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The winners and losers of the replica shirt shakedown

It’s finally here. Seventy-five days after the Premier League drew to a close, the teams are back and ready to do it all again. While the league took a break – and the summer was rightly dominated by the Lionesses – those teams have been drip-feeding their kits for the upcoming season. Or at least most of them have. Due to supply chain issues, some teams have taken it right to the wire, while other clubs – we’re looking at you Chelsea and Leicester – still haven’t launched their away kits for the season.

As the Premier League begins its 30th year, we’ve pulled together this year’s league table based entirely on each club’s home and away kits.

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Home: 6/10

Leicester’s home shirt references some from its past – including a collar taken from the ‘70s and the “dynamic fox” aesthetic of the ‘80s – all of which contribute to a clean and classic kit. While  the stripped back “dynamic fox” design is a nod to the team of Gary Lineker and Alan Smith, it’s also slightly on the safe side.

Away: 0/10
That kit you see there is the Foxes third kit, and while we have no problem with it, it's crucially not the away kit. The club had delays for the home shirt and it seems something similar has happened with the away, as there isn't even a leak knocking about. We could have left a silhouette there, but that looked weird. Rock bottom for you, Leicester.

Total: N/A

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Home: 3/10
Southampton’s 2022-23 home shirt is inspired by one of its previous classics worn by Kevin Keegan, Alan Ball and others which has been inverted for the upcoming season. The issue is that it doesn’t work anywhere near as well. Most people would see Southampton as wearing mostly red – they even went all red as recently as 2013-14 – but this is very much a white kit with red details.

Away: 2/10
The wave pattern of Southampton’s away shirt is a reference to the sea, as well as the city’s docks and maritime location. It’s all just too much, though. The design is distracting and the gold detailing does nothing to help the overall finish.

Total: 5/20

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Newcastle FC / GOAL18Newcastle

Home: 6/10

Newcastle’s last home shirt was bad – everyone knew it. This season features a huge improvement as the club goes back to basics. The black and white stripes are perfectly sized and distributed, and the simple trim around the sleeves and collar gives an added detail to a classic kit.

Away: 1/10

Honestly, the less said about it, the better.

Total: 7/20

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Everton FC / GOAL17Everton

Home: 4/10
As shirts go, it’s pretty dull. It’s Everton’s classic blue and white, almost exactly as it always is. The few details – a measly two Hummel chevrons per arm and a heat-embossed tower pattern – do little to set this shirt apart from the competition. The “Stake” sponsor logo doesn’t do it any favours, either.

Away: 3/10
Everton’s bright pink away colours return for the first time since 2019-20, and once again it’s a missed opportunity for the Toffees. The shirt’s stand-out feature – apart from the garish colour – is a geometric pattern that runs across the front. Yes, the away shirt is bad, but at least it’s nowhere near as bad as the goalkeeper’s away shirt.

Total: 7/20

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Zimbabwe’s four-run loss in the first ODI suggests the hosts will continue to competitive against an Indian side missing its senior players

