Comfortable chasing under 300 – Sehwag

Virender Sehwag and Ricky Ponting feel the Test is finely balanced going into the fourth day, which could also prove to be the final one

Sidharth Monga at the MCG28-Dec-2011Virender Sehwag and Ricky Ponting feel the Test is finely balanced going into the fourth day, which could also prove to be the final one. Ponting said the lead of 230 was already a reasonable one, but he would love for Michael Hussey and the last two to add more. Sehwag said India would be comfortable chasing anything under 300. The highest successful chase at the MCG is 332.It’s the state of the pitch, which has had life for good bowling throughout the three days, across sessions, that makes it interesting. “When you saw their top-order batters come in this morning, they found it difficult to start,” Ponting said. “I think our batters found it difficult to start this afternoon as well. There’s just enough assistance for the bowlers if you bowl in the right areas for long enough. That’s what our target will be tomorrow.”The first target for Australia, though, will be to extend their own innings. “Tomorrow morning is going to be really crucial for us now,” Ponting said. “We know that James Pattinson has got some really solid promise with the bat. He’s going to have to show that for us tomorrow. And we need Mike Hussey to go on and get a big score and continue to keep pushing the game forward. We’re 230 ahead now, which I think is a reasonable total for India to have to chase, but ideally we’d like to make a few more than that.”Ponting said the thickish grass on the pitch made it difficult to bat on. “It’s a little bit difficult to start on,” he said. “There’s a little bit of thickish grass sitting on top of the wicket, so the seam is grabbing into that grass a little bit and makes it a little bit inconsistent. If you get through the first half-hour of your innings, every wicket around the world seems like it’s a pretty good wicket. Most of our batters found it tough to get through that today. Hopefully tomorrow we can make it difficult for the Indians as well.”There hasn’t been a lot of spin yet. Ashwin has got a few to be a bit inconsistent, bounce-wise. I guess for a finger-spinner, that’s probably as much assistance as turning the ball a lot anyway. I thought Ashwin did a good job for them today, he changes his pace up all the time, he has got a fair bit of variation. I think Nathan Lyon can learn a little bit from that in how he can apply his skills in the second innings.”Sehwag got through that first half hour in the first innings, but ended his innings playing on. He then went on to see three Australians playing on today. “Ball is not coming on to the bat,” he said. “It’s stopping and coming. Spongy bounce. So batsmen are playing little early, that’s why they are getting inside edges.”Sehwag knows his and Gautam Gambhir’s contribution will be vital whatever total India are chasing. “It’s not just my contribution. It’s a team game. [But] Yes it’s important for us to give a good start to the team. If we are able to give a good start then we have a very good chance to win the Test match.”Sehwag said he was satisfied with India’s day in the field, especially how they came back after the collapse. “It’s a good day for India, and the match is evenly balanced,” he said. “Any team can win that. We have to work hard tomorrow. If we win the game, we really have to bat well on the fourth and fifth days.”The bowlers delivered [today]. Especially in first spell, Umesh Yadav and Ishant [Sharma] and Zak [Zaheer Khan], they bowled beautifully. And through the day [R] Ashwin bowled really well. He kept one end up at less than three an over. Overall it was a good day for India.” He went on to label India’s bowling line-up the best Indian attack he has played with.

Futebol catarinense inova em serviço de transmissão do estadual deste ano

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No mês passado, o Premiere, canal de TV por assinatura no sistema pay-per-view, que pertence à Globosat, lançou um serviço próprio de streaming em que a transmissão de seu conteúdo pode ser acessada exclusivamente pela internet mediante o pagamento de uma mensalidade, sem que essa esteja ligada a um pacote de TV a cabo. No entanto, isso não é novidade no Brasil, já que neste ano, em março, os torcedores catarinenses tiveram acesso ao mesmo tipo de serviço.

