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أثارت صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية، الجدل بشأن طرد الدولي البرازيلي نيمار دا سيلفا، في مباراة فريقه باريس سان جيرمان أمام ستراسبورج أمس الأربعاء.

وفاز باريس سان جيرمان بثنائية مقابل هدف بصعوبة أمام ستراسبورج، ليعزز صدارته للدوري الفرنسي برصيد 44 نقطة، بفارق 8 نقاط عن لينس صاحب المركز الثاني بمباراة أقل.

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صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية، أشارت إلى أن هناك احتمالية في تعمد نيمار الحصول على بطاقة حمراء أمام ستراسبورج، وذلك بعدما ادعى السقوط للحصول على ركلة جزاء، بعد دقيقة من الكارت الأصفر الأول.

كليمنت توربين حكم مباراة باريس سان جيرمان وستراسبورج، طرد اللاعب البرازيلي، مما يعني أنه سيغيب عن مباراة لينس في 1 يناير المقبل.

وقالت الصحيفة الإسبانية، إن نيمار يريد السهر في يوم رأس السنة، مما يجعله يغيب عن مباراة ستراسبورج، وهو ما جعل العديد من الشبهات ترتبط بالطرد الذي حصل عليه أمام ستراسبورج.

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Sarah Elliott played the anchor role perfectly with a committed 81•Getty Images

Australia hold the women’s Ashes for the first time in six years after the debutant Sarah Elliott and the captain Alex Blackwell held their nerve to secure a seven-wicket victory. Elliott, the No.3, played the ideal anchor role with a committed 81 not out, while Blackwell increased her pace once she was set and finished with 74.England controlled the first three days of the contest, but Australia’s top order stood up to reach 3 for 198 at the end of a warm day at Bankstown Oval. Elliott and Blackwell delivered the match-winning stand of 125, which ultimately allowed Australia to lift the trophy they handed over to England way back in 2005.Australia, who resumed at 1 for 29 on the final day, lost the opener Shelley Nitschke for 20 when she was lbw to Isa Guha in the morning. Nitschke had put on 46 with Elliott before she was joined by Blackwell for the game’s crucial phase.It was tough going before lunch, with only 48 runs added in the first session, but Elliott and Blackwell were able to lift the rate after the break. By tea they required 30 for victory and the only hiccup came when Blackwell was trapped in front by Katherine Brunt with the second new ball. Elliott, who struck one four in her 262-ball marathon, stayed until the end, hitting the winning run with a single to fine leg.”Sarah has been around the team for a long time now and it was great to see her hit the winning runs,” Blackwell said. “This is just a great feeling and I’m just so happy to be able to bring the Ashes home.”I am so proud of the team. It’s been a great four days and we’ll all remember this for a long time. I was part of the team that lost the Ashes back in 2005 for the first time in 40 years, so to be captain of this team to win them back again is a great feeling and a tremendous honour.”Australia stormed back into the game on the third day when Rene Farrell, the Player of the Match, captured 5 for 23 and helped dismiss the tourists for 149. The one-off Test victory follows England’s 4-1 success in the Twenty20 series.”Obviously I’m absolutely gutted to hand over the Ashes,” Charlotte Edwards said. “Our bowlers did a fantastic job but unfortunately we didn’t put enough runs on the board. We would have liked to make it a bigger chase. I’m proud of how the team has backed each other and really fought to the end. We’ve had a relatively inexperienced side out here and for many of them this was their first Test.”

Pakistan’s seamers punctuated spells of ordinariness with sparks of brilliance to dismantle New Zealand’s top order and put their side ahead at stumps

