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Plays of the day from the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore

Sidharth Monga10-May-2013The look
In the second over of the game, Chris Gayle defended one off the back foot, off the bowling of Irfan Pathan. The powerful forearms, the heavy bat, the good timing sent the ball scurrying past mid-on for four. It was almost unreal. Irfan was bemused, and had a smile when he looked at Gayle that suggested both disbelief and grudging acknowledgement at the same time.Next ball, Irfan had Gayle playing on, and reacted with ecstasy.The reprieves
Virat Kohli had yet to score a run when he got a jaffa from Morne Morkel. It was short of a length, on off, held its line against the angle, bounced too, took the edge, and went through to the keeper. Only that he overstepped by a measly inch. For a change, though, no replays were required to call this one.Soon Kohli would pull one to the right of Virender Sehwag, and still wouldn’t get out. Sehwag dropped him on 14. With every boundary in his onslaught, Kohli made Sehwag and Morkel regret their lapses.The no-shot
The last four overs of the Royal Challengers Bangalore innings featured some crazy hitting, cute paddles, reverse shots… and an offering of the pad. In the 19th over. By AB de Villiers. It just so happened that de Villiers shuffled across to play the ramp, then saw a full ball going down leg, and at the last moment grew some concern for his exposed leg stump and tried to cover it with his foot. He was hit on the boot, and wasn’t offering a stroke. You have now officially seen it all.The hits
At the best of the times, Virender Sehwag has let the helmet earn its cost when accurate bouncers are bowled at him. And these are not the best of times. So when bounced on a slow Delhi pitch by Ravi Rampaul, Sehwag did the same: take the eyes off, and duck into it. The first one hit him on the shoulder, and the second got him right in the head. To his credit, Sehwag maintained his humour. During the over break, when the physio came into make sure he hadn’t been hit badly, Sehwag feigned collapsing.The non-appeal
You would think at the higher levels of cricket the vociferousness of the appeal wouldn’t make much of a difference to a decision, but today it might just have. Off R Vinay Kumar’s first ball, Unmukt Chand hit the leather off the ball, a nick that was heard around the world through the stump mic, but two people didn’t hear it. One was AB de Villiers, the wicketkeeper. He didn’t appeal at all, and was in the process of sending the ball back to the bowler when he saw Vinay go for a huge appeal.The keeper’s reaction might have played a part in the umpire not raising his finger. Chand deserves some body-language points for not giving away a hint of guilt.

India’s selectors can congratulate themselves on new additions to the bowling attack succeeding but conceding a 95-run lead to modest opposition should sting the team

