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Shane Bond, the former New Zealand fast bowler, has been appointed assistant coach of Central Districts for the Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa. He will be deputising for coach Alan Hunt and will be in charge of the team’s pace attack.”I love cricket and I love being involved in the game. I think I’ve got a bit to offer,” Bond told the . “I’ve set some targets that I’d like to coach at a higher level. This is a nice opportunity to cut my teeth and then see what happens. I’m hoping to make a good impression.”Bond played 18 Tests, taking 87 wickets at an impressive average of 22.09. He also represented New Zealand in 82 ODIs and played for Canterbury in the domestic circuit. He announced his retirement from international cricket in May this year after having stepped out of the Test format in December 2009.Central Districts, led by batsman Jamie How, will be without the services of some of their senior players for the tournament. Ross Taylor will be representing Royal Challengers Bangalore, allrounder Jacob Oram has been ruled out due to an injured knee and Graham Napier has a stress facture of the back. However, they boast a strong pace attack including Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne and Ben Wheeler. A fourth seamer, Bevan Small, will miss the tournament due to an injury.”CD are lucky to have four of the best young bowlers in the country. They’re all very talented and it’s quite exciting to be working alongside those guys. Milne and McClenaghan get it through at around 140kmh.”Central Districts qualified for the Champions League by beating Auckland in the final of New Zealand’s domestic Twenty20 tournament in January this year. Despite their depleted line-up, Bond was optimistic. “We’ve got some inexperience but that’s one thing that you fly under the radar.”

As per a report in Italian newspaper La Repubblica, via Milan News, a fresh Liverpool transfer claim has come to light involving AC Milan star Franck Kessie.

The Lowdown: Kessie talks stall…

As things stand, the Ivory Coast international is set to leave Milan for nothing later this year with no agreement reached on a new deal.

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Kessie, who has been in great form for the Serie A giants over these last two seasons, scoring many goals from midfield, has attracted no shortage of suitors from both abroad and the Premier League.

The 25-year-old’s soon-to-be free agent status is a major pull and it appears Liverpool are now looking to get involved as they eye fresh faces for Jurgen Klopp.

The Latest: Liverpool set their sights…

As per La Repubblica (via MN), Kessie is now ‘in the sights’ of Liverpool as well as Barcelona, PSG and Newcastle United.

It is also believed that the Reds, and by extension owners Fenway Sports Group, are ‘ready to move’ for the African star with hopes of a new San Siro deal all but dead in the water.

The Verdict: Get it done…

Bypassing Kessie’s estimated £43.2 million market valuation and signing him for free would be a major coup by the Anfield side and one which would undoubtedly delight Klopp.

His manager, Stefano Pioli, has even branded Kessie a ‘sumptuous’ player and his goal threat from the middle could be a real asset to Liverpool.

At just 25, the player also comes with great potential for future sell-on value and Liverpool stand to gain a lot if they win the race for his signature.

In other news: Anfield chiefs spotted abroad as Liverpool eye move for ‘outstanding’ £33m man, find out more here.

Rangers enjoyed a busy January transfer window as they brought in a number of players to bolster Gio van Bronckhorst’s squad at Ibrox.

Ross Wilson was hard at work as he secured deals to bring in James Sands, Amad Diallo, Aaron Ramsey and Mateusz Zukowski, with John Souttar also set to join at the end of the season.

The Gers are two points clear of Celtic at the top of the Premiership table and these additions could help them to land a second successive league title.

How could van Bronckhorst’s best XI now look? Here is our take on it…

The back four may remain exactly the same, with Zukowski the only addition to the head coach’s immediate options for the rest of the season.

James Tavenier has averaged an outstanding SofaScore rating of 7.81 for the Gers, with the skipper popping up with five goals and ten assists from right-back in the Premiership. This shows that there is no need for the Polish recruit to come straight into the XI and he could spend the next few months learning from the club captain and developing his game on the training pitch.

In midfield, Ramsey could replace Scott Arfield as one of the three, playing alongside Glen Kamara and Joe Aribo. The £16k-per-week Canadian gem has popped up with some important goals this season, scoring three goals in 15 Premiership outings this season.

However, the arrival of the former Arsenal man could force him to be resigned to a place on the bench for the rest of the campaign. Ramsey is a proven performer at the top level, having scored in the Premier League and Serie A for the Gunners and Juventus throughout his career, and could – therefore – bring an added level of quality to the side.

