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Having already announced the arrival of young Spaniard Antonio Cordero, Newcastle United have reportedly pushed on with their summer plans by lodging their first enquiries to sign Anthony Elanga and a striker worth as much as £70m.

Newcastle pushing to sign Elanga

With Bryan Mbeumo set to choose Manchester United over a move to St James’ Park, Newcastle’s search for a winger has reportedly taken them to Nottingham Forest and Elanga.

The Swede enjoyed his best Premier League season yet to become the latest in a long line of Old Trafford regrets. Now, he could be on his way to Tyneside as Newcastle flex their newfound Champions League status.

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In what would spark the battle of the Anthonys in Tyneside, Elanga looks likely to come out on top to secure a starting place in Eddie Howe’s side ahead of Gordon next season, should he complete a summer switch.

Given how they impressed in their own right last season, Nottingham Forest won’t want to lose one of their key men without a fight this summer.

Both Evangelos Marinakis and Nuno Espirito Santo will be desperate to ensure that last season was no flash in the pan and keeping hold of Elanga would go a long way towards achieving.

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Whether PIF’s financial power will prove too strong is the big question. After PSR limits forced them to sit out of the last two windows, the rich owners are now ready to spend big again on both Elanga and another Premier League star.

Back in the Champions League with money to spend, the Saudi owners are certainly not messing around in this summer’s transfer window.

Newcastle lodge first Joao Pedro "enquiry"

According to the Daily Mail’s Craig Hope, Newcastle have now made their first “enquiry” to sign Joao Pedro from Brighton & Hove Albion, having already done the same for Elanga.

A deal not expected to come cheap amid reports that the Seagulls value the Brazilian at as much as £70m, Pedro will undoubtedly be one to watch in the coming weeks.

Ever since Fabian Hurzeler decided to drop Pedro for disciplinary reasons at the back end of last season, a Brighton departure has looked on the cards for Pedro. The former Watford man endured a mixed campaign, truth be told, and one that was ultimately full of frustration.

Despite scoring just ten goals in all competitions and eventually being dropped by Hurzeler, there remains impressive interest in the former Watford man who still found himself at the centre of praise last season.

With Newcastle now lurking, Pedro may not even need to win over club legend Alan Shearer if he completes a move this summer. The record Premier League goalscorer took the time to describe the Brighton star as “superb” back in November.

Nepal want to leave a mark on T20 World Cup 2024 in their last group game against Bangladesh, according to head coach Monty Desai. Although Nepal’s one-run defeat against South Africa was heartbreaking, they will try to “put on a show” against Bangladesh, who are in a good position to grab a Super Eight spot.Netherlands have an outside chance but their net run rate is too low. Nepal, with just one point from three games, are already out of the race.”We are building our story, so I am not thinking about spoiling anyone else’s party,” Desai said. “The message in the dressing room was that we still want to live in a world of imagination, where we want to believe that we crossed the line [on Friday]. We want to think that we are on three points, looking forward to Bangladesh and playing to qualify for Super Eight. If you can bring that mentality and fight till the end, cross the line, at least we will go back with a proud moment of winning, and then probably think about the ifs and buts of other games. But yes, we want to put up a show.”Related

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Against South Africa, Kushal Bhurtel and Dipendra Singh Airee shared seven wickets, and later Aasif Sheikh scored 42. Sandeep Lamichhane went wicketless in his first match back in Nepal colours, but he was economical. Despite all that, a run-out on the final ball cost them the game. Desai said the Nepal players had to pick themselves up from the defeat.”This is exactly where the mental strength will be tested for a young Associate team like Nepal,” he said. “Twenty-four hours from now we will be planning, discussing and moving towards the stadium to play against Bangladesh. It is very important to remember the processes that have helped us so far.”Nepal fans had their spirits high despite rain hindrances•ICC/Getty Images

