Steven Smith could play Major League Cricket (MLC) for Washington Freedom after the 2024 T20 World Cup, having agreed a deal to become a brand ambassador for the franchise.New South Wales (NSW), Smith’s state team in Australia, have a high-performance partnership with Freedom, who are owned by the entrepreneur Sanjay Govil. Michael Klinger and Greg Shipperd, NSW’s head of male cricket and head coach respectively, hold parallel roles with Freedom.Smith, who turned 34 last month, has regularly spent time in New York City and proposed to his wife Dani there in 2017. He has previously floated the possibility of playing in MLC, telling the that finishing his career in the USA “would be pretty cool”.Related

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“As a New South Wales boy, the partnership the Freedom has with my home state means a lot to me,” Smith said in a promotional video. “Cricket in Australia has a rich history and I look forward to being part of taking cricket to the United States of America.”Australia don’t have any fixtures in their Future Tours Programme commitments during MLC’s July window next year, with an away T20I series against Afghanistan at the end of August their first scheduled tour after the men’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the USA in June 2024.Smith declined to comment on his long-term career plans at the start of Australia’s ongoing tour of England, ahead of the World Test Championship final against India, but would be able to play in MLC while continuing to play for Australia as a centrally contracted all-format international.”Steve has a close relationship with New South Wales and Sydney Sixers,” Klinger told ESPNcricinfo. “He obviously had five fantastic games in the last BBL, and to have him on board as an ambassador to promote the team is great. He’s going to really lift the profile of the Washington Freedom.”Some of his best mates, the New South Wales guys, are playing in the team, like [captain] Moises Henriques, and to be able to promote the Freedom with someone of Steve’s stature is going to be great for us. We certainly hope it’s a long-term relationship and we’ll see how that goes down the track.”Henriques, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Philippe and Tanveer Sangha are the NSW players due to appear for Freedom in the inaugural season of MLC, which runs from July 13 to 30. A number of Australia’s most high-profile players are products of the NSW system and Klinger hopes to convince some of them to appear in MLC’s second season.”We’ve got a few very strong New South Wales players who we’d certainly be interested in chatting to,” Klinger said. “Some of the fast bowlers often want to take breaks, especially straight after a World Cup, but in saying that, they’ll be in the America and West Indies area, so hopefully they’ll be keen to come and play for us.”You’ve got [Mitchell] Starc, you’ve got [Pat] Cummins, you’ve got [Josh] Hazlewood. Sean Abbott is involved in that group now as well. We have some really good options next year plus our current high-profile overseas we’ve got this year – hopefully we can retain some of them as well.”Especially coming off the back of the World Cup when they’re already over here anyway, hopefully their schedule allows them to take seven to ten days off on holiday somewhere around this area and then they can join up and be involved next year.”Freedom are due to play their first MLC fixture on Friday night, against Seattle Orcas in Dallas.

Celtic were named the best-run club in Britain by the Fair Game Index in 2024, with this indicative of the Hoops’ off-field success in recent seasons.

Brendan Rodgers’ side are on course for a sixth domestic treble in just nine seasons at Parkhead, having also reached the Champions League knockout stages for the first time in 12 years, narrowly ousted by Bayern Munich 3-2 on aggregate.

In the transfer market, the Celts’ business model is well-established; buy young or lesser-known players, provide them with a platform on which to perform, before selling them on for a huge profit.

While this means supporters have to compartmentalise the knowledge that their favourite players aren’t likely to be around for long, Celtic were right to sell one of their most beloved figures of recent times, given that he’s struggled since departing.

Celtic's biggest transfer sales

As alluded to earlier, Celtic have recorded huge profits when it comes to player sales across the last decade or so, most recently selling Matt O’Riley to Brighton for £25m in the summer, two-and-a-half years after he arrived for just £1.5m from Milton Keynes.

So, let’s take a look at some of Celtic’s biggest sales.

As the table outlines, Celtic have been able to turn over huge profits for numerous players in recent seasons, with Aiden McGeady’s move to Spartak Moskva in 2010, record-breaking at the time, the least-recent of the entire list.

