Ojha undaunted by West Indies' attacking approach

Pragyan Ojha, who took his sixth five-wicket haul, in his 24th Test, said he never felt threatened when the batsmen attacked him

Sidharth Monga in Mumbai14-Nov-20130:00

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When Shivnarine Chanderpaul came out to bat in his 150th Test, he danced down and chipped Pragyan Ojha for a six over midwicket first ball. India sent a fielder back to deep midwicket. In the next over, Chanderpaul swept him for four, and India had protection for that too. This was not a defensive move. It was just India knowing that West Indies didn’t have enough confidence in themselves to properly bat out time.India’s strategy remained the same to most of the West Indies batsmen except Marlon Samuels, with whom they probably felt the need to strike early because he could settle down and hurt India. When Mohammed Shami bowled to Samuels, India had four slips and a gully, but no boundary rider. With Chanderpaul, they knew they wouldn’t incur enough damage even if he batted till the end because he doesn’t hit out or farm the strike, and more often than not, the others don’t hang around.Ojha, who took his sixth five-wicket haul, in his 24th Test, to dismiss West Indies cheaply on the first day of the Test for the second time in the series, said he never felt threatened when the batsmen attacked him. “I think it’s very simple you know,” Ojha said. “In a Test match, when a batsman isn’t sure about his defence, he wants to go after you and disturb your line and length. I wasn’t thinking about what he was doing, I was just thinking about my bowling because I knew there was a lot of bounce in the wicket, and if I keep hitting the right areas, it will be difficult for them.”Pragyan Ojha’s sixth five-wicket haul helped bundle West Indies out for 182•BCCI

And right areas Ojha hit. That the five-for came in Tendulkar’s last match made it more special, Ojha said. “It’s a great feeling, getting a five-wicket haul in a special Test match like this,” he said. “Always, getting a five-wicket haul in a Test match is a special feeling.” He dedicated the haul to Tendulkar.Ojha felt the pitch helped the spinners, as did his accuracy. “I think there was some bounce in the wicket and as the ball got older it started turning a bit,” Ojha said. “So it was all about sticking to your basics and keeping tight lines and length and putting pressure.”Ojha said he didn’t mind being overshadowed by Tendulkar’s 38 not out in the final session of the day. “Whatever it is, this Test match belongs to Sachin paaji,” Ojha said. “It’s a special one for all of us. Definitely we all want him to get a lot of runs in this special match, and I don’t mind getting overshadowed.”Ojha is one of the few India players who got some time off to go and play domestic cricket before the start of this season, and he is thankful for that. “I think all the credit goes to domestic cricket,” he said. “I always feel it’s important to go back to domestic cricket and perform there. If you perform there consistently, what our seniors have advised, is that the selectors will notice you.”

Yorks blown away by Cobb

Leicestershire closed their Friends Life t20 campaign in style, racing to a 10-wicket win over Yorkshire with 7.5 overs to spare in a one-sided game

28-Jul-2013
ScorecardLeicestershire closed their Friends Life t20 campaign in style, racing to a 10-wicket win over Yorkshire with 7.5 overs to spare in a one-sided game at Grace Road. The Foxes bowled out Yorkshire for 105 in 17.2 overs and then Josh Cobb and Greg Smith knocked off the runs in 12.1 overs.Foxes captain Cobb, who claimed remarkable figures of 3 for 9 off his four overs, followed that up by hitting an unbeaten 52 off 44 balls, clinching victory with a straight six off Will Rhodes. Smith made 39 off 30, hitting seven fours.The massive defeat sentenced the Vikings, last year’s beaten finalists, to bottom spot in the North Group with five points from 10 matches. It was Leicestershire’s fourth win but, like Yorkshire, they failed to make it through to the quarter-final stages.The Yorkshire innings was a feeble affair after they had won the toss. Only opener Alex Lees showed any real resistance, top-scoring with 32, but it summed up his side’s day when he was run out in an almighty mix-up with Jack Leaning as they tried to take a quick single off a ball that had been signalled a wide. Lees hit five boundaries in his run-a-ball innings.The next highest scorers were Adam Lyth and Azeem Rafiq, who both made 12, but there were no partnerships of note as wickets fell in rapid succession.Cobb, who opened the batting and bowling, did the main damage as his occasional spin picked up the wickets of Gary Ballance, Leaning and Rhodes. Shakib Al Hasan took 2 for 26 and Rob Taylor 2 for 24 while 20-year-old Tom Wells held on to three catches.In contrast, Yorkshire dropped two vital catches, with Cobb put down by Lyth at cover when he was on 13 and Smith let off by Iain Wardlaw at third man on 7. They proved costly misses as the Foxes capitalised by taking 34 runs off the eighth and ninth overs, bowled by Moin Ashraf and Rafiq, and strolled to victory.

