Boucher 'unlikely' to play cricket in future

Mark Boucher, former South Africa wicketkeeper, has said that it is “unlikely” he will play professional cricket in the near future as the healing process to his left eye continues

Firdose Moonda08-Aug-2012

“This is just another challenge in my life and something that I will be working to overcome”, Mark Boucher said•Getty Images

Mark Boucher, former South Africa wicketkeeper, has said that it is “unlikely” he will play professional cricket in the near future as the healing process to his left eye continues. Boucher’s eyeball was lacerated last month on the first day of South Africa’s tour to England, when a bail ricocheted off the stumps and hit him during the tour match against Somerset in Taunton.He was forced to move his intended retirement, which he had planned after the Lord’s Test, forward and returned home to South Africa to begin treatment. Boucher underwent one operation in England followed up by five more procedures in Cape Town.Although it was initially reported that he could pick up movement and detect light with the injured eye and he was hopeful of making a return at franchise or amateur level, Boucher’s cricket playing days seem over, for the foreseeable future at least.”I have lost the lens, iris and pupil in my left eye. There was severe damage to my retina. I have had two major operations and four blood draining operations in the past three weeks and physically, at times, I have been in a lot of pain,” Boucher said at his first press conference since the incident, at Newlands, where he also revealed how much his life had changed in recent weeks.”It does get uncomfortable at times and being a sportsman, I want to be active and outdoors but, without a pupil, I find any amount of sunlight very harsh and have thus been restricted to the confines of my home. It is unlikely that I will play any professional cricket again in the near future, which is very unfortunate as I was looking forward to contributing as a player for the Cobras. The risk of additional damage to my left eye or even damage to the other eye, doesn’t warrant it.”Having already considered the end of his career before the tour to England, Boucher had future projects in the works some of which have now been fast-forwarded. He has invested in his “passion for wildlife” with South African Breweries and launched the SAB Boucher Non-Profit Company, which aims to help fund the fight against rhino poaching in Africa.Boucher has been vocal in his support for saving the rhino, which has come under severe threat in recent years. More than 900 rhinos have been killed across Africa in the last three years and the species is facing extinction in some areas. Boucher and team-mates past and present, such as Paul Harris, Dale Steyn and Justin Kemp, took part in a conservation event at the end of June to raise awareness for the rhino and Boucher’s involvement will continue through his new foundation.He has also started a wine-label with long-time friend Jacques Kallis. The wine, called the Innings, went on shelves in South African stores last weekend and reported good sales. Kallis also had the label stuck on his bat and pointed to it in celebration, along with gesturing to his eye, after his century at the Oval.Boucher’s role in the Test XI has been taken up by AB de Villiers in the interim which has allowed South Africa to play the extra batsmen in JP Duminy. Wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile is expected to eventually take over as Boucher’s permanent replacement.Boucher has been monitoring the on-going series between South Africa and England and tweeting his thoughts. He has also been in contact with the squad and captain Graeme Smith hinted that they would seek Boucher’s advice on occasions, given the experience he gained over the years and the fighting way he approached the game.That fight lives on in Boucher and his parting words to the media were ones of hope, despite his current circumstances.”I don’t want people to feel sorry for me. Injuries happen and this could have happened earlier on in my career. I am incredibly grateful for the length of career that I have had and the amazing things I have experienced and people I have met during that time. This is just another challenge in my life and something that I will be working to overcome.”

بيكيه يعترف: شاكيرا تسببت في توتر علاقتي مع جوارديولا في برشلونة

اعترف مدافع نادي برشلونة السابق، جيرارد بيكيه، بأن صديقته السابقة والمغنية الكولومبية، شاكيرا، قد تسببت في توتر علاقته بمدربه الأسبق، بيب جوارديولا، عندما كان يدرب العملاق الكتالوني.

