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Observados durante a edição de 2022 da Taça das Favelas, no Rio de Janeiro, cinco jovens iniciaram nesta semana um processo de observação no Ninho do Urubu, CT do Flamengo.Quatro jogadores são do Muquiço, de Deodoro, que conquistou o campeonato no último dia 8. O quinto atuou pelo CRB Dick, que foi o vice-campeão.
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Richard Fernandes (atacante), Kayke Alves (goleiro), Juan Diego (meia) e Patrick Tavares (atacante) destacaram-se pelo Muquiço na Taça das Favelas. Do CRB Dick, o clube convidou William Santos (atacante) para o período de avaliação. Os atletas têm idade para atuar no Sub-17.
O Flamengo acompanha de perto todas as edições da Taça das Favelas e tinha observadores trabalhando no campeonato em 2022.
Phoebe Litchfield shone but her effort came too late on a night where the lack of a TV umpire was again in the spotlight
AAP and ESPNcricinfo staff30-Oct-2023Umpiring and technology use in the WBBL is again in the spotlight after a crucial stumping wasn’t given out in Hobart Hurricanes’ 24-run win over the Sydney Thunder.Hurricanes opener Lizelle Lee top-scored with 91 from 54 balls in Launceston to set up her team’s second victory from four matches this season.However, she was given a life in the sixth over on 12 when a stumping off Thunder spinner Heather Knight was not given out by the square-leg umpire.Related
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Replays showed Lee was short of her ground when wicketkeeper Tahlia Wilson whipped off the bails.Lee smacked 12 fours and two sixes and was eventually out on the second-last ball of the inningsThunder got off to a sluggish start in reply before the in-form Phoebe Litchfield gave them a slim sniff with a career-best 42-ball 68.With Litchfield at the crease Thunder needed 39 runs heading into the second last over, which was bowled one ball short after Heather Graham sent down two wides.Litchfield fell in the final over but during her innings became the youngest batter to reach 1000 WBBL runs.Cricket Australia on Monday said it is looking to introduce third-umpire technology for all WBBL games next season.The league introduced the decision review system last season for the first time but only for the 24 matches televised on free-to-air. The Hurricanes-Thunder match was streamed on various platforms but was not on free-to-air.There have been several poor calls in the WBBL this tournament, including on Sunday when Brisbane Heat’s Mignon du Preez was declared run out when she wasn’t.Earlier, Lee and fellow opener Elyse Villani (40 from 34 balls) put on 68 runs – Hurricanes’ second-highest opening stand in their history.Graham chipped in with a valuable 31 not out from 23 deliveries to push Hurricanes to their second-highest first-innings score.Thunder, who last season finished bottom of the table with just one win, are now 2-1 after three matches.
England are yet to determine which player will replace Topley but confirmed on Saturday night that Archer would not be considered for selection
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Reece Topley received the physio’s attention on his injured finger before walking off during the game against South Africa•AFP/Getty Images
England will try to identify “an X-factor player” as a replacement for Reece Topley, who has been formally ruled out of the rest of the World Cup after scans confirmed a fracture in his left index finger.Topley was struck while fielding a ball off his own bowling in England’s 229-run defeat to South Africa and could not complete his fourth over. He returned to bowl five further overs with his fingers taped together but could not bat, and the ECB confirmed on Sunday evening that his World Cup is over.Related
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England are yet to determine which player will replace Topley in their 15-man squad but confirmed on Saturday night that Jofra Archer would not be considered for selection. Archer is recovering from an elbow stress fracture and joined England’s squad in Mumbai last week as part of his rehabilitation.He was initially described as a travelling reserve but Matthew Mott, England’s coach, clarified that he was not in the picture to replace Topley: “He’s not going to be able to play a part in the end of this campaign,” Mott said. He has since left India, though the ECB insist that his rehabilitation is progressing as expected.Brydon Carse, the Durham fast bowler, made one appearance in England’s ODI series against New Zealand last month and also featured in the second-string side that played Ireland, and as such is the favourite to replace Topley in the squad. But Mott stressed that England will also consider alternative options.”Good question,” Mott said, asked if England would replace Topley with another seamer. “We’ll have to sit down and have a look at that. We’ll have to look at the upcoming games. If there is an X-factor player we can look at… that’s why we were very keen not to name the replacements and reserves, and it leaves a bit of an open mind for what we might go with.”England are unlikely to qualify for the semi-finals unless they win all five of their remaining fixtures and change their balance significantly on Saturday. As such, they may be tempted to bring in a batter – like Jason Roy or Ben Duckett – or a spin-bowling allrounder such as Liam Dawson, Will Jacks or Rehan Ahmed. Luke Wood is also a possible like-for-like replacement.Topley left the field with a ball remaining in his fourth over in England’s 229-run defeat to South Africa on Saturday night. He was struck on the index finger of his bowling hand while attempting to stop a straight drive from Rassie van der Dussen, and, after bowling another delivery, was unable to complete his over.He later returned to bowl with his index and middle fingers strapped together, dismissing both Aiden Markram and David Miller after removing Quinton de Kock with the second ball of the match. But, like the rest of England’s attack, Topley was hammered at the death by Heinrich Klaasen and Marco Jansen, conceding 45 runs across his final two overs to finish with 3 for 88 from 8.5 overs.He did not come out to bat in England’s innings and was sent for scans in Mumbai, which confirmed the medical team’s suspicions of a fracture. “Topley will return to the UK in the next 24 hours,” the ECB said in a statement. “He will work closely with the England and Surrey medical teams in respect of his rehabilitation.”Despite being left out for their first match of the tournament against New Zealand, Topley leaves the World Cup as England’s leading wicket-taker, with eight in his three appearances. It is the second consecutive ICC event he has left early, after he was ruled out on the eve of last year’s T20 World Cup with a freak ankle injury, suffered when treading on a boundary sponge.
