England quick could be ruled out of a potential red-ball return for England Lions against India

ESPNcricinfo staff21-May-2025Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s Metro Bank ODI series against West Indies next week, and could be in doubt for a proposed return to red-ball action for England Lions next month, after sustaining a right-thumb injury during his IPL stint with Rajasthan Royals.Archer first sustained the injury while fielding during Rajasthan’s one-run defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on May 4. Although it initially appeared to be a minor issue, further assessments revealed ligament damage, and following the suspension of the tournament earlier this month, he did not return to India for this week’s resumption.He had initially been named in England’s 16-man squad for the ODI series that begins at Edgbaston on May 29, but will now be reassessed by the England medical team over the coming fortnight to determine when he may return to action.Lancashire’s left-arm seamer Luke Wood, who had already been named instead of Archer for the T20I series that follows in June, has been added to the squad in his place. Wood has played two previous ODIs in 2022-23, but has yet to take a wicket in the format.Archer’s omission from the T20I series had pointed to his probable inclusion in the second of England Lions’ two four-day matches against India that serve as warm-up matches next month’s five-Test series.The first, at Canterbury from May 30-June 2, runs concurrently with the ODI series, but the second, at Northampton from June 6-9, had been a realistic target for Archer, and could have constituted a first first-class appearance in more than four years, since a one-off appearance for Sussex versus Kent in May 2021.England’s selectors have subsequently named an initial 15-man squad for the two Lions matches, to be captained by Somerset’s James Rew and with the notable inclusion of Chris Woakes for his first matches of the season. There is scope to add further names to the mix, including Archer and Ben Stokes, who may seek further game-time in his return from hamstring surgery.Since 2021, Archer has been battling with a series of long-term injuries, including an elbow problem that required multiple operations, and a stress fracture of the back. He made his England comeback in May last year, in time for the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean, and also featured in the Champions Trophy earlier this year, prior to the IPL.

أعلنت رابطة الأندية المصرية، اختيار مصطفى فتحي لاعب الفريق الأول بنادي بيراميدز، كأفضل لاعب في مباراة فريقه اليوم أمام فاركو في الدوري المصري.

والتقى بيراميدز أمام فاركو مساء اليوم على ملعب استاد برج العرب ضمن منافسات الجولة الـ30 من المسابقة المحلية. طالع التفاصيل

ونشر الحساب الرسمي لرابطة الأندية عبر “تويتر”: “سجل هدفًا وضع به فريقه في صدارة الترتيب، مصطفى فتحي يفوز بجائزة رجل مباراة فاركو وبيراميدز”.

وسجل مصطفى فتحي هدف فوز بيراميدز أمام فاركو ليقوده لصدارة جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري.

ويحتل بيراميدز صدارة ترتيب جدول الدوري برصيد 64 نقطة جمعها من الفوز في 19 لقاء والتعادل في 7 مواجهات وتلقى 4 هزائم.

سجل هدفًا وضع به فريقه في صدارة الترتيب 🌟⚽️

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— رابطة الأندية المحترفة EPL (@epl_eg) June 6, 2023

Match facts

Thursday, April 4, 2013
Start time 2000 (1430 GMT)Lasith Malinga will miss the opening game for Mumbai Indians•AFP

Big Picture

How loyalties and allegiances change in the IPL. Anil Kumble’s association with Royal Challengers Bangalore was long and high-profile, as a player, captain, and mentor. He is known to have played a critical role in team strategy, selections, auction picks, all for a team representing his hometown. He is in the opposing camp now, hired by Mumbai Indians as their team mentor, and will have to plot against a side he helped strengthen over five seasons on his home ground.An immediate problem to address for Kumble’s team is the absence of Lasith Malinga from the opening game due to injury. A prized asset of the Mumbai side, Malinga is still recovering from a sore back he suffered during the home series against Bangladesh. His replacement apart, Mumbai can compensate for that loss with runs from a power-packed batting line-up, though it’ll be interesting to see if Sachin Tendulkar and his opening partner [there were as many as eight last season] are able to retain their combination for a good part of the season.The Royal Challengers are among the most passionately followed teams in the IPL and, for a tournament centred on the concept of city loyalties, Bangalore has lapped up its team like no other. But the title has proved elusive, despite twice having made the final. Led by Virat Kohli this season, Royal Challengers have as many as 15 seamers in their squad – though one of them, Zaheer Khan, is ruled out of the opening match with a side strain. It could be said that Kumble’s inputs may have made their job easier had he not switched over, but how they manage their personnel is one of several potential challenges this season could throw up.

