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Records from the World Cup so far, and players who have represented two countries in the competition

Steven Lynch24-Feb-2015New Zealand beat England with 37.4 overs to spare in Wellington. Is that the worst defeat for a Test nation? asked Paul Henderson from Australia
Rather surprisingly perhaps, that defeat with 226 deliveries unused only equalled England’s worst thrashing by this yardstick in one-day internationals – in the first final of the Australian tri-series in January 2003 in Sydney, Australia bowled England out for 118 and then knocked off the runs in 12.2 overs, with Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden doing the damage. James Anderson probably won’t want to be reminded that he played in that one too. There have been 16 instances of the side batting second passing their target with more balls remaining, two of them dating from the days of 60-over innings. One of those provided the biggest margin of all: during the 1979 World Cup at Old Trafford England shot Canada out for 45, and completed the victory in 13.5 overs, with 46.1 – or 277 balls – to spare. In second place, and the biggest margin for a 50-over match, is Sri Lanka’s demolition of Zimbabwe in Colombo in December 2001: they polished off a puny target of 39 in just 4.2 of their allotted 50 overs, so had 276 deliveries to spare. That match lasted only 20 overs in all (120 balls), and remains the shortest completed one-day international. The World Cup record for balls remaining is also held by Sri Lanka, who had 272 in hand in beating Canada in Paarl in 2003. For the full list, click here.Still recovering from Tim Southee’s bowling spell at the Cake Tin. Were they New Zealand’s best figures in ODIs? And the best in the World Cup? asked Tim Broughton from New Zealand
Tim Southee’s 7 for 33 against England in Wellington was the best analysis for New Zealand in all one-day internationals, beating Shane Bond’s 6 for 19 against India in Bulawayo in August 2005. Bond also had their previous-best World Cup figures, 6 for 23 against Australia in Port Elizabeth in March 2003. Southee was only the fourth bowler to take seven wickets in a World Cup innings, following Winston Davis (7 for 51 for West Indies against Australia at Headingley in 1983), Glenn McGrath (7 for 15 for Australia v Namibia in Potchefstroom in 2003) and Andy Bichel (7 for 20 for Australia v England in Port Elizabeth in 2003). For the full list, click here.Whose record did Brendon McCullum break for the fastest World Cup fifty? And who’s the fastest in all ODIs? asked Matthew Bennett
Brendon McCullum zoomed to his half-century against England in Wellington in just 18 balls, two faster than the existing World Cup record, set by … Brendon McCullum, against Canada in St Lucia in 2007. There have been only two quicker half-centuries in all ODIs: Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya got there in 17 balls against Pakistan in Singapore in 1995-96, while AB de Villiers – on his way to what became the fastest one-day hundred – scorched to 50 from just 16 deliveries for South Africa against West Indies in Johannesburg in January. There have been five other 18-ball half-centuries in ODIs, three of them by Shahid Afridi. For the full list, click here.Pakistan were reduced to 1 for 4 against West Indies. Has there been a worse start in international cricket? asked Henry Clarke from England
During their World Cup match against West Indies in Christchurch, Pakistan became the first side to lose their fourth wicket for one run in any one-day international. The previous-worst start was 4 for 4, by Canada against Zimbabwe in Port-of-Spain in March 2006. There have been three instances of 4 for 5, including a famous one in the 2003 World Cup, when Chaminda Vaas of Sri Lanka reduced Bangladesh to that by the end of the first over of the match in Pietermaritzburg. Vaas started with a hat-trick, but there was a four and a wide before another wicket went down to the fifth legitimate ball. The only worse start in all international cricket was made by India in a Test against England at Headingley in 1952, when they slumped to 0 for 4, three of the wickets going to the young Fred Trueman.Who’s the tallest player to appear in the World Cup? asked Brijesh Kumar from India
This record changed hands during the current tournament, when Mohammad Irfan took the field for Pakistan against India in Adelaide. Most reports give Irfan’s height as 7ft 1in (216cm), and although that has seemingly never been officially confirmed it’s safe to assume that he’s taller than the previous record-holders, who all measured in at 6ft 8in (203cm). They were Joel Garner, who took five wickets as West Indies won the 1979 final, Australia’s Bruce Reid, who was on the winning team in 1987, and (according to some reports) Boyd Rankin – who played for Ireland in the 2007 and 2011 tournaments before transferring his allegiance to England.Is Eoin Morgan the only man to play for two different countries at the World Cup? asked Ruvith de Kretser from Australia
Eoin Morgan played for Ireland in 2007, but England in 2011 and (as captain) in 2015. Someone who has done something very similar, but in reverse, is Ed Joyce: born in Dublin, like Morgan, he was in England colours in 2007, but played for Ireland in 2011 and 2015. Two other players have represented two different countries in the World Cup. Kepler Wessels played for Australia in 1983, and captained South Africa in 1992, while the Barbadian fast bowler Anderson Cummins played for West Indies in 1992, and reappeared for Canada in the West Indies in 2007, by which time he was 40.

