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Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir has said his team should have ‘easily’ beaten Kings XI Punjab, after restricting them to a total of 134, at Eden Gardens on Sunday. Knight Riders lost by two runs despite needing 13 runs off the last two overs, and a visibly annoyed Gambhir blamed the middle-order for the loss saying it’s time they shoulder more responsibility.”I’m not happy with the form of the middle order,” Gambhir said. “There are some experienced players who need to start taking responsibility. Otherwise strong decisions need to be taken. I feel this was a very good wicket to bat on, as the ball was coming nicely on the bat. I’m not happy with our performance, and we should have chased it down easily.”Despite the loss, Gambhir said his bowlers did a tremendous job. “It was a fantastic effort by the bowlers, and I couldn’t have asked for more. If you can’t chase down 135, you don’t deserve to win,” Gambhir said. “The result didn’t go in our favour, but I can’t say it was a poor day. We played well in patches.”Knight Riders now will look to turn the tables on Kings XI when then play them in the return fixture in Mohali on April 18. “We are playing them again after two days, so hopefully we can try and beat them and carry the momentum to Cuttack [where they face Deccan Chargers on April 22],” Gambhir said. “We have 11 games to go, and we need to get the momentum back.”

أعلن يورجن كلوب، المدير الفني لفريق ليفربول، أن الثنائي داروين نونيز وجو جوميز يعانيان من الإصابة، وهو سبب غيابهما عن مواجهة كريستال بالاس مساء اليوم.

ويستضيف ملعب “سيلهرست بارك” مباراة الفريقين في إطار منافسات الجولة الخامسة والعشرين من الدوري.

وأعلن يورجن كلوب تشكيل ليفربول لمواجهة كريستال بالاس، حيث لم يتواجد نونيز، سواء في القائمة الأساسية أو البدلاء، وكذلك جو جوميز.

وقال كلوب في تصريحات لشبكة “سكاي سبورتس” العالمية: “كلاهما مصابان، خاصة أن نونيز كان يعاني من مشكلة في الكتف في مباراة نيوكاسل”.

وأضاف: “لقد نجح الأمر معه أمام ريال مدريد، ولكن بعد ذلك تعرض لضربة أخرى هناك، وشعر بالإصابة مجددًا وبشكل أكبر، لذا لم تكن هناك فرصة له اليوم”.

واختتم: “آمل أن يتمكن من العودة في منتصف الأسبوع مرة أخرى”.

It took Sri Lanka four games and a series loss to get their batting to fire to its potential as they chased down a stiff 300 in Kimberley

The Report by Abhishek Purohit20-Jan-2012
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Tillakaratne Dilshan finally batted with his usual freedom•AFPIt took Sri Lanka three consecutive defeats to get their batsmen firing in unison. Tillakaratne Dilshan finally played with freedom to give the chase momentum, Dinesh Chandimal anchored it in the middle overs, and Thisara Perera stunned South Africa with sustained hitting to overhaul a stiff target in Kimberley. Perera had also struck crucial blows earlier with the ball, making South Africa lose their way in the final quarter of their innings, when 350 had looked achievable at one stage.In the end, that late batting stumble on a flat pitch was where South Africa lost the game, after having been 171 for 1 in the 24th over and 242 for 3 in the 39th. They did have Sri Lanka requiring more than 100 at close to seven an over but the visitors always had wickets in hand, and Perera sealed the chase with a volley of sixes. He also pressurised South Africa’s fielding, which unravelled in a series of dropped chances and missed run-outs.Perera, playing his first game of the series, was promoted ahead of Angelo Mathews with Sri Lanka on 194 for 4 at the start of the batting Powerplay. When Perera was trapped lbw by Wayne Parnell off the sixth ball he faced, it looked like Sri Lanka had only heaped more pressure on Mathews. But Parnell was found to have overstepped by a big margin on referral, and it was to be Perera’s night. He almost hit his next delivery straight back to Robin Peterson but recovered to slam the next two for a six and a four.Perera swung the game in Sri Lanka’s favour with consecutive blows over the midwicket boundary off Peterson in the 43rd over, the second bringing up his maiden ODI fifty off 30 deliveries. With 34 now needed off 42, Perera soon took Sri Lanka to the highest ODI total in Kimberley with a straight six off JP Duminy in the 49th over.Smart stats

This is the sixth time overall and the first time against South Africa that Sri Lanka have managed to chase down a target of 300 or more. It is also their first successful chase over 300 since their win over India in Nagpur in 2009.