Players to watch

Is Glenn Maxwell worth a million dollars? He was the only million-dollar buy at the 2013 auction, then had a lacklustre Test series in India, and didn’t have a great World Twenty20 before he was bought. His purchase is a gamble, and it remains to be seen to what extent his all-round skills are able to justify, or undermine, the team’s decision.From doing the moonwalk to gangnam style, classy celebrations to banter with opposition players, Chris Gayle has loosened up significantly since we first saw him in 1999 when he took on India in Toronto. His demeanour on the field aside, he has been a pivotal player for Royal Challengers with his explosive batting at the top, and has endeared himself to his fans, not just by treating them to airshows at the Chinnaswamy Stadium but winning their admiration despite giving them a bloody nose, literally, and landing them in hospital.

2012 head-to-head

Gayle was the architect of a big win over Mumbai last season at the Wankhede Stadium, as Royal Challengers eased home by nine wickets. Mumbai then won a close game at the Chinnaswamy Stadium less than a week later, with Ambati Rayudu and Kieron Pollard guiding them to victory in a tight chase.

Stats and trivia

• Malinga is among the few bowlers to have kept Gayle quiet in the IPL. R Ashwin is another. Malinga has bowled 39 balls to Gayle in the IPL, conceding 36 runs that included five fours. Against Ashwin, Gayle has scored at a run a ball in the IPL – 33 off 33.
• At the very least, Gayle could become the second-highest run-getter in all T20 cricket. He is currently on 4804 runs, just 17 behind David Hussey. Brad Hodge leads the list with 5274.

Quotes

“We do have a lot of options to pick from, with as many as 11 specialist pacers and four seaming all-rounders. Of course there are a few players who are coming off injuries, like Daniel Vettori (ankle injury).”

“We are all friends for the next few months. That’s one thing I have made very clear to the guys already. We are one. The Mumbai Indians are one.”

Jordan Clark, a 22-year-old Lancashire batsman who has yet to make his first-class debut, earned himself a place in cricket history by hitting Yorkshire left-arm spinner Gurham Randhawa for six sixes in an over

ESPNcricinfo staff24-Apr-2013

Jordan Clark, a 22-year-old Lancashire batsman who has yet to make his first-class debut, earned himself a place in cricket history by hitting Yorkshire left-arm spinner Gurman Randhawa for six sixes in an over during a 2nd XI match in Scarborough.The feat came on the second day of the contest as Clark latched onto Randhawa’s 13th over and struck all his blows over the midwicket area. His modest response to the achievement was to say that he thought the time had come “to step it up a little.” Until the point of the 36-run over, Randhawa had figures of 2 for 15 in 12 overs.Although Clark’s striking did not come in a top-level match it had him being mentioned in the same breath as Garry Sobers, Ravi Shastri, Yuvraj Singh and Herschelle Gibbs who have achieved the rare full house of sixes in first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket.”I hit the first few pretty well, had a chat to my team-mate, and I just carried on really,” he told BBC Sport. “I just remember feeling a bit of pressure on the last ball and thinking ‘I have got to have a crack’.”Clark, who was part of Lancashire’s 2nd XI Trophy-winning team last year, has so far been restricted to one-day and Twenty20 appearances for the first team having joined the club’s academy in 2008.He was not the only fringe county batsman to launch a barrage of sixes on Wednesday as Middlesex’s Adam Rossington, playing against Cambridge MCCU, hit five consecutive sixes in an over against Akbar Ansari although Rossington was never in with a chance of matching Clark as the over had begun with a dot ball. He did, however, strike the next ball he faced from Ansari in the following over for another six.

MatériaMais Notícias

A Federação Paulista detalhou na tarde desta terça-feira as datas e horários das rodadas finais da fase de classificação do Campeonato Paulista. O clássico entre São Paulo e Palmeiras, pela 11ª rodada do estadual, foi marcado para o dia 16 de março, um sábado, às 16h30. A partida será disputada no Morumbi.

Embora seja impossível fazer qualquer tipo de previsão, o Choque-Rei pode ser decisivo para a ambição das duas equipes no estadual. Isto porque, o jogo acontecerá na antepenúltima rodada da fase de classificação e pode definir a classificação de cada um dos times em seus respectivos grupos.

Atualmente, o Palmeiras é o líder da chave B, com 13 pontos ganhos em 18 disputados. Já o Tricolor do Morumbi, embora seja o primeiro colocado do Grupo D, soma nove pontos e está a apenas dois de distância do Ituano, o primeiro fora da zona de classificação para o mata-mata.

