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After a disastrous Australian tour, Pakistan’s confidence will not have been helped as they were overcome by an inexperienced Pakistan A in their warm-up game ahead of the twenty20 series against England.

Cricinfo staff17-Feb-2010
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After a disastrous Australian tour, Pakistan’s confidence will not have been helped as they were overcome by an inexperienced Pakistan A in their warm-up game ahead of the Twenty20 series against England. Abdul Razzaq’s rollicking unbeaten 39 boosted Pakistan to 143 for 8 after they were put in to bat, but well-paced innings from Mohammad Hafeez and Asad Shafiq set up a seven-wicket victory, achieved with three balls to spare.Hafeez, who is captaining Pakistan A, was named Man of the Match for his efforts in this game, which included two wickets for only 21 runs in four overs of tight offspin and a vital 41 in Pakistan A’s chase. Hafeez, who has not played international cricket for more than two years, brought himself on early in Pakistan’s innings and was soon rewarded with Imran Farhat’s wicket.Imran Nazir fell soon after for a pedestrian three runs from 10 balls, and though Khalid Latif and Umar Akmal consolidated with a 33-run partnership, Pakistan struggled to score quickly in the first half of the innings. Latif and Akmal fell in quick succession, and Fawad Alam and Shahid Afridi struggled to get going in their short innings.Shoaib Malik provided some impetus with a rapid 32 before he was run out by substitute fielder Abid Ali as Pakistan slipped to 109 for 7 in the 18th over. Razzaq then showed his extensive experience at the end of the innings with a typically aggressive knock, smashing two fours and three sixes to add 34 for the eighth wicket with Yasir Arafat, who was out off the last ball after contributing just three runs to the partnership.Pakistan A lost Shahzaib Hasan early in their chase, but Hafeez and Shafiq steadied the innings with a 67-run partnership – the highest of the match. Hafeez struck five fours and a six before he was bowled by Arafat, who was impressively economical in his four overs, conceding only 17 runs to go with his wicket.Shafiq was in sight of a maiden twenty20 half-century, having muscled his way to 48 with six fours and a six, but edged Wahab Riaz to Sarfraz Ahmed with 23 still needed in under three overs. Umair Khan and Naeem Anjum, who both made their twenty20 debuts against England Lions last week, were up to the task, however, hitting three fours and a six between them to seal the win in the final over.

Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah is a priority target for Crystal Palace during the January transfer window.

That’s according to reliable reporter Alan Nixon, and, as to be expected, the update has had a number of Eagles fans talking on social media.

Palace currently have four strikers on the books at Selhurst Park, one of which is Odsonne Edouard, who was brought to the club over the summer.

Another is loanee Jean-Philippe Mateta, but it seems as if Patrick Vieira and Dougie Freedman are still keen on Nketiah following links in the summer.

The 22-year-old is into the final six months of his Emirates deal and has made just three substitute appearances in the Premier League this season. Nketiah has scored five times in three EFL Cup appearances, though.

Palace fans react

@CPFCtransfersHQ shared Nixon’s claim on social media on Monday afternoon.

This is what these Palace supporters had to say in reply, with many not keen to see a move go through and one labelling it as ‘strange’.

“Vieira is down bad for this bloke”

Credit: @CPFCAlfie

“STOP @CPFC @CEO4TAG (Steve Parish)”

Credit: @Djamel__1997

“This made sense before but seems strange now. Can’t see him getting in ahead of Eduoard, Benteke or even Mateta, unless he is (a). going to be played wide (again, we have options there) (b). He is one for the future (Benteke is 31)”

Credit: @PWhickman

“Pointless we don’t need any more strikers”

Credit: @palacecarl

“Not even lying when I say he’s worse than Mateta”

Credit: @palace__dylan

“Went on a run and came back to this, I can’t win”

Credit: @MuratajLuka

In other news: Palace source reveals ‘target man’ is attracting plenty of interest; he could leave this month. 

