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O Botafogo deu um passo importante para realizar mais uma bela homenagem póstuma à Beth Carvalho, que faleceu na última semana, aos 72 anos (a artista completaria 73 neste domingo).O presidente do clube, Nelson Mufarrej, solicitou ao prefeito Marcelo Crivella que o espaço situado em frente à sede de General Severiano, conhecido por ostentar a estátua do Manequinho, seja nomeado formalmente como “Largo Beth Carvalho”.

O Botafogo informou também, através de seu site oficial, que o prefeito do Rio atendeu ao pedido e, em breve, o decreto será publicado. O Alvinegro salientou que “trata-se de uma justa homenagem à Beth Carvalho em um local mais que especial: onde a torcida tradicionalmente festeja os títulos do Botafogo”.

A generosidade com o samba fez com que Beth Carvalho se tornasse “madrinha” de artistas como Zeca Pagodinho, Arlindo Cruz e Jorge Aragão. Além disso, resgatou as obras de artistas como Nelson Cavaquinho e Cartola. Cabe destacar que o apelido de Madrinha do Samba foi eternizado.

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Nossa eterna Madrinha!

Obrigado por tudo, Beth Carvalho! 🙏🏼⭐️ pic.twitter.com/MZ8qz4wNv8

— Botafogo F.R. (@Botafogo) 30 de abril de 2019

Sua ligação com o futebol ocorreu em mais de um momento. Torcedora declarada do Botafogo, Beth Carvalho fez a música “Botafogo Campeão” em 1989 para celebrar o fim do jejum de 21 anos da equipe. A canção, aliás, tocou nos altos-falantes do Estádio Nilton Santos após as duas últimas vitórias, contra Bahia e Fortaleza, ambas pelo Campeonato Brasileiro.

Mais uma vez, três pontos para o Botafogo aos embalos de Beth Carvalho, aniversariante do dia. Vitória merecida #lanceNILTAO pic.twitter.com/4h2YtuF9aI

— Lazlo Dalfovo (@lazlodalfovo) 5 de maio de 2019

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Logo após o treino realizado nesta quarta-feira, noEstádio Centenário, Marcelo Benevenuto concedeu uma entrevista coletiva e projetou o duelo do Botafogo desta quinta, pela volta da terceira fase da Copa do Brasil, contra o Juventude.

O frustrante (para o Glorioso) empate no Nilton Santos, em 1 a 1, fez com que Zé Ricardo optasse pela preparação de uma equipe cuja postura será ofensiva e de pressão quando perder a posse de bola. Foi o que indicou o zagueiro:

– A gente vai atacar eles. No Rio (quinta passada), fomos bem superiores, eles fizeram um gol e abaixaram bem a linha e optaram por defender, colocando dois caminhões na defesa. Nós também pecamos muito na finalização, mas acredito que a bola amanhã (quinta) vai entrar.

– Vamos atacar com inteligência e fazer uma pressão no adversário quando perder a bola. Lá no Rio, demos muito contra-ataque, e isso não pode repetir. Eu mesmo errei no lance em que originou o gol de escanteio deles – emendou.

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Após a atividade desta quarta-feira, em Caxias do Sul, Marcelo Benevenuto conversa com a imprensa e reforça comprometimento total do BOTAFOGO para avançar na Copa do Brasil! #VamosFOGO ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/LMsdhNzD8n

— Botafogo F.R. (@Botafogo) 10 de abril de 2019

Marcelo ainda externou que os desfalques – João Paulo, suspenso, Leo Valencia, Alan Santos e Carli, lesionados – não farão tanta falta pois o elenco compensa. Por fim, o camisa 3 falou a respeito do que esperam do time mandante.

– Eles estão jogando em casa, acredito que, diferente do Rio, eles vão sair mais para jogar, e pode ser que tenhamos mais contra-ataques. Só que não viemos para nos defender, vamos atacar também, como já disse.

O confronto entre Juventude e Botafogo será realizado às 19h15 (de Brasília) desta quinta-feira, no Estádio Alfredo Jaconi. Quem vencer, avança à quarta fase. Já no caso de qualquer outro empate, a vaga será decidida nos pênaltis.

