O Vasco venceu o Resende por 2 a 0, na manhã deste domingo, no Estádio Nivaldo Pereira, pelo Campeonato Carioca. Os gols do Cruz-Maltino foram marcados por Kauan Kelvin e Gabriel Pfeifer. Com o triunfo, o time da cruz de malta soma 19 pontos atrás de Nova Iguaçu e Resende.
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O próximo compromisso dos Meninos da Colina será na quinta-feira (29), diante do Cruzeiro, às 15h, na Arena Gregorão, pelo Brasileirão. No Estadual, a equipe voltará a campo no domingo , às 11h, diante do Nova Iguaçu.
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Desde o inicio, o Vasco tomou a iniciativa e comandou as ações para chegar ao gol. Nos primeiros dez minutos, Renan e Gabriel Pfeifer desperdiçaram chances de marcar. Aos 20, Renan arriscou um voleio ao receber um cruzamento, mas não assustou.
Dois minutos depois, Renan voltou a receber pela esquerda e chutou cruzado, porém Kauan Kelvin não alcançou para marcar. O camisa 7 teve outra chance e desta vez não desperdiçou e abriu o placar para o Gigante da Colina. Na sequência, Gabriel Pfeifer bateu colocado e ampliou.
Na volta do intervalo, a partida não foi tão movimentada, e o Vasco conseguiu segurar o resultado para sair com os três pontos. A melhor chance do segundo tempo aconteceu quando Cleison arrancou pela direita, mas foi travado.
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O Vasco foi a campo com a seguinte escalação: Victor Hugo, Wanyson, Felipe Martinez (Luiz Gustavo), Luiz Felipe e Pablo (Leandrinho); Leozinho (Paulinho), Gustavinho (Jerônimo) e Gabriel Pfeifer; Lukas Zuccarello, Kauan Kelvin (Cleison) e Renan (Matheus) – Técnico: Gustavo Almeida
At least three of the bowlers included – Theekshana, Madushanka and Kumara – are returning from injuries
Madushka Balasuriya26-Sep-2023
Sri Lanka would have dearly wanted Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga in their ranks•AFP/Getty Images
It’s official – Sri Lanka will be without Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga at the ODI World Cup. Dasun Shanaka, whose role as captain had been under much speculation over the past few weeks, will lead the side in India through October and November.The rest of the 15-member squad has formed up as expected, with the only changes from the side that reached the final of the Asia Cup being the inclusion of Dilshan Madushanka and Lahiru Kumara.Making way are quick bowlers Pramod Madushan and Binura Fernando. Chamika Karunaratne has been named as a travelling reserve.Related
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Of those who have missed out, Chameera’s absence will likely be felt the most.Chameera, the 31-year-old quick, last played for Sri Lanka in June against Afghanistan and in the warm-ups of the World Cup qualifier. After that, he was initially out with a torn pectoral muscle, which he suffered ahead of the World Cup qualifier in Zimbabwe. And, after recovering from that, he injured himself again in the Lanka Premier League in August. He had also missed the T20 World Cup in Australia last year with an ankle injury.There had been some degree of optimism that he would be fit for at least a part of this World Cup, but despite having started bowling in the nets, he has not been able to do so consistently without discomfort.As for Hasaranga, the SLC had been less optimistic. But there had been murmurs that he might have been included with the hope that he would be fit to play during the latter stages of the tournament – such is the importance of his all-round talents to team balance.”Wanindu Hasaranga has not been included in the 15-member squad as the player is still in the process of recovering from an injury,” an SLC statement said. “His recovery will be monitored, and if he is declared fit to play, he will be considered as a replacement in the event of an injury to a squad member during the tournament.”ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Injury concerns are a theme right through Sri Lanka’s bowling unit at present, with the inclusion of no less than three frontline bowlers who are just returning from injury. Spinner Maheesh Theekshana is returning from a hamstring injury he suffered at the Asia Cup, while Madushanka is just back from a torn oblique muscle. Kumara, meanwhile, missed the entire Asia Cup with a side strain. He also has a worrying history of being ruled out mid-game with the same recurring injury.This means there might be game time not only for the other quicks in the squad – Matheesha Pathirana and Kasun Rajitha – but also the travelling reserve, seam-bowling allrounder Karunaratne.Fortunately for Sri Lanka, their batters are in fairly rude health by comparison, though their form and consistency are causes for concern, especially following their dismal performance in the Asia Cup final, where India shot them out for 50.It’s likely that Kusal Perera