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Late defensive bowling from seamer K Vignesh and R Ashwin restricted Andhra to 198 for 7 in their chase of 218, after the visitors gave Tamil Nadu a scare on the final day in Chennai.Having conceded a first-innings lead of 133 and begun the final day on 112 for 2 in their second innings, Tamil Nadu scored at 4.66 an over before declaring at 350 for 6, setting Andhra 218 with just over 40 overs left in the day.The overnight pair of captain Abhinav Mukund and B Aparajith extended their partnership to 113 before Abhinav holed out for 95 off left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt. Aparajith went on to score his sixth first-class hundred – an unbeaten 108 – which included a partnership of 72 with opener M Vijay, who returned to bat after retiring hurt on the third day because of an ankle sprain.Andhra’s openers DB Prasanth and KS Bharat took them to 52 for 0 at tea, leaving them 166 to get in what would eventually be 26 overs in the final session. The openers extended their stand 85, before they were both dismissed by left-arm spinner Rahil Shah. Ricky Bhui made a run-a-ball 40, and the equation was reduced to 57 off 36 balls with seven wickets in hand when he fell. The rest of the middle-order struck at over 100 to bring Andhra close, but Ashwin’s dismissal of Ashwin Hebbar was followed by a K Vignesh over that went for only two runs, besides the wicket of B Sumanth.Andhra went in to the final over needing 20, but K Vignesh removed Andhra captain Hanuma Vihari off the second ball and conceded no further runs before the game was called off.

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Yusuf Pathan struck his second quickfire century of the match, and was involved in another big partnership – this time with medium-pacer Atit Sheth for the eighth wicket – but couldn’t help Baroda from slipping to an eight-wicket loss against Madhya Pradesh in Indore.Baroda started the day on 41 for 1, having been asked to follow on after conceding a first-innings lead of 249. Overnight batsman Kedar Devdhar fell off the first ball of the day to Ishwar Pandey, who took five wickets in a collapse that saw Baroda fall to 68 for 7 only 13 overs into the day.Yusuf, who had put up 188 with Irfan Pathan in the first innings to rescue Baroda from 54 for 4, performed the rescue act, again, with Sheth. He hit 16 fours and seven sixes to finish with an unbeaten 136 off 154 balls, most of which came in a partnership of 218 with Sheth who brought up his maiden first-class century before falling to legspinner Mihir Hirwani (3-77) for 109. The pair struck at more than five per over, helping Baroda erase the deficit, but the innings ended on 318, shortly after they were separated. Chasing 70, Madhya Pradesh lost both Waseem Ahmed and Naman Ojha in the first over, but Harpreet Singh and opener Rajat Patidar saw the side home.

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Tripura opener Udiyan Bose scored his second first-class century and Odisha’s left-arm-spinner Dhiraj Singh finished with 5 for 55 as the two teams took a point each following a truncated game in Cuttack. The final day saw 71 overs of play, after the first three days saw only two in total. Tripura, sitting on 156 for 3 courtesy an 83-run stand between Udiyan and Yashpal Singh, collapsed before declaring on 194 for 8. Manishankar Murasingh then took the only wicket to fall in Odisha’s innings of five overs before play was called off.

Tottenham Hotspur are pursuing an out and out striker this winter alongside their interest in Brazilian winger Savinho.

Frank's Tottenham struggling for creativity and consistency

With Brentford, Thomas Frank established himself as a tactically astute manager, one whose adaptability saw the Bees establish themselves in the Premier League.

His achievements were enough for Spurs to choose him as Ange Postecoglou’s successor, though after a promising start, the Lilywhites have started to stutter. Tottenham have won just two of their last ten Premier League games, and far too often Frank’s team are finding themselves severly lacking in the final third.

Sitting four points adrift of sixth-placed Manchester United, Tottenham have unsurprisingly been linked with a number of incomings. Manchester City winger Savinho has been touted for a move to North London, as Spurs seek a replacement for Brennan Johnson.

Despite finishing last season as the club’s top goalscorer, Frank has allowed Johnson to leave and the Welshman has traded North for South London, joining Crystal Palace.

It would seem that, alongside a new winger to replace the new Eagles star, Tottenham are also keen to reinforce their current selection of number nines.

