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O Corinthians está nas semifinais do Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20. Na tarde desta quinta, o Timãozinho mediu forças com o São Paulo no Parque São Jorge e venceu, por 2 a 1, com dois gols de Léo Pereira. Como havia empatado no duelo da ida no Morumbi, em 1 a 1, o Alvinegro garantiu sua vaga na próxima fase do torneio nacional.

Como já era esperado durante toda a semana, o Majestoso começou disputado, sem grandes chances para ambos os lados. Ciente da importância da partida, o São Paulo foi reforçado pelo atacante Helinho e pelo meio-campista Gabriel Sara, ambos jogadores do elenco profissional. Mesmo com os garotos em campo, o Tricolor não conseguiu segurar o Timãozinho.

Desfalcado do técnico Dyego Coelho, suspenso pelo terceiro cartão amarelo, o Corinthians fez um primeiro tempo tímido, mas de muita entrega em campo. Na volta do intervalo, o Alvinegro encontrou os espaços na defesa do São Paulo e, em dois rápidos contra-ataques, Léo Pereira apareceu entre os zagueiros adversários para dar a vitória ao time da casa.

Sem se entregar em campo, o São Paulo buscou o empate durante toda a partida. Aos 45 minutos do segundo tempo, Maia recebeu bola na lateral do campo, carregou pelo meio, achou um espaço e, de fora da área, acertou um belo chute colocado, sem chances de defesa para Guilherme. Apesar do esforço, o Tricolor não conseguiu reverter o resultado e o Corinthians carimbou seu passaporte às semifinais.

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A CBF deve divulgar as informações sobre os duelos de semifinal nos próximos. Além do Corinthians, o Flamengo também está classificado. Palmeiras e Cruzeiro brigam por uma vaga, enquanto Vasco e Atlético-MG disputam o último dos quatro lugares disponíveis nesta fase da competição nacional.

Já o São Paulo, que não tem mais chances de brigar pelo título brasileiro da categoria, vai em busca da conquista do Campeonato Paulista. No próximo domingo, às 11h, o Tricolor recebe o Palmeiras pelo primeiro jogo da semifinal do estadual. O Corinthians foi eliminado da competição pelo Ituano nas quartas de final e está fora do Paulistão.

Dushmantha Chameera’s pace and Tharindu Kaushal’s turn was raw, but exciting, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said, after his team completed a seven-wicket win at the P Sara Oval

Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo29-Jun-2015Dushmantha Chameera’s pace and Tharindu Kaushal’s turn was raw, but exciting, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said, after his team completed a seven-wicket victory at the P Sara Oval. Chameera – on debut – and Kaushal – in his second Test – shared nine wickets between them, each playing a central role in Pakistan’s lower-order collapses.Chameera consistently clocked the highest speeds in the match, though Wahab Riaz was out of action for most of the game, and Kaushal impressed with the turn he obtained from a first-day surface, on his way to 5 for 42. Both of them play for the same Colombo club, but while Kaushal was picked after three years of domestic excellence, Chameera made his way to the Sri Lanka side largely on promise.”Those two are players who can do a lot for Sri Lankan cricket,” Mathews said. “We have to manage them very carefully – especially Chameera. I haven’t seen a faster spell than he bowled in this Test match. He’s very quick. He clocked 149.9 kph which is extraordinary for a Sri Lankan but also for any bowler around the world.”Tharindu Kaushal turns the ball. I understand that he’s raw, but he’s got more than 200 wickets in first-class cricket and we have to be positive with him. Test cricket is completely different, but unless we give them opportunities, we won’t know what they can do. It wasn’t a gamble to select them.”Rangana Herath has only taken the wicket of Azhar Ali (twice) in the series, raising some concerns over his form, but Mathews said it was pleasing to secure victory without a major contribution from Sri Lanka’s primary match-winning bowler. Herath ordinarily excels against Pakistan, but has figures of 2 for 218 in the series so far.”What Rangana Herath usually does was shared around by all four bowlers,” Mathews said. “We didn’t expect too much from him. At some occasions Rangana does well, and on other occasions other players step up. We’re not looking to load anyone up with unfair expectations. Sometimes a bowlers doesn’t do huge service to the team, but even if he’s not getting wickets, he’s preventing batsmen from getting quick runs. He did a lot of that this Test.”Dhammika Prasad, meanwhile, has 10 wickets at 23.60, having helped shape the second Test with his bowling on the fourth day. “Dhammika bowled brilliantly throughout the Test match. He showed maturity throughout the last two years – helping us win that second Test in England, and also here. There are good signs as far as the fast bowlers are concerned.”We’ve got a set of good fast bowlers where they can change modes, they can attack or they can stick to line and length. Bowling coach Champaka Ramanayaka has been doing a great job. They’ve been showing a lot of maturity.”Mathews conceded that Sri Lanka’s first-innings batting effort was “short a few runs”, but lauded top-scorer Kaushal Silva, who made 80 from 218 balls.”Kaushal Silva goes at his own pace,” Mathews said. “We don’t want him to change his game. All the others are batting around him, which is our strategy as a team. We just want him to rotate the strike, and keep doing the things he’s been doing for many, many years. He’s played a lot of first-class games and has a lot of first-class hundreds. So he knows his game and is very well equipped. Most of the guys want to bat around him.”