A FCplay.tv, plataforma de streaming pago (PPV) do Futebol Catarinense, foi uma iniciativa da Associação de Clubes de Futebol Profissional de Santa Catarina (SC Clubes), por intermédio do presidente Luiz Henrique Ribeiro, que também preside o Tubarão-SC, e teve o apoio da Federação Catarinense de Futebol (FCF).

O projeto foi colocado em prática por conta da necessidade de tentar buscar uma forma de veiculação dos jogos do Campeonato Catarinense que não fossem ao ar na TV aberta, uma vez que a Globo não renovou o contrato de pay-per-view e da TV fechada para transmissão do campeonato estadual, como explicou mandatário da SC Clubes, Luiz Henrique Ribeiro.

– O FCplay.tv nasceu de uma necessidade dos clubes de Santa Catarina em razão da não renovação do contrato de TV fechada com a Rede Globo. Foi criado e lançado pela SC Clubes em parceria com a FCF e se mostrou uma plataforma inovadora e que prevê uma divisão mais justa das cotas do resultado econômico obtido. Tenho certeza que será uma tendencia nacional, e o nosso estado, por meio de uma ideia pioneira, deu o primeiro passo – comentou Luiz.

A princípio, o FCplay.tv foi um grande desafio de operação e modelagem, tanto é que a iniciativa só foi colocada no ar no 2º turno do Campeonato Catarinense, transmitindo quatro jogos por rodada com qualidade de transmissão similar àquela veiculada pelo SporTV.

O projeto é considerado uma vitória para os clubes, principalmente pelo fato mais relevante ser uma justiça maior na divisão dos resultados econômicos, pois quando o assinante compra o pacote escolhe o clube do coração, que recebe 50% do valor, os outros 50% são divididos de forma igual entre os dez clubes da competição. O que tornou as cotas mais justas para todos os participantes.

Anjum, Iqbal tons make it Sind's day

A round-up of the first day of the Faysal Bank Pentangular Cup 2011-12

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Jan-2012Centuries from Aqeel Anjum and Faisal Iqbal put Sind on top against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province at the National Stadium in Karachi. The pair got together after Sind lost their openers early, having decided to bat, and added 184 for the third wicket. Anjum struck 15 boundaries in his unbeaten 126, his seventh first-class century. Iqbal, who’s played 26 Tests, scored his runs at a fair clip, making 100 off 146 balls and striking 12 fours. Though Iqbal fell with the score on 226, Anjum found further support from Fawad Alam, with whom he added an unbeaten 90 for the fourth wicket. At stumps, Sind were 316 for 3.The first day of the contest between Federal Areas and Punjab ended on even terms at the Diamond Club Ground in Islamabad. Seamers Mohammad Khalil and Bilawal Bhatti shared nine wickets between then, Khalil taking a five-for, to bowl out Federal Areas, who were asked to bat, for 223. Federal Areas were well positioned at 101 for 1 at one stage but soon slipped to 130 for 5. Opener Afaq Raheem made 92 and helped his side go past 200 in the company of Sohail Tanvir, who made 52 before being bowled by Khalil. From 213 for 5, the side slipped again to 223 all out. In their response, Punjab lost their openers in quick time, both dismissed by Tanvir. At stumps, they were 31 for 2, still 191 adrift.

تقارير: تشيلسي يقتحم السباق وينافس ليفربول وريال مدريد على ضم بيلينجهام

اقتحم نادي تشيلسي الإنجليزي، السباق من أجل التعاقد مع جودي بيلينجهام، لاعب وسط بوروسيا دورتموند الألماني، الصيف المقبل، والذي سيشهد صراعًا كبيرًا بين الأندية للحصول على خدمات الدولي الإنجليزي، بحسب تيليجراف وتقارير بريطانية أخرى.

صاحب الـ19 عامًا، أبدى رغبته في اللعب لريال مدريد، لكن بيئته وأهله يفضلون الذهاب إلى ليفربول، ومن الممكن أن يواجه النادي الإنجليزي عقبة عدم اللعب في دوري أبطال أوروبا الموسم القادم، في ظل الأداء الحالي للريدز.

