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Siraj took three of the last four wickets on the fifth morning to seal an epic win at The Oval

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‘Such moments make you feel that the journey is worth it’

India captain Shubman Gill has said his team was “pretty confident” of taking the remaining four wickets on the final morning at The Oval to square the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series.Late rain on day four dragged the game into the fifth day, leaving England needing 35 runs and India four wickets. Mohammed Siraj picked up three of the four to seal a stunning win.”Yeah, we were pretty confident,” Gill said at the post-match presentation. “Even yesterday, we knew that they [England] are a little bit under pressure. We just wanted to make sure that they’re feeling the pressure throughout. Pressure makes everyone do things that they don’t want to, and we just wanted to make sure that they’re feeling the pressure throughout.Related

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“I think the way both the teams played in the entire series, every day coming on day four, day five, and never really knowing which team is going to win… it shows that both the teams came up with their A game and very happy to get over the line in this one.”Joe Root had said that the use of a heavy roller would benefit England on the fifth morning, but Siraj and Prasidh Krishna worked in tandem to give no respite to Jamie Smith and the tail.”When bowlers like Siraj and Prasidh are bowling like that then 35 runs is also too much,” Gill said at the post-match press conference. “As a batsman, you are under pressure as you feel the ball is doing something and it takes just one ball. And that is what we were reminding them about frequently. If the conditions are like this and the momentum is with you, then 30-35 runs is enough, then you know it is a matter of one or two balls falling in the right place and the game will get over there and then.”Gill said that India never thought about taking the second new ball, considering the movement both his strike bowlers had been getting since day four. “Also, we had the wicket-taking option on this wicket,” Gill said. “If they had to make the runs, they would need to score boundaries. We knew they were under pressure because in such a position the batting team is under pressure because it is matter of one ball.”Having been left heartbroken after he was the last man dismissed in the Lord’s Test last month, Siraj finished the game this time with the ball, when his pinpoint yorker uprooted Gus Atkinson’s off stump. Siraj put in a big shift, with his 30.1 overs in the fourth innings bringing him five wickets.ESPNcricinfo Ltd”Yes, definitely, he’s a captain’s dream”, Gill said of Siraj. “Coming in five Test matches, every ball, every spell that he bowled gave his all out, and every captain, every team wants a player like him. We are very fortunate to have him in our team.”While Siraj won the Player-of-the-Match award, Gill was chosen as India’s Player of the Series by the opposition coach Brendon McCullum for his chart-topping 754 runs in ten innings at an average of 75.40. Gill’s series aggregate is the second-highest for a captain behind Don Bradman’s 810 against England in the 1936-37 Ashes. No other batter has scored more runs in a series between England and India, going past Graham Gooch’s 752 runs in 1990.”Feels very rewarding,” Gill said. “I worked pretty hard before the start of the series. There were certain things that I wanted to work on as a batsman, and it was my goal to be able to be the best batter of the series. And to be able to accomplish that goal feels very satisfying and very rewarding.”I think once you are sorted mentally, you would be in a good space. But you’re only sorted mentally when you’re feeling technically correct. So, I think they’re both kind of correlated. If you feel like you’re getting in good positions, you’re always mentally more stable.”3:49

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‘We want to be looked as a gun team’Having started the new WTC cycle with a series-levelling win, India are currently third on the table with 28 points in five matches. “This series was very important for us because the kind of maturity every player would feel [at] the end of the series would really help us in the long run in this WTC cycle,” Gill said.Asked if he would have felt the same had England chased the target, Gill admitted that his “feelings would definitely be slightly different”.”I think the scorecard of the series could not have really depicted what kind of cricket we played,” he said. “But this scorecard of the series that we have right now really shows how both teams played. This win was important for us to be able to get that morale high, especially after the kind of cricket that we have played over the course of two months.”When Gill’s India had landed in the United Kingdom in June, there were several questions asked – whether his team had the experience and the personnel to challenge Ben Stokes’ men. Two months later, India depart with the series shared. Gill credited head coach Gautam Gambhir for building the confidence of the team.”At the start of the series Gauti [Gambhir] said: ‘yes, we are a young team, but we don’t want to be looked as a young team; we want to be looked as a gun team’. And the way we played it today showed us that why we are a gun team, and we have gun players like him [Siraj] in our team and that’s what makes this team so special.”

