Kabir Ali going nowhere unless compensation paid

Kabir Ali is going nowhere without Worcestershire being paid £60,000 compensation insist the county’s chief executive

Cricinfo staff17-Sep-2009

Kabir Ali: stuck in the middle•Getty Images

It may be being widely reported that Kabir Ali will leave Worcestershire at the end of the season, but county chief executive Mark Newton is adamant that won’t happen unless someone agrees to pay £60,000 to release him from the last year of his contract.Kabir is said to have verbally agreed a three-year deal with Hampshire, but Newton remains determined over the issue of compensation. “£60,000 is the minimum we would accept to let Kabir leave,” he told the Kidderminster Shuttle. “We feel very strongly about this. Do we run the risk of having an unhappy Kabir next season? Of course we do, but we all know Kabir well enough to know that if he is here next year then he will give 100%.”If, as seems increasingly likely, no other county agrees to the fee, then he has the choice of seeing out his last year with Worcestershire or paying the money himself.Rod Bransgrove, Hampshire’s chairman, also looked to play down his county’s association with Kabir until the contract issue is resolved. “We can’t agree a deal until he is released by Worcestershire. He is a player we are interested in, as I imagine are others, and we will continue to be interested in.”

It will be tough to bat last – Waller

Malcolm Waller is hopeful Zimbabwe’s tail can wag with the vigour Pakistan’s did if the home team are avoid batting in conditions which may be too difficult to chase a target

Firdose Moonda in Harare04-Sep-2013

Malcolm Waller hopes the tail will stretch Zimbabwe’s lead on the third morning•Associated Press

Malcolm Waller is hopeful Zimbabwe’s tail can wag with the vigour Pakistan’s did if the home team wants to avoid batting in conditions which may be too difficult to chase a target. Although Hamilton Masakadza believed the pitch would not deteriorate too much on the final day of the match when he won the toss and chose to bowl, Waller indicated some of the cracks could cause problems for Zimbabwe when they bat again.”I think the fourth innings will be very different,” Waller said. “There are few footmarks for the left-handers and there are some cracks. Even though they are not opening up much, they might do later on. When we come to bat again, it will be different and we will see a bit more turn.”Zimbabwe have a slim first-innings lead of 32 but with three wickets in hand, will draw inspiration from their opposition’s ninth-wicket stand of 67. With that aim, they will also look to deny Pakistan what Waller considers the best of the batting conditions on the middle day of the match. “Tomorrow will be really good for batting,” he said. “It might do a bit in the morning but if we can see that off and bat for as long as possible that will be good for us.”Being down to their last batting pair of sorts means a large amount of the run-scoring responsibility will fall on Elton Chigumbura and Shingi Masakadza, who turned 27 today and said he plans to the spend the evening “quietly”. Against a Pakistan attack with a ball just seven overs old, Waller said the line-up knows exactly what they are up against. “Make no mistake, their whole attack is very good. We know we are up for a fight against these guys,” he said. ”But we’ve gone in there really positive and we’ll do that again.”Waller said the new coach, his father, had helped the batsmen adapt their techniques to batting longer, which was what they failed to do in previous Tests. “He’s done a lot of work with us,” he said. “He communicates very well and it seems to be working. We are following game plans better.”Saeed Ajmal agreed that Zimbabwe displayed more staying power than he has known them to but attributed some of it to the placid pitch. “They played very well but the wicket is a flat-batting track. There is no turn,” he said. “Only when the ball is older, like maybe 60 overs, it is turning a little. But it’s not sharp turn, it’s slow turn.”With little to assist him, Ajmal confessed he was “not happy” with his figures because “I have to take a few more wickets”. But for now, he is content to leave it to the likes of Rahat Ali to do the damage and in the process cement a place in the team. “He is a youngster and he is learning. In the future, he will be very good for Pakistan,” he said.

لابورتا يرد على سوء علاقة جوارديولا وتشافي.. ومدى إمكانية عودة بيب إلى برشلونة

رد رئيس نادي برشلونة، خوان لابورتا، على شائعات سوء العلاقة بين المدربين بيب جوارديولا وتشافي هيرنانديز في الفترة الأخيرة.

ودخل تشافي وجوارديولا في جدال إعلامي بشأن بعض الصفقات خلال الموسم الماضي خاصة صفقة جواو كانسيلو في شهر يناير الماضي.

حيث قال تشافي إن مانشستر سيتي رفض منح اللاعب إلى برشلونة، لكن جوارديولا رد وقال إن ربما تشافي فهم الأمر بشكل خاطئ، كنا نريد بيع كانسيلو ولكن لا يهم إلى أين.