Josh Hazlewood has called for Cricket Australia to organise more T20 internationals in the lead-up to such big-ticket events

Arun Venugopal in Kolkata12-Mar-2016

Australia’s record in World T20 events is a rather curious anomaly for a team that has generally bossed ICC events. The general perception – no doubt a result of holding Australia to the exalted standards they have set for themselves in the 50-over World Cup – is they have flopped in each of the five previous editions of the World T20, but in reality they have been hit or miss. Australia have managed two semi-finals and a final but have not made the knockouts in their other two attempts; in fact, their campaign in 2009 lasted a mere three days.Some would suggest that Australia have rarely taken Twenty20 cricket seriously enough, despite their players being highly sought after in leagues across the world, not to mention the recent popularity of the Big Bash. The players disagree with such a notion but, undoubtedly, there is recognition that they need to play a greater number of T20Is.In the last 12 months Australia have played only seven T20Is; among the eight top-ranked teams only England (7) and West Indies (2) have played that number or fewer. Pakistan (17), India (15), Sri Lanka (13) and South Africa (11) have played a considerably higher number of matches, with India and Sri Lanka stacking their calendar to such an extent that they have played eleven and nine matches respectively since the new year.Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood reckoned his team would do well to adopt a similar approach and called for Cricket Australia to organise more T20 internationals in the lead-up to such big-ticket events.”We obviously don’t play as much T20 cricket as some of the other nations, and even in these conditions we don’t play as much,” he told journalists in Kolkata.”I think we definitely could play T20 a little bit more leading into big tournaments like this and probably in conditions that we are going to face in the tournament. In the future that’s something that we have to look at. It [India playing many games] is smart leading into a T20 tournament, to play a lot of that format that you are going to play. I think we are getting better at it but I think we still need to improve it.”John Hastings, Hazlewood’s pace-bowling partner, agreed with the observation of their captain, Steven Smith, that the absence of many regular players from the Test and ODI side hurt Australia. He also felt that the heavy turnover of players didn’t afford them much time to figure out their roles in the team.”I think mainly it’s because we haven’t probably had a settled line-up over the years where the guys are resting at the back of a Test tour or a one day tour,” he said. “There’s been a lot of different players coming through and making their debuts for Australia in T20 cricket. So when you are always chopping and changing, it’s difficult to have a really defined role in the side on what you want to get of it and what the team needs you to do.”Smith, however, was confident about Australia’s chances given the number of players in the team who had knowledge of Indian conditions.”Traditionally we haven’t done as well as we would have liked in this format. This is a tournament that has eluded us so we’re here to try and win it,” he said. “We have all certainly played a lot of T20 cricket. We know how to play the game and if we do it to the best of our ability we are going to be a tough side to beat.”I think IPL has been great in the development of a lot of players from all around the world. The experiences we have had from the IPL will hold us in good stead for this tournament. A lot of us know what to expect, what the conditions are going to be like. What it’s like playing in front of big crowds here in India. We’re really excited.”Hastings said Australia’s 2-1 win in their recent T20 international series against South Africa was an injection of positive energy just ahead of the World T20. “It’s been great that this last two weeks in South Africa we have had a pretty settled team,” he said. “It’s the same fifteen that are going to be with us right through for the next three weeks. I think that will hold us in better shape now [since] we know our guys inside out. Now it’s about going out and executing our skills.”

