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Shoaib Akhtar has once year and had missed 's again pleaded innocence in the tour of Sri Lanka and Test doping scandal, saying one or a series in England due to recur- combination of the nutrition rence of an ankle injury. "They supplements he has been taking should have considered my could have caused the medical condition; I have gone Nandrolone levels to go up. He through dozens of operations also argued that the supple- and have taken hundreds of ments were not banned, hence medicines to heal up injuries. I his ban be overturned. am not a doctor and don't know Shoaib was banned for two much about medicines. years from all cricket on "There are certain herbal November 1 by a Pakistan medicines that are not banned Cricket Board tribunal after and I have been taking them. testing positive in an internal Greg Rusedski was cleared even doping test conducted by the though his levels of Nandrolone Pakistan team just before the were higher than mine," said Champions Trophy. Shoaib, who had been tested "I maintain I have done twice in the past. Rusedski, the nothing wrong," Shoaib told He said he had told the tri- British tennis player, had been Modern day cricket is so hectic that players hardly get longer breaks. And when they get free time, spending AFP. "Don't stop me from play- bunal that they should ban the cleared after testing positive for time with family becomes the number one priority. Sri Lanka’s most popular cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya ing cricket; my whole career is supplements, which are avail- Nandrolone in 2004. seems to be enjoying one such moment at his Bellanwila residence with wife Sandra and his three kids. The at stake." able in the market before they Shoaib said there was very eldest Keshani is at extreme left while Yalinid is on thaththa’s lap with Sandra taking care of the new born ban him. little awareness about doping son, who is yet to be named. - Pic by Kamal Wanniarachchi Shoaib has lodged an in Pakistan cricket. He had appeal, which will be attended just one doping semi- heard by a committee nar conducted by the PCB in comprising of former 2002. "The seminar merely told judge Justice us how to give urine samples, Kalutara Vidyalaya in box seat Fakhruddin Ibrahim, how to close the bottle carrying by Reemus Fernando former Test player samples and it did not tell any- Cambrians on first Rajitha and Roshan shine Haseeb Ahsan, and dop- thing about what we have to Leg spinner Asitha Given a target of 161 to win in ing expert Dr Danish take and what we can't. Since Abeysekara picked up four wick- 37 overs Dharmasoka College bet- by Rukshan Razak in Kandy Zaheer. 2002 a lot of new nutritional ets for 16 runs to skittle out St. tered their first innings perform- St. Sylvester’s College opener "The nutritional sup- supplements have been intro- John's College, Panadura for a ances (113 all out) to compile 71 for Rajitha Wickramarchchi, who plements like Promax-50 duced and are available in the pathetic 38 runs, while paceman 1 at close as their Under-20 match fell three runs short of a century, and Nitron-5 are not market." Chinthaka de Silva picked up 4 ended giving a first innings victo- and Roshan Jayatissa dominated banned even in World As for the allegation by a for 8 runs in the second ry to Prince of Wales College at proceedings over Mari Stella Anti-Doping Agency team official that Shoaib had innings for Kalutara Vidyalaya to Moratuwa, yesterday. College in the inter-school crick- (WADA) list and I don't slapped coach Bob Woolmer place their opponents at 56 for 7 POW 203 for 8 and 71 for 1 et tournament match that began know if they have pro- during Champions Trophy in (needing 78 runs to avoid a declared in 10 overs (Rumesh at Police ground in Kandy,yester- duced Nandrolone in my India, the fast bowler said it innings defeat) as stumps were day. body," Shoaib said. He was all rubbish. "I am already drawn on the first day of their Wickramarchchi (97 with 10 said the doping expert down with doping case. This is Inter- fours) and Jayatissa (51 with 7 Dr Abbas Rizvi had told a rubbish and baseless story, I School Elephant Lemonade fours and a six) put up 102 runs the tribunal as much. can never think of misbehav- Trophy Under-20 match which for the second as the Shoaib had under- ing with my elders and this is commenced at