While the likes of Babar and Sarfaraz got starts against the Prime Minister’s XI, Masood was the only one who made his count
Andrew McGlashan06-Dec-2023
Shan Masood started his tour with a century•Getty Images
The day before having a first hit-out of the tour, Pakistan captain Shan Masood stressed the importance of his top order converting starts and he took it upon himself to set the standard with an almost faultless century on the opening day against the Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra.On a hot day and faced with a slow pitch, Pakistan made reasonable use of a chance to bat first but it was only Masood who fully cashed in as Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed all departed before making the most of their opportunities. Faheem Ashraf was brilliantly caught at slip by Cameron Bancroft off what became the last ball of the day as Pakistan closed on 324 for 6.”Shan’s innings was pretty much flawless. He played brilliantly,” Jordan Buckingham, who took three wickets for the PM’s XI, said. “The wicket was obviously conducive to batting but you still have to get out there and get the runs. For him to barely give a chance, it was an outstanding innings. Think he’ll be in for a pretty good summer.”Masood, who recently took over the Test captaincy from Babar, went to his hundred from 169 balls shortly after tea, with the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in attendance having returned to the ground following his brief morning appearance where he handed out caps and conducted the toss.Masood knows the importance of making big runs on this tour to give the bowling attack a chance of success and wants to learn the lessons of the 2019-2020 when he made scores 27, 42, 19 and 68.”I got a couple of starts but you want to convert those starts in Test cricket and get three figures,” he said on Tuesday. “That will be my test, my opportunity. We got used to conditions [in 2019] very well. Babar got a hundred, Yasir [Shah] got a hundred, but there were a lot of fifties from batsmen so we want to convert those into matchwinning contributions.”The pitch served up at Manuka Oval, after a lot of recent rain, is unlikely to bear much resemblance to what Pakistan will face in Perth next week. The lack of pace was clear early on when an edge from Shafique did not carry to the slips who were stood reasonably close, while later in the day wicketkeeper Jimmy Peirson was stood up to Buckingham and Beau Webster with a ring field.But, still, time in the middle can’t be discounted for those who managed decent stints. Imam-ul-Haq couldn’t take his first opportunity when he inside-edged a drive off Buckingham, a late replacement for Michael Neser, who started with an excellent wicket maiden to the left hander.However, from there early progress was steady without the run rate threatening to match the ‘Pakistan Way’ from the Test series against Sri Lanka. There was some early seam movement to negotiate which brought a number of plays and misses as the tried to be positive, while a sluggish outfield reduced the value for strokes that got through the infield.The lack of pace on the surface played a part in Shafique’s wicket when he drove to short cover shortly before lunch. There then followed a stand of 92-run stand between Masood, who lofted Todd Murphy for a straight six, and Babar with the latter working through a slow start to unfurl some handsome drives.Babar looked set to make the most of friendly conditions before glancing Buckingham down the leg side and Saud Shakeel paid the price for a tentative shot against Murphy having misread the length. Murphy, who had missed Victoria’s last two Sheffield Shield matches with a shoulder problem, was the most expensive of the PM’s XI attack as he struggled a little to locate the ideal length, although he did turn a couple past the edge.Later in the day, Masood and Sarfaraz were able to take advantage against Murphy and the allrounders ahead of the second new ball being taken. However, with the final delivery from the old ball, Buckingham earned his second leg-side wicket of the day courtesy of an outstanding take by Peirson off Sarfaraz’s glove.As had been flagged by captain Nathan McSweeney before the game, Cameron Green was not used with the ball as his workload is managed ahead of the Test series even though he is not expected to feature at the start.The main interest in the PM’s XI side will come when Bancroft, Marcus Harris and Matt Renshaw get their chance at the crease with an eye on who could replace David Warner.
O mercado para a temporada 2023 já começa a aquecer para o Botafogo. Agustín Almendra, volante do Boca Juniors-ARG, foi oferecido ao clube. O nome agradou e a diretoria do Alvinegro analisa a contratação do meio-campista de 22 anos.
