England name unchanged 16-player squad for Pakistan ODIs

Tom Banton retained in squad after standing in for Dawid Malan during Sri Lanka ODIs

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England have named an unchanged 16-player squad for the three-match ODI series against Pakistan, which gets underway in Cardiff on July 8.England are already 2-0 up in their ODI series against Sri Lanka, with the final match taking place in Bristol on Sunday. Tom Banton was a late call-up for that series, after Dawid Malan withdrew for family reasons, and he retains his place in the squad to face Pakistan.Speaking in the wake of England’s eight-wicket win in the second ODI against Sri Lanka, at The Kia Oval on Thursday, Graham Thorpe indicated that changes could be afoot for the Bristol fixture, as England seek to test their bench strength ahead of the Pakistan series, which he admitted was likely to be a stiffer test of their credentials than Sri Lanka have managed to offer.”Potentially the Pakistan series could push us further,” Thorpe said. “We’ve been pleased with our own performances. We didn’t want any complacency to creep in. And because of the competition we have, the players want to put in good performances.”ESPNcricinfo Ltd

“Sri Lanka have a decent group of players, there’s no doubt about that. I think they’ve been weakened more on their batting side than their bowling unit but I believe Pakistan will be a team that’s further ahead in terms of experience and how they’ll be able to challenge. It’ll probably be a tougher contest.”One player who could come into the mix for the Bristol match is George Garton, the Sussex left-arm fast bowler. If selected, he will be making his England debut, three years after he was drafted into the Test squad as a replacement in the 2017-18 Ashes.Liam Dawson, Hampshire’s left-arm-spinning allrounder, is another player who has yet to feature in either match so far, and could be set for his first England appearance since 2018, having been a non-playing reserve in the 2019 World Cup-winning squad.England will name their squad for the T20I leg of the Pakistan series later this month, a series which will serve as an important pointer ahead of the T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman this winter.”I think it will be a very good series,” Moeen Ali said. “Pakistan are normally a very good side, they give us good games, and I think they’ll be a stronger opposition than Sri Lanka, which means you get more of a chance to bat and bowl as a player who’s down the order, for example, and hasn’t been bowling much.”Definitely, they are one of the best [T20I] teams in the world, along with West Indies, India, Australia,’ he said. “I think Pakistan are our bogey-team in World Cups, they always seem to do really well against us, so we can’t take them lightly at all, they are a fantastic team with quality players.”England ODI series vs Pakistan
1st ODI, Cardiff, July 8
2nd ODI, Lord’s, July 10
3rd ODI, Edgbaston, July 13

Flamengo x Forte (ES): veja provável escalação dos Garotos do Ninho e onde assistir ao jogo da Copinha

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da apostebet: Os Garotos do Ninho estreiam na Copa SP de Futebol Júnior nesta quarta, às 21h 45, na Arena Barueri, contra o Forte (ES). O Flamengo, que busca o penta da Copinha, faz parte do Grupo 29, que ainda tem Floresta (CE) e Oeste (SP).

A primeira partida do time Sub-20 terá transmissão pelo canal “SporTV”. Será a oportunidade da Nação Rubro-Negra matar a saudade de ver o Fla em campo.

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da aviator aposta: Na chave formada por quatro equipes, os dois primeiros colocados avançam para a fase de mata-mata da competição. Quem se classificar no Grupo 29, enfrentará o primeiro ou segundo colocado do Grupo 30 – que é composto por Ibrachina (SP), Náutico (PE), Internacional de Limeira (SP) e Serranense (MG).

Com uma série de jogadores do Sub-20 à disposição do grupo profissional para a disputa do Carioca, o técnico Fábio Mátias terá a base da equipe Sub-17 – campeã brasileira e da Copa do Brasil em 2021 – na Copinha, com destaque para Matheus França, Victor Hugo e Petterson, entre outros. Confira a lista aqui!