Nearly forty years before Sehwag almost blazed to a double-century in a day, an English batsman set the template

Steven Lynch04-Apr-2013When Virender Sehwag smashed Australia’s bowlers all round the MCG on Boxing Day 2003, sprinting to a superb 195 before he was caught at long-on shortly before the close, the record books were hastily consulted as people tried to discover whether a visiting batsman had ever scored so many on the first day of a Test Down Under before. They could just have asked me: no one had scored more – but in the first series I ever read about in any detail, England’s dashing left-hander Bob Barber hit 185 on the first day of the third Test in Sydney in 1965-66.Accounts of this innings – in which Barber shared an opening stand of 234 with Geoff Boycott, who made 84 – struggle to find enough adjectives. The often acerbic EM Wellings, writing in Wisden, called it “the superlative achievement of the whole tour”, adding: “When he succeeded, the runs gushed like oil from a new strike.” And, added Wellings, this approach rubbed off: “Even batsmen with reputations for treating big occasions with solemnity, notably Boycott and Barrington, played Test innings of splendid dash.”The onslaught lasted just under five hours, and included 19 fours “in an innings of magnificent aggression, a match-winning innings”, as Wisden’s rather tautologous match report put it. Boycott, who had the best view in the ground, called it “an absolutely brilliant innings… one of the truly great displays of batting in Test cricket”. John Edrich was also caught up by the thrill of it all: “[Barber] blazed away in all directions and had the crowd gasping at some of his powerful blows,” he wrote. “His hits were hard and usually well-placed, they defied interception. This sort of thing is infectious and, although I couldn’t reach his tempo, I soon found my way.” Walter Robins, a former England captain and selector, and a survivor of the 1936-37 Ashes tour, reckoned it was “The greatest innings by an Englishman I’ve ever seen on the Sydney Cricket Ground. He might have been Frank Woolley.”Australia’s opening bowler Neil Hawke eventually ended the entertainment. Hawke, who was recalled for this match, had earlier got it in the neck from the crowd as England made hay, “The kindest thing said being ‘Get back to South Australia, yer mug.'” He tottered up with the second new ball, feeling stiff as he sent down the first delivery: “I nearly tripped over myself at the bowling crease, and the ball hit the pitch halfway at a gentle pace. Barber’s eyes lit up as he shaped to pull the ball in the direction of the Ladies’ Stand. Instead he got a bottom edge, and the ball struck his right foot before trickling into the stumps. He stood there in a state of shock, uttered a well-known expression in beautiful Oxford accents, and then trudged off.”But here’s the funny thing: this was the only Test century Barber ever made, in 28 appearances from 1960. And after that Ashes tour, he won just three more caps. He cut down on his county commitments to deal with his varied business interests – agreeing pre-season with Warwickshire which matches he would play in – and the England selectors were reluctant to take chances on a part-timer. International cricket thus lost a great entertainer, in what should have been his pomp: Barber played his last Test in 1968, and bowed out of county cricket the following year, aged only 33. He turned out to be pretty good at business, too, eventually retiring to Switzerland. Most of the fortune apparently came from those little blue tablets that cleanse toilet cisterns.

