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Steven Finn believes he is ready to step up the intensity as England build towards the first Test in Brisbane later this month

ESPNcricinfo staff10-Nov-2010Steven Finn believes he is ready to step up the intensity as England build towards the first Test in Brisbane later this month, and expects the crowd at Adelaide for Thursday’s second warm-up match against South Australia to play their part in trying to unsettle an unusually issue-free England squad.England’s victory in their opening first-class warm-up match in Perth last week was the first time in 45 years that they had launched an Ashes tour with a win, and Finn played an important part in that effort, having overcome a tricky first spell to return decent match figures of 3 for 115 in 34 overs.”We copped a bit of abuse at the WACA last week in that last innings,” Finn told reporters in Adelaide. “It’s something we’re prepared for, we’ll embrace and we’re going to try to enjoy. Friendly banter is good – to make sure we’re accessible as people, we’re human beings as well, and everyone’s got a sense of humour.”You can see the funny side when people are chirping you. It’s part of what we have to expect as international cricketers, and to be able to deal with that is important.”While he couldn’t claim to be entirely happy with his efforts, Finn was nevertheless pleased that he was able to adjust his length to suit the WACA wicket, having started the game with a length that was far too full for the conditions. By the final day, however, he had settled into a decent rhythm that boded well for future challenges.”I slid around in the footholds in the first innings a little bit – but I don’t want to make excuses,” said Finn. “I’m not the sort of person who is going to sit there and say it was because of the footholds I was bowling full.”It might have contributed. But I didn’t bowl well in my first spell and went for three or four an over – which is something I don’t want to do in Australia. I adapted and managed to bowl better lengths. It’s important that process happens quicker in future.”With 32 wickets in his eight Tests to date, and with an imposing 6’8″ frame that ought to be well-suited to Australia conditions, Finn has been earmarked as a vital part of England’s attack, even though he has never before set foot in the country. With that in mind, he is trying not to worry about getting everything right at once.”I was happy with how I bowled towards the end of the first innings,” he said. “It was that first spell that I wasn’t happy with at all. But I’m 21 years old, and understand that I’m going to be inconsistent every now and again. But it’s important that I don’t settle for that and I try to make myself better each time I go out and bowl – and learn every time too.”England are expected to name an unchanged side for the South Australia match, with Alastair Cook the only major concern form-wise, following his scores of 5 and 9 at the WACA. However, England’s coach, Andy Flower, dismissed any doubts, saying: “It’s one game, two innings. I think he’s going to do well.”

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O Botafogo foi a Volta Redonda visitar a equipe da casa com a necessidade de voltar com um triunfo na bagagem. Mas não deu e, pela quinta rodada da Taça Rio, teve que se contentar com o empate em 1 a 1, marcado com gols de Mauro Gabriel, ex-Bota, e Igor Rabello. Agora, o pressionado time de Alberto Valentim, que saiu atrás do placar e não teve a boa atuação na segunda etapa refletida em virada, encara o Vasco, no último compromisso do returno. O Voltaço recebe o Boavista.

O resultado positivo era essencial para as pretensões do Botafogo na Taça Rio. A responsabilidade, contudo, foi amenizada com a derrota da Portuguesa mais cedo, que estacionou nos dez pontos no Grupo C. O Alvinegro, por sua vez, passa a somar os mesmos pontos da Lusa, enquanto o Volta Redonda, brigando na parte de baixo, fica com três pelo Grupo B.

NINGUÉM ACREDITOU E… LEI DO EX
Com a mesma equipe desde o início da Era Alberto Valentim, o Botafogo esboçou uma postura agressiva e com a posse da bola. Ao menos nos primeiros minutos, quando boas oportunidades foram criadas, quase sempre via aérea. No entanto, o Voltaço foi quem espetou mais. Primeiro, com Marcelo acertando a trave, isso após bela defesa de Gatito Fernandéz. Pouco depois, placar inaugurado: Mauro Gabriel, revelado pelo próprio Botafogo, conduziu a bola na direção da entrada da área e, sem serinterpelado pelos defensores alvinegros, arriscou e foi muito feliz. Teve até passinho na comemoração.

AGORA VAI, GENERAL!
Quase sempre letal nas bolas paradas, Igor Rabello foi de vibração a frustração em poucos segundos. Marcou um gol após bola levantada por Valencia. A bola foi à rede, mas o lance foi bem anulado. Isso ocorreu quando o time da casa já estava em vantagem, o que durou cerca de 15 minutos. Na reta final da etapa inicial, a jogada se repetiu e Rabello, desta vez em posição legal, empatou.

