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Lanka take control on rain-hit day
Nehra not yet fit, says Chappell
Four players escaped ICC Code of Conduct breach in 2004-05
Australia take 1-0 lead
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Lanka take control on rain-hit day
Colombo, July 15 The short duration of play, however, proved disastrous as the tourists lost three quick wickets as they took their second innings score from overnight’s 17 for 3 to 59 for 6, an overall lead of 117 runs with only four wickets in hand. Captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the only seasoned player in the touring squad, remained his team’s last hope with an unbeaten 29 after 112 minutes at the crease. His lone aggressive stroke was a six over long-on off left-arm spinner Sanath Jayasuriya, who was pressed into service because fading light prevented the fast bowlers from operating. Sri Lanka’s left-arm seamer Chaminda Vaas trapped both Narsingh Deonarine and Dwayne Smith leg-before to return with figures of 4 for 12 from 12 overs. Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan dismissed teenager Denesh Ramdin, who made 56 in the first innings, by having him leg-before for 11. Omari Banks, the other batsman at the crease, had yet to score. If the weather improves — more rain is forecast over the next two days — Sri Lanka will be looking to wrap up the West Indian innings quickly and press for victory in their 150th Test match. Sri Lanka have won seven of their last eight Tests at the Sinhalese Sports Club. The second and final Test will be played in the hill resort of Kandy from July 22. Scoreboard West Indies (1st innings) 285 Sri Lanka (1st innings) 227 West Indies (2nd innings) Joseph c Jayawardena Marshall lbw Vaas 2 Morton lbw Vaas 0 Deonarine lbw Vaas 7 Chanderpaul not out 29 Smith lbw Vaas 0 Ramdin lbw Muralitharan 11 Banks not out 0 Extras: (b-8) 8 Total
(6 wkts, 35.3 overs) 59 Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-3, 3-15, 4-21, 5-21, 6-48. Bowling:
Vaas 12-4-12-4, Malinga 6-4-2-0, Muralitharan 11.3-6-17-2, Jayasuriya 6-1-20-0.
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Lanka may visit India twice this season
New Delhi, July 15 “The proposal is there but it has not been finalised yet. We will take a decision on the matter after discussing it with the principal office-bearers of the Board,” BCCI Secretary S.K. Nair told PTI. India begin the season with a tri-series from July 30 to August 9 in Sri Lanka, where the West Indies will be the third team. The Indians then tour Zimbabwe from August 24 to September 24 as they compete in another tri-series against the hosts and New Zealand before playing the African nation in two Tests. That will be followed by the ICC Super Series from October 5 to 10, pitting world champions Australia against the Rest of World in three ODIs and a six-day Test. On return, India are scheduled to take on the South Africans in five one-day internationals from November 17 to 29. —
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Nehra not yet fit, says Chappell
Bangalore, July 15 Chappell said Sachin was making a good recovery and had already started picking up the bat. “He will, however, start using it only in the next few weeks,” the coach said, adding that the top batsman was expected to be completely fit in the next six to eight weeks. Speaking about the preparations for the Sri Lanka tri-series, Chappell said all pace bowlers except Nehra were fit. He said Nehra was presently suffering from a stomach ailment and was being given special training to make him fit for the series. He said things would become more clear following the practice sessions which were scheduled to be held over the weekend. Chappell is using various methods to ensure that the players have a positive mindset. The latest addition to the training camp is Dr Swami Shivasubramanium, who is the only Indian expert on the Edward De Bono method. The method is being introduced for the probables to enable them to identify and eliminate negative traits which may hamper their performance. The past two days have been devoted to indoor sessions which were attended by Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly. Chappell said the players had responded enthusiastically to the indoor sessions which were aimed at improving their performance through pointed discussions on their strengths. Chappell was also optimistic that Sourav would hit form again, saying “Sourav is working in a different way now and we have discussed this way and how it can help him better. I am sure he will perform in a better manner now and make runs.” While declining to comment on his expectations from the team in the tri-series, he said he wanted to take each day as it came. “The young players are very active and participate enthusiastically in the proceedings, besides adjusting admirably with their seniors,” he said. The probables will be in their final phase of training when they play a practice match tomorrow, besides playing an exhibition match on Sunday for former Test cricketer David Johnson at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium here. |
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Four players escaped ICC Code of Conduct breach in 2004-05
Mumbai, July 15 Between April, 2004, and March, 2005, the period in consideration, a total of 36 Code of Conduct breaches were observed by ICC match referees, with five of them later found not guilty after a review of their actions. The other three players found not guilty of breach of code of conduct were New Zealand’s Scott Styris and Brendon McCullum, Pakistan’s Abdul Razzaq, apart from Woolmer, according to the ICC’s annual report for 2004-05 . Significantly, none of them had to go in for an appeal while Ganguly, who was served with a one-match ban by Lloyd for India’s slow over rate, had to appeal against the decision, which was upheld by ICC’s Appeals Commissioner Tim Castle. Ganguly was deemed to have breached the code against Pakistan during the BCCI Platinum Jubilee tie on November 13 in Kolkata, his second breach of the same clause within 12 months.
