Houghton slams 'embarrassingly bad' Zimbabwe loss to Namibia

“It’s probably one of the worst games that I have ever been associated with in a Zimbabwean jersey,” said the head coach

ESPNcricinfo staff23-Nov-2023

Zimbabwe coach Dave Houghton gave the team a proper dressing down after their loss to Namibia•ICC via Getty Images

Zimbabwe head coach Dave Houghton slammed his side’s loss against Namibia in their opening game of the Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier, calling it “embarrassingly bad” and “one of the worst games” he has been associated with.Namibia romped home to a seven-wicket win with 32 balls to spare after restricting Zimbabwe to 132 for 8 at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek. Performances in this tournament are crucial because the top two teams are the only ones who go through to the T20 World Cup in 2024.”When you ask what went wrong, as far as I am concerned, we got everything wrong,” Houghton said. “We were awful today, embarrassingly bad. It’s probably one of the worst games that I have ever been associated with in a Zimbabwean jersey.”Why it happens, I have absolutely no idea. We train hard, we train with specifics. The guys worked really hard, they had enough energy coming into this game, but we batted poorly and followed that up by bowling poorly and our fielding was average.”After being asked to bat first, Zimbabwe found themselves 18 for 3 before Craig Ervine and captain Sikandar Raza added 55 for the fourth wicket. But after they fell within six runs of each other, Zimbabwe found themselves at 99 for 6 in the 15th over. It was hard work even getting to 132 with Namibia’s left-arm seamers JJ Smit and Tangeni Lungameni sharing five wickets between them.”When you are not playing particularly well and when you have lost a little bit of confidence as we have, we see demons in the wicket when we bat, but when we bowl there are no demons in the wicket,” Houghton said. “So, I looked at that wicket and it looks a good batting strip and I would have thought we would score 170-180 comfortably.”We gave a lot of wickets away, we were not batting positively, we are batting recklessly at the moment. I thought it was really a good batting wicket and they proved it when they chased.”Namibia were helped by an explosive start, with openers Michael van Lingen and Nikolaas Davin adding 88 runs in just 48 balls. From there the game had become academic.”It’s a terrible start to this tournament, but we do know we’ve got to win the next five games and still qualify,” Houghton said. “That’s important for us, but not my best day and certainly not my happiest day. In fact, I feel like we should be all out here apologising to our fans.””We can’t dwell on these losses. It’s important they recognise how bad a loss that was – which is what I have just given them in the changeroom – but it is a quick turnaround and that’s a good thing we can put it all right tomorrow afternoon and get ourselves on the board with a win and then start our march towards qualifying.”We can’t sort of rest on our laurels and think we are a bigger side than the rest. We’ve got to turn up and play proper cricket.”The other teams in the Qualifier are Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe’s opponents on Thursday, Tanzania. All of them play one another in a round-robin format in a race to collect the most points and make it to the next Men’s T20 World Cup.

Brasil Ladies Cup é última chance de título para o time feminino do São Paulo nesta temporada

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Após golear o São Bernardo por 7 a 0, pelo Campeonato Paulista,a equipe feminina doSão Paulose prepara agora para a Brasil Ladies Cup 2022, que ocorre entre os dias 8 e 15 de novembro.
O Tricolor estreia na próxima terça-feira (8) contra a Ferroviária, às 18h30. O jogo será na Arena Fonte Luminosa, em Araraquara.

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Atual campeão da competição, o São Paulo Feminino está nogrupo A, junto com Ferroviária, Flamengo e Universidad de Chile. A outra chave da competição (grupo B) é formada por Atlético de Madrid, Palmeiras, Santos e Internacional. As equipes de cada chave disputam entre si a primeira fase e as primeiras colocadas se enfrentam em uma final, prevista para o dia 15 de novembro.

Este pode ser o primeiro título para a equipe deLucas Piccinato nesta temporada. O Tricolor foi eliminado nas semifinais do Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino pelo Internacional, enquanto ainda disputa o Campeonato Paulista,atual líder da competição, com sete vitórias e apenas uma derrota em oito jogos, com destaques para as goleadas por 3 a 0 contra o Corinthians e 5 a 0 contra o Santos na Vila Belmiro. Faltando três rodadas para o final da primeira fase, a equipe já tem a classificação encaminhada.