Bill Lawry and Garth McKenzie, two greats of the 1960s, will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame

Cricinfo staff14-Feb-2010

Bill Lawry and Garth McKenzie, two greats of the 1960s, will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the Allan Border Medal on Monday. Bob Lloyd, the selection panel chairman, praised the contributions of both players.”Bill was an outstanding opening batsman and captain of Australia during his 67 Test-match career and has also since then had an on-going and significant role in cricket as an administrator with Cricket Victoria and as a commentator with Channel 9,” Lloyd said. “Graham, or ‘Garth’ McKenzie as he was universally known, almost single-handedly led the Australian attack over a 10-year period and his 246 wickets places him eigth on the list of wickets taken for Australia.”The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame began in 1996 with 10 inductees and 22 more have been included since then. Selectors take into account the players’ status as sporting legends in addition to their outstanding statistical records and inductees must have been retired from international cricket for a minimum of five years.Hall of Fame inductees Fred Spofforth, John Blackham, Victor Trumper, Clarrie Grimmett, Bill Ponsford, Sir Donald Bradman, Bill O’Reilly, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall, Dennis Lillee, Warwick Armstrong, Neil Harvey, Allan Border, Bill Woodfull, Arthur Morris, Stan McCabe, Greg Chappell, Lindsay Hassett, Ian Chappell, Hugh Trumble, Alan Davidson, Clem Hill, Rod Marsh, Monty Noble, Bob Simpson, Charles Macartney, Richie Benaud, George Giffen, Ian Healy, Steve Waugh, Bill Lawry, Garth McKenzie.

The January transfer window is well underway and Newcastle United are being linked with players left, right and centre at the moment.

Eddie Howe’s squad is in desperate need of strengthening, and deals done this month could go a long way to helping them to remain in the Premier League for at least another season.

They are currently 19th in the table and have only won one league game with half of the campaign gone, highlighting the need for reinforcements.

Time to brutally axe Gayle

CBS Sports recently reported that Leicester, Newcastle and Everton are all interested in signing Morelos from Rangers this month.

By bringing the Colombian to St James’ Park, Howe could brutally axe Dwight Gayle from the club and sell him in the coming weeks. The former Crystal Palace man is reportedly one of the players the Magpies are willing to offload, and the prospective arrival of Morelos could allow them to cash in.

He is under contract until 2024 but has only played 27 minutes of Premier League football this season. This suggests that the £40k-per-week dud is not in Howe’s plans, so signing a replacement in the form of Morelos would mean that they can sell him without worrying about their attacking squad depth.

The Rangers marksman could come in and add plenty of goals to the Magpies. He has proven his quality for the Scottish champions over the years, with 107 goals in 211 games north of the border.

Speaking anonymously to The Athletic previously, an ex-Scottish Premiership defender lauded the striker’s strength, saying: “When he goes to shield the ball it’s so difficult. His body strength and ball control are very good, so he makes it very difficult for you. He is deceptive with his physical attributes, but what I’d say he’s best at is when the ball is played up to him. He lets you think that you can nip in front of him and then his timing to put his body in and spin you is excellent.”

Another player added: “He’s kind of dropping deep now and going out wide. That’s a nightmare for defenders because he’s your player that you’re meant to be man-marking but then you’re dragged out of position and you’ve got midfield runners taking his space.”

These testimonies highlight what Morelos could bring to Newcastle aside from his goalscoring. He has the physical strength and positional intelligence to cause constant problems for opposition defenders, which means that he could open up space for his teammates even when he is not scoring himself. Coupled with his scoring record, that is why he could be an excellent signing.

The Colombian could therefore be the perfect replacement for Gayle and improve the Magpies’ options at the top end of the pitch. It would then be down to the club to find a new employer for the 32-year-old, whether that comes this month or in the summer.

