A right royal NUL occasion on Jubilee Day

What better way of celebrating Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee than by staging a round of Norwich Union League matches

Ralph Dellor28-May-2002What better way of celebrating Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee than by staging a round of Norwich Union League matches? The Norwich Union League is all about bringing the fun of the fair into cricket, and that is what is going to happen on Tuesday June 4th. Even the fixtures have a certain regal ring to them. Worcestershire Royals have a game and there is a match at Lord’s where the nearest underground station is St. John’s Wood. It’s on the Jubilee Line.Worcestershire Royals are in action at Headingley against joint leaders, Yorkshire Phoenix. A win for the Royals would take them up to eight points, the same as Phoenix, while eight-point Warwickshire Bears move back into Edgbaston once the Test is over to play Durham Dynamos.There are two other Division One matches taking place. Two sides with four points each meet at Grace Road when Leicestershire Foxes take on Glamorgan Dragons, while Kent Spitfires play Nottinghamshire Outlaws. Neither of those two has registered a point yet, so the locals at Tunbridge Wells will be disgusted if they can’t provide the reigning champions with their first win of this season.In Division Two, there is one floodlit match taking place, with leaders Lancashire Lightening meeting Gloucestershire Gladiators at Old Trafford. The Gladiators are just two points behind in a clutch of teams on four, so will be looking to take over top spot.The game at Lord’s sees Middlesex Crusaders battling with unbeaten Hampshire Hawks, with the home side wanting their first win of the new campaign. Northamptonshire Steelbacks, with a record of one win from one match, play Surrey Lions, and another one-from-one oufit, Essex Eagles, travel to Horsham where Sussex Sharks might more accurately be named the Sussex Flounders. They have the unimpressive record of two defeats in two outings. No wonder they are in last place. Or should that be plaice?

بيتر شمايكل: ريال مدريد لا يستحق التواجد في نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا

يرى حارس مرمى نادي مانشستر يونايتد ومنتخب الدنمارك الأسبق، بيتر شمايكل، أن ريال مدريد كان لا يستحق الفوز على مانشستر سيتي والتأهل إلى نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا.

ونجح ريال مدريد في قلب تأخره إلى فوز على حساب مانشستر سيتي من 0-1 إلى 3-1 في إياب نصف نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا يوم، الأربعاء الماضي، على ملعب “سانتياجو برنابيو”، وتأهل لمواجهة ليفربول.

اقرأ أيضًا.. محمد صلاح: ليفربول أفضل فريق في أوروبا

وتحدث شمايكل عن وجهة نظره في حواره مع شبكة “CBS Sports” الأمريكية، وقال: “لا يحق لنادي ريال مدريد أن يكون في النهائي، من الواضح أنهم كانوا الفريق الأسوأ خلال مباراتي مانشستر سيتي”.

وتابع: “اعتقدت أن ريال مدريد سيتأهل إلى النهائي بعد ما حدث في إنجلترا، لكن أدائهم كان سيئا للغاية، فقط أمام تشيلسي نجحوا في تقديم مستوى جيد، أنا لا أفهم ماذا يحدث في كرة القدم”.

وأضاف: “كانت أول هجمة لريال مدريد هي هدف رودريجو الأول، في الدقيقة 90، الهدف الثاني كان الهجمة الثانية والهدف الثالث كان الهجمة الثالثة”.

وواصل تصريحاته: “اعتقد أن سانتياجو برنابيو كان لاعب ريال مدريد الثاني عشر في الملعب، علينا بتذكر فرصة فينيسيوس بعد 8 ثواني فقط من انطلاق الشوط الثاني لقد كانت رائعة وأشعلت المباراة”.

واستمر: “علينا أن نقول أيضًا إن لاعبي ريال مدريد لا يخافون في أي وقت من المباراة، يثقون في بعضهم البعض، كذلك المدرب، ما حدث جنون”.

وأتم: “الخبرة مهمة جدًا في دوري أبطال أوروبا، أظهر لاعبو ريال مدريد إمكانياتهم ورغبتهم في التأهل خلال الدقائق الأخيرة، لأنهم مروا بمواقف مثل هذه من قبل، لا يخافون في أي وقت”.

Expert fears Crystal Palace face relegation under Patrick Vieira

Get French Football News features editor Adam White fears Crystal Palace could be relegated after appointing Patrick Vieira as their new manager.

