Ramnaresh Sarwan made a composed hundred, and Andre Russell and Kemar Roach combined to take seven wickets, to give the West Indies a 61-win over Kenya

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Feb-2011
ScorecardRamnaresh Sarwan rescued West Indies from a poor start•Getty ImagesRamnaresh Sarwan made a composed hundred, and Andre Russell and Kemar Roach combined to take seven wickets, to give the West Indies a 61-win over Kenya in their World Cup warm-up match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.Sarwan was not selected for the original tour of Sri Lanka last year because of concerns about his fitness, before being named in the World Cup squad, but this innings should put to rest any lingering doubts about his readiness for international cricket. Sarwan came to the crease with the West Indies in a spot of bother at 32 for 2, with Thomas Odoyo having removed openers Devon Smith and Adrian Barath inside the first 10 overs. Darren Bravo and Shivnarine Chanderpaul followed their team-mates back to the pavilion with only 65 on the board, but Dwayne Bravo stuck around long enough to make a half-century, and together with Sarwan added 94 for the fifth wicket to steady the innings.Bravo eventually fell to Steve Tikolo for 54, but Sarwan batted through the 50-overs – he was run-out off the last ball of the innings – to make 123, and take West Indies to a defendable total. Sarwan struck 11 fours and five sixes in his 125-ball knock.Kenya began confidently with opener Seren Waters making 43 and Collins Obuya 68, but they were always behind the required run-rate, and when Darren Sammy bowled Tikolo for 15, it sparked a middle order collapse. Roach bowled Obuya and trapped Maurice Ouma leg before, before Russell polished off the tail to make sure there would be no repeat of Kenya’s famous victory in the 1996 World Cup.

An update has emerged on Newcastle United and their interest in Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah ahead of the summer transfer window.

What’s the talk?

According to The Mirror, the Magpies are one of a number of clubs hoping to snap him up on a free transfer at the end of the season.

Eddie Howe is plotting a swoop for the striker but will need to fight off interest from Brighton, West Ham and Crystal Palace, among others.

The striker is valued at £9m by Transfermarkt at present.

Huge upgrade on Chris Wood

PIF must ensure that they can work with Howe to get this deal over the line as Nketiah would be a huge upgrade on Wood at the top end of the pitch.

Newcastle brought the New Zealand international in from Burnley during the January transfer window and he has struggled to live up to his £25m value.

Since arriving on Tyneside, he has found the back of the net twice in 16 appearances – once from open play – for the Magpies. He has scored five goals in 33 games for the Clarets and the Toon combined this term – missing nine ‘big chances’ and amassing 8.22 Expected Goals along the way.

Nketiah, meanwhile, has started five Premier League matches for the Gunners and produced four goals and one assist from 4.26 xG. This shows that he is finishing off the chances he is being provided with instead of wasting them, as Wood has been doing throughout the season.

Former Magpies forward Michael Owen previously lavished praise on the Englishman, saying: “He’s very good. He’s got a real smell for it, hasn’t he? He knows where the ball’s going to drop. I like his movement. I like his hunger to score goals. With his attitude, the way he plays, he’s just going to be a goal machine all his career.”

He also excelled in the EFL Cup as he scored five times in four starts in the competition earlier in the season for the Gunners. This means that he has scored nine goals in nine starts for Arsenal in the League Cup and Premier League combined, living up to Owen’s comments on his goalscoring prowess.

Nketiah is also eight years younger than Wood and this means that he has the potential to improve and develop over time. He is already proving himself to be a better striker than the former Burnley man, so imagine how good he can be after a couple of seasons working with Howe.

The £17k-per-week England U21 international would be a major upgrade on the 30-year-old dud and Newcastle must work hard to get this deal done.

AND in other news, “Sources have confirmed”: Edwards drops huge Newcastle claim that’ll excite supporters…

German source Sport Bild has now shared a big transfer update out of Southampton involving Union Berlin striker Taiwo Awoniyi.

The Lowdown: Saints gear for summer…

The Saints and manager Ralph Hasenhuttl will be gearing up for the 2022/2023 Premier League campaign behind the scenes.

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Links have already emerged to summer targets as the St Mary’s side seek to build and potentially challenge for a place higher up the top flight table next year.

It is believed that a fair few of Hasenhuttl’s squad could be heading out the door given their contract situations, including Moussa Djenepo, Nathan Redmond and Theo Walcott (GiveMeSport).

In terms of incomings, Sport Bild (via Sport Witness) now have an interesting update involving in-form Bundesliga talisman Awoniyi.

The Latest: Southampton ‘trying to sign’ Awoniyi…

The German publication claims Hasenhuttl and co are ‘trying to sign’ Union’s striker as they now attempt a move.

This comes as Chelsea loanee and star striker Armando Broja looks set to leave Southampton and return to his parent club with a permanent deal looking unlikely as things stand.

