26Th July 2012: Transfer news, Updates, Latest News, Rumors

26Th July 2012 Transfer Saga, Latest News and Updates, Rumors:

• Manchester United’s pursuit of Lucas Moura is now over
• Chelsea are keeping tabs on Edinson Cavani's situation at Napoli.
• Tottenham keen Over Lloris
• Man city Boss Makes Clear That He wants to Capture Van Persie
• Liverpool make £12.5M bid for Swansea midfielder Allen
• Chelsea set to splash out ANOTHER £50M before deadline
• De Jong intent on winning back-to-back titles with Man City
• Sunderland’s O’Neill a big fan of Liverpool’s Carroll
• New Russia boss Capello hits out at English FA
• Lucas Man Utd negotiations for Lucas now over says Sao Paulo
• Tottenham’s Sandro tips Oscar to become a star at Chelsea
• Ruiz excited about new season with Fulham after overcoming injury
• Diaby determined to push back into Arsenal first team
• Stoke target Olsson hands in Blackburn transfer request
• Kacaniklic pens new Fulham contract
• Ex-England boss Capello gets Russia job
• Sunderland keep fingers crossed regarding Brown injury
• Wolves midfielder Kightly attracting Stoke interest
• Aquilani disenchanted but looking for a chance at Liverpool
• Chelsea boss Di Matteo thrilled to sign Oscar
• English interest to come for Auxerre’s Oliech
• Sunderland’s Turner set for Norwich
• Doyle not looking to leave Wolves
• Norris to leave Portsmouth for Leeds
• Bristol City signs Anderson from Nottingham Forest
• ‘French legend’ Henry very, very happy in New York – Chelsea’s Malouda
• Chelsea’s Terry, Lampard, Mikel all impressed by MLS All-Stars
• Henry, Solli excited about impending NYRB arrival of Everton’s Cahill
• Beckham has helped the growth of MLS – Chelsea’s Lampard
• Houston Dynamo’s Cameron agrees personal terms with Stoke
• Utrecht’s Nijholt set for Chicago Fire move
• Ex-QPR keeper Pickens signs new Colorado Rapids deal
• DC United’s Najar to put himself in shop window at Olympics
• Agent reveals Liverpool, Man City target Gaston Ramirez set for Premier League move
• Torres excited by Oscar deal at Chelsea
• Liverpool boss Rodgers denies Swansea tension over Allen pursuit
• Chelsea boss Di Matteo full of praise for Seattle Sounders midfielder Osvaldo Alonso
• New York Red Bulls star Henry: Everton legend Cahill has great football IQ
• Chelsea to pounce as wife mugging forces Cavani rethink
• Tottenham boss AVB decides to slap in bid for Lyon keeper Lloris
• Arsenal's Denilson urges Lucas to reject Man Utd
• Agent reveals English interest for Arsenal, Liverpool target Zapata
• Agent won't let Man Utd talks interfere with Lucas' gold medal hopes
• Rennes chief Dreossi admits Arsenal target M'Vila could be sold
• Tottenham's Modric has NOT apologised for AWOL stunt
• Man City boss Mancini admits admiration for Arsenal striker Van Persie
• Liverpool boss Rodgers willing to give Aquilani fresh chance
• Chelsea midfielder Ramires convinced new signings will improve Euro champs
• Ramires excited by new Chelsea arrival Oscar
• Everton face Sunderland, QPR competition for Tottenham's Pienaar
• Man City facing crunch Guidetti decision
• Wigan boss Martinez delighted for Man Utd's Cleverley over Team GB chance
• Wigan boss Martinez heaps praise on Liverpool, Spurs target Allen
• Ex-Villa striker Heskey training with Wigan
• Tottenham rebel Modric's camp meeting with Real Madrid today
• Man City boss Mancini delighted with new Kompany deal
• Everton won't consider Heitinga sale
• Chelsea remain keen as Walcott set for Arsenal crunch talks
• Juventus to pull out of bid for Arsenal striker Van Persie
• Arsenal, Liverpool target Holtby resisting Schalke contract offer
• Liverpool in Athletic Bilbao contact for Fernando Amorebieta
• Sivasspor, Lokomotiv Moscow move for released Man Utd striker Owen
• Agent says Ajax's Eriksen not 'doing enough' for Chelsea, Man Utd move
• Chelsea target Alvaro Pereira step closer to Porto sale
• Sao Paulo to earn more than Internacional over Oscar sale to Chelsea
• Porto coach Pereira warns Tottenham's AVB off Hulk, Moutinho
• Monaco make contract offer to Chelsea fullback Bosingwa
• Besiktas chief denies bid for Arsenal striker Chamakh
• Tottenham, Liverpool eyeing Porto dazzler Christian Atsu
• Lille claim Debuchy upset with Newcastle for not meeting asking price
• Inter Milan can't compete with Man Utd for Lucas