فجرت شبكة “سكاي سبورتس” مفاجأة من العيار الثقيل حول مستقبل مهاجم الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي بيراميدز، إبراهيم عادل، بعد تألقه في بطولة أمم إفريقيا تحت 23 عامًا.

وحصل عادل على جائزة أفضل لاعب في البطولة في الساعات الأولى من صباح اليوم، رغم خسارة منتخب مصر للقب أمام المغرب بنتيجة 1-2.

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Nordsjælland and Anderlecht are among clubs keen on Egyptian fwd Ibrahim Adel after his performances with Egypt U23. 🇪🇬 #transfers

Adel has been voted as player of the tournament at U23 Africa Cup. pic.twitter.com/rDdR21pUGS — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 9, 2023

ولكن أداء مهاجم بيراميدز قد لفت أنظار بعض الأندية الأوروبية، بحسب متخصص سوق الانتقالات فابرزيو رومانو عبر حسابه الرسمي على “تويتر”.

وكشف رومانو أن ناديي أندرلخت البلجيكي ونورشيلاند الدنماركي دخلا في صراع من أجل ضم إبراهيم عادل من بيراميدز بعد أدائه المميز في البطولة.

الجدير بالذكر أن عادل صاحب الـ22 عامًا، لديه عقد مع بيراميدز لمدة 3 سنوات مقبلة أي حتى 30 يونيو 2026.

West Indies’ stand-in captain Kieron Pollard praised his side for showing character in a tense one-wicket win over India at Sabina Park, despite the main batsmen failing to close out the game

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Jul-2013West Indies’ stand-in captain Kieron Pollard praised his side for showing character in a tense one-wicket win over India at Sabina Park, despite the main batsmen failing to close out the game. Chasing 230, West Indies lost their ninth wicket with ten needed, but Nos 9 and 11, Kemar Roach and Tino Best respectively, held their nerve to seal their second consecutive win in the tournament.”At the end, we got over the line and that’s what matters,” said Pollard, who stood-in for the injured Dwayne Bravo. “In the recent past, West Indies teams would have capitulated completely, so it shows we have a bit of fight and character in this side.”We are West Indian cricketers. We attack. If we get into our shell, we get out. That’s how we play cricket and it has worked for us. At the end of the day you have to back yourself. We have to be happy for victories. We cannot say we are not feeling so good because No. 10 (sic.9) and 11 got us over the line. They are batsmen in the team as well.”A modest target of 230 was made to look complicated by West Indies, who lost wickets due to extravagant strokes, despite being well ahead of the required rate. Johnson Charles, who set the platform with 97, was one of those who perished trying to clear the infield. In the end, it was a level-headed partnership of 10 runs between Roach and Best that ended India’s five-match unbeaten streak in ODIs.However, Pollard wanted his team to assess the reasons for such a tense finish. “It’s just a matter of us doing the things that we haven’t done so well, especially in the middle overs.” he said. “As middle-order batsmen, we just have to take it upon ourselves and finish it for the team rather than letting No.10 and 11 (win the match).”Charles anchored the innings and added 116 with Darren Bravo to give West Indies control after losing three early wickets. After a labored 29 off 58 balls in the first match against Sri Lanka, Charles was pleased to get his rhythm back, hitting eight fours and four sixes.”I felt nice and relaxed at the crease. I was told to go out and play my natural game and that is what I did.” Charles said. “In the last game I had no rhythm but this game I came out with a bit more intent and I knew exactly where I wanted to score. I played to my strengths and played shots according to the fields India set”.On a damp wicket, India lost Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli inside the first ten overs, before Rohit Sharma’s eighth half-century against West Indies anchored the innings. A wayward Best returned at the death to claim the important wicket of India captain MS Dhoni first and Ravindra Jadeja in his next over.”We bowled well against the Indians and reduced them to a score we knew we could chase down,” Charles said. “The pitch got a bit flatter and was more of a batting pitch. I would have liked to have reached three figures and carry my team to victory but I’m happy we made it two wins in a row.”Pollard said he felt little pressure on his captaincy debut. “At the start of the game, there wasn’t any pressure. It came later on when we were trying to win the game.” he said. “We have experienced guys in the side, who have captained West Indies before, who have played all over the world and their knowledge was always going to help me go about the task of trying to lead West Indies.”

