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Had his day not ended with a trip to hospital for treatment to a dislocated finger, it would have been a particularly good one for Ben Stokes

Jon Culley at Chester-le-Street31-May-2011
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Ben Stokes’s 185 showed he is a complete batsman, capable of more than big hitting•PA Photos

Had his day not ended with a trip to hospital for treatment to a dislocated finger, it would have been a particularly good one for Ben Stokes, the Durham tyro whose name will be on everybody’s lips, sooner or later.His team had finished in a commanding position against so-far unbeaten Lancashire and he had proved he can bat not only very well but for a very long time to put them there. His career-best 185, though not without its moments of good luck, had been notable for its air of developing maturity and its five-and-a-half hour span. It was his third Championship century this season and the fifth of his career. Not bad at all for a young man who – until Saturday, at least – is still a teenager.He hurt himself dropping a ball driven hard to cover by Paul Horton, who was on 31 at the time and had he not been able to add only three to his score might later have reflected on the irony of the moment. Stokes had given three chances during his marathon innings – of varying degrees of difficulty but chances nonetheless – all of which had been missed by Horton at slip.Stokes’s Championship batting average for this season stands at 55.36, an impressive statistic among many attached to Durham at present. Good numbers do not necessarily equate to titles, yet halfway through a season in which the champions of 2008 and 2009 appear to have good prospects of winning a third title in four years, Durham’s stack up.Their batting averages, for example, show five players with 539 runs or more in the competition, with a sixth on 456. Given that the merit mark for a summer is 1,000 – and given that there are another eight matches to come – they make ominous reading.Dale Benkenstein already needs only 145 more to reach the milestone for the fifth time in his career. Stokes has the next highest aggregate on 609. In this match, they have scored 322 between, having shared a huge and probably match-winning stand of 331 that surpassed one Durham record and fell only just short of another.It was the biggest partnership for any Durham wicket against any opposition in the Championship, bettering that set by Benkenstein and Ottis Gibson, who put on 315 for the seventh wicket against Yorkshire at Headingley in 2006. One more boundary and it would have replaced the 334 by Stewart Hutton and Mike Roseberry against Oxford University in 1996 as Durham’s highest partnership in first-class cricket.It was more than enough to leave Lancashire in serious danger of surrendering the First Division’s only unbeaten record. They trailed by 273 on first innings and have lost three wickets in reducing the deficit by 69.But back to Stokes. What makes him so exciting is that he remains a free spirit, his natural aggression spurring him on when there is a moment to be grasped, as he demonstrated at the Rose Bowl in April when he hit the first five balls of an over for six against Hampshire’s Liam Dawson.There was more of that in evidence here as he was taken suddenly with the idea of hitting the ball over the pavilion, which is no mean feat given its height – 11 rows of seats, an eight-foot wall, the dressing rooms, the executive boxes and a fairly tall roof – and one which had been taken on successfully only once before, apparently, by Kevin Pietersen.So it probably says all that needs to be said about the power and timing that underpins his batting that Stokes, with two mighty sweeps against Steven Croft’s off breaks, did it twice. He was bowled attempting a third but could hardly be criticised for following his instincts.What should be noted was that this time the fireworks came only at the end. Otherwise, it had been an innings that demonstrated that he is learning that before seizing the moment it is important to know when is the right moment. With such a wise old pro as Benkenstein at the other end, the maturing process probably advanced quite measurably during this innings.Benkenstein had gone a little before Stokes, edging a decent ball from Luke Procter that wicket-keeper Gareth Cross moved sharply to take, setting off what in relative terms was a clatter of wickets. Ian Blackwell was bowled by a ball from Kyle Hogg that nipped back and kept low before Scott Borthwick wasted what might have been an opportunity to enhance his standing as a batsman by chasing a wide ball from Glen Chapple and giving a catch to slip that Horton, this time, managed to hold.From 425 for 5, Durham were 485 for 7, which was still a good lead but gave Lancashire, who were 172 behind at that moment, a little more encouragement. However, a breezy 61 off 63 balls from Phil Mustard, enhanced by some spirited biffing from Callum Thorp and Mitch Claydon, added more than 100 to the deficit.It was just Lancashire’s luck that Graham Onions then bowled his best spell of the match, trapping Stephen Moore with a ball that beat him for pace and allowing Horton to add only three to his score when dropped before he was caught behind off a bottom edge. In between, Thorp nipped one back to have Karl Brown leg before. Lancashire will do well to survive on the final day.

