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Doing it once is hard enough, but to accelerate so crazily to get three double-hundreds after a sedate beginning is a perfect combination of skill, fitness and the right mental approach to ODI batting

Sidharth Monga13-Dec-20171:01

Rohit, the ODI superstar

It was for long the insurmountable peak for ODI batting, but one man might now have a template to score ODI double-centuries again and again. In Bengaluru, against Australia in 2013, Rohit Sharma reached 20 off 35th ball, 50 off the 71st, and the hundred in the 38th over of the innings. In Kolkata, against Sri Lanka in 2014, he was nearly caught for 4 off the 17th ball he faced, reached his 20th run off the 35th ball, but accelerated slightly earlier to bring up his century in the 32nd over of the innings. On a cold mid-week afternoon in Mohali this season, he was even slower to start, reaching 20 off 37 balls, 50 off 65 balls, and bringing up the hundred only in the 40th over.All three were ODI doubles. One time can be a charm, but to accelerate so crazily three times after having set up the innings and to make it look predictable is a perfect combination of skill, fitness and the right mental approach to ODI batting. You can be all amazed at how he manages to do it, but Rohit’s reaction to it is typically relaxed. “That’s my template, no?” he tends to ask. He remembers the innings clearly: reaching “50 off 70 balls”, bringing up the hundred “near the 40th over”, and then knowing that the bowlers can’t get him out unless he makes a mistake.”That is my style of play,” Rohit said. “You are set and seeing the ball nice and hard and you have understood what the bowlers are trying to do by then, and it’s all about trying to play with the field once you get past 100. It’s all about you not making a mistake and getting out. I am not saying it’s impossible or difficult, but it’s very unlikely the bowlers are going to get you out once you have scored a hundred.”So it was all about me not making a mistake and batting as long as possible. That’s what I did. There is no secret or formula to it. You just have to bat and not make any mistake. The ground is good, the pitch is nice and hard, so you can trust the bounce and play the shots.”Rohit was asked to expand on the mindset. “I started off very slow because I like analysing,” Rohit said. “I like to analyse the situation, conditions more than that because the conditions initially were not so easy and we wanted to play out those initial overs, and then see what we can do. In all the three double hundreds, it is a very similar pattern that you will see… started off slow, then picked up the pace and then in the end I accelerated.”That is only because unless you make a mistake, you are not going to get out because you are set and you are seeing the ball well. Bowlers are trying to get away with their plans because things are not going their way. So all those things, I count, I analyse and I talk to myself about it when I am batting. I feel after you get a hundred, batting will only get easier. You have been there, took out the toughest part of the game which is the initial phase with the two new balls. You have batted that, your team is in a good position and you also have wickets in hand, so all those put together, gives you freedom to play those shots. I exactly did that.”I am not someone like AB de Villiers, or Chris Gayle, or MS Dhoni for sure. I don’t have that much power. I have to use my brain to manipulate the field and I have to stick to my strength, which is to hitting through the line and playing with the field. Once you cross the three-figure mark, batting only gets easier. Unless you make a mistake, you will not get out. It can happen if you get a good ball, but eight out of 10 times you will not.”This might have sounded arrogant had it come from someone other than the affable Rohit. He does make it sound like the six-hitting in the last 10 overs is routine, easy even. “Nothing is easy in cricket,” Rohit said. “May be when you watch it on TV it looks easier, but it is not. Trust me, when you are out in the middle, you have to use your brain and you have to time the ball. Otherwise, it is not easy. I was trying to play with the field, playing a scoop shot, trying to hit over point. Those are my strengths. It is not always that you can clear the rope easily. So that is the advantage of having five fielders inside. You can play with the field and shot selection becomes very important.”How about selecting which of the doubles is closest to him then? They all are, and Rohit went on to talk of the circumstances that made it impossible to choose between them. “I cannot rate this because the others were as important as this one,” Rohit said. “Because the first one against Australia was a series-decider. The second one against Sri Lanka I was making a comeback after three months. I was injured before that and didn’t play any cricket. It was a world record so obviously that has to be right up there. This one also having had a loss in the first game, we wanted to come back as batting group. This is my first captaincy stint, and you know I as a batsman first and then as a captain I wanted to do well.”This one did have an extra icing on the top, coming as it did on his wedding anniversary and in the presence of his wife, whom he saluted with a little peck on his ring finger after reaching the double hundred. “You must have seen on visuals, she was more happy than me,” Rohit said. “She got a little emotional because it was the first double-hundred that she witnessed. It is not that I score double-hundreds every day. The way she came and told me was quite funny. But it was good to have her there and let her witness what I did today. I am very happy about that part. But more than that, winning the game… my first [successful] game as a captain… very happy with that.”