São Paulo informa que cirurgia em joelho de Moreira foi bem-sucedida

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O São Paulo informou nesta quarta-feira (2), por meio de suas redes sociais, que a cirurgia de correção do joelho do lateral-direito Moreira foi bem-sucedida. O clube não estipula uma data para o retorno do atleta aos trabalhos, o que deve acontecer somente na próxima temporada.

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A jovem revelação das categorias de base tricolor rompeu o ligamento cruzado anterior do joelho esquerdo durante treino no CT da Barra Funda, no último sábado (29/10).

No texto, o clube do Morumbi informa que o ‘procedimento foi bem-sucedido e o jogador seguirá assistido pelos profissionais do clube.’

A grave contusão acontece no momento em que Moreira havia conquistado a vaga de titular absoluto do time do técnico Rogério Ceni após Igor Vinícius ser afastado por conta de uma pubalgia.

Se lesionar não é algo inédito para a revelação são-paulina. Moreira ficou fora por sete jogos após realizar uma artroscopia no joelho direito no início de setembro. Assim como naquela ocasião, o camisa 30 estava convocado para defender a Seleção Brasileira sub-20 e teve de ser cortado por conta da contusão. Com dupla nacionalidade, o lateral também é chamado constantemente para defender o selecionado de base português.

Ao todo, é a quarta vez no ano que o jovem de 18 anos desfalca o Tricolor por problemas clínicos. No início de junho sofreu uma entorse no tornozelo e ficou afastado por quatro jogos. No mês seguinte, foi convocado para defender a seleção portuguesa de base, mas acabou cortado por conta de uma amigdalite.

Sem Moreira e Igor Vinícius, o comandante são-paulino tem apenas o veterano Rafinha, improvisado como zagueiro nos últimos jogos, para o setor.

Moreira foi promovido ao elenco principal após a disputa da Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior deste ano e atuou em 11 jogos sob o comando do técnico Rogério Ceni, com um gol marcado – na goleada sobre a Universidad Católica (4 a 1) pelo duelo de volta das oitavas de final da Copa Sul-Americana, no Morumbi.

O jovem defensor revelado em Cotia acumula convocações pela seleção de base de Portugal e havia sido chamado na última sexta-feira (28) para defender a Seleção Brasileira sub-20, ao lado do zagueiro Beraldo, para o período de preparação no Chile, no mês de novembro, de olho na disputa do Torneio Sul-Americano Conmebol 2023.

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حقيقة دخول ريال مدريد سوق الانتقالات من جديد

سوف يعود نادي ريال مدريد إلى التدريبات من جديد اليوم الإثنين، استعدادًا للموسم الجديد تحت قيادة المدير الفني الواعد تشابي ألونسو، إذ ينطلق الموسم في غضون أسبوعين من الآن.

وتحدثت إذاعة ”كادينا كوبي” عن موقف نادي ريال مدريد من الدخول في سوق الانتقالات الصيفية مجددًا وضم لاعبين إلى صفوفه.

طالع .. رسالة هامة من رودريجو إلى ألونسو قبل بداية موسم ريال مدريد

وأشارت الصحفية بكادينا كوبي، آرانشا رودريجيز، المقربة من ريال مدريد، إلى أن الفريق الملكي لن يقوم بإجراء أي تعاقدات جديدة فيما تبقى من الميركاتو الصيفي.

وأضافت رودريجيز، أن إدارة ريال مدريد أرسلت رسالة إلى مدرب الفريق تشابي ألونسو، تفيد أن التشكيلة مكتملة حاليًا ولن تكون هناك أي تعاقدات جديدة قبل إغلاق سوق الانتقالات.

وأوضحت آرانشا، أن ألونسو سوف يتعين عليه التكيف مع تشكيلة ريال مدريد الحالية، حيث ينتظر المدرب الإسباني تحدي إعادة الفريق الملكي إلى الواجهة خلال الموسم الجديد.

ريال مدريد أبرم أربع صفقات خلال فترة الميركاتو الصيفي، حيث ضم دين هويسن من بورنموث، ترينت ألكسندر أرنولد من ليفربول، فرانكو ماستانتونو من ريفر بلايت، وأخيرًا التعاقد مع ألفارو كاريراس من صفوف بنفيكا.

