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USA, Caymans on topThe United States and the Cayman Islands top the standings after two rounds of the Americas Cup with both their matches won.The US team beat defending champions Canada by three wickets in the closest match, while the Cayman Islands won against hosts Argentina by 7 wickets. In the other match, Bermuda beat the Bahamas by 68 runs.US Outplay North American rivalsAt Hurlingham, Canada, batting first, scored 165 for 9 in their 50 overs, with Samad top-scoring with 67 and skipper De Groot getting 37. Johnson notched 5 for 43 for the USA.The US team passed that score with 7 wickets down and five overs to spare, with opener Rohan Alexander keeping one end up with a slow 50 in 132 minutes. Donavan Blake was 28 not out, and former West Indian international Faoud Bacchus made 15. Dennis Pilgrim took 3 wickets for 14 runs.Caymans march onAt Belgrano, Argentina started disastrously and were 59 for 8, but Donny Forrester made their total look a bit more respectable scoring 55 runs against good bowling, and putting on 70 for the ninth wicket with Hernan Pereyra, who was 18 not out. Ryan Bovell bowled superbly to take 5 for 25 in 8 overs.Argentina were all out for 134 in 43 overs, and the Cayman Islanders had no problems in scoring the required 135 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 36 overs. Highlight of their innings was 46 by Chris Wight, including 4 fours and 2 sixes.Bermuda beat BahamasAt Longchamps, Bermuda scored 196 for 9 in their 50 overs, and then dismissed the Bahamas for 128 in 42 overs.For the winners, captain Charlie Marshall scored 66 and Chris Foggo 25, while Dennis Pilgrim took 3 for 14.For the Bahamas, Garcia Blair top-scored with 24.

Mark Douglas has dropped a promising Newcastle United transfer update regarding Joe Willock.

The Lowdown: Willock impresses

It is safe to say that Willock has taken his loan spell to St James’ Park by storm, having racked up seven goals in 13 Premier League games for the Magpies before their final match away at Fulham this afternoon (Transfermarkt).

It is not just with his goals in which he has contributed, but his overall displays as well, with Alan Shearer hailing his performance as ‘magnificent’ in the 3-2 home win over Southampton back in February when he first arrived on Tyneside.

The Latest: Promising Willock update

Writing in his latest piece for The Chronicle, Douglas has reported that Newcastle believe Willock wants to return to St James’ Park for next season.

Key to the Magpies’ pursuit is that they would build a team around the central midfielder, whereas he is not guaranteed to be a regular starter at Arsenal.

Willock does not want to go back to being a bit-part player and sees the Toon as the perfect platform to continue his development as a footballer.

The Verdict: Newcastle must sign Willock

Newcastle must do all that they can to ensure that Willock is signed on a permanent deal once the summer transfer window opens.

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The 21-year-old has already shown his worth with his goals, and he certainly gives an added athleticism in the middle of the park which Steve Bruce will need going into the new campaign.

Nonetheless, other clubs will surely come knocking at the Gunners’ door given his form on Tyneside, and Newcastle need to make sure that St James’ Park is his only destination.

In other news, find out what big Tyler Roberts transfer claim has been dropped!

A 99 run unbroken stand between Rohan Gavaskar and Srikant Kalyanihelped Bengal recover to 193/3 on the opening day of their East ZoneRanji Trophy clash against Assam at Maligaon

Sankhya Krishnan27-Nov-2000A 99 run unbroken stand between Rohan Gavaskar and Srikant Kalyanihelped Bengal recover to 193/3 on the opening day of their East ZoneRanji Trophy clash against Assam at Maligaon. Earlier Assam’s lastwicket pair added 19 more runs in the morning before the inningsterminated at 291. Off spinner Saurashish Lahiri retained figures of4/63.Bengal opener Arijit Basu, fresh from a century on debut in theprevious game, fell in the sixth over for 11. Amitava Banerjee andskipper Devang Gandhi, coming in at one-drop, added 75 for the secondwicket before both fell in the space of six balls. Gandhi’s 54 wascollected off 118 balls, with five boundaries. Kalyani (50) andGavaskar (41) played out the remaining two hours without furthermishap.

Newcastle must look to bring back Adam Armstrong this summer amid Steve Howey’s transfer claim.

What’s the story?

The 24-year-old was on the books at St James’ Park as a youngster, but after failing to make the grade on Tyneside, made the permanent switch to Blackburn Rovers.

And now, Howey has suggested that the striker would “relish” the prospect of making the move back to Newcastle, and it’s on Steve Bruce whether the Magpies make an attempt to sign him or not – reports earlier this year indicated that the club are actually leading the queue to do so.

Speaking exclusively to FFC’s sister site, TT, he said: “I think he’d relish the chance of coming back and he’d be desperate to score goals because he is a goalscorer and we’ve seen him score some excellent goals from Blackburn.

“I think he’d be desperate for the chance to come back but it’s just whether the club are prepared to make that move.”

