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TimesofIndia.com in London: New owners, new coaches, new players and a new captain. London Spirit arrived at Lord's on Thursday promising a fresh start, but their opening day of The Hundred 2026 produced a painfully familiar result.For the fifth time in six seasons, Spirit's men began their campaign with defeat as Manchester Super Giants edged a thriller by seven runs in front of 23,847 spectators. Earlier, Spirit's women had been comprehensively beaten by seven wickets, completing a double defeat for the hosts.In between came a distinctly Hundred-style interlude, with rapper Tinie Tempah performing amid jets of fire and even venturing into the Lord's crowd. But once attention returned to the cricket, it was Liam Livingstone who provided the evening's real entertainment.Spirit's new captain almost single-handedly dragged his side towards victory with an extraordinary all-round performance.Having put Manchester in, Spirit were initially made to toil by Tim Seifert, who marked his first Hundred appearance with 67 from 45 balls. The New Zealander added 49 with Jos Buttler (16) and 40 with Heinrich Klaasen (17) as the visitors reached 103 for two.That was when Livingstone took matters into his own hands.Vote for your KP Snacks Play of the Day Sophie Ecclestone bowls Deandra DottinPaige SScholfield's winning sixSonny Baker bowls Liam Livingstone#TheHundred The Hundred (@thehundred) July 23, 2026The captain bowled 20 of the final 25 deliveries, conceding only 14 runs and taking two wickets as Manchester spectacularly lost seven wickets for 35 runs. Six of those fell for just 22 runs in the final 26 balls, leaving the visitors on 138 for nine.On a Lord's surface where batters struggled for timing, only four days after England and India had combined for 747 runs in an ODI, Manchester's total appeared around par.Spirit's chase quickly ran into trouble when James Rew departed for a two-ball duck. Livingstone rebuilt alongside Kiran Carlson (19) before adding 68 with Dewald Brevis, although the South African's 22 came from 23 balls as the required rate climbed.With 56 needed from 30 balls, Livingstone shifted gears.He took 12 from Noor Ahmad's final five deliveries and brought up his half-century from 32 balls with a trademark slog sweep. Manchester also gave him a helping hand, most notably when Seifert spilled a chance at deep midwicket and watched the ball bounce over the boundary for six.Suddenly, Spirit were back in it.They required 21 from the final 10 deliveries, but Manchester's England pace duo held their nerve. Gus Atkinson removed Brevis with a caught-and-bowled dismissal and finished with figures of two for 15, leaving Sonny Baker to defend 12 from the final five balls.Baker had conceded 25 runs from his first 15 deliveries, while Livingstone had already struck five sixes.This time, however, the 23-year-old seamer won the battle. After conceding three runs from his first two deliveries, Baker went full and fast and crashed into Livingstone's stumps. James Coles was caught off the final ball as Spirit finished on 131 for six.Livingstone's 69 from 40 balls, coupled with figures of two for 14, earned him the Match Hero award but not the result."We bowled some really good stuff through the middle, dragged it back towards the end, and we nearly chased it down," Livingstone said. "We just got a bit too far behind the rate to catch up in the end."There was considerably less drama in the women's game.Grace Harris struck the opening delivery for four, but Spirit promptly collapsed to 23 for four in the powerplay and were eventually bowled out for 80 in 91 balls.Manchester needed only 59 deliveries to complete a seven-wicket win, with Paige Scholfield finishing the chase with successive four and six.For London Spirit, it was a sobering beginning to what was supposed to be a fresh chapter. Livingstone believes there is something to build on, and his own performance certainly provided encouragement.But for all the changes around Lord's, opening night brought the same old outcome: two games, two defeats.