أكد فرج عامر رئيس مجلس إدارة نادي سموحة، أن التعادل مع الأهلي في المباراة التي جمعت الفريقين اليوم الأحد، نتيجة جيدة للفريق السكندري.

وتعادل الأهلي مع سموحة سلبيًا، في المواجهة التي أقيمت ضمن منافسات الجولة التاسعة لبطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

وقال عامر خلال تصريحات لـ “إذاعة الشباب والرياضة”: “سموحة أدى بشكل جيد جدًا وأتيحت لنا فرصتين كنا غير قادرين على استغلالهما، كنت أتمنى تحقيق المكسب على الأهلي”.

طالع | كولر: لم أرَ مباراة في حياتي مثل مواجهة سموحة.. ولدى رسالة أخيرة لجماهير الأهلي

وأضاف: “التعادل مع الأهلي عملية ليست سهلة، الأهلي اسم كبير وكلهم نجوم المنتخب القومي، و

أحي طارق العشري وكل اللاعبين أنهم صمدوا أمام المارد الأحمر”.

وأتم: “سنجلس مع طارق العشري ونبحث احتياجات الفريق، نحتاج إلى التعاقد مع مهاجمين وصانع ألعاب وجناح”.

ويحتل سموحة المركز الثالث عشر في ترتيب جدول الدوري المصري، برصيد 8 نقاط.

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A Ponte Preta perdeu para o Flamengo por 1 a 0, nesta quarta-feira, no Moisés Lucarelli, pela partida de ida das oitavas de final da Copa do Brasil. O técnico Doriva lamentou o revés e diz que empate seria ideal para a Macaca.

– Óbvio que queríamos um resultado melhor. Tivemos oportunidades para empatar o jogo e acho que a equipe fez um jogo consiste com um adversário qualificadíssimo, uma equipe com um investimento gigante. Mas poderia ser um resultado, essa é a impressão que ficou para mim. Agora, é focar no dérbi, em um jogo com uma rivalidade incrível – disse o treinador.

Doriva falou da mudança de estratégia do primeiro para o segundo tempo, entre Thiago Real e Felipe Cardoso. Além disso, complentou que a Macaca tem possibilidade de surpreender na partida de volta.

– A gente fez um ajuste na marcação. No primeiro tempo, o Thiago Real ficou mais centralizado. No segundo, invertemos, o Felipe Cardoso ficou por conta da marcação e o Thiago ficou entre os zagueiros e o volante. Mas no todo, a equipe fez um jogo competitivo, e como disse anteriormente, o time poderia ter feito um gol e terminado com o empate. Mas temos mais 90 minutos no Rio de Janeiro e vamos tentar surpreender no jogo de volta – explicou.

Antes de enfrentar o Flamengo, a Ponte Preta tem clássico contra o Guarani pela quarta rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, Série B, no sábado, às 19h, no Brinco de Ouro.

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Roger Machado saiu do estádio Nilton Santos com sentimentos misturados. Apesar de admitir que o empate com o Botafogo é amargo por ter sofrido o gol no fim, o técnico do Palmeiras disse ser importante voltar para São Paulo com um ponto da estreia no Brasileiro.

– Por sair na frente e tomar o gol a 10 minutos do fim do jogo e ter tido depois chances em contra-ataques para voltar à frente, claro que fica um gosto um pouco amargo. Mas no Brasileiro é preciso somar pontos, principalmente contra os grandes. Às vezes você troca pontos com quem vai brigar na frente. O Botafogo é bem organizado, no segundo tempo a sorte melhor poderia ter sido da gente – analisou o treinador.

– O campeonato se caracteriza pelas equipes que fora de casa incomodam mais. Vi um primeiro tempo com muitos erros de passe pela marcação do Botafogo no nosso campo. No segundo tempo tivemos melhor desempenho – acrescentou.

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Depois de um primeiro tempo ruim, o time apresentou melhoras com a entrada de Guerra na vaga de Lucas Lima. Ainda assim, Roger evitou fazer críticas ao camisa 20, que não vive um bom momento.

– Hoje o Lucas participou do jogo, tocou bastante na bola, mas muito mais lateralizado do que nas costas da linha. Ele até se posicionou, mas não sincronizou o timing. O Guerra conseguiu encontrar o espaço. Evoluímos e o Guerra também chegou mais perto da área, deu a condição de empurrar o Botafogo para seu campo. Por vezes o atleta não encontra espaço pelo adversário bem fechado. Ter grupo com qualidade é isso: se em algum momento um atleta não está em bom nível, usamos outro – completou.

