Karachi Whites draw, and fail to make final

Rain allowed only 30 overs on the fourth day, and Karachi Whites managed a draw, but they had already lost their chance of making the finals

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Dec-2010Khan Research Laboratories pocketed first-innings points as Karachi Whites finished on 262 for 5 in their second innings in the 30 overs possible today in Karachi. Though Asif Zakir fell early to Yasir Arafat, Rameez Aziz carried on to make a half-century before he fell caught behind to seamer Shakeel-ur-Rehman for 61. Ali Asad and Javed Mansoor ensured no further damage for Karachi. However, after KRL had taken a massive first-innings lead, Karachi’s chances of making the final were dashed. They finished three points behind second-placed State Bank of Pakistan, who now take on leaders KRL in the final at Rawalpindi from December 31.

Zé Rafael comemora classificação do Bahia e pede paz na final do Estadual

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Na noite desta quinta-feira, o time do Bahia deu um importante passo na Copa do Nordeste, vencendo o Botafogo-PB por 2 a 0 na última rodada da fase de grupos. Com o resultado, o Esquadrão de Açoterminou a primeira fase na liderança do Grupo C, com 12 pontos conquistados.

Um dos principais jogadores do Bahia, o meia Zé Rafael destacou a importância da vitória, jogando fora de casa, para a sequência do torneio:

-Sabíamos que seria um jogo difícil, pois era um confronto direto pela primeira colocação do grupo e por ser na casa do adversário. Graças a Deus entramos concentrados, confiantes em fazer uma grande partida, e conseguimos sair com o resultado positivo, que nos garantiu na próxima fase da competição como líderes da nossa chave.

Neste domingo, o Bahia volta a entrar em campo, desta vez para fazer o primeiro jogo da decisão do Baiano, contra o maior rival Vitória.Zé Rafael falou sobre o duelo e pediu paz no clássico, para que se evite cenas como as do último Ba-Vi.

-Agora temos um grande desafio no domingo, contra o nosso maior rival, dentro do nosso estádio, com o apoio da nossa torcida. Temos que usar esses fatores para buscar o triunfo e sair na frente nessa decisão. Além disso, temos que pedir que seja um jogo disputado na bola, sem que haja cenas como as que vimos no último jogo entre as duas equipes, pois aquilo não é o futebol que o público quer assistir, não é o exemplo que pretendemos passar para quem vê de fora. Sabemos da nossa responsabilidade como atletas, e, por isso, espero que seja um confronto da paz, tanto na Fonte Nova quanto no Barradão, para que seja um grande espetáculo.

Bahia e Vitória se enfrentam neste domingo, às 16h, na Arena Fonte Nova.

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Alex McLeish hails Carl Stafelt improvement

Former Scotland manager Alex McLeish has been left hugely impressed with Carl Starfelt’s improvement in form for Celtic this season, hailing his work behind the scenes with Ange Postecoglou.

The Lowdown: Starfelt superb for Hoops

The Hoops are on the verge of sealing Scottish Premiership glory, with numerous players starring for Postecoglou’s side throughout the campaign.

Starfelt has undoubtedly been one of them, starting 31 league matches and averaging a 90.8% pass completion rate and winning 4.4 aerial duels per game.

The Swede’s current deal expires in the summer of 2025, and considering he is still only 26, he could prove to be a long-term player for Celtic after an initial shaky start.

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The Latest: McLeish hails defender

Speaking to Football Insider, McLeish heaped praise on Starfelt’s brilliance and the work he has done with Postecoglou in training, having improved his all-round form hugely:

“The manager has seen the guy every day. I imagine they have been doing some individual stuff, some video stuff.

“The manager will have known what Starfelt is capable of before he joined Celtic. There was a few Celtic players at the start of the season who weren’t at the level.

“Carter-Vickers is one. Starfelt, after a very shaky start, he has blossomed. It’s a credit to the manager and the coaches but it also shows the player has the bottle to play for these teams.”

The Verdict: Key man for years to come

Starfelt deserves all the accolades he receives this season, having been such an influential part of a defence that has conceded just 21 goals in 36 league outings in 2021/22.

He and Cameron Carter-Vickers has formed a wonderful understanding alongside one another and the hope is that they continue to provide the backbone of the team for many years.

Starfelt hasn’t done his job yet, though, and it is vital that he carries on performing at his current level in the final two league games of the season, becoming a Scottish champion in his first year at Parkhead.

In other news, Celtic have been tipped to sign a player in one position this summer. Read more here.

لاعب جديد على رادار النصر السعودي تمهيدًا لضمه في يناير

يواصل مجلس ادارة نادي النصر السعودي برئاسة مسلى آل معمر، البحث عن تعزيز صفوف الفريق من أجل المنافسة على جميع الألقاب الممكنة.

وبحسب صحيفة “سعودي سبورت” فإن إدارة النصر ترغب في تلبية رغبة الفرنسي رودي جارسيا في التعاقد مع ظهير أيمن جديد في يناير المقبل.

ويفكر أصفر الرياض في ضم نواف بوشل، ظهير أيمن الفتح والذي ظهر بشكل متميز في أول 8 جولات من دوري روشن في الموسم الحالي.

