Monday 11th May, 2009 15 Dharmaraja beat Mahanama 42-10 Barrichello tells Brawn GP he by Rukshan Razak Dharmaraja College, Kandy overpow- ered Mahanama College, Colombo by 42 points to 10 in their inter-school under-20 won't cede to Button rugby tournament fixture at Longdon Place yesterday. BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Rubens At the breather Rajans led 21 points to Barrichello made it clear to Brawn GP 10. on Sunday that he will not willingly play The winners accumulated their points second fiddle to teammate Jenson off six goals as against the two tries by Button, after a strategy change at the Mahanama. Spanish Grand Prix may have cost him Leading the try scoring for Rajans was victory in favour of the championship their centre, Dharshana Hettipola, who leader. scored three tries while flanker Barrichello, who spent much of his Dhanushka Karunasena, full back career in a supporting role to Michael Rajindra Kumar and centre Dhanuja Schumacher at Ferrari, started third Tillekeratne made their contributions with Button in pole position, but over- with a try apiece. took Sebastian Vettel and his teammate Fly half Indika Wickramanayake was at the start to lead going into the first successful in converting four of these turn. tries while Rajindra Kumara slotted one. Brawn then changed its pit strategy It was flanker M. C. Shanuka who for Button from three stops to two, scored both the tries for Mahanama. which paid off for the Briton. Button won for the fourth time in five races this season to extend his over- Japan's Ryosuke all championship lead to 14 points over Barrichello. sets backstroke Barrichello was asked if he would ever repeat what happened at the 2002 world record Austrian GP, when he followed Ferrari team orders and allowed Schumacher to CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Japan pass on the final straight for a victory swimmer Ryosuke Irie set a world record that helped him in his championship in the men's 200-meter backstroke at a bid. "Duel in the Pool" meet against Australia "If that happens I won't follow any on Sunday. team orders any more," Barrichello Irie set a time of one minute, 52.86 sec- said. "I'm making it clear now so every- onds, beating the previous record, held by one knows." American Ryan Lochte, by 1.08 seconds. Button was quick to point out that he Lochte set the previous mark of 1:53.94 believed Barrichello had the better while winning the gold medal over the dis- strategy. Rubens Barrichello (left) of Brawn GP looks on as teammate Jenson Button celebrates after winning the Spanish Grand Prix at the tance at last year's Beijing Olympics. "Our strategy said that a three-stop Catalunya Race Track in Montmelo near Barcelona. (AP) Irie wore an Arena brand swimsuit, was quicker - full stop," Button under- which is undergoing independent testing lined. "I don't ever want to go down that stand why they changed that." on it was a struggle, a big struggle to hear such questions. by world governing body FINA, which avenue." Barrichello started well but then keep the car on the track," said "We both work very closely together still has to verify the record. Barrichello was puzzled why the said he could barely keep the car on the Barrichello, whose last race win came at within the team, and it's a very good The 19-year-old Irie won Sunday's race team made the decision. Circuit de Catalunya track over the last the Chinese GP in 2004. "The race was atmosphere in the team. We are all here by more than five seconds from "I had the race in my hands and I was stint as Button pulled away for a 13-sec- finished and that's the way it went. to win, and today it just went my way Australia's Ashley Delaney and Japan's quite surprised when they told me they ond win. There's no way I'm going to sit here cry- and it didn't for him," the Briton said. "It Takashi Nakano. were switching Jenson to two (stops)," "My third set of tires was not good ... ing over this or that." could swing around for the next race, Pumping his fists after the race, the 19- Barrichello said. "I would like to under- I couldn't keep my pace up. From there Button said it was frustrating to that's the way things go in F1." year-old Irie, who swam 1:54.02 at the Japanese world championship trials two weeks ago, appeared to be overwhelmed. "I couldn't think I could go that fast," he told Australian television's Network Akhtar Ten through a translator. "I can say only Mumbai beat Bangalore one phrase: unbelievable." selection "I am going to swim in the world cham- under fire by 16 runs in IPL in Pakistan PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa Mark Boucher played a cameo later. (AP) - Ajinkya Rohane and J.P. Duminy innings for Bangalore, ending unbeaten Singh took the last two as scored unbeaten half-centuries Sunday on 48. Roloef van der Merwe (3) and Vinay ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's to steer the to a 16-run Bangalore lost its first when Kumar (7) were both by Yogesh retention of out-of-form veteran pace- victory over the Bangalore Royal on 12 attempted to cut a Takawale while looking for big shots. man Shoaib Akhtar for next month's Challengers in the Indian Premier from Dwayne Bravo for Dhawal Boucher was then joined by Anil Twenty20 World Cup has drawn some League. Kulkarni to take a low catch at short Kumble (7 ), but too many runs sharp criticism within the country. Rahane made 62 and Duminy 52 at leg. were required at the end. Akhtar, nicknamed the St. George's Park and put on a third- Robin Uthappa followed in the fifth Mumbai Tendulkar, who was Rawalpindi Express, took just three wicket of 104 to