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FLAMENGO X FORTE (ES)

Data e hora: 5 de janeiro de 2022, às 21h45
Local: Arena Barueri, em Barueri (SP)
Árbitro: Guilherme Nunes de Santana
Assistentes: Italo de Magno Andrade de Paula e Paulo de Souza Amaral
On​de assistir: SporTV

Provável Flamengo:Bruno Guimarães; Wesley, Kayque Soares, Cleiton e Marcos Paulo; Igor Jesus, Lucas André e Matheus França; André (Victor Hugo), Pedro Arthur e Ryan Luka (Petterson). Técnico: Fábio Matias.

How Kai Rooney responds to ‘are you as good as your dad?’ questions – with son of Man Utd & England legend Wayne treading his own path with Red Devils

Coleen Rooney has revealed how son Kai responds to being asked “are you as good as your dad?”, as he follows in Wayne’s Manchester United footsteps.

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  • Wayne is United's all-time leading scorer
  • Son could follow in his footsteps
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  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    At 14 years of age, the oldest child in the Rooney clan is showing plenty of promise within the Red Devils’ academy system. He has already won trophies at youth level, while also boasting a prolific strike rate – with finishing ability seemingly being inherited from his famous father.

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  • WHAT COLEEN ROONEY SAID

    There is a long way to go before he can claim to have stepped out of the shadow cast by Wayne – who is United’s all-time leading goalscorer – with Kai eager to avoid comparisons for now. Coleen has told : “We’ve never pressured them into even playing football. We’ve always just let them decide what they want to do. My eight-year-old was playing and doing really well but then decided he didn’t want to, and that’s OK.

    “I think they sometimes get pressure off other people, you know. People approach them now and then if we’re out, they do say, ‘Are you are as good as your dad?’. Kai says ‘I’m a different type of player.’ You’ve got to let them know that you don’t have to follow and to be your own person.”

  • THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Rooney has four sons with wife Coleen – Kai, Klay, Kit and Cass – with no pressure put on any of them to tread the same career path that he once took. Coleen added: “They’re very sporty but my younger two enjoy music. One is learning guitar, the other piano and both of them drums. The two older ones are football-mad and my eldest loves speaking Spanish at the minute and is into this Spanish rap. So he’s doing that all over the house. The house is even noisier.”

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    Wayne Rooney does not have to contend with that on an everyday basis, as he is currently based in Devon – 260 miles away from his family home. That is because the ex-England international is looking to rebuild his reputation in coaching circles with Championship side Plymouth.

William Porterfield, Gary Wilson given Ireland coaching consultancy roles

Cricket Ireland has announced new coaching consultancy roles for William Porterfield, Ireland’s former captain across all formats, and Gary Wilson, the wicketkeeper-batsman who retired last week.Porterfield, 36, will combine his playing career with a job as consultant fielding coach, working with the men’s and women’s teams and the Ireland pathway system. He has also be named as Wilson’s assistant at the North West Warriors in Ireland’s interprovincial set-up.Recognised as one of Ireland’s best fielders, Porterfield’s last international appearance came in an ODI in January 2020, having stepped down from the captaincy a few months earlier.”I’m really excited about these two roles – both working within the national system and within the provincial system in the North West,” Porterfield said. “I had a bit of a taste of coaching with the Birmingham Bears last year, and am looking forward to working with some of Ireland’s most talented players – being able to pass on knowledge and experience from a coach’s perspective. It will be a bit different being a coach while still playing, but it’s going to be a great opportunity and I can’t wait to get stuck in.”The fielding role with Ireland is something I’m passionate about. I’ve prided myself on my fielding throughout my career, and tried to set high standards, so hopefully I’ll be able to help not only players from the senior men’s and women’s squads, but players from the under-age teams as well.”Related

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  • Gary Wilson retires to take up coaching role

