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Luke Wright, the Sussex allrounder, has signed for IPL franchise Pune Warriors

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Mar-2012

Luke Wright, the Sussex allrounder, has announced on twitter that he has signed for IPL franchise Pune Warriors. The deal means he will miss the start of the English season and could be unavailable for six County Championship matches.Wright, 27, said on twitter: “I’m delighted to be going to the IPL with Pune Warriors. I’m disappointed to miss the start of the Sussex season but it’s an amazing opportunity few could turn away.”His stock rose significantly when playing for Melbourne Stars in Australia’s Big Bash League 2011-12 in which he scored the fastest hundred in the competition’s history, off 44 balls against Hobart Hurricanes. He has scored over 2,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket with two centuries.Wright has ambitions to win a place back in England’s one-day team. He has played 46 ODIs and 30 T20s but his last cap came in England’s T20 defeat against Sri Lanka at Bristol in June 2011. Last season Wright scored 341 runs in T20s for Sussex at 34.10.Pune Warriors have now filled all their spots for overseas players, with Australia allrounders James Hopes and Steven Smith, and West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels also having signed ahead of the fifth IPL season. Warriors begin their IPL campaign against Mumbai on April 6 while Sussex open their season away to Surrey on April 5.Edited by Alex Winter

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O técnico Osmar Loss se prepara para disputar seu primeiro mata-mata no comando do Corinthians, que enfrenta a Chapecoense nesta quarta-feira, às 21h45, na Arena, em Itaquera. Além da “estreia” do treinador, o jogo válido pela ida das quartas de final da Copa do Brasil marcará também o uso do árbitro de vídeo pela primeira vez. Contente com a novidade, mas ainda um tanto quanto temeroso, o comandante alvinegro admitiu que orientou seus jogadores.

– É algo muito satisfatório para o futebol brasileiro. Copa do Mundo quebra paradigmas. VAR Tende a minimizar incoerências. Jogo diferente. Conversamos com os atletas, vamos voltar a falar sobre isso. É uma novidade. Nós da comissão temos que entender. Saber direito como vai funcionar para não ficar aquela coisa chata de querer VAR a todo momento. Árbitro tem autonomia para decidir, também – ponderou, durante entrevista coletiva no CT Joaquim Grava, e completou:

-Prezamos pelo jogo leal. De vez em quando, a gente se irrita no trânsito, o jogador é passível disso também. Dois duelando pelo mesmo objetivo. O que eu acho é que o jogo vai ficar mais solto, pelo árbitro ter a segurança de poder voltar atrás. Temos de estar preparados para manter a intensidade e foco. Se for justa a revisão, que seja feita.O que tem diferente é o VAR. A preparação não. Jogamos domingo, não tivemos tempo de treinar. Fizemos observações, demos instruções. Preparação em si, não muda. Agora, é um duelo. Só sai um de um caminho que entraram vários.

Embora se prepare para seu primeiro jogo de mata-mata pelo Corinthians, Loss não enxerga tantas diferenças entre a primeira partida das quartas de final em relação aos jogos do Brasileirão. Para ele, o fundamental é o Timão estar preparado emocionalmente para construir a vitória desde o primeiro jogo.

-A principal coisa é a característica diferente é a de duelo. O jogo em si decorre do mesmo jeito. Os primeiros 90 minutos, então… Na base, é só mata. Estar preparado emocionalmente para destruir ou construir uma vantagem é o diferencial. A diferença para mim é essa: gerenciar a construção de uma vantagem – analisou.

Para a partida, é possível que o treinador não possa contar com Clayson, liberado do treino desta terça-feira para resolver problemas particulares. Gabriel também não participou da atividade, ficou apenas na academia fazendo reforço muscular. Sem eles, Loss optou pela entrada de Mateus Vital e do zagueiro Léo Santos.

– Temos uma primeira etapa que pode encaminhar a vaga, dar um passo importante. Sabemos da forma como a Chape encara esse jogo. Construiu sucesso nesse tipo de competição. Caso Gabriel e Clayson, não possam atuar, o time será o do treino. Só saberemos na hora do jogo.Meu pensamento não é transformar o Léo em volante, ele é zagueiro. Mas tem qualidade técnica muito elevada. Léo pode inciar as transições. Trazer ele para o meio dos zagueiros fazendo uma linha de cinco – explicou.