The Preview by Liam Brickhill11-Jul-2015Match factsSunday, 12 July
Start time 0900 local time (0700 GMT)Big pictureIt was expected that the absence of India’s senior players might reduce the gap between India and Zimbabwe in terms of competition, and the first ODI proved to be Zimbabwe’s narrowest ever home defeat. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s last-over mettle meant Elton Chigumbura never really had the chance to target the boundary, and India will be buoyed by their 1-0 series lead.They will, however, also have a few issues to iron out. Apart from Ambati Rayudu and Stuart Binny, who shored up the innings with a record 160-run stand, the batting looked docile and the performance of the middle order will be a worry. India’s bowling is in rather better order, and the spin pair of Harbhajan Singh and Axar Patel will only gain in potency as the pitches tire in the matches to come.Despite another honourable loss, the margin of defeat suggests Zimbabwe will continue to be competitive. The team balance may be affected by the absence of Tinashe Panyangara, who suffered a minor side strain in the first match and will sit out on Sunday, but Zimbabwe still have the resources to run India close, particularly if their own middle order plays to potential.The new playing conditions didn’t seem to have a huge effect on team tactics on Friday. Both sides kept close-in catchers for most of the match, and India were still able to plunder 90 runs from the last 10 overs despite the presence of five fielders on the boundary. The rules appeared to make it easier to defend a total, however, so the toss may not be as great a factor in these matches as it has been in previous winter series in Zimbabwe.Form guide(last five completed matches, most recent first)
Zimbabwe: LLLLL
India: WWLLLIn the spotlightAmbati Rayudu clearly enjoys Zimbabwean conditions. He made an emotional half-century on debut here two years ago – his 63 easing India to a six-wicket win – and started this tour in even more impressive fashion. Rayudu weathered Zimbabwe’s spirited charge with the new ball before shifting gears towards the end of the innings, finishing with a career-best 124 not out. His adhesive qualities may well be needed once again as India look to seal the series.Elton Chigumbura has undergone various incarnations in his decade as an international cricketer. He’s batted as low as No. 9 in the one-day side, but when he was shorn of his pace by a back injury in 2006 his batting contributions started to gain importance. Now Zimbabwe’s No. 4, Chigumbura has taken to the move up the order with aplomb. He started with 54 in the first T20 against Pakistan in May, and has now added two centuries in the same position in ODIs.Team newsTinashe Panyangara pulled up short with a side strain in his 10th over in the first ODI and will sit out Sunday’s game. While there isn’t a clear like-for-like replacement in the squad, Prosper Utseya may be an option, especially as he will help Zimbabwe control the middle overs of the innings, where they let things slip in the first match.Zimbabwe (probable): 1 Vusi Sibanda, 2 Chamu Chibhabha, 3 Hamilton Masakadza, 4 Elton Chigumbura (captain), 5 Sean Williams, 6 Sikandar Raza, 7 Richmond Mutumbami (wk), 8 Prosper Utseya, 9 Graeme Cremer, 10 Donald Tiripano, 11 Brian Vitori.India have little reason to change their playing XI, and the contingent of middle order hopefuls will be eager to capitalise on another chance to showcase their talent.India (probable): 1 M Vijay, 2 Ajinkya Rahane (captain), 3 Ambati Rayudu, 4 Manoj Tiwary, 5 Robin Uthappa (wk), 6 Kedar Jadhav, 7 Stuart Binny, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Axar Patel, 10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 11 Dhawal Kulkarni.Pitch and conditionsThe first hour will remain a challenging one for batsmen against the new ball, but the opening match showed there was profit in occupying the crease. Without the merest hint of rain about, the pitch will remain dry and is expected to ease out during the day.Stats and trivia Ambati Rayudu has been dismissed only twice in four innings in Zimbabwe and has scored 225 at an average of 112.5. In nine innings at No. 4 for Zimbabwe, Elton Chigumbura has scored 427 runs at an average of 61.00 and a strike rate of 95.73. In the eight ODIs that have been played at Harare Sports Club in the month of July, the average first innings score is 245. Chasing doesn’t seem to be an advantage either, with a 4-4 split in wins batting first and second.Quotes”If we get a chance to bat up front again early in the morning it’s crucial, with the Dukes ball that does swing and seam a bit, that we’ve got to give the bowlers a lot more respect.”
.”Obviously when you play at this level the main thing is to be consistent, and I’m going to try by all means to ride on the way I’m playing at the moment.”

All must live in a post-Phillip Hughes world, where the protection of the head and the region around it is given far greater attention due to the unimaginable events of last summer. As a result, Chris Rogers has been ruled out of the first Test in Dominic

