Tanvir called in as cover for Irfan, Gul

Left-arm fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has been called up to the Pakistan one-day squad as cover for Mohammed Irfan and Umar Gul

ESPNcricinfo staff18-Mar-2013Left-arm fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has been called up to the Pakistan one-day squad as cover for Mohammed Irfan and Umar Gul. Tanvir, who is already in South Africa playing for the Lions franchise in the domestic Twenty20 competition, will have to juggle his participation in that event with any possible recall to the Pakistan squad.Tanvir met with the Pakistan management during the third ODI at the Wanderers on Sunday. Misbah-ul-Haq said the team had been in discussions with Tanvir and were considering using him as back-up at the post match press conference.The Lions coach Geoffrey Toyana confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that Tanvir had been in touch with Pakistan but said he will turn out for the franchise on March 19 in Centurion, where they play the Titans. Should the Lions win that match, they will have taken a massive step towards qualifying for the final.Tanvir will then fly to Durban where Pakistan play the fourth ODI on March 21. If the Lions need Tanvir, he will have to go straight to East London to play for the them again on March 22. However if he is not needed, the Lions will rest him and he can continue to be part of the Pakistan camp until the final one-day match in Benoni on Sunday, before returning to the Lions for the knockout stages.Irfan, the seven-foot tall bowler, is struggling with a stomach bug. He had to leave the field during the Wanderers match and was treated off field. He also picked up a hamstring strain on Friday night in Centurion although Misbah clarified that “there is nothing wrong with his hamstring.” Irfan returned to bat later in the match. Gul, who has been out of form, was left out of the third match with a knee injury.Tanvir has played an important part in the Lions campaign. He is the joint second-leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 10 scalps at 16.40.

'We need to improve a lot' – Misbah

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has called the results of the South Africa series a disappointment and accepted that his team needed significant improvements

Umar Farooq26-Mar-2013

Mohammad Hafeez was troubled by Dale Steyn all through the tour•Getty Images

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has called the results of the South Africa series a disappointment and accepted that his team needed significant improvements. He was speaking after the Pakistan side returned home from a two-month tour of South Africa. Pakistan lost the ODI series by 3-2 and Test series by 3-0, though the team managed to win the two-match Twenty20 series 1-0, after the first match was washed out.The biggest concern for Pakistan has been the batting as no batsman proved consistent enough. The team reached South Africa 10 days ahead of the first Test to get used to the conditions but struggled to find their feet. They lost the first Test by 211 runs, the second by four wickets and the third by an innings and 18 runs with batting regularly failing against a top-quality South Africa attack. In ODIs, they performed a bit better but remained inconsistent with Misbah being the top scorer for Pakistan, collecting 227 runs at 56.75.”The tour was disappointing,” Misbah said, on arriving at the Lahore airport. “We struggled throughout the Test series and it’s an alarming situation, we need to improve a lot in various aspects. We couldn’t do much in the Test series but recovered well and were better in the one-dayers. We played irresponsible shots and we need to address our batting problems.”Several of Pakistan’s key players couldn’t deliver. Mohammad Hafeez was clueless against Dale Steyn, Shahid Afridi was erratic, Younis Khan failed in the limited-overs matches and Umar Gul was below his best. Hafeez managed to score 43 in six Test innings, and 118 in five ODIs, Younis scored 184 in the Tests and 116 in ODIs while Afridi, who was picked as a legspinner failed to take a wicket, though he clubbed 126 runs in the ODIs.Misbah, however, refused to single out any particular player and left it to the concerned authorities to pass judgement on the performances ahead of the Champions Trophy. “Everyone has seen who did what (in South Africa) but it’s the board and the selectors who will gauge the performances of the players and they will look into the future.”Responding to a question, Misbah brushed aside any off-the-field clash that affected the team in South Africa. “There was nothing like that (in-rift) and it isn’t a reason for the performance. We should accept that they were the better side and played better than us and at the end of the day, they won.”

Palmeiras acerta a permanência de Bruno Henrique e renova até 2023

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Bruno Henrique não aceitou a oferta do Tianjin Teda, da China, e renovou seu contrato com o Palmeiras até 2023. O martelo foi batido há pouco, em reunião na Academia de Futebol com o jogador, Bruno Paiva, seu empresário, e o diretor de futebol Alexandre Mattos.

