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Andrew Strauss warmed up for next week’s first Test by taking the early honours at the start of the head-to-head with Zaheer Khan on his guest appearance for Somerset

The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan at Taunton15-Jul-2011
Live scorecardArul Suppiah cracked an unbeaten 145 on the first day of India’s tour match against Somerset•Getty ImagesAndrew Strauss warmed up for next week’s first Test by taking the early honours at the start of the head-to-head with Zaheer Khan on his guest appearance for Somerset, and Arul Suppiah hit an unbeaten 145 as the Indians were made to toil at Taunton. Strauss and Suppiah added 101 for the first wicket before Suppiah and Nick Compton put on 223 between two stoppages for rain to take the home side to an imposing 329 for 2.Strauss struck 11 boundaries in bringing up his half-century from a sprightly 63 balls. All his shots were in good working order as he drove, pulled, and glanced his way into form ahead of Lord’s next week. He did have a couple of close shaves: firstly on 20 when Zaheer had a big lbw shout turned down by Graham Lloyd, and then on 64 when Wriddhiman Saha, the reserve wicketkeeper playing in place of the rested MS Dhoni, dropped an edge off Amit Mishra. However, the keeper took the next chance when an edge bobbled off the pad and looped in the air as Strauss departed for 78. In the context of the runs that followed, he missed out.The loan deal for Strauss had provoked debate, both about the whether the structure of domestic cricket does all it can to help the England team, and also what Somerset gained from the move. Despite coming off a four-day Championship match, the county fielded several first-team regulars, including England Lions captain James Hildreth, and somebody missed out to let Strauss play. However, he received a warm ovation as he left the field following his innings and, wearing his Somerset kit, appeared to have been adopted at least for the day.”He looked very good, he was moving his feet very well and striking the ball out of the middle,” Suppiah said of Strauss. “It’s just a shame he got out, he probably could have got a hundred but he played really well. He looks hungry for runs, left the ball well and played straight which is the main thing for an opener.”The battle with Zaheer was a gentle precursor of what will follow in the Tests as the bowler eased himself back into action after a lengthy lay-off following the IPL. The initial overs of Zaheer’s first spell were friendly, but he started to generate a touch more pace and find some swing later in an eight-over burst.Zaheer is the only one in this Indians’ attack certain to play at Lord’s next week with Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar rested following their workload in the Caribbean. It meant a chance for Sreesanth and Munaf Patel to stake a claim for the third seamer’s slot, although neither made a compelling case. The attack actually looked toothless – Suresh Raina’s late wicket of Compton came when the batsman reverse-swept to short third man – but India will back themselves to lift for the major challenge.Sreesanth was tight to begin with but Strauss started to take to him with three boundaries in an over as he moved to his half-century. Patel, meanwhile, was steady but didn’t provide much threat. Mishra began with three no-balls in his first three overs and Strauss picked off the legspinner with ease, pulling him over midwicket and driving through the off side, before the bowler struck back.While Strauss’s runs will be welcome, he’ll know that they don’t guarantee a successful start to the Tests. Ahead of the Sri Lanka series he scored two hundreds – one of them against the visitors at Uxbridge – but then struggled to convert that when the internationals began, and ended with 27 runs from four innings.With the focus understandably on Strauss, Suppiah was a quiet partner in every sense at the other end. He didn’t register a boundary until the start of the second hour when he played a lovely straight drive, but a sign of the gentle nature of the surface was that he, too, didn’t have many alarms.Rain brought a lengthy stoppage shortly after lunch but when the skies cleared, Suppiah and Compton made positive progress as the Indians found wickets elusive. Suppiah became increasingly positive on either side of his half-century, but the Indians missed a chance to break the partnership when Compton, on 24, was dropped at square by Sachin Tendulkar, when he pulled Sreesanth.Compton cashed in on his chance with a series of well-timed boundaries, one of which was a stand-and-deliver cover drive off Zaheer, who was the pick of a disappointing seam attack, as he reached a half century from 74 deliveries. Mishra was taken at more than four-an-over and also dropped a tough caught-and-bowled chance off Suppiah, who was on 71. Mishra was forced to leave the field mid-over for treatment on his finger but was said to be fine. The 17 overs shared by the part-time spinners, Raina and Yuvraj Singh, cost 110 runs including 18 off one Yuvraj over.The resumption after tea was delayed by further rain, but the final hour was possible which gave Suppiah the chance to register his sixth first-class hundred from 179 balls, and he is closing in on a new career-best. It’s been a good time for Suppiah: he registered world record Twenty20 figures of 6 for 5 in a Friends Life t20 game against Glamorgan last week. And it won’t have done him any harm to score runs in front of the England captain.

