He has also said he is confident of his team’s prospects this season because of MS Dhoni’s leadership
ESPNcricinfo staff30-Aug-20202:20
Gambhir: Raina’s exit not as big a loss for CSK as we think
Chennai Super Kings owner N Srinivasan has said he believes Suresh Raina’s return to India from the UAE on Friday would not impact the team’s preparations ahead of the IPL season. However Srinivasan, a former BCCI president and ICC chairman, said Raina would “certainly realise” what he would be missing, including the “money he is going to lose” by skipping the IPL.Srinivasan also said the Super Kings were confident about their prospects for the season because MS Dhoni, the captain, was “unfazed” not just by the Raina issue but also by Covid-19’s impact on the contingent: at least 13 members of the Super Kings unit including two Indian players – one international and one uncapped – have tested positive since landing in the UAE.This is the first time Srinivasan has commented on the Raina issue, which caught the Super Kings management by surprise. Raina returned to India on Friday from Dubai, less than 10 days after the Super Kings had landed in the UAE for the IPL.On Friday, the Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan said on the team’s Twitter feed that Raina had left for “personal reasons” but did not elaborate on what they were. It is understood that a personal tragedy, as well as concerns over the team’s biosecure bubble in the UAE, led Raina to his decision.”The season has not begun yet and Raina will certainly realise what he is missing and certainly all the money he is going to lose,” Srinivasan said, speaking to the magazine.On Monday*, Srinivasan told the that Raina’s contribution to the CSK franchise “has been phenomenal through the years”. He also said it was “important to understand what Suresh is going through right now and give him space.””The franchise will always stand by him and he has our complete support in these times of distress,” Srinivasan is quoted as saying.ESPNcricinfo reached out to Srinivasan, Viswanathan and Raina for clarifications, but they are yet to respond.Raina has been part of the Super Kings set-up since the inception of the IPL in 2008, and is the franchise’s highest run-getter and a key figure in the team reaching reaching multiple finals and winning the title twice. In 2018, Super Kings retained three players before assembling the rest of the squad at the layer auction. Dhoni was the first player retained at INR 15 crore, Raina was the second at INR 11 crore and Ravindra Jadeja the third at INR 7 crore.Srinivisan also said he had spoken to Dhoni, who reportedly assured him that things would be under control. “I spoke to MS and he has assured me that even if the numbers go up, there was nothing to worry,” Srinivasan said. “He spoke to the players through a Zoom call and asked them to remain safe. You really don’t know who is a passive carrier”I have got a solid captain. Dhoni is simply unfazed by anything. That is giving everyone in the team a lot of confidence.”
da esport bet： Glasgow Rangers still have a realistic chance of winning a treble this season following their Hampden heroics on the weekend.
da casino： After a three-game winless run, the Light Blues eased to a 2-0 win, yet they are guilty of failing to take their chances as the scoreline could arguably have been five or six if Philippe Clement had players who didn’t need three or four chances to score.
This is perhaps an area he will take a further look at during the summer transfer window as he aims to bolster his attacking options.
Might the Belgian coach be working his magic already, however? As it appears the Gers are keen on making a move for a Premier League player…
Rangers transfer news
Journalist Graeme Bailey gave an update on the club’s chase to sign winger Abdallah Sima on a permanent deal this summer, saying:
“Rangers are in pole position to sign Abdallah Sima on a permanent basis as Brighton prepare to sell the attacker this summer.
“The 22 year old wants to stay at Rangers after his loan spell.”
Abdallah Sima
Much will depend on how much Brighton will demand for the player, especially as his form this term could potentially attract further suitors, but it looks as though he has every intention of remaining in Glasgow if a deal can be worked out – with the Rangers News report indicating that Ibrox is his 'preferred destination'.
It isn’t the first time that the Ibrox side have looked to sign a winger on a permanent deal following an impressive loan spell, as Ryan Kent made the move five years ago in similar fashion.
How much Rangers paid for Ryan Kent
Steven Gerrard utilised his Liverpool connections by securing the services of Kent for the 2018/19 campaign, as the move turned out to be a masterstroke.
Overall, the youngster played 43 matches across all competitions, scoring six goals along with grabbing nine assists, standing out as one of the most exciting players in the Premiership.