Com moral, Marcelo volta a ter teste de fogo em mata-mata continental

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Para encarar e segurar o ímpeto do Defensa y Justicia nesta quarta-feira, o Botafogo ficou ciente de um desfalque de última hora: Joel Carli, que passará por uma cirurgia no joelho direito. O cenário não é novidade para o Alvinegro, que, em 2017, viu o zagueiro argentino ficar de fora dias antes de outro mata-mata continental. À época, o clube carioca disputava contra o Colo-Colo, do Chile, pelas fases anteriores à de grupos da Libertadores.

O substituto de Carli em 2017 será o mesmo desta quarta-feira: Marcelo Benevenuto. Criado em General Severiano, o jovem defensor teve o teste de fogo logo em seus primeiros passos na equipe profissional. E ele deu conta do recado, algo que se espera, agora, contra os atuais vice-líderes do Argentino.

– Temos grupo equilibrado e que dá muita moral ao Marcelo. Quando subiu há dois anos, ele fez ótimas partidas pela Libertadores (2017) e pelo Brasileiro (2017 e 2018). Transmitimos confiança ao atleta e vai dar conta do recado – salientou Zé Ricardo.

Aos 32 anos, Carli já havia passado por um contratempo em janeiro, atrasando a estreia nesta temporada. Ao lado de Helerson, Marcelo foi quem iniciou 2019 como titular, e assim permanecera até o retorno do argentino, que se deu no dia 3 de fevereiro, contra o Boavista.

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Ao todo, Marcelo soma 58 jogos pelo Botafogo

Nos últimos três jogos, Carli e Gabriel formaram a dupla de zaga titular e não foram vazados, nas três vitórias consecutivas do time de Zé Ricardo. A missão de Marcelo não será das mais fáceis, longe disso, mas ele já provou o seu potencial, que é capaz de segurar o Defensa e colaborar para que a zaga se mantenha sem ser vazada, o que daria a vaga à segunda fase da Sul-Americana nesta noite.

جوارديولا يحقق إنجازًا مميزًا بعد التتويج بـ كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي

حقق المدير الفني لفريق مانشستر سيتي، بيب جوارديولا، إنجازًا مميزًا بعدما توجوا اليوم ببطولة كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي على حساب مانشستر يونايتد.

واستضاف ملعب “ويمبلي” مباراة الفريقين في نهائي كأس الاتحاد لهذا الموسم، حيث فاز مانشستر سيتي بهدفين لهدف

وأصبح بيب جوارديولا ثالث مدرب في تاريخ كرة القدم الإنجليزية، يُحقق ثنائية الدوري والكأس، في موسمين.

وذكرت شبكة “أوبتا” العالمية أن جوارديولا حقق ذلك مع مانشستر سيتي في موسمي 2018/19، 2022/23.

وسبق أن حقق ذلك كل من آرسين فينجر مع آرسنال (1998/99، 2001/02)، والسير أليكس فيرجسون مع مانشستر يونايتد (1998/99).

الأهلي يؤدي مرانه الأول في تونس مساء اليوم ومُحاضرة للاعبين استعدادًا لـ الترجي

يعقد مارسيل كولر، المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، محاضرات بالفيديو مع اللاعبين مساء اليوم داخل فندق الإقامة، قبل التوجه إلى ملعب التدريب.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع الترجي التونسي مساء يوم الجمعة المقبل على الملعب الأولمبي حمادي العقربي برادس في ذهاب الدور النصف النهائي لدوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وكانت بعثة الأهلي قد وصلت إلى مطار قرطاج مساء أمس، بعد رحلة استغرقت ما يقرب من ثلاث ساعات ونصف، منذ إقلاع الطائرة من مطار القاهرة.

وحرص إيهاب فهمي، سفير مصر في تونس، على التواجد في مطار قرطاج واستقبال بعثة الأهلي والاطمئنان على وصولهم إلى فندق الإقامة.

ويؤدي الفريق الأول بالأهلي، مرانه اليوم في السابعة مساء بتوقيت تونس، التاسعة بتوقيت القاهرة على الملعب الفرعي باستاد حمادي العقربي برادس.