اقرأ أيضا..النصر ينهي معسكر أبو ظبي بالتعادل مع الحزم استعدادًا لعودة الدوري السعودي

وجاءت رغبة النصر في ضم ظهير جديد، بسبب تراجع أداء الظهير الدولي سلطان الغنام، وتسببه في هدف ألميريا الأول في المباراة الودية التي لعبت الجمعة أمام النصر.

وكانت مسابقة دوري روشن السعودي توقفت لفترة دامت الشهرين، بسبب مشاركة الأخضر في كأس العالم 2022.

وينتظر أن يعود الدوري السعودي من جديد يوم 15 ديسمبر الجاري، بمواجهات أندية ضمك والاتفاق، والخليج والفيحاء، والوحدة والفتح، والتعاون والعدالة، والشباب والاتحاد، بينما سيلعب الهلال يوم 16 ديسمبر أمام الباطن.

ويحتل الشباب صدارة جدول ترتيب دوري روشن برصيد 22 نقطة، بينما النصر في الوصافة برصيد 19 نقطة، ثم الاتحاد ثالثًا برصيد 18 نقطة، ويأتي الهلال في المركز الرابع برصيد 17 نقطة.

Com foco no Vitória, Kleina destaca atitude para garantir os três pontos

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A Chapecoense enfrentará o Vitória nesta quarta-feira, pela nona rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, no Barradão. Para o técnico Gilson Kleina, a equipe catarinense precisa mostrar atitude dentro de campo e supere as dificuldades.

-Lembra o cenário de contra o Internacional. Passa pelo nosso comportamento, nossa atitude no jogo. Quando enfrentamos jogos nessa situação, a mobilização do adversário é forte. Que possamos nos superar, colocar nosso jogo, nossa confiança, fazer um grande jogo e levar a vitória para Chapecó – disse o técnico em entrevista.

Sem Leandro Pereira, expulso contra o Galo, o treinador ainda não definiu o esquema que irá utilizar. Nas últimas rodadas, o time entrou em campo com três atacantes, sobretudo pela falta de Amaral – poupado por um choque na cabeça ainda no jogo contra o Fluminense.

– Vamos trabalhar com uma linha de três na frente ou 4-4-2, vamos (esperar) definir a situação do adversário. Gostamos dessa formação com Wellington Paulista e Leandro, mas perdemos com o cartão vermelho. Aquele que entrar que possa dar o seu melhor e ajudar a Chapecoense – falou.

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Smith left to rue missed opportunities

Two matches, two close defeats, crucial mistakes in the final stages of both matches. South Africa have to be hurting

Sidharth Monga in Cape Town19-Jan-2011

Harbhajan Singh was dropped on 12 and went on to seal the win with an unbeaten 23•Associated Press

Two matches, two close defeats, crucial mistakes in the final stages of both matches. South Africa have to be hurting. Batsmen freezing might just be the lesser of the evils. They pride themselves on their fielding, and tonight they dropped two catches they would normally take nine times out of 10. Zaheer Khan got reprieved on nought, Harbhajan Singh on 12, and the duo carried India home. Something similar happened when they were batting: after recovering well from an average start, they slumped from 198 for 4 in 44.4 overs to 220 all out.Graeme Smith chose to focus on that period – during the end of an innings – that has hurt them the most in this series. “I think 220 gave us a chance. The wicket was very difficult to bat on, had sort of plates on it, and its two-paced nature made strokes very difficult. It also had up and down bounce,” he said. “[But] we were really hoping for 240. I think 240 would have been a really good total there. JP [Duminy] and [debutant] Faff du Plessis played well together to take us to a decent total [rescuing them from 90 for 4]. Our Powerplay was poor again, we lost JP and Faff within two overs, and we only got 19 overs in our last six overs.”I really felt if we got 240 we were in with a real good chance of winning the game. We came real close, we missed two crucial chances at the back end, but I can’t fault the guys’ commitment tonight, their intensity and the effort they gave.”The commitment was of course there, in the way Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn bowled, in the way they caught, Steyn off his own bowling and Morkel at third man. Also pleasing was how – despite an expectedly nervous start – du Plessis made it easier for the selectors to pick him for the World Cup.”Terrific to see a guy like him come in,” Smith said. “He had a good domestic season, and just to carry that on here is good. He has prepared well, I have watched him in training. He will bring a lot to the squad I think. It was great to see him and play that well. Especially under pressure. We were under pressure when he came in. I think he has something special, which is good.”Smith said the key to bouncing back from such close defeats in back-to-back games was to not change what has been working for them. “I think it’s always important to keep doing the right things at training,” he said. “Keep reiterating the same point. The margins have been so small in the last two games, we could easily be 2-1 up or 3-0 up. Just got to keep training hard and keep doing the right things and hopefully the things will kick into place.”The World Cup squad comes out tonight, that will ease a lot of minds and stress on players. Hopefully free up a lot of players, and make them play with sort of freedom in the next few games.”They will need all the freedom because the opposition – an under-strength one at that – is sensing they are under pressure. “Our team is full of confidence right now,” Yusuf Pathan, Man of the Match tonight, said. “South Africa will obviously be under pressure because they have lost two matches, and we have done better in pressure situation. We made a comeback in the previous game, and here too. So the pressure will be there.”