• Wigan eyeing Napoli midfielder Gargano
• Eden Hazard thrilled Thorgan joining him at Chelsea
• Agent confirms Stoke, Southampton target Olsson demanding Blackburn transfer
• Ex-Tottenham keeper Jansson happy with Shamrock Rovers move
• Werder Bremen chief Allofs confident of deal for Chelsea's De Bruyne
• Chelsea youngster Lukaku pleased with preseason form
• Chelsea striker Lukaku: Hazard has learned his English from American rappers!
• Man City boss Mancini makes clears his Van Persie frustration
• Liverpool make £12.5M bid for Swansea midfielder Allen
• Chelsea set to splash out ANOTHER £50M before deadline
• Arsenal prepared to make stand and KEEP Van Persie
• Chelsea move to beat Man Utd for Atletico Madrid whizkid Oliver Torres
• Arsenal chairman Hill-Wood tells Man Utd, Man City to get serious over Van Persie price
• Huddlestone hoping Modric stays with Spurs
• Huddlestone only thinking of Tottenham stay
• Man City winger Johnson wants clean slate for club and country
• Man Utd legend Giggs ready for Team GB opener
• Lampard admits he's keen for Chelsea contract talks
• Arsenal chairman Hill-Wood shocked Van Persie wants to leave
• Tottenham keeper Gomes happy to see back of Redknapp
• Gomes: No-one supported me at Tottenham
• Gomes prepared to leave Tottenham
• Podolski set to take Van Persie No10 shirt at Arsenal
• West Brom boss Clarke yet to see new signing Yacob in action
• Kafoumba Coulibaly excited about Fulham, Villa interest
• Chelsea, Man Utd, Man City all in Benfica contact for Witsel
• Newcastle boss Pardew tells Liverpool to get real over Carroll price
• Sunderland boss O'Neill may promote from within to replace Turner
• Newcastle owner Ashley taking charge of push for Liverpool's Carroll
• Newcastle push Marseille to drop Remy price
• Swindon make offer for Southampton striker Lee Barnard
• Foster: West Brom should be my last club
• Ex-Blackburn, West Ham skipper Neill not on Western Sydney radar
• Ex-West Ham, Leeds defender Foxe and ex-Ajax keeper Didulica join Melbourne Heart coaching staff
• Blackburn’s Usai targeting loan move
• A-League hasn’t quite kicked on says ex-Man Utd, Sydney ace Yorke
• Wolves striker Griffiths: I feel loved at Hibs
• Real Madrid shock AC Milan offering Kaka to Inter
• Real Madrid convinced turning screw on Levy over price for Tottenham's Modric
• Tade confident St Johnstone can bridge Eskisehirspor gap
• Gerard Deulofeu yet to learn if Barcelona will send him back to B squad
• Juventus make move for Inter Milan striker Pazzini
• Ex-Leicester, Derby midfielder Savage: I’ll play for Rangers for free
• Southampton now in for Celtic’s Kayal
• Settled defence will bode well in Champions League – Celtic keeper Forster
• Western Sydney Wanderers team up with NRMA to play at Parramatta Stadium
• Arteta: Cazorla would be unbelievable for Arsenal
• Chelsea boss Di Matteo welcomes Oscar transfer coup
• Liverpool owner Henry slaughters Dalglish reign: Players weren't responding
• Kompany delighted with new long-term Man City contract
• Liverpool owner Henry: FA Cup wouldn't have saved Dalglish
• Liverpool owner Henry: Suarez saga didn't influence Dalglish axe
• Liverpool boss Rodgers upbeat after Roma defeat
• Man City defender Kompany proud of captaincy
• Kompany: Man City success never guaranteed
• Man Utd delay NYSE stock float
• Arsenal starlet Oxlade-Chamberlain: Self-confidence always important
• Great Britain womens skipper Stoney shocked by Olympics snub from Tottenham's Bale
• Liverpool swooping for Wolves keeper De Vries
• Tottenham rival QPR for Liverpool youngster Sterling
• Sunderland waiting for Gyan to make promised donation to Charity Foundation
• Chelsea boss Di Matteo admits new signings will force tactical change
• Chelsea boss Di Matteo disappointed with MLS Allstars defeat
• Lampard convinced exciting times ahead for Chelsea after new signings
• Ex-Newcastle striker Quinn can't believe Liverpool boss Rodgers' treatment of Carroll
• West Ham still keen on Liverpool striker Carroll
• Tom Hanks thrilled to see Villa in action
• Liverpool to release keeper pair Jones, Doni
• Chelsea midfielder Lampard not giving up on England career
• British media struggling to get excited about Team GB
• Liverpool adding Man City scouting pair to staff
• Barcelona match Bayern Munich bid for Javi Martinez
• Barcelona coach Vilanova: Daniel Alves not for sale
