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Date/Time: Jun 14, 2010
7:30am US/Eastern
Competition: FIFA World Cup
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Diego Maradona delighted with Lionel Messi's performance

delighted with Lionel Messi's performance

By Telegraph staff and agencies
Published: 9:31AM BST 13 Jun 2010

You're beautiful: Diego Maradona was delighted with Lionel Messi's showing against Nigeria Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Messi produced a mesmerising performance in Argentina's 1-0 win over Nigeria in Group B at the World Cup and was unlucky not to have been rewarded with a goal.

Maradona was understandably pleased with his star player's showing and was effusive in his praise of the 22-year-old's ability.

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"I want Messi to be very close to the ball. As long as he has fun, then we are all going to have fun," Maradona said. "Football wouldn't be beautiful unless Messi is touching the ball all the time. He performed magic today on the pitch."

Messi made a string of trademark slaloming runs and curled two left-footed shots that were brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, who almost single-handedly kept Argentina at bay.

Enyeama said he had done his homework on Argentina's leading man.

"I've been watching his games in the Spanish league. I got some inside information," Enyeama said. "But he's still the best I've faced in my career."

And it's not just the opposition who were in awe of Messi's display.

"Incredible. Messi is fantastic. Unbelievable," said Argentina right back Jonás Gutiérrez.

Messi comes into the World Cup fresh from another impressive season with Barcelona, in which he scored a career-best 43 goals and won the Spanish title for the second season in succession.

Greek keeper rounds on critics

Greek keeper rounds on critics, but backs boss Otto

By Nick Mulvenney

DURBAN (Reuters) - Greece goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas has appealed to his compatriots to tone down the criticism back home and let the team get on with reviving their World Cup campaign after their loss to South Korea.

The team returned to their Durban base straight after Saturday’s 2-0 defeat in Port Elizabeth and, with matches against Nigeria and Argentina to come, the mood in the camp on Sunday was as miserable as the weather on the Natal coast was glorious.

Although the defeat left the 2004 European champions still without a win or a goal in two World Cup campaigns, Tzorvas said a storm of domestic criticism would not help.

“We must not forget who we are and what we can do. It’s not nice to hear criticism. Let us just enjoy World Cup 2010,” he told reporters after training at a school in the north Durban suburbs.

“There’s no need to be critical, just be calm and let us see what we can do.”

Greece supporters are already calling for the head of septuagenarian German coach Otto Rehhagel but Tzorvas said the players were still behind the architect of the Euro 2004 triumph.

“I have the best opinion of this coach,” he said. “He is the chief and general of this team and I respect him a lot.”

The squad spent the first 10 minutes of Sunday’s training session on a warm, sunny morning stood in a circle listening to Rehhagel’s assistant issue a rallying cry.

“We’re just trying to regroup after the defeat,” Panathinaikos goalkeeper Tzorvas added. “We have to play better, try and perform and get our first win against Nigeria.”

For Greece, the most disappointing aspect of South Korea’s deserved victory was that both goals came from defensive errors. Despite apparent recriminations on the pitch during the game, Tzorvas said the squad were united.

“The goals we conceded were the result of mistakes, everybody makes mistakes,” he said. “We made the mistakes as a team, not as individuals.”

Greece play Nigeria, who lost 1-0 to an impressive Argentina in their Group B opener on Saturday, in Bloemfontein on Thursday.

Brazil not too experienced despite oldest squad

By TALES AZZONI, Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG (AP)—Brazil will begin the World Cup with the oldest squad at the tournament, but not the most experienced one.

The Brazilian team has the oldest player average among all squads at 29 years and 3 months, and it is also its oldest ever at World Cups. But most players summoned by coach Dunga are making their debut in football’s biggest tournament and are far from veterans.

Only nine players are back for their second World Cup, and only three of those were starters in 2006 in Germany—defenders Juan and Lucio and playmaker Kaka.

The Brazilian team is one month older than the English team, while the youngest is Ghana at 24 years and 9 months, according to FIFA.