South Africa suffered their first defeat at the venue in six matches. It is also the first time they have batted first in Kimberley. In their previous meeting against Sri Lanka at the venue in 2002, they won by eight wickets.

Thisara Perera’s 69 came off only 44 balls. The strike rate of 156.81 is the highest for a Sri Lankan batsman against South Africa for an innings of fifty or over. It is also his first half-century in ODIs.

Tillakaratne Dilshan scored only his third half-century since the World Cup. In 20 innings, he has scored just 399 runs at 19.95.

AB de Villiers’ 96 is the second-highest score by a South African captain in a defeat after Graeme Smith’s 141 against England in 2009. de Villiers’ strike rate of 126.31 is second on the list of top strike rates for fifty-plus innings by South African captains in losses.

That Perera had a manageable asking-rate to contend with was down to Dilshan. With his captaincy on the line, and having made 0, 0 and an uncharacteristically subdued 33 in the first three ODIs, Dilshan’s approach was anything but muted. His fluent 83-run partnership with Kumar Sangakkara set the tone for Sri Lanka’s response.South Africa tried to bounce Dilshan out but he pulled his second delivery for four, whipped his fourth over square leg for six and soon scooped Vernon Philander for six over fine leg. Despite Upul Tharanga falling early to Tsotsobe, Dilshan and Sangakkara never allowed the asking-rate to climb over six.Sangakkara’s first attempt to take on the left-arm spin of Peterson seemed to have paid off when he lofted the bowler cleanly towards the midwicket boundary. But Alviro Petersen pulled off an astounding leaping catch near the rope and Sangakkara could scarcely believe his misfortune.Chandimal ensured Sri Lanka did not lose momentum. Two balls after Sangakkara fell, Chandimal stepped out to slam Peterson over the long-on boundary. Both Dilshan and Chandimal kept taking singles, and the stand was already worth 68 before Dilshan slapped Tsotsobe straight to short extra cover to depart for 87.Lahiru Thirimanne followed soon but Perera arrived to take control of the innings, and despite Chandimal falling to Tsotsobe for 59, he ensured Sri Lanka had enough firepower to register their first win of the series.It was Perera who brought Sri Lanka back after de Villiers had threatened to blow them away in a feast of exquisite boundary hitting. Perera removed Duminy and de Villiers in successive overs as South Africa stumbled from 242 for 3 to an ultimately underwhelming 299. Until de Villiers fell for 96 in the 41st over, South Africa had control over a listless Sri Lanka attack and were racing towards a total of about 350.The under-pressure Graeme Smith made only his second half-century in 17 innings and his 84-run opening partnership with Alviro Petersen prepared a solid base for the middle order. de Villiers promoted himself to No. 3 and raced to 50 off 31 deliveries, peppering the extra-cover boundary with lofted shots.Smith, who had been subdued throughout the series, was allowed to find much-needed form as Sri Lanka fed his strength by bowling on leg stump. From the moment he worked Lasith Malinga for consecutive boundaries, through fine leg and midwicket in the third over, Smith’s struggle was over. In all, 57 of Smith’s 68 runs came on the leg side.While Smith had the poor lines to cash in on, de Villiers needed no help from the bowlers. He put on a display of effortless hitting, making room and carving the offspin of Sachithra Senanayake and Dilshan over extra cover. It made no difference where the spinners bowled – even deliveries fired in on leg stump met with the same fate as they disappeared over extra cover.Kulasekara gave the visitors some respite when he trapped Colin Ingram leg-before. The scoring-rate, which was comfortably above seven, now started dipping. Duminy was unable to keep up the pace, and even de Villiers tapered off, making his final 46 runs off 45 deliveries.After Perera’s double-strike, Faf du Plessis came and went, but the lower order sensibly batted out the remaining overs to push South Africa to one short of 300. As it turned out, they hadn’t budgeted for Perera’s six-hitting prowess.

