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Steven Lynch05-Dec-2023Glenn Phillips took four wickets in his second Test, having not bowled in his first. Is this anywhere near the record? asked Kenneth Powell from New Zealand
New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips took 4 for 53 (and 1 for 47) in his second Test, against Bangladesh in Mirpur last week. Phillips hadn’t bowled on his debut, which came nearly four years ago against Australia in Sydney in January 2020.The best innings return by a player in his second Test, having not bowled in his first, is 6 for 65 by Simon Katich, for Australia against Zimbabwe in Sydney in 2003-04. No one else has taken a five-for, but two others apart from Phillips managed four. Nazir Ali took 4 for 83 for India against England in Madras in 1933-34; this was the only time he bowled in a Test. And Amir Elahi collected 4 for 134 for Pakistan against India in Delhi in 1952-53. He hadn’t bowled in his only previous Test, which was for India, in a rain-affected draw against Australia in Sydney in 1947-48. The Australian offspinner Ian Johnson took 6 for 42 in the first innings of his third Test, against England in Sydney in 1946-47, having not bowled in either of his first two.The best figures at any stage of a Test career by someone who didn’t bowl on their debut are 8 for 11, by England’s Johnny Briggs, against South Africa in Cape Town in 1889 (his 16th match). The Australian Frank Laver took 8 for 31 in the 14th of his 15 Tests, against England at Old Trafford in 1909.I read that Virat Kohli once scored 1000 runs in the course of 20 innings in T20Is. Has anyone bettered this sequence? asked Amrit Naik from India
Virat Kohli’s golden run in T20Is came between March 2014 and March 2016, when he scored 1018 runs in 20 innings, with 12 scores of 50 or more, and averaged 92. Suryakumar Yadav is next for India, after scoring 919 runs in 20 innings in T20Is between October 2022 and November 2023. Depending what he does in his next few matches, Suryakumar could improve this number.I rather expected Kohli to be top of this list – but actually there is someone above him. Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan collected 1061 runs – with ten scores of 50 or more, at an average of 88.50 – in a sequence of 20 innings between December 2020 and November 2021. And there’s a surprise in third place: UAE’s Muhammad Waseem collected 920 runs in 20 T20I innings (half of them against non-Test nations) between February 2022 and September 2023.Kane Williamson has scored centuries in each of his last four Tests – how many people have managed this? asked Michael Kirkpatrick from New Zealand
Kane Williamson’s 104 against Bangladesh in Sylhet made him the first New Zealander to score centuries in four successive Tests: he previously shared the national record of three with Mark Burgess (between 1969-70 and 1971-72) and Ross Taylor (2013-14).Williamson has a chance, in the second Test that starts later this week, of joining the three men from all countries who have reached three figures in five successive Tests – Jacques Kallis (2003-04), Gautam Gambhir (2008-09 to 2009-10) and Mohammad Yousuf, who actually crammed in six hundreds in a five-match run during 2006.But there is one man who once scored hundreds in six successive Tests. You won’t be too surprised to hear that it was Don Bradman, who did it over two Ashes series in 1936-37 and 1938. His sequence was ended by a match (at The Oval in 1938) in which he was unable to bat through injury; hundreds in the first two games of his next series, after the war in 1946-47, mean that Bradman scored centuries in eight successive Tests in which he actually batted. For the full list, click here.Muthiah Muralidaran has had 35 caught-and-bowled dismissals each in Tests and ODIs•AFPWho has taken the most wickets caught and bowled in Tests and in ODIs? asked Tim Morgan from England
Two bowlers collected 35 caught-and-bowleds in their Test careers: Anil Kumble and Muthiah Muralidaran. They are a long way clear at the top: Daniel Vettori and Shane Warne held on to 21 return catches, and Derek Underwood 20. Australia’s Nathan Lyon has 18 so far.Aggregate lists like this naturally favour players with long careers. If we look at percentages, then top among those with 50 or more Test wickets is the 19th-century Nottinghamshire and England seamer Billy Barnes, with eight out of 51, or 15.69% caught and bowled. The New Zealand slow left-armer Hedley Howarth’s 86 Test wickets included 12 c&bs, or 13.95%. The highest percentage among those with 100 or more wickets is 10.64, by the Australian Hugh Trumble (15 of 141).Murali leads the way in ODIs too with 35, ahead of the deceptive New Zealander medium-pacer Chris Harris (29) and the Pakistan pair of Shahid Afridi (24) and Saqlain Mushtaq (20). . Percentage-wise, 15 of Allan Border’s 73 ODI victims (20.55%) were caught and bowled, while the West Indian Roger Harper had exactly 100 wickets, 16 of them through return catches.In 1972, who played first-class cricket on the same ground where he played home games in the Football League? asked Hedley Dye from England
There were a few people from that time that could be the answer here: for a start, Chris Balderstone, who the following year played two Tests for England, played a County Championship match (for Leicestershire) and a Football League game (for Doncaster Rovers) on the same day in September 1975. Two other England cricketers of this approximate era also played League football – David Bairstow for Bradford City, and Ian Botham for Scunthorpe United, where a team-mate was the long-serving Worcestershire cricket captain Phil Neale.But it’s another Worcestershire player who’s the answer to this specific question. Ted Hemsley scored nearly 10,000 runs over a 20-year county career, and also played more than 500 Football League games for Shrewsbury Town (1961-68), Sheffield United (1968-77) and Doncaster Rovers (1977-79). And in 1972, Worcestershire’s Championship match against Yorkshire was played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield United’s home ground. Hemsley played four first-class games in all at Bramall Lane, but familiarity with the place didn’t help much: his highest score there was 38 in 1969. The ground had hosted an Ashes Test in 1902, but Yorkshire stopped playing there in 1973, when the ground was redeveloped to concentrate on football, with a new South Stand being built across the old cricket square.Shiva Jayaraman of ESPNcricinfo’s stats team helped with some of the above answers.Use our feedback form, or the Ask Steven Facebook page to ask your stats and trivia questions

