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Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test between Pakistan and Australia at Headingley

Nagraj Gollapudi and Brydon Coverdale at Headingley21-Jul-2010

Chalo Chalo Headingley chalo …
…read one of the advertising boards. It was a good slogan, written in the green and white Pakistan colours, urging the fans to fill Headingley. It was fitting, too, considering the Pakistani domination on the first day. Sadly the ground remained 75% empty despite the heroics of Pakistan’s fast bowling pack in the morning. Perhaps that had something to do with the tickets selling for a prohibitive 30 quid, a big deterrent for devoted fans across England.Hilf, the hat-trick halter
When Ben Hilfenhaus strode to the crease to face the hat-trick ball from Mohammad Aamer, it was a familiar feeling. Hilfenhaus is in only his 11th Test but he had already needed to negotiate a hat-trick delivery, at The Oval last year when Steve Harmison was aiming to regain the Ashes with three wickets in three balls. On that occasion, Hilfenhaus blocked the ball solidly away and he also survived this time around, though with a little less conviction. Aamer had just knocked back the stumps of Steven Smith and Mitchell Johnson with the first two balls after lunch, and another delivery on line would have given him a great chance of the hat-trick. But Aamer angled it across Hilfenhaus, who played and missed.Smart move
Salman Butt took a leaf out of Ricky Ponting’s book of captaincy when he introduced Umar Amin, part-time medium pacer, five overs before lunch. It did seem a little strange considering Umar Gul’s short spell lasted just five overs and Danish Kaneria was yet to bowl. But just like Marcus North had struck on the stroke of lunch at Lord’s, Amin got the crucial breakthrough in the penultimate over before the end of the first session when he drew North forward and induced a thick edge off a neat outswinger which was snapped brilliantly by the steadily improving Kamran Akmal.Gul’s bunny
When it comes to long vigils, Michael Hussey has shown on several occasions that he has the mental fortitude necessary to cling, limpet-like, to the crease in a tough situation. But Umar Gul has managed to breach Hussey’s supreme powers of concentration more than anyone else in the past year. Today Hussey was the victim of a rare bad decision by Rudi Koertzen after HawkEye predicted Gul’s inswinging delivery, which hit Hussey flush on the front pad, would miss the leg stump. But in the past 12 months Gul has got the better of Hussey on five occasions across three formats and can proudly hold the Australian as one of his bunnies.

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No futebol se fala muito que treinadores dos times são professores. Didática, educação e muito empenho são fundamentais para isso. No Vasco, o técnico Zé Ricardo faz jus a esta afirmação. Estudioso, o comandante cruz-maltino foi atrás não somente das qualidades do Jorge Wilstermann, da Bolívia, adversário da equipe nesta quarta-feira, em São Januário, pela ida da terceira fase da Conmebol Libertadores. Zé Ricardo foi além: estudou a história da equipe boliviana.

– O Jorge Wilstermann foi um aviador, né? O primeiro aviador boliviano e deu o nome à equipe. Junto ao Bolivar, vem se fortalecendo no cenário nacional. Na Libertadores, também. Acho que a Bolívia mudou de patamar na Libertadores. Enfrentar o Bolivar e o Jorge Wilstermann é difícil em qualquer situação. Eliminaram o Galo, fizeram bom jogo contra o Palmeiras… – comentou Zé Ricardo em entrevista coletiva na tarde desta segunda-feira.

Com o clima leve, Zé Ricardo ainda enfatizou que a missão ficará completa somente caso classifique o Vasco para a fase de grupos da Libertadores.

– A missão só ficará completa se passarmos para a fase de grupos. É o nosso desejo e o desejo da nossa torcida. Não é um jogo qualquer, um jogo eliminatório, por isso temos que saber jogar e o torcedor também faz parte disso. Os atletas estão entendendo que a competitividade vai existir sempre e precisam tratá-la de forma sadia. O clima está leve, mas não menos responsável, pois o grande sonho nosso é chegar na fase de grupos da Libertadores. Vamos encarar essa partida como uma grande final de Copa do Mundo – finalizou o treinador.

