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Left-arm spinner J Suchith, opener Prashant Chopra and batter Bhupen Lalwani have moved to Uttarakhand ahead of the domestic season in 2025-26. The three players will start with their new state by playing in the Uttarakhand Premier League.Suchith, who represented Karnataka before playing for Nagaland, first played domestic cricket in April 2014 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy before going on to make his List A and first-class debuts in the coming seasons. He played for Nagaland only for one season, in 2024-25, where picked up 43 wickets in six first-class matches and was the highest wicket-taker in the Plate group.Chopra, meanwhile, made his debut for Himachal Pradesh as an 18-year-old in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in February 2011, and has represented them in his entire domestic career so far. Last season, he made 386 runs in seven first-class matches, which included 171 against Uttarakhand. Overall, he has played 81 first-class matches and scored 5093 runs and hit 14 hundreds. He has also notched up 4012 runs in 103 List A games at an average of 41.79, and 2035 runs in 70 T20s at a strike rate of 114.58.Lalwani has represented Mumbai and Chhattisgarh in a short domestic career so far that started in January 2020. He switched to Chhattisgarh ahead of the 2024-25 season, where he played just two first-class matches for them. Overall, he has played 16 first-class matches and three List A games.The change of teams continue a bunch of transfers ahead of the upcoming domestic season, the most notable among them being Karun Nair returning to Karnataka, Harshal Patel switching back to Gujarat from Haryana, and Jalaj Saxena moving from Kerala to Maharashtra.

خسر نادي الاتحاد السعودي أمام نظيره الدحيل القطري، بنتيجة 4-2، في المباراة التي أقيمت بينهما اليوم الإثنين، ضمن منافسات بطولة دوري أبطال آسيا للنخبة.

والتقى فريقا الاتحاد والدحيل، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الخامسة من عمر مرحلة الدوري لبطولة دوري أبطال آسيا للموسم الحالي 2025-2025، وذلك على ملعب لخويا الرياضي بدولة قطر.

وسجل رباعية نادي الدحيل القطري، الجزائري عادل بولبينة “هاتريك” 3 أهداف، في الدقائق 5 و33 و53، وأحرز الهدف الرابع اللاعب كرزيستوف بياتيك في الدقيقة 74.

وجاء هدفي نادي الاتحاد السعودي، عن طريق الفرنسي كريم بنزيما في الدقيقتين 76 و 83، لينتهي اللقاء بنتيجة 4-2.

وبذلك، يحتل فريق الدحيل المركز السادس في ترتيب مجموعة أندية غرب آسيا لـ دوري أبطال آسيا برصيد 7 نقاط، بينما يأتي فريق الاتحاد السعودي، في المركز السابع في جدول الترتيب، برصيد 6 نقاط.

طالع | بعد تلميحه بالرحيل.. تقارير توضح موقف الاتحاد السعودي من كريم بنزيما أهداف مباراة الاتحاد والدحيل اليوم في دوري أبطال آسيا

بطولة دوري أبطال آسيا للنخبة، تقام بنظام مرحلة الدوري من 24 فريقًا مقسمة إلى 12 لأندية الشرق ومثلهما لأندية الغرب (التي تمثل المنطقة العربية).

ويخوض كل فريق 4 مباريات على أرضه و4 مباريات خارج ملعبه، في مواجهة ثمانية أندية مختلفة، وتتأهل 8 أندية من كل منطقة (شرق وغرب) إلى دور الـ16، والذي تقام مبارياته من ذهاب وإياب، لتتأهل الأندية الفائزة إلى ربع النهائي.

واعتبارًا من دور الثمانية (ربع النهائي) تلعب مباريات البطولة بنظام التجمع (التأهل من مباراة واحدة) في دولة واحدة تم اختيار دولة السعودية لاستضافة تلك المباريات.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca claimed that he was "very worried" before facing relegation-threatened Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday. The Blues registered a thumping 3-0 win over the manager-less side to climb up to second in the Premier League table. The result, meanwhile, leaves Wolves rooted to the foot of the table with just two points from the opening 11 games.

