TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2013 SPORTS SA crush India as Kallis bows out

DURBAN: Captain Graeme Smith scored the winning runs as South Africa knocked off a mod- est 58-run target to beat India by 10 wickets in the second test at Kingsmead and win the two- match series 1-0. The top-ranked nation achieved victory soon after tea on the last day to complete a highly satisfying result against their closest challengers in the world test rankings. “India are always a big challenge and it was always going to be important for us to do well against them,” Smith said at the post match pres- Neil Lennon entation. It was also fitting farewell for South Africa all- rounder Jacques Kallis who made a century in Celtic are not getting his final test. South Africa were 59 without loss in their second innings after India had been credit ‘they deserve’ bowled out for 223 earlier in the day, failing to offer much resistance after being precariously INVERNESS: Neil Lennon says Celtic are not thing. “We ask a little bit too much of them at placed at 68 for two overnight. Only Ajinkya getting the credit they deserve after his side times. We have sold £20 million worth of Rahane offered a bright spot for the Indians, recorded their seventh straight victory in the players and you need to spend that kind of coming within four runs of his maiden test cen- Scottish Premiership following a 1-0 win over money to replace them but the way things tury. Inverness Caledonian Thistle. The Hoops have are at the moment we can’t do that. “What we He was the last Indian wicket to fall, just after dropped just six points in their opening 18 want to do is develop this team again and lunch yesterday, swinging wildly on 96 with only fixtures and have reached the New Year make them better. At the minute we are the last tail-ender Mohammed Shami left in sup- undefeated in the Scottish Premiership for struggling to find our best form but at the port. South Africa took just 11.4 overs to knock only the fifth time in the club’s history. The same time we are still winning so the mentali- off the required runs with Alviro Petersen 31 not Glasgow giants are firmly on course to retain ty is good.” out and Smith unbeaten on 27 after a six and a their title and have already amassed an 11 Celtic have a number of players sidelined four from the last two balls of the game. Spinner point lead at the top of the table at the half- with injury at the moment and with the Robin Peterson emerged as the unlikely match way stage. However, the Hoops crashed out transfer window reopening in January, hero, overshadowing his fast bowling colleagues of Europe with five defeats in six Champions Lennon reiterated his desire to add to his with a four-wicket haul in India’s second innings League matches and were knocked out of squad. “I’m certainly looking to bring players to add to brisk the 61 runs he scored on Sunday, the League Cup by Championship side in as the squad’s thin. “We’ve got six or seven batting at number nine in South Africa’s first Morton. out injured at the minute and I think some of innings. And with Rangers, who are traditionally the players need a helping hand and that’s Celtic’s biggest rivals for the title, languishing what we are going to try and do. “January is a SECOND FASTEST in League One as they attempt to make their difficult month to do business. Teams want to But nine wickets in the match for fast bowler way back to the top of Scottish football some hold on to their more valuable assets which is Dale Steyn earned him the man of the match critics say there is a lack of competition for understandable. We are in exactly the same award and he became the second fastest player Lennon’s side at the moment. But after the position as we don’t want any of the players to reach 350 test wickets. On his last day of test win against Inverness, he had nothing but to leave. cricket, Kallis, regarded as South Africa’s finest praise for his players. “There are some people “What we want to do is try and find value cricketer, was not troubled in the slips and did who say there is a lack of competitiveness in for money and try and add a little bit of quali- not bat in the second innings. “Last day of Test the league but the players still have to go out ty to the squad.” The only goal of the game cricket for me,” he tweeted before play. “I have there and win the games and still have to against Inverness came in just the third so many wonderful memories and stories, prepare mentally and physically,” Lennon minute as Celtic’s first attack ended with a thanks to my family, friends, team mates and said. “I cannot speak highly enough of what fine finish from Kris Commons to ensure they fans. Tough day.” the players are trying to achieve at the have scored in every league fixture in 2013. It But there was more of a clinical edge than moment. was Common’s 15th goal of the season and heavy emotion yesterday as South Africa went “It was a great win and another clean Lennon hailed the midfielder’s performance. about their task with business-like efficiency to sheet. We had to work hard for it but that’s “He’s clinical. His goal was the one real out- emphasis their status as the top-ranked test back to back victories away from home and standing bit of quality in the game,” he said. team. Kallis was taken by his team mates on a 18 games unbeaten. “It is a fantastic achieve- “He’s really at the forefront of all the good lap of honor, waving to the crowds and being ment and the players are giving us every- things that we’re doing at the minute.” —AFP forced at one stage to down a can of beer. The win ended a run of four successive test defeats in Durban for the hosts, who last weekend came desperately close to a world record DURBAN: South Africa’s bowler Jacques Kallis is carried by teammates after he retired fourth-innings chase before settling for a draw from Test cricket at end of the fifth and final day of their cricket test match against in the first test in Johannesburg. —Reuters India yesterday. South Africa beat India by 10 wickets. —AP SCOREBOARD

