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Mahela Jayawardene believes Sri Lanka have found a special player in Dinesh Chandimal after his third half-century of the series helped set up a record chase at Bellerive Oval

Brydon Coverdale at Bellerive Oval24-Feb-2012Mahela Jayawardene believes Sri Lanka have found a special player in Dinesh Chandimal after his third half-century of the series helped set up a record chase at Bellerive Oval. Chandimal scored 80 and kept the chase on track after Jayawardene fell for 85, and although he was out to an ill-judged attempted paddle off Ryan Harris, he had done enough to allow the tail to finish the job.Chandimal now sits on top of the series run tally with 306 at 61.20, and since the World Cup only Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara have made more ODI runs for Sri Lanka. Jayawardene said Chandimal had embraced the No.4 position and had all the hallmarks of a long-term international player.”[He’s] definitely something special,” Jayawardene said. “Even before the World Cup, he was very close to being in that 15 but we felt he didn’t have the experience to be a part of that. But we made a decision soon after the World Cup that he was definitely going to be in the side permanently.”It was just trying to find a position for him and I feel that No.4 is a good position for him to bat long periods, and he’s got the big shots if he wants to. He’s learning every day, which is great. He’s a guy who learns a lot, asks a lot of questions as well off the field, which is good for Sri Lanka. Hopefully he will be one of those guys who will take us through the next ten years.”Together, Chandimal and Jayawardene were largely responsible for keeping Sri Lanka in the hunt after Australia posted 6 for 280. Jayawardene said there were some nervous moments towards the end as wickets started to fall, but he was impressed by the way Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera and Angelo Mathews helped to steer the side into a winning position.”These guys, a couple of them haven’t had much experience, but I thought they handled the situation very well,” he said. “They didn’t go for those big shots, they just kept it going, singles, singles, and dragged the game as far as they could. And then when they wanted to hit that big shot, we knew that Thisara can do that, Angelo can do that, so we set it up nicely. They’re learning, that’s the most important thing.”I saw the domestic matches and the Tassie (Tasmania) boys have chased some big totals. The wicket looked pretty good and it’s tough to defend on this ground because there’s big boundaries on one side and then the smaller one on the other. It was just about trying to get a couple of partnerships. That’s what we discussed in the break.”The three-wicket victory has pushed Sri Lanka to the top of the series table and both they and Australia are now one match clear of India. India need to win both their remaining matches to be a certainty for the finals. Sri Lanka take on India in Hobart on Tuesday and Australia at the MCG next Friday, and a win in either of those games will be enough to confirm their place in the finals, which would be a fine achievement after they lost their first two games of the series.”If we can control our destiny we should do that,” Jayawardene said. “I’m quite happy with the effort. We knew we were playing good cricket, we just had to execute a few things better, which we are doing. Today also I thought we were probably a bit flat on the field. In that middle period we probably gave away the game but we managed to drag it back in the last six or seven overs, to a decent score, and then batted really well to finish the game off.”Edited by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Shaun Tait believes Australia’s World Cup pace attack is the best in the world as they aim for a fourth title in a row

Andrew McGlashan in Hobart19-Jan-2011Shaun Tait believes Australia’s World Cup pace attack is the best in the world as they aim for a fourth title in a row. There is no lack of speed in the 15-man squad with Tait joined by Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson and Doug Bollinger as the selectors take an aggressive route to the subcontinent.It is a major gamble because Tait, Lee and Johnson can all prove expensive but they also have the ability to make significant inroads. In the 2007 tournament, Tait was a success as a shock bowler with 23 wickets, but was able to feed off the pressure built up by Glenn McGrath and Nathan Bracken. “We’ve all had a fair bit of experience and if you put that pace attack up against any in the world and I think it comes out No. 1,” Tait said. “The selectors should be pretty happy with what they have.”Out of the four fast bowlers Tait will be used in the shortest, sharpest, spells mainly because his of his fragile body. He missed the first one-day international against England due to a back strain but he is unconcerned and is ready to take his place at Hobart on Friday in the best shape of his life.”I’m at full fitness apart from the back complaint a few days ago,” he said. “Obviously they will manage the fast bowlers through the rest of the series and probably the World Cup as well which is the done thing these days. It’s probably the fittest I’ve been. I worked hard during the three months I was injured. At the end of the day you can be as fit as you like, but it is performances out on the field that count.”Despite the strain on his body when bowling in excess of 150kph, Tait won’t be holding back against England or during the World Cup. “The reason I get selected is because of my pace and there’s no substitute for me. I’m not going to hold back and try and put the ball in the right areas,” he said. “I’m there to bowl fast and take wickets which is what I’ll try to do.”The subcontinent used to be a graveyard for fast bowlers but that has changed in recent years, especially in India, with some lively wickets being produced. Finding swing with the old ball will be a key weapon during the tournament and Tait is looking forward to the challenge.”In those conditions reverse swing will be a factor and all four of us can bowl that,” Tait said. “You never know, though, in India because some of the wickets they produce can go through pretty quickly. Fast bowling isn’t that bad over there, that’s for sure.”Australia remain the No. 1 one-day team in the world but are not favourites for this year’s tournament after a difficult year which has seen them lose to England, India and Sri Lanka in 50-over cricket. However, this current group of players are taking it as a major motivation to continue Australia’s World Cup domination without some of the great names of the past.”We had a team full of legends to be fair and it’s a little different this time,” Tait said. “When you lose so many great players over a couple of years it’s a big hole to fill. Australian cricket is slowly trying to do that, but there’s still plenty of experience there.”Form suggests that Australia will struggle to make it four in a row, but the squad they have selected means they aren’t going to let their title go quietly.

