Prestes a iniciar o Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes, que começa nesta quinta-feira (10), o lateral-esquerdo Luan Vitor, do Corinthians, elogiou bastante o técnico Danilo.
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O ex-meia corinthiano, fundamental em conquistas importantes pelo clube, como a Libertadores e o Mundial de 2012, fará a sua estreia como técnico contra o Santos, no Parque São Jorge, pela primeira rodada pela competição sub-23.
– É um treinador que viveu o outro lado da moeda há pouco tempo. Veio para nos ajudar e tem agregado muto no nosso dia a dia, com as experiências que já teve. Tenho certeza que irá nos ajudar muito – destacou o jovem atleta.
O elenco sub-23 do Timão iniciará o seu período de concentração para o Clássico Alvinegro nesta quarta-feira (9). No entanto, Luan não esconde a ansiedade para a estreia do Brasileirão da categoria.
– Trabalhamos quatro meses para essa competição. Evoluímos a cada dia e estamos prontos para o que vier pela frente – disse Luan.
Cria do Corinthians, Luan Vitor assinou o seu primeiro contrato com o clube em abril de 2019. O vínculo é válido até dezembro de 2020.
Arsenal are flying this season and have a real chance to end their two-decade Premier League title drought, but Tuesday night's draw at home to Bayern Munich in the Champions League was far from ideal.
Mikel Arteta's side went into the game as favourites, but brilliant performances from Harry Kane, Leroy Sané and Serge Gnabry punished the Gunners.
While it's always painful for Arsenal fans to watch Kane score at the Emirates due to his previous allegiances, it was probably just as painful watching Gnabry slot home the opener, given that he used to be a Gooner himself before being sold too soon.
Bayern Munich forward Serge Gnabry.
The German's departure is often considered one of the club's worst transfer decisions in recent years, although there is another soon-to-be superstar that Arsenal could rue losing in the past.
Serge Gnabry's post Arsenal career
After years of failing to make an impression at the Emirates and a disastrous loan move to West Bromwich Albion, Gnabry was sold to Werder Bremen in the summer of 2016 for just £4.25m, with one goal and two assists to his name in 18 first-team appearances at Arsenal.
In his first season back in Germany, the Stuttgart-born gem scored 11 goals and provided two assists in 27 games, enough for Munich to step in and spend around €8m – £7m – to secure his signature.
The following season, the German giants sent him out on loan to fellow Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim, where he scored ten goals and provided seven assists in 26 appearances.
The 2018/19 season brought with it his first opportunity to impress in a Bayern shirt, and impress he did.
In 42 appearances that year, the former Gooner found the back of the net 13 times and provided nine assists, meaning he averaged a goal involvement every 1.9 games.
Gnabry's post Arsenal career
Team
Werder Bremen
Hoffenheim
Bayern Munich
Appearances
27
26
235
Goals
11
10
86
Assists
2
7
52
Goal Involvements per Match
0.48
0.65
0.58
All Stats via Transfermakrt
The 28-year-old has a seriously impressive haul of 86 goals and 52 assists for FC Hollywood in 235 appearances and has won all there is to win in club football despite suffering consistent injuries over the last five years.
It would be hard to consider Arsenal's decision to sell the incredible winger in 2016 as anything other than a massive mistake, and it looks like something similar might have happened again.
Michael Olise's post Arsenal career
Yes, the potential superstar in question is Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise, who was part of Arsenal's academy system in 2009.
Now, the one thing that the north Londoners can cling to here is that they won't be the only 'big six' club with eggs on their faces if the young Frenchman goes on to have the career that many are expecting him to have. He was also part of Chelsea's youth setup and spent a short period with Manchester City.
The 22-year-old ace got his chance to play first-team football at Reading, making his debut for the senior side in the 2018/19 season. However, he really made a name for himself two years later when he scored seven goals and provided 12 assists in just 44 games for the then-championship club.
It was a campaign that impressed the Eagles, who swooped in with an £8m offer and brought him to Selhurst Park in July 2021, where he has since excelled and shown his previous sides just what they let go.
In his first season with the club, the "superb" gem, as talent scout Jacek Kulig described him, scored four goals and provided eight assists in just 31 appearances. In the following campaign, he added another two goals and 11 assists to his tally in 40 games.
This year has been tough for the Hammersmith-born winger, as injury has seen him miss large chunks of the campaign. However, he has still scored six goals and provided three assists in just 12 games, meaning that when he's playing, he is averaging a goal involvement every 1.3 games.
