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There is no such thing as a meaningless victory in a tournament that is so much about momentum

Andrew McGlashan at Trent Bridge16-Jun-2009

There is no such thing as a meaningless victory in a tournament that is so much about momentum. South Africa maintained their 100% record at the ICC World Twenty20 as they defended 130 on a crumbling surface against India at Trent Bridge to set themselves up for a semi-final against Pakistan.Twice in this event South Africa have fought hard for victories in dead matches where it might have been understandable if intensity had dropped. However, there is a ruthlessness about their performances which is clinical, but it is the way they have adapted to various conditions that has been most impressive.When the pitch has had pace Dale Steyn and Wayne Parnell have excelled, when the surface has been full of runs the batsmen have done their job and, in the biggest development from previous South Africa teams, when spin has been key they have responded through Johan Botha and Roelof van der Merwe.Graeme Smith wasn’t thrilled by the surface, and hoped the semi-final pitch wouldn’t be so in favour of the spinners, but was pleased that his side had produced a strong workout.”We’ve had a few different challenges,” Smith said. “It was disappointing with the strokeplayers on both teams that the wicket wasn’t better, especially considering they haven’t had game here for a few days. But it was nice for us to play on a surface like this and beat India on a surface like this.”It’s great to have the variety coming through in the team. We are still very young in terms of international cricket since readmission so it was always going take time to get the structures in place to produce these players, especially spin bowling on the wickets at home.”South Africa have found consistency in a format where inconsistency is often the winner (just look at England’s tournament) with seven victories on the bounce. “All our plans have come off and to win seven games in a row is a great effort in this format of the game,” Smith said. “I think it shows that we might have taken our game to another level. We are very flexible and can adapt to each situation which is very exciting.”However, and here comes the spoiler, now that the tournament has reached the knock-out stage it could suddenly all come to nothing. South Africa, should anyone need reminding, don’t have the best history of holding their nerve, although this side is doing its utmost to shed that burden.”For us to be in a final would be terrific but realistically we have to think about Thursday first,” Smith said. “I think we’ve proven we have enough flair and enough options to be an all-round package and that’s what we’ve played like. We’ve faced many different challenges, batting first, defending low totals, so I think we are a well-rounded team going into the semi-finals.”We played Pakistan in the warm-up game and beat them on the surface. We’ve got respect for their players, but if we play our game Pakistan are going to have to play well. That’s our challenge, but we are a good enough team to adapt.”This team has come a long way and we have proven that with the results we have put out over the last two years. Thursday is a semi-final and anything can happen, Pakistan are a talented team and will arrive expecting to beat us. No matter who is favourite it’s about who plays better on the day.”

Leeds United winger Helder Costa has hinted at leaving the club in the near future after admitting he is much happier on loan at Valencia.

The Lowdown: Costa sent out on loan

The 27-year-old played a minor role for the Whites last season, starting just 13 of his side’s 38 Premier League matches.

With Marcelo Bielsa clearly not seeing Costa as a key player in 2021/22, he was allowed to leave the club on a temporary basis, joining Valencia in the summer.

The winger has made six La Liga appearances so far this season, as he continues to find his feet at his new club.

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The Latest: Wingers hints at Leeds exit

Speaking to Super Sport [via Sport Witness], Costa said he is enjoying life in Spain more than Leeds and hinted that he wants to remain there moving forward:

“I feel better here, I came from a not so good situation. But Valencia have given me the opportunity to relaunch my career and I think this is the ideal place to do that.

“I hope to be up to the challenge. I didn’t have continuity of games, but the coach has given me a chance and I want to make the most of it.

“I know I have to improve my weaknesses.”

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The Verdict: Suits all parties

Costa is a gifted footballer – Nuno Espirito Santo once described him as ‘immense’ – but he has no future at Leeds, with Bielsa making that clear with the lack of opportunities last term.

The Whites now have Raphinha, Dan James and Jack Harrison as strong wide options, and considering he turns 28 in January, Costa doesn’t necessarily represent the long-term, either.

It makes perfect sense for Leeds to receive a fee for the Portuguese in January or next summer, benefiting them financially and allowing him to move on to the next stage in his career.

In other news, a journalist has tipped one Leeds player to leave the club. Find out who it is here.

أكد محمد بسام حارس مرمى طلائع الجيش، أن محمد أبو جبل حارس مرمى الزمالك السابق، هو من سيحسم موقفه من الانضمام إلى القلعة البيضاء خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية المُقبلة.

