O Flamengo vestirá um novo uniforme na Supercopa do Brasil, neste domingo contra o Atlético-MG, e os torcedores já podem adquirir o novo Manto. O clube lançou o modelo nesta noite, em sua loja oficial online, pelo valor de R$ 299,99. Com faixas onduladas, o uniforme tem a frase “A maior paixão do Mundo” como um dos detalhes.Confira mais imagens do novo uniforme rubro-negro!
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O uniforme do Flamengo que será utilizado pela primeira vez na Supercopa do Brasil, domingo, contra o Atlético-MG. Está à venda na loja online do clube por R$ 299,99. #lanceFLA pic.twitter.com/kasFAJfFRM
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O modelo feminino, pelo mesmo valor, e o modelo infantil, custando R$ 249,99, também estão à venda, assim como o short que faz parte do uniforme de jogo principal (branco, com detalhes laterais em vermelho e preto) e por R$ 159,99.
Vindo de vitórias nos Estaduais, Flamengo e Atlético-MG chegam à Cuiabá, sede da Supercopa do Brasil, neste sábado. A partida, com taça em jogo, será às 16h, de domingo, na Arena Pantanal, com transmissão em Tempo Real do L!.
تحدث مدرب بوروسيا دورتموند، نيكو كوفاتش عن المباراة المنتظرة أمام برشلونة في منافسات بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، بعد فوز فريقه أمام فرايبورج في الدوري الألماني.
وتغلب دورتموند على فرايبورج بأربعة أهداف لهدف في إطار مباريات بطولة الدوري الألماني للموسم الجاري.
وسيلتقي دورتموند وبرشلونة في ذهاب ربع نهائي بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا يوم الأربعاء المقبل.
وقال كوفاتش في تصريحاته لـ “سكاي ألمانيا”: “فزنا اليوم، المباراة المهمة القادمة ستكون في برشلونة، وهي تحدٍ مختلف تمامًا لأننا نلعب ضد أحد أقوى الفرق في أوروبا”.
وأضاف: “علينا أن نكون قادرين على الدفاع بشكل جيد، لقد رأينا ذلك اليوم، الجميع متعاونون؛ الجميع على استعداد لبذل الجهد”.
وأتم: “معًا فقط يمكننا تحقيق النجاح، أنا سعيد لأن سيرهو جيراسي سجل هدفًا بعد إصابته، وأن جيمي جيتنز سجل هدفًا آخر، فوز شامل، وجميع المهاجمين سجلوا أهدافًا”.
“Time for bed, thank you” – police had to be called in to send the merrymakers, which included Australians Lyon, Head and Carey, to their hotel rooms as the noise continued till just after 6am
Andrew Miller18-Jan-2022
In the footage, Joe Root and James Anderson are seen alongside three Australia players•AFP/Getty Images
The ECB has launched an investigation after an early-morning drinking session at England’s team hotel in Hobart ended with the police being called in to send the players to bed.In mobile-phone footage published by the , Joe Root and James Anderson are seen alongside three Australia players – Nathan Lyon, Travis Head and Alex Carey – all still dressed in their whites following the late-night conclusion of the fifth Test at Bellerive Oval the previous evening.The gathering was taking place in a public area in Hobart’s Crowne Plaza Hotel, and had extended to 6am when the police were brought in following a noise complaint from fellow guests. The players all left the area immediately.”Tasmania Police attended the Crowne Plaza Hobart on Monday morning after reports were made of intoxicated people in a function area,” a police statement read. “The guests were spoken to by police, just after 6:00am, and left the area when asked. No further action will be taken by police.”Related
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In the footage of the incident, which appears to have been filmed by England’s assistant coach, Graham Thorpe, a female police officer can be heard saying to the group: “Too loud. You have obviously been asked to pack up, so we’ve been asked to come. Time for bed, thank you. They just want to pack up.”In his voiceover from behind the camera, Thorpe can be heard saying, “We’ve got Nathan Lyon, Root, there’s Carey and Anderson. I’ll just video this for the lawyers. See you in the morning, everyone.”A spokesperson for the ECB said it would be investigating the incident, with the focus likely to be on how the footage made it into the public domain.”During the early hours of Monday morning, members of the England and Australia men’s teams shared a drink in the team areas of the hotel in Hobart,” the ECB’s statement read. “The hotel management received a noise complaint by a hotel guest, and as is commonplace in Australia, the local police attended the scene. When asked to leave by hotel management and the Tasmanian police, the players and management in question left and returned to their respective hotel rooms. The England party have apologised for any inconvenience caused.”The ECB will investigate further. Until such times, we will make no further comment.”The incident is a further embarrassment for the England team in the wake of their 4-0 Ashes loss, amid reports that a drinking culture within the squad was a significant factor in the players’ disappointing performances across the five Tests.Ashley Giles, the ECB director of men’s cricket, is due to compile a report into the circumstances of the tour, including recommendations for the future direction of the Test team. Root has already stated he wants to stay on as England captain, despite overseeing his second Ashes tour defeat in four years.
