Second ODI loss 'a wake-up call' for India

Gautam Gambhir has termed the big loss in the second game a “wake-up call” early in the season

Abhishek Purohit in Colombo27-Jul-2012

India’s batsmen collapsed to 138 in the second ODI after scoring 314 in the first•AFP

Gautam Gambhir has said that the India batsmen got complacent after making 314 in the first ODI against Sri Lanka and has termed the big loss in the second game a “wake-up call” early in the season. He has, however, pointed out that some of the India players could be rusty as they are coming out of a near-two-month break while Sri Lanka have just won a tough series against Pakistan.”Sometimes what happens is when you have made 300-plus runs and you are coming after a break and end up winning the first game, you can take things for granted thinking that we have got 300, so we can again turn up and get 300,” Gambhir said. “It is a good wake-up call for us that we can’t.”Our energy levels were not up for it. All of us were thinking, we managed 300, we have won the toss again, we are batting first in those flat conditions, [so] we can again turn up and get 300-plus and try and restrict Sri Lanka but then that is not the way you go into a game. You have to go into the game thinking [that] Sri Lanka will come hard at you and [it is a] new wicket, new conditions, new start.”We can’t take Sri Lanka lightly at any stage. They are a very good side especially in their own backyard so it is important that we got to be ready for this challenge tomorrow and whatever they throw at us we should be able to give it back to them.”MS Dhoni had said earlier that India rely a lot on the starts provided by the top three batsmen – Virender Sehwag, Gambhir and Virat Kohli in this series. Sehwag and Kohli fell early in the second game, and before the batsmen could assess the pitch, according to Dhoni, India were 60 for 5. Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lanka vice-captain, said his side would target the India top order again tomorrow.”When it comes to the top order, they make a huge difference,” Mathews said. “If we can get a few wickets early on, we can put pressure on the middle order batsmen. In the first two games they didn’t have the time to get set and score.”The first two matches were in Hambantota, where it was so windy that Sehwag said batsmen were being thrown off their stance. Up north-west in Colombo, the conditions have changed to hot and humid; the humidity, especially, can be very tiring. Gambhir, however, said that India shouldn’t bother too much about the conditions.”Breeze was playing a huge role in Hambantota. At times it was difficult to play on one side of the wicket especially against the breeze because it was so strong,” Gambhir said. “We all know that the Premadasa is a flat track and there are great opportunities of making big scores. It is pretty humid so we need to get adjusted to it as soon as possible.”We should be raring to go rather than thinking what are the conditions and how are the conditions. As a professional cricketer you need to get used to these conditions as soon as possible and try and get the results in your favour.”The Premadasa pitch, before being relaid for the 2011 World Cup, used to heavily favour the side batting first as the ball would move around in the evening. While Gambhir felt it would still do a bit under lights, Mathews said that the pitch doesn’t change much now for the chasing side and referred to Sri Lanka’s successful chase last month against Pakistan at the same ground.

الزمالك يفوز على سموحة في دوري اليد

فاز الفريق الأول لكرة اليد بنادي الزمالك على سموحة بنتيجة 39-22 في المباراة التي أقيمت بينهما على صالة نادي سبورتنج بمحافظة الإسكندرية، في أولى مباريات المرحلة الثالثة من دوري المحترفين لكرة اليد في طريق تحديد بطل الدوري.

انتهى الشوط الأول بتقدم الفارس الأبيض على سموحة بنتيجة 20-11.

اقرأ أيضا..اتحاد اليد يعلن مواعيد نصف نهائي كأس مصر

ويلعب الزمالك غدا ثاني مبارياته في المرحلة الثالثة والاخيرة لتحديد بطل دوري المحترفين موسم 2022/2023 مع فريق طلائع الجيش في تمام الساعة الحادية عشر مساء وتقام المباراة على صالة نادي الأولمبي بمحافظة الإسكندرية.

يقود الزمالك فنيا: ماتيو جارلدا مديرا فنيا وأحمد رمضان مساعد مدرب وحمادة عبدالباري مدير الفريق ومحمد أشرف طبيبا وأحمد صلاح مدرب احمال وعادل امام مديرا إداريا ومحمد سامي إداريا.

Separados por cifrões: Vitinho e Everaldo buscam heroísmo no Fla-Flu

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O Fla-Flu deste sábado coloca frente a frente a balança do investimento. De um lado, a maior contratação da história do Flamengo, com montante de R$ 44 milhões, vinda da Europa e apresentação em um Maracanã lotado. Do outro, um nome até então desconhecido do grande público e uma chegada tímida ao Fluminense, por empréstimo junto ao São Bento, do interior de São Paulo, sem custos. As expectativas em torno das contratações de Vitinho e Everaldo foram bem diferentes e, inicialmente, inversamente proporcional às respostas em campo.

