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He will go in at the top for the first time in his career against West Indies in Adelaide
Andrew McGlashan13-Jan-2024Steven Smith has laid out his rationale behind pushing for a move to open in Test cricket, and it’s pretty simple: he doesn’t want to wait.Smith had been the only incumbent player to publicly state he wanted to shift up the order to replace David Warner and the selectors ended up taking the option, which has also allowed them to bring Cameron Green back in at No. 4.The new-look batting order will have its first outing in the opening Test against West Indies, in Adelaide, which starts on January 17.Related
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Smith has never opened in Test or first-class before in a career spanning 16 years, but is no stranger to facing an almost new ball, particularly when he was batting at No. 3. However, he cited the 2019 Ashes, where he was No. 4, as an example of when he was frequently been tested early in an innings – in those four Tests (he missed one with concussion) the highest total, and longest wait, he entered at was 60 for 2 in the 23rd over at Lord’s.”Since I guess Marnus [Labuschagne] has been playing at No. 3, I’ve been waiting to bat for quite a long period of time and I don’t really like waiting to bat,” he told while playing for Sydney Sixers on Friday night. “So I thought, why don’t I put my hand up and have a crack up top and that way you can get Cameron Green in and you’re playing your six best batters so hopefully it works out.”I am [excited]. I like facing the newer ball. I think if you look back to the 2019 Ashes I was in pretty early most of the time there where I was facing the new ball. I batted No. 3 for a number of years as well and was in early and did pretty well against the new ball so it’s nothing new or foreign to me. You know I enjoy getting in there and getting amongst it and yeah, I’m looking forward to that challenge.”Steven Smith has faced a lot of short bowling in recent times•Getty ImagesWarner, who retired from Test cricket after facing Pakistan in Sydney, believes one of the advantages for Smith is that he will likely face more conventional bowling and tactics early in his innings which may allow him to score more freely.In recent years, oppositions have come up with a variety of plans to Smith – including bouncers from round the wicket and stacked leg-side fields – which, while not often dismissing him quickly, have stemmed his scoring rate.”He likes to walk cross and get onto the legside and get it away there,” Warner said. “People have been bowling short to him when he first gets in. But he finds a way. Early on, they’re going to try and swing the ball and pitch the ball up. And he’s going to be allowed to get into his game and his game plan. Get into the rhythm of how he wants to bat and he can dictate. So I’m actually looking forward to seeing how he goes.”Warner added that he thought Smith and Usman Khawaja both had “another year or two” in them in Test cricket, which could take them up to the 2025-26 Ashes in Australia after next season’s series against India. Matt Renshaw has now been earmarked as the next batter in line, but Warner backed the move to get Green back in the side.”It’s a good taste for Greeny…24 years of age,” he said. “They’re going to have to look for two new guys up the top [of] the order. But to get that No. 4 replacement as well, that’s your foundation at three and four. So if they can knuckle that down, they’ve got a base in the middle. Then they just have a look for some more openers.”
أعلنت وزارة الشباب والرياضة، اليوم الخميس، بدء تطبيق التعديلات الجديدة على قانون الرياضة، وذلك بعد تصديق الرئيس عبد الفتاح السيسي على القانون ونشره في الجريدة الرسمية.
وأكدت الوزارة في بيان رسمي، أن القانون تضمن استمرار مجالس إدارات الهيئات الرياضية القائمة حتى نهاية مدتها القانونية.
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كما نصّ القانون على استمرار المجالس المنتهية مدتها أو التي ستنتهي بعد سريان القانون، وذلك خلال فترة توفيق الأوضاع، وحتى انعقاد أول جمعية عمومية عادية في موعدها القانوني.
وشدد البيان على أن الأندية التي سبق أن وجهت الدعوة لعقد جمعيات عمومية متضمنة بند الانتخابات، مُلزمة بعقد الاجتماعات وفق جدول الأعمال كاملاً، لكن دون إجراء الانتخابات. بيان وزارة الشباب والرياضة بشأن انتخابات الأندية
في ضوء صدور القانون رقم 171 لسنة 2025 بشأن تعديل بعض أحكام قانون الرياضة الصادر بالقانون رقم 71 لسنة 2017، والذي صدّق عليه الرئيس عبد الفتاح السيسي، رئيس الجمهورية، ونشر في الجريدة الرسمية الصادرة اليوم الخميس 21 أغسطس 2025، بدأت وزارة الشباب والرياضة في اتخاذ الخطوات التنفيذية اللازمة لتفعيل القانون.
