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Home , Georgia Elwiss, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Mominul Haque, Tamim Iqbal

THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015 SPORTS SCOREBOARD dominate Test : Score on the second day of the first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong yesterday: CHITTAGONG: Half-centuries by South Africa 1st innings (T. Bavuma 54; Extras (lb 5, nb1) 6 Riyad and gave Bangladesh the 4-37, Jubair Hossain 3-53) Total (for four ; 67 overs) 179 edge over top-ranked South Africa yesterday as Bangladesh first innings (7-0 overnight): To bat: Litton Das, Jubair Hossain, Mohammad Tamim Iqbal b Elgar 57 Shahid, , Mustafizur Rahman. the unfancied hosts reached 179-4 before rain st de Kock b van Zyl 26 Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Imrul), 2-55 (Mominul), 3-144 stopped play on the second day of the first Test. v Harmer 6 (Tamim), 4-178 (Mahmudullah) Mahmudullah made 67 while Tamim added a Mahmudullah lbw b Philander 67 Bowling: Steyn 13-3-46-0, Philander 12-1-22-1 patient 57 as Bangladesh reduced their deficit to 16 (nb1), Morkel 11-2-28-0, Harmer 19-3-59-1, van Zyl 69 runs after the Proteas were dismissed for a not out 1 9-2-13-1, Elgar 3-0-6-1. modest 248 in Chittagong. Vernon Philander trapped Mahmudullah leg- before just before rain ended the day’s play in the third session, swinging the game back Advantage England towards the visitors after lowly Bangladesh appeared to have taken the advantage.Mahmudullah, who hit 10 fours off in Women’s Ashes 138 balls, put on 89 with Tamim for the third , providing the backbone of the LONDON: Natalie Sciver’s 66 saw England to done in the past. “We’ve done it as perfectly Bangladesh innings after the hosts resumed on a four-wicket win in the first match of the as we could have today. “I thought we started Wednesday on 7-0. Tamim, who faced 129 balls, multi-format Women’s Ashes series in brilliantly with the ball. Our fielding was out- scored his first fifty against South Africa in five Taunton on Tuesday. standing at times and then that Tests before he was bowled by a full toss from England, set a target of 239 for victory between Sciver and Greenway was absolutely left-arm spinner on the stroke of the after holding Australia to 238 for nine in this brilliant. And for Georgia Elwiss to come in tea break. 50-over one-day international, finished on and show her talent at the end was fantastic.” South Africa’s bowling coach Charl 240 for six with 26 balls of the match remain- Meanwhile Perry said: “The conditions Langeveldt believes Bangladesh have a slight ing. Sciver and (53) oversaw were really tough because the outfield was so advantage in the game. “I think it is 60-40 in their England’s recovery from 80 for four in a cen- incredibly quick. But they showed great abili- side,” he said after stumps. “The game is fairly tury stand before both fell in sight of victory. ty to hit the stumps for those run outs and all even. If they get a 100-run lead against us, we Greenway hooked a full toss straight to credit to them. “We didn’t have a great start will be struggling. midwicket before Sciver found mid-off with with the bat and that was probably the differ- “Bangladesh really batted well. They were 22 runs required to win. Georgia Elwiss and ence, in the end.” patient. Normally they have the second highest scored the remaining runs to The format has been changed from the scoring rate. I think our guys bowled really well take the first two points on offer in the series. last Ashes, with the points for winning the and Bangladesh batted well.” England’s top order, including experi- lone Test match reduced from six to four, with Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah said the third enced (15) and all the limited-overs games providing two day’s opening session would be crucial for both (30) all got starts but could not points for victory. This series continues with the teams. “I think if we can spend first session go on. Australia had earlier slumped to 35 for the second ODI at Bristol today. tomorrow without losing any wicket we will be BANGLADESH: South Africa cricketer Vernon Philander appeals successfully for leg before three before Ellyse Perry (78) and Alex Score summary from the first one-day in the driving seat,” he said. “Anything close to wicket decision against Bangladesh cricketer Mohammad Mahmudullah during the second Blackwell (58) shared a partnership of 121. international between England Women and 400 runs will be good score in this wicket.” day of the first Test match. —AFP For Perry, who made her name in cricket Australia Women on Tuesday, the opening Earlier in the morning session Tamim and fel- as a new-ball bowler, this was her sixth fifty in match of the 2015 Women’s Ashes: low opener Imrul Kayes mixed aggression with then took out Mominul Haque’s off stump to Bangladesh, who have a dismal Test as many one-day international matches. caution to blunt the new ball, scoring 41 in the leave Bangladesh struggling on 55-2 before record, had made an impressive start to the Their stand ended when Heather Knight At Taunton: first hour. Tamim and Mahmudullah rebuilt the innings. match on the opening day on Tuesday. ran out Blackwell with a direct hit from mid Australia 238-9, 50 overs (E Perry 78, A But occasional medium pacer Stiaan Van Zyl Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim was unbeaten on Paceman Mustafizur Rahman claimed 4-37 in off. Perry, dropped on 21, later holed out to Blackwell 58; K Brunt 3-48) v England 240-6, dragged Imrul out of his crease for Quinton de 16 when rain stopped play for the second time his Test debut and leg-spinner Jubair Hossain Sciver at deep mid-wicket. 45.4 overs (N Sciver 66, L Greenway 53; E Kock to complete a stumping, breaking a res- with 25 overs still left in the day. Shakib Al added 3-53 as Bangladesh bowled out the A victorious Edwards, whose side hold the Osborne 3-39) England Women bt Australia olute 46-run opening stand. Hasan, on one not out, will resume with his visitors for 248. The second match of the two- Ashes, told Sky Sports: “We talked about start- Women by 4 wkts. Ashes series points: Imrul departed for 26 after leading the initial skipper on Thursday as Bangladesh push for an Test series will be played in from July ing the series well. It’s something we haven’t England 2 Australia 0. —AFP charge with three fours. Spinner Simon Harmer unprecedented Test victory against the Proteas. 30-August 3.—AFP