Sulieman Benn rates his team-mates on dancing, dress sense, football skills and more

Interview by Jack Wilson24-May-2016How does it feel to be a T20 World Cup winner?
Incredible, amazing, tremendous. To win the World Cup at my age is just the pinnacle of my career. It feels so good to know I’ve contributed so much to a winning cause. I don’t think it will get much better than that.And what was the party like after?
Not good, actually! There were issues with the security at our hotel after the game, so we couldn’t have a real good party. The best ones happened before the final. I’ll never forget them.You are 6ft 7in tall but bowl spin. What happened?
I always enjoyed watching quick bowlers but that’s it. I never had the passion to be a quick bowler. I never thought about it. I enjoyed the art of spinning far more. I feel us spinners are the artful side of the game.Who is the most naturally talented player you have ever played with?
I have played with quite a few. A guy called Martin Nurse for Barbados was a very, very naturally talented player with both bat and ball. He didn’t push on for whatever reason but he could really play.What would you be if you were not a cricketer?
I’d love to be a footballer. Failing that, a singer.Who is the best footballer in the West Indies warm-ups?
Marlon Samuels is very good.And the worst?
Darren Sammy. He never passes the ball!Who is the best captain you have played under?
Kirk Edwards. He just got things done effectively and was a real good man manager. He did some very good things for Barbados.

“If I was stuck on a desert island with Tino Best, he would drive me up the wall and I’d probably end up killing him”

Who is the worst sledger you have ever seen?
Trent Boult. He just made me laugh! He’s too nice to sledge.Which player have you seen who is destined for a big future in the game?
Dushmantha Chameera. He really impressed me bowling for Sri Lanka in the World Cup against us. He looks like a good talent.As a big Manchester United fan what would you like to say to Louis van Gaal?
Thank you for bringing the young players through… now it’s time to move on!Whose wicket celebrations are the best in the game?
It has to be DJ Bravo.Which of your team-mates is the best dancer?
That one has to be, by far, Sulieman Benn.Which ground does the best teas?
Lord’s. It’s all so nice there and comforting – except for the weather.What would the average cricket fan not know about you?
That’s a tough one. How about the fact I sing? I’m a solo singer in my spare time.Which of your team-mates would you least like to be stuck on a desert island with?
Tino Best. He would drive me up the wall and I’d probably end up killing him.Who is the most vain?
Darren Sammy.Who has the worst dress sense?
Kirk Edwards. Most of his clothes are pretty questionable.What is the best piece of coaching advice you have ever been given?
To go and enjoy it. Enjoy the game and express yourself.

Identified as a natural talent by Viv Richards, Jermaine Blackwood showed his attacking instincts during a fighting, maiden Test hundred