Mesmo com um time praticamente reserva, o Fluminense dominou o Vasco e derrotou o Cruz-Maltino por 2 a 0 no estádio Nilton Santos, pela nona rodada do Cariocão, neste sábado. Após a partida, Ganso, autor de duas assistências, fez uma análise do jogo, comemorou o apoio da torcida e destacou que a vitória ressalta a força do elenco.
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– Primeiro, agradecer o carinho da torcida com toda a nossa equipe. Mostra que o nosso elenco é muito forte, tanto o pessoal que não vinha jogando muito e, hoje, a equipe pode jogar bem de novo, fez um primeiro tempo espetacular. Com todo respeito a equipe do Vasco, a gente criou bastante, poderia ter feito até o terceiro, quarto gol. No segundo tempo, foi mais administração da partida para, quem sabe no contra-ataque, matar o jogo – afirmou o camisa 10, ao Cariocão Play.
Contudo, apesar da contundente vitória, Ganso mandou um recado para a torcida e avisou que os tricolores podem esperar mais da equipe. De acordo com o meio-campista, o Fluminense irá melhorar a cada compromisso.
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– A torcida pode esperar mais da nossa equipe. Cada vez mais a gente melhorar, a cada partida, jogo a jogo. Terça-feira tem uma final para gente, temos que classificar e pensar, depois, na próxima partida – disse.
Agora, o Fluminense vira a chave para a Libertadores. O Tricolor enfrenta o Millonarios, da Colômbia, em São Januário. A partida é válidapelo jogo da volta da segunda fase da Copa Libertadores e terá transmissão em tempo real do L!.
– Está todo mundo focado. Primeiro era hoje, aqui, contra o Vasco. Agora, é voltar o chip para a pré-Libertadores. A gente tem que classificar de qualquer jeito – concluiu Ganso.
Glasgow Rangers haven’t really produced a standout academy talent in the Ibrox ranks since Alan Hutton, who was sold 16 years ago.
Hutton broke through into the first team during the 2003/04 campaign, going on to play over 100 times for Rangers before Walter Smith accepted a bid of around £9m from south of the border in January 2008, which saw the defender leave.
Alan Hutton
There is a case for Nathan Patterson to be included in the list of finest academy graduates since Hutton’s departure, but he failed to dislodge James Tavernier from the coveted right-back position in the Gers side.
His potential saw Everton come in with a total bid of £16m, which was obviously far too good for the club to turn down.
Philippe Clement signed just two Scotsmen during the summer – Connor Barron and Liam Kelly – with the bulk of his transfer dealings coming from abroad.
It is no secret that a strong Scottish core not only helps with the European squad quotas but also helps with the club’s identity. Smith’s excellent nine-in-a-row side from the 90s had the likes of Andy Goram, Richard Gough, Ian Durrant, Ian Ferguson and Ally McCoist leaving a lasting impression.
With the January transfer window fast approaching, could Clement perhaps lure one of Scotland’s finest young talents to Ibrox?
Rangers eyeing one of Scotland's best talents
Links to both sides of the Old Firm were natural given Liam Miller’s rise, as he has emerged as arguably the brightest talent Scotland have produced in recent years, certainly in the midfield.
Indeed, according to the Daily Mail, both Rangers and Celtic are showing plenty of interest in Miller, who could cost around £4m as Motherwell hold out for the best possible fee for their prized asset.
It is inevitable that the Steelmen will have to sell sooner rather than later, but who can begrudge them wanting the highest fee possible?
