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West Indies allrounder Stafanie Taylor has been named the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year for 2011

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Sep-2011

West Indies allrounder Stafanie Taylor has been named the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year for 2011, at the annual awards ceremony in London.Taylor, 20, played 10 ODIs during the voting period (August 11, 2010 – August 3, 2011), scoring 610 runs at an average of 76.25, and accounted for 15 victims with her offspin. She also picked up five wickets and made 49 runs in Twenty20 Internationals.Taylor staved off competition from the English duo of Charlotte Edwards and Lydia Greenway, and Australia’s Shelley Nitschke who was last year’s winner. The award rounds off a successful year for Taylor who was part of the West Indies side that won the ICC Women’s Twenty20 Cricket Challenge in South Africa.”It is a fantastic honour to be named the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year,” said Taylor, who was absent, having just finished a home series against Pakistan yesterday. “I said before the awards that my goal was to be the number one women’s cricketer in the world and I’m on my way there with the rankings and to be named the winner of this award makes me extremely happy.”I would like to thank my team-mates and coaches from the West Indies team, my domestic side Jamaica, and also my family for all the support they continue to give me and I hope I can continue to represent the West Indies with pride.”

Lasith Malinga became the first man to take three one-day international hat-tricks as Sri Lanka secured a consolation victory in the final ODI in Colombo

The Report by Brydon Coverdale22-Aug-2011
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsLasith Malinga celebrates his hat-trick•Associated PressLasith Malinga became the first man to take three one-day international hat-tricks as Sri Lanka secured a consolation victory in the final ODI in Colombo. Australia might have won the series 3-2 but with the first Test just over a week away, it was important for Sri Lanka to finish on a high, and they did that through Malinga with the ball, and then Mahela Jayawardene and Chamara Silva with the bat.Chasing 212, the hosts lost three early wickets but from then on were in cruise control either side of a rain delay. Jayawardene all but saw them home with a patient 71, before departing with 17 runs still to get when he skied a catch off Xavier Doherty. Silva batted superbly in his 63, but the victory was all down to Sri Lanka’s bowling performance, and specifically Malinga’s hat-trick and the tail-end collapse that he instigated.It could be argued that Malinga has taken four ODI hat-tricks, after his double hat-trick – four wickets in four balls – against South Africa at the 2007 World Cup. He picked up three in three deliveries against Kenya at this year’s World Cup, and it would have been a brave person to tip against him adding to his tally when Doherty walked out to face the hat-trick ball this time.Malinga began the sequence with a fast yorker that got through Mitchell Johnson’s defences and bowled him for 1, and followed up with a low full toss that rapped John Hastings on the pad. Doherty took guard, and must have anticipated another accurate yorker, which was indeed delivered, but he still couldn’t get bat on ball.Doherty’s middle stump was rattled, and so were Australia, who in the previous over – the 45th of the innings – had been cruising towards a competitive total, at 210 for 5. Eleven balls later, they had lost their remaining five wickets for the addition of only one more run. It was a remarkable collapse, with Ajantha Mendis taking a wicket either side of Malinga’s hat-trick.The rot started when David Hussey (46), who had just launched Mendis over the long-on fence for six, played back to the next delivery and was bowled for 46. The innings ended with Brad Haddin, on 8, driving a catch to mid-off, and neither the Australians nor the fans in the crowd could quite believe the rapid turnaround.Smart stats

Lasith Malinga’s hat-trick is his third in ODIs. He now has the most hat-tricks in ODIs after going past Wasim Akram, Saqlain Musthaq and Chaminda Vaas, who had two hat-tricks each.

The 3-2 series defeat is Sri Lanka’s sixth series loss in bi-lateral contests at home since 2000 and their second home-series loss to Australia. Australia won 3-2 on their previous tour in 2004.

Chamara Silva’s 13th half-century ended his bad run in recent ODIs. In his previous five innings, he had scored just 29 runs.

The 111-run stand between Silva and Mahela Jayawardene is the fifth-highest fourth-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka in ODIs against Australia. It is also their sixth-highest partnership for Sri Lanka in home ODIs against Australia.

Michael Clarke’s aggregate of 242 runs in the series is the second-highest by an Australian batsman in a bi-lateral series in Sri Lanka after Ricky Ponting’s 257 runs in the 2004 series.

