SPORTS Tuesday, November 21, 2017 21 Farah to kick off road career Sri Lanka escape with Mo Farah (file pic) London o Farah will start his career as a full-time road runner by taking part in a London half marathon early next year Mbefore tackling the full distance around the British capital in April, according to The Times. The 34-year-old Briton, a quadruple Olympic and six-time world champion, competed in his final track race in August and announced he plans to compete in his third London Marathon on April 22. New Delhi Dickwella was accused The half marathon, named The Big Half, will be held on March espite losingdraw almost of time wasting with 4 and is expected to be Farah’s first event since replacing his BRIEF SCORE Dtwo days of play due Shami giving him controversial coach Alberto Salazar with Gary Lough. to inclement weather, Indian Sri Lanka 294 (Herath 67, an earful following Farah holds the British record for a number of distances, bowlers put up a spirited Mathews 52, Thirimanne 51, which umpires had including the half marathon, and will be aiming to lower Steve show, pushing Sri Lanka Bhuvneshwar 4-88, Shami 4-100) to intervene. And Jones’ current British marathon mark of two hours, seven minutes on the brink but bad light and 75 for 7 (Bhuvneshwar 4-8) then, he produced and 13 seconds. (Reuters) meant the play ended early drew with India 172 (Pujara 52, a ripper to sneak for fifth day in a row and Lakmal 4-26) and 352 for 8 dec. through the defences the first Test ended in a (Kohli 104*, Dhawan 94, Rahul 79, of Chandimal and the India’s Virat Kohli plays a shot draw. When the bails Shanaka 3-76, Lakmal 3-93) Eden crowd found its Alonso does ‘very were drawn, Indian voice again. Then an seamers had reduced edge from Dickwella the visitors to 75/7 under fading didn’t carry to the wicketkeeper as shown well’ in Le Mans car light, in chase of 231. by the umpire review concluded. The new ball pair of Bhuvneshwar ended Dickwella’s London Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4/8) resistance and went through the guards ernando Alonso performed “very well” during his first and Mohammed Shami (2/34) of Dilruwan Perera (0) in two successive experience of a Le Mans prototype car on Sunday, according had punched two early holes overs. India were pressing hard for an Fto Toyota adviser Alex Wurz. in Lanka innings when they unlikely win. Sri Lanka, at 75/7, hoping to The double Formula 1 champion completed 113 laps for the dismissed their openers in survive. And they made it through when Toyota world endurance championship team at a test in Bahrain. similar fashion, reducing the umpire Nigel Llong took out the light- Wurz - a two-time Le Mans winner - said: “Fernando is one of them to 2/2 within four overs. meter one last time and calling it a day. the best race drivers out there. After Virat Kohli’s superlative Sri Lankan dressing room heaved a sigh “So, as you would expect, he adapted quickly to century allowed India to of relief. a rather unique driving style.” declare on 352/8, it was the That the match came so close to a nail- Alonso, who is set to race at Le Mans for perfect start they would biting end was thanks in part to Kohli’s Toyota in 2018, set a best lap time that was have hoped for to enforce a 18th Test century, 50th of his international within 0.7 seconds of regular driver Mike result. Umesh Yadav then career. The regular flow of wickets had Conway. brought one in to trap forced Kohli to accelerate as he began Wurz, who worked closely with Alonso as Angelo Mathews lbw after pushing for quick runs and boundaries, he tested at the Bahrain International Circuit, tea but skipper Dinesh reaching 104 off 119 with 12 fours and said the 36-year-old “supported very good Chandimal (20) and two sixes - the second of which took him and structured feedback during the day”. Niroshan Dickwella (27) to three figures. He had switched gears But he said it was “impossible” to compare stonewalled the steaming after reaching his maiden fifty at Alonso’s performance with the bowlers, adding 47 runs Eden Gardens, which came off other Toyota drivers on the day for the fifth wicket. 80 deliveries. (TOI) “because we run different Things heated up when programmes and the track temperatures are different, which all has an influence on lap times”. Wurz added: “But you can see that we talk of very close lap times between our permanent drivers and our ‘rookie’ driver and as it’s not possible to compare in such detail, all I can say is he did very well Fernando Alonso (file pic) indeed and it was very nice to work with him.” (BBC)