This means Clement will need to open up the coffers to lure the midfielder to Ibrox. Given Celtic’s domestic dominance, allowing them the chance to play in the Champions League, they have the upper hand, that’s for sure.
If the opportunity is there, however, the Gers must go all in for the 18-year-old.
Lennon Miller’s statistics for Motherwell this season
Since making his debut in 2022/23, Miller has already made 55 appearances for the Premiership side, scoring five goals and grabbing six assists.
It has been a remarkable rise for the youngster, who has yet to make his international debut, despite captaining his club and featuring in every single one of their games this term, registering seven goal contributions in the process.
Lennon Miller’s Premiership stats (24/25)
11 games
2 goals
3 assists
5 big chances created
2.1 key passes*
73% pass accuracy*
1.5 tackles*
1.5 interceptions*
6.5 balls recovered*
50% total duels won*
16x possession lost*
Stats via Sofascore (* = per game)
Miller has also created five big chances, averages 2.1 key passes, 0.9 successful dribbles and wins 5.1 total duels per game in the top flight for Motherwell.
He is certainly showing maturity well beyond his tender age and there is no doubt he is going to be a future star for club and country.
If Rangers allow Celtic to snatch someone of Miller’s quality away from their grasp, then it would represent a massive, missed opportunity for Clement, especially as he could generate a profit for the club after a few years, such is his incredible potential.
Players such as Cole McKinnon, Alex Lowry and Leon King have shown glimpses of their vast talents in recent years, but they now need more chances to grow and demonstrate that they can deliver on the senior stage.
Leon King
Is there a youngster at the club who has a bigger ceiling than the three aforementioned players? Indeed, might he even be an even bigger talent than Miller?
Rangers' very own Liam Miller
The player in question here is Bailey Rice, who ironically joined the Glasgow side from Motherwell in the summer of 2022, rejecting an offer of a professional contract at the club to move to Ibrox.
Journalist Mark Hendry hailed the young midfielder as a “prospect” even before he linked up with the Light Blues, as Manchester City were also displaying a keen interest in bringing Rice south of the border.
Youngest-ever Rangers debutants
Player
Age at time of debut
Derek Ferguson
16 years, 24 days
Bailey Rice
16 years, four months and 14 days
Tom Walsh
16 years, four months and 27 days
Paul Nsio
16 years, five months and 15 days
Zak Lovelace
16 years, seven months and seven days
Via Transfermarkt
Rangers was the next step for the Scot, as he would be given the chance to train alongside better players, while also having a chance to make inroads into securing minutes in the senior squad over the next couple of seasons. It didn’t take long for him to make an impression.
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The 2022/23 campaign saw Rice make 21 appearances for the B side in the Lowland League and UEFA Youth League, where he scored twice and grabbed an assist too.
Later that season, Michael Beale gave Rice his senior debut against Livingston, coming off the bench in the dying minutes. What makes this even more remarkable is the young midfielder had captained the Scotland U17 side to a 7-0 victory over Switzerland in Spain just 24 hours prior.
He jetted back to Scotland in order to join the first-team squad, thus becoming the youngest player in the post-war era to make his league debut for the club.
Two more league appearances followed last season, as Rice continued his development, slowly easing into more senior training.
The defensive midfielder has a ridiculously high ceiling, although he hasn’t managed to play any minutes in the first team this season, despite being included in the matchday squad five times.
The rise of Miller is due to him being trusted in the Motherwell starting XI, and they are now being rewarded with a player who is capable of special things.
The same could be said for Rice if he could secure some consistent minutes under Clement. There is a fine player ready to be unearthed in the 18-year-old, but unless there is a significant injury crisis, he may have to wait for his next opportunity.
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The Glasgow Rangers captain has been linked with an exit from Ibrox.
Arsenal are now believed to be frontrunners to sign a “very complete” forward from PSG, with Real Madrid and Barcelona also eyeing a move for the player.
Arsenal target new winger as Mikel Arteta eyes Bukayo Saka alternative
Whether it be in January or next summer, there have been recent suggestions that Arsenal are in the market for a new winger, and a potential alternative to star man Bukayo Saka out wide.