There was a time when facing Afghanistan in a World Cup held no fears for Australia. The five-time World Champions have been nothing short of ruthless in the two previous ODI World Cup meetings. In 2015, in Perth, Australia piled up 417 for 6 with David Warner cracking 178, on their way to a 275-run win. In 2019, in Bristol, Australia romped home to a seven-wicket win with 91 balls to spare having bowled Afghanistan out for 207 before Warner again made 89 not out.But there is no chance the 2023 Australians are heading to the Wankhede Stadium assuming they will win again at a canter. Afghanistan poses an enormous threat, despite Australia’s five-game winning streak. Afghanistan have won three in a row themselves and have already taken down England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Netherlands as they push for a maiden semi-final berth. And they possess the skill to expose Australia’s major weakness, with the spin quartet of Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad capable of causing Australia’s batting line-up no end of problems, while their batting throughout the tournament has been excellent. A similar attack almost upset Australia on home soil at the 2022 T20 World Cup, although it was the pace duo of Naveen-ul-Haq and Fazalhaq Farooqi who did all the damage on that occasion.Related
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One thing in Australia’s favour is that Mumbai is a far cry from the spin-friendly conditions in Chennai and Delhi where Afghanistan’s spun out Pakistan and England respectively. Wankhede has been the highest-scoring ground in first innings in the tournament so far and that plays to Australia’s strength. Spin has also had next to no impact in Mumbai in the last 10 ODIs at the venue. And while facing spin has been Australia’s weak point in ODI cricket in recent times, Australia’s batting unit do have very good individual match-up records against Afghanistan’s spinners in T20 cricket.But while history and conditions are on Australia’s side as they look to lock in their spot in the last four there is one other thing to consider. This game, like the one in last year’s T20 World Cup has a slightly different undertone for Afghanistan than it does their opponents. Cricket Australia’s decision to cancel a Test between the two nations in November 2021 and a three-match ODI series in March 2023 for political reasons remains front of mind for some of the Afghanistan players. Afghanistan has been fueled by a desire to prove a point in this World Cup, a point about their standing in global cricket, and some added motivation certainly won’t hinder them.
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So long the talisman of Afghanistan’s attack Rashid Khan has been below his best in this World Cup so far. He has just seven wickets at 43.85. Only Mujeeb has a worse average of all of Afghanistan’s bowlers while Rashid’s strike rate of 57 is the worst of the group. He has been building pressure though, as he always does, conceding just 4.61 per over with the likes of Nabi and Noor benefitting at the other end at times. But he only has one three-wicket haul, and that was against England. Against Australia, whose batters know him intimately as both team-mates and opponents in the BBL, he does not loom as a major threat. They have seen all his tricks so many times they are unlikely to be beaten by what they know. His wrong ‘un has not been the weapon it once was during this World Cup and his legbreak does not seem to strike any fear. But England’s Adil Rashid was a well-known foe in Australia’s last game and he still had a huge impact taking 2 for 38 from 10 including the wickets of Steven Smith and Josh Inglis, with Smith falling to spin for the fifth time in the tournament. Rashid will need to have an impact for Afghanistan, especially as Australia’s bevy of middle-order right-handers match up well to Mujeeb and Nabi.Mitchell Marsh is back for Australia after going home for personal reasons•Getty Images
Mitchell Marsh‘s innings against New Zealand and his absence against England did reveal a quirk of Australia’s batting balance. He looked lost starting against spin in the 20th over. It was his latest entry point in an ODI this year having opened in 11 of his 15 matches and batted three in the other four. The only other time he entered after the 10th over was in Bloemfontein in September, also after a century stand from Warner and Travis Head, and he was out first ball to spin. But against England, the early losses of Head and Warner left Australia without another power-hitter in the powerplay, something they want to take advantage of. But Marsh’s overall record at No. 3 in the last three years has been very poor. He’s averaging just 17.60 there in 10 innings and striking at 73.06 with a highest score of 36 compared to his extraordinary record opening. Australia look more powerful on paper with him in the line-up, but they would like him to get comfortable at No. 3 heading towards the pointy end of the tournament.