Having called time on his professional career to take over as North West Warriors head coach and pathway manager, Wilson has also been given a consultant wicketkeeping role with Ireland, again working across men’s, women’s and age-group teams.Wilson said: “I’m thrilled to be able to support keepers up and down the Irish pathway in this new role. It’s a great opportunity to get back involved in the international set-up so soon after retirement, and it’s a role I’m looking forward to massively.”When I was initially discussing the scope of the role, what I really felt added to it was the ability to share my knowledge and experience with the keepers within the women’s game. Ed [Joyce] has been doing such a fantastic job as head coach, and I’m delighted to be able to work with him on bringing on the senior and emerging talent that we have here in Ireland.”Richard Holdsworth, Cricket Ireland’s high performance director, added: “I’m delighted that we have not only appointed these two roles we have long sought, but to have appointed two world-class players like William and Gary represents a real win for Irish cricket and the players in our performance system.”For any young player to be able to access and learn from two of the best players Ireland has produced is an immense opportunity. I know both William and Gary have a passion for Irish cricket and are keen to help develop and improve Irish cricketers at all levels. I wish them well, but know they need no additional motivation – they are two of the most self-motivated people I have worked with and I look forward to seeing their work in this new capacity.”

Chelsea dealt stadium blow as council approves alternative Earl's Court plan

Chelsea's hopes of building a new stadium at Earl's Court have received a blow after a local council approved an alternative plan for the earmarked land. The Blues have been considering moving away from Stamford Bridge for many years as redevelopment efforts have stalled. The west London team had hoped to move to this new site but a mix of homes, retail, hospitality, and workplaces look set to go there instead.

  • Boehly's stadium warning

    The Blues have been at their current ground, which holds just over 40,000 fans, since 1877 and for the time being, they are not going anywhere. Indeed, Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly previously said that he expects the club to move to a new stadium in the future but it is a "really complex" situation. 

    He said in March: "Inside of London it's really complex. It's not like we are building something in a rural environment. We have a lot of constituents to make sure we care about. Certainly, the Chelsea fan base is one of them. Long term, I think we're going to build something new, and I think we'll figure it out."

    The American may not have envisaged this recent turn of events, however.

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    Chelsea stadium move blow

    According to The Athletic, Hammersmith and Fulham council approved proposals for a separate development, and not Chelsea's, on the site of the old Earls Court Exhibition Centre. The Earls Court Development Company confirmed the news in a statement on Thursday morning, saying the 44-acre, £10 billion ($13b) masterplan will "transform central London’s largest cleared development site".

    They added that this development will create around 4,000 homes and 12,000 jobs and that: "This first milestone paves the way for ECDC to work with partners across the public and private sectors to move forwards with plans to start on site as soon as possible."

    The ECDC's plans do not include a football stadium like the one Chelsea desires. However, the aforementioned development still has to go through multiple stages, such as authorities in Kensington and Chelsea, before getting the go-ahead.

  • Chelsea made to wait

    This stadium relocation hurdle has been on the cards for months but now it is becoming more concrete with this development. Incidentally, under former Blues owner Roman Abramovich, the club secured planning permission for a 60,000-seater ground on the Stamford Bridge site but the build never took place due to complications over the Russian's visa. Fast forward to earlier this year, and despite Boehly and fellow co-owner Behdad Eghbali, the founder of Clearlake Capital, appearing to have their disagreements about the Blues' direction of travel, the former says that won't be an issue with stadium plans.

    He said earlier this year: "We have been aligned on what we are trying to do and build. It’s a team that’s young. It’s a team that’s got long contracts. And all these things were new, and to do all these things we have done it’s obviously because we are aligned. So if you look at what is actually happening and don’t follow the shiny lights you will see there is core stability and there has been a long-time theme. And I think we are executing on a plan that ultimately will have Chelsea where it belongs. I mean we are sitting top four right now. I think the status quo is just fine. We have learned from each other and I think we are going to be able to work it out any which way. We have to think about long term what we are trying to accomplish. We have a big stadium development opportunity that we have to flesh out, and I think that’s where we either align or ultimately decide to go our different ways. But what has been written and talked about has much more drama than what has actually happened."

