Result 'first option' despite rain – Ford

History suggests that this rain-ravaged contest between two of the second division’s likelier promotion candidates is heading for a dull draw after losing all but 74 of a possible 288 overs across the first three days

David Lloyd at the Ageas Bowl29-Apr-2014
ScorecardGraham Ford said that building “a solid base for a bright future” is his priority at Surrey•PA Photos

History suggests that this rain-ravaged contest between two of the second division’s likelier promotion candidates is heading for a dull draw after losing all but 74 of a possible 288 overs across the first three days. But maybe, just maybe, a spirit of adventure, as well as the sun, will come shining through tomorrow.For that to happen, and the game to turn into anything more than an exercise in bonus-point gathering, the captains of Hampshire and Surrey, Jimmy Adams and Graeme Smith, will need to agree on a target and a double forfeiture of innings.That may be unlikely, especially at this early stage of the season and with April pace-setters Hampshire having more to lose than the visitors. But at least Surrey’s coach, Graham Ford, has offered a glimmer of hope to those spectators planning another visit on Wednesday.”It’s probably too early to say much about tomorrow,” Ford said, after a saturated outfield brought about an early afternoon abandonment on day three. “But the result side of things is important because players learn most playing in pressure situations.”If we end up going through the motions, we might still get quite a bit out of it but there’s nothing quite like playing a pressure situation. And if you win a tight game that does wonder for players’ confidence. So a result is first option.”So what sort of deal would interest Surrey? “That’s something for the captain and myself to chew over,” Ford said. “A lot would depend on what kind of target Hampshire are prepared to set us. You can’t just say we are definitely going for a result if it’s a ridiculous challenge. But if something is realistic we are certainly up for it.”The strong hint from Hampshire is that they are happy to build up the bonus points. And, having batted themselves into a good position after being stuck in, why should they give Surrey a sniff? Fair enough, but if the ball is still doing a enough tomorrow then the temptation to offer a deal – against opponents who were rolled over for just 81 by Glamorgan two games ago – ought at least to be considered.It is short odds-on, though, that patience will be a necessity for spectators on the final day. And patience is likely to be required by Surrey supporters for much of this season, while Ford and Smith set about rebuilding the club’s fortunes.Nine of the 12 players in the squad for this match came through the county’s academy in the recent past – and two of them, Dom Sibley and Tom Curran, are still schoolboys who will sit their A levels in a few weeks.”Every cricket team I’ve been involved in wants to win every game but at same time we have to be realistic and appreciate that some of these guys are not quite the finished article,” Ford said. “We’ll be giving it the best shot we can but looking at it session by session, game by game, rather than where we’ll end up at the end of the season.”Hopefully everyone understands where we are at. Certainly, at the AGM the other day there was a strong feeling of ‘We’d rather have a young side improving than an older side that is perhaps past its best’. So, yes, patience is crucial, and then when you get through the hard work hopefully there is a solid base for a bright future.”

Hernanes viaja à Itália por problema pessoal e pode desfalcar São Paulo

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O São Paulo liberou Hernanes para viajar à Itália e resolver um problema pessoal que envolve um de seus filhos – a família do jogador mora na Europa. Não se sabe se o meia de 34 anos voltará a tempo de se preparar e enfrentar o Avaí, às 21h de sábado, pelo Brasileirão, na Ressacada.

A expectativa é de que ele retorne ao Brasil até o fim da semana, mas não há uma data estipulada. A delegação viaja para Santa Catarina na sexta-feira à noite.

Titular no empate por 1 a 1 com o Cruzeiro, no domingo, o Profeta foi substituído no intervalo após sentir um incômodo muscular. Ele esteve no CT da Barra Funda na segunda-feira, folga do elenco, e não teve nenhuma lesão diagnosticada.

Além do Avaí, o São Paulo ainda visita o Atlético-MG antes da pausa para a Copa América.