O Verdão volta a jogar no próximo domingo, quando recebe o Internacional, no Pacaembu.

West Indies have suffered a double injury blow ahead of the World Cup, with opener Adrian Barath and wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh picking up hamstring injuries, that have put them out of action for two to three weeks

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Feb-2011

West Indies have suffered a double injury blow ahead of the World Cup, with opener Adrian Barath and wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh picking up hamstring injuries that have put them out of action for two to three weeks. Batsman Kirk Edwards and wicketkeeper Devon Thomas have been cleared by the ICC to replace the two players and will join the West Indies squad on Monday.Baugh was forced to retire out on 29 during the warm-up match with Sri Lanka. Darren Bravo took his place behind the stumps during Sri Lanka’s chase. Barath did not take any part in that game. Later, both underwent scans, and the West Indies media spokesperson had confirmed that the outlook was not good.Meanwhile, there was some rare good news in the West Indies camp when Kieron Pollard, who sat out of both the warm-up games due to a side strain, was declared fit.West Indies have the resources in their current squad to manage until replacements arrive – in addition to Darren Bravo who can keep, they have Devon Smith, an opener who can take Barath’s place at the top of the order.West Indies play their opening game against South Africa in Delhi on February 24. Their next three games are against Netherlands, Bangladesh and Ireland, before the potentially tougher group encounters with England and India, on March 17 and 20.

أعلن مجلس إدارة النادي المصري البورسعيدي عن التعاقد مع حسام حسن ليكون مديرًا فنيًا للفريق خلال الفترة المقبلة.

وكان المصري قد أقال إيهاب جلال من منصبه بسبب سوء نتائج الفريق منذ بداية منافسات الموسم الحالي.

طالع أيضًا.. حلمي طولان: راض عن التعادل مع المصري.. وشرف لي تدريب البنك الأهلي

ونشر حساب النادي المصري الرسمي على موقع “تويتر”: “رحبوا معنا بعودة العميد حسام حسن مديرًا فنيًا لفريقنا”.

وكان حسام حسن يتولى تدريب المصري في نهاية الموسم الماضي، لكن بعد نجاح كامل أبو علي في انتخابات النادي البورسعيدي وتوليه الرئاسة قرر التعاقد مع إيهاب جلال.

يذكر أن المصري يقبع في المركز الخامس عشر في جدول ترتيب الدوري برصيد 6 نقاط، حصدها من فوزٍ وحيد و3 تعادلات وهزيمتين.

رحبوا معنا بعودة العميد "حسام حسن" مديراً فنياً لفريقنا 🟢✍️#إلعب_يامصري #AlMasrySC pic.twitter.com/DqoCoj19S0

— Al-Masry SC (@AlMasrySC) December 14, 2022

Tim Bresnan has been ruled out of the remainder of the one-day series against Australia with a torn calf muscle but is expected to be fit for next month’s World Cup

Andrew McGlashan at the SCG23-Jan-2011

Tim Bresnan has been ruled out of the remainder of the one-day series against Australia with a torn calf muscle as England went 3-0 down in Sydney but is expected to be fit for next month’s World Cup.Bresnan picked up the injury during the second ODI at Hobart and required a runner when he batted. Subsequent scans have revealed the extent of the problem and he’ll return to the UK for treatment. Steven Finn is being retained in the squad for the rest of the tour before heading to the Lions tour in the West Indies.It is another blow for England, who already have a depleted bowling attack due to the absence of Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann. Kevin Pietersen also missed the Sydney match with a groin strain as the schedule began to take its toll but Andrew Strauss refused to make excuses after the team’s four-wicket defeat.”That is how injuries occur and that is why with the schedules we have the rotation policy is in place,” he said. “You’ve got to manage these situations. You can’t just throw your hands up and say ‘we can’t compete’. You just have to find a way to complete and the guys that have come in have an opportunity to make a name for themselves. They need to grab that with both hands.”England have just three days at home before leaving for the World Cup, yet Strauss said there was no point complaining because tours are planned well in advance. “There’s no point moaning about it we’ve just got to get on with it. We’re here to play cricket and that’s what we’ll do.”Broad has rejoined the squad in Australia to continue his rehabilitation from the stomach injury he picked up in the second Ashes Test, at Adelaide, but isn’t expected to take any part in the one-day games.Swann is out for up to two weeks after sustaining a knee injury in the first Twenty20 at Adelaide, although James Anderson will be available again for the next ODI after his rest period following the Test series.”Graeme Swann I don’t think will be available this week but hopefully for the last couple of games,” Strauss said. “Kevin Pietersen we are hopeful will be fit for Wednesday, but we’ve got to see how he develops in the next couple of days.”Chris Woakes, the Warwickshire seamer, earned his ODI debut in place of Bresnan at the SCG but Bresnan’s is a tough role to fill because he provides valuable lower-order batting and the ability to find reverse swing.