I administered Barber a heftier thump below the shoulders, hoping the editor wouldn’t choose that particular moment to come round the corner and find me assaulting one of his guests of honour

Actually Barber’s cricketing life had been a strange one from the start. After a stellar schoolboy career he played for Lancashire as an amateur, often as a bowler of legbreaks, who, according to a later county team-mate Jack Bannister, “was a genuine spinner, as opposed to a roller”. His early batting was staid, but things changed when he moved to Warwickshire and began to adopt the flamboyant style that served him – and England – so well in Sydney.Just about the first cricket book I ever read was an account of the 1965-66 Ashes tour by John Clarke, the cricket correspondent of the at the time. I borrowed it from the local library, and since I never quite got round to returning it, was secretly relieved when I drove past recently and found the library had been demolished, hopefully sparing me a huge fine. In summing up the tour, Clarke wrote: “The part that Barber played runs like a gold thread through this story.” I remember thinking this was rather a neat line that I might be able to use one day, but I haven’t managed it yet (unless this counts).All this meant I was thrilled a few years ago when Barber flew over from Switzerland to be one of the special guests at the annual Wisden launch dinner, 40 years on from his selection as a Cricketer of the Year in the 1967 . The editorial staff had been asked to look after the distinguished guests. I made sure Barber was in my group, and stood there enthralled as the talk soon harked back to that very tour.”I knew I wouldn’t be touring Australia again,” he said, “so I made sure I enjoyed it.” His fine opening partnership with Boycott – the dependable Edrich was pushed down to No. 3 – had its moments: “Geoffrey was always very good at taking a single off the last ball of an over. I told him if he tried it on me again, I wouldn’t run – and he did try it, and I didn’t run… he gave me quite a look when he realised I was sitting on my bat at the bowler’s end. He got the message after that – although he did get his revenge in the final Test: he just galloped past me and I was run out by 20 yards.”These fascinating reminiscences were interrupted, though, when he turned to me and said “You’re supposed to be looking after me, aren’t you?” I had to agree. “Well, would you mind hitting me on the back? I seem to have something stuck in my throat.” I gave him a gentle nudge, but it wasn’t quite the Heimlich manoeuvre: “Harder!” he urged, starting to go a bit red in the face. So I administered a heftier thump below the shoulders, hoping the editor wouldn’t choose that particular moment to come round the corner and find me assaulting one of his guests of honour.It seemed to work: the gong sounded, and we trooped off to the dining room. Bob Barber was back talking about Tests past, and I was rather chuffed that I’d just saved the life of one of my sporting heroes. Sort of.

How does a team that has for years played with low expectations approach a must-win game? Do they hide behind their underdog status, or prove they can deal with pressure?

