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The South African fast bowler has credited his seven-wicket haul in India’s first innings to a ball change just before tea. India lost six wickets for 12 runs after tea, Steyn taking five of them

Cricinfo staff08-Feb-2010

Dale Steyn has credited his seven-wicket haul in India’s first innings to a ball change just before tea. India lost six wickets for 12 runs after tea, Steyn taking five of them.”There was a ball change around tea time [it was actually a couple of overs before tea], the seam had split open…we came back after tea and the ball looped around a bit. It [change of ball] was a good thing,” Steyn said after the day’s play.Asked what was different from conditions in the home series against England, Steyn said: “We have been speaking about these kind of wickets. We wanted to adapt as quickly as possible. We hit the right areas with the same intensity. On some days you can bowl the best of your life and not pick wickets and then you have some days.”The decision to follow on, he said, was taken by captain Graeme Smith after consultation with the bowlers. “There was a huddle after the Indian first innings. The batters came and told us that we were 300-odd runs ahead and asked if the bowlers had enough gas in the tank to go on and bowl another 26-27 overs.”We said we were not finished yet and it would be good to take a couple of wickets in the second innings. We told them we had enough fuel in the tank. We were looking to take a couple of wickets by stumps and then we would come back tomorrow and finish the job.”

Aston Villa are in the race to sign Flamengo star Gabriel Barbosa, but are set to face stiff competition from a Premier League rival.

What’s the story?

According to Eurosport, Steven Gerrard’s side are battling West Ham to land the 25-year-old, with both clubs exploring the option of signing a new striker on a short-term loan deal in January.

It’s claimed that with Gabriel now potentially becoming available on loan, the striker himself will weigh up his options before deciding on his next move.

Exciting signing for Villa

Affectionately known as Gabigol, the 25-year-old has scored an incredible 84 goals for Flamengo in 124 appearances – that includes 29 strikes in just 43 matches during the course of the 2020/2021 season. In total, he has 129 goals to his name over the course of his professional career thus far.

It’s unsurprising then that he’s seemingly etched himself into folklore in Brazilian football with Flamengo, and, talking about the forward back in February, Brazil icon Zico declared: “I think Gabigol has everything to be the greatest striker in Flamengo’s history. It’s getting there. His performance got better and better, consolidating himself as one of the greats. He’s already gone down in history.”

While he may not have really showcased his skills outside his native Brazil – he hardly set the world alight in his short spells in Italy and Portugal – a short-term deal could prove to be a masterclass for both him and Villa.

It would get rid of any of the weight and expectation that would come with a big-money move, and allow him to just come in a bit more freely. In turn, it would also give Villa some valuable added depth up front, while he can also operate out wide and just behind the number nine too.

It has all the hallmarks of being a potentially very exciting signing for Villa this January.

Meanwhile, Villa have made this man their top January target…

Celtic have been dealt a potentially major blow ahead of their upcoming Old Firm clash in February.

What’s the latest?

In recent comments cited by The Sunday Post, the technical director of Japan’s international side, Yasuharu Sorimach, revealed that he will be presenting a special case to the Japanese government in a bid to convince them to allow Kyogo Furuhashi to enter the country in order to play in Japan’s crucial World Cup qualifying fixtures against China and Suadi Arabia on January 27 and February 1.

At present, Japan have restrictions in place which ban all overseas visitors from entering their country, however, should Sorimach be successful in making an exception for the Celtic centre-forward, and the 26-year-old does link up with his international side at the end of next month, it would subsequently rule him out of contention to feature in the Bhoys’ rescheduled Old Firm clash on February 2.

Speaking about Kyogo’s situation, Sorimach said: “The Japanese government should know the significance of our participation in the World Cup in Qatar. I believe we will negotiate various conditions for the games against China and Saudi Arabia. It is imperative we have our best squad for the game. At the moment, I am praying, and keeping an hourly watch on the [pandemic] trends.”

Fans will be outraged

Considering just how important a part of the Celtic side Kyogo has become since his £4.6m move to Parkhead this summer, the news that the striker could miss out on what is undoubtedly one of the Hoops’ biggest games of the season as a result of international duty is sure to have left fans outraged.

