Pela Taça Rio, clássico entre Botafogo e Vasco deve ser em Brasília

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Em meio a polêmicas envolvendo a final da Taça Guanabara, Botafogo e Vasco alinhavaram um acordo, a ser sacramentado nesta segunda-feira, para que o clássico entre ambos pela Taça Rio, no próximo sábado, seja transferido do Estádio Nilton Santos para o Estádio Mané Garrincha, em Brasília.

Na provável resolução, Botafogo e Vasco receberãoR$ 300 mil cada, em jogo que deve ter o horário alterado – de 17h para as 19h30. A informação inicial foi publicada pelo site FogãoNet e, em seguida, confirmada pelo LANCE!.

O Vasco já atuou no estádio da capital nacional neste ano, cujo gramado estava em condições ruins. Pela quinta rodada da Taça Guanabara, o Cruz-Maltino enfrentou o Fluminense e venceu por 1 a 0.

O BOTAFOGO, QUASE…

Em janeiro, o Botafogo recebeu uma proposta para vender o mando para o mesmo Mané Garrincha, só que para o clássico diante do Flamengo, que não aceitou o acordo. O acordo previaR$ 400 mil para os cofres dos dois clubes envolvidos, que não arcariam com quaisquer despesas.

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Walters' near miss gives Glamorgan hope

Stewart Walters fell two runs short of securing Glamorgan’s first century of the season but they built a useful second-innings lead on the third day of their Division Two clash with Essex at Cardiff

ESPNcricinfo staff17-May-2013
ScorecardStuart Walters, seen here for Surrey, fell two short of a century•PA Photos

Stewart Walters fell two runs short of securing Glamorgan’s first century of the season but they built a useful second-innings lead on the third day of their Division Two clash with Essex at Cardiff.Walters made 98 to follow up his first-innings 67, while captain Mark Wallace struck an unbeaten 61 as Glamorgan reached the close on 303 for 6, a lead of 189 going into the final day.Essex resumed on 343 for 9 but their first innings lasted just three more balls. Graham Napier added two runs before he edged Michael Hogan to Jim Allenby at slip, giving the bowler career-best figures of 6 for 70.Essex finished on 345, missing out on a fourth batting bonus point, but held a useful 114-run first-innings lead.In a dramatic start to the Glamorgan second innings David Masters struck withhis second ball to remove Ben Wright. Will Bragg and Walters rallied in a bid to reduce the deficit with Glamorgan reaching the 50-run mark in the 12th over.Bragg looked in good touch until he went lbw to Ravi Bopara on 42 to leave Glamorgan 65 for two. And before lunch Marcus North became Masters’ second victim, the bowler breaking through the Australian’s defence.Glamorgan reached lunch on 80 for 3, with Essex still well placed, but Walters and Murray Goodwin wiped out Essex’s lead in the 40th over before rain heralded an early tea at 157 for 3.Essex fought back briefly in the evening session. Goodwin fell eight short of his second half-century of the season, caught behind off Reece Topley, before Allenby was bowled by Masters for 11.Much depended on Walters and the out-of-form Wallace if Glamorgan were to leave Essex a challenging run chase.Glamorgan’s lead was 120 when slow left-armer Tim Phillips snared the important wicket of Walters, who edged behind, leaving the batsman agonisingly short of his century.But Wallace, who reached his first half-century of the season from 90 balls, and Graham Wagg (32 not out) added 69 for the seventh wicket as the hosts reached stumps with their tails up.

Copa do Nordeste: Fortaleza quer carimbar a classificação diante do Moto Club

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O estádio Castelão será palco de um confronto decisivo na Copa do Nordeste. De um lado o Moto Club, lanterna da chave B e na busca por uma vitória para manter viva a chance de classificação. Do outro o Fortaleza, líder do grupo A e a um triunfo de garantir uma vaga no mata-mata.

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Com apenas sete pontos ganhos e a quatro do Náutico, último time do G4, o Moto Club só pensa na vitória. Em caso de empate ou derrota, o time do Maranhã está eliminada do torneio, o que seria prejudicial na visão da comissão técnica e diretoria.