Afghanistan have been pretty settled and have mainly made changes to the attack depending on conditions. The challenge against Australia is the conditions in Mumbai suggest Naveen should play ahead of Noor Ahmad, and Naveen took 3 for 21 against Australia in the T20 World Cup last year. But Australia’s kryptonite has been spin and playing four of them has to be tempting.Afghanistan (probable): 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2 Ibrahim Zadran, 3 Rahmat Shah, 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), 5 Azmatullah Omarzai, 6 Ikram Alikhil (wk), 7 Mohammad Nabi, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 10 Naveen-ul-Haq/Noor Ahmad, 11 Fazalhaq FarooqiMarsh and Maxwell are expected to return. Marsh bowled and batted and measured his run up too on match eve, and Maxwell batted for a long time against some local spinners. Cameron Green has already conceded he will miss out for one of them. The big question is who is the other player to make way. Logic would suggest it’s Marnus Labuschagne but he was Australia’s top-scorer against England with 71 and has been one of Australia’s best players of offspin, legspin and left-arm wrist spin in the tournament while Steven Smith has had his troubles against offspin and legspin in the tournament, and has also been suffering from vertigo. The other consideration is Marcus Stoinis’ fitness given he has often been rested on short turnarounds between games due to his injury history. The same could be said for the three quicks given they have only had three days to recover.Australia (probable): 1 David Warner, 2 Travis Head, 3 Mitchell Marsh, 4 Steven Smith/Marnus Labuschagne, 5 Josh Inglis (wk), 6 Glenn Maxwell, 7 Marcus Stoinis, 8 Pat Cummins (capt), 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood
The Wankhede has been a batting paradise in the World Cup so far with first innings scores of 399, 382 and 357 posted already in the tournament.Mumbai is set to be very hot with temperatures touching 37 degrees, and the air quality will also be a concern.
Viktor Gyokeres revealed his admiration for Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim as the Sporting CP striker closes in on a move to Arsenal. Gyökeres, who joined Sporting CP from Coventry City in 2023, was brought to Portugal by Amorim and has since gone on to enjoy a meteoric rise. With the move to North London on the horizon, the Swedish international has looked back fondly on his time under Amorim’s guidance.
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Under Amorim’s leadership, Gyokeres blossomed into one of Europe’s most lethal forwards, scoring 97 goals across two seasons and helping Sporting to back-to-back league titles, an achievement the club hadn’t celebrated in 71 years. With Amorim now at the helm at Old Trafford, there was early speculation that he might attempt to reunite with his former star striker in Manchester. However, Gyokeres’ representatives quickly made it clear that the player’s heart was set on Arsenal.
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The desire to play Champions League football was said to be a key factor in Gyokeres’ decision to turn down a potential reunion with Amorim. The Red Devils finished a dismal 15th in the Premier League standings and also lost to Tottenham in the Europa League final, which effectively sealed their fate away from top-flight European football.
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Speaking to , Gyokeres said: "We won two championships in a row, for the first time in 71 years. It’s an incredible achievement, and of course, Ruben Amorim played a big role in that. I can’t thank him enough. The style of play we had under his orders suited me perfectly.”
However, he was surprised by Amorim’s decision to leave Sporting mid-season to take the reins at United.
“It was a shock," he admitted. "It’s never happened to me to see a manager leave in the middle of the season when everything was going well. It was surprising, but I totally understand his decision.”
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Talks between Arsenal and Sporting have been progressing steadily, with the Gunners confident of landing their primary attacking target. Gyokeres, keen to push the move over the line, has reportedly refused to report back to Lisbon for pre-season training. He has also offered to waive €2 million (£1.7m/$2.3m) from his salary to help facilitate the switch, a gesture that underscores his determination to don the red and white jersey.
حدد خوان لابورتا رئيس نادي برشلونة هدف الفريق الموسم المقبل، بعد تحقيقه ثلاثة ألقاب الموسم الماضي وهي الدوري وكأس ملك إسبانيا والسوبر الإسباني.
