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Mohammad Azharuddin’s nomination papers for the post of HCA president were rejected on Saturday, thereby disqualifying him from contesting for the post

ESPNcricinfo staff14-Jan-2017

Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has been disqualified from contesting for the post of HCA president after his nomination papers were rejected by returning officer K Rajiv Reddy on Saturday.Uncertainty over whether Azharuddin’s life ban imposed by the BCCI had been lifted, and whether he was classified as an HCA voter, resulted in his disqualification.”(He had not given) a satisfactory explanation whether the BCCI ban on him in the wake of the match-fixing scandal was not lifted and that he failed to provide adequate proof that he was enrolled as a voter,” Reddy told the .Azharuddin said he wasn’t given a reason for the decision. “Right from the beginning, I think the process looked to me a little bit fraud. I gave them the court order also,” Azharuddin said. “People are misinformed. I think things should be put to rest. Court has given an order which has cleared me of everything.”The returning officer should answer my questions, but he is not present. I will go for a legal case. I think the Lodha Committee rules and orders are not followed at the HCA.”Azharuddin was banned for life after being found guilty of fixing matches in an investigation conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Azharuddin’s initial attempts of challenging the ban were unsuccessful, but in 2012, a division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled the BCCI ban illegal.Azharuddin, who filed his nomination papers representing the National Cricket Club on Tuesday morning, had said he didn’t “foresee any issue” with the BCCI ban.

قال توماس لاف المسئول الإعلامي لمنتخب كرواتيا، إن فريق بلاده يرى دورة كأس عاصمة مصر الدولية الودية، خطوة هامة جدًا نحو بناء الفريق للصيف المقبل لبطولة اليورو.

ويشارك منتخب كرواتيا في الدورة الدولية الودية بمشاركة منتخبات مصر وتونس ونيوزيلندا.

وأضاف توماس لاف في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “أون تايم سبورتس”: “نؤدي مباريات رائعة في البطولة سنواجه منتخب تونس، وهذه فرصة رائعة للاعبين من أجل الانسجام وخلق أجواء رائعة بين لاعبي كرواتيا”.

وليد عبد الوهاب: استاد القاهرة جاهز لاستضافة مباراة تونس وكرواتيا

وأردف: “إقامتنا في منتجع ورائعة وسعداء جدًا، هناك العديد من المنشآت الجيدة في مصر والبنية التحتية الرائعة”.

وتابع: “نتطلع لرؤية جوانب كثيرة في مصر خلال الأيام المقبلة، ونزور الأهرامات والمتحف المصري والمواقع السياحية الرائعة”.

وأتم: “الملاعب رائعة والاستاد أكثر من رائع، نتمنى أن نلعب هنا لأن هذا الاستاد سيقام عليه المباراة النهائية، وسنخوض المباراة الأولى على ستاد القاهرة”.

ومن المقرر أن يواجه منتخب كرواتيا نظيره التونسي مساء السبت المقبل، وحال فوزه سيلتقي بالفائز من موقعة مصر ونيوزيلندا في نهائي الدورة الودية.

