Shane Warne signs two year captaincy deal with Hampshire

Hampshire Cricket have today announced that Shane Warne has signed a two-year contract to return to the club he played for in 2000 as one of their overseas players for 2003, and will in the process become captain, replacing Robin Smith who has

Richard Isaacs18-Sep-2002Hampshire Cricket have today announced that Shane Warne has signed a two-year contract to return to the club he played for in 2000 as one of their overseas players for 2003, and will in the process become captain, replacing Robin Smith who has decided to stand down after five years in the post.Warne, the second leading wicket-taker in Test history with 450, has always proclaimed his desire to play for Hampshire again, despite enduring a relegation season with the club in it’s final year at Northlands Road.His return has allowed Robin Smith the opportunity to stand down from the captaincy, giving the former Australian test vice-captain the challis of leading the county in their bid to regain their Division One status next season.
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When Rod Bransgrove was asked how difficult it was to get Warne to return to the county, he said “It was more difficult trying to keep him away!””Shane is a hugely dedicated and loyal man to all the clubs he has ever played for, from St Kilda, his first ever club through to us here at Hampshire and it is tremendous news for the county and demonstrates the depth of our ambition.”Warne, currently in Sri Lanka playing for Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy said in a press release, “I am very happy to be returning to Hampshire, which is my second home. I enjoyed it so much last time and I will do everything to help re-establish Hampshire to be forefront of English cricket.”Hampshire’s popular captain Robin Smith makes way, although he will remain as a player under Warne. The vice-captaincy situation, currently in the hands of Will Kendall, is still to be finalised, but Warne is thought to have requested he remain as his number two.The former Oxford University skipper’s position has been discussed by a working group headed by Bransgrove and included former captain Mark Nicholas as well as Tremlett and Smith. “We have been discussing the captain situation for a few weeks now and looking at all the options.”But we really felt Shane Warne’s qualities put him to be the obvious candidate and we are delighted to have him. We will work around his international commitments, but he does not have that many during the next two summers.”Warne aims to continue playing for Australia in all forms of cricket, and he hopes to remain in their setup for the Ashes tour of 2005. It is the reason he has signed a two-year deal with the county, although he will miss the first three weeks of the 2003 season, as he is on his country’s tour of the West Indies.

Esposa de Muralha aumenta a tatuagem do braço

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A esposa de Alex Muralha, o goleiro do Flamengo, Tayrine Seifert fez mais tatuagens pelo braço e fechou toda a extensão com os desenhos. A evolução da tatuagem da gata começou com uma estrela e foi crescendo até se tornar o que é hoje.

Veja em nossa galeria a evolução da tatuagem da gata e outras que ela tem pelo corpo!

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West Ham journalist makes huge Declan Rice transfer claim

The London Evening Standard’s Jack Rosser has confirmed that West Ham United have no intention of selling Declan Rice this summer, although he believes that a deal for him could be done at a price of around £80m.

Rice has been linked with a potential exit from the club this summer and the focus on his future has been sharpened by the fact that he has rejected two contract offers, per a separate Standard article.

Rice has been linked with various clubs, including Chelsea and Manchester United, but there has yet to be a bid tabled for the England international, who thrived at Euro 2020 as the Three Lions reached the final.

Rice also captained the club at times last season, when Mark Noble was on the bench, and the club, per Rosser, do not want to lose him this summer.

However, he believes that a deal could be done at a steep price, making the claim that a bid of around £80m would likely force the Irons to the negotiating table.

Speaking to Football FanCast, he said: “Declan’s a difficult one. Moyes doesn’t want to lose him.

“West Ham are insisting that he’s not for sale but that’s all well and good until someone dangles £75m, £80m under your nose and really tests that resolve.”

Canterbury still on the lookout for secondary ground

Canterbury Cricket is still on the lookout for the most suitable venue for its secondary venue for first-class matches