• Back-to-back league wins for Chelsea

  After beating Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, the Blues registered a second consecutive victory as they thrashed relegation-threatened Wolves at Stamford Bridge. Maresca's side were the dominant right from the off and came close to breaking the deadlock on quite a few occasions in the first half. Captain Enzo Fernandez was the star as he ran the show from the middle of the park.

  Chelsea finally broke the deadlock shortly after the break courtesy of Malo Gusto's strike, before Joao Pedro doubled the lead. Pedro Neto then scored a third goal to seal an important victory. The three points helped them to climb up to the second in the standings and they are now six points behind league leaders Arsenal.

  Manchester United flop Alejandro Garnacho, who is now regularly featuring in Maresca's starting lineup, starred with a couple of assists as the Argentine is slowly regaining his long-lost form after gaining full faith of the head coach. 

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  Maresca reveals pre-match concern

  Speaking to reporters after the game, Blues boss Maresca made a surprise claim that he was afraid to face rock bottom Wolves. The Italian coach said: "I was very worried before this game. These are the worst games, they're tricky. Everyone is thinking it's going to be easy. I can understand first half people were not happy because we didn't score. Then, when Estevao came on the energy raised because people love that kind of player."

  Maresca heaped further praise on youngster Estevao, who came on as a substitute in the second half. The coach added: "You can see his talent. We are trying to help him to adapt and give him the right minutes. "He arrived from Brazil, he needs time to adapt, but he's going to start games for us in the future. He arrived from a club where he was not training 100 percent so his physical condition was not good. Slowly, now he is better. He knows that to play with us he needs to be good on the ball and off the ball otherwise, he's not going to play. We are very happy with him."

• Caretaker manager Collins praises Wolves'

  After yet another loss in the league, Wolves caretaker manager James Collins said: "The boys are together and are working hard. There's not little cliques, they're very, very together. There's work to do, we've got to improve. There's a lot of games left. Our season is not going to be defined by Chelsea away."

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  Fernandez ruled out of action for Argentina

  After starring in Chelsea's win and bagging the player-of-the-match award, Fernandez revealed that he has been struggling with an injury and won't be available for Argentina in their friendly matches during the international break. The Blues skipper said: "I will not be available with Argentina. I was just talking to the medical team because I had a problem with my knee in the last four months. I came with a bone edema that got worse in the last weeks and months because we played a lot of games. I think the most important thing is coming to the end of the season and I think it's good to make this decision together. Always respecting the doctors and everything."

  Maresca will now hope that his captain recovers from his injury soon during the break and takes the field against Burnley on November 22.

Thakur, Deshpande and Kotian struck but India A did not hold on to all chances

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It was a day dominated by the hosts as England Lions wrapped up the India A tail and then reached 192 or 3 at stumps. Emilio Gay top scored with 71 while Tom Haines continued his good form with another fifty. Jordan Cox remained unbeaten on 31. Bad light forced an early end to the day’s play, with Lions having cut down the deficit to 156 runs.For India A, the bowlers were good in patches, but failed to be consistent. Anshul Kamboj picked up 1 for 38, while Tushar Deshpande and Tanush Kotian also managed a wicket each.The day started with Josh Tongue removing the overnight batters Kotian and Kamboj early. Khaleel Ahmed and Deshpande added 18 off 23 for the tenth wicket to take India A to 348.In reply, Haines, the centurion from the first unofficial Test, looked the most compact in conditions where the ball swung around for both Khaleel and Kamboj.Related

