Stress fracture forces McKay out of World Cup

Clint McKay, the right-arm bowler, is out of contention for the World Cup after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his left foot

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Jan-2011

Clint McKay captured five wickets the last time he bowled for Australia•Getty Images

Clint McKay, the right-arm bowler, is out of contention for the World Cup after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his left foot. McKay, who grabbed 27 wickets at 19.59 for Australia in 2010, requires an operation and faces a 10-week recovery.The news is another blow for Australia, who still hold the No.1 ranking in ODIs and are aiming for their fourth World Cup in a row at the tournament starting next month. Australia’s final 15-man squad for the event will be named next week.McKay, 27, was Man of the Match in Australia’s last one-day international, taking 5 for 33 against Sri Lanka in November, and he collected three wickets in the Big Bash game for Victoria in which he felt pain in his foot.”Obviously his workload over the past two years has been a lot higher – he’s played for Australia, he’s played some cricket in England as well – but he’s been good considering the workload he’s had,” Victoria’s physiotherapist Thihan Chandramohan said in The Age. “It’s the first major injury that’s put him out for a long period … and it’s one that’s hard to prevent because it’s just related to the bone not handling the load that’s going into it.”McKay is hoping he can be fit for the start of the IPL in April, although that might be a little too ambitious. He was signed to Mumbai Indians for $US111,000.

Grupo chinês 'compra' time do AM e faz planos para chegar na Série A

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O poderio financeiro da China está chegando ao Brasil. A empresa chinesa Ledman Sports, divisão esportiva da Ledman Optoelectronic, gigante da fabricação de LEDs, vai assumir o comando do futebol do Nacional-AM, que irá disputar a Série D a partir do dia 22 deste mês. O acordo valerá por 20 anos e os chineses já investirão 1 milhão de dólares no clube (R$ 3,2 milhões) no ato da assinatura do contrato, prevista para acontecer até o fim deste mês. A meta dos chineses é subir, o quanto antes, para o Brasileirão da primeira divisão. ALedman Sports também já adquiriu o Newcastle Jets, atual segundo colocado no Campeonato Australiano, e comanda oShenzhen Ledman, atualmente na terceira divisão chinesa. O grupo também tem, desde 2016, os direitos sobre o nome da segunda divisão de Portugal, hoje chamada deLedman Liga Pro.

A história com o Brasil começou a nascer em agosto de 2017. A empresa brasileira BSI Soccer, presidida pelo ex-jogadorFábio de Souza e que atua no futebol da China agenciando jogadores, firmou parceria com aLedman. O grupo vinha crescendo seus investimentos no futebol e mostrou interesse em gerenciar um time no Brasil. Em poucas semanas a ideia foi para a frente e, então, o passo seguinte foi buscar uma equipe. Neste processo, uma indicação ligou Fábio ao ex-jogadorLuiz Américo, que hoje é executivo do polo industrial da Zona Franca de Manaus.Luiz fez um projeto para que aLedman assumisse um clube da capital amazonense, os chineses gostaram do que viram e aBSI, com Luiz, passou a intermediar, em janeiro, o papo entre Ledman e Nacional, clube que Luiz defendeu como jogador e foi buscar para aplicar seu plano.

A entre conversa Nacional e Ledman evoluiu, Luiz virourepresentante da BSI no Brasil e, por ter desenvolvido o projeto e conduzido o diálogo com o clube, vai se tornar presidente do Nacional assim que o contrato for assinado, virando um braço dos chineses no Brasil. Os sócios do clube aprovaram a terceirização do futebol de forma unânime em reunião no dia 23 de março. Em entrevista ao LANCE!,Luiz Américo diz que falta pouco para que o vínculo seja oficializado.

‘Há um potencial muito grande de fazer bons negócios aqui em Manaus… Demonstrei a viabilidade do negócio, que em pouco tempo já haveria um retorno’

– Eu estava buscando trazer uma parceria para Manaus. Surgiu essa oportunidade, através de um amigo, de me indicar para o Fábio. Há um potencial muito grande de fazer bons negócios aqui em Manaus e demonstrei ao Fábio a viabilidade do negócio, que em pouco tempo já haveria um retorno. Eles se mostraram bastante interessados e as coisas evoluíram.Diria que está faltando em torno de 5% para assinar. É uma cláusula do contrato que estamos negociando. Internamente, no clube, já houve a aprovação de forma unânime. A intenção inicial era ter assinado em março, mas a gente mira fechar agora em abril – comentou Luiz Américo, em seguida destacando a ambição do projeto:

– Oque mais seduziu foi a viabilidade do negócio. Aqui temos várias possibilidades em termos de negócios e indústria. Manaus tem mais de 2 milhões de habitantes, tem um estádio grande e novo (Arena da Amazônia). Aqui, um time ganhando, a torcida logo vai abraçar e lotar a Arena. Vai dar retorno e dará para fazer um time competitivo. Éum projeto para colocar o Nacional na Série A. É prematuro dizer um prazo, mas quanto antes, melhor.