will keep Dimuth Karunaratne out of the starting XI, and open alongside Pathum Nissanka. Perera is one of three wicketkeeping options in the squad alongside Sadeera Samarawickrama and Kusal Mendis – who kept for the entirety of the Asia Cup – with all three expected to start.Sri Lanka’s middle order, too, picks itself with Samarawickrama coming in at four, followed by Charith Asalanka and Dhananjaya de Silva at five and six respectively.This leaves Shanaka to occupy the No. 7 position. Head coach Chris Silverwood had given Shanaka unequivocal backing in the immediate aftermath of the Asia Cup final, in the hope being that one good innings would be enough to get him out of his rut.Dasun Shanaka will continue to lead Sri Lanka•AFP/Getty Images
Sri Lanka’s selectors, too, opted to take a more holistic view of Shanaka’s performance as captain. A special meeting held after the Asia Cup involving the top brass of SLC as well as Silverwood, consultant coach Mahela Jayawardene, team manager Mahinda Halangoda, and members of the selection committee including chief selector Pramodya Wickramasinghe, gave the present make-up of the team their vote of confidence.”The selectors, during the meeting, explained the intended composition of the World Cup squad and also possible contingency plans in place for replacements if such a measure is needed,” the board had said in a media statement at the time. “During the meeting, all in attendance were in agreement that the national team is going in the right direction towards making further progress.”Sri Lanka will begin their World Cup with warm-up games against Bangladesh and Afghanistan on September 29 and October 3 in Guwahati, before their first official match of the tournament against South Africa on October 7 in Delhi.Sri Lanka ODI World Cup squad: Dasun Shanaka (capt), Kusal Mendis (vice capt), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera (wk), Dimuth Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Lahiru Kumara
تعرض لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ريال مدريد إلى إصابة جديدة خلال آخر حصة تدريبية للفريق في معسكر كأس العالم للأندية 2025 بالولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.
وكان ريال مدريد، في أول بطولة مجمعة تحت قيادة المدرب الجديد تشابي ألونسو، قد ودع كأس العالم للأندية 2025 من دور نصف النهائي بعدما خسر برباعية نظيفة أمام باريس سان جيرمان.
وتعرض الدولي البرازيلي الشاب إندريك، لانتكاسة جديدة في الإصابة التي حدثت له أمام إشبيلية في 18 مايو الماضي، وسيغيب عن ريال مدريد لمدة تتراوح بين 8 إلى 10 أسابيع، وذلك وفقًا لصحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية.
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كان إندريك قد تعرض إلى تمزق في أوتار الركبة في عضلة الفخذ الأيمن، وفي مراحل التعافي الأخيرة، تجددت الإصابة مرة أخرى.
من المقرر أن يواصل ريال مدريد تأهيل اللاعب ومتابعة استعداداته وتجهيزه لمباريات الموسم المقبل، في ظل كسب البرازيلي الشاب ثقة الطاقم الفني والإداري نظرًا للموهبة الكبيرة التي يتمتع بها وقد ظهرت كثيرًا في لحظات حاسمة الموسم الماضي ولعل أبرزها كانت في مباريات كأس ملك إسبانيا.
Nkwe, South Africa’s director of cricket, says the “management” of their “marquee players” is going to be important for the next World Cup
Firdose Moonda09-Nov-2023
Hashmatullah Shahidi: ‘We are expecting our cricket board and ICC to give us more matches for our improvement’•ICC via Getty Images
In what could be his second-last appearance in front of the global media at this tournament, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi put the onus on his board and the ICC to prioritise ODIs going forward. Afghanistan, currently placed sixth on eight points, will need to beat South Africa by a huge margin in their last league game on Friday in Ahmedabad and also hope Pakistan lose to England, to progress to the semi-finals”Fifty-over cricket is also important,” Shahidi said in Ahmedabad. “Right now, there are too many leagues, too much T20 cricket and I think 50-overs and Test cricket is more important. If we have those games, we will definitely improve more. We are expecting our cricket board and ICC to give us more matches for our improvement.”Despite his expectation, the discontinuance of the World Cup Super League means that Afghanistan are no longer guaranteed a series against the so-called bigger teams and the most recent version of the FTP shows a calendar that has become leaner. While they played 29 ODIs including series against West Indies, Sri Lanka and Pakistan between the end of the last World Cup and the start of this one (bear in mind that two-and-a-half of those years were severely affected by Covid-19 disruptions), they are scheduled to play 33 in the next cycle, but only six against teams in the top eight and none against Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa or Pakistan. Shahidi is hopeful that will change. “We have a cricket board and management and we are hoping they take a lot of series with other teams. There will be 50-over cricket. I am expecting that.”Related