Sharda Ugra at the Feroz Shah Kotla09-Nov-2011The Feroz Shah Kotla Test ended with a short burst of mirth and entertainment: Yuvraj Singh was bowled with one left to win, the West Indies fielders came in to stop the single, MS Dhoni inside-edged his first ball, Darren Sammy pantomimed the start of his run-up to the hoots of the crowd. VVS Laxman then whipped one to square leg and put an end to all the tomfoolery. After eight innings of misery in England, victory was to be shown full respect. In the last 15 months, Laxman has been involved in three 200-plus chases for India and was not about to mess with that track record.The 0-4 loss in England must not be forgotten but the win at the Kotla comes accompanied by a sigh of relief. Control needed to be seized quickly in the three-Test series against West Indies so that the selectors can tinker and tailor before Australia. While Kotla, Eden Gardens and the Wankhede are as far removed from Australia as Oxford is from Ouagadougou, this is an ideal time for Indian try-outs against opposition that can stir but not quite shake.In less than 24 hours, the selectors will meet to pick the team for the next two Tests and can indulge in some self-congratulations at how their choices for Delhi worked out. The most significant changes were made – as the bowlers will always grumble about – in the attack.In their first Test after the England tour, India’s bowling attack at the Kotla, barring Ishant Sharma, was completely remodelled from the line-up at the Oval. Making his return to the Indian team after a year out, Pragyan Ojha became the lead spinner and two new men were included. One of them, R Ashwin, ended up with nine wickets on debut, the Man-of-the-Match award and the biggest smile to take to his wedding day on the eve of the Kolkata Test.The other, Umesh Yadav, held up manfully on a low, slow wicket. In his first showing, he bowled at full pace, hurrying the batsmen in short spells, before fading away slightly in his final spell. In the second innings, he came on after the spinners, and broke through with key wickets. Kirk Edwards’ off stump went first as the batsman shouldered arms and opened the door for the West Indies’ middle order to be taken apart by Ashwin.West Indies are not the most formidable opposition for a debutant, and to their credit both Yadav and Ashwin did not treat their lesser batsmen like they were. It is their wagon wheels against Shivnarine Chanderpaul, though, that should give them clues about what life may be like against more-accomplished batsmen.Captain MS Dhoni was pleased overall. “You weren’t 100% sure what you would get from players who have not played this format like Ashwin and Umesh Yadav. With Ishant and Ojha, we knew they’d perform at this level.” Ojha’s first-innings performance has gone somewhat unnoticed due to Chanderpaul’s century and India’s first-innings collapse. But on a wicket that offered little help on the first day, he was able to extract some turn, get a bit of drift and keep asking questions of the batsmen. “Ojha has been in and out of the XI. It was good to see him bowl well in the first innings when the pitch was flat and it was not easy to bowl.”Umesh did well and there was an improvement in the way he bowled in the second innings. Of course he bowls a fraction short but that will get better as he plays more and more Test matches. In the second innings, Ashwin did well. He did not get a lot out of the wicket but it was his variations that helped him. He was flighting the ball nicely and then he has the carrom ball and the topspinner.”Asked whether Ashwin’s performance would make it difficult for Harbhajan Singh to return to the team for the Australia tour, Dhoni, who has backed Harbhajan against selectorial opposition, was deadpan. “Let us see because Ashwin has played one game, Ojha has done well. Let us see how it goes.”While describing the Test, Dhoni used his favourite adjective, a word he uses to tackle questions that are best left unanswered: “difficult.” The Test, he said, “was not easy; there was nothing much for the bowlers in the pitch and there was nothing for the batsmen. The batsmen had to play a lot of deliveries to score their runs. The scorecard will say the match got over in four days but it was a difficult game.”India’s batting gains from this Test will revolve around the sight of Virender Sehwag lashing the ball to all parts (his sudden dismissals will continue to be discussed even after he retires) and the runs accumulated by the experienced middle-order triad across both innings. There was, however, the disconcerting awareness that Dhoni at No.7 is followed by a tail so long, snow leopards would envy it.Regardless of the final result, conceding a 95-run lead to West Indies at home should sting. “If we had got the first-innings lead I would have thought it was a perfect way to start the series,” Dhoni said. “We lacked a few things when we batted first but there’s nothing we can pinpoint about the performance. There was not much turn yet more than 20 wickets fell before the start of the third day, so the batsmen from both sides will feel they could have played better.”A darn sight better is what you’d expect from India.

Stats highlights from the third day of the Adelaide Test between Australia and India

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Somerset chief Hollins wants amendment to Performance-Related Fee Payments

Matt Roller23-Jan-2024English counties are pushing for an increase in the payments they receive from the ECB when players they have developed appear in international or representative cricket.Early discussions have started between the 18 first-class counties and the ECB over an updated County Partnership Agreement (CPA) which will replace the existing arrangements and cover the 2025-28 period, and Performance-Related Fee Payments (PRFPs) have been raised as an area for potential change.Under existing arrangements, counties receive payments when men’s players to whose development they have contributed make appearances for England Under-19s, England Lions or the full England side. These are weighted according to a points system, which ranks multi-day cricket above the shorter formats.”It’s a really good system,” Gordon Hollins, Somerset’s chief executive, told ESPNcricinfo. “The principle of the system is that counties that develop players who go on to play for England are rewarded and we are very supportive of that because it rewards clubs who do the right thing by the national game. To my knowledge, it doesn’t happen in any other sport.”What we would like to see is consideration given to a greater level of payment for success: we believe it should be supercharged to provide a real reward for clubs that do the hard yards and develop those players. We’d like it to provide a real incentive to ensure that those rewards are suitable and don’t just cover the cost of a club replacing that player.”Hollins gave the example of Jack Leach, a graduate of Somerset’s academy who has never played for another county but is now rarely available due to his England commitments. “When we lose Jack, we can back-fill his absence with the money we get, but we don’t get any reward for it and we’d like to see that incentive really boosted.”In many cases, PRFPs are split between a player’s current county and the county that they represented at academy or pathway levels. “Take Jos Buttler: we get the lion’s share of Jos’s England performance fees,” Hollins said. “Lancashire get a bit, but we get the most because we’ve had the most influence on his career. It’s a good system.”There are also suggestions that the national counties (formerly minor counties) should be eligible to receive PRFPs, which they are not under the current system. If Shoaib Bashir makes his England debut in India over the coming weeks, Surrey and Somerset will share the relevant PRFPs but Berkshire, whom he represented at Under-18 level, will not receive any payment.Somerset’s stance is likely to find support from other first-class counties, not least those who are heavily reliant on central ECB funding. Leicestershire, for example, have long argued that they should have received higher payments than they did for their role in developing Stuart Broad and a change in the system would give them greater reward for bringing Rehan Ahmed through their academy.An increase in funds for PRFPs was among the recommendations of Andrew Strauss’s High Performance Review in 2022. “Without sufficient incentive to develop professional cricketers, we risk not making the most of the talent pool we have in England,” the report said, while also proposing an increase in the levels of compensation paid when players decide to leave their home counties.

