New-look Redbacks hope to find their bite

South Australia’s new leadership team of Michael Klinger and Callum Ferguson begin their summer this weekend knowing that the only way is up

Brydon Coverdale08-Oct-2010

Michael Klinger: “We come into the season full of confidence after a good Champions League”•AFP

South Australia’s new leadership team of Michael Klinger and Callum Ferguson begin their summer this weekend knowing that the only way is up. The Redbacks finished on the bottom of the Sheffield Shield and Ford Ranger Cup tables last season and they have been the nation’s underachievers in recent decades, having won no titles since 1995-96.There was one glimmer of hope, when they made the final of the KFC Big Bash, and although they lost to Victoria it was enough to earn them a place at last month’s Champions League. Klinger, who has taken over as captain from Graham Manou, said the team would take heart from their fine efforts at the Champions League, where they reached the semi-finals.”Two games to go in both formats [last season] we were in contention to play the final and just fell away in our last few games,” Klinger told ESPNcricinfo. “We know we can play some really good cricket and we come into the season full of confidence after a good Champions League, so we’re hoping to kick-start our season well. Last year we had to play a bit of catch-up after starting the season quite poorly.”In a considerable shake-up to their playing list, the former internationals Mark Cosgrove and Dan Cullen were axed, Mark Cleary headed to Victoria and several fringe players were cut. Replacements were sought interstate, and the Redbacks have pulled together a squad that they believe can lift the team’s fortunes.The powerful limited-overs batsman Aiden Blizzard was signed up from Victoria, and with him came the fast bowler Rob Cassell. They had lost pace-bowling experience through the departure of Cleary and the retirement of Paul Rofe, so the fast man Ben Edmondson was enticed from Western Australia.It continued South Australia’s trend of acquiring players from other states – Klinger, Daniel Christian, Tom Cooper, Aaron O’Brien and Tim Ludeman have all arrived by that path in recent years. Ferguson, the new vice-captain, is happy with the recruits, while home-grown talents like James Smith and Jake Haberfield will also be watched with interest.”We’re thrilled with the list that we’ve got together at the moment,” Ferguson said. “To be able to bring some quality quicks in like Ben Edmondson and Rob Cassell, they’re fantastic inclusions for us and it gives our bowling some depth. Cossie [Mark Cosgrove] is a loss but we feel like our young players have really taken some good steps forward in the last 12 months. We’re really confident going in to this summer.”South Australia begin their Ryobi Cup campaign against New South Wales at Adelaide Oval on Saturday, before they follow with a Sheffield Shield match two days later. Blizzard and Edmondson are in line to make their first appearances for their new state in the one-day game.Ryobi Cup squad Michael Klinger (capt), Daniel Harris, Tom Cooper, Aiden Blizzard, Callum Ferguson, Cameron Borgas, Graham Manou (wk), Daniel Christian, Aaron O’Brien, Kane Richardson, Chris Duval, Ben Edmondson, Gary Putland.

Em recuperação de cirurgia no joelho, Berrío trabalha com bola no Ninho

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O Flamengo divulgou imagens animadoras da recuperação de Orlando Berrío. O atacante colombiano, em tratamento de grave lesão do joelho esquerdo, já está realizando trabalhos com bola no Centro de Excelência em Performance (CEP) no Ninho do Urubu. O retorno aos jogos, no entanto, ainda vai demorar.

No vídeo publicado nas redes sociais nesta terça, Berrío faz a atividade acompanhado deFred Manhães,fisioterapeuta do Fla. Confira abaixo:

Orlando Berrío rompeu o tendão patelar do joelho esquerdo em 22 de outubro de 2017, em partida contra o São Paulo pelo Campeonato Brasileiro. A cirurgia foi realizada no dia 24 do mesmo mês. A recuperação foi prevista em 8 meses.

Assim, o retorno do colombiano só deve acontecer a partir do fim de junho. O Flamengo não inscreveu Berrío na Copa Libertadores. A grave lesão ainda vai tirá-lo da Copa do Mundo-2018, que terá início no dia 14 de junho, na Rússia.

