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da dobrowin： Nesta segunda-feira (21), o Goiás empatou, em 1 a 1, com o Athletico-PR. As equipes encerraram a 20ª rodada do Brasileirão 2023, em partida que aconteceu no Estádio da Serrinha, em Goiânia. Vitor Roque abriu o placar para o Furacão, mas Alesson deixou tudo igual para os Esmeraldino.

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da pinnacle： Com o empate, o Goiás fica na 15ª colocação, com 23 pontos – dois a menos que o Cruzeiro, primeiro na zona de classificação para a Copa Sul-Americana. Enquanto isso, o Athletico-PR perde a oportunidade de chegar ao G4. O Furacão é o 6º colocado, com 32 pontos.

COMEÇO MOVIMENTADO!
Mesmo fora de casa, o Athletico teve as melhores chances do início da partida. Sem dar espaços para o Goiás, os paranaenses tiveram uma boa chance aos 5 minutos. Após cobrança de escanteio, Vidal tocou para Fernandinho, que cruzou de primeira. Canobbio recebeu e saiu na cara do gol, mas tocou por cima do goleiro.

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PÊNALTI?!
Na sequência, o Goiás quase teve uma boa chance de abrir o marcador. Aos 9, Allano invadiu a área pela direita e cruzou. Cacá, porém, deu o bote e acertou a mão na bola. O árbitro marcou penalidade máxima, mas, após checagem do VAR, considerou que houve primeiro um toque na perna do defensor do Athletico, anulando o pênalti.

EM BUSCA DOS GOLS!
O Goiás começou a crescer na partida, principalmente pelas faltas individuais dos jogadores do Athletico. Aos 15, o Esmeraldino aproveitou uma cobrança de falta. Guilherme bateu colocado, mas o goleiro Bento caiu no canto direito e fez a defesa. O Furacão não ficou para trás. Canobbio voltou a aterrorizar a zaga adversária. Aos 18, o atacante bateu da entrada da área para a defesa de Tadeu.

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FURACÃO NA FRENTE!
O Athletico seguiu tendo um melhor repertório que os goianos. Aos 33, Fernandinho tentou. O volante bateu da entrada da área. A bola desviou e saiu em escanteio. O gol saiu apenas aos 38. Vitor Roque recebeu na ponta esquerda em velocidade. O jovem limpou para o pé direito e chutou no ângulo de Tadeu, anotando um golaço. 1 a 0 para o Athletico.

EM BUSCA DE MAIS GOLS!
O Athletico precisava vencer por dois gols de diferença para chegar ao G4. Com isso, a equipe foi em busca de mais. Aos 6 minutos do segundo tempo, Erick cruzou da esquerda, e Khellven chutou à queima-roupa. Tadeu defendeu com os pés. Na sequência, o goleiro ainda conseguiu afastar mais uma ao se jogar na frente da bola.

REAÇÃO?!
O Goiás, buscando manter a sua boa sequência, foi em busca do empate. Aos 14, Guilherme cobrou escanteio, e Bruno Melo cabeceou, mandando por cima do gol. Aos 20, Hugo apareceu pela esquerda e cruzou. João Magno cabeceou, mas Bento colocou para escanteio. Seis minutos depois, Guilherme cobrou escanteio, e Edu cabeceou, tirando tinta da trave.

EMPATE ESMERALDINO
O Goiás seguiu mostrando a sua reação. Aos 32, Hugo surpreendeu ao bater cruzado rasteiro. Bento fez a defesa. O gol do empate, enfim, saiu aos 35. Na jogada, Alesson recebeu com liberdade na entrada da área pelo lado direito e bateu cruzado, não dando chances para Bento defender e deixando tudo igual no placar no Estádio da Serrinha.

NA PRESSÃO!
O Athletico voltou a ser mais ofensivo e não deu mais oportunidades para o Goiás atacar. Aos 40, Pablo teve uma boa chance. Na jogada, o atacante fez boa jogada para cima de Edu e Alesson, mas bateu mal, mandando à esquerda de Tadeu. No minuto seguinte, o Goiás também perdeu grande chance. Alesson recebeu o cruzamento e se esticou todo, mas cabeceou para fora. João Magno, que estava em melhor condição, não conseguiu finalizar.

