Ashes markers, and Ponting the marksman

Andrew McGlashan’s Plays of the Day from the fifth ODI at Lord’s

Andrew McGlashan at Lord's03-Jul-2010

Shaun Marsh upped the ante in a vital stand with Michael Hussey•Getty Images

Marker of the day
Everything about this series has been viewed through an Ashes-shaped prism. At Cardiff England were delighted when their short-ball plan worked against Michael Clarke, and here a similar method proved successful against Ricky Ponting. Australia’s captain has had problems against the short ball in recent times – stemming from a tasty head-to-head with Kemar Roach – and on this occasion he got into an awful tangle against Broad’s bouncer and gloved a catch to Craig Kieswetter. Both sides will store that memory away for Brisbane.Timely wicket of the day
Tim Paine has struggled for fluency throughout the series and it came to a head at Lord’s with a laborious 90-ball 54. Setting a platform is one thing, and Paine had to withstand some testing early swing, but sometimes a batsman is better off hitting out or getting out. Shortly after reaching his fifty Paine tried to break free with a reverse sweep off Graeme Swann, only to see the ball turn and take off stump to complete an ugly departure. However, it was probably the best thing for Australia because it brought together their game-changers, Mike Hussey and Shaun Marsh.Gear change of the day
Often batting sides opt to take their Powerplay in the final overs of the innings without much thought, but today Australia showed some smart thinking by taking it early. The restrictions were called for in the 39th over with the innings still struggling for momentum and Marsh, having laboured to 15 from 29 balls, suddenly found top gear with 18 off four deliveries and the five overs went for 63. However, it didn’t stop there. The surge Australia gained from those overs extended through the rest of the innings to the extent that the last 11 overs brought a mammoth 130 runs. That would be an exceptional performance even in a Twenty20 game.Thunderbolt(s) of the day
Shaun Tait has been pushing the speed gun towards three figures since his return to the side at Old Trafford and this time he broke cricket’s equivalent of the sound barrier with a delivery recorded byTV to be 100.1mph (161kph). The landmark was reached with the fifth ball of his opening over as he raced in against Kieswetter, who fended the ball into the leg-side having already been beaten by two unplayable leg-cutters. Until this innings Tait had been operating in two-over bursts, but this timehe kept going and in his third over he castled Andrew Strauss with a vicious late-swinger before proving far too swift for the promoted Michael Yardy.Catch of the day
Despite losing their top three to the combined pace of Tait and Ryan Harris, England still had Eoin Morgan. He was taking his time to get settled when he latched onto a short ball from James Hopes and pulled it towards deep midwicket. Marsh sprinted around the boundary, stretched to his right and reached the catch, but as he slammed into the ground the ball bobbled out of his hands. However, in an amazing stroke of fortune, Marsh managed to grasp it into his chest and Australia had their key wicket.Direct hit of the day
It hasn’t been the happiest of series for Ponting – notwithstanding his 92 at The Oval – but when his team needed a touch of inspiration with Paul Collingwood and Tim Bresnan building a threatening stand he was on hand – literally. Bresnan drove the ball into the covers and immediately set off, but Ponting didn’t have far to move. From that moment there was only one winner. He collected the ball with his back to the non-striker’s stumps, swivelled, paused for balance, and hit direct to catch Bresnan short.Eleven of the day
England’s selection during this series has been a model of consistency with the same team taking the field in all five matches. It was the first time England had gone through a five-match series with an unchanged side, and only the seventh time in history that it had happened for any team. Clearly a winning habit helped early on and even though the series was wrapped up after three games Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower decided to leave Ian Bell, Ajmal Shahzad and Ryan Sidebottom onthe sidelines.

موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة السعودية وكرواتيا الودية اليوم استعدادًا لكأس العالم 2022

يخوض منتخب السعودية مباراة ودية أمام كرواتيا، اليوم الأربعاء، استعدادًا للمشاركة في نهائيات كأس العالم لكرة القدم قطر 2022، التي ستنطلق يوم الأحد المقبل.

