Bharath Seervi05-Sep-20193- Number of double-centuries for Steven Smith in Tests, all coming against England in The Ashes. Only two batsmen have scored more double-hundreds in Ashes history. Don Bradman leads the list with eight double tons to his name followed by Wally Hammond with four.ESPNcricinfo Ltd
6- Number of batsmen to score two double-centuries against England in England. Steven Smith joined Bradman, Zaheer Abbas, Viv Richards, Gordon Greenidge and Graeme Smith in doing so. While Bradman scored five 200s in England, the others all got two each. Smith had made 215 at Lord’s in the 2015 Ashes.11- Centuries for Smith against England. Only 3 batsman have got more tons against an opposition – Bradman 19 against England, Sunil Gavaskar 13 versus West Indies and Jack Hobbs 11 against Australia.589- Runs for Smith in this series, in just four innings, at an average of 147.25. None of the other Australia batsmen have scored even half of Smith’s runs; Marnus Labuschagne is next highest with 280 runs. In fact, no batsman has scored more runs than Smith in the whole of the calendar year of 2019. Smith is the highest run-getter of 2019 having played just four innings.ESPNcricinfo Ltd
2- Number of higher individual scores against England at Old Trafford than Smith’s 211 in this Test. Bob Simpson had made 311 in the Ashes in 1964, which is the highest followed by Gordon Greenidge’s 223 in 1984. Smith is the only Australia batsman to have scored double-hundreds in England in the last 25 years. The last before him was Allan Border at Headingley in 1993.93.64- Smith’s average in the first innings of Tests. He has amassed 3184 runs in 39 innings with 16 hundreds. Only five batsmen have scored more centuries in the first innings of Tests than Smith’s 16. His average is second only to Bradman’s 113.66. Smith’s career average is now 64.64. He has 6788 runs in 67 Tests, which is an average of more than 100 runs every Test.3- Smith has scored over 500 runs in each of the last three Ashes: 508 runs in 2015 Ashes in England, 687 runs in the 2017-18 home Ashes and 589 runs in this series. No other batsman has scored 500-plus runs in three successive Ashes series. Bradman scored 500-plus runs in five different series, but not three in a row.
أكد مختار مختار رئيس لجنة التخطيط بالنادي الأهلي، سعي القلعة الحمراء لإبرام صفقتين خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية، مشددًا على صعوبة كأس السوبر المصري.
وقال مختار في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “الأهلي”: “رئاسة لجنة التخطيط مختلفة وشاقة جدًا لأنها مرتبطة بكرة القدم بشكل عام في الأهلي، فرق ناشئين وكرة نسائية وفريق أول، نسعى لحل الأزمات اليومية ولكنها مهمة ممتعة وأنا سعيد بتواجدي في هذا المكان، لأن أولًا وأخيرًا نعمل في النادي الأهلي”.
قبل مواجهة الأهلي.. سيراميكا كليوباترا يضم رباعي بيراميدز
وأضاف: “اجتمعت مع مارسيل كولر مرة واحدة لأنه سافر بعد السوبر الإفريقي، ولم يكن هناك وقت متاح للاجتماع معه مرة أخرى”.
وعن التعاون بين لجنة التخظيظ والمدير الرياضي، أوضح: “أنا ومحمد رمضان علاقتنا جيدة جدًا وبها ود وترابط، وكنا نؤدي دورا جيدا في لجنة التخطيط مع المجموعة، وكنا نحتاج شخص مثل رمضان في هذا المنصب”.
وتابع: “من أساسيات عملنا البحث عن الصفقات، وبالتأكيد نحن نحتاج إلى صفقتين خلال الفترة الحالية في الخط الأمامي لأن هذا المركز هو الذي ينهي الفرص، وكل فريق يحتاج تدعيمات كل موسم”.
وأشار: “نحتاج لدماء جديدة من أجل عمل نقلة كبيرة، وجمهور الأهلي حريص على ذلك، شغلنا الشاغل أن نجد إضافة قوية، ووارد أن يكون عنصرا أجنبيا إلى جانب عنصر محلي، لا نريد أن نتعجل في الأمر لكي نصل إلى أفضل نتيجة ونتشارك جميعًا في الرأي”.