Na escalação, o técnico Wallace Lemos espera a regularização do volante Amarildo. Na defesa ele não terá Alisson, suspenso pelo terceiro amarelo. O jeito será escalar Eduardo Favero ou Rayan.

Fortaleza aliviado

Após garantir a classificação para a semifinal do estadual, o clima no Fortaleza é um pouco mais leve. Agora, elenco e Rogério Ceni ganharam um pouco mais de fôlego e querem decidir a sua vida no torneio regional.

Assim como o adversário, o Leão deve ter novidade na escalação. Trata-se do atacante Marcinho, considerado uma das grandes apostas da temporada e que marcou o seu primeiro gol na última quarta-feira.

Prováveis Escalações

Moto Club: Rodolfo; Diego Renan, Lucas Dias, Eduardo Favero (Rayan) e Matheus Mendes; Naílson, Amarildo (Pedro Dias ou Vitor Salvador) e Juninho Arcanjo; Evandro Russo, Diego Vitor e Márcio Diogo.

Fortaleza: Marcelo Boeck; Araruna, Quintero, Roger Carvalho e Carlinhos; Paulo Roberto, Felipe, Edinho e Osvaldo; Éderson e Júnior Santos. Técnico: Rogério Ceni.

'Don't know why you're making a big issue'

N Srinivasan, the BCCI president, has said he didn’t understand why a “big issue” was being made of the Bombay High Court judgment holding that the BCCI’s two-member committee was constituted illegally

ESPNcricinfo staff30-Jul-2013

N Srinivasan: “A writ was filed and the court has given its verdict. The matter finishes there.”•Associated Press

N Srinivasan, the BCCI president, has said he didn’t understand why a “big issue” was being made of the Bombay High Court judgment holding that the board’s two-member committee that investigated and cleared the owners of Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings was constituted illegally.”I don’t know why you people are making a big issue,” Srinivasan said, according to . “A writ was filed and the court has given its verdict. The matter finishes there.”While delivering its verdict on the petition filed by the Cricket Association of Bihar and its secretary, Aditya Verma, the court said that the BCCI will have to investigate the matter afresh. However, the BCCI and Srinivasan, in their reply affidavits, termed the petition as “motivated and vested with personal interests”.BCCI’s stand-in chief, Jagmohan Dalmiya, told ESPNcricinfo: “We will wait for the judgement to come into our hands before deciding our next step.”I do not know how big the crisis is but I can say that it has put us in an embarrassing position,” Dalmiya said, according to . “I must have received at least 50 to 80 calls since morning. But I want to say that I am equally in dark.”With Srinivasan declaring that he would be attending the meeting of the board’s working committee on August 2, Dalmiya said he had no idea who would be in the chair. “Who will chair August 2 meeting? I myself do not know where is the chair… Let me first understand where do I stand… I do not have any information officially. This however does not mean there is some difference with the BCCI.”

تمت.. بايرن ميونخ يحسم ثالث صفقاته الصيفية من الدوري الإيطالي

كشفت تقارير صحفية إيطالية، أن نادي بايرن ميونخ حسم تعاقده مع الدولي الكوري الجنوبي، كيم مين جاي، لاعب فريق كرة القدم الأول بنادي نابولي، خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية.

كيم مين جاي كان هدفًا أساسيًا لـ مانشستر يونايتد، وكان النادي الإنجليزي قاب قوسين أو أدنى من التعاقد معه، ولكن بين ليلة وضحاها، حسم بايرن ميونخ الأمور لصالحه.

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الصحفي الإيطالي، فابريزيو رومانو، المختص بسوق الانتقالات وعقود اللاعبين، أكد أن بايرن ميونخ حسم اتفاقه مع اللاعب بشأن الشروط الشخصية، على صفقة مدتها ستكون 5 سنوات، بعقد ساري المفعول حتى 2028.

وأشار رومانو إلى أن الخطوة التالية ستكون دفع الشرط الجزائي في عقد اللاعب مع نابولي، خاصة أن النادي الإيطالي يوافق على رحيله في حالة الحصول على قيمة الشرط الجزائي.

