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Blackburn Rovers are interested in signing Queens Park Rangers striker Lyndon Dykes, according to recent reports.

What's the latest Blackburn Rovers transfer news?

With the likes of Ben Brereton Diaz, Bradley Dack and Daniel Ayala all leaving Ewood Park in the coming weeks, it's set to be a busy summer for Rovers as they look to replace them.

After missing out on the playoffs by goal difference, Jon Dahl Tomasson's side has moved quickly, signing Plymouth Argyle striker Niall Ennis last month.

A lack of depth up front has been a cause for concern for the Lancashire outfit all year, with the departing Brereton Diaz (16) the only player to score in double figures for the side this season.

Rovers aren't finished there, though, and according to the Daily Mail, they are among a number of teams interested in QPR striker, Dykes.

The Lancashire Telegraph reports that the club will need to sell players to generate any finances for a transfer, though, with full-back Tayo Edun being linked with a move away from Ewood, with both Charlton Athletic and Cardiff City interested.

Will Lyndon Dykes join Blackburn Rovers?

With eight league goals this season in a struggling QPR side, the 27-year-old would add some firepower to a Rovers team that's been severely lacking it this year.

No Rovers player outside of Brereton Diaz scored more league goals than the Scottish international during the Championship's latest campaign and adding him will help alleviate any pressure on Sam Gallagher's goal-scoring output.

The 27-year-old talisman, once hailed "dangerous" by former Rangers boss Steven Gerrard shortly before his team faced Dykes and Livingston in 2020, excels as a big target man, winning 4.8 aerial duels a game according to WhoScored, almost two more than Rovers' current number nine, Sam Gallagher who wins three per game.

While Tomasson has prioritised a possession-based style of football, playing out from the back, his side has also shown a tendency to pick out a long ball whenever they identify space behind the opposition back line, firing 66 long passes a game, and having a forward like Dykes on the receiving end would see the £8k-a-week man almost certainly reap the rewards.

Rovers certainly aren't the only team interested in the Scottish international, though, with fellow championship outfit Stoke City and newly-promoted Burnley both also targeting Dykes, so the club have got their work cut out for them if they're going to lure the QPR man to Ewood Park.

Wayne Parnell has been ruled out of the remainder of the one-day series against Australia with a rib injury.

Firdose Moonda05-Oct-2016Wayne Parnell has been ruled out of the remainder of the one-day series against Australia with a rib injury.He will be sidelined for up to a month after sustaining the injury in the second ODI in Johannesburg after what team manager Mohammed Moosajee called a “high impact landing” while fielding.South Africa have not added anyone to the squad in Parnell’s place but already have two other allrounders at their disposal. Andile Phehlukwayo, who make his debut against Ireland and has played all three matches against Australia, appears to be the frontrunner to establish himself in that position while Dwaine Pretorius, who was included in Parnell’s absence at Kingsmead, is also available.Parnell is the second South African allrounder to require time off after Chris Morris was ruled out for two months with a knee injury. Parnell’s niggle means he is unlikely to feature in the first half of the domestic first-class competition, which kicked off on Wednesday but could target the T20 tournament, which begins mid-November for a comeback.

Marlon Samuels was named the ODI Player of the Year and Cricketer of the Year at WICB’s annual awards function in Antigua on Tuesday. Samuels has scored 859 runs in 22 ODIs since 2015, including three centuries. With 258 runs at an average of 36.85, he finished as the second-highest run-getter behind Australia captain Steven Smith in the tri-series in West Indies last month.

