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Peter Chingoka, chairman of the Zimbabwe Cricket Union, has justified the rejection of former Australian Prime Minister John Howard for the ICC vice-president’s post in Singapore

Cricinfo staff01-Jul-2010

Peter Chingoka, chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket, has justified the rejection of former Australian Prime Minister John Howard for the ICC vice-president’s post, saying that Howard’s lack of experience in cricket administration led to the decision. Chingoka felt there were several other candidates in Australia and New Zealand who were more suitable for the position.Chingoka told the it “goes without saying” that whoever Australia and New Zealand choose in place of Howard as the vice-presidential nominee must be “somebody who’s come through hands-on in cricket.” The move to nominate Howard, Chingoka said, was akin to “asking me to come and edit the Melbourne without any experience in the journalism industry.”There is a lot of talent in Australia and New Zealand. I could give you at least six names from Australia who have been on the Australian board or the board of the ICC, who are very competent and would be immediately suitable, I can give you two or three names from New Zealand who would be immediately suitable.”Howard, earlier this month, had travelled to Harare and met with Chingoka to ease tensions following South Africa and Zimbabwe’s reported move to block his nomination; the meeting had been described by the Zimbabwe board as being “friendly, constructive and frank.” But when the ICC met in Singapore, six Full Member countries officially conveyed their opposition to Howard’s nomination.While Cricket Australia complained it had not been made aware of the reasons for the opposition to Howard’s nomination, Chingoka said “reasons have been given”, though “not palatable to some people.” He also dismissed the suggestion that Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe had influenced the board’s decision. “‘That is an excuse that has been used because of the denial of the reasons given [to Howard and the countries], because it’s a convenient excuse.”

Giorgos Giakoumakis put in another underwhelming display despite Celtic making it 19 games unbeaten in the Scottish Premiership.

Ange Postecoglou’s side were in clinical form as they put four past Motherwell on Sunday afternoon. Tom Rogic bagged a brace on his return from injury with Liel Abada and Daizen Maeda scoring either side of that.

The Australian head coach needed goals from elsewhere on the pitch as the Greek striker struggled to have any sort of influence on the match and that was backed up by the fact that he had fewer touches of the ball (31) than goalkeeper Joe Hart (50) and even substitute Nir Bitton (43).

Even Jota, who was on the pitch for a mere 27 minutes after replacing him managed one fewer touch.

He also registered the same attempts on goal (one) and recorded more dribbles (two), making an instant and more positive impact from the bench, as per SofaScore.

The 27-year-old forward has struggled to hit the ground running at Parkhead after joining in the summer from Dutch outfit VVV-Venlo, finding the net just twice across 14 appearances, and he failed to take this rare opportunity to impress his manager.

Elsewhere on the pitch at Fir Park, Giakoumakis made just eight passes, lost possession 11 times from those 31 touches, and won just eight of his 21 duels (38%), via SofaScore.

The 6 foot 1 frontman, therefore, lost the ball once every 5.7 minutes, or once every 2.8 touches, providing to be hugely wasteful as well as ineffective.

Yes, his work rate and attitude is spot on, as seen by the fact that he pulled the defenders away beautifully for the Bhoys’ third goal but ultimately, he’s there to score goals as a striker and he’s just not doing that right now.

Once dubbed a “phenomenon” by journalist Jeroen Kapteijns, we’re yet to see anything of the sort of form from Venlo that caught Ange’s eye in the summer.

It’s easy to see why he’s not the no.1 striker in Glasgow right now.

