da imperador bet： O técnico do São Paulo Sub-17, Menta, está se destacando devido ao seu bom trabalho na equipe, com um aproveitamento de 94,4% nesta temporada.
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O treinador é envolvido com o Tricolor há alguns anos. Além de comandar a categoria, também teve passagens como jogador, presente nos títulos do Campeonato Paulista e Brasileiro de 1991, além do Paulista e da Libertadores de 1992.
Com experiência e passagens por todas as categorias da base são-paulina, o técnico vem conseguindo ótimos resultados na equipe Sub-17. Neste ano, foram 12 jogos, com 11 vitórias e um empate. Menta falou sobre essa experiência e sobre o trabalho que desempenha com as crias de Cotia.
– Para mim, é um privilégio seguir no São Paulo, agora podendo realizar meu trabalho como treinador. Conheço muito o clube, os atletas que estão por aqui. Trabalhei em todas as categorias e isso faz com que tenhamos mais experiência na hora de trabalhar um jovem atleta. Então espero seguir ajudando muito o São Paulo a revelar ainda mais craques – disse.
O treinador também comentou sobre a estrutura do São Paulo quanto aos atletas da base e destacou sua comissão técnica.
– Temos uma estrutura fantástica de trabalho e tenho comigo uma excelente comissão, como o Rodrigo Nader, o Marcio que me acompanham, entre outros profissionais. Estamos no caminho certo, trabalhando dia a dia, evoluindo. Fico feliz com os resultados que estamos conseguindo e vamos em busca dos nossos objetivos dentro da temporada e também da nossa carreira – encerrou.
Batters cash in again as Glamorgan face uphill battle to salvage draw
ECB Reporters Network21-Jul-2022Glamorgan face an uphill battle to emerge with even a draw after Leicestershire built their highest total on this ground since 2004 on day two of their LV= Insurance County Championship match.No Foxes side has prospered to the same degree since a Brad Hodge double century helped them pile on 634 against Durham 18 years ago. Wiaan Mulder added only nine to his overnight 147 but Ben Mike’s 91 and a debut half-century from former Glamorgan bowler Roman Walker turned the screw before Callum Parkinson’s side were dismissed for 584, just a week after their record-breaking 756 for four against Sussex in Hove.A good pitch and a fast outfield meant Glamorgan’s bowlers had little margin for error, their mood not helped by some poor fielding that saw as many as seven catching chances go begging. Offspinner Andrew Salter’s four wickets cost 158 runs, albeit from 42 overs.After losing both openers before they had reached double figures in their reply, Glamorgan had recovered to 111 for 2 when bad light brought an early close, with Sam Northeast on 50, but needed to reach 435 just to avoid the follow-on.The day had begun with Leicestershire adding only a single to their overnight score before Harry Swindells was caught at second slip from a ball that climbed on him more than he expected, giving Michael Hogan a third wicket.Related
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The Mulder-Swindells partnership had added 138. Leicestershire notched a fifth batting bonus point for only the second time this season as Mike arrived full of intent, the allrounder hammering three fours in an over to end Hogan’s first spell of the day.Michael Neser ended Mulder’s fine if not faultless innings moments after he had gone past 150 as the South African, perhaps weary from his exertions of the day before, was bowled between bat and pad. The breakthrough gave Glamorgan an opportunity to stem the damage. In the event, Mike inflicted more, albeit with a few slices of luck before he was out for 91.Spared on 43 after Hogan and Eddie Byrom left it to one another to take the catch when he top-edged James Harris, he survived a half-chance back to the bowler against Kiran Carlson’s offspin on 56 and was carelessly spilled by Harris himself at mid-on off Hogan on 70.Mike regained his momentum after a period of circumspection, yet missed out on a maiden first-class century for the second time this season. Left stranded on 99 not out when he ran out of partners against Middlesex at Lord’s in April, he moved into the 90s with four boundaries in as many overs here only to take one liberty too many with Salter, falling to a catch at long-on with the prize there for the taking.The eighth wicket added 115, and though Parkinson was soon back in the pavilion as ninth man out after David Lloyd took a stunning catch at slip off Salter, there was time for Walker – making his first-class debut a year after moving to Grace Road from Glamorgan – to complete a 79-ball maiden fifty and benefit from another error in the field as Billy Root dropped him on 52 at deep midwicket, and for Chris Wright to survive a simple caught-and-bowled chance to Colin Ingram on 14 as the last wicket added another 45.Lloyd, who survived beyond the first ball of Glamorgan’s reply only because Wright’s overstepping invalidated Louis Kimber’s brilliant catch at third slip, departed 18 balls later when Kimber reprised the moment to give Walker his maiden first-class wicket. Byrom was taken low down at second slip off Wright but Ingram and Northeast played positively, adding 102 before play was called off with 12 overs left of the day’s schedule.