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It was the around-the-wicket angle that worked for Kamboj, who got a lot more false shots drawn and beat the bat a number of times; at one point four in a row against Haines. He had a regulation catch put down at backward point but kept at it and two balls later had Ben McKinney caught behind. Kamboj bowled a long spell of six overs and easily looked the best bowler for the visitors.Shardul Thakur bowled an eventful first over after lunch, which had two no-balls and a dropped chance. Haines pushed back a fuller-length delivery towards Thakur, who failed to latch onto a relatively tough chance. Thakur also bowled four no-balls in his first five overs.Gay found a flourishing four against Khaleel before Haines struck another solid one off Thakur. Gay was struck on the side of his head by a sharp bumper from Khaleel and had a concussion check.Haines reached fifty with a streaky four past the slips, but it was an untroubled knock otherwise. Both batters were brisk as Lions added 65 runs in 11 overs after the lunch break.Deshpande had Haines caught behind before tea with a fuller-length ball outside off stump that moved ever so late and took the outside edge. Gay largely looked fluent, and only seemed a bit troubled with the around the wicket angle from Kamboj and Thakur. He brought up his 16th first-class fifty off 88 balls with an on drive. Cox kept him company as Lions reached 146 for 2 at tea.Kotian broke the 69-run stand between Gay and Cox by trapping the former in front of the stumps. Captain James Rew faced five deliveries before players went off for bad light. They did not return with stumps being called after a 13-over final session.

There is a lot to be happy about as an Arsenal fan at the moment.

While the games against Liverpool and Manchester United weren’t great, Mikel Arteta has got his team playing a more entertaining brand of football this season, which has seen them score 11 goals in five games so far.

Moreover, the attacking additions to the team seem to be adapting well, with Eberechi Eze getting an assist on his first start, Viktor Gyokeres already scoring three, and Noni Madueke looking like a serious threat on the right.

On top of all of that, Hale End seems to have produced another superstar in Max Dowman, although there is another youngster in the squad who could have just as high a ceiling.

Max Dowman's incredible rise

While those with a real knowledge of academy football would have been aware of Dowman for some time, most fans started to hear about him last season.

In just 23 appearances across a number of youth teams, totalling 1945 minutes, he put the ball in the back of the net 19 times and provided five assists for good measure.

In other words, the Chelmsford-born gem averaged 1.04 goal involvements per match, or one every 81.04 minutes, which is utterly unreal and lends credence to talent scout Jacek Kulig’s bold claim that he is the “most exciting prospect” he has seen “since Lamine Yamal.”

The club itself clearly view him as a future star as well, as he was soon training with the first team, and while he wasn’t able to make any senior appearances last year due to rules over his age, no such barriers exist this season.

He made an instant impact on the pre-season tour, winning a penalty in the match against Newcastle United and then impressing against Tottenham Hotspur and Villarreal.

The strong performances have carried on into the season proper now, with him winning another penalty against Leeds United and then being trusted to come off the bench away to Liverpool.

In all, it feels like the sky is the limit with Dowman, which could also be said for another of the club’s new young stars.

Arsenal's youngster with as much potential as Dowman

What’s so amazing for Arsenal is that, at the moment, you could argue there are a number of players with ceilings as high as Dowman, from Ethan Nwaneri to Myles Lewis-Skelly.

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However, in this instance, the player in question is a summer signing: Cristhian Mosquera.

The young Spaniard cost the club just £13m back in July, and it would be fair to say he has since made that fee look utterly absurd.

Already described as a “backline leader” last October by respected analyst Ben Mattinson, the towering defender looked pretty good during pre-season, but it was against Liverpool where folk began to take notice.

He was forced on in the fifth minute to replace the injured William Saliba, and while most youngsters would wilt under such intense pressure, he played the next 85 minutes as if he was a seasoned professional with a decade of experience, making three clearances, blocking two shots, and making four tackles.

He was even more impressive against Nottingham Forest, as on top of displaying his defensive nous, the level of opposition allowed him to show fans his ability on the ball and passing range.

In 94 minutes of action, the game-breaking “monster,” as dubbed by one analyst, took 92 touches, completed 75 passes, won 100% of his ground duels and completed eight defensive actions.

Then again, despite it being his Champions League debut, the former Valencia gem was utterly unfazed by the game on Tuesday night, not giving Bilbao even a sniff of a goal.

