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Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has said the balance between the two sides is “probably even”, with both in a state of transition, although South Africa’s appears to have progressed further

Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg16-Nov-2011

Two hours of careless shot selection cost Australia the Newlands Test and a chance to set up a series win, but it may not serve as an accurate indication for how they match up against South Africa in the second game at the Wanderers.Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has said the balance between the two sides is “probably even”, with both in a state of transition, although South Africa’s appears to have progressed further. The real difference between the two sides may lie in the experience of their new players.”We’ve got certain areas that have been more consistent over a period of time but we’ve also got some new faces,” Smith said.South Africa’s two debutants, Imran Tahir and Vernon Philander, have played over 200 first-class matches between them. Australia’s young bowlers, Patrick Cummins and Trent Copeland have not even played 30. South Africa’s top six have each played a minimum of 36 Tests. Two of Australia’s, Phillip Hughes and Usman Khawaja, have not yet played 20 Tests between them.Smith said the value of years in the first-class game is sometimes unimportant but, when it does play a role, it can be crucial.”You get guys that come in at 21 or 22 and are able to handle it and perform well from the start. It depends on the make- up of the person and what they’ve been exposed to, in terms of their cricket,” Smith said. “Vern took a bit of time to regroup after the first time he was picked. He is probably a much stronger personality now than he was then.”With Patrick Cummins likely to become Australia’s second-youngest debutant in their Test history, Smith said it’s an exciting time for the 18-year old, but could turn into a tough one.”He’s got a lot of potential” Smith said. “But if things don’t go well he probably doesn’t have a lot to fall back on in terms of experience and know where to go from there. That’s the challenge of a youngster, when you are under pressure, where do you go from there?”Philander, whose performances in the last two seasons of first-class cricket made him an automatic choice for the starting XI, showed that he had a Plan B. When he tried to bounce Ricky Ponting, and was promptly dispatched, he immediately switched to a fuller length. That probably led to Smith handing Philander the new-ball and opting away from the Steyn-Morkel combination that became known as the most feared in Test cricket. South Africa now have the luxury of choice, with three frontline seamers who can open the bowling, and Smith said he will use them according to what the circumstances dictate.”The new ball was not taken away from Morne, it was more a tactical decision in how I felt the wicket was going to play. I thought Vernon would get the most benefit out of the new ball in terms of the style that he has,” Smith said. “Morne was really good in the second innings. He opened up that middle order for us in knocking over Michael Hussey. The competition amongst them is really good.”Morkel, Philander, Steyn and Tahir were four of the eight players who attended the optional net session on Wednesday, with the batsmen who did not get much time in the middle, like Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher and Jacques Rudolph also in attendance.”There was a real focus and a really good intensity,” Smith said. “We have to build on the things we did well. On day two and three [of the Newlands Test] our cricket really improved from what it was on day one. We were consistent in the areas we wanted to control. The areas that we hit and the pressure we created was far better than in the first innings.”A win at the Wanderers will see South Africa achieve something they have not managed to do since readmission – beat Australia in a series at home. Bowling coach Allan Donald described it as “the pinnacle,” and the start of what he hopes will be South Africa’s ascendency to Test dominance. Smith said South Africa are not looking too far ahead and although they will relish victory, it will be not be what defines their summer.”A lot of the players have won a series in Australia so for us, I wouldn’t say it’s the pinnacle but it’s something we really want to achieve,” Smith said. “I wouldn’t say it’s the biggest thing in our lives. Allan endured tough times touring Australia and playing Australia in their prime and obviously it means a lot to him. If we can provide him with that series victory that will be great.”An eight-wicket victory in less than two-and-a-half days usually suggests that the gulf between two teams is as wide as it is deep, but cricket is a sport where scorecards are not the best storytellers. This series could end by revealing that in terms of cricketing talent, team make-up, big-match temperament and closing out a game, there is little to choose between South Africa and Australia.

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Os dois gols contra o Bahia deixaram Kieza com os mesmos oito gols de Brenner, outro centroavante do Botafogo, na temporada. Contratado como a solução do ataque alvinegro, o camisa 9 espera que, contra o Atlético-PR, nesta quarta-feira, o bom momento continue.

-É um momento em que eu queria chegar, fazer os gols. Especial na minha carreira aqui no Botafogo. Espero que continue – afirmou o atacante, antes do treino desta terça.