This could also leave January signing Sands on the bench, with Kamara starting in the dictating midfield role slightly behind Aribo and Ramsey. The Finland international has averaged a SofaScore rating of 7.03, completing an impressive 91% of his attempted passes, whereas Sands has recorded a score of 6.95 and completed 87% of his pass attempts.

Whilst there may not be a great deal between them, statistically, Kamara has been at Rangers longer and could have van Bronckhorst’s trust for now. However, the USA international could work his way into the XI and keep his place if he continues to put in solid performances when called upon.

In the front three, Diallo could be the club’s best option on the right-wing. He had a dream debut as he scored in the 3-3 draw with Ross County, whilst also creating one chance and completing one dribble.

Rangers have struggled for goals in the right-wing position, with Scott Wright and Ianis Hagi managing just four between them. This is why Diallo could end up being a regular starter as his competitive bow for the club suggests that he could be the goal threat they have been lacking.

AND in other news, Body blow: Rangers dealt big injury setback ahead of Old Firm, Gvb will be gutted…

David Moyes’ West Ham United side secured their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup with what can only be described as an embarrassing 2-1 victory against National League North side Kidderminster Harriers after extra time on Saturday afternoon.

Indeed, a 91st-minute Declan Rice strike levelled the tie with essentially the last kick of normal time after Alex Penny had given the hosts a well-deserved lead in the first half. Jarrod Bowen then replicated his team-mate’s feat in extra time, with the 25-year-old’s 121st-minute winner with what was practically the last kick of the game just about enough to get the Hammers over the line.

However, as is to be expected after such a narrow victory against a team 113 places below them in the English football pyramid, a number of Irons players turned in extremely underwhelming performances against their non-league opponents. Issa Diop, who was hooked at half-time; Nikola Vlasic, who spent the afternoon in Penny’s pocket; and Andriy Yarmolenko, who yet again offered nothing going forwards, were arguably the worst of a bad bunch.

While both Diop and Vlasic will certainly be hoping to put their displays behind them as quickly as possible, it was Yarmolenko’s disasterclass which stood out the most this afternoon. The 32-year-old’s performance on the right wing was undoubtedly one of his worst in his time with West Ham, which is saying something in itself given his atrocious season so far.

Lost the ball every 3.6 touches

While it is true that the forward’s wayward strike ultimately led to Aaron Cresswell squaring the ball for Bowen to tap home the last-gasp winner, this was certainly not a conscious decision, although it was the only thing of note that the £100k-per-week Ukrainian offered his team at Aggborough Stadium.

Indeed, over the course of his 120 minutes on the pitch, the £3.15m-rated winger had 40 touches of the ball, just four more than Alphonse Areola between the West Ham sticks. He completed a mere 24 passes – 44 fewer than Rice, who came on at half-time – and ceded possession on 11 separate occasions, meaning the 32-year-old lost the ball once for every 3.6 touches.

The Ukraine international also failed to have a single shot on target, failed to find his man with his one attempted long ball and his three attempted crosses, won just two of his four duels and attempted to win his team a penalty with one of the most shameful dives imaginable – with Dion Dublin labelling this incident as “embarrassing.”

These returns saw Yarmolenko earn a disappointing SofaScore match rating of just 6.7, Considering that he was up against a non-league centre-back playing out of position on the left in Caleb Richards, that rating is completely unacceptable.

Indeed, if we were in Moyes’ shoes, the former Borussia Dortmund attacker would be getting nowhere near a matchday squad for the remainder of the current campaign, before being sold to the first bidder this summer. Yarmolenko simply does not deserve to play for the Hammers again after Saturday.

In other news – “All I can say is”: Moyes finally addresses transfer failures, West Ham fans won’t be happy

West Indies saved their worst for last as they were knocked out of their home tournament with a crushing six-wicket defeat by Australia

The Bulletin by Peter English11-May-2010Australia 109 for 4 (Haddin 42) beat West Indies 105 (Sarwan 26, Smith 3-20) by 6 wickets
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
HawkeyeSteven Smith stood out with an impressive return of 3 for 20•AFP

