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George Dockrell, the Ireland left-arm spinner, has been named the ICC Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Sep-2012

George Dockrell, the Ireland left-arm spinner, has been named the ICC Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year. He was chosen ahead of three of his team-mates Paul Stirling, Kevin O’Brien and Ed Joyce, and Afghanistan bowler Dawlat Zadran.Dockrell, 20, was the leading wicket-taker in the voting period – between 4 August 2011 and 6 August 2012 – taking 43 scalps in ODIs, T20Is and the Intercontinental Cup, the ICC’s four-day tournament for top Associate and Affiliate sides. Dockrell plays county cricket for Somerset, captained Ireland recently in the Under-19 World Cup, and took 14 wickets in T20 internationals, the most by any bowler in world cricket during the voting period.”It’s great to win such an award and especially to be following the footsteps of an esteemed group of players like William Porterfield and Ryan ten Doeschate, and only at the age of 20, I feel very honoured,” Dockrell said after receiving the award in Colombo. “It has been a great year of cricket with I-Cup, U-19s and WCL Championship, and now the WT20, and I’ve been learning a lot to take into this tournament.”It’s good to be setting high standards, and hopefully I will keep performing well for Ireland in the future.”Dockrell became the second Irishman to win the prize, after Porterfield in 2009.

For the first time India have had a significant break between the IPL and their subsequent international series, and all their first-choice players are expected to be available for the Sri Lanka trip when the selectors meets in Mumbai

Abhishek Purohit03-Jul-2012For the first time since the IPL was inaugurated, India have had a significant break between the tournament and their subsequent international series. They will have had a break exactly as long as IPL 2012 before they play the first of five ODIs against Sri Lanka on July 21, and this has ensured players like Zaheer Khan and Virender Sehwag, who are prone to injury, have had sufficient time to rest and recover. All India’s first-choice players are expected to be available for the Sri Lanka trip when the selection committee meets in Mumbai on Wednesday.Member of Parliament Sachin Tendulkar’s case has become different from those of the rest in recent years, and having played only two ODI series since 2011 World Cup, he could decide to skip this one as well. Till Tuesday evening though, reports said he hadn’t ruled himself out.If Tendulkar does opt out, it would do away with the controversial rotation policy followed in the CB Series in Australia, when only two of Tendulkar, Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were chosen in the XI. Sehwag’s absence had taken care of the same during the Asia Cup. If Tendulkar makes the trip, Manoj Tiwary, who has travelled half the world with the side without getting a game, could miss out after a lukewarm A team tour of the West Indies.The India quicks had a disappointing Asia Cup, but the availability of Zaheer and Umesh Yadav makes the weakest link appear far less so. Ashok Dinda could keep his place after a decent show in the West Indies with the A team and in the IPL.Whether the selectors persist with Rahul Sharma as the second specialist spinner, alongside R Ashwin, remains to be seen, given his unspectacular returns in the West Indies and the presence of an army of part-timers. Whether the selectors bring back Harbhajan Singh, who has been sidelined for almost a year and has just signed with England county Essex, also remains to be seen. The county contract, though, sends out a signal that they might have already made up their mind.The contest for the No. 7 spot began afresh in the Asia Cup, with Yusuf Pathan returning even as Ravindra Jadeja continued to retain his place in the squad after a poor CB Series. Yusuf featured in only one game in the series and didn’t get a chance to bat, so it is fair to assume that this round of the battle has only started. Yusuf, though, did have a woeful IPL, even more so than Jadeja. There is also the case for Irfan Pathan, who is nowhere near the bowler he once was, but did better than Jadeja both in the CB Series and in the Asia Cup.Team combinations apart, another thing to watch out for is the choice of vice-captain for this series, after the position was taken from Gambhir and given to Virat Kohli for the Asia Cup.A little over a month separates the Sri Lanka tour and the World Twenty20, which will be played in the same country. Given the disasters the last two editions of that tournament held for India, this series and the experience the combination that is picked gets could prove useful come September.

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Osmar Loss não procurou desculpas e admitiu que o plano montado para o jogo contra o Grêmio não deu certo. De acordo com o técnico do Corinthians, a equipe sem um centroavante criou pouco perigo, mesmo jogando em casa.