كان بيلينجهام أحد نجوم إنجلترا في كأس العالم حيث قدم الشاب سلسلة من العروض الرائعة لمساعدة فريق جاريث ساوثجيت على الوصول إلى ربع النهائي.

اقرأ أيضًا.. ضربة قوية لـ آرسنال قبل ساعات قليلة من مواجهة مانشستر سيتي

وبحسب “كادينا سير” فقد وضع ريال مدريد لاعبا بدلا منه على راداره في حال لم تتم صفقة لاعب الوسط الإنجليزي، وهو نجم نابولي الإيطالي، خفيتشا كفاراتسخيليا، صاحب الـ22 عاما والذي سجل 10 أهداف ومرر 14 تمريرة حاسمة في الدوري الإيطالي هذا الموسم.

ليدخل تشيلسي السباق مع الفريقين، بالإضافة إلى نادي نيوكاسل يونايتد، الذي أبدى استعداده للإنفاق على أي صفقة من أجل تدعيم صفوفه وتحقيق البطولات، خاصة وأن الفريق يقدم أداء مذهلا حتى الآن في الدوري الإنجليزي.

كان تشيلسي قد أنفق أكثر من 600 مليون يورو، في يناير الماضي، وتعاقد مع 8 لاعبين، هم إنزو فرنانديز وبنوا بادياشيل، ديفيد داترو فوفانا، آندري سانتوس، ميخايلو مودريك ونوني مادويكي، واستعارة جواو فيليكس من أتلتيكو مدريد حتى نهاية الموسم، ومالو جوستو، لكن الأخير سيستمر مع ليون على سبيل الإعارة حتى نهاية الموسم.

Captain Bailey defends his T20 record

George Bailey has conceded he will only win respect as Australia’s new Twenty20 captain if he scores runs himself, regardless of how the side performs

Brydon Coverdale30-Jan-2012

George Bailey has a Twenty20 strike-rate of 132•Getty Images

George Bailey has conceded he will only win respect as Australia’s new Twenty20 captain if he scores runs himself, regardless of how the side performs. Bailey’s highest score in the shortest format is 60 and he has made only one T20 half-century in the past three seasons, but he said batting at No.5 opportunities were often limited and his record “stands up against anyone”.Bailey will make his T20 international debut on Wednesday against India in Sydney, and he will do it as captain after Australia’s selectors axed Cameron White from the T20 leadership. A successful state captain with Tasmania, Bailey, 29, is seen by John Inverarity’s panel as the man who has the best chance of steering Australia to success in the ICC World Twenty20 in September.However, he will need to ensure he doesn’t succumb to the same fate as Michael Clarke, who was viewed as a tactically shrewd T20 captain but whose own batting skills were not suited to the game. Bailey is a more powerful striker than Clarke and has a T20 strike-rate of 132, but it remains to be seen whether he can turn himself from a good domestic batsman into an international one.”You are captain but first and foremost you’re in there to perform,” Bailey told ESPNcricinfo. “That dictates a hell of a lot of the respect that you have. Part of my performance will be my captaincy but the majority of it will be with the bat. I have to perform. I certainly would have liked a few more runs in the Big Bash but since Twenty20 started being played I certainly think my record stands up against anyone, particularly for someone who has batted for the majority in that middle order.”Bailey scored 114 runs at an average of 19 for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League, where he was captained by White, the man he has succeeded as national skipper. But as a man who often bats in the lower middle order, Bailey believes his average is less relevant than it would be in one-day or first-class cricket, because his opportunities are fewer.He is part of a squad that Australia’s selectors hope can form the core of the side that will challenge for the World T20 title in Sri Lanka later this year, and Inverarity has spoken of the importance of building a group that works well together. Bailey echoed those thoughts and said it was vital the squad was well-balanced.”I think there are a lot of facets of Twenty20 cricket that we’re still working out how we measure whether someone has been successful,” Bailey said. “Part of naming a squad and starting to work out who’s going to fit into the jigsaw puzzle of September is exactly that, what will be a group that harmonises well together.”You could pick the top six or seven run scorers from the Big Bash and the top five leading wicket takers, but in terms of getting a team together it’s about melding all those skills of being able to score quickly and being able to score consistently, keeping runs down and taking wickets and putting all of those things together into a team.”We’re getting closer and closer and we have more data on T20 cricket but certainly batting in the middle order it’s always going to be a challenge, compared to a Test cricketer where you get to the end of your career and you say well you averaged this and it gives you some indication. I think in T20 you look at whether people are contributing in partnerships, or what stage they come in, or when they hit their boundaries and their sixes, to be an effective cricketer.”Some Australian fans might judge whether Bailey is an effective cricket based on his first two T20 outings this week, if they have not already seen him play. While the pressure of performing as the national captain cannot completely be avoided, Bailey is confident that he shut out any such distractions against India on Wednesday and Friday.”It’s not something I’ll be feeling in the group,” he said. “Cricketers are aware that we play in a performance-based game and the pressure sometimes of what other people are thinking, that’s often built up in the media. Once you’re out there performing, you’re just out there doing your job to the best of your ability.”

