FRIDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2018 SPORT 21 I have obviously done 150s in World champion training‚ but have Justin Gatlin Today’s CRICKET CRICKET never raced over that About his participation in First One-Day: Qatar vs Second Test match: the 150-metre sprint in action distance before South Africa Uganda at Asian Town Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Cricket Stadium (Day Two) in Dhaka Gatlin to test out 150m in Pretoria REUTERS after doping allegations were made against Mitchell, who like CAPE TOWN: World 100m Gatlin was previously banned champion Justin Gatlin will race for doping. Gatlin is now back over a new distance next month with former US. Olympic and at the inaugural Athletics South national team coach Brooks Africa (ASA) Athletix Grand Prix Johnson, who trained the series meet in Pretoria. sprinter in 2010-11. US sprinter Gatlin, 35, will In a statement in December compete in the 150-metre sprint to Britain’s Daily Telegraph, in what will also be his first which made the allegations competitive run of 2018. against him, Mitchell said: “I “I have obviously done 150s never suggested in any way that in training‚ but have never any of my current athletes used raced over that distance any banned substances or that before‚“ Gatlin said in a state- I was familiar with training any Stars arrive in Doha for Qatar Total Open ment released yesterday. of my current athletes with “It will be interesting to see those substances.” Two-time winner Maria Sharapova and Spanish star Garbine Muguruza (right) arrived how I do. It is also my first race The Athletics Integrity Unit in Doha yesterday to take part at 2018 Qatar Total Open. The high profile tournament of the season‚ which adds to the and the US Anti-Doping Agency will start with the qualifying round tomorrow. The final of the tournament will be excitement for me.” (USADA) have both said they played on February 18. The sprinter sacked coach are investigating the Dennis Mitchell in December allegations. ICC finds no SL bounce back as bowlers evidence of Ashes fixing shine on first day in Dhaka AFP DUBAI: International AFP SCOREBOARD cricket chiefs said yesterday they have DHAKA: Sri Lanka hit back with Sri Lanka found no evidence of K. Mendis b Razzak ................................................68 four wickets after being bowled D. Karunaratne st Liton b Razzak ..........................3 match-fixing during the out for 222 as bowlers led by D. de Silva c Sabbir b Taijul ....................................19 third Ashes Test Bangladesh spinner Abdur D. Gunathilaka c Rahim b Razzak ........................13 between Australia and Razzak dominated day one of the D. Chandimal b Razzak ............................................0 England following an second Test in Dhaka yesterday. R. Silva c Liton b Taijul ...........................................56 investigation into alle- Razzak, making a Test return N. Dickwella b Taijul ...................................................1 gations made by a after four years, and fellow left- D. Perera c Mominul b Taijul ..................................31 British newspaper. A. Dananjaya c Mushfiqur b Mustafizur ............20 arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed R. Herath c Mushfiqur b Mustafizur ......................2 The Sun said two four wickets each to wrap up the S Lakmal not out ........................................................4 bookmakers, including Sri Lankan innings shortly after Extras (lb 5)................................................................. 5 an Indian “Mr Big”, had tea. Total (all out; 65.3 overs) ....................................222 offered to sell it details Sri Lanka paceman Suranga Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Karunaratne), 2-61 (de Silva), 3-96 of rigged periods of Lakmal then picked up two (Gunathilaka), 4-96 (Chandimal), 5-109 (Mendis), 6-110 play in the Test in Perth wickets to leave the hosts tot- (Dickwella), 7-162 (Perera), 8-205 (Dananjaya), 9-207 which could be bet on (Herath), 10-222 (Silva) tering at 56-4 at stumps. Liton Bowling: Mehedi 13-0-54-0, Razzak 16-2-63-4, Taijul to win huge sums. Das, on 24, and nightwatchman 25.3-2-83-4, Mustafizur 11-4-17-2 One of them Mehedi Miraz, on five, were bat- Bangladesh claimed to have ting at close of play. Tamim Iqbal c & b Lakmal .......................................4 worked on the scam Lakmal drew first blood after Imrul Kayes lbw b Perera .......................................19 with former and cur- taking a return catch off his own Mominul Haque run out (De Silva/Dickwella) .....0 rent internationals bowling to remove Tamim Iqbal Mushfiqur Rahim b Lakmal ......................................1 including a World Cup- Liton Das not out ....................................................24 for four in just the third ball of Mehedi Hasan not out ..............................................5 winning all-rounder. the Bangladesh innings. Extras (lb1, w1, nb1) ..................................................3 They said they liaised But it was Mominul Haque’s Total (4 wickets, 22 overs) ...................................56 with a fixer in