Como contrapartida inicial, aLedman vai enviar atletas da base chinesa para estagiarem no Nacional. Para os próximos anos, o grupo mira investimentos maiores no Brasil, como patrocinar campeonatos. Além disso, a injeção financeira que será feita no Nacional terá revisões ano a ano, conforme as necessidades do clube. Já a BSI, pela transação com o Nacional, terá o direito de indicar atletas para a segunda divisão portuguesa e para o Shenzhen Ledman.

– A China quer se tornar uma potência no futebol. Haverá muitos intercâmbios entre Brasil e China. É um projeto grandioso – afirmou Luiz Américo.

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عبد الحفيظ عن قرعة دوري أبطال إفريقيا: الأهلي وصن داونز كتاب مفتوح لبعضهما.. والمنافسة صعبة

علق سيد عبد الحفيظ، مدير الكرة بالنادي الأهلي، على قرعة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، مشيرًا إلى أنها وضعت الأحمر في مجموعة قوية.

وأسفرت قرعة دوري أبطال إفريقيا عن وجود الأهلي على رأس المجموعة الثانية مع صن داونز الجنوب إفريقي والهلال السوداني والقطن الكاميروني.

وأضاف عبد الحفيظ في تصريحات للموقع الرسمي: “المنافسة في دور المجموعات تأخذ طابعًا أكثر جدية وصعوبة خاصةً في مشوار جمع النقاط والتنافس بين فرق كل المجموعة”.

وتابع: “وجود الهلال وصن داونز مع الأهلي في نفس المجموعة يزيد من صعوبتها بالتأكيد، خصوصًا أننا جميعًا كتاب مفتوح أمام بعضنا البعض؛ لكثرة المواجهات بينا في آخر مواسم البطولة”.

وأكمل: “أيضا القطن الكاميروني لن يكون منافسًا سهلا ووجود الهلال وصن داونز بنفس المجموعة أمر بعيد عن تفاؤل والتشاؤم؛ لأننا في مرحلة تنافس غاية في الجدية من أجل تحقيق أهدافنا من البطولة”.

طالع أيضًا.. مدرب القطن الكاميروني لـ بطولات: مجموعتنا صعبة.. وقادرون على منافسة الأهلي

واختتم: “مستويات الفرق في بطولة دوري الأبطال تزداد صعوبة عام بعد آخر، وهذا يجعلنا أكثر حرصًا ويدفعنا إلى العمل بقوة لتحقيق أهدافنا وهي التتويج باللقب والعمل خطوة بخطوة من أجل الوصول إلى المباراة النهائية “.

Michael Hussey undergoes hamstring surgery

Michael Hussey is in major doubt for the World Cup after having surgery on his left leg just hours after being named in Australia’s 15-man squad