West Indies saved their worst for last as they were knocked out of their home tournament with a crushing six-wicket defeat by Australia. The hosts were in trouble as soon as the captain Chris Gayle fell second ball and flopped to 105, which their unbeaten opponents eased past in 16.2 overs.Australia’s next engagement is Friday’s semi-final against Pakistan while Sri Lanka, who qualified in the first game of the day in St Lucia, face England on Thursday. Sri Lanka’s five-wicket victory over India left West Indies needing to win by 24 runs to reach the last four ahead of Kumar Sangakkara’s side, but that quickly proved impossible.All Michael Clarke’s men needed to do to qualify on top of Group F was avoid a heavy loss. Instead they produced another muscular performance as they chase their first global Twenty20 title.David Warner blasted four boundaries and a huge six over long-on in 12 balls to kick-start the pursuit. He fell for 25 when edging Jerome Taylor and when Shane Watson (5) played-on to Sulieman Benn in the next over the hosts started to wonder.The slim hope was brief as Brad Haddin took over once he got comfortable to secure the result and give Australia their fifth win in the tournament. Haddin finished with 42 off 46, departing a ball before Gayle delivered five wides to end the match. David Hussey was 10 not out as the tourists finished at 109 for 3.The only worry for Australia entering the next stage is the ability of Clarke to lift the pace when required. Given a risk-free opportunity to show some muscle, he chipped the ball around in his usual style to collect 16 from 24 before being run-out by Dwayne Bravo’s direct hit from backward point.West Indies did not recover after losing Gayle, who played on to Dirk Nannes, and Australia’s well-rounded attack picked off his team-mates with ease as the innings ended six balls early. West Indies slumped to 60 for 5 in the 10th over as they were out-gunned, with Mitchell Johnson collecting 2 for 22, before the legspinner Steven Smith snuffed out any chance of a revival. Smith was on a hat-trick when he removed Kieron Pollard and Darren Sammy on the way to an impressive 3 for 20.Ramnaresh Sarwan, the No. 3, tried to hold the innings together with 26 off 32 balls, but there was too much damage at the other end and he exited in the 15th over. Nikita Miller (10 not out) and Benn (9) were left to add 20 for the last wicket to take West Indies to triple figures.The other opener Shivnarine Chanderpaul (24) raised the rate after Gayle’s exit before attempting to force Johnson down the ground, where David Hussey dived for an athletic take at mid-on. West Indies were 52 for 3 when Bravo was unlucky to be run out for 6 after Sarwan drove back to Johnson and the ball brushed the bowler’s fingers to ricochet on to the stumps. An over later Narsingh Deonarine hadn’t scored as he found Michael Hussey at deep square leg to give Smith his first wicket.Johnson’s second came with Denesh Ramdin’s edge behind on 1 and Pollard was stumped from a beautiful ball from Smith, who confused the batsman with a drifting legspinner. Smith then caught-and-bowled Sammy and when Sarwan fell to David Hussey (2 for 3), West Indies’ chances of a home success were gone.

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Prioridade da diretoria do São Paulo na montagem do elenco para o ano que vem, o volante Jucilei, enfim, acertou suas pendências com o clube do Morumbi e o Shandong Luneng, da China, e assinará contrato com o Tricolor por quatro temporadas. Ao todo, a diretoria são-paulina desembolsará algo em torno de US$ 1,5 milhão (R$ 4,9 milhões) para ter o meio-campista em definitivo.

O atleta estava emprestado pelos chineses até o dia 31 de dezembro deste ano e era uma das principais negociações em curso do Tricolor. O acerto foi definido na tarde desta sexta-feira (15) em uma reunião com representantes do atleta e do clube do Morumbi. A informação foi publicada pelo Globo Esporte e confirmada pelo LANCE!

Xodó da torcida são-paulina, o meio-campista tinha contrato com o Shandong Luneng até maio de 2019. Contudo, como os chineses já possuem em seu elenco os brasileiros Gil, ex-Corinthians, e Diego Tardelli, ex-São Paulo, além do italiano Pellè e do senegalês Cissé, optaram por negociar o volante com o Tricolor e deixar de pagar parte de seu salário, considerado alto até para os padrões do bilionário futebol chinês.

O jogador chegou ao São Paulo no início da temporada e não demorou para se firmar no elenco. Ao todo, Jucilei fez 49 partidas pelo Tricolor no Brasileirão e marcou um gol. Foi um dos nomes mais ovacionados pela torcida, que exigia sua permanência para que o São Paulo pudesse ter um time competitivo no ano que vem.

A vontade do jogador em permanecer no clube foi determinante para o sucesso da negociação. O meio-campista morava fora do Brasil desde 2011, quando deixou o Corinthians para ir jogar no futebol russo. A distância dda família e a possibilidade de morar com seus filhos fizeram com que o atleta optasse por ficar no Tricolor e endurecer as conversas com os chineses.