وأكد: “نتمنى عودة علي معلول لمستواه، ولكن في كرة القدم لا تستمر على نفس الحال، ميسي كان أفضل لاعب في برشلونة، لكن أين هو الآن؟، ونسعى مع كولر لتصعيد ناشئين، أن يتم تصعيد 2 أو 3 لاعبين مميزين للفريق الأول، أهم من حصد كؤوس في القطاع”.
استكمل: “توقيت بطولة كأس السوبر المصري في منتهى الصعوبة، لأن اللاعبين كانوا مرهقين وحصلوا على إجازة ثم لعبوا مباراة السوبر الإفريقي وبعدها إجازة، فهذه الفترة صعبة، لكن نتمنى أن يستعيد اللاعبون بريقهم ومستواهم الطبيعي، لأن فريقنا لا يصح أن يُقدم مجرد أداء ولكن أن يتوج ببطولة”.
الأهلي يواجه حرس الحدود وديًا استعدادًا لـ كأس السوبر المصري
واستأنف: “نواصل العمل في ملف التجديد للاعبين ونحرص على أبنائنا وهم كذلك، بوجد مصطفى شوبير وحمزة علاء ومحمد الشناوي، وأنا حريص على التجديد للثلاثي”.
واستطرد: “أقول لـ إمام عاشور أريد أن نرى اللاعب الذي قدم موسمًا رائعًا، سهل جدًا أن تعود لمستواك والأمر في يدك، ونتمنى أن نراه أفضل من الموسم الماضي”.
وأتم: “وأقول لـ محمود كهربا لقد اشتقنا لك ونريد رؤيتك وبيدك أن تجعل المدير الفني لا يستغنى عنك”.
واختتم: “أقول لـ محمد مجدي أفشة أنت من اللاعبين الرائعين الذين يصنعون نقلة في الفريق كلما شارك بإيجابية”.
Foi dada a largada nas quartas de final do Campeonato Goianiense. Neste domingo, quatro duelos agitaram o estado, entre eles, o clássico Atlético-GO e Goiás. Confira abaixo um resumo dos jogos:
Iporá x Grêmio Anápolis
No Ferreirão, Iporá e Grêmio Anápolis bem que tentaram, mas o confronto não saiu do zero e está em aberto uma vaga entre os quatro melhores da competição.
Jataiense x Aparecidense
No Arapucão, o Aparecidense não tomou conhecimento do adversário e construiu a sua vitória por 3 a 0 com gols de Matheus e Alex Henrique (2).
Anápolis x Vila Nova-GO
No Jonas Duarte, o Vila Nova não perdoou o seu adversário. Com gols de Arthur Rezende (2) e Rafael Donato, o Tigre venceu por 3 a 0 e agora joga por empate ou derrota de até dois gols.
Goiás x Atlético-GO
Na Serrinha, o Atlético-GO mostrou o seu favoritismo contra o Goiás. João Paulo abriu o placar na etapa inicial e o Dragão confirmou a sua vitória através de Arthur Gomes e Janderson.
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In hindsight, it's pretty easy to hyper-analyse a football club's transfer activity, the ins and outs, the rights and wrongs, but after Daniel Levy appointed Ange Postecoglou as Tottenham Hotspur manager last June, it was clear that there was a new, focused vision.
And it was a good thing too, with Spurs fighting for success in the Premier League once again after missing out on continental qualification entirely; further issues might have been detrimental, with the likes of Aston Villa, Newcastle United, West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion all equipped to fight against the established 'big six'.
Ange Postecoglou and Daniel Levy.
And with these aspiring outfits fighting tooth and nail to knock the Premier League scales off-kilter, Postecoglou's early workings down at N17 hardly received the momentum boost needed when club record scorer Harry Kane decided that he'd done his duty and completed a transfer to Bayern Munich.