لعب بيكيه مع جوارديولا لمدة 4 مواسم وحقق العديد من الألقاب أبرزها الدوري الإسباني، دوري أبطال أوروبا، كأس العالم للأندية قبل رحيل مدرب مانشستر سيتي الحالي في عام 2012.

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وتحدث مدافع برشلونة عن علاقته مع جوارديولا في تصريحات عبر برنامج “Jijantes” الكتالوني، وقال: “كانت رائعة للغاية ولكن كانت متوترة في موسمه الأخير مع برشلونة”.

وتابع: “عندما بدأت بالفعل المواعدة (شاكيرا)، أصبحت الأمور معقدة للغاية لكن بعد رحيل جوارديولا عن برشلونة عادت العلاقة بشكل مذهل ولا توجد أي مشاكل”.

الجدير بالذكر أن بيكيه وشاكيرا قد أعلنا انفصالهما في العام الماضي، بعد اكتشاف الكولومبية خيانة مدافع برشلونة لها بمواعدة فتاة أخرى تصغرها في العمر.

Felipão contesta relator do processo de Mayke e Diogo Barbosa: 'Falava muito em Flamengo'

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Segundo Luiz Felipe Scolari, o Palmeiras só pediu efeito suspensivo para Mayke e Diogo Barbosa, pois o relator do processo no STJD,José Nascimento, quis dar vista no caso dos laterais, punidos a princípio com dois jogos de gancho. Ambos foram titulares na vitória sobre o Grêmio, mas o técnico teme que haverá a tentativa de suspensões maiores por conta da briga no Mineirão.

-Não fomos nós que fomos solicitar o efeito suspensivo dos nossos atletas. Foi o relator que não aceitou a pena de dois jogos aos nossos atletas, ele solicitou vista de processo para punir muito mais, provavelmente o que ele quer, e nos deu a possibilidade de pedir o efeito suspensivo. Não fomos nós que fomos atrás, foi ele, relator, e que falava muito em Flamengo – disse Felipão.

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No julgamento de quinta-feira, o auditor queria punir Mayke com seis jogos, e Diogo Barbosa com dois. A pena acabou sendo de duas partidas para os dois e deveriam ser cumpridas contra Grêmio e Ceará. O clube entrou com efeito suspensivo, já que Marcos Rocha está machucado, e Victor Luis, suspenso.

Palmeiras e Flamengo são dois dos candidatos ao título brasileiro – o Verdão lidera o campeonato com 59 pontos, e o Fla é o terceiro, com 55. Os dois times vão se enfrentar daqui a duas rodadas, no dia 27 de outubro, no Maracanã.

O resultado deste domingo afastou bastante o Grêmio da disputa, já que o Tricolor gaúcho parou nos 51 pontos e ainda tem a Libertadores para disputar. Felipão gostou da exibição do seu time nos 2 a 0 no Pacaembu.

-Acredito que tenha sido um dos mais difíceis jogos que enfrentamos até hoje. O Grêmio trabalha a bola de forma espetacular, joga em um estilo com a bola jogada no meio-campo a toda hora bem trabalhada. Precisávamos ter uma linha de marcação que dificultasse a partir do meio-campo. Se saíssemos para marcar, como no primeiro tempo, o Grêmio cresceria. O segundo tempo foi taticamente excelente – analisou.

– Enfrentar o Grêmio é difícil, temos de correr pelo Palmeiras, trabalhar pelo Palmeiras todos nós, somos um grupo e corrermos com inteligência, ou então vamos ter um desgaste muito grande. Todos têm feito seu trabalho, todos estão correndo, se dedicando. Colocar A ou B é a mesma coisa. Quem fica feliz somos nós, do Palmeiras – completou.

O próximo jogo do Verdão será no domingo que vem, contra o Ceará, às 16h, novamente no Pacaembu.