Inter Miami star Lionel Messi has revealed which goal is his favourite from his glittering career.

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Messi scores more than 800 goalsPlays for Barcelona, PSG and moreNames his "favourite" goal from careerFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

The 37-year-old says the header he scored for Barcelona against Manchester United in the 2009 Champions League final means the most to him over the course of his storied career.

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He told ESPN: "I had many goals that are perhaps even more beautiful and of enormous value, also because of their importance, but the header in the Champions League final against Manchester United was always my favorite."

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Messi is arguably the best player of all time and has scored more than 800 goals for Argentina, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, and Inter Miami. But as far as goals go, a Champions League final strike takes some beating.

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Messi is likely to score many more goals during the rest of his time with Inter Miami, perhaps starting with an away clash against Philadelphia Union this weekend.

The USMNT midfielder posted a heartfelt goodbye to Dortmund on social media after completing his transfer to rivals Gladbach

Reyna expressed gratitude to Dortmund fansSpent six years with Black and Yellow, 147 appearancesDeparture comes after lack of consistent playing timeGetty Images SportWHAT HAPPENED

Gio Reyna took to social media to share his feelings about leaving Borussia Dortmund following his permanent transfer to Borussia Monchengladbach for a reported €7 million fee. The 22-year-old posted a collection of his most memorable moments and a message reflecting on his growth at the club.

"I arrived at BVB as a 16-year-old kid, and over the past six years I’ve grown into the person and player I am today," Reyna posted on Instagram. "Every time I stepped onto the pitch in black and yellow, I gave everything I had for this club. I’ll carry so many unforgettable memories with me, from my Bundesliga debut to lifting the DFB-Pokal, and all the moments in between. Dortmund has shaped me in ways I’ll never forget, both on and off the field.

"To the staff, my teammates, and above all, the incredible fans: Thank you. Your support through every high and low has meant the world to me. Now it’s time to close this chapter and start a new one, but BVB will always have a special place in my heart."

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Reyna arrived at Dortmund as a 16-year-old and leaves after making 147 appearances, contributing to 37 goals along the way. He also won the DFB Pokal in 2021.

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Reyna begins a new chapter at Borussia Monchengladbach where he will aim to secure consistent playing time ahead of the 2026 World Cup on home soil.

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Desde que voltou a atuar pelo Corinthians após terminar uma recuperação de nove meses tratando da lesão no ligamento cruzado anterior do joelho esquerdo, Paulinho vem ganhando cada vez mais minutos com Fernando Lázaro.

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Contra o São Paulo e Botafogo-SP, o meia disputou os 15 minutos finais de cada partida, e na derrota para o São Bernardo, ele ficou em campo por cerca de 30 minutos. Apesar de só entrar no segundo tempo, Paulinho foi um dos destaques corintianos contra o Bernô, atuando mais próximo à área, quase como um centroavante.

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– O Paulinho tem, primeiro, aumentado a participação, o tempo dele. É natural neste reinicio, ele vai crescendo em quantidade minutos em campo e a intensidade dele no jogo e ele participado no jogo, sendo importante – iniciou Fernando Lázaro na coletiva após a derrota para o São Bernardo.

O meia conseguiu criar jogadas para seus companheiros e foi responsável pela melhor chance corintiana na partida, uma cabeçada que carimbou o travessão do goleiro adversário. E é dessa forma que Fernando Lázaro planeja utilizar Paulinho ao longo da temporada.

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– Estávamos em um momento que precisávamos de uma composição, e ele também tem a presença na área como ponto forte, atleta que já está acostumado a jogar se apresentando na área. Então ele vem participar do processo de construção e depois uma chegada, como ele conseguiu situações de finalização, bola na trave, outra finalização passando perto, está sempre desviando bola, incomodando a defesa nesta parte final de jogo que o time estava postado na área e a gente precisava desse peso – ponderou o treinador corintiano.

Mesmo se sentindo melhor e ‘perdendo o medo’ das disputas em campo, o ídolo corintiano evitar cravar quando estará em seu ápice físico novamente, como também prefere não pensar na titularidade, e sim ajudar a equipe. Aos 34 anos, o atleta é veterano e chegou até mesmo pensar em se aposentar na época em que sofreu a lesão no joelho.

