عبد الحليم علي: قرار الحكم صنع الفارق مع الزمالك ضد الاتحاد السكندري

تحدث عبد الحليم علي مهاجم الزمالك الأسبق، عن فوز الفارس الأبيض على الاتحاد السكندري، ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري “النيل”.

وكان الزمالك قد حقق فوزًا على الاتحاد، بهدفين دون رد، في مباراة الجولة السابعة من عمر الدوري، والتي أقيمت على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي.

فيديو | الزمالك يتخطى الاتحاد السكندري بثنائية نظيفة ويتصدر الدوري المصري

وقال عبد الحليم علي في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “الزمالك”: “انتصار مهم جدًا لكي تتصدر الدوري، والمدير الفني كريستيان جروس بنسبة كبيرة وضع يده على مناطق القوة والضعف”.

وأضاف: “جروس لديه هدوء في التغييرات والحفاظ على أسلوب اللعب، وطرد لاعب الاتحاد السكندري (عبد الغني محمد) صنع الفارق مع الزمالك”.

وواصل: “سأعطى لاعبي الزمالك 4 أو 5 من 10، كانت توجد أخطاء وعدم تركيز في الشوط الأول وكانت هناك رعونة في الأداء”.

وتابع: “أما الشوط الثاني اختلف الأداء تمامًا بعد طرد لاعب الاتحاد السكندري، أعطي فريق الزمالك 7 من 10”.

وأتم: “أرى أن عبد الله السعيد وعمر جابر يستحقان جائزة رجل المباراة”.

Vettori not fretting over RCB's opening slip-up

The RCB head coach didn’t think the bowlers did too badly in their first game apart from the spell to Narine, and is not too keen to change his team’s game plan just yet

Varun Shetty12-Apr-20184:11

Dasgupta: Important to have at least six bowling options in T20s

Royal Challengers Bangalore were blindsided in their opening match against Kolkata Knight Riders, but they won’t be straying too much from their plan. At least not this early in the season, according to head coach Daniel Vettori, who said captain Virat Kohli will continue to bat at No. 3 and that a sixth bowling option is not on their minds on the eve of their first home fixture against Kings XI Punjab on Friday.”You have to be flexible,” said Vettori. “The reason we wanted Brendon [McCullum] and Quinton [de Kock] at the top is that they’re so dynamic and [we felt] Virat and AB [de Villiers] can take over. That was the thinking. We’ve obviously got Quinton’s all-round game. He’s a keeper as well and Brendon did a great job in the first game. So at this stage, that’s the plan, but it could change.”The plan did seem to work against KKR, where both McCullum and de Villiers made scores in the forties around a struggling Kohli. But a freakish over from Nitish Rana had de Villiers and Kohli falling off consecutive balls and Royal Challengers’ inexperienced middle order was forced to play a steadying job.”There’s always a lot of little things when you’re analysing a T20 game. If I were to pinpoint two things, it’d be losing those two wickets and the way we bowled to [Sunil] Narine,” Vettori said.Narine’s 17-ball fifty was his second Powerplay assault against Royal Challengers in as many games, following last year’s fixture where he had equalled Yusuf Pathan’s 15-ball fifty, which was an IPL record for the fastest fifty at the time. While that performance was symptomatic of a long-term bowling depth issue, Royal Challengers would not have expected a repeat this year. Particularly after an auction where they believed to have put together, as Kohli said to the media recently, their most balanced line-up of all time.Perhaps even more damaging was the fact that their spinners, Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar, were taken for plenty during the Powerplay – a phase where they’ve both carved good reputations for themselves in the IPL. It meant the pressure fell on the fast bowlers, one of whom was debutant Kulwant Khejroliya, who couldn’t wrest the game back in Royal Challengers’ favour. But Vettori didn’t think the bowlers did too badly apart from the spell to Narine, and he wasn’t too stressed about having a sixth bowling option, a view batsman Mandeep Singh had endorsed in the post-match conference last week.”There’s five bowlers there. Kulwant’s new to the team but we backed him because of his performances coming in, in the T20 format,” Vettori said. “We look at it more like an opportunity for five bowlers to do their job rather than wait for someone to fail and then the sixth bowler picks up [from there].”If the pitch at the Chinnaswamy Stadium is consistent with the slow turners that were produced last year, five bowlers would be enough. Even on the conditions front, Vettori seems confident.”I think the reflection after last season was that the pitch wasn’t what we’re used to. But two teams played on it and the other team won more often than not. So we don’t want to use the pitch as an excuse. We need to be adaptable and I suppose that was part of the selection criteria at the auction. [We bought] players who could perform in any conditions, not only on a 200 or 220 type of wicket. So we think we’ve got a group of guys who can really adapt to any conditions.”