Ultimately, just as Dowman looks like he could be a generational attacking talent, Mosquera looks like he has everything needed to become a world-class defender, and it might not take long at all.

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Romelu Lukaku’s agent has revealed that Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti once considered signing the Belgian striker before the club turned their focus to Kylian Mbappe. The Napoli forward was seen as a short-term option, but Madrid opted to wait – a decision that eventually brought the French superstar to the Bernabeu on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain.

• The untold story behind Real Madrid’s striker search

  In an interview with , renowned agent Federico Pastorello lifted the lid on a surprising twist in recent transfer history – Lukaku’s brief link with Madrid. The Belgian striker, now at Napoli, was apparently on Ancelotti’s radar in 2023 when Los Blancos were evaluating options to strengthen their forward line.

  At that point, Madrid were still waiting for their long-term target, Mbappe. According to Pastorello, the club were unwilling to commit funds for a loan move while anticipating the Frenchman’s arrival. Madrid then made the pragmatic choice of bringing back academy product Joselu, a move that ultimately paid off. The Spaniard proved instrumental in helping them win both La Liga and the Champions League, turning a low-cost gamble into a success story.

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  Agent reveals Ancelotti’s admiration for Lukaku

  "Well, don't let any club get mad at me, but I think Real Madrid is the best club in the world for many reasons," he said. "I must be honest and say there was an opportunity, at a time when it wasn't clear where Romelu was going and with Ancelotti as coach."

  The agent admitted that Lukaku’s move to Spain never go through due to Madrid’s long-term vision: "They were thinking of reinforcing the forward line, but they were already focused on the big signing of Mbappe for the following year and didn't want to spend money on a loan. So let's say there was an opportunity because Ancelotti would have liked it; he always held Lukaku in high regard, but unfortunately it didn't materialise."

  The revelation adds another layer to the story of Madrid’s patient pursuit of Mbappe, a saga that dominated European football for years. While Lukaku’s name was quietly floated around in the background, the club stayed loyal to their dream of bringing the French superstar to the Bernabeu, a decision that would later reshape their attacking future.

• Madrid’s patience and Mbappe’s arrival

  Madrid’s strategy paid off handsomely. After years of pursuit and multiple rejections, Florentino Perez finally landed Mbappe on a free transfer, one of the most dramatic moments in modern football history. The move underscored the club's financial discipline and long-term planning, avoiding costly short-term fixes while waiting for their marquee signing.

  The 26-year-old's debut season brought promise despite falling short of major trophies. He still netted 44 goals across competitions, proving why Madrid were right to wait. Under new boss Xabi Alonso, the Frenchman has been unstoppable, scoring 14 goals in 10 matches this season before suffering a minor injury while on international duty with France.

  Meanwhile, Lukaku’s journey took him to Italy, where he played a key role in Napoli’s title-winning campaign last season, contributing 14 goals and 10 assists. However, a thigh injury has sidelined him until early 2026, halting his momentum just as he appeared to rediscover his best form.

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  What’s next for Mbappe, Lukaku, and Real Madrid

  Los Blancos' upcoming fixtures will test both Mbappe’s recovery and Alonso’s tactical setup. The Spanish giants face Getafe on October 19, followed by a Champions League clash with Juventus three days later, before locking horns with Barcelona in the first El Clasico of the season on October 26. Mbappe’s fitness remains a key storyline as fans eagerly await his return to full strength. His form could define Madrid’s ambitions this season, especially in Europe, where expectations are sky-high.

  As for Lukaku, his focus remains on rehabilitation and returning to action for Napoli in 2026. Off the pitch, he continues to mourn the loss of his father, Roger, who passed away last month at 58, a tragedy that led the Belgian striker to remove all his social media posts except one heartfelt tribute.