A ESQUERDA PARECIA O CAMINHO. PARECIA…
Na volta do intervalo, Valentim acionou Marcos Vinícius e tirou Pim-
pão, abrindo o corredor para o voluntarioso Moisés. De lá, e com Vinícius
e Valencia por dentro, saíram as melhores chances na etapa final, sobretudo pela ótima participação do lateral-esquerdo, aniversariante do dia. Mas nada… Luiz Fernando e Brenner também compuseram a blitz final. Sem sucesso, apesar de mais de 20 finalizações por parte dos visitantes.

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BOTAFOGO: Gatito Fernández; Marcinho, Marcelo Benevenuto, Igor Rabello e Moisés; Rodrigo Lindoso (Brenner, 32’/2ºT), João Paulo e Léo Valencia; Ezequiel (Luiz Fernando, 22’/2ºT), Rodrigo Pimpão (Marcos Vinícius, Intervalo) e Kieza. T: Alberto Valentim.

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Roberto Firmino may consider leaving Liverpool this summer due to Sadio Mane’s shift into the middle, says former top flight manager Alex McLeish.

The Lowdown: Firmino down the pecking order

The Brazilian has become an undisputed Reds legend since joining from Hoffenheim back in 2015, winning the Premier League and Champions League, not to mention leading the line superbly.

Firmino finds himself down the attacking pecking order these days, however, with Mohamed Salah, Mane, Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota all arguably seen as stronger options by Jurgen Klopp, especially since Mane moved to a central role after Diaz’s arrival in January.

The 30-year-old’s current Liverpool deal runs out at the end of next season and the idea of him leaving this summer hasn’t been completely ruled out.

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The Latest: Pundit casts doubt over future

Speaking to Football Insider, McLeish admitted that he could see Firmino moving on due to the shift Klopp has made in recent weeks with Mane, moving Firmino further down the striker pecking order.

Ultimately, he says, the decision will be up to the player himself:

“I think he’s still making an impact. You see him in games coming on and getting a couple of goals and assists. He’s still, I think, very integral to their success this season.

“Like everybody else, he will want to maybe play more football at the end. Who knows, maybe it suits him, the way it is just now. One thing’s for sure, Liverpool are a great club and will do the right thing by their players.

“They will do whatever Firmino wants to do, I would think. Maybe keep him on and keep doing his cameo. Or does the guy want to play more football? I think that would be in Firmino’s hands.”

The Verdict: Don’t leave, Bobby

While it would be understandable if Firmino decided to enjoy a fresh challenge this summer, the hope with the vast majority of Liverpool fans is that he stays put.

At 30, he still has a huge amount to offer, even if his best days are behind him, and he is a perfect foil for different styles of players around him in attack. If he is content being a squad player, the matter should be settled immediately.

Firmino isn’t a player who is reliant on pace, which further highlights why he can be a force for years to come, and the idea of such a popular player leaving doesn’t bear thinking about.

In other news, an exciting Liverpool transfer update has emerged. Read more here.

Michael Clarke has said international players can find a way around hectic schedules, but it could involve giving the IPL and Champions League T20 an occasional miss

Sidharth Monga in Chandigarh28-Sep-2010

Michael Clarke, the Australia vice-captain, has said international players can find a way around hectic schedules, but it could involve giving the IPL and Champions League T20 an occasional miss to make sure they are at their best when playing for the country. Clarke was speaking on a day two of Australia’s first-choice players – Michael Hussey and Doug Bollinger – joined the squad, two days before the start of the Test series. India await their Chennai Super Kings players MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and M Vijay.Clarke said the Australian team had no choice with Bollinger and Hussey, but he saw the positives in the fact that they were playing “tough” cricket, playing well, and winning it. Australia arrived in India in similar circumstances last year as well, with Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz and Doug Bollinger joining the team on the eve of the first ODI after their Champions League commitments. Lee lasted one match in that series.Clarke was firm that the players needed to be wise while choosing where and when to play in a modern cricketing world full of opportunities. “For me, we all have a choice,” he said. “You don’t have to play IPL. You don’t have to play Champions League. For me, personally, right now it is about representing my country, and every game I can play for Australia, I will do that. That’s my priority. If, as an individual player, you are tired or your body needs some rest, you need to make that commitment outside of international cricket. You need to, maybe, play less in the IPL or play less in the Champions League.”Clarke and Mitchell Johnson are two high-profile Australia players to have not taken part in the IPL yet.Hectic schedules, he said, were part of a modern cricketer’s life. “There is obviously a lot of cricket on at the moment, but it’s a part of what you do as a professional athlete,” he said. “You train every day, and when you are not training, you are playing or travelling. I think it’s all about adapting and trying to make do as much as you can.”When we leave this tour, we have one day at home before we fly to Perth to play the Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka. So you have completely different conditions, completely different opposition, completely different format. So you have to be able to adjust, and that’s probably the toughest thing about cricket these days. You have three different formats, in so many different conditions around the world.”Like Australia, who have three days between the India tour and the home limited-overs series against Sri Lanka, India have five days between their last ODI against New Zealand and their first Test in South Africa. Clarke, however, said that players enjoyed the fact that there was so much cricket to choose from. “That’s a great challenge that you look forward to. Having success in all the different conditions in the world makes you a good international cricketer,” he said. “That’s probably the hardest thing: that you have to travel and play in so many different conditions. But there are so many positives. You get to experience so many different cultures. Different parts of the world. It certainly helps your cricket.”

