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حلم الدولي الجابوني، بيير إيمريك أوباميانج، مهاجم مارسيليا الحالي، ومهاجم بوروسيا دورتموند وآرسنال وتشيلسي وبرشلونة السابق، باللعب لفريق نيوكاسل يونايتد، بحسب ما نشرته صحيفة ذا صن البريطانية.

في عام 2012 كان أوباميانج مهاجما في فريق سانت إيتيان الفرنسي، وأنهى الموسم في المركز الثاني بترتيب الهدافين، بعدما سجل 19 هدفا وكان خلف الأسطورة زلاتان إبراهيموفيتش.

كان نيوكاسل يونايتد أبرز المهتمين بضم أوباميانج، وعرض الماجبايس 15 مليون للتعاقد معه وتم الرفض من قبل النادي الفرنسي، وخرج بعدها الهداف الجابوني في تصريحات قائلًا: “كان حلمي دائمًا أن ألعب في أحد أفضل بطولتين في العالم”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. أوباميانج يشرح لماذا نجح في برشلونة وفشل مع تشيلسي

وأضاف أوباميانج: “نيوكاسل ناد جيد وسانت جيمس بارك هو ملعب ضخم حيث يوجد مشجعون متحمسون”، لكن في النهاية انتقل إلى بوروسيا دورتموند بعد مكالمات مع يورجن كلوب.

وفي شرح لقراره في 2016، قال: “اخترنا دورتموند، المتأهل للنهائي في دوري أبطال أوروبا في الموسم السابق حينها، لأن والدي درس أسلوب لعب كلوب”.

خلال فترته مع بوروسيا دورتموند، كان واحدا من أقوى المهاجمين في أوروبا، ولعب 5 مواسم مع أسود الفيستفاليا ثم انتقل إلى آرسنال في شتاء 2018 مقابل 63.8 مليون يورو

Wasim Akram, former India bowling coach Eric Simons and former India fast bowler TA Sekhar all think Zaheer Khan still has a role to play for India

Nagraj Gollapudi20-Feb-2014

Even as the whispers have started to get louder over Zaheer Khan’s future in the Indian side, Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan fast bowling great, and former India bowling coach Eric Simons believe the left-arm quick still has a big role to play.In the four Tests since returning to the side in the South Africa tour, Zaheer has taken 16 wickets including a five-for in the second Test against New Zealand. However both South Africa and New Zealand batsmen raised big totals, capitalising on the inconsistency of the Indian bowling which lacked the intensity and importantly a bowling leader.”It is very rare that you make a comeback having played 90 Tests. So it is just not your bowling but also your reputation at stake,” Akram told ESPNcricinfo. “But in the time left before he finally retires, Zaheer has the opportunity to contribute a lot still. Like Imran [Khan] did with myself and Waqar [Younis], Zak can stand at mid-on and mid-off and teach other bowlers skills like reverse swing, have a word with the young fast bowlers when things are not going well.”Shortening his run-up, how and when to use reverse swing, how to use angles and yorkers were some of the things Akram said Imran taught him during his formative years. “Talking, explaining fast bowling is an art. Just because one is a fast bowler does not always mean he can teach easily to others. So the more Zaheer talks to the others, he will learn and teach more. I used to just ask Imran ” for the first three years. And that is how I learned.”Akram cited the example of the Wellington Test last week where Ishant Sharma went wicketless in the second innings – a match that Brendon McCullum turned on its head with a triple-century. “Dhoni cannot speak from behind the wickets. Ishant no doubt bowled well during the series, but no wicket for 160-odd runs it means he had some psychological issues. So it is for Zak to take the initiative to figure out what Ishant’s plan was and talk to him accordingly. If the pitch is flat, wickets are not coming, then how does one stop the runs are things that have to be spoken about. Other than taking wickets Zaheer’s responsibility should help make one or two good fast bowlers before he exits cricket.”Rahul Dravid, former India captain, told ESPNcricinfo earlier this week Zaheer’s struggles were evident in both South Africa and New Zealand and the bowler needed to ask himself some tough questions. “I would hate to see Zaheer Khan end his career bowling 120-125 kph and limp away from international cricket,” Dravid said.However Simons, who was the bowling coach when fellow South African Gary Kirsten was the Indian coach, pointed out that speed has never really been Zaheer’s strength. “Zaheer is not a very physical bowler,” Simons said. “Zaheer is lot more tactical in his approach, lot more skillful in the sense he has relied more on the swinging the ball and using the variations to be successful. And he will just end up relying more and more on those skills as time goes along.”Simons also said that India could not afford to carry a fast-bowling pack who were more medium than fast. “The important thing in any bowling attack is the balance so you can’t have three or four guys just bowling at 120-125 kph and try and swing the ball around. If he (Zaheer) is used more to complement the other chaps, who are bowling quicker then he becomes more effective. That will naturally become his role in future. Even Richard Hadlee became very effective in such a role.”Simons is clear that the best way India can extract the best out of Zaheer was by playing him not as a “strike” bowler but as a “skillful” bowler. “The one thing about Zak is he is a person thrives on lots of bowling. I remember when he came to South Africa he had not bowled as much as he had perhaps in the past. I certainly sensed he was slow to get his rhythm. He needs to be used in a manner that allows him to be the skillful bowler that he is; may be not as the strike bowler. May be he bowls a few overs upfront with the new ball while it is swinging because he is one of the best exponents of that art and then later on in the game where he can bring to the fore the different variations he has.”Simons admitted that considering Zaheer is now 35 he cannot escape such critical assessment especially since he is a fast bowler. “You can’t play him too far in the future. You have to be realistic.”Although Zaheer had worked hard to get back to fitness last year Dravid said that he was not entirely confident about him featuring during the five-Test series in England later this summer. TA Sekhar, former India fast bowler and selector, however pointed out that Zaheer was crucial for the development of the inexperienced Indian bowling attack.”I would rather play Zaheer abroad even if he has become slower,” Sekhar said. “He is one guy who knows when to bowl fast and when to bowl within himself. 124kph you read and wonder what is he doing. But that is not his real speed. Perhaps he is trying to conserve his energy. He is also using a lot of change of pace now. So he deserves to there especially now when the bowling group is developing.”