FICHA TÉCNICA
GOIÁS 0 X 1 ATHLETICO-PR
Campeonato Brasileiro – 20ª rodada

Local: Estádio da Serrinha, em Goiânia (GO)
Data e hora: 19 de agosto de 2023, às 20h (horário de Brasília)
Árbitro: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (CE)
Assistentes: Eduardo Gonçalves da Cruz (MS) e Renan Aguiar da Costa (CE)
VAR: Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Júnior (PE)
Cartões amarelos: Bruno Melo e Raphael Guzzo (Goiás); Vidal, Fernandinho, Erick e Canobbio (Athletico-PR)

GOLS: Vitor Roque, aos 38’/1ºT (0-1); Alesson, aos 35’/2ºT (1-1)

GOIÁS
Tadeu; Maguinho, Edu, Bruno Melo e Hugo; Willian Oliveira (Raphael Guzzo, aos 0’/2ºT), Morelli (Dodô, aos 31’/2ºT) e Guilherme Marques (Julián Palácios, aos 31’/2ºT); Allano (Vinícius, aos 16’/2ºT), João Magno e Anderson Oliveira (Alesson, aos 16’/2ºT). Técnico: Armando Evangelista.

ATHLETICO-PR
Bento; Khellven (Madson, aos 26’/2ºT), Cacá, Zé Ivaldo e Esquivel; Erick, Fernandinho e Vidal (Zapelli, aos 17’/2ºT); Canobbio, Vitor Roque (Pablo, aos 37’/2ºT) e Cuello (Hugo Moura, aos 37’/2ºT). Técnico: Wesley Carvalho.

New Zealand captain believes the batting collapse on the third morning was the definitive portion of the match

Andrew Fidel Fernando23-Sep-2024

New Zealand tend not to do especially well in Galle. Of their five Test defeats from as many games at the ground, one has been by an innings, another by ten wickets, and one more by 202 runs. Their latest Test at the venue, which ended in a 63-run defeat to Sri Lanka on Monday, when they went into the fifth morning with an outside shot of victory – 68 more runs to win, with two wickets remaining – represents their closest result here.But two players, in particular, stuck out. In his first outing in steaming conditions, and on a dry deck, seamer Will O’Rourke was frequently menacing – often touching 140kph – while sending down short deliveries on a pitch not especially conducive to short bowling. Vitally, for a bowler in his third Test, there were also no hugely loose spells. His takings were 8 for 104. Six of those dismissals were of top- or middle-order batters. Captain Tim Southee was suitably impressed by the 23-year-old.”Will’s had a very short Test career so far, and he’s certainly announced himself,” Southee said after the match. “We saw in New Zealand how dangerous he can be. He’s got the skills to have a very good Test career. For him to come to his first Test in the subcontinent and walk away with a very impressive eight wickets for the match is nothing short of special. He’s got a great head on his shoulders, and he’s a big guy. So there’s a lot to like about Will O’Rourke.”Related

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On the batting front, 24-year-old Rachin Ravindra produced his second-highest Test score – a characterful 92 on a treacherous fourth-innings pitch – as New Zealand pursued a tall 275. Ravindra is not quite so new to internationals, of course, having lit up last year’s ODI World Cup in India. But he remains a batter still finding his feet at the top level, and the clear-headed approach he took on day four – pouncing almost unnerringly on errors of length, while endeavouring to keep the score ticking – was especially impressive in his third Test in Asia.”Rachin kept us in the hunt with that chase,” Southee said. “We knew it was [a] tough ask, and that it was going to take something special, with the wicket taking a lot of turn in these last couple of days. It was a great knock in those conditions.”It’s not easy to bat – the ball was spinning, and doing all sorts [of things]. For a young guy without a lot of experience in this part of the world to go out and get 90-odd was great signs for him as well. He’s another one that’s an exceptional talent, and he’s had a little taste of international cricket as well, and done exceptionally well. He’s a great young kid with a good head on his shoulders.”Tim Southee called Rachin Ravindra an “exceptional talent” after the Galle Test•AP

For Southee, it was New Zealand’s batting collapse on the third morning that was the definitive portion of the match. They had been 255 for 4 in their first innings overnight, only 50 runs adrift of Sri Lanka’s total. But they then lost six wickets for 71 runs, as the middle and lower orders succumbed to finger spinners Prabath Jayasuriya and Ramesh Mendis. In the end, their lead was only 35, when it had threatened to be much more.”I guess the position where we got ourselves in, in the first innings, was good. But the last four or five fell for not many, and there was an opportunity to get a bigger first-innings lead,” he said. “We knew that that second new ball was going to be tough given the nature of the wicket and the quality of the Sri Lankan spin bowlers.”If you look at those moments, if we were able to press on and get more of a lead, things could have been different. It was still a good Test match. There’s plenty of good things we can take into the next couple of days.”

