A 176-run fifth-wicket partnership between Captain Greg Lamb and Forster Mutizwa helped Mashonaland Eagles defeat Mountaineers by six wickets at the Mutare Sports Club
Cricinfo staff23-Nov-2009A 176-run fifth-wicket partnership between Captain Greg Lamb and Forster Mutizwa helped Mashonaland Eagles defeat Mountaineers by six wickets at the Mutare Sports Club. The unbroken stay displayed an excellent show of low-risk straight drives and thundering shots in the covers with occasional blows towards long on and long off.Mutizwa came in with his side precariously placed at 6 for 2 after Njabulo Ncube had openers Cephas Zhuwawo and Samuel Mwakayeni caught behind. Mutizwa’s unbeaten 90 came off 131 balls and included 13 boundaries, as he mixed impressive strokemaking with aggressive running between the wickets. Lamb followed up his first-innings score of 66 with a polished 77 not out off 110 balls, including ten fours and one six.Put in by the Eagles, the Mountaineers managed 291, largely due to Stuart Matsikenyeri’s 110. It was another combined effort during the Eagles reply – from Lamb and Regis Chakabva – which helped them take a slender lead of 24. Kyle Jarvis was on song during Mountaineers’ second innings as he picked up 6 for 60 to negate the fighting fifties from captain Hamilton Maskadza and Matsikenyeri, and bowl them out for 249.The target of 226 was overhauled by Eagles in the 50th over of the final day. The win helped Eagles maintain top spot, while the Mountaineers suffered their second defeat of the tournament.Meanwhile, the match between Matabeleland Tuskers and Midwest Rhinos at the Queens Sports Club ended in a tame draw due to inclement weather. Resuming on 187 for 4, the Rhinos reached 419 for 7 when persistent drizzles halted the match shortly before tea. Brendan Taylor ensured the draw for the visiting side as he scored a fluent 168, comprising 15 fours and three sixes, to deny the Tuskers an innings win.Choosing to bat, the Tuskers had piled up 491, with Charles Coventry scoring a sparkling 100. Openers Gavin Ewing, captain Gregory Strydom and Keegan Meth weighed in with fifties, as Graeme Cremer provided consolation for the Rhinos with 7 for 124.The Rhinos batsmen failed to be inspired by captain Vusi Sibanda’s sparkling 111 during the reply, and Chris Mpofu’s five-for meant they had to follow on, having managed just 207. Riki Wessels’ quick 114 the second time around led the way for the batting revival, before Taylor held on to ensure ten points for Rhinos.
Após perder para o Palmeiras, na última quinta-feira, a Ponte Preta perdeu a chance de sair da zona de rebaixamento. Agora, a Macaca encara o Avaí, adversário direto na tabela, em casa, para reencontrar o caminho das vitórias. A equipe de Eduardo Baptista não saber o que é vencher há três jogos.
Titular na partida contra o Verdão, Claudinho tem confiança na equipe para sair com os três pontos diante do Leão.
– Estou disposto a ajudar a equipe a sair da situação que está. Me senti muito bem em campo, acho que ajudei a equipe na frente, infelizmente o resultado não veio, mas é continuar o trabalho para que no próximo jogo a vitória venha – afirmou o atacante.
Enfrentando uma seca de gols, o atacante admite estar incomodado, mas garante que está trabalhando focado para voltar a marcar e ajudar a equipe a deixar o Z4.
– Mais do que ninguém eu quero fazer gols e ajudar a equipe a sair vitoriosa. Estou muito incomodado, para que esse gol saia logo e acredito que Deus tenha o tempo certo de tudo e vai sair na hora certa. O torcedor pode ter certeza que garra e disposição não vai faltar de minha parte – ressaltou.
Avaliando o próximo adversário, Claudinho falou sobre o clima de decisão que ronda o clube para esta rodada. Para ele, é preciso entrar bem posicionado e sem desespero para conseguir a importante vitória.
– Temos que ir com o posicionamento certo, com calma para não sermos surpreendidos. Esperamos que domingo o time saia com a vitória. É um confronto direto. Temos que encarar como uma final e não nos desesperamos – completou.
Ponte Preta e Avaí se enfrentam neste domingo, às 19h, no Moisés Lucarelli, em Campinas. Depois, a Macaca recebe o Corinthians, no outro domingo, às 17h. A equipe de Eduardo Baptista se encontra atualmente na 17ª posição, com 32 pontos, um a menos que o Vitóriam, primeira equipe fora da zona de rebaixamento.
