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After losing the one-day and Twenty20 series, England women rounded off their tour of the West Indies by beating the hosts by six wickets in St Kitts

Cricinfo staff13-Nov-2009
ScorecardCharlotte Edwards helped England to victory•Getty Images

After losing the one-day and Twenty20 series, England women rounded off their tour of the West Indies by beating the hosts by six wickets in St Kitts. Katherine Brunt and Holly Colvin helped set up the win with tidy bowling displays to keep West Indies down to 119 before Charlotte Edwards and Jenny Gunn led the chase with brisk cameos.West Indies rested three players – Stafanie Taylor, Anisa Mohammed and Cordel Jack – and opted to bat but failed to post a challenging score. Brunt and Holvin kept them in check, taking 2 for 27 and 1 for 15 in their four overs respectively. Brunt put West Indies on the back foot early, dismissing Merissa Aguilleira with her third delivery. Isa Guha didn’t get a wicket but was very economical and West Indies were 40 for 3 after ten overs.The hosts didn’t succeed in putting together big partnerships and their most productive stand was 47 for the fifth wicket between Pamela Levin and Stacy-Ann King. Lavine top scored with 61 from 49 balls with five fours and a couple sixes.England had no real problems in the chase, with the first pair adding 49 in quick time. Edwards, the captain, made 29 hitting three fours before she was dismissed, caught behind by Aguilleria off Shakera Selman’s medium pace. West Indies hit back by running out Rainsford-Brent for 19, but Gunn’s 26-ball 35 boosted the chase. She was dismissed with an athletic catch from King, but Caroline Atkins and Brunt guided England to victory by six wickets in the 19th over.”It’s been a tough two weeks of cricket but it will be incredibly valuable moving forward,” said Edwards after the game. “We have been able to expose some of our younger players to a lot of international cricket in a short space of time and have learnt a lot, not just about the West Indies and how they play but about ourselves as a team. I would like to congratulate the West Indians, they outplayed us and deserved to win but we’ll be back in May determined to retain the World Twenty20 and this trip has been important part of our preparations.”

Australia’s injury list from their tour of India has grown again with the news that Peter Siddle will return home after suffering stiffness in his left side during Monday’s win in Mohali

Cricinfo staff03-Nov-2009

Australia’s injury list from their tour of India has grown again with the news that Peter Siddle will return home after suffering stiffness in his left side during Monday’s win in Mohali. Siddle bowled five overs during the victory and the team physio Kevin Sims said the decision was in part a precautionary measure.”Peter’s injury does not appear to be a serious problem but it is unlikely he will be able to safely bowl within the next week which would therefore not allow him to have any further participation in the tour,” Sims said. “With this in mind we have made the decision that Peter will return to Australia where he will reviewed by Cricket Australia medical staff to ensure he is available for selection at the beginning of the Australian summer.”Australia’s selectors are yet to decide on a replacement player and the depth of the nation’s bowling stocks has already been tested during the tour. Brett Lee and James Hopes have flown home from India mid-series and the squad was already without Nathan Bracken, who has a knee injury.Clint McKay and Moises Henriques have joined the squad to boost the attack and the selectors will need to scour the state ranks for a third fast man to add to the group. Their options will include Dirk Nannes and Brett Geeves, both of whom have been part of the squad over the past year.

Former Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama is hoping to make a Parkhead return, Football Scotland report.

The Lowdown: Wanyama since Celtic exit…

Wanyama, who was a colossus for Celtic, made 91 appearances in green and white during his two-year stay.

The Hoops made a £12m profit on the Kenyan after Southampton paid over £13m for his services in 2013.

Since then, the midfielder has made 154 appearances in the Premier League with the Saints and Tottenham, where he was hailed by Mauricio Pochettino and called ‘fantastic’ by Christian Eriksen.

He is now plying his trade with MLS side Montreal, with the 30-year-old under contract with Montreal for another 12 months, but it seems as if he has his eye on a return to Scotland.

