Robin van Persie could return to Feyenoord as the Dutch giants want to appoint him as their new manager after sacking Brian Priske.
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Feyenoord eyeing move for Van PersieEx-Arsenal & Man Utd star currently managing HeerenveenFeyenoord sacked Priske last weekFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱Getty Images SportWHAT HAPPENED?
Feyenoord parted ways with manager Priske last week after the club fell to fifth position in the Eredivisie table. Priske, who had replaced Arne Slot in the summer after the Dutch coach joined Liverpool, lasted a little over six months at the Rotterdam club.
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Feyenoord are yet to finalise a replacement for Priske, however, claims that the club have approached fellow Eredivisie side Heerenveen to negotiate a deal for Van Persie. The former Manchester United and Arsenal forward joined Heerenveen last summer as head coach after completing his UEFA Pro diploma course.
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Van Persie started his professional career at Feyenoord before moving to England to join Arsenal. He later moved to United where he won his first and only Premier League title. He went on to play for Fenerbahce in Turkey and returned to the Dutch side for one last dance in the 2018-19 season. Before taking up his first senior managerial role at Heerenveen, the ex-Netherlands international coached Feyenoord's Under-18 side.
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After qualifying for the Champions League round of 16 stage on Tuesday at AC Milan's expense, Feyenoord will be back in action on Saturday as they face Almere in a league clash.
Joshua Kimmich has revealed how a half-time chat with Harry Kane helped Bayern score their second goal against Celtic in the Champions League.
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Bayern Munich win 2-1 over Celtic
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Kimmich reveals Kane masterminded the goal
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Bayern Munich travelled to Glasgow for the first leg of their Champions League playoff clash against Celtic and came out with a 2-1 win via a goal from Michael Olise and a header from Kane before their lead was halved late in the second half by Daizen Maeda.
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Despite starting the clash against Celtic strongly, Bayern Munich struggled to find their rhythm in the final third and only took the lead in the last minute before half-time. Kimmich has now revealed that Kane masterminded the Bavarians' second goal by indicating to the German that Celtic were leaving him free at the far post during corners.
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Speaking to the media, Kimmich said: "Harry [Kane] told me at half-time to take the corners towards the far post because he was relatively free there. I'm happy it worked and we got a goal."
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Der Rekordmeister will now take an important one-goal lead to Allianz Arena for next week's second leg as they look to qualify for the Champions League round of 16. The two sides will face off on Tuesday, February 18.
Dhoni’s future as a player is uncertain, but indications are that he will stay on with the franchise in some capacity
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MS Dhoni and N Srinivasan have shared a close relationship for a number of years now•AFP
Whether he is part of Chennai Super Kings as a player or not come 2022, MS Dhoni and the franchise will continue to be inseparable, as far as top boss N Srinivasan is concerned.”Dhoni is part and parcel of CSK, Chennai and Tamil Nadu. There is no CSK without Dhoni and there is no Dhoni without CSK,” Srinivasan was quoted as saying by PTI on Monday.Dhoni has led the Super Kings right from inception in 2008, helming them to four titles (2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021). They have made the playoffs for every year of their existence bar one (2020).Related
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This season, despite an ageing team and a lot of doubters following the poor run last year, where they finished seventh, Super Kings won nine of the 14 league games to finish second on the table. They beat table-toppers Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 1 to reach the final, and then beat Kolkata Knight Riders in the grand finale.Dhoni had been asked about his future a number of times during the course of the season. At one point, he confirmed, “you’ll see me in yellow next season but whether I’ll be playing for CSK, you never know.” Dhoni’s uncertainty stems from lack of clarity yet from BCCI on the retention policy ahead of the new season, where two new teams will line-up to make it a 10-team event.After winning the final in Dubai last week, Dhoni had said at the presentation: “We have to decide what is good for CSK, you know. It’s not really about me being there in the top three or four, whatever the retained number of players is.”It’s about making a strong core and making sure the franchise doesn’t really suffer, because it will be an auction where you have to make a team for the next ten years. Definitely in 2008, the core group carried on for more than ten years. We’ll have to have a hard look as to… in the next ten years, who are the people who will contribute in a similar manner.”Then while asked about the legacy he would leave behind at Super Kings, Dhoni responded, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, “But still, I haven’t left [it] behind!”
