BHUBANESWAR MONDAY, JULY 2, 2012 | 15 Sports Blanc resigns Dix misses Olympic bus Cummins ruled out Rufus stolen French football coach Laurent Blanc has left his job after refus- American sprinter Walter Dix, third in the 100 and 200 metres Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins was ruled out of the Game, set and snatched! ‘Rufus’, the hawk, who patrolled ing an extension to his contract, which expired Sunday, the at the 2008 Olympics and second in both events at last year’s remainder of the one-day series against England Sunday after the skies to scare pigeons away at the Wimbledon tennis French Football Federation (FFF) informed. France lost 0-2 to World Championships, failed to qualify for either event at the suffering a side strain in the opening match at Lord’s Friday championships has been stolen. Police said the ‘American reigning Euro and World Champions Spain in the Euro 2012 London Olympics. Dix withdrew from the 200m heat Friday last last. Australia team doctor John Orchard said in a statement Harris Hawk’, named Rufus, was stolen together with its quarterfinal, but Blanc said afterwards that France could have at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials in Washington after released in London: “Pat sustained an abdominal muscle cage and handling glove sometime Saturday night. The mat- beaten the Spanish team. Blanc mulled over a two-year con- injuring his left leg in the 100m finals held June 24 in which he strain on his left side during the first ODI at Lord’s. Whilst he ter was reported to the police in London Sunday. Rufus had tract offer before refusing, the Federation said Sunday. “Within finished last with a timing of 10.95s His pull out in the 200m was able to complete his 10 overs, he was sore after the game an important job to carry out in all the five Championships the period provided for reflection, Laurent Blanc contacted the means he will miss both events at the London Olympics. The and was scanned, the results of which have revealed a medi- he had attended. He kept away pigeons by his presence President of the FFF, Noel Le Graet, to indicate his decision not 2004 Olympic 100m champion Justin Gatlin also scratched um grade side-strain. This will keep him out of the remainder patrolling the skies between 5.30 am and 9.30 am every to seek the renewal of his contract as national team coach,” from the 200m at the US trials after securing his London berth of the England tour. His return to cricket will be decided in due morning. A spokesman of the tennis tournament said that the Federation said in a website statement. Federation Chief in the 100m. Wallace Spearmon, who was disqualified from a course, based on follow-up examinations in Australia.” The 19- one of Rufus’s ‘pals’, Hector, has been drafted in to patrol Graet had expressed a desire to retain Blanc as coach. Blanc, bronze medal spot at the 2008 Olympics for a race-lane viola- year-old Cummins took one for 53 in his first match against the skies. Avian celebrity Rufus is something of a 46, succeeded Raymond Domenech after France’s disastrous tion, had the fastest qualifying time in the 200m at 20.17 sec- England. Cricket Australia (CA) said Cummins would leave Wimbledon fixture with his own Facebook page and Twitter 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He then proceeded to lead onds. “It is disappointing,” Dix stated. ‘More so because I have England for Australia Monday. CA’s National Selection Panel account with 257 followers, the BBC reported. Owner and France to Euro 2012 with a lengthy unbeaten run that ended shown that I can challenge the best in the world. I don’t think I added that no replacement bowler would join the squad as handler Imogen Davies said: “It’s hard to get your head after 23 games with a 0-2 group game defeat to Sweden. will ever run in Olympics again,” he added. there are plenty of options available with the present side. around. We just want to know whether he’s okay.” Banned PAK HOLD INDIA players get I-T clean chit New Delhi, July 1: The Income Tax department has given a TO A TIE clean chit to the five banned do- Batting collapse dash Unmukt’s efforts mestic cricketers, who were involved in the IPL spot-fixing the last over, India lost skip- Aparajith fell in the 37th over fiasco, from any financial mis- per Unmukt Chand (121, and from then started India’s conduct or receiving kickbacks 150b, 11x4) in the fourth troubles as none of the