DURBAN: South Africa beat India by 10 wickets on the final day of the second and final test at Kingsmead yesterday: South Africa first innings 500 & C. Pujara b Steyn 32 Second innings V. Kohli c de Villiers b Steyn 11 A. Petersen not out 31 R. Sharma lbw b Philander 25 G. Smith not out 27 A. Rahane b Philander 96 Extras (w-1) 1 MS Dhoni c Petersen b Peterson 15 Total (for no wickets; 11.4 overs) 59 R. Jadeja c Morkel b Peterson 8 Did not bat: H. Amla, J. Kallis, AB de Villiers, F. du Plessis, JP Duminy, R. Z. Khan lbw Peterson 3 Peterson, V. Philander, D. Steyn, M. Morkel I. Sharma c de Villiers b Steyn 1 Bowling: Shami 2-1-4-0, I. Sharma 5-1-29-0, Jadeja 4-0-16-0, R. Sharma 0.4-0- M. Shami not out 1 10-0 Extras (b-4, w-1) 6 Bowling: Shami 2-1-4-0, I. Sharma 3-1-11-0, Jadeja 1-0-4-0. Total (for all out, 86 overs) 223 India first innings334 & Fall of wickets: 1-8 2-53 3-68 4-71 5-104 6-146 7-154 8-189 9-206 Second innings Bowling: Steyn 21-8-47-3, Philander 16-4-43-3, Morkel 16-6-34-0, Peterson 24- S. Dhawan c du Plessis b Peterson 19 3-74-4, Duminy 8-2-20-0, Du Plessis 1-0-1-0. LONDON: Liverpool’s Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez (right) wins a header in M. Vijay c Smith b Philander 6 Man of the match: Dale Steyn. the area from a free kick that leads to the opening goal scored by Liverpool’s Slovakian defender Martin Skrtel (second left) during the English football match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in Tottenham’s Sherwood London on December 29, 2013. —AFP vows to continue Wenger salutes Suarez can’t change his attacking philosophy LONDON: Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood has vowed to spots, says Mourinho continue his attacking philosophy against Manchester United at mature Arsenal Old Trafford tomorrow. Sherwood tasted victory for the first LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho with whom he worked as a youth coach dur- time as the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas when NEWCASTLE: Arsene Wenger insists his boys believes that Luis Suarez remains at the mer- ing the Portuguese’s first stint at Chelsea Stoke were beaten 3-0 in the Premier League at White Hart Lane have grown into men after backing Premier cy of his “wild nature” despite the Liverpool between 2004 and 2007. However, he felt on Sunday. Roberto Soldado’s 37th minute penalty, awarded League leaders Arsenal to maintain their impres- striker’s improved conduct in the Premier that Eto’o should have been sent off for a when Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross blocked an acrobatic effort sive title challenge into the New Year. Wenger’s League season to date. Suarez was banned knee-high early foul on Jordan Henderson, from with raised arms, gave Tottenham a team ended 2013 with 82 points-more than any for 10 games after biting Chelsea defender which yielded a free-kick from which Martin deserved first-half lead. of their Premier League rivals-as they returned to Branislav Ivanovic in a game last April, but he Skrtel put Liverpool ahead. And victory was assured via two goals in four minutes after the top of the table thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 has since found the form of his Liverpool “Let’s talk about the first Eto’o incident, the break when Mousa Dembele and then Aaron Lennon victory at Newcastle on Sunday. career to spearhead his side’s title challenge. when he should have been sent off,” Rodgers found the net with well-struck efforts. Sherwood, who also led Seven of the last nine clubs to head into the However, the Uruguayan was involved in a said. “I know we scored from it but that was a Spurs to victory in one of two games as caretaker manager, dis- New Year at the summit have gone on to win the contentious incident towards the end of wild challenge where he’s come right down carded Villas-Boas’s cautious formation that used just one for- English title in May. Wenger refused to let himself Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat at Chelsea on Sunday, his knee and down his shin, and didn’t even ward and brought back Togo striker Adebayor, who had been get carried away following a win that showed his Arsenal’s French manager side has the physical and mental attributes to when he went down under a challenge from get a yellow card.” Skrtel’s close-range finish largely ignored under the previous regime, as part of a two- Arsene Wenger Samuel Eto’o after losing the ball to Cesar gave Liverpool a third-minute lead, but man attack. United have won their last six games in all competi- match their undoubted technical skills. But the Azpilicueta. Chelsea’s response was swift and decisive. tions but Sherwood made it clear he would not go to Frenchman admits he was impressed by his play- France international Cabaye, subject of a failed Referee Howard Webb ignored his appeal Man-of-the-match Eden Hazard curled home Manchester on New Year’s Day merely to defend in the hope of ers’ resilience as they coped admirably with the £13 million ($21.4m, 15.6m euros) bid in for a penalty, enabling Chelsea to complete a a fine goal to equalize in the 17th minute, stealing a draw. “I like to play with risk,” he said. “We will give absence of Mesut Ozil, who Arsenal hope will August, he added: “Even without Ozil and victory that took them to within two points of before Eto’o got a toe to a low cross from them respect but also we can’t be lambs to the slaughter. We only be out in the short-term through injury. today we still had plenty of cov- league leaders Arsenal and left Liverpool six Oscar that Simon Mignolet could only help have to make sure we