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Whatever happens, Afghanistan can look forward to at least some ODI cricket in the not-too-distant future. They cannot finish lower than sixth at this World Cup, which guarantees them a spot at the Champions Trophy in 2025 and an opportunity to play against the other top seven teams in the format.South Africa, their last group-stage opponents at this World Cup and fellow Champions Trophy qualifiers, also have questions over the relevance of the 50-over format, not least because they are due to co-host the next ODI World Cup in 2027 and have earmarked that tournament as theirs to win. They understand that in the four years between this tournament and the next, more T20 leagues, offering more money that Cricket South Africa (CSA) can match, are likely to crop up and players will inevitably be drawn to those at the expense of international cricket.A ready-made example is Quinton de Kock, who is retired from Test and farewells ODIs at this tournament, but has also opted for a gig with Melbourne Renegades for the Big Bash League and out of South Africa’s home series against India. In previous circumstances that would have made him ineligible for the T20 World Cup but CSA has changed their selection policy and now will keep the door for internationals open to players who don’t play in bilaterals. “We are not coming with a fixed mindset. We are very open to the new world. The management of marquee players is going to be important,” Enoch Nkwe, South Africa’s director of cricket said in Ahmedabad.Nkwe hopes that this “new model,” as he called it, will encourage many of the current squad members to continue making themselves available for World Cups, particularly in 2027. “We are hoping the majority of the marquee players will be available for 2027. It’s an opportunity to end their career at home, with the opportunity that we are going to win it,” Nkwe said. “The marquee players are most of the players that are playing in the leagues. David Miller, Quinny [de Kock], Rassie [van der Dussen], Temba [Bavuma] – most of them are in their 30s but when I engage with them, they are so hungry for silverware for South Africa. We are going to have to be realistic and take it a year at a time. Post World Cup I would like to engage with them in terms of the future.”De Kock has already suggested it would be difficult to convince him to come out of retirement, and Nkwe is hopeful that he can be persuaded otherwise in future. “We will give him the space that he needs. I am hoping he will have a sabbatical and then have a rethink. He is excited. He loves playing for the country. I have seen his energy. And I am hoping a couple of months down the line we can have a different conversation.”The main drawcard, according to Nkwe, lies in the format itself because even though there are ICC events every year, “This (the ODI World Cup) is the main one,” he said. “They want this one.”And by the sounds of it, so do Afghanistan.
أحرز الوافد الجديد لنادي برشلونة، روني باردجي، هدف العملاق الكتالوني الثاني في شباك فيسيل كوبي في إطار الجولة الآسيوية استعدادًا للموسم الجديد 2025/2026.
واستضاف ملعب “نويفر” في مدينة “كوبي” باليابان المباراة وسط حضور كبير من قبل جماهير فيسيل كوبي التي كانت تتشوق لمشاهدة نجوم برشلونة.
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وشارك في المباراة خوان جارسيا كحارس أساسي في الشوط الأول قبل الاستبدال بين الشوطين، لكن في الشوط الثاني، ظهر روني باردجي بجانب ماركوس راشفورد كبديلين.
ونجح باردجي في ترك بصمة سريعة بتسجيله هدف برشلونة الثاني بعد تمريرة من روبرت ليفاندوفسكي على حدود منطقة الجزاء ليقوم اللاعب السويدي بتسديدة تسكن شباك فيسيل كوبي بالدقيقة 77.
وكان باردجي قد انتقل إلى برشلونة قبل أيام قليلة قادمًا من صفوف كوبنهاجن ويلقب بـ”ميسي السويد” ويتوقع له العديد من الخبراء أن يكون من أبرز المواهب في الكرة الأوروبية في السنوات المقبلة.
Depois de dois dias de folga após a derrota para o Botafogo em pleno Morumbi, os jogadores considerados titulares do São Paulo voltaram aos trabalhos na manhã desta quarta-feira (12), no CT da Barra Funda, visando o clássico contra o Palmeiras, às 16h (de Brasília) de domingo (16), no Allianz Parque, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro.
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Rogério Ceni comandou atividades técnicas para todo o elenco. Primeiro com simulações de um contra um e ataque contra defesa e depois em um enfrentamento entre duas equipes em espaço reduzido.
Nikão, que fez exercícios de transição com a preparação física durante a maior parte do tempo, participou desta última etapa do treino.Com uma avulsão na coxa sofrida no início de setembro, o camisa 10 perdeu os últimos dez jogos do Tricolor. Naquela mesma semana, Moreira passou por uma artroscopia no joelho e deve voltar a ficar à disposição após sete partidas.