Olise's career so far
Club
Reading
Crystal Palace
Appearances
73
83
Goals
7
12
Assists
14
22
Goal Involvements per Match
0.28
0.40
All Stats via Transfermarkt
Ultimately, given how well he has played in the Premier League over the last couple of years, his potential, and the interest from clubs such as Manchester United, it looks like Olise – who has a reported £60m release clause – might just be another Gnabry on Arsenal's track record.
Arsenal must immediately drop "shaky" ace after 3/10 Bayern display
The talented Arsenal star saved his worst performance of the season for the big night.
The opener is part of India’s T20I squad, which is scheduled to fly out tomorrow to New Zealand
Shashank Kishore in Bengaluru19-Jan-2020
Shikhar Dhawan grimaces after hurting his shoulder while fielding•Associated Press
India are yet to take a call on Shikhar Dhawan after he left the field clutching his left shoulder during the ODI series decider against Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday.Dhawan fell on his left shoulder in the fifth over of the match as he dived to stop an Aaron Finch drive at cover point. Nitin Patel, the team physio who attended to him, took him off the field.Dhawan was immediately sent for an X-ray. When he returned to India’s dressing room, he was seen with his left arm in a sling. Virat Kohli said at the post-match press conference that Dhawan was in “no position to strike the ball.”A BCCI spokesperson said reports of Dhawan’s scans had been received by the physio and “he will be assessed overnight, before a final update of his injury will be issued”.KL Rahul, who made a match-winning 52-ball 80 from No. 5 in the second ODI in Rajkot, opened instead of Dhawan. His partner Rohit Sharma, incidentally, had also bruised his shoulder while fielding during the Rajkot ODI and was a doubt for the Bengaluru game.In the same game, Dhawan had bruised his ribcage after trying to negate a Pat Cummins delivery, but continued to bat on and make 96 in India’s series-levelling victory. He spent the entire duration of the Australia innings off the field to take care of the injury.Dhawan has hit a purple patch in recent times, scoring 52, 74 and 96 in his three most recent international innings. In November, he picked up a freak injury – “a deep cut on his left knee” – during a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 game for Delhi against Maharashtra. Originally picked for the series against West Indies, he was later withdrawn as the medical staff felt he needed more time for his stitches to come off and the wound to heal.As things stand, Dhawan is part of India’s T20I squad for the tour of New Zealand starting January 24. India are set to fly out of Bengaluru early on Monday to Auckland via Singapore.
O atacante Jô foi vítima de uma das histórias mais inusitadas do futebol brasileiro.Para torcedores do Timão, o calçado que o jogador utilizou na partida diante do Bahia, no último domingo, parecia ser verde, cor que é a mesma do rival Palmeiras. A utilização do adereço virou motivo de advertência e multa do clube para o jogador. Em defesa de Jô, a esposa do atleta usou as redes sociais para criticar a postura dos torcedores e cúpula corintiana. + Confira a classificação do Campeonato Brasileiro!
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Cláudia Silva publicou um longo vídeo no Instagram apontando diversos pontos para justificar a “covardia” sofrida pelo atacante de 34 anos.
– Aconteceu uma coisa muito chata com meu marido. Uma visão distorcida ou de uma pessoa daltônica, não sei descrever, que confundiu azul turquesa com verde. Se fosse verde, até poderia ser, mas isso não leva a desconstrução da imagem de um jogador que se dedica ao clube, que tem uma história no clube. Não vivo do passado, mas fico triste, todas as esposas de jogadores ou de qualquer trabalhador fica quando o marido chega em casa e diz que foi injustiçado de uma forma cruel – começou Cláudia.
– Quando vi essa covardia que tentaram fazer com ele… Tentaram, né? Porque provaram que não era verde. Futebol é alegria. O gramado é verde, então corintiano não pode jogar em gramado verde, vai ter que pintar de preto, vermelho e branco. Magoa a gente, magoa os familiares, os filhos, os pais, tem eu como esposa. Tem que respeitar a família do atleta, mandaram mensagem no Instagram da minha cunhada, vocês não podem fazer isso. Todo ser humano vive altos e baixos, e para um jogador viver isso no Brasil, tem que ser guerreiro – completou.
Ela também traz à tona as recentes cobranças contra ídolos do Corinthians.
