Railways likely for Ranji final clash against Baroda

At the end of the third day of the Railways – Bengal Ranji semi-final, the home side looked almost certain to take on Baroda in the Ranji final, having Bengal on the rocks at 166/5 at the close of play.

Staff Reporter15-Feb-2002At the end of the third day of the Railways – Bengal Ranji semi-final, the home side looked almost certain to take on Baroda in the Ranji final, having Bengal on the rocks at 166/5 at the close of play.Yere Goud, unbeaten on 93, duly went on to complete his century. Batting well with the tail, he extended Railways’ first-innings total to 557 before falling as the 10th wicket. Goud scored 127 off 374 balls with 11 fours and one six.The other overnight batsman, Jai P Yadav, also scored valuable runs, making 49 off 66 deliveries. For Bengal, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly took three wickets for 112 runs, while Sourashish Lahiri took 3-118.Facing such a massive total to overhaul, Bengal predictably wilted. Two wickets fell for 21 and three for 85. Debang Gandhi offered some top-order resistance, making 43 off just 52 balls before falling to Sanjay Bangar. Bangar also scalped Bengal captain Rohan Gavaskar for 26.At 105/5, Bengal were tottering. But Subhomoy Das and Sanjib Sanyal, heroes of Bengal’s quarter-final match, put on 61 runs for the sixth wicket. At stumps, Bengal were 166/5, with Das on 13 off 80 balls and Sanyal on 44 off 61 balls.The partnership may have saved Bengal acute blushes, but the chances for their qualification to the finals of this season’s Ranji Trophy look almost non-existent, and Railways can play out the remaining two days of this semi-final encounter in the relatively safe knowledge that they will take on Baroda in the summit clash of the Ranji Trophy.

بعد إقالة كيروش.. حسن شحاتة يعلن موقفه من العودة للتدريب

أعلن حسن شحاتة المدير الفني السابق لمنتخب مصر الأول ونادي الزمالك، موقفه من إمكانية عودته للتدريب مرة أخرى خلال الفترة المقبلة.

وكان اسم شحاتة قد تردد خلال الساعات الماضية، بعد رحيل كارلوس كيروش عن مهمته كمدرب للفراعنة.

طالع | حازم إمام: عرضت اسمين على اتحاد الكرة لخلافة كيروش.. ونبحث عن 4 مميزات

وقال شحاتة في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “المحور” عبر برنامج “الريمونتادا”: “من الوارد أن أعود للتدريب مرة أخرى، ولا توجد لدي أزمة”.

وأضاف: “ولكن لا يريد أحد أن أعود لمجال التدريب مرة أخرى، يجب أن نبتعد عن المُجاملات والنفاق من أجل تحقيق النجاح”.

يُذكر، أن شحاتة قد نجح مع منتخب مصر في تحقيق بطولات كأس أمم إفريقيا 2006 و2008 و2010.

وكان الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم برئاسة جمال علام، قد قرر أمس إنهاء عقد البرتغالي كارلوس كيروش المدير الفني لمنتخب مصر.

Mina é o sétimo campeão brasileiro a receber aumento no Verdão

MatériaMais Notícias

O Palmeiras renovou o contrato do zagueiro colombiano Yerry Mina: o prazo segue o mesmo, até metade de 2021, mas o jogador recebeu um reajuste salarial e consequentemente teve a multa rescisória ampliada.

É o sétimo campeão brasileiro a receber aumento: Jailson, Tchê Tchê, Moisés, Thiago Santos, Róger Guedes e Dudu são os outros. Zé Roberto e Alecsandro também renovaram seus vínculos após a conquista, mas tiveram os vencimentos mantidos.

Mina chegou ao Verdão no meio do ano passado, após se destacar pelo Independiente Santa Fe (COL). Ele tem apenas 15 jogos pelo clube, mas foi um dos destaques do Campeonato Brasileiro do ano passado, com direito a quatro gols marcados, sendo que Corinthians, Santos e São Paulo estão entre as vítimas.

O contrato do jogador prevê uma preferência de compra para o Barcelona, que por enquanto não manifestou a intenção de levá-lo. A ideia do Palmeiras é vendê-lo no início ou no meio de 2018. O clube acredita que ele será convocado para a Copa do Mundo da Rússia e vai se valorizar ainda mais.

continua após a publicidade

فيديو | تريزيجيه يسجل هدف باشاك شهير الأول أمام ألتاي سبور

سجل جناح الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي باشاك شهير، محمود حسن تريزيجيه، الهدف الأول في مباراة ألتاي سبور في الجولة الثالثة والثلاثين من بطولة الدوري التركي.

