œND‰‰†KœND‰‰†œND‰‰†MœND‰‰†C The Sunday Times of India, New Delhi, May 4, 2003 Pete skips Rome Rethink on formula Yao, riches at his feet American veteran Pete Sampras, F-1 governing body FIA said Athletics footwear giants are who hasn’t played since his US that the ban on traction control debating Yao Ming’s shoe-selling Open triumph last September, scheduled to start in 2004 will be potential whose Nike endorsement will not make his long-awaited scrapped. The modification was of $200,000 is expiring. Rivals Adi- reappearance at the Rome proposed to cut escalating costs & das and Reebok are pondering lu- Masters next week, either increase competition in the sport crative offers for the Rockets giant Ranji Trophy final between Mumbai and Tamil Nadu begins today BRIEFLY Work’s cut out SPORT AP Milestones for Steve Waugh AP Bridgetown (Barbados): Steve with recalled opener Chris Gayle Waugh set more personal mile- unbeaten on 47 and youngster De- stones to become the second- von Smith fighting back from a highest run-getter in Test history pair of ducks in the previous Test for Vengsarkar as Australia pounded the West In- to be 34. for Vengsarkar, and by exten- dies in the third Test at Kensing- Waugh, whose Test career was THE SPORTING LIFE sion Indian cricket. Bob ton Oval here. under threat at the start of the Ayaz Memon Simpson, believes that crick- The 37-year-old Australian year before his emotion-charged et talent in India is exciting skipper scored his 30th Test hun- 102 in the fifth Ashes Test against DILIP and flourishing. dred on Friday to overtake Don England in Sydney last January, Vengsarkar’s In Mumbai last week for a Bradman as Australia’s greatest toiled away on a deteriorating landslide vic- clinic for juniors at the CCI, Test century-maker and lie sec- pitch for just over five hours for tory in the where theindefatigable Raj ond only to another famous com- his 233-ball hundred. Mumbai Singh Dungarpur continues patriot Allan Border in most runs Waugh passed Sunil Gavaskar Cricket Asso- his crusade to bring about a scored in Test cricket. (10,122) as the second highest ciation elec- silent revolution at this level, Waugh survived three dropped scorer in Tests with 10,179 runs in tions must, in Simpson said that he was im- catches on his way to scoring 115 his 159th Test match. Border some ways, take him back to pressed with the 14 and 15- as Australia battered the West In- holds the world record Test ag- 1976 when he signalled his ar- year-olds he had seen. ‘‘There dian bowlers for 154.3 overs to gregate of 11,174. Bradman had rival as a precocious 19-year- are batsmen, leg-spinners, amass the country’s fifth-highest stood since 1948 as Australia’s old with a penchant for ag- players with enormous abili- score of 605 for nine declared in greatest century-maker with 29, gressive strokeplay and dis- ty,’’ he said, ‘‘that Indian Tests against the Caribbean Is- but Waugh claimed yet another dain for opponents. cricket should be well-served lands. At the close of the second prestigious landmark to stamp His superb hundred at Nag- in the years to come.’’ day, the West Indies had made a his greatness in the annals of pur that year earned him in- Interestingly,Simpson was Davis Love III chips onto the ninth hole secure start to be 89 without loss cricket. AFP stant comparison with during the second round of the HP Colonel C K Nayudu. More- not exactly gung-ho by Aus- tralia’s supply-line of young Classic of New Orleans on Friday. Love SCOREBOARD over, he had tamed spin wiz- shot a 5-under 67 for a two-day total of ards Bedi and Prasanna, such talent. ‘‘The last major player 12-under 132. Lara now hit by Australia (1st innings): a rare achievement in those to have come through is J Langer c Chanderpaul b Banks 78 days, that Vengsarkar soon Ricky Ponting,’’ revealed M Hayden c Gayle b Drakes 27 Simpson, ‘‘and that was some Johl lying second: South Korean chicken pox? R Ponting run out 113 leap-frogged into the Indian Chung Joon fired a 4-under-par 68 for the D Lehmann lbw b Drakes 96 team in a fascinating hop- years ago.’’ second straight day on Saturday, taking a Fast bowler Jason Gillespie S Waugh b Lawson 115 step-jump. That still does not make grabbedtwo wickets in an out- A Gilchrist c Smith b Banks 65 Australia any less formida- three-stroke lead while India’s Amandeep