Watson talks up Australia's World T20 chances

Shane Watson, the Australia allrounder, has talked up his side’s chances at the upcoming World T20 in Bangladesh

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Mar-2014

Shane Watson: “We’ve got the most balanced side that I’ve ever been involved with”•Getty Images

Shane Watson, the Australia allrounder, has talked up his side’s chances at the upcoming World T20 in Bangladesh. The World T20 is the only major global title that Australia have never won, coming closest to victory in 2010, when they went down to England in the final.Watson, who has been part of all four World T20s so far, said Australia have never been better placed to succeed in the tournament. “More than anything we’ve got the most balanced side that I’ve ever been involved with and a balanced squad,” Watson said ahead of the second Twenty20 against South Africa in Durban.”We really do have firepower consistently all the way down our batting order till No. 10 even, and bowling-wise we’ve got options from high-quality opening bowlers to high-quality death bowlers, high-quality spinners.”Watson was confident the current squad could adapt to the subcontinental conditions in the World T20. “I think the versatility of this squad (is) more than any squad that I’ve played Twenty20 cricket for Australia. Certainly in all conditions against any opposition we can match up really well, I think it gives us more of a chance to be able win it.”Australia have a number of impact players in the squad, including David Warner and Mitchell Johnson, who are in the form of their lives. Watson himself was Man of the Series in the 2012 World T20 and player of the tournament in last season’s IPL. “Twenty20 cricket certainly is fickle but if you have got a lot of match-winners in your team, you have got more chance of it being someone’s day, we’ve certainly got that in our squad for sure.”Australia have two Twenty20s left against South Africa before they fly to Bangladesh, where their campaign begins with a match against Pakistan on March 23.

ماركا: روبياليس سيعلن استقالته من الاتحاد الإسباني بعد فضيحة كأس العالم للسيدات

أكدت صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية، أن لويس روبياليس رئيس الاتحاد الإسباني لكرة القدم، سيعلن تقديم استقالته من منصبه غدًا الجمعة، بعد فضيحة كأس العالم للسيدات.

وقام روبياليس بتقبيل جيني هيرموسو لاعبة منتخب إسبانيا للسيدات دون موافقتها، خلال تتويج لاعبات المنتخب، عقب فوزهن على إنجلترا بالنهائي.

هذا بالإضافة إلى سلوكه في الاحتفال، والذي كان بعيدًا عما هو متوقع من تمثيل الاتحاد الإسباني لكرة القدم أمام بقية العالم، لوجود لفتات فاحشة وانتشار بعض الصور المثيرة للجدل التي لا يمكن التسامح معها.

وسيعقد الاتحاد الإسباني لكرة القدم اجتماعًا استثنائيًا غدًا الجمعة، وعلى لويس روبياليس شرح تصرفه تجاه اللاعبة جيني هيرموسو لحظة الاحتفال باللقب.

وقررت هيرموسو رفع دعوى قضائية ضد روبياليس، كما سيخضع لتحقيق من الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم “فيفا”.

Bravo wants batting promotion

Dwayne Bravo wants to bat higher in West Indies’ order as they aim to defend their World T20 title with Sunday’s opener against India looming