وقال بسام في تصريحات لبرنامج “كورة كل يوم” على قناة “الحياة”: “وقعت للبنك الأهلي وحصلت على مقدم التعاقد، ولكن تمسك طلائع الجيش بي سبب استمراري في النادي، ولن أترك الفريق إلا بموافقة الإدارة”.

وأضاف: “حصل تواصل من نادي الزمالك مع وكيلي، لكن في نفس الوقت الإدارة هي التي ستحسم الأمر، وأي لاعب ينتقل للأهلي أو القلعة البيضاء هذا يُحسب لـ طلائع الجيش”.

وتابع حارس مرمى الجيش: “بالتأكيد أتمنى الانضمام لأحد القطبين مثل أي لاعب في مصر، لأن هذا سيكتب في تاريخي، وأيضًا فرصة التواجد في منتخب مصر تكون أكبر”.

طالع أيضًا.. منها الأهلي والزمالك.. وكيل إيبوكا يوضح موقفه من الرحيل عن إنبي بعد تلقيه 5 عروض

وأردف محمد بسام: “أحترم وجهة نظر الأجهزة الفنية لمنتخب مصر، ولكني شعرت بالظُلم، عدم انضمامي بعد التتويج بكأس السوبر ليس له تفسير بالنسبة لي، البعض قال لأن الفريق مستواه تراجع، ولكن هذا غير مُقنع بالنسبة لي، خاصة وأن هناك فرقًا أخرى مستواها تراجع ولاعبيها انضموا للمنتخب”.

وواصل: “أبو جبل حارس حارس مرمى كبير وإضافة لأي ناد يتواجد فيه”، وردًا على سؤال هل تتمنى الانضمام للزمالك في وجود أبو جبل وعواد، أجاب بسام: “لا طبعًا، الثنائي من الحراس الكبار والمنافسة ستكون صعبة جدًا”.

واختتم: “لو أبو جبل عاد لـ الزمالك الأمر بالنسبة لي سيكون صعبًا، لكن لو لم يعد بالتأكيد أتمنى الانضمام للفارس الأبيض”.

MatériaMais Notícias

Um dos jogos que prometem chamar a atenção do telespectador neste sábado, pela Série B, é o confronto entre Figueirense e Guarani, marcado para as 19h, no Orlando Scarpelli. Apesar de estarem em situações opostas na tabela, as duas equipes vivem momentos parecidos na competição.

O Figueirense não vence há duas partidas, o que o enterrou em uma desapontante 18ª posição na tabela, com apenas 21 pontos. Um dos clubes que era apontado como favorito para brigar pelo acesso à primeira divisão, o alvinegro tem ficado toda a temporada brigando contra o rebaixamento. Uma vitória sobre o Bugre pode tirar o time do Z4, em caso de tropeços de Santa Cruz e Luverdense.

O Guarani, sexto colocado, voltou a vencer na última rodada, depois de ter ficado um longo período sem conseguir somar três pontos em uma rodada. A três pontos de distância do quarto colocado, Ceará, a equipe de Vadão deve ir com tudo para cima do Figueirense, para voltar ao G4 e garantir a volta à elite do futebol brasileiro.

Figueirense e Guarani se enfrenta, neste sábado, às 19h, no Orlando Scarpelli, em Florianópolis.

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With their 2-0 win against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League now behind them and the latest international break in sight, Liverpool have a Premier League clash against high-flying West Ham United on the agenda this evening.

In terms of who Reds manager Jurgen Klopp could select in his starting XI today, it seems as though he will be without some of his key players, with the likes of Naby Keita, James Milner, Roberto Firmino, Curtis Jones and Joe Gomez out injured.

With this in mind, here’s how we feel Liverpool could line up against West Ham, with three changes from the side which started against Atletico on Wednesday.

In goal, it would be a surprise to see anyone other than Alisson Becker considering that he has played in all but one of Liverpool’s league games so far this season.

In defence, it would be no surprise to see Trent Alexander-Arnold at right-back once more considering how much he impressed against Atletico, getting assists for both of Liverpool’s goals on the night.

Next to Alexander-Arnold, we think Klopp could take Matip out of the side from midweek and start Ibrahima Konate next to Virgil van Dijk to see if they can keep Michail Antonio quiet considering that he’s managed to score six goals in nine league games for West Ham this season. The French youngster has started the last two Premier League matches but had a rest in midweek, so he could come back in for the Cameroonian today.