A equipe asiática estava disposta a pagar a multa rescisória de 6 milhões de euros (R$ 25 milhões), e ainda ofereceu salário de R$ 1,7 milhão por mês ao jogador. O Verdão, contudo, considerava necessária a permanência do capitão no título brasileiro e nos últimos três dias trabalhou pela renovação.

-O Palmeiras me abriu as portas em 2017, me acolheu super bem, sempre me deu o melhor para trabalhar. Me sinto muito em casa aqui e, por isso, optei por renovar. O projeto do clube é grandioso e quero fazer parte. Erguer a taça do Brasileirão ano passado foi algo indescritível e quero repetir isso muitas outras vezes – disse Bruno, ao site do clube.

-Novamente o Avanti foi decisivo para consolidarmos mais uma permanência de um jogador fundamental no elenco. A contribuição do torcedor palmeirense deixa o clube cada vez mais forte e competitivo em todas as frentes – acrescentou o presidente Maurício Galiotte.

continua após a publicidade

Com a definição, Bruno Henrique deve ser titular no clássico deste sábado, às 17h, no Allianz Parque, contra o Corinthians.

نيمار يثير التكهنات بعودته إلى برشلونة ويحتفل بالدوري الإسباني مع لاعبي البلوجرانا

تواجد الدولي البرازيلي نيمار دا سيلفا لاعب فريق كرة القدم الأول بنادي باريس سان جيرمان الفرنسي، في احتفالات برشلونة ببطولة لقب الدوري الإسباني 2022/2023.

برشلونة فاز أمس على إسبانيول في ديربي كتالونيا، ليحقق لقب الدوري الإسباني بعد غياب سنوات عن النادي الكتالوني، منذ 2018.

نيمار دا سيلفا، كان ضمن الضيوف غير المتوقعين في احتفالات برشلونة، كما أوضح الصحفي جيرارد روميرو، حيث يحتفظ البرازيلي بعلاقة قوية للغاية مع زملائه في النادي الكتالوني، بالإضافة لـ المدرب تشافي هيرنانديز.

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الجيل الحالي لـ برشلونة، يتواجد فيه جوردي ألبا وبوسكيتس وسيرجي روبيرتو، وكذلك مارك أندريه تير شتيجن، الذين لعبوا مع نيمار أثناء فترة تواجده في البلوجرانا خلال الفترة من 2013 حتى 2017.

وتواجد اللاعب البرازيلي في المدرجات، وكذلك في حفل العشاء مع زملائه، وهو ما يثير التكهنات حول عودته للبلوجرانا من جديد، خاضة في ظل التقارير التي تشير إلى رحيله المحتمل في الصيف عن باريس سان جيرمان.

وارتبط نيمار بالعودة إلى برشلونة في 2019، لكن الصفقة فشلت في النهاية بسبب مطالب باريس سان جيرمان.

لجنة المسابقات تعاقب محمود علاء لاعب الاتحاد السكندري بالإيقاف والغرامة

قررت لجنة المسابقات برابطة الأندية المحترفة المصرية، توقيع عقوبات على محمود علاء لاعب الاتحاد السكندري بعد طرده في مباراة الفريق الأخيرة بالدوري ضمن منافسات الجولة 29.

وكان محمود علاء قد تعرض للطرد خلال شوط المباراة الثاني أمام المصري البورسعيدي ليغادر الملعب في حالة من الغضب، حيث قام بالتوجه نحو أحد المصورين وقام بتحطيم الكاميرا.

وقررت رابطة الأندية إيقاف محمود علاء مباراتين وغرامة 20000 جنيه للسلوك غير الرياضي الذى صدر من اللاعب بعد طرده من المباراة.

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كما قررت الرابطة تحمل نادي الاتحاد السكندري قيمة تلفيات إحدى كاميرات النقل التليفزيوني.