Shane Watson’s strike rate of 66.66 is his third-lowest for a fifty-plus knock in ODIs. The lowest is 60.71 during his 85 against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi in 2010.

Australia lost their last five wickets for just one run collapsing from 210 for 5 to be bowled out for 211. The aggregate of one run for the last four wickets (seventh to tenth wicket) is the lowest in ODIs.

Things had begun so solidly for Australia, who were sent in on a pitch expected to offer some assistance for the seamers in overcast conditions. As expected, the ball nipped around a little and in the second over, bowled by Shaminda Eranga, the openers were already in trouble, Shaun Marsh bowled by a lovely inswinger having four balls earlier been dropped at gully by Jayawardene.In the following over Shane Watson was caught behind off a Malinga no-ball, and it proved to be a somewhat costly miss for the hosts, as Watson went on to post a solid 56 before top-edging a slog-sweep off Mendis. Watson had support from Ricky Ponting in a 67-run stand, before Ponting (31) was caught at midwicket when he failed to pick a slower ball from Angelo Mathews.Michael Clarke compiled another handy yet inconsequential innings, his 47 ending when he tickled Eranga to the keeper. Not that his opposing captain was any more influential with the bat. Tillakaratne Dilshan was one of three early wickets to fall in Sri Lanka’s chase, bowled for 17 when he was beaten for pace by James Pattinson, who sent down an impressive opening spell.It was Pattinson’s first match of the tour as Australia rested Brett Lee and Doug Bollinger, and the other man brought in for this game, John Hastings, made a nervy start as he failed to control the swing of the ball. Hastings was the main culprit as the Australians sent down 15 wides in the first 18 overs of the innings.Not that anything should be taken away from the batting of Silva and Jaywardene. Silva’s 63 was a fine innings from a man who was lucky to hold his place in the side, having made 4, 3, 13, 9 and 0 in his past five ODI innings. He was especially strong when sweeping Doherty, clearing the boundary at square leg once and finding the boundary four more times off the left-arm spinner, including with a powerful reverse-sweep.Silva’s half-century came up off 51 deliveries, but in the end it was the sweep that brought him undoing when he found the man at deep square leg off Doherty. The rain came with Sri Lanka well ahead on Duckworth/Lewis, and when play resumed, Jayawardene steered the chase comfortably.In the end Sri Lanka got home with four wickets and three overs to spare, not that there was ever any doubt. Nor was there any doubt that Australia will enter the Test series happy to have seen the last of Malinga, who doesn’t play the longer format. He certainly made a dead rubber bounce into life.

The Bangladesh selectors’ contracts, which expire on April 30, will not be renewed the Bangladesh Cricket Board has said. The three-man committee is headed by Rafiqul Alam and includes former captain Akram Khan and Zahid Razzak.The decision comes as part of a revamp of the Bangladesh cricket setup, after a disappointing World Cup performance. Coach Jamie Siddons departed earlier this month, after Bangladesh succumbed 3-0 to Australia at home, while a host of support staff are either leaving or under review. While bowling coach Ian Pont has already parted ways with Bangladesh cricket, strength and conditioning coach Grant Trafford Luden will stay on for another year and the future of fielding coach Julien Fountain and physio Michael Henry is as yet unclear.The BCB has also decided to initiate legal proceedings against Nimbus Sports International, to recover outstanding dues in connection with television broadcast rights.

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José Fernando Fumagalli inicia a partir de hoje um novo capítulo em sua história no Guarani. Maior ídolo da história recente Bugre, o meia anunciou sua aposentadoria e foi nomeado- pelo presidente Palmeron Mendes Filho – como novo coordenador técnico de futebol em entrevista coletiva realizada no fim da tarde desta quarta-feira, na sala de imprensa, do Brinco de Ouro.

– Conversei com o Fumagalli no final do ano passado e ele me falou que já tinha jogado muito, que queria ir para voos novos. Mas ele acreditou no trabalho, acreditou nos profissionais que estavam aqui chegando. Ele tem muita competência e muita capacidade. Ele acreditou e concretizou o projeto de acesso e agora apresentamos nosso novo coordenador técnico de futebol”, declarou o presidente – declarou o presidente.

