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A round-up of the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches on a wet day around the country, but there were wins for Middlesex and Worcestershire

Cricinfo staff14-May-2009

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Group AChris Whelan took 4 for 27 as Worcestershire breezed past Hampshire by 108 runs at New Road. Worcestershire’s 246 for 8 was a fragmented innings made up of three knocks of 31, by Moeen Ali, Gareth Batty and, at No.9, Ian Fisher. Yet in reply, Hampshire suffered an early collapse, sinking to 57 for 5. When Chris Benham was seventh-man out for 42, Whelan mopped up the tail as Worcestershire romped home with more than 11 overs to spare.Heavy Dublin rain prevented any play between Ireland and Leicestershire, the match abandoned without a ball bowled.Group BScotland made it five losses out of five with another comprehensive defeat, this time by Middlesex whose captain, Shaun Udal, turned in a fine allround performance in Edinburgh. Phillip Hughes, for once, failed to make a sizeable contribution in making just 11, and when Dawid Malan departed for just 7, Middlesex were beginning to wobble on 128 for 3. However, Eoin Morgan’s sublime one-day form continued unabated with another half-century and he was well supported by Udal who smacked a career-best 79, from just 46 balls, with five fours and a six. Chasing 281, Scotland lost their captain, Gavin Hamilton, for a sixth-ball duck and despite Ryan Watson’s 47, there was little else to worry Middlesex. Udal picked up 3 for 32 while Malan’s very part-time legspinners earned him 2 for 4 in a 138-run trouncing.Somerset reached 135 for 2 from 22 overs in their match against Warwickshire at Taunton, before rain ended any possibility of forcing a result. Marcus Trescothick continued his fine form with a 69-ball 84 while James Hildreth made 33.

Group A Team Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR For Against

Worcestershire 64 2 0 0 8 +0.7101357/256.1 1163/253.3 Hampshire 6 32 0 1 7 -0.278 1150/241.31260/250.0 Nottinghamshire 5 3 20 0 6 +1.026 1055/200.3 917/216.3 Leicestershire 6 2 3 01 5 -0.621 1130/229.0 1162/209.1Ireland 5 0 3 0 22 -1.781 537/114.0 727/112.0

Group B Team Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR For Against

Somerset 5 4 0 0 19 +3.152 1032/142.3 769/188.0 Middlesex 6 3 3 0 0 6+0.366 1267/300.0 893/231.3 Kent 53 2 0 0 6 -0.337985/209.3 1169/232.0 Warwickshire 5 22 0 1 5 +0.577 838/166.2838/187.5 Scotland 5 0 50 0 0 -2.387 921/244.0 1374/223.0

A round-up of Sunday’s matches in the Twenty20 Cup

Cricinfo staff31-May-2009South Division

Kent’s third win of the campaign, by five wickets over Sussex at Canterbury with three overs to spare, was overshadowed by a freak injury to Sussex’s Chris Nash which left him with a suspected broken leg. The incident happened when Nash and Dwayne Smith collided when trying to catch a top edge from Geraint Jones. There was a 15-minute delay as paramedics treated Nash and he was taken to hospital by ambulance. Sussex’s total of 133 never looked enough, and Jones smacked a 39-ball 56 before edging to the keeper with the scores level.Mark Ramprakash’s 73 off 47 balls was not enough to prevent Surrey going down to an 18-run defeat by Hampshire at the Rose Bowl. Hampshire made 191 for 6 in glorious sunshine, with Michael Lumb and James Adams getting the innings off to a flier with an opening stand of 92 in nine overs. Ramprakash just about kept Surrey in with an outside chance, but when he fell with 41 needed from three overs, the game was up.North Division