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Para quem esperava uma grande atuação do Flamengo na temporada, não viu isso. O Rubro-Negro teve atuação abaixo do esperado e só empatou com o River Plate, da Argentina, na estreia na Copa Libertadores, nesta quarta-feira à noite, no Nilton Santos. Apesar dos gols terem saídos em jogadas isoladas, as laterais do Fla foram uma avenida e o meio não conseguiu a esperada ligação com o setor ofensivo.

FALHAS NA ARMAÇÃO
O Flamengo ficou devendo na hora de criar oportunidades. O meio de campo, no esquema 4-1-4-1 ficou devendo. A primeira parte de criação não alcançava a criação rubro-negra e isso foi prejudicial para impedir a vitoria rubro-negra. Na úncia vez que conseguiu essa ligação, em uma jogada genial de Lucas Paquetá, o Fla atingiu a meta, com um belo gol de Everton. Na maior parte de partida, o Flamengo ficou devendo sua principal transição entre meio e ataque. Isso atrapalhou uma vitória na estreia.

SISTEMA DEFENSIVO EM NOITE PARA ESQUECER
A começar com Diego Alves. O goleiro não teve uma grande noite. Falhou no segundo gol do River, com uma bola defensável, e foi questionado no primeiro. Por falar no primeiro gol – independentemente de Mora estar impedido – Juan falhou. Não saiu do chão e viu o o atacante cabecear sozinho para o gol do Fla. No segundo, um bate-rebate e ninguém para abafar. O Flamengo foi pouco produtivo no ataque, mas chegou ao gol. Mas a defesa teve uma noite para esquecer.

LATERAIS AVENIDAS
Os flancos da defesa do Flamengo precisam se reforçar. Isso já virou palpável. Tanto Renê, Pará, Trauco e Rodinei não condizem com um elenco forte. Pará, inclusive, mostrou que chegou ao ponto que precisa mudar de ares. Sempre que joga, tem atuação irregular. Rodinei, ofensivamente, é uma boa peça, mas deixa muito a desejar na defesa. Renê, a mesma coisa. O River Plate atacou muito por seu lado, com Rdrigo Mora, e dali, saíram as melhores jogadas. É hora de Carpegiani rever a forma de jogo. Talvez um 3-5-2 seja uma boa opção. O meio pode ser criativo ocm quatro jogador, nesta noite não rendeu, mas no geral tem tido boas atuações.

VEJA COMO O FLAMENGO TERMINOU A PARTIDA
No fim do jogo, Carpegiani mudou o esquema e terminou com dois volantes. Nessa, sofreu pressão do River Plate e acabou sofrendo um gol no final da partida, devido a pressão. Veja como terminou a equipe.

Celtic are back in action tomorrow with an SPFL clash against Ross County away from home to try and take another step towards securing the league title.

Last weekend saw the Hoops get knocked out of the semi-final of the Scottish Cup by Rangers in what was a disappointing afternoon for Ange Postecoglou and his side.

With that in mind, it could be bad news for County to have to come up against a wounded Celtic side looking to get back to winning ways.

However, one issue that the Bhoys will have to deal with is the absence of right-back Josip Juranovic, who will reportedly be out for the next couple of weeks through injury.

Despite this blow, it could pave the way for one Celtic figure to come in and shine for the team.

Opportunity knocks

Having only started one of Celtic’s six previous league games, Anthony Ralston has been in and out of the team since the turn of the year.

With 23 league appearances to his name in total this season, the right-back has shown what an attacking talent he can be by racking up four goals and seven assists.