Newcastle must strike

At Ewood Park, Armstrong has turned into a real goal-scoring sensation, and is realising the kind of potential that marked him out as a potential start back at Newcastle.

This season has seen him score a remarkable 28 goals in just 40 Championship games, despite Rovers finishing mid-table in the league and well off the play-off places.

It’s no surprise then that his manager at the club, Tony Mowbray, has waxed lyrical about the £14.4m-rated centre-forward, lauding the kind of explosiveness that really marks him out as a player.

Mowbray said: “He’s a goalscorer. He always has been. I took him to Coventry because I saw him score some amazing goals for England Under-19s. He scores off both feet, he’s electrically fast off the mark, he’s got all the attributes.

“As long as you’ve got players who can slide him in, put passes over the top, put the ball in space for him he’ll score goals. His explosive pace at the top end of the pitch allows you to play both ways. it’s a devastating effect for the team.”

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If the Magpies are looking for a proven “goal-scorer” this summer to help support Callum Wilson, then they should look no further than a man who they are wholly familiar with.

Meanwhile, Bruce must avoid an unforgivable Newcastle howler this summer…

Manchester City will reportedly consider a move for West Ham talisman Declan Rice this summer, and the England international could be the ideal replacement for Fernandinho should he depart.

According to The Times, City will consider a move for the 22-year-old midfielder if the Brazilian decides to leave when his contract expires at the end of the season.

The 36-year-old has put in some inspired performances of late and was superb in City’s 2-0 win against Paris Saint-Germain which sealed their spot in the Champions League final in midweek, which emphasises that he still has the ability to play at the very top.

However, the Brazilian, who reportedly earns £150,000 per week at the Etihad Stadium, is currently set to leave in June and it seems clear that Pep Guardiola will want a ready-made replacement for next season.

Although they already have Rodri available in that position and the Spain international has been the first-choice there for most of the season, he cannot play in every game, especially if City are in a similar position next term in competing for multiple trophies and therefore have two games a week regularly.

Therefore, a move for Rice would make a lot of sense, as he has established himself as one of the best defensive midfielders in the Premier League in recent years and could prove to be an ideal long-term replacement for Fernandinho.

So far this season, the former Chelsea youngster has made 29 appearances in the top flight, contributing one goal and one assist and averaging a solid 7.02 WhoScored rating for his performances.

Rice has been a driving force in West Ham’s push up the league, which has left David Moyes’ side competing for a Champions League spot with just a few games of the season remaining, which is a remarkable achievement when you consider their struggles last term.

The Englishman also emphasised his class in recent World Cup qualifiers, averaging a 7.72 WhoScored rating across his two appearances against Albania and Poland.

Although he certainly wouldn’t come cheap, with Transfermarkt valuing him at £54m, his performances in recent seasons have suggested that he could definitely establish himself as a world-class midfielder in the future, especially under the tutelage of Guardiola.

Therefore, City sporting director Txiki Begiristain should definitely look to sign the “outstanding” Rice this summer if Fernandinho departs, as he could prove to be the ideal replacement for the former Shakhtar Donetsk man.

In other news… Man City signing beast Pep dubbed “world class” would surely be bad news for “fantastic” gem

Russell Martin is desperate to sign Sunderland centre-forward Will Grigg this summer, according to reports…

What’s the word?

Speaking after Milton Keynes Dons 5-0 win over Swindon Town on Saturday, Martin stated his desire to sign Grigg – who is currently on loan at the League One side – permanently this summer.

As cited by MK Citizen, Martin said: “We’d like to keep him, he fits in with what we’re doing but he has a contract with another club. He has another year, and Sunderland could be in this league still. We’ll be right in the mix to try and keep him. We’ll have to wait and see.”

On Grigg’s performance in the fixture, in which the 29-year-old bagged four of MK Don’s five goals, Martin remarked: “Today, he got the goals he deserved. He’s playing in a way that he hasn’t been asked to do before. He deserved the goals because he is so humble, has no ego, puts the team ahead of himself.”

Why should Sunderland sell?

While it is undeniable that Grigg has impressed during his loan spell, with the Northern Ireland international scoring eight goals and providing three assists over his 18 appearances for MK Dons, this form is a far cry from anything the striker has managed since joining Sunderland in a £3.06 million deal from Wigan Athletic back in 2019.

This season, Grigg managed no goals or assists over his nine League One appearances for Lee Johnson’s side before departing the club in January, while, in total, he has scored just eight times in 61 appearances for the Black Cats.

This means that, not even factoring in his £6,000-per-week salary, the centre-forward’s goals have cost Sunderland around £382,500 per strike, an extraordinary amount of football for a team who are still playing their football in the third tier of the English pyramid.

As such, regardless of whether Sunderland achieve promotion or not this season, Johnson should do all he can to see that Martin does indeed manage to sign the 29-year-old on a permanent basis this summer, as it is abundantly clear that Grigg and Sunderland are not compatible with each other whatsoever.

