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Our correspondent walks and buses the streets of the English capital, and then heads for the coast

Sidharth Monga29-Jul-2014July 15
Like (other side of the River Yamuna) in Delhi, there is north of river and south of river in London. Makes for entertaining debates as to which is better. Stopping in the north right now, sitting in a café near Lord’s, thinking of Dire Straits singing “Way on down south, way on down south, London town.”Some songs by non-London artists* that mention London, or parts thereof:
“Sultans of Swing”, Dire Straits
“Every F***ing City”, Paul Kelly
“London “, Amit Trivedi
“London by Night”, Frank Sinatra
“Leaving London”, Tom Paxton
“Night in London”, Laxmikant PyarelalIndia and England are back in the nets after a day’s break. Ishant Sharma, who was bowled leaving one alone at Trent Bridge, is seen taking tips from Virat Kohli, who tells him to move across before shouldering arms. Chris Martin would disapprove.Time to start walking and tubing around London. Stumble upon, walking between Charing Cross and Embankment stations, a narrow lane. House where Rudyard Kipling lived for two years, between 1889 and 1891. Looks like an apartment building now; is called Kipling House, and has a blue plaque telling of Kipling’s residence here.July 16
Wandering cut short by news overnight that India have complained officially against James Anderson, who allegedly pushed Ravindra Jadeja while walking back for lunch on day two at Trent Bridge. India seem incensed that England consider this a tactical move designed to eliminate Anderson from series, losing Jadeja in the worst-case scenario. Pawn for knight. Can vouch MS Dhoni doesn’t play his cricket this way. Spend afternoon trying to piece together information regarding incident. Players cagey. Legal matter now. Don’t even get to experience famous slope of Lord’s before Test.Overheard in London: “Every video needs fat guys.”July 17
England win toss. Insert India. Bowl poorly, yet have them down at 145 for 7. Ajinkya Rahane plays a gem, scoring his second century, doubling score with last three wickets. On-driven six off Anderson stands out. As does patience early on in innings. India 290 for 9.Walk into Waterstones bookstore near Piccadilly Circus to kill time. Cricket tours half about killing time. Realise later Waterstones used to be Simpsons, famous clothes store. The Beatles once stopped here, having arrived early for a radio show. Store let them sit in a private room, bringing them clothes for inspection. The Beatles later learned that was treatment reserved only for royalty. They spent hundreds of pounds that day, and made many visits later.Busked song of the day: in Green Park tube station, a super-slow and lovely acoustic version of U2’s “Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of”. About half of the busking in tube stations seems original material, though, with artists’ CDs available for purchase.

Overhead in London: “I have accomplished my objective today.” “What? To wake up?” In London, you wander and overhear.