Vieira signed a three-year contract last weekend and succeeds former England boss Roy Hodgson, who walked away from Selhurst Park at the end of the season.

The Frenchman, who won the Premier League title three times during his playing career with Arsenal, was not Palace’s first choice to take over from Hodgson.

Nuno Espirito Santo, who has since taken charge of Tottenham Hotspur, could not agree terms with the club before former Borussia Dortmund chief Lucien Favre passed up the opportunity to move into the Selhurst Park hotseat.

As a result, Vieira has been handed the reins following mixed spells at the helm of Major League Soccer franchise New York City FC and Nice.

The 45-year-old was sacked as Nice’s boss in December, following a five-match losing run, and Adam White does not feel Vieira is the right man to take Palace forward.

Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast, he said: “I think it’s going to be difficult. Is he going to improve on what Hodgson did? No, I don’t think so. Will he keep them up? Maybe.

“Hopefully he isn’t as bad as Frank De Boer but I think it’s a huge risk.”

بدلاء الزمالك أمام إنبي في الدوري.. الجزيري يجاور سيسيه

كشف البرتغالي جوسفالدو فيريرا المدير الفني للزمالك، عن بدلاء الفريق في مواجهة اليوم أمام إنبي في بطولة الدوري المصري.

الزمالك يلاقي إنبي، ضمن مباريات الجولة الثامنة عشر من المسابقة المحلية، على ملعب استاد القاهرة.

ويحتل الزمالك صدارة ترتيب جدول الدوري المصري برصيد 41 نقطة، بينما يتواجد فريق إنبي في المركز التاسع بـ20 نقطة.

طالع | تشكيل الزمالك أمام إنبي في الدوري.. روقا أساسيًا

وشهدت دكة بدلاء الزمالك تواجد عبد الله جمعة بجوار حازم إمام وسيف الجزيري، كأوراق رابحة في يد فيريرا المدير الفني للفريق. بدلاء الزمالك أمام إنبي

محمد عواد ومحمد عبد الغني وعبد الله جمعة وحازم إمام وإسلام جابر ورزاق سيسيه وسيف جعفر وسيد عبد الله وسيف الجزيري.

Em recuperação, Luan agradece apoio dos torcedores do Vasco

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O zagueiro Luan realizou na semana passada uma cirurgia no pé direito que fez com que ele se afastasse dos gramados por 30 dias (previsão de volta é mês que vem). Em processo de recuperação no Caprres (Centro Avançado de Prevenção, Reabilitação e Rendimento Esportivo), Luan agradeceu o apoio dos torcedores.

– Já iniciei o meu processo de recuperação aqui no Caprres. Deu tudo certo na cirurgia e estou me recuperando muito bem, graças a Deus. Daqui a pouco estarei de volta para defender essa camisa. Gostaria de agradecer todos pelo enorme incentivo. Tenho acompanhado as mensagens e elas estão me dando ainda mais força para superar esse momento – afirmou à VascoTV.

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Responsável pela cirurgia no Luan, o médico Raphael Blum dissertou.

– Foi um procedimento simples, com fixação de um parafuso no quinto metatarso. Ele encontra-se no pós-operatório e está muito bem. Apesar dos poucos dias, o processo de recuperação está bem adiantado em virtude das condições oferecidas no Caprres – comentou.

Ainda sem Luan, o Vasco volta a campo no domingo, contra o Macaé, pela Taça Rio.

Matheus Pereira would cost Leeds £30m

An update has emerged regarding West Brom’s valuation of Leeds transfer target Matheus Pereira.

What’s the talk?

According to the Express & Star, Albion are expected to demand a fee of at least £30m for the 25-year-old this summer. The report claims that the Whites, West Ham and Arsenal have all been keeping tabs on the attacker.

Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal are said to have made a £6m bid for Pereira, which is well below the £30m the Baggies want for their star man.

Orta must strike

Leeds chief Victor Orta must sanction a swoop for Pereira this summer following this latest update. £30m could be a good price for the attacker and bringing in a player of his quality would be a boost to Marcelo Bielsa’s squad ahead of next season.

The club reportedly paid £27m for Rodrigo from Valencia last summer and he provided seven goals and two assists in 26 appearances, averaging a WhoScored rating of 6.67. Meanwhile, Pereira scored 11 goals and set up another six in 33 appearances for the Baggies as they were relegated from the Premier League, recording an overall average match rating of 6.96.