وكان محمود علاء تقدم بالاعتذار عما بدر منه بدفع الكاميرا الخاصة بأحد المصورين في مباراة فريقه أمام المصري.. طالع التفاصيل

حسام البدري يحذر لاعبي الأهلي قبل مواجهة الترجي.. ويؤكد: أتمنى تأهل الأحمر إلى نهائي إفريقيا

تحدث حسام البدري، مدرب الأهلي ومنتخب مصر الأسبق، والصفاقسي التونسي الحالي، عن مواجهة المارد الأحمر أمام الترجي المقبلة، في نصف نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع الترجي في الثامنة مساء اليوم الجمعة بتوقيت تونس، العاشرة بتوقيت القاهرة، على الملعب الأولمبي حمادي العقربي برادس، في ذهاب الدور نصف النهائي للمسابقة القارية.

وقال البدري في تصريحات تليفزيونية عبر قناة “إي تي سي”: “كل الكلام في تونس حاليًا على مواجهة الترجي أمام الأهلي، وأتمنى فوز الفريق الأحمر وتحقيق نتيجة إيجابية تساعده في الوصول للنهائي قبل لقاء الإياب في القاهرة”.

طالع | موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة الأهلي والترجي اليوم في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

وأردف: “مواجهة الترجي والأهلي صعبة للغاية والفريقان لديهما خبرات كبيرة في إفريقيا، لكن قوام الأحمر وحالة الاستقرار تمنحه الأفضلية في لقاء الغد، والمباراة عبارة عن شوطين الأول في تونس والثاني في القاهرة، وبالتأكيد الجهاز الفني للمارد الأحمر يعلم حالة منافسه جيدًا ولكن كل مباراة لها ظروفها رغم تعثر الترجي مؤخرا في الدوري التونسي ومعاناته من بعض الغيابات”.

واستطرد: “الأهلي حصد البطولة في السنوات الأخيرة، كما وصل للنهائي ويمتلك لاعبين لديهم خبرات كبيرة وهو ما يمنحهم فرصة كبيرة من أجل الفوز، وبالتأكيد الجماهير المنافسة للترجي تتمنى صعود الأهلي للنهائي وهذه هي كرة القدم، لكن في النهاية الروح الرياضية هي التي تسود بين جميع الفرق”.

وأضاف: “مواجهة الأهلي والترجي ستكون صعبة وأعتقد أن الفريق التونسي سيظهر بشكل مغاير عما ظهر به في لقاءات الدوري مؤخرًا وسيعمل على تحقيق أفضل نتيجة وأتمنى أن يتعامل الأهلي بشكل جيد وهناك بعض التفاصيل الصغيرة هي التي سوف تحسم المباراة”.

وتطرق للحديث: “الترجي يعاني من بعض الظروف الصعبة ولو تم الضغط عليه مبكرا من جانب لاعبي الأهلي، سيؤدي إلى توتر لاعبيه بشكل واضح، كما أن عدم حضور الجماهير أمر سلبي بالنسبة لنبيل معلول ورفاقه بكل تأكيد”.

وتابع: “من عوامل قوة الترجي الكرات الثابتة والاختراق من على الأطراف، كما يضم لاعب مميز وهو محمد علي بن رمضان الذي يعتبر من أبرز اللاعبين وله دور كبير في الاختراق من العمق وبالتأكيد كولر قادر على التعامل مع المنافس جيدًا”.

وواصل: “هناك لاعبون جيدون في الترجي مثل أنيس البدري وبن حمودة وبن رمضان، لكن هناك نواقص أخرى في الترجي، وأحذر لاعبي الأهلي من الكرات الثابتة، خصوصًا أن الفريق التونسي يمتلك لاعبين طوال القامة قادرين على التعامل بشكل جيد مع هذه الألعاب”.

وأوضح: “لا أعرف الحالة البدنية للاعبي الأهلي في الفترة الأخيرة، لكن محمد عبدالمنعم وياسر إبراهيم ومحمود متولي لديهم خبرات كبيرة في خط الدفاع، وفي الغالب سيعتمد كولر على 3 لاعبين في الوسط وطريقة اللعب في النهاية سيحددها المدير الفني”.

واختتم: “التوقع في كرة القدم صعب وكل مباراة يكون لها ظروفها الخاصة، لكن أتمنى فوز الأهلي بكل تأكيد وصعوده لنهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا”.