WIPA/WICB award winners

• Under-19 Team of the Year: Guyana

• Under-19 Player of the Year: Shimron Hetmyer

• First-class Team of the Year: Guyana

• PCL 50-over Player of the Year: Jason Mohammed

• PCL Four-day Player of the Year: Veerasammy Permaul

• Caribbean T20 Player of the Year: Dwayne Bravo

• ODI Player of the Year: Marlon Samuels

• Women’s ODI Player of the Year: Stafanie Taylor

• Test Player of the Year: Darren Bravo

• T20 Player of the Year: Chris Gayle

• Women’s T20 Player of the Year: Stafanie Taylor

• Emerging Player of the Year: Jomel Warrican

• WICB Lifetime Achievement Award: Clarvis Joseph

• WIPA Lifetime Achievement Award: Ralston Otto

• Women’s Player of the Year: Stafanie Taylor

• Cricketer of the Year: Marlon Samuels

Prior to that, Samuels had played a starring role in West Indies’ World T20 title win in India. He smashed an unbeaten 85 off 66 balls in West Indies’ chase of 156, which fetched him his second Man-of-the-Match award in a World T20 final.Stafanie Taylor scooped the Women’s T20 Player of the Year and ODI Player of the Year awards. Taylor, who was appointed captain in September 2015, led West Indies Women to their first World T20 title in April. She was the leading run-getter in the tournament, with 246 runs in six matches, including 59 in the final against Australia Women. Her ODI form since the start of 2015 has also been excellent: 491 runs in 10 matches at 70.14.Darren Bravo was named the Test Player of the Year while Dwayne Bravo took the Caribbean T20 Player of the Year award. Chris Gayle, meanwhile, bagged the T20 Player of the Year award.Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican, who collected six wickets on Test debut against Sri Lanka at the P Sara Oval in October 2015, was named Emerging Player of the Year.Shimron Hetmyer, who led West Indies to Under-19 glory in Bangladesh earlier this year, won the Under-19 Player of the Year award. He made 158 runs in six matches in the tournament at an average of 26.33.

Liverpool are plotting a summer raid to sign Alexis Mac Allister, with The Times journalist Paul Joyce reporting that the Reds have made the player one of their main targets.

What is the latest on Alexis Mac Allister to Liverpool?

The Reds have struggled to get going this campaign, already losing four times more games in the Premier League this season than they did for the entirety of the last one. Despite coming close to claiming a second ever Premier League title last time out, they have laboured to even finish in the Champions League places this year.

They're currently sat in fifth and a large part of their issues have come down to their midfield. Arthur Melo was added to boost the club's ranks in the centre of the field back in the summer but has spent months on the sidelines with a thigh injury. In addition, Thiago has struggled to keep himself fit and is now sidelined for the rest of the season while Stefan Bajcetic is another long-term absentee.

Those who have been fit for Liverpool have also faltered in form. Jurgen Klopp has admitted that Fabinho has not been "flying" this season and Jordan Henderson has also managed just 20 Premier League starts this campaign.

The Reds are therefore "preparing" deals for midfielders, says Joyce, revealing that Mac Allister is one of their main targets this summer for such a move, with the player set to be "high up" on their wanted list.

He could cost the side up to £70m in transfer fees but with Klopp's side struggling in that area, they could still splash that amount to bring him in.

Would Mac Allister be a good signing for Liverpool?

Liverpool are crying out for more options in the middle of the park – especially ones that have a knack for getting the ball forward and driving their team towards the opposition box – and Mac Allister fits the bill.

He's been outstanding for Brighton this season, managing eight goals and one assist, with a WhoScored rating of 7.03. Only two other Seagulls players have a better score than him this campaign. He's also proven he can cut it on the international stage too for Argentina, emerging as one of their best players during the World Cup with a rating of 7.11.

That led to high-praise from La Albiceleste legend Sergio Aguero, who admitted that Mac Allister is an "intelligent" player who has "great ball handling" ability. This is proven by his 51 progressive carries this campaign – his best total yet – and his take on success rate of 60.4% (via FBRef).

Mac Allister is continuing to grow and get better as a player and is now playing without fear – and that is something Liverpool need to add to their team during the summer.

Journalist Pete O'Rourke has claimed that Rangers will sit down with Borna Barisic in the summer to discuss his future amid contract uncertainty.

What's the latest Rangers contract news?

When the season ends, the 30-year-old will enter into the final year of his current deal next season – with expires in May 2024 – and it remains unclear if he will remain at Ibrox beyond then.

