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David de Gea dusted himself off after a harrowing night in Seville to help Manchester United see off Brighton in a cagey FA Cup semi-final

David de Gea is far from a perfect goalkeeper, but one thing you cannot question is his mentality. Three days after the worst performance of his life in Manchester United's capitulation against Sevilla, the Spaniard was his team's hero at Wembley as the Red Devils held Brighton to a 0-0 draw before winning 7-6 on penalties.

As it turned out, De Gea did not actually save the decisive penalty which Solly March sent over the bar, but he made four top-draw saves during a tense 120 minutes in which Brighton often looked the better side but lacked a killer instinct.

Victor Lindelof kept his nerve to clinch victory for United and set up the first-ever FA Cup final between the Red Devils and Manchester City.

By doing so, United matched Arsenal's record of reaching 21 FA Cup finals, and they will now be aiming to win their second domestic cup under Erik ten Hag.

GOAL breaks down the winners & losers from Wembley…

GettyWINNER: David de Gea

Football's history is littered with examples of fine goalkeepers who were eventually swallowed by their own mistakes and self-doubt.

Iker Casillas was forced to leave Real Madrid two years after being dropped by Jose Mourinho and was never the same at Porto. Loris Karius never recovered from his Champions League final embarrassment in Kiev. Joe Hart was forced out by Pep Guardiola and it was all downhill from there.

De Gea had a horrific night at the Sanchez Pizjuan, playing his part in all the goals of United's 3-0 surrender to Sevilla. But at Wembley, he showed the psyche of a world-class player, redeeming himself for his suspect kicking by demonstrating his undeniable qualities as a shot stopper.

His first act was to tip away Alexis Mac Allister's dangerous free-kick, and in the second half he made acrobatic stops from Julio Enciso and March. Right before the shootout, he made a brave save with his foot to stop Kaoru Mitoma.

And he was happy to acknowledge his problems with passing out from the back, pumping the ball away to safety whenever he was under pressure.

The Spaniard still might not be United's best long-term solution in goal and there is a strong argument against renewing his contract.

But he is still capable of match-winning performances like this, and after the week he has had, that says a lot about his mentality.

AdvertisementGetty ImagesLOSER: United's misfiring forwards

If De Gea was outstanding at one end, United's forwards left a lot to be desired down the other.

Anthony Martial did almost nothing of note, sending his one chance woefully over the bar when he had other options. The Frenchman also lacked pace and energy and his passing was sloppy, bungling more than one promising move.

Antony was also disappointing. The Brazilian made a few dangerous runs against Brighton, but time and time again he made the wrong decision. He opted for a soft shot straight into Robert Sanchez when Bruno Fernandes was screaming for the ball and after running through Brighton's defence he made a botched pass to Martial.

Marcus Rashford performed best of the three starting forwards and was close to grabbing the winner just before full-time, only to be thwarted by a fine Sanchez save. He also flashed a shot just wide in extra-time after a storming run, but the England forward was almost anonymous in the first half.

Against an imperious Man City defence in the final, United's attackers will need to be a lot sharper if they are to have any hope of winning.

Getty ImagesWINNER: Victor Lindelof and Aaron Wan-Bissaka

De Gea did not perform the only resurrection at Wembley. But while the Spaniard's reputation had only plummeted three days previously, Lindelof and Wan-Bissaka had been written off long ago.

Wan-Bissaka was widely expected to leave Old Trafford last summer and did not manage to start a Premier League game under Erik ten Hag until January.

Lindelof, meanwhile, has only started six league games under the Dutchman and is the club's fourth-choice centre-back.

Wan-Bissaka's recovery began a few months back, and has slowly but surely won the battle with Diogo Dalot as the manager's first-choice right back.

This was his graduation, an almost flawless display against one of the most exciting attacks in the Premier League.

Lindelof had a more understated performance but was just as effective, always keeping tight to his marker and making sure that whenever he chose to dive in, he won the ball, unless he was making a tactical foul.

The Swede was calm and comfortable on the ball and under pressure, in contrast with how Harry Maguire has looked in recent weeks.

And when the pressure of taking the crucial penalty rested on his shoulders, he slotted it home with power and precision.