At left-back, even though Kostas Tsimikas played and impressed against Atletico with an overall match rating of 8/10 from SofaScore, we think Andy Robertson will return to the team today after Klopp labelled him the “best left-back in the world” when discussing the current battle between the pair.

In midfield, we think Klopp will stick with the duo of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson to try and overshadow West Ham’s probable midfield pairing of Tomas Soucek and Declan Rice. The one change sees Thiago Alcantara, who is currently earning £200k-per-week according to Spotrac, coming back into the side in place of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who had a slight issue with his knee in the Atletico game.

With the front three, we reckon Klopp’s best option is to stick with the trio which started against Atletico with Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah on the wings and Diogo Jota through the middle, particularly with Firmino suffering a hamstring injury in midweek.

In other news: Klopp could unearth Liverpool’s next Henderson with 18 y/o prodigy, fans will love him

MatériaMais Notícias

O técnico Dorival Júnior manteve parte do discurso otimista mesmo após o empate do São Paulo por 2 a 2 diante da Ponte Presta neste sábado no Morumbi. O comandante destacou pontos positivos na atuação do time, afirmou que controlou o jogo até o pênalti cometido por Jucilei, expulso no lance em que, segundo ele, acabou decidindo o embate. Por conta disso, Dorival descartou mudar o esquema tático de sua equipe.

-Por incrível que pareça, alguns resultados têm acontecido com a equipe muito bem postada em campo. E de repente uma bola que viaja, uma mudança de posicionamento, uma infiltração, tem acontecido os gols. Tem situações que são até difíceis de explicar, pela maneira como são construídas. Até aquele momento (pênalti) não houve nada frontal na nossa área, nenhuma batida. Isso é resultado. Posicionamento perfeito, linhas aproximadas, tudo isso observamos. De repente uma jogada, uma bola parada, que voltou. Houve a disputa, não conseguimos tirar a bola no miolo, e de repente na batida teve alguma coisa com a expulsão. Aí é natural, mudou tudo. Não pretendo mudar o esquema – afirmou Dorival.

Na maior parte da entrevista, o treinador comentou sobre o episódio entre Cueva e Rodrigo Caio, e falou que a equipe está deixando de conquistar o resultado por detalhes. Já são três jogos sem vencer, e a equipe ocupa a 19ª colocação com 24 pontos, afundado na zona do rebaixamento. Veja outros trechos da entrevista de Dorival:

O que está faltando para vencer?
A equipe é organizada, está bem posicionada, constroi um resultado, e de repente uma bola parada muda toda o contexto do jogo. Aí eu te pergunto: em que momento penetraram por dentro da nossa zaga? Isso mostra time que marca mal. Não aconteceu nada disso. Em nenhum momento ocorre isso. E detalhes mínimos determinam e tem acontecido em todos os jogos. Não é emocional neste momento, até porque os dois gols foram semelhantes, bolas paradas, disputadas, e de repente os dois gols. Não foi erro de posicionamento, troca de posição, abertura. Nada. Duas bolas paradas que proporcionaram o empate. Uma situação, que no momento como esse… E a gente trabalhando, buscando. Vocês viram uma equipe equilibrada, dona do jogo, sabendo o que estava fazendo. Fez o 2 a 0 com potencial de fazer mais, aí acaba tomando o gol e expulsão. A partir daí fica difícil.

Quando vai conseguir o ciclo de vitórias?
Estamos muito próximos disso, só não estamos conseguindo completar esse ciclo. A partida contra o Palmeiras também tivemos as condições de decidir. Tivemos quatro oportunidades, muito mais que o adversário, e não tivemos a tranquilidade na definição. Hoje novamente estava construído. A equipe estava se entregando em campo. Pequenos detalhes estavam decidindo as partidas.

Cueva precisa se cobrar mais, como disse Rodrigo Caio?
Não é só no Cueva, é em todos nós. Não estamos satisfeitos com o que estamos fazendo, com o que estamos vendo, não é só o Cueva, o Rodrigo. Precisamos querer um pouco mais. O time está buscando. Falo sempre que a diretoria tem dado todas as condições, a torcida. Não tem nada do que reclamar. Lá vocês acompanham sempre, a entrega dos jogadores, comprometimento. O que jogou hoje era para conseguir um grande resultado. Era para contribuir para uma vitória. Esses pequenos detalhes têm tirado pontos importantes. A equipe vem evoluindo. O resultado não mostra isso, fica difícil até para a gente explicar. Mas sinto isso.