Os feitos de Kieza contra o Bahia, no último domingo, não surtiram efeito de vitória, e os atletas reclamaram muito do pênalti e da expulsão de Aguirre. O atacante não esquece do lance e do comportamento do árbitro Leandro Bizzio Marinho (SP) durante o jogo.

-Com alguns árbitros você consegue conversar. Nesse último, ele não deixava a gente falar. No intervalo nós vimos que não foi pênalti, ele disse que viu também e que tinha certeza que havia sido – lamenta o atacante.

Em busca de uma atuação que supere o adversário e eventuais discordâncias com a arbitragem, o Botafogo encara o Furacão nesta quarta-feira, às 21 horas. O meia João Pedro, emprestado pelo Atlético-PR, é desfalque. Yago e Jean estão liberados pelo departamento médico.

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Sri Lanka squandered away what seemed to be an inviting proposition in the morning by refusing to score, and ultimately succumbed against a relentless Pakistan attack

The Report by Abhishek Purohit18-Oct-2011
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsJunaid Khan finished with his maiden five-for•Associated Press

Sri Lanka squandered away what seemed to be an inviting proposition in the morning – being put in to bat on a flat wicket under the hot sun against inexperienced bowlers – by refusing to score, and ultimately succumbed against a relentless Pakistan attack. Angelo Mathews, however, batted intelligently with the lower order, as he had done during the recent series against Australia, to lift Sri Lanka from the lows of 114 for 7 before Junaid Khan’s maiden Test five-for kept them to a first-innings tally of 197.Pakistan’s bowlers were nearly sold short at the toss by their captain who thought that any chance of taking wickets lay in utilising the scant moisture on a flat and deceptively green-tinged pitch. With a large heart and perseverance, though, they prised out six wickets in the second session after Lahiru Thirimanne’s guide to slip off Saeed Ajmal gave them an opening at the stroke of lunch.Aizaz Cheema epitomised Pakistan’s hunger with a relentless spell, either side of the break, that claimed Kumar Sangakkara cheaply and troubled Mahela Jayawardene with consistent pace and zip off the placid surface. Jayawardene managed to survive Cheema’s spell but soon joined Tillakaratne Dilshan in the dressing room. Dilshan had earlier briefly breathed life into the doddering innings, before being wrongly adjudged caught-behind by umpire Tony Hill, as Sri Lanka slipped to 112 for 4.Jayawardene went in the next over, prodding at Junaid outside off stump and edging to slip. Junaid capitalised on the panic in the line-up to claim Prasanna Jayawardene and Rangana Herath with searing full deliveries to reduce Sri Lanka to 114 for 4, but the fight had gone out of the Sri Lanka innings some time ago.Cheema, 32, displayed the tireless zeal of a player made to wait almost ten years for his Test debut. He even hit Jayawardene on the helmet grill when the batsman failed to get out of the way of a short one. Cheema’s aggression was in contrast to the way Thirimanne and Tharanga Paranavitana added 26 runs in the first hour, treating the benign Sheikh Zayed Stadium surface with the extreme respect that an overcast Headingley morning would deserve.Though the three Pakistan fast bowlers, Gul, Cheema and Junaid – chosen ahead of the quicker and more experienced Wahab Riaz – ran in with heart, they were rendered ineffective in the first session by the lifeless pitch.The openers’ approach, however, bordered on the extreme of being over-cautious. The first boundary came in the 14th over from Paranavitana off the part-time offspin of Mohammad Hafeez. Having played sedately all morning, Thirimanne guided Ajmal straight to slip in the penultimate over before lunch. Sri Lanka had managed only 50 runs in the session.Cheema struck with the first ball of the second over after lunch, getting Sangakkara to edge behind for Adnan Akmal to take a flying one-handed catch in front of first slip. Paranavitana contrived to survive longer with his defensive mindset but the manner of his dismissal – gloving an attempted pull to the wicketkeeper off a Gul short ball down the leg side – showed that patience without purpose inevitably comes unstuck against sustained pressure.Just as Pakistan had used Sri Lanka’s diffidence to spark a collapse, Mathews took advantage of Misbah’s listless field-settings to add 54 – the highest partnership of the innings – with Suranga Lakmal. Mathews did everything that the earlier batsmen had not – he did not get tied down and attacked when allowed to, shielding Lakmal initially and taking advantage of the spread-out fields. Misbah helped Mathews by repeatedly keeping the field back even for the final two deliveries of the overs. On the rare occasions when he brought them in, Mathews went after the bowling, slicing and punching Cheema for consecutive boundaries off the final two balls of the 61st over.Pakistan eventually got through the tail when Junaid cleaned up the last two wickets to end with 5 for 38, and set up the game for the Pakistan batsmen.The new ball had not done much for Pakistan; Sri Lanka’s bowlers did not fare better, if anything, they did not make the Pakistan openers play enough. Hafeez and Taufeeq Umar were hardly troubled in breezing to 27 by stumps, capping a dominant day for their side.

