West Indies captain expects resistance from Bangladesh batters, says “first hour on Saturday is crucial”
Mohammad Isam18-Jun-2022In a rare show of emotion, Kraigg Brathwaite slammed the bat on the pitch after getting out for 94. The Khaled Ahmed delivery had surprised him by keeping low as it hit him on the pads Jermaine Blackwood tried to convince him to take the review but Brathwaite knew what had happened. Replays confirmed that it would hit the leg-stump.Captaincy has brought the best out of Brathwaite, who has led West Indies to two impressive series wins in the last 18 months, and has now put his team ahead in the ongoing Antigua Test against Bangladesh as well. “I always enjoy captaining,” he said. “I like the challenge. I like to lead from the front. I am really enjoying it. I want to continue to lead to the best of my ability.”His captaincy is reflected within his batting. He is an accumulator, and takes his time to score runs. On Friday too, Brathwaite batted responsibly, not allowing the impressive Bangladesh pace attack to make any in-roads. He left most of what was bowled to him, scoring off deliveries pitched on the stumps. He made 61 of his 94 runs on the on-side, proving a batter’s discipline does indeed force bowlers into making mistakes.Related
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Brathwaite was candid about his displeasure at getting out six runs short of a well-deserved Test hundred, though it was a crucial innings on a two-paced track that pushed West Indies to a lead of 162.”When I started the innings, the pitch was a bit slow,” he said. “It got a little harder this morning but still it was on the slow side. But I think it was a decent pitch to bat on. I am obviously disappointed but I am happy that the team has an important lead. I was pleased (with the 94) but the most important thing was to build on a foundation for my team. I was happy with the time I spent. Obviously well done to the team for getting a lead.”Brathwaite added 62 and 63 for the third and fourth wicket with Nkrumah Bonner and Blackwood respectively, partnerships although not too big, were crucial in the context of the game.”The partnerships were really important. I think the Bangladesh bowlers did really well. Even the spinners held their line really well. The pitch was a little slow but it still had something for the pacers off the surface. I think those were crucial partnerships. I thought we did a good job to get a lead.”Bangladesh are 50 for 2 in the second innings, trailing by 112 runs and Brathwaite knows that his team faces a decisive period of play on the third day. “We lost some wickets in a cluster which wasn’t good but that can happen,” he said. The pitch doesn’t have as much moisture as it did on the first day. It is important that we start well (on Saturday).”The first hour is crucial. We have to keep it tight even if we don’t get wickets. Once we build pressure, that’s how we will take wickets. I don’t think we can run them over. We have to bowl well.”
A new primetime free-to-air slot on Thursday evenings and avoiding clashes with Australia’s fixtures in the men’s T20 World Cup are two of the main features in the WBBL08 schedule, while the final is set to be played the same weekend that the AFLW comes to a conclusion.The tournament, which begins on October 13, will return to all states for the first time in three years following the Covid-disruption that forced the entire competition to be staged in a Sydney bubble in 2020-21 and then navigate border closures last season.It means that Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades will get to play at home for the first time since WBBL05. Perth Scorchers will begin their title defence against Sydney Thunder in Blacktown on October 16.The shift of the AFLW season to an August-November window means that the two competitions will now go head-to-head. While the overlap has not had a direct impact on the WBBL schedule, the fact both competitions are broadcast by Seven, avoiding Australia’s World Cup matches, and the desire to get more games at peak hours has led to the Thursday slot with overall 17 matches now in primetime.”Our first priority is to get more WBBL matches into primetime…which is where the WBBL belongs as the best cricket league in the world for women,” Alistair Dobson, the general manager of Big Bash leagues, told ESPNcricinfo.”Factoring in the men’s T20 World Cup has been one of the considerations, albeit we’ve managed to work pretty well around it and it hasn’t compromised the WBBL schedule much at all given the venues are generally different.”The finals of both the WBBL and AFLW are set to be played on the weekend of November 26-27 with the date for the WBBL decider yet to be locked in. The WBBL finals week will follow the same structure as last season with the team who finishes first in the table getting a direct route to the decider with the Eliminator and Challenger to confirm the other team.”Our starting point is whatever is right for the WBBL is the schedule we’ll put out, but equally there is a pretty interesting opportunity there about a great festival of sport that weekend,” Dobson said. “So if there are opportunities for each competition to leverage each other that’s something we would explore, but our starting point is that the WBBL, as the biggest sporting league for women in Australia, we’ll schedule what is right for the competition.”The festival concept, where a number of teams are based at one venue, has been retained but these are now more concentrated on weekends. There are also matches spread more throughout the week than has previously been the case.”I think that’s the balance that we are looking for, which is big weekends of action in one spot interspersed with primetime games through the week,” Dobson said.Regional venues will also be used; the tournament will begin in Mackay, Moe and Ballarat in Victoria will stage matches as will Nuriootpa in South Australia.Free-to-air broadcaster Seven, which has recently escalated its legal dispute with Cricket Australia largely centered on the BBL, will again show 24 matches live while all 59 games will be available on Foxtel and its streaming platform Kayo.
