Ex-Celtic hero takes title swipe at rivals

Former Celtic striker Charlie Nicholas has taken a swipe at Rangers ahead of this weekend’s Old Firm derby, suggesting they have simply borrowed the title for a year.

The Lowdown: Huge game at Parkhead

The Hoops face one of their biggest Scottish Premiership games of the season on Sunday afternoon, as they entertain their biggest rivals at Parkhead.

Ange Postecoglou’s side have opened up a six-point lead on Rangers with four matches remaining, highlighting the importance of the weekend clash.

Celtic won 2-1 at Ibrox earlier this month, which will give them undoubted confidence, although Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men did get revenge in the Scottish Cup semi-final.

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The Latest: Nicholas makes bold claim

Speaking to the Express [via The Daily Record], Nicholas put the boot in on Rangers, saying from what he’s seen the title chase is already over:

“The Premiership trophy will be coming home to Celtic Park after this weekend. The mood seems to be that we have let Rangers borrow our trophy for one year but now we’re taking it back.

“Sunday’s Old Firm match is a must-win for Rangers but I still think the title is over because Celtic’s games in the run-in are all winnable.”

The Verdict: Celtic’s title to lose

There is no doubt that the title is very much Celtic’s to lose now, having enjoyed a superb first season with Postecoglou at the helm.

Victory over Rangers on Sunday would surely seal the deal – almost mathematically, in fact – and it would be richly deserved after such a consistent campaign.

For all Nicholas’ bravado, however, the Hoops must not take their rivals for granted, with defeat this weekend suddenly giving the title race a very different complexion and their cup loss proof of what they are capable of.

In other news, Noel Whelan has made a Celtic transfer claim. Read more here.

De olho no Figueirense, Atlético-MG realiza treino fechado nesta segunda

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Após se classificar antecipadamente no Campeonato Mineiro, o Atlético-MG realizou atividades fechadas para imprensa, que só acompanhou o aquecimento, nesta segunda-feira. O foco é na Copa do Brasil, quarta-feira, às 21h:45, contra o Figueirense. No treinamento, os jogadores Elias e Gabriel não compareceram ao treino e estão no Departamento Médico.

O zagueiro está com conjuntivite e dificilmente enfrentará o Figueirense. Já o volante apresentou um quadro de com inflamação na garganta e será reavaliado nesta terça-feira. Fora eles, o técnico Thiago Larghi contou com todos os titulares.

No jogo de volta, o Galo pode até empatar, pois venceu por 1 a 0, em Florianópolis.Caso perca por um gol de diferença, a decisão da vaga será nos pênaltis.

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Batsmen cash in on flat pitch

New Zealand A’s batsmen dominated the opening day of the second unofficial Test against Zimbabwe A on another benign pitch, this time at the Country Club in Harare

ESPNcricinfo staff14-Oct-2010
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New Zealand A’s batsmen dominated the opening day of the second unofficial Test against Zimbabwe A on another benign pitch, this time at the Country Club in Harare. Openers Tim McIntosh and Jamie How put on an unflustered 160 for the first wicket, How reaching a 13th first-class hundred before he was caught behind off Njabulo Ncube. Njabulo’s two economical wickets meant he was the most impressive bowler on show, and New Zealand eased to a massive 329 for 4 at stumps.Visiting captain James Franklin opted for first use of a flat pitch after winning the toss and after seeing off the new ball his openers made light work of Zimbabwe’s change bowlers. McIntosh fell after passing a relatively sedate half-century, edging seamer Taurai Muzarabani behind, but How continued unabated even after the loss of Daniel Flynn to Malcolm Waller’s offspin.After his dismissal for 115, Martin Guptill eased towards a fifty but fell four runs short to become Ncube’s second victim before Franklin and wicketkeeper Reece Young settled in against the old ball. Franklin neared his own half-century, finishing unbeaten on 44 as Zimbabwe failed to break through after taking the second new ball shortly before the close of play.

مهاجم كوستاريكا بعد الفوز على اليابان: الآن يمكننا أن نأمل في التأهل لدور الـ16

أعرب جويل كامبيل مهاجم منتخب كوستاريكا الأول لكرة القدم عن سعادته بالفوز الذي حققه على اليابان، ظهر اليوم في قطر ببطولة كأس العالم.