وستكلف الصفقة خزائن العملاق البافاري، حوالي 50 مليون يورو، وهو الشرط الجزائي الذي يصبح ساريًا في الأول من يوليو لمدة أسبوعين.

وانتقل كيم مين جاي إلى نابولي قادمًا من فنربخشة في صيف 2022 بمبلغ 18 مليون يورو، ولديه عقد حتى يونيو 2025، ولعب 35 مباراة في الدوري الإيطالي هذا الموسم، سجل هدفين وصنع مثلهما، واستطاع الخروج بشباك نظيفة في 14 مباراة.

Pollard wicket hands South Africa semi-final place

It has been a decade since South Africa’s miscalculation of the Duckworth-Lewis saw them exit the World Cup in the first round. Finally, they will consider themselves redeemed

Firdose Moonda in Cardiff14-Jun-2013
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsKieron Pollard’s wicket, to the last ball before the rain, changed the outcome of the match•International Cricket Council

It has been a decade since South Africa’s miscalculation of Duckworth-Lewis saw them exit the World Cup in the first round. Finally, they will consider themselves redeemed.In a twist of fate as perfectly formed as the ringlet on a young girl’s crop of hair, West Indies were pushed out of the Champions Trophy after a rain-affected tied match. After 26.1 overs, with six wickets down, they needed 191 runs to win the match. They left the field on 190 for 6 as the drizzle drifted down. The result awarded a point to each side and South Africa progressed to the semi-finals by virtue of a greater net run rate.If ever one ball was wholly decisive on the outcome of a match, the first ball of the 27th over was it. Kieron Pollard was dismissed when he threw his bat at a Ryan McLaren short ball and was caught at third man.Had Pollard not been out, West Indies would have won the match because they were ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis par for five wickets down. Then it would have been them, not South Africa, who advanced to the semi-finals.As the second innings developed, it seemed more likely West Indies side would pull off a heist. Despite losing Chris Gayle early and seeing their required run-rate soar to 9.5 per over, Marlon Samuels and Pollard plundered 58 runs off 33 balls to resurrect ghosts of tournaments past for South Africa.When the requisite 20 overs had been reach to make sure the match would count West Indies were 14 runs behind the Duckworth-Lewis total they would have needed to win. At 130 for 4, Samuels decided it was time to tuck in and he took 15 runs off Robin Peterson’s next over to close the gap.West Indies fined for slow over-rate

West Indies have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their rain-affected match against South Africa in Cardiff. Match referee Andy Pycroft found West Indies one over short of their target at the end of the match, taking time allowances into consideration. The captain Dwayne Bravo, who accepted the penalty without contest, was fined 20% of his match fee and his team-mates were fined 10%.

But the fit-again Dale Steyn swung the pendulum back South Africa’s way. He sent down four dot balls, including a superb bouncer, before conceding just two singles and the onus was on the batsmen again. Lonwabo Tsotsobe entered the ring next and Pollard took him on. Two blistering boundaries, one mistimed over third man, the other a pull to midwicket, clawed West Indies in again.The protagonists would not have been misplaced at a Wimbledon doubles match as Samuels set on Steyn again. A pull for four off the first ball of his next over put pressure back on Steyn but he delivered the ace. Full, straight and on-target, he uprooted Samuels’ middle-stump.Enter Dwayne Bravo, whose clip for four kept West Indies exactly on par at the end of the 24th over. Pollard played the shot of the match with a straight drive for four off Tsotsobe in the next over and West Indies inched ahead. They stayed ahead after 26 overs and then Pollard made the mistake he will rue on the flight back home.West Indies had taken 72 runs off the seven overs before Pollard was dismissed and seemed capable to continuing in that vein. The way West Indies batted will not answer questions of whether South Africa – propped up by Colin Ingram’s 73 at the top of the order and the 68-run fifth-wicket stand between Faf du Plessis and David Miller – had managed enough runs in a rain-affected affair.The performance will, however, put to rest some of their other concerns. Ingram notched up his highest score since taking over the opening role and acquitted himself particularly well against the spin of Sunil Narine. He and Hashim Amla put on the highest first-wicket stand of South Africa’s campaign so far.Their finishers had the opportunity to get into the game and did. Du Plessis and Miller took an average total and turned it into something South Africa would feel comfortable with. Most importantly for them, Steyn made a successful return from his side-strain. He bowled at good pace and found swing to restore confidence in their pace attack they can present later in the competition.West Indies showed glimpses of the same. Tino Best bowled quickly – his fastest ball was 151.3kph – Ravi Rampaul had a menacing slower ball and Gayle, Samuels and Pollard cleared the boundary at will. They got the most crucial thing wrong.So often, South Africa have been on that side of the equation. In 1992, they were eliminated from the World Cup because of rain. In 1996, the lost to West Indies. In 1999, they tied a semi-final against Australia and had to leave the World Cup because they had lost to them in the group stage. In 2003, they fell foul of Duckworth-Lewis. And at the 2004 and 2006 Champions Trophies defeats to West Indies put them out.They may well see this result as a cathartic way to move past all of those and an omen that their major tournament fortunes are changing. But the real knockouts are still to come.