وواصل المنتخب السعودي تدريباته في معسكره المقام حاليًا بمدينة الرياض، ضمن المرحلة الرابعة والأخيرة من البرنامج الإعدادي لكأس العالم قطر 2022. موعد مباراة السعودية وكرواتيا اليوم

تنطلق مباراة السعودية ضد كرواتيا في تمام الساعة 3:00 عصرًا بتوقيت مكة المكرمة، و2:00 بتوقيت القاهرة. القناة الناقلة لمباراة السعودية وكرواتيا الودية

تذاع مباراة السعودية وكرواتيا عبر شاشة قناة ssc السعودية، بتعليق فهد العتيبي.

مباشر بالفيديو | مباراة السعودية وكرواتيا الودية.. إعلان التشكيل الرسمي تشكيل منتخب السعودية المتوقع أمام كرواتيا

حراسة المرمى: محمد العويس

خط الدفاع: محمد البريك، سعود عبدالحميد، عبدالإله العمري، علي البليهي

خط الوسط: عبدالإله المالكي، محمد كنو، عبدالرحمن العبود

خط الهجوم: فراس البريكان، سالم الدوسري، صالح الشهري

يمكنكم مطالعة مواعيد ونتائج جميع المباريات لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنا.

Hat-trick hero Croft seals Glamorgan win

Glamorgan’s County Championship promotion charge gathered momentum as theybeat neighbours and arch-rivals Gloucestershire by 176 runs inside three days atCheltenham

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Glamorgan’s County Championship promotion charge gathered momentum as theybeat neighbours and arch-rivals Gloucestershire by 176 runs inside three days atCheltenham.Set a notional 345 to win, the home side were shot out for 168 in their secondinnings, undone by an inspired spell of swing bowling from England A star JamesHarris and a first-ever hat-trick from veteran spinner Robert Croft.The youngest player to be capped by the Welsh county, 20-year-old Harris rippedthrough Gloucestershire’s top order in a burst of 3 for 5 in 25 balls asGlamorgan accrued 20 points to move above Northamptonshire and into second placein Division Two behind Sussex.Gloucestershire must be sick of the sight of the Moriston-born bowler, whoclaimed 12 wickets in only his second first-class match to send the Englishneighbours tumbling to defeat in a match at Bristol in 2007. Croft erased the tail in one fell swoop, in the process becoming the first Glamorgan spinner to claim a hat-trick since Don Sheppard achieved the feat against Hampshire at Swansea in 1964. He finished with impressive figures of 4 for 20 in 6.3 overs.This defeat leaves Gloucestershire trailing behind in fourth place in the tableand still searching for their first Championship win at the Cheltenham Festivalsince Sussex were defeated at the College Ground in 2001. Upwardly-mobile Glamorgan were always in the ascendancy once wicketkeeper Mark Wallace had registered his ninth first-class century to propel the visitors to 371 in their second innings.Gloucestershire’s top-order batting has been their Achilles heel throughout theseason and so it proved on this occasion, a solid start evaporating in the spaceof 50 balls after lunch, during which time the home side lurched from 51 withoutloss to 60 for 5.Just as he did in the first innings, Will Porterfield played himself in,scoring a breezy 41, only to fall to a loose shot, the Irishman wafting outsideoff-stump and being caught at first slip via a thick edge to gift Harris abreakthrough.Having offered stubborn resistance in scratching 10 runs from 51 balls, JonBatty was put out of his misery by a Harris inswinger that clattered into hisstumps via an inside edge. Hamish Marshall departed in the next over, caught atthe wicket as Huw Waters got in on the act.Harris then trapped Gloucestershire captain Alex Gidman in his crease, whileWaters, breathing fire from the College Lawn end, swung one into James Franklin,who became the game’s 16th lbw victim. Glamorgan captain Jamie Dalrymple then turned to his spinners to press home his team’s advantage and England Under-19 left-hander Chris Dent succumbed to temptation, giving Croft the charge and being comprehensively stumped asGloucestershire slipped to 94 for 6.Waters returned after tea to have Jon Lewis held at second slip for 24 andCroft engineered a premature end to proceedings, removing Vikram Banerjee,Gemaal Hussain and Steve Kirby with consecutive deliveries from the College Lawnend.Earlier in the day Glamorgan had added a further 88 in 21 overs during themorning session to establish a lead of match-winning proportions. Having contributed an innings-reviving 72 on the first day, Wallace again proved a thorn in Gloucestershire sides, realising three figures from 116 balls, with 13 fours and a six. He eventually fell to the second new ball for 113 -to give the impressive Hussain figures of 3 for 60.

