ذا صن: تشيلسي يكثف محادثاته مع مانشستر سيتي من أجل ستيرلينج

يقترب رحيم ستيرلينج لاعب فريق مانشستر سيتي من الانتقال إلى تشيلسي حيث يجري فريق المدرب توماس توخيل محادثات جديدة مع مانشستر سيتي.

لم يتم الاتفاق حتى الآن على أي رسوم مع بطل الدوري الإنجليزي، حسبما ذكرت صحيفة “ذا صن” الإنجليزية، لكن يُعتقد أن المحادثات قد تقدمت بشكل جيد خلال عطلة نهاية الأسبوع.

وكانت الصحيفة نفسها قد كشفت الشهر الماضي أن مانشستر سيتي يدرك جيدًا أنه يخوض معركة خاسرة للحفاظ على اللاعب البالغ من العمر 27 عامًا.

كثف تشيلسي سعيه للحصول على نجم ليفربول السابق، في ظل اقتراب هدفه الآخر رافينها من الانتقال إلى برشلونة.

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ويحرص مانشستر سيتي على تلقي مبلغ أكبر من ذلك الذي سيرحل بمقتضاه جابرييل جيسوس إلى آرسنال، 45 مليون جنيه إسترليني، حال الموافقة على انتقال ستيرلينج إلى تشيلسي.

سيتم الإعلان أخيرًا عن انتقال جيسوس إلى ملعب الإمارات اليوم الإثنين، حيث سيرتدي المهاجم القميص رقم 9.

ويتبقى عامًا واحدًا في العقود الحالية للثنائي جيسوس وستيرلينج، وكانا قلقين بشأن فرص مشاركتهما المنتظمة بعد وصول الثنائي إيرلينج هالاند وجوليان ألفاريز.

Sachin Tendulkar: Man, myth or product of the times?

Sachin Tendulkar..

