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Rangers will face Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur in a pre-season friendly at Ibrox this summer.

The lowdown

Rangers will likely be preparing for Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s first full season at the helm. In addition to drawing up transfers, they’ll also have to arrange friendlies to help the squad build fitness for competitive fixtures.

If Rangers finish second in the Scottish Premiership and fail to win the Europa League, then they’re likely to enter the second round of Champions League qualifiers, scheduled for the second half of July.

Meanwhile, the start of the SPFL season is pencilled in for the weekend of 30/31 July.

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The latest

Football London’s Alasdair Gold writes that Rangers held talks with Spurs this week over a potential summer meeting at Ibrox.

The Lilywhites are due to jet off to South Korea for two matches, and wanted to line up a game in Glasgow on their return.

And those efforts have been a success, with the ‘excited’ Spurs officially confirming the fixture for Saturday July 23.

The verdict: Exciting indeed

This can only be good news. Rangers’ players get the chance to test themselves against elite opposition, and the added intensity should be of benefit to Van Bronckhorst’s side.

Last summer, when they faced Spurs’ North London rivals Arsenal, they could only welcome 2,000 spectators amid coronavirus restrictions, but this year, there’s no reason why they can’t get close to a full house and generate considerable funds too.

And the club hierarchy will be looking for alternative revenue sources this pre-season after backing out a friendly against Celtic in Australia following a backlash from fans.

In other news, read this journalist’s concerning Alfredo Morelos claim. 

Charles Coventry secured an honourable end to Matabeleland Tuskers’ Twenty20 campaign as his boundary-laden half-century took them to a nine-wicket win over Southern Rocks at Harare Sports Club

The Bulletin by Liam Brickhill21-Nov-2010
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Charles Coventry lines up a big shot during his 67 0ff 40 balls•Zimbabwe Cricket

Charles Coventry secured an honourable end to Matabeleland Tuskers’ Twenty20 campaign as his boundary-laden half-century took them to a nine-wicket win over Southern Rocks at Harare Sports Club and third place in the final standings. Entering after Neil Carter had been removed early in pursuit of Rocks’ 154 for 8, Coventry shared in an unbroken 126-run partnership with Paul Horton, who hit an unbeaten fifty of his own, as victory was achieved with 10 balls to spare.Carrying a niggling injury that has curtailed his bowling in this tournament, Carter has been used as a top-order pinch-hitter and launched Tuskers’ innings with three successive boundaries in left-arm seamer Tendai Chisoro’s second over. Elton Chigumbura struck back for Rocks with his very first ball as Carter gave himself room and slashed out to deep cover where Tendai Chitongo held a superb catch, diving to his left.Coventry got off to a fluent start, collecting boundaries off his national team-mates Chigumbura and Chamu Chibhabha. But where Coventry might often have been accused of throwing away his wicket too quickly, today he played himself in carefully as seven overs of careful accumulation passed before he broke free.When the charge did finally come, it was explosive, and successive sixes helped plunder 22 off Chigumbura’s final over. With Tuskers hurrying towards their target, former Zimbabwe Under-19 legspinner Chitongo was crunched for six over the cover boundary and offspinner Keith Kulinga’s second over was dismissed for 11. After Horton went to his fifty, Coventry finished the job two balls into the 19th over, slapping Chitongo to midwicket to seal the win and third place for Tuskers.It was a disappointing end for Rocks, who had a nightmare season in 2009-10 but came back strongly this time round and appeared to be the form team of this tournament. Their batting had been their most impressive facet, but today it was the batsmen that let the side down. With Sikandar Raza and Chigumbura both falling early, it was left to Tatenda Taibu to repair the innings with a typically enterprising half-century. But he found precious little support, with the middle order being skittled cheaply as medium-pacers Keegan Meth and Bradley Staddon picking up two wickets apiece.

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Pep Guardiola has delivered some early Manchester City team news involving Kyle Walker ahead of their upcoming Champions League semi-final clash against Real Madrid on Wednesday night.

The Lowdown: Injury concerns

The 31-year-old has been out of action for almost a month after sustaining a serious ankle injury in the quarter-finals against Atletico Madrid, and the City manager had even admitted that he was unsure whether his right-back would play again this season.

However, in a surprising update, the 52-year-old shared some positive news and confirmed that Walker has stepped up his rehabilitation; and as a result of the progress made, the right-back could have an outside chance of coming into contention for the game at the Bernabeu.

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The Latest: Walker being monitored

Speaking during his pre-match press conference on Tuesday, Guardiola revealed that the 65-cap England international would be carefully monitored between now and kick-off.