رسميًا.. مرتضى منصور ونجليه خارج سباق انتخابات الزمالك

أعلن مساء اليوم الأحد، عن غلق باب الترشح لانتخابات الزمالك، ليصبح من المؤكد غياب مرتضى منصور رئيس النادي السابق، عن المشهد الانتخابي.

إقرأ أيضا..خالد لطيف: الانضمام لأي قائمة في انتخابات الزمالك أمر وارد

تقدم العديد من المرشحين لانتخابات الزمالك، لكن القائمة خلت من اسم الرئيس السابق مرتضى منصور وكذلك نجليه أحمد وأمير.

وفي آخر أيام الترشح للانتخابات قدم حسين لبيب أوراق ترشحه على منصب الرئيس وكذلك لاعب النادي الأسبق فاروق جعفر على منصب رئاسة النادي، وخالد لطيف على منصب أمين الصندوق، وهشام نصر إبراهيم على منصب عضوية مجلس إدارة النادي. ما هو موعد انتخابات الزمالك 2023؟

من المقرر أن تقام انتخابات الزمالك يوم 20 أكتوبر المقبل، لاختيار مجلس إدارة جديد بعد استقالة المجلس السابق برئاسة مرتضى منصور.

وقامت وزارة الرياضة بتعيين عماد البناني في منصب رئاسة نادي الزمالك بشكل مؤقت، لحين إجراء الانتخابات.

Em goleada diante do Juventude, volante Fidélis completou 50 partidas pelo Ypiranga

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O Ypiranga goleou o Juventude por quatro a um de virada na noite desta quinta pela abertura da nona rodada da Série C. Com a vitória, a equipe do volante Fidélis chegou ao G4 do Grupo B, com doze pontos. O camisa cinco, que completou 50 partidas no clube, falou sobre a atuação do time.

– Mesmo saindo atrás no placar, não nos abalamos e seguimos buscando por em prática o estilo de jogo que o nosso treinador escolheu para a equipe. Com uma boa atuação na segunda etapa, acabamos premiados com um resultado elástico que fizemos por merecer – declarou.

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O Ypiranga volta a campo pelo torneio nacional na próxima sexta, 28, quando visitará o Paysandu, atual quinto colocado, em Belém. Campeão da segunda divisão gaúcha no último dia 23 de Maio, o clube de Erechim, segundo Fidélis, tem mais um grande objetivo para a temporada 2019:

– Estamos na disputa visando chegar à Série B. Temos um grupo de jogadores que desejam crescer em suas carreiras e absolutamente comprometidos com as metas do clube, como vimos no Gaúcho.

Who is Naved Arif?

Naved Arif, now 32, is not a household name in cricket, but neither is he a nobody

Andrew McGlashan22-May-2014

Naved Arif played 12 first-class matches for Sussex•Getty Images

Naved Arif, now 32, is not a household name in cricket, but neither is he a nobody. A first-class bowling average of 24.38 showed that he had some skill when it came to his left-arm pace bowling and he reached as far as Pakistan A in 2009 when he toured Australia, playing against the likes of Cameron White and George Bailey, and Sri Lanka.Now, however, the man given the nickname ‘Barry’ – as in Great Barrier Reef – while playing league cricket in Lancashire faces being known forever as a match-fixer if the charges laid by the ECB in relation to a county match in 2011 are made to stick.He joined Sussex in 2011 – ironically, it was announced on the same day as Sussex’s signing of Lou Vincent – a process eased by the fact his wife was Danish so he did not class as an overseas player. He had made his first-class debut in Pakistan in 2002, and marked the appearance with figures of 5 for 28 against Hyderabad.At the time, Mark Robinson, the Sussex coach, said: “Naved is a late developer, and with his background in Pakistan he’s had to do it the tough way. His record out there on unhelpful wickets is outstanding and he’s got the potential to change games.”His Sussex debut came in April 2011, against Lancashire at Aigburth, and it was undistinguished affair as he took 1 for 68 and made 6 and 0 in an innings defeat. However, a couple of weeks later against the same opposition he scored an unbeaten hundred – his only one in first-class cricket, he does not have another score over fifty – to earn Sussex a draw when defeat had looked likely. said Arif had mixed “studied defence with attractive leg-side blows”. He helped save the match in a last-wicket stand of 90 alongside Monty Panesar.He played just four Championship matches in the season, but claimed a creditable 15 wickets at 25.86. He was more of a regular in the 40-over team and on August 23 faced Kent in a televised match that has been long under the spotlight despite being cleared by ICC. Arif made 11 off 29 balls as, from a position of considerable strength, Sussex failed to chase down 217. He had earlier conceded 0 for 41 in six overs.In 2012 he made seven Championship appearances, his last against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in what was also his final first-team match for Sussex. At the end of the season he was released having appeared in just two more 2nd XI fixtures.In December of the same year he played two matches for Sialkot Stallions and his last professional game of cricket was against Lahore Lions, where he took 1 for 29.However, he did play club cricket again in England as recently as April this year when he appeared for Little Stoke Cricket Club taking 5 for 26 and making 52.If found guilty of the charges he faces Arif now faces a ban from all levels of cricket organised, authorised or supported by the ECB, ICC, any other National Cricket Federation and any member of any other National Cricket Federation.