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Australia take 1-0 lead
Sydney, July 15 Lleyton Hewitt gave the Australians the perfect start when he won a feisty clash with Guillermo Coria 7-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 but David Nalbandian was looking to square the tie with a 6-3, 7-6, 5-7 lead over Wayne Arthurs. Their match was interrupted for more than a hour after the second set when it began to rain and although play later resumed under lights, the players called a halt after the third set because of the moisture on the temporary grass court at Sydney’s Olympic tennis centre. Relations between the teams were strained before the tie began following the clashes at this year’s Australian Open and deteriorated further after today’s opening singles matches. Hewitt’s match with Coria threatened to boil over after the pair traded insults and accused each other of bad sportsmanship. Coria, who became increasingly frustrated by Hewitt’s tempestuous behaviour, accused the Australian of swearing at him while Hewitt responded by calling the Argentinian a sore loser. “I admire his game but I don’t like the way he is,” Coria told a news conference. “He can be the best player in the world, he can win every tournament but he can not behave the way he does, abusing the captain, abusing the other players.” “Outside the game is one thing but inside the court I really feel like killing him.” Hewitt denied swearing at his opponent and accused the South Americans of unsportsmanlike behaviour. “To be perfectly honest, I think he’s arrogant and he lost the match today and he’s looking for other excuses,” Hewitt said. “Not once did I have words with him and to tell you the truth I think he’s a sore loser. “He grabbed his private parts at one stage...he spat in the referee’s direction and he wasn’t happy with the court surface. He tried hip-and-shouldering me at the end of the first set and he complained the whole day so I’m not quite sure what his issue is.” Coria complained about the state of the court, saying it was not up to standard, while Hewitt took a swipe at Nalbandian and the Argentine captain, Alberto Mancini. “Their captain, who has been mouthing off all week about sportsmanship, was talking to the referee every second point on my service games,” Hewitt said. The outbursts overshadowed the match where Hewitt had needed all his combative skills to subdue Coria, recovering from a slow start then surviving a determined comeback. Hewitt dropped his second service game, but recovered to win the first set tiebreak after Coria failed to serve out the set when he made three unforced errors and served a double fault. Hewitt broke Coria twice in the second set to grab a two-set lead but the Argentine fought back to win the third. MOSCOW:
Teenager Richard Gasquet overcame debut nerves to put France 1-0 up against hosts Russia in their Davis Cup quarterfinal by thrashing Igor Andreev 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 in the first singles match on Friday. Andreev, who turned 22 on Thursday, was hoping for a late birthday present by beating Gasquet on the slow clay court at Moscow’s Olympic Stadium but could do nothing to stop the 19-year-old Frenchman who was playing his first Davis Cup match. Gasquet, urged on by a small but vocal French contingent, broke the Russian in the 10th game to take the first set and raced to a 3-0 lead in the second before comfortably holding his serve to go two sets up. Gasquet took a medical time-out in the third game of the third set when doctors worked on his right wrist and was later troubled by leg cramps but still managed to clinch the match, winning the tiebreaker 7-1. |
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Bhupathi to partner Damm at US Open
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SAI coaches proceed on medical leave