George Dobell at North Sound15-Apr-2015Twenty-nine years to the day since Viv Richards thrilled Antigua with one of the greatest – and certainly the fastest – centuries in Test history, his latest protégé announced himself to the world with a maiden Test hundred.Jermaine Blackwood is, in many ways, an old-fashioned West Indies player. In an age where most young players are taught to defend and leave and take their time, he likes to give the ball a whack.Coming to the crease with his side in some trouble, he responded in bold style. From the second ball of his innings, with West Indies teetering on 99 for 4, he skipped down the pitch and carved James Tredwell for six over extra cover.A few minutes later he played a similar stroke off James Anderson. While he was only able to slice the ball over the in-field for a single, the message was clear: here was a young man who was not going to be intimidated by situation or reputation. Later he lofted Ben Stokes, bowling with pace and aggression, for another six over long-off. It was a shot of which even Sir Viv would have been proud.We probably shouldn’t have been surprised. His second scoring shot in Test cricket was a lofted drive for six over long-on off Trent Boult. Blackwood plays Test cricket like West Indies’ players used to play Test cricket.It was a point made by Richards, who first came across Blackwood when asked to cast his eye across the batting talent in the Sagicor High Performance Centre in Barbados, and he admits to being “very impressed” at first glance.”I love his confidence,” Richards told ESPNcricinfo. “It’s not often you see a young man who has the confidence to take on these well-known fast bowlers as soon as they come into the game.”He has that Caribbean style. He’s a bit like Collis King; he can tear an attack apart on his day. Any attack.”Sure, there are some rough edges. But I would rather have a guy who can play the shots and teach him the defence than a guy who doesn’t have any shots. He’s a natural. It’s all natural instinct. And that’s the way it is with most of the best players.”Blackwood hails from St Elizabeth, the same parish in Jamaica as Andre Russell and Jerome Taylor. Russell has been an especially significant figure in his development: he took in him as a teenager and ensured that, while other young men strayed and faltered, Blackwood kept his head down, worked hard and did not squander his natural talent. The pair have lived and trained together for a couple of years.”Andre is like my big brother,” Blackwood said. “I’ve known him for about 10 years and I’m staying with him in Jamaica. We live under the same roof. We train at home and we talk a lot about cricket. Even this morning he sent me advice on my phone. He said stay focused, stay positive, bat for long and make sure I score a century for him.”I met Viv at the HPC last year. He’s been a very important person. He’s taught me a lot. He talks to me always about staying positive. He tells me to play the way I play, but be patient. He was always telling me to be patent but positive at the same time.”With such a range of strokes, Blackwood could become the latest West Indian talent to be lost to the IPL. For now, though, his priorities are representing the West Indies. “I can play all formats, but I really love Test cricket,” he said. “I really want to play Test cricket for a long time, so right now my main focus is Test cricket and making as many runs as possible.”He has long been seen as a highly promising player. He scored a double-century in an otherwise low-scoring game against Guyana in U-19s regional cricket – a rare achievement in a format that tends to be played at a fast and furious pace – and was taken into the Sagicor High Performance Centre.While his scores in domestic cricket this year have been modest – a reflection, perhaps, of Caribbean pitches more than anything – he has now passed 50 four times in nine Test innings. Twice he has been unbeaten.”They have to stick with him,” Richards said. “He is still learning and there will be bad days along the way. But he can damage teams. He can make a difference.”When you hit the ball like that, and when you have a passion to hit a ball like that, you don’t try and curb it. You may channel it. But it’s a natural talent and it is to be encouraged and celebrated.”He enjoyed some fortune. Once he was caught at slip off a no-ball, once he was dropped in the gully and once he edged through the vacant second slip position. On several occasions, after being beaten outside off stump, he forced himself into exaggerated forward defensive practice shots. They do not come entirely naturally. There will be times, no doubt, on green pitches in England or bouncy tracks in Australia, where the technique looks a little loose.On other occasions, he was troubled by the short ball. Stuart Broad, at his bullying best, struck him on the arm with one delivery and Stokes also made him uncomfortable in a particularly good, hostile spell. “It’s Test cricket. I’m used to it,” Blackwood said. “I’m from Jamaica. We have a lot of fast bowlers. I’m not afraid of any short balls. The bowlers will get tired and that is when I will damage them.”Indeed, he never took a backward step and, when Stokes overpitched he leaned into a perfect on drive that might just have been the stroke of the Test”He corrected himself,” Richards said. “He stopped following the ball outside off stump and he showed some restraint. It shows it can be done. And it’s better to brush up on these things than try to look for something that isn’t there.”It’s hard, you know. The breeze was strong and taking the ball away from him. But he worked out how to combat everything that was thrown at him – the short ball – whatever. That’s how he will learn. That’s how all batsmen learn.”This innings will give him a lot of belief. It’s like a golfer winning their first tournament; they feel they can win them all after that. He’ll have days when he doesn’t win, but West Indies need players like Jermaine Blackwood.”