This suggests that £30m for the Brazilian is a fair valuation from West Brom and that it could prove to be more worthwhile than Leeds’ deal for Rodrigo. The Spaniard had a solid first season in England, with his eight goal contributions, but Pereira is five years younger than him and showed himself to be more effective in the final third at top-flight level.

Former Leeds player Noel Whelan recently offered his thoughts on Pereira potentially arriving at Elland Road, hailing him as a “fantastic” player who could fit in well with the rest of the squad.

He told Football Insider: “We missed out on certain players last season, and this is a player that excites everybody. I would definitely take him all day long.

“He’s a fantastic player, he’s great on the ball, he can turn people inside out. Pereira’s another option we can use right across that front three and maybe in a number 10 role as well.

“He’s the right age and he’s the sort of player we should be looking at. Imagine, if you put him alongside Raphinha, Rodrigo, Harrison etc, that’s pretty formidable.”

The £39,000-per-week gem averaged 1.8 key passes per game for the Baggies, a haul bettered only by Raphinha (2.1) for Leeds. This suggests that, along with his goalscoring – having found the back of the net 11 times – Pereira could add some extra creativity to Bielsa’s squad and improve upon their attacking options.

That is why Orta must sanction a £30m deal for the playmaker this summer and get in ahead of any other clubs who are looking at him.

AND in other news, Big update emerges on £36k-p/w Leeds flop, fans will be buzzing…

سبورت تكشف إستراتيجية وكيل ليفاندوفسكي لرحيله من بايرن ميونخ

كشفت تقارير صحفية إسبانية، عن استراتيجية بيني زهافي، وكيل اللاعب روبرت ليفاندوفسكي، لرحيل البولندي عن بايرن ميونخ خلال الصيف المقبل.

ممثل المهاجم البولندي، يرغب في إخراج موكله من بايرن ميونخ وانضمامه إلى برشلونة، ورفض عروض الناد الألماني للتجديد.

وينتهي عقد روبرت ليفاندوفسكي في صيف 2023 ولديه عرض من برشلونة لضمه في فترة الانتقالات الصيفية التي ستفتح أبوابها بعد أقل من شهرين.

طالع أيضًا.. نادٍ إسباني يرغب في ضم عبد الصمد الزلزولي من برشلونة

صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية، أكدت بأن استراتيجية وكيل اللاعب البولندي، هي إخراج ليفاندوفسكي، ولا يشعر بالتوتر رغم تمسك النادي الألماني باستمرار روبرت داخل ملعب أليانز أرينا.

ويرى زهافي أن مقاومة بايرن ميونخ خدعة، وأن النادي الألماني لا يتمتع بموقف قوي، خاصة وأن عقد ليفاندوفسكي ينتهي في العام المقبل، ولا يريد النادي المخاطرة بأن يغادر روبرت بدون مقابل.

بيني زهافي واضح جدًا في أن ليفاندوفسكي لن يستمر في بايرن لأنه لا يريد التجديد معهم، العرض الأخير الذي قدموه أصابه بخيبة أمل لأنه ليس عرضًا يرقى إلى مستوى ووضع روبرت.

بايرن ميونخ لا يقومون بتحسين الظروف الاقتصادية ولا يعرضون عليه عقدًا طويل الأجل، بالإضافة إلى ذلك، لم يشعر اللاعب بالاطمئنان عندما حاول بايرن ميونخ التعاقد مع هالاند حتى اللحظة الأخيرة لأنه يدرك أن هذا هو الدليل القاطع على أنهم لا يعتبرونه أولوية بالنسبة للمستقبل.

بالنسبة إلى زهافي ، فإن الموقف القوي لقادة بايرن ميونيخ هو ببساطة وسيلة للضغط على نادي برشلونة لتقديم عرض كبير ليفاندوفسكي.

يبلغ الحد الأقصى لعرض برشلونة 40 مليونًا لكنهم لا يريدون الوصول إلى هذا الرقم للاعب ينتهي عقده في 30 يونيو 2023 .

سيكون مفتاح العملية هو التحلي بالصبر وكسر مقاومة بايرن ميونيخ عندما يرون أن المهاجم البولندي يرفض التجديد، وهنا يمكنهم الاستسلام.

من المقرر عقد اجتماع جديد بين أوليفر كان وحسن صالح حميديتش وبيني زهافي في الأيام القليلة المقبلة، لكن سيكون من الصعب عليهم تقريب مواقفهم.