One player who appears on this list sold for 122% more than he was signed for, has struggled for form since departing, proving that the Hoops were right to cash in when they did.

Celtic's latest big-money sale

Kyōgo Furuhashi, who was amongst Ange Postecoglou’s first signings following his arrival at Celtic in 2021, will forever be a beloved figure in Glasgow’s East End.

During his time at Parkhead, Kyōgo scored 85 goals in 165 appearances, scoring eight times in Old Firm derbies, eight times in Europe, as well as bagging six goals at Hampden during semi-finals or finals.

Thus, former Celtic striker John Hartson described the Japan international as “world-class”, while Graeme Macpherson of the Scotsman believes he is the club’s ‘best centre-forward since Henrik Larsson’, which is high praise, believe you me.0

However, in January, somewhat out of nowhere, Kyōgo was sold to Stade Rennais for a reported fee of £10m, with Jota moving in the opposite direction to help soften the blow, but still leaving the Celtic support heartbroken and devastated.

Nevertheless, does Kyōgo’s form in Frances prove this was ultimately the right decision?

How Kyōgo Furuhashi is getting on at Rennes

Since making the move to Ligue 1, Kyōgo is yet to get off the mark for Rennes, failing to score during any of his first four appearances for les Rouge et Noirs; more concerning is the fact he has been an unused substitute on three occasions.

Just days after his arrival, Jorge Sampaoli was sacked as manager, and replaced by Habib Beye, and a report by Léonce Cyriaque of Foot Sur 7 claims Kyōgo does not fit into the new boss’ style of player, meaning that the striker would be surplus to requirements and free to leave come the summer.

Kyōgo has insisted he is happy in Northern France, despite making a slow start to life at Roazhon Park, which Mark Walker of the Herald labels a ‘disastrous move’ to date.

At the time of his transfer, it was claimed that Kyōgo wanted to test himself in a top-five European league to enhance his chances of playing at the World Cup in 2026.

Well, this has backfired so far. Indeed, he was not called up by manager Hajime Moriyasu for this month’s internationals, as the Samurai Blue secured their spot at the tournament with a 2-0 victory over Bahrain in Saitama on Thursday; incidentally, both Reo Hatate and Daizen Maeda are in the squad, albeit they were unused substitutes.

With Kyōgo’s Transfermarkt value having gradually declined since he was sold, this underlines that Celtic were right to sell when they did.

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Bangladesh captain and coach praise Marufa Akter for her early strikes with the ball

Mohammad Isam16-Jul-2023Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana has hailed her team after they secured their first win over India in ODI cricket. After scoring 152 in a rain-hit game, Bangladesh rolled India over for 113 in Mirpur.Bangladesh and India face each other more frequently in T20I cricket, but since their first ODI against India in 2013, they had lost all five ODIs against them until Sunday. This was also Bangladesh’s first ODI win since they beat Pakistan in the Women’s World Cup in March 2022.”We are very happy winning an ODI after a long time,” Nigar said. “It is a huge achievement for the team. It will help us play much better in the future. We have defeated India after a long time. Plus, it happened in Mirpur. It is definitely part of history. We want to create a little more history.”Marufa Akter had set up the victory by removing both Smriti Mandhana and Priya Puniya in the powerplay. Marufa went onto dismiss Amanjot Kaur and Sneh Rana as well.Related