Arboleda e Gabriel Neves também foram ao gramado. O equatoriano para trabalhos de transiçãoapós a cirurgia realizada no tornozelo que o deixou fora dos últimos 29 jogos. Enquanto isso,o uruguaio fez corrida no gramado supervisionada pelos fisioterapeutas.
Caio e Diego Costa ficaram no Reffis em recuperação de lesões. O zagueiro, titular e capitão de Ceni, não deve se recuperar a tempo de reforçar a equipe no Choque-Rei. Luizão e Ferraresi disputam a sua vaga.
Além dos contundidos, o Tricolor não contará para o jogo com os suspensos Rafinha (terceiro amarelo) e Léo (expulso na derrota para os cariocas).
Com 40 pontos, o São Paulo ocupa a 12ª colocação. O time busca uma vaga na fase prévia da próxima Libertadores. A distância para o oitavo colocado é de cinco pontos, com um jogo a menos.
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Fast bowler answered SOS for relegation-threatened Foundation, but management was unawares
ESPNcricinfo staff11-Dec-2023The ECB’s plans to take direct control of Jofra Archer’s rehabilitation from a long-term elbow injury hit a snag this week, when it transpired the fast bowler had turned out for his old school team in Barbados without the knowledge of the England management.Archer was recently handed a two-year ECB central contract despite having played just seven white-ball matches for England since March 2021, a period of time in which he has been beset by a fractured right elbow, as well as a stress fracture of the back.The contract was a show of faith in a player who starred for England in their 2019 World Cup victory and remains one of the biggest names on the world stage, and who – at the age of 28 – still has scope for a long career as and when he can recover his full fitness.It was also an attempt to oversee the speed of that recovery, away from the competing demands of the T20 franchise circuit. Speaking to the media in the wake of England’s Test-squad announcement for the upcoming tour of India (for which Archer was not considered), the team’s managing director, Rob Key, explained that Archer had been withdrawn from next week’s IPL auction so that the management could “be in control” of his rehabilitation.However, Key was caught unawares when it was put to him that Archer had featured for his old school, Foundation, against Lords in Division One of the Barbados Cricket Association League over the weekend.Related
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With his team facing permanent relegation in the event of a loss, Archer claimed 4 for 18 on day one of the three-day match, helping to bowl Lords out for 114, largely bowling pace but with one wicket falling to his left-arm spin. He also made 11 as Foundation reached 78 for 8 at the close of play, with the match scheduled to be concluded next weekend.”I’m not aware of that,” Key said, when Archer’s exploits were relayed to him. “I’ll find out.”Archer had been training with the England white-ball team during the recent ODI series, although he is now believed to have returned to the UK. With the T20 World Cup looming in the Caribbean in June and July, England remain hopeful that he can be eased back to fitness in the coming six months and play a role in defending the title that Jos Buttler’s team won in Melbourne in November 2022.”Jofra was bowling out here,” Key said. “As you often see with Jofra, he rocks up and you think ‘what’s going to happen here?’, and he ends up bowling 95 miles an hour and he looks like he’s an absolute genius. But we’re just going to take it slow with him. We don’t want to put any sort of deadlines on him. That’s what we’ve done in the past, we’re trying to learn from what we’ve done in the past with Jofra.”Now we’re taking control of him coming back. We’re not going to say you need to get back for this part here. From what they’ve said, an elbow injury is a complicated place to have an injury. So we just want to take this as slow as possible.”Jofra was keen to go into the IPL auction but we just feel like, actually, the best way to do this now is just for us to be in control of it. There’s no commitment either way, and we can then just bring you back.”If it takes an extra couple of months, but he gets another couple of years out of his career, and gets back fully… I think he’s worth his weight in gold.”
أزاح الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم “كاف”، الستار رسميًا، عن موعد إقامة قرعة مسابقتي دوري أبطال إفريقيا والكونفدرالية للموسم الجديد 2025-2026.
وبحسب الموقع الرسمي لكاف، من المقرر إقامة قرعة الدور التمهيدي يوم السبت المقبل، 9 أغسطس، في العاصمة التنزانية دار السلام، في تمام الواحدة ظهرًا بتوقيت القاهرة.
طالع| كاف يصدر قرارًا هامًا بشأن الأندية المشاركة في دوري أبطال إفريقيا والكونفدرالية
وأضاف الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم، أن القرعة سيم يثها مباشرة عبر صفحة “كاف” على يوتيوب.
وأعلن كاف انطلاق الجولة التمهيدية الأولى في 19 سبتمبر 2025، تليها الجولة التمهيدية الثانية في 17 أكتوبر.
