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O Vasco encerrou a preparação para a estreia no Brasileiro, contra o Atlético-MG, em São Januário, na manhã deste sábado. E a grande dúvida de Zé Ricardo na equipe é no ataque: Rildo foi testado como titular e poder ser a grande novidade do comandante cruz-maltino visando o começo do torneio nacional.

Durante o treino, o atacante atuou mais recuado – vindo de trás – com Riascos isolado como centroavante. Pelos lados, Wagner e Yago Pikachu mantiveram a titularidade. O Vasco deve entrar em campo com Martin Silva, Rafael Galhardo, Paulão, Werley e Henrique; Desábato, Wellington, Wagner e Pikachu; Rildo e Riascos. Além de Rildo, Evander chegou a ser testado na posição, recuado.

O atacante cruz-maltino foi julgado no Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva na última quinta-feira (12) e liberado para atuar. Porém, no dia 26 de abril, será julgado novamente e a situação pode mudar. A certeza é que, até o fim do mês, o atleta está à disposição de Zé Ricardo no Brasileirão.

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An insipid performance from India’s bowlers on the fourth day had broken their aspirations of a maiden Test series victory in South Africa but, on the fifth, the batsmen ensured they achieved at least a draw for the first time in the country

The Bulletin by George Binoy06-Jan-2011
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Gautam Gambhir’s 64-run vigil led India’s resistance as they batted out the fifth day at Newlands and earned a 1-1 series draw•AFP

An insipid performance from India’s bowlers on the fourth day had broken their aspirations of a maiden Test series victory in South Africa but, on the fifth, the batsmen ensured they achieved at least a draw for the first time in the country. In an anticlimactic end to an enthralling contest, Gautam Gambhir was at the forefront of the Indian resistance, Rahul Dravid blocked lots of balls, and South Africa’s bowlers toiled 82 overs for three wickets, when they needed ten.South Africa fell behind early in their pursuit of victory and eventually took only one wicket in each session. The key to their chances lay in how many they dismissed with the new ball, and India won a decisive battle by surviving the first 11 overs without damage. Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel weren’t as hostile as they were in the first innings but still bowled aggressively in the morning. Once that threat passed, India’s passage was easier. They survived one more flutter of anxiety, soon after Dravid fell late in the second session, when AB de Villiers failed to catch an extremely tough chance off Gambhir. The game was called off with umpteen fielders waiting for catches that never came, and South Africa were still winless in a series at home since Bangladesh’s visit in November 2008.India did not try to win this deciding Test on its final morning – the target of 340 was always out of reach – but because they focused on survival and scored at about two runs an over, Graeme Smith was able to place as many close catchers as he pleased. Steyn got the ball to seam and swing away, though he wasn’t as terrific as he was on the third day. Morkel posed the greater threat, targeting the bodies of both openers with balls that jagged into them from short of a length. One screamer from round the wicket rose so steeply that even Gambhir’s best efforts to avoid it failed. The ball thudded painfully into his left arm, just below the elbow. It was the same injured arm that kept him off the field during South Africa’s second innings and has ruled him out of the ODI series. Gambhir got it treated, and took guard again.It made sense for Gambhir to try and face Steyn, while Sehwag countered Morkel. Steyn’s swing into the left-hander’s pads made it easier for Gambhir to face him. Sehwag, however, struggled against Morkel, getting hustled by deliveries that homed in at his body and beaten by others that straightened.South Africa’s first chance came when Lonwabo Tsotsobe replaced Steyn in the 11th over and Sehwag slashed him. The ball flew towards JP Duminy, standing deeper at point, and burst through his hands as he mistimed his jump. The let-off cost South Africa only a few deliveries, though, for in the next over Sehwag hung his bat out and edged Morkel to Boucher. Umpire Ian Gould asked the third umpire to check if Morkel had overstepped. He hadn’t, by the smallest of margins. Sehwag’s dismal tour was over; 144 runs in six innings was all he got.The pressure eased when Tsotsobe and Harris were operating. Gambhir and Dravid blocked, left, and blocked some more. Dravid was careful to play Harris with bat in front of pad, ensuring nothing would pop up to the close catchers. The ball was turning, and it was seaming, but it was doing both slowly. India passed 50 when Gambhir jumped down the pitch and drove Harris to the cover boundary, but runs were of little consequence.On either side of the lunch break, Smith brought himself on to bowl offbreaks and a couple spun sharply. He changed his bowlers frequently but for the majority of the second session Gambhir and Dravid were untroubled and they collected easy runs by exploiting unprotected boundaries. Gambhir slashed and cut Steyn through point twice and reached a valuable half-century. Dravid simply used up deliveries and scored when he could, scoring three soft fours in a Smith over. Before those boundaries he had played 89 balls for 18 runs.In the 44th over, just when the Test seemed to be entering a phase of defensive torpor, Harris began to make things happen off the pitch. He ripped and bounced one sharply across Dravid and later in the over struck him low on the back foot in front of middle stump. The ball hit pad before bat but Gould said not out. Dravid played only 15 more balls, though, before edging Tsotsobe off the front foot to the cordon.The opportunity to dismiss Gambhir, on 62 off 146 balls, came soon after, when a leading edge flew quickly to de Villiers at silly point. He grabbed repeatedly at the sharp chance but spilled the ball and Harris held his head. Gambhir played 37 more balls. Tendulkar was solid for 91 deliveries and he remained unbeaten, walking off Newlands with the series shared. VVS Laxman too couldn’t be budged, after Gambhir had gloved Steyn’s short ball down the leg side for 64. It was Boucher’s 499th catch.Steyn and Morkel’s spells after tea were South Africa’s last chance. They returned for one final attempt, an over each with the second new ball. Both were fruitless. India scored only 166 runs today and saved the series.