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Neste sábado, 4117 sócios do Palmeiras foram votar em membros para o Conselho Deliberativo do clube, e a maioria optou por fortalecer a situação no órgão. Cerca de 67% dos 76 eleitos são aliados ao presidente Maurício Galiotte, enquanto menos de um terço ficou com a chapa única da oposição, que reuniu nomes ligados aos ex-presidentes Paulo Nobre e Mustafá Contursi.

Confira o resultado da eleição, que teve 4100 votos válidos, setevotos em legenda (direto na chapa) e dez votos em branco:

1859 votos – Chapa Palestra Itália (situação)
1345 votos – Chapa Todos Palmeiras (oposição)
615 votos – Chapa União Verde-Branca (situação)
288 votos – Chapa Novo Palestra (situação)

35 conselheiros eleitos – Palestra Itália (situação)
25 conselheiros eleitos – Todos Palmeiras (oposição)
11 conselheiros eleitos – União Verde-Branca (situação)
5 conselheiros eleitos – Novo Palestra (situação)

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No total, são 51 cadeiras para a situação (que representam 67% das 76 colocadas em votação neste sábado) e 25 para oposição (33%). O resultado mostra o apoio mantido a Galiotte, como ocorre no órgão desde a primeira gestão do presidente.

O mandato dos conselheiros eleitos neste sábado é válido por quatro anos, com a posse programada para a próxima reunião extraordinária do Conselho Deliberativo, em março.Os candidatos que não foram eleitos entrarão como suplentes, por ordem de maior número de votos recebidos – em caso de empate, o critério será pela matrícula mais antiga.

Atualmente, o Conselho Deliberativo tem 300 membros: são 148 vitalícios e 152 com mandatos de quatro anos. A cada dois anos, 76 são eleitos. Por isso, os 76 escolhidos em fevereiro de 2017 (entre eles Leila Pereira e José Lamacchia) permanecerão no Conselho até fevereiro de 2021.

Na gestão anterior, Galiotte sempre teve o apoio do Conselho Deliberativo, que aprovou mudanças no contrato de patrocínio com a Crefisa e a Faculdade das Américas e, também, a presença no órgão de Leila Pereira e José Lamacchia, casal proprietário das duas empresas. Por outro lado, no ano passado, o Conselho de Orientação e Fiscalização reprovou as contas do presidente.

Ainda assim, o atual mandatário provou sua força em novembro, quando foi eleito para uma nova gestão, até o final de 2021. Maurício Galiotte obteve1.843 votos, contra 1.176 para Genaro Marino, vice-presidente eleito do clube entre 2013 e 2018 e que se candidatou como oposição.

Confira os 76 eleitos para o Conselho Deliberativo neste sábado:

CHAPA TODOS PALMEIRAS – Nº 100 (OPOSIÇÃO)

ROBERTO FLEURY DE SOUZA BERTAGNI 93 votos
DIMAS EDUARDO RAMALHO 63
GUSTAVO DO AMARAL SILVA 57
FAUSTO HENRIQUE VIEIRA NISTAL 55
JOSE CORSINI FILHO 54
RICIERI FAEDO 44
LEONARDO FIORETTI 41
BRUNO FRIZZO 39
RICARDO ALBERTO GALASSI 39
LUIZ FERNANDO MARREY MONCAU 38
PAULO ESTEVAM SCREMIM 37
NORBERTO MAURICIO LIOTTI 36
LUIZ ROBERTO CASSAB MOUSINHO 36
EMERSON DA ROSA 35
AURELIO DAVANÇO 34
RENATO MAZARO SANTOS 34
VAGNER ANSELMO MATRONE 33
JOSE ANTONIO DO ROSARIO 31
MAURICIO PEGORARO 30
NELLO RODOLPHO GIONGO FILHO 29
DOMINGOS GIANNINI NETO 29
RICARDO SIGNORINI 29
DANIEL COBRA BRUNO 29
MAURICIO VITUZZO 29
GUSTAVO GOMES PEREIRA 28

CHAPA NOVO PALESTRA – Nº 200 (SITUAÇÃO)

TADEU DE CARVALHO 38
MARCOS ANTONIO HERNANDES 37
LUIZ CLAUDIO CORDEIRO 36
GOTTINO 27
TARCISIO ALVES DE SIQUEIRA JUNIOR 22