Tottenham want to sign Aghehowa

Long regarded as a promising talent, Samu Aghehowa joined Porto from Atletico Madrid in 2024 to play more first team football. The Portuguese giants have only benefitted from their decision, with Aghehowa scoring 45 goals for the club in just 69 appearances across all competitions.

Still just 21 years old, Aghehowa is understandably on the radar of many teams and according to CaughtOffside, the Spaniard is a player that Spurs are “very keen” on alongside their interest in Savinho.​​​​​​​

Richarlison has enjoyed a strong season so far, with eight goals to his name by the turn of the year. Mathys Tel and Randal Kolo Muani, two other Tottenham strikers, have netted just four combined though, whilst Dominic Solanke has struggled with injury issues.

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Aghehowa, who has been labelled a “box dominator” by scout Ben Mattinson, has the physicality a player needs to succeed in the English top flight. He would be an exciting signing, though certainly not an easy one. Reportedly, Porto have no interest in selling Aghehowa, meaning Spurs would need to meet the forward’s release clause of £86 million.

If Tottenham push on and prove successful in their bids to sign Aghehowa alongside Savinho, then perhaps Frank can enter the second half of the season with more threat and consistency in his side’s attack.

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“It’s a good thing for guys like me who are at the back end of their careers” – Adam Gilchrist on the ICL © Getty Images

Adam Gilchrist has indicated he might be interested in joining the Indian Cricket League when he eventually retires from international cricket. Gilchrist is still planning to play for Australia “for a while yet”, but this week he was forthright in his support for the ICL concept.”It’s quite a good thing for guys like me who are at the back end of their careers,” he said at the Captains’ Breakfast on the eve of the ICC World Twenty20. “I’m ten years older than guys like Graeme [Smith], and about eight years older than Daniel [Vettori], so it’s a great opportunity.”He also felt there was nothing wrong with giving players more options outside the traditional ICC-sanctioned events. “I think the ICC does have a monopoly on the game, and it’s nice for the players to have more opportunities and to have more control of their futures,” he told the South Africa-based .Brian Lara, who has already signed up for the ICL, echoed Gilchrist’s views on the league. “I think there’s room for a lot of players in the market and I’ll be there to support them,” he said at the ICC Awards function in Johannesburg. “The most important thing is that their [ICL] motives are very clean and clear – they want to improve cricket and the standards of professional cricket in India, and that’s good enough for me.”

Gayle and Clarke exchange pleasantries during the Mumbai game © Getty Images

Ricky Ponting, the Australian captain, has praised Michael Clarke for the restraint he showed throughout the incident with Chris Gayle during Wednesday’s match between Australia and West Indies in Mumbai. Gayle was later fined 30% of his match fee for a code one breach for failing to “conduct play within the spirit of the game”, a decision which Ponting welcomed.”I think it was handled in the right way,” Ponting was quoted as saying by . “If you look at the incidents, Pup [Clarke] nearly needs to be congratulated on the way he handled the whole thing. There’s no doubt he had a few words to say but Gayle was the one who was in his personal space and dragging the whole thing out the way he did. Pup handled it brilliantly, and I think it was a pretty fair result to come out of it.”The incident happened during Australia’s run-chase when Clarke and Adam Gilchrist were involved in a significant partnership. Gayle continually made comments directed at Clarke, and at one stage even conceded four overthrows off his own bowling when a throw at the batsman’s end went over the wicketkeeper’s head. It was later suggested that Clarke had sparked off the incident when he called Gayle a “second-class citizen”, a claim which Clarke denied. “If anyone is second-class it’s me, I’m from Liverpool,” Clarke, who grew up in the working-class Sydney suburb, said. “I didn’t say that – I wouldn’t say that – and neither did any of my team-mates.” While Gayle was fined, Clarke was found not guilty of any code violation.The ICC clarified that the decision to report the incident had only been made the morning after the game, and not immediately after the match finished. The delay led to speculation that Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, may have intervened to order charges be laid, but an ICC spokesman said in this case the three umpires had “slept on it” before deciding to charge both players with contravening the spirit of cricket.