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    What comes next for Chelsea?

    Aside from this off-the-field blow, Chelsea's players and head coach, Enzo Maresca, will be focusing on building on their superb 3-0 Champions League win over Barcelona in midweek when they host local rivals and Premier League leaders Arsenal in a top-of-the-table clash on Sunday.

The Greatest 20 Midfielders in Football History

da dobrowin: Being a midfielder at the top level is extremely difficult, with every attribute arguably required to be considered world-class in today’s era. Whether it be shielding the defence, controlling the game or scoring goals, we have seen some iconic midfielders over time.

da betway: A number of midfielders have won the Ballon d’Or, most recently Rodri and Luka Modric, and, right now, Barcelona’s Pedri and Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham are currently seen as the best in world football. But who is the midfield GOAT?

The Best 15 Midfielders in World Football Ranked (2025)

Some of the best players in the world do their stuff in the middle of the park, but who’s number one?

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Here is a list of 20 midfield legends football has ever seen, factoring in their longevity and consistency at the highest level, while also looking at their team and personal accolades.

20 Greatest Midfielders of All Time

Rank

Name

Country

1

Diego Maradona

Argentina

2

Johan Cruyff

Netherlands

3

Zinedine Zidane

France

4

Michel Platini

France

5

Andres Iniesta

Spain

6

Zico

Brazil

7

Ruud Gullit

Netherlands

8

Lothar Matthaus

Germany

9

Bobby Charlton

England

10

Steven Gerrard

England

11

Luka Modric

Croatia

12

Paul Scholes

England

13

Andrea Pirlo

Italy

14

Toni Kroos

Germany

15

Xavi

Spain

16

Clarence Seedorf

Netherlands

17

​Kaka

Brazil

18

Socrates

Brazil

19

Patrick Vieira

France

20

Frank Lampard

England

20 Frank Lampard

If a goalscoring midfielder is what you need, then Frank Lampard is certainly one of the best. A Chelsea legend, the Englishman is actually the Blues’ all-time leading scorer, netting 211 times at Stamford Bridge across 13 years.

Lampard won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, two League Cups, a Champions League and a Europa League, deservedly being inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2021.

19 Patrick Vieira

Continuing the trend of Premier League icons, Patrick Vieira is best known for his time as Arsenal captain under Arsene Wenger and is also a member of the Premier League Hall of Fame.

The Frenchman only cost the Gunners £3.5m back in 1996 and was worth every penny, being named in the PFA Team of the Year in six successive seasons.

Vieira, a World Cup and Euros winner, could help protect the defence by breaking up play, driving his team forward with his power and popping up with a goal from time to time.

18 Socrates

Recognisable during his playing days for his beard and headband, Socrates was an extremely elegant and intelligent midfielder in his peak, combing power with touch.

A skilful inspiration for the next generation of Brazilian stars, Socrates saw football as an art, and that truly came across during his career, with the 6ft 4 midfielder starring for Corinthians.

17 Kaka

Another Brazilian who would’ve grown up learning all about Socrates was Kaka, and he’d go on to become an icon himself after starring for AC Milan and Real Madrid.

Kaka was quick, skilful, strong and had plenty of end product and is among a small select group of players to win the World Cup, the Champions League and the Ballon d’Or.

He may not have had the longevity and consistency as some of the others on the list, but at his peak, there was no stopping Kaka.

16 Clarence Seedorf

Still the only player in football history to have won the Champions League with three different clubs, Clarence Seedorf was influential for the likes of Ajax, Real Madrid and AC Milan.

The Dutchman was an iconic box-to-box midfielder and could ping 60 yard passes, make last ditch tackles and score all in the same game.

Named the Dutch Footballer of the Year in 1993 and 1994, Seedorf was also named UEFA’s best midfielder in 2007, showing how goof he was over time.