شدد أحمد حسام ميدو لاعب ومدرب الزمالك السابق، علي ضرورة عودة الجماهير بشكل طبيعي في بداية الموسم الجديد من بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

ومن المقرر أن ينطلق الدوري المصري في الموسم الجديد 2023-2024، في منتصف سبتمبر المقبل.

وقال ميدو عبر حسابه على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي “تويتر”: “أتمنى أن يكون هذا الموسم هو البداية الحقيقية لعودة الجماهير للمدرجات بشكل طبيعي ويوجد فعلا نية من الجميع على عودة مدرجاتنا كاملة العدد”.

طالع | ميدو يوجه رسالة قوية لـ وزير الرياضة بعد استقالة مجلس الزمالك

وتابع: “لا يوجد كرة دون جمهور مثل المسرح، أي ممثل، يظهر على المسرح ولا يوجد جمهور لا يمكنه أن يمثل، نفس الحال في الكرة بالضبط”.

وواصل: “أتمنى من المسؤولين أن يكونوا فاهمين هذا الكلام، أن موضوع غياب الجماهير، يؤثر على اللاعبين وعلى تطور لاعبين كثيرين، من الممكن أن يكونوا أفضل من ذلك بكثير”.

نفسي الموسم ده يكون البداية الحقيقة لعودة الجماهير للمدرجات بشكل طبيعي ويكون فيه فعلا نية من الجميع على عودة مدرجاتنا كاملة العدد..مفيش كورة من غير جمهور زي ما مفيش مسرح من غير جمهور لو اي ممثل طلع يمثل على المسرح ومالاقاش جمهور لا يمكن يعرف يمثل!! نفس الحال في الكورة بالظبط…

— Mido (@midoahm) August 26, 2023

If ever proof was needed that Pakistan are world cricket’s most mercurial side, take this match as exhibit A. Bilawal Bhatti’s first over cost 30 runs, Pakistan dropped two catches in three balls, they conceded an 18-ball half-century to Glenn Maxwell and

The Report by Brydon Coverdale23-Mar-2014
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details4:56

