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O presidente do São Paulo, Julio Casares, foi mais um dos dirigentes de clubes filiados à Libra (Liga Nacional de Clubes) que elogiou a nova divisão de receitas aprovadas nesta terça-feira (28), durante reunião na sede da FPF (Federação Paulista de Futebol). Para o dirigente, os novos números chegam a um ‘denominador comum’ do que pedia a Liga Forte Futebol. Confira:

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Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce sacking has prompted a mass of online reactions, with some fans tipping the Portuguese to return to Manchester United.

• Mourinho accused of being 'washed'
• Sacked by Fenerbahce
• Man Utd return mooted

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Mourinho was sacked on Friday, after failing to guide Fenerbahce into the Champions League proper, as they lost a play-off against Benfica. Now, fans have reacted, with some urging him to return to the Premier League – potentially with Manchester United – while others have told him to retire. 

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  @CFC_Obed said: "Jose should just go find some national team. Leave club football."

  @CryptoDevil9 added: "Man United lose to Burnley on the weekend, sack Amorim, get Mourinho at Man United for the season."

  @Mfc_mrpage said: "Whoever said Jose Mourinho is better than Pep Guardiola should be serving a 10 year jail term now.. SUCH A HUGE DISRESPECT."

  @Egi_Nupe added: "There’s something about leaving the stage when the ovation is still loud. This is something Mourinho and Guardiola need to understand."

  @90sbudha said: "Mourinho is washed, man should just retire."

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  Mourinho has been linked with a potential move to Nottingham Forest and his future is likely to come under the microscope in the coming weeks now that he is available to hire. 

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  Mourinho will hope to clarify his future in the coming weeks and months; it is unclear if he plans to take a break or head straight into another challenge. 

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Foi com emoção, mas o Água Santa deu um importante passo para ter um final feliz em sua épica jornada no Paulistão 2023. A equipe de Diadema aproveitou os vacilos defensivos do Palmeiras e venceu o primeiro jogo da final do estadual por 2 a 1. Bruno Mezenga marcou os gols do Netuno, e Endrick anotou o gol palmeirense na Arena Barueri. O segundo gol de Mezenga veio aos 48 minutos do segundo tempo.

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Antes da grande decisão, marcada para o próximo domingo (9), no Allianz Parque, o Verdão viajará para La Paz, onde enfrentará o Bolivar-BOL, pela primeira rodada da fase de grupos da Libertadores. Já o Netuno não terá compromissos na semana, com foco total para o jogo de volta.

VERDÃO EMPILHA CHANCES PERDIDAS

Como esperado, o Palmeiras dominou as ações no primeiro tempo, levando mais perigo quando conseguiu acionar Dudu e Breno Lopes pelos lados do campo. O Verdão teve três grandes chances nos primeiros 20 minutos, mas parou no goleiro Ygor Vinhas, que fez grandes defesas em chutes de Gabriel Menino e Breno Lopes. O camisa 7 palmeirense também quase abriu o placar de longa distância, mas a bola passou ao lado da trave.

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QUEM NÃO FAZ…

Já o Água Santa se defendia com dois blocos baixos, mas pecava principalmente na saída de bola. A equipe de Diadema incomodou o Verdão em alguns momentos da primeira etapa e quase abriu o placar aos 42 minutos. Zé Rafael foi desarmado porLucas Tocantins, que conduziu a bola por quase todo o campo. Ele optou por não passar para Bruno Mezenga e viu Marcos Rocha dividir a bola no momento do seu chute.

Porém, na cobrança de escanteio, Mezenga subiu mais do que a defesa palmeirense e abriu o placar para o Netuno.

ABEL CHAMA, E ENDRICK MUDA O JOGO

O Verdão voltou para o segundo tempo com duas mudanças. Vanderlan e Endrick entraram nas vagas de Piquerez e Breno Lopes, respectivamente. Com sete minutos em campo, a joia palmeirense recolocou o Palmeiras na partida. Veiga cobrou escanteio na primeira trave, Zé Rafael desviou e a bola se ofereceu para Endrick, livre na pequena área, que empurrou para o gol vazio, marcando pela primeira vez no ano.