Quinton de Kock signs for Nottinghamshire for end of Championship season

Wicketkeeper-batsman has been confirmed as overseas signing for four County Championship matches

ESPNcricinfo staff29-Jun-2018

Quinton de Kock lays into a punchy cut•AFP

Quinton de Kock, South Africa’s wicketkeeper-batsman, has been confirmed as Nottinghamshire’s overseas signing for four Specsavers County Championship matches towards the end of the season.De Kock, who is expected to be in Sri Lanka with the South Africa squad next month, will be available for the trips to Hampshire and Surrey in August, as well as two home matches against Yorkshire and Essex in September.He has been signed as a specialist batsman, with Tom Moores now established as the county’s first-choice wicketkeeper since the retirement of Chris Read last season.De Kock, 25, made his Test debut in 2014 against Australia and has since gone on to amass nearly 2,000 runs at an average of 38.20, including a career-best of 129 not out against England.”I’m very excited about joining Nottinghamshire and playing at one of the best grounds in the world at Trent Bridge,” said de Kock.”I enjoyed playing in England during the 2017 tour with South Africa and I am looking forward to coming back over and putting in some good performances for Nottinghamshire.”The team has made a brilliant start to the season in the Championship and hopefully when I come over we can be challenging for the title in the final rounds.”De Kock endured a tricky time with the bat in the 3-1 Test series defeat against England last summer, averaging 23.12 in four matches with a top score of 68. However, his pedigree is not in question as he approaches his prime as an international cricketer.”Quinton is a fantastic player and we can’t wait to welcome him into our squad for the Championship run-in,” said Nottinghamshire Director of Cricket Mick Newell.”He’s one of the best batsmen in the world across all formats and he will add some further firepower to our Championship batting order.”Knowing that we only had Ross Taylor for the first three months of the season we have been working hard to secure world class replacement for the back end and Quinton certainly fits that bill.”He’s in the same mould as Ross in the fact that he likes to score quickly and play in an attacking style and I am sure he will enjoy the late summer pitches in England.”Overall in his first class career, de Kock has scored over 4,000 runs, with nine centuries and 27 fifties, and he is hoping to translate those numbers into further scores during his first county stint.

خاص | رابطة الأندية تخطر الفرق بموقف تراكم البطاقات في الدوري وكأس الرابطة

أكد مصدر مسؤول بـ رابطة الأندية المصرية المحترفة، أن الرابطة أخطرت الفرق بموقفها من تراكم البطاقات الصفراء والحمراء في بطولتي الدوري المصري وكأس الرابطة.

وقال المصدر في تصريحات لـ”بطولات”: “رابطة الأندية أكدت لمسؤولي الأندية، بأن البطاقات الصفراء والحمراء منفصلة في بطولتي الدوري وكأس الرابطة”.

وتابع: “جاء ذلك، بعدما استفسر أكثر من ناد من الرابطة عن هذا الأمر، خاصة وأن الموسم الماضي كان هناك ارتباط بين البطولتين فيما يتعلق بالإيقاف وتطبق العقوبات في البطولتين، ويعاملان كبطولة واحدة”.