يصر جاريث ساوثجيت على أن وضع إنجلترا كمرشح بارز في مباراة دور الستة عشر لبطولة كأس العالم مع السنغال لا يعني شيئًا لأن بطل إفريقيا سيشكل تهديدًا خطيرًا لفريقه.

يعتبر فريق ساوثجيت منافسًا على اللقب في قطر بعد وصوله إلى نصف نهائي كأس العالم 2018 وحصوله على المركز الثاني في بطولة أوروبا 2020.

يُعد منتخب إنجلترا مرشحًا للفوز في مباراة الغد المرتقبة ضد السنغال، على ملعب “البيت” في دور الـ16 من البطولة، ولكن ساوثجيت لا يقلل من شأن كتيبة بطل إفريقيا.

وقال ساوثجيت في مؤتمر صحفي اليوم: “نحن معجبون كثيرًا بـ السنغال، نعلم أنهم أبطال إفريقيا، وفخورون جدًا بهم، لديهم روح كبيرة وإيمان بفريقهم، لديهم بعض اللاعبين الفرديين الممتازين الذين يمكن أن يتسببوا في مشاكل، لكن لديهم بنية جيدة أيضًا”.

وأضاف: “يتم اعتبارنا على أساس المرشحين في المباراة والسنغال الطرف الأضعف، ولكن هذا لا يعني أي شيء حقًا في المباراة”.

ويفتقد منتخب السنغال خدمات ساديو ماني في البطولة للإصابة، وعن ذلك قال ساوثجيت: “ساديو لاعب رائع وكل فريق يرغب في ضمه لكن السنغال أصبحت قوية للغاية في غيابه”.

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واستمر: “لقد أظهروا روحًا كبيرة في ظل خسارته، يجب أن نكون في أفضل حالاتنا للفوز بالمباراة، قام سيسيه بعمل رائع، نحن نعرف حجم المهمة التي تنتظرنا”.

