Pietersen ruled out of one-day series

The England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the one-day series against West Indies with a minor injury to his right achilles tendon

Cricinfo staff20-May-2009

Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower won’t have the services of Kevin Pietersen for the one-dayers against West Indies•Getty Images

Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the one-day series against West Indies with a minor right achilles tendon injury. He will be treated over the next week and the ECB are confident he will be able to take part in the ICC World Twenty20.The injury, which Pietersen has been managing up to now, flared up during the second Test against West Indies at Chester-le-Street, but the only time he spent off the field was a short period on the fourth morning when he was feeling nauseous.”The injury would not necessarily prevent him from playing,” said Nick Peirce, the ECB chief medical officer. “But by giving him a precautionary period of time out to receive some concentrated treatment and rest we are enabling the niggle to settle down in preparation of the ICC World Twenty20 and the Ashes. This is not an injury that would preclude him from participating in either event.”Pietersen said that although disappointed at missing the three ODIs – the first cricket he has sat out for England since he fractured a rib during the 2006-07 CB Series – that it was important he was fully fit for the contests ahead. “The medical advice is to rest the achilles and although I’m frustrated to be leaving a happy and successful dressing room I’m absolutely confident this will help me overcome what has up until now been a minor ongoing injury.”I hate missing out on playing for England but understand that in this instance it’s necessary in order to overcome the injury,” he added. “Even though I won’t be lining up for England during this series I’ll be watching and supporting the team closely. I’m looking forward to being back in the England line up for the World Twenty20 and the rest of an exciting summer of cricket.”England have not called up a replacement to the squad which means that Ian Bell and Eoin Morgan will be vying for the vacant batting spot at Headingley.

خاص | الأهلي يحسم أول صفقتين في الميركاتو الصيفي

يسعي مجلس إدارة النادي الأهلي إلى تدعيم صفوف الفريق الأول لكرة القدم، بضم العناصر المميزة استعداداً للعودة إلى منصات التتويج من جديد.

الأهلي خسر الدوري المصري وكأس مصر ودوري أبطال إفريقيا الموسم الماضي، وتضاءلت فرصه بالمنافسة على لقب الدوري هذا الموسم.

ويحتل الأهلي المركز الثالث في ترتيب جدول الدوري المصري، برصيد 62 نقطة.

طالع | الأهلي يرد عبر بطولات على أنباء التفاوض مع باهر المحمدي وعبد الرحمن مجدي

وعلم “بطولات” أن الأهلي اتفق مع سيراميكا كليوباترا على ضم الثنائي شادي حسين ومصطفى ميسي في فترة الانتقالات الصيفية القادمة.

وأشار إلى أن الأهلي سيضم ثنائي سيراميكا كليوباترا، مقابل 25 مليون جنيه بالإضافة إلى إعارة لاعبين وتتبقى بعض الرتوش الأخيرة لإنهاء الصفقتين.

Ex drops promising West Ham claim

West Ham shouldn’t fear losing Ben Johnson after an exciting claim emerged this week…

What’s the word?

According to the ever-reliable ExWHUemployee, the Irons can trigger a two-year extension clause to keep the 21-year-old gem tied down at the London Stadium, with his current deal set to expire in the summer.

But it doesn’t stop there, as the club insider believes that the Hammers’ hierarchy could soon offer him a longer-term contract due to his performances for the club this campaign.

He tweeted: “They have a 2-year extension opportunity on his contract already but think they could go in for an even longer offer soon. The man has been sensational.”

Fans will be delighted

This latest update suggests that the Irons have learned from their past mistakes and there will certainly be no Jeremy Ngakia 2.0 when it comes to the impressive young Irons gem.

In the absence of injured first-choice right-back Vladimir Coufal, Johnson has really stepped up to the plate, so much so that the Czech Republic beast could even find it hard to make his way back into the starting XI.

Whenever the Chadwell Heath graduate has started this term, West Ham have not only remained unbeaten with six wins from six starts but they have not conceded a single goal in that time either, as per Transfermarkt.

There have been some tough tests thrown in there too, having faced Manchester City earlier this week, as well as Spurs, Everton, Genk and Rapid Wien – the latter two being his first appearances in Europe.