July 18
Dhoni has been exceptional this series with his aggressive moves, but can’t help not going for a catch between him and first slip. Beneficiary Gary Ballance goes on to score a century, but towards stumps India claw back with two leg-side half-volleys: Mooen Ali is lbw off one, Ballance edges other to Dhoni. England 219 for 6 against India 295.Continue umpiring-stance inquest with David Lloyd, also once a professional umpire apart from former Test cricketer and lovable commentator – although not loved by Indian fans on Twitter. He umpired in the Dickie Bird era too. Is a bit more understanding of modern upright stances than Bird is. Tells of how umpires in that era used to watch no-balls at only one end closely. The only end that had cameras. Real reason for umpires going low in stance back then and its giving way to an upright one yet to be found.July 19
Bhuvneshwar Kumar ends up with six wickets to restrict England’s lead to just 24. M Vijay sets India’s innings up with yet another exhibition of leaving balls outside off. Kohli, though, falls first ball, shouldering arms, not moving back foot across, exposing off stump, which Liam Plunkett hits. Did Ishant choose the right person to take tips on leaving from? India 169 for 4, lead by 145.Back to Beatles town, in the general area of Soho. Walk through Carnaby Street, capital of ’60s swinging London. Not the same once it became famous. So says a book.
Broadwick Street toilets. Site of John Lennon’s comedy sketch for the BBC in which the “Ad Lav” nightclub is a play on the name of the Ad Lib club. “Members only” quintessential toilet humour. Also apparently first time Lennon wore his now world-famous round glasses.July 20
Ohh Ravi Jadeja. Crowd goes wild as Jadeja laces England attack for a 57-ball 68 to take India’s lead past 300. Upon reaching 50 he unleashes a sword dance with his bat. Learn through colleague Andrew Fernando that the “Ohh Ravi Jadeja chant” is sung loosely to the tune of the guitar solo in The White Stripes’ Seven-Nation Army. Not for nothing did Shane Warne say Jadeja was a rock star. England 105 for 4, chasing 319.Overhead in London: “I have accomplished my objective today.” “What? To wake up?”In London, you wander and overhear.July 21
Tense final day. Joe Root and Moeen work hard for almost entire first session before Ishant and Dhoni come up with a plan to bowl bouncers and run through England. Only India’s second win at Lord’s. Much joy for them. Not for Alastair Cook. Sky’s Michael Atherton grills him at the post-match presentation, asking almost every question the public wants to ask. Indian commentators would be sacked if they asked similar questions of an India captain.All England players wear sponsor Waitrose’s caps during press conferences. Cook is wearing an England cap. Says he is not going anywhere until he feels tap on shoulder.Stay back at Lord’s until evening. Match finished soon after lunch but England players sit in balcony until 7pm. Cook and Stuart Broad first. Peter Moores and Anderson later. Then Moores and Broad. Soul searching? Wondering what’s next? Asking if they are all in this together? Poignant moments.Barely half an hour later, Matt Prior makes announcement he is sitting out rest of season. Has dropped catches, conceded byes, and his usual positivity with bat has only resulted in a fall. Cruel game. Best wicketkeeper-batsman last year. Liability an hour ago. Now a much cherished former servant of cricket. Think of Roy Harper’s lyrics: “When an old cricketer leaves the crease / You never know when he is done.”Heard near Nursery Ground at Lord’s: “Entertainer”, played by what seems like a symphony band. Prior was one.Malcolm Marshall: wasn’t one for practical jokes•Ben Radford/Getty ImagesJuly 22
Have lo leave lovely London for Southampton. One last bit of overhearing in heavy traffic, while waiting at a bus stop: “They’re like London buses.” Guess what, they London buses. Except you can’t buy tickets for cash any more.July 23
Southampton. University town. Harbour town. The sailed from here. Malcolm Marshall played here. Shane Warne did too. One should love this county. Except, the Ageas Bowl is in the middle of nowhere, and about a 40-minute drive from the city. Would do anything for London buses here. Instead, pay huge taxi fares.The stadium in itself is wonderful, though. On a hill, yet flat, unlike Lord’s. Reputed to be one of quickest pitches in England. Holding only its second Test. Hotel coming up along perimeter, which will let out rooms with a prime view of cricket once ready. Right now, though, its foyer seems to be the press box.July 24
Michael Pain. Owns the cricket shop at the Ageas Bowl. Also new equipment brand called Funky. Has followed Hampshire cricket for over 30 years. Remembers many an evening drinking rum with Marshall, who played at the old ground, Northland Road. Plum housing complex now, in plum location. Marshall Square remains in the middle of it.Pain got into the merchandise and equipment business along with John Crawley, former England and Hampshire batsman. His business partner now is Jim Laker’s grandson, Jamie Harvey. Borrow a Funky bat from Michael to knock some in the evening. Promises he will rummage through his stocks to find as many 1992 World Cup jerseys as he can. Promises a discount too. Little joys.July 25
Being a university town, Southampton has handed out honorary degrees to its legendary cricketers. David Gower is a Master of the Arts. Suits him. Warne a Doctor of Business Administration. Doesn’t suit him. Will they get another Test if they gave a degree to Kevin Pietersen, who played here?Run into Rahul Dravid. He says, “Ledge.” Give incredulous look. Have never been called that. He points to Bob Dylan t-shirt, and says, “Mr Dylan. Legend.” New side of Dravid. Not just love of Dylan, but use of what might be considered “cool lingo”. Wonder how Dylan would react to being called “ledge”.July 26

More Marshall musings. This time with Tim Tremlett. Former Hampshire bowler. Now director here. Father of Chris. Says Marshall hardly ever got annoyed. Often it would be little things. Wasn’t much of a one for practical jokes. Everybody knew how fastidious he was. One day a team-mate nicked his comb. At the start of the day’s play, the whole team was outside but Marshall. Couple of minutes later, captain sends a player up to check. Furious, looking for his comb. Wasn’t fun batting against him on days his team-mates played pranks on him.* July 29, 05:17GMT: The mention of the band Dire Straits as a non-UK artist has been fixed

أعلنت شركة المتحدة للرياضة رسميًا، عن موعد مباراة الأهلي وباتشوكا المكسيكي الودية المقرر إقامتها في إطار الاستعداد للمشاركة في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية.

