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His seventh goal against Sunderland on Sunday came against him for his seventh league goal in six games, surpassing his previous best of ten.

Is Calvert-Lewin’s form becoming a crucial part of the Fantasy Premier League, as England manager Thomas Tuchel will undoubtedly notice?

It’s remarkable that the Premier League’s top scorer hasn’t scored in a game against the FPL for the past six games.

Since returning to his starting role in the 3-2 defeat by Manchester City in Gameweek 13, Calvert-Lewin has seven goals in six appearances.

His cost has increased from £5.5 million to £5.8 million this year, and despite having one million new owners in just three gameweeks, he still accounts for a differential of just 8.8% of teams.

FPL managers are unsure of when this run will stop because he consistently scores (he’s on a six-game scoring streak). rather than “should I be purchasing him for my team”?

Is now a good time to buy the Leeds United striker, then?

With two wins and three draws, Leeds have moved up to 16th in the Premier League table, going unbeaten in the previous five gameweeks.

We are aware of Calvert-Lewin’s pedigree when necessary. He added 16 goals and six assists to his Everton career in 2019/20 and in 2020/21. If he stays in shape, his current underlying statistics suggest that this recent trend of form might be long-term.

With 15 or more games missing in three of his previous four seasons, Calvert-Lewin’s biggest asset as an FPL player has been fitness. With his move to Leeds United giving him the chance to resurrect his career, he had only scored 12 goals in his previous three seasons at Everton.

With games against Liverpool, Manchester United, and Newcastle United scheduled for the following three gameweeks, the entry point for purchasing the Leeds United striker is uncertain. Despite the perceived difficulty of the fixture, his recent goal against Liverpool in the reverse fixture demonstrates his ability to deliver.

Given that he is currently the fifth-highest scoring forward in the game and an excellent budget choice to enter in the front three alongside the current template picks, Hugo Ekitike and Erling Haaland, I’m sorely tempted to buy him before Gameweek 19.

When I learned that Anthony Joshua had been involved in a car accident that left two men dead, I was absolutely shocked.

I called some people after they were broadcast as breaking news on BBC World, but it turns out that one of the deceased men was a member of his team.

AJ always travels with his team’s close friends. There are four or five of them, and any of them is possible.

Just ten days ago, I spent time with them all in Miami. Both Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, both dead men, were present for Jake Paul’s fight. It breaks my heart.

These weren’t either of his team’s casual members. There was more to their relationship with AJ than just close friends, which were essential to his backroom team.

Ghami, who runs a gym in London, is well-known for about ten years. As his strength and conditioning coach, he made a significant contribution to the team.

Ayodele has been in existence for an even longer time. He was a friend who regularly trained with the former world heavyweight champion.

There is no news about AJ’s status from the hospital overnight, despite speaking with one of his management team on Tuesday morning.

The boxing world has had a fantastic response. It does a lot of serious work very well. The banter or ridiculous face-offs are just some examples of the trivial stuff that gets messed up. The industry is very good when it comes to serious matters.

Jake Paul, who AJ defeated earlier this month, wrote a fantastic note on social media saying that boxing does not count at times like this. Other people have written messages that are just as thoughtful.

They are concerned about how close he was to both Ghami and Ayodele, which they all know. That is the subject of industry discussion and reflection.

AJ was scheduled to face Tyson Fury in a March fight, which was of course followed by a planned showdown with Tyson Fury.

Ten days ago, his promoter Eddie Hearn told me that negotiations for the upcoming fight with Fury were at a point where they had never before been, and that was so close to the fight being announced.

All of that has now vanished. All of that has been abandoned.

When the fatal crash occurred, AJ was inside the car and was close to those two men.

I have no idea what he must be going through. My head cannot comprehend it because it is so complex.

Most of us have known a loved one who passed away. We may have had them hold our hand, give them a kiss on the head, or leave them in their final moments. I have no idea what AJ’s mental state will be because of that.