Vasco e Jorge Wilstermann se enfrentam às 21h45 desta quarta-feira com transmissão em tempo real do LANCE!.

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رد رالف رانجنيك، المدير الفني لمنتخب النمسا حاليًا، والمدير الفني لفريق مانشستر يونايتد سابقًا، على تصريحات كريستيانو رونالدو التي أثارت جدلاً واسعًا.

وكان رونالدو قد قال:”بعد إقالة أولي جونر سولشاير، قاموا بإحضار المدير الرياضي لرالف رانجنيك، إنه شيء لم يفهمه أحد، لقد فاجأني إذا لم تكن حتى مدربًا، كيف ستصبح مديرا فنيا لمانشستر يونايتد؟ لم أسمع عنه من قبل”.

اقرأ أيضا.. رونالدو ساخطًا: تعرضت للخيانة من مانشستر يونايتد.. ولا أحترم تين هاج

وقال رانجنيك: “أنا المدير الفني للمنتخب النمساوي، ليس من واجبي أن أحكم على ذلك، إنها وظيفة مانشستر يونايتد والصحفيين الرياضيين”.

ولم ينجح رانجنيك في تحقيق نتائج جيدة بعد توليه المسئولية خلفا للمقال سولشاير، وكان من المتوقع أن يكمل مهمته كإداري لكنه رحل لتدريب النمسا.

A collapse of rare ineptitude sentenced Surrey to their sixth loss of the championship campaign as they slid to a 238-run loss at New Road

George Dobell at New Road19-Aug-2010
ScorecardIt wasn’t a happy return to New Road for Gareth Batty•PA Photos