Contratado em 2017 após destacar-se pelo Atlético Nacional, da Colômbia, Orlando Berrío tem contrato com o Flamengo até 2 de fevereiro de 2019.

Aston Villa: Journalist reacts to Boubacar Kamara update

Journalist Julian Laurens has been reacting to an Aston Villa transfer ‘reveal’ involving Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara.

The Lowdown: Gerrard, Lange and Purslow in attendance

Steven Gerrard appears to be making a head start when it comes to summer signings, with midfield seemingly a key area he wants to bolster.

Geoffrey Kondogbia and Ibrahim Sangare have both been recently scouted, while Leeds United’s Kalvin Phillips is also on their radar.

Kamara is the latest player Villa have now watched, with Gerrard, Johan Lange and Christian Purslow in attendance to look at the Marseille star in action against Nantes on Wednesday.

The Latest: Laurens reacts

Laurens took to Twitter to react to the update involving Villa and Kamara. He labelled the 22-year-old as a ‘fantastic player’ and appeared to be excited for Villa, should they land his services on a free transfer.

“RMC reveal that Steven Gerrard was at Marseille – Nantes at the Stade Velodrome tonight to watch Boubacar Kamara. He is out of contract in the summer. What a signing he would be for Aston Villa. Fantastic player.”

The Verdict: Would’ve left impressed…

Kamara is valued at £22.5m by Transfermarkt and can also turn out as a centre-back, so a free transfer could be an extremely shrewd move by Villa.

Kamara’s display would have left Gerrard, Lange and Purslow impressed in the 3-2 win for Marseille. As per SofaScore, Kamara was the third-best player on the pitch with a match rating of 7.8/10. Turning out in a three-man midfield, the Frenchman completed a whopping 105 of his 112 attempted passes, won six of his nine duels and even won a penalty.

Villa may now look to step up their interest following his display, with the club able to make contact over a pre-contract agreement right now due to his contract situation in France.

In other news: Source: Villa and Lange now working on another new deal for star Gerrard says has ‘got the lot’. 

Dodô ganha elogios de Jair e deve se firmar na lateral esquerda do Santos

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O técnico Jair Ventura já deixou claro seu desejo de conhecer cada jogador que tem à disposição no elenco do Santos. Neste domingo, saiu satisfeito com um em especial, mesmo após a derrota para o São Bento, na Vila Belmiro: o lateral-esquerdo Dodô, que fez seu segundo jogo com a camisa alvinegra e deve se firmar no setor, antes ocupado pelo meia Jean Mota.

– Dodô chegou bem. Ele mesmo falou comigo, ficou surpreso que conseguiu aguentar os 90 minutos. Ele tem uma boa técnica, vivenciou a Europa. Isso é bom para o treinador. O Santos fez uma grande contratação. Ele vai ajudar bastante a gente no decorrer do ano – analisou Jair, durante entrevista coletiva.

No jogo, o lateral foi bem. Além de aparece como opção no campo de ataque, ainda foi o responsável por todas as cobranças de bola parada. Pouco a pouco, conquista seu espaço. O único vacilo aconteceu no segundo gol do São Bento, quando permitiu cruzamento de Lucas Farias, que viu Lúcio Flávio marcar.

Bem fisicamente, o jogador passou duas semanas se preparando no CT Rei Pelé antes de sua estreia. No meio da última semana, em entrevista coletiva, chegou a dizer que espera ver o Santos com uma mentalidade vencedora. Aos poucos, toma conta da lateral. A tendência é que seja titular nesta quinta-feira, contra o Nacional-URU, pela segunda rodada da fase de grupos da Libertadores.

