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Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, rued his side’s top-order problems which wasted the solid start provided by the openers

Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo26-Feb-2011Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, rued his side’s top-order problems which wasted the solid start provided by the openers as they came up short in their run chase against Pakistan to register their first home defeat in a World Cup.Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga put on 76 for the first wicket but Sri Lanka then lost 4 for 20 in seven overs. The middle order became bogged down as Chamara Silva struggled to build momentum until it was too late and despite Nuwan Kulasekara’s brave effort the target always appeared out of reach.”We did pretty well to restrict them to 277 and the start we got was good enough to keep on batting, but when you lose four wickets in the same amount of overs and you are less than 100 for four wickets down, it makes it a bit difficult,” Sangakkara said. “We can say that we missed Lasith [Malinga] a bit, but the guys were pretty up to it.”On this track 277 was very gettable and you saw how close we came at the end. If we had done a little more hard work with the top order batsman, I think we would have made it and crossed the line. The real negative for us from this game is we lost a bunch of wickets in a very short space of time.”Sangakkara believes his side will have learned some valuable lessons from the defeat, a result that shouldn’t hamper Sri Lanka’s chances of progressing to the quarter-finals. “Also the fact that partnerships are important and we should never panic at any point,” he said. “We were well behind the run rate, but we still fell only 10 run short. So basically if we had kept building partnerships, when we had that great start, I think it would have been a different story.”Tillakaratne Dilshan’s departure came in the middle of a bad period for Sri Lanka in their run chase•Getty Images

Shoaib Akhtar rolled back the years with an express delivery to remove Mahela Jayawardene which followed quickly from Shahid Afridi’s removal of Dilshan for 41. “That kind of gives them the momentum and unfortunately that was the real critical period in this game,” Sangakkara said.Chasing is notoriously difficult at the R Premadasa but Sangakkara refused to use the toss as an excuse. “Winning tosses will not decide a match. On a pitch like this, had we played better cricket and done our basics especially in batting, we could have changed the decision.”And even in defeat there were elements of Sri Lanka’s performance that pleased him including the role the spinners played in the Pakistan innings and how Silva overcame his sluggish start to give the home side a chance late in the chase. “[The spinners] were outstanding. The rest of the fast bowlers started off a bit shakily but I think we came back to the game pretty well,” he said. “The opening partnership was great and the way Chamara Silva batted.”Kulasekara again proved he can handle the bat well and Angelo Mathews unfortunately didn’t have enough time to get himself set. When we were so far behind it is easy to say that’s it and walk away from the game. But the way we fought it out and how close we came is I think we can do them.”Pakistan are a very good side and well balanced. They showed today that they got a lot of pride also. Everyone writes off a team at their peril and cricket has a lot of surprises. Today they played better cricket than us all round.”

The ICC has written to the Pakistan Cricket Board asking for an explanation as to why Mohammad Aamer was allowed to participate in a domestic club match, when he has been provisionally suspended from all official cricket

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Jan-2011

The ICC has written to the PCB asking for details into the appearance of Mohammad Amir in a friendly club match. Amir is currently provisionally suspended from all levels of cricket facing charges of spot-fixing placed by the governing body in the aftermath of the Lord’s Test during Pakistan’s tour of England in 2010.Amir took part in a game in Rawalpindi on Monday, though the contest is not believed to carry any official status. But under the ICC’s anti-corruption code of conduct, Amir – and Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, the other two players suspended – are not allowed to play even at club level if those clubs are affiliated to the regional cricket body – in this case the Rawalpindi Cricket Association – which is in turn, affiliated to the PCB. It is believed that the club Amir turned up for is not affiliated to the Rawalpindi association.A spokesman for the Pakistan board said they were also investigating the matter. “Yes, we have come to the knowledge of Amir playing a match in Rawalpindi and we are investigating the matter,” Nadeem Sarwar told .At the moment it is believed that the ICC has only asked for details of the appearance, after which it will decide whether or not it constitutes a breach of the code. Local officials in Rawalpindi say Amir apologised after appearing in the game, saying he wasn’t sure whether or not he could play in a game at that level.Amir, along with Butt and Asif, was suspended by the ICC after the spot-fixing row centering around pre-planned no-balls broke during the Lord’s Test between England and Pakistan.An ICC anti-corruption tribunal heard the case relating to the three suspended players in Doha, Qatar, last month and is due to announce its verdict on February 5.