Mohammad Isam in Dhaka 19-Mar-2012If you ask a cricket fan in Bangladesh what he thinks of the national team, you will get a reaction of either adoration or exasperation, and very little in between. At the moment, with the team facing the rare prospect of reaching a tournament final, the dominant sentiment among Bangladesh fans is one of love for their cricketers. Even if they are disappointed, it will probably not be for long. Hope is in ample supply in Bangladesh.The bar of expectation is habitually pretty low for the average Bangladesh fan. He does not buy a ticket expecting to see the home team win. He goes to the stadium to be part of the team’s driving force, perhaps subconsciously hoping that he can make a difference to the outcome. Hope, in a sense, has been the essence of Bangladesh cricket.There has been some change to that ethos lately. There are a few more critics of the Bangladesh cricket team now, within the country and among the millions of Bangladeshis spread across the world. The fact that the team has had good days more regularly than in the past has made people question why they are bad on other days. Criticism in Bangladesh cricket was reserved for Mohammad Ashraful between 2002 and 2008, when it was hard to find something to lament about after Bangladesh’s many losses other than the failures of their most-talented batsman. In general, though, the feeling was more one of resignation rather than anger towards the team.Bangladesh still lose regularly but the number of ticks in the “won” column has been steadily rising, though the incline is not as steep in matches against the higher-ranked sides. Their recent successes are due, in large part, to the presence of a world-class allrounder in their side, who wins them a lot of games and has been the team’s most consistent batsman and best bowler over the past three years. They also have an opener who succeeds more than he fails, a captain who is growing in stature as a matchwinner, a set of pace bowlers who are inspired by a man roundly applauded as the bravest cricketer in the country, spinners aplenty, and a bunch of other batsmen who can, at least at times, look like they belong at the top level.On Tuesday, these players will face a situation they have hitherto seldom been in. It is not often that Bangladesh play a must-win game with an eye on a tournament final, and it is the rarity of the situation that will perhaps increase expectations as they try to beat Sri Lanka to pip India to a place in the Asia Cup final. The only other time they made a tournament final was when they beat Sri Lanka to meet them in the final of a tri-nation tournament in Bangladesh, in January 2009.Logic suggests that Bangladesh will start the match as underdogs. They have rarely been able to string together consecutive wins against top sides, with the 4-0 drubbing of New Zealand at home in the October 2010 ODI series a notable exception. That apart, a victory against a major team seems to be just an annual occurrence. So, an India-Pakistan final, with Bangladesh bowing out after a big defeat, is the most widely predicted result of Tuesday’s game. In a sense, Bangladesh are once again the beneficiaries of low expectations and hence should not feel too much pressure.However, the scenario can also be looked at in a different light. Bangladesh will hope that the pressure of a must-win match is something they will experience more frequently in the coming years. They will hope that, given the talent in the country, they will soon be expected to beat top teams, rather than just be given an outside chance. Perhaps this match against Sri Lanka is an opportunity for young players to experience some of that pressure. It is with that backdrop that Bangladesh’s reaction to the must-win situation is eagerly anticipated. Will they come out thinking they have to win, or just hoping to?The difference between an average team and a good one, it is often said, is than an average team does not know how to close the deal when they are near a win because they are not used to winning. There are already several individuals in the Bangladesh dressing room who believe they can win. With the inspiring performance against India, after the off-field chaos before the tournament, spurring them on, this is a match in which they can prove they can handle a pressure situation. A win in a crucial game like this will teach them far more than the annual upset.Edited by Dustin Silgardo

