Northcote-inspired Italy sense promotion

Italy have set up an exciting finish to the World Cricket League Division 4 after beating Tanzania by nine wickets

Cricinfo staff09-Oct-2008<!–
Hasti Gul celebrates one of his three wickets © Cricket Europe/ICC
–>Italy have set up an exciting finish to the World Cricket League Division 4 after beating Tanzania by nine wickets.If Italy win their final match against Afghanistan tomorrow, and Hong Kong beat Jersey, both sides will be guaranteed promotion to Division 3 – even though Afghanistan are unbeaten – owing to their superior run-rate.Andy Northcote was again the star for Italy, picking up two cheap wickets before cracking 71. Tanzania’s batsmen struggled, managing 135, and only Rishen Patel (46) offered any resistance. Northcote was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 19 from his ten overs, and was given good support by Gayashan de Silva (2 for 29) and HS Jayasena (2 for 36).Chasing 136 Italy romped home, with Northcote scorching nine fours in his 115-ball 71. He is comfortably the tournament’s top-scorer, averaging 100.50 in the four matches so far, and a strong contender for the Man-of-the-Tournament award.”I can’t tell you how happy I am today,” said Northcote. “The most important thing is we have one game to go and we have to win it. It will be tough tomorrow but we can do it.”The Italy coach and captain, Joe Scuderi, believes tomorrow’s match-up will be an exciting game and admitted he has been impressed by Afghanistan’s side. “Afghanistan has got a fairly solid all-round team. They have some good batters, some quick bowlers and a couple of good spinners as well. We’ll need to be firing on all cylinders,” said Scuderi. “We played against them in a warm-up game when we lost by three runs but we’ve now won three in a row.”It’s basically a grand final. I know they talk of the final being on Saturday but for us the final is tomorrow.”

Team Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR For Against

Afghanistan 4 4 0 0 08 +1.183 683/181.4 469/182.0 Italy 4 3 1 0 0 6+1.724 768/163.1 528/177.0 Hong Kong 43 1 0 0 6 +1.586902/191.0 598/190.4 Jersey 4 13 0 0 2 -0.602 538/176.0644/176.0 Tanzania 4 1 30 0 2 -0.803 528/196.0 637/182.1 Fiji 4 0 4 00 0 -3.085 369/176.0 912/176.0

Três titulares, treino e comissão: as mudanças de Elano no Santos

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Um dia após a demissão de Dorival Júnior, o interino Elano já fez mudanças significativas. A começar pelo time titular, que teve três novidades, e pelo aquecimento, além da comissão técnica.

A começar pela equipe que deve enfrentar o Botafogo, na quarta-feira, às 21h, no Pacaembu. Sem Ricardo Oliveira, com dores no tornozelo direito e sem Bruno Henrique, suspenso, o time titular teve Vanderlei; Victor Ferraz, Lucas Veríssimo, David Braz e Matheus Ribeiro; Renato, Thiago Maia e Vecchio; Vitor Bueno, Arthur Gomes e Kayke.

Matheus Ribeiro era a última opção de Dorival para a posição. O ex-treinador contava com Copete e Jean Mota na ausência de Zeca e Caju, ambos lesionados. Já Vecchio chegou a ser afastado pelo antigo treinador e foi reintegrado pouco antes da demissão. Já Arthur estava atrás de Copete e Vladimir Hernández.

A comissão técnica teve o retorno de Marcelo Fernandes, auxiliar que estava afastado após desentendimento com Dorival.

O aquecimento, que era feito em rodas de bobinho, foi feito em duplas com dois toques e corridas curtas.

Com Dorival saíram o preparador físico Celso Rezende, o auxiliar Lucas Silvestre e o analista de desempenho Leonardo Porto.

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رافينها يمنح أملا جديدا لـ برشلونة وتشيلسي في الميركاتو الصيفي

منح جناح الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ليدز يونايتد ومنتخب البرازيل، رافينها، أمل جديد لكل من ناديي برشلونة وتشيلسي في الميركاتو الصيفي الحالي.

