Man Utd make improved £60m bid for striker Mbeumo
Manchester United have submitted an improved bid of more than £60m for Brentford striker Bryan Mbeumo, BBC reported.
This month United had a bid rejected for the 25-year-old of £45m plus up to £10m in add-ons.
Talks over the Cameroon forward, who would become the club's second signing of the summer, are due to continue this week.
Following the £62.5m capture of Matheus Cunha from Wolves, United are keen to further strengthen Ruben Amorim's squad before they return for pre-season training on 7 July, according to BBC.
New Tottenham manager Thomas Frank was keen to be reunited with Mbeumo, while there has also been interest in the forward from other Champions League clubs.
T20 Tri-Nation Series: Nepal beat Scotland by two wickets
Nepal defeated host Scotland by two wickets in the match held in Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday under the T20 Tri-Nation Series.
Nepal achieved the moderate target of 98 runs posted by Scotland in 19.5 overs with eight wickets down.
To steer Nepal to victory, opener Kushal Bhurtel contributed 30 runs. Likewise, Dipendra Singh Airee gathered 14 runs, Basir Ahamad 13 and Kiran Thagunna 10 while other batters could not score in double digits.
Put to bat first in the third match of the Series, Scotland were restricted to a meagre 97 runs at the loss of all wickets.
Nepal's leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane took four wickets for 18 runs including a maiden in his full quota of four overs. Karan KC and Dipendra Singh Airee took two wickets each while Lalit Rajbansi took one wicket.
For the home team, only three batsmen could score in double digits, the highest being 46 runs by Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen scored 10 runs while captain Matthew Cross scored 15 runs before he was bowled out to Lamichhane..
With the performance in the match, Karan KC has registered 100 wickets in T20 International Cricket. He is the second after Lamichhane to make the record.
Lamichhane was declared the 'player of the match' .today.
ICC World Cup Cricket League-2: Nepal taking on Netherlands today
Nepal are playing their fourth and final match today against the Netherlands in a triangular ODI series under the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 today.
The match to be held at Forthill Cricket Ground in Dundee, Scotland will start at 3:45 pm Nepal time. Nepal, having won the first two matches of the series, are in search of their third victory today.
In the last match, Scotland defeated Nepal by two runs. Earlier, Nepal had defeated Scotland by one run and the Netherlands by five wickets. On the other hand, the Netherlands are aiming for their first victory. The Netherlands lost to Scotland by 44 runs.
Nepal are in seventh place in the league with 10 points from 15 matches. The Netherlands are in second place with 26 points from 22 matches. The league, featuring eight different teams, will run until 2027.
The top four teams of this league will qualify directly for the global qualifiers of the World Cup. The four teams at the bottom will have to play playoff matches to qualify for the World Cup.
The Nepali team includes captain Rohit Kumar Paudel, vice captain Dipendra Singh Airee, Asif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Shah, Basir Ahmad, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sompal Kami, Karan K.C., Kushal Bhurtel, Bhim Sarki, Arif Sheikh, Gulshan Jha, Nandan Yadav, Rijan Dhakal, and Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi.
Portugal beat Spain in penalty shootout to win second Nations League crown
Cristiano Ronaldo was in tears as Portugal picked up their second Nations League title by beating holders Spain 5-3 on penalties following a thrilling 2-2 draw in the final, Aljazeera reported.
Ronaldo’s 138th international goal took the final on Sunday to a shootout, with Alvaro Morata’s miss proving costly for Spain as Ruben Neves struck the winning spot kick to spark wild scenes of celebration, with emotion overwhelming the veteran captain.
Spain’s exhilarating 5-4 victory over France in Thursday’s semifinal ensured Luis de la Fuente’s side had continued an unbeaten run that stretched back to March 2023 coming into Sunday’s showpiece final in Munich, according to Aljazeera.
They appeared on course for yet another trophy, on the back last year’s European Championship triumph, as Martin Zubimendi tapped home his second international goal in the 21st minute.