A collapse of rare ineptitude sentenced Surrey to their sixth loss of the championship campaign as they slid to a 238-run loss at New Road.Surrey’s batsmen, displaying a recklessness that would have embarrassed schoolboys, squandered their last six wickets for the addition of 18 runs in just 27 balls on the final morning. It meant they had lost all ten second-innings wickets in the space of just 86 balls.The result was overshadowed, however, by an incident between Worcestershire supporters and Gareth Batty. Batty, who left Worcestershire at the end of last season, had been heckled throughout the match and, after his dismissal in Surrey’s second innings, stopped several times on his way off the pitch to exchange words with spectators.Following a brief visit to the dressing room to remove his pads, he reemerged, walked into seating area and sat down next to one of the more vocal critics. “What have I done to offend you,” Batty began. After several minutes of heated conversation, Ian Salisbury, who is on the Surrey coaching staff, led Batty away. Batty was later spotted in tears being consoled by his team-mates.Batty’s feelings, if not his actions, are understandable. He served Worcestershire with distinction for eight years and, as recently as July last year, captained the county. He could never be accused of giving anything less than his best and he was hardly the only man to leave the club last year. Indeed, his Surrey team-mate, Steve Davies, made the same move but was warmly received here. The antipathy towards Batty, therefore is illogical and mean spirited. I understand that his mother was also the victim of some pretty caustic comments. There’s no excuse for that.As a professional, however, Batty has to develop a thicker skin. He is 32 years old and a veteran of 18 internationals for England. However understandable his actions, he would have been better served turning the other cheek. The criticism he took here is nothing compared to that endured by professional footballers.Worcestershire’s chairman, ‘Percy’ Price subsequently apologised to Batty on behalf of the club. “We’re a friendly club,” Price said. “We don’t want to be known for this sort of thing. All our former players are welcome back and Gareth, who always gave his best, is a fine chap.””It’s quite sad,” Chris Adams said afterwards. “It’s quite sad that he wasn’t afforded respect by the supporters after putting in long service here. It shows a lack of respect.”He’s a feisty lad anyway. He plays with a lot of passion and he wears his heart on his sleeve. He outs everything into his cricket.”Exactly what was said, I don’t know. But I’m sure that when he reflects on it, he’ll be disappointed that he allowed himself to react.”He just really wanted to do well. He’s bowled fantastically at times this season but, Tremlett apart – he hasn’t been backed up by the other bowlers.”Surrey actually started the final day rather well. Davies and Rory Hamilton-Brown thrashed 46 in the first five overs of the morning, with Hamilton-Brown hitting Matt Mason for 14 in three deliveries: two beautifully driven fours followed by a flick over square leg for six.But if the aim was to be positive, it soon spilled over into recklessness. Davies, charging down the pitch and trying to hit Shakib Al Hasan over the top, succeeded only in lofting a catch to mid-off before, two balls later, Hamilton-Brown straight to the man on the long-off fence.It was remarkably gormless cricket. As Adams said later: “There’s no problem taking a positive approach. Hitting over the top to spread the field is fine. But, if you’ve spread the field and continue to play aerial shots, well, you’re mad, aren’t you?”We’ve seven youngsters [under 25] in this side and they’re learning what it means to be ‘positive.’ It doesn’t mean you go out there and play reckless cricket. You can be positive in defence, too.”But, I’ve been asked to do without an overseas player and, with a young side, you’re going to get these peaks and troughs. They’re going to make mistakes and they key is to learn from them. Those that learn the lessons will make it in the game; those that don’t, won’t. At the moment, if Ramprakash doesn’t bat for three sessions, we under achieve.”But the game wasn’t lost on the last morning. We had them 100 for 5 in their first innings, but they scored 300 and, in the second innings, we let them score 180 in a session. We’re far off where we want to be.”Shakib was the main beneficiary of Surrey’s poor batting. Maintaining a calm head despite the early assault, he lured the batsmen into rash strokes by varying his pace and flight. It was his second five-wicket haul in three games and the 11th of his career.Mason also bounced back to claim three wickets. If he was somewhat fortunate to win a leg-before decision against Stewart Walters – it looked far too high – he deserved the wickets of Matt Spriegel, back when he should have been forward, and Batty, who sliced a drive to point.This win revives Worcestershire’s promotion hopes. They are far from the finished article but, with players as young and talented as Alexei Kervezee and Moeen Ali in the side, they can look forward to the future with guarded optimism. It was also a fine start for new captain, Daryl Mitchell. He will not, however, have victory presented to him on a plate quite as easily as this very often.

Celtic have the chance to add some more points to their tally for the season and take a step closer to the Premiership title this afternoon. 

Their latest league outing sees them take on St Johnstone at Parkhead after securing a 2-1 victory in the Old Firm derby last weekend. 

However, it seems as though Hoops manager Ange Postecoglou will have to do without one of his main attacking options today.

What’s the news?

Speaking in his pre-match press conference on Friday (via 67 Hail Hail), the 56-year-old revealed that James Forrest is the only player not available to him for selection this afternoon. 

Having missed Celtic’s two previous league games as a result of a knock he picked up during the club’s Scottish Cup win against Dundee United last month, it will be a huge blow for Postecoglou to still have the winger sidelined. 

A product of the Parkhead club’s youth academy, Forrest has made 440 senior appearances in a Celtic shirt across all competitions. In that time, the 30-year-old has scored 97 goals and provided 97 assists, showing how significant figure a he has been across such a long period. 

Postecoglou will be fuming

Even though the Hoops are in a good position in the league following on from their victory over Rangers last week, Postecoglou will still surely be furious that Forrest hasn’t yet managed to recover from this latest injury, despite playing it down at the time.

An even bigger worry for the winger, the manager and the Celtic fans is that he has a reputation for picking up injuries and missing a lot of games over the years.

With Postecoglou saying that the Scotland international should be a week away from making a recovery, the Celtic manager will undoubtedly be hoping that this will indeed be the case and that he can have Forrest fit and available to see out the remainder of the season and hopefully drive his team to the title.

For the time being, it seems as though the Hoops boss will have to rely on the likes of Jota, Daizen Maeda and Liel Abada to provide an adequate attacking force for the team while Forrest is out.