The Verdict: Get it done…

Scoring a solid return of 13 goals in 29 top flight appearances this season, the Nigeria international has been called ‘remarkable’ for his form over 2021/2022 (Stefan Bienkowski, Bundesliga reporter).

It is believed that Awoniyi has a meagre €20 million (£17m) release clause in his deal, an affordable fee which would allow Southampton to bypass negotiations and head straight to talks over personal terms with the player.

This could mark the 24-year-old out as a seriously credible transfer target for Hasenhuttl and there is little surprise his side are now attempting a move.

In other news: ‘Quite a key figure’ – Journalist shocked by who could now leave Southampton, find out more here.

by one wicket
ScorecardChris Woakes kept his cool to guide England to an eighth Twenty20 win in a row•Getty Images

Chris Woakes showed nerves of steel on his international debut to seal England a thrilling one-wicket victory at Adelaide and a world-record eighth Twenty20 win on the trot. Woakes finished unbeaten on 19 from 15 balls as he struck the final ball over midwicket having lost Graeme Swann at the start of the last over with four needed.Ajmal Shahzad faced two dot balls before scrambling to the non-striker’s end then Woakes scythed Shane Watson, who produced an outstanding all-round display with 59 and four wickets, through backward point to level the scores and ensure, at worst, England couldn’t lose. They really shouldn’t have pushed it so close having always been in control of the asking rate, but it’s a credit to their belief that they could still pull through for victory despite a late clatter of wickets.Watson will feel the defeat particularly acutely having almost pulled the match back for Australia. Eoin Morgan, in his first major innings since September, had eased 43 off 33 balls when he drove to cover and Michael Yardy fell first ball as he failed to get his bat out of the line of a short ball. But Woakes, a replacement for Stuart Broad in the England squad, showed why he was sent in ahead of Swann when he pulled Shaun Tait for a mighty six and was there to see his side home.Australia were still some way short of the standards they set themselves having lost momentum with the bat after a fine start, the combined eight overs of Tait and Brett Lee went for 81, and their fielding display included a number of errors. They should have struck first ball of the innings but Steve O’Keefe dropped a regulation chance at square leg as Ian Bell went to pull Tait. Bell responded with three boundaries, including an effortless back-foot drive which oozed the class he has shown all tour.England clearly weren’t going to hold back in the first six overs. It was thrilling cricket to watch as the sides traded boundaries and wickets. Steven Davies drove his second ball to cover to give Brett Lee a wicket on his international return then Bell was given a second life, again off Tait, when David Warner dropped a tough chance at backward point.Bell, playing his first Twenty20 international since 2008, unleashed an uppercut over third man of which Virender Sehwag would have been proud and Kevin Pietersen didn’t want to be left behind as he joined in the boundary hunt. Australia continued to lapse in the field as O’Keefe let one through his legs at deep square-leg with England scoring at more than 10-an-over.The batsmen didn’t want to rein themselves in, however, even though the asking-rate was plummeting, and Bell drove Mitchell Johnson’s third ball to cover. O’Keefe, meanwhile, must have feared how his evening would develop when Pietersen hit his first two balls for four and six but the left-arm spinner struck back when Pietersen failed to clear a leaping David Hussey at mid-off. It was a needless shot in terms of the run-rate, but England’s tactic – which has reaped rich rewards – has been to go hard regardless in the first six overs.The situation was made for steady accumulation and for a period Morgan and Paul Collingwood calmly ticked off the runs. It was hard to tell which batsman had barely played an innings since the end of the English season. Morgan pulled Lee for six then placed him perfectly over mid-off, but kept losing partners when Collingwood top-edged a sweep and Luke Wright walked across his stumps. And for once, Morgan couldn’t finish the game himself.Australia had threatened a far greater total than 157 when Watson was cutting loose to take Swann’s first over for 26 on the way to a 27-ball half-century. He added 83 for the first wicket with Warner, but when the pair were separated the innings struggled to regain momentum and Australia failed to double their score.Watson struck one boundary off Bresnan so hard that his bat broke, but the real damage came against the spinners. Yardy’s opening over cost nine before Watson took Swann’s first three deliveries over midwicket for increasingly large sixes and he added another boundary to reach fifty. Yardy, though, is a canny operator and fired one past Watson’s attempted cut to give England a much-needed boost and he later had Warner taken at deep midwicket.Despite Watson’s departure Swann was whipped out of the attack but when he returned he produced a tight three overs which only went for 14. Hussey struggled to find his usual striking range, and though he eventually pulled Bresnan over midwicket for six. he then missed a perfect yorker next ball. England’s bowlers were superb in the closing overs and the final result once again showed how the smallest of margins can make the difference in Twenty20 cricket.