ويعد رافينها أحد أبرز الصفقات المنتظرة انهائها في الأسابيع القليلة المقبلة رغم تعقد المفاوضات في الأيام الأخيرة بسبب رغبة اللاعب في مقابل رغبة نادي ليدز يونايتد.

وبحسب صحيفة “سبورت” الكتالونية، سيتوجه نادي ليدز يونايتد إلى أستراليا يوم 10 يوليو وسيخوض 3 مباريات ودية هناك أمام بريسبان رور يوم 14 يوليو، أستون فيلا يوم 17 يوليو وكريستال بالاس يوم 22 يوليو.

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بينما سيعود رافينها من إجازته الصيفية بعد يومين من بداية المعسكر وسيتدرب في إنجلترا في انتظار حسم مستقبله، وبالتالي، فهو لن يشارك في فترة الإعداد للموسم الجديد مع ليدز يونايتد.

وسيعود ليدز يونايتد إلى إنجلترا في نهاية شهر يوليو، ولذلك سيكون رافينها خارج الخدمة حتى إنهاء مستقبله إذا كان سيرحل إلى برشلونة أو تشيلسي.

هناك رغبة من رافينها في الانتقال إلى برشلونة، بينما هناك اتفاق بين ليدز يونايتد وتشيلسي على انتقال اللاعب، وهناك ثقة من جانب النادي الكتالوني بحسب الصفقة لصالحه.

Pundit claims Kane would make Man United title contenders

Manchester United would become genuine title contenders by making a late swoop for Harry Kane, according to Steve Howey.

England captain Kane has grown frustrated by a lack of trophies at Tottenham Hotspur and publicly confirmed he wants to leave his boyhood club before the transfer window slams shut next week.

While Manchester City have been the frontrunners for Kane’s signature all summer and boss Pep Guardiola has revealed his desire to sign last season’s Premier League Golden Boot winner, arch-rivals Manchester United have also been keeping tabs on the situation and club legend Gary Neville has urged the Red Devils to leap to the front of the queue.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already completed two big-money transfers during the window, with England international Jadon Sancho making the £73million switch from Borussia Dortmund and 2018 World Cup winner Raphael Varane joining from Real Madrid.

But former Premier League defender Howey believes the acquisition of Kane would immediately bolster Manchester United’s chances of clinching the title.

He exclusively told Football FanCast: “They would automatically become title contenders by signing Kane.

“I think they look stronger defensively after signing Varane from Real Madrid. They’re looking good in midfield, with Paul Pogba starting the season really well and Bruno Fernandes scoring goals.

“Although Solskjaer has been criticised in the past, I think he is slowly and steadily building a decent team. If they get a player of Kane’s quality, that would take them to a different level.”

While anything can happen while the transfer window remains open, it does look like no club will be signing Kane this summer, with the player recently stating that he now intends to stay at the club.

Tuanzebe wanted Newcastle before Villa

Axel Tuanzebe reportedly wanted a move to Newcastle United before Aston Villa signed him on loan from Manchester United.

The Lowdown: Tuanzebe wanted

The St. James’ Park faithful reportedly wanted to sign Tuanzebe before he made the move to Villa Park instead.

They have also been recently linked with a move for Ozan Kabak, suggesting that Steve Bruce would like to bring in another central defender before the summer transfer window ends.

The Latest: Why Tuanzebe move failed

Writing in his latest piece for The Daily Telegraph, Luke Edwards has revealed why the North East club did not end up signing Tuanzebe in the end.

As per the journalist, it was the player’s preference to move to Tyneside over AVFC, but they could not afford the loan fee to make it happen.

The Verdict: Shame

It is such a shame that the Magpies missed out on signing Tuanzebe, as they will now have to rush to get another centre-back in before the window closes.

Dubbed ‘outstanding’ by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after a very impressive performance in the UEFA Europa League against Granada back in April, he is clearly capable of playing at a high level, having notched up a fair amount of experience in playing in the Premier League (Transfermarkt).

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At just 23 years of age, Tuanzebe certainly has potential, and being English, he would have helped fill the homegrown quota in the squad as well.

Nonetheless, the Toon must now look at other targets.