Renaldo Matadeen19-Mar-2014

Dwayne Bravo would like to be able to spend more time at the crease in T20•AFP

Dwayne Bravo wants to bat higher in West Indies’ order as they aim to defend their World T20 title with Sunday’s opener against India looming. Bravo, who hit 43 off 31 balls in the warm-up win over Sri Lanka, believes that a move up will allow him his desired role as the fulcrum of the West Indies’ middle-order.”In this format of the game, I always fancy myself batting higher and as early as possible to give myself that extra time to get set and take the game right down to the end [of the innings],” he said. “Obviously, we have a lot of power-hitters in our line-up but my role is to hold the middle and help us lay a good foundation.”Bravo pointed to Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons and Andre Russell as the batsmen he would be able to take on the responsibility of big-hitting as he felt his best role was as a “stabiliser” in the team. He praised the openers, Chris Gayle and Dwayne Smith, for relieving the pressure off the middle-order and thinks they will be a key duo, particularly by allowing him to bat freely in the crease.However, Bravo added that all the batsmen were high on confidence after series win at home against England, followed by warm-up wins against England and Sri Lanka in Bangladesh, and thinks that his team have already adjusted to the World T20 conditions.”It’s good to win these practice games and we’re looking forward to Sunday [against India]. We left the Caribbean after winning the series against England with good momentum and after these warm-ups, we feel confident and reassured as these are the conditions we’ll be playing the big games in. We expect the conditions to be good for batting. It’s a bit on the slower side so try not to be predictable as a bowler.Bravo also said that while focus would be placed on their spin bowlers, one player who would be a huge asset would be left-arm seamer Krishmar Santokie for his variations, swing and slower-balls. Bravo believed that Santokie, coupled with Samuel Badree and Sunil Narine, was one of their most formidable T20 bowling attacks to date.West Indies, though, are aware of the dangers of becoming complacent but added that their experience in T20 cricket would counter this, especially as the core of the 2012 title-winning squad was still intact.”Compared to the last World Cup, this one is harder as it is fewer games and we are in a tough group,” he said. “We still have most of our players [from 2012] and we’re not going to get ahead of ourselves. But we’re playing good cricket and once we continue to show this form, we’ll fancy our chances to defend the title. It might be the last World Cup for some of us in this format of the game.”

Paraná tenta a reabilitação na Série B diante do Oeste

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A manhã de sábado será agitada na Série B. A partir das 11h (Horário de Brasília), na Vila Capanema, o Paraná, encostado no Z-4, tenta a sua reabilitação no torneio diante do Oeste.

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Nas cinco rodadas iniciais, o Tricolor não apresentou um futebol convincente e os resultados decepcionam até aqui. Com isso, a equipe de Matheus Costa ocupa a 15ª posição, com seis pontos. Do outro lado, o Oeste até iniciou bem, mas o acúmulo de empates deixou o time na metade inferior da classificação, com seis pontos.

Como chega o Paraná?

Com apenas uma vitória dentro de casa, o Paraná sabe da importância do resultado e aposta na força da torcida, que promete lotar as dependências da Vila Capanema para ajudar os jogadores.

Na escalação, apenas Itaqui é dúvida. O volante sentiu um incômodo e a tendência é que Fernando Neto fique com o seu lugar.

Caso não tenha nenhum problema de última hora, o Paraná vai a campo com a seguinte formação: Thiago Rodrigues; Éder Sciola, Bauermann, Rodolfo e Guilherme Santos; Luiz Otávio, Fernando Neto (Itaqui), Matheus Anjos e João Pedro; Ramon e Jenison.

Como chega o Oeste?

Após figurar as primeiras colocações da Série B, o desempenho do Oeste caiu drasticamente e a equipe da grande São Paulo perdeu a invencibilidade na rodada passada, quando foi superada pelo São Bento.

Ciente da dificuldade que terá pela frente, Renan Freitas terá a volta do zagueiro Maracás, que cumpriu suspensão no último jogo e volta a equipe.

Veja a provável escalação do Oeste: Matheus Cavichioli; Bonilha, Maracás, Kanu e Alyson; Lídio, Betinho, Elvis, Roberto e Mazinho; Bruno Paraíba.

VÍDEO: Veja os melhores momentos do empate entre Fluminense e Flamengo no Maracanã

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Clássico da rodada no Campeonato Brasileiro terminou em 0 a 0 na noite deste domingo. Equipes tricolor e rubro-negra jogaram bem, criaram chances, com bola até na trave.

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بيرسي تاو يغادر معسكر الأهلي في النمسا

غادر بيرسي تاو لاعب الأهلي معسكر الإعداد المقام حاليًّا في النمسا، للانضمام إلى معسكر منتخب جنوب إفريقيا.

وكان الجهاز الفني لمنتخب جنوب إفريقيا قد استدعى بيرسي تاو للقائمة النهائية خلال فترة التوقف الدولي.