Confira outros pontos da entrevista coletiva de Osmar Loss:

Sobre mata-mata:
Eu não sei se a palavra é priorizar. Não vamos deixar o Brasileirão do lado. O que talvez possa ocorrer é que se tivermos a necessidade por inúmeras questões, a gente possa optar por poupar no Brasileiro porque é mais longo. Não tem como descansar jogador no mata-mata. Vamos controlar para que não tenham lesões graves.

Reformulação do elenco:
Eu acho que temos uma mescla de jovens promissores e experientes no elenco. Renovamos com o Jadson, tem o momento de fazer os demais respirarem, dá cadência. O próprio Emerson. O Corinthians tem um equilíbrio. Pode ter um time mais jovem em algum momento, mas estão sendo calejados. Pedrinho já está há um ano, Léo Santos… Eles já tem o conhecimento.

Sobre Romero e uso do camisa 9:
Uma possibilidade a mais. Quem tem de se preocupar é o adversário com a nossa versatilidade. Já usamos o Romero do lado direito e o Pedrinho mais solto.Os três gols podem confundir e acharem que Romero é centroavante. Ele atuou pelo lado direito. Pode jogar de 9 amanhã, pode, jogamos assim contra o Cruzeiro. É versátil. Pedrinho é, Vital é. Podemos desencaixar a marcação. Versatilidade me dá uma perspectiva de poder mudar.

Versatilidade:
Efetivamente, não importa os números do desenho da equipe. Importa os movimentos dentro do campo. O que dá vida ao jogo, são esses movimentos. Quando eles têm entendimento desses movimentos na fase defensiva, ofensiva e de transição, o jogo melhora muito. No papel, é um 4-2-3-1.

Chapecoense:
É uma equipe sólida defensivamente, tem bola parada muito boa, transição muito rápida, leva perigo no contra-ataque. Mas sabemos que eles têm fragilidades, já foi passado para os jogadores. Treinamos o que pode acontecer.

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أعلن أمير مرتضى منصور، المشرف على الكرة بنادي الزمالك عودة البرتغالي جوزفالدو فيريرا، لمنصبه كمدير فني للفريق مرة أخرى وقيادته للتدريبات الجماعية غدًا.

ويستعد الزمالك لمواجهة فريق فاركو في المباراة المقررة بينهما مساء الإثنين المقبل ببطولة الدوري المصري.

وقال أمير مرتضى منصور في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة “الزمالك”: “الوضع بالنسبة لنا فوق المستقر في الفريق، ونشكر أسامة نبيه على إعادة ترتيب البيت من الداخل”.

وأكمل: “متمسكون بفيريرا وعلى مدار أسبوع أتفاوض معه ليس على الشرط الجزائي، ولكنه قرر الابتعاد قليلا لكي يرفع الضغط، وسيكون متواجدًا اليوم السبت في التدريبات وعلاقته بـ أسامة نبيه أكثر من ممتازة”.

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وتابع: “لا توجد أي خلافات بين أسامة وفيريرا، وكل المشاكل المتواجدة داخل الفريق تم حلها وانتظروا عودة أحمد فتوح وعبد الله جمعة”.

وأضاف: “أعد الجماهير في الفترة المقبلة سنكون جميعا يدًا واحدة، وسنحارب على المباريات المقبلة وأي بطولة نشارك فيها لتحقيقها”.

واختتم: “طلبنا زيادة عدد الجماهير للفترة المقبلة، وكلنا خلف الزمالك ولدينا رئيس نادي ومجلس إدارة قوي، نحن لا نريد أن نعادي أحدًا ولا أن يصدر لنا أحد المشاكل”.

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Após vencer o CSA, fora de casa, na última rodada da Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro, o elenco do Figueirense está focado em manter uma boa sequência na disputa. E a chance de iniciar essa série de resultados positivos será nesta terça-feira, no duelo como São Bento, em Sorocaba, partida que, segundo o lateral-esquerdo João Lucas, é muito difícil para o alvinegro.

– O São Bento vem fazendo uma grande Série B até aqui e é um adversário que cresce muito atuando em sua casa. Temos que ter o máximo de atenção durante os noventa minutos para buscarmos a vitória fora de casa, que nos daria muita motivação para a sequência da competição. Vamos em busca de um resultado positivo como visitante novamente – disse o jogador.

Ainda segundo o atleta, o foco do Figueira, em 2018, é o retorno para a Série A do Brasileiro.

– Nosso objetivo é brigar pelo acesso esse ano. Não faltará entrega e dedicação de de todos para que isso seja possível. Queremos colocar o Figueirense novamente na primeira divisão do Campeonato Brasileiro, que é o seu lugar – finalizou.