IPL deals, Ranji debuts, and some day that India cap – the world is at their feet

Sreshth Shah23-Feb-2022In the two weeks since India won the 2022 Under-19 World Cup, many from the squad have earned maiden Ranji Trophy call-ups, five have collected IPL deals, and the rest don’t seem far away from higher-profile cricket. But you couldn’t have predicted this rosy future six months ago. As convincing as their six wins were at the World Cup, their off-field build-up and campaign was as chaotic.The BCCI’s National Cricket Academy organises age-group competitions, picks a pool of players to represent the India U-19 side in tours for six to nine months before finally selecting a squad for the World Cup. But this time round, because of the pandemic, the Asia Cup late last year was the only competition the India U-19 side played between the 2020 and 2022 World Cups.For the side’s head coach, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who was appointed to the role in November 2021 after the incumbent, Paras Mhambrey, joined the India senior men’s side as their bowling coach, it meant finding a different approach.Related

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“We knew we had talented players, but we had to turn up as coaches to bring the best out of them,” Kanitkar says.”Unlike last time, where we had a few tours – to England, the Asia Cup, South Africa, series against Afghanistan, this time we didn’t have any of that. The players played for the first time together in the Asia Cup.”We had to quickly work on small things like technique, mindset, and what they are going through as cricketers aspiring to play at the highest level. They had to learn that we are well-meaning.”The other thing is, this group needed is to be allowed to make their mistakes, because that is how you learn quickly.”If mistakes were made, they didn’t greatly impact results on the field – India won four out of five matches at the Asia Cup and all six at the World Cup. From the outside, it might have looked like smooth sailing, but within the group there was a crisis that could well have derailed India’s World Cup campaign.Fifteen minutes before their second World Cup game, against Ireland, the group of 14 players learnt that their captain and vice-captain, Yash Dhull and Shaik Rasheed, had tested positive for Covid-19 and would miss the match along with four other players.Captain Yash Dhull and coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar with the World Cup trophy•ICC/Getty Images”At that point, we had 14 available players, and with these two and Aaradhya Yadav affected, we ended up playing whoever we had,” Kanitkar says.Dhull and Rasheed were not only two key middle-order batters, they were also the only two players who had captained an India U-19 side previously. But in Nishant Sindhu, the 17-year-old Haryana allrounder, who is the son of a boxer, Kanitkar found a captain for a crisis.”Especially for the Ireland game, Sindhu had no planning – he went on the fly. I had known that he had led Haryana U-19s to the domestic cricket championship, so I knew there was a leader within him. The way the boys played, you wouldn’t think they were mentally affected, but they were by the news of the other [Covid positive] players.”India beat Ireland, and then Uganda with ease, but the bigger challenge was managing the players in isolation.Allrounder Rajvardhan Hangargekar was picked up by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 1.5 crore•Matthew Lewis/ICC/Getty ImagesThe U-19 World Cup is keenly followed around the world. For the players, the most important attention is from scouts of domestic and IPL teams. Sitting alone in their rooms, Dhull and Rasheed could imagine what missing out on these crucial matches would do to their future.”Yash and Rasheed were in good touch and to miss their second game was tough on them,” Kanitkar says. “They were very disheartened, secluded and removed from the group before the toss. We knew that when they are sitting alone, affected by Covid, you start thinking about the worst scenarios: ‘What is going to happen? Is my World Cup gone? How is it going to affect my future?'”Sitting in a room for seven to nine days and having all those negative thoughts in your head, it’s not easy. Even if they were getting negative thoughts, we told them it’s natural and that sharing it would make them feel better. They trusted us, and it was easier for us to communicate.Kanitkar was happy to see that the isolation didn’t affect the players’ mental preparation.
He says “they were absolutely motivated to be ready when the time came”.”We told them to sit in the room, but still visualise the atmosphere, excitement, see the bowler running up to bowl to you. They did a lot of work in their rooms, and that was evident when they came and played.