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“We wanted to take early wickets,” Nigar said. “They are dependent on their batting department. The coach told us that we should look for wickets in the Powerplay. It will keep them under pressure. Smriti [Mandhana] and Harmanpreet [Kaur] are their key batters. When we got them out, the rest of their batters couldn’t quite do the job. But I think we could have bowled better to bowl them out for a cheaper score.”Marufa bowls well with the new ball and later in the middle overs. She doesn’t think about her bowling too much. She wants to bowl to the team’s requirement. She backs her own strength. It helps us. Batters have struggled against her natural inswing with the new ball.”Nigar said that she brought Marufa back into the attack in the 29th over when coach Hashan Tillakaratne sent her a message for the bowling change. Deepti Sharma and Amanjot Kaur had added 30 runs for the sixth wicket after the visitors were reduced to 61 for 5. Marufa responded by dismissing both Amanjot and No. 8 Rana off successive deliveries.Tillakaratne noted that the spinners couldn’t break the partnership, so he wanted to shake things up by bringing back Marufa. “She is one of the top bowlers in the world right now,” he said. “Also the batters were handling the spinners very well, so we want to break the momentum. That’s one of the reasons we wanted to bowl Marufa.”Tillakaratne, however, wasn’t pleased with Bangladesh’s total and called for a better performance from his batting line-up. “We were looking at least a 200-plus score because the wicket was keeping low,” he said. “There’s no demons on the wicket. The wicket played really well. Unfortunately, our batters faltered and were short by 50-60 runs.”I think there are a few loose ends that we need to tighten up before the second one. So, we’ll have a discussion tomorrow, and we’ll come back strongly for the second and third one.”Nigar, meanwhile, urged her team to hold off any big celebrations and focus on achieving more in this series. “The girls were quite excited but I told them our job isn’t done yet,” she said. “Doing well raises our responsibilities. There are more expectations on us now.”We know that if we continue to play better cricket, we will take another step towards a bigger achievement. So I have kept them calmed down from a big celebration.”

Duo put on 98-run stand after Dattani’s four wickets keep target modest

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Naomi Dattani starred with bat and ball as Thunder registered their first win of this season’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy with a six-wicket victory over Northern Diamonds in York.Dattani claimed four wickets to help bowl Diamonds out for 167 and played a crucial innings of 46, sharing a 98-run stand with Deandra Dottin – who made 54 not out – as Thunder completed their run chase with 12.2 overs to spare.Lauren Winfield-Hill top-scored for Diamonds with 33, but their total never appeared enough as the defending champions slipped to their fourth defeat of the competition.The Diamonds’ innings was a story of wickets falling at regular intervals as Thunder produced an excellent display with the ball and in the field.Openers Winfield-Hill and Sterre Kalis began patiently but solidly, reaching 37 without loss after 10 overs having been asked to bat first.Winfield-Hill looked set for her fifth half-century of the competition as she began to move through the gears, but she was the first wicket to fall – superbly caught behind by Ellie Threlkeld to hand Dattani her first wicket.Kalis departed six balls later, bowled by Laura Jackson for 21, to leave Diamonds 58 for 2 after 14.1 overs.From there, the hosts struggled to build any momentum as Thunder kept things under control with regular breakthroughs.Hollie Armitage fell for 6, bowled by Dattani, before Emma Marlow was well run out for 9 by Liberty Heap to make it 88 for 4.Diamonds reached the halfway stage on 102 for 4 and Bess Heath and Chloe Tryon both began positively.But Thunder were impressive in the field and Dottin ran Heath out as she attempted a second run to fall for 17 before Tryon was bowled by Fi Morris for 14.Leah Dobson also started brightly, launching a couple of excellent boundaries, but Heap struck twice in the 36th over to dismiss her for 13 and Lizzie Scott for 6 to leave Diamonds struggling on 136 for 8.Morris bowled 10 excellent overs on the bounce, taking 1 for 27.Katie Levick tried to offer late impetus with two boundaries off Dottin, but Dattani returned to wrap the innings up, having Levick caught by Morris for 11 before Grace Hall edged behind for 13 as Diamonds were all out in the 44th over.Thunder began their chase of a modest target with intent, reaching 32 for one after five overs – Seren Smale perishing a ball earlier, bowled by Scott for a brisk 15.Diamonds were sloppy with the ball, conceding 13 extras in the first seven overs and that allowed Thunder to take charge at 52 for after 10.England opener Emma Lamb, omitted from the ODI Ashes squad named on Monday, was key to Thunder’s hopes and she looked in good touch. But the introduction of spinner Levick turned the tide in Diamonds’ favour. First Lamb was trapped lbw for 21 and Morris went for a duck three balls later as Thunder were suddenly 58 for 3.Thunder’s pair of Dattani and Dottin found runs hard to come by but had ticked their side on to 85 for 3 after 20 overs, before there was a 12-minute rain interruption. At the halfway mark, Thunder were 93 for 3, needing another 75.Dattani and Dottin appeared to have assessed their low required run rate and a tricky pitch, batting with great patience to edge towards their target.Dottin reached her half-century from 88 balls in the 37th over before Dattani was trapped lbw by Tryon to end their decisive stand with just 12 more needed.Ellie Threlkeld hit the winning run as Thunder ended their wait for a win.