The Latest: Open to return

Wanyama, talking to Football Scotland, admitted he would ‘love’ to play for the Hoops again and opened up on a ‘loan approach’ during Neil Lennon’s time in charge.

“I had a contract at Tottenham and they were very difficult to let me go, the demands were very hard.

“Celtic was a club that I would love to play for again and again. It’s more than a club. I enjoyed my time there.

“I honestly want to come back and give it a last go because I love the club, the people there, the fans, just everything there was great. They give the players everything to go on the pitch and perform. Everything was just on top.

“There was a loan approach but I don’t know what happened. I didn’t follow it up that much.

“I spoke to Neil as well and he said to me ‘it’s difficult with the demands’ and at that time they didn’t have the money to make it happen.

“But it is what it is. As I say, I still love that club, it’s in my heart.”

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The Verdict: Midfielders needed:

Wanyama is seemingly extremely keen on a return to Celtic, and the Hoops could do with midfield reinforcements.

Ange Postecoglou has relied heavily on Callum McGregor, Tom Rogic and David Turnbull this season, with Nir Bitton filling in for Rogic in recent weeks.

On that basis, a move for Wanyama could be a smart one, especially with his wealth of experience and previous Hoops connections, however, the club might be cautious following James McCarthy’s form since joining on a four-year deal.

McCarthy, the same age as Wanyama, has started just three times this season and appears to be struggling to break into Postecoglou’s side, so they could be better off bringing in a younger midfielder with one eye on the future instead of possibly having another McCarthy on their hands.

In other news: Celtic now hoping to sign 11-goal international in January. 

With Liverpool set to return to Premier League action on Saturday evening with a clash at Anfield against Arsenal, it’s safe to say the Reds are not in a good place at the moment when it comes to injuries. That is particularly the case in midfield with the likes of Harvey Elliott, Naby Keita, James Milner, Curtis Jones and potentially Jordan Henderson out injured for the clash against the north Londoners.

Opportunity knocks

Taking this into account, this could provide one promising Liverpool midfielder with the chance of getting some Premier League minutes under his belt and proving his worth to Reds manager Jurgen Klopp.

Having been among the substitutes in their two previous league matches, Tyler Morton could well find himself getting his first taste of Premier League action in the coming weeks given the number of injured midfielders Liverpool have at the moment.

As a product of Liverpool’s youth system, the 19-year-old has 23 appearances under his belt with their under-18 side with six goals and seven assists to his name, as well as 24 appearances for the under-23s with five goals scored and four assists provided in the process.

The teenager, who has been praised in the past by Klopp for having an “outstanding” football brain, has made two senior appearances for the Reds, both of which came in the Carabao Cup earlier this season.

For their 2-0 win over Preston in the Carabao Cup in October where he played the full 90 minutes, Morton’s performance earned him an overall match rating of 7/10 from the Liverpool Echo, whose reporter Ian Doyle said he was “neat on the ball.”

Taking all this into account, depending on how long the currently injured midfielders will be ruled out of action, it seems likely that Morton will get his chance to play in the Premier League in the near future to help Liverpool keep up with the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City and West Ham United at the top of the table.

Looking further ahead to the future, if Klopp does give the teenager a chance to prove himself in the Premier League in the coming weeks and months, the midfielder could well end up becoming a regular figure in Klopp’s squad in the same way Curtis Jones has done in recent years.

In other news: “Incredible” Liverpool ace with 2.2 shots per game has been Klopp’s unsung hero this season

John Buchanan has said he was “shocked and disappointed” when he was sacked by Kolkata Knight Riders as he had been looking forward to moulding the team over five years