India’s U-19 stars at the IPL

• Raj Bawa, Punjab Kings, Rs 2 crore

• Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Chennai Super Kings, Rs 1.5 crore

• Yash Dhull, Delhi Capitals, Rs 50 lakh

• Vicky Ostwal, Delhi Capitals, 20 lakh

• Aneeshwar Gautam, Royal Challengers Bangalore, 20 lakh

“It looked like they must have been practising all the time – but they had practised only once after isolation.”After their return, Dhull and Rasheed rescued India with an unbeaten 204-run partnership when both openers fell early in the semi-final against Australia.Andhra’s Rasheed hasn’t broken into his state side yet, but Dhull has gone on to earn an IPL gig with Delhi Capitals for Rs 50 lakh (about US$66,500) and made a glittering first-class debut for Delhi.While all eyes were on these two players, through the competition others silently sowed the seeds for potentially promising careers. Left-arm seamer Ravi Kumar, now with the Bengal Ranji squad, offered control with the new ball and took nine wickets in the knockouts.Left-arm spinner Vicky Ostwal, who chipped in with middle-order wickets, was picked up by Delhi Capitals for Rs 20 lakh ($26,500), and has been included in the Maharashtra Ranji squad along with allrounder Kaushal Tambe.Yash Dhull and Shaik Rasheed missed two World Cup matches after testing positive for Covid-19, but returned to make a double-hundred partnership in the semi-final against Australia•ICC via Getty ImagesWicketkeeper Dinesh Bana and Sindhu impressed enough to make the cut for the senior Haryana side, and opener Harnoor Singh and allrounder Raj Bawa are now in the Chandigarh Ranji Trophy squad.Bawa is one of two players from the World Cup squad sitting atop the rewards pile. The son of Chandigarh-based cricket coach Sukhwinder Bawa and grandson of Indian Olympic hockey gold medallist Trilochan Singh, Bawa says he grew up in a household where the U-19 World Cup is held in high regard. Two years before he was born, at the 2000 tournament, Yuvraj Singh, who Bawa’s father coached, was Player of the Tournament, and Bawa’s cousin Reetinder Sodhi was the Player of the Match in the final.Rajvardhan Hangargekar’s abilities as a quick seam bowler and a hard-hitting finisher are yet to earn him a Ranji Trophy spot with Maharashtra, but after a three-team bidding war, he will now be mentored by MS Dhoni at Chennai Super Kings while taking home Rs 1.5 crore ($200,000).Bawa, a medium-pace bowling allrounder, nearly made it a double himself. His 5 for 31 in the final earned him the Player of the Match award in the final, but despite taking crucial wickets against South Africa and making the tournament’s highest score, 162 against Uganda, he lost the tournament award to South Africa’s Dewald Brevis. However, Bawa impressed three IPL teams sufficiently for them to bid long enough that his price shot up to Rs 2 crore ($266,000 approx) before Punjab Kings finally got hold of him.Raj Bawa made the World Cup’s highest score – 162 – against Uganda, and went on to starr role in the final, against England•Matthew Lewis/ICC/Getty Images”What impressed me most about Bawa is how nothing affects him – the good or the bad,” Kanitkar says. “Against South Africa, he was smacked around in his first spell, but he showed no emotion. Even when he returned to take wickets, he did not celebrate.”In the final, it is natural for someone to rejoice after taking a flurry of wickets, but Bawa was calm. That is his standout trait – to be composed in all type of situations.”The five boys with IPL gigs will get to rub shoulders with the likes of Dhoni, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner and Virat Kohli among others, while the rest go back into the domestic cricket system, where, Kanitkar says, the key is for them to successfully balance their personal ambitions with the teams they find themselves in.”They will go into a new set-up, away from the NCA, and their coaching system will change,” Kanitkar said. “Each team has its own way of doing things. How you combine your tasks as a team player while also doing your own practice is going to be the challenge. The way we handled them, other coaches won’t. They will all naturally have their different philosophies.”For the last two decades, India’s U-19 stars have had the opportunity through the World Cup to leapfrog their peers and quickly make their way into big-time cricket•Ashley Allen/ICC/Getty ImagesStill, the future is bright for these youngsters as they graduate into senior cricket. Last week, as the Ranji Trophy began, Dhull scored centuries in both innings on first-class debut, and Bawa took a wicket for Chandigarh off his very first delivery. Life has never been so good for these teenagers, and a place in the senior India men’s side is no longer a dream but a realistic goal.That is a reflection of the power U-19 cricket wields in India. Kohli, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw, Pant, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan and Ravi Bishnoi all first came to the spotlight through their U-19 exploits. Some of them have gone on to earn among the fattest paychecks in the IPL, others have been captains in the IPL or for India.Every India U-19 campaign has produced at least one future star. It is no longer a question of who makes it to the big leagues, but how many.

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Palmeiras e Botafogo-SP se enfrentam nesta quinta-feira (2), às 21h30, no Allianz Parque, pelo jogo de ida da terceira rodada da Copa do Brasil. O Palmeiras empatou com o São Paulo na última rodada do Brasileirão, e o time visitante chega para o confronto após empatar com o Paysandu, fora de casa. Para este jogo, as odds do Lance! Betting são as seguintes: o triunfo do Palmeiras chega a 1.19, com o empate em 6.15 e a vitória do rival em 13.50.

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Estatísticas de Palmeiras e Botafogo-SP

O confronto aconteceu 94 vezes até o momento, com 58 vitórias do Palmeiras, 24 empate e 12 vitória do Botafogo-SP. No último encontro entre as equipes, o São Paulo venceu por 1 a 0.