طالع أيضاً.. رابطة الأندية تعلن عقوبات الجولة السابعة من الدوري المصري

يذكر أن رابطة الأندية المصرية، أعلنت في وقتٍ سابق تعديل مواعيد مباريات الدوري المصري الممتاز، حتى نهاية المسابقة ويأتي ذلك تماشيًا مع قرارات الهيئة الوطنية للإعلام.

ومن المقرر أن يبدأ تنفيذ هذا القرار اعتبارًا من مواجهة الأهلي وسموحة، والمقرر إقامتها يوم 7 يناير المقبل 2025.  

جروس: سعيد بمستوى لاعب الزمالك.. ونستحق الفوز على بلاك بولز

تحدث السويسري كريستيان جروس، المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك، عن الفوز الذي حققه فريقه في مباراة اليوم أمام بلاك بولز الموزمبيقي، بنتيجة 3-1، وذلك ضمن منافسات بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية الإفريقية.

والتقى لزمالك مع بلاك بولز، على أرضية استاد القاهرة الدولي، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الخامسة من مباريات دور المجموعات للبطولة الإفريقية.

وقال جروس في تصريحات خلال المؤتمر الصحفي: “الزمالك استحق الفوز وسيطرنا على مجريات الأمور وترجمنا السيطرة إلى أهداف والأمر أصبح سهلا بعد التقدم بالهدف الأول”.

طالع أيضاً.. معتمد جمال: يجب ألا تضيع الكونفدرالية من الزمالك.. ويوجه رسالة لمجلس الإدارة

وأوضح: “أنتظر معرفة المنافس الذي سيواجه الزمالك بعد نهاية الجولة الأخيرة من دور المجموعات، سعيد بالأداء لكن أؤكد أن الزمالك لديه القدرة على أن يقدم مستويات متميزة أكثر من ذلك في الفترة المقبلة”.

وأكمل: “تحدثت مع اللاعبين بين شوطي المباراة من أجل تصحيح بعض الأخطاء، ولكن بهدوء، والتعليمات لو تم تنفيذها سنسجل وهذا ما قلته للاعبين”.

واستكمل: “سأرى الهدف الذي اهتز به شباك الزمالك في المباراة من جديد، من أجل معرفة الخطأ وعلاجه في الفترة المقبلة”.

وأشار: “بالنسبة لفترة الانتقالات ليس لدي شئ أقوله الآن، من الصعب أن يتم التوقيع مع لاعبين كثيرين في فترة الانتقالات الشتوية واختيار لاعب قادر على الإضافة لنادي الزمالك”.

وأردف: “شهر يناير به ضغط مباريات كثيرة وتركيزي الأن على المباريات والفوز في مباراة الخميس المقبل، لا أريد الحديث عن الانتقالات ولكن الأهم حسمنا للصعود وسعيد أكثر بالجماهير التي حضرت”.

واستطرد: “سعيد بمستوى زيزو، سواء بسبب تسجيله هدفا أو تجديد عقده مع الزمالك، سأعمل بكل قوة مع عناصر الفريق الحالية وهناك لاعبين يحتاجون إثبات جدارتهم بالتواجد داخل نادي الزمالك”.

وعن مشاركة محمود بنتايج في مركز الجناح الأيسر، اوضح: “ضغط المباريات يدفعني لتجربة اللاعبين في بعض المراكز وسعيد بعودة بنتايج بعد الإصابة”.

وأتم: “ليس لدينا وقت لخوض مباريات ودية لتجهيز كل اللاعبين، لذلك أتابع حالة اللاعبين وتجهيزهم بالشكل الأمثل”.

Sri Lanka's Vandersay sent home from the West Indies

The 28-year old Sri Lankan legspinner has been punished for conduct that was in breach of his player contract

ESPNcricinfo staff23-Jun-2018

Jeffrey Vandersay in his delivery stride•Getty Images

Sri Lanka have sent legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay back home from the tour of West Indies owing to conduct that was in breach of his player contract. A press release from the board said the team management had reported an “incident” following which this decision was taken.Sri Lanka have had a difficult time in the Caribbean. They lost the first Test by a huge margin, became the subject of a ball-tampering controversy in the second, and the penalties handed out mean they won’t have the services of their captain Dinesh Chandimal in the third.Chandimal along with the coach Chandika Hathurusingha and manager Asanka Gurusinha are awaiting sanctions on another charge, relating to their role in holding up play for two hours on the third day in St Lucia in protest against the umpire’s suspicions that they had altered the condition of the ball.

