مباراة النصر السعودي وليون الودية تواجه شبح الإلغاء

كشفت تقارير صحفية سعودية، أن المباراة الودية المقررة بين النصر ومنافسه ليون الفرنسي تواجه شبح الإلغاء، وذلك قبل انطلاق معسكر الفريق الملقب بالعالمي في النمسا.

ومن المقرر أن يسافر فريق النصر، بقيادة مدربه جورجي جيسوس، غدًا الأحد إلى النمسا للانتظام في معسكر إعدادي، قبل انطلاق الموسم الجديد، لمدة 14 يومًا، ثم المرحلة الثانية في البرتغال مدة 6 أيام، حتى العودة إلى الرياض، 11 أغسطس.

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وقالت صحيفة الرياضية السعودية، إن فكرة إقامة مواجهة ودية بين النصر وليون الفرنسي باتت مهددة بالإلغاء.

وأضافت الصحيفة، أن احتمال إلغاء ودية النصر وليون يعود إلى بعد المسافة بين مقري المعسكرين، على الرغم من الاتفاق المسبق بين الناديين.

ومن المنتظر أن ينتظم اللاعبون الدوليون الستة: نواف العقيدي، وعبد الإله العمري، وأيمن يحيى، وسالم النجدي، وعلي الحسن، ونواف بوشل، في المعسكر الخارجي، 25 يوليو الجاري، بعد حصولهم على إجازة خاصة، إثر مشاركتهم مع المنتخب السعودي في الكأس الذهبية، الشهر الماضي.

وسيرافق البعثة نادر الشراري، القادم من الشباب، وعبد الملك الجابر، المنضم من زيلجيزنيشار البوسني، بعد أن وقعت إدارة النادي معهما.

Jason Roy axed from World Cup squad, Harry Brook included

Selectors make dramatic call on eve of title defence as veteran is culled following back spasms

Andrew Miller17-Sep-2023

Jason Roy has been left out of England’s 15•Getty Images

Jason Roy has been axed from England’s World Cup squad, with Harry Brook drafted in in his place, after the selectors made a dramatic late amendment to their 15-man squad for the tournament in India which gets underway in just under three weeks’ time.Roy, 33, was an integral member of the England squad that won the World Cup in 2019, and had been named in England’s provisional squad for the defence of their title, ahead of their four-match series against New Zealand this month.However, he was unable to feature in any of the four games after suffering a series of back spasms. In his absence, Roy’s rival for the opener’s role, Dawid Malan, made an unequivocal case for a starting role in the tournament, finishing as Player of the Series with 277 runs at 92.33 in three games, including a matchwinning century at Lord’s.Consequently, it will be Malan and Jonny Bairstow who will open the batting for England when their tournament gets underway against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on October 5, with Brook – the notable omission from their original 15-man squad – preferred to Roy as the squad’s reserve batter.Brook himself did not make a convincing case for his inclusion in the course of New Zealand series, managing a total of 37 runs from 68 balls all told, including two stints as an opener following Roy’s original back spasm. He has also featured in just six ODIs in his career to date, having debuted in the format in South Africa in January.However, Brook’s outstanding displays across formats this past year – most notably in Test cricket, where he has made 1181 runs at 62.15 and a strike-rate of 91, but also with a sensational 41-ball century for Northern Superchargers in the Hundred – have convinced the selectors that he is an asset they cannot do without.”We have selected a squad we are confident can go to India and win the World Cup,” Luke Wright, England’s national selector, said. “We are blessed with an incredibly strong group of white-ball players which was underlined by the performances in the series win against a very good New Zealand team.England World Cup squad•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