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O argentino tem contrato se encerrando com os Xeneizes em junho e não vai renovar o vínculo. Desta forma, ele chegaria sem custos ao Alvinegro no meio do ano – caso o clube prossiga com a contratação, poderia haver uma pequena negociação com o Boca Juniors para a liberação em janeiro.
Almendra foi oferecido por um grupo de empresários e chegou à mesa da diretoria do Glorioso. Esportivamente, o nome foi aprovado e os membros do Alvinegro consideram uma grande oportunidade de mercado.
A questão que pesa contra é o extracampo. Almendra brigou com dois treinadores diferentes do Boca Juniors ao longo do tempo que está na equipe e tem a fama de não ser um jogador fácil de lidar no dia a dia.
Não à toa, o volante fez apenas duas partidas na temporada 2022 e pouco participou da conquista do Campeonato Argentino pelo Boca Juniors. O Cruzeiro é outro clube brasileiro que está de olho no jogador.
Por enquanto, ainda não há negociação pelo atleta. É um nome que agrada e o Botafogo considera que, pensando apenas na parte esportiva, ele daria uma evolução ao elenco. O prosseguimento na possível negociação vai depender de uma avaliação de Luís Castro.
أعلن نادي بيراميدز، عن القائمة المحلية للموسم الجديد، بعد غلق باب القيد أمس الأربعاء، استعدادًا لانطلاق الموسم الرياضي الجديد.
وخلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية استعاد بيراميدز خدمات محمد رضا بوبو ومحمود عبد الحفيظ زلاكة وعبد الرحمن جودة بالإضافة إلى التعاقد مع الثلاثي، محمود جاد وإيفرتون داسيلفا ومصطفى عبد الرؤوف زيكو.
طالع.. رسميًا | بيراميدز يخطف صفقة مميزة من الأهلي والزمالك
ويستعد بيراميدز، لمواجهة وادي دجلة غدًا الجمعة، في الجولة الافتتاحية لمسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز، في تمام الساعة السادسة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة والسعودية.
ويشارك بيراميدز في البطولات المحلية بالدوري المصري وكأس مصر وكأس الرابطة، بجانب بطولة كأس الإنتركونتيننتال ودوري أبطال إفريقيا. قائمة بيراميدز للموسم الجديد
كشف مصدر داخل رابطة المسابقات عن حقيقة توقيع عقوبات على جماهير فريق النادي الأهلي، بسبب أحداث مباراة مودرن سبورت في الدوري المصري.
وكان الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي قد تعادل مع مودرن سبورت، 2-2 في افتتاح منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز، في لقاء شهد إثارة كبيرة.
طالع| رابطة الأندية تٌعلن عقوبات الجولة الأولى من الدوري 2025-2026.. موقف سباب جماهير الزمالك
وحسم مصدر برابطة المسابقات لـ”بطولات”، الجدل حول حقيقة توقيع عقوبات على جماهير الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، بعد لقاء مودرن.
وكشف المصدر، أن تقرير الحكم ومراقب المباراة لم يدين جمهور الأهلي أمام مودرن في شيء، قائلا: “لم تصل إلينا أيضًا فيديوهات تدين جمهور الأهلي”.
وشهدت عقوبات الجولة الأولى توقيع غرامة مالية على نادي الزمالك قيمتها 100 ألف جنيه، وذلك بسبب السباب الجماعي من جماهير الفريق للاعب الفريق المنافس وحكم المباراة.