Many Rangers supporters want to see sporting director Kevin Thelwell replaced, and now a big claim has emerged regarding his position of power at Ibrox.

Thelwell feeling the heat at Rangers

The Gers’ 3-0 defeat away to Brann in the Europa League on Thursday has done little to silence the dissenting voices, with Danny Rohl experiencing a sobering life in charge at Ibrox. It is hard to blame the German, but this will only increase the magnitude of the job being asked of him.

There are high-profile characters galore at Rangers who are under huge pressure, including sporting director Thelwell, with former defender David Weir mentioned as an option to replace him by Heart & Hand.

There is no doubt that Thelwell hasn’t hit the ground running in his role, having arrived from Everton at the end of last season, and unless something drastic changes, it is hard to see him remaining in the job for too long.

The same applies to chairman Andrew Cavenegh and CEO Patrick Stewart, and now a big claim has dropped that highlights the level of power Thelwell has at Rangers at the moment.

Thelwell influencing team decisions at Ibrox

Speaking on Hotline Live [Ibrox News], journalist Keith Jackson claimed that Thelwell actually helped pick Rangers’ starting XI against Dundee United last weekend, and may have also influenced the line-up vs Brann.

“What I’ve heard, whether it’s right or wrong, but I suspect it’s correct – I think Thelwell had a hand in picking the team at the weekend when Steven Smith was in charge. Would it surprise me if there was a little bit of influence from the sporting director in that lineup (vs Brann)? Not in the slightest.”

This update perfectly illustrates the control Thelwell has at Rangers, and many will feel that him picking the team at home to Dundee United only undermined the job that Smith was doing. Not only that, but the Gers failed to win the game, falling further behind Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts in the process.

The 51-year-old Englishman has a huge amount to do if he is to win round the masses, and despite only being sporting director for a matter of months, the writing is arguably already on the wall for him, having blown a huge amount of money on the struggling

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Thelwell’s biggest hope of staying on at Rangers is enjoying a strong working relationship with Rohl, and helping oversee massive improvements on and off the pitch, but even then, his critics are unlikely to go away any time soon.

When Rangers appointed Russell Martin as the new head coach at Ibrox, it looked like a decent appointment on paper for the Light Blues.

However, this has been nothing short of a disaster for Rangers. Martin was in charge of the Gers for 17 short games. During that time frame, he won just five times and saw his side score 21 goals.

They shipped 24 and kept three clean sheets, one of which remarkably came against their Old Firm rivals.

The writing has been on the wall for a while and it all came tumbling down after their 1-1 draw with lowly Falkirk on Sunday afternoon.

Matches

17

Wins

5

Draws

6

Defeats

6

Goals scored

21

Goals conceded

24

Points per game

1.24

Supporters blocked the team bus from leaving and a police escort had to ensure the manager left the ground in his car safely. Truth be told, he was never going to survive that.

Lo and behold, an announcement was made on Sunday night confirming his exit from Glasgow. He will go down as one of the club’s worst-ever managers.

So, what’s next? Well, a series of candidates have reportedly already been lined up.

The candidates to replace Russell Martin as Rangers manager

With Martin gone, Kevin Thelwell and Co will need to move quickly if they want to salvage the club’s season.

According to talkSPORT, one candidate to step into the vacancy is Steven Gerrard. That link is perhaps unsurprising given the volume of links to the Liverpudlian of late but he is currently a free agent and would be a hassle-free appointment.

Another manager out of work is Sean Dyche, and as per TEAMtalk, he is now the favourite to become the new head coach at Ibrox.

They reported this weekend that Thelwell, who worked alongside Dyche at Everton, could look towards the 54-year-old to move to Glasgow.

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The pair are said to still hold a positive relationship, so much so that Dyche is allegedly ‘very open’ to being given the job at Rangers.

The report notes that he ranks ‘very highly’ on the club’s shortlist as they now go about replacing Martin in the coming days.