Having scored a combined total of 20 league goals between them, at least it’s safe to say that the trio have what it takes to be a suitable threat for the Bhoys in the 30-year-old’s continued absence.

In other news: Ange must unleash “phenomenal” £5.85m-rated Celtic ace, he could fire them to glory

MatériaMais Notícias

Comemorações polêmicas voltaram a ser destaque dentro dos campos e na mídia nas últimas semanas. Após o episódio do “chororô” de Vinícius Junior na semifinal da Taça Guanabara contra o Botafogo, Bahia e Vitória protagonizaram um clássico sangrento no último domingo. Depois de marcar um dos gols da partida, o atacante Vinícius comemorou fazendo o “créu” em frente a torcida do Vitória, no Barradão, ato que deu início a uma briga generalizada entre jogadores das duas equipes. O clássico, que começou com a promessa de paz, chegou ao fim 11 minutos antes do tempo regulamentar e com sete jogadores expulsos.

Apesar do momento de rivalidade à flor da pele, não é difícil recordar comemorações que empolgavam a torcida nas arquibancadas, como Bebeto com o tradicional “embala neném”, criado para homenagear o filho Mattheus, e Pelé, com o soco no ar, que jamais ofendeu ou machucou um rival. Também cabe destaque às histórias mais “recentes”, casos da comemoração de Túlio Maravilha comendo grama ao marcar um gol pelo Glorioso, na final do Brasileirão de 1995, contra o Santos, e Romário pedindo silêncio aos torcedores que criticavam seu desempenho quando balançava as redes pelo Vasco.

Em entrevista ao LANCE!, Túlio Maravilha e Romário, ídolos do futebol pela irreverência em campo e também pelos gestos festivos no ato do gol, mandam um recado para os atletas que buscam se firmar no esporte: a comemoração é válida desde que o respeito seja mantido entre as equipes.

– Qualquer um pode comemorar seu gol desde que não provoque a torcida a ponto de gerar briga e confusão. O jogador que marca, deve comemorar e o futebol brasileiro é assim, é catimbado. As pessoas gostam de zoar e isso deve ser levado na esportiva, mas é vista de outra forma dependendo da rivalidade dos times que estão em campo. A forma de se comemorar vai pela emoção do momento. Gestos obscenos geram revolta em campo e na torcida mesmo, então devem ser evitados principalmente porque geram punição seguindo a regra da CBF – disse o Baixinho.

Destaque no Botafogo e autor do gol que deu o título do Campeonato Brasileiro de 1995 à equipe, Túlio Maravilha afirma que o caminho para evitar confusões é abusar da criatividade na hora de festejar.

– Estou triste e indignado porque qualquer comemoração que o jogador faz hoje, o torcedor e às vezes até os próprios atletas adversários levam para o outro lado. Tem uma frase típica da minha carreira que diz: “O perdedor justifica e o ganhador comemora”. Então, quando se ganha ou faz um gol, tem que comemorar e extravasar mesmo. Claro que isso deve ser feito com respeito, sem gestos obscenos para a torcida ou membros do clube. O futebol já está chato e sem graça e o torcedor quer ver gols. As comemorações dependem de cada jogador. No meu caso, eu fazia gols e dava nome a eles, homenageava papai, mamãe, coelhinho da Páscoa, dia de feriado… Tem que usar a criatividade. Hoje, com a internet, tem várias maneiras de você se inspirar para comemorar um gol.

O ex-atacante também destaca que a rivalidade em campo deve ser saudável e não sinônimo de violência, alegando que provocações precisam ser vistas apenas como combustível para não faltar dedicação dos times em campo.

– O pessoal está muito rígido e essa rivalidade acaba passando para os torcedores. É aquela frase também “apelou? Não brinca”. Tem que saber ganhar e perder. E na hora que perde, você tem que aturar a zoação e chacotas, usando isso como combustível, porque no próximo confronto será a hora de dar o troco, aí a coisa volta a ficar legal e engraçada como nos bons tempos – finalizou o ex-atacante.