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Tasmania sweep past Queensland

Tasmania jumped to a 10-point lead on the one-day table with a convincing five-wicket win over Queensland in Hobart

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Nov-2010Tasmania 5 for 168 (Paine 71, Bailey 51) beat Queensland 9 for 167 by 5 wickets
ScorecardTim Paine, who spent the off-season with the national team, steered Tasmania with 71•Getty Images

Tasmania jumped to a 10-point lead on the one-day table with a convincing five-wicket win over Queensland in Hobart. The Bulls were dismissed for 75 and 96 in the Sheffield Shield last week and continued to have trouble with the bat, struggling to 9 for 167 in 45 overs.Only having the best Nos 10 and 11 in the game helped the Bulls get to the end of the innings, with Chris Hartley (27) and Ryan Harris (13) putting on an unbeaten 40 for the final wicket. The visitors had packed their batting line-up but were undone by Brendan Drew (4 for 38) and Gerard Denton (3 for 47).Tim Paine, who did so well for Australia in the off-season, set up Tasmania’s chase with a brisk 71 and George Bailey added 51. James Hopes and Luke Feldman picked up two wickets each but the hosts reached the target in the 32nd over. The Tigers moved to 21 points after five games, 10 ahead of Victoria and New South Wales.

مدرب كرواتيا: الجولة الأخيرة ستقرر كل شيء.. ونبحث عن الفوز أمام بلجيكا

تحدث زالتكو داليتش، المدير الفني لمنتخب كرواتيا، بعد الفوز على كندا 4-1، مساء اليوم الأحد، ضمن لقاءات الجولة الثانية من دور المجموعات بـ كأس العالم 2022.

يتصدر منتخب كرواتيا حاليًا المجموعة السادسة برصيد 4 نقاط، ويليه المغرب بعدد النقاط نفسه، ولكن بفارق الأهداف، ثم بلجيكا 3 نقاط وأخيرًا كندا بلا نقاط.

اقرأ أيضًا.. مدرب كندا بعد الهزيمة من كرواتيا: فخور باللاعبين.. وسنعود مرة أخرى

وقال داليتش: “أولا وقبل أي شيء، أود أن أهنئ اللاعبين على المباراة الرائعة التي قدموها، لقد تأخروا منذ الثانية الأولى ضد فريق لديه الحماس والطاقة، عندما تسجل هدفًا، فإنك تهاجم أكثر”.

وأضاف: “تمكنا من تعديل النتيجة والفوز بالمباراة، يمكن فقط للفرق العظيمة أن تفعل ذلك، الفرق التي لديها إيمان، والتي تتنفس معًا، المليئة بالدوافع، والتي تتميز بالإصرار، تلك هي كرواتيا”.

وتابع: “بعد هدفهم، كان من المهم العودة إلى المباراة، كان هدفهم الثاني قريبًا، بعد ذلك لعبنا كما تخيلنا وطلبت من أندريا كراماريتش وإيفان بيرسيتش الوقوف على نطاق واسع وعدم الدخول في الوسط، لإعطاء مساحة لبروزوفيتش وكوفاتشيتش ومودريتش، سأكرر مرة أخرى، إنه أحد أفضل لاعبي خط الوسط في العالم -يقصد مودريتش-، ويمكن لأي شخص أن يقول ما يريد، اليوم ركضوا ولعبوا بشكل رائع، هذه مجرد البداية ويمكننا القيام بذلك مرة أخرى، ولكن لنبدأ ببطء”.

وأكمل: “قلت إن لدينا أربعة مهاجمين عظماء يمكنهم الرد دائمًا، قررنا وضع ليفايا لحماية الكرة، لعب بشكل رائع وخلق موقف خطير وسجل هدفا، لقد خرج بعد ذلك، كانت الخطة أن يستمر بوديمير أو بيتكوفيتش، فكرنا ووضعنا بيتكوفيتش ليحافظ على الكرة، لم نكن بحاجة إلى بوديمير الذي هو الأفضل في المرحلة الدفاعية”.

وأنهى: “الجولة الأخيرة ستقرر كل شيء، لم نفز بأي شيء، علينا أن نحقق الفوز على بلجيكا، الفريق الذي يحتاج إلى ثلاث نقاط مثلنا تمامًا، قلت إن هذه مجموعة صعبة، نحن الآن هناك ولدينا فارق أهداف جيد، لكن يجب ألا ننظر إليه كثيرًا، نحتاج إلى البحث عن ثلاث نقاط، لن أتحدث عن السعادة والنشوة، دعنا نذهب خطوة بخطوة”.