Kent endeared himself to the Ibrox faithful by scoring against Celtic towards the end of the season, while the clamour to sign him permanently continued to grow.
The transfer saga stretched over the entire summer, before Gerrard announced Rangers had spent around £7.5m to finally bring him back to Glasgow on deadline day.
Over the next four seasons, Kent would dazzle and infuriate the supporters in equal measure.
Ryan Kent’s Rangers statistics
Kent registered 12 goal contributions in his debut season – eight goals and four assists, yet the season was halted early due to the COVID–19 pandemic which caused sport to come to a standstill across the globe.
The following season saw the Englishman at his rip-roaring best, contributing 13 goals and 14 assists to the cause as the Gers won their first league title in a decade.
This should have been a platform for Kent to take his game to a new level by helping the club reach the Champions League group stages, yet his final two seasons at Ibrox failed to produce the goods on a regular basis.
Ryan Kent's stats at Rangers
Season
Games
Goals
Assists
2022/23
44
3
10
2021/22
46
3
19
2020/21
52
13
14
2019/20
34
8
4
2018/19
43
6
9
Via Transfermarkt
Indeed, over those two campaigns, he scored just six goals in 90 appearances. Judging by his tallies over the preceding two seasons, this wasn’t good enough.
With his contract expiring at the end of last season, Kent left the club for nothing after a total of five years in Scotland.
Sima has delivered on a more consistent basis during his loan spell compared to the former Liverpool starlet, suggesting he could turn into Kent 2.0 for the Gers.
Abdallah Sima’s current market value
According to Football Transfers, Sima is currently valued at €7.2m (£6m) at the time of writing, while Clement could face an anxious wait to see exactly how much the Seagulls will demand for the winger.
There is no doubt he could be a solid acquisition, especially now he has experience in Scotland, while his goal tally suggests he can be a major threat in the final third.
Rangers winger Abdallah Sima.
Not only that, but the Senegalese gem could be an upgrade to Rabbi Matondo, becoming the main option on the left wing during the 2024/25 season.
Abdallah Sima could be an upgrade on Rabbi Matondo
Matondo has enjoyed a decent season after enduring a goalless debut term in Glasgow. Although he has tended to be utilised as an impact sub since Christmas, the Welsh gem has scored six goals while grabbing four assists in all competitions.
In recent weeks, Matondo scored stunning goals against Hibs and Celtic, but throughout the season, Sima has outscored him by 12 goals and certainly looks a bigger threat when starting a match.
Among his teammates in the Premiership this season, Sima ranks third for goals and assists (13), third for shots per game (three) and second for successful dribbles per game (1.3), showcasing his devastating attacking talents.
In comparison, Matondo ranks fifth for goals and assists in the top flight (eight), while ranking eighth for shots per game (1.7) and fourth for successful dribbles per game (1.2). These statistics certainly demonstrate how important the former Manchester City youngster has been recently, but in general, Sima is a more well-rounded option.
The winger was hailed as putting in an “incredible” effort during his performances by the Rangers Journal – run by writer Kai Watson – and Clement dearly missed his presence when he was ruled out for a couple of months after suffering an injury whilst on international duty.
Against Hearts in the Scottish Cup semi-final, Sima was unleashed in the starting XI in order to cause chaos among the opposition backline, yet he had to be subbed off after just 15 minutes with another injury.
Clement confirmed it was another hamstring issue, saying: “We hope we can have Abdallah in the next couple of weeks because he's been really important in that period where he was fit and he was coming back now. So we will see."
If he can return to the side in the next couple of weeks, it could give Rangers a massive boost heading into the Scottish Cup final.
Who knows, perhaps he will make a return to the Ibrox side next season if everything goes to plan.
Clement could ditch Lundstram with Rangers swoop for SPFL "machine"
The Light Blues have been urged to pursue a deal for the young midfielder this summer.
