Test hopeful Marcus Harris fell first ball while Matt Short was run out following a mix up as struggling hosts slumped again

Alex Malcolm26-Oct-2023

New South Wales quick Ben Dwarshuis claimed three wickets as Victoria’s disastrous start to the Sheffield Shield season continued after suffering another collapse on a truncated opening day at the MCG.Play did not begin until 1pm with the opening session lost due to a wet outfield after overnight rain. Victoria lost 5 for 46 in the final session with the recalled Dwarshuis claiming three wickets including the key scalp of Peter Handscomb to a poorly executed pull shot, while the in-form Matt Short was brilliantly run out by substitute Chris Green following a terrible yes-no call from Sam Harper.Related

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Nathan Lyon went wicketless but bowled tightly through 16 overs on his return to first-class cricket as he continues his comeback from the Ashes-ending calf injury.Victoria’s top-order made plenty of starts with Handscomb, Travis Dean, Will Pucovski and Short all passing 25 but none reached 50 as they handed NSW the ascendency having been sent into bat.Test hopeful Marcus Harris’ start to the season has mirrored that of his team’s. He fell for a first-ball duck to add to his scores of 0 and 10 in his only other Shield appearance so far this year after missing Victoria’s opening match of the season.This time he fell caught at short leg, prodding forward to a delivery from Chris Tremain that jagged off the seam. He got an inside edge onto pad and it ballooned to Ryan Hackney at short leg.Pucovski, batting at No. 3 on return after being rested from the loss to Queensland, was nearly out in identical fashion but Hackney was unable to get his hand under the ball as he dived forward onto the pitch. Pucovski should have also been out on 10 when he edged Dwarshuis behind but wicketkeeper Matthew Gilkes was wrong-footed and he grassed the relatively straight-forward chance diving to his right.Pucovski and Dean ground out a 68-run stand in nearly 35 overs on a tricky surface that had plenty of live green grass. Both men faced more than a hundred balls and managed just two boundaries apiece on the soft, slow outfield. Pucovski finally fell to Jackson Bird, edging behind trying to defend from the crease.Dean continued to grind alongside Handscomb who was far more fluent. But Dean fell to an innocuous Moises Henriques delivery, guiding it to slip with anchored feet after facing 154 deliveries for his 39.Handscomb played nicely for his 43 but his dismissal sparked a disastrous collapse. He played an uncharacteristic pull shot while setting up square on to Dwarshuis from around the wicket. The short ball was wide of off stump and he top-edged it to square leg trying to drag it over midwicket.Captain Will Sutherland also fell to a short ball trap from Dwarshuis, spooning a catch to deep backward square with two men placed for the exact shot.Things went from bad to worse when Short was run out having looked in good touch. Harper pulled a ball into the short leg fielder and it ricocheted towards midwicket, Harper called ‘yes’ and then ‘no’ as he realised Green was swooping. Short took off to the initial call and was forced to scramble back but Green’s brilliant direct hit beat his desperate dive.Dwarshuis had Mitch Perry caught behind shortly after before Fergus O’Neill was trapped plumb infront by Tremain in the final over of the day with the lights in full effect.

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O nome que soa com maior força para assumir o comando do Juventude é um velho conhecido do futebol gaúcho: Celso Roth. A equipe gaúcha está Sem treinador efetivo desde o início do mês de outubro, quando demitiu Umberto Louzer.

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A informação, inicialmente divulgada pela ‘Rádio Gaúcha’, é de que Roth estaria em conversas bem avançadas com a diretoria do clube. A assinatura do vínculo parece ser somente a formalização do acerto entre as partes.

Apesar de ter desempenhado muitos trabalhos em clubes do Rio Grande do Sul, com direito a passagem pela dupla Grenal e ter conquistado a Libertadores de 2010 pelo Inter, Celso Roth nunca foi treinador do Juventude. Entretanto, antes de iniciar sua trajetória como técnico, trabalhou no clube caxiense como preparador físico ainda nos anos 80.

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Atualmente com 64 anos, o profissional que já passou também por outras equipes importantes do cenário nacional (Flamengo, Santos, Botafogo, Vasco e Palmeiras são alguns exemplos) está há bastante tempo sem trabalhar. A última vez que ele comandou uma equipe foi em 2016, dirigindo o Internacional por 22 jogos em meio a campanha da equipe que culminou no rebaixamento para a Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro.

