OID‰‰†KOID‰‰†OID‰‰†MOID‰‰†C The Times of India, New Delhi, Wednesday,May 14, 2003 Becks coming to Asia Satellite launch stalled Martinez wants to continue Football-mad Asia will have their fill of David Bad weather has delayed the launch of Veteran Conchita Martinez is not ready to give Beckham in June. During his 5-day tour of Hellas Sat, the satellite which will help up tennis, despite the young and hard-hitting the region the England skipper will put his carry the broadcast signal of the 2004 opponents she must face at every turn. sublime skills on display during a series of Athens Olympics. It is the second time Martinez, 31, proved she can still play solid football festivals in Japan, Malaysia, that an effort to put Greece’s first tennis during her victory over Jelena Dokic in Thailand and Vietnam satellite in orbit has been put off the Italian Open first round on Monday Aravinda de Silva is elected vice-president of the Sri Lankan cricket board Both umpires asked me to get some review on Lawson’s bowling action after the first innings. Windies leave Port of Pain behind — Mike Procter,Match referee AP Australia-WI series St John’s (Antigua): Record- breaking West Indies made the ‘Aussies ain’t so SPORTS DIGEST highest-ever fourth innings win- ning total to beat Australia by PTI three wickets in the fourth and hot under fire’ final Test on Tuesday and avoid Sydney: Australia’s cricket team an unprecedented home white- had a tendency to lose compo- wash. sure in the heat of battle, nation- West Indies, set 418 to win and al coach John Buchanan said on 3-0 down in the series, reached Tuesday. The latest in a series of the historic target with an un- on-field confrontations came beaten eighth-wicket partner- during Monday’s fourth day of ship of 46 from lower order bats- the final Antigua Test. men Omari Banks and Vasbert Paceman Glenn McGrath Drakes. launched a barrage of expletives Drakes’s winning hit set off at West Indian Ramnaresh Sar- wild celebrations when he cut a wan in an explosive mid-pitch four down to backward point off tirade, which needed the inter- costly leg-spinner Stuart vention of English umpire David MacGill. Shepherd. The triumph surpassed the McGrath believed that the previous record - India’s 406 for West Indies vice-captain had four to beat West Indies in Port of made a derogatory comment Spain in 1976 - and handed cap- YOUNG GUN: Indian cricketer Yuvraj about his wife Jane, who began tain Brian Lara his first success Singh arrives at the Patna airport treatment last month for cancer. on his way to Darbhanga to play in his second stint as captain. But teammates, who also in the Mithilanchal Cup cricket Drakes made 27 and 20-year- tournament on Tuesday. old Banks, in only his second heard the heated conversation, test, a battling 47. thought the comment had been a Against the best bowling at- routine sledge and was not espe- De Silva elected: Aravinda de Sil- tack in world cricket, it was a re- cially hurtful. va, who retired from cricket after the Matthew Hayden and Justin World Cup, has been elected vice- markable performance by West Indies, who early on the fourth Langer later shook Sarwan’s president of Sri Lankan cricket hand when he scored his century board. He was elected unopposed. day had slumped to 74 for three before they were boosted by cen- three overs later as did Steve Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s former World Waugh when he was dismissed. Cup-winning captain Arjuna turies from Guyanese pair Ranatunga on Tuesday entered the Ramnaresh Sarwan (105) and The McGrath eruption fol- race for the leadership of the coun- Shivnarine Chanderpaul (104). lowed Windies skipper Brian try’s cricket control board, officials West Indies resumed on Tues- Lara’s heated challenges to sever- informed. The elections are slated for day on 371 for six, needing 47 to al Australian fielders including June 6. AP win, but suffered a quick blow Waugh on Saturday’s second day. when they lost Chanderpaul, Shivnarine Chanderpaul of the West Indies kisses the ground after completing a century on the fourth day of the final Test at the Antigua “It happens to us occasionally Live telecast: Doordarshan will Recreation Ground against Australia on Monday. when either individuals or the telecast live the semifinals and finals their last recognised batsman. other side basically confronts us of the French Open grandslam tennis In a tense atmosphere, Brett steered the West Indies home in and finishing with an aggregate tournament, it was announced in