In a five-part preview series, Cricinfo profiles the Super League teams

Cricinfo staff29-Oct-2008
Karnataka will look to their new captain Robin Uthappa to provide the bulk of the runs © Cricinfo Ltd.
KarnatakaIt was a pretty average last season for Karnataka. They finished seventh on the points table in the 15-team Super League competition. They had a new coach in Vijay Bharadwaj, who took over the reins just ten days before the competition.This year Karnataka have the advantage of playing all their games at home – Bangalore and Mysore – and Bharadwaj has had more time to spend with the team. They started the preparation in July and concentrated on playing matches – they played five tournaments – instead of spending too much time in camps. Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid will be available for a few games in the middle of the season.They have a new captain in Robin Uthappa. The official announcement came on October 29 but Uthappa was sounded out pretty early in the season and has been working with the coach.”Robin [Uthappa] and I have sat together and given each member in the team a role to play,” Bharadwaj said. “Last season I took over just ten days just before the tournament. Obviously I didn’t have great interaction with the team and didn’t want to fiddle around too much in the middle of the games. Now, I know them in and out and I have been part of the side, which won six national titles. So I know what it takes to win. This is the process of building a side and we won’t be putting major pressure on the youngsters.”What they did last season
They had two wins, two losses and drew the rest. The batting led them down – only twice did they cross 400 in an innings and incidentally, they won both games. Only one batsman, KB Pawan, aggregated more than 400 runs. The bowling was much better. The seamer Vinay Kumar, with 40 wickets, was the highest wicket-taker of the competition at the end of the league stage. Sunil Joshi took 34 but KP Appanna, the other left-arm spinner, succumbed to the season-two blues, picking only five wickets from four games.Men to watch
Robin Uthappa, the new captain. He was the man of the series in the recently concluded Challenger series and should lead Karnataka’s batting. Having been out of the Indian team, he has obvious reasons to prove himself. Sunil Joshi, the veteran, will still lead the spin attack. Ganesh Satish is the dark horse; he has been named in the squad after scoring five centuries on the trot in the Under-22 competition.BarodaIf you measure a team’s success in terms of consistency Baroda will pip many heavyweights as they’ve made to the semi-finals for the last three seasons. Despite the absence of the likes of Irfan Pathan, Baroda still managed to run Delhi close last year before Gautam Gambhir’s match-winning century robbed them of a berth in the finals.The lack of a good paceman proved a deterrent but the spin duo of Yusuf Pathan and Rajesh Pawar led the bowling admirably. But with the inclusion of Munaf Patel, who quit Maharashtra to return to his home state, and Sri Lanka’s Dilhara Fernando, Baroda’s bowling line-up will be bolstered. Also, Irfan is likely to play more games than last season if he doesn’t feature in the Test series against England.If the batsmen can stand up to the occasion in the fashion they did last season, Baroda stand a healthy chance of making it at least to the knockout stage for the fourth straight year.What they did last season
Two outright wins in the first three games declared their positive intent. This included a closely-fought away contest against Uttar Pradesh. Chasing a tempting 274, UP failed on a turning track where Yusuf and Pawar picked four and three wickets respectively to win the contest. After taking first-innings lead against Punjab, they lost their way following on against Andhra Pradesh. Next, against Orissa, once again Baroda they lost the initiative conceding the first-innings lead but owing to their clean sheet made it to the last four.Baroda’s progress into the knockouts was due to these four batsmen: Rakesh Solanki (645 at 64), Connor Williams (547 at 54), Yusuf (441 at 44) and Pinal Shah (437 at 48). Yusuf proved he was an allrounder with a tally of 26 victims with his off spin that came at 29. Pawar was the second highest wicket-taker with a tally of 22 at 36.Men to watch
Yusuf remains the key with both the bat and ball. He proved he can be a quick learner by playing a significant role during the IPL where Shane Warne’s leadership inspired him at Rajasthan Royals.HyderabadLast season Hyderabad were wiped out by the exodus to IPL. They had to play with an almost new team, full of youngsters, and finished 12th on the points table. It was treated as a platform to build new talent and gauge their potential. A few positives came out in the form of the aggressive opener Ravi Teja and emergence of the teenaged left-arm spinner Lalith Mohan, who played three games. Pragyan Ojha took 24 wickets and Ashwin Yadav and SM Shoaib showed some promise with their mediumpace bowling. Kanwaljeet Singh, the head coach this year, is pleased with the improvements in the batting in the pre-season tournaments. Abhinav Kumar has been among runs and a new talent in the 17-year old Akshath Reddy, an opening batsman, has been unearthed. “The batting was a worry last season but they have done well so far consistently getting 300-plus in the pre-season games,” Kanwaljeet said.What they did last season
Only once did Hyderabad cross 350. They hung in on the edge to draw the initial games against Bengal and Baroda but collapsed in the second innings against Debasis Mohanty to lose the game on the final day against Orissa. A first-innings collapse against the spinners Piyush Chawla and Praveen Gupta lost them the game against Uttar Pradesh. But considering the state of disarray that IPL had left them, one win and three draws was not a bad result.Men to watch
Ravi Teja, an aggressive opening batsman, who top scored for Hyderabad with 653 runs at 59.36. His duel with Irfan Pathan in the game against Baroda last season was entertaining to watch. He drove, cut, and pulled Pathan well. Pragyan Ojha, the left-arm spinner, who got dropped from the Test squad without getting a chance, will be the man with lots to prove to the selectors.

Injury-ravaged WA hope to overcome the loss of Cameron Bancroft while a settled Tasmania side are buoyed by their recent results at the WACA

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As Western Australia captain Sam Whiteman stepped up for the media conference on Wednesday ahead of the Sheffield Shield final, he undoubtedly knew the barrage of questions headed his way.A bombshell broke late on Tuesday that WA opener Cameron Bancroft was ruled out of the final against Tasmania after a bike accident left him concussed. It continued a season of adversity for WA, who are striving for their first hat-trick of titles since the late 1980s.Not even the iconic WA team of the 1990s, filled with a slew of players who ended up being Test greats, managed the feat. Only Victoria from 2015-17 have won three in a row during the past 20 years.Related