Lancashire remained top of the division with their fourth straight win, easily beating Leicestershire by seven wickets at Grace Road with almost four overs in hand. James Allenby provided the backbone of the Leicestershire innings with 71, and briefly that appeared as if it might be enough as Lancashire slipped to 47 for 3. But Francois du Plessis hammered an unbeaten 78, including 13 fours and two sixes, in an unbeaten fourth-wicket stand of 104 with Ashwell Prince.A tight last over from seamer Mitch Claydon helped Durham to an eight-run win over Nottinghamshire in front of around 5000 spectators at Chester-le-Street. With ten needed and two wickets remaining, Claydon bowled Luke Fletcher with the second ball and Mark Ealham with the fourth – he finished with 5 for 26. Earlier in the week in the reverse fixture at Trent Bridge, Claydon hit the winning runs off the last ball.Nottinghamshire did well to take the game to the last over, as they were 132 for 7 chasing 178 with three overs remaining. Some destructive hitting from Andre Adams and Mark Ealham put them back in the game before Claydon’s late show. Durham’s innings was built on 55 from Michael Di Venuto and a whirlwind 48 not out from Dale Benkenstein, which included five sixes.A bumper crowd at Chesterfield had little to cheer as Yorkshire cruised to an eight-wicket victory over Derbyshire with 23 balls to spare. On a slow pitch, Derbyshire’s batsmen never looked at ease, and only a fourth-wicket stand of 56 in six overs between Wavell Hinds and Stuart Law helped them to 131 for 6. Andrew Gale had no such problem at the top of the Yorkshire order, smashing eight fours and three sixes in a 58-ball 79 not out.Overall, it was a day to cheer for both the ECB and country treasurers. Crowds at the five matches were all good, no doubt boosted by the glorious weather across the country.

Midlands/Wales/West Division

Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR For Against

Northamptonshire 3 3 0 00 6 +1.128 513/59.0 454/60.0 Warwickshire 4 2 2 00 4 +0.032 628/77.3 643/79.4 Somerset 3 2 1 00 4 -0.242 444/59.4 461/60.0 Worcestershire 3 1 2 00 2 +0.013 433/60.0 413/57.2 Glamorgan 4 1 3 00 2 -0.150 562/80.0 568/79.1 Gloucestershire 3 1 2 00 2 -0.683 411/60.0 452/60.0

North Division

Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR For Against

Lancashire 4 4 0 0 0 8+1.033 521/71.1 503/80.0 Derbyshire 42 2 0 0 4 -0.008593/79.0 536/71.2 Yorkshire 4 22 0 0 4 -0.104 499/76.0498/74.4 Durham 4 2 20 0 4 -0.638 604/80.0 655/80.0 Nottinghamshire 4 1 3 00 2 +0.232 631/75.1 653/80.0 Leicestershire 4 1 3 00 2 -0.481 570/80.0 573/75.2

South Division

Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR For Against

Kent 4 3 0 0 1 7+1.706 431/55.2 365/60.0 Essex 32 0 0 1 5 +0.558317/39.5 296/40.0 Hampshire 4 22 0 0 4 +0.292 574/76.1559/77.1 Surrey 5 2 30 0 4 +0.137 812/100.0 797/99.5 Sussex 5 2 3 00 4 -0.259 708/97.1 703/93.1 Middlesex 3 0 3 00 0 -2.264 362/60.0 484/58.2

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O Grêmio volta aos gramados nesta quarta-feira para enfrentar o Vitória, no Barradão. Ocupando a vice-liderança do Campeonato Brasileiro. Para a partida, o técnico Renato Gaúcho terá três desfalques. O atacante Luan, que se recupera de desgaste muscular, não chegou a aparecer entre os relacionados. O volante Michel, que está com uma virose, e o meia Bolaños, com uma pubalgia, completam a lista de ausentes.

Entretanto, o capitão Maicon, recuperado de uma lesão no tendão de aquiles, está de volta. Sem Michel, o esperado é que o volante atue no meio-campo. Quem ocupa a vaga de Luan é Fernandinho. Dessa forma, a linha de volantes pode ser formada por Maicon e Ramiro. à frente, Fernandinho atuaria pelo lado direito, Arthur no centro e Pedro Rocha pela esquerda, formando o trio de meias. Dessa forma, Barrios atuaria na frente.

Caso Renato Gaúcho mantenha a formação, o Grêmio entrará em campo formado por Marcelo Grohe; Edílson, Geromel, Kannemann e Cortez; Ramiro, Maicon; Fernandinho, Arthur e Pedro Rocha; Lucas Barrios.

Lista de relacionados do Grêmio:
Goleiros: Marcelo Grohe e Bruno Grassi;
Laterais: Edílson, Cortez, Leonardo e Marcelo Oliveira;
Zagueiros: Geromel, Kannemann, Thyere, Bressan e Bruno Rodrigo;
Meias: Arthur, Ramiro, Maicon, Jailson, Kaio, Machado e Lima
Atacantes: Barrios, Pedro Rocha, Fernandinho e Everton.

