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India’s foreign secretary, Nirupama Rao, has threatened to cancel the former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi’s passport if he does not respond to corruption charges by next Thursday

ESPNcricinfo staff23-Oct-2010

India’s foreign secretary, Nirupama Rao, has threatened to cancel the former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi’s passport if he does not respond to corruption charges by next Thursday.The regional passport officer in Mumbai issued a showcause notice to Modi on October 13, asking him to explain why his passport should not be revoked. “Lalit Modi has been given 15 days to respond to the notice,” Rao said. “Reply is still awaited from Lalit Modi on the notice given to him. Mumbai regional passport office confirmed he hasn’t replied to the notice.”The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which looks into foreign exchange violations, had written to the external affairs ministry on October 5 asking it to revoke Modi’s passport since he had persistently refused to face the ED regarding allegations of financial irregularities. Modi has been living abroad for the last few months reportedly fearing danger to his life.The ED is examining whether Modi violated the Foreign Exchange Management Act during his time as IPL chairman. Earlier this month, the directorate issued a blue corner alert for Modi, which makes it mandatory for law-enforcement agencies around the world to detain him wherever they spot him and inform the ED accordingly.

Newcastle United enjoyed a fantastic January transfer window as they made a number of key additions to Eddie Howe’s squad.

PIF brought in Kieran Trippier, Dan Burn, Bruno Guimaraes, Matt Targett and Chris Wood and they have all played a part in the club’s revival in the second half of the season.

The Magpies are now 14 points clear of the bottom three and look set for another campaign in the Premier League, with central defender Burn playing a huge role in their recent success.

He joined from Brighton in January and has averaged a solid SofaScore rating of 7.01 in the top-flight this season for the Toon and the Seagulls combined.

Forget Dan Burn

Whilst the giant Englishman has been an excellent addition to the team, the Magpies now have the chance to sign a player who will make the fans quickly forget about him.

German outlet Bild recently reported that Newcastle are interested in signing Frankfurt defender Evan Ndicka, who is valued at £24m (€28m).

The French tank can be the club’s new defensive leader and be an upgrade on Burn or play alongside him as he has proven his quality in Germany this year.

Frankfurt boss Adi Hutter previously showered the gem with praise, saying: “I honestly have to say that I was surprised by his development. Evan has developed phenomenally. He’s very attentive in the analysis of his own game. He’s very modest and always takes a lot on board.”

The centre-back has also received applause from former Frankfurt player Alexander Schur as he claimed the Frenchman “shows no nerves” and “plays with great authority.” 

In the Bundesliga this season, Ndicka has averaged a fantastic SofaScore rating of 7.14. He has made an impressive 3.4 tackles and interceptions per game and won 60% of his duels, showing that he has been putting in consistent performances and dominating opposition attackers throughout the campaign.

Ndicka also ranks higher than Burn for progressive passes, progressive carries, dribbles completed and pass completion per 90 mins over the last 365 days. This means that the Frankfurt man would be an upgrade on the current Toon star in terms of what he offers in possession, whilst his statistics in the Bundesliga in comparison to Burn’s in the Premier League suggest that his all-round displays would also be better.

Therefore, Howe can land a new defensive leader for Newcastle by bringing him to the club this summer. He has shown that he has the quality to be a major player at St. James’ Park and he has the potential to improve further at the age of 22, which means that he would be a sublime signing for now and for the future.

AND in other news, Bid planned: Howe must seal NUFC deal for £30m “monster” whose “simplicity is genius”…

New Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has spoken to Steve McClaren over a possible Old Trafford role, according to Fabrizio Romano.

The Lowdown: Ten Hag announced

The Red Devils officially confirmed the Dutchman as their new manager on Thursday.

Ten Hag will depart Ajax in the summer and has signed a three-year contract with United which includes the option of a further 12 months.

He looks set to be joined at Old Trafford by current Ajax assistant Mitchell van der Gaag, and a reunion with McClaren, who Ten Hag worked with at FC Twente, looks like it could also be on the cards too.

The Latest: McClaren talks

Romano, who has been on top of all Ten Hag to United developments, shared an update on Thursday afternoon regarding his coaching staff.

The reliable reporter said that Van der Gaag has ‘accepted’ to join his coaching staff, adding that Ten Hag has also had a ‘direct conversation’ with McClaren over a role at Old Trafford.

The Verdict: Interesting…

You can see why Ten Hag has spoken to McClaren over a possible reunion ahead of his first season as United boss, with a lot of work needing to be done off the pitch before he takes to the Old Trafford dugout for the first time.