Neste sábado, no Maracanã, Vitinho, pelo Flamengo, e Everaldo, pelo Fluminense, buscam boas atuações para, quem sabe, marcar o nome na história do clássico.

Vitinho chegou ao Flamengo no fim de julho. De lá para cá, 17 participações e um gol, contra o Internacional. O jogador, que estava no CSKA, da Rússia, inicialmente, não conseguiu engrenar e alternou jogos como titular e reserva. Contra o Corinthians, porém, teve boa atuação – ele mesmo considerou a melhor até aqui com a camisa rubro-negra.

O camisa 14 estreou pelo Fla logo no começo de agosto, contra o Grêmio, na Copa do Brasil, em jogo que terminou empatado em 1 a 1. O jogador, que foi contratado para ser o substituto de Vinicius Júnior, já foi testado também como um “falso 9”.

Em recente entrevista ao LANCE!, Mauricio Barbieri, ex-técnico do Flamengo, falou sobre Vitinho, ressaltando que é necessário um tempo de adaptação.

-Muito se fala desta questão do valor que envolveu, contratação mais cara, mas lembro que o Everton Ribeiro, até então, era a contratação mais cara e, quando eu cheguei ao clube, era tido como alguém que não tinha dado certo. Levou um tempo para ele se adaptar e ele vem fazendo um ano próximo do que se espera dele. Acho que, com o Vitinho, é inevitável que aconteça isso. É um jogador de qualidade. Acho que as pessoas atrelaram o valor ao rendimento imediato dele, mas não podemos perder de vista que o valor está atrelado ao que ele vai entregar no futuro e até uma possibilidade de revenda dele, onde o Flamengo vai recuperar esse valor. Não é porque o Flamengo pagou 10 milhões (de euros, cerca de R$ 44 milhões) que ele vai chegar e fazer um gol toda semana – disse.

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Poucos dias antes, Everaldo acertava com o Tricolor. Neste período, também fez 18 jogos e tem um gol a mais, contra o Deportivo Cuenca (EQU) e a Chapecoense. Porém, mesmo em pouco tempo, parece ter caídos nas graças da torcida, que inclusive, já fez canções para o jogador. Apelidos como “Cristiano Everaldo” e músicas o relacionando com o craque português viraram costume nas arquibancadas.

O custo-benefício faz de Everaldo um dos melhores investimentos desta temporada. O contrato de empréstimo do atacante é válido até 17 de maio de 2019 junto ao Velo Clube, time do interior de São Paulo. O acordo fixa 50% dos direitos do atleta na casa dos R$ 2 milhões, valor considerado dentro do orçamento para um clube que vive dificuldades financeiras.

Antes de se firmar como titular do Fluminense, Everaldo precisou superar a desconfiança da torcida. Foi anunciado na mesma semana que nomes de peso como Luciano, Digão e Junior Dutra, o que o deixou atrás no quesito expectativa. A estreia aconteceu no dia 22 de julho, na vitória por 2 a 1 contra o Sport, na Ilha do Retiro. Então, não demorou para cair nas graças do torcedor.

Com a irregularidade do setor ofensivo, superou a concorrência de Marcos Júnior e Matheus Alessandro antes de se firmar. A titularidade absoluta veio na 22ª rodada, contra o São Paulo, no empate por 1 a 1 com o Morumbi. Contra o Flamengo, o primeiro clássico contra o Rubro-Negro e a chance de virar ainda mais xodó da torcida.

D'Oliveira's grandson hopes to play more in South Africa

Brett D’Oliveira wants to play more cricket in South Africa, the land of his grandfather Basil’s birth