Willie quer estreia do Ceará com o pé direito em retorno ao futebol brasileiro

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Não existe nenhuma evidência de que o atacante Willie, contratado pelo Ceará, comece jogando na partida diante do Sampaio Corrêa nessa quinta-feira (17) em São Luis pela primeira rodada do Nordestão. Todavia, o jogo segue sendo bastante especial para o jogador de 25 anos de idade.

Isso porque, em 2019, o atleta retorna ao futebol brasileiro depois de três temporadas defendendo times do exterior como Botosani-ROM,Apollon Smyrnis-GRE e Servette-SUI. Logo, a sua expectativa é grande desde o primeiro momento:

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-Retornar ao futebol brasileiro após quase três anos é motivo de muita alegria. Estou bastante motivado e espero fazer uma grande temporada, ajudando o Ceará a se destacar em todas as competições que irá disputar em 2019.

Analisando mais especificamente a Bolívia Querida, atual campeã do torneio em questão, Willie reconhece que tanto ele como seus companheiros devem apresentar um nível físico abaixo do ideal pelo momento de estarem sem ritmo de jogo.

Contudo, mesmo assim, a esperança é de marcar os primeiros três pontos apesar do confronto ser em caráter de visitante:

-Estamos trabalhando forte há várias semanas e já dá pra perceber uma grande evolução, tanto na parte física quanto no entrosamento. É claro que no primeiro jogo oficial da temporada não estaremos no nosso máximo, mas acredito que temos condições de fazer um bom jogo e estrear com uma vitória na Copa do Nordeste.

England admit Broad injury concerns

The England national selector, Geoff Miller, has admitted there are concerns over the fitness of Stuart Broad

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Jan-2013

Stuart Broad went wicketless in his two Tests against India in December•Getty Images

The England national selector, Geoff Miller, has admitted there are concerns over the fitness of Stuart Broad, England’s Twenty20 captain, and that a time may come when he cannot be part of the side in all three formats of the game.Broad, who flew home early from the Test series in India with a heel problem, is due to link up with the England squad ahead of the final two one-day internationals, but is considered unlikely to play either of those matches. A more realistic target for his return is the Twenty20 series in New Zealand, which starts on February 9.That, however, is admittance that Broad’s recovery from the heel problem that plagued him during the Test series in India has not gone as smoothly as hoped. Broad is visiting a kit specialist in Germany this week to be fitted with customised boots aimed to alleviate the problem on his left heel, which takes the brunt of the force during his delivery stride.”The concern is that there have been two or three niggles that have affected his form and availability,” Miller told reporters in India. “Anybody with an injury is a concern to us and we’ve got to manage workloads as best as we can, that’s why we’re continually looking at other players. We will look at it and make sure he’s used in the best possible way for English cricket. He knows that.”The rotation of players during a packed international schedule is now a major talking point, particularly in Australia, and England are currently using such a system during the one-day series in India, with James Anderson and Jonathan Trott also rested. It is likely, too, that certain key players will be given periods off during the upcoming home-and-away Test series against New Zealand.However, ruling a player out of a format completely, unless that is a decision taken by the player concerned, is a drastic option and one that Miller hoped Broad will not have to contemplate.”At this moment of time we’re not thinking about taking him out of a format because he’s got that sort of quality, but if we reached the stage where his body wasn’t responding to all kinds of cricket then we’re open to that.”Although Broad finished 2012 as the fourth-highest Test wicket-taker among quick bowlers, with 40 wickets at 31.70, his form tailed off in the second half of the year against South Africa and India. He had earlier been rested from the one-day series against South Africa, led England at the World Twenty20 before picking up his heel injury during the warm-up matches in India. The problem then reoccurred towards the end of the tour.Broad’s injury problems began in Australia during the 2010-11 Ashes, when a strained stomach muscle sustained in Adelaide forced him home early. He then suffered a rib injury during the World Cup, which again ended his participation early, and then picked up a shoulder injury late in the 2011 home season.”What we have to do is react to the injury that he has at any one time,” Miller said. “He felt, and we felt, that he had to look after his body so he went away and worked really hard at that. Since then there have been a few niggling injuries, but anybody can get them.”