WBBL08 2022-23 fixtures
October 13: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers, Great Barrier Reef Arena October 14: Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes, Blacktown October 15: Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers, Great Barrier Reef Arena October 15: Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars, Great Barrier Reef Arena October 16: Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers, Great Barrier Reef Arena October 16: Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars, Great Barrier Reef Arena October 16: Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers, Blacktown October 17: Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers, Blacktown October 18: Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades, Great Barrier Reef Arena October 18: Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder, Blacktown October 20: Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars, WACA Ground October 21: Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat, Karen Rolton Oval October 21: Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers, Karen Rolton Oval October 22: Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder, WACA Ground October 23: Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars, WACA Ground October 23: Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes, WACA Ground October 24: Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades, Karen Rolton Oval October 25: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder, Allan Border Field October 27: Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers, Allan Border Field October 28: Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers, Allan Border Field October 29: Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers, Eastern Oval October 29: Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars, Eastern Oval October 29: Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers, Allan Border Field October 30: Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers, Eastern Oval October 31: Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder, Eastern Oval November 2: Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars, Blacktown November 2: Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers, Blacktown November 3: Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades, Blundstone Arena November 4: Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat,Blundstone Arena November 5: Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers, Lilac Hill November 5: Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers, Lilac Hill November 6: Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat, Blundstone Arena November 6: Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder, Blundstone Arena November 6: Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers, Lilac Hill November 7: Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes, Blundstone Arena November 9: Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat,Lilac Hill November 10: Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades, CitiPower Centre November 11: Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes, Karen Rolton Oval November 12: Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers, CitiPower Centre November 12: Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers, CitiPower Centre November 12: Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes, Karen Rolton Oval November 13: Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers, CitiPower Centre November 13: Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades, CitiPower Centre November 13: Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder, Centennial Park Oval November 14: Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat, Karen Rolton Oval November 15: Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars, Latrobe Recreation Ground November 15: Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades, Manuka Oval November 16: Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes, Latrobe Recreation Ground November 16: Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat, North Sydney Oval November 18: Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes, North Sydney Oval November 18: Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder, North Sydney Oval November 19: Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers, Ted Summerton Reserve November 20: Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades, Ted Summerton Reserve November 20: Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes, North Sydney Oval November 20: Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat, Ted Summerton Reserve November 20: Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers, North Sydney Oval Final series: TBC
The influential coaching program will run a total of seven weeks over an 18-month period from February 2025 to August 2026
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MLS announced EFCL Class for 2026
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WHAT HAPPENED?
MLS announced the incoming 2026 class for the Elite Formation Coaching License (EFCL) Friday morning. The program, which saw the likes of MLS Cup-winning managers Greg Vanney and Wilfried Nancy used to develop, is one of the world's most elite coaching pathways.
THE EFCL program runs seven weeks over an 18-month period from February 2025 to August 2026, and includes all of course work, on-pitch projects, film room studies, immersion, classes, and more.
The program will see the classes begin at the famed INF Clairefontaine outside of Paris, with first sessions beginning on Feb. 4. The EFCL program, which is in partnership with the French Football Federation (FFF), has directly impacted the MLS Player Pathway through the development leagues coaches and players since 2013.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
The class of 2026, for the first time, will feature five different MLS NEXT Elite Academy coaches, alongside 19 MLS representatives.
San Jose Earthquakes U16 head coach Erin Ridley became the first woman from MLS to complete the program in August, 2024, and this year, three more women look to follow her lead as part of the program. Cassidy Chriest (Houston Dynamo), Megan McCormick (St. Louis CITY SC), and Tiffany Roberts (Royals Arizona) will all join the program.