The Indian players in the IPL auction could be set for a bumper payday as there is far more overseas talent for fewer slots and vice versa

Sharda Ugra and Nagraj Gollapudi07-Jan-2011

Here’s the good news: there is a total of $72.3m dollars floating around for cricketers from all over the globe at the IPL’s bumper auction in Bangalore’s Royal Gardenia hotel this weekend. Most of it, though, will be spent on Indian players, with the big-ticket overseas players discovering that after three seasons of big spending, their big tickets have expired.The reason: there are many more overseas players up for auction than their Indian counterparts. Or, to put it another way, far more overseas talent for fewer slots and vice versa.The 2011 auction has 305 overseas cricketers for the 95 foreign slots available among the ten teams, as opposed to 48 Indians in the auction for what in reality are a minimum of 200 places. As in conventional economics, the IPL’s law of demand and supply dictates that demand will fix its own price.”If you are looking for an allrounder from among the foreign players,” one franchise official said, “you know if you have ten options and you don’t get the first nine, you will get the tenth, who will still be a player of quality. That is not what is happening with the Indians.The sheer scarcity of Indian talent will drive values and prices very high.”The auction is likely to indicate how franchises will conduct their business in the second phase of the IPL, where team numbers are up from eight to 10 and the schedule changes to a 74-match calendar with playoffs.Steve Rixon, the former Australia wicketkeeper now on the Chennai Super Kings support staff, told ESPNcricinfo that the franchises at this auction would be a “little smarter” than the previous one, and make their choices very carefully over “who they are selecting, why they are selecting and whether they fit into the bigger picture.”Given the IPL’s lopsided numbers, there is now a slim chance of overseas players picking up the highest IPL contract, like the $1.55m deal handed out to both Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff in 2009. It is in fact Yusuf Pathan and Yuvraj Singh who could well be in a close contest for the weekend’s biggest wage slip, because they are both Indian and impact players.Nor will it be a surprise if some of the best-known international names land far smaller pay cheques than a range of players spanning Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Robin Uthappa and Saurabh Tiwary.The grapevine suggests that most franchises will not fill their quota of ten overseas signings. The biggest lesson from the past three seasons of the IPL, a franchise executive said, was that, “ten foreign players are too many… you waste them. Sometimes you have to leave a quality player on a bench. It’s not good for him, not good for you. The optimum number is about eight. It gives you enough options: to play an extra bowler, someone may be injured or unavailable.”The auction’s global graph, said another official, would move east and south. “Franchises will spend more money on Indian players followed by the Sri Lankans and South Africans. Then the Australians, because of availability. That is where the England players will be hurt – usually their window is too small for teams to consider.” Some overseas players will, of course, command high prices. These will be men of express pace, like Dale Steyn or Shaun Tait, who can blow open games, or batsmen who can do the same, like Chris Gayle or David Warner. Or a big name whose purse will come with the promise that he can win at least four or five games on his own and command star value. Step forward Muttiah Muralitharan and Jacques Kallis.The most unpredictable buys in the auction could well come from the new franchises, like the faction-ridden Kochi or Sahara-owned Pune, who find the entire exercise a mental and financial challenge – more so because 12 star players have already been retained. A Chennai franchise insider said the two new teams would be looking for that one star buy. Their plans, he believed, would be similar to Chennai’s in 2008. “Unlike most teams, Chennai didn’t have an icon player. Chennai went all out to get MS Dhoni. This time again there is expected to be a mad rush for such a player who could add the star value and the brand image to the franchise… at least one such player who could be their captain.”However one of the officials of a new franchise said his side were left with “not so many” options. “The top 10 players in the world are gone. If you take Mumbai and Chennai, they have been allowed to retain players who are easily worth around $6 million.” They would do well to heed Delhi’s advice: that the players with the biggest price tags aren’t the only ones to pursue. Due to the Twenty20 format, a Delhi insider said, it doesn’t make sense to spend money beyond a certain level on a player. “We have seen that several high-value players have not delivered in games”. The brevity and speed of the game, he said, gives a less-skilled player a “better chance of delivering in a big T20 game… just like there is far less chance of a lesser player coming through in a tough Test match situation. That is the nature of the beast.”The best squad, then, is a mix of “allrounders and impact players”. Or, as Rixon put it, players who fit the teams’ macro-mould. “If bowling is your strength, you need strong upper-order batting. You need players who can bowl and bat…” Teams would also be on the lookout for the decision-makers who can deliver. “That is where the older heads have a role to play and that can only come from experience. That is why there are still older players on the circuit.” That is why Anil Kumble will be missed.The presence of a Tait or a Steyn, and therefore the demand for them, will be even more vital and valuable than that of a star batsman. Even over four overs, their pace and ability can ask questions of the bits and pieces players (who will proliferate in the IPL) that will likely be left unanswered.Team like Kings XI Punjab, who have had three rough and controversial years followed by three months of legal wrangling with the BCCI, will be looking for stability. A Punjab spokesman said the franchise wants players, “who perform and not only those who command large amounts of money. It will be performance that counts and not only money.”It’s the IPL so money will count. It will walk and strut and it will talk. But at the auction, it is going to speak a language not of glamour or glitz, but that of business and bottom lines. The $74.3m are, for the better part, going to have to be judiciously spent.

