Sreesanth alleges that Gambhir called him a 'fixer'

Incident occurred during a Legends League T20 match in Surat

ESPNcricinfo staff07-Dec-2023Former India fast bowler S Sreesanth has accused his former team-mate Gautam Gambhir of calling him a “fixer” during a Legends League match in Surat. Gambhir is the captain of India Capitals while Sreesanth is playing for Gujarat Giants in the T20 tournament.After the match, which Capitals won by 12 runs, Sreesanth posted on Instagram a video that was shot on the sidelines of the post-match presentation ceremony. “Without any provocation, he kept on calling me something which was very rude and shouldn’t have been said by Mr Gautam Gambhir,” Sreesanth claimed. “I am not at all at fault, I wanted to clear the air straight away. The things he said on a cricket field live is not acceptable.”While Sreesanth did not immediately mention what was allegedly said to him by Gambhir, he revealed more details in a second video posted on Instagram on Thursday, the day after the match.

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“He kept on calling me on live TV, on the centre wicket, I didn’t not use a single bad word, a single abusive word to him. I only said ‘ what are you saying?'” Sreesanth said. “In fact I kept laughing in a sarcastic way, because he kept calling me, ‘ Fixer, fixer, you are a fixer … f*** off fixer. This is the language he used on live. I just moved away but he kept on saying the same words again and again. I have no idea why he started it. It was the end of the over … no idea what made him say it.”Sreesanth was one of three Rajasthan Royals players to be banned from cricket for his involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal. In 2019, the Supreme Court had set his sentence aside, which prompted the BCCI to reduce Sreesanth’s ban to seven years, a period that ended in September 2020.Sreesanth played 90 international games for India across formats between the years 2005 and 2011, and Gambhir was his team-mate in the XI for 49 of those games. They were part of India’s title-winning teams in the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup.

Ministério Público de Minas reúne clubes para coibir violência nos jogos

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da brwin: Representantes dedo América-MG, do Atlético-MG e do Cruzeiro estiveram em uma reunião no Ministério Público de Minas (MPMG) para discutir medidas e ações em prol do combate à violência nos estádios e a proteção do torcedor em dias de jogos.

Após o encontro, a Promotoria de Justiça de Defesa do Consumidor expediu recomendações aos clubes para que não cedam ingressos para torcidas organizadas suspensas ou banidas dos estádios por decisão administrativa, ou judicial.

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da bet sport: A ata da reunião pediu também que os clubes só aprovem planos de segurança e transporte para os torcedores com a anuência da Polícia Militar. O MPMG solicitou a PM fiscalizar, ainda que por amostragem, o número de seguranças privados nos estádios durante as partidas.

À Prefeitura de BH, o MP pediu para assegurar o transporte das torcidas aos estádios conforme o plano de ação apresentado pelos clubes. Também estiveram na reuniãorepresentantes da Polícia Militar, da Federação Mineira de Futebol (FMF), da Prefeitura de BH, do Setra BH e dos estádios Independência e Mineirão.

Rohit: Kuldeep 'a very tempting option' as third spinner

“It was a bit of a headache for us to decide who it was going to be,” India captain on Axar-vs-Kuldeep debate

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‘When there’s a headache to make your playing XI, that’s a good sign’ – Rohit Sharma

Kuldeep Yadav or Axar Patel? India know who they want in their XI to play the first of five Tests against England starting on Thursday, but they would prefer to keep the opposition guessing.Both players offer compelling reasons to pick them. Kuldeep has “X-factor”, India captain Rohit Sharma said on the eve of the game in Hyderabad. While Kuldeep has played only eight Tests since making his debut in March 2017, he has worked on his bowling in the recent past and showcased the very ability that India value in all their bowlers – keeping the stumps in play – even if it has been in limited-overs cricket.”Kuldeep gives you a certain X-factor with his bowling,” Rohit said. “You’ve seen how well he’s been bowling of late. Especially the wicket if it has bounce, or if it doesn’t have bounce, Kuldeep becomes a factor in those types of conditions as well because he has got superb variations.”He is also a much more mature bowler now. He has not played a lot of Test cricket in India because of [R] Ashwin and [Ravindra] Jadeja clearly. But that is what happens. Like with our middle order, all of us got an opportunity really late. But that’s the reality of it. You can’t hide from it. But Kuldeep being the bowler he is now, from what he was a couple of years back, he is much more improved and he is a very tempting option without a doubt.”Kuldeep played a Ranji Trophy match in the lead-up to this series; it was his first in over seven years and his first since becoming a Test cricketer. In that game, against Kerala, he bowled 26 overs across two innings and picked up four wickets, including the opposition’s highest scorer. The reason he is back in the picture is because Axar didn’t really go all that well in India’s last home series, against Australia in February-March 2023. Axar bowled only 13 overs each in the first three Tests, but he did end up as one of the team’s highest run-getters.Axar Patel was more impressive with the bat than the ball against Australia in February-March 2023•BCCI

