'Tough for Sri Lanka to come back' – Donald

Allan Donald, South Africa’s bowling coach, believes Sri Lanka will struggle to make a contest out of the remaining two Test matches in the series

Firdose Moonda19-Dec-2011

Morne Morkel struggled to find his rhythm in the first Test against Sri Lanka•Getty Images

Allan Donald, South Africa’s bowling coach, believes Sri Lanka will struggle to make a contest out of the remaining two Test matches in the series. The visitors were blown away by an innings and 81-runs in Centurion, being bowled out for under 200 in both innings, and Donald said that although they have a quality line-up, things will not get any easier for them.”What they have in the tank and what they bring to the party on a different surface will be different but if we’re going to bowl like we are at the moment, and the wickets have helped, it’s going to be tough for them to come back into this series,” he said. “We’ll make sure of that.”South Africa’s attack benefitted from a green top in Centurion and Donald expects another “bouncy” track in Durban, without “too much lateral movement.” Conditions have been so tailor-made to suit the attack that Graeme Smith said the batsmen may be “hoping for a flatter wicket” in the near future.While the pitches have aided South Africa’s bowlers, Donald said they have to be wary of complacence, which can creep in if too much is in your favour. “Sometimes when you get on a responsive wicket, you hesitantly get into your work,” Donald said. “Instead of just bowling into an area, you feel you need to get into the hot-zone more often.” The hot-zone refers to a length a little fuller than usual, something Morne Morkel has struggled to find.Morkel attracted criticism rather than praise after the first Test, as he looked out of sorts at first change. Donald said all he needs is more game time and that a return to form is inevitable. “I put myself in his shoes a lot of the time. I was a rhythm bowler and a confidence bowler and I needed to bowl a lot to have that confidence and to bowl in certain areas with good pace. Morne is exactly the same. We tinkered with a few things yesterday after the day’s play and I think he is now confident to take it further. We know what Morne is capable of and it’s not far away that he will be knocking the door down again.”Morkel faces pressure from Marchant de Lange, who was included in the squad as part of a learning process. De Lange has only played 14 first-class matches but has been identified as a future prospect and is being personally groomed by Donald. “The good thing about Marchant is that he is asking a lot of questions,” Donald said. “It’s wonderful to have him in our group because it keeps everyone on their toes and challenging for places.”There have also been calls to replace Morkel with left-armer Lonwabo Tsotsobe, who was dropped from the Test side before last month’s Australia series. Tsotsobe has since suffered a side strain and should be ready to make his comeback soon.The other concern is the minimal impact that legspinner Imran Tahir has made. Seamer-friendly surfaces have made it difficult for him, but he also struggled with running on the danger area of the pitch. Tahir spend the build up to the Test working with High Performance coach Vincent Barnes and former international Paul Adams, and Donald believes he is ready to create his own big splash. “He [Tahir] is happy now,” Donald said. “The one thing that worried us a little bit is that he gets too concerned about what he is doing in that zone and doesn’t concentrate on his bowling.”Far from a disciplinarian, Donald sees his role as facilitating getting the best out of a talented back. “At this level, you’re not going to teach people how to bowl. We are trying to remind those guys how good they are and getting them to be better. Sometimes, we are still getting too loose or maybe a little too arrogant, but we manage to pull it back. Sometimes, we do not get off to a good start and at the end of the day we play catch up cricket but we pull it back somehow.”That’s the kind of class we have at the moment, even if we aren’t doing well, we manage to pull it back.”

كولر: ثنائي الأهلي قدما مبارة كبيرة أمام فلامينجو.. وارتكبنا أخطاءً ساذجة

تحدث مارسيل كولر المدير الفني لفريق الأهلي، عقب الخسارة أمس أمام فلامينجو البرازيلي، في مباراة تحديد المركزين الثالث والرابع ببطولة كأس العالم للأندية.

وحل الأهلي بالمركز الرابع في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية بعد الهزيمة من فلامينجو بنتيجة 4-2.

وقال كولر في تصريحات صحفية نقلها مراسل برنامج الماتش المذاع عبر قناة “صدى البلد”: “تأخرنا في النتيجة بعد دخولنا اللقاء بشكل غير جيد، لكن نجحنا في السيطرة مجددًا وحققنا التعادل، وخرجنا بتعادل مستحق في الشوط الأول”.

