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Warwickshire gave more substance to their conviction that they can yet mount a successful defence of their 2012 title with a well-won victory over Nottinghamshire

Jon Culley at Edgbaston18-Jul-2013
ScorecardJeetan Patel took four wickets as Warwickshire got their title defence back on track•Getty ImagesWarwickshire gave more substance to their conviction that they can yet mount a successful defence of their 2012 title with a well-won victory over Nottinghamshire that puts them back in contention with six matches remaining, albeit with plenty still to do.Worryingly for Nottinghamshire, who have found themselves hard pressed to bowl sides out this season and without a top quality spin bowler to exploit the summer’s increasingly dry pitches, they lost from a position they would have hoped to defend after going to lunch only two wickets down.They will consider what happened in the 45 overs that followed as deeply disappointing but Warwickshire deserved much credit for the skill and persistence of their bowlers and the imagination used by Varun Chopra, their temporary captain, who took the opportunity provided by a big lead to set attacking but sometimes unconventional fields, deploying three short midwickets as well as a short extra-cover for the seamers, and giving Jeetan Patel, his front-line spinner, the benefit of two close-in fielders on each side of the wicket, as well as a slip and a short fine leg.It meant there were no periods in which Nottinghamshire could comfortably use up time, the pressure always on them to avoid mistakes. In the end, it was just too much for them.They had gone to lunch 78 for 2, which in many instances would seem to be a position that offered them every prospect of hanging on grimly. Steven Mullaney had been bowled by the 12th ball of the morning but Michael Lumb had been the only other casualty, caught behind off Keith Barker, with Tim Ambrose standing up.Alex Hales, in such woeful form in the four-day game this season that he played here only because Riki Wessels has a broken thumb, turned out to be their strongest line of resistance, batting more than four hours for only his second half-century of the season.But both James Taylor and Chris Read fell cheaply and when Hales finally chipped a ball from Patel to short mid-on a second body blow quickly followed as Samit Patel, who had appeared to have successfully reined himself in after a breezy start, was given out in circumstances he disputed, caught by one of the short midwickets when adamant he had played the ball from Rikki Clarke into the ground. His slow departure, accompanied by words and gestures aimed at umpire Trevor Jesty, may land him in trouble.With Read following him back shortly afterwards, the third of four victims for New Zealand offspinner Jeetan Patel, odds swung heavily in Warwickshire’s favour. Nottinghamshire reached tea with no further losses but the 35 overs remaining must have seemed a long stretch with only four wickets remaining.Patel bowled Ajmal Shahzad with the first ball of the final session and even though David Hussey was still there a sense of the inevitable hung over him. Andre Adams was caught by Ian Westwood at short leg off Patel and then came the new ball, taken after 84 overs.Hussey was well held low down at first slip by Chopra before Boyd Rankin, aware that the short ball would eventually reap a dividend, kept banging them in until Luke Fletcher obliged with a fended edge to third slip.Chopra believes Warwickshire, who had looked so forlorn only a couple of weeks ago, are back in the hunt after following up their defeat of Middlesex at Uxbridge. “I don’t know where we stand in points but we have to play Yorkshire next and Sussex are still to come here and if we are playing good cricket we are a match for most sides,” he said.”We had to be patient in this game. On wickets like this at Edgbaston, trying to get 20 wickets is always very difficult. Against Lancashire we made them follow-on and they batted out the day.”We didn’t enforce here and it was always in the back of your mind that it might have been the wrong decision but we felt if we added a few more runs to give us a big lead to work with and the wicket might deteriorate a bit more and that would be to our advantage with an international spinner in the side.”

أوضح نادي أتلتيك بلباو الإسباني آخر التطورات بشأن مستقبل لاعبه إينيجو مارتينيز والذي يعد محل اهتمام لـ برشلونة. 

وينتهي عقد مارتينيز مع بلباو بنهاية الموسم الجاري، وأكد ناديه أنه عرض عليه تجديد تعاقده، وذلك بعكس التصريحات التي أدلى بها اللاعب.

ويصر الرئيس جون أوريارتي على أن إينيجو تلقى عرض تجديد رسمي من النادي الإسباني، وهو ما أكده أيضًا المدير العام جون بيراساتيجي، نافيا تصريح اللاعب، الذي قال قبل أيام قليلة إنه لم يرفض أي عرض للتجديد لعدم وجود عرض رسمي.

وأفاد أورياتي في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية: “لطالما أراد أتليتيك بقاء إينيجو مارتينيز، قدمنا ​​عرض تجديد إلى إينيجو كتابيًا تلقاه في أبريل”.