BCCI to regulate player agents

In the light of the spot-fixing controversy, the Indian board has decided that all player agents will need to be accredited

ESPNcricinfo staff19-May-2013The Indian board has outlined its first detailed response to the spot-fixing controversy, which includes an accreditation process for player agents and increased security for teams during the IPL. The plan was announced by BCCI president N Srinivasan after a meeting of its working committee on Sunday, three days after three Rajasthan Royals players were arrested on charges related to corruption in cricket.The BCCI also appointed a commission of an inquiry into the spot-fixing, to be headed by its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) chief Ravi Sawani. He will present his findings to the BCCI’s disciplinary committee, after which the Indian board will decide what action to take on the three players.Srinivasan also said that Rajasthan Royals will file a police complaint against three of their players arrested earlier this week on allegations of spot-fixing. He said the BCCI itself will not press legal charges. “We are advised that the BCCI by itself cannot because they (the players) are contracted to the franchise, the franchise is filing.”In a statement issued by Royals on Sunday, the franchise said they would file FIRs to help the police carry out the investigation. “It is critical that this evil is rooted out of the game, and as such we will be filing FIRs with the Delhi Police. This will ensure that justice is pursued to its most complete end, and that the police is able to appropriately conduct its investigation.”Betting on sports, except horse-racing, is illegal in India and since the controversy broke, there have been demands for legalising betting, but Srinivasan wasn’t sure that would solve the problem. “In other countries they have legalised betting and it has helped control … but I do not know as far as India is concerned.”Srinivasan also acknowledged the limitations of the ACSU in stopping corruption in cricket. “They can’t gather information like police can. They can’t tap phones. They have got a lot of restrictions,” he said. “Not being a police organisation, we are handicapped when it comes to control over bookies.”The BCCI meeting was convened after three cricketers playing in the IPL – Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila – were arrested by Delhi Police for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing. Amit Singh, a former Royals cricketer, was arrested as a bookie.BCCI had suspended the four cricketers, pending enquiry, after the controversy occurred. The three Royals players were arrested on Thursday by Delhi Police for allegedly indulging in spot-fixing during three IPL matches. The Delhi Police also arrested several bookies for their role in the matter.

Com gol de pênalti no fim, Vasco empata com o Flamengo na Taça Rio

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A noite deste sábado foi de Clássico dos Milhões. Vasco e Flamengo duelaram no Maracanã pela Taça Rio, segundo turno do Campeonato Carioca, e ficaram no empate em 1 a 1. Arrascaeta fez para o Rubro-Negro, que estava em campo com um time reserva, enquanto Maxi López marcou para o Cruz-Maltino, em pênalti aos 50 minutos do segundo tempo. Os comandados de Alberto Valentim, com isto, seguem invictos em 2019 – já são 12 jogos sem perder.