طالع أيضاً..أحمد حسن ينتقد ثنائي الأهلي ويؤكد: هناك أخطاء كارثية في خط الدفاع

وأضاف: “في الشوط الثاني ضغطنا وسجلنا الهدف الثاني لكن أهدرنا فرصة هدف 1000%، كان سيقتل اللقاء (يقصد انفراد محمد شريف) وكان من الممكن أن تصبح النتيجة 3-1، ثم بعد ذلك تعرضنا للطرد وتغيرت المباراة”.

وأوضح: “ارتكبنا أخطاءً ساذجة وفي هذا المستوى التنافسي تكون صعبة جدًا”.

وأتم: “مروان عطية وخالد عبد الفتاح قدما مباراة كبيرة لكن النتيجة لم تكن جيدة”.

Hilfenhaus takes five in Australia's innings win

This was supposed to be India’s best chance to win a Test series in Australia. It has taken only eight days of cricket for Michael Clarke’s men to deny them that goal

The Report by Brydon Coverdale06-Jan-2012
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsBen Hilfenhaus finished with 5 for 106•Getty Images

This was supposed to be India’s best chance to win a Test series in Australia. It has taken only eight days of cricket for Michael Clarke’s men to deny them that goal. On the fourth afternoon in Sydney, an attack led by Ben Hilfenhaus deconstructed India’s formidable batting line-up, bit by bit, to secure an unbeatable 2-0 series lead with victory by an innings and 68 runs, Australia’s first innings win over India in 12 years.The last such result also came at the SCG, in 2000. Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman were all part of that side, as they were members of the outfit that lost this time around. It is unlikely they will have another chance to beat Australia at home. For now, India still hold the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and should they win in Perth and Adelaide they will retain it. But their grip on it is as weak as Chris Martin’s forward defence.This was an Australian victory that will be remembered for Clarke’s unbeaten 329. But on the fourth day, it was a second consecutive five-wicket haul from Hilfenhaus that was the highlight. Hilfenhaus completed the success with the final wicket when R Ashwin, who had made a fighting 62, skied a pull and was caught by Nathan Lyon running around from mid-on.The Australians were overjoyed. Clarke especially was thrilled. His declaration on the third day, when he could have chased personal milestones like Brian Lara’s world-record Test innings of 400, was designed to ensure Australia would win the match. They did so with three and a half sessions remaining. Clarke is not the kind of man to harbour any regrets. The win was everything.He knew better than anyone that batting on the SCG surface was not particularly difficult, and as Tendulkar and Laxman put on a 103-run stand his mind might have flicked back eight years, to a 353-run partnership between the same men at the same ground. Fittingly, it was Clarke with his left-arm spin that ended the partnership, and India’s hopes of saving the Test.Tendulkar had reached 80 and seemed to be on track to register his long-awaited hundredth international hundred in the SCG’s hundredth Test when Clarke changed the course of the day. He produced a delivery that was accurate enough to draw Tendulkar into a stroke and turned just enough to catch the edge, which ricocheted off Brad Haddin’s gloves and was snaffled by Michael Hussey at slip.When the new ball arrived, the other architect of that one threatening partnership, Laxman, on 66, fell to a near-perfect delivery from Hilfenhaus, who finished with 5 for 106. The ball angled in and then nipped away to beat the outside edge of Laxman’s bat, clipping the edge of the top of off stump, and the batsman could scarcely believe his fate, confident as he appeared that he had covered his wicket.From there, the wickets fell steadily. MS Dhoni (2) chipped a return catch to Hilfenhaus, who seemed to think it was a bump ball. But the umpire’s decision to have the third official check on the shot revealed it had lobbed cleanly back to Hilfenhaus without touching the ground, surprising some of the Australians.Virat Kohli was lbw to James Pattinson for 9, a fraction unlucky as the ball kept low, but there was no question over the decision. Peter Siddle joined in by removing Zaheer Khan, who had made an entertaining 35 when he slashed hard at a delivery outside off and was taken by Shaun Marsh running back from extra cover.Briefly, Ishant Sharma and Ashwin staved off the Australians with a 42-run stand, but Ishant (11) was lbw to the offspin of Nathan Lyon. That was the only breakthrough of the match for Lyon, who also collected just one in Melbourne and has not removed a top-six batsman since the first Test of the summer, against New Zealand at the Gabba. Though usually loath to change a winning side, Australia might consider replacing him with Ryan Harris at the WACA.There are far more questions for India. For a while it looked like they might take the match into the fifth day as they worked through the first session for the loss of only one wicket, that of Gautam Gambhir. He missed the chance for his first Test century in nearly two years when, on 83, he stood on the crease and reached his bat a long way forward to the bowling of Siddle, who found a leading edge that was snapped up by David Warner at point.Tendulkar and Laxman continued to fight. Laxman played some of his trademark wristy flicks through the leg side, against the fast men and also the offspin of Lyon, and Tendulkar showed off some wonderful cover-drives early in the morning. Shortly before the lunch break, Tendulkar upper-cut a frustrated Pattinson over the sole slip for another boundary.But it was all a big tease for the Indian fans. In a match where three Australians made tons, including one triple-hundred, India needed more than a handful of pretty half-centuries. There are questions over their batting and their bowling as the Perth Test approaches. They have a week to sort out their problems.