The narrative around Nepal’s cricket also involves their fans. They play in front of packed audiences back home, and it was no different in Dallas, Lauderhill and Kingstown. Desai appreciated the massive support but also wanted them to understand that Nepal’s progress depended on playing big teams and winning big moments.”I think the biggest success story of Nepal cricket is about these innocent fans,” he said. “I say innocent because I am only looking at it through my lens. I know when I walk across the Tribhuvan University ground [in Kirtipur], I see so many of those Nepali fans on the banks, they might be having daily jobs, daily wages to live their life and they leave that and come to watch the game and support these young dreams.”They have stood with the umbrellas in the rain in the past. When we qualified [for the T20 World Cup], they were standing on the roof, they were climbing the trees. There are so many layers to the definition of ‘fans’ as the 12th man for Nepal cricket. I am sure it will be very hard right now for them to soak in their emotions. Cricket is cruel sometimes. Again, I say South Africa had already qualified, we just needed to cross the line and stay alive in this tournament.”I urge the fans back home to keep supporting these young dreams with the limited resources, not using an excuse. I think we have taken strides. The more we get exposure against these Test nations, again another opportunity tomorrow, we’ll go to that [game] against Bangladesh, and I think we’ll be up for it. I know all it requires now in those one-ball battles is courage and that is something which we are instilling and moulding in these young dreams.”Meanwhile, Bangladesh fast bowler Tanzim Hasan has said that they will not take Nepal lightly as the format doesn’t allow any team to hold momentum for too long.”There is no small or big team in T20 cricket,” he said. “We try to see each team equally. Because T20 is a game of momentum. It is a game of only 20 overs. No one can say when the momentum changes. We try to take each team equally. We will play aggressive cricket. We will stick to our place. It doesn’t matter who the opponent is. We will try to play equally with everyone.”

In a tightly-fought contest, the depth of England’s options proved telling even though the side retains a number of holes