Australia also enter Super Six with an all-win record after beating Sri Lanka by six wickets
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Arshin Kulkarni scored a fine century against USA•ICC via Getty Images
Arshin Kulkarni’s 108 off 118 balls, Musheer Khan’s 76-ball 73, and Naman Tiwari’s frugal spell of 4 for 20 led India to a big 201-run win over USA in the Under-19 World Cup on Sunday. The win meant they kept their unblemished record intact going into the Super Six of the tournament.India piled up 326 for 5 in their 50 overs with Kulkarni and Musheer doing the bulk of the scoring. In reply, medium pacer Tiwari picked up 4 for 20 in nine overs as USA were kept to 125 for 8 in Bloemfontein.After India were sent in to bat, Adarsh Singh struck three fours in the first over, but the USA bowlers kept both him and Kulkarni in check for a while. India could only manage 40 after ten overs, which led to Adarsh getting a bit desperate and chipping Ateendra Subramanian, the medium pacer, to mid-off when on 25.Kulkarni and Musheer, however, dug in to add 155 runs off 142 balls for the second wicket. Both the batters took their time in settling in before opening up. Kulkarni had a lucky escape when he was dropped on 16 at mid-off and made sure to cash in. He hacked quick bowler Aarin Nadkarni for six over deep midwicket and clobbered Rishi Ramesh, the legspinner, around the same region before reaching his half-century off 70 balls.Naman Tiwari rattled the USA batters with his pace•ICC via Getty Images
Musheer continued from where he had left off against Ireland. He got going with a cover drive off Nadkarni and then hit Utkarsh Srivastava across the line for six. It took him 56 balls to reach his half-century and with both batters now set, they got the boundaries away more frequently.Musheer fell to Ramesh, but Kulkarni reached the three-figure mark with a four past fine leg off 110 balls. Captain Uday Saharan struck a 27-ball 35 to keep the momentum going, but he and Kulkarni fell in the space of six balls as USA looked for a way back. India, however, were 259 for 4 in the 44th over at that stage, and Priyanshu Moliya (27* off 19 balls), Sachin Dhas (20 off 16) and Aravelly Avanish (12* off seven) played important cameos to take India past the 325-run mark.USA were never really in the chase. They lost openers Prannav Chettipalayam and Bhavya Mehta in the first two overs. Tiwari then removed Ramesh for 8 as USA slipped to 12 for 3 after 7.5 overs. Siddarth Kappa and Srivastava stayed firm for a bit, adding 43 runs off 93 balls for the fourth wicket, before offspinner Moliya got into the act, sending back Kappa for 18.Tiwari then added to his wicket tally as he removed Srivastava and Manav Nayak in successive overs to have USA at 79 for 6, which soon became 90 for 7 after 30 overs. Amogh Arepally (27* off 71) and Nadkarni (20 off 44) added 31 off 78 balls for the eighth wicket, which delayed the inevitable and ensured India couldn’t bowl the opposition out.India headed into the Super Sixes topping their group and will face New Zealand on Tuesday.Callum Vidler picked 3 for 28 from his nine overs•ICC/Getty Images
Hicks and Vidler ensure Australia enter Super Six with all-win recordCallum Vidler and Ryan Hicks starred with ball and bat respectively to help Australia beat Sri Lanka and go into the Super Six of the Under-19 World Cup undefeated, with a healthy net run-rate of 2.6.Quick bowler Vidler started the match by nicking Pulindu Perera off in the first over. Sineth Jayawardena, who had won the toss and batted, moved Sri Lanka forward with a 47-run stand with Supun Waduge, but Vidler and Tom Campbell, the offspinner, removed them in successive overs to rebuild the pressure.Dinura Kalupahana, top-scoring with 64 with nine fours and three sixes, stitched two 40-plus stands in the middle overs with Ravishan de Silva and Rusanda Gamage. But medium pacer Harjas Singh and offspinner Raf MacMilllan cut short the promising partnerships before Vidler’s return took out Kalupahana and left Sri Lanka stuttering at 166 for 6 as the final powerplay got underway.Campbell and his new-ball partner Mahli Beardman took out the tail as Sri Lanka were all out seven balls short of their 50 overs.Harry Dixon’s flier, comprising three fours and a six off his first 13 balls, allowed Australia to cruise through a 71-run opening stand with Sam Konstas. Left-arm spinner Vishwa Lahiru, the pick of Sri Lanka’s bowlers, dismissed Dixon and Hugh Weibgen in consecutive overs and with legspinner Malsha Tharupathi getting Konstas, Australia were wobbling for a bit.Hicks ensured it was just that by accumulating a slow but steady 49-run stand with Harjas before joining forces with Campbell. The two shared eight boundaries in their partnership and did not allow the asking rate to rise over five at any point. Their unbeaten 82-run stand took Australia home with seven balls to spare.