Diego Souza diz para Aguirre que revidou agressão ao dar pontapé

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A derrota do São Paulo por 1 a 0 para o Colón, nesta quinta-feira, no Morumbi, no confronto de ida pela segunda fase da Copa Sul-Americana, ficou marcada por uma agressão de Diego Souza, que, com o árbitro de costas, acertou um pontapé em Guillermo Ortiz. Para o técnico Diego Aguirre, o camisa 9, que não deu entrevistas depois da partida, disse que tomou a atitude porque tinha levado um soco do zagueiro argentino.

– Não vi o lance, mas fiquei sabendo e o Diego disse que sofreu um soco no jogo e cometeu a agressão. Não pode acontecer, mas aconteceu – contou Aguirre, que viu ainda Brenner ser expulso nos acréscimos por empurrar um adversário logo após sofrer a falta, mas apontou o cartão vermelho ao garoto de 18 anos como fruto de sua idade, “isso explica ele perder a cabeça”.

Em relação a Diego Souza, contudo, ficou marcado o seu pontapé no capitão do Colón, aos 39 minutos do segundo tempo. Mas o São Paulo tem um vídeo que pode ser usado caso o jogador seja denunciado e corra o risco de ser punido disciplinarmente pela Conmebol.

As imagens registram o que o camisa 9 disse ter sido um soco deGuillermo Ortiz depois de uma cobrança de escanteio do São Paulo. Diego vai cobrar o adversário, que cai e, na sequência, o árbitro mostra o cartão amarelo para o jogador do Tricolor, que insiste em falar com o argentino e vê o zagueiro negar a agressão. Minutos depois, com o juiz de costas, Diego acerta o pontapé.

A expulsão de Brenner ocorreu já aos 48 minutos do segundo tempo, seis minutos depois de ele ter substituído Rojas. O atacante de 18 anos já entrou na partida com o clima quente. Na lateral, foi derrubado por Emanuel Oliveira, que, na sequência, chutou a bola em direção ao garoto. Brenner se irritou e empurrou o adversário, na frente do juiz, e recebeu o cartão vermelho.

Depois da vitória por 1 a 0 no Morumbi, que garante ao Colón a classificação para as oitavas de final da Copa Sul-Americana com um simples empate na partida de volta, em casa, no dia 16, Guillermo Ortiz falou com os jornalistas brasileiros. E preferiu ressaltar o resultado conquistado em campo.

– Essas coisas sempre acontecem e ficam no campo. Só no campo de jogo. Falemos de outra coisa. Foram 90 minutos difíceis, contra uma equipe muito grande. Estamos muito contentes. Lutamos muito e saiu tudo como queríamos. O técnico planejou isso e conseguimos a vitória contra uma grande equipe, diante de sua torcida e em seu estádio. Eles têm grandes jogadores, o campo é difícil, mas agora é desfrutar. Teremos mais uma final, e eles também podem ser fortes como visitantes – disse Ortiz, de 25 anos, oito a menos do que Diego Souza, que saiu do estádio sem dar entrevistas.

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موعد مباراة الأهلي القادمة بعد الخسارة من الهلال السوداني في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

يعود النادي الأهلي إلى منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز بمواجهة أسوان في مباراته القادمة عقب نهاية لقاء الهلال السوداني اليوم السبت.

