We expected India to bounce back – de Villiers

AB de Villiers offered no excuses after South Africa were bundled out for 131 in their first innings against India in Durban

Firdose Moonda at Kingsmead27-Dec-2010

Sreesanth celebrates his dismissal of AB de Villiers as the South Africa batsmen found themselves on the back foot in the second Test against India•AFP

AB de Villiers offered no excuses for South Africa being bundled out for 131 in their first innings against India in Durban. “We batted extremely poorly. There were quite a few soft wickets, but they also bowled well,” he said at the end-of-day press conference.It was as simple as that for the South African number four, who fell to the best delivery Sreesanth bowled all day, a leg-cutter that had him edging to the keeper without scoring. Sreesanth, along with Ishant Sharma, were much better bowlers with the return of India spearhead Zaheer Khan, who made a noticeable impact. “He put us under pressure from the word go,” de Villiers said.de Villiers admitted that India were a more threatening attack than they were in Centurion, where they were unable to dismiss South Africa once. “Their lengths and lines were spot on. They bowled a bit wide to us so we had to leave a few more.” The Indian fight back may have been surprising to some, but de Villiers said that South Africa were bracing for some form of revival from the world’s top ranked Test side. “You expect the No. 1 team to bounce back after a poor performance. They caught us offside today.”Instead of blaming the Durban pitch, known for its bounce and swing, for a third team total in the 130s in three Tests for South Africa, de Villiers said the inept performance made the pitch look more dangerous that what it was. “18 wickets in the day is not a true reflection of how the wicket is playing. It’s playing better than that.” He felt that the batsmen simply needed to push on once they got starts. “When you get to 30 or 40 it gets easier. You get used to the pace, bounce and swing. You can set yourself a nice platform and do nicely.”The discomfort the batsmen felt was evident, however, as only Alviro Petersen and Hashim Amla managed more than 20 runs. With India batting again, VVS Laxman is primed to be the man who settles in and makes that big score. South Africa are aware that he has the ability to take the game away from them and urge the batsmen around him to do the same. “We’ve seen him play big knocks for India before under pressure,” de Villiers said. “He manages the player at the other end well, who is a youngster at the moment. He is definitely a danger man at the moment.”It’s capturing early wickets that South Africa are targeting to prevent Laxman from making himself too comfortable. de Villiers thinks that the bowlers continue to hold advantage as the match goes on, particularly the tweakers. “There’s always going to be something in it for the bowlers, even a little bit of spin Harris and Harbhajan both bowled well, getting a bit of bounce and turn. We’re just going to have to come out here and get a few early wickets and restrict them to 250, which is very chase-able.”We would like to chase something in between 240 and 260. After a very poor performance today, we’d like to come out and prove ourselves and play well again. Even if we have to chase 300, we’ll give it a good go.”

مواعيد مباريات مجموعة بيراميدز وفيوتشر في الكونفدرالية 2023

أجريت اليوم الإثنين، مراسم قرعة دور المجموعات لبطولة الكونفدرالية، في القاهرة، ووقع بيراميدز مع فيوتشر في المجموعة الثالثة.

ويُشارك الثنائي بيراميدز صاحب التصنيف الأول، الذي نجح في التأهل بعد الفوز على نيجليك بطل النيجر في الدور التمهيدي.

فيما يشاركة فريق فيوتشر لأول مرة في بطولة الكونفدرالية، وحجز مقعده في دور المجموعات، وذلك عقب تخطيه أول أغسطس الأنجولي.