15 Xavi

A product of Barcelona’s famous La Masia academy, Xavi would go on to play more than 750 games for the Catalan giants and formed one of the most iconic midfield trios at the Nou Camp alongside Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets.

A passing genius, Xavi was an unbelievable leader of one of the best teams in history, winning eight La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues.

The Spaniard also lifted two European Championships and one World Cup, and the fact he was a regular across his career in dominant sides shows how good he was.

14 Toni Kroos

Toni Kroos has rightly gone down as a Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and Germany icon after a glittering 17-year career at the highest level.

Winning six Champions Leagues, six league titles and the World Cup, Kroos was known for his unbelievable passing range and registered more than 100 assists in the Bundesliga and La Liga over his career.

13 Andrea Pirlo

Arguably the coolest midfielder in history, Andrea Pirlo ran games of football with ease and never looked like he was breaking a sweat.

A deep-lying playmaker, the Italian won six Serie A titles, two Champions Leagues and the World Cup, Pirlo starred for AC Milan and Juventus, finishing in the top 10 on three occasions at the Ballon d’Or.

12 Paul Scholes

Like Kroos and Pirlo, Paul Scholes’ passing range was off the charts during his Man Utd career which saw him win 11 Premier League titles.

Although his England career didn’t match his club honours, Scholes was called a “teacher” by Lionel Messi, the “best” teammate by Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane’s “toughest opponent”, and the praise from the iconic trio goes to show how good he was.

11 Luka Modric

Not many would have predicted Luka Modric to become one of the best midfielders in hostly when he signed for Tottenham in 2008.

However, the Croatian icon starred in the Premier League and was then a Real Madrid regular for 13 years, winning the Ballon d’Or in 2018. A six-time Champions League winner, Modric’s passing range and ability to dictate any game sees him stand out from the rest.

Johnson, the scene-stealer

Mitchell Johnson is enjoying his time as Australia’s stand-in Test bowler, sans the pressures of being their pace spearhead

Daniel Brettig at the MCG28-Dec-2012Mitchell Johnson is the supporting actor who walks away with the movie. As he basked in the afterglow of a ripping performance with bat and ball in the Boxing Day Test, Johnson reflected on how his current walk-on part in the national team is working better for him than the role of senior spearhead, which he carried like a millstone for much of the two years that followed a pair of arresting series against South Africa in 2008-09. He is no certainty to play for Australia in the third Test in Sydney, and that suits him just fine.Last summer when Johnson lost his place due to a foot injury at a time when he would probably have been dropped anyway, he was as close as an Australian cricketer can get to being thoroughly sick of the game and all that came with it. His increasingly erratic performances reflected a lack of enjoyment and the fact he had let the voices of doubt – both within and without – control his thinking. Given a year away, Johnson rebuilt his confidence, made a few subtle changes to his bowling method, and has returned not as a put-upon lead character but as a formidable reserve.While they cradle their assortment of broken bones, Sri Lanka’s batsmen will marvel at the fact that Johnson is only playing against them because as many as seven other bowlers ahead of him in the queue are injured. For Johnson, this competition for places means he is unlikely to play long sequences of matches in a row, and he is quite happy to get away in order to be rested and refreshed at the next time of Test match asking.”It just comes down to belief and trusting my ability,” Johnson said. “In the time I’ve had off I’ve been able to reflect on a lot of things. [Previously] I had probably got to the stage where I listened to a lot of outside influences, that doesn’t affect me anymore. I’m just happy with how I’ve come back, and making the most of the opportunities I get.”It’s not every day you get to play for your country and I’m pretty proud of the fact I’ve played 49 Tests now. You’ve just got to look to the future and, if you get picked, go out there and make the most of it. That’s what I’m doing … and playing with a smile on my face.”I’ve always been happy playing for Australia, it just got to the point where I was feeling the pressure. It happens in professional sports, you can feel the pressure and start to believe in things that are said or outside influences, and it just got to that point for me. I’ve moved past that. I’m 31, I’ve been around the game for a long time now and I think I’ve matured in that I have belief in myself and just go out there and play my game and do the best job I can.”That job in Melbourne was to put the wind up Sri Lanka’s batsmen with a series of withering short balls that wrecked their chances of doing decently in the first innings and all but ended the match in the second. The first ball he whirred down at Tillakaratne Dilshan clipped the glove and resulted in a catch to short leg, and after lunch another lifting delivery broke Kumar Sangakkara’s hand. These were intimidatory blows, pure and simple.