ويلعب تريزيجيه أساسيًا مع باشاك شهير تحت قيادة المدير الفني، إيمري بيلوزوغلو، وسجل هدف الفريق التركي الأول في الدقيقة 41.

اقرأ أيضًا | لسنا أصدقاء.. كلوب يرد على تصريحات جوارديولا قبل مباراة ليفربول ومانشستر سيتي

ونجح المصري الدولي المعار من أستون فيلا حتى نهاية الموسم في متابعة تسديدة ارتدت من حارس مرمى ألتاي ليصوبها تريزيجيه بعد ذلك لتسكن المرمى.

وعلى الجانب الآخر، يظهر أحمد ياسر ريان مهاجم الأهلي في ألتاي على مقاعد البدلاء وربما يشارك في الشوط الثاني.

الجدير بالذكر أن تريزيجيه قد عاد إلى الدوري التركي في فبراير الماضي بعد نهاية كأس أمم إفريقيا 2021 بسبب صعوبة الحصول على فرصة مع أستون فيلا والمدرب، ستيفن جيرارد. شاهد هدف تريزيجيه في مباراة باشاك شهير وألتاي سبور

Turner rings the changes in Otago team

New Zealand Under-19 representative Jordan Sheed will make his first-class debut for Otago in next week’s State Championship match against Canterbury in Alexandra

Steve Davie08-Mar-2002New Zealand Under-19 representative Jordan Sheed will make his first-class debut for Otago in next week’s State Championship match against Canterbury in Alexandra.Sheed, a tall middle-order batsman and occasional leg-spin bowler, made one State Shield appearance for Otago in January before the ICC Under-19 World Cup was played in New Zealand.Otago coach Glenn Turner has made a number of changes to the team which drew with England last week.In a move designed to bolster the batting Turner has also named Scott Waide, a powerfully built batting all-rounder, in the side which features the return of wicket-keeper Martyn Croy and left-arm seamer Neil Rushton.Not required next week are Simon Beare and Rob Smith, while Andrew Hore – who missed the England game because of personal commitments elsewhere – has failed to gain a place. Pace bowler James McMillan is unavailable because of injury.The Otago team for the match against Canterbury is: Craig Cumming (captain), Robbie Lawson, Chris Gaffaney, Brendon McCullum, Jordan Sheed, Martyn Croy, Nathan Morland, Craig Pryor, Scott Waide, David Sewell, Neil Rushton, Kerry Walsmley.The game will now be played Tuesday March 12-15, having been pushed back a day to allow Canterbury an additional day to prepare after its match against England.

SAFC close to Solomon-Otabor

As per The Northern Echo, Sunderland are hoping to beat their rivals to the signature of Wigan Athletic’s Viv Solomon-Otabor.

The Lowdown: Solomon-Otabor in demand

Solomon-Otabor, who spent last season in the Championship with the Latics, is in demand in the lower leagues.

Both Charlton Athletic and Portsmouth have been linked with an interest in the 25-year-old, as have newly-promoted Championship side Blackpool.

The Latest: Sunderland hopeful

However, it now appears Sunderland are hopeful of signing the winger.

He has already been offered a deal at the Stadium of Light, and the Black Cats are hopeful Solomon-Otabor will choose a move there instead of elsewhere this summer.

The Verdict: Johnson builds

The previous campaign was a disappointing one for Sunderland. At one point, they looked to be in a fantastic position to earn automatic promotion back to the second tier, but a poor run of form at the end of the season condemned them to the play-offs. There, they lost in the semi-finals to Lincoln City.

As such, this coming season is an important one for the north-east outfit. They are close to agreeing a new deal with Aiden McGeady (The Shields Gazette), and now it seems they are hoping to add the services of Solomon-Otabor. He managed two goals and four assists in 28 Championship matches last time out, and has 11 career goals to his name (Transfermarkt). While he has not yet been prolific, he still looks to be an attractive propisition.

In other news, Kevin Phillips has shared his thoughts on this “massive blow” for Sunderland.

Coventry can be West Ham’s Noble heir

West Ham United will soon need to find a long-term successor to Mark Noble.

The long-serving Irons skipper will retire at the end of next season, drawing the curtain down on a phenomenal 18-year career in East London, where he has racked up over 520 appearances for his boyhood club.

At the age of 34, the midfielder has found game time hard to come by in recent months, starting only eight Premier League matches during the 2020/21 season but it’s believed his influence off the pitch is just as important as on it.

Even if he’s not featuring on the pitch, he’s going to be a very hard man to replace this time next year.

And it seems like David Moyes is already planning ahead as the Hammers have been linked to several central midfielders this transfer window, including another Czech sensation in Alex Kral.