طالع.. خاص | الأهلي يُنهي أزمة عمار حمدي مع سيراميكا كليوباترا.. ويفاوض ناديًا جديدًا

ومن المنتظر أن يخوض منتخب جنوب إفريقيا مواجهتين وديتين أمام ناميبيا والكونغو الديمقراطية يومي التاسع والثاني عشر من سبتمبر الجاري.

وينتظم الأهلي في معسكر إعداد في دولة النمسا، ويستمر حتى يوم السادس من سبتمبر الجاري، وذلك استعدادًا لانطلاق الموسم الجديد.

وسيبدأ الأهلي مشواره في الموسم الجديد بخوض مواجهة كأس السوبر الإفريقي أمام اتحاد العاصمة الجزائري، يوم 15 سبتمبر الجاري.

Why Mumbai got that extra ball

In the calculation of net run rate, the final score, and not the target, is the relevant number

Shiva Jayaraman25-May-2014

Ambati Rayudu did not immediately realise Mumbai Indians still had a chance of qualifying despite the scores being tied at 14.3 overs•BCCI

In the calculation of net run rate (NRR), the final score, and not the target, is the relevant number. For Mumbai Indians, the requirement to finish the chase in 87 deliveries was only subject to their final score being 190. The chasing team, if they take a few extra deliveries to get home, can still push their NRR up to the required fraction if they manage to achieve a final score that is sufficiently higher – by finishing things off with a boundary.Mumbai Indians, despite failing to score that all-important extra run off 14.3, had already inched ahead of Rajasthan Royals’ NRR when they had drawn level on 189. At that stage, Mumbai Indians’ NRR read 0.078099, while Royals’ was 0.076821. Had Mumbai Indians just run the single they needed for victory off the fourth ball, though, their NRR would have gone below that of Royals’.Since they were using the extra ball, they would have needed to get their score up to at least 191 off that delivery. Running two was not an option, as they needed just the one run to win. So their only option was to hit a boundary.However, had they played out a dot ball, they still would have not been out of it. They could have hit a four off 14.5 or 14.6 and still finished with a NRR better than that of Royals. If they played out three dots, they would have needed to hit a six off 15.1 to bump their NRR up above Royals’. If this had happened, Mumbai would have ended with a NRR of 0.080519 against Royals’ 0.074163.

منتخب تونس يوضح لـ بطولات هل يغادر علي معلول مبكرًا من أجل السوبر الإفريقي

أوضح منتخب تونس مدى إمكانية رحيل، على معلول، ظهير أيسر النادي الأهلي مبكرًا من أجل العودة إلى المارد الأحمر بوقت كاف قبل كأس السوبر الإفريقي.

وكان الأهلي قد اتفق مع الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم أن يعود جميع اللاعبين الدوليين بعد مباراة إثيوبيا في ختام تصفيات كأس أمم إفريقيا 2023 غدًا، الجمعة.

ورغب بطل دوري أبطال إفريقيا في أن يكون جميع اللاعبين الدوليين متواجدين بفترة قبل مباراة اتحاد العاصمة الجزائري يوم 15 سبتمبر.

اقرأ أيضًا.. مالك قادش الإسباني: نبحث إقامة مباراة ودية مع الأهلي

وتقام مباراة الأهلي واتحاد العاصمة على ملعب “الملك فهد” في مدينة “الطائف” في السعودية بتمام الساعة التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت “القاهرة”.

وتواصل “btolat.com” مع المتحدث الرسمي بالمنتخب التونسي، قيس رقاز، وقال: “لا، لن يرحل على معلول مبكرًا عن المنتخب سيكون متواجدًا أمام بوتسوانا وكذلك مباراة مصر الودية”.

وتلعب تونس أمام مصر يوم 12 سبتمبر في القاهرة ضمن استعدادات المنتخبين للتحديات القادمة وأبرزها كأس أمم إفريقيا.