For Rangana Herath, wicket-taking is about plotting for every batsman and laying a trap with every ball, as was demonstrated on day one in Colombo

Andrew Fidel Fernando at the Premadasa16-Mar-2013Luck. villain Two Face makes his own. Poet Emily Dickinson believed it synonymous with toil. Playwright Tennessee Williams thought luck came from simply believing you’re lucky.Luck was what Rangana Herath put his five-wicket haul down to, on a Premadasa surface that prompted both teams to field three seamers and spurred Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews to bowl first. “We also thought that the wicket will be good for the seamers,” Herath said, “but at the end of the day, we could see that the Bangladesh batsmen batted well against them. Shaminda Eranga, Suranga Lakmal and Nuwan Kulasekara bowled well, but I was lucky that I got the wickets.”Sadly, Herath failed to lay out his own philosophy on luck, and in the absence of a personal definition, any one of the above might explain Herath’s deeds nicely. Only, it was evident that good fortune had very little to do with the way he carried Sri Lanka to a dominant position at the end of the first day.There was modest turn in the third session – more already than on the last day in Galle – but the assistance was hardly extravagant enough to do Herath’s work for him. Each over was a trap delicately being placed in position. As unassuming as his cricket is, Herath has become one of the most watchable purveyors of his art, but only if you’re watching closely – giving it your full attention, as the batsman must.This one is tossed up from wide of the stumps. That one pushed through straight. Another darted in on the toes. One more, on off stump, flighted, dipping , spitting. What is Herath doing, you wonder. But every ball is another stroke of the brush, and only at the end does the picture become clear. When it does, you wonder why you hadn’t seen it all along. Each over means something, however humdrum on the surface.His spell to remove Mahmudullah was largely populated with flighted deliveries, pitched on off stump, turning away. Still new at the crease, the batsman refused to be enticed into a loose drive, coming forward to smother the spin safely, or staying back to defend the turning ball from the crease. But having laid down the bait, Herath soon sprung the trap – a full delivery, seemingly overpitched, and close enough to the stumps so the batsman did not have to drive dangerously away from the body. Spotting that line and length, Mahmudullah stepped forward to drill the ball down the ground.Only, this was not like all the other balls Herath had tossed up to Mahmudullah. This was quicker, and spun harder. It did not float as far as the batsman expected, and when it pitched, it gripped, despite its speed. The result was a thick edge that flew too quickly for the wicketkeeper, but took a deflection off his pads for Angelo Mathews to hold on to, running sideways from slip. Sri Lanka may have had some luck after the ball took the edge, but fortune cannot take the credit for the edge itself. Herath had laid a 16-ball foundation to claim that wicket.

Every ball from Rangana Herath is another stroke of the brush, and only at the end does the picture become clear. When it does, you wonder why you hadn’t seen it all along. Each over means something, however humdrum

Herath tuned his strategy to suit the batsman too. Sohag Gazi was happy to attack Herath, hitting two fours and 20 of his 32 runs off him, but Herath was happy to continue throwing it up, believing he’d have the better of Gazi’s risky game in the end. Eventually, the batsman danced down the pitch and was beaten by one that dipped and gripped past the blade.Mushfiqur Rahim, meanwhile, was tentative against the quick slider. Twice in the 53rd over, he was pinned on the crease by the shorter quicker one, and Herath allowed him his discomfort for a few more deliveries. In the next over, another fast ball, but this one slightly fuller, caught Mushfiqur on the crease again, and he was beaten by the turn he should have come forward to negate. He had his off stump rattled instead.Herath suggested he had hoped to dismiss Mushfiqur in that fashion all along: “After the Galle Test we had a long chat on how we’re going to bowl at Bangladesh, especially to Mohammad Ashraful and Mushfiqur Rahim. I think we carried out our plans up to 80 to 90%.”Perhaps among Herath’s wickets, only the dismissal of Mominul Haque was truly lucky. The batsman left the field shaking his head, and replays did not conclusively reveal an edge. But when a bowler plots so meticulously to bring about an opponent’s demise, it is difficult to begrudge him the ones that come easy.

