Centuries by opening batsmen put Australia in command

Published>Sat, Sep 25 10 09:28 PM

Chandigarh, Sep 25 (IANS) Centuries by the opening pair put the Australian cricket team in a commanding position against the Indian Board President's XI in their warmup match here Saturday.

The visitors ended the day with 319 runs for the loss of only one wicket.

Electing to bat after winning the toss, the Australian openers never looked in any trouble, even though their opponents dropped two catches.

While Shane Watson scored 115 runs (16 fours) and was bowled finally by spinner Piyush Chawla, Simon Katich scored 104 runs (15 fours) before retiring hurt.

The duo put up 207 runs before Katich retired hurt.

Captain Ricky Ponting (42 runs) and his deputy Michael Clarke (43 runs) were unbeaten at close on the first day of the three-day warmup match.

The Indian bowlers, including speedster S. Sreesanth, who has been recalled to the Test side, could not achieve much on a bright and sunny day.

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PCB may sue Trott for altercation with Riaz in tit-for-tat response to ECB Butt threat

Published>Sat, Sep 25 10 09:22 PM

London, Sep 25(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly considering legal action against England batsman Jonathan Trott for allegedly calling Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz "a match-fixer".

The incident occurred ahead of Monday's fourth ODI at Lord's, when the two players clashed in the nets and had to be separated by England batting coach Graham Gooch.

The altercation ended with Trott grabbing Riaz by the throat, and the prospect of an all-out fight was only averted by Gooch, who pushed Trott away before putting an arm around the Pakistani.

"There is a strong likelihood that the PCB, in a tit-for-tat response to the threat by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to sue (PCB chairman Ijaz) Butt over his remarks against English players, will go after Trott," The Telegraph quoted a source, as saying.

The ECB is believed to be furious over Butt's claim that England had 'thrown' the third ODI at The Oval. (ANI)

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Narendran, Sailesh top in National Racing

Published>Sat, Sep 25 10 09:18 PM

Chennai, Sep 25 (IANS) The wet conditions following heavy showers, caught out most drivers, but S. Narendran (TVS Girling) and Sailesh Bolisetti (RAD Racing) survived to win the opening runs in the Formula LGB Swift and Super Saloon classes of the fourth round of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship, here Saturday.

Narendran displayed a lot of maturity and patience as he bided his time to move from third to first in the seventh of the 10-lap race.

The experienced Narendran slipped through on the inside at Turn-2 to get past leader Ajay Kini (Wallace Sports) under braking and then held on to the lead in a close battle. On lap-5, Narendran had got past pole-sitter Deepak.

Meanwhile, Bolisetti, the 21-year old from Vizag, yet again demonstrated his dominance in the Super Saloons as he won from start to finish, sparing nearly six seconds to second-placed Raj Virudhan (Prime Racing).

The afternoon showers threw the schedule out of gear while leading to postponement of races in other classes that will now be run tomorrow.

The results:

Formula LGB Swift (Race 1, 10 laps): S Narendran (TVS Girling) 1 (20mins, 16.238secs); Ajay Kini (Wallace Sports) 2 (20:17.497); R Deepak (Mars Racing) 3 (20:24.193).

Super Saloons (Race 1, 9 laps): Sailesh Bolisetti (RAD Racing) 1 (18:33.249); Raj Virudhan (Prime Racing) 2 (18:39.864); Siddharth Kishore (Performance Racing) 3 (18:45.383).

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Warriors to bat against South Australia

Sat, Sep 25 10 09:12 PM

Centurion, Sep 25 (PTI) Warriors captain Davy Jacobs won the toss and elected to bat against South Australia Redbacks in the second semifinal of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament here today. Teams: Warriors: Davy Jacobs (capt), Ashwell Prince, Colin Ingram, Craig Thyssen, Mark Boucher, Justin Kreusch, Johan Botha, Nicky Boje, Rusty Theron, Makhaya Ntini, Lonwabo Tsotsobe. South Australia Redbacks: Michael Klinger (capt), Daniel Harris, Graham Manou, Callum Ferguson, Cameron Borgas, Tom Cooper, Daniel Christian, Aaron O''Brien, Gary Putland, Cullen Bailey, Shaun Tait.

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PCB may sue Trott for altercation with Riaz in tit-for-tat response to ECB Butt threat

Published>Sat, Sep 25 10 08:58 PM

London, Sep 25(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly considering legal action against England batsman Jonathan Trott for allegedly calling Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz "a match-fixer".

The incident occurred ahead of Monday's fourth ODI at Lord's, when the two players clashed in the nets and had to be separated by England batting coach Graham Gooch.

The altercation ended with Trott grabbing Riaz by the throat, and the prospect of an all-out fight was only averted by Gooch, who pushed Trott away before putting an arm around the Pakistani.

"There is a strong likelihood that the PCB, in a tit-for-tat response to the threat by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to sue (PCB chairman Ijaz) Butt over his remarks against English players, will go after Trott," The Telegraph quoted a source, as saying.

The ECB is believed to be furious over Butt's claim that England had 'thrown' the third ODI at The Oval. (ANI)

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Button aims for 'podium-finish' aggression in final five races to retain F1 title

Published>Sat, Sep 25 10 08:52 PM

Marina Bay (Singapore), Sep 25(ANI): Reigning Formula One champion Jenson Button has vowed to be aggressive in the final five races of a thrilling championship title battle.

Button is bidding to be the first Brit to defend the drivers' crown, and he also knows that he cannot afford another 'Did Not Finish' if he wants to pull it off.

With 165 points, the 30-year-old is currently 22 points behind championship leader, Red Bull's Mark Webber (187 points).

"The most important thing for all of us is to finish in front of all the others who are fighting for the championship. But if you look at this season it means that you have to be on the podium every race from now on," The Sun quoted Button, as saying.

"None of us can be consistently fifth now. We have to be consistently in the top three. I am going to be aggressive in these remaining races. But it has to be a controlled aggression. If you have a 'Did Not Finish' it's very difficult to win the title."

"I can't have another DNF towards the end of the year. But, then, no driver can. And if you're not aggressive, you're never going to fight for the title. I am 22 points behind, so I have got to go for it. There is no other way, but I am excited about it," he added.

Button will begin his challenge with Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix. (ANI)

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PCB may sue Trott for altercation with Riaz in tit-for-tat response to ECB Butt threat

Published>Sat, Sep 25 10 08:42 PM

London, Sep 25(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly considering legal action against England batsman Jonathan Trott for allegedly calling Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz "a match-fixer".

The incident occurred ahead of Monday's fourth ODI at Lord's, when the two players clashed in the nets and had to be separated by England batting coach Graham Gooch.

The altercation ended with Trott grabbing Riaz by the throat, and the prospect of an all-out fight was only averted by Gooch, who pushed Trott away before putting an arm around the Pakistani.

"There is a strong likelihood that the PCB, in a tit-for-tat response to the threat by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to sue (PCB chairman Ijaz) Butt over his remarks against English players, will go after Trott," The Telegraph quoted a source, as saying.

The ECB is believed to be furious over Butt's claim that England had 'thrown' the third ODI at The Oval. (ANI)

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