Axed Akmal's Lahore Qalandars future in doubt

It is understood that the batsman has not even been travelling to the stadium ever since he was dropped from the side following a poor run in the tournament

Umar Farooq16-Mar-20181:46

The ups and downs of Umar Akmal

Umar Akmal’s future with Lahore Qalandars is increasingly uncertain after a troubled campaign for the team and batsman. Six losses in nine games have left Lahore firmly rooted to the bottom of the table and Akmal’s poor form – and familiar questions about his attitude – have seen left him out of the squad. ESPNcricinfo understands that he has not even been travelling to the stadium with the side anymore. Regardless, as per the contract he has with the franchise, he will take home USD 160,000 at the end of the season.That represents some fall for a player who lit up the league in its inaugural season, finishing as top scorer in 2016, making 335 runs at 83.75. He was less successful last season but was retained by Lahore and was always thought to be an important part of the side.But after making just 57 runs in five games in the ongoing season he was dropped, the trouble beginning with a bizarre run-out during the group stage match against Peshawar Zalmi. Since his axing, he has been attending training sessions at the ICC academy.The decision to drop Akmal, ESPNCricinfo understands, was a unanimous one, with team owners, managers, coaching staff and captain all on board. It is also understood that an upset Akmal has responded by sending angry messages to the team owners complaining about the captain Brendon McCullum talking to the media about him.”Umar is a complicated guy and we all know he has well-documented troubles throughout his career,” McCullum told ESPNcricinfo. “But he is incredibly talented and he has done special things in his career and if his career has to finish now, I think it’s fair to say that he has underachieved.”I think it’s a hard message and sometimes you need that, because as a cricketer you need to be honest with yourself and you need those who are prepared to be honest with you.”This is not the first time Akmal has had a fallout with his team – it follows the pattern of his ouster from the Pakistan side. Last year his career took a major hit after the PCB had omitted him from the list of 35 centrally contracted players. He was the most notable omission, with his fitness having been a major concern.He was then involved in a very public spat with national head coach Mickey Arthur, which subsequently led to the PCB slapping a three-game ban on him during domestic season and a fine of PKR 1 million. Besides that, the PCB also revoked all No-Objection Certificates issued to him for participation in overseas tournaments for two months, forcing him to miss the Bangladesh Premier League.Having dropped Akmal, Lahore brought in overseas player Anton Devcich, who smacked a 42-ball 62, albeit in a losing cause, during the match against Islamabad United.”We did not do it purely based on his performance,” said Aaqib Javed, Lahore’s head coach. “As a senior player there is a responsibility but when you are not able to deliver in five games then, as a team, you start thinking of trying something new before it is too late.”We still had chance and we wanted to try our second options. Then we played our sixth match only to score our highest total in the tournament. We then went on to win our next three games. So now getting him back at this stage is difficult because the youngsters you trusted have delivered, it’s unfair if they don’t get more chances.Aaqib also said that it was the management’s concern to look after and support an out-of-form senior player.”We haven’t deserted him but we have allowed him to take a back seat and relax and think,” he said. “He has a full career ahead of him and it’s not the end of the road. He is a good player, and everyone has their ups and downs, but all you need is to show character and push yourself. He can do it and we expect him to do it.”

جوارديولا يثير الشكوك بشأن مشاركة هالاند في مباراة مانشستر سيتي وسالفورد

أثار بيب جوارديولا، مدرب مانشستر سيتي، الشكوك بشأن مشاركة مهاجمه النرويجي إيرلينج هالاند في مباراة الغد أمام سالفورد سيتي.