يرى رياض محرز، لاعب فريق مانشستر سيتي، أن فوزهم على توتنهام مساء أمس في الدوري الإنجليزي كان مستحقًا بالنظر إلى أداء حامل اللقب في الشوط الثاني.

كان مانشستر سيتي متأخرًا في النتيجة بهدفين دون رد، قرب نهاية الشوط الأول، قبل أن يستعيد أصحاب الأرض عافيتهم في الشوط الثاني ويعودون من بعيد بأربعة أهداف. أهداف مباراة مانشستر سيتي وتوتنهام

وقدم رياض محرز أداءً أكثر من رائع في مباراة الأمس، حيث سجل هدفين وصنع هدفًا.

وقال محرز في تصريحات نشرها الموقع الرسمي للنادي: “في الشوط الأول شعرنا بالإحباط بعض الشيء، وتحدث إلينا المدرب ثم عرفنا أنه بإمكاننا العودة لأننا فعلنا ذلك من قبل”.

وأضاف: “اعتقدت أننا لعبنا بشكل جيد في الشوط الثاني وأظهرنا ما نحن عليه، مع قليل من الحظ أيضًا، لكننا استحقينا الفوز وعلينا الاستمرار”.

وواصل: “كنت أحاول مثل الجميع، كنا نحاول أن نكون أكثر مباشرة، وأكثر عدوانية مع الكرة وما زلنا نملك الفرص”.

واختتم: “ثم سجلنا هدفًا وهذه هي كرة القدم، في الشوط الثاني كنا في القمة سجلنا أربعة أهداف، لذلك كانت ليلة سعيدة”.

A stunning one-handed grab by Paul Nixon – in his final match in England – dismissed Keiron Pollard and inspired Leicestershire to the Twenty20 title in a stirring contest at Edgbaston

The Report by Sahil Dutta at Edgbaston27-Aug-2011
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Wayne White knew just how important Kieron Pollard’s wicket was•Getty Images