• Vilanova insists he's not forcing Afellay out of Barcelona
• Nuri Sahin can't catch a break at Real Madrid
• Real Madrid pushing to sign Las Palmas starlet Vitolo
• Mallorca defender Ramis attracting major Premier League interest
• Getafe demand top price for ex-Real Madrid midfielder Juanfran
• Rubin Kazan sign Athletic Bilbao veteran Pablo Orbaiz
• Real Betis striker Ezequiel extends Freiberg loan
• Barcelona admit new signing Edgar Ie out three months
• Real Madrid winger Di Maria delighted with preseason goals
• Barcelona crock Muniesa facing six months out
• Chelsea make new £9M bid for Wigan attacker Moses
• Arsenal boss Wenger: Santi Cazorla a great player
• Man City leave Van Persie to Man Utd, Juventus
• Sao Paulo chief Lopes says Man Utd can sign Lucas
• Marseille fullback Cesar Azpilicueta: Chelsea want me
• Man Utd boss Ferguson: Powell looks great prospect
• Man Utd midfielder Cleverley excited about Team GB chances
• Man Utd legend Giggs convinced Team GB can win gold
• Pescara move for Man City winger Weiss
• Arsenal winger Oxlade-Chamberlain ready for Southampton clash
• Arsenal superkid Oxlade-Chamberlain confident handling greater expectations
• Southampton go for Celtic midfielder Beram Kayal
• Arsenal announce departure of Pedro Botelho to Atletico Paranaense
• Arsenal playmaker Arteta eager to add more goals to game
• Arsenal defender Vermaelen proud to take captaincy
• Vermaelen happy Koscielny inked new Arsenal deal
• Pulis planning more changes to Stoke squad
• Stoke boss Pulis feels for Rangers after snapping up Ness
• Fulham hand England U21 coach Wigley major youth role
• Kit Symons named new Fulham U21 coach
• Fulham kids beaten by cops!
• Shakhtar name price for Chelsea, Tottenham target Willian
• Villa boss Lambert willing to sell Collins to West Ham
• Arsenal name Van Persie in new season squad list
• Molde boss Solskjaer cools talk of move for Man Utd striker King
• Ferguson insists more signings on way at Man Utd
• Man Utd boss Ferguson: Johnstone deserved his chance
• Man Utd keeper Sam Johnstone proud of debut
• Powell delighted with first start for Man Utd in friendly win
• Bebe wins more praise from Man Utd boss Ferguson
• Clichy insists Premier League remains Man City priority
• Man City fullback Clichy confident handling pressure of title defence
• Everton star Cahill chose New York Red Bulls ahead of worldwide offers
• Man City hero Sun Jihai thrilled Chelsea stars Drogba, Anelka in China
• Sun Jihai: Lie Tie loved Everton experience
• American Marc Pelosi features in Liverpool reserves win
• Roma defeat Liverpool in Boston
• Leeds boss Warnock admits admiration for West Ham striker Maynard
• Leeds boss Warnock accepts Snodgrass wants Norwich move
• Forest complete signing of Stoke defender Collins
• Stoke boss Pulis eager to work with Cameron
• Stoke on brink of deal for Houston Dynamo defender Cameron
• Tottenham ace Bale cops Olympics backlash
• Swansea angry over Liverpool pursuit of Joe Allen
• Gera makes winning West Brom comeback
• Real Madrid ace Kaka excited about AC Milan return chances
• AC Milan striker Cassano ponders shock Inter move
• Kaka agent confirms AC Milan meeting
• Arsenal challenge Tottenham for Inter Milan keeper Julio Cesar
• AC Milan fail with opening offer for Montpellier defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
• Man Utd midfielder Pogba yet to ink Juventus contract
• Marseille midfielder Mbia welcomes AC Milan interest
• Stephan El Shaarawy pleased with new AC Milan deal
• Wife of Napoli star Cavani mugged in Naples
• Spartak Moscow deny move for Juventus midfielder Melo
• El Shaarawy backing AC Milan push for Real Madrid's Kaka
• Parma swoop for Atletico Cerro striker Gonzalo Mastriani
• Abate insists no reason for panic at AC Milan
• Inter Milan signing Silvestre convinced of successful season
• Roma coach Zeman welcomes Destro signing
• Roma chief Baldini says summer shopping will continue
• AC Milan boss Allegri admits without Ibrahimovic they must change style
• Dunga urges Fiorentina to keep hold of Jovetic
• Siena boss Sannino backing Destro for success under Roma coach Zeman
• Twente admit Inter Milan must drop price to get Castaignos deal done
• Genoa sign Independiente defender Julian Alberto Velazquez
• Palermo furious with Inter Milan over Viviano delays