Still, the recruitment strategy since Postecoglou's arrival has been a far cry from the misfiring, rueful approach that has precluded silver-laden success for over 15 years.
The Spurs ace who went from outscoring Bale to the "flop of the season"
This Tottenham dud is at the epicentre of a chequered transfer history.
ByAngus Sinclair Mar 5, 2024
Sure, Tottenham have enjoyed some sublime talents over the years but too many have fallen flat or slipped away.
Keeping hold of Kane and unleashing him at the spearhead for the best part of a decade, while it didn't bring silverware, is without question one of Tottenham's biggest success stories of recent history, the Three Lions skipper cemented as a Premier League great.
Harry Kane's Spurs career
Kane might have left Tottenham without any major honours, but he's cemented his name in the club's history books and is undoubtedly one of the Premier League's finest-ever goalscorers, behind only Alan Shearer in the scoring charts and with a superior rate of scoring.
Premier League: All-time Top Scorers
#
Player
No. of goals
Rate of scoring
1.
Alan Shearer
260
0.59
2.
Harry Kane
213
0.67
3.
Wayne Rooney
208
0.42
4.
Andy Cole
187
0.45
5.
Sergio Aguero
184
0.67
Stats via Premier League
After an itinerant opening to his professional career as he leapt from loan spell to loan spell, Kane eventually earned an opportunity in the closing stages of the 2013/14 Premier League season and announced himself with three goals and two assists from six matches at the end of the year.
The rest is history and all that; everyone knows of Kane's prowess as an elite centre-forward and he completed his Tottenham career as the club's record scorer, with a healthy haul of 278 goals and 64 assists across 430 fixtures, praised as a "supreme professional" by The Times' Henry Winter.
Harry Kane scores for Tottenham.
Having now made the move to Germany, Bayern Munich might be enduring a torrid domestic season but Kane has been typically imperious in his striking quality, posting 33 goals and eight assists from 33 outings thus far.
As mentioned, he is undoubtedly Tottenham's shining star of modern history, possibly the greatest player in the club's modern history, and keeping hold of him for all those years was truly momentous work from Levy and co.
Interestingly, as everyone knows, Kane was plucked from Arsenal in his formative years, with former academy coach Roy Massey revealing to talkSPORT that Kane "didn't have" what it took to rise through the Hale End ranks at the time.
A staggering mistake but a forgivable one in the circumstances; it would quite literally require impeccable prophetic thinking to ensure that every aspiring hopeful avoids the dreaded release.
And, while Tottenham can revel in that victory, they failed to convince Kane's fellow England international several years later, with Bukayo Saka – who is now valued at £90m by Football Transfers – rejecting the north London club as a boy in favour of the Emirates Stadium.
Why Bukayo Saka chose Arsenal over Spurs
Back in 2022, the man himself revealed that Arsenal's London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham had pursued his signature as a youth before he emerged as one of the Premier League's standout stars.
Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: "I remember one session, and I don’t think I went to another one. But, yeah, I think it was just to go and try different clubs but we always had Arsenal in our hearts.
Bukayo Saka.
"There was Arsenal, Chelsea I was at for a bit, there was Watford, there was Tottenham. I think there was maybe two more but those are the ones that I can remember from the top of my head.
"Arsenal was the one I always wanted to go to. It seemed like they had a lot of faith in their youth and there was a clear pathway.
"You could see the players coming up from Hale End to London Colney, and my dad also really believed in the project and he loved Arsene Wenger a lot."
Arsenal are riding the crest of a wave at the moment, and that crest is golden. A stunning run of form in the Premier League has kept Mikel Arteta's side apace with indomitable champions Manchester City and resurgent table-toppers Liverpool.
Declan Rice has been the general in the engine room, William Saliba the rock at the back. Saka, though, is a prodigious attacking force capable of unlocking the sturdiest of defences with his pace and energy and invention.
Bukayo Saka celebrating for Arsenal.
As per FBref, the 22-year-old ranks among the top 11% of attacking midfielders and wingers across Europe's top five leagues over the past year for goals scored, assists and shot-creating actions, the top 16% for progressive carries and the top 7% for tackles per 90.