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O Santos não enviará mais Bruno Henrique aos Estados Unidos. Sem previsão de obter o visto do jogador junto ao Consulado Norte-Americano, o clube divulgou comunicado oficial no qual informa que o camisa 11 irá a Frankfurt, na Alemanha, para uma consulta com o professor doutor Claus Eckardt. O atacante não atua desde janeiro e ainda sofre com sequelas de uma lesão no olho direito. Sem previsão de retorno aos gramados, ainda precisará aguardar um diagnóstico mais detalhado do problema.

Bruno Henrique tem treinado normalmente no CT Rei Pelé, ao lado dos demais companheiros, mas sempre com óculos protetor e sem aval do Departamento Médico para sofrer impactos mais fortes inerentes ao jogo de futebol. A ida aos Estados Unidos aconteceria no mês passado, caso o jogador tivesse conseguido seu visto. Com problemas para a liberação do documento, a ida foi inviabilizada.

Confira a nota do Santos na íntegra:
O Santos FC informa que, em virtude da demora e incerteza para liberação do visto médico para entrada nos Estados Unidos para o atleta Bruno Henrique, optou por um Centro de Excelência em Frankfurt, na Alemanha, para consulta e exames oftalmológicos com o Professor Doutor Claus Eckardt. O atleta viaja neste final de semana, acompanhado pelo Dr. Jorge Merouço, responsável pelo Departamento Médico do Clube.

O Centro de Excelência em Frankfurt é, assim como o Johns Hopkins Hospital nos Estados Unidos, referência mundial em oftalmologia. Bruno Henrique está afastado desde a primeira rodada do Campeonato Paulista, quando levou uma bolada no olho direito.

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Adam Milne, the 18-year-old fast bowler who has gone from playing school cricket a year ago to being in the New Zealand squad for their Twenty20 series against Pakistan, said he was surprised at the national call-up

ESPNcricinfo staff23-Dec-2010Adam Milne, the 18-year-old Central Districts fast bowler who has been named in New Zealand’s squad for their Twenty20 series against Pakistan, has said he was surprised by the call-up in just his first year of senior cricket, but was excited at the opportunity.”I think they [the selectors] just picked me on what I’ve done so far,” Milne, who has also been named in the 30 probables for the 2011 World Cup, told the regional newspaper , “They want me to go out there, and do what I have been doing, and bowl at a good pace.” Just over a year ago, Milne was still playing school cricket and he only made his first-class debut in March 2010, when he took 4 for 52 for Central Districts against Canterbury.Milne made his Twenty20 debut for Central Districts in their Champions League T20 campaign in September, during which he was clocked at 145kph. Milne said he has probably been bowling faster during the 2010-11 domestic season in New Zealand, where speed guns aren’t being used. Shane Bond, the Central Districts Twenty20 bowling coach, tipped him to get even quicker with age, and Milne agreed it was a possibility. “I’m sure there could be [an increase in pace] if I got a little bit stronger and worked a few things out,” he said.Milne was given a contract with Central Districts only two months ago and has played three first-class matches and eight domestic Twenty20 matches. His Central Districts coach Alan Hunt said Milne wasn’t a finished product but merited a chance in the national team. “In my view he needs a bit more time yet,” Hunt said. “But he’s certainly a raw talent and if they want to try somebody, why not him I guess.”Milne’s selection came just two weeks after the newly-appointed national selector Lance Cairns told the he wanted to see Milne given time to play more domestic cricket.New Zealand’s three-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan starts on December 26 in Auckland. Ross Taylor will captain the side with Daniel Vettori rested.

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O Atlético-MG deu sequência aos treinos, nesta terça-feira, visando o clássico com o América-MG, na próxima quinta.O trabalho tático supervisionado por Thiago Larghi indicou que haverá mudanças na equipe alvinegra.

Sem Fábio Santos, suspenso pelo terceiro cartão amarelo, e contando com o retorno de Adilson, que cumpriu suspensão na última rodada, o treinador do Galo montou a equipe inicialmente com Patric e Leonardo Silva entre os titulares, além de Juninho na lateral esquerda, substituindo Fábio Santos.

Os titulares treinaram com Victor; Patric, Leonardo Silva, Gabriel e Juninho; Adilson, Gustavo Blanco, Luan e Cazares; Róger Guedes e Ricardo Oliveira. A outra equipe teve Cleiton, Emerson, Bremer, Maidana e Carlos Gabriel; Galdezani, Yago, Elias e Tomás Andrade; Erik e Alerrandro.