Rachael Haynes, Meg Lanning and Beth Mooney all struck half-centuries while uncapped pace bowler Stella Campbell pushed her claims for a debut in the upcoming ODI series as the Australians secured a 36-run victory over the Indians in their warm-up match in Brisbane.For the visitors, legspinner Poonam Yadav, who toppled Australia in the opening match of the T20 World Cup last year, claimed 3 for 28 while a middle-order fightback from Pooja Vastrakar (57) and Deepti Sharma (49 not out) gave the Indians a chance of hauling in the target before the chase fizzled out in the last 10 overs.Related
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With the entire Indian squad and 12 of the 18 Australian players having only emerged from hard quarantine at the beginning of the week this was an important outing to tune up ahead of the internationals which start on Tuesday.Jhulan Goswami struck early when Alyssa Healy fell in the seventh over, but Haynes and Lanning then added 118 in 18 overs before the Indians struck back by taking 3 for 2 in six balls. Haynes (65 off 71) was run out and Ellyse Perry stumped in curious fashion when she played and missed but remained out of her crease with the keeper throwing down the stumps. Lanning (59 off 57) then became Yadav’s first wicket when she was stumped.The rebuild came from Mooney (59 off 52) and Ash Gardner as they added 63 for the fifth wicket. After Yadav had claimed two more scalps – those of Tahlia McGrath and Sophie Molineux – Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham gave a reminder of Australia’s batting depth by adding 37.Perry, who is expected to play a senior role in a pace attack lacking Megan Schutt and Tayla Vlaeminck, struck twice in her opening spell when she bowled Smriti Mandhana in the fourth over then had captain Mithali Raj brilliantly caught at slip by Mooney in the sixth.Shafali Verma ensured the Indians scored briskly, hitting five boundaries in a 21-ball 27, before becoming Campbell’s first wicket and when she struck again to remove Richa Ghosh it was four down inside 15 overs.The uncapped Yastika Bhatia produced an encouraging display with a run-a-ball 41 before falling to the left-arm spin of Molineux to leave the Indians 106 for 5.As the Australians rotated through 11 bowlers – there was no limit on the number of players who could be used – Vastrakar and Sharma added 89 in 21 overs. Hannah Darlington, who had impressed in the intra-squad game two days ago, went at under four an over in five overs while spinners Gardner, Wareham and Molly Strano were also economical.The teams will travel to Mackay on Sunday ahead of the first ODI on Tuesday. The multi-format tour, which will be played with the points-based system, also includes the day-night Test at Metricon Stadium followed by three T20Is.
Arsenal are reportedly desperate to stop a £110,000-per-week star from leaving for a league-winning side, and it is believed the Gunners will "do everything" to keep him at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal prepare for Tottenham clash with weakened squad
Following their 1-1 draw against Brighton the weekend before last – Arsenal's first dropped points of the season – manager Mikel Arteta will be very keen to return to winning ways as soon as possible.
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Unfortunately for the Spaniard, Arsenal face two of their toughest fixtures of the season after this international break – as the Gunners gear up for away trips to Tottenham and Premier League title rivals Man City.
Star midfielder Declan Rice will miss their looming north London derby this weekend after being sent off for two bookable offences against Brighton, while summer signing Mikel Merino is out for nearly two months after fracturing his shoulder in training.
Takehiro Tomiyasu is a doubt for Arsenal's trip to Spurs as well, and there is another big worry over club captain Martin Odegaard. The Norway star was injured on international duty this week, twisting his ankle in a 2-1 win against Austria, with Odegaard pictured returning to Arsenal on crutches as he awaits medical assessment.