فيديو | مورينا يُسجل هدف تعادل صن داونز أمام الأهلي

استطاع فريق صن داونز الجنوب إفريقي تسجيل هدف التعادل أمام الأهلي، خلال المباراة الجارية حاليًا، ببطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وتقام مباراة الأهلي أمام صن داونز على أرضية استاد السلام ضمن منافسات الجولة الثالثة من دور المجموعات للمسابقة القارية.

طالع…مباشر بالفيديو | مباراة الأهلي وصن داونز في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

وأحرز ثابيلو مورينا هدف تعادل صن داونز في الدقيقة 80 من عمر المباراة، بعد تصويبة قوية من كاسيوس ميليولا، اترتطمت بالقائم الأيسر لترتد إلى مورينا الذي سدد كرة من يمين منطقة الجزاء لتسكن الشباك.

ويقع الأهلي في المجموعة الثانية بدوري أبطال إفريقيا، والتي تضم ماميلودي ‏صن داونز الجنوب إفريقي، والهلال السوداني، والقطن الكاميروني.‏ هدف تعادل صن داونز أمام الأهلي في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

Visando confronto com o Bahia, Ruy quer jogo perfeito do América-MG

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Virando a chave para a próxima rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, o América-MG tem pela frente o confronto com o Bahia, na Arena Fonte Nova. Na 10ª posição, com 21 pontos, o Coelho segue em busca de posições mais altas na tabela, para afastar de vez o fantasma do rebaixamento. O meio campo Ruy acredita que é hora de fazer um jogo perfeito, para subir na tabela:

— Estamos trabalhando para nos afastar do Z4 o mais rápido possível. Vamos lutar muito por isso. Temos um ótimo elenco, que tem se dedicado ao máximo para continuar evoluindo na competição. Temos nos esforçado para que isso aconteça. Todos estão muito cientes das dificuldades da Série A e preparados para a sequência dela — disse.

O duelo com o Bahia acontece no próximo sábado, para Ruy, o jogo não será fácil e o América-MG deve manter o foco, para ir em busca dos três pontos:

— O Bahia é sempre um adversário muito forte em sua casa, diante do seu torcedor. Temos que fazer um jogo seguro, sem erros, para pontuarmos nesta rodada. Vai ser uma partida muito complicada e temos que estar preparados — completou.