وأوضح: “لقد تعلمنا الكثير من لعب سبع مباريات في البطولتين الأخيرتين والحاجة إلى إبقاء اللاعبين في حالة تركيز ورغبة، الشيء الأكبر هو مستويات التوقعات، في روسيا عندما تأهلنا من دور المجموعات، ربما كنا أكثر حماسًا من هذه المرة، كان هناك الكثير من الضجيج بعد التعادل ضد الولايات المتحدة، لكننا ظللنا على المسار الصحيح، وتأهلنا مثل أي شخص آخر”.

واستطرد: “بالطبع تريد اتخاذ أفضل قرار ممكن فيما يتعلق بالتشكيل، ولكن في بعض النواحي لست متأكدًا من صحة قرارك من عدمه، أيا كان اللاعبون الذين سنبدأ معهم سنحتاج إلى مقاعد البدلاء أيضًا”.

Trent Copeland was a wicketkeeper-batsman until five years ago as he juggled the roles in St George’s third grade side

Peter English10-Oct-2010

Trent Copeland was a wicketkeeper-batsman until five years ago as he juggled the roles in St George’s third grade side. Last season he was the bowling find of the domestic summer after storming to 35 wickets in his first five Sheffield Shield games for New South Wales.As Copeland, 24, prepared for his second campaign as a first-class paceman, his initial aim was to get a game. During the winter that seemed like a particularly tough assignment, but the Blues start the season with Nathan Bracken and Josh Hazlewood injured, Brett Lee focussing on limited-overs games, and Doug Bollinger, Mitchell Starc and Shane Watson in India with the Test outfit. That leaves Copeland with an early chance to impress in Monday’s Sheffield Shield fixture against South Australia.”It was beyond my wildest expectations,” he told ESPNcricinfo of his debut summer. “I never expected to play for New South Wales last year, let alone do so well. I was over the moon. Looking forward, if I can do half as well as that for the rest of my career I’ll be pretty happy.”The late start to bowling came because Copeland was sick of breaking fingers while keeping and didn’t want the injuries to hurt his batting. He started grabbing the ball in the nets, helped the team to a third-grade trophy and the following season was a fixture in the firsts. Now his worries are hamstring strains and stress fractures.”If you look back now it’s a great story, but to me it’s been a natural progression,” he said. “I started to bowl because I didn’t want to get a duck and do nothing for the rest of the game. Since then the bowling has been such an enjoyable thing because you have so much control over what happens.”Copeland runs his own coaching business so was always talking to his charges about the best method to deliver the various options and on the way taught himself. “I haven’t had any bowling coaching until I came into the state squad,” he said. “There are guys that I’ve played with at St George who have helped me, but never really specific one-on-one coaching.”In an era where technique rules, Copeland is a natural player from another age. He likes to swing the ball but at 195cm can also pull back his length and hit the pitch hard. During his half-season last year he showed his flexibility by collecting five-fors in Adelaide and Hobart after his stunning 8 for 92 on debut against Queensland at the SCG. That was his first eight-wicket return since his third-grade days.Copeland has just completed his first pre-season with the Blues, replacing his usual method of keeping fit in winter by playing hockey. Bowling has been his focus but he is desperate to improve his batting. He said he scored 80s and 90s in first grade during his time as an opener, but only managed a top of 9 for his state.”My record from last year doesn’t say I can bat,” he said. “But in myself I know I can.” A lack of runs won’t worry his team-mates, as long as he keeps taking wickets.

After getting beat 1-0 against Newcastle United, Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard said that changes need to take place in the team moving forward.

Having then been beaten by Watford by another 1-0 scoreline in their latest league outing, it seems as though Gerrard may have a bigger problem on his hands than originally feared, with his side now having only won one of their seven previous league games.

Moving forward, one big change that the Villa boss could look to make in his team is by giving young midfielder Tim Iroegbunam his first taste of senior football at the Midlands club.

