رسميًا.. الزمالك يُعلن ضم مصطفى الزناري من طلائع الجيش

أعلن مجلس إدارة نادي الزمالك رسميًا، التعاقد مع مصطفى الزناري، مدافع طلائع الجيش خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الحالية.

ونجح مرتضى منصور رئيس النادي في الاتفاق مع مسؤولي طلائع الجيش على حسم الصفقة في الفترة الماضية لينضم الزناري رسميا للقلعة البيضاء.

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وكان مصطفى الزناري وقع على عقود الانتقال للزمالك في جلسة جمعته بأمير مرتضى المشرف على الكرة بالقلعة البيضاء.

وجاء التعاقد مع الزناري بناء على طلب البرتغالي جوسفالدو فيريرا المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي.

Opportunity knocks twice for Vijay

The Tamil Nadu batsman has been on the fringes for the past one year now and is the first-choice opener in case either Sehwag or Gambhir don’t play

Nagraj Gollapudi30-Nov-2009

‘I hope I do well when I get my turn next time.’•Getty Images

It couldn’t have been scripted better. Murali Vijay entered the room as S Badrinath left it, and proceeded to take the place on the sofa vacated by his Tamil Nadu team-mate and former captain, the man under whom he made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu. While Badrinath is yet to play a Test for India, Vijay is getting ready to play his second after an eventful debut against Australia last year in Nagpur.”It is really good,” Vijay told Cricinfo about his past year. “I just want to get a start if I play.”Last year, he was called up at the last minute after Gautam Gambhir was forced to sit out following his one-match ban over an altercation with Shane Watson.Vijay was rushed from Nasik, where he had scored a big century in a Ranji Trophy Super League game against Maharashtra, to Nagpur. He didn’t disappoint, getting starts in both innings (33 & 41) and, importantly, sharing vital opening stands of 98 and 116 with Virender Sehwag.”I was just blank when I went in to bat. Maybe I could have done better but the team won the game”, Vijay said. He picked up a few tips from his heroes in the Indian dressing room and applied them at the domestic level. “Great players always say that it is important to keep performing at the domestic level, then it is easy to get established at the international level as you learn things like handling pressure.”It seems to have paid off. He began this season with 92 in the second innings of the Irani Cup encounter against Rest of India, then scored half-centuries in the first two Ranji Trophy matches and 148 against Punjab after he was released from the first Test squad in Ahmedabad.”I’ve learned a lot of things and I’ve managed to enhance my own game. In New Zealand, I learnt how to handle the moving ball and how to deal with the crowd pressure back home. So I hope I do well when I get my turn next time.”Vijay may be warming the bench for Gambhir, who will miss the final Test in Mumbai to attend his sister’s wedding, but he believes Sehwag and Gambhir are India’s most successful opening pair and that both have a solid temperament. His desire to score runs though, is immense.”I want to prove myself each game I play, for my state or for India,” Vijay said. “The only way I can do that is not think too much.”He said it was an “honour” to partner Sehwag at the top of the order as well. “Opening with him takes the pressure off you, because no bowler can stop him,” Vijay said. “The way he approaches his game, he is mentally very strong and handles the situation the way he wants to. He talks about cricket a lot to lighten me up.”Vijay has been on the fringes of the Test side for the past year now and is the first-choice replacement for either Sehwag or Gambhir. He has already been part of four series in those twelve months including the latest against Sri Lanka.Vijay has utilised his time as a reserve in a positive fashion. His priority was to focus on strengthening his temperament in all situations and Paddy Upton, India’s mental conditioning coach, has been a big help. “He [Upton] has talked to me about how I could handle pressure. He has stressed on keeping things simple.”He has learnt various techniques of facing the new ball from coach Gary Kirsten as well. “The best part about him is you can go up to him and ask him for an extra knock. Being an opener he points out particular stuff and you can pick a lot of stuff from him considering he was such a successful opener.”Vijay has practised hard in the last week – getting throw-downs from the Kirsten-Upton pair in Kanpur, followed by an hour-long optional nets session on Monday in Mumbai under the coach’s observation. His plans though, remained straight and simple. They were no different in Nagpur where he didn’t get much time to make personal plans.This time he is more relaxed even if he was not too sure about getting enough sleep on the eve of the game. “As it gets closer I might have some sleepless nights,” he said.