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Feb-2017

A substantial reduction of potential earning from the ICC’s central revenue is only part of the concern for the BCCI, which fears that a fundamental change in the principle of income distribution could lead to further shrinkages for all the cricket boards, with the Indian board taking bigger cuts.While attention has been focused on the reduction in revenue for the BCCI – from $570 million in the Big Three model to an estimated $255 million now – it has emerged that even this figure, and indeed the potential revenue for every board, could be subject to change because a new variable has been added to the distribution model – the ICC’s own costs are now flexible.Previously, the ICC’s projected revenue – pegged at $2.5 billion – was the only variable in the earlier model in which all the costs, including the payout to the member boards, were fixed. The ICC was granted a budget of $870 million – $550 million for staging events, $250 million as administrative costs, and $70 million for a Test fund – and the member boards received fixed percentages of the total revenue. But in the latest model, which has hiked the ICC’s costs by $160 million – $60 million of which is for a contingency fund – the boards will be granted a percentage of the surplus.”Since it is based on surplus, there is an uncertainty of earning,” a person closely involved with the earlier model told ESPNcricinfo. “If the ICC decided to spend more on admin or events or increase the contingency fund, it will further reduce the share of the member boards.”The BCCI now fears it stands to lose about $330 million after its share from the ICC’s revenue pool was reduced in the revised distribution model for the 2015-2023 period, which was passed in principle at the ICC Board meeting in Dubai. If the ICC schedules two extra world events during the period – and negotiations to do so are reportedly underway – the BCCI’s estimated fall in revenue could be as much as $400 million.The ICC, however, pegged the BCCI’s drop in revenue at only $200 million for the 2015-2023 period. Apart from the two organisations disagreeing over the principle of reducing the BCCI’s share, there is also a significant divergence between how the BCCI calculated its revenue under the Big Three model, and how the ICC calculated it before further cutting the BCCI’s share under the new distribution model.The ICC estimated the BCCI’s original share according to the Big Three model to be $450-455 million – and not $570 million – because it had raised its costs by $160 million, thereby reducing the share of the revenue that was available for distribution to the member boards. The BCCI was unhappy with what it considered to be an arbitrary increase in ICC costs, which were upped by the working group responsible for cutting the BCCI’s share in the new distribution model.The ICC working group led by its chairman Shashank Manohar arrived at an increase of $160 million in costs because it said event expenses had gone up by $50 million, central ICC revenues had also gone up by $50 million, and $60 million had been allotted as a reserve and contingency fund. The rise in costs was then readjusted down to $90 million, after doing away with the expense of $70 million for the ICC Test fund.Another key decision taken by Manohar’s working group was to remove the contribution cost borne by the ICC, which had been introduced in the Big Three model. The ICC was to pay ‘contribution costs’ to Full Members from its gross revenue through a graded percentage share. The contribution cost paid to a country was arrived at via four parameters: the revenue contributed by the country to the ICC, its historical ICC membership, its on-field performance over the past 20 years in men’s and women’s competitions, and its domestic development performance.According to the Big Three model, India’s “value contribution” for the 2007-2015 period was over 80%, while that of other Full Members ranged from 0.1% to 5%. So for a projected revenue of $2.5 billion the BCCI, under the Big Three model, would earn close to $570 million from the ICC, which included a distribution cost amount of $63 million given to all Full Members.The BCCI’s argument is that there needs to be a cap on the ICC’s expenses, otherwise the surplus of ICC revenue left for distribution among boards could reduce in the future. Due to the present increase in the estimate of the ICC’s expenses, the distribution costs received from the ICC by every Full Member has dropped from $63 million to $52 million.The BCCI has been the most vocal opponent of this revision.After Manohar became the independent ICC chairman in early 2016, he said he wanted the ICC revenue distribution to be fair and equitable for all the Full Members. In the first version of the new distribution model, after factoring in the $90 million increase in ICC costs, the BCCI’s share fell to $440-445 million from the estimated $570-million in the Big Three model. In percentage terms, it went from 22.76% to 17.8 %.The ECB’s revenue fell from $172 million to between $145-150 million and CA’s projected $130 million was revised to between $110-115 million. The other seven Full Members would also have seen cuts, ranging from US$1-10 million, when compared to the original model.

West Ham United's attempts to sign Joao Palhinha and James Ward-Prowse have been "negatively impacted" by the "uncertainty" surrounding the Declan Rice saga, claims journalist Paul Brown.

West Ham United transfer news – what's the latest on Joao Palhinha and James Ward-Prowse?

With the departure of club captain Rice confirmed by chairman David Sullivan in the aftermath of the club's UEFA Conference League triumph earlier this month, West Ham look like they have a midfield to rebuild in the summer.

Two players targeted to help with that rebuild are Fulham's Palhinha and Southampton's captain, Ward-Prowse.

It seems as if Declan Rice is now set to join Arsenal for around £105 million, but the structure of the deal is still being discussed, so it remains to be seen as to when this will get resolved.

With Fulham's hard-tackling midfielder set to cost around £90m, according to the Daily Mail, and Ward-Prowse set to cost around €60m (£52m) per transfer expert Ekrem Konur, the East London club need to wrap up their sale quickly to access the funds they need.