Crowe: Australia don’t have the spin game for this tournament

If ever proof was needed that Pakistan are world cricket’s most mercurial side, take this match as exhibit A. Bilawal Bhatti’s first over cost 30 runs, Pakistan dropped two catches in three balls, they conceded an 18-ball half-century to Glenn Maxwell and in their own innings stumbled to 25 for 2 in their fifth over. Oh, and they won. Comfortably, in the end. So relaxed was Mohammad Hafeez by the end that he trusted Bhatti with the final over, with Australia needing 23. They managed six.This really was a split personality of a game. The fielding from both sides was poor, as was some of the bowling. But the striking from Umar Akmal and Maxwell was breathtaking, and a couple of wonderful overs from two of Pakistan’s spinners, Zulfiqar Babar and Saeed Ajmal, meant more than Bhatti’s dirty 30-run over. Perhaps the most important feature of the match was the lopsided nature of Australia’s scorecard; nobody but Maxwell and Aaron Finch reached double figures.Smart stats

Umar Akmal’s 94 is the second-highest score by a Pakistan batsman in Twenty20 internationals. Ahmed Shehzad had made an unbeaten 98 against Zimbabwe in August last year.

In his last ten T20I innings, Umar has scored 337 runs at an average of 42.12 and a strike rate of 138.68, the best among Pakistan batsmen during this period.

Glenn Maxwell got to his half-century in 18 balls, which is the fourth-fastest in Twenty20 internationals. Only Yuvraj Singh, Paul Stirling and Stephan Myburgh have scored a half-century in fewer balls.

Maxwell’s strike rate of 224.24 is the fourth-highest for an Australian batsman who’s faced at least 25 balls in an innings.

The No. 4 batsmen from both teams were the top-scorers, and totalled 168 runs in the match, the highest by No. 4 batsmen in a T20I; the previous-highest was 164, by Ricky Ponting (98 not out) and Scott Styris (66) in the first ever T20I, in 2005.

Bilawal Bhatti went for 30 runs in the eighth over of the innings, the fourth-most expensive over in Twenty20 internationals. Stuart Broad (36 v India, 2007), Izatullah Dawlatzai (32 v England, 2012) and Wayne Parnell (32 v England, 2012) are the only bowlers to concede more runs in an over.

And yet while they were at the crease together, Australia rocketed into favouritism. Chasing 192, they had come together at 8 for 2 at the end of the first over, after Babar’s quicker ball rattled David Warner’s stumps and his turner caught the edge of Shane Watson’s bat on the way through to Kamran Akmal. But from there, Maxwell and Finch lifted Australia to 126 for 2 in the 12th over, a position from which they could have and should have won.Had Maxwell stayed there they would have. As he struck six after six with conventional strokeplay, it was hard to work out why he had tried to reverse-sweep Hafeez from the first ball of his innings. Nerves, perhaps. But when he stood still and played the ball on its merits, he was almost impossible to stop. He clubbed Hafeez over midwicket and square leg for two sixes in an over and struck another as Shahid Afridi leaked 15 in his first over.Afridi seemed Scrooge-like compared to Bhatti, who was thumped for two consecutive sixes that brought Maxwell his half-century, the equal fastest in a T20 international by an Australia player. The record was set by David Warner, who struck an 18-ball fifty against West Indies in 2009-10 at the SCG, where the Arizona Diamondbacks and the LA Dodgers are playing Major League Baseball this week. Some of Maxwell’s strikes belonged there.He was put down on 70 by Ajmal in the deep – two balls earlier Kamran had failed to glove Finch’s edge behind off Ajmal’s doosra – but on 74 Maxwell fell when he picked out deep midwicket off the bowling of Afridi. And magically, the runs dried up. The rest of the Australians struggled to force the pace against Pakistan’s spin; George Bailey was bowled by Afridi for 4 off nine balls and after Brad Hodge was well caught in the deep by Ajmal off Umar Gul, Ajmal got rid of the other main danger, Finch.Australia needed 31 off the final three overs when Ajmal was given his last over, and it was a brilliant one. Finch, settled but still a little scratchy, was bowled by an Ajmal straight ball for 65 off 54 balls, and the over brought one run and one wicket. And, more or less, one Pakistan victory. Because 30 off two overs was too much for Australia’s lower order; Gul and Bhatti picked up wickets and there was a run out, and Australia were bowled out from the last ball for 175.It meant that Umar Akmal’s batting had not been in vain. That Pakistan reached 191 for 5 was a remarkable effort given that they were struggling at 25 for 2 in the fifth over. But the Akmal brothers combined to give Bailey a headache for the next three quarters of an hour.They scored at 11.29 during their 96-run partnership and although Kamran has an excellent record against Australia it was Umar who really did the damage this time. Powerful through and over midwicket, especially during an 18-run over from part-time spinner Finch, who was twice dispatched dismissively over deep midwicket, Umar was also able to rocket the ball down the ground straight back past the bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile.Kamran struck four fours during his run-a-ball 31 but the partnership ended when he tried to lift a cut over deep point off Coulter-Nile but was well taken by Warner running around on the boundary. Coulter-Nile picked up a second wicket when he yorked Sohaib Maqsood for 5, but Umar remained at the crease and seemed destined to become the first Pakistan batsman to reach a century in a Twenty20 international.That was not to be. In the final over of the innings, on 94 from 53 balls, he tried to clear the long-on boundary off Mitchell Starc and was caught in the deep by Maxwell. A quick unbeaten 20 from Afridi helped Pakistan to 191 for 5, but the Australians were left wondering what could have been had they been a little less sloppy in the field.Umar had been dropped on 22 when he lifted Coulter-Nile to deep square leg and Brad Hogg put down a catch that was coming to him at pace, but should have been taken comfortably. Afridi was also put down by Hodge at point and Kamran was grassed by Doug Bollinger at short fine leg, although the umpire called a no-ball against the bowler Shane Watson in any case.Bollinger’s first international for two and a half years had started more promisingly – he struck in the second over of the match when Ahmed Shehzad top-edged a pull and was caught by Bollinger himself. When Hafeez played on off Watson in the fifth over, Australia could dream of a small chase. In their dreams.