AND in other news, Forget Rogic: £4.05m-rated Celtic gem who was a “huge problem” stole the show vs ‘Well…

Chairman of selectors, Clyde Butts, has said that Jamaica batsman Marlon Samuels will be considered for West Indies selection if he performs at the domestic level

Cricinfo staff30-May-2010

Chairman of selectors, Clyde Butts, has said that Jamaica batsman Marlon Samuels, who has finished serving his two-year ban, will be considered for West Indies selection if he performs at the domestic level.”We all know Marlon Samuels can play cricket,’ Butts told . “Certainly, for a man who has been out of cricket for two years, youwould allow him to play some cricket, develop his game again and get back into form and, of course, he will be available to West Indies then.”Marlon needs to come out and start playing some cricket, [and] we will probably see that in the regional T20 and the one-day series and who knows. If Marlon certainly shows that he still has it, I think he will be considered.”Samuels returned to action recently for Jamaica, playing in a 50-overs match and two Twenty20 games against USA in Florida. He had missed two seasons after he was banned in 2008 for breaching rules, relating to “receiving money, benefit or otherreward which could bring him or the game of cricket into disrepute”. Samuels was punished by a West Indies Cricket Board disciplinary committee for discussing team information with Mukesh Kochar and later approaching him to pay a hotel bill.Samuels has played 29 Tests and 107 one-day internationals for West Indies since making his international debut against Sri Lanka in 2000.

West Ham United remain interested in signing Leeds United star Raphinha amid their failed attempted to land him in the January transfer window.

What’s the story?

Reports suggested that David Moyes’ side had tabled an offer for the Brazilian but that the Whites refused to do business.

Football Insider have now revealed that a source has confirmed the Hammers’ interest in the winger, and that the Irons have asked about his availability.

However, the report added that Leeds are now looking to tie down Raphinha to a new contract, and are confident of doing so in the next few weeks.

Would be incredible for West Ham

The Brazilian has been an absolute revelation for Marcelo Bielsa’s side since joining in a £17m deal from French outfit Stade Rennes back in the summer of 2020, enjoying a superb debut campaign in English football which saw him net six goals and provide another nine assists in the Premier League alone.

Dubbed as “star dust” and a “matchwinner” by The Athletic’s Phil Hay, his start to the current campaign has been equally impressive, notching eight goals and setting up another two in just 19 games in the top-flight – including having two goal contributions in both games against West Ham themselves.

Raphinha’s displays had Leeds team-mate Patrick Bamford hailing him after the 2-0 win over Crystal Palace last February, with the Englishman telling Sky Sports: “I think, to be honest, he has been a steal for Leeds. I am surprised. As soon as he came in, you saw him in training, you know sometimes with players whether they are good or they are top class, and he really was. He stood out straightaway.

“I am surprised that bigger teams, more established Premier League teams I should say, haven’t taken a punt on him because he really is someone special, and he is young.”

Having someone like Raphinha on one flank and Jarrod Bowen on the other would be a mouth-watering prospect for Hammers fans. They would have two quality wingers who can not only score goals, but also set up teammates too, and would go a long way to completing a dream attack for Moyes.

The £36m-rated Raphinha would be an exciting addition to this West Ham team.

Meanwhile, West Ham are also interested in this Premier League starlet…

أكد الهولندي إريك تين هاج، المدير الفني لفريق مانشستر يونايتد، رفض كريستيانو رونالدو الدخول كبديل في مباراة توتنهام الأخيرة بالدوري الإنجليزي، والتي انتهت بفوز الشياطين الحمر بهدفين دون رد، سجلهما فريد وبرونو فيرنانديز.

وأضاف تين هاج في المؤتمر الصحفي الخاص بمباراة تشيلسي:” أنا المدرب وأنا المسؤول عن ثقافة الفريق، يجب عليّ أن أحدد المعايير والقيم وأن أتحكم بها كذلك”.

اقرأ أيضا.. مدرب بايرن ميونخ يعلن غياب نوير ومولر أمام هوفنهايم.. وموقفهما من مباراة برشلونة

وتابع:”غياب رونالدو مؤثر على تشكيلتنا، لكنه مهم لسلوكيات الفريق وعقليته والمجموعة”. شاهد مغادرة كريستيانو رونالدو لمباراة مانشستر يونايتد وتوتنهام

وأكمل:”بعد أن غادر كريستيانو الملعب أمام فاليكانو، قلت له إن هذا غير مقبول، لكنه لم يكن الوحيد، هذه المرة الثانية، وعليه فهناك تَبِعات وعواقب لهذا التصرف”.