A stunning one-handed grab by the wicketkeeper Paul Nixon – in his final match in England before retirement – dismissed Keiron Pollard and inspired Leicestershire to the Twenty20 title in a stirring contest at Edgbaston. Set 147 to win under lights Somerset’s star-studded line-up reached 89 for 3 in the 14th over but fell away to end 127 for 9 and leave Leicestershire champions.It meant that Somerset finished runners-up for the their third cup final in succession, having missed out on both the Twenty20 and CB40 final last year. If that is unfortunate it would take a hard heart to begrudge Nixon and Leicestershire their success. Leicestershire have endured nothing but misery in the Championship but have now sealed their third Twenty20 title, more than any other side, having won the competition in 2004 and 2006.One a day when some of the priciest Twenty20 stars in the world had treated county cricket to its first, and then, second Super Over, Nixon managed to upstage all that with a breathtaking defining catch to make himself the star. A 20-year-old at his sprightliest would have done well to reach the ball as Pollard edged Wayne Wright towards a vacant first-slip area, but Nixon defied his 40 years to pluck out a screamer. That it did for the most dangerous Twenty20 hitter in the game at a crucial moment made the story all the more remarkable.Until Nixon’s intervention the match was brewing into the third climatic finish of the day with Somerset, still with Jos Buttler to come, needing 57 from 38 deliveries. The wicket changed everything as Leicestershire upped their fielding to an electric level. Matthew Boyce, on as a substitute fielder, took four catches and prowled the midwicket rope to help Josh Cobb to four wickets and the Man-of-the-Match award. Considering Cobb’s Finals Day started with a diamond duck in the first semi-final, it was quite a finish.After rain played a decisive hand in the pair of semis it was fitting that conditions should play a role again in the final. Sunset seems the only thing more inevitable than drizzle and when evening drew in batting proved much harder. Leicestershire had a flying start to their innings but ran into treacle during the second half and Somerset’s classy batting – chasing in darkness throughout – were unable to raise their tempo against what is, on paper, only a modest seam-dominated attack. Instead the ball wobbled around and it wasn’t until Peter Trego found his range that anyone managed to time the ball regularly.After the slowish start where neither Marcus Trescothick or Craig Kieswetter could quite get going Trego built a recovery. He reached 35 from 24 balls before pulling Cobb out to deep midwicket where Boyce slid round to snaffle a good chance. Before him James Hildreth played smartly for 21 from 20 balls in a 42-run stand with Trego that was supposed to lay the platform for the big-hitters that followed.Yet neither Pollard nor Buttler could deliver. Buttler’s matchwinning contribution in the semi-final had shown why he earned England selection and he began by scorching his first ball through cover for four. But before he could add another the Cobb-Boyce combination did for him and with that Somerset’s final gun was silenced.Given the quality of the cricket it was a pity how patronising the cricketainment gods felt they needed to be. Be it the organised wolf-whistling of scantily-clad cheerleaders or the constant blast of wedding-reception pop it was as though the marketing team had no faith whatsoever in their product. But the fans clearly enjoyed their day, and the enduring memory they left with was a classic sporting story of underdog triumph and a veteran’s fairytale finish.

كشف مصدر خاص بالاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، عن تطورات جديدة في أزمة لاعب الزمالك الأسبق والأهلي الحالي محمود عبد المنعم كهربا.

وقال المصدر في تصريحات خاصة لـ “بطولات”: “الأهلي أرسل خطاب من أجل اخطار الاتحاد برغبته في إشراك كهربا أمام سموحة”.

خاص | حقيقة رغبة اتحاد الكرة في رحيل ميكالي عن منتخب مصر الأولمبي

وأضاف: “الأهلي يرغب في الحصول على تأكيد رسمي من الاتحاد بسلامة الموقف القانوني للاعب”.

وأتم: “سنتواصل مع الاتحاد الدولي خلال ساعات ومن ثم سيتم الرد على الأهلي”.

وكان اتحاد الكرة قد استقبل خطابًا من فيفا في وقت سابق أبلغه بموقف كهربا، إلا أن الخطاب لم يكن واضحًا بالقدر الكافي للاتحاد والنادي الأهلي.

عامر حسين: مشاركة كهربا مع الأهلي “موضوع شائك”.. ومستحيل أن يطور كلاتنبرج الحكام في 4 أشهر

ويستعد الأهلي لمواجهة سموحة، مساء الثلاثاء المقبل، في إطار منافسات الدور نصف النهائي لبطولة كأس مصر.

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O comentarista esportivo e apresentador Neto voltou a ficar ‘pistola’ com a equipe do Corinthians, e dessa vez quebrou uma TV ao vivo no Programa ‘Os Donos da Bola’, da TV Bandeirantes.

O apresentador iniciou o programa com um aparelho de TV que teria levado de sua casa e aguardou o fim da reportagem sobre a derrota do Corinthians para o Flamengo para fazer seu show. Neto ficou revoltado com a entrada de Kazim, no fim do jogo, e decidiu quebrar a televisão em forma de protesto, para dizer que não assiste mais TV:

– É uma heresia colocar o Kazim no Maracanã. Mostra que você não é amigo do Carille, que deixou ele três meses no banco -, declarou o ex-jogador.

– Ninguém mais vai assistir televisão lá em casa! Ninguém!

Confira o vídeo da revolta de Neto!

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O Neto quebrou uma tv por causa do Kazim KKKKKKKKKKKKKKK pic.twitter.com/Cv8gEFieZv

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علق جوزيبي ماروتا، الرئيس التنفيذي لفريق إنتر ميلان الإيطالي، على مستقبل لاعبي الفريق، المهاجم البلجيكي روميلو لوكاكو، والمدافع السلوفاكي ميلان سكرينيار.