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Palmeiras disputa sua primeira partida na Copa do Brasil 2024, enquanto o Botafogo-SP eliminou o Anápolis.

Os números do Palmeiras até agora foram: 79.1% de passes certos, 22.1% de cruzamentos corretos, 2.8 chutes no gol, 17 desarmes, 11 cortes, 10.5 interceptações, 6.3 escanteios a seu favor, além de 50% de posse de bola.

Até o momento, os números do Botafogo-SP no Brasileirão Série B são os seguintes: 73.7% de passes certos, 28.1% de cruzamentos corretos, 11 chutes por partida, 4.5 interceptações, 2 escanteios a seu favor, além de 48% de posse de bola.

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⚽ PROVÁVEIS ESCALAÇÕES

Palmeiras: Weverton; Gustavo Gómez, Luan e Murilo; Mayke, Aníbal Moreno, Richard Ríos, Luis Guilherme e Piquerez; Endrick e Rony.

Botafogo-SP: Michael; Matheus Costa, Lucas Dias e Bernardo Schappo; Emerson Negueba, Matheus Barbosa, Gustavo Bochecha, Patrick Brey e Jean Victor; Alex Sandro e Leandro Pereira.

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Palmeiras e Botafogo-SP
Data e horário: 2/5/2024, às 21h30
Local: Estádio Allianz Parque
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Coach offers backing to Ollie Pope and Jamie Smith, says tourists aiming “stay tight, keep morale high”

Vithushan Ehantharajah08-Dec-2025

The viral clip of Liverpool’s media manager reacting to Mohammed Salah’s explosive mixed zone interaction on Saturday struck a chord over in Brisbane.Just under 10,210 miles separate Elland Road and the Gabba, where England head coach Brendon McCullum, in the aftermath of a second eight-wicket Ashes defeat, stated he thought the team had trained too much. The sentiments were as far apart as the straight-line distance, but the reaction was still the same: why, oh why, have you gone and said that?The motivation behind McCullum’s comments, which are likely to live in infamy, is far easier to unpick. For this England Test team enjoy the luxury of shelter from the realities of top-level, international sport. A bubble that may be invisible but has long been audible, with the head coach, and, up until his press conference after the second Test, the captain, Ben Stokes, the two prominent voices quipping down missiles headed for their citizens.Related

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Judging by the reactions, McCullum’s latest attempt has only attracted more unfriendly fire. Particularly at him. Though his contract runs until 2027, a deal which takes into account his white-ball head coach role, he will likely be first for the block if things go further south. Depending on how badly it goes – who can rule out 5-0 right now? – he won’t be the only collateral.”When you’re in positions as we are as captain and coach, you wear a lot of that burden,” McCullum said. “You wear a lot of that responsibility and that’s what you sign up for.”Of course, that coddling of their players does not seem helpful right now. In taking away the stresses and strains of Test cricket, England seem to lack the on-field appreciation that this supposed to be hard. It supposed to hurt. The struggle real, even six days into a five-match Test series.You would not wish adversity upon anyone. But in life, one way or another, it comes for us all. What you do wish, above all else, is that the people you care for are equipped to deal with such adversity.The merits of the McCullum and Stokes approach – and, by proxy, managing director Rob Key – are hard to remember at this juncture. But it’s worth trying.For starters, it is worth considering that first summer in 2022, when a team who had won one in 17 successfully pulled off four of their top 15 biggest chases. That included a new best of 378 against India, who also found themselves on the wrong end of the second-highest earlier this year.We can throw in the victory in Hyderabad and, more presciently, the comeback from 2-0 down during the last Ashes series. Ultimately, McCullum has made a home in the intersection of the sports psychology Venn diagram, nestled between what players need to hear and what they want to hear. Suggesting that five days of training leading into the Gabba Test might have been over the top plays on that idea that they wanted it too much.”There’s a fierce determination to succeed in this series, right?” McCullum said. “Sometimes that can get in your own way, clouds your judgement or affects your ability to make the right decisions in the right moments.”It’s a really fine balance between being fiercely driven, competitive and desperate to succeed, and that getting in the way of yourself.”It’s the coaches’ job to find that balance in them as well. I firmly believe it’s not training five days straight in sapping conditions as the answer. We need to keep a little bit in the tank physically, a little bit in the tank emotionally, to be able to allow yourself to embrace the conditions you’re being challenged with.”When you come to Australia, it’s such a stark contrast in each ground you go to and the surfaces you play on, you can’t just have one set preparation. You need to make sure you’re ready for whatever is coming and adapt to it. I didn’t think we were quite good enough at that in this Test with either bat or ball.”McCullum subsequently went on to back Ollie Pope, England’s No. 3 under Stokes and, from 2023 until this tour, their vice-captain. A promising 46 in the first Test at the Optus Stadium, featuring plenty of straight drives that suggested better balance and alignment, was followed by 33, 0 and 26. All four innings ended with wince-inducing dismissals that suggested in-play, in-series regressions despite a lot of hard work in the lead-up. Nevertheless, McCullum – unsurprisingly – is sticking by his man.”I think most people were frenetic outside off stump on this pitch tonight,” he said, which actually makes you wonder why England did not sit on that line during Australia’s mammoth first-innings of 511. “Popey has been number three. He’s done well. He’s averaged 40 odd [40.58] for us. He’s our number three here in Australia.”There was greater support for another Surrey man, Jamie Smith. The newest member of the top seven, the wicketkeeper’s arrival into the team at the start of 2024 was as the best of two worlds, between the glovework of Ben Foakes and the outlandish strokeplay of Jonny Bairstow. Right now, he is falling well short of both.A dropped catch off Travis Head and innings of 0 and 4 were the latest extensions of a batting decline that may be attributed to crouching behind the stumps far more than he is used to. Since the start of the summer, he has kept wicket for 1,375.3 overs across eight Tests. That amounts to around a third of what he has done for his entire first-class career for his county.Having begun the home series with India with scores of 40, 44, 184 not out, 88 and 5, he has averaged 10.14 in the next seven innings.Brendon McCullum speaks to the press•PA Photos/Getty Images