Mitchell Starc 'surprised at the lower pace of Pakistan bowlers'

Australia seamer says it isn’t “the be all and end all but it certainly plays a part”

Danyal Rasool24-Dec-2023Pakistan seamers’ lack of express pace in the first Test got plenty of attention at home, and it appears it didn’t go unnoticed by the opposition, either. Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc said “everyone” in their set-up was surprised at Pakistan’s inability to hit higher speeds with the ball, particularly given the side’s reputation for it.”I think everyone was slightly surprised at the lower pace of the Pakistan bowlers, when you’re generally used to some guys getting in the 150s [kph],” Starc said, speaking to media at the MCG two days before the start of the second Test. “I don’t think that pace is the be all and end all but it certainly plays a part and can help.”An injury to Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf opting to make himself unavailable for the Test series against Australia meant Pakistan were limited in the number of high-pace options they had to choose from. Much of that burden fell on Shaheen Shah Afridi, but even his pace has been significantly down from his quickest days since his recovery from a knee injury.During the first Test in Perth, he averaged in the low 130 kph, dropping down to the high 120s in the second innings. The other three seam options Pakistan went with are not express either. Khurram Shahzad bowled at medium-fast speeds throughout the game, and though Aamer Jamal picked up as the match went on, he rarely hit 140 kph. It was in stark contrast to Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Starc, each of whom routinely hit the mid-140s. On a spicy wicket that became even livelier as the game went on, that difference was palpable.Related

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Starc acknowledged that the extra pace wouldn’t be quite as crucial at the MCG. “Case in point, you look at Scotty Boland who can bowl good wheels, but he’s not at your top end of pace bowlers,” he said. “But he generates a lot of sideways movement here in Melbourne, obviously being his home ground. He’s done it for a long time and we saw that obviously against England, where every ball he bowled could have been a wicket. So I don’t think that pace is the be all and end all. Certainly, for our attack we all complement each other really well by doing things very differently.”Pakistan’s lack of pace options has also concerned their former captain Waqar Younis. Speaking on ESPN’s show , he said fast bowling had been one aspect about Pakistan that had always been exciting in the past. “But this time around, I’m not seeing that. I’m seeing medium and slow-medium pacers, I’m seeing allrounders. There’s no real pace. People used to come to watch Pakistani pace bowlers running in hard and bowling 150 clicks. That’s what I’m not seeing and that’s what my worry is.”That’s my worry at domestic level as well. I can understand there are a few injuries, but in the past, you saw a battery of fast bowlers in reserve that Pakistan could bring on. But unfortunately, that as not there and it’s something I’m really worried about.”Pakistan’s bowling attack was further hampered by Shahzad being ruled out of the series with a stress fracture. Hasan Ali, Mir Hamza and Mohammad Wasim Jnr all lie in reserve, but none of them, with the possible exception of Wasim Jnr, can truly be classified as express pacers.

Bumrah's tips on yorker have helped a lot, says India U-19 seamer Naman Tiwari

The left-arm bowler wants to bowl the fastest ball in the world

PTI09-Feb-2024

Naman Tiwari has rattled opposition batters at the 2024 Under 19 World Cup with his pace•ICC via Getty Images

India Under-19 seamer Naman Tiwari wants to bowl the fastest ball in the world. The inspiration has come from watching videos of the greats of the game and speaking to Jasprit Bumrah.Left-arm fast bowler Tiwari, who is grabbing headlines in the ongoing Under-19 World Cup in South Africa, has found the tips he received from Bumrah at the NCA in Bengaluru working magic.Tiwari, who comes from Lucknow, has troubled batters with his yorkers and speed, grabbing ten wickets from five games so far, including two four-wicket hauls.Related