Captain bats for four-and-a-half hours to deny Gloucestershire
ECB Reporters Network18-Aug-2020
Chris Cooke punches a drive•Getty Images
Glamorgan were grateful for the second successive game to their captain Chris Cooke, whose unbeaten half-century carried his side to a draw against Gloucestershire.Glamorgan had slipped to 138 for 8, a lead of only 73 with plenty of overs remaining, but Cooke was at the crease for four-and-a-half hours in compiling 59, and was given solid support by No.10 Tim van der Gugten, who was 30 not out.They survived despite the sterling efforts of Gloucestershire’s two left-arm seamers David Payne and Matt Taylor, who excelled throughout – with Payne taking eight wickets in the match. Glamorgan had a lead of 132 with 13 overs remaining when the teams shook hands.Had the first day not been lost to rain, there could have been an interesting finish as the ball dominated the bat throughout, with still plenty in the pitch for the seamers while the odd ball turned.Glamorgan began the final day 65 runs behind and with all their wickets intact, but Matt Taylor soon got to work by taking two wickets in his opening two overs. Charlie Hemphrey, whose place must now be in doubt after scoring only 72 runs in six completed innings, was out lbw.He was quickly followed by Kiran Carlson, who was dismissed in similar fashion, as he shuffled across his stumps to a ball that came back into him. The two wickets had fallen without any addition to the overnight score.Nick Selman stood firm, alternating between attack and defence, and was developing a useful partnership with Billy Root, one of the few Glamorgan batsmen who has been in any sort of form this season. But after scoring 13, Root was out to one of the slip catches of the season, taken by George Hankin at second slip.Root dabbed at a delivery intended for the third man area, before it was intercepted by the fielder who dived to his right and held on in front of first slip.Selman, who also been short of runs this season, completed a responsible half-century, but after adding a further five runs was leg before to Ryan Higgins, in what was the last ball before lunch as play was interrupted by a heavy shower.When Payne dismissed Dan Douthwaite and Graham Wagg in quick succession, and Kieran Bull was bowled by Graham van Buuren in his first over, Glamorgan had slumped to eight down, but van der Gugten, who the previous day had dislocated his finger, gave his captain staunch support.He joined his captain in the 67th over, to remain there for a further 24 overs as Gloucestershire’s hopes receded.
أجرى أنطونيو روديجر مدافع ريال مدريد الإسباني، مقابلة مطولة تطرق فيها للحديث عن زملائه في الفريق بما في ذلك جود بيلينجهام وكيليان مبابي، ولاعب برشلونة المميز، لامين يامال.
وقال روديجر عن لامين يامال: “في برشلونة، لديهم لاعب أمامه مسيرة مهنية كاملة، أتمنى أن يظل بصحة جيدة لأننا لا نتمنى أبدًا الأذى لأي شخص، أتمنى أن يظل بصحة جيدة”.
وأضاف: “لامين يامال لديه مستقبل عظيم على رأس برشلونة، ما يمثله بالفعل بالنسبة لهم وهو في السابعة عشرة من عمره مرعب للغاية… مرعب للغاية”.
وسُئل روديجر عن لاعب يختاره للتوقيع مع ريال مدريد، ووقع اختياره على لاعب آرسنال قائلاً: “ويليام ساليبا”.
وأردف: أنا سعيد جدًا بزميلي في مركز قلب الدفاع، إيدير ميليتاو، لقد عاد من إصابة صعبة ويستعيد أفضل مستوياته، لكن هناك الكثير من المباريات التي سنجري فيها نظام التناوب ومع وجود ساليبا سيكون أمرًا رائعًا”.
اقرأ أيضًا | بمشاركة الأهلي.. فيفا يعلن سوق انتقالات استثنائي لـ كأس العالم للأندية
وعن رأيه في زميله جود بيلينجهام، استطرد: “أعتقد أنه إذا حدد الله وقتك، فلا يوجد شيء يمكن لأي شخص أن يفعله حيال ذلك، وكان دائمًا هناك في الوقت المناسب، ولحسن الحظ، لديه أبوين رائعين”.
وواصل: “لقد تحدثت مع والدته عدة مرات، والتقيت بهما في تشيلسي، وقابلني جود وقال إن والدته تذكرت أنني كنت الوحيد الذي استقبلهم في ذلك اليوم”.
وعن وجود كيليان مبابي في ريال مدريد، أفاد: تسمع هذه الأشياء، أوه، كيليان سيؤثر على غرفة خلع الملابس، لكنه رجل متواضع، أراه ناضجًا وهو يسجل الأهداف بالفعل، ويؤثر ويتحسن مستوى الترابط معه، ومع فينيسيوس، رودريجو وبلينجهام”.