Não à toa, durante entrevista concedida em agosto deste ano, ele fez uma crítica a cultura de demissão existente e os motivos que o fizeram ficar distante de obter uma oportunidade nos últimos sete anos.

Crystal Palace will reportedly take legal action against UEFA if they are banned from competing in the Europa League next season.

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  BBC Sport claims Palace will 'almost certainly' launch a legal fight against any decision to ban them from next season's Europa League competition. UEFA were due to reveal on June 27 whether last season's FA Cup winners were cleared to play in the tournament, as they await to find out if they have breached multi-club ownership rules in relation to co-owner John Textor's involvement at the club and Lyon.

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  Palace lifted their first-ever major trophy with their FA Cup final win over Manchester City in May but the dream of playing in Europe next season could be taken from them. The Eagles are said to be growing 'increasingly exasperated' at the delay in UEFA's ruling and feel they are being 'unfairly treated'.

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  Textor, who has agreed to sell his 43 per cent stake at Palace to New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, owns 77 per cent of Lyon through his Eagle Football Group company. Despite him resigning from the leadership board at the French team, who have just been relegated to Ligue 2 due to the club's poor finances, and trying to move on from the Eagles, he could cost the Premier League team European football next term.

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  While Palace wait to find out their fate from UEFA, if the French football authorities uphold Lyon's relegation, Les Gones would reportedly relinquish their licence to play in UEFA competitions – meaning the London outfit would be able to play in the Europa League.

Djordje Petrovic is ready to join Galatasaray instead of Sunderland, but Chelsea's demands for the goalkeeper threaten to block a transfer.

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According to Fanatik, Sunderland and Chelsea have reached an agreement over the transfer of Petrovic, but Galatasaray are also eager to sign the goalkeeper. The Serbian goalkeeper reportedly prefers to move to Turkey rather than England, Chelsea's valuation of €25 million (£21m/$29m) is deemed to be exceptionally high by the Super Lig champions.

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Petrovic had an impressive spell on loan at Strasbourg last season and was among the top-performing goalkeepers in Ligue 1. Galatasaray have Petrovic on top of their goalkeeper wish list and have reportedly offered an initial loan move for the Serbian. According to the London club, the current valuation would help them comply with Financial Fair Play (FFP) and Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).

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Galatasaray have refused to let go of the idea of bringing Petrovic to Rams Park easily. The club had previously offered to cover €5 million in wages with a €15m (£13m/$18m) buy option. After the proposed move was rejected by Chelsea, the Turkish club increased their offer to cover the wages by €7.5m.

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Chelsea have bought Ipswich's Liam Delap, Brighton's Joao Pedro, Sporting CP's Dario Essugo and defender Mamadou Sarr from sister club Strasbourg this season. Jamie Gittens is also expected to make a big-money switch to Stamford Bridge soon. Meanwhile, some, like Petrovic, will soon be on the way out.

تحدث الأرجنتيني خافيير ماسكيرانو، المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي إنتر ميامي عن مستقبل نجمه ليونيل ميسي، وتجديد عقده مع الفريق الفترة المقبلة.

وانتشرت الشكوك حول مستقبل ميسي بسبب العروض التي انهالت عليه من الدوري السعودي بعد بطولة كأس العالم للأندية 2025 والتي أقيمت بالولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.

وقاد ميسي الفريق إلى دور الـ 16 للبطولة بعدما أتى وصيفًا خلف بالميراس متفوقًا على النادي الأهلي وبورتو البرتغالي، وخرج على يد باريس سان جيرمان بعد الخسارة برباعية نظيفة.

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وتعاقد نادي إنتر ميامي مع اللاعب الأرجنتيني دي بول، قادمًا من أتليتكو مدريد، وهذا ما اعتبرته وسائل الإعلام مؤشرًا إيجابيًا على موافقة ميسي على تمديد عقده مع النادي الأمريكي.

وقال ماسكيرانو، في المؤتمر الصحفي الخاص بمباراة نيكاكسا الميكسيكي ونقلتها صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو”: “لقد قرأت وسمعت الشائعات أمس، كلنا نأمل أن يتمكن ليو من تجديد عقده رسميًا، سيكون القرار بينه وبين النادي”.

وعن احتمالية التجديد حتى عام 2028 أتم: “هذا الأمر يناقشونه سرًا، ووقتما يتفقا على كل شيء ويحين الوقت المناسب سيعلنون عن ذلك”.