Cricinfo staff12-Aug-2009John Buchanan, the former Australia and Kolkata Knight Riders coach, has said he was “shocked and disappointed” when he was sacked by the IPL franchise as he had been looking forward to moulding the team over five years.Buchanan was sacked in June after a dismal 2009 season. Kolkata finished last and the campaign was marred by off-field controversies, the biggest of which was caused by his multiple-captains theory.”We were trying to build something over five years but Shah Rukh Khan, the owner and king of Bollywood, had a change of direction and I was told I was no longer needed,” Buchanan told the . “That was a a shock and a disappointment.”An uneasy relationship with the franchise’s icon player, Sourav Ganguly, who is immensely popular in his home state of Bengal, did not help matters. “Ganguly was the icon player and the captain of the outfit and I told him I didn’t believe he was up to the pace of the game,” Buchanan said.Ganguly was replaced as captain by New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum for the disastrous 2009 season and several Bengal players hinted that the team would have performed better if Ganguly had been at the helm.Kolkata won only three out of 14 matches but Buchanan said many games could have gone either way. “We got to the last over in nine games and lost them, getting to the last ball five times and losing.”In stark contrast to Kolkata’s abysmal record, Australia were virtually unstoppable during Buchanan’s eight-year stint as coach. He is now concentrating on a career as corporate coach, and said he will not be chief coach of any major cricket teams in the future. “I’d never coach another state or international side,” he said. “There are certain loyalties involved but to help another coach? I’m quite happy to do that.”

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Tarde histórica e de homenagens em Barcelona! No Camp Nou, o time da casa, que jogou com força máxima, recebeu a Chapecoense para um gesto de solidariedade às vítimas da tragédia de Medellín e em jogo válido pelo troféu Joan Gamper, nesta segunda-feira. O resultado, que fica em segundo plano, foi uma goleada grená: 5 a 0, gols de Deulofeu, Busquets, Messi, Luis Suaréz e Denis Suaréz. A Chape atuou com uma camisa histórica: branca e com 73 estrelas, em referência ao ano de fundação do clube, e viu seus goleiros brilharem.

A partida marcou a volta do lateral-esquerdo e sobrevivente Alan Ruschel aos gramados. Ele jogou como meia e saiu aos 35 do primeiro tempo, ovacionado pela torcida, com uma cobrança de falta e uma camisa trocada com Messi.
Além dele, os outros dois sobreviventes, o zagueiro Neto e o goleiro Follmann, também foram homenageados com palavras do capitão blaugrana, Andrés Iniesta, e com a honra de darem o pontapé inicial para o jogo. Mas as homenagens não pararam por aí: Todas as substituições da Chapecoense foram aplaudidas pela torcida.

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Excursão da Chapecoense

O Joan Gamper é uma tradicional competição promovida pelo Barcelona e que homenageia o fundador e primeiro presidente do clube. Pelo torneio,o Barça já recebeu outras equipes brasileiras como Flamengo, Santos e Vasco. O Inter foi campeão em 1982.

A excursão da Chape pela Europa não terminou. Nesta terça-feira, o Verdão do Oeste encara o Lyon, na França, em amistoso e na próxima semana vai para o Japão encarar o Urawa Red Diamonds, pela Copa Suruga Bank. Em setembro, ela volta para um amistoso com a Roma, na Itália, e uma possível bênção do Papa.

Barcelona sem Neymar

O Barça fazia o seu primeiro jogo sem o atacante Neymar, que se transferiu para o PSG na transação mais cara da história do futebol. O treinador Ernesto Valverde apostou no jovem Deulofeu, cria da base, para substituir o brasileiro. E foi dos pés dele que a goleada começou a tomar forma, logo aos cinco minutos. Ele apenas empurrou um fácil cruzamento de Rakitic.

Cinco minutos depois, o Barcelona ampliou em uma pintura de Busquets, de fora da área. Os catalães relaxaram e até viram a Chape crescer no jogo com Wellington Paulista e Luiz Otávio.

Após este momento, o argentino Lionel Messi resolveu ‘entrar’ no jogo. Marcou, mas o gol foi erradamente anulado, depois parou no goleiro e fez novamente – este valeu. Tudo isso em menos de cinco minutos.

Suaréz brilham no segundo tempo e Alcácer perde pênalti

O segundo tempo começou com um gol do Luis Suaréz. Ele recebeu um cruzamento primoroso de Iniesta, tabelou com Messi e furou as redes de Elias. Aos 28, um outro Suarez, o Denis, fez o quinto, em chute cruzado após bom toque de Messi.