MatériaMais Notícias

Em entrevista coletiva após a eliminação para o Bahia na Copa do Brasil, na noite desta quarta-feira, o técnico Cuca assumiu toda a culpa pela queda da equipe. O treinador do São Paulo destacou que os torcedores possuem razão pelas reclamações, lembrando ao analisar a partida que não está conseguindo fazer o Tricolor paulista sair de campo com as vitórias na temporada. Cuca ainda terminou dizendo que não faltou entrega de seus comandados.

– Se a torcida está de cabelo em pé é com toda a razão. Ser eliminado como o São Paulo foi na Libertadores, na primeira fase, é lógico que o torcedor fica “p” da vida. E os maiores responsáveis somos nós. Sou eu, quem escala, que põe as ideias em campo. O time está há quatro jogos sem fazer gols. Hoje até que foi um jogo igual, não faltou entrega, dedicação. Quando esses elementos faltam a culpa é do treinador. Sou eu o maior culpado. Se tem que bater em algum, se tem que levar porrada no bom sentido o culpado sou eu – afirmou, completando:

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– A gente começou com o Helinho, Toró e Everton com Hernanes e Tchê Tchê chegando. Acabamos com Nenê, Igor Gomes, Toró e Pato. No nosso melhor momento levamos o gol. Eu seria leviano se falasse que faltou isso ou aquilo A culpa é minha , eu que não estou conseguindo fazer o São Paulo ganhar. O time não jogou mal, o Bahia estava encaixado. É difícil fazer gol no Bahia, a exemplo do Corinthians. Motivar é falar palavra bonita? É ir lá e trabalhar. Eles estão isentos das derrotas. A culpa é minha, já falei uma, duas e falo a terceira.

Agora, o São Paulo tem pela frente apenas o Campeonato Brasileiro nesta temporada. Os comandados de Cuca voltam a campo no domingo, recebendo o Cruzeiro, no Pacaembu.

كشف أحمد عبد القادر لاعب النادي الأهلي عن تغييره رقم قميصه في الموسم الجديد مع الفريق، كما تحدث عن طموحاته مع القلعة الحمراء خلال الفترة القادمة.

وقال عبد القادر خلال تصريحات عبر الموقع الرسمي للأهلي: “مستعد للظهور بمستوى جيد خلال الموسم الجديد”، مشيرًا إلى أن علاقته رائعة للغاية مع مارسيل كولر المدير الفني للفريق، والذي يسعى لتطوير مستواه.

