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A pair of Otago attackers, Warren McSkimming and Andrew Hore, have proved to be the difference between the potentially top and almost certainly bottom team going into round seven of the Shell Trophy

Matthew Appleby03-Feb-2001A pair of Otago attackers, Warren McSkimming and Andrew Hore, have proved to be the difference between the potentially top and almost certainly bottom team going into round seven of the Shell Trophy.Remarkably, all six Canterbury men out today failed to score. McSkimming removed five of them.The delighted all-rounder took a career best 6-39 with his right arm fast medium attacking bowling to dismiss Canterbury for 207 all out this morning. They added just nine runs losing four wickets, three to the Ranfurly-born 21-year-old, at the cost of just one run.He added the wickets of Canterbury’s Gary Stead and Jarrod Englefield before the close to complete a great day for him, but a miserable one for Canterbury.Otago had declared earlier shortly after tea at 255/6, 377 ahead.Hore batted just as his captain, Matt Horne, who got a golden duck, would have liked, smacking 77 in 89 balls, with 15 fours, before being bowled by a big turner from Aaron Redmond.Chris Gaffaney also did the job for Otago, scoring 63 before retiring hurt with a pinched nerve in his hip. He added 135 off 210 balls for the fourth wicket with the dominating Hore to put Otago out of sight.McSkimming, a second season Otago player, looked a class prospect. He leads Otago’s wicket taking charts with 19, and at one stage had 5-2 off 43 balls in the day. He finished with 2-15 off six overs, or, more impressively, 5-16 off 11.5 overall.”Wozza”, is fluent in what coach Dennis Aberhart calls “farmer talk,” and indeed comes from a close farming family. His father has played for Otago ‘B’. McSkimming may be unavailable for Otago’s potentially crucial match against Northern Districts starting on February 17th as he is due to be best man at his brother’s wedding.Now Dunedin based, but from the coldest place in New Zealand, Oturehua near Ranfurly, McSkimming told CricInfo, “I was rapped to get a five for. I wouldn’t say my pace has increased, but I’ve been working on a couple of things in the last couple of games and they’re coming right for me now.””The pitch is pretty flat, but a couple of them have popped and kept low. Tomorrow we’ve just got to bowl them out. We’re going to bowl our guts out.””It’s really dry and Paul (Wiseman’s) a pretty good bowler as you know and it probably will turn into a turner.”He bowls off a long run, with a slight stutter near the end, but has a fast arm action and has got quicker as the season has gone on.Coach Aberhart felt Canterbury batted too negatively yesterday, but believes Otago are in position for a win, although “we’ve got a bit of work to do.”The Auckland team popped by to the 1974 Commonwealth Games QEII Stadium, for a swim and to watch their next opponents, Otago, who they meet at Carisbrook on Tuesday.Former New Zealand captain, Lee Germon, was also in attendance, talking to Otago coach Dennis Aberhart, possibly about next season’s Shell Cup campaign.However, it is the new strike bowler (McSkimming) and ‘new’ leading batsman (Hore) that will be congratulated most warmly by new Otago coach Aberhart, as his team head for the victory tomorrow that will take them to the top of the Shell Trophy table.A pair of Otago attackers, Warren McSkimming and Andrew Hore, have proved to be the difference between the potentially top and almost certainly bottom team going into round seven of the Shell Trophy.Remarkably, all six Canterbury men out today failed to score. McSkimming removed five of them.The delighted all-rounder took a career best 6-39 with his right arm fast medium attacking bowling to dismiss Canterbury for 207 all out this morning. They added just nine runs losing four wickets, three to the Ranfurly-born 21-year-old, at the cost of just one run.He added the wickets of Canterbury’s Gary Stead and Jarrod Englefield before the close to complete a great day for him, but a miserable one for Canterbury.Otago had declared earlier shortly after tea at 255/6, 377 ahead.Hore batted just as his captain, Matt Horne, who got a golden duck, would have liked, smacking 77 in 89 balls, with 15 fours, before being bowled by a big turner from Aaron Redmond.Chris Gaffaney also did the job for Otago, scoring 63 before retiring hurt with a pinched nerve in his hip. He added 135 off 210 balls for the fourth wicket with the dominating Hore to put Otago out of sight.McSkimming, a second season Otago player, looked a class prospect. He leads Otago’s wicket taking charts with 19, and at one stage had 5-2 off 43 balls in the day. He finished with 2-15 off six overs, or, more impressively, 5-16 off 11.5 overall.”Wozza”, is fluent in what coach Dennis Aberhart calls “farmer talk,” and indeed comes from a close farming family. His father has played for Otago ‘B’. McSkimming may be unavailable for Otago’s potentially crucial match against Northern Districts starting on February 17th as he is due to be best man at his brother’s wedding.Now Dunedin based, but from the coldest place in New Zealand, Oturehua near Ranfurly, McSkimming told CricInfo, “I was wrapped to get a five for. I wouldn’t say my pace has increased, but I’ve been working on a couple of things in the last couple of games and they’re coming right for me now.””The pitch is pretty flat, but a couple of them have popped and kept low. Tomorrow we’ve just got to bowl them out. We’re going to bowl our guts out.””It’s really dry and Paul (Wiseman’s) a pretty good bowler as you know and it probably will turn into a turner.”He bowls off a long run, with a slight stutter near the end, but has a fast arm action and has got quicker as the season has gone on.Coach Aberhart felt Canterbury batted too negatively yesterday, but believes Otago are in position for a win, although “we’ve got a bit of work to do.”The Auckland team popped by to the 1974 Commonwealth Games QEII Stadium, for a swim and to watch their next opponents, Otago, who they meet at Carisbrook on Tuesday.Former New Zealand captain, Lee Germon, was also in attendance, talking to Otago coach Dennis Aberhart, possibly about next season’s Shell Cup campaign.However, it is the new strike bowler (McSkimming) and ‘new’ leading batsman (Hore) that will be congratulated most warmly by new Otago coach Aberhart, as his team head for the victory tomorrow that will take them to the top of the Shell Trophy table.