وعن احتفالاته بصفع لاعبي ريال مدريد، أشار روديجر: “أحيانًا أتساءل ماذا تفعل؟ عندما أسجل، أفعل ذلك، هذه هي الطريقة التي أظهر بها حبي لهؤلاء اللاعبين”.
وتذكر روديجر توقيعه مع ريال مدريد: “كان ذلك في 9 مايو 2022 عندما وقعت مع ريال مدريد، لقد جاءوا إلى لندن، كان الأمر غير واقعي، عانقت أطفالي، لم أصدق ذلك”.
وأتم: “لقد أعطوني قميصًا، وما زلت أحتفظ به، كنت أحمله طوال اليوم، ريال مدريد لا يطرق بابك كثيرًا في مسيرتك المهنية، وشعرت أنني مستعد لهذه الخطوة”.
da bet7： Ídolo da Nação, o atacante Gabriel Barbosa foi homenageado pela torcida Raça Rubro-Negra nesta quarta-feira. Membros da torcida organizada foram ao Ninho do Urubu e entregaram ao atacante uma placa, além de mostrar a nova bandeira com a foto do atleta com uma coroa e escrito “Príncipe predestinado”.
Com Gabigol em campo, o Flamengo enfrenta o Vélez Sarsfield, da Argentina, nesta quinta-feira. A partida é válida pela rodada final da fase de grupos da Libertadores, e o Rubro-Negro, já garantido nas oitavas de final, busca as primeiras posições no geral. Confira a situação das chaves e os jogos aqui!
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da stake casino： A new report has claimed that Everton are "nailed on" to receive yet another punishment regarding their financial issues, in what is a fresh blow for Sean Dyche after his side were mauled 6-0 at Chelsea on Monday evening.
A season to forget at Everton
da cassino online： There was hope back in August that the Blues could embark on a season to remember, with Dyche adjusting to life at his new club after keeping them up, some good signings coming in and talk of a takeover going through acting as a taster of better times ahead.
Instead, the 2023/24 campaign has been a nightmare much of the time, with everything seemingly going wrong at the club, both on and off the pitch. Thankfully, results have just about been good enough to stay away from the Premier League relegation zone, but point deductions have seen them in danger of heading to the Championship for the first time, not helped by a truly horrific performance at Stamford Bridge.
It remains to be seen if further financial punishments will come their way in the coming weeks, but for now, supporters just have to desperately hope that as many points are picked up as possible and Dyche can pick his team up after such a timid display.
Meanwhile, the proposed takeover of Everton by 777 Partners also shows no sign of going through, as the Farhad Moshiri era at Goodison Park continues to drag on. There have been some reports suggesting that a deal could be struck in the near future, but similar stories have also emerged in recent months, only for the rumours to cool.
Everton "nailed on" for fresh punishment
According to a new update from Football Insider, Everton are now "nailed on" to receive another financial punishment, this time relating to their new stadium. The Blues are "to be hit with at least a fine over an unresolved matter" regarding their future Bramley Moore Dock home.
It further claimed that "Sean Dyche’s side are currently in a dispute with the Premier League over the status of certain costs associated with their new stadium on Bramley-Moore Dock", although any punishment wouldn't be inflicted until next season.
When it rains it pours for Everton, at a time when supporters must just be desperate to hear something even remotely positive emerge at the club. It has been such a grim period in the club's history, having battled to avoid relegation from the Premier League in the past two seasons as well, and happy days still feel a long way away.
As if point deductions for financial breaches weren't bad enough, learning that there are now issues with stadium payments is simply rubbing salt in the wounds, especially as their new home is the one silver lining fans have been looking forward to.
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This would be a controversial move…
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One day, the hope is that these many issues are dealt with, with new owners in place, a stunning new stadium to enjoy and funds available to sign new players, but those days feel like a long way off currently. For now, it is a case of Dyche and his players ignoring the noise and staying up in the coming weeks, before resetting ahead of next season.
da lvbet： o Vice-campeonato do Botafogo da Taça Rio aconteceu há poucas horas, mas já gera polêmicas. Através das redes sociais, oEx-VP de comunicação do clube Marcio Padilha criticou a atual diretoria do Alvinegro e, de forma irônica, a parabenizoupelo sexto lugar do Campeonato Carioca. Ele também disse para alguns torcedores “aturarem a Série B” e que a gestão de Carlos Eduardo Pereira “só deu alegrias”.
