Sophie Luff kicks up a Storm with career-best 157 not out

Sunrisers have no answer to match-defining knock

ECB Reporters Network18-Sep-2021Western Storm 313 for 4 (Luff 157*, Griffiths 56) beat Sunrisers 277 (Griffith 49, Scrivens 46) by 36 runsIn-form Sophie Luff scored a brilliant career-best 157 not out to propel Western Storm to a 36-run triumph over Sunrisers in an entertaining Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy contest at Bristol.Delivering a timely message to the England selectors, Taunton-born Luff faced 142 balls, accrued 22 fours and shared in a match-winning fourth-wicket stand of 119 with Alex Griffiths, who registered 56, as Storm amassed 313 for 4 after winning the toss. The pick of the bowlers, Mady Villiers claimed 2 for 39 from 10 overs to derive credit in what was otherwise an uncomfortable experience for the Sunrisers attack.Cordelia Griffith top-scored with 49 and Grace Scrivens made 46 in an opening stand of 90 as Sunrisers made a decent fist of chasing, but neither was able to go on and post a really meaningful score and Storm change bowlers Nicole Harvey and Georgia Hennessy helped the home side wrest back control, returning figures of 2 for 46 and 2 for 45 respectively, while Nat Wraith completed a trio of stumpings.Needing to score 60 from the last 10 overs to register their first win in the tournament, Sunrisers ultimately came up short, dismissed for 277 inside 45 overs to end the 50-over campaign without a win in seven attempts.Their confidence boosted by victory over Lightning last time out, Storm came into the season finale with momentum and elected to bat first on a sluggish surface. Although Lauren Parfitt’s demise, pinned lbw by Kate Coppack without scoring, suggested otherwise, it proved a sound decision, Fi Morris trading almost exclusively in boundaries in garnering 30 from 36 balls to give the hosts lift-off.The advent of Villiers and spin halted Morris in her tracks, Sonali Patel holding a catch at deep backward square to reduce Storm to 51 for 2. No matter. Having survived a stern examination at the hands of Coppack, Luff quickly re-established Storm’s grip on the game, running hard between the wickets to raise 50 via 77 balls and dominating a partnership of 69 in 17 overs for the third wicket with Hennessy.Sunrisers skipper Kelly Castle generated late swing to snare Hennessy lbw for 25 with the score on 120 in the 29th over, only for Griffiths to then offer her captain outstanding support in a progressive fourth-wicket alliance of 119 in 16 overs, which effectively carried the game beyond the visitors.Luff’s second 50 occupied a mere 37 balls as she found acceleration to register her first hundred of the summer via 114 deliveries, while Griffiths went to 50 from 56 balls with 5 fours to increase the pressure on opponents rendered ragged in the field.Related

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Griffiths holed out to Fran Wilson on the square leg boundary off Villiers, but there was no stopping 27-year-old Luff, who required a further 25 balls to move from 100 to 150 before taking off her helmet and punching the air in celebration at reaching that particular milestone for the first time in Storm colours.Making the most of the platform provided by her skipper, Dani Gibson adopted a high-risk strategy at the death, weighing in with a brace of sixes and a four to finish unbeaten on 23 from 10 balls. Having held sway for three hours in an innings spanning 47 overs and adorned by 22 boundaries, Luff was still there at the end as Storm posted an imposing total in the September sunshine.Undaunted, Sunrisers mustered a spirited response, Griffith and Scrivens taking advantage of some wayward bowling to stage an enterprising opening stand of 90 in 13 overs. Griffith was just one run short of a half century when she was cramped for space and offered a return catch to Hennessy, while Scrivens, turned a short delivery from Harvey around the corner and was held by Claire Nicholas at short fine leg for 46.Wicketkeeper Nat Wraith demonstrated dexterous glove-work to remove the former Storm pairing of Alice Macleod and Naomi Dattani, while Harvey claimed the key wicket of England international Fran Wilson, bowled around her legs for a run-a-ball 34. Needing a further 89 from 15 overs to complete a first-ever victory over Storm in 50-over matches, Sunrisers slipped to 226 for 6 when Wraith completed a third stumping.
Villiers and Castle gave the visitors renewed hope in a seventh-wicket stand of 40, but when they departed in successive overs for 37 and 20 respectively, the game was all but up.

