A total of nine overseas players have been sprinkled into three teams. Matches start on August 24 and go on till September 4

ESPNcricinfo staff16-Aug-2022Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu and the South Africa trio of Ayabonga Khaka, Sune Luus and Chloe Tryon are in a list of nine overseas players set to take part in the inaugural women’s CPL. These players have been split into three teams, which will also be involved in the 6ixty, a T10 tournament. Matches start on August 24 and go on till September 4.Most of the big names in women’s cricket are currently involved in The Hundred in England, which ends only on September 3. This includes the captains of Barbados Royals and Trinbago Knight Riders. However, Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin are expected to cut their stay short and return to the Caribbean soon.Athapaththu, Sri Lanka’s highest run-getter in T20Is, will join Khaka, the fast bowler recently named South Africa women’s player of the year, at Guyana Amazon Warriors. They will be led by Stafanie Taylor.Luus, who has 931 runs and 48 wickets in 91 T20Is, will be with Knight Riders, and play alongside Hayley Jensen, the seam-bowling allrounder who helped New Zealand win the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games recently.Anisa Mohammed, the highest wicket-taker in women’s T20Is, and Dottin, who retired from international cricket over issues with Cricket West Indies the other day, bring the local flavour.The Royals’ contingent includes Tryon, the South Africa veteran who has played 174 times for her country, and Fatima Sana, the 20-year-old at the start of her career as a seam-bowling allrounder for Pakistan.All three teams are made up of 14 players and include one each from the USA: 15-year-old Snigdha Paul (Royals), 16-year-old Isani Vaghela (Amazon Warriors), and 18-year-old Geetika Kodali (Knight Riders).Barbados Royals: Hayley Matthews (capt), Shakera Selman (vice-capt), Fatima Sana (Pakistan), Chloe Tryon (South Africa), Snigdha Paul (USA), Reneice Boyce, Mandy Rangru, Britney Cooper, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shanika Bruce, Afy Fletcher, Qiana Joseph, Japhina Joseph, Chinelle HenryGuyana Amazon Warriors: Stafanie Taylor (capt), Shermaine Campbell (vice-capt), Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka), Ayabonga Khaka (South Africa), Isani Vaghela (USA), Rashada Williams, Rachel Vincent, Kaycia Schultz, Chedean Nationa, Cherry-Ann Fraser, Shamilla Connell, Karishma Ramharak, Shabika Gajnabi, Zaida JamesTrinbago Knight Riders: Deandra Dottin (capt), Anisa Mohammed (vice-capt), Hayley Jensen (New Zealand), Sune Luus (South Africa), Geetika Kodali (USA), Lee Ann Kirby, Kyshona Knight, Kycia Knight, Natasha McLean, Sheneta Grimmond, Caneisha Isaac, Jannillea Glasgow, Steffie Soogrim, Shawnisha Hector

Tottenham Hotspur chiefs are talking about swooping in to hijack Aston Villa transfer talks for a forward in January, and he could be a sound alternative to widely-reported target Randal Kolo Muani if they can’t get a PSG deal done.

Spurs exploring Kolo Muani deal as Postecoglou chases forward

Ange Postecoglou has already got his first winter signing over the line with a deal for goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky from Slavia Prague, and the Czech ace performed excellently on his debut against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.

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Kinsky became only the second shot-stopper to keep a clean sheet against Liverpool across all competitions this season, after Nottingham Forest’s Matz Sels, with the 21-year-old making six saves on the night and shutting out Arne Slot’s side in a 1-0 win.

Spurs now have the advantage heading into their Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg at Anfield, with technical director Johan Lange’s work to sign Kinsky seriously paying off already.

However, the Dane is by no means done there, as Tottenham are in the market for a new winger and have set their sights on PSG’s Kolo Muani as an ideal January signing – considering his quality, versatility and availability.

This is confirmed by reliable transfer journalist David Ornstein of The Athletic, who wrote on X that the Lilywhites are viewed as top contenders for his signature before deadline day.

The France international is a mainstay of Didier Deschamps Les Bleus squad, and has been since the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Kolo Muani also boasts three goals from his last five matches for France, but his fortunes are seriously contrasting at club level for PSG.