Pradosh Ranjan Paul made 163, the highest score of the match, in the drawn fixture against South Africa A

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Dec-2023Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna and batter Pradosh Ranjan Paul hit the high notes for India A in the drawn four-day game against South Africa A in Potchefstroom. Shardul Thakur also impressed as an allrounder with a wicket in the first innings followed by a brisk half-century.Prasidh, who is in India’s Test squad for the two-Test series in South Africa, could make his Test debut on Boxing Day if Mohammed Shami is ruled out because of a lingering knee niggle.Prasidh picked up his third five-wicket haul in first-class cricket in the fixture against South Africa A, triggering a lower-order collapse. From 293 for 4, the hosts slumped to 319 all out early on the third day. His figures of 5 for 43 in 18.1 overs included a hat-trick spread across two overs to dismiss the last three batters – all bowled. Prasidh’s wickets included Jean du Plessis, who top scored with 106, while Rubin Hermann made 95.Shardul and Vidwath Kaverappa picked up one wicket apiece, while left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar took 3 for 83 in 26 overs.India A’s reply was led by Paul, who made his fourth hundred in first-class cricket. Paul, Tamil Nadu’s highest run-getter at the 2022-23 Ranji season, scored 163, the top score of the match. He put together two century stands: 130 with Sarfaraz Khan, who made 68, and then 152 with Shardul to overcome a wobble and take the lead. Shardul smacked 76 off 98 balls and India A eventually finished with 417. Seam-bowling allrounder Evan Jones took 4 for 100 for South Africa A.After the washout on the first day, there wasn’t enough time to force a result, and South Africa A scored 152 for 2 in their second innings, with Yaseen Valli and du Plessis making half-centuries, before the game ended in a draw. Mumbai seamer Tushar Deshpande and Saurabh picked up the two wickets to fall.Members of the India A squad will play India’s Test squad in a three-day game before finishing the tour with another four-day game against South Africa A on Boxing Day in Benoni.

استفز أشرف حكيمي، نجم نادي باريس سان جيرمان، فريقه السابق ريال مدريد، وذلك قبل بداية الموسم الجديد وبالحديث عن بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

باريس سان جيرمان خرج من موسم أسطوري للتو، حيث حقق ثلاثية تاريخية (لقب الدوري وكأس فرنسا ودوري أبطال أوروبا لأول مرة في تاريخه).

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وفي تصريحات لـ”Canal+”، أبدى حكيمي أمله في أن يتمكن باريس سان جيرمان من تحقيق لقب دوري أبطال أوروبا الموسم المقبل، وللمرة الثانية على التوالي.

ويرى حكيمي أن مهمة باريس سان جيرمان ليست سهلة مع تواجد ريال مدريد بجانب عدد من الفرق الكبرى الأخرى.

وقال حكيمي: “لا أعتقد أننا المرشحون الأوفر حظًا للفوز بدوري أبطال أوروبا بصفتنا حامل اللقب، نحن أقوياء، لكنني أعلم أن هناك العديد من الفرق التي تعاقدت مع لاعبين رائعين، لكننا سنبقى مركزين، وسنواصل طريقنا، ونريد الفوز باللقب الثاني على التوالي”.

وأضاف عن الفوز على ريال مدريد في نصف نهائي كأس العالم للأندية 4-0: “في المرة الأخيرة التي واجهنا فيها ريال مدريد، كنا أفضل استعدادًا، جماعيًا، وبدنيًا، وقد أظهرنا ذلك على أرض الملعب”.

وعن رد فعل نجم ريال مدريد، كيليان مبابي، على الخسارة الثقيلة لفريقه ضد باريس سان جيرمان بكأس العالم للأندية، اختتم حكيمي: “شعر كيليان بخيبة أمل بعض الشيء، لكننا لم نتحدث كثيرًا عن الأمر، مجرد بعض النكات أثناء العطلة”.

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Na primeira partida após a derrota na decisão da Libertadores sofrida para o Flamengo, o Athletico-PR não se deixou abater e deu a volta por cima. Jogando com o apoio de sua torcida na Arena da Baixada, o Furacão bateu o Goiás, nesta quarta-feira, por 3 a 2, pela 35ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, voltando a triunfar depois de jogos na competição.

