Maresca’s second year in the dugout, with a few of England’s most talented rising stars under the Italian tactician’s wing.
Chelsea's next England stars
Chelsea don’t just promote internally; they sign exciting rising prospects too. And this summer, Jamie Gittens was added to the ranks, having been hailed as a “really sharp” and “electric” winger by his teammate Tyrique George.
George, for that matter, is another of the Blues’ most exciting young players, having graduated from Cobham to make his professional debut at the start of last season, featuring against Servette during Chelsea’s Conference League qualifiers.
The duo have struggled for minutes in Maresca’s team so far this term, but they have showcased an intriguing partnership on international duty with England U21 over the past week, Gittens demonstrating his balletic movement to slide past defenders and play through the 19-year-old George, who rifled his strike into the roof of the net.
Gittens spent some time with Chelsea during his formative days, but the bulk of his development was played out at Reading.
There’s no question that the 21-year-old is a talented winger, but he hasn’t started as strongly as he might have liked after arriving from Borussia Dortmund for about £52m in July, having started only twice in the Premier League so far.
The teenage George is earlier in his development, but given that he started up top as Chelsea beat Benfica in the Champions League last month and replaced the injured Liam Delap just 16 minutes into Chelsea’s clash against Fulham at the end of August, with Gittens staying on the bench, it’s clear Maresca values him.
Both fleet-footed stars typically play off the left flank and have shown signs of potency at different stages, but the nature of Chelsea’s system suggests both could be superseded by an even bigger talent in the coming years. Indeed, there’s a new Cobham up-and-comer who’s storming his way to the first team.
Cobham's biggest English talent
One thing’s for sure: the Cobham production line will continue to churn out exciting prospects. And latest on the belt is Shumaira ‘Shim’ Mheuka, who, aged 17, is already demonstrating significant potential as a centre-forward.
Poached from Brighton & Hove Albion following impressive performances at U14 level, it has been reported that Mheuka is ‘one of if not the most regular’ academy players to train with Maresca’s first team, and all the pointers lead to further opportunities to showcase his potential within the senior Blues fold.
This season, the youngster has scored ten goals and assisted one more across just ten appearances for Chelsea’s U21 outfit, fast-tracked from the U18s to the club’s senior development side in age-belying fashion.
It bears testament to the rangy forward’s potential and the awe he has collected from observers already that he has played 32 times for the U21s, but only 24 times for the U18s. Again, he is 17 years old.
In fact, so exciting is Mheuka’s name that he has been described as “the future of Chelsea and English football” by talent scout Jacek Kulig, and it feels certain that he will start earning regular minutes in Maresca’s senior system.
Because, of course, Mheuka featured four times in the Conference League last year and made his Premier League debut as a late substitute against Southampton in February, during a 4-0 win.
Mheuka is tall, but he is also mobile and sharp when in possession and through his movement when on the ball. A devastating blend of physicality and technical ability marks the perfect profile for Maresca’s set-up, and he might just come to leapfrog over Gittens and George, especially with the latter earning opportunities as a central striker for club and country this season.
Instinctive in front of goal, the teenager is also maturing physically and ticking all the boxes as he looks to nail down a position in the Chelsea first team.
The youngness of Maresca’s project will not be lost on Mheuka and his representatives, nor the fact that he has already been entrusted with opportunities across the 2024/25 campaign.
Considered a leader by example more than a vocal enforcer, the fast-improving number nine is proving his worth at Chelsea, alright, and there’s every chance that his journey will take him up and up and beyond that of George and Gittens, who are fine players in their own right but are already encountering difficulties in breaking into the starting line-up at Chelsea.
Centre-forward has long been a contentious area of the field in west London, but Mheuka could be the long-term solution for a side returning to the very summit of English and European football.
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One of Europe’s hottest strikers is drawing interest from Newcastle United, but his release clause stands at a whopping £87m.
Champions League football affecting Newcastle
The Magpies are still waiting to fully fire this season, grinding their way to a vital late 2-1 win at home to Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday, securing a much-needed three points at St James’ Park.
Speaking on The Rest Is Football, club legend and record scorer Alan Shearer said that the addition of Champions League football is playing a part in Eddie Howe’s side failing to fire domestically.
“Yeah, I think it is. I think even if you’ve got the biggest of squads, to play European football with the emotion, how draining it is and everything else. Yeah, it does [have an impact]. There’s no doubt about it.
“The game after a European week, you’ve just got to get the result no matter how you get it. You’ve just got to get it. So Newcastle did that. So it was a big three points and hopefully they can get their league season going now.”
Newcastle would love to add more attacking firepower to their squad, even though Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa have come in for Alexander Isak, and a huge talent has now been mentioned as a transfer target for 2026.
Newcastle eyeing "one of Europe's most prolific players"
According to a report from Caught Offside, Newcastle United are in the mix to sign Porto striker Samu Aghehowa, who has a reported £87m release clause in his current contract. Sources in the agents industry have confirmed the 21-year-old is wanted by the Magpies, as well as rival Premier League sides Tottenham and Nottingham Forest.