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VEJA ALGUNS TWEETS DE PADILHA
“Parabéns aos ‘profissionais’ pelo sexto lugar”;
“Vocês merecem o Botafogo atual. Pessoas como você tem que ficar sofrendo na Série B mesmo”;
“A gestão do CEP só te deu alegrias. O Muffa (apelido do ex-presidente) se rendeu e terminou com o rebaixamento. Torço para o Botafogo, mas essa diretoria é profissional só no discurso”;
“Estou bem longe desde 2019 e muito feliz”;
“Tô longe desde 2019. Aproveite o rebaixamento e o vice-campeonato do quinto lugar. Tu paga sócio torcedor?”;
“Tu foi pra Libertadores, agora atura a Série B”
Marcio Padilha foi vice presidente de Comunicação do Botafogo durante a gestão de Carlos Eduardo Pereira (CEP). Desde 2014 no clube, ele foi demitido em 2019 após discutir com uma torcedora e falar em “abandono da torcida”.A relação da torcida alvinegra e Padilha não era das melhores.
A resposta de Padilha começou a ser compartilhada depois da queda no Estadual de 2019. A revolta dos torcedores culminou na campanha #ForaPadilha, que chegou a ser o terceiro assunto mais comentado do Twitter no Rio de Janeiro. No âmbito nacional, chegou a estar entre os dez mais citados.
Marcio Padilha, no último fim de semana, chegou a postar um comunicado, via Twitter, pedindo desculpas aos torcedores e esclarecendo o opinado em sua rede social.
تحدث عدلي القيعي رئيس شركة الكرة بالنادي الأهلي، عن حفل تسليم درع الدوري المصري للقلعة الحمراء، موضحًا سبب عدم تعاقد الفريق مع مهاجم في الفترة الحالية.
وقال عدلي القيعي في تصريحات عبر قناة “إم بي سي مصر”: “كان هناك اقتراح بإقامة حفل هائل في فندق فاخر بطقوس مختلفة من أجل الاحتفال بالدوري، لكن رفض مجلس الإدارة بقيادة الخطيب وقال يجب أن تكون الفرحة مع الجماهير، والاحتفال تم تأجيله بسبب عدم وجود الدرع”.
وتابع: “أتت اللحظة في مباراة بها حشد جماهيري، فكرة تبادل العلاقة بين الأهلي وجماهيره”.
طالع أيضاً.. ثروت سويلم: هناك شيء خاطئ في تركيب درع الدوري.. ولا تأجيلات لـ الأهلي
وعن عدم تعاقد الأهلي مع مهاجم في الفترة الحالية وهل له علاقة بالأمور المادية؟: “الأمور المادية كانت متواجدة، ولكن شرط تجد المهاجم الجيد، تجربة موديست حدثت لأنه كان لا يوجد مهاجم وكان يجب أن نضم ورقة من أجل تخطي هذه المرحلة”.
وأتم: “حاليًا لدينا وسام أبو علي، نريد أن نتعاقد مع مهاجم يعطيه راحة، ويكون بديلًا استراتيجيًا مطمئنًا، ولا تكون معرض لأي مخاطر، لابد من ضم مهاجم”.