– Acredito que o desenvolvimento técnico individual é decorrente de uma boa estrutura coletiva. Sempre acreditei nisso e jamais colocaria a derrota em um fator técnico. Acho que o plano estratégico não funcionou. Tentamos atrair os zagueiros do Grêmio para gerar um desequilíbrio no meio. Quando o plano não dá certo, sem treinamento, só com orientações… Tentamos mudanças de posicionamento, o Romero foi jogar adiantado, mas depois sofremos o gol que acabou deixando tudo mais complicado – avaliou o treinador.

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A escalação inicial teve o atacante paraguaio como referência, com Araos, Jadson e Pedrinho atrás dele. Nenhum destes jogadores conseguiu se destacar, e após o intervalo Loss colocou Jonathas para ter uma referência. Pedro Geromel e Kannemann ainda assim continuaram levando vantagem.

Com a bola, a equipe de Renato Gaúcho encontrou espaços e deu trabalho. O resultado na Arena fez o Timão chegar a três partidas seguidas sem vitória no Brasileiro: são duas derrotas e um empate. O time está em sétimo lugar e pode ver a distância para o G6, que vai à Libertadores, passar dos quatro pontos.

– Acho que o principal motivo (para o plano dar errado) foi essa pressão do Grêmio. Tentamos criar mecanismos para sair dela, mas não tivemos êxito. Quando conseguimos achar jogadores nossos na linha, os zagueiros do Grêmio foram muito bem. Quando não dá certo a construção, se torna muito mais difícil para os atacantes – justificou Osmar Loss.

O Timão volta a campo já na quarta-feira, quando enfrenta o Fluminense, no Maracanã, pela 20ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro.

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Após a derrota para o Nacional-PAR pelo primeiro jogo da segunda fase da Copa Sul-Americana e a demissão do treinador Marcos Paquetá depois de apenas cinco jogos no comando, o elenco e a comissão técnica do Botafogo desembarcaram no Rio de Janeiro nesta quinta-feira, no aeroporto do Galeão.

Como esperado por conta do ambiente de pressão instalado desde a volta da Copa do Mundo, nenhum jogador falou com a imprensa, mas a chegada foi sem nenhum tipo de confusão, já que não houve a presença de torcedores no aeroporto, o que evitou um possível protesto, como havia acontecido na reunião do Conselho Deliberativo, semana passada. Cabe destacar também que Marcos Paquetá, demitido, não retornou com a delegação alvinegra.

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Chegada dos jogadores. Como previsto, jogadores não falaram com a imprensa. Treino amanhã será à tarde #lanceBOT pic.twitter.com/jMafG2fbFk

— Lazlo Dalfovo (@lazlodalfovo) 2 de agosto de 2018

Agora, a delegação pegou o ônibus para deixar o aeroporto. Felizmente não houve protestos #lanceBOT pic.twitter.com/wEIANUEpNR

— Lazlo Dalfovo (@lazlodalfovo) 2 de agosto de 2018

O Botafogo retorna às atividades na sexta-feira, com reapresentação e treino para a preparação para a partida contra o Santos, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro, neste sábado. Caso não confirme Zé Ricardo, prioridade da diretoria e que se reunirá neste dia 3 com dirigentes do Glorioso,Bruno Lazaroni, auxiliar permanente da comissão técnica, é quem comandará o time contra o Peixe.

Com três derrotas nos quatro jogos desde o retorno do Brasileirão, a equipe de General Severiano ocupa a 11ª colocação, com 20 pontos acumulados.

England have just not got their basics right in the ongoing ODI series, batsman Jonathan Trott has said, while India are a much improved side to what they were during their tour of England