المباراة التي جمعت بين الفريقين على ملعب أحمد بن علي المونديالي، ضمن الجولة الثانية من دور المجموعات لبطولة كأس العالم، شهدت فوز كوستاريكا بصعوبة بهدف نظيف.

طالع أيضًا.. فيديو | الفار يلغي هدفًا رائعًا لـ حكيم زياش في مباراة المغرب وبلجيكا

وقال كامبل في تصريحات لقناة “الكأس” القطرية، بعد المباراة: “استطعنا الفوز رغم صعوبة المباراة أمام منافس قوي للغاية، وجئنا من هزيمة كبيرة”.

وأضاف: “نريد أن نستمر في تماسكنا كمجموعة، خاصة وأننا الآن لدينا آمال في التأهل إلى الدور الثاني، علينا أن نكون مقتنعين بذلك”.

واختتم: “لا نعلم ما سيحدث، لكننا سنتمسك بالأمل، وهذا الفوز سيجعل ثقتنا في أنفسنا تزداد ونتحد أكثر فأكثر”.

العب مع "بطولات".. سيزار ديلجادو يتوقع مفاجآت إفريقية في كأس العالم قطر 2022

يتوقع مهاجم منتخب الأرجنتين السابق، سيزار ديلجادو، حدوث مفاجآت إفريقية كبرى في مشوار الفرق في بطولة كأس العالم 2022 والتي ستقام على أرض قطر.

ينطلق المونديال بداية من يوم الأحد المقبل 20 نوفمبر، ويستمر حتى 18 ديسمبر المقبل لأول مرة على أرض عربية، بمشاركة 32 منتخبًا.

تواصلنا مع مهاجم الأرجنتين السابق والحاصل على الميدالية الذهبية في أولمبياد 2004 في أثينا مع التانجو، بجانب كارلوس تيفيز، والعديد من النجوم الآخرين، مثل خافيير ماسيكرانو وجابريل هاينزه.

لعب ديلجادو أيضًا مع فريق مونتيري المكسيكي أمام الأهلي في كأس العالم للأندية عام 2013.

اقرأ أيضًا.. طارق سليمان يتوقع عبر بطولات تألق 5 حراس في كأس العالم 2022

المتأهلون إلى دور الـ16 من دور المجموعات:

من المجموعة الأولى: هولندا والسنغال.

المجموعة الثانية: إنجلترا وويلز.

المجموعة الثالثة: الأرجنتين والمكسيك.

المجموعة الرابعة: فرنسا والدنمارك.

المجموعة الخامسة: إسبانيا وألمانيا.

المجموعة السادسة: بلجيكا وكرواتيا.

المجموعة السابعة: البرازيل والكاميرون.

المجموعة الثامنة: البرتغال وأوروجواي. المتأهلون إلى دور الـ8 ربع النهائي:

ويلز – الأرجنتين – كرواتيا – أوروجواي – إنجلترا – فرنسا – ألمانيا – الكاميرون. المتأهلون إلى دور الـ4 نصف النهائي:

الأرجنتين – أوروجواي – فرنسا – الكاميرون. النهائي:

فرنسا – الأرجنتين. البطل:

الأرجنتين.