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The 26-year-old is out of Luis Enrique’s plans at the Parc des Princes, and has been completely left out of their last two Ligue 1 matchday squads. His exit appears to be inevitable, but Spurs must also compete with Man United and Juventus for Kolo Muani’s services.

If Postecoglou’s side potentially lose out on the ex-Eintracht Frankfurt star, then it appears they’re considering Borussia Dortmund’s Donyell Malen.

Tottenham internally discuss hijacking Aston Villa move for Donyell Malen

The Dutchman, who has 41 caps for the Netherlands, finished last season as Dortmund’s top goalscorer with 15 goals in all competitions – and he’s out of contract in 2026.

Aston Villa have this week increased their bid to £21m, making him a seemingly affordable option for Spurs, though it is believed Villa have been locked in talks for a while and have got the green light from the player.

That being said, there is apparently still a gap in valuations between the clubs, and a report by CaughtOffside states that Tottenham are internally discussing the possibility of hijacking Villa’s talks for Malen.

Postecoglou’s side are believed to be real fans of the 25-year-old, who can play on both flanks and further forward as an outright striker. Malen also bagged a goal and assist against Real Madrid in the Champions League earlier this season, indicating he can perform at the highest possible level.

Welsh Fire slip to second successive defeat as Jacks comes up trumps on slow Cardiff pitch

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Will Jacks hit the highest individual score of the Hundred this summer as his 81 steered Oval Invincibles to a 39-run win over Welsh Fire at Sophia Gardens.Jacks batted from the first to the 99th ball to notch the joint second highest score in the men’s Hundred to join Colin Ingram and David Willey just behind Liam Livingstone’s current record high of 92.His late burst of sixes pushed Invincibles to 154 for 5 and enabled them to put their London derby defeat on Thursday behind them as they picked up their first win and condemned Fire to a second successive defeat.Related

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Having won the toss, Fire sent in Invincibles and quickly added to the pain currently being felt by England star Jason Roy by sending him packing for a mere 10 runs off as many balls.If that was an improvement on his golden duck in the opening round of the Hundred against London Spirt, he showed his frustration at tickling the ball to short fine leg by tossing his bat in the air as he walked back to the pavilion.The pace attack of David Payne, Jake Ball and George Scrimshaw bowled tidily enough on a tricky wicket to initially restrict the run rate. Given they only took one wicket in their heavy defeat against the reigning champions, Southern Brave, in their opening game it didn’t take them long to improve on that.Scrimshaw returned the favour to Payne, who caught Roy, by catching the dangerous Rilee Rossouw at short third and all of a sudden it was 22 for 2 with two key batters back in the hutch.Sam Billings steadied the ship alongside Jacks until he left two balls after being struck in the box and taking a very necessary injury break. His departure, lbw to Ryan Higgins, made it 51 for 3 from 41 balls and put even more responsibility on the shoulders of Jacks.The opener, Surrey’s top scorer in the Blast, steered the side to 57 for 3 at the halfway mark, reached his half-century with a cracking four through extra cover off Payne and then went on the rampage with a series of boundaries.His 50 came up in 36 balls and he added a further 31 off his next nine deliveries before holing out on the boundary off the penultimate ball of the innings. A four off the last ball by Tom Curran meant the Invincibles had set a reasonable target of 154.Joe Clarke gave the home side a good start, punishing spinner Danny Briggs with successive sixes in his opening over. He would go onto top score with 37 as he enjoyed stands of 46 with Tom Banton and then 26 with Ben Duckett.But once he was caught in the deep aiming for another boundary off Tom Curran the writing was on the wall for Fire. They had only made 107 off 100 balls against the Brave and were eventually held to 119 for 6 as Sam and Tom Curran put on the squeeze, both conceding only 24 runs from their 20 balls each.Sunil Narine chipped in with three wickets as he conceded 21 runs off 20 balls.

Jamie Carragher has opened the door to a boxing fight with Gary Neville on a Misfits card, saying they "might as well do it in the ring".

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• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Liverpool legend Carragher has indulged in plenty of verbal jousting with Manchester United icon Neville down the years. The pair are now pundits and co-commentators on Sky Sports, having previously locked horns in the heat of Premier League battle.

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  Carragher has now joked about lacing up a pair of gloves and trading blows between the ropes. Said idea was floated during a visit to a Merseyside boxing gym for the former England international, who linked up with UFC star Darren Till for some training exercises.