ESPNcricinfo staff22-Oct-2011

England batsman Jonathan Trott has said that his team have not managed to get their basics right so far in the ODI series against India. The visitors, he said, have lost key moments in the games so far, contributing to the 3-0 scoreline.”I just think we haven’t played as well as we did in England. Our basics haven’t been up to scratch. Things like big partnerships, fielding …” Trott told on the eve of the fourth ODI in Mumbai. “I think India have played well. They will admit they’ve played a lot better than what they did in the summer. But there are two games to go and a good performance in those games would give us a spring while going back.”I can’t pinpoint the exact reason [for England’s losses]. I think we lost key periods of the games or India played well in the key periods of the games.”Trott made an unbeaten 98 off 116 balls in the third ODI in Mohali, the main contributor in England’s total of 298. India, though, chased down the target with four balls and five wickets to spare. Trott said it was an improved performance by England, but it would have helped if he and Ravi Bopara had made better use of the batting Powerplay. “I think we played well the other night. Got a good total – I think 298 the other night is among England’s highest scores in India – but just could not get across the line.”I think Ravi and I could have pushed it a little bit. I think Ravi got out in the third Powerplay. So when we lose wickets, it puts the brakes on. Historically, we haven’t done well in Powerplays. We would be looking to do that right.”The spotlight has been on England’s on-field conduct – throughout the series the players have been agitated in the field – but Trott played down the issue. “Whichever XI takes the field, they are highly motivated to win,” he said. “I think guys get across very well. It just comes across differently on TV. We get the best out of each other. Sometimes you go out of way to do it, and things happen in the heat of the moment.”Trott said Ajinkya Rahane, who made 91 in Mohali, had the look of a fine player. “I played against him in the 2007-08 Duleep Trophy game [between England Lions and West Zone] and he got some runs against us. I always felt he’s a good player. He played quite well the other night.”Meanwhile, England are working out India’s spinners, he said. “They [Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin] are very good spinners – if you are a spin bowler playing for India, you have to be very good. I’ve been very keen on how to bat against them for three games in a row. Like with everything else, you need to realise [be aware of] every challenge. I think we are getting better and better against them.”

Leicestershire ended day two of their County Championship Division Two clash against Middlesex facing the prospect of an innings defeat

31-Aug-2011
ScorecardLeicestershire ended day two of their County Championship Division Two clash against Middlesex facing the prospect of an innings defeat after England captain Andrew Strauss claimed his maiden first-class double century at Lord’s.The visitors were dismissed shortly before the scheduled close for 193 in reply to Middlesex’s 496 for 2 declared, the highlight of which was Strauss’ unbeaten 241 off 344 balls. Led by Steven Crook with 4 for 45 and Tim Murtagh (3 for 41), the Middlesex attack made life extremely difficult for Leicestershire, who seem certain to be asked to follow on in the morning.The visitors began hesitantly, with Will Jefferson in particular struggling against the moving ball. Matthew Boyce cover drove Corey Collymore for four before despatching Murtagh to the fence at extra cover. However in the 15th over, having just driven Murtagh for four, Jefferson edged behind to make it 42 for 1.It took Greg Smith 33 balls to find the boundary. But in Ollie Rayner’s second over the 22-year-old sought to take advantage of the short distance to the Mound Stand, only to chip the ball up to Dawid Malan at mid-wicket.The visitors were 86 for 2 at tea, but that became 101 for 5 when Steven Crook picked up three wickets in 10 balls. James Taylor was bowled before, two overs later, Josh Cobb was trapped leg before. In Crook’s next over Boyce, who made 46 in 122 deliveries, had his bails trimmed by the 28- year-old allrounder to leave Leicestershire reeling.Ned Eckersley (28) and Wayne White (37) then added 50 in nine overs for the sixth wicket before Eckersley was caught behind off Toby Roland-Jones. Ten overs later White, falling away to the off side, went lbw to Collymore to spark another collapse, which saw Rob Taylor slap Murtagh straight to short extra cover, Nathan Buck edge to third slip and Matthew Hoggard lose his off stump.Earlier in the day, Strauss registered the highest score by a Middlesex batsman at Lord’s for 12 years as the home side bumped their first-innings total up to 496 for two, before declaring at lunch.Strauss took 40 minutes converting his unbeaten 184 overnight into a maiden double century, as Hoggard beat the outside edge of the England captain’s bat on a number of occasions. But in the 10th over of the day Strauss brought up the landmark with a crisply pulled four off Buck. His double hundred had come from 282 balls and it included 21 fours and two sixes.Malan played some attractive shots to move into the 40s, but, on 47, fell to a catch at slip off a skied pull. That ushered in Chris Rogers, who deposited both White and Cobb in the Mound Stand for sixes on his way to a run-a-ball 33.