وأضاف: “لقد قدر اللاعب ذلك، وبدأنا الحديث، وأجرينا سلسلة من المحادثات والمفاوضات انتهت في مايو عندما أخبرنا ممثل اينيجو مارتينيز أنه قبل موعد الانتخابات، كان يريد انتظار وصول الرئيس الجديد”.

اقرأ أيضًا | تفاصيل محادثات تشافي مع جوندوجان لإقناعه بالتوقيع لـ برشلونة

وتابع: “لقد اتصلت بوكيله واجتمعنا أخيرًا، لقد كان اجتماعًا رسميًا للغاية، وكررت استمرار اهتمام النادي واهتماماتي به، لقد كررت هذا الاهتمام في الأيام اللاحقة”.

وأشار أورياتي: “وبعد أربعة أيام، تلقينا ردًا من الوكيل، فطلب مني أن نلتقي مرة أخرى وأخبرني أنه تلقى عرضًا من نادٍ مهم وأنه يريد الرحيل، فقلت له إنه لاعب مهم بالنسبة لنا”.

وأوضح ملمحًا لوجود مفاوضات من جانب برشلونة: “وبعد أيام، تلقينا مكالمة من نادٍ يخبرنا المدير التنفيذي أنهم مهتمون به وأخبرناهم أن هذا أمر حيوي لمشروعنا، لذلك لا نتلقى أي عرض”.

وأتم: “يمر سوق انتقالات الصيف وإرادة مارتينيز هي أن يغادر ويخبرنا أنه لن يجدد، من الواضح الآن من يريده أن يبقى ومن يريد أن يغادر”.

Shane Bond, the New Zealand bowling coach, said it had yet to be decided which of his bowlers will draw the short straw of needing to bowl into the wind at the Basin Reserve.The into-the-wind role in Wellington can be unlike any other ground in the world, as gales howl up the Cook Strait and right down the Basin. One of the problems for the current New Zealand side, which is set to retain the same balance of attack, is that the three quicks usually have the wind in their favour in domestic cricket.”It’s an interesting one,” Bond said. “All three are strike bowlers in their own right and do a different role for their domestic team, but it’s certainly something you have to consider when you come to Wellington – who will do that role.”All three aren’t used to doing it so hopefully we’ll get days where it isn’t too windy. But it’s something you also have to think about when you go back to domestic cricket; bowl some spells into the wind to prepare yourself for this level.”Although one of the quicks will, obviously, have to bowl into whatever wind there is with the new ball, Bond added that later in the day the job will probably be shared between the full set to ensure no one is overburdened.Bond is confident that the attack can recover from their large workloads in Dunedin. New Zealand’s three quicks – Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Neil Wagner – sent down 114 of the 170 overs in England’s second innings and will be treated carefully over the next two days.”We always knew the guys are fit, and can bowl a lot of volume, we just need to make sure they are fresh and ready to go,” Bond said. “I thought we bowled our best on day five even after a day in the park. I was pleased with that.”However, Matt Prior suggested the situation was to England’s advantage “I’m sure the New Zealand bowlers will be feeling it. Any seamer bowling 40 overs is a mammoth effort. I’d rather have been batting for 170 overs than fielding, let’s put it that way.”The standout performance in Dunedin came from Neil Wagner who bagged seven wickets in his first home Test. He bowled 43 overs in the second innings, including an afternoon spell on the final day of 8-2-20-2 that included the wickets of Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen. Bond, an aggressive fast bowler in his day, was hugely impressed with Wagner’s stamina.”That’s the one thing I’ve really enjoyed about working with Neil, that never-say-die attitude, he will always run in,” he said. “Even at the back end of the fifth day he was still running in hard after 40 overs, so that’s credit to him. When you go in with four bowlers there can certainly be no weak link in the chain in terms of volume.”There are a variety of predictions being made about the pitch for the second Test, ranging from another slow surface that was on show in Dunedin to a surface where the ball will fly through at good pace. What appears to be generally accepted, however, is that the spinners’ role will be very much a holding one.”It was a bowlers’ graveyard in the first game, it certainly wasn’t a 160 wicket,” Bond said. “I’d back our bowlers on wickets that do a bit. In terms of winning Tests that’s our best chance, some assistance to the quick bowlers.”Having briefly looked at the pitch on Tuesday, Prior said “it doesn’t look a slow one” although two days out from a match is really too early to judge a Test surface. Regardless of the pitch, Prior is aware that another poor first innings will not be tolerated despite the confidence boost England receive in saving the opening Test.”You can’t ignore that first innings,” he said. “But then you have to look at the way we kept fighting hard with the ball, and then the way we finished with the bat was sensational. We’re becoming a very hard team to beat, but we want to go that one step further and start winning.”