Arteta is facing a real selection headache for Tottenham. The tactician has already been forced to make concessions in regard to his favoured eleven, with Arteta planning to drop Kai Havertz into midfield and play Raheem Sterling as a false-nine.
Now that Odegaard is a doubt for Arsenal this weekend, Arteta will be thankful he didn't let Thomas Partey leave in the summer window, despite the Ghanaian's repeated links to a move away.
The same can certainly be said of Jorginho, who was awarded a contract extension earlier this year.
Arsenal desperate to stop Jorginho leaving for Galatasaray
With the Turkish transfer window open till Friday, Süper Lig champions Galatasaray are thought to be registering an interest in the £110,000-per-week midfielder.
The Italy international was a regular towards the back end of last season, so much so that Arsenal decided to keep him in north London for an additional year, rather than let him leave for free in the summer.
Jorginho's new contract runs until 2025, but Arsenal have the option to extend it by an additional year. Given the number of absences and suspensions in Arteta's squad, Arsenal are desperate to keep hold of Jorginho amid interest from Galatasaray, and will "do everything" to rebuff offers for the 32-year-old.
"Jorgi is a very strategic player," said former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel. "He knows what to do in possession, he can imagine what is going to happen one or two passes ahead and he knows where to help out in short distances and longer distances.
"He knows when to switch the play and not to switch the play. He has a good sense of rhythm. He organises the environment around him and that allows him to show his true abilities in controlling the rhythm of a game.
"As well as this, he is relentless in defence. He wants to help everywhere on the pitch. He has a huge ability to run a lot for the team. Maybe he lacks the high speeds, but he compensates with a lot of work-rate and anticipation in his defensive work."
O treinador Fábio Carille voltou a dizer que quer permanecer no Santos na próxima temporada. Após a vitória contra o Flamengo, que livrou o Peixe de qualquer chance de rebaixamento, o treinador abriu o jogo e falou sobre suas metas para próximas temporada.
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– Já falei várias vezes sobre querer continuar. Meu contrato não tem multa sobre sair ou o Santos mandar embora. Vamos conversar agora. Eu aceitei sabendo dos riscos – disse o treinador, que completou:
– Intenção existe, sim! Para ser sincero, não pensei em 2022 depois de uma vitória dessa. Estamos na Sul-Americana com possibilidade de Libertadores. No dia 9 completo três meses de Santos, um trabalho intenso.
O treinador, inclusive, agradeceu a diretoria santista após a vitória. Vale lembrar que Carille chegou na Vila Belmiro com desconfiança por conta de seu estilo de jogo.
– Agradeço à diretoria pela oportunidade, aos jogadores que compraram algumas ideias. Foi um ano muito difícil. É curtir essa vitória, curtir os 49 pontos, Sul-Americana e quem sabe beliscar uma Pré-Libertadores. Amanhã começamos a pensar em futuro – disse o treinador.
Manchester United will be looking to get back to winning ways when the Premier League returns this weekend, but first they will be hoping their players can return injury-free from the international break.
And one of their youngsters in particular has had a more than decent break from domestic proceedings, breaking one goalscoring record for his nation and already closing in on another one.
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The Red Devils have several players away playing for their countries in this two-week international break, and they will be praying their players can return fit, firing and full of renewed confidence.
Erik ten Hag has a side full of established international players, so it isn’t any surprise to see that four of the his five new signings are away with their countries – Manuel Ugarte, Joshua Zirkzee, Matthijs De Ligt, and Noussair Mazraoui.
Meanwhile, Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes have just finished their international duty with Portugal, with their pair both impressing in the last two weeks, as Dalot scored in Portugal’s win over Croatia last week and Fernandes scored in their 2-1 win over Scotland on Sunday evening.
Ten Hag will be keeping an eye on Harry Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo, who will both be looking to keep their place in England's starting XI against Finland on Tuesday night.
