WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014 SPORTS Lee banned for missing dope tests

SEOUL: South Korea’s Olympic badminton whether additional sanctions were appro- gold medallist Lee Yong-dae has been hit priate. with a one-year ban for missing doping Both players had the right to appeal the tests, the Badminton World Federation decision to the Court of Arbitration for (BWF) said yesterday. The 25-year-old won Sport, the statement said. mixed doubles gold at the 2008 Games in Beijing and a bronze medal in the men’s FAILURES doubles in London four years later. Another Kim Jung-soo, executive director of Korean player, Kim Ki-jung, was also Korean badminton, told a news conference banned for one year. later yesterday that the two players would The ban was effective until Jan. 23, 2015, never intentionally miss doping tests. the federation said in a statement, meaning “When the WADA inspectors visited the the players would miss the Asian Games in Taeneung National Training Centre in Incheon later this year. March and November last year, Lee and “Korean badminton players Kim Ki-jung Kim were not there as they were participat- and Lee Yong-dae have each received a ing in local and international competitions,” one-year sanction for violating the require- Kim said. ments relating to filing whereabouts infor- “We failed to submit a whereabouts mation and resulting missed tests under report online last September as well. “Kim the BWF Anti-Doping Regulations,” the BWF and Lee have never used banned sub- said. stances and did not reject or intentionally “Kim and Lee were required to provide avoid testing. They have participated in a whereabouts information for the BWF to number of international competitions and conduct out-of-competition testing. In passed all the tests every time. 2013, both athletes accumulated three “It is hard to understand that they are whereabouts failures in connection with punished just because they were not pres- AUCKLAND: India’s Ambati Rayudu (left) and clash as they drop a catch off the bat of New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum in the this administrative process.” ent when the inspectors came to check fourth match at Seddon Park. —AP The BWF said it chose not to dish out their whereabouts without prior notice.” the maximum two-year ban “due to the Kim said the association would “aggres- Badminton Korea Association’s failure ... to sively” appeal the case to seek a reduction make diligent efforts to keep the BWF in the bans to three-six months from one Taylor’s ton seals N Zealand informed about the players’ whereabouts.” year so the players Kim could compete in A doping hearing panel recommended the Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 Asian Games on that the Korean association should be fined home soil. —Reuters ODI series victory over India and the BWF said it would determine

HAMILTON: New Zealand sealed their one-day Ryder was bowled by Varun Aaron for 19 and 92-run stand to close out the game. international series against India with a game to Guptill was trapped leg before by Mohammed Taylor, who has not hit a six all series, had 15 OSN, the home of cricket, launches spare yesterday when a century set Shami for 35, leaving Williamson and Taylor to fours in his 112 off 127 deliveries, while up a convincing seven- victory in the consolidate the innings as they have done so McCullum faced 36 balls and hit three sixes and ‘OSN Cricket Cup’ in Kuwait fourth ODI. It was New Zealand’s third win in the often before. four fours in his 49. five-match series, with one match tied and one Their cautious approach to India’s spin twins India’s innings was built around an unbeaten KUWAIT: OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV remaining. At Hamilton’s Seddon Park, they Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja saw the run 127-run stand between Dhoni (79 ) and network and the home of cricket, has chased down India’s 278-5 for the loss of only rate slump, although New Zealand still reached Jadeja (62 not out). (79) and teamed up with the Kuwait Cricket three and with 11 balls to spare after 100 in 22 overs compared to 25 overs for India. Ambati Rayudu (37) were the only other India Association to launch the first ‘OSN Cricket Taylor paved the way with a masterful 112 not Williamson and Taylor put on 130 for the third batsmen to reach double figures. The experi- Cup,’ set to kick off on Jan 31, 2014. out. He received sound support from Kane wicket, taking New Zealand to 188, when the ment of promoting to opener