A dashing yet different Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan’s century was a calibrated effort that shaped Sri Lanka’s fighting reply to India’s large total

Cricinfo staff17-Nov-2009

Tillakaratne Dilshan reined in his adventurous instincts and played a valuable innings•AFP

At his best Tillakaratne Dilshan is a dashing, adventurous batsman. When first asked to open in Tests a couple of months ago, Dilshan said he would try and remain true to his aggressive style of play. He has already cracked two vital hundreds in three Tests, along with a 92 in his maiden innings as an opener, but his 112 against India today was different – a calibrated effort that shaped Sri Lanka’s fighting reply to India’s large total.He was welcomed to the crease by a short one from Zaheer Khan that was called wide. The next two deliveries were bouncers; Dilshan tried to evade the second in an awkward manner and the ball hit his left shoulder. It was worthy of at least a wince; Dilshan merely narrowed his eyes and resumed the battle.When Zaheer returned a few overs later for his second spell, Dilshan hit his first ball inside-out past cover to record his first four of the morning. It was hit so hard that Virender Sehwag injured his finger trying to stop it and had to leave the field. In between, though, he bided his time, resisting the temptation – and Zaheer’s teasing game plan – to go for his shots. “They had a deep cover and deep square-leg straightaway and I felt the best thing to do was to go to the other end by knocking the ball down [for a single],” Dilshan said.It dovetailed with Sri Lanka’s strategy; having dismissed the dangerous Rahul Dravid and the tail in the first hour to take the morning’s honours, they needed a good platform. And for that Dilshan had to assume control given that Tharanga Paranavitana, though 27, was playing his seventh Test.All the while he also had to deal with two of his Delhi Daredevils team-mates, Gautam Gambhir and Amit Mishra, who kept taunting him to take them on. “Don’t hit and run to me, I’m quick enough” Gambhir told Dilshan. When Mishra failed to tempt Dilshan, he tried a verbal route. “I told him this is not Twenty20, this is a Test and I want to keep going,” Dilshan said.At 33, Dilshan’s life is evolving at a faster rate than when he started out a decade ago. Mostly under-used at No.6, the new leadership under Kumar Sangakkara decided he’d be better suited to open – prompted, no doubt, by his fast scoring-rate that could help the middle order. He’s probably the most unorthodox opener in Test cricket, perhaps more so than Virender Sehwag, and it’s that different approach that has troubled the bowlers and made them change their plans.Today, for instance, Harbhajan Singh, Indian’s premier spinner, was forced to deliver mostly from around the wicket to Dilshan to stop him from stepping out and hitting hard in front of the square. If Harbhajan thought he could capitalise on Dilshan’s weakness – his inability to sweep convincingly – the batsman had alternative plans; when he did not step out and push it firmly through the narrow divide between midwicket and mid-on, he would wait for the ball and then pull or flick it. And through the day he avoided his trademark scoop over the keeper’s head that made him famous during the ICC World Twenty20 earlier in the year, when he was the Player of the Series.During that tournament, in England, he hit three half-centuries and topped the run charts with 317 at 52 with a strike-rate of 144. But his Test strike rate has been peaking too: since 2005 it has climbed up to 72 (behind only Sehwag) and his average to 51 (his career average is 43).After reaching three figures Sangakkara, Dilshan’s on-field partner, advised him “Just don’t throw the wicket, keep going.” “I was trying to play the cut and he asked me to play straighter and don’t throw your wicket. Unfortunately that didn’t happen,” Dilshan said. He eventually fell to Zaheer off yet another short one, the final act of an enthralling battle that had run through the day. He would have been cursing his impetuosity but as he walked off he knew that he’d allowed his team to reach a position from where they could build a lead of 150-odd, vital on a pitch expected to take turn on the final two days.