ويشارك الأهلي في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية، بشكلها الجديد، وسيلعب في المجموعة الأولى مع إنتر ميامي الأمريكي وبالميراس البرازيلي وبورتو البرتغالي.

وكشفت شركة المتحدة للرياضة عبر صفحتها الرسمية بموقع التواصل الاجتماعي “فيس بوك”: “كن جزءًا من الحدث واحجز تذكرتك، الأهلي وباتشوكا في مباراة ودية استعدادًا لكأس العالم للأندية”.

طالع أيضاً.. ظرف طارئ.. مسؤول رابطة الأندية يبرر قرار التظلمات بعدم خصم 3 نقاط من الأهلي

ومن المنتظر أن يلعب الأهلي المباراة الافتتاحية لبطولة كأس العالم للأندية أمام إنتر ميامي، يوم 15 يونيو 2025. موعد مباراة الأهلي وباتشوكا الودية

تقام المباراة يوم الأحد الموافق 8 يونيو 2025 على ملعب “تشيس ستاديوم”، في تمام الساعة 12:00 منتصف الليل بتوقيت القاهرة، الخامسة مساءً بتوقيت شرق الولايات المتحدة.

MatériaMais Notícias

da betsul： Em um jogo com muita participação do VAR, o Santos empatou em 1 a 1 com o Internacional na noite desta quarta-feira, na Vila Belmiro, pela 10ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. O Peixe teve um pênalti e um gol anulados após interferência do VAR e um gol confirmado após revisão do árbitro de vídeo. Lucas Braga e Bruno Mendez marcaram os gols do confronto.

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da winzada777： + ATUAÇÕES: João Paulo salva o Santos de derrota, mais uma vez, contra o Internacional

Com o resultado, o Santos cai para a 10ª colocação, com 13 pontos ganhos. Na próxima rodada, o Peixe enfrenta o Atlético-MG, no sábado, fora de casa.

O jogo

O Internacional surpreendeu o Santos e começou marcando a saída de bola e controlando as principais ações do jogo. Logo aos oito minutos, após cruzamento da esquerda, Pedro Henrique apareceu livre na segunda trave e bateu de primeira, mas o goleiro João Paulo fez grande defesa e salvou o Peixe.

Após os 15 minutos, o Santos cresceu, equilibrou as ações passou a ter mais oportunidades. Aos 25 minutos, Léo Baptistão fez boa jogada individual e foi derrubado praticamente em cima da linha da área. O árbitro Ramon Abatti Abel marcou pênalti, mas o árbitro de vídeo, Pablo Ramon Gonçalvez Pinheiro, recomendou a marcação de falta fora da área.

Na cobrança da falta, Lucas Pires cruzou no segundo pau e Eduardo Bauermann cabeceou para marcar. O árbitro deu o gol, mas novamente o árbitro de vídeo entrou em ação e recomendou a anulação do gol por impedimento totalmente discutível do zagueiro do Peixe.

Depois dos dois lances, o Inter voltou a levar perigo. Aos 33 minutos, Açan Patrick recebeu na esquerda, driblou o zagueiro Maicon e chutou forte, mas o goleiro João Paulo fez boa defesa. Aos 40 minutos, De Pena soltou uma pancada da esquerda, mas João Paulo mandou para escanteio.

Nos minutos finais, o Santos ainda teve duas chances, uma em cabeçada de Léo Baptistão defendida por Daniel e outra em que a bola bateu no peito de ângulo e passou por cima do gol.

O segundo tempo começou aberto. Aos seis minutos, após cobrança de escanteio da direito, Zanocelo cabeceou no primeiro pau e Léo Baptistão, sozinho no segundo, cabeceou por cima do gol. Aos sete minutos, o Inter respondeu e Pedro Henrique recebeu dentro da área, mas chutou na rede pelo lado de fora.

O Santos abriu o placar em mais um lance em que foi preciso a intervenção do VAR. Aos 17 minutos, Bruno Oliveira recebeu de Rwan Seco e deu um lindo passe para Lucas Braga, que driblou o goleiro Daniel e tocou para o gol. O bandeira marcou impedimento, mas o árbitro de vídeo deu condição legal e confirmou o gol.