The first week will see coaches observe and learn from some of Europe's top clubs, Arsenal (England), FC Barcelona (Spain), Deportivo Alavés (Spain), Le Havre AC (France), CA Osasuna (Spain), Paris FC (France), Paris Saint-Germain (France), Toulouse FC (France), and Villarreal CF (Spain).
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WHAT NEXT FOR MLS?
The 2025 regular season kicks off on Feb. 22 when Inter Miami clash with New York City FC in a battle of two Eastern Conference heavyweights. Until then, teams will continue their preseason training in preparation for the campaign.
Arsenal have undergone a dramatic transformation in the last five years or so and are practically unrecognisable from the club Mikel Arteta took over in late 2019.
Alongside Sporting Director Edu Gaspar, the Spaniard has completely overhauled the squad, bringing in a swathe of talented players like Ben White, Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice while getting rid of those who wouldn't help him take the team forward.
However, while there has been so much change at the Emirates since the former Captain returned, a few players have remained and become integral members of this title-challenging team; players like Bukayo Saka, William Saliba, and Gabriel Martinelli.
Arsenal's GabrielMartinellicelebrates after Newcastle United's Fabian Schar scores an own goal and Arsenal's second
That said, while there are no question marks over the future of the Englishman and Frenchman, there are some for the Brazilian, although since the manager took over, his valuation has exploded, per Transfermarkt.
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Martinelli's market value when Arteta took over
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So, on December 20th 2019, Arteta was announced as Arsenal's new head coach, and just ten days earlier, Martinelli saw his valuation rise to €18m, which is about £15m.
It's not an enormous number, but considering he was only signed for £6m from Ituano that summer, it was already a major indication that the club had a special player on their hands.
It was an increase that was more than justified during the season as well.
Despite still being a teenager and suffering a major injury during Project Restart, Martinelli racked up a seriously impressive haul of ten goals and provided four assists in 26 first-team appearances.
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Martinelli's market value in 2020/21
Unfortunately for the young attacker, his second season in North London was much less spectacular than his first, as he was only able to rack up a total of two goals and two assists in 22 appearances for the club.
However, this disappointing output was mostly due to the severe knee injury he sustained in June, as he didn't even make his first senior appearance until the 19th of December.
That said, as he had still enjoyed a statement season in the campaign prior, his valuation in October 2020 had increased to €25m, which is about £21m, or £6m more than his price tag when Arteta took over.
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Gabriel Martinelli's market value in 2021/22
Gabriel Martinelli warming up for Arsenal
The June before the 21/22 campaign saw the dynamic winger's valuation decrease to €22m, about £19m, due to his lack of game time the previous season.
However, this wasn't really an issue as, after a pretty miserable year, the Guarulhos-born gem was able to play some regular football again.
He wasn't just making up the numbers either, as, across 36 matches, the 5 foot 10 ace scored six goals and provided seven assists, meaning that he maintained an average of a goal involvement once every 2.76 games.
Moreover, while he didn't play in every game, he remained fit for the entire campaign, giving the manager another option in attack and boosting his reputation in the process.
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Gabriel Martinelli's market value in 2022/23
Thanks to his impressive displays in 21/22, Martinelli's valuation was once again soaring ahead of the following season. In June 2022, it reached a new peak of €40m or £34m, and over the next ten months, he would more than justify the new price tag.
Arsenal went into the campaign with the goal of finishing in the top four, but fairly early on, it became apparent that they were suddenly in a title race with Manchester City, and a large part of the reason why was the attacking talent in the team, including the then-21-year-old Brazilian.
For example, in his 46 appearances across all competitions, the "unplayable" dynamo, as described by pundit Owen Hargreaves, scored 15 goals and provided six assists, meaning that just a couple of years after suffering a serious knee injury, he was averaging a goal involvement every 1.85 games.
Unfortunately, the Gunners would collapse near the season's end, but Martinelli had now laid down a marker and showed the league just how good he could be.
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Gabriel Martinelli's market value in 2023/24
So, after such an incredible campaign, the former Ituano gem's reputation was at an all-time high and in June 2023, his valuation would match that fact, with Transfermarkt valuing him at a whopping €80m, which is about £67m.
However, as so many have before him, the 13-capped international struggled to follow up on his barnstorming year, and over the next ten months, he's become a player who increasingly frustrates a fanbase now expecting their team to push for the title.
In his 44 appearances across all competitions, he could only muster up a fairly uninspiring tally of eight goals and five assists, equating to an average of a goal involvement once every 3.38 games.