Why Dyche could inspire Jose Mourinho-like change

You’d be hard-pressed in the current managerial market to find a head coach capable of doing a poorer job than Martin did in Scotland.

Hardly rated too highly after overseeing one of the worst Premier League sides, Southampton, in recent memory, his stock as a manager has only fallen further.

Dyche, however, has plenty of credit in the bank having done a sterling job at keeping Burnley in England’s top-flight for a number of years on a shoestring budget.

Truth be told, the former defender has rarely operated on a huge budget and given the level of finances in the Scottish Premiership, he should be fine in that regard.

While Everton didn’t pull up too many trees under Dyche, he still did an admirable job with the resources at his disposal. Having been appointed midway through 2022/23 when the Toffees were in bother of being relegated, he successfully kept them in the league and then guided them to a 15th-place finish in 2023/24.

It’s hardly awe-inspiring but as a head coach, he’s never been the flashy one. He’s let his results do the talking. After all, he has previously been described as “one of the most underrated managers in the Premier League” by content creator HLTCO.

Perhaps the most glowing review comes courtesy of former Everton man, Michael Ball. Speaking two years ago, he drew comparisons to a certain Jose Mourinho, someone who’s previously been linked with the Gers job.

Ball commented: “I have seen a lot of debate online following Saturday’s game about the way we [Everton] set up, but for me, the most important thing is that we are getting results.”

He continued: “Football is a results-driven business and picking up points is important if we [Everton] are to avoid another relegation battle. Even someone like Jose Mourinho has his own style of play, which is to park the bus, as they say, and he deployed that at Real Madrid, but the big difference is that he had Cristiano Ronaldo up front. What I am saying is that both managers have their own beliefs about how their sides should be set up to play.”

Youssef Chermiti and Bojan Miovski are no Ronaldo, of course they’re not, but for Dyche, the style of play does not matter, just as it doesn’t with Mourinho.

For Martin, that seemed to be all that mattered. Not once but twice not he’s stubbornly tried to imprint his style of play on a club and it’s gone horribly wrong.

When Southampton were promoted to the Premier League in 2024, he continued to play an expansive style of football and they were made to pay. At Ibrox, things didn’t go much better.

Dyche, however, is from a breed of managers who rely on solidity; they rely on organisation, they rely on a lack of chaos. All season long, Rangers fans have had to endure too much chaos. If they want a quick change of fortunes, then Dyche is surely their man.

Like Mourinho, he’ll get the job done and if that means dull football for a little while, then so be it. He’d certainly help make this Rangers squad more unified and more regimented.

While they’ve made their fair share of dud signings over the years, Chelsea have now got a squad full of brilliant talents.

The likes of Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Levi Colwill, and Joao Pedro could be key reasons the club go on to win the biggest honours in European football over the coming years.

However, while they have brought in some brilliant players in the last few years, the club does have a record of letting some genuinely world-class talents leave for next to nothing.

That is what they did with an incredibly dangerous forward who is currently on fire in Europe and even outscoring Pedro.

Superstars Chelsea let go too soon

When talking about the best players that Chelsea let leave far too early in their careers and for far too little money, it is impossible not to bring up a certain Mohamed Salah.

The Egyptian international joined the Blues from FC Basel in January 2014, but after failing to impress in West London, he was sent out on loan to Fiorentina a year later. He then spent a year at AS Roma before joining the Italian side on a permanent deal the following summer.

Just a year and a campaign in which he racked up 33 goal involvements in 41 games later, Liverpool swooped in and since then, the 33 has played 410 games for the Reds, in which he’s scored 248 goals, provided 116 assists and won practically all there is to win in the club game.

Another blunder that was arguably just as bad involves another serial winner, Kevin De Bruyne.

The midfield maestro joined the club from Genk in January 2012, but remained with the Belgian outfit for the rest of the campaign, and was then sent to Bundesliga outfit Werder Bremen the following season.

The Drongen-born legend finally made his competitive debut for the Blues at the start of the 13/14 campaign, but with game time limited, he was eventually sold to VfL Wolfsburg in January.

