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OID‰‰†KOID‰‰†OID‰‰†MOID‰‰†C The Times of India, New Delhi, Monday,July 14, 2003 Mike Tyson’s road rage Worse for Best Hear, hear Chappell Don King’s bodyguard Isadore ‘‘Izzy’’ George Best is at it again. The Outspoken Aussie Ian Chappell wants Bolton, is suing Mike Tyson for celebrated buddy of the bottle better treatment for asylum-seekers in $15,000 for punching him and was arrested on suspicion of his country. Rehab activist, Chappell’s breaking a bone in his face, assault in a Surrey hotel. Best is the much-wanted voice against PM after an altercation during was soon let off, with the police John Howard’s hardline policy on the rush hour in Las Vegas refusing to divulge details treatment of refugees India lose to Brazil in the final of U-19 World Volleyball Championship To get the opposition out again for that total was very exemplary, very pleasing, Zulu threatens to the effort was fantastic Bangla manage a victory Dav Whatmore Darwin: Cricket minnows the challenge, despite the Ajit Ninan Bangladesh, given no chance loss of three quick wickets sue Smith, now SPORTS DIGEST against Australia in an up- for eight runs late in the AFP coming Test match, lifted game. Bangladesh coach Dav Durban: Discarded their spirits with a two-wick- Whatmore said the win South African all- et victory in their final warm- would help the team’s confi- rounder Lance Klusener up match here on Sunday. dence. “I attribute the victo- has threatened to sue Bangladesh held on for the ry to our second innings current national cricket tense victory over the North- bowling,” Whatmore said. team captain Graeme ern Territory Chief Minis- “We had a deficit of 50 runs Smith for branding him ter’s XI, after being set a sec- and real desire. To get the op- “a disruptive element.” ond innings target of 187. position out again for that to- In a letter to the United Smith Klusener The win followed a narrow tal was very exemplary, very Cricket Board of South victory over the Australian pleasing — the effort was fan- Africa (UCBSA) sent by Klusener’s attorney David Cricket Academy team in tastic. That was what Gush, the cricketer has threatened legal action against Brisbane the previous week brought us into the game.” Smith for his remarks, according to the Johannesburg- as they prepare to take on Whatmore said the team based Sunday Times newspaper. Steve Waugh’s top-ranked had improved across the Smith, now leading the South African team in Eng- side on Friday.After a first in- board during their three land, made the remarks against Klusener just before the nings score of 139 — 50 lower warm-up matches. Javed side’s departure for the tour early in June. Klusener was than the local invitational Omar topscored with 44 be- subsequently left out of the tour, although he claims the team’s tally — the Bangladesh fore falling lbw to Adrian Cricket Board had promised him a contract. The all- bowlers restricted the Terri- McAdam. Middle-order bats- rounder has now taken his case to the state- established tory to just 136 in their second man Al-Sahariar contributed Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration innings on Saturday. 41 and tail-enders Khaled (CCMA), which deals with “unfair labour practices”.PTI Starting the fourth and fi- Mahmud (12 not out) and Limin Jiang of China gets ready nal day at 90 for four, the Mashrafe Mortaza (4 not out) to throw in the shot put during the Bangladeshis were equal to took their side to victory. AFP 3rd World Youth Athletics in Corporate Cup to Sherbrooke, Canada. Jiang won the event. 25 probables for We’ll put up a good show, says Steve Banglaore camp Anju finishes fourth: Asian Darwin: Steve Waugh says his Australian cricket team “It’s exciting, it’s a new venue for us all, we’ve never offer big booty Games gold medallist Anju Bobby aims to “put on a good show” against Bangladesh here played Bangladesh in a Test before, in a Test series, so Thiruvananthapuram: A By R.K. Tiwari the sources informed. George finished fourth with a dis- this week. Waugh arrived here on Sunday unmoved by we’re looking forward to the challenge of playing up practice camp for 25 India TIMES NEWS NETWORK Sources also revealed that tance of 6.51m in the Rome golden critics of the two-Test series between the top and bot- here,” Waugh said. probables will be held at Ban- Jaipur: The three-member the board will make it gala athletics championship on Fri- tom-ranked sides who have predicted all sorts of Test “At this stage of Bangladesh’s experience to play galore under coach John day, according to information re- committee of Indian cricket mandatory for the top crick- records will tumble. against the supposed top five