Fumagalli agradeceu a oportunidade e destacou a vontade de manter a mesma linha de trabalho com seriedade na nova função.

– Hoje estou me aposentando e a tendo a oportunidade de ter as portas abertas em um clube que tenho uma grande história. Hoje inicio uma nova função aqui dentro do clube e espero ser feliz como fui como jogador. Vou procurar sempre trabalhar da maneira verdadeira, séria e correta que trabalhei como jogador nessa nova função – disse o ex-jogador.

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Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni could potentially join Liverpool this summer, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano.

The Lowdown: Tchouameni linked with move

Jurgen Klopp could be looking to make midfield reinforcements this summer, considering it is an ageing area of the Reds’ squad.

One player who has been linked with a move to Liverpool is Tchouameni, who is arguably one of Europe’s most highly-rated young midfielders.

The 22-year-old has been an influential performer for Monaco throughout this season, averaging 2.5 tackles and 2.8 interceptions per game in Ligue 1.

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The Latest: Romano drops fresh claim

Speaking on his YouTube channel [via This Is Anfield], Romano claimed that Liverpool are in the conversation with a ‘huge chance’ to sign Tchouaemi this summer:

“So keep an eye on Liverpool, keep an eye on what happens at Manchester United, because they will go for a midfielder.

“But at the moment, there are still no negotiations open for Tchouameni. But he could be a huge chance for the Premier League clubs. I’m told that they are really keen on signing him in the summer.”

The Verdict: Perfect summer addition

Tchouameni is an enormous prospect who has been described as ‘extraordinary’ by Paul Pogba, and he looks like someone who could be the perfect addition to Liverpool’s midfield.

He could come in as a squad player initially but it likely wouldn’t take long before he was an integral part of Klopp’s team, combining quality on the ball  – he enjoyed a 90.9% pass completion rate across five appearances for France in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers – with tenacious work off it.

With the likes of James Milner, Jordan Henderson and Thiago all now in their 30s, and Fabinho turning 29 this year, it is vital that fresh legs come in in the middle of the park. Tchouameni is perfect, in that respect.

In other news, a journalist has dropped a big-money Liverpool claim. Read more here.

Celtic are back in action tomorrow with an SPFL clash against Ross County away from home to try and take another step towards securing the league title.

Last weekend saw the Hoops get knocked out of the semi-final of the Scottish Cup by Rangers in what was a disappointing afternoon for Ange Postecoglou and his side.

With that in mind, it could be bad news for County to have to come up against a wounded Celtic side looking to get back to winning ways.

However, one issue that the Bhoys will have to deal with is the absence of right-back Josip Juranovic, who will reportedly be out for the next couple of weeks through injury.

Despite this blow, it could pave the way for one Celtic figure to come in and shine for the team.

Opportunity knocks

Having only started one of Celtic’s six previous league games, Anthony Ralston has been in and out of the team since the turn of the year.

With 23 league appearances to his name in total this season, the right-back has shown what an attacking talent he can be by racking up four goals and seven assists.

Also, no other defender in Postecoglou’s squad has been able to have as many shots on target (13) or crosses (116) as the 23-year-old.

In addition to this, from a defensive point of view, only Juranovic (28) has won more tackles than the £1.62m-rated Scotsman (26).

This highlights just how much of a capable player Ralston is up and down the pitch and how much they will need someone like that while their other right-back is out injured, with the introduction of the 23-year-old potentially being a game-changer for the Bhoys.

Currently listed as the third-highest rated player at the Parkhead club, the full-back has earned himself an overall performance rating of 7.47 from WhoScored.

Labelled as a “soldier” on the pitch by Postecoglou, Ralston could use this time while the Croatian is recovering to really stake a claim that he should be the first-choice right-back at Parkhead.

Moving forward, in terms of the Hoops boss putting his starting XI together to take on County, he should have no reservations about putting the £10.5k-per-week Scotsman in from the beginning at right-back.

AND in other news: Sold at £2m, now worth £630k: Celtic struck gold on £11k-p/w dud with a “bad attitude”

Everton haven’t had much to shout about throughout their latest Premier League season, having won just eight of the 30 games that they’ve played.