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Em cerimônia realizada na sede da FERJ, no início da tarde desta quarta-feira, a Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro e a Topper apresentaram a Bola Samba Pró Velocity para a disputa do Campeonato Carioca de 2019. O design da bola traz como inspiração a brasilidade de jogar futebol, ritmo do samba, cores quentes e também ícones de pontos turísticos do Rio de Janeiro.

Mais uma vez, a tecnologia marca a bola do Carioca. Com seis gomos, a Samba possui tecnologia híbrida (Tecnologia inovadora que soma os benefícios de uma estrutura costurada a mão, com o processo Termofusion). Além disso, apresenta laminado de PU High Solid com textura, e o diferencial de um composto siliconado de alta resiliência, proporcionando a bola maior maciez e conforto.

A impermeabilidade também é um ponto alto, já que não permite a variação de peso em gramados molhados, com 0% de absorção de água. Estes diferenciais geram benefícios na precisão e velocidade de chutes de longa distância, chutes com efeito e também maior aderência para que os goleiros possam segurar a Samba com mais facilidade.

– A alta tecnologia desta bola proporciona muitos gols no Carioca. A cada ano, ela vem ficando cada vez melhor, o que prova a evolução e o desenvolvimento da Samba. Aliás, este nome é perfeito, pois é um ritmo títpico do Rio de Janeiro e do Brasil, assim como nosso clubes, que são nacionais – afirmou Rubens Lopes, presidente da FERJ e anfitrião do evento.

Toda esta evolução tecnológica é fruto da parceria entre a Topper e a FERJ, através de pesquisas e testes junto aos principais clubes e atletas, na busca contínua de fornecer os melhores produtos. FERJ e Topper mantêm parceria há oito anos.

O nome Samba foi sugerido pelos torcedores em votação nas redes sociais da marca, no ano de 2017 (sendo esta a terceira edição), tendo como referência a combinação do futebol com o gênero musical bastante tradicional no estado.

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Palmeiras e Grêmio, neste domingo, no Pacaembu, será um jogo diferente. Essa é a definição dada por Hyoran, que concedeu entrevista coletiva nesta sexta-feira e apontou que o objetivo do Verdão, líder do Brasileiro com três pontos de vantagem para o Inter, segundo colocado, é vencer para abrir distância do Grêmio, que está em quinto, a cinco pontos do time de Felipão.

– É um jogo diferente, sim. Mas, como a gente vem encarando todos os jogos como decisão, vai ser mais uma para nós. É um concorrente que está brigando lá em cima, com um grupo qualificado e muita história. Vamos tentar buscar a vitória e distanciar um pouco do Grêmio. Mas será um jogo complicado, contra uma grande equipe – disse o meia, elogiando o adversário.

– Sabemos da qualidade do Grêmio, uma equipe que vem jogando de uma forma há muito tempo com o Renato Gaúcho e tem uma qualidade muito grande. Temos de fazer um jogo consistente, não achar que a vitória vai vir de qualquer maneira. Assim, vamos conseguir fazer um jogo seguro como temos feito para conseguir a vitória.

A partida não será no Allianz Parque porque o estádio do Palmeiras receberá um festival de música neste fim de semana. Independentemente disso, no Pacaembu, a promessa de Hyoran é de um Verdão tão aguerrido quanto o Grêmio, que precisa vencer para não se distanciar do líder.

– Eles vão vir com espírito de decisão para jogar contra a gente. Eles sabem que, se conseguirmos a vitória, vamos abrir uma vantagem grande. Por isso, vão vir com esse espírito de decisão. Mas é o mesmo espírito que encontrarão aqui da gente, aguerrido e de muita luta – comentou o meia.

– A gente vai entrar lutando, aguerrido, porque sabe que é um jogo muito importante no nosso objetivo, que é o título. Não será fácil. Se vier a derrota, o Grêmio vai encostar, mas não será o fim do mundo, porque o campeonato ainda tem algumas rodadas. E acredito que a derrota não virá porque jogaremos da mesma forma, consistentes, seguros, como o Felipão vem trabalhando desde que chegou. Vamos conseguir vencer essa batalha e uma dessas finais que o Brasileiro nos dá, para continuarmos nessa caminhada em busca do título brasileiro.