Qual opinião sobre as críticas de Michael Beale à diretoria em entrevista ao UOL?
Não quero falar nada. Eu estou conhecendo o São Paulo, e claro todo mundo tem coisa ruim, mas muita coisa boa já está acontecendo no São Paulo, apesar desses resultados.

Estreia de Bruno Alves
Dentro de um equilíbrio, foi bem. Acho que ainda pode crescer muito. Jogador que como Lucas, próprio Eder Militão, não vinha atuando muito. Eu fiquei atado naquele instante, era uma dificuldade. Porque um deles poderia sentir e a gente ficar com dois a menos. Mas ele foi bem.

Militão
Militão estava muito bem, vinha evoluindo na partida. Bem na marcação. Um ou outro erro, mas vinha muito bem.

Está satisfeito com parte ofensiva do time?
Hoje em dia fica muito difícil jogar contra dez jogadores atrás da linha da bola. Você precisa ter muita paciência, porque pode abrir para um contra-ataque adversário. Hoje, 90% das partidas são decididas assim. E nosso time em nenhum momento deu contra-ataque. Tem de jogar assim, com paciência, porque se não você vai a toda hora tentar furar bloqueio, e pode ter um contra-ataque decisivo e fatal. Até então tínhamos trabalho em campo ofensivo, para tentar chamar um pouco o time da Ponte.

Bangladesh play their 21st Test match tomorrow when taking on Australia at the second new Test venue in the world within a week, at Cairns in northern Queensland

Lynn McConnell12-Jul-2009Bangladesh play their 21st Test match tomorrow when taking on Australia at the second new Test venue in the world within a week, at Cairns in northern Queensland.Their inclusion among the Test-playing nations has long been a point of controversy, especially among teams who had to do much more than Bangladesh did to even be considered for admission to the exclusive Test club. That controversy is warranted given the abysmal time the Bangladeshis have had in their matches.Even if they did achieve their first victory before completing their 44th Test match, to leave New Zealand as the team that waited longest for a win, it is hard to escape the fact that Bangladesh’s entry into the game’s top level has been the least successful of all nations.For all that New Zealand struggled over 26 years and 45 matches to secure a victory, the point is that they managed nothing like the records that Bangladesh have already secured. It is interesting to note that while New Zealand may have waited longest, in their first 20 Tests, they had only Pakistan ahead of them in the fewest losses suffered. Pakistan lost four of their first 20 games, New Zealand six, and Pakistan at least had the advantage of players involved with India before partition occurred.The teams who suffered the most losses in their first 20 Tests, after Bangladesh’s 19, were South Africa and the West Indies who each lost 12 matches. Bangladesh, for all their losses, have been given far greater support in their quest for matches than any other nation and they took the briefest time to record their first 20 Tests. New Zealand and India had their programme of matches interrupted by World War Two.It is an interesting reflection of the earlier administration of cricket under the Imperial Cricket Conference, that while the West Indies, New Zealand and India were admitted to the Test-playing fold within four years of one another, 1928-32, none of the three met each other until 1948 when the West Indies toured India. India had been due to tour New Zealand in the mid-1930s but famine in India caused the cancellation of plans. New Zealand didn’t play the West Indies until 1952, and India until 1955.New Zealand relied heavily on England’s support, much like South Africa had earlier in her Test history, as they each played 17 of their first 20 Tests against England. By comparison, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh enjoyed matches against a much wider spread of nations, although the more traditional larger nations were reluctant to play the new countries often. And Bangladesh has yet to meet England.Bangladesh have also been guilty of a high turnover of players in their brief time at Test level. They have used 31 players within two years and 252 days since their first Test, compared to 27 Pakistan used in the five years it took them to play 20 Tests.Playing record of all countries in their first 20 Tests, time span taken to play them and players used in that time (captains used in brackets):

team            W    L    D   span              time       players------------------------------------------------------------------Australia       9    7    4   1876/77-1884/85    8y   2d    40 (5)England         7    9    4   1876/77-1884/85    8y   2d    50 (6)South Africa    5   12    3   1888/89-1909/10   20y 299d    68 (9)West Indies     4   12    4   1928-1939         11y   4d    48 (6)New Zealand     -    6   14   1929/30-1949      19y 218d    50 (3)India           -   11    9   1932-1948/49      16y 228d    52 (4)Pakistan        5    4   11   1952/53-1957/58    5y 118d    27 (1)Sri Lanka       2   11    7   1981/82-1985/86    4y  29d    36 (3)Zimbabwe        1   10    9   1992/93-1996/97    4y   8d    33 (3)Bangladesh      -   19    1   2000/01-2003       2y 252d    31 (3)