He told the media: “Kyle trained today and he will travel. Tomorrow we will decide – he is three weeks without training but we are happy he is back. We will decide tomorrow.

“We will see with Kyle tomorrow how he is after treatment tonight and tomorrow. Then we will decide.”

The Verdict: A pivotal player

Whether or not Walker is named in the starting XI against Carlo Ancelotti’s outfit on Wednesday, knowing that he is nearing a return to action will come as a huge boost for Man City.

The £22.5m-rated star has been a regular starter under Guardiola this term and is a pivotal player in this City side, having made 30 appearances in all competitions, providing two assists in that time and averaging a pass success rate of 88.9%, as per WhoScored.

Once hailed as “one of the best” by ex-Watford striker Troy Deeney, the sooner that Walker is available for selection again the better, particularly with City having been short on defensive options in recent matches.

In other news… a Sky Sports pundit has claimed that there is ‘no way’ this Man City star will sign a new deal this summer

ظهر مراد ياكين، المدير الفني لمنتخب سويسرا، في مؤتمر صحفي اليوم استعدادًا لمواجهة البرتغال غدًا في بطولة كأس العالم قطر 2022.

ويلتقي المنتخبان في إطار منافسات دور الـ16 من بطولة كأس العالم، على أن يلتقي الفائز منهما مع المتأهل من مباراة المغرب وإسبانيا، في ربع النهائي.

وقال مراد ياكين في مؤتمره: “نحن جاهزون ويسعدنا أن نلعب مثل هذه المباراة، الفريق كامل وناضج، هذه فرصة عظيمة لنا لكتابة بقية القصة، لقد رأينا الفرح في سويسرا، ونحن في وضع يمكننا من التغلب على البرتغال”.

وأضاف: “يسعدنا أن نسمع أن دولة صغيرة مثل بلدنا معترف بها كفريق كرة قدم جيد، لدينا الكثير من اللاعبين الموهوبين في سويسرا، لكن غدًا لن تكون مسألة أخذ النقاط بل التأهل”.

وواصل: “لقد تحسن الفريق معي كثيرًا، أظهرنا أنه يمكننا التنافس مع فريق رائع بل وحتى الفوز عليهم، يتمتع اللاعبون بالخبرة لمعرفة كيفية التكيف التكتيكي في الملعب، وحتى السيطرة على خصمهم”.

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وأردف: “تُظهر هذه الجولة الأولى من 16 إلى أي مدى توجد مراحل انتقالية، وأنه إذا لم يكن الخصم منظمًا جيدًا، فيمكننا التسجيل، فريقي سريع وآمل أن يتمكنوا من الاستفادة من الفرص”.

وعندما سُئل عن أي لاعب من منتخب البرتغال يتمنى حذفه من التشكيل لو كان في مقدوره هذا، حيث رد: “لا أحد، إنه فريق جيد للغاية وله لاعبون جيدون للغاية، لا يمكنك أن تسألني ذلك، نحب أن يكون لدينا أفضل اللاعبين في الملعب وأن نلعب ضدهم”.

واستمر: “نريد التأهل والتقدم للمباراة القادمة، في الرياضة ما حدث بالأمس لا يهم، بالطبع تزداد التوقعات فيما يتعلق بهذا”.

وأوضح: “إيقاف رونالدو؟ من خلال عدم منحه مساحة وإظهار القوة الجماعية، لا يمكننا الانتظار للعب هذه المباراة”.

واختتم: “نحن نتدرب على ركلات الجزاء بكل تأكيد، اللاعبون يفعلون ذلك بعد كل تدريب، أفضل إحداث الفارق قبل ركلات الترجيح، هذا ما سنحاول القيام به غدًا، بعد أن عملنا بجد للوصول هناك”.

Mohammad Amir, the youngest, most potent symbol of the trio expressed cautious optimism about the outcome of a hearing that could effectively end his career