وأصدرت الوزارة تعميماً إلى مديري مديريات الشباب والرياضة على مستوى الجمهورية، تضمن توضيحاً دقيقاً للترتيبات القانونية الخاصة بعمل مجالس إدارات الهيئات الرياضية، حيث نصّ القانون على استمرار المجالس القائمة وقت العمل به في مباشرة مهامها حتى نهاية مدتها، على أن يُعاد تشكيلها – سواء بالانتخاب أو التعيين – وفقاً للنظم الأساسية المعدلة.
كما نصّ على استمرار المجالس التي انتهت مدتها أو تنتهي بعد العمل بالقانون خلال فترة توفيق الأوضاع، حتى حلول أول جمعية عمومية عادية في موعدها القانوني بعد صدور القرارات المنفذة لأحكام القانون.
وشدد التعميم على أن الأندية التي وجهت الدعوة لعقد جمعية عمومية عادية متضمناً بند انتخاب مجلس إدارة جديد أو شغل مناصب شاغرة، ملزمة بالالتزام بعقد الاجتماع ومناقشة جدول الأعمال كاملاً بدون بند الانتخابات، لحين توفيق الأوضاع وفقاً للمادة السادسة من القانون.
Bangladesh have called up Mohammad Saifuddin for the first three T20Is of the five-match series against Zimbabwe. The squad also includes left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam, allrounder Afif Hossain, and opening batters Tanzid Hasan and Parvez Hossain.Saifuddin last played T20Is for Bangladesh in October 2022 shortly before the T20 World Cup in Australia. He suffered a back injury which kept him out till January this year following which he returned during the BPL, where he took 15 wickets in nine matches in Fortune Barishal’s maiden BPL title run.Left-handed opener Tanzid, meanwhile, has got a maiden T20I call-up. He has played 15 ODIs since his debut last year. He had a decent BPL campaign but was not part of the T20Is against Sri Lanka last month.Mustafizur Rahman and Shakib Al Hasan are not in the squad for the first three matches. Shakib will return to Dhaka on April 30, after which he is likely to play a Dhaka Premier League [DPL] match before joining the squad for the remaining two matches. Mustafizur is set to arrive on May 2 after his IPL stint and will undergo a fitness assessment before being considered for the final two T20Is against Zimbabwe in Dhaka.Anamul Haque, Taijul Islam and Mohammad Naim have been left out from the squad that played T20Is against Sri Lanka, while Soumya Sarkar is still recovering from the knee injury he suffered during the third ODI of that series.The first three T20Is will be played in Chattogram on May 3, 5 and 7, before the action moves to Dhaka for the last two games on May 10 and 12.Bangladesh squad for first three T20Is: Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan, Parvez Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin
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O Corinthians terminou a última edição do Brasileirão com o décimo primeiro melhor ataque da competição, com 44 gols em 38 jogos, e o novo treinador, Fernando Lázaro, quer melhorar esses números.No sétimo dia de pré-temporada para 2023, o comandante da equipe alvinegra deu atenção especial para as finalizações.
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O elenco alvinegro treinou em dois períodos nesta terça-feira (20).Pela manhã, a equipe iniciou o dia com uma atividade de força na academia e, na sequência, seguiu para o gramado. Após o aquecimento, a comissão técnica de Lázaro organizou um treinamento de enfrentamento em campo reduzido. Por fim, houve uma movimentação de finalizações.Os atletas corintianos fecharam as atividades no CT Joaquim Grava com nova atividade de força na academia.
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Como vem fazendo desde que assumiu o Corinthians, o novo treinador corintiano chamou algumas Crias do Terrão para completarem o treino. Nesta terça, o técnico convocou sete jogadores das categorias de base: os goleiros Felipe Longo (2005) e Kauê (2004); os zagueiros Alemão (2002) e João Pedro (2003); os meio-campistas Matheus Araújo (2002) e Ryan (2003); e o atacante Arthur Sousa (2003).
O elenco alvinegro volta a trabalhar em dois períodos no CT Joaquim Grava nesta quarta-feira (21). A primeira parte da pré-temporada vai até o dia 23 de dezembro, quando os atletas e comissão técnica serão liberados para celebrar o Natal. A preparação será retomada entre os dias 26 e 30 de dezembro, e a reapresentação definitiva será no dia 2 de janeiro.
