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The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) approved a 15-point plan for the development of cricket in the region, and appointed Larry Romany as their chief operations officer

Cricinfo staff10-Dec-2009

Larry Romany, the current President of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee, has been appointed chief operations officer of the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA). The decision was taken at a board meeting on Wednesday, where a 15-point plan for boosting the development of West Indies cricket was also approved.The WIPA approved a team of professionally qualified experts to look at the developmental aspect of the game in the region, and authorized it to audit the structures and programmes currently in place and make recommendations for improvement if need be. The first-class season, it suggested, should consist of two rounds of matches with a minimum of 12 four-day games each season played alongside international series.It recommended the yearly schedule be agreed well in advance for players to be aware of their commitments, and singled out as its immediate priority the appointment of a Director of Cricket to handle all cricketing matters. The WIPA also termed the establishment of a Cricket Academy and its satellite centres as a matter of “extreme urgency”, and proposed the allotment of a fitness manager and a physiotherapist, in addition to a coach and manager, for teams at all levels of the game – from schoolboy to Test cricket.WIPA also called for an improvement in facilities at the first-class level, suggesting that matches at practice sessions be held at international venues or those of an equivalent standard. In an attempt to make the first-class game mirror international cricket, it also proposed adequate preparation for regional as well as national teams ahead of their matches, and the use of the same cricket balls at both levels.The WIPA and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) were involved in a bitter dispute surrounding player contracts in July, when senior players, including Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan, boycotted the Test series against Bangladesh, leading to a second-string team – which lost the series – being picked. However, the two sides reached a truce in October, enabling the selection of a full-strength squad for the ongoing tour of Australia.

West Ham United were dealt a frustrating setback in their quest to qualify for the Champions League this season after they were held by relegation-battling Burnley at Turf Moor.

And it was yet another game in which Michail Antonio struggled in the final third.

The Clarets, who have won just once all season, largely matched the fourth-placed Irons and were resolute enough to not hand them many chances. That said, the 31-year-old put in another lacklustre display and that would’ve undoubtedly contributed to their futile attempts up top.

Across the 90 minutes he had on the pitch, Antonio failed to register a single shot on target, with both his efforts going wide. Even central defenders Issa Diop and James Tarkowski managed to hit the target.

His lack of influence for the visiting east Londoners was reflected by the fact that he recorded the fewest touches of any Hammers starter (34). One less than even goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski (35), as well as managing only ten accurate passes all game, too.

Elsewhere, the Jamaican international struggled to combat the physical threat on offer from the home side, losing possession a whopping 16 times, almost once every other touch of the ball, whilst he also won just 46% of his 15 battles, both on the ground and in the air, only further highlighting the way in which he was dominated by Sean Dyche’s towering backline.

‘Another Hammer who had a quiet game with the striker’s poor touch on a couple of occasions costing him the chance of a sight of goal,’ was how football.london reporter Tom Clark described Antonio’s performance after the match.

Indeed, that was the case and it has been that way for several games now. The former Nottingham Forest ace has scored just once in ten games and has now failed to surpass a 6.9 WhoScored rating in five of his last six matches.

His form has to be a major cause for concern to manager David Moyes and the club. He will certainly feel badly let down by his star man once again because if Antonio isn’t firing, West Ham often aren’t either.

The £70k-per-week forward must do better in the coming weeks, especially as he’s the only option in the role. He must do better.

AND in other news, Rob Newman can seal West Ham’s biggest signing since Payet in “complete” £24.3m-rated gem…

علق زكي عبد الفتاح مدرب حراس مرمى منتخب مصر السابق، على استبعاد روي فيتوريا المدير الفني للفراعنة لـ محمد عواد من قائمة المنتخب لمواجهتي النيجر وليبيريا الوديتين.

وشهدت القائمة انضمام 27 لاعبًا ولم يكن بينهم محمد عواد حارس الزمالك. (طالع التفاصيل من هنــا)

وقال عبد الفتاح في تصريحات عبر برنامج “البريمو” المُذاع على قناة “تن”: “محمد عواد أفضل حارس حاليًا في مصر من بين الحراس الموجودين على الساحة، ولا أعتقد أن استبعاده من المنتخب له علاقة بمواجهة الزمالك وإليكت بطل التشاد”.

