Jazz Chisholm took the stage for and put on a show, blasting two home runs and driving in four as the New York Yankees cruised past the Boston Red Sox, 7-2. ESPN's cameras captured an emotional Chisholm returning to his dugout after the first homer, getting extra special congratulations from his teammates.

After the game, the second baseman revealed that he was playing with a heavy heart as he collected his 100th career home run.

"It felt kind of surreal," he said. "I lost my best friend yesterday so today felt like a different type of day, especially with the 100th home run coming today. I’ve been going through a lot in the last 30 hours."

Chisholm opted to keep the details of his friend's passing private while discussing his difficult day with reporters in the clubhouse after the game. A lot of times we see athletes dealing with loss find respite on the playing field and oftentimes play their best amid those struggles.

Dhoni, Pollard, Bravo, Rayudu and Malinga have starred in these matches in the past – here’s a lookback

Omkar Mankame22-Mar-2025

Chennai, 2008 – CSK won by six runs

The first meeting between these sides in the IPL produced a high-scoring nail-biter. Brisk fifties from Matthew Hayden and Suresh Raina powered CSK to 208, before MI, despite losing wickets regularly, kept the chase going. Abhishek Nayar and Harbhajan Singh combined to bring the equation down to nine from the last four deliveries, but Joginder Sharma kept his nerve to take CSK over the line.

Mumbai, 2012 – MI won by two wickets

After a few years of lopsided contests came the real humdinger. MI’s pursuit of 174 had been led by half-centuries from Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma. But a dramatic collapse – 134 for 1 became 159 for 8 – left them needing 16 from the final over and then 14 from three balls. No fear! Dwayne Smith, playing his first game of the season, hit Ben Hilfenhaus for 6, 4, 4 to set off celebrations in the MI camp.Dwayne Smith has been among those who have played starring roles for both MI as well as CSK•BCCI

Mumbai, 2014 – CSK won by four wickets

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Smith – now in the other camp – had anchored CSK’s chase of 158 with a fifty. But Lasith Malinga’s death overs wizardry meant CSK still needed 11 from the final over. CSK, however, had their own master of the death overs in the middle: MS Dhoni smashed a six and a four off Kieron Pollard to finish it off with three balls to spare.

Mumbai, 2018 – CSK won by one wicket

CSK’s first game back from a two-year ban pitted them against the defending champions. Hardik Pandya and debutant Mayank Markande took three-fors and CSK, chasing 166, looked buried at 118 for 8 in the 17th over. With 47 needed off the last three, Dwayne Bravo scored 19 and 20 off the next two overs, and a heavily hamstrung Kedar Jadhav, batting on one leg, finished the job in the last over.

Hyderabad 2019 – MI won by one run

A fourth IPL title was up for grabs for either side. The contest ebbed and flowed and left CSK needing nine off the last over. Shane Watson, with a bloody knee, was run-out for 80 on the fourth ball. With two needed off the final ball, Malinga – with figures of 0 for 42 in his first three overs – bowled the perfect yorker to trap Shardul Thakur in front and deliver MI the trophy.MI edged out CSK to win the IPL 2019 by one run•Mahesh Kumar A/Associated Press

Delhi, 2021 – MI won by four wickets

Ambati Rayudu was rampant against his former team, and powered CSK to 218. That seemed more than enough when MI found themselves at 94 for 3 after 12 overs. But with 125 needed from the last eight overs – and 48 from the last three – Kieron Pollard smashed six fours and eight sixes and took MI home by scampering through for a double off the last ball of the game.

Navi Mumbai, 2022 – CSK won by three wickets

Both MI and CSK struggled after the mega auction before IPL 2022, so this was a bottom-of-the-table contest. Tilak Varma’s 43-ball 51 not out took MI to 155 after Mukesh Choudhary had wrecked their top order. Then Daniel Sams did the same to CSK. It came down to CSK needing 16 off the last four balls with Dhoni facing Jaydev Unadkat. In a display of vintage brilliance, Dhoni sealed the deal with a sequence of 6, 4, 2 and 4.

The New York Mets continued their busy trade deadline on Thursday, as the club acquired outfielder Cedric Mullins from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for three prospects, according to multiple reports. New York's deal for Mullins comes on the heels of the club's acquisition of relief pitchers Gregory Soto, Tyler Rogers and Ryan Helsley as part of an effort to revamp its bullpen.