“The strength of the group has meant that we have had to make some tough decisions on world-class players with Jason Roy missing out and Harry Brook coming into the squad.”In the wake of the Lord’s match on Friday, Jos Buttler had hinted that Roy could be added to the ODI squad to face Ireland next week, in a bid to get some game-time ahead of the tournament, adding that loyalty to proven performers was a central tenet of England’s white-ball philosophy.”If you ask people to play in an aggressive way, then leave them out as soon as it goes wrong, it sends the wrong message,” Buttler said. “You can’t just pick a World Cup squad from these four games.”However, Roy’s returns had been on the wane for some time, even before his back problems forced the selectors’ hands. After making his ODI debut in 2015, soon after England’s debacle in that year’s World Cup, he averaged 42.79 with a strike rate of 107.40 in the four years up to and including their thrilling victory in the 2019 final at Lord’s.However, despite being England’s most regular ODI selection in the four years since, Roy’s average in that time had dipped to 31.78 with a strike-rate of 98.99. He displayed his tenacity earlier this year in making two hundreds in contrasting conditions in Bloemfontein and Mirpur, but by then he had already been axed from England’s T20I plans, and missed their triumphant campaign in the T20 World Cup in Australia last November.The decision to omit Roy almost certainly brings an end to his international career. He had already indicated that the World Cup would be his international swansong, and having negotiated an early release from his ECB central contract this year, in order to play for Los Angeles Knight Riders in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket in the USA, a stint on the T20 franchise circuit would appear to be his next career move.Either way, his omission is clearly not one that England will have taken lightly. In facing the first ball in each of his 116 ODIs, he was charged with setting his team’s aggressive tempo from the outset of every innings, and did so in groundbreaking fashion, including with a highest score of 180 from 151 balls at Melbourne in 2018 that was, until Ben Stokes’ innings at The Oval last week, England’s record individual score in ODI cricket.He will also remain synonymous with England’s 2019 World Cup victory, in particular for his blazing knock of 85 from 65 balls in the semi-final against Australia at Edgbaston, and for sending in the shy from deep midwicket that secured England’s ultimate victory in the tied Super Over at Lord’s against New Zealand.

Rodinei despista sobre renovação com o Flamengo após título da Copa do Brasil

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Autor da cobrança de pênalti que decretou o título da Copa do Brasil para o Flamengo sobre o Corinthians, Rodinei não tem permanência garantida no Rubro-Negro. Com contrato acabando no fim do ano, o lateral-direito ‘fugiu’ ao ser questionado sobre o tema após o jogo.

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– Agora eu só quero comemorar. Negócio de renovar contrato quem resolve são meus representantes, hoje eu só quero comemorar porque é um dia histórico na minha vida – afirmou.

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Rodinei está há sete anos no Flamengo. Entre altos e baixos, vive a melhor fase justamente no que pode ser o último ano no clube. Ele foi o autor do sétimo – e decisivo – pênalti do Rubro-Negro na noite.

– A gente pensa que é fácil essa caminhada até a bola. Estamos do Cássio, um dos melhores goleiros do Brasil, mas eu acredito muito no trabalho, o que eu vivi nesse clube por sete anos não foi fácil. É muita desconfiança, muitas críticas, mas eu soube levar isso com muita naturalidade e saber que só o trabalho iria mudar isso. Não é fácil um jogador ficar no clube todo esse tempo, então acho que esse é um dia que Papai do Céu reservou pra mim e falou “Vai lá meu filho e decide para essa Nação” – contou.

– Fui para a bola tranquilo. Quando fiz o gol não sabia o que fazer, só saí correndo igual um maluco. Agora é desfrutar. Hoje e amanhã vamos comemorar e depois pensar na final da Libertadores – completou.

جافي يستفز ريال مدريد بتصريح ناري ويؤكد: لاعب برشلونة سيفوز بالكرة الذهبية كثيرًا

تطرق جافي، لاعب فريق برشلونة، للكثير من الأمور الهامة خلال حديثه مع صحيفة “آس” الإسبانية في الفترة الاستعدادية للموسم الجديد، 2025/26، تحت قيادة المدرب هانز فليك.

وخاض برشلونة مباراتين وديتين حتى الآن، حيث فاز على فيسيل كوبي بنتيجة 3/1، قبل انتصاره على سول بسبعة أهداف لثلاثة.