AND in other news, Craig Hope issues 10-word NUFC transfer update which will leave fans buzzing…

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Com apenas 17 anos, Paulinho viveu uma temporada de mudanças e emoções. O atacante começou o ano no sub-17 do Vasco, foi campeão do Sul-Americano da categoria com a Seleção Brasileira, voltou já para o sub-20 do Cruz-Maltino e após grandes atuações foi integrado aos profissionais. Por tudo isso, o garoto diz que esse é um dos seus melhores anos da sua carreira e espera se firmar cada vez mais.

– Foi um dos melhores anos da minha carreira, porque comecei o ano no sub-17, fui disputar o Sul-Americano com a Seleção, voltei já no sub-20 e logo depois já fui para o profissional. Fico feliz com esse momento. Minha meta é me firmar cada vez mais nos próximos anos conquistar meu espaço no time titular – disse o atacante em coletiva após o treino desta quarta-feira.

Paulinho diz que está mais experiente após a disputa do Mundial Sub-17, em que foi um dos principais destaques da Seleção Brasileira na competição. Segundo ele, na volta ele ganhou apoio para continuar o bom trabalho e ganhar espaço com Zé Ricardo.

– Acho que sou mais maduro hoje. No Mundial (sub-17) na Índia eu amadureci muito, fiquei bastante feliz com meu desempenho. Na volta já ganhei o apoio de todos para continuar, conquistei espaço com o Zé Ricardo para me firmar e cada vez mais ter bons frutos – contou.

Contra o Atlético-MG, Paulinho acabou desperdiçando algumas boas oportunidades de gols, que poderia dar a vitória ao Vasco. Nesta reta final na briga pela Libertadores, o jovem diz que tem apoio do treinador e vem trabalhando para melhorar nas finalizações. Ele está confiante que seu gol vai sair nos últimos dois jogos da temporada.

– No jogo contra o Atlético-MG tivemos a oportunidade de sair com os três pontos e estar mais tranquilo na tabela. Tudo é questão de treino. O professor sempre vem me apoiando para fazer meu trabalho. Tenho que continuar treinando que uma hora vai sair. Eu boto isso na minha cabeça e acredito que nesses últimos dois jogos vai sair.

Paulinho já fez 16 jogos nos profissionais do Cruz-Maltino. Ele fez sua estreia com apenas 16 anos, contra o Vitória, no primeiro turno. Na partida ele entrou nos minutos finais e deu uma assistência para o gol de Guilherme Costa. Seu primeiro jogo como titular foi contra o Atlético-MG, no Independência, e o atacante fez os dois gols da vitória do Vasco por 2 a 1.

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أكد شادي حسين، لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، أن الفريق جاهز لاستهلال مشواره في دوري أبطال إفريقيا أمام الاتحاد المنستيري.

ويلاقي الأهلي نظيره الاتحاد المنستيري في تونس في ذهاب دور الـ32 بدوري أبطال إفريقيا بعد غدٍ الأحد. أهمية مباراة الأهلي والاتحاد المنستيري

وقال شادي حسين في تصريحات عبر المركز الإعلامي للنادي “الأهلي”: “هذه أول مباراة في دوري أبطال إفريقيا وندرك تمامًا أنها مهمة للغاية، لا سيما أنها أمام أحد الفرق التونسية المميزة وهو الاتحاد المنستيري والذي سيلعب على ملعبه ووسط جماهيره، ولكننا مستعدون بشكل جيد وقادرون على تحقيق نتيجة إيجابية بعد التحضير الجيد للمباراة طوال الفترة الماضية”.

طالع أيضًا.. رسميًا.. الأهلي يعلن عن الزي البديل للموسم الجديد

وأضاف: “مباريات الأهلي مع الأندية التونسية تكون صعبة، لا سيما أن الفرق المنافسة ترغب في تحقيق نتيجة إيجابية أمام الأهلي، الذي يدركون قيمته ومكانته في قارة إفريقيا، ونأمل في تحقيق نتيجة إيجابية تساعد الفريق في مباراة العودة التي تقام في القاهرة”. استعادة لقب دوري أبطال إفريقيا

وأوضح مهاجم الأهلي: “الفريق بشكل عام استفاد من المعسكر الذي خاضه في القاهرة تحت قيادة مارسيل كولر المدير الفني”.

