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The Sport Review: “Impressive England sweep Bangladesh aside” plus 5
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Impressive England sweep Bangladesh aside Posted: 06 Jun 2010 04:37 PM
PDTEngland beat Bangladesh by an innings and 80 runsEngland rampaged to victory over Bangladesh to complete a series whitewash in emphatic style on Sunday.After rain delayed the start of play the teams eventually took to the field and Andrew Strauss enforced the follow-on they had set up on day two, taking ten wickets in the evening session. The ruthless hosts again took ten wickets in a session to wrap up the match and win by an innings and 80 runs. Saturday's centurion Tamim Iqbal was unable to repeat his heroics as he was caught behind off the second ball of the day from James Anderson before Finn removed opening partner Kayes. Finn and Anderson put a frustrating day two behind them as the middle order was soon ripped out. When Shahzhad bowled Bangladeshi captain Shakib the lower order simply folded. Mahmudullah showed some fight to make 38 with some lusty blows, particularly off Finn's shorter ball but was soon after caught by Prior. Finn went on to claim his second Test five-wicket haul ending with 5-42. The final wicket to fall was that of Razzak who skied a catch to Eoin Morgan to end an incredibly disappointing day for Bangladesh. The result will boost English morale ahead of the upcoming clashes with Pakistan, especially considering the brutal manor in which the wins were completed. And the early success of Ajmal Shahzad, Steven Finn and Eoin Morgan will ensure a close battle for places on the plane to Australia for The Ashes this winter. ‘Superman’ Ronaldo can lead Portugal to World Cup glory Posted: 06 Jun 2010 03:00 PM PDT Ronaldo, 25, has scored 22 goals in 71 appearances for PortugalCarlos Queiroz is confident Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo will help fire his side to World Cup glory in South Africa.The Portugal manager, who took over the national side in 2008, told the Daily Star: “Cristiano is a champion and, as a player, is Superman.” The £80 million Portugal and Real Madrid winger has scored 22 goals in 71 appearances for his country and will be looking to add to his tally after bagging 35 goals in his first season at the Bernabéu. “In terms of his mental approach to the game, he is so strong and so confident,” added Queiroz. “It has always been this way since I first started working with him as an 18-year-old. He has a champion mind. “He is someone who has always been able to perform above the demands of the game and it is fantastic to work with a really special player in our squad. This also makes it easy to ensure his spirit and attitude rubs off on the rest of the Portugal players." Portugal find themselves in the so-called ‘group of death’ along with Brazil, Ivory Coast and North Korea, but Queiroz is confident his side can overcome any of the 32 teams in the competition. “As a national team and in a one-against-one situation, Portugal can beat any side at this World Cup,” said the 57-year-old. “Our approach is to play the first game, then the second and so on. Firstly, we have to get through to the second round. "Then our aim will be to run and run on the outside – and to be in a position where we have the opportunity to compete with the very best in the world." Rafael Nadal proves he is unbeatable in Paris once again Posted: 06 Jun 2010 11:22 AM PDT Nadal has become only the second man to win five French Open titlesThere was a certain inevitability, a certain rightness, and perhaps even a certain justice about the conclusion of the 2010 French Open.For there was Rafael Nadal, holding La Coupe des Mousquetaires once again. In beating Robin Söderling 6-4 6-2 6-4, he reclaimed the title he had won four times before. The justice, for Nadal, is that he did so by beating the man who had deprived him of his tilt at the title last year. Many thought Söderling had it in his power to repeat the feat this year. He had, after all, knocked out world No.1 Roger Federer in the quarter-finals and showed real strength—both in his tennis and his character—in beating the big, talented Czech, Tomas Berdych, in the semi-final. But this year he was not just up against a more complete player than the one who was struggling with tendonitis in 2009. He was playing a man who believes that Roland Garros is as much his home as the Majorcan waterfront. Nadal's body language and his determination to win this title must in themselves have been worth a point in each game. The conditions, as if to shine on Nadal's campaign, also turned in the Spaniard's favour. The sun came out, the temperature rose, and the court had been given a particularly generous top-dressing—presumably in case the weather decided to rain on Nadal's parade. As it dried out, the bounce got sharper and the surface more slippery. Söderling's movement has improved enormously over the last 12 months but he will never be a match for the flying feet, controlled skidding and trip-wire turning circle of Nadal. But the game would be won and lost as much on Söderling's ability to serve as he had done for the rest of the tournament as on Nadal's superior movement. From the off, it was clear this was not the case. Söderling topped the tournament for aces with 82, but he managed just seven against Nadal. More serious, however, was that his overall first serve percentage was just 56% and Nadal's a staggering 77%. Without the bedrock of his lethal one-two—the serve out wide, followed by a drive to the opposite corner—Söderling had to fight for most of his own service games and then, as all players do, found it difficult to break through the Nadal's game. In the first set both men looked tense but Söderling's lack of service rhythm gave Nadal the first break. It was only serving at 3-5, and 0-40 down, that Söderling seemed to relax, and he hit both serves and ground