South Africa wrapped up the series 3-0 with two matches still to play with another ruthless performance against Zimbabwe, winning by 157 runs in Franschhoek

ESPNcricinfo staff16-Jan-2011
ScorecardSouth Africa wrapped up the series 3-0 with two matches still to play with another ruthless performance against Zimbabwe at the Bridge House School in Franschhoek. In the absence of regular captain Keaton Jennings, who had scored half-centuries in each of the first two matches, the rest of South Africa’s batsmen took up the mantle and took their team to a score of 293. Thereafter South Africa’s spin duo of left-armer Prenelan Subrayen and legspinner Lionel Vaaltyn ran through Zimbabwe’s line-up, taking eight wickets between them as the visitors were bowled out for 136 in 40.3 overs.James Price, who scored 98 in the first match of the series, was the only one of South Africa’s top seven who scored less than 25 as everyone contributed to the total. After Price and his fellow opener Quinton de Kock were out, Regardt Verster and Johan du Preez put together 96 in quick time. The scoring-rate dipped between the 25th and 40th overs, but Vaaltyn’s 38 off 25 balls and captain Shaylin Pillay’s quick-fire 20 picked it up again and South Africa reached the biggest total of the series so far.Zimbabwe were given a brief moment of hope of at least putting up a fight when Godwill Mamhiyo and Kevin Kasuza put together 63 for the second wicket. But Vaaltyn and Subrayen dismantled the rest of their line-up. Vaaltyn struck first, removing Kasuza and then getting two more wickets, and Subrayen ran through the lower-middle order and tail as Zimbabwe surrendered meekly.

تحدث بدر بانون مدافع منتخب المغرب عن الهزيمة التي نالها فريقه أمام فرنسا في نصف نهائي كأس العالم قطر 2022.

وقال بانون في تصريحات تلفزيونية لفضائية “الكاس” عقب المباراة: “الحمد لله على الإنجاز التاريخي، نفتخر بما قدمناه”.

فيديو | فرنسا تنهي مغامرة المغرب بثنائية وتتأهل لمواجهة الأرجنتين في نهائي كأس العالم 2022

وأضاف: “البطولة لم تنته، ما زال أمامنا المركز الثالث، حاولنا اليوم تقديم أقصى ما عندنا لنصل للنهائي، ولكن واجهنا منتخب كبير، بطل كأس العالم”.

وتابع: “الحمد لله الجماهير المغربية راضية عن أداء اللاعبين، ونتمنى أن يكونوا فخورين بنا، لأننا حاولنا الدفاع عن قميص المنتخب الوطني بكل شراسة، وإن شاء الله كأس العالم القادم نكون أفضل”.

واستكمل: “الجماهير لا تعلم كل الكواليس، لكن الإعلام والقريبين من المنتخب الوطني يعرفون أن هناك العديد من الإصابات، ولاعبون تحاملوا على أنفسهم لكي يلعبوا، وعلى الجمهور أن يفتخر بهؤلاء”.

واختتم: “ليس لدينا أي أعذار، كل لاعب يُشارك يقاتل من أجل قميص منتخب المغرب، ودائمًا نحظى بدعم الجماهير والجهاز الفني”.

