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Rangers haven’t agreed an option to buy Aaron Ramsey at the end of his loan spell from Juventus, according to The Athletic’s Jordan Campbell says. 

The lowdown

The Gers managed to pull off what Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie called an ‘extraordinary signing’ on the final day of the January transfer window, bringing in the Wales midfielder until the end of the season.

He became their fourth addition of the month, joining centre-back James Sands, right winger Amad Diallo and right-back Mateusz Zukowski.

The 31-year-old has 16 months left on his Juventus contract and is presently valued at £4.5m by Transfermarkt.

The latest

In the comments of an article Campbell wrote for The Athletic on Rangers’ deadline day swoop for Ramsey, he was asked whether the loan agreement included a potential permanent option.

The journalist succinctly replied: “No option I’m told. Wages would be prohibitive.”

The verdict

Rangers have managed to agree a wage split with Juventus which, according to Ross Wilson, preserves their existing structure, but it appears that they would be unable to foot the entirety of the Welshman’s salary in the long-term.

That’s no surprise considering that Ramsey is thought to be on £400,000 per week at Juventus, while the Gers’ top-earner at present is reportedly £33,000-per-week Alfredo Morelos.

The signing has had many figures connected to Rangers buzzing with glee, with Ally McCoist telling talkSPORT that he’s ‘really excited’ and declaring it the club’s biggest deal for more than 25 years.

However, it looks as if Ramsey’s stay will be fleeting, unless he agrees to an enormous wage reduction to remain at Ibrox beyond the summer.

In other news, many Gers fans were buzzing over this deadline day transfer update

The Sawai Mansingh Stadium remained a fortress for Rajasthan Royals, who made it eight out of eight wins at the venue by bulldozing Kings XI Punjab with five overs remaining

The Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran07-Apr-2010
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Michael Lumb blazed 83 off 43 to make short work of the target•Indian Premier League

The Sawai Mansingh Stadium remained a fortress for Rajasthan Royals, who made it eight out of eight wins at the venue by bulldozing Kings XI Punjab with five overs remaining. Opener Michael Lumb pummelled 83 off 43 balls to deliver Rajasthan their third straight victory, which lifted them to joint second spot, an unlikely position for a team that was written off after starting with three defeats in a row.Rajasthan sprinted to the highest total of the season in the first five overs (65), after Punjab had mucked about to gather the least runs in the final five overs (27), reflecting the gulf between the two sides. Punjab reverted to being the bumbling bunch that has been entrenched at the bottom of the table all season: the batting lost fizz after a bubbly start, the fielding was the usual butter-fingered effort, and the bowling lacked inspiration.Mahela Jayawardene top-scored again, and Yuvraj Singh briefly showed off his awesome hitting, but with the rest failing to contribute anything substantial Punjab ended up with an inadequate total.The variety of sweeps against the spinners and the trademark carves behind point off the quicks were the highlight of Jayawardene’s innings, in which only seven runs were scored in front of the wicket. He had some luck as well, a leading edge six to third man off Aditya Dole, reprieved when Shane Warne reacted slowly to a caught-and-bowled chance and dropped by Dole at deep square leg.With Kumar Sangakkara’s poor tournament continuing, it was Yuvraj who provided some support for him. Warne was at his bewitching best in the previous game, but had no answer to Yuvraj today. First, Yuvraj muscled him over midwicket for a six, and two overs later clobbered two flat sixes and a four to take 24 runs off eight balls against the Rajasthan captain.The match turned in the next over from Dole: he had Yuvraj dragging a short ball onto the stumps and Jayawardene edged to a wide slip. That sucked all the momentum out of the Punjab innings, and they never recovered.Ravi Bopara pottered about before being run out after racing down the track for a second run which his partner, Irfan Pathan, was not interested in. Watson varied his length and pace well towards the death, and Siddharth Trivedi’s steady servings of slower deliveries proved hard to score off, so much so that Punjab couldn’t hit even one boundary in that period.The Punjab score looked insufficient, but it was not as measly as Lumb and Naman Ojha made it seem. The match was essentially decided after the fourth over of the chase, in which Lumb lashed fast bowler Rusty Theron for 20 runs to blast Punjab to 55 for 0.The template was set in the first over, when Ramesh Powar made a hash of a simple fielding chance to give away two extra runs, and Sreesanth followed that up with gift of a short ball that was pulled for four by Lumb.Sangakkara shuffled his bowlers around but to no avail: Lumb picked off the spinners with a bunch of sweeps and reverse-sweeps, while showcasing his full range of strokes against the quicks. The 100 came up in the ninth over when Irfan was caned for four fours, and Lumb was also eyeing his century. He was dismissed in the next over, but Ojha, who has been quiet when Lumb was blasting, took charge of the chase, and with the help of Yusuf Pathan finished off the game in the 15th over.