Anand Vasu10-Nov-2008Sachin Tendulkar…
highest run scorer in ODIs
© CricInfo LtdSachin Ramesh Tendulkar. At 27 he is not a sportsman anymore, he is abloody phenomenon. Reams of newsprint have been filled withdescription, analyses and tributes to his genius. Websites havededicated huge amounts of space and attention to every little thing hedoes. Everything that needs to be written about the man has alreadybeen written. Or has it?Young cricketers have injected much needed optimism and vigour byperforming splendidly under pressure. Nothing will do more for thisrevival than a Sachin Tendulkar hundred at Sharjah, even if he did notget one in the ICC KnockOut tournament. Is he under pressure toperform? Does he feel the pressure lifting because some others arealso coming good?Who really knows what happens in the mind of Sachin Tendulkar? Onenotices a collection of details about the man that is not alwaysvisible in other cricketers. He is always the first to practicesessions. Once he puts on his pads to have a session at the nets, hedoes not take his pads off very easily. Even after he is done withbatting, he makes it a point to bowl in the nets till the last mancomes off. He does not say a single unnecessary word to pressmen.Unless he is terribly mobbed, he always stops to sign autographs forchildren. If a photograph is requested, he is polite to a fault. Healways takes a bit of time to ask kids what class they are studyingin, or some similar question that makes them feel that the littlemaster cares. When disappointed with a decision, he does not make anyuntoward gestures. He may look crestfallen, but never steps out ofline.So is he a paragon of virtue? Certainly not. His manner of captaincyhas left room for a lot of criticism. Firstly he found the task ofmarshalling a disparate group difficult. On top of that, his ownbatting form took a beating. Another charge that has been leveledagainst him is that he tends to look after his friends with specialcare. But of course this allegation is rather unsubstantiated.However, at a time when cricket is going through arguably its mosttroubling episode, people are desperate for someone who stands for allthat is good about the game. And Tendulkar is often the man who has tocarry that cross. Does he want to be known as an example of all thingsgood? Probably not. He wants to be Sachin Tendulkar. With all hisweaknesses and faults. Do we the people let him be that? Certainlynot.A majority of us look to him to make us feel better. When he walks outto bat, the weight of the nation’s inadequacies is on his shoulders.What we can’t achieve in our day to day lives, we look for Tendulkarto make up for on the cricket field. If he slams a century and takesus to victory, all of a sudden the world looks a better place.Tendulkar is excessively professional in his approach. He is onecricketer whose integrity has never ever been questioned. One look atthe intensity with which he approaches the game makes it plain that nobookie would have the guts to approach the man. And yet he gottogether with Mark Mascarenhas and WorldTel long before cricket becamethe multi-crore industry it is today. The boy wonder signed a landmarkdeal that guaranteed crores of income from endorsements. To fulfil hiscontractual obligations, he turned up at various functions, endorsed arange of products from watches to car tyres to credit cards totoothpaste. Was he selling out? No one remotely suggested that. Whilea host of television advertisements based on cricketers has been takenoff the air after the match fixing scandal broke, Tendulkar remains aneminently saleable commodity.If an avid cricket lover finds an old lamp, shines it and a genie popsout offering him any one wish, there would be very little dilemma. “Iwish I could spend 24 hours listening to what goes on in SachinTendulkar’s mind” would be his knee jerk reaction. If such a thingcould be done, it would provide priceless insights into modern sport.At the end of the day one has to admit that Tendulkar is a trueproduct of his times.The marketing, the hype, the drive. It is certainly a recentphenomenon. There was always a drive for excellence. But for someoneto be such a public figure and influence the minds of millions is aphenomenon that has come about in the last few decades. He is nostatesman, no politician, no religious leader. And yet he holds swaywith as much power of as any one of the above. Whether he faces it ornot, he is one of the few Indians who binds the whole of this country.Probably, no other person in the country is as uniformly admired ashim. He is in a position of immense power. Did he choose to get tothis position and work towards it? One reckons not. The price he hashad to pay as an individual is incomparable to the rewards. Okay, so amajority of youngsters in this country would kill to be in his shoes.But what about the maestro himself? Fortunately or otherwise hedoesn’t have a choice.It is tragic however that a man who has given so much to the countryand touched us all in some way or the other cannot enjoy a moment ofpeace when he wants it. If he wants to take his wife Anjali and kidsout to dinner there would be such a mob at the restaurant it would beclaustrophobic.And what of his kids? Can they ever have a normal upbringing? Willtheir friends treat them as just any other kids? That is hardlypossible given the fact that Tendulkar is not any other man. He isspecial. Very special. And trapped by that.When his back injury threatened to ruin his career, the speculationwas immense. Major newspapers and magazines carried detailed medicaldiagnosis and plainly asked whether his career was over. There waseven a case of a teenager committing suicide on merely hearing thatTendulkar might not be able to play again. God forbid, but ifsomething like that were to happen, where would that leave SachinTendulkar? Sure, he’s made enough money to live luxuriously for thenext few generations. But would he be able to live with the fact thathe was ordinary once more?The media, the sponsors, the people of India have in the last fewyears made it extremely difficult for Tendulkar to live with himselfif he was ordinary. A classic product of our times, Tendulkar’s lifegoes parallel to the likes of Pete Sampras and more distinctly TigerWoods. When modern society sees an outrageous talent that is coupledwith the drive to be successful, it seizes upon it like never before.Even if Tendulkar were content with his achievements and decided tocall it a day, he would not be allowed to without a hue and cry. Let’sface it. He runs the cricket industry in India. Who can see a headlinethat has the word Tendulkar in it and ignore it?If Sachin Tendulkar has a breakdown of sorts at any time, we all willhave blood on our hands. That’s a fine way to thank someone who hasgiven us so much, isn’t it?

لابورتا يرفض التعليق على صفقة ليفاندوفسكي ويؤكد: لا جديد بشأن ديمبلي

رفض خوان لابورتا رئيس نادي برشلونة التعليق على إمكانية التعاقد مع نجم بايرن ميونخ روبرت ليفاندوفسكي في موسم الانتقالات الصيفي الحالي.

ومن المعروف اهتمام نادي برشلونة بالحصول على خدمات اللاعب البولندي هذا الصيف، حيث يتطلع الأخير إلى بايرن ميونخ رغم رفض بطل الدوري الألماني.

وارتبط برشلونة بلاعبين آخرين، إلى جانب ليفاندوفسكي في الميركاتو الصيفي الجاري، مثل جول كوندي لاعب إشبيلية وبرناردو سيلفا لاعب مانشستر سيتي.

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وعندما سُئل عن ذلك، رد لابورتا في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية: “لن أتحدث عن اللاعبين، لقد بدأ السوق ونعمل على أن يكون لدينا فريق أكثر تنافسية في كرة القدم للرجال والنساء، وفي جميع الأقسام، نحن نعمل للفوز بالألقاب وإعادة الفرح إلى برشلونة”.

وفيما يتعلق بآخر تطورات وضع اللاعب الفرنسي عثمان ديمبلي الذي انتهى عقده رسميًا مع برشلونة في 30 يونيو الماضي، رد قائلًا: “لا يوجد حتى الآن أي تغيير / تحديث لوضع عثمان”.