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Glamorgan ended the third day at Lord’s in sight of an innings victory despite battling centuries from Chris Rogers and England Test captain Andrew Strauss

Liam Brickhill at Lord's21-May-2011
ScorecardAndrew Strauss battled hard for his hundred but Middlesex face defeat•PA Photos

Glamorgan ended the third day at Lord’s in sight of an innings victory despite battling centuries from Chris Rogers and England Test captain Andrew Strauss, which had helped Middlesex temporarily hold a spirited bowling attack, led by the impressive James Harris, at bay. Middlesex, who began their second innings needing to score 373 simply to make Glamorgan bat again, made the visitors toil hard under increasingly cloudless skies but an inspired late spell from Harris yielded two important wickets and left the home side teetering at 293 for 6. Their situation could have been a lot worse, had Glamorgan made the most of the chances that came their way.Though there was no overnight declaration, Glamorgan will have felt that victory was achievable with a day to spare when they arrived at the ground and their belief would have been lifted when Harris removed Scott Newman in the fifth over of the Middlesex innings. While their bowlers were visibly keen, Glamorgan’s fielding was far from perfect, however, and a series of lapses allowed Strauss and Rogers to repair the innings with a 173-run stand that lasted until well into the afternoon.On a pitch that flattened out considerably in the sunshine, neither Harris nor Graham Wagg, who shared the new ball and swung it consistently at a good pace, could force more than the occasional error from the batsmen. Half an hour before lunch, Rogers cracked Wagg in front of square on the leg side and, immediately afterwards, lurched into an extravagant drive at one that left him off the pitch, a thick edge flying low to Bragg’s right at third slip.The chance was spilled, however, and more fumbles were to follow when Strauss, who had just 30 at the time, was put down by Gareth Rees under the helmet at short leg off Will Owen’s bowling. The luck appeared to be entirely on the side of the batsmen, and in the next over – Dean Cosker’s first of the day – Rogers clipped low but in the air towards Wagg at midwicket, but the shot didn’t quite carry to the diving fielder.As the skies cleared and the day began to warm, the batsmen settled and began to score more freely. There are plenty of similarities in Strauss and Rogers’ styles, and they matched each other almost shot for shot to bring up twin fifties off 81 and 89 balls, respectively. It was then that Strauss started to take the initiative, pulling ahead of Rogers and moving on fluently but continuing to ride his luck. Beaten in the flight by Robert Croft as he jumped down the wicket when on 92, he went through with an attacking stroke and lobbed the ball up and over point to move within one stroke of his century.He reached the mark, from 151 deliveries, and promptly edged Cosker past a diving slip fielder as Glamorgan’s shoulders began to sag. They were given a tremendous lift not long afterwards, against the run of play, when Rogers tapped Cosker to Wagg at midwicket and Strauss committed himself to a chancy single. He was sent back late and easily run out as the ball was rocketed back to the bowler with the batsman stranded halfway down the wicket.When Malan got a touch on one from Cosker that held its line, the ball nestling safely in Wallace’s gloves, and Neil Dexter was felled by Owen Middlesex were once again under pressure. Rogers responded with some obdurate batting, and found a willing partner in Jamie Dalrymple, who helped add 60 for the fifth wicket to raise Middlesex’s hopes once more. Rogers raised his first century of the season from 175 balls and began to look increasingly imperious at the crease, particularly on the front foot.It appeared Glamorgan’s cumbersome day in the field would continue into the evening when, with just four overs left in the day, Harris finally found a clean edge off the stubborn Rogers’ bat, but once again Glamorgan’s fielders were found wanting. The chance was parried by Alviro Petersen at first slip, setting off a scramble among the close catchers and wicketkeeper around him, none of whom could hold onto it.The lapse leant a few extra decibels to the level of Harris’s joyous roar when, two balls later, he forced yet another edge and this time Cosker at third slip deflected the chance into Petersen’s waiting hands. It ended a 310-minute vigil from the Australian and just about put paid to Middlesex’s faint hopes of saving this game.A pumped-up Harris got rid of Dalrymple, trapped in front of his stumps, with the first ball of his next over to put himself on a hat-trick. John Simpson defended his first delivery to point to deny Harris the honour, but edged his second just short of third slip in the tense closing moments of the evening. Middlesex’s position wasn’t quite perilous enough for the umpires to grant an extra half-hour of play, but Glamorgan will expect to wrap up a morale-boosting win in the first session on Sunday.