وأضاف: “بدأنا معسكر الإعداد بالاهتمام بالجانب البدني في المقام الأول، وهدفنا حاليًا استعادة اللياقة البدنية، ومن ثم التركيز في الجوانب الفنية، التي سنعمل عليها بكل تأكيد قبل لقاء كأس السوبر الإفريقي أمام اتحاد العاصمة الجزائري”.

وتابع: “صلاح محسن طلب الحصول على رقم 9 لأنه سيلعب في مركز المهاجم، وسأرتدي رقم 11 وهو مناسب للغاية لي؛ لأنني ألعب في مركز الجناح، ومنذ أسبوع تحدث معي صلاح للحصول على رقمي الذي كنت أرتديه في الموسم الماضي ووافقت على الفور”.

وواصل: “الأهم بالنسبة لي مصلحة الفريق، والأمر يتعلق بفوز الأهلي بالمباريات وتحقيق الألقاب، ومشاركتي في المباريات أمر يعود لوجهة نظر الجهاز الفني، وبالتأكيد إذا لم أشارك، فإنني سوف أجتهد من أجل اللعب أساسيًا مع التدريب بقوة للظهور بأفضل مستوى”.

وأردف: “مثلي الأعلى بالتأكيد هو محمود الخطيب رئيس النادي ومحمد بركات لاعب الأحمر السابق وأشعر أنني قريب منه للغاية، وعالميًا البلجيكي إيدين هازارد، لكن لم يكن موفقا بسبب الإصابات التي تعرض لها، وحاليًا فينسيوس جونيور لاعب ريال مدريد”.

طالع | محمد بركات يوجه نصيحة لـ أحمد عبد القادر.. ويؤكد: الجمهور قادر على تقييم اللاعبين

وأستكمل: “هناك مدربون أثروا في مستواي على رأسهم ياسر رجب وعصام صلاح في مرحلة الناشئين، والبرتغالي ريكاردو سواريش الذي تعامل معي بشكل رائع فنيًا ونفسيًا، رغم أنه لم يمكث سوى شهرين فقط مع الفريق، وكذلك بيتسو موسيماني الذي كان وراء إعطائي الفرصة للظهور مع الأهلي”.

وحول العلاقة مع مارسيل كولر، قال: “علاقتي معه رائعة وهو يسعى لتطوير قدراتي، وله وجهة نظر فنية، وأنا أسعى لتنفيذ جميع تعليماته، وأتمنى أن أكون عند حسن ظنه دائمًا”.

وزاد: “الأجواء في النمسا مثالية، وأنا أحب الطبيعة والمعسكر حتى الآن يسير بشكل رائع، والموسم الجديد سنكون تحت ضغوط كبيرة بعدما توجنا بـ5 ألقاب في الموسم الماضي، ولذلك نسعى بكل قوة من أجل الاستعداد للموسم الجديد، سنعمل على الفوز بأكبر عدد من الألقاب وعن نفسي أتمنى الفوز بكأس العالم للأندية”.

وأكمل: “طموحي كبير على المستوى الشخصي وفي مقدمتها المشاركة بصورة أساسية ومؤثرة مع الفريق مما يتطلب منى بذل أقصى جهد، وعلى المستوى الجماعي أتمنى المنافسة بقوة على البطولات المحلية والقارية”.

وواصل: “مواجهة كأس السوبر الإفريقي أمام الرجاء المغربي في 2021، شهدت الظهور الأول لي مع الفريق مع بيتسو موسيماني المدير الفني السابق للأهلي، وقد ساهمت في تحقيق هذه البطولة مع زملائي، وبالنسبة للمواجهة القادمة أمام اتحاد العاصمة سوف نستعد لها بكل قوة من أجل تحقيق اللقب”.

واستطرد: “كأس العالم للأندية القادمة في مدينة جدة، ستكون ثالث مشاركة بالنسبة لي في المونديال، وسبق وتألقت في البطولتين السابقتين وسجلت هدفًا أمام الهلال السعودي، وفي البطولة الأخيرة أحرزت هدفين في شباك فلامينجو البرازيلي، وأتمنى أن أسجل في البطولة القادمة عددًا أكبر من الأهداف”.