What has journalist Paul Brown said about Joao Palhinha and James Ward-Prowse to West Ham United this year?

Brown quickly pointed out that the progress with both players has stalled and that one of the main reasons for this lack of progress was the uncertainty from the unresolved Rice deal.

Speaking to Football FanCast, he said: "They haven't made progress really, with either Palhinha or Ward-Prowse. Part of that is to do with the uncertainty over Rice."

How good would Joao Palhinha and James Ward-Prowse be at West Ham United together?

Rice was a player that could seemingly do multiple things on the pitch and do them all well, whether that was playing as an out-and-out defensive midfielder or playing a little bit further forward as a central midfielder.

That proficiency across multiple positions is something the club won't be able to replace with a single player.

Instead, Palhinha's excellent defensive abilities and Ward-Prowse's fantastic passing could collectively supplement what the side loses without the England international's presence.

Palhinha, for example, was the leading tackler across Europe's top five leagues last season, per FBref, registering a staggering 147 in his debut Premier League campaign, which led to teammate Harrison Reed dubbing him a "tackling machine."

Ward-Prowse could supplement that brilliant defensive work with his slightly higher attacking output. According to WhoScored, the 28-year-old scored nine goals and assisted another four across his 38 games for an incredibly dysfunctional Southampton side last season.

Even more impressively, across those 38 games, he averaged a rating of 6.95, just 0.06 lower than Rice.

While neither player will be able to replace Rice independently, their collective output could help the club push on in a post-Rice era.

Fulham have set their sights on Leeds United striker Rodrigo this summer but face stiff competition from Saudi Arabian side Al Rayyan, according to journalist Bruno Andrade.

Who are Fulham signing?

It's been a summer of transfer links for manager Marco Silva as the Whites, following a successful first campaign back in the top flight, aim to strengthen their ranks.

As a result of last season's impressive performances in parts, major clubs across England could look to poach a few key Fulham players, most notably the likes of Joao Palhinha and Antonee Robinson.

The former could apparently command over £90 million to sign as Fulham set a marquee price tag, and if any side decide to pay in and around that figure, some of the funds could be re-invested into Silva's squad.

There are no shortage of players linked with a move to Craven Cottage, including Southampton star James Ward-Prowse, Japan international Ao Tanaka, Coventry City's Viktor Gyokeres, Fenerbahce defender Ferdi Kadioglu and Roma centre-back Ibanez in recent weeks.

Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi will also be made available for just £15 million, a development which has apparently sparked Fulham's interest in the Englishman.

Rodrigo, who starred for Leeds last season, is now also on Fulham's radar as Gyokeres apparently nears a move to Sporting Lisbon.

The Spaniard was heralded as Leeds' player of the season last year by members of the media like The Athletic's Phil Hay, with Silva eyeing a move.

However, Saudi Arabian side Al Rayyan are looking to continue this growing summer trend of players making the move away from Europe to the Middle East.

Al Rayyan are confident they can Rodrigo, but according to journalist Andrade of UOL Esporte, Fulham are still pose a very real threat.

"Al Rayyan remains confident in signing Rodrigo Moreno, but has already learned that the Spanish player is also in Fulham's sights," the reporter said on his personal Twitter account.

How many goals did Rodrigo score last season?

The 32-year-old finished 2022/2023 as Leeds' top scorer in the English top flight, standing out as their star player with 13 goals and one assist (WhoScored).

No other Leeds player managed more attempts at goal per than Rodrigo either, making him a credible alternative to Aleksandr Mitrovic in the Fulham forward line (WhoScored).

Hay, writing for The Athletic, also praised his attitude and demeanor during Leeds' scrap against the drop – saying Rodrigo looked up for the fight.

"The noticeable thing about Rodrigo this season is that he has looked game for the scrap," said Hay.

"His attitude and body language have been more feisty and, as much as it is possible to do this when results are imploding around him, he has looked like a forward who is ‘having himself’, a forward who expects to score."

Meanwhile, former Whites striker Noel Whelan branded the forward "very invaluable" last year, with reports suggesting Rodrigo has a meagre £3 million release clause in his deal after Leeds' relegation.