جو كول: نحن محظوظون بمشاهدة محمد صلاح في الدوري الإنجليزي كل أسبوع

قال لاعب تشيلسي وليفربول الأسبق، جو كول، إنهم محظوظون بمشاهدة محمد صلاح في كل أسبوع يلعب في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

هذا هو الموسم السابع الذي يشارك محمد صلاح فيه بقميص ليفربول في الدوري الإنجليزي، وسط تألق يشهد العالم عليه خاصة بعد صناعته هدفين والمساهمة في الثالث في مباراة ولفرهامبتون.

صنع محمد صلاح الهدف الأول لزميله، كودي جاكبو، ثم الثاني لصالح أندرو روبرتسون وساهم في تسجيل هارفي إليوت الهدف الثالث الذي احتسب بعد ذلك كهدف ذاتي من الحكم.

اقرأ أيضًا.. آلان شيرر يتغنى بـ محمد صلاح بعد تألقه في مباراة ليفربول وولفرهامبتون

وتحدث كول عن محمد صلاح في تصريحات لشبكة “TNT Sports”، وقال: “لاعب عظيم وتاريخي، لو كان غادر ليفربول قبل 4 أو 5 أيام كان سيتذكره التاريخ كأحد أفضل اللاعبين للنادي”.

وأضاف: “اعتقد أن محمد صلاح فكر جيدًا من أجل البقاء، وأدرك أنه يمكن أن يفعل شيء مع هذا الفريق في هذا الموسم ومع زملاءه الشباب”.

وأتم تصريحاته: “لذلك أعتقد أن وجوده في الدوري الإنجليزي أمر رائع، نحن محظوظون بوجود محمد صلاح معنا في البطولة”.

Tamim confident of return to form

Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladesh opener who has endured a torrid 2014 averaging just 12.53, has said that he is confident of getting back to his best