The Bulletin by Nitin Sundar14-Jan-2011Stumps
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsRoss Taylor’s innings was a heady mix of caution and enterprise•Getty ImagesPakistan’s seamers punctuated spells of ordinariness with sparks of brilliance to dismantle New Zealand’s top order and put their side ahead at stumps. Umar Gul and Tanvir Ahmed were lethal in the first hours of the first two sessions, and though Ross Taylor survived their bursts with a mix of caution and enterprise, the home batsmen suffered from a general lack of confidence that prevented them from counterattacking when the bowlers were on song, and from dominating when they weren’t.Gul began Pakistan’s dominance with a new-ball spell that oozed intent from the outset. Resisting the natural urge to crank up the pace when aided by a breeze, he relied on subtle sleight of hand and a high release to probe away at the top order. In the first over, he got a swerving inducker to strike Brendon McCullum – who was not offering a shot – above the knee roll. Umpire Daryl Harper ruled in Gul’s favour, though replays suggested the bounce was taking it over the stumps. Things were evened out in Gul’s next over, when Martin Guptill edged a legcutter on its way to Adnan Akmal, unnoticed by Harper.That delivery set the template for Gul, who relentlessly pinged uncomfortable lengths on and around off stump, serving up the odd legcutter to go with ones that held their line, carrying through at good height. In his seventh over, he nailed Kane Williamson with a carbon copy of the delivery that Guptill had edged.Gul also threatened to dislodge Taylor early, beating his outside edge and inducing an inside edge within the batsman’s first three deliveries. His opening burst was, however, coming to an end, and Taylor faced fewer challenges thereafter and approached the pre-lunch session with refreshing freedom. Every time Wahab Riaz offered width, Taylor attacked through the off side, driving square and through the covers, and cutting for boundaries.Consigned to the Scoreboard End, Abdur Rehman resorted to a quick arm and flat trajectory while bowling into a wind that stiffened to 70kmh by lunch. Taylor settled down after the initial flourish and, along with a cautious Guptill, promised to push New Zealand ahead in the second session. Tanvir, however, had plans of his own.Tanvir had an infuriatingly inconsistent day that was bookended by listless spells into the wind, with both new balls. In the middle session, though, he whistled in from the Vance End at the mid-130s, settling into a miserly rhythm that accentuated the threat of the occasional away-seamer. Guptill was gradually choked for runs and, after playing 12 successive dot balls, he flashed at one well outside off. Jesse Ryder came and went, nicking a ball that was dangled across him, bagging his second successive first-ball duck. James Franklin kept out the hat-trick ball, a scorching yorker that was aimed at the toes but, at 100 for 4, the force was with Pakistan.Taylor spent most of Tanvir’s rampant spell at the non-striker’s end, facing only five deliveries from the seamer in the hour following lunch. His battles were against Rehman’s teasing line of attack, straightening deliveries from leg stump without offering too much flight, while getting extra bounce. taylor attempted to disperse the crouching in-fielders with a lovely loft for six over wide long-on, and forced two men back on the leg side. However, with wickets falling at the other end, Rehman continued to attack with slip and short leg, and Taylor played within himself unless presented with a bad ball. When Rehman was marginally off-line, he glanced and cut for boundaries, and brought up his half-century by slapping Gul through point for three. As was the case with Tanvir, Gul too metamorphosed at the lunch break and posed no problems through the rest of the day.Franklin sealed an end with compact defence, camping on the back foot, and keeping out a barrage of searching length deliveries that were angled across him. Along with Taylor, he seemed to have taken the sting out of the Pakistan attack, and when he creamed Tanvir for two early boundaries post tea, New Zealand’s fightback seemed set to step up a gear.Adnan Akmal shifted the momentum back in Pakistan’s favour, though, with the best of his five catches in the day. He moved quickly to his right and showed admirable hand-eye coordination to grab a thin edge from Franklin. Riaz took the big wicket, after plodding through the day without courting the extremes like his seaming colleagues did. Returning to the attack for a final fling before the new ball became due, Riaz got Taylor to nick a harmless delivery angling across him and Adnan – scarcely reminiscent of his butter-fingered brother Kamran – pouched another one with elan, diving to his right.Wind interruptions, and a shocking lack of urgency, meant that Pakistan were well behind the over-rates, forcing Rehman to operate for longer than they would have desired. Thus ensued a period of attrition, with both sides too encumbered to challenge the status quo. Vettori used the opportunity to play himself in, cutting and pulling Rehman for easy boundaries. Young was solid in defence, blocking his way to 7 off 59 balls, before opening up against the second new ball that leaked 36 runs in eight overs. Tanvir was visibly out of steam by now, and was duly taken for 21 in two overs as New Zealand ended the day with a flourish. The fact that they still finished a distant second, underlined just how far they had allowed an average attack dictate proceedings.

سلط المدرب فرناندو سانتوس اليوم الضوء على قدرة فريق أوروجواي، الخصم القادم للبرتغال في كأس العالم 2022، مذكرًا أن إدينسون كافاني ولويس سواريز أصبحا أكبر سنًا، لكنهما لا يزالان لاعبين يتمتعان بجودة عالية.