Aghehowa is a player with a massive future in the game, so Newcastle signing him in 2026 would feel like a major statement of intent by the club.
Still only 21, the Porto star has already scored 35 goals in just 55 appearances for his current club, which is stunning return, and he has won three caps for reigning European champions Spain, so could be pushing to lead the line for them at next summer’s World Cup.
In fact, such is Aghehowa’s brilliance, scout Jacek Kulig has even described him as “one of Europe’s most prolific players”, highlighting the level he is playing at.
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While a new striker isn’t necessarily essential for Newcastle, given Woltemade and Wissa coming in during the summer transfer window, the latter is now pushing 30 years of age, so the Spaniard could be considered a long-term option alongside Woltemade at St James’ Park.
Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has taken the MLB by storm this year. The 28-year-old leads the league in dingers, won the 2025 Home Run Derby, and has his Seattle team firmly in the wild card race as we enter the latter part of the season.
Nicknamed "Big Dumper" for the exact reason you might think, Raleigh has become a fan favorite in baseball circles throughout the 2025 campaign—so much so, that he's now signing .
That's right, while he was in attendance at the Little League World Series ahead of his team's game against the Mets in Williamsport on Sunday, a fan thrusted a piece of their trusty throne in Raleigh's direction as he was signing autographs, and he obliged.
Here's a look at the hilarious interaction, via MLB analyst Ben Verlander on X:
A man of the people, Big Dumper is.
First pitch between Seattle and New York is set for 7 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN. We'll see if Raleigh can homer again.
حقق منتخب الأردن، فوزًا مثيرًا على العراق، بهدف نظيف، في المباراة التي جمعتهما اليوم الجمعة، ضمن منافسات بطولة كأس العرب 2025.
وأقيمت مباراة الأردن والعراق على ملعب “المدينة التعليمية” بالعاصمة القطرية الدوحة، ضمن منافسات ربع نهائي بطولة كأس العرب 2025.
طالع.. فيديو | هدف الأهلي.. يزين النعيمات يتعرض لإصابة قوية ويغادر ملعب مباراة الأردن والعراق على نقالة
وسجل علي علوان هدف الأردن في الدقيقة 41 من ركلة جزاء نفذها بثبات، بعد أن فاجأ الحارس العراقي بتوجيه الكرة إلى الزاوية اليسرى.
وشهد اللقاء تعرض يزن النعيمات لإصابة قوية اضطر على إثرها إلى مغادرة الملعب في الدقيقة 14 إثر التواء قوي في الركبة، ليشارك عودة الفاخوري بدلًا منه.
ورغم محاولات المنتخب العراقي للعودة في الشوط الثاني، فإن الدفاع الأردني حافظ على تقدمه حتى صافرة النهاية، ليحجز النشامى مكانهم في المربع الذهبي، ويواصلوا مسيرتهم المميزة في البطولة.
وحسم المنتخب الأردني بطاقة التأهل إلى نصف نهائي كأس العرب 2025، بعد فوزه المستحق على نظيره العراقي ليضرب موعدًا مع منتخب السعودية. هدف فوز الأردن على العراق
Fluminense e Atlético-MG empataram por 2 a 2, pela 5ª rodada do Brasileirão, em Cariacica. O Tricolor abriu o placar com Cano, e Renato Augusto ampliou a vantagem. No entanto, o Galo igualou o marcador com dois gols de Vargas. Veja os melhores momentos no vídeo acima.
The Dodgers fortified their bullpen on Tuesday, agreeing to a three-year contract with standout closer Edwin Díaz. The contract is worth $69 million, and Díaz will make an average of $23 million per season.
After winning back-to-back championships in 2024 and ‘25, Los Angeles went and successfully plugged the only hole on its roster by signing, once again, the best player available. The team’s spending habits defy anything previously seen in MLB, as the Dodgers are totally unafraid to make a financial commitment to a player if it means improving their roster. As the super-team continues to improve throughout the offseason, fans are growing increasingly frustrated.
The team ended the 2025 season with a payroll exceeding $330 million, the highest in MLB, and they’ll field an even more expensive team in 2026 after signing Díaz. The frightening reality is that they’re probably not even done making offseason additions yet, either.
Baseball fans have been frustrated by the Dodgers’ endless spending, and the addition of MLB’s best relief pitcher didn’t help in that regard. MLB fans had plenty to say about the Dodgers’ deal with Díaz on Tuesday.
The Boston Red Sox are releasing veteran pitcher Walker Buehler, according to a report from Chris Cotillo of
Buehler, who signed a one-year deal worth over $21 million last offseason, struggled to a 7-7 record with a 5.45 ERA in 112.1 innings pitched. Buehler was recently demoted from the starting rotation to the bullpen due to his inconsistency from start-to-start. But his first relief appearance on Aug. 24 yielded two earned runs allowed in 2.1 innings pitched in relief.
Boston is pushing for a playoff spot, having just completed a 7-1 road trip. Entering Friday, Boston is sitting at 75-60 on the season, and 3.5 games out of first-place in the AL East.