This could certainly be a price more than worth paying.

يخوض فريق النصر مباراة قوية اليوم السبت أمام نظيره الطائي، في المواجهة التي ستجمع بينهما ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري السعودي.

ويلتقي النصر مع الطائي على أرضية استاد الأول بارك، في الجولة 25 من مباريات الدوري السعودي.

ترتيب الدوري السعودي بعد فوز الاتحاد على الفيحاء وتعادل الأهلي مع الاتفاق

ويدخل النصر المباراة أمام الطائي محتلاً المركز الثاني في جدول ترتيب الدوري السعودي برصيد 56 نقطة من 24 مباراة، فاز في 18 وتعادل في مواجهتين، وخسر 4 مرات.

أما الطائي فيتواجد في المركز الـ16 بجدول ترتيب الدوري السعودي، وفي جعبته 22 نقطة من 24 مباراة، حقق الفوز في 6 مواجهات وتعادل بـ4 لقاءات، وخسر 14 مرة. موعد مباراة النصر والطائي اليوم في الدوري السعودي

تنطلق المباراة اليوم الخميس في تمام الساعة التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، العاشرة بتوقيت السعودية. القناة الناقلة لمباراة النصر والطائي اليوم في الدوري السعودي

تذاع المباراة بين فريقي النصر والطائي عبر قناة SSC 5HD. معلقين مباراة النصر والطائي اليوم في الدوري السعودي

وأسندت قناة SSC مهمة نقل فعاليات وأحداث المباراة للمعلقين فارس عوض ومدحت شلبي.

ويمكنكم مطالعة مواعيد ونتائج جميع المباريات لحظة بلحظة عبر مركز المباريات من هنا.

Marcus Stoinis’ ability with the ball and his experience with the Australia A side in the subcontinent edged him ahead of other contenders to replace Mitchell Marsh for the Test series in India

Daniel Brettig09-Mar-20172:22

‘No such thing as form, trust what you’re doing’ – Stoinis

Australia allrounder Marcus Stoinis surprised many with his extraordinary innings at Eden Park last month. He will be hoping to surprise many more by contributing to Australia’s Test tour of India over the next three weeks after being called up to replace Mitchell Marsh despite an underwhelming Sheffield Shield season.Entering into this week’s match for Victoria against Western Australia in Alice Springs, Stoinis had cobbled a mere 126 runs at 12.60 in six games. A first innings of 46 on Wednesday was his highest score of the season so far, but it remains a meagre base from which to launch an Indian campaign.However the current Australian selection panel is nothing if not clear in its convictions, and as the interim chairman Trevor Hohns stated, Stoinis’ greater heft as a bowler vaulted him ahead of the New South Welshman Moises Henriques, who has enjoyed a prolific summer with the bat. The Auckland performance helped too.”When we looked at the various options we had to replace Mitch, there were two or three people who came to mind, and certainly Marcus was one, Moises was another, another young man by the name of Jack Wildermuth was considered as well, he’s had a terrific season too,” Hohns said.Marcus Stoinis has struggled in this season’s Sheffield Shield•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

“Marcus got over the line because a couple of years ago here with Australia A he performed very well, secondly we consider to give us as many options as we possibly could have in this series, we considered the stronger bowler to be the best option at this stage. That’s what got him across the line.”[Auckland] was very impressive, there’s no doubt about that. What he showed there was his ability to perform under extreme pressure as well so that obviously was taken into account, albeit it was a different form of the game.”As a seam bowler, Stoinis has developed greater accuracy and subtle variation over the past 18 months since his international debut in a T20 in England. He is not as fast as Marsh at his fittest, but will present a strong seam and extract bounce or movement if any is available.Stoinis’ visit to India earlier in 2015, when he played in both first-class matches for one substantial score, now takes on greater significance. Pondering his chances of succeeding on the tour, Stoinis said it was vital that he knew his game and its limitations in difficult conditions – more so than worrying about the unsteady Shield ground on which he stands.”There’s no such thing as form really,” he said. “I went in and made a hundred for Australia recently and hadn’t made many runs before that. You just have to get involved and trust you know what you are doing.”Like most others in Australia, Stoinis has watched the events of the first two Tests closely. He said the touring team appeared to be doing a lot of things right, whether in preparation and strategy, or tactics and match play. What had gone right in Pune, Stoinis felt, had gone awry in Bengaluru – mastery of the key moments.”I think emotions are running high and the series is on the line … it’s a big time for Australian cricket,” he said. “Like every game of cricket there are critical moments and you just have to back yourself that you know what you are doing when you are out there.”