failed Promoting cricketing talent in Kuwait, Williamson (60) as they rebuilt the innings and partnership was broken by a slick piece of field- to pay off when he was dismissed for two in the the ‘OSN Cricket Cup’ will see 24 local teams then from Brendon McCullum (49 not out), who ing by Jadeja. fourth over. battle it out over 36 league matches at the finished the match with a colossal six. Williamson prodded a Jadeja went for three and Ambati Sulaibiya Cricket Ground in Kuwait. India Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who towards mid on but the bowler fielded, turned Rayudu for 37 as the first three Indian wickets to The ‘round robin league’ of one day had won the toss and opted to bowl in the first and threw down the stumps-leaving Williamson fall all resulted from uncontrolled hook shot. internationals will be played in three games, won the toss again and this time well short of an attempted quick single. For New Zealand, Southee was the most eco- format, every Friday, with the finals taking decided to bat. McCullum, coming in off back-to-back ducks, nomical bowler with two wickets for 36.The final place in April 2014. Hamad Malik, Chief But the change of tactics did not improve offered a tough caught and ODI is in Wellington on Friday, to be followed by Marketing Officer, OSN, said: “As the undis- their fortunes. In addition to losing the series, bowled chance on one, then joined Taylor in a two Tests. —AFP puted home of cricket, OSN is committed India also slipped from number one in the world to promoting the sport across the region one-day rankings to number two, behind especially in Kuwait, which has a strong fol- OSN Cricket Cup logo Australia. SCOREBOARD lowing of cricket. OSN will continue to New Zealand improved from a lowly eighth invest in cricket and young talent bringing the hugely popular , to seventh. McCullum described Taylor’s innings HAMILTON, New Zealand: Completed scoreboard in the fourth one-day international between New Zealand and live cricketing action closer to fans. I would ICC World T20, The Asia Cup, Champions as the “match-winning performance” on a wicket India at Seddon Park in Hamilton yesterday: like to thank the Kuwait Cricket Association League T20, Big Bash league and all India, that tends to favor the partnership first. India: New Zealand: for their support and wish all the teams England, Australia, Bangladesh and New “We knew someone was going to have to get R. Sharma c Ronchi b Williamson 79 M. Guptill lbw Shami 35 good luck.” Zealand home series. Subscribers can also a big 100 and we saw it from Rosco (Taylor). V. Kohli c Neesham b Southee 2 J. Ryder b Aaron 19 As the undisputed home of cricket, OSN catch OSN’s live cricketing action on-the-go Obviously his partnership with Kane was the A. Rahane c Southee b Mills 3 K. Williamson run out (Jadeja) 60 Sports Cricket HD offers cricket fans across anytime, anywhere via OSN Play where backbone of our innings.” Dhoni paid credit to A. Rayudu c Ronchi b Bennett 37 R. Taylor not out 112 M.S. Dhoni not out 79 the region thousands of hours of live inter- OSN Sports Cricket HD is streamed live the New Zealand bowlers whom he said set up B. McCullum not out 49 national cricket in true high definition. In R. Ashwin c Bennett b Southee 5 Extras (b1, w3, lb1) 5 alongside OSN Sports 1 HD and OSN Sports the victory. R. Jadeja not out 62 Total (three wickets: 48.1 overs) 280 2014, OSN cricket fans can look forward to 2 HD. “They put pressure on the batsmen to play Extras: (lb4, w7) 11 Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Ryder), 2-58 (Guptill), 3-188 the big shots and at times it doesn’t pay (to play Total: (five wickets; 50 overs) 278 them). We lost wickets at the wrong time, which Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Kohli), 2-22 (Rahane), 3-101 (Williamson) put pressure on the middle order,” the Indian (Rayudu), 4-142 (Sharma), 5-151 (Ashwin) Did not bat: J. Neesham, L. Ronchi, N. McCullum, T. captain said. Did not bat: S. Binny, B. Kumar, M. Shami, V. Aaron Southee, K. Mills, H. ICC backs ‘principles’ Faced with a target of 279 on a run-laden Bowling: Mills 10-2-42-1, Southee 10-1-36-2 (2w), Bennett Bowling: Kumar 10-0-62-0, Shami 8-0-61-1 (1w), Aaron wicket, New Zealand opened at a rapid rate with Bennett 9-0-67-1 (3w), Neesham 8-0-59-0 (1w), N. McCullum 10-0-44-0, 6.1-0-51-1 (1w), Jadeja 10-2-33-0, Ashwin 10-0-41-0 (1w, Jesse Ryder and clocking up 54 in Williamson 3-0-26-1 1nb), Binny 1-0-8-0, Rayudu 3-0-23-0. for cricket shake-up seven overs before falling in quick succession.