O Botafogo goleou por 3 a 0 o Santos e deu um grande salto para se tornar um dos representantes brasileiros na Copa Libertadores de 2023. Porém, a equipe chega à última rodada do Brasileirão com uma perspectiva ainda maior: pode se classificar diretamente à fase de grupos.
A equipe está atualmente na oitava colocação, com 53 pontos. No domingo (13), encara o Athletico-PR. Saiba quais são as possibilidades.
Vaga diretamente na fase de grupos da Libertadores
O Botafogo só consegue vaga na fase de grupos se derrotar o Athletico-PR na Arena da Baixada. Além do triunfo, terá de torcer para que o Atlético-MG não vença o Corinthians, em duelo na Arena Corinthians.
Classificação para as fases de mata-mata da Libertadores
VITÓRIA NA ARENA DA BAIXADA – Botafogo garante sua vaga.
EMPATE NA ARENA DA BAIXADA – Botafogo torce para que América-MG e Fortaleza também tropecem.
DERROTA NA ARENA DA BAIXADA – Botafogo terá de torcer por um revés do América-MG e por tropeços de Fortaleza e São Paulo.
VAGA NA SUL-AMERICANA
Se não conseguir vaga na Libertadores, o Botafogo irá para a Sul-Americana. O Botafogo deixará de sonhar com a Liberta caso perca para o Athletico-PR e aconteça um dos resultados abaixo:
– O América-MG pontuar contra o Atlético-GO em Belo Horizonte (em caso de empate no confronto entre Coelho e Dragão, a disputa pela vaga será no saldo de gols. O Alvinegro tem saldo de gols superior e dois gols a mais marcados)
اعترف خوان جارسيا، حارس مرمى نادي برشلونة، بأنه عاش بعض الحيرة في ظل قرارات طاقم تحكيم لقاء فريقه أمام ريال مايوركا أمس السبت بالدوري الإسباني.
وشارك جارسيا بشكل رسمي مع برشلونة للمرة الأولى، وذلك خلال مواجهة مايوركا، والتي فاز بها البارسا بثلاثة أهداف دون رد في الجولة الأولى من الدوري الإسباني.
تابع.. أراوخو يتحدث عن غضب فليك.. ورأيه في هدف فيران توريس “الجدلي” أمام مايوركا
وقال جارسيا في تصريحات إلى “موفيستار”: “المباراة كانت غريبة على كافة الأصعدة، ليس من الطبيعي أن يكون الفريق صاحب الأرض متأخرًا بهدفين في الشوط الأول، وكنا نتمنى تسجيل هدف مبكر وفزنا في نهاية المطاف”.
وأضاف جارسيا عن هدف فيران توريس المثير للجدل: ”هذا الهدف غريب بعض الشيء، الحكم هو من يقرر إطلاق صافرته، علينا أن نستمر في اللعب حتى يطلق الصافرة، ولكن إذا قرر الحكم أنها هدف، فهذا كل شيء”.
وعن الطرد الذي تعرض له مهاجم مايوركا، فيدات موريكي، أوضح: ”لم أشاهد اللقطة في الإعادة، لكنها تثير غضبي، إذا قال حكم الفيديو المساعد إنها بطاقة حمراء، فأعتقد أنها كذلك”.
