Dutchman stars with bat and ball to fire promotion surge as Sussex stumble

ECB Reporters Network05-Sep-2023Durham are closing in on victory in their LV= Insurance County Championship Division Two clash against Sussex following another dominant performance on day three at Seat Unique Riverside.Bas de Leede produced an excellent all-round display as he notched his maiden first-class century before he claimed three wickets with the ball. Graham Clark posted his highest first-class score of 128 as Durham posted 505 for nine declared, their highest Championship total against Sussex.Matthew Potts made immediate inroads into the visitors’ line-up before Matt Parkinson grabbed the vital wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara, opening up the lower order. De Leede removed Oli Carter for a valiant 80 before adding two further strikes to put Durham on the brink. But, Sussex led by Fynn Hudson-Prentice battled on to take the game into the final day with a slender lead of 24.Already in a commanding 158-run lead at the start of the day, Durham pressed home their advantage through De Leede, who surged towards his maiden first-class century. As Clark did in the previous evening, De Leede cruised through the nineties with back-to-back boundaries against Jayev Unadkat to move into position. After a slight pause on 99, De Leede found the gap through gully to the fence to reach the milestone for the first time from 137 balls.The Dutchman fell to Henry Crocombe from the next delivery, ending his partnership with Clark for a brilliant 207 that manoeuvred Durham from a strong position to a dominant one. Crocombe did end the innings on a high note with a further three wickets, including Clark for a career-best 128 after he slammed a drive straight to cover. Scott Borthwick called in the final pair with a commanding 239-run lead to give his bowlers a 20-minute spell before lunch.Tom Clark survived a drop at first slip, but Potts ensured it was not a costly mistake by pinning the left-hander lbw. The England seamer then produced a beauty to remove Tom Haines’ off-stump, leaving the visitors 24 for two. Pujara’s arrival at the crease was a pivotal moment in the game, and after failing in the first innings, the India international was intent on defying the hosts’ victory push.However, it did not stop the fall of wickets at the other end. Tom Alsop fell to a sharp piece of keeping from Ollie Robinson, while Borthwick claimed a good catch at second slip to remove James Coles, presenting Potts with his third wicket.Pujara needed help to stem the tide, and Carter offered the foil he required to blunt Durham’s surge through the line-up. Together the two batters held firm throughout the afternoon session through tough spells from Potts and Parkinson.Pujara worked his way to a patient half-century from 95 balls, while Carter grinded his way to his fifty alongside his skipper for the seventh time of the campaign. But, Pujara’s resistance was ended by a brilliant delivery from Parkinson, who dismissed the India batter for the second time in the game, breaking a partnership of 83 for the sixth wicket.De Leede then made a decisive impact with the ball following his excellence with the bat earlier in the day. He yorked Carter but was cruelly denied when the ball struck the stumps and failed to dislodge the bails.But, he preserved and ended Carter’s innings for 80, pinning the wicketkeeper lbw before removing Jack Carson and Aristides Karvelas to edge Durham closer to victory. Hudson-Prentice held up the home side even with the extended half-hour with an unbeaten half-century, guiding Sussex into a narrow lead.

Eight people associated with Pune Devils franchise in the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament including Bangladesh allrounder Nasir Hossain have been charged by the ICC’ anti-corruption unit for alleged corrupt activities. The charges concern the 2020-21 edition of the tournament, which was played in Abu Dhabi.Apart from Nasir, the other seven charged are Krishan Kumar Chaudhary and Parag Sanghvi (two of the Devils’ co-owners), Rizwan Javed and Saliya Saman (two domestic players), as well as Ashar Zaidi (batting coach), Sunny Dhillon (assistant coach) and Shadab Ahamed (team manager).The 2021 edition was the last time the Devils were part of the tournament. They finished last with just one win in six matches in the Super League.The ACU was appointed as the watchdog for the T10 tournament by the Emirates Cricket Board, which pressed the charges. All eight have two weeks to respond from Tuesday.ESPNcrcinfo has learned that well-known corruptors in the game, who are high on the ACU list, were trying to infiltrate the Devils camp to influence their matches. However, those attempts, the ICC said in a media release on Tuesday, were “disrupted” by the ACU.In addition to charging the eight for not reporting any approach or any conduct that could be deemed corrupt as well as failing to cooperate in the investigation or attempting to delay it, the ACU has also laid several other charges. Sanghvi faces the charge of “placing bets on the results, progress” of a match. Zaidi, Javed, Saman and Dhillon have been charged with “being party to an attempt to fix, contrive or influence improperly matches or aspects of matches.”Javed and Saman also face a separate charge of “offering a reward in exchange for that player engaging in” corrupt practice. Among the eight, the 31-year-old Hossain, an all-format player who last represented Bangladesh in 2018, is the most high-profile name. He has been pulled up for not reporting receiving a gift worth more than USD 750, a mandatory rule in the ACU code.