In other news, find out what NUFC transfer update has this pundit baffled here!

Com concorrência e de novo calado, Romero tem apoio e evolui no Timão

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A posição de Romero, atacante de velocidade pelo lado do campo, é uma das mais concorrida no atual elenco do Corinthians. A disputa ficou ainda maior com a contratação de Clayson, que estreou no último domingo. Clayton, outro que chegou nesta temporada, Léo Jabá e Pedrinho também estão de olho na vaga. No entanto, o paraguaio tem sido o dono da posição: já participou de 28 dos 32 jogos do Timão na temporada, marcou três gols e deu uma assistência.

Romero sempre achou exageradas as críticas da imprensa. Após voltar a falar com os jornalistas, ele está novamente calado. Tudo por conta de um quadro do Esporte Espetacular, programa da TV Globo, que mostrou o atacante errando um domínio de peito. O vídeo do lance viralizou nas redes sociais.

Em relação aos companheiros, comissão técnica e torcida, porém, Romero não tem do que reclamar. No último domingo, por exemplo, ele foi o jogador mais aplaudido pela Fiel no Estádio Serra Dourada e ainda recebeu apoio dos jogadores e de Fábio Carille.

– O Romero tem muita qualidade, finaliza muito bem, ajuda muito taticamente, tanto defende quanto ataca, dá caneta. É um jogador importantíssimo. Temos que parar de cornetar, pegar um pra Cristo, porque ele é muito importante para nós – analisou o meia Rodriguinho.

Carille também elogiou Romero. O treinador acredita que o atacante tem evoluído nesta temporada, mas também revelou pontos a melhorar.

– O Romero faz o que a gente espera, tem qualidade, chega bem na área, cumpre função. Estamos felizes com ele, que nos ajuda bastante. Está evoluindo não só por conta do trabalho, ele trabalha muito, mas pela confiança, ele está confiante. Pode ser mais agressivo, pisar mais na área, estamos trabalhando para que ele cresça cada vez mais – disse Carille.

É desta forma, principalmente pela entrega nos jogos, que Romero se garante como titular do Corinthians. Independentemente do número de concorrentes.

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تقارير تركية: نادٍ إسباني يُشعل الصراع على ضم مصطفى محمد

دخل نادٍ إسباني الصراع على ضم مهاجم الزمالك السابق والمنتقل إلى جالطة سراي في يناير 2021، مصطفى محمد، ليُشعل فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الحالية مع الأندية الفرنسية والألمانية.

ويعتبر مصطفى محمد اللاعب الأكثر رغبة من جانب الأندية الخارجية، رغم ارتداءه قميص النادي التركي لمدة موسم ونصف الموسم فقط.

هناك اهتمام من جانب أندية ريمس، تولوز ومونبيليه في الدوري الفرنسي وكذلك شالكه في الدوري الألماني، ولكن ليس هناك أي عرض رسمي لدى جالطة سراي حتى الآن.

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يريد جالطة سراي الحصول على مبلغ 8 ملايين يورو كحد أدنى للموافقة على رحيل مهاجم منتخب مصر في الأسابيع المقبلة، لأنه سيضطر لدفع 4 ملايين دولار لصالح الزمالك في الأول من يوليو لضمه نهائيًا وفقًا لبنود التعاقد بين الناديين.

وبحسب صحيفة “فوتو سبور” التركية أن هناك رغبة من جانب نادي قادش المنافس في بطولة الدوري الإسباني لضم، مصطفى محمد، وربما تبدأ المفاوضات في الأيام المقبلة.

إذا رحل مصطفى محمد عن جالطة سراي هناك بديل بالفعل قد تم تحديده من جانب المدير الفني، دومينيك تورنت، وهو لاعب لاتسيو، فيدات موريكي.

Johnson must unleash Pritchard vs Burton

With the League One games already coming thick and fast, Sunderland manager Lee Johnson faces a number of tough calls ahead of the Black Cats’ clash with Burton Albion on Tuesday night in order to keep his squad as fresh as possible while also maintaining the Mackems’ 100% start to the season.