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It’s obviously something rare and very difficult to achieve as WA can attest to in an injury-hit season. Frontline quicks Jhye Richardson, Lance Morris and Matt Kelly have only played five Shield matches between them and none of them will be available for the final.Having rejuvenated his red-ball career with a century in last season’s final, Ashton Turner has not been available since knee surgery in December.Cameron Green played only two matches, while Mitchell Marsh did not feature in domestic cricket at all this season given his heavy international workload across the formats.WA have often looked worn down and below their best – echoes of Perth Scorchers’ disappointing BBL season – but they found a way to overcome the obstacles and finished the season in peak form with a mishmash of players, unexpectedly clinching a home final with a victory over Victoria at the Junction Oval last week.Jordan Silk and Sam Whiteman pose with the Sheffield Shield trophy at King’s Park in Perth•Getty Images”It’s been a challenge to get to this year’s final. Last year was pretty much in a straight line, but this year it’s been do or die the last three weeks,” Whiteman said on Wednesday.There’s a gag going around social media that a WA second XI might be the next-best team in the Shield. Of course, that can never be proven, but WA’s depth of talent and their fringe players stepping in seamlessly have them on the cusp of another title.”We’ve used 22 players this year, and I think every one of those players has done their role for the team,” Whiteman said. “You need to get a whole squad to win a Shield. I think that’s the strength of this group.”While WA broke a 23-year title drought in 2022, a triumph here would be the “most satisfying” for Whiteman, who is on the brink of becoming a three-time Shield-winning captain. WA would also become the first team to win a hat-trick of titles in the Shield and Marsh Cup concurrently.”If we get the job done this week, it’s something we can look back on and be really proud of, ” he said. “Leaves a really strong legacy for this group.”Before the media conference started at King’s Park, a popular place for tourists to take photos of Perth’s picturesque surroundings, the burly Shield trophy was already in position for the cameras. Those walking by barely gave it a second glance apart from a person purportedly the relative of a former Test player, who wandered by to take a photo of the trophy.Amid a cool morning breeze, a nod to the changing of seasons in Perth, it was a reminder that the final will be played in relative anonymity in the AFL-mad city.But in Tasmania interest in the match should be high as the Tigers look to end an 11-year drought. George Bailey and Ricky Ponting were their talismen the last time they lifted the trophy, but their star with the bat was Jordan Silk, who as a 20-year-old frustrated Queensland with 108 off 358 balls as Tasmania secured the draw needed at home to clinch their third title.James Faulkner, George Bailey and Ricky Ponting were playing the last time Tasmania won the Sheffield Shield•Getty Images”I just reflected on it myself. It was really special,” said Silk, who is the only member of that XI playing in this final. “I was really only in the team for a couple of weeks and found myself winning.”So it certainly means a lot more if we win this week because of the journey that I’ve been on and also for a lot of our guys who have been around for quite a while.”With few international players in their squad, Tasmania have enjoyed continuity and were in the box seat of a home final until a final-round slip-up against South Australia at Bellerive Oval.It seemed a costly defeat, with Tasmania faced with the daunting task of the long journey to Perth and confronting WA, who have only lost three matches at the WACA since the start of 2021-22.But one of those defeats was to Tasmania, who also drew a high-scoring match earlier this season on an uncharacteristically flat WACA surface. The pitch in the final is expected to be bowler-friendly although perhaps not as spicy as seen at the WACA since that Tasmania match in October.”We’re really confident in our ability at the moment. I think we’ve strung together a really solid first-class season. The guys should take belief out of that,” Silk said. “We’ve beaten teams on the road this year, and we’ve got a good record in Perth, so we take a lot of confidence from that.”Tasmania will also have the added motivation of Matthew Wade’s red-ball retirement, while they might be able to ride the wave of a sports frenzy bubbling away in the island state. The JackJumpers, their basketball team, are in the NBL grand final while Tasmania’s first AFL team was launched earlier in the week.”It’s been a really good week for Tassie sports,” Silk said. “Hopefully we can add a little bit to that this week. That will be really special.”