تقدمت مفاوضات برشلونة للتعاقد مع ماركوس راشفورد مهاجم مانشستر يونايتد هذا الصيف، حيث يستعد اللاعب للانضمام على سبيل الإعارة.

ومن المقرر أن ينضم مهاجم مانشستر يونايتد إلى برشلونة، وسيكون جزءاً من جولة البلوجرانا التحضيرية للموسم الجديد في آسيا.

اقرأ أيضاً.. راشفورد يقدم تنازلاً كبيرًا من أجل برشلونة.. ومحادثة خاصة مع فليك

وقد يكون لانضمام راشفورد الوشيك تداعيات خطيرة على عملية بناء تشكيل برشلونة، وربما يمهد الطريق لرحيل لاعبين آخرين.

وبحسب الصحفي “توني خوانمارتي” فإن باو فيكتور مهاجم برشلونة الحالي أحد اللاعبين المتأثرين بانضمام ماركوس راشفورد.

وفقد الإسباني الشاب مكانته في التشكيل الأساسي لهجوم برشلونة، وقد يكون في طريقه للرحيل عن كامب نو هذا الصيف.

وستسرع إجراءات رحيل باو فيكتور عن برشلونة بعد نجاح الفريق في التعاقد مع المهاجم الدولي الإنجليزي.

وذكرت إحدى التقارير أن هانز فليك مدرب برشلونة يرغب في التخلص من خمس لاعبين على الأقل أحدهم باو فيكتور، الذي لا يعد جزء من خطط المدرب الألماني.

وأصبح باو فيكتور خلف روبرت ليفاندوفسكي وفيران توريس وكذلك ماركوس راشفورد، ومع ذلك ستبقى نقطة الخلاف البحث عن نادي مستعد لتلبية طلب برشلونة لبيع اللاعب.

Manchester City outcast Kyle Walker and wife Annie Kilner are "officially back together" after a holiday with their four children at Disney World Florida.

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It has been a tumultuous 18 months for the pair, after it was revealed Walker has fathered two children with reality TV star Lauryn Goodman. Earlier this year, it was reported that Kilner had started divorce proceedings, however, the couple appears to have put their problems behind them with the "idyllic" trip to Florida, as the reports.

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A friend of the couple has told the that they have "finally shaken off Goodman" and reconciled before jetting off to the United States. "They are back together. This wasn’t a 'make-or-break' holiday," the source said. "It was a proper family trip where they were back together as man and wife. They flew off – leaving the dogs at home to look after the house – and they were determined to have a great time. Deep down, they both knew that they wanted to be together – but there were so many distractions. They believe that Lauryn stirred things up. Lauryn has left them alone – touch wood."

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Walker and Kilner have been trying to move on from Goodman from some time, with the reality TV star threatening to release an autobiography in which she would divulge details of the affair.

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Walker's marriage may be back on track, but his future is uncertain in terms of football after the end of his loan spell at AC Milan. The full-back has had some interest from Fenerbahce this summer, with his Manchester City career all but over.

source added: "Kyle and Annie would love a new start. They have no idea where Kyle’s football career will take them but it’s exciting. And whatever happens, they will be doing it as a couple."

Ben Stokes will have surgery on his left knee after the World Cup as he hopes to “get back to doing what I’ve been known for” ahead of England’s Test series in India early next year.Stokes has been hampered significantly by his chronic knee problem throughout the last 18 months. He has been playing as a specialist batter at the World Cup and has not bowled a ball in a competitive match in any format since July 1, the fourth day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s.”I will hopefully be fine for the Test series [against India],” Stokes said on the eve of England’s fixture against Australia in Ahmedabad. “I am having surgery after the World Cup… There was a lot of time put into deciding when to get it done. The India Test series, which we start at the end of January, I should be fine to go by then.”Related