وأضاف: “عواد يستحق أن يكون حارس مرمى منتخب مصر في الفترة المُقبلة مع البرتغالي روي فيتوريا، وعلى حارس الزمالك تصحيح الأوضاع سريعًا بعد التغريدة المثيرة على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي”.

وأردف: “محمد الشناوي مر بظروف صعبة مع الأهلي في الموسم الماضي، وعليه أن يتدارك ذلك، واستدعائه من قبل فيتوريا للانضمام للمنتخب ليس له داع، ولكن بالتأكيد أتمنى للثلاثي أحمد ومحمد الشناوي ومحمد صبحي، أن يظهروا بشكل جيد لصالح الكرة المصرية”.

وعن الفترة التي تولى فيها إيهاب جلال تدريب منتخب مصر، علق عبد الفتاح: “هو من أفضل المدربين في الوقت الحالي، وما حدث معه من قبل اتحاد الكرة أمر غير مقبول إطلاقًا، هو صاحب خبرة تدريبية كبيرة وتستحق كل الاحترام، ورحيله بهذه الطريقة لا يصح”.

واختتم: “أحمد الشناوي موهوب وأنصحه بالتركيز في الفترة القادمة مع منتخب مصر بدلاً من الدخول في أزمات مع محمد الشناوي حارس الفراعنة زميله بسبب رقم واحد في المنتخب”.

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Sétimo colocado no Campeonato Brasileiro, o Flamengo está no limite na zona de classificação para a Libertadores do próximo ano. Em outra frente, na Sul-Americana, o Rubro-Negro tem vantagem nas quartas de final contra o Fluminense e sonha com o título para ‘salvar o ano’ e, de quebra, garantir uma vaga na fase de grupos do principal torneio sul-americano. Por isso, o time vive um dilema, deve priorizar uma das competições e deixar a outra em segundo plano?

Publicamente, os jogadores evitam dar preferências para um dos torneios. O meia Diego, por exemplo, garante que o Flamengo vai com força total nas duas frentes.

-Temos dois caminhos de buscar a vaga na Libertadores e iremos com força total nesses dois caminhos. Demonstramos vontade de vencer contra o Vasco. Não vamos priorizar nenhuma competição. Temos o privilégio de ter duas opções ainda – disse o camisa 35.

Caso não consiga o título da Sul-Americana, o Flamengo terá de melhorar seu rendimento no Brasileiro para conquistar uma vaga na fase de grupos da Libertadores. O modesto sétimo lugar na competição nacional – tendo em vista o investimento de cerca de R$ 60 milhões no futebol nesta temporada – garante apenas a presença nas etapas iniciais do torneio sul-americano (pré-Libertadores).

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Contratado depois de rescindir seu vínculo com o São Paulo, o meio-campista Cícero terá nessa quarta-feira (25) contra o Barcelona de Guaiaquil no Equador a primeira chance de ser utilizado pelo técnico Renato Portaluppi.

Apesar do caráter de sua contratação, as informações até aqui indicam que ele deve iniciar o duelo no Estádio Monumental Isidro Romero no banco de reservas. Fator que, pelas palavras de Cícero, parece não o incomodar tanto.

Em declaração concedida pelo atleta através de sua assessoria de imprensa, ele se vê como “mais uma peça” para enriquecer o material humano do treinador e alerta para a qualidade do adversário de hoje às 21h45.

“Aceitei o desafio de vir para cá, para ser mais uma peça para o nosso treinador, e estou à disposição para ajudá-lo quando for preciso. O Grêmio tem um time forte, jogadores de muita qualidade e vem desempenhando um bom futebol na Libertadores. Temos que respeitar o Barcelona, que tem feito bons jogos contra times brasileiros, mas sabemos das nossas qualidades e vamos jogar para buscar essa importante classificação.”

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A escalação inicial do Grêmio na primeira parte da disputa por uma vaga na grande final da Libertadores deve vir comMarcelo Grohe; Edílson, Geromel, Kannemann e Cortez; Arthur, Michel e Ramiro; Fernandinho, Lucas Barrios e Luan.

كشف جونزالو هيجواين عن العديد من الجوانب في مسيرته الكروية، وكيف تعامل خلال الـ15 عامًا الماضية مع الانتقادات.