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It was, in the end, the allrounders who made the difference.So England may have a fragile top-order, an unreliable slip cordon and almost no idea what their optimum batting line-up should be but, so great was the depth in their batting, and so plentiful were the options in their bowling, they had enough to secure a series victory over the No.1 rated Test side with a game in hand.Take the first innings of this game at the Ageas Bowl. England were 86 for 6 at one stage. But whereas they might, in the past, have had to rely on Andy Caddick, Ryan Sidebottom or Sajid Mahmood to come in at No. 8 and try to engineer some sort of recovery, now they have Sam Curran.It was a similar story in Birmingham. England were 87 for 7 and leading by just 100 at one stage in their second innings. But then Curran came out and struck a run-a-ball 63 to help England build the total that helped them to an eventual 31-run win.At other times England were grateful for Chris Woakes, who struck their first century of the series from No. 7 at Lord’s, Ben Stokes, who produced a match-clinching spell at Edgbaston and an admirably defiant effort in the second innings in Southampton and Moeen Ali, who has the versatility to plug holes almost wherever they are found and who made an important contribution in the first innings in Southampton. All of them can be considered fine allrounders; all of them produced key contributions with bat and ball at times in this series.It meant that, whatever inroads India made with the new ball, England were – Trent Bridge apart – hard to kill off. There always seemed to be someone to lead a recovery; someone to eke out a few more runs; someone to do just enough to turn a couple of games in England’s favour. It is telling that, of the three batsmen who have scored 250 runs in the series, two are England allrounders: Curran and Jos Buttler. It’s not really that England’s batting has been better than India’s; just that there has been more of it.Perhaps the same could be said of their bowling. That all-round strength also allowed England an unusual amount of options. Whereas India were hugely inconvenienced when R Ashwin suffered something of a modest game in Southampton, England tended to have another option to make amends for such issues. So when Adil Rashid struggled with his length in this match, they were able to rely on Moeen- who they continue to insist is their second spinner – who finished with nine wickets in the match. And when they needed a breakthrough in the first innings, they were able to turn to Stokes – the seventh choice bowler – to produce a whole-hearted and skilful spell. It meant there was no let-up in the pressure the India batsmen faced. No weak link that could be exploited.”I felt like had huge amounts of options,” Joe Root said. “I had points of difference in our attack. We had the ball spinning both ways, we had some left-arm angle and three fantastic seam bowlers who all do very different things. I felt I always had something different to turn to.”There were other factors beyond England’s control. India’s insufficient preparation at the start of the tour may have allowed England an advantage in the first couple of Tests – the tourists have adapted far better to the conditions now – while Virat Kohli has yet to win a toss in the series. In this Test and at Lord’s, in particular, that was significant.One day, too, he may reflect on his decision not to utilise the heavy roller ahead of either of India’s innings in Southampton as an error. With the pitch starting slightly damp, the ball made a few indentations on the first day. Most captains in county cricket would have seized on the chance to use the heavy roller to flatten those indentations out. Kohli, perhaps reasoning that the surface could break up if he did so, used only the light one and was then subjected to the uneven bounce that accounted for KL Rahul, at least, in the fourth innings. Perhaps, had he had that county stint at Surrey as was originally planned, he might have known that the chances of any pitch in England breaking up under a heavy roller are minimal to the point of non-existence.Graphic: Home comforts•ESPNcricinfo LtdMost of all, it does have to be acknowledged that England were playing in conditions – and with a ball – that suits them perfectly. Despite the dry summer, this Test series has been played on pitches providing a remarkable amount of seam movement, while the Duke’s ball – and the skill of those using it – has also produced plenty of swing. There’s nothing wrong in utilising home advantage, but it should be understood that England have done so to an unusually extreme degree. It doesn’t mean England could be considered favourites – or anything like it – when they next travel to India.So it would be foolish to allow this success to mask the flaws within this England side. While Root has a point when he points out the tough conditions with which the top-order batsmen of both sides have had to contend, he might also reflect that his opening batsmen didn’t score many runs in Australia or New Zealand, either. But for a couple of huge scores on a couple of flat pitches, Alastair Cook hasn’t scored runs in a long time. And but for a dropped catch on debut, Keaton Jennings would be averaging in the teens after 11 Tests. There will still be days – and surfaces – when they require bowlers of greater pace and there will still be days when the limitations of their spin attack – and the manner their batsmen play it – will be highlighted.”Of course you’re always looking to get better and at areas you want to improve,” Root said. “We want to make sure we’re starting well with the bat and that’s going to continue to be a big focus for us as a team.”But you’ve also got to be realistic about the conditions we’ve been playing in. There’s been some fine bowling from both teams. The two seam attacks are very high-class.”All of which is true. But, with the series already won, it might make sense to look at other top-order options at The Oval. Rory Burns really has done everything that could have been asked of him to win a chance instead of Jennings. If Alastair Cook were to take the opportunity to announce his retirement ahead of the game, it might provide a suitable opportunity for him to be sent-off in the style deserving of a man who has scored a record amount of Test runs for England. The team will undoubtedly require far greater contributions from their openers if they are to challenge in Sri Lanka or the Caribbean. Neither Cook or Jennings can say they have lacked opportunity.With Stokes clearly carrying a knee injury and Woakes still recovering from his quad strain, it might make sense to allow them to miss the game, too. The likes of Olly Stone and Jamie Overton could be tried if England want to add some pace to their attack, though it seems unlikely such an option will be taken.Whatever they decide to do for The Oval, England have a chance on both winter tours simply because of that all-round depth. And if they could just find a stronger top-order and start to hold a few catches – the early signs of the re-jigged slip cordon in Southampton were encouraging – they really could rise up the Test rankings quite swiftly.

Sri Lanka head coach feels “putting on the jersey and representing the country” is motivation enough for his team

Madushka Balasuriya12-Mar-2024There’s no Super League, they failed to qualify for the Champions Trophy, and the next ODI World Cup is still three years away, but that doesn’t mean Sri Lanka are going to ease off. Sure, the overall focus is largely on June’s T20 World Cup, but according to head coach Chris Silverwood, an ODI series representing your country, particularly against a Bangladesh side with which they now have a fairly substantial rivalry, doesn’t require much by the way of external motivation.”I think the motivation is that you’re playing for your country. I think you’ve seen on the field that there’s two passionate teams playing for their countries,” Silverwood said on the eve of the first ODI. “I think putting on that jersey and representing your country is motivation enough. And that’s exactly what we feel in our dressing room. So, the motivation is there.”The embers of the rivalry between the two sides were once more stoked during the T20I series when Shoriful Islam celebrated a wicket in the first game with the now infamous time-out gesture pointing at his wrist. While the second game went off without incident, in the final T20I there were some strong words shared by Towhid Hridoy in response to a comment by a Sri Lankan player following the former’s dismissal, and then Sri Lanka fanned the flames further by posing for the series trophy with the entire team performing the timed-out gesture.Related