A London-based club have now approached Chelsea over signing one of their most expensive players in what could be a potentially “transformative deal”.
Players tipped to leave Chelsea in 2025
There are a few near-certain exits from Stamford Bridge which are expected to take place after the turn of the year.
Maresca personally eyeing "astonishingly" good Euro 2024 star for Chelsea
He’s in excellent form for his club.
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The two most likely players to depart Enzo Maresca’s side, as per reports in the last few weeks, are left-back Ben Chilwell and midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka – who have both been deemed surplus to requirements by the Italian.
Chilwell and Chukwuemeka have both played under an hour in total across all competitions, with Chelsea ready to cut their losses on the pair as January looms.
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Chelsea are encouraging teams to move for Chilwell, who is attracting interest from the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A, while reliable journalist Simon Phillips reported this week that Ipswich Town have made an enquiry over signing Chukwuemeka in January.
“Ipswich Town are showing a keen interest in signing Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka,” wrote Phillips.
“In fact, we have heard that they have already made an enquiry about the player’s availability for January. Chukwuemeka wants to play football, so he will listen to any approaches now. He had approaches in the summer but ideally wanted to stay in England, and again, ideally in London.
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“AC Milan and Barcelona have also both expressed an interest in the Blues midfielder. Chelsea will sell him for the right price, and they might even consider a loan to buy deal in January that will see the player leave in the summer.
“Sources are unsure at this point the nature of the enquiry from Ipswich, whether it is a loan or a permanent approach, because it is just an initial enquiry to see if the player is available in January, which he will be. But I’d suspect it would be some sort of loan to buy deal for now. Chelsea will listen.”
Other players linked with the exit door including Christopher Nkunku. The Frenchman is attracting rumoured interest from Man United, and it is believed Nkunku is tempted by the possibility of making an Old Trafford move (Football Insider).
Palace approach Chelsea over signing Mykhailo Mudryk
Despite his use in cup competitions and some impressive showings as of late, reports continue to link Mykhailo Mudryk with a January exit as well.
The Ukranian, signed for an initial £62 million, has failed to justify that price tag so far and faces stiff competition for a consistent place in Chelsea’s attacking line-up.
Football Transfers write Palace have approached Chelsea over signing Mudryk on loan in the winter, which could be a potentially “transformative deal” for Glasner’s side as they look to climb up the Premier League table.
The 23-year-old dazzled at Shakhtar Donetsk before making the switch to Stamford Bridge, and has displayed his ability on the odd occasion, but BlueCo will be very keen for him to kick on and perhaps a temporary move elsewhere could be best for him.
Manchester City star Ruben Dias has suggested the City Ground pitch was too dry following his side's 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest.
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City fell to a narrow defeat at Forest on Saturday in the Premier League and after the match, defender Dias claimed the dry playing surface made things "more difficult" for his side. This follows less than a week after manager Pep Guardiola said the ball used in their FA Cup win over Plymouth Argyle was "not right".
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The Portugal international said: "With the pitch dry it makes things a bit more difficult. It was [the same] last season and at Fulham too. It depends on the weather as well and goodwill from everyone to make the game fast."
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City are on course to have their worst season in years. They are out of the Champions League and Carabao Cup, have no chance of defending their Premier League title, and now their excuses are mounting as well.
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City, who have dropped to fifth in the Premier League and now face an uphill battle to qualify for the Champions League, host sixth-placed Brighton next Saturday in the league.