Bangladesh have had a fair deal early on in their home and away balance of matches, which is marked contrast to some other countries.Breakdown of home and away matches in first 20 Tests:

home   away---------------------------Australia        15      5   (all 20 Tests were against England)England           5     15   (all 20 Tests were against Australia)South Africa     17      3   (first 16 Tests were at home)West Indies       8     12New Zealand      10     10   (all 10 away Tests were in England)India             8     12Pakistan          9     11   (first 9 Tests were away from home)Sri Lanka        10     10Zimbabwe         10     10Bangladesh        9     11

Bangladesh’s problems are evidenced in the number of innings defeats they have suffered in their first 20 Tests – 14 with the next highest being eight by the West Indies. Had not rain, against Zimbabwe, and Sri Lankan charity when playing a weakened XI which didn’t enforce the follow-on as it might have, the number for Bangladesh could have been 16. On the four other occasions they have survived they have set measly targets of 63, 100, 11 and 111.They are well practised at batting first, it has happened that way in 15 of their 20 Tests.Innings defeats in first 20 Tests:

Bangladesh       14West Indies       8Sri Lanka         5India             4South Africa      4New Zealand       3Australia         2Pakistan          2Zimbabwe          2England           0

Not surprisingly, teams have found it difficult to secure innings victories in their first 20 matches, and the list below is interesting given the shape of cricket nowadays. Bangladesh’s average losing margin of innings defeats is an innings and 135 runs, and last weekend’s innings and 132 run loss to Australia was only the eighth worst in their history. They have suffered two of the nine heaviest defeats in Test history.They have never had a first innings lead, their closest opportunity was in their inaugural Test when they scored 400 while India recovered from 236-6 to end up with 429. Their average first innings deficit is 273 runs with their own average first innings score being 177. Their worst first innings deficit is 465 runs, when they scored 90 against Sri Lanka who declared on 555-5 at Colombo in 2001.Bangladesh have three of the four occasions in which a team has conceded a first innings lead on the first day of a Test. Only four of Bangladesh’s matches have reached the fifth day. Seven finished inside four, and nine were inside three days.Innings victories achieved in their first 20 Tests:

England           2Pakistan          2South Africa      1West Indies       1Zimbabwe          1

Last weekend’s loss was their 14th in a row, a world record which is five more than the run Zimbabwe are on at the moment. The previous worst had been the eight suffered by England in 1920-21 and 1921 and South Africa between 1888-89 and 1898-99.The loss was also Bangladesh’s 11th successive loss away from home, which surpassed the 10 suffered by the West Indies from 1997-98 until 1999-00. The record belongs to India who went from 1959 until 1967-68 while losing 17 Tests. Zimbabwe are not out of the woods as they have suffered seven away losses in a row. India also have the record for most consecutive Tests away from home without a win. It stands at 43.Bangladesh have also lost seven successive Tests at home, one short of the record held by South Africa from their inaugural Test in 1888-89 through until 1898-99. South Africa also hold the record for mosts Tests at home without a victory on 24. Bangladesh have nine losses in total at home.Another record heading Bangladesh’s way if they cannot win in Cairns is that of most series losses in a row. That is held by New Zealand who lost 10 between 1950-51 and 1958-59. They are both on 10 at the moment, and one-off Tests are included in this statistic, with Bangladesh having played one of these and New Zealand none during that period.Tests taken for first victory:

Tests    first victory achieved (margin)---------------------------------------------------------------------------Australia         1     v England at Melbourne, 1876/77 (45 runs)England           2     v Australia at Melbourne, 1876/77 (4 wickets)South Africa     12     v England at Johannesburg, 1905/06 (1 wicket)West Indies       6     v England at Georgetown, 1929/30 (289 runs)New Zealand      45     v West Indies at Auckland, 1955/56 (190 runs)India            25     v England at Chennai, 1951/52 (innings and 8 runs)Pakistan          2     v India at Lucknow, 1952/53 (innings and 43 runs)Sri Lanka        14     v India at Colombo (PSS), 1985 (149 runs)Zimbabwe         11     v Pakistan at Harare, 1994/95 (innings and 64 runs)

Bangladesh, in 40 Test innings, have only reached 400 once, in their first Test. They have only passed 300 two other times. Their average run rate in Tests is 2.77 while opponents are scoring at 3.66.Frequency of Bangladesh batting totals in completed innings:

total   times-------------400+        1350-399     -300-349     2250-299     5200-249     5150-199    11100-149    110- 99     4