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While both sides have, at least outwardly, spoken towards putting an end to the back and forth, Silverwood acknowledged that the rivalry has brought about a good competitive edge to both sides.”The rivalry is obviously great. I think we need good competition. And as I said about the T20, it was two good sides and we’re going to play some competitive cricket. I expect exactly the same again in this tournament, in this series. So that’s what I’ll be looking for, some strong cricket being played. And obviously both teams will be looking for the same, I should imagine.”In terms of ODI preparation, this is a Sri Lanka side still at the start of its cycle, one which they have begun extremely well with series wins against Zimbabwe and Afghanistan – as well a string of high scores courtesy refreshing positive intent from their batters. And Silverwood is keen to keep building on this momentum.”We’re in a new cycle now, so we’re again building towards a style of brand of cricket that we want to play in the next World Cup. And that’s something that we’re trying to invent within the team, and this again is part of that process of doing that.”We’re trying to continue the momentum that we’ve had from the series at home as well in Sri Lanka, where we played some fantastic cricket. And I’ll be encouraging the guys to go out and do the same thing. So, the batsmen to go score big runs individually and as a team to put those big scores on the scoreboard. And we’re asking the bowlers to keep producing their skills and keep getting better and better.”Key to their batting hopes will be the returning Pathum Nissanka. The opener has been in he midst of the most purple of purple patches recently, starting with his string of half centuries in last year’s World Cup and peaking last month as he became the first Sri Lankan to score an ODI double century. He was a big miss in the T20s having been ruled out with a hamstring injury, but he’s back in the squad for the ODIs, and Silverwood has labelled his return as “massive”.”I spoke earlier about fantastic individual contributions. You speak about Pathum in particular. I think what he achieved in Kandy was nothing short of exceptional. And obviously, we’re all very, very pleased with him in the dressing room. What he has done, he’s gone from strength to strength in the recent past and he’s become probably one of the most consistent performers within that batting lineup. So, he’s a key member of that batting lineup. It’s great to have him here.”Silverwood has termed Pathum Nissanka’s return to the ODI squad as “massive”•AFP/Getty ImagesAnother player Sri Lanka will be banking on is Kamindu Mendis. The ambidextrous former Under-19 captain found his way back to the national side following a three-year absence earlier this year, and he has since grabbed his latest opportunity with both hands. Given just one game each against Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, he impressed greatly in the latter – nearly stealing victory for Sri Lanka in a steep chase. He then came into into the playing XI more permanently as a replacement for Kusal Perera, who was sidelined with a respiratory infection, and proceeded to impress further against Bangladesh with his ambitious stroke play. Having circled the fringes for so long, he now finally seems to be making a concerted stake for a consistent berth.”I think he thoroughly deserves it. I think what we’ve seen in the T20 series has been very, very good. But to be fair to him, ever since, every time he’s got an opportunity, he’s taken it. So, you know, again, he’s done that. So, we have to give him all of a credit. He works incredibly hard. He’s very diligent with his preparation, and I think he’s got the results he deserves.”

تمكن نادي مانشستر سيتي في أن يبدأ بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا بشكل مميز، وتمكن من تحقيق فوز مريح على نظيره نابولي بهدفين دون رد اليوم الخميس، ضمن منافسات الجولة الأولى من مرحلة المجموعات.

مواجهة اليوم أقيمت على ملعب الاتحاد، حيث دخل مانشستر سيتي اللقاء بهدف تحقيق انتصار يريحه في قادم المباريات في المسابقة الأوروبية.

ودخل مدرب مانشستر سيتي بيب جوارديولا، بتشكيل مكونة من: جيانلويجي دوناروما، عبد القادر خوسانوف، روبن دياس، جوسكو جفارديول، نيكو أورايلي، تيجاني ريندرز، رودري، برناردو سيلفا، فيل فودين، جيريمي دوكو، إيرلينج هالاند.

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مانشستر سيتي بدأ لقاء اليوم ضاغطًا بقوة بحثًا عن تسجيل الهدف الأول، في حين اكتفى نابولي بقيادة مديره الفني أنطونيو كونتي بالتراجع والدفاع داخل منطقة الجزاء.