تقارير: كاسيميرو أفسد صفقة انتقال لاعب ريال مدريد إلى ليفربول

كشفت تقارير صحفية أن اللاعب كاسيميرو تسبب في فشل انتقال فيدي فالفيردي من ريال مدريد إلى ليفربول، في موسم الانتقالات الصيفي لهذا العام.

وأبدى ليفربول رغبته في تعزيز خط الوسط، هذا الصيف، في ظل الإصابات المتكررة التي تعتبر صداعًا في رأس المدرب يورجن كلوب.

وارتبط فيدي فالفيردي بإمكانية الانتقال إلى ليفربول، حيث ذكرت تقارير صحفية سابقة أنه أحد أهداف ليفربول في الميركاتو.

وذكرت صحيفة “ديلي ميل” الإنجليزية، نقلًا عن “آس” الإسبانية، أن ليفربول كان يتطلع بالفعل إلى الظفر بخدمات فيدي فالفيردي في فترة الانتقالات.

وأوضحت أن ليفربول كان على استعداد لدفع 85 مليون جنيه إسترليني لإضافة فالفيردي إلى صفوفه.

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وأشارت إلى إنه رغم ذلك، فإن بيع ريال مدريد للبرازيلي كاسيميرو في نفس النافذة أدى إلى إفساد أي صفقة محتملة.

انتهى الأمر بنادي ليفربول بشراء آرثر ميلو من يوفنتوس في صفقة قصيرة الأجل، على سبيل الإعارة لمدة موسم.

وأفادت الصحيفة أن ليفربول ينوي تجديد اهتمامه بضم فيدي فالفيردي، في وقت لاحق من العام المقبل، عند فتح الميركاتو.

Torcedores colocam faixas contra Zeca em frente ao CT do Santos

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Se antes a cobrança já era grande, a fúria de parte da torcida do Santos contra Zeca só aumentou após o lateral-esquerdo entrar contra o clube na Justiça. Um dia após o ocorrido, alguns torcedores estenderam faixas em frente ao CT Rei Pelé.

Nos manifestos, foram feitas cobranças ao lateral, que já não treina mais pelo clube, e também ao elenco santista.

As faixas foram exibidas na frente da entrada que funcionários e jogadores usam para acessar o estacionamento do Complexo Modesto Roma.

Na semana passada, Zeca foi um dos jogadores mais cobrados por torcedores que estavam presentes no aeroporto de Congonhas, onde o Peixe desembarcou após o empate com o Sport, em Recife.

O atleta citou o episódio como agressão na nota emitida por meio de sua assessoria de imprensa.

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Celtic’s Taylor disappointed v Motherwell

Celtic managed to secure another win in the SPFL this afternoon with a 1-0 victory over Motherwell thanks to a goal from Hoops midfielder Tom Rogic just before halftime.

One player that didn’t manage to fully impress in the win, however, was left-back Greg Taylor.

With 88 touches of the ball in total, Taylor managed to misplace ten passes in the 90 minutes he was on the pitch for, as well as making three misplaced crosses and three misplaced long balls, losing possession on 16 occasions.

As well as his erratic passing, Taylor was not particularly imposing from a defensive point of view either by losing seven of the ten duels he was involved in.

This overall performance earned the full-back, who is currently earning a weekly wage of £8.2k-per-week according to Salary Sport, an overall match rating of 6.7/10, making him the lowest-rated Celtic player on the day according to SofaScore, even lower than Mikey Johnston and Anthony Ralston who played fewer minutes in the game than Taylor did, which just goes to show how much he let Hoops manager Ange Postecoglou down.