The 19-year-old has been involved on the substitutes bench for Villa’s last seven games, showing that he is on the fringes of breaking into the first team after joining the club back in the previous summer transfer window from fellow Midlands outfit West Bromwich Albion.

Since becoming a Villa player, the midfielder, who has been described as “athletic” in the past by the club’s academy manager Mark Harrison, Iroegbunam has made 18 appearances for their U23 side, chipping in with one goal and one assist in the process.

Earlier this month, Gerrard had this to say about the teenager and his situation regarding when he’ll make his first senior appearance for the Villans.

He said: “I know he’s ready but, the midfield area at the moment for us, I’m really pleased with it. It’s looking good, looking strong. Tim has to keep pushing and fighting.”

Taking this into account, perhaps Villa’s two previous results will have swayed Gerrard into making a change with his team selection and giving the young midfielder a chance to show what he can do in the Premier League.

While unleashing the Englishman could be a positive solution for Villa’s current issues on the pitch in the short term and an exciting prospect for the fans to see, it’s worth thinking on a long-term basis too.

If Iroegbunam can make the most out of any opportunities that come his way between now and the end of the season, he could well end up saving the club millions in potential transfer fees rather than seeing them splash out on the likes of Yves Bissouma or Wilfred Ndidi when the summer transfer window opens.

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Leeds United have been handed a big boost ahead of their return to Premier League action this evening…

What’s the latest?

Marcelo Bielsa’s side travel to Anfield to face Liverpool, who are chasing down table-toppers Manchester City in second place, and the home side will be without one of their most lethal attackers.

The Yorkshire outfit were beaten in a six-goal thriller by Manchester United on Sunday, another game in which they leaked goals for fun but there is some encouragement ahead of kick-off in Merseyside tonight.

As confirmed by Reds boss Jurgen Klopp, they will be without the services of Diogo Jota for today’s encounter.

“No for tomorrow, no chance. For the final, we will see. I really don’t know in the moment. It would be easy to now say no but we will see. They are pushing but they were not on the pitch for training so that is not a good sign,” he said (via the ECHO).

“We have to see what we can do with the boys in the next few days and then we make a decision later in the week. I would love to have Bobby and Diogo available. That will not happen for tomorrow night. It is like it is.”

Boost for Bielsa

This will come as a huge boost to Bielsa and the Whites squad as the absence of Jota makes Liverpool a much weaker prospect and considering the way in which Leeds have leaked goals for fun, it’ll bolster their chances of conceding as many as they did against City (seven) or United (four).

Over the past nine league outings, the Elland Road natives have let in a whopping 28 goals (56% of their season total of 50), which is an average of 3.1 goals conceded per game.

That sort of form is surely amongst the worst in the division and is certainly cause for concern and heavy defeats in this manner will only pull the Yorkshiremen ever so much closer to a relegation dogfight.

Indeed, Leeds are just five points ahead of 17th-placed Watford in the standings and only one team in the whole division has leaked more goals in rock-bottom Norwich City (53).

A frontline of Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Jota is a frightening prospect, so to have at least one of three missing is great news for Bielsa and his leaky backline.

The Portugal international has 17 goals in 32 games across all competitions this term with 12 of them being in the Premier League, which leaves him as the competition’s second-highest top-scorer, behind only Salah.

He would be in line to only add to that number if he were available to play at Anfield this evening, so the Leeds boss is surely relieved if not absolutely buzzing.

AND in other news, Bielsa must unleash Leeds’ “unbelievable” 6ft 3 “leader” today, could be game-changing…

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Depois de vencer o Corinthians na estreia do Campeonato Paulista com um jogador a menos, a Ponte Preta frustrou o torcedor no primeiro jogo no Moisés Lucarelli na temporada ao perder para o Linense por 1 a 0.