طالع أيضًا.. أحمد الشناوي يوضح مدى أحقية بيراميدز في ركلة جزاء أمام الزمالك

وتضم المجموعة الثالثة بدور المجموعات لبطولة الكونفدرالية، بيراميدز وفيوتشر (مصر) والجيش الملكي (المغرب) وأسكو دي كارا (توجو). مواعيد مباريات المجموعة الثالثة بدور المجموعات لبطولة الكونفدراليةالجولة الأولى:

بيراميدز أمام الجيش الملكي

فيوتشر ضد اسكو دي كارا

ستكون يوم 12 فبراير 2023 الجولة الثانية:

بيراميدز أمام فيوتشر

الجيش الملكي ضد اسكو دي كارا

ستكون يوم 19 فبراير 2023 الجولة الثالثة:

بيراميدز أمام اسكو دي كارا

فيوتشر ضد الجيش الملكي

ستقام يوم 26 فبراير 2023 الجولة الرابعة:

بيراميدز أمام اسكو دي كارا

فيوتشر ضد الجيش الملكي

ستكون يوم 9 مارس 2023 الجولة الخامسة:

بيراميدز أمام الجيش الملكي

فيوتشر ضد اسكو دي كارا

ستكون 19 مارس 2022 الجولة السادسة:

بيراميدز أمام فيوتشر

الجيش الملكي ضد اسكو دي كارا

وستقام يوم 2 أبريل 2023

Watson's epic guides Australia to victory

Shane Watson produced one of Australia’s finest one-day hundreds to carry them to a record-breaking six-wicket win at MCG with the highest successful chase on the ground

The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan at the MCG16-Jan-2011
ScorecardShane Watson played a stunning innings to secure Australia’s victory•Getty Images

Shane Watson produced one of Australia’s finest one-day hundreds to carry them to a record-breaking six-wicket win at the MCG with the highest successful chase on the ground. His unbeaten, career-best 161, Australia’s fifth highest individual effort, allowed them to hunt down 295 with five balls to spare and take an early lead in the seven-match series.After a summer that has become synonymous with Watson’s fifties this was a huge moment for the allrounder and both his hundred, and later the 150, were celebrated with arms aloft in front of an appreciative 34,000 fans. He kept his cool when the asking rate began to climb and fittingly was the man to finish it with a six over long-off.On a surface where scoring became hard work against spin and a soft ball this was a mammoth pursuit and for most of the time Australia had it under control. However, there was just a moment when England were giving themselves a chance, partly helped by a painful innings from Michael Clarke who eventually drove to mid-off.Steve Smith was then strangely promoted to No.4, clearly to take advantage of the Powerplay, above the likes of Cameron White and the Hussey brothers. He swung wildly before being caught at short third-man and although Australia had plenty of wickets left it gave England a timely boost. However, Mike Hussey provided the late spark with 21 off 15 balls and Cameron White, in front of his home supporters, had the muscle to ease the pressure.This, though, was Watson’s match. He was quickly out of the blocks with a second-ball clip to fine leg and collected boundaries in each of the first five overs against Tim Bresnan and Chris Tremlett. He and Brad Haddin knew how important it was to make the most of the hard ball before the spinners could start have a say on proceedings.Tremlett nearly provided the breakthrough when Watson top-edged a pull but Jonathan Trott couldn’t back-pedal far enough at mid-on. Andrew Strauss opted to hold back his bowling Powerplay to try and reign in the scoring with his slow bowlers, but after three overs called the restrictions which signalled another charge from the openers.Bresnan’s comeback over went for nine and Shahzad’s opening two deliveries were dispatched by Haddin who was starting to catch up with his partner. The breakthrough went to Graeme Swann as Haddin tried to clear the large leg-side boundary. Watson, though, continued towards his hundred with the occasional four to keep the required rate under control. When he reached three figures he had nearly two thirds of Australia’s runs.However, problems were starting to develop at the other end. Clarke, filling Ricky Ponting’s shoes at No.3, continued to be horribly out of form and his 57-ball 36 put increasing pressure on Watson. Clarke was even booed by home supporters when he played out dots and cheered when he got off strike. For his sake it was a good job Watson got them over the line.England will see this as a major missed opportunity because Australia were poor in the field, but they kept giving away wickets after an opening stand of 90 in 12 overs between Strauss and Steve Davies. The next best partnership was 50 for the sixth wicket between Kevin Pietersen, who top-scored with 78, and Michael Yardy, but Pietersen fell early in the batting Powerplay which hampered England’s chances of a late charge.This was Pietersen’s first fifty-plus score in one-dayers since he made an unbeaten 111 at Cuttack in November 2008, although due to injury and being dropped he has only had 17 innings in that period. Still, having been brought back at the expense of Paul Collingwood, who paid for his poor Ashes form, he needed to justify that faith and it went to plan until Mitchell Johnson’s superb soccer skills found him well short.Pietersen and Ian Bell were starting to form a useful stand when Smith chipped in with two important wickets. It was a good day for Australia’s part-time spinners because David Hussey also bagged a brace. Smith had Bell and Eoin Morgan caught in the covers to leave England 5 for 186 and needing a rebuilding job.However, Haddin had a shocking day behind the timber and the third of his misses reprieved Pietersen on 37 moments after the loss of Morgan. Instead, Pietersen responded with consecutive straight sixes off Hussey to move to his fifty and later added a third when he drilled Xavier Doherty into the sightscreen.Davies had been the earlier major beneficiary of Australia’s generosity in the field when he was given four lives; a missed run out, being caught off a no-ball against Brett Lee, Haddin’s first missed stumping and a sharp catch to cover. There was also some wayward bowling to feast on from Johnson and Doug Bollinger before Davies missed a big sweep at Hussey, who then claimed Trott.Strauss had also been given a life on 48, another error from Haddin, and looked set to make Australia pay until the lack of pace off the surface led to him spooning Lee to midwicket. In the end the lack of a batsman converting to three figures hurt England. Watson showed what a difference it can make.