O Internacional chegou aos empate oito minutos depois. Após boa jogada de Pedro Henrique pela esquerda e bate-rebate na área, a bola sobrou para Bruno Mendez chutar e acertar o ângulo do goleiro João Paulo.

O Santos perdeu uma grande oportunidade de ampliar aos 34 minutos. Após tabela entre Gabriel Pirani e Bruninho, a bola sobrou dentro da área para o lateral Lucas Pires, que bateu de primeira, mas a bola bateu no peito de Vitão, na trave e saiu.

O Internacional teve uma grande chance com Taison aos 40 minutos, mas João Paulo saiu bem do gol e salvou o Peixe mais uma vez.

FICHA TÉCNICA
SANTOS 1 X 1 INTERNACIONAL

Data e hora: 08 de junho de 2022, às 21h30 (horário de Brasília)
Local: Vila Belmiro, em Santos (SP)
Árbitro: Ramon Abatti Abel (SC)
Assistentes: Kleber Lucio Gil (SC) e Henrique Neu Ribeiro (SC)
Árbitro de vídeo: Pablo Ramon Goncalves Pinheiro (RN)

Gols: Lucas Braga, 17’/2ºT (1-0), Bruno Mendez, 25’/2ºT (1-1)
Cartões amarelos: Madson e Rodrigo Fernández (SAN) e Edenílson (INT)
Público: 8.845
Renda: R$ 260.880,00

SANTOS: João Paulo; Madson, Maicon, Eduardo Bauermann e Lucas Pires; Rodrigo Fernández, Vinícius Zanocelo (Sandry, aos 34’/2ºT) e Ricardo Goulart (Lucas Barbosa, aos 13’/2ºT); Léo Baptistão (Bruno Oliveira, aos 16’/2ºT), Bryan Angulo (Rwan Seco, aos 13’/2ºT) e Lucas Braga (Gabriel Pirani, aos 34’/2ºT). Técnico:Fabián Bustos

INTERNACIONAL: Daniel; Fabricio Bustos (Bruno Mendez, aos 11’/2ºT), Gabriel Mercado, Vitão e Renê; Gabriel, Carlos de Pena, Alan Patrick (Taison, aos 23’/2ºT) e Edenilson (Maurício, aos 23’/2ºT); Pedro Henrique (Rodrigo Dourado, aos 27’/2ºT) e David (Alemão, aos 11’/2ºT). Técnico: Mano Menezes

Sky Sports pundit Alan Smith heaped high praise on a Nottingham Forest player during their 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Monday night, even comparing him to the great Lionel Messi. The Reds had to wait all weekend to get back underway after the international break, but it was worth the wait as they claimed all three points at home to Palace.

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Forest have made an excellent start to the Premier League season, and that continued as Chris Wood’s goal was enough to see the Reds climb to eighth place and just two points adrift of fifth-place Brighton. Wood has been Forest’s standout performer so far this season, and manager Nuno Espirito Santo was full of praise for his striker, not for his goals but for his all-round play: “Amazing, we are delighted with not only his goals.

“All his actions in the game, how he leads the team, his set pieces, and more than all that is the impact he has in the dressing room. His leadership, he is a very experienced player for the young lads. We cannot thank him enough.”

On the result, Nuno was “delighted” that his side secured the win in front of their home supporters: “I saw it was difficult, but so I’m happy we can finally give this moment to our fans, who are always helping and supporting us, so I’m especially delighted for them.”

Wood will obviously take a lot of the plaudits, as he scored the only goal of the game, but there was another Forest player that came in for high praise as well.

Alan Smith compares Elliot Anderson to Lionel Messi

Sky Sports pundit Alan Smith was left impressed by the dribbling of Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson and compared him to the great Lionel Messi. The midfielder went past three or four players in the first 20 minutes of the match, and it left Smith impressed by what he had just seen.

Anderson, who was labelled “excellent” by Eddie Howe last season, joined the Reds during the summer transfer window and has already become a key player, starting seven of their eight Premier League games and recording one assist, which came against Wolves back in August.

The 21-year-old, who is on a weekly wage of £40,000 at the City Ground, received high praise from Smith during Monday’s commentary: “It was like Lionel Messi there in the box. Not once but twice, happy feet. Wonderful play from Elliot Anderson.”

Minutes played

78

Expected goals

0.27

Expected assists

0.58

Touches

67

Passes

36/38 (95%)

Key passes

5

Big chances created

2

Shots on target

2

Dribbles attempted (Succ.)