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“Bumrah is a source of inspiration for us,” Tiwari told PTI Bhasha on the sidelines of a practice session at Willowmoore Park Stadium. “I watch his bowling videos a lot. I have met him several times at the NCA and talked to him a lot about the mentality and skills of a bowler.”He explained a lot [of things to me], which have been useful. He told me how to bowl accurate yorkers, and I have worked a lot [on that aspect] following his advice. I have to work hard to bring more aggression in my bowling.”I try to learn something from every bowler I like. I try to understand and learn by watching his [Bumrah’s] videos. I like Shoaib Akhtar’s speed, Dale Steyn’s swing and Mitchell Starc’s aggression very much.”Tiwari originally wanted to become a batter but fewer opportunities turned him to bowling.”I started playing cricket as a batsman but I was not getting many chances,” he said. “That’s why I started bowling at an academy in Lucknow. Since I am left-handed, I became a left-arm fast bowler.”His father is an LIC agent and the pressure to focus on academics was immense given his middle-class background. But his heart was in cricket.”Papa always told me to focus on my studies. I was in seventh standard and wanted to play cricket. I asked my father to give me three years’ time to prove myself in cricket. My family is very happy with my success today.”Papa calls me every evening. Seeing them [family] happy makes me feel very good that I did not disappoint them.”Tiwari’s aim is to become a lethal fast bowler and play Test cricket for India.”One day I want to bowl the fastest ball in the world. I also want to play the World Cup with the senior team. But, for now, I have to focus on performance. I want to continuously improve my game because the challenges will be even bigger in the future and I will have to prepare my base to face them.Happy with the team’s performance so far in the Under-19 World Cup, Tiwari said that it was the result of the team effort.”So far, the performance of all the players has been very good. Especially in the semifinals against South Africa, we showed tremendous spirit. I am very happy with the way we are playing and will try to maintain this momentum in the final also.”Although I like all formats, I find Test cricket the most challenging. That’s where the real test of a bowler lies and I want to become a good Test cricketer in the future.”

Glédson afirma estar 'bem esperançoso' em renovar contrato com o Avaí

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O goleiro Glédson teve seu vínculo encerrado com a equipe do Avaí nesta semana. O atleta, que se destacou em 2022 ao jogar todos os compromissos da temporada pelo clube Azzurra, não teve seu contrato renovado assim como ocorreu no final do ano passado, oportunidade em que ampliou seu acordo apenas em dezembro.

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Diante dessa situação, Glédson espera que a história se repita esse ano, já que tem como objetivo permanecer no clube, especialmente, para reconduzir o Avaí a primeira divisão nacional no ano em que o clube completa seu centenário. Agregando, inclusive, estar “esperançoso” por um desfecho positivo:

– Já estou há quatro temporadas aqui e tenho como objetivo pessoal ajudar o clube a voltar a elite do futebol brasileiro em 2023, no ano do centenário, que é onde o Avaí merece estar. Claro que essa é uma decisão que não depende de mim, mas estou bem esperançoso que vamos renovar. Quero muito estar aqui para alcançar esse objetivo no próximo ano.

Glédson detém o recorde do goleiro com mais minutos sem sofrer gols com a camisa do Avaí desde a fundação da Resssacada, feito que ocorreu no ano passado quando o jogador atuou em todas as 59 partidas do time na temporada.

Pelo Avaí, o atleta que está desde 2019 no clube possui dois títulos do Campeonato Catarinense em meio aos 88 compromissos disputados. Na amostra em questão, o retrospecto é de 43 vitórias, 19 resultados de igualdade e 26 reveses.

باريس سان جيرمان يتلقى ضربة موجعة قبل مواجهة توتنهام في كأس السوبر الأوروبي

تلقى باريس سان جيرمان ضربة موجعة قبل لقاء توتنهام المنتظر في نهائي كأس السوبر الأوروبي، حيث يلتقي حامل لقب دوري أبطال أوروبا مع حامل لقب الدوري الأوروبي.

وكان باريس سان جيرمان قد حقق الفوز ضد إنتر ميلان بخماسية ساحقة، وحقق توتنهام الفوز ضد مانشستر يونايتد بهدف نظيف.

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وبحسب الصحفي “فابريس هوكينز” فإنه من المقرر أن يغيب جواو نيفيز صاحب الـ20 عاماً عن نهائي السوبر الأوروبي بسبب الإيقاف.

وكان لاعب خط الوسط قد تعرض للإيقاف بعد حصوله على بطاقة حمراء في نهائي كأس العالم للأندية ضد تشيلسي.

ولن يقتصر إيقاف نيفيز على مباراة باريس سان جيرمان ضد توتنهام فحسب، بل سيغيب عن المباراة الافتتاحية للنادي الفرنسي في الدوري، حيث يبدأ حملة الدفاع عن لقبه ضد نانت.

ويعد لاعب خط الوسط البرتغالي الدولي عنصرًا أساسيًا في تشكيل لويس إنريكي الموسم الماضي، حيث شارك في 52 مباراة في جميع المسابقات مع باريس سان جيرمان.

ويحاول لويس إنريكي مدرب باريس سان جيرمان تجربة خطط بديلة حاليًا في التدريبات، وسيسعى النادي في لقائه مع توتنهام ألا يتأثر بغياب لاعب خط الوسط البرتغالي.