Their average team total is 181.Bangladesh avoided being dismissed in 50 overs or less by 7 balls in the second innings at Darwin, but have still been dismissed in under 50 overs 13 times in 40 Test innings. Their average completed innings length is 65 overs.They have been all out in 39 of the 40 Test innings – in the 40th they were 125 for 3 in their second innings against Zimbabwe at Dhaka in 2001-02, still 199 runs away from avoiding an innings defeat before it rained for two full days to wash out the match.Frequency of Bangladesh batting time in completed innings:

overs   times-------------140+        1120-139     2100-119     280- 99     560- 79     840- 59    160- 39     5

Of the 29 fifties and three centuries scored by Bangladesh since their inaugural Test, Habibul Bashar has accounted for 12 fifties and one of the centuries (next best is Al Sahariar and Javed Omar with four fifties each) Habibul has the highest Test average for Bangladesh with 33.10 – the next best is Javed’s 23.88 – only seven players average above 20 in Bangladesh’s history.Habibul has scored 1291 runs – that’s almost double the next best contributor for Bangladesh (89%, to be precise, more than Al Sahariar with 683).Bangladesh’s batting conversion rate is easily the worst of all countries, with their batsmen reaching three figures less than 10% of the time after making it to 50 (3 of 32 times), less than half as good as the next worst team, Zimbabwe.Conversion rate of 50s to 100s by all countries:

team            50+   100s    rate----------------------------------Australia      1986    614   30.9%Pakistan        824    251   30.5%West Indies    1238    368   29.7%Sri Lanka       362    105   29.0%England        2300    651   28.3%India          1067    301   28.2%South Africa    782    191   24.4%New Zealand     756    173   22.9%Zimbabwe        179     37   20.7%Bangladesh       32      3    9.4%

When it comes to bowling, Bangladesh have only managed to dismiss their opponents seven times in 25 Test innings and the cheapest of these was 296 by the West Indies at Chittagong earlier this year. Of the remaining 18 innings, 14 were declarations and the other 4 were teams reaching the winning target.The average runs per wicket for Bangladesh is 18.3 while the average against is 58.2. Their average wickets taken per innings is 6.6. The most wickets they have taken in a match is 13 (against the West Indies at Chittagong). They have taken as few as two, three and four wickets in three of their matches.Frequency of wickets taken per innings by Bangladesh:

wkts    times-------------10          79           58           -7           26           15           24           13           22           41           10           -

Bangladesh’s highest wicket-taker is Manjural Islam, with 25 wickets at an average of 56.24 in 15 Tests. Bangladesh’s bowlers have managed just three five-wicket bags (interestingly, all are 6-fors) – one each for Manjural, Mohammad Rafique and Naimur Rahman.Khaled Mahmud now holds the world record (at least until he takes more wickets) of the worst bowling average in Test history, having taken one wicket at a cost of 331 (with a strike rate of 570 balls). He passed West Indian leg-spinner Rawl Lewis’ effort of one wicket at 318. Alok Kapali has three wickets at a cost of 165.33 apiece also, while former one-day international captain Aminul Islam has one at a cost of 149. Part-time spinner Habibul has yet to take a Test wicket but has already conceded 195 runs (economy rate 5.00). The best bowling average of anyone to have taken even as few as one wicket is Rafique’s 9 wickets at 31.33 apiece.Bangladesh’s Test record to date:Bangladesh 400 & 91 lost to India 429 & 64/1 by 9 wickets at Dhaka, Nov 2000
Bangladesh 257 & 168 lost to Zimbabwe 457 by an innings & 32 runs at Bulawayo, Apr 2001
Bangladesh 254 & 266 lost to Zimbabwe 421/9d & 100/2 by 8 wickets at Harare, Apr 2001
Bangladesh 134 & 148 lost to Pakistan 546/3d by an innings and 264 runs at Multan, Aug-Sep 2001
Bangladesh 90 & 328 lost to Sri Lanka 555/5d by an innings and 137 runs at Colombo (SSC), Sep 2001
Bangladesh 107 & 125/3 drew with Zimbabwe 431 at Dhaka, Nov 2001
Zimbabwe 542/7d & 11/2 beat Bangladesh 251 & 301 by 8 wickets at Chittagong, Nov 2001
New Zealand 365/9d beat Bangladesh 205 & 108 by an innings and 52 runs at Hamilton, Dec 2001
Bangladesh 132 & 135 lost to New Zealand 341/6d by an innings and 74 runs at Wellington, Dec 2001
Bangladesh 160 & 152 lost to Pakistan 490/9d by an innings and 178 runs at Dhaka, Jan 2002
Bangladesh 148 & 148 lost to Pakistan 465/9d by an innings and 169 runs at Chittagong, Jan 2002
Bangladesh 161 & 184 lost to Sri Lanka 541/9d by an innings and 196 runs at Colombo (PSS), Jul 2002
Sri Lanka 373 & 263/2d beat Bangladesh 164 & 184 by 288 runs at Colombo (SSC), Aug 2002
South Africa 529/4d beat Bangladesh 170 & 252 by an innings and 107 runs at East London, Oct 2002
Bangladesh 215 & 107 lost to South Africa 482/5d by an innings and 160 runs at Potchefstroom, Oct 2002
Bangladesh 139 & 87 lost to West Indies 536 by an innings and 310 runs at Dhaka, Dec 2002
Bangladesh 194 & 212 lost to West Indies 296 & 111/3 by 7 wickets at Chittagong, Dec 2002
Bangladesh 173 & 237 lost to South Africa 470/2d by an innings and 60 runs at Chittagong, Apr 2003
South Africa 330 beat Bangladesh 102 & 210 by an innings and 18 runs at Dhaka, May 2003
Bangladesh 97 & 178 lost to Australia 407/7d by an innings and 132 runs at Darwin, Jul 2003