Rangers were left frustrated as they returned to Premiership action but failed to pick up all three points on Tuesday night as Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men returned from the break in an uninspiring fashion.

The Gers were held to a 1-1 draw by Aberdeen away from home, with the hosts coming from behind to secure a point. Ianis Hagi handed Gers the lead in the first-half as he converted from close range after a delicious cross into the six-yard box from Ryan Kent.

Aberdeen then equalised in the 73rd minute as Lewis Ferguson calmly slotted away a penalty. Alfredo Morelos was penalised for a handball in the area and the Dons midfielder made the most of his opportunity to level the scores.

Kent was sent off in the final ten minutes as he was shown a second yellow card for a soft foul on former Celtic man Scott Brown.

Although the ex-Liverpool man was given his marching orders, forget him, it was Morelos who let van Bronckhorst down badly in the match.

The Colombian striker let a lot to be desired as he put in a disappointing performance, struggling with his all-round game and in the final third.

As per SofaScore, he lost a whopping 11 individual duels, out of 18 in total, and only had 47 touches of the ball in his 89 minutes on the pitch. This shows that he was far too weak against the Aberdeen centre-back and allowed himself to be taken out of the game too easily.

He also failed with five of his six attempted dribbles and did not manage a single key pass, as per SofaScore. In the first-half, he ignored Scott Wright in an excellent position in the first half as he swiveled and scuffed a shot at the goalkeeper.

Ex-Gers forward Jermain Defoe recently said of the attacker: “Alfredo is someone who loves scoring goals.

“If we win 8-0 and he hasn’t scored, he’s not happy. I was the same when I was younger.”

Morelos failed to score and cost the Gers the win for his error as he gave away the penalty, so “not happy” may be an understatement in this particular situation. Although, it is seemingly the bare minimum emotion that the striker will now be dealing with, according to a man who worked with him for some time.

Therefore, the dud let himself and van Bronckhorst down and all parties will be frustrated by his performance on Tuesday night. It is now down to the centre-forward to ensure that he gets back on the scoresheet in the next match and make amends for his mistake against the Dons.

AND in other news, GvB could find Rangers their next Patterson in machine who’s tipped for a “big career”…

Lots of Glasgow Rangers fans have been left gushing over some news that has emerged on Cedric Itten.

As per the official website of the Ibrox faithful, the striker has now been recalled from Greuther Furth, where he was on loan.

He made 12 appearances in the Bundesliga, scoring two goals (recall to the Switzerland national team.

According to Whoscored, the 25 year-old has won nearly three aerial duels per game and managed 1.3 shots at goal per match too.

Now, he will be able to help the Teddy Bears for the second half of the season as they look to secure another Scottish Premiership title.

Itten has scored six goals previously for the Light Blues, and will now be hoping to take his chance to impress new manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst, after his old boss Steven Gerrard left to join Aston Villa.

Rangers fans on Itten news

These Gers gushed as the news was shared on Twitter, with one RFC supporter even going as far as to claim that they are ‘delighted’:

“Wooooooo wooooop”

Credit: @JamieMc11209631

“Gio knows ball. Welcome back Ced. Now announce Souttar”

Credit: @woofly32

“Great move. Delighted, get the ball in the box. Announce Kasper Junker”

Credit: @callummac70

“Love it.”

Credit: @StevieGaultPal

“Scenes”

Credit: @jamie__rangers

“Let’s gooooooo Ced the Ted”

Credit: @nathanj3001

In other news, find out what Alfredo Morelos update has Gers buzzing here!

يعترف كيفين دي بروين بأنه يأمل أن يستمر آرسنال في سباق اللقب هذا الموسم، طالما أن مانشستر سيتي يتصدر جدول الدوري الإنجليزي.

بعد الربع الأول من الموسم، يجلس آرسنال على قمة جدول الدوري الإنجليزي، بفارق نقطة واحدة عن مانشستر سيتي حامل اللقب.

يواجه آرسنال فريق ليدز يونايتد يوم الأحد ويمكن أن يضغط على دي بروين وشركاه، الذين يواجهون ليفربول في الأنفيلد في وقت لاحق من اليوم.

وعندما سُئل عما إذا كان متفاجئًا من بداية آرسنال الرائعة للموسم، قال لشبكة “سكاي سبورتس” العالمية: “لا، ليس حقًا، أعتقد أنني أرى الكثير من أوجه التشابه مع الطريقة التي نلعب بها، لكن هذا كان دائمًا أسلوبه (أرتيتا)”.