وحول مشاركته مع برشلونة الأولى بشكل رسمي وتسجيله في قائمة الفريق، تابع جارسيا: “أنا هادئ، كنت أتمنى لو لعبت مع برشلونة مبكرًا، لكن النادي منحني الثقة والطمأنينة”.
وأتم: ”على حارس مرمى برشلونة الانتباه لأمور كثيرة، مع تأخر الفريق الآخر بهدفين، تقل فرص التسجيل، لكنني سعيد جدًا”.
Debutant Callum Vidler impressed with two wickets after Xavier Bartlett’s career-best 70 had boosted the home side
AAP and ESPNcricinfo staff12-Mar-2024
Ollie Davies took New South Wales into the lead•Getty Images
Chris Tremain starred with the ball as NSW took control of their clash with Queensland on day two, but a late charge into the Sheffield Shield final still appears unlikely.After rain washed out all but 12 overs on day one, veteran quick Tremain devastated the hosts who managed a paltry 144 at Allan Border Field in their first innings.Related
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NSW were 222 for 5 in reply at stumps. Jack Edwards and Ollie Davies were unbeaten at the crease, with the latter hitting his stride late in the day to give NSW a 78-run lead.Tremain set chaos in motion on the opening day to ensure Queensland would start at 14 for 2 on day two and he struck again early on Tuesday when Bryce Street picked out Jack Nisbet at midwicket.Paceman Xavier Bartlett produced the best batting performance of his career in the brightest spot of Queensland’s innings.His knock off 75 deliveries amounted to twice his previous first-class high-score of 32, and twice the score of the next-most prolific Queenslander, Max Bryant (33).But Bartlett too fell victim to a rampant Tremain, who had ripped through the tail and ended Queensland’s innings by enticing the quick into hitting to Dan Hughes at midwicket.Callum Vidler struck in his opening over of first-class cricket•Getty Images
In reply, Bartlett struck first ball to remove Blake Nikitaras but Sam Konstas stroked his way to a maiden first-class half-century before being trapped lbw by a turning Mitch Swepson delivery. Swepson then claimed Moises Henriques first ball although the NSW captain did not seem thrilled with the decision.Davies passed Konstas as NSW’s top-scorer by edging Bartlett past first slip for four and proceeding into the 60s as long shadows fell over the pitch.Earlier, debutant Callum Vidler, who was a star of Australia’s Under-19 World Cup, claimed a maiden first-class wicket in his opening over when Hughes clashed to slip. He later had Matthew Gilkes dismissed in similar fashion.NSW came into their final game of the regular season as a mathematical chance to make next week’s season final, provided they win and pick up bonus points along the way.Bowling Queensland out in 49 overs and charging to 222 for 5 has earned them 1.22 bonus points already. But Western Australia’s clash with Victoria is nevertheless threatening their chances of reaching the decider.That match needs to end in a draw for NSW to have any hope of making the final, but a result appears inevitable in Melbourne.
Animado com as primeiras semanas de trabalho à frente do elenco do Camboriú, o técnico Higo Magalhães demonstra bastante otimismo quanto ao desempenho que a equipe catarinense terá no próximo estadual. Para o goiano, quando o time estrear diante do Joinville no dia 14 de Janeiro, já estará praticamente pronto.
– Estamos trabalhando com esse objetivo. O grupo é de boa qualidade, vem treinando intensamente e captando bem as ideias que estamos passando. Creio que nessas últimas duas semanas faremos os últimos acertos – afirmou.
Atual vice-campeão estadual, o Camboriú busca em 2023 superar a bela campanha do último ano. Vindo de um bom trabalho no Vila Nova, Higo, por sua vez, espera novamente mostrar a sua capacidade.
– Essa é a minha segunda experiência como treinador profissional, mas já me sinto bem mais preparado após a passagem no Vila Nova. Tenho bastante esperança que uma vez mais possa realizar um trabalho de excelência – finalizou.
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