Indeed, over his 14 Premiership appearances this season, the £1.8m-rated man has already scored eight goals, registered two assists and created four big chances for his teammates, as well as taking an average of 2.2 shots and making 1.2 key passes per game.

These returns have seen the £18k-per-week forward average a SofaScore match rating of 7.07, ranking him as Ange Postecoglou’s 10th-best performer in the top flight of Scottish football.

Furthermore, the Japan international has bagged a further eight goals and three assists over 12 outings in the Europa League, Europa League qualifying and the League Cup – taking the 26-year-old’s total to 16 strikes and five assists in just 26 outings for Celtic.

As such, being without the services of Kyogo in the Old Firm clash will undoubtedly come as a major blow to the Bhoys’ chances of taking all three points from the fixture – something that could all but end Postecoglou’s hopes of securing the Premiership title come next May.

In other news: Huge blow: Celtic dealt further injury setback ahead of Saints, Ange will be fuming

كشف محمد مصيلحي رئيس نادي الاتحاد السكندري، عن العرض الكبير الذي قدمه الزمالك مقابل ضم مروان عطية لاعب وسط سيد البلد، خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية.

وقال مصيلحي في تصريحات عبر قناة “أون تايم سبورت”: “مروان عطية من أبناء الاتحاد السكندري، كان في اتصال من المستشار مرتضى منصور لمحاولة ضم اللاعب لصفوف الزمالك، لكن نحن فضلنا أن يبقى اللاعب معنا على الأقل للموسم المُقبل”.

وتابع: “الزمالك عرض علينا مبلغ 20 مليون جنيه، بالإضافة لـ محمود شبانة بيع نهائي ومحمود عبد العاطي دونجا المنضم حديثًا لـ بيراميدز بيع نهائي، ويوسف أوباما سنة إعارة، وسيف فاروق جعفر سنتين إعارة، أنا رفضت هذا العرض الذي قد يقبل به أي ناد من أجل جماهير الاتحاد السكندري”.

طالع أيضًا | محمد صلاح: عمر جابر لم يهرب من الزمالك.. والبعض لا يعرف دور شيكابالا

وتجدر الإشارة إلى أن الزمالك كان قد حصل على توقيع محمود عبد العاطي دونجا بعد انتهاء عقده مع الإسماعيلي، ولكن تراجع مسؤولو القلعة البيضاء عن إتمام الصفقة بتوصية من فيريرا المدير الفني للفريق.

واختتم مصيلحي: “أحمد عادل ميسي أيضًا وصل له عرض رسمي من الأهلي، ولكني فضلت مصلحة الاتحاد السكندري رغم أننا كنا سنحصل على مبلغ مالي كبير”.

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A Copa Sul-Americana é a última esperança do Flamengo para conquistar um título em 2017 e na última quarta-feira, o Rubro-Negro venceu o Fluminense por 1 a 0, atuando como “visitante” e conseguiu uma boa vantagem para o jogo da volta. Diego falou sobre o resultado no clássico.

– Primeiro passo. Jogo de 180 minutos, o primeiro passo foi dado. Gol qualificado, vitória muito difícil, suada. Agora é pensar no Vasco, não temos tempo para comemorar. Saímos de campo satisfeitos com esse primeiro jogo. Nós queremos ao máximo agradar aos torcedores e transmitir o que sentimos – em entrevista ao SPORTV.

Para o camisa 10 – na Sul-Americana – o time “soube sofrer” e dedicou o resultado para a torcida do Flamengo.

– Acho que hoje tivemos equilíbrio para controlar a partida. Sofremos, o que é normal, mas foi uma combinação que deu certo. Torcida merece o nosso melhor, e eu acredito que hoje foi feito.