Glamorgan sign Mason Crane on loan, Mir Hamza for Championship

Legspinner available across all formats, Pakistan left-armer joins for first seven red-ball games

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Mar-2024

Mason Crane’s most-recent game for Hampshire was in last year’s One-Day Cup final•Getty Images

Mir Hamza, the Pakistan left-arm seamer, has signed to play for Glamorgan in the first half of the upcoming County Championship season. He will be joined in Cardiff by Mason Crane after Hampshire allowed the legspinner to join Glamorgan on a season-long loan.Mark Wallace, Glamorgan’s director of cricket, hailed the arrival of Crane, describing the 27-year-old as “a high-quality player who gives us an attacking skill set in all formats”. Crane has played a Test and two T20Is for England, most recently in 2018, but struggled with injury. He was a Blast winner with Hampshire in 2022 but only played 14 times for the club last season.”I’m very thankful for the opportunity at Glamorgan and incredibly excited to get to work and push towards a successful season with the team,” Crane said.Hampshire’s director of cricket, Giles White, said the move would help Crane’s development but that he could be recalled if needed. “Mason hasn’t had the game time here at Hampshire over the last couple of years and time with Glamorgan offers him the opportunity to play first XI cricket across the formats,” he said.”Having had many conversations with him, we both feel that this is the best for his career and the development of his game. The deal is structured in a way that allows his return if we need him later in the season.”Hamza, 31, has been capped five times in Tests, most recently on Pakistan’s 2023-24 tour of Australia. He has taken 434 first-class wickets at an average of 22.40, and previously represented Sussex and Warwickshire in county cricket.”It’s excellent news that Mir has agreed to join us at the start of the season,” Wallace said. “He’s an international bowler with a fine record and previous experience in county cricket. We’re looking forward to welcoming him to Cardiff.”Mir Hamza has played five Tests for Pakistan•Getty Images

Hamza’s signing comes in the wake of Grant Bradburn’s appointment as head coach. Bradburn previously held a number of roles at the PCB, including assistant and head coach, before joining up with Glamorgan last month.Bradburn said: “As coach, I am excited for our group to add such an experienced performer in Mir Hamza. Having worked with Mir previously in Pakistan, I have full confidence that Mir will add huge value to our team both on and off the field.”Hamza, who had a short stint at Warwickshire last year and played for Sussex in 2019, will be available for Glamorgan’s first seven Championship games up until the end of May.Hamza said: “I am thrilled to be joining Glamorgan for the County Championship this summer. It will be exciting to work with Grant again after working with him with Pakistan, and I can’t wait to join up with the squad, get to training and help this great club push for a positive start to the season. I have heard many great things about Cardiff from my team-mates who played there last summer and look forward to meeting all of the supporters.”The club also announced a dual-captaincy appointment for the summer, with Sam Northeast taking the reins in the Championship and Kiran Carlson leading in white ball. Northeast, now in his third season at Glamorgan, succeeds David Lloyd after the allrounder left to join Derbyshire.Glamorgan finished fifth in Division Two in the 2023 Championship, drawing 12 of their 14 games.

Cesinha relembra título que mudou sua carreira e afirma: '2023 será o meu ano'

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Em janeiro se completarão três anos do título que mudou a carreira do meia Cesinha. Na conquista da Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior de 2020 pelo Internacional despontou o armador, que vestia a camisa 10 e era dono da faixa de capitão. A vitória sobre o rival Grêmio na final tornou tudo mais especial. Cesinha relembra o período.

– Eu tinha consciência da importância daquele torneio pra mim. Felizmente fui muito bem, me destaquei e ajudei o Internacional a levantar o troféu. Desde então venho buscando meu espaço, já conquistei uma Série B e recentemente fui vice do Gauchão. Tenho convicção que 2023 será o meu ano – afirmou.

Cesinha disputará o próximo estadual de Santa Catarina pelo Concórdia. Vindo de uma grande campanha no último Campeonato Gaúcho – foi derrotado na decisão pelo Grêmio com a camisa do Ypiranga -, o piauiense crê nas chances do ‘Galo do Oeste’.

– Da mesma forma que o Ypiranga surpreendeu neste ano no Gaúcho, poderemos realizar uma ótima campanha aqui no Catarinense. Camisa, tradição, são fatores importantes, mas organização, estrutura e união são aspectos decisivos – definiu.