وواصل:” “أتفهم أن هناك الكثير من الأسئلة عن الموضوع، لكن هناك مباراة تشيلسي، لدينا مباراة كبيرة لنخوضها، تركيزي وتركيز الطاقم واللاعبين منصب تماما عليها”.

وأكد تين هاج غياب المهاجم الفرنسي أنتوني مارسيال عن مباراة تشيلسي، والمقرر لها، غدا السبت، في السادسة والنصف مساء بتوقيت القاهرة، ضمن لقاءات الجولة 13 من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

James Kirtley took four wickets in eight balls to help end a brave challenge by the Unicorns and give Sussex their second Group A win in the Clydesdale Bank 40 at Hove

Cricinfo staff03-May-2010
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James Kirtley took four wickets in eight balls to help end a brave challenge by the Unicorns and give Sussex their second Group A win in the Clydesdale Bank 40 at Hove. The 35-year-old fast bowler did the damage in the 37th over as the Unicorns’ bid to reach a target of 256 ran out of steam. Josh Knappett hit the first ball of the over to long off, Wes Durston was caught behind off the fourth delivery, after making 51 off 53 balls, and Glenn Querl was yorked off the final ball of the over.From 207 for 4 the Unicorns collapsed to 211 all out as Rana Naved-ul-Hasanpicked up wickets with successive deliveries in the next over before Kirtley took his fourth in eight balls when he bowled Jahid Ahmed. It meant the Unicorns lost their last six wickets for four runs in 14 balls and were bowled out for 211.The Unicorns had made a blistering start to their run chase thanks to former Gloucestershire left-hander Jackson Thompson, whose 43 off 32 balls included five boundaries and three sixes. Even when he was run out by Rana’s direct hit from backward point there was no loss of momentum by the Unicorns, a team made up of the best players not in the first-class game.They were well up with an asking rate of 6.38 thanks to a stand of 53 in just under 10 overs for the third wicket between former Somerset allrounder Durston and Michael O’Shea.The brakes were initially applied by Monty Panesar, who had O’Shea smartly stumped by Andrew Hodd to claim his first one-day wicket for his new county, and then Chad Keegan, who bounced back after conceding 38 in his first four-over spell to pick up Chris Murtagh and then skipper Keith Parsons as the required run rate began to climb.Earlier, Sussex had posted 255 for 6 although a two-paced pitch never allowed their batsmen to play with too much freedom especially when the ball got soft. They got off to a brisk start as Chris Nash and Matt Prior posted 47 in the first six overs after Sussex had been put in.But Prior was caught by wicketkeeper Knappett off a top-edged drive and Sussex never regained the momentum despite good contributions from Nash and skipper Murray Goodwin. Nash hit eight fours and a six in his 81 off 77 balls and looked on course for his maiden one-day hundred when he was bowled round his legs by Querl.Goodwin passed 10,000 List A runs on his way to his 63rd one-day half century. But he fell for 56, made off 49 balls with a six and four boundaries, in the 36th over at the end of Sussex’s batting powerplay. Querl was again successful, bowling the Sussex captain as he tried to flickfine down the leg side and the Harare-born medium-pacer was the pick of theUnicorns’ attack with two for 46 from his eight overs.Former Warwickshire seamer Tom Mees also picked up two wickets. Having already snared Prior he returned at the end of the innings to pick up Keegan for a golden duck off a checked drive.Hodd (24), Michael Thornely (20) and Joe Gatting (14) all got starts without pushing on with Neil Hancock picking up two wickets at the end when Rana holed out to long on and Knappett, standing up to the medium pace, took a smart catch to remove Hodd.