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يشعر يان أوبلاك، حارس مرمى فريق أتلتيكو مدريد، أنهم لم يستحقوا الخسارة في مباراة الديربي اليوم أمام ريال مدريد في الدوري الإسباني.
وتلاقى الفريقان في إطار منافسات الجولة السادسة من الليجا، على ملعب “واندا ميتروبوليتانو”، حيث فاز ريال مدريد بهدفين مقابل هدف.
وقال أوبلاك في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية: “نشعر بمذاق سيء للغاية، خسرنا الديربي وهي مباراة مهمة للغاية، لم نكن بهذا السوء، لم نستحق الهزيمة”.
وأضاف: “لكنهم استفادوا مما حصلوا عليه ولم نستفد منه، الأحاسيس في الهزيمة دائمًا ما تكون سيئة، نحن حزينون”.
وواصل: “ريال مدريد يدافع بشكل جيد في الآونة الأخيرة، أنت تعرف ذلك بالفعل، يغلقون الملعب جيدًا ولديهم لاعبون سريعون في الهجوم، يلعبون جيدًا في الهجمات المرتدة، ولاعبو خط الوسط الجيدين الذين يقومون بتمريرات جيدة، لقد أغلقوا المباراة جيدًا ولم يتركوا مساحة، لقد سجلوا هدفين وكان ذلك أفضل شيء بالنسبة لهم”.
وفيما يتعلق برد أتلتيكو مدريد المتأخر، قال أوبلاك: “كان من الصعب المضي قدمًا طوال الـ90 دقيقة، لأن لاعبي ريال مدريد سريعون، وإذا فتحت المساحات أمامهم سيسجلون المزيد من الأهداف، ربما انتظرنا وقتًا طويلًا، ولكننا حاولنا، من المؤسف أننا لم نتعادل، أنا حزين على الخسارة”
وعن طرد زميله هيرموسو نتيجة حصوله على بطاقتين صفراويتين، قال حارس الأتلتي: “لقد شاهدت الفيديو للتو وكان الحكم قريبًا جدًا، لا أعرف ما الذي شاهده، لم أر أي شيء في الفيديو، ربما يكون قد شاهد شيئًا يستحق عليه البطاقة الصفراء الثانية”.
واختتم: “لقد كان ذلك في نهاية المباراة، وكان بإمكاننا الاستفادة من بعض التمريرات العرضية”.
Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United side head into Tuesday evening’s Premier League fixture in the midst of a worrying run of form, with the Whites having won just two of their last ten league outings – leaving the 66-year-old’s team languishing down in 15th place in the top-flight standings.
On top of this, the Argentine coach is having to deal with something of an injury crisis at Elland Road, with the likes of Kalvin Phillips, Liam Cooper, Patrick Bamford, Robin Koch and Rodrigo Moreno having all missed the 3-2 loss to Chelsea on Saturday, and once again look set to be sidelined for the trip to Manchester City this evening.
As such, Bielsa will undoubtedly be nursing a rather large selection headache as he attempts to fit a number of square pegs in round holes in his starting XI against Pep Guardiola’s side, however, one player who would appear to be a shoo-in for a start at the Etihad is 19-year-old centre-forward Joe Gelhardt.
Gelhardt could give Guardiola nightmares
Despite having been handed just one Premier League start this season, Gelhardt has nevertheless proven he is something of a game-changer in the Leeds United attack.
Indeed, after being brought on with 27 minutes remaining against Wolverhampton Wanderers back in October, with his side trailing the visitors 1-0, the £1.17m-rated man single-handedly turned the course of the game on its head, first by drawing a fantastic save from Jose Sa between the Wolves sticks, before surging into the opposition penalty area in the dying moments and winning his side a penalty – which Rodrigo tucked home to secure Leeds a share of the spoils.
More recently, after being brought on in the closing stages against Chelsea last weekend, the 19-year-old who Conor McGilligan dubbed “predatorial” once again changed the game, drawing Leeds level with his first touch of the ball – fantastically sliding home Tyler Robert’s low cross past a helpless Edouard Mendy.
As such, it is an incredibly easy argument to make that, in the absence of Bamford, Bielsa simply must unleash the £16.5k-per-week Gelhardt from the off this evening, as the England U21 international undoubtedly has the ability to cause Guardiola and his side nightmares on Tuesday.