وأتم: “أشكر جمهور الأهلي الذي دعمنا وساندنا بقوة في الموسم الماضي، ودائمًا عندما تتاح لهم الفرصة للحضور بشكل كامل، يكون لهم تأثير واضح في تحفيز اللاعبين للتتويج بالألقاب وتحقيق الانتصارات في المباريات الصعبة والمهمة، فهي رائعة للغاية، وأرى ذلك بنفسي سواء في النادي أو في الشارع عندما ألتقي بهم”.

Lord’s 2009 was close. Chittagong in 2014 was a thrashing. For the second time in T20, Netherlands humbled England

The Report by George Dobell31-Mar-2014
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details1:31

England ‘flipped’ to new low by Bukhari

There is a great deal of competition for the lowest point in the history of English cricket. They have been defeated by Ireland and Netherlands, bowled out by a chicken farmer in Zimbabwe and whitewashed by India, West Indies and Australia. They were even knocked out of the World Cup they hosted in 1999 before the theme song was released.But defeat at the hands of Netherlands – the second time they have lost to them in two meetings following the result in the 2009 World T20 at Lord’s – in Chittagong ranks among the worst of England’s defeats. In a winter stuffed with setbacks and disappointment, England left the most ignominious moment until last. The term double-dutch has rarely seemed so appropriate.It is a defeat that might also prove a fatal blow for Ashley Giles’ hopes of gaining the England coaching job. While those at the ECB charged with appointing the next coach might have been expected to take a sympathetic view towards some modest results in light of the transitional phase in which the team find themselves, it may prove harder to overlook a defeat at the hands of Netherlands: a team that were beaten by Zimbabwe early in the tournament; a team that were bowled out for 39 by Sri Lanka a few days ago; a team that recently lost their ODI status.Smart Stats

Netherlands have become the only Associate team to beat a Test team twice in T20 internationals. Their first win against England was in the only other T20I these teams have played, at Lord’s in the 2009 World T20.

England’s total in this match equalled their second lowest score in T20Is. West Indies had also bowled them out for 88 at The Oval in 2011. England’s lowest score in T20Is is 80, by India in the 2012 World T20.

This was Netherlands’ fourth win when batting first in 14 games. They have a better record batting second – 11 wins in 15 matches.

The 45-run defeat was England’s sixth worst in terms of runs. Their worst was against India in the last World T20, when they lost by 90.

The England batsmen scored only three boundaries, the fewest they have hit in a T20I.

Those same men charged with appointing the coach might also like to reflect on the wisdom of dispensing with Kevin Pietersen weeks before the tournament, too. Whether he is disruptive or not in the dressing room – and the evidence of those who shared it with him is mixed – there is no doubt that, without him, England are a weaker team on the pitch.This was a wretched performance. While Netherlands hit three boundaries in the first over of the game, England managed only four in their entire innings. While Holland took 47 off their six Powerplay overs, England managed only 26 for the loss of three wickets off theirs; their second lowest in T20 history. Their final total – a pathetic effort of 88 – was the lowest ever recorded by Full Member nation against an Associate.It summed up England’s awful performance that defeat was sealed by a shambolic run-out. Had an unknowing spectator sauntered into the ground, they could have been forgiven for concluding that England was the Associate nation and Netherlands were the Test regulars.But it is harsh to focus on England’s shortcomings when Netherlands performance warrants praise. Certainly their bowling – intelligent, disciplined and calm – was highly impressive and their fielding calm and assured. They deserve huge plaudits for defending a target that looked some way below par, albeit on a pitch that rendered stroke-making difficult.Timm van der Gugten bowled with pace and control in taking the key wicket of Eoin Morgan, falling to an old weakness and edging one pushed wide of his off stump, while Mudassar Bukhari’s control and variations preyed on an England batting line-up chronically lacking in confidence on a sluggish surface. Logan van Beek also claimed three wickets in two overs by virtue simply of maintaining and decent line and length and preying on England’s increasing panic.However, the key difference was the composure of Netherlands compared to England. While the Dutch played to the conditions, England attempted to play as if on a quicker surface. With the ball not coming on to the bat as England might have liked, the batsmen were encouraged to hit the ball in the air and presented a succession of chances to Netherland’s grateful, and sharp fielders. Only three men made double-figures and none made more than 18.Earlier, it seemed as if England had clawed Netherlands back to a manageable total after a bright start. Stephan Myburgh and Wesley Barresi put on 50 for the second wicket in 43 balls, with Stephen Parry, playing in place of the much-derided Jade Dernbach, punished for 23 off his two overs.The fielding lapses that have marred England’s winter were prevalent once again. Michael Lumb, mistiming his leap, was unable to cling on to a pull stroke by Barresi on 8 off Parry’s first delivery – a long-hop – and instead of catching it, tipped the ball for six. Tom Cooper, on 4, was badly dropped by Alex Hales, while Peter Borren might have been run-out had Buttler not dislodged the bails with his elbow before collecting the ball.But, having made 84 from the first 11 overs, Netherlands scored only 49 from their final nine as Ravi Bopara, in particular, bowled with excellent control and variation. Only 27 came from the final five overs and it seemed they had squandered their fine platform.It proved to be more than enough, though. England’s run-chase never gained any momentum. Nobody took responsibility for their chase, no-one had the composure for the job at hand. Complacency is one potential excuse, but how a team that has been thrashed all winter can be find room for complacency is hard to say.Either way, while the result may prove a hammer blow to Giles’ chances of gaining the England job his counterpart, Anton Roux, must have given himself an excellent chance of gaining the Netherlands job on a full time basis.

