McCullum takes over as New Zealand captain

Brendon McCullum has been appointed New Zealand’s captain in all three formats after Ross Taylor declined an offer to stay on as leader of the Test side in a split-captaincy scenario

Brydon Coverdale06-Dec-2012

Victory in Colombo was Ross Taylor’s last act as New Zealand captain•Associated Press

Brendon McCullum has been appointed New Zealand’s captain in all three formats after Ross Taylor declined an offer to stay on as leader of the Test side in a split-captaincy scenario. Taylor has also chosen to make himself unavailable for the upcoming tour of South Africa, although New Zealand are hopeful he will be back in the side for the home series against England early next year.The confirmation of the change came at a press conference in Auckland on Friday morning where David White, the New Zealand Cricket CEO, said he regretted the way the captaincy debate had played out in the public spotlight. McCullum, who has previously led New Zealand in eight ODIs and 12 Twenty20s, will become the country’s 28th Test captain when the series against South Africa begins on January 2 in Cape Town.There had been much speculation this week about the future of Taylor since the squad returned from Sri Lanka despite their impressive series-leveling victory in Colombo. In that match Taylor, who took over as captain in 2011 after being preferred to McCullum for the role, scored 142 in the first innings, but it was one of few highlights in a disappointing year for New Zealand, whose only other victory came in the first Test of the year against Zimbabwe.They lost Test series against South Africa, West Indies and India before the draw in Sri Lanka while they have slipped to ninth in the one-day rankings below Bangladesh. They were also knocked out in the Super Eights of the World Twenty20. It was after the review of that tournament, as well as the tours of India and Sri Lanka, that the coach Mike Hesson recommended splitting the captaincy.”Mike Hesson proposed a split captaincy that was endorsed by me as CEO and agreed by the board,” White said. “The original recommendation was for Ross Taylor to be retained as Test captain and Brendon McCullum to be short-form captain. We regret that Ross Taylor has declined the opportunity, therefore Brendon McCullum has been appointed as Black Caps captain for all three forms of the game.”I met with Ross … for about three hours yesterday and we considered a number of different options. One of them was … for him to go to South Africa and even just play the Test matches if he wanted to do that. But he thought about it long and hard and he said that he would like a break and to spend time with his family and we’ve agreed with that and we respect that. It’s not ideal and we would be a stronger team with Ross Taylor in it.”Despite the change in captaincy, White said he did not believe Taylor had lost the support of his players. “I don’t believe he lost the dressing room,” White said. “He is well respected.”Hesson, who took over from John Wright as New Zealand’s coach in July, said he wanted Taylor to stay on as Test captain and his main concern was that the leadership in all three formats was a lot for anyone to take on. Hesson said split captaincy had worked for other countries and he believed McCullum would have been the best man for the job in the shorter formats.”Brendon certainly reads the one-day game well and is very adaptable and changes quickly,” Hesson said. “The one-day game and the T20 game move very quickly. I think Brendon McCullum has attributes to really add value to our team in that area.”Split captaincy is something that works and with the high volume of cricket around the world at the moment, for one person to take on all three forms of the game is an extremely difficult task. It’s very difficult for anybody to be up to that.”We play ten months of the year. In terms of planning from series to series it’s extremely difficult, to look after your own game and worry about that of the team. Therefore my recommendation was for Ross to stay on as Test captain and focus on that, and also focus on his batting in all three forms, and for Brendon to come in as leader of the one-day and T20 squads.”

Australia seal series after Watson century

Shane Watson could scarcely have made a better start to life as a non-bowling batsman with a century to set the platform for a total that proved beyond West Indies

The Report by Daniel Brettig06-Feb-2013
Live scorecard and ball by ball detailsShane Watson and Phillip Hughes prospered, though in contrasting styles•Getty Images