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Getty ImagesLOSER: Solly March

Poor old Solly March.

No-one has contributed to more Brighton goals this season than the midfielder, and he had scored three and provided three assists in his previous seven matches.

But he will be hugely disappointed with himself for skying his penalty, especially as De Gea had been unable to get a hand on any of the previous six Brighton spot-kicks.

He had another decent opportunity to score during the match, and while De Gea did well to get low and parry his shot, March might also feel that he could have done better with that attempt.

But he cannot and should not be painted as the villain in Brighton's courageous performance. Someone has to win a shootout, and it only takes one player to miss.

ScorecardFile photo – India Women climbed to fourth place on the ICC Women’s Championship points table after the series sweep•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Deepti Sharma, the offspinner, followed up her four-for in the previous game with figures of 6 for 20 to help India Women to a comfortable seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka Women in Ranchi. The victory gave India a clean sweep in the three-match series and pushed them to fourth place on the ICC Women’s Championship points table.Sri Lanka got off to a solid start after opting to bat, with the openers adding 33 before Sharma took two in two to spark a spectacular collapse. Captain Shashikala Siriwardene and Dilani Manodara combined for a 32-run sixth-wicket stand but a cluster of wickets thereafter meant Sri Lanka were bowled out for 112 in 38.2 overs, from a score of 94 for 5. Debutant Preeti Bose returned figures of 8-4-8-2.India’s chase began in shaky fashion, losing Poonam Raut in the first over. Smriti Mandhana was run-out soon after for 6. Veda Krishnamurthy and Sharma, then, set about consolidating the innings. The pair added 70 in 109 balls to take India into the ascendancy before Sharma was stumped for 28. India cruised to the target on the back of Krishnamurthy’s 90-ball 61, with more than 20 overs to spare.

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Na manhã desta terça-feira, o Athletico-PR deu início a preparação para encarar o Internacional, no Beira-Rio. Em atividade realizada no CT do Caju, o técnico Tiago Nunes esboçou a escalação para o duelo fora de casa.

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A principal novidade da equipe pode ser o atacante Marcelo Cirino. Recuperado de uma indisposição, o jogador deve iniciar o confronto na vaga de Nikão.

A dúvida fica na lateral-direita. Khellven foi o titular na rodada passada e agradou. Agora, o comandante precisa decidir entre ele e Madson, que costuma aparecer no time principal.

Caso não tenha nenhum problema de última hora, o Furacão deve entrar em campo com a seguinte formação: Santos; Madson (Khellven), Thiago Heleno, Léo Pereira e Adriano; Wellington, Bruno Guimarães e Léo Cittadini; Marcelo Cirino (Nikão), Rony e Marco Ruben.

Com 42 pontos, o Athletico-PR está na oitava colocação do Brasileirão. Nos últimos cinco jogos, a equipe de Tiago Nunes venceu dois jogos.

تحدث عادل رمزي المدير الفني لنادي الوداد المغربي، عن الخسارة أمام صن داونز، في المباراة النهائية لبطولة دوري السوبر الإفريقي (الدوري الإفريقي).

الوداد خسر من صن داونز في مباراة الإياب لنهائي دوري السوبر الإفريقي اليوم الأحد، بهدفين دون رد، ليتوج الفريق الجنوب إفريقي بلقب النسخة الأولى من البطولة هذا العام.

وكانت مباراة الذهاب التي أقيمت في المغرب، انتصر فيها الوداد بهدفين لهدف.

وقال رمزي خلال تصريحات عبر قناة “أون تايم سبورت”: “المباراة كانت صعبة جدًا وأعتقد أنكم وجدتوا منا منافسة قوية”.

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وأضاف: “المباراة كانت بدنية من الطراز الأول، وتمكنوا من إحراز هدفين ولكن الأمر كان صعبًا، علينا أن نقبل أن صن داونز كان أفضل وأن نهنئهم على الفوز”.

وعن أسباب الخسارة، أوضح: “كنا مقتنعين وعندنا الثقة بالحصول على الكأس، لم نلعب في الشوط الأول الكرة المعروفة عنا، لكن هذه كرة القدم، رغبنا في الكأس لكن تهانينا لـ صن داونز”.

