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The BCCI has said it hasn’t received any information from the franchise owner Sahara regarding the issue

ESPNcricinfo staff22-May-2013A day after Pune Warriors announced its pullout from the IPL, the BCCI has said it hasn’t received any “direct communication” from the franchise owner Sahara India regarding the issue. The board also confirmed that it had cashed part of the franchise’s bank guarantee.On Tuesday, Sahara had issued a press release saying it was withdrawing from the IPL over financial differences with the BCCI stemming from the valuation of the annual franchise fee it has to pay. It appears it has not formally communicated that decision to the board.Sahara has repeatedly tried to get the board to revise its franchise fees – $370m over 10 years, the highest in the IPL – and had to pay Rs 120 crore (around $21.6m) this year before the start of the season.”Once the 3 April 2013 due date had passed, the Governing Council had two letters sent to Sahara Adventure Sports Limited – one on 12 April 2013 and the second on 24 April 2013 – requesting settlement of the overdue amount,” the BCCI’s release said. “No payment was made and no response was received to the second letter and so, in order to protect its interests, the BCCI was forced to encash the guarantee.”Sahara had also complained that the process of arbitration, which began soon after the franchise initially pulled out in February 2012, wasn’t progressing as the BCCI hadn’t agreed on any arbitrator. The BCCI, in turn, said it was Sahara which was stalling the negotiations.”The BCCI cannot be held responsible since every one of the eminent retired judges suggested by the BCCI was not found acceptable by the franchisee,” the board said. “In order to break this impasse, a letter was sent to Sahara Adventure Sports Limited, proposing that as the claimant to the arbitration, it should approach the court to appoint an arbitrator so that the process could move forward. Again, no response was received to this suggestion.”

Dinesh Chandimal has declined to participate in the IPL as he wants to prepare for the Champions Trophy in June, and a busy limited overs schedule to follow

Andrew Fidel Fernando31-Mar-2013Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 captain Dinesh Chandimal has made himself unavailable for the IPL, and has instead planned an intensive training programme to prepare for the Champions Trophy, and a busy limited-overs schedule to follow for Sri Lanka. Chandimal will also take English lessons and media training in Sri Lanka during the next two months, having been named captain in Twenty20s, and vice-captain in the other formats in February.”Over the next two months, I’ll be doing a lot of training,” he said*. “I still have a few issues with my technique that need to be sorted out, so I will be working very hard with the national coaches to correct those issues, looking forward to a busy season. I’m also hoping to do some studies, and spend time with family as well.”Chandimal had been approached by at least one IPL franchise, who were seeking a replacement for an injured overseas player, but although no formal offer was made, he has decided to rule himself out of the tournament.Chandimal had gone unsold in the 2013 IPL auction, and if a franchise had signed him as a replacement, his contract would have been worth his base auction price of $100,000. He is unlikely to have regularly been in the playing XI however, and may have collected significantly less than that amount. Training opportunities may also have been limited during the tournament. In 2012, he was released by Rajasthan Royals midway through the IPL to allow him to return home to train ahead of the home series against Pakistan.”Chandimal hasn’t requested a no objection certificate (NOC), and so he won’t be playing in the IPL,” Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ajit Jayasekara said.Thirteen other Sri Lanka players have signed contracts for this year’s IPL, but will not play in Chennai, due to political upheaval over the treatment of Sri Lankan Tamils in Tamil Nadu.Sri Lanka’s next international assignment is the Champions Trophy in June, after which they play a tri-series with India and West Indies, and a home limited-overs series against South Africa, in quick succession.* March 31, 2013 6.00pm GMT This story has been updated with Dinesh Chandimal quotes

Not rotating their Test bowlers is South Africa’s main focus as they look ahead to back-to-back Tests against Pakistan