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Saka is an absolutely pivotal player for Mikel Arteta – scoring seven goals and racking up 11 assists already this season – but the England star is by no means invincible when it comes to injury.
Arsenal’s next five Premier League games
Date
West Ham United (away)
November 30
Man United (home)
December 4
Fulham (away)
December 8
Everton (home)
December 14
Crystal Palace (away)
December 21
The £195,000-per-week forward spent some time on the sidelines earlier this season – after he picked up a leg injury during England’s 2-1 defeat to Greece at Wembley – therefore missing Arsenal’s games against Bournemouth and Shakhtar Donetsk before returning against Liverpool.
While Saka’s absence was only brief, it did bring attention to Arteta’s need for a quality alternative who could step into the 23-year-old’s shoes – or perhaps even contend for a place.
Arsenal are eyeing Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo as one option, according to some reports, while it is also believed that Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo has admirers at the Emirates Stadium.
GiveMeSport journalist Dean Jones has also reported that Arsenal are among the potential destinations for Rayan Cherki, who could be available for a cut-price fee of around £25 million, amid Lyon’s financial crisis.
“Potential landing spots at the moment for Cherki include Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal,” said Jones on the Ranks FC Ultras podcast last week.
“I’m sure you’ll have thoughts on others that should be in the mix. But obviously, this becomes more interesting because there’s a lot of talk that Lyon are going to have to cash in on some players in the near future.
“We’ll have to wait to see whether that actually proves to be true, whether they’re actually tempted. But I mean, you see figures around Cherki and there’s like 25 million pounds is talked about, which just seems too good to be true. He’s just different, this player.”
Arsenal emerge as frontrunners to sign Xavi Simons with Real Madrid and Barcelona
As per reliable journalist David Ornstein of The Athletic, RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons, who is currently on loan in the Bundesliga from PSG, is looking more and more likely to leave the Parc des Princes on a permanent basis.
There is no sign of the Dutchman signing another deal, making his move away more plausible, and it is believed Arsenal are among the “most probable” destinations for Simons as he heads towards the PSG exit door.
Alongside the Gunners, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Real Madrid are all named as fellow frontrunners to sign the “very complete” forward – who could leave for a “minimum” amount of £66 million.
There is a small chance Simons could stay at PSG, but it would depend on whether he is satisfied being more of a benchwarmer under Luis Enrique.
أعرب محمود حمدي الونش، لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك، عن سعادته بالتجديد مع القلعة البيضاء والاستمرار ضمن صفوف الأبيض.
وأعلن الزمالك، عن التجديد مع محمود الونش، مدافع فريق الكرة لمدة 3 سنوات ليستمر مع القلعة البيضاء.
وكتب الونش، عبر حسابه على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي “فيس بوك”: “الحمدلله.. أعلن استمراري في نادي الزمالك بيتي وصاحب الفضل على شخصي بعد الله، لمدة ثلاث مواسم قادمة، وهذا أقل رد للجميل على كل ما رأيته من خير وأشياء لا تقدر بثمن من الزمالك وجماهيره العظيمة”.
طالع أيضاً.. الزمالك يفرض عقوبة جديدة على أحمد سيد زيزو
وتابع: “كانت المغريات كبيرة وكثيرة لكن التاريخ لا يجوز أن يذهب بهذه السهولة، خصوصا أني من أكثر المدافعين في تاريخ الزمالك تتويجًا بالبطولات، وطبعا أتشرف كوني أحد كباتن الفريق”.
وأضاف: “أعلنها بكل وضوح وصراحة، أنا في الأساس مشجعًا لنادي الزمالك، وطيلة مشواري مع الفريق لم أساومه ولم أقدر على فعل ذلك في الوقت الحالي أو في المستقبل، لأني في الأساس مشجع للنادي وأعتبر نفسي أحد أبنائه”.
وأكمل: “أشكر جماهير نادي الزمالك العظيمة على الدعم المتواصل وغير المشروط للفريق ولكل اللاعبين وأطالبهم بالاستمرار في هذا العمل لأنهم الأفضل على الإطلاق، أتوجه أيضًا بالشكر لمجلس الإدارة ولجنة التخطيط على دعم ورغبتهم في تجديد تعاقدي مع نادينا العظيم”.