Regarding the current campaign, just the 16 goals and 15 assists across all competitions with nearly three months of action still to go, averaging 2.5 key passes, 4.8 ball recoveries and 5.9 successful duels per game in the Premier League, as per Sofascore.
One of the best in the world? It's been a matter for debate over the past several years but Saka is still so young and, as Arsene Wenger recently said, he is not unequivocally "world-class" – it would be a brave objector to call that one into question after his recent emphatic exploits.
There's no question that Saka would be the star of the show at Tottenham and would blend superbly with Heung-min Son on the alternate flank, offering a more versatile and creative style to the prolificness of the South Korean.
And indeed, extracting his impact and influence from Arsneal clutches over the past several years and placing it at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium would have only served to swing the stones of power in Spurs' favour, perhaps providing a foundation for illustrious heights that certainly have not been recently.
South Africa manage only 89 for 7 in pursuit of 141 in a truncated game
The Report by Shashank Kishore01-Oct-2019
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South Africa women dropped three catches in the first four overs. India women nailed a direct hit with their very first opportunity through Pooja Vastrakar in the second over of the chase to remove Lizelle Lee, South Africa’s most dangerous batsman. This was just a small window to exhibit the gulf between both sides in a 17-overs-a-side contest in front of nearly 8000 fans in Surat.India defended 140, made on the back of vital knocks from 15-year-old Shafali Verma (46) and 19-year-old Jemimah Rodrigues (33). South Africa, although steady, didn’t get the big hits away in the face of some superb spin bowling from the Yadavs – Poonam and Radha.Seven overs into their chase, the asking rate touched ten runs an over and that resulted in a series of desperate heaves, slogs and mistimed reverse sweeps on a slow wicket. South Africa managed just 89 for 7 in the end; India’s 51-run win helping them clinch the series 2-0 with one game to play.Poonam came within a hair’s breadth of a hat-trick, after sending back Nadine de Klerk and Mignon du Preez. Where de Klerk was undone by dip and sharp turn, slicing a lofted hit to cover, du Preez holed out at long-on after being deceived in flight. Sune Luus, the captain, averted the hat-trick, despite being beaten on a slog, as she dragged her back foot back in time. At this stage, South Africa were 65 for 4 at the end of 11 overs, and the chase only went downhill from there on. Luus was out stumped in the next over to hand Poonam her third wicket.Where wickets were the order of play in the second innings, misfields and dropped chances were aplenty in the first. South Africa should have had Smriti Mandhana off the third ball but neither the bowler Shabnim Ismail nor mid-off ran across to pouch a top-edge. Mandhana was reprieved again on 6 when de Klerk put down a skier as she back-pedalled at extra cover.Shafali, too, lived dangerously, surviving a series of mistimed heaves and slogs. Her first boundary, in the second over, came off a streaky edge off a slog that flew past the wicketkeeper. She hit her straps only in the sixth over when she drove Luus superbly through extra cover, and then charged down the pitch to muscle a full toss over deep midwicket. India rode their luck to move to 43 without loss in six overs.Even as all this played out, Mandhana continued to live a charmed life as she was dropped for a third time on 11 at long-off by Tumi Sekhukhune. Then in the ninth over, Laura Woolvardt palmed a superb hit from Shafali at deep midwicket for six. Two (legal) balls later, Shafali was dismissed, with India well placed at 65 for 2.Harmanpreet usually likes to take her time to settle in, but on Tuesday she came out playing her shots. She stepped out and used her high backlift and long reach to muscle a huge six down the ground and also played the slog-sweep superbly, racing to 15 off six balls. Harmanpreet’s enterprise rubbed off on Jemimah Rodrigues, who in contrast to Harmanpreet, relied on timing and wristwork to keep picking off runs.She walked across to flick incoming deliveries through midwicket, fetched full deliveries from outside off to bisect midwicket and long-on, and often made room to get underneath the length and scythe the ball between cover and point. This fine exhibition of clean ball-striking gave India end-overs momentum. While Rodrigues didn’t stay till the end, her 22-ball 33 helped India plunder 71 off their last eight overs.South Africa lost Lee in the first over of the chase, when a misunderstanding resulted in Tasmin Brits turning her back on her after initially looking to pinch an overthrow. While South Africa had started with medium-pace from both ends, India began with spin from one end and immediately had the batsmen struggling for timing.Woolvardt and Brits added 39 off 37 balls, but by then the desperation to find the big hits was all too apparent. This played into the hands of Poonam, whose loop and flight – that didn’t give them any pace to work with – resulted in their undoing. Barring the twenties from Woolvardt and Brits, all other South African batsmen managed just single digits on a pitch where shot-making proved increasingly difficult as the game progressed. In the end, South Africa were left with a teasing thought: what might have been had they held onto their chances?