Indeed, the player himself has gone on the record about not quite knowing what the next step in his career will look like. He admired as much when speaking recently with a Croatian newspaper (via Daily Record) explaining how things can "change in a day."

In full, he said: "In the summer, I enter the last year of my contract. I have a top relationship with everyone at Rangers. If I went to another club, I would choose the one that was just like Rangers. But you never know what could happen. The situation could change in a day."

By the sounds of it, though, the decision-makers within the Scottish Premiership outfit will at least take the time to discuss Barisic's future this summer.

Indeed, when speaking exclusively to Football FanCast, O'Rourke said: "I'm sure Rangers will sit down probably in the summer and discuss what they're going to do with Barisic and a number of other players."

Will Barisic sign a new contract with Rangers?

The Teddy Bears could be losing a collection of first-team stars at the end of the season with the likes of Ryan Kent, Alfredo Morelos, Scott Arfield, Ryan Jack and others all yet to commit beyond the summer (via Transfermarkt).

With that in mind, Michael Beale may be wary of too much disruption within the squad and may prefer to keep Barisic around. After all, the left-back has played regularly this term and hasn't often let his team down – with the 30-year-old earning a 7.33 average match rating in the league (via WhoScored).

However, in a recent report for the Daily Record, journalist Mark Pirie suggested that this summer could also be the right time to cash in on the £18k-p/w defender.

He explained: "Borna Barisic and John Lundstram will be out of contract in the summer of 2024, and it could prove to be the right time to cash in on the duo. Barisic signed for Rangers for £2.2m from NK Osijek, and the club will be looking to make a profit on a player who has plenty of European football experience since agreeing the deal."

He certainly is a sellable asset if Rangers do want to make some money, but with plenty of other players potentially heading for an exit, it will be interesting to see if Barisic sticks around.

أعلن أفرام جرانت، المدير الفني لمنتخب زامبيا الأول لكرة القدم عن قائمة اللاعبين المستدعاة لبطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا 2023 التي ستقام يناير المقبل في كوت ديفوار.

وتم تأجيل البطولة من الصيف الماضي إلى يناير المقبل، بسبب مخاوف الطقس في كوت ديفوار.

ويتواجد منتخب زامبيا ضمن المجموعة السادسة بجانب الكونغو الديموقراطية والمغرب وتنزانيا، على أن تكون أولى مبارياتهم يوم 17 يناير ضد الكونغو.

وشهدت القائمة وجود المهاجم باتسون داكا، نجم ليستر سيتي الإنجليزي، بالإضافة للاعب وسط سيمبا التنزاني كلاتوس شاما، مع العديد من اللاعبين بالدوري المحلي الزامبي.

طالع أيضًا.. قائمة منتخب مصر النهائية لـ كأس أمم إفريقيا.. استبعاد عبد الله السعيد وموقف حسين الشحات قائمة زامبيا لـ كأس أمم إفريقيا 2023

حراسة المرمى: لاورنس مولينجا “باور ديناموز الزامبي”، فرانسيس موانسا “ترايدنت الزامبي”، تواستر نساباتا “زيسكو الزامبي”.

خط الدفاع: ستوبيلا سونسو “جينان شينغزهو الصيني”، فرانكي موسوندا “آير يونايتد الأسكتلندي”، بينديكت شيبيتشس “ريد أروس الزامبي”، دومينيك شاندا “باور ديناموز الزامبي”، تاندي موابي “مازيمبي الكونغولي”، مفاندي “ريشور الصهيوني”، رودريك كابوي “زيسكو الزامبي”، زيفانياه فيري “بريسون ليوبارد الزامبي”، ميجيل شيوا “يانج بويز السويسري”.