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No último dia 11 de agosto, pela 15ª Rodada da Série B, o panorama do Derby Campineiro era extremamente mais favorável a equipe da Ponte Preta que, aproveitando também o fator casa, venceu por 1 a 0 confronto que valeu se manter perto do G4 e deixar o Guarani afundado na lanterna da competição.

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Porém, seguindo a máxima do futebol onde se menciona a questão dos ciclos, os eternos rivais do interior paulista se reencontram no próximo sábado (9) às 16h30 (horário de Brasília) no Brinco de Ouro da Princesa com patamar de equilíbrio bem mais condizente com a história do clássico que chega a sua edição 195.

O Alviverde ocupa posição onde o rebaixamento ainda é uma preocupação (39 pontos na 14ª posição cinco à frente do 17°, o Figueirense), mas estabeleceu um padrão de jogo sob o comando do técnico oficialmente tratado como interino interino Thiago Carpini que tem revivido o contentamento do torcedor bugrino.

Por sua vez, o objetivo antes próximo da Ponte de adentrar e sustentar uma posição dentro dos quatro primeiros colocados se tornou bem mais complicada no aspecto matemático. Em 11° lugar com 43 pontos, a equipe dirigida por Gilson Kleina vem de seis rodadas sem vitória e já vê o quarto colocado, Coritiba, abrir 10 unidades de dianteira restando 15 em disputa.

Oficialmente, a Macaca não confirma ou mesmo dá indícios mais sólidos se passará por muitas modificações. Sendo que, nesse momento, a grande dúvida para compôr o 11 inicial seja a peça de velocidade ofensiva onde dois jovens brigam pelo posto, Marquinhos ou Vico.

A mesma postura de mistério é adotada por Carpini em relação a escalação. Contudo, as informações apuradas dão conta de que os pontos de interrogação para o técnico do Bugre seriam a utilização de Luiz Gustavo ou Bruno Silva para formar a zaga ao lado de Diego Giaretta além de Deivid ou Marcelo no setor de marcação no meio-campo.

A round-up of all the Plunket Shield matches that were played from March 15-18, 2016