“Axar with his all-round ability, giving us that batting depth, the consistency that he has shown playing in these conditions in Test cricket also is an important factor for us,” Rohit said. “It was a bit of a headache for us to decide who it was going to be. I’m not going to say who it is but it was a challenge for us to make that decision. We know we’ve got quality around our spin-bowling department, which is a good sign. When you’ve got quality around your team, when there’s a headache to make your playing XI, that’s a good sign.”Axar’s prized weapon is the ball that doesn’t turn. Exactly half of his 50 Test wickets are either bowled or lbw, and most of them involve the left-arm spinner beating the right-hander on the inside edge. The reason he kept doing that is because he was also getting the odd ball to turn. Against Australia, he seemed to have lost that a little bit. But now, after recovering from a quadriceps injury that forced him out of the ODI World Cup, Axar looks like he’s getting back to his old self. The left-arm spinner comes into these Tests having picked up ten wickets in seven T20Is against Australia and Afghanistan played over the last two months.Related

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The Hyderabad pitch will turn. Rohit, when asked about it in the pre-match press conference where he was happy to talk at length about various other topics – like the health of Test cricket, the value of blooding new players in, and the strength of his side in home conditions – gave a curt answer: “Looks good”.Rahul Dravid, on Tuesday, expected that it would take turn. England are certain to the extent that they’re going in with three frontline spinners and only one fast bowler. Kuldeep remains a prospect, especially against an opposition that will not hesitate to attack. Success in ODIs and T20Is has taught him how to cope with batters coming at him. It was just that his Test game was lacking a bit of control and he has since worked on that, getting quicker through the air without really losing any of his other assets – turn and bounce.But Axar brings that and batting ability, and with India missing Virat Kohli, they will probably want to shore up the XI with as many all-round options as possible.

Antonio Conte keen on sensational Juventus return amid growing strain with Napoli as Serie A champions-elect prepare for summer upheaval involving Victor Osimhen and Massimiliano Allegri

Antonio Conte is reportedly seeking an exit from Napoli this summer as he looks to rejoin Juventus – despite being on the brink of the Serie A title.

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  • Conte on brink of winning title with Napoli
  • Growing tensions with board could lead to exit
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  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    As per sportitalia, the Italian manager wants to take over at Juventus this summer, the club with whom he won his first Serie A title. Conte's decision comes amid his strained relationship with the Napoli board, leading Italian journalist, Alfredo Pedulla, to claim that the "relationship between the two is at an all-time low."

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    The tensions between the former Chelsea boss and Napoli began to arise after Conte complained about the lack of signings and pushed the narrative that he had to win games without the support from the club's board. The Italian experienced similar issues while in charge at Tottenham, falling out with both his squad and chairman Daniel Levy. Napoli, who have faced managerial dilemmas in recent seasons, do not want to be caught off-guard and have already enquired about Massimiliano Allegri.

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    Juventus have already sacked one manager this season, having dispensed with the services of Thiago Motta after less than a season in charge. They are currently fourth in the table and have the chance to seal Champions League qualification in their final game of the campaign this week, although current boss Igor Tudor is not viewed as a long-term appointment. As well as Conte, Juve are also considering raiding Napoli for Victor Osimhen, who has enjoyed a prolific season on loan at Galatasaray.

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    WHAT NEXT FOR ANTONIO CONTE?

    Conte and Napoli are just one win away from clinching the title after Inter Milan could only manage a draw with Lazio at the weekend. With a one-point lead over their rivals, Napoli have their destiny in their own hands as they take on Cagliari in their final game of the season on Friday night. Conte, however, will be missing from the touchline after being sent off against Parma last weekend.