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A round-up of the fourth day’s action of the seventh round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2009-10
Cricinfo staff18-Nov-2009
Samiullah Khan’s left-arm pace proved too hot for the Habib Bank Limited batsmen•AFP
Group A A fine exhibition of fast bowling from left-armer Samiullah Khan ensured Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) roared to the top of the points table at the expense of Habib Bank Limited (HBL). Samiullah picked up 6 for 32 at the Diamond Club Ground to bundle out HBL for 179, chasing 253. Abdur Rehman finished with a five-for earlier in the day, as SNGPL could add 26 to their overnight score of 230 for 8. But an insipid reply, barring Kamran Hussain’s fighting 59, followed from HBL, as Samiullah had the batsmen floundering with his pace. The win now has them six points clear of HBL on the points table.Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) held their nerve to eke out a narrow one-wicket win against Karachi Whites at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex. They looked to be in trouble at 152 for 6 when play resumed, still needing 107 for the win, but wicketkeeper Ahmed Said’s confident 73 helped ease the nerves. Umaid Asif weighed in with 26, but it was Azharullah’s slow 35 off 117 balls which proved to be the decisive blow to Karachi’s hopes. He remained till the end as WAPDA sneaked home in the 42nd over of the day.Mohammad Wasim’s sparkling century was the highlight of the day as National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) had to be content with first-innings points against Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) in Rawalpindi. The KRL captain was in good touch and led from the front even as they lost Azhar Ali early on. Even though he retired hurt earlier in the innings, he returned, and was supported well by Bazid Khan who hit an unbeaten 69. Left-arm spinner Qaiser Abbas was the pick of the NBP bowlers with 3 for 73.Suleman Khan’s quickfire 61 proved crucial as Lahore Shalimar held on for a draw against Sui Southern Gas Corporation (SSGC) at the Gaddafi Stadium. Resuming on 90 for 2 in their second innings, SSGC declared on 183 for 5, with Imran Abbas top scoring with 66. Set a target of 299, Lahore Shalimar’s openers began strongly, putting on 52. But even as Shakeel-ur-Rehman and Dilawar Khan regularly dented the Lahore batting order, sharing five wickets between them, Suleman stood brave. He struck nine fours and two sixes during his 59-ball innings as Lahore finished on 217 for 6.A disciplined performance from the Zarai Tarqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) bowlers ensured the full points against Pakistan Customs at the Marghzar Cricket Ground. Beginning the day on 5 for 1, the 325 that Customs needed for victory was a far shout. ZTBL right-arm fast bowler Rehan Riaz showed them no mercy as he sent back three of the top five batsmen. Left-arm spinner Zohaib Khan provided able back-up with three wickets. Asad Baig (77) and Rameez Aziz (88) hit fluent fifties as Customs succumbed by the 73rd over for 303.
Group A
Teams
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Lost
Tied
Draw
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Net RR
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Against
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited 6 6 0 0 00 48 2753/324.1 2506/0.0 Habib Bank Limited 7 5 1 0 10 42 2654/245.1 2393/0.0 Pakistan International Airlines 6 3 1 0 20 33 -9.608 1607/126.3 1718/77.0 National Bank of Pakistan 7 3 2 02 0 33 -41.889 2257/233.4 2165/42.0 Water and Power Development Authority 7 3 1 03 0 27 -12.926 1810/204.4 1669/76.4 Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited 6 3 2 01 0 24 -352.484 2230/178.1 2190/6.0 Sui Southern Gas Corporation 6 1 3 02 0 12 +15.521 1426/60.3 1622/201.3 Karachi Whites 6 1 4 01 0 12 2158/0.0 2019/363.5 Pakistan Customs 6 1 5 00 0 9 +281.171 2191/7.3 2472/225.3 Khan Research Laboratories 6 1 3 02 0 9 +3.385 1731/133.0 1865/193.4 Lahore Shalimar 7 0 5 02 0 0 2261/0.0 2459/327.1 Group BIslamabad survived a scare from Peshawar at the National Ground to record their second win of the competition, by 37 runs. Azam Jan scored a determined 