Cheteshwar Pujara’s 11th Test ton – the first for India in this series – ensured the hosts did not fall prey to outstanding bowling from Pat Cummins, who took four wickets

The Report by Daniel Brettig18-Mar-2017
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details4:47

Manjrekar: No umpire error in Pujara review

Pat Cummins and Cheteshwar Pujara fought an absorbing duel for supremacy in Ranchi on a day when nothing came easily for either side. Australia sought to squeeze India’s first innings with tight bowling throughout and Cummins’ impact bursts, but by the close Pujara had inched the hosts to within 91 of their opponents’ tally.Nearly six years after his debut Test against South Africa in Johannesburg, Cummins bowled spells of the highest quality with both new and old ball, claiming the wickets of Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and R Ashwin, the latter with a pair of prancing short deliveries. Josh Hazlewood supported him gamely, but admiration for Cummins’ work was mixed with concern for how his body will recover from these exertions given he was rushed into the team after just one Sheffield Shield match.Pujara’s innings demonstrated intense concentration and mirrored the rhythms of the day. He defended stoutly in the morning, attacked the second new ball to accelerate to his hundred in the afternoon, and then shut shop in the evening as he tried to soak up time and overs in the company of the lower order while gradually eating into Australia’s advantage.His most substantial support came from M Vijay, who helped build a strong platform aided by a strong dose of good fortune when both he and Pujara might have been out in the space of two balls from Steve O’Keefe and Nathan Lyon, on a pitch that is starting to show the faintest traces of deterioration.O’Keefe appeared to strike Pujara in front of the stumps with the last ball of the 58th over, and the captain Steven Smith chose to review the not-out verdict. However, the appeal was declined though Ultra Edge evidence suggested the ball may have struck the pad before the bat by the smallest of margins.First ball of Lyon’s next over, Vijay was caught at short leg but the appeal was declined, and with no reviews left as a result of the previous delivery, the video evidence of an inside edge onto pad was unable to be accessed. That sequence frustrated the Australians and allowed Vijay and Pujara to lift the scoring rate considerably in the lead-up to the lunch interval. Their stand was worth 102 when Vijay advanced unsuccessfully to O’Keefe and was well stumped by Matthew Wade in the last over of the morning.Kohli walked onto the field after lunch for the first time since he suffered a shoulder injury on the first day when fielding, an ailment that has required plenty of treatment, scans and also a painkilling injection. He found little sympathy from Australia, who maintained their stranglehold on his run-making by keeping him tied down until Cummins took the second new ball.Glenn Maxwell dived to save a Pujara boundary – ironically in more or less the same spot where Kohli had been injured two days before – and the resulting three put India’s captain on strike, whereupon he drove at his first ball from Cummins and edged to an exultant Smith at second slip.Australia’s celebrations continued when Rahane edged a half-hearted attempt to upper cut Cummins through to Wade, but Pujara was able to go on to his century in some style with a cover-driven boundary. Karun Nair too made a positive start to his innings as India’s total passed 300. In all, 110 runs flowed during the session.Australia tightened their bowling once again on resumption, starving Pujara and Nair of the opportunity to capitalise on what should have been a tiring attack after tea. Hazlewood had found reverse swing at various junctures of the innings, and it was a sharply swerving ball that found a narrow gap between Nair’s bat and pad to send the off stump cartwheeling.Like Kohli, Ashwin has been unable to repeat his batting feats of this season against Australia, and he was to fall to another venomous short ball from Cummins that gently grazed the gloves as the batsman tried to drop his hands away from harm. This time the DRS did go the way of Australia, as Ultra Edge showed a spike as the ball passed the gloves. Ashwin evidently did not agree and walked off the field an angry man.The episode did not distract Pujara, who formed the start of a potentially useful stand with the wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha as the shadows lengthened and the day petered out. Smith oddly did not try Lyon in the closing overs, but walked off satisfied that a couple of quick wickets on the fourth morning could still open the match up for Australia.