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Veja a relação dos jogadores estrangeiros que atuam no futebol brasileiro e que foram convocados para a Copa América.

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A semana conturbada em torno do “caso Neymar” rendeu um desdobramento polêmico na cúpula da CBF. Mandatário da Federação Gaúcha de Futebol (FGF) e um dos vices da entidade máxima do futebol brasileiro, Francisco Noveletto ficou em evidência por uma entrevista exibida no SBT, na qual mencionou um “vídeo novo” envolvendo o atacante e até dava um palpite sobre o futuro do camisa 10 na Copa América (antes de ele ser cortado por lesão):

– Aposto que ele não virá e que ele pedirá licença. Ele não tem condições psicológicas para enfrentar uma Copa América e um batalhão de jornalistas…

Há 15 anos à frente da Federação Gaúcha de Futebol (FGF) e marcado por não ter papas na língua, Noveletto é categórico ao dizer que a frase foi retirada de um trecho de uma entrevista de uma hora e garante que jamais quis interferir na decisão de Neymar:

– Aquela tinha sido uma entrevista sobre a trajetória da minha vida! No meio, é que falamos sobre a CBF. A gente veio de uma semana difícil, com coletiva do Tite pesada, todo aquele tumulto… Mas o pedido de licença tinha de partir do Neymar! Eu só estava me colocando no lugar dele, pensando no assunto – declarou, ao LANCE!.

O dirigente falou que pensou no lado humano ao opinar sobre o camisa 10:

– Eu fiquei sabendo a história do novo vídeo e pensei: “a mídia não vai dar folga”. Como vai ficar a cabeça dele? Eu só falei minha opinião, mas em nenhum momento quis manifestar nada em nome da CBF, pedindo para que o Neymar deixasse a Seleção. Agora, esta emissora quis se promover em cima do Noveletto.

SEU PERÍODO NA FGF

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Presidente da FGF desde 2004, Noveletto destacou-se por modernizar a entidade. Segundo o L! apurou, a Federação tem uma equipe bastante enxuta, com pouco menos de 20 funcionários.

Aos seus olhos, o longo período à frente da FGF é fruto de muito trabalho:

– Está no meu sangue. Gestão com transparência e credibilidade.

Embora seja torcedor do Internacional, Noveletto não esconde seu desejo de ajudar equipes de menor investimento (criando, inclusive, a Copa da Federação):

– Grêmio e Internacional já têm seus recursos próprios.Mas, como disse o ex-governador daqui do Rio Grande do Sul, (José Ivo) Sartori, nosso estado está quebrado. Com isto, através de negócios, parcerias, vamos ajudando os clubes de menor investimento.

Porém, a Copa RS é a “menina dos olhos” do dirigente. Noveletto exalta competição, voltada para revelar jogadores da categoria sub-20:

– Além de acertarmos contrato de transmissão com a Globo, nós temos clubes de todo país e equipes como River Plate, Boca Juniors, Independiente…

No fim deste ano, Francisco Noveletto passará o bastão para Luciano Hocsman, que foi seu vice-presidente.