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Confira outros temas abordados por Hyoran nesta sexta-feira:

Alternância de times
O Felipão encontrou um grande grupo, não dois times. Encontrou um elenco qualificado, muito bom, e usou da forma que achou melhor. Deu certo. Motivou todos os jogadores. Todos entraram em campo e mostraram sua qualidade, por que estão no Palmeiras. Isso vem dando resultado. Não tem isso de time da Libertadores e outro do Brasileiro. Muda algumas peças e o resultado vem sendo bom.

Efeito suspensivo para Mayke e Diogo Barbosa
É sempre complicado ter desfalques assim. A gente acabou ficando sem os quatro laterais e, com esse efeito suspensivo, teremos os dois de volta. Para nós, é muito bom, com certeza. Mas temos um grupo qualificado e, quem o Felipão escolhesse, daria conta do recado e faria um grande jogo.

Jogo no Pacaembu
Sentimos por não jogar no Allianz, mas nos portamos bem no Pacaembu e nos sentimos bem ali, com bons resultados. O retrospecto é bom, nos dá confiança, mas o retrospecto não garante bom resultado. Precisamos jogar com consistência para conseguir a vitória.

Carinho da torcida
Fico muito feliz e até sem palavras pelo carinho que recebo. A torcida do Palmeiras me recebeu de uma forma que não tem como descrever. Tento retribuir em campo dando a vida e fazendo o meu melhor. Agradeço a Deus por estar nesse clube, correspondendo e com o apoio da torcida.

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وصلت بعثة النادي الأهلي إلى القاهرة بعد خوض مواجهة القطن الكاميروني، مساء أمس الجمعة في منافسات دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

الأهلي كان ضيفاً على فريق القطن ضمن مواجهات الجولة الخامسة من دور المجموعات للبطولة الإفريقية.

واستطاع الأهلي أن يحسم اللقاء لصالحة بنتيجة أربعة أهداف دون مقابل، ليصل إلى النقطة السابعة في ترتيب المجموعة الثانية.

طالع | موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة الهلال وصن داونز اليوم في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

ونشرت الصفحة الرسمية للأهلي، صوراً لبعثة الفريق بعد الوصول إلى مطار القاهرة اليوم السبت.

ويتواجد الأهلي في المجموعة الثانية بدوري الأبطال مع كل من صن داونز الجنوب إفريقي، الهلال السوداني والقطن الكاميروني.

ويحتل الأهلي المركز الثالث في ترتيب المجموعة بـ 7 نقاط، وفي الصدارة صن داونز بـ10، والهلال ثانياً بـ 9 نقاط والقطن في المركز الرابع بدون نقاط.

ويحتاج الأهلي إلى خسارة أو تعادل الهلال أمام صن داونز في المباراة التي تقام اليوم السبت من أجل بقاء آماله في التأهل قبل مباراة الفريق السوداني بالقاهرة في الجولة الأخيرة. 

يعاني فريق توتنهام بأكمله من صدمة الخروج من دوري أبطال أوروبا، على يد ميلان الإيطالي، أمس الأربعاء من دور الستة عشر، لكن مهاجم الفريق، هاري كين يعيش أزمة خاصة.

لعب كين 13 موسمًا في توتنهام دون الفوز بأي لقب، حيث إن الفريق أيضًا بعيد كل البعد عن التتويج بالدوري الإنجليزي، بالإضافة إلى خروجه من كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي ودوري أبطال أوروبا.

اقرأ أيضًا.. هنري عن هاري كين: لو كنت مكانه لن أستطيع النوم.. عليه البحث عن ناد جديد

وبحسب ديلي ميل، فإن هاري كين قد قرر عدم إجراء أي محادثات مع إدارة نادي توتنهام حتى نهاية الموسم بشأن تجديد العقد الذي ينتهي في صيف 2024، وسيجري معهم محادثة بعد نهاية الموسم الحالي لمناقشة إمكانية المغادرة.

ووفقا للصحيفة، فإن بايرن ميونخ ينتظر قرار اللاعب، الذي يُستهدف أيضًا من قبل مانشستر يونايتد، لكن إدارة النادي اللندني لا تفضل بيعه لناد إنجليزي، ولن تقبل بعرض أقل من 100 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

كان أولي هونيس، رئيس بايرن ميونخ السابق، قد قال إنه لا يتخيل إن العملاق البافاري يتعاقد مع لاعب يبلغ من العمر 30 عاما وبمبلغ 100 مليون يورو.