وتبعرث أوراق كونتي بعدما تعرض قائد نابولي، جيوفاني دي لوريزنو، للبطاقة الحمراء في الدقيقة 21، وذلك عقب تدخله على نجم مانشستر سيتي، إيرلينج هالاند.

وعاد حكم اللقاء إلى تقنية الفار التي أكدت عرقلة دي لورينزو لهالاند ليطرد الدولي الإيطالي تاركًا نابولي بعشرة لاعبين.

هذا الطرد استفاد مانشستر سيتي كثيرًا منه، حيث كثف النادي الإنجليزي هجماته بحثًا عن تسجيل الهدف الأول.

وجعل طرد دي لورينزو كونتي يخرج كيفن دي بروين من أرضية الملعب ويحل محله ماتياس أوليفيرا وسط تحية كبيرة من قبل جماهير مانشستر سيتي للدولي البلجيكي.

وتحقق مراد مانشستر سيتي في شوط اللقاء الثاني، حيث استغل هالاند هجمة منظمة لينهي الكرة برأسه في شباك نابولي في الدقيقة 56.

ولم يكتف مانشستر سيتي بهذا الهدف، حيث ضاعف جيريمي دوكو التقدم لمصلحة النادي الإنجليزي في الدقيقة 65 من مجهود فردي رائع.

وظلت النتيجة على حالها حتى النهاية، ليحقق مانشستر سيتي انتصارًا مستحقًا على نابولي مرسلًا رسالة واضحة إلى بقية المنافسين حول رغبته في الفوز بدوري أبطال أوروبا هذا الموسم.

مانشستر سيتي بذلك حصد أول ثلاث نقاط له في مرحلة الدوري ليتواجد في المركز العاشر، بينما بقي نابولي بدون رصيد في انتظار قادم الجولات المقبلة في الدور. أهداف مباراة مانشستر سيتي ونابولي في دوري أبطال أوروبا

أثارت تصريحات هانز فليك مدرب برشلونة التي انتقد فيها تعامل لويس دي لا فوينتي مدرب منتخب إسبانيا مع لامين يامال خلال فترة التوقف الدولي الأخيرة، مفاجأة كبيرة داخل الاتحاد الإسباني لكرة القدم.

ونشرت صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية أنه من المنتظر أن تصبح هذه القضية بلا شك أحد الموضوعات التي ستثير النقاش في الأيام المقبلة، خاصة أن هناك مباراتين دوليتين آخريتين حتى نهاية 2025، ضد جورجيا 11 أكتوبر وبلغاريا 14 أكتوبر.

وأكد أعضاء الجهاز الطبي للمنتخب الإسباني، أنه لم يتصل أحد من برشلونة في أي وقت بنظرائهم في الاتحاد، للتنبيه عن أي انزعاج شعر به لامين يامال عندما كان تحت قيادة لويس دي لا فوينتي في بداية فترة التوقف الدولي لمباراتي بلغاريا وتركيا.

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ولعب لامين يامال أساسياً بشكل رئيسي في مباراتي منتخب إسبانيا لمدة 79 دقيقة في المباراة الأولى و73 دقيقة في المباراة الثانية.

ويعد فرناندو جالان أحد أخصائيي العلاج الطبي في المنتخب والذي يعمل مع لاعبي برشلونة بشكل منفرد خلال معسكراتهم التدريبية في إسبانيا، ويسلط الاتحاد الإسباني الضوء على هذه التفاصيل كمثال واضح على حرصه على جميع اللاعبين المستدعين للتشكيلة ويعتقد بأن جالان كان سيبلغ لويس دي لا فوينتي إذا كان قد اكتشف أي مشكلة ما لدى اللاعب ولما شارك في هذه المباريات.

ويشير الاتحاد الإسباني إلى استدعاء لويس دي لا فوينتي الأخير للمنتخب كمثال على التواصل الجيد بينه وبين الاتحاد والأندية بما في ذلك برشلونة.

da brwin： Millwall have emerged as a late contender to snatch a Championship playoff slot and could now strike in the summer window to secure a talented youngster.

Millwall's late bid for promotion to the Premier League

da 888： Four victories in the last six under Alex Neil have put Millwall five points behind sixth in the race for a playoff berth, giving the Lions an outside chance of stumping their rivals for a shot at promotion to the Premier League.