Antes do treino, o capitão Leonardo Silva concedeu entrevista coletiva. O zagueiro garantiu que nunca reclamou de ter perdido a condição de titular nos últimos jogos. O defensor afirmou ainda queestá pronto para voltar ao time.

– Ninguém sabe ainda quem vai jogar, vamos treinar e ele vai começar a definir a equipe para a próxima partida. Estou trabalhando para voltar à equipe para que eu possa ajudar da melhor maneira possível. (…) Estou tranquilo, ciente do que eu estava fazendo e do posso fazer, ajudando da melhor forma possível, mesmo indiretamente, em prol da equipe, colaborando no que posso para que o time se fortaleça, consiga atuar bem e conquistar os objetivos – destacou o zagueiro.

De acordo com Leo Silva, o Atlético-MG precisa ter atitude diante do rival mineiro. O objetivo é fazer um grande jogo para vencer o clássico.

– Já tivemos clássicos que exemplificam bem a postura da equipe. É jogar da mesma maneira, respeitando a equipe adversaria e também aquilo que podemos fazer. Temos que nos dedicar e nos empenhar para fazer o que o treinador pede, um colaborando com outro, para que a equipe consiga fazer uma grande jogo – concluiu o camisa 3.

Com 14 pontos, em décimo lugar no Brasileirão, o Galo briga para voltar ao topo da tabela. O duelo com o Coelho acontecerá nesta quinta, no Independência, às 21h. Vale lembrar que o América-MG está logo atrás, com um ponto a menos.

A big Rangers setback has emerged regarding Ibrox gem Joe Aribo and his injury situation… 

What’s the latest?

Journalist Andrew Dickson has revealed that the Nigeria international will miss the final of the Europa League if he is diagnosed with a concussion.

The midfielder came off injured in the first half on Thursday night after he was struck in the face by a powerful free-kick, with doubt now surrounding his availability in the coming weeks.

Dickson tweeted: “McGregor didn’t have much to do but made a crucial stop in the second half when he needed to, could do nothing about Nkunku’s glorious finish. Bassey’s now a fixture in front of him. And I hope Aribo is okay after a fair bang on the head. If it’s concussion, he misses Seville.”

The reporter has confirmed that Aribo would not be able to play in the showpiece clash in Spain, although it remains to be seen whether or not the 25-year-old was concussed.

Supporters will be gutted

Rangers supporters will surely be gutted by this claim, as it leaves a gigantic cloud of doubt over the Nigerian’s availability for the Europa League final later this month.

The midfielder has been a reliable option for Giovanni Van Bronckhorst to call upon in Europe, and the Dutch head coach will surely want him to be fit to face Eintracht Frankfurt on 18 May. Aribo has started 12 matches in this superb European run, playing 14 times in total, and has averaged an impressive SofaScore rating of 6.95 as he has chipped in with three assists.

In the Premiership, he has averaged a score of 7.09, scoring eight goals and providing five assists from midfield. He has proven that he can make a big impact in the final third with his ability on the ball, and that is why losing him for the Seville showdown would be a huge blow for the Gers.

Aribo is a consistently brilliant performer who has the potential to be a match-winner for Rangers with his contributions at the top end of the pitch, and fans will be concerned by a potential concussion to the 25-year-old, as losing his talent will weaken the squad given what he has been able to do on the pitch this season.

Hopefully he is healthy and enjoying the celebrations after the win over Leipzig, and if that is the case then the focus will turn to assess whether or not he will be able to play in the final. For now, though, the Ibrox faithful will be gutted by his knock and desperately hoping that he is cleared for action on Wednesday week.