Cabe ressaltar que, de acordo com a Regra 12 da CBF, a punição acontece caso o atleta suba equipamentos de proteção ou lugares onde estão espectadores e em comemorações vistas como “provocativas, debochadas ou inflamatórias”. Também está prevista advertência para quem cobrir o rosto com máscara ou artigo semelhante, e para o jogador que tirar a camisa ou cobrir o rosto com ela.

RELEMBRE COMEMORAÇÕES DE GOLS QUE DERAM O QUE FALAR

Grama sem talher
Após marcar o Gol do Título Brasileiro de 1995, Túlio Maravilha comemorou comendo grama. O jogo realizado no estádio do Pacaembu marcou a Final contra a equipe do Santos e terminou com o empate em 1 a 1. O Botafogo já havia vencido o primeiro duelo no Rio de Janeiro por 2 a 1 e, mais tarde, Túlio acabaria como principal artilheiro do campeonato daquele ano com 23 Gols.
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Segure o tchan!
Em 1996, durante uma partida contra o Fluminense, Romário, que defendia o Flamengo, não poupou provocações aos torcedores rivais. Polêmico, o jogador iniciou suas comemorações com o dedo do meio e terminou com um gesto bem parecido com o famoso “créu”. Entretanto, o Baixinho afirmou em entrevista após a partida, que a comemoração foi apenas a coreografia da música “Segure o Tchan”, do grupo É o Tchan! Curiosamente, Edmundo, que havia feito o gesto anteriormente, foi punido com 40 dias de suspensão.

O atacante Vinícius, do Bahia, repetiu a “dança” de Romário diante da torcida do Vitória no último domingo. Inconformado, o goleiro Fernando Miguel foi tirar satisfação e a partir daí, a briga começou. O clássico, que começou com a promessa de paz, chegou ao fim 11 minutos antes do tempo regulamentar e com sete jogadores expulsos. Nesta segunda-feira, a FBF (Federação Baiana de Futebol) decretou a vitória do Bahia pelo placar de 3 a 0. Na súmula da partida, o árbitro Jaílson Macedo de Freitas declarou que foi preciso encerrar a partida aos 35 minutos porque o Vitória ficou com menos de seis jogadores em campo após a confusão.

La Celebración de ‘La Cucaracha’
Em um jogo contra o Alavés, pela temporada 2005/06 do Campeonato Espanhol, Ronaldo marcou um dos gols da vitória do Real Madrid e, na comemoração se juntou a Robinho e Roberto Carlos e os três imitaram uma barata. A comemoração chamou tanto a atenção que virou capa do jornal Marca, que deu o nome de “La Celebración de ‘La Cucaracha'” ao episódio. Quem não ficou feliz foi o presidente do Alavés, Dimitry Piterman, que disparou: “Se eles fossem jogadores do Alavés, teriam as suas cabeças exterminadas. Eles agiram como palhaços de circo”.

Chororô
Pela semifinal da Taça Guanabara 2018, Flamengo e Botafogo protagonizaram uma partida que deu o que falar. Após marcar um dos gols da vitória do Rubro Negro por 3 a 1, o atacante Vinícius Júnior comemorou o feito com uma provocação aos torcedores alvinegros: o “chororô”. O gesto foi indigesto para a diretoria e os amantes do clube de General Severiano, que acabou vetando a disputa da final da competição no Estádio Nilton Santos.

O gesto de Vinícius Júnior foi criado pelo atacante Souza. Na ocasião, o Flamengo vencia o Botafogo na final da Taça Guanabara e Vini (Souza) aproveitou a rivalidade para provocar os alvinegros, relembrando a coletiva de imprensa em que jogadores, o técnico Cuca e o presidente da época, Bebeto de Freitas, apareceram com os olhos marejados. O gesto ainda foi repetido no mesmo ano por Leonardo Moura e Obina e relembrado por Hernane Brocador e André Santos em 2013.