Mohammad Isam12-Jun-2014

Tamim Iqbal is hoping to finally get off his feet in 2014•AFP

Tamim Iqbal cannot help but end almost every sentence of his the same way. “I believe strongly that sooner or later I will be back to my best,” is the gist of what he is saying. By his fourth such mention in ten minutes, you can see just how convinced he is of breaking free of the poor run that has dogged him since the start of this year.The Bangladesh opener has now played 13 innings in 2014, averaging 12.53 and has not made more than 31 in any of them.His last fifty came in the second ODI against New Zealand last October. He was just as poor in the World T20 at home, scoring just 83 runs from seven innings; a fruitless run which eventually led to his place in the line-up being questioned at least once.Five years ago when he went through 25 innings without scoring a fifty, there were very few people who doubted Tamim’s ability. A comeback was not anticipated as he kept giving good starts with the bat, enough to keep everyone satisfied.In his current run, however, he has had just three scores of 30 and above. In what turned out to be his highest innings in 2014 so far, Tamim was looking in control in the second Test against Sri Lanka when part-time legspinner Kithuruwan Vithanage snuck one through his bat and pad after continuously drawing him out for expansive drives. The two other 30s were made with a neck injury against Sri Lanka and against Nepal, where he threw his wicket away.Tamim got out of his biggest rut with a Test century against West Indies, which flowed right up to his best year, 2010, when he produced tons against England both home and away. The innings in Lord’s and Manchester in particular stand out.Tamim does not talk about such highs now, but said he is doing exactly the same thing he did during his last long dry spell- to punch above his weight.”I used to bat a lot back then [2008-09] and I am doing the same now. I mean, I am batting a lot,” Tamim said. “If it was something that could be fixed off the field, I would have done it by now. But it has to be done inside the field. I am preparing myself in every way, and trying above my capability. I believe strongly that sooner or later I will be back to form.”When asked if his place in the team being questioned riled him, Tamim was adamant that he would not let the criticism get the better of him. “I don’t think I should answer this question,” he said. “Those who are questioning my position, they can tell you whether questioning my position is right or wrong. People can say what they like, I don’t get bothered. I have to accept it positively. I won’t come out in the media and ask people why they are writing such and such.”Tamim’s first innings of the year was a mess. Sri Lanka strangled him for 40 minutes before he hooked Shaminda Eranga down at fine leg for just 6. In the second innings, he couldn’t resist having a swipe at Rangana Herath late in the third day, and was caught after toeing the ball. He would be caught six more times afterwards, either slogging (twice), driving straight to mid-off (twice) or giving catches to deep point and slip. He had also been bowled four times- on one occasion even losing his off-stump to little-known Tanwir Afzal of Hong Kong while trying to chop down to third-man- and was trapped lbw once.Tamim insisted that he had not made any big technical changes to his batting, hinting that his current slump had perhaps more to do with the fact that batsmen get lesser time to recover in T20s as opposed to ODIs.”I have not made any technical batting changes, and I have performed well with it. It is also not right to change everything just because I haven’t scored in four to six games. I have made mistakes subconsciously, which is why I am now reviewing footage of my batting, and watching more videos in the nets.”During the World T20, nothing was working. Afterwards, when I took the break, I really used it to sit back and realise what has gone wrong. When you do well in T20s, you are sure to be in top form. Everything goes right. But when you’re not in form, there isn’t enough time in T20s. Like everyone else, I went out and attacked, and it didn’t work. In ODIs, however, we will get the time, and I will try to spend more time in the wicket.”Despite working very hard to climb back into form, Tamim is aware that these are times when he can also afford to simply take a step back and make sure his mind is alert and not cluttered with bad thoughts.”I am a good student of the game. I try to learn from everyone. Mahela Jayawardene once told us that when nothing is going well, do less and do the basics. When you’re playing well, do the maximum. I have gone back to my basics, and I am working on each and every shot.”I personally feel that nobody would want to play with extra pressure. Why would anyone even want more pressure when there is already a lot of pressure? This is usually said about me after the 2012 Asia Cup when I was under a lot of pressure, and I scored four fifties. Just think what would have happened if it was the opposite?”People close to Tamim have talked about how isolated he had felt the moment he was not considered as the stop-gap captain for the T20 series against Sri Lanka, despite being named vice-captain for the series. He was passed on for Mashrafe Mortaza, and also suffered a neck strain at the same time. Tamim played the very next game despite the injury, making 30, but was ruled out of the next two ODI tournaments. The neck injury turned into a tear and if luck had deserted him, could have put him out of cricket for a much longer time.Tamim polarises opinion among cricket fans with his forthright views and batting style, but he has made it work from the start of his career. There have been dips in form, be it 25 or 13 matches long, but Tamim has always figured out a way to get back in amongst the runs. Bangladesh will be hoping that he can quickly negotiate his way out of this current drought as well.