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Será o primeiro Choque-Rei dos três confirmados nesta temporada – os outros dois acontecerão pelo Campeonato Brasileiro. Entretanto, como disputam a Copa do Brasil, a Copa Libertadores e ainda podem se reencontrar na fase de mata-mata do Paulistão, os rivais podem se duelar mais seis vezes neste ano, totalizando nove clássicos.

Vale lembrar que no ano passado, São Paulo e Palmeiras disputaram o título do Campeonato Brasileiro. No segundo turno da competição, o Verdão venceu o Tricolor, por 2 a 0, no Morumbi, e quebrou um jejum de 16 anos sem vitória na casa do rival.

Lancashire have announced a fourth consecutive year of heavy losses, £1.5 million for 2012

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Apr-2013Lancashire have announced a fourth consecutive year of heavy losses, £1.5 million for 2012, as the impact of their ground redevelopment problems, which included lengthy legal battles, continues to be felt.However, the club are confident that with the Ashes returning to Old Trafford this year, work on the ground nearing the end of the latest stage, and the recent naming agreement with Emirates, that the financial results will show an improvement from next year.Lee Morgan, the club’s finance director, said: “When we embarked on this journey back in 2007 with the creation of our detailed business plan, we knew we had many obstacles to overcome; however, nobody could have foreseen how high, and how many there were going to be, much of which is well documented.”Rebuilding nearly an entire stadium on an existing site whilst still trading throughout is fraught with risk and stacked with difficulty, but was absolutely necessary to protect the history, the heritage and most importantly the future of this great venue.”Lancashire’s figures for 2012 were hit by one of the wettest summers on record, which impacted many counties, with key Friends Life t20 fixtures at Old Trafford being washed out, while the Twenty20 against South Africa was also struck. In comparison to 2011 when they won the County Championship, there was also a shortfall of more than half a million in prize money.”The loss is again substantial,” chairman Michael Cairns told the Manchester Evening News. “However, as forecasted last year, it is broadly in line with our expectations.”Over the past four years we have suffered more than our fair share of unanticipated hurdles and costly interruptions to our development project. While this is often the case with multi-faceted construction programmes, it’s reasonable to say that some of our challenges have been far from the norm.”In addition, the serious fall off in paid attendances in all forms of domestic cricket, and most recently the T20 international, has all impacted significantly on the club’s finances.”Although Old Trafford will host an Ashes clash this year, Cairns warned that any season when they are not awarded a Test – such as 2015 – will be difficult for the club which has tried to diversify its sources of income with a profitable events business built around The Point development next to the pavilion.”Any year in which we are not allocated one of the major Tests will be a tight financial year, with 2015 being our next challenge in this respect,” Cairns said. “My belief is that an unhealthy number of clubs will be facing extremely difficult financial times, especially if the level of ECB distributions were to be significantly reduced.”

MatériaMais Notícias

As atenções do mercado de transferências estão voltadas para o atacante Alexandre Pato. Aos 29 anos, o jogador tem contrato com oTianjin Quanjian, da China, até dezembro de 2019, mas tenta uma rescisão amigável com o clube chinês para voltar ao futebol brasileiro. Santos e São Paulo são os principais interessados, mas outros clubes já monitoram a situação do jogador.

Abaixo, o LANCE! relembra os altos e baixos da carreira do jogador revelado pelo Internacional. De Corinthians à Seleção Brasileira, passando por Milan, da Itália, e São Paulo, reviva um pouco da carreira de Alexandre Pato!

FENÔMENO NO INTER!

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Alexandre Pato, então garoto prodígio do Internacional, estrou pelo Colorado em 2006, com apenas 17 anos. Em 26 de novembro, em seu primeiro jogo como profissional, Pato só não fez chover no antigo Palestra Itália (hoje Allianz Parque). Na ocasião, o Inter venceu por 4 a 1. Fez um gol, deu duas assistências e mandou bola na trave do Verdão. Foi vendido ao Milan, da Itália, em 2007.

MILAN – AUGE OU DERROCADA?

Alexandre Pato desembarcou em Milão no meio de 2007, mas só pôde estrear pelo Milan em janeiro, após completar a maioridade. No clube italiano, ficou até 2012 e teve uma primeira temporada interessante. Bem como foi a temporada de 2008/09. Chegou, inclusive, a marcar belo gol contra o Barcelona, em jogo da Liga dos Campeões.A partir de então, passou a sofrer com uma série de lesões e teve temporadas bastante irregulares na Itália. Da explosão de superestrela, tornou-se um jogador sob desconfiança na Europa.