The tweak link

Cameron White was worn out and relieved at the end of his first Test. There had been no embarrassing two-bounce deliveries or savage treatment from the India batsmen, and he had proved to the team he would be of use during the remaining three matches

Cricinfo staff14-Oct-2008
Despite the one wicket, Cameron White’s legspin exceeded Ricky Ponting’s expectations in Bangalore © AFP
Cameron White was worn out and relieved at the end of his first Test. There had been no embarrassing two-bounce deliveries or savage treatment from the India batsmen, and he had proved to the team he would be of use during the remaining three matches.Despite the one wicket, White’s legspin exceeded Ricky Ponting’s expectations in Bangalore. He had zip, overspin and his control was surprisingly tight. However, White is an option for Australia rather than a long-term answer, as Ponting showed, using him as the sixth bowler in the second innings after Michael Clarke had a couple of spells with his part-time offerings.At the end of the match Ponting said Australia had missed a quality spinner on the final day. He was not downgrading White’s contribution, but being realistic. White is a batsman who bowls a bit. In his early days his characteristics – a blond, Victorian legspinner – earned him heavy comparisons with Shane Warne, but nobody believes he will develop into a world-class bowler. The team will be satisfied if he becomes a solid contributor.White will be happy if he can find a way to relax in the game’s most exacting arena. “I’m happy to get it out of the road and relieved the game is finished,” he said. “I felt under pressure the whole time and was pretty nervous the whole way through.”He said he was yet to feel that he belonged in the side and was appeared diffident over another opportunity in the second Test in Mohali from Friday. Tall, strong and multi-skilled, White is unsure when he speaks. He showed some belligerence with the bat in making 18 not out from 14 balls in the second innings and was composed with the ball, but before the match he was worried. What if his first ball bounced twice?”I guess they’re the things that make you nervous, thinking about the bad things, which is probably what you shouldn’t do,” he said. By the end of the game he had less reason to be fearful.White’s first wicket was the most fabulous batsman in the modern game. The worsening light was a distraction, but White tempted Sachin Tendulkar to drive and Clarke took the catch at cover.”I was happy with the way I bowled,” he said. “It could have been better, could have been worse. We’ll see how it goes.” The figures of 1 for 88 were an improvement on Warne’s opening effort of 1 for 150 against India 16 years ago, but White realises his career figures will be worse.I’m happy to get it out of the road and relieved the game is finished. I felt under pressure the whole time and was pretty nervous the whole way throughOver the past week he has learned to bowl fuller to the Indian batsmen, who are so strong off the back foot, and wants to increase his pace to cut down the time they have to play him. “I was trying to bowl a bit faster,” he said. “I looked at my speeds and they were in the high 80s, that’s probably as slow as I want to bowl on these pitches. I want to keep my pace around the 90 kph mark.”He expects India will go after him and will spend time with Ponting this week working out some more detailed plans to cope with the treatment. “I’m pretty sure they will probably do that the whole series, if I’m lucky enough to play,” he said. “They’re always going to try to be attacking – I’m the new spinner, and they’re trying to put pressure on me.”One area White is less concerned about is his batting. Australia’s untried middle order of Shane Watson, Brad Haddin and White chipped in during the opening Test and will need more useful stands over the remainder of the series.”I’ve always felt not as nervous, and a lot more comfortable and confident, in my batting,” he said. “I’ve never really had any dramas there.”I would have liked more runs in the first innings – the situation just got the better of me. I felt better in the second innings and it was nice to play with freedom. There was no second guessing, just going out and try to score at a run a ball.”

رسميًا.. تمديد الموعد النهائي لاستقبال ملفات استضافة كأس آسيا 2023

أعلن الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة القدم، عن تمديد الموعد النهائي لاستقبال استضافة كأس آسيا 2023.

وكان الاتحاد الآسيوى أعلن عن اعتذار الصين عن استضافة بطولة كأس آسيا 2023، والتي كان من المفترض استضافتها في 10 مدن صينية خلال الفترة من 16 يونيو إلى 16 يوليو المُقبل.

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وأوضح الاتحاد الآسيوي أنه تم مد مهلة استضافة كأس آسيا أمام الاتحادات من 30 يونيو الجاري، إلى 15 يوليو المقبل. بيان الاتحاد الآسيوي بشأن تمديد موعد استضافة كأس آسيا

أمام الاتحادات الوطنية الأعضاء من أجل إبداء الرغبة في استضافة كأس آسيا 2023، من 30 حزيران/يونيو 2022 لغاية 15 تموز/يوليو 2022.