CHAPA PALESTRA ITALIA – Nº 300 (SITUAÇÃO)

DAVID GUILHERME MENANI 106
KARAM FERES KARAM JUNIOR 80
WILSON TOSHIRO NAKAMURA 57
MARCO CEZAR RAFA ARICHELLO 55
PASQUALE BRUNO 48
PAULO ROGERIO DE AQUINO 45
SYLVIA LUCIA BOGGIAN 43
JOAO DE SA BRASIL LIMA 43
WALTER MARCONI 42
LEANDRO NOBREGA BAFUME 41
SERGIO GALVAO VALENTE 40
JONAS NICANOR FREITAS CHERUBINI 38
VICENTE ROBERTO CRISCIO 38
ALEXANDRE DE SOUSA GASPAR 37
MARCOS VINICIUS BORIN 37
ATAIDE PEDRO ROBERTO 36
NOBUYUKI YOKOYAMA 36
GUILHERME RODRIGUES MONTEIRO MENDES 36
MARCIO GOMEZ MARTIN 35
MARCO POLO CALANDRIELLO 35
JULIO CESAR PASQUARELLI 35
LUIZ CARNASSALE NETO 34
HERBERT LUIZ DIAS GRECO 34
HERICK DA SILVA MORAES 33
JOSE INGLESE NETO 33
RICARDO DE SIMONE NETO 32
ENRIQUE TADEU JUSSIO GUILLEN 31
CHRISTIAN D´ALESSANDRO FERRER SABOIA 31
FRANCISCO HAROLDO DE ARAUJO 30
MAURICIO GUBBINI 30
SILVIO YOITI KATSURAGI 30
ALEXANDRE CONILHO 30
EVERALDO COELHO DA SILVA 30
MARCELO BUTENAS 29
EDUARDO PASCALE 28

CHAPA UNIÃO VERDE-BRANCA – Nº 400 (SITUAÇÃO)

DIEGO TERNI PRETE FERRAZ ZUPO 51
CARLOS RICARDO DEGON 45
VALTER CELSO TEIXEIRA PINTO 44
MAURICIO ESPOSITO TAVARES 44
MARCOS ANTONIO GAMA 39
JULIO ROBERTO DEL NERO 38
JOAO CARLOS FALBO MANSUR 36
LUIS FERNANDO VALLEJOS PEREDO 34
PATRICIA GALVAO MORANDINI 31
ALMIR GOMES DO NASCIMENTO 29
MAURICIO ALVES CAMARGO 26

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West Indies’ captain Merissa Aguilleira was pleased with the all-round effort of her team, and especially the batting, after they routed Sri Lanka by 209 runs in their second match of the Women’s World Cup

Vishal Dikshit in Mumbai03-Feb-2013West Indies’ captain Merissa Aguilleira was pleased with the all-round effort of her team, and especially the batting, after they routed Sri Lanka by 209 runs in their second match of the Women’s World Cup at the MIG Ground in Mumbai. They were bowled out for 179 in their previous match at the Brabourne Stadium, and three days later, the team put up a total of 368 here.”I must say this is a great example of a team effort,” Aguilleira said. “The batsmen did extremely well leading us upfront. We had a lot of people getting into the act with the bat. After that we followed up with the ball also. I think it was an all-round performance.”The major contribution was Stafanie Taylor’s knock of 171 and she almost carried her bat through the innings. Aguilleira said the team is always confident of putting up a big score when Taylor is in the middle.”We cherish Stafanie because she is such a phenomenal player and whenever she bats we believe that we will be able to get runs. She is very dedicated and we look forward to seeing more such innings from her in the future.”Taylor, who crossed her previous best score of 147, said she wanted to score as many runs as possible and that the thought of scoring 200 had crossed her mind. “My aim was just to go out there and do my best and build an innings with the others. The coach wanted me to score 200 today but unfortunately I was tired. I was trying but I think fatigue got the best of me.”Shashikala Siriwardene, the Sri Lanka Women’s captain, was particularly unhappy with the team’s fielding, as they dropped catches, missed run-outs and gave away many runs in overthrows. “Our fielding let us down very badly. I am very disappointed with it,” she said. “Eighty percent of the singles that they took shouldn’t have been conceded.”Siriwardene had put West Indies in to bat in slightly hazy conditions. But the West Indies batsmen were hardly troubled by the bowlers, who did not get much assistance from the pitch. “At one point I felt that we should have batted first,” she said. “We thought that there was something in the pitch for the bowlers, like the England match. But sometimes we make wrong decisions and we look to improvise.”West Indies struck a total of 34 fours and seven sixes, a majority of them hit by Taylor and Deandra Dottin. Apart from the toss and the fielding, Siriwardene said, one of the main differences in the two teams was the way the West Indies batsmen hit the ball hard. “We all know West Indies players use their power a lot. They can clear the fence at any time. Hopefully we won’t have to face the same problem against India in our next match.”All four teams in Group A have now played two matches, and won one and lost one each, which means net run-rate will come into play. England will now take on West Indies and India will play Sri Lanka on February 5, which will decide which teams proceed to the Super Sixes.