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ESPNcricinfo staff22-Apr-2024Sunil Narine has ruled himself out of a recall to West Indies’ squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA, insisting that “that door is now closed” despite his stellar form for Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL.Narine, 35, is currently leading the tournament’s MVP standings after a remarkable run of form, including a magnificent 109 not out from 56 balls against Rajasthan Royals last week, his maiden T20 century.He is also KKR’s joint-leading wicket-taker, taking nine at 22.11 with his offspin, at an economy rate of 7.10. That form led West Indies’ T20I captain, Rovman Powell, to admit he had been “whispering in [Narine’s] ears” over the previous 12 months, ahead of what will be West Indies’ first home World Cup campaign since 2007.Narine, however, retired from international cricket in November 2023, having not played for West Indies since 2019, and in a statement issued by KKR, he insisted he was not about to change his mind.”I’m truly flattered and humbled that my performances recently have moved many people to publicly express their wish for me to come out of retirement and play in the upcoming T20 World Cup,” Narine wrote.”I have made peace with that decision and whilst I never wish to disappoint, that door is now closed and I will be supporting the guys who take the field in June for West Indies.”Guys who have worked hard for the past few months and deserve to show our wonderful fans that they are capable of winning another title – I wish you all the best.”
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Bangladesh believe they are still in with a chance if they can bat out the third day
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The Chattogram Test has progressed at a slow pace so far, with only 11 wickets falling over the first two days, and both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka believe the third day will be pivotal. The home side hope to bat out the entire day; the visitors want early wickets.Sri Lanka are 476 runs ahead after posting a total of 531. Bangladesh lost one wicket in the 15 overs they had to negotiate on the second evening, but there was enough evidence that it will continue to be a hard grind for the bowlers. Kamindu Mendis, one of six Sri Lanka batters to score half-centuries, said his team would push to take a couple of early wickets on the third morning to continue dominating the Chattogram Test.”The pitch, compared to the last game, is quite good for the batters,” Kamindu said. “But I think it’ll become more advantageous for the spinners going forward. I think I got to bat on a good day in that sense. Some balls did turn today, but I think tomorrow the spinners will play a bigger role. At the same time we have three very good fast bowlers – one wicket was already taken by them – so I think the combination is good. If we can pick up two-three wickets in the morning we’ll be on top.”Bangladesh’s batting coach David Hemp said the home team would have to bat out the third day to stay in contention in this game.”We are still thinking about winning the game,” Hemp said. “It might seem a bit bizarre considering we are [476] runs behind. The key bit will be to negotiate tomorrow. If we do that well, then we negotiate the day after. If we do that, from a batting point of view, you never know what can happen. First things first, we have to make sure we bat well for three sessions tomorrow.”Bangladesh can take a leaf out of Sri Lanka’s approach. The visitors strung together five 50-plus stands, two of them going past the century mark. Kamindu added 65 for the seventh wicket with Prabath Jayasuriya, and then batted out an additional 17.1 overs alongside Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara and Asitha Fernando, the last three batters.Kamindu has batted commendably with the tail through this Test series. After his 173-run seventh wicket stand with Dhananjaya de Silva in the second innings in Sylhet, Mendis batted for another 26.2 overs with the last three batters.Bangladesh’s difficult time in the field was compounded by seven dropped chances•AFP/Getty Images
“When you bat at No 7 or 8, you have to trust the tail-enders,” Kamindu said. “I think I did that. They did a good job supporting me. Our top-order batters did really well in this innings. We have a few half-centuries. They gave a good contribution to the team.”I think in cricket, someone can get a big hundred, someone won’t be able to. We have six half-centuries in our first innings. It is still a good contribution for the team. We put a 500-plus total on to the board. I think we fulfilled our plan.”Dinesh Chandimal and captain de Silva also struck fifties as Sri Lanka looked hardly in trouble through the second day. Bangladesh also dropped four catches, to take their total to seven across Sri Lanka’s innings.The catching reached its nadir when Jayasuriya edged Khaled Ahmed to Najmul Hossain Shanto at first slip. The ball burst out of his hand, only to reach Shahadat Hossain at second slip, who parried it to Zakir Hossain at third slip, who finally dropped the chance. Khaled was left fuming, kicking the turf twice.”I thought [Shahadat] Dipu had the best chance to get that [catch],” Hemp said. “Both those fielders field at short leg so their reactions are pretty good. I thought when it popped out, one of them would be able to get it. But unfortunately not. We don’t see that often.”It is a difficult job to be a slip fielder. A lot of it is anticipation and expectation. You have to expect the ball to come to you every ball. Unless you’ve got that mindset, it makes life a bit difficult. The more you will practice, you give yourself a better chance when it comes in a game situation.”Catching is one of many concerns for Bangladesh. The main one will be their batting line-up, which is coming off four failures on the trot. Zakir and Joy began positively before the latter fell to Lahiru Kumara’s dipping inswinger late in the day. The opening pair hasn’t put on a single half-century partnership yet, having batted together nine times so far.Hemp said Bangladesh believe in the pair, who have shown signs of improvement. “We didn’t negotiate [Sri Lanka’s bowlers] well enough [in Sylhet] last week. I think that’s the big move forward. It is what we practiced in the three days [before this Test]. Joy’s dismissal was disappointing. It would have been nice to be none down at the end of the day. They are a young partnership, so it takes a bit of time to get into it. I am just pleased with the way they applied themselves.”