Indeed, in recent comments, the 40-year-old acknowledged the need for rotation in the Burton game, suggesting that 35-year-old Aiden McGeady could be due a rest.

As cited by Chronicle Live, Johnson said: “You just try and pick the best team to win the game, and it is obviously going to be a very different game [to the MK Dons fixture].

“I’ve got to assess the run of games we’ve had and have, and I’ve got to assess the sharpness of all the lads.

“I still think McGeady, for example, has a bit to do in terms of the catch up he’s been playing. We’ll find the balance.”

As such, with the veteran left-winger looking set to sit out the trip to the Pirelli Stadium on Tuesday, there would appear to be an obvious replacement who is quite literally waiting on the wings to start in place of the Republic of Ireland international – Alex Pritchard.

Game-changer

Having joined the club on a free transfer earlier this summer, Pritchard is yet to feature from the off in League One for the Black Cats, but the 28-year-old has nevertheless proven that he is more than worthy of a start against Burton.

Indeed, after being given a 29-minute cameo in the Black Cats’ 2-1 victory against MK Dons last weekend, the £2.25m-rated man touched the ball 17 times, as well as winning three tackles and three duels – metrics which saw the forward earn a SofaScore match rating of 7.10, the joint fourth-best of any Sunderland player in the fixture.

Prior to this performance, the former England under-21 international also highly impressed in his first Sunderland start in the Carabao Cup win over Port Vale, registering one assist, creating one big chance and making two key passes over his 65 minutes on the pitch, earning a SofaScore match rating of 7.00.

As such, it would very much appear as if the man who Mark Cooper once dubbed an “immense” player has already shown he is something of a game-changer for Sunderland, a trait which could well be hugely valuable for Johnson against an impressive Burton side who have also won both of their opening games of the League One season.

If the Mackems manager is indeed planning on resting McGeady for tonight’s fixture, it would appear most advisable for him to start Pritchard in the 35-year-old’s place.

In other news: SAFC dealt blow over “fantastic” £14k-p/w gem ahead of Burton, Johnson will be gutted

Newcastle may sell 4 players for £30m+

Newcastle United are now reportedly willing to listen to offers for four of their first-team players before the summer transfer window ends.

The Lowdown: Spending not over

After the signing of Joe Willock on a permanent deal from Arsenal, the St. James’ Park faithful have been linked with a number of other players that they could potentially bring to the North East before the window shuts.

Among those names are the likes of Hamza Choudhury, Ethan Ampadu and Malang Sarr.

The Latest: Players up for sale

As per The Daily Mail, the Tyneside club are now willing to listen to offers for Sean Longstaff, Jeff Hendrick, Fabian Schar and Ciaran Clark as they look to raise some funds to bring some more players in.

All four players featured in a fair amount of games in the first team under Steve Bruce during the 2020/21 season, with Longstaff playing in 27, Clark 26, Hendrick 23 and Schar 19 (Transfermarkt).

The Verdict: Sell for the right price

If the Magpies can get the right price for all four players, then they should sell them all in order to raise some much-needed funds and bring in one or two more players of quality to help improve their starting eleven.

Longstaff is currently rated at £13.5m by Transfermarkt, Hendrick £8.1m, Schar £8.1m and Clark £2.7m, so their sales could raise over £30m altogether, which would be a handy number to have left in the transfer kitty.

While depth may be an issue, using those funds to purchase a quality centre-back and holding midfielder would be an excellent way to round off the window after the capture of Willock.

In other news, find out who is still pursuing this ‘excellent’ NUFC ace here!

400 vezes Luis Fabiano! Atacante marca e Vasco vence o Bahia em casa

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No dia seguinte ao aniversário de dez anos do milésimo gol de Romário, marcado com a camisa do Vasco, Luis Fabiano, principal nome do elenco comandado por Milton Mendes, chegou ao seu gol 400. Na manhã deste domingo, com São Januário lotado, Fabuloso fez o seu melhor jogo pelo Cruz-Maltino. Na vitória sobre o Bahia por 2 a 1, válida pela segunda rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, o camisa 9 deu assistência para um dos gols e fez o outro. Festa completa para os 19.030 vascaínos presentes.