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O Campeonato Brasileiro já acabou, mas segue rendendo em São Januário. A Quarta Comissão Disciplinar do Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD) puniu o Vasco, o técnico Alberto Valentim e o presidente Alexandre Campello por infrações na partida contra o Corinthians, disputada mês passado, em julgamento realizado nesta sexta-feira, no Rio de Janeiro. Os auditores multaram em R$ 1 mil o Vasco por atraso, aplicaram uma partida ao treinador e 15 dias de suspensão ao mandatário – ambos por desrespeito contra a arbitragem. No mesmo processo, Vasco e Corinthians foram absolvidos por desordem e o atacante Maxi López também absolvido por reclamação desrespeitosa. A decisão cabe recurso, tanto dos penalizados, quanto da Procuradoria, para o Pleno do STJD.

As infrações foram denunciadas após a partida entre as equipes realizada no dia 17 de novembro. Na súmula o árbitro Wilton Pereira Sampaio informou o atraso de um minuto na entrada do Vasco, além de relatar o arremesso de cadeiras por torcedores que estavam no setor visitante em direção a torcida do Corinthians. Já Alberto Valentim foi denunciado por reclamação desrespeitosa e invasão de campo, enquanto Alexandre Campello e Maxi López por reclamação desrespeitosa contra a arbitragem. Durante o julgamento, o Corinthians apresentou prova documental com boletim de ocorrência com a identificação de 14 pessoas responsáveis pela quebra de cadeiras e arremessos. Na identificação, duas seriam ligadas a torcida Mancha Verde, do Palmeiras, e outras duas torcedoras do Vasco.

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Subprocurador-geral do STJD, Gustavo Silveira ressaltou durante o julgamento que não há a comprovação de que todos foram devidamente identificados e punidos, além de destacar que o Corinthians não tomou as cautelas necessárias como clube mandante. O representante da Procuradoria pediu ainda a condenação dos demais envolvidos pelas reclamações desrespeitosas. Por sua vez, Paulo Rubens Máximo, advogado do Vasco, afirmou que a súmula diz que foram arremessadas cadeiras, mas não cita número de torcedores. No entendimento da defesa houve a identificação e está dentro do que diz a excludente do artigo.

Com relação a Alberto Valentim, o advogado do Vasco explicou que o treinador não se dirigiu a arbitragem e que o mesmo estava indignado com sua equipe. Após o fim da partida o treinador retornou ao campo e foi se explicar sem qualquer desrespeito ou invasão. Por fim, ao presidente Alexandre Campello, o advogado pediu advertência pela reclamação e pediu a absolvição na segunda conduta. Na acusação a Maxi López, também pediu pela absolvição, por não ser possível identificar na súmula a conduta de cada um. Pelas cadeiras quebradas no setor visitante, o Corinthians comunicou o custo ao Vasco: aproximadamente R$ 38 mil.

Relator do processo, o auditor José Maria Philomeno, votou para aplicar uma partida de suspensão ao técnico Alberto Valentim no artigo 258; aplicar 15 dias de suspensão ao presidente Alexandre Campello por reclamação desrespeitosa e absolver da segunda por ausência de prova na identificação; absolver o atleta Maxi López; multar em R$ 1 mil o Vasco no artigo 206; absolver Vasco e Corinthians no artigo 213. O auditor Adilson Alexandre Simas divergiu do relator apenas quanto a dosimetria da pena ao técnico Alberto Valentim. Pelo desrespeito aplica uma partida e pela invasão de campo para tirar satisfação após o apito final mais uma partida, totalizando dois jogos de suspensão ao treinador. Já o auditor Gustavo Teixeira e o presidente em exercício, Auditor Luiz Felipe Procópio, acompanharam o relator na íntegra.