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Leics win despite Wood, Balcombe blitz

Leicestershire beat promotion hopefuls Hampshire by 126 runs despite a swashbuckling last-wicket stand of 168

24-Aug-2012
ScorecardLeicestershire secured their second win of the season, beating promotion hopefuls Hampshire by 126 runs despite a swashbuckling last-wicket stand of 168 between Chris Wood and David Balcombe.Wood smashed a maiden first-class century off 80 balls and finished unbeaten on 105 as Balcombe was finally bowled by Nathan Buck for 73 off 70 balls. Leicestershire opener and part-time legspinner Will Jones took three wickets, with Matthew Hoggard and Wayne White claiming two apiece. The win lifted Leicestershire off the bottom of the table.Hampshire resumed at 77 for 4, still 363 runs behind, and negotiated the first ten overs of the morning with very few alarms, moving the score on to 109. Then, in the space of four balls, the game dramatically changed as three wickets fell for one run.Leicestershire captain Hoggard called up Jones for a spell at the Pavilion End and the 22-year-old responded by taking two wickets with the final two balls of his second over. Nightwatchman James Tomlinson popped up a catch to Matt Boyce at short leg and Sean Ervine was bowled as he tried to cut a delivery that kept low.Michael Bates then bagged his second duck of the match when he was bowled by White in the next over as Hampshire collapsed to 110 for 7. Their woes continued, with Jones claiming his third wicket – and career-best figures – when Liam Dawson charged down the pitch at him and was stumped one run short of his half-century.A direct hit on the stumps by Hoggard from mid-wicket ran out Kabir Ali but Leicestershire’s victory charge was spectacularly halted by the last-wicket pair of Wood and Balcombe, who suddenly unleashed a barrage of boundaries in an astonishing partnership.Wood raced to 50 off 37 balls and Balcombe, dropped at slip by Michael Thornely on 6, reached his half-century off 47 balls. The blitz continued, with the shell-shocked hosts appearing to have little idea of how to end the carnage, and the next landmark was Wood’s century off 80 balls with two sixes and 15 fours.Another six by Balcombe off Hoggard sent the sides into a delayed lunch with Hampshire on 305 for 9 and the stand worth 159 in just 20 overs. But Leicestershire finally clinched the win in the third over after lunch, Buck bowling Balcombe for 73 as Hampshire were dismissed for 314.The 23 points the Foxes collected takes them off the bottom of the table above Glamorgan and Gloucestershire, who both have a game in hand.

جارديان: أسطورة ليفربول مرشح لتدريب تشيلسي

كشفت تقارير صحفية أن أحد النجوم السابقين لفريق ليفربول، مرشح لتدريب تشيلسي، خلفًا لـ جراهام بوتر.

وكان تشيلسي قد أطاح بـ جراهام بوتر من منصبه، في وقت سابق من الأسبوع الماضي، لسوء نتائج الفريق.

وارتبط أكثر من مدرب بإمكانية خلافة جراهام بوتر في ستامفورد بريدج، وعلى رأسهم جوليان ناجلسمان ولويس إنريكي.

وذكرت صحيفة “جارديان” الإنجليزية أن هناك مرشحاً آخر لتدريب تشيلسي، وهو أسطورة ليفربول تشابي ألونسو.

وأوضحت أن ألونسو صاحب الـ41 عامًا تمكن من نيل إعجاب مسؤولي تشيلسي، رغم أنه لا يمتلك خبرة كافية في عالم التدريب.

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ولم يدرب ألونسو سوى باير ليفركوزن في وقت سابق من هذا الموسم، وتمكن من قيادة الفريق من قاع الجدول إلى المركز السابع.

وأفادت أن إدارة تشيلسي أبدت إعجابها بالفعل بـ تشابي ألونسو، ولكنها قد تلجأ إلى مدرب آخر أكثر خبرة.

 

Flamengo enfrenta São Paulo no Morumbi com 'missão tripla'

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Um dos melhores visitantes da atual edição do Campeonato Brasileiro, o Flamengo terá de ratificar essa força fora de casa em um momento crucial para os rumos da competição e contra um adversário que, assim como o rubro-negro, pensa no título. Diante do São Paulo, neste domingo, no Morumbi, a equipe de Dorival Júnior tem à frente um jogo que, caso fosse um filme de ação, poderia ter o nome de “Missão tripla”. A partida terá transmissão em Tempo Real pelo site do LANCE!