Stats highlights from another day that belonged completely to Australia

S Rajesh05-Jan-2012Michael Clarke became only the second batsman, after Don Bradman, to score a Test triple-century from the No.5 position•Getty Images Michael Clarke’s 329 not out is the 25th triple-century in Test history, of which ten have been scored since 2000. It’s the seventh by an Australian, and also the seventh by a Test captain, four of which have come since 2004. Clarke’s hundred came at No.5, which makes it the second by a batsman not in the top four. The only other such instance was by Don Bradman, who scored 304 at Headingley in 1934 from No.5. India conceded a first-innings lead of 468, which is their fourth-highest in Tests. Three of those have come when they’ve batted first and got bowled out cheaply, and all have been in the last 13 months – at Edgbaston last year they conceded a lead of 486 after getting bowled out for 224, while in Centurion in December 2010 they conceded a lead of 484 after scoring 136. On all of those instances, the lead could have been even higher had the opposition not declared their innings. The 334-run stand between Clarke and Michael Hussey is Australia’s third-highest for the fifth wicket in Tests, and their highest against India. It’s also the highest by any team against India for that wicket, surpassing the 293-run stand between Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Carl Hooper in Georgetown in 2002. There were two 250-plus partnerships in the Australian innings, the first time this has ever happened in Test cricket. There have been 20 instances of two 200-plus stands, of which Australia have contributed five, but this was the first time they’d managed two consecutive 200-plus partnerships. India have been at the receiving end five times. The previous such instance in Test cricket also involved India, in Centurion in 2010, when there were double-century stands by South Africa for the third and fourth wickets. Michael Hussey notched up his 16th Test hundred, but this was only his third score of 150 or more. This was also his highest against India. Clarke’s knock means the SCG has become the 19th venue to witness a Test triple-century. Antigua and Headingley are the only grounds where three triples have been scored. Rahul Dravid has been bowled 52 times in Test cricket, which is only one short of Allan Border’s record. In his last nine Test innings, Dravid has been bowled six times.

Australia’s former World Cup-winning captain will keep an eye on the next generation during the tournament

Peter English07-Mar-2009
Belinda Clark enjoys her prize from 2005 © Getty Images
In her playing days Belinda Clark spent years as the world’s best batsman and the captain of the strongest side, but she had the misfortune of never appearing in a home World Cup. Clark led her side to victory in the 2005 tournament in South Africa, the second time she was in charge of a global triumph, and by the end of that year had retired as one of the most celebrated figures in women’s cricket.The tournament began today in her home state of New South Wales, and though Clark won’t have an on-field role she will be busy. “I remember watching the 1988 World Cup final on the TV, but it’s been a while since then,” she says. “I managed to squeeze my career in between the two home World Cups. On the one hand I will miss not being on the field, but on the other hand I’ll be involved in other ways. This tournament is going to be fantastic.”Clark, who played 15 Tests and 118 ODIs, is the manager of Australia’s Centre of Excellence (formerly the Academy) and runs a close eye over the men’s and women’s squads as part of her administrative duties at the complex in Brisbane. So even though the outfit is no longer her side, she has tracked it since planning began for March 2009 shortly after Australia beat India by 98 runs in Centurion four years ago. She was involved in the early re-setting of goals for the team, then part of the exit of senior players, before watching the regeneration of the side.Over the past 12 months the team has increased its matchplay, including series against New Zealand and India in the Australian summer, and during the off-season five representatives spent extended periods at the Centre of Excellence to fine-tune for the World Cup. Clark was there when Karen Rolton, the captain and experienced batsman, spent 11 weeks at the facility. The stints of Ellyse Perry, Kate Blackwell, Emma Sampson and Shelley Nitschke varied between a fortnight and a month.”Karen’s 11 weeks were to get her physically ready to embark on the season and we did that for a specific reason,” Clark says. “We were really pleased to have had them here.” All of it was geared towards the World Cup, which kicks off an A-list winter that includes the World Twenty20 and the Ashes in England.The entire squad also goes to Brisbane a few times a year under the direction of the head coach, Richard McInnes. While the men’s Centre of Excellence intake gets months to focus on positioning front elbows and back legs, the women don’t have the luxury of a major overhaul in the few days they spend at Allan Border Field.Clark, who played 15 Tests and 118 ODIs, is the manager of Australia’s Centre of Excellence and runs a close eye over the men’s and women’s squads as part of her administrative duties at the complex in Brisbane. Even though the outfit is no longer her side, she has tracked it since planning began for March 2009, four years ago “The work they do here has to be quite specific and it has to be tangible because there’s no point trying to change the world in five minutes when you have them for three or four days,” Clark says. “Then they go back to their states for three or four months, then you have them back for three or four days again. Because of the difference in attendance time, you have to hit the mark pretty quickly, so the girls have been doing a lot of that type of work for the past 12 months.”McInnes, who was the Australian men’s team’s performance analyst until the 2008 tour of the West Indies, has relied heavily on being games-focussed when the squad is together, developing the players’ ability to perform their skills under the highest pressure. That way they know that if they are needed in the final on March 22 to strike a last-ball four over point, or deliver an off-stump yorker, they are ready.During a Centre of Excellence camp the attendees will also undergo series of tests to measure their bodies and performances. There will be medical and physiotherapy examinations along with fitness and skill analysis. Batsmen will learn how many places they can hit the same sort of delivery, while fast bowlers will discover their speed and accuracy. Spinners will see to the centimetre how much they turn the ball.”We get in all the experts from the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra,” Clark says. “All the high-speed cameras come up here and we go from there. It’s part of the picture, not the full picture. We also do psychological profiling. We gather information and find ways to determine whether they are moving forward, as well as identifying strengths and weaknesses.” Those attributes will be tested over the next three weeks.Clark, who will be doing television commentary and radio stints during the World Cup, will remain involved throughout the tournament. “I’ll be working closely with the coach,” she says, “and overseeing the strategies we have in place for high-performance cricket.”