Since joining Celtic back in September 2019 from Kilmarnock, the 24-year-old has made a total of 62 appearances for the Parkhead club across all competitions, scoring one goal and providing 14 assists along the way, showing that he is and has been Celtic’s first-choice left-back.

Having previously been described in the past as a “very limited” player in terms of his capabilities on the pitch by Celtic analyst Tony McLaughlin, the left-back showed an example of this in his latest performance for the Hoops, even though they managed to secure the three points and keep a clean sheet in the process.

Moving forward, even though Motherwell only had 29% possession and could only rack up nine attempts at goal this afternoon compared to Celtic’s 71% possession and 26 shots at goal, Taylor will have to make sure he can improve his performances and deliver them on a regular basis or else he could find himself out of the team if he can’t perform against tougher opposition.

Given how 19-year-old Adam Montgomery has made nine appearances for Celtic in the left-back position this season, there’s every possibility that Postecoglou could make him the club’s first-choice left-back if the Australian decides that Taylor isn’t up to it anymore.

In other news: Forget Rogic: “Outstanding” Celtic star with 6 key passes stole the show v Motherwell – opinion

Dilshan to miss game against India due to groin injury

Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan has been virtually ruled out of tomorrow’s game against India

Cricinfo staff04-Jan-2010

Tillakaratne Dilshan has pulled up an abductor muscle in the groin region•Associated Press

Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan has been virtually ruled of tomorrow’s game against India because of a groin strain. He suffered the injury during his match-winning 104 in the opening fixture of the tri-nation tournament in Bangladesh, against the hosts.Sri Lanka entered the competition with a depleted team and have now been dealt a further blow with Dilshan’s injury. The injury came in the 34th over when Dilshan clipped Abdur Razzak to deep square-leg and turned for the second run. He pulled up in pain and it was revealed later that it was a groin injury.”We have had eight players injured in the last 60 playing days,” captain Kumar Sangakkara said. “It’s rather unfortunate, but we can do nothing about it. He [Dilshan] has pulled up an abductor muscle in the groin region. Hopefully, he can come back into the game at some point in the tournament. Hopefully, others will grab the chances.”Dilshan batted on with a runner to complete an assured century and guided Sri Lanka to a facile win. Dilshan, who scored ten centuries in 2009, has been the main batsman for Sri Lanka and they are likely to find it difficult to overcome his absence.In the recent past, Sri Lanka missed the services of Mahela Jayawardene, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Fernando, ThilanThushara, Angelo Mathews and Nuwan Kulasekara due to injuries at various points.

تفاؤل في مانشستر يونايتد بشأن مشاركة راشفورد في الديربي ضد مانشستر سيتي

تسود حالة من التفاؤل داخل مانشستر يونايتد، بشان إمكانية لحاق الدولي الإنجليزي، ماركوس راشفورد، بديربي مانشستر ضد مانشستر سيتي في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

ويحل مانشستر يونايتد ضيفًا ثقيلًا عصر الأحد على مانشستر سيتي، بالجولة التاسعة من البريميرليج، وتنطلق المباراة في تمام الساعة التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة.

وحسب صحيفة “ذا صن” البريطانية، فإن راشفورد عاد إلى تدريبات مانشستر يونايتد قبل 3 أيام من مواجهة سيتي في الديربي.

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وقالت إن راشفورد يسابق الزمن من أجل استعادة لياقته البدنية ليكون قادرًا على التواجد في مواجهة السبت ضد السكاي بلو.

وأوضحت أن راشفورد بدوره مُتفائل ويشعر أنه على ما يُرام وجاهز لمباراة مانشستر سيتي.

يُذكر أن مانشستر سيتي يتواجد في المرتبة الثانية برصيد 17 نقطة، بينما اليونايتد يحتل الخامسة برصيد 12 نقطة.

