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Reports coming from South Africa that Worcestershire’s attempts to sign Allan Donald as a replacement for their overseas player Andy Bichel had run into trouble have been dismissed by the county as no more than a technical hitch

Ralph Dellor22-May-2002
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Reports coming from South Africa that Worcestershire’s attempts to sign Allan Donald as a replacement for their overseas player Andy Bichel had run into trouble have been dismissed by the county as no more than a technical hitch. Worcestershire have gone through the right channels, but the information had not permeated to all levels of the United Cricket Board of South Africa’s administration.Bichel was selected for Australia’s proposed series against Pakistan in June and Donald has been signed on a short-term contract as his replacement. However, Gerald Majola, chief executive of the UCBSA, admitted that he had been unaware of the situation with Worcestershire until the announcement that Donald had signed for them.”There is a very specific clause in the players contracts that precludes them from working for another employer without permission, and Allan hasn’t spoken to me,” Majola said.He was also unaware that Donald has been turning out for Birmingham League club Knowle and Dorridge as a professional. “That’s news to me. He should have sought permission,” Majola said before conceding that it is not out of the question that the bowler might yet play county cricket.”If he asks permission then I will consult the national physiotherapist Craig Smith to get a report on his physical fitness. If Craig says he is fit then we would consider releasing him.”The main concern of the South Africans is that Donald, at 36 years of age, should conserve his energies to spearhead their attack in the World Cup that takes place on home soil in 2003. Similar concerns were expressed when captain Shaun Pollock was allowed to play for Warwickshire this season.Speaking to CricInfo, Worcestershire chief executive Mark Newton is confident that the matter will be resolved shortly. “We have done everything we were supposed to do and expect confirmation of Allan’s availability at any time now.”It appears that Donald himself spoke to the new chairman of selectors, Omar Henry, while the club contacted Brian Basson, the director of cricket operations in South Africa. However, a breakdown in communications at the UCBSA meant that the chief executive was not fully apprised of the situation when making his comments.

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O São Paulo recusou a proposta da Juventus (ITA) pelo zagueiro Lyanco, que permanecerá no clube. As partes ainda podem voltar a conversar no futuro, mas como a janela de transferências na Itália fecha nesta terça-feira, um possível negócio fica inviável.

A Juventus ofereceu 5 milhões de euros (cerca de R$ 17 milhões) pelo zagueiro na semana passada. Considerando a proposta baixa, a diretoria do São Paulo negociou com os italianos para subir os valores, mas não obteve sucesso desta vez. É provável que as conversas sejam retomadas na janela do meio do ano.

Lyanco completa 20 anos nesta quarta-feira. O zagueiro está com a Seleção Sub-20 na disputa do Sul-Americano da categoria no Equador e vinha com a transferência como positiva. Agora, ele se reapresentará ao São Paulo após o período com a Seleção.

Com a permanência de Lyanco, o São Paulo se desfez de David Neres nesta janela, já que concluiu nesta terça a venda do atacante ao Ajax (HOL) por cerca de R$ 50,7 milhões. Com isso, a diretoria vetou a saída de Luiz Araújo, que tinha proposta do Lille (FRA) de cerca de R$ 22 milhões.

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Na manhã desse sábado, o goleiro Danilo Fernandes falou com a imprensa no CT do Parque Gigante. O arqueiro do Colorado teve um grande ano de 2016, mesmo com o rebaixamento da equipe. Sobre a queda, Danilo revelou tristeza:

– Foi um ano triste pelo que aconteceu. Eu não queria chegar em um clube tão grande como esse e ser marcado como o primeiro time rebaixado na história. Minha motivação vem daí. Eu quero ser marcado por conquistas, por títulos e dar alegrias a essa torcida maravilhosa que a gente tem.

Danilo Fernandes revelou que avisou seu empresário de que nenhuma proposta o tiraria do Beira-Rio. O jogador quer fazer história no clube:

– Eu não quis nem saber, falei para o meu empresário “nem me conta, porque eu não vou sair por nada”. Eu tenho muita coisa para conquistar aqui dentro ainda.

Para a disputa da segundona em 2017, D’Alessandro retorna ao Inter. O ídolo argentino também tem sua liderança marcada no grupo e aprovada pelo goleiro:

– O D’Ale é uma referência dentro do clube, tem uma história bonita e veio para nos ajudar nessa retomada. Temos muitos jogadores que assumem a responsabilidade, D’Ale, Seijas, Ernando, Paulão, que não fogem da luta. Vai ser um ano em que a gente precisa de todos os jogadores, e quem for chegar tem de ser com este espírito. Vai ser bem complicado e a gente precisa de homens esse ano.

Jurgen Klopp ‘increased the pressure’ on Virgil van Dijk to sit out this summer’s European Championships.