Former Leeds United star David Norris believes that striking a deal to sign Rodrigo De Paul this summer would be a huge statement from the club.

The Udinese playmaker has been heavily linked with a potential move to Elland Road, since last summer.

Leeds are said to have made a bid last year, only to see it rejected by the Serie A club.

Reports suggest the Italian side are demanding £40m to allow him to leave after a season in which he scored nine league goals.

Leeds enjoyed a fabulous season under Marcelo Bielsa this term, ultimately finishing in the top-half of the Premier League table.

And Norris thinks that signing the 27-year-old would send a real message of intent to the rest of the top-flight this summer, as he believes De Paul is a “serious player”.

Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast, Norris said: “I think so. I think that could be the one signing where people do that, because he is a serious player, he’s got great ability and he could make them a better team.

“Because of the reputation he’s got now, and the stature he’ll come with, it’ll make people think ‘Leeds are going to have a go again’.

“Especially after that first season, where they’ve survived really well, competed really well, it’s going to be a little bit harder for them now. Teams will know a little bit about them, found out their style of play, how to stop them a bit more. It’s not just that they’re going to hope to hang on and repeat it.

“That would be a statement to go, no, we’re ready to go again, we want to gatecrash those European spots.”

Per FBref, De Paul ranks in the top 1% of attacking midfielders in Europe for his assists, as well as his dribbles completed, and in the top 2% for progressive carries and expected assists (xA). The second most comparable player to him, per the website, is Manchester City superstar Kevin De Bruyne.

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O zagueiro Pablo quer “fazer seu nome no Corinthians” e se espelha em Gil, que também saiu do futebol francês rumo ao Timão e atualmente defende o Shandong Luneng (CHN). Pablo foi emprestado por uma temporada do Bordeaux, enquanto Gil foi comprado do Valenciennes. Mesmo com as diferenças, o novo reforço do Corinthians admite que pode existir a comparação pela torcida.

– Assim como outros grandes jogadores, como o Thiago Silva (do PSG, também da França), o Gil é um espelho para mim. Como ele também chegou da França, pode existir essa comparação. É um grande jogador. Espero também fazer o meu nome no Corinthians – afirmou o zagueiro, que tem 25 anos.

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Pablo também conta com as dicas de Malcom, seu companheiro no Bordeaux. O zagueiro valorizou a importância dos conselhos do atacante, que deixou o Corinthians no início do ano passado.

– O Malcom só me falou coisas boas do Corinthians. Ele me orientou muito sobre tudo o que acontece no clube, sobre a estrutura, sobre os funcionários, sobre a torcida apaixonada. Isso foi de muita importância – disse Pablo.