ويلتقي المنتخبان مساء الغد في بطولة كأس العالم قطر 2022، في الجولة الثانية من دور المجموعات.

وكانت أوروجواي قد فازت على البرتغال بهدفين مقابل هدف، في دور الـ16 من النسخة الماضية من كأس العالم، في روسيا 2018.

وعندما سُئل عما تغير في أوروجواي مقارنة بنسخة 2018، قال فرناندو سانتوس في مؤتمره اليوم: “كان كافاني وسواريز أصغر بخمس سنوات، لكنهما ما زالا يتمتعان بمستوى هائل من الجودة”.

وأضاف: “كان الفريق الذي كان في روسيا رائعًا، لكن هذا هو الفريق الذي يتمتع بشباب، في عام 2018، لم يكن هناك فالفيردي أو داروين أو بيليستري، لم تتغير طريقة اللعب كثيرًا”.

وواصل: “هناك الكثير من الأشياء للتعامل مع طريقتهم في الهجوم بسرعة كبيرة، لديهم ميزة التنقلات بسرعة جدًا، يحاولون اللعب خلف الدفاع، من الصعب جدًا إيقافهم عندما يعبرون الكرة في منطقة الجزاء”.

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وأردف: “ولكن أيضًا، عند في مرحلة ما من المباريات، دع المنافس يلعب حتى يتمكن من محاولة الخروج، ثم كن عدوانيًا وقويًا جدًا ضد المنافس، أقول هذا بطريقة إيجابية وليست سلبية”.

واستمر: “بيبي سيلعب غدًا، ولن تكون هناك مشاكل، بالنسبة لـ دانيلو بيريرا كانت خطوة لم يلاحظها أحد، عندما كنا نعمل على الركلات الدفاعية، لا يمكنني شرح ما حدث بالضبط، أنا لست طبيبًا، لقد انتظرنا، إنه ضحية، إذا كان لا يزال بإمكاننا الاعتماد عليه، فهذا أفضل، لكن لدينا 3 مدافعين مركزيين”.

وأكد: “في أوقات أخرى كان لدينا 23 لاعبًا، الآن لدينا 26، لا يمكننا البقاء هنا نبكي، حزين من أجل دانيلو، قبل كل شيء، لقد قلت ذلك للاعبين هذا الصباح، ستساعدنا قوته على تقديم المزيد من كل واحد، حتى نتمكن من تقديم هدية رائعة له”.

نجح المنتخب السعودي في تحقيق مفاجأة من العيار الثقيل، بالفوز على الأرجنتين في مُستهل مشوارهما بدور المجموعات لبطولة كأس العالم، قطر 2022.

والتقى منتخبا السعودية والأرجنتين على أرضية ملعب استاد “لوسيل” ضمن منافسات الجولة الثانية من المجموعة الثالثة، والتي تضم أيضًا المكسيك وبولندا.

واستطاع منتخب السعودية تحقيق الفوز بثنائية سجلها صالح الشهري وسالم الدوسري، مُقابل هدف لراقصي التانجو جاء عن طريق ركلة جزاء سددها ليو ميسي.

طالع أيضًا.. ترتيب مجموعة السعودية في كأس العالم 2022 بعد الخسارة أمام بولندا

من جهة أخرى، سقط منتخب بولندا في فخ التعادل السلبي مع منتخب المكسيك في المجموعة نفسها، ليحصل كل فريق على نقطة. ترتيب المجموعة الثالثة في كأس العالم

1 – السعودية 3 نقاط.

2 – بولندا نقطة.

3 – المكسيك نقطة.

4 – الأرجنتين بلا نقاط.

طالع ترتيب مجموعات كأس العالم 2022 محدث باستمرار من هنـــــا

جدير بالذكر أن السعودية تشارك في كأس العالم 2022 للمرة السادسة في تاريخها بعد بطولات 1994، 1998، 2002، 2006 و2018. اهداف مباراة السعودية والارجنتين في كأس العالم

Leeds United have failed to sign a new midfielder for fast-approaching on four-and-a-half years, though that is likely to change in the summer amid interest in Brenden Aaronson.

The last time someone was signed in the role was Adam Forshaw, joining from then-Championship rivals Middlesbrough in January 2018 – since then, the 30-year-old has dealt with a string of injuries, Samu Saiz left the club and Pablo Hernandez has also moved on.

