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The Advertiser
an hour ago
- The Advertiser
Late goals, Jota tributes and racism claim as Reds win
Defending champions Liverpool have launched the Premier League with a dramatic 4-2 win over Bournemouth at Anfield in an emotionally charged match featuring tributes to Diogo Jota and a player reporting racial abuse. Forgotten man Federico Chiesa, Liverpool's solitary signing last summer who has barely featured and whose future looked to be elsewhere, volleyed home his first league goal in the 88th minute before Mo Salah scored for the eighth time in nine opening-day fixtures. Salah's strike meant the prolific Egyptian also became the joint fourth-highest scorer in Premier League history. The hosts squandered a two-goal with new-signing Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo scoring earlier. Ekitike starting to pay back his £69million transfer fee with a first-half goal, having also scored last weekend in the Community Shield penalty shootout loss to Crystal Palace. Within four minutes of the second half, Gakpo, via an Ekitike assist, doubled the lead to give the Reds some comfort as they struggled in patches. In between those goals though the game was briefly paused after Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo reported to referee Anthony Taylor in the 28th minute he had been targeted with racist language by a member of the crowd. Semenyo, who is Black, was consoled by players on both teams after the incident but played on and scored in the 64th and 76th minutes to draw Bournemouth level. Liverpool manager Arne Slot was also seen talking to Semenya after the match. An anti-discrimination message was read out to the crowd inside Anfield after the halftime whistle, the BBC reported. The Football Association said it was "very concerned about the allegation of discrimination from an area of the crowd." "Incidents of this nature have no place in our game," the FA added, "and we will work closely with the match officials, the clubs and the relevant authorities to establish the facts and ensure the appropriate action is taken." It was the first competitive match at Anfield since Jota - a popular player for Liverpool - and his brother Andre Silva were killed in a car crash in Spain on July 3. Ahead of kickoff, fans held up placards to spell out "DJ20" and "AS30" in two of the stands during a period of silence in honour of the Portuguese players. Players from the Liverpool team stood arm-in-arm around the centre circle, and staff and players from both clubs wore black armbands. Salah appeared to be tearful after fulltime as Jota continued to be commemorated by Liverpool's fans. with PA Defending champions Liverpool have launched the Premier League with a dramatic 4-2 win over Bournemouth at Anfield in an emotionally charged match featuring tributes to Diogo Jota and a player reporting racial abuse. Forgotten man Federico Chiesa, Liverpool's solitary signing last summer who has barely featured and whose future looked to be elsewhere, volleyed home his first league goal in the 88th minute before Mo Salah scored for the eighth time in nine opening-day fixtures. Salah's strike meant the prolific Egyptian also became the joint fourth-highest scorer in Premier League history. The hosts squandered a two-goal with new-signing Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo scoring earlier. Ekitike starting to pay back his £69million transfer fee with a first-half goal, having also scored last weekend in the Community Shield penalty shootout loss to Crystal Palace. Within four minutes of the second half, Gakpo, via an Ekitike assist, doubled the lead to give the Reds some comfort as they struggled in patches. In between those goals though the game was briefly paused after Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo reported to referee Anthony Taylor in the 28th minute he had been targeted with racist language by a member of the crowd. Semenyo, who is Black, was consoled by players on both teams after the incident but played on and scored in the 64th and 76th minutes to draw Bournemouth level. Liverpool manager Arne Slot was also seen talking to Semenya after the match. An anti-discrimination message was read out to the crowd inside Anfield after the halftime whistle, the BBC reported. The Football Association said it was "very concerned about the allegation of discrimination from an area of the crowd." "Incidents of this nature have no place in our game," the FA added, "and we will work closely with the match officials, the clubs and the relevant authorities to establish the facts and ensure the appropriate action is taken." It was the first competitive match at Anfield since Jota - a popular player for Liverpool - and his brother Andre Silva were killed in a car crash in Spain on July 3. Ahead of kickoff, fans held up placards to spell out "DJ20" and "AS30" in two of the stands during a period of silence in honour of the Portuguese players. Players from the Liverpool team stood arm-in-arm around the centre circle, and staff and players from both clubs wore black armbands. Salah appeared to be tearful after fulltime as Jota continued to be commemorated by Liverpool's fans. with PA Defending champions Liverpool have launched the Premier League with a dramatic 4-2 win over Bournemouth at Anfield in an emotionally charged match featuring tributes to Diogo Jota and a player reporting racial abuse. Forgotten man Federico Chiesa, Liverpool's solitary signing last summer who has barely featured and whose future looked to be elsewhere, volleyed home his first league goal in the 88th minute before Mo Salah scored for the eighth time in nine opening-day fixtures. Salah's strike meant the prolific Egyptian also became the joint fourth-highest scorer in Premier League history. The hosts squandered a two-goal with new-signing Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo scoring earlier. Ekitike starting to pay back his £69million transfer fee with a first-half goal, having also scored last weekend in the Community Shield penalty shootout loss to Crystal Palace. Within four minutes of the second half, Gakpo, via an Ekitike assist, doubled the lead to give the Reds some comfort as they struggled in patches. In between those goals though the game was briefly paused after Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo reported to referee Anthony Taylor in the 28th minute he had been targeted with racist language by a member of the crowd. Semenyo, who is Black, was consoled by players on both teams after the incident but played on and scored in the 64th and 76th minutes to draw Bournemouth level. Liverpool manager Arne Slot was also seen talking to Semenya after the match. An anti-discrimination message was read out to the crowd inside Anfield after the halftime whistle, the BBC reported. The Football Association said it was "very concerned about the allegation of discrimination from an area of the crowd." "Incidents of this nature have no place in our game," the FA added, "and we will work closely with the match officials, the clubs and the relevant authorities to establish the facts and ensure the appropriate action is taken." It was the first competitive match at Anfield since Jota - a popular player for Liverpool - and his brother Andre Silva were killed in a car crash in Spain on July 3. Ahead of kickoff, fans held up placards to spell out "DJ20" and "AS30" in two of the stands during a period of silence in honour of the Portuguese players. Players from the Liverpool team stood arm-in-arm around the centre circle, and staff and players from both clubs wore black armbands. Salah appeared to be tearful after fulltime as Jota continued to be commemorated by Liverpool's fans. with PA
Sydney Morning Herald
3 hours ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
I played backyard cricket with Bob Simpson. He made one of the greatest comebacks in Australian sport
To start with, Simpson fielded in the deep in first-class cricket. It was the legendary Keith Miller who spotted Simpson's talent to field in the slips. Simmo took two diving catches to establish his position as a slip fielder throughout his Test career. He made his first-class debut for NSW against Victoria in 1952-53 as a 16-year-old. When Simpson was introduced to his teammates, the legendary Australian batter Arthur Morris joked as to where his nappies were! Simpson was grateful to another Aussie legend, vice-captain Neil Harvey, for his climb to the top. On Harvey's advice he tried opening the batting to replace Jim Burke, who had retired. When he found runs getting difficult he took Harvey's help, who advised the youngster that he was playing too square-on while defending on the back foot. He became one of the most consistent openers at Test level. In 62 Tests from 1957 to 1978 he amassed 4869 runs at an average of 46.81, hitting 10 centuries – his highest score being 311 against England at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1964. He also took 71 wickets at 42.26 (grabbing five wickets in an innings twice, his best spell being five for 57) and 110 catches. He was an astute rather than a dynamic captain. Simpson's 311 in the Old Trafford Test took 760 minutes, and he was criticised for his slow batting. The Daily Mail called it the 'murder of Test cricket'. At one stage, six journalists in the press box were seen dozing while he was batting. Simpson defended his tactics, asserting that with a series lead, batting England out of the match was the best way to retain the Ashes. In that same Test, he added 201 runs for the opening wicket with Bill Lawry. They did even better in the Barbados Test against West Indies in 1964, when they put on 382 runs for the first wicket, skipper Simpson scoring 201 and Lawry 210. They became the first opening pair to register double centuries in the same Test innings. Between them, they added 3596 runs in Tests at an average of 61. Simpson became the second Australian, after Don Bradman, to make a Test triple century in England. He was also the second batsman after Garry Sobers to record a triple century as his first Test hundred. A prolific scorer, Simpson recorded another triple century in first-class cricket: 359 for NSW against Queensland at Brisbane in 1963-64. He was also a strict but inspiring coach like Justin Langer. When Australia was looking for a full-time coach in the mid-1980s, Simpson was the Australian Cricket Board's choice. He gave Allan Border's team a taste of the discipline to which he had always submitted himself as a player. To quote writer Gideon Haigh, 'A martinet where fitness, fielding and batting technique were concerned, he held the job for a controversial but successful decade, during which time the team won the World Cup and regained both the Ashes and the Frank Worrell Trophy.' Simmo remained Australia's coach until he was replaced by Geoff Marsh in 1996. Under Simpson as coach, Australia improved from being a weak team to the strongest in the world. Apart from winning the 1987 World Cup, Australia regained the Ashes in England in 1989 and defeated the then-invincible West Indies in the Caribbean in 1995. Simpson later coached English counties Leicestershire and Lancashire, and also Rajasthan in India. I was privileged to sit next to Bob Simpson and his daughter Debbie at a function held by the Cricketers' Club of NSW in 1984, for the Richie Benaud Award for the Best Under-19 cricketer of the year. When schoolboy Mark Waugh won, Simpson was full of praise for the then 18-year-old Mark and his twin brother Steve. When I finished my book The Waugh Twins in 1998, I requested Bob write a foreword. He readily agreed, starting with: 'First, as the book is by Kersi Meher-Homji, I know it will be accurate, honest and a very good read. Secondly, the Waugh twins were a major part of my life for over a decade and I had the good fortune to be able to see and perhaps oversee their development from talented youngsters to champions.' His own biography, Simpson's Safari, was authored by R.S. Whitington in 1967. Simpson also wrote several books – my favourites being Simmo (1979) and Captain's Story (1966). He said of his career: 'It took me many years to become an overnight success.' Loading Simpson was made Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1965 and inducted as Order of Australia (AO) in 1985. He was also made Member of the Order of British Empire (MBE). He dedicated his autobiography, Simmo, to his wife and two daughters: 'To my three girls – Meg, Kim and Debbie'. Kim is married to former Test cricketer and chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch.