LONDON: World cricket was set for a But the BCCI which generates some 80 shake-up after the International Cricket percent of the ICC’s global revenue, has Council gave “unanimous support” for yet to declare its hand. Indeed yester- “principles” to change its structure and day’s statement said a further meeting Silva puts Sri Lanka in command governance. has been scheduled for February to work Leaked draft proposals from the out the details of the new structure. DHAKA: Opener Kaushal Silva hit a maiden Test sport’s most financially powerful ‘Big ‘Nevertheless, ICC president Alan Isaac century to lead a dominant display by Sri Three’ nations argued for more power to insisted yesterday: “It is extremely Lanka on the second day of the first Test against be placed in the hands of India, England encouraging that the ICC board has Bangladesh in Dhaka yesterday. and Australia. unanimously supported a set of far- Silva scored 139 as the tourists reached 375-5 But yesterday’s statement, following reaching principles that will underpin the by stumps at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium, a lead the first of a two-day ICC meeting at its long-term prosperity of the global game. of 143 over Bangladesh’s first innings total of 232 Dubai headquarters, ruled out talk of the “These principles emphasise the pri- with five wickets in hand. ‘Big Three’ being spared relegation in any macy of and that for the first The right-hander put on 118 for the first wick- new two-division Test set-up because of time in cricket’s history participation will et with Dimuth Karunaratne (53) and then their commercial importance. It even be based entirely on meritocracy, giving teamed up with veteran Kumar Sangakkara (75) indicated the likes of Ireland might join everyone powerful incentives to play bet- to add a further 155 runs for the second wicket. the existing 10 Test nations but without ter cricket and develop better cricketers,” Sri Lanka will resume on Wednesday looking any details. “There will be an opportunity the New Zealander added. to grab a really sizeable lead and have the hosts for all Members to play all formats of “Extensive work will now be undertak- on the ropes in the first match of the two-Test cricket on merit, with participation based en in advance of a follow-up board meet- series. “This has been a good day for us as a team on meritocracy; no immunity to any ing next month.” The fact ICC used the and for me personally,” a delighted Silva told country, and no change to membership words “unanimous support” rather than reporters. “We now need to bat at least two status,” the ICC statement said. gave a breakdown of figures indicates no more sessions and put up a big score. “The wick- formal vote took place in a closed meet- et will slow down as the match progresses. If it Delayed Launch ing that lasted several hours. starts to turn it will be hard work for the bats- But the statement was clear in sig- Cricket South Africa had said the ‘posi- men. The spinners will have a better chance on nalling the end of the proposed World tion paper’ was “fundamentally flawed, this pitch.” Bangladesh’s bowlers, who managed Test Championship. Its delayed launch with Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh just one wicket in the morning session on the was supposed to happen in England in weighing in behind CSA’s stance. even-paced pitch, claimed four in the post-tea 2017. But instead it has been replaced by But CSA, whose side top the world Tet period to slow Sri Lanka’s run spree. the reprieved one-day Champions rankings, may have been mollified by DHAKA: Sri Lanka’s Kaushal Silva (left) celebrates with teammate Kumar Sangakkara after Trophy, a more commercial and broad- being included in a ‘Test Cricket Fund’, Vital wicket scoring a century on the second day of the first Test cricket match against Bangladesh.