كاف يختار حكمًا مصريًا لمباراة بوركينا فاسو وموريتانيا في كأس أمم إفريقيا للمحليين

أعلنت لجنة الحكام بالاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم (كاف) تعيين حكمًا مصريًا ضمن طاقم تحكيم مباراة بوركينا فاسو أمام موريتانيا ضمن لقاءات بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا للمحليين.

وتقام المباراة في تمام الساعة الثامنة مساء اليوم الأربعاء، على أرضية ملعب بنجامين مكابا بالعاصمة التنزانية دار السلام ضمن منافسات المجموعة الثانية من البطولة القارية.

طالع | حكم مصري يدير مباراة أنجولا والكونغو الديمقراطية في كأس أمم إفريقيا للمحليين

وأعلن كاف تواجد الحكم الدولي المصري محمود عاشور حكماً لتقنية الفيديو، في مباراة بوركينا فاسو وموريتانيا.

ويعد هذا الظهور الثالث لعاشور في البطولة، حيث يُعتمد عليه كأحد أبرز الحكام أصحاب الخبرة في القارة بعد أن سبق له الظهور في العديد من البطولات الكبرى كان أخرها كأس العالم للأندية بالولايات المتحدة خلال يونيو ويوليو الماضيين.

WATCH: Angel City's Thompson sisters make history as USWNT starlet Gisele scores first professional goal on assist from Alyssa

WATCH: Thompson sisters combine for goal to make history in Angel City's 4-2 win over Washington Spirit

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    Gisele Thompson scored the first goal of her professional career, and it was assisted by none other than her big sister Alyssa.

    The goal came in the 22nd minute of Angel City's clash with the Washington Spirit Friday night, giving the Thompson sisters' side a 2-0 lead. Older sister Alyssa broke through on the left-hand side and fired a cross into the box, and that cross was met by a flick from Gisele.

    As the ball hit the back of the net, the 19-year-old fullback ran to celebrate with her older sibling as they became the first sisters in NWSL history to combine for a goal.

    Gisele Thompson went on to provide an assist of her own in the second half, helping Angel City earn a 4-2 win.

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    "I'm so happy we got the win and the sister-to-sister goal," Gisele Thompson said after the win. "We've always dreamed about this, especially in this high [level] of football. Doing it together is amazing, and getting my first goal was just so incredible."

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    Older sister Alyssa was the first pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and quickly rose with both the club and the U.S. women's national team, earning a place on the 2023 World Cup squad. Her younger sister signed with Angel City ahead of the 2024 season, and both have been in the USWNT picture in recent months under Emma Hayes.

    In February, they became the second set of sisters to see the field together for the USWNT, joining Sam and Kristie Mewis.

CAMPO NEUTRO: O Rei derrubou o Kaiser

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da dobrowin: Eu esperava que a morte de Pelé fosse gerar uma grande cobertura jornalística no mundo inteiro, mas confesso que estava despreparado para as proporções atingidas. Faço uma especial referência aos Estados Unidos e, como brasileiro morando aqui há mais de 30 anos, nunca imaginei que Pelé tivesse deixado uma impressão tão grande no público local.

É certo que a contratação de Pelé pelo New York Cosmos gerou manchetes na época, mas, convenhamos, estamos falando de algo que se passou nos idos de 1975. De lá para cá quantos ídolos atraíram as atenções do público americano? Olhem que estou me referindo a um país em que os grandes esportes locais, como o futebol americano, o basquete, o beisebol e mesmo o hóquei no gelo sempre foram aqueles que atraíam as atenções e deixavam legendas em sua esteira: Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Joe Montana, Tom Brady… Já para não falar de Wayne Gretzki, canadense, mas astro da National Hockey League, dos Estados Unidos.

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da bwin: O futebol, pelos americanos chamado de soccer, é para eles – ou pelo menos era – um esporte menor, mais do interesse de imigrantes ainda pouco adaptados ao país. Mas, senhores e senhoras, acreditem que nos últimos dias – e ponham aí dias sem interrupção, um atrás do outro – o New York Times, seguramente o mais importante jornal dos Estados Unidos, tem dedicado a Pelé matérias de capa e, além disso, reportagens em página dupla em seu caderno principal e no de esportes.

Calculei que hoje, segunda-feira, não encontraria mais nada sobre Pelé, mas estava enganado: há nova reportagem em página dupla, desta vez falando sobre a reação dos moradores da cidade de Santos “ao seu vizinho Pelé”.