Ryan Sidebottom has said he has ‘nothing to prove’ as an international player but conceded that regular injuries have forced him down the England pecking order in recent times

Cricinfo staff13-Apr-2010Ryan Sidebottom has said he has ‘nothing to prove’ as an international player but conceded that regular injuries have forced him down the England pecking order in recent times.Sidebottom was a surprise inclusion in England’s 15-man squad for the World Twenty20, which starts at the end of April in West Indies. He has been unable to complete a series since England hosted New Zealand in 2008 and was forced to fly home from England’s recent tour to Bangladesh with a thigh problem he picked up in the first ODI in Dhaka in February.In his absence Tim Bresnan and Steven Finn impressed and Sidebottom admits he now has to try and earn his place back. “There’s nothing I have to prove as a player or a bowler, I’ve proved that I’m good enough to play at the highest level. [But] the likes of Finn and Bresnan have come in and done pretty well, so I’ve got to keep going and try to push them out of the side.”Everybody knows what I’m capable of. I’m not the fastest bowler, but I offer accuracy and swing, and I put batsmen under pressure. If [England] need my experience then I’m here.”Sidebottom has played just one Test match in the last 12 months, when he was surprisingly called-up to replace Graham Onions for the final Test against South Africa at The Wanderers. England lost heavily and Sidebottom was unable to make a significant impact. His performance prompted suggestions that his pace was significantly down from when he led England’s attack so successfully in 2008.Yet Sidebottom insists that rather than his pace suffering from injury, there is instead a lack of consistency in his bowling due to the disruption caused by the string of back, hip, groin and Achilles injuries he has endured. “Nothing has changed in my action and my pace hasn’t changed,” he said. “I just need to get back into [match] action. I don’t think there’s much difference at all. What I have found tough is constantly stopping and starting again with injuries.”As a bowler you need rhythm. When I was playing regularly for England, I didn’t worry about anything. But recently, I’ve played one game, been 12th man and then tried to get back in the team. It’s not been easy to find rhythm.”Sidebottom hopes to take some momentum into the World Twenty20 by bowling plenty of overs for Nottinghamshire as they begin their Championship campaign against Kent on Thursday. He bowled 18 overs for Nottinghamshire in a warm-up game against Durham MCCU, collecting 3 for 48 in 18 overs.Mick Newell, the Nottinghamshire coach, thinks Sidebottom needs overs under his belt to be at his best but says Sidebottom has to sustain the intensity he showed between 2007 and 2008. “Ryan likes to bowl, even though it might not look like that when he’s pulling his hair out. He’s not bowled enough overs, whether it’s in nets or matches, because of the injuries he’s picked up.”International cricket is played at a higher intensity than county cricket. He did well for the first 18 months but he’s suffered a little bit with that of late. He’s got to stay at that higher intensity the whole time. But he wants to do well with England for another couple of years yet.”

A round-up of the first day of matches from the seventh round of the Regional Four Day Competition

Cricinfo staff27-Feb-2010Leeward Islands hit back superbly to gain the initiative at the end of a see-saw day against Combined Colleges and Campuses in St Lucia. Left-arm spinner Kavesh Kantasingh tore through the top and middle orders – he finished with a maiden five-for – to leave Leewards reeling at 85 for 7 at one stage. But wicketkeeper Jahmar Hamilton contributed an invaluable 98, adding 122 with Lionel Baker to rescue Leewards and post a respectable 227. Baker, in CCC’s response, was lethal with the ball, taking 3 for 14 to rattle the top order. He was backed up by legspinner Anthony Martin, who took two wickets in his first over, to reduce CCC to 36 for 5 at stumps, still 191 adrift.Guyana got themselves into a comfortable position against Windward Islands in St George’s, reaching 239 for 3 courtesy unbeaten half-centuries from Assad Fudadin and captain Ramnaresh Sarwan. Offspinner Shane Shillingford took all three wickets to fall on the day, and had Guyana in a spot of a bother at 95 for 3. But Fudadin and Sarwan added 144 in a patient stand to turn the game in Guyana’s favour. Sarwan, who finished the day on 81, reached his half-century before Fudadin, pulling medium-pacer Delorn Johnson for a boundary. He had been dropped on 11 by Miles Bascombe, a lapse Windwards were left to rue at stumps.Centuries from opener Brenton Parchment and Danza Hyatt put Jamaica in a strong position against Trinidad and Tobago at St Andrew’s. Jamaica reached 348 for 7 at stumps, though they would have expected to fare far better after their openers had put together a partnership of 200. Legspinner Imran Khan took much of the credit for the T&T fightback, grabbing five for 101 to undermine an intimidating opening stand. Jamaica lost three wickets for 40 after Parchment and Hyatt’s association but Horace Miller’s 66 stabilised the innings. However, there was another burst of wickets, this time four falling for 40 as Imran chipped his way through the line-up to leave Jamaica a touch disappointed at stumps.