Daniel Brettig in Roseau02-Jun-2015

Chris Rogers complained of a headache the morning after his blow to the head, but had felt worse. Peter Brukner had certainly seen worse, including when Rogers himself was struck in the back of the helmet when fielding close to the bat at the Gabba last year. Michael Clarke and Darren Lehmann want to choose their best XI, and for the past 19 matches that has included Rogers as the steady, calming presence at the top of the order.On Monday morning before training at Windsor Park, these four men debated Rogers’ availability for the first West Indies Test in Dominica. It was a lengthy and at times animated exchange, with plenty of arm waving evident from a distance. The final result had Rogers ruled out of the match due to signs of concussion after the impact from a local net bowler that momentarily stunned him on Sunday.Once upon a time, this dialogue would have gone another way. As the player protested his readiness, the coach and captain would have allowed him to continue batting in the nets and let him take his place in the side unless there was major evidence of trouble. The advice of the team doctor – or physio in earlier years – would have been just that.In the extreme case of Justin Langer, he fought through repeated blows to the helmet until 2006, when a particularly sickening hit from Makhaya Ntini in Johannesburg left him badly shaken and set him on the road to retirement within a year. Nevertheless, in the second innings Langer was physically blocked from leaving the dressing room in his batting gear by the captain Ricky Ponting and team manager Steve Bernard, as Australia stuttered through a nervy fourth innings chase.Now, however, all must live in a post-Phillip Hughes world, where the protection of the head and the region around it is given far greater attention due to the unimaginable events of last summer. Brukner, of course, had flown instantly from Melbourne to Sydney upon word of Hughes’ injury reaching him, and stood ashen-faced alongside the family as they dealt with the pain of a loss that will forever influence thinking about the dangers inherent in the game.”I think there’s probably a few players that wouldn’t have played as many Test matches as they did if that was the case long ago,” Clarke said of changing times. “But, I think there’s obviously a lot of research done by the experts in all sports. You know, it is spoken about a lot – certainly when I spent some time at home before coming here – in the AFL and in the rugby league in particular.”There’s been a lot spoken about with concussion and as hard as it is on Chris, I think credit needs to go to Peter Brukner, our team doctor. He’s an expert in this field and he believes Chris has those symptoms and it wouldn’t be smart form him to take the field. So, look, I always want to win, I always love seeing Australian cricket have success. But at the end of the day I’d rather see the health and safety of the individual come first and foremost, and in this case that’s exactly what we’re doing and I think it’s a really smart decision.”The smartness or rightness of the decision will be of only scant solace to Rogers, who finds himself out of the Test team at the outset of dual tours that have been billed well in advance as his final cricketing lap of the world. Ruled out for medical reasons is not the same as being dropped, but now the opportunity passes on to others, likely Shaun Marsh and Adam Voges, to seal their places in the Test team. Brukner said that Rogers tried to talk him around “as they do”, and Clarke placed himself in the opener’s shoes.”Oh, look, I think Chris is exactly like me,” he said. “He wants to play, as I want him to play, but he also understands and respects that there is a lot more to it than just walking back out onto the field and playing again, as I’m sure the doc would have said, if he gets hit again who knows what the consequences are, and I don’t think anybody wants to see that happen for the sake of missing one game. You know, that’s the way it is.”In some ways, it appeared as though Rogers knew he was in trouble from the moment of the ball after he was hit. He had shrugged off the blow in the nets, as is traditional, but a wild haymaker at the next delivery drew a self-recriminatory scythe at the stumps. Rogers has been so prolific for so long it can be easy to forget there is a fragility to him common to all batsmen, and whether he appreciates it or not, some time to take stock before returning in Jamaica may not be a bad thing.Meanwhile, Australia will try to go on without him in Dominica, much as West Indies will battle without their own left-handed limpet Shivnarine Chanderpaul. They will do so because they never again wish to feel the way they felt on November 25, 2014, a day that ensures no doctor’s opinion will ever be taken lightly.Asked about this episode in light of that one, Nathan Lyon conveyed its scarring by saying very little at all. “You know the answer to that,” he said. “So I don’t really need to go into that over here, sorry.” Australia never want to go back there, and so Rogers must sit out this match.

تعرف على تشكيل الاتحاد السعودي اليوم أمام الأهلي في كأس العالم للأندية

استقر الأرجنتيني مارسيلو جاياردو، المدير الفني لنادي الاتحاد السعودي، على التشكيل الرسمي الذي سيخوض به مواجهة اليوم أمام الأهلي، التي تجمعهما ضمن منافسات كأس العالم للأندية 2023.

يلتقي الأهلي مع اتحاد جدة على أرضية ملعب مدينة الملك عبدالله الرياضية (الجوهرة المشعة)، في إطار مواجهات دور ربع النهائي.