Allrounder Farveez Maharoof and wicketkeeper Kaushal Silva have been called up to provide cover for the players who will miss the start of the England tour due to the IPL

ESPNcricinfo staff30-Apr-2011Sri Lanka have called up allrounder Farveez Maharoof and wicketkeeper Kaushal Silva to provide cover for the players who will miss the start of the England tour due to the IPL. Sri Lanka’s newly-appointed captain Tillakaratne Dilshan will be in England by May 11, but five members of the Sri Lanka squad will stay in India and are expected to arrive in time to play against England Lions, at Derby, from May 19.Malintha Warnapura, the opening batsman, who was set to cover for Dilshan had he stayed at the IPL, has been withdrawn along with stand-by fast bowler Saminda Eranga. The latter was to be a replacement for fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep but it appears likely Pradeep will travel to England early instead of remaining with Royal Challengers Bangalore where he has yet to play a match for the franchiseHowever, with Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Dilhara Fernando, Thisara Perera and Suraj Randiv not available for the Middlesex match the selectors have drafted in reinforcements.Maharoof is currently playing county cricket with Lancashire where he has made an impressive start to the season with a hundred on his debut against Somerset at Liverpool. However, the fixture list could have worked in Lancashire’s favour with them not in Championship action the week Maharoof will be needed by Sri Lanka and he may only miss one CB40 match against Somerset. He hasn’t played Test cricket since 2007.Silva, 24, is uncapped but has an impressive first-class average of 45 and will provide wicketkeeping cover for Prasanna Jayawardene.

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Paolo Guerrero aguarda com ansiedade o dia 3 de maio, quando a suspensão de seis meses por doping chegará ao fim, desde o fim de 2017. A data ganhou mais importância para o atleta já que a Corte Arbitral do Esporte (CAS) marcou para este mesmo dia a audiência final do recurso do atacante do Flamengo.

A informação foi inicialmente publicada pelo jornal “O Globo”.

Agora, são dois os cenários possíveis. A defesa de Guerrero pede a absolvição total do atacante, liberando o peruano para defender o Flamengo de imediato – ele está inscrito na Copa Libertadores e tem contrato até 8 de agosto – e o colocando em condições de disputar o Mundial da Rússia por sua seleção.

No entanto, em março a Agência Mundial Antidoping (WADA) enviou apelação à Corte Arbitral do Esporte pedindo o aumento da pena de Paolo Guerrero para dois anos – período superior à primeira suspensão definida pela Fifa ao atleta, que depois, em dezembro, foi reduzida para seis meses.

Com a audiência marcada para o data final da suspensão de seis meses, não há mais chance do camisa 9 voltar a atuar pelo Rubro-Negro antes do previsto.

A demora para marcar a apresentação do recurso pedido pela defesa do peruano no mês de janeiro irritou os advogados de Guerrero. Na Gávea, enquanto a pena se aproximava do fim, a partir de fevereiro, o entendimento era de aguardar o dia 3 de maio sem expectativas de diminuição da pena.