ومن الواضح أن ليفاندوفسكي قد وصل إلى نهايته في بايرن ميونيخ وأنه يريد اللعب في كامب نو ليكون نجم مشروع تشافي هيرنانديز مع الناد الكتالوني.

New Zealand win tri-series in convincing style

After the earlier games of this tri-nation series it appeared that New Zealand would cruise to an easy victory if only the weather gods would play fair

Jeff Green20-Jul-2002After the earlier games of this tri-nation series it appeared that New Zealand would cruise to an easy victory if only the weather gods would play fair.And play fair they did – although the sun did not appear until a few brief spells in the afternoon it was a bright and, for Durham, an acceptably warm day. Clare Connor won the toss and asked the New Zealanders to bat, which immediately proved to be a wise decision.Isa Guha, the 17-year-old schoolgirl whose selection attracted national attention started just about perfectly, having Nicola Payne caught from the fifth ball of the first over, bowled to perfect length and line and at a good pace.In one respect Laura Spragg’s start at the other end was even better, having the TelstraClear White Fern’s ‘keeper Rebecca Rolls caught by her opposite number. This was not the impressive dismissal the scorebook may imply. The ball was a dreadful loosener, a slow loopy full toss at which Rolls’ eyes lit up and she essayed a tremendous slog, getting a top edge which went many a mile, straight up. Mandie Godliman was able to gently jog out onto the on-side to take the catch at around short mid-wicket.Emily Drumm and Rolls had ample time to cross so it was the New Zealand captain who faced the rest of the over. Spragg was getting exaggerated in-swing from most deliveries and the inside edge was the most used part of Drumm’s bat until Spragg sent a ball well wide of the off stump which Drumm cracked square for four.Guha could consider herself very unlucky not to have another wicket in her second over when Kate Pulford was hit in front of middle stump by a ball that was probably missing leg stump, off stump and the bails. The appeal flustered the umpire (Elgar) into calling over though it was only the fifth ball.Spragg continued to have problems with length and direction, Drumm being very severe when she strayed outside leg, but in between she beat both batters with late in-swing mixed with balls angled across. The English fielders appeared to be rather too deep for the pace of the pitch – singles were taken readily to the cover ring, all stationed on the edge of the circle.Guha might well have had another wicket had gully been slightly closer, an edge from Drumm dropping inches short as the fielder came half forward.Drumm was snared (sorry about that) by Guha when she top-edged to Claire Taylor at mid-wicket. This brought Haidee Tiffen to the crease, and scoring almost to a halt. Clare Taylor bowled an incredibly mean spell, her first four overs yielding one run.Tiffen would have been run out without facing had an even moderately reasonable throw been made from mid-off. Tiffen and Pulford were not having an easy time either with the bowling or with the calling, singles were missed and several suicidal attempts started. At this point it looked likely that England would have an excellent chance to upset the world champions.Guha at 17 is only allowed to bowl a maximum of six-over spells under ECB regulations so she was replaced by Newton and finally Pulford could get into her stride. Two very expensive overs undid much of the good work of Taylor and Guha.Laura Harper’s very slow off-spin re-established most of the control. Tiffen eventually decided she had to try to up the scoring rate and after some lusty blows skied a simple catch to Thompson at mid-wicket. The fielders were by now much more aggressively placed, new batsmen being greeted by three closish catchers (gully, short extra cover and short mid-wicket) and all the others within the circle.After 30 overs, with the score on 90/4 steady drizzle brought play to a halt for just over half an hour.Spragg returned and again started with a dreadful ball – this time it was a very wide ball almost missing the cut portion on the off-side with no chance of taking a wicket. With several scoring shots, another wide and an overthrow the over did not help England’s cause. Pulford had a nervous few balls on 49 before taking what would have been a risky single had mid-off fielded cleanly.Spragg had Fiona Fraser plumb leg-before first ball of the next over. Connor replaced Taylor, and had Pulford caught and bowled. Pulford seemed to play for non-existent turn and lobbed the easiest catch imaginable back to the bowler. A wicket maiden was the perfect start to a spell.Spragg bowled out her tenth over and was replaced by Melissa Reynard. Aimee Mason removed her sweater and started scoring to keep her temperature up. However, when Guha returned, she picked the wrong ball to pull and hit a skier to Charlotte Edwards.The batsmen had crossed so it was several minutes before Pullar was well stumped first ball. After Sara McGlashan was caught behind the innings ended with a rather tame run out.A score of 161 looked to be a reasonable target for England if they could bat rather more positively than in the earlier games. If England had fielded better it would surely have been 40 or 50 fewer.The England innings started well ahead of the run rate – the first ball was a wide and fourth ball of the innings was steered between second slip and gully for four.Two maidens followed, with several chances for singles being missed. Connor allowed a ball from Pullar, which came in quite sharply, through a very inviting gap between bat and pads to hit the top of leg stump.Edwards played very correctly, without ever really looking like scoring, until she was leg before wicket to Tiffen who had replaced Nicola Browne. The next few overs, and wickets, followed quite depressingly.It seemed that the Englishwomen were not really intent on scoring, the New Zealand fielding was sharper than the English had been and there were fewer bad balls to be hit.Only when Spragg came in and hit her first ball for four off the back foot through point did anyone seem to have any aggressive intent.Sadly, for England hopes, it soon became clear this was the only shot she intended to play and it was never going to be the right one for every ball.Harper and Guha played correctly enough but it was only the last wicket pair who seemed ready to score at all freely, and when Godliman was leg-before to Tiffen much the better side had won.Early on England had made a good game of it but the TelstraClear White Ferns were too professional in all departments for England. It must be hoped that the English team can work hard on the fielding and on making the most of the opportunities they make for themselves while batting.New Zealand too will not think that everything is well with their team after their poor start to their innings.