The Age
3 hours ago
- The Age
I played backyard cricket with Bob Simpson. He made one of the greatest comebacks in Australian sport
To start with, Simpson fielded in the deep in first-class cricket. It was the legendary Keith Miller who spotted Simpson's talent to field in the slips. Simmo took two diving catches to establish his position as a slip fielder throughout his Test career. He made his first-class debut for NSW against Victoria in 1952-53 as a 16-year-old. When Simpson was introduced to his teammates, the legendary Australian batter Arthur Morris joked as to where his nappies were! Simpson was grateful to another Aussie legend, vice-captain Neil Harvey, for his climb to the top. On Harvey's advice he tried opening the batting to replace Jim Burke, who had retired. When he found runs getting difficult he took Harvey's help, who advised the youngster that he was playing too square-on while defending on the back foot. He became one of the most consistent openers at Test level. In 62 Tests from 1957 to 1978 he amassed 4869 runs at an average of 46.81, hitting 10 centuries – his highest score being 311 against England at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1964. He also took 71 wickets at 42.26 (grabbing five wickets in an innings twice, his best spell being five for 57) and 110 catches. He was an astute rather than a dynamic captain. Simpson's 311 in the Old Trafford Test took 760 minutes, and he was criticised for his slow batting. The Daily Mail called it the 'murder of Test cricket'. At one stage, six journalists in the press box were seen dozing while he was batting. Simpson defended his tactics, asserting that with a series lead, batting England out of the match was the best way to retain the Ashes. In that same Test, he added 201 runs for the opening wicket with Bill Lawry. They did even better in the Barbados Test against West Indies in 1964, when they put on 382 runs for the first wicket, skipper Simpson scoring 201 and Lawry 210. They became the first opening pair to register double centuries in the same Test innings. Between them, they added 3596 runs in Tests at an average of 61. Simpson became the second Australian, after Don Bradman, to make a Test triple century in England. He was also the second batsman after Garry Sobers to record a triple century as his first Test hundred. A prolific scorer, Simpson recorded another triple century in first-class cricket: 359 for NSW against Queensland at Brisbane in 1963-64. He was also a strict but inspiring coach like Justin Langer. When Australia was looking for a full-time coach in the mid-1980s, Simpson was the Australian Cricket Board's choice. He gave Allan Border's team a taste of the discipline to which he had always submitted himself as a player. To quote writer Gideon Haigh, 'A martinet where fitness, fielding and batting technique were concerned, he held the job for a controversial but successful decade, during which time the team won the World Cup and regained both the Ashes and the Frank Worrell Trophy.' Simmo remained Australia's coach until he was replaced by Geoff Marsh in 1996. Under Simpson as coach, Australia improved from being a weak team to the strongest in the world. Apart from winning the 1987 World Cup, Australia regained the Ashes in England in 1989 and defeated the then-invincible West Indies in the Caribbean in 1995. Simpson later coached English counties Leicestershire and Lancashire, and also Rajasthan in India. I was privileged to sit next to Bob Simpson and his daughter Debbie at a function held by the Cricketers' Club of NSW in 1984, for the Richie Benaud Award for the Best Under-19 cricketer of the year. When schoolboy Mark Waugh won, Simpson was full of praise for the then 18-year-old Mark and his twin brother Steve. When I finished my book The Waugh Twins in 1998, I requested Bob write a foreword. He readily agreed, starting with: 'First, as the book is by Kersi Meher-Homji, I know it will be accurate, honest and a very good read. Secondly, the Waugh twins were a major part of my life for over a decade and I had the good fortune to be able to see and perhaps oversee their development from talented youngsters to champions.' His own biography, Simpson's Safari, was authored by R.S. Whitington in 1967. Simpson also wrote several books – my favourites being Simmo (1979) and Captain's Story (1966). He said of his career: 'It took me many years to become an overnight success.' Loading Simpson was made Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1965 and inducted as Order of Australia (AO) in 1985. He was also made Member of the Order of British Empire (MBE). He dedicated his autobiography, Simmo, to his wife and two daughters: 'To my three girls – Meg, Kim and Debbie'. Kim is married to former Test cricketer and chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch.