Lisandro Martínez and Alejandro Garnacho will be hoping to play a significant part in Argentina’s match against Columbia on Tuesday, but the United boss is likely just praying they return to Carrington on time and fit. United also have James Scanlon away on international duty with Gibraltar, and the young man will be returning to Old Trafford full of confidence.
James Scanlon scores for Gibraltar vs Liechtenstein
Scanlon, who has yet to make his senior debut for Manchester United or even permanently break into the under-21 line-up, has however burst onto the international stage with Gibraltar and is definitely catching the eye.
The 17-year-old has now earned six caps for Gibraltar's senior side, and the winger grabbed his first goal for his country by scoring against Liechtenstein on Sunday, becoming his country's youngest ever scorer and prompting one MUFC academy writer to say "this is nuts".
Scanlon, who played in United’s pre-season this summer, is remarkably already now just five goals away from becoming his country’s record goalscorer, as that currently stands at six, with Liam Walker currently leading the way.
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Scanlon has been on the books at Old Trafford since joining the club from Derby County in March 2021, and since then, he has been working his way up the club’s youth teams. The 17-year-old has played 33 times for the under-18s, during which he has scored 11 goals and recorded five assists. Scanlon has also played ten times for the club’s under-21s.
The United gem was used as a right-back during pre-season, but the 17-year-old’s preferred position is more advanced, with him being a more natural winger who likes to score goals and create chances for his teammates. Scanlon is now just six games into his international career and could become the country's leading goalscorer very soon, as he needs just five goals to equal the leading tally.
Nottingham Forest are reportedly on the cusp of completing another deal this summer following their latest capture of Ramon Sosa.
Nottingham Forest eye late additions
After picking up their first point of the season on the Premier League opening weekend, Nuno Espírito Santo's side remain active in the transfer market as it heads towards the end of the window. The Garibaldi are eyeing up a move for fresh blood in attack, and have already seen one bid turned down for Mexican striker Santiago Gimenez, who scored 23 goals in last season's Eredivisie.
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Meanwhile, they are also understood to be chasing defensive reinforcements and a goalkeeper, with the arrivals of Jota Silva and Ramon Sosa having already bolstered their frontline.
But it is a far cry from recent transfer windows, which have seen them cram the arrivals lounge at a rate only matched by Todd Boehly at Stamford Bridge, a series of events which led to them sailing too close to the wind with financial fair play.
Despite their more settled nature this time around, they are always on the hunt for upgrades, and they may be ready to revisit a player they know well before the end of the transfer window.
Montiel on verge of Forest return
That comes as one journalist claims that Forest have agreed a deal to re-sign right-back Gonzalo Montiel ahead of the transfer deadline in what would be a bizarre move.
The Argentine, who featured six times as they lifted the Copa América over the summer, spent the 2023-24 campaign at the City Ground but appeared to fall out of favour towards the back end of the campaign, failing to feature in games between February and April, though he did start the final four games of the season.
But despite Montiel's loan move having an option to buy the defender included, the club chose not to activate it, sending him back to Seville instead. Now, it is reported they are set to buy him this summer after all, with the initial decision perhaps influenced by potential financial fair play repurcussions ahead of the June 30th PSR deadline.
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As per Spanish journalist Fernando Serrano, the defender is "very close" to signing for Forest once more, with the Argentine having agreed personal terms on a four-year deal at the City Ground. Meanwhile, Forest have tabled a 12m euros (£10.2m) offer to sign him, comprising 9m euros up front (£7.7m) plus a further 3m euros (£2.5m) in add-ons.
There is no mention of whether Sevilla have accepted the offer, but given that it is likely of a similar value to the option to buy Montiel in the initial loan and the Argentine is down to the final two years of his £23,000 a week deal, it could well be enough to bring the World Cup winner back to the City Ground permanently.
Southampton will be raring to go ahead of the new Premier League season kicking off this coming weekend as Russell Martin's Saints make the long pilgrimage up to Newcastle United for their first taste of top-flight action this campaign.