Match details

Netherlands vs Nepal
New York, 10.30am local

Big picture: Third time lucky for South Africa?

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Once is coincidence, twice is a clue, and three times is proof.To paraphrase Agatha Christie, that is the narrative around South Africa’s meeting with Netherlands at this T20 World Cup.The Dutch beat South Africa at the 2022 tournament and ended their semi-final hopes in a match where South Africa appeared to be sleep walking, and then beat them again at the 2023 ODI World Cup, where they exposed South Africa’s vulnerability in the chase. If they to do the treble, not only will Netherlands take the lead in Group D, but they will offer conclusive evidence of the threat they pose to Full Members, especially South Africa.Of course, it will take doing after South Africa’s opening performance against Sri Lanka, where they reduced their opposition to their lowest T20I total and chased it down in fairly straightforward fashion thanks to the most stable middle-order of their white-ball era. In Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller, South Africa have bankers and big-hitters and, for this match, they also have the advantage of experience. They’ve already played at Eisenhower Park, and have first-hand knowledge that run-scoring doesn’t come easily; Klaasen said they are prepared to use their “cricket brains” and play “smarter cricket”.But the conditions could be good news for Netherlands, who are not naturally a line-up of big hitters and build their innings on a foundation of turning ones into twos. In other words, they tend to take a slightly more conservative approach to batting, which may work well here, but they’ll be wary of the uneven bounce of the surface and will have to come up with plans to counterattack especially against South Africa’s seamers. Their own bowlers were exemplary in Dallas and will look to build on that performance against a line-up that will likely be more proactive than Nepal’s, but who they have managed to keep quiet not once, but twice in the past. Third time’s the charm, they say.Paul van Meekeren with Sybrand Engelbrecht after Netherlands’ win over South Africa in the 2023 ODI World Cup•ICC/Getty Images

Form guide

South Africa: WLLLL (last five completed matches, most recent first)
Netherlands: WLLLW

In the spotlight: Reeza Hendricks and Vivian Kingma

After not getting a game at the 2022 T20 World Cup, Reeza Hendricks is the first-choice opener at this event and, as the batter with the lowest strike-rate in T20Is in South Africa’s top six, will be desperate to show what he is capable of. He had limited opportunity in the Sri Lanka match – he only faced two balls before being dismissed Test-match style by Nuwan Thushara, whom he edged to slip. Now he has had time to come to terms with how to play in New York and must combine his shots with the patience he must have, after waiting so long for an opportunity this high-profile.Vivian Kingma went wicketless against Nepal but that is no reflection of the threat he posed. He got movement upfront, swung the ball away from the right-hand batters, beat the bat on several occasions and found the edge in a spell that set the tone for the Dutch. On a surface that could have considerably more assistance for him, South Africa’s top order will want to be at their most watchful while also finding a way to target the bowlers around him.

Team news: Do Netherlands play an extra seamer?

Anrich Nortje’s stunning return to form against Sri Lanka means South Africa may not have to tinker with the bowling combination, and Gerald Coetzee and Tabraiz Shamsi may have to wait their turns to get a game. The batting line-up should be unchanged, with no space for Ryan Rickelton yet.South Africa: 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Reeza Hendricks, 3 Aiden Markam, 4 Tristan Stubbs, 5 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 6 David Miller, 7 Marco Jansen, 8 Keshav Maharaj, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Ottneil Baartman, 11 Anrich NortjeConditions in New York may tempt Netherlands to include an extra seamer and they have Kyle Klein in their squad. But it could come at the expense of a shortened batting line-up and they may not want to risk that.Netherlands: 1 Michael Levitt, 2 Max O’Dowd, 3 Vikramjit Singh, 4 Sybrand Engelbrecht, 5 Scott Edwards (capt, wk), 6 Bas de Leede, 7 Teja Nidamanuru, 8 Logan van Beek, 9 Tim Pringle, 10 Paul van Meekeren, 11 Vivian Kingma2:42

Which Netherlands bowlers will South Africa look to take down?

Pitch and conditions

We’re going to see a “new” surface at the venue tomorrow with one of the middle pitches set to make their first tournament appearance, and there will be many eyes on it. The same surface will be used for the India-Pakistan match, so this fixture is something of a test run. From what we’ve seen so far, both pitches 1 and 4 have been tricky for batters because of inconsistent bounce. The ICC has acknowledged the quality has not been up to the standard expected and that it is working on a “remedy.” So far, it has been observed that grass has been shaved off one of the surfaces, which could reduce some of the bounce.At least, everyone can fully focus on the strip and not overhead because the weather is set fine, with highs in the mid-20s.

