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If you trust the bookmakers Australia and India are the two favourites to win the tournament

Cricinfo staff06-May-2010Match FactsFriday, May 7, Bridgetown
Start time 0930 (1330 GMT)Yuvraj Singh enjoys running into Australia in Twenty20s•Getty Images

The Big PictureIf you trust the bookmakers – and in the unpredictable Twenty20 format that is quite a risk – Australia and India are the two favourites to win the tournament. They both came through the pool stage undefeated, along with West Indies and New Zealand, and for whoever loses this game the campaign is far from over. But it will provide a very interesting form guide, considering the final will be played at this venue.India have had a week off following their double-header in St Lucia, while Australia have been given a taste of the quicker conditions in Barbados during their victory over Bangladesh on Wednesday. It could give Michael Clarke’s men a slight advantage and their pace trio of Dirk Nannes, Shaun Tait and either Mitchell Johnson or Ryan Harris should be fired up against the stronger opposition.They find themselves facing an outfit that includes Suresh Raina, who has just become one of four century-makers in Twenty20 internationals, and men like Harbhajan Singh and Gautam Gambhir, who often seem to lift against Australia. Whichever team escapes with the points from this game will take a big confidence boost, while the loser will hope to turn things around against Sri Lanka and West Indies to find a way through to the semi-finals.Form guide (most recent first)Australia: WWTWW
India: WWWLLWatch out for…It was Dirk Nannes who did the most damage against Bangladesh, but Shaun Tait is an equally frightening prospect on a Kensington Oval pitch with some speed. He cracked the 160kph barrier during the Australian summer and is always a threat in the short, sharp spells favoured by Twenty20 captains.Yuvraj Singh has made useful contributions in both matches so far, without on either occasion being the star. His power is without question and he enjoys playing Australia: in his two Twenty20s against them he has made a combined 101 runs from 55 balls.Team newsAfter two comfortable victories, don’t expect Australia to make any changes unless Mitchell Johnson is available. Johnson missed the Bangladesh game with an infection in his right elbow and should replace Ryan Harris if he comes in. “He was certainly improving this morning,” Michael Clarke said after Wednesday’s game. “Mitch is a huge part of our team with both bat and ball, hopefully he is fit.”Australia (probable) 1 David Warner, 2 Shane Watson, 3 Michael Clarke (capt), 4 Brad Haddin (wk), 5 David Hussey, 6 Cameron White, 7 Michael Hussey, 8 Steven Smith, 9 Mitchell Johnson/Ryan Harris, 10 Dirk Nannes, 11 Shaun Tait.The opener Gambhir says he is feeling fit and strong after recovering from a groin injury and is in line to replace Dinesh Karthik. Praveen Kumar has flown home and should be replaced by Zaheer Khan. With the pitch likely to assist fast bowling, Vinay Kumar might also get an opportunity at the expense of Piyush Chawla.India (possible) 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 M Vijay, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 MS Dhoni (capt, wk), 6 Yusuf Pathan, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Piyush Chawla/ Vinay Kumar, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Ashish Nehra.Pitch and conditionsThe Barbados pitch has been more fun for the fast men and harder work for the batsmen. In the opening four games there the scores have been modest: 141, 114, 139, 80, 147, 151, 170 and 157. The forecast is for scattered showers and a top of 33C.Stats and triviaThe teams have met in three Twenty20 internationals for two wins to India and one to AustraliaThey last faced each other in February 2008, and such has been the change in Australia’s Twenty20 team since then that only Michael Clarke and the Hussey brothers remain from that sideAt the close of the pool stage, Dirk Nannes was the leading wicket taker in the tournament, with seven at 8.42Quotes”These conditions are really going to help our fast bowlers. There was a lot of pace and bounce in that wicket.”
The Barbados pitch excites Michael Clarke

“There is not much difference between the three sides as in T20 every team looks to attack. Everybody would like to win the title. So the competition is going to be stiff.”
Gautam Gambhir

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O futuro de Buffarini deve mesmo ser o Boca Juniors. Sem espaço no elenco do São Paulo após perder a vaga no time titular para o garoto Éder Militão, de apenas 19 anos, o lateral está muito próximo de vestir as cores do popular clube de Buenos Aires. Na Argentina, já dão como certa a transferência do jogador para o atual campeão nacional do país.