CORINTHIANS E A IRA DA FIEL

Depois de uma longa negociação, o Corinthians anunciou a contratação de Alexandre Pato em janeiro de 2013. À época, o Timão investiu R$ 40,5 milhões para ter o jogador de então 23 anos. A paciência da Fiel torcida durou 10 meses. O estopim da crise de Pato no Corinthians se deu em outubro daquele ano, nas quartas de final da Copa do Brasil.

Responsável por bater o último pênalti na disputa contra o Grêmio, no Sul, o atacante optou por uma cavadinha, facilmente defendida pelo goleiro Dida, e eliminou o Corinthians da competição. Em biografia escrita pela jornalista Camila Mattoso, o técnico Tite contou que na ocasião falou para Pato “virar homem” ainda nos vestiários da Arena do Grêmio.

SÃO PAULO E OS TEMPOS DE PAZ

Ciente do alto investimento feito para contratá-lo, o Corinthians tentou valorizar Pato tirando-o do elenco. Para isso, o emprestou ao São Paulo no ano seguinte, em 2014, com contrato de dois anos que envolveu também a ida do meia Jadson ao Parque São Jorge. Pato chegou a ser ameaçado por torcedores do Timão e ficou completamente sem clima no Alvinegro.

No Tricolor Paulista, os tempos foram de paz. Pato criou vínculos com a torcida tricolor. Em 2014, foram 44 jogos e 12 gols marcados. No ano seguinte, foram 59 partidas e 26 tentos. Números que os transformaram em xodó. Até hoje o atacante mantém contato com o clube. Mesmo com vínculo com o Timão, não foram poucas as provocadas dirigidas ao clube.

CHELSEA E MAIS POLÊMICAS NO TIMÃO

Quando retornou de empréstimo do São Paulo, Pato seguia sem clima para atuar no Corinthians, mas com apenas mais um ano de vínculo. Para não perder o investimento feito outrora, o Timão topou emprestá-lo por seis meses ao Chelsea, da Inglaterra, mesmo tendo recebido uma oferta doTianjin Quanjian, da China. Pato se recusou a jogar na Ásia por acreditar ainda ter futebol para atuar na Europa. A recusa provocou a ira da diretoria alvinegra.

Na Inglaterra, não teve sucesso. Foram apenas duas partidas disputadas e um gol marcado nos meses de clube. Quando retornou ao Corinthians, passou a treinar separado dos demais companheiros e não pôde jogar por veto da diretoria corintiana.

VILLAREAL E CHINA

Embora tenha investido mais de R$ 40 milhões na contratação de Pato, o Corinthians conseguiu vendê-lo por pouco mais de R$ 10 milhões ao Villareal, da Espanha, em julho de 2016. No clube espanhol, Pato ficou por seis meses e disputou 24 partidas, marcando seis gols. Em janeiro de 2017, foi vendido aoTianjin Quanjian, oficializando, enfim, sua ida para a China, por aproximadamente R$ 60 milhões. O Timão ficou com 10% do valor.

Na China, Pato teve destaque nos últimos anos. Entre 2017 e 2018, disputou 58 partidas e marcou 34 vezes, com uma média de 0,58 gol por jogo. Aos 29 anos, o jogador entende estar pronto para voltar ao futebol brasileiro.

E A SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA, PATO?

Conforme revelado pelo LANCE!, Pato confidenciou ao técnico Jorge Sampaoli, do Santos, o desejo de disputar a Copa América pelo Brasil em junho deste ano. O atacante não é convocado à Seleção desde 2013, quando foi chamado por Felipão, hoje técnico do Palmeiras. Pato nunca conseguiu ter sequência com a camisa da amarelinha, mas ainda sonha em retornar.

Sem somar os jogos pelas categorias inferiores do Brasil, Pato tem apenas 28 jogos e dez gols pela Seleção. A decepção de Tite com sua postura no Corinthians certamente dificulta ainda mais o caminho do atacante, já que o ex-treinador do Timão é o comandante do Brasil desde 2016.

أعلن المدير الفني لفريق مانشستر سيتي، بيب جوارديولا، التشكيل الأساسي لمواجهة إنتر ميلان مساء اليوم.

ويستضيف ملعب “أتاتورك” في تركيا مباراة الفريقين، في نهائي النسخة الحالية من دوري أبطال أوروبا.

طالع.. مباشر بالفيديو | مباراة مانشستر سيتي وإنتر ميلان في نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا.. إعلان التشكيلين

ويأمل مانشستر سيتي ليس فقط تحقيق لقبه الأوروبي الأول في تاريخه، ولكن كذلك تحقيق الثلاثية التاريخية هذا الموسم.

وكان مانشستر سيتي قد حقق بطولتي الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز وكأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي في الموسم الحالي. تشكيل مانشستر سيتي اليوم أمام إنتر ميلان

حراسة المرمى: إيدرسون.