You could argue that the Whites have overachieved in recent times, not only gaining promotion to the Premier League but also maintaining that lucrative position for nearly a third season.

But perhaps an answer could lie from within, in the form of academy dynamo Stuart McKinstry, who is just as capable of playing in central midfield as he is out wide.

The 19-year-old Scotsman bagged for the U23 squad on Monday night in their 4-0 rout of Crystal Palace, making it two goals and four assists from his 12 starts in the Premier League 2 Division 1 this season.

Only Sam Greenwood has been more creative, as per FBRef.

McKinstry, who has been likened to Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets by his academy peers, has been dubbed the ‘next big thing’ to come out of Thorp Arch by ever-reliable journalist Phil Hay of The Athletic.

Those comparisons highlight just how talented he is in multiple ways, to have the flair and dynamism of Messi and the powerful on-ball presence of Busquests. Leeds could have a real star in the making and potentially one fit to replace the legendary Hernandez at Elland Road.

“He’s a very confident ball carrier, he’s physically strong, good upper body strength, excellent feet, good at beating his man and creative. In his head, he probably feels he can play in other positions up front as well,” claimed Hay.

Meanwhile, McKinstry’s former Motherwell academy director Steven Hammell believes that he “will do wonderful things and become a household name in the next three or four years”, as he revealed to the Lanarkshire Live Sport Podcast, where he also dubbed him a “fabulous young player”.

As one of the academy’s biggest creators, first-team boss Jesse Marsch could do little wrong in handing the teenage sensation more minutes on top of his two senior appearances going forward.

Leeds could finally replace Hernandez and, at the same time, save millions of pounds in the transfer market, should the American turn to the young Scot in the near future.

AND in other news, Leeds United in “pole position” for new signing…

Paul Delany has announced that he will step down as coach of the Ireland women’s team after the European Championships in Scotland next month

Cricinfo staff22-Jul-2010Paul Delany has announced that he will step down as coach of the Ireland women’s team after the European Championships in Scotland next month. Delany has had a successful stint with the team, guiding them to victories in both the ICC European Championships and inaugural Twenty20 tournament in Ireland last year. Cricket Ireland hasn’t yet named his replacement.”I have decided to stand down as coach of Irish Women’s team after the European Championships. The reason is that over the past couple of seasons I believe that I have done as much as I can do to bring the team forward and it is now time for Cricket Ireland to entrust the development of the team to new hands,” Delany said. “There is an important tournament coming up in South Africa for the 5th to 10th placed teams, and I want to give my successor time to prepare the side for what is essentially the first step to the Women’s World Cup qualification, and help the stated aim of being the 6th ranked team by 2015.”He also praised the contributions of the captain Heather Whelan and the team. “Their dedication to training especially during those cold winter days in North County’s indoor facilities will stand them in good stead in the future,” Delany said. “I wish them all the best of fortune for the future and I shall soon retire to the sidelines where I shall continue to follow and support the team.”Whelan was hopeful of giving Delany the perfect send-off. “On behalf of myself, Isobel Joyce and the rest of the squad I would like to thank Paul for his hard work over the past 18 months and wish him well in his future endeavours. We hope to send Paul off on a high by winning the European Championships next month in Scotland.”

Crystal Palace have not made any official bids or opened talks with any potential signings this month so far, and that includes the view of securing permanent deals for their current loan players too, with one, in particular, becoming a doubt for securing a longer stay at the club.

What’s the word?

Sky Sports journalist, Michael Bridge, has revealed that the Eagles are “nowhere near” the clause that forces them into signing striker, Jean-Philippe Mateta, on a permanent deal at the club.

Bridge told GIVEMESPORT:

“The deal at the moment with buying Mateta in terms of how many games he’s played for Palace, they’re nowhere near it. So, they’re under no pressure with that at the moment.”

Mateta has been linked already with a move away from the club during the current transfer windows, as it was reported that his parent club, Mainz, were ready to recall the player for him to go back out on loan to Saint Etienne, but it was then further reported that Palace blocked the move.

Fans may be fuming

With Christian Benteke reportedly on the move to Burnley after an offer was made for him over the weekend, Palace fans will surely be rather puzzled and angered to see further unsettlement in their forward line, especially when the side is picking up more draws than wins at the moment with nine draws on the board in the Premier League this season.

Thus, they clearly need to take more goal-scoring opportunities and shipping on two offensive options in one window would be a strange way of doing that.