-Vocês não tão sendo fiel (sic), estão pisando nestes meninos. No Cássio, Gil, Jô, Fagner…Parem com isso, até peço desculpas por citar essas pessoas. A maioria é corintiano, meu marido é corintiano. Tem que respeitar essas pessoas. Meu marido se cobra todo dia, em 2017 jogou lesionado e eu falava para ele não jogar para não acabar com a carreira e ele dizia que ia jogar, que iam ser campeões – criticou.
– Achei que meu marido falou muito pouco, tinha que ter falado mais. É isso que falta nos jogadores, se posicionar mais. Não deixar serem escorraçados de um restaurante porque estão passando o final de semana com a família. E vem aquele pânico. É uma dor, uma vergonha que a gente passa. Esses eu não considero torcedores, mas sim aqueles que criticam dentro do jogo, dentro da razão – finalizou.
A polêmica também atraiu olhares do ex-atacante Emerson Sheik. Autor de dois gols na final da Libertadores de 2012, Sheik a priori criticou a posição dos corintianos. Entretanto, voltou atrás e condenou Jô pelo “erro grave” em usar as chuteiras esverdeadas.
حرصت جماهير فريق ليفربول على توجيه رسائل إلى رامي عباس، وكيل نجم فريق ليفربول محمد صلاح، بشأن مستقبل المصري في ملعب “الأنفيلد”.
وسينتهي العقد الحالي للنجم المصري مع ليفربول في صيف 2025، أي نهاية هذا الموسم.
وسبق وكشف محمد صلاح عن عدم وجود مفاوضات بينه وبين مسؤولي ليفربول حول تمديد إقامته في الفريق الإنجليزي.
اقرأ أيضًا.. راي هوتون: محمد صلاح ينتمي إلى فئة رونالدو.. وهو الأساس في ليفربول
وأعاد رامي عباس، عبر حسابه الشخصي بموقع إكس، نشر إشادة الدوري الإنجليزي بـ محمد صلاح باعتباره اللاعب الأكثر مساهمة في الأهداف هذا الموسم.
وكتب رامي عباس: “أفضل لاعب في العالم”، ليتفاعل معه جمهور ليفربول.
وكتب أحد مشجعي ليفربول: “قم بإنهاء مسألة العقد الجديد، وسأهمل كل جانب آخر من جوانب حياتي لضمان تخصيص كل ساعة من ساعات اليقظة للحملة من أجل فوزه بجائزة الكرة الذهبية لعام 2025”.
Get that new contract done and I will neglect every other aspect of my life to ensure every waking hour is dedicated to campaigning for his 2025 Ballon d’Or push — barry (@BackseatsmanLFC) November 11, 2024
وأضاف ثانِ: “هيا يا رامي، دعنا ننجز هذا العقد ونجعل تويتر ينهار مرة أخرى، محمد بيته هنا”.
Come on Ramy, let’s get this contract done and make Twitter collapse again. Mohamed has his home here! 🇪🇬 👑 — 🅘 (@LFCApproved) November 11, 2024
وكتبت مشجعة: “أعتقد أنني أتحدث نيابة عن الجميع، نريد أن يبقى محمد صلاح في النادي وإذا لم يوقع النادي على عقود جديدة مع الثلاثة (صلاح، فان دايك وأرنولد)، ستكون كارثة”.
i think i speak for everyone, we want Salah to stay at the club and if the club doesn’t sign all three to new deals it’s gonna be a disaster — bizarre🧉 (@LFC_Adr) November 11, 2024
وقال رابع: “قلها بصوت أعلى يا رامي، أرجوك قم بإنهاء مسألة العقد، فنحن نريده أن يبقى إلى الأبد”.
SAY IT LOUDER RAMY. Get the contract sorted please we want him to stay forever ❤️ — . (@salahzxq) November 11, 2024
في حين كتب خامس بقوة: “أخبر ذلك الوغد هيوز (المدير الرياضي لنادي ليفربول) أن يُنهي العقد الجديد”.
Tell that rascal Hughes to get the contract done already — 🇵🇸 محمد اسامہ (@NocturnalPsycho) November 11, 2024
واتفق آخر قائلًا: “امنح ريتشارد هيوز صفعة على رأسه مني”.
Give Richard Hughes a smack around the head from me — Kevin (@emptyMINDZ) November 11, 2024
وطالب آخر: “وقع العقد من فضلك يا رامي”.