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The leading umpire Mark Benson iss planning to retire from the game with immediate effect following his sudden withdrawal from the Adelaide Test

Alex Brown at Adelaide Oval06-Dec-2009

Mark Benson is planning to retire from umpiring with immediate effect following his sudden withdrawal from the Adelaide Test. The Sunday Times has reported Benson was upset over several incidents involving the Umpire Decision Review System on day one of the second Test between Australia and West Indies, one of which led to his original decision being overturned.Benson twice ruled Shivnarine Chanderpaul not-out to caught-behind appeals on Friday, both of which were challenged by the Australians. The third umpire, Asad Rauf, upheld Benson’s first ruling, prompting an angry response from the bowler, Doug Bollinger, and the Australian captain, Ricky Ponting. But it is the second video review, which resulted in Chanderpaul being ruled out for 62, that is understood to have most upset the English official. Hot Spot replays showed no evidence of the ball striking the outside edge of Chanderpaul’s bat, however other camera angles provided Rauf with enough evidence to reverse Benson’s original ruling.Cricinfo has been told an irate Benson “ranted” to colleagues in the umpire’s room after the first day’s play about his dissatisfaction with the UDRS. He is believed to have said at the time that the new system “just makes (umpiring) harder”, however ICC officials were remaining tight-lipped on the matter on Sunday.David Morgan, the ICC president, told Cricinfo Benson was “poorly” and referred other questions to David Richardson, the ICC’s general manager, and Vintcent van der Bijl, the umpire’s manager. Chris Broad, the match referee who is presiding over the Adelaide Test, denied Benson’s swift departure from Adelaide was the result of unhappiness over the UDRS. “There is absolutely no truth in that at all,” Broad said. “The review system is new to everyone and you’ve got to get used to it. He was an advocate of the review system to help umpires out.”We spoke on the second morning and he said that he was feeling unwell. I was in India with him as well where he was unwell. We thought this might well be another situation like that we were in in India. We chatted about it and he said he didn’t feel as though he could go on the field again. We decided to leave him back in the hotel. I phoned Dubai and they decided that if it was a recurrence of high blood pressure or stomach problems he had in India he needed to get it sorted out. That was the reason that I was aware he went home.”ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat also denied Benson’s return to England was related to the UDRS. “This is completely untrue. Benson has been a strong supporter of the system and his return home has nothing to do with it,” he told . “”He is not well and that’s why he is returning home. I’m sure once he reached England, he would issue a clarification.”ICC sources have told Cricinfo, however, that report is indeed accurate, and an announcement from Benson is expected after his arrival into Britain. Precisely why Benson opted to leave Adelaide before the conclusion of the second Test remains unknown.Benson stood down from two one-day internationals involving Australia and India this year due to migraines, and previously experienced heart palpitations during a Test between South Africa and India in Durban. It is understood he did not visit a hospital in Adelaide before his departure on Saturday, despite “ill health” being cited by the ICC as the cause for his departure.Controversy has always followed umpires, but scrutiny has escalated of late. Darrell Hair resorted to legal avenues after he was sidelined by the ICC for his role in the forfeited Test at The Oval between England and Pakistan two years ago, while Steve Bucknor was benched for the latter stages of the Australia-India Test series two summers ago after the BCCI complained of errors.”There’s probably less pressure on the umpires now with a review system than there was beforehand,” Broad said. “Umpires would stand out there in the morning and captains and fielders would strut around not really knowing the result of it. With the review system they know the result straight away.”