Liverpool have ‘registered an interest’ in signing “complete” defensive midfielder Aurélien Tchouameni this summer.

What’s the word?

According to Football Insider sources, the AS Monaco player is thought to be one of Liverpool’s top targets over the next few months as they look to bring him to Anfield as a long term replacement for captain Jordan Henderson and veteran James Milner.

A recruitment source told the outlet that the Reds have registered an interest in the Frenchman fter learning that Monaco are prepared to sell the player. It’s likely it will take a fee of no less than £50m to secure his services.

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However they are not the only ones interested, Football Insider also revealed last month that the Reds’ rivals for the Premier League title Manchester City also want him.

Klopp needs him

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp needs to sign a top-class midfield player this summer as he can’t keep relying on Jordan Henderson and James Milner. They are not only ageing but also aren’t up to the level of teammates Thiago and Fabinho.

The Reds have been competing on all levels this season and find themselves in a third Champions League final in five years. If they are to keep competing amongst Europe’s elite then they need to make improvements to their midfield.

Signing Tchouameni would represent that upgrade. Although he might not possess the experience or leadership of Milner or Henderson, he is better technically.

He has made 33 Ligue 1 appearances for Monaco this season and has been directly involved in four goals.

If you look at his defensive actions this season he has tackled a higher percentage of dribblers than both Liverpool players with 44.3% compared to Milner’s 41.2% and Henderson’s 30.2%.

He also has a higher pass completion percentage than both of them with 86.9% compared to Milner’s 81.8% and Henderson’s 83.2%.

Overall there is not much to separate the trio but the big difference is that he has much more room for improvement, and working under a manager as good as Klopp would allow him to reach his potential and be a key player at Anfield for years.

Liverpool have been linked with a whole host of midfielder but Tchouameni should very high on the list and would be considerably cheaper than some other options.

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أعلنت رابطة الأندية المصرية، عن أفضل لاعب في مباراة الاتحاد السكندري وفيوتشر والتي أقيمت ببطولة الدوري الممتاز.

وأقيمت مباراة فيوتشر والاتحاد باستاد السلام، في إطار لقاءات الجولة السادسة من المسابقة الأكبر محليًا.

وفاز فيوتشر على الاتحاد السكندري بهدف المغربي عبد الكبير الوادي لاعب فيوتشر الذي سجله في الدقيقة 25.

طالع أيضًا.. فيديو | فيوتشر يهزم الاتحاد السكندري بهدف عبد الكبير الوادي وينتزع وصافة الدوري

واختارت رابطة الأندية غنام محمد لاعب فيوتشر، كرجل مباراة.

جدير بالذكر أن فيوتشر ارتقى للمركز الثاني بجدول ترتيب الدوري برصيد 13 نقطة، بعد فوزه في مباراة اليوم، فيما ظل الاتحاد السكندري في المرتبة السادسة ويمتلك 9 نقاط.

Chris Martin, the New Zealand seamer, had a poor 2009-10 season and has said that his performance in the upcoming series against India will help him decide on his future

Sriram Veera in Ahmedabad02-Nov-2010

Chris Martin, the New Zealand seamer, had a poor 2009-10 season and has said that his performance in the upcoming series against India will help him decide on his future. “I would like to go out on my terms. I don’t have any confirmed feeling on how long I will continue; whether I will play one more year or not. It will be totally about enjoyment and that will only come if I do well.”Martin, who has taken 181 wickets in 56 Tests, picked up only 16 wickets at 47.93 in the six Tests he played in the last year. His bowling had lost sting so much so that during a wicket-less Test – Martin’s last- against Australia in Hamilton, he was the last of the five specialist bowlers Daniel Vettori turned to in Australia’s second innings.”I didn’t enjoy the last year,” Martin, who will turn 36 this December, said. “I don’t know whether it was a cyclical thing or something to do with me getting old. The goal this year is to put that right. I am training and working my butt off and I will decide on my future based on how I am enjoying while bowling in the matches.”Mark Greatbatch, New Zealand’s coach, shared his views on the pace options besides Martin. “We’ve two guys who have come in, Andy McKay and Hamish Bennett.Both are young as far as the international scene is concerned but both have got raw pace about them and that can make a lot of difference. I think Tim Southee is developing. He is only 21-22; he has got a bit of experience.”Some of these guys haven’t been seen much by the opposition and that’s always quite a good thing as far as not picking up a bowler goes.”Martin was hopeful that the pitch would offer something to the seamers. “If the practice pitches are anything to go by, you would see the seamers having a role in the game. If you look at the stats for the last three series in India, I think the spinner and the quickies have taken wickets evenly. It gives me a bit of a chance and bit of a hope that the wicket will deteriorate and hopefully I will get into the act.”Martin said that his team was mentally prepared for the SG ball that aids reverse-swing. “This ball reverses earlier and more than the Kookaburra ball; My last international game was in April. There is no warm-up game here, but the way international calendar is these days, it’s not a surprise.” Martin said he hoped that the experience of playing in Zimbabwe on the A tour would stand him in good stead. “It’s good to have some cricket under your belt.”