اقرأ أيضًا.. وكيله: برشلونة رفض ضم جوليان ألفاريز مقابل 20 مليونًا بالتقسيط

وتحدث لابورتا عن الأمر في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “سبورت” الكتالونية، وقال: “لا توجد مشكلة بين الاثنين، لست مضطرًا للتعليق على الإطلاق”.

وتابع: “كلاهما أسطورتان في برشلونة، عندما تفكر فيهما تفكر في بقية أساطير برشلونة لأنهما قدوة للجميع”.

وأضاف: “لدي علاقة رائعة مع الثنائي، لا توجد أي مشكلة، لا أحب أن أكون كوسيط لأن البعض يوجه له اللوم في النهاية، أنعم براحة بال في هذا الموقف”.

وواصل: “يتمتع جوارديولا بمسيرة رائعة سواء كلاعب أو مدرب، نحن نريد أيضًا نجاح تشافي وقضاءه فترة رائعة مع برشلونة”.

وعما إذا كانت هناك فرصة لعودة جوارديولا لتدريب برشلونة، قال: “يجب أن تتحدثوا معه عن ذلك، نحن نركز على تأسيس فريق قوي مع تشافي كمدرب وطاقمه الفني، نحن سعداء بما حققوه، وإذا رغب بيب في العودة إلى برشلونة سنقدم له كل ما يريده”.

Felipe Melo completa 100 jogos pelo Palmeiras e comemora: 'Orgulho'

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O empate com o Novorizontino foi o 100º jogo de Felipe Melo pelo Palmeiras. O meio-campista agradeceu ao carinho que recebe no clube desde que chegou, em 2017, e considera estar na história do Verdão, junto do elenco que venceu o Campeonato Brasileiro de 2018.

-Importante completar 100 jogos em um clube da grandeza do Palmeiras, uma honra grande. Agradeço a Deus, a meus familiares, companheiros e ao clube, que me deu a mão no momento que mais precisei – disse à TV Palmeiras.

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– Graças a Deus dentro destes 100 jogos entrei para a história com um título importante junto dos meus companheiros. Que outros títulos venham e a gente possa continuar nesta sequência de felicidade neste clube maravilhoso – completou.

Autor de seis gols pelo Verdão, Felipe tem contrato até dezembro com o Palmeiras. O meio-campista está com 35 anos de idade.

Ferraz é o único atleta do Santos a disputar todos os clássicos na Arena

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Nenhum jogador do Santos conhece tanto o gramado de Itaquera como o lateral-direito Victor Ferraz. O jogador é o único do Peixe a disputar todos os clássicos na Arena do rival.

Porém, os números não são favoráveis ao capitão do Peixe. Até o momento, são nove jogos, com cinco derrotas, três empates e somente uma vitória.

A solitária vitória ocorreu em 2015, pelas oitavas de final da Copa do Brasil. Na ocasião, o Santos venceu o Corinthians, por 2 a 1, e se classificou para a próxima fase do torneio nacional. Gabigol e Ricardo Oliveira marcaram para os santistas.

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Veja o retrospecto:

9/11/14 – Corinthians 1×0 Santos – Brasileirão
5/4/15 – Corinthians 1×1 Santos – Paulistão
26/8/15 – Corinthians 1×2 Santos – Copa do Brasil
20/9/15 – Corinthians 2×0 Santos – Brasileirão
1/6/16 – Corinthians 1×0 Santos – Brasileirão
4/3/17 – Corinthians 1×0 Santos – Paulistão
3/6/17 – Corinthians 2×0 Santos – Brasileirão
6/6/18 – Corinthians 1×1 Santos – Brasileirão
13/1/19 – Corinthians 1×1 Santos – Amistoso

Além disso, Ferraz é um dos jogadores importantes no esquema do técnico Jorge Sampaoli. O lateral-direito esteve em 11 dos 12 jogos do Peixe na temporada.

Victor Ferraz e Santos terão mais uma oportunidade de melhorar o retrospecto contra o Corinthians, neste domingo, às 16h, em Itaquera, pela 10ª rodada do Campeonato Paulista.

Borja tenta retomar confiança contra o rival que o 'apresentou ao Brasil'

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Depois de Deyverson receber elogios por sua atuação contra o Melgar (PER), é a vez de Borja ser o centroavante do Palmeiras, neste sábado, às 16h30, contra o São Paulo, no Pacaembu. Em seu último jogo sem concorrência no Paulista, o colombiano tem como inspiração as atuações ainda pelo Atlético Nacional (COL) contra o mesmo Tricolor, que o “apresentaram” ao Brasil.

Decisivo na arrancada do time colombiano ao título da Libertadores de 2016, ele fez quatro gols nos dois jogos da semifinal contra o São Paulo, sendo dois deles no Morumbi. O desempenho assombroso naquele mata-mata o fez ser eleito o Rei da América e contratado pelo Palmeiras, no início de 2017, por R$ 33 milhões.