Admittedly, they will need to string together a near impeccable run of results to pull off such a feat, beginning with their clash against Middlesbrough on Saturday afternoon. Holding previous experience of winning promotion with Sunderland and Norwich, you wouldn’t bet against Neil doing the trick again should his side manage to upset the odds over the next few weeks.

Casper De Norre has urged fans to get behind Millwall’s late bid to reach the top six, stating ahead of their clash against Boro: “It is going to be very important to have the support. It is a huge game.

“Now you need that extra fire from the fans – that extra support – to give you that five per cent extra or to help make that one final sprint to block a ball or try to score a goal.”

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Regardless, the Londoners appear to be active ahead of the summer window. The Lions are reportedly keen on Cheltenham Town winger Jordan Thomas after identifying the 23-year-old as a replacement for Romain Esse, who is now on the books at Crystal Palace.

Now, they also have a free deal in their sights alongside one of their Championship rivals, according to recent developments.

Millwall leading race to sign Charlton star Thierry Small

According to Football Insider, Millwall are leading the race to sign Thierry Small from Charlton, making an approach to register their interest in the 20-year-old’s services for when his contract expires this summer.

Preston are interested as well, and the Addicks have also offered a new contract to the defender, who has notched two goals and five assists in 42 appearances across all competitions this season.

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Potentially available on a free transfer this summer, former Everton man Small is predominantly a left-back, though he has also featured on the right flank under Nathan Jones. Labelled a “fantastic guy” by Ralph Hasenhuttl, he has also spent time out on loan at Scottish Premiership side St Mirren and Port Vale, building his portfolio of first-team experience.

Now, it remains to be seen if Millwall can see off competition from Preston to land his signature. Securing promotion would give them a major advantage over any rival suitors, offering Small a chance to ply his trade in the top-flight as he continues to develop.

Either way, supporters can take encouragement from the fact that transfer cogs appear to be turning in South London ahead of the summer.

Chelsea have confirmed Cole Palmer is taking their No.10 shirt, but there is no word on what that means for banned winger Mykhailo Mudryk.

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England star Palmer has worn the No.20 jersey since completing a transfer to Stamford Bridge from Manchester City in the summer of 2023. He has become a talismanic presence in west London, claiming PFA Young Player of the Year honours in his debut campaign.

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Palmer is the key creative cog in Chelsea’s attacking machine, registering 37 goals and 22 assists across the last two seasons. It makes sense that he would fill the fabled No.10 spot in the Blues’ ranks.

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He will be doing just that in 2025-26, with his number change being announced ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup. Palmer is following in the footsteps of Joe Cole, Juan Mata, Eden Hazard and USMNT star Christian Pulisic.

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It is, however, Ukrainian forward Mudryk – who joined Chelsea for £89 million ($121m) in January 2023 – that he has inherited No.10 from. The 24-year-old winger is currently serving a suspension after testing positive for the banned substance Meldonium and has not made a competitive appearance since November 2024.