The pair know each other well after Ten Hag served as McClaren’s assistant at FC Twente for 50 games. Roles could now be reversed in Manchester, and with McClaren already working under Sir Alex Ferguson for 142 games between 1999 and 2001, a backroom role could be a shrewd move by the new manager as he looks to settle in during his first season in England.

In other news: ‘Revolution begins’: Fabrizio Romano now shares key Man Utd exit news emerging from Old Trafford. 

Shane Warne has angrily rejected the tactics of Ricky Ponting for Nathan Hauritz on the final day of the second Test via a short blast on Twitter

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Oct-2010

Shane Warne has angrily rejected the tactics of Ricky Ponting for Nathan Hauritz on the final day of the second Test via a short blast on Twitter. As Hauritz was hit for 22 from his opening two overs, Warne backed up the struggling offspinner.”How the hell can hauritz bowl to this field??” Warne tweeted. “Feeling for hauritz , terrible!! What are these tactics? Sorry Ricky but what are you doing.”At times Hauritz had a field with a deep point, long-on and long-off, while also having a slip, short-leg and leg slip. In his first over Hauritz went for 12, with Cheteshwar Pujara off-driving two boundaries, and there was a cover drive to the boundary from M Vijay in the second.”With the wicket up and down and spinning big, tactics and backing bowler [are] crucial,” an earlier tweet said. “Pressure on Ponting and Australian bowlers.”Ponting and Hauritz have had differences of opinion over how he should bowl during the series and the offspinner has struggled for impact. In the first Test he returned 3 for 161 and in the opening innings of this match managed 2 for 153.

تحدث بوكايو ساكا مهاجم إنجلترا، الذي سجل هدفين، في الفوز العريض للأسود الثلاث أمام إيران بأولى مباريات فريق جاريث ساوثجيت بمونديال قطر 2022.

وتغلبت إنجلترا على إيران بنتيجة 6-2 في الجولة الأولى لدور المجموعات لمونديال قطر 2022. أهداف مباراة إنجلترا وإيران

على “بي بي سي وان” قال ساكا: “لا أستطيع وصف الشعور، إنه لأمر مدهش، أنا سعيد وفخور جدًا، لقد حققنا الفوز أيضًا، لذا فهو يوم مميز حقًا.

مضيفًا: “كنا بحاجة إلى تلك البداية الجيدة، لم نلعب أفضل ما في البطولة، كان هناك الكثير من الحديث والتكهنات حول مستوانا، لكننا أظهرنا للجميع مدى جودتنا وما يمكننا القيام به”.

وأفاد ساكا: “إنه لأمر مدهش أن نحقق الفوز تحت ضغط كبير، لكن علينا أن نتحلى بثبات لأننا سنواجه المباراة التالية في غضون أيام قليلة وعلينا أن نفوز مرة أخرى”.

وأتم مهاجم إنجلترا: “أشعر أنني في مكان جيد، أشعر بالدعم والحب من الجماهير والجهاز الفني وزملائي في الفريق، هذا كل ما أحتاجه، أشعر بالاستعداد لتقديم 100٪ وسأواصل القيام بذلك في كل مرة ارتدي فيها هذا القميص”.

Pakistan’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom has said that the ICC was “playing to the public gallery” when it provisionally suspended the three players linked to the spot-fixing scandal

Nagraj Gollapudi and Osman Samiuddin03-Sep-2010

The provisional suspension of three Pakistani players under the ACSU code of conduct on Thursday has sparked off a war of words between the ICC and Pakistan’s top diplomat in the UK. Reacting to the suspensions, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, Pakistan’s high commissioner to the UK, claimed that the ICC had made a mistake and that the governing body was “playing to the public gallery.”Speaking to the BBC, Hasan said that the ICC had “no business taking this action.” Instead, he claimed that cricket’s governing body had, “made an assurance to us when it said it would wait until Scotland Yard’s investigations were over.”Haroon Lorgat, the ICC’s chief executive, rejected the claim on Friday morning, telling Cricinfo that he had informed Hasan and the PCB that notices would be served to Pakistan captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir.”I went yesterday [Thursday] later in the afternoon as a matter of courtesy and met with the High Commissioner and Ijaz [Butt, PCB chairman] and explained to them we will be serving the notice by the end of the evening if we are completed with our work, which we did,” Lorgat said.”I obviously couldn’t give all of the details due to matters of confidentiality, but they were aware we were busy with our investigations and we were close to conclusion, and that were likely to serve notice by the end of last night.”Lorgat said that the ICC had not suspended the players without the PCB’s knowledge. “I didn’t do it without his [Ijaz Butt’s] permission. I spoke to Mr Butt on the telephone before going public. He said he is fine. In fact, I asked him to join us when we served the notice. He said he was fine and he would send the Pakistan security manager.”The ICC’s move to suspend the three players came on the same day Pakistan announced that the players had opted to voluntarily withdraw from the forthcoming limited-overs series in England. Hasan’s remarks about the suspension, which reiterated his earlier belief that the players had been “set up”, are at the centre of what appears to be the Pakistan camp’s discontent with the suspension. Though Ijaz Butt remained silent on the matter – despite attempts to contact him – another official close to the investigation also questioned the development.The official said that no evidence had yet been shared with the PCB. “We’re very surprised the ICC has done this because to my knowledge there had been no indication of this,” the official said on Thursday night, after the suspensions were announced.”This is a bit inappropriate doing it now because the Scotland Yard investigations are ongoing and they could have waited till the end of that,” the official said. “What if they clear the players of any wrongdoing now?”Pakistan are thought to be unhappy at the number of investigations currently being carried out in the case. “The ICC and ACSU are doing their investigation and helping the police, Scotland Yard are carrying out their criminal investigation and the board is also doing its own internal inquiry,” the official said. “This can cause overlapping and confusion and it would’ve been better to let things happen one at a time.”