It was with the German side that the 34-year-old really started to show people what he could do, and after producing a staggering 44 goal involvements in 51 appearances in the 14/15 season, he moved to Manchester City.

During his time at the Etihad, the legendary midfielder made 422 appearances, scored 108 goals, provided 177 assists, won six Premier Leagues, one Champions League and a mountain of other cups.

In all, it would be fair to say Chelsea got it very wrong selling Salah and De Bruyne, and while the pair are the worst example of the club moving on players too soon, there is now another former Blue who is looking incredible this season.

The former Chelsea player outscoring Pedro

While everyone brings up Salah and De Bruyne as examples of Chelsea getting rid of players too soon, few say the same about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

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After all, the former Arsenal captain was pretty awful the season he spent at Stamford Bridge, scoring just three goals and providing one assist in 21 appearances before leaving to join Marseille for free with a year still left on his Blues contract.

However, while his reputation in West London isn’t great, the Gabonese goalscorer rediscovered his form as soon as he left.

For example, in a single campaign in the South of France, the 36-year-old star scored 30 goals and provided 11 assists in 51 appearances, but instead of staying on, he made a big-money move to the Saudi Pro League.

Unsurprisingly, the “world-class” striker, as dubbed by Behdad Eghbali, continued to be a lethal goal threat in the Middle Eastern state, racking up an impressive tally of 24 goal involvements in 36 games for Al-Qadsiah.

However, he once again left after just a single campaign, once again returning to the Stade Vélodrome this summer.

Impressively, the veteran forward still seems to be as deadly in front of the goal as he ever has been, and in just seven appearances, has already scored four goals and provided three assists – more than justifying the claim from Sky Sports’ Dougie Critchley that he is “one of the best finishers of the last 15 years.”

Aubameyang vs Pedro in 25/26

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Pedro

Appearances

7

8

Minutes

427′

631′

Goals

4

2

Assists

3

3

Goal Involvements per Match

1

0.62

Minutes per Goal Involvement

61′

126.2

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For comparison’s sake, Maresca’s new forward, Pedro, has also had a bright start to the season, but has only scored two goals and provided three assists in eight appearances.

Ultimately, hindsight is 20-20, but perhaps Chelsea should have persevered with Aubameyang and kept him on for another year as, since leaving the club, he’s been scoring for fun.

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Despite some nervy moments, Manchester United managed to hold on against Chelsea last weekend to win 2-1 at Old Trafford. The Red Devils secured the three points thanks to goals from Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro, despite a late Trevoh Chalobah header.

Despite playing against 10 men for much of the first half after Robert Sanchez’s early red card, Ruben Amorim’s side also had a man sent off. Casemiro was dismissed late in the first 45 minutes for a second bookable offence. It means that the experienced Brazilian will miss their Saturday lunchtime trip to the capital to face Brentford.

Amorim certainly has options as to who could replace Casemiro in the lineup, however.

The options to replace Casemiro?

Losing Casemiro in the centre of midfield is a huge blow for the Red Devils. However, it does give Amorim the chance to test the depth of his squad and allows another player to stake a claim and start more often.

It is incredibly puzzling that Kobbie Mainoo is unable to get into the starting lineup at Old Trafford. He burst onto the scene and is a sensational talent, but can’t get into the team under Amorim. Ex-United midfielder Owen Hargreaves said after the Manchester Derby loss, “I’ll never know” how he doesn’t get into United’s XI.

Mainoo is yet to start in the Premier League, and has played just 174 minutes across all competitions, despite performing strongly when given the chance.

Against City, he completed 100% of his passes, won 100% of both his duels and tackles, and created two chances.

If Amorim does choose to keep Mainoo out of the side, then Manuel Ugarte is another option. The Uruguay midfielder has struggled in that famous Red shirt of United, and has never managed to lock down a permanent starting spot under Amorim.

The former Paris Saint-Germain man perhaps lacks the on-ball quality needed in that pivot under Amorim. Last season in the Premier League, he averaged just 39 completed open play passes and lost the ball an average of 9.1 times per 90 minutes.