Whilst other names include Manchester City unseen gem Yangel Herrera and Israeli international Dor Peretz.

But could the Scot have the perfect heir already at the club?

According to The Athletic’s Roshane Thomas, promising academy starlet Conor Coventry ‘will be looked at’ during pre-season and whilst it’s likely he is shipped out on loan to get valuable game time, he could well return at just the right time to succeed the retiring Irons legend.

The 22-year-old dynamo has been highlighted as a player with big potential by the Daily Mail’s secret scout in the past, claiming that he is ‘forceful in the tackle with a good range of passing’ and that he isn’t afraid to get forward either.

This very much draws some similarities to Noble in his prime.

Thomas has waxed lyrical about Coventry before, too. He described him as an “exciting talent” to The Athletic’s ‘U Irons’ podcast back in October.

“Obviously, when I was at the Southend v West Ham Under-23 game, David Moyes was there – and obviously Conor Coventry scored in that match, so he’s definitely someone Moyes is aware of and I think this is one of the reasons why they allowed Josh Cullen to leave.

“They’re looking at it like, ‘hey, we’ve got someone like Josh Cullen, younger, perhaps much better in terms of career prospects. So, we’re putting all our focus on him right now.'”

Furthermore, well-known fan page West Ham Central dubbed him the “next best thing” from the academy system to the Irish Post, adding that he has “excellent composure and leadership” and is “a real old head on young shoulders.”

All of which provide further positive signs as to why he may be able to fill the void left behind by Noble next year.

One more loan spell, then it could be time to promote Coventry into the first-team full-time.

AND in other news, ExWHUemployee drops crushing transfer claim that’ll leave fans truly gutted… 

أشعر بالفخر.. أول تعليق من روني بعد هبوط ديربي كاونتي لدوري الدرجة الأولى

يريد واين روني البقاء كمدير فني لديربي كاونتي على الرغم من هبوطه من تشامبيونشيب، ولكن فقط إذا حُلت المشاكل الحالية التي يعاني منه النادي.

وهبط ديربي كاونتي بشكل رسمي من تشامبيونشيب بعد خسارته اليوم أمام كوينز بارك رينجرز، حيث سيلعب الموسم المقبل في الدوري الإنجليزي الدرجة الأولى.

وعانى ديربي كاونتي من مشاكل عديدة الموسم الحالي، حيث خُصم من الفريق 21 نقطة بسبب تدخل الإدارة وخرق اللوائح المالية.

ومن المحتمل أن يكون الأمريكي كريس كيرشنر هو المالك الجديد للنادي، ويقول روني إنه سيظل مسؤولًا إذا اكتملت عملية الاستحواذ.

وقال روني في تصريحات لشبكة “سكاي سبورتس” العالمية: “أنا فخور، إنه شعور غريب لأن كل شيء مررنا به كمجموعة، اللاعبين على أرض الملعب، والموظفين، والمشجعين”.

وأضاف: “نعم، لقد هبطنا إلى الدرجة الأولى، لكنني لم أر أبدًا فريقًا يهبط إلى الدرجة الأولى ورد فعل الجماهير من هذا القبيل، أعتقد أن الدعم الذي قدمه لنا الجمهور طوال الموسم أمر مذهل، لذا بالطبع محبط، حزين، مستاء ولكن فخور”.

وعن مستقبله بعد هذا الموسم، أضاف روني: “يمكننا من بعض النواحي رسم خط تحت ما حدث والبدء حقًا في إعادة بناء النادي ودفعه إلى الأمام”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. روني يرد على رونالدو: لا يوجد لاعب في العالم لا يغار منك باستثناء ميسي

وأوضح: “نحن بحاجة إلى حدوث الاستحواذ ويجب أن يحدث بسرعة، من الواضح أننا نعرف الدوري الذي سنكون عليه في الموسم المقبل، علينا البدء سريعًا في تطوير الفريق وإحضار اللاعبين إلى الفريق لإعادتنا”.

وأردف: “الاستحواذ يجب أن يحدث، إذا لم يحدث، أخشى حقًا على النادي وأين سينتهي به الحال، مستقبل النادي موضع شك، مستقبلي مشكوك فيه إذا لم يحدث ذلك”.

واختتم: “هذا ناد خاص وكبير، أريد أن أكون هنا وأن أكون الشخص الذي يعيد الأيام السعيدة، لقد دفعنا ثمن ما تركه المالك السابق وراءه، ليس خطأ أحد منا، ليس أنا، وليس فريق العمل أو اللاعبين، فقط المالك السابق”.