NETUNO VENCE NA BACIA DAS ALMAS

No decorrer do segundo tempo, o Palmeiras não conseguiu manter o mesmo ímpeto ofensivo, e o Água Santa quase teve três grandes chances para retomar a vantagem. Lucas Tocantins não aproveitou erro na saída de Weverton e chutou para fora. Na sequência, Mezenga parou no goleiro palmeirense, e Bruno Xavier carimbou a trave.

Aos 48 minutos da etapa final,Patrick Allan aproveitou o erro de Marcos Rocha, recuperou a bola e dá ótimo passe para Bruno Mezenga, que deu um tapa na saída de Weverton para colocar o Água Santa em vantagem nos acréscimos.

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FICHA TÉCNICA – ÁGUA SANTA 2 x 1 PALMEIRAS
CAMPEONATO PAULISTA – FINAL – IDA
Local: Arena Barueri, em Barueri (SP)
Data e hora: 2/4/2023, às 16h (de Brasília)
Árbitra: Edina Alves Batista
Assistentes: Neuza Inês Back e Alex Ang Ribeiro
VAR: José Cláudio Rocha Filho
Público/renda:22.896 /R$ 2.180.550,00
Cartões amarelos:Marcondes, Didi,Igor Henrique e Bruno Mezenga (Água Santa); Gabriel Menino (Palmeiras)
Cartões vermelhos:-
Gols:Bruno Mezenga (44’/1ºT) (1-0); Endrick (7’/2ºT) (1-1) eBruno Mezenga (48’/2ºT) (2-1)

ÁGUA SANTA
Ygor Vinhas; Reginaldo, Didi, Marcondes e Gabriel Inocêncio; Thiaguinho (Kady, 28/2ºT), Igor Henrique(Cristiano, 43/2ºT) e Luan Dias (Patrick Allan, 45/2ºT); Lucas Tocantins, Júnior Todinho (Bruno Xavier, 8/2ºT) e Bruno Mezenga. Técnico: Thiago Carpini.(Cristiano, 43/2ºT)

PALMEIRAS
Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo e Piquerez (Vanderlan, após o intervalo); Zé Rafael (Jaílson, 45/2ºT), Gabriel Menino(Fabinho, 24/2ºT) e Raphael Veiga; Dudu (Giovane, 24/2ºT), Breno Lopes(Endrick, após o intervalo) e Rony. Técnico: Abel Ferreira.

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Jadon Sancho revealed that he received a glowing Aston Villa reference from Marcus Rashford with the Manchester United loanee "really inspired" by Unai Emery's plan for the season. After a troubled spell at Old Trafford and a brief stint on loan at Chelsea last season, the winger has chosen Villa Park as the stage for his revival.

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Before putting pen to paper, Sancho turned to a familiar face for advice – his United team-mate and close friend Rashford. The England international, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Villa after clashing with Ruben Amorim, spoke glowingly of the club and the atmosphere within the dressing room. That endorsement proved decisive, cementing Villa as the perfect destination for the winger’s career reset.

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Speaking to Sancho revealed: "I spoke to [Rashford] while he was here last season and I know he really enjoyed it. He said so many lovely things about the club, like how it’s a family and you feel that friendly environment with great players and staff. I definitely felt that as I came in."

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If Rashford’s recommendation planted the seed, Emery’s masterplan made it grow as Sancho admitted that he was captivated by the Spaniard’s ambitious vision for the season ahead.

"When I spoke to the manager, he gave me belief and confidence," he said. "He showed me the plan of what they want to achieve this year and it really inspired me. He definitely persuaded me, and I can’t wait to work under him."

Sancho insisted that his goals are secondary to the team’s ambitions, vowing to put Villa’s success ahead of personal accolades.

 "As a player and especially as a team, we have to be achieving big things. We have to be looking towards that, and hopefully I can help the team to achieve some of those goals," he added. "The team comes first, so whenever the manager needs me I’ll be ready. I’ve got individual goals, but my main goal is for the team. Achieving something as a team is much more special than individually. I feel like all players have individual goals, but the team always comes first. ’ll be looking to achieve goals with the team first."

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The agreement, finalised on deadline day, sees Villa cover 80 per cent of Sancho’s salary, while United also pocketed a loan fee. Notably, the arrangement does not include an option to buy, meaning Sancho is expected to return to Old Trafford next summer.