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Com o título da Copa do Brasil, a vaga para a Libertadores do ano que vem garantida e sem risco de rebaixamento, o Cruzeiro busca motivação para jogar o Campeonato Brasileiro. Depois de duas derrotas e um empate, a Raposa entra em campo neste domingo, às 17 no Mineirão, contra o Atlético Paranaense tentando não se distanciar dos líderes na pontuação e se manter na quinta colocação.

Para isso, o técnico Mano Menezes Menezes deve contar com o zagueiro Manoel, que não treinou neste sábado, mas está relacionado, e com o atacante Alisson, que foi poupado do jogo contra o Palmeiras por sentir dores musculares.

Os desfalques são do volante Lucas Romero, suspenso pelo terceiro cartão amarelo, e do zagueiro Digão, que ainda sente dores no joelho.

Sem revelar o time que começa jogando, o treinador relacionou 21 jogadores para a partida, sendo os goleiros Fábio e Rafael; os laterais Bryan, Diogo Barbosa, Ezequiel e Galhardo; os zagueiros Arthur, Manoel e Murilo; os meio-campistas Arrascaeta, Elber, Henrique, Lucas Silva, Nonoca, Messidoro, Rafinha, Robinho e Thiago Neves; e os atacantes Alisson, Rafael Marques e Jonata.

MOTIVAÇÃO
Num momento em que o Cruzeiro já planeja o ano que vem e quase dá adeus à briga pelo Brasileirão, apesar da negativa dos jogadores em seus discursos, o capitão Henrique declarou que somente o fato de defender as cores do clube já é suficiente para motiva-lo.

– Nossa motivação vem do profissionalismo, da responsabilidade que é vestir a camisa do Cruzeiro. Quando entramos em campo é para vencer. E esperamos terminar com o maior número de pontos possíveis e nas primeiras colocações. Vamos lutar jogo após jogo para isso – disse o volante.

– A gente tem saudade de vencer, de dar alegria ao torcedor. A gente sente falta. Vamos buscar mais uma vitória neste domingo, fazendo um bom trabalho – completou.

تلقى نادي اتحاد جدة، صدمة من قبل الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم “فيفا” في ظل مطالبة الفريق الجداوي بتعيين حكام أجانب من بين النخبة لإدارة مباراة الفريق المقبلة أمام النصر في دوري روشن السعودي.

ويلعب الاتحاد في مرسول بارك أمام النصر بالجولة الخامسة من دوري روشن يوم الأحد الثاني من أكتوبر.

ووفقا لصحيفة “سبورت” السعودية فإن حكام النخبة المشاركون في بطولة كأس العالم المقبلة لا يمكن لأي منهم إدارة مباراة كلاسيكو الكرة السعودية بين النصر والاتحاد.

اقرأ أيضا..تطورات إصابة ماشاريبوف وموقفه من مباراة النصر والاتحاد

ويأتي هذا القرار من قبل فيفا الذي طالب حكام النخبة بعدم إدارة أي مباراة في البلدان المشاركة في كأس العالم 2022 مما يعني أن أي حكم يريد التواجد في مونديال قطر المقبل لا يمكن أي يدير أي لقاء في السعودية في الفترة المقبلة.

وتابع التقرير أن الإيطالي بيير لويجي كولينا، رئيس لجنة الحكام في “فيفا”، والسويسري ماسيمو بوساكا، مدير دائرة التحكيم في “فيفا” عقدوا اجتماعًا الجمعة الماضي مع الاتحادات الأهلية المعنية بهذا الأمر وأرسلوا تعميم للحكام لتنفيذ القرار ومنعهم من إدارة المباريات الودية أو المسابقات المحلية لاتحاد متأهل إلى كأس العالم 2022.

ويحتل فريق الاتحاد المركز الثالث في ترتيب جدول الدوري السعودي برصيد 10 نقاط، من الفوز في 3 لقاءات والتعادل في مواجهة واحدة.

بينما النصر يأتي في المركز الرابع في ترتيب الدوري، برصيد 9 نقاط، حققها من الانتصار في 3 مواجهات وخسر في مباراة واحدة.