وكان اتحاد جدة بدأ مشواره في مونديال الأندية مساء الثلاثاء الماضي، بتحقيق الفوز بثلاثية دون رد على حساب أوكلاند سيتي النيوزيلندي، ليضرب موعدًا مع الأهلي المصري.

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ويشارك الأهلي في منافسات كأس العالم للأندية باعتباره بطلًا لقارة إفريقيا بحصده لقب دوري الأبطال بالنسخة الأخيرة. تشكيل اتحاد جدة اليوم أمام الأهلي في كأس العالم للأندية

حراسة المرمى: عبد الله المعيوف.

خط الدفاع: حسن كادش – زكريا هوساوي – أحمد حجازي – مهند الشنقيطي.

خط الوسط: نجولو كانتي – فابينو – فيصل الغامدي.

خط الهجوم: إيجور كورونادو – كريم بنزيما – ورومارينهو.

قائمة المونديالي في اللقاء الثاني امام الاهلي المصري

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— نادي الاتحاد السعودي (@ittihad) December 15, 2023

Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad will aim to click in unison and drift away from the congestion at the bottom half of the table when they meet in Mohali on Monday

The Preview by Deivarayan Muthu26-Apr-2015Match factsMonday, April 27, 2015
Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT)Big pictureHaving lost four out of six games each, Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad will seek to step up and get their campaigns back on track. Both sides got smothered during their respective chases on Saturday – with Kings XI sinking to the bottom – and are still fiddling with their combination in search of stability. Whichever team fires collectively on Monday will drift away from the congestion at the bottom half of the table.Sunrisers finally had Trent Boult and Dale Steyn bowling together but it left their middle order lighter than usual. The Indian investments in KL Rahul, Naman Ojha and Hanuma Vihari have not only struggled to force the pace but have also found it difficult to keep the scorecard ticking. And this is where Kane Williamson could be crucial. Ravi Bopara has been tidy both with the ball and bat, but Sunrisers need a failsafe and they need it right now.Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see if Kings XI Punjab bring back Glenn Maxwell after the procession against Chennai Super Kings. The hosts will also want their other two big overseas recruits – Mitchell Johnson and David Miller – to make substantial contributions rather than flicker briefly.Form guideKings XI Punjab LWLLW (last five matches, more recent first)
Sunrisers Hyderabad LWLLWWatch out for…Sunrisers captain David Warner and his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan have accounted for 51.4% of the runs made by the team’s batsmen at an average of above 40 each. Considering the thin middle order, the openers will have to take it upon themselves to steer Sunrisers to a healthy total.On the other hand, Sandeep Sharma and Anureet Singh will aim to break the opening stand quickly and make inroads. In addition to swinging the new ball, the pair has been effective with the yorkers at the death. The two are at the top of the wicket-takers list for the team with 17 wickets them. “I would even trust them when it comes to bowling on a wicket where there isn’t going to be swing,” Johnson had said.Stats and triviaSunrisers have only 12 scores in excess of 160 in the past three seasons, the least by any IPL teamSunrisers and Kings XI have 2-2 record in the IPL so far.This will be Kings XI’s first home game in Mohali this season. In 2014, they played seven games in Mohali, winning six, including four Champions League T20 matches.Quotes”The middle order has to wake up and get runs for the team. If the middle order keeps batting like this then there is going to be too much pressure on Warner and Dhawan at the top of the order.”