جونزالو هيجواين من 2007 حتى 2020 لعب في أوروبا، حيث انضم إلى ريال مدريد من 2007 إلى 2013، قبل الذهاب إلى نابولي وقضى معهم 3 سنوات قبل الرحيل إلى يوفنتوس، وحتى 2020 كان الأرجنتيني لاعبًا لـ البيانكونيري، قبل أن تتم إعارته إلى ميلان وتشيلسي، ومن ثم يرحل إلى الدوري الأمريكي عبر بوابة إنتر ميامي.

وفي تصريحات لشبكة “TYCSports” الأرجنتينية، قال هيجواين صاحب الـ34 عامًا: “يعتقد الناس أن لدينا حياة سهلة وممتعة، ولكن لا، هذا ليس صحيحًا”.

وأضاف: “ليس لدينا نفس الحق في النزول إلى الشارع، فهم يهينونك ولا يمكنك الرد، لأنك إذا فعلت ذلك، سيكون التأثير مضاعفًا، إذا خسرت مباراة، إذا أهدرت فرصة، لا يمكنك الخروج إلى الشارع”.

وأكمل: “في هذا الوقت من حياتي لم أعد أتحمل ذلك، يبدو لي أنه من الظلم للغاية أن أكون قد عشت 15 عامًا في النخبة، ولم أتمكن من الرد على اللحظات التي اضطررت فيها إلى الانحناء في وجه الإهانات وعدم الاحترام”.

وواصل: “لم أعد أتسامح مع عدم الاحترام أو العدوان، بسبب وجود أشخاص مجهولين على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي، لكنني متأكد من أن هذا سينتهي عندما يتعين عليهم إظهار وجوههم، اليوم تُصنع النكات بكل أنواع السخرية من اللاعب، ولكن يجب أن نكون على دراية بما يترتب على ذلك، لأنه مع وجود 5 ثوان أمام الكمبيوتر، يمكن أن تدمر حياة أي شخص بإهانته أو الهجوم عليه”.

طالع أيضًا.. ثنائي الدوري الإنجليزي يفشلان في الانضمام إلى معسكر الأرجنتين

وأشار: “أنا في واحدة من أفضل لحظات حياتي، أنا ناجح في إنتر ميامي، والشيء الوحيد المهم في كرة القدم هو النجاح”.

وواصل: “أنا بالفعل في مرحلة من حياتي لا أشعر فيها بأي شيء سوى التوازن، هادئ مع نفسي ولا أرغب في الحديث عن أي شيء سوى كرة القدم مع فريقي”.

وعن المنتخب الأرجنتيني، قال جونزالو: “لقد قدمت حياتي للمنتخب الأرجنتيني، وضحيت بالعديد من الأشياء في سبيل قميص المنتخب”.

واختتم: “أنا هادئ لأنني فعلت كل شيء، ولا أندم على أي شيء على الإطلاق مع الأرجنتين، وفخور بكل ما قدمته”.

Many Liverpool fans questioned goalkeeper Alisson Becker during their Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon. 

Liverpool were looking to extend the six-game winning streak that began after the November international break.

Saturday’s fixture saw Steven Gerrard, third on the Reds’ all-time appearance list, return to Anfield in the opposition dugout.

Jurgen Klopp made one change from the side that won 1-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain starting a game at centre forward for the first time this season.

Diogo Jota was only fit enough for the substitutes’ bench, having been sidelined for much of the week’s training.

Recapping Alisson’s performance

There were two moments of uncertainty from Alisson in the first half. First, he misjudged a long ball, with Ashley Young able to nod it beyond him, only for his pull-back to Ollie Watkins to be cut out.

Later, miscommunication with Trent Alexander-Arnold nearly allowed to nick the ball in the penalty area.

He didn’t regain any confidence after the break, nearly giving VAR a reason to get involved with a late scuffle involving Danny Ings.

Along with Thiago Alcantara, Alisson recorded the joint-lowest SofaScore rating in the Liverpool team (6.5).

These Liverpool fans slam Alisson

“With Alisson in goal it looks like we are going to concede a goal any moment”

Credit: @Limzy09

“What is going on with Alisson? A couple of missteps by him so far”

Credit: @B2Life33

“Alisson had a bevvy?”