Sign the contract Ramy please — FUTWIZ Chousita (@Chousita_) November 11, 2024
كما كتب مشجع: “أتوسل إليك لتوقيع العقد”.
I’m begging you sign the contract — ovo (@iamovo_x) November 11, 2024
وأكد آخر: “محمد صلاح لم يأخذ حقه في ليفربول كأسطورة، من فضلك امنحه أي شيء يريده لأنه يستحق عقدًا محترمًا”.
The best part later in the world. Mohamed salah didn’t take his right in Liverpool as a legend. Please give him anything he want as he deserve a respectable contract — Amir Abdel Hamid (@abdelhamidamir1) November 11, 2024
Glasgow Rangers take a break from Premiership action this weekend as they look to book their place in the Scottish Cup final.
Philippe Clement will lead his side out at Hampden Park against Hearts on Sunday afternoon with the hopes of reaching a second domestic cup final of the season.
Clashes against the Jambos at the national stadium are becoming a recurring theme. The 2022 Scottish Cup final saw the Gers secure a 2-0 win, while they also prevailed in the League Cup semi-final earlier this season, seeing off the Tynecastle side 3-0 before defeating Aberdeen in the final.
Perhaps a break from top-flight action comes at precisely the right time for the Light Blues, as they have failed to win their previous three Premiership matches.
Clement will be expecting a big performance after a woeful display in Dundee during midweek, with changes to the starting XI looking extremely likely.
With this in mind, here's a look at who could be unleashed for Rangers as they travel to Hampden for the third time this season…
1 GK – Jack Butland
Jack Butland
Despite an impressive debut campaign for Rangers, Butland has conceded six goals in his previous three matches and would dearly love another clean sheet against the Jambos.
Across his two Scottish Cup games this season, Butland has conceded zero goals. While Rangers will have to play a lot better on Sunday compared to during the week, if Butland can maintain his recent form, then they will find it hard to get through him.
2 RB – James Tavernier
James Tavernier for Rangers.
The captain, alongside Connor Goldson and John Lundstram, have failed to show the desired leadership qualities when the pressure is on, culminating in the defeat to Ross County and the draw against Dundee.
He may have scored 24 goals and chipped in with ten assists, but if he can't get the club firing over the next few weeks, it won't count for much if they don’t win any of the two remaining trophies of the season.
3 CB – John Souttar
John Souttar
The Scot has been solid in recent weeks, despite some bad results for the Light Blues. Against Dundee, he made three tackles, three clearances and wasn’t dribbled past during the entire game.
Souttar also finished the game with a 90% pass success rate and his distribution from the back will be key to Rangers building momentum against his old side.
He will keep his place in the starting XI, but he will have a different partner…
4 CB – Leon Balogun
Leon Balogun
Goldson will drop to the bench for the semi-final having delivered a few shaky performances recently. Against Dundee, he was given a match rating of just 5/10 for his display by Glasgow World
Balogun has barely featured since suffering a facial injury against Livingston in February, but he should return to the lineup against Hearts at Hampden.
5 LB – Dujon Sterling
Dujon Sterling
Ridvan Yilmaz is still injured, while Borna Barisic simply can't be trusted in a game of this magnitude, indicating that Sterling will retain his place on the left side of the defence.
Against the Dens Park side, the Englishman won four of his six contested duels along with making two key passes, showing his strength in one-on-one battles while also trying to make things happen going forward.
6 CM – Mohamed Diomande
Mohamed Diomande for Rangers.
The Ivorian suffered a thumb injury against Celtic and thus missed the subsequent games against County and Dundee due to undergoing surgery, but Clement will have him available against Hearts.
In his first 12 games, Diomande has scored twice for the Gers and could certainly offer more going forward than Lundstram, who is far too static at the base of the midfield.
7 CM – Nicolas Raskin
Rangers midfielder Nicolas Raskin
At Dens Park, Lundstram lost possession 12 times while being dribbled past on two occasions, failing to offer anything meaningful during the game.
This could see him being dropped for the semi-final as Nico Raskin may come back into the starting XI.
The Belgian has started just three league matches thus far in 2024, being hauled off at half-time in two of them, but it is surely time for him to show Clement exactly what he can do.
8 RW – Abdallah Sima
Abdallah Sima
Usually deployed on the left wing, Sima scored against Celtic a few weeks ago by operating on the right flank, and he will likely start there against Hearts.
Overall, the on-loan star has netted 16 goals in what has been a wonderful temporary spell at Ibrox, emerging as one of their finest attacking players.