O receio dos diretores e departamento jurídico é justamente o caso sofrer uma reviravolta já perto do fim, como a aceitação da apelação enviada pela WADA,

RELEMBRE O CASO

Paolo Guerrero foi flagrado no exame antidoping no dia 6 de outubro, em jogo das Eliminatórias Sul-Americanas para o Mundial da Rússia, entre Peru e Argentina. Em 3 de novembro, a Fifa o suspendeu preventivamente por 30 dias.

Em 8 de dezembro, a Fifa anunciou a suspensão do atacante por um ano e depois, em 20 de dezembro, reduziu o afastamento do atleta em seis meses, aceitando o recurso da defesa do jogador, que desde então tenta a absolvição.

Na terça-feira, dia 20 de março, Guerrero voltou ao Ninho do Urubu e reencontrou os companheiros de Flamengo. O atacante estava impedido de utilizar as instalações do clube e vinha mantendo a forma física na Argentina.

A liberação de Guerrero ao dia a dia do Flamengo estava prevista no Código Antidopagem da Fifa, que diz que o atleta “poderá regressar ao treinamento com uma equipe ou ao uso das instalações de um clube durante o último quarto do período de suspensão imposto, se este for inferior a dois meses”.

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It’s crunch time for West Ham United on Thursday evening, as David Moyes’ side take on Eintracht Frankfurt in what is set to be an enthralling, Europa League, semi-final, second-leg clash.

The Hammers head into the game on a run of four matches without a win in all competitions – having lost their last three both in Europe and domestically – although all hope is not lost with the current aggregate scoreline at just 2-1 in favour of the Bundesliga side.

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The London Stadium outfit weren’t at their best in that defeat on home soil, although that one-goal deficit ensures it is all still to play for, with history seemingly on their side as they overcame the same opponents at the last four stage of the European Cup Winners’ Cup back in 1976.

Ahead of this pivotal encounter, here’s how the Football FanCast think that Moyes will line his side up…

With the former Manchester United boss announcing a clean bill of health in his pre-match press conference, the only changes to be made are likely to be tactical ones, with the Scotsman having shuffled his pack in the weekend defeat to Arsenal. As such, we are predicting that the 59-year-old will make four alterations from the side that lost at home to the Gunners.

One of those tweaks will see Alphonse Areola return in goal having featured in nine of the ten games in the competition, while ahead of him Craig Dawson returns to the backline after his brief suspension on Sunday, lining up alongside Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma and Aaron Cresswell.

The latter will return to his usual left-back berth, meaning that £38k-per-week dud Ryan Fredericks will drop out – the full-back having been dubbed a “shocker” by journalist Thomas Clark earlier this season.

In midfield, the club’s “man mountain” Tomas Soucek, as he has been described by pundit Micah Richards, replaces club captain Mark Noble alongside talisman Declan Rice, while ahead of them should be the attacking trio of Pablo Fornals, Manuel Lanzini and Jarrod Bowen.

Leading the line will almost certainly be Michail Antonio – with Said Benrahma making way – although as his manager admitted, the Jamaica international is in desperate need of a goal, having scored just twice in all competitions since New Year’s Day.

In other news, Forget Rice: Moyes now set for West Ham disaster on “remarkable” £125k-p/w giant

India 405 (Tendulkar 98, Raina 86, Dravid 77, Sehwag 59, Johnson 5-64) trail Australia 428 by 23 runs
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Sachin Tendulkar was in command for most of the day before narrowly missing a century•Getty Images

Mitchell Johnson arrived just in time as Australia earned a surprising 23-run advantage after India failed to build on a series of promising half-centuries in Mohali. For most of the third day it looked like it would be the hosts who finished with a first-innings lead, but Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina and Rahul Dravid were cut down before the hosts were dismissed for 405.