They have only scored 33 goals along the way and conceded 52, with far from ideal tallies for either metric.

Even though there are still some critical games left to play for the Toffees until the season ends and the summer transfer window opens, it seems as though an update has emerged which will have everyone at Finch Farm concerned.

What’s the news?

According to a recent tweet from an Italian journalist, Richarlison’s new agent Frank Trimboli will look to secure a move away from Everton for the Brazilian in the upcoming summer transfer window.

Since arriving at Goodison Park back in 2018 in a deal worth a reported £50m, the Brazilian has gone on to make 145 appearances across all competitions for the Toffees. In that time, the 24-year-old has scored 49 goals and provided 13 assists along the way, showing just how important he is to the team in the final third of the pitch.

Fans will be sweating

With 23 league appearances made in the current campaign, the Brazilian has provided more goal contributions than any other Everton player, with six goals and four assists to his name.

In addition to his incredibly useful goals and assists, Richarlison’s overall performances have earned him a season rating of 6.87/10 from WhoScored, making him the highest-rated player in Frank Lampard’s squad.

To highlight how much of a nuisance the Brazil international is for opponents, no other Everton player has enjoyed as many touches in the attacking penalty area (110) or drawn as many fouls (65) as Richarlison.

Taking all this into account, having the attacker’s agent reportedly looking to move him out of the Merseyside club in the summer will be a massive issue for the Toffees, especially if they end up waving goodbye to him when the transfer window opens.

This could surely have a number of Everton supporters sweating, and given how they will already be worried about whether or not their team will avoid relegation, it will only be another concern for them in this difficult period for the club.

In other news: Everton must launch move for “outstanding” 25-year-old “Wolverine” as insider claim emerges

Andrew Flintoff has given his strongest indication that he will be fit to join Queensland’s Twenty20 campaign in January following his lengthy rehabilitation from knee surgery

Cricinfo staff23-Aug-2010

Andrew Flintoff has given his strongest indication that he will be fit to join Queensland’s Twenty20 campaign in January following his lengthy rehabilitation from knee surgery. Flintoff hasn’t played since England won the Ashes last year and was hoping to return for Lancashire this month before delaying his comeback again.”I’m a bit frustrated, I was meant to play for Lancashire over the past few weeks but seeing the physio and seeing where I’m at, I can’t run properly, so it was decided that I probably shouldn’t start quite yet,” Flintoff told Sky Sports. “It’s just postponed a little bit so I’m back in the gym with the physio trying to get fit.”There’s the option of playing in Queensland in January for them in the Twenty20, which I’d like to do. But more important is Lancashire next year. I’m not quite sure what is realistic at this moment in time. I’m still getting a few twinges in the knee and can’t move as well as I’d like to.”Queensland tried to sign Flintoff for last year’s tournament and are hoping he will be fit enough to join them for the Big Bash. “He’s heard from us and is interested,” a spokesman said. “We assume it fits in with his plans. The issue is, is he going to be right?”The Bulls, who have finished third in the tournament over the past two years, have Andrew Symonds on their books. They are also open to Daniel Vettori returning in 2010-11 after he made a couple of appearances last year.

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O São Paulo passou praticamente todo o segundo tempo com a bola, tentando encontrar uma maneira de empatar o clássico com o Corinthians, mas criou poucas chances e acabou perdendo por 2 a 1, placar construído na etapa inicial. O técnico Dorival Júnior, no entanto, gostou da atuação de sua equipe. Segundo ele, o rival mereceu ganhar, mas o São Paulo não mereceu perder.

– Com relação à marcação, tivemos algumas dificuldades iniciais. Depois, não mais. Corrigimos um posicionamento. Observamos o Petros adiantado e os dois volantes (do Corinthians) trabalhando nesse intervalo. Estava um raio de ação muito grande para o Jucilei cobrir, era impossível. No segundo tempo não tivemos um problema sequer. O Corinthians teve, talvez, uma ou outra ação aos cinco, dez minutos do segundo tempo. Não mais que isso. O São Paulo procurou o gol. Trabalhamos a bola, buscamos infiltrações. Foi um bom jogo, que satisfez pelo espetáculo que foi proporcionado, pelos gols que saíram. Reconhecemos que o Corinthians merecia a vitória, mas o São Paulo não merecia jamais a derrota da forma como aconteceu – disse o treinador, enumerando elogios à atuação de sua equipe:

– O São Paulo fez um grande jogo. Se o Corinthians fez por merecer o resultado, o São Paulo não merecia ter perdido a partida. A equipe apresentou muito mais coisas positivas do que negativas. É difícil de digerir, mas entendemos a derrota e vamos trabalhar.