ICC anti-corruption officer Steve Richardson wants the Indian government to criminalise corruption in sport
Nagraj Gollapudi24-Jun-2020
Betting is illegal in India, but experts say the law governing it is ‘laughable’ in its current form•BCCI
Making match-fixing a criminal offence will be a “game-changer” and the “single-most-effective thing” for sport in India. That is the strong belief of Steve Richardson, the coordinator of investigations at the ICC’s anti-corruption unit (ACU). Ajit Singh, the head of the BCCI’s ACU, concurs with that viewpoint, adding that India also needs a “very strong law” against betting, which is believes is the source of corruption in cricket in India.With India scheduled to host two global marquee men’s events in the next three years – the 2021 T20 World Cup followed by the ODI World Cup in 2023 – Richardson urged the Indian government to consider creating a match-fixing law for sport like its neighbour Sri Lanka.In 2019 Sri Lanka became the first major cricket-playing country in South Asia to criminalise match-fixing with punishments including a 10-year prison sentence. The ICC ACU had helped the then Sri Lanka government to draft the legislation in the wake of extensive investigations that found several Lankan cricketers including former captain Sanath Jayasuriya guilty of breaching the corruption code.”India has got two ICC global events coming up: the T20 World Cup [in 2021] and the World Cup in 2023,” Richardson said. “At the moment with no legislation in place, we’ll have good relations with Indian police, but they are operating with one hand tied behind their back. We will do everything we can to disrupt the corruptors. And we do, we make life very, very difficult for them as far and as much as we can to stop them from operating freely.”But the legislation would be a game-changer in India. We have currently just under 50 investigations. The majority of those have links back to corruptors in India. So it would be the single-most-effective thing to happen in terms of protecting sport if India introduces match-fixing legislation.”Both Richardson and Singh were participating in a panel discussion on the subject of ‘Does India need a match-fixing legislation?’ as part of the Sports Law & Policy Symposium held on June 20. The rest of the panel comprised Supreme Court lawyer Rebecca John, who represented Sreesanth in the IPL spot-fixing case, senior journalist Pradeep Magazine, and Suhrith Parthasarthy, a lawyer in the Madras High Court.More than the players, Richardson stressed the law would deter the corruptors, who he said were right now freely moving around. “I could actually deliver to the Indian police or the Indian government now at least eight names of people who are what I would term serial offenders, constantly approaching players to try and get them to fix matches,” Richardson said. “At the moment with the lack of legislative framework in India it is very limited what the police can do, and to that extent they have my great sympathy because they try as professionally and hard as they can to make the existing legislation work, but the reality is it wasn’t framed with sports corruption in mind.”So the reason that there is an imperative for legislation specific to match-fixing – yes, it is about the players, but more importantly it is about those outside the sport who actually corrupt the players and are organising and pulling the strings of these networks. Those are the people I would like to see dealt with under match-fixing law.”Mohammad Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were prosecuted under the 1906 Prevention of Corruption Act•Getty Images
To support his stance, Richardson provided the example of the Bribery Act in the UK, which was used to prosecute former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed, who pleaded guilty to charges of bribery in the PSL. Jamshed was handed a 17-month sentence in February by a Manchester court. In 2010, the Pakistan trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were prosecuted under the 1906 Prevention of Corruption Act which was repealed by the Bribery Act.”I see this from a slightly different perspective inasmuch as I do not see the players as the main problem when it comes to match-fixing,” Richardon said. “The players are the final link in the chain who actually would go out on to the pitch and perform any act if they had agreed to do so. The problem that I see is further upstream and it’s in the people who are organising the corruption, people who are paying the players the money, and most of those sit outside of the sport.”‘No adequate law to cover match-fixing’As far Singh was concerned, he said the BCCI’s ACU could do “little” as far as the “non-participants” were concerned. But Singh, a former Indian Police Service officer, who served as DGP Rajasthan before taking charge at the BCCI in 2018, agreed that there had been “no adequate law to cover match-fixing”, which both the federal government as well as the courts have recognised previously.In 2013, the then Indian government even presented a draft bill for the prevention of sporting fraud, but it has not been acted on subsequently. The draft bill covers the definition of sporting fraud, the perpetrators, and the punishment – which can extend to five years of imprisonment, a fine of INR 10 lakh or five times the benefit derived from the sporting fraud.In 2016, the RM Lodha Committee, which drew up the framework that paved way for the structural reform of the BCCI, told the Supreme Court that the Law Commission of India (LCI) should look into criminalising match-fixing in sport. Two years later, the LCI agreed that match-fixing of any kind in sport, including cricket, should be a criminal offence carrying significant punishment. Calling gambling and betting two sides of the same coin, the LCI also recommended to the Indian government that it consider regulating betting and gambling activities