The annual Prime Minister’s XI tour match has been switched from January to December 2 and will be played against West Indies at Manuka Oval in Canberra. Cricket Australia said scheduling changes forced the rearrangement of the fixture, which is a tradition dating back to Sir Robert Menzies and was re-introduced by Bob Hawke in the 1980s.West Indies will play their first game of the three-Test tour against Queensland in Brisbane, starting on October 27, before the first Test at the Gabba on November 3. The second Test begins at Hobart on November 17 before the series finishes at Adelaide.Tickets for the tour match at Canberra will be available through ACT Cricket from October 4. Mark Vergano, the ACT Cricket chief executive, said the game would give local residents an opportunity to see international stars in action.

Gavin Hamilton: showed his old team-mates what they are missing© Getty Images

Scotland ended their second season of National League cricket with an emphatic victory over Derbyshire at the Grange. Buoyed by their victory over Bangladesh earlier in the week, Scotland skittled Derbyshire for just 179, with Paul Hoffman taking 3 for 25. In reply, they were given the perfect start by Gregor Maiden and Douglas Lockhart, who added 65 for the first wicket, before the captain Ryan Watson wrapped up the win with an unbeaten 42.It was a good day for Scotsmen all round. At Scarborough, Gavin Hamilton reminded his former Yorkshire team-mates what they are missing with a hard-earned 76, after Matthew Hoggard had ripped through the top order with three quick wickets. It was not enough to secure victory, but after the trials and tribulations that Hamilton has suffered in recent seasons, it was an important statement nonetheless.At Worcester, Leicestershire were routed by five wickets, after being bundled out for just 107. The win secured Worcester the runner-up spot in Division Two, as Steve Rhodes bowed out of one-day cricket.

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Scotland 182 for 2 (Lockhart 58, Watson 42*) beat Derbyshire 179 (Hoffman 3-25) by eight wickets at Edinburgh
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Worcestershire 111 for 5 (Smith 33*) beat Leicestershire 107 (Wigley 4-37) by five wickets at Worcester
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Yorkshire 181 for 7 (Wood 46) beat Durham 178 for 9 (Hamilton 76) by three wickets at Scarborough
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Mark Wallace, Glamorgan`s 21 year old wicket-keeper, was awarded hiscounty cap before the start of play last night in Glamorgan`s inaugural Twenty20 match at Sophia Gardens.The young wicket-keeper was handed his cap by Steve James shortly afterthe toss for the game with Northants had been made.”Mark has become an integral part of the Glamorgan side”, saidJames, “and he`s thoroughly deserved this award afterkeeping to a very high standard.”Wallace becomes the youngest ever wicket-keeper in the club`shistory to become capped under a performance-based system. The previous youngest was Colin Metson who wonhis Glamorgan cap during the 1987 season at the age of 23.This formal cappingprocedure, based on performances, has been in place since 1945. Before then a Glamorgan player couldconsider himself as being capped once he had played in four consecutivefirst-class matches – under this system wicket-keeper Trevor Every won hiscounty cap during the 1929 season at the age of 19.

Russell Warren hit 194 to allow his Northamptonshire captain David Ripley tomake a challenging declaration on the third day at Old Trafford.Warren’s innings ensured that Northants cruised past a target of 451 toavoid the follow-on with five wickets to spare, although he missed out onthe second double century of the match – and his career – when a defensivepush at Chris Schofield trickled back on to his stumps.Ripley, who had supported Warren in a sixth-wicket stand of 116 until hewas bowled by Gary Yates for 43, then declared 105 runs behind on 495 foreight, to throw the ball back into Lancashire’s court.They reached 64 without loss at the close, leaving them 169 ahead, but areunlikely to take any chances today on such a good batting pitch, especiallyagainst one of their relegation rivals.Andy Flintoff had given Lancashire the early breakthrough they were lookingfor, having Tobin Bailey caught at slip to leave Northants 248 for four -still 203 short of that follow-on target.But Graeme Swann joined Warren to add 104 for the fifth wicket, reaching anentertaining half-century from 69 balls with his second six.Even when Swann went caught behind off John Wood for 54, Northants were notout of the woods but Ripley and Warren steered them sensibly to safety.Warren reached his second century of the season from 166 balls and wasclosing in on his career best of 201 not out against Glamorgan in 1996 untilhe was bowled by Schofield. His 194 came from 316 balls with 26 fours and asix.Schofield ended with two for 72 from 21 overs and there were also twowickets each for Lancashire’s other spinners, Gary Keedy and Yates,although none of them was particularly impressive.Crawley then added an unbeaten 41 to the 280 he had scored in the firstinnings, surviving 23 overs with Mark Chilton with no serious alarms.