Osman Samiuddin in Doha06-Jan-2011

As the Doha hearing into the spot-fixing case against three Pakistani players finally got underway on Thursday, Mohammad Amir, the youngest, most potent symbol of the trio expressed cautious optimism about the outcome of a hearing that could effectively end his career.Along with Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, Amir was charged by the ICC for allegedly bowling pre-planned deliberate no-balls in the Lord’s Test against England in August last year. The charges were the result of a sting operation by the English tabloid and the ICC acted immediately, suspending the three from international cricket.As time has passed, much attention has fallen on Amir, who until then had swiftly taken his place among the brightest, most charismatic young talents in the game; until the scandal emerged, Amir was favourite to win the ICC’s emerging player of the year award having just become the youngest bowler to complete 50 Test wickets.The last few months, including a failed appeal to lift his provisional suspension, have been difficult, however. His future, as he admitted, is now on the line. “Those early days were good for me and these last few months have been tough,” Amir told ESPNcricinfo before leaving for the hearing.”This is a question of my career and I’ve been through some tough days. I’ve overcome them and I will hopefully overcome more in the future. We’ve prepared well for the case and put in our effort.”Both Amir and his lawyer Shahid Karim remain confident that their preparations are complete. Much has been made of Amir’s youth and the ensuing leeway in any sanctions he may receive if found guilty because of that. Indications suggest that the defence may play on his unblemished disciplinary track record and his 18 years.”If you look at the ICC code there could be some advantage with that,” Karim said. “He is very important to the future of Pakistan and the response we have gotten from people so far, I am very hopeful. You can call our case strong or whatever but I am hopeful.”The players are staying in separate hotels with their lawyers and speculation has grown in recent weeks over the potential interplay between the three as the hearings begin. A leaked report of the testimony of Waqar Younis, the Pakistan coach, recently suggested that Amir’s no-ball was bowled at the behest of Butt, who was captain at the time. The suggestion that he acted under duress might gain importance in Amir’s defence, though it is understood that so far, the issue has not cropped up. Karim was understandably unwilling to expand.”I cannot say much about this right now but we will see in the case how we use that. There are many perspectives which we feel are our in our favour and we will use that to our advantage.”Amir was the first to arrive at the Qatar Financial Centre civil and commercial courts, well before the scheduled 9.30am start. He was followed by Asif and his lawyer Alex Cameron though in keeping with Asif’s approach throughout, they didn’t speak to the media.Apart from a couple of media appearances unrelated to the case, Asif has maintained a steady silence, possibly at the behest of advice from his British-based defence. He was the only one of the three who didn’t appeal against the provisional suspension. Butt was the last to arrive with his legal team and though he has been the most voluble in his defence over the last few months, he also refused to speak.The members of the independent tribunal, headed by Michael Beloff QC, were the first to arrive. “I cannot comment very much on it because we haven’t even started the hearings,” Sharad Rao, one of the members, said. Asked about the impact of the hearing on the future of the game, he said, “The future of cricket is good because that is what the whole exercise is about, so that it should be very clean game that we can rely on the results.”

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Em jogo disputado e com decisão indo aos pênaltis, o Aparecidense avançou à final do Campeonato Goiano, nesta terça-feira, no Serra Dourada. A equipe de Aparecida empatou com o Vila Nova em 2 a 2, com gols de Gilvan e Alex Henrique, para o time aparecidense, e Vinicius Leite e Maguinho, para o Colorado no tempo regulamentar e nas penalidades máximas, venceu por 4 a 2 – já que primeiro confronto dos times teve empate zerado.

A partida entre as equipes foi bastante intensa e pegada, com o árbitro tendo que distribuir setes cartões amarelo ao todo no jogo inteiro. O Aparecidense começou na frente, com gol de Alex Henrique, de falta, aos 27 minutos. O empate do Vila Nova só foi acontecer no início da segunda etapa, com Vinicius Leite, mas não demorou muito para Maguinho ampliar para os Colorados. Depois do Vila balançar a rede, a equipe do Aparecidense partiu para cima querendo o empate e levar decisão para os pênaltis – já que primeiro confronto foi 0 a 0 – e aos 43 minutos, Gilvan leva para as penalidades.

Nos pênaltis, o time de Aparecida foi superior e não errou nenhuma cobrança de pênalti. Pelo lado do Vila Nova foi diferente, a cobrança de Reis foi desperdiçada e complicou desde o início e além dele, Geovane perdeu, após Busatto agarrar a bola.

O adversário do Aparecidense sai nesta quarta-feira no confronto entre Goiás e Anapolina, às 21h:45. A primeira partida acabou com vitória da equipe Colorada por 2 a 1, e Esmeraldino precisa da vitória para ir à final.

علّق ياسين بونو، حارس مرمى منتخب المغرب، على خسارتهم في مباراة اليوم أمام كرواتيا في كأس العالم قطر 2022.

وتلاقى المنتخبان في إطار مباراة تحديد مركز الثالث في كأس العالم، حيث خسرت المغرب بهدفين مقابل هدف.

وقال ياسين بونو في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية: “الإحباط أمر طبيعي بعد الهزيمة، لكن يجب أن يعلم الأولاد أننا أحسنا في البطولة”.

وأضاف: “لم نلعب مباراة سيئة خاصة في الشوط الثاني، هل كانت هناك ركلة جزاء في النهاية؟ بدا الأمر كذلك”.