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No último domingo, Ypiranga-RS e Grêmio mediram forças na semifinal do Campeonato Gaúcho e o time de Erechim saiu em vantagem por 2 a 1. O placar surpreendeu a torcida gremista e o elenco de Renato Gaúcho, que chegou com muita moral na fase final da competição.

Após passar 11 jogos invicto, o Tricolor foi um time que pouco fez em campo e saiu em desvantagem para a volta, que será em casa.

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Pedra no sapato

O tropeço diante do Ypiranga-RS não foi inédito nesta edição do estadual. Na última rodada da fase de classificação, o Grêmio visitou o time de Erechim e ficou no empate sem gols.

Na ocasião, o Tricolor entrou em campo com time repleto de reservas e sem o técnico Renato Gaúcho, que optou por se ‘poupar’.

Agora, para avançar no torneio, o Grêmio tem que vencer por dois gols de diferença. Em caso de vitória simples, a classificação será definida nos pênaltis.

أثار حديث محمود عبد الرازق شيكابالا، أسطورة الزمالك المعتزل، جدلًا واسعًا بعدما كشف عن بعض الكواليس الخاصة بـ”أوضة اللبس” قبل نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا عام 2016.

,أشار قائد الزمالك السابق، إلى أن بعض اللاعبين ارتكبوا تجاوزات لم تكن تتناسب مع قيمة النادي في تلك الفترة، وهو ما اعتبره سببًا رئيسيًا في خسارة اللقب.

طالع أيضًا | شيكابالا: الشيشة من أسباب خسارة الزمالك دوري أبطال إفريقيا.. وثلاثي الأهلي “جامدين جدًا”

وقال أيمن يونس في تصريحات عبر إذاعة “أون سبورت إف إم”: “هناك بعض اللاعبين بعد الاعتزال يحرصون على التحدث كثيرًا والظهور في الإعلام، منهم من يسعى وراء التريند، ومنهم من يريد أن يقدم صورة مختلفة لنفسه، وهذا حق طبيعي لكل لاعب أن يتحدث ويكشف ما لديه، سواء أسرار غرفة الملابس أو غيرها”.

وأضاف: “لكن هناك أسرار يمكن الحديث عنها وأخرى لا يجب أن تُقال، لأنه لا يصح أن تقلل من قيمة ناديك تحت أي ظرف، أنا شخصيًا أمتلك أسرارًا كثيرة من فترتي في الزمالك وكذلك من عملي داخل اتحاد الكرة بين 2005 و2011، لكن لم ولن أبوح بها احترامًا للمكان الذي أنتمي إليه، خاصة إذا كانت تلك الأسرار سلبية أو تحمل أخطاء”.

وتابع: “ليس من حق أي لاعب أن يعلن مثل هذه الأمور بطريقة تُسيء للنادي أو تقلل من تاريخه واسمه، يجب أن ننتبه جميعًا، فالاحترام للمكان وتاريخه ولقيمة الزملاء جزء أساسي من مسؤوليتنا”.

واختتم: “إذا وُجدت أخطاء فهذا لا يعني أن نُظهرها للعامة، لا أطالب بإخفائها تمامًا، لكن الأهم ألا نستغلها لزيادة الشهرة أو الظهور، من الضروري أن يعي نجومنا المعتزلون هذه النقطة جيدًا حفاظًا على تاريخ أنديتهم وزملائهم”.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen is currently experiencing difficult times at Barcelona. However, a couple of team-mates have publicly provided him some support.

• Barca stars stand by Ter Stegen
• 'He's still the captain', they say
• Goalkeeper currently at war with the club

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Ter Stegen, currently a controversial figure at Barcelona, can count on the support of his teammates Frenkie de Jong and Ferran Torres. Ter Stegen had to relinquish his status as number one to Barca's new signing Joan Garcia. In addition, there have been recent media reports that the German national goalkeeper could also be stripped of the armband.

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  The German international did not join the Barcelona squad on their pre-season tour of Asia after undergoing surgery on his lower back. The situation further strained his relationship with the club, as reports emerged that the goalkeeper released an individual statement about the procedure without informing Barca beforehand. In his announcement, Ter Stegen stated he would be sidelined for three months — significantly less than the four to five months the club had anticipated. Barcelona were reportedly frustrated, as they had planned to submit medical documentation to La Liga estimating a longer recovery period (which they did this week). This would have allowed them to use 80 per cent of Ter Stegen’s salary to help register new signings under league financial regulations.