Stats and trivia

• Netherlands have beaten South Africa in their previous two World Cup meetings, but have not won any matches against them outside of those two.
• Ottneil Baartman is the leading South African wicket-taker in T20s this year and the sixth-highest overall. His 34 wickets have come at an average of 15.17, the best among the top ten wicket-takers.
• At 121.13, Max O’Dowd has the highest career strike rate in the Dutch squad. Five South Africans – Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller and Aiden Markram – have higher numbers than that.

Quotes

“We definitely want to get back a couple of games against Netherlands. They just do the basics extremely well. The moment they get on top of you, they become a difficult beast. When they do the basics right, they do it so well that they keep squeezing you. They have unbelievable outfielding, so it’s not easy just to shift that momentum against them. For us, it’s a big game.”
“We’re lucky in the sense that we play on a lot of different wickets. Back in the Netherlands, we play on artificials, we play on spicy wickets, we play on spinning wickets. So, for us it’s about adapting to whatever the wicket brings to us.”

أعلنت لجنة الحكام في الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، عن طاقم تحكيم مباراة الأهلي والزمالك، المقرر إقامتها الإثنين القادم ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع الزمالك، على أرضية استاد القاهرة الدولي، ضمن منافسات الجولة التاسعة من مسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

ومن المقرر أن تنطلق المباراة مساء يوم الإثنين المقبل في تمام الثامنة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة والسعودية.

طالع أيضاً.. بعد ظهوره في المران.. موقف زيزو النهائي من مباراة الأهلي والزمالك في الدوري

ويتواجد الأهلي في المركز الثامن بجدول ترتيب الدوري المصري برصيد 12 نقطة، جمعها من 7 مباريات، حقق الفوز في 3 لقاءات، وتعادل في مثلها، بينما تلقى هزيمة واحدة.

على الجانب الأخر، يحتل الزمالك صدارة ترتيب جدول الدوري المصري برصيد 17 نقطة، من 8 مباريات، فاز في 5، وتعادل في 2، وتلقى هزيمة. حكم مباراة الأهلي والزمالك في الدوري المصري

حكم ساحة: سيزار سوتو جرادو.

حكم مساعد أول: إيفان ماسو جراندو.

حكم مساعد ثاني: أنطونيو رامون.

حكم رابع: أليخاندرو مونيث.

حكم فار: خوسيه لويس مونويرا ويعاونه ماريو ميليرو.

The South African squad had a break from April to July. Here’s what the 15-man squad for the forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka got up to

Firdose Moonda03-Jul-2018Faf du Plessis After playing six matches for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, including scoring an unbeaten 67 in the first qualifier, du Plessis took time off. He holidayed with his family in Bali, returned home to celebrate his daughter Amelie’s first birthday, and to watch Cape Town receive the rainfall that should break the city’s worst drought in history. “Surely the dams are full now?” du Plessis asked at his departure presser. Not quite yet, but they’re about halfway there.

#1stbday #amélie

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Dean Elgar The opening batsman spent time at Surrey, where he played three first-class and four List-A matches but despite three half-centuries in three white-ball games, Elgar was still overlooked for South Africa’s one-day squad. He enjoyed his time at The Oval so much that he is returning to play the final five matches of the County Championship for them after the Sri Lanka tour.Aiden MarkramElgar’s opening partner was also in England, but played only three matches for Durham and scored 94 in his second outing.Hashim Amla A huge success on the county circuit, Amla turned out for Hampshire and reeled off four half-centuries and two hundreds in 12 innings across red- and white-ball cricket but had to cut his stint short when he picked up a knee injury early in June. Since then, Amla has launched a luxury property development in his home province of Kwazulu Natal.Temba Bavuma Although he did not play any cricket, Bavuma was the only Test batsman to attend the spin camp in India in May. He was also named captain of his franchise, Highveld Lions, and will likely be given a proper chance at a long-run in the Test side following AB de Villeirs’ retirement. Off the field, Bavuma was a flagbearer during the match between the South African rugby team, the Springboks, and England during Siya Kolisi’s first match as captain. Kolisi is the first black African to captain the Springboks.