Diogo Barbosa explica como Felipão usou a pausa para aperfeiçoar time

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O primeiro jogo do Palmeiras após a pausa para a Copa América será nesta quarta-feira, contra o Internacional, pela ida das quartas de final da Copa do Brasil. E Diogo Barbosa, entrevistado desta terça na Academia de Futebol, contou como Luiz Felipe Scolari usou a parada para aperfeiçoar o time, que lidera o Campeonato Brasileiro e terá dois mata-matas a disputar, também.

– Treinamos muito a marcação para pressionar mais o adversário na perda da bola na parte ofensiva, ter um pouco mais da posse quando sofrermos ataques adversários. Foram coisas para melhorar nosso nível de jogo, tenho certeza que não vai ser de cara, porque ficamos um tempo sem jogar, ninguém vai chegar a voltar em alto nível, todos ficaram parados. As equipes vão crescendo durante a competição – explicou.

-Vínhamos de uma sequência boa, com tempo para treinar, o Felipão usou para acertarmos pequenas coisas, que por estarmos sempre vencendo não apareciam. Tentamos voltar ainda melhor do que quando paramos – completou.

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O duelo de ida das quartas de final será às 21h30, no Allianz Parque – a volta será uma semana depois, no Beira-Rio. Para Diogo, o confronto será parecido com o do Brasileiro, também no Palestra Itália, e vencido pelo Verdão por 1 a 0, jogando com menos posse de bola.

-Não deve fugir muito da característica do nosso time, roubamos a bola e vamos incisivos para o ataque. Não seguramos tanto a bola. A posse de bola (do Inter) acho que foi mais pelas características do jogo, em que saímos na frente e o Inter estava na pressão para empatar. Ficamos mais defensivos no segundo tempo. Isto deu mais posse a eles. É uma característica com o Felipão, é nossa marca e consequentemente vai permanecer assim – reforçou.

-São dois times que marcam muito e saem ao ataque em velocidade. Espero um jogo truncado, disputado, e os jogadores com mais qualidade podem fazer a diferença. Por termos o apoio da torcida, vamos em busca do resultado, precisamos dele por jogar em casa. Com consciência para enfrentar o Inter, muito bem treinado pelo Odair – completou.

Jayantha Dharmadasa takes charge of ACC

Jayantha Dharmadasa, the president of Sri Lanka Cricket, has been appointed president of the Asian Cricket Council

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Jul-2014Jayantha Dharmadasa, the president of Sri Lanka Cricket, has been appointed president of the Asian Cricket Council. Dharmadasa takes over from barred BCCI president and ICC chairman N Srinivasan with immediate effect, and will head the body for two years.This is Dharmadasa’s second term in charge of the ACC – he previously headed it from 2006.Srinivasan’s term ended this year – the change in leadership has no connection with Srinivasan taking over as ICC chairman. The ACC presidency is assigned on a rotational basis, between the four Full Member nations, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. This was Sri Lanka’s turn.

اتحاد الكرة يُعلن عن رئيس لجنة فض المنازعات في الموسم الجديد

أعلن مجلس إدارة اتحاد الكرة المصري برئاسة جمال علام، تولي المستشار طاهر زكريا عبد المنعم الخولي، منصب رئيس لجنة فض المنازعات بالجبلاية.

ومن المقرر أن تبدأ لجنة فض المنازعات برئاسة المستشار طاهر الخولي، مهام عملها بالتزامن مع بدء الموسم الكروي الجديد 2023-2024، الذي انطلق أمس الإثنين.

طالع | المصري: نطالب بالعدل أمام الأهلي.. وما فعله اتحاد الكرة معنا بسبب الزمالك “غريب”

وكان اتحاد الكرة قرر تشكيل لجنة “فض المنازعات بالاتحاد”، للنظر في الشكاوى والقضايا المتداولة بين اللاعبين والأندية.

وانطلقت بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز، أمس الإثنين، بمواجهة طلائع الجيش والبنك الأهلي وفاز فيها الأول بهدفين دون رد.

وتستكمل مباريات الجولة الأولى من عمر بطولة الدوري المصري، حتي يوم الخميس المقبل.

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