“He’s a flair player, and he likes to approach the game in a simple way,” McCullum said. “He works very hard on his game, but he also has the courage and conviction, when he feels he’s given himself the best chance. It doesn’t guarantee everything but I’m sure he’ll appreciate the conditions in Adelaide with the boundary sizes and the pitch.”That might not be music to the ears of those who feel both are problems to address, particularly Pope. But it will tell them and the rest of the squad – including those yet to see action – that the vibes, at least, remain tight.”One thing we won’t be changing is the language in the dressing room, the way we approach the game and the style we’ve tried to operate with,” McCullum said.”Ultimately, you can’t afford to flinch when come down here. This is not a country to start doubting yourself or to walk away from the challenge. You can’t have a glass jaw when you get to Australia. You’ve got to get up and go on.”The skill level among various players all around the world, there isn’t a stark contrast. It’s those who are able to handle the big moments, able to read conditions quickly and able to adapt, problem-solve situations – they are the ones to excel. If anything, our boys need a freshen up. A few days away wouldn’t be the worst thing.”As the tide goes against them, England will head to the surfers’ paradise of Noosa and try and get back on the board. That they will be joined by journalists and photographers looking for the latest pound of flesh will not deter them from cutting loose and expending the nervous energy that comes with a nine-day lead into the third Test in Adelaide.Typically, McCullum sees the pressure on himself and Stokes as something to savour. After all, it can’t go on like this, can it?”Look, that’s the thing; the captain and I, this is the fun stuff, right? Again, you don’t get to feel sorry for yourselves and both of us stress that. We’re both tough blokes who have been in this kind of pressure in your own careers or your own stages in your own lives. You’ve been in tough situations and there’s only one way to go about it and that’s to have that belief in yourself and trust those around you who you believe in. Make sure you stay tight, keep morale high within the group and keep getting towards what you’re trying to achieve.”If the coach and captain seemed worlds apart on Sunday night in the aftermath of defeat – McCullum chipper, Stokes spent – they will use the coming three-day break to realign themselves before flying to Adelaide on Saturday. The fightback starts here. The hard work, well, that will start at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday.”We’ve been here before, 2-0 down,” said McCullum looking to 2023, “and we came within a bee’s dick of getting ourselves the win, so there’s no point in feeling sorry for yourselves. That ends in all sorts of trouble.”Just pick yourselves up, dust yourselves off, sharpen off a few of the rough areas and keep heading towards the target.”

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O Palmeiras volta a enfrentar o Criciúma após dez anos e com direito a tabu em jogo. O duelo válido pela sétima rodada do Brasileirão acontece neste domingo (2), às 16h, no gramado do Heriberto Hülse. O Verdão não sabe o que é perder para este adversário desde 1997, quando o resultado foi 1 a 0 no antigo Estádio Palestra Itália.

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De lá para cá, as equipes se enfrentaram outras seis vezes, com direito a cinco vitórias do Palmeiras e um empate. Além disso, foram 11 gols marcados pelo Verdão neste período e seis sofridos.

No total, foram 11 confrontos entre Palmeiras e Criciúma na história, com sete vitórias palmeirenses, dois empates e duas derrotas. Na última vez em que as equipes se enfrentaram, pelo Brasileirão de 2014, o time paulista venceu por 1 a 0, com gol de Cristaldo, no Pacaembu.

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O time comandado por Abel Ferreira busca sua terceira vitória neste Brasileirão. Com apenas oito pontos em seis jogos, o time precisa vencer para saltar na tabela de classificação e colar no G6.

Este será o primeiro jogo da equipe após a despedida de Endrick, e o treinador já “quebra a cabeça” para ver quem ficará com a vaga da joia palmeirense, que vai para o Real Madrid. Sem Flaco López, suspenso, Rony, Lázaro, Luis Guilherme e Rômulo brigam por vaga no ataque ao lado de Estêvão.

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A contratação do zagueiro Cacá deve ser a última do Corinthians durante o primeiro semestre. Embora o clube siga monitorando jogadores no mercado, não há a expectativa de novos reforços até julho.