Gavin Larsen, chief executive of Cricket Wellington said that the province hadn’t “paid above the odds” to secure the services of former Sri Lanka offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan

ESPNcricinfo staff14-May-2011

Gavin Larsen, chief executive of Cricket Wellington said that the province hadn’t “paid above the odds” to secure the services of former Sri Lanka offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan.”He was very affordable and comparable to what the other key overseas players have received in New Zealand,” Larsen told the . Wellington have signed Murali for next season’s domestic Twenty20 tournament.”He’s a really good bloke and he loves New Zealand. He’ll bring his family out and he’s really keen from a lifestyle point of view, and keen to contribute on and off the park,” Larsen added.New Zealand’s domestic Twenty20 competition will run from late December through early January. Larsen said Murali could also play a one-day or Plunket Shield game if schedules permitted.Meanwhile, Jamie Siddons, whose coaching contract with the Bangladesh national side ended after the World Cup, remains in contention to become the next coach of Wellington after Anthony Stuart vacated the role at the end of the 2010-11 season. Siddons was interviewed on Thursday by Larsen, high performance manager Robbie Kerr, board representative Mark Heisenbuttel, captain and players’ association representative Grant Elliott and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) director of cricket John Buchanan.”I’m definitely keen to talk to them again,” Siddons said. “There’s a lot of things to chat about if they want me to do the job. We obviously need to agree on terms but I’m pretty comfortable, pretty keen to do the job.”I’m waiting to see what transpires with the Australian team and the fielding coach position, but that’s a fair way off yet and I’m not putting all my eggs in that basket,” he said. Siddons was Buchanan’s assistant coach with Australia.Siddons, however, remained non-committal over Wellington’s decision to sign Murali. “That’s good … well, I hope it’s good. I’ll have to think that one through. I probably have some thoughts but I don’t want to discuss them.”It wouldn’t put me off the job but it would be nice to be in the job and have some say in those types of appointments, for sure.”Larsen, though, felt the signing of Murali ahead of the coach’s appointment would not be an issue. “I certainly hope not. I wouldn’t like to think that any new coach would balk at Murali’s name,” he said.Larsen confirmed that former England batsman Matthew Maynard, who is being linked to the post of assistant coach with India, was also interviewed in the last week.

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A CBF confirmou que o jogo entre Palmeiras e Internacional, em 22 de abril (domingo), pela segunda rodada do Brasileirão, será disputado no Pacaembu. O Allianz Parque receberá, na mesma data, o Soundhearts Festival, com shows deRadiohead, Flying Lotus, Junun e Aldo the Band.

O clube informou nesta quinta-feira que a venda de ingressos para esta partida começará às 10h de sexta. Os sócios-torcedores terão exclusividade na compra pelo site do Avanti até as 10h de domingo, quando começa a venda para o público em geral no site da Futebol Card.

Os ingressos estão mais baratos: de R$ 40 a R$ 150, sem contar meia-entrada e descontos concedidos para sócios-torcedores. Para o jogo contra o Boca Juniors, no Allianz, pela Libertadores, a entrada mais barata custava R$ 180. Em jogos do Paulistão, o bilhete mais em conta na arena estava saindo por R$ 90.

O duelo contra o Internacional será o segundo que o Verdão mandará no Pacaembu em 2018. O outro foi a semifinal do Paulistão, contra o Santos, também devido a um evento na arena.

Os valores dos ingressos são:

Tobogã – R$ 40,00 [R$ 20,00 meia-entrada]
Arquibancada Laranja – R$ 70,00 [R$ 35,00 meia-entrada]
Arquibancada Verde – R$ 70,00 [R$ 35,00 meia-entrada]
Arquibancada Amarela – R$ 70,00 [R$ 35,00 meia-entrada]
Cadeira Laranja – R$ 90,00 [R$ 45,00 meia-entrada]
Cadeira Descoberta – R$ 100,00 [R$ 50,00 meia-entrada]
Cadeira Coberta Azul – R$ 150,00 [R$ 75,00 meia-entrada]
Arquibancada Visitante Lilás – R$ 70,00 [R$ 35,00 meia-entrada]

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De olho no troféu do Campeonato Mineiro, o Atlético vai mandar suas principais peças para tentar garantir um bom resultado no primeiro confronto diante do Cruzeiro, que acontece neste domingo, no Independência. Mantendo o mistério sobre a escalação, o técnico Thiago Larghi vem realizando treinos fechados durante a semana, mas a expectativa é de poucas alterações na equipe titular.

Um dos jogadores que podem iniciar a partida é Otero, que perdeu a posição depois de ficar fora de campo por conta de uma cirurgia plástica realizada sem a autorização do clube. Recuperado, o jogador revelou a intenção de voltar a dar alegrias ao torcedor.