Os papas que me perdoem, mas afinal um deles acabou de morrer e, constatando que a cobertura do New York Times em relação a Pelé é muito maior, começo a desconfiar de que aquela velha piada quando de uma visita de Pelé ao Vaticano – “quem é o homem ao lado de Pelé?” – deixa de ser anedota a se torna um fato verdadeiro.

Com o presidente da FIFA no Brasil a pedir que todos os países do mundo tenham um estádio
com o nome de Pelé e como o enterro só ocorrerá amanhã, terça-feira, estou já psicologicamente preparado para pelo menos mais dois dias de palavras e mais palavras do New York Times sobre Pelé.

E nem comecei a falar de fotografias. Elas aparecem em todos os cantos. E há agora uma mostrando um lance em que, em 1968, Pelé aplica uma caneta em… imaginem quem? Em Franz Beckenbauer, o altivo Kaiser, que desce de sua majestade e cai ao chão.

O Rei derrubou o Kaiser.

Northamptonshire sign George Bartlett from Somerset

Young batter seeks greater white-ball opportunities at Wantage Road

ESPNcricinfo staff29-Aug-2023Somerset batter George Bartlett will leave the club at the end of the season after agreeing a three-year contract with Northamptonshire.Bartlett, 25, came through Somerset’s academy and made his County Championship debut in 2017. In 55 first-class appearances he averages 29.44, with two of his eight hundreds coming this season. In List A, he averages 30.50 with one hundred, but he has been limited to just eight T20 career appearances.”George is another excellent signing for us and another great addition to our squad,” John Sadler, Northamptonshire’s head coach, said. “He joins us whilst approaching the prime of his career with some good numbers already behind him.”He’s scored some excellent first division runs this season and I think he’ll fit in really well with us and help to drive us forward.”Bartlett was coming to the end of his Somerset contract and keen to further his white-ball game elsewhere, according to Somerset’s director of cricket, Andy Hurry. “After speaking with George, a fresh challenge with the opportunity of stronger white-ball opportunities is something we both agree is important for his career ambitions and development”, Hurry said.Northamptonshire are currently bottom of Division One of the Championship and fighting to avoid relegation with four games remaining.Bartlett said: “I’m very honoured to be joining a great club and I’m really looking forward to getting going. I’ve had a few great conversations with Sads already and he’s really made me feel welcome. Hopefully the boys can finish off this season well and I can make a difference when I join up with them.”I’m hoping to be a big part of the club. It’ll be great to have the opportunity to play all three forms and I’m looking forward to bringing some success.”

Dream for Haaland: Man City make "best winger in the country" a top target

da winzada777: Pep Guardiola made ten changes for Tuesday night’s Champions League clash with Bayer Leverkusen, Nico González the only man to keep his place and, well, this certainly did not pay off.

da pixbet: Manchester City were beaten in a home group stage tie for the first time since defeat to Olympique Lyonnais in September 2018, with Leverkusen leaving the Etihad comfortable 2-0 winners.

Nico O’Reilly, Jérémy Doku and Phil Foden were all introduced at half time, with Rayan Cherki and Erling Braut Håland thrown on soon after, but they still rarely threatened die Werkself’s goal.

Thus, the Sky Blues’ top eight spot in the Champions League is now somewhat under threat, traveling to Real Madrid in a fortnight, before rounding out the league phase against Bodø/Glimt in the Arctic Circle and then Galatasaray at home in late January.

After the match, Guardiola bemoaned his lack of squad depth, so could it spark him to go into the January transfer market, potentially set to make a move to sign the “best winger in the country”?

Manchester City targeting attacking reinforcements

In January this year, Manchester City splashed around £180m, recruiting Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis, Juma Bah, the aforementioned Nico González and Omar Marmoush, thereby spending more than the other 19 Premier League clubs combined.

Well, according to reports in Spain, similar heavy investment is forecast this winter, with the Citizens having made Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo a ‘priority target’.

They add that Man City are among those ‘considering’ making a January move for the Ghanaian attacker, alongside Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham and others.

Well, earlier this month, it was reported that Semenyo’s contract contains a £65m release clause that becomes active on 1 January, meaning the winger could have his pick of clubs, and Bournemouth would be powerless to prevent him departing.

So, could the 25-year-old soon swap Dorset for East Manchester?