A vitória, por si só, é importante para que o Flamengo se mantenha próximo ao líder Palmeiras e a briga pelo topo da tabela continue ao alcance. Porém, apesar do bom desempenho longe dos domínios, o Rubro-Negro tem uma pedra no sapato: bater os adversários do G5 – Palmeiras, Internacional Grêmio e São Paulo – fora de casa. A equipe já enfrentou três como visitante e não conseguiu a vitória, tendo empatado com o Verdão e perdido para a dupla gaúcha. O revés contra o Grêmio, inclusive, fez o Fla perder a liderança. Contra o São Paulo, a chance de mudar tal panorama.

Dorival, que recentemente teve passagem pelo São Paulo, pode passar os caminhos para que o Flamengo quebre um tabu: a última vitória no Morumbi foi no Brasileiro em 2011, por 2 a 1 , com gols de Thiago Neves e Renato Abreu. Na ocasião, o Rubro-Negro era o sexto colocado e o Tricolor paulista o terceiro.

– É natural que tenha a mesma conotação que a partida do turno, porque as equipes vivem um mesmo momento, com posições muito próximas. É um momento de definição, então precisamos ter cuidado. Precisamos de equilíbrio e tranquilidade, mas com alegria e agressividade em busca do resultado – disse o treinador.

Neste cenário, a equipe da Gávea luta para derrubar números e pragmatismos, mostrando a força necessária esta reta final de Brasileiro.

فيديو | بيراميدز يحقق فوزًا صعبًا على الداخلية بثنائية في الدوري

تمكن فريق بيراميدز من تحقيق فوز صعب على حساب منافسه الداخلية بنتيجة 2-0 ضمن منافسات الدوري المصري.

وأقيمت المباراة بين بيراميدز والداخلية مساء اليوم على استاد الدفاع الجوي في إطار لقاءات الجولة 26 من المسابقة المحلية.

وسجل أحمد سيد عبد النبي هدف ذاتي لصالح بيراميدز في الدقيقة 90، بينما أضاف علي جبر الهدف الثاني في الدقيقة 95. أهداف مباراة بيراميدز والداخلية في الدوري 

وبهذه النتيجة، يحتل بيراميدز المركز الثالث برصيد 46 نقطة، بينما تجمد رصيد الداخلية عند 22 نقطة محتلا المركز الخامس عشر في جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري.

Mitchell Johnson joins Brisbane Heat

Mitchell Johnson has signed with the Brisbane Heat for this summer’s Big Bash League campaign after being part of the Perth Scorchers roster last season

ESPNcricinfo staff30-Oct-2012

Mitchell Johnson will be part of the Heat roster this summer•AFP

Mitchell Johnson has signed with the Brisbane Heat for this summer’s Big Bash League campaign after being part of the Perth Scorchers roster last season. Johnson, who turns 31 this week, did not play a match for the Scorchers last season due to injury and while he remains committed to playing for Western Australia in the longer form of the game, joining the Heat for the BBL will allow him to spend some time in his former home state of Queensland.”I’m enjoying my cricket with the Warriors and signing with the Heat means I can have a chance to keep playing through December and January, which is the time of year you want to be in action and performing,” Johnson said. “I enjoyed the challenge with the Mumbai Indians in the IPL and at the Champions League and I was happy with how I went for Australia in the ODI series in Dubai during the winter.”I’m really looking forward to playing at the Gabba once more and catching up with the boys again. There was a lot of good cricket played last season in the BBL and I think everyone who saw the Sixers win the Champions League this week would agree that that standard of the competition is excellent.”Johnson has slipped down in Australia’s Test fast-bowling queue since he last played in the baggy green in November last year, but the national selector John Inverarity indicated on Monday he would remain in the selectors’ thoughts this summer. Should Johnson pile up the wickets in the Sheffield Shield over the next few weeks he will provide the selectors with another option.”Mitchell Johnson, in the first two Shield games in Perth, his action was good and he bowled very well,” Inverarity said. “Michael [Clarke] made 60-odd against him and thought he bowled very well.”Johnson moved from Queensland to Western Australia in 2008 to be with his then-girlfriend Jessica Bratich, who was based in Perth. The couple are expecting their first baby, due in early December.