A Shane Watson century, an Australian victory. In the minds of the coach Mickey Arthur and the captain Michael Clarke, such a scenario should occur far more often, and Watson could scarcely have made a better start to life as a non-bowling batsman with a fluent innings to set the platform for a total that proved beyond West Indies in the third ODI at a resplendent Manuka Oval.The 39-run victory sealed the series for the hosts, but they were as satisfied by the fact that minus the distraction of allround duties Watson was able to sail to three figures on an amiable pitch. His free-scoring was followed up by a contrasting innings from Phillip Hughes, scratchy early but sublime later, while George Bailey clattered 44 from a mere 22 balls before leaving the field with a tight hamstring in the evening.Kieron Pollard had leapt outrageously to catch Glenn Maxwell, and the visiting batsmen were set a similarly high mark to win. Their pursuit threatened to amount to something when Darren and Dwayne Bravo joined forces in an attractive stand, but Mitchell Starc broke their union just when Clarke’s brow was beginning to furrow, having brought himself on to bowl after leaving out the specialist spin of Xavier Doherty.Chris Gayle batted down the order due to a side strain suffered in the field, and was to be the first of four victims for James Faulkner, who reprised his strong showing against the tourists on this ground for the Prime Minister’s XI to round up the remainder of the innings.Smart stats

Australia’s score of 329 is their third-highest ODI total against West Indies, and their seventh 300-plus score against them. Australia have won each of these seven matches.

The match aggregate of 619 is the second-highest in ODIs between these two teams.

Shane Watson’s 122 is his second ODI century against West Indies, his seventh in ODIs, and his sixth as opener. In 73 innings as opener, Watson has averaged 48.26 at a strike rate of 92.74.

Australia’s top three batsmen added 246 runs, which is their highest in an ODI against West Indies.

Darren Bravo’s 86 equals his highest ODI score – he had also scored 86 against India in Kingston in 2011. It’s his eighth half-century in 45 ODI innings, but his sixth in a defeat.

West Indies’ total of 290 is their second-best against Australia in Australia, and their fourth-best against any side in that country.

West Indies haven’t won a single international match against Australia in Australia since 2000, losing 27 out of 30 international matches (15 defeats in ODIs, ten in Tests and two in Twenty20 internationals). One Test was drawn, and two ODIs were rained out.

Seeking a record chase for their region, Devon Thomas and Kieran Powell were conservative to begin with but played some handsome strokes to reach 50 inside nine overs, Starc not gaining much swing and becoming a far more hittable bowler as a result. However Thomas’ stay was ended when he miscued Clint McKay.Powell threatened a more lasting stay before he too failed to find the middle of the bat, top edging a sweep at Glenn Maxwell that was held in agile fashion by Matthew Wade, running around from behind the stumps. The Bravo brothers were soon looking comfortable however, and Clarke looked short of options on a slow surface as Maxwell’s overs dried up and the visitors engineered a realistic Twenty20 scenario.Starc’s strike was critical, coaxing Dwayne Bravo to play down the wrong line the ball after a wide, and following a drinks break Faulkner disturbed the stumps of Gayle and Darren Bravo with deliveries moving first from the off, then from the leg. Faulkner’s send-off for Gayle drew a word from the umpires, and there was to be little need for histrionics as the innings petered out.Manuka’s turf had provided Watson with a chance to play himself into form at the top of the Australian batting order ahead of the Test tour of India, and he was soon in firm touch, punching down the ground and through cover with comfort and also cutting profitably. While the pitch and the opposition were not of the kinds to be faced on the subcontinent, Watson’s clarity suggested he may not be seeking a return to the international bowling crease any time soon.Aaron Finch was similarly crisp, flicking neatly to the midwicket fence more than once, and the runs arrived at pace without either batsman taking many risks. Having made a halting start to his ODI career, Finch looked capable of a major score, but soon after Watson passed 50 he gave his innings away with a dainty dab from Sammy into the gloves of Thomas standing up to the stumps.The wicket brought a downturn in the run-rate – despite a duo of Darren Sammy no-balls, the first of which was called rather harshly by the umpire Asad Rauf – as Hughes battled to settle in. A little circumspect as he neared his century, Watson reached it confidently then accelerated, swinging lustily for a pair of sixes before he was pouched at deep backward square leg.Hughes’ innings grew steadily in fluency and speed, mirroring Bailey’s Perth effort in terms of the skill of building a score from a shaky base. Clarke fell cheaply, but it was a surprise when Hughes edged Sunil Narine behind short of a century, the catch completed by Thomas via thigh as well as glove after the wicketkeeper had earlier been struck a painful blow on the thumb.Bailey’s late hitting ensured the total would go comfortably past 300, and ultimately the West Indies would leave Manuka with only Pollard’s catch to console them.