وأتم: “بالنسبة لمردود اللاعبين أنا مُقتنع به لأننا كنا نرغب في الفوز، ولكن قدر الله وما شاء فعل نحن في الطريق الصحيح وإن شاء الله نعود في المناسبات القادمة”. أهداف مباراة الوداد وصن داونز في نهائي دوري السوبر الافريقي

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy Group C matches on December 10, 2014

ESPNcricinfo staff10-Dec-2014
ScorecardFile photo: Rishi Dhawan picked up 4 for 70 to set up Himachal Pradesh’s big win•ESPNcricinfoRishi Dhawan’s four-wicket haul helped Himachal Pradesh seal an innings and 29-run win against Services in Delhi. Services, who began the day at a shaky 91 for 3, needed to score at least 253 to make Himachal bat again, but while all their top and middle-order batsmen made starts, none of them were able to raise a much-needed fifty, and lost wickets at regular intervals. Rajat Paliwal was their top scorer with 43, while Yashpal Singh and Saurabh Kumar chipped in with thirties. For Himachal, Dhawan collected 4 for 70, while Bipul Sharma took 3 for 42, as Services were bowled out for 224 in 97.2 overs.
ScorecardWicketkeeper-batsman Srikar Bharat’s maiden first-class hundred helped Andhra fight their way to a draw against Hyderabad. Andhra began the fourth day at 24 for 0 after, after they were asked to follow on on the third evening. They lost opener Prasanth Kumar early for 32 but Andhra captain Mohammad Kaif and Bharat then shared a 149-run, second-wicket stand to help Andhra reach 215 for 2. Bharat’s unbeaten 130 followed his first-innings score of 75.
ScorecardNikhilesh Surendran and Sagun Kamat both struck hundreds on the final day, as Goa and Kerala played out a draw in Wayanad, though Kerala ended as the happier of the two teams by collecting crucial first-innings points. In reply to Goa’s 367, Kerala, who began the day at 299 for 6, were powered by Surendran’s 123, which included 16 fours and two sixes, taking them to 393. Saurabh Bandekar was the pick of Goa’s bowlers, taking 3 for 67. With an outright win for either team all but ruled out, Goa managed to post 179 for 1 before stumps were called. Kamat scored an unbeaten 103, with 12 fours and two sixes, and he received ample support from Swapnil Asnodkar, who scored 69 during a 176-run stand.

سجل فريق أبها الهدف الثاني أمام منافسه النصر في المباراة التي تجمع بينهما الآن ضمن منافسات الدوري السعودي.

ويلتقي النصر مع أبها، على أرضية استاد الأول بارك، في إطار الجولة الـ9 من بطولة دوري روشن السعودي.

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وكان أوتافيو قد سجل هدف النصر الأول أمام أبها في الدقيقة 3 من عمر اللقاء، بينما أضاف تاليسكا الهدف الثاني بالدقيقة 29.

وأحرز سعد بكير الهدف الأول لـ أبها في الدقيقة 35 من عمر المباراة من علامة الجزاء، بينما سجل أبها الهدف التعادل القاتل في الدقيقة 93 بواسطة بييرو هينكابي من تصويبة قوية من خارج منطقة الـ18. هدف أبها الثاني أمام النصر في الدوري السعودي

أقيم عصر اليوم الخميس الاجتماع الفني لمباراة بيراميدز والجيش الرواندي بأحد فنادق التجمع الخامس، في إطار لقاءات بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

ويحل الجيش الرواندي ضيفًا على بيراميدز في السادسة من مساء غد الجمعة على استاد الدفاع الجوي في إياب دور الـ32 من دوري أبطال إفريقيا، بعدما انتهت مباراة الذهاب في كيجالي بالتعادل السلبي.

وتم خلال هذا الاجتماع الاتفاق على تفاصيل المباراة، حيث يرتدي بيراميدز زيه التقليدي الأزرق في الأبيض، ويرتدي حارس المرمى اللون الأخضر الكامل.