other in order to fix matches. An in- ball before Rush Kalaria batsmen got going. vestigation by the I-T depart- slammed Ehsan Adil through Akshdeep Nath (23) in as- ment in the financial transac- the off-side for a four to level sociation with skipper Chand tions of the five revealed this. the scores. The right-hander, took India closer to the target, The five players - T P however, chipped the very putting on 33 runs for the fourth Sudhindra, Shalabh Srivastava, next ball straight to the mid- wicket, but his dismissal in the Mohnish Mishra, Amit Yadav off, much to the dismay of the 45th over opened the flood- and Abhinav Bali were also 2000-odd people present at gates as the team lost five wick- questioned by the I-T sleuths the ground. ets for just 35 to let go a win- at their special unit office in the India started off sedately ning opportunity. national capital after a TV chan- Pugilist Vijender Singh feels that training at Dublin will help the boxers a lot in London losing opener Manan Vohra Earlier, Pakistan rode on a nel aired the sting operation. in the fifth over before Chand brilliant 134 (124b, 13x4, 3x6) According to sources privy and Baba Aparajith (90, 86b, from opener Sami Aslam to to the development, the de- 12x4) put together a partner- pile up challenging total on the partment is expected to submit ‘Dublin trip useful’ ship of 175 runs to put their board. For India Kalaraia (5/37) a report in this regard soon side in a commanding position. bowled very well. PTI and would also inform the New Delhi, July 1: He was not much difference it could make train twice a day in Dublin. Sports Ministry. The Ministry quite sure if training abroad to our preparations,” Vijender In the morning, we practiced Scoreboard had asked the Department of before Olympics would help stated on his return to India among ourselves while in the PAKISTAN (UNDER-19): Sami Aslam b Kalaria 134, Babar Azam r o Revenue under the Finance much but after spending a fort- Sunday. “It made a huge dif- evening we used to spar with 10, Imam-ul-Haq c Patel b Aparajith 10, Umar Waheed lbw b Vikas Ministry and the I-T to probe night preparing in Ireland, ference as we got acclimatised other teams which had come Mishra 48, Mohammad Nawaz b Sandeep Sharma 13, Saad Ali c alleged financial irregularities London-bound Vijender Singh to European conditions. It is bit- there. I think we have come back Nath b Kalaria 23, Ehsan Adil c Patel b Kalaria 7, Salman Afridi c in the cash-rich IPL also. said Sunday that the experi- ing cold there and extreme hot a stronger bunch and it would Patel b Kalaria 12, Azizullah c Vikas Mishra b Kalaria 5, Zia-ul-Haq n The I-T sleuths also con- ence has done a world of good here. So, now when we go to show in our results in London o 1, Akhtar Waheed n o 0, Extras: (b-1, lb-2, w-10, nb -6) 19, ducted a scan on the bank ac- to the Indian boxers ahead of London, we won’t exactly be this time around.” Total: (for nine wickets in 50 overs) 282. counts, investments and other the mega-event this month. shocked by the weather. It National coach Sandhu said Fall: 1-33, 2-62, 3-162, 4-190, 5-252, 6-252, 7-270, 8-281, 9-281. financial earning avenues of Vijender (75kg), Shiva Thapa would be easy to adapt,” the purpose of the trip was ac- Bowling: Sandeep Sharma 10-0-56-1, Rush Kalaria 10-1-37-5, Baba these five cricketers and their close (56kg), L Devendro Singh Vijender added. climatisation and it has been Aparajith 10-0-49-1, Mohsin Sayyed 9-0-63-0, Vikas Mishra 8-0-42-1, relatives, in order to probe if any (49kg), Manoj Kumar (64kg), The Indian boxers are in the fulfilled. “The boys had a great Unmukt Chand 2-0-22-0, Akshdeep Nath 1-0-10-0. kickbacks were illegally received Sumit Sangwan (81kg) and Jai country for just 10 days before time because they had the best Skipper Unmukt Chand scored a brilliant century PTI PHOTO INDIA (UNDER-19): Manan Vohra c Azizullah b Zia-ul-Haq by them to fix IPL games. Bhagwan (60kg) were the ones they pack off for London, where of training facilities and also got 11, Unmukt c Azizullah b Adil 121, Aparajith c Zia-ul-Haq b Nawaz “They are clean, at least, on who trained in Dublin under the they will train before heading a fair idea of the conditions in Kuala Lumpur, July 1: Indian both countries were declared 90, Vijay Zol c Akhtar Waheed b Zia-ul-Haq 11, Akashdeep c the illegal gratification and watchful eyes of national coach to the Games Village in the Europe.