A lateral direita do São Paulo melhorou após as atuações de Daniel Alves naquele setor. No entanto, o camisa dez são-paulino sofreu uma lesão na perna e ainda não tem previsão de retorno aos gramados.
ATUAÇÕES: Vitor Bueno faz de cabeça, jovens vão bem, e São Paulo empata com o Mirassol
Com isso, Igor Vinícius vem ganhando espaço na equipe titular e enfrentou o Mirassol no empate por 1 a 1 no último domingo. O jovem ganhou elogios do técnico Hernán Crespo após a partida.
CONFIRA COMO TERMINOU A FASE DE GRUPOS DO CAMPEONATO PAULISTA!
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– O Igor Vinícius joga porque ele merece jogar. Podem jogar Dani, Orejuela e o próprio Igor. O Igor Vinícius fez uma ótima partida, um ótimo jogo. Veremos no dia a dia quais as decisões que eu vou tomar – afirmou o treinador.
A dúvida acontece porque o colombiano Orejuela se recuperou de lesão e será inscrito nas fases finais do Campeonato Paulista.Contratado nesta temporada, o defensor de 25 anos se recupera de um problema no joelho. Ele já trabalha normalmente com o elenco e aprimora a forma física.
Agora, o São Paulo vira a chave e vai disputar a quarta rodada do Grupo E da Libertadores, diante do Rentistas, no Uruguai, nesta quarta-feira (12), às 19h. O Tricolor é o líder da chave com sete pontos.
كشفت تقارير صحفية إسبانية، عن خضوع الدولي البولندي روبرت ليفاندوفسكي، لاختبار طبي لمعرفة موقفه من المشاركة في مواجهة برشلونة وإشبيلية القادمة.
مهاجم برشلونة تعرض لإصابة مع منتخب بلده أمام البرتغال، ولعب نصف ساعة في مواجهة كرواتيا مساء الثلاثاء، وقدم تمريرة حاسمة، لكنه أصيب مرة أخرى بسبب تدخل حارس مرمى كرواتيا.
طالع أيضًا.. تقارير توضح موقف أولمو ولامين يامال من المشاركة مع برشلونة ضد إشبيلية
صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية، أكدت أن برشلونة لا يريد المخاطرة، وسيجري اختبارًا طبيًا للاعب البولندي مساء اليوم فور وصوله إلى المدينة الكتالونية.
ويتوجه اللاعب البولندي إلى سيوتات إسبورتيفا، مقر تدريبات برشلونة وعيادات النادي، لإجراء الفحوصات الطبية، حتى يتم الوقوف على الموقف النهائي له من المشاركة ضد إشبيلية.
ليفاندوفسكي يتصدر ترتيب هدافي الدوري الإسباني برصيد 10 أهداف بفارق 4 عن أيوزي بيريز صاحب المركز الثاني.
أعلن الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم “كاف”، المرشحون لجائزة أفضل حارس مرمى في إفريقيا في العام الجاري 2024.
ويقام حفل توزيع جوائز الأفضل في أفريقيا، في مدينة مراكش المغربية في السادس عشر من ديسمبر المقبل بحسب ما حدده كاف.