Now, there's excitement and anticipation in the air as a ball hasn't yet been kicked, but no doubt long into the gruelling 38-game marathon when things are stacking up against the South Coast side, there will be some despondent faces as a battle against relegation is presumably fought.
Signings such as Ben Brereton-Diaz should give Martin's men the firepower they desire in an attempt to stave off the drop, but another new centre forward could now enter the building at St. Mary's to really boost the newly promoted side.
Southampton preparing bid for new attacker
According to Greek sport outlet BN Sports, Southampton are preparing to bid an extortionate £26m to try and tempt Panathinaikos gem Fotis Ioannidis to England this summer.
Martin's men aren't alone in their advances, however, for the on-fire 24-year-old, as fellow newly promoted side Leicester City are reported to be keen on adding the 6 foot 2 striker to their own roster ahead of their battle against the drop-zone, with Football Insider even speculating that an intense transfer battle could now ensue between the two outfits.
Fotis Ioannidis
The 11-time Greece international would undoubtedly strengthen either of the sides that are going after him, with the Saints gaining yet another impressive forward player to add to their ever-growing attacking arsenal, which also boasts the likes of Adam Armstrong.
How Ioannidis could be the next Pelle
Landing Ioannidis' services could see Martin and Co snap up Southampton's next Graziano Pelle away from what they already have at their disposal, adding in a likeminded star who can be imposing and dominant in the air, but also lethal and clinical in front of goal with stylish displays.
Ioannidis has regularly got Panathinaikos supporters out of their seats with blistering attacking displays since joining the club in 2020, managing to net 40 goals from 144 games to date playing for the Greek giants, including a delicate finish (footage above) against Villarreal last year.
Pelle, who is now 39 years of age and unemployed after a spell with Parma in 2021, would join the Saints back in 2014 with a similarly lethal reputation in front of goal when playing in Europe, with a staggering 54 strikes managed from just 64 games playing for Dutch titans Feyenoord.
He would then become a reliable source of goals for his new South Coast employers in the top league of England, a career trajectory that Southampton's £26m target will hope to replicate.
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Pelle's golden form for the Saints over two seasons would even result in him becoming the club's top scorer in the elite division two seasons on the spin, with the 15/16 campaign seeing him tie with Sadio Mane before he secured a major move to Liverpool.
Often using his towering frame to get the better of defenders attempting to keep tabs on him, Pelle's game isn't too dissimilar to that of Ioannidis', with the 6 foot 2 Greek forward scoring two of his 15 goals from last campaign using his head.
More pressingly, however, it seems the in-demand forward also has the clinical edge in front of goal Pelle possessed before moving to the South Coast.
The electric Panathinaikos number seven only needed 27 league games last campaign to bag an impressive 15 strikes, backing up football analyst Ben Mattinson describing him as a "dangerous" presence up top for defenders to thwart.
This statement buy could well dent the Southampton bank significantly, but if it means the Saints win another top striker that can potentially terrorise Premier League defences, on top of the move angering Leicester who would lose out, it might well be one worth making.