If Amorim continues to stubbornly overlook Mainoo, or deems Ugarte not the right profile for the trip to Brentford, there is another option he could go with.

United’s alternative to Casemiro

So, the obvious choice would surely be to pick Mainoo, or Ugarte if Amoirm decides against selecting the youngster again. But he does have another player in his squad who could be the ideal alternative to Casemiro.

Although he has operated as a number ten this season, Mason Mount could be ideal for the pivot next to Fernandes. Firstly, the pair played next to each other in that role earlier this season, away to Fulham.

Mount, with major injury issues now hopefully a thing of the past, has been a vital cog in the works for the Red Devils in 2025/26.

The 26-year-old has played five games across all competitions and has one assist in that time, against Grimsby in the Carabao Cup.

In terms of what he can offer United, playing in a deeper role, he obviously brings lots of quality on the ball. This season, he’s created 2.3 chances on average per 90 minutes.

Off the ball, he’s also impressed, winning five duels and making 4.1 ball recoveries.

Mount – 25/26 PL so far

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Total

Forward passes

8.6

19

Chances created

2.3

5

Through balls

1.4

3

Duels won

5

11

Ball recoveries

4.1

9

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Statman Dave said Mount is a “pressing monster”, and it is the out-of-possession energy the England star can bring that could mean Amorim selects him in the pivot. He’s no slouch on the ball either, with two of his four United goals to date having come against the Bees.

With Mount’s ability to press high from midfield and spring attacks from deep, it could be a shrewd selection from the Portuguese boss if he wants to add quality on the ball in midfield.

It would certainly be a bold call away to a physical Brentford team, but one that could be a good decision.

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Além da eliminação na Copa do Brasil, o Palmeiras venceu apenas um dos últimos oito jogos, sequência que vem gerando bastante insatisfação por parte da torcida alviverde. A principal ‘exigência’ dos palmeirenses é por contratações, visto que o Verdão já tem várias saídas certas, mas ainda não trouxe peças novas para repor. Mas afinal, até quando o Palmeiras pode contratar reforços nesta janela de transferências?

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A janela de transferências fecha no dia 2 de agosto (quarta-feira), logo, o Alviverde pode fazer contratações até esta data. O objetivo central do Verdão é um primeiro volante, já que desde a saída de Danilo para o Nottingham Forest em janeiro, o clube vem procurando um ‘camisa 5’ ideal para a equipe de Abel Ferreira. Como já noticiado no Lance!, o Palmeiras entrou na briga para contratar Wendel, volante do Zenit-RUS revelado pelo Fluminense.

Outra questão importante é que na Libertadores, cada clube pode fazer até cinco substituições da lista inicial de 50 jogadores até o dia 29 de julho (sábado), ou seja, caso queira inscrever os reforços para a disputa das oitavas de final da competição, o prazo para o Palmeiras se torna ainda mais curto. Se passar desta data, só poderá fazer a inscrição de atletas para as quartas.

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Em entrevista coletiva concedida por Anderson Barros, diretor de futebol palmeirense, na última quinta-feira (13), após a eliminação do clube na Copa do Brasil para o São Paulo, ele destacou a dificuldade encontrada no mercado e declarou que a prioridade do Verdão é ter cautela para não fazer nada que possa prejudicar os cofres em médio e longo prazo.

– Hojebuscamos um camisa 5, temos encontrado dificuldade, quando nosso setor de análise define, há uma série de variáveis, e nós buscamos. O clube nos cobra uma responsabilidade, mas dá uma certa condição para tal. Precisamos ter uma responsabilidade com aquilo que acreditamos ser o melhor para o Palmeiras. Nós temos que entender todo cenário para tomar a melhor decisão.

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– Temos que ter tranquilidade, para não buscar por buscar. Queríamos um extremo, tivemos tranquilidade e contratamos o Artur. A precipitação te leva a tomar decisão, que leva a sua instituição pagar por muito tempo, optamos pelo equilíbrio para tomar a melhor decisão.