Kalutara, yester- Sylvestrians posted a formida- gone twin knee opera- an attempt to gain cheap pub- day. ble total of 240/6 declared. tions in February this licity," he said. Having bowled out visitors In reply,the visitors were 22 for 38 runs, Kalutara Vidyalaya for the loss of one wicket when scored 172 for 5 with Imesh rain interrupted play shortly Sri Lanka suffer Gnanaratne top scoring with before tea. 60. For the visitors right arm heavy defeats St. John's Panadura 38 leg spinner, R. Siriwardana Sri Lanka’s national basketball team suffered (Asitha Abeysekara 4/16, picked up 4 for 36. heavy defeats in the Knox Raiders International Cup in Chinthaka de Silva 2/02) and 56 Thirimanna 33 n.o, Marlon St Sylvester’s 240 for 6 wick- Melbourne when they lost their opening matches by for 7 at close (Chinthaka de Silva Fernando 29) ets decl. in 56.1 overs.(Rajitha massive margins. 4/08) Dharmasoka 23 for 2 Wickramarchchi 97, Roshan Sri Lanka were beaten by ‘Big V’, a Melbourne Kalutara Vidyalaya 172 for 5 overnight 113 in 50 overs (A. Jayatissa 51, Ravi Karunaratne based team, 137-39 and later went down to Knox decl. (Imesh Gnanaratne 60, Madusanka 47, R.G. Udayanga 26; 20, Mohamed Feshal 25; R Raiders 102-39 on Wednesday. Rumesh Silva 40, I. S. Waduge 36 Pishan Hewage 2/14, Sanka Peiris Siriwardana 4 for 36) Sri Lanka were scheduled to play their last game n.o) 2/15) and 71 for 1 (R.G. Udayanga Maris Stella 22 for 1 wicket against Singapore yesterday evening. 56) in 7 overs. German footballers Premier League cricket from today to help Matara by Revata S. Silva the first week of January 2007. Bloomfield C&AC v Ragama CC The German National football team players pro- Tier ‘A’ League matches will go at Bloomfield ground, Colombo. posed to provide funds amounting to Euro 2,50,000 for The first round of the Premier on till December 31 while Tier ‘B’ Chilaw Marians CC v projects in the tsunami devastated areas in Sri Lanka. League Cricket Tournament (Tier League matches, that are to begin Badureliya SC (Venue to be con- In this connection, as requested by the Municipal ‘A’) 2006-07 will begin today (10). from next week (Nov. 17), will con- firmed) Council, Matara and the Matara Football League, the Six three-day matches will be tinue till January 7, 2007. Colombo Cricket Club v Colts Football Federation of Sri Lanka decided to allocate held at different venues in Premier League Tournament CC ay Colts ground, Colombo. funds to the Uyanwatte playground, Matara to rede- Colombo from today. - 2006-07. Sebastianites C&AC v Tamil velop the football field and construct a modern training Two rounds of the Premier One- (Tier ‘A’ Matches from Fri. 10 – Union C&AC at P. Sara Stadium, centre. The aim of this project is to bring hope through day Tournament, that began last Sun. 12) Colombo. football to the tsunami affected football community in Saturday (4), are already over now Saracens SC v Burgher Sinhalese Sports Club v the area specially the youth. and these two key domestic tour- Recreation Club at BRC ground, Panadura SC at SSC ground, The German Football Association (DFB) Egidius neys will be held simultaneously till Colombo. Colombo. Braun Foundation and the Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany are also associated with this Australian Prime project along with Holger Obermann who initiated the Minister John project. Howard, centre, holds The agreements for this project were signed at hands with the the Football House, Colombo. England cricket cap- tain Andrew Flintoff, left, and Prime Wilkinson injured again Minister's X1 captain Cameron White at the LONDON (Reuters) - England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson Lodge in Canberra, has expressed his disappointment at his latest injury set- yesterday. England back, after the World Cup winner suffered kidney damage. play their first match Wilkinson picked up the injury last Friday in Newcastle's of the Ashes tour Premiership victory over Bristol, despite lasting the full 80 against the Prime minutes, but was ruled out for several weeks on Minister's X1 in Wednesday. Canberra today. "Kidneys do heal quite quickly, but the specialist has (AP Photo/Alan Porritt, seen the scans and says that I cannot do anything at all for Pool) at least a month," Wilkinson was quoted as saying in The Times on Thursday.

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