Martinelli's Arsenal career
Season
Appearances
Goals
Assists
Goal Involvements per Match
2019/20
26
10
4
0.53
2020/21
22
2
2
0.18
2021/22
36
6
7
0.36
2022/23
46
15
6
0.45
2023/24
44
8
5
0.29
2024/25
3
0
0
0.00
All Stats via Transfermarkt
Now, this wasn't a dreadful return, and some of the discussion around the 23-year-old since has been hyperbolic, but compared to how well he played just the season prior, it was undeniably disappointing.
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Martinelli's market value in 2024/25
So, we come to this season, and considering the slight step back he took last year, the Gunners' number 11 has unsurprisingly seen his valuation decrease.
Transfermarkt priced him at €70m in May of this year, which is about £59m or 293% higher than it was when Arteta joined the club.
It's set to be a massive campaign for Martinelli this year, as with all the talk of Nico Williams and other talented wingers over the summer, his place in the starting lineup isn't guaranteed anymore.
Worryingly, in his three appearances thus far, he hasn't looked particularly impressive, and when he was substituted off at Villa Park, his replacement, Leandro Trossard, came on and scored with his first touch.
However, Martinelli is still an immensely talented winger, and even though he's been in and around the first team for five years now, he's still relatively young at 23.
Therefore, while his stock might be quite low at the moment, he has all the raw qualities to turn things around and get back to his very best.
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da bwin： Campeão da América em 2019, o atual elenco do Flamengo segue fazendo história na competição sul-americana. Atuando como mandante e visitante, o Rubro-Negro vive suas maiores sequências de invencibilidade na Libertadores: a partidacontra a Universidad Católica, no Maracanã, foi a 16ª consecutiva sem derrota nos seus domínios. Fora de casa, já são 11 duelos sem o Flamengo ser batido.
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Contando com o 3 a 0 desta terça, o Flamengo venceu 13 dos últimos 16 jogos que disputou como mandante, sendo que dois foram no Mané Garrincha e os outros 14 foram no Estádio do Maracanã. As vitórias foram sobre: Universidad Católica, Talleres, Barcelona (2), Olimpia, Defensa y Justicia, Unión La Calera, Junior Barranquilla, Independiente Del Valle, Grêmio, Internacional, Emelec e San José.
O último revés como visitante foi em 17 de setembro de 2020: 5 a 0 para o Independiente Del Valle, pela fase de grupos, em momento que o elenco rubro-negro sofria com um surto de Covid-19. Desde então, são três empates (Racing, Unión La Calera e Talleres) e oito vitórias fora de casa: Barcelona SC (duas vezes), Defensa y Justicia, Vélez Sarsfield, LDU, Olimpia, Sporting Cristal e Universidad Católica.
Neste intervalo, a exceção foi a final contra o Palmeiras, disputada em campo neutro. A decisão da Copa Libertadores de 2021 foi no Centenario, em Montevidéu, no Uruguai, e o Fla perdeu por 2 a 1.
تمكن فريق ليدز يونايتد من تحقيق لقب دوري الدرجة الأولى الإنجليزية وذلك عقب فوزه على فريق بليموث أرجايل بهدفين مقابل هدف في الجولة 46 والأخيرة.
على الجانب الآخر وفي الجولة ذاتها، فاز بيرنلي بنتيجة 3-1 على ميلوول، في اللقاء الذي أقيم على ملعب “تورف مور”.
وقبل بداية الجولة، كان يمتلك كل من ليدز يونايتد وبيرنلي 97 نقطة مع أفضلية فارق الأهداف لصالح ليدز والتي جعلته على صدارة ترتيب “تشامبيونشيب”.
وعلى الرغم من صعود كلا الفريقين إلى منافسات الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز بشكل مباشر، لكن صراع التتويج باللقب استمر حتى الجولة الأخيرة.
واستمر التعادل الإيجابي بين ليدز يونايتد وبليموث أرجايل حتى الدقائق الأخيرة من عمر اللقاء، إلى أن تمكن مانور سولومون من تسجيل هدفاً بالدقيقة 91، ليتوجه لقب تشامبيونشيب إلى ليدز يونايتد بدلاً من بيرنلي.
وحسم ليدز يونايتد لقب دوري الدرجة الأولى الإنجليزية بفارق الأهداف ليمتلك محصلة تهديفية (+65)، متفوقاً على بيرنلي والذي يمتلك محصلة تهديفية (+53).