نجح فريق يوفنتوس في تخطي خصمه سبيزيا، مساء اليوم الأحد، في إطار منافسات بطولة الدوري الإيطالي موسم 2022/23.

وحل يوفنتوس ضيفًا على نظيره سبيزيا، في معقل الأخير، في الجولة 23 من السيري آ، حيث فاز الضيوف بهدفين دون رد. أهداف مباراة يوفنتوس وسبيزيا

هدف يوفنتوس الأول جاء في الشوط الأول من المباراة، وتحديدًا في الدقيقة 23، عن طريق مويس كين.

ونجح الأرجنتيني أنخيل دي ماريا في تعزيز تفوق يوفنتوس في تلك المباراة، بعدما سجل الهدف الثاني في الدقيقة 66.

بتلك النتيجة، ارتفع رصيد يوفنتوس إلى 32 نقطة في المركز السابع، بينما تجمد رصيد سبيزيا عند 19 نقطة في المركز السابع عشر.

John Aaron has been suspended as the secretary of the USA Cricket Association by Gladstone Dainty, the board’s controversial president, for what Dainty claimed were “comments damaging to the good standing and well-being of USACA”.In a move which brings into the open the battle between Dainty and those seeking to make him accountable, he claimed he had consulted “many of the USACA board members”, he told Aaron he was suspending him “immediately and indefinitely”.Aaron has been openly challenging Dainty over many aspects of the way he runs USACA in the wake of cancelled elections, the failure to replace Don Lockerbie, who Dainty sacked as CEO ten months ago, and a complete failure to communicate with factions of the board opposed to his actions as president. Dainty unilaterally cancelled a board meeting called by Aaron last weekend, even though it had been arranged in accordance with the constitution. The board has not met face-to-face for ten months.Aaron replied to Dainty that his action was “without basis and merit and is unconstitutional, and it impinges upon my right of free speech … in addition your reference to “consultation with many of the USACA board members,” is also unfounded and unsubstantiated, and at best refers to a minority”.The ICC, which has twice suspended the USA from international competition while Dainty has been in charge, has yet to comment, but it is likely it will be watching the unfolding events with increasing concern.

Somerset assured themselves of a home semi-final in the Clydesdale Bank 40 with a 40-run Group C win over Essex at Taunton

29-Aug-2011
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Somerset assured themselves of a home semi-final in the Clydesdale Bank 40 with a 40-run Group C win over Essex at Taunton.But it was victory at a price as skipper Marcus Trescothick injured an ankle while batting and looks set for a lengthy lay-off as his team chase a first ever County Championship title, as well as the 40-over crown. Peter Trego (51), Chris Jones (45 not out) and James Hildreth (41) were the mainstays of Somerset’s 251 for five after winning the toss. Tom Craddock was the pick of the Essex bowlers with two for 38.In reply, the visitors managed 211 all out, Jaik Mickleburgh top-scoring with 56 and Graham Napier making 41. There were two wickets each for Alfonso Thomas, Steve Kirby, Arul Suppiah and Craig Meschede.Trescothick had made only 10 at that start of Somerset’s innings when he was hurt turning quickly when sent back by opening partner Trego attempting a quick single. He had to be helped from the field and later emerged from the dressing room on crutches. Trego went on to a 53-ball half-century, with six fours, and Murali Kartik (29) helped him take the score to 68, having been promoted in the role of pinch-hitter.Hildreth hit four fours before being caught and bowled by Craddock and Jones, on his one-day debut for Somerset, needed to exercise some caution as he and Meschede (17) guided their side towards a competitive total. Thomas then struck a quick blow, trapping Mark Pettini lbw in the second over of the Essex reply. But Adam Wheater (33) hit straight sixes off Suppiah and Meschede as he and Mickleburgh added 78 for the second wicket.From then on wickets fell steadily, Meschede removing Tom Westley and James Foster to catches by former Gloucestershire wicketkeeper Steve Snell – signed on a short-term basis by Somerset, whose two keepers Craig Kieswetter and Jos Buttler were away with the England Twenty20 squad.Napier did his best to launch a victory bid from 161 for seven, hitting a big six off Kartik in scoring his runs off 38 balls. But when he was pinned leg before by Thomas with 55 still needed Somerset were on the brink of their ninth group win. Snell is also likely to keep wicket for them on the opening day of the Championship clash with Hampshire at Taunton, starting on Wednesday.