Friendly Matches: MLS All Stars Earns Victory over European Championship Winners, While Liverpool Loses Against AS Roma

MLS All Stars 3-2 Chelsea

Chelsea Suffered 3-2 Defeat over MLS All stars as John Terry and Frank Lampard scored at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania.Terry and Lampard's goals had put the Champions League winners 2-1 ahead in the second half but the MLS All Stars hit back to draw level before snatching a late winner.Chris Wondolowski, Chris Pontius and Eddie Johnson scored for an All Stars side which featured David Beckham and Thierry Henry.San Jose Earthquakes forward Wondolowski opened the scoring with a shot after 21 minutes but Terry levelled things up with a header from Lampard's corner just after the half hour mark.Chelsea, who played summer signings Eden Hazard and Marko Marin, went ahead when Lampard shot home from close range after 58 minutes.DC United's Pontius equalised with 17 minutes to go and Johnson, of Seattle Sounders, won the game with a goal in injury time.

AS Roma 2-1 Liverpool

Charlie Adam scored what proved to be a consolation as Liverpool lost 2-1 to Roma in a pre-season friendly at Fenway Park in Boston.The Reds, playing at the home of the Boston Red Sox who like Liverpool are owned by the Fenway Sports Group, gave a start to young forward Raheem Sterling.Goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi twice denied Roma's Pablo Osvaldo in the opening 20 minutes.With just over half an hour gone Alberto Aquilani set up Joe Cole but his lob landed on the top of the bar.United States international Michael Bradley drove post half-time substitute Brad Jones from a tight angle to open the scoring after 63 minutes.Alessandro Florenzi doubled Roma's lead with 20 minutes remaining.Adam drove low into the bottom corner of the goal from the edge of the area with 10 minutes to go but Liverpool were unable to find an equaliser.