A Bichel c Lara b Banks 71 But getting into the Indian Johl too retained his joint second place standing spell Saturday as B Lee b Lawson 11 team after that spectacular ble now and for the next cou- after the third round of the US$400,000 Australia maintained control J Gillespie not out 18 start brought in its wake huge ple of years. But India’s se- Maekyung Open golf championship in over the West Indies in the S MacGill b Lawson 0 lectors and talent scouts Extras: (b-3, lb-3, w-3, nb-2) 11 expectations and many pres- Seoul. Chung birdied the 1st hole, sunk third cricket test.Gillespie re- Total (for 9 decl, in 154.3 overs) 605 sures that Vengsarkar discov- must whiff the possibilities an eagle on the par-5 4th hole and added moved both openers as the Fall of wickets: 1-43, 2-151, 3-292, 4-331, ered were not easy to fulfil in Simpson’s assessment. 5-444, 6-568, 7-580, 8-605, 9-605 another birdie on the 5th hole at Nam West Indies, resuming on 89 and almost impossible to wish The time is ripe to make an Seoul Country Club.Johl shot a 3-under- Bowling: Lawson 32.3-2-131-3, Best 20-1- without loss, went to lunch at 99-0, Drakes 30-2-85-2, Banks 40-2-204-3, away. Over a long career, assault on Australia’s su- par 69 and was tied with South Korean 149 for two on day three, still Gayle 31-5-79-0, Sarwan 1-0-1-0. which had many intriguing premacy. Choi Yoon-soo. Thongchai Jaidee of West Indies (1st innings) ★★★ 456 in arrears. twists and turns, he had to Thailand and South Korean Shin Yong -jin The West Indies was without C Gayle batting 47 Apropos the drug scandal trailed a stroke behind Choi with just 18 D Smith batting 34 ground out success for him- the services of captain Brian which has rocked Indian ath- more holes to go in the first Asian PGA Extras (b-2, lb-2, nb-4) 8 self. By all accounts he had a Lara, who remained back at Total (for no loss, in 23 overs) 89 letics in recent weeks, the tour held in South Korea this year.AP wonderful innings as an inter- the team hotel with symptoms Australian captain Steve Waugh raises his bat after reaching the Bowling: McGrath 4-2-8-0, Gillespie 5-1-11- most telling comment, ac- century against West Indies on the second day of the third Test 0, Lee 5-1-30-0, MacGill 6-0-22-0, Lehmann national player. But if he has SARS affects soccer results: of chicken pox. AP cording to me, has come from match at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Friday. 3-1-14-0. learned anything from his Malaysia have been declared the winner playing days, Vengsarkar will Udaya Laxmi, the double of a pre-Olympic soccer match after op- know that his second innings sprint champion at the last ponent Turkmenistan defied soccer’s Waugh overtakes Gavaskar in cricket — as administrator National Games. world soccer body and refused to travel ‘‘In India, 99 per cent of top to Kuala Lumpur because of Asia’s SARS hen Steve Waugh reached 59 on Friday, he overtook this time — will be as daunt- Indo-Pak cricket: ing and as arduous as his first. athletes take drugs, especial- outbreak, officials said on Saturday. WSunil Gavaskar’s tally of 10,122 (ave. 51.12), and moved ly those who participate in Turkmenistan’s decision gave Malaysia Mumbai is in the Ranji into second place in terms of run aggregate in Test cricket. international competitions, an automatic 3-0 win, and probably a His present tally of 10,179 is exceeded only by Allan Border - Trophy final, but that is not berth in the final rounds of the Asian necessarily a sign of good and all of them get clean be- 11,174 runs (ave. 50.56) in 156 Tests. fore leaving the country,’’ she Olympics qualifying tournament in March Steve also hit his 30th Test ton on Friday to surpass Sir Don cricketing health. The supply next year. Ahmad Khawari, spokesman Optimism in the air line of high-quality players said. The hapless lady later Bradman as the No. 1 Aussie century-maker. Now, only got into a flap under obvious for the Football Association of Malaysia, Gavaskar (34) and Sachin Tendulkar (31) are ahead of him. that made Mumbai the nurs- said the 3-0 win was provided for under By Gautam Bhattacharyya now looks a reality even though the ery of Indian cricket is pressure, and did a flip-flop FIFA rules following Turkmenistan’s no- TIMES NEWS NETWORK representatives of all four nations —Rajesh Kumar choked now with mediocrity.