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Sri Lanka recalls Malinga for Asia Cup Colombo, Sri Lanka Raikkonen roars to poll ri Lanka’s cricket selec- Stors Saturday recalled fast bowler Lasith Malinga Smashes all-time fastest lap record as Ferrari lock out front row after an year in limbo and included him in a 16-mem- ber squad for the upcoming , The Finn, whose future at Fer- Asia Cup tournament. rari is uncertain, was as phleg- The injury-prone 35-year- imi Raikkonen smashed matic as ever amid the wild cel- old had been largely ignored ’s all-time ebrations. since his last ODI appear- Kfastest lap record as he “Thank you,” he said. “It’s ance in September last year outpaced team-mate Sebastian great for tomorrow...Hopefully, against India in Colombo Vettel to grab pole position yes- everything goes smoothly and when he took just one wick- terday for the Italian Grand Prix. we end up in the same position.” et for 35 runs. Sri Lanka lost Raikkonen’s record lap was Vettel was unhappy not to take the match by six wickets. clocked in 1min 19.119sec at an pole. However, official sources average speed of 263.587 kilo- “Let’s talk after,” he said to the said he had impressed se- metres per hour (163.785 miles team, perhaps referring to Raik- lectors during an ongoing per hour), convincingly beating konen gaining a ‘tow’ from him. domestic T20 series and has the outright record of 1:19.525 “I’m not entirely happy with my now been included in the set by Juan-Pablo Montoya on second run.” one-day squad for the Asia the same track in 2004. Hamilton, who was seeking Cup tournament opening in In the final seconds of a dra- a fifth consecutive Monza pole, the United Arab Emirates in matic session three leading driv- said: “We gave it everything. It’s two weeks. ers, , Vettel and incredibly close.” then Raikkonen, all broke Mon- After his huge high-speed toya’s record in turn. crash on Friday, Marcus Erics- In the end, Ferrari locked out son had been passed fit and took Depay devastated the front row of the grid with de- part in a new car, built overnight, fending champion and current and knowing he faced a 10-place Ferrari’s Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen competes after burglary leader Hamilton of Mercedes third even though the Briton Lyon, France had twice beaten Montoya’s re- rapidly following overnight rain. yon’s Dutch forward cord. To the delight of the , LMemphis Depay had Raikkonen was one-tenth of waving huge Ferrari prancing his house burgled during a second faster than both Vettel horse flags , Vettel and Raikko- Friday’s Ligue 1 home loss and Hamilton. “Where is nen went straight to the top of to Nice with the thieves re- Valtteri Bottas was fourth for everyone?” the times, the Finn setting the portedly getting away with Mercedes ahead of Max Ver- Hamilton asked, pace before Vettel responded. a massive $1.75 million haul. stappen of Red Bull and Romain sensing he was free Hamilton, fighting his car for Lyon president Jean- Grosjean of Haas. speed, took third, half a second Michel Aulas said the player Carlos Sainz was seventh on of traffic. adrift ahead of Bottas. was distraught, but thought his birthday for Renault ahead “ALL IN A BUNCH BEHIND,” CAME THE “Where is everyone?” he the police had good leads to of Esteban Ocon of Force India, MERCEDES REPLY asked, sensing he was free of go on. “He’s beside himself, of Toro Rosso and traffic. “All in a bunch behind,” he had a great deal of valua- of Williams. came the Mercedes reply. bles in his home,” said Aulas It was Ferrari’s first pole on As a tightly-contested Q1 although Lyon police said it home soil at the Autodromo grid penalty for Sunday’s race, ended, out went Sergio Perez was too early to say exactly Nazionale Monza since 2010 having taken a new power unit. of Force India, who was caught what he had lost. and Raikkonen’s first pole in 12 As the cars began to filter out in the garage by a cluster of late improvements, years. At 38, he also became the Ferrari’s Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen (C) celebrates winning the pole position of the pit lane, a black cloud oldest pole sitter since Nigel next to second placed Ferrari’s German driver (L) and third threatened overhead. Rain was of Sauber, Brendon Hartley of Mansell, aged, 41, took pole for placed Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton (R) after the qualifying session at forecast, with 80 per cent like- Toro Rosso, Ericsson and Stoffel Sabbir faces six- the 1994 . the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza lihood, but the track had dried Vandoorne of McLaren. month ban

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Eng 260-8 against India in 4th Test, lead by 233 Norton, United States well on the way to a 203-run victory Sam Curran, fresh from his Test- that left them 2-1 down in this five- os Buttler’s well-judged 69 helped best 78 in the first innings, was 37 not match series. Jto leave India facing a record run- out after adding 55 for the seventh Those same qualities were on dis- chase if they were to win the fourth wicket with Buttler. play in Southampton, where Buttler Test against England at Southampton Adil Rashid (11) was caught behind made 85 on his Test debut, also against and so level the series. off a Mohammed Shami leg-cutter off India, four years ago. at Seef District too England were 260 for eight in their what became the last ball of the day. They were needed after England second innings, a lead of 233 runs, at The paceman led India’s attack with slumped to 92 for four -- the 33rd time Um al Hassan +973 17728699 stumps on Saturday’s third day. three wickets for 53 runs from 13.5 in 64 Test innings they had been four Seef District +973 17364999 The most India have made to win in overs. wickets down for 100 or fewer runs. the fourth innings of a Test in England Last week saw Buttler display a Shami took two wickets in two balls is 174 at The Oval in 1971. That match well-judged mixture of aggression separated by the lunch break before also saw them achieve their first Test and defence during his maiden Test running out England captain Joe Root win on English soil. century, albeit one made with India for 48 with a direct hit.