وواصل: “الجميع لديهم رغبة في العودة إلى منصات التتويج بدوري أبطال إفريقيا من جديد، والكل تعاهد على استعادة اللقب من جديد وأن ضربة البداية في غاية الأهمية لأي فريق بشكل عام يشارك في البطولة”.

وتابع: “جميع لاعبي الأهلي اعتادوا على ضغط المباريات والحضور الجماهيري والذي يمثل قوة الفريق المنافس، ولكننا على درجة عالية من الاستعداد الجيد”. تعليمات كولر

وتحدث شادي حسين عن علاقته بلاعبي الأهلي قائلًا: “اللاعبون ساعدوني على التأقلم السريع داخل الفريق، خاصة أنني أعرف أكثر من لاعب وتربطني بهم علاقة جيدة من قبل وصولي إلى النادي”.

وأردف: “أتمنى أن تنعكس الروح الجيدة التي تجمع اللاعبين على الفريق، ويحقق النتائج التي يسعى إليها لتلبية رغبة وتطلعات جماهير الأهلي في التتويج بكافة البطولات التي يشارك بها الفريق”.

واستأنف: “مارسيل كولر يتحدث مع اللاعبين بشكل جماعي، للتأكيد على تحديات المرحلة المقبلة والتي تبدأ بمواجهة الاتحاد المنستيري، والتي ينصب تركيز الفريق عليها إلى جانب حديثه عن الجوانب الفنية الخاصة بكل لاعب في جلسات منفردة”. رسالة لجمهور الأهلي

وأكد حسين أن وجوده ضمن قائمة الأهلي في المباراة الأولى له بإفريقيا تحد له على المستوى الشخصي، وأنه يأمل في إسعاد جماهير النادي.

واختتم تصريحاته بتوجيه الشكر إلى جماهير الأهلي التي تدعم الفريق بشكل دائم، مؤكدًا أن اللاعبين تعاهدوا على الفوز بالبطولات التي يشارك بها الفريق خلال الموسم الحالي لإسعادهم.

Everton have been suggested as a potential destination for Spurs star Dele Alli in this January transfer window.

What’s the story?

Speaking on The Athletic’s The View from The Lane podcast, Jack Pitt-Brooke revealed that the England ace’s name had been linked with a switch to Rafa Benitez’s side this month.

He said: “Spurs had been hoping for a while that Newcastle would want Dele this month, but I gather that’s not the case. It’s been suggested to me that maybe Everton are considering coming in for Dele towards the end of the month, but as far as I’m aware there’s been no movement on that.”

Could revive his career at Everton

The £100k-per-week star has previously been hailed as a “freak of a talent” by former Spurs man Darren Anderton, while Mauricio Pochettino even made some quite incredible comparisons between Alli and the likes of Diego Maradona and Ronaldinho.

He said: “You smell Maradona’s energy, his charisma is amazing. Ronaldinho at Paris Saint-Germain was similar. And it’s similar with Dele. People love him in this way. When you add the charisma to the talent, that’s what makes a special player. When he was scoring goals, kids loved him like he was Ronaldinho.

“Kids feel this charisma, this energy, and with Dele it’s the same; he has this charisma that kids love and follow.”What Alli hasn’t had in recent seasons, especially with Pochettino’s exit, is consistent game-time and perhaps that trust he had with the Argentine.This campaign has seen him play just 657 minutes of Premier League football, featuring heavily under Nuno Espirito Santo to begin the season and then completely dropping out of favour under Antonio Conte.While Everton fans may look to his recent record and consider this a potentially underwhelming signing, his previous history and the fact he’s still only 25, could see him revive his career at Goodison Park.At his absolute best, Alli is a goal-scoring midfielder who can win games, and his still impressive record of 67 goals and 61 assists in 269 games for Spurs is a testament to that.If the Toffees do land him later this January, then it could be an exciting one for fans.Meanwhile, Benitez could form a deadly duo with this Serie A star…