وللمرة الأولى في تاريخ مسابقات الدوري الإنجليزي بمختلف الدرجات أن يصل فريق إلى النقطة رقم 100 دون تحقيق اللقب كما حدث مع بيرنلي.
وتمكن 14 نادياً إنجليزياً من تحقيق لقب مسابقة الدوري بالحصول على 100 نقطة فأكثر بمختلف الدرجات ومن بينهم مانشستر سيتي وفولهام ونيوكاسل يونايتد.
Sri Lanka’s new head coach also wants the batters to have ‘the confidence to go out there and not fear getting out’
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‘I have encouraged the guys to be very specific when they train, think about who they’re going to come up against, and practise to suit those situations’•SLC
Chris Silverwood is no stranger to Sri Lanka’s foibles. After all, it was only a little over a year ago that he brought his England side to Lankan shores and swept the home team 2-0 in a Test series. But now, some 15 months later, he’s at the other end, charged with patching up the same weaknesses he had so brutally exploited.Sure, in the intervening year, Silverwood’s predecessor Mickey Arthur improved the team’s fitness and fielding standards, while the likes of Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga blossomed into two of the world’s leading bowlers. But the results remain as inconsistent as ever, much of which is down to an enduring inconsistency with the bat.Related
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Unsurprisingly this was the first area of concern Silverwood identified while diagnosing Sri Lanka’s problems.”We want more discipline in the batting, more patience in the batting and some intent to score as well,” said Silverwood, addressing the media for the first time since taking up the role of head coach.”It’s all about scoring runs and that’s what we want the batting line-up to do. I’ll try and instill some confidence into the boys so they can go out there and construct their innings and score big runs, certainly in the first innings, and give us something to bowl at. It’s not rocket science.”Not rocket science indeed, but certainly an issue many other coaches over the past decade (11 to be exact) have failed to do. But, as they say, identifying the problem is half the battle, and Silverwood has wasted little time in brainstorming fixes for Sri Lanka’s batting woes.”I have spent the last couple of weeks just digging through stats, looking at how we can improve. One of them is the intent to score, we have to give the batters the confidence to go out there and not fear getting out. That’s not to say we have to be reckless, what I’m saying is we have to bring ‘smarts’ into that as well. But I do want them to be positive, I want them to be brave. If we go with that attitude, the dot-ball rates will come down and the strike-rates will go up, which can only be a good thing.”I have encouraged the guys to be very specific when they train, think about who they’re going to come up against, and practise to suit those situations. Rather than just training on a broad scale, every time you come out of that net, you come out a better player than you went in. To do that, you have to consider what challenges you have in front of you, and then go experiment, find a way, make your strengths stronger, and obviously work on the things you might not be as strong at.”Silverwood’s forte, though, is in his work with fast bowlers, having been one himself during his playing days. And despite having had scarcely two weeks to work with his players since taking up the role, he has already sought to stamp his mark on the team’s pace contingent.”I’ve specifically challenged the Test bowlers to be hot on their first 12 balls, because as we all know the first 12 balls you can make a real impact on your spell as well as put pressure back on the batters.”It’s about instilling the discipline that we can do good things for long periods of time and not getting bored of doing them. Hitting your lines and lengths, finding spots on any given pitch, and being able to live there, and then you bring in the skills like wobble seam, etc., and all our guys swing it too, which is great. So, it’s just about bringing all those skills together and being disciplined enough to live in one area, where you can wear the opposition down if need be.”It’ll be a gradual process, but if you sow the seed and let it grow, over a period of time you will find that people can do it.”Naveed Nawaz will serve as assistant coach to Silverwood•SLC
Silverwood’s first challenge will be Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh later this month, with the team due to fly out on May 8. The touring party, however, will not have the luxury of calling on Chameera, Lahiru Kumara or the recently retired Suranga Lakmal. This means Sri Lanka take with them a fairly inexperienced fast-bowling unit. Silverwood, though, sees the bright side.”From my point of the view, the fact that they’re young means that they will take on information more quickly, and maybe try new things as well. The response has been excellent so far.”Over the course of the briefing Silverwood, flanked by his assistant coach Naveed Nawaz and team manager Mahinda Halangode, also revealed he had spoken to several past national-team coaches prior to accepting the position, and so had a clear idea of what to expect from the job. He also acknowledged that communication would present a challenge, which Nawaz will no doubt play a pivotal role in helping overcome.”Of course, one of the challenges for me will be communication. I have to make sure the plans that I’m trying to put in place I can get across to the boys properly. Obviously, Naveed has helped me with it brilliantly so far. Equally, I’ve got to be aware that the way I see things is not the way someone else sees it, so I have to be aware of how culture works as well, and I have good experience with that when I was working in Zimbabwe. All in all, what we’ve got here is very exciting.”I want the Sri Lankan flair, I want the boys to express themselves; I don’t want them to be anybody else, I want them to be themselves and fly the flag for Sri Lanka.”Nawaz, who had been considered for the role of head coach as well, will also oversee the team’s batting. The former Sri Lanka cricketer also elaborated on his role, speaking of his desire to get to know the players better over the coming weeks and months, so as to be able to help them reach their potential.”Two-way clarity is important to minimise any grievances players might have. Also creating a platform to discuss players’ personal as well as tactical issues,” Nawaz said. “My role will be to act partly as a mentor, as a friend, and also at the same time drilling into them the tactical changes that they need to do to improve their game.”It’s a great opportunity to work with somebody like Chris who has a wealth of experience. Obviously, I applied for the head coach’s role but I still take the assistant coach’s role as an opportunity. As long as both of us are on the same wavelength – to bring back Sri Lanka cricket its lost glory – it’s all that matters.”