Also, no other defender in Postecoglou’s squad has been able to have as many shots on target (13) or crosses (116) as the 23-year-old.

In addition to this, from a defensive point of view, only Juranovic (28) has won more tackles than the £1.62m-rated Scotsman (26).

This highlights just how much of a capable player Ralston is up and down the pitch and how much they will need someone like that while their other right-back is out injured, with the introduction of the 23-year-old potentially being a game-changer for the Bhoys.

Currently listed as the third-highest rated player at the Parkhead club, the full-back has earned himself an overall performance rating of 7.47 from WhoScored.

Labelled as a “soldier” on the pitch by Postecoglou, Ralston could use this time while the Croatian is recovering to really stake a claim that he should be the first-choice right-back at Parkhead.

Moving forward, in terms of the Hoops boss putting his starting XI together to take on County, he should have no reservations about putting the £10.5k-per-week Scotsman in from the beginning at right-back.

AND in other news: Sold at £2m, now worth £630k: Celtic struck gold on £11k-p/w dud with a “bad attitude”

انتقد علاء نبيل مدرب منتخب مصر السابق، خوض الفراعنة مواجهة ودية أمام بلجيكا، مُشددًا على أنها غير مُفيدة خلال الفترة الحالية.

ويلتقي منتخب مصر مع نظيره بلجيكا، اليوم الجمعة، في تمام الخامسة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، على ملعب جابر الأحمد الدولي، بالكويت.

وقال علاء نبيل في تصريحات عبر قناة “تن”: “ما الهدف أو الفائدة من إقامة مباراة بين مصر وبلجيكا في الوقت الحالي؟، نحن لا نستعد لخوض منافسات كأس العالم أو مباريات مصيرية في التصفيات الإفريقية”.

وأضاف: “أتمنى أن يظهر المنتخب بشكل قوي في مباراة بلجيكا الودية، وتقديم عرض قوي فنيًا يليق بسمعة الكرة المصرية”.

طالع أيضًا | تشكيل منتخب مصر المتوقع أمام بلجيكا وديًا.. ثلاثي هجومي بقيادة محمد صلاح

وواصل: “في رأيي أن هناك بعض اللاعبين في الجيل الحالي من منتخب مصر انتهت صلاحيتهم الفنية مع الفراعنة في الوقت الحالي، وكان يجب استبعادهم حسابات روي فيتوريا المدير الفني”.

واستكمل: “يجب إعادة النظر في انضمام بعض لاعبي منتخب مصر خلال المرحلة المُقبلة قبل استدعائهم من جانب المدرب البرتغالي”.

وانتقل للحديث عن البرازيلي روجيرو ميكالي المدير الفني للمنتخب الأولمبي، قائلًا: “مدرب غير مقنع فنياً بالنسبة لي وكان يجب اختيار أفضل الأسماء لتدريب المنتخب من قبل اتحاد الكرة، ورغم ذلك هناك بعض مدربي أندية الدوري غير مؤهلين”.

واختتم: “في رأيي أن علي ماهر المدير الفني لفريق فيوتشر هو أفضل مدرب في مصر حاليًا”.

عبر حكيم زياش لاعب منتخب المغرب عن رضاه بشأن التعادل أمام كرواتيا في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما ضمن منافسات كأس العالم.

وتعادل المنتخب المغربي سلبيًا مع كرواتيا، في مستهل مشوار الفريقين بالمونديال، في اللقاء الذي أقيم بينهما على ملعب “البيت” ضمن منافسات المجموعة السادسة.

وقال حكيم زياش في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة “بي إن سبورتس”: “نعم التعادل نتيجة جيدة وقد نكون سعداء بالتعادل ولكننا نريد الفوز وينبغي أن نراعي المباراة ولكن النقطة جيدة”.

طالع | سفيان بوفال: واجهنا صعوبة أمام كرواتيا.. وأتمنى أن نكون أكثر خطورة ضد بلجيكا

وأكمل: “المباراة المقبلة ستكون صعبة أمام بلجيكا ولكنها مختلفة، سنرتاح ليومين أو ثلاثة وسنرى ماذا نفعل”.

واختتم: “في كأس العالم الحالي نخوض مباراة بعد أخرى وسنحقق أداء أفضل فيما هو قادم”.

يذكر، أن الجولة الثانية من المجموعة ستشهد مواجهة كرواتيا أمام كندا والمغرب ضد بلجيكا، يوم الأحد المقبل 27 نوفمبر الجاري.