Taking to Instagram, Tottenham Hotspur defender Joe Rodon has dropped a four-word message in a possible boost for Lilywhites boss Nuno Espirito Santo.

The Lowdown: Rodon yet to feature…

The Wales international impressed for Tottenham last season when given his sporadic chances under both former manager Jose Mourinho and interim coach Ryan Mason.

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Over his 12 Premier League appearances, the starlet averaged a cool and composed 88.1% pass accuracy out from the back with only Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg racking up a higher success rate (WhoScored).

He also turned heads at international level, with Wales Online journalist Ian Mitchelmore branding him a ‘special player’ and ‘flawless’ after his performance against Belgium in March (Twitter).

The 23-year-old is still yet make his debut under Nuno due to a thigh injury picked up at the start of the season, but going by his Instagram post, the Portuguese could soon be able to call upon him.

The Latest: Rodon drops four-word message…

Taking to his social media, the centre-back has published a four-word message as he returns to the training pitches for Wales following successful rehabilitation.

After his most recent setback, Rodon simply stated ‘good to be back’ as he drops an Instagram update for both Spurs and Welsh supporters.

The official account for Wales’ national team also posted their own update on Twitter confirming his return from injury.

The Verdict: Boost for Nuno…

Amid the plethora of unwelcome international news regarding Tottenham players, this Rodon update arguably comes as a breath of fresh air.

As explained by Alasdair Gold, it’s hard to remember a worse international break than this one with Ryan Sessegnon, Son Heung-min and now Oliver Skipp all succumbing to injury issues.

Davinson Sanchez, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero are also stuck abroad and must complete a ten day training camp in Croatia before their expected return to London around September 16 (Dan Kilpatrick).

Indeed, it appears Nuno and Spurs are in need of a much welcomed positive update.

In other news: ‘So excited’, ‘Start him against Palace’…Many Tottenham fans wowed by another ‘generational’ talent, find out more here.

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Numa partida em que o ataque do Botafogo pouco fez, o destaque soberano da equipe foi Gatito Fernández. O goleiro pegou até pênalti, mas lamentou que a bola praticamente só rondou a área dele, especialmente na segunda etapa da partida contra o Corinthians.

– Acho que, no primeiro tempo, fizemos um jogo tático muito bom. No segundo, sabíamos que eles viriam para cima, precisavam ganhar. A gente não conseguiu segurar a bola lá na frente. Nossa defesa fez bom jogo, mas não deu – entende o paraguaio.

O Botafogo volta para o Rio ainda neste domingo. O time se reapresenta na segunda-feira e treina também na terça. Em seguida, o time embarca para o Uruguai, onde, na quinta-feira, a equipe encara a primeira partida das oitavas de final da Copa Libertadores, contra o Nacional.

– Estamos vindo de jogos segunda e quinta, e o Corinthians penou para ganhar da gente com time misto. Queríamos ganhar, mas temos coisa mais importante. Temos que ficar, agora, com a cabeça nas oitavas de final da Libertadores – entende Bruno Silva.

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Newcastle United journalist Liam Kennedy insists that Steve Bruce has not been helped by the club’s takeover situation.

The Magpies continue to hope that the long-mooted takeover from the Saudi Arabia-backed Public Investment Fund will be given the green light amid court proceedings.

It remains to be seen if the club would be willing to keep Bruce as manager were the takeover to go ahead.

And Kennedy thinks that the club’s fans have been given a glimpse of what life could be like without Mike Ashley, which is somewhat feeding into the supporters’ distrust of the manager.

Indeed, Newcastle began their season with a disappointing 4-2 defeat to West Ham United at St James’ Park, despite twice taking the lead.

Kennedy said: “I think the takeover situation hasn’t helped him. I think that’s almost given people a glimpse of light, thinking there could be a better future ahead.

“And then the realisation maybe this summer is coming that people think maybe not now, maybe we’re stuck with Ashley, and with Ashley comes Bruce, and that level of manager. So in some ways, he’s probably suffering from the circumstances a little bit.”