Julian Nagelsmann has revealed what he told Nick Woltemade regarding a possible move to Bayern Munich before the striker's shock Newcastle transfer.

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Nagelsmann has always insisted that he wants his players to get plenty of minutes on the pitch, no matter where they play. He shared the very same concern with Woltemade before he chose to move to Newcastle after seeing a transfer to Bayern blocked by Stuttgart on several occasions. The German head coach advised Woltemade to ask Bayern to guarantee him proper minutes on the pitch rather than telling him outright which club he should join.

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The ex-Bayern head coach had previously said that he is in favour of Woltemade going where he gets more playing time. Even before the Magpies' interest in the striker, he was in favor of Woltemade continuing with Stuttgart as he would get more time to grow and develop with them rather than at Bayern, where he would have to fight for minutes with Harry Kane as their primary striker.

Eventually, Woltemade signed for Newcastle after being involved in a media frenzy all summer with Stuttgart reportedly rejecting three bids for the striker from Bayern. His national team manager denied advising him where to go, but warned him to prioritise playing time to ensure he has a chance of joining Germany's World Cup squad.

WHAT NAGELSMANN SAID

Asked about the drawn out Woltemade saga, Nagelsmann said: "I think it’s unfortunate on all sides that everything was played out so publicly. Of course, I gave him some advice – not where he should move, I don’t do that – but that players have to play [regularly]. I didn’t consider a few of the summer transfers to be entirely fortunate. Because then players go from 100% playing time to 15%. That doesn’t do me much good as a national team coach. I told Nick he’s welcome to move to Bayern if he wants to. But he should also make it clear to them that with 25% playing time, things would be tight for him for the World Cup."

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Germany lost their opening-round World Cup qualifier fixture against Slovakia in a 2-0 defeat. It marks the first time ever that Germany has lost an away match in World Cup qualifying stage. This has built more pressure on Nagelsmann, who will have to get the results in their upcoming fixture against Northern Ireland on September 8.

Didier Deschamps admits giving up on certain aspects as he lifts off the ban on phones in locker rooms claiming the methods have lost their efficacy.

• Deschamps lifts off phone ban in locker rooms
• Cuts team talks by 30 minutes 
• Claims the "codes have changed"

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Deschamps has recently faced a lot of criticism amid Les Bleus failures at Euro 2024 and this year's Nations League finals. However, the French national team manager acknowledges that he has made some concessions, primarily because the value and reasoning behind them no longer hold true. These changes include lifting the ban on phone usage in the locker room and cutting team talks from 45 minutes to 10 minutes.

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  Deschamps explains that if players are allowed to use their phones normally in their club locker rooms, his solitary fight to keep the ban in place wouldn't be effective. He believes it’s better for his players to be able to connect with him at any time. He further shares how his approach to team talks has changed, noting that as time has passed, he no longer holds the same kind of authority with his players. However, he tries to connect with them on a personal level, beyond their life on the pitch.

• WHAT DESCHAMPS SAID

  Speaking to , the French national team manager said: "I always allow the players the right to make mistakes, I warn them. Afterwards, I'm not there to prohibit them. If we take the example of cell phones in the locker room, what's the point of me fighting when they have the freedom to use them at the club? It also helps me, because when they have a health problem at the club, they respond to me immediately when I send a message. You don't take away a freedom. Afterwards, you have to set a framework. For me, it's in the living environment and the working environment. Obviously, they tend to want to expand it."

  He further speaks about the time cut in his team talks as he added: "The codes have changed. My way of speaking, for example, because they are different. I used to have 45-minute talks, and that's long. Today, the autonomy I have with the players is 10 minutes. So I get to the point. What's important for me is to know, beyond who the players are, the human aspect, their character, their personality, and their sensitivity. They have different interests, musical tastes too."

  Talking about his contract expiration after 2026 World Cup, Deschamps said: "At some point, we get fed up with your face, it's French. I feel like I'm saying goodbye. The last year, yes. After the criticism, there has always been some. Everyone can have different opinions, I never look back. I could have done things differently, yes. Would it have gone better? I have choices, responsibilities. The truth today won't be the same in a month. The punishment is every three days in football. I'm totally impervious to anything external. Players are more or less sensitive. I have no problem with analysis. There's only one line that shouldn't be crossed; if you go beyond the human level, it's not the same. It's never stopped me from sleeping and doing things for the good of the French team."