A round-up of the latest batch of matches from the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Cricinfo staff30-Oct-2009Group AMohammad Hafeez’s five-for handed Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) a crushing win against Sui Southern Gas Corporation (SSGC) at the Sheikhupura Stadium. The innings-and-115 run victory was enough to ensure top spot temporarily on the points table, though National Bank of Pakistan picked up first-innings points against Habib Bank Limited. Continuing on 418 for 6 from the previous day, the SNGPL innings was brought to a quick end by the pace atrtack of Shakeel-ur-Rehman and Waqar Ahmed. It was a bright display by Shakeel who ended with 6 for 105. Behind by 297, it would take one superb individual display to keep SSGC in the game and Bilal Asad promised with 81. But having taken out opener Asif Zakir, Hafeez accounted for the middle order as the batsmen floundered against the spin. Fittingly, he picked up the last wicket, that of Waqar, as SNGPL completed the win in the 61st over.A clinical display by the seamers, coupled with Imranullah Aslam’s quickfire 85, gave Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) full points against second-from-bottom Lahore Shalimar with a day to spare at the Lahore City Cricket Association Ground. Resuming on 139 for 4, Lahore failed to cope with the pace of the WAPDA fast bowlers, led by Sarfraz Ahmed and Shabbir Ahmed. Sarfraz picked up three wickets to finish with a match haul of seven while Shabbir bagged four. Though the WAPDA openers departed early chasing down 157, Imranullah went in search of quick runs. He blasted 18 fours and a six during his 59-ball knock and that fast-tracked the victory, which came in the 31st over.Captain-wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed and Jannisar Khan put on a 108-run partnership for the fifth-wicket to give Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) a mammoth 240-run lead against Karachi Whites at the National Stadium. Karachi then went on to lose six wickets for 209 in their second essay with PIA looking good for a huge win. While Sarfraz scored an unbeaten 51, Jannisar was run out three short of a well-deserved half-century. Karachi needed a good start to overcome the massive deficit, but the early fall of Behram Khan did not help. Naved Khan scored 49 but the slow bowlers Jamshed Ahmed and Tahir Khan dented the opposition by taking three and two wickets respectively. Atif Ali held on with an unbeaten 42, but with little expected from the tail, avoiding the innings defeat will be his topmost priority.It was slow going for Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) as they reached 182 for 6, starting the day at 5 for no loss against Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) at the Khan Research Laboratories Ground. The first-innings points they had gained may have played a major part in KRL’s approach, after ZTBL fell short by 16 runs replying to 259. But that did not hold back the ZTBL bowlers, led by right-arm paceman Junaid Nadir. While there were a couple of thirties, captain Mohammad Wasim top scored with 44, before becoming Nadir’s second victim. Nadir then had Bazid Khan caught behind for 13 just before stumps, to leave KRL on tenterhooks going into the final day.Even though Taufeeq Umar’s century and Abdur Rehman’s well-compiled 85 failed to give Habib Bank Limited (HBL) first-innings points against National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) at the Gaddafi Stadium, the HBL bowlers put in a disciplined effort to ensure that they held the upper hand at the end of the day, reducing NBP to 121 for 7. Resuming on 207 for 5, Taufeeq brought up his century, but the battle was mainly fought by Rehman, who hit 10 fours during his 104-ball stay. It was legspinner Mansoor Amjad who picked up three crucial wickets to bowl out HBL for 353, 59 behind NBP’s first-innings total. While Shahid Nazir did the early damage during NBP’s second innings, the spin duo of Danish Kaneria and Rehman ran through the middle order, picking up two wickets apiece, to keep HBL’s hopes of a win alive in this top-of-table clash.Group BLate-blooming 35-year-old fast bowler Rashid Latif captured seven wickets to hand Rawalpindi a 77-run in their top-of-the-table clash with Karachi Blues at the National Ground. After taking a vital 79-run first-innings lead in a low-scoring encounter, Rawalpindi seemed to have let the advantage slip after being bowled out for 162 and letting Karachi reach 70 for 0. Shahzaib Hasan dominated that opening stand and slammed four sixes on his way to 87, but Karachi folded after his dismissal. No one else in the top eight made it past 20 as Latif tore through the line-up. Yesterday’s hero for Karachi, Tanvir Ahmed, slammed a 27-ball 50 coming in at No. 9 but that only helped them past the 200 mark but well short of the target of 281. The two teams are now locked on 27 points but Rawalpindi have played one match less.In the only other Group B match to finish in the three days, Sialkot won by 136 runs at the Abbottabad Stadium after a frenetic day in which 19 wickets went down. The match followed a similar pattern to the Rawalpindi-Karachi game: Abbottabad fighting back after giving away a significant first-innings lead by bowling out Sialkot for 184 but the home team’s batsmen let the side down chasing 244. Left-arm fast bowler Armaghan Elahi was on fire early in the day to reduce Sialkot from their overnight 49 for 1 to 73 for 6. No. 8 batsman Ahmed Butt (42) and No. 9 Bilawal Bhatti (29) staged a fightback to give their bowlers a target above 200 to defend. Faisal Rasheed was Sialkot’s hero with the ball, taking 5 for 58, as Abbottabad folded for 107 in 37 overs. It all unravelled for Abbottabad when they lost six wickets for 17 runs after being 54 for 2.In the basement battle between Islamabad and Quetta, the stage was set for an engrossing final day at the Diamond Club ground. It is still anybody’s game: Islamabad need 33 runs, Quetta need two wickets. The match swung one way to the other through the day. After bowling out Quetta for 303, Islamabad were well on top when their openers took them to 97 in the chase of 252. It was Quetta’s turn to take charge when they their new-ball pair of Nazar Hussain and Arun Lal took three wickets each in the space of 15 runs. Islamabad clawed their way back from 112 for 6 through the efforts of Ameer Khan (47*), and a pair of twenties from tailenders Fakhar Hussain and Rauf Akbar.Hyderabad remained in control of their match against Peshawar at the Lahore Country Club. Middle-order batsman Shahid Qambrani was the mainstay of the Hyderabad second innings, making 83 to guide them to 281. They would have made an even higher total had it not been for the six wickets bagged by legspinner Mohammad Fayyaz, who polished off the lower order cheaply. Fayyaz’s heroics continued with the bat as Peshawar faced a tough target of 369; opening the innings, he remained unbeaten on a brisk 71. There was virtually no support for him though, as Peshawar finished the day on 128 for 3.A draw loomed as the likeliest outcome at the Iqbal Stadium. Lahore Ravi ended on 269 after their final three wickets consumed more than 32 overs, with Shahbaz Butt staying unbeaten on 67. Faisalabad had a slim 52-run first-innings cushion, and their openers increased the advantage by adding 147 runs. Zeeshan Asif was still batting on a cavalier 101, which included two sixes, but Imran Ali fell for a more patient 56. Faisalabad ended the day on 177 for 3, an overall lead of 229.