Peter English18-Jan-2011

Michael Hussey has suffered a severe hamstring injury•Getty Images

Michael Hussey is in major doubt for the World Cup after having surgery on his left leg just hours after being named in Australia’s 15-man squad. Hussey hurt his hamstring in Sunday’s ODI victory in Melbourne and initially thought the problem was minor. But scans revealed one of the hamstring tendons had torn from the inner side of his knee.”The recovery time and availability for the World Cup will be dependent on his progress with the rehabilitation programme in the coming weeks,” Australia’s physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said. Hussey has been replaced for the next three games of the one-day series by Shaun Marsh, who is now a big chance of playing at his first World Cup.Australia’s first match of the global event is against Zimbabwe on February 21 in Ahmedabad, leaving Hussey racing to recover. The quarter-finals start a month later and Hussey is such an important player that he could be allowed to enter the tournament when the knockout games are approaching. Australia were in a similar situation four years ago when Andrew Symonds hurt his arm, but returned to help the side to the trophy.”It’s just happened at a bad time,” Hilditch said before Hussey had surgery. “Obviously Mike’s a key player of our squad so he’s in this squad, but a final decision whether he’s going to be fit or not will be made closer to our departure date.”Ricky Ponting hopes his little finger will be right for the start of the tournament. He broke it while fielding during the third Ashes Test in Perth and missed the Sydney match, with the surgery ruling him out of the England ODIs.”I’m hoping to be right for the start of the World Cup,” Ponting said. “My finger’s coming along okay, I guess. I haven’t been able to do anything for the last couple of weeks post-surgery, but I’ve got a bit more movement now.”The finger is still in a splint and Ponting said it would be looked at by a doctor once a week. “I’m pretty keen to get a bat back in my hands again and I’m going to be around the team, certainly this week down in Hobart for the second game,” he said.Ponting is 36 and heading to his fifth World Cup, but he said even a fourth consecutive victory would not hide the pain of the Ashes defeat. “I’m not sure if anything would erase what’s just happened,” he said. “Payback’s going to be hard to get after losing the Ashes.”Australia’s position in ODIs is much better than in Tests, where they sit fifth, and Ponting remains confident of his side’s chances. “We’re quite clearly the No.1-ranked one-day team in the world, and I think just little things like the great win that we had the other night shows that this one-day team is certainly on the right track,” he said. “We’ve got a really proud record in the subcontinent and we’ll be going there to do everything we can to win another World Cup.”

إيهاب جلال: لدي طموح كبير مع فاركو.. وإيقاف القيد لا يقلقني

تحدث إيهاب جلال المدير الفني الجديد لفريق الكرة الأول بنادي فاركو، عن التعاقد مع ناديه الجديد لتولي المهمة الفنية خلال الفترة المقبلة.

وأكد جلال في تصريحات للموقع الرسمي بنادي فاركو أن مفاوضات توليه المهمة لم تستغرق أكثر من 48 ساعة، وحضر لتوقيع العقود وقيادة التدريب مباشرة، نظرًا لضيق الوقت وضغط المباريات، لذلك كانت المفاوضات سريعة جدًا.

طالع | تعرف على الجهاز المعاون لـ إيهاب جلال في فاركو

وأوضح مدرب منتخب مصر السابق أنه قادم لناد يمتلك طموحًا كبيرًا، ويعد من الفرق حديثة العهد بالكرة المصرية، ولكنها أثبتت في وقت قصير أنها من طينة الكبار.

وتوجه إيهاب جلال بالشكر للبرتغالي نونو ألميدا المدير الفني السابق على المجهود الذي قدمه لمدة موسمين، ولكن صادفه سوء توفيق، وترك الفريق في مركز لحد ما جيد، وتابع :”نحن قادمون أنا وجهازي المعاون لتكملة العمل، ولن نغيّر طريقة اللعب، ولكن سنعمل على زيادة بعض الأشياء مع الوقت”.

وقال جلال: “بداية مشوارنا مع فاركو سيكون بعد غدًا الثلاثاء أمام الأهلي ثم غزل المحلة وفيوتشر، والمباريات كل 3 أيام، سنحاول تحقيق الفوز بتوفيق من الله عز وجل، والتغلب على ضغط المباريات”.

وواصل: “لم أقلق مطلقًا عندما تلقيت عرض فاركو بسبب وقف القيد، وهذا ما تحدثت فيه مع المسئولين واللاعبين، ومن أسباب قدومي وجود فريق جيد وإدارة محترفة وناد مستقر، وتوليفة من اللاعبين الكبار ولاعبين صغار السن للمستقبل، وسنحتاج بعض الوقت للتعرف على إمكانياتهم عن قرب وكيفية مساعدة الفريق”.

واختتم إيهاب جلال تصريحاته: شاهدت الفريق كثيرًا بحكم متابعتي لمباريات الدوري، ولعبت ضده الموسم الماضي أثناء تدريب بيراميدز، كما أن بعض اللاعبين تدربوا معي في مصر المقاصة وإنبي والزمالك وبيراميدز، وهذا مريح لحد ما، وأتمنى أن يكون التوفيق حليفنا ونحقق نتائج جيدة”.

Madureira acerta com o atacante Welber, ex-Tombense

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O atacante Welber tem novo clube em 2018. Ex-Tombense, o camisa 9 assinou contrato até o fim do ano com o Madureira. Ele vai disputar a Série D do Campeonato Brasileiro e a Copa Rio pelo Tricolor Suburbano.

Welber mostrou-se empolgado com a chance de defender o Madureira.