وأضاف: “لقد رأيت تطورًا منذ بداية أرتيتا حتى ثلاث سنوات بعد ذلك عندما غادر، في البداية كان يتأقلم، ولكن بعد ذلك بدأ دوره أكثر فأكثر”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. كلوب: نونيز كان سيسجل أهدافًا أكثر مع مانشستر سيتي.. وأتمنى ألا يقارن نفسه بـ هالاند

وواصل: “لقد رأينا أيضًا أن لديه الكثير من الطموح، فعندما تأتي الفرصة، سينتهزها، أنا سعيد من أجله لأنه يسير على ما يرام، من الواضح أنك تريد أن يقوم الناس بعمل جيد”.

بعد الإلحاح على ما إذا كان ينظر إلى آرسنل حقًا كمنافس على اللقب، أضاف دي بروين: “إنهم كذلك! إنهم يلعبون كرة قدم جيدة حقًا، أنا سعيد حقًا برؤية الطريقة التي يتقدمون بها، آمل ألا يكونوا جيدين بما فيه الكفاية بالنسبة لنا”.

MatériaMais Notícias

The selectors have named the squad for India Women’s Twenty20 series against England, as well as the 30 probables for the ICC Women’s World Twenty20

Cricinfo staff02-Mar-2010The all-India senior selection committee has named the squad for India Women’s Twenty20 series against England, as well as the 30 probables for the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 in the West Indies in April and May.The three Twenty20 internationals against England will be played at the MCA recreation centre in Mumbai on March 4, 6 and 8.Squad for Twenty20s against England: Jhulan Goswami (capt), Mithali Raj, Amita Sharma, Rumeli Dhar, Sulakshana Naik, Anjum Chopra, Reema Malhotra, Poonam Raut, Priyanka Roy, Gouhar Sultana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Babita Mandlik, Latika Kumari, Diana David, Sonia Dabir.Probables for World Twenty20: Jhulan Goswami, Mithali Raj, Amita Sharma, Rumeli Dhar, Sulakshana Naik, Anjum Chopra, Reema Malhotra, Poonam Raut, Priyanka Roy, Gouhar Sultana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Babita Mandlik, Latika Kumari, Diana David, Sonia Dabir, Neha Tanwar, MD Thirushkamini, Mamta Kanojia, Shweta Jadhav, Priti Dimri, Ekta Bist, Neha Maji, Archana Das, Snehal Pradhan, Harpreet Dhillon, Shika Pande, Anagha Deshpande, Kadambini Mohakhud, Samatha Labatto, Vasha Chaudhury.

MatériaMais Notícias

Com atuações ruins principalmente na defesa, o Palmeiras não segurou o Avaí, que segue na luta pela permanência na Série A. Borja e Tchê Tchê tiveram atuações acima da média do time na derrota alviverde por 2 a 1 na Ressacada.

PALMEIRAS

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4,5
Fernando Prass
Cometeu o pênalti que abriu caminho para a vitória do Avaí e não conseguiu evitar os gols. Vinha sendo pouco exigido antes disso.

5,5
Jean
Teve atuação bastante discreta em termos ofensivos e cometeu erros como todo o sistema defensivo.

4,0
Mina
Voltou da seleção e não jogou bem. Levou bolas nas costas e errou o passe que originou o segundo gol do Avaí.

4,5
Luan
Assim como Mina, levou várias bolas nas costas e não conseguiu conter os atacantes do Avaí em contra-ataques.

5,5
Michel Bastos
Perdeu uma dividida na origem da jogada do segundo gol do Avaí e sofreu na marcação na etapa final. Na frente, teve alguns bons lances.

4,5
Thiago Santos
Errou muitos passes e não conseguiu encaixar a marcação no meio de campo. Foi o primeiro substituído.

6,5
Tchê Tchê
Foi o jogador mais criativo do time. Chutou uma bola na trave, deu bom passe para Borja, invadiu a área em boa jogada… Conseguiu se salvar.

5,5
Moisés
Intercalou passes inteligentes com erros que não costuma cometer. Atuação bem abaixo de seu nível.

6,0
Keno
Foi oportunista para aproveitar rebote do goleiro e marcar seu gol, mas vinha aparecendo muito pouco pelo lado direito.

6,5
Dudu
Não se escondeu e participou das poucas boas jogadas da equipe, incluindo o lance do gol de Keno. Carregou demais em alguns momentos.

6,5
Borja
Deu um chute perigoso no início, um outro cabeceio, deixou Willian na cara do gol… Atuação acima da média dos companheiros.