Firdose Moonda30-Jul-2012

Brett D’Oliveira: looking south•Firdose Moonda/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Brett D’Oliveira has expressed interest in playing in Cape Town, the city where his grandfather, Basil, the former England Test batsman, first made his name. Brett had a short stint at the St Augustine’s Cricket Club in November last year but had to cut short his visit because of Basil’s death.”It was unfortunate that I had to leave then but I’m looking to go back this year or the year after,” D’Oliveira told ESPNcricinfo in Worcester.He also has bigger ambitions of playing provincial or franchise cricket in South Africa.”I have considered playing there quite a bit. I spoke to my dad about it and he is quite keen for me to do it. He said there will be a lot of things around it, like the press will want to speak to me, and that sort of thing, but I’m happy to do it.”I spent a little bit of time with Paul Adams when I was in Cape Town. He is a legspinner like me, but left-arm, and he was a great guy to talk to and feed off.”At 20, Brett is the youngest cricketer of the D’Oliveira family, who consider themselves “very much British” according to his father Damian. But the D’Oliverias also want to maintain ties with the land of Basil’s birth.”We have lots of family over there, on my mother’s side, especially,” Damian said. “We met a lot of the family when the two teams [England and South Africa] played at the beginning of 2005, and my brother’s just come back from a trip there as well.”When he signed up with Worcestershire last August, Brett became a third-generation D’Oliveira to play for the county. Damian has been associated with the club for 30 years now, having played 234 first-class games over 13 years and then been involved at the county’s academy and also as the second team coach.”I’m very proud of Brett,” Damian said. “He came through the ranks, all the under-age little cricket games from Under-10 to U-19s, got a place on the academy, did four years there and got his first contract this year.”Brett describes New Road as his “second home” and said he remembers visiting as a young boy to watch his father and grandfather play. “I love playing in front of the crowds that have seen my granddad play and my dad play, so I relish it, really. Permanently, I wouldn’t want to go anywhere else or play anywhere else.”

اتحاد الكرة يخاطب نظيره الآسيوي للاعتراف بالرخصة A

خاطب اتحاد الكرة المصري لكرة القدم نظيره الآسيوي للاعتراف بالرخصة A التي ينظمها الاتحاد حاليًا.

وعلم “بطولات” أن اتحاد الكرة خاطب الاتحاد الآسيوي لأنه لا يعترف بهذه الرخصة.

طالع أيضًا | اتحاد الكرة يُخاطب الأمن لحضور 50 ألف مُشجع في مباراة الأهلي وبيراميدز بنهائي كأس مصر

ويتواصل اتحاد الكرة الذي يمنح حاليًا رخصة تدريب A بالتنسيق مع الاتحاد الإفريقي كاف مع الاتحاد الآسيوي، لحل هذا الأمر.

وفي حالة رفض الاتحاد الآسيوي طلب اتحاد الكرة بالاعتراف بالرخصة A التي يمنحها في الوقت الحالي، لن يتمكن أي مدرب مصري حاصل على هذه الرخصة من العمل في الدوريات الآسيوية.

Valencia volta a treinar com o grupo e indica retorno contra o Atlético-PR

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Sem atuar há mais de um mês, Leo Valencia deve estar à disposição de Zé Ricardo para o confronto deste sábado, contra o Atlético-PR, em Curitiba. Isso porque, nesta segunda-feira, dia da reapresentação do elenco, o chileno participou do treino com o grupo do Botafogo pela primeira vez após lesão no músculo solear da panturrilha direita.

Valencia vinha realizando trabalhos de transição, à parte, na semana passada. Já na atividade desta tarde, aberta à imprensa, o jogador treinou sem limitações aparentes e, inclusive, se movimentou bem uma espécie de coletivo com campo reduzido, no fim do trabalho.

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O meia de 27 anos, cabe destacar, não joga desde a partida contra o Bahia pela ida das oitavas de final da Copa Sul-Americana. De lá para cá, Valencia, que era titular do Glorioso até o contratempo, desfalcou o time em seis ocasiões.

RENATINHO E JOÃO PEDRO TAMBÉM TREINAM

Outras opções que podem trazer alternativas para Zé Ricardo tornar a equipe mais criativa, os meias Renatinho e João Pedro, que estavam com desconforto muscular na coxa, também treinaram com o restante do grupo.

A dupla, desfalque nos dois últimos jogos, será melhor avaliada para saber se poderá reforçar o Botafogo nos próximos compromissos. Para o seguinte, no sábado, é mais provável que apenas Valencia esteja apto para ir a campo.

GATITO SEM LUVAS

Outro detalhe chamativo do treino desta segunda mira Gatito Fernández, pois o paraguaio não calçou as luvas enquanto os repórteres cobriam a atividade. Ele aqueceu com o restante do elenco, na roda de bobo, e, em seguida, apenas conversou com os preparadores de goleiros, Jorcey Anisio e Flávio Tênius.

Se Gatito, ao que tudo indica, ainda sente fortes dores no punho direito, por outro lado, Jefferson parece cada vez mais próximo de sua volta. O experiente goleiro fez a sua parte, em treino de finalizações, como manda o figurino: com quedas e defesas seguras, ao lado de Diego e Saulo.