ويلتقي مانشستر سيتي وسالفورد ضمن مباريات بطولة كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي، غدًا السبت.

وسُئل جوارديولا في المؤتمر الصحفي قبل المباراة، عن مشاركة هالاند، وأجاب: “سترى غدًا، لكنه يشعر بأنه بخير”.

وأضاف: “لقد عانى من بعض الآلام ولكن لدينا سبعة أيام من مواجهة وست هام إلى مباراة سالفورد وتعافى جيدًا، مع الوضع الذي لدينا، نحتاج إلى استعداد الجميع”.

وأشار: “في العام الذي سبق وصول هالاند من بوروسيا دورتموند، كان لديه مشاكل ولكن منذ وصوله، باستثناء فترة واحدة، كان ثابتًا للغاية من حيث الإصابة واللياقة البدنية”.

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وأكد: “كان عام الثلاثية مذهلًا، في الموسم الماضي، سجل أهدافًا لكنه عانى بعض الشيء”.

وأردف: “هذا الموسم، كان تركيزه لا يصدق، عندما تكون مركزًا وهدفك هو أن تكون لائقًا، فأنت دائمًا لائق”.

وسيكون حارس المرمى إيدرسون متاح، لكن جون ستونز وروبن دياز غير جاهزين، فيما شهدت التدريبات عودة أوسكار بوب بعد إصابته بكسر.

وعلّق جوارديولا: “إنها أخبار جيدة لنا، إنها ليست إصابة عضلية، كانت كسر وتم تعافيه بالفعل، من الواضح أنه ليس جاهزًا بعد، لكن من الجيد أنه عاد”.

مفاجأة.. منتخب الأرجنتين مهدد بالإقصاء من كأس العالم 2026

فجرت تقارير صحفية مفاجأة من العيار الثقيل بعدما ذكرت إمكانية استبعاد منتخب الأرجنتين لكرة القدم من منافسات بطولة كأس العالم، نسخة 2026، الصيف المقبل.

كان الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم، فيفا، قد أجرى مراسم قرعة بطولة كأس العالم يوم 5 ديسمبر الحالي، والتي أسفرت عن وقوع حامل اللقب، منتخب الأرجنتين في المجموعة العاشرة رفقة كل من الجزائر، الأردن والنمسا.

وذكرت صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية، نقلًا عن “لا ناسيون”، أن القضاء الأرجنتيني يكثف جهوده في الوقت الحالي ضد رئيس الاتحاد الأرجنتيني لكرة القدم، كلاوديو تابيا.

وأشارت إلى أن القاضي الفيدرالي دانيال رافيكاس قد أمر بمداهمات جديدة لمنزل ريفي في بيلار، حيث يجري التحقيق في عقار فاخر مسجل باسم شركة ريال سنترال إس آر إل، والمرتبط بلوتشيانو بانتانو وآنا لوسيا كونتي، اللذين يُزعم أنهما من المقربين لـ تابيا، ومُنع كلاهما من مغادرة البلاد.

اقرأ أيضًا.. مواعيد مباريات مجموعة الأرجنتين في كأس العالم 2026

وأوضحت أن هذه العملية تأتي إضافة إلى عمليات أخرى نُفذت في أكثر من 15 ناديًا ومكتب في وسط مدينة بوينس آيرس، وذلك في إطار القضية التي تسعى لكشف ثروات تابيا وحاشيته.

كما يُسلط الضوء على أمين الصندوق بابلو توفيجينو، الذي يُشتبه في كونه المالك المحتمل للقصر، وشركة سور فينانزاس المالية، المتهمة بتقديم قروض للأندية بشروط مجحفة.

وأفادت أن تداعيات هذه القضية امتدت لتشمل عالم كرة القدم، حيث تسعى المحاكم إلى معرفة ما إذا كان هناك إثراء غير مشروع واستخدام واجهات، بينما يراقب الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم الوضع عن كثب لتجنب أي تدخل سياسي محتمل قد يُقصي الأرجنتين من كأس العالم القادمة.