“It’s not every day you get to play for your country and I’m pretty proud of the fact I’ve played 49 Tests now. You’ve just got to look to the future and, if you get picked, go out there and make the most of it. That’s what I’m doing … and playing with a smile on my face.”Mitchell Johnson

“The last couple of days in Hobart the boys went pretty hard at their batters with the short ball and they didn’t like it,” Johnson said. “So that was another plan through this Test match, to get up their batters. Unfortunately for them they got a few injuries out of it. I’ve done it in the past and it definitely helps, you don’t have to get those last couple of wickets.”I think that intimidation factor definitely worked out there today, and we bowled really well as a team through this whole Test match and beat them very well. To be able to have a good game out there was nice, but we’ve got to look forward to this next Test and hopefully keep driving it into them and win 3-0.”The other major factor in Johnson’s star-turn at the MCG was the man bowling so fastidiously at the other end. Jackson Bird made the most compelling seamer’s debut this side of Stuart Clark, who claimed 9 for 89 against South Africa on a seaming Cape Town surface in 2006. While Bird’s figures were not quite as spectacular, his combination with the faster, less predictable Johnson was irresistible, leaving the Sri Lankan batsmen uncertain of their off stump at one end, and fearing for their safety at the other.”His control with the new ball is an area that I think we’ve been looking for,” Michael Clarke said of Bird. “He probably filled the role of Ben Hilfenhaus. To be able to swing the ball away from the right-hander with the new ball and then take it across the left-hander off the wicket is a great strength. The one thing I really like about Jackson is you know what you’re going to get.”He bowled into the breeze the whole game and did a fantastic job for us. On any given day you take your own wickets or score your own runs, but what gets forgotten is the work the guy does up the other end, and I think Birdy played a huge part in Mitch’s success in the first innings, and it allows a bowler like Mitch to be able to attack.”Johnson took this licence to attack with rare fervour, and could do the same in Sydney. That’s if he gets the part, of course.

South Africa smash England's World Cup six-hitting record

The best batting team of the tournament posts another 350-plus total in the World Cup

Sampath Bandarupalli01-Nov-202382 Sixes hit by South Africa in seven matches in this tournament, the most by a team in a men’s ODI World Cup. They surpassed England’s 76 sixes in 11 matches in the 2019 World Cup.10.2 Sixes per ODI by South Africa in 2023, the best hit-rate for a team in a year (min: 100 sixes). They have hit 194 sixes in 19 ODIs this year, the second most in ODIs, behind the 209 by West Indies in 28 matches in 2019.8 Consecutive 300-plus totals by South Africa while batting first in ODIs. It is the longest streak in men’s ODIs, bettering the seven by Australia in 2007 and England in 2019.ESPNcricinfo Ltd4 South Africa’s 350-plus totals in this tournament, the most in a men’s ODI World Cup. They now have nine totals of 350-plus runs in all World Cups, which is the joint highest alongside Australia.4 Quinton de Kock’s hundreds in this tournament. He is only the third batter with four or more centuries in a ODI World Cup, after Kumar Sangakkara (four in 2015) and Rohit Sharma (five in 2019).545 Runs by de Kock in this World Cup, the first batter to score 500-plus in a men’s ODI World Cup for South Africa, surpassing Jacques Kallis’ 485 in 2007. His tally is also the highest for a wicketkeeper in an ODI World Cup, overtaking Sangakkara’s 541 in 2015.2 Double-century stands between de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen in this tournament. They are only the second pair with two partnerships of 200-plus runs in the men’s ODI World Cup, after Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga.ESPNcricinfo Ltd8 Hundreds by South African batters in this World Cup – de Kock (4), van der Dussen (2), Aiden Markram (1) and Heinrich Klaasen (1). These are the joint-most hundreds for a team in a men’s ODI World Cup, level with Sri Lanka’s eight in 2015.357 for 4 South Africa’s total in Pune is their highest in men’s ODIs against New Zealand, surpassing the 324 for 4 in 2000 in Centurion.1999 The last instance of South Africa winning a World Cup game against New Zealand before their 190-run win in Pune on Wednesday. From 2003 to 2019, they lost all five matches against New Zealand at the World Cup.190 The margin of New Zealand’s defeat is their second-biggest at the World Cup. Their worst defeat is by 215 runs against Australia in 2007.ESPNcricinfo Ltd9 Number of ODIs won by South Africa in 2023 by 100 or more runs, the most such wins for any team in a calendar year, surpassing the eight by Pakistan in 1999. South Africa have won by 100-plus runs margin in each of their last eight ODIs where they batted first.