A Sunderland injury claim has emerged ahead of their clash with Sheffield Wednesday over Carl Winchester.

What’s the latest?

Black Cats manager Alex Neil has confirmed that the full-back will not be in contention to face the Owls in the first leg of the play-off semi-finals tonight.

The Scot revealed to the Sunderland Echo that “it’s going to be weeks rather than days” before the 29-year-old comes back from his knock.

He has not been able to recover in time to put himself forward to play in this huge match in the club’s bid to secure a place in the Championship next season.

Supporters will be fuming

Sunderland supporters will surely be fuming with this news, which comes as a big blow to the Black Cats as Winchester has been an important member of the team throughout the campaign.

Former Mackems boss Lee Johnson previously hailed the 29-year-old’s versatility on the pitch, saying: “Winnie is trusted in that position, he is trusted in midfield, in the number ten position, I could even play him centre-half if I needed to. He came in on a free transfer, and I think it has proved to be really good business.”

The Northern Ireland international has largely played at right-back this term but has also been deployed in midfield and at centre-back as part of a back three. This shows that he can play a multitude of roles for the club, and Neil would surely love to have his adaptability in his squad for this match as it would allow him to change systems in-game to suit how the match is going.

He has also showcased his quality across those positions. In League One, he has averaged a solid SofaScore rating of 6.80 in 40 appearances, helping the side to keep 10 clean sheets in that time as he put in reliable displays wherever he was asked to play.

Defensively, he has been excellent for Sunderland. As per SofaScore, he has made three tackles and interceptions and 1.4 clearances per game, whilst winning 53% of his individual duels. He has been able to consistently break up opposition attacks to set the Black Cats on their way going forward, while he has also contributed in attack with three league goals.

Therefore, losing him for ‘weeks’ – suggesting that he will miss the entirety of the play-offs – is a big blow for Sunderland, one which will infuriate fans because of the quality and versatility that will be missed in Winchester’s absence.

AND in other news, Sunderland handed double injury lift ahead of tonight, Neil will be buzzing…

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O adversário do Avaí na quarta fase da Copa do Brasil será o Goiás. Após sorteio realizado pela CBF, ficou decidido que o primeiro jogo será realizado naRessacada e a volta será no Serra Dourada. Leão da Ilha eEsmeraldino vão se enfrentar pela primeira vez na competição. As datas ainda não foram definidas.

Para chegar a essa etapa, o Goiás despachou Sinop-MT, Boa Esporte e Coritiba. O Avaí deixou para trás o Ceilândia, o Juventude e o Fluminense.

Dos 13 confrontos entre as equipes, o Avaí saiu com a vitória sete vezes. Foram apenas um empate e o Goiás conseguiu o triunfo em cinco dos jogos.Os times já duelaram pela Segundona, pela Série A e também em confronto eliminatório da Sul-Americana.Quem avançar no torneio poderá ganharR$ 2,4 milhões. Até agora, o Avaí jáembolsou R$ 4,3 milhões. A

Vale lembrar que nesta temporada, os gols marcados fora de casa não são mais critério de desempate. Em caso de igualdade no saldo de gols após os dois confrontos, a vagaé decidida nas penalidades.