Manchester United tying down Marcus Rashford to a new deal at Old Trafford will be an 'exception to the rule' regarding any notion of a salary cap at the Red Devils, according to journalist Dean Jones.

What's the latest news involving Marcus Rashford?

According to renowned journalist Fabrizio Romano writing in his exclusive column for Caught Offside, Rashford is now close to finalizing new terms at Manchester United.

Romano detailed: "I can confirm that Marcus Rashford is really close to signing new long term deal at United, though when it’ll be announced is up to the club. It’s technically not done yet, some details have to be clarified soon but talks are very advanced. Man United believe this is like a new signing because Rashford was out of contract in 2024 and many top clubs including PSG were keeping close eye on Marcus’ situation."

The Daily Mail also report along similar lines, revealing that Manchester United are in the latter stages of being able to tie Rashford down on a new deal and that discussions between the club and Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund are continuing to take place.

Capology understand that Rashford earns around £200k-a-week on his current terms at Old Trafford that are set to run until June 2024.

Back in January, The Daily Mail indicated that Manchester United had introduced a new salary cap dubbed the 'Ronaldo rule' that would forbid playing staff from earning over £200,000 per week.

Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, journalist Jones believes that any notion of a salary cap would exclude Rashford due to his importance at Manchester United.

Jones said: "I was always told as part of this is the general salary cap, yes, will be £300,000, but there always has to be, one, two or three players that are an exception to the rule.

"Marcus Rashford is absolutely an exception to the rule. This is a player that you can't allow to leave the club."

Should Marcus Rashford be excluded from Manchester United's salary cap?

In short, Rashford, who has been hailed as a "standout" player by Declan Rice, is too important to Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag to have any limits bestowed upon his attempts to make sure the England international stays at Old Trafford for the long term.

Last campaign, Rashford racked up 30 goals and 11 assists in 56 appearances across all competitions for the Red Devils, as per Transfermarkt.

The 26-year-old was also Manchester United's third most consistent performer during the season gone behind Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes, picking up an average match rating of 7.08/10 for his exploits on the field, according to WhoScored.

FBRef illustrate that Rashford played a crucial part in chance provision for the Red Devils as well, successfully carrying out 120 shot-creating actions in total.

Manchester United fans will be relieved to see Rashford being on the verge of signing a new contract at his boyhood club, as his goals proved vital to their eventual qualification for Champions League football in 2023/24.

All focus at the club will now be on trying to improve on their efforts in the 2022/23 campaign and seeing how close they can push their rivals for the Premier League crown.

أعلن الجهاز الفني للنادي الأهلي بقيادة مارسيل كولر، تشكيل الفريق الرسمي لمباراة سيمبا، في المباراة التي تقام بينهما اليوم الجمعة، ضمن منافسات بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وتقام مباراة الأهلي وسيمبا على أرضية ملعب بنيامين مكايا الوطني، اليوم الجمعة، بذهاب دور الـ8 من دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

ولم ينجح الأهلي في تحقيق أي انتصار على سيمبا التنزانيا في ملعبه، إذ انتهت 3 مباريات بالهزيمة وواحدة بالتعادل.

طالع أيضاً.. موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة الأهلي وسيمبا اليوم في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

ويشهد تشكيل الأهلي مشاركة موديست في مركز المهاجم، بجانب عودة أحمد نبيل كوكا بعد فترة غياب بسبب الإصابة. تشكيل الأهلي اليوم أمام سيمبا في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

حراسة المرمي: مصطفى شوبير.

خط الدفاع: أكرم توفيق، محمد عبد المنعم، رامي ربيعة، علي معلول.

خط الوسط: مروان عطية، أحمد نبيل كوكا، عمرو السولية.

خط الهجوم: حسين الشحات، بيرسي تاو، أنتوني موديست.