get out there and impose ourselves on After Olivier Giroud’s 11th goal of the season er with three good midfielders. “Mesut has a points off the pace in fifth. “Suarez lost the into the net 11 minutes before half-time. them as much as we can. “United have turned it around, they sealed victory, Gunners manager Wenger said: shoulder injury but hopefully he won’t be out duel with Azpilicueta, Azpilicueta has the ball, It was a second successive defeat for are on a run. We know from history what they do when they are “Newcastle provided us with a big physical chal- for long, maybe one week, but it won’t be a Azpilicueta is leaving the box with the ball, Liverpool, after their 2-1 loss at Manchester on a run. “They get a head of steam and are very hard to stop. lenge which we stood up to. “We showed anoth- long time.” and now he (Suarez) is doing an acrobatic City on Thursday, but Rodgers feels that his We have got to find a way to stop them in their tracks and get er aspect of our game today-our resilience. We Newcastle missed a chance to return to the swimming pool jump to try to get a penalty,” side have demonstrated that they are gen- something positive for ourselves. “There won’t be any fear. We threw our bodies on the line. Technically we were top six after slipping to only their second defeat said Mourinho. uine title contenders. Already without Steven won there last year, so we have already been there and good but we showed a strong mentality. “There’s in 10 games. Alan Pardew felt his side deserved “Because he’s so clever that he also knows Gerrard, Daniel Sturridge and Jose Enrique imposed ourselves on Man United and hopefully the players something in the team that’s special on that something for the way they set about pressur- that he’s in the area where he has the due to injury, Rodgers saw Mamadou Sakho can use that experience to go forward.” Stoke managed to land front. We’ve been questioned many times about ing the leaders, but insisted he was more than Liverpool supporters behind (him). “But and hobble off at Stamford Bridge, just one shot on target all game-a tame header from former that (resilience) but we showed our strength. pleased with the 33-point return earned by his Webb is only 10 meters away and I think the and he said that he would look to bolster his Spur near the end-but might have had a penalty “There’s a great solidarity and strength in the charges in the first half of the season. “I believe only mistake Webb did was not to give him a squad in the January transfer window. “We’ve at 0-0 when Michael Dawson appeared to bring down side. Maybe in past years the young age of the we can replicate that points tally, and maybe yellow card.” Mourinho added: “He (Suarez) is shown over the first 19 games this season Oussama Assaidi. players counted against us in resisting the kind of even better it in the second half of the season. I a very nice boy, he does everything to win that if we get the players back and we get Manager was convinced an even earlier deci- pressure we were put under here, especially in think we can improve on that in the second and Brendan (Rodgers) is doing a fantastic some help in January with a few more play- sion had also not gone his side’s way, when last man Zeki Fryers the final 15 minutes.” Reflecting on his team’s half,” Pardew said. job on him, because he’s changed. “There’s no ers, we can be in the shake-up,” he said. upended Jon Walters as the Stoke man bore down on goal. efforts this year, Wenger added: “We finished well Newcastle have failed to beat Arsenal on doubt that he’s changed. But when the situa- “That was the biggest thing because “You need those things to go for you, certainly in the early part last season and if you look at the bigger picture in their last seven visits to Tyneside, and Pardew tion is like this, and you are losing, comes the Liverpool was never in the conversation for the of the game, and if we had got into the lead it would have giv- 2013 we’ve been very consistent. “We believe in added: “The margins are so fine at this level. I’m nature of the player, the wild nature of the last couple of years.” The game was also a costly en us real encouragement, and who knows?” Hughes said. “But ourselves and we’re determined to give our best disappointed for the fans and for the players player or the cultural nature of the player. one for Mourinho, who had lost both Ivanovic if I’m honest, we found it difficult getting anywhere near them.” absolutely, and to look back on this season and because we’ve not done much wrong to come “Culturally, people from that area and Frank Lampard to injury by the beginning The Potters entertain Everton on January 1 and Hughes will be think ‘we’ve given our best’. I hope it will be out with a defeat against our name. “It’s frus- (Uruguay), they like it. But it’s not only that of the second half. Mourinho was unable to able to recall and , who were enough, of course, but there’s a long way to go.” trating we’ve not got a point. It’s just one set area-there is a corner in Europe where I give an estimate as to how long his players banned for the Spurs game following red cards in the 5-1 Wenger also ruled out an improved January play that’s cost us when we’ve not defended belong to (Portugal) that they also like it.” might be sidelined, but Rodgers revealed that defeat at Newcastle on Boxing Day that also saw the Stoke bid for Yohan Cabaye, the Newcastle midfielder well. “A lot of my players can take massive credit Liverpool manager Rodgers would not be Sakho had suffered a hamstring injury likely to manager sent to the stands. —AFP who impressed against an Arsenal side he from the way they’ve played, but unfortunately drawn into a battle of words with Mourinho, keep him out for “a bit of time”. —AFP came close to joining in the pre-season. On we’ve got nothing to show for it.” —AFP