India have been dealt a jolt ahead of the one-day series with news that Zaheer Khan has been ruled out with a muscle pull

Cricinfo staff18-Feb-2010India have been dealt a jolt ahead of the one-day series with news that Zaheer Khan has been ruled out with a muscle strain in his leg. The Indian board named Sreesanth as his replacement.Zaheer, who did not take the field on day five of the Kolkata Test, pulled up with what appeared a painful right knee after bowling one over during the afternoon session on day four yesterday, and did not return to bowl on the final day as India attempted to square the series.Prior to walking off the field yesterday, Zaheer had stepped off on a couple of occasions for treatment.Zaheer, 31, made his international comeback for the Tests against Sri Lanka late last year having recovered from the injury he sustained during the 2009 IPL. He featured in the tri-series in Bangladesh last month as well as the two Tests there. Zaheer’s fitness will undoubtedly be monitored closely considering the third season of the IPL is a few weeks away.

Inter Miami may be forced to sell players in the next week to fall in line with roster compliance ahead of the 2024 MLS season deadline.

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• Miami must sell players before Feb 20
• Should increase allocation money or shed salary
• Several players have been put on the market

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  According to the Herons urgently need to secure more allocation money and/or reduce salary expenditures to ensure compliance with MLS roster regulations. Key players such as Gregore, Jean Mota, DeAndre Yedlin, Robert Taylor, and Sergii Kryvstov are reportedly available for transfer or trade, as Inter Miami aims to make the necessary outgoing moves to meet MLS roster requirements. Additionally, it is expected that the club will part ways with Coco Jean, potentially through a transfer, trade, or contract termination.

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  While MLS has not yet announced specific roster rules and regulations for the 2024 season, it is known that in 2023, the salary budget for the senior roster was a base of $5.21 million (£4m). Designated players (DPs) impact the salary cap differently, with a fixed maximum budget charge. Allocation money, including General Allocation Money (GAM) and Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), plays a crucial role in managing player contracts and salary expenditures.

  The exact amount of allocation money required by Inter Miami remains undisclosed, and it is uncertain how much the club has left from previous years or borrowed from the future.

  A senior-ranked official told The Athletic: "They are screwed. Trust me.”

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  Inter Miami have made notable signings in the offseason, including legendary striker Luis Suarez, Julian Gressel, Nicolas Freire on loan from Pumas, and highly-rated Argentine youth international midfielder Federico Redondo. However, the club also made moves to generate allocation money, such as trading Kamal Miller to Portland and Chris McVey to D.C. United, and transferring Nicolas Stefanelli abroad.

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  Inter Miami may explore transferring players abroad, such as Gregore or Mota to the Brazilian league, who could potentially fetch significant fees to be converted into allocation money. As the season opener approaches against Real Salt Lake on February 21, Inter Miami's management faces a race against time to navigate the complexities of MLS roster regulations and ensure the team's compliance for a successful campaign. Needless to say, the club's strategic decisions in the coming days will have significant implications for the new season.

Everything you need to know about Manchester City's academy starlet Phil Foden.

Phil Foden is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Manchester City and the England national team. He was born on May 28, 2000, in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.

Foden joined the Manchester City youth academy at the age of eight and progressed through the ranks, impressing coaches with his technical skills and vision on the field. He made his first-team debut in November 2017, coming on as a late substitute in a Champions League game against Feyenoord.

Foden's breakthrough season came in 2019-20, when he made 38 appearances in all competitions and scored eight goals, helping Manchester City win the Premier League, FA Cup, and Carabao Cup.

Foden has also represented England at various youth levels, winning the Under-17 World Cup in 2017 and the Under-19 European Championship in 2018. He made his senior debut for England in September 2020 and has since become a regular member of the England squad.

Here are 13 interesting facts about Foden that you absolutely need to know.