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واختتم: “البطولة كانت جيدة، الشيء المهم هو السعادة عند الخروج للمنافسة، كرة القدم هكذا، عليك أن تقبلها، عليك أن تهنئ الفريق وتهنئ المنافس”.

The ICC has rejected the BCCI request to reconsider its decision to move the Group B match between India and England from Kolkata

Nagraj Gollapudi29-Jan-2011

The ICC has rejected the BCCI’s request to reconsider moving the Group B match between India and England from Kolkata. The BCCI has recommended that the match, initially scheduled to be held at the Eden Gardens on February 27, be shifted to Bangalore. The ICC has given the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) 10 days to get Eden Gardens in shape for the other three World Cup matches that are scheduled to be held in Kolkata.On Thursday, the ICC, after many deliberations, ruled out Kolkata as a host venue after its inspection team deemed the stadium unfit and expressed strong concerns about various facilities in the ground being ready in time for the game. Following the decision, the CAB president, Jagmohan Dalmiya, sent a plea to the ICC through the BCCI asking for a ten-day extension to finish the remaining work. Dalmiya received support from Shashank Manohar, the BCCI president, who sent in a separate “forwarding letter” to ICC chief executive, Haroon Lorgat, echoing the CAB’s request.However, Lorgat said the ICC could not be swayed at the last minute and conveyed his message to Manohar in an email late Friday night. “I told him the ICC could not accommodate the request,” Lorgat told ESPNcricinfo. “There was too much of planning and too much of logistics that would be involved,”It is understood that the ICC refused to climb down from its original stance because, having spoken to its stadium and ground-preparation experts again, the consensus remained that there was no guarantee Eden Gardens would be ready for the February 27 game. The feeling at the ICC was that Dalmiya, having found himself in a tight corner, was acting out of desperation. They believed things could not be sorted out in ten days, especially since Dalmiya had conceded to the ICC’s inspection team on their January 25 visit that a further 20 days would be needed to get the ground ready.The status of the other three group matches scheduled to be hosted by Kolkata – Ireland v Holland, South Africa v Ireland and Zimbabwe v Kenya – remains unclear at the moment. The ICC has clarified that there will be no further inspections of the venue. It is for the BCCI and CAB to let them know if Kolkata can host those three matches.”The big commercial game was India v England. The other matches involve Associates, which cannot be big money spinners. It is now for the CAB to take a call and if they want to save the face, they could get the ground ready for the other three matches,” an official close to the negotiations said.Manohar, who had said on Friday that the ball was in the ICC’s court regarding the decision, told that the ICC was well within its rights to refuse the plea for reconsideration. “This is an ICC tournament and it has every right to decide on this,” he said. “We’ve tried our best for the CAB but the final word was always going to be the ICC’s.”

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Mantendo o tradicional tom misterioso, Alberto Valentim concedeu entrevista coletiva nesta sexta-feira, dois dias antes da segunda decisão do Campeonato Carioca, a ser disputada contra o Vasco, no Maracanã. E, como destaques, estão as respostas sobre o substituto de Rodrigo Lindoso, em que ele deixou no ar, e a respeito do capitão da equipe, este já definido: Joel Carli.

Como Lindoso está suspenso, e vinha sendo o capitão do time até o último jogo, Valentim atentou para quatro possibilidades para o lugar de Rodrigo.

-Penso muito no conjunto, sempre. Tenho quatro opções, mas não vou falar. Preciso pensar no Botafogo. Qual Botafogo vai levar mais forte, e isso tem quebrado a minha cabeça na semana. A ideia precisa dar certo no domingo – comentou o treinador de 43 anos, que não se esquivou sobre a faixa:

– Vai ser o Carli (o capitão).É um perfil de líder, todos respeitam. Vai ser o nosso capitão, com certeza.

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Valentim comenta expectativa para decisão com casa cheia no Maracanã! #VamosFOGO ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/SntlOHWaLV

— Botafogo F.R. (@BotafogoOficial) 6 de abril de 2018

Com pouco mais de um ano como treinador (efetivo), Valentim salientou a importância de um título para a sua consolidação no cenário nacional. Treinador ex-Palmeiras e Red Bull Brasil, também fez questão de primar pela organização no domingo.

-A gente tem que ter uma equipe organizada, muito equilibrada. Não precisamos ter pressa para vencer o jogo, mas, sim, organização, como já falei muito contra o Flamengo (antes da semifinal do Campeonato Carioca) – disse o comandante, que ainda lamentou a ausência de Paulinho, joia cruz-maltina.

O jogo entre Vasco e Botafogo será realizado às 16h (de Brasília) deste domingo. Para levantar a taça no Maraca, o time de Alberto Valentim precisará de uma vitória por mais de um gol de diferença.