Hammers assistant boss Stuart Pearce waxed lyrical about the young defender following their win against the defending champions in midweek.

He said, via the BBC: “He’s a wonderful professional to deal with and work with. We’re very proud to have him out of our academy system as well, which is a real plus for us, especially with the connection to this club with the academy.

“I think he’s just developing and getting better and better, and like with all young players, the more game time they have, the better they’ll get, so I am delighted for the boy.”

His performances against City and Spurs also earned the praise of many of the London Stadium faithful, so this recent development is sure to leave those supporters absolutely buzzing.

AND in other news, West Ham takeover: ExWHUemployee drops big update…

Kleina valoriza ponto conquistado contra o Sport fora de casa

MatériaMais Notícias

A Ponte Preta estreou no Brasileirão goleando o Sport por 4 a 0 no Moisés Lucarelli. No último domingo, foi à Recife e não conseguiu mais que um empate por 0 a 0, na abertura do segundo turno . O resultado deixou a equipe na 14ª posição, com 24 pontos, dois a mais que a Chapecoense, primeiro time na zona de rebaixamento. Para o treinador Gilson Kleina, foi um ponto para ser comemorado.

– Contra o Sport fizemos quatro pontos no Brasileiro e precisamos enaltecer o que conquistamos neste domingo e a entrega dos jogadores. E equipe lutou, teve brio e agora é voltarmos com as nossas vitórias em casa – disse o treinador.

Mesmo com o ponto conquistado, a Ponte ainda se encontra em posição perigosa na tabela, e Gilson Kleina sabe disso. Os próximos jogos em casa, segundo ele, são de suma importância para a Macaca se afastar da zona da degola.

– Nosso objetivo é sempre buscar o melhor posicionamento da tabela. A rodada do final de semana teve alguns resultados que nos deixaram próximos ao Z4. Temos dois jogos em casa e é preciso voltar a restabelecer as vitórias – afirmou Kleina.

Sobre a atuação da Ponte na partida, Kleina admitiu que a equipe sofreu um pouco com os erros de passe. Porém, na sua avaliação, o treinador disse que por pouco a Macaca não conseguiu sair com a vitória através dos contra-ataques.

– O volume do Sport foi maior que o nosso. Entendo que a nossa equipe soube suportar, tivemos uma marcação forte, postura. Começamos tendo a bola do jogo e terminamos tendo a bola do jogo, tivemos o contragolpe. Claro, vejo também que nossa equipe fez um começo bom e depois começamos a errar passes, e não conseguíamos segurar a bola na frente, aí o Sport subiu a marcação. Nós conseguimos fechar o setor do Mena, a gente tentou preencher o meio também e optamos por velocidade dos lados – avaliou.

Agora, a Ponte pega uma sequência de duas partidas seguidas no Moisés Lucarelli, contra Botafogo, no próximo domingo, e contra o Atlético-MG, dia 27. Chances de ouro para a equipe de Gilson Kleina se afastar de vez da zona de rebaixamento.

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Resurgent England progress with huge win

England beat Pakistan by 48 runs at The Oval to go through to the Super Eights

The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan07-Jun-2009
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsKevin Pietersen was at his explosive best as he lifted England to a decent total•Getty Images