Foi o primeiro jogo desde que chegou ao Vasco em que Nenê ficou fora do time titular por opção do treinador. Milton Mendes justificou antes de a bola rolar que a estratégia de tirar o meia de 36 anos era a de dar mais velocidade ao meio de campo. A entrada de Kelvin no seu lugar, somada à estreia do zagueiro Paulão, mudaram a cara de um Vasco que não mostrava que tinha boas ambições na temporada com o que apresentara até então.

O Vasco variava o esquema, atrapalhando as ofensivas do Bahia. De um 4-5-1 sem a posse de bola, uma espécie de 3-6-1 era improvisado com Jean virando zagueiro quando a equipe comandada pelo técnico Milton Mendes tinha a posse. Logo aos sete minutos, o Cruz-Maltino criava a primeira chance com Luis Fabiano em cabeceio após cobrança de falta de Douglas. Aos 13, Fabuloso parava novamente no goleiro Jean, do Bahia.

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Apesar da boa movimentação no primeiro tempo, Vasco e Bahia foram para o vestiário no intervalo com o 0 a 0 no placar. Mas engana-se quem pensa que ficaria assim na etapa final, quando os gols começaram a sair. Aos oito minutos, Luis Fabiano deu bela assistência para Yago Pikachu dominar, tirar de Jean e estufar as redes baianas.

E a expectativa que se criava nos últimos jogos pelo gol 400 de Luis Fabiano na carreira chegou ao fim neste Vasco e Bahia aos 30 minutos. Mateus Pet avançou e tocou para Gilberto, que cruzou. Kelvin mandou para o gol e Jean fez a defesa. A bola deu rebote nos pés de Luis Fabiano, que não perdoou e marcou o primeiro gol pelo Cruz-Maltino em São Januário, além de ter alcançado a marca histórica na carreira.

Aos 37, ainda deu tempo do Bahia descontar com Gustavo, após Wagner perder a bola e permitir o contra-ataque. Armero, nos acréscimos, recebeu o segundo cartão amarelo e deixou os baianos com um a menos, que nada mais tiveram a chance de fazer. Vitória do Vasco para um estádio lotado, um Caldeirão que volta a mostrar a sua força e que o clube deve se atentar até o fim do Campeonato Brasileiro para conseguir voos mais altos.

O Vasco voltará a campo no próximo sábado, quando fará clássico em São Januário contra o Fluminense, às 19h. Já o Bahia decidirá no meio de semana a Copa do Nordeste com o Sport, na Fonte Nova. No primeiro jogo, empate por 1 a 1 na Ilha do Retiro.

FICHA TÉCNICA
VASCO 2 X 1 BAHIA

Estádio: São Januário, no Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Data/hora: 21/5/2017 – 11h (de Brasília)
Árbitro: Leandro Bizzio Marinho (SP)
Auxiliares: Daniel Paulo Ziolli (SP) e Daniel Luis Marques (SP)
Renda/público: R$ 649.110,00/19.030 presentes/17.770 pagantes
Cartões amarelos: Jean, Luis Fabiano, Gilberto e Martin Silva (VAS); Gustavo e Armero (BAH)
Cartão vermelho: Armero 46’/2ºT (BAH)

GOLS: Yago Pikachu 8’/2ºT (1-0), Luis Fabiano 30’/2ºT (2-0) e Gustavo 37’/2ºT (2-1)

VASCO: Martin Silva, Gilberto, Paulão, Rafael Marques (Breno 1’/2ºT) e Henrique; Jean (Bruno Cosendey 28’/2ºT), Douglas, Yago Pikachu (Wagner 25’/2ºT), Mateus Pet e Kelvin; Luis Fabiano. Técnico: Milton Mendes.

BAHIA: Jean, Eduardo, Tiago, Eder e Armero; Matheus Sales (Edigar Junio 25’/2ºT), Edson, Juninho e Diego Rosa (Zé Rafael intervalo); Gustavo e Maikon Leite (Allione intervalo). Técnico: Guto Ferreira.

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