Credit: @ianyoungkop

“Alisson brain farted twice now”

Credit: @lfcdaz1983

“Alisson’s been very concerning today”

Credit: @salahfanv1

“Why is Alisson scared to touch the ball today?”

Credit: @quarterluke

In other news, Liverpool have been backed to land this Barcelona star.

A round-up of the first day’s play of the third-round matches of the Ranji Trophy Plate League 2009-10

Cricinfo staff17-Nov-2009

Group B

ScorecardKerala took the upper hand against Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) after a superb bowling display from right-arm seamer Sony Cheruvathur at the Gandhi Memorial Science College in Jammu. Cheruvathur and fellow fast bowler Raiphi Gomez rattled the J&K batsmen, sharing nine wickets between them. Cheruvathur finished the day with a haul of six, as none of the home team batsmen could better Ian Dev Singh’s 35 at the top. Kerala faltered as well, during the reply, after Abid Nabi had them floundering at 27 for 3 in the ninth over. But Sreekumar Nair and Sachin Baby fought back with an unbeaten partnership of 32.
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Rain in Vijaywada curtailed the first day’s play between Madhya Pradesh and Andhra to only 30 overs, at the end of which the visitors had reached 63 for 2. Play started on time and MP’s openers, Naman Ojha and Jalaj Saxena, added 45 before Ojha was dismissed for 21 by Syed Sahabuddin. Saxena fell soon after, edging Sahabuddin to the wicketkeeper, with the score on 56. Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Devendra Bundela scored four each before play was washed out.

Group A

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Jharkhand crawled in their first innings, after choosing to bat against Assam, reaching only 160 for 4 in 82 overs on the first day in Guwahati. Opener Siddhartha Sinha top scored with 89, but he played 252 deliveries and spent five hours at the crease to get there. His stodgy resistance came after Jharkhand had lost two early wickets and were 21 for 2 within the first ten overs. Sinha and his captain Saurabh Tiwary, who scored 35 off 98 balls, added 80 for the third wicket and Sinha added another 56 with Rajiv Kumar. Kumar was the slowest of them all, taking 126 balls to plod to 21 but he remained unbeaten at stumps. Sairaj Bahutule picked up 2 for 34 off 15 overs, an expensive economy-rate compared to Arlen Konwar’s 1.07 (30 runs in 28 overs).
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Swapnil Asnodkar shone for Goa with a well-compiled half-century against Rajasthan in Margao. The hosts started on the wrong foot though, after being put in, losing Sagun Kamat off the second ball of the day. Even as wickets fell regularly, Asnodkar braved all odds to grind out his fifty, hitting nine fours and a six en route. The unbeaten stand of 43 with Rahul Keni (26 not out) bode well for the hosts, even as 51 overs could be managed in the day.
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There was no play on the first day between Vidarbha and Tripura in Nagpur because of rain. The weather was so bad that even the toss could not take place. Umpires S Ramakrishna and R Subramanian, after the third and final inspection at around 3.30 pm, called off play for the day.

Cameron Carter-Vickers has said that ‘discussions are to be had’ with Celtic at the end of the season as he considers his future. 

The lowdown

Celtic signed the American on a season-long loan from Tottenham Hotspur during the summer transfer window. The deal included an option to buy for just shy of £6m but, according to the Daily Record, the fee would exceed £10m once add-ons are applied.

The Hoops have never paid an eight-figure transfer fee, with £9.27m recruit Odsonne Edouard still their record signing.

Carter-Vickers has been heavily involved since he made the move to Glasgow, starting 13 out of a possible 14 Premiership games as well as five Europa League group stage matches.

The latest

Carter-Vickers has said that he is ‘enjoying’ life at Celtic but insisted that he’s yet to make up his mind on where he wants to be long-term. The American also pointed out that parent club Spurs would have a significant say on where will be playing next season.

“I am enjoying playing out there,” he said on talkSPORT, as quoted by Glasgow Evening Times. “It is all going well.

“I think it is a little bit too early to say. It is not purely down to me as well. Obviously, discussions are to be had at the end of the season.”

The verdict

It would feel like a significant boost if Celtic were able to land Carter-Vickers on a permanent deal. With an average WhoScored rating of 7.43/10, he has been one of their top five performers this season.