Ambati Rayudu once again played a responsible knock that ensured Mumbai Indians have a competitive total despite a top-order wobble

Cricinfo staff03-Apr-2010

Ambati Raydu had made a spectacular IPL debut with a match-winning half-century, attesting to the popular opinion about him being a richly talented player who had hurt his India prospects by joining the unofficial Indian Cricket League.After another crucial cameo in the away victory against Delhi Daredevils, Rayudu failed to maintain the rhythm and it did not help his cause when he injured his hand in the field against Royal Challengers Bangalore and missed out on couple of matches. In his first two games after the break, Rayudu attempted the big hits early in his innings but flopped on both occasions.One of those failures had been in his comeback game against Deccan Chargers, at DY Patil last week, when he was stumped off Pragyan Ojha. Harbhajan Singh had saved Mumbai’s blushes then with a delightful cameo late in the innings. Today, when Mumbai stuttered at 62 for 3 after nine overs, Rayudu walked to crease with the team needing him to firefight again.He started steadily, never allowing panic to grip him. It helped that the oak-strong Saurabh Tiwary was his ally at the other end – the pair had already shared two big partnerships including the 110-run stand in the first game against Rajasthan Royals which helped Mumbai post their highest IPL score. As Adam Gilchrist shuffled his bowlers in the middle overs, Rayudu and Tiwary bought themselves time before opening up.With only one specialist batsman in Kieron Pollard in the dug-out, it was essential the duo split their responsibilities smartly without allowing the run-rate to dip drastically. At 24, Rayudu is four years older than Tiwary, and far more experienced, making him the senior partner. After Sachin Tendulkar’s departure, Bravo was foxed by Pragyan Ojha’s crafty left-arm spin leaving Mumbai needing Rayudu to orchestrate the fightback, with Tiwary taking the risks.Still the pressure was mounting: Mumbai were going at nine runs after the Powerplay overs but in the next six they had just scored a further 30 runs and by the end of the 16th over they had reached 125. It was the most crucial phase in the match and Rayudu adopted the simple formula the two most successful batsmen in the IPL have followed this season. Both Jacques Kallis and Tendulkar, the top two run-makers of the tournament, have built their success by pacing their innings, picking the bad balls and essentially sticking to the straight bat than trying anything fancy.Even when as he lost Tiwary in the final five overs, Rayudu did not once go for the slog or attempt anything rash; instead he relied on the bowler’s error and smartly took advantage of the yawning gaps in the deep. Full tosses and short balls found themselves being dispatched behind square on the leg side or behind deep midwicket. Twenty runs came off the penultimate over by Jaskaran Singh and Rayudu had clipped 18 of those, in the process reaching his second half-century of the tournament.From the team’s perspective the key element was Mumbai had raised a challenging total having lost their top order even before the half-way mark. Little wonder then Tendulkar pointed out the victory was only possible due to the responsible innings from Rayudu.

West Ham United are facing the prospect of being without Tomas Soucek once again for their trip to Manchester United on Saturday afternoon.

What’s the story?

The Czech Republic international was missing from action for the Hammers’ 3-2 defeat against Leeds United last time out in the Premier League, and it appears that while he is back in training, there are big doubts over whether he will be able to take his place against Ralf Rangnick’s side later today.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of the game against United, David Moyes said: “We’ve had the virus like all teams and we have injuries as well.

“Tomáš Souček came back from the virus, we’re not quite sure yet if he’s ready so we need to try and assess that. Hopefully we’re not too bad and we’ll go there and try to do the best we can.”

Big blow for West Ham

Make no mistake about it, being without Soucek against Man United would be a huge blow to West Ham’s chances of picking up points against a team who are directly battling them for a Champions League place.

The Hammers’ defeat to Leeds last week put a dent in their hopes of clinching that top-four spot, but they know that a famous victory at Old Trafford would not only boost their confidence heading into these final few months of the season, but also deliver a crushing blow to their direct rivals too.