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Stokes did not reveal details of the procedure but expected to be out of action for between five and seven weeks and will not feature in England’s white-ball tour to the Caribbean in December. Dr Andy Williams, a leading knee surgeon in London, will perform the surgery.”When we go to those meetings, we generally take a physio and doctor and they start talking. I just turn up, go to sleep, wake up and hope it is better… they use language that I’ve never heard before,” Stokes said. “There’s obviously something that needs to be operated on.”It’s been a big hindrance on me, and affected what I can do for the team. Obviously that [being an allrounder] is what I want to be doing. You’d hope that it means that I can get back to doing what I’ve been known for, which is playing a role as a batter, and playing a role as a bowler as well.”England’s five-Test series in India starts on January 25 in Hyderabad. They will travel to the UAE around two weeks earlier for a short camp before leaving for India two or three days before the start of the series, and Stokes said that his bowling fitness will depend on “more decisions and more discussions from myself and the medical team”.He said, “Obviously it’s been a long time coming and obviously I want to get back to what I’ve been doing prior to the 18 months where I’ve had this injury. We’ll just see how everything goes, see how I respond to the surgery and all the rehab as well… I don’t think the surgery is going to have any hindrance on me taking part in the series in India.”Stokes was non-committal when asked if he plans to take part in next year’s T20 World Cup, or the IPL which immediately precedes it. “Look, we’ve got three games left here in the World Cup and then a huge series against India,” he said. “That’s where everything is at, at the moment.”He also revealed that he has been suffering from “exercise-induced asthma” during the World Cup. He was pictured using an inhaler during a training session before England’s defeat to Sri Lanka in Bengaluru, after doing shuttle runs on the outfield, and suggested it was due to a change in air quality after spending a week in Mumbai.”Sometimes it happens when you go to a new city in India where the air is slightly different,” he said. “That could be a reason for it: Bangalore, when we actually turned up, just felt a lot fresher. Doing the running that I was doing [shuttle runs on the outfield] does bring it on a lot easier than normal.”Despite his impending surgery, Stokes is not planning to leave the World Cup early, and was forthright in his analysis of England’s title defence in India. “We’ve had a disastrous World Cup,” he said. “There’s no point sugarcoating that, because it’s the truth.”Asked to identify the main problem, he said, “The problem is that we’ve been cr*p.Ben Stokes has scored 48 runs in three innings at the World Cup so far•Associated Press

“Everything we’ve tried throughout this World Cup, through trying to put pressure back on to the opposition in the way in which we know, or trying to soak up the pressure in a different way, which we know we’ve done before and been successful with, it’s just not worked.”Every opportunity that we’ve had in front of us where we feel like we can take control of the game, the opposition’s managed to get it back towards them. We’ve just not been able to put a full game together, or even get close to putting a full game together – except against Bangladesh.”Stokes missed the start of the World Cup with a hip injury suffered shortly after England arrived in Guwahati, and has only managed 48 runs in three innings since returning to the side. He insisted that he has no regrets about reversing his ODI retirement, but reiterated that England’s tournament had been “a disaster”.”If you dive too much into it around cricket, you find you come out with more questions than answers… we’ve been nowhere near good enough to be able to compete in a World Cup, which has been incredibly disappointing because we know we’re so, so much better than what we’ve shown out here,” he said. “If we knew what had gone wrong, we would have been able to fix it. But unfortunately, we don’t.”It’s just been one of those tournaments where… yeah, it’s just been a disaster. And there’s no point sugarcoating it, because it’s probably what you’re all going to write anyway – and it’s true.”

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A vitória do Palmeiras sobre o Avaí por 3 a 0 neste sábado, no Allianz Parque, em duelo válido pelo Brasileirão, teve um gosto ainda mais especial para Gustavo Scarpa. O meia converteu um pênalti após perder uma cobrança no clássico contra o São Paulo, na última rodada. Ao falar sobre o assunto, o camisa 14 foi “direto e reto”.

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– Quando o Kevin errou o drible eu pensei “faz o gol, Rony! Pelo amor de Deus!” (risos)… Aí deu o pênalti, peguei a bola e sabia que teria que ir para cima. Pênalti é uma responsabilidade gigantesca para o cobrador, então ainda sinto e vou sentir durante toda a minha carreira um certo medo e receio. Mas mesmo assim, vou chamar a responsabilidade pois sei que tenho qualidade. Hoje quase errei, mas o futebol é assim – revelou.

Um dos pilares do meio-campo do Palmeiras e homem de confiança do Abel Ferreira, Scarpa deixará o clube ao final da temporada, já que passará a atuar no futebol inglês.