Andy Murray The Time Of Joy After Seeded 3RD

Andy Murray Has Been Seeded 3RD In The Olympics after Rafael Nadal's Knee Problem Makes Him Out of Olympics.Andy Murray is Britain's only seeded player for the Olympic tennis tournament, which begins at Wimbledon on Saturday.In the absence of the injured Rafael Nadal, the gold medallist in Beijing four years ago, Murray is seeded third for the men's singles, behind world No1 Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.David Ferrer, the leading Spaniard in Nadal's absence, is fourth with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga fifth, while Tomas Berdych, Janko Tipsarevic and Juan Martín del Potro make up the top eight. Unlike at the grand slams, where there are 32 seeds in a 128-strong field, the Olympic singles tournament is a 64-man field featuring 16 seeds.The world No1 Victoria Azarenka heads the women's seedings, with Agnieszka Radwanska second followed by Maria Sharapova and the Wimbledon champion Serena Williams.Andy Murray will Face Wawrinka in the 1st Round.

Olympics 2012 Football: Team Great Britain Women's Got winning Start Against Black-Caps

Team Great-Britain ( Women's Team ) Got The Winning Start In Olympics As They won The match Against New-Zealand By 1-0.Arsenal defender Stephanie Houghton got the 1-0 winner against New Zealand in Cardiff with a curling free-kick to further raise expectation for the British home Olympics team, which has high hopes.The women's soccer team success was a welcome start as Olympic fever is more and more gripping the host nation."Britain Great Britain currently have a 100 percent success rate at these Olympics. Long may that continue," 

Friendly match Results: Bayern Victorious, West Ham Wins,WBA Sees Past Copenhagen,Norwich a Touch Of easy too

BAYERN MUNICH 6-0 BEIJING GUO'AN

Bayern Munich Beats Beijing By 6-0. in a pre-season friendly match at Workers' Stadium in Beijng on Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Bayern Munich swept over Beijing Guo'an 6-0 in a pre-season friendly match at Workers' Stadium in Beijng on Tuesday.Guo'an sent on a second-string lineup and were under full control of the Bundesliga powerhouse throughout the game.With Philip Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger staying home, Bayern stormed into a 2-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes. Claudio Pizarro forced Guo'an defender Zhang Junzhe to an own goal in the eighth minute, and Arjen Robben headed home another goal two minutes later. Pizarro also hammered home a header after receiving Ribery's left cross in the 43th minute.Thomas Muller and Mario Mandzukic, Mario Gomez each added a goal to raise Bayern to a 6-0 victory.The Bavarian club will take on Wolfsburg in Guangdong in South China two days later.Bayern, whose summer pre-season features 12 friendly matches, asked players to report back for training on July 3, but the date did not apply to those involved in Euro 2012.

WEST HAM UNITED 3-0 ROT-WEISS 

West Ham kicked-off their pre-season tour of Germany with a 3-0 win against third-division side Wot-Reiss Erfurt.The Hammers named three trialists in a young starting line-up, with Bilel Mohsni, Dutch defender Michael Lamey and Colin Kazim-Richards all handed an opportunity to impress Sam Allardyce. After a sluggish opening 15 minutes, it was the home side who managed to craft the first real opportunity of the game when West Ham failed to deal with a corner. However, Rot-Weiss right winger Dominick Drexler found himself eight yards out with the goal at his mercy but blazed his shot over the bar. And it was the German side who continued to force the issue throughout the first half, with Hammers keeper Stephen Henderson making a series of impressive saves to ensure that the scoreline remained goalless at half-time.A slice of fortune early in the second half for the Premier League outfit changed the complexion of the game, however, when Kazim-Richards burst down the left flank and saw his testing cross knocked into the back of his own net by Rot-Weiss defender Phil Ofosu-Ayeh. The introduction of striker Ricardo Vaz Te on 61 minutes proved to be invaluable as the frontman netted a delightful double, both of which were the result of some slick West Ham passing, to secure a hard-fought victory for the Hammers.