واختتم: “مستمرون في رحلتنا نحو التتويج بالبطولات ومستمرين في إسعاد الملايين من عشاق الملكي في كل أنحاء العالم.. وأطالبهم بالوقوف بجانب الزمالك في هذه الفترة الصعبة، كما اعتدنا منكم.. لأننا أقوى بكم ونستمد قوتنا منكم عاش نادي الزمالك وعاشت جماهيره العظيمة”.
England batter wary of power-packed West Indies, whom they face after opening defeat to Australia
Andrew Miller08-Mar-2022Danni Wyatt believes the only way is up for England’s women after coming through a stiff opening test with pride against the World Cup favourites Australia. However, she accepts they can take nothing for granted against a West Indies team who opened their own campaign with a thrilling first-day win over hosts New Zealand.”We’re all really confident,” Wyatt said. “We played some fantastic cricket the other night against the Aussies. Obviously we’re gutted not to get the win, but there’s so many positives that we can take away from that game. Especially with our batting. If we can put two and two together with the bowling and the batting, it will stand us in great stead for the rest of the tournament.”Tuesday’s contest in Dunedin could prove to be pivotal for both teams in a tight group stage, from which only four of the eight teams can progress to the semi-finals.Related
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Another West Indies win would put Stafanie Taylor’s team firmly on course for the last four, while leaving England playing catch-up with back-to-back losses. However, Wyatt has faith in her team-mates, not least Nat Sciver, their centurion against Australia, whom she believes is the best allrounder in the world.In reaching 298 for 8 in reply to Australia’s stiff target of 311, England laid some of the ghosts of their Ashes campaign, in which they had failed to pass 200 in any of the three ODIs. And Sciver was front and centre of their efforts all night long, claiming two of Australia’s three wickets to fall before leading the chase with 109* from 85 balls.”She’s still as cool as a cucumber,” Wyatt said. “Very calm is our Natty, nothing seems to faze her. She’s ready to go again for training this afternoon and then for the game tomorrow. I’ve always said she’s the best allrounder in the world. Her and Katherine [Brunt] together, we’re so lucky to have them both on our team.””In training and matches, Nat’s always so calm and cool, which spreads around the team. The other night she bowled ten overs, was very busy at midwicket and extra cover, and then went out and hit 100 off 80 balls, so hopefully she can keep up her good run of form. She’s just amazing.”More of the same may be necessary to keep West Indies at bay, given the power-packed nature of their line-up. In their three-run win over New Zealand, Hayley Matthews was the star turn with 119 from 128 balls, featuring 16 fours and a six. Bbut it was Deandra Dottin’s stunning final over that sealed the contest, as she delivered the final three wickets for two runs in her first bowl since September.”They’ve got some great hitters in their team, a great bowling attack as well,” Wyatt said. “Dottin’s been around since I’ve been around. I’m getting old now, but she’s a game changer. Matthews can take the game away from you as well. But we’ll just go out there like we did the other day – nice and calm. Everyone knows their role, hopefully we’ll have fun and get those two points.”With the Hundred and the Big Bash, a lot of us have played with and against the likes of Dottin, Hayley Matthews, Stafanie Taylor,” she added. “So we know what we’re going to come up against. We’re definitely ready for the challenge, hopefully the cricket Gods are on our side tomorrow.”Despite the defeat to Australia, England’s mood in their opening fixture was notably upbeat compared to the gloom that accompanied their Ashes setbacks. Much of that has been attributed to a week of post-quarantine R and R in Queenstown, and Wyatt believes that vibe has followed them back down to the South Island, and their new base in Dunedin.”There’s a good feel around the group at the minute,” she said. “It’s a World Cup. We played some great cricket against Australia. And we’re all really happy with the way we played. So there’s not many sad faces around. The sun’s finally come out here in Dunedin, so we’ll go for breakfast, enjoy the sights, then get really focused for tomorrow’s match.”This is my fourth time in New Zealand, which is incredible,” she added. “For a few of us, this could be our last World Cup so we’ve got to go out there and enjoy every minute, and embrace the challenges. In many ways, it was nice to play the Aussies first up. Now we can focus on all of the other teams and hopefully get on a roll, because there’s so many positives from that match the other night against the Aussies.”Everyone looked so comfortable, and it was small margins. You look back and think, if only I stopped that four then – or whatever – it would have been a different game. But it’s a World Cup. You’re going to be playing different teams every match. And it’s about being ready for that team, preparing well, and taking it game by game.”