He has also been showered with his praise by none other than Kenny Dalglish, who called him an ‘excellent professional’ who boasts an ‘exemplary’ attitude.

The £10m fee would be a huge commitment, but his £22,000-per-week wages should be affordable at least. Hopefully club and player can persuade Tottenham that a permanent move to Glasgow would be the best thing for him.

In other news, read the latest on Reo Hatate

The South Africans will have to remind themselves what game they are playing on Wednesday. White clothes, red balls and attacking fields … that would be Test cricket, then

Andrew McGlashan at Centurion15-Dec-2009The South Africans will have to remind themselves what game they are playing on Wednesday. White clothes, red balls and attacking fields … that would be Test cricket, then. It is nine months since they beat Australia, at Cape Town, in their most recent five-day contest. Since then they have lived on a diet of one-day and Twenty20 action.Five of South Africa’s squad, including the captain Graeme Smith, haven’t even played first-class cricket since March, and the team as a whole prepared with a training camp in Potchefstroom rather than turning out for their franchises in a round of Supersport four-day matches. Despite the concerns about coming into the series short of meaningful practice, the coach Mickey Arthur felt the greater importance was to get his Test squad back together after such a long time apart, and for his part, Smith doesn’t believe the team will be caught cold.”I wouldn’t say under-cooked is the right word,” he said. “We’ve played enough cricket, had enough training and enough match time. It is more the long haul of a Test match, being able to handle pressure for long periods and sustain performances for long periods. I know it’s been a lengthy period since our last Test match, but our squad is a very mature one. It’s had a lot of success, and each guy knows what he needs to do to be successful. We’ve prepared really well – and it’s been a good, calm focus with intensity around our training sessions.”It’s always difficult to say where you are if you haven’t played a Test match for a long time. But I think we’re ready for tomorrow. It’s up to us to come out and make that first day count.”A situation that Smith will definitely have to confront is not having his usual five-man bowling attack. Although Jacques Kallis has been passed fit for batting duties after his fractured rib, he won’t be available with the ball which puts an added burden on the frontline bowlers, including Dale Steyn who has had recent hamstring trouble.”It’s obviously a luxury to have the five bowlers available,” said Smith. “I hope the four picked can do the job well and take the pressure off me. We have some quality bowlers who can produce the results, but we’re not going to have the luxury of Jacques [with the ball] so the responsibility shifts to all other places. Players know they’re going to have to take on a little bit more.”One bowler Smith knows will run in all day for him whatever the conditions is Makhaya Ntini, who will be celebrating his 100th cap. “It’s been a pleasure to be a part of his career and see the success he’s had – where he’s come from to where he is today,” Smith said. “He’s had his ups and downs but has always met them with 100% commitment. He’s a vibrant personality, even to the point sometimes where we have to put a muzzle on him. We wish him all the success in the next game and a lot more to come. He’s going to play a prominent role in the future, not only in this team but in South Africa.”Being greeted by a green pitch on the eve of the game may have given Smith cause to considering bolstering the pace attack in Kallis’s absence, but he said there was “a 99% chance” they would play the left-arm spinner Paul Harris. “That’s the way we’ve played our Test cricket over the last period of time, and I think we’ll stick to it,” he added. “The weather’s going to be a lot better tomorrow, and there’s still a lot of work to be done on the wicket this afternoon. I think it will change quite a bit, so we’ll assess it in the morning.”Smith is a far more mature captain than the one England first faced in 2003 when his attitude didn’t endear him to many of his opponents. Back in his younger days he would go down the route of making strong and provocative statements, but the older, wiser version instead opts for more subtle views about his rivals.”They’ve got a few challenges like the loss of an allrounder,” he said referring to Andrew Flintoff’s absence, and he has also suggested that England’s attack doesn’t look overly threatening with Steve Harmison left back home in Ashington.”And it wouldn’t be the build-up to a South Africa-England contest without mention of Kevin Pietersen. “We’d like to make it a major test for him,” Smith said. “That is our challenge as a team. We want to put all England batters under pressure, and he’s a key figure in that line-up. We’ve worked on a few interesting gameplans to him. Since his injury, he’s searching for a bit of confidence – and we hope we can keep him under that pressure he’s had on the tour so far.”