The 24-year-old Frenchman has only made 15 appearances for the club so far during his 18 month loan spell that started in January 2020 scoring three goals in just 589 minutes played over the last year. That is hardly mind-boggling but if they let him leave alongside Benteke, it would severely hamper Vieira’s options.

Eagles fans are keen for the striker to stay at the South London club, with many taking to Twitter to offer their opinion on his future at the club, one fan even tweeted: “Mateta needs to stay #cpfc.”

Vieira will need to make an important decision on the future of his forward line, with the club also linked to signing Eddie Nketiah and interest from other clubs for the signing of Benteke, the French manager will need to assess his options and work out if Mateta fits into his future plans for the club.

Despite not playing, there is an argument to make that the Eagles would be better off keeping him for the second part of the campaign.

In other news: Vieira could finally axe Benteke to sign Nketiah

Sreesanth, the India fast bowler, will not captain Kerala in the 2010-11 domestic season but has been included in a list of 24 probables for the same

Cricinfo staff29-May-2010Sreesanth, the India fast bowler, will not captain Kerala in the 2010-11 domestic season but has been included in a list of 24 probables for the same. Allrounder Raiphi Gomez replaces Sreesanth at the helm with batsman Robert Fernandez as his deputy. The reason for a change in leadership was the uncertainty over Sreesanth’s availability.”We need a captain who can lead the side for a few years at least to help develop our young team,” TC Mathew, the Kerala State Cricket Association secretary told Cricinfo. “The last time Sreesanth was appointed he had to leave after the first Ranji Trophy match because he had to join the Indian team last year. So we felt the need to appoint Gomez, who has been leading right from age-group cricket.”A significant exclusion from the list is medium-pacer and India’s first Test cricketer from Kerala, Tinu Yohannan. He played three Ranji Trophy Plate League games last season and went wicketless.Sreesanth was only marginally better, grabbing one wicket in three games while conceding 146 runs at over four-an-over.Kerala drew their first two games Ranji Trophy last season before losing the next two to Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana by substantial margins.Kerala probables list: Raiphi Gomez (capt), Robert Fernandez (vice-captain), Sreesanth, Rohan Prem, Abhishek Hegde, Karimuttathu Rakesh, VA Jagadeesh, Sony Cheruvathur, Sachin Baby, Arun Paulose, Sebastian Antony, Padmanabhan Prasanth, Sambasiva Sarma, CP Riswan, Arjun NK, Jineesh, Ramesh Kumar, Surjith, Kanakkatharaparambu Sreejith, Sunil Thomas, Chandra Tejas (wk), Prasanth Pramaeswaran, Manu Krishnan, Nizar Niyas.

Newcastle United have reportedly now made ‘official enquiries’ over Mitchel Bakker ahead of a potential move before the January transfer window shuts.

The Lowdown: Defence needs work

The St. James’ Park faithful did well to bring in Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid earlier on in the window to fill the right-back position, but now they need to strengthen in the centre of defence and at left-back.

They have conceded no fewer than 43 goals in the Premier League so far this season, the second-most behind Norwich City, and so the defence needs to be tightened if they have any hopes of avoiding relegation down to the Championship.

Bakker is a player who is comfortable at centre-back and left-back, and so it is no surprise to see the North East club strongly linked with him.

The Latest: Bakker enquiries

Craig Hope reported this week that a deal looks ‘unlikely’, but according to De Telegraaf (via Sport Witness), the Tyneside outfit have now made ‘official enquiries’ with regards to a potential move for Bakker, and he has ‘been informed’ of their interest.

Bayer Leverkusen are apparently asking for a price of €12m (£10m) to let him go, lower than the £16m tag first reported by Hope, and if a deal is agreed, this report claims the player would be ‘willing’ to discuss terms with Eddie Howe and the Magpies.

The Verdict: Bargain

If the new owners can get Bakker in for just £10m, then it would certainly be a bargain.

He is playing at a high level in the Bundesliga, having also played for established European clubs in PSG and Ajax, and at 21 years of age, he still has so much potential left to fulfil.

Described as someone who has ‘pace and strength’ as well as ‘footballing ability’ (via The Chronicle) by Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voller, Bakker has everything needed already for a modern day full-back, and the fact that he can play at centre-half too makes the deal a no-brainer for the Toon, who are in desperate need of both.

In other news, find out what big transfer twist involving two NUFC targets has emerged here!