IOC squeak into semi-finals despite defeat

A round-up of matches from the third day of the BCCI Corporate Trophy

Cricinfo staff03-Sep-2010

M Vijay’s aggressive century set up Chemplast’s win•AFP

Group A
India Cements marched into the semi-finals with their second successive bonus-point win, trouncing All India Electricity Board by seven wickets with 22 overs to spare in Vishakapatnam. AIEB were tormented by pace and spin alike after being invited to bat, and eventually stuttered to an inadequate 128 in 41.2 overs. Manoj Tiwary was the only batsman to come to terms with the situation, scoring 43, but there was no support forthcoming from his colleagues. R Ashwin and Shadab Jakati spun their way to combined figures of 6 for 47 in 18.2 overs, while seamer M Raja chipped in with 2 for 29.India Cements’ reply ran into rough weather early with Tiwary scalping three big wickets under the lights to reduce them to 25 for 3 in the 11th over. However, their hopes of an unlikely win were scuppered by contrasting fifties from Abhinav Mukund and Dinesh Karthik. The pair added 109 in 17.1 overs to ensure there was no twist in the tale. Karthik was unbeaten on 62 off 57 with two sixes and five fours, while Mukund had 58 when the winning runs were scored.Group B
Indian Oil Corporation’s middle order lost their nerve in a tight chase as Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited emerged victorious in a contest that was reduced to 21 overs a side in Chennai. Despite the defeat, IOC edged ahead of BPCL at the top of the table on the basis of net run-rate and qualified for the semi-finals.Chasing 135 for victory, Ravikant Shukla and Rohit Sharma put IOC on course, after early impetus from Wasim Jaffer, by adding 56 in 10.4 overs. With 27 runs needed from 25 balls, Rohit was bowled by Avishkar Salvi and thereafter panic set in. Four wickets fell in quick succession, three of them run out as IOC lost the plot under pressure. Shitanshu Kotak bowled a nerveless couple of overs in the death, including the last over of the match. IOC needed three off the last two balls, but lost wickets off both to fall short.Earlier Rajesh Pawar and Vikrant Yeligati led a strong comeback in the second half of BPCL’s innings, to reduce them from 95 for 2 in the 13th over to a final score of 134 for 9. However, IOC’s batsmen were unable to make their efforts count.Group C
Naman Ohja, the captain, led from the front as a clinical Air India side comprehensively outplayed State Bank of Mysore in Hyderabad. The win gave Air India a clean sweep of their three group matches and put them in the semi-finals.Ohja pummelled 84 from 58 balls, with nine fours and five sixes, as Air India raced to their target of 145 in less than 20 overs, losing one wicket along the way. Ohja and Chandan Madan put on 125 for the first wicket, off 14 overs, and were particularly harsh on Sreenath Aravind, whose four overs went for 54. Madan remained unbeaten on 54.State Bank of Mysore were bowled out for 144 in 39.2 overs, with Air India’s bowlers sharing the wickets around. Left-arm spinner Ankeet Chavan was the pick of them, taking 3 for 30, while seamer Dhawal Kulkarni finished with 3 for 44.M Vijay’s century and Rajagopal Sathish’s late-overs heroics helped Chemplast chase down a target of 289 with relative ease and consign Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited to a five-wicket defeat in Hyderabad. The result had no impact at the top of Group C, with Air India qualifying after winning all their three games.Chemplast’s decision to field came unstuck immediately as Monish Mishra launched into their attack with gay abandon in his 63-ball 80. Arindam Das was more sedate at the other end, scoring 43 off 60 balls in a stand worth 97. After the early damage, Chemplast checked BSNL in the middle overs through the trio of Piyush Chawla, R Jesuraj and Syed Mohammad, who accounted for seven wickets in all. Kuldeep Diwan lashed around for 26 off 11 balls to lift the score to 288.Chemplast’s chase was a perfect example of how to go after tall targets, with the batting line-up supporting Vijay, who ensured he scored a century. Most of the bowlers took some tap, barring Salil Yadav, who picked up 3 for 40, the third of his scalps being Vijay for 112 off 114 balls. With 81 required off 11 overs, BSNL sensed a chance to snatch victory, but Sathish had plans of his own. He smashed four sixes and nine fours in a dazzling display of strokeplay that ended the game with 25 balls to spare.Group DIncome Tax (India) qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament with a comprehensive six-wicket win over MRF in Bangalore. Set a target of 284, Income Tax got a flying start from openers Hiken Shah and Ameya Shrikhande, and raced to victory in under 36 overs, to finish top of the group and qualify for the semi-finals.The opening pair put on 78 in less than eight overs, with Shah making 50 off 28 balls with eight fours and two sixes. His dismissal did not slow Income Tax’s progress, with Shrikhande and Amol Ubarhande adding a further 76 in 7.2 overs. Ubarhande was eventually out for 76, the top score of the innings.MRF’s innings was built around a solid 82 from Venugopal Rao, who put on 96 with Umashankar Sushul for the fourth wicket. Sridharan Sriram chipped in with 58. Parag Khanpurkar was the best of the Income Tax bowlers with 2 for 48.Oil & Natural Gas Corporation bowed out of the tournament with a six-wicket win against State Bank of Patiala, with 27.3 overs to spare, in Bangalore. ONGC’s bowlers stuck to their task after winning the toss, striking at regular intervals to ensure SBP never got going. Munaf Patel began the slide, dismissing openers Ravi Inder Singh and R Rehni in his opening spell. Praveen Kumar kept the pressure on at the other end with a nagging spell before Sumit Narwal and Amit Mishra scythed through the middle order. Late resistance from Sarabjit Ladda took SBP past 100, but it was nowhere near sufficient to trouble ONGC.Despite the early losses of Virat Kohli and Sandeep Sharma, the chase stayed on course thanks to Tanmay Srivastava and Gagan Khoda who struck forties take their side to the brink of victory. Ladda picked two wickets towards the end, but by then the result was in no doubt.Semi-final line-up
Air India v India Cements on September 5
Income Tax (India) v Indian Oil Corporation on September 6