  As for the captaincy issue, head coach Hansi Flick has already confirmed that he will not be making any decisions, leaving the responsibility on the first-team players, who are expected to conduct voting.

• WHAT WAS SAID?

  “For me, Marc is the captain of the team, just as he was last season,” De Jong told reporters. “Marc is a world-class player and has always given his all to the club, so I support Marc a lot, and from what I know, the team as well.”

  Torres shared his thoughts, too, and provided his backing to the veteran goalkeeper. He said: “I don’t know if there will be a vote or not; we haven’t spoken, or at least I’m not aware of it, but Ter Stegen, just because of his experience and the years he’s been around, I think he’ll be captain.”

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  WHAT'S NEXT?

  Barca will play another friendly against Daegu FC from South Korea on Monday before returning to Spain. After facing Como in the Joan Gamper Trophy on August 10, the Blaugrana will play their first competitive game of the new season on August 16, away at Mallorca.

State broadcaster PTV suspended coverage of the game due to the superimposed adverts on the outfield

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Pakistan will be provided an advertisement-free feed of the ongoing Test series in Australia. The broadcast pictures provided to the Pakistani market until now had included a gambling sponsor superimposed into the coverage, and had led to the Pakistan state broadcaster, PTV, not broadcasting the first day of the Boxing Day Test. Ten Sports, which also has rights to air the series between Pakistan and Australia, continued to broadcast the game.However, Pakistan’s Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) issued a notification on Tuesday prohibiting “broadcast/distribution of advertisement of surrogate companies which are promoting gambling/betting in different sporting events being telecast/broadcast in the country”.That led to concerns the Test wouldn’t be broadcast in Pakistan at all, though Ten Sports continued to broadcast the game from the start of the second day with a betting sponsor superimposed into the on-field coverage.However, ESPNcricinfo understands the feed provided to Pakistan will no longer include any such advertisements that may breach local laws, which theoretically enables PTV to begin showing live pictures from Melbourne as well, even though at the time of writing, coverage on the state broadcaster has not yet resumed. The clean feed provided to Pakistan is expected to begin imminently.PTV had issued a statement yesterday saying they had pulled coverage adhering to the government’s “zero tolerance policy” for surrogate advertising and “had taken up the issue with the relevant broadcaster”, saying the “series will be telecast live once the matter is resolved”.The first Test was broadcast on both the PTV and all private broadcasters without interruption.

Wrexham are being linked with a host of players after their promotion to the Championship but some of the rumours have not gone down well.

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• Wrexham preparing for Championship campaign
• Rumoured to be interested in Andros Townsend
• Fans hit back at transfer talk

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Former Spurs and Everton star Townsend has the dubious honour of becoming the latest player to be linked with a move to Wrexham. The 33-year-old currently plies his trade with Turkish club Antalyaspor after a career that has also seen him turn out for clubs including Newcastle, Crystal Palace, Luton Town, Birmingham City and QPR among others.

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• WHAT THE FANS SAID

  Yet talk of Townsend heading to Wrexham has not gone down well with fans.

  Popluar Wrexham podcast @racecourserambl posted on X: "Tell me you don't have a clue, without telling me you don't have a clue… I present, the worst rumour of the summer."

  @schnat8 was also extremely dubious, posting: "Wrexham doesn't use wingers so…."

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  Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have confirmed they are willing to be aggressive in the transfer market after promotion to the Championship which has brought speculation about a host of former Premier League players potentially arriving at the Welsh club. Former Chelsea star Willian, ex-Manchester United defender Ashley Young, Leicester legend Jamie Vardy and former Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic are just some of the names to have been mentioned.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR WREXHAM?

  Wrexham have just waved goodbye to club legend Paul Mullin but fans will have to wait and see if any more signings arrive this summer. In the meantime, Wrexham are due to head to Australia and New Zealand next month for a pre-season tour.