Churrasco com Aguirre e vida como na China: Felipão esbanja bom humor

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Logo após vencer o Colo-Colo por 2 a 0 e alcançar a classificação para a semifinal da Libertadores, Luiz Felipe Scolari chegou para dar entrevista coletiva cheio de bom humor. Logo avisou que não falaria sobre o clássico de sábado, contra o São Paulo, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro. Mas falou até em torcer para enfrentar o Grêmio na decisão do torneio continental.

– Torço por nosso país, nossos treinadores, nosso futebol. Não vejo por que não valorizar o que é bom e o que é nosso. E o Renato… Espero encontrá-lo na final, que seja assim: Palmeiras x Grêmio – disse Felipão, que elogiou nominalmente todos os técnicos de times brasileiros classificados na Libertadores e na Copa Sul-Americana, inclusive indicando que torce para o Cruzeiro de Mano Menezes eliminar o Boca Juniors (nesta quinta-feira, no Mineirão, precisa reverter a derrota por 2 a 0 na ida, na Argentina).

– Do jogo de sábado só posso falar que terei a maior alegria de encontrar o Diego Aguirre e espero que ele me pague o churrasco que paguei em Porto Alegre e ele não me devolveu. Sou amigo do peito do Aguirre. Antes dos Gre-Nais, jantávamos juntos em churrascarias. É amizade de alguém que conheci no Brasil e me tratou de forma muito respeitosa. Ele treina do meu lado, tentei subir o muro para gritar bobagem, mas não dá, ergueram 3, 4 metros de muro. Com Carpegiani (como técnico do São Paulo), gritei e caí. Agora, não dá tempo. Encontrar o Aguirre é sempre bom. Que eles se matem em campo e eu e o Aguirre que nos lembremos do tempo de Porto Alegre. Será ótimo – avisou, sorrindo, sem se preocupar com qualquer repercussão de suas declarações.

– A única coisa que prometi para a minha mulher quando disse que vinha para o Palmeiras é que não ouviria nada, nem programa de televisão ou rádio, para não ficar respondendo. Não estou escutando nada, se é bom, se tem ranço. Vou cumprir promessa porque aí não tem que discutir, ficar bravo. É a mesma coisa de quando eu estava na China: não entendo nada.

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Veja outros temas abordados por Felipão após a classificação:

Deyverson
Tem tomado Maracugina para ficar calminho. Não foi o Deyverson que deu uma peitada no zagueiro do Cruzeiro. Foi o zagueiro do Cruzeiro. os árbitros estão interpretando o que não existe. Se ele parou e deu um drible, não é menosprezo, ou ninguém pode driblar. É que hoje é bonito falar do Deyverson, Chico Anysio, não sei o que. É bom jogador, comete deslizes, mas que comecem por outros jogadores, e que os árbitros pensem nisso em vez de punir Deyverson porque o cabelinho dele é loiro.

Vitória sobre Colo-Colo
Mérito de equipe que se dedica. Quando idealizamos o time do Colo-Colo, fizemos modificações e tivemos a participação de dois ou três jogadores jogando de forma diferente, mas pela equipe. É um elenco trabalhando sério e tentando resultados para um possível título.

Dudu
Dudu foi meu jogador no Grêmio. Na primeira semana, estava chateado, na reserva, o Murtosa o colocou na linha e, comigo, ele é isso aí. Sempre foi assim. Trocamos de posição baseado no que o conhecemos e nas informações do Palmeiras de 2016, em alguns jogos, e como aquela equipe ia nos complicar jogando daquela maneira, optamos pelo Dudu nessa posição, e ele foi fundamental. Ele se sente bem comigo e eu me sinto bem com ele.