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Despite a flurry of late wickets, Maharashtra Cricket Association snuck home by two wickets against Kerala Cricket Association in Chennai, taking the 2011 Buchi Babu title.Choosing to bat in the two-day match, Kerala scored 319, driven by steady half-centuries from their openers, Abhishek Hedge and VA Jagadeesh. The pair put on 165, before Domnic Joseph claimed Maharashtra’s first breakthrough, Hedge caught on 74. Jagadeesh carried his side past the 200-run mark, before falling to the left-arm spin of Ajinkya Joshi two short of his century. The rest of the line-up failed to build on the solid start, none of them going past 46 as Kerala were bowled out in the 89th over. Left-armer Samad Fallah and legspinner Chirag Khurana were the pick of the Maharashtra bowlers, taking six wickets between them.Maharashtra’s top order were solid in reply, each of the top six getting into double figures. Their openers, Harshad Khadiwale and Khurana, put on a century stand, which was followed by four other steady stands. However, left-arm spinner Sreejith struck every time a partnership threatened to take the game away from Kerala, finishing with a five-for. With six wickets in hand and only 20 to get, Maharashtra looked set to ease to a win. But then, four wickets fell for seven runs, setting up a nail-biting finish.

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Alberto Valentim corre o risco de ficar os próximos jogos do Botafogo distante da área técnica. Nesta terça-feira, a partir das 14h (de Brasília), o treinador será julgadopelo Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva. É possível que o comandante alvinegro pegue até seis jogos de suspensão. E não é só ele.

O motivo? A discussão entre Valentim e membros da comissão técnica do Cruzeiro, sobretudo Mano Menezes e Robertinho, preparador de goleiros da Raposa, no duelo entre as equipes do dia 6 de maio, pelo Brasileiro. O clima esquentou após o apito final, em duelo vencido pelos mineiros, que foi quando Alberto quase partiu para cima de Robertinho, depois de intenso bate-boca.

Tanto Valentim quanto Mano e Robertinho foram enquadrados no artigo 258,do Código Brasileira de Justiça Desportiva (CBJD), no qual consta “assumir qualquer conduta contrária à disciplina ou à ética desportiva”. O local do julgamento será na sede do STJD, no centro do Rio de Janeiro.

A audiência, que também terá o nome de Rafinha, acusado de simulação no mesmo jogo, será realizada nesta tarde e, como o Botafogo treina às 15h30 (de Brasília), ainda não sabe se Alberto Valentim estará presente – apresença está sendo avaliada pelo departamento jurídico alvinegro.

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The Netherlands and Ireland Women’s teams have departed on a two-week tour to Sri Lanka as part of their preparations in the build-up to the Women’s World Cup Qualifier later this year

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Apr-2011The Netherlands and Ireland Women’s teams have departed on a two-week tour to Sri Lanka as part of their preparations in the build-up to the Women’s World Cup Qualifier later this year. A five-day coaching programme from April 18 to 22 will be followed by an eight-day quadrangular series also involving Sri Lanka and Pakistan from April 23 to 29. All four teams will be based in Colombo during the tour.The training programme, in partnership with the ICC European Development Programme, replaces what was previously run as the ICC European Women’s Academy. It is to be managed by Philip Hudson, ICC Regional Performance Officer, and will involve a three-strong coaching team, including former England A players Simon Francis and Kelly Evenson, from ICC Europe supporting the Ireland and Netherlands Women’s teams and their national coaches.It will consist of centre wicket and net practices focused primarily on batting against spin; local cricketers will be acting as bowlers to aid both sets of players in acclimatising to sub-continent pitches and conditions. Developing the standard of fielding is also a key objective of the programme. Selected players will undertake a media training session to learn key skills in dealing with the media to prepare them for future regional and global cricket tournaments.”For Women’s cricket in Europe this is the biggest event that has ever taken place,” said ICC Regional Development Manager, Richard Holdsworth. “It will be a fantastic opportunity for all the players and management to compete against full member nations and sample Asian conditions in preparation for the end of the year.”The development of women’s cricket in Europe is improving each year, with healthy participation figures, this series is just evidence of what can be achieved with a lot of hard work.”Ireland National Women’s Coach Stephen Moreton was pleased that the team would be travelling to Sri Lanka to improve Ireland’s chances at the Women’s World Cup Qualifier. “It’s a massive benefit to our preparations, as we will be facing similar conditions in November, when it really counts,” said Moreton.Netherlands Captain Helmein Rambaldo suggested that successfully acclimatising to sub-continental conditions will be her team’s main aim for the trip. “By having the tour to Sri Lanka, we are firstly getting the opportunity to get used to conditions in Asia and by playing the teams ranked above us, it will be a good challenge to see where we are at the moment and what we still need to work on till the tournament in Bangladesh.”Ireland and Netherlands will both play three ODIs and three Twenty20s each in the series.Ireland Squad: Ciara Metcalfe, Clare Shillington, Amy Kenealy, Eimear Richardson, Rebecca Rolfe, Laura Delany, Shauna Kavanagh, Louise McCarthy, Kimberley Garth, Mary Waldron, Emma Flanagan, Laura Cullen, Aisling GillNetherlands squad: Helmien Rambaldo, Violet Wattenberg, Marloes Braat, Laura Brewer, Christine Erkelens, Evelien Gerrits, Carlos de Groot, Denise Hannema, Jolette Hartenhof, Esther de Lange, Esther Lanser, Mol Alarda, Marijn Nijman, Miranda Meier