ويخوض برشلونة مباراة ودية أخرى أمام دايجو، قبل مباراته في كأس خوان جامبر ضد كومو، على أن يبدأ حملة الدفاع عن لقب الليجا بمباراة ضد مايوركا يوم 16 أغسطس الجاري.

ومن ضمن الأمور التي تحدث عنها جافي، فشل صفقة نيكو ويليامز لاعب أتلتيك بلباو، الذي كان قريبًا من الانضمام إلى النادي الكتالوني، قبل توقيعه على عقد جديد طويل الأمد مع فريقه.

وقال جافي، في تصريحاته لصحيفة “آس” الإسبانية: “الجميع يعرف أن نيكو ويليامز لاعب ممتاز، لطالما أثبت ذلك مع المنتخب الوطني، أنا سعيد بانضمام راشفورد إلينا، هو لاعب مُبهر، نحن سعداء جدًا بانضمامه”.

وما إذا كان لامين يامال يستحق الفوز بجائزة الكرة الذهبية هذا العام، وقال: “أتمنى أن يفوز بها، إن لم يفز هذا العام، فهو في الثامنة عشرة من عمره، وهو صغير جدًا”.

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وأكد: “أن يكون من ضمن المرشحين للفوز بتلك الجائزة فأمر فريد، أنا سعيد بما يقدمه معنا، إنه لاعب مذهل، مستواه يتحسن يومًأ تلو الآخر، إنه مذهل في التدريبات”.

وشدد: “عليه الاستمرار بنفس الطريقة، بتلك العقلية، أنا متأكد من أنه إن لم يفز بالكرة الذهبية ذلك العام، سيفوز بالعديد منها في المستقبل”.

ومن ضمن الأمور المميزة التي حققها برشلونة الموسم الماضي، كانت فوزه على ريال مدريد، ليس في مباراة واحدة أو اثنتين، بل أربعة، بواقع لقائين في الدوري الإسباني، ولقاء في السوبر وآخر في الكأس.

وسُئل جافي عما إذا كان ريال مدريد يشعر بالقلق من فريق برشلونة الحالي، بالنظر إلى إنفاقهم أموالًا طائلة هذا الصيف من أجل إيقافهم.

ورد جافي: “بالتأكيد، يشعرون بالقلق، لقد خسروا 4 مباريات من أصل 4، هذا لم يحدث من قبل، قلقهم أمر مفهوم، كنا رائعين الموسم الماضي ولم يفوزوا بأي شيء”.

واستمر: “لقد عززوا صفوفهم بلاعبين ممتازين بكل صراحة، ذلك الصيف، لكننا سنرى ما سيفعلونه في الموسم، لديهم فريق رائع، ولكن علينا أن نكون على طبيعتنا، وهذا كل شيء”.

وفيما يخص اختيار قادة برشلونة الجدد، وسط أزمة الحارس تير شتيجن، قال جافي: “لا أعرف كيف ستسير الأمور بعد، سنقرر اللاعبين عندما نصل إلى برشلونة”.

وارتدى جافي شارة القيادة ضد سيول، حيث صرّح: “لطالما حلمت بارتداء شارة قيادة برشلونة، مصدر فخر لي، أشعر بحماس كبير في كل مرة أرتديها، شيء يلهمني أكثر، إن لم أكن ضمن القادة للفريق ذلك الموسم، فهذا أمر طبيعي”.

وأوضح: “رغم أنني ألعب مع الفريق الأول منذ سنوات طويلة، إلا أنني مازلت شابًا ما زال على أن أتعلم من اللاعبين ذوي الخبرة، سيأتي ذلك في الوقت المناسب”.