Borja
Borja é um excelente jogador e, por isso, tem sempre que trabalhar para evoluir. Hoje, jogou muito bem no aspecto tático, evoluiu 30% dos outros jogos. Se ele se porta dessa forma em outros jogos, é espetacular para a equipe. Ele precisa jogar como sabe, mas com aplicação tática que ele, muitas vezes, por não ter sido cobrado e ensinando no tempo certo, tem dificuldade. Está melhorando nesse sentido. Melhor para o Palmeiras.

Thiago Santos
O Thiago faz o que sabe fazer bem: tem grande poder de marcação, antecipação, boa bola alta. Ele te dá, em uma equipe, a função que é dada. Não pode cobrar dele ser armador e finalizador, mas faz muito bem a função. Por isso, nossa zaga sofreu muito pouco.

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أسامة عرابي: لاعب الأهلي يحتاج إلى راحة.. ومباراة القطن لم تكن الأفضل

تحدث أسامة عرابي لاعب ومدرب الأهلي الأسبق، عن مباراة المارد الأحمر أمام القطن الكاميروني المؤجلة من الجولة الأولى من دور المجموعات ببطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

طالع.. فيديو | الأهلي يحقق الفوز الأول في مجموعات أبطال إفريقيا بثلاثية أمام القطن

وقال عرابي في تصريحات تلفزيونية ببرنامج “الماتش” على فضائية “صدى البلد”: “أداء الأهلي لم يكن الأفضل، وأحمد قندوسي قدم مباراة جيدة ومع اندماجه أكثر سيظهر بمستوى أفضل”.

وأضاف: “يجب على كولر أن يبدأ بـ محمد مجدي أفشة ولكن حسب المباريات، خاصة أنه توجد مواجهات يكون أفشة مفيدًا لها، وفي مباريات أخرى قندوسي له الأولوية”.

وتابع: “النادى الأهلى يخوض مباريات كثيرة وبالتالى يحتاج إلى جاهزية كل لاعبيه”.

واستكمل: “حسين الشحات في آخر 10 مباريات من أفضل اللاعبين في الفريق، رغم تراجع مستواه في فترة ما، وأفشة حقق الفوز للأهلي في أكثر من مناسبة من قبل”.

طالع | طبيب الأهلي يعلن موقف محمد شريف من مباراة المقاولون.. وآخر تطورات المصابين

واستطرد: “أتوقع أن يتخذ كولر قرارًا بإراحة بعض اللاعبين الأساسيين فى مباراة المقاولون العرب، ويوازن بين الأساسيين والبدلاء”.

وأتم: “علي معلول يحتاج لراحة، والأهم خلال المرحلة الحالية مباراة صن داونز، لأننا نحتاج تجميع النقاط في دوري الأبطال، لكن في الدوري الوضع المختلف، الكل يفقد النقاط”.

Seamers make it Peshawar's day

Peshwar’s trio of seamers – Riaz Afridi, Waqar Ahmed and Afaq Ahmed – bowled Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited out for 202 on the first day of the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Division Two 2011-12

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ScorecardPeshawar’s trio of seamers – Riaz Afridi, Waqar Ahmed and Afaq Ahmed – bowled Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited out for 202 on the first day of the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Division Two 2011-12. SNGPL chose to bat but lost a wicket off the second ball, Afridi dismissing Naeemuddin. After a 62-run partnership between Azeem Ghumman and Ali Waqas, wickets fell regularly. Afridi and Waqar ripped through the top order, and then Afaq made sure the tail did not wag.Waqar, who was second in the wicket-charts during the group phase, took 3 for 80, Afridi had 4 for 55, and Afaq finished with 3 for 48. Usman Arshad’s 41 was SNGPL’s top score. Four other batsmen got starts but there were also five single-digit scores and SNGPL slumped to a disappointing total.Peshawar got off to a blazing start in their response, with the openers putting together a partnership of 82 runs in just 12.1 overs. Israrullah was dismissed for 36 and Iftikhar Ahmed fell for a first-ball duck to give SNGPL some respite at the end of the day. But Mohammad Fayyaz was 43 not out off 40 balls at stumps and Peshawar will look to get the first-innings lead on the second day.