Firdose Moonda05-Feb-2013

Not rotating their Test bowlers is South Africa’s main focus as they look ahead to back-to-back Tests against Pakistan. The squad dispersed after their 211-run win in Johannesburg and will reconvene on Monday, with the bowlers ordered to take a few days off to prepare for the Cape Town and Centurion Tests, which are only three days apart later in the month.Bowling workloads are a worldwide concern and have resulted in player rotation in other countries, most notably Australia. South Africa’s coach Gary Kirsten said management understand the need to monitor game time but they do not want to swap players in the Test side and would prefer that to happen in limited-overs matches.As a result, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel do not feature in all South Africa’s ODI and T20 games so they are kept fit for Test cricket. They are, however, likely to play in all the Tests and so it is required that they are managed carefully to achieve that aim. Robin Peterson does not face the same physical demands but plays in all formats for South Africa while Vernon Philander has played largely as a Test specialist but has had niggles in recent times that will benefit from a break.”Sunday and Monday, to a certain extent, were heavy bowling days so it is important for us to give them the adequate recovery periods but enough time to prepare properly for the upcoming back-to-back Test matches,” Rob Walter, strength and conditioning coach, said. “The tricky part is that we don’t know whether or not the Test in Cape Town will go five days and if it does, we need the bowlers fresh enough to deal with the short turnaround in time.”South Africa spent 100.4 overs in the field in Pakistan’s second innings from the first session on day three to just after lunch on day four. They had a light load earlier in the match, when they bowled Pakistan out for 49 inside 30 overs.The entire squad could theoretically play in the final round of first-class matches, which take place from Thursday, but only those who were not part of the starting XI will. Rory Kleinveldt and Jacques Rudolph will play for the Cobras and Titans respectively while Imran Tahir, who was added to the squad as cover for Peterson, will turn out for the Lions, as he did last weekend when Peterson was declared fit.The playing XI “have been given specific schedules for the week,” Walter said. “The bowlers have been given a few days off and will begin bowling on Thursday and Friday. The rest of the players in the squad have been given gym strength and conditioning programmes to follow.”Contrastingly, Pakistan hope to put in as much practice as possible in the ten-day break before the second Test. They will play a two-day match against a Western Province XI in Cape Town from Sunday but have practices scheduled in the city from tomorrow, when they are due to arrive there.

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A diretoria do Flamengo fez uma forte investida para contar com o zagueiro Dedé a partir de 2019: pagamento de R$ 30 milhões ao Cruzeiro e vencimento mensal de R$ 1 milhão ao jogador. A oferta foi prontamente recusada pelo clube mineiro, mas aponta a urgência rubro-negro em contratar um defensor.

Por ora, o técnico Abel Braga só terá dois atletas da função no início do ano: Rhodolfo e Léo Duarte. Juan recupera-se de cirurgia no tornozelo direito, o jovem Thuler estará com a Seleção Brasileira no Sul-Americano Sub-20, no Chile, e Réver, capitão do time em 2018, está prestes a reforçar o Atlético-MG.

Segundo a reportagem doLANCE! apurou, pessoas ligadas ao zagueiro foram ao Rio de Janeiro nesta semana e ouviram a proposta do Flamengo. O Cruzeiro, por sua vez, vê Dedé como nome fundamental para o sucesso da equipe em 2019. O contrato do “Mito” com a Raposa é válido até 31 de dezembro de 2021.

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Dedé está no Cruzeiro desde 2013 e, neste período, construiu uma relação forte com o clube. Bicampeão brasileiro em 2013 e 2014, o zagueiro sofreu graves lesões nas temporadas seguintes, atuando em apenas 12 jogos em 2015, 2016 e 2017. Apesar disso, a Raposa apostou na recuperação do atleta, inclusive renovando seu contrato enquanto estava sem condições de atuar.

Em 2018, Dedé voltou a participar com destaque e foi um dos nomes da conquista da Copa do Brasil, derrotando o Corinthians na grande decisão. A boa temporada fez o zagueiro ser convocado por Tite, da Seleção Brasileira.

Andy Flower, has suggested that the player’s desire to appear in a whole season of the IPL proved to be the catalyst that destabilised his relationship