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No dia 27 de junho, em meio à cerimônia de entrega da aeronave que uma de suas empresas adquiriu, Leila precisou responder à imprensa sobre a possibilidade de reforços chegarem nesta janela de meio de ano, que se iniciou neste mês de julho. Embora não tenha prometido as contratações, ela garantiu que o clube está no mercado e pode ter novidades, mas sem fazer loucuras.

– A gente está sempre em busca de reforços, mas eu acho que o maior reforço foi manter esse time extremamente vitorioso, isso é muito importante. Eu não abro mão de manter a nossa base e, claro, estamos de olho no mercado, Temos várias opções, mas não vou fazer loucuras, não vou pagar um valor que o departamento de futebol entenda que não é o valor daquele atleta. Quando eu lido com as finanças do Palmeiras, tenho que ter muita responsabilidade. Então estamos em busca de reforços para o Palmeiras, pode ser que no meio do ano tenhamos novidades, mas sempre com os pés no chão – declarou a presidente do Verdão.

Até o momento, em 2023, as contratações do Palmeiras foram Artur, junto ao Bragantino, e Richard Ríos, junto ao Guarani. A janela de transferências para clubes brasileiros fecha no dia 2 de agosto.

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India allrounder Shardul Thakur has signed to play for Essex in the opening block of County Championship games. Thakur, 33, will be available for seven fixtures during April and May this year.The stint will be a first in county cricket for Thakur, who was available after going unsold in November’s IPL auction. For India, he has taken more than 100 wickets across all three formats, with his last appearance coming on the 2023-24 tour of South Africa.He has been in good form domestically, scoring more than 400 runs to go with 34 wickets at 21.67 to help take Mumbai into the semi-finals of the ongoing Ranji Trophy. India went with Nitish Kumar Reddy as their allrounder during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and while he aced the batting challenge, his bowling lacked penetration. A good stint with Essex could put Thakur back into the Test mix, with India due to visit England for a five-match series in June-July.Related

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“I am feeling excited to join Essex this summer,” Thakur said. “Personally, it brings new challenges and opportunities to showcase my talent and skills. County cricket is something I always wanted to experience and I am glad that I’ll be representing the Eagles.”Thakur is the latest India international to play County Championship cricket at Chelmsford in recent times, following in the footsteps of Umesh Yadav, Murali Vijay and India’s current head coach, Gautam Gambhir.The allrounder will line up alongside fellow overseas bowler Simon Harmer, with Essex looking to make a strong start in pursuit of a first Championship title since 2019 when they take on the reigning champions, Surrey, at home in the opening round.”We’re absolutely thrilled to get the signing of Shardul over the line,” Chris Silverwood, Essex’s returning director of cricket, said. “We were very clear amongst ourselves that a high-quality quick bowler, with lower-order batting ability, was a key target for the club this winter.”In Shardul, we have signed just that, and we can’t wait to welcome him to Essex and see how he gets on in the County Championship.”

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Corinthians e São Paulo fizeram clássico Majestoso pelo Campeonato Brasileiro e empataram em 1 a 1, na tarde deste domingo, na Neo Química Arena. Michel Araújo abriu o placar para o Tricolor, enquanto Róger Guedes anotou o gol do Timão, em cobrança de pênalti. Assista no vídeo acima aos melhores momentos da partida.

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OCorinthians venceu o São Paulo por 2 a 1, em partida válida pela estreia no Campeonato Paulista Feminino. A partida aconteceu no Parque São Jorge e foi o primeiro clássico da competição. Os gols foram anotados por Vic, Ariel Godoi e Jhennifer.

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O primeiro gol do confronto saiu aos 11 minutos do primeiro tempo. Isabela recebeu uma bola da Vic, que cruzou e tocou para o gol. A goleira Michelle não conseguiu defender e as Brabas saíram na frente no placar. O Tricolor só conseguiu tentar uma reação aos 30 minutos da primeira etapa, quando Micaelly encontrou Maressa, que finalizou. Entretanto, a goleira Paty defendeu.

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O segundo tempo também começou agitado. Logo no primeiro minuto da etapa final, o Corinthians tentou mais uma finalização perigosa, defendida pela Michelle No minuto seguinte, após um contra-ataque, Ariel Godoi buscou o empate são-paulino e conseguiu.