WBA 3-0 FC COPENHAGEN

West Brom manager Steve Clarke claimed his first victory as manager after a convincing win over Danish giants FC Copenhagen.Three goals were enough to see off their opposition as their preparation for the new Premier League season continued. Steven Reid broke the deadlock on 15 minutes with a curling free kick from 20 yards, before Shane Long and Grabiel Tamas added goals in injury time to put the tie beyond all doubt. Yet more good news arrived for the Baggies, too, when Zoltan Gera made his long-awaited return from injury on 71 minutes and came through the contest with no apparent problems.

CELTIC 0-1 NORWICH

IT'S difficult to know what Celtic would have learned from last night’s exercise against Norwich City.Neil Lennon’s European spying mission saw him miss the game but the manager would have been none the wiser had he been in his usual place in the dugout.Norwich’s Grant Holt snatched the winner with two minutes left after a goalmouth scramble but that strike had as much relevance as the team Celtic had chosen for the occasion.Too many players who will be relied upon in next week’s Champions League qualifier against HJK Helsinki were missing, or only used sparingly, for the game to be an accurate indicator of anything.Captain Scott Brown and Player of the Year Charlie Mulgrew were no shows as were Joe Ledley and Anthony Stokes.Beram Kayal was injured while James Forrest, Adam Matthews and Gary Hooper only played for half an hour or less.So that presented a distorted picture of what Celtic will look like when tension rises to a crescendo against the Finns.A more instantly recognisable side will surely play against Inter Milan on Saturday in the final dress rehearsal before the curtain goes up on a European production that can’t afford to be a flop.Those who got most of the action against the Canaries last night were fringe players charged with the responsibility of staging a midweek recovery from a weekend hangover.Celtic’s meeting with English opposition lost its friendly tag when Ajax scored their fourth goal against Lennon’s side in Amsterdam on Saturday.At that point the SPL title holders were sent on a mission to hit better form ahead of the Champions League qualifiers.The Parkhead manager went to Iceland last night to see their Euro opponents complete the formality of their aggregate win over KR Reykjavik after scoring seven without reply in the first leg.Celtic had only managed to score two goals in their four pre-season matches prior to last night’s encounter, having lost six in the process.Their twin objectives; to defend better and pose more of a scoring threat, had to be executed in what was literally a game of two halves for Norwich City.Chris Hughton listed one team for the first 45 minutes and another for the second half.It was Norwich’s James Vaughan who came closest to breaking the deadlock with a run behind the Celtic defence that required a last-gasp challenge from Mikael Lustig to concede a corner and spare a goal.The East Anglian side were behind Celtic in terms of their preparations but quicker in thought and deed to begin with.It was as well the Hoops fans had former Rangers defender Steven Whittaker to taunt. That took their minds off not having much to cheer from their side.But Whittaker, booed every time he touched the ball, only lasted until midway through the first half.He was injured dispossessing Emilio Izaguirre, a challenge which set up another squandered chance for Norwich. That was the signal for Celtic to come to life.Kris Commons rattled the bar from distance then dropped a cross on to the head of Lustig, who also struck the woodwork.But Lennon’s side still needed Lukasz Zaluska to make a save from Anthony Pilkington that prevented them from falling behind before the interval.Steve Morison’s pass once again took the Celtic defence out of the equation far too easily for Johan Mjallby’s liking but the Pole got down well to save the shot.The Parkhead assistant boss looked bemused by what he was watching at times and decided to replace Kelvin Wilson with Victor Wanyama in central defence before his mood turned to anger.Even more worrying for Mjallby was watching Zaluska go off with a head injury after clashing with Vaughan.Fraser Forster replaced his bandaged colleague for what was left of an undistinguished half from Celtic’s perspective.Hoops No.1 Forster spent a season on loan with Norwich earlier in his career but his old team-mates showed him no mercy as they piled towards his goal.One save the big man made, from a flick by Chris Martin, was exceptional and confirmed the keeper as his team’s most consistent performer throughout the pre-season work.Celtic’s respite came when Daryl Murphy was played in for a free header on goal only to send his effort over.Commons had more of an instinct for goal and took an astute pass from Filip Twardzik in his stride before unleashing a drive that shaved John Ruddy’s right-hand post.The game had livened up but it was also so evenly balanced by the hour mark that it was impossible to say who would have the upper hand. Mjallby then replaced Murphy and Dylan McGeouch with Forrest and Hooper to see if that could sway the balance in Celtic’s favour.But the match had gone from being balanced to a training game by the time Commons and Georgios Samaras came off for Mo Bangura and Matthews.It will be a different story the next time Celtic are under their own floodlights and the glare is on them.As it was, the night had a dark end for Celtic when Holt was quickest to react to a Forster parry and knocked the ball over the line to give make it a tally of one win in five games for the Hoops.