Após o quinto gol, o Barcelona colocou o time reserva em jogo e pisou ainda mais no freio. No fim, Arthur Moraes defendeu um pênalti de Paco Alcácer após Khevin derrubar Semedo.

Destaques da Chapecoense

Sem sombra de dúvidas, os destaques da Chapecoense foram os goleiros. Elias, terceiro na hierarquia, começou jogando e fez pelo menos cinco boas defesas. Foi substituído por Arthur Moraes no segundo tempo, que pegou o pênalti de Alcácer. Além deles, mais dois jogadores saíram com menção honrosa: Wellington Paulista, por uma boa finalização, e Apodi, que deu um chapéu em Jordi Alba.

FICHA TÉCNICA
BARCELONA 5 X 0 CHAPECOENSE
Local:Camp Nou, em Barcelona (ESP) São Paulo (SP)
Data-Hora: 07/8/2017 – 15h30
Árbitro: Alfonso Alvarez Izquierdo (ESP)
Auxiliares: Juan Carlos Barranco Trejo (ESP) e Joan Méndez Mateo (ESP)
Cartões Amarelos:Lucas Mineiro (CHA)
Cartões vermelhos: Não houve
Gols: Deulofeu (5’/1ºT) (1-0); Busquets (10’1°T) (2-0); Messi (27’/1°T) (3-0); Suaréz (9’/2°T) (4-0) e Denis Suaréz (28’/2°T) (5-0)

BARCELONA: Ter Stergen (Cillesen – Int) ; Aleix Vidal (Semedo, 32’/2°T Piqué (Marlon, 31’/2°T) Umtiti (Mascherano, 15’2°T) e Jordi Alba (Digne, 32’/2°T) Busquets, Rakitic (Aleñá, 32’/2°T)e Iniesta (Sergi Roberto, 15’/ 2°T) (Samper, 32’2°T) ; Deulofeu (Denis Suarez -Int) , Messi (Paco Alcácer, 32’/2°T) e Suaréz (Munir El Haddadi, 32’/ 2°T)Téc: Ernesto Valverde.

CHAPECOENSE: Elias (Arthur Moraes 28’/ 2°T); Apodi (Zeballos, 29’/ 2°T) Luiz Otávio (Fabrício Bruno, 35’/ 2°T) Victor Ramos (Douglas Grolli, 35’/2°T) e Reinaldo; Moisés Ribeiro (Luiz Antônio 21’/1°T) Lucas Mineiro (Khevin, 38’/2°T) Alan Ruschel (Penilla 35’/1ºT) e Neném (Nadson – Int) (Moisés Gaúcho, 15’/ 2°T); Wellington Paulista (Túlio de Melo – Int) e Lourency (Fernando Guerreiro 38’/ 1°T) (Arthur 27’/ 2°T)Téc: Vinicius Eutrópio.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith has praised his team’s efforts in sealing the five-match ODI series against Australia with a 61-run win in the penultimate game in Port Elizabeth. The victory helped them maintain their supremacy as the No. 1 one-day side, but Smith was more excited about the prospects and talent that came through in the four matches.”I think there are some really exciting players coming through,” he said. “Everyone’s contributing with bat and ball – there’s a really good energy in the squad. We just need to keep our feet on the ground and take one step at a time.”He singled out the batsmen for special praise, in particular Herschelle Gibbs, who scored a match-winning 110 and AB de Villiers (84). “Obviously we wanted to play well and win the series here,” he said. “I think the batters did a superb job.”Again in our top four we got one really big partnership and it was nice to have someone to go on and get a hundred as Herschelle did. He’s been getting a few starts, so it’s nice that he cashed in. He played beautifully, I think he played a sensational innings.”I thought de Villiers was also outstanding. We then needed someone at the top to go on and make a big hundred, but we didn’t really have that.”Smith admitted that he was surprised with Australia’s decision to field first in the crucial match. “It is a bit unusual for Australia to bowl first in big games,” said Smith. “But once we posted 317, we were always confident.South Africa posted 317 for 6, which was followed by a spirited Australian chase before Dale Steyn derailed them with 4 for 44. “At 129 for nought, we were a little bit nervous, but the boys did really well and showed a lot of character. It was another very good day for us,” said Smith.The win allowed South Africa to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series but Smith indicated that there would be no letting off in the final match at Johannesburg. “We’ll look to finish the series on a high note at the Wanderers and if we do make it 4-1, then it will really make a top-standard series for us.”