وكان الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة القدم أصدر الدعوة من أجل إبداء الرغبة في استضافة كأس آسيا، بتاريخ 31 أيار/مايو 2022، وذلك في أعقاب اعتذار الصين عن استضافة كأس آسيا 2023، حيث قامت الجمعية العمومية في الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة القدم خلال اجتماعها الثاني والثلاثون بمنح الصلاحية للإدارة في الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة القدم لوضع الشروط والمتطلبات من أجل تقديم ملفات الترشيح، وذلك بهدف إيجاد بديل لاستضافة البطولة.

Bowlers hand advantage to India A

India A seized the advantage in the first Test against New Zealand A after some splendid work by the Indian bowlers

Cricinfo staff29-Sep-2008
ScorecardIndia A seized the advantage in the first Test against New Zealand A after some splendid work by the Indian bowlers. Having bowled out New Zealand for 230, ensuring an 18-run lead, India were 27 for 1 at stumps, having lost the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan.Earlier in the day, the New Zealand openers added hust 29 runs to the overnight score of 36. BJ Watling was the first to go, and Aaron Redmond followed after scoring 51, which consisted of eight fours and a six.A solid 90-run partnership between Peter Fulton and James Marshall for the third wicket looked like putting New Zealand back on track at 179 for 3 before the trio of Ashok Dinda, Mohnish Parmar and Amit Mishra triggered a collapse. And after Sudeep Tyagi removed Brent Arnel and Reece Young in two overs, it was upto Parmar to wrap up the innings by removing last man Trent Boult. Parmar, the offspinner, was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 57 as Dinda, Mishra and Tyagi bagged two wickets apiece.India’s openers began cautiously but Boult struck in the sixth over, removing Dhawan who was caught by Redmond.

Reporter says Caleta-Car would be ‘exciting’ Wolves signing

Express & Star reporter Luke Hatfield believes Wolverhampton Wanderers target Duje Caleta-Car would be an exciting deadline day signing if they can get the deal over the line, although Sky Sports’ Lyall Thomas has reported a move is unlikely before 11pm.

The 24-year-old Marseille defender has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League for some time and turned down a switch to West Ham United last year.

According to French media outlet RMC Sport, Wolves have become Caleta-Car’s latest suitors and have tabled a £12.85million bid. The report suggests Marseille are looking to cash in on the Croatia international, who made two appearances at Euro 2020.

The 24-year-old has yet to feature for Marseille this season and new Wolves head coach Bruno Lage, who succeeded Nuno Espirito Santo in June, could be keen to strike a deal before the transfer window slams shut tonight.

Hatfield, who admits Wolves have been linked with a number of central defenders throughout the window, believes Caleta-Car would improve Lage’s backline.

He told The Transfer Tavern: “Central defence is a position where they need to strengthen.

“Caleta-Car would be an exciting signing and it rings a little bit more true when compared to other players who have been linked to Wolves. It seems like a more reasonable link than some other names.

“He could be an interesting signing if it were to happen.”

Balbuena tem lesão confirmada pelo Timão, e Pablo ainda não vai a campo

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O zagueiro Balbuena passou por exames nesta terça-feira e teve confirmada uma lesão de grau 1 na coxa direita, mas o Corinthians não informou o prazo de recuperação. A tendência é que o defensor seja desfalque de duas a quatro semanas – ele teve uma lesão similar diante da Ponte Preta em 12 de março e voltou no dia 26, no clássico contra o São Paulo.

Balbuena sentiu a coxa durante o confronto com o Vitória, no último domingo, em Salvador, e teve de ser substituído por Léo Santos no segundo tempo. Com a lesão confirmada, é provável que o defensor seja cortado da seleção paraguaia. Ele havia sido convocado para o amistoso contra o Peru, no dia 8 de junho.

Agora, o técnico Fábio Carille ainda espera poder contar com a volta de Pablo para a partida diante do Atlético-GO, no domingo, pela terceira rodada do Brasileirão. O zagueiro se recupera desde a semana passada de um incômododo na coxa direita e ainda não a campo nesta terça-feira, no treino realizado no CT Joaquim Grava.

Caso Pablo também não tenha condições de jogo para domingo, a zaga será formada pelos jovens Pedro Henrique e Léo Santos, os únicos defensores à disposição no elenco profissional. Nesta terça, por exemplo, Thiago e Franklin, do sub-20, subiram para completar o treino que contou apenas com os reservas. Os titulares realizaram um regeneratvo na parte interna do CT.