Tim Paine set for surgery on finger

Tim Paine has been ruled out of Australia’s tour of South Africa next month due to a finger injury, which is likely to open the door for Matthew Wade to make his international debut

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Sep-2011Tim Paine has been ruled out of Australia’s tour of South Africa next month due to a finger injury, which is likely to open the door for Matthew Wade to make his international debut. Paine will have surgery later this week following a slower than expected recovery after he hurt his right index finger while batting at a Tasmania training session a month ago.The decision for Paine to have an operation means that Australia will need to find a new wicketkeeper for the two Twenty20s against South Africa on October 13 and 16 in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Brad Haddin last week announced his retirement from Twenty20 internationals, which is likely to make Wade the favourite for a national call-up.Wade, 23, has played for Australia A over the past 18 months and was productive for Victoria last summer, when he finished second behind Brad Hodge on the Ryobi Cup run tally and also score 553 Sheffield Shield runs. It would be a major surprise if Wade was not chosen, with Chris Hartley having hardly been used in T20 by Queensland over the past two seasons, and Western Australia’s Luke Ronchi having slipped down the pecking order.And while the T20s in South Africa are the immediate opportunity, there could be further chances to provide backup for Haddin in one-day or Test cricket, depending on how long Paine is sidelined. Australia’s physiotherapist, Alex Kountouris, said Paine was still experiencing significant discomfort a month after sustaining the injury.”Tim Paine injured his right index finger batting at training with his Tasmanian state team four weeks ago,” Kountouris said. “He sustained a fracture in a similar part of the same finger late last year and required surgery. Tim has been resting the injury in recent weeks but is still experiencing considerable pain.”His surgeon has advised that the fracture is healing slower than expected and may not heal without surgical intervention. As such, Tim will be undergoing surgery later this week. He is likely to need an extended recovery period following surgery and will not be available for selection for the T20 and ODI tour of South Africa.”Paine is not the only one of Australia’s contracted players set for surgery, with the allrounder John Hastings likely to have an operation on his right shoulder. Hastings suffered the injury while training with Victoria and he too will be out of action for the T20 and one-day series in South Africa.”John Hastings injured his right shoulder during a training session with Cricket Victoria after returning from Australian duties in Sri Lanka,” Kountouris said. “He has had ongoing shoulder pain since this incident and has been unable to return to training. He has consulted a surgeon who has recommended surgery.”It is possible that he will have surgery sometime in the next week after further assessment from the surgeon. His return to cricket will be dependent on the management approach pursued but he will not be available for selection for the T20 and ODI tour of South Africa.”

'We'll look to get at least 400' – Edwards

It’s one of those days when both teams would have hit the bed reasonably satisfied. But there will be enough doubts lingering inside to make them wary about the next morning. India would take 246 from the depths of 85 for 6. West Indies would have taken 246 all out at the start of the day. But both will want to guard themselves against a slip-up.For some time now, India have been used to winning. For some time now West Indies have been used to losing. If the pitch continues to take considerable turn, and remain two-paced, India will be happy even if they concede a 50-run lead. They can always make it up in the third innings and leave West Indies with a target to chase on a wearing track. If West Indies manage to take a sizeable lead, then they can suffocate India with pressure. It’s Test cricket 101 and both camps tried their hand at it.”We would look to get at least 400 and bat once,” Fidel Edwards said. “It won’t be easy for them tomorrow,” Suresh Raina said when his turn came. “It will turn more, especially in the fourth innings.” Raina even slipped in a jab: “Couple of their batsmen don’t know how to play spin bowling.” The only points where their views merged was in their praise of Devendra Bishoo, the man who set off the dramatic events by packing off Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, and MS Dhoni in 14 deliveries. “He is a star,” Edwards added, “I was impressed with him. He took three early wickets and then took a very good catch in the end.”Edwards rarely raises his voice in the press meets. He rarely talks much in the middle too. He stares at the batsmen often and likes to bowl either short or go full. The in-between length doesn’t quite feature often in his world and he probably isn’t easy to hit with his action. When he finds those spots, he can be a real handful as Virat Kohli found out when a delivery shaped away from a length and sucked him in to a lame prod.Fidel Edwards dismissed Virat Kohli and helped clean up the Indian tail•Associated Press