George Dobell21-Aug-2012Andy Flower, the England team director, has defended England’s handling of Kevin Pietersen and suggested that the player’s desire to appear in a whole season of the IPL proved to be the catalyst that destabilised his relationship with his team-mates and the ECB.Flower, speaking for the first time since Pietersen was omitted from the final Test against South Africa, admitted that batsman may never play for England again, but insisted that the team could retain their No.1 Test ranking even without the man many consider to be their best player. Flower also joined those calling for a window in the international schedule for the IPL, though he conceded there was little realistic hope of that at present.”I think it’s fair to say that Kevin’s issues over being available for the entire IPL have changed his attitude,” Flower said. “I think that was the catalyst for a lot of the stuff.”The IPL and the international fixtures in England are an area of conflict. And it will continue to be an area of conflict in the future. It would be better if there was a very clear window prior to our international season starting. But it doesn’t look like that is an issue that is going to be sorted out in the future so it may well recur.”Flower did accept responsibility for some failures of man management within the England set up, but insisted that Pietersen was guilty of far more serious errors of judgement.”You are questioning whether he has been managed properly,” Flower said. “I suppose it’s fair to ask that question. I think that’s what we’ve been doing over the years. There are certain behaviours that are unacceptable and I think we’ve seen some of that just recently. So to move forward we must get over those hurdles.”If you are asking if we take some responsibility for it I’m quite happy to take responsibility for a number of issues if that is the case. I don’t think text messages from an England player to South African players with some of the content I’ve heard that is in them is my responsibility.”I think one issue that I could have handled better is when I heard that some of the players were occasionally looking at that Twitter account that had been set up by some England supporter, or Nottingham supporter. I could have nipped that in the bud earlier.Andy Flower has said there is a long way to go before Kevin Pietersen can return for England•Getty Images”But let’s just be perfectly clear on the severity of the situation. There is one thing a few players having a giggle at a Twitter account, there is another on some of the issues that we have seen rear their heads over the last two weeks. It is not just about the text messages, there are other issues to be resolved.”Flower confirmed that the ECB had approached officials with the South Africa touring team with a view to being shown the text messages Pietersen sent to their players that are alleged to have contained derogatory comments about England captain Andrew Strauss, but insisted the issue extended deeper than a mere spat between two senior players.”The issue is not specifically between the captain and Pietersen,” Flower said. “There are a number of unresolved issues and it would be inaccurate to judge it as just an issue between those two.”At this juncture there’s no meeting in the diary. We’ve just finished this Test match. I understand some people would like this resolved overnight, but I don’t think it is something that can be resolved overnight if we want to go about it properly. There are a number of outstanding issues to be resolved. An example of that would be finding out exactly what these text messages contained if we do really want to move forward either way.”I think face to face and man to man, where you can look people in the eye, is always the best way to resolve most issues. I think these things should remain private. I don’t think they should be played out in the media so leaking information, using PR agencies etc to resolve this issue is not the correct way to go about it.”I’m not sure of exactly the best way to investigate it, to be honest. We’ve tried to focus on playing cricket leading up to this Test match which is how this Test series should have been. It’s really sad for everyone involved the focus wasn’t on playing cricket here.”Flower was quite clear that Pietersen’s current apology – either the YouTube video or the letter sent through his management company – was inadequate and did not constitute a resolution to the situation. He also hinted that it was hard to see the issue being resolved before central contracts are offered to players, which is likely to happen before the team departs for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka in mid-September. That suggests Pietersen may well not be considered for England’s tour of India. He confirmed that Pietersen would not be offered a central contract until the issues were resolved.”He sent an apology via his agent to the ECB,” Flower said. “If you are going to move on from situations such as this you need to know exactly what situation you are moving on from. So I think we need to get to the bottom of some of this speculation and rumours before we move on.”Regardless of central contracts, I wouldn’t like to put a time frame on it because that might unrealistic. To resolve certain issues of trust and mutual respect, it might take longer than that. I would rather not speculate [on whether Pietersen may have played his last game for England]. But he was speculating on it during the Test series, so there is a chance I suppose.England’s one-day side has shown it can flourish in the absence of Pietersen with Ian Bell slotting into the openers’ role, while Alex Hales made 99 in the Twenty20 against West Indies. Flower believes that, if the situation is not resolved, the Test team can move back to the top of the rankings without Pietersen.”Without a doubt,” he said. “English cricket has a great history and it has a great future. It is bigger than any one player. You will always move on from anyone, whether it be a captain, a coach or a player. I think the most important thing is that we do the right thing for England cricket. That’s how we will make our decision.”We try to make decisions that are in the best interests of the England cricket team or English cricket. That is what I’ve tried to do since I joined this team and that’s what I will continue to do.”