O defensor não participará da disputa da Florida Cup, já que o restante do elenco corintiano viajou aos Estados Unidos na noite do último domingo. Pablo deve passar por exames e ser anunciado pelo Timão nos próximos dias.

اقترب مدافع الفريق الأول لكرة القدم، صامويل أومتيتي، من العودة مرة أخرى إلى التدريبات الجماعية خلال الفترة المقبلة، بعد فترة غياب بسبب الإصابة منذ يناير 2022.

وتعرض أومتيتي لإصابة في إصبع قدمه اليمنى وخضع لعملية جراحية، وكان الوقت المقدر لعودة الفرنسي الدولي هو 3 أشهر، ومن المتوقع بحسب تقرير صحيفة “ماركا” أن يعود إلى التدريبات في غضون 3 أسابيع.

اقرأ أيضًا.. ليفربول يعلق على مشاركة محمد صلاح في فوز مصر أمام السنغال

ولكن مستقبل أومتيتي مع برشلونة ليس مضمونًا وغير واضح على الإطلاق، رغم تجديده في يناير الماضي وتخفيض كتلة الرواتب في قلعة “كامب نو”، والذي أجاز تسجيل الصفقة الجديدة، فيران توريس.

وأصبح أومتيتي طريد الإصابات في برشلونة رغم بدايته القوية عندما انتقل في صيف عام 2016 وكان لاعبًا أساسيًا، ولكن مشاركته في كأس العالم وهو مصاب أثرت عليه كثيرًا منذ عام 2018.

رحيل أومتيتي ممكن خاصة مع تأكيد الصحافة الكتالونية الانتهاء من صفقة مدافع تشيلسي ومنتخب الدنمارك، أندرياس كريستينسن، مع وجود بديلين آخرين، مثل كليموه لينجليه وأوسكار مينجيزا.

Crystal Palace are reportedly interested in signing Chelsea defender Marc Guehi ahead of the upcoming transfer window.

What’s the story?

The 20-year-old enjoyed an impressive loan spell at Swansea City last season, attracting the attention of several sides, including Palace.

That’s according to The Athletic, who claim the Eagles are targeting Guehi as they plan an overhaul of the centre-back positions over the coming months.

Parish masterstroke

It’s not stated whether Palace are hoping to secure the youngster’s services on a temporary or permanent basis, but either way, he would be a brilliant option for the south London outfit.

With the likes of Mamadou Sakho, Gary Cahill and Scott Dann approaching the end of their current contracts with the capital club, chairman Steve Parish is going to have to bring in multiple replacements and securing Guehi would be a masterstroke.

The England Under-21 international made 45 appearances for the Swans in all competitions last season as Steve Cooper’s men reached the play-off final, recording a highly respectable WhoScored rating of 6.90 in the process.

His 1.6 tackles and 1.6 interceptions per league game saw Guehi form a pivotal part of the Welsh outfit’s defence and showcased his potential to play at a higher level in 2021/22.

After Roy Hodgson’s departure from Palace, the Selhurst Park side are embarking on a new chapter where trimming the average age of their squad is set to form a key part of their plans.

Bringing in the £9million-rated Chelsea starlet, therefore, would solve several issues at once.

Despite his tender years, Parish should have no qualms about bringing Guehi in to play in the Premier League on a regular basis as his natural physique lends itself to the physical demands of the English top-flight.

“Easy, Marc Guehi. He’s an absolute tank,” Stoke City goalkeeper Josef Bursik said when asked to pick the strongest player in the England U21 squad.

“It’s like having a brick wall in front of you, he’s massive.”

Hodgson’s successor is yet to be named and is likely to want to have their say on Palace’s transfer dealing this summer, but it’s hard to imagine anyone turning down the opportunity to sign Guehi, and his arrival could mark the beginning of a new era in south London.

And, in other news…Get it done: Parish must sanction Palace swoop for “outstanding” £14.4m-rated prodigy 

علّق هيرفي رينارد، المدير الفني للمنتخب السعودي على قرعة كأس العالم قطر 2022، والمجموعة التي يقع بها فريقه.

وأجريت قرعة كأس العالم قطر 2022 مساء اليوم الجمعة في العاصمة القطرية الدوحة.