Estátua de Renato Gaúcho atrasa e previsão de entrega fica para 2019

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Após acertar a renovação de contrato com o Grêmio, Renato Gaúcho vive a expectativa de ver sua estátua finalizada. Ídolo do clube, a previsão da diretoria era que a homenagem ao treinador ficaria pronta em 2018, mas por conta de atrasos do projeto, a lembrança será inaugurada ano que vem.

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Nos próximos dias, os artistas envolvidos com o projeto irão de encontro ao treinador para mostrar a obra. Na primeira vez que viu a estátua, Renato pediu mudanças que foram prontamente atendidas.

A homenagem a Renato Gaúcho será instalada na Arena do Tricolor e faz menção a um dos gols marcados contra o Hamburgo, na final do Mundial de Clubes de 1983.

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Após ganhar a Copa do Brasil de 2015 pelo Tricolor, Renato pediu uma estátua em sua homenagem. A diretoria atendeu o pedido e depois de o projeto ser aprovado por unanimidade no Conselho Deliberativo, o clube iniciou a construção da obra.

اتحاد الكرة يحسم عبر "بطولات" إمكانية التراجع عن الحضور الجماهيري المكثف بسبب التجاوزات

أكد مصدر بـ اتحاد الكرة المصري، على وضع خطة من أجل عودة الجماهير للمدرجات بشكل مكثف في الفترة المقبلة.

وقال المصدر في حديث خاص لـ”بطولات”: “اتحاد الكرة رفض التراجع عن خطته فيما يتعلق برغبته في حضور جماهيري كثيف في المدرجات وذلك بغض النظر عن التجاوزات التي حدثت مؤخرًا من جماهير عدد من الأندية وهو توجه تتفق عليه أيضًا رابطة الأندية”.

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وتابع مصدر داخل الجبلاية في حديثه لـ”بطولات: “نرغب في عودة الجماهير تدريجيًا إلي المدرجات وجاء ذلك من خلال طلب حضور 50 ألف في مباراة منتخب مصر الأخيرة أمام مالاوي إلى جانب دعم طلب الأهلي في حضور جماهيري كثيف وصل 52 ألف في مباراتيه أمام الهلال السوداني والرجاء المغربي في دوري أبطال إفريقيا”.

وواصل المصدر حديثه: “اتحاد الكرة يرى أن تغليظ العقوبات سيكون الحل الأمثل من أجل مواجهة خروج بعض الجماهير على النص وسيتم ذلك بالتنسيق مع رابطة الأندية؛ ولكن التوجه في عودة الجماهير بشكل كثيف للمدرجات هي خطة لا ينوي الاتحاد أو الرابطة التراجع عنها”.

Watson's fitness test not a Test

Shane Watson chugged through a second fitness test in 24 hours at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday, trying his tender calf through jogging, running and near enough to sprinting over 30 minutes under the unblinking morning sun

Daniel Brettig in Adelaide20-Nov-2012

Shane Watson has been active in training in the lead-up to the Adelaide Test but still has plenty to prove if he is to be named in the side•Getty Images