وسط الملعب: كلاتوس شاما “سيمبا التنزاني”، إيمانويل باندا “ريجيكا الكرواتي”، كينجس كانجاوا “ريد ستار الصربي”، كيلفن كابومبو “زاناكو الزامبي”، كيلفن كامبامبا “زيسكو الزامبي”، بينسون ساكالا “باور ديناموز الزامبي”، لاري بواليا “سيخوخون يونايتد الجنوب إفريقي”، فريدريك مولامبيا “باور ديناموز الزامبي”، لوبامبو موسوندا “هنورسينس الدنماركي”، إدوارد شيلوفيا “هاكن السويدي”، جولدن مافوينتا “فيسكوف التشيكي”.

خط الهجوم: باتسون داكا “ليستر سيتي الإنجليزي”، لاميك باندا “ليتشي الإيطالي”، فاشيون ساكالا “الفيحاء السعودي”، كينيدي موسوندا “يانج أفريكانز التنزاني”.

Simon Jordan believes Crystal Palace could bring Shaun Derry back to the club now that Patrick Vieira has been sacked.

The Lowdown: Hodgson may bring back some experience

Crystal Palace and Steve Parish made the bold move this week to bring Roy Hodgson out of retirement and ask him to ensure they avoid relegation, despite his last job at Watford yielding just two wins in 18 games.

Parish clearly believes Hodgson – who is the oldest person to ever manage in the Premier League – is a better pair of hands than Vieira, who put this squad together over four transfer windows following the 75-year-old’s departure in 2021.

One decision that may well have come back to haunt Vieira deciding to release long-time servant Shaun Derry, whose coaching methods seemingly did not align with the Frenchman’s.

The Latest: Derry may be handed Palace return

Former Palace owner Jordan has stated on TalkSport that Derry could be welcomed back to the club following the appointment of veteran manager Hodgson.

He said: “They’re re-jigging the backroom staff; Ray Lewington will go back in, who’s a first-class coach; Paddy McCarthy played for me at Palace; Darren Powell played for me at Palace, has gone in there as well on the coaching staff.

“So they’ve put in a bit of back fabric back into the team – they might even bring Shaun Derry back into the mix, who I think is a first-class fella.”

The Verdict: Parish will be hoping for some Hodgson magic

Parish will be hoping that he gets the Hodgson who kept Palace in the Premier League for several seasons and not the one who oversaw just 11 goals in 18 matches last time out at Watford.

It obviously wouldn’t be great if Palace failed to see an uptick in form under Hodgson, but given their goalscoring woes, with just one strike in their last five games, failure to improve would almost certainly see them taste relegation for the first time in 10 top-flight seasons.

Palace will be hopeful that their talented squad including the likes of Michael Olise, Wilfried Zaha and Marc Guehi will be enough to see them come through the other end of this favourable run of fixtures as a Premier League outfit, and they may do this by bringing in more experienced heads such as Derry alongside Hodgson to drill into the players what it means to be a Palace player.

Troy Deeney has ripped into his former teammate Abdoulaye Doucoure for his role in the second goal Everton conceded yesterday.

The Lowdown: Everton will be frustrated

While taking a point away at Nottingham Forest who haven’t lost at the City Ground since September should be deemed a positive result by Sean Dyche and the Evertonians, the manner of their collapse will be disappointing.

Everton did indeed take the lead twice yesterday which will have filled them with hope of picking up a huge three points against a relegation rival, but old tendencies foiled that idea.

There were errors for both goals from an Everton perspective with Jordan Pickford pushing Morgan Gibbs-White’s effort straight to Brennan Johnson and then Doucoure gave the ball way in his own half just seconds before Forest levelled things up.

The Latest: Doucoure cancels out all his good work

The Mali international put Everton ahead for this second time yesterday when he headed past Keylor Navas, but that was swiftly forgotten as he lazily gave up possession moments before Johnson got his second of the game, which Deeney was quick to highlight on Match of the Day 2.

He said: (44:55) “77 minutes, you’re 2-1 up away from home and this is perfect you’re in control. I played with Doucoure, he’s a lot better than this [giving the ball away] but he’ll be getting absolutely hammered for this.

