'Sixes' Tournament in Dubai Court Tells Srinivasan to Choose Between
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A MEMBER OF THE KANGAROO 2 501 501 GROUP Saturday 18th September, 2010 SYDNEY (AP) - Usain Bolt is consider- make me a legend so SL ‘A’ win ing switching to the long jump if he I’m working on that and retires from sprinting after the London after that I’ll try some- Court tells 2012 Olympics. thing new in the sport,” second On Friday, the world and Olympic he said. “I have said Srinivasan to 100- and 200-metres champion said he’d the long jump but I Test and assess his career options after London, think I’ll do something with an eye on finishing to acclaim as else before that. choose between one of the greats of track and field. “The long jump I series This month, the 24-year-old think would be about BCCI and IPL Jamaican told British media he’d like to a year before I The second unofficial pursue a professional football career and retire because I An Indian Supreme Test between Sri Lanka ‘A’ give himself another four years in athlet- think it takes a Court observation on and Pakistan ‘A’ was a ics. toll on your Thursday left Board of thrilling contest ending “Definitely I will go one more body.” Control for Cricket in with a 39 run win for the Olympics ... and from there I will decide India (BCCI) Secretary hosts at Hambantota yester- Bolt what I want to do,” Bolt was quoted as was in N. Srinivasan in an day. uncomfortable position. Jeevan Mendis was the saying on Friday by the Australian Australia Associated Press. The crux of the ruling star for the Sri Lankans as this week was that Srinivasan “My coach may want to go to anoth- he picked up a five wicket on a pro- should choose between haul as the hosts wrapped er one but we will determine how I am motion- being a BCCI office-bear- going because I definitely want to retire things up in the morning al tour er or the owner of an IPL on top,” said Bolt, adding he wanted to session on day three. for one team, since there was a conflict of related stories The Sri Lankans also won of his the series 1-0 after the first Ironically, one of the spon- unofficial Test in Galle charges against ousted ended in a draw. sors. He IPL chairman Lalit Modi Pakistan ‘A’ resuming cut his is that of disregarding from the overnight total of conflict of interest and 93 for five chasing a target of European favouring friends and family while awarding 178 were bowled out for 139 season IPL-related contracts. N. Srinivasan as Mendis captured five for Sprint king Bolt short this “Our nagging ques- 32. year due to tion is: can you continue in dual capacity? We are (RS) back prob- proceeding on the footing that you had a bar on dual Brief Scores lems and status before your blanket amendment was brought,” Sri Lanka ‘A’ 97 all out in plans to the court said. “We want to know what grave preju- 32.1 Overs (Jeevan Mendis dice will be caused to you if we pass an order that you 40, Nadeera Nawela 28, to reassess career return to can either continue as IPL team owner or contest the Sachithra Senanayake 15 training in BCCI election.” n.o., Junaid Khan 4/33, Jamaica early next The poll referred to is the September 29 Board Hammad Azam 4/19) and month to start his polls, in which Srinivasan is expected to be appoint- 175 all out in 58.4 overs preparations for the ed president unopposed. The amendment mentioned (Dinesh Chandimal 46, 2011 world champi- is the one made by the BCCI, by which IPL T20 match- es were excluded from a clause in the BCCI constitu- Jeevan Mendis 10, Thilina onships at Daegu, Kandamby 32, Janaka after London tion that barred its members from benefitting South Korea. Gunaratne 29; Junaid Khan “directly or indirectly” from the staging of matches. In a BBC radio Since the matter was sub-judice, Srinivasan 5/50, Zulfiqar Babar 4/38) done everything I Pakistan ‘A’ 94 all out in emulate Michael Johnson’s decision to interview this month, declined to comment. want to do maybe I’ll 35.3 overs (Mohammad retire on top. The American great retired Bolt talked about a pos- get out.” Rameez 16, Naeem Anjum in 2000 after winning back-to-back sible career in football. Bolt, who has 14, Sachithra Senanayake Olympic 400-metre titles. “I always watch also previously con- 6/19, Suranga Lakmal 4/33) Bolt won three gold medals at the those guys and I think I Brazil coach worried about and 139 all out 59.4 in overs Beijing Olympics in world-record time - sidered switching to 400s, said his aim could be a professional (Hammad Azam 40, Abid Ali including breaking Johnson’s 200 time of footballer. I’ll try that - Neymar’s problems 20, Naved Yasin 16; Jeevan 19.32 set at the 1996 Olympics. was to put his name maybe I could get into SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil coach Mano Menezes says Mendis 5/32, Suranga In 2009, Bolt again set world records among the sport’s a good side or even an there is reason to worry about the recent problems of Lakmal 2/35, Sacthithra in the 100 and 200 at the world champi- greatest athletes. young striker Neymar. Senanayake 2/52) onships in Berlin. “For me the aim average side,” he said. “I asked (Johnson) why he retired was always to In the meantime, Neymar was fined and issued a public apology on and he said he’d done everything he become a legend in he said he wanted to Thursday after cursing and offending his teammates wanted to so there was no reason for the sport and, cut his world record in and his Santos coach after not being allowed to take a him to continue,” Bolt said. “He was on depending on my the 100 down from 9.58 penalty kick in a Brazilian league match a day earlier. Olympic legacy top, so I’m thinking if I’m on top and I’ve titles, I think they will Usain Bolt seconds to 9.4. Menezes has told Globo TV that his first reaction to what happened is of “preoccupation.” company getting interest in stadium Former greats to play in LONDON (AP) - The com- ‘Sixes’ tournament in Dubai pany set up to ensure a last- ing legacy in east London Roshan Mahanama are set to take mid 90s to early 2000. executive officer of the Landmark following the 2012 Olympics part in a cricket tournament in India’s Vinod Kambli, Venkatesh Group, adding that “Sixes is short said Friday it is getting “a Dubai early next month in Dubai Prasad and Rohan Gavaskar will and sweet,” and that they “are lot of interest” in future Sports City International Cricket also take part in the tournament. delighted to have got renowned uses for the main stadium. Stadium. The tournament known According to the rules of the cricketers to play alongside the The 80,000-seat Olympic as Dubai Super Sixes Corporate tournament, each participating teams that will make it to the quar- Stadium, which will be the Cricket League will take placed team must comprise six players ter-finals.” venue for the track and field from the 1st October to 15th. and two substitutes, while the “This format will be a perma- competition and opening Alongside Sri Lanka’s two World organisers would provide five neu- nent fixture of the Dubai cricket’s and closing ceremonies, is Cup heroes, there will be other tral fielders. sports calendar,” Arshad Zaheer, designed to be reduced to a cricket stars like Wasim Akram, This will be the biggest ‘Sixes’ the managing director of Crayons 25,000-seat facility after the Moin Khan, and Lance Klusener. tournament in Dubai with 48 teams Communications, said, adding that games. While Moin and Wasim were part confirming their participation. the winning team would be reward- “We’re getting respons- Aravinda de Silva of the Pakistan cricket squad that “Cricket appeals to a broad seg- ed with 5500 US$. Roshan Mahanama es back by the end of the won the 1992 World Cup in ment of the people in UAE and Akram is the ambassador for month on what the poten- Former Sri Lankan cricket Australia, Klusener was a terrific hence we decided to support this this event sponsored by Gulf Oil Group and Crayons tial uses of the stadium will all-rounder for the Proteas from the event,” said Vipen Sethi, chief and backed by the Landmark Communications. 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