وفي خضم هذه الفضيحة، يتخذ المنتخب الأرجنتيني خطوات حذرة، بينما يشكك ليونيل سكالوني في مشاركة الأرجنتين في مباراة كأس فيناليسيما ضد إسبانيا في مارس، وهو الأمر الذي يعد مؤشرًا آخر على الأجواء المتوترة التي تُحيط بالاتحاد الأرجنتيني لكرة القدم في الوقت الحالي.

Ngidi, Raina knock Kings XI out; Royals secure playoffs spot

Lungi Ngidi bowled a fiery spell of 4 for 10 to keep Kings XI to 153 before a strong and changed CSK line-up changed it down

The Report by Sreshth Shah20-May-20184:37

Agarkar: Bizarre changes from CSK in batting line-up

The equation was steep but simple for Kings XI Punjab. They had to win by a minimum of 53 runs to leapfrog to the fourth playoff spot, but Lungi Ngidi’s brutal spell of 4 for 10, followed by a patient innings from Suresh Raina slashed Kings XI’s hopes and knocked them out of the IPL. The result secured Rajasthan Royals’ fourth place in the playoffs.The evening started with Kings XI on 12 points, but with a net run rate of -0.490. Royals – who finished their league stage on Saturday – were already on 14 points but with a much better net run rate (-0.250), forcing Kings XI to chase a big win against Chennai Super Kings.But that wasn’t to be as CSK recovered from 27 for 3 to thwart Kings XI’s challenge. After posting 153, Kings XI needed to restrict CSK to 100 or under, but were knocked out as soon as the hosts went past that score in the 15th over. Eventually, Raina steered CSK to a comfortable five-wicket win, and ensured they finished second on the points table.Sunrisers Hyderabad (first) and Kolkata Knight Riders (third) are the other two teams to join CSK and Royals in the playoff.Ngidi, Chahar rattle Kings XI with seam and swingAsked to bat, Kings XI needed a big total to stay alive, but lost Chris Gayle, Aaron Finch and KL Rahul in their first four overs. It wasn’t the pressure that Kings XI were under, but fiery spells of fast bowling from Ngidi and Deepak Chahar that stalled the visitors.The surface at the MCA Stadium had both seam and swing on offer early on, and Ngidi struck early when Gayle gloved a leg-side delivery to MS Dhoni. Finch was squared up by Chahar next over, when he edged a delivery that was angling in, finding the safe hands of Raina at first slip. KL Rahul – Kings XI’s highest run-scorer of the season – was out to Ngidi at the end of the fourth over, when he shouldered arms to a short-of-length delivery, but the angle resulted in the ball clipping the top of off stump in spectacular fashion.Kings XI began a recovery in the form of a 60-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Manoj Tiwary (35) and David Miller (24), but Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo dismissed both batsmen in consecutive overs. Karun Nair fought on, scoring a 26-ball 54, but with no other batsman for company, all Kings XI could score was 153.CSK recover after early wobble; Dhoni does a BradmanKings XI weren’t going down without a fight, and that was on display when Ambati Rayudu edged Mohit Sharma to the keeper for his first single-digit score of the season. Ankit Rajpoot then delivered a superb double-wicket maiden that forced CSK to stay on their toes. His swing bowling made Faf du Plessis edge to slip and Sam Billings lost his off sump that put the hosts on the back foot. With CSK three down inside five overs, Kings XI were in with a sniff.But just how Don Bradman did in the New Year’s Ashes Test of 1937, Dhoni opted to shuffle his batting order, and chose to send his lower-order batsmen in before himself, Bravo and Jadeja.With Raina for company, Harbhajan Singh scored 19 and Chahar smashed a 20-ball 39 to take CSK beyond the 100-run mark. Chahar’s wicket in the 17th over brought Dhoni out amid loud cheers, and an unbeaten 45-run partnership with Raina took CSK home with five balls to spare. In classic Dhoni style, he finished the game with a six.

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