Valsa de Eduardo Sasha
​Na conquista do hexacampeonato gaúcho de 2016 pelo Internacional, o atacante Eduardo Sasha aproveitou a festa colorada para provocar o Grêmio, vice-campeão, dançando valsa com a bandeirinha de escanteio, em alusão aos 15 do Tricolor sem um título de expressão.

Olha a bomba!
​Na final do Campeonato Mineiro de 2013, o atacante Ronaldinho Gaúcho fingiu jogar uma granada na torcida do Cruzeiro após marcar o único gol do Galo na partida. Apesar de a Raposa ter vencido a partida por 2 a 1, o Atlético-MG ficou com a taça, por ter marcado 3 a 0 no jogo de ida.

Samba no escudo do rival
​Nas quartas de final do Campeonato Brasileiro de 2002, o Santos eliminou o São Paulo ao vencer a partida de volta por 2 a 1, depois de garantir o placar de 3 a 1 no jogo de ida, e o meia Diego, autor de um dos gols da vitória do Peixe comemorou o feito dançando em cima do escudo do Tricolor, no Morumbi.

Dança da bundinha
​Famoso pela habilidade em campo, mas também por polêmicas, Edmundo ficou marcado pela reboladinha que deu antes de sair com a bola pela lateral na frente do zagueiro Gonçalves do Botafogo, quando o Vasco vencia o Alvinegro por 1 a 0 no primeiro jogo da final do Campeonato Carioca de 1997.

Ronc! Ronc!
​Na final do Campeonato Paulista de 1993, o atacante Viola, que defendia o Corinthians, marcou o da vitória do Timão, por 1 a 0, sobre o Palmeiras e imitou um porco em sua comemoração. Esta não foi a única vez que o jogador utilizaria o mascote do rival para provocá-lo. Em 1998, com a camisa do Santos, Viola imitou um leão, mascote do Sport, ao marcar um dos gols da vitória por 3 a 0 que garantiu a classificação do Peixe.

Máscaras
​Destaque do Palmeiras no fim da década de 1990, Paulo Nunes revolucionou o formato de comemorações da época. Veloz em campo e polêmico, o atacante usou máscara de Tiazinha e véu de Feiticeira para homenagear duas dançarias famosas no período. Outro caso que também chama a atenção no histórico do jogador foi quando o Verdão venceu a Copa Libertadores e garantiu vaga no Mundial de Interclubes, realizado no Japão, e Paulo Nunes vestiu-se de gueixa. Mas nenhuma dessas máscaras ficou tão famosa quanto a do porquinho, que o atleta usou no Paulistão de 1999, quando marcou um gol contra o Corinthians.

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Wolves striker Raul Jimenez is reportedly a target of German giants Bayern Munich this summer – if the Bundesliga club are to part ways with Robert Lewandowski.

What’s the latest?

According to El Futbolero, Bayern have started identifying potential striker targets in case the Poland international were to depart Bavaria this summer, with Jimenez on that list.

The Mexican forward has been a sensation at Molineux since arriving from Benfica – initially on loan – in 2018 ahead of the Black Country club’s first season back in the Premier League.

Having sustained a career-threatening skull fracture last season, the 30-year-old has remarkably managed to return to action for Bruno Lage’s men this term, although has endured a goal-shy campaign for his standards.

Wolves must keep Jimenez

Despite scoring six goals in the Premier League this term, the 30-year-old is undoubtedly Wolves’ best striker – with 19-year-old Fabio Silva still struggling to adapt to the English top flight.

However, the Mexican’s quality in front of goal has undoubtedly dipped since suffering his serious injury, having scored a whopping 27 goals in 55 appearances during the 2019/20 season, with 17 of those coming in the Premier League.

Although, this season has seen the entire Wolves squad be rather timid in front of goal under Lage, with the Portuguese manager’s side scoring just 33 goals in 32 matches – with only Brighton & Hove Albion, Burnley, Watford and Norwich City having scored fewer.

That makes Jimenez’s six goals worth 18% of his side’s strikes, with no other Wolves player scoring more in the league this season.