By importing Mullins, the Mets have now filled an important void in the outfield as well. Meanwhile, the Orioles netted a trio of prospects for Mullins, a pending free agent that the club may have lost this winter.

With that in mind, let's assess how both clubs made out in the trade.

Mets: A-

David Stearns's impressive trade deadline continues. Stearns completely revamped New York's bullpen without surrendering any of the club's top nine prospects on the farm. That was impressive in and of itself. Now, Stearns has added Mullins, a former All-Star center fielder, parting ways with No. 14 prospect Anthony Nunez, hard-throwing righthander and No. 30 prospect Raimon Gomez, and High-A relief pitcher Chandler Marsh, who joined the club as an undrafted free agent this past season.

Mullins has disappointed a bit at the plate this season, as evidenced by his .229/.305/.433 slash line. But he's been on a roll at the plate as of late, as he's clubbed 10 extra base hits and posted a 137 wRC+ in July while playing his usual blend of strong defense. The April 12 injury to centerfielder Jose Siri, and subsequent setback in his recovery, left a crater in center field for New York.

But Mullins, who has pop in his bat, speed on the base paths and rates as an above average defender in center, fits the bill as a grade-A upgrade, even if he amounts to a rental bat. He figures to also be the perfect addition to the bottom of the Mets batting order, which has struggled for much of this season.

Orioles: B-

It feels like the Orioles could have netted a better prospect haul for Mullins, a former All-Star, though his 104 wRC+—just 10th among all center fielders—and his status as a 2026 free agent, likely lowered his price tag more than Baltimore would have liked.

Even still, there's no shame in the trio of prospects headed to Baltimore. Nunez, a position-player-turned-pitcher, has dominated hitters at the Double-A level thanks to a four-pitch mix and his athleticism from his former days as an infielder in the San Diego Padres farm system. Gomez, is a powerful righthander who boasts a triple digits on his fastball and wicked upper-80s, low-90s slider that have proven tough for High-A hitters to handle. Walks have been an issue for Gomez though. He'll need to display better control to excel in the majors, but there's promise here for sure. Meanwhile, Marsh, an undrafted pitcher out of Georgia, owns a mid-90s fastball and slider and has posted a 3.45 ERA and 28.8 percent strikeout rate at the High-A level.

Overall, Baltimore's front office was able to take advantage of both Mullins's stellar July and a sellers' market to net a solid return for a pending free agent, even though it had to be tough to part ways with the longest-tenured Oriole. Plus, the club addressed its farm system's biggest weakness: its stash of young pitchers.

تشهد كواليس تتويج النادي الأهلي بلقب دوري المرتبط لكرة السلة تطورات جديدة، بعدما أصبحت ترتيبات مراسم تسليم الجوائز محل نقاش داخل اتحاد اللعبة، خاصة بعد الأحداث الساخنة التي رافقت مواجهة النهائي أمام الاتحاد السكندري.

وعلم بطولات من مصدر داخل الاتحاد المصري لكرة السلة أن مراسم تسليم درع دوري المرتبط والميداليات للنادي الأهلي تم تأجيلها رسميًا، بعد أن كان مقرراً تنظيمها اليوم، على أن يُحدَّد موعد جديد لاحقًا بالتنسيق بين مجلس إدارة الاتحاد ومسؤولي الأهلي، لضمان خروج الاحتفالية بالشكل المناسب.

وكان من المفترض أن يتسلم الأهلي الجوائز اليوم في صالة الجزيرة، بالتزامن مع بطولة إفريقيا للأندية للسيدات، قبل أن يقرر الاتحاد تعديل الترتيبات بسبب ظروف إدارية ترتبط بالحدث الأساسي.

جاء ذلك في الوقت الذي لا تزال فيه تبعات انسحاب الاتحاد السكندري من مباراة الإياب تلقي بظلالها على المشهد؛ إذ رفض الفريق السكندري خوض اللقاء المقرر إقامته بصالة الشباب والرياضة بمدينة 6 أكتوبر، اعتراضًا على قرار إخلاء المدرجات عقب الاشتباكات التي شهدتها مباراة المرتبط تحت 18 عامًا.