Having missed out on signing a new right winger in the summer transfer window, Newcastle United are now reportedly willing to match the valuation of a player who would be an instant upgrade on Miguel Almiron.
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The Magpies endured a nightmare summer, there's no escaping that, after failing to sign Marc Guehi and any other centre-back alternative aside from a free deal for Lloyd Kelly at the start of the window, who is also likely to be used on the left. What's more, those at St James' Park also failed to sign an upgrade on Miguel Almiron, who was linked with a move away himself, throughout the summer.
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Sporting director Paul Mitchell recently spoke about his first summer in charge, telling The Telegraph's Luke Edwards: "There are things we got wrong in our strategy, for sure. If we could have signed a player that we actively felt could make a really good squad better, would we? Of course we would have done.”
"Eddie was very clear and it’s not up to me after seven weeks to say, ‘We’ll do this and that’, because I’m in a supporting role. Were there options? Of course there were, as that’s the responsibility of the department and Newcastle."
Now tasked with making up for lost time in 2025 – be that in the January window or next summer – the Magpies have reportedly set their sights on an exciting target. According to reports in Spain via Football365, Newcastle are now willing to match Barcelona's €60m (£52m) price tag to sign Raphinha in 2025.
Barcelona star Raphinha.
Newcastle were reportedly in advanced talks to sign the Brazilian in the summer window, but ultimately failed to tempt Barcelona into a deal to sell their winger. Now, amid Raphinha's impressive start to the campaign, the Magpies are seemingly prepared to splash out on his signature, making the January window instantly interesting to watch.
"Amazing" Raphinha would end Howe's Almiron problem
Alongside Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon, Eddie Howe lacks the same firepower on the right-hand side that Raphinha would instantly provide to replace Almiron. The former Leeds United star has enjoyed an electric start to the campaign in Spain, scoring a hat-trick against Real Valladolid last time out in a stunning 7-0 victory for Barcelona.
His stunning start follows Ben Mattinson's praise for the winger last month, in which the analyst dubbed Raphinha "amazing" at right-wing and "genuinely quality off the left too".
Following Almiron's disappointing season last time out – scoring just five goals and assisting a further three – Newcastle must find an upgrade as soon as possible if they are to compete for a place inside the Premier League's top four once again.
Howe could yet form a deadly front three of Gordon, Isak and Raphinha to fire Newcastle back on track in 2025.
da bwin： O São Paulo encara o São Bernardo, nesta terça-feira (22), às 20h30, no Morumbi, com objetivo principal de conquistar a vaga para as semifinais do Campeonato Paulista e manter vivo o objetivo do bicampeonato estadual, já que foi campeão em 2021.
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Para isso, o técnico Rogério Ceni aposta na volta de titulares que foram poupados na vitória diante do Botafogo-SP, como o goleiro Jandrei e o volante Pablo Maia. Jogadores que estavam lesionados, como o volante Gabriel e o goleiro Tiago Volpi, treinaram com o elenco e podem ser relacionados.