وصعد الأهلي إلى نصف النهائي لدوري أبطال إفريقيا، بعد تخطي الرجاء المغربي في الدور ربع النهائي بمجموع لقائي الذهاب والعودة، حيث فاز الفريق بهدفين دون رد في مباراة الذهاب، وانتهت مواجهة العودة بالتعادل السلبي.

كما تواجد سيد عبد الحفيظ مدير الكرة وسمير عدلي المدير الإداري في مطار قرطاج لإنهاء كافة الإجراءات الإدارية الخاصة بالخروج من المطار.

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وكان عبدالحفيظ وعدلي قد سبقا البعثة إلى تونس؛ للاطمئنان على كافة الأمور الخاصة بحجز ملعب التدريب وفندق الإقامة ووسائل التنقل وإنهاء كافة الإجراءات الإدارية لتسهيل مهمة الفريق منذ لحظة وصوله إلى تونس.

وأدى الفريق مرانه الختامي بالقاهرة ظهر أمس على ملعب التتش واشتمل على جانب بدني قبل تنفيذ الجزء الخططي خلال تدريبات الكرة.

Vitória estuda mandar seus jogos na Arena Fonte Nova em 2019

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De olho na melhora da renda, o Vitória cogita mandar os jogos da próxima temporada na Arena Fonte Nova. Com isso, o Barradão, histórica casa do Rubro-Negro, ficaria em segundo plano.

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Em conversa com a imprensa, o vice-presidente do Leão, Francisco Salles, explicou a situação e os planos do clube para utilizar o estádio.

‘Sobre o tema da Arena Fonte Nova, estamos mantendo entendimentos com a Arena para definir qual modelo vamos utilizar. Se vamos jogar todos os jogos do ano na Arena, se vamos jogar alguns jogos. Em verdade, a Arena não vem sendo utilizada pelo Esporte Clube Vitória com intensidade nos últimos anos. Coisa que será diferente no próximo ano. Primeiro, porque precisamos mais do apoio da nossa torcida, precisamos de mais recursos. E tenho certeza que, para a Arena e para o Governo do Estado, será muito importante a presença do Vitória’, afirmou o dirigente.

Mesmo com a ideia de jogar na Fonte Nova, o Vitória gostaria que algumas lojas com artigos oficiais também fossem instaladas na arena, algo que já acontece com o Bahia.

‘Se formos para lá, fizermos um acerto para mandar uma quantidade razoável de jogos ou todos os jogos, vamos querer espaço físico, ter um espaço para receber os sócios, vender nossos produtos e, obviamente, vamos exigir uma padronização para nosso clube se sentir em casa’, afirmou.

Diego Maurício fala sobre momento na Coréia do Sul e diz acompanhar o Flamengo

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Em busca de um final de temporada positivo, o Flamengo conta com uma torcida do outro lado do mundo. Trata-se do atacante Diego Maurício, revelado na Gávea e que hoje defende o Gangwon FC, da Coréia do Sul. O jogador de 27 anos “luta” contra o fuso-horário para, quando possível, acompanhar as partidas do clube onde foi criado.

– É difícil por causa do fuso-horário, mas sempre que dá eu acompanho sim. Tenho acompanhado bastante, fui criado lá dentro, desde os meus oito anos e tenho uma identificação muito grande – afirmou o jogador ao LANCE!.

Autor de sete gols e cinco assistências na Liga, Diego Maurício é um dos destaques na equipe, que está no meio da tabela: o Gangwon FC é o sexto colocado entre os 12 clubes da K League.

Depois de sair do Flamengo em 2012, o atacante já atuou em cinco ligas estrangeiras. As experiências na China, Coréia do Sul, Portugal, Arábia Saudita e Rússia são positivas, avaliou Diego Maurício.

– Não teve o pior país. Todos foram bons, tempos de muito aprendizado, não só pra mim, como pra minha família. E todos os países que passei e que eu estou hoje, só tiro coisas boas – afirmou o atacante, antes de comentar que há tratativas por sua permanência:

– Espero chegar aos 100 jogos pela minha equipe. Sou muito feliz aqui, todos do clube e os fãs me respeitam e me tratam super bem – finalizou o brasileiro.