United set sights on Kone, but player prefers PSGRoma continues to work on outgoing transfers, aiming to generate the capital gains needed to finance incoming deals. Among the players who could leave the capital during the summer transfer window is Manu Kon, one of the Giallorossis most sought-after players.According to todays edition of Il Tempo, the French midfielder has been firmly in Manchester Uniteds sights. The English club has expressed strong interest in him, but has yet to submit an official offer to Roma. The Roman club would only consider a sale if the offer exceeded 50 million. This figure would allow the Giallorossi to generate a significant capital gain and increase the resources available to sporting director Tony DAmico. Kon has reportedly already expressed openness to the possibility of a move to the Premier League, a league he considers particularly attractive. The Frenchman, however, continues to hope for a call from Paris Saint-Germain. The Parisian club, at least so far, has not yet expressed any concrete interest. Manchester United therefore remains the club most closely monitoring the situation, even though they have yet to make a move.

Juventus are expected to step up their pursuit of Guglielmo Vicario after the goalkeeper was left out of Tottenhams pre-season tour squad, the Press Association understands.Vicario was not included in Spurs 35-man touring party which started the journey to New Zealand on Thursday. A club statement confirmed a minor injury meant the Italy international stayed back in England.However, after Vicario lost his first-choice role to Antonin Kinsky at the end of a difficult 2025-26 campaign, the 29-year-old had already received the green light to leave and his absence from Tottenhams pre-season tour will only offer further encouragement to Juventus.Juventus had placed Argentina and Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez at the top of their wish list, but Villa director of football operations Damian Vidagany revealed earlier this month that Martinez would not be sold.After more advances for Martinez failed, PA understands Juventus are ready to move onto alternative options and it will open the door for Vicario to bring his three-year stay at Spurs to an end.Vicario joined in 2023 from Empoli and immediately established himself as number one under Ange Postecoglou, but experienced a decline in form last season and even after he returned to fitness following a minor hernia procedure, Kinsky retained his starting berth under Roberto De Zerbi.With experienced goalkeeper Martin Dubravka signed to be the understudy to Kinsky, who signed a new deal last month, Vicario was always expected to depart Tottenham in this transfer window and Juventus are now his most likely destination after Inter Milan had initially led the race.PA understands the preference of Juventus would be a loan with an option to buy Vicario rather than an obligation, which may provide an obstacle between the clubs, but a conditional obligation is one potential solution.

Reports: Bundesliga club also cashes in, Chelsea pay 60m for PL starChelsea look set for their next major deal. After Morgan Rogers already arrived from Aston Villa for 138 million, the Premier League club now apparently seem ready to strike again with a domestic rival.Maxence Lacroix is set to join from Crystal Palace. Transfer experts Florian Plettenberg and David Ornstein both report that an agreement has been reached. According to the reports, Chelsea will pay 60 million, and the centre-back is expected to sign a contract until 2032.But it is not only Crystal Palace who can look forward to the money for the French international VfL Wolfsburg will benefit as well. According to Plettenberg, the Bundesliga club will receive 10 to 15 percent as a sell-on fee. He played in the Bundesliga from 2020 to 2024 before the now 26-year-old moved to the Premier League for 18 million.This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in here.

Fiorentina remain interested in Dovbyk as Kean alternativeFiorentina is already considering its next transfer market moves and evaluating possible solutions to strengthen its attack. The future of the Viola attack will depend primarily on Moise Kean, who could leave Florence for an offer close to 40 million.Compared to last summer, the Tuscan club is more confident about the strikers possible departure. Kean, in fact, is coming off a decidedly less impressive season than the 2024/25 season, in which he scored a total of 25 goals across league and cup competitions. As reported in todays edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport, should the striker move to Como or another interested club, Fiorentina could turn its attention to Artem Dovbyk. The Ukrainian striker is considered on his way out of Roma and could be sold permanently for a fee under 20 million, with the Giallorossi also prepared to record a small capital loss. His salary of approximately 3.5 million represents a significant investment, but remains lower than the 4.5 million Kean earns, although the latter is eligible for the Growth Decree. Dovbyk, 29, comes from a season that ended with just three goals and could seek a revival under the guidance of Fabio Grosso, returning to the levels shown at Girona, where he reached 24 goals.

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