P   W   L  D-----------------------------------v Australia            1   -   1  -v India                1   -   1  -v New Zealand          2   -   2  -v Pakistan             3   -   3  -v South Africa         4   -   4  -v Sri Lanka            3   -   3  -v West Indies          2   -   2  -v Zimbabwe             4   -   3  1

The 31 players used by Bangladesh in their 20 Tests so far:Akram Khan, Alamgir Kabir, Alok Kapali, Al Sahariar, Aminul Islam, Anwar Hossain, Ehsanul Haque, Enamul Haque, Fahim Muntasir, Habibul Bashar, Hannan Sarkar, Hasibul Hossain, Javed Omar, Khaled Mahmud, Khaled Mashud, Manjural Islam, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mehrab Hossain, Mohammad Ashraful, Mohammad Rafique, Mohammad Salim, Mohammad Sharif, Mushfiqur Rahman, Naimur Rahman, Rafiqul Islam, Ranjan Das, Sanwar Hossain, Shahriar Hossain, Talha Jubair, Tapash Baisya, Tushar Imran.Bangladesh have one other record of their own – they are the first side in Test cricket to have a batsman wilfully retire out – in fact twice in the same game, the 1561st in history – Marvan Atapattu 201 and Mahela Jayawardene 150 as Sri Lanka racked up 555-5 declared in the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo.

أعلن الاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم “يويفا” عن جداول جميع مباريات مرحلة المجموعات من بطولة الدوري الأوروبي موسم 2022/2023.

وتنطلق المباريات بداية من 8 سبتمبر حتى 3 نوفمبر، وذلك على غير المعتاد، بسبب كأس العالم في قطر الذي سيقام من منتصف نوفمبر ولمدة شهر.

ويتواجد أولمبياكوس اليوناني بقيادة أحمد حسن كوكا، ونانت الفرنسي فريق المصري الآخر مصطفى محمد، بالمجموعة السابعة من بطولة الدوري الأوروبي، بجانب كاراباج الأزربيدجاني وفرايبورج الألماني.

طالع أيضًا | نتائج قرعة دور مجموعات الدوري الأوروبي 2022/23.. صدام مصري ومجموعة متوازنة لـ مانشستر يونايتد وآرسنال موعد مباراتي أولمبياكوس ونانت في الدوري الأوروبي.

الجولة الأولى، 8 سبتمبر 2022، نانت وأولمبياكوس بملعب بوجوار الفرنسي، في تمام التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة.

الجولة السادسة، 3 نوفمبر، أولمبياكوس ونانت، بملعب كارايسكاكيس، في تمام السابعة إلا ربع بتوقيت القاهرة.

MatériaMais Notícias

A Seleção Brasileira Sub-17 foi convocada, nesta sexta-feira (08/09), para a Copa do Mundo da categoria que acontece entre os dias 06 e 28 de outubro deste ano. Dentre os 21 nomes, estão os dos atacantes do Flamengo, Vinicius Júnior e Lincoln, que estiveram presentes na conquista do Sul-Americano, disputado no início do ano. A partir do próximo dia 12, a Seleção se apresenta na Granja Comary para a última etapa de treinos antes da viagem para Mumbai, que acontece no dia 25 do mesmo mês.