O Corinthians está prestes a perder o meia colombiano Juan David Torres. O atleta tem contrato com o clube até o fim da temporada, mas solicitou o rompimento do vínculo.
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A tendência é que o Timão aceite o pedido de desligamento, já que jogador completará 21 anos no próximo dia 31 de março, estourará a idade para a categoria sub-20 e não faz parte dos planos do elenco profissional. O atleta, inclusive, nem foi inscrito na última edição da Copa São Paulo e Futebol Júnior.
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Uma alternativa seria inserir Juan no time sub-23, de aspirantes, mas o clube alvinegro extinguiu a categoria a partir desta temporada.
A informação do pedido de rescisão foi publicado inicialmente pelo “GE” e confirmada pelo LANCE!.
A postura do atleta em solicitar a saída amigável do Corinthians se dá por conta do estafe do meia ter recebido sondagens de outras equipes do futebol sul-americano e deseja dar rodagem ao jogador.
Revelação bem novo no cenário colombiano, Juan David acertou com o Banfield, da Argentina, aos 16 anos, onde defendeu a base dos taladros por duas temporadas. Em 2019 chegou ao Timão, mas nunca se firmou nas categorias inferiores da equipe alvinegra.
Enquanto não há o acerto da rescisão, o colombiano segue treinando com outros seis jogadores que estouraram a ideia do sub-20, mas que ainda não possuem espaço no time principal.
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Nagraj Gollapudi28-Feb-2022
Vishnu Solanki played a Ranji Trophy match through great personal tragedy•Dharmendra Arothe
Baroda batter Vishnu Solanki has decided to carry on playing the Ranji Trophy despite the heartbreaking loss of his father and his day-old daughter in a span of two weeks.On February 11, while in quarantine in Cuttack with the rest of Baroda squad, Solanki received the news that his wife had given birth to a girl. Being a first-time parent Solanki, 29, was ecstatic. The batter had made headlines in the 2020-21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy when he hit 16 runs off the final three balls of the quarter-final to stun Haryana in a photo finish. He was ready for the Ranji Trophy, which had returned after a hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.However, on February 12, Solanki was woken up close to midnight by the Baroda team manager Dharmendra Arothe, who told the player that his day-old daughter had died. The next day, a distraught Solanki packed his bags and flew back home. He missed Baroda’s first match of league phase, against Bengal, which was played between February 16 and 19.Solanki returned to Cuttack on February 17 to prepare for Baroda’s second match, against Chandigarh. Having swallowed the pain of his newborn’s death, Solanki showed even greater powers of resilience by scoring an unbeaten 103 at the end of the second day of the match.”He said he had dedicated the century to his daughter,” team manager Arothe told ESPNcricinfo on February 25. Solanki did not even get to hold his little girl while she was alive.Then, on Sunday morning, Solanki was once again struck by tragedy. Around 8.40am, Arothe received a call that said the player’s father had died. With the match, in its final day, starting at 8.45am, Arothe relayed the information initially to Baroda captain Kedar Devdhar via Ninad Rathwa, the 12th man. Rathwa, who is a good friend of Solanki, then told him the news and watched him leave the field. According to Arothe, Solanki’s dad, who was 75, was ailing for a while and in hospital for about two months.Chandigarh and Baroda wore black arm bands on Sunday. The match referee Amit Pathak also gave Solanki permission to use the phone in the dressing room to talk with his family. “He saw the funeral of his dad virtually from the dressing room,” Arothe said. Both teams along with the match officials also observed two minutes’ silence in the memory of two family members Solanki had lost.The Baroda Cricket Association has promised him all the help he might need, including flying him back home, but Solanki informed the team management he wants to stay and play their last league game of the season, against Hyderabad, starting on March 3.Former Mumbai captain and current BCA chief Shishir Hattangadi paid tribute to Solanki, tweeting, “A story of a cricketer who lost his new born daughter a few days ago. He attends the funeral and gets back to represent his team to get a hundred. His name may not make social media ‘likes’, but for me #vishnoosolanki is a real life hero. An inspiration!”