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وتعود تفاصيل الأزمة إلى اشتباكات اندلعت بعد نهاية مباراة الشباب، حين ألقى أحد لاعبي الاتحاد الكرة تجاه لاعبي الأهلي، ما أشعل مشادة قوية دفعت مسؤولي الاتحاد السكندري إلى الانسحاب من الصالة، بينما ظل الأهلي في الملعب حتى أُعلن انتهاء اللقاء بعد الانتظار 20 دقيقة وفق اللوائح.

وبناءً على انسحاب الاتحاد، أعلن اتحاد السلة فوز الأهلي باللقب بنتيجة 2-1 في مجموع المواجهات، بعدما حسم فريق المرتبط تحت 18 عامًا مباراتي الذهاب والإياب، في حين فاز الفريق الأول للاتحاد بمباراة الكبار.

وينتظر الأهلي الآن الموعد الجديد لمراسم التتويج الرسمية، وسط اهتمام جماهيري وإعلامي كبير بمعرفة ما ستسفر عنه الساعات المقبلة في ظل حالة الترقب التي تحيط بالبطولة منذ أحداث النهائي.

Over the last three seasons, Arsenal have been within touching distance of ending their two-decade drought for a Premier League title under Mikel Arteta.

The Gunners last claimed title glory way back in 2004, with a generation of supporters unable to personally experience the heights achieved in the years prior.

In recent years, the club have shown glimpses of ending such an extended wait, but have been unable to cross the line and end a campaign in top spot.

Arteta’s men have finished the last three seasons in second place, but will be hoping to go one better this time around after the hierarchy backed him with over £200m worth of new additions.

However, despite the heavy spending from the board, one player already in the ranks at the Emirates could offer the solution to their recent inability to jump the final hurdle.

Why Saka could lead Arsenal to title glory in 25/26

Winger Bukayo Saka has been a crucial member of the Arsenal squad over the last couple of years, even cementing his place as a regular starter under Arteta.

The Englishman has risen through the academy ranks and showcased his worth, subsequently reaching unthinkable heights in the club’s hunt for title glory.

The 24-year-old has since racked up 270 senior appearances for the Gunners, registering 144 combined goals and assists in the process – an average of 0.53 per 90.

He missed a huge chunk of last campaign through injury, restricting him to just 37 appearances in all competitions, but it didn’t stop him from achieving a total of 25 goal contributions.

Such numbers weren’t enough for Arteta to claim any form of silverware, but his return to full fitness in 2025/26 will only improve the club’s chances of success.

His emergence through the youth ranks has highlighted the impressive work done by all the staff behind the scenes, which could allow players to emulate his success at the Emirates.

The Arsenal star who’s already a Saka-type player

Over the last couple of months, Arsenal fans have found a new reason to be excited, with teenager Max Dowman making his mark on the first-team despite being just 15.

He made his first senior appearance for the Gunners in the 5-0 triumph over Leeds United at the Emirates, featuring for just under half an hour but still having a huge impact.

The youngster won a penalty late on in the contest, handing Viktor Gyokeres the chance to net his second goal for the club, already showcasing his ability to torment the opposition despite his tender age.

Given his immediate impact in North London, there’s no denying that Dowman has a huge future at the club, but it’s crucial Arteta and co manage the expectations placed upon him.

However, the route of being in the academy and making the jump to the senior squad isn’t as simple for others, with Eberechi Eze one player who’s demonstrated just that in recent years.

He spent time in the youth ranks during the early years of his career, before being let go and making a name for himself at Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

The Gunners subsequently forked out a deal worth £67.5m for his signature this summer, with the hope he can become as crucial as Saka in the immediate future.

Eze, who’s been labelled “magical to watch” by Paul Hall, has glaring similarities to the aforementioned star, with the attacker already being comparable to his compatriot.

In his first eight games back in North London, the 27-year-old has already showcased his creative ability, laying on two assists in his first five Premier League outings.

Eberechi Eze – Arsenal stats
Stats (per 90)	Eze	Arsenal rank
Shots	2.8	1st
Shots on target	1.13	1st
Shots on target %	46.2%	5th
Progressive passes	5.23	8th
Shot-creating actions	3.83	3rd
Goal-creating actions	0.68	4th
Successful dribbles	1.3	3rd
Take-on success %	61.5%	1st
Stats via FBref

However, Eze has also shown that he’s capable of starring alone, already netting his first goal for the club in the recent Carabao Cup clash against Port Vale.