Derbyshire’s chances of hauling themselves off the bottom of the County Championship were hit by heavy rain which washed out the second day of the match against Middlesex at Derby

26-Aug-2010
ScorecardDerbyshire’s chances of hauling themselves off the bottom of the County Championship were hit by heavy rain which washed out the second day of the match against Middlesex at Derby.No play was possible before lunch after overnight rain and further showers during the morning left the County Ground outfield saturated.Umpires Neil Mallender and Stephen Gale decided there was no chance of conditions improving enough for the game to start and made the inevitable decision following an inspection at 1.30pm.It means four sessions have now been lost after rain halted play on the opening day three overs before the scheduled team interval.Although the forecast is better for the next two days, it looks unlikely that Derbyshire will have enough time to force the win they need to close the gap on Surrey, who are one place above them at the foot of Division Two.Middlesex are in a decent position on 228 for three with opener Scott Newman unbeaten on 119, his second Championship century of the season, but the chances of them being able to put Derbyshire under enough pressure to claim victory already appear slim.

Journalist Pete O’Rourke has claimed Aston Villa will have to pay a lot of money for Newcastle United’s Allan Saint-Maximin and PSV’s Noni Madueke, GiveMeSport report.

The Lowdown: Villa Park rumours

NSWE look set to back Steven Gerrard ahead of his first full season in charge at Villa Park, with reports suggesting the club are willing to spend over £150m.

Villa are expected to break their club record once again and have been name-checked with an interest in Saint-Maximin, with Newcastle prepared to sell for around £50m.

Madueke was reportedly watched by Gerrard against Leicester City last week, and O’Rourke has had his say on the two talented attackers potentially moving to the Midlands.

The Latest: O’Rourke’s comments

Talking to GiveMeSport, O’Rourke labelled Saint-Maximin and Madueke as ‘two big targets’, adding that they ‘would cost a lot of money’.

“Madueke and Saint-Maximin are obviously two very talented players.

“Obviously, Steven Gerrard is looking to improve this Aston Villa side right now as well, like we saw in the January transfer window.

“They are two big targets for Aston Villa and either one of them would cost a lot of money.”

The Verdict: Attacking reinforcements needed?

Gerrard has mainly used a narrow 4-3-1-2 system in 2022, so it is interesting to see that two natural wide forwards have been linked with a move to Villa Park in recent weeks.

That could mean that Gerrard wants to alter his system over the summer and doesn’t rate Anwar El Ghazi, Bertrand Traore and Trezeguet, who are all thought to be set to be up for sale in the summer.

Danny Ings is another attacking player who could move on over the coming months, so it does look as if attacking reinforcements will be needed both centrally and out wide.

In other news: ‘I’m aware…’ – Sky Sports journalist drops big Villa news; Gerrard working on first summer deal. 

Having shared two tense contests one apiece England and Sri Lanka’s Under-19s teams could not beat the foul weather at Arundel

Cricinfo staff10-Aug-2010
ScorecardHaving shared two tense contests one apiece England and Sri Lanka’s Under-19s teams could not beat the foul weather at Arundel as rain allowed just 11.4 overs of play in the third ODI. After a delayed start England stuck Sri Lanka in and got off to a good start when Lewis Gregory removed Ramith Rambukwella for 1 but a 50-run stand between Rumesh Buddika and Bhanuka Rajapaksa ensured no further alarms until rain had its final say.The teams have two more matches in their series with next game scheduled for Canterbury on August 12.

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