—AP cast-friendly proposition. created by the ‘Big Three’ to benefit the Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan was the The ‘mini World Cup’ was spared after a other seven nations in which the five-day pick of the bowlers with three for 94, including boundaries and then reached his century by et before being bowled by Shakib for 40. successful ‘final’ edition in England last game struggles for support. the vital wicket of Silva. Sri Lanka, who started pulling Shakib to the fine-leg fence for another Al-Amin said his team was not out of the Test year. Plans to give the ‘Big Three’ a greater There were reports the BCCI, cricket’s the day on 60-0, had moved to 118 when left- four. yet. “The first session tomorrow is very impor- say in running ICC include the formation financial powerhouse, had threatened hander Karunaratne was snapped up at short Sangakkara looked set for his 34th Test hun- tant because we need to bowl them out within of a new five-man executive committee, the ‘nuclear option’ of quitting ICC events cover off Shakib just before lunch. dred until he edged a catch to the slips off Al- 450,” the seamer said. with three seats reserved for the Board of if more money and authority did not After a barren post-lunch period, Bangladesh Amin, who was finally rewarded for his hard “I don’t think our batsmen played to their full Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the cone its way. removed Silva and Sangakkara in quick succes- work in unresponsive conditions. potential in the first innings. All of them can bat England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) That already powerful India should sion in the final session. They claimed two more Silva, who hit 16 boundaries and two sixes, well. It is still possible to draw this match.” The and Cricket Australia (CA). have an even greater say in running wickets as Sri Lanka slipped from a comfortable was dismissed five overs later when he was two Test matches will be followed by two Meanwhile the ICC board agreed to world cricket was acknowledged when 273-1 to 375-5. Mahela Jayawardene was trapped leg-before by Shakib. Dinesh Chandimal Twenty20 matches and three one-day interna- discontinue the centralised Future Tours the ICC spoke Tuesday of the “BCCI taking unbeaten on 42 when play was called off soon helped Jayawardene add 72 for the fourth wick- tionals. —AFP Programme — a well-meaning if not a central leadership responsibility”. after the dismissal of nightwatchman Suranga always well-enforced scheme-designed Meanwhile Isaac insisted he’d “encour- Lakmal in the final over, from Sohag Gazi. SCOREBOARD to ensure the 10 leading countries hosted aged” the ‘Big Three’ to devise their ‘posi- Silva reached the three-figure mark in his sev- and toured one another during an eight- tion paper, adding he’d been disappoint- enth Test after making 95 and 58 in the Dubai DHAKA: Scoreboard at the close of play on the second day of the first test between Bangladesh and Sri year span. Instead there will be a return ed by a leak that led to “unwarranted” Test against Pakistan earlier this month. Lanka in Dhaka yesterday. to bilateral agreements between nations. criticism of their motives. But he was lucky to achieve the landmark These will run from 2015-2023 in com- “These leading cricket nations have after being dropped by Bangladesh captain Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field Extras (b-8, w-12, nb-6) 26 mon with the ICC’s next commercial worked tirelessly to produce a document Mushfiqur Rahim behind the stumps and again Bangladesh first innings 232 Total (for 5 wickets) 375 rights cycle. Trying to allay fears about a which provided the basis for the past few by Shamsur Rahman early in his innings. Sri Lanka first innings (overnight 60-0) Still to bat: A. Mathews, K. Vithanage, D. Perera, S. lack of top-class cricket for the likes of weeks of extremely constructive discus- Silva had another reprieve before lunch when D. Karunaratne c Robiul b Shakib 53 Eranga, R. Herath K. Silva lbw b Shakib 139 ‘commercially unattractive’ countries sions,” Isaac said. he was caught behind off seamer Al-Amin Fall of wickets: 1-118 2-273 3-302 4-374 5-375 K. Sangakkara c Nasir b Al-Amin 75 such as Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and even “The principles agreed today provide Hossain. But the umpire called a no-ball because Bowling: Robiul 14-1-43-0, Al-Amin 25-2-87-1, Rubel M. Jayawardene not out 42 New Zealand, the ECB and CA have said clear evidence that...over the coming the bowler’s foot had hit the stumps just as the 17-0-74-0, Gazi 16.2-3-44-1, Shakib 27-4-94-3, they will play a minimum number of fix- weeks we can be increasingly confident ball was being delivered. D. Chandimal b Shakib 40 Mominul 6-0-20-0, Nasir 3-0-5-0. tures against all other full members. in achieving consensus.” —AFP He moved from 85 to 97 with a flurry of S. Lakmal c Nasir b Gazi 0