Truly honored to have been part of this noteworthy day, a day entrenched in our sporting history books, moments that will live forever, uyabulela uBhayi

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Quinton de KockA reasonably quiet IPL for the Royal Challengers Bangalore saw de Kock cross 50 just once. He returned home to do some fishing and has also signed for Nottinghamshire for the last four Championshop games.Theunis de Bruyn De Bruyn gave up Knight’s captaincy to move to Titans for the 2018-19 season and got married in May. De Kock was among the guests at his wedding. He played two matches for Surrey in the lead-up to the Sri Lanka tour, but only managed a highest-score of 38.Heinrich KlaasenAn unexpected beneficiary of the Newlands’ ball-tampering scandal, Klaasen signed with Rajasthan Royals in David Warner’s absence for the IPL but only played four matches.Keshav MaharajA quiet off-season for Maharaj, who holidayed in Thailand and attended the spinners’ camp in Mumbai. There was no cricket for Maharaj in the break.Lungi NgidiOne of the biggest success stories of this year’s IPL, Ngidi played seven matches for Chennai Super Kings and turned in stellar performances despite tragic personal circumstances. Ngidi’s father died during the tournament and the manner in which he has conducted himself since has been nothing short of admirable. On his return home, Ngidi joined a campaign called Run for the Oceans, a sponsored event to raise awareness for environmental concerns.Vernon PhilanderAfter meeting all the demands coach Ottis Gibson asked of him during the season, Philander used the time for rest. He visited nature reserves, played golf and did some intense training with Steyn as he prepared for the new season.

The boys have started the engines….. @dalesteyn Almost that time again. Few more weeks of building up. Looking good bud✌✌

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Kagiso Rabada A first serious injury – a stress fracture of the back – forced Rabada out of the IPL and into a program of rehabilitation. He signed a sponsorship deal with luxury watch brand Tag Heuer and, like Ngidi, joined the Run for the Oceans movement. Oh, and he swept the CSA awards, winning six of the eight main prizes on offer, the most by any player in the history of the event.Tabraiz ShamsiA successful off-season for Tabraiz Shamsi saw him named domestic one-day and twenty-over Player of the Season at CSA’s awards and named in all three squads to tour Sri Lanka. Shamsi attended the spin camp in Mumbai and got married over the winter.Dale Steyn A few weeks in Bali, followed by five matches for Hampshire, without breaking down means Steyn is back and ready to play international cricket again. Read more about Steyn’s journey back to full fitness here.Shaun von Berg What would have been just a regular off-season turned into a dream come true when, in early June, von Berg received a call-up to the national team. At 31, and sometimes not even guaranteed a place in his franchise side, the selection came as a surprise to the legspinner but, having bided his time, and again attended the spin camp in Mumbai, it’s time for von Berg to show what he can do at the highest level.

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da brwin： Nesta quarta-feira (26), Tombense e Palmeiras se enfrentam às 20h, no Parque do Sabiá, em Uberlândia, pela partida de ida da terceira fase da Copa do Brasil. As equipes buscam uma das vagas nas oitavas de final da competição nacional, que valerá também R$ 3,3 milhões em premiação para quem avançar.

>Veja tabela da Copa do Brasil-2023 clicando aqui

O Verdão derrotou o time mineiro no jogo de ida por 4 a 2, de virada, no Allianz Parque, e agora podeempatar ou perder por até um gol de diferença para avançar de fase. Caso o Tombense vença com uma vantagem de dois gols, haverá disputa de pênaltis.

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> Sem Artur, Palmeiras tem nova disputa para o ataque diante do Tombense pela Copa do Brasil

O Tombense vem de vitória por 3 a 0 contra o Ituano, no último sábado (22), pela segunda rodada da Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro.Vale lembrar que o elenco do Carcará é formado por alguns ex-jogadores do Verdão, como Roger Carvalho, Egídio, Fernandão e Marcelinho, autor do segundo gol da equipe mineira no Allianz. Um verdadeiro prato cheio para a famosa e temida “lei do ex”.

Veja todas as informações da partida:

TOMBENSE x PALMEIRAS

Local: Parque do Sabiá, em Uberlândia (MG)
Data e hora: 26/4/2023, às 20h (de Brasília)
Árbitro:Ramon Abatti Abel
Assistentes:Kleber Lúcio Gil (FIFA) e Thiaggo Americano Labes
VAR: Rodrigo D’Alonso Ferreira
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PALMEIRAS:Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo e Piquerez; Zé Rafael, Gabriel Menino e Richard Ríos (Jhon Jhon); Dudu, Endrick (Jhon Jhon) e Flaco López (Rafael Navarro). Técnico: Abel Ferreira.