– Estou muito feliz de poder defender as cores do Madureira na Série D e na Copa Rio. Vai ser um desafio enorme, mas estou pronto para brigar pelo meu espaço no time – disse o jogador.

O Madureira fez uma campanha irregular no Carioca, se livrando apenas na última rodada da disputa da seletiva de 2019.

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Windwards on the verge of an easy win

A round-up of the second day of the third round of the Regional Four Day Competition

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Feb-2011Windward Islands are on the verge of an easy win against Guyana in St Vincent. After bowling out Guyana for 142 on the opening day, Windwards’ top and middle orders chipped in to steer them to 223 on the second. Andre Fletcher made 43 and Keddy Lesporis contributed 46. Legspinner Devendra Bishoo picked up five wickets, giving his team a chance of a fightback despite conceding an 81-run lead. But Guyana capitulated in their reply. Seamer Mervin Matthew picked up four wickets, blowing away the top order, and leaving his opponents reeling at 98 for 9 at stumps. Bishoo resisted with 23 down the order, but there is little hope left for Guyana with just one wicket remaining and them just 12 runs ahead.Barbados fought back on the second day against Jamaica at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. Seamer Jason Holder finished with a five-for and shared eight wickets with Fidel Edwards as the pair ran through the remainder of the Jamaica line-up after they had posted 316 for 5 on the opening day. The last five wickets fell for just eight runs, the first among them being overnight batsman David Bernard, who made 84. In response, the Barbados batsmen impressed with opener Kraigg Brathwaite making 76, backed up by a half-century from captain Ryan Hinds. At stumps, Barbados were 220 for 4, still 96 runs behind.Combined Campuses and Colleges took control over their contest against Leeward Islands in Antigua. In a collective bowling effort, where each of the six bowlers used picked up at least a wicket, CCC were able to bowl out Leewards for 186. The Leewards top and middle-order batsmen got starts but were unable to push on. Tonito Willet was the only one who managed to reach a half-century and he was helped by Lionel Baker at No.10, who made 37 to rescue his team from 125 for 8. But Leewards still conceded a lead of 100 which was extended to 147 by stumps with CCC still having nine wickets remaining.Trinidad and Tobago held the edge against England Lions at the Queen’s Park Oval. T&T needed just one wicket on the second day to end the England Lions innings and that didn’t take too long to come as the visitors were bowled out for 325. T&T replied strongly with openers Lendl Simmons and Justin Guillen chipping in with 30s, and the experienced hands Runako Morton and Darren Ganga adding an unbeaten 49 for the third wicket to take their team to 173 for 2, still 152 adrift.

Paysandu recebe a visita do Brasil de Pelotas na Curuzu

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Neste sábado, a 3ª rodada da Série B tem inúmeros jogos e um dos mais aguardados é Paysandu e Brasil de Pelotas, que acontece no estádio Leônidas Sodré (Curuzu), em Belém.

Com 100% de aproveitamento, o Papão entra em campo com o favoritismo ao seu lado. Além do bom momento no começo da Segundona, o Paysandu chega confiante por conta da vitória na partida de ida da Copa Verde, diante do Atlético-ES.

Para o duelo contra o rival gaúcho, o técnico Dado Cavalcanti poderá contar com o meia Thomáz, que teve seu nome registrado no BID e está liberado para entrar em campo.

Diferente do Papão, o Brasil de Pelotas tem um começo de campeonato mais comedido. A equipe Xavante entrou como uma das favoritas devido o desempenho no estadual, mas até agora não conseguiu transformar essa superioridade em vitórias. Nos dois jogos até agora, o Brasil ficou no empate e precisa vencer para não ficar muito atrás.

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FICHA TÉCNICA: PAYSANDU X BRASIL DE PELOTAS
Local: estádio Curuzu, em Belém
Data: 28/04/2018 (sábado)
Horário: 16h30

Ricky Ponting steps down as captain

Ricky Ponting has stepped down as Australia’s captain following their quarter-final exit from the World Cup, setting the stage for Michael Clarke to take over the leadership of the team