Annabel Sutherland made 42 not out and took for 3 for 17 while Sophie Day bagged 4 for 19 as Stars routed Renegades in Ballarat
AAP and ESPNCricinfo staff29-Oct-2022Fine bowling efforts from Sophie Day and Annabel Sutherland set Melbourne Stars up for a six-wicket win over Melbourne Renegades, their first victory of the WBBL season.Playing in Ballarat, Renegades batted first and were bowled out for 91 with one over to spare in an innings in which they struck just six fours.Spinner Day and seamer Sutherland were the chief destroyers, setting Stars on the path to their first WBBL win over their crosstown rivals in almost three years. Day returned her best WBBL figures and Australian representative Sutherland bemused the batters with her short balls and changes of pace.Sutherland also played a key role with the bat combining with English batter Alice Capsey in a third-wicket stand of 47. Stars lost both openers inside the first 3.2 overs, but Sutherland and the highly-rated teenager Capsey put their side back in control.Capsey and Kim Garth were dismissed in successive overs, but Sutherland and captain Nicole Faltum steered Stars to victory with 15 balls to spare. They moved off the bottom of the table, jumping above Sydney Thunder and Renegades, with the latter dropping to last.Earlier, Renegades struggled from the start, with captain Sophie Molineux caught behind for a golden duck off Garth off the second ball.A second-wicket stand of 37 looked to have set a decent platform but Renegades lost 3 for 11. Among those dismissed was top scorer Hayley Matthews who looked good until she miscued and gave Sutherland a return catch. Renegades again looked to be rebuilding after a fifth-wicket stand of 25 but lost 6 for 17 with Day slicing through the lower order.Stars suffered a blow in the third over when India batter Jemimah Rodrigues was run out after a mixup with her opening partner Lauren Winfield-Hill. Rodrigues was beaten by a throw over the stumps from Shabnim Ismail, who four balls later had England’s Winfield-Hill caught at second slip.
Since Mikel Arteta entered Arsenal Football Club he has been ruthless with his decision-making. He takes no prisoners, that’s for sure.
After one too many misdemeanours, the Spaniard removed the captaincy from Pierre Emerick-Aubayemany and subsequently told him to leave the club.
There’s also the goalkeeper situation. Aaron Ramsdale was fine. He had some great moments in an Arsenal shirt. Remember that jaw-dropping stop to deny James Maddison’s free-kick against Leicester? Alas, Arteta had seen enough. In came David Raya.
The way he’s now phasing out Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus is also pretty ruthless but they aren’t good enough. Let’s be honest, here.
One of the more peculiar moves during Arteta’s reign was the freedom with which Granit Xhaka left the Emirates Stadium.
Why Granit Xhaka left Arsenal behind
The redemption arc of Xhaka’s Arsenal career was a sight to behold. This was a player who cupped his ear and tossed the captain’s armband on the floor during the reign of Unai Emery.
There was surely no way of coming back from that. Well, the Swiss defied the doubters, defied all critics and is now seen as a club icon for his performances under Arteta.
It was during the 2022/23 season that the midfielder shone brightest, scoring a career-best nine goals and also registering seven assists across all competitions. He had quickly become one of the finest central players in the Premier League.
However, he wanted to go and in swooped Beyer Leverkusen who snapped Xhaka up for a measly fee of £21.4m. Why did he go? Well, it was to seek a new challenge at a late stage in his career.
Since then, the now 32-year-old has enjoyed a fabulous time of it. He won the Bundesliga unbeaten last season and reached the final of the Europa League. He was among the Ballon d’Or nominees too.
Xhaka ended up ranking in 16th place, ahead of Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, William Saliba and Declan Rice.
Did Arsenal miss him last term? Perhaps. That being said, club-record signing Rice did a pretty decent job in his stead, being named in the PFA Team of the Year for 2023/24.
That said, will the Gunners miss another midfielder? Quite possibly, for this young Frenchman is now ranking pretty closely to Xhaka in certain metrics.
When Arsenal sold a "monster in the making"
The 20th June 2020. It’s a poignant date in Arsenal’s history. An unsuspecting game with Brighton during that dreaded COVID season happened to alter the timeline of many careers as Arsenal lost at the Amex Stadium.
Berno Leno suffered a serious knee injury that led to Emiliano Martinez’s triumphant rise to become the best goalkeeper in the world. It was also Matteo Guendouzi’s last match in an Arsenal shirt.
Visibly angry at the challenge from fellow countryman Neal Maupay that hurt Leno, he somehow avoided punishment despite grabbing him by the throat.
Arteta had seen him enough, though, and that summer he was being sold in a £9m move to Marseille. Guendouzi left having flattered to deceive. He had mass potential but his attitude problems – as we saw in that clash with the Seagulls – often got the better of him.
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Moving back to his homeland after initially being signed from Lorient, the France international did so having played on 82 occasions for Arsenal.
Described as a “monster in the making” by scout Jacek Kulig, the now 25-year-old is now impressing in Serie A for Lazio alongside Nuno Tavares. Remember him?