De acordo com os veículos argentinos, os xeneizes apresentaram uma proposta de US$ 1,5 milhão (R$ 4,95 milhões) por 80% dos direitos econômicos do lateral. Pedido pelo técnico Edgardo Bauza, Buffarini chegou ao São Paulo após boas atuações com a camisa do San Lorenzo. O clube do Morumbi desembolsou R$ 6,5 milhões no ano passado para tê-lo até o meio de 2019.

Dentro de campo, porém o argentino decepcionou. O jogador não conseguiu reproduzir no São Paulo o bom futebol de outrora e nem sequer faz parte dos planos da comissão técnica para a próxima temporada. A tendência é de que o Tricolor siga buscando um outro lateral no mercado, enquanto Militão e Bruno devem começar a pré-temporada disputando uma vaga entre os titulares, com amplo favoritismo para o garoto revelado no CT de Cotia.

Ainda segundo os hermanos, o lateral deve realizar exames médicos ainda nesta semana e assinar contrato com o Boca antes do início da pré-temporada. O São Paulo ainda não se manifestou sobre o interesse dos argentinos em contratar seu lateral.

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The Indian captain has said his inexperienced seam attack had the most to gain from the short tour of Zimbabwe, which includes an ODI tri-series involving Sri Lanka and two Twenty20s

Cricinfo staff25-May-2010

Indian captain Suresh Raina has said his inexperienced pace-bowling attack had the most to gain from the short tour of Zimbabwe, which includes an ODI tri-series involving Sri Lanka and two Twenty20s. The seamer-friendly tracks in the country will be a learning experience for the batsmen as well, but Raina hoped the fast bowlers will be able to compete for places once the seniors return.”We have some very good medium pacers. Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar and Ashok Dinda have done well in domestic cricket to earn their place in the side,” Raina told the ahead of the team’s departure. “The Zimbabwe wickets would provide them with a good opportunity to prove themselves again.”The Indian batsmen, including the more established players like Raina himself, struggled to cope with the pace and bounce of the West Indian pitches in the ICC World Twenty20, where the team exited after the Super Eights. However, Raina was confident of a better performance in the longer format.”In T20 you have to smack every ball from the start. But in the 50-overs game, you have to hold back a bit,” he said. “It’s a long format. We have players who have done well in ODIs and Tests.”Raina was appointed the stop-gap captain after the selectors decided to rest several senior players, including regular skipper MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan. Raina’s most high-profile captaincy stint so far has been leading Chennai Super Kings for a few games in the third season of the IPL in Dhoni’s absence. He has led the India A team in the past as well as his home state of Uttar Pradesh, though he’s not the first-choice captain there as well.Raina was confident of leading the country despite his limited experience. “Yes, it was my dream, but it also means added responsibility,” Raina said. “I have played under Ganguly, Rahul-bhai [Dravid] and Dhoni. I spoke to Dhoni, he just asked me to keep it simple. And Sachin [Tendulkar] always says, ‘if you stay humble you’ll achieve all that you want’.”He added that his position in the batting order is not certain. “I will speak to the coach about the line up. I will try to bat up the order, but all that will depend on the situation there.”India play their first game of the tri-series on May 28 against Zimbabwe.

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O Fluminense foi eliminado da Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior nesta terça-feira ao ser derrotado por 2 a 0 pelo Marília. Com o resultado, os tricolores terminaram o grupo 8 com apenas três pontos. Já o Marília, sede da chave, chegou aos sete e confirmou a liderança.

A segunda vaga do grupo será definida ainda nesta terça-feira, na partida entre Mogi Mirim-SP e Tubarão-SC. Os catarinenses jogam pelo empate, enquanto que os paulistas necessitam da vitória para avançar na Copinha.

Diogo, que era o capitão da equipe na Copa São Paulo, deixou a delegação dias antes do duelo desta terça-feira para viajar com o elenco profissional para a pré-temporada, que será realizada em Orlando (EUA).

O primeiro tempo foi equilibrado, com o Fluminense buscando mais o ataque, que precisava do resultado para buscar a classificação.

No segundo tempo, o Flu teve até certo domínio da partida, mas o Marília foi quem abriu o placar. Aos 16 minutos. Após cobrança de escanteio, Diego Borges cabeceou sem chance para Heitor. O gol fez obrigou o Flu a se lançar ao ataque e o Marília acabou matando o jogo aos 43, num contra-ataque que terminou com gol de Marcão.