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  The 2026 World Cup will be Deschamps’ final hurrah with the French national team. The former French international, who took over from Laurent Blanc in 2012, might be leaving, but not without a fitting farewell. His side is set to face Ukraine and Iceland in the World Cup Qualifiers on September 6 and September 10.

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A Conmebol divulgou nesta segunda-feira (10) que três partidas da fase de grupos da Libertadores sofreram alteração de estádio. Uma delas é justamente a estreia do Palmeiras em casa na competição, diante do Cerro Porteño-PAR. O confronto será realizado no dia 20 de abril, às 21h (de Brasília), no estádio do Morumbi.

> Confira a tabela com os grupos da Libertadores 2023 clicando aqui

O Allianz Parque não será o palco do duelo pois apenasdois dias depois acontecerá um festival de rock no estádio, logo, a proximidade entre os eventos impossibilita a realização do jogo no local. Será a segunda vez nesta temporada que o Verdão jogará como mandante no Morumbi. No dia 4 de fevereiro, pelo Paulistão, o Alviverde jogou o clássico contra o Santos na casa do São Paulo também devido a shows na sua arena.

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Vale lembrar que as diretorias de Palmeiras e São Paulo, que mantém uma boa relação, firmaram um acordo para que os clubes possam utilizar o estádio do rival caso necessário. No último mês, o Tricolor também atuou como mandante na casa palmeirense quando o Morumbi foi utilizado para os shows da banda Coldplay.

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A comissão técnica do Verdão enxerga o Morumbi como a melhor opção de local fora do Allianz, especialmente devido ao gramado e à logística. Até o momento, os clubes não tiveram que realizar pagamento de aluguel, visto que o acordo determina que ele só deve ser feito caso um utilize o estádio do rival e o outro não, e ambos atuaram uma vez cada.

Self-belief and a productive maiden stint with Delhi this domestic season have paved the way for the 34-year-old allrounder to return to the India women squad after nearly six years

Annesha Ghosh20-Feb-2018Rumeli Dhar is marking her run-up for her second spell.Her opening spell of gentle medium-pace has been anything but gentle. Nine of her 12 deliveries so far haven’t been scored off. The two batsmen she dismissed couldn’t score any either. Her 2 for 3 has left Maharashtra five down inside eight overs, and the national selectors buzzing.Rumeli is running in to begin her second spell. She has two more overs left at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymakhana, on the eve of Republic Day.About this time two days ago, the striker, Anuja Patil, had been named in India’s T20 squad for the South Africa tour. She had not played an international in 14 months; Rumeli had last represented India in 2012.Anuja is one run better off than the two batsmen who have fallen to Rumeli. She has warded off a similar fate by not offering a shot for the first two outswingers outside off. The third, on off stump, draws a front-foot defence. There seems little that Anuja is doing wrong, except her bat comes down late on this incoming ball.Rumeli has begun her second spell.She flattens Anuja’s middle stump and has Jaya Sharma, the Delhi selector, on her feet. As the Delhi fielders sprint towards Rumeli, throwing high-fives in the air, Jaya, a team-mate of Rumeli in 43 of her 97 international appearances, hollers.”” (what wonders you’re achieving, Rumi)Maharashtra are six down for 23, and Rumeli is sauntering towards the long-on boundary. Even before she puts her cap on, she’s greeted with banter from one of the national selectors: “Good Lord, this girl is going to cause us some headache soon!”Rumeli fires a reply:”Not if you believe I’ve got what it takes to make it back.”