Corinthians acerta com Ralf por dois anos e aguarda exames médicos

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O Corinthians se acertou com Ralf e agora aguarda apenas a realização dos exames médicos para anunciar o retorno do volante de 33 anos. Ele assinará por duas temporadas com o Timão, conforme publicou o Uol.

Com 352 partidas e oito gols pelo clube, o meio-campista estava livre no mercado, depois de ter o contrato encerrado com o Beijing Guoan (CHN), no fim do ano passado.

Após a partida contra o Santo André, na última sexta-feira, o técnico Fábio Carille disse que não tinha indicado o nome do jogador, mas confirmou o interesse no seu retorno.

– Eu não indiquei o Ralf. Diretoria que fala de reforços e a gente analisa. Jogador experiente, 33 anos, competições difíceis que vamos encontrar. Sei que preciso encorpar para competições difíceis. É um nome que começou a ser falado e vamos ver o que vai acontecer – declarou o treinador

Ralf conquistou pelo Corinthians os seguintes títulos: Brasileiro (2011 e 2015), Paulista (2013), Libertadores (2012), Mundial (2012) e Recopa Sul-Americana (2013). Ele deixou foi para o time chinês depois da conquista do último Nacional.

O elenco do Corinthians atualmente conta com sete voltantes: Gabriel (titular), Renê Júnior, Paulo Roberto, Maycon (perto de ser vendido ao Shakhtar), Camacho (joga mais avançado, como meia), além de Jean e Warian (não inscritos no Paulista e liberados para negociações com outros clubes).

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Newcastle transfer news on Dybala

Newcastle United have reportedly now ‘moved’ to try and sign Paulo Dybala in the summer.

The Lowdown: Out of contract

Dybala is out of contract in the summer, and so he is expected to leave Juventus at the end of the season as a free agent.

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Currently rated at £36m by Transfermarkt, whoever is able to sign him will be getting a real bargain on their hands – the Argentina star has scored eight times in 20 Serie A starts this season, racking up a huge 3.7 shots, 1.5 key passes and 1.7 dribbles per game (Whoscored).

The Latest: Newcastle move

As per Corriere dello Sport (via Sport Witness), both the St. James’ Park faithful and Arsenal have now ‘moved’ for Dybala, with his preference to move abroad from Italy.

However, they have not ‘gone beyond the show of interest’, but would have a chance of signing him from a financial perspective.

The Verdict: No-brainer

To get a player of Dybala’s quality for free is surely a no-brainer, perhaps regardless of whatever his potentially remarkable wage demands are.

Hailed as ‘world-class’ by former Premier League goalkeeper Paul Robinson, the Argentina international has won as many as five Serie A titles with the Old Lady, as well as many other accolades (Transfermarkt).

He has over 200 combined goals and assists for club and country over the course of his career so far, and at 28 years of age, is still at the peak of his powers.

Nonetheless, bringing him in through the door on Tyneside would certainly send out a big message to the rest of the world that the Magpies mean business.

In other news, find out what three other strikers are on PIF’s shortlist here!

Roger treina Palmeiras com Michel Bastos, Willian e Borja titulares

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Roger Machado mostrou no treino desta quinta-feira a equipe que deve enfrentar o Corinthians, sábado, em Itaquera. O técnico do Palmeiras escalou os titulares com Michel Bastos na lateral esquerda, Willian aberto pelo lado direito, e Borja, desfalque contra a Ponte Preta, como centroavante.

A escalação na atividade foi a seguinte:Marcos Rocha, Antônio Carlos, Thiago Martins e Michel; Felipe Melo, Tchê Tchê e Lucas Lima; Willian, Dudu e Borja. Os goleiros revezaram nas metas, mas Jailson é o titular.