Moreover, there are no guarantees that the striker would be a regular in Julian Nagelsmann’s Bayern side, with the German club certainly looking for a goalscorer that could come close to replacing the 341 goals scored and 69 assists registered in 370 appearances by Lewandowski.

The Mexican is brilliant, but his record comes nowhere near that of the Poland international.

Therefore, if the 30-year-old were to depart for Munich it would certainly aggrieve Wolves supporters seeing him struggle for game time, given how fond of the striker they have become over the last four years.

It would also mean that the West Midlands club would have to invest in a high-quality striker this summer, although, that may already be in the plans for the upcoming transfer window.

Jimenez has been a cult hero at Molineux and a departure would certainly infuriate the Old Gold faithful, with Lage agreeing to the centre-forward’s sale potentially being an unforgivable decision for many involved with the club.

AND in other news: Lage could unearth Wolves’ next £100m talent as Fosun plot offer for 19-year-old “missile”

Betting in cricket and other sports should be legalised in India, a Delhi court has said

Cricinfo staff01-Sep-2010

Betting in cricket and other sports should be legalised in India, a Delhi court has said, pointing out that the police have failed to curb illegal betting in the country. Legalising betting, the court said, would help the government keep track of the transfer of funds and even use the revenue generated for public welfare.”It does not need divine eyes to see that ‘satta’ in cricket and other games is reaching an alarming situation. The extent of money that it generated is diverted to clandestine and sinister objectives like drug trafficking and terrorist activities,” said additional sessions judge Dharmesh Sharma, of a Delhi trial court. “It is high time that our legislature seriously considers legalising the entire system of betting online or otherwise so that enough revenues can be generated to fund various infrastructural requirements for the common man and thus check the lucrative business in organised crime.”The judge cited a media report that claimed more than Rs. 20,000 crores (approximately US$4.27 billion) were pumped in by illegal betting syndicates during the IPL last year.”A little surfing on the internet would reveal that in Delhi alone there would be operating as many as 2,000-3,000 bookies at any given point of time when cricket matches or even other matches are played all over the world. This could not be done under the very nose of police without their knowledge,” the judge said.The court was also critical of the police for its laxity in trying to keep a check on the illegal business. “The half-hearted and lackadaisical approach of the police in nabbing the perpetrators of this organised crime on business leaves an irresistible impression that police is not only ill-equipped to deal with such cases but probably they have higher stake in continuance of the same under their patronage.”The court made its remarks while allowing an appeal by two people held guilty by a lower court for betting under the Delhi Police Gambling Act. It said there was not enough evidence to convict the two, who were prosecuted for organising betting on the 2007 World Cup match between Australia and South Africa.

تحدث عصام الجبالي لاعب منتخب تونس، عن مواجهة الدنمارك في بطولة كأس العالم قطر 2022.

ويلتقي منتخب تونس مع نظيره الدنمارك غدًا الثلاثاء في الجولة الأولى دور المجموعات في مونديال قطر.

ويتواجد منتخبا تونس والدنمارك في المجموعة الرابعة رفقة كل من فرنسا وأستراليا.

وقال عصام الجبالي في تصريحات خلال المؤتمر الصحفي الخاص بالمباراة: “أشكر قطر على هذا التنظيم، فخر لنا كعرب أن يكون التنظيم هكذا، وسعداء بتواجدنا في كأس العالم”.

وتابع: “نحن كلاعبين شرف لنا تمثيل منتخب تونس، وإن شاء الله سنشرف بلادنا ونعمل على إسعاد الشعب التونسي، في جميع المباريات”.

وأكمل: “أنا جاهز بنسبة 100% للمباراة، وإن شاء الله أكون متواجدًا في اللقاء، شرف لي أن ألعب أول مباراة لي في كأس العالم مع منتخب تونس، وإن شاء الله نكون عند حسن ظن الجماهير”.