Nissan enters international line-up for Spa 24 Hours

DUBAI: The longest and toughest race on the I am fully aware it is not easy to win the race Blancpain Endurance Series schedule takes but I believe there are chances for us. I will place at Spa-Francorchamps on 25-26 July fight with my team and teammates right and Nissan has entered a global cast of driv- through to the chequered flag.” ers from six different countries, including four In the No. 22 PRO-AM Nissan GT-R NISMO winners of GT Academy. One of the best rac- GT3, LM P1 racer Olivier Pla (FRA) will join ing circuits in the world plays host to the best three winners of GT Academy: Ricardo GT3 cars and drivers in the world for a 24- Sanchez (MEX), Gaetan Paletou (FRA) and hour rollercoaster ride through the Ardennes Florian Strauss (GER), creating a truly interna- forest in Belgium. tional line-up for Nissan. Last year’s Spa 24 Hours was marred by “This is a great challenge for me,” said Pla. accidents occurring throughout the early “I am not a GT specialist but the principles stages and it wasn’t until darkness fell that are the same with all racing, you have to be the race finally settled down. All of the smooth and maintain your focus. I have com- Blancpain competitors will be hoping for a peted in the Spa 24 Hours four times now. It smoother start this year, not least Alex is a demanding race and you have to work Buncombe who had to take evasive action hard to manage the traffic. I had a good run through Eau Rouge to avoid being wiped in the Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 at the Spa Test out! recently and I found the car easy to drive, Nissan has entered a Nissan GT-R NISMO especially through the fast corners where it GT3 in the PRO class for the first time this feels very stable. That’s exactly what you year so current championship-leaders Alex need at Spa so I think we will be strong in the Buncombe (GB), Katsumasa Chiyo (JAP) and 24 Hours.” local man and GT Academy winner Wolfgang Ricardo Sanchez won GT Academy Reip (BEL) will be battling hard for outright International last year and after a good per- honours in the #23 Nissan. formance in the 2015 Dubai 24 Hours, earned “As always I will push hard to get the best himself a place on the Blancpain Endurance possible , remembering that anything Series squad. The Mexican racer is looking can happen in 24 hours,” said Reip. “I love this forward to whatever Spa throws at him. track. I know it better than any other circuit “This is one of the most important races in and having the support of my friends and the the world and every driver would love to win Belgian people gives me great motivation. I it,” said Sanchez. “Blancpain has been chal- had a practice run in the 25 hour Fun Cup lenging for me as the level of the drivers is race last weekend. Ok the car was nothing amazing and every team is very competitive. like the GT-R but I drove for almost 10 hours What is important for me is that I improve in a lot of traffic so it has really helped me to with every stint that I do. We all had good prepare for the Spa 24 Hours.” pace at the Spa Test so I think we will have a Katsumasa Chiyo embarks on his second strong race but we must always remember Spa 24 Hours and admits that last year’s race that ‘to finish first, first you have to finish!’” was an eye-opener: “Last year I was shocked The #23 will race at Spa in its regular red, and almost overwhelmed by the scale and white and black livery but the #22 Nissan, toughness of this event,” he said. “The Spa 24 which has run in black since the start of the Hours is one of the most demanding season, will look rather different at Spa. Keep endurance races in the Blancpain Endurance a close eye on the @NISMO Twitter account Series with over 60 GT3 cars, competitive for a sneak preview next week. manufacturers and teams, and top drivers The Spa 24 Hours gets underway on competing fiercely. Last year we made it to Saturday 25 July at 16:30hrs CET. The full the chequered flag but we were unable to race will be streamed LIVE on NISMO.TV, reach the top 10. This year, I am determined which will also feature onboard cameras and to get a good result and win valuable points. the return of Garage Cam. TIGNES: France’s rugby union team players climb the Grande Motte glacier during their training camp ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. —AFP