فيديو | زيزو يهدر ركلة جزاء لـ الأهلي أمام المصري

أهدر أحمد سيد زيزو، لاعب النادي الأهلي، ركلة جزاء لفريقه أمام المصري، في المباراة التي أقيمت بينهما اليوم الأحد، في منافسات الدوري المصري الممتاز.

والتقى الأهلي مع المصري، في إطار مواجهات الجولة 13 من عمر مباريات بطولة الدوري المصري، للموسم الحالي، على ملعب برج العرب بالإسكندرية.

وتحصل زيزو على ركلة جزاء في الدقيقة 90+3، بعد عرقلة واضحة من مدافع المصري موجيشا، داخل منطقة الجزاء.

طالع | ترتيب هدافي الدوري المصري بعد ثنائية ناصر ماهر وهدف الدباغ أمام طلائع الجيش

ولكن أحمد سيد زيزو، سدد الكرة خارج المرمى، ليهدر فرصة التقدم للنادي الأهلي في المباراة. ركلة الجزاء المهدرة من زيزو في مباراة الأهلي والمصري اليوم بـ الدوري

وبهذا التعادل، يحتل فريق النادي الأهلي المركز الثاني في جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري برصيد 23 نقطة.

Bates and Ecclestone star as Sydney Sixers make it two from two

Ellyse Perry made another half-century before the England spinner showed her value

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Oct-2022Sydney Sixers made it two from two early in their WBBL campaign after an all-round display led by Suzie Bates’ sizeable contribution with the bat, another half century for Ellyse Perry and a superb performance from Sophie Ecclestone.After Alyssa Healy fell in the fourth over, charging a slower ball from Darcie Brown having not found her rhythm, Bates and Perry added 131 for the second wicket in a stand that lasted until the penultimate ball of the innings.The pair never quite fully cut loose, but after Sixers ended the powerplay on 1 for 24 there was a steady build throughout the innings with the ninth over going for 15 and the 13th 16 runs. Bates had been 23 off 30 balls before latching onto Amanda-Jade Wellington’s second over.Perry’s 58 off 44 followed her 55 off 48 in the opening match against Brisbane Heat while Bates, against her former club, made her first major contribution with Sixers. Darcie Brown’s bowling stood with 1 for 20 from four overs including 14 dots. Ash Gardner faced just one ball and launched it for six.Deandra Dottin gave Adelaide Strikers a rapid start to the chase with 25 off 16 balls with three sixes before being well caught at mid-off against Ecclestone.Ecclestone then produced a direct hit from mid-on to run out the well-set Laura Wolvaardt and in her next over with the ball was rewarded for some nice flight when Tahlia McGrath drove to cover to swing the match decisively Sixers’ way.The asking rate continued to rise and the loss of Bridget Patterson and Mack in the space of three balls left far too much to do for the lower order.

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