Newcastle are next in action against Aston Villa before taking on Burnley in the EFL Cup; the club will be hoping to get their first three points on the board against Dean Smith’s men.

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Em meio a sequência no Brasileirão neste mês de junho – dentro de campo – o Botafogo trabalha fora dele para completar o elenco visando a Libertadores. Conforme o L! já noticiou, Marcos Vinícius (quase certo) e Luciano são os nomes da vez para se juntar ao elenco alvinegro para a sequência das competições.

E no torneio continental – principal objetivo do Glorioso em 2017 – três atletas poderão ser inscritos nas oitavas de final da competição. Dois já estão certos: o goleiro Jefferson e o lateral Arnaldo, devendo sair Diego e Marcinho da lista de inscritos na Libertadores. E a grande incógnita é o terceiro e último nome.

Se o negócio com Luciano não avançar – Botafogo já fez proposta e aguarda com otimismo a resposta do atleta – a tendência é de que a investida seja por um centroavante para poder revezar com Roger na competição. Contudo, o trabalho é feito com cautela. Foi o que destacou o presidente do clube, Carlos Eduardo Pereira, durante evento na CBF no decorrer da última segunda-feira.

– Na Libertadores temos três vagas. Uma é do Jefferson, outra do Arnaldo, e existe a possibilidade de um terceiro nome que está sendo visto pela comissão técnica. Pode ser (uma contratação), não descartaria, mas o orçamento está bem apertado. Se a gente fizer, será um esforço bastante grande do clube de um modo geral – admitiu o mandatário botafoguense sobre o terceiro nome.

Dentre os jogadores do elenco que não estão inscritos, outro nome também chama a atenção: o de Luis Ricardo. Mas o caso do lateral é compreensível: ele vem de duas cirurgias e iniciou nesta semana o processo oficial de transição para o campo. O Botafogo não trabalha com um prazo para o retorno, com Luis podendo vir a ser opção caso o time alcance as semifinais da Libertadores, quando a Conmebol abre novas possibilidades de inscritos pelos clubes nela.

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	Marvan Atapattu will be only allowed to play in the Premier League Cricket Tournament this season © Cricinfo Ltd

Sri Lanka Cricket has revised its stance on ICL cricketers playing domestic cricket after a meeting with the sports minister Gamini Lokuge. The board clarified that the approval, given by the interim committee, to ICL players last week to play domestic matches was limited to the “upcoming Premier League Cricket Tournament 2008 only”.”All ICL contracted cricketers will not be permitted to represent teams at district, provincial and international level,” SLC said in a statement.On September 19, in an unexpected move, the SLC allowed five cricketers and an umpire, who had signed up for the unauthorised ICL in 2007, to take part in domestic cricket. Marvan Atapattu, the former Sri Lanka captain, Russel Arnold, Upul Chandana, Avishka Gunawardene, Saman Jayantha and umpire Ranmore Martinesz were the players who benefited from the decision.However, at the meeting, Lokuge stressed the importance of working together with the Indian board, which has had a close relationship with the SLC for a long time. The BCCI had expressed its disappointment at the news of lifitng of the ban on the ICL players.Lokuge also requested SLC’s interim committee to negotiate with the England board so that Sri Lanka’s IPL players can take part in the Twenty20 league next year. The tour, as of now, clashes with the IPL and Lokuge asked the committee to work out alternative dates and proceed with the tour. He is also yet to ratify Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 squad for the Canada Cup Four Nation 20/20 in Ontario from October 10 to 13.

According to journalist Ekrem Konur, Tottenham Hotspur, and by extension managing director Fabio Paratici, have lodged an offer to sign Shakhtar Donetsk defender Dodo – and they have already received a reply.

The Lowdown: Spurs in right-back market?

Amid the exit links surrounding Serge Aurier and even Matt Doherty, Tottenham have been touted to add a new right-back to Nuno Espirito Santo’s ranks before the transfer window closes on August 31.

The likes of Zeki Celik, Max Aarons and Tariq Lamptey have all been linked with Spurs this summer, while Bologna defender Takehiro Tomiyasu can also operate in that position.

Konur has now brought news of a Paratici offer for yet another Spurs right-back target.

The Latest: Spurs submit Dodo offer…

As per the Turkish reporter on social media, Spurs have now made a €20m (£17m) offer to Shakhtar for their defensive ace, with the Ukrainian club swiftly replying.