India were ready to dominate when Johnson struck late to remove MS Dhoni (14), who was given out caught low down by Shane Watson at first slip in a confusing decision, and Harbhajan Singh edged behind next ball. Another key breakthrough came when Raina played back to Johnson and was lbw shortly before the close as part of a collaspe of 5 for 23. The burst left Johnson with 5 for 64 from 20 overs and gained him a sixth five-wicket haul in Tests.It was a timely comeback for the tourists after they experienced difficult periods from their junior and senior opponents. Raina, 23, is 14 years younger than Tendulkar and was happy to take more risks – he out-scored Tendulkar in their stand of 124 – while the older man was typically calculating.Tendulkar first started giving Australians nightmares in 1990-91 and almost 20 years later spent much of the third day introducing himself to some new wearers of baggy greens. At his best Tendulkar has buried Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath, so in reality facing Johnson, Doug Bollinger, Ben Hilfenhaus and Nathan Hauritz was a pretty comfortable assignment. He still made it a thing of beauty at times, particularly with his effortless pushes through cover and his range of sweeps.Tendulkar now has 10 hundreds and 12 half-centuries in 30 Tests against Australia while averaging almost 57. Bollinger and Hilfenhaus had not bowled to him before in a Test, and Hauritz had run into him only once, getting him in Mumbai on debut in 2004.Hilfenhaus watched Tendulkar caress a handful of memorable cover-drives throughout the display and the batsman started the middle session with a clever late cut against the same bowler. Another cover-drive, this time to Bollinger, was special enough for Tendulkar to punch gloves with Dravid, and then it was Hauritz’s turn to gape. A sweep from outside off went to square leg for four and Hauritz’s next ball was even wider, but it travelled to the rope at midwicket.

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• Mitchell Johnson’s 5 for 64 is his sixth five-for in 37 Tests, but his first in nine matches against India. His previous best against them had been 4 for 70 in Bangalore in 2008.

• This is the eighth time Sachin Tendulkar has entered the nineties in a Test and not gone on to a century. Only three batsmen have more nineties – Michael Slater (nine), Steve Waugh and Rahul Dravid (ten each).

• The 124-run stand between Tendulkar and Suresh Raina was the 78th time Tendulkar was involved in a century partnership, which is third in the all-time list, behind Rahul Dravid (82) and Ricky Ponting (79).

• During the course of their 79-run stand, Tendulkar and Dravid became only the third pair, after Greenidge-Haynes and Hayden-Langer, to score 6000 partnership runs – they’ve scored 6076 in 120 innings at an average of 52.83.

• It’s also Tendulkar’s 22nd fifty-plus score against Australia in 30 Tests. Only Herbert Sutcliffe (24) and Jack Hobbs (27) have more.

• Of the 98 runs Tendulkar scored, 30 came in the cover region. Five of his 13 fours were scored through the covers.

Tendulkar was rarely rushed – a couple of thick edges fell short of the slips off Johnson – and after tea he allowed Raina to aim the bigger shots, although he charged Marcus North and hit over mid-off to go into the 90s. He was two short of his 49th century when he pushed across the line at a quicker ball from North and was lbw, walking off in a silent stadium. North could hardly believe his success in his first Test bowl against Tendulkar.Raina, who entered at No.5 due to VVS Laxman’s back problem, continued to impress in his third Test, adding to his previous scores of 120, 62 and 41 not out. Bollinger, finding some fire in the warm conditions, hit Raina on the shoulder early in his innings as the batsman turned his head away. He also survived a missed stumping on 48 and was almost taken at mid-off on 60 when the ball dropped just short of Johnson.In between he crunched boundaries on the up through the offside, collecting 14 fours from 128 balls, including a glance to bring up his half-century. There was a chance Raina would reach his hundred before stumps but he had to tone down when Johnson removed two team-mates and Hauritz bowled Zaheer Khan. The change in mood was terminal.The first two rewards of the day went to Bollinger (2 for 49), who bowled the nightwatchman Ishant Sharma (18) and took care of Dravid. Hauritz also hung in after some punishment to finish off the innings with 2 for 116.Dravid seemed set for a big score until he pushed at one angling across him from Bollinger and was caught behind by Tim Paine. He had batted for almost half the day, nudging singles and punching boundaries in his watchful way, before the unexpected error ended his fourth-wicket stand of 79 with Tendulkar.The previous series against Sri Lanka was a poor one for Dravid – he got 95 runs in five matches – and this was his first Test half-century since January. However, he joined Virender Sehwag, Tendulkar and Raina in falling before reaching three figures, and keeping Australia in the game.