أعلن تشافي هيرنانديز المدير الفني لفريق كرة القدم الأول بنادي برشلونة، عن تشكيل اللاعبين لمواجهة فالنسيا، ضمن الجولة 12 من الدوري الإسباني للدرجة الأولى.

برشلونة الجريح بالخروج الرسمي من دوري أبطال أوروبا بعد فوز إنتر على فيكتوريا بلزن وخسارته من بايرن ميونخ، يسعى للفوز والتركيز في الدوري الإسباني.

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تشكيل برشلونة شهد تواجد روبرت ليفاندوفسكي في قيادة الهجوم كما جرت العادة، بينما في وسط الملعب يستمر بيدري وبوسكيتس.

ويشارك أليكس بالدي في مركز الظهير الأيمن، وفي مركزه الطبيعي جوردي ألبا في الظهير الأيسر. تشكيل برشلونة ضد فالنسيا في الدوري الإسباني

حراسة المرمى: مارك أندريه تير شتيجن.

خط الدفاع: ألبا، كوندي، إريك جارسيا، بالدي.

خط الوسط: بوسكيتس، بيدري، دي يونج.

الهجوم: أنسو فاتي، روبرت ليفاندوفسكي، عثمان ديمبلي

Leeds United have reportedly submitted a bid for Calvin Ramsey…

What’s the word?

That’s according to Daily Express journalist Ryan Taylor, who delivered a rather exciting claim to GIVEMESPORT on deadline day. He revealed:

“Leeds have made an offer for Calvin Ramsay, a right-back at Aberdeen.

“The issue is Aberdeen are holding out for as much money as they can and they feel that if something doesn’t happen now, his value might increase further down the line.

“It’s a little one to keep an eye on.”

Bielsa needs additions!

The Yorkshire giants have so far failed to secure any incomings at Elland Road this January transfer window, though this latest development suggests there is still hope that something can be done.

Recently, the Whites have been linked with a £3m swoop for the Aberdeen starlet and whilst the arrival of an 18-year-old full-back from the Scottish top-flight is hardly encouraging, it is one that manager Marcelo Bielsa badly needs right now.

Truth be told, he could do with any sort of strength in depth, given the ongoing injury crisis at the club.

Problems have ripped right through his squad regularly throughout the 2021/22 season, leaving him putting square pegs in round holes in some crucial matches.

Last month, Leeds looked set for a relegation battle after they were thumped by Man City and Arsenal, with the 66-year-old being without as many as 11 first-team players.

More recently, against West Ham, he had only one senior pro on a bench of nine substitutes. The other eight were all talents from the academy, including 15-year-old midfielder Archie Gray.

Things have improved since then but the side is merely another injury or two away from sheer panic – the likes of last season’s top goalscorer Patrick Bamford, club captain Liam Cooper and influential anchorman Kalvin Philips are still on the treatment table.

Ramsey, who has been dubbed “elite” by Dons chairman Dave Cormack, would provide vice-skipper Luke Ayling with some crucial cover with the goal of replacing him one day surely in mind.

He’s an established starter in the SPFL and has represented his country at U21s level, so you’d imagine that he could hold his own if called upon.

Bielsa badly needs additions and at around £3m, Leeds could do little wrong with the signing of Ramsey this deadline day.

AND in other news, Leeds’ late deadline day transfer plans emerge ahead of 11pm…

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O Botafogo venceu o Capivariano, na tarde desta terça-feira, e se classificou em primeiro lugar no grupo 13 da Copa São Paulo de futebol Júnior. Com o 2 a 1 na Arena Capivari, o time confirmou 100% de aproveitamento, 13 gols marcados e três sofridos na primeira fase da competição.

O Alvinegro abriu o placar com Amilcar, aos 16 minutos da primeira etapa. O meia chegou a ampliar o marcador, mas estava impedido. Também aos 16, mas do segundo tempo, Jaburu empatou para os donos da casa, de cabeça.

Aos 30, dois minutos após entrar, Bruno aproveitou boa jogada e acertou um belo chute. Placar final, e o Desportivo Brasil é o adversário na próxima fase. O Capivariano também avançou e enfrenta o Londrina.

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Gianluca Di Marzio has now dropped some exciting Glasgow Rangers transfer news on Aaron Ramsey.