Paris takes 11 in the match as Western Australia surge to victory

Cameron Bancroft took a blinding catch at slip on the final day to cap a fine match

AAP29-Oct-2023

Joel Paris enjoyed a game to remember•Getty Images

Joel Paris ripped through South Australia’s batting to take a career-best 11 wickets for the match, bowling Western Australia to a 200-run Sheffield Shield win in Adelaide.After WA declared overnight and set South Australia 355 on the final day to win, Paris claimed figures of 5 for 39 to have the Redbacks all out for 154.Paris took the first two wickets, before coming back to finish the job early in the final session. No South Australian passed 30 in their second innings, as they surrendered inside 63 overs.Related

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After taking 6 for 74 in the first innings to have the Redbacks all out for 264, Paris was a handful on Sunday in his first Shield match of the summer due to a hamstring injury.While his career has been stalled by injury in recent years, Paris has never been far from selectors’ thoughts after playing two ODIs for Australia in 2016.So highly is he regarded, he was told during this year’s Ashes to be ready to join the squad as cover for Mitchell Starc if the left-armer went down with injury.The 30-year-old set the tone early when he drew South Australian opener Kelvin Smith’s edge, discarding him for a duck. Paris also had Daniel Drew caught pulling, superbly taken by Hilton Cartwright with one arm above his head at midwicket.Liam Haskett made an impact on the final day against South Australia•Getty Images

Cameron Bancroft also took a great catch off Paris, fully outstretched to his left at second slip to remove Jake Lehmann for 6.If Paris was Western Australia’s best in the match, Bancroft wasn’t far behind with 57 in their first-innings 241 before he hit an even 100 in the visitors’ second dig.Considered third-in-line at the start of the summer to replace the retiring David Warner after the Sydney Test, Bancroft is now averaging 92.50 this season.With his fielding also on song, he is making a compelling case to move ahead of both Marcus Harris and Matt Renshaw in the eyes of Australian selectors.”He’s doing all he possibly can do at the moment,” WA coach Adam Voges said. “He was outstanding all of last season, he has started this season like he did last year. He is the premier, form batsman of the competition.”After Bancroft’s neat work in the field, Paris then returned to finish the match after tea when he took the edges of both Harry Conway and Wes Agar.WA’s other left-armer Liam Haskett took 3 for 31, while spinner Corey Rocchiccioli claimed 2 for 59 in the side’s second Shield win of the summer.The loss marked South Australia’s second defeat in three games to start the season, leaving them in fourth spot on the ladder.”It’s pretty disappointing,” coach Jason Gillespie said. “In three Shield games, we’ve had seven individual scores above 40. We just can’t keep having these performances. We need to be better.”

ريال مدريد يفاضل بين ثنائي الفريق لرحيل أحدهما

يواجه نادي ريال مدريد وضعاً صعباً في استعداداته لموسم 2025-2026، ويخطط للاحتفاظ بلاعب احتياطي واحد في التشكيل ليكون بديلاً لكيليان مبابي.

وبحسب صحيفة “آس” الإسبانية سيضطر البرازيلي إندريك أو الشاب جونزالو جارسيا للرحيل على سبيل الإعارة هذا الصيف.

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ويعد إندريك وجارسيا موهبتين شابتين واعدتين لكن الاحتفاظ بهما في ريال مدريد لن يكون الحل الأمثل، ويعتقد النادي ان منحهما وقتاً محدوداً للعب قد يبطئ تقدمهما ويريد النادي الإسباني استمرار نموهما.

ولا ينوي إندريك القادم من الدوري البرازيلي الرحيل ولو بشكل مؤقت، ويرغب في المنافسة على مكانه في تشكيل تشابي ألونسو والبقاء في ريال مدريد مهما كلف الأمر ويرى النادي أن رحيله سيكون أكثر جاذبية للعروض المقدمة.

وأبهر جونزالو جارسيا الجميع بأدائه في كأس العالم للأندية وحصل على الحذاء الذهبي في البطولة وأثبت جدارته باللعب في أعلى المستويات، وجذب اهتماماً من أندية في الدوري الإنجليزي وأثار إعجاب تشابي ألونسو بالتزامه.