It is explained by the journalist that Tottenham’s bid has been rejected as Shakhtar rate him at around €40m (£34m).

Along with Spurs, Bayern Munich lodged a bid of their own amounting to roughly €25m (£21.2m), with that offer also being rejected outright.

The Verdict: Move on…

Given that Spurs are also eyeing moves for Pau Torres and Lautaro Martinez (The Times), we advise Paratici to move on from this chase if £34m is indeed the price for Dodo.

Stepping up talks for Tomiyasu to play as a right-back is arguably far more fruitful, considering that he would cost around half of that amount, according to Sky Sports.

Tottenham certainly cannot afford to splash such a huge amount on that position if they wish to add a potent attacker like Martinez or Dusan Vlahovic.

In other news: ‘Terminate his contract’, ‘Huge problem’…Sky Sports news has many Spurs fans talking, find out more here.

اقترب لاعب وسط برشلونة فرينكي دي يونج بالفعل من التوقيع مع مانشستر يونايتد بعد أسابيع قليلة من العديد من الشكوك.

كان وكلاء اللاعب ينتظرون تلقي عروض أخرى مثل عروض بايرن ميونخ أو باريس سان جيرمان أو مانشستر سيتي، لكن السعر الذي حدده برشلونة – بحد أدنى 80 مليون يورو – لم يسهل عليهم التفاوض.

وأشارت صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية و”أثليتك” البريطانية، إلى أن دي يونج أظهر بالفعل استعداده للعب في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز ومانشستر يونايتد بشكل خاص.

يدرك مانشستر يونايتد بالفعل هذا الاستعداد والآن سيكون الأمر يتعلق بالتوصل إلى اتفاق اقتصادي مع برشلونة لإضفاء الطابع الرسمي على العملية.

ويوضح التقرير أن مانشستر يونايتد يريد دي يونج بالتأكيد، لكنهم مترددون في دفع مبلغ 80 مليون يورو ثابت الذي سيطالب به برشلونة لفتح الباب أمام الهولندي.

إنهم يعتقدون أن الرقم خارج السوق، لكن برشلونة غير مرن عندما يتعلق الأمر بالتفاوض، ولقد حذروا بالفعل النادي الإنجليزي لأسابيع من أنهم سيستمعون إلى العروض.

دفع برشلونة 75 مليون يورو بالإضافة إلى المتغيرات في صفقة دي يونج، ويدرك أنه لاعب كرة قدم رفيع المستوى ولن يقبلوا سعر أقل.

ويشير التقرير إلى أن دي يونج سيغادر فقط مقابل السعر المتفق عليه أو سيستمر مع البلوجرانا، وقام مانشستر يونايتد فقط بمحاولات مبدئية دون تقديم عرض نهائي.

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لقد حدد الأسعار ويسعى لدفع 60 مليون يورو، وهو رقم لن يقبله برشلونة لأنهم يريدون الثمانين مليونًا الثابتة، مما سيجعلها واحدة من أكبر العمليات في سوق الصيف.

لا يزال هناك مجال للتفاوض، لكن نادي برشلونة حذر أيضًا من أنه مهتم بإغلاق هذه العملية قبل 30 يونيو، لذلك يجب تسريع كل شيء.

أوضح دي يونج علانية رغبته في الاستمرار في برشلونة، وحين اختار الانضمام للبارسا رفض عرضًا رائعًا من باريس سان جيرمان في ذلك الوقت وفعل ذلك لأن حلمه كان الوصول إلى كامب نو.

الآن يشعر دي يونج بالضيق إلى حد ما لأن برشلونة لم يخف أنه لاعب قابل للبيع، لذلك لم يعد لا يمكن المساس به.

إنه يفهم أنهم وضعوه في السوق وأن انعدام الثقة كان من شأنه أن يدفعه إلى تغيير موقفه للرحيل هذا الصيف.

ذلك وعلاقته بمدرب مانشستر يونايتد، إريك تين هاج، الذي وعد بأن يكون النجم للفريق الإنجليزي في مشروعه الرياضي.

سيكون هناك الكثير من الاستثمار في مانشستر ويأمل النادي أن يكون قادرًا على القتال من أجل الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز هذا الموسم.