Alguns minutos depois, o Corinthians marcou mais um. Desta vez, com Jheniffer. Ju tentou um cruzamento para o outro lado do campo, interceptado pela zaga tricolor. Jhennifer conseguiu recuperar a bola e bateu de fora da área. Assim, o Corinthians venceu o Majestoso de estreia e conquistou os primeiros três pontos da tabela.

E o próximo desafio das equipes novamente é entre si. No próximo domingo (7), os dois times se encontram em mais um clássico, desta vez pelo Campeonato Brasileiro, às 11h (de Brasília).

“Perhaps we haven’t batted as well in this series as we should have, but these things happen,” India’s captain said after series defeat

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The Pune pitch wasn’t unplayable, and India’s batters “didn’t play well enough” in their first innings. This was captain Rohit Sharma’s assessment after India lost to New Zealand in three days, suffering their first Test series defeat at home since December 2012, when Alastair Cook’s England had toppled them.”We didn’t play well, we didn’t bat well in the first innings, we got only 150 [156], and the batters do understand that they failed to respond to that pressure, [and] that challenge of playing on whatever pitch,” Rohit said at the post-match press conference.”The pitch was not bad at all. We just didn’t play well enough to get closer to that first-innings score of theirs [New Zealand’s], and then obviously with 100 [103] runs behind, we always knew that it was going to be challenging whatever score we had to get – because as the game went on, the pitch started behaving slightly differently, and then [with] 350 to get, we knew that the mindset that we had was wanting to get those runs.Related

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“We had a great partnership with [Yashasvi] Jaiswal and [Shubman] Gill in the middle, but again, then we lost wickets quickly. After that, we knew that the game was slipping out of our hands and then we failed to respond to that pressure.”Before this, Rohit had never tasted a Test series defeat at home. Almost an entire generation didn’t know what a home Test series defeat would feel like until Saturday. The streak was so long that Gautam Gambhir, the current coach, was a player when India had last lost a Test series at home. Among the current Test players, only Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin were part of the 2012 series loss to England. Rohit, though, warned India against knee-jerk reactions to this latest series defeat against New Zealand.”We have won 18 series [in a row] in India, which means we’ve done a lot of things well,” Rohit said. “We’ve batted well in the first innings; we’ve batted well in the second innings. Perhaps we haven’t batted as well in this series as we should have, but these things happen. Our batters have consistently made runs on challenging pitches whenever we have played in India, so I don’t want to overthink and say we’ve gone topsy-turvy. Our batters have had two poor matches – two or three innings, if you look at it. But these things happen.”Sometimes if you’re winning so many matches and doing so well consistently, things you wish to do don’t come off in the odd series. What we wanted to do in this series, it didn’t work out for our batters. But I don’t doubt anyone’s ability because everyone has a lot of ability. These are the same batters who have won us all these matches and series [in recent years].”I don’t want to do too much of a post-mortem, but we can look into how we can approach these situations differently. All our batters will need to work out their plans and trust those plans, [like] ‘This is my plan and it will work’. It’s a different thing if it doesn’t work, but you need to trust it.”The shock series defeat against New Zealand has jeoparadised India’s chances of making the World Test Championship (WTC) final. To assure their place in the top two of this cycle, India need to win the third Test against New Zealand in Mumbai, and then beat Australia 3-2 in Australia.While Rohit expressed his hurt at India’s collective failure against New Zealand, he said he wasn’t getting too far ahead of himself as far as qualification for the WTC final was concerned.”I think it’s too early to think about WTC,” Rohit said. “I’m just hurting because we lost the game [in Pune] – that is what I will say. I can’t think about what lies ahead and whether it can affect our chances and all of that stuff. We didn’t play well enough in these two games and that is hurting. We lost the series, which is hurting clearly.”But like I just said, there are things that we need to do as a unit – not just the batters but also the bowlers. It is a collective failure from the bowlers and the batters. If you lose a Test match it is not just because of one particular thing; it is just the entire unit collectively failing because when you win a Test match, everyone deserves that credit. If you lose a Test, it is the same way – everyone has to take that blame.”