Edwards was told last evening that he would play and he admitted he was a “bit nervous” in his first spell. It was his comeback after all and by his own admission he didn’t make the batsmen play that much early on because he “didn’t have much match practice”. The four-wicket haul would have been heart-warming, as there would have been enormous pressure on him after replacing Kemar Roach. “It must have been hard [for Roach]; I was glad that I was playing. It felt really good to do well. It was good to come back after missing out on so much Test cricket.”Edwards was the finisher, it was Bishoo who left India in trouble. In the end, Bishoo didn’t need to set up India’s top-order batsman. His stock ball, the legbreak, did the job on its own without any elaborate planning. In 14 deliveries, with the wickets of Laxman, Dravid and Dhoni, he had driven a spear through India’s heart.It came as a bit of a surprise. It’s not that Bishoo didn’t bowl well; he bowled really well, but the Indian top-order fell without much fight. Laxman drove loosely at the first ball he faced from Bishoo; Dhoni stabbed out at his first delivery. The best ball was the one that removed Dravid. He slipped couple of deliveries short in that over and Dravid put them away to the boundary with utter ease. Then Bishoo tossed one up and got it to dip and turn. It was tempting, even for Dravid, who rarely hits three fours in an over in Test match cricket. He leaned forward into a drive, went too hard into it and didn’t quite cover for the turn.It was at this stage that Harbhajan Singh counterpunched and lifted the pressure off Raina’s shoulder. “We just told each other that we would spend as much time as possible [at the crease],” Raina said. “They have two main bowlers and we just wanted to bat long as possible.” They did that to drag India back into the game. With West Indies’ vulnerability against spin, as was evident in the Pakistan series, and the track taking turn, no side at this stage has an outright advantage.

Há 100 jogos no comando do Coelho, Enderson recebe homenagem

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O América-MG tem feito uma boa campanha neste início de Brasileirão. Em três jogos, o Coelho venceu dois e só perdeu para o atual líder, Flamengo. A equipe comandada por Enderson Moreira garantiu com os resultados o terceiro lugar na tabela da competição. Na última segunda-feira, o treinador alviverde completou 100 jogos dirigindo o time de Belo Horizonte.

Após o triunfo sobre o Vitória, por 2 a 1, no Independência, o técnico comentou a dificuldade do Campeonato Brasileiro e a necessidade do América-MG pontuar para conseguir se manter no topo.

– Sinceramente, a questão do jogo número 100, a gente não pensa nisso, a gente pensa nos três pontos, na vitória, de poder conquistar o ponto e entender como esse campeonato é difícil. Precisa pontuar muito e fazer o máximo sempre a cada jogo. É claro que é uma marca muito importante para mim, estar defendendo o América-MG em 100 partidas. Se fosse colocar os jogos da base (quando também era treinador) daria mais de 200, era umas duas placas para trás aí – disse Enderson Moreira.

Durante a coletiva, o treinador foi presenteado com uma camisa do Coelho de número 100 estampado nas costas. Enderson fez questão de agradecer os torcedores e a direção do clube.

– Eu queria, acima de tudo, agradecer o nosso torcedor. Eles fizeram uma festa maravilhosa, nos ajudaram muito quando tivemos algumas dificuldades. Acho que a equipe mereceu muito a vitória, talvez até antes poderia ter definido a partida, mas faz parte. Esse sofrimento aí a gente carrega até o final. Agradecer toda a direção do América pela confiança, a gente tenta sempre fazer o melhor, sei da dificuldade do clube. Isso é muito importante, agradeço de coração – afirmou o comandante.