Com o resultado, o time paranaense pulou para a 6ª colocação, agora com 54 pontos. Já o time goiano, por conta do tropeço fora de casa, acabou estacionando na 13ª posição com os seus 43 pontos.

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ATHLETICO ABRE BOA VANTAGEM NO INÍCIO

Precisando da vitória, o Athletico-PR não demorou muito para tirar o zero do placar. Aos 5 minutos, em uma penalidade marcada por Leandro Pedro Vuaden, depois de analisar o VAR em lance deYan Couto em Vitor Roque, Terans não titubeou e balançou as redes na Arena para festa da torcida.

Aproveitando o momento, o Furacão seguiu na pressão. E se deu bem. Aos 12 minutos, foi a vez de Alex Santana, aproveitando a sobra na jogada de Vitinho, marcar seu primeiro tento no jogo, o segundo dos donos da casa abrindo boa vantagem.

TERANS MARCA O TERCEIRO, MAS GOIÁS DESCONTA

Com o tempo passando, o panorama em campo era basicamente o mesmo com o Athletico martelando o rival. Sendo assim, aos 28 minutos, outra vez ele, Terans, em dia inspirando, voltou a deixar sua marca, após passe na medida de Fernandinho, fazendo com que o camisa 20 completasse para o gol de cabeça.

Vendo o Furacão abrir 3 a 0 de frente, o Esmeraldino iniciou uma reação imediata. E teve sucesso. Aos 39 minutos, após cruzamento de Dadá Belmonte, Yan Souto descontou, após desvio de cabeça sem chances para o goleiro Bento.

GOIÁS ADOTA POSTURA OFENSIVA E COLOCA FOGO NO JOGO

No retorno para a etapa complementar, apenas o técnico Jair Ventura foi quem optou por uma troca ao colocarMarquinhos Gabriel no lugar de Apodi. O time visitante fez mais um logo aos 5 minutos, com Pedro Raul, após assistência do próprio Marquinhos.

Percebendo o crescimento por parte do adversário, o Athletico tentou tranquilizar as coisas em campo voltando a ditar o ritmo, além de ditar as ações. Além disso,promoveu sua primeira troca ao colocar Hugo Moura no lugar de Terans, fechando o meio-campo.

MOMENTOS FINAIS COM EMOÇÃO

Com a partida entrando em sua reta final, os dois times se lançaram ao ataque. Entretanto, apesar do famoso lá e cá, além das últimas substituições promovidas pelos técnicos, nem mesmo os acréscimos foram o suficiente para modificar o placar, dando a vitória aos donos da casa por 3 a 2, com direito a festa da torcida do Furacão nas arquibancadas.

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Data e horário: 02/11/2022 – 16h (de Brasília)
Local: Arena da Baixada, em Curitiba (PR)
Árbitro:Leandro Pedro Vuaden (RS)
Assistentes:Guilherme Dias Camilo (MG) e Tiago Augusto Kappes Diel (RS)
VAR:Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos (SP)

Cartões amarelos:Yan Souto, 11’/1ºT;Fernandinho, 41’/1ºT;Abner Vinícius, 49’/2ºT

Gols:Terans, 5’/ºT (1-0); Alex Santana, 12’/1ºT (2-0); Terans, 28’/2ºT (3-0); Yan Souto, 39’/1ºT (3-1); Pedro Raul, 5’/2ºT (3-2)

ATHLETICO-PR:Bento; Khellven, Pedro Henrique, Thiago Heleno e Pedrinho; Fernandinho, Alex Santana (Léo Cittadini, aos 27’/2ºT) e Terans (Hugo Moura, aos 18’/2ºT); Vitor Bueno, Vitor Roque e Vitinho (Abner Vinícius, aos 41’/2ºT). (Técnico: Luiz Felipe Scolari)

GOIÁS:Tadeu; Yan Souto, Reinaldo, Caetano (Hugo, aos 30’/2ºT), Diego e Apodi (Marquinhos Gabriel, no intervalo); Auremir (Nicolas, aos 41’/2ºT) e Caio (Luan Dias, aos 41’/2ºT); Vinicius, Pedro Raul e Dadá Belmonte (Maguinho, aos 41’/2ºT). (Técnico: Jair Ventura)

Reports from Portugal suggest Viktor Gyokeres' long floated move from Sporting CP to Arsenal could be in danger of completely collapsing.