حرص اتحاد التنس برئاسة إسماعيل الشافعى، على تقديم التهنئة لميار شريف لاعبة منتخب مصر، بعد تألقها فى بطولة كولينا الدولية للتنس للسيدات وتتويجها باللقب العالمى الرابع هذا العام 2022.

وأثنى إسماعيل الشافعي المتواجد حاليًا في مدينة جلاسكو الأسكتلندية، لحضور اجتماعات الاتحاد الدولي للتنس وبرفقته السكرتير العام للاتحاد المهندس وليد سامى، على المستوى المتميز للنجمة المصرية ميار شريف المصنفة 63 عالميًا حاليًا، وتحقيقها الإنجاز تلو الآخر وحصدها 4 ألقاب فى بطولات رابطة المحترفات خلال العام الجاري حتى الآن.

وحصدت ميار شريف 3 بطولات في فئة الـ 125 نقطة وهي على الترتيب ماربيلا الإسبانية فى إبريل الماضى وكارلسروه الألمانية في فى مايو الماضى، وأخيرا كولينا فى تشيلى فى نوفمبر الحالى.

طالع أيضًا.. ميار شريف تتألق وتتأهل لنهائي الفردي والزوجي في بطولة كولينا الدولية للتنس

بينما سجلت اسمها في قائمة الشرف بالتتويج بلقب بطولة روما فئة 250 نقطة فى أكتوبر الماضى.

وكانت ميار شريف قد حققت لقبها العالمى الرابع فى عام 2022 والخامس فى مسيرتها الدولية ببطولات رابطة اللاعبات المحترفات أثر الفوز فى نهائى بطولة كولينا التى اختتمت منافساتها فى تشيلى على اللاعبة الأوكرانية كاترينا بايندل بنتيجة 3/6و 7/6 و 7/5.

ورغم خسارة ميار شريف للمجموعة الأولى بسبب الحماس الشديد من جانب اللاعبة كاترينا لتحقيقها المفاجأة واطاحتها بالمصنفة الثانية على البطولة فى المربع الذهبى إلا أن نجمتنا ميار حطمت أحلام وآمال الأوكرانية فى مواصلة مفاجاتها وتغلبت عليها فى المجموعتين الثانية والثالثة وتحسم اللقب لصالحها وتواصل رفع علم مصر فى محافل اللعبة البيضاء عالميا.

Zulqarnain Haider, Pakistan’s highest-scoring batsman in the England series so far, is in danger of missing the third Test, starting on August 18 at the Oval, due a finger injury

Nagraj Gollapudi14-Aug-2010

Zulqarnain Haider is in danger of missing the remainder of the Test series due to a finger injury that could have been aggravated when Stuart Broad hurled a ball back at him in frustration during the second Test at Edgbaston. Haider is scheduled to meet a finger specialist when the team reaches London on Sunday and the team management will take a call – whether to send him back or retain him – based on the diagnosis.”He picked up a hairline fracture to his little finger. We don’t know yet if he will stay but we will wait to hear from the specialist,” Yawar Saeed, Pakistan’s manager told Cricinfo.It is believed that Haider started experiencing pain after being hit on his hand by Broad. Having stopped the ball in his follow through, Broad had thrown the ball back at Haider, who raised his hand to shield himself but was hit on the little finger. The incident happened on the third day of the Edgbaston Test during the second session when Haider and Mohammad Amir were involved in an inspired stonewalling effort. Broad, who admitted his fault, was fined half his match fee by Ranjan Madugalle, the ICC match referee.Haider, on the verge of earning the unwanted honour of getting a king pair on debut, went on to make a resolute 88which injected some steel into an otherwise deflated Pakistan batting. He had first hurt his little finger at a practice session at Leeds during the Australia series, and the pain resurfaced on the eve of the second day of the tour game against Worcestershire at New Road. Another team source told Cricinfo that Haider is all but set to return home soon. “The doctor has said that he [Haider] will take one month to heal with or without operation. So he is bound to be out of the series,” the official said.Haider complained of pain and subsequent X-rays at a local hospital in Worcester revealed a minor fracture to the bone in the finger, a step up from what was initially a minor injury.Haider was drafted into the team on the eve of the Edgbaston Test after the Pakistan team management felt their first-choice keeper Kamran Akmal needed to rest and sort out the mistakes he was committing with regularity. Akmal was struck on his right eye during practice on Friday and was holding an ice pack but is under no threat of missing out if called.Haider gained fair points for his technical skills behind the stumpseven if he failed to latch on to a couple of chances in the second innings.