If the price is right, could Clement perhaps secure him on a permanent deal this summer?
9 AM – Todd Cantwell
Todd Cantwell
The Englishman will be deployed in his usual number ten slot, but he will have to improve massively against Hearts.
He was hooked after just 56 minutes in midweek following a display which saw him complete just 18 passes, make two key passes and win only one duel throughout his time on the pitch.
Clement will unleash him once again this weekend, and if he can hit top form, Hearts could suffer.
10 LW – Rabbi Matondo
Rangers winger Rabbi Matondo.
The £3m signing from 2022 has scored two stunners in his previous four league matches, which surely merits a start against Hearts.
His goal against Celtic salvaged a point when it looked like a defeat was imminent, but he had been used as a sub during the previous two matches.
If he starts at Hampden, he could terrorise the Hearts backline without a shadow of a doubt.
يواصل الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك استعداداته لمواجهة المصري البورسعيدي ضمن الجولة الثالثة من الدوري المصري، والمقرر إقامتها يوم 23 نوفمبر الجاري على استاد الجيش ببرج العرب.
عقد المدير الفني البرتغالي جوزيه جوميز جلسة مع اللاعبين قبل انطلاق التدريبات الجماعية، وشدد خلالها على أهمية المباراة المقبلة وضرورة مواصلة سلسلة الانتصارات في الدوري.
طالع.. جوميز: سعيد أنني جزء من تاريخ الذهب لـ الزمالك.. ولم أفشل مع الأهلي
وأكد جوميز خلال الجلسة ثقته الكاملة في قدرات اللاعبين على تحقيق الأهداف المطلوبة، داعيًا الجميع للتركيز الكامل في التدريبات.
كما عقد جوميز اجتماعًا مع عبد الواحد السيد، مدير الكرة، لمناقشة الترتيبات الخاصة بالمباراة، والاطمئنان على كل التفاصيل التنظيمية لضمان جاهزية الفريق.
على الصعيد البدني، خصص الجهاز الفني لفريق الزمالك فقرة تدريبات قوية ومتنوعة بقيادة جواو ميجيل، مخطط الأحمال، وشملت الركض حول الملعب، واستخدام الأدوات التأهيلية، إلى جانب تدريبات بالكرة لتحسين جاهزية اللاعبين وتم إعداد تقرير مفصل عن الحالة البدنية لكل لاعب لتقديمه إلى المدير الفني.
وشهدت التدريبات عودة المدافع مصطفى الزناري بعد تعافيه من الإصابة التي تعرض لها مؤخرًا، حيث شارك بشكل طبيعي في التدريبات، مع تعليمات طبية بعدم الالتحام القوي بالرأس.
وعاد أحمد مصطفى “زيزو”، لاعب الزمالك، إلى التدريبات الجماعية بعد تعافيه من إصابته التي تعرض لها في مواجهة البنك الأهلي بالدوري، حيث كان يعاني من مزق من الدرجة الأولى في العضلة الخلفية.
أنهى اللاعب برنامجه التأهيلي والعلاجي وشارك بشكل تدريجي في التدريبات البدنية وتدريبات الكرة وفق خطة وضعها الجهاز الفني بالتنسيق مع الجهاز الطبي.
ووجه جوميز تعليمات فنية خاصة لزيزو خلال المران، بينما تابع الدكتور محمد أسامة، رئيس الجهاز الطبي، حالة اللاعب لضمان جاهزيته.
West Bromwich Albion will be thanking their lucky stars that they gambled on signing Celtic loanee Mikey Johnston in the January transfer window, with the slick Hoops winger becoming an instant fans' favourite at his new loan club.
He wasn't quite at his spell-binding best against Sunderland last match, with West Brom falling to a disappointing 1-0 loss in the Championship to Mike Dodds' topsy-turvy Black Cats, but he will still be one of the first names on Carlos Corberan's team-sheet until he moves back to Scotland.
West Brom are already looking for replacements to fill the eventual void left behind by the 24-year-old when he links back up with Brendan Rodgers' side at the end of the campaign, seen in their reported interest of Oxford United winger Josh Murphy.
Yet, this situation with Johnston could offer up a final last chance saloon for this forgotten Baggies man who has starred in spurts out on loan at Cardiff City from down the left wing.
One last chance for forgotten West Brom man
Karlan Grant could well want to come back off his loan spell with the Bluebirds and fight for his spot in Corberan's XI, having shown his quality occasionally in the Welsh capital.