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After a summer move, Guendouzi has played 14 times in which he’s scored once and registered a solitary assist. But, it’s his Xhaka-like qualities that are going under the radar.
Indeed, as per FBRef, the former Arsenal man ranks among the very best Europe has to offer for progressive passes. Compared to players in Europe’s top five leagues this season, he sits in fifth place for that metric with 96.
He sits just ahead of Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi (91) and only just behind Joshua Kimmich (126) who ranks first and Xhaka (125) who sits second in the listings.
So, are there many other similarities between the two midfielders? Let’s take a look.
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Let’s be honest. Xhaka is quite evidently the better football but it’s clear that there are plenty of similarities between the two players.
Arteta wasn’t to know but in a parallel universe, perhaps Guendouzi was the long-term heir all along? From a passing point of view, very little separates them and they also make a similar number of tackles per 90 minutes.
As data analyst Ben Mattinson once said, the now Lazio ace is a great “what could’ve been” player.
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Match-winning or not, a hundred or not, seven Tests and ten ODIs later, spread across four months, which innings would you pick as the best of the summer?
ESPNcricinfo staff14-Sep-2015TestsAlastair Cook’s 162 in the opening Test of the summer scripted a turnaround for his team in the match•Getty ImagesJoe Root’s 98 v New Zealand, 1st Test, Lord’s New Zealand demolished England’s top order on the first day of the summer to leave them reeling at 30 for 4. That, however, did not bother Joe Root. Even though he fell two short of a hundred, his 98 was enough to lead a middle-order revival and spur England to a fighting 389.Alastair Cook’s 162 v New Zealand, 1st Test, Lord’s With England trailing by 134 runs in the first innings, Alastair Cook turned things around with his 162 to set New Zealand a daunting target of 345, which was enough to start the season on a winning note.Ben Stokes’ 101 v New Zealand, 1st Test, Lord’s New Zealand took a hefty first-innings lead and Alastair Cook replies with a hundred. Then Ben Stokes came out at No. 6 to counter-attack with an 85-ball hundred, the second-fastest in Tests by an England batsman, before he took three wickets as the home pacers dismissed New Zealand for 220.BJ Watling’s 120 v England, 2nd Test, Headingley Both teams produced the same score in the first innings – 350. The match was in balance with New Zealand on 141 for 4 before BJ Watling’s hundred, despite a knee injury that didn’t allow him to keep wickets, ensured New Zealand levelled the series to maintain their two-year unbeaten run in Test series.Joe Root’s 134 v Australia, 1st Test, Cardiff England were in a bit of bother at 43 for 3 with Adam Lyth, Cook and Ian Bell back in the pavilion. Joe Root put the pressure back on Australia with his seventh Test hundred to lay the platform for a total of 430.Steven Smith’s 215 v England, 2nd Test, Lord’s Steven Smith’s maiden double-hundred helped Australia amass 566 for 8 declared, which included a 284-run stand with Chris Rogers, who made 173. It set up a thumping 405-run win, helping Australia level the series 1-1.ODIsJoe Root scored two defining hundreds against New Zealand•Getty ImagesJos Buttler’s 129 v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Edgbaston It is the ‘New England’ everyone was talking about as they raced to 408 in 50 overs, mainly on the back of Jos Buttler’s 129 off 77 balls, an innings that featured 13 fours and five sixes. His hundred came off just 66 balls.Joe Root’s 104 v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Edgbaston The path for Buttler’s hundred was carved by Joe Root at No. 3, after England lost their openers to a menacing Trent Boult. A magnificent hundred from Root, off 71 balls, gave his side a new dimension with the bat in ODIs, as it helped them score 400 for the first time.Ross Taylor’s 119* v England, 2nd ODI, The Oval After being hammered in the first ODI, New Zealand bounced back in the second, led by Taylor’s unbeaten century. The famous Taylor slog-sweep was on show as he muscled New Zealand to 398, a total they just about managed to defend.Eoin Morgan’s 113 v New Zealand, 4th ODI, Trent Bridge An inexperienced England bowling attack could not stop New Zealand from posting a massive 349 before Eoin Morgan’s quickfire hundred – 113 off 82 – led them home with as many as six overs to spare. He had four scores of 50-plus in the series, the first by any England captain.Joe Root’s 106* v New Zealand, 4th ODI, Trent Bridge That successful and record chase of 350 was possible also because of Joe Root’s unbeaten 106 off 97, an innings of finesse under pressure to lead England to their fourth consecutive score of 300-plus.Matthew Wade 71* v England, 1st ODI, Southampton In the 37th over, Wade made a bad call that resulted in Shane Watson’s run-out and left Australia at 193 for 6. Wade made up for the error, though, as he pummelled an unbeaten 71 off 50 to lift Australia beyond 300 and also make his case for being the long-term successor to Brad Haddin.Eoin Morgan’s 92 v Australia, 4th ODI, Headingley England had never chased a target of 300 or more against Australia, but a composed run-a-ball 92 from their captain anchored their innings. He couldn’t guide his team to the finish thanks to a screamer from Glenn Maxwell, but the lower middle-order managed to complete the chase.