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  Foden's talents were clear since his early youth days with England. He first made waves on the youth circuit during the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup. England were crowned champions and Foden was named the tournament's best player. The following year, he helped England win the Under-19 European Championship.

  His Golden Ball at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017 helped him gain some widespread coverage in the media.

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  Foden has multiple nicknames but has always been referred to as ‘Ronnie’ by his family. It was the nickname his nan suggested to avoid the confusion of sharing his dad’s name.

  Manchester City teammate Benjamin Mendy has referred to Foden as ‘The Baby Shark’ many times on social media.

• £2 million home at 18 years of age

  His breakout brought him stardom and wealth but the youngster has always prioritised his family. At the age of just 18, Foden bought a £2 million home for himself and his family because he was determined to keep his close-knit family together, the Daily Mail reported in October 2018.

  Foden moved his family from Edgeley in Stockport to Bramhall in south Manchester.

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  Foden joined the club at the age of four and signed his academy scholarship in July 2016. He progressed through the ranks at City and is now an important part of Pep Guardiola's side.

  "I was at primary school and I heard there was a City coach coming in to train the year six kids, I was several years below them, but they didn’t see any potential in that age group so they asked, ‘Have you got any other players that might interest us?’ Our PE teacher told them about me, and the coach brought me to train on my own outside. He said he liked me, gave me his card to give to my parents and asked them to give him a call. Ever since that day, I’ve been at City," said Foden on how he got picked up by City (via FourFourTwo)

Who did Tunisia boss Jalel Kadri pick for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar?

Tunisia will be at the 2022 FIFA World Cup for the second consecutive edition and they will be desperate to improve on their performance from 2018.

They were grouped alongside Belgium, England and Panama at the tournament in Russia and had to settle for third spot, losing their opening two matches before recording a win against Panama in their final game.

Now, they have another crack at the World Cup and this time they will be up against France, Australia and Denmark in Group D.

Here are the 26 players tasked with doing the business.

ALSO READ: World Cup 2022 Group D: Fixtures, results, standings, squads & full details

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Bechir Said may have more caps for the Tunisia national team, but Aymen Dahmen has been Tunisia's preferred option between the sticks most recently.

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Aymen Dahmen

Sfaxien

Bechir Said

Monastir

Mouez Hassan

Club Africain

Balbouli

Etoile du Sahel

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Montessar Talbi, Dylan Bronn and Bilel Ifa are getting on the plane to Qatar to face their Group D competitors.

Al Ahly defender Ali Maaloul should also feel optimistic about his chances as one of the most experienced options.

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Club

Bilel Ifa

Kuwait

Wajdi Kechrida

Atromitos

Montessar Talbi

Lorient

Ali Abdi

Caen

Nader Ghandri

Club Africain

Dylan Bronn

Salernitana

Yassine Meriah

Esperalace

Ali Maaloul

Al Ahly

Mohamed Drager

Luzern

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Aissa Laidouni, Ferjani Sassi and Ellyes Skhiri will be confident of securing a spot in the midfield.

Manchester United youngster Hannibal Mejbri, who's currently on loan at Birmingham City, will also be hopeful, having impressed in previous appearances for the national team.

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Club

Ferjani Sassi

Al-Duhail

Hannibal Mejbri

Manchester United

Ellyes Skhiri

Koln

Ghailene Chaalali

ES Tunis

Anis Ben Slimane

Brondby

Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane

ES Tunis

Aissa Laidouni

Ferencvaros

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Skipper Youssef Msakni and Wahbi Khazri will be the first names on the list in attack, while Taha Khenissi and Saifeddine Jaziri are also a part of the final squad.

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Youssef Msakni

Al-Arabi

Wahbi Khazri

Montpellier

Taha Khenissi

Kuwait

Saifeddine Jaziri

Zamalek

Issam Jebali

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Naim Sliti

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O Corinthians realizou o primeiro treinamento após a volta da equipe dos Estados Unidos, onde disputou a Florida Cup, na manhã desta terça-feira (21), no CT Joaquim Grava. E com uma novidade no meio-campo: Richard deve ser o titular na vaga de Cantillo, que não foi registrado no BID (Boletim Informativo Diário) da CBF a tempo e está fora da estreia.

Na atividade, realizada debaixo de sol forte, o técnico Tiago Nunes realizou um treino em campo reduzido. Na primeira parte do treinamento, a equipe realizou uma espécie de ataque contra defesa, onde os atacantes realizavam finalizações em gols de tamanho normal, enquanto a defesa tinha que finalizar em mini gols.

A segunda parte do treinamento ficou marcada por uma mudança na equipe. Ao realizar jogadas ensaiadas de bola parada, o volante Richard foi colocado na vaga de Cantillo.