6 (6)

Ground duels (won)

14 (8)

Aerial duels (won)

4 (3)

Anderson is obviously a long way from being a player like Messi, but the midfielder will be pleased with his performance on Monday night, as he arguably put in one of his most impressive displays since joining the club.

Linsey Smith, Holly Armitage ensure Finals Day race heads into final round of fixtures

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Bess Heath slaps through the covers•Getty Images

Northern Diamonds kept their Charlotte Edwards Cup hopes on course by holding their nerve to defeat Lightning by five runs at Seat Unique Riverside.The home side set an imposing total of 146 after Bess Heath led the way with a great knock of 60, sharing a partnership of 93 with Sterre Kalis. Kalis and skipper Hollie Armitage scored 39 and 30 respectively to lay down a challenge for Lightning.Ella Claridge and Bethany Harmer gave Lightning real hope of chasing down the target, but the Diamonds’ bowlers held their composure under pressure led by Armitage with figures of 4 for 27. Linsey Smith and Emma Marlow also impressed to seal a narrow victory, taking the race for Finals Day into the final game.After winning the toss, Heath and Kalis were in great touch at the top of the innings to put the visitors on the back foot in the power play. Heath made the most of a life after Kathryn Bryce failed to run her out for 1, while Kalis was also afforded a second chance when Teresa Graves put her down on 14 at square leg.Related

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Lightning were to rue those missed opportunities as Kalis and Heath poured on the runs for the home side. The two batters cruised past the 50 partnership for the opening stand in only 40 balls, and surpassed the highest stand for the first wicket for the Diamonds in the 2022 campaign.Heath brought out her reverse-sweep to perfection to bring up her fifty, dispatching Marie Kelly for two boundaries in the 12th over to reach the milestone. The opening stand was only ended when Kalis mistimed her drive off Lucy Higham to Claridge.Heath and Armitage kept the pressure on the visitors and pressed over the 100-run mark. Piepa Cleary prised out Heath for a fine innings of 60, stumped by Sarah Bryce while overbalancing.Late wickets from the visitors prevented the Diamonds surpassing 150, but the hosts were well placed after posting 145 for 5 from their 20 overs.Marlow made an instant breakthrough for the Diamonds to remove Kelly to put Lightning on the back foot in the first over but they responded through Harmer and Claridge, who raced to their 50 partnership from 40 balls, matching the earlier effort from Kalis and Heath.Armitage brought herself into the attack and secured a vital breakthrough to dismiss Harmer lbw for 35, ending the partnership for the second wicket for 74.Sophie Munro ensured the game would have a tense finish with a quick-fire 16 from 10 balls but Armitage held her composure when it mattered the most to dismiss Munro, Graves and Cleary.Sarah Bryce still kept Lightning in the game, leaving them needing 10 runs from the final over. But, the Diamonds held their nerve under pressure as Smith bowled Higham and had Ballinger caught by Phoebe Turner to guide her side over the line.

Tourists suffer top-order implosion, losing eight wickets in a session in final bat before first Test

ESPNcricinfo staff28-May-2022

Devon Conway was dismissed cheaply for the second time in the match•Getty Images

County Select XI 247 and 112 for 1 (Compton 56*, Ajaz 1-12) need 152 runs to beat New Zealanders 362 for 9 dec and 148 (Jamieson 36, Wagner 36, Porter 5-31)After four playing days of largely serene progress in their build-up towards the first Test, New Zealand were blindsided by the County Select XI at Chelmsford. Jamie Porter ripped out five top-order wickets to belatedly remind the England selectors of his prowess in seaming conditions, and despite recovering somewhat from a parlous position of 9 for 5, the tourists have a scrap on their hands if they are to avert defeat on day four.This second four-day friendly, after a rain-affected outing down in Hove, has allowed New Zealand to rotate their personnel with a view to getting playing time for as many of the party as possible. But Kane Williamson, the Test captain, managed a nine-ball duck in his only outing before next week’s encounter at Lord’s, while there were single-figure scores for Tom Latham, Will Young, Devon Conway (his second of the match), Tom Blundell and Colin de Grandhomme – all likely starters in the Test XI.The dismissal of de Grandhomme completed a five-for for Porter inside five overs, leaving New Zealand on 19 for 6. That anaemic scoreline had improved to 70 when the eighth wicket fell, but the County Select XI were still eyeing up a target below 200, only for some timely lower-order resistance from Neil Wagner and Kyle Jamieson to stave off complete collapse. A 63-run stand pushed the New Zealanders towards something defendable, before Worcestershire left-armer Ben Gibbon picked up both to complete an impressive outing.The New Zealanders’ second-innings 148 meant the County Select XI would need to score 264 for victory – more than they had managed collectively the first time around. But Ben Compton continued his prolific summer with an obdurate, unbeaten half-century and although Ajaz Patel removed Dom Sibley after an opening stand worth 88, the ECB’s scratch team will return needing 152 more with nine wickets in hand in the morning.There had been little to suggest that New Zealand were in for such a torrid morning examination when the unbeaten openers, Young and Latham, resumed the innings in bright sunshine, having played out a maiden from spinner Liam Patterson-White the previous evening. But Porter struck with his third, 12th, 16th and 18th balls to leave the visitors five down and not yet into double-figures.Young was the first to go, lbw for a three-ball duck playing no stroke to one nipping back in. Williamson, who joined up with the squad this week after leaving the IPL early to witness the birth of his second child in New Zealand, had spent some time in the field on Friday and now walked out in place of Conway in his customary berth at No. 3. But quickly heading in the opposite direction was his deputy, Latham, who thick-edged Gibbon’s sixth delivery to third slip.Ben Compton led the chase with an unbeaten half-century•Getty Images