ومن المقرر أن يلتقي الأهلي مع أسوان في إطار الجولة الـ 19 من عمر بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز وذلك على ملعب فريق زهرة الجنوب.

وكان الأهلي واجه الهلال السوداني، اليوم السبت بالجولة الثانية من دور المجموعات لدوري أبطال إفريقيا.

طالع | فيديو | محمد الشناوي يتصدى لركلة جزاء أمام الهلال السوداني بـ دوري أبطال إفريقيا

وخسر الأهلي من الهلال السوداني بهدف دون رد، في اللقاء الذي جمع الفريقين على ملعب الجوهرة الزرقاء بالخرطوم. موعد مباراة الأهلي القادمة أمام أسوان في الدوري:

تقام مباراة الأهلي وأسوان يوم الثلاثاء المقبل الموافق 21 من شهر فبراير الجاري، في تمام الساعة 2:45 بتوقيت القاهرة، 3:45 بتوقيت السعودية.

ويحتل الأهلي صدارة ترتيب الدوري المصري الممتاز برصيد 37 نقطة من 15 مباراة حيث تأجل له 3 مواجهات لمشاركته في كأس العالم للأندية.

جوارديولا يكشف آخر تطورات المصابين قبل لقاء بورنموث في الدوري الإنجليزي

تحدث بيب جوارديولا، المدير الفني لفريق مانشستر سيتي، لوسائل الإعلام، قبل مواجهة بورنموث، غدًا السبت، ضمن لقاءات الجولة 25 من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وقال بيب: “لدينا تدريبًا اليوم، أعتقد أن كيفين دي بروين عاد للتدريب، إيمريك لابورت لا أعتقد ذلك، سنعرف في الساعات القليلة القادمة، جون ستونز لم يعد أيضًا وسيغيب عن مباراة بورنموث”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. جوارديولا: إذا كان الناس يتوقعون منا الفوز 4-0 على لايبزيج فنحن لا نستطيع

وعن فريق بورنموث، قال “لديهم مدير فني جديد ومختلف، في هذا الوقت القصير، لقد انتصروا على ولفرهامبتون، لقد تأثروا كثيرًا، يفعلون أشياء جميلة وجيدة حقا”.

وفيما يتعلق بوصول الكرة قليلا للمهاجم النرويجي إيرلينج هالاند، علق “إنه خطأنا، لقد كان هالاند مثيرًا للإعجاب طوال الموسم، عندما تنتهي المباراة، بعد ثانية واحدة أعرف ما إذا كان متورطًا أم لا، ومن يجب أن يشارك أكثر ، لست بحاجة إلى أرقام أو مقاييس أعرفها بالضبط”.

وواصل جوارديولا: “الأمر يعتمد علينا لا عليه، إنه يتحرك جيدًا، نحتاج إلى إلقاء نظرة عليه أكثر قليلا”.

وحول المنافسين على بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي، صرح “ألق نظرة على جدول الترتيب لتعرف ذلك، عندما وصلت إلى هنا وجلست لحضور المؤتمر الصحفي وحذرني الجميع، قالوا لي: (آه، هذا ليس مثل إسبانيا أو ألمانيا، لذا مرحبًا بك في المملكة المتحدة!)، لسوء الحظ، لم يحدث ذلك في المواسم الخمسة الماضية، لقد كان سباقًا بين حصانين ولكن الآن هناك المزيد في النهاية”.

Nova casa! Botafogo atualiza cenário das obras do CT em Vargem Pequena

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Aguardado sob muita expectativa pela diretoria, o projeto final do futuro centro de treinamento do Botafogo, localizado no Espaço Lonier, em Vargem Pequena, foi recebido pelo clube nesta semana. O traçado para a fluidez das obras demanda tempo, e oconselho diretor do Alvinegro informou, através de seu site oficial, o histórico de ações e os próximos passos.

A expectativa do Botafogo, caso não ocorra nenhum imprevisto, é de utilizar as instalações a partir de janeiro de 2019, com pelo menos dois campos prontos – dos sete prometidos – para a pré-temporada que vem.E as demolições do local, no qual o clube já convida sócios para conhecer, terão início após serem autorizadas pela Prefeitura do Rio (previsão até 30 de agosto).