No Paulista do ano passado, Borja voltou a balançar as redes do São Paulo, na vitória palmeirense por 2 a 0 no Allianz Parque – foi o quinto triunfo seguido do Verdão no Choque-Rei em Paulistas. Já são dez anos desde a última vez que o Palmeiras perdeu para o São Paulo no Estadual.

Autor de 20 gols em 2018, o camisa 9 é o artilheiro desta temporada junto de Ricardo Goulart, com três gols. As críticas, contudo, tem aumentado contra ele, que vinha sendo praticamente a única opção no ataque, já que Deyverson pegou um gancho de seis jogos no Paulistão, e Arthur Cabral não está inscrito.

O duelo deste sábado é o último com o camisa 16 suspenso. Contra o Melgar, ele fez um gol e movimentou-se bem. Enquanto isso Borja ficou mais marcado no último mês por alguns gols perdidos, como contra o Santos, mas marcou contra o Ituano, deu uma assistência contra o Junior Barranquilla (COL) e sofreu um pênalti contra o Mirassol. Até por isso, Felipão fez questão de lhe apoiar depois da vitória na Libertadores.

– Falta para o Borja a questão de vibração. Mas não podemos esquecer que o Borja sofreu pênaltis, fez gols, participou de outras jogadas, quer dizer, errou um ou dois, mas já deu sua contribuição. Os dois são nossos jogadores que, hoje, estão em melhores condições. O Arthur vem se recuperando há um mês. Agora que está em melhores condições. A gente vai analisando o adversário, analisando com a fisiologia onde teremos algumas dificuldades, e vamos colocando os jogadores em campo. Vamos fazer assim até o fim do ano. Com a troca todos estão valorizados, jogando e em condições – avisou.

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Santos x River Plate-URU: prováveis escalações, desfalques e onde assistir

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Santos e River Plate-URU se enfrentam nesta terça-feira, às 19h15, no Pacaembu, pelo jogo de volta da Copa Sul-Americana. Na partida de ida, em Montevidéu, empate em 0 a 0.

Pelo Paulistão, o Peixe empatou com o Palmeiras em 0 a 0, no Allianz Parque, no último sábado. Os Darseneros, no mesmo dia, golearam o Racing-URU, por 4 a 1, pelo primeiro turno do Campeonato Uruguaio.

O Santos tem os desfalques do volante Jean Lucas, que só pode ser inscrito na segunda fase do torneio, do lateral-esquerdo Orinho, do meia Christian Cueva e do atacante Rodrygo, que cumprem suspensão automática.

Veja mais informações sobre a partida:

Local: Pacaembu, São Paulo
Árbitro: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
Assistentes: Diego Bonfá e Júlio Fernandez, ambos da Argentina.
Onde ver: Facebook e Youtube da DAZN e TEMPO REAL DO LANCE!

SANTOS: Vanderlei; Victor Ferraz, Gustavo Henrique, Felipe Aguilar e Copete; Alison, Carlos Sánchez, Diego Pituca e Jean Mota; Derlis González e Soteldo (Arthur Gomes ou Eduardo Sasha). Técnico: Jorge Sampaoli.

Desfalques: Felippe Cardoso (lesão na coxa direita), Lucas Veríssimo (em transição), Christian Cueva (suspenso), Rodrygo (suspenso), Orinho (suspenso), Jean Lucas (não inscrito) e Luiz Felipe (estiramento na coxa direita).

RIVER PLATE: Gastón Oliveira; Herrera, Augustín Ale, Iván Silva e Luis Oliveira; Maximiliano Calzada, Sebastián Piriz, Mauro Da Luz, Facundo Ospitaleche e Jose Neris; Manuel Olivera. Técnico: Jorge Giordano

Desfalques: Ninguém

India dominate but Sri Lanka hold on for draw

Following on after they could only muster 256 in reply to India’s 503, Sri Lanka’s No. 8 Ramesh Medis and No. 11 Lakshan Jayasinghe held firm till close of play to save the game

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Jul-2013
ScorecardFile Photo: Vijay Zol’s 173 powered India Under-19s to 503 for 7 in the first innings•ICC/Getty