115 and was assisted ably by the lower order who brought their team within reach of what had, on day three, seemed an improbable win. His innings, laced with ten fours and a six, kept Peshwar’s hopes alive in their chase of 393 – they were 249 for 7 overnight – while the Islamabad bowlers tried hard to make inroads. Jan added 29 with Azam Jan (14) for the eighth wicket, 37 for the ninth with Nauman Habib, who survived 47 balls for his six runs, and last man Hamad-ul-Hasan, with whom he put together 45 before being dismissed by Shehzad Azam. Islamabad took home nine points and are currently fifth in the table.Multan moved to fourth place in the rankings with a seven-wicket win over Abbottabad in Okara. Set a testing target of 230 on the final day, Multan raced to a win, pacing their innings to perfection and reaching their destination in just 53.4 overs. Wicketkeeper Gulraiz Sadaf was their star, as he smashed a 151-ball 118, including 15 fours and two sixes, to set up his team’s successful chase. He was involved in two important stands: 72 with opener Kashif Naved (30) which helped Multan recover from the early loss of Babar Ali and a match-winning 141 with Shahid Abbasi (56) for the third wicket. Though Abbottabad – who are now placed seventh – were ineffective with the ball, they did put up a good fight with the bat to extend their lead. They began overnight on 156 for 8, but the tail added a further 48 to give their bowlers a challenging target to defend, but its efforts were in vain.Sialkot picked up nine points to go level with their opponents Rawalpindi, as they beat them by 158 runs at the Jinnah Stadium. Sialkot declared overnight to set Rawalpindi an imposing target of 386 to chase on the final day; it was more than adequate, as left-arm spinner Nayer Abbas picked up a career-best 5 for 37, and was backed up by Naved Arif’s 3 for 72, to bowl out Rawalpindi for 227 in under 60 overs. Not that Rawalpindi didn’t give it a try; their openers added 57 and Zahid Mansoor top scored with 60 but there was little support forthcoming from the others and they slipped to 158 for 7. Rashid Latif (38) and Mohammad Rameez (21 not out) put up some resistance but the game was over by then.Table-toppers Karachi Blues reached a strong position against Faisalabad at the National Stadium, securing a first-innings lead of 41 by bowling out the opposition for 360 – Tariq Haroon taking 6 for 127 – and then extending it to 122 at stumps, thanks to their top order. Faisalabad were 160 for 4 at the start of the day, and Zeeshan Asif, the overnight batsman, progressed to a handy 73. The middle order stepped up, too, with Ijaz Ahmed jnr and Naved Latif smashing half-centuries to reduce the deficit and take Faisalabad to 360, which ensured that a loss from there on was highly unlikely but could not prevent Karachi from gaining a first-innings advantage.
أصر جاريث ساوثجيت على أنه لا يزال الرجل المناسب لقيادة منتخب إنجلترا إلى كأس العالم، على الرغم من اعترافه بأن الرأي العام ينقلب ضده.
خاضت إنجلترا خمس مباريات بدون انتصار، لم يسجلوا خلالها من اللعب المفتوح، كان آخرها أمس الأول حيث خسروا أمام إيطاليا بهدف دون رد في دوري الأمم الأوروبية.
تلقى ساوثجيت صيحات الاستهجان مرة أخرى من قبل مشجعي إنجلترا بعد الهزيمة في سان سيرو، مع مطالبة الكثير الآن بإقالته.
ورغم ذلك، فإن المدرب صاحب الـ52 عامًا أكد أنه لا توجد لديه أي نيلة لترك منصبه، قبل إنطلاق كأس العالم في قطر، في شهر نوفمبر المقبل.
وقال ساوثجيت في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “تليجراف” الإنجليزية: “أعتقد أنني الشخص المناسب لأخذ الفريق إلى البطولة، أعتقد أن الأمر يكون أكثر استقرارًا بهذه الطريقة، دون أدنى شك”.
ولدى سؤاله عما إذا كان مستعدًا لحقيقة أن العداء العام من غير المرجح أن يتبدد قبل كأس العالم، أضاف ساوثجيت: “انظر، أعتقد أن هذا هو الوضع الحالي ويجب أن أقبل ذلك”.
لن يكون ساوثجيت أول مدرب لمنتخب إنجلترا يأخذ الفريق إلى بطولة كبرى مع شكوك حول مستقبله، حيث واجه العديد من أسلافه تدقيقًا أكبر خلال فترات حكمهم.
وأوضح: “لقد رأيت كل مدربي إنجلترا الآخرين في العهود السابقة، لذا لم أكن ولم أتأثر بالثناء أبدًا، أعرف كيف تسير اللعبة وهي تتحول بسرعة كبيرة، وفي النهاية يتم الحكم عليك على أساس النتائج، الأمر بهذه البساطة”.
سيحتفل ساوثجيت بعامه السادس كمدرب لمنتخب إنجلترا في قطر، وخلال هذه الفترة قاد المنتخب الوطني إلى نهائي بطولة أوروبا ونصف نهائي كأس العالم الماضية.