CO colombiano está fora da partida por não estar registrado no BID da CBF a tempo da primeira rodada do Paulistão. O prazo de inscrição para a estreia era válido somente até o dia 15 de janeiro.

Danilo Avelar, que nesta temporada estará na posição de zagueiro, fez somente a primeira parte do treinamento e depois foi para a parte interna do CT. Everaldo, que não participou da Florida Cup, realizou transição física.

Vale ressaltar que o elenco corintiano realiza mais uma atividade na tarde desta terça-feira, desta vez na Arena Corinthians, às 15h30.

De resto, a equipe deve ser a mesma que começou a partida contra o Atlético Nacional (COL): Cássio, Fagner, Pedro Henrique, Gil e Lucas Piton; Camacho, Richard e Luan; Ramiro, Janderson e Boselli. O Corinthians estreia nesta quinta-feira (23), contra o Botafogo-SP, na Arena, ás 21h30.

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Falar de futebol brasileiro é falar de Romário. Longe dos gramados desde 2008, o eterno camisa 11 bateu um papo exclusivo com a LANCE! TV e falou sobre os projetos na política, a fase atual do futebol nacional e o desejo de retornar para a área esportiva. Entre os temas, duras críticas à CBF, elogios para Flamengo e Gabigol e sinal de alerta para os demais cariocas. Neste domingo, o L!trará mais do especial com o Baixinho.

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The ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015 will be staged across eight venues in Ireland and Scotland from July 9 to 26

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Group A
Ireland, Nepal, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, Namibia, USA, Jersey
Group B
Afghanistan, UAE, Netherlands, Scotland, Canada, Kenya, Oman

The ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015 will be staged across eight venues in Ireland and Scotland from July 9 to 26. The top six sides from the 14-team and 51-game tournament will join the 10 Full Members for the ICC World Twenty20 2016, to be held in India from March 11 to April 3.The sides that top the two groups will automatically qualify for the World Twenty20 2016. The sides that finish second and third in each of the groups will play cross-over matches with the two winners joining the table-toppers for the India tournament.The losing sides of the two play-off matches will then play the fourth-placed sides from each of the two groups in cross-over matches with the winners completing the 16-team line-up for the World Twenty20 2016.There will be two rounds of warm-up games on July 6 and 7 before Scotland meet UAE in the opening game of the tournament on July 9, followed by Netherlands taking on Afghanistan later in the afternoon. Malahide in Dublin and The Grange in Edinburgh will be the two broadcast venues.The six sides that joined the 10 Full Members for the World Twenty20 2014 in Bangladesh were Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Ireland, Nepal, Netherlands and the UAE.

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As suspensões, lesões e a Data Fifa ajudaram na perda da liderança do Santos no Campeonato Brasileiro. Desde o jogo contra o Cruzeiro, no dia 18 de agosto, até a partida diante do Flamengo, no último dia 14, o Peixe teve 11 desfalques pelos motivos citados.

Os zagueiros Felipe Aguilar e Gustavo Henrique, o lateral-esquerdo Jorge, o lateral-direito Victor Ferraz, o volante Diego Pituca e o atacante Marinho perderam as últimas partidas por suspensão. O meia Evandro teve uma contratura muscular e já perdeu dois jogos consecutivos.

Jorge, Soteldo, Derlis González e Cueva também desfalcaram o Santos nos amistosos internacionais de suas respectivas seleções. Em cinco partidas no intervalo de um mês, o Alvinegro perdeu duas, empatou duas e ganhou uma. Além disso, caiu da primeira para a terceira colocação do torneio nacional.

Desfalques do Santos nos últimos jogos:

18/8/19 – Cruzeiro 2×0 Santos – Felipe Aguilar (suspenso);
25/8/19 – Santos 3×3 Fortaleza – Gustavo Henrique (suspenso);
31/8/19 – Chapecoense 0x1 Santos – Marinho e Jorge (suspensos);
8/9/19 – Santos 1×1 Athletico – Jorge, Soteldo, Derlis e Cueva (convocados) e Ferraz (suspenso e trauma no joelho direito);
14/9/19 – Flamengo 1×0 Santos – Diego Pituca (suspensão) e Evandro (contratura muscular).

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O número de infrações e cartões recebidos pelo Santos estão no Top-5 dos clubes participantes do Campeonato Brasileiro. O Alvinegro é o time mais advertido, com 61, além de ser o quarto que mais comete faltas, com 282.

O desfalque certo do técnico Jorge Sampaoli é novamente Gustavo Henrique. O zagueiro cumpre suspensão automática contra o Grêmio, neste sábado, às 21h, na Vila Belmiro, pela 20ª rodada do Brasileiro. O volante Diego Pituca se recupera de uma torção no tornozelo e ainda é dúvida para a partida.

* Sob supervisão de Vinícius Perazzini