وينتهي عقد سكرينيار في نهاية الموسم الحالي، ويحق له التفاوض مع أي فريق الآن.

اقرأ أيضًا.. لوكاكو يوجه رسالة إلى تشيلسي بشأن مستقبله مع إنتر ميلان

وقال ماروتا في تصريحات نقلها الصحفي فابريزيو رومانو: “كان هذا الموسم بالنسبة لروميلو مليئًا بالمواقف الصعبة التي يجب التعامل معها، نأمل أن يكون في أفضل حالة رياضية وبدنية قريبًا”.

وتابع: “عقد سكرينيار ينتهي في يونيو؟ ليس لدينا موعد نهائي للوصول إلى اتفاق معه”.

ويلعب لوكاكو مع الفريق الإيطالي معارًا من تشيلسي الإنجليزي حتى نهاية الموسم الحالي، ومن المفترض أن يعود إلى لندن بعد انتهاء مدة إعارته.

بينما كانت هناك مفاوضات عدة بحسب تقارير إيطالية سابقة، بين سكرينيار وفريق باريس سان جيرمان الفرنسي، لكن حتى الآن لم يتم التوصل لاتفاق مع أي فريق.

ويحتل إنتر ميلان المركز الرابع في الدوري الإيطالي برصيد 34 نقطة بفارق 10 نقاط عن نابولي المتصدر.

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Sem entrar no mérito da equipe que iniciará o duelo contra o Vasco, o técnico Alberto Valentim, do Botafogo, concedeu entrevista coletiva nesta sexta-feira, véspera do clássico em São Januário, marcado para as 19h (de Brasília), pela 9ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. A conversa se deu antes do treino.

Além de se esquivar quanto aos substitutos dos ausentes Matheus Fernandes (suspenso) e João Pedro (em repouso após alta médica), Valentim afirmou que minimizar os erros serão fundamentais para o Glorioso alcançar a primeira vitória fora de casa neste Brasileirão.

-É importante buscar essa vitória fora, algo que não aconteceu conosco nesse Brasileirão. Precisamos somar pontos e nos distanciar da zona lá de baixo e se aproximar dos times lá da frente. Dará mais tranquilidade aos nossos jogadores também – comentou.

-Temos que ter muito equilíbrio e também ser um time que dificulte o máximo o adversário a fazer gols, para isso, precisamos minimizar os erros. Errar o menos possível, acredito que uma sequência assim pode melhorar o nosso rendimento – completou.

Atualmente, o Botafogo ocupa a 14ª colocação, com nove pontos – um acima da zona do rebaixamento. Já o Cruz-Maltino, que terá ainda mais desfalques e também não confirmou o time que virá a campo, soma 11, em 11º lugar.

-Vamos para essa partida achar o melhor desenho tático, vendo o nosso lado e o do Vasco também. Temos que analisar também quem está bem fisicamente, temos um dia a menos de trabalho, pois jogaremos no sábado.

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Nos últimos jogos do Santos, o atacante Eduardo Sasha passou da ponta para a posição de centroavante. Depois da derrota para o São Paulo, no Morumbi, o camisa 27 disse não estar completamente à vontade na posição, que não exercia há algum tempo. Segundo ele, os atacantes do Peixe têm se desdobrado para ajudar o meio-campo a funcionar. A falta de um camisa 10 foi tema de reclamação do técnico Jair Ventura.

-Como eu sempre disse, estou aqui para ajudar independente da função. Às vezes, a gente não está acostumado, porque não jogava na função faz tempo, mas vou sempre tentar fazer o meu melhor sempre – disse, e ponderou:

-Acho que nos faltou mais objetividade, toques rápidos para sair da marcação deles. Nós tentamos nos revezar para fazer a função no meio do melhor jeito possível, mas, às vezes, não sai do jeito que a gente quer. Talvez por não termos as características, então agora é tentar suprir essa falta para conseguirmos buscar as vitórias.

Com Alison e Renato como volantes durante a derrota, o incumbido de armar a equipe foi Vitor Bueno. O camisa 7 não conseguiu dar dinâmica ao time e o Santos, mais uma vez, sofreu com a falta de criatividade. Em determinado momento, até Rodrygo tentou fazer a função.

– O momento é de abaixar a cabeça e assimilar as críticas, que se fazem necessárias – finalizou Sasha.

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