5,5
Willian
Praticamente sem goleiro, acertou a trave em sua primeira participação no jogo. Correu e brigou com os zagueiros, sem muito efeito.

6,0
Deyverson
Demorou mais de dez minutos para tocar na bola, mas teve duas das melhores chances do time nos acréscimos.

–
Guerra
Jogou só os acréscimos.

4,5
Téc: Alberto Valentim
Defesa alta não deu certo e cedeu os gols ao Avaí. Avançou completamente o time em busca do empate, mas não adiantou.

AVAÍ

6,5
Kozlinski
Rebateu a bola para o meio da área, mas salvou o time no fim.

6,0
Maicon
Mais fixo na marcação, fez bom trabalho e não sofreu sustos no setor

6,5
Betão
Experiente, conseguiu neutralizar os atacantes palmeirenses.

6,5
Alemão
Consagrou-se por afastar as tentativas de jogo aéreo do Verdão.

5,5
João Paulo
Seu lado foi o mais ameaçado pelos palmeirenses. Razoável.

5,5
Judson
Embora o adversário não tenha aproveitado, foi mal na marcação.

6,0
Pedro Castro
Fez bom trabalho na contenção e distribuição pelo meio.

5,5
Junior Dutra
Jogou 30 minutos e saiu machucado. Pouco fez nesse período.

7,0
Marquinhos
Marcou gol de pênalti que abriu o placar e o caminho da vitória.

7,5
Maurinho
Sofreu o pênalti do primeiro gol e deu o passe para o segundo.

5,5
Rômulo
Ficou muitas vezes em condição de impedimento. Foi substituído.

6,0
Luanzinho
Foi importante para ameaçar a linha defensiva do Palmeiras.

7,0
Lourenço
Com estrela, entrou em campo e logo em seguida marcou gol.

6,0
Simião
Entrou para ajudar na marcação na reta final da partida.

7,0
Téc: Claudinei Oliveira
Armou uma arapuca para o Palmeiras e venceu o jogo.

Monday’s match presents New Zealand a chance to complete a quick series victory against a struggling Bangladesh

The Preview by Siddarth Ravindran07-Feb-2010Match factsMonday, February 8
Start time 12.00 (23.00 GMT)Andy McKay was one of two New Zealand players to make promising debuts in the first ODI•Getty Images

Big PictureBangladesh cricket fans looking for good news over the past week have had to follow the South Asian Games, where their Under-21 team won gold in a tournament also containing the likes of Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The senior team in New Zealand, though, has been abject in the two matches so far and were thrashed in the only Twenty20 and the first ODI in Napier.For New Zealand, Monday’s match presents a chance to complete a quick series victory. With several of their key players injured, the contests against Bangladesh are a good opportunity to test their bench strength, and Daniel Vettori will be satisfied with the performance of both the players they blooded in Napier – Peter Ingram making a steady 69 and Andy McKay nipping out two top-order batsmen. Perhaps the biggest gain from that victory was Jacob Oram showing that he had not lost his lethal hitting ability, something which has not been on view too often of late.The only redeeming features for Bangladesh were a robust opening stand between Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes, and young Shaiful Islam’s performance – four wickets, including giving away only four runs in a double-wicket over in the middle of Oram’s blitzkreig. However, unless the Bangladesh middle order gets its act together, their hunt for a maiden victory in any format in New Zealand is likely to be extended.Form guide (most recent first)New Zealand WWWLL
Bangladesh LLLLLWatch out forAt 25, Ross Taylor is already New Zealand’s most important batsman in the middle order. He was in stunning form in the domestic Twenty20 tournament in January, leading the run-charts and rounding it off with a 30-ball 80 to hand Central Districts the title. Bangladesh have already had a taste of how dangerous he can be when he slammed a couple of sixes on his way to a quick 51 in the first ODI.Tamim Iqbal is becoming an increasingly influential batsman for Bangladesh. A naturally aggressive player, he has worked hard on tempering his attacking stroke play. Another aspect of his batting that has improved is the way he deal with spinners, using an effective sweep shot to blunt them. With Mohammad Ashraful and Shakib Al Hasan not in the greatest of touch, Tamim has added responsibility at the top of the order.Team newsThe only decision for New Zealand is whether they want to bring in Ian Butler for one of the three quick bowlers who played on Friday. If they do, Tim Southee could be the one who sits out.New Zealand: (probable) 1 Brendon McCullum (wk), 2 Peter Ingram, 3 Martin Guptill, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 James Franklin, 6 Neil Broom, 7 Jacob Oram, 8 Daniel Vettori, 9 Tim Southee/Ian Butler, 10 Daryl Tuffey, 11 Andy McKay.
Bangladesh have named their playing XI. Mohammad Ashraful, despite a lean run, keeps his place but Raqibul Hasan has been dropped for Aftab Ahmed. Rubel Hossain has earned a starting spot ahead of Nazmul Hossain.Bangladesh: 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imrul Kayes, 3 Mohammad Ashraful, 4 Aftab Ahmed,5 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 8 Naeem Islam, 9 Shahadat Hossain, 10 Shafiul Islam, 11 Rubel Hossain.
Quotes”Oram has been a bit frustrated with results but [on Friday] we saw a guy who, if we can get him back to where he was 12-18 months ago, is going to be a big help to this side.”
Mark Greatbatch, New Zealand coach, emphasises what an important player Jacob Oram can be to the one-day outfit.