Lucão celebra 21 anos com 'recomeço' no São Paulo e se diz mais maduro

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Foram 294 dias de espera para que Lucão voltasse a disputar uma partida oficial. O zagueiro havia sido titular pela última vez no São Paulo em 1º de junho de 2016, quando o Tricolor perdeu fora de casa por 1 a 0 para o Figueirense no Campeonato Brasileiro. Na última quarta-feira, voltou a ser utilizado no empate em 1 a 1 com o Botafogo, na décima rodada do Paulistão.

Lucão já havia sido aproveitado pelo técnico Rogério Ceni na Florida Cup, contra o River Plate (ARG), mas custou a ter espaço no Estadual e na Copa do Brasil. Contra o Botinha, formou dupla com o experiente Lugano e teve atuação segura, antes de comemorar o aniversário de 21 anos nesta quinta-feira.

-Encaro como um recomeço. Todo aniversário encaro desta forma, a chance de rever o que foi feito, o que podemos fazer daqui para frente. Me sinto cada ano mais preparado e mais maduro para desempenhar meu futebol dentro de campo. Sei do meu potencial como atleta – avisou.

O zagueiro completou 82 jogos como profissional, em trajetória iniciada em 2013 contra o Bayern de Munique (ALE), pela Audi Cup. No período, foi titular 70 vezes e marcou dois gols, ambos em 2014, contra CRB e Grêmio. Agora, com Douglas e Breno em má fase e a venda de Lyanco ao Torino (ITA), espera voltar ter mais oportunidades após pedir para ser negociado em janeiro.

-São Paulo é o que clube que me revelou, fui muito feliz nas categorias de base, com títulos e boas atuações. Agora estou buscando meu espaço na equipe profissional. É um novo ano na minha vida, na minha carreira, e vou atrás dos meus objetivos – projetou.

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Arul Suppiah enjoys success at the end of the day against West Indies 'A'

The West Indies `A’ ended the day in an almost unassailable position at Taunton where they were 453 runs ahead with three second innings wickets remaining at close of play

Richard Walsh25-Jul-2002The West Indies `A’ ended the day in an almost unassailable position at Taunton where they were 453 runs ahead with three second innings wickets remaining at close of play.Resuming on 60 without loss, Somerset lost debutant Neil Edwards early on after he had taken his score onto 31. Piran Holloway, Keith Parsons and Arul Suppiah all departed cheaply, and when Matt Wood was out after scoring 51 the Cidermen had slipped to 116 for 6.At this point Wes Durston and Carl Gazzard came together and shared a seventh wicket partnership of 38 before Durston (26) was run out just before lunchtime,going for a second run.Gazzard followed shortly after for 24, and despite an unbeaten 12 from Pete Trego Somerset were all out for 183.Rather than enforce the follow on the West Indies opted to bat for a second time, and at 177 for 4 seemed to be heading for another big score until Suppiah was introduced into the attack in the early evening.The slow left armer put the brakes on the West Indies who by close had moved onto 266 for 7, with Suppiah having the impressive figures of 10 overs 3 wickets for 46 runs.

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