O elenco do Corinthians ainda conta com Vilson, que também está no departamento médico. O zagueiro passou por uma artroscopia no joelho esquerdo em março e ainda não retomou as atividades com bola.

Além dos zagueiros, estão em recuperação no Corinthians o lateral-direito Léo Príncipe (estiramento na coxa esquerda) e Giovanni Augusto (lesão no tornozelo esquerdo).

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Vasco atravessa Atlético-GO e acerta com o zagueiro Breno

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Além de Paulão, o Vasco acertou com mais um zagueiro para suprir uma carência em seu elenco: Breno, do São Paulo. O defensor, de 27 anos, chega por empréstimo até o fim desta temporada. Para o acordo, o Cruz-Maltino atravessou negociação entre o Atlético-GO e o jogador, que estava praticamente fechado com o clube goiano.

A transferência de Breno para o Atlético-GO era dada como concluída. Inclusive, o técnico do São Paulo, Rogério Ceni, chegou a comentar a transferência em coletiva no último domingo. No entanto, por um pedido de Milton Mendes, treinador cruz-maltino, o Vasco fez uma nova investida pelo zagueiro e conseguiu mudar o rumo da história.

Segundo o LANCE! apurou, Breno ficou seduzido com a chance de atuar em um grande clube, maior do que o Atlético-GO. Por isso, ele recuou do acordo com o Dragão e fechou com o Cruz-Maltino.

Breno foi revelado pelo São Paulo e sempre foi considerado uma grande promessa do clube. Logo no ano em que subiu para os profissionais, em 2007, foi campeão brasileiro e eleito o melhor zagueiro da competição. Com o destaque, no fim do mesmo ano, foi vendido aoBayern de Munique. Sem espaço no clube alemão, acabou emprestado para oNuremberg (ALE).

De volta aoBayern, o zagueiro acabou preso ao ser considerado pela Justiça alemã culpado por incendiar sua própria casa em 2011 e pegou uma pena de três anos e nove meses. Solto em dezembro de 2014, Breno retornou ao Brasil e foi atuar no São Paulo.

Além de Breno, o Cruz-Maltino também acertou com o zagueiro Paulão, que chega ao Rio nesta segunda-feira para realizar exames e assinar contrato. O defensor também chega por empréstimo até o fim do ano. O Cruz-Maltino também tem negociações avançadas com Anderson Martins e o acordo depende agora de o defensor que está emprestado ao Umm Salal, do Catar, conseguir sua liberação junto aoAl-Jaish, do mesmo país.

Assim, perdeu força a negociação com o zagueiro Xandão. O Cruz-Maltino fez um primeiro contato pelo defensor, que está sem clube desde que rescindiu com o Anzhi, da Rússia. A chance de o Vasco fechar agora com o jogador caiu para praticamente zero.

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Mithali Raj to lead India women in England

Mithali Raj has been named captain of the 15-member squad, which does not include Anjum Chopra and Preeti Dimri, who were among the 30 probables after being left out of the Asia Cup in May

Cricinfo staff30-Jul-2008
Jhulan Goswami will lead India’s attack in England © Cricinfo Ltd
India have announced their women’s squad for the tour of England which begins on August 26. Mithali Raj has been named captain of the 15-member squad, which does not include Anjum Chopra and Preeti Dimri, who were among the 30 probables after being left out of the Asia Cup in May.The squad includes two spinners, Neetu David and Seema Pujare, who made a memorable debut in the Asia Cup, where she ended up leading the wicket-taker’s list with 14 from five games at 8.57. Jhulan Goswami, one of the fastest bowlers on the women’s circuit, leads the pace attack, which comprises four others – Rumeli Dhar, Amita Sharma, Snehal Pradhan and Devika Palshikar.The squad was picked at a women’s selection committee meeting at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore and will by coached by Shanta Rangaswamy. Sandhya Agarwal has been appointed the manager of the squad.India and England are scheduled to play five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 between August 30 and September 9. The tour kicks off with the first one-day international in Bath.Squad: 1 Mithali Raj (capt), 2 Jhulan Goswami, 3 Jaya Sharma, 4 Karuna Jain, 5 Sulakshana Naik, 6 Hemlata Kala, 7 Rumeli Dhar, 8 Asha Rawat, 9 Priyanka Roy, 10 Devika Palshikar, 11 Neetu David, 12 Seema Pujare, 13 Gauhar Sultan, 14 Amita Sharma, 15 Snehal Pradhan.

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