The Lowdown: Not playing

Ramsey is simply not playing enough games at Juventus, with only five appearances in total for the Old Lady across all competitions so far this term.

Thus, given his whopping £400,000-per-week wages, Juve will probably want to offload him before the deadline, especially as they spent a lot of money to bring in Dusan Vlahovic from Fiorentina.

The Latest: Agreement sought

As per Italian football journalist and transfer expert Di Marzio, an ‘agreement is sought’ between Juve and the Ibrox faithful, with talks ‘in progress’ between the two clubs:

“#Juventus, negotiation in progress with @RangersFC: an agreement is sought for #Ramsey.

“But the @BurnleyOfficial resists.”

The Verdict: Exciting

To get a player of Ramsey’s calibre through the door would certainly be exciting for all Teddy Bears fans.

Of course, he is a big name, having played in the Premier League with Arsenal, while he has over 70 senior caps for Wales.

His wages will be a big issue though, and the Light Blues will have to negotiate very well to get that number down.

He also has a history of injury problems, which the Gers will hope that he can overcome.

Nonetheless, what a statement signing he would be for RFC, having already captured the loan signing of Amad Diallo from Manchester United.

In other news, find out what the latest Jordan Campbell has revealed on one potential Gers exit here!

Bangladesh’s bowlers followed the example of their batsman at Lord’s last week, and rose to the occasion on the first day at Old Trafford with a disciplined and diligent performance, backed up by superb fielding

The Bulletin by Andrew Miller04-Jun-2010Close England 275 for 5 (Bell 87*, Prior 21*) v Bangladesh
Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were outShafiul Islam struck twice in the first hour to shock England’s top order•Getty Images

Bangladesh’s bowlers followed the example of their batsman at Lord’s last week, and rose to the occasion on the first day at Old Trafford with a disciplined and diligent performance, backed up by superb fielding, to deny England the chance to establish the sort of platform from which they were able to boss the first Test. Thanks to Ian Bell, who contributed another timely innings from his fruitful berth in the middle order, England were able to finish the day with their noses in front on 275 for 5, but on a firm and true surface, and in some of the best batting conditions of the summer so far, this was far from the breeze that had been anticipated when Andrew Strauss won the toss.By the time bad light brought about an early close, Bell was 87 not out from 171 balls, 13 adrift of what would be his third century in six Tests against Bangladesh. Like his 138 at Dhaka back in March, however, this was a vital innings that belied his (admittedly fading) reputation for soft runs, and without it, England could well have been in some trouble. After their floundering performance with the ball at Lord’s, Bangladesh had chosen to purge their seam attack, with Robiul Islam and Rubel Hossain both discarded, and into the fray came the impressive Shafiul Islam, who struck twice in an incisive new-ball spell in the first hour of the day, and the left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak, who dismissed Alastair Cook with his first ball of the series, and deserved better rewards than his eventual figures of 1 for 67 from 21 overs.With the sun on their backs and a more familiar spin-dominant line-up, Bangladesh settled into the sort of rhythm that they had shown during their home series against England, with the added bonus of a wicket that offered the sort of turn and bounce that they’d never see in Dhaka or Chittagong. With Shakib Al Hasan and Razzak bowling in tandem in a fine spell after tea, England were limited to 29 runs in 16 overs before Matt Prior opened the floodgates with a brace of fours off Razzak – one of which could and should have been caught at slip as Junaid Siddique reacted late to a thick edge. On 18, Prior then survived a raucous appeal for lbw that might well have been overturned had the review system been in place for this match. But Prior lived on, to reach 21 not out at the close.All in all, it was not the sort of scoreline that England had expected, but to Bangladesh’s credit, they used their resources cannily, and kept all the batsman guessing as they beat the bat on both sides on a wicket that will doubtless keep Graeme Swann interested when his opportunity comes later in the match. Kevin Pietersen, in particular, discovered this to his cost, as he was stitched up a treat by his nemesis in Tests, Shakib, who claimed his wicket for the fourth time in as many matches, to bring a flamboyant end an entertaining and aggressive innings.Pietersen’s approach in this series has been a far cry from the tentative return to form that he produced in Bangladesh, and after reaching a 73-ball fifty with a series of thumping strikes in the V between long-off and -on, he seemed in a hurry to reach his first hundred against these opponents. Shakib, however, was equal to his ambitions. Moments after being drilled through the covers for four, he held his delivery back a touch through the air, and Pietersen was stumped by six paces as the ball spat past his edge and into the gloves of Mushfiqur Rahim.Shakib could and should have earned a second wicket in a fine attacking spell, when on 36, Bell edged a good-length turner, only for the ball to rebound unchallenged off Mushfiqur’s knee. But that was the only real chance that Bell offered in a disciplined 171-ball innings. Eoin Morgan also offered one opportunity, in the fifth over after tea, but unfortunately for him, his cramped cut at Shahadat picked out Jahurul Islam in the gully, who clung on one-handed with an outstanding dive to his right. After adding 70 for the fifth wicket to revive England from 153 for 4, Morgan was on his way for 37, another half-formed Test innings to add to his Lord’s 44.The principal performer in the morning session had been Shafiul, who was overlooked for the Lord’s Test despite showing glimpses of his ability back home during England’s recent visit. He pitched the ball up as a default tactic, finding a decent pace in the high 80s to offset a mediocre first spell from the Lord’s hero, Shahadatr, and kept the left-handers Strauss and Alastair Cook on their toes by intermittently switching his line from over to round the wicket.His determination paid off in the 12th over of the day, as Strauss succumbed to an excellent rising delivery that angled across his bows, snicked the edge, and flew hard and fast to Imrul Kayes at second slip. Six balls later, Shafiul added his second, as Trott followed up his double-century at Lord’s by falling victim to an excellent bustling delivery that wormed its way off an inside-edge into the top of middle stump. Trott looked stunned at the dismissal, and took his time to react, but he had gone for 3 from five balls, and at 48 for 2, England were in a touch of strife.Their uncertainty was compounded with 15 minutes of the morning session remaining, when Cook poked injudiciously at Razzak’s first delivery and snicked a regulation edge to Junaid Siddique at slip, and Razzak could well have added a second straightway, had Shakib thought to post a short leg to the incoming Bell. By the time he called upon the extra fielder, however, a looping bat-pad opportunity had already been and gone. With Shafiul struggling through thereafter with cramp, Bangladesh’s effectiveness was dented in the afternoon session, but their determination was undimmed, and by the close they were very much in the contest.