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You may be tempted to ask Rumeli what happens to a destiny unfulfilled.She’ll probably acknowledge your acknowledgement first. After all, not many may have heard of Rumeli, let alone remember her as someone considered – by team-mates, contemporaries and opponents alike – as one of India’s best allrounders. Once the surprise at your unexpected recognition of her has been dealt with, Rumeli may consider venturing into an answer.”Explode.”For a 34-year-old India women cricketer dwelling far from media interest or public knowledge for the past six years, the response may not come across as wholly appropriate. However, it won’t be totally out of sync with what Rumeli has done in the domestic circuit this season: explode, onto the pads of Smriti Mandhana, through the prolific scoring of Jemimah Rodrigues, across the near two-season unbeaten T20 streak of Mithali Raj’s domestic side, Railways, and into the national squad after a near-six-year hiatus.Annesha Ghosh”I believe I still have a lot left in me to give to cricket, to my country,” Rumeli told ESPNcricinfo of her aspirations of a national comeback following the T20 against Maharashtra last month. “The kind of person I am, I don’t think I’m giving up until I play and perform for India again. I don’t know if it’ll happen here [in India, during the upcoming home season] or elsewhere, but I will keep at it.”Rumeli flying to South Africa, with a couple of days’ notice from the BCCI, as a replacement for the injured Jhulan Goswami, has a ring of incredulity about it. The last time Rumeli played a T20I, she accomplished the rare feat of opening both the batting and the bowling for India, the latter with Goswami, also a former Air India and Bengal team-mate. Rumeli and Goswami are the only two India captains from the state.

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A resident of Delhi for the past 15 years, Rumeli, employed with the Northern Railways since 2003, hasn’t staggered her way back to the consciousness of the selectors. Nor has she taken giant leaps towards it. As her father Anup emphasises, Rumeli has tiptoed her way back into reckoning with self-belief and consistency in domestic cricket.”In the past six years, I’ve never seen her wallow in self-pity,” Anup says. “Never. She’s not that type. In fact, you won’t find many a girl as determined as Rumeli. (Gosh, she’s one heck of an obstinate girl). Even when she has had minor [shoulder and knee] injuries along the way, she worked diligently with her physio and overcame all of that. I think it is her stubbornness that’s kept her going all these years. Oh, and the love of the game, too.”Anup narrates how Rumeli had cultivated the habit of giving away her equipment to talented young boys and girls around Delhi’s Kishanganj area, where the Dhars live, and those across other cities. “Recently, when she was away [travelling for inter-state tournaments], she rang up and ordered me to courier a few bats to some underprivileged girls in Odisha she believes has the potential to play higher-level cricket.” (You’ve got to get it couriered right away), she would mandate over the phone. And then, some other day, it would be some boy in Barrackpore [in Kolkata] or someone in Paharganj [in Delhi], or Jaipur. Stubbornness and passion for cricket, and cricket alone. That is all of Rumeli you’ll ever know.”Rumeli’s mother Gauri emphasises the importance of her daughter’s decision to play for Delhi for the first time this season, having previously spent the past four years – two each – with Rajasthan and Assam. While Anup had shifted base to Delhi in 2009, the mother and daughter have been constant companions to each other since they moved home in 2003.”Call it God’s grace or Rumeli’s destiny… She’s lived here almost half her life, and that her performance, Delhi’s [title] win and her recall has coincided with one another is something we, as parents, can only be grateful for,” Gauri says.In her maiden stint with Delhi, Rumeli scored 335 runs, took 16 wickets and eight catches across the two limited-overs senior domestic tournaments this season. It was particularly during Delhi’s maiden T20-title-winning campaign that her all-round contributions shone through. The pick of them was her 4 for 14 against Maharashtra, which included 15 dots.

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Annesha GhoshFor all the conservativeness the India women’s selection committee is known for, Rumeli’s recall, ironically, comes at a time when it has shown clear intent towards blooding youngsters. The four debuts handed in the T20I series-opener against South Africa aside, there is one precedent that could have served as a template of sorts for the selectors to back Rumeli.Remember how Punam Raut was excluded from the team for the limited-overs series against West Indies and the Women’s World Cup Qualifier even as India tried out several youngsters in the top order during the Qualifiers? Remember how Raut thrust her way back into contention, only three months before the World Cup, and ended up finding herself in the heady heights of the World Cup final? If the worth of the Raut punt is anything to go by, Rumeli’s recall is an even bolder, even more open-minded move to back an old hand.Even beyond that, as Anju Jain, Rumeli’s former India team-mate and Assam coach, believes, the allrounder’s return “could be seen as a glimmer of hope”, a validation for the uncapped players and internationals waiting in the wings.”You have to attribute it to her perseverance and will power,” Anju, who was among the first to to receive a call from Rumeli about her recall, says. “When Rumi decided to play for Assam, I remember asking her, ?” (Are you sure you want to play here?) She said yes, but an even firmer reply followed: ‘You know what my ultimate goal is, right? Play for India again, play another World Cup.”The question of whether Rumeli’s second coming materialises in South Africa – where she last played in 2005, when India made it to a World Cup final for the first time – or during the forthcoming home series against Australia – the opposition she faced when she last played for India – or England – against whom she struck the highest score by an India debutant in a T20I to give the side its first ever win in the format – will soon have its answer. But no matter what the opposition is, the buzz around Rumeli is unlikely to fizzle out soon.