The 26-year-old has helped himself to six goals and three assists from 40 games in all competitions, fading in and out of games under Erol Bulut but impressing all the same in some key moments.
Often deployed as a striker in the West Midlands, Grant switching to playing down the wings for Cardiff predominantly – and mainly the left wing – has seen his game improve in Wales and could give him a final chance to shine back at his parent club subsequently.
Grant's performance against Hull City at the start of this month would have been encouraging viewing for Corberan, the 26-year-old bagging Cardiff's only goal of the contest in a 3-1 defeat but he looked lively and energetic down the channels.
It could be a risk trying to bed Grant back in after it was made abundantly clear to him that his Spanish Baggies manager didn't really want him, but with the news that Johnston might not stick around in the West Midlands past his impactful loan stint, all options should be assessed.
Karlan Grant's West Brom future
Grant was once a well-liked figure at the Hawthorns, tearing Championship defences to pieces with blistering attacking displays.
The 2021/22 season for Grant in a West Brom strip was the former Huddersfield Town man at his vibrant best and also his goalscoring best for the Baggies, firing in 18 strikes from 44 second-tier games before his time in the West Midlands started to go sour.
Grant's numbers for West Brom by position
Position
Games played
Goals
Assists
ST
44
13
4
LW
34
10
4
RW
2
0
0
RM
1
0
0
SS
1
0
0
Stats by Transfermarkt
As can be seen above, Grant has excelled down the left-hand side at West Brom in the past, with the Baggies more than content with sticking by Brandon Thomas-Asante in the centre-forward spot.
Still, with former Baggies player Carlton Palmer praising Grant as a "versatile" player when discussing his original loan switch to Cardiff, there might be a way back for the 26-year-old if West Brom need an additional body up top as well as down the channels.
West Brom forward Karlan Grant.
There will no doubt be a number of crunch talks with Grant this summer over his immediate West Brom future, with one outcome being he is given another shot at redemption in the absence of Johnston.
West Brom could ease Johnston exit with "fantastic" free transfer
West Bromwich Albion will hope this potential incoming is as effective as Mikey Johnston next season.
The Stars rested two of their leading pace bowlers and Glenn Maxwell held himself back until it was almost gone
The Report by Daniel Brettig20-Jan-2020Melbourne Stars are beatable after all – they just need to give their opponents a generous helping of assistance to do so. The Stars rested two of their leading pace bowlers Nathan Coulter-Nile and Jackson Coleman from the BBL match at the SCG, and then their captain Glenn Maxwell withheld himself from the contest until the Sydney Sixers were defending a required rate of more than 14 an over.The result, which ended the Stars’ winning streak at eight games, also served to strengthen the Sixers’ hold on a place in the tournament finals. They were driven to victory in large part by a percussive innings from the home side’s captain Moises Henriques, who hammered no fewer than eight sixes while adding 114 in 50 balls with the ever-elegant James Vince.Moises Henriques hit a 31-ball 72•Getty Images
Ben Dwarshuis, Tom Curran and Nathan Lyon then played their part with the ball, although it was a halting innings from the out of sorts Nic Maddinson that played a large part in ensuring the Stars would depart Sydney without their ninth win on a row.Sixers halted by lightningOvercast and sultry conditions at the SCG made for a somewhat tacky surface to begin with as the Stars bowled first. Dan Worrall’s opening spell brought some useful sideways movement, though when he pitched up, he slipped obligingly into Daniel Hughes’ hitting zone. It was lightning that first caused a suspension in play, before rain followed as the skies opened up from the west of Sydney – storms that had seen Melbourne and also Canberra drenched in hail stones over the past 24 hours.When the sky cleared, the Sixers were left with 10.5 overs left for 14 in total, with the presence of all 10 wickets in hand offering the possibility of some score enhancement from Duckworth Lewis Stern. Hughes and Josh Philippe were unable to resettle, and fell in the space of the same Sandeep Lamichhane over, bringing Henriques to the middle to join Vince with nine overs remaining.Henriques the hammerIt was “80s night” at the SCG, an intriguing concept for a format of the game that had its origins in the early 2000s. Henriques, though, was to provide the perfect homage with an innings of bludgeoning power that recalled Ian Botham on an afternoon out for Somerset, or perhaps Lance Cairns and his shoulderless bat against Australia at the MCG. His first target was Lamichhane, taking the 11th over of the innings for 24 runs with the help of a couple other clean hits from Vince. Henriques added to the moment by batting without any headgear.Marcus Stoinis gave the Stars a chance with a quick fifty•Getty Images