Daniel Brettig29-Mar-2011Ricky Ponting has stepped down as Australia’s captain in Tests and ODIs following their quarter-final exit from the World Cup but will be available for selection as a batsman in both formats. Ponting made the announcement at the SCG on Tuesday, and backed Michael Clarke to take over the leadership of the team.Ponting said the World Cup exit had prompted his decision and that “no one has tapped me on the shoulder asking me to go.””I have resigned as captain of both the Test and one-day Australian teams. I will continue to play and am available for selection in both the one day and Test teams,” Ponting said. “I have thought long and hard about what Australian cricket needs. Now is the right time for the next captain to assume the responsibility for both the Test and one-day teams. We have to be doing everything we can to win back the Ashes in 2013-14 and the World Cup in 2015. It is highly unlikely that I will be still playing so it is the right decision for Australian cricket that the next captain now be appointed. This will give him the opportunity to create his own direction and legacy.”Today is a new start for me and I am very excited about the future. I will give my complete support to our new captain and continue to do my best to set the best possible example for my team-mates and emerging cricketers alike.”Ricky Ponting tenure as Australia’s captain is over•Getty Images

Any suggestions that Ponting might have been told it was time to quit as captain were categorically denied by the man himself, and his words rang true next to the obvious – and perhaps not always constructive – deference of the chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch, coach Tim Nielsen and CA chief executive James Sutherland.”I’ll absolutely go on record here as saying I’ve had no tap on the shoulder from anybody; this is a decision that’s been made wholly and solely by me and people close to me, my family first and foremost,” Ponting said.”If the decision was too late I think I would’ve had the selectors and my bosses in Cricket Australia telling me a while ago they felt my time might’ve been up.”I can go on record again and say I have never received that sort of message from the selectors or from Cricket Australia.”Ponting expressed his desire to travel to Bangladesh for three limited-overs matches next month. The team for the tour will not be named until Wednesday, but Ponting’s announcement should allow Clarke to assume the captaincy on the tour, before difficult assignments against Sri Lanka and South Africa later in the year.On his arrival home from an unsuccessful World Cup defence, Ponting had said he was prepared to give up the captaincy and also move down the batting order if it was in the interests of the Australian team. With the benefit of a day’s reflection, he decided that now was the best time to go. At 36, Ponting believed he can still enjoy the type of renaissance that has sustained Sachin Tendulkar in recent times.Ponting held the Australian Test and one-day captaincy since he took over from Steve Waugh. He led Australia in 77 Tests of which 48 were wins, the most for any captain. He also captained Australia in a record 228 ODIs and won 164, including two World Cups in 2003 and 2007. Ponting’s fortunes as captain, however, waned along with those of the team as a series of retirements weakened its resources. His Test captaincy flamed out in the 3-1 home Ashes defeat in 2010-11 and his one-day reign ended with elimination from the World Cup.

ليفاندوفسكي: إيقافي 3 مباريات في الليجا أمر مؤلم.. وما حدث مع الحكم ليس السبب

لن يكون روبرت ليفاندوفسكي متاحًا لفريقه برشلونة للعب ضد إسبانيول في الديربي يوم 31 ديسمبر، ولا ضد أتلتيكو مدريد في 12 يناير أو ضد خيتافي في 22 من الشهر ذاته، بسبب العقوبة التي تلقاها بعد لفتته المثيرة للجدل ضد أوساسونا.

في مقابلة مع صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية، يشرح ليفاندوفسكي كيف عاش هذه اللحظة وكيف يفكر في العقوبة التي تلقاها.

وقال ليفاندوفسكي: “لم يحدث شيء مع الحكم، لقد أظهر لي فقط البطاقتين الصفراواتين، هذا كل شيء”.

مضيفًا: “لكن سبب معاقبتهم لي بثلاث مباريات لم يكن له علاقة بالحكم، بل أنا والمدرب، هذا كل ما يمكنني قوله”.

اقرأ أيضًا | ليفاندوفسكي: ميسي تحمل الضغط لسنوات.. وكنت واثقًا من فوزهم بكأس العالم رغم الخسارة أمام السعودية

وتابع ليفاندوفسكي: “قبل أسبوع أو أسبوعين من حديثنا مع تشافي أخبرني أنه يجب أن أشاهد ما إذا كان الحكم قد أظهر لي بطاقة صفراء، لكن هذه كانت مجرد لفتة للتعبير عن عدم تمكنه من فهم ما كان يحدث”.

وفيما يتعلق بكيفية التعامل مع العقوبة، أشار مهاجم برشلونة: “إنه أمر صعب لأنني أشعر أن ثلاث مباريات كثيرة جدًا على ما فعلته، هذا أمر مؤكد، ومن المؤلم عدم القدرة على لعب ثلاث مباريات من أجل ذلك”.

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