Toss Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to bowl against Gujarat Titans (GT) in Ahmedabad. He cited dew as the reason behind his decision.RR were without Wanindu Hasaranga, who missed out because of personal reasons. Fazalhaq Farooqi replaced him.While Shubman Gill said GT were fielding an unchanged XI, there was no Washington Sundar in their bat-first XI; he was one of their five Impact Player options. Instead, Arshad Khan was part of their starting XI.GT named only three overseas players in their XI and none among their Impact Player options. That means Glenn Phillips, who hurt himself in the field in their last game, will not be available even as a substitute.Both sides have momentum on their side. GT are on a three-match winning streak, while RR, after two losses at the start of the season, have two wins in their last two games.The match is being played on a red-soil surface, which is expected to offer good pace and bounce. One square boundary is much shorter than the other, 60m as compared to 71m from the pitch. The straight boundary measures 73m.Gujarat Titans: 1 Shubman Gill (capt), 2 Sai Sudharsan, 3 Jos Buttler (wk), 4 Sherfane Rutherford, 5 Shahrukh Khan, 6 Rahul Tewatia, 7 Rashid Khan, 8 Arshad Khan, 9 Sai Kishore, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Prasidh Krishna.Impact Player options: Washington Sundar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Nishant Sindhu, Mahipal Lomror.Rajasthan Royals: 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Sanju Samson (capt & wk), 3 Nitish Rana, 4 Riyan Parag, 5 Dhruv Jurel, 6 Shimron Hetmyer, 7 Jofra Archer, 8 Maheesh Theekshana, 9 Fazalhaq Farooqi, 10 Sandeep Sharma, 11 Tushar Deshpande.Impact Player options: Kumar Kartikeya, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh, Akash Madhwal, Kunal Singh Rathore.

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A vitória do Botafogo diante do Cuiabá por 1 a 0 pode não ter sido da forma que os torcedores gostariam. No entanto, antes de fazer uma análise aprofundada da partida, é necessário abordar as dificuldades que todos os jogadores alvinegros enfrentaram dentro de campo.

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O Glorioso teve desfalques importantes no jogo. Com Lucas Fernandes e Gabriel Pires lesionados e Eduardo suspenso, Luís Castro entrou com um meio-campo alternativo. Isso consequentemente acabou afetando na posse de bola e na construção de jogadas da equipe alvinegra na Arena Pantanal.

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O Botafogo novamente soube aproveitar as oportunidades criadas. Tiquinho Soares, como de costume, teve categoria para deslocar Walter na cobrança de pênalti e garantir mais uma vitória importante na temporada. O atacante novamente não decepcionou quando foi acionado.

O sistema defensivo também mais uma vez funcionou. O Cuiabá foi com tudo em busca do empate no fim do jogo, mas não conseguiu concretizar as oportunidades criadas. Méritos para os defensores alvinegros e para Lucas Perri, que protagonizou grandes defesas no segundo tempo.

Apesar das dificuldades, os jogadores alvinegros se mantiveram aguerridos dentro de campo. O time de Luís Castro ganhou muita moral com esta vitória e chega confiante para partida diante do Palmeiras no Allianz Parque.

Ruben Amorim put up a passionate defence of Casemiro as he insisted that the Brazilian showed he "cares" with his reckless red card against Chelsea. The Brazilian midfielder had already found the net to double United’s lead, only to undo his own good work with a reckless challenge just before half-time. Already carrying a yellow, he lunged into another rash foul, leaving the referee with no choice but to send him packing.

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Casemiro's dismissal shifted the momentum. What should have been a comfortable night for United turned into a nervy second half as Chelsea eyed a second-half comeback.

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The man advantage gave the visitors hope. United, who had looked untouchable for most of the first half, suddenly found themselves pegged back. Chelsea pushed forward with renewed belief and, deep into the second period, Trevoh Chalobah popped up with a goal to reduce the deficit. That strike sparked a frantic final ten minutes where every Chelsea attack had the United faithful on edge. The Red Devils eventually held on, but Casemiro’s moment of madness ensured it was far from straightforward.

Amorim leaps to Casemiro’s defence

Amorim was quick to protect his midfield general. Speaking to , he revealed Casemiro was taking the incident harder than anyone.