Sem Clayson, Corinthians treina em campo na reapresentação do elenco

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Nesta segunda-feira, o Corinthians se reapresentou após o período de folga para o elenco e realizou atividades em dois períodos. Pela manhã, apenas avaliações e trabalho com bola no gramado, já no período da tarde, além de um leve aquecimento, ainda deu tempo de o técnico Fábio Carille comandar um coletivo em campo reduzido, em que esboçou times titular e reserva.

No entanto, algumas ausências foram sentidas no gramado, como a de Michel Macedo, que ainda se recupera de contratura na coxa direita, a de Clayson, cujo motivo não foi informado, Romero, que está acompanhando a seleção paraguaia na Copa América, e Renê Júnior, que está em período de transição, e fez um trabalho à parte com o preparador físico Luciano Rosa.

O atacante paraguaio é aguardo no treino desta terça-feira pela manhã no CT Joaquim Grava, e cumprirá contrato com o clube até o dia 14 de julho. Já os outros atletas ainda não têm previsão de voltar a treinar com o grupo. Fagner e Cássio, por sua vez, ainda estão com a Seleção Brasileira da disputa da Copa América e devem demorar para se reapresentar.

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Os atletas que estiveram em campo, fizeram um aquecimento leve e logo em seguida tiveram movimentação com a bola em pequenos grupos, enquanto isso os goleiros treinaram em um gramado separado. A atividade faz parte do processo de readaptação na volta da folga, com jogadores retomando a parte física sempre em trabalhos com a bola, como adiantou o preparador Walmir Cruz, em entrevista coletiva antes do treinamento.

Após o término dessa atividade, Fábio Carille levou o grupo para outro gramado, e dividiu os jogadores em dois times que fizeram uma espécie de treino coletivo em campo reduzido, sem goleiros. Mesmo assim, foi possível ter uma ideia do esboço de time com que o treinador trabalha para este início de período de treinamentos. Veja como estavam as escalações:

Time A: Ramiro, Manoel, Henrique e Danilo Avelar; Ralf e Júnior Urso; Mateus Vital, Pedrinho e Everaldo; Vagner Love

Time B:Bruno Méndez, Marllon, Pedro Henrique e Carlos Augusto; Gabriel e Matheus Jesus; Régis, Araos e Jadson; Boselli.

O Corinthians volta a treinar nesta terça-feira pela manhã no CT Joaquim Grava para realizar atividades em que o técnico Fábio Carille deve conseguir focar mais nos trabalhos táticos do que físicos, já de olho no amistoso diante do Botafogo-SP, no próximo sábado, às 16h, em Ribeirão Preto.

Sub-17: Flamengo enfrenta o São Paulo na semifinal do Brasileirão

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O Flamengo está atrás do inédito título do Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17. O time abre nesta quarta-feira, às 19h, a semifinal contra o São Paulo, em Osasco. O Rubro-Negro, que eliminou o Athletico nas quartas, com duas vitórias(3 a 0 e 3 a 1), chega forte para o confronto, mas consciente da dificuldade que terá diante do Tricolor, que passou pelo Palmeiras, nos pênaltis, na fase anterior.

-Serão dois jogos duros de duas grandes equipes. Estamos trabalhando muito forte e nos sentimos totalmente preparados para esses grandes desafios – disse Jean, atacante do Flamengo, antes de comentar a disputa pelo título:

– Éa competição mais forte da nossa categoria atualmente. O nosso objetivo é ser campeão. Queremos entrar na história ao ser o primeiro time a conquistar esse troféu. Significaria a consagração de um sonho, por tudo o que fizemos e passamos até aqui.

Na primeira fase do torneio, o Flamengo se classificou na segunda posição do Grupo B, com 18 pontos em nove jogos: foram cinco vitórias, três empates e uma derrota, com 17 gols marcados e apenas um gol sofrido na fase de grupos.

Do outro lado da chave, estão Corinthians e Grêmio, que fazem a primeira partida da semifinal na sexta-feira, às 21h30, em São Paulo. As quatro equipes estão na disputa do título da primeira edição do Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17.

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