England certainly like doing things the hard way, but kept their ICC World Twenty20 hopes alive with an impressive 48-run victory against Pakistan at The Oval which was so emphatic that they are through to the Super Eights. With the hosts’ hopes hanging by a thread Kevin Pietersen returned and hit a sparkling 58 off 38 balls to lift England to a competitive 185 for 5, and Pakistan never got close against a team desperate to erase embarrassing memoriesPakistan, much like England the other night, were well short of their best especially in the field where they dropped at least four catches and produced countless more sloppy pieces of groundwork. They were terribly rusty during their warm-up games and are still a long way from settling, and maybe suffered from knowing they have a second chance against Netherlands on Wednesday, but this defeat was so heavy that even a win in that game might not be enough.England, as they had to, clearly came out with a point to prove having been rightly criticised for their performance against Netherlands on Friday. Whether Pietersen’s return was a case of desperate times calling for desperate measures, or a case of his injury really improving, he produced what England dearly needed from him with one of his best Twenty20 innings.The innings included six sixes, compared with none two days ago, and Pietersen produced three off his own bat including a monstrous blow into the second tier of the pavilion and a glorious, inside-out, cover-drive off Mohammad Aamer. Pietersen was helped out by two positive innings from Luke Wright, who crunched 34 off 16 balls, and Owais Shah, as he added 66 for the third wicket with Pietersen.Pakistan had the batting fire-power to chase down the target, but never formed a solid base as England produced a disciplined display with the ball and, most importantly, in the field where they were far superior. Paul Collingwood, a reluctant captain with much pressure on his shoulders, set the pattern with a well judged running catch to remove Ahmed Shehzad off the recalled Dimitri Mascarenhas.Mascarenhas had been handed the new ball – the role he plays for Hampshire – and Collingwood rotated his pace options. Broad produced the telling over when his short-pitched tactic worked with Kamran Akmal pulling to deep midwicket and the dangerous Salman Butt top-edging to backward point.From there the innings didn’t gain any momentum as Shoaib Malik struggled to score at a run-a-ball and Shahid Afridi’s poor form continuing with a painful 12-ball 5 before he holed out off Graeme Swann. Adil Rashid bowl four overs of accurate legspin and held his nerve each time the batsmen came after him. Pakistan didn’t manage a six until the 17th over and by then the game was long gone.The atmosphere when play got underway was electric with huge support for both teams. If there had been a roof on the ground it would have come off when Malik pulled off a good catch at backward point to remove Ravi Bopara, handing debutant Aamer his first wicket.That brought Pietersen to the crease early after his return to the side following the Achilles injury that ruled him out against Netherlands and the fact he started by dealing in quick singles suggested the problem wasn’t causing too much concern. Pietersen sparked into life by slamming a waist-height no-ball down the ground and the resulting extra delivery (although not a free-hit) was launched monstrously straight into the second tier of the pavilion. It registered as 104 metres, just a fraction shorter than Chris Gayle’s huge blow yesterday against Australia.It had been Wright who brought the early impetus by taking 14 off three balls against Aamer, including England’s first six of the tournament as the ball flew over deep midwicket. He continued in the next over from Yasir Arafat, but was gifted one boundary when Umar Gul misread the spin at third man and let the ball scoot past him.Pakistan’s disciplines continued to slip when Gul delivered another no-ball, but the question was whether England could keep it going as the crucial phase of the game began with Pakistan introducing their spinners? After a brief look, both men took boundaries off Ajmal and a huge top edge by Pietersen off Afridi carried over fine leg for six. Two more sixes came in the 13th over, bowled by Aamer as the batsmen cut loose.A mini-cluster of wickets, including two in an over to the impressive Ajmal, meant England’s charge wasn’t as destructive as it could have been, but unlike against Netherlands the innings finished with a spark rather than a whimper with Mascarenhas and James Foster adding 29 in 19 balls.It’s little things like that which make the difference in Twenty20, and just 48 hours after their biggest humiliation England are into the next stage. Pakistan, meanwhile, have to win against Netherlands. How quickly things change.

قائمة الزمالك لمباراة الإسماعيلي في كأس مصر.. فيريرا يضم 20 لاعبًا

أعلن البرتغالي جوسفالدو فيريرا المدير الفني لنادي الزمالك قائمة الفريق لمباراة الإسماعيلي المقرر خوضها غدًا الاثنين في كأس مصر.

ويلاقي الزمالك نظيره الإسماعيلي على أرضية ملعب استاد القاهرة في دور الـ16 من منافسات كأس مصر.

طالع أيضًا.. تقارير مغربية: الزمالك يضم لاعب الرجاء لمدة 3 مواسم

وضم فيريرا في قائمة الزمالك 20 لاعبًا استعدادًا لمواجهة الإسماعيلي.

وشهدت القائمة عودة عمر السعيد مهاجم الزمالك، والذي غاب خلال الفترة الماضية بسبب الإصابة. قائمة الزمالك لمباراة الإسماعيلي في كأس مصر

حراسة المرمى: محمد عواد – محمد نديم.