وواصل: “أنا أعيش في الدنمارك، وأعتقد أن الدنماركيين يحترمون تونس والكرة التونسية، ستكون مباراة قوية بين المنتخبين، وأمامنا 90 دقيقة وسنرى من سيفوز”.

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وأضاف: “أنا متأكد أن كل الدول العربية تشجع المنتخب التونسي، وشرف كبير لنا أن الجالية المصرية تشجع تونس، إن شاء الله نشرف كل جماهير البلدان العربية، ونحن جميعًا أخوة”.

وأختتم: “أرى أن الحظوظ متوفرة للمنتخب التونسي عن الدنمارك، ولدينا ثقة في الفريق، وإن شاء الله نترشح للدور الثاني من البطولة”.

أكد فرناندو سانتوس، المدير الفني لمنتخب البرتغال، أن مسألة مستقبل كريستيانو رونالدو خاصة بعد فسخ عقده من مانشستر يونايتد، لم تمثل موضوعًا بالنسبة لهم في معسكر كأس العالم قطر 2022.

ويلتقي منتخب البرتغال، مساء غدًا الخميس، مع خصمه غانا في الجولة الأولى من دور مجموعات كأس العالم.

تأتي تلك المباراة بعد وقت قصير من إعلان مانشستر يونايتد لفسخ عقد كريستيانو رونالدو، وهو الأمر الذي كان مسيطرًا على أسئلة الصحفيين خلال مؤتمر فرناندو سانتوس وبرونو فرنانديز اليوم.

وقال سانتوس: “إنه شيء لم نتحدث عنه حتى على أرض الملعب أو عندما نرتاح، الشيء المهم هو أن اللاعبين يركزون تمامًا على ما نريد القيام به هنا”.

وأضاف: “لدينا هدف، نحن نستعد لتوفير الفرح والمرح للشعب البرتغالي، لإسعادهم، المحادثة لم تأت في أي لحظة، ولا حتى منه (رونالدو)”.

وعن مباراة الغد، قال سانتوس: “الفوز في مثل هذه البطولة صعب للغاية لأي فريق، لأي بلد، ما عليك سوى إلقاء نظرة على المباريات القليلة الأولى لترى ذلك بوضوح، كنت أشاهد مباراة كرواتيا والمغرب، يمكنك أن ترى منافسة متكافئة للغاية”.

وأردف: “هذا لأن معظم اللاعبين في نفس الدوريات، ضد غانا، على سبيل المثال، اثنان أو ثلاثة من لاعبيهم هم خصوم برونو فرنانديز في نفس الدوري، يلعبون لفرق كبيرة وهم معتادون على القضايا التكتيكية في اللعب، في الماضي كنت ستلاحظ فرقًا، لكنك لا ترى في الوقت الحاضر، خاصة وأن جميع المدربين على مستوى عال للغاية”.

وأكد: “نحن مستعدون لمواجهة خصوم سيسببون لنا الكثير من المشاكل، غانا فريق منظم بشكل جيد للغاية، أظهرت مباراتهم ضد سويسرا ذلك، تتمتع المنتخبات الإفريقية بالكثير من المواهب، ولا يمكن التنبؤ بها، وتتحسن دائمًا من الناحية التكتيكية، اليوم هم فرق أكثر اكتمالا”.

وأوضح: “لعبت البرتغال مع منتخبات إفريقية في آخر ثلاث نسخ لكأس العالم وكانت دائمًا مباريات صعبة للغاية”، 0-0 ضد ساحل العاج عام 2010، 2-1 الفوز على غانا في 2014، الفوز 1-0 على المغرب في 2018.

واستطرد: “الفوز بالمباراة الأولى في أي منافسة مهم دائمًا، لأنه يجلب طاقة إيجابية، لكنني لعبت بطولة عندما تعادلنا في أول ثلاث مباريات وفزنا – بطولة أوروبا – وإذا تم منحنا هذا الخيار مرة أخرى، فسنتقبله جميعًا، لكننا ندرك أن هذه مخاطرة كبيرة، ونحن نعلم ذلك”.