ويجري ريال مدريد محادثات مع جونزالو بشأن عقد جديد وقد لا يكون اللاعب راغباً أيضاً في الرحيل على سبيل الإعارة.

وكان ريال مدريد قد غادر منافسات كأس العالم للأندية من الدور نصف النهائي بعد الهزيمة ضد باريس سان جيرمان الفرنسي برباعية نظيفة.

Raphael Veiga volta a treinar no Palmeiras e comenta evolução rápida: 'O pior já passou'

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Após folgar na segunda-feira, um dia depois de empatar sem gols no Brasileirão, o Palmeiras se reapresentou na Academia de Futebol na manhã desta terça. Raphael Veiga, que passou por uma artroscopia no tornozelo direito no começo de setembro, comentou sobre o tratamento no Núcleo de Saúde e Performance do clube.

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– O trabalho tem surtido efeito muito rápido, tenho até falado com os fisioterapeutas e com os médicos. Desde a cirurgia até hoje, já estou correndo em campo, esteira, fazendo quase tudo normal. Claro que ainda tem um processo para melhorar algumas coisas, mas o pior já passou. Estou feliz com a evolução, é um período que, mesmo fora do campo, tenho encarado com leveza e vivido um dia de cada vez, sempre melhorando – afirmou o meio-campista, que foi substituído com uma lesão ainda contra o Athletico-PR, na ida da semifinal da Libertadores.

Veiga é o vice-artilheiro do Verdão na temporada, com 19 gols, atrás apenas do atacante Rony, que tem 21 e pode ampliar a contagem já que o meia só deve voltar a entrar em campo pelo clube na próxima temporada.

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Por fim, o camisa 23 falou sobre não poder ajudar os companheiros nas partidas finais rumo ao título do Brasileirão e comentou o sentimento de torcer por eles nas arquibancadas do Allianz Parque.

– É mais difícil porque não podemos fazer nada. De fora, você se sente impotente. Dentro, quando você está lá, você sente o que está acontecendo, é diferente. Mas é um momento que tenho de passar, não tenho o que fazer a não ser tratar e me recuperar. O time está muito bem, quem tem jogado tem jogado bem. Temos feito bons jogos e vamos conseguir, se Deus quiser, ser campeão – concluiu.

Raphael Veiga é o único do elenco a balançar as redes em todas as competições em 2022: sete no Paulista, dois na Copa do Brasil, seis na Libertadores, três no Brasileiro e um na Recopa, além de dois no Mundial, referente à temporada 2021.

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Sutherland and Day take centrestage to lift Melbourne Stars to victory

Perth Scorchers had claimed four wickets for nine runs but the home side turned the tables

AAP29-Oct-2023

Annabel Sutherland played a vital innings•Getty Images

Melbourne Stars 154 for 7 (Sutherland 49) beat Perth Scorchers 147 for 9 (Darke 45, Day 4-27) by seven runsAnnabel Sutherland’s late power hitting and smarts with the ball helped take the Melbourne Stars to a crucial seven-run WBBL win over Perth Scorchers.After Stars lost 3-0 midway through their innings at Junction Oval, Sutherland smashed 49 off 27 to help her side recover to 154 for 7.Sutherland then took 2 for 31, including the key wicket of Scorchers’ top-scorer Maddy Darke, to put paid to a late fightback.The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Stars, who had been beaten by Adelaide Strikers twice and Brisbane Heat once in the past week and a half.And much like their other win this season over Sydney Sixers, they had player-of-the-match Sutherland to thank for it.With Stars battling midway through their innings, Sutherland swung the momentum when she hit spinner Lilly Mills for 22 off one over. The big over included a powerful blow back over Mills’ head for six, as well as three other boundaries against the spinner.After taking 2 for 41 herself, Mills eventually caught Sutherland with her hands over the long-on boundary rope late in the innings to put an end to the onslaught.But Scorchers were on the back foot from early in their chase, with left-arm spinner Sophie Day taking 4 for 27.Day’s wickets included key overseas marquees Sophie Devine and Amy Jones for 9 each, while she also removed Chloe Piparo and Amy Edgar.Rising talent Darke had threatened to keep Scorchers in the hunt with 45 off 33, but Sutherland had her caught on the rope in the 15th over during the power surge.The allrounder then removed Lisa Griffith next ball for a golden duck, taking the pace off as she delivered it out the back of her hand to have the right-hander swinging hard and caught at gully.From there the Scorchers fell well out of the contest and to a 2-2 record, with only 21 runs from the final over off Alice Capsey adding respectability to the scorecard.