Além disso, o São Paulo tem apenas uma derrota no Morumbi nesta temporada, quando perdeu para o Palmeiras, por 1 a 0. Já são sete partidas em casa, com quatro vitórias (Santo André, Corinthians, Manaus e Botafogo-SP) e dois empates (Ituano e Inter de Limeira).
Diante do São Bernardo, o São Paulo perdeu apenas uma vez, em duelo disputado na temporada de 2016, quando foi derrotado por 3 a 1. Foram mais quatro jogos, com três vitórias (3 a 0, 2 a 1 e 1 a 0) e um empate (1 a 1).
-Temos que encarar com toda a seriedade do mundo, mas jogamos em casa. Temos que entrar com tudo. Agora é mata-mata, não tem esse favoritismo. A gente sabe dos times maiores, que jogam há mais tempo. Mas nosso pensamento é o São Bernardo, contra eles temos que impor nosso ritmo. Agente sabe da qualidade do São Bernardo, mas pensamos em nosso trabalho, o que fizemos até agora. Jogamos em casa, temos uma equipe melhor a cada jogo, estamos preparados e tenho certeza de que o Rogério vai nos preparar muito bem para essa classificação – disse Rafinha, em entrevista coletiva.
Desde que as quartas de final começaram a ser disputadas no Paulistão, o São Paulo foi eliminado pelo Mirassol, no Morumbi, por 3 a 2, em 2020e se classificouem 2021, quando o Tricolor não só avançou nas quartas de final da competição, como garantiu o título do estadual, após um jejum que estava sendo mantido desde 2005. Na ocasião, a equipe disputou contra a Ferroviária, e garantiu a vitória com um placar de 4 a 2.
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George Dobell and Jarrod Kimber at Old Trafford01-Aug-2013The review I Graeme Swann did not even appeal when he drew Usman Khawaja into a drive and saw the ball turn past the outside edge. Matt Prior and the rest of the England fielders did though and, after some deliberation, umpire Tony Hill gave Khawaja out. The batsman called for a review and, while replays suggested no contact between bat and ball, there was no sign on Hot Spot and both audio and visual replays suggested the only noise came from the bat brushing the pad, the TV umpire, Kumar Dharmasena, upheld the decision and Khawaja had to go. It was a decision that will renew scrutiny on the value of the DRS and, more pertinently, some of the officials charged with using it. Dharmasena, it should be noted, is currently ICC umpire of the year. Reaction to the decision was swift and damning: Tom Moody described it as “farcical”, Shane Warne as “horrific” and Australia’s prime minister, Kevin Rudd, wrote on Twitter that it was “one of the worst cricket umpiring decisions I have ever seen”.The review II England were convinced that Steven Smith had been caught behind off James Anderson when he had 18. Umpire Marais Erasmus did not agree and England were quick to utilise the DRS. But while there was evidence of a noise as the ball passed the bat, there was no sign of an edge on Hot Spot and no obvious deviation. Dharmasena therefore upheld the on-field umpire’s decision, Smith survived and England were left with no more reviews. They had also used their other one on Smith before he had scored when he played back to a sharply turning delivery from Swann and, though the ball struck him in line, Hawk-Eye upheld the on-field umpire’s not-out decision by the tiniest of margin by showing that less than half the ball would have clipped the leg stump.The let off At first glance it appeared it was Michael Clarke who had enjoyed a let off when, on 23, Ian Bell at leg slip juggled with a ball from Swann that had turned past the batsman’s inside edge and the ball ran down to fine leg for a single. On closer inspection, however, it seemed that umpire Hill had enjoyed the let off as replays showed clearly that Clarke had not hit the ball and the only impact came from his thigh pad. Had Bell held on to the ‘catch’, it would have proved another embarrassing moment for the umpires and another test of the DRS. In light of such moments, it is hardly surprising that the ICC are using this match to test new TV umpire protocols. The present system is clearly far from perfect.The distraction Chris Rogers was distracted by a ghost: the ghost of bad crowd management. So many deliveries were stopped because someone was moving behind the bowler’s arm. During one over from Swann, members on the balcony were upsetting Rogers. Play was stopped more than once, and many arms were waved, including those of two Australian domestic cricketers, Jon Wells and Daniel Salpietro, who were among those on the balcony. But Rogers seemed to handle them. What he couldn’t handle was an elderly man standing behind the glass door in about the most menacing way possible, swaying from side to side from behind the darkened glass, which made him look like an otherworldly figure. Rogers missed his next ball and was given out. The old man was clearly the ghost of wickets future.