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Seamer Lachie Ferguson’s figures of 5 for 68 in Otago’s second innings stretched his match haul to eight wickets as Auckland claimed a narrow 10-run win in Dunedin.Chasing 218, Otago were bowled out for 207 in 49.3 overs and to add their woes, offspinner Mark Craig was struck flush on the hand by a Ferguson beamer while batting. The injury forced Craig off the field, and is likely to put him completely out of action for at least six weeks.Ferguson was quick to dismiss the openers on the third day and leave Otago in early trouble at 33 for 2. Derek de Boorder counterattacked, but lacked support from the other end. He struck 81 off 76 before he was bowled by Ferguson. Allrounder Colin de Grandhomme complemented Ferguson well by taking two wickets. Auckland eventually walked away with 18 points.The match was set up by Robert O’Donnell’s 87, which helped Auckland to 255 in the first innings, and a lead of 78 runs, after they were asked to bat. Ferguson and Grandhomme had done the damage in Otago’s first innings as well, with combined figures of 27.5 -8- 66-6. Opener Ryan Duffy carried his bat for 90* off 163, but the other end was a case of revolving doors as Otago were bowled out for 177.Auckland collapsed to 139 within 51 overs in the second innings as Craig Smith took 4 for 35, but had the cushion of the first-innings advantage, and a solid bowling attack.Wellington defended 183 against Canterbury, courtesy three-fors from Ian McPeake and Jeetan Patel. Canterbury were skittled for 129 on a maniac final day, which witnessed the fall of 20 wickets.Having been inserted, Wellington made 206 on the back of England professional Scott Borthwick’s century, which included 13 fours. After rain wiped out the second day, Canterbury, riding on fifties from openers Leo Carter and Michael Davidson, opted for a bold declaration at 159 for 2.Fast bowler Hamish Bennett raised Canterbury’s hopes with figures of 5 for 54, which dismissed Wellington for only 136, with only three batsmen managing double figures, the highest being Michael Papps’ 51 at the top of the order.However, Canterbury’s hopes faded away as they succumbed to a collapse of their own. Each of their top-four batsmen reached double figures, but none managed a substantial contribution.Big centuries by Daniel Flynn and Bharat Popli set up a 115-run win for Northern Districts over Central Districts in Hamilton.After being put in to bat, Northern Districts piled up 458 for 6 declared on the back of a 258-run partnership between Flynn and Popli. Opener Flynn struck 26 fours during his 158 while Popli collected 27 fours during his 172.Central Districts were then bowled out for 293, with several of their batsmen failing to capitalise on their starts. Riding on a 165-run lead, Northern Districts put on 332 for 7, led by fifties from Dean Brownlie, Popli and Daryl Mitchell’s 49-ball 72, before declaring to set a target of 498. Central Districts showed more fight in the second innings, but came up short. Tom Bruce led the way for them with 166 off 233 balls and No. 8 Bevan Small scored 76. Spinners Joe Walker and Anton Devcich wheeled away for 57.2 overs, to share eight wickets between them, to seal the win. Devcich finished with eight wickets in the match.

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A chegada de DyegoCoelho ao Corinthians trouxe algumas importantes mudanças no estilo de jogo da equipe. Uma das mais perceptíveis é o posicionamento dos laterais. Agora atuando quase como um terceiro zagueiro quando o Timão tem a posse de bola, Danilo Avelar se mostrou satisfeito com a nova forma de jogar da equipe e elogiou o trabalho do treinador interino.

Nos dois últimos jogos nesta temporada, contra Fortaleza e Palmeiras, Avelar posicionou-se ao lado de Gil e Manoel. A ideia da comissão técnica interina é dar segurança ao sistema defensivo, enquanto Janderson tem liberdade para atacar e o lateral Michel Macedo é atua quase como um ponta, dando opções para os meio-campistas do Timão.

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Na saída do Pacaembu, logo após o empate, em 1 a 1, no Dérbi, Avelar falou sobre o novo posicionamento e revelou estar satisfeito atuando mais próximos dos zagueiros, sobretudo por conta de sua altura – 1,84m.

– Me sinto bem ali, pela minha estatura física dá um suporte mais defensivo, uma característica mais europeia. Espero melhorar mais ainda. Acredito que ainda posso entregar muito mais nessa posição – afirmou o lateral.

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No próximo domingo, às 16h, o Corinthians tem uma decisão pela frente contra o Internacional. A tendência é de que Dyego Coelho mantenha o posicionamento da equipe, sobretudo por estar jogando em casa contra um adversário direto na briga por uma vaga na Copa Libertadores do ano que vem. O duelo contra o Colorado é visto como uma decisão pelo Alvinegro.

Chesney Hughes hit an unbeaten 137 as Derbyshire comfortably batted out for a draw on the final day of their match with Gloucestershire in Bristol

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ScorecardChesney Hughes cashed in on the final day of a bat-dominated match•Getty Images