ScorecardEssex beat Netherlands by eight wickets under the Duckworth/Lewis method having been set 74 from 16 overs to win the Clydesdale Bank 40 Group B match at Chelmsford. The victory keeps alive the county’s hopes of reaching the semi-final stages of the competition after Ravi Bopara hit an unbeaten 43 including 28 off one over from Mohammed Kashif as Essex reached 77 for 2 from eight overs to complete the win.Bopara and Mark Pettini had posted 47 for the first wicket before Brad Kruger struck twice in one over to gain some consolation for the Dutch side. Pettini was caught by Bas Zuiderent at midwicket for 31 and three balls later, Ryan ten Doeschate, playing against his international colleagues, was bowled for 2.However, Bopara decided to make his positive move and plundered the hapless Kashif for two sixes and four other boundaries to wrap up an effortless win for his side. Having chosen to bat first, the visitors had reached 29 for 3 from just over 13 overs after an hour’s play when rain swept across the County Ground in earnest and continued for 30 minutes before abating.Although the pitch was covered immediately, the intensity of the downpour soon left the surrounds and bowlers run-ups saturated with play ultimately delayed for three and a half hours. Umpires Jeremy Lloyds and Michael Gough made the first of four inspections at 4.00pm but were concerned that areas of the playing square were unsafe. Three further inspections in bright sunshine followed with the crowd growing increasingly restless.Finally the officials decided at 6.00pm conditions had improved sufficiently to allow Netherlands to continue their innings for a further 2.3 overs with the match reduced to 16 overs per side. Wilf Diepeveen and Zuiderent than added a further 22 runs from their remaining 15 deliveries with the CB40 debutant on 14 and Zuiderent 15 not out as the Netherlands innings closed on 51 for 3.

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.

Newcastle United have made a “generous and extremely tempting” offer for Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard.

That’s according to The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards, and a number of United fans have been giving their thoughts to the news on social media.

Lingard is out of contract at Old Trafford in the summer and has made just two starts all season. He’s recently been linked with Newcastle, Tottenham and West Ham, with the former of the three pushing to land the 29-year-old.

According to Edwards, Newcastle had a loan bid turned down earlier in the week but have now returned with a “generous and extremely tempting” offer.

Edwards adds that United could be able to make around £12m for Lingard, who Ole Gunnar Solskjaer labelled as ‘brilliant’, however, the England international isn’t considering a permanent move at this moment in time.

United fans react

@utdreport relayed Edwards’ claim regarding Lingard on Twitter. This is what these United supporters had to say in reply, with many keen for him to move on.

“If we pull that off, it’s a massive let off considering we rejected £10m from West Ham in the summer.”

Credit: @yaboybdav

“About time we robbed someone welcome to our world. Can he take a few with him”

Credit: @clarketipsinfo

“Scenes when we reject it and ask for £20m”

Credit: @GarryDevilDada

“I’m on my knees”

Credit: @snvmsu

“Get it done!! Then bring in Zakaria”

Credit: @Dizbhoy

“Wow”

Credit: @PrinceChrisMUFC

In other news: ‘Wow’ – Lots of Man United fans erupt as ‘ridiculous’ transfer news emerges. 

يستكمل فريق الكرة الأول بنادي فيوتشر، مشوار بطولة الكونفدرالية الإفريقية، بمواجهة بطل أنجولا بريميرو دي اوجوستو.