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O camisa 14 já disse em outras entrevistas que seria muito bom se despedir do Allianz Parque com o título brasileiro na bagagem. Porém, na zona mista após a vitória sobre o Avaí, o meia fez questão de manter os pés no chão e frisar que a equipe “não está fazendo contas” nesta reta final.

– O nosso maior pensamento tem sido levar cada jogo como uma final. Estamos pensando jogo a jogo e não fazemos contas. Se a gente for realmente parar para pensar, se formos bem pragmáticos, não controlamos os outros jogos e nem as equipes adversárias. O que controlamos é chegar cedo e fazer nosso trabalho bem feito. Esse discurso escutamos muito do Abel, mas é a pura verdade – concluiu.

Scarpa e companhia terão uma” nova final” pela frente já nesta terça-feira, às 21h45, contra o Athletico-PR, em Curitiba.

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Javier Tebas has once again sent a reminder that Barcelona cannot register Nico Williams, while also calling for Real Madrid to be sanctioned.

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• Tebas speaks on Williams' situation
• Confirms Barca still not in position to register him
• Wants Madrid sanctioned for referee criticism

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  La Liga president Tebas has issued a new warning to Barcelona, insisting that the club is not in a financial position to register Athletic Club star Nico Williams. At the same time, Tebas has stirred further controversy by calling for disciplinary action against Real Madrid for their blunt criticism of referees on their channel Real Madrid TV.

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  Barca and Madrid, easily the top two Spanish clubs, have been at a war of words with the league president over the past 12 months. Indeed, Tebas labelled Madrid a "crying club" over their ceaseless attacks towards the officiating, not to mention his scathing criticism of president Florentino Perez.

  On the other hand, Barcelona have accused Tebas of representing "a clear attempt at destabilisation that is unacceptable" following their constant back-and-forth over the registrations of Dani Olmo and Pau Victor. The Catalans' pursuit of Williams is no longer a secret, but Tebas has repeatedly rung the bell about Barca's financial situation, stating that the Liga champions have yet to reach the 1:1 rule.

• WHAT JAVIER TEBAS SAID

  Speaking at the Spanish football federation's (RFEF) event on Tuesday, ahead of the unveiling of the domestic schedule for the 2025-26 season, Tebas blasted Real Madrid. He said: "They should be sanctioned for the Real Madrid TV videos. Now it will be up to the Supreme Court to make the decision, but we'll see. The Supreme Court is there, and we all know what's going on."

  On Barca's financial situation, Tebas added: “As of today, Barca would not be able to register Nico Williams. The registration period for players started today, and right now I wouldn't be able to do it."

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  It has been reported that the Blaugrana will trigger Williams' release clause in the coming days, while the possibility of signing Marcus Rashford from Manchester United still remains. However, lack of registration guarantees and financial constraints could perhaps jeopardise the 22-year-old's departure from Bilbao.

Mexico defeated the USMNT 2-1 in the Gold Cup Final, coming back behind goals from Raúl Jiménez and Edson Álvarez

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El Tri claimed their 10th Gold Cup titleSecured back-to-back championshipsAguirre is the only head coach to win two Gold Cups with MexicoFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱AFPWHAT HAPPENED?

Javier Aguirre delivered Mexico a historic 10th Gold Cup title – and made history himself, becoming the first i manager to win the tournament twice. He reflected on his squad living up to expectations in a 2-1 win over rivals the United States in Sunday’s final.

“One, it's obvious – we're champions. That’s what we came for. We were the favorites, and we fulfilled the mission," Aguirre said. "Two, the connection with the fans – I see people fully engaged, both in the United States and in Mexico. Three, I think we're starting to see the results of our training. In these two tournaments [the Nations League and Gold Cup], we lifted two trophies. That motivates us to keep training, gives consistency to our words, and confidence in the future."

Mexico battled back from an early fourth-minute header by Chris Richards, equalizing through Raúl Jiménez before Edson Álvarez netted the winner. The comeback sealed back-to-back Gold Cup titles and marked Aguirre’s second as head coach, having previously won in 2009.

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Aguirre praised his players for not wavering throughout the entire and pointed to the end result as a sign of the progress being made.

“It was a great effort from this team – everyone celebrating, a tremendous effort to stay together for so long. There were setbacks, but from a footballing standpoint, the team improved in performance, and we were deserved winners. It’s not the coach who wins matches and lifts trophies. From May 26 until today, everyone’s behavior has been exemplary. Coaches depend 100 percent on the players,” said Aguirre in a press conference.