DE OPOSITOR DE DEL NERO A AMIGO DE CABOCLO: NOVELETTO NA CBF

O dirigente também reviu conceitos em relação à maneira como encarava a CBF. Com sua peculiar franqueza, Noveletto não esconde a mudança de conceitos. Alguns anos atrás, ele foi candidato de oposição a Del Nero.

– Aos poucos, as coisas vêm sendo esclarecidas. Antes, a CBF estava com muita coisa esquisita, que as pessoas sabem… – disse para, em seguida, destacar o trabalho de Rogério Caboclo:

– É outra coisa. Mesmo antes de ser presidente da CBF, já mostrava ser um executivo como poucos. Embora seja tímido, é bastante visionário. Mas, claro, em cinco meses não vai fazer milagres.

Atualmente, ele se prepara para trabalhar nas categorias de base da Seleção Brasileira.

FRANQUEZA… ATÉ DEMAIS!

A franqueza excessiva já fez com que Noveletto ganhasse evidência por frases bastante inusitadas. Questionado pelo “Zero Hora” se gostaria de ser presidente do Internacional, o dirigente falou:

-Tenho medo do Inter virar um Barcelona.

O vice-presidente da CBF reconhece que tem suas “tiradas”:

– Eu falei “de sacanagem”. Mas quero cumprir o papel que cair na minha mão. Nunca me preocupei realmente com o próximo passo. Só me preocupei há 45 anos.

Noveletto também chegou a falar em uma entrevista sobre a o desejo de ser presidente da Conmebol. Segundo ele, a busca é por um uma presença brasileira na gestão da entidade continental:

– Os repórteres perguntaram para mim de CBF. Falei que é mais fácil a Conmebol. O Brasil nunca teve presidentes da Conmebol. Por mais que o Alejandro (Domínguez) venha fazendo um bom trabalho, deixando a entidade azeitada, está na hora de um brasileiro ocupar o cargo. Os brasileiros precisam ter prestígio em nível continental.

Ao falar sobre sua maneira de ser e de se posicionar, o dirigente é taxativo e diz que voltaria a se manifestar da mesma forma sobre o “caso Neymar”:

– Eu não dependo de ninguém. Infelizmente, hoje estamos numa época de “politicamente correto”. Eu pensei em ajudar um guri de 27 anos que passou por tudo o que passou. Mas em nenhum momento houve crise na CBF. Só fizeram sensacionalismo.

Mignon du Preez, the South Africa captain, has called her side’s run to the Women’s World T20 semi-finals a “stepping stone” for women’s cricket in her country

Abhishek Purohit in Mirpur04-Apr-2014

Mignon du Preez, the South Africa captain, has called her side’s run to the Women’s World T20 semi-finals a “stepping stone” for women’s cricket in her country. South Africa stunned favoured New Zealand in the group stage to make the semi-finals for the first time ahead of Suzie Bates’ team with a better net run-rate. Although they went down tamely to England in the semi-final, du Preez was proud of her side for their achievement.”Coming into this we were definitely underdogs. I think we have done exceptionally well and over the past few weeks the cricket that we have played, we have shown a lot of character and credit to the team,” du Preez said. “I am very proud of what we have done and I think this is like the stepping stone for women’s cricket in South Africa. It is nice to give something back to people who have been behind us all the way, whether you are winning or losing. I think this is going to open up the doors and be the start of great things for women’s cricket in South Africa.”South Africa lost only to Australia in Group A and beat New Zealand, Pakistan and Ireland. Along the way, they took inspiration from West Indies Women’s motto of ‘Moving in faith’ and said a prayer in the team huddle after their tournament ended against England this evening.West Indies have been probably the most improved side in women’s cricket in recent years, making the final of the World Cup in 2013 and the semi-final of this event.When asked if South Africa could be the new West Indies of women’s cricket, du Preez said she would not mind if her side was called that, as she admired Merissa Aguilleira’s side a lot. “They have come a long way over the last few years and they have played really good cricket,” she said. “They have played together as a team. Individuals do perform but they play really hard as a team. They are also underdogs but they play with a never-say-die attitude which I admire.”Du Preez did not think it was only England and Australia dominating women’s cricket and said South Africa’s run to the knockouts in this tournament proved that other sides were rapidly coming up the ranks.She pointed to the professionalisation of English women’s cricket and hoped that other countries would be able to do the same.