Com o resultado, o Vasco chegou aos cinco pontos no Grupo B, na segunda colocação. Já o Flamengo segue na liderança do Grupo C, agora com sete pontos. Pela Taça Rio, o Cruz-Maltino volta a campo no próximo dia 17, diante da Cabofriense, no Espírito Santo. Na véspera, o Rubro-Negro recebe o Volta Redonda. No meio de semana, porém, ambas as equipes jogam – o Vasco na quinta, pela Copa do Brasil, diante do Avaí, e o Fla na quarta, pela Conmebol Libertadores, contra a LDU.

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RITMO ACELERADO… MAS DIMINUINDO
Vasco e Flamengo começaram com um ritmo acelerado a partida. No primeiro minuto, o Cruz-Maltino levou perigo com Yago Pikachu e Marrony. O Rubro-Negro respondeu aos quatro, com Trauco mandando forte e Fernando Miguel defendendo em dois tempos. Danilo Barcelos ainda chegaria aos 11. Depois deste momento, o ritmo foi diminuindo até o intervalo, fazendo com que Alberto Valentim e Abel Braga mudassem as partes técnica e tática nos vestiários.

VOLTA COM SORTE
O Flamengo voltou forte para o segundo tempo. Logo aos dois minutos, Arrascaeta, o único titular mantido por Abel Braga na equipe para o clássico em comparação com os jogadores que iniciaram na estreia na Libertadores, abriu o placar. Vitinho recebeu de Everton Ribeiro, deu um lindo passe para o uruguaio, que fez o 1 a 0 na saída de Fernando Miguel do gol. O Vasco não se intimidou e quase chegou ao empate pouco depois – Leandro Castan acertou a trave.

EMPATE, DISCUSSÃO E EXPULSÃO
A partida se encaminhava para a vitória do Flamengo, mas os acréscimos do segundo tempo ainda iriam reservar emoção. Aos 47 minutos, Danilo Barcelos evitou um gol incrível de Rodinei, o que seria o segundo do Rubro-Negro. No minuto seguinte, Marrony foi derrubado por Thuler dentro da área e o árbitro Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães marcou, de forma correta, o pênalti. Já aos 50, Maxi López foi para a cobrança e igualou para o Vasco, 1 a 1. A discussão dos rubro-negros pela penalidade se estendeu até após o apito, quando Bruno Henrique foi expulso.

FICHA TÉCNICA
VASCO 1 X 1 FLAMENGO

Estádio: Maracanã, no Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Data/hora: 9/3/2019, às 19h (de Brasília)
Árbitro: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães (RJ) – Nota LANCE!: 6,5 (marcou corretamente o pênalti no fim e foi bem nos cartões para acalmar os ânimos dos jogadores)
Assistentes: Luiz Cláudio Regazone (RJ) e Thiago Henrique Correa Farinha (RJ)
Renda/público: R$ 1.150.768,00/26.809 pagantes
Cartões amarelos: Werley, Thiago Galhardo, Yago Pikachu, Maxi López (VAS) e Trauco, Everton Ribeiro, Piris da Motta, Bruno Henrique, Rodinei, Thuler (FLA)
Cartão vermelho: Bruno Henrique – após o jogo (FLA)

GOLS: Arrascaeta 2’/2ºT (0-1) e Maxi López 50’/2ºT (1-1)

VASCO: Fernando Miguel, Raul Cáceres, Werley, Leandro Castan e Danilo Barcelos; Raul (Ribamar 29’/2ºT) e Lucas Mineiro; Thiago Galhardo (Bruno César 21’/2ºT), Marrony e Yago Pikachu (Rossi 13’/2ºT); Maxi López. Técnico: Alberto Valentim.

FLAMENGO: César, Rodinei, Thuler, Hugo Moura e Trauco; Piris da Motta, Ronaldo, Arrascaeta, Everton Ribeiro (Kleber 31’/2ºT) e Vitinho (Lucas Silva 27’/2ºT); Vitor Gabriel (Bruno Henrique 21’/2ºT). Técnico: Abel Braga.

موسيالا: لا أتخيل رحيل كيميتش عن بايرن ميونخ.. وريال مدريد خطوة كبيرة لـ بيلينجهام

علق مهاجم الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي بايرن ميونخ، جمال موسيالا، على الأنباء التي ربطت مواطنه وزميله، جوشوا كيميتش، بالرحيل عن العملاق البافاري في الميركاتو الصيفي الحالي.