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– Não, não, agora não (chegada de reforços). Estamos focados nesse elenco e em um entrosamento maior. É isso que esperamos – disse o presidente Augusto Melo durante o sorteio da Conmebol Sul-Americana.

Mesmo com a janela internacional fechada, a diretoria do Corinthians poderia contratar jogadores que tenham disputado campeonatos estaduais no Brasil e inscrevê-los até 19 de abril. Porém, a prioridade é trabalhar com os jogadores que estão no clube.

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Além disso, o técnico António Oliveira deverá ganhar três reforços que ainda não atuaram pelo Timão na temporada: Matheus Bidu, Gabriel Moscardo e Paulinho. O lateral não foi inscrito no Paulistão, mas foi reintegrado e vem agradando a comissão técnica. Já os dois meias estão em fase final de recuperação de suas lesões e devem estar à disposição para a estreia na Copa Sul-Americana.

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Na mudança de gestão, 13 atletas permaneceram no Corinthians em relação à temporada passada, 12 jogadores deixaram o clube e o clube realizou 11 contratações.

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A Swiss journalist has delivered a brutal verdict on Leeds United star Noah Okafor, claiming that the forward is “not a team player” and that he “prioritises his own interests”.

The £3.7m-a-year man arrived at Elland Road in the summer and has since settled in well, but couldn’t avoid the criticism from media in his home country. Daniel Farke will be hoping that Okafor is able to quiet any of the noise this Sunday when Leeds square off against Nottingham Forest in a crucial relegation six-pointer.

Speaking to the media in his pre-match press conference, Farke urged his players to “enjoy this challenge” at the City Ground this weekend.

It’s the type of challenge that Leeds have already overcome more than once this season. Since returning to the Premier League, those in Yorkshire have picked up 11 points and have done enough to avoid the bottom three at this stage.

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Having been eased aside by Brighton & Hove Albion last time out, however, the pressure is likely to increase with a similar defeat against a struggling Forest side. It’s an early relegation six-pointer and another chance for Okafor to prove any doubters wrong.

Swiss journalist slams selfish Noah Okafor

After the forward was left out of the latest Switzerland squad, Swiss journalist Tobias Wedermann has claimed that Okafor is “not a team player” and “prioritises his own interests” in a shock rant.

The Leeds star has been in an ongoing dispute with Switzerland manager Murat Yakin since Euro 2024 and was once again snubbed for an international call ahead of the November break.

With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, Okafor hasn’t been called up since last November and recently had his say on the situation, saying: “Since then, I never spoke with the coach, not even a phone call or a message, also with the (Swiss Football Association’s) sporting director Pierluigi Tami.

“They don’t even call me or ask me. For me, it makes no sense. I can say it makes me sad because they don’t even text me or call me to see how I am. For example, when I moved to Leeds, ‘Congrats’ or something like that, because I play now in the best league in the world.”

With two goals in seven Premier League games as one of Farke’s starting attackers, Okafor’s absence for Switzerland continues to become more baffling, and he now faces the prospect of missing the World Cup.

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Mike Shildt does not agree with how Dave Roberts is handling himself.

On Tuesday, hours before Game 3 of the NLDS between Shildt's San Diego Padres and Roberts's Los Angeles Dodgers, the Padres manager subtly jabbed Roberts for claiming Manny Machado threw a ball at him during a contentious Game 2.

Shilt was asked if he believed Machado was trying to hit Roberts with the ball he threw towards the dugout before the seventh inning Sunday night, he was emphatic, saying, "No." He added, "Manny has an exceptional arm," implying he could have hit Roberts if he wanted to.

When asked for his thoughts on how Roberts was handling himself, Shildt said the following:

"Well, I come from maybe just a different philosophy of dealing with this … I got into this game to help players get the most out of their God-given ability and to compete on the field and respect the opponent. I'm not, nor will I ever, disparage another player on another team. Especially anybody I've managed in the past. Nor Will I do it to a collective team. That's not how I want to operate."

This was clearly a direct shot aimed at Roberts, who managed Machado for several months at the end of the 2018 season.

"I have a lot of respect for their club, the players on their club," Shildt said. "As far as Manny goes, it's unfortunate people can't move on from things from the past. I thought Manny's exhibition of professionalism and leadership were on display the other night in a very tough environment. But people have their right, clearly, to share what they want and how they want to share it."

On the surface, those were remarkably tame comments, but the subtext is clear. The Padres and Dodgers may respect each other, but they certainly don't like each other.