أكد جيانلويجي بوفون حارس مرمى بارما الإيطالي، أن تجربة اللعب مع باريس سان جيرمان كانت أحد أفضل التجارب في حياته، رغم أنه خاض هناك موسمًا واحدًا فقط.

بوفون بعد رحيله عن يوفنتوس في مايو 2018، لعب لمدة موسم مع باريس سان جيرمان، قبل أن يعود إلى البيانكونيري موسمين ثم الانضمام إلى بارما، حيث بدأ مسيرته الكروية.

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قبل مواجهة يوفنتوس وباريس سان جيرمان في دوري أبطال أوروبا يوم الأربعاء المقبل، تحدث بوفون مع وكالة فرانس برس: “كانت من أفضل تجارب حياتي، باريس دائمًا ما أتذكرها وأبتسم”.

صاحب الـ44 عامًا، لايزال يدافع عن مرماه في بارما حتى الآن، وصرّح: “كانت السنوات القليلة الماضية متعة خالصة. ربما لم يمر يوفنتوس بوقت جيد في الدوري، ولم ينجح الأمر في دوري الأبطال أيضًا، ولكنني الآن بعيدًا عن النادي ولا يمكنني أن أحكم عليهم”.

وشدد: “لكن هناك الكثير من الإصابات التي يعاني منها النادي خلال السنوات الأخيرة، وهو ما يؤثر على المستوى بالتأكيد”.

وعن باريس سان جيرمان: “الأمر مختلف تمامًا. لم يخسر الفريق منذ أن تولى جاليتيه المهمة، لا أحد يستطيع أن يقول أن باريس سيفوز باللقب، لأن هناك الكثير من المباريات. لكن دائمًا يبقى هذا النادي المرشح الأقوى، والتفاصيل الصغيرة التي أطاحت بهم في السنوات الماضية، سيتم تداركها هذا الموسم”.

وعن حراسة مرمى باريس سان جيرمان: “أشعر بالحزن الشديد لرؤية نافاس على مقاعد البدلاء، لكنني سعيد بالعمل الذي يقوم به دوناروما”.