وأسفرت القرعة عن تواجد السعودية في المجموعة الثالثة، رفقة منتخبات الأرجنتين، المكسيك، بولندا.

طالع نتائج قرعة كأس العالم قطر 2022 كاملة 

وقال رينارد في تصريحاته لشبكة “بي إن سبورتس”: “مجموعة صعبة، كل المجموعات صعبة يجب أن نكون مستعدين لإرضاء الجماهير السعودية”.

وسُئل رينارد عن اللعب في قطر، القريبة من المملكة العربية السعودية، وتوقعاته للدعم الجماهيري، وأجاب: “نحن نتوقع تواجد أعداد كبيرة من الجماهير”.

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No último dia de treinos em dois turnos na pré-temporada do Grêmio, o técnico Renato Gaúcho organizou uma atividade dividindo o grupo em três grupos, sem definir a equipe titular. O atacante peruano Beto da Silva foi a novidade e, em seu primeiro treinamento com bola, marcou um gol.

Enquanto o atacante participou, Léo Moura, Kannemann e Edílson ficaram fazendo trabaho na academia, e não participaram do treino assim como Luan, Walace e Pedro Geromel que disputarão o amistoso entre Brasil x Colômbia na noite dessa quarta-feira.

Após golear o Sindicato dos Atletas por 7 a 0, o Grêmio se prepara para disputar o seu segundo jogo-treino, contra o Aimoré-RS, no sábado às 10h.

Devendra Bundela’s 144 was the mainstay of the Madhya Pradesh innings on the second day of their Ranji Trophy pre quarterfinal against Hyderabad at the Daly college ground in Indore on Sunday

Staff Reporter11-Mar-2001Devendra Bundela’s 144 was the mainstay of the Madhya Pradesh innings on the second day of their Ranji Trophy pre quarterfinal against Hyderabad at the Daly college ground in Indore on Sunday. Thanks chiefly to his 280-ball innings, MP were able to post an imposing total of 490 in their first innings. At stumps Hyderabad were 34 for no loss.MP, who batted patiently to score 216 for two off 90 overs on Saturday were a bit more enterprising on the second day, taking 78.3 overs to make 274 runs. Opening batsman HS Sodhi was a bit unlucky to miss his century. He was run out for 89 after a 474-minute vigil at the crease. He faced 320 balls and hit ninefours. He and Bundela added 175 runs for the third wicket off 70.5 overs.Bundela and Abbas Ali (57) then carried on the good work by adding 95 runs for the fourth wicket off 21.3 overs. At this stage, Bundela was out after having batted 384 minutes. The 23-year-old right hander faced 280 balls and hit 19 fours and a six.Jai P Yadav then hit up a bright 44 off 54 balls with six hits to the ropes. The tail too chipped in and MP almost topped the 500 run mark. The bowling honours were shared by off spinners, young NS Yadav (4 for 114) and veteran Kanwaljit Singh (4 for 95).Hyderabad openers Daniel Manohar (18) and M Srinivas (13) batted confidently for the nine overs till close of play. But Hyderabad still have a lot of work ahead of them.

RB Salzburg striker Patson Daka has turned down the advances of West Ham United, according to Football Insider.

The lowdown

Daka was prolific for the Austrian champions last season, scoring 27 goals in 28 league appearances. On average, he netted every 72 minutes.

The Zambian international is valued at £19.8million by Transfermarkt and has three years remaining on his contract.

The report states that West Ham are among the clubs to have registered their interest in signing the 22-year-old.

The latest

Daka’s camp has communicated the player’s intention to move to a higher-level club.

As well as West Ham, who have qualified for next season’s Europa League, he has rejected Ligue 1 outfit Monaco.

The Irons are in the market for a striker who can offer ‘cover and competition’ for Michail Antonio.

‘Many other’ Premier League teams are hopeful of landing Daka, with a recruitment source revealing the Hammers’ failed interest.

The verdict

This is a blow for West Ham, who would have hoped that European qualification would have boosted their pulling power.

However, Daka may not quite as good as his league record suggests. He failed to score in the Champions League group stages or the Europa League Round of 32 this season, for instance, so perhaps is benefitting from player in a much inferior domestic league.

While suitors will be hoping that he can emulate Erling Haaland in thriving after leaving Austria, he could just as easily struggle like former team-mates Takumi Minamino and Hee-chan Hwang, who failed to score a league goal for RB Leipzig in 2020/21.