كشفت تقارير صحفية بريطانية، أن نادي تشيلسي الإنجليزي، حدد 5 مدربين، للاختيار بينهم لخلافة جراهام بوتر في منصب المدير الفني لفريق كرة القدم الأول.

خسارة أستون فيلا كانت المسمار الأخير في نعش رحيل المدرب الإنجليزي، بعد 31 مباراة مع البلوز، تمكن من الفوز في 12 مباراة فقط، وهو أسوأ سجل لمدرب في تاريخ البلوز.

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وكانت التقارير قد أشارت إلى أن تشيلسي، لن يتعاقد مع مدير فني حتى نهاية الموسم، مع الاعتماد على برونو سالتور، مساعد بوتر حتى التعاقد مع مدرب في الصيف.

صحيفة “تيليجراف” البريطانية، أكدت أن تود بوهيلي مالك تشيلسي، سمح للمديرين الرياضيين في النادي لورينس ستيوارت وباول وينستانلي، بتولي مسؤولية التعاقد مع خليفة بوتر، وبداية التفاوض من الآن.

جوليان ناجيلسمان يتصدر قائمة المرشحين بعد إقالته من تدريب بايرن ميونخ، منذ أيام قليلة. لكن في حالة فشل التعاقد معه، فهناك بدائل أخرى لدى البلوز.

الخيار الثاني، هو ماوريسيو بوتشيتينو، الذي لم يتولى قيادة أي فريق منذ نهاية الموسم الماضي، بعد إقالته من تدريب باريس سان جيرمان.

بالإضافة إلى لويس إنريكي، الذي يعد هدفًا لـ توتنهام أيضًا، لخلافة أنطونيو كونتي، حيث أن الإسباني عاطل عن العمل منذ رحيله عن إسبانيا بعد مونديال قطر.

المرشحون الآخرون، هما لوتشيانو سباليتي مدرب نابولي الذي يقودهم للصدارة بفارق 16 نقطة عن المركز الثاني، وأوليفر جلاسنر مدرب إنتراخت فرانكفورت.

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Joe Denly, in action here for Kent, made his first century for his new county Middlesex•Getty Images