ScorecardParas Dogra (106*) struck his third hundred of the season to guide Himachal Pradesh to a solid 314 for 4 on the opening day against Tripura in Agartala. Ankit Kalsi (63) and Rishi Dhawan chipped in with fifties, with the latter’s 64 not out contributing to an unbroken 117- run, fifth-wicket partnership with Dogra. Himachal lost opener Karanveer Singh in the fifth over of the day before the rest of the line-up managed to stitch significant stands, with four fifty-plus partnerships. Dogra, who had scored 230* and 166 earlier in the season, added 56 and 75 with Kalsi and Rashmi Parida respectively before his century stand with Dhawan. Dogra’s 145-ball stay at the crease had 10 fours and three sixes, while Dhawan struck 10 fours and a six.
ScorecardSaurabh Tiwary’s second hundred on the trot and his unbeaten 159-run third-wicket partnership with Shiv Gautam led Jharkhand to a promising 229 for 2 against Goa in Porvorim. Jharkhand opted to bat first and had lost both their openers with the score at 70 in the 26th over. Tiwary and Gautam then thwarted the Goa bowlers, patiently consolidating the innings. Tiwary hit nine fours and three sixes on his way to 100 not out off 168 deliveries, his third century of the season. Gautam – playing his first first-class match since November 2013 – was unbeaten on 72 off 269 balls with eight fours.
ScorecardMedium-pacer Arup Das’ four-wicket haul and offspinner Swarupam Purkayastha’s 3 for 35 helped Assam bundle Andhra out for 137 on the first day in Guwahati. Andhra captain Mohammad Kaif was the only batsman in his side to cross an individual score of 20 and his 60 propped up the innings. Das – who finished with 4 for 24 in 17 overs – struck early after Assam opted to bowl, reducing Andhra to 24 for 3 and the rest of the bowlers built on his efforts. Assam lost opener Pallavkumar Das in their reply and reached 32 for 1 by close of play.Kerala v Services: Samson century anchors Kerala

Plays of the day from the Champions League match between Cape Cobras and Hobart Hurricanes in Hyderabad

The Report by Alagappan Muthu21-Sep-2014Ramela’s opposite day
Omphile Ramela strode out at No. 3 for the second time in T20s. Danny Morrison, from the commentary box, tipped him as preferring long-format cricket. A T20 strike rate of 88.16 corroborated that. But the fourth over from Doug Bollinger amended that impression. Ramela dispatched a bouncer over the square-leg boundary. If that wasn’t emphatic enough, the next ball, which was fuller, was pummeled to the mid-off boundary. Bollinger’s length was like a pendulum – it went short again – and lacked pace. Ramela’s pull did not. Three balls, three different plans and 16 runs later, it was time for the slower ball. Ramela was on too much adrenaline not to slog and lost his middle stump and walked back with more than twice his career strike rate – 190.90. Opposite day had begun.Levi’s opposite day
Joe Mennie had had foiled Richard Levi’s intention to make room for himself. A slower ball forced the batsman to reach outside off, so far that his bottom hand slid off the bat. The loft should have been mistimed. It flew up and both men tracked it’s progress, all the way over the extra cover boundary. Levi continued on his way to 42 off 28 balls before another slower ball arrived from Ben Laughlin. This time it was hammered with both hands, but today was opposite day for Levi as well and he holed out at deep midwicket.Laughlin and Peterson’s opposite days
Hobart Hurricanes had caught on that slower balls were the way forward and had robbed Cobras of their early momentum. They were 143 for 6 in the 18th over when Robin Peterson spurned his definition as a left-handed batsman. Laughlin had seen the switch early and slid a slower ball down the leg side of the temporarily right-handed Peterson. For a second time on the day, the bowler’s deception ended up in the batsman’s favour as Peterson nailed the sweep to the boundary behind him. It seemed opposite day had caught on to Laughlin and Peterson as well.Amla’s opposite day
Hashim Amla was the biggest name in the Cobras batting line-up. However, his contribution of 8 was less than the extras. Ben Hilfenhaus induced an ambitions drive down the ground, the kind a power hitter would resort to when under pressure, not a batsman who can look effortlessly stylish in Test cricket. Amla’s mistake allowed the ball to clang into his stumps. His day wasn’t quite over though. Amla, who has never bowled in T20 cricket, was put in charge of wrapping up the seventh over when frontline spinner Dane Piedt had to go off the field after injuring his right arm. The first one ended up a wide, the second one was a full toss drilled to cover.