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بينما يظهر فريق الجيش الرواندي بالقميص الأبيض في الأسود، ويرتدي حارس المرمى خلال المباراة اللون الأحمر كاملًا.

وتم التأكيد على أنه في حالة انتهاء مباراة الدفاع الجوي بنفس نتيجة لقاء الذهاب في رواندا بالتعادل السلبي، سيتم اللجوء مباشرة إلى ركلات الترجيح لحسم الفريق المتأهل لدور المجموعات من دوري أبطال إفريقيا. مثل بيراميدز في الاجتماع الفني، أحمد زاهر المدير الإداري ومحمد عباس مدير المباريات وشريف جمال مدير العلاقات العامة، وعاطف شادي المنسق الإعلامي، ومحمد نجم مساعد الرئيس التنفيذي، وأحمد سمير مدير التشغيل.

Shane Jurgensen has been appointed the new coach of Fiji, weeks after he resigned as Bangladesh’s head coach

Mohammad Isam14-May-2014Shane Jurgensen has been appointed the new coach of Fiji, weeks after he resigned as Bangladesh’s head coach. He will be in charge of the country’s senior men’s, women’s and age-group teams for the next three years.His first assignment will be a tour of India in October, followed by the ICC East-Asia Pacific World Cricket League qualifiers. Fiji is currently in the WCL’s Division 7, after finishing fourth in last year’s tournament in Botswana.”I have been appointed the Fiji national coach for the next three years,” Jurgensen told ESPNcricinfo. “It will be a busy role with a heavy amount of coaching looking after the senior men’s, women’s and under 19-squads.”The job is based in Suva and the first assignment will be to prepare the men’s squad for an India tour and the WCL qualification tournament in October and November, from which there is a chance to go into Division 6, and be among the top six teams to qualify to the World T20’s qualifying tournament.”According to the Cricket Fiji website, Jurgensen’s appointment was approved after the country’s sporting regulatory body confirmed funding to develop lesser-known sports.Jurgensen’s appointment is a major triumph for Fiji, given his experience as New Zealand’s bowling coach and Bangladesh’s head coach. Cricket Fiji’s general manager Inoke Lesuma said the appointment was unprecedented.”It [is] truly remarkable that we have someone of Shane’s calibre coming to work with us here in Fiji,” said Lesuma. “To gain someone on our team, who has come from a Test-playing nation to a country that is not currently a part of the World Cricket League is just unheard of.”Jurgensen said that going back to the roots of being a coach attracted him to this position and he was looking forward to aiding the country’s cricket in its progress.”The amount of coaching involved is the exciting part in Fiji and it will take me back to the reason why I love coaching: to help develop and support passionate cricketers,” Jurgensen said. “In my limited dealings so far I have been extremely impressed with their energy, enthusiasm and professionalism and it highlights Fiji’s strong desire to take their cricket to another level. I hope to bring my international experience, coaching methods and plan to help Fijian players and teams and to give them every opportunity for long-term success.”

West Indies banked on a frenetic finish, but Sri Lanka’s bowlers had choked the chase to suffocation-point before heavy rain, then marble-sized hail, cut the innings short and sent Sri Lanka to yet another major final