That’s according to Friday’s print edition of Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf (via Sport Witness).

The lowdown

Former PFA Player of the Year Van Dijk has been out of action since mid-October after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Liverpool initially coped well in his absence, topping the Premier League at Christmas, but Klopp’s side unravelled at the turn of the year and now trail Manchester City, who have regained their title, by a whopping 23 points.

However, the Reds were boosted this week by the news that Van Dijk has abandoned his Euro 2020 hopes in favour of readying himself for pre-season.

The latest

De Telegraaf claimed (via Sport Witness) that Klopp helped to force Van Dijk’s decision and adopted a deliberate media strategy of raising doubts about the centre-back’s availability.

Whilst it was unlikely that he would feature in the group stage of the competition, which will see the Oranje face Ukraine, Austria and North Macedonia, he could have been in contention for the knockout stages if Frank de Boer’s side made it that far.

The verdict

This was clearly a difficult decision for Van Dijk as the captain of his country, who have not been to a major tournament since the 2014 World Cup, but the nightmare scenario for Liverpool was the 29-year-old’s progress being undone by an all-too-hasty return to action.

The Netherlands, for their part, can still call upon the likes of Matthijs de Ligt, Stefan de Vrij and Nathan Ake at centre-back, but they may sorely miss Van Dijk’s leadership during the summer showcase.

In other news, Liverpool are set to do battle with another Premier League club for this player’s signature.

In an exclusive interview with The Transfer Tavern, former Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie has shared his experience of seeing Keinan Davis up close for the first time in training after returning to Bodymoor Heath.

Davis, a product of Bodymoor Heath, has worked his way into Villa’s first team and has been Dean Smith’s second-choice striker this season.

With Wesley having been unavailable following the serious injury he picked up last term, Davis has been deputising for Ollie Watkins.

And, in that deputy role, the 23-year-old has managed to come up with a couple of important contributions of late, including a goal against West Brom and assist versus Fulham.

For Hendrie, he is a player who has always had talent, talent which Villa supporters are now starting to see.

Speaking exclusively to TT about what he remembers from the first time he had a good look at Davis, the ex-Villa player said:

“I went back, a few years back now, and I went in and just watched. It was actually when Steve Bruce was managing and I watched the training.

“Kevin MacDonald was at the club at the time and he was working with a lot of the younger lads that were certainly pushing for first-team recognition. And Keinan was one of those players.

“I went and watched a game. It was the first time I’d actually seen Keinan and I thought to myself, ‘certainly with lots of coaching and guidance, he’ll be a player. He will be a player.’ “

If Davis’ last few performances are anything to go by, then the 23-year-old is a player who certainly has something to offer.

تعرض لاعب فريق وست هام كورت زوما لصيحات الاستهجان من قِبل عدد من جماهير ليفربول، خلال مباراتهما الجارية حاليًا.

ويستضيف ملعب الأنفيلد مباراة الفريقين في الجولة الثامنة والعشرين من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

ويتواجد كورت زوما في التشكيل الأساسي لفريق وست هام في المباراة الجارية في الوقت الحالي ضد كتيبة يورجن كلوب.

وذكر الصحفي إيان دويل أن كورت زوما تعرض لصيحات استهجان واستهزاء من قِبل عدد من جماهير ليفربول، كلما لمس الكرة في تلك المباراة.

وأوضح أن الأمر يبدو له علاقة بمقطع الفيديو الشهير الذي ظهر فيه زوما وهو يركل قطة ويتعامل معها بشكل عنيف، مما تسبب في حالة من الهجوم الشديد ضده داخل المملكة المتحدة بل وخارجها أيضًا.

After the whole debacle of the European Super League, attentions turned back to matters on the pitch on Wednesday night when Aston Villa took on Premier League leaders Manchester City.

Dean Smith’s side came into the game on the back of a 2-1 defeat to champions Liverpool last time out, but any notion of poor form or a lack of confidence went straight out the window after John McGinn struck inside about 20 seconds.

But City turned things around with goals in either half, and Matty Cash’s reckless sending off for two yellow cards certainly put a dampener on any hopes of Villa claiming a huge victory.

While Cash certainly let Smith down by getting himself sent off when Villa had the man advantage following John Stones’ own red card, Bertrand Traore also produced a shocking display.

The winger was urged to be dropped for the game against Pep Guardiola’s side here on FFC, but the Villa boss kept faith in him, and sadly it didn’t pay off.

While City unsurprisingly dominated the ball, Traore just couldn’t get himself involved in the game, ending the match with fewer touches of the ball than goalkeeper Emi Martinez.