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Em entrevista exclusiva ao LANCE!, Jair Ventura se definiu como um técnico de ideias e ações mutáveis, que se adequam a cada tipo de situação e a cada elenco à disposição. Aos poucos, o Santos parece incorporar o método de trabalho do carioca e se mostra um time competitivo, aplicado e oportunista. Foi assim contra o Palmeiras, quando venceu – e surpreendeu, mesmo eliminado nos pênaltis na semifinal do Campeonato Paulista – e foi assim contra o Estudiantes, nesta quinta-feira, quando soube aproveitar uma das únicas grandes chances da partida disputada na Argentina.

O grupo, que se mostra em constante mutação, se fortaleceu com os dois últimos resultados, mostrando intensidade e concentração em níveis altos.Contra o rival da capital, Jair apostou em uma formação com quatro atacantes, pois, a seu ver, eram as melhores opções no momento. Sem Gabigol para enfrentar os argentinos, voltou a usar o Peixe com um meia armador – embora o deslocamento nas linhas de meio e ataque tenha sido livre, com Renato e Jean Mota se ajudando e Eduardo Sasha mais isolado à frente.

Sasha, inclusive, é a representação desse Santos que cresce pouco a pouco: busca o jogo, se movimenta bem, dá bons passes e, principalmente, é aplicado e inteligente taticamente. Logo depois de Vanderlei, mais uma vez brilhante e irretocável, o atacante foi importantíssimo no confronto de Quilmes. Foi dele lindo drible que terminou em chute e gol de Arthur Gomes no rebote. E foi dele também bons desarmes até dentro da área de defesa do Peixe. Marcação vigorosa de quem sabe se adaptar.

Até Renato, que havia perdido espaço no elenco, mostrou maior intensidade e vigor físico para dar consistência ao meio-campo santista. Na Argentina, entrega e luta não faltaram ao Santos de tantos garotos e também “copeiro”.

No lance do gol, a jogada coletiva do Santos também chamou a atenção: contra-ataque muito bem armado de um time que prefere ter a bola, mas que consegue se adaptar a outras situações. Justamente um ponto buscado por Jair: intensidade e entrega dos comandados, algo que na visão do carioca independe de esquema tático ou estilo de jogo, é inerente a times competitivos.

-Não jogamos em uma nota só, tentamos adaptar. A equipe está de parabéns – resumiu Jair, pouco depois da partida no Centenário de Quilmes.

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Sky Sports journalist Florian Plettenberg has dropped an update regarding Manchester United and Djed Spence.

The Lowdown: Spence profiled

Spence, labelled as ‘incredible’ by former top flight right-back Alan Hutton, is currently on loan at Nottingham Forest from Middlesborough, and has caught the eye following his displays at the City Ground.

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He has made 40 appearances for Forest as a right-back and right midfielder, helping the Reds climb up the Championship table under Steve Cooper.

Forest are now in serious contention for a place in the Premier League next season, but it looks as if Spence could move to one of Europe’s biggest clubs ahead of the 2022/23 campaign.

The Latest: Plettenberg’s post

Manchester United have been credited with an interest in Spence recently, and Plettenberg took to Twitter on Tuesday to provide an update on the 21-year-old.

He revealed he has five offers on the table but his ‘dream’ is to play for United due to being a boyhood Red Devils fan.