O próximo compromisso do América-MG é o confronto com o Vasco. A partida é válida pelo Campeonato Brasileiro e vai acontecer no Rio de Janeiro. O jogo está marcado para sábado, às 19h.

Sem opção no Maraca e venda online, torcedores do Botafogo se revoltam

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O torcedor do Botafogo que quiser ir ao Maracanã para adquirir o Setor Norte para domingo terá que alterar seus planos. Nesta quarta-feira, o clube informou que os bilhetes do setor mais popular (R$ 40 inteira) só estarão à disposição no Nilton Santos e em General Severiano, cujas filas foram consideráveis ao longo do dia. O esquema se dará até sábado.

De acordo com informação de um funcionário responsável pela segurança das bilheterias do Maracanã, a baixa procura da torcida do Botafogo e a chegada de vascaínos ao Norte, destinado aos botafoguenses, fizeram com que a organização interrompesse a venda no local para evitar tumultos.

Os torcedores do Vasco, aliás, já esgotaram o específico Setor Sul, que tem os mesmos valores do Norte. No Maracanã, cabe destacar, seguem as vendas para Leste e Oeste, mistos – o primeiro custa R$ 60 (inteira) e o segundo, R$ 200 (inteira).

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Na ida, no Niltão, houve vendas online para as duas torcidas

SEM INGRESSOS ONLINE

A quatro dias do segundo jogo da final do Campeonato Carioca, os torcedores do Botafogo também ficaram cientes que não há venda de bilhetes pela internet. Apenas sócios cruz-maltinos, mandantes da partida, têm essa opção.

No domingo, dia do confronto, agendado para as 16h (de Brasília), apenasGeneral Severiano e São Januário terão ingressos disponíveis, isso até às 13h. O fato tem causado a revolta de diversos botafoguenses, sobretudo os que residem fora do Rio de Janeiro.

مودريتش: مباراة البرازيل الأصعب لكرواتيا في كأس العالم.. ونعلم خطورة لاعبهم

أكد قائد ولاعب وسط منتخب كرواتيا، لوكا مودريتش، صعوبة مباراة البرازيل في الدور ربع النهائي من بطولة كأس العالم قطر 2022.

وتلتقي البرازيل وكرواتيا يوم غدًا الجمعة، في تمام الساعة الخامسة مساءً بتوقيت “القاهرة” على ملعب “المدينة الرياضية” في مدينة “الريان” القطرية، بقيادة الحكم الإنجليزي الدولي مايكل أوليفر.

اقرأ أيضًا.. فيديو | قطة تقاطع مؤتمر فينيسيوس الخاص بمباراة البرازيل وكرواتيا

وتحدث مودريتش عن مباراة الغد في مؤتمره الصحفي، وقال: “أصعب مباراة لنا في كأس العالم، البرازيل مرشحة دومًا للفوز باللقب”.

وتابع: “في تلك النسخة هي أيضًا الأوفر حظًا، علينا أن نحافظ على أسلوبنا ونبذل قصارى جهدنا في تلك المباراة، لقد اُثبتنا مدى قوتنا العقلية بعد مباراة كرواتيا ولعب الوقت الإضافي وركلات الجزاء وهي ما اعطتنا الثقة الكبيرة”.

وعن مواجهة زملاءه في ريال مدريد مع البرازيل: “يمكننا أن نكون أصدقاء بعد المباراة، الجميع يقاتل من أجل بلده”.

وفينيسيوس: “لدينا مهمة صعبة لإيقافه غدًا، الجميع يعرف مدى إمكانياته، لكن إذا كان بإمكاني المساعدة لوقف خطورته، فسأقوم بذلك بالتأكيد، نحن جميعًا هنا للدفاع عن اسم بلدنا”.

وأضاف في النهاية: “من الجيد أن أسمع فينيسيوس يمدحني، خاصة من لاعب قد تطور كثيرًا منذ انضمامه إلى ريال مدريد”.

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