ميسي: الهزيمة من السعودية كانت ضربة قاسية.. ونأمل مواصلة الفوز في النهائي

تطرق ليونيل ميسي للحديث عن هزيمة الأرجنتين في مباراتها الأولى بمونديال قطر 2022، أمام السعودية، وتأثير ذلك على عقلية الفريق الذي يستعد الآن لخوض النهائي.

خسرت الأرجنتين مباراتها الافتتاحية بهزيمة مفاجئة أمام المملكة العربية السعودية، لكنها استمرت في الفوز في كل مباراة منذ ذلك الحين.

وتغلبت الأرجنتين على المكسيك وبولندا في دور المجموعات ثم أستراليا في دور الـ16، وأقصت هولندا من ربع النهائي، وانتصرت على كرواتيا في نصف النهائي.

وتستعد الأرجنتين لخوض نهائي مونديال قطر 2022، ومواجهة الفائز من مباراة فرنسا والمغرب.

اعترف ميسي أن ذلك تسبب لهم في إجهاد عقلي للتعافي من موقف صعب، لكنه أشار إلى أن ذلك سيضعهم في وضع جيد يوم الأحد.

وقال في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “أثليتك”: “المباراة الأولى كانت ضربة قاسية لنا جميعًا لأننا لم نخسر في 26 مباراة، لقد كانت ضربة قاسية حقًا، لم نعتقد أننا سنخسر أمام السعودية، لقد كان اختبارًا قويًا لهذا الفريق بأكمله لكننا أثبتنا مدى قوتنا”.

اقرأ أيضًا | سواريز لـ ميسي: لم تتعب أبدًا من إظهار أنك الأفضل في العالم

وأضاف ميسي: “ثم فزنا بالمباريات الأخرى وكان الأمر صعبًا للغاية لأن كل مباراة كانت نهائيًا وهذا عبء ذهني – لأننا إذا لم نفز فستكون الأمور معقدة للغاية بالنسبة لنا”.

وأتم: “لقد لعبنا خمس نهائيات وتمكنا من الفوز بها جميعًا وآمل أن يكون الأمر هو نفسه في النهائي، كنا واثقين ولكننا نعرف ما نحن قادرون عليه كفريق”.