As per Sofascore, he had no shots on target, provided no crosses, and completed just ten passes in the 75 minutes that he was on the pitch – essentially, Traore was just a passenger that Villa carried, and his frustrating tendency to keep wanting the ball on his left foot really limited both him and his side going forward.

And, writing in his post-match player ratings for The Birmingham Mail, Ashley Preece gave him the second-lowest score of a five, saying: “Worked well with Cash after Villa had scored with the pair doubling up on Zinchenko. However, it was a real struggle for Traore as it was for most of Villa’s players after their opener.

“Traore showed some flashes with cross-field passes and some neat touches but City were always in control with El Ghazi drafted on for him on 75 minutes. Lacked a cutting edge again, sadly.”

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With no goals in his last eight Premier League games now, it’s surely become time for Smith to make a ruthless call on Traore and drop him from the team and just take him out the firing line.

Meanwhile, Villa have been handed a major transfer boost over this player…

In an exclusive interview with Football FanCast, former Sheffield United striker Brian Deane has questioned his old club’s reported interest in John Terry.

The Yorkshire outfit are on the lookout for a permanent successor to Chris Wilder following his exit last month and it appears their search has taken them to Terry.

According to the Mirror, the Aston Villa assistant head coach is on Sheffield United’s shortlist to replace their former boss as the club prepares for life back in the Championship.

Terry has spoken in the past about his desire to become a manager, meaning this opportunity in the Bramall Lane dugout may appeal to him.

Deane, however, has sent a word of warning to his old side, picking up on Terry’s lack of managerial experience. On the subject, Deane told FFC:

“The club has to decide what direction they want to go in and part of that direction is, you know, do they want to go down a route where more of the club structure and infrastructure is club owned?

“Do they want to go down the route of kind of giving somebody an opportunity to come in and manage their club, you know, with relatively no understanding or no experience of the area, of what the fans expect, what kind of football? I don’t know what kind of football John Terry likes.”

The Mirror also reports that Villa are well aware of Terry’s ambitions to manage one day and will support him in his efforts to land the top job in a dugout, so it should not be too hard for Sheffield United to get him out of Villa Park.

حرص رمضان صبحي لاعب منتخب مصر الأول لكرة القدم، على تقديم التهنئة للجماهير المصرية على تأهل الفراعنة للدور النهائي من بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا.

وصعد منتخب مصر للدور النهائي على حساب الكاميرون بركلات الترجيح 3-1 في دور نصف النهائي الذي أقيم على ملعب أوليمبي.

وقال رمضان صبحي في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر فضائية “بي إن سبورتس”: “أهنئ الشعب واللاعبين، تعبنا وربنا كافئنا، لعبت في مباراة نيجيريا ولم أشارك بعد ذلك، ولكني كنت جاهزًا والحمد لله شاركت وساعدت زملائي”.

طالع أيضًا.. ردود أفعال غاضبة ضد جاساما بعد مباراة مصر والكاميرون: مهرج ومرتشي وإذا نظرت له يطردك

وأكمل: “منتخب الكاميرون فاز علينا في 2017، وكان شيء كبير للاعبين أن نفوز على الكاميرون في ملعبهم، الأهم وما نفكر فيه هو أننا نحاول أن نسعد الشعب المصري ولا يوجد في ذهننا غير ذلك”.

واختتم: “نحن نجري استشفاء كل يومين، كل لاعب يخشى على نفسه وبلده، وإن شاء الله نستعد جيدًا للسنغال، نتحدث مع بعض وهدفنا أن نعطي 100% لنسعد الشعب المصري”.

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O pênalti desperdiçado por Chavez na vitória por 1 a 0 sobre o Cruzeiro foi o oitavo em 13 cobranças que o São Paulo teve nesta temporada. Com 61,5% de erro no quesito, o Tricolor sofre em seu primeiro ano sem Rogério Ceni.

Dos oito pênaltis errados em 2016, Michel Bastos e Calleri foram responsáveis por dois, enquanto Ganso, Maicon, Cueva e agora Chavez perderam um cada. Porém, em duas vezes o gol saiu logo na sequência, no rebote. Já as cobranças certas foram efetuadas por Cueva (três), Calleri e Michel Bastos.

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A quantidade de erros nesta temporada é quase a metade do que Rogério Ceni cometeu em toda a sua carreira. O Mito desperdiçou 20 cobranças até 2015, quando aposentou-se, e acertou outras 69.

Em 2015, por exemplo, o São Paulo marcou sete gols de pênalti (seis com Ceni e um com Luis Fabiano) e perdeu duas cobranças (Ceni e Alan Kardec).

Hoje, Cueva é o batedor principal da equipe. Contra o Cruzeiro, porém, o peruano já havia sido substituído. Chavez foi para a cobrança e desperdiçou.