If Middlesex and Worcestershire find themselves shoulder to shoulder near the bottom of the table in a few months’ time, battling each other to avoid relegation, then Joe Denly’s unbeaten hundred – his first for his new county – could turn out to be the cigarette paper inserted between the two sides. Denly batted with composure and application to add exactly 100 to his overnight score as Middlesex amassed their highest total of the season so far and denied Worcestershire a third bowling bonus point while they were at it.Middlesex claimed two wickets in the gloaming after Chris Rogers’ declaration shortly into the evening session but it was the performance of Denly, recruited from Kent over the winter, that stood out. With a draw the likeliest outcome, his performance, as a barometer of how well Middlesex may fare in Division One, was as valuable as the three batting points it helped to secure.Denly was once groomed as an England opener but lost his way after making a handful of one-day appearances in 2009. Seeking a fresh start, he swapped the tranquillity of Canterbury for the mildly grittier urban milieu of St Johns Wood and this innings suggested he may come again at international level, with England not exactly overrun with options as the top of the order. Having the captain, Andrew Strauss, as a team-mate won’t do his chances any harm, either.”It was nice to spend some time out in the middle and get that first hundred under the belt, my first hundred at Lord’s as well, so I’m delighted,” Denly said. “It’s been a while [since being involved with England]. If I’m scoring runs consistently then hopefully they might take a bit of notice but it’s only one knock so far, I’ve just got to focus on doing it week in week out and scoring big hundreds.”As it is, Middlesex are comfortably ensconced in the middle of the standings, while Worcestershire bob alongside Durham and Lancashire, the champions, near the bottom. The latter two were being talked of in title-challenging terms at the start of the season and both will expect their fortunes to improve but Worcestershire, having lost their opening six games last year, are familiar with the art of escapology.That Middlesex didn’t assert even greater supremacy in this match was largely down to Alan Richardson, once of NW8 himself, who claimed his third five-wicket haul of the season to take his overall tally to 24. The game may not have been the biggest show in town, with the FA Cup final taking place at Wembley just a few miles across north London, but then Richardson has never needed the incentive of the spotlight in order to perform. He was also unsentimental about his wicket-taking return.”I’ve got quite a few old clubs,” he said, with wry a smile. “It’s a fantastic place to come back to, the home of cricket, I had five great years here – whether everyone else thought they were great I don’t know but I certainly enjoyed them. To get five wickets is always nice, whatever ground it is.”I think the wicket has got a little bit in it, if anything we bowled pretty poorly yesterday. We’ve given ourselves a bit of a mountain to climb, I don’t think it’s a 327 for seven wicket. So we’ve put ourselves under a bit of pressure.”Despite more capricious weather in the morning, Denly remained unflappable at the crease. He got forward well and was particularly strong driving down the ground though, like all the batsmen, he had one or two uncomfortable moments against Richardson. After a generally sedate knock, punctuated by occasional boundaries, he moved from 86 to 101 from six balls, timing Richard Jones off his pads before dispatching another on drive down the ground to bring the members to their feet.That milestone seemed a long way off after Richardson had taken two in two balls to leave Middlesex on 172 for 5 but Denly combined with first John Simpson and then Gareth Berg to regain the initiative. Berg scratched around like a cooped up tom cat at the start of his innings, was dropped in the gully and rarely looked secure but grubbed his way to 36 out of a partnership of 88 with Denly, as Middlesex took the opportunity either side of a prolonged break for rain to restore some faith in their batting order.Denly pulled Richardson into the stands to bring up the 300 and the declaration came shortly after, as Middlesex seemingly dithered over whether to pursue a fourth batting point or not. Strauss then dropped Michael Klinger on nought, repaying the favour from yesterday. But as the clouds drew in, Worcestershire’s Australian opener was dismissed and Strauss’ could walk off in a sunnier frame of mind.

With so much of the spotlight on controversies, a proper cricketing final would be a solace for the inaugural edition of the Bangladesh Premier League

Mohammad Isam28-Feb-2012Match factsFebruary 29, Mirpur
Start time 1800 local (1200 GMT)Shahid Afridi would have played two Twenty20s for Dhaka Gladiators less than 48 hours after Pakistan’s series with England ended•BPL T20

Big PictureWith so much of the spotlight on controversies, a proper cricketing final would be a solace for the inaugural edition of the Bangladesh Premier League. Thankfully, two very entertaining Twenty20 teams, Barisal Burners and Dhaka Gladiators, will go head-on in the final in front of what is expected to be a sellout crowd.Barisal have gone through a lot to finally arrive in the final, an ascent that some predicted with Chris Gayle in the line-up initially. But even though they have missed Gayle and his power-hitting since the end of the tournament’s first week, they have progressed to the title clash. One of their main strengths is the captaincy of Brad Hodge, who has stood out as a leader who can influence the proceedings with his clever tactics.Dhaka, on the other hand, rely on all-out aggression. Imran Nazir, Azhar Mahmood, Mohammad Ashraful, Shahid Afridi, and Saeed Ajmal are all attacking players who can single-handedly change the course of the final.It promises to be a game that can go either way, even if a team does score really big in the first innings. If they don’t, expect a scrappy chase.In the spotlightBarisal’s Ahmed Shehzad is the highest scorer in the competition after his murderous 113 off 49 deliveries in the semifinal against Duronto Rajshahi. His previous six innings in the tournament include a hundred, two half-centuries and two forties.Dhaka’s left-arm spinner Elias Sunny currently shares top spot on the wicket-takers’ list with Mohammad Sami. He played an important role in the semi-final with a double-strike in his first over – the dimissal of both Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Dwayne Smith put Khulna Royal Bengals’ chase under tremendous pressure.Form guide (most recent first)
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Dhaka — WLWLWHead to headDhaka won both games against Barisal in the league phase – the first by 21 runs, despite a blistering Gayle century, and then by five wickets, a game Kieron Pollard finished off in style with a 17-ball 35.Chatter”Justice was finally done.”
.Edited by Siddarth Ravindran