Chloe Kelly was bizarrely labelled "cocky" by the Spanish media for a supposedly "unnecessary gesture" after firing England to Euro 2025 glory.

Absorbing contest finished 1-1 after extra-timeEngland held their nerve to prevail on penaltiesKelly sparked wild celebrations for the LionessesFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

The Arsenal forward held her nerve to convert the decisive penalty in a final shootout that saw the Lionesses make history by becoming the first England team to win a major international title on foreign soil.

They have gone back-to-back on the European Championship front, with Kelly having also been the hero when netting an extra-time winner against Germany at Wembley Stadium back in 2022.

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After firing home against Spain, Kelly made a point of heading towards the England fans housed behind the net that she just hit. She had to make her way past La Roja goalkeeper Cata Coll, with the pair briefly coming face to face.

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Despite Kelly’s eyes being locked firmly on celebrating supporters, Spanish outlet claims that the Lionesses star "unnecessarily" diverted her path towards her rival. They said: “This is unnecessary, my friend: Kelly’s cocky gesture to Cata Coll after scoring the decisive penalty. The England specialist changed her run during her penalty celebration to get past the goalkeeper she had just beaten.”

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went on to suggest that World Cup winners Spain were “robbed” by the Lionesses after dominating much of the 120 minutes prior to an epic shootout. They added: “The dream ends in a nightmare. Spain lost the European Championship on penalties. England tied a match that Spain largely dominated.

“History is made by victories, and also by defeats. Spain fell in the Euro Cup final but left its name sealed in gold. England robbed them of their dream; the world champions couldn’t close the circle they began to write two years ago in Sydney. They couldn’t have been crueler in the penalty shootout, tossing a few dice in the air.”

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O relatório do Conselho Fiscal, aprovado na última quarta-feira, e que avalia as contas do Santos, apresentou uma série de sugestões e questionamentos à gestão do presidente Andrés Rueda. As críticas mais fortes foram direcionadas ao marketing do clube, especialmente à campanha ‘Santos do Mundo’, que rendeu prejuízo de mais de R$ 26 mil aos cofres do Peixe.

A campanha consiste em explorar a marca do clube no exterior através do reconhecimento obtido pelos feitos de Pelé, pelas excursões internacionais ou graças aos títulos internacionais conquistados, como o bicampeonato Mundial (1962-1963).

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Entretanto, as ações realizadas pelo clube foram consideradas ‘aquém das expectivas’. Segundo o relatório, o Santos realizou ativações em 4 países diferentes – Portugal, Estados Unidos, Nigéria e Espanha – e obteve patrocínios no valor de R$ 540.371,45, com prejuízo de R$ 26.240,07.