وحصل على لقب أفضل حارس في إفريقيا في العام الماضي 2023، المغربي ياسين بونو، حارس فريق الهلال السعودي.
وتواجد مصطفى شوبير، حارس مرمى فريق الكرة بالنادي الأهلي، في القائمة المرشحة، بعد مساهمته في تتويج فريقه ببطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا الماضية.
طالع..كاف يُعلن المرشحين لجائزة أفضل لاعب في إفريقيا 2024.. موقف محمد صلاح
وشهدت القائمة، وجود رونين ويليامز، حارس مرمى فريق صن دوانز، والذي تواجد في 3 قوائم مرشحة في جوائز الأفضل، حيث في قائمة أفضل لاعب داخل إفريقيا وأفضل لاعب إفريقي بجانب أفضل حارس. المرشحين لـ جائزة أفضل حارس في إفريقيا 2024
1- مصطفى شوبير – الأهلي – مصر.
2- أسامة بن بوط – حارس اتحاد العاصمة الجزائري – الجزائر.
3- أندرية أونانا – حارس مانشستر يونايتد الإنجليزي – الكاميرون.
4- ليونيل إمباسي – حارس روديز الفرنسي – الكونغو.
5- يحيى فوفوانا – حارس أنجيه الفرنسي – كوت ديفوار.
Wolverhampton Wanderers may have come unstuck against Coventry City in the FA Cup quarter-final on the weekend, but they are well on track for a top-half finish in the Premier League.
Following a campaign of discontent during 2022/23 where the Old Gold sacked a manager and flirted with the relegation zone, Gary O’Neil has transformed the club.
A solid back three has conceded 44 goals, the ninth-best defensive record in the top flight. But it is O’Neil’s attacking options which have been a pleasant surprise this season, with the Old Gold scoring 42 goals in 29 matches.
AFC Bournemouth managerGaryO'Neilapplauds the fans during a lap of appreciation after the match
This is 11 more than they achieved throughout the whole of the 2022/23 season, and it proves just how important it is to have attacking players on form.
It isn’t just one player who has grabbed the headlines, however. Pedro Neto has scored three goals and grabbed 11 assists, while Pablo Sarabia (12 goal contributions) and Matheus Cunha (18 goal contributions) have also contributed effectively throughout 2023/24, leading the Molineux outfit to ninth spot in the table at the time of writing.
Matheus Cunha
Alongside Cunha, Hwang Hee-Chan is their top scorer with 11 goals this term and his resurgence under O’Neil has been a big bonus as they chase another top half top-flight finish.
Hwang Hee-Chan’s statistics for Wolves this season
The South Korean forward was signed on an initial loan deal by former manager Bruno Lage in August 2021 and was widely praised by Wolves technical director Scott Sellars.
“He’s got a good pedigree, having played Champions League football and at a World Cup,” said Sellars.
“He’s got a lot of pace, power and strength – he’s probably a little bit different to what we’ve got, and we think he’s a strong acquisition for the squad.”
Hwang Hee-Chan's Premier League statistics
Metric
2022/23
2023/24
Goals
3
10
Assists
1
3
Big chances created
1
4
Shots on target per game
0.3
0.6
Successful dribbles per game
0.5
1.5
Via Sofascore
It didn’t take long for his presence to impress the hierarchy as the club paid RB Leipzig £14m to make the loan deal a permanent one in January 2022, and he finished the season with five goals in the top flight.
The 2022/23 proved to be a bit of a damp squib, however, as the forward managed to score just four goals for the Molineux side during the whole season, although it appeared like everyone suffered, as this total ranked him as their third highest scorer, just two goals behind Ruben Neves and Daniel Podence.
This season, however, Hwang has enjoyed a rejuvenation under O’Neil. The 11 goals have been supplemented with three assists and his contributions have been key to the Old Gold currently occupying a top-half spot.
The attacker ranks second among the squad for goals and assists (13) in the Premier League, while also ranking second for shots on target per game (0.6), fourth for big chances created (four) and for successful dribbles per game (1.5), showcasing his importance to the cause.