“Update Spence: Selling price is €12-15m! It is said that he has got 5 offers. City, Arsenal & Tottenham are among the interested clubs.

“Djed‘s dream is to play for MUFC one day. He is a fan! Been told there should be still a loose contact with FC Bayern.”

The Verdict: A risk?

Spence, known for his pace, has shone in Forest’s 3-4-1-2 system, playing as both a right-back and right-midfielder in the second tier.

He seems to thrive in a back three, however, Erik ten Hag likes to use a 4-3-3 system, a formation which may not play to Spence’s strengths, should the Dutchman look to go with his preferred system during his first year in charge of Manchester United.

Therefore, a move for Spence could be a risky one to start with, and even though he wants to move to Old Trafford, he could be better off looking to join a side like Tottenham, slotting right into Antonio Conte’s back-three system.

In other news: Man Utd make £55m bid for ace with ‘better quality than Pogba’; agent set for Old Trafford talks. 

Devendra Bishoo, Anthony Martin, Jason Holder, Jonathan Carter and Kirk Edwards are the uncapped players named in West Indies’ preliminary 30-man squad for 2011 World Cup

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Dec-2010Legspinners Devendra Bishoo and Anthony Martin, fast bowler Jason Holder, and batsmen Jonathan Carter and Kirk Edwards are the uncapped players named in West Indies’ preliminary 30-man squad for the 2011 World Cup.The list also included former captain Ramnaresh Sarwan and wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin, both of whom were excluded from the recent tour of Sri Lanka. Fast bowlers Fidel Edwards and Jerome Taylor, who have just begun their comeback from long-term injuries, were not included. Brendan Nash is the only player on a WICB central retainer contract left out of the mix.The squad will be trimmed by half for the tournament, which starts on February 19 in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India.Squad: Lionel Baker, Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh Jr, Sulieman Benn, Dave Bernard Jr, Tino Best, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kirk Edwards, Chris Gayle, Ryan Hinds, Jason Holder, Anthony Martin, Nikita Miller, Nelon Pascal, Kieron Pollard, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Gavin Tonge, Devon Thomas.

West Ham United’s top-six hopes were dealt a blow this afternoon as the Hammers were held to a 1-1 draw against relegation-battling Burnley.

The managerless Clarets, who parted company with Sean Dyche on Friday after ten years in charge, took the lead through Wout Weghorst in the 33rd minute and could’ve had a two-goal lead at half-time when awarded a penalty. However, the spot-kick was missed by Maxwell Cornet.

Irons midfielder Tomas Soucek was able to equalise with 16 minutes to go for the hosts to ensure they took something from the match, although after Thursday’s 3-0 win in Lyon, the result will certainly be a disappointment.

Of course, the afternoon could’ve gone worse for David Moyes’ side, especially if Cornet had converted from the spot. However, the Scotsman will be assessing some of the below-par performances in his side, particularly that of goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, who conceded the penalty.

The 36-year-old came back into the side for league duties with deputy Alphonse Areola entrusted with European and domestic cup commitments and struggled to help his side.

According to SofaScore, alongside the penalty incident, Fabianski failed to make a single save all afternoon whilst making just one punch and catching zero high claims in a nervy performance from the ‘keeper.

Moreover, despite a 79% passing accuracy, the Polish Hammer attempted just 14 passes all afternoon and completed half of his six attempted long balls.

There was little action for the long-term West Ham servant in East London with Fabianski making just 21 touches all afternoon, the fewest of his teammates and the joint-fewest of the 22 players who started the match, with Burnley’s Ashley Westwood also touching the ball just 21 times.

Fabianski was also deemed the Hammers’ worst player with a 6.0/10 rating, with winger Nikola Vlasic the next worst with a 6.6 score. The 36-year-old certainly let his manager down.

The goalkeeping situation has been a debate all season amongst the West Ham faithful, particularly given the decent performances of PSG loanee Areola.

In the Premier League, Fabianski has averaged a 6.83/10 rating, according to SofaScore, whilst Areola has averaged a 7.19 rating in the Europa League and 7.97 in the EFL Cup.

The East London outfit do have an option to buy the French goalkeeper this summer upon the expiration of his loan whilst Fabianski’s current deal at the London Stadium expires in June.

Therefore, we may be starting to see the beginning of the end of the Polish goalkeeper’s four-season spell as the Hammers’ first choice in between the sticks.

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