Both traits have seen Saka become a real fan-favourite in North London, with the winger undoubtedly a key part of any potential success the club could achieve this campaign.

As for the new summer addition, he could also follow suit if he continues his excellent start to life at the Emirates – subsequently adding a new dimension to Arteta’s already potent front line.

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Mais novo reforço do Flamengo, Léo Ortiz chega com moral ao Rio de Janeiro e pode bater recorde que pertence a Gamarra, fora dos gramados. Considerando o valor fixo já pago ao Red Bull Bragantino e as metas bônus estipuladas no acordo, a contratação tem chance de se tornar o zagueiro mais caro da história do clube.

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Os 7 milhões de euros (R$ 37,6 milhões na cotação atual) pagos pelos para adquirir Léo Ortiz já fazem dele o terceiro da lista dos defensores mais caros do Flamengo. No entanto, caso o zagueiro conquiste títulos pelo Rubro-Negro, o clube tem de gastar mais 1 milhão de euros (R$ 5,3 milhões) como bônus ao Bragantino. Desta forma, o valor total da transferência chegaria aos R$ 43 milhões, superando as cifras corrigidas de Léo Pereira e Gamarra.

Líder da lista, Gamarra foi contratado pelo Flamengo em 2000, junto ao Atlético de Madrid. O Rubro-Negro pagou 5,6 milhões de dólares (R$ 10,1 milhões) para contar com o zagueiro paraguaio. Esse valor seria de R$ 42,5 milhões nos dias de hoje, com a correção pelo IPCA, índice oficial para calcular a inflação no Brasil.

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Segundo colocado no ranking, Léo Pereira foi adquirido do Athletico R$ 30,4 milhões, em janeiro de 2020. Em valores corrigidos, a negociação custaria R$ 38,8 milhões ao Flamengo em 2024.

Confira os 10 zagueiros mais caros da historia do Flamengo, segundo levantamento do site “ge”:

Gamarra: R$ 42,5 milhões (R$ 10,1 milhões em 2000)Léo Pereira: R$ 38,8 milhões (R$ 30,4 milhões em 2020)Léo Ortiz: R$ 37,6 milhões em 2024Rodrigo Caio:R$ 28,3 milhões (R$ 21,2 milhões em 2019)Pablo: R$ 18,9 milhões (R$ 17,3 milhões em 2022)Fabrício Bruno: R$ 16,6 milhões (R$ 15,1 milhões em 2022)Erazo: R$ 12,4 milhões (R$ 7 milhões em 2014)Alex Silva: R$ 11,2 milhões (R$ 5,5 milhões em 2011)Rhodolfo: R$ 9,4 milhões (R$ 6,7 milhões em 2017)Donatti: R$ 8,4 milhões (R$ 5,8 milhões em 2016)

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Liverpool are now reportedly ready to launch an offer worth over £35m to sign a key defensive addition instead of Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi in 2026.

Carragher admits it's "crisis time" at Liverpool

Liverpool look out on their feet. Mentally and physically, they have simply not competed in the last month. Defeat against Crystal Palace was a warning sign, before games to forget against Chelsea, Manchester United and now Brentford arrived to compile the Reds’ misery.

Off the back of four Premier League defeats in a row, the Premier League champions no longer look inevitable. They look like one of the most beatable sides in the top flight. It has been an inescapable disaster for Arne Slot in the last month, who couldn’t help but admit that even he’s not sure how to solve his side’s current problems after defeat at Brentford.

Meanwhile, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher went as far as to say that it’s “crisis time” for those at Anfield: “To see the champions lose 4 games in a row in the Premier League with the expenditure in the summer, I think we’re in crisis time for Liverpool right now.”

Serious questions have now been asked about Liverpool’s summer spending. They finally broke the bank, handing Slot the keys to the kingdom with a spending spree worth over £400m.

They broke records to sign Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz while also welcoming Hugo Ekitike and Milos Kerkez, among others, all arrived. It was, barring Guehi’s collapsed move, the perfect summer.

Yet, months later, and only Ekitike has shown signs of real instant quality and the Reds have seemingly been forced back to the drawing board in need of defensive improvements.

Liverpool ready to launch Ordonez offer

As reported by South American outlet Bolavip and relayed by Sport Witness, Liverpool are now ready to launch an offer to sign Joel Ordonez ahead of Inter Milan worth over €40m (£35m) in 2026.