Right now, I’m sure he needs a lot of love, care, and attention.

However, he is adored by many people in Nigeria and the rest of the world.

The state of South Africa’s Test cricket game appears to be in decline.

This summer, there won’t be any red-ball action in the nation for the first time since apartheid’s athletes had been isolated. Fans should instead enjoy watching Indian-owned T20 franchises compete in the SA20.

The Proteas will play whites on their own soil in October 2026, 21 months after hosting Pakistan in January of that year.

Despite having a historically bad health, the Test team’s year 2025 proves to be pivotal.

With a victory over Pakistan of 2:0, Ryan Rickelton recorded his nation’s first double century in nine years. South Africa defeated Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord’s in June with a superb fourth-innings 136 from Aiden Markram and a nine-wicket match haul from Kagiso Rabada.

South Africa are now on track to reach a third WTC final after the choker’s tag has been finally removed and momentum is finally behind them.

When Wiaan Mulder declared himself on 367 against Zimbabwe in July, threatening Brian Lara’s record for the highest Test result. In Rawalpindi, Keshav Maharaj scored a seven-for in the series opener against Pakistan in October.

As South Africa defeated India 2-0 in their own backyard, Simon Harmer took 17 wickets in two Test matches, making it the first South African team to win away from India since 2000.

Sunuran Muthusamy, the spin-bowling all-rounder who recorded his maiden century in the 408-run victory over India, describes it as “a remarkable time for us.”

Hope and uncertainty both permeated the year.

There was a sense that the group had come to a crossroads following a nerve-wracking two-wicket win over Pakistan in the 2024 Boxing Day Test.

Only sustained success would keep it visible, relevant, and valued in a year when tradition and goodwill could no longer be used.

Shukri Conrad, the team’s bullish coach, who left a disorganized side in late 2022 to take over a team that was in disarray, says, “We needed to become a winning machine.”

The balance of the side has made that clearest of all. South Africa has long relied on elite fast bowlers, but this style of attack has evolved beyond brute force.

Rabada, a generational talent, continues to be the spearhead and is now complemented by a breadth of skill and variety that makes the Proteas compete in all environments.

While Marco Jansen, a two-metre-tall left-armer who can swing it both ways at pace, provides real X-factor, Maharaj and Harmer offer control and a wicket-taking threat.

The batting’s transformation, however, has been the most remarkable.

South African batters only beat Zimbabwe and Afghanistan in the Test centuries recorded between January 2020 and February 2023. In the same period, England scored 38.

South Africans have now surpassed one hundred per Test, up from their previous lean spell, which included 23 victories. There have been 10 hundreds this year alone, including Mulder’s record-breaking knock and three first-time centurions and one first-time double centurion.

The number of contributions down the list was perhaps the most impressive. This year, South Africa’s lower order, which is seven down, averaged 29.51, which is comfortably the best among Test sides. The only other teams with averages over 20 are England and Ireland.

Muthusamy, whose 109 in Guwahati included a 97-run stand with Jansen, continues, “We all share the responsibility and take pride in what we do.” We never lose. That’s the message that the leadership group has conveyed to us.

The WTC final demonstrated that resilience most clearly. South Africa finished day one 43-4, 169 runs back of Australia.

They were set for the second-highest successful chase at Lord’s on day three, 282, which was set for lunch. In a historic victory that rewrote the classic tale of teams with great talent but fragile under pressure, they clawed their way back on both occasions.

A bumper 2026 is now the object of attention.

England travels to South Africa for three matches over the holiday season, including a two-test shootout with Bangladesh and three matches against Australia, their first in South Africa since the 2018 sandpapergate scandal.

Two series victories should secure a spot in the WTC final.

That scenario makes the conflict at the heart of South African Test cricket more acute.

A resilient, balanced, and growingly ruthless side has emerged on the field.

Off it, the format is still constrained by unbalanced governance and commercial priorities. The players themselves bear the cost of maintaining the environment because there is no political will.