India could manage only 168 for 6, before the England openers took charge
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Moody: ‘India lacked intent in the first half of their innings’
For all of England’s game-breaking talent, this win that takes them into the 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup final was all about doing the basics right.They protected the short square boundary in Adelaide, giving away only two sixes until the start of the death overs.They saw a chance to break open a chase of 169 in the powerplay, when the ball was coming on nicely under the lights, and seized it, smashing 10 boundaries while the field was up.A score 63 for 0 in six became 170 for 0 in 16. Jos Buttler became a supernova. Alex Hales became a dream come true. became .The Hales gamble One horrid rain-soaked night at the MCG, England played the way they swore they never would. The captain then came out and said “let it hurt”.Pain is powerful, but just as well as it disorients, it brings clarity. In that it forces people to do everything possible to never feel it again. And that’s what’s happened.Since that defeat to Ireland, where they kept second-guessing themselves, England have batted and bowled with ultimate clarity. The selection of Hales was one of ultimate clarity. He came with solid experience in Australian conditions. They needed that experience. Buttler made the call. And now here is the payoff.A player who, for a long time, came to be known as a disruptive force within the England team was given a second chance. And he’s repaid their faith with an innings that broke the biggest superpower in the world of cricket.Hales equalled India’s tally of sixes all by himself – seven – reducing their bowlers to rubble. He even backed himself to clear Adelaide’s massive 88-metre straight boundaries.India played a hand in their own undoing as ESPNcricinfo’s Karthik Krishnaswamy notes here. They had batted against a bowling attack that allowed them to score a mere 64 runs off 46 balls square of the wicket in the first 15 overs. England though had no such restrictions. Their batters were given all the room they needed to access the short boundary. Hales and Buttler amassed 98 runs off 54 balls square of the wicket in their first 15 overs.Jos Buttler and Alex Hales soak in their unbroken 170-run stand•Getty Images
Buttler’s brilliance This is how you break a match-up. Coming into this game, Buttler had fallen to Bhuvneshwar Kumar five times in 32 balls in T20I cricket.He must have known this because first ball he charged out of his crease, intent on negating the India bowler’s biggest strength. His swing.These were the kinds of moves Buttler was making all night as he finished on 80 off 49.He front-loaded Adil Rashid against India’s right-hand heavy top-order. And the legspinner took out Suryakumar Yadav.He reaffirmed Chris Jordan’s faith in his yorkers. One of those toppled Virat Kohli off his feet.Virat Kohli stumbles trying to play a Chris Jordan yorker•AFP via Getty Images
He silenced a crowd of 40,094 – getting all revved up thanks to Hardik Pandya – with one single shot. A pull for four off Axar Patel.Buttler was at the centre of a lot of good things – but most of them probably date back to the drawing board.England won this game in the backroom. They contained a 360-degree player by taking pace off, because at least that way, you’re only defending one side of the pitch. The one in front of the batter.Buttler backed Rashid to pull off this heist, and this was even after the legspinner had been punished for a boundary first ball all because he had dared to toss it up.Rashid could easily have protected his figures tonight. Sat back and pointed people to his tournament economy rate (6.25). But no, he didn’t. He bought into the plan and picked up perhaps the most important wicket for England. Just his second of the World Cup.Suryakumar is the man India look to for acceleration through the middle and the death. With him gone for 14 off 10, the game had changed.Hardik rising There was only one phase of play that England lost in this game. And that was when Hardik decided enough was enough.He was 13 off 15 at the start of the 17th over. India were 110 for 3. They had tried to disrupt England.Rohit Sharma hit one of the shots of the night – a one-bounce four over extra cover off a near Jordan yorker – but he fell three balls later.Suryakumar succumbed after hitting Ben Stokes for a six and a four.All of this prompted Kohli to go into anchor mode, which meant the other guy had to go big.Hardik Pandya hit five sixes in his 33-ball 63•AFP/Getty Images