Lynn McConnell25-Sep-2002Canterbury Cricket is still on the lookout for the most suitable venue for its secondary venue for first-class matches.While Jade Stadium was still extremely important to Canterbury Cricket, and always would be, according to Canterbury Cricket Association chairman David Shackleton, a permanent secondary ground was necessary.That ground was not going to be the Village Green at QEII Park. While agreement has been reached with the Christchurch City Council over the provision of a permanent building at the Village Green, the Association was looking for another facility, including possibly somewhere at Hagley Park.”This will be given a great deal of focus over the next few months,” Shackleton said.While it had been disappointing not to reverse the trend of financial losses suffered by the Association over recent years, the fact that the meeting was being held at the new indoor facility and offices was a significant triumph for the Association and a landmark in its development.With all the issues that were facing the Association it had been fortunate to hold the loss to what it was at $54,231, he said.The Association was budgeting to breakeven next year but even if that was achieved it was still not good enough.Shackleton said the issue of finances of the Associations had been discussed after last weekend’s annual general meeting of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and there had been a good deal of debate. NZC were concerned about the situation for the Associations and Shackleton said they would be holding a review once the World Cup had been completed next year.It was hoped that some of the share of income from the World Cup would be used to assist the Associations in stabilising their costs.Club delegate Peter Crowhen raised concerns over the Association’s cashflow situation and board member Steve Riddell said cashflow was a key issue for the board and the fact the new facility was up and running was one of the contributing factors to the cashflow, but a number of decisions made by the board had been with a view to the next four or five years.In the vote for two board positions resulting from Trevor Luke facing re-election by rotation and Anne Urlwin standing down, Luke was returned along with Mike Satterthwaite from Canterbury Country.Former New Zealand Cricket Council member Brian Adams was elected president after Brian Hastings completed his four year term of office.Riccarton Cricket Club delegate Tim Murdoch raised a constitutional point in general business when suggesting the constitution was at fault in not requiring the Association’s board selection panel to meet and interview potential board members before nominations were received.It was a weakness in the system of appointment and did not assist delegates to the annual meeting in making their selection.

Sem Renato e Ferraz, Santos inicia preparação para Libertadores

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No treino da manhã desta quinta-feira o Santos apareceu ao gramado com três desfalques, sendo eles Renato, Victor Ferraz e Rodrigão. O volante foi poupado e realizou treino no Cepraf, enquanto o camisa 4 e 22 foram poupados pelo departamento médico, ambos por conta de amigdalite.

Antes da realização do treino tático comandado pelo técnico Dorival Júnior, o grupo treinou lançamentos e outros fundamentos. A equipe do Peixe terminou a participação do Campeonato Paulista com apenas 174 lançamentos certos, contra 225 errados.

Durante a atividade tática, o treinador separou o time em dois e a realizou em campo reduzido. Apesar de parte da torcida ter criticado o zagueiro David Braz por perder o pênalti na final do Estadual contra a Ponte Preta, o camisa 14 marcou dois belos tentos e foi aplaudido pelos companheiros.

O Santos viajará na segunda-feira para encarar o Santa Fe, na Colombia, no dia 19, às 21h45, no estádio El Campin, pela terceira rodada da Libertadores.

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مدرب بولندا لـ ليفاندوفسكي: أتمنى أن أراك مع ليفربول

وجه المدير الفني لمنتخب بولندا الحالي، تشيسلاف ميتشنيويتش، نصيحة إلى مهاجم الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي بايرن ميونخ، روبرت ليفاندوفسكي، حول الوجهة المقبلة بعد إعلان رغبته في الرحيل عن البافاري.

وأعلن ليفاندوفسكي أمس، الإثنين، أن مشواره مع بايرن ميونخ قد انتهى تمامًا ولا يتخيل وجود أي إمكانية لارتداء قميص بطل الدوري الألماني في المستقبل.

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هناك اهتمام قوي من برشلونة بضم ليفاندوفسكي، ولكن مدرب بولندا لديه رأي آخر في وجهة اللاعب المقبلة وقام بنصيحته خلال المؤتمر الصحفي يوم أمس.

وقال: “أود ان أرى ليفاندوفسكي في ليفربول، لأنني من مشجعي هذا النادي”.

ويدرب ليفربول، يورجن كلوب، الذي سبق وشهد بزوغ نجم ليفاندوفسكي في بوروسيا دورتموند في الفترة من 2010 حتى 2014.

Vasco encara período de três semanas de preparação para o Brasileiro

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A eliminação no último sábado do Campeonato Carioca foi muito prejudicial ao Vasco. Por já ter caído na Copa do Brasil no mês passado, a equipe comandada pelo técnico Milton Mendes entrará em campo agora somente no dia 14 de maio, daqui a três semanas, em confronto contra o Palmeiras na abertura do Campeonato Brasileiro. Neste longo período sem jogos, a ideia é fazer um período de treinos fora do Rio de Janeiro para corrigir as falhas e não decepcionar os torcedores pela terceira vez seguida na temporada.

– Vamos analisar com a direção a possibilidade de fazermos um camping, uma intertemporada, para ver o que a gente pode tirar de partido disso, para conseguir ganhar alguns degraus na parte física. Não merecíamos ter tomado os três gols na derrota para o Fluminense, no meu ponto de vista. Levamos mais gol nesse jogo do que em todos os outros jogos que tínhamos jogado, o que temos de ver agora – afirmou o técnico Milton Mendes em entrevista coletiva após a partida.