Robin Morris stroked his way to his second unbeaten half century ofthe season for Mumbai in the Ranji One-Day West Zone League againstGujarat at the GSFC ground, Baroda. Robin (67 not out) hit twoboundaries and five massive sixes in his unbeaten innings leadingMumbai to a 9 wicket victory. Mumbai openers Robin and Wasim Jaffer(61) put on a 118 run partnership for the first wicket. Mumbai lookedset for their second consecutive 10 wicket victory before Wasimcharged Tejas Varsani and was caught short of his ground by stumperPallav Vora. Mumbai raced away to 150 for one in the 24th over toregister their third win and earned two points.Earlier in the day, Gujurat batting first, succumbed to the Mumbaiattack of Paras Mhambrey (3/17) and Sairaj Bahutule (3/34) and crawledtheir way to 149 all out in 48 overs. Bhavin Mehta (28) was the topscorer.

Sourav Ganguly’s association with one of the new IPL franchise owners has been questioned as a possible case of conflict of interest. Ganguly is a member of the IPL governing council and is also a co-owner of the football franchise Atletico de Kolkata; a fellow co-owner is Sanjiv Goenka, who heads the New Rising consortium that today won the Pune IPL franchise.The matter was raised at the press conference that followed the auction procedure and BCCI officials present denied it was a case of conflict but said it would be for the newly appointed ombudsman to decide. Ganguly, when contacted by ESPNcricinfo, laughed off the suggestion of conflict, saying football and cricket are two different sports.

The Kumble Question

The recent resignation of Anil Kumble, another former India captain, from the Mumbai Indians support staff had raised similar doubts over conflict of interest. Manohar was asked on Tuesday whether he thought Kumble’s case was similar to Ganguly’s, as he was not directly related to the Mumbai Indians franchise, and he replied: “No, he was on the technical committee, and the technical committee makes all rules and regulations with regards to playing of the game.”

Shashank Manohar, BCCI president and a lawyer himself, offered a more nuanced defence. “According to me there is not [a conflict of interest] because this is a transparent bidding concept,” Manohar said. “Basically I get questions everyday [about conflict of interest]. People have not understood the meaning of the word conflict. Conflict means where there could be an obvious bias with regards to the decision-making process. When a person can influence the decision-making, then only there is conflict. You can’t extend it to absurdity levels. I am a lawyer, if there is a client of mine, unless it can be shown I have influence, there is no conflict if he bids for a team.”Manohar, though, said his assessment of the Ganguly situation was his own personal view. “Everybody has a right to disagree with me. I am not going to be the judge. The board has appointed an independent agency.”Manohar’s point was that nobody knew the bid amounts while walking into the meeting. They didn’t even know who all were going to bid. The bidders made walk-in offers, which ruled out any knowledge to anyone as to who was going to bid how much. “It was a closed bid submitted at the bidding time,” Manohar said. “Sourav Ganguly has nothing to do with that. Even if somebody has an objection now, we have appointed an ombudsman to look into these cases.”New Rising made two bids in this reverse-bidding process, both in minus. Both were lower than any other bid, but they could get only one franchise according to IPL rules. Every other bidder made at least one positive bid.Manohar did not, however, address the issue of a situation that could arise going forward, where the IPL’s governing council – of which Ganguly is a member as a “cricketer” – might have to decide on matters directly related to the Pune franchise. Though his role is seen as largely ceremonial, it could be argued that he would have influence over decisions taken.It could also be argued that Ganguly is partner with Goenka in a separate entity, and might not have anything to gain financially from New Rising as a co-owner of Atletico. Such a defence has not been put forward by any of the parties involved, although Ganguly’s cryptic reply to ESPNcricinfo might have hinted at that.