وارتبط اسم كيميتش في الأيام الماضية بإمكانية الرحيل إلى برشلونة، لكن الألماني نفى الأمر وأكد على استمراره مع بايرن ميونخ خاصة وأن عقده مستمر حتى يونيو 2025.

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وتحدث موسيالا عن كيميتش في حواره مع صحيفة “بيلد” الألمانية، وقال: “إنه أكثر اللاعبين تأثيرًا وشغفًا في بايرن ميونخ، يحزن عندما يخسر في التدريبات”.

وتابع: “جوشوا نموذج يجب أن يحتذى به اللاعبين الآخرين، لديه العقلية التي يحتاجها بايرن ميونخ، لا أستطيع تخيل رحيله عن الفريق”.

وانتقال بيلينجهام إلى ريال مدريد: “سعيد من أجله، لأن ريال مدريد خطوة كبيرة بالنسبة له، الدوري الإسباني الأكثر مشاهدة في العالم، يكتسب اللاعبون الشهرة والشعبية سريعًا، بالنسبة لي، الدوري الإنجليزي هو الأفضل في العالم، لأنه إذا لعبت هناك، فلن تتمكن من السير دون أن يلاحظك أحدًا في الشارع”.

ونهاية عصر ميسي ورونالدو: “اعتقد أننا نشهد تغييرًا في كرة القدم، لقد غادر الثنائي الأفضل في التاريخ قارة أوروبا ولكن هناك جيلًا جديدًا موجودًا وهذا ما يفتح العديد من الأبواب للعديد من اللاعبين”.

وعن اهتمام بايرن ميونخ ببعض اللاعبين من الدوري الإنجليزي وعلى رأسهم، ديكلان رايس، من وست هام يونايتد: “أعتقد أن أي لاعب في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز سيفكر إذا كان هناك عرض من بايرن ميونخ، لا يهم من هو اللاعب، لأن بايرن ميونخ نادٍ جذاب للأسماء الكبيرة”.

Hartley, Coulter-Nile win state awards

The wicketkeeper Chris Hartley has been named Queensland’s player of the year for 2012-13 while the fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile won Western Australia’s equivalent award after a strong summer

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Apr-2013

Chris Hartley enjoyed another consistent season with bat and gloves•Getty Images

The wicketkeeper Chris Hartley has been named Queensland’s player of the year for 2012-13 while the fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile won Western Australia’s equivalent award after a strong summer. The state awards period was wrapped up at the weekend with the Queensland titles handed out and Hartley almost swept all categories.He won the Ian Healy Trophy as the state’s player of the year and also picked up the one-day player of the year prize and the players’ player award after a season in which he completed the double of 500 Sheffield Shield runs and 50 dismissals. However, the Shield award was the only honour Hartley did not collect as that went to the captain James Hopes for a season that brought him 473 runs at 31.53 and 32 wickets at 22.75.Hartley was Queensland’s second-leading run scorer in the Shield behind Joe Burns, with 510 runs at 28.33 and he also picked up 51 catches and a stumping. The likelihood is that Matthew Wade and Brad Haddin will be Australia’s two glovemen on the tour of England later this year but all the same, Hartley’s efforts are a reminder to the national selectors in an Ashes year of his consistent output – it was the fourth time he had completed the double of 500 runs and 50 dismissals.In Western Australia, Coulter-Nile had another encouraging summer and will be in contention for the Ashes squad, although fast bowling is not an area in which Australia lack depth. He collected 26 Shield wickets at 27.92 and was the second leading wicket taker in the Ryobi Cup with 16 victims at 23.18.The other four states all named their players of the year last month. James Faulkner won the Ricky Ponting Medal in Tasmania, Chris Rogers took out the Bill Lawry Medal in Victoria, in South Australia Chadd Sayers claimed the Neil Dansie Medal and Gurinder Sandhu won the Steve Waugh Medal in New South Wales.

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