Williamson has not played Test cricket since November, having experienced issues with a chronic elbow problem. Although he was fit enough to play for Sunrisers Hyderabad at the IPL, his returns were underwhelming, and he would have been hoping for a lengthy stay in the middle ahead of his comeback. Instead, Porter found extra lift from a length outside off stump to induce a startled prod to slip.With Conway, another recent arrival from India, also looking for a workout against the red ball after making 4 off 14 in the first innings, Porter struck again from round the wicket, rapping the left-hander on the pads. Two balls later, wicketkeeper Blundell propped forward to also be given out lbw – although he lingered for some time after the decision, with a strong suggestion that he had got an inside edge.At that stage Porter, who has seemingly drifted out of contention for a Test cap despite being called up to the England squad in 2018, had figures of 4 for 4 from three overs; and they improved still further when de Grandhomme defended the ball softly down into the turf, only for it bounce back and dislodge the bails.The New Zealanders finally got the scoreboard moving with the arrival of Tim Southee, who cracked five fours and a six during a 17-ball innings. He scored 34 out of the 37 added in partnership with Daryl Mitchell for the seventh wicket, before another belligerent slap down the ground off Patterson-White was intercepted by the diving Gibbon at long-on. Mitchell then became the eighth wicket to fall, providing a success for Jack Blatherwick, as his ungainly attempt to pull ended up in the hands of point.From there, Wagner and Jamieson dug in for 20 overs of respectable batting that took the innings into the afternoon session. Gibbon eventually trapped Wagner with a full delivery angled into the pads, before Jamieson’s attempt to thrash the ball into Hayes Close ended up in the hands of Porter at long-off. Wagner and Southee both then delivered ten overs, their first proper bowl before Lord’s, as the County Select XI made a good start in pursuit of victory; Sibley fell cutting at Ajaz but the spinner dropped Tom Haines off Wagner in the penultimate over to sum up New Zealand’s day.

Former Yorkshire and Australia batter cites uncertainty around Covid-19 restrictions for decision

Matt Roller12-Jan-2022Darren Lehmann has resigned from his role as men’s head coach of Northern Superchargers, the Hundred team based at Headingley.Lehmann, the former Yorkshire and Australia batter, has started to step back from his coaching commitments since suffering a heart attack on his 50th birthday in early 2020. He stepped down as head coach of Brisbane Heat ahead of the ongoing BBL season, moving to a role as assistant, and has now left the Superchargers ahead of the 2022 edition of the Hundred.”It’s with a heavy heart that I have taken the decision to step down as men’s head coach at the Superchargers,” Lehmann said in a statement. “As for many people, the continuing uncertainty around Covid-19, quarantining and restrictions begins to play a part in your decisions.”I loved my time with the Superchargers. Last season, despite all the challenges of Covid, was up there with one of my coaching highlights.”The UK public got behind the new competition and I see it going from strength to strength. I thank the Northern Superchargers supporters, my coaching staff and the players and wish them all well.”Related