– Nós infiltramos várias vezes, chegamos várias vezes ao gol. Talvez não tenhamos finalizado da maneira correta, mas as jogadas foram criadas. Tivemos triangulações com infiltrações do lado direito, do lado esquerdo. Fomos um time vibrante até o último momento, que procurou o gol a todo instante, não se entregou. Chutamos bola na trave, tivemos dois cabeceios dentro da pequena área sem precisar saltar na bola, tivemos jogadas de fundo, bolas enfiadas. Chegamos em condições de concluir e erramos muitas conclusões. O time está criando.

O técnico ainda aproveitou para reclamar da arbitragem. Segundo ele, Kazim estava fazendo uma espécie de barreira para os zagueiros do São Paulo nos escanteios a favor do Corinthians, algo que teria se repetido no lance do gol de Balbuena.

– Eu estava aborrecido em relação às paredes que o Kazim estava fazendo, travando o início de corrida dos zagueiros. Avisamos ao árbitro, era uma jogada que estava se repetindo a todo momento e estava desagradando. São situações que têm sido inibidas na maioria dos jogos, foi assim no Brasileiro. Nós pontuamos isso desde o primeiro escanteio, a situação se repetiu e acabou saindo o gol. Não é uma jogada correta, não pode ser feita. Em uma delas, acabou saindo o gol. Se pode para um, pode para todo mundo, aí libera geral. Mas que avisem, porque na maioria dos lances essa jogada é inibida – finalizou Dorival.

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According to football.london reporter Rob Guest, Tottenham are hoping to bring in three new additions before the January transfer window closes.

This will consist of a right wing-back, a central midfielder and a striker, with those positions “expected to be the priority”.

The Lowdown: Spurs rushed for time

Today marks two weeks until transfer deadline day, so Daniel Levy and Fabio Paratici haven’t much time left to deliver upon what was deemed a pivotal transfer window for the club.

Many rumours have arisen regarding additions and departures, but nothing has come to fruition so far, with zero signings or departures at Tottenham Way.

Antonio Conte recently indicated to Levy that the transfer situation at Tottenham is not where it should be, saying that the club’s “incredible” fans “deserve much more”.

The Latest: Three new additions expected

Guest said in a Q&A for football.london that Tottenham are hoping to secure three signings before the January transfer deadline, and it is expected that they will prioritise the additions of a right wing-back, a central midfielder and a striker.

He stated: “Hopefully it will be three new additions as a new right wing-back, central midfielder and striker are expected to be the priority this month. Monday marks two weeks until the transfer deadline and that leaves Daniel Levy and Fabio Paratici with limited time remaining to bring in new signings.

“However, Spurs have been known to be late movers in the transfer market in the past. As Jose Mourinho was backed in his first transfer window as Spurs boss with a couple of new additions, Levy has to do the same with Conte. Tottenham have a world-class manager at the club and they need to keep him happy about the level of backing he will get at Tottenham.”

The Verdict: Ambitious but necessary

Additions to Spurs’ squad are a necessity for a number of reasons. Firstly, the squad is light on depth, with a lack of cover an obvious issue in a few positions.

Perhaps even more importantly, transfer activity will be crucial in keeping Conte happy. If a hugely successful manager like him is not backed by the club after promises to the contrary, he could become disenchanted – you only have to look at how his time at Chelsea ended acrimoniously.

Also, if Spurs are to fight for Champions League qualification, they will need to bolster the quality of options they have in their squad, as currently a few injuries could leave a lasting impact on the Lilywhites’ season.

Three signings is an ambitious mission with two weeks left in the window, but Spurs need to do their utmost to try and deliver on that before the end of the month.

In other news: “All depends on…” – Alasdair Gold drops big Spurs transfer update as Paratici waits for club’s decision