“At this moment when you’re a player you’re thinking please don’t score and Brenan goes and sticks it into the top bin, so Dyche will be fuming.”

The Verdict: Dyche will be ruing individual errors

It’s been a mixed bag for Everton since Dyche was handed the job as he’s picked up seven points from seven games including two home wins that also resulted in clean sheets, but they’ve also shipped eight in their last games.

The fact that Everton didn’t really make Forest work for their goals as the first one was a tap-in from Johnson and the second one saw Doucoure hand the hosts the ball just a few yards out from Everton’s box will have Dyche fuming.

If Everton are to avoid the drop this season then they will certainly have to cut out individual errors as it is just allowing teams back into games far too easily and giving themselves a mountain to climb in every game.

Chelsea are interested in sealing a reunion with former striker Tammy Abraham during the summer transfer window, a new report has claimed.

The Lowdown: Abraham struggling for minutes

The 25-year-old left Stamford Bridge permanently back in 2021, making an ambitious move to Roma as he looked to become a regular starter elsewhere.

Abraham made an excellent start to life in Rome, scoring 17 goals in Serie A last season, but his importance under Jose Mourinho has diminished in 2022/23.

The Englishman has only netted six times in the league this time around and recent reports have suggested that he will be allowed to leave in the summer.

The Latest: Chelsea eyeing up reunion

According to Football Insider, Chelsea are keen on bringing Abraham back to the club at the end of the season, as they look at potentially cheaper alternatives to Victor Osimhen.

The Blues are thought to be ‘weighing up’ a move and ‘desperate’ to sign an ‘out-and-out striker’ in the summer window, but they are aware Osimhen’s fee could be massive.

Abraham shares the same agent as current Chelsea forward Kai Havertz and the club have a £70m buy back clause which becomes active in the summer.

The Verdict: Is he good enough?

This is an intriguing update, with Abraham maturing so much as a player since leaving Chelsea, being hailed as ‘magnificent’ by journalist Henry Winter last year.

But while the 11-cap England international has a solid return of 34 goals in 85 appearances for Roma, we don’t feel he is the world-class striker that the Blues crave.

A reunion would be heartwarming to see, and at 25 Abraham can still go up another gear as a player, but Chelsea need an elite centre forward from the off – someone in the mould of Napoli star Osimhen, who has indeed been linked with a move.

Arsenal are now monitoring Barcelona forward Ansu Fati ahead of a potential move this summer, according to reports from Spain.

The Lowdown: Xavi’s public statement

The Spaniard’s contract at Camp Nou isn’t set to expire until 2027, but after falling out of favour under Xavi, he has been experiencing a lack of game-time. The youngster has made just seven league starts this season and could therefore be looking to secure an exit at the end of the campaign.

The Blaugrana boss has publicly claimed that the 20-year-old won’t be going anywhere, stating that Fati will develop more over time. However, should that change for any reason, it sounds like the attacker already has potential suitors queueing up to bring him to the Premier League.

The Latest: Arsenal eyeing Fati

According to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo (via Sport Witness), Arsenal and Tottenham are both ‘keeping an eye’ on Fati and are two of ‘four English clubs’ monitoring his situation.

Bayern Munich have already ‘asked’ about the winger’s availability, but it’s stated that there is ‘no offer yet’ from any of the interested parties.

Fati’s agent Jorge Mendes is ‘ready to move’ his client should the opportunities available to him at Barcelona not increase over the coming months.

The Verdict: One for the future

Fati is still at such a young age, but having previously been described as ‘Messi-esque’ by talent scout Jacek Kulig, he would be a massively promising signing for Arsenal’s future.

The Nike-sponsored attacker already has 34 senior goal contributions for Barcelona and ranks in the 99th percentile for non-penalty expected goals, shots taken and touches in the penalty area, figures which highlight his abundant attacking talents.

Mikel Arteta would also be getting a player with great versatility, with Fati having the ability to operate on both flanks and as a centre-forward. Therefore, should the opportunity arise, this appears to be a no-brainer of a deal for Edu to try and complete.