Jack Grealish could still reportedly return to Aston Villa, as Manchester City learn the dynamics of a potential transfer this summer.

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The England international has found himself on the fringes of Pep Guardiola’s squad and was notably omitted from their Club World Cup roster, a clear signal that his place in the team has been lost. During the most recent Premier League campaign, the 29-year-old was handed just seven starts, a steep decline in involvement compared to previous seasons.

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According to the a potential homecoming to Villa Park is now being seriously considered, although a permanent deal looks unlikely as Grealish commands a hefty salary that may be difficult for the West Midlands club to accommodate outright. Therefore, a loan deal appears to be the most viable option if Villa are to bring their former talisman back.

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However, even a loan deal would come with its own complications, particularly in light of Villa’s financial constraints and obligations under the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR). According to the latest financial figures, Villa’s wage-to-revenue ratio stands at an eye-watering 91 per cent for the 2023-24 season, making any additional salary commitments a delicate balancing act.

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Premier League rivals Everton and Newcastle United have also been linked with a move for Grealish, while Bayer Leverkusen have entered the frame as a potential destination. The Bundesliga club, which are preparing for life without Florian Wirtz amid speculation over a Liverpool move, are said to have been encouraged by new manager Erik ten Hag to make a move for the English star, as he views him as an ideal successor to the Germany international.

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Mesmo com pouco tempo de clube, o volante argentino reconhece a importância do duelo contra o Internacional, neste domingo (4), às 16h, pela 25ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro.

– Domingo, contra o Inter, vai ser uma partida muito importante para todos nós. Sabemos que é uma partida muito importante na luta pelo Brasileirão. Nos preparamos, como grupo, por uma vitória neste domingo – disse o jogador à Corinthians TV.

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No momento, as duas equipes possuem o mesmo número de pontos, 42, com o Timão na frente por ter uma vitória a mais.

Atualmente, o Corinthians é o último time no G4 do Brasileirão, zona de classificação direta à fase de grupos da Libertadores.

No entanto, com uma derrota na Neo Química Arena amanhã, o Time do Povo deixaria a vaga, o que certifica a importância do jogo, destacada por Fausto

Diego Simeone is reportedly ready to raid Liverpool as Atletico Madrid eye a shock move in the summer transfer window.

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• Simeone wants Andy Robertson in Madrid
• Has just over 12 months on his Liverpool contract
• Atletico also pursuing Theo Hernandez

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  According to Atletico have turned their attention toward Robertson, who has just one year remaining on his current deal with Liverpool. The club are also monitoring AC Milan's Theo Hernandez, but initial dialogue has already begun with Robertson’s representatives, and the Scotland international is also "keen" on a transfer to the Spanish capital.

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  Liverpool, meanwhile, appear to be laying the groundwork for life after Robertson. The club have been actively pursuing Bournemouth's Milos Kerkez, a promising 20-year-old left-back who has impressed since arriving in the Premier League. Bournemouth have reportedly placed a £45 million ($61m) valuation on the Hungarian international, and if the transfer does take place, it could open the door for the long-serving Robertson to explore new opportunities.

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  Robertson has not shied away from the speculation. Speaking recently, the defender confirmed that he has held discussions with Liverpool about his future. He said: "We have discussed [my future], of course we have. We’ve had good discussions, me and the club, but what the future holds, I’m not sure.”

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  If a move were to materialize, Robertson would not be the only Liverpool figure to take up residence in the Spanish capital. His close friend and long-time teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold recently made the switch to Atletico’s cross-town rivals, Real Madrid, which might further tempt him to head to La Liga.