Martin Love left a memorable display in his farewell to the Gabba as his 118 not out was responsible for handing Queensland a 97-run lead

Cricinfo staff27-Feb-2009Queensland 5 for 366 (Love 118*, Hartley 82*, Hopes 55, Symonds 52) lead New South Wales 269 (Khawaja 112, Hopes 4-80) by 97 runs
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Martin Love’s 30th century for Queensland came at a cruical time © Getty Images
Martin Love left a memorable display in his farewell to the Gabba as his 118 not out was responsible for handing Queensland a 97-run advantage over New South Wales. Love, the state’s leading run-scorer, will retire at the end of the season and his 30th century drove the Bulls to the confident position of 5 for 366.The innings was crucial in gaining two points that moved the Bulls to 24, equal with the second-placed Tasmania, who are struggling in Hobart. Both teams are jostling to face Victoria in the final on March 13. Love, the No. 3, held the order together after the hosts were 3 for 81 and shared vital stands with Andrew Symonds, James Hopes and Chris Hartley, who raised half-centuries.Love stayed for 219 balls and struck 15 fours while his partners operated at a quicker rate. Symonds slammed 52 from 45 deliveries, with 10 boundaries, to provide a timely surge to the innings and show he was still capable of producing an important performance. When Symonds, who is playing his 100th first-class game for Queensland, left after hooking at Grant Lambert (2 for 92) he had scored all but eight runs of his partnership with Love.Hopes followed his 4 for 80 with 55 to settle any fears of a collapse and Hartley continued his strong finish to the summer. After taking six catches, Hartley moved to 82 not out and on the third morning will aim for consecutive centuries.Queensland suffered their first loss with Ryan Broad edging behind on 0 while Shane Watson, who is returning from back stress fractures as a specialist batsman, also failed to score. The opener Nick Kruger (44) played on to Greg Mail before Love settled the situation.Usman Khawaja added three to his overnight 109 and was last man out as the Blues reached 269. Ben Cutting picked up the final wicket to have 3 for 51.

Leeds United winger Raphinha could receive another call-up to the Brazil national squad in two weeks after rejecting the chance to represent his country in the latest international break.

The Lowdown: Refused

Raphinha, 24, received his first call-up to Tite’s squad in August for the September triple header against Chile, Argentina and Peru.

The winger was originally thought to have been refused the right to travel this month due to quarantine protocols, with Andrea Radrizzani since revealing the player himself rejected the opportunity in order to focus on his club.

The Latest: Further problems

According to reports in Brazil [Via MOT Leeds News], Tite is set to name his squad for the World Cup qualifying double-header with Venezuela and Uruguay on Friday 17th September.

South American outlet Ge Globo states that the Brazilian coach expects backing from FIFA this time around to avoid another circumstance where Premier League clubs can stop players participating.

FIFA are discussing a new five-day quarantine rule to aid players in returning to their club duties, and Raphinha could get the call once again.

The Verdict: Headache for Leeds

With the news that FIFA want a shorter quarantine not yet confirmed, Leeds and Raphinha himself could be left with another headache if he is indeed called up once more in nine days time.

Another call-up for Raphinha in two weeks will disrupt the scene again if the situation hasn’t been sorted by then, and the winger could miss the trip to Southampton in the middle of October if he elects to give it a go with his national side.

Raphinha’s importance to Marcelo Bielsa’s side has drastically improved as he has settled in at Yorkshire. His 9.30 expected assists last term have seen him become one of the first names on the team sheet due to his trickery and creativity.

In other Leeds news, Bielsa has been blown away by striker’s performances. Find out more here.