Julien Fountain, the English coach who has worked with West Indies and Pakistan in the past, has expressed an interest in working with the Pakistan national side again as a specialist fielding coach

Osman Samiuddin25-Jan-2010

Julien Fountain, the English coach who has worked with West Indies and Pakistan in the past, has expressed an interest in working with the Pakistan national side again as a specialist fielding coach.Pakistan’s fielding has all but disintegrated on the recent tours to New Zealand and Australia, with the side dropping nearly 30 catches over the course of six Tests; some of them, as in Sydney during the second Test, lost them the match. Captain Mohammad Yousuf and coach Intikhab Alam have repeatedly blamed the domestic system, arguing that the scant attention paid to the discipline in the first-class circuit means players only start to learn about fielding when they come into the national side.Though they have dismissed the idea that a fielding coach can make a difference, the PCB has refused to rule out the possibility of appointing one after the series. “We will look into all possible areas where we feel there might be a requirement,” Wasim Bari, COO PCB, told Cricinfo. “But we will only do so after this tour is over.”Fountain, a former Great Britain Olympic baseball player, and a qualified cricket coach, worked with the late Bob Woolmer and Pakistan briefly during their 2006 tour to England and with the Pakistan A side in 2001. He has also worked with England and recently, the Stanford Superstars.”Yes [I would be interested in applying] in a specialist capacity as fielding coach,” Fountain told Cricinfo. “However, I have had masses of experience in coaching batting and bowling at that level, so can add value to those departments as well. I helped Inzi [Inzamam-ul-Haq], along with lots of other players, with batting in 2006.”During his first stint with the PCB in 2001, Fountain worked with various local coaches throughout the country and he didn’t agree that all the blame lay with the first-class system. “It’s too easy to simply blame grassroots cricket,” Fountain said. “Yes, grassroots is where the players learn their game but these players aspire to the standards set by the guys playing at the top of the game.”Coaching back in Pakistan needs to be revitalised so as to encompass these high standards, so that yes when they reach the senior team it’s not a surprise. The problem needs addressing at both ends of the spectrum because if you leave the top end without assistance, it may take 5-10 years before you see tangible results. South Africa and Australia produce excellent youth players because they aspire to perform as well as the senior team. Role models get copied for better or for worse.”Pakistan’s fielding practice routines have come under scrutiny throughout the Australia tour and a number of observers in Australia felt the methods to be primitive and outdated. “I don’t think players are coming into the side and then learning how to field, because that assumes that the problem is being addressed,” Fountain said. “I believe the players are coming into the team and are being expected to field well, because other teams field well at that level. That does not address the actual issue of who is actually helping these players with the technical, tactical, physical and mental aspects of fielding.”Couple this with statistical analysis; who is keeping statistics for this department? How can you ascertain what the problems are if you cannot identify the tiniest fluctuations in performance? Hitting a few catches does not teach a player how to catch; what it does do is make them work out a technique to cope. Coping by definition means they are not moving forward, simply treading water to survive at that level. Who sets the fielding goals for these players and are they tangible and achieveable? As with any coaching, you have to identify the process, not simply the end result.”Fountain is thought to be the first coach in cricket to bring in learnings from baseball. Mike Young is another who has had similar success with the Australian team in particular and began later. Fountain believes cricket can still learn more from baseball. “Taken in the correct context, cricket can learn loads from baseball,” Fountain said. “Taken out of context by coaches simply quoting ‘They do it in baseball’ can do more harm than good. Baseball teaches its fielders correct biomechanics for each skill, correct biomechanics for accurate, powerful throwing, tactical awareness for pre-shot movements and post-shot situations, sliding, diving, relays, backing up, multiple-play scenarios, decision-making, the list is huge.”