Chesney Hughes hit an unbeaten 137 as Derbyshire comfortably batted out for a draw on the final day of their match with Gloucestershire in Bristol.With Hamish Rutherford contributing 78 to a second-wicket stand of 174, the visitors wiped out Gloucestershire’s first innings lead of 119 with few alarms under largely cloudless skies.Derbyshire had reached 260 for 2 when the players shook hands at 4.50pm, by which time Hughes, who had fallen four short of a hundred in the first innings, had faced 240 balls and hit 20 fours and a six without giving a chance.It was an impressive display by the powerful left-hander. Gloucestershire took 12 points and Derbyshire eight from a game dominated by the bat on a slow, benign wicket.The final day began with the hosts leading by 119 on first innings. Derbyshire’s first task was to avoid losing early wickets, but Lady Luck soon took a hand.Ben Slater was unfortunate to be run out for 6 when seamer Liam Norwell, operating from the Pavilion End, tipped a straight drive from Hughes onto the stumps at the bowler’s end.Gloucestershire were unable to capitalise on a surface offering little in terms of spin or seam movement and soon the draw was looking inevitable.By lunch Derbyshire were virtually safe on 105 for 1, with Hughes having moved to fifty off 75 balls, with 10 fours, and the less secure Rutherford on 37.The home side had to wait until the 55th over for a second success when Rutherford, who had escaped some airy shots, was caught by the diving Chris Dent at cover off Jack Taylor, having faced 142 balls and hit 10 fours.Rutherford had made an important contribution, while never looking in great form, and by the time he fell his side were 61 ahead.Hughes moved confidently to his eighth first-class century and second against Gloucestershire, bringing it up with his 16th four, forcing offspinner Taylor through the off side.He was unbeaten on 123 at tea, which was taken with Derbyshire 219 for 2, exactly 100 ahead.The shortened final session saw Hughes and Wayne Madsen (27 not out) bat effortlessly as Gloucestershire rested their main seamers.But there was a scare for the hosts near the end as skipper and wicketkeeper Gareth Roderick had to leave the field with a hand injury, sustained standing up to the medium-pace of Kieran Noema-Barnett.It was a match made memorable by the third-day century of Gloucestershire nightwatchman Norwell, but otherwise home supporters will be hoping for more entertaining cricket when Worcestershire provide the opposition on Sunday.

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O Santos realizou o penúltimo treino na manhã desta quinta-feira, no CT Rei Pelé, antes de enfrentar o Cruzeiro, neste sábado, às 21h, na Vila Belmiro, pela 34ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. A grande novidade foi o retorno do atacante Derlis González.

O jogador estava disputando amistosos internacionais com o Paraguai. Nesta Data Fifa, a seleção paraguaia venceu a Bulgária, por 1 a 0, e empatou com a Árabia Saudita, em 0 a 0.

A atividade foi aberta por apenas 10 minutos, com a imprensa acompanhando somente o aquecimento. Quando os portões foram fechados, o técnico Jorge Sampaoli esboçou o time titular do Peixe.

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O atacante Soteldo era aguardado nesta quinta, mas ganhou um dia de folga após retornar da Ásia. O atleta também estava defendendo a seleção venezuelana na Data Fifa.

O único desfalque certo é o meia Cueva, afastado pela diretoria santista até o fim do ano. Gustavo Henrique e Marinho, possíveis titulares, entram em campo pendurados.

O Santos é o terceiro colocado do Brasileiro, com 65 pontos, e volta aos trabalhos na manhã desta sexta-feira, no CT Rei Pelé.

* Sob supervisão de Vinícius Perazzini

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O meia Jean Mota, do Santos, faz parte dos planos do Bahia para a próxima temporada. O clube baiano está disposto a desembolsar R$ 5 milhões pelo atleta. O Peixe, no entanto, ainda vai avaliar o valor.

A informação foi inicialmente publicada pelo ‘Yahoo Esportes’ e confirmada pelo empresário do meia, Diogo Silva, ao LANCE!.O presidente do Santos, José Carlos Peres, foi procurado pela reportagem, mas ainda não respondeu.

O interesse do Bahia é antigo. No ano passado, o Tricolor de Aço fez uma proposta de empréstimo, mas o Santos não aceitou. O Peixe, inclusive, quis uma troca entre o camisa 41 e o volante Ramires, que foi recusada pelo time baiano.

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Jean Mota teve um primeiro semestre acima da média. O meia foi artilheiro do Paulistão, com oito gols, e se tornou o craque do torneio estadual. Porém, a má fase e as críticas chegaram no segundo semestre. O atleta tem sido opção do técnico Jorge Sampaoli no decorrer das partidas.