• WHAT JAMIE CARRAGHER SAID

  Quizzed on whether he would like to aim punches at Neville in a bout organised by KSI and Co for Misfits Boxing, Carragher told the : “I mean, I fight with him every week on telly so I might as well do it in the ring on fight night. We could even do a nice charity night against each other. That would be good, wouldn't it?"

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  Carragher has limited experience of life in the ring, but once sparred with WBO interim light-heavyweight champion Callum Smith. The 47-year-old added: "A few years ago, I think for charity, a few of us paid to jump in with the Smith brothers. I was with Callum. It didn't go very well for me. Callum was just throwing at me.

  "As you could imagine, I couldn't do anything about it. Playing football is a completely different kettle of fish to being in the boxing ring."

Ivan Juric has been unable to turn around the Southampton sinking ship since his arrival to the South Coast in late December, as the Saints stare a dire relegation straight in the face.

The Premier League table doesn’t lie with Southampton rock bottom of the pile currently on just six points, with an alarming ten point gap opening up already between the division’s basement club and Wolverhampton Wanderers in 17th position.

Whilst survival looks a tall order, there are a few faces in Juric’s camp that will continue to hold their heads high as bright sparks during these bleak times.

Southampton's top performers this season

One of those faces is Mateus Fernandes, who has looked lively for his lowly side even as games have slipped out of their grasp.

He was a standout performer during Southampton’s recent 3-1 loss at Old Trafford with three shots tallied up on Andre Onana’s shaky goal alongside two successful dribbles being registered, whilst the promising Portuguese midfielder also assisted Paul Onuachu’s late header away at Nottingham Forest last time out as the Saints flickered into life at the death.

Away from the Saints number 18, there has also been the occasional brilliance of youth product Tyler Dibling in attack who has managed to pick up two Premier League goals, whilst Kyle Walker-Peters has also threatened to get back to his blistering best.

Even in a Southampton side that has only mustered up a pitiful 15 top-flight strikes, Walker-Peters has still collected two assists, with a number of clubs reportedly circling for his services now amidst talk he will turn down any contract extension put forward to him.

Juric will hope he can keep a firm grip on the 5 foot 8 full-backs this month – away from all this speculation – but the Croat is unlikely to put up much of a fight to hold onto another defender on the contrary.

The latest on Charlie Taylor's future at Southampton

As per Sky Sports journalist Lyall Thomas earlier this month, Charlie Taylor is one figure Juric will be looking to offload this January, with other names on Thomas’ list looking to exit St Mary’s being Maxwel Cornet and Ben Brereton Diaz, as the latter now finds himself on loan at Sheffield United.

Therefore, Taylor could be the next fringe presence to be moved on, considering he has barely featured for the South Coast side this season after moving to the newly promoted team from Burnley last window.

Indeed, the ex-Clarets man has only started two times for his relegation-doomed outfit in the Premier League, with his last showing in the league seeing him introduced into the game at the half-time interval, only for the Saints to be resoundingly trounced 5-0 by Brentford.

Whilst he is by no means the only individual guilty of being an underperformer when you consider Southampton’s rock-bottom status, his steep wage will also be another major factor as to why there’s an increased hunger to get him off the books this January.

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Looking at the table above, away from his poor defensive numbers, Taylor also surprisingly rakes in a hefty £30k-per-week pay packet, which means he earns more than both the aforementioned Walker-Peters and Fernandes.

The far brighter pair both earn £20k-per-week away from Taylor’s high earnings, with the Saints defender’s wage costs over the full year coming in at an extortionate £1.5m despite such a lack of game-time.

Therefore, it makes a lot of sense why Southampton want to get rid of the 31-year-old defender this month, as Juric attempts everything in his power to boost spirits to try and build some positive form.

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No último domingo, o Juventude recebeu o Internacional no Alfredo Jaconi e acabou no empate por 1 a 1.

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Em cinco partidas disputadas, o Jaconero soma três empates e duas derrotas, desempenho que deixa o time na 18ª posição.

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Heather Knight has undergone surgery on her injured right hip and will continue to be out of action for the foreseeable future. The England women’s captain tweeted that she would miss the home series against India in September as well as the WBBL in October-November. She said she was hoping to return to the field by the end of the year.Knight is already missing the Hundred, where she was expected to lead London Spirit for a second season.