in world cricket is impor- Wright from September 1 to 6 ceived here on Saturday. Anju is cur- board, including the treasur- eters to take part in this tour- Former Test batsman David Hookes said last week tant.” Waugh was pleased Bangladesh pulled off a sec- to prepare the cricket team rently undergoing training at the Cali- er Kishore Rungta, is busy nament. Bangladesh didn’t deserve to be in Test cricket and ond consecutive morale-boosting victory here on Sun- for the home series against fornia State University Institute of urged the Australians to try to win the first Test, start- day when they downed the Northern Territory Chief working out the economics of Those who opt out will Sports under legendary Mike Powell. New Zealand, BCCI an- ing on Friday,within one day. Minister’s XI by two wickets following a narrow win the much-talked about Corpo- have to produce a certificate Women’s: Long jump: 1 Elva Goulbourne Elva (Ja- nounced on Sunday. Bookies are offering odds of 17-1 on that happening. over the Australian Cricket Academy in Brisbane. Prior to this a conditioning rate Cup cricket tournament explaining their inability. maica) 6.71m, 2. Tatyana Kotova (Russia) 6.63m, to be unveiled next summer. The committee is still unde- 3. Grace Upshaw (US) 6.56, 4. Anju Bobby George But Waugh said speculation about how long the “We haven’t played much cricket in the last four or camp will also be held from AFP According to sources, the cided about the format of the (India) 6.51m. TNN match would run was “more a problem for the media”. five weeks so it should be a good contest,” he said. August 14 to 26 at the Nation- al Cricket Academy in Ban- prize money of the tourna- tournament. In all probabili- ment will be around Rs. 1 ty, the teams will be divided Harris retains WBA title: Ameri- CRICKET UPDATE galore. crore and the teams will have in two groups and the top can Vivian Harris retained his World AP Arriving in India on Sep- Boxing Association super lightweight tember 23, the Kiwis will play to shell out Rs. 25 lakh as par- team from each group will title here on Saturday with a unani- Vaughan salutes two first class matches ticipation fee! The gate mon- battle it out at Eden Gardens mous 12-round decision over French against the Board President’s ey and the revenue earned in Kolkata for the title. challenger Souleyman MBaye. Har- XI and the India ‘A’ team. through advertising banners However, a final decision ris, 24, sent Mbaye to the canvas in Gough show This would be followed by in and around the stadium on the format will be taken the second round. Two judges made London: England One-day captain two Test matches at Kanpur will go to the host. The TV only after consulting the cor- it 116-111 for Harris, and the third Michael Vaughan praised the per- and Mohali. PTI rights will go to the board, porate groups. saw it 117-110 for the champion, who posted his 23rd victory against formance of Yorkshire teammate one defeat and one draw. MBaye Darren Gough in his team’s seven- suffered the first defeat of a profes- wicket triangular series final win sional career that includes 27 victo- over South Africa at Lord’s. Gough, ries, 18 inside the distance. AFP 32, recalled after nearly a year out with a knee injury, took two for Asian triathlon meet: The Asian nine in seven overs as South Africa Triathlon Federation lauded the facili- were bowled out for 107 - their low- ties available here for the conduct of est ever One-day International to- the 12th Asian Trialthlon Champi- tal against England - after Vaughan onship on November 2 next. “The won the toss and put them into bat Asian Triathlon Confederation (ASTC) on Saturday. has inspected the venues for swim- ming, cycling and running and cham- “Gough is an exceptional bowler. pionship technical delegate Balwant He has proved that over the years Singh of Malaysia has given us a and he has proved invaluable for clean chit on the facilities,” ATF pres- me out on the park,” said Vaughan. ident Lou Daspeng and vice-presi- “He set the tone by getting in dent Iaaya told reporters here. Earli- everything in the right place and er, the ASTC, which met here on putting South Africa under pres- Sunday morning, has allotted the sure.” AFP Olympic qualifying championship to the Philippines in April next year. PTI ‘Remember the hurt’ London: South Africa captain BETTING METER Graeme Smith told his players to England’s Marcus Trescothick (L) and Andrew Flintoff (R) spray champagne FOOTBALL “remember the hurt” after they over their captain Michael Vaughan (2nd row L), holding the NatWest tro- were crushed by England in the FA Barclaycard Premiership 2003/4 phy, and other teammates, after winning the tri-series on Saturday.