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An unstoppable Glenn Maxwell equalled Rohit Sharma with a record fifth T20I century as Australia wrapped up the series after a comfortable victory over West Indies at the Adelaide Oval.Maxwell flattened a full-strength West Indies in perfect batting conditions with eight sixes and his unbeaten 120 runs off 55 balls was the second highest T20I score for a batter at No.4 or lower.Australia’s 241 for 4 was their highest on home soil and proved well beyond the reach of West Indies despite an attractive 63 from 36 balls from skipper Rovman Powell.Marcus Stoinis claimed three wickets, while left-arm quick Spencer Johnson, in his first home international, took 2 for 39 as Australia clinched the series following their 11-run game one victory at Bellerive Oval.There was late controversy when Alzarri Joseph was short of his ground attempting a tight single, but he remained at the crease after umpire Gerard Abood said there had been no appeal. Tim David insisted he had appealed as Australia remonstrated in heated scenes, but the incident ultimately didn’t affect the match’s outcome.The series has effectively started T20 World Cup preparations for both teams with the third and final game to be played in Perth on Tuesday.Marsh dominates powerplay before Maxi magicJosh Inglis started well in Hobart to kick-start the race over who will partner opener David Warner at the T20 World Cup. He hit 39 off 25 balls in the series-opener but couldn’t back up and fell for 4 in the second over.The dismissal brought captain Mitchell Marsh to the crease, who did not bat in the powerplay in game one and played having tested positive to Covid-19. He was feeling better and relished batting in the powerplay by blasting 29 off 12 balls.He smashed a first-ball boundary before unfurling his power with a six over backward point and another over the legside boundary. Attempting to maximise the powerplay, Marsh holed out in the sixth over and Australia soon fell to 64 for 3 when Warner was dismissed in the next over.Maxwell started slowly and should have been run out on 10 when wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran missed a shy at the stumps. He capitalised on the next delivery with an incredible sliced six over cover point off Romario Shepherd to ignite his innings.Maxwell completely dominated a half-century partnership with Stoinis and targeted Powell with a trio of boundaries, including a clever reverse sweep.He raced to his half-century off 25 balls before producing another inventive stroke with a switch hit for six off left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein. Maxwell notched an incredible century off 50 balls in the penultimate over of the innings to reach a second T20I ton in his last three innings.Rovman Powell gave West Indies a glimmer of hope•Getty Images

Joseph bowls rapidly, but West Indies fall awayDespite his attack conceding 213 for 7 at Bellerive Oval, Powell again decided to bowl but he bafflingly stuck first up with Hosein who was hit for six on the second delivery by a reverse swat from Warner.But their seamers had much better success against Warner, who had blasted 70 off 36 balls in Hobart, as they bowled a straighter line with Joseph producing swing and hitting speeds close to 150 kmh. A frustrated Warner groaned loudly when he fell to a slower Shepherd delivery, but West Indies were then monstered by Maxwell.With Maxwell in a mood, West Indies were made to look helpless and there probably wasn’t a lot they could do. But some of their tactics were head-scratching, including often not having a third man despite their strategy of bowling wide yorkers.Hometown hero Johnson impressesWest Indies, of course, came out swinging and smashed 42 off the first over fours. That was despite Josh Hazlewood delivering a wicket-maiden in the second over as left-arm quick Jason Behrendorff’s tough series continued with his first two overs costing 31 runs.Johnson entered the attack in the fifth over and immediately started with a 143 kmh short delivery. Two balls later he had Pooran spooning to midwicket before nicking off Sherfane Rutherford with a line and length delivery that was more reminiscent of the longer formats.Having debuted for Australia late last year and then starring for BBL champions Brisbane Heat, Johnson is a bowler of considerable interest across formats and he might be in the frame for a T20 World Cup spot.Dre Russ provides big hitting in vainAndre Russell had only played one T20I in Australia before the series. He had been a fan favourite in the country due to the BBL, but only faced two deliveries in Hobart.Coming to the crease with West Indies at a forlorn 63 for 5, Russell started with three boundaries off Johnson. With no helmet or cap, he whacked legspinner Adam Zampa for six over deep midwicket before clubbing a short delivery from Stoinis into the second tier.But he succumbed to the short delivery later in the over to end an entertaining 37 off 16 balls. An overshadowed Powell then took over, but West Indies never threatened.

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da bet nacional： Na esteira da aliança entre as diretorias de Palmeiras e São Paulo, a Mancha Verde e a Independente, principais torcidas organizadas dos times alviverde e tricolor, respectivamente, além da Torcida Jovem, do Santos, decidiram selar um ‘pacto de paz’. O objetivo, conforme apurou o LANCE!, é ajudar no lobby dos cartolas pelo fim da torcida única e a liberação de mais materiais das facções nas arquibancadas paulistas.

Conforme o L! revelou no início do mês, Leila Pereira e Julio Casares, respectivamente mandatários de Verdão e Tricolor, tem como objetivo a queda do veto à presença de torcedores visitantes nos clássicos do futebol paulista, além de partidas envolvendo os dois clubes de Campinas (SP), Guarani e Ponte Preta.