كما كشف كاف، أن دور المجموعات سيبدأ لكل من دوري أبطال إفريقيا وكأس الكونفدرالية الإفريقية، يوم 21 نوفمبر 2025، فيما تنطلق الأدوار الإقصائية يوم 13 مارس 2026.
ويشارك في دوري أبطال أفريقيا، الأهلي وبيراميدز، حيث يبدأ البطل المتوج في آخر نسخة مشواره من الدور التمهيدي، في حين يشارك الزمالك والمصري البورسعيدي في كأس الكونفدرالية.
Neste sábado, o Palmeiras entra em campo para defender o título do Paulista Sub-15 diante do rival São Paulo. Para carimbar uma nova conquista na base, o Verdão aposta na artilharia e no protagonismo de Erick Belé, uma jovem promessa alviverde.
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O garoto de 15 anos chegou ao Verdão em 2018, quando ainda tinha 11 anos, e tem um contrato de formação com o clube, podendo assinar com o profissional apenas quando completar 16 anos.
Nesta temporada, Belé entrou em campo em todas as 24 partidas do Palmeiras no Paulista Sub-15. Além de ser o artilheiro do time, com 18 gols marcados, o garoto também é o maior distribuidor de assistências do elenco, com 23 passes para gol.
Dono da camisa 10 e consolidado como grande protagonista dessa nova safra palmeirense, o jogador soma 41 participações diretas nos 88 gols na competição (46%), e tem uma média de 1,7 por jogo.
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Erick Belé foi um dos grandes responsáveis pela classificação do Palmeiras à final do Paulista Sub-15, já que marcou dois gols na vitória na casa do Corinthians e depois, na Arena Barueri, converteu o pênalti que carimbou a vaga.
A ‘Cria da Academia’ é uma das joias desta geração palmeirense e já acumula seis títulos em diversas categorias da base, querendo levantar agora a taça do estadual.
Vale lembrar que o Palmeiras tem a melhor campanha geral do torneio e, por isso, decidirá o título em casa no próximo dia 6 de novembro, depois do jogo de ida neste sábado no Morumbi.
Desde o início da competição, o Verdão disputou 24 partidas, sendo 21 vitórias, dois empates e uma derrota, além de 88 gols marcados e 12 sofridos. No total, o clube tem 90% de aproveitamento até a decisão.
Change of leadership at Taunton after long-term captain decides to call time on role
ESPNcricinfo staff29-Nov-2023
Tom Abell is stepping down from the Somerset captaincy with immediate effect•Getty Images
Tom Abell has stepped down from the Somerset captaincy with immediate effect, after struggling for form during the 2023 season.Abell, 29, was handed the Somerset captaincy ahead of the 2017 season, and led the club to victory in the 2019 Royal London Cup, and a trio of runners-up spots in red-ball competitions – a second-place finish in the County Championship in 2018 and 2019, and the final of the Bob Willis Trophy in the Covid-affected summer of 2020.Somerset did collect silverware in 2023 with victory in the Vitality Blast – however, Lewis Gregory had taken over the reins from Abell following their run to the semi-finals in the previous season, and with a disappointing seventh-place finish in the Championship coinciding with a downturn in his own form, Abell has decided to relinquish his role.”I’m stepping down with a heavy heart,” Abell said. “As a Somerset boy it’s been a massive privilege to captain the club and the experience has been incredible. It’s not been an easy decision, but I’ve thought about it a lot and I believe that it is in the best interests of the team and the club. Sometimes change can be a good thing and I think that now is the right time. My decision is entirely based on what I feel is best for us moving forward.”During the last seven seasons there have been some great times and some tough times. I’m so grateful for the support that I’ve received, and Andy Hurry and Jason Kerr have been tremendous allies. I’ve had a tremendous support network behind me, especially my family, and I’ve been lucky enough to be a part of some great teams with some great players, who have helped to keep me in the job for so long!”Abell came close to securing international honours earlier this year, when he was named in England’s white-ball squad for their tour of Bangladesh in March, only to withdraw with a side injury.”I didn’t have a great season in 2023 and it can be tough to lead when you’re not necessarily content with your own performance,” he said. “This will give me the opportunity to get back to where I need to be, which is contributing to Somerset winning games of cricket.”Hurry, Somerset’s Director of Cricket, said that Abell had led the club with “distinction” during his seven seasons in charge.”Everyone connected with Somerset will agree that he has been an absolute credit to the club both on and off the field,” Hurry said. “His conduct, commitment, leadership and dedication have been exemplary during his time in the role, and he has written himself into the history of the club forever.”