Na defesa, o técnico dá indícios de que Michel ganhou a disputa pela titularidade com Victor Luis. O camisa 26 em parte do dia nem participou do trabalho tático com os reservas – Luan Cândido, do time sub-20, foi escalado. Já a volta de Willian à ponta direita faz com que Guerra retorne ao banco de reservas após duas partidas como titular.

A equipe suplente no treino foi a seguinte: Fabiano, Pedrão, Emerson e Luan Cândido; Thiago Santos, Bruno Henrique; Guerra, Scarpa e Fernando; Keno.

Roger parou o trabalho em alguns momentos para orientar posicionamentos, pensando no Dérbi da 9ª rodada do Paulista. Com 20 pontos, o Verdão é o único time invicto na competição e tenta ampliar a vantagem na classificação geral. O clássico será às 17h de sábado, na Arena Corinthians.

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غياب لاعب إنجلترا عن التدريبات يومين متتاليين.. وشكوك حول مشاركته ضد إيران

غاب نجم إنجلترا جيمس ماديسون عن التدريبات لليوم الثاني على التوالي في مجمع الوكرة الرياضي بقطر، لتحوم الشكوك حول مشاركته أمام إيران.

غاب لاعب خط وسط ليستر عن جلسة الخميس، حيث قالت إنجلترا إن إغفاله يرجع إلى إدارة حمله التدريبي، في ظل الإصابة التي تعرض لها مطلع الأسبوع الحالي.

لكن ماديسون تخطى التدريبات مرة أخرى يوم الجمعة لإثارة مزيد من الشكوك حول دوره في المباراة الافتتاحية يوم الإثنين ضد إيران في كأس العالم.

ظهر المهاجم للحظات مع بقية زملائه في الفريق، لكنه عاد على الفور إلى الداخل مع بدء الجلسة.

كما لوحظ أنه كان يرتدي حذاء رياضي بينما كان باقي أعضاء فريقه يرتدون أحذية كرة القدم.

عانى ماديسون من مشكلة في الركبة في النصف الأول من فوز ليستر سيتي على وست هام يوم السبت.

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لياقته هي مصدر قلق، بعد أن لعب نجم ليستر دوره مرة أخرى في فريق إنجلترا على خلفية مستواه المذهل حتى الآن هذا الموسم.

اتفق جاريث ساوثجيت مدرب إنجلترا مع دعوات من المعجبين والنقاد بأن ماديسون يستحق مكانًا على متن الطائرة المتجهة إلى قطر.

لقد مر بعض الوقت منذ أن تم استدعاؤه لتشكيلة إنجلترا، آخر مرة لعب فيها مع منتخب الأسود الثلاثة في عام 2019.

حتى أن ساوثجيت قال في مؤتمره الصحفي يوم الأربعاء إن هناك فرصة أن يلعب ماديسون في المباراة الافتتاحية ضد إيران يوم الإثنين، ولكن ليس من المعلوم ما إذا كان الأمر سيتغير بناءً على التطورات الأخيرة أم لا.

Newcastle hold talks with Alex Lowry’s agent

Newcastle United have held talks with the agent of Rangers teenager Alex Lowry, according to Football Insider.

The Lowdown: Lowry profiled

Lowry is 18 years of age and is primarily an attacking midfielder who can also play as a right-winger or even in a deeper midfield role.

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The Scot has already made four senior appearances for Rangers, scoring once and providing one assist. Former Ibrox boss Graeme Murty labelled Lowry’s self-confidence as ‘remarkable’, with reports back in February suggesting the teenager has turned down a three-and-a-half-year deal at Ibrox.

His current contract expires in 2023, and it looks as if Newcastle are now leading the race for his services.

The Latest: Hotel meeting

Football Insider shared an update regarding Lowry and Newcastle on Monday morning after being informed by a recruitment source.

They claimed that head of recruitment Steve Nickson met Lowry’s agent in a hotel prior to Newcastle’s Premier League win over Wolves earlier this month.

The report stated that the Magpies are at the front of the queue for the Rangers youngster, who also has interest elsewhere.

The Verdict: Shrewd move

It looks as if Lowry could be a future star with a number of top-tier sides keen on his services, so Newcastle’s decision to meet with his agent and outline their plans could turn out to be a shrewd move.