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According to Football Transfers, these displays mean Hwang is currently valued at €19m (£16.2m). This may not sound that impressive, but considering how poor a campaign he had last year, his valuation is currently back on the rise and more wonderful displays between now and May will see this break through the £20m mark.
There are a few players who are valued more than Hwang, however, with one being a former Wolves striker who played for the club between 2010 and 2012 – Steven Fletcher.
How much Steven Fletcher is worth in 2024 money
Of course, the Scottish striker is not currently valued higher than Hwang, as he is plying his trade for Wrexham in League Two at the age of 36.
But thanks to Totally Money, who have adjusted previous transfers for football inflation over the previous 30 years, it proves that Fletcher’s transfer fee is higher than Hwang’s current value.
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Indeed, Wolves managed to secure his signature for a fee of £6.5m, which looked like a wise investment considering his performances during his maiden season in the top flight. Totally Money, however, states that this fee, now adjusted for inflation, would be worth around £17.8m today.
That is ahead of Hwang’s current market valuation of £16.2m and proves just how much of a blinder Wolves made when they snapped Fletcher up over a decade ago.
Steven Fletcher’s statistics for Wolves
The centre-forward had built his reputation north of the border, scoring 45 goals for Hibs in 163 appearances, leading to a move to Burnley in 2009.
They had just been promoted to the Premier League and were looking for someone to spearhead their attack. 12 goals in 38 games during his only season at Turf Moor was a solid if unspectacular record, and it led to him being on the move again in 2010.
Former Wolves striker Steven Fletcher.
It got even better at Molineux for the former Hibs starlet, as he scored 12 goals in 34 matches during his debut season and his goals meant the club avoided relegation by the skin of their teeth, finishing in 17th spot, just one point ahead of Birmingham City.
Another 12-goal campaign followed as Fletcher continued to terrorise defences in the Premier League, although this time, his goals could not prevent the Old Gold from slipping back into the second tier at the end of the season.
With that, his two-season spell at the Old Gold ended, staying in the top flight courtesy of his move to Sunderland.
There is no doubt the club played a blinder by moving him on for more than double what they signed him for just two years earlier, with the 6 foot 1 hitman enjoying his stint in the Midlands.
Since then, he has played for six clubs and is still going strong for Wrexham at the time of writing, netting eight goals in the League during the current season.
The fact that his sale in 2012 eclipses the current market value of Hwang proves just how much Wolves hit the jackpot on the former Scotland international.
The board said it intends to ensure the primacy of the QeA Trophy which clashes with the T10
ESPNcricinfo staff23-Oct-2019
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has revoked conditional No Objection Certificates (NOCs) given to its players to feature in the Abu Dhabi T10 league, which is due to start from November 15.In a statement, the PCB said that the decision had been taken “to manage the players’ workload, continued work on their fitness levels [and] to ensure primacy and participation of its player in its premier Quaid-e-Azam Trophy”.The tournament is set to clash with a fitness and medical assessment camp at the National Cricket Academy, as well as several round of the QeA Trophy.The PCB added: “The decision has been made in the best interest of the players as well as to continue to enhance the credibility and reputation of the new domestic structure, which has been widely covered and reported across all media outlets.”The news is a significant blow to the T10 tournament, which was set to feature several Pakistan players. The majority of the Qalandars squad is Pakistani – including Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf and Imran Nazir – while other players who could be affected include Mohammad Irfan, Shoaib Malik and Sohail Tanvir. Afridi and Imran Nazir, however, will not be affected by the revokation of NOCs, given they have retired from Pakistan cricket.The PCB operate an informal “PSL plus one league” policy with regards to issuing NOCs to it players for leagues around the world. Beyond one other league, permission is viewed on a case-by-case basis, depending on the player’s fitness and Pakistan’s domestic and international commitments at the time. Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan and Shaheen Afridi, for example, were recently included in the draft for The Hundred – which would constitute a league above and beyond the “PSL plus one” policy, but as things stand, ESPNcricinfo understands the PCB are expected to issue NOCs to the trio.