Desfalques: Raphael Veiga, Mayke e Bruno Tabata (transição), Atuesta (lesionado), Artur (não pode atuar na Copa do Brasil)
Pendurados: não tem

TOMBENSE: Felipe Garcia; Kevin, Wesley, Roger e Guilherme Santos; Elton, Bruno Silva e Matheus Frizzo; Jaderson, Daniel Amorim e Alex Sandro. Técnico: Marcelo Chamusca.

Desfalques: –
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On a pitch with copious amounts of seam movement, two very different batsmen did in large parts what comes naturally to them to lay a platform for India

Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg24-Jan-2018Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara. Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli. Two more different persons, two more different batsmen will be hard to find. You sometimes wonder if they have any common interests that can help them get through the long days spent next to each other in the slips. And then they bat together. With completely different vocabularies and grammar. One man wants to refuse errors, the other wants to refuse to let the bowler settle. One man can wait out 53 balls on nought while not playing a loose shot to a decent ball, the other is usually near a hundred if he faces 53 dot balls in an innings.They watch each other and must surely admire the qualities they don’t have themselves. Surely Kohli watches Pujara and admires the discipline with which he figures out what line he has to play and what line he can leave? “He has lots of shots, and the way he batted today, I don’t think any other batsman could have batted like that,” Pujara said of Kohli after adding 84 for the third wicket with him on day one at the Wanderers, easily worth 150 on a normal pitch. This pitch had copious amounts of generous seam movement available.”This is one of the toughest pitches I’ve played on,” Pujara said. “And as we saw, it was difficult to score some runs, especially in the first session. It was difficult to rotate the strike. It has a lot of bounce, it has seam movement. And there is enough pace now. So we had to work hard to score runs, but the total we have I think it is as good as scoring 300 on any wicket. As we saw, we got a wicket, and if we bowl well, I think we’ll get them out. I would say it was a good day for us.”South Africa will be the first ones to concede they were not at their best with the ball and in the field, but the pitch was still really difficult. You needed to bowl really bad balls or bowl decent ones to really good attacking batsmen to be hit on this pitch. In Pujara and Kohli, South Africa found that combination. Pujara waited and waited and waited, and refused to risk making a mistake for a run until he finally got a ball too straight and too full. Kohli backed his eye, picking the length early, getting into attacking positions every ball, and defending or leaving as a second thought. Neither man was averse to doing what didn’t come naturally to him: when Pujara was in, he threw his bat at every loose ball; Kohli faced 86 dots out of 106.Normally you would perhaps criticise the extreme defence of Pujara or – at moments – the reckless attack of Kohli. Here a defensive batsman needed to dig deep into his reserves of discipline, and an attacking batsman needed to capitalise on every small opportunity before one with his name arrived. You need luck to survive on such a pitch, and they both had it.Too late from the point of view of winning the series, the return to this balance of defence and attack was a step closer to the template that served India’s batting well on their previous overseas cycle. For some reason that balance has gone wonky this time around. While Kohli has maintained his attacking instincts, M Vijay is playing too many shots and half-heartedly so, Pujara until this innings was not sure what game to play, and the batsmen after Kohli have no idea what their game should be because they have no security in the side.Pujara and Kohli did their best to vindicate the bold call to bat first on a spicy pitch. “I think as the game progresses, we are very sure that this wicket will be difficult to bat on,” Pujara said. “As we saw even in the later stages of today, the cracks are opening up and a couple of balls deviated a lot. I mean, I haven’t seen deviation like that before. As the game progresses I think this wicket will have variable bounce and cracks will open up, so it will be difficult to bat on. That’s the reason we chose to bat first.”However, not every bowling innings from South Africa will feature balls too wide or too short, not every day will they have AB de Villiers dropping a catch. The platform set by Pujara and Kohli was a great opportunity for India to post a formidable total. They should be extremely disappointed with the shots played in the lower-middle order and the lower order. They won’t be now but they should be asking themselves if they needed five seamers and to lose the cushion of a sixth batsman. What they have now is competitive but will ask for a repeat of this kind of extreme discipline and attacking skill in the second innings too.Before that, India will need their bowlers to make sure South Africa don’t get ahead on the first innings. “I think we’ll be looking to get them out before 150,” Pujara said. “And, obviously, looking at this total, I think the second innings will be very important. Seeing the weather forecast, I think it will be overcast and there will be more help for the fast bowlers.”