المباراة من المقرر إقامتها على ملعب 11 نوفمبر في خضم منافسات جولة الذهاب بدور الـ32 الثاني من عمر بطولة الكونفدرالية الإفريقية.

هشام صلاح: تلقيت عرضًا من الزمالك.. وأرغب في الانضمام لـ منتخب مصر

ويخوض فريق فيوتشر مباراته في مشاركته الأولى قاريًا، أمام بريميرو دي أوجوستو بعدما فشل الأخير في مواصلة مشواره بدوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وودع بريميرو دي اوجوستو البطولة القارية من دور الـ32 على يد سيمبا التنزاني بالهزيمة بنتيجة 4-1 في مجموع المباراتين، لينضم إلى ملحق الكونفدرالية.

فيما استطاع فريق فيوتشر حديث العهد، عبور عقبة كالون السيراليوني في دور الـ32 الأول بالكونفدرلية بنتيجة 3-0 في مجموع المباراتين. موعد مباراة فيوتشر وبريميرو دي أوجوستو في الكونفدرالية

ومن المقرر أن تنطلق مباراة فيوتشر وبريميرو دي اوجوستو في تمام الساعة الخامسة مساءً بتوقيت مصر، والسادسة بتوقيت السعودية.

الجدير بالذكر، أن المباراة غير مذاعة عربيًا، إذ لا تنقل شبكة قنوات “بي إن سبورتس” مباريات هذا الدور من البطولة، كما لم تعلن قناة “أون تايم سبورتس” المصرية عن إذاعة اللقاء حتى الآن.

يمكنكم مطالعة مواعيد ونتائج جميع المباريات لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنا.

An update has emerged regarding Newcastle United’s pursuit of Montpellier forward Stephy Mavididi…

What’s the talk?

According to the Daily Mail, the Magpies are among the clubs interested in a deal to sign the former Arsenal attacker this month.

The report claims that Brighton and Crystal Palace are also monitoring his progress, with a fee in the region of £15m being touted.

Imagine him & Wood

Imagine a strike force of Wood and Mavididi lining up for Newcastle in the Premier League in the coming weeks with Callum Wilson out injured!

If Howe can secure a deal for the 23-year-old, he could be an ideal player to slot in alongside the New Zealand marksman due to his style of play and physique. The 5 foot 9 forward is in a similar mould to Wilson in the sense that he is more likely to cause problems with his pace and footwork than physically or in the air, which could complement Wood brilliantly.

Former Charlton boss Lee Bowyer once compared Mavididi to a greyhound because of his electric pace, saying: “There was one time we broke and we had Stephy and Sullay (Kaikai) breaking and it was like two greyhounds in a race – look at how quick they are.

“We’re very fortunate, we’ve got these types of players at the club., if we can get them right and get them all fit for the remaining eight games, it’s going to be exciting times.”

This suggests that the 23-year-old could be the perfect partner for Wood if Howe wants to play a 4-4-2 system, as he could be the one to make runs in behind and play off of the former Burnley man. The 6 foot 2 New Zealand international has won 5.5 aerial battles per game in the Premier League this season, which suggests that Mavididi could have numerous chances per match to run in behind and create chances from Wood’s flick-ons.

Karl Robinson, a former manager of his during a loan spell at Charlton, previously claimed that the young striker has a “bright future” , and this mooted transfer could be an investment for the future as well as one to make an immediate difference. At the age of 23, Mavididi has plenty of scope for development left in him, and he could be a player with whom Howe works over time to improve his game.

He is capable of playing through the middle or out wide and has been in fine form this season, with six goals and three assists in Ligue 1, after scoring nine goals last term, suggesting that he could have the end product to make the most of his prospective partnership with Wood.

That tantalising propsect means that Newcastle must do everything in their power to try and lure Mavididi back to England.

AND in other news, Player keen: Howe must seal NUFC deal to land “world-class” maestro, he’s Cabaye 2.0…