MatériaMais Notícias

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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The only result of the weekend came from the contest involving the fifth and last places teams in the SuperSport Series, with the other two fixtures ending in draws. The bottom of the table clash between the Knights and the Warriors finished in three days in Kimberley. The Warriors earned their first win of the competition, but they remain rooted to the bottom of the table.It was uncharacteristically low-scoring match on the usually flat De Beers Diamond Oval. The Knights put up a respectable 301 in their first innings. Rilee Rossouw and Dean Elgar were the rocks on which that total was built. Rossouw scored 122 and Elgar an unbeaten 70, the pair sharing a second-wicket partnership of 157. The rest of the scorecard was the property of Andrew Birch and South Africa seamer Rusty Theron. They took 4 for 68 and 4 for 55 respectively.The Warriors, who have looked inept with the bat all season, continued in that fashion, and were bowled out for 210. Johan van der Wath sliced his way through them with 6 for 66, claiming wickets all through the order. Bevan Bennett was the only batsman to show any fight, top scoring with 41.Birch and Theron were not finished and shared eight wickets between them again in the Knights second innings. Birch claiming a five-for and Theron three for 42 as the Knights were bundle out for 120, setting the Warriors a target of 212 to win. It was an exciting chase, which started with van der Wath capturing Michael Price’s wicket with the score on 11. Jon-Jon Smuts 86 held the innings together, while van der Wath’s 3 for 42 and Victor Mpitsang’s 3 for 38 almost gave the Knights victory. Birch was there at the end with Basheer Walters and the Warriors won by two wickets.Rain had a major say in the Titans clash with the Dolphins in Benoni. The Dolphins opted to bat first in bowler friendly conditions and found themselves in big trouble at 95 for six. Albie Morkel, who ended with five for 73, did the bulk of the early damage. Jon Kent’s 66 and Kyle Abbott’s 80 put them back on the right path. Glen Addicott’s unbeaten 43, batting at No.9 was vital and the Dolphins were bowled out for 301.They were expected to struggle in the field without their ace Imran Tahir, who is on national duty, but bowled the Titans out for 193. Abbott ended with a five-for as none of the Titans batsmen made it over the half-century mark. The Dolphins second innings only just managed to get underway, they had scored one run, a no-ball from Ethy Mbhalati when rain stopped play on day three. There was no play on day four and the spoils were shared. The Titans stay top of the table after the result.The Lions have moved into second place after a high scoring draw against the Cobras in Paarl. The Cobras opted to field first and spent a difficult day chasing the ball. After the Lions were under some pressure at 97 for 3, Neil McKenzie and Zander de Bruyn demoralised the Cobras bowlers with a century apiece. Their fourth wicket partnership of 258 is a new first-class record for that wicket. Claude Henderson’s five for 90 went almost unnoticed as the Lions were bowled out for 458.It was then the Cobras turn to inflict suffering on the Lions bowlers. Owais Shah played his most notable innings since becoming the Cobras overseas professional with 151 and Ryan Canning chipped in with 121. The two innings were almost identical as the Lions spinner, Dale Deeb, took five for 131 and the Cobras were bowled out for 485.The length of time taken meant that only a draw was possible and the Lions reached 113 for two in their second knock. Alviro Petersen, who is under pressure for his Test place was out for 44 and two in the either innings.Bowler of the week: Two national discards made sure they got noticed. Rusty Theron took seven wickets for the Warriors and Albie Morkel an economical five-for for the Titans. Both are bidding for limited overs places but to show their ability in the longer version of the game is never a bad thing.Batsman of the week: Neil McKenzie has been in rock solid form for the Lions all season. He continues to top the run charts with 771 runs and scored his third century this weekend. Perhaps a national recall is on the cards.

Celtic have seen a raft of new players make moves to Parkhead during the previous summer and winter transfer windows.

While most joined on permanent deals, the Hoops also have some players in their squad who are only there on loan until the end of the current season.

As the Bhoys are on the verge of securing the Premiership title, it seems as though a update has emerged regarding some behind-the-scenes activity at Lennoxtown over a couple of potential deals which could take place in the summer.

What’s the news?

Speaking in his latest press conference before the 4-1 win over Hearts on Saturday, Postecoglou touched upon the current situation regarding the futures of on-loan Celtic duo Jota and Cameron Carter-Vickers.

The 56-year-old said: “We are in discussions with them obviously, and as I have said all along, with these kind of things it’s never a simple process.

“But both have had unbelievable years for us and been outstanding contributors and both are really happy here.

“Our intent is to try and keep them at our football club, but these things need a point where all parties agree. I am hopeful we will get to that point but at this point, we are not quite there yet.”

To highlight how crucial the duo have been for the Hoops this season, with Carter-Vickers in defence and Jota in attack, Postecoglou’s side have the best record in terms of scoring and conceding goals in the league, with the loan pair both playing big parts.

Focusing on Jota, with nine goals and 10 assists to his name in 27 league outings, the winger is listed as the highest-rated player currently in Celtic’s squad according to WhoScored, averaging a superb match rating of 7.59 for the campaign.

Meanwhile, Carter-Vickers has been a rock at the back for the Bhoys, with a total of 38 interceptions and 20 tackles under his belt as their main centre-back alongside Carl Starfelt.

Taking this into account, it’ll be great news for the Celtic fans to hear that their club are intent on securing permanent deals for the dynamic duo in the summer.

If the club are able to sign both players for good, this would put Postecoglou’s side in great shape to repeat their successes this season in 2022/23.

In other news – Enquiry made, then joined rivals: Celtic had the last laugh over “huge” 161 G/A dynamo

سجل داروين نونيز لاعب فريق ليفربول الهدفين الثالث والرابع في شباك ميلان، في بطولة كأس سوبر دبي الدولية.

ويستضيف ملعب “آل مكتوم” مباراة الفريقين الودية، في إطار الاستعدادات للنصف الثاني من الموسم الحالي.

 ونجح داروين نونيز في تسجيل ثالث أهداف كتيبة يورجن كلوب، وذلك في الدقيقة 82.

الهدف الثالث جاء بعد تمريرة من بوبي كلارك، حيث وصلت الكرة إلى نونيز الذي انطلق في مرتدة لليفربول وسجل في شباك ميرانتي. هدف نونيز الأول أمام ميلان

وفي الدقيقة 88، تمكن داروين نونيز مرة أخرى من هز شباك ميلان، بتسجيله الهدف الثاني له والرابع لفريق ليفربول، بعد تمريرة من بن دوك. هدف نونيز الثاني أمام ميلان