How Antoine Semenyo would improve Manchester City

So far this season, former England international Chris Waddle has asserted that Semenyo is the “best winger in the country”, while Anantaajith Raghuraman of The Athletic took it a step further, arguing that he is ‘the best player in the Premier League right now’.

These are certainly not outrageous claims, considering the Ghanaian international has scored six goals and registered three assists already in this campaign.

More broadly, the Bournemouth attacker has been one of the stars across the whole league so far, as the table below highlights.

Semenyo’s PL stats 2025/26

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Semenyo

PL rank

Goals

6

4th

Assists

3

5th

Shot on target %

57.1%

2nd*

Non-pen goals – xG

+2

7th

Big chances missed

5

6th

Goal-creating actions

7

3rd

Attempted take-ons

50

6th

Successful dribbles

21

6th

Average rating

7.21

20th

*minimum 10 shots on target.

Stats via FBref and SofaScore

As the table documents, Semenyo has been one of the most outstanding players in the Premier League this season.

Only Håland, Igor Thiago and Danny Welbeck have scored more goals while, of all players who’ve mustered ten or more shots on target, Håland is the only one to boast a higher shots on target percentage, underlining his newfound clinical nature.

Lifting some of the burden on Håland would be a key benefit of signing Semenyo in January.

In the league thus far, the Norwegian already has 14 goals to his name, but the only other player to have netted more than once for the Citizens is Maxime Estève, who scored two own goals when Burnley visited the Etihad in September.

Players such as Foden, Cherki, Doku, Savinho and others have shown glimpses of brilliance, but nothing on a consistent basis on par with what Semenyo has been producing by the South Coast.

Thus, alongside Håland, he could form an unstoppable partnership that could bring the glory days back to the Etihad, as they seek to chase down Premier League leaders Arsenal once again.

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Palmeiras insiste em Bruno Henrique, mas quer evitar que conversas se tornem um 'leilão'

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da blaze casino: O Palmeiras não esconde mais o desejo de contratar Bruno Henrique para a temporada 2024. Depois de Anderson Barros “abrir” que o clube acompanhava a situação do atacante do Flamengo, o interesse ficou ainda mais claro, encabeçado principalmente pela presidente Leila Pereira, que não pretende medir esforços para garantir o jogador. Acontece que o Verdão quer evitar que as conversas se tornem um leilão.

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Embora o Alviverde não tenha apresentado uma proposta oficial, o estafe de Bruno sabe quanto o clube pretende pagar para contar com o atacante rubro-negro. Além disso, sabe que o tempo de contrato é mais vantajoso do que seu atual time apresenta em uma oferta de renovação. Segundo apurou a reportagem, os dirigentes palmeirenses aceitam até três anos de vínculo.

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Como seu contrato vence em dezembro deste ano, Bruno Henrique já pode assinar um pré-acordo com qualquer outro clube, e obviamente sua condição atrai diversos interessados. Nos bastidores, o que se comenta é que a sinalização financeira do Palmeiras seria melhor até do que a do Flamengo.

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No entanto, ainda de acordo com a apuração do Lance!, o Verdão não pretende oficializar esses números para que isso não induza a um leilão no mercado, ou seja, para que a oferta não sirva como base para que outros interessados possam chegar nas mesmas condições e atravessarem a conversa.

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O entendimento do Alviverde é de que o estafe do jogador sabe da grande vontade do clube e da vantajosa oferta que tem nas mãos para vestir o manto palestrino. Por isso, aguarda o andamento das conversas do atleta com o Flamengo, que não têm evoluído, mesmo que a tendência natural seja ele permanecer por lá diante de sua história e identificação.

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Esse também é um fator que faz o Palmeiras entender como um negócio difícil, já que por melhor que seja a proposta, há situações intangíveis que o dinheiro não vai convencer. Mesmo assim, o clube aposta que apresentou condições suficientes para receber um “sim” caso as conversas com o Rubro-Negro se esgotem.

+ Palmeiras foi o único clube de Série A que não trouxe jogadores da Europa em 2023

Na entrevista coletiva de quarta-feira (11), Leila Pereira, que é uma grande entusiasta da contratação de Bruno Henrique, afirmou que o Verdão quer contratar de três a quatro jogadores para 2024 e que essa lista já está em mãos do departamento de análise. Ainda assim, segundo ela, caso não se encontre um acordo por esses nomes, a tendência é seguir priorizando a base, como aconteceu em 2023, que termina com somente dois reforços.

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