Atuando pelos profissionais do Flamengo desde o início do Campeonato Brasileiro deste ano, Vinicius Júnior diz que a convocação para a Seleção é resultado de um bom trabalho desempenhado no Fla. Ele lembra a conquista do Sul-Americano, no início da temporada, e demonstra confiança em levantar outra taça com a Amarelinha.

– É sempre bom ver seu nome na lista de convocados para a Seleção Brasileira. Isso mostra que o trabalho realizado no dia a dia do clube vem sendo bem feito e observado, o que me motiva a sempre dar o meu máximo nos treinos e nos jogos. Estive no elenco campeão do Sul-Americano, no início do ano, e tenho a certeza de que a Seleção vai chegar forte para a disputa deste Mundial, fazendo o máximo para conquistar esse título – afirmou o garoto, que só vai se juntar aos companheiros após a final da Copa do Brasil, no dia 27, no Mineirão.

Lincoln, que atuou com Vinicius Júnior na base, comemora a oportunidade de disputar um torneio dessa dimensão pela Seleção. O atacante se diz motivado com a convocação para continuar dando o melhor no Flamengo.

– Estou muito feliz com mais essa oportunidade de vestir a camisa da Seleção Brasileira. Poder representar o meu país numa Copa do Mundo é um sonho que estou prestes a realizar e isso me deixa muito contente. Sei que toda convocação é fruto do trabalho dentro do clube, então me sinto motivado a continuar dando o meu melhor no Flamengo. O Mundial vai ser um torneio difícil, com grandes seleções, mas vamos fazer de tudo para trazer o título para o nosso país – disse.

O Brasil está no Grupo D do torneio, com Níger, Coréia do Norte e Espanha. A estreia é contra a seleção europeia no dia 7 de outubro, às 8h30 (horário de Brasília), em Cochim.

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Eddie Howe may have been dealt his first big blow as Newcastle manager despite being in the hot seat for just over 24 hours…

What’s the word?

Life is never simple at St James’ Park and despite all of the positivity injected in Tyneside following Howe’s arrival, Amanda Staveley and PIF have been handed their next big blow.

Their first major setback as the owners of Newcastle came when Unai Emery decided to reject them to stay at Villarreal.

They have, at least, found a new head coach now but they are struggling to find a figure to lead their transfer strategy.

Marc Overmars was targeted but is set to stay at Ajax but another of their reported targets, Michael Edwards, won’t join either.

It was claimed on Wednesday that Edwards may well join Newcastle but after confirmation landed that he’d be departing Liverpool, it was revealed that the northeast definitely wouldn’t be his next destination.

The Athletic’s James Pearce tweeted: “Understand Michael Edwards’ next destination definitely won’t be Newcastle – despite recent speculation. That job is of no interest to him.”

Gutting

This is a piece of news that will not only deject Howe but it will also be seen as a negative for the club’s supporters who will likely be left feeling gutted by this development.

PIF are keen to make a statement of intent and luring a figure like Edwards to the club would have been one of their biggest messages yet.

After all, the accomplishments that he guided Liverpool to with all of the expertise at his disposal is to be admired.

Under Edwards’ strategy behind the scenes, the Reds secured their first top-flight title in 30 years and also won the Champions League.

Of course, Jurgen Klopp deserves plenty of praise for his coaching methods but the transfer strategy that those above him devised has to be applauded too.

He helped bring players to the club like Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk in swoops that will go down in the club’s history as some of the best business they’ve ever completed.

An assessment from Sky Sports reporter Vinny O’Connor says it all:

“Edwards has been a key figure in Liverpool’s transformation from challengers to title winners both at home and in Europe,” he began.

“It is easy to point to his many success stories at Anfield, with the sporting director having played a big role in bringing Virgil van Dijk, Mo Salah, Alisson and Sadio Mane to the club.

“At the same time, Edwards was also integral in the sale of Jordon Ibe, Rhian Brewster and Dominic Solanke for a combined £57.5m, helping to provide manager Jurgen Klopp with further transfer funds.”

With that in mind, he would have been an inspired appointment by PIF, one that not only benefited their future expenditure in the transfer market but also helped them make even more money from player sales.

Howe would surely have loved to have worked under Edwards and the fact the duo won’t link up together over the winter months and beyond will surely leave fans gutted.

AND in other news, PIF could fire a warning at NUFC by signing £18m beast who has a “compass in the foot”…