Paulinho x Neymar: início na Liberta é mais promissor para o vascaíno

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A diferença entre os dois é de nove anos. Mas Paulinho, do Vasco, e Neymar, do PSG, da França, vão trilhando caminhos parecidos no início de suas carreiras. Aos 17 anos, Paulinho, cria da base do Cruz-Maltino, tem começo na Libertadores até melhor do que o de Neymar, na época de Santos, em 2011, em sua primeira participação na competição da Conmebol.

Nos três primeiros jogos da Libertadores deste ano, Paulinho já fez dois gols e duas assistências. Neymar, no mesmo período em 2011, marcou apenas uma vez no Santos. Estas partidas, pelo lado de Paulinho, foram em fases preliminares à de grupo, enquanto o de Neymar já foram na fase de grupos. Porém, Paulinho é dois anos mais novo do que Neymar na ocasião.

O futuro promissor de Paulinho já vem despertando o interesse de clubes ao redor do mundo. Conforme o LANCE! publicou em dezembro do ano passado, o próprio PSG, clube que hoje tem Neymar no elenco, apresentou interesse no futebol da cria das categorias de base do Vasco, mas a negociação não foi para frente. A multa rescisória de Paulinho gira em 30 milhões de euros (cerca de R$ 121 milhões).

Paulinho tem ainda uma caminhada longa pela frente. Mas apesar de bem jovem, se mostra experiente para as responsabilidades como titular do Vasco na disputa da Libertadores. Detém, inclusive, o recorde de jogador mais jovem a marcar pelo Cruz-Maltino na história da competição. Ele pretende seguir a batida na Bolívia, diante do Jorge Wilstermann, quarta que vem, para chegar à fase de grupos:

– Não podemos sentar na vantagem. Temos de tentar vencer fora de casa. Os mais experientes já vinham falando que o torneio é difícil, que não poderíamos entrar em pilha de jogadores mais velhos.

Com a palavra
Matheus Babo – Editor do LANCE!

“É preciso ter calma nas comparações”

Os números e as atuações de Paulinho no Vasco são excelentes. O menino de 17 anos é muito promissor e tem um futuro grandioso pela frente. A expectativa nele só cresce, mas é preciso ter calma em comparações. Paulinho tem que ser ele mesmo. Assim, com a bom suporte da família e a boa cabeça que tem, vai chegar muito longe.