Herói do Corinthians, Rodriguinho fala em renovar por cinco anos

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Decisivo na conquista do bicampeonato paulista, com gols nos clássicos da semifinal e da final, Rodriguinho, neste domingo, já fala em abrir mão do sonho de jogar na Europa. Autor do gol da vitória por 1 a 0 sobre o Palmeiras, no Allianz Parque, no tempo normal da decisão, o meio-campista já fala em renovar seu contrato com o Corinthians.

-Estou muito feliz aqui. Não passa nem pela minha cabeça uma saída. Tenho contrato até o fim de 2019, então é sentar com o presidente para ver se a gente renova por mais um cinco anos aí – sorriu o jogador, admitindo, porém, que aceita ouvir uma boa proposta, caso apareça.

– Sou muito feliz aqui, desde que pisei aqui. Ganhando títulos, melhor ainda. Estou muito tranquilo em relação a isso. Se aparecer a oportunidade, que seja muito boa para ambos, podemos sentar e pensar. Mas meu pensamento é primeiro aproveitar a festa de hoje, porque merecemos.

Rodriguinho balançou as redes antes do segundo minuto de jogo na decisiva partida pelo Paulista, neste domingo, no Allianz Parque, na vitória alvinegra por 1 a 0. Na semifinal, quando o Corinthians precisava ganhar por um gol de diferença para levar a definição diante do São Paulo para os pênaltis, balançou as redes nos acréscimos para definir o triunfo por 1 a 0 – perdeu sua cobrança na sequência, mas o time se classificou.

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Rodriguinho termina o Campeonato Paulista como artilheiro do time na competição, com quatro gols em 15 partidas no torneio, dando aindaquatro assistências na campanha do título. Na temporada, o meio-campista balançou as redes sete vezes.

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Marcinho: 'Nos credenciamos a ter mais respeito das outras equipes'

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Após o treino desta quinta-feira, Marcinho apareceu na sala de imprensa para uma rápida entrevista coletiva. O lateral-direito enalteceu a visão diferente das outras equipes, façanha alcançada com a conquista do Campeonato Carioca.

– Claro (os times olhando o Botafogo de uma outra maneira). A gente faz um estreia de igual para igual com um time de muito maior investimento, enfim, nos credenciamos a isso, com o título, a ter o respeito de outras equipes.

Marcinho também comentou sobre o próximo adversário no Campeonato Brasileiro, o Sport, que recebe o Glorioso na segunda-feira, às 20h (de Brasília), pela segunda rodada.

-Independente do momento do clube (Sport), temos que respeitar o adversário. É sempre muito difícil jogar lá, e vai ser a minha primeira vez (na Ilha do Retiro) – completou o defensor de 21 anos, revelado pelo Bota.

Marcinho tem sido titular desde a chegada de Alberto Valentim. Nesta temporada, já acumula 13 partidas, todas entre os 11. Com a saída de Arnaldo, por empréstimo ao Ceará, o único concorrente na posição é Luís Ricardo.

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اللجنة الأولمبية تحدد موعد الجمعية العمومية المقبلة

حدد مجلس إدارة اللجنة الأولمبية المصرية برئاسة هشام حطب موعد الجمعية العمومية العادية التي تعقد كل عام.

واستقر مجلس إدارة اللجنة على يوم التاسع والعشرين من مارس المقبل لعام 2023، موعدًا للجمعية العمومية.

جلسة بين لجنة الشباب بمجلس النواب والأولمبية لمناقشة تعديلات مواد قانون الرياضة

وتقام الجمعية العمومية العادية في اليوم السابق ذكره، مع دقات الساعة الثالثة عصرا بمقر اللجنة الأولمبية المصرية بمقر الاتحادات الرياضية بإستاد القاهرة الدولي.