Todo o processo foiiniciado em meados de julho de 2017, período no qual o conselho deliberativoprovou a operação financeira para obtenção de um Centro de Treinamento – um empréstimo de 25 milhões de reais para serem pagos em 30 anos, sendo que R$ 5 milhões foram cedidospelos irmãos Moreira Salles, ilustres botafoguenses. E, de acordo com informações do site do “Globo Esporte”, o custo total deve ultrapassar esta quantia.

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O Botafogo também informou que o processo de escolha da empresa que fará os campos de treinamento já foi iniciado. Além disso, o clube carioca finalizou a nota oficial (confira na íntegra aqui) assegurando que “mensalmente essas informações serão atualizadas”. A aguardar.

Handscomb, Quiney give Victoria good start

Peter Handscomb scored his first century in first-class cricket and Rob Quiney also reached triple-figures on a good day for Victoria in Adelaide

ESPNcricinfo staff02-Feb-2012
ScorecardRob Quiney was one of two centurions for Victoria•Getty Images

Peter Handscomb scored his first century in first-class cricket and Rob Quiney also reached triple-figures on a good day for Victoria in Adelaide. In the first Sheffield Shield match since the hiatus that allowed the Big Bash League to take centre stage, Victoria reached 7 for 344 at stumps on the first day against South Australia.And while there were plenty of runs in the pitch, as Handscomb and Quiney showed in a 225-run partnership, the day didn’t go so well for Victoria’s captain Cameron White. Having recently been stripped of Australia’s Twenty20 captaincy after a lean BBL, White was caught at slip for 3 off the bowling of Jake Haberfield.White had come to the crease after Quiney departed for 114, his sixth first-class hundred. It was a brisk innings from Quiney, who struck 14 fours and three sixes in his 145-ball stay, which ended when he was caught behind off Tom Cooper.In his fourth first-class game, Handscomb survived a couple of dropped chances on 11 and 15 and made the most of the opportunities. He was eventually bowled by Peter George for 113 and South Australia did well to limit the output of the middle order. By stumps, Victoria were relying on Will Sheridan, who was on 31, and Jayde Herrick, who had made 10.

Marcelo Grohe é baixa para o duelo contra o Cruzeiro

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O Grêmio terá um desfalque importante para o duelo contra o Cruzeiro, nesta quarta-feira, em Porto Alegre. O goleiro Marcelo Grohe não se recuperou das dores musculares e só volta ao time na semana que vem, quando encara o Estudiantes, pela Libertadores.

Com a lesão do titular, Paulo Victor tem a chance de assumir a meta Tricolor. No último sábado diante do Corinthians, no primeiro jogo sem Grohe, o arqueiro Bruno Grassi atuou os 90 minutos.

Além do jogo contra o Cruzeiro, a tendência é que Paulo Victor permaneça no gol do Tricolor no fim de semana, já que o Grêmio deve usar reservas contra o Atlético-PR, na Arena da Baixada.

Retornos

Se o técnico Renato Gaúcho não terá Grohe, a boa notícia fica por conta das voltas do zagueiro Bressan e do volante Michel aos treinamentos. Ambos estão recuperados de problemas musculares e reforçam o elenco.

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Após 19 rodadas, o Grêmio se encontra na quarta colocação, com 36 pontos, cinco a menos que o líder São Paulo.

موعد مباراة الأهلي القادمة بعد التعادل أمام الداخلية

انتهت مباراة الأهلي والداخلية في خضم منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز بالتعادل الإيجابي بهدف لكل فريق.

المباراة أقيمت على ملعب استاد الاهلي وي السلام في خضم منافسات الجولة الـ20 من عمر الدوري.

تعادل الأهلي اليوم وصل به إلى النقطة الـ41 محتلًا صدارة ترتيب بطولة الدوري الممتاز.

فيديو | كهربا يسجل هدف الأهلي الأول أمام الداخلية

ومن المنتظر أن يعود الأهلي للطريق الإفريقي بعد مباراة الداخلية، إذ يواجه القطن الكاميروني في المباراة المقبلة.

ويستضيف الأهلي نظيره القطن الكاميروني في المباراة المؤجلة من دور المجموعات لبطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، والتي تأخر إقامتها بسبب مشاركة الأهلي في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية. موعد مباراة الأهلي القادمة بعد التعادل أمام الداخلية

ومن المقرر أن يواجه الأهلي نظيره القطن يوم السبت المقبل الموافق الرابع من شهر مارس، وذلك في تمام الساعة السادسة مساءً.

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