"He's [feeling] worse than me," he said. "We won so I will forget a little bit and he will suffer because he's a top professional. He understands what he did. He is experienced enough that that play should not be played like that. He cares too much."

When pressed on whether Casemiro’s rashness was down to pressure, Amorim offered a different take.

“It’s hard to say. With Casemiro, that’s the pressure," he said. "The guy has five Champions Leagues. I feel more pressure on some young guys sometimes. But maybe it’s because Casemiro cares – we scored one and then he has that tackle. Then they have maybe one time that they passed the half of the pitch and we want to win the ball right away. So I think sometimes it’s a little bit, not the pressure, they want it too much in that moment. That is not a bad thing.” 

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United can breathe a sigh of relief that the red card was for two bookable offences rather than a straight dismissal. It means Casemiro will serve just a one-match suspension and will miss next Saturday’s lunchtime clash away at Brentford. For Amorim, that’s a small mercy as he looks to steady the ship after a rocky start to the season.

Tottenham have opened talks to sign another player in a “separate deal from Savinho”, according to Fabrizio Romano on Tuesday, with the Lilywhites moving to support new manager Thomas Frank with late fresh faces before deadline day.

Spurs recently lost Son Heung-min to LAFC, who drew the curtain on his memorable 10-year stay at the club with an emotional farewell in Seoul, while star playmaker James Maddison is set to be absent for most of 2025/2026 with an ACL rupture.

This series of blows comes amid Dejan Kulusevski’s lengthy lay-off with a knee injury too, so the need for new attacking options is glaringly obvious.

Daniel Levy and technical director Johan Lange attempted to shore up Frank’s forward line with a £60 million deal for Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White last month, and the deal was so advanced that Spurs even had a medical booked in for the Englishman.

However, after Forest blocked the move, threatened legal action and convinced Gibbs-White to commit his future to the City Ground, Tottenham were forced back to square one in pursuit of a new number 10.

With just three weeks to go until the transfer window closes on September 1, Spurs have now upped the ante in search of proven attackers to fill the voids left by Kulusevski, Son and Maddison.

On Sunday evening, it was first reported by Romano that Tottenham opened club-to-club talks with Man City over a deal for Savinho, and the Brazil international winger is open to moving down south in what would be a statement deal.

The 21-year-old is expected to cost in excess of £45 million, but considering Savinho’s age, flair, pace, proven top-level experience and contribution going forward at Eastlands, this could be a very good value deal.

Savinho bagged 13 assists in all competitions for City last season, and was a key member of the Girona side that finished third in La Liga and briefly contended for the title in 2023/2024 – racking up 21 goal contributions.

His playing style can be likened to that of ex-City and Leicester star Riyad Mahrez, with the prospect of him joining Spurs a pretty tantalising one for supporters.

Now, in another bit of very promising news, Tottenham are in negotiations for Crystal Palace playmaker Eberechi Eze as well.

Tottenham open talks for Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze

Frank’s side have been linked with a potential swoop for the 27-year-old in the last few days and earlier this summer, but discussions are reliably believed to be underway.

According to Romano via X on Tuesday morning, Spurs talks for Eze have reopened, with Levy and co trying to sign the England international again as they also work on a deal for Savinho simultaneously.

What’s more, Eze is also keen on a switch to N17, dealing a major worry to arch rivals Arsenal, who’ve been actively pursuing a deal for some time.

The former QPR star’s 14 goals and 11 assists in all competitions last term explain just half the story, with Eze spearheading Palace to their first ever major trophy by scoring their FA Cup final-winning strike at Wembley in May.

He is by far Palace’s standout attacking asset. Eze averaged more shots at goal, key passes and successful take-ons per 90 than any of his teammates in the top flight last season, with the CAM also able to fill Tottenham’s ‘locally trained’ Champions League quota in another potential boost.

There are plenty of reasons for Tottenham to move, and even more reasons for fans to clamor for his signature.