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  A report by Portuguese newspaper , suggests the summer's longest-running transfer saga shows no sign of resolution. While Arsenal, Sporting and Gyokeres' representatives have agreed an initial fee of €70m (£61m/$82m) plus €10m in add-ons (£8.7m/$11.6m) for the player's services, the terms surrounding the additional fees have yet to be ironed out.

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  Sporting want those terms to be easily achievable, a request which Arsenal has reportedly resisted. reports that just €3m of those add-ons are considered "easily achieveable" by the selling club. That disconnect is apparently enough to ensure the deal is "at risk of collapse," with Record reporting that Gyokeres and his agent Hasan Cetinkaya may offer a public intervention to keep the deal alive.

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David Warner launched his Test cricket swansong with a belligerent century on day one to dominate an inexperienced Pakistan attack as Australia gained an early stranglehold of the series-opener at Optus Stadium.Warner reached his 26th Test ton late in the second session with an upper cut to the boundary to trigger his trademark leaping celebration. He had come into the match on the back of a recent public spat with former team-mate and adopted local Mitchell Johnson, who was at the ground.Warner’s form at Test level had long been questioned having previously scored just one century over the last three years. But the faith instilled in Warner, who plans to retire from Test cricket at the end of the series, has paid off as he passed Matthew Hayden and Michael Clarke to move into fifth place on Australia’s run scoring list.Related

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Warner has now scored six Test centuries against Pakistan with an average of almost 90. His brilliant 164 off 211 balls ended late in the day when he succumbed to a short-ball tactic from debutant quick Aamer Jamal.Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey survived the second new ball and will look to drive home Australia’s advantage on day two.Pakistan’s chances of ending a 14-Test losing streak in Australia look already forlorn after the opening day of the three-match series. It was a tough start for new captain Shan Masood, whose optimism heading into the series quickly eroded after a ragged performance from his team in the field.Bounce and pace was evident on a surface with a smattering of grass covering as occasional deliveries reared. But Pakistan’s quicks did not bowl consistently on a length and there were too many full deliveries which were treated with disdain from Warner.Pakistan’s hierarchy are already facing question marks after not selecting a specialist spinner and opting for debutant quicks Jamal and Khurram Shahzad ahead of veteran Hasan Ali.But Shahzad justified his selection with an impressive spell after lunch, where he made the ball jag around and bowled tightly. He was rewarded in the final session after having a well-set Steven Smith caught behind on 31 with a superb delivery.Jamal, however, was wayward but ended as Pakistan’s only multiple wicket-taker having also claimed Travis Head who was caught at fly slip on 40 in a well-worked plan.David Warner launched a six over long leg•Getty Images

Much of the burden fell on spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi, who bowled 13 of Pakistan’s first 32 overs. He was unlucky early and nudged 140kph, but erred with his accuracy at times and his only wicket was opener Usman Khawaja for 41.Afridi, who finished with 1 for 75 off 19 overs, was not able to trouble Warner consistently and suffered the ignominy of being carted for an extraordinary scoop shot for six just before lunch.Warner has dominated Australia’s innings so far with no other batter converting starts. He vindicated Pat Cummins’ decision to bat first on a hard surface which has provided some assistance to the quicks. Warner smashed 72 runs in a dominant first session alongside Khawaja as they produced Australia’s first century opening partnership in home Tests in 26 innings.They scored freely but also had to survive an opening six-over burst from Afridi on a surface livelier than during last year’s dreary corresponding Test between Australia and West Indies.Khawaja played second fiddle and was dropped on 21 by Abdullah Shafique running back from the slips. He came into the match under the spotlight after not being allowed to wear shoes which expressed humanitarian views, but wore a black armband.Khawaja succumbed to a Pakistan fightback after lunch, but Warner’s heroics put Australia in firm control.A full-strength Australia went in as expected with Marsh retaining his spot over Western Australia team-mate Cameron Green. Frontline spinner Nathan Lyon makes his return from the calf injury that cut short his Ashes campaign. He will have to wait to bowl with Lyon four away from his 500th Test wicket.There had been a big marketing campaign ahead of the Test after underwhelming crowd numbers in the previous three Tests played at the 60,000 capacity Optus Stadium.The crowd steadily built to 16,259 fans for the fourth Test match played at Optus Stadium with the newly installed three-tiered hill – aiming to mimic the WACA’s famous grass banks – filling up amid increased shade as the day wore on.They would have been satisfied with what they saw as Australia expectedly gained control.