1st T20: Bangladesh beat Netherlands by eight Wickets

Bangladesh's fortunes continued to swing wildly on their tour of Europe, as they followed Tuesday's big loss to Scotland with a comprehensive victory over Netherlands at The Hague. The eight-wicket win, in the first of two Twenty20s against Netherlands, was set up by unbeaten half-century from opener Tamim Iqbal.Pursuing 145, Bangladesh might have been in a bit more trouble had Tom Cooper held on to a regulation chance offered by Tamim early on: he came down the track to Tim Gruijters off the fifth ball of the chase and drove in the air straight to Cooper at extra cover, and the catch was grassed. From there on, Tamim grew rather cautious. He took only two fours off his first 31 deliveries.At 66 for 2 halfway through the chase, with 79 more required, Netherlands might have fancied their chances. But Tamim squashed those hopes by opening up with three hits down the ground, for two sixes and a four, off Pieter Seelaar in the 14th over. From the other end, Mushfiqur Rahim extended solid support with 37 off 24 - he ensured Bangladesh finished with a flourish, depositing sixes over long-on and midwicket off Mudassar Bukhari to end the game in the 18th over.Earlier Netherlands, after choosing to bat, could not quite get a partnership going. They were tottering at 14 for 3, with the two most effective bowlers in the game, Mashrafe Mortaza and Shakib Al Hasan, both striking early blows. Michael Swart could not find adequate company, and despite his 57 off 41 balls and a few boundaries from the lower-middle order at the end, Netherlands could only manage 144 for 7.While this win might not have much of an impact on Bangladesh's ranking - previous wins and losses on this tour have seen them go from nowhere on the Twenty20 table up to No. 4 and back down to No. 9 - it could help salvage some pride.

Bangladesh 145 for 2 (Tamim 69*) beat

Netherlands 144 for 7 (Swart 57, Mortaza 2-22, Shakib 2-23) by eight wickets

Result: Bangladesh Won

Official: Oscar Signs For Chelsea

Chelsea Have Signed The Brazilian Star Oscar Who is Only 20 Years Old And Transfer fee of £25Million from Internacional.The 20-year-old is currently on international duty with the Brazil Olympic squad, as they prepare to go for gold at this summer's Olympics.The former-Sao Paulo star has been linked with a move to Chelsea for the last few weeks, with a fee around the £25million mark rumoured, although the Blues have not disclosed the fee.Oscar has played at every international age group since Under-15, and along with Neymar, Lucas Moura and Ganso, is rated as one of his country's brightest prospects.He made his debut for the full national Brazil side in September 2011 against Argentina, and has since gone on to make a handful of appearances before winning a call-up to Mano Menezes' Olympic squad.The Internacional star operates primilarly as a playmaker, and will find competition for places fierce at Chelsea, following the signings of Marko Marin and Eden Hazard. Chelsea star Juan Mata also plays in a similar position so Blues boss Roberto Di Matteo has a delicate balancing act on his hands to accomodate all his new talent. The 5ft 10in attacking midfielder can also play out wide, and Tottenham Hotspur were interested in signing the youngster at one stage. But Chelsea have beaten their rivals to the signing.