The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando03-Apr-2014
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsLahiru Thirimanne lifted Sri Lanka with a lively 44•ICCWest Indies banked on a frenetic finish, but Sri Lanka’s bowlers had choked the chase to suffocation-point before heavy rain, then marble-sized hail, cut the innings short and sent Sri Lanka to yet another major final. When the heavens opened, West Indies had needed 81 from 37 balls, with six wickets remaining. The Duckworth-Lewis calculation had them 27 runs adrift.It was always a dangerous ploy to begin the chase slowly, but doubly so with rain in the air, and against an attack that features better death bowlers than most in the competition. West Indies had actually scored 17 from the first, wayward over from Nuwan Kulasekara, but as an unambitious Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels hunkered down, they mustered only 17 from the next six.Sri Lanka’s spinners were allowed to settle, and soon, even the expansive shots were being mistimed. Dwayne Bravo tonked 30 for 19, as messages from the dugout implored Samuels to shift into overdrive, but when Bravo fell in the 14th over, West Indies’ chances grew desperately slim.Darren Sammy, who has been the finisher of the tournament, was about to face his first ball when the weather intruded. Two Lasith Malinga overs remained, however, and the required rate may have been beyond even Sammy’s rapid blade.Only Tillakaratne Dilshan prospered out of Sri Lanka’s senior batsmen, and even he scored only at a run-a-ball, running two batsmen out, including himself, in the process. Kusal Perera’s bold 26 from 12 and Angelo Mathews’ canny 40 from 23 gave the innings its flourishes, while Lahiru Thirimanne’s 44 from 35 was its substance.Perera had dealt powerfully to Krishmar Santokie through the leg side, to set Sri Lanka off at more than 10 an over in the first four, before Santokie had him playing on to a leg cutter. Mahela Jayawardene, so often Sri Lanka’s big-game performer, was dismissed cruelly before he had had the chance to make an impact with the bat. Dilshan called him through after chopping one to point, but sharp work in the infield and a good throw over the stumps caught Jayawardene short, before he faced a ball. Kumar Sangakkara’s demise for 1 from six balls was of his own making. He pushed out early against a slower Samuel Badree ball and lobbed a simple catch to the bowler.Dilshan lacked fluency, as he has done throughout the tournament, but combined sagely with Thirimanne for 42 to lift Sri Lanka from 49 for 3. He would run himself out too, haring out of the crease when there was no run to be had, but Thirimanne completed the recovery, striking two sixes – including an uppercut over third man off Andre Russell. Thirimanne’s innings was as secure as it was well-paced, setting the team up for a death-over spike, with wickets in the bank.Mathews had been tentative against Sunil Narine early in his innings, often having his outside edge beaten as he prodded. But having been 13 from 14 balls, he gathered pace against Santokie in the penultimate over, to help deliver a furious finish worth 32 in the final two overs. Mathews slammed Santokie over long-on first ball, before collecting a four in the same spot.Then, when West Indies strengthened the on side, he made room to loft a length ball over cover for four. A flat, fast six over cover next over was the shot of the innings, and a hooked four sent Sri Lanka to 160, before Mathews was athletically caught at deep midwicket by an advancing Bravo, last ball.Dwayne Smith slogged a four then launched a six off the first two balls of the reply, but following that over, West Indies slowed almost to a stall – first by choice, then by coercion. Malinga arrived in the Powerplay and in his first over bowled Gayle, then Smith with offcutters, before Llendl Simmons was out lbw to Seekkuge Prasanna’s first ball of the tournament. At 34 for 3 in the eighth over, West Indies had backed themselves into a mighty corner.Bravo lashed out valiantly as Sri Lanka’s slow-bowling phalanx sought to tamp the run rate down even further. He walloped Rangana Herath and Prasanna over cover, but with Samuels flatlining at the other end and Sri Lanka’s fielders throwing themselves around to save boundaries, he could not quite spur a game-breaking charge. A Kulasekara slower ball had him caught at square leg as the required rate spiked over 12. When wild winds brought the downpour over the Sher-e-Bangla later in that over, Samuels was unbeaten on 18 from 29.

خسر نادي الوكرة بمشاركة اللاعب المصري حمدي فتحي وديًا مساء اليوم الأربعاء، أمام مواطنه الغرافة، في إطار تحضيرات الفريقين لبداية الدوري القطري موسم 2023-2024.

شارك حمدي فتحي في تشكيلة الوكرة بصفة أساسية، بينما لعب التونسي فرجاني ساسي مع فريق الغرافة.

اقرأ أيضًا..بمشاركة حمدي فتحي.. الوكرة يخسر أمام إسبانيول بهدف وديًا

وتمكن الجزائري الدولي ياسين براهيمي، من تسجيل هدف المباراة الوحيد لمصلحة الغرافة، في الدقيقة 26.

وينتظر أن يبدأ الوكرة مشواره في الدوري القطري بمواجهة معيذر يوم 16 أغسطس الجاري.

وكان حمدي فتحي انضم لصفوف الوكرة القطري قادمًا من الأهلي في فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية، مما دفع القلعة الحمراء لتعويضه بضم إمام عاشور من ميتلاند الدنماركي.