Nos corredores de São Januário, a diretoria do Vasco sabe da necessidade de reforçar a equipe para o Campeonato Brasileiro. Há a ciência interna de que o atual elenco encontrará dificuldades no decorrer da competição, a qual um dos objetivos principais é se firmar na elite do futebol brasileiro, uma vez que sofreu rebaixamentos sucessivos nos últimos anos. Milton Mendes, porém, aproveitou a última entrevista para elogiar seus comandados.

– Ninguém prometeu nada, até porque eu não pedi absolutamente nada. Estava feliz em vir para o Vasco da Gama, como estou feliz em estar no Vasco da Gama. Sempre disse que o plantel que eu tinha era suficiente. E foi. Não é porque perdemos que os jogadores deixam de estar em um nível que acho que poderíamos seguir em frente. Os jogadores são patrimônio do clube, jogadores que gostamos muito – destacou o treinador.

O trabalho, agora, deve seguir com força e dedicação. Um isolamento maior do que já acontece em São Januário tende a ser importante enquanto reforços não forem contratados – há a expectativa de mais dois nomes para o setor defensivo, um para o meio e outro para o ataque. Tempo sem jogos vai ter e a comissão técnica sabe que precisa aproveitá-lo em todos os aspectos para que o futuro da equipe seja de paz. É o que o torcedor merece.

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England face tall ask as spinners dominate

Sixteen wickets fell on the third, enthralling day of the second Test at Old Trafford as New Zealand set England a daunting 294 to win, on a crumbling pitch. It was a spinner’s day, with five-wicket hauls for Daniel Vettori and Monty Panesar, and both sid

The Bulletin by Will Luke25-May-2008
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Monty Panesar ripped out six wickets as England fought back to rout New Zealand for 114 © Getty Images
Sixteen wickets fell on the third, enthralling day of the second Test at Old Trafford as New Zealand set England a daunting 294 to win, on a crumbling pitch. It was a spinner’s day, with five-wicket hauls for Daniel Vettori and Monty Panesar, and both sides suffered horrendous collapses as the advantage swung back and forth between the two sides.England progressed with relative ease to 76 for 1 by stumps in a performance far improved on their calamitous effort of the morning, in which their middle-order was routed by Vettori. The relative comfort with which Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss batted was more due to the New Zealanders’ ill-discipline, which was, in itself, a surprise given their earlier excellence. Perhaps, as one commentator suggested, they had begun to question their belief when the favourites tag was draped around their necks mid-afternoon. England should not be allowed to win, but began to believe the unlikely was possible.New Zealand’s bowlers utterly dominated in the morning, however. England’s batsman – virtually static in their scoring, lacking any sort of conviction – couldn’t cope with the nagging accuracy of Iain O’Brien, a gusty-wind specialist used to such howlers from Wellington. The luck wasn’t with New Zealand, however. Kevin Pietersen survived a very close appeal for lbw in the first over of the day, and shortly afterwards should have been caught behind had the New Zealanders appealed.No matter, though. Vettori brought himself on in tandem with O’Brien and found balls to turn, bounce and spit with alarming ferocity; one such viper was taken brilliantly by McCullum at head-height, as the eyebrows of waiting batsman rose to the grey skies. It was when, not if, a wicket would fall and Pietersen edged a fizzing delivery straight to Ross Taylor at first slip. Bell twice flayed haplessly at O’Brien, and a meek drive brought his downfall to hand Taylor his second catch of the day, a juggling effort at slip. England’s big two had fallen, and Paul Collingwood – who has barely scratched a run all season for Durham – failed to pick up Vettori’s arm-ball. England had lost four wickets in just over an hour of brilliantly disciplined bowling and organised captaincy, and Vettori had his fifth. The moment of the morning came from McCullum (who else?) who pulled off a quite remarkable one-handed snaffle in front of first slip to dismiss Panesar. New Zealand’s cricket was pure; England’s pitiful.Stuart Broad was the only man to fight off a collapse which saw England lose 5 for 28 in 96 breathless minutes. A cultured 50-ball 30 with four crisp fours was laden with aggression, and how important might those runs turn out to be? Vettori finished with 5 for 66, his fifteenth haul and bowled like the masterful spinner he is. There was another twist in the tale, however, and another spinner stole the limelight.New Zealand led by 179. Perhaps overconfidence set in, or maybe Panesar really was as mesmerising as his career-best figures of 6 for 37 suggest. After bowling out England, a camera picked up on Vettori’s team huddle in which the captain demanded his troops to “bat and bat” and aim for a second innings score of at least 300. Either way, New Zealand’s batsmen failed dismally.Jamie How’s pugnacious 29 from just 39 balls initially deflated England’s already shaky confidence, but Aaron Redmond lacked How’s authority and edged a lifter to Paul Collingwood in the gully. It was the introduction of Panesar which really made the difference. Like Vettori, Panesar gained awkward turn and bounce, trapping How in front of middle-and-off. James Marshall looked in excellent touch for his 28, cracking four fours, but he too was rapped in front. Panesar’s superb Old Trafford record continued.McCullum lasted just three balls and Vettori holed out to deep midwicket to hand Panesar his 99th in Tests as New Zealand slipped to 91 for 5. And just before tea Panesar notched his fifth wicket and his 100th in Test cricket, in his 28th game, when he trapped Ross Taylor in front. New Zealand lost 7 for 29 to be bowled out for a paltry 114, and Panesar had taken 6 for 17 in a brilliant spell to steal back the momentum – if not quite the match advantage.A disenchanted New Zealand side emerged back onto the field for the second time in the day, bowling without a great degree of drive or discipline. Both Cook and Strauss were gifted wide balls – Strauss scything Mills over gully – and it remained perplexing as to why Vettori delayed his own introduction to the attack, and that of O’Brien. Inevitably Vettori found turn when he came on in the ninth over, but perhaps without the vicious rip of earlier, allowing Cook to flick him confidently through midwicket with good use of his feet. After passing their fifty partnership Cook edged Vettori to Marshall at short-leg to leave England still in pursuit of another 218.Four years ago at Lord’s, England beat New Zealand chasing 282 in the fourth innings, which required 103 from Nasser Hussain, and fifties from Strauss and Graham Thorpe. A similar tenacious trio will be needed tomorrow if England are to do the unlikely, but the prospect of Vettori on a fourth-day Bunsen ought to be enough for New Zealand to claim a series lead. Oughtn’t it?