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أعلن البلجيكي يانيك فيريرا، المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك، بدلاء الفارس الأبيض لمواجهة وادي دجلة بعد قليل في الدوري المصري.

ويلتقي الزمالك مع وادي دجلة مساء اليوم في تمام الساعة التاسعة مساءً، على استاد السلام، في الجولة الخامسة لمسابقة الدوري الممتاز.

طالع.. ميدو: الزمالك أمامه فرصة العمر.. ويتوعد هؤلاء بعد مباراة وادي دجلة

ويبحث الزمالك عن الفوز اليوم أمام وادي دجلة، من أجل الابتعاد بصدارة جدول ترتيب مسابقة الدوري المصري.

ويحتل الزمالك المركز الثاني في جدول الدوري المصري الممتاز، برصيد 10 نقاط بعد خوض 4 مباريات حتى الآن.

بينما يتواجد فريق وادي دجلة بالمركز الخامس عشر، ولديه 4 نقاط، من تعادل سلبي مع بيراميدز ثم خسارة أمام إنبي وبتروجيت وانتصار وحيد على زد. بدلاء الزمالك أمام وادي دجلة

المهدي سليمان – أحمد فتوح – صلاح مصدق – محمد إسماعيل – محمد السيد – أحمد عبد الرحيم إيشو – أحمد حمدي – آدم كايد وناصر منسي.

حقق فريق الكرة الأول بنادي سيراميكا كليوباترا الفوز على منافسه إنبي، بنتيجة هدفين نظيفين، في إطار منافسات الدوري المصري الممتاز.

والتقى سيراميكا كليوباترا نظيره إنبي، مساء اليوم الأربعاء، على استاد هيئة قناة السويس، في إطار منافسات الجولة الثالثة من الدوري المصري الممتاز.

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وجاء الهدف الأول لفريق سيراميكا كليوباترا، عن طريق عمرو السولية في الدقيقة 52، بعد كرة ارتدت من دفاع إنبي على حدود منطقة الجزاء لتصل إلى السولية الذي سددها صاروخية لتسكن الشباك.

وفي الدقيقة 62، سجل سيراميكا كليوباترا الهدف الثاني عن طريق إسلام عيسى، بعد كرة طولية وصلت إلى مروان عثمان داخل منطقة الجزاء لينفرد بالمرمى ويمرر الكرة إلى إسلام عيسى الذي وضعها في الشباك.

وتعرض لاعب سيراميكا كليوباترا، عمر الجزار للطرد في الدقيقة 90+3، بعد حصوله على بطاقة صفراء ثانية ليلعب بعشرة لاعبين حتى نهاية اللقاء.

وبهذه النتيجة، وصل رصيد سيراميكا كليوباترا إلى النقطة الرابعة في المركز السابع، بينما توقف رصيد إنبي عند 4 نقاط أيضًا في المركز الثامن بجدول ترتيب الدوري المصري. أهداف مباراة سيراميكا كليوباترا وإنبي اليوم في الدوري المصري

Frenkie de Jong’s Barcelona extension has hit a snag as his agent refuses to step aside, despite the midfielder already agreeing to new terms.

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• De Jong agreed to renew with Barcelona in December
• Contract remains unsigned due to agent Dursun
• Midfielder trying to switch agents, but facing resistance

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  De Jong and Barcelona reached an agreement months ago to renew his contract. However, according to bureaucratic issues with his current agent, Ali Dursun, have delayed the final signing. The midfielder wants to switch representatives, but Dursun has not cooperated and is holding up the process. The Catalan giants hoped to complete the deal by June 30 to better manage their finances under La Liga’s rules, but the paperwork is still pending. Despite this, De Jong’s future at the club remains secure.

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  This contract extension is part of Barcelona’s broader plan to reduce their wage bill and meet financial requirements, especially to match the 1:1 spending rule. The Dutch international's new contract reportedly includes a reduced salary and clears deferred payments from his previous deal.

  His relationship with the club has significantly improved after a rocky spell in 2022, when the club considered selling him. With Hansi Flick now in charge, De Jong has regained fitness and form, becoming a vital player again.

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  The 28-year-old has been at Barcelona since 2019, with the upcoming season marking his seventh at the club. He wore the captain's armband in the most recent El Clasico and had previously missed part of last season due to injury. However, he finished the campaign strongly, delivering a series of impressive performances. As one of Barca’s highest earners, restructuring his contract has become a key priority for the club.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR DE JONG AND BARCELONA?

  The Spanish champions remain optimistic about finalising the renewal. Once De Jong’s agent switch is complete, the contract is expected to be signed swiftly. It will help the club free up budget space and reinforce the team as they prepare for the new campaign under Flick.