O gol dos visitantes foi marcado por Wilson, aos 44 minutos do primeiro tempo. O time de Lins se recupera no Paulistão após a derrota para o Santos. Na próxima rodada o Linense recebe o São Caetano, quarta-feira às 17h no Gilberto Siqueira Lopes. Já a Macaca encara o Santos, na quinta às 19h30 no Moisés Lucarelli.

Na outra partida disputada na noite deste domingo pelo Paulistão, Santo André e Red Bull empataram por 1 a 1 no Estádio Primeiro de Maio. Walterson marcou para o Ramalhão aos 42 minutos do primeiro tempo, mas Eder Luís deixou tudo igual aos 13 minutos da etapa complementar. As duas equipes seguem sem vencer na competição após duas rodadas.

O Santo André volta a campo na quinta-feira para enfrentar o Ituano, às 19h30 no Novelli Júnior. No mesmo dia, o Red Bull sai para enfrentar o Palmeiras, às 21h no Allianz Parque.

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Aston Villa journalist Ashley Preece believes a summer move for Luis Suarez is possible. 

The lowdown

Villa have already pulled off a blockbuster transfer under Steven Gerrard, bringing Philippe Coutinho – the fourth-most expensive player in football history – to The Midlands.

Gerrard, of course, played with both Coutinho and Suarez at Liverpool.

Suarez, who’s about to turn 35, is now into the final six months of his deal at Atletico Madrid.

Villa’s current striking options – Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings – have only managed nine goals between them in 34 combined appearances this season (via BBC Sport).

The latest

In a fan Q & A, Preece said that Suarez ‘is one for the summer’ because he’ll be remaining at Atletico until the expiry of his contract.

The move may depend on ‘whether Gerrard gives him a call like he did with Coutinho’.

He envisages a ’12-month deal’ but did caution that Suarez’s ‘astronomical’ wages could complicate matters.

The verdict

Suarez would arguably be an even more high-profile signing than Coutinho. In his pomp, this is a striker who featured in the FIFPro World XI.

And his output remains strong. Since joining Atletico ahead of the 2020/21 season, he’s bagged 30 goals in 66 appearances, including nine this season

Suarez has spoken extremely highly of the Villa boss, hailing him as one of ‘a small number of players in the world that are irreplaceable’.

If Gerrard makes the call and he agrees to a reduced wage, then perhaps we could genuinely see Suarez at Villa Park.

In other news, fans react to this approach for their defender.

Aston Villa defender Kortney Hause is interested in returning to West Ham in the January transfer window, according to a transfer claim.

The Lowdown: Hause’s West Ham previous

The 26-year-old spent much of his youth career with the Hammers, with a spell in east London between 2003 and 2011, but he never made a first-team appearance for the Irons.

Hause ended up moving to Villa in 2019 after playing for the likes of Wycombe Wanderers and Wolves, with 54 appearances to date for the 1982 European Cup winners.

Minutes have been tough to come by this season, though, with just four Premier League starts coming his way, so a January exit could make sense.

The Latest: Hause wants West Ham return

According to Football Insider, a source close to Hause has informed them that the defender is ‘keen’ on going back to West Ham this month.

His current Villa deal expires at the end of this season, but the report stated that his club have the option of extending that by 12 months.

The Verdict: Good squad signing

Hause might not be the big-name addition that some West Ham fans might crave in January but he is someone who could add strong squad depth in the long-term injury absence of Angelo Ogbonna.

He won 10 caps for England’s under-21s in the past, highlighting his pedigree, and he has averaged 4.4 successful headers per game across all competitions so far this season. He also earned glowing praise from Aston Villa journalist Pat Rowe, who said last September: “He always looks so assured now this season, and physically, he just dominates players, he’s got the pace.”

At 26, Hause is at a point in his career where he has plenty of experience but should just be about to enter his peak footballing years, further showing why it could be an astute piece of business for West Ham to bring him back to east London.

In other news, West Ham have been backed to sign another player in January. Find out who it is here.

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