Sri Lanka’s final-wicket partnership withstood 55 balls to salvage a draw against India in Dambulla. Following on after they could only muster 256 in the first innings in reply to India’s 503 – a total courtesy a magnificent 173 from captain Vijay Zol – Sri Lanka’s No. 8 Ramesh Medis and No. 11 Lakshan Jayasinghe held firm till close of play.India were asked to bat first and their top five all passed fifty. Shubham Khajuria dominated a 79-run opening partnership, striking 10 fours during an innings of 52 off 61 balls, while his partner Akhil Herwadkar collected his 71 runs at a more sedate pace. But India’s innings revolved around Zol’s century, which included 21 fours and two sixes. He and Sanju Samson, who made 89, put India on top with a third-wicket partnership of 200 runs. Samson was denied a century by Chamika Karunaratne, who also accounted for Zol and finished as Sri Lanka’s best bowler with four wickets. Shreyas Iyer chipped in with 65 as India declared at 503 for 7.Sri Lanka needed one of their batsmen to emulate Zol, but their top score was a patient 76 from Kavindu Kulasekara. Having begun gingerly, they lost Kusal Mendis in the eighth over, before opener Hashan Dumindu and Kulasekara steadied the innings. Kuldeep Yadav, who picked up four wickets in the innings, broke their 76-run stand for the second wicket. Minod Bhanuka was the only other batsman to cross fifty but after he became the fourth wicket to fall with the score at 197, India wrapped up remaining batsmen for an additional 59 runs and invited Sri Lanka to follow-on.Mendis fell early again and was followed by Kulasekara in the 13th over. Iyer compounded Sri Lanka’s problems by removing Dumindu and Bhanuka off successive balls before Sri Lanka recovered through Sadeera Samarawickrama, whose 88 off 141 balls included 15 fours and a six.But the home side were staring at defeat when Samawickrama fell, soon after notching up Sri Lanka’s only century partnership in the match with Thilaksha Sumanasiri. Sumanasiri’s half-century continued the resistance, though, and he ate away enough time before he fell for 62 off 133 balls for the last-wicket pair to hold on till the end of day’s play.

Jamaica board firms up deal to light Sabina Park

Jamaica’s Sabina Park is set to get floodlights, according to Jamaica Cricket Association officials

ESPNcricinfo staff12-May-2013

File photo: Preparations are set to get underway at Sabina Park for the Caribbean Premier League•AFP

Jamaica’s Sabina Park is set to get floodlights, according to Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) officials. JCA president Lyndel Wright told Jamaica newspapers that the board has entered into partnership with Consolidated Energy Partners, while treasurer Nigel Logan said the fixtures should be ready in time for Jamaica’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) matches.”Sabina Park Holdings has entered into an agreement with Consolidated Energy Partners, a member of the Genco Group Of Companies, for the provisioning of floodlights at Sabina Park,” Wright was quoted as saying by the .Logan, who is also director of Sabina Park Holdings and the chairman of its lights committee, said the project will be financed by Consolidated Energy Partners. “The funding, it’s going to be financed by the supplier. The lights will be GE lights and they will be excellent for cricket and have definition similar to what you see in the IPL.” The lights should be ready by August 5, he said, ahead of Sabina Park’s opening CPL match.The idea of floodlights had been mooted earlier this year with the CPL in mind, as Jamaica was the only center among the tournament’s six venues that did not meet the requirements to host day-night matches – reportedly a criterion for hosting CPL games.

الأهلي "المنتشي" يواجه إنبي "المتخبط" في بطولة الدوري المصري غدا

يعود فريق الكرة الأول بالنادي الأهلي، لاستئناف مشواره المحلي بخوض مباراة قوية أمام إنبي، مساء غد الثلاثاء، ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

وتقام مباراة الأهلي وإنبي على أرضية استاد القاهرة الدولي ضمن منافسات الجولة الـ29 من المسابقة المحلية.

ويرغب الأهلي في الحفاظ على تصدره لجدول ترتيب الدوري ورغبته في استعادة اللقب من جديد بعدما ابتعد عن جدران القلعة الحمراء في الموسمين الماضيين لصالح غريمه التقليدي الزمالك.

طالع | الأهلي يكشف عبر “بطولات” موقفه من عرض الوكرة لضم حمدي فتحي

ويمتلك الأهلي في رصيده 53 نقطة جمعها من الفوز في 16 مواجهة بجانب تعادله خلال 5 لقاءات بالدوري المصري.

ويدخل الأهلي المباراة وهو منتشي بعد تأهله إلى نهائي بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا للمرة الرابعة على التوالي والـ16 تاريخه بعدما تخطى عقبة الترجي التونسي في دور نصف النهائي من البطولة القارية.

وفي المقابل يأمل فريق إنبي في تحقيق نتيجة إيجابية أمام الأهلي من أجل تحسين مركزه بجدول ترتيب الدوري المصري.

ويتواجد فريق إنبي في المركز التاسع بترتيب جدول الدوري، برصيد 36 نقطة.

وكانت مباراة الدور الأول بين الأهلي وإنبي قد انتهت بفوز الأحمر بثنائية نظيفة سجلها محمد مجدي أفشة وأليو ديانج.

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