While West Indies will expect to kick start a season of favourable results after a winless tour of Australia, Zimbabwe will have their eyes set on a goal far more significant

The Preview by Siddhartha Talya27-Feb-2010Match FactsSunday, February 28, Port of Spain
Start time 1400 (1800 GMT)
Hamilton Masakadza had a prolific 2009•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Big PictureWest Indies and Zimbabwe begin a fresh phase in international cricket under newly-appointed coaches, though the mood is more upbeat in the tourists’ camp. While West Indies will expect to kick start a season of favourable results after a winless tour of Australia, Zimbabwe will have their eyes set on a goal far more significant – a return to Test cricket after their self-imposed exile in 2006.Alan Butcher is expected to join his team midway through the tour but Zimbabwe will be, in the interim, under the supervision of current coach Walter Chawaguta and former captain Dave Houghton, who has targeted a return to the five-day format before the end of this year. Heath Streak will be supporting him as bowling coach, and Grant Flower begins his duty as batting coach in October.The return of distinguished former players in coaching roles to boost the team, a refurbished domestic structure based on five regional franchises to better administer first-class cricket, the organisation of a domestic Twenty20 league and the participation of a Zimbabwe XI in the Intercontinental Cup – these are all measures indicating a committed plan to facilitate Zimbabwe’s transition to the cricketing mainstream.However, Zimbabwe’s exposure to limited-overs cricket in the recent past has been largely confined to playing Bangladesh – they’ve won four and lost ten ODIs against them since 2009 – and Kenya. They haven’t played a Twenty20 international since October 2008. To realise their goal, they need to challenge superior teams and a demoralised West Indies, who, among other disappointments, were also beaten comprehensively in the two Twenty20 internationals against Australia, are a good place to start.Form GuideZimbabwe: WLTLL (All before 2009)
West Indies: LLWLW
Watch out forAdrian Barath is back in the West Indies squad and will look to build on the bright start he’s had to his international career as an explosive opener. In the absence of Chris Gayle for Sunday’s game, he’ll take the lead at the top of the order.Barath’s counterpart in the opening slot, Hamilton Masakadza enjoyed a prolific 2009 with 1087 runs at 43.48, including three centuries. He was also the highest run-getter in the Stanbic Cup, Zimbabwe’s domestic Twenty20 tournament. Along with Tatenda Taibu, who launched his tour of West Indies with a match-winning century against UWI Vice Chancellor’s XI, Masakadza is Zimbabwe’s most relied-on batsman.Team newsWest Indies are boosted by the return of several injured players: Barath (hamstring), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (thumb), Sulieman Benn (knee) and Darren Bravo (shoulder). Allrounder Dave Bernard jnr and batsman Andre Fletcher have also been recalled.West Indies (probable) – 1 Adrian Barath, 2 Andre Fletcher, 3 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 4 Darren Bravo, 5 Kieron Pollard, 6 Denesh Ramdin (capt and wk), 7 Darren Sammy, 8 Dwayne Smith, 9 Kemar Roach, 10 Sulieman Benn, 11 Nikita MillerZimbabwe prevailed by five runs in their 50-over tour match, thanks to Taibu and a combined bowling effort, with the trio of Chris Mpofu, Kyle Jarvis and Elton Chigumbura bagged two wickets each.Zimbabwe (probable): 1 Vusi Sibanda, 2 Hamilton Masakadza, 3 Charles Coventry, 4 Tatenda Taibu, 5 Stuart Matsikenyeri, 6 Greg Lamb, 7 Elton Chigumbura, 8 Timycen Maruma, 9 Shingirai Masakadza, 10 Kyle Jarvis, 11 Chris Mpofu.Stats and triviaZimbabwe have never beaten West Indies in a bilateral ODI series. They’ve never played West Indies in a Twenty20 international and have won just two out of seven games. Hamilton Masakadza was the fourth-highest run-getter in 2009 in ODIs, behind MS Dhoni, Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey. Quotes”We have got to start winning matches and our goal is to get back into Test cricket in a year-and-a-half. The guys are working very hard at this, and this tour is very important in this regard.”
“That series is gone. We are looking to the future. We have a new coach who is looking to great things from us.”