Man Utd ‘monitoring’ Frenkie de Jong

New Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will be ‘monitoring’ the situation of Barcelona midfielder Frenkie De Jong ahead of the summer transfer window.

What’s the story?

That’s according to transfer insider Pete O’Rourke, who said to GIVEMESPORT: “I’m sure Ten Hag will be monitoring his situation.

“They’ve enjoyed success together in the past, and De Jong would be a big upgrade in that Man United midfield, if they were able to sign him.”

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The current Ajax boss coached De Jong before the midfielder’s move to the Catalan giants, and he could be keen to reunite with the 24-year-old at Old Trafford.

United need De Jong

Ten Hag is set to lead a major squad overhaul this summer, with the Dutchman having a serious rebuilding job ahead of him in Manchester.

The likes of Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic, Juan Mata, Edinson Cavani and Jesse Lingard are all set to leave this summer upon the expiry of their contracts, whilst further outgoings is incredibly possible.

Therefore, adding new faces to the United squad is an absolute must for the 52-year-old, who will take charge of the Premier League giants from July.

With Pogba and Matic leaving, an entire restructuring of the midfield could be possible, with De Jong at the heart of it. As a result, Brazilian midfielder Fred could also be on his way out of Old Trafford.

The 29-year-old has been a regular this season under both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick, making 33 appearances across all competitions. In fact, he scored the first goal under Rangnick’s management against Crystal Palace.

However, the Brazilian’s contract is set to expire next summer, and the Red Devils may be keen to receive funds for the midfielder before he can leave as a free agent.

As for De Jong, the £63m-rated Dutchman has been an integral part of Barcelona’s setup this season, making 43 appearances across all competitions, with Xavi Hernandez’s team sitting third in La Liga. Moreover, at just 24, he already has 40 caps for the Dutch national team, and he had made 89 appearances for Ajax by the age of 22.

The Netherland international, who has been dubbed a “genius” by his manager, has averaged a 7.08 rating from Sofascore for his performances in La Liga this term, compared to Fred’s 7.03 in the Premier League. Therefore, the former would likely supplant the Brazilian in United’s line-up.

Having performed excellently under Ten Hag in Amsterdam, coming to Old Trafford could certainly be a decent prospect for De Jong. Indeed, his prospective signing could spell the end of Fred’s much-maligned Manchester United tenure.

AND in other news: Man Utd handed setback in swoop for £60m “baller”, Ten Hag will be furious

Celtic: Reo Hatate must be axed

Celtic’s title party has been put on hold after they failed to beat their rivals at Parkhead in the Premiership on Sunday.

The Hoops took the lead through Jota’s strike but failed to kick on as they missed a number of excellent chances to improve their advantage.

This allowed the opposition to get back into the game and eventually find an equaliser through Fashion Sakala in the second half.

One player who struggled throughout the match was central midfielder Reo Hatate as his poor run of form for the Hoops continued.

He let Postecoglou down in the last Old Firm outing at the start of April and also put in a disappointing display against Ross County last week as he lost 100% of his duels and failed to complete any of his attempted dribbles – as per SofaScore.

Hatate’s performance today did little to help his case to continue starting matches as he was nowhere near good enough against Rangers. Fan media outlet Celtic1967 dubbed him “sluggish” and that is exactly what he was on and off the ball.

Out of possession, he was a lightweight. Via SofaScore, he lost 100% of his duels as he came out second-best in all six of his battles. He did make two interceptions, three if you include him stopping an inflatable from disrupting the play, but was also dribbled past three times as the Light Blues midfielders got the better of him too often.

On the ball, the £14.5k-per-week gem only completed 13 passes in 61 minutes on the pitch. He did create one chance for his teammates, though, and was successful in one of his two crosses, although he did not manage a single shot or completed dribble before he was substituted.

Following this display, and his previous performances against Rangers and Ross County, Postecogou must brutally axe the Japan international from the starting line-up.