Bresnan released for Yorkshire

Tim Bresnan will be available for Yorkshire on Twenty20 Finals Day after the England management reversed their decision to make him unavailable

David Hopps at Cardiff24-Aug-2012

Tim Bresnan is available for Yorkshire’s FLt20 Finals Day challenge on Saturday•AFP

Tim Bresnan will be available for Yorkshire on Twenty20 Finals Day in Cardiff on Saturday after the England management reversed their decision to make him unavailable because of concerns about his workload.Bresnan had an inactive day watching the rain that wrecked the opening ODI between England and South Africa at the Swalec Stadium and, with Finals Day scheduled for the same ground, a few miles to the hotel and back again were not about to risk travel exhaustion.Bresnan’s involvement if the FLt20 Finals Day stretches into Sunday’s reserve day – a forecast of sunshine and showers makes that a possible outcome – would not be determined by England until Saturday evening, as they insist that preparation for the next ODI, at West End on Tuesday, takes precedence.Fatigue should not be an issue for Bresnan. He missed the final Test at Lords and has bowled only 387 overs since the start of April. He would also only bowl a maximum of eight overs for Yorkshire on Finals Day.England’s initial refusal to make Bresnan available stunned Yorkshire, who had assumed that availability would not be an issue on a day that has become the highlight of the domestic season and that the availability of all international players would be treated equally.If Bresnan is withdrawn at any stage over the weekend on England’s orders, Rich Pyrah would be likely to deputise. All other England players involved in the ODI series would be automatically available if Finals Day extended into Sunday.The Cardiff washout, meanwhile, has led to Ravi Bopara being made available for Essex’s CB40 match against Middlesex on Monday. Bopara has been in need of match practice after time off for personal reasons and made a guest appearance for Gloucestershire against the South Africans on Wednesday.For the likes of Craig Kieswetter, considering an England ODI one minute, a domestic finals day the next, adjustment has to come almost instantly. While IPL surfs along on permanent hype, England’s T20 Finals Day is crammed into an England-dominated programme.”It’s probably not ideal,” Kieswetter said. “I think a lot of the counties would prefer to see Twenty20 in a block and then move on with the rest of the season. It is no hidden fact that our schedule is pretty hectic. It would probably the most ideal set-up to have it as a block and get it done and finished with.”Somerset have lost in the last three finals, but their achievement in getting to the semi-finals of the Champions League last year has helped to dispel the feeling of perennial bridesmaids.”I think it has gotten past the stage of being an issue for us,” Kieswetter said. “It is just another finals day. Hopefully we can get over that finals hurdle.”

Redbacks wobble despite Hughes' 92

Another aggressive contribution by Phillip Hughes not enough to prevent South Australia from slipping behind Western Australia on day two of the Sheffield Shield match in Perth

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Nov-2012South Australia 6 for 209 (Hughes 92, Marsh 2-35) trail Western Australia 9 for 400 declared (Harris 114, Marsh 73, Coulter-Nile 52, Mennie 4-115) by 191 runs
ScorecardAnother aggressive contribution by Phillip Hughes not enough to prevent South Australia from slipping behind Western Australia on day two of the Sheffield Shield match in Perth.The Warriors went on from their overnight 7 for 327 to a declaration at 9 for 400, Mitchell Marsh’s 73 shepherding the tail.SA’s reply developed into a series of starts, Hughes the only man to pass 50 while the likes of Michael Klinger and Callum Ferguson squandered decent platforms as they closed on an unsteady 6 for 209.Marsh followed up his runs with the wickets of Ferguson and Dan Christian, while Hughes was run-out by Nathan Coulter-Nile for 92, leaving him without a first-class century for the Redbacks this season despite going close three times.

موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة ليفربول وليدز يونايتد اليوم في الدوري الإنجليزي

يلتقي فريق ليفربول، مساء اليوم الإثنين، مع خصمه ليدز يونايتد في إطار منافسات بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

ويستضيف ملعب “إيلاند رود” مباراة الفريقين في ختام منافسات الجولة الحادية والثلاثين من الدوري الإنجليزي، موسم 2022/23.

وكانت مباراة الدور الأول بين الفريقين، في الموسم الحالي، على ملعب “الأنفيلد” قد انتهت بهزيمة ليفربول بهدفين مقابل هدف.

ويسعى ليفربول إلى تحقيق الفوز في محاولة للحاق بركب المتأهلين إلى دوري أبطال أوروبا، النسخة المقبلة.

ويمتلك ليفربول 44 نقطة في المركز الثامن، بينما يحتل ليدز يونايتد المركز السادس عشر برصيد 29 نقطة. موعد مباراة ليفربول وليدز يونايتد

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