بدأ نادي يوفنتوس الإيطالي محادثات للتعاقد مع لاعب وسط لاتسيو، سيرجي ميلنكوفيتش سافيتش، وفقًا لتقارير.

ويجدد يوفنتوس اهتمامه بسافيتش، حيث يعد اللاعب هدفًا للسيدة العجوز منذ سنوات، لكن المفاوضات لم تنجح في المرات السابقة، بين الناديين.

يوفنتوس يركز على بيع اللاعبين قبل حسم تعاقدات جديدة، ووفقًا لتقرير وارد من صحيفة “لا جازيتا ديلو سبورت” الإيطالية، قد يشهد هذا الصيف رحيل ويستون ماكيني.

الأمريكي الدولي محل اهتمام لأستون فيلا وبرايتون، وقد سبق ولعب على سبيل الإعارة إلى ليدز يونايتد.

اقرأ أيضًا | لاعب عربي على رادار يوفنتوس لخلافة فلاهوفيتش

في الوقت ذاته يريد يوفنتوس أيضًا بيع البرازيلي آرثر ميلو، ويعد اللاعب هدفًا لولفرهامبتون، لكن راتبه البالغ 6 ملايين يورو سنويًا يجعل من الصعب على البيانكونيري العثور على ناد جديد له.

مع محادثات بيع ماكيني وآرثر، يجري كريستيانو جيونتولي المدير الرياضي الجديد ليوفنتوس، المحادثات مع وكيل سيرجي ميلينكوفيتش سافيتش وسيستأنفها يوم الإثنين لبحث إمكانية انتقال الصربي للسيدة العجوز.

يواجه فريق الكرة الأول بالنادي الأهلي، نظيره الإسماعيلي، في المباراة القادمة للمارد الأحمر ببطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

الأهلي يواجه الإسماعيلي في الجولة الثامنة عشر المؤجلة من عمر مسابقة الدوري، على ملعب برج العرب بالإسكندرية.

وكان الأهلي تعادل مع فيوتشر سلبيًا، في المباراة التي خاضها مساء اليوم الأحد بالجولة 24 المؤجلة لبطولة الدوري.

طالع | ترتيب الدوري المصري بعد تعادل الأهلي مع فيوتشر موعد مباراة الأهلي القادمة أمام الإسماعيلي في الدوري

تقام المباراة يوم الأربعاء المقبل الموافق 5 يوليو الجاري في تمام الساعة 8:30 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية.

ويتصدر الأهلي ترتيب جدول الدوري المصري الممتاز برصيد 69 نقطة، ويحتاج المارد الأحمر إلي 8 نقاط فقط من أجل حسم لقب الدوري هذا الموسم رسميًا.