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As duas agremiações acertaram um ‘troca-troca’ de estádios, com palmeirenses jogando no Morumbi e são-paulinos no Allianz Parque, que será usado pela FPF (Federação Paulista de Futebol) como base de um estudo para pressionar Secretaria de Estado da Segurança Pública de São Paulo e Ministério Público Estadual. O pano de fundo, além da queda da torcida única, é o fim de outros vetos, como venda de cerveja e mais autonomia para os clubes em relação a seus estádios.

O L! apurou que uma ata de reunião entre Leila, Casares e dirigentes dos dois clubes listou reclamações de vetos das autoridades paulistas por motivos de segurança até em medidas consideradas institucionais dos clubes, como artefatos de luzes e papel picado, além de ações para sócios-torcedores.

DE OLHO EM LIBERAÇÕES, ORGANIZADAS ENDOSSAM O CORO

As organizadas entram em um segundo movimento. Destacam o fato de que desde o retorno no ano passado das chamadas ‘bandeiras de mastro’, ou seja, com bambu, não foram registrados incidentes. Querem mais. E por isso temem retrocessos com casos pontuais de violência.

O sinal de alerta foi ligado na madrugada do último dia 10 (sexta-feira), quando um ônibus da Gaviões da Fiel, do Corinthians, foi emboscado e destruído supostamente por palmeirenses. Cinco pessoas ficaram feridas, uma delas baleada no rosto.

Mancha, Independente e Torcida Jovem usaram suas redes sociais para divulgaram conjuntamente notas definindo que estão proibidos atos de violência por parte de integrantes das torcidas. Todas alertam para punições a quem se envolver em incidentes.

Ao L!, lideranças ouvidas destacam o fato de que uma ‘união’ de bastidores, com direito a reuniões conjuntas, tem como objetivo a entrega de uma lista de reivindicações, como a liberação de mais bandeiras e artefatos. Também está prevista uma manifestação pública em prol do fim da torcida única.

Os Gaviões foram a única das grandes torcidas organizadas do Estado a não se posicionarem publicamente. A reportagem não conseguiu contato com a agremiação para comentar o fato.

AÇÕES E REAÇÕES

O pano de fundo da ‘paz’ principalmente entre Mancha e Independente envolve a aproximação entre as diretorias.

O L! apurou que a diretoria são-paulina consultou sua principal organizada antes de decidir fechar o ‘acordo informal’ com o rival. Em ‘troca’ do fechamento da sede da Independente, os cartolas aceitaram a maior das exigências da facção: que a arquibancada laranja (atual setor sul), onde ficam as uniformizadas tricolores, ficasse fechado. A palmeirense Mancha Verde ficará na amarela (setor norte) e o clube alviverde promete abrir o setor apenas se esgotarem as entradas dos outros setores das arquibancadas.

O esquema de segurança colocado em prática por São Paulo e Polícia Militar isolou alguns pontos da casa são-paulina e seu entorno. A estátua em homenagem a Telê Santana, inaugurada mês passado, está cercada de tapumes. A sede da Independente, localizada em frente à entrada das arquibancadas laranja e azul (sul e leste), também está isolada e com presença constante de PMs.

Mesmo com um alerta divulgado nas redes sociais da Independente, em que havia uma promessa de ‘revide’ para casos de vandalismo no Morumbi, nenhum incidente mais sério foi registrado e uma nota conjunta entre os clubes foi divulgada.

Para levar a ideia de acabar com a torcida única em clássicos adiante, a FPF agora quer ver como será ‘o outro lado da moeda’. Por isso a presidente alviverde Leila Pereira vem assegurando que não importa a pressão interna, vai ceder o Allianz Parque ao rival quando necessário.

A reciprocidade tem data para acontecer. O Palmeiras aceitou a proposta do São Paulo para usar o Allianz Parque entre os dias 10 e 18 de março, quando o Morumbi receberá seis shows da banda britânica de pop-rock Coldplay. Para estas datas estão previstas as realizações das quartas e semifinais do Paulistão.

A reportagem apurou que partiu das próprias organizadas são-paulinas e palmeirenses a iniciativa de fechar um ‘acordo informal’ para garantir que nada ocorrerá às sedes das facções alviverdes que se encontram em frente ao Allianz, que também deverão ser isoladas.

A presença do Santos também entra nesse contexto, já que o Tricolor colocou o Morumbi à disposição do time litorâneo, que em breve fechará a Vila Belmiro para reformas.

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