AFPDID YOU KNOW?

Guillermo Ochoa was one of three Mexican players who didn’t see any action during the Gold Cup. Despite that, he lifted the trophy during the celebration as team captain. The goalkeeper holds the record for the most Gold Cup titles by a player, with six championships.

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Aguirre’s team will return to action during the September FIFA window, facing Japan on Sept. 6 and South Korea on Sept. 9. Both matches will be played in the United States.

What do Bangladesh, England, Netherlands and Sri Lanka need to do in their last World Cup fixtures?

S Rajesh07-Nov-2023

Points tableNetherlands

If Netherlands win their last two games and finish on eight, they will ensure qualification. If they beat England and lose to India, they will finish on six, which Sri Lanka and Bangladesh can equal if they win their only remaining games. It will then come down to net run-rates, an aspect that may not favour Netherlands. Their NRR is currently -1.398; even if they beat England by 100 runs (after scoring 300), they will only improve to -0.955. The margins of the other results will then determine which two teams go through.If Netherlands lose both their remaining games, they will struggle to qualify. Even if the three other teams lose their remaining games and stay on four points, it might be tough for Netherlands to finish with a higher NRR than two of those teams. It will all come down to the result margins then.England

The defending champions have had a horror campaign, but with Champions Trophy qualification on the line, there is still something to play for. But even if they win their last two matches, they will need some help from other teams, as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh could also join them on six points if they win their last games. England’s NRR is currently abysmal (-1.504), so they will not only need wins, but wins by significant margins.If England lose to Netherlands, then they will have to beat Pakistan and hope that Sri Lanka and Bangladesh lose their last games and stay on four points. Then it will come down to NRR among England, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh for one spot.Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s best bet is to beat New Zealand, and then hope that, at most, only one other team joins them on six. (Theoretically, all four teams can finish on six, if England win their last two, Bangladesh beat Australia, and Netherlands beat India.) Given their relatively healthy NRR, a win should put Sri Lanka in a reasonably strong position.If they lose to New Zealand, then it will mean hoping that other results go their way, and that two other teams don’t go on to six points.Bangladesh

Bangladesh are in a similar position to Sri Lanka, but their NRR is currently the best among the four teams who are fighting for the last two slots. Like Sri Lanka, their best bet will also be to beat Australia and end on six points. If they finish on four, they won’t be out of it, but plenty of other results will have to go their way.

وجهت شبكة “بي بي سي” العالمية صدمة قوية لجماهير نادي ليفربول فيما يخص إمكانية التعاقد مع نجم نيوكاسل يونايتد، ألكسندر إيزاك، خلال موسم الانتقالات الصيفي الحالي.

وأبرم ليفربول العديد من الصفقات هذا الصيف، حيث ضم كل من جيريمي فريمبونج، فلوريان فيرتز، أرمين بيتشي، فريدي وودمان، ميلوس كيركيز وهوجو إيكتيكي.

ورغم تلك التعزيزات، فإن ليفربول أبدى رغبة قوية في الحصول على خدمات اللاعب ألكسندر إيزاك من صفوف نيوكاسل، ولكن الأخير أبدى مقاومة قوية.

وقدم ليفربول عرضًا رسميًا لضم اللاعب السويدي، بقيمة تصل إلى 120 مليون جنيه إسترليني، وهو ما قوبل بالرفض من جانب نيوكاسل يونايتد.

وذكرت تقارير صحفية، اليوم، أن ليفربول لا ينوي الاستسلام في إطار مساعيه لضم إيزاك، حيث يجهز عرضًا ثانيًا لضمه هذا الصيف (لمطالعة التفاصيل من هنا).

ولكن شبكة “بي بي سي” العالمية نفت ذلك، حيث ذكرت أن ليفربول مستعد للتخلي عن فكرة ضم ألكسندر إيزاك، بعدما رفض نيوكاسل يونايتد عرضه الأول المذكور سلفًا.

وأفادت أن ليفربول لا يعتقد أن إبرام صفقة مع اللاعب صاحب الـ25 عامًا أمر ممكن في الميركاتو الصيفي الجاري.

يأتي ذلك على الرغم من رغبة إيزاك في الانتقال إلى بطل الدوري الإنجليزي، مما أدى إلى تمرده ضد نيوكاسل حيث لم ينضم إلى جولتهم الآسيوية، ويتدرب بمفرده في مرافق نادي ريال سوسيداد.