Fora do Dérbi, Borja é liberado para viajar ao Uruguai e receber prêmio

MatériaMais Notícias

O atacante Miguel Borja será inscrito no Paulistão no lugar do lesionado Moisés, mas não fará sua estreia pelo Palmeiras no clássico desta quarta-feira, contra o Corinthians, em Itaquera.

O colombiano não está regularizado na CBF e também não está em plenas condições físicas. Ele fez alguns treinos com o Atlético Nacional (COL) antes de concluir a negociação com o Palmeiras, mas ainda precisa cumprir um cronograma especial elaborado pelo Verdão para entrar em forma.

Sendo assim, o Palmeiras liberou o jogador para viajar a Punta del Este, no Uruguai, onde receberá na quarta-feira o prêmio Rei da América 2016, entregue pelo jornal El País.

Como perderá treinos devido à viagem, é improvável que o colombiano seja relacionado para o jogo de sábado, contra a Ferroviária, no Allianz Parque, embora a parte burocrática já deva estar resolvida até lá.

A expectativa fica, portanto, para o jogo contra o Red Bull, dia 4 ou 5 de março, em Campinas. No dia 8 de março, o Verdão faz sua estreia na Libertadores, contra rival ainda indefinido, no Allianz Parque.

continua após a publicidade

Hoffman century anchors CFX Academy

A fine maiden century by captain Andre Hoffman was the highlight of the first day’s play between the CFX Academy and Matabeleland at Country Club, Harare

John Ward22-Mar-2002A fine maiden century by captain Andre Hoffman was the highlight of the first day’s play between the CFX Academy and Matabeleland at Country Club, Harare. He hit 112 of his team’s total of 297, with Matabeleland replying with 10 without loss at the close.Zimbabwe’s current drought virtually ensured that the Academy should meetMatabeleland on their home ground in the type of weather the visitors are used to, dry and sunny. With the pitch likely to play rather slow and very true, Academy captain Andre Hoffman had no hesitation in batting when he won the toss.Conan Brewer opened the innings for the Academy for the first time alongside Neeten Chouhan, in place of Innocent Chinyoka, who dropped to the middle order. Matthew Townshend, returning to the Matabeleland side after his loss of form, was erratic at first, but picked up the first wicket at 13 when he had Brewer (6) well caught low at second slip by Greg Strydom.Vusi Sibanda enlivened proceedings with some positive strokes, but even hefound it difficult to reach the boundary over the thick grassy outfield. Chouhan played his usual solid role, but with 15 to his credit he played a ball from Tawanda Mupariwa with his bat away from his body and played on off the bottom edge.Sibanda and Andre Hoffman settled into a routine of picking up ones and twoswith well-judged nudges and pushes, until Townshend returned and immediatelybeat Sibanda (35) for pace with a full-length balls and removed his off stump. Hoffman, in good form, lofted off-spinner Gavin Ewing for a straight six just before lunch, reaching 42 by the interval.Afterwards a pull for six over midwicket off Townshend brought Hoffman his 50, and he increased the pace after that, cutting and driving powerfully as he ran to his maiden first-class century, while Chinyoka was happy to play the role of sleeping partner. Hoffman’s century came off 128 balls in 142 minutes, and he set his sights on continued plunder before being caught at backward point, cutting at Mupariwa, for 112. The total was 193 for four, and Sibanda had contributed just 18 to their partnership of 115.Glenn Goosen (5) did not last long, bowled by Keith Dabengwa hitting across the line, and Rinke (2) fell immediately after tea, unwisely going for a big hit off Dabengwa and skying a catch to backward point.This brought in Glen Barrett for his first match since his remarkable batting debut in Mutare. After getting away with a badly miscued single, he hit Ewing back over his head for six; the following over, a ball from Dabengwa sailed into the car park beyond wide mid-wicket, followed by a straight six, and another into the car park and bouncing out of the ground. Here is a batsman who makes Gilchrist look boring.This inspired Chinyoka to play some shots as well. In Dabengwa’s next over, he swatted a full toss over the long boundary at extra cover, but then hit a catch straight down the throat of long-on, to depart for 42 off 23 balls, with five sixes and no fours.The game became colourless again, as the spinners bowled to batsmen content to push the occasional one or two. Chinyoka finally reached a marathon 50 off 183 balls. Then pace bowler Townshend returned and Chinyoka finally fell, caught at the wicket fishing outside the off stump. Arnold Rushambwa (1) quickly followed, caught at second slip off Dabengwa, who then dismissed debutant Tom Benade to finish with five in the innings. It was the second `five-fer’ of his career, the first being on his debut at this same ground two years ago.Despite some lively deliveries from Jordane Nicolle, the Matabelelandopeners survived the three overs bowled before the close.

Game
Register
Service
Bonus