Soucek and Declan Rice have been the mainstays of this West Ham midfield since the former’s arrival at the club a couple of years ago, and breaking up that partnership has had a knock-on effect of not only robbing the Hammers of a first-choice midfielder, but also the impact it has on Rice’s game too – the Englishman’s performance levels have slightly dipped of late.

The Czech midfielder has had a huge influence on the Irons this season, winning more headers per game (3.5) than any of his team-mates while also ranking in the top three for tackles (1.7) and interceptions (1.5) per match, as per WhoScored. Those figures make it clear just how much his presence is being missed in the middle of the park.

Being without Soucek once again would be a huge blow to West Ham today as they travel to Old Trafford.

Meanwhile, West Ham are pushing hard for this star…

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Eleito na noite deste sábado, José Carlos Peres já revelou o que pensa sobre Neymar, Robinho e Gabigol no Santos. O segundo e terceiro nome foram especulações fortes nas últimas semanas, mas o presidente afirma que não sabe de propostas. Porém, que gostaria de trabalhar com a dupla.

Para acelerar o processo da escolha de um técnico e reforços, Peres pretende iniciar a transição na segunda-feira e conta com a ajuda de Modesto Roma.

– Sempre tenho interesse em contar com os grandes ídolos. Precisamos entender qual a proposta que chegou ao clube, eu não sei. Estávamos fora do clube, não temos essas informações. Saberemos na transição. Espero que o Roma me atenda e que comecemos a fazer a transição – disse.

Questionado sobre a situação do clube com o Neymar, que está estremecida após o craque dizer que seria um prazer atuar pelo Flamengo e Palmeiras, o mandatário crê que o elo não pode ser quebrado e afirma que o processo não deveria se mover contra o ídolo, mas contra o Barcelona.

– Essa relação não pode ser quebrada. Eles têm que sentir que o Santos é uma casa, não dizer que quer jogar em outro time. Não faz sentido alguém que esteve aqui desde os 9 anos dizer isso. A identificação é aqui. Entendemos que houve um probleminha no processo, não se move contra o ídolo, mas sim contra o clube que tirou o ídolo. Teria que ser contra o Barcelona. Vou conhecer o processo. Temos que pegar todos os contratos e fazer análise forte para ver onde estamos pisando – explicou.

Junto de Orlando Rollo, seu ex-adversário em 2014, seu mandato será válido até o fim de 2020.

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A number of West Ham supporters are excited after a new report claimed the Hammers are the front-runners to sign Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara.

David Moyes is sure to be eyeing up new signings in the January transfer window, as he looks to take his squad to another level and deal with the injury issues running through the spine of his team.

West Ham look well-placed to mount a genuine top-four challenge in the Premier League this season, as well as hopefully going far in the Europa League, but they have lost both first-choice centre-backs in Kurt Zouma and Angelo Ogbonna.

One player who the Hammers are thought to be keen on signing is Kamara, with the 22-year-old impressing for Marseille this season, making 17 Ligue 1 appearances and enjoying an 89.4% pass completion rate.

According to Corriere dello Sport [via West Ham News & Views on Twitter], Moyes’ side are in pole position to sign the Frenchman on a free transfer this summer, when his current contract will expire.

West Ham fans love Kamara latest

Kamara can play as a defensive midfielder or in the heart of defence, and these West Ham fans reacted positively to the news on Twitter.

“Let’s hope this is genuinely true! Would be a superb signing and if we can agree a pre-contract before the window closes could then push for a marked down move this window. Marseille have two options: accept whatever we offer or get nothing”

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“Very very decent”

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“Great signing if we pull it off”

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“Please!!!!”

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“He’s class, would be a great signing especially for free”

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“Good but we need signings this month”

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In other news, a reporter has made a key claim regarding a possible West Ham transfer. Read more here.