Wiaan Mulder, who got a mammoth 367* against Zimbabwe, gained in both batters’ and allrounders’ rankings

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England batter Harry Brook, who scored 158 in the first innings at Edgbaston, is now the top-ranked Test batter in the world as per the ICC rankings. Brook replaced his team-mate Joe Root at the top, and is now 18 points clear of Root, who has moved down to second.India Test captain Shubman Gill’s historic knocks of 269 and 161 in the second Test, which India won by 336 runs, helped him climb 15 places to move up to No. 6, with a career-best ratings points of 807. Between Brook, Root and Gill, there are Kane Williamson (third), Yashasvi Jaiswal (fourth) and Steven Smith (fifth) on the charts.England wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith was also among the beneficiaries after the Edgbaston Test. His twin contributions of a career-best 184*, during which he rescued England from 84 for 5 in the first innings along with Brook, and 88 in the second innings helped him rise 16 spots to No. 10.Full rankings tables

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South Africa allrounder Wiaan Mulder, who got a mammoth 367* in the second Test against Zimbabwe, gained in both batters’ and allrounders’ rankings. While he jumped 34 places to No. 22 among the batters, he also went up 12 places to No. 3 among allrounders. Ravindra Jadeja still leads the allrounders’ rankings.In the ODI rankings for batters, Sri Lanka’s duo of captain Charith Asalanka and Kusal Mendis gained after impactful performances in their 2-1 win against Bangladesh.Kusal entered the top ten by rising ten spots after scoring 225 runs in the series, including knocks of 124 and 56, that got him the Player-of-the-Series award. Asalanka, meanwhile, rose two places to No. 6 after his match-winning innings of 106 and 58 in the first and third ODIs, respectively.

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O reconhecimento oficial de que a conquista do Torneio dos Campeões de 1937 pelo Atlético-MG equivale a mais um Brasileiro despertou esperanças e debates. Clubes se debruçaram em pesquisas e almejam ir à CBF para tentarem a homologação de outras competições como títulos nacionais.

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A lista de clubes com títulos passíveis de avaliação é significativa (veja abaixo). No entanto, a espera pela confirmação de que um título é considerado de nível nacional pode durar um longo tempo.

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A CAMINHADA ATÉ O TRI DO ATLÉTICO-MG

Gerente de comunicação do Atlético-MG e presidente do Centro Atleticano de Memória, Emmerson Maurílio detalhou ao Lance! como foi a batalha para o clube obter o aval para ser considerado tricampeão brasileiro.

– Fazia 20 anos desde que tive meu primeiro contato com as informações desse título. Aos poucos, foram chegando informações, depoimentos e o trabalhou ficou por muito tempo guardado, parado. Agora, a diretoria apostou nessa conversa e veio a possibilidade de a CBF chancelar o título – disse.

O responsável pelo Centro Atleticano de Memória destacou como foi feito o trabalho.

– No início a gente foi conseguindo materiais em hemerotecas daqui. A família do Kafunga (goleiro da equipe) cedeu muito material, a do Bazzoni (jogador do setor ofensivo atleticano) nos entregou fotografias. As informações jornalísticas da época foram importantíssimas – afirmou, acrescentando:

– Descobrimos histórias muito curiosas. Teve um depoimento de um massagista mencionando a dificuldade de andar de trem para o Rio de Janeiro. Ele dizendo que a delegação lidou com esses desafios. Era, de fato, outro momento. As distâncias eram maiores. Tanto que as competições interestaduais não eram comuns – explicou.

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Emmerson contou onde houve a confiança de que o Torneio dos Campeões seria confirmada como um título nacional do Galo.

– Foi uma competição organizada pela FBF (Federação Brasileira de Futebol) para fazer o primeiro certame só com clubes profissionais. A FBF era vinculada à CBD (Confederação Brasileira de Desportos). O Atlético era o representante de Minas do Torneio dos Campeões e acabou vencendo o título – apontou.

O gerente de comunicação também detalhou como foi o período de expectativa até a CBF bater o martelo.

– O Atlético levou o dossiê com as informações, por meio do seu departamento jurídico, fez todos os trâmites. A CBF também pediu outras informações para se cercar de tudo. Foram 20 meses de espera até a CBF homologar o nosso título – contou Emmerson Maurílio.

A homologação aconteceu em 25 de agosto de 2023.

PAULISTANO: PIONEIRISMO AINDA EM PAUTA

O primeiro clube de um torneio considerado de âmbito nacional data de 1920. O Paulistano sagrou-se campeão do Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes Campeões. Gestora do setor de memória do clube, Ana Paula mensurou a proporção deste torneio, que ainda envolveu Fluminense e Brasil de Pelotas.

– Na verdade, foi a primeira competição que envolveu mais de dois estados. A disputa interestadual envolveu equipes de São Paulo, do Rio de Janeiro e do Rio Grande do Sul. Além disso, era um momento no qual não a ida de uma cidade para outra era mais difícil. Tanto que foi escolhida a sede única, a das Laranjeiras – destacou.

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A gestora contou quais são os registros da época da competição.

– Temos parte da documentação fotográfica deste jogo, reportagens de jornal, da fotografia. Registramos ao máximo e as pessoas procuram – contou.

Perguntado se planeja solicitar junto à CBF o reconhecimento do título, o alvirrubro afirmou em nota que “o tema está em avaliação pelo clube”. O Paulistano encerrou suas atividades no futebol em 1930, e hoje se destaca especialmente no basquete.

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PECULIARIDADE EM TÍTULO DO BOTAFOGO

A bem-sucedida reivindicação do Atlético-MG também deu margem para discussões em torno de um novo título para o Botafogo. O Glorioso foi vencedor do Torneio dos Campeões em 1931.