AND in other news, Forget Lundstram: Rangers’ £5.4m-rated “absolute baller” got Ibrox “rocking” last night…

The Bombay High Court has granted Kings XI Punjab an interim stay on its expulsion from the IPL but said the franchise would have to satisfy certain conditions, including retaining the shareholding pattern and paying the BCCI a security for player fees

Nagraj Gollapudi08-Dec-2010

The Bombay High Court has granted Kings XI Punjab an interim stay on its expulsion from the IPL but said the franchise will have to satisfy certain conditions, including retaining its shareholding pattern, fulfilling pending player payments and paying the BCCI guarantee money in case the final judgement goes against them. The court also rejected Punjab’s request to defer the date for submission of the list of players they would like to retain for the fourth edition of the league, the deadline for which expires today. Punjab have until midnight to finalise their list.After listening to both parties over the last two days, Judge SJ Vajifdar said that “prima facie” Punjab had a strong case against the expulsion and the “interim injunction” was only just. But his verdict carried many riders, the most important being that the franchise cannot change its shareholding pattern and the control should rest in the hands of the four main owners: Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Mohit Burman and Karan Paul. The court said that these four needed to hold not less than 51% of the shares in KPH Dream Cricket Pvt. Ltd – the rights-holding company of the franchise – until the final judgement. Punjab’s owners refrained from commenting on the issue before they received the court order in hand tomorrow.In the interim, Punjab will have to submit various guarantees to the court and the BCCI. The first is clearing the pending payments to its players over the last two years, an amount running up to Rs.35 crore ($7.77 million). And now, since the franchise is free to re-enter the IPL arena, the court has asked it to commit an amount of $18 million for the next two years (at the rate of $9 million per year) as guarantee money for player payments in case the franchise participates in the league.”When they [Punjab] sign up players, their contracts are for two years,” CA Sundaram, BCCI’s lawyer in the case explained. “And in case they lose the arbitration the players’ contract must be honoured. Hence the bank guarantee for of $18 million which is two years’ contract money for players.”The other important condition the court asked Punjab to fulfill was to pay the BCCI $3.5 million per year for a period of two years, as security towards any damage incurred by the board in case the final verdict went against Punjab later on.”For the time being they have been permitted to participate but on very stringent conditions where they have to furnish various assurances and papers,” Sundaram said. “Importantly all these are only pending the final decision in the arbitration proceedings as an ad interim measure.”When asked whether BCCI had considered challenging the verdict in a higher court, Sundaram said the decision would be made when the order is in hand.Wednesday’s news will be seen as another blow to the IPL, whose 2011 tournament has been put increasingly at risk by a succession of court cases. While the Rajasthan and Punjab franchises were embroiled in courtroom battles, a third (Kochi) barely made it over the line. As a result of the controversies, the player auction for the season has been delayed by several months.In October the BCCI had terminated Punjab, holding the franchise guilty for violating the franchise agreement on three counts, the biggest offence being that the ownership had changed twice in the first three years of the league, something that went unreported to the Indian board.The franchise moved court last month seeking redressal for the cancellation of its IPL contract. Its petition contended that the termination was a “deliberate and calculated” move to ensure a new and more lucrative re-bidding process. Both parties then decided to opt for the arbitration process, but that too got embroiled in controversy when the arbitrator, Justice BN Srikrishna, recused himself after admitting to the BCCI that he had been legal counsel for the Wadia Group, part owners of Punjab, for many years.At that point the issue seemed to be snowballing into another protracted battle, just like the one Rajasthan Royals had got involved in with the BCCI. But Punjab rushed to the High Court for help and have now found new crutches to lean on before building their case in front of the arbitrator.The confusion over the eventual number of teams that will be involved next season affects every component of the world’s most lucrative domestic league: its teams/ franchises, its players and its very structure.

بات من المؤكد فقدان نادي الهلال لخدمات لاعبه سالم الدوسري في الفترة المقبلة، بسبب معاناته من الإصابة في مواجهة منتخب المكسيك، في الجولة الثالثة من دور المجموعات في كأس العالم 2022.

وكان الأخضر السعودي ودع كأس العالم بالخسارة أمام المكسيك، ليكتفي بجمع 3 نقاط في المركز الرابع بالمجموعة الثالثة من البطولة.

اقرأ أيضًا | الهلال يتخطى الأهلي في دعم الأندية لمنتخب السعودية بـ كأس العالم

وشهدت مواجهة المكسيك إصابة سالم الدوسري في الشوط الأول من اللقاء، لكن اللاعب عاد من جديد لأرضية الميدان عقب تلقيه العلاج.

وبحسب “إذاعة يو إف إم” السعودية، فإن إصابة سالم الدوسري عبارة عن تمزق في أربطة المفصل؛ وسيغيب على إثرها لمدة تصل إلى 3 أسابيع.