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The Club Brugge defender would act as an alternative to Guehi, who has interest from Anfield and elsewhere ahead of becoming a free agent next summer.

With Ibrahima Konate yet to sign a new deal and Virgil van Dijk approaching his final year, Liverpool desperately need to organize the future of their backline. If they are to miss out on Guehi, then they must go all out on an alternative like the Ecuador international.

Minutes

532

742

810

Progressive Passes

4.83

4.51

6.22

Tackles Won

0.52

1.22

0.44

Successful Aerial Duels

2.41

4.27

5.11

Whilst there should be concerns about Ordonez’s aerial ability, his work in possession would at least help provide a solution for Liverpool, who have struggled to progress play without Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Described as “hyper aggressive” by analyst Ben Mattinson, the 21-year-old will be one to watch if Liverpool miss out on Guehi and Konate departs in 2026.

يستأنف ليفربول مشواره في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، بعد الفوز على برايتون، على ملعب آنفيلد، بهدفين نظيفين.

وجاء هدف ليفربول الأول عن طريق هوجو إيكتيكي بتسديدة رائعة من داخل منطقة الجزاء في الدقيقة الأولى.

وأضاف المهاجم الفرنسي الهدف الثاني برأسية رائعة بعد عرضية من ركلة ركنية لمحمد صلاح في الدقيقة 60 من أحداث الشوط الثاني.

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وارتفع رصيد ليفربول للنقطة 26 في المركز السادس، وتجمد رصيد برايتون عند النقطة 23 في المركز التاسع. موعد مباراة ليفربول القادمة بعد الفوز على برايتون في الدوري الإنجليزي

يلتقي ليفربول مع توتنهام هوتسبر، يوم السبت المقبل 20 ديسمبر، على ملعب توتنهام، في الجولة السابعة عشر من الدوري الانجليزي، في الساعة السابعة والنصف بتوقيت مصر.

The New York Yankees lost another game in ugly fashion on Monday night that started with closer Devin Williams blowing a save in the ninth inning when he surrendered a game-tying home run to Joc Pederson and ended with Jake Bird giving up a walk-off home run in the tenth inning.

Williams had lost the closing job earlier this year, which is his first season with the Yankees, but embattled manager Aaron Boone has turned back to him recently. That move didn't pay off Monday night, as Williams served up a pitch right down the middle to Pederson, who hit 408 feet into the stands in right field.

After the game Williams made a brutal admission about his performance, saying he felt good but just one pitch cost him.

"Like I said, I felt great. It was the one pitch that hurt me," Williams said. "Other than that I thought I was executing pitches but the game has to end there with me."

That one pitch was pretty costly. If Williams were able to close out the game, the Yankees would have been able to put an end to their losing streak and would get some good vibes moving forward. Instead they dropped their fourth straight game.

"Things haven’t been going well for a while and I think everyone’s well aware of that," Williams said. "I would say I’m trying my best, sometimes that leads to the opposite outcome you’re trying to achieve but you know at the end of the day you’ve got to get it done."

Williams has had a rough season with the Yankees. While he has 17 saves, Williams has given up six runs in his last seven innings and has allowed 24 earned runs in 42.1 innings on the season. In his last two years with the Brewers he gave up a combined 13 earned runs.

The Yankees are now tied with the Mariners for the third wild-card spot in the American League and are just 1.5 games ahead of the Rangers in that race.

The pressure will only ramp up for New York on Tuesday night when they face the Rangers again. If they have a lead late, it will be interesting to see if Boone goes back to Williams, or if he opts to use someone else to close it out.

Next week, the Cubs will play their first postseason series since 2020—and for that series, they will utilize the services of one of their best players.

Chicago is activating right fielder and designated hitter Kyle Tucker from the injured list and he is in the lineup Friday against the Cardinals, Tucker told Jesse Rogers of ESPN Friday morning. The 28-year-old has not played since Sept. 2 with a calf injury.

When healthy, Tucker has been a force for the Cubs this season. He's slashed .270/.381/.472 with 22 home runs and 73 RBIs during his first year on the North Side.

That's despite a slump believed to have been caused by a lingering finger injury; he hit .218 and slugged .295 in a July to forget before rebounding modestly in August.

Chicago is scheduled to play the Padres next week, though the venue is still to be determined. It will be the two teams' first playoff meeting since 1984.