strokes with the sort of power that had bullied Federer off the court. He almost broke through Nadal's serve too, but the Spaniard resisted to win the first set. The second set began much as the first with many closely-fought rallies. Söderling started to find the range on his off-forehand and even had break points on the Nadal serve. The crowd, sensing a comeback from the Swede, chanted his name in encouragement, but it only seemed to draw more pace and power from Nadal. As a result, Söderling began once more to push his deep forehand inches long. It set the precedent for the match. Söderling failed to convert any of his eight break points. That was the signal for Nadal to truly hit a purple patch. His serving improved to 81% for the set, and he retrieved some near-impossible drives from Söderling, pulled off touch volleys, and began to produce unreturnable drives of his own. It became the familiar Nadal story. The better he played, the more confident he became, the more audacious his returning, and the more overwhelming his presence. He produced just four unforced errors in each of the second and third sets, and his vastly improved serving—accurate, swerving and consistent—proved to be a formidable new weapon in his artillery. So while the third set began as competitively as the other two, Nadal had already smelt victory. Söderling, to his enormous credit, stayed positive and aggressive, but 45 unforced errors confirmed that he was up against an immovable object. When the moment came, Söderling was gracious in defeat, and Nadal was overcome by emotion. Never before has he sobbed so openly, in victory or loss. How appropriate too, that Nadal became only the second man to win five French titles on the very birthday of the first man to do so. Nadal now seems destined to match the great Björn Borg's tally of six: same time, same place, 2011. Before that, he will relish the prospect of challenging for the World Tour Finals title, for in winning at Roland Garros, he has also become the first man to qualify for that season-ending showdown. Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o upset by ‘bitter’ Milla criticism Posted: 06 Jun 2010 09:15 AM PDT Samuel Eto'o has scored 44 goals for Cameroon since 1996 (Photo: Sylvia Gutiérrez Sánchez)Cameroon arguably represent Africa's main hope of making an impact on the first World Cup to be held on the continent.Other African nations have suffered injuries blows in recent days with Ghana's Michael Essien and Nigeria's Jon Obi Mikel withdrawing from their respective squads. And Ivory Coast's dangerous target man and Chelsea star Didier Drogba yesterday underwent an emergency operation on a broken arm to ensure his participation in the tournament. Cameroon have thus far escaped the reach of the dreaded injury curse but Paul Le Geun’s side’s preparations have not been free from controversy. Roger Milla, the former Cameroon striker, upset Samuel Eto'o when he publicly criticised the Inter Milan forward's contribution to the national team. Milla, 58, told AFP that Eto’o had “brought lots to Barcelona and Inter Milan but never anything to the Cameroon team”. “It’s also a question of discipline. Cameroon is waiting for him to react,” Milla added. The striker responded furiously, saying: “It is always before tournaments that bitter people wake up. What has he [Milla] done? He hasn’t won the World Cup. “They played in a quarter-final [in 1990] and with what a team. They had one of the best teams with some great players throughout. “And then you wonder, ‘are they my people?’. Are they really my people? Is it really worth going to the World Cup?,” he said on Canal Television. For now, Cameroon's record goal-scorer remains in the squad and should start against Japan on 14 June. Le Guen, who took charge of Cameroon in 2009, has transformed the ailing Lions who were struggling under previous coach, Otto Pfister. The former Lyon coach reverted to a successful 4-3-3 formation while handing Eto'o the captaincy. Italy draw with Switzerland in final World Cup warm-up Posted: 06 Jun 2010 04:40 AM PDT Italy are sweating over Andrea Pirlo's fitness (Photo: Ming-Yueh Wang)Italy floundered once again in their World Cup preparations as they struggled to a 1-1 draw against an organised Switzerland side.Ottmar Hitzfeld's Switzerland started strongly with Gokhan Inler, who plays in Serie A with Udinese, jinxing past two Italian defenders and unleashing a ferocious drive past Federico Marchetti to give the Swiss an early 9th minute lead. Marcello Lippi had made the late decision to include Fabio Quagliarella, who was once a Manchester United target, in his 23-man squad and the inclusion paid dividends as the Napoli striker levelled the game within four minutes. Hitzfeld will have been the more pleased of the two experienced managers at the final whistle. Despite Switzerland's recent shock defeat to Costa Rica, they outplayed the reigning world champions for large portions of the game. Quagliarella’s performance was, however, one positive note for the Italians. The 27-year-old looked dangerous up front and it is his versatility that was clearly a crucial factor in Lippi's decision to bring him to South Africa. Equally adept at playing across the front line or behind a target man, Quagliarella could prove crucial should Italy continue their patchy form in front of goal. But his inclusion was a somewhat of a controversial decision with big names such as AC Milan's Marco Borriello and Villarreal's Giuseppe Rossi left out of the final squad. Meanwhile, the Italian nation is fretting over the fitness of midfield linchpin Andrea Pirlo, who is suffering from a calf injury and is expected to require at least 15 days recovery time. Lippi has thus far stubbornly refused to withdraw Pirlo. The manager’s reluctance is understandable as the midfielder, who boasts 66 caps, brings undeniable experience and flair to the squad. 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