O relatório relata que, pelas imagens de vídeos divulgados pelo clube, as ações realizadas – mais especificamente o de lançamento das camisas em Portugal, no estádio do Benfica – ‘passaram uma imagem amadora’.

+Santos teve aumento de 427% no gasto com contratações, aponta relatório

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Outra crítica ficou por conta das ativações realizadas na Nigéria. Já que o país anfitrião custeou hospedagem, transporte e parte da alimentação dos participantes, o CF alega que o Santos poderia ter convidado grandes veículos de imprensa, inclusive do exterior, para registrar o evento e fortalecer a campanha.

Por fim, o Conselho recomendou a contratação de uma ‘big-one’ para assessorar o clube no marketing. Na visão do CF, é imensurável o quanto que o Santos pode faturar com com exposição da marca no exterior e, embora todas as administrações recentes tenham prometido revolucionar a área, o clube sempre obtém resultados abaixo do que poderia.

Jude Bellingham FaceTimed England team-mate James Maddison after the Tottenham forward underwent surgery on his ACL injury. In a touching moment away from the pitch, the Real Madrid star checked in on his compatriot through video calling, delivering a message of strength and support.

• Bellingham FaceTimes Maddison after ACL surgery
• Spurs eye replacement for sidelined midfielder
• Both stars are facing lengthy injury lay-offs

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  What began as a routine pre-season outing against Newcastle last week quickly turned sour for Tottenham as Maddison went down with what was later confirmed as an anterior cruciate ligament injury. It’s a crushing setback for Thomas Frank’s side, who had been counting on the 28-year-old to be a key creative force in their new campaign.

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  While Maddison begins his long road to recovery, one of the first calls he received was from Bellingham. The Madrid midfielder, who is also sidelined with an injury, reached out over FaceTime to check in on his fellow England international after his operation.

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  Maddison shared a screenshot of their chat on social media with the caption: “Some fella for one fella, the sheriff @judebellingham.” Bellingham reposted the image to his own account, adding: “My sheriff. Back even better! 0 doubt.”

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  Tottenham’s response to Maddison’s absence has been swift. With the Premier League season fast approaching, the club have already tested the waters in the transfer market. Their first move was a €40 million (£35m/$47m) bid for Como’s Nico Paz, but the Italian side swiftly rejected it. Spurs also remain strongly linked with Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze. The 26-year-old has a release clause of £68m ($91.9m/€78.6m), but it will only remain active until August 15, leaving the north London club in a race against the clock to seal a deal.

يستعد ريال مدريد لمواجهة ريال أوفييدو الصاعد حديثاً إلى الدوري الإسباني مساء غد الأحد، في الجولة الثانية ضمن منافسات المسابقة.

وكان ريال مدريد قد افتتح مشواره بالفوز بهدف نظيف على أوساسونا يوم الثلاثاء الماضي، ويسعى الفريق جاهداً لتحقيق ثاني انتصار على التوالي تحت قيادة تشابي ألونسو.

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وقد أعلن مدرب ريال مدريد تشابي ألونسو قائمة الفريق قبل السفر إلى أوفييدو، وشهدت القائمة عودة أنطونيو روديجر إلى الفريق بعد غيابه عن المباراة الافتتاحية ضد أوساسونا بسبب إيقافه لست مباريات من الموسم الماضي.

ويغيب عن قائمة ريال مدريد كل من جود بيلينجهام وإندريك وإدواردو كامافينجا وفيرلاند ميندي الذين لم يتم استدعائهم بسبب الإصابة.

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وضمت قائمة ريال مدريد:

في حراسة المرمى: تيبو كورتوا – لونين – سيرجي ميستري

خط الدفاع: داني كارفاخال – إيدر ميليتاو – دافيد ألابا – ترينت ألكسندر أرنولد – راؤول أسينسيو – ألفارو كاريراس – فران جارسيا – أنطونيو روديجر – دين هويسن

خط الوسط: فيديريكو فالفيردي – تشواميني – أردا جولر – داني سيبايوس – تياجو

خط الهجوم: فينيسيوس جونيور – كيليان مبابي – رودريجو – جونزالو جارسيا – إبراهيم دياز – فرانكو ماستانتونو