وقال لابورتا في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية: “هدفنا هو الفوز بدوري أبطال أوروبا هذا الموسم”.
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وحول هدف الفوز بالأربع ألقاب الموسم المقبل: “هذا حلم لكل الفرق، نحن نهدف للفوز في كل بطولة نشارك فيها، نعمل من أجل اقتناص كل فرصة، صحيح أن هناك فريقًا واحدًا فقط يفوز في النهاية لكن لدينا الإمكانيات للقتال على جميع الجبهات، نحن فريق يحتذى به ونسعى لتقديم مستوى عالي وأسلوب أصيل مع احترام الخصم، حققنا موسمًا تاريخيًا، وقلت في نهاية الموسم إذا كان هناك هدف لم يتحقق لنحلل السبب ونحسن الأداء”.
وواصل حول قيمة لامين يامال للنادي: “لامين جزء من شعار برشلونة ويمثل قلب برشلونة، لكن الفريق هو الأهم، اللاعب يكون مهم فقط عندما يساهم بموهبته في خدمة الفريق، ولكن لاعب واحد لا يكفي لتمثيل الفريق”.
وقال أيضاً عن يامال: “هناك ثلاثة عباقرة كرويين، ميسي ويامال ورونالدينيو، ميسي ويامال قمت بتصعيدهما للفريق الأول، أنا فخور جداً بمتابعة تطور يامال منذ تصعيده بعمر 15 عاماً، هو لاعب ناضج رغم صغر سنه، ويظهر باحترافية كبيرة في كل تمرين ومباراة، كل تحركاته تجعل الجماهير تقع في حبه”.
وحول اللاعبين الصاعدين من لاماسيا في الفريق واصل لابورتا: “هم مصدر فخرنا، لاعبين مثل كاسادو وجافي وبالدي هم نماذج ويلهمون الجيل القادم، هذا يثبت مدى جودة إدارتنا وتطويرنا للاعبين الشباب، فلسفتنا تصعيد أكبر عدد ممكن منهم وإذا احتجنا لتدعيم نقوم بتعاقدات خارجية لكن الأساس هو المزج بين الشباب والخبرة”.
وحول علاقته مع هانز فليك رد لابورتا: “أحترمه جداً، مدرب يتحمل المسؤولية ويمتلك خبرة واسعة ولديه قدرة على إدارة لاعبين ذوي خبرة وشباب وهذا ما يظهر إمكانياته، علاقتي به ممتازة”.
وعن التعاقد مع راشفورد تابع: “إنه لاعب رائع، أعجبني رغبته الكبيرة بالانضمام لنا، راشفورد من أفضل لاعبي البريميرليج وحصل على جائزة أفضل لاعب إنجليزي عدة مرات رغم مروره بظروف صعبة، هو يعطي ما لديه دائماً ليكون بطلاً، هو ناشط جداً في العمل الخيري ومؤسستنا في برشلونة سعيدة جداً به، نحن نؤمن بأننا أكثر من مجرد نادي، الرياضة وسيلة للتواصل ومشاركة القيم ليست فقط منافسة، هو يريد الفوز بالأبطال وكأس العالم مع إنجلترا”.
Barring any last-minute changes, Hardik Pandya is set to leave Gujarat Titans and return to Mumbai Indians, where he started his IPL career in 2015.ESPNcricinfo has learned the trade is an all-cash deal comprising Mumbai paying INR 15 crore ($1.8 million approx.) as Hardik’s salary and an undisclosed transfer fee to Titans. Hardik stands to earn upto 50% of the transfer fee.In case the trade goes through, it will possibly be the biggest player trade in IPL history. Neither franchise has yet made any public comment on the trade though. The biggest challenge for Mumbai is to have an adequate purse for the trade. After the last auction, Mumbai had just INR 0.05 crore ($6000 approx.) left. Franchises will get an additional INR 5 crore ($600,000 approx.) in their purse for the forthcoming auction. This only means Mumbai need to release player(s) to finish the Hardik trade. The retention deadline expires on November 26 at 4pm IST.Hardik led Titans to the title in 2022, their debut season in the IPL, and was the Player of the Match in the final against Rajasthan Royals. In 2023, the Titans made the IPL final for the second time in two seasons, where they came runners up to Chennai Super Kings. In both seasons, under Hardik’s leadership, Titans had finished top of the points table in the league stage.In his two-season stint at Titans, Hardik scored 833 runs in 30 innings, with an average of 41.65 and strike rate of 133.49. He took 11 wickets for them with an economy of 8.1. Hardik is currently injured, having suffered an ankle injury during India’s ODI World Cup campaign.If the trade happens, Hardik will become the third captain to be traded after R Ashwin moved from Punjab Kings to Delhi Capitals, and Rajasthan Royals traded Ajinkya Rahane also to Capitals, in 2020.When the Titans franchise, owned by global fund manager CVC Capital Partners, came into existence in 2021, they were allowed to pick three players from the pool released by other franchises before the mega auction. Titans signed Hardik and Afghanistan allrounder Rashid Khan for INR 15 crore each, with Shubman Gill their third pick at INR 7 crore.It was at Mumbai, where Hardik began his IPL career and developed into one of the best allrounders in the game. Bought for INR 10 lakhs as an uncapped player in 2015, Hardik was a part of Mumbai’s title-winning seasons in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020.Having been retained by Mumbai ahead of every auction until 2021, Hardik was finally released ahead of the 2022 mega auction, a decision that came as a surprise. Mumbai were allowed to retain only four players that year and they chose to keep Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard, paving the way for Titans to sign Hardik as their captain.