واستمر: “أعتقد حتمًا عندما تكون في منصب لفترة طويلة من الزمن، فإنك ستحصل على فترة عندما تكون الأمور أكثر صعوبة وربما تكون هذه طبيعة بشرية”.
وأردف: “في النهاية، سيتم الحكم علي في نهاية المطاف من خلال البطولات وكيفية أدائنا في المسابقات، هل كنا نفضل سلسلة مختلفة من النتائج في هذه الفترة؟ بدون أدنى شك، نود أن نسجل الأهداف بحرية على وجه اليقين، ونود أن نفوز بالمباريات، ولكن هذا نوع مختلف من الاختبار بالنسبة لنا ونحتاج إلى إظهار أننا مرنون بما يكفي للتعامل مع ذلك”.
وفيما يتعلق بصافرات الاستهجان، قال: “انظر، لن يستمتع أي شخص بتلقي صيحات الاستهجان من الجماهير في نهاية المباراة، لكني أفهم الوظيفة، ذلك هو ما هو عليه إدارة كرة القدم، كلما واجهت سلسلة من النتائج الصعبة، سيكون المدرب هو الذي يجب أن يتعامل مع ذلك، هذه هي الوظيفة، لذلك عليك المضي قدمًا”.
ولدى سؤاله عن مصير مدربي إنجلترا السابقين، رد قائلًا: “أعرف كيف تعامل الناس مع هذه المواقف، يجب أن أتعامل مع الأمر بطريقتي الخاصة وأهم شيء هو أنني يجب أن أتأكد من بقاء الفريق على المسار الصحيح، وأننا نواصل القيام بالأشياء التي نعتقد أنها صحيحة وتقييم الأشياء التي نحتاجها تحسن”.
وأكد: “إن وظيفتي هي تخفيف الضغط عن اللاعبين وإذا كان ذلك يعني أن رد الفعل تجاهي فهذا جيد لأن ما فعلناه على مدى ست أو سبع سنوات هو جعل قميص إنجلترا من السهل ارتدائه، إذا كان علي التعامل مع ذلك، فهذا جيد تمامًا لأنني أبلغ من العمر 52 عامًا وقد مررت بكل شيء تقريبًا”.
وعندما سُئل عما إذا كان واثقًا من أن الأمور ستسير بشكل صحيح في شهري نوفمبر وديسمبر (خلال كأس العالم)، قال ساوثجيت: “نعم بلا شك”.
واختتم: “نحن نلعب مع بعض الفرق عالية المستوى في دوري الأمم، وسنكون أفضل في ذلك، الآن نحن نعرف المستوى، والآن نعرف ما يجب علينا تحسينه وسنكون في وضع أفضل لذلك”.
A dois dias do Dérbi que ganhou status de final do Campeonato Brasileiro, Corinthians e Palmeiras tentam ao máximo camuflar os detalhes para o jogo de domingo, em Itaquera. A postura de Fabio Carille é um pouco mais discreta. Na quinta, no CT Joaquim Grava, o técnico comandou atividade em campo afastado da área onde os jornalistas ficam. Era possível ver que o time trazia modificações entre os titulares – Camacho e Clayson nas vagas de Maycon e Jadson -, mas quase nada se ouvia além de alguns elogios ou algumas cobranças.
Alberto Valentim foi mais radical e não permitiu o acesso da imprensa nos trabalhos com bola de ontem na Academia de Futebol. Ainda não foi possível saber se o treinador do Verdão poderá contar a volta de Mina na zaga ou de Willian no ataque.
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Kenya gained some revenge for back-to-back Twenty20 defeats earlier in the week with a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Uganda
Cricinfo staff18-Dec-2009Kenya 105 for 1 (Patel 57*) beat Uganda 104 (Obado 3-10, Oluoch 3-23) by nine wicketsKenya gained some revenge for back-to-back Twenty20 defeats earlier in the week with a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Uganda in the first ODI at Nairobi Gymkhana. The result also buys a little relief for Kenya’s under-fire selectors after recent poor results.In the two Twenty20 matches it was Kenya’s batsmen who let them down – this time it was the Ugandans whose inexperience was plain to see. None of them was able to play an innings of any substance or to take the attack to the bowlers, so much so that there were only eight boundaries in their innings.There was the briefest worry when David Obuya fell to the fourth ball of Kenya’s reply, but then Rakep Patel (57*) and Maurice Ouma (44*) chased down the target in 17.2 overs with no further alarms. Patel played with increasing confidence, cracking five fours and two sixes in his 59-ball innings.