Celtic play Hearts at Parkhead on Saturday and Hatate must be dropped to the bench for that outing as he has not been good enough, consistently, in the last few weeks. The Hoops cannot afford to keep playing a player who is a liability in matches on a regular basis.

With just two games left in the season, the midfielder should be rested/axed from the start for the remainder of the campaign and have the bit between his teeth to improve over the summer and come back fit and firing for 2022/23.

AND in other news, Ange must axe “catastrophic” & “unbelievable” disaster duo, they’re rinsing Celtic…

طارق سليمان يروي كواليس خلافته لـ إيهاب جلال مؤقتًا في قيادة المصري

قال طارق سليمان المدير الفني المؤقت لفريق الكرة الأول بنادي المصري البورسعيدي، إنه تواجد ضمن الجهاز الفني لحسام وإبراهيم حسن لأكثر من 10 سنوات.

وأضاف في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “أون تايم سبورتس”: “عندما عرض المصري علي تولي تدريب الفريق لم استطع أن أرفض لأنه بيتي”.

المصري يعلن موقفه من التعاقد مع بابا فاسيليو ويؤكد: العلاقة مع إيهاب جلال ليست أفضل شيء

وأردف: “كامل أبو علي عرض علي أن أتولى مسؤولية الفريق بعد إيهاب جلال لحين التعاقد مع مدرب أجنبي وسأكون مدربا عاما معه، وأنا تحت أمر النادي في أي مكان وأي وقت”.

واستكمل: “نحتاج الدعم الجماهيري، وعلاقتي باللاعبين طيبة جدًا، نحتاج فقط لتصحيح بعض الأخطاء، شاهدت الفريق وهو لا يقل عن الأهلي والزمالك لأنه يضم لاعبين جيدين، فقط يحتاجون التنظيم مع الإصرار والعزيمة لتحقيق الفوز”.

واستطرد: “محمد عبد المنصف يملك شهادات تدريبية وخبرات كبيرة وطموحات بأن يكون مدير فني جيد، وهو معنا في الجهاز”.

واختتم: “محمود عبد الحكيم سيكون إضافة للجهاز، الجهاز الفني بالكامل له اسمه وتاريخه”.

CBF divulga tabela detalhada da quarta fase da Copa do Brasil

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A CBF divulgou nesta quinta-feira (22) a tabela detalhada, com datas, horários e locais definidos, da quarta fase da Copa do Brasil. A etapa começa em 4 de abril, sendo aberta por Atlético-MG x Ferroviário, e será decidida no dia 19 do mesmo mês, comSão Paulo x Atlético-PR e Vitória x Internacional finalizando.

Os cinco vencedores garantem vaga nas oitavas de final da competição, que já conta com 11 clubes pré-classificados: Cruzeiro (atual campeão), Corinthians, Grêmio, Palmeiras, Santos, Flamengo, Vasco, América-MG, Bahia, Chapecoense e Luverdense-MT.

A quarta fase será disputada no formato de ida e volta, sem regra do gol qualificado. Assim, se duas equipes empatarem no somatório, a vaga será conhecida nos pênaltis. O torneio em 2018 dará, além de uma vaga na Libertadores, R$ 50 milhões ao campeão. O vice fica com R$ 20 milhões.

Confira os confrontos:

Jogos da ida:
04/04 – 19h30 – Atlético-MG x Ferroviário – Independência
04/04 – 21h45 – Atlético-PR x São Paulo – Arena da Baixada
11/04 – 19h30 – Avaí x Goiás – Ressacada
11/04 – 19h30 – Internacional x Vitória – Beira-Rio
11/04 – 21h45 – Ponte Preta x Náutico – Moisés Lucarelli

Jogos de volta:
18/04 – 19h30 – Goiás x Avaí – Serra Dourada
18/04 – 21h45 – Náutico x Ponte Preta – Arena Pernambuco
18/04 – 21h45 – Ferroviário x Atlético-MG – Castelão
19/04 – 19h15 – São Paulo x Atlético-PR – Morumbi
19/04 – 19h15 – Vitória x Internacional – Barradão

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