as against imposing complete prohibition.”So definitely there is a requirement for a law which criminalises match-fixing,” Singh said. According to Singh, the roots of match-fixing lie in betting, which he described as a “malaise” in India.”Just to make windfall gains illegally in an illegal way through betting they [corruptors] approach the participants – it could be a player, it could be a curator, it could be a match official, whoever. And the amounts of the money involved are unimaginable.”Betting law – ‘totally archaic and the punishments are laughable’Singh said unverified accounts indicate annual turnover from betting in India is in the range of INR 30-40,000 crores. Singh pointed out that the corrupters were not just operating in international sport, but were also busy influencing players and matches in domestic cricket with some even posing as “godfathers” to young playersSingh said the BCCI’s ACU had used data agencies like Sportradar to examine the extent of betting in some T20 matches in Indian domestic cricket. “It’s not the IPL, but it’s the state leagues. It (betting) comes to the tune of maybe [up to 20 million] euros or pounds. So the amount of betting even in small matches is so much that the temptation to fall prey to the demands or requests of these people is very high. And it is more so with people who don’t see much of a future for themselves.”Cricket is played in rural areas and mofussil towns and there are certain godfathers have come to finance them. They see a promising player, finance the player, become his patron, and ultimately what happens is when he is at a level where his games are televised, where he has made it to a certain league, then they extract the pound of flesh. So it needs to be curbed heavily, both at the match-fixing and betting level.”As it happens betting is illegal in India, but Singh pointed out it was governed by a law that was “laughable” in its current form. The law is the 1867 Public Gambling Act. Those breaching it barely blink an eye, Singh said, with only a cursory monetary penalty to pay. “We need to make a very strong law against betting. Right now the law that exists is totally archaic and the punishments in it are laughable. You impose a fine of INR 200 or 500 and that’s the end of it.”Both John and Richardson agreed that the Gambling Act ought to be replaced as soon as possible. “Its quite an anomaly that you can bet INR 500 on the outcome of a match for a side to win/lose in India and that would be illegal,” Richardson said. “However, if you offer USD 30,000 to a player to underperform in that match then there is nothing illegal in that.”Richardson pointed out that betting and corruption should been seen as separate only because betting was legal in many countries. “We have to be very, very clear here that betting itself is not corruption. So what is corruption is people who are trying to get to players to corrupt them in order to make money from betting.”Singh said part of the proposed law against sports corruption should comprise a “specialised” investigating agency, “which keeps a proper database, which can join the dots, which when it sees an alert raised on its screen so it could investigate. Also the law is to facilitate better investigation and better appreciation of what evidence can be collected and what evidence is available.”
da pinup bet： Tottenham have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of a top summer transfer target, as it appears he has a specific club he would prefer to join over a switch to north London.
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da bwin： The Lilywhites are expected to be busy this summer as Ange Postecoglou plots a charge on the title in his second campaign in charge. The Australian was quick to dismiss rumours he could replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, telling Spurs fans he's only just getting started as they aim to secure Champions League qualification in the closing weeks of the season.
Daniel Levy and Johan Lange are already hard at working scouting and shortlisting possible targets, and are believed to be in pole position for Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White, who could be sold by the Midlands outfit as they look to avoid any more Financial Fair Play sanctions.
Samuel Illing-Junior is also thought to be a target, having scored a brace for England U21s during the most recent international break, while Timo Werner's loan move is expected to become permanent.
It's not all plain sailing for Lange, Levy and Co however, with the Spurs board taking a hit this week as they learn the desires of a midfield target.
Gudmundsson prefers Serie A giant over Spurs move
Spurs have been chasing Albert Gudmundsson for months, with reports back in November claiming they were in pole position to bring him in to soften the blow of James Maddison's injury. They made contact again in March, reinforcing the long-term interest and aiming to beat Internazionale to his signature.
Those efforts may all be for nothing though, as this week's update reveals the 26 year-old attacking midfielder wants to join Inter (via Sport Witness). He has apparently already said "yes" to the Serie A giants, and is simply waiting for them to agree terms with his club, Genoa.
Bye bye: £70,000-a-week Spurs talent pushing for exit behind the scenes
Daniel Levy is ready to sell the “unhappy” individual.
ByHenry Jackson Apr 1, 2024
Capable of playing anywhere across the advanced midfield positions, the Iceland international could have been an excellent capture for Spurs, scoring 11 times in 28 league appearances this season, also grabbing a brace in one substitute appearance in the Coppa Italia.
Likened to Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah for his work rate and desire to reach the elite level by teammate Kevin Strootman, his mentality, end product and versatility will be sorely missed if Spurs miss out this summer.