Shane Watson chugged through a second fitness test in 24 hours at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday, trying his tender calf through jogging, running and near enough to sprinting over 30 minutes under the unblinking morning sun. Afterwards Australia’s physio Alex Kountouris gave Watson a pat on the back: whether it was a gesture of encouragement or consolation was difficult to tell.Whatever Kountouris and the team’s recently appointed strength and conditioning coach David Bailey have in store for Watson between now and the start of the second Test on Thursday, nothing can provide an entirely solid indicator of how likely the vice-captain’s calf is to flare again under the pressure of a five-day contest. Mindful of this, his fellow batsman Ricky Ponting stated bluntly that Watson should not play in Adelaide unless he is fully fit, no matter how his duties are modified by exempting him from bowling and stationing him permanently at slip.”He’ll have a certain criteria he’ll have to pass, there’ll be certain amount of running he’ll have to do and things to do to prove he’s right to play a Test match,” Ponting said. “No-one can go into a Test match 70% fit, I don’t care if you’re a batsman and a slips fielder, if you can’t bat at 100% then you’re putting pressure on other blokes as well.”Someone’s got to run with him between the wickets, and I’m sure that’ll be at the back of his mind, it’ll certainly be at the back of the minds of the physios and doctors looking after him for the next couple of days. I’ve only seen him on what he’s done in the nets over the last couple of days, I believe he did some extra running last night and today, but he’ll make sure he’s ticking all the boxes to be right to play the game.”Ponting has watched both this and last summer’s Watson injury sagas from a somewhat less involved viewpoint than in the past, his ceding of the captaincy to Michael Clarke taking him out of the decision-making group that for this match includes Clarke, the coach Mickey Arthur and the selector on duty Rod Marsh, who will liaise with the national selector John Inverarity.”It’s not up for me to decide whether he should play or not, I have watched him train closely the last couple of days, he’s getting through his batting fine, he’s been a bit restricted with what he can do in the field, he’s done his catching work and he’ll be in slips if he plays anyway,” Ponting said.”Obviously the selectors and our coaches are going to give him as long as possible to prove his fitness or otherwise, but so far he seems confident in himself and with what’s require of his batting at training, he’s looked good in the nets. He can play as a batsman, yeah, he’s just got to tick all the boxes he can tick and do the things he can do physically and then see what the selectors and captain and coach do from there.”As for whether the rest of the team harboured any impatience about Watson’s fitness battles, Ponting said any such feelings were nothing next to the allrounder’s own sense of an increasingly frustrated career. “It is what it is for us, I am sure it is more frustrating for Shane himself,” Ponting said. “He is a very valued member of our side, anyone who can bat in the top order and bowl the way he can bowl is going to be missed in any team around the world.”He is also our Test vice-captain and No. 3 batter so he’s a vital part of our side, if we’ve got him that will be great, and if we don’t we have to move on pretty quickly and if Rob Quiney gets another opportunity – he looked really good last week in his short stay at the crease and we are pretty confident he will do the job if he gets the chance to play.”

Sem Libertadores e na Série A: Corinthians se planeja para 2019

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O presidente do Corinthians, Andrés Sanchez, admitiu os riscos de rebaixamento no Campeonato Brasileiro, mas também questionou que a imprensa não comenta que ainda há chances de alcançar uma vaga na Libertadores. Internamente, porém, a diretoria alvinegra planeja 2019 com o Timão na elite nacional e fora do principal torneio sul-americano.

O Corinthians, inclusive, já contratou três reforços de olho na próxima temporada. O lateral-direito Michel Macedo e o atacante Gustavo treinam com o elenco, enquanto André Luiz defende a Ponte Preta e se apresentará ao Timão no início de 2019.

A diretoria admite que busca mais reforços para o ano que vem, mas novamente não pretende investir em jogadores caros. Ao ser questionado sobre Diego Tardelli, por exemplo, Andrés Sanchez afirmou que não fará “loucura” e afirmou que busca atletas mais experientes para o elenco.

– Desde que o jogador não queira ganhar 700 (mil), 800 (mil), 1 milhão por mês. Eu não vou fazer esse tipo de loucura. A conta um dia chega. Chegou um dia para o Corinthians, vai chegar para os outros clubes. Mas vamos procurar jogadores com um pouco mais de experiência para completar com os garotos que temos lá. Mas, não vou fazer loucura – disse Andrés.

Atualmente, o Corinthians ocupa o 12º lugar do Brasileirão, com 36 pontos. Ou seja, a oito rodadas para o fim do campeonato, faltam nove pontos para o Timão chegar aos 45, número considerado suficiente para se livrar do rebaixamento.

Olhando para a parte de cima da tabela, o Timão está a dez pontos do Atlético-MG, atualmente sexto colocado, última posição que dá vaga para a próxima Libertadores. Há a chance de abrir mais um lugar, caso Palmeiras ou Grêmio vença o torneio sul-americano neste ano e termine entre os seis melhores do Brasileirão.

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حسام البدري يُعلن فشل المفاوضات مع الصفاقسي التونسي

أكد حسام البدري المدير الفني السابق لمنتخب مصر، فشل المفاوضات مع النادي الصفاقسي الرياضي التونسي، بعد اختلاف في وجهات النظر.

وبلغت المفاوضات بين إدارة النادي الصفاقسي والمدرب المصري حسام البدري أشواطا متقدمة، قبل أن تتوقف في الساعات القليلة الماضية.