Reservas, Sidão e Rodrigo Caio podem se despedir do São Paulo em Chapecó

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A partida contra a Chapecoense, às 17h deste domingo, na Arena Condá, pode marcar a despedida de ao menos dois jogadores do São Paulo: o goleiro Sidão e o zagueiro Rodrigo Caio, ambos reservas neste momento.

Titular durante boa parte do ano, Sidão perdeu a posição para Jean na reta final do Brasileirão. Além disso, o clube planeja dar mais espaço para o jovem Lucas Perri em 2019 e já avisou aos interessados – o São Bento foi quem fez a sondagem mais forte – que não vai liberá-lo. Há ainda a possibilidade de um novo goleiro, mais experiente, ser contratado. O santista Vanderlei agrada.

Fábio Mello, empresário de Sidão, esteve no CT da Barra Funda na última sexta-feira e está aberto a ouvir propostas por seu cliente, que tem mais um ano de contrato com o São Paulo.

Nick Arcuri, empresário que passou a cuidar da carreira de Rodrigo Caio recentemente, também está em busca de propostas, mas na Europa. Nos últimos dias, a imprensa italiana ligou o nome do zagueiro de 25 anos a Milan e Roma. Arcuri morou em Milão até pouco tempo – mudou-se para a Espanha para acompanhar Rodrygo, outro de seus clientes, na chegada ao Real Madrid – e tem relação próxima com os clubes do país.

Tanto São Paulo quanto Rodrigo Caio acreditam que chegou o momento de sair, mesmo que o contrato termine só no fim de 2021. Em fevereiro, o Real Sociedad (ESP) se dispôs a pagar a multa rescisória do jogador (18 milhões de euros), mas ele tinha o sonho de disputar a Copa do Mundo da Rússia e preferiu ficar. Uma grave lesão no pé o tirou de boa parte da temporada e acabou frustrando o sonho.

Arboleda e Bruno Alves se firmaram como titulares, enquanto Anderson Martins era o reserva imediato com Diego Aguirre. Com Jardine, Rodrigo Caio passou a ser a primeira opção para substituir a dupla principal.

Root sends selectors reminder

Joe Root provided a reminder to the England selectors with a century on the second day of the England Performance Programme match in Navi Mumbai.

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Nov-2012
ScorecardJoe Root reminded the England selectors of his talent•Getty Images

Joe Root provided a reminder to the England selectors with a century on the second day of the England Performance Programme (EPP) match against the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy side in Navi Mumbai.Root, who has been relegated to the role of substitute fielder by the elevation of Nick Compton to the Test side, made 166 as the EPP side ended the second day on 484 for 6. There were also half-centuries for Nottinghamshire’s James Taylor, who made 72, and Essex’s 19-year-old reserve wicketkeeper Ben Foakes, who finished the day unbeaten with 90 from 94 balls.Eoin Morgan fell to the leg-spin of Sagar Gorivale three short of a half-century, while Craig Kieswetter managed just 17 on the day he was dropped from England’s T20 squad.Going into the final day of the game, the EPP side lead by 280 runs.Steven Finn, the England fast bowler, will test his recovery from a thigh strain on the final day of the game on Thursday. Finn bowled 16 overs on the first day, but will be assessed for any reaction with several more spells on the third day. If he comes through unscathed, he is likely to win selection in the team for the third Test in Kolkata next week.

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