help over, finding Sachin Tendulkar at mid- dismissed for a duck to prolong his poor wickets in the four one-day interna- Mumbai to 157-2. wicket off Kulkarni for 4. batting form, commended his team. tionals of the just-completed series then took 2-15 with Leg-spinner Chetanya Nanda, mak- "I thought we played really well," he against Australia in the United Arab all four other bowlers taking a single ing his IPL debut, had Virat Kohli said. "The batting was good, the bowling Emirates. wicket to restrict Bangalore to 141-7. caught by Duminy at midwicket in his was good and the fielding was good. That continued a poor recent run The 20-year-old Rahane of India hit first over to reduce Bangalore to 40-3. Generally, it was a good all-around per- of form, as Akhtar attempts to kick- four boundaries and a six in 49 balls, Rahul Dravid was then run out by a formance." Ryosuke Irie of Japan reacts after he broke the start a career often interrupted by while Duminy, an emerging star for combination of Lasith Malinga and world record in the mens 200m backstroke at the injury and disciplinary bans. South Africa, cracked two boundaries Singh to leave Bangalore in trouble at SCOREBOARD 2009 Japan Australia Duel at the Australian "Shoaib Akhtar may be dying to and three sixes in 41 balls. 58-4. Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia Sunday, play for Pakistan but why is Pakistan "The plan was to get singles, wait for Malinga compounded Bangalore's Mumbai Innings May 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Graham) dying to play Shoaib Akhtar," asked the bad ball and capitalize," Rahane problems when he bowled Ross Taylor S. Jayasuriya lbw van der Merwe 29 English daily The News on Sunday. said. for 16 with a trademark yorker 16 runs S. Tendulkar c Boucher b Kumar 0 pionships (in July in Rome) and I am The fast bowler was dropped after A. Rahane not out 62 going to break it (the world record) again." playing two one-dayers against Sri J. P. Duminy not out 59 Irie's world record was the first in the Lanka, claiming just one wicket and Extras: (7w) 7 Australian Institute of Sport pool since not completing a quota of 10 overs in Total: (for two wickets) 157 Michael Klim's 100-meter butterfly world any of the games. Later he postponed Overs: 20. mark of 51.81 seconds in December 1999. an operation on his troubled knee and Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-53. Irie, a Kinki University student from opted to sit out from the two-test Did not bat: A. Nayar, D. Bravo, H. Singh, Osaka, was just 0.02 seconds outside series against Sri Lanka. Y. Takawale, C. Nanda, D. Kulkarni, L. American Aaron Peirsol's world record "He has sat on the sidelines more Malinga. for the 100 backstroke on Saturday, clock- than run on the field. He has been Bowling: Kallis 3-0-23-0 (3w), Kumar 4-0- ing 52.56. Peirsol set 52.54 in winning cited for misbehavior repeatedly and 30-1 (1w), Mithun 4-0-42-0 (3w), Kumble 4- Olympic gold at Beijing. again....and yet he still manages to get 0-32-0, van der Merwe 3-0-17-1, Appanna Australia team head coach Alan 3 million rupees ($37,302) 'salary' from 2-0-13-0. Thompson said he wasn't surprised by PCB plus all the perks. How does the Bangalore Innings Irie's world mark. man do it? Are the selectors compro- J. Kallis c Kulkarni b Bravo 12 "He's probably technically one of the mised?" The News asked. V. Kohli c Duminy b Nanda 20 best backstrokers you'd ever want to see," Former test batsman Zaheer R. Uthappa c Tendulkar b Kulkarni 4 said Thompson. "It was probably just a Abbas also recently advised Akhtar to R. Taylor b Malinga 16 matter of time before he broke the world retire from international as he R. Dravid run out 10 record." thought the paceman was not physi- M. Boucher not out 48 cally fit to compete in international R. van der Merwe st Takawale b Singh 3 cricket. V. Kumar st Takawale b Singh 7 Bangladesh offers "It's better he should quit playing A. Kumble not out 7 international cricket, he looked unfit Extras: (6lb, 8w) 14 amnesty to ICL players and was wayward," Abbas said after Total: (for seven wickets) 141 DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The Pakistan lost the series against Overs: 20 Bangladesh Cricket Board will allow its Australia. Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-31, 3-40, 4-58, 5- Indian Cricket League players - who were Akhtar could not complete his 73, 6-90, 7-114. slapped with a 10-year bans for joining the quota of 10 overs in any one of the Did not bat: K. Appanna, A. Mithun. league last year - to return to internation- four matches against Australia while Bowling: Kulkarni 4-0-24-1, Malinga 4-0- al cricket in 2010 if they cancel their ICL in the fielding he too look rusty. 37-1 (5w), Bravo 4-0-27-1 (1w), Nanda 4-0- contracts by June 15. Akhtar has a checkered history 32-1, Harbhajan 4-0-15-2 (2w). The BCB announced the new policy of indiscipline and fitness problems Result: Mumbai won by 16 runs Sunday, saying the players could return to and only made his comeback to the domestic game as soon as they cancel Bangalore Royal Challengers' bowler Vinay Kumar, right, looks on as Mumbai Indians' Toss: Mumbai international cricket in January Umpires: B. Doctrove (WI) B. Jerling (SA) their ICL contracts. However they will not batsmen, Akjinya Rahane, left, and Sanath Jayasuriya cross for a single in the Indian against Sri Lanka after 14 months Third umpire: I. Howell (SA) be considered for international matches out. Premier League cricket match in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Sunday, May 10, 2009. (AP) Match Referee: Y. Sharma (Ind) until Dec. 31, 2009.