Young batters show their mettle in response to weighty first innings from Worcestershire

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Youngsters Joe Phillips and Ollie Price combined to keep Gloucestershire afloat on day two of the LV=County Championship match against Worcestershire at the Cheltenham Festival.Both out-performed their more experienced team-mates, scoring valuable half-centuries on a day when the hosts recovered from 120 for 4 to close on 212 for 4 in reply to Worcestershire’s first innings 406.Playing only his second senior game, 19-year-old Phillips posted a career-best 80, while Price, 22, finished on 75 not out, staging a successful rearguard action during the final session with his elder brother Tom, who is unbeaten on 41.Joe Leach claimed three wickets in 16 balls to give Worcestershire the edge, but Gloucestershire trail by 194 and still have it within their power to at least claim parity when they resume in the morning.Brett D’Oliveira had earlier top-scored with 90 and Josh Baker made a career-best 75 as the hosts were made to toil, Worcestershire’s last three wickets realising a bountiful 224 runs.Just a week after making his debut on this same ground in the drawn game against Glamorgan, Phillips might easily have passed up this latest opportunity to make a good impression. Having battled his way to 24 not out, he had his off stump unceremoniously uprooted by Adam Finch, only for the Worcestershire bowler to be no-balled.Finch sank to his knees, head in hands, and obviously troubled by his transgression thereafter, managed a further two expensive overs before being withdrawn from the attack. Determined to make the most of his good fortune, Phillips positively flourished, plundering four boundaries at the expense of Finch to give his innings lift-off.Visibly growing in stature with every run scored, the Cornishman reached his maiden first-class fifty from 87 balls with his eighth four, a flowing cover drive at the expense of Baker’s slow left-arm. Ollie Price proved the perfect foil in a second-wicket stand that yielded exactly 100 from 171 balls. With the tea interval approaching and a hundred within his grasp, Phillips suffered an unfortunate loss of concentration, needlessly prodding at a ball outside off stump from Leach and offering a straightforward catch to first slip.His impressive innings spanned 127 balls, included 13 fours and more than compensated for the early loss of fellow opener Chris Dent, caught at the wicket off the bowling of Dillon Pennington in the eighth over.Phillips’ untimely dismissal gave cause for sober reflection when Leach completed an incisive burst of three wickets in 16 balls by dismissing Miles Hammond and James Bracey in quick succession after tea to reduce Gloucestershire to 120 for 4..Unperturbed by the carnage at the other end, Ollie Price continued to go about his work in unobtrusive fashion, grafting his way to a 128-ball 50 in partnership with brother Tom. These two applied themselves diligently in an unbroken stand of 92, defying all that Worcestershire could throw at them for 34 overs to haul their side back into the game.Resuming on 265 for 7, Worcestershire added a further 141 runs in the morning session, thanks in large part to the continued obduracy of skipper D’Oliveira. Having helped add 83 for the sixth wicket with Matthew Waite on the opening day, he orchestrated further profitable stands of 141 and 49 with Baker and Finch for the eighth and ninth wickets respectively.It was a bitter pill to swallow for Gloucestershire’s bowlers, whose ranks were depleted by the absence of Matt Taylor, sidelined by an infected cut on his foot. Having reduced their opponents to 182 for 7 and harboured ambitions of dismissing them cheaply, the home side were made to suffer as Worcestershire’s last three wickets realised a further 244 runs.Not content with recording his first half century of the summer, Baker set a new career-best score of 75, eclipsing the 61 made against Middlesex in a match at Lord’s in September 2021. He was eventually caught behind off the bowling of van Meekeren, by which time he had faced 135 balls, hit a six and 7 fours and, together with his captain, established a new record eighth wicket stand for Worcestershire in matches against Gloucestershire, surpassing the 124 made by Steve Rhodes and Stuart Lampitt at Bristol in 1997.Gloucestershire took the new ball, only to see it fly to the boundary with ever greater frequency as Finch picked up the cudgels, straight-driving Zaman Akhter for four to raise 350 and then square cutting him for six. Rhodes had contributed his highest score of the season, hewn from 164 balls and adorned with 10 fours, and was just 10 short of a hundred when he offered the home side much-needed relief, taking on van Meekeren and top-edging a pull shot to mid-on.Last man Pennington drove van Meekeren for four to raise 400 and a fourth batting bonus point before top-edging the Dutchman to mid-on, having harvested 26 from 20 balls. The last wicket yielded 34 runs and Finch equalled his highest score in Championship cricket, finishing unbeaten on 33.Slow left armer Zafar Gohar exerted control in 13 overs that yielded just 29 runs, while van Meekeren and Akhter finished with 4 for 93 and 3 for 88 respectively. In truth, Gloucestershire’s seamers were guilty of bowling too many short deliveries and it was a tired-looking side that trudged off at the lunch interval.