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Heather Jackson, the Superchargers’ chair, confirmed that Marcus North, Durham’s director of cricket, would be “taking on lead cricket responsibilities” and that he would be responsible for recruiting a new head coach, along with Andy Dawson, their general manager.Andrew Gale, Lehmann’s assistant coach, has not had his contract renewed with the Superchargers after he was sacked by Yorkshire following racism allegations made by Azeem Rafiq.Lehmann’s own appointment as Superchargers coach came under scrutiny after Rafiq first made his allegations of institutional racism in late 2020. Lehmann was banned for five ODIs in 2003 after using racially abusive language following his dismissal in a game against Sri Lanka.A statement from the ECB made no mention of Lehmann’s previous comments. The ECB’s decision in November to suspend Headingley’s right to host international and major matches extends to knockout fixtures in the Hundred, but it remains the Superchargers’ home ground for regular-season games.The 2022 edition of the Hundred is due to start in early August. The window for player retentions opened on December 1, and teams have been negotiating with players and their representatives over the last six weeks.

da jogodeouro： It has been claimed that a star free agent opened talks to join Arsenal over the weekend, all while Mikel Arteta was preparing for the North London derby.

Arteta praises Arsenal after 1-0 win away to Tottenham

da dobrowin： Derby bragging rights returned to the Emirates Stadium once again on Sunday, with Arsenal sealing a 1-0 victory away to Tottenham courtesy of defender Gabriel Magalhaes’ only goal of the game.

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Posts 1 ByBen Browning Sep 16, 2024

The home side dominated possession and created a fair few openings, but Ange Postecoglou’s men were ultimately fruitless in their attempts to break down a resolute Arsenal team who were without Declan Rice, Mikel Merino, Riccardo Calafiori, Martin Odegaard and Oleksandr Zinchenko for the encounter.

Arsenal then exploited Spurs’ weakness in dealing with set pieces on 64 minutes, as Gabriel leaped the highest to head in a corner from close range, leaving the helpless Guglielmo Vicario stranded just outside his six-yard box.

Most goals by PL centre-backs since Gabriel’s debut

Player

Goal tally

1. Gabriel

15

2. Kurt Zouma

11

3. Lewis Dunk

10

4. Ben Mee

10

5. Virgil van Dijk

9

6. Michael Keane

9

7. Fabin Schar

9

8. John Stones

8

Data via BBC Sport.

It was a crucial, hard-fought Premier League victory for the Gunners – who were forced to showcase resolute defending on a pretty tight afternoon at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Arsenal also broke a record with their win over Spurs, having sealed three consecutive victories away to their rivals for the first time in 35 years.

“Loving the game means that you are able to do things regardless of context,” said a delighted Arteta on Arsenal’s win at Tottenham.

“Jorginho, he loves the game. He doesn’t play it, but he loves winning. I mean, when he’s not playing, he’s training like an animal at his age, after winning everything. So when you ask him to play 90 minutes, like he hasn’t played probably for the last five months, he’s able, even cramping everywhere, managed to do it.

“The same with Jurrien, he’s been a year out, he hasn’t played 90 minutes at all, and he was struggling today, but he managed to do it for the team. And like, all these guys, I don’t know without a pre-season, I don’t know how many minutes he’s played. And he was unbelievable, all of them, but that’s the spirit and the characters that we have, that I love.”

According to The Boot Room and journalist Graeme Bailey, while Arsenal were preparing for the clash, they were approached by ex-Juventus and PSG midfielder Adrien Rabiot over joining them on a free deal.

Adrien Rabiot held talks to join Arsenal in the last few days

According to their information, Rabiot opened talks to join Arsenal over the weekend, via his representatives. Arteta’s side were apparently contacted and offered the chance to strike a Bosman deal for Rabiot, but the France international has now joined Ligue 1 giants Marseille instead, with Roberto De Zerbi’s side agreeing a move.

Rabiot has agreed a £162,000-per-week contract with Marseille, according to reports, with the 29-year-old finally securing a new home after leaving Juve at the end of his contract. Time will tell whether sporting director Edu Gaspar and the club’s recruitment team regret passing up the chance to sign Rabiot, but those costly wages would’ve immediately put him among Arsenal’s top ten highest-paid players.