But when Dunga revamped the Brazilian team after the disappointing 2006 campaign, he left many World Cup veterans out of the squad—including Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos—picking lesser-known players not as experienced as the omitted stars.

Some of the newcomers are actually older than those left out, but they are much newer to the national team.

The 31-year-old Grafite came to South Africa having played only two matches with Brazil, while the 30-year-old Doni played 10 matches. The oldest Brazilian in the squad is reserve left back Gilberto at 34, and he has played in only 33 matches with Brazil.

The Brazilians downplay the lack of experience, however, and say most in the squad are already used to the big stage with their clubs.

“These players are winners at their clubs, they are in their first World Cup but they have won many titles already,” said the 33-year-old Gilberto Silva, playing in his third World Cup. “Of course that once in a while they will come with a question about how it’s going to be like (at the World Cup), but it’s normal. The most important thing is to try to make them feel comfortable, as if they were with their clubs.”

But even some of Brazil’s starters in South Africa have not been regulars with the national team.

Left back Michel Bastos has only played five matches with Brazil, including the two warmups Brazil played against Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Defensive midfielder Felipe Melo will be making his 19th match with the five-time champion when it debuts against North Korea on Tuesday.

Five of the starters have yet to reach 50 international appearances with Brazil, including goalkeeper Julio Cesar, midfielder Elano and striker Luis Fabiano.

“I’ve been through the difficulties of 2006 and the good moments of 2002,” Gilberto Silva said. “It’s always a learning experience. You learn with the victories and the losses. Hopefully my experience will help these players, maybe with a world or two, when they are a bit more anxious”

Most of the players in this year’s squad were in Dunga’s team at the Confederations Cup in South Africa in 2009. Only Michel Bastos, Thiago Silva and Grafite have yet to win any titles with Brazil.

The bulk of the experience this year is at the defense, with 32-year-old Lucio and 31-year-old Juan playing their second consecutive World Cup together.

Lucio, coming off his Champions League title with Inter Milan, won the 2002 World Cup with Brazil and the 2005 and 2009 Confederations Cups. Juan also was with Brazil when it won the two Confederations Cup, and he also helped the team win the 2004 and 2007 Copa America. They are likely playing at their last World Cup.

“Those who may be young enough to play another World Cup will have to play just as hard because no one can assure they will be in the 2014 team,” Juan said. “We know how difficult it is to be part of the Brazilian national team. There are always many great players showing up.”

Lucio is the team’s captain this year, and along with Gilberto Silva is the player with most matches with Brazil entering the World Cup, with 93. Juan comes next with 76 matches.

The Italian squad is the most experienced in terms of World Cup appearances, with the players participating in a total of 69 matches. England is next with 55.

The youngest Brazilian player is Ramires at 23, and he has played in 13 matches.

WC 2010: Algeria 0-1 Slovenia

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Slovenia defeated Algeria 1-0 in the World Cup 2010 to jump to the pinnacle of Group C with a crucial three points to their name after their first match. The North Africans were reduced to ten men in the second-half and were quickly made to regret it.

Both sides came into this game knowing that a win would put them in pole position in the group following England's 1-1 stalemate with the USA yesterday in Group C.

Algeria coach Rabah Saadane had dropped Yazid Mansouri, so Antar Yahia took over the captain's armband. Meanwhile, as expected Milivoje Novakovic was the focal point in attack for the Europeans.

It was a rather tentative start by both teams as the midfield remained very compact and players found little space to manoeuvre, but Andraz Kirm's set-piece had the African's backline scrambling before Faouzi Chaouchi bailed them out by coming off his line.

Striker Rafik Djebbour had seen little of the ball, but the Algerian committed a foul by elbowing centre-back Marko Suler in the face. There was no card given as it seemed accidental when both players were fighting for a corner.

Another free-kick caused trouble for Slovenia, but Bostjan Cesar did well to maintain composure in the centre of the penalty area and clear for a corner. Algeria were now on the front foot and Karim Ziani's corner was headed just wide by Rafik Halliche.

Just on the verge of half-time, Robert Koren's brilliant dipping volley needed a miraculous save from Chaouchi as it remained 0-0 after 45 minutes.