Kings XI Punjab captain David Hussey has said a lackadaisical approach from his side against Rajasthan Royals at Mohali led to their 43-run defeat

ESPNcricinfo staff06-May-2012Kings XI Punjab captain David Hussey has said a lackadaisical approach from his side against Rajasthan Royals at Mohali led to their 43-run defeat on Saturday. Kings XI, who are now sixth in the points table, have lost four out of the five home matches this season.Royals’ batsmen, who have tailed off after strong starts in the past, played attacking cricket from the start against Kings XI on Saturday, with Rahul Dravid and Shane Watson hitting a flurry of boundaries. Brad Hodge and Johan Botha ended their clinical display by hitting 27 off the last two overs, helping them post 177.All the Kings XI bowlers conceded 8 runs an over or more. “When we turned up in the bus today, I don’t think we were really switched on as we were still celebrating the win against Bangalore [on May 2],” Hussey said. “People got a bit carried away and when the first ball was bowled we were not switched on for the game.”Kings XI have won four matches on the road this season, but haven’t replicated that form at home. “It was disappointing as we’ve played good consistent cricket at home but we have not got the win, as a couple of close games have gone the other way. I guess we are an away team and play well away.”Hussey said that a poor all-round performance by his side gave Royals the advantage. “I thought it was a very good cricket wicket but we let 20 runs go in the field. I don’t think our bowlers were that flash, I don’t think our fielding was that flash. I think the batting needs a bit of work as well.”Hussey said that with the tournament reaching its business end, it’s time his side performs as a unit. “We must work hard to qualify for the finals, we got to win three out of five matches. Once we get to Hyderabad [on May 8] we’ll regroup, refresh and you see a very determined team play against Deccan,” he said. “There are still a few positives from the Bangalore game that we’re all focusing on, we had a brief talk tonight and we’re heading to Hyderabad with a lot of confidence and a bit of a spring in our step.”

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O Paysandu oficializou, na tarde desta quarta-feira, a contratação do atacante Luan, de 22 anos, para defender a equipe bicolor no segundo turno do Campeonato Brasileiro da Série B. O jogador que estava no ABC desembarcou nesta manhã, em Belém, e assinou com o Papão até o fim de 2018. O nome do jogador ainda será publicado no BID (Boletim Informativo Diário).

Com características de um jogador veloz, que atua pelas pontas, agudo e de qualidade na finalização, o novo bicolor marcou cinco gols pela sua última equipe, onde estava desde abril deste ano.

-A expectativa é boa, pretendo tentar conquistar esse tão sonhado acesso à Série A – afirmou Luan.

Luan passou pelas divisões de base do Fluminense. Com a camisa do Bahia, ganhou a Copa Nike, em 2012, e um Mundial sub-15 disputado na Inglaterra no ano seguinte. Ainda pelo Tricolor da Boa Terra, Luan foi eleito, em 2016, o melhor atacante do Campeonato Brasileiro sub-20. No mesmo ano, também conquistou um título baiano já como profissional. Já em 2017, foi campeão da Copa Santa Catarina pelo Tubarão.

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أعلن الجهاز الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك بقيادة البرتغالي جوسفالدو فيريرا عن قائمة اللاعبين لمباراة شباب بلوزداد الجزائري.

ويلتقي الزمالك مع شباب بلوزداد غدًا الجمعة باستاد القاهرة الدولي، في إطار مباريات الجولة الأولى لدور المجموعات لبطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

طالع أيضًا.. الزمالك بزيه التقليدي أمام شباب بلوزداد الجزائري في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

ويتواجد الزمالك في المجموعة الرابعة بدوري أبطال إفريقيا، رفقة شباب بلوزداد والمريخ السوداني والترجي التونسي. قائمة الزمالك لمباراة شباب بلوزداد

حراسة المرمى: محمد عواد  – محمد صبحي.

خط الدفاع: عمر جابر – محمد عبد الغني – حسام عبد المجيد – محمد طارق – محمد عبد الشافي – عبد الله جمعة – أحمد فتوح.

خط الوسط : محمد أشرف “روقا” – عمرو السيسي – نبيل عماد دونجا – سيد عبد الله “نيمار” – سيف جعفر – أحمد مصطفى “زيزو” – مصطفى شلبي – محمود عبد الرازق “شيكابالا” – إبراهيما نداي.