In other news, West Ham fans reacted to this development in their pursuit of a centre-back. 

It was the 1712th ODI in cricket history

Rajneesh Gupta29-Apr-2001It was the 1712th ODI in cricket history.It was West Indies’ 418th and South Africa’s 223rd match.It was the 19th match between these two sides. The record now reads :South Africa 12, West Indies 7.It was the fourth match between these two sides on West Indies soil.West Indies has won all four.Justin Ontong became 64th player to represent South Africa inODIs,while Leon Garrick became 106th debutant for West Indies. UmpiresSteve Bucknor and Basil Morgan were officiating in their 81st and 13thmatch respectively.Mervyn Dillon was playing his 50th match. He became 30th West Indianand 230th player overall to do so.Carl Hooper was captaining West Indies for the fifth time in hiscareer. He had last captained West Indies against South Africa atBloemfontein on 05-02-1999. Incidentally Hooper had faced defeat inall his previous four matches. The second wicket partnership of 64runs between Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis was South Africa’s bestfor this wicket against West Indies. This obliterated the previoushighest of 54 between Mike Rindel and Daryll Cullinan at Dhaka on01-11-1998.Lance Klusener was getting a golden duck (that is, out off the firstball) for the fifth time in his career. His other first balldismissals are : v India at Nairobi on 03-10-1999 and at Sharjah on27-03-2000, v Pakistan at Sharjah on 31-03-2000 and v Sri Lanka atColombo SSC on 11-07-2001.The duck was 11th for Klusener ,which equalled the record of mostducks by a South African in a career. Allan Donald also has 11 ducksfrom 132 matches and 33 innings to his credit.The catch of Neil McKenzie was 100th for Ridley Jacobs in his 73rdmatch. He became second West Indian after Jeff Dujon (183 catches from167 matches) and 12th wicket-keeper overall to complete century ofcatches behind the stumps.The wicket of Chris Gayle was 150th for Allan Donald on `foreign’soil. He became first South African and 11th bowler overall to reachthis milestone. The accompanying table has the details :</ul

Wkts

For

Mdns

Balls

Runs

Ave

Best

SR

RpO

5W

Wasim Akram

371

Pak

251

13242

8320

22.43

5/16

35.69

3.77

4

Waqar Younis

268

Pak

169

8442

6476

24.16

6/26

31.50

4.60

7

Saqlain Mushtaq

197

Pak

113

5863

4145

21.04

5/29

29.76

4.24

4

M Muralitharan

192

SL

127

6955

4683

24.39

7/30

36.22

4.04

4

CA Walsh

181

WI

155

8281

5076

28.04

5/1

45.75

3.68

1

J Srinath

171

Ind

124

6529

4844

28.33

5/23

38.18

4.45

1

WPUJ Vaas

169

SL

128

6374

4501

26.63

5/14

37.72

4.24

1

A Kumble

168

Ind

137

7235

5024

29.90

5/33

43.07

4.17

1

CEL Ambrose

160

WI

124

6602

3788

23.68

5/17

41.26

3.44

4

N Kapil Dev

153

Ind

140

7137

4228

27.63

5/43

46.65

3.55

1

AA Donald

151

SA

84

4368

2924

19.36

6/23

28.93

4.02

2

The catch of Hooper was 50th for Gary Kirsten in his 149th match. Hebecame fourth South Africa (after Jonty Rhodes, Hansie Cronje andDaryll Cullinan) and 43rd fielder overall (excluding wicket-keepers)to do so. Incidentally Kirsten is the slowest among the South Africansto reach this landmark. Cullinan had taken only 112 matches tocomplete his 50 catches, while Rhodes and Cronje did so playing intheir 120th and 133rd match respectively.Just for the record, SriLanka’s Arjuna Ranatunga is the slowest among all players to achievethis milestone having taken as many as 224 matches to do so.It was the third occasion when West Indies won a match off the lastball of the match while batting second. The other occasions beingagainst Pakistan at Karachi on 21-11-1980 and against England at thissame ground on 03-03-1990.West Indies has now played 12 matches at this ground and has won onall but one occasion. West Indies’ only defeat came against Australiaon 26-02-1991.Neil McGarrell was winning his maiden MoM award in his sixth match.