A competição teria os mesmos moldes, sendo disputada por campeões do Rio, de São Paulo e do Rio Grande do Sul. No entanto, o Corinthians desistiu. Coube aos botafoguenses definirem o título com o Xavante. Juca marcou dois gols e Celso fez o terceiro alvinegro, enquanto João Pedro e Marcial fizeram os gols da equipe gaúcha. O Glorioso ainda não se manifestou se pleiteará o título.

BANGU: TÍTULO NACIONAL NA CONTA?

Há clube carioca atento à possibilidade de um reconhecimento de título pela CBF. Em 1967, o Bangu foi o vencedor do Torneio dos Campeões.

Naquele ano, a competição foi organizada pela Federação Mineira de Futebol. Além dos banguenses, Cruzeiro, Atlético-MG e Palmeiras disputaram o torneio. Na final, o Bangu derrotou o Atlético-MG por 1 a 0.

Procurado pela reportagem, o clube alvirrubro diz que vem reunindo documentação e “está em contato com seu departamento jurídico para analisar o pedido de reconhecimento do título brasileiro de 1967”.

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TORNEIO DO POVO: COMPETIÇÃO DESPERTOU INTERESSE POR RECONHECIMENTO

Disputado entre 1971 e 1973, o Torneio do Povo também chegou a ser ambicionado como título brasileiro alguns anos atrás. Em 2007, o Coritiba encaminhou um pedido para que sua conquista de 1973 fosse reconhecida pela CBF. Houve mobilização para que a Federação Paranaense de Futebol apoiasse o desejo do Coxa.

No entanto, a situação não foi à frente. Conselheiro do Coritiba em 2007 e vice-presidente do clube em 2010, Vilson Ribeiro de Andrade trouxe um panorama do que aconteceu naquele período.

– Naquela época, foi feito um pedido à CBF, mas não teve uma repercussão, não conseguimos o reconhecimento. Levantamos todas as documentações, falamos que pelos clubes que participaram havia o entendimento de que era um torneio nacional. No entanto, a CBF considerou que era um torneio circunstancial – apontou.

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Em seguida, o ex-dirigente do clube garantiu.

– De qualquer forma, todos no Coritiba relembramos sempre o nosso título do Torneio do Povo. Nós temos o Brasileiro de 1985, mas essa competição também ficou como um marco para nós – destacou.

Caso o Coxa fosse homologado campeão, haveria margem de títulos também para Corinthians, vencedor de 1971 e Flamengo, de 1972.

Procurada pela reportagem, a diretoria atual do Coritiba optou por não se manifestar sobre o assunto no momento.

AMERICA: MAIS UM CARIOCA DE OLHO

O sonho de reconhecimento de título bateu à porta de outro clube tradicional do Rio de Janeiro. O America volta suas atenções para que a conquista do Torneio dos Campeões da CBF, de 1982, seja equiparada ao Brasileirão.

– O America vem atuando nisso e está favorável. Foi uma competição na qual, à exceção do Flamengo, que havia recebido uma proposta para jogar no exterior, todos os clubes grandes participaram. Fluminense, Botafogo, Vasco, Atletico-MG… E o America foi o vencedor! Por isso, nada mais justo do que esse reconhecimento – afirmou o mandatário do Mecão, Sidney Santana.

O dirigente demonstra otimismo em relação à homologação do título.

– Tivemos o encaminhamento do nosso pedido, com o apoio da Ferj, e agora estamos aguardando o deferimento – disse.

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Santana destacou a farta documentação em torno da conquista.

– O America tem um histórico bem organizado, em oito ou 16 mãos, com muitas reportagens da época. Há registros de jornais e revistas, foi feito todo um trabalho, além do apoio da Ferj, em busca desse reconhecimento de 1982 – valorizou.

Em seguida, o dirigente exaltou a equipe do America da época.

– Era uma equipe maravilhosa. Tenho saudade do Gilson Gênio, desse time de um passado não tão longínquo. As lembranças são as melhores desse time que ganhou o título contra adversários de primeira envergadura – assegurou.

TORNEIO PARALELO: CLUBES EM EXPECTATIVA

Enquanto isso, os quatro clubes que querem ser reconhecidos campeões do Torneio Paralelo de 1986 seguem na expectativa por uma resposta. Treze, Central, Inter de Limeira e Criciúma ainda não obtiveram resposta da CBF.

Presidente do Treze, Artur Bolinha contou como foi o procedimento.

– A gente apresentou todo o histórico, uma documentação que comprove efetivamente que o Torneio Paralelo equivale à Série B. Contamos com o apoio da Federação Paraibana de Futebol para que a gente consiga esse título. Assim como nós fizemos, o Central, a Inter de Limeira e o Criciúma solicitaram apoio em suas federações para essa homologação ser aceita na CBF – disse.

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Conselheiro da Inter de Limeira, Paulo Cesar Scaraviello Júnior detalhou o pedido.

– Foram encaminhados ofícios para todas as federações. No nosso caso, o Reinaldo (Carneiro Bastos, presidente da FPF) deu o OK e agora aguardamos a CBF – afirmou.

Não falta movimentação para buscar o reconhecimento de títulos.