Despite PSR concerns, Aston Villa have now reportedly joined a hectic race to sign a Bundesliga defender ahead of a number of Premier League rivals for Unai Emery this summer.

Aston Villa's PSR concern

On the pitch, Aston Villa are a side competing for consecutive top-four finishes in the Premier League and find themselves in the last eight of the Champions League and the last four of the FA Cup. It seems as though things can’t get much better.

In reality, however, as successful as they have been on the field, concerns are reportedly emerging over profit and sustainability rules behind the scenes.

Questions will be asked over just how a side of such recent success have struggled to stay in line with the rules, especially after the big sale of Jhon Duran to Saudi Arabia in January, but it looks as though Villa could be in for a cautious summer.

Whether those concerns will result in player sales or limited spending remains to be seen. However, reports are emerging on both the incoming and departure fronts.

On the departure front, it’s Boubakar Kamara who has attracted attention in recent days with Liverpool reportedly eyeing a move to sign the Aston Villa midfielder.

Meanwhile, if the Villans choose to run the risk of spending once more this summer, names such as Marc Casado and Andreas Christensen could steal the headlines fresh from Barcelona, according to recent reports.

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The same can also be said for one Bundesliga talent, as Aston Villa look to reinforce their backline and beat Liverpool and Manchester City to the signature of a talented defender this summer.

Aston Villa battling to sign Sildillia

Putting their financial concerns to one side, those in the Midlands have reportedly joined a hectic Premier League race. According to CaughtOffside, Aston Villa are now battling to sign Kiliann Sildillia from SC Freiburg ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion, Liverpool and Man City.

The Bundesliga side are reportedly valuing their right-back at just €16m (£14m) this summer – a price Villa may be able to match even amid their PSR frustrations.

At just 22 years old, the Bundesliga right-back has earned plenty of praise in recent years – including from Antonio Mango. The U23 scout took to X to describe Sildillia as an “extremely athletic” defender “who possesses a great burst of pace and acceleration”.

However, whether those are traits Aston Villa are left to benefit from remains to be seen as Premier League clubs race to sign the talented right-back.

Former team-mates led the tributes to Gautam Gambhir following his retirement announcement

ESPNcricinfo staff05-Dec-2018

Bidding farewell to one of the finest players of the country @GautamGambhir. Wish the best for you in the future Gauti Bhai pic.twitter.com/qr14XVN3q7

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) December 5, 2018

It’s been a great journey. Some memorable moments which the country lived with you, you can be very proud of how you played the game, will always remain Unbeaten @GautamGambhir !#ThankYouGautamGambhir pic.twitter.com/q5noANmgLX

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 4, 2018

Congratulations @GautamGambhir on a glorious career. You were a special talent and had a Gambhir role in our win in the World Cup finals. Batting with you at Napier was extra special. Enjoy your second innings with family and friends! pic.twitter.com/dNpyNfbLe6

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 5, 2018

Congratulations @GautamGambhir on a fantastic career. You can be very proud of the way you played every time you stepped on to the cricket field. I cherish the truly memorable moments we shared & am sure you will continue to serve the country in your own ways. #ThankYouGambhir

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 4, 2018

I gotta say.. I don't like retirements.. especially of people that I admire deeply. Congratulations @GautamGambhir on an amazing career. I'm grateful for all that we shared on and off the field. It's been an honour skip. My best wishes on ur second innings.

— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) December 4, 2018

Congratulations @GautamGambhir on a phenomenal career. Wish you all the best for your future endeavours GG #truechampion#braveheart

— Lakshmipathi balaji (@Lbalaji55) December 5, 2018

Thanks for the memories, @GautamGambhir. All the best for the next innings of your life #KorboLorboJeetbo, always!#ThankYouGambhir pic.twitter.com/rx7RZitU8j

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) December 4, 2018

@GautamGambhir Thank u for the love & leadership my Captain.U r a special man and may Allah always keep & happy…& u should smile a bit more

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) December 4, 2018

I cherish so many fond memories with you my friend. We’ve played some really good cricket together. You’re a true fighter. You have had a superb career. I wish you all the best for all your future endeavours @GautamGambhir. pic.twitter.com/ePswk4IBDk

— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) December 4, 2018

Have so many fond memories playing with @GautamGambhir bhaiya who is a true fighter, a champion player. He was never hesitant to fight for the youngsters. Delhi will miss his presence. Wish him the best for the second innings. #GautamGambhirRetires #ThankYouGauti

— Unmukt Chand (@UnmuktChand9) December 4, 2018

Always unbeaten in our hearts! #ThankYouGambhir #DelhiCapitals @GautamGambhir pic.twitter.com/G6mbydy8bw

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) December 4, 2018

Thanks for all the memories @GautamGambhir. Indian cricket has you to thank for two World Cup winning knocks. And KKR will never forget their first ever IPL trophies. You will be missed!

— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) December 4, 2018

Congratulations Gautam on your decorated career, you’ve always been a fierce competitor along with a very astute leader! Enjoy your next chapter. #topclass

— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) December 5, 2018

All the best for your future @GautamGambhir! Well done on a fantastic career! Proud of what you’ve contributed to Indian cricket. Best to family.

— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) December 5, 2018

One of India's bests. Farewell @GautamGambhir. All the best for your future!

— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) December 5, 2018

Congratulations on your fantastic journey @GautamGambhir . I’m extremely happy I had the privilege of sharing a bit of it with you pic.twitter.com/DNxBSZ9daz

— DK (@DineshKarthik) December 5, 2018

242 matches, 10324 runs – wouldn’t have been possible without your hard work & persistence to the field. Thank you for your exemplary contribution to the field of cricket @GautamGambhir it was an honour to share the pitch with you. Wishing you all the success. #ThankYouGambhir https://t.co/RN2iAslO71

— Suresh Raina

da betobet： Sheffield United will continue to breathe down Leeds United’s neck between now and the close of the Championship campaign as the Blades battle it out with Daniel Farke’s Whites to see who will be crowned second-tier champions.

da brwin： You wouldn’t bet against Chris Wilder’s men in this enthralling race with the South Yorkshire outfit a well-oiled machine under their much-loved manager, with another away win in the Steel City Derby on Sunday piling on the pressure at the top for Leeds to respond.

The two high-flyers are only separated by goal difference at the summit, as United ended up having resurgent star Rhian Brewster to thank at Hillsborough for the excellent 1-0 victory on enemy soil.

Brewster's resurgent performances this season

Many would have already written off Brewster donning the red and white stripes of United, with the ex-Liverpool youngster often disregarded as an extortionate flop, having once cost £23.5m to pick up from Anfield.

Whilst his goal and assist numbers are nothing to really shout about – with the injury-prone forward only on eight goals and four assists from 109 Bramall Lane appearances – he is slowly but surely rewriting the narrative this campaign with the winner against the Owls instantly banking him some credit.

The simplest of tap-ins would hand Wilder’s men the coveted bragging rights on the day, with Brewster up to three goals and three assists in Championship action for the season off the back of this golden finish silencing most of Hillsborough.

Wilder has utilised Brewster predominantly as an impact substitute, but could they rue selling a bigger talent than the former Anfield hotshot?

Wilder must rue selling "poor man's Haaland"

The Blades’ undoing in the tense automatic promotion race could potentially be their lack of firepower, with the promotion-chasers only boasting a modest 52 strikes from 38 clashes next to Leeds’ mammoth total of 76.

Wilder does have Ben Brereton Diaz, Tyrese Campbell and Tom Cannon to call into action up top, but the added face of William Osula wouldn’t go amiss, with the former Bramall Lane youth product now making a name for himself at Newcastle United as a Carabao Cup winner.

The promising Dane is beginning to justify why Eddie Howe’s Magpies splashed out £15m to land the up-and-coming centre-forward, with a superb solo effort against Bromley back in January finally breaking Osula’s senior duck at St James’ Park.

He is yet to get going in the bread and butter of the Premier League, but fierce strikes such as this one put away in the FA Cup show off the blistering youngster’s ability, with Osula no doubt offering Wilder’s men a lot more firepower if he was still present in South Yorkshire.

Osula’s Newcastle numbers

Stat

Osula

Games played

15

Goals scored

1

Assists

2

First team starts

3

Fee purchased for

£15m

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Osula’s three-goal contributions so far on Tyneside are made to look more impressive by the fact he has only been handed three first-team starts since joining, with Brewster – when he was the same age as Osula at 21 – regularly drawing blanks at United instead, having failed to live up to his hype.

Whereas, the promising Toon number 18 has taken to the all pressures and praise that have come his way swimmingly, having once even been labelled as a “poor man’s Haaland” for his strength and speed by ex-Derby County teammate Curtis Davies.

Of course, Wilder will be overjoyed that he’s managing to get a tune out of Brewster now on some high-stakes stages, but there will be some regret on United’s end that they didn’t keep a tighter grip on Osula, especially if the hot-and-cold number seven’s form drops off again.

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