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Sehwag unaware of Dhoni calling seniors slow

Virender Sehwag has said that he was not aware that one of the reasons MS Dhoni wanted to rotate the three openers was that Dhoni thought playing all three would cost 20 runs in the field

Sidharth Monga at the Gabba 21-Feb-2012

Virender Sehwag is congratulated on taking a diving catch to dismiss Mahela Jayawardene•Getty Images

Virender Sehwag has said that he was not aware that one of the reasons MS Dhoni wanted to rotate the three openers in the Commonwealth Bank Series was that Dhoni thought playing all three would cost 20 runs in the field. Sehwag captained India, in Dhoni’s absence, against Sri Lanka, and he, Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar played together for the first time in the tournament. Sehwag said Dhoni had chats with all three individually, saying that youngsters should get enough exposure in these conditions keeping in mind the next World Cup will be played in Australia and New Zealand. Sehwag said he was fine with that reasoning but was unaware that Dhoni had said, after the February 19 match against Australia, that he couldn’t fit all three openers in a given XI because of their slowness in the field.”No we didn’t know that,” Sehwag said. “I didn’t know what he said and what’s going on in the media. But we decided, we had a meeting, he chatted with everyone, with Gautam and myself and Tendulkar; he explained that he wanted to give chances to youngsters so youngsters can play all the matches here because the next World Cup is also here, so they’ll get an idea of how the pitches behave in Australia.”Sehwag was asked if accommodating all three openers in an XI was not feasible. “I don’t think so, we played together in the World Cup and we won games,” he said. “We want to give chances to youngsters and it’s good for every team to just keep rotating players so they will be fresh for the next game; so that’s what I think [it is about].”When asked about their fielding, Sehwag asked: “Did you see my catch?” and smiled. He was referring to the full-length diving catch he took at midwicket to send Mahela Jayawardene back. “We are same for the last 10 years. Nothing has changed,” he said.Sehwag was then asked if the 20 runs that the younger legs are supposed to save in the field are a good enough reason to keep persisting with then even as they continue to flounder with the bat. “You have to ask Dhoni again,” he said. “What he told us is he has to give chances to youngsters; they will come here and play the next World Cup. That’s what he told us.”Is he now going to have a chat with Dhoni? “Why should I have a chat with him? He is the captain, he is the leader; if he and the coach think we should give breaks to the top order, that’s fine, I am okay with that. I don’t have any issues with that.”Is Sehwag surprised at this apparent lack of communication? Shouldn’t he now confront the captain? “I am available for all the matches. It depends on the captain and the coach, what XI they pick. If they give the reason that we want to give chances to youngsters and you take a break, I am happy with that.”In principle, though, Sehwag remains a supporter of the rotation policy, and said he had been advocating it for a long time. “I have been saying for a couple of years that we have got to rotate. Give more chances to youngsters because they will play more matches in the coming years. I told Dhoni before the last World Cup that if [Suresh] Raina, Rohit [Sharma], Virat Kohli play 100 matches they will get good experience so that they can fire at the right time. So it’s good thinking.”On the surface, there seems to be a serious lack of communication in the Indian camp. After India win a game, Gautam Gambhir says the game should not have been taken into the last over. The next day, Dhoni says the set top-order batsmen should finish games off. There are various reasons given for the rotation policy, and if Sehwag is to be believed he has learned from the press that Dhoni thinks the top-order trio is too slow in the field.Despite all that, Sehwag says the team is one happy unit. “We are one unit. We are very happy. He is the captain. He can say whatever he wants to say, and he has been addressing the media for the last couple of years. We are okay with that.”Edited by Dustin Silgardo

Atlético-PR x Flamengo: prováveis times, desfalques, onde ver e palpites

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O Atlético-PR recebe o Flamengo na manhã deste domingo, na Arena da Baixada, no encerramento do primeiro turno do Campeonato Brasileiro. Enquanto o time paranaense está na penúltima colocação e luta para sair da zona de rebaixamento, os cariocas querem recuperar a liderança.