Auckland seamer Molly Penfold will also join the side as a travelling reserve

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Feb-2022New Zealand Women batter Lauren Down has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI World Cup with a thumb fracture. She will be replaced by the uncapped Georgia Plimmer.Down had injured her right thumb while taking Shafali Verma’s catch during the fifth ODI against India. Subsequent scans revealed a fracture.”Quite simply, the entire squad is absolutely gutted for Lauren.” New Zealand head coach Bob Carter said. “She’s a very popular member of the group and it’s fair to say the team were quite emotional when we got the news she was out of the tournament.”Down has played 22 ODIs, scoring 352 runs at an average of 17.60. She was in good touch during the India series and was named Player of the Match for her unbeaten 64 off just 52 balls, which helped New Zealand chase down 280 in the third ODI.”You saw the impact Lauren had in the recent series against India; she played some really mature innings in the middle order and her fielding was at an exceptional standard,” Carter said.Plimmer, 18, is yet to represent New Zealand in any format. In the ongoing domestic one-day competition, playing for Wellington, she has scored 95 runs in four innings at an average of 23.75.Auckland seamer Molly Penfold will also join the side as a travelling reserve. Both Plimmer and Penfold will undergo the necessary five-day “bridging in” isolation period before officially joining the squad.The New Zealand team arrived in Christchurch on Friday in preparation for their warm-up matches on February 27 and March 1 against Pakistan and Australia respectively.

India don’t feel they batted on too long after they ended one wicket short of a win

Sidharth Monga29-Nov-20215:16

Rahul Dravid: India showed ‘great fighting spirit’

When a side comes as close to winning as India did and the opposition is more than 100 away from their score, it is tempting to look for a few priceless minutes from earlier in the match. The mind immediately goes to India’s last partnership before declaration, which went at a little over three an over for over 20 overs. However, India coach Rahul Dravid said those runs were extremely important to bat New Zealand out of the game. He didn’t feel India had got the timing of the declaration wrong, which left New Zealand 284 to get at under three an over.Dravid was asked if Wriddhiman Saha and Axar Patel could have been more adventurous in that partnership and given India an extra half hour. “I don’t think so,” Dravid said. “That is not my reading of the game. Till half an hour before we declared, we were under pressure. All three results were possible.Watch live cricket on ESPN+ in the US

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“To be very honest with you, if we had got out – Wriddhiman Shaha showed great courage and character to be batting with the stiff neck that he had – if we had lost our three wickets quickly and they were chasing 240-250 in approximately 110 overs, then they are looking at 2.2-2.3 runs an over. So no that is not my reading of the game. We needed that partnership.”Dravid went on to suggest they would have approached the final session of day four differently had they not lost half-centurion Shreyas Iyer to the last ball before tea, but then stopped himself. “We lost Shreyas just before tea,” Dravid said. “Then we had that partnership, which was critical for us. From 167 for 7 to get to 230 for 7 was absolutely necessary. If this wicket was turning square and bouncing, and we had both the edges in play, I would have… you know there would have been a different situation.”My reading of the game was not that at all. Even today you walk into the ground, and you know the opposition needs just under three an over. That’s not a lot of runs if a couple of batters get set. Of course, we thought we did it well. We timed it well. We managed to get a wicket yesterday, and we came very close today. We were under pressure as well, people forget that, even 45 minutes before we declared.”Rahul Dravid believes the partnership between Wriddhiman Saha and Axar Patel was vital•BCCIThe biggest deciding factor was the conditions, an unresponsive pitch that took out a couple of modes of dismissals from the game. “Facts of the pitch were it probably was low and slow, probably didn’t have that much bounce, didn’t have turn,” Dravid said. “You probably expect a little bit more of wear and tear on these wickets in Indian conditions over five days. This didn’t seem to have that bite. Generally on days four and five, as a spinner, you can challenge both the edges. The outside edge for the catches, and you can get the lbws by beating the inside edge. Honestly, in this Test the outside edge was virtually ruled out.”Even on the last day, none of the edges carried. I can’t remember a catch close to the wicket. [KS] Bharat [substitute wicketkeeper] took a couple but other than that there was nothing. It sort of felt like there was only one way to get people out, which is lbw and bowled. Which was probably true in the last session.”Related

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Dravid lauded his bowlers for bringing India as close as they did despite the pitch. “I think we did a great job in spite of that,” he said. “It was tough. Look we expect it to be tough in Kanpur. Let’s be honest, I have played here before, I know wickets here can be tough, but this was probably even lower and slower than anything I have experienced here.”Usually on day five you should get little more help. The cracks widen up a little bit. I don’t know, maybe it is the winter. I don’t know what it was but it just felt like if you wanted to block and not score runs, it was difficult to get you out. We saw that. We had quality guys who were able to make a game out of this. Otherwise this could have been a dull draw.”