وبات سالم الدوسري ضمن هدافي العرب في تاريخ كأس العالم برصيد 3 أهداف، بالتساوي مع سامي الجابر ووهبي الخرزي.

وينتظر أن تعود بطولة دوري روشن السعودي من جديد يوم 15 ديسمبر الجاري، بمواجهات أندية ضمك والاتفاق، والخليج والفيحاء، والوحدة والفتح، والتعاون والعدالة، والشباب والاتحاد، بينما سيلعب الهلال أمام الباطن يوم 16 ديسمبر المقبل.

ويتواجد الشباب في صدارة جدول ترتيب دوري روشن برصيد 22 نقطة، متفوقا بفارق 3 نقاط عن النصر الذي يحتل المركز الثاني برصيد 19 نقطة، ثم اتحاد جدة في المركز الثالث برصيد 18 نقطة، ويأتي الهلال في المركز الرابع برصيد 17 نقطة.

Jordan Campbell has been left buzzing over some Glasgow Rangers news which has now emerged involving James Tavernier.

The Lowdown: Players’ POTY

The Ibrox club announced on Sunday night that Tavernier has won the Men’s Players’ Player of the Year Award (POTY).

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The right-back has been dubbed the team’s best performer in both the Premiership and the Europa League, scoring an astounding 13 goals and supplying a further 15 assists in both competitions combined (Transfermarkt).

The Latest: Campbell reacts

Taking to Twitter, The Athletic journalist Campbell buzzed over the update as it was announced, claiming that Tavernier was the ‘clear choice’ alongside Calvin Bassey as Young Player as he stated:

“The clear choice this season, along with Bassey as young player.

“I think this is the best football Tavernier has played of his career as his overall game has been brilliant under Van Bronckhorst.

“He looks more emboldened than ever.”

The Verdict: Deserved

The reward for Tavernier is so well-deserved, and as Campbell suggests, the right-back really seems to have stepped up his game under new manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

Under Steven Gerrard earlier this season, the Englishman had managed three goals in total over all competitions. Since Van Bronckhorst’s arrival, he has added another nine, including six crucial strikes in the Europa League to help them all the way to the semi-finals (Transfermarkt).

The captain has certainly led by example, especially in Europe, and while they slack behind Celtic in the Premiership, this could still be a quite remarkable season if they manage to go all the way in the Europa League.

In other news, find out who the Gers are now targeting this summer

West Ham United will make the short trip to west London to take on Chelsea this afternoon as the Hammers look to boost their chances of a top-six finish in the Premier League.

The Blues already look set to finish third in the league whilst the Irons’ fate is still uncertain with Wolves and Manchester United also in the hunt for sixth place.

David Moyes’ men will take confidence from the fact that they beat Thomas Tuchel’s side 3-2 in the reverse fixture with every remaining game now vital for the east London club.

With a crunch first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Frankfurt on Thursday, will the Scotsman prioritise Europe and look to make changes against Chelsea? Here is how Football FanCast expects the Hammers to line up.

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Dawson, Alese, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Lanzini, Benrahma, Antonio

As expected there’s no change in goal as Lukasz Fabianski continues his role as league goalkeeper whilst there’s a major change in the defence with Issa Diop now ruled out with an ankle injury.

With Craig Dawson the only fit senior centre-back, we expect Moyes to finally give an opportunity to exciting youngster Aji Alese.

The 6 foot 3 Nigerian has been excellent for the Hammers’ U23s this season and was described as “gold dust” by Tom Edwards on the We Are West Ham Podcast.

Moreover, the 21-year-old is a left-footed centre-back so should slot in next to Dawson perfectly as he gears up to make a potential Premier League debut.

Tomas Soucek and Declan Rice are set to continue their partnership in front of the back four whilst there is another change in the attacking midfield trio with Moyes playing his usual 4-2-3-1 set-up.

Nikola Vlasic was handed a rare league start against Burnley last weekend and failed to deliver once again, therefore we expect the Croatian to be replaced by Said Benrahma to add much-needed creativity to the side and support for striker Michail Antonio.

The £69k-per-week 24-year-old has endured a tough first season in claret and blue, scoring just one goal in all competitions.

Despite playing a London rival in Chelsea, this afternoon’s match is crucial if West Ham are serious about securing a top-six finish, with other sides in the hunt breathing down their neck.

AND in other news, Moyes can axe “superb” £50m ace with WHU swoop for “one of the most exciting talents”…