22 Friday, July 31, 2015 SPORTS ‘VOICE OF RACING’ PASSES AWAY London for 50 years (1947-97), always about what he wanted me to O’Sullevan, who was still eter O’Sullevan whose using the binoculars that had do for the trust in the future. defying the years and driving dulcet tones and well been taken from a World He was still very alert. It’s a over from England for the Arc Pchosen words earned him the War II German U-Boat, and sad day.” de Triomphe weekend every moniker the ‘Voice of Racing’ just prior to his 50th and Former Liverpool, Real October accompanied by his died aged 97 on Wednesday. final Grand National he was Madrid and England striker faithful dog and was hauled Still widely regarded as the awarded a knighthood by Michael Owen, now a over by the French police for greatest racing commentator Queen Elizabeth II. successful owner and breeder speeding three years ago but – although Australian JA Nigel Payne, chief executive of racehorses paid a handsome was allowed to proceed after McGrath is sometimes of the Sir Peter O’Sullevan tribute to him. playing on their fondness for mentioned almost in the same Charitable Trust, said: “Sir “He is one of the voices you ‘man’s best friend’, produced breath – the Irishman was also Peter died earlier this afternoon associate the sport with and as many great commentaries. a successful racing owner and a (Wednesday), very peacefully, soon as you hear that voice you Among the pick were Red Sir Peter O’Sullevan fine tipster. at home. think of him,” Owen saidl. Rum getting up to beat longtime there on his own for so long.” only hectic drawl in captivity” O’Sullevan – who also “Sir Peter was one of the “It is a great loss for racing leader Crisp in the 1973 Grand Four years later O’Sullevan – – called Red Rum’s epic third worked for the Daily Express greatest men I’ve ever known. and poignant to lose him during National: “He’s beginning to lose whose voice was described by National success under top – commentated for the BBC Only last week he was talking a meeting like Goodwood.” concentration - he’s been out one admirer as “perhaps the weight.

Bangladesh-South Africa Test 2 MotoGP Stage 10

AUG Indianapolis Motor Speedway 9 STEYN,DUMINY STAR Left turns: 10 Dhaka field after growing his hair long. “I Right turns: 6 ale Steyn claimed his 400th Test don’t really know what to say. It’s 1 scalp as he shared six with pretty cool to take the wickets and get 4 DJP Duminy, putting South Africa on the headband off and get the hair off,” 3 top on the first day of the second and he told reporters after the day’s play. 5 final Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka “I think I have taken some abuse 2 yesterday. about my hair. That doesn’t influence Paceman Steyn claimed 3-30 while my bowling at all.” off-spinner Duminy took 3-27, as Shaun Pollock is the only other 7 a mini collapse in the final session South African to pass the 400-mark, 9 restricted Bangladesh to 246-8 at taking 421 wickets before retiring in stumps. 2008. 6 8 Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim scored Steyn, who is playing his 80th Test, the lone half-century for Bangladesh became the 13th cricketer to take 400 and made a 94-run with or more wickets in Test matches. Mahmudullah for the fourth Duminy struck twice in successive Timing after he won the toss and elected to bat. overs following lunch after Mominul sector 11 Rahim hit 65 off 125 balls, his 15th Haque and Imrul Kayes had helped Test fifty and first in 12 innings as Bangladesh stage something of a Bangladesh made slow progress before recovery from the early loss of Tamim. South Africa took control of the game Despite the disappointing end to 10 16 15 in the final session at the Sher-e-Bangla the day, Mominul said Bangladesh still 12 National Stadium. hoped to post a score of around 300 14 Steyn struck early in the day making which he felt would be competitive. opener Tamim Iqbal his 400th Test “We still have two wickets. We will scalp. try if we can score 300 runs,” he said. The 32-year-old almost reached the “I think it will be a good total to have 13 landmark in his second over of the if we can bowl at good areas.” Laps: 27 day but dropped Tamim at South Africa handed wicketkeeper- second slip. batsman Vilas a Test debut in the Lap length: 4.170km Skipper made no match, replacing . mistake in Steyn’s next over when he The 30-year-old became South Track width: 16m took a chest-high catch at first slip. Africa’s sixth new cap in the last 18 “It’s a mix of different emotions months. Race distance: 112.6km really,” said Steyn, who was wearing Bangladesh brought back Nasir in Sources: MotoGP, Yamaha © GRAPHIC NEWS a Dennis Lillee-style headband on the place of left-arm spinner Taijul Islam. The new Prez Korean billionaire Chung joins FIFA race, slams Platini Seoul, South Korea with a global, non-Eurocentric transparent, moral, ethical outh Korean billionaire vision to take football’s and truly global,” Chung told France’s Michel Platini eyes FIFA top job Chung Mong-Joon governing body into a new AFP during an interview in 1972 S Begins his career at Nancy aged 17. confirmed yesterday he was era. Seoul. Joins Saint-Etienne in 1979, then Italian side Juventus in 1982 joining the race to replace The billionaire scion of “I don’t want to be a FIFA 27 June 1984 FIFA president Sepp Blatter, Korea’s Hyundai group said president who just enjoys Wins Euro 1984 with France. and painted likely front- he would formally announce the luxury of the presidential Dominates the tournament with 9 goals Chung 29 May 1985 runner Michel Platini as an his candidacy to replace office,” he added. Wins the European Cup with Juventus. Mong-Joon Triumph overshadowed by the disaster at untrustworthy stooge tainted Blatter next week and also The 63-year-old is among a the Heysel stadium where 39 supporters are killed by scandal. pledged that, if elected, he shortlist of declared and likely in 2011. Platini, who confirmed 28 January 2007 A former FIFA vice would only serve a single, candidates that includes the his candidacy on Wednesday, is Elected UEFA president. Re-elected twice president and Asian football four-year term. “During those likes of UEFA president Platini currently seen as the favourite in 2011 and 2015 powerbroker, Chung four years I hope I can fulfil and Prince Ali bin al Hussein and is believed to have the 29 July 2015 Announces his decison to be a candidate in described himself as a my agenda, making FIFA a of Jordan who ousted Chung backing of four of FIFA’s six the election of a new president of FIFA to replace corruption-free candidate true, sporting NGO – open, from the FIFA executive board regional confederations. Sepp Blatter, mired in a corruption scandal