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Sarwan not surprised by WICB's contract snub

Ramnaresh Sarwan, the West Indies batsman, has said that he wasn’t surprised at being dropped from the WICB’s list of contracted players

Cricinfo staff04-Sep-2010

Ramnaresh Sarwan: “I continue to be fully committed to representing the West Indies and at this point I am fitter than I was a year ago.”•AFP

Ramnaresh Sarwan, the West Indies batsman, has said that he wasn’t surprised at being dropped from the WICB’s list of contracted players and that the disappointment would not affect his focus in leading Guyana’s Champions League Twenty20 campaign in South Africa.Sarwan said he had been expecting the setback. “I knew for about three weeks now and even before that I was reading between the lines,” he told CMC. “I am disappointed that it seems I am most times singled out for special attention by the board. At times I get the impression that some people believe that I deliberately get injured and that could be more frustrating than the injury. I continue to be fully committed to representing the West Indies and at this point I am fitter than I was a year ago.”Sarwan’s immediate assignment, is to captain Guyana in the financially-lucrative Champions League, which begins on September 10. “My focus is on ensuring our team represents Guyana and the entire region in the best possible way in South Africa,” he said. “We have a job to do in South Africa and me not getting a contract is not a distraction. They (WICB) made their decision and they must have their reasons.”The WICB announced its list of contracted players on August 31 and later released a statement backing the selection committee’s decision to cut Sarwan. “The team management, selection committee and the WICB are concerned about Sarwan’s extremely indifferent attitude and sporadic approach towards fitness, particularly in recent years,” read the statement. It also said that contracts had not been awarded to fast bowler Jerome Taylor and batsman Narsingh Deonarine because of their fitness issues.

Flamengo leva sócios para conhecer museu com Ceifador e Julio Cesar

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Quando um jogador é contratado pelo Flamengo, poucos dias depois ele faz um tour no Fla Memória, exposição interativa na sede do clube, na Gávea. Com Henrique Dourado, o Ceifador, e o goleiro Julio César, mais recentes incorporações ao elenco, não foi diferente. Eles foram ao museu acompanhados por um grupo de sócios-torcedores.

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Foi mais uma ação do Programa Nação Rubro-Negra, em que os associados puderam utilizar seus pontos de fidelidade para participar. A experiência foi divulgada somente com a presença de Julio, mas durante o passeio os torcedores foram surpreendidos pela presença de Henrique Dourado. O atacante aprovou a ação e falou sobre a vontade de entrar para a história do clube.

– Poder conhecer um pouco da história vitoriosa que se construiu ao longo de todo esse tempo faz com que nós que estamos chegando agora tenhamos ainda mais vontade de deixar o nosso nome também marcado aqui nesse museu. Por se tratar de Flamengo, temos que fazer todo os esforços para isso – afirmou o Ceifador à FlaTV.

A estreia de Henrique Dourado será no próximo sábado, na semifinal da Taça Guanabara contra o Botafogo. Já o goleiro Julio César, ainda terá que esperar um pouco antes de reestrear pelo clube que o revelou.

Celtic: Hoops set to miss out on Murphy

Newcastle United are set to beat Celtic to the capture of Galway United youngster Alex Murphy. 

The lowdown: Celtic eyeing up young talent

Celtic signed Johnny Kenny from Sligo Rovers in January for a nominal fee, clearly looking to build up from the bottom, strengthening the squad of the future.

The Hoops were then linked with 17-year-old defender Murphy in February amidst interest from West Brom and Serie A outfit Torino.

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At that time, the seriousness of the interest from the Premier League club was apparent as an initial report from the Irish Examiner claimed a €100,000 (£83,000) offer had already been made.

Nowm it appears as though Celtic were ultimately unable to land their target, as another English side have swooped in…

The latest: Money talks

According to a report from RTE, newly mega-rich Newcastle have won the race to sign the talented teenager.

It’s claimed that Murphy will move to St James’ Park in the summer after turning 18 on June 25.

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Celtic are once again mentioned as being amongst the interest parties to miss out on the twice-capped Republic of Ireland Under 16 starlet as well as Brighton & Hove Albion.

The verdict: Big blow

After signing a first professional contract with Galway in August 2021, manager John Caulfield described the youngster’s career trajectory as ‘very good’ amidst growing speculation around his future.

Despite his tender years, the teenager has made seven senior appearances in the Irish first division already – completing 90 minutes on five occasions.

Whilst it remains to be seen whether Murphy can make the grade in the English top-flight, the Celtic hierarchy will no doubt be disappointed to miss out on a highly-rated youngster, although this type of attempted capture does show where the Hoops’ upcoming transfer targets may lie.

In other news, pundit pinpoints key attribute that has been crucial for Celtic. Find out more here.

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