Patiala, July 15 About 35 Kolkata-based coaches had been transferred in the first week of this month and were subsequently relieved from their duties by the authorities concerned. However, after availing of a 10-day “joining time period”, which came to an end today, these coaches have now proceeded on medical leave, a decision which virtually amounts to defying orders. These coaches were among the 700-odd coaches transferred by the SAI a few days ago. Confirming this development, Mr Ananta Ghosh, President of the All-India SAI Coaches Welfare Association, said under no circumstances would the transferred coaches join their new places of posting. He said he was in touch with the leaders of Left parties, who had assured him that they would be taking up the controversial issue in the forthcoming session of Parliament commencing on July 23. Mr Ghosh said Jyotirmoy Sikdar, MP, had already assured him that she would be pleading their case in Parliament. Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Sports) Rana Gurmeet Sodhi, who was away to Delhi in an attempt to get the issue resolved, said he had discussed the matter threadbare with Mr Prithvi Raj Chauhan, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. The minister assured Sodhi that he would look into the matter and also told him that Punjab would not face any shortage of coaches. The minister said since the SAI Director-General had issued transfer orders before embarking on his foreign trip, from which the DG is scheduled to return on July 18, he was unaware of the transfers. In a related development, Ranjit Singh, Secretary of the Punjab SAI Coaches Welfare Association, has alleged that senior SAI officials were pressurising their subordinates to get coaches relieved. Documents in possession of this correspondent reveal that Prem Sukh, in charge of the SAI Training Centre, Badal (Muktsar), has written to the District Sports Officer, Faridkot, asking him to relieve Hargobind Singh, SAI wrestling coach. Prem Sukh has also allegedly asked the DSO not to allow the transferred coach to mark his attendance. Ranjit Singh said Prem Sukh had no locus standi to direct the Faridkot DSO to issue such an order. Ranjit Singh claimed that he was receiving similar reports from other areas where SAI officials were into overdrive to get the transferred coaches forcibly relieved. He said Karam Singh, a SAI Assistant Director posted at the SAI Training Centre, Mastuwana Sahib (Sangrur), and Urmila Sharma, Assistant Director (Coaching), SAI Northern Centre, Sonepat, too, had written to officials concerned in the Punjab Sports Department asking him them to relieve SAI coaches working with them. Meanwhile, the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) President, Mr Rajdeep Singh Gill, ADGP, has said that the SAI should come out with a transparent transfer policy instead of uprooting those coaches who were producing good results at their respective centres. In separate press notes, Mr Upkar Singh Virk and Mr Arun Vij, secretaries of the Punjab Kho-Kho Association and the Punjab Fencing Association, respectively, expressed solidarity with the coaches. |
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Immelman steps into
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St Andrews, July 15 Having been drawn with former world number two Phil Mickelson and the colourfully dressed Briton Ian Poulter for the first two days, however, Immelman needed to be at the top of his game to stand out. “In most groups I’m pretty much the anonymous person,” said Immelman. “I’ve been hanging around the top 50 in the world but I’m not going to be a star in many groups. “But I’m very pleased with the way I played and I thoroughly enjoyed my two days with Mickelson and Poulter. “It’s great to be where I am this week especially with it being Jack Nicklaus’ final Open. “And obviously we’ve got that guy Tiger who is chasing Jack’s record, so there are some unbelievable stories unfolding this week.”
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3 Punjab swimmers to attend coaching camp
Ludhiana, July 15 According to Mr Balraj Sharma, vice-president, Swimming Federation of India, the names of these swimmers figure in the list of probables for the forthcoming Asian Age Group Swimming, Diving and Waterpolo Championships scheduled to be held in Bangkok from August 18 to 27. Their performance during the 32nd Junior National Aquatic Championship held in Kolkata was taken into consideration while selecting them. While Puneet Rana has been included in the swimming list, Ravneet Singh and Rohit Sharma feature in the water
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