خط الدفاع: محمود علاء – محمد عبد الغني – حسام عبد المجيد  – عبد الله جمعة – أحمد فتوح – محمد عبد الشافي – حازم إمام – حمزة المثلوثي.

خط الوسط: إمام عاشور –  محمد أشرف “روقا” – إسلام جابر – يوسف إبراهيم “أوباما” – محمود عبد الرازق “شيكابالا” – أحمد سيد “زيزو” – سيد عبد الله “نيمار”.

خط الهجوم: سيف الجزيري – عمر السعيد – يوسف أسامة نبيه.

ومن المقرر أن يتأهل الفائز من مباراة الزمالك والإسماعيلي لمواجهة المصري البورسعيدي في ربع نهائي كأس مصر.

Rômulo admite incômodo por atuar pouco, mas promete lutar por espaço

MatériaMais Notícias

Com um elenco cheio de jogadores renomados, o Flamengo pode se dar ao luxo de ter alguns atletas badalados no banco de reservas. Entre eles está o volante Rômulo, que chegou ao clube cercado de grande expectativas, mas agora é somente opção entre os suplentes. Naturalmente, ele admite sentir incômodo por não atuar com a frequência que gostaria.

-Se eu falar que não incomoda, vou estar mentindo, porque trabalhamos todos os dias para jogar. Mas, acima de tudo, respeito meus companheiros. Faço sempre o máximo dentro de campo para, se o treinador precisar de mim, dar o recado dentro de campo – disse o volante em entrevista coletiva nesta segunda-feira, no Ninho do Urubu.

Rômulo deve ser titular contra o Paraná, nesta quarta-feira, pela Primeira Liga. O técnico Reinaldo Rueda deve escalar um time reserva ou, pelo menos, misto. Apesar do pouco apelo do torneio, o volante quer ver o Fla campeão.

-Muitos não dão importância à Primeira Liga, mas aqui no Flamengo, pelo elenco que tem, temos que chegar e chegar bem. independentemente de quem jogar, temos que entrar para vencer sempre – comentou Rômulo, que sofreu uma lesão em maio e perdeu espaço no time titular.

FOLGA PARA TITULARES E TREINO DE FINALIZAÇÕES

Os jogadores que iniciaram a partida contra o Atlético-PR receberam folga nesta segunda-feira. Os demais atletas participaram de um treino técnico no Ninho do Urubu. O técnico Reinaldo Rueda observou o desempenho de seus comandados num treino de finalizações.

Os peruanos Paolo Guerrero e Miguel Trauco estão a serviço da seleção peruana e não enfrentam o Paraná, na próxima quarta-feira, pelas quartas de final da Primeira Liga, na Ilha do Urubu. Por ter melhor campanha do que o adversário na primeira fase do torneio, o Flamengo joga pelo empate para avançar.

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محمد صلاح: من الممكن أن أتواجد في مونديال قطر 2022

كشف الدولي المصري محمد صلاح نجم فريق ليفربول الإنجليزي عن إمكانية تواجده في مونديال قطر 2022 نوفمبر المقبل، رغم عدم تأهل الفراعنة.

وفشل منتخب مصر في التأهل للمونديال بعدما خرج أمام السنغال في المباراة الفاصلة للتصفيات بركلات الترجيح، بعد التعادل 1/1 بنتيجة المباراتين.

طالع أيضًا.. ماركا: كاسيمرو يسعى للتواجد في مباراة مانشستر يونايتد وليفربول

وقال محمد صلاح نجم وهداف فريق ليفربول الإنجليزي في تصريحات لشبكة “بي ان سبورتس” القطرية: “من الممكن أن أتواجد في قطر خلال المونديال”.

وأضاف: “أشعر بسعادة كبيرة أن البطولة ستقام في بلد عربي لأول مرة، والوطن العربي بالكامل سيدعم قطر، وأعتقد أن كأس العالم سيكون مميزا”.

كان ذلك في الإعلان التشويقي لحوار بي ان سبورتس مع محمد صلاح يوم الإثنين المقبل والذي سيُبث عبر قناة بي ان سبورتس بريميوم 1 في الثامنة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة.