أحمد ناجي: الشناوي كان له دور مؤثر في فوز الأهلي بالسوبر.. وكولر على خطى جوزيه

أشاد أحمد ناجي، مدرب حراس مرمى منتخب مصر والأهلي السابق، بـ محمد الشناوي حارس عرين المارد الأحمر، بعد تألقه أمام بيراميدز، أمس الجمعة، في مباراة كأس السوبر.

ونجح الأهلي في التتويج بكأس السوبر رقم 13 في تاريخه، على حساب بيراميدز، بعد أن فاز عليه بهدف نظيف سجله اللاعب علي معلول من ركلة جزاء احتسبها الحكم محمود البنا.

وقال ناجي في تصريحات عبر برنامج “الريمونتادا” على قناة “المحور”: “الشناوي كان له دور كبير في فوز الأهلي بلقب السوبر، خاصة في ظل تصديه لكرة خطيرة من وليد الكرتي، حيث جاءت تسديدة لاعب بيراميدز من مسافة قريبة للغاية”.

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وتابع: “الحارسان كانا مميزان، أحمد الشناوي وكذلك محمد الشناوي، لكن حارس الأهلي قام بتصدي مؤثر للغاية”.

وأضاف: “مارسيل كولر يسير على خطى مانويل جوزيه بشكل كبير، في ظل الأداء القوي الذي يقدمه الأهلي تحت قيادته على مدار الفترة الأخيرة”.

وواصل: “كنت أرى أن الأفضل أن يبدأ حسين الشحات في المباراة بشكل أساسي، ولكن المدرب مارسيل كولر حقق الهدف في النهاية”.

واختتم: “غياب الجمهور عن لقاء الذهاب في مباراة الترجي ضد الأهلي عامل مؤثر بشكل إيجابي بالنسبة للاعبي المارد الأحمر”.

ومن المقرر أن يلتقي الأهلي مع الترجي، في ذهاب دور نصف النهائي، يوم الجمعة المُقبل الموافق 12 مايو، على ملعب استاد رادس، على أن تُقام مباراة الإياب في القاهرة يوم 19 من الشهر نفسه.

Taylor disputes Hesson's version of events

Ross Taylor, the former New Zealand captain, has openly disputed the coach Mike Hesson’s depiction of his exit from the leadership of the national side

ESPNcricinfo staff10-Dec-2012

“If I wasn’t a strong leader, why would he give me the Test captaincy?”•AFP

Ross Taylor, the former New Zealand captain, has openly disputed the coach Mike Hesson’s depiction of his exit from the leadership of the national side.Hesson has maintained that in a meeting ahead of the recently completed Test series in Sri Lanka he informed Taylor that he should step aside as captain of the ODI and Twenty20 sides while retaining the Test captaincy.However Taylor, who is missing the forthcoming South Africa tour in order to take a break from the game after the job was handed to Brendon McCullum, said that Hesson’s version of events does not match his own recollection of what took place.”He said I wasn’t a good enough leader, that this team needs a strong leader and that I wasn’t a strong leader. If I wasn’t a strong leader why would he give me the Test captaincy?” Taylor told .”He said ‘Ross, I am going to recommend to [NZC director of cricket] John Buchanan that we have a new captain for South Africa’. There was nothing in there about anything to do with a split captaincy.”Taylor has maintained the first he heard about the possibility of his retaining the Test captaincy was following the conclusion of the Sri Lanka series, which was tied 1-1 after New Zealand won the final Test. Asked directly whether or not someone was lying about the episode, Taylor replied: “Definitely.”Since his replacement by McCullum, Taylor has stated that he was not supported by Hesson after he replaced John Wright as the national team coach in July.Taylor also reiterated his reasons for not joining the South Africa tour. “I don’t think I could have given 100%,” he said. “It has been a pretty stressful time for me, especially the last two or three weeks but the last five months have been pretty tough on myself.”It’s still pretty fresh in my mind. I think I got straight back on the horse by not turning down the captaincy in Galle and leading the team to that victory … It would have been easy for a person in my position to just give it up there and then, but I decided that the best thing for the team was to carry on.”The team will be better without me and all the distractions that have happened in the last couple of weeks.”

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