Furthermore, while Grigg is in a fine run of form whilst out on loan, perhaps the Black Cats will be able to claw back slightly more of the rather astonishing transfer fee they paid for him, in comparison to how much they could have asked for when he was failing to do the business at the Stadium of Light.

In other news: Move over Sanderson: SAFC could save millions by unleashing “lovely” rarely-seen beast – opinion

Arsenal and Leicester City are battling it out to sign Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard this summer.

According to The Telegraph, cited by the Daily Mail, the Gunners are rivalling the Foxes for the 23-year-old’s signature.

Celtic planning to insert Edouard sell-on clause

Edouard will be entering the final 12 months of his Hoops deal in the summer. Celtic previously wanted around £40m for the Frenchman, however, the latest report claims he could be allowed to leave for just £15m.

The Hoops are planning to insert a sizeable sell-on clause in any deal for Edouard this summer, with Celtic themselves having to hand over 40% of any transfer involving Edouard to Paris Saint-Germain.

Transfer Tavern take

To us, Celtic inserting a sizeable sell-on clause in a transfer this summer is the only move to make.

They’ll know first hand through PSG’s huge Edouard percentage of how lucrative they can be, so it makes sense to capitalise on that knowing the forward wants to leave and clearly has lofty ambitions.

Should a £15m deal go through, the Hoops would have to hand £6m to the French giants, meaning they could make a whopping £31m less than the £40m originally mooted.

However, by inserting a sell-on clause of their own, they could end up making that back down the line, or perhaps even more if Edouard excels in the Premier League.

In other news: Hoops still hopeful on Howe despite latest development, find out more here. 

According to a report by Voetbal 24, via City Xtra, manager Pep Guardiola ‘wants to push’ for the signing of Sheffield United midfielder Sander Berge this summer as a possible replacement for club legend Fernandinho – prompting excitement from a set of Manchester City fans. 

Berge, who has spent most of this season on the treatment table (Transfermarkt), has still managed to attract Premier League interest from the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham – with the two north London clubs said to be eyeing the promising 23-year-old (Jeunes Footeux).

As per Voetbal 24, City are now weighing up a move and Berge is even top of the Sky Blues’ transfer target list as a successor to their Brazilian enforcer and fan favourite.

The 35-year-old, having signed an extension last season, now looks set to leave this summer as Guardiola looks likely to ‘push’ for Berge as his midfield heir.

Reacting to this news, it’s safe to say many City fans were overjoyed with the idea of Berge’s acquisition despite his absences this season – with one fan calling him a would-be ‘amazing signing’.

An international teammate of long time transfer target Erling Haaland, it appears supporters are now excited by another Norwegian prodigy.

Find all of their verdicts down below.

Man City fans swoon over Berge links

“Dude is 6’5 . Wow”

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“Brilliant player, would be a great signing, remember when we played them and he was immense.”

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“This would be an amazing signing don’t care what anyone says”

Credit: @KZN22_

“Yes.. This is make sense alot. He has the quality and would be perfect for rodri/ferna backup. His club is about got relegated so it much cheaper”

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“Class player”

Credit: @CanceloFCCity

“Oh hell yes! This would really be a great signing aaaaand Norwegian”

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“Get him”

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“Would be cheap as chips and also offers something in the attack from what I’ve seen of him so I would back this”

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In other news: Man City fans lauded this news from Guardiola, find out more here.

Pep Guardiola looks to have suffered a significant blow at Manchester City after Kevin De Bruyne was forced off in the FA Cup semi-final defeat against Chelsea on Saturday afternoon.

Whilst the Spanish manager will undoubtedly be disappointed that his side’s quadruple hopes are now over, he may well be more concerned about his star midfielder, who looked in a lot of pain before being replaced by Phil Foden at Wembley.

Following the game, Guardiola provided an update on the Belgian international, saying:

“He has pain now. Tomorrow he has a test with doctors. Apparently, it doesn’t look good but we will see tomorrow.”

There was no contact between De Bruyne and Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante, so there is definitely a reason to be concerned that the City man’s injury could be a significant one.

The Citizens’ hectic schedule between now and the end of the season means that even if the 28-year-old’s injury does only keep him out for a few weeks, then he could miss huge matches against PSG in the Champions League and Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup final.

Given how dominant City have been this season, you could argue that if they only managed to win the Premier League at this point then it would be something of a disappointment, so losing someone as influential as De Bruyne could well define the rest of their campaign.

After his starring performance in the 2-1 first-leg win against Borussia Dortmund recently, Foden was full of praise for his teammate, who signed from Wolfsburg for £55m in 2015, saying:

“We know how special he is. He always finds the right pass at the right time.”

It would be a huge blow for Guardiola to lose one of his star players at this point in the season and he may well be worried that, after a less than inspiring second-half display without him against Chelsea, City could really struggle in their important upcoming fixtures without the influential Belgian.

And, in other news… Fewer passes than Steffen: Anonymous Man City dud cost Pep with another woeful display

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