اتحاد الكرة ينشر خطاب فيفا الموجه للنادي الأهلي للمشاركة في كأس العالم للأندية

نشر الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم الخطاب المرسل للنادي الأهلي لإخطاره بالمشاركة في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية 2022 التي ستقام في المغرب.

وأرسل الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم فيفا خطابًا رسميًا للنادي الأهلي مساء اليوم الجمعة لإبلاغه بمشاركته ممثلا عن قارة إفريقيا في مونديال الأندية.

طالع أيضًا.. رسميًا.. فيفا يخطر الأهلي بالمشاركة في كأس العالم للأندية 2022

وكتب اتحاد الكرة عبر حسابه الرسمي على “فيس بوك” إلى جانب صورة الخطاب: “تلقى الاتحاد المصرى لكرة القدم، خطاب الاتحاد الدولى لكرة القدم الموجه للنادي الأهلي والذي يفيد مشاركة فريق الكرة في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية التي ستقام بالمغرب الشقيق في الفترة من الأول وحتى الحادي عشر من شهر فبراير القادم”. 

وأضاف: “من جانبه، توجه الاتحاد المصرى لكرة القدم برئاسة جمال علام، بالتهنئة لمجلس ادارة الأهلى برئاسة محمود الخطيب متمنيا لممثل الكرة المصرية التوفيق ورفع راية الكرة المصرية كما عودنا دائما”.

ومن المقرر أن تستضيف المغرب النسخة المقبلة لمونديال الأندية خلال الفترة ما بين 1 و11 فبراير 2023.

Chennai to host IPL opening game and final

The 2011 season of the IPL will begin with defending champions Chennai Super Kings taking on Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai

Cricinfo staff16-Feb-2011

Chennai Super Kings will meet Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening game of the 2011 IPL•Indian Premier League

The 2011 season of the IPL will begin with defending champions Chennai Super Kings taking on Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The preliminary schedule released by the BCCI has the ten franchises playing at 13 venues over 51 days. The schedule may undergo changes keeping in view the state assembly elections to be held in a number of the host venues.The Indian board has also said that the four play-off games after the league stage – as per the revised format announced last year – will be split evenly between the Wankhede Stadium and the MA Chidambaram Stadium, with Chennai hosting the final on May 28.The finalists and the losing team from the third play-off match will qualify for the Champions League Twenty20 2011.Meanwhile, the new Kochi franchise has announced that the side will be called “Indi Commandos.”

Gabigol valoriza próprio empenho e vê seca perto de acabar

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Gabigol não parece estar incomodado com o jejum de gols no Santos. O atacante tem 11 partidas disputadas pelo Peixe e quatro gols. Contra o Ceará, neste sábado, o camisa 10 martelou em busca de um tento, mas acabou passando em branco. Em entrevista após fez questão de ressaltar que o individual não é mais importante do que o coletivo – o atacante participou dos dois gols do Peixe no jogo.

– Quebramos um tabu de 12 anos, conseguimos a vitória. Independente da data, é importante sempre dar o máximo pelo Santos e pela equipe. O importante é a vitória. O gol logo vai sair. Se formos ver, os dois gols nasceram dos meus pés. O time recua e a gente fica um pouco bravo. Participei das jogadas. O gol vai sair, é questão de tempo – ponderou o jogador.

Desde que retornou ao Santos, Gabigol tem sido usado como um centroavante. Ainda buscando mais experiência na posição, o camisa 10 é titular absoluto da equipe e, embora tenha cometido muitos erros neste sábado, participou dos gols da equipe.

Para Jair, “nem sempre o atacante vai ser importante só fazendo gols”, já que “pode ser crucial para o time abrindo espaços, dando passes e se movimentando bem”.

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فيديو | مانشستر يونايتد يعبر بيرنلي بثنائية ويتأهل إلى ربع نهائي كأس الرابطة

حصل مانشستر يونايتد على بطاقة التأهل إلى منافسات ربع نهائي كأس رابطة الأندية الإنجليزية، مساء اليوم، على حساب فريق بيرنلي.

واستضاف “الأولد ترافورد” مباراة الفريقين في إطار منافسات دور الـ16، من كأس كاراباو، حيث فاز مانشستر يونايتد بهدفين دو رد. أهداف مباراة مانشستر يونايتد وبيرنلي

سجل كريستيان إريكسن الهدف الأول لصالح مانشستر يونايتد، في الدقيقة 27، بعدما نجح في تسديد الكرة بشكل مباشر في الشباك، عقب تمريرة عرضية من آرون وان بيساكا.

وفي الدقيقة 57، سجل ماركوس راشفورد الهدف الثاني بطريقة مميزة، بعد مجهود فردي رائع، حيث سدد الكرة في الزاوية اليمنى للمرمى.

يُذكر أن مراسم قرعة دور ربع نهائي البطولة ستُقام مساء الخميس، بعد مباراة ليفربول ومانشستر سيتي.

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