Hatfield: Aston Villa could revisit Smith Rowe transfer again

Trying to sign Arsenal’s Emile Smith Rowe is something Aston Villa may revisit in the future, says Express & Star journalist Luke Hatfield.

The Midlands club attempted to bring the 21-year-old attacking midfielder in this summer but were unsuccessful.

As per The Athletic, Villa had two bids, one worth around £30m, rejected in a blow to manager Dean Smith.

Smith Rowe proved to be an important player for Arsenal last season, making just over 30 appearances in the Premier League and Europa League.

With that in mind, it makes it no surprise that Mikel Arteta was desperate to keep hold of the English youngster. Should his circumstances at the Emirates change, though, Hatfield would not be shocked to see Villa launch another move to sign him.

“It might be one they revisit in the future,” the Aston Villa journalist told FFC. “This new deal essentially ends any interest from them this year, but they might see how things go further down the line.

“If in a year’s time Smith Rowe is maybe unhappy with the amount of playing time he’s got or if Arsenal somehow need to raise funds for another transfer, it could be one they revisit.”

While they have missed out on Smith Rowe, Villa have been able to bring in Emiliano Buendia from Norwich City.

The Villans have also signed Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen, so improvements are being made to the team’s attack.

بتفعيل بند الشراء.. الأهلي يُعلن رحيل لاعبه المُعار بصفة نهائية

أعلن أمير توفيق، مدير التعاقدات بالنادي الأهلي، عن رحيل أحد لاعبيه المعارين بصفة نهائية، من خلال تفعيل بند الشراء في عقده.

وأوضح الموقع الرسمي للأهلي أن السنغال أليو بادجي، مهاجم الفريق المعار، انتقل إلى أميان الفرنسي نهائيًا، بعدما تم تفعيل بند شراء اللاعب في عقد الإعارة التي قضاها اللاعب لمدة عام.

طالع | مصدر بـ الأهلي يكشف قيمة بيع أليو بادجي لـ أميان الفرنسي

وتلقى الأهلي رغبة النادي الفرنسي في مكاتبة رسمية منذ عدة أيام، وتم الانتهاء من كافة الإجراءات الإدارية والمالية الخاصة بانتقال بادچي لناديه الجديد.

ووجه أمير توفيق الشكر للاعب السنغالي عن فترة تواجده في صفوف الأهلي، وكذلك أثناء إعارته في الموسم الماضي لنادي أميان الفرنسي.

ونجح بادجي في تقديم مستوى جيد خلال فترة إعارته لصفوف أميان الذي ينشط في دوري الدرجة الثانية الفرنسي وشارك معه في 26 مباراة وسجل 13 هدفًا وصنع 3 غيرها.

وانتقل بادجي منذ بداية الموسم الجاري إلى نادي أميان نظرًا لعدم حاجة مدرب الأهلي بيتسو موسيماني، لجهود اللاعب السنغالي مع القلعة الحمراء بجانب وجود 5 محترفين في الفريق.

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