Para esta partida, o Furacão poderá ter a estreia do atacante Anderson Plata, que foi contrato recentemente e está regularizado. Porém, a princípio, o técnico Tiago Nunes deve formar o setor ofensivo com Nikão, Pablo e Marcinho.

Já o Flamengo vai com diversos desfalques. O técnico Maurício Barbieri não poderá contar com o goleiro Diego Alves, o zagueiro Réver, o meia Diego e o atacante Henrique Dourado. Diego e Réver foram diagnosticados com desgaste muscular. Com dores no joelho direito, Diego Alves realizou exame neste sábado, que não constatou lesão. Todos seguirão trabalhos individualizados no CT. Dourado está suspenso.

Confira todas as informações da partida entre Atlético-PR e Flamengo:

Estádio: Arena da Baixada, Curitiba (PR)
Data-hora: 19 de agosto de 2018, às 11h
Árbitro: Igor Junio Benevenuto de Oliveira (MG)
Assistentes: Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira (MG) e Ricardo Junio de Souza (MG)
Onde acompanhar: Tempo real do LANCE! e Premiere

ATLÉTICO-PR (Técnico: Tiago Nunes)
Santos; Jonathan, Wanderson (Thiago Heleno), Léo Pereira e Renan Lodi; Wellington e Bruno Guimarães; Raphael Veiga, Nikão e Marcinho; Pablo (Bergson)

Suspensos: Ninguém
Pendurados: Raphael Veiga, Renan Lodi, Wanderson, Nikão, Paulo André e Lucho González
Lesionados:

FLAMENGO (Técnico: Maurício Barbieri)
César, Rodinei, Léo Duarte, Thuler e Renê; Cuéllar, Piris (Matheus Savio), Lucas Paquetá, Everton Ribeiro e Vitinho; Uribe (Lincoln).

Suspensos: Henrique Dourado
Pendurados: Diego Alves, Marlos Moreno, Léo Duarte, Diego, Rodinei e Geuvânio
Lesionados: Diego Alves, Réver e Diego

PALPITES: Na redação do LANCE!, 40% dos jornalistas acreditam na vitória do Flamengo. Outros 40% confiam em triunfo do Atlético-PR, enquanto 20% aposta no empate.

مواعيد مباريات الزمالك في شهر مارس 2023.. مواجهات نارية محليًا وإفريقيًا

يخوض فريق الكرة بنادي الزمالك، عدة مباريات قوية وهامة خلال شهر مارس الجاري، في إطار منافسات بطولتي الدوري المصري ودوري أبطال إفريقيا.

ويستعد الزمالك لخوض مباراة قوية أمام بيراميدز مساء الجمعة المقبل ضمن منافسات الجولة الـ20 من المسابقة المحلية.

ويحتل الزمالك المركز السادس بجدول ترتيب الدوري المصري، برصيد 32 نقطة، جمعها من الفوز في 9 لقاءات والتعادل خلال 5 مواجهات، وسقط بـ4 هزائم.

طالع.. بيان | جميعنا ندعمه.. مجلس الزمالك يوجه طلبًا إلى جماهيره بعد سجن مرتضى منصور

ويتواجد الزمالك في المجموعة الرابعة من دوري أبطال إفريقيا، بجانب الترجي الرياضي التونسي وشباب بلوزداد الجزائري والمريخ السوداني.

ويعاني الزمالك من تعثر قوي في مشواره بدوري أبطال إفريقيا بعدما خسر أمام شباب بلوزداد والتعادل مع المريخ السوداني تابعه سقوط جديد على يد الترجي التونس. مباريات الزمالك في شهر مارس 2023

الزمالك أمام بيراميدز، يوم الجمعة 3 مارس بالدوري المصري.

الزمالك ضد الترجي يوم الثلاثاء 7 مارس ببطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

الزمالك أمام إنبي، يوم الأحد 12 مارس في الدوري المصري.

الزمالك أمام شباب بلوزداد يوم الجمعة 17 مارس ببطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

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