Aus- run out in the very next over that tralian cricket known left the hosts in trouble. Haque, play. “It wasn’t an unplay- as “The Silent Man”. who scored centuries in both Sri Lankan players celebrate the dismissal of Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal during the first day of their able wicket in a larger sense. No Australia or innings of the drawn first Test in second Test in Dhaka, yesterday. This type of turn is evident in England players were Chittagong, returned without a lot of places.” named as being scoring. Razzak, who played the last involved. Lakmal then bowled Mush- to bowl them out in another 4-63 to land the opening punch dogged partnerships with Perera of his previous 12 Tests in 2014, The International fiqur Rahim for one before Dil- innings,” said Sri Lanka batting for Bangladesh after the visitors (31) and Akila Dananjaya (20) struck three times in the morning Cricket Council (ICC) in ruwan Perera ended the brief coach Thilan Samaraweera. elected to bat first. against a persistent Bangladesh session including getting skipper a statement yesterday resistance of Imrul Kayes, who “For me, I think we were 30 Taijul complemented Raz- bowling attack. Dinesh Chandimal for a first-ball said it had concluded made 19. runs short. Normally, on a Dhaka zak’s effort and claimed the final “I think it is definitely a duck. its investigation into “I think the game is still bal- wicket 240, 250 is a very good wicket of Roshen Silva, who result-oriented wicket and the Mendis brought up his 50 in allegations of anced because we have to take score,” he said. made 56 after Kusal Mendis top- match, given its current state, 81 balls with a six off Taijul but corruption. another six wickets, we have to Earlier 35-year-old Razzak scored with 68 for the Sri Lanka. may not go in to the fifth day,” Razzak rocked Sri Lanka with “We have carried bat another innings and we have returned impressive figures of Silva was involved in two Razzak said after opening day’s two wickets in two balls. out an extensive global investigation with anti- corruption colleagues AB de Villiers returns to from member countries the South African squad. SA welcome De Villiers back based on the allega- tions in The Sun and the material they shared with us,” said into squad against India games ICC general manager for anti-corruption AFP SOUTH AFRICA SQUAD Villiers is the only change to a squad Alex Marshall in a weakened by injuries to regular cap- statement adding he CAPE TOWN: AB de Villiers returns Aiden Markram (captain), Hashim Amla, Farhaan tain Faf du Plessis and wicketkeeper- found no evidence. to the South African squad for the last Behardien, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, batsman Quinton de Kock. “I am satisfied that three one-day internationals against Heinrich Klaasen (wkt), David Miller, Morne Morkel, South Africa’s batsmen have there is no evidence to India, Cricket South Africa announced Chris Morris, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, struggled, particularly against India’s suggest any match has yesterday. Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Khaya Zondo. spinners. Du Plessis hit a century in been corrupted by the The star batsman missed the first the first game before being injured individuals in the three matches because of a finger but JP Duminy, with 51 in the third investigation nor is injury suffered in the third Test He will be assessed when the game in Cape Town, is the only other there any indication against the same opponents last squad reassembles in Johannesburg South African to have made a that any international month. today. South Africa will be desperate half-century. players, administrators There was no immediate word for De Villiers to play after India Farhaan Behardien, who was or coaches have been on whether De Villiers had recovered dominated the first three matches. added to the squad after Du Plessis in contact with the sufficiently to play in the fourth In what could amount to an was injured, is the only batsman in alleged fixers,” the ICC match at the Wanderers Stadium admission that South Africa are short the group, other than De Villiers, who official added. tomorrow. of strength in depth, the return of De has not yet played in the series. 22 SPORT FRIDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2018 Federer to bid for Serena ready to go, number one spot says Fed Cup captain in Rotterdam AFP statement. “I remember play- ing for the first time in 1999 as REUTERS She owns a 13-0 singles PARIS: Roger Federer has it was one of the first events Serena Williams record and 3-1 doubles record announced that he will play in where I got the chance to play NEW YORK: Serena Williams in Fed Cup competition. next week’s ATP event in at the highest level. will be “ready to go” when she She heads a team made up Rotterdam, where a run to the “It feels good to join in the returns to action this week in the of older sister Venus, world semi-finals would make him celebrations of the 45th United States’ Fed Cup first number 17 CoCo Vandeweghe the oldest-ever world number edition.” round tie against the Nether- and world number 62 Lauren one.