No team has confirmed their place in the playoffs of the Big Bash League yet, but the two teams currently at the top of the table are highly likely to book their places

Shiva Jayaraman18-Jan-2018The Big Bash League this season has entered a phase with eight of the remaining nine league games likely to have a bearing on the semi-finals match-ups. No team has secured a guaranteed place in the last four yet. However, Adelaide Strikers and Perth Scorchers are placed well to qualify for the semis. At least two places are up for grabs with Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades and Brisbane Heat vying for two of the spots in the final four. While Sydney Thunder have an outside chance to qualify, Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars have been knocked out of the tournament. Here is what the teams need to do to secure their places in the last four.Adelaide Strikers: Renegades, Scorchers: Strikers will make their third appearance in the knockouts of the BBL if they win their match against Renegades. Should they lose both their matches, they can still qualify if Renegades beat Heat in the last league match. In that case, only four teams will end up on 12 or more points. Strikers beat RenegadesPerth Scorchers: Hurricanes, Strikers: The defending champions will qualify if they win one of their remaining two matches. They could also qualify on just 12 points if Renegades lose to Strikers, since in that case only four teams will end up with 12 or more points. But if Renegades manage to beat Strikers, Scorchers will have to qualify on net run rate if they fail to win both their remaining games. In that case, their chances improve if they don’t lose either of their remaining matches by big margins. Scorchers beat HurricanesHobart Hurricanes: Scorchers, Stars: Hurricanes could make their first knockouts in four seasons if they win both their remaining matches. They could also qualify just on 12 points if they win only one of their remaining two matches, and if Renegades lose to Strikers since in that case only one out of Renegades or Heat can end up on 12 points. With their negative net run rate, Hurricanes are in a disadvantageous position if they are tied on 12 points with the other teams. Hurricanes beat Stars, Renegades lose to Strikers Hurricanes beat Scorchers and StarsMelbourne Renegades: Strikers, Thunder, Heat: They are the most likely team to go through to the semis among teams that are on 8 or fewer points as they have three matches left. They will qualify if they win all their remaining games. They could also qualify with just 12 points if they beat either Strikers or Thunder and then beat Heat in their last game. Qualification on net run rate is also possible if they don’t beat Heat in their last match, but then they have to win their other two matches. They could qualify with 10 points on net run rate too if they manage to beat Heat by a big margin and don’t lose their other matches by big margins. However, it will be difficult for them to qualify with 10 points if they don’t win their match against Heat. Renegades beat Thunder and Heat Renegades win all their remaining matchesBrisbane Heat: Sixers, Renegades: They will qualify if they win both their remaining matches and Renegades lose against Strikers as in that case only three other teams will end up with 12 or more points. They could also qualify on net run rate on 12 points even if Renegades beat Strikers in their next match. For that to happen, they would have to thump their opponents in the remaining matches. They could also qualify on just 10 points on net run rate if other results pan out in their favour. Renegades lose to Strikers, Heat win both their remaining matchesSydney Thunder: Stars, Renegades: With only six points and two games left to play, their chances of qualifying are remote. To start with, they will have to win both their games. Hurricanes are on 10 points and one of their remaining matches is against the bottom-placed Stars, and are likely to finish ahead of Thunder with 12 or more points. So, practically, Thunder can only hope to qualify ahead of Renegades and Heat. Their best chance will be to qualify on net run rate ahead of these two teams and so they have to win their remaining matches by huge margins. Since Heat play the Sixers, Thunder have to hope that Renegades lose to Strikers (by a huge margin) but beat Heat (by as close a margin as possible). This will result in a three-way tie on 10 points between Thunder, Renegades and Heat with the team with the best net run rate going through to the semis. Renegades lose to Strikers (big margin) and beat Heat (small margin)