خط الدفاع: روبن دياز، جون ستونز، ناثان آكي، أكانجي.

خط الوسط: جوندوجان، رودري، كيفين دي بروين، برناردو سيلفا.

خط الهجوم: هالاند، جريليش.

ScorecardIreland comfortably beat United Arab Emirates by six wickets, in the one-off T20 match held at Sharjah. Ireland elected to field first, putting UAE under pressure straight away when Bakthiyar Palekar was dismissed by Paul Stirling in the first over. Tim Murtagh would inflict damage as he accounted for Amjad Ali and Salman Faris, leaving UAE to be reduced to 24 for 4 in the sixth over.A 49-run stand between Swapnil Patil and Rohan Mustafa attempted to steady the ship, but UAE continued to lose wickets in regular intervals. UAE stuttered to 122 for 9 at the completion of their quota of overs. Murtagh was impressive with his 3 for 11, and was ably supported by the efforts of both George Dockrell and Stirling, who picked up two wickets each.William Porterfield and Stirling led an eventual run chase early on as they were going at above ten an over in the first couple of overs. The two batsmen put up 54 for the first wicket, before Stirling was dismissed off Mustafa. Porterfield stayed on to anchor the innings, striking seven boundaries, including three sixes, as he finished with 58. Gary Wilson and Kevin O’Brien played the finishing role as Ireland chased down UAE’s total in the 19th over.

Graham Napier gave Essex a first-innings lead with a lower-order half-century to put his side on top at Chelmsford

David Hopps at Chelmsford30-Apr-2013
ScorecardGraham Napier made an invaluable 74 from No. 9•Getty ImagesSuch is the professionalism of the England team these days that there has never been a higher expectation that when England players return to their county sides in the Championship, they will deliver. That was certainly the case for Joe Root in Yorkshire’s victory at Durham and here, Essex need Alastair Cook to bring some stability to their season.Cook’s status, as England’s captain, could hardly be more proven. He strolls around Chelmsford with an easy charm which tells of achievements already secured and challenges to come. Essex value his presence all the same as they seek to arrest a disturbing start to the season.Halfway through this match, Hampshire, strongly fancied for promotion, have edged to a lead of 20 runs, their second innings creeping along at two-an-over. They lost Michael Carberry and Jimmy Adams to David Masters’ new-ball spell, Carberry falling to a fast catch by Ben Foakes off the meat of the bat at forward short leg.It would be understandable if Essex, an innings defeat against Northamptonshire still fresh in the mind, are already hankering after Cook to produce a matchwinning response in the fourth innings. He will be back with England in a flash, but at the moment temporary assistance is welcome.Cook batted in an orderly fashion as if intent upon gently attuning his mind to the approaching demands of two back-to-back Ashes series. He proceeded without much ado for more than four hours – 176 balls for 59 – before James Tomlinson found a little swing around leg stump and had him lbw.”It’s been Alastair at his most restrained,” observed one Essex member as she gazed over the sunlit River Cam at lunchtime. The observation came with a wistful sigh as if she would like to mother him. She sounded like a proud parent, recognising that her offspring had grown up and gone on to better things, but half wishing she could have held back the clock.At 73 for 6, Essex were in a pickle, the score doing little for the well-being of Paul Grayson, the coach, who was unwell. But Cook stayed on long enough to add a few appealing condiments. The bracing ingredients came, though, from Graham Napier, who struck 74 from 105 balls to give Essex a useful first-innings lead of 57. Their last four wickets added 181.Napier lost his T20 world record for six-hitting last week when Chris Gayle struck 17 in one knock in his IPL rampage for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Napier had hit 16 for Essex against Sussex Sharks in 2008 and Essex actually delayed a practice session at Northampton to watch Gayle take his record.Napier felt obliged to pronounce himself “a bit gutted”, which is presumably even worse than gutted, on the grounds that some of the bones are left in, but he is an easy-going, uncomplicated sort who will not fret that he has lost part of his place in cricket history – he still jointly holds the first-class record for most sixes in an innings. He found the going strikingly easier than anybody (at least until Tim Phillips hit with gusto for 40 from at No. 10), although there was only one six, a pick-up over midwicket off the left-arm spinner Danny Briggs.Over lunch the first sun warning of the summer was given on the Chelmsford public address. These are routinely made on county grounds whenever the temperature creeps above about 14 degrees. No sooner was the announcement made than the sun went in and a chill wind took hold again. Such warnings are probably just as well when Cook bats because famously he never sweats and could presumably create a misleading impression. It is a wonder Health & Safety have not banned him because of it.