Crystal Palace: Fans react to Jean-Philippe Mateta update

Crystal Palace will cut Jean-Philippe Mateta’s Selhurst Park loan spell short in the New Year, according to The Sun.

And, as to be expected, a number of Palace fans have been giving their thoughts to the transfer news on social media.

The Eagles brought in the Frenchman back in January from Mainz on an 18-month loan deal with an option to buy.

However, things haven’t worked out under both Roy Hodgson and Patrick Vieira, with the 24-year-old making just 10 appearances for the club, only two of which have come this season.

Alan Nixon of The Sun shared a story at the weekend, suggesting Vieira will clear a decision for Mateta to leave the club in the next window.

Doing so would give Vieira space to land an extra forward in the New Year, while also getting Mateta’s salary off Palace’s books.

Palace fans react

@cpfc_xtra relayed The Sun’s report regarding Mateta on Sunday afternoon. This is what some Palace fans had to say in reply, with one labelling it as ‘sad’.

“That’s shocking news, said no palace fan ever!”

Credit: @cmburns76

“Is this even true? Keen to see more of him after that Brighton goal”

Credit: @JOG25779189

“We’ll always have the Brighton goal. Sad still”

Credit: @Bunds_

“Dike, come on down?”

Credit: @CPFCSanDiego

“Shame, but Roy knew early on he wasn’t good enough.”

Credit: @michael03407099

“Free up a loan for January”

Credit: @AJThoma64729546

In other news: ‘This is nuts’ – Lots of CPFC fans buzz at ‘incredible’ off-field update. 

Hampshire cruise past Lancashire

A round-up of the latest County Championship action as Hampshire beat Lancashire and Gloucestershire swept aside lowly Middlesex

Cricinfo staff21-Jun-2009Andrew Flintoff hit a welcome half-century, but he couldn’t prevent Lancashire slumping to their second Championship defeat on the bounce as Hampshire sped to a 10-wicket victory at Liverpool with Imran Tahir proving the match-winner. Flintoff reached his fifty from 79 balls and was looking increasingly confident until he was given out caught off a top edge, a decision he didn’t seemed pleased with as a trudged off. That blow opened the door for Hampshire as Tahir spun through the order having Steven Croft and Francois du Plessis caught at short leg. Lancashire didn’t help themselves when VVS Laxman was run out trying for a second to square leg with the last eight wickets falling for 78. A target of 118 provided few problems for the visitors as Michael Carberry hit 62 off 73 balls.

Teams Mat Won Lost Tied Draw Aban Pts

Durham 6 3 00 3 0 94 Nottinghamshire 5 3 0 0 2 082 Somerset 6 2 10 3 0 70 Hampshire 6 2 2 0 2 063 Lancashire 6 2 20 2 0 62 Sussex 6 1 2 0 3 058 Yorkshire 6 0 10 5 0 54 Warwickshire 5 0 1 0 4 046 Worcestershire 6 0 40 2 0 36 Gloucestershire maintained their lead at the top of Division Two with a thumping nine-wicket win over Middlesex at Bristol, securing victory inside three days. The visitors resumed on a precarious 129 for 5 but soon lost Neil Dexter for 43. Shaun Udal cracked 27 while David Nash attempted to patch things together with 38, but in spite of the lower-order resistance – Chris Silverwood cracked four fours in his 26 – Middlesex were rolled for 233. This left Gloucestershire a facile target of 45 which they achieved in under 10 overs, for the loss of just William Porterfield, as Hamish Marshall flayed 28 from 16 balls to inflict yet another defeat on Middlesex, who sit forlornly second-from-bottom of the table.

Teams Mat Won Lost Tied Draw Aban Pts

Gloucestershire 6 3 10 2 0 84 Surrey 6 1 1 0 4 062 Essex 6 2 20 2 0 61 Kent 5 2 1 0 2 060 Glamorgan 6 0 10 5 0 57 Derbyshire 5 1 0 0 4 056 Northamptonshire 6 1 20 3 0 56 Middlesex 5 0 1 0 4 046 Leicestershire 5 0 10 4 0 33

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