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A trio of half-centuries helped West Indies reach 280 for 4 before declaring late on day four
Andrew Fidel Fernando01-Apr-2021Stumps West Indies surged into command on day four as half centuries from Kraigg Brathwaite, Kyle Mayers and Jason Holder helped set up a 377-run target for Sri Lanka in the second Test in Antigua. West Indies batted quickly in the absence of a frontline spinner – Lasith Embuldeniya did not bowl in the innings after being stretchered off early on day four with a leg injury sustained in the field – to rack up 280 for 4 before declaring in their second innings.Although at the start of the day it had taken West Indies less than five overs to take the two remaining Sri Lanka first-innings wickets, the visitors’ openers held firm in the nine overs they had to face before stumps in their second dig. As the surface is yet to seriously misbehave, Sri Lanka may have some hope that they can replicate West Indies’ batting effort from the last day of the first Test and play out an entire day.Nevertheless, this is a daunting prospect, partly because this surface is drier than the pitch from the first match had been at a similar stage; Rahkeem Cornwall’s offspin in particular could become definitive on day five.Watch cricket on ESPN+
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Of West Indies’ three half-centuries, Brathwaite’s was the one that gave the innings its backbone. Having already made 126 in the first innings, one might have excused a brasher approach in the second dig with his team sitting on a 96-run cushion. Yet, he put his head down and ground out 85 off 196 balls while more aggressively-minded batsmen sent West Indies’ lead skipping forward around him.Brathwaite left the ball a lot, blocked even more and focused on picking runs into the outfield to almost a total exclusion of hitting boundaries for large parts of his innings. His first four was off a shortish Dhananjaya de Silva delivery, which he slapped through the covers. Then he spent a whopping 134 deliveries without a boundary at all. Only when West Indies were batting quickly to set up a declaration did Brathwaite move into a more positive frame of mind, hitting three boundaries in the space of 15 balls.Both Mayers and Holder produced much more lively innings. Mayers’ 55 off 76 was quiet to begin with, but typically fun once he got his bearings. He hit eight fours in his innings, including six through the legside as he rocked back to drag balls across the line – particularly through midwicket – on a sluggish surface. Mayers survived a close lbw appeal against the bowling of de Silva – DRS showed the ball to be clipping the bails in an umpire’s call verdict – but was otherwise largely untroubled until his eventual dismissal when he was given lbw to Suranga Lakmal. Again, the ball was clipping the bails; but this time, the umpire’s call went in favour of the bowling team.Pathum Nissanka reached his half-century before being dismissed by Kemar Roach•RANDY BROOKS/AFP/Getty ImagesHolder’s 71 not out off 88 balls then powered West Indies through the latter half of the afternoon session until his team’s declaration 48 minutes before stumps. Holder was busy rather than brutal, venturing frequent singles and twos, striking just eight boundaries. His 87-run stand with Brathwaite was the most productive West Indies partnership while Brathwaite also shared an 82-run stand with Mayers.That West Indies were able to score so freely after lunch and tea, however, was because Sri Lanka lost a key bowler early in the day. Embuldeniya is the only specialist spinner in the XI, but he appeared to sustain a serious groin injury in the first few overs of West Indies’ second innings when he made a sliding save in the outfield. Having writhed on the ground for several minutes clutching the inside of his left thigh, he was finally taken away in an ambulance to a local hospital for an MRI scan.Although hamstrung, Sri Lanka’s bowlers were nevertheless largely disciplined. Lakmal and Dushmantha Chameera shared the four wickets to fall, taking two apiece, despite both going at a touch more than four runs an over. De Silva had to step up with his part-time offspin to compensate for Embuldeniya’s absence. He bowled 28 overs in this innings – the majority of those in one unbroken spell and gave away only 81 runs.Early in the day, at the tail end of Sri Lanka’s first innings, Pathum Nissanka completed his half-century, taking the single he required to reach the milestone three balls into the morning. But Sri Lanka could only add eight to their overnight score, as Nissanka and No. 11 Vishwa Fernando fell in the same Kemar Roach over. Nissanka was out mis-timing a hook, which settled in the hands of substitute Hayden Walsh Jr at deep square leg, while Vishwa edged a ball behind two deliveries later.Sri Lanka giving up a 96-run lead was their biggest mistake in this Test, but there were also dropped catches on day four that were dispiriting. Jermaine Blackwood – who had moved up to No. 3 in the place of the injured Nkrumah Bonner – was dropped in the slips off the bowling of Vishwa, though it ended up not costing too many runs. Oshada Fernando made a far costlier mistake, when he couldn’t grasp a ball that was whizzing above his head at short leg. Brathwaite had been on 34 at the time.All told, it means Sri Lanka still need 348 runs on the final day, an unlikely but not insurmountable task to achieve their first ever Test series win in the West Indies.