And Hardik did. He brought out the helicopter shot against Jordan. He escorted a wide yorker for four past short third off Sam Curran. He flat batted short balls all around the park.India made 58 runs in their last four overs. Fifty of them came off Hardik’s bat. This was his scoring sequence from the 18th over: 6, 6, dot, 1, 1, 4, 6, 4, 1, 6, 4, out (having trodden on his stumps while whipping the ball for what would have been another four). Five of those 12 balls were attempted yorkers. Many of them landed pretty close to the perfect spot. But Hardik stands so deep in his crease and brings so much of his wrists into his strokeplay that even they became boundary-scoring opportunities.From looking like they’d be lucky to get to 140, India had 168. India had hope.And then nothing. Or maybe its worse than that because now there will be questions about the way they played their first 10 overs (62 for 2 with only seven boundaries) against a team full of power-hitters.England chasing history They invented the game. They hosted each of the first three World Cups. They absolutely loved cricket. And there were a few nice moments.A passion-filled night in Karachi. Several glorious weeks in Australia. An unforgettable adventure in India.But there was also, “I intend… to make them grovel”. And, “We’ll have a bowl.”England + Cricket = broken-heart emojiBut then, on a fine summer’s day in 2019, they got their “I love you” back. And It. Meant. Everything.Now they want “I love you more”. Maybe even “I love you most”. Because England, through all the twists and turns and tragicomedy, are now just one win away from being the first men’s team in history to hold both World Cups at the same time.It’s taken a lot of effort to get here. A complete rewiring of DNA, in fact. Seriously, if you take one of Buttler’s cells and put it under a microscope, you’ll just see a scoop over fine leg for six.This is England now. This is the revolution that Eoin Morgan began and Buttler sustains. It got its validation at Lord’s on that fine summer’s day in 2019. But you know the thing with these things. Once is never ever enough.
Russell Domingo has reaffirmed his commitment as Bangladesh’s head coach in the Test and ODI formats after reports on Thursday morning said that he had resigned. Domingo and the BCB have both denied those claims, saying that Domingo’s contract remains intact till November next year.Domingo, who is currently in South Africa, said that he would get back to work in October with the Bangladesh A side that takes on Afghanistan A in the UAE, before joining the senior team ahead of their preparation for the India series at home in December.”This is to confirm that all the rumours and speculations that I have resigned from the Bangladesh Cricket Board are not true,” Domingo told ESPNcricinfo. “I am trying to get our cricket to where it needs to be in the one-day and Test format. I will be going to Abu Dhabi in October to work with the A side. I will then join the national team in December. As far as I am concerned, it is business as usual. I will continue the journey that I have started. My contract is till November 2023. I am fully committed to the Bangladesh Cricket Board for the next 15 months.”Earlier this week, the BCB replaced Domingo with S Sriram as the one in charge of the T20I side, although they stopped short of calling Sriram the head coach, using the term “technical consultant”. Domingo said at the time that he was happy with the arrangement as it gave him more time to prepare for the ODI and Test teams, as well as giving him time with his family back in South Africa.Domingo took up the Bangladesh job in September 2019. Since then, he has overseen the ODI side into the second position in the World Cup Super League, while winning a Test in New Zealand. His record in T20Is, however, came under scrutiny after Bangladesh’s underwhelming performance at the T20 World Cup last year. This year so far, the team has just two wins from seven completed T20Is.Bangladesh are currently in Dubai for the Asia Cup. After that, they will play a T20I tri-series in New Zealand that also involves Pakistan, before heading to Australia for the T20 World Cup in late October.
Real Madrid are reportedly urging fans to make 'corruption' chants at home to Girona as they step up complaints over refereeing in La Liga.
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According to Relevo, Madrid are asking their own fans to sing, 'Corruption in the Federation' in the 12th minute of their La Liga clash with Girona on Sunday. This comes amid their ongoing criticism of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the Referees Committee (CTA) following several refereeing decisions that haven't gone their way.
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The report adds that this is a 'significant' change as Madrid had previously urged supporters to not take part in this type of chanting but now president Florentino Perez wants 'war' with Spanish football.
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This recent ill feeling towards the refereeing in Spain has stemmed from Jude Bellingham's red card against Osasuna and the officiating in their 1-0 loss to Espanyol.
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All eyes will be on Madrid's fans to see if they go ahead with this chant against Girona at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.