Presidente da Chape rebate declaração de ex-dirigente do Sport

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No início da tarde desta sexta-feira, o presidente da Chapecoense, Plínio David De Nes Filho, convocou a imprensa para se pronunciar a respeito das declarações do ex-presidente do Sport, o deputado federal Luciano Bivar (PSL). No começo desta semana, o ex-mandatário afirmou, durante entrevista àRádio Jornal, que algum membro do clube pernambucano teria que ir à CBF para solicitar a escalação de um árbitro que não seja intimidado na Arena Condá. As equipes se enfrentam às 19h deste domingo, em Chapecó.

– Isso faz parte de um futebol que já passou, é lamentável, o deputado foi muito infeliz ao pronunciar o nome do Sport, da CBF e a forma como poderia se usar das amizades para influenciar um jogo de futebol, nós aqui sempre primamos pela ética – disse o mandatário.

Maninho ainda destacou que não acredita que a atual gestão do Sport tome tal iniciativa, ressaltando seu apreço pelo clube.

– O atual presidente do Sport (Arnaldo Barros) posso afiançar que é uma pessoa de bem, sempre com as melhores das intenções – apontou.#

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Na Arena Condá, a Chapecoense deu sequência a sua preparação para enfrentar o Coritiba. Com os desfalques de Apodi, Fabrício Bruno e Canteros, todos pelo terceiro cartão amarelo, a equipe titular da atividade comandada por Gilson Kleina foi formada por Jandrei, J Pedro, Douglas, Grolli e Reinaldo; Moisés R, Amaral, L Marques e Luiz; Arthur e Wellington. O time deve ser mantido para o confronto de domingo.

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Romano drops exclusive on Everton medical

It has been widely speculated that Rafael Benitez has fallen out with Lucas Digne, and news coming from the Everton camp on Friday afternoon appears to suggest that the pair can’t resolve their issues.

What’s the story?

Renowned journalist Fabrizio Romano gave an explosive transfer insight regarding the Toffeed, taking to his Twitter profile to drop this exclusive to his millions of followers:

“EXCL: Ukraine left back Vitaliy Mykolenko is currently undergoing his medical as new Everton player, here we go! 🔵🇺🇦 #EFC”

“He’s set to join Everton from Dynamo Kiev on a permanent move, final price around €21/23m. Personal terms agreed.”

The medical may further fuel rumours of an irreparable fall-out between the Everton manager and the French left-back, who has not been in the matchday squad since the Merseyside derby.

As recorded by WhoScored, since his arrival to the Premier League. no left-back has earned a higher rating than Digne, winning 28 aerial duels and 52 tackles in his 15 appearances for the Toffees this season. He also scored against Queens Park Rangers in their Carabao Cup tie.

According to The Athletic, Digne became frustrated in conversations with the Everton manager and continuously challenged Benitez, with the pair having reportedly ‘rarely seen eye to eye’ – specifically when it came to tactics – and tensions allegedly boiled over just ahead of the Arsenal match a couple of weeks ago.

Fans will be gutted

Digne has established himself as a fan favourite, with the left-back speaking out about the reaction that many fans have had to him since he joined the club, saying: “They have even written a song for me, and I want to say thank you to them for that. We have something special in this club.”

Quite a few Everton fans have taken to Twitter to express their feelings and thoughts on the news shared by Romano. One fan tweeted; “If we sell @LucasDigne we are stupid, @everton you need to sack that fraud @rafabenitezweb #rafaout”

Another wrote: “I’ll be so, so angry if Digne is forced out of Everton in January. Angry at Rafa, and at the club by default, as with most things these days.”

It’s clear that some fans aren’t happy about potentially axing the £119k-p/w left back from the side, and with squad depth already thin and injuries piling up, Benitez cannot afford to lose any more players. Freezing out Digne could come back to bite the manager unless Everton can complete the mooted signing of Mykolenko, and even then the Ukrainian may have a hard act to follow.

Either way, his impending arrival seems to suggest that Benitez intends to move on from Digne, who might have already played his last game for the club.

In other news: Benitez could solve big issue at Everton by signing this gem

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