Celtic are believed to be interested in signing a “superb” former player to replace Cameron Carter-Vickers this summer, with Brendan Rodgers playing a big role.

Celtic linked with summer signings

The Hoops may be edging towards yet another Scottish Premiership title this season, as well as having a chance of winning a domestic treble, but that doesn’t mean new signings aren’t needed to take them up a gear moving forward.

En Avant Guincamp midfielder Kalidou Sidibe has been linked with a move to Celtic in the summer transfer window, being seen as a replacement for Jeffrey Schlupp, should he not seal a permanent move from Crystal Palace at the end of the season. In fact, they have reportedly tabled a £1.6m bid for his services.

Nantes winger Herba Guirassy is another player who has been mentioned as an option for the Hoops this summer, with the 18-year-old considered a long-term acquisition. He has scored twice in Ligue 1 this season, however, showing that he can already make an impact in a top league.

In terms of potential exits at Celtic in the coming months, there is reportedly concern that Carter-Vickers could decide to move on and enjoy a fresh challenge. The centre-back has been an influential figure since arriving from Tottenham, so Rodgers will be desperate to keep hold of him.

Celtic and Rodgers eyeing move to sign former star

According to a new update from The Celtic Star, Celtic are eyeing a move for Brentford centre-back and former Hoops ace Kristoffer Ajer, seeing him as a potential successor to Carter-Vickers, should he move on this summer.

In fact, Rodgers is said to have “been in the ear” of the 26-year-old more than once to bring him back to Parkhead, viewing him as a strong option to bolster his defence.

While losing Carter-Vickers would clearly be a blow for Celtic, Ajer could be an outstanding alternative to him, having proven himself in the Premier League with Brentford.

The Norwegian spent five years with the Hoops between 2016 and 2021, winning three Scottish Premierships, Scottish Cups and Scottish League Cups apiece, and football talent scout Jacek Kulig once described him as “superb”.

Signing Ajer from a good Premier League team would also feel like a real coup for Celtic, considering he has started 15 matches in the competition this season, averaging 2.4 clearances and 1.6 aerial duel wins per game.

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At 26, he is still in the peak years of his career, too, and given his experience, his second stint with the Hoops could prove to be even more productive.

Harry Kane set a remarkable new England record after scoring a consolation goal for Thomas Tuchel's side during their friendly defeat to Senegal.

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• England were beaten 3-1 by Senegal
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  Kane added yet another milestone to his glittering international career, scoring a record-breaking goal for England in their 3-1 defeat to Senegal on Tuesday night. The Three Lions skipper found the net early in the match, giving him goals in each of the first four matches under new national team coach Tuchel, a feat never before accomplished by any England player.

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  Kane's goal against Senegal follows his successful efforts in matches against Albania, Latvia, and Andorra. His strike against Andorra allowed him to equal Peter Crouch’s record of scoring in three consecutive games under Steve McClaren.

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  Despite Kane’s landmark moment, England’s overall performance was below par. Senegal responded swiftly and ruthlessly. Ismaila Sarr levelled the match after slipping past Kyle Walker and finishing from close range. In the second half, Habib Diarra struck in the 62nd minute to give Senegal a deserved lead. The final blow came deep into injury time, when Cheikh Sabaly finished off a fluid counter-attack, leaving Tuchel with much to ponder.

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  For Kane, his attention now turns to club responsibilities with Bayern Munich, who are preparing for the Club World Cup in the United States. The German giants kick off their campaign against Auckland City on June 15, and Kane is expected to play a key role on the global stage.