No geral, Mota tem 164 jogos e 15 gols pelo Santos. Ele chegou ao Peixe no meio de 2016 depois de se destacar pelo Fortaleza.

leem Dar, the Pakistani umpire, has been drawn into a row involving one of Britain’s oldest cricket clubs, after his sons were persuaded by a rogue club official to pretend to be Scottish in order to play in a league fixture

Andrew Miller and Umar Farooq29-Apr-2016

Aleem Dar, the Pakistani umpire who recently officiated in his 100th Test, has been left embarrassed by a row involving one of Britain’s oldest cricket clubs, after his sons were persuaded by a rogue club official to pretend to be Scottish in order to play in a league fixture.Kilmarnock Cricket Club was this week thrown out of the first division of the Western District Cricket Union in Scotland after it emerged that Ali and Hassan Dar, aged 18 and 16, had circumvented eligibility rules by falsely claiming to have been born in Glasgow.The pair were encouraged by Kilmarnock’s vice president, Muhammad Saleem – who has since resigned – to register under the pseudonyms Umer Mustafa and Saleh Mustafa to compete for Kilmarnock during the 2015 season, including one fixture, against Stenhousemuir in August, which was watched by Dar himself.The umpire’s trip to watch the contest in question arose after England’s three-day victory over Australia in the third Test at Edgbaston, which had left him with a free weekend to attend what he believed to be a friendly fixture at Stenhousemuir’s Tryst ground.”I do confirm that I, along with my wife, went to watch the game but it was a friendly game I thought,” Dar told ESPNcricinfo. “I went there to watch my sons and nephew Azeem, but I didn’t know that my sons were playing with different names.”My sons are too young to tamper with the personal details,” Dar added. “Both have Pakistani passports and they are proud to be Pakistanis. We have no doubt about that at any level. This entire story seems to be some kind of misunderstanding”Although no official documents were involved in the subterfuge, Kilmarnock have been punished with relegation to the second tier of the Western District Cricket Union, after it emerged that “Umer” and “Saleh” had actually been born in Pakistan and had not spent enough time in the UK in the preceding months to qualify as full-time residents.A Western Union official declared: “We received information regarding possible breaches of league rules and our investigation proved this to be the case.”It was found that two players were registered with improper details and one, or both, participated in a number of matches during the 2015 season.”The CMC [Cricket Management Committee] has decided to follow precedent by deducting all the points gained by Kilmarnock in the matches in which the two illegally registered players participated.”Kilmarnock have therefore been deducted 49 points and are now relegated.”In a statement posted to the club’s website, Kilmarnock accepted the punishment, but insisted it had been misled by “the fraudulent actions of a single committee member”.In his resignation letter, in which he also withdrew as a member of the club, Saleem apologised for the “distress and harm” he had caused to Kilmarnock CC and to the WDCU for bringing the game into disrepute.However, he claimed in mitigation that the practice had been rife among several teams during the preceding six years, and asked that the WDCU committee tighten its policy to avoid such controversies in the future.”The club denies in the strongest terms that we knowingly provided false and misleading information in the registration of the two players,” Kilmarnock’s statement continued.”Whilst this has been a hugely stressful and ultimately disappointing period in the history of the club, we have fought back from fire, flood and countless other setbacks since 1852.”The strength of any club is its members, and whilst it is galling that the fate of the club and its members has been influenced by the misguided efforts of a few, we as a club can push on again if everyone sticks together.”Kilmarnock, who won the league on seven occasions between 1949 and 1970, were replaced in the top flight by St Michael’s, who had previously been relegated at the end of the 2015 season.Dar, who is presently in Lahore, agreed that the fault for the controversy lay with the club officials.”They should be enquired about this,” he said. “If the club was relegated then that happened for a good reason. One son is 16 and the other is hardly 18. They did play the league matches there, but they had played many friendly games as well.”7.50pm BST: This story was updated with Aleem Dar’s response
9pm BST, May 1: Further updated to reflect Muhammad Saleem’s resignation