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O São Paulo conseguiu. Na vitória por 2 a 1 sobre o Atlético-GO pelo Brasileirão, na quinta-feira (27), o clube atingiu o recorde histórico de público em uma temporada no Morumbi. Até aqui na temporada, 1,2 milhão de pessoas passaram pelas arquibancadas da casa tricolor. A marca anterior era de 1,194 milhão de torcedores, em 1980.
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E o recorde vem em um período de queda acentuada de torcedores no Morumbi. Após a derrota na final da Copa Sul-Americana, o público vem ‘se divorciando’ do São Paulo, mesmo com as chances altas de classificação para a próxima Copa Libertadores.
Na última quinta, por exemplo, apenas 17.598 torcedores se dispuseram a ir ao Morumbi acompanhar o jogo. Foi o sétimo pior público do ano.
Também foi estabelecido um novo recorde de média de público, já que, mesmo se os dois últimos jogos no Morumbi ficarem
completamente vazios, o estádio terá recebido 31.641 pessoas por partida em 2022, o que representa mais do que os 31 293 que testemunharam, em média, cada compromisso do time ali em 1979. Neste momento, a média está em 33.399 pessoas.
Após a vitória sobre o Dragão, o técnico Rogério Ceni falou sobre a baixa presença de público desde a final da Sul-Americana.
– Acho que há dez anos, o São Paulo tem dívida com seu torcedor. Não é uma coisa de agora. Poderíamos ter pagado uma parcela com um título (da Sul-Americana). Mas não conseguimos. O torcedor tem razão de estar ressentido. Ele queria a conquistas, ele compareceu e incentivou. Ele quer ter orgulho, fazer o filho vestir a camisa.
– Sabemos do ressentimento e da tristeza, e de como fica essa cicatriz de não termos entregado parte do que a gente deve com títulos. Mas o torcedor precisa estar com a gente. Na semifinal da Sul-Americana contra o Atlético-GO, tinha 53 mil. Hoje tinha 17 mil. Fazia muito tempo que não via o Morumbi com tanta gente em tantos jogos. Nós não conseguimos entregar a conquista, entendo esse ressentimento, mas precisamos caminhar, não podemos parar.
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Chelsea are set to secure a handsome front-of-shirt deal which could pocket them £60m a year after their Club World Cup triumph led to more interest.
Chelsea in line for new shirt sponsorDelayed decision until after Club World CupWere in talks with two companies last yearFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
According to , Chelsea were in discussions with two major companies last year as they searched for a new front-of-shirt sponsor, but the Blues decided to hold off and wait with the long-term deals only worth £40 million (€46.1 million/$53.5 million). Following their glorious run at the Club World Cup, Chelsea are now looking at proposals closer to £60 million with seven to ten global companies vying for the sponsorship.
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Chelsea have waited for better sponsorship deals since their agreement with Three ended after the 2022-23 season, having had temporary arrangements with both Infinite Athlete and DAMAC Properties in recent years. The Blues are back in the Champions League for the first time in three years and that coupled with the recent Club World Cup victory has led to more interest from prospective sponsors.
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The Club World Cup has only just ended but the new Premier League season is right around the corner and Chelsea will have to get a move on if they are to nail down a sponsor and have their logo emblazoned on their shirts for the opening weekend. It is thought there is confidence at Stamford Bridge that those jerseys will be ready at some point during the 2025-26 campaign.
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Chelsea's squad should get some time off after their summer exertions, with their only pre-season friendlies coming against Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan in just under a month, with both games taking place at Stamford Bridge.