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Após voltar ao futebol depois de sobreviver ao acidente aéreo e garantir vaga na Libertadores de 2018 junto a Chapecoense, o lateral Alan Ruschel realizou mais um sonho ao se casar com a jovem gaúcha Marina Storchi. A cerimônia foi realizada no sábado, em Bento Gonçalves, na Serra Gaúcha.

Em seu perfil no Instagram, o jogador publicou uma foto ao lado da esposa e relatou o sentimento de selar sua união com Marina, que viajou à Colômbia, quando namorada, para acompanhar seu tratamento e luta pela recuperação do acidente.

– Momento único e muito importante nas nossas vidas. Noite inesquecível!!! Obrigado a todos que fizeram parte da noite de ontem com a gente #Sr&Sra Ruschel – escreveu o lateral.

O goleiro Jackson Follmann e o zagueiro Neto, que também sobreviveram a tragédia, marcaram presença no casamento e subiram no palco para cantar ao lado do noivo durante a festa.

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تعرض الدولي المصري محمد صلاح لاعب فريق ليفربول الإنجليزي لانتقادات من جماهير الريدز بسبب مغادرته ملعب مباراة رينجرز بعد نهايتها مباشرة.

اللاعب المصري سجل ثلاثية في فوز ليفربول 7/1 على رينجرز، خلال 6 دقائق فقط، كأسرع هاتريك في تاريخ دوري أبطال أوروبا.

صحيفة “مترو” البريطانية، أكدت بأن مشجي ليفربول شعروا بالغضب من محمد صلاح بعد نهاية المباراة، حيث التقط كرة الهاتريك، وسار مباشرة عبر النفق المؤدي إلى غرف خلع الملابس، بينما ذهب لاعبي الفريق إلى المشجعين بما في ذلك يورجن كلوب والبدلاء.

طالع أيضًا.. صحف بريطانيا عن هاتريك محمد صلاح أمام رينجرز: الطائر “مو” قائد ليفربول الحقيقي

وأشارت التقارير إلى أن محمد صلاح من المرجح أن يثير المزيد من الأسئلة حول سعادته في ليفربول، وأن أفعاله لم تمر مرور الكرام من قبل المشجعين، سواء من خلال عدم احتفاله بالأهداف أو مغادرته بعد المباراة دون توجيه التحيه لهم.

ونقلت الصحيفة الإنجليزية، آراء المشجعين عبر تويتر: “صلاح يفتقر الاحترام لزملائه أو لفريق رينجرز أو حتى للجماهير”.

وكتب آخر: “انتزاع محمد صلاح كرة المباراة واتجاهه نحو النفق دون أن يشكر المشجعين المسافرين إلى اسكتلندا، يقول الكثير ما يدور في رأس مو”.

فيما قارن مشجعو ليفربول الآخرون، رد فعل محمد صلاح بما قام به كريستيانو رونالدو، الذي رفض الاعتراف بدعم أنصار مانشستر يونايتد في عدة مناسبات منذ عودته إلى أولد ترافورد.

وكتب مشجع: “من الغريب رؤية محمد صلاح يفعل هذا، على الأقل اذهب وقدم تحيتك للمشجعين، إذا فعل كريستيانو رونالدو ذلك، سيكون حديث العالم”.

واختتم مشجع آخر لـ ليفربول: “محمد صلاح سجل هاتريك ثم استولى على الكرة ثم ذهب إلى النفق، بدون أي شكر للجماهير، فعل سيء من مو، مثلما انتقد البعض كريستيانو رونالدو في ذلك”.