James Hopes and Chris Hartley rescued Queensland from a precarious position on a slow-moving opening day against Victoria at the MCG

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Nov-2010
ScorecardChris Hartley helped Queensland recover, with an unbeaten 64•Getty ImagesJames Hopes and Chris Hartley rescued Queensland from a precarious position on a slow-moving opening day against Victoria at the MCG. The Bulls recovered from 5 for 89 to reach 5 for 226 by stumps, with the captain Hopes unbeaten on 75 and the wicketkeeper Hartley on 64.The early stages of the day were a struggle for the batsmen, after Cameron White sent the visitors in on a pitch tinged with green. Clint McKay picked up two early wickets, trapping Ryan Broad lbw with an offcutter before adding Craig Philipson, who was caught behind for 4.Wade Townsend and Chris Lynn tried to steady the ship, but it was desperately slow going. Townsend was caught behind off Will Sheridan for 31 off 120 balls and the man who replaced him, Ben Dunk, soon became the first victim of Damien Wright.Wright was next to impossible to get away, and finished with 2 for 25 from 20 overs, finishing with the wicket of Lynn, who was bowled for 24 from 102. Hopes and Hartley found it much easier to score and they’ll be aiming to push on to a strong total on the second day.

ScorecardJames Franklin took career-best figures of 7 for 14 as Derbyshire were bowled out for just 44 on a day in which 24 wickets fell at Bristol. The visitors survived for only an hour and a quarter against the swinging ball on a greenish pitch as Franklin took five wickets in his first three overs without conceding a run.That was just the start of two crazy sessions in the County Championship Division Two clash, which saw Gloucestershire dismissed for 156 in reply, Steffan Jones claiming 4 for 26, and ECB pitch inspector John Jameson summoned from Birmingham.But by the time Jameson arrived batting conditions had improved. He left satisfied nothing was untoward after speaking to the umpires and Derbyshire closed on 127 for 4 in their second innings, leading by 15.Derbyshire were 9 for 6 at one point in their first innings, having been invited to bat under a cloudless sky. Jon Lewis had Wayne Madsen caught behind in the first over and Franklin then removed Chris Rogers, Chesney Hughes, Greg Smith, Wes Durston and Jonathan Clare in an amazing burst from the Ashley Down Road End.Bowling full and swinging the ball, the New Zealander looked to have virtually won the game in the first 25 minutes, gaining three lbw decisions and two catches. He added the wickets of former Gloucestershire player Steve Adshead and Graham Wagg before being taken off after six action-packed overs.Robin Peterson top scored with 15 as the visitors were blown away for their lowest score since 1975 – when they made 42 against Lancashire at Buxton – and their lowest ever against Gloucestershire.Lewis finished with 2 for 13, while the country’s leading wicket-taker, Gemaal Hussain, was barely required and bowled four overs for 15 runs.Batting looked no easier for the home side as they slumped to 30 for four in reply, Wagg claiming two of the wickets. But Hamish Marshall (45) and Chris Taylor (37) put together a stand of 69 and Gloucestershire looked to be building a significant lead.They were 132 for 5 at one point, but then imploded to the bowling of Jones, who took four wickets in five balls bowling from the Pavilion End. He dismissed debutant Jack Taylor and Lewis with successive deliveries, narrowly missing out on a hat-trick as Hussain survived a loud lbw shout. He was judged leg before to the next ball and at the start of his following over Jones had Steve Snell caught in the covers for 31.Second time around Derbyshire openers Rogers and Madsen took the score to 58 before a mix-up over a single saw Rogers run out by Lewis’s direct hit. They had almost wiped out the 112-run deficit when Madsen was caught behind off Hussain for 39.But Wes Durston and nightwatchman Tim Groenewald also fell in the closing stages, leaving Gloucestershire favourites to complete victory inside two days.