Manchester United are ready to offload Alejandro Garnacho as part of a swap deal as they eye moves for Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson and Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins this summer. Garnacho has been a part of United's 'bomb squad' along with Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia, with the Argentine winger having been told to find a new club by coach Ruben Amorim.
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According to the , United have spoken to both Aston Villa and Chelsea over a swap deal involving Garnacho as they eye moves for Watkins and Jackson. United are aiming to sign a quality No.9 to complete Ruben Amorim's attack after completing transfers for Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.
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The report adds that the Blues value Jackson at £80 million ($107m) and while they are interested in Garnacho, the Club World Cup winners are unlikely to pay more than £30m ($40m) for the Argentina international. Selling Garnacho remains paramount for the Red Devils amid Profit and Sustainability rule pressures.
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Worcestershire Rapids are celebrating their first win of the season in the Vitality Blast after Tom Taylor’s last over six enabled them to defeat Lancashire Lightning by five wickets at Visit Worcestershire New Road.Club skipper Brett D’Oliveira’s half century laid the foundations for the Rapids triumph after they had been set a 170 target on a hybrid pitch.Lancashire did well to recover from 13 for 3 thanks to a half-century from captain Steven Croft. But Rapids leader D’Oliveira steered his side to within 22 runs of victory before Taylor finished the job.It enabled Worcestershire to bounce back in style after Thursday’s opening night mauling at the hands of Yorkshire at Headingley. But Lancashire just failed to make it back-to-back wins after their home victory over Durham.Both sides named unchanged line-ups with new Rapids vice-captain, Adam Hose, having recovered from a slight hamstring niggle.The game got off to a dramatic start with Nathan Smith registering a double-wicket maiden. The third ball saw Josh Bohannon sky Smith to Finch at mid-on and then the last delivery of the over saw George Bell nick through to keeper Gareth Roderick.Luke Wells decided attack was the best form of defence as he leg-glanced Smith for four and then smote the New Zealander for a huge six over mid wicket. But there was more joy for the home side as Tom Bruce drove at Taylor and lost his middle stump.Lightning keeper Matty Hurst was quickly into his stride and straight drove Taylor over the long-on boundary.The final over of the powerplay cost 21 runs with Hurst and Wells both achieving maximums. But D’Oliveira broke the stand after adding 50 when Wells attempted another big hit and found Smith at long-on.D’Oliveira and West Indies legspinner Hayden Walsh bowled tightly during the middle overs.Hurst pressed his foot on the accelerator in making 45 off 34 balls before he was lbw to Tom Taylor. Then Lancashire captain Croft, with a 31-ball half-century, and Chris Green ensured Lancashire set a challenging target.When Worcestershire launched their reply, Matthew Waite had a let-off on 3 off Tom Aspinwall with George Bell spilling the chance at deep backward square leg.Worcestershire made a circumspect start, mindful no doubt of their collapse in the powerplay against Yorkshire. But they moved into overdrive with Jack Blatherwick and Aspinwall conceding a combined 31 runs in the fourth and fifth overs.The opening stand was worth 55 before Waite was bowled to the final ball of the powerplay from former Worcestershire pace bowler Mitchell Stanley.Josh Cobb perished at long-off against Croft but new batter Hose was quickly into overdrive with successive sixes off the same bowler. He raced to 23 off nine balls before being bowled after aiming an expansive blow on the leg side.Former Worcestershire loanee Luke Wood then produced a superb catch at long-off to account for Ethan Brookes and D’Oliveira fell on the leg side boundary off Green.But Taylor and Ed Pollock held their nerve to see Worcestershire home.