The American Cricket Federation (ACF), the unofficial governing body of cricket in America, has struck another blow in the on-going battle for relevance and authority within the country

ESPNcricinfo staff18-Jun-2014The American Cricket Federation (ACF), the unofficial governing body of cricket in America, has struck another blow in the on-going battle for relevance and authority within the country.While the official board, USACA, stumbles from crisis to crisis and is weighed down with crippling debts, the ACF have announced a major sponsorship deal with British kit manufacturer Newbery.The five-year deal will see the ACF’s 40-over competition rebranded as the Newbery American Cricket Champions League and will see all teams supplied with custom-designed kit at no cost. Shirts will also be supplied to umpires in the league.The timing of the news is intriguing. The ICC meets in Melbourne in the coming days to discuss, among other things, what to do with USACA and documents seen by ESPNcricinfo reveal they will be put on notice which gives them one year to comply.Under the ICC’s rules for membership, it is necessary for a nation to prove that it has only one governing body. But, over recent months, USACA has seen about a third of its league members pledge their support to the rival ACF instead.While it is still recognised as the governing body of cricket in America, USACA has recently seen its CEO quit in frustration at an inability of the board to accept governance reform, while a former board member, Brian Walters, has urged the ICC to take “strong action” against it. It is at least $3m in debt and, without the ICC’s funding, worth around $400,000 a year, its financial situation would be strained further.The fact that the ACF have managed to attract sponsorship to their league may remind ICC officials of the potential that exists within America, however, and contrast sharply with the continuing failings of USACA.ACF CEO Jamie Harrison said: “We see this as a tremendous boost for cricket in the United States, as Newbery’s sponsorship of the national domestic 40-over league will do much to raise the competition’s stature and professionalism.”

استدعى فرناندو دينيز، المدير الفني لمنتخب البرازيل، المهاجم جابرييل جيسوس لاعب آرسنال الإنجليزي، لقائمة السيليساو لتصفيات كأس العالم 2026، سبتمبر الجاري.

منتخب البرازيل يواجه كل من بوليفيا وبيرو يومي 8 و12 سبتمبر الجاري على الترتيب، ضمن تصفيات كأس العالم.

المنتخب البرازيلي أعلن استدعاء مهاجم فريق كرة القدم بنادي آرسنال، والذي تألق في مواجهة مانشستر يونايتد يوم الأحد الماضي.

وانضم جيسوس للقائمة بدلًا من أنتوني ماثيوس لاعب مانشستر يونايتد، والذي تم استبعاده من المنتخب البرازيلي، عقب اتهامه بالتعدي على صديقته السابقة جابرييل كافالين، التي أبلغت عن اللاعب بتهمة العنف المنزلي وأثبتت الاعتداءات الجنسية واللفظية من قبل أنتوني.

اللاعب صرّح أنه واثق من إثبات برائته، وأن الاتهامات التي وجهت له باطلة، مع توضيح علاقته بالدي جى البرازيلية جابرييل كافالين.

وتطور الأمر الآن حيث يخضع أنتوني للتحقيق من قِبل محكمة ساو باولو البرازيلية، مع استبعاده الآن من قائمة منتخب بلاده.

The BCCI is likely to convene a special general body meeting (SGM) in May to replace N Srinivasan on the board’s disciplinary committee. The issue was discussed during Sunday’s working committee meeting because of Srinivasan’s inability to serve as BCCI president until the Supreme Court delivers its verdict in the IPL corruption scandal.According to the BCCI’s regulations, a three-member disciplinary committee is appointed at every annual general meeting, “to inquire into and deal with the matter relating to any act of indiscipline or misconduct or violation of any of the rules and regulations by any player, umpire, team official , administrator, selector or any person appointed or employed by BCCI”. The rules also prescribe that all three members have to be present administrators “of whom the president shall be one of them”.Since the disciplinary committee has to be appointed at every AGM, any change during the term has to be made at an SGM, which will be convened by the board secretary Sanjay Patel with a 21-day notice, in accordance with the rules.Since Srinivasan cannot continue as BCCI president for the moment, he cannot be a part of the disciplinary committee, and it was brought to the notice of the working committee that this issue was preventing the committee from meeting to decide on the allegations against Ajit Chandila. Chandila, who was one of three Rajasthan Royals players arrested by Delhi Police in May 2013, was given additional time to reply to the disciplinary committee in March. Though Chandila has filed his reply, the disciplinary committee comprising Srinivasan and two BCCI vice-presidents Shivlal Yadav and Rajeev Shukla, has not been able to take the proceedings forward.