– Isso não tem nada a ver. Não ia ser diferente. Ele me colocou fora do jogo, mas esperei minha oportunidade e agora sou titular novamente. Espero corresponder – disse o venezuelano durante entrevista coletiva.

Na visão do meia, o objetivo do Galo é garantir uma boa vantagem neste domingo, no Independência, levando em consideração que uma derrota poderia prejudicar os planos da equipe, que conhece bem a força do Cruzeiro diante da torcida no Mineirão.

– A gente vai tentar ganhar em casa com nossa torcida, porque depois tem um jogo muito difícil. Vai mudar o campo. Não jogamos no Mineirão este ano. Então vamos nos adaptar a isso, jogando no Mineirão com a torcida deles, tentando fazer gol.

O desempenho de Otero nesta temporada ainda não encheu os olhos dos atleticanos. Apesar da boa campanha que realizou no final do Campeonato Brasileiro de 2017, o meia balançou as redes apenas uma vez neste ano, contra o Figueirense pela Copa do Brasil, e deu seis assistências.

– Estou até meio frustrado porque o gol de falta não saiu até agora. Mas vou continuar tentando. Ele vai sair e dará tudo certo.

Para voltar a ser o astro dos gols de falta, o venezuelano conta com a experiência de Éder Aleixo. Jogador do Galo nas décadas de 1980 e 1990, o “bomba de Vespasiano” trabalhou como captador de talentos para as categorias de base até ser promovido temporariamente a auxiliar de Thiago Larghi. Nos treinos de bola parada, Éder é presença certa e não demorou para conquistar a confiança do meia.

– Aproveito bem meus treinamentos com ele (Éder Aleixo). Conversando muito comigo, ele fala nos escanteios também, sobre os gols olímpicos que ele já fez. Falei muito com ele e está me ajudando bastante – contou Otero.

O Atlético-MG continua se preparando para o clássico deste domingo, contra o Cruzeiro. No Independência, as equipes se enfrentam às 16h, no primeiro jogo da final do Campeonato Mineiro.

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انتقد قائد منتخب ألمانيا الأسبق ورئيس بطولة كأس أمم أوروبا 2024، فيليب لام، الاتحاد الألماني، بسبب قراره بارتداء الشارات الملونة قبل تحذيرات الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم “فيفا” في كأس العالم قطر 2022.

وكان هناك قرار من الاتحاد الألماني بارتداء تلك الشارات ولكن فيفا منع الأمر تمامًا وحذر أي لاعب سيرتديها بالحصول على إنذار قبل بداية المباراة من الحكم، فما كان من لاعبي الماكينات إلا توصيل رسالة بوضع أيديهم على أفواههم قبل مواجهة اليابان في الجولة الأولى من دور المجموعات.

اقرأ ايضًا.. صورة | الإعلام البرازيلي يدعم ليفاندوفسكي لإقصاء الأرجنتين من كأس العالم

وقال لام في تصريحات لصحيفة “Die Zeit” الألمانية: “يجب أن تكون هناك نقطة تحول في السياسة الرياضية، يجب على ممثلي الكرة الأوروبية الوقوف مع بعضهم البعض مع رئيس فيفا، جياني إنفانتينو”.

وتابع: “كان يجب على فيفا بالطبع توضيح لوائحه بشأن ارتداء تلك الشارات قبل بداية كأس العالم، لكن الاتحاد الدولي كان أذكى من الاتحاد الألماني الذي انتظر وتابع الأزمة وسمح لألمانيا بفعل هذه المشكلة قبل إعلان رد فعله والتأكد من أن الاتحاد الألماني واللاعبين لديهم مشكلة سياسية مع البلد المضيف (قطر)”.

وعن أداء ألمانيا في كأس العالم 2022: “لا يزال أمامهم الكثير ليتحسنوا دفاعيًا، يجب أن يظل جوشوا كيميتش في وسط الملعب لأن وجوده مهم”.

وأتم: “لم تعجبني تغييرات هانزي فليك أمام اليابان، لقد قام باستبدال إلكاي جوندوجان وتوماس مولر وكانت النتيجة 1-0 فقط، يجب أن يعتمد على اللاعبين أصحاب الخبرات في كأس العالم، وهو ما ظهر أمام إسبانيا في المباراة الثانية”.