Lee made the early break- a dramatic session which includ- of 523 at an average of 130.75. SCOREBOARD in a sense of challenging the New Delhi on Tuesday. The matches, through in the fourth over of the ed several loud appeals and a Ponting, the Australian skipper emotions of the players and ... we tend to lose our composure,” on June 5-8, will be telecast exclu- morning. Bowling around the massive six by Drakes off in the One-day version contracted Australia (1st innings): 240 R Jacobs c Gilchrist b Lee 0 wicket, Lee delivered a ball West Indies (1st innings): 240 O Banks not out 47 Buchanan told a Sydney radio sively on DD Metro. Besides the sin- MacGill who ended the innings a virus and did not play in the fi- gles semifinals and finals, Doordar- around two feet wide of the off- Australia (2nd innings): 417 V Drakes not out 27 station from Antigua on Tuesday. with just one wicket for 149 off nal Test but will lead Australia in West Indies (2nd innings): Extras: (b-9, lb-9, w-1, nb-6) 25 shan also has plans to air live the stump which found the edge of “When it happens we tend to 35.5 overs. the seven One-day international C Gayle c Waugh b Lee 19 Total: (For 7 wkts, in 128.5 overs) 418 mixed doubles matches if India’s Chanderpaul’s bat and Adam D Smith c Gilchrist b Gillespie 23 Fall of wickets: 1-48, 2-50, 3-74, 4-165, 5- move away from game plans and leading players - Mahesh Bhupathi Gilchrist took a low catch to his Australian vice-captain Ricky series against the West Indies D Ganga lbw b McGrath 8 288, 6-288, 7-372. Bowling: McGrath 25-10- at that particular point teams and Leander Paes - make it thus far. left to remove the Guyanese left- Ponting was named as the man which begins in Kingston, Ja- B Lara b MacGill 60 50-1, Gillespie 25-10-64-1, Lee 23-4-63-4 can take advantage of that and of the series after hitting three maica on Saturday Chanderpaul R Sarwan c & b Lee 105 (nb-3), MacGill 35.5-8-149-1, Bichel 15-3- Rains cause venue shifts: hander. But Drakes and Banks, S Chanderpaul c Gilchrist b Lee 104 49-0 (nb-3, w-1), Waugh 5-0-25-0. that’s partly what happened to- Unexpected monsoon has forced Sri playing with great maturity, centuries in the first three Tests was the man of the match. Reuters day. AFP Lanka’s cricket officials to shift ven- ues for the limited-overs tri-series Lawson’s bowling against New Zealand and Pakistan to ensure the series isn’t washed out Kiwis’ turn to slump and lose action questioned ACB tells Waugh by heavy rain that has lashed AFP Colombo. ‘‘The early arrival of mon- Dambulla: Opener Romesh St Johns: Highly-rated West soon has upset our plans. It had Kaluwitharana steered Sri Lanka to Indies paceman Jermaine to rein in his boys forced us to amend the schedule Lawson has been reported to a five-wicket win over New Zealand Sydney: Australian Cricket finger-pointing and swearing slightly and move the matches away on Tuesday after Prabath Nissanka the sport’s governing body from rain-hit Colombo,’’ cricket Board chief aggressively in an apparent and offspinner Muttiah Muralitha- the International Cricket board’s chief executive Anura Ten- Council (ICC) over his bowl- James response to something that ran had put the hosts in control of Sutherland nakoon said. AP ing action, it was announced was said to him. the tri-series limited-overs interna- told Test cap- on Monday. The confrontation was ex- Border guards play ball: Border tional. tain Steve The 21-year-old was report- pected to be investigated by guards of India and Bangladesh will Nissanka and Muralitharan took Waugh to rein South African match referee ed by match umpires David play a volleyball match as part of ef- five wickets between them as New in his players’ Mike Procter, who was forts to improve the ties which are Shepherd and Srinivas Zealand were skittled for 139 in 43.1 emotions on watching the high drama strained due to recurring infiltration Venkataraghavan after re- overs after being sent in to bat first Tuesday after from the stands. and exchange of fire in recent times. viewing footage of his action by Sri Lankan skipper Marvan Ata- an angry mid-pitch outburst Sutherland said he spoke Border Security Force (south Bengal taken on the first day of the pattu, who won the toss in a rain-de- by paceman Glenn McGrath to Waugh and both agreed frontier) and the Bangladesh Rifles, fourth Test with Australia in layed match that was shortened to a during the fourth Test the incident was unfortunate for the first time, have arranged the Antigua where he rattled 46-over contest.