Slovenia made a change up front early in the second-half, replacing the ineffective Dedic with Zlatan Ljubiankic, the Gent player earning his fifth cap for his country.

A good interchange between Hassan Yebda and Ziani resulted in the former trying his luck from just outside the D, but it was a straight-forward save for Handanovic.

With an hour gone, Kirm failed to take advantage of a fortunate bounce in the area. The ball rolled in his direction, but his curling shot from 10 yards was too close to the goalkeeper. Soon after, Madjid Bougherra made a firm sliding challenge on Novakovic that had the Slovenians asking for a penalty to no avail.

Substitute Abdelkader Ghezzal's header was over the bar in one of few openings for the Africans in the second-half.

Ghezzal was foolishly sent off. Trying to control a long ball, he stuck out an arm deliberately and it was his second booking, leaving Algeria with ten men for the remaining 20 minutes.

Handanovic's pass almost let Ziani open the scoring. The goalkeeper's weak pass to his defender was intercepted, but the Udinese man recovered to pounce on the ball ahead of the midfielder.

The Europeans found the advantage through Koren. Their captain's shot from outside the area curled into the bottom corner, but it was a soft goal conceded by Chaouchi, who let the ball squeeze just inside the post.

Slovenia, who had a very impressive defensive record in qualifying, had few problems holding out for the victory in the final ten minutes and celebrated as they jumped ahead of England and USA in the group standings and earned their first ever World Cup win.

Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel destroy Windies in Trinidad

First Test, day three, Port of Spain:
S Africa 352 & 155-2 v West Indies 102
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South Africa celebrate the dismissal of Windies captain Chris Gayle

West Indies ended day three of the first Test in Trinidad in deep trouble following some devastating pace bowling from Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn.

The South Africa new-ball pair shared nine wickets as West Indies were hustled out for just 102 in 47.1 overs.

With a lead of 250, Graeme Smith could have enforced the follow-on before tea.

Instead, he opted for some batting, and ended the day unbeaten on 77 as South Africa closed on 155-2 - with what could already by a winning lead of 405.

In just about every respect, it had been as one-sided a day's cricket as one could imagine after the first two days had provided a competitive contest.

With only 34 overs available on day one, it took until stumps on Friday for South Africa's first innings to be brought to an end, on a solid enough total of 352.

On Saturday morning, there was enough pace in the wicket to interest Morkel and Steyn. And it was the former who triggered the Windies demise when Travis Dowlin nicked to slip. BBC online.

Cricket: Zimbabwe return to Test on 2011

Zimbabwe target return to Test cricket after World Cup

Brendan Taylor's batting is one of the positive factors in Zimbabwe cricket

Zimbabwe will play a home Test series against Bangladesh in May 2011 following a positive meeting with the International Cricket Council.

Chairman Peter Chingoka said: "We are developing a strong and competitive domestic competition as a result of the ICC task team's recommendations.

"We are now looking to make a gradual return to Test cricket after the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011."

Zimbabwe last played a Test against India in Harare in September 2005.

Chigoka added: "We will resume our Test commitments against Bangladesh at home in May 2011. We aim to make cricket the number one sport in Zimbabwe within the next five years."

Cricket in Zimbabwe has plunged from one crisis to another for much of the past 10 years.

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In April 2004, Heath Streak was sacked as captain and when 15 white players also lost their jobs for backing Streak, the ICC investigated the Zimbabwe Cricket Union on the grounds of racism.

Though they found no wrongdoing, the extended crisis threatened the future of the game in the troubled southern African nation.

A self-imposed one-year suspension from Test cricket followed, but when Zimbabwe came back they were, if anything, even weaker and chaos at home continued.

In recent months, improvements have been noticeable in the one-day arena. They beat India twice and Sri Lanka once en route to last Wednesday's triangular series final in Harare, in which they were beaten by nine wickets after losing an important toss.

ICC president David Morgan said: "I take great pleasure in the number of smiling faces around Zimbabwe Cricket. It is very comforting for the ICC to observe the improvement and success of the Zimbabwe team in recent months."