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أكد حسام البدري في تصريح لموقع “فووت 24” التونسي، فشل المفاوضات مع النادي الصفاقسي بعد عرض وجهات النظر بين الطرفين، ولم يصلا لنقطة اتفاق.

وأشار الموقع التونسي إلى أن النادي الصفاقسي يبحث عن مدرب جديد لتعويض أنيس بوجلبان الذي غادر الفريق بعد الهزيمة ضد الأولمبي الباجي في الدور ربع النهائي من مسابقة كأس تونس.

وكان البدري يتولى تدريب وفاق سطيف الجزائري، ولكن رحل عن الفريق بعد أن فسخ عقده بالتراضي مع الإدارة، بسبب عدم توفر الموارد المالية، كما صرح المدرب في وقت سابق.

Vila Belmiro recebe primeiro jogo da final entre Sereias e Corinthians

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Nesta terça-feira, às 20h30, a Vila Belmiro será palco do primeiro jogo da final do Campeonato Paulista, entre Sereias da Vila e Corinthians. O jogo de ida contará apenas com a torcida santista e o estádio estará de portões abertos para receber o torcedor: a entrada é franca. Durante o duelo, o Alvinegro promete sortear ingressos e outros brindes entre os presentes.

Para assistir ao jogo, não é necessário passar pelas bilheterias do estádio Urbano Caldeiras, pois os ingressos serão distribuídos na entrada dos portões. Por determinação do Ministério Público e da Polícia Militar, não será possível ingressas na Vila com camisas do Corinthians.

– Ano passado vocês foram nossa 12ª jogadora. Nos deram uma força muito grande e foram fundamentais na conquista do título. Agora, precisamos desse apoio novamente. Contamos com a presença de vocês, nação santista – disse a atacante Ketlen.

Atuais campeãs brasileiras, as Sereias da Vila estão na final do Campeonato Paulista Feminino pela terceira vez seguida. O duelo de volta contra o Corinthians será no próximo dia 6 (sábado), às 11h, no Parque São Jorge, também com torcida única (apenas corintianos).

Os ingressos para o jogo de volta já estão disponíveis para os associados do Corinthians, pelo sistema Fiel Torcedor. O torcedor corintiano que não é sócio do clube poderá reservar o bilhete pelo site omni.omniticket.com.br. a partir de quarta-feira, às 11h.

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منتخب مصر يختتم تدريباته استعدادًا لمواجهة مالاوي في تصفيات أمم إفريقيا

اختتم منتخب مصر الأول لكرة القدم بقيادة البرتغالي روي فيتوريا تدريباته، استعدادًا لمواجهة منتخب مالاوي.

منتخب مصر يواجه مالاوي، في الثالثة عصر غد، على استاد بينجو الدولي، في الجولة الرابعة من التصفيات المؤهلة لكأس أمم إفريقيا 2024.

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وكان منتخب مصر قد حقق الفوز على مالاوي في الجولة الماضية، بثنائية نظيفة، على ملعب الدفاع الجوي.

ويلعب منتخب مصر في المجموعة الرابعة بالتصفيات رفقة مالاوي وغينيا وإثيوبيا.

Luan é vetado para jogo decisivo contra o River Plate

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Nesta segunda-feira, o Grêmio confirmou que o atacante Luan não encara o River Plate, no jogo que vale vaga na final da Libertadores. De acordo com o clube, o camisa 7 não se recuperou do desconforto muscular e foi vetado pelo departamento médico.

Apesar do baque pela confirmação, a presença do jogador era incerta. No treino do último domingo, Luan deixou o campo mais cedo e a torcida ficou com a pulga atrás da orelha.

Vale lembrar que, no duelo da ida, o mesmo problema muscular impediu o jogador de atuar no Monumental de Núñez. Agora, Renato Gaúcho terá que escolher entre Alisson ou Michel, autor do gol no jogo de ida.

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Se o Tricolor não pode contar com Luan, a boa notícia gira em torno de Everton. O Cebolinha está recuperado da lesão na coxa esquerda e vai para o duelo que pode colocar o Grêmio em mais uma final continental.

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Após vencer a ida por 1 a 0, o time gaúcho joga por um simples empate. Caso o River Plate vença por dois gols de diferença, fica com a vaga. Se devolver o placar, a classificação será decidida nos pênaltis.

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