Ituano vence o Londrina e decide o acesso com o Vasco na última rodada da Série B

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Quando se trata de Vasco, o que é ruim possivelmente deve piorar. Depois da derrota no último minuto para o Sampaio Corrêa, por 3 a 2, em São Januário, o Cruz-Maltino tinha a esperança de obter o acesso para a Série A nesta sexta-feira, mas a vitória do Ituano, por 2 a 0, sobre o Londrina, no Estádio do Café, frustrou mais uma vez os vascaínos.

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O resultado fez a diferença de pontos entre Vasco e Ituano cair para apenas dois (59 x 57), tornando o confronto direto na última rodada, no Novelli Júnior, em Itu, uma verdadeira decisão. O Cruz-Maltino tem a vantagem do empate para garantir o acesso. Caso seja derrotado, disputará a Série B no ano que vem.

O Vasco não terá Edimar e Quintero, suspensos pelo terceiro cartão amarelo. Já o Ituano pode não ter o atacante Vinícius Paiva. O jogador está cedido por empréstimo pelo Cruz-Maltino e para jogar, o clube paulista terá que pagar um valor superior a R$ 500 mil.

Pakistan arrange a two-day practice game before second Test

This wasn’t part of the original schedule, but concerns around lack of match practice led to Pakistan requesting for an extra game

Danyal Rasool17-Dec-2023

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Pakistan will play a two-day practice game against Victoria XI ahead of the second Test. The match will be played at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on December 22 and 23.This game wasn’t part of the original schedule, but concerns around lack of match practice led to Pakistan requesting Cricket Australia for a match. The fixture was confirmed shortly before the visitors slumped to a 360-run defeat on the fourth day of the first Test in Perth.Unlike the four-day match against the Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra, this will not be a first-class game, which allows Pakistan to try more than 11 players.Related

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“That [the Victoria tour game] was something extra we added into the schedule because it wasn’t there earlier,” Pakistan head coach Mohammad Hafeez said after the Test. “We wanted to have more practice rather than only one practice game. That had first-class status, so we couldn’t give all the bowlers the chance to have a feel.”That’s the reason we wanted to have this practice game, so more guys could get a feel of a match scenario; we felt that would work well. We will definitely plan accordingly. All the players should use those two days to make themselves more familiar with the situations and the conditions.”The Victoria XI will include Marcus Harris, one of the leading contenders to replace David Warner after his retirement at the end of this series, as well as 25-year-old Will Pucovski. Peter Handscomb will lead the side, which has been cobbled together from players not currently involved in the Big Bash League.The tour arrangements have been a matter of contention for Pakistan, with Hafeez lambasting the pitch for Pakistan’s game against the Prime Minister’s XI. Weather conditions were chiefly responsible for the placid nature of that wicket, but if Pakistan are expecting a more lively surface at the Junction Oval, they will be disappointed. The ground is among the flattest wickets in Australia, with conditions highly unlikely to replicate anything the MCG will throw up.Hafeez was still optimistic. “The conditions we get fall under Cricket Australia’s domain,” he said. “We have requested similar conditions to the Test match so that our players can take advantage of these conditions. This game was not part of the tour but I wanted our players to have match-scenario style practice. We’re grateful to CA for accepting our request and providing this facility. We will try to learn from this in the most effective possible way.”The second Test begins on December 26.