It would be interesting to see what Newcastle would do with Lowry, should a move to St. James’ Park go through. He already has senior experience in Scotland, and with Eddie Howe having just two attacking midfielders on the books, it could present an opportunity for Lowry to flirt between the club’s Under-23 ranks and first-team squad.

A clear pathway through to first-team football should be outlined by the Magpies, so it looks as if this could be a transfer to watch closely.

In other news: Newcastle now want to sign ’emerging superstar’ for Howe; Staveley has already spoken with agent. 

In-form Trescothick makes Durham suffer

Marcus Trescothick took his run tally in his last five County Championship innings to 551 with a superb 128 on a rain-delayed opening day against Durham at Taunton

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ScorecardMarcus Trescothick’s hundred gave Somerset a solid base against Durham•Bipin Patel

Marcus Trescothick took his run tally in his last five County Championship innings to 551 with a superb 128 on a rain-delayed opening day against Durham at Taunton. The former England opener followed up scored of 188 not out against Kent and 228 not out against Essex with another powerful exhibition as Somerset ran up 287 for 4. Arul Suppiah made 54 and Nick Compton 45.Play did not start until 1.10pm because of rain, but only 15 overs were lost. Durham’s bowlers faced a tough task maintaining line and length in a strong gusty wind, but stuck to their task well, Dale Benkenstein removing Compton and Trescothick for figures of 2 for 17 from three overs.Trescothick won the toss and elected to take first use of a green looking pitch, which as is so often the case at Taunton, did not offer as much assistance to the seamer as its appearance suggested. Suppiah helped his captain put on 119 for the first wicket and had reached a half-century off 85 balls with 10 fours before being trapped lbw by a delivery from former team-mate Ian Blackwell that looked to turn.Trescothick blasted 11 fours in reaching fifty off 71 deliveries and was unbeaten on 78 when tea was taken at 154 for 1 after 40 overs. The final session also featured 40 overs and saw Trescothick and Compton extend their second wicket stand to 113 before the latter aimed to clip Benkenstein away on the leg side and Scott Borthwick took a sharp catch at short mid-wicket.Trescothick had reached his hundred off 149 balls, with 17 fours, and celebrated with his only six, pulled over a short mid-wicket boundary off Benkenstein. The bowler got his revenge soon afterwards as the Somerset captain, eager to press the accelerator, drove in the air to extra cover where Mark Stoneman took a comfortable catch.From 232 for 1 Somerset were suddenly 249 for 4 when James Hildreth, one of only two batsmen with more runs than Trescothick in the Championship First Division, failed for once and was yorked by Matthew Claydon for 7.It will not have escaped Somerset’s notice that Blackwell got several balls to turn in the closing overs, a sight which may well have had Murali Kartik rubbing his hands at the prospect of bowling left-arm spin at the Durham batsmen later in the game.

رسميًا.. مانشستر يونايتد يعلن فسخ عقد كريستيانو رونالدو

أعلن نادي مانشستر يونايتد الإنجليزي، في بيان رسمي اليوم الثلاثاء، فسخ عقد النجم البرتغالي كريستيانو رونالدو.

وكان من المفترض أن ينتهي عقد اللاعب صاحب الـ37 عامًا مع الشياطين الحمر عام 2023.

ولكن رونالدو تسبب في ضجة كبرى في الفترة الأخيرة بعد تصريحاته الهجومية ضد مانشستر يونايتد وإدارة النادي والمسؤولين والمدرب إريك تين هاج.

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وقال مانشستر يونايتد في بيانه الرسمي: “كريستيانو رونالدو سيغادر مانشستر يونايتد باتفاق متبادل، بأثر فوري”.

وأضاف: “يشكره النادي على مساهمته الهائلة في فترتين في أولد ترافورد، حيث سجل 145 هدفًا في 346 مباراة، ويتمنى له ولأسرته التوفيق في المستقبل”.

وواصل: “لا يزال الجميع في مانشستر يونايتد يركزون على مواصلة تقدم الفريق تحت قيادة إريك تين هاج والعمل معًا لتحقيق النجاح على أرض الملعب”.

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