خط الهجوم: سيف الدين الجزيري – يوسف أسامة نبيه.

تحدث يورجن كلوب، المدير الفني لفريق ليفربول، لوسائل الإعلام قبل مباراة فريقه ضد برايتون، الأحد المقبل، في الدور الرابع (الـ32) من كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي، على ملعب أمريكان إكسبرس كوميونتي.

وقال كلوب في المؤتمر الصحفي الخاص بالمباراة: “هناك دائمًا فرصة جديدة، يمكنك دائمًا القيام بعمل أفضل، هذا ما سنفعله ولكن برايتون في لحظة حاسمة”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. كلوب يعلن غياب ثلاثي ليفربول عن مباراة برايتون.. ويصرّح: لا نشتهر بالذهاب بعيدًا في الكؤوس

وعن المصابين، أضاف كلوب: “لويس دياز أقرب إلى حد ما، ديوجو جوتا وروبرتو فيرمينو وفيرجيل فان دايك سيعودون إلى التدريبات في غضون أسبوعين”.

تابع بالحديث عن الشاب ستيفان بايشيتش، قال “سنكون حذرين معه بسبب عمره لكنه أظهر أنه جاهز، إنه مفيد للغاية لنا في الموقف الحالي، إنه لاعب كرة قدم جيد، إنه يستحق تجديد العقد وأعتقد أنه سعيد حقًا بذلك”.

ووجه كلوب رسالة إلى لامبارد بعد إقالته من تدريب إيفرتون، قائلًا “أنا أشعر بفرانك، لقد جرب كل شيء، لم يكن الأمر سهلًا بالنسبة له، العام الماضي قد قام بعمل جيد، خسر ريتشارليسون ونعلم مدى الإصابات التي يمكن أن تؤثر عليهم مثل كالفيرت لوين، سيعود فرانك، لا يزال مدربًا شابًا وكل شيء أمامه”.

وأكمل: “ما نعرفه هو مدى روعة الحدث إذا وصلت إلى نهائي كأس الاتحاد، فهذا في أذهاننا ومفيد، لكن مباراتنا الأخيرة ضد برايتون لا تزال أسوأ مباراة رأيتها على الإطلاق من فريقي، كل شيء يمكن أن يحدث بشكل خاطئ حدث بشكل خاطئ، الشوط الأول ضد تشيلسي كان منضبطًا للغاية، هذا شيء علينا القيام به ضد برايتون”.

وعن التشكيلة التي يمكن أن يبدأ بها، أوضح “لم أتخذ هذه القرارات بعد، لكن كان لدينا أسبوع تدريب طويل، إذا بدا الأولاد وكأنهم يمكنهم العودة مرة أخرى، لذا سيبدأون من جديد، ولكن إذا لم يفعلوا ذلك، فلدينا عدد قليل من الخيارات في الخط الأمامي”.

وعن الخروج بشباك نظيفة في غياب فان دايك، علق “أعتقد أنه كان من الممكن أن نحصل على شباك نظيفة مع فيرجيل أيضًا، لا علاقة للاعب بذلك، الدفاع أكثر تعقيدًا من الحديث عن قلبي الدفاع، الشباك النظيفة هائلة بالنسبة لنا وأعلم أن الجميع ينتظر الأداء، لكن الشباك النظيفة مهمة لأنه يمكنك الفوز بالمباراة 1-0، وهو أمر جيد تمامًا”.

وانتهت أخر مباراة بين الفريقين بخسارة ليفربول بثلاثية نظيفة أمام برايتون في الجولة 20 من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، على ملعب الأخير.

Kent are poised to sign Wahab Riaz, the Pakistan left-arm paceman, after he received clearance from the Pakistan Cricket Board for a spell in county cricket.Kent, who have a small squad due to their financial situation, have been hit by a number of injuries to their pace bowlers this season and have often been forced to field an inexperienced line-up.Riaz made his Test debut at The Oval on the tour of England last year and took 5 for 63 in the first innings to help set up a four-wicket win for Pakistan. Overall he has played seven Tests and taken 17 wickets along with 38 scalps in 22 one-day internationals.The club hope the deal will be sealed next week once Riaz is granted the required visa.