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روبي فاولر عن تحطيم محمد صلاح رقمه التاريخي: تهانينا الحارة لـ أسطورة ليفربول

وجه النجم السابق لفريق ليفربول، روبي فاولر، التهنئة للمصري محمد صلاح بعدما حطم الأخير رقمه القياسي، في مباراة اليوم ضد مانشستر يونايتد.

وتلاقى الفريقان في قمة منافسات الجولة السادسة والعشرين من الدوري الإنجليزي، على ملعب “الأنفيلد”، حيث فاز ليفربول بسبعة أهداف دون رد.

وتمكن محمد صلاح من تسجيل هدفين في مباراة اليوم، وصناعة مثليهما.

وحطم محمد صلاح رقم روبي فاولر، حيث أصبح المصري هو الهداف التاريخي لفريق ليفربول في الدوري الإنجليزي برصيد 129 هدفًا.

وكتب روبي فاولر، عبر حسابه الشخصي بموقع تويتر: “تهانينا الحارة”، مستخدمًا هاشتاج “أسطورة ليفربول”.

Amir must focus on rehabilitation – Lorgat

Mohammad Amir must go through a process of rehabilitation and not focus on the reduction of the ban imposed on him by an ICC tribunal, the ICC chief Haroon Lorgat has said

Nagraj Gollapudi21-Mar-2012Mohammad Amir must go through a process of rehabilitation, including educating himself and others about the perils of corruption, and not focus on the reduction of the ban imposed on him by an ICC tribunal for his involvement in spot-fixing, the ICC chief Haroon Lorgat has said. Lorgat also said the ICC rules do not allow for a reduction of the five-year ban and stressed the importance of respecting the verdict the independent tribunal had reached.In his first statement after returning to Pakistan from England on February 26, Amir had said he would not request the ICC to reduce his ban, which runs until 2015. Lorgat said Amir should start the rehabilitation process by doing the right things.”I would prefer that the starting point should not be about whether we [ICC] could reduce the sentence,” Lorgat told ESPNcricinfo in Mumbai, en route to Sri Lanka where he will release the first batch of tickets for the ICC World Twenty20. “Let that [the reduction of the ban] be the end result of a process of rehabilitation since he has now come clean, if that is indeed the case. Part of the sanction he received from the ICC tribunal was to educate himself and for him to educate others. So let us do all the necessary building blocks before we get to a point where anyone could ask, ‘Does he now deserve a review?'”Amir was released from custody after serving half of his six-month sentence for his involvement in the spot-fixing scandal during the Lord’s Test in 2010. The Crown Prosecution Service had brought charges against Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif under conspiracy to accept corrupt payments and conspiracy to cheat at gambling after a sting operation carried out by the now defunct . Butt and Asif had pleaded not guilty in court but were found guilty in November 2011; Amir pleaded guilty to the charges and did not stand trial. Amir, however, had pleaded not guilty before the ICC’s tribunal in Doha in February 2011.Life could have been different and perhaps easier for Amir, Lorgat said, had he pleaded guilty in front of the ICC tribunal in Doha. Amir had maintained he was innocent at the time. The three-man tribunal – comprising Michael Beloff QC, Sharad Rao and Justice Albie Sachs – banned Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Amir for ten, seven and five years respectively, after finding them guilty of spot-fixing. Amir’s reaction to that decision was that he would appeal the ban in the Court of Arbitration of Sports in Switzerland. He later decided not to appeal.”I find it very unfortunate for Mohammad Amir. We did provide him with lots of opportunities,” Lorgat said, when asked if he was disappointed Amir did not confess in Doha. “The tribunal might have looked at it differently and who knows what decision they could have come to on sanction. It could have been a different story. I am sad for him.”In an interview on Sky TV after his release from custody, Amir said he had been tricked into bowling no-balls to order during the Lord’s Test by his agent Mazhar Majeed and his captain Salman Butt. He said he did not “have the courage” to admit his guilt to the ICC tribunal.Lorgat’s advice for Amir was to not to give up and, “do all the right things.” “Come into the education process and don’t just give up the game,” Lorgat said. “Retain your faith in the future. He must be prepared to tell his story and explain to others what they need to be careful of.”Lorgat felt the ICC, the PCB and Amir, and all other stakeholders, should work together to try and ensure no other player falls prey to corruption. He said Amir could talk, over video, to the players during the ICC Under-19 World Cup to be held in Australia later this year. “If Mohammad Amir stands up and delivers a message of caution about this murky world, people are going to sit up and listen. That is one example of rehabilitation.”

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