The replacement pace bowlers Jonathan Merlo and Lance Morris were then taken to task, as 15 and then 26 came from overs 12 and 13. Henriques raced to 72 from 30 balls, with the promise of more in the last. But Worrall returned with another excellent over, slightly reducing the Sixers’ tally by conceding just four and ending Henriques’ stay. Vince’s slipstream 41 had been little less impressive, though both batsmen benefitted from the greasy ball skidding nicely onto the bat.Waiting for MaxwellGiven the steep target and the limited overs available, a promotion for Maxwell to No. 3 or even top of the order might have been under consideration. However, there appeared at least some desire from Maxwell as captain to grant opportunities to others, meaning Hilton Cartwright opened up with Marcus Stoinis. They did well enough, piling on 35 from the opening three overs including a brutal 22 from Jackson Bird’s second, but when Cartwright gloved Dwarshuis behind, the former Sixer Maddinson found himself trying to find form under considerable pressure.What followed was a maiden from Dwarshuis, and then a series of increasingly desperate attempts by Maddinson to hit his way out of trouble until he was bowled by the left-armer for a tortured 16 off 18 balls in the 10th over. By this time the required rate was beyond 14 an over, setting up a scenario that guaranteed either another set of Maxwell fireworks or a vital victory for the Sixers as they sought to firm up their place in the BBL finals.Stoinis fires but too little too lateWith Maxwell momentarily thrown by his receipt of an accidental beamer from Dwarshuis, Stoinis raised his sights with 55 required from 18 balls. Nathan Lyon’s first three balls of the 12th over went four, six, six, but as he looped higher and shorter, Stoinis got underneath one for Henriques to hold a steepling catch. With Nick Larkin now for company, Maxwell tried to rouse himself, but an outlandish 27 were still required off the last over.It was far too many, with Larkin and Maxwell out to skied catches from the first two balls of an over delivered creditably by Curran. The Stars’ winning streak was duly ended at eight games, though it was hard to deduce exactly how much to take out of the result given its various vagaries, not least the shape of the visitors’ batting order.
Reforçando o elenco para a disputa do Campeonato Brasileiro da Série D 2021, o Futebol Clube Cascavel anunciou a contratação do goleiro Luis Augusto. O atleta chega em definitivo com contrato até o fim deste ano e vai disputar posição durante a competição nacional.
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Aos 27 anos de idade e com 1,91 de altura, Luis estava no futebol de São Paulo, onde defendeu o time do São Caetano durante o Campeonato Paulista deste ano. Ele falou sobre a chegada ao novo clube.
– Fui bem recebido, grupo muito bom de trabalho, me surpreendi muito com a estrutura do clube, conhecendo de perto é o que todo jogador deseja. Minha expectativa é fazer um bom ano e conseguir nosso objetivo principal que é o acesso da Série C do Brasileiro. – disse o atleta.
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Sobre a disputa por uma vaga no time, que atualmente conta com o goleiro Ricardo, o novo reforço do Cascavel disse que será sadia e de muito trabalho.
– Ricardo já tem um tempo de casa, jogador experiente que tem feito um ótimo trabalho. Será uma competição sadia, de respeito e de muita dedicação no dia a dia, isso só vai elevar o nível de qualidade meu e dele e de todo o grupo. – afirmouLuis Augusto.
A frente do comando do Cascavel em campo, o técnico Tcheco comentou sobre a chegada do arqueiro que já treina com o resto do grupo.
– Luis é um jogador que o departamento de análise de desempenho junto com o nosso preparador de goleiros Gilberto já acompanhava. Ele vem para sustentar essa questão de opções de elenco, goleiro de nível que se exige hoje no futebol. – falou o treinador.
O diretor de futebol do FC Cascavel, Rudinei Guimarães, destacou a chegada do arqueiro e falou sobre algumas características do atleta.
– É um goleiro que já jogou em times tradicionais do futebol paulista como Portuguesa Santista, Santo André e São Caetano e disputou campeonatos fortes. Tem bagagem, e experiência internacional pois atuou 7 anos no futebol do Qatar. Tem como caraterística uma boa saída de bola com os pés, é alto e rápido. – concluiu o mandatário.