وتشهد الجمعية العمومية للجنة الأولمبية مناقشة الميزانية والحساب الختامي واعتماد خطة النشاط والبطولات للعام القادم وما تم في العام الماضي.

Hampshire secure Afridi for second time

Hampshire will try for a second time to have Shahid Afridi as an overseas player for the Friends Provident t20

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Feb-2011

Shahid Afridi will bring power to Hampshire’s middle order•Getty Images

Hampshire will try for a second time to have Shahid Afridi as an overseas player for the Friends Provident t20 after the deal fell through last season due to him captaining Pakistan.Afridi is expected to be available for the full t20 campaign which begins on June 1 when Hampshire, the defending champions, take on Somerset. He was due to be part of the 2010 tournament but captained against Australia before resigning following the first Test at Lord’s.”I was disappointed not to join Hampshire last season. It would have been fantastic to have been a part of the team that made history by winning the t20 trophy on home soil,” Afridi said. “Having played at The Rose Bowl for Pakistan last year I know that it is fast becoming one of the best places in the country to watch cricket of all levels. I hope very much to play a big part in the club’s success in 2011.”Afridi has a Twenty20 strike-rate of 159.84 and his bowling is also a highly valuable asset in the shortest format bringing him 98 wickets at 19.03 alongside an economy rate of 6.35″Shahid is a wonderful all-round cricketer and will be a real asset to our club over what should be an incredibly exciting summer at The Rose Bowl,” Giles White, the Hampshire manager, said. “This year we’ll see Test match cricket come to the county for the first time, more improvements made to our ground and, of course, Hampshire will be hoping to defend our t20 crown.”

Brasileirão 2018: Cruzeiro entra na briga de olho na Tríplice Coroa

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Após conquistar o 37º título do Campeonato Mineiro, o Cruzeiro segue em preparação para as demais disputas da temporada. Além da recuperação na Libertadores, o time celeste tem a missão de entrar no Campeonato Brasileiro com desfalques importantes no ataque, caso de Fred, que se recupera de cirurgia no joelho para a correção de uma ruptura do ligamento cruzado anterior, e ainda deve ficar fora de campo entre seis e oito meses.

Apesar da campanha vitoriosa no Estadual, contabilizando apenas uma derrota, o time celeste tem encontrado dificuldade para se sobressair na Libertadores. Mesmo mandando suas principais peças, a equipe ocupa a lanterna do grupo 5 da competição, com derrota por 4 a 2 para o Racing, na estreia, e um suado empate sem gols com o Vasco. Mano vem readaptando o time em busca de mudanças, mas, assim como nos últimos jogos, a tendência é que o esquema 4-5-1 seja mantido inicialmente.

No comando da Raposa desde 2016, Mano Menezes tem a confiança da torcida. Em seus dois anos na Toca, o treinador conquistou a Copa do Brasil de 2017 e o Campeonato Mineiro. Entretanto, podem pintar dúvidas quanto a escalação da zaga para o Brasileirão. Dedé, Léo e Murilo brigam por duas vagas na equipe titular, mas o camisa 26 pode levar a melhor pela crescente evolução após período de recorrentes lesões.

Na estreia, o Cruzeiro não conta com o zagueiro Murilo, em tratamento de um deslocamento no ombro esquerdo, o volante Lucas Romero, com dores na coxa esquerda, e o atacante Raniel, com um edema na coxa direita. Apenas o defensor deve segui em observação médica. Para o decorrer da competição, fica a expectativa da estreia do atacante David. Destaque do Vitória em 2017, o jogador ainda não estreou, mas agrada a comissão técnica. Ele se junta aos veteranos Sobis, Raniel, Sassá e Rafael Marques.

TIME-BASE

Aproveitamento: 77,78% (13V, 3E e 2D)
Campeonato Mineiro: Campeão (37º título estadual)
Libertadores: 1 ponto (lanterna do Grupo 5)
Copa do Brasil: Entra nas oitavas de final

Opinião
Em conversa com o Lance!, a repórter-narradora Isabelly Morais, da Rádio Inconfidência, acredita que o entrosamento do time é o maior contador de pontos para bons resultados e que os erros cometidos no decorrer da temporada são frutos de desatenções momentâneas.

– A maturidade da equipe é um ponto positivo. O Cruzeiro marca muito bem, fecha os espaços e consegue pressionar a saída de bola adversária na maior parte do jogo. Mesmo contra Racing e Atlético, nas derrotas por 4 a 2 e 3 a 1, as atuações do time não foram para ser derrotado assim. O Cruzeiro perdeu para os argentinos e para o Galo por lances pontuais de desatenção, mas, ainda assim, neste começo de temporada, foi um time muito maduro e consciente em campo.

Na visão da especialista, o time ainda sente a perda de Fred, que faz com que o ataque precise de mais atenção, porém, a equipe está se encaminhando e pode ter surpresas com a atuação do atacante David, que deve estrear nas primeiras rodadas do Brasileiro.

– As peças do Cruzeiro para todos os setores me agradam. A equipe está pronta para o Brasileiro, apesar de ter perdido o atacante Fred, a grande esperança de gol. Com isso, a posição que talvez demande mais afirmação seja justamente o ataque pelas dúvidas de Mano, principalmente entre Raniel e Sobis. É bom pontuar que David, ex-Vitória, ainda não jogou porque chegou lesionado. Ainda não o vimos atuar, então pode ser uma boa surpresa.

ten Doeschate looms as main threat

With ten Doeschate, the team must feel like anything is possible and Peter Borren said they are wary of being “too reliant” on him

Firdose Moonda in Delhi27-Feb-2011If cricket was as big as international football is in the Netherlands, Ryan ten Doeschate may be remembered the same way Ryan Giggs is – a stand-out talent in a team that was always trying to punch above their weight.ten Doeschate’s hundred and 2 for 47 in the match against England are the only things people want to talk to the team about, as though the other 14 members of the squad don’t exist, or if they do, they are mere minions and he is the Raja. For now, that’s exactly what he is, being the current owner of the highest career batting average, 71. 21, and acts as the mascot for Dutch cricket. With him, the team must feel like anything is possible and Peter Borren said they are wary of being “too reliant” on him.”Ryan’s not going to score a hundred in every game of this World Cup, although it would be great if he did, but it’s a big ask,” Borren said. “We hope he does it every game, as I say, but if he doesn’t we need someone to step up.”Tom Cooper came the closest to making that leap in the match against England and was part of the highest partnership of the innings – a 78-run third wicket stand with ten Doeschate. Cooper, who is from Australia, has an ODI average 63.60 and had scored three half-centuries and century in his first five ODIs. Most of his successes have come against associate opposition but having spent time on the Australian domestic circuit, his skills against players from bigger nations have been tested.It’s players like Cooper and Alex Kervezee, who like ten Doeschate was born in South Africa, that Borren was referring too when he that “the potential in our team for other guys to make big scores as well,” exists. He understands that ten Doeschate will be the fulcrum around which the rest will rotate and hopes that he will fulfil the “anchor role” again.Batting is the strength on which the Dutch are riding on, after they piled on the runs against England, may want to have the first knock against the West Indies, irrespective of conditions. “We batted first in the last game and got 290-odd and if we could do that again it wouldn’t be a bad option,” Borren said.It will mean fielding under lights in Delhi, which will present a different challenge to the team than the one they faced in their first game. “In Nagpur the dew wasn’t a factor, but we trained here last night and there is a bit